Recipe for Deception

Chefs engage in a competition in which their ability to lie is almost as important as their culinary skills; chefs must make a dish using a secret ingredient about which they can ask three yes-or-no questions of their competitors.

A charity edition features chefs Bryan Voltaggio, Rick Moonen, Lorena Garcia and Art Smith in culinary competition.

Culinarians include a chef who gets crabby; a jocular foodie; and a young sous-chef and her seasoned opponent.

A culinary battle for top broth ensues. Also, an East Coast-West Coast rivalry comes to the fore.

Chefs have the same secret ingredient in Round 1. Also: One chef uses his opponent's secret ingredient.

A celebrity installment features Coolio and Lou Diamond Phillips in culinary battle. Also: Alanna Ubach takes on Steve Howey.

Sticky-sweet ingredients test a tough mom from Philadelphia and a skilled culinarian. Also: Two young chefs forge an unlikely friendship.

Host Max Silvestri must break a tie; a private chef has something to prove and tries to put the restaurant chefs to shame.

A cocky New York chef competes against a firecracker from Texas; a vegan chef becomes convinced that meat is her ticket to victory.

A meticulous New York pastry chef faces a free spirit from Los Angeles; two chefs are caught off guard by the truth.