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Previously,
on Top Chef...
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29 chefs from across the country
arrived in Texas...
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It's Emeril. Bam!
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To compete
for a coveted Top Chef coat.
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Can I move
while you're checking?
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Pack up your knives,
and you can go.
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Okay, fair enough.
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After a grueling
series of challenges...
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- You have to go home.
- Okay.
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13 chefs failed
to make the cut.
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Welcome
to the Top Chef house.
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- Whoo-hoo!
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But once the smoke settled,
a new generation of chefs
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claimed their place
in the Top Chef house.
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Yes!
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Thank you so much.
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My name's Paul.
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I'm the executive chef
of Uchiko restaurant
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in Austin, Texas.
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I couldn't feel happier.
I passed the first trial.
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Come get your jacket.
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My name is Richie.
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I am the sous chef
at Moto restaurant in Chicago.
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I've worked long and hard
to get one of those jackets
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and show what I can do.
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My name
is Lindsay Autry.
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I'm the executive chef
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of the Omphoy Ocean Resort
in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Congratulations.
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Getting the coat
is like 3,000 pounds
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being lifted
off my shoulders.
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16 chefs remain,
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all hoping to win...
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to bring their
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and the title
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♪ Top Chef: Texas 9x03 ♪
Quinceanera
Original Air Date on November 16, 2011
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== sync by elderman ==
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- You ready?
- Almost.
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I look at it every day.
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If I can believe it,
I'm gonna achieve it,
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so I keep telling
myself that.
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I'm used to having
my wife beside me
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and, like, embrace the little
small goals that I got.
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You know,
like it's her idea.
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My name is Keith Rhodes.
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I'm the owner
and executive chef
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of Catch restaurant
in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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When I was young,
I went to prison,
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but I think that cookin'
saved my life.
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And this year I was nominated
for the James Beard award.
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Just wanna compete
against some other guys
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who think they're
the top chefs in their area too.
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- Morning.
- Good morning.
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How are you doing?
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My name is Chris Jones.
I live in Chicago.
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Now I'm getting
to know everybody,
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and where they've come from,
and I'm just like, holy.
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I'm going against
the best of the best.
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I work with Richie
at Moto in Chicago,
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and he's my competitor,
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but we bounce things
off each other all the time.
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So I'm very lucky.
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He's like a brother
at arms with me.
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Ready to see
what's gonna happen.
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Let's do it!
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As I walk into
the Top Chef kitchen,
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I see these little boxes,
and this huge aquarium
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with snakes.
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I'm beginning to get
a little nervous,
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because I don't
like snakes.
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Congratulations.
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Thank you.
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The 16 of you have proven
that you're worthy to compete
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for the title of Top Chef.
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I was the last chef
to make it
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into the competition.
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So winning
the very first quickfire
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would prove
to the other chefs
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that I'm
a fierce competitor.
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Winning Top Chef
requires nerves of steel.
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And that's exactly what we'll
be testing in this quickfire.
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If you haven't
guessed it,
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for your first quickfire,
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you'll be cooking up
some rattlesnake.
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Oh, boy.
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I have this major
fear of snakes.
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Slithering, and the coiling,
and eww...
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I'd like you to meet
your guest judge.
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He's the chef and owner
of La Gloria restaurant,
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right here in San Antonio.
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Please meet
Johnny Hernandez.
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Hi, chefs.
Welcome to Texas.
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Hi, chef.
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- Johnny Hernandez
is really well-known
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for cooking
wild game meats.
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He's an amazing chef.
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Rattlesnakes
are something
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very traditional
in Texas cuisine.
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It's something that
we use in our company.
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We do about
700, 800 pounds annually.
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It's a meat
that's very delicate.
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It can take spices,
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but it's gonna have to
have a gentle touch.
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It will challenge you,
so lots of luck.
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Chefs, you'll have
one hour to cook.
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And your ingredient...
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Is in the box
in front of you.
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Whoa.
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- Oh,.
- This sucks.
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Immunity and $5,000
are on the line,
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so make it count.
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When time is up,
I better see
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some mother snakes
on some mother plates.
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Your time starts now.
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- Whoo!
- Whoa...
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- It's not alive.
- Thank God.
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The snake is skinned,
and it's dead.
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Whoo!
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Right behind you.
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Ugh...
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Wow.
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I'm kinda freaking out
a little bit.
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There's not a lotta meat
on this.
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At my restaurant,
Moto, in Chicago,
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I've never worked
with snake before.
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The first thing
that goes in my mind
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is I wanna
break the snake down.
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Oh, wow, you got nice little
fillets off that guy, huh?
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Yeah, you gotta cut it
into sections, Richie.
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Get it small
so you can work with it.
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That makes sense.
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Me and Richie
are both from Chicago.
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His style is, like,
fun and whimsy,
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and total opposite
of what I cook.
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With my Italian
background,
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I like to keep things
very simple.
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It's okay to go simple.
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And often that can really
be the best-tasting dish.
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It's gonna taste
effin' delicious.
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10 minutes down!
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Shoulda practiced
my rattlesnake skills.
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I don't like snake,
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I don't like the look of it,
it doesn't like the look of me.
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We're not friends.
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I'm making
a rattlesnake fritter.
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Yummy.
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At my restaurant
I cook a lotta weird stuff,
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like goat liver
and barracuda,
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but rattlesnake
is new to me,
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and I'm freaking out
about it.
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Corner!
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I had a pretty
unique childhood,
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growing up halfway
between California and Mexico.
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- Órale!
- I grew up on a farm.
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Slaughtering animals
was real common,
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so I'm not
afraid of snakes.
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That's why I like baking,
freshman bitches.
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The dish
that I'm making
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is influenced
from southeast Asia street food,
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so it's barbecued snake
with an Asian slaw.
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Being from Texas,
my pride is on the line
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with this first
quickfire challenge.
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16 minutes!
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Oh, ,
there's only 16 minutes left?
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Wow, that went quick.
