In the first edition, three pairs compete for a place in the weekly final.
A married couple serve up a seafood paella which divides the diners, while an uncle and nephew team try to make a good impression with a little-known Greek lamb dish.
Boyfriend and girlfriend Mohs and Georgina hope to impress with their mezze menu, while Chris and Dom struggle to communicate their passion for vegan food to their diners.
Mohs and Georgina resort to cheeky tactics to attract diners, Lisa's chattiness poses problems during service and Chris and Dom work hard to persuade diners to try their vegan food.
A battle of the couples sees Lisa's Jamaican Kitchen - partners Lisa and Andrea - serve up another Caribbean classic, while The Dorset Gourmet - married couple Robin and Sarah - take a huge risk trying two brand new dishes instead of one.
Bangladeshi sisters Maria and Sumayya hope to win over diners with their traditional recipes passed down from grandma, while dads John and Jonny try to bring their family-friendly food to the public but buckle under the pressure of cooking to order. Best friends Paola and Aless think their top-quality ingredients will make their Italian food stand out from the crowd, but haven't considered their costs.
The teams from Old Dhaka Kitchen, the Tiny Italian Kitchen, and Dad's Canteen compete to win a place in the final by satisfying 50 diners in the last day of the heat.
Three new pairs of cooks, Geordie friends Ashley and Gary, sisters Catherine and Sarah, and couple Arif and Riccardo, compete for a place in the final.
The second heat of the week sees the three teams competing to impress the 50 diners - and for sisters Sassy and Ginger, this means taking on the challenge of cooking steak to order.
It's final night in the Food Arena as the two winning pairs from the heats now go head to head, cooking more dishes than ever before and selling to double the number of diners. At stake is the chance to try running their own business at one of the UK's busiest food arenas.