1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:00:26,620 --> 00:00:29,740 Frank asked me if you want to be my partner, it was kind of like being asked to 3 00:00:29,740 --> 00:00:32,460 go on prom with somebody that you're not totally interested in. 4 00:00:36,980 --> 00:00:38,520 It's very disconnected to me. 5 00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:45,380 Whose idea was it to make the prickly pear with the coconut? 6 00:00:46,160 --> 00:00:47,880 It was our idea, you know. 7 00:00:48,020 --> 00:00:50,900 Forget about just getting by. You think you're going to win with that dish. 8 00:00:51,180 --> 00:00:54,020 Sometimes maybe you have to, like, stand out and maybe 9 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:56,160 that would be the thing that sticks in your mind. 10 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:57,160 But the goal was to win. 11 00:00:58,640 --> 00:00:59,280 Marisa. 12 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,220 And Josie. 13 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:04,180 The King's Packer and I was involved. 14 00:01:06,140 --> 00:01:08,940 Now ten chefs remain to fight it out. 15 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,140 At stake for the winner, a state -of-the-art Kenmore Pro Kitchen. 16 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:17,520 Burnished by Sears, an editorial feature in Food & Wine magazine. 17 00:01:17,860 --> 00:01:21,000 A chance to showcase their culinary talent at the 18 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,360 25th anniversary Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. 19 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,740 $100,000 to kick-start their culinary career. 20 00:01:29,180 --> 00:01:31,800 Furnished by the makers of the GLAAD family of products. 21 00:01:32,220 --> 00:01:34,440 And their title, Boss Tasha. 22 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,620 It sure is quiet in the girls' room without Josie and Marisa. 23 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,520 It's really quiet, Josie. But I still want to win. 24 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:29,680 I was shocked because Josie was one of the 25 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,480 most talented people here in this competition. 26 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:36,340 So to see her go just sort of lets reality really, really set in. 27 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,560 See that? That's what this card says in the back. 28 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:44,600 How many of those are you handing out? 29 00:02:45,620 --> 00:02:48,940 I think that there's a lot of people that dislike Marcel. 30 00:02:49,380 --> 00:02:51,380 Maybe he's a little bit cocky. I don't know. 31 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:54,660 I like him. I have dealt with him in a different way. 32 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,960 I don't really know if they all got together one night, rolling darts at a board, 33 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,560 trying to figure out, oh, it landed on Marcel. Let's hate him. 34 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,440 This is about the food. I don't care. 35 00:03:07,640 --> 00:03:09,640 You could be my best friend. You could be my worst enemy. 36 00:03:10,140 --> 00:03:12,240 It doesn't matter. We just need to cook together. 37 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,030 All right, folks. Let's find out what's going to happen today. 38 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:39,840 We walked into the Kenmore kitchen and we saw a bunch of canned goods. 39 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,120 Hello, chefs. Welcome to the Kenmore kitchen. 40 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,450 There are 10 of you left to compete for the title of top chef, Tom Colicchio. 41 00:03:48,540 --> 00:03:51,000 We'll be judging today's quick fire challenge. 42 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,420 It was a big surprise to see Chef Tom as our judge. 43 00:03:54,780 --> 00:03:56,780 So far as my track record, I've done better 44 00:03:56,780 --> 00:03:59,460 with guest judges than with our own Chef Tom. 45 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,480 With the holiday season upon us, we typically do a can drive in our restaurants. 46 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,660 We ask our guests to bring in canned goods 47 00:04:05,660 --> 00:04:07,960 that we distribute to community food banks. 48 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,540 Not everyone has access to fresh foods, but 49 00:04:10,540 --> 00:04:11,980 that doesn't mean that they can't eat well. 50 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,440 So here's my quick fire challenge to you. 51 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,560 Take an unexciting ingredient and turn it into something fabulous. 52 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,260 You'll have to use at least three cans for your final dish, 53 00:04:21,540 --> 00:04:23,420 and you'll have 15 minutes to prepare that dish. 54 00:04:23,860 --> 00:04:27,740 Trying to make tasty food with canned goods is asking a lot, 55 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:30,820 and I'm thinking that it's going to be an extremely difficult challenge. 56 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,940 You know, when my family was homeless, the food bank really helped us a lot. 57 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,940 So, you know, I'm not scared to cook out of a can. 58 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,500 Remember, if you win this challenge, you'll be immune from elimination in the next. 59 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:48,500 You have 15 minutes, and your time starts now. 60 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,020 15 minutes, and you don't even know what the cans are. 61 00:04:58,220 --> 00:05:00,920 Within like a minute, you have to decide what you're going to make. 62 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,520 I was scrambling. Everybody was scrambling. It was a man dash. 63 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:11,260 15 minutes. 64 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,640 Fuck on. 65 00:05:21,100 --> 00:05:23,880 I'm very surprised when I look over my shoulder 66 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:25,880 and see that there are people that are brave enough 67 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,140 to try to attempt hot food in 15 minutes. 68 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,060 I'm thinking immediately south. 69 00:05:30,060 --> 00:05:31,500 Oh, here we go. 70 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,780 To try to assimilate some dish and twist it enough 71 00:05:37,780 --> 00:05:39,620 so it doesn't taste like it came from a can, 72 00:05:40,130 --> 00:05:40,910 that's going to be the challenge. 73 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:42,900 Can I just... I'll take the bag. 74 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:45,560 Five. 75 00:05:46,740 --> 00:05:47,960 Not a lot of... 76 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,060 7.29. 77 00:05:51,740 --> 00:05:56,700 Oh, I just need a mess. It's okay. 78 00:05:57,740 --> 00:05:58,540 One minute 38. 79 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:00,320 What do I need? What do I need? 80 00:06:04,300 --> 00:06:06,420 Okay, your temple's down. Hands up. 81 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:08,200 Right now. 82 00:06:08,590 --> 00:06:09,380 They're up. Good. 83 00:06:10,980 --> 00:06:12,860 We have a new potato salad. 84 00:06:13,060 --> 00:06:14,300 It's strong mushroom, baby corn, 85 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,980 and they're in the orange vinaigrette with grilled anchovy. 86 00:06:17,540 --> 00:06:19,820 They're not fresh anchovy, which would have been a lot better. 87 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:20,820 It's a can challenge. 88 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:21,680 It's a can, yeah. 89 00:06:22,580 --> 00:06:23,140 Go, Betty. 90 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,400 I have made for you lemon hummus, 91 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,690 beets, and artichoke hearts in a sage vinaigrette. 92 00:06:30,740 --> 00:06:31,260 Sam. 93 00:06:31,660 --> 00:06:35,440 So this is a crunchy anchovy over a garbanzo and beet salad 94 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,800 flavored with little Dijon and lemon vinaigrette. 95 00:06:40,100 --> 00:06:42,400 I've created a nice little canned dish for you guys. 96 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,660 We have some hearts and palm with clams 97 00:06:44,660 --> 00:06:46,020 and a little coconut milk foam, 98 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,140 a creme fraiche with trout and chervil, 99 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,460 and then lastly, some water chestnuts with citrus. 100 00:06:51,260 --> 00:06:51,720 Why the coconut? 101 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,860 I think that the coconut milk goes nice 102 00:06:53,860 --> 00:06:55,920 with the hearts, palms, and the clams. 103 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:56,180 You think so? 104 00:06:58,740 --> 00:07:00,940 Well, I made the 15-minute salad. 105 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,820 I got garbanzo beans, green beans, kidney beans, 106 00:07:04,060 --> 00:07:05,240 and some artichoke hearts. 107 00:07:05,540 --> 00:07:06,360 Why don't you put the mint in there? 108 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:07,820 Just to give it a little bit of a twist. 109 00:07:07,900 --> 00:07:08,810 That's actually pretty nice. 110 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:09,820 It makes a difference. 111 00:07:10,300 --> 00:07:10,700 Yeah, it does. 112 00:07:10,900 --> 00:07:11,020 Thanks. 113 00:07:11,340 --> 00:07:11,680 Thank you. 114 00:07:12,420 --> 00:07:14,340 I sauteed a canned spinach with cannellini beans 115 00:07:14,340 --> 00:07:15,740 and a little red chili flakes. 