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I am a little unsure
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if I cooked
the rattlesnake properly.
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It has a little bit
of a chew,
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but from a Korean
background,
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some things are supposed to
have a chew to it.
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So I go with it.
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Jerk seasoning
with pineapple,
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roasted corn,
and some other.
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I want Richie to go very far
in this competition.
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If we go number one, number two,
so be it, Jedi.
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All right, dude.
Good luck, buddy.
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It's go time, baby.
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Needs more flavor.
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Hands up, utensils down.
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I don't like
rattlesnake too much.
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- Hi.
- How are you?
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Sarah,
what'd you make for us?
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I never worked
with snake before,
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so I just wanted
to quickly flash-fry it
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and then finish it
with a little brown butter,
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shallot, and caper.
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- Anything else that you put on
before you flash-fried it?
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I did a little minced
lemon zest on the rattlesnake.
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- Thank you so much.
- Thank you so much.
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I made a rattlesnake nigiri
out of it,
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and I put a Thai basil jalapeno
aioli with it,
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so I hope you enjoy it.
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Today I made
rattlesnake nicoise
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with olive oil pudding
and some olive panko.
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- Nice texture.
- Okay, thank you.
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Thank you.
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- I did a cumin-breaded
rattlesnake
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with a little bit
of bacon, lime,
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and then just a touch of spicy
barbecue sauce to finish it.
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- Thank you.
- Thank you.
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- Hi, Paul.
- Hello.
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What did you do?
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So I went ahead and barbecued
the rattlesnake,
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I paired it
with some peaches,
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garnished it with a little bit
of fried peanuts,
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and some
southeast Asian spices.
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You got some really strong
flavors coming through.
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If I think snake,
I think beer.
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So I made a little
beer-battered tempura
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with the rattlesnake
marinated in lime juice.
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Just a little
warm succotash salad,
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and zucchini almond
gazpacho.
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- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
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I've got a sweet corn
rattlesnake griddle cake
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topped with
ancho mascarpone
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and a beer-battered
rattlesnake crudite.
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What is this
dipping sauce?
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Tequila poblano
queso fondue.
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- Do you mind
if I double-dip?
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Hi, Nyesha.
What did you do with the snake?
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I braised it,
a bit of Tequila and citrus,
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jalapeno couscous
with rehydrated golden raisins.
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- Thanks, Nyesha.
- Absolutely.
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I did a little bit of,
like, an adobo seasoning,
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grilled it,
and then I made
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a pasilla balsamic
barbecue sauce.
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- Thank you.
- Thanks.
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Hi, Richie.
How is the snake?
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It's grilled and also
has jerk seasoning on it
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with roasted corn, pineapple,
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jalapeno in it
for a little bit of spice.
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- Thanks, Richie.
- You're welcome.
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Okay, Johnny,
how do you think our chefs did
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with the rattlesnake?
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The goal of the challenge
was to showcase rattlesnake.
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Rattlesnake is a very delicate
texture and flavor,
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so it's difficult to balance
flavor and not go overboard.
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Who were your
least favorites today?
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Well, Paul,
when you looked at the dish,
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certainly saw the use
of color and technique.
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Played a little, maybe,
to your personal style,
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but I feel that the rattlesnake
was totally lost in the dish.
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I'd have to say Richie.
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In that dish, to me,
all I could taste
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is really
that citrus punch.
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The rattlesnake
was obsolete.
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Okay.
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- Nyesha, it was a little
one-dimensional in the flavor,
254
00:09:56,081 --> 00:10:00,383
but what really did it for you
was the overcooked rattlesnake.
255
00:10:00,385 --> 00:10:02,887
All right,
now for some good news.
256
00:10:02,889 --> 00:10:05,223
Beverly, I felt that
the elegance of that dish
257
00:10:05,225 --> 00:10:07,058
presented really nicely.
258
00:10:07,060 --> 00:10:08,760
And I think you cook
to your style,
259
00:10:08,762 --> 00:10:11,764
and the doneness
of the snake was excellent.
260
00:10:11,766 --> 00:10:13,900
Dakota,
your beer-battered rattlesnake
261
00:10:13,902 --> 00:10:16,502
was one of our favorite.
262
00:10:16,504 --> 00:10:18,138
Fried rattlesnake is certainly
a good nod to Texas.
263
00:10:18,140 --> 00:10:20,874
Thank you.
264
00:10:20,876 --> 00:10:23,043
Sarah,
I also liked your dish.
265
00:10:23,045 --> 00:10:25,379
You executed and cooked
the rattlesnake with perfection.
266
00:10:25,381 --> 00:10:26,881
You know, the little lemon zest
that you put on it
267
00:10:26,883 --> 00:10:28,616
really showcased
the rattlesnake.
268
00:10:28,618 --> 00:10:30,518
Thank you, chef.
269
00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,187
One of you
will win $5,000
270
00:10:33,189 --> 00:10:36,390
and immunity
in the elimination challenge.
271
00:10:36,392 --> 00:10:38,959
Johnny,
please tell us the winner
272
00:10:38,961 --> 00:10:40,761
of the rattlesnake
quickfire.
273
00:10:40,763 --> 00:10:43,697
For me,
one chef really stood out.
274
00:10:43,699 --> 00:10:47,300
And that chef is...
275
00:10:52,008 --> 00:10:53,709
Johnny, please
tell us the winner
276
00:10:53,711 --> 00:10:56,679
of the rattlesnake
quickfire.
277
00:10:56,681 --> 00:10:59,148
To showcase rattlesnake,
one chef really stood out,
278
00:10:59,150 --> 00:11:03,352
and that chef is...
279
00:11:03,354 --> 00:11:04,387
Dakota.
280
00:11:04,389 --> 00:11:07,590
Oh!
281
00:11:09,827 --> 00:11:11,627
Dakota, you win immunity
282
00:11:11,629 --> 00:11:14,330
in the elimination
challenge and $5,000,
283
00:11:14,332 --> 00:11:17,067
furnished
by Healthy Choice.
