Upon arrival, we checked in and went straight to our rooms. I tried not to pay too much attention to the expansive lobby which was so far out of my wealth bracket that I was scared to know how much a single night would cost. Thankfully, the place hadn’t opened up yet for business, and Oliver had put us all up in guest rooms for the duration of this audition process. I still had no idea how the entire thing would work, but I did know we would have challenges we had to pass to move on to the next round. I almost felt as if this was an audition for one of those cooking shows I liked to watch so much when I had time. Many were even filmed nearby at the Food Network studios. I had to have my wits about me, and I was thankful tonight would just be a simple meet and greet with drink