116 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:17,940 The new potatoes, I drossed them, 117 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:20,040 and Vienna sausages, I roasted as well. 118 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,040 Somehow you managed for it to lose its caniness. 119 00:07:22,700 --> 00:07:23,140 Thank you. 120 00:07:23,140 --> 00:07:25,460 I don't have Thanksgiving in Mexico, but we have Christmas, 121 00:07:25,860 --> 00:07:27,380 and we always make a salad fruit. 122 00:07:28,100 --> 00:07:30,700 And then this is hash with shallots, fresh parsley, 123 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,100 and I put some kidney beans. 124 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:33,280 Why the two things together? 125 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,960 We always eat the salad with meat. 126 00:07:37,220 --> 00:07:37,660 Hello there. 127 00:07:37,780 --> 00:07:38,280 Okay, nice. 128 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:40,000 Pasta puttanesca. 129 00:07:40,580 --> 00:07:43,940 I use the double ham instead of anchovies at the base, 130 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,040 and we do the tomatoes, the capers, the peas. 131 00:07:48,610 --> 00:07:51,400 What I've done here is I've done a blueberry yogurt cream on the top. 132 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,940 In the middle I have a peach-coconut Italian cream. 133 00:07:58,100 --> 00:07:58,940 Hey, how's it going? 134 00:07:59,400 --> 00:07:59,600 Good. 135 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:00,830 It's made of mashed potatoes. 136 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,080 You butter all the oil, all the cream, 137 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,000 some chili, the bacon-wrapped corn. 138 00:08:06,700 --> 00:08:08,660 I think if anybody really put themselves out there today, 139 00:08:08,700 --> 00:08:09,040 it was Mike. 140 00:08:09,420 --> 00:08:10,880 Never in a million years would 15 minutes 141 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,440 would I have tried to make mashed potatoes. 142 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:13,420 Tom, what did you think? 143 00:08:13,980 --> 00:08:16,120 No, overall I thought you guys really embraced the challenge. 144 00:08:16,260 --> 00:08:17,540 I thought some pretty interesting things. 145 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,600 Cliff didn't taste like canned food. 146 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:20,600 It was really clean, fresh. 147 00:08:21,020 --> 00:08:23,960 Sam, I love the idea that you thought about frying anchovies. 148 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,290 Marcel, I find when you work with clams 149 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:29,840 and if you work with coconut, it has to be a place cold. 150 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:31,900 Or they taste off. 151 00:08:32,820 --> 00:08:34,200 The hash on its own was wonderful. 152 00:08:34,580 --> 00:08:35,940 I thought the fruit was wonderful. 153 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:37,880 I'm still not sold on putting the two together. 154 00:08:39,340 --> 00:08:40,760 Elon, I'd like you to come stand over here. 155 00:08:42,300 --> 00:08:43,400 Mia, why don't you come up to the front here? 156 00:08:44,060 --> 00:08:45,420 Sam, you can come up as well. 157 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,040 Right, Cliff, you can just change places with Michael. 158 00:08:53,180 --> 00:08:54,780 And Frankie, you can stay where you are. 159 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:57,100 Okay, so who's your winner? 160 00:08:57,900 --> 00:09:00,630 The winner of the canned good challenge is Sam. 161 00:09:03,660 --> 00:09:06,740 Chef Coelucchio announced that Sam was the winner 162 00:09:06,740 --> 00:09:08,720 and I'm thinking, damn it, there I go again. 163 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,720 I'm that close to winning a doggone quick-fire challenge 164 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:13,100 and it slips through my fingers. 165 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,200 Mia, you have also won. 166 00:09:17,540 --> 00:09:19,200 And Cliff, what? 167 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:20,380 I'm in shock. 168 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,560 I'm absolutely in shock with the judge's decision. 169 00:09:24,140 --> 00:09:26,300 I tried Cliff's food and I tried Sam's food. 170 00:09:26,940 --> 00:09:28,880 I spit out Cliff's food. 171 00:09:29,300 --> 00:09:30,080 And Elon. 172 00:09:33,610 --> 00:09:35,600 Frank, you are a winner as well. 173 00:09:35,680 --> 00:09:37,520 All five of you actually won the challenge. 174 00:09:38,500 --> 00:09:40,240 I feel great about this. 175 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,320 This is my first time winning immunity number one. 176 00:09:43,780 --> 00:09:44,580 So congratulations. 177 00:09:45,140 --> 00:09:47,720 That means none of you five can be eliminated. 178 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,960 And the next challenge, 179 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,600 Mike, Marcel, Betty, Elia and Carlos, 180 00:09:53,900 --> 00:09:57,260 you are the only five cooking in the elimination challenge, 181 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,740 which means one of you will be eliminated. 182 00:10:00,580 --> 00:10:02,000 I was really disappointed. 183 00:10:02,420 --> 00:10:04,900 There's five of us in this elimination challenge. 184 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,800 Our chances of losing are doubled. 185 00:10:10,940 --> 00:10:12,720 For this elimination challenge, 186 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,460 you'll be cooking Thanksgiving dinner. 187 00:10:14,460 --> 00:10:18,080 Your challenge is to use the time -honored Thanksgiving ingredients 188 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:22,120 and reinvent them for a cutting -edge Thanksgiving dinner. 189 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:25,460 It is very oxymoronic that we have to make 190 00:10:25,460 --> 00:10:28,580 a cutting-edge Thanksgiving dinner. 191 00:10:29,380 --> 00:10:32,080 Those are two things that are diametrically opposed. 192 00:10:32,680 --> 00:10:34,500 Which you'll serve to ask the judges 193 00:10:34,500 --> 00:10:36,500 and the other five chefs. 194 00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:40,440 To make it even worse, 195 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,200 the five losers get to make Thanksgiving dinner 196 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:46,360 for the five winners. 197 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:49,840 The number of courses and how you serve them is up to you. 198 00:10:50,100 --> 00:10:52,580 You also have to work out which one of you 199 00:10:52,580 --> 00:10:55,000 takes responsibility for which part of the meal. 200 00:10:55,860 --> 00:10:59,800 You will be judged on your individual contribution to the meal, 201 00:11:00,090 --> 00:11:02,520 and one of you will be eliminated. 202 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,360 You have one hour to prep this evening in the laws, 203 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:08,700 and then tomorrow you'll have four hours 204 00:11:08,700 --> 00:11:10,220 to work before dinner time. 205 00:11:12,300 --> 00:11:13,880 So you five winning chefs, 206 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:16,580 as a prize you get to relax this afternoon. 207 00:11:17,020 --> 00:11:19,260 You'll drop off the rest of this food at the food bank, 208 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,020 and then you can play, 209 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,540 while the others have to slave over our hot stores. 210 00:11:24,460 --> 00:11:25,380 I do feel bad for those guys. 211 00:11:25,740 --> 00:11:26,860 That's a tough group to be in, 212 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:28,260 to every man for themselves. 213 00:11:28,460 --> 00:11:29,080 Someone's going home. 214 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:30,160 All right, you guys. 215 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:31,900 Better get busy. 216 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:33,520 We'll see you tomorrow at the loft. 217 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:34,040 Good luck. 218 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:37,780 All right, guys. 219 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:39,340 Let's figure out the menu for this. 220 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:43,040 We have an hour in the kitchen to decide on our dishes 221 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:44,720 and then start to pull, 222 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,060 because we are going to be cooking at the loft. 223 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,500 Can we just talk about what we definitely have to have? 224 00:11:49,540 --> 00:11:50,190 We have to have the turkey. 225 00:11:51,140 --> 00:11:51,200 Yes. 226 00:11:51,580 --> 00:11:52,420 Yeah, that's an entree. 227 00:11:53,500 --> 00:11:53,900 Stuffing. 228 00:11:54,140 --> 00:11:56,140 How about twice potato entree? 229 00:11:56,460 --> 00:11:56,560 Very deserved. 230 00:11:56,660 --> 00:11:57,720 Yes, but the entree. 231 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:58,000 The entree. 232 00:11:59,420 --> 00:11:59,900 No, no, no, no. 233 00:11:59,940 --> 00:12:02,060 At the beginning, I tried to initiate something like, 234 00:12:02,060 --> 00:12:04,600 hey, I cook Thanksgiving every year, man. 235 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,560 There's too many eagles on that team, you know? 236 00:12:06,820 --> 00:12:07,960 Right, so we just do a family style, 237 00:12:08,100 --> 00:12:09,860 bust out dishes, put it on a plate, 238 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,180 because that's Thanksgiving, you know? 239 00:12:11,340 --> 00:12:12,800 Family style's a horrible idea. 240 00:12:12,980 --> 00:12:13,880 It's cutting edge, dude. 241 00:12:14,060 --> 00:12:14,800 It's cutting edge. 242 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:16,860 But, dude, you want to make it cutting edge? 243 00:12:17,140 --> 00:12:19,080 We can get a chicken, a duck, and a turkey 244 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,700 and make it into like a turkey chicken duck lasagna. 