284
00:11:17,069 --> 00:11:19,135
To be singled out
in the first quickfire is huge.
285
00:11:19,137 --> 00:11:20,637
I just want
everybody to know
286
00:11:20,639 --> 00:11:22,973
that maybe I'm someone
you better watch out for.
287
00:11:26,177 --> 00:11:29,713
Everyone,
please draw knives.
288
00:11:31,882 --> 00:11:33,951
- Green.
- Pink.
289
00:11:33,953 --> 00:11:37,488
Please gather into team pink
and team green.
290
00:11:37,490 --> 00:11:38,489
- Pink.
- Green, green.
291
00:11:38,491 --> 00:11:40,024
Green.
292
00:11:40,026 --> 00:11:41,158
Tomorrow,
you'll be creating
293
00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,628
a meal for a very
important event.
294
00:11:43,630 --> 00:11:47,298
We'll pick a winning team
and a losing team.
295
00:11:47,300 --> 00:11:51,568
Someone from the losing team
will be going home.
296
00:11:51,570 --> 00:11:54,004
I'd like to introduce you
to your client...
297
00:11:54,006 --> 00:11:57,341
Blanca Flores.
298
00:11:57,343 --> 00:11:58,542
Hello.
Hi.
299
00:11:58,544 --> 00:12:01,078
- This little girl--
I don't know who she is.
300
00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,447
Maybe she's
a Mexican rock star.
301
00:12:03,449 --> 00:12:06,951
Tomorrow
is Blanca's quinceanera.
302
00:12:06,953 --> 00:12:08,552
Órale.
303
00:12:08,554 --> 00:12:10,720
The quinceanera
is a big Mexican party,
304
00:12:10,722 --> 00:12:11,788
just like a sweet sixteen.
305
00:12:11,790 --> 00:12:13,223
Only the women
have the quinceanera.
306
00:12:13,225 --> 00:12:15,158
Guys are just taught
to kill a goat.
307
00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:16,659
We don't get a party.
308
00:12:16,661 --> 00:12:19,262
All my friends and family
are gonna show up,
309
00:12:19,264 --> 00:12:22,232
so they're really
expecting it to be, like,
310
00:12:22,234 --> 00:12:24,334
really big and great.
311
00:12:24,336 --> 00:12:27,337
In San Antonio,
you see our Mexican culture
312
00:12:27,339 --> 00:12:29,172
in the way
that we celebrate.
313
00:12:29,174 --> 00:12:30,841
And this celebration
will be something
314
00:12:30,843 --> 00:12:33,043
that the family
will remember forever.
315
00:12:33,045 --> 00:12:34,744
The judges
and over 100 guests
316
00:12:34,746 --> 00:12:36,780
are expecting
elegant Mexican cuisine.
317
00:12:36,782 --> 00:12:41,618
And of course,
no quinceanera is complete
318
00:12:41,620 --> 00:12:45,689
without a fabulous cake.
319
00:12:45,691 --> 00:12:47,691
Blanca, I'm gonna leave you
here with the gang
320
00:12:47,693 --> 00:12:48,959
so that you can tell them
321
00:12:48,961 --> 00:12:51,561
exactly what your
likes and dislikes are.
322
00:12:51,563 --> 00:12:55,331
Your 30-minute menu plan
starts now.
323
00:12:55,333 --> 00:12:58,233
Everybody, let's go.
324
00:12:58,235 --> 00:12:59,668
- Hi.
- Hi.
325
00:12:59,670 --> 00:13:00,702
Congratulations.
326
00:13:00,704 --> 00:13:02,971
Okay, we have
many questions for you.
327
00:13:02,973 --> 00:13:04,906
Does your family
generally eat spicier,
328
00:13:04,908 --> 00:13:06,540
a little bit more
towards the mild side?
329
00:13:06,542 --> 00:13:09,543
Um, mild because
I can't really eat spicy food.
330
00:13:09,545 --> 00:13:10,744
Not so spicy, but they like
the flavor of chili, though.
331
00:13:10,746 --> 00:13:12,012
Right?
Yes.
332
00:13:12,014 --> 00:13:13,247
- Do you guys like ceviche?
- Yeah.
333
00:13:13,249 --> 00:13:15,849
You like boys?
334
00:13:15,851 --> 00:13:18,019
Yeah.
335
00:13:18,021 --> 00:13:19,253
Can we talk
about your cake really quick?
336
00:13:19,255 --> 00:13:20,755
- Yeah.
- Do you like tres leches?
337
00:13:20,757 --> 00:13:21,856
- Yeah.
- Is that your favorite?
338
00:13:21,858 --> 00:13:23,058
Yeah.
339
00:13:23,060 --> 00:13:25,460
I personally have
pastry chef experience.
340
00:13:25,462 --> 00:13:27,662
That's what I thought
I wanted to do.
341
00:13:27,664 --> 00:13:29,464
And then I quickly realized
how bored I was.
342
00:13:29,466 --> 00:13:33,101
But it makes you
really well-rounded.
343
00:13:33,103 --> 00:13:35,170
Any other animals we haven't
mentioned yet that you like?
344
00:13:35,172 --> 00:13:36,304
Favorito is goat.
345
00:13:36,306 --> 00:13:37,439
Rock on.
346
00:13:38,708 --> 00:13:40,308
- Probably my best dish
that I cook all-around is goat.
347
00:13:40,310 --> 00:13:41,475
I was taught
by my grandfather
348
00:13:41,477 --> 00:13:43,110
how to slaughter
and cook a goat
349
00:13:43,112 --> 00:13:44,645
and do it the right way.
350
00:13:44,647 --> 00:13:46,714
It's something that's really
tied to my heart.
351
00:13:46,716 --> 00:13:49,417
- Okay, thank you.
- Thank you.
352
00:13:49,419 --> 00:13:51,052
Okay, we have to really
hurry with this list.
