Eight celebrities are placed on teams for Rachael and Guy, then they are tasked with each creating a dish for 150 people.

Each team is tasked with making four desserts, including one with a secret savory ingredient, to be judged by pastry students and culinary instructors. Later, the bottom two contestants face off in an elimination challenge.

Rachael and Guy welcome Chopped judges Alex Guarnaschelli, Marcus Samuelsson, and Scott Conant to the Cook-Off kitchen to judge the remaining six celebrities in one-on-one battles, Chopped style! Each battle challenges the celebrities to cook their version of a judge’s signature dish. The Chopped judges pick the winners of each challenge leaving two surprising front runners on the chopping block to be eliminated.

The five remaining contestants operate their own lunch carts on busy New York sidewalks. Later, the lowest-scoring players face off in an elimination challenge.