245 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:24,400 No, I think... 246 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:25,460 Okay, I make a rule. 247 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,440 You can only talk if you have the pepper mill in your hand. 248 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,420 I think that we should do plated soup, plated salad, 249 00:12:30,420 --> 00:12:33,760 plated dessert, and family style Thanksgiving dinner. 250 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,280 That's too much food. 251 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,180 Thanksgiving's so heavy. 252 00:12:37,820 --> 00:12:39,880 I mean, we were trying to sit around and figure this stuff out. 253 00:12:40,020 --> 00:12:40,960 Betty wants to be the leader, 254 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:42,880 but she doesn't want anyone to tell her what to do. 255 00:12:42,980 --> 00:12:44,850 I know how to come up with good ideas 256 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:46,480 and put a twist on things, 257 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,260 but they don't want to give me a chance. 258 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:49,040 Fourth course. 259 00:12:49,740 --> 00:12:50,300 Any suggestions? 260 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,860 I suggested that we work as a team 261 00:12:52,860 --> 00:12:55,760 and do a fourth course menu. 262 00:12:55,980 --> 00:12:56,800 Everybody has a say. 263 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,180 We all decide on every course. 264 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,060 I don't see it being done that way. 265 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:02,480 Unfortunately, that idea was shot down. 266 00:13:02,780 --> 00:13:04,680 Let me throw out my ideas, okay? 267 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,640 For the soup, I was thinking with like an egg custard at the bottom, 268 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:09,080 maybe like a bacon custard, 269 00:13:09,420 --> 00:13:12,260 maybe make like a bacon custard or like a nutmeg custard 270 00:13:12,260 --> 00:13:13,090 or like a cinnamon custard. 271 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:14,060 I'll do the soup. 272 00:13:16,140 --> 00:13:16,680 Oh, my gosh. 273 00:13:17,180 --> 00:13:17,940 That's such a mess. 274 00:13:18,660 --> 00:13:20,480 I'm really mad with this decision today. 275 00:13:20,620 --> 00:13:24,400 I'm just devastated, completely demotivated at this point. 276 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:25,940 This is like a slap in your face. 277 00:13:26,210 --> 00:13:27,440 What kind of soup are you gonna make? 278 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,240 Probably I'll just give them a shot of vinegar. 279 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,210 I don't want any kamikaze action. 280 00:13:32,580 --> 00:13:35,660 I'm concerned that Ellia is gonna bust out like suicidal maneuver 281 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:37,380 and I would hate to see that happen. 282 00:13:37,660 --> 00:13:38,780 Ellia is doing soup. 283 00:13:38,980 --> 00:13:40,440 I'm gonna do a salad and dessert. 284 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:41,480 No, you cannot do both. 285 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:42,560 You wanna do salad? 286 00:13:42,740 --> 00:13:43,280 You have to delete it. 287 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:44,900 Is that what you would like to do? 288 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:45,520 Not really. 289 00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:47,320 Not really, but I'll throw something together. 290 00:13:47,820 --> 00:13:51,680 I have a clear game plan for remaining in this competition. 291 00:13:52,900 --> 00:13:55,260 Middle, safe, is fine with me. 292 00:14:02,850 --> 00:14:04,470 I do that or I do mushrooms too. 293 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,140 I think mushroom would be lovely with what we're serving, 294 00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:08,360 but this is your dish. 295 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:09,640 Truly do, apparently. 296 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:11,850 I'm gonna make the cheese with it. 297 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,360 Ellia started to lose it a little. 298 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,600 What's the point of staying? 299 00:14:33,700 --> 00:14:35,840 Ready, Carlos, Mike and I are going to Wild 300 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,840 Oats to shop for our ingredients, while Ellia 301 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,900 is going to Charlie's Fixtures to shop for plates, sauceboats... 302 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,860 This is an extremely difficult challenge because 303 00:14:46,860 --> 00:14:49,440 we're trying to take the most traditional 304 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:54,760 American holiday, Thanksgiving, and put like this cutting-edge twist on it. 305 00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:56,880 Carlos, you just kind of roam in for your stuff? 306 00:14:57,420 --> 00:15:01,400 I am thinking butternut squash, fall flavors, 307 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,460 pumpkin seeds, and I'm trying to formulate 308 00:15:04,460 --> 00:15:07,980 a way to integrate those into a salad. 309 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:10,200 Do you have fresh honeycomb? 310 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,880 I decide I'm going to go the extra mile, so I'm going to make a twice-baked potato. 311 00:15:15,100 --> 00:15:17,780 I'm going to put out a cheese plate, and I'm going to put out a cannape. 312 00:15:18,060 --> 00:15:19,660 Someone's going to go home out of us five. 313 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,440 If I rock three solid dishes, I'm definitely not going to go home. 314 00:15:23,780 --> 00:15:24,680 It's about 10 pounds. 315 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:25,980 No, it's going to be too big on the table. 316 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:27,610 Let's take them here. 317 00:15:27,860 --> 00:15:28,500 Wait, wait, wait. 318 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:30,940 It's too big, too big on the table. 319 00:15:31,060 --> 00:15:31,240 It's fast, man. 320 00:15:31,380 --> 00:15:32,000 It's fast, man. 321 00:15:32,420 --> 00:15:34,420 My plan of attack for Thanksgiving Day is to 322 00:15:34,420 --> 00:15:36,640 blow away the judges and do an avant-garde 323 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:36,980 twist. 324 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:38,760 Cranberry jelly with cranberry foam. 325 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:40,240 I'm taking stuffing. 326 00:15:40,460 --> 00:15:42,660 You know, stuffing it inside the turkey was nice roulade. 327 00:15:43,020 --> 00:15:44,720 I'm just trying to use cutting-edge techniques. 328 00:15:46,700 --> 00:15:53,440 I decide to do a chai pumpkin pie creme brulee with a chocolate hazelnut creme brulee. 329 00:15:53,930 --> 00:15:58,900 That sounds to me like the perfect ending for a cutting-edge Thanksgiving dinner. 330 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:00,920 I'm also going to get some of this ground turkey. 331 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:02,020 It's fine. 332 00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:08,620 Where did you find the queso fresco at the Wild Oats? 333 00:16:08,780 --> 00:16:11,270 I bought the cheese that was in the salad bar. 334 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:12,880 Salad bar. 335 00:16:13,260 --> 00:16:13,980 Thank you, sweetheart. Bye Carlitos 336 00:16:14,460 --> 00:16:19,400 I'll take four of these ones. 337 00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:20,420 Four? 338 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:26,200 I know what good food tastes like and I know what bad food tastes like, too. 339 00:16:26,700 --> 00:16:28,240 So when I saw the decision of the judges, 340 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:33,060 I was like, okay, is there any point for me 341 00:16:33,060 --> 00:16:34,760 to cook? 342 00:16:34,784 --> 00:16:36,784 Bigger than that 343 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:39,680 That's you, okay? 344 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:39,980 Yeah. 345 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:41,360 That's good. 346 00:16:41,820 --> 00:16:42,420 That's very good. 347 00:16:50,700 --> 00:16:53,360 We are going to take the canned goods to the 348 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,500 food bank, which I'm really excited about. 349 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,560 Because when I was 13, my family had some, 350 00:16:59,980 --> 00:17:02,280 we had some problems and my mom and I ended 351 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:02,840 up homeless. 352 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,520 I know how important the food bank is to a lot of people. 353 00:17:05,940 --> 00:17:06,060 Hey, man. 354 00:17:06,340 --> 00:17:06,460 Hey. 355 00:17:08,140 --> 00:17:08,880 How are you? We had some extra food, thought you guys could use it. 356 00:17:08,980 --> 00:17:09,580 We sure could. 357 00:17:09,740 --> 00:17:10,150 This is great. 358 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:11,560 Turkey, we're getting ready for the season. 359 00:17:11,780 --> 00:17:11,920 There you go. 360 00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:12,280 Wonderful. 361 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:13,680 We'll take these in. 362 00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:13,940 Awesome. 363 00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:14,480 Thanks, man. 364 00:17:14,620 --> 00:17:14,840 Thank you. 365 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,100 Anytime that somebody can give back to a homeless 366 00:17:17,100 --> 00:17:21,100 person or to an underprivileged family, it's 367 00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:21,740 very important. 