season one was good. they chefs actually cooked and thought outside the box. the challengers were tough they had the chefs bring their all to table. . season two was dreadful and painful to watch i actually skipped some episodes as my sous chef can do a better job. sad. the choice of chefs, randomized choices and judging was just simply poor. . . season three i made it two episodes. Let’s just be brutally honest here there are hundreds of amazing chefs out there and you keep choosing the same ones to battle…. dig a little deeper. Give other up-and-coming talent a kick at the stove !