Season 2 kicks off with home cooks auditioning for a spot in the kitchen.

The home cooks, who survived the auditions, move on to the next challenge.

Chefs prepare an Asian classic in the first Elimination Challenge.

In the first team challenge, chefs prepare lunch for the cast and crew of Cirque du Soleil.

Black truffle and artisan pizza are two ingredients used in the challenge.

Cooks prepare poutine dishes and compete in a fresh-pasta Pressure Test.

An elimination challenge, featuring a birthday-cake mystery-box, sees cooks combining odd-couple ingredients.

A wedding is catered, and the team that gets creamed competes in a pastry challenge.

The home cooks are surprised with a Mystery Box, and an Elimination Challenge sends one or more cook home.

Three eliminated chefs receive a chance to cook their way back into the competition.

The Top 7 do a cook-along Mystery Box with judge Claudio Aprile, and a tag-team challenge to replicate an afternoon-tea tray.

Home cooks engage in the Restaurant Takeover, and a Pressure Test challenges them with a comfort-food dish.

Featuring a Mystery Box competition and an Elimination Challenge.

An off-site challenge has every chef out for themselves, and a Pressure Test involves chocolate dessert.

In the Season 2 finale, two home cooks compete for the $100,000 prize.