Take Home Chef Season 2, Episode 5: John

1

Griff

Griff is ready to pop the question to his girlfriend and has Curtis set the mood with a meal.

30 min

2

Shirliza

Curtis prepares a hot-dog picnic in the park for a baseball fanatic and her husband.

30 min

3

Big Fine Ellen

Curtis serves some out-of-the-ordinary delicacies for a family of hurricane survivors.

30 min

4

Candice

Curtis helps a young mother create a gourmet dinner and dessert.

30 min

5

John

Curtis rewards the New Orleans division of the U.S. Coast Guard with an expression of his culinary talents.

30 min

6

Amanda

Curtis cooks a meal with a woman who has lost 190 pounds.

30 min

7

Dale

Curtis prepares a seafood meal to celebrate a couple's 10th anniversary.

30 min

8

Susan

A breast-cancer survivor, her daughter and two friends are treated to a day at the spa and a meal.

30 min

9

Charmaine

A spicy Southwestern meal.

30 min

10

Magic Mike

Curtis cooks a meal for a magician.

30 min

11

Lisa

Gazpacho; sesame-encrusted-chicken salad; berry angel-food cakes.

30 min

12

Rey

Curtis teams up with a firefighter to cook a surprise three-course meal for the department.

30 min

13

Nick

Curtis cooks up a Louisiana-style meal.

30 min

14

Heidi

Lamb; eggplant dip with pita bread; saffron couscous; a strawberry dessert.

30 min

15

Omar

Curtis helps to prepare a farewell meal for the captain of the South Los Angeles division of the California Highway Patrol.

30 min

16

Surfer Mike

A meal for beach-loving siblings.

30 min

17

Tara

A choir director hopes to cook something special for his pastor.

30 min

18

Minister Mike

An organic meal is cooked for campers and camp staff.

30 min

19

Darren

Curtis crafts a New Mexico-themed dinner for a family.

30 min

20

Jaime

Braised bison with red wine sauce and vegetables; stuffed artichokes; baked chard gratin; chocolate-dipped dried fruit.

30 min