353
00:13:51,054 --> 00:13:52,120
Hi, Blanca.
Are you excited?
354
00:13:52,122 --> 00:13:54,590
Yes. Very.
355
00:13:54,592 --> 00:13:56,626
What are your
favorite Mexican foods?
356
00:13:56,628 --> 00:13:57,794
Cochinita pibil.
357
00:13:57,796 --> 00:14:00,163
- What is it?
- Cochinita pibil.
358
00:14:00,165 --> 00:14:04,268
I lived in Mexico
from 2004 until 2007.
359
00:14:04,270 --> 00:14:05,469
I went with
Michelle Bernstein
360
00:14:05,471 --> 00:14:07,705
to open her first
place down there.
361
00:14:07,707 --> 00:14:09,140
Cochinita pibil
is the first dish
362
00:14:09,142 --> 00:14:10,641
that I really
fell in love with.
363
00:14:10,643 --> 00:14:13,377
It's pork that's roasted
in banana leaves.
364
00:14:13,379 --> 00:14:15,312
You have any traditional
family dishes
365
00:14:15,314 --> 00:14:16,513
that you really enjoy?
366
00:14:16,515 --> 00:14:17,915
My grandma makes
cabbage leaves,
367
00:14:17,917 --> 00:14:20,784
but inside of it
it has picadillo consomate.
368
00:14:20,786 --> 00:14:22,820
It's a hot soup.
369
00:14:22,822 --> 00:14:23,887
It's good.
Okay, great.
370
00:14:23,889 --> 00:14:25,489
- Really excited for you.
- Thank you.
371
00:14:25,491 --> 00:14:26,857
Thank you, Blanca.
372
00:14:26,859 --> 00:14:28,359
Okay.
373
00:14:28,361 --> 00:14:30,327
I think we should decide
who's gonna do what right now,
374
00:14:30,329 --> 00:14:32,496
and then you go with your ideas,
make it cohesive.
375
00:14:32,498 --> 00:14:34,498
Right now, we have
skirt steak, right?
376
00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:35,666
So you have the pork shoulder.
Pork shoulder.
377
00:14:35,668 --> 00:14:37,903
I think we should
do enchiladas.
378
00:14:37,905 --> 00:14:40,238
All we have to do is put
sauce on, heat 'em in the oven.
379
00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,710
Let's go shoppin'.
Let's get this done.
380
00:14:48,182 --> 00:14:50,984
Our team splits
into two groups,
381
00:14:50,986 --> 00:14:53,520
one going to whole foods,
one going to culebra,
382
00:14:53,522 --> 00:14:54,554
which is
a Mexican meat market.
383
00:14:54,556 --> 00:14:56,656
I'd like six jars
of kimchi.
384
00:14:56,658 --> 00:14:59,192
Get the brand with
the Korean lady on the front.
385
00:14:59,194 --> 00:15:00,492
All right,
I'll see what we got.
386
00:15:00,494 --> 00:15:01,660
Powdered sugar.
387
00:15:03,564 --> 00:15:05,897
We're all gonna have to be
responsible for one thing.
388
00:15:05,899 --> 00:15:07,566
We did not
have a clear plan
389
00:15:07,568 --> 00:15:09,468
by the time time was up
in the kitchen.
390
00:15:09,470 --> 00:15:12,204
How much is the shrimp there?
It's 8.99 a pound here.
391
00:15:12,206 --> 00:15:13,939
The cheapest is 9.99
here on shrimp,
392
00:15:13,941 --> 00:15:15,507
so you probably
wanna get it there.
393
00:15:15,509 --> 00:15:16,675
Just make sure
it's really nice.
394
00:15:16,677 --> 00:15:17,677
The shrimp
are gonna be cooked.
395
00:15:17,679 --> 00:15:18,711
What's that?
396
00:15:18,713 --> 00:15:19,912
I'm gonna get
the cooked shrimp.
397
00:15:19,914 --> 00:15:21,514
Whatever, get it.
398
00:15:21,516 --> 00:15:24,051
- We purchase pre-cooked shrimp,
given the price,
399
00:15:24,053 --> 00:15:25,152
and making sure
we get something
400
00:15:25,154 --> 00:15:27,455
that won't be
too time-consuming.
401
00:15:27,457 --> 00:15:28,890
We have
bunch of shrimp.
402
00:15:28,892 --> 00:15:30,959
Do you know if you have
more of this in the back?
403
00:15:30,961 --> 00:15:33,928
There's no rule saying I cannot
follow a recipe on a box.
404
00:15:33,930 --> 00:15:35,997
We'll do one layer strawberry,
one layer pineapple,
405
00:15:35,999 --> 00:15:37,765
one layer strawberry.
406
00:15:37,767 --> 00:15:39,200
I've done a few cakes
in the past,
407
00:15:39,202 --> 00:15:42,737
but little, teeny cakes,
not cakes for 155 people.
408
00:15:42,739 --> 00:15:44,071
Okay...
409
00:15:44,073 --> 00:15:45,540
I'm sorry, we need
to get someone here, please.
410
00:15:45,542 --> 00:15:46,975
This is very,
very important.
411
00:15:46,977 --> 00:15:48,943
This is the most
important dish here.
412
00:15:48,945 --> 00:15:51,179
I'm sorry, I know everybody here
has stuff to do.
413
00:15:51,181 --> 00:15:52,180
I need a butcher.
414
00:15:52,182 --> 00:15:53,548
I'm sorry.
415
00:15:53,550 --> 00:15:55,751
I need, um,
these short ribs.
416
00:15:55,753 --> 00:15:57,053
And you can just
start doing it,
417
00:15:57,055 --> 00:15:58,054
'cause I'm gonna
need a lot.
418
00:15:58,056 --> 00:16:01,324
Four minutes!
Four minutes!
419
00:16:01,326 --> 00:16:04,561
- They're gonna be nicely-made,
like, tortillas,
420
00:16:04,563 --> 00:16:05,829
but they're not
gonna be homemade.
