Take Home Chef

Griff is ready to pop the question to his girlfriend and has Curtis set the mood with a meal.

Curtis prepares a hot-dog picnic in the park for a baseball fanatic and her husband.

Curtis serves some out-of-the-ordinary delicacies for a family of hurricane survivors.

Curtis helps a young mother create a gourmet dinner and dessert.

Curtis rewards the New Orleans division of the U.S. Coast Guard with an expression of his culinary talents.

Curtis cooks a meal with a woman who has lost 190 pounds.

Curtis prepares a seafood meal to celebrate a couple's 10th anniversary.

A breast-cancer survivor, her daughter and two friends are treated to a day at the spa and a meal.

A spicy Southwestern meal.

Curtis cooks a meal for a magician.

Gazpacho; sesame-encrusted-chicken salad; berry angel-food cakes.

Curtis teams up with a firefighter to cook a surprise three-course meal for the department.

Curtis cooks up a Louisiana-style meal.

Lamb; eggplant dip with pita bread; saffron couscous; a strawberry dessert.

Curtis helps to prepare a farewell meal for the captain of the South Los Angeles division of the California Highway Patrol.

A meal for beach-loving siblings.

A choir director hopes to cook something special for his pastor.

An organic meal is cooked for campers and camp staff.

Curtis crafts a New Mexico-themed dinner for a family.

Braised bison with red wine sauce and vegetables; stuffed artichokes; baked chard gratin; chocolate-dipped dried fruit.