Mystery Box Challenge: This challenge required the contestants to bake cupcakes. Whitney, Jake, and Sharone were the top three. Sharone's cupcake gave him the win. Challenge Winner/Immune: Sharone Hakman. Special Challenge/Elimination Test: Sharone was introduced to chef Cat Cora and shown three of her signature dishes, one of which he and all the other contestants would have to replicate. He chose a truffled halibut. Sharone was also told that if he could cook the dish to a better standard than Cora herself, he would get a direct entry into the final four. The judges did not consider Sharone's dish better than Cora's own version. Jake was the winner of this challenge. Winner: Jake Gandolfo. Bottom three: Faruq Jenkins, Mike Kim and Slim Huynh. Faruq was sent home. Eliminated: Faruq Jenkins. Team Challenge: The teams had to cook hamburgers for 100 truckers. The truckers themselves would vote for the winner. As the Blue Team captain, Jake chose Tracy, Whitney, Lee and Tony, leaving Sharone, Mike, David, Slim, and Sheetal as the Red team, with Sharone again becoming the captain. The Red Team won the challenge. Team Challenge Winners/Immune: David Miller, Mike Kim, Sharone Hakman, Sheetal Bhagat and Slim Huynh. Pressure Test: The Blue team members were tasked with identifying ingredients, some everyday, and some exotic. Whoever identified the fewest items before getting one wrong would be sent home. Tony guessed the fewest correct ingredients and was eliminated. Eliminated: Tony Carbone.
