Murphy immediately volunteered to help. “He showed up with his son, and from there, we were just like, ‘This is a really nice guy,’ ” said Francisco Ramirez, co-owner of Mad Chef.

Thanks to the show’s companion series, Last Chance Kitchen, one of the three eliminated San Francisco Bay Area cooks is back in the mix. Dalida chef and co-owner Laura Ozyilmaz elbowed her way t ...