368 00:17:22,120 --> 00:17:25,920 And we in the restaurant industry have such a great opportunity to do that. 369 00:17:26,140 --> 00:17:26,540 Thank you, guys. 370 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:27,620 Thank you. 371 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:29,720 Take care. 372 00:17:29,980 --> 00:17:30,660 Take care. 373 00:17:30,940 --> 00:17:31,480 Thank you. 374 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:40,320 Thank you. 375 00:17:40,980 --> 00:17:43,240 We have two kitchens to work with. 376 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:48,380 An hour of prep the first day to be followed by four hours of prep the second day. 377 00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:55,880 I'm so glad we cleaned our apartments. 378 00:17:56,420 --> 00:17:58,280 How about if Marcel and Mike, you guys work 379 00:17:58,280 --> 00:17:59,820 in the other kitchen, you guys are cool with 380 00:17:59,820 --> 00:18:00,020 that? 381 00:18:00,260 --> 00:18:00,520 Yeah, that's fine. 382 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:02,040 See you all later. 383 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,380 Marcel and Betty don't get along and I don't really want to work with her. 384 00:18:06,540 --> 00:18:08,100 She likes to take control. 385 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:12,240 It assumes you don't have any skills and so we went to work in a room. 386 00:18:14,580 --> 00:18:17,000 This is like a nice, sanitary place to cook. 387 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,400 I'd throw up if I knew food came out of this place. 388 00:18:20,380 --> 00:18:20,920 It's gross. 389 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,940 I was like ass and cigarettes in here. 390 00:18:24,260 --> 00:18:25,520 You should have seen it when I came in here. 391 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,140 It was like deodorant and necklaces and toothbrush and toothpaste. 392 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,220 All that just like sitting out. 393 00:18:31,540 --> 00:18:34,460 I've already blown 15 minutes into my prep 394 00:18:34,460 --> 00:18:37,220 time and the kitchen is not prepared to be 395 00:18:37,220 --> 00:18:38,360 cooked in at all. 396 00:18:38,620 --> 00:18:40,580 There's toiletries all over the countertops. 397 00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:43,060 I take everything and I put it over in the corner. 398 00:18:45,180 --> 00:18:45,980 How much time do we have? 399 00:18:46,740 --> 00:18:47,760 Like 30 minutes. 400 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,680 I have just been so pissy since this happened this morning. 401 00:18:51,940 --> 00:18:52,280 Me too. 402 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:53,700 It makes me angry too, Betty. 403 00:18:54,500 --> 00:18:57,140 Maybe it's my ego being put chosen in the bottom five. 404 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,220 Betty, this has nothing to do with ego. 405 00:18:59,900 --> 00:19:01,880 I can take criticism when it's fair. 406 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:04,620 I'm just really, really, really upset. 407 00:19:04,620 --> 00:19:07,120 In my school, they taught me not to lick the whisk. 408 00:19:10,220 --> 00:19:11,020 All the spatula. 409 00:19:11,700 --> 00:19:14,520 Elia started to lose it a little bit. 410 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:18,940 Make sure you have chocolate everywhere. 411 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:20,940 Elia has it. 412 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:23,680 A chocolate meltdown, no pun intended. 413 00:19:29,940 --> 00:19:35,380 It is the perfect comic relief for this frustrated, 414 00:19:36,140 --> 00:19:40,940 rambunctious, angry, confusion that we're dealing with. 415 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:42,760 It can't open my eyes though. 416 00:19:43,460 --> 00:19:43,900 Am I warmer? 417 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:45,540 This is the professionalism. 418 00:19:49,290 --> 00:19:50,100 Ten minutes. 419 00:19:50,100 --> 00:19:51,840 Are you f***ing kidding me? 420 00:19:55,060 --> 00:19:56,520 These cameras are like floating. 421 00:19:57,860 --> 00:19:59,340 I didn't anticipate that. 422 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:00,080 Time? 423 00:20:00,620 --> 00:20:01,740 I'm going next door, dude. 424 00:20:13,470 --> 00:20:16,180 Two to have a day off, I think is awesome. 425 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:20,400 I think there's going to be some animosity from the other group, definitely. 426 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:25,650 There was a bunch of stuff that was on the table, like toothbrushes, toiletry bags, 427 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:27,580 and I just took all that s*** and threw it on the floor. 428 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,540 It's all like in one pile on the floor. 429 00:20:30,580 --> 00:20:33,380 Marcel only cares about himself, and it's really hard to work with him. 430 00:20:33,580 --> 00:20:36,820 He seems to think that he's a cut above from everybody else. 431 00:20:37,260 --> 00:20:39,080 Your roommate threw your f***ing toiletries on the ground. 432 00:20:39,220 --> 00:20:42,340 If that kid was my roommate and threw my toiletries on the ground, man. 433 00:20:42,820 --> 00:20:44,560 I haven't dealt with that situation yet. 434 00:20:44,890 --> 00:20:49,260 I go back to the room to discover that, yes, my toothbrush was on the floor, 435 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:51,140 so I'm a little boiling at this point. 436 00:20:51,940 --> 00:20:53,270 I want you to look into my eyes. 437 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,280 If you ever touch anything personal of mine, 438 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:00,140 I will beat you so bad that your mother will not recognize you. 439 00:21:00,460 --> 00:21:02,680 That wasn't cool. Don't let it happen. 440 00:21:04,940 --> 00:21:06,660 I'm just chilling with all the other chefs 441 00:21:06,660 --> 00:21:09,390 when Frank comes up like a crazy wildebeest, 442 00:21:09,940 --> 00:21:10,920 flaring his nostrils. 443 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:12,050 What are you talking about? 444 00:21:12,060 --> 00:21:13,180 My toothbrush on the floor? 445 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:16,880 I thought I put it in your toiletry bag. 446 00:21:18,220 --> 00:21:21,420 I guess I'm probably not Frank's favorite at this point. 447 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,640 It's gotten beyond food, and it's getting a little bit personal. 448 00:21:30,180 --> 00:21:32,460 What kind of crap house are you running in? 449 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:33,720 This is an atrocity. 450 00:21:33,980 --> 00:21:34,600 Ah, God. 451 00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:50,360 So it's Thanksgiving morning, and we've got like four hours to bang out. 452 00:21:50,420 --> 00:21:53,260 Thanksgiving in a dorm room? 453 00:21:53,340 --> 00:21:54,860 It's like totally hairy. 454 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,240 I don't even want to think about the fact that it's an elimination. 455 00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,220 What do you think before? Let's go over to the table. 456 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:00,540 What do you think before, Elia? 457 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:08,560 I wake up today, and I'm just not very into the whole challenge. 458 00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:11,540 I'm thankful because I have completely caused my challenge. 459 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:13,500 So thankful. 460 00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:16,520 All right, what's the word? 461 00:22:17,980 --> 00:22:20,380 The timer starts. We've got our four hours to cook. 462 00:22:20,620 --> 00:22:21,860 I've got a lot of work to do. 463 00:22:22,140 --> 00:22:26,080 It was relatively quiet in the kitchen because I needed to concentrate. 464 00:22:26,300 --> 00:22:28,040 I think that Mike was also pretty focused. 465 00:22:28,660 --> 00:22:31,000 So you're doing twice baked and mashers, or what? 466 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:32,160 Yeah. 467 00:22:33,540 --> 00:22:36,240 I'm doing a twice baked potato shrimp, a 468 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,320 turkey canopé, and corn, and a cheese plate. 469 00:22:39,420 --> 00:22:42,260 Five things. I'm going to knock it all down. No problem. 470 00:22:43,420 --> 00:22:45,580 Dude, I'm going to be cutting it so close. 471 00:22:46,180 --> 00:22:47,460 It's 15 minutes into it. 472 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:48,760 What do you think they're doing next door? 473 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,840 My prep day consists of concentrating on the salad. 474 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:01,060 So for the four hours, I really try to dedicate myself to my salad. 475 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,080 Elia, you're awfully quiet. How's the soup coming? 476 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,040 It is coming dandy. 477 00:23:07,020 --> 00:23:09,000 This oven must be lower than normal. 478 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,520 I'm having a little bit of trouble getting my creme brulees 479 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:17,340 to be the exact consistency that I would like them to be. 480 00:23:17,820 --> 00:23:20,560 I'm going to put it for another 20 minutes. I think it'll be good. 481 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,920 When the other half of the group were back at home, cooking away, 482 00:23:28,020 --> 00:23:31,940 we went over to the Soap Hotel to Simon LA to have breakfast. 483 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:33,620 Cheers, guys. 484 00:23:33,980 --> 00:23:34,080 Cheers. 485 00:23:34,740 --> 00:23:36,360 They're not cooking tea day dinner. 