Alton Brown Host Kristen Kish Host Mark Dacascos Host Curtis Stone Contestant Dominique Crenn Contestant Marcus Samuelsson Contestant Ming Tsai Contestant Gabriela Cámara Contestant Mason Hereford Contestant Curtis Duffy Contestant Claudette Zepeda Contestant Esther Choi Contestant Gregory Gourdet Contestant Mei Lin Contestant Yia Vang Contestant Andrew Zimmern Judge Nilou Motamed Judge Eytan Keller Executive Producer Daniel Calin Executive Producer Ross Weintraub Executive Producer