Plot Synopsis

Two teams of amateurs chefs compete against each other and three professional chefs, as they cook the same dishes on their quest to win $25,000. Everyday people who love to cook set out to prove that their family recipes are worth prize money and bragging rights. Each week, the 60-minute program pits homegrown talents against three professional chefs, each team dishing out their own version of a favorite meal of the amateur team. A panel of judge decides which amateurs "beat the chefs." The three professional chefs are: Beau MacMillan, co-host of WORST COOKS IN AMERICA, who is executive chef of Elements restaurant at The Sanctuary resort in Arizona, named one of the "Top 100 Restaurants in America" by Gourmet; Chef Antonia Lofaso, a TOP CHEF fan-favorite and finalist on TOP CHEF ALL-STARS, who is consulting chef for Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City, CA and just released her first book, "The Busy Mom's Cookbook"; and Chef Jeff Henderson, the first African-American executive chef at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, who is a former at-risk youth who turned his life around after discovering his talent for cooking. Each week, the two culinary experts on the judging panel, Christy Jordan and Brad A. Johnson, are joined by one celebrity guest judge, including: actor Eric Roberts; television personality, author and TV host Cristina Ferrare; Julie Powell, author of "Julie & Julia"; and reality star Melissa Rycroft.