486 00:23:36,420 --> 00:23:36,600 Yeah. 487 00:23:36,740 --> 00:23:39,180 Do you think they picked the leader or no? 488 00:23:39,660 --> 00:23:42,940 No, I think Marcel pretty much separated himself from the rest of the group 489 00:23:42,940 --> 00:23:44,760 and is doing whatever Marcel is going to do. 490 00:23:44,980 --> 00:23:46,600 I think Marcel being totally separate from 491 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,520 everybody, I think it could be to his advantage. 492 00:23:49,860 --> 00:23:51,660 It's going to have to be some level of camaraderie, 493 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,480 otherwise the whole meal is going to be a disaster. 494 00:23:57,180 --> 00:23:59,200 What are you guys cooking? What are you working on? 495 00:24:00,220 --> 00:24:02,240 I am working in chopping my mushrooms. 496 00:24:02,980 --> 00:24:03,720 For the mushrooms for? 497 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,040 For a mushroom soup. 498 00:24:06,660 --> 00:24:06,680 Okay. 499 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:08,640 Can I ask you a question? 500 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:09,440 Okay. 501 00:24:10,220 --> 00:24:12,200 Why did you like yesterday about Clif's dish? 502 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:13,020 Clif's dish? 503 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:13,520 To understand. 504 00:24:14,340 --> 00:24:15,200 I actually thought it was pretty good. 505 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:15,700 Really? 506 00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:16,320 Yeah. 507 00:24:16,580 --> 00:24:17,120 What about it? 508 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:18,340 I spit it out. 509 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,260 I was very in shock with the decision. 510 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:22,680 Really? 511 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,340 Really, really, really. I'm just being sincere here. 512 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,860 It's really good. You had to try the whole thing. 513 00:24:28,260 --> 00:24:31,580 I was so mad and demotivated. 514 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,780 But if you're saying that you really like the flavors... 515 00:24:35,780 --> 00:24:37,520 I guess part of it was judging on how it tastes, 516 00:24:37,700 --> 00:24:39,180 but also judging on how the products were used. 517 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:40,000 I thought it was good. 518 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:41,060 Okay. 519 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:45,260 This made me realize that she's being honest. 520 00:24:45,580 --> 00:24:47,640 We just have complete different palates. 521 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,460 I let all the obsteteness get over me. 522 00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:55,720 I respect this man, and he's my judge, and I have to stick with his decisions. 523 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,140 You're going to have a lovely Thanksgiving. 524 00:24:58,480 --> 00:24:58,660 Bye. 525 00:24:59,060 --> 00:24:59,580 Bye-bye. 526 00:24:59,580 --> 00:25:00,200 See you later. 527 00:25:01,620 --> 00:25:04,240 I'm going to make it look beautiful and taste the best as I can. 528 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:05,920 I really want them to enjoy the meal. 529 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,280 And conceptually, you know, I was the only one who understood the challenge. 530 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,480 Trying to utilize cutting-edge techniques. 531 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:24,180 I'm feeling pretty good. 532 00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:29,220 My salad wasn't my best performance, but it wasn't as bad as Michael's side dishes. 533 00:25:29,220 --> 00:25:30,200 Phase, phase, phase. 534 00:25:31,850 --> 00:25:35,760 Carlos is doing a salad, so we go up on the chopping block. 535 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,540 I know for a fact that, Carlos, what did you do? 536 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:39,840 You want me to salad? 537 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:41,660 He sat himself up to go home. 538 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:44,080 You go out. 539 00:25:44,620 --> 00:25:46,400 Fifteen minutes later, salad goes out. 540 00:25:46,500 --> 00:25:47,170 Is that what we're suggesting? 541 00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:51,280 I brought our dinner guest with us. 542 00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:53,180 Obviously, Tony doesn't need an introduction. 543 00:25:53,360 --> 00:25:53,800 Not at all. 544 00:25:54,300 --> 00:25:55,720 Author of Kitchen Confidential. 545 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,600 Personally, I totally look after the guy. 546 00:25:57,780 --> 00:25:59,860 He's not scared to tell someone their food sucks. 547 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:01,540 Just hope he doesn't tell me I suck. 548 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,640 Yeah, looking forward to an inspiring Thanksgiving dinner. 549 00:26:05,020 --> 00:26:05,920 We'll catch up to the dinner table. 550 00:26:06,420 --> 00:26:07,980 Man, do you cook for Anthony Bourdain, you know? 551 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:09,740 He's a pretty tough critic, though, man. 552 00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:21,360 When Chef Anthony Bourdain walks into the room, we're totally shocked. 553 00:26:21,540 --> 00:26:23,460 It is huge to be able to sit and have a meal with him. 554 00:26:23,460 --> 00:26:25,900 I'm very happy that I'm not cooking Thanksgiving dinner. 555 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:26,800 Awesome! 556 00:26:29,060 --> 00:26:31,380 Looking forward to smashing the hopes and dreams and ambitions. 557 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,140 Yes! Awesome. 558 00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:35,160 All right. 559 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:36,840 So I'm the first dish to go out. 560 00:26:36,940 --> 00:26:37,740 I feel pretty good. 561 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:39,280 I made this killer little can of egg. 562 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:41,000 I knew everyone was going to like it. 563 00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:41,620 All right. 564 00:26:41,860 --> 00:26:43,820 So I just got a little can of egg. 565 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:45,280 It's turkey meat. 566 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:46,960 Kind of a little spin on deviled egg. 567 00:26:47,380 --> 00:26:48,100 Happy Thanksgiving. 568 00:26:48,620 --> 00:26:49,280 Thank you very much. 569 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:50,040 It's a pleasure to serve you. 570 00:26:50,300 --> 00:26:50,860 It's really tasty. 571 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:52,120 It was really fun. 572 00:26:52,120 --> 00:26:53,140 Tons of flavor. 573 00:26:54,140 --> 00:26:55,900 Mine is the first main dish to go out. 574 00:26:56,140 --> 00:26:57,100 It was very nerve-wracking. 575 00:26:58,180 --> 00:26:58,700 Hello there. 576 00:26:59,060 --> 00:27:01,440 Here we have a roasted butternut squash 577 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,640 with chipotle queso fresco on top. 578 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:05,540 Enjoy. 579 00:27:06,820 --> 00:27:07,380 Where's the lamb? 580 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,300 It's a bunch of masculine greens. 581 00:27:09,660 --> 00:27:11,140 The onions, most of them are burnt. 582 00:27:11,660 --> 00:27:14,440 I'm just not quite sure I get the dish at all. 583 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:14,900 It's limp. 584 00:27:15,460 --> 00:27:15,800 It's really... 585 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:16,640 It's unattractive. 586 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,080 I'm just really nervous at this point 587 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,080 because just the idea of going home 588 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:24,400 makes me really sad. 589 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:25,720 Hi. 590 00:27:26,020 --> 00:27:27,370 This is my first Thanksgiving. 591 00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:30,740 I made a mushroom cream with portobello 592 00:27:30,740 --> 00:27:33,480 and button mushrooms with the knots, 593 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:34,320 chives. 594 00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:35,830 I hope you enjoy it. 595 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:37,660 I'm liking the taste of this thing. 596 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:38,640 I like the water. 597 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:39,220 I love the texture. 598 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:40,220 I love the nuttiness. 599 00:27:40,700 --> 00:27:41,540 They complement mushrooms. 600 00:27:43,380 --> 00:27:46,460 I made a turkey roulade, 601 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,200 which is utilizing the breast meat on the exterior. 602 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,920 The next ring inside would be the thigh. 603 00:27:52,300 --> 00:27:53,780 And then lastly, the stuffing is in the center. 604 00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:55,840 And then a cranberry jelly with a cranberry. 605 00:27:56,500 --> 00:27:57,240 Good job. 606 00:28:00,580 --> 00:28:01,460 The roulade itself, 607 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,200 for the turkey at the time, 608 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,220 should be a little bit more bang for its buck. 609 00:28:05,700 --> 00:28:06,340 It's very dry. 610 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:07,820 I think there's way too much cranberry. 611 00:28:08,620 --> 00:28:09,520 A bit too tart. 612 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,570 Marcel's plate has been a mirror image 613 00:28:12,140 --> 00:28:14,800 of every plate that he's done in this whole competition. 