This week's contestants are Graham Elliott Bowles, Jonathan Waxman, Ludo Lefebvre, Mark Peel, Rick Moonen and Wylie Dufresne, all of whom competed last season.

Quickfire Challenge: Create a dish to pair with a Stolichnaya cocktail. The judges are Gayle and some of the Real Housewives of Orange County. The housewives are kind of idiots. I mean, it's like me judging a gourmet food competition, when my favorite foods are… not gourmet. They don't know much about food, and it shows. The chefs get frustrated watching it. Ultimately, Jonathan Waxman finishes early and still wins with his pork tenderloin and poblano stuffed shrimp with avocado butter.

Elimination Challenge: Create an upscale version of a traditional pub food dish to be served at Tom Bergin's Tavern. Ludo and Rick have a little drama where they really want to beat one another, and both want to make the same dish, but Rick wins out. Ludo is pissed, because Rick is known for his fish, and he thinks it's an unfair advantage. Ludo also has some drama with Graham. Basically, Ludo is a dick, which if I recall, was about how he acted last season in his episode. Here's what each chef gets and what they create:

Jonathan: shepherd's pie becomes lamb, mashed potatoes and parmesan cheese. Jonathan admits that he's not super-crazy and imaginative, and he tries to make good food. The critics think everything is delicious. He earns 18.5 stars and wins the whole thing, moving on to the Champions Round.

Rick: fish and chips becomes chicken fried sable, lemon confit tartar sauce, twice-fried potatoes and fennel slaw. The critics like the fish and salad, but the potatoes harden as they cool. He earns 16 stars and joins Jonathan in the Champions Round.

Wylie: bangers and mash becomes bangers, smoked mashed potatoes, onion jus and snow peas. It tastes good, and it looks like the original, so everyone likes it. He earns 14.5 stars.

Graham: steak and kidney pie becomes roasted beef tenderloin, chanterelle puree, puff pastry and bacon-kidney vinaigrette. The meat is well prepared and the chanterelle cream is delicious, according to the critics. He earns 13.5 stars.

Mark: toad in the hole becomes seafood sausage, onion sauce with lobster broth and mustard greens. Mark admits that the Yorkshire pudding component is a mess before he even serves it, but he hopes the other parts will overcome it. Everyone notices, though. He earns 9.5 stars (including only one star from the diners) because of his horrible Yorkshire pudding.

Ludo: Irish stew becomes beef tenderloin, potatoes confit, roasted peanuts with miso and Guinness caramel. Gayle says the vegetables were uncooked, and the dish doesn't go over well with the diners. He earns 11 stars.

So Rick and Jonathan move on to the Champions Round.