Next Level Chef — Season 2

Contestants begin their journey and look to make their first impressions in their respective teams.

The chefs each prepare a dish from Mexico; one contestant is eliminated.

The chefs are challenged with making an upscale sandwich; one chef is eliminated.

The chefs are challenged to make a next-level Chinese-inspired dish.

Game such as wild boar and elk must be cooked with care and attention.

Competitors use skill to cook an alcohol-based dish; one chef is eliminated.

Chefs are alarmed when they learn the ins and outs of what it takes to make a next level fish dish

Each person grabs a box with a flag on it and is tasked to make the country's signature dish.

The chefs must create one perfect appetizer dish and pair it with a beautiful craft cocktail.

Cheese, nuts and charcuterie meats prove difficult for the chefs to navigate.

The remaining chefs must elevate their dish by frying their entree, a process that proves difficult.

The chefs are faced with their toughest challenge yet, baking a next-level dessert.

The chefs are asked to reimagine an old classic -- surf and turf.

In Part I of the two-hour Season Two finale, each chef must select two different boxes, each representing a state and its local ingredients, then will have to conceive a dish that seamlessly infuses both into one unforgettable and inventive fusion dish

In the second half of the finale, the final three chefs must create one dish on each level of the kitchen in just 90 minutes. It is up to the chefs to determine how much time they use on the bottom and middle levels, which will determine how much time they have to make their final dish on the top level. Eighteen chefs began the journey, three will cook in the finale, and only one will win the one-year mentorship, $250,000 and the title of Next Level Chef.