614 00:28:15,180 --> 00:28:16,080 I can't stand the little punk. 615 00:28:16,820 --> 00:28:17,960 I don't mind the roulade. 616 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,220 I think we asked him to do something cutting out. 617 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:20,920 It's cutting out. 618 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:22,140 It's too dry, 619 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:27,170 but I kind of like that he's had the balls to go this far out. 620 00:28:27,580 --> 00:28:28,500 As for a boy has balls. 621 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:29,280 He did something. 622 00:28:29,460 --> 00:28:30,020 He took a stand, yeah. 623 00:28:31,380 --> 00:28:32,040 All right. 624 00:28:32,740 --> 00:28:34,560 I didn't know how you guys like the potatoes, 625 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,660 so I made something with shrimp and did the parsnip mash. 626 00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:40,560 So, Mike, you did all of these sides, right? 627 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:40,980 Yeah. 628 00:28:41,660 --> 00:28:41,920 Enjoy. 629 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:44,600 This is an atrocity. 630 00:28:45,380 --> 00:28:47,860 Two potatoes, I mean, and it's all white, too. 631 00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:50,800 I mean, are there any fundamentals that have not been broken 632 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,880 in a non-creative, non-heavy way? 633 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,260 What kind of crack house are you running here? 634 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,880 I'm actually enjoying the twice-baked potato 635 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,540 better than the dry turkey we bought. 636 00:29:03,340 --> 00:29:04,040 Oh, God. 637 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:08,480 I'm basically done for the day. 638 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:11,400 And, ass-fatty, what can I do for you? 639 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:12,040 I want to help. 640 00:29:12,580 --> 00:29:13,220 Is the ginger burning? 641 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:13,840 F***. 642 00:29:14,740 --> 00:29:17,920 I had decided to put some crystallized ginger 643 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,820 and some fresh hazelnut on top of the pumpkin 644 00:29:20,820 --> 00:29:22,480 and then added the sugar on top. 645 00:29:22,620 --> 00:29:25,620 And when I go to brulee it, they both start to burn. 646 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:26,460 What do I do? 647 00:29:26,740 --> 00:29:27,440 Take off the ginger. 648 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,360 Hello, it's sugar time. 649 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:31,220 Okay. 650 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,500 For Thanksgiving dessert today, 651 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:37,160 we have a very unique pumpkin pie with chai, 652 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,440 creme brulee, a chocolate creme brulee 653 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,040 with the essence of hazelnut. 654 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:44,340 And, to finish it all off, 655 00:29:44,660 --> 00:29:46,680 a shot of French roast coffee 656 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,980 with a touch of vanilla whipped cream. 657 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,620 For me, the beauty of eating creme brulee 658 00:29:52,620 --> 00:29:54,440 is that the sugar glaze just cracks 659 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:55,720 and you get that crispy sugar. 660 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:56,920 I'm really missing that. 661 00:29:57,220 --> 00:29:59,920 A custard with sugar over the top is not creme brulee. 662 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,380 I think what's happened here 663 00:30:02,380 --> 00:30:03,780 is what's happened throughout the meal, 664 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:05,760 a complete failure of the imagination. 665 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:08,670 I mean, this, four hours? 666 00:30:09,780 --> 00:30:10,400 Four hours? 667 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:11,200 This? 668 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:14,440 A little cheese platter. 669 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:15,320 More? 670 00:30:15,660 --> 00:30:15,900 More. 671 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,300 So it's Applewood Cheddar, 672 00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:24,440 Gouda, Port-Salut, Parmesan, Brie. Enjoy 673 00:30:24,580 --> 00:30:25,320 Thank you, Michael. 674 00:30:25,780 --> 00:30:26,400 I like cheese. 675 00:30:27,020 --> 00:30:27,840 I love cheese. 676 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:29,840 But why are we eating it now? 677 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:31,540 Desperation. 678 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,000 It should be before dessert. 679 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:33,880 The mission was what? 680 00:30:34,580 --> 00:30:35,700 Stretch the boundaries? 681 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:37,000 Push the envelope? 682 00:30:38,900 --> 00:30:46,400 No. 683 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:47,140 It's a yes or no question. 684 00:30:47,300 --> 00:30:48,260 No, sit the f*** down. 685 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:49,540 If you're asking me a question, 686 00:30:49,740 --> 00:30:50,760 let me tell you the answer. 687 00:30:59,580 --> 00:31:01,200 So how was your Thanksgiving dinner? 688 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,420 No one really took a chance. 689 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:04,860 Nobody stepped up. 690 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,180 Nobody really delivered at the end. 691 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:10,110 You know, the challenge was take the traditional 692 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,340 flavors of Thanksgiving. And put a twist on it. 693 00:31:13,780 --> 00:31:14,720 Make it modern. 694 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:15,320 Make it special. 695 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:16,160 Make it different. 696 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,100 It's just disappointing to see a salad. 697 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:19,340 It's easy. Come on. 698 00:31:19,780 --> 00:31:20,600 The first dish was Carlos. 699 00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:23,900 Now, people may think that salad is a no-brainer, 700 00:31:24,020 --> 00:31:26,360 but great salads take a lot of imagination. 701 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,740 To go with something as pedestrian 702 00:31:29,540 --> 00:31:31,520 as, I'm guessing, bagged mezcla. 703 00:31:31,780 --> 00:31:32,900 It was just really lame. 704 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:34,020 And what about Elia? 705 00:31:34,220 --> 00:31:35,920 Her soup was actually very tasty. 706 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:37,230 It had the right texture. 707 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:39,020 Just got a tremendous amount of flavor out of it. 708 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:39,880 I thought it was good. 709 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:40,960 Well, I have to say that 710 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,440 it might not have been very avant-garde. 711 00:31:42,580 --> 00:31:45,200 We've all tasted millions of cream of mushroom soup before. 712 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:47,960 But because so many of the other dishes were such a disaster, 713 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,360 I was really excited to eat something that at least was tasty. 714 00:31:50,540 --> 00:31:53,430 The decision to go with it showed the most chefly qualities. 715 00:31:53,980 --> 00:31:55,800 I would just like to see her push those limits a little bit. 716 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,230 I thought the roulade was at least adventurous. 717 00:31:58,700 --> 00:32:01,900 I think that Marcel needs to be given some credit for his dish. 718 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,640 I thought that he definitely pushed the boundary. 719 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:05,660 I think it looked great. 720 00:32:05,820 --> 00:32:06,500 The color was beautiful. 721 00:32:06,860 --> 00:32:07,980 And I really liked the flavor 722 00:32:07,980 --> 00:32:09,760 of both of the cranberry components. 723 00:32:09,940 --> 00:32:11,600 Because there was no skin on that turkey, 724 00:32:12,020 --> 00:32:13,180 it needed fat on the outside. 725 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:15,200 Baste it with a good amount of fat. 726 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:16,340 Pork fat would have been delicious. 727 00:32:16,340 --> 00:32:17,310 Actually, it wouldn't be fine. 728 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:17,740 Ready? 729 00:32:18,540 --> 00:32:19,440 That wasn't creme brulee. 730 00:32:19,820 --> 00:32:22,560 That was pumpkin pie filling with burnt sugar on the top. 731 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:25,040 Just thinking about that course sends me into a coma. 732 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,140 So let's talk about Michael. 733 00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:29,020 We had a nerve to make those dishes. 734 00:32:29,340 --> 00:32:29,880 That's exactly what I'm thinking. 735 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,160 That was so perverse, so inappropriate. 736 00:32:32,660 --> 00:32:34,420 I'm almost beginning to respect it. 737 00:32:34,620 --> 00:32:36,960 The most enjoyable single mouthful of food 738 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:38,940 was that twice baked potato. 