Episode 1 | Jac & Shaz

Each team will take turns to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant for one pressure-cooker night. They'll plate up a three-course menu designed to impress the judges and their fellow contestants.

Episode 2 | Kat & Andre

During the Instant Restaurant rounds, each team hosts a three-course dinner for judges and fellow teams in their allocated group. They are scored and ranked among their group, with the lowest scoring team being eliminated.

Episode 3 | Robert & Lynzey

The first of the two instant restaurant groups are introduced into the competition in Round 1. The lowest scoring team at the end of this round is eliminated.

Episode 4 | Ash & Camilla

Episode 5 | Annie & Lloyd

Episode 6 | Gina & Anna

Episode 7 | Sheri & Emily

The second group now start their Instant Restaurant round. The same rules from the previous round apply and the lowest scoring team is eliminated.

Episode 8 | Eva & Debra

Episode 9 | Carol & Adam

Episode 10 | Matt & Rob

Episode 11 | Rose & Josh

Episode 12 | Vicky & Celine

Episode 13 | Wild Pastures

A new group of 6 teams entered the competition and competed in a 'secret round' of instant restaurants. This round was not judged by Pete and Manu, but instead by Colin Fassnidge. The same rules applied and the lowest scoring team...

Episode 14 | Evans and Mac

Episode 15 | The Serengeti

Episode 16 | Wisteria

Episode 17 | The China Plate

Episode 18 | Sassy

Episode 19 | Mystic Hollow

The 4th and 5th placed teams from the previous three groups must cook again in a redemption round. Pete and Manu return as the judges, and the lowest scoring team is eliminated.

Episode 20 | Finders Keepers

Episode 21 | Wisteria

Episode 22 | Fin & Tonic

Episode 23 | Spice Market

Episode 24 | Sassy

Episode 25 | People's Choice 1: Camping Challenge

The teams headed into the first challenge to serve a breakfast dish for 200 hungry campers. The campers voted for their favourite dish and the team with the most votes received People's Choice, sending that team safe from two elim...

Episode 26 | Sudden Death Cook-Off 1

Annie and Lloyd and Vicky and Celine did not impress the judges at the Camping Challenge, so they must go head to head in the first Sudden Death Cook-Off. The team with the lower score will be eliminated and the surviving team wil...

Episode 27 | People's Choice 2: Farmer's Challenge

Teams cooked for the farmers, highlighting their produce as a way of saying thanks for all their hard work supplying it. Teams were each allocated a main ingredient to highlight in their dish and were split into two groups, first ...

Episode 28 | Sudden Death Cook-Off 2

Eva and Debra and Sheri and Emilie must compete in the second Sudden Death Cook-Off after they disappointed the judges at the Farmer's Challenge. The lower scoring team will be eliminated and the surviving team proceeds to the Top...

Episode 29 | People's Choice 3: Pub Crawl

Teams took charge of pubs around Balmain in Sydney to cook for the lunch-time pub crawl and had to prepare meals to service for paying customers. Two teams were assigned to a pub, and diners paid for what they believed the meal wa...

Episode 30 | Sudden Death Cook-Off 3

Rob and Dave and Robert and Lynzey failed to impress the judges at the Pub Crawl, so they have to compete against each other in a Sudden Death Cook-Off, where one team will be eliminated. The other team goes through to the Top 10.

Episode 31 | People's Choice 4: Wedding Challenge

For this challenge, the teams catered for a wedding reception with a Modern Australian theme in mind. Three teams focused on one course each (entree, main, dessert), with 90 minutes prep time and then 30 minutes for service per co...

Episode 32 | Sudden Death Cook-Off 4

After a poor performance at the Wedding Challenge, Jane and Emma face against Rob and Dave in the Sudden Death Cook-Off. For Rob and Dave, they are the first team so far to compete in a Sudden Death Cook-Off more than once. The lo...

Episode 33 | People's Choice 5: Garden Challenge

Teams created canapés for a harvest party using the fresh produce from pop-up garden patches located in Melbourne's St Kilda and Federation Square. The team with the most votes will be People's Choice and safe from the next two el...

Episode 34 | Sudden Death Cook-Off 5

Will and Steve and Carol and Adam must compete against each other in the Sudden Death Cook-Off, after a poor performance at the Garden Challenge. The lower scoring team will be eliminated and the surviving team will go through to ...

Episode 35 | People's Choice 6: Luna Park Challenge

Teams headed to Sydney's Luna Park to serve fairground food to emergency service workers and families for the annual 'Give Back' day. The public voted for their favourite dish sending that team straight to the Top 6 as the bottom ...

Episode 36 | Sudden Death Cook-Off 6

Unfortunately, Drasko and Bianca and Rose and Josh didn't impress the judges in the Luna Park Challenge. They now must compete in a Sudden Death Cook-Off. The lower scoring team will be eliminated and the safe team will advance to...

Episode 37 | People's Choice 7: Jetstar In-Flight Challenge

For this challenge teams prepared and cooked in-flight meals for Jetstar flight passengers. Each team prepared 40 portions of their meal to be served to on-board passengers for scoring out of 10. The team who receives the highest ...

Episode 38 | Sudden Death Cook-Off 7

Eva and Debra take on Kat and Andre in a Sudden Death Cook-Off. The lower scoring team is eliminated and the other team proceeds to the Top 6 Finals Decider.

Episode 39 | Kitchen Cook-Off

In the Top 6 round, teams competed in a number of cook-offs held in Kitchen Headquarters. At the end of this round, five teams advance into the finals.

Episode 40 | Knock-Out Round

The bottom three teams from the previous finals decider challenge face off against each other in a three-round knockout. In the first round, teams must neatly segment citrus fruits. The team who did the best job, earned an advanta...

Episode 41 | Wild Pastures

For the start of the finals round, the Top 5 teams head around the country once again in an Ultimate Instant Restaurant round. All teams have to cook two dishes of each course (entree, main and dessert) for their fellow finalists ...

Episode 42 | Spice Market

Episode 43 | The China Plate

Episode 44 | Stack

Episode 45 | Dans La Maison

Episode 46 | Semi-Final 1

Ash and Camilla take on Will and Steve in the first Semi-Final Cook-Off. The lower scoring team is eliminated and the winner proceeds through to the Grand Final.

Episode 47 | Semi-Final 2

Eva and Debra take on Jac and Shaz in the second Semi-Final Cook-Off. The lower scoring team is eliminated and the other team becomes the second team to proceed into the Grand Final.

Episode 48 | Grand Finale

The top two teams will enter Kitchen Headquarters with big dreams as they present a scrumptious five-course meal to a packed restaurant.