With 36 hours and a budget of $2,500, each team must prepare a three-course meal for 12 people: the judges and the team itself. Judging will be based on the quality of food, presentation and hosting skills. The judges will visit each party twice: once for drinks and appetizers and again for dinner and dessert. For the individual competition, each Perfectionist must create a gift bag to be presented to the judges at the end of their meal.