739 00:32:38,940 --> 00:32:42,120 But again, I failed to see how mashed potatoes, 740 00:32:42,460 --> 00:32:43,720 twice baked stuffed potato, 741 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,940 and corn on the cob rolled in cheese is cutting edge. 742 00:32:48,460 --> 00:32:51,440 There was more to what he did than just those three starches. 743 00:32:51,500 --> 00:32:53,560 And I think that we do need to give him credit for that. 744 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,020 He did the canapé, which I thought was actually very, very tasty. 745 00:32:56,300 --> 00:32:57,240 I like that cheese plate. 746 00:32:57,700 --> 00:33:00,780 It's like Betty Crocker and Charles Manson had a love child. 747 00:33:01,140 --> 00:33:02,180 And he's cooking for me. 748 00:33:09,820 --> 00:33:11,580 So we have a decision, yes? 749 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:12,800 Yes. 750 00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:15,940 Okay, let's bring them in. 751 00:33:25,340 --> 00:33:26,640 I'll start with you, Gail. 752 00:33:27,860 --> 00:33:29,260 Was there a leader on this team? 753 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,720 I thought I had some clever ideas to put a spin on it, 754 00:33:32,740 --> 00:33:33,660 but they were shot down. 755 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:34,840 What were your ideas? 756 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,740 I wanted to make like a turduck and lasagna 757 00:33:37,740 --> 00:33:40,240 and do like a layer of chicken or duck chicken. 758 00:33:40,380 --> 00:33:41,260 Why didn't you do that? 759 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:42,560 It actually sounds good. 760 00:33:42,860 --> 00:33:43,880 I thought it would be a hit. 761 00:33:43,980 --> 00:33:45,940 It was like instantly shot down by like three people. 762 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:47,760 We all actually really liked your canapé. 763 00:33:48,060 --> 00:33:50,660 And it was actually a perfect definition of an Emma's Boosh. 764 00:33:50,940 --> 00:33:51,600 You know how it's a zen? 765 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,160 Well, you did redeem yourself, Michael, 766 00:33:55,420 --> 00:33:57,100 with that amuse-bouche today. 767 00:33:57,740 --> 00:33:59,260 Cutting edge cooking. 768 00:33:59,900 --> 00:34:01,600 Twice baked stuffed potatoes. 769 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:03,880 I don't know, I just thought by putting some shrimp in it, 770 00:34:03,940 --> 00:34:05,880 maybe, I don't know, I've never eaten them with shrimp 771 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,580 at home, so I was like, that's a spin, you know? 772 00:34:08,660 --> 00:34:10,940 I love you like a son already, okay? 773 00:34:11,380 --> 00:34:12,160 I admire you. 774 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:15,880 Your sheer contrariness, your sheer refusal to conform, 775 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:17,000 I kind of like that. 776 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:17,800 Thank you. 777 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:19,820 Your twice baked potato, 778 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,420 in spite of its absolutely Flintstonian execution, 779 00:34:24,860 --> 00:34:27,720 it was the single, fully most enjoyable mouthful of food 780 00:34:27,720 --> 00:34:28,720 I had this evening. 781 00:34:29,060 --> 00:34:30,220 The taste, it didn't suck. 782 00:34:30,860 --> 00:34:32,420 Well, thank you. 783 00:34:34,860 --> 00:34:36,100 You did the salad, right? 784 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:37,200 Correct. 785 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:38,640 Why choose salad? 786 00:34:38,700 --> 00:34:40,120 I didn't choose salad. 787 00:34:40,180 --> 00:34:42,580 That was where everybody was straying from, 788 00:34:42,700 --> 00:34:44,140 so I decided to grab it by the reins. 789 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:45,620 You didn't have to make a salad. 790 00:34:46,020 --> 00:34:49,080 No, I didn't have to, and I was very proud of what I did. 791 00:34:49,660 --> 00:34:50,420 I believe it's thanksgiving, 792 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:52,360 and you should be thankful for your friends 793 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:53,760 and the food that you have, 794 00:34:53,820 --> 00:34:55,060 because some people don't even have food. 795 00:34:55,540 --> 00:34:56,100 As bad as it is, huh? 796 00:34:56,240 --> 00:34:56,900 Be nice. 797 00:34:58,300 --> 00:34:59,720 What did you spend four hours on? 798 00:34:59,820 --> 00:35:02,180 An hour roasting the squash. 799 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:06,420 I also cut the mirepoix for the boys next door. 800 00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:09,100 On four hours, you made dressing and you roasted squash. 801 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,300 Listen, if you're saying that I sat on my butt 802 00:35:12,300 --> 00:35:13,660 when I was just doing salad, 803 00:35:13,980 --> 00:35:15,620 I was helping out the others as well. 804 00:35:15,620 --> 00:35:16,360 I asked you a question. 805 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,200 What did you spend four hours on? 806 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:21,880 Arsal, what did you think about your dish? 807 00:35:22,260 --> 00:35:23,260 I thought it was good conceptually, 808 00:35:23,780 --> 00:35:25,940 but I fell short on execution. 809 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:26,900 Like what? 810 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:29,060 If I was able to go back 811 00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:31,580 and repoach my roulade, 812 00:35:31,820 --> 00:35:34,860 I would probably do it at a more gentle temperature, 813 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,760 but, you know, it's tough to do when you're trying to sous vide 814 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:39,300 without a thermal immersion circulator. 815 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:40,900 You don't need that to do sous vide. 816 00:35:41,580 --> 00:35:42,620 You're making an excuse. 817 00:35:43,980 --> 00:35:44,720 But, I know. 818 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,220 Obviously, cutting edge is a very different meaning to you 819 00:35:48,220 --> 00:35:51,060 than it does to, say, Carlos or probably Betty. 820 00:35:51,220 --> 00:35:53,320 It was clearly further along conceptually 821 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:54,680 than some of the other dishes. 822 00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:59,580 Elia, what did you think of your dish? 823 00:35:59,980 --> 00:36:01,260 I really enjoyed mushroom soup, 824 00:36:01,540 --> 00:36:03,440 and I thought the flavors were great. 825 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:05,320 Betty, were you happy with your dish? 826 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,340 I think the brûlée could have been a lot better. 827 00:36:07,580 --> 00:36:07,780 Why? 828 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,340 I elicited the help of two other people. 829 00:36:10,780 --> 00:36:13,320 I realized that I should have done the entire thing myself, 830 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:15,080 because I know the way I like to brûlée it, 831 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,640 and that's where my dish failed. 832 00:36:17,980 --> 00:36:19,460 I was very happy with the texture. 833 00:36:19,540 --> 00:36:20,680 I was very happy with the flavors, 834 00:36:20,810 --> 00:36:22,720 but I was not happy with the brûlée. 835 00:36:22,830 --> 00:36:24,700 I mean, I didn't find it to be a creme brûlée. 836 00:36:24,720 --> 00:36:25,600 You didn't taste the chai. 837 00:36:25,940 --> 00:36:27,400 It was more a pie filling. 838 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,100 Yes, it was, yes. 839 00:36:29,220 --> 00:36:29,890 But it's not a creme brûlée. 840 00:36:30,420 --> 00:36:31,520 Just because you stick something in a vessel 841 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,180 and put sugar on the top and burn it, 842 00:36:33,240 --> 00:36:34,220 it doesn't make it a creme brûlée. 843 00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:36,720 How was this cutting edge? 844 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:41,360 The cutting edge is not quite my style. 845 00:36:41,540 --> 00:36:44,220 I do focus more on comfort food. 846 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,560 In our mind, there were two dishes that stood out. 847 00:36:50,970 --> 00:36:52,610 And those two dishes were 848 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:56,500 Alia's mushroom soup and Marcel's turkey ralade. 849 00:36:57,940 --> 00:36:59,160 Tony, as our guest judge, 850 00:36:59,700 --> 00:37:02,480 who of these two do you think is the winner tonight? 851 00:37:03,620 --> 00:37:06,180 I admire Marcel's audaciousness. 852 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,590 All of the chefs, he took the assignment seriously. 853 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,700 But the smart, generally most flavorful 854 00:37:13,700 --> 00:37:16,540 and sensible dish was Alia's I think the soup. 855 00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:17,620 It was the winning choice. 856 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:20,060 Thank you. 857 00:37:20,420 --> 00:37:22,540 It feels really good to win this challenge. 858 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,560 In flavor, I felt really comfortable in my soup 859 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:26,940 and they went for that. 860 00:37:27,580 --> 00:37:30,240 Even though your soup wasn't the most cutting edge dish, 861 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:32,780 it was the best executed and the most delicious, 862 00:37:33,180 --> 00:37:34,140 which counts for a lot. 863 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,320 All right, we have to figure out who is going home. 864 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:42,800 Betty, you're not going. 865 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:43,700 Who do you think should go? 866 00:37:44,670 --> 00:37:45,360 I'm not going to say. 867 00:37:45,420 --> 00:37:46,690 You have to make those kinds of decisions 868 00:37:46,700 --> 00:37:49,140 in any kind of leadership position in a restaurant. 