Season 1

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini welcome ten chefs to the Tuscan villa where they will live, cook and prove their skills with Italian cuisine.

Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini introduce the chefs to authentic Italian nonnas, who showcase how to make handmade pasta from scratch.

The chefs travel to a Tuscan vineyard where judges Alex and Gabe challenge them to create a three-course menu incorporating truffles and wine pairings; alliances form, personalities grate and one more chefs must leave the villa.

The seven chefs meet a butcher whose family business is over three centuries old! Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini task two teams with creating a menu based around the prized Bistecca alla Fiorentina, which tests their skills like never before.

Two team captains join Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini on a visit to a thousand-year-old cheese cave. After an invaluable cheese tasting, the two leaders must purchase their main ingredients BEFORE they are given the details of the challenge.

Two team captains join Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini on a visit to a thousand-year-old cheese cave. After an invaluable cheese tasting, the two leaders must purchase their main ingredients before they are given the details of the challenge.

The two remaining chefs' finale plans are turned upside down when hosts and judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini invite some former contestants back to the villa for one last chance at redemption.

Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini preside over a cooking duel to see which previously eliminated chef will earn a spot in the finale. The winner will join the other two finalists to cook one last meal, knowing a life-changing prize is within their reach -- an immersive culinary education across Italy to train with renowned master chefs.