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- 2008–201222mTV EpisodeAnna and Kristina have taken on their most intimidating challenge in tackling recipes from "Chef Daniel Boulud Cooking in New York City" if only because Daniel Boulud is a three star Michelin award winning chef and one of the most renowned and famous chefs in the world. Because they want to make sure they perfect the recipes, they are only making three dishes in five and a half hours: white asparagus with poached egg dressing, open lobster ravioli with pea purée, and coconut rochers for dessert. They will not have one, but three guest chef tasters, who are all intimidating in their own right. The first two are Stephane Istel and Dale MacKay, the executive chefs of DB Bistro Moderne and Lumière respectively, both which belong Chef Daniel's group of restaurants. But Anna and Kristina do a first in this series in that the third guest taster is the cookbook author himself, Chef Daniel Boulud. Will the meal be up to what Chef Daniel's expectations of recipes from his cookbook are? Meanwhile, Anna and Kristina product test miniature greenhouses for the peas they will need to grow for their ravioli recipe. And they taste test various brands of Dijon mustard.
- The next room to be renovated is the kitchen and dining area, with a budget of $12,000 and seventy-two hours to complete it. The winning couple will be awarded cooking lessons and a trip to Paris. As three of the four couples have already torn down the wall between the living room and the kitchen, they are wanting to tie the two rooms together in look and feel. However, they may have some challenges in doing so as they may not be able to control one of the main aspects of the room. Crystal and Ray do not have the living room tie-in room constraint as they were the one couple who did not tear down the adjoining wall. Not tearing down that wall may give them problems regardless because of the long and narrow space within which they have to work. One couple has a major disagreement with their contractor, which may prove to be costly. Although always an important factor, functionality will be a more important evaluation factor than usual.
- The teams are given the unusual challenge of transforming whatever the smallest bedroom in their house is into anything but a bedroom. They have forty-eight hours and a $4,000 budget to complete the challenge, with the winner receiving a one-week Caribbean cruise for their efforts. Charlotte and Sean decide on a media room, after discussion Disa and Russell decide on a combined office and reading room, Crystal and Ray also decide on an office, and after discussion Nina and PJ decide on a kids play room, more specifically a ball pit and a climbing wall. Wanting to buck the trend thus far, Cameron issues a challenge for the men, which affects some teams more than others. With hours left, Jeremy inspects each house and has concerns with each. Ultimately the judges choose what they consider to be the most complete room, functionally and aesthetically, as the winner.
- With all the rooms inside of the house renovated, the competitors are next asked to turn their attention to the outside. They have ninety-six hours and a $15,000 budget to transform the exterior of their house, the team winning this challenge who are awarded what most see as the best prize so far: $5,000 worth of outdoor recreational equipment and a trip for two to Japan to use at least the new skis. As the exterior includes the roof, they are all given lessons in roof safety, which additionally freaks some of the already freaked competitors. Unlike the previous renovations, these ones are done in full view of the other competitors, who may try figuratively to keep up with the Joneses. And a move by one competitor leads to bad feelings between neighbors.