Lara decides to play hooky from work and make her friend, Sol, a belated birthday dinner. Curtis serves up a light meal of poached Cornish game hens on a bed of vegetable spaghetti followed by a candle-ridden flourless chocolate birthday cake.

After surprising Mary's daughters and husband, Curtis serves a homestyle family dinner of crispy, butter-stuffed chicken, roasted squash with maple syrup, and organic salad with honey-mustard dressing. For dessert, classic English bread pudding.

Rita plans a dinner for her husband. Curtis serves up a satisfying meal starting with soft-shell crabs on a bed of greens, roast monkfish with a side of creamed cabbage, and finally, puffed pastry and mascarpone sandwiches with citrus fruit.

Jeffery, Wendy's husband, arrives home and jumps at the sight of the production crew. The family enjoys Curtis' meal of braised bison with red wine sauce and veggies, stuffed artichokes, baked swiss chard gratin and chocolate dipped dried fruit.

After Curtis wins over Alicia's kids by promising to make a homemade chocolate sauce to go with ice cream for desert, Curtis and Alicia must rush to make NY steak and potatoes before Alicia's husband arrives, in less than an hour.

Yvette's husband, Brown, comes home early and catches the production crew off guard; turns out the husband surprises Curtis this time. Everyone has a good laugh before sitting down to braised lamb shanks with creamy polenta and pot au chocolat.

Curtis and Lisa sport stylish aprons and get started on the menu. Curtis dishes out a grilled opakapaka fish over grilled fennel and onions, sharp English cheddar with a port jelly reduction, and "the best upside-down apple tart in the world".

Shauna and her husband Barry are vegetarian. Curtis serves up a mung bean salad with fried tofu and spicy rice noodles with various kinds of eggplant and mushrooms, for dessert - sliced mango with a chili pepper and honey sauce.

Tonight is Laurie and her husband's "date night", so Curtis plans a romantic dinner. Roasted squash soup w/pine nuts and prosciutto-wrapped veal on a bed of peppers and for dessert orange chocolate tart topped with mint whipped cream.

Edwina and her family enjoy poking fun of Curtis almost as much as they enjoy the meal: crispy salmon on a bed of chard topped with beats and, for desert, apple compote and marinated dates between layers of Greek yogurt.

Nicole and Matthew sit poolside as Curtis serves up marinated shrimp barbequed on sugar cane skewers and barbequed rainbow trout on a bed of green papaya salad; all of which is enhanced by the white rum and tequila mojitos.

Curtis surprises Paige, a mother of five, and offers to make dinner for her family. Curtis serves a healthy plate of pasta with gourmet turkey meatballs. For dessert, homemade waffles and ice cream topped with caramelized apples and raisins.

Michelle's husband, Carlos, is shocked to come home to a full house. While Michelle and Carlos relax, Curtis prepares a hearty Hungarian soup with pork dumplings, for dessert, apple-filled spring roll pastries.

After Michael, Natasha's husband, comes home from a long day at work, Curtis serves up a fresh halibut tatar (raw halibut) followed by a second dish of cooked halibut on a bed of greens. For dessert: roasted pineapple in rum sauce.

Curtis helps Heather serve a surprise meal for her boyfriend Scott. Asparagus in a raspberry and shallot vinaigrette, roasted yams, and grilled pork chops. And coffee-flavored crème brulee to end the night.

A birthday celebration for Michelle's mother and family. Curtis serves roasted potatoes stuffed with sour cream and chives along with spaghetti and crab meat in a white wine sauce. For desert, homemade apple sorbet topped with a spun sugar garnish.