Three struggling chefs embark on a three-day boot camp with Cliff Crooks who will assess their skills in the kitchen and their areas for improvement; he gets a firsthand look and taste of one of their signature dishes.
Episode 1
A chef jeopardises a local favourite spot in Port Jefferson, N.Y.; a chef refuses to change the menu at a seafood restaurant in New Haven, Conn.; a daughter and head chef with no drive for her mom's dream in East Meadow, N.Y.
Episode 2
Chef Cliff Crooks works with a timid chef in Kittery, Maine, whose boss questions his ability to lead, a sloppy and unskilled chef in Horseheads, N.Y.
Episode 3
Chef Cliff Crooks connects with a chef in Connecticut who needs to branch out from wings and burgers, a chef in need of a confidence boost in Long Beach, N.Y.
Episode 4
The chef and co-owner of a soul food restaurant in Albany, N.Y., needs to branch out from her mom's recipes and two chefs need chef Cliff's help finding their passion for food again.
Episode 5
Chef Cliff Crooks mentors a 23-year-old head chef with too much attitude at her family's restaurant, an owner who needs to be more assertive and a former hotel owner who sold the business.
Episode 6
Chef Cliff Crooks helps a first-time head chef in Portland, Maine, understand budgeting; an inexperienced chef at a family restaurant in Scranton, Pa.
Episode 7
Three chefs' jobs are on the line, and Cliff Crooks is stepping in to help them turn things around; Cliff Crooks works with a timid chef in Maine.
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