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Worst Cooks in America · S16 · E3

Celebrity: Take the Bait

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  • May 5, 2019

Celebrity recruits are introduced to fish; for the skill drill, teams race to assemble sushi rolls off a speedy conveyor belt; for the main dish challenge, recruits make fish tacos with homemade tortillas.

About this episode

Celebrity recruits are introduced to fish; for the skill drill, teams race to assemble sushi rolls off a speedy conveyor belt; for the main dish challenge, recruits make fish tacos with homemade tortillas.

Season 16

7 episodes
  1. 1This Isn't How It Looks in the Pictures

    Apr 21, 2019

    Eight of the worst celebrity cooks in America arrive at culinary boot camp, and chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence ask them each to cook their favorite restaurant dish to see how they measure up to the original.

  2. 2Wheel of Misfortune

    Apr 28, 2019

    It's Celebrity Game Night at boot camp, and the teams of celebrity cooks go head to head for food games and trivia, including a Wheel of Horror; celebrities go on a museum tour of famous movie dishes and are asked to replicate movie-inspired dishes.

  3. 3Celebrity: Take the Bait

    May 5, 2019Now viewing

    Celebrity recruits are introduced to fish; for the skill drill, teams race to assemble sushi rolls off a speedy conveyor belt; for the main dish challenge, recruits make fish tacos with homemade tortillas.

  4. 4Celebrity: Around the World in 60 Minutes

    May 12, 2019

    Celebrity recruits learn how to make Thai ice cream rolls and must create their own flavor profile; then they depart for Spain, where chef mentors Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence teach them how to make paella; two chefs face the elimination round.

  5. 5Celebrity: Waited on Hand and Foot

    May 19, 2019

    Boot camp is transformed into an elegant cocktail party; mentors Anne and Tyler announce that the recruits each have to make their own champagne cocktail and a tray of blinis from scratch; celebrities must cater lunch for the entire crew.

  6. 6Celebrity: There's No We in Food

    May 26, 2019

    The celebrity recruits are left to run free in boot camp, working in teams to recreate a dish from taste alone. Unbeknownst to them, though, chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence are secretly watching their every move.

  7. 7Celebrity: That's a Wrap

    Jun 2, 2019

    The final two celebrity contestants are asked to re-create their baseline dishes using all the techniques they've learned over the past six weeks; the finalists prepare a three-course meal for culinary experts Leah Cohen, Zac Posen and Melba Wilson.

Guest stars

Tonya HardingSelf - Contestant
Morgan FairchildSelf - Contestant
Jonathan LipnickiSelf - Contestant
Kym WhitleySelf - Contestant
Jim J. BullockSelf - Contestant
Alec MapaSelf - Contestant