During the Signature Dish Challenge, Ava said it was happening and was ready. She revealed that she ran a meal prep business in the red kitchen but planned to use her Ava's Flava Chicken to wow Ramsay. She was the eighth person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay and went up against Alex. She told Ramsay she came from Alaska, making her the first Alaskan-born contestant in the show's history. She made Ava's Flava Chicken, but it had undercooked rice and bland broccoli, which Ramsay noted as she called it Flava Chicken. She scored two points as a result, and the red team won the challenge 30-28. They were rewarded with dinner at Gordon Ramsay Steak 2.0 and had three previous winners joining them: Season 17 Michelle, Season 18 Ariel, and Sous Chef Christina.
