Overview
- Villafañe rejoined the Telefe competition in place of López, who traveled to Europe for the Dec. 31 birth of his son, Lando, with Daniela Christiansson.
- Marixa Balli used a previously won medal advantage to choose Villafañe as her partner for a pairs challenge built around drawing recipe steps for a teammate to interpret and cook.
- Lizy Tagliani joined judges Damián Betular, Germán Martitegui, and Donato de Santis as on-station supervisors assigned to each duo during the timed test.
- Balli and Villafañe presented pumpkin–ricotta sorrentinos with Parisian sauce that earned unanimous approval and a spot on the balcony, with Susana Roccasalvo and Agustín “Cachete” Sierra also advancing.
- On air, Martitegui accused Betular of over-assisting his team and vowed a public complaint, and host Wanda Nara said production had an image suggesting Sierra interfered with a rival’s easel, allegations that remain publicly raised but unresolved.