869 00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:51,130 I'll go first. 870 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:53,980 When I was working my ass off today, 871 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:56,340 Carlos made a salad for four hours. 872 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:00,700 Who do you think should go? 873 00:38:02,180 --> 00:38:04,300 Betty's creme brulee was a little bit lacking today. 874 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:09,180 Betty, now you have Carlos is out, gone. 875 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:10,540 Why? 876 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:12,480 Because I thought it was the weakest dish. 877 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:13,900 I don't like Marcel. 878 00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:15,460 Marcel is difficult to work with, 879 00:38:15,460 --> 00:38:16,800 so for that purpose alone, 880 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,000 I would vote that Marcel be gone from the competition. 881 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,280 But out of these two, it would be Carlos. 882 00:38:23,580 --> 00:38:25,080 All right, we will talk about this 883 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:26,040 and we'll call you back out. 884 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:26,620 Thank you. 885 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:39,830 Carlos threw me under the bus again. 886 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:43,380 They were trying to get Betty to crack 887 00:38:43,380 --> 00:38:44,660 and we weren't leaving until... 888 00:38:44,860 --> 00:38:45,680 I said Marcel. 889 00:38:46,180 --> 00:38:46,960 You chose him to go home? 890 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:47,640 Really? 891 00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:48,400 Mm-hmm. 892 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:48,680 Wow. 893 00:38:49,140 --> 00:38:51,040 I'm still not a fan of his tactics. 894 00:38:51,460 --> 00:38:52,320 Tactics as a person? 895 00:38:52,580 --> 00:38:53,680 Yeah, I still think you're selfish. 896 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:54,660 Didn't I help you? 897 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:55,500 Yeah. 898 00:38:56,240 --> 00:38:58,080 Okay, did you ever once ask me for help? 899 00:38:58,340 --> 00:38:59,320 I totally left. 900 00:38:59,340 --> 00:39:01,320 You never once offered to help me. 901 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:02,040 Mommy! 902 00:39:02,260 --> 00:39:02,340 Brown! 903 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,840 How could you ever tell me that I'm selfish? 904 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:06,440 Well, let's see. 905 00:39:06,660 --> 00:39:08,820 You came and didn't even help to set up that kitchen. 906 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:10,780 Did you help me set up my kitchen? 907 00:39:11,060 --> 00:39:12,800 Marcel, I help you all the time. 908 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,650 Did you ask me if I needed help today? 909 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:16,300 I told you... 910 00:39:16,300 --> 00:39:16,820 Did you ask me... 911 00:39:16,820 --> 00:39:17,620 It's a yes or no question. 912 00:39:17,940 --> 00:39:18,940 No, it's not a yes or no question. 913 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:19,830 It's an explanation. 914 00:39:20,700 --> 00:39:21,960 So sit the f*** down. 915 00:39:22,140 --> 00:39:23,200 If you're asking me a question, 916 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:24,380 let me tell you the answer. 917 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:25,660 I'm not sitting. 918 00:39:26,460 --> 00:39:27,560 Did I have to help you? 919 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,300 No, and actually, I kind of wish you didn't 920 00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:32,440 because my brulee was one of the things that sucked. 921 00:39:32,780 --> 00:39:33,540 You blame that on me? 922 00:39:33,700 --> 00:39:35,100 Well, you were the one of the people who did it. 923 00:39:35,980 --> 00:39:37,220 I thought we were cool. 924 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:38,320 You're still selfish. 925 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:39,960 I'm still not cool with that. 926 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:41,400 I'm still selfish and you're still a bitch. 927 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:42,160 You know what? 928 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:43,280 I hope you f***ing go home. 929 00:39:43,780 --> 00:39:44,660 I hope they choose your dish. 930 00:39:47,240 --> 00:39:49,560 We're picking the worst of three really bad dishes. 931 00:39:49,940 --> 00:39:52,090 You know, Michael's stuff was inexplicable. 932 00:39:52,660 --> 00:39:53,740 It was so outrageous. 933 00:39:54,140 --> 00:39:55,310 But he did it with some soul 934 00:39:55,460 --> 00:40:00,720 and some kind of maybe delusional belief in himself. 935 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:01,860 But with Michael, you know, 936 00:40:01,940 --> 00:40:04,080 it's not really making a name for yourself. 937 00:40:06,820 --> 00:40:08,200 Carlos's dish, I just... 938 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,020 I don't understand why he picked the salad. 939 00:40:10,020 --> 00:40:12,320 I don't understand why he picked that salad. 940 00:40:12,660 --> 00:40:14,340 Carlos made no effort. 941 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:18,340 On a cruise ship with Kathy Lee yodeling in the background 942 00:40:18,340 --> 00:40:19,500 on a Lido deck, 943 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:23,260 I would expect my salad to look a little better than that. 944 00:40:24,300 --> 00:40:25,980 So what about Betty's creme brulee's? 945 00:40:26,060 --> 00:40:28,360 She really believed that it was the best she could do 946 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:29,660 and that she gave it her all. 947 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,000 Well, if that's the best you can do, 948 00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:32,960 is this competition for you? 949 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:34,700 No. You know, I don't want to hear this, 950 00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:35,780 I do comfort food. 951 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:37,000 Well, so do I. 952 00:40:37,260 --> 00:40:38,340 That's a poor excuse. 953 00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:06,300 You three are here because yours' were the worst dishes of this challenge. 954 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:08,940 And one of you is going home. 955 00:41:11,780 --> 00:41:16,500 Nothing was necessarily cutting edge, but more importantly, nothing was good. 956 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:21,660 And you roll your eyes and think that's harsh, but you know what, it wasn't good. 957 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:28,640 You know, Michael, conceptually, potato, potato, corn, nothing cutting edge. 958 00:41:29,380 --> 00:41:30,380 That's why you're here. 959 00:41:30,780 --> 00:41:31,800 I understand. 960 00:41:32,180 --> 00:41:34,880 You know, Carlos, I don't know why you think 961 00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:37,640 that making a green salad with some butternut 962 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:39,500 squash on there, that makes it cutting edge. 963 00:41:40,260 --> 00:41:42,440 We're asking you to try to win this. 964 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:45,080 Sometimes I get a sense that you're just trying not to lose. 965 00:41:47,100 --> 00:41:49,000 You know, Betty, you say that you do comfort 966 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:50,800 food and that's it, but we're asking you 967 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:51,180 to stretch. 968 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:53,640 I've seen flavored creme's brulee for the last 20 years. 969 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:56,220 There's nothing cutting edge about it, and 970 00:41:56,220 --> 00:41:58,080 you can't kid yourself and say that it is. 971 00:42:04,900 --> 00:42:07,300 Carlos, please pack your knives and go. 972 00:42:14,530 --> 00:42:15,740 The rest of you can go, too. 973 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:16,880 Thank you. 974 00:42:17,940 --> 00:42:19,020 It's a pleasure. 975 00:42:19,380 --> 00:42:20,460 Focus, dude. 976 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:21,540 I will. 977 00:42:23,950 --> 00:42:26,120 I'm going to go home and have margarita, and 978 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:27,870 I'm going to toast to all these wonderful 979 00:42:27,900 --> 00:42:28,620 people. 980 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:29,660 Remember, good luck. 981 00:42:29,860 --> 00:42:30,920 Break an egg. 982 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:35,020 I am surprised I didn't go further in the competition. 983 00:42:35,660 --> 00:42:39,540 I still had a couple of tricks left up my sleeve that I didn't get to use. 984 00:42:41,340 --> 00:42:44,860 I came here for my Top Chef diploma, and I 985 00:42:44,860 --> 00:42:47,380 may not graduate, but I definitely got an 986 00:42:47,380 --> 00:42:48,400 education. 987 00:42:57,380 --> 00:42:58,840 Next on Top Chef. 988 00:43:00,140 --> 00:43:01,480 Today's challenge is simple. 989 00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:04,560 Create a mouth-watering filling entree. 990 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:05,900 But there's a catch. 991 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:13,380 Right now, I'm freaking out, and I have the best chance of being sent home. 992 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,820 I don't think Mike could cook his weight on a paper bag and listen to French fries 993 00:43:16,820 --> 00:43:17,900 with it. 994 00:43:18,305 --> 00:44:18,678 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm