Feisty mother-and-daughter team Christina and Tania are first to host a private dinner at their Italian restaurant, Christina's.
Unsung local restaurant heroes from around the country battle over dinner to win a $100,000 prize and realise their food dream. Joining them will be our judges, acclaimed chef Scott Pickett and restaurant critic Tom Parker Bowles.
The Rocksalt kitchen turns into a blaze of tension as the balsamic toffee reduction boils and Vanessa draws blood while cutting the chillies.
Self-confessed food snobs Conrad and Liam agonisingly push their way through a comedy of errors as Christina and Aron wage war.
Marie has invented a ponzu jelly to go with the beef tataki, something she's not sure is genius or madness.
Nols' simple palate has guests worried as she overrides her chef Lozz on a spicy entree with dire consequence.
The first team will be eliminated from The Hotplate as the feisty Italian ladies Christina and Tania face off against Conrad and Liam.
Aron takes a gamble with his chicken pie that has Tom concerned, and is their lamington really a lamington?
Scott presents a menu makeover to Lozz and Nols that has them squirming.
Chez Pascal's makeover has Philippe in tears as Pascal struggles to pull his father into the 21st century.
Marie gets fired up over claims that gyoza's are too safe for this level of competition, and has a melt-down over the bento box main course.
Christina and Tania are challenged to complete their restaurant makeover when the ceiling collapses and a devastating mistake could undo all their hard work in the kitchen.
The second head-to-head elimination of the series is Philippe and Pascal of Sydney French restaurant Chez Pascal, versus Christina and Tania of Italian Perth restaurant Christina's.
Emi and Marie started the competition serving chicken on sticks, they're now plating three courses for their entire restaurant for the first time.
The new Chez Pascal is open to the public for the first time and Philippe and Pascal are feeling like cats with nine lives - they've had some close calls but keep getting brought back to life.
In the final challenges of the final round, Bird's Nest or Chez Pascal find out if they still have a shot at the grand finale. Rocksalt's Aron and Vanessa fight to stay in the competition and reclaim their title of first place.
The girls are cooking with new seafood and new techniques but will that be enough to guarantee them a spot in the Grand Final?
Tonight the final two teams will have to cook the best dishes of their lives, four courses in four hours judged by Tom, Scott and guest judge Guillaume Brahimi. $100,000 on the line, who will win The Hotplate?
