DEBUT: "Cutthroat Kitchen"

This is produced by Embassy Row & hosted by Alton.

Frankie (food consultant)
Lori (catering co. owner)
Ulka "Ninja" Mohanty (private chef)
Stark (exec. chef)
GJ: Antonia Lofaso

RULES: In each rd., a dish will be announced & everybody will have a min. to get what they need from the pantry. After that, an auction involving some special items will be held, but every purchase will come out of each chef's $25K bankroll & only the champion keeps their remaining $$$.

R1: Turkey dinner

A #1: 
1. An extra basket allowing a chef to take away an ingredient from each of his/her opponents that isn't turkey- LORI ($17.5K left)(she steals Frankie's butter, Ninja's peas & Stark's chicken stock)
2. Ovengold Roasted Breast of Turkey (but it's processed)- NINJA ($18,600 left)(she swapped that new turkey in exchange for Frankie's)
3. Multitool pocket knife- NINJA ($9,600 left)(she forces Lori to use that as her only hand tool)
4. Butane burner (during the half-hr. of cooking time)- FRANKIE ($22,900 left)(given to Ninja)

D:
F: Turkey Asian stir-fry pasta w/ roasted yams, toasted almonds & mascarpone sauce
L: Turkey cutlet w/ brown butter caper sauce & fingerling hash
N: Turkey curry w/ Madras curry powder, green cardamom & a bed of yams- L (she struggled in describing the yams)
S: Texas turkey dinner w/ buttermilk mashed potatoes, Southern sweet peas & white pan gravy

R2: French Toast (20 min.)

A #2:
1. Just Whites (powdered eggs for an opponent, as well as powdered milk in a bottle)- STARK ($17K left)(Frankie)
2. Challah & bread crusts in a basket- FRANKIE ($11,900 left)(Challah: Stark/Bread crusts: Lori)
3. Ice bowl (meaning someone has to add a frozen component to their dish for this rd.)- STARK ($12K left)(Frankie)
4. French wine & blue cheese (also during cooking time)- STARK ($7,600 left)(Frankie)

D:
F: Sweet & savory inassi w/ blue cheese & cabarnet glaze & a mascarpone banana raspberry gelato w/ foster sauce
L: F.T. topped by arugula salad & warm tomato compote
S: Sunny Summer F.T. (featuring an egg, of course) w/ fresh Summer peaches, strawberry lemon sauce- L

FR: Lobster roll w/ side dish (half-hr.)(for this rd. only, the auction only takes place during the cooking time)

A #3:
1. Dairy basket (forcing the opponent to make their lobster roll from scratch)- LORI ($9K remaining)
2. Empty utensil basket (taking their opponent's utensils away in the process)- LORI ($6,700 remaining)

D:
F: Baja-style grilled lobster & roasted bell pepper panini sandwich w/ jicama lobster slaw
L: Petite L.R. w/ radish & cilantro salad- FRANKIE W