421
00:16:05,831 --> 00:16:07,297
I'll tell you that
right now.
422
00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:09,099
Okay, hey,
what kind of mushrooms?
423
00:16:09,101 --> 00:16:10,467
- Five-hundo.
424
00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:13,536
- Beautiful.
- Thank you so much.
425
00:16:19,576 --> 00:16:21,810
We're given three hours
to prep today.
426
00:16:21,812 --> 00:16:23,445
The kitchen just
is like an explosion
427
00:16:23,447 --> 00:16:26,480
of body parts and knives
and pans and pots,
428
00:16:26,482 --> 00:16:28,015
and people just
go flying around everywhere.
429
00:16:28,017 --> 00:16:29,617
Behind!
430
00:16:29,619 --> 00:16:31,653
So our two hors d'oeuvres
are gonna be
431
00:16:31,655 --> 00:16:34,155
the shrimp cocktail
and the huarache.
432
00:16:34,157 --> 00:16:37,458
Keith and I are doing
a pork tenderloin huarache,
433
00:16:37,460 --> 00:16:41,762
then we have ceviche by Nyesha,
corn with chiles by Chris,
434
00:16:41,764 --> 00:16:45,266
carne asada by Ty-lor,
green pozole from Whitney,
435
00:16:45,268 --> 00:16:47,703
enchiladas by Keith,
436
00:16:47,705 --> 00:16:50,005
the cochinita pibil pork
by Sarah and myself,
437
00:16:50,007 --> 00:16:52,341
and then birthday cake
by Dakota.
438
00:16:52,343 --> 00:16:54,010
Let's find those shrimp,
and let's look at 'em,
439
00:16:54,012 --> 00:16:55,712
because we might
need to fry them.
440
00:16:55,714 --> 00:16:57,114
Where are the shrimp?
441
00:16:57,116 --> 00:16:59,583
I wanna get a really intense
On
442
00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:01,018
to poach the shrimp.
443
00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:04,122
When I open it up,
I am truly shocked.
444
00:17:04,124 --> 00:17:06,625
Oh,.
445
00:17:06,627 --> 00:17:08,860
I see cooked,
frozen shrimp.
446
00:17:08,862 --> 00:17:10,328
Why did y'all buy these?
447
00:17:10,330 --> 00:17:13,031
That was all Keith.
448
00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:14,599
Why did he buy
cooked shrimp?
449
00:17:14,601 --> 00:17:16,768
Why didn't you guys stand up
for the frikkin' shrimp?
450
00:17:16,770 --> 00:17:18,803
- I didn't see it.
- Oh, my God.
451
00:17:18,805 --> 00:17:20,604
We're not gonna
be able to use this.
452
00:17:20,606 --> 00:17:22,973
Did y'all not go
to the counter with him?
453
00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:24,841
We did, but he's like,
"I got it, I got it."
454
00:17:24,843 --> 00:17:26,843
Ah, God.
455
00:17:26,845 --> 00:17:28,311
- Who would buy pre-cooked
shrimp in a cooking competition?
456
00:17:28,313 --> 00:17:30,580
The point is
to cook the shrimp.
457
00:17:30,582 --> 00:17:32,816
Keith, why did
we buy cooked shrimp?
458
00:17:32,818 --> 00:17:33,918
God...
459
00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,152
No one described
what you were doing.
460
00:17:35,154 --> 00:17:37,221
Are these the same?
They're just loose?
461
00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,357
All those
are the same shrimp.
462
00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,561
It's baffling to me
that anyone would assume
463
00:17:42,563 --> 00:17:45,397
that a pre-cooked product
was acceptable.
464
00:17:45,399 --> 00:17:47,032
We're not gonna do this.
465
00:17:47,034 --> 00:17:48,734
We're gonna 86 the shrimp.
They're terrible.
466
00:17:48,736 --> 00:17:50,202
There were
a few chefs around me.
467
00:17:50,204 --> 00:17:52,538
As we were shopping, they didn't
voice any concern at all.
468
00:17:52,540 --> 00:17:53,472
I'm gonna get
the cooked shrimp.
469
00:17:53,474 --> 00:17:54,773
Whatever, get it.
470
00:17:54,775 --> 00:17:56,842
If my decision might've
been a little shaky,
471
00:17:56,844 --> 00:18:00,146
someone should've said,
"hey, let's go another route."
472
00:18:00,148 --> 00:18:02,014
Slight sabotage.
473
00:18:02,016 --> 00:18:03,215
I saw Lindsay.
474
00:18:03,217 --> 00:18:04,517
She's over there
talking.
475
00:18:04,519 --> 00:18:05,518
My only concern
is that I really
476
00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,020
don't have a dish anymore.
477
00:18:07,022 --> 00:18:08,488
Is it me
against the team now?
478
00:18:08,490 --> 00:18:11,057
I'm feeling alone.
479
00:18:11,059 --> 00:18:12,692
You guys,
where's all the baking stuff?
480
00:18:12,694 --> 00:18:13,860
Heather,
it's right there, yeah.
481
00:18:13,862 --> 00:18:14,860
For our menu today...
482
00:18:14,862 --> 00:18:17,163
Paul is doing
a shrimp ceviche,
483
00:18:17,165 --> 00:18:20,533
Richie is doing
a pork carnitas chicharron,
484
00:18:20,535 --> 00:18:23,637
Grayson is doing
chicken mole,
485
00:18:23,639 --> 00:18:27,407
Edward's doing
a tomatillo gazpacho,
486
00:18:27,409 --> 00:18:30,344
Chris Jones is doing
a green Chile empanada,
487
00:18:30,346 --> 00:18:33,813
Beverly's doing
a short rib asada,
488
00:18:33,815 --> 00:18:37,983
I'm doing a braised goat birria
with cabbage,
489
00:18:37,985 --> 00:18:41,786
and Heather is doing
the vanilla tres leches cake.
490
00:18:41,788 --> 00:18:43,554
15 minutes!
491
00:18:46,291 --> 00:18:47,625
- Oh, Grayson.
- Yeah?
492
00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:49,660
You got a second?
Tell me about that mole again.
493
00:18:49,662 --> 00:18:51,128
Yeah.
494
00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:52,229
I'm the resident Mexican
of the bunch,
495
00:18:52,231 --> 00:18:54,465
and all the other chefs
are coming to me,
496
00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:55,666
asking about
the general flavor...
497
00:18:55,668 --> 00:18:56,734
I haven't tasted it yet.
498
00:18:56,736 --> 00:18:58,069
I just wanna double-check
the seasonings.
499
00:18:58,071 --> 00:18:59,404
And making sure it makes sense
to a Mexican palette,
500
00:18:59,406 --> 00:19:02,174
so I feel like even though
we're all different,
501
00:19:02,176 --> 00:19:03,242
it's gonna
go really well.
502
00:19:03,244 --> 00:19:05,445
Good stuff, right?
Cool, man.
503
00:19:05,447 --> 00:19:08,181
Richie! Could you grab me
a scale? A baking scale?
504
00:19:08,183 --> 00:19:09,950
Copy! Scale!
505
00:19:09,952 --> 00:19:11,451
The monkey on my back
506
00:19:11,453 --> 00:19:12,719
is making sure I finish
that stinkin' cake.
507
00:19:12,721 --> 00:19:16,523
If I screw up anything,
I'm going home.
508
00:19:16,525 --> 00:19:19,893
Sarah...
509
00:19:19,895 --> 00:19:22,362
Spin it.
510
00:19:22,364 --> 00:19:23,563
All right!
511
00:19:23,565 --> 00:19:26,666
Holy.
512
00:19:32,206 --> 00:19:33,672
That sounds good.
513
00:19:33,674 --> 00:19:34,974
We probably need
the pineapple salsa.
514
00:19:34,976 --> 00:19:36,442
And cut pineapple big,
515
00:19:36,444 --> 00:19:38,477
where I can just
put one piece on top.
516
00:19:38,479 --> 00:19:40,012
If you wanna
cut it big,
517
00:19:40,014 --> 00:19:41,479
then we can, you know,
cut it big.
518
00:19:41,481 --> 00:19:43,014
Well, it's a team,
so I'm trying to get feedback.
519
00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:45,416
It's seeming like
one person is deciding this.
520
00:19:45,418 --> 00:19:47,118
Let's get
some feedback on it.
521
00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:48,819
That's what
I'm looking for right now.
522
00:19:48,821 --> 00:19:50,455
If you say, "well, man, nah,
we should maybe do it this way,"
523
00:19:50,457 --> 00:19:51,990
I'm not opposed to that,
I'm just trying to, you know...
524
00:19:51,992 --> 00:19:53,158
Absolutely.
525
00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,526
I don't do well
with a whole lotta B.S.
526
00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:58,596
That's why I'm really
looking forward to tomorrow,
527
00:19:58,598 --> 00:20:04,035
is to wash away all of today
and win this contest.
528
00:20:08,309 --> 00:20:13,012
Our cake is the leaning tower
of tres leches.
529
00:20:17,790 --> 00:20:18,591
This side, this side.
530
00:20:18,592 --> 00:20:20,058
That side?
531
00:20:20,060 --> 00:20:21,259
We arrive
at Aldaco's restaurant.
532
00:20:21,261 --> 00:20:23,028
We have 2 1/2 hours
to finish everything off
533
00:20:23,030 --> 00:20:24,329
for the quinceanera.
534
00:20:24,331 --> 00:20:26,699
I'm gonna bang mine out first,
as quick as I can,
535
00:20:26,701 --> 00:20:28,634
and then I'm gonna--
- Do it, do it. Yeah.
536
00:20:28,636 --> 00:20:29,802
I feel like everybody
on the green team
537
00:20:29,804 --> 00:20:32,338
is confident
in what they're doing,
538
00:20:32,340 --> 00:20:34,273
and I feel like my team
is gonna win this thing.
539
00:20:34,275 --> 00:20:35,808
Yeah. Yeah, that's
the way you want it.
540
00:20:35,810 --> 00:20:38,477
I do think some of this pork
might be a little thick.
541
00:20:38,479 --> 00:20:40,011
That's gonna be hard
for, like, a woman.
542
00:20:40,013 --> 00:20:43,315
I've got so much pork,
I can slice some more thin.
543
00:20:43,317 --> 00:20:45,150
Yeah, let's do thin.
544
00:20:45,152 --> 00:20:46,285
There's
an underlying tension
545
00:20:46,287 --> 00:20:48,921
between Keith,
Lindsay, and Sarah.
546
00:20:48,923 --> 00:20:51,423
Okay, this is the thing.
He's cut the pork really thick.
547
00:20:51,425 --> 00:20:53,993
Um, so I told him to leave
the rest of 'em whole.
548
00:20:53,995 --> 00:20:56,128
We're gonna blast 'em, we're
gonna slice and order out there.
549
00:20:56,130 --> 00:20:57,829
Slice and order,
I agree.
550
00:20:57,831 --> 00:21:00,232
Sarah and Lindsay
are basically trying
551
00:21:00,234 --> 00:21:02,500
to oversee and control
the entire group.
552
00:21:02,502 --> 00:21:06,137
Do you have more sauce,
or you feel good about that?
553
00:21:07,839 --> 00:21:10,340
Hey, Chris,
do you have, like, a mallet?
554
00:21:10,342 --> 00:21:13,043
No.
No, I don't.
555
00:21:13,045 --> 00:21:15,078
I have
three layers of cake.
556
00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:19,648
It started leaning because it is
extremely hot in the kitchen.
557
00:21:19,650 --> 00:21:21,150
Toast 'em out.
558
00:21:21,152 --> 00:21:23,385
I'm gonna get, um,
a cutting board set up for you.
559
00:21:23,387 --> 00:21:24,520
Two minutes!
560
00:21:24,522 --> 00:21:25,754
I gotta grab
my shaper.
561
00:21:25,756 --> 00:21:27,089
Yeah, yeah,
go do your thing, man.
562
00:21:27,091 --> 00:21:28,457
I just wanna get
this first round out.
563
00:21:28,459 --> 00:21:29,458
Yeah. Absolutely, man.
564
00:21:29,460 --> 00:21:31,160
It's coming down
to the wire.
565
00:21:31,162 --> 00:21:33,730
I see my good buddy Richie
plating like a madman,
566
00:21:33,732 --> 00:21:34,765
so I jump in.
567
00:21:34,767 --> 00:21:35,966
I'm like, well,
there's no way
568
00:21:35,968 --> 00:21:37,401
these appetizers
aren't gettin' done.
569
00:21:37,403 --> 00:21:38,703
I swear,
I had 10 minutes left.
570
00:21:38,705 --> 00:21:39,770
God, that's heavy.
571
00:21:39,772 --> 00:21:41,005
Comin' up behind.
572
00:21:41,007 --> 00:21:43,708
Real delicate,
and I will cry if this falls.
573
00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,281
You're so pretty.
574
00:21:49,283 --> 00:21:51,750
- Wait, wait, wa-wa-wah...
- No?
575
00:21:51,752 --> 00:21:53,319
I'm usin' cast iron,
unless you wanna use it.
576
00:21:53,321 --> 00:21:54,520
I could use that.
577
00:21:54,522 --> 00:21:56,423
I have everything on green line
pretty much set.
578
00:21:56,425 --> 00:21:57,924
I'm ready for people
to come through
579
00:21:57,926 --> 00:21:59,426
and taste
all of our good food.
580
00:21:59,428 --> 00:22:01,594
Is there, like,
Spanish for bon appetit?
581
00:22:01,596 --> 00:22:02,629
Buen provecho.
582
00:22:02,631 --> 00:22:05,231
Wow.
583
00:22:08,002 --> 00:22:09,769
Very nice.
584
00:22:13,073 --> 00:22:15,107
Well, here's to
our first quinceanera.
585
00:22:15,109 --> 00:22:16,642
Cheers.
586
00:22:16,644 --> 00:22:18,477
Johnny, thank you
for sharing it with us.
587
00:22:18,479 --> 00:22:21,613
I hope it doesn't taste,
like, artificial.
588
00:22:21,615 --> 00:22:22,781
Ladies and gentlemen,
589
00:22:22,783 --> 00:22:25,283
please help me welcome
the guest of honor,
590
00:22:25,285 --> 00:22:26,918
Miss Blanca Flores.
591
00:22:30,924 --> 00:22:35,994
♪ ♪
592
00:22:35,996 --> 00:22:38,330
- Hi, Blanca! Happy Birthday.
- Thank you.
593
00:22:38,332 --> 00:22:41,299
- You look beautiful.
- Thank you. You too.
594
00:22:41,301 --> 00:22:42,567
- This is Tom.
- Happy Birthday.
595
00:22:42,569 --> 00:22:44,002
Hi. I'm Blanca.
596
00:22:44,004 --> 00:22:47,072
This is Johnny.
You remember him from yesterday.
597
00:22:47,074 --> 00:22:49,942
And this is Hugh Acheson.
598
00:22:49,944 --> 00:22:51,443
And these are your parents.
Tom. How are you?
599
00:22:51,445 --> 00:22:52,611
Nice meeting you.
600
00:22:52,613 --> 00:22:54,214
- Jose.
- Pleasure, Jose.
601
00:22:54,216 --> 00:22:56,883
Blanca, what are you
looking forward to the most?
602
00:22:56,885 --> 00:22:57,984
The food.
603
00:22:57,986 --> 00:22:59,219
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
604
00:22:59,221 --> 00:23:01,822
♪ ♪
605
00:23:04,391 --> 00:23:06,493
This is
the pink team, Blanca.
606
00:23:06,495 --> 00:23:07,594
Please, please.
Start us off.
607
00:23:07,596 --> 00:23:10,565
Ty-lor made a fire-roasted
summer fritter.
608
00:23:10,567 --> 00:23:12,500
It has avocado mousse
on the bottom of it.
609
00:23:12,502 --> 00:23:14,069
It was good, but, like,
610
00:23:14,071 --> 00:23:16,338
you couldn't really
taste the avocado.
611
00:23:16,340 --> 00:23:17,473
It was just there.
612
00:23:17,475 --> 00:23:18,841
It's very dry.
613
00:23:18,843 --> 00:23:20,876
I mean, it's a hush puppy.
What do you want?
614
00:23:23,347 --> 00:23:24,914
Thank you.
615
00:23:24,916 --> 00:23:26,216
So this is the green team.
616
00:23:26,218 --> 00:23:30,152
Richie made
a pork carnita chicharron.
617
00:23:30,154 --> 00:23:32,321
Sounds like it's crispy.
618
00:23:32,323 --> 00:23:35,491
What I think is the chicharron
could've been more crispy,
619
00:23:35,493 --> 00:23:38,961
'cause with the pork in it,
it made the middle of it soggy.
620
00:23:38,963 --> 00:23:40,929
- You're good. You're good.
- Yeah.
621
00:23:40,931 --> 00:23:42,197
The chicharron?
622
00:23:42,199 --> 00:23:46,735
Oh, it's autentico
and delicioso.
623
00:23:46,737 --> 00:23:47,803
You care for one,
young lady?
624
00:23:47,805 --> 00:23:49,738
Thank you.
625
00:23:49,740 --> 00:23:51,340
This is Keith and Lindsay's
pork tenderloin
626
00:23:51,342 --> 00:23:55,578
with a pineapple salsa
and a fried plantain.
627
00:23:55,580 --> 00:23:56,979
Pork is really nice.
