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1:24:14Tonight 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?
1:02:10The girls are cooking with new seafood and new techniques but will that be enough to guarantee them a spot in the Grand Final?
55:57In 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.
August 2015
58:57
58:57The 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.
55:57Emi and Marie started the competition serving chicken on sticks, they're now plating three courses for their entire restaurant for the first time.
1:01:14The 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.
56:55Christina 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.
56:14Marie 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.
57:28Chez Pascal's makeover has Philippe in tears as Pascal struggles to pull his father into the 21st century.
54:10Aron takes a gamble with his chicken pie that has Tom concerned, and is their lamington really a lamington?
59:22The first team will be eliminated from The Hotplate as the feisty Italian ladies Christina and Tania face off against Conrad and Liam.
58:31Nols' simple palate has guests worried as she overrides her chef Lozz on a spicy entree with dire consequence.
56:31Marie has invented a ponzu jelly to go with the beef tataki, something she's not sure is genius or madness.
July 2015 55:52
55:52Unsung 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.
56:02The Rocksalt kitchen turns into a blaze of tension as the balsamic toffee reduction boils and Vanessa draws blood while cutting the chillies.
49:05In this exclusive preview episode, self-confessed food snobs Conrad and Liam agonisingly push their way through a comedy of errors as Christina and Aron wage war.
1:02:16Unsung local restaurant heroes from around the country battle to win a $100,000 prize and realise their dream. Feisty mother-and-daughter team Christina and Tania are first to host a private dinner at their Italian restaurant, Christina's.