Curtis designs a menu of Orange Chicken, special stir-fried rice, and a dessert of tempura strawberries with chili and lime marscarpone dip.

It's Jeannie's birthday. Curtis prepares an appetizer of pan-fried Scandinavian cheese on crostini & sour cream jam. The main course: roasted pork loin with honey-glazed carrots & apple compote. For dessert, a birthday cake of peach, citrus, & honey.

Curtis serves zucchini stuffed with ricotta and tomato sauce, linguini with shrimp in a homemade pesto sauce, and fresh seasonal berries in a raspberry sauce.

Layla thinks men have no business in the kitchen, and Curtis vows to prove her wrong. Layla and John enjoy seafood paella and caramelized mangoes in a coconut basket with coconut ice cream, thanks to Curtis, who proves that men can definitely cook.

Kristi and Ameri sit down to an Asian themed meal started off with yellowtail and tuna sashimi with a sesame crust. The appetizer is followed by black cod with miso sauce and green tea ice cream for dessert.

For dinner, Curtis plans a roasted rack of lamb with parsley, dijon chives, and Provencal ratatouille. The dessert is a decadent mint chocolate soup with melting chocolate croutons.

Curtis serves two risottos: one with asparagus and parmesan-reggiano for the veggie-lover and one with seafood, asparagus and saffron for the meat-eater with a classic Italian soup of borlotti beans and summer vegetables for starters.

Menu includes grilled rib-eye steak with semi-dry tomatoes, watercress and crispy potatoes, followed by a chocolate-covered mango and vanilla ice cream bomb.

Curtis plans a gourmet feast, beginning with Sevruga caviar-topped oysters and an entrée of caramelized wing of skate with white asparagus, capers, baby octopus and lemon. For dessert, a cheesecake with strawberries and aged balsamic vinegar.

Curtis finds Tara, a fellow Aussie, picking out bananas and offers to help her cook a meal for her family. Everyone enjoys a roast rump of lamb with peas and chanterelle mushrooms. And for dessert, Aussie cheesecake with Australian candy.

Lesli is surprised by Curtis, who offers to teach her how to make a great Chinese meal, while Lesli teaches Curtis a few things about music in her studio. Lesli's friend Sandy is pleased when she gets a look at what's cooking in the kitchen.

Curtis designs a menu with an emphasis on English & French cheeses. A salad of endives with blue cheese & roasted walnuts. Followed by pan-fried, organic chicken stuffed with Emmenthal cheese and prosciutto. A French blue cheese with plum puree.

Dinner is ready. Curtis serves a tropical cocktail with coconut milk and white rum alongside crispy whole snapper with string beans and Tom Yum Kung (a sweet and spicy soup with shrimp).

It's a week before Thanksgiving when Curtis approaches firemen Ben, Scott and Mike at the supermarket and offers to make them an extra special Thanksgiving dinner since they are scheduled to spend the holiday working.

For dinner, Curtis prepares fresh Tagliatelle with slow-cooked leg of lamb and vine-roasted tomatoes followed by a Tarte Tatin of onions, goat cheese with a balsamic vinegar reduction for dessert.

Curtis serves prickly cactus and fava bean soup along with beef tacos with chili and cilantro for James and fish tacos in homemade tortillas for Portia.