Andy Allo Eliminated After Greek Entrée Challenge on Next Level Chef

Andy Allo was eliminated on next level chef after the Greek entrée challenge, ending her run on Team Gordon and leaving four chefs in the season 5 competition. The exit came after a 25-minute cookoff that sent Andy and Cole Lawson into the final elimination round.

World Cup fusion set the stage

Five remaining chefs entered the episode under a FIFA World Cup crossover theme, with the challenge asking them to build a world-class fusion dish from ingredients tied to two different World Cup countries in 30 minutes. Connor Caine and Cole were in the top-level kitchen with Richard Blais after the previous week’s results, Andy and Darian Bryan were in the middle level with Nyesha Arrington, and Gabrielle Coniglio was in the basement with Gordon Ramsay.

Conor used the Time Token to add 10 seconds to his grab, a small edge in a format where timing shapes what lands on the plate before the clock runs out. Connor later said, “My best cooks have been the cooks with intentional grabs. If I can bring that together today with the time token, I feel good.”

Darian Bryan takes the win

Darian won the round with an Argentina and Germany fusion dish and earned the Time Token for next week. The result moved him forward while Andy and Cole dropped into elimination, a reminder that one strong plate can protect a chef from the basement and one weak finish can send them back under pressure.

Alexi Lalas made a surprise appearance in the episode, adding a soccer name to a cooking hour that already tied the competition to World Cup countries. The crossover gave the episode a different kind of stakes structure: not just who cooked best, but who could adapt fastest to a narrow ingredient brief under the show’s rotating kitchen setup.

Andy Allo exits the kitchen

Andy and Cole had 25 minutes to create a Greek entrée, and Andy cooked her final dish in the Next Level Kitchen before going home. She said, “This was a dream come true,” and added, “I never imagined I would be here.”

Andy also said, “I grew up in West Africa, so coming to America, the way my life has unfolded is truly an example of what’s possible,” before closing with, “This beautiful seed of the food and love of cooking that has been nurtured in my heart by all three of you, I’m just so excited to keep it going and see it bloom and continue to share my heart and my food, so thank you.” The episode now leaves four chefs chasing the $250,000 prize, with Darian holding the Time Token going into the next round.