Tyler Florence brings together five of Chicago's most acclaimed chefs to compete in an Italian restaurant; the first round throws them for a loop when they're presented with alligator meat.

In Savannah, Ga., Tyler Florence brings together five of the city's best chefs to compete in a modern diner; in the first round, they have to pair local staples like peaches with any other ingredients they can find in the restaurant's kitchen.

Tyler brings together three of Washington, D.C.'s best chefs for a fiery throwdown in a Peruvian restaurant; in the first round, global flavors get tossed into woks and fly up in flames; then the chefs are challenged to use local ingredients.

In Baltimore, Tyler brings together three star chefs to compete in a local Venezuelan hot spot; chefs face secret ingredients piri piri, kombu and bone-in pork chops; chefs must create one dish using sauerkraut, horseradish and catfish.

In Brooklyn's Little Russia, three of the borough's best chefs face off; in the first round, the chefs use a pantry full of traditional Russian ingredients to tackle live sea urchins; tricky local ingredients determine the winner.

In Oklahoma City, Tyler lassos three chefs to compete, chophouse-style; in the first round, the chefs grill massive meats and gigantic fruit; an unlikely grouping of strawberries, pecans and okra determines who will become the city's Bite Club Champ.

Tyler brings together five Charleston, S.C., chefs to compete in a contemporary Southern cuisine restaurant; chefs must search the pantry and fridge for whatever works best with secret ingredients like smoked pork sausage and bitter blood oranges.

In a town famous for Southern cooking, Tyler Florence brings together five of Nashville's best chefs to compete in a modern Chinese restaurant; creative chops are put to the test with their first-ever experiences using massive woks and steam baskets.

In Milwaukee, Tyler Florence brings together five of the city's best chefs to compete in a classic French restaurant; the first round introduces a crazy combination of sorghum, black garlic and avocado that the chefs must use.

Tyler Florence brings together five of the best chefs in Indianapolis to compete outside of their comfort zones in a Japanese hibachi restaurant; using a unique style of grill for the first time, they're pushed to the limits with secret ingredients.

Seven of the country's best food trucks compete for customers as they cross the country.

Aspiring chefs compete for their shot at culinary stardom.

Chefs mentor amateur cooks in an attempt to transform them from kitchen zeros to kitchen heroes.

Kid cooks compete in the same challenges that "Top Chef" fans have come to know and love.

Amateur chefs compete to become a culinary master and earn the title MasterChef.

Competition to become the host of a cooking show.

Bobby Flay is no stranger to culinary competitions, whether he's hosting ("Bobby's Dinner Battle") or competing ("Throwdown With Bobby Flay"). In this program he does both. Each half-hour episode begins with two chefs competing to create a dish using an ingredient chosen by Flay. The winner of that challenge -- as determined by a special guest judge -- goes to the second round, in which he or she does battle against chef Flay. To make things a little more fair, the challenger has an advantage by being able to prepare a signature dish that is unknown to Bobby until the start of the round. Once he learns what the dish is, Flay must immediately come up with his own version. A panel determines the winner of the second round through a blind taste test. Food Network regulars Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell and Giada De Laurentiis are among the judges appearing on the show.