Yes, Chef!

Season

2025

4.6

TV-14

Twelve nominated chefs face off in culinary challenges while working through personal obstacles. Martha Stewart and José Andrés guide them as they compete for glory in the kitchen and growth in their lives.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Control Freaks

Twelve chefs with bad tempers, nominated for their difficult personalities, join a kitchen to improve themselves and their cooking, starting with team challenges to make four courses for judges.

S1 • E2

Martha's Roast

Each team must prepare five appetizers one at a time to go with Martha's famous roast before her chicken is ready to serve. Timing is key in this challenge and the chefs must trust each other to succeed.

S1 • E3

What's in the Box?

Egos are tested in the kitchen when José and Martha present the chefs with mystery boxes that will challenge their skills and confidence - but can the chefs keep their egos out of the kitchen?

S1 • E4

Taste of Your Own Medicine

The chefs are used to being leaders in their own kitchens - critiquing their team's work, deciding what goes on the menu and determining what makes it out of the kitchen and onto a diner's table.

S1 • E5

Chefs Rank

The chefs sit down for a family-style dinner and taste and judge each other's food alongside José and Martha. The decision of who enters the cook-off will be fully in the chefs' hands.

S1 • E6

Sweet Revenge

The chefs are forced to come up with their best sweet dish to help temper the visitors who are coming back and looking for revenge.

S1 • E7

Knowing Your Limit

The chefs will be asked to create a cohesive three-course menu and prepare any dishes they want for a room full of diners. They'll need to win head-to-head culinary battles to acquire ingredients, but will they know their limits?

S1 • E8

The Pursuit of Perfection

The chefs make a dish worthy of a high-end restaurant that shows off their creativity and technique, but they won't be cooking these dishes themselves.

S1 • E9

Overcoming Obstacles

The final four chefs are faced with the consequences of their past behaviors. Do they have good karma or will they get what's coming to them? Stakes are higher than ever as a spot in the finale is on the line.

S1 • E10

And the Winner Is...

The chefs will be tasked with preparing their very best three-course menu for José, Martha, a room full of diners and special guests. To see how much the chefs have grown, they'll be bringing in some familiar faces to lend a helping hand.