628
00:23:56,981 --> 00:23:58,547
I took one bite of it,
629
00:23:58,549 --> 00:24:02,551
and I dragged the whole
piece of meat in my mouth.
630
00:24:02,553 --> 00:24:03,853
We're still struggling
with execution,
631
00:24:03,855 --> 00:24:08,291
we're still struggling
with the presentation.
632
00:24:08,293 --> 00:24:09,359
Paul made this dish.
633
00:24:09,361 --> 00:24:11,194
A little shrimp ceviche
yucca chip.
634
00:24:11,196 --> 00:24:12,929
I actually like
Paul's dish.
635
00:24:12,931 --> 00:24:14,765
I think, so far,
of all the hors d'oeuvres,
636
00:24:14,767 --> 00:24:16,166
I enjoyed this the most.
637
00:24:16,168 --> 00:24:18,168
I think it was, um--had more
flavor than everything else.
638
00:24:18,170 --> 00:24:21,739
I'll take
the other bowl back.
639
00:24:21,741 --> 00:24:22,739
- Hola.
- Felicidades.
640
00:24:22,741 --> 00:24:23,940
Gracias.
641
00:24:23,942 --> 00:24:25,876
- Where's the pork?
- On the cart out there.
642
00:24:25,878 --> 00:24:28,478
I just wasn't able
to bring it out yet.
643
00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,082
Ladies and gentleman,
the buffet line is now open.
644
00:24:32,084 --> 00:24:34,384
All right, guys, let's go
taste the pink team's food.
645
00:24:34,386 --> 00:24:36,253
Great.
646
00:24:36,255 --> 00:24:38,755
This stuff looks good, Blanca.
Like, I mean, for real.
647
00:24:38,757 --> 00:24:42,325
I know. I wanna go have some.
Go sit down.
648
00:24:42,327 --> 00:24:43,894
- How are you, Nyesha?
- Hello, Padma.
649
00:24:43,896 --> 00:24:46,663
Let me introduce you
to our judges.
650
00:24:46,665 --> 00:24:48,131
Hugh Acheson.
Pleasure to meet you.
651
00:24:48,133 --> 00:24:49,499
Hey, good to meet you.
652
00:24:49,501 --> 00:24:51,034
- Tom Colicchio.
- Pleasure.
653
00:24:51,036 --> 00:24:53,036
Of course you remember
Johnny Hernandez.
654
00:24:53,038 --> 00:24:54,371
Yes, of course.
655
00:24:54,373 --> 00:24:56,806
I have prepared a ceviche,
656
00:24:56,808 --> 00:24:59,076
with a bit
of tomato, lime,
657
00:24:59,078 --> 00:25:01,245
avocado, and some
spiced popcorn for texture.
658
00:25:01,247 --> 00:25:02,246
What's the dish?
659
00:25:02,248 --> 00:25:04,048
It's a tilapia.
660
00:25:04,050 --> 00:25:05,516
- Hi.
- Look at you.
661
00:25:05,518 --> 00:25:06,751
You look like a princess.
662
00:25:06,753 --> 00:25:09,654
So today I've made corn
with Chile picante,
663
00:25:09,656 --> 00:25:10,722
and with cotija.
664
00:25:10,724 --> 00:25:11,757
Thank you.
665
00:25:11,759 --> 00:25:13,025
A little
chicken enchilada, here.
666
00:25:13,027 --> 00:25:15,861
Stuffed with spinach,
mushrooms,
667
00:25:15,863 --> 00:25:16,963
topped with a little
salsa verde.
668
00:25:16,965 --> 00:25:18,364
Did you just
do this dish on your own?
669
00:25:18,366 --> 00:25:19,799
This actually
isn't my dish at all.
670
00:25:19,801 --> 00:25:21,701
This is Chef Keith's.
Okay.
671
00:25:21,703 --> 00:25:22,935
Want me to do those?
672
00:25:22,937 --> 00:25:24,703
Just do another batch,
and put 'em in here,
673
00:25:24,705 --> 00:25:26,037
and just bring 'em
to me in the bag.
674
00:25:26,039 --> 00:25:27,772
These are for our tacos
675
00:25:27,774 --> 00:25:30,208
that we're building over here,
to the left.
676
00:25:30,210 --> 00:25:31,342
Did you make
these tortillas?
677
00:25:31,344 --> 00:25:32,743
We did not
make the tortillas.
678
00:25:32,745 --> 00:25:33,977
Okay.
679
00:25:33,979 --> 00:25:35,679
- This is actually Ty-lor.
680
00:25:35,681 --> 00:25:39,715
He made carne asada
with some pinto beans.
681
00:25:39,717 --> 00:25:41,918
I worked on the cochinita pibil
with Sarah.
682
00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,388
We braised pork shoulders
with a lot of achiote,
683
00:25:45,390 --> 00:25:47,656
some orange, but it has
the pickled red onions.
684
00:25:47,658 --> 00:25:49,358
And then I made
a salsa negra.
685
00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:53,329
- Thank you, ladies.
- Thank you so much.
686
00:25:55,999 --> 00:25:57,932
Well, let's start
with Nyesha's ceviche.
687
00:25:57,934 --> 00:25:58,900
- I think flavor-wise,
it's good.
688
00:25:58,902 --> 00:25:59,901
I find the texture
a little mealy.
689
00:25:59,903 --> 00:26:01,102
Yeah.
690
00:26:01,104 --> 00:26:04,205
- You like it?
- The ceviche's real good.
691
00:26:04,207 --> 00:26:05,306
Hugh, what do you think
of Keith's enchilada?
692
00:26:05,308 --> 00:26:07,441
It's a flour tortilla,
693
00:26:07,443 --> 00:26:10,477
which, if it's an enchilada,
it should be corn.
694
00:26:10,479 --> 00:26:11,745
Certainly, yeah.
695
00:26:11,747 --> 00:26:13,179
I think once it absorbs
that sauce, it gets doughy.
696
00:26:13,181 --> 00:26:15,582
- I think flavor-wise,
Keith did