Kitchen Inferno - Season 1

The temperature's rising as two chefs enter the blazing heat of the Kitchen Inferno. These two chefs will both go against the culinary gladiators to win $25,000. Will a gourmet hot dog or peanut butter and jelly stand in the way?

Miami chef and restaurateur Sam Gorenstein is on a mission to give his fiancée the wedding of her dreams, but will his gourmet spin on chicken fingers be enough to seal the deal?

Family comes first as a newlywed chef puts it all on the line for a chance to win a cool $25,000. Will his ultimate BLT with no bacon, lettuce or tomato win him and his bride the honeymoon they always dreamed of?

Tory McPhail enters the competition determined to win the prize for his city of New Orleans, but first he must survive cooking against Elizabeth Falkner and Geoffrey Zakarian. Dishes: seafood meatballs, stuffed burgers.

An executive chef competes, in hopes of winning enough money to fulfill his dream of owning his own restaurant, but first he has to transform milk and cookies into an impressive savory dish.

Chef Shannon Bard competes. Her dishes include a dessert featuring soy sauce as a component and a dinner made from leftovers.

A chef tries to secure $25,000 for his wife's chocolate shop, but first he must make a winning dish using ghost peppers; and later, a new mom has only six ingredients at her disposal for a pasta recipe.

In the season 1 finale, a gourmet dish featuring canned tuna as the main ingredient and an outrageous dessert pizza are prepared, in hopes of winning $25,000.