The contestants are divided into groups of three to begin the task of preparing a dish to be graded by their mentors.

Stripped of all their adornments, the Mission Chef participants are ready to be evaluated by a professional chef.

One of the instructors from Mission Chef explains what cooking means to him as well as the discipline required to cook professionally.

Life has taught each one of these underprivileged, young parents who aspire to be chefs to fight for what they want and try to do their best for their children. Now, the time has come to show what they're willing to do to take it one step further.

The second round Mission Chef finalists get schooled on the strict hygienic requirements of the kitchen.

Inés Alomia speaks to us about the role gastronomy has historically played to bring people together in her native Colombia.

Renowned Colombian poet Mary Grueso Romero recites a poem eroticizing the cuisine of the Colombian Pacific.

The second part of a tutorial on how make "aborrajados," or ripe plantain fritters, a scrumptious Colombian dish.

Learn how to make "aborrajados," or ripe plantain fritters, a scrumptious Colombian dish.

A chef responsible for picking the finalists on Mission Chef tells about the qualities necessary for becoming a chef as well as about what excited him as a budding chef.

On this episode, we see the last part of the senses test, hearing both some of the candidates' opinions about how they did and the judges' opinions of some of the candidates.

The senses test continues to determine who will be chosen for the reality series, Mission Chef, where disadvantaged youths will have the opportunity to train to be professional chefs.

The selection of participants continues with further explanation from the teachers about their hopes for the students and the purpose of the senses test.

As the participants continue to try to earn the highest scores on their senses tests, let's meet the other lead players on the program: the teachers/professional chefs who will try to turn the program's participants into the same!

The reality series that trains disadvantaged youth to be chefs continues with the senses test, whereby participants must identify flavors and aromas blindfolded.