Episode 1
Forty home cooks from across the country compete for a spot in the Top 14.
Episode 2
Eighteen home cooks get a second chance, competing in two culinary challenges.
Episode 3
The cooks face their first Mystery Box Challenge and the winner selects one of three international cuisines and some cooks get lost in translation.
Episode 4
In the first team challenge, the remaining cooks honour firefighting heroes in a rib cook-off.
Episode 5
A Mystery Box Challenge requires the cooks to work together and the winners give the assignments in the pantry challenge.
Episode 6
The teams use a fashion collection as inspiration for a fancy lunch; a surf and turf test sends one cook home.
Episode 7
A Mystery Box Challenge has the cooks baking from the heart.
Episode 8
The remaining cooks compete in teams for a gourmet sausage challenge in celebration of Oktoberfest.
Episode 9
The remaining eight cooks take on intimidating nursery rhyme-inspired ingredients.
Episode 10
Astronaut Chris Hatfield inspires the cooks for a Mystery Box Challenge.
Episode 11
The cooks compete in a team challenge at Alvin's Chinatown restaurant. An elimination challenge pits the losing team against each other in a tough baking task.
Episode 12
Following a Mystery Box Challenge inspired by judge Michael Bonacini's techniques, the cooks create cocktail-inspired sweet and savoury dishes.
Episode 13
The top four cooks reunite with their families and then shop for a meal.
Episode 14
The three remaining cooks battle for a spot in the finale by preparing a meal for some of Canada's most influential chefs using Canadian ingredients.
Episode 15
The two finalists compete in a three-course challenge to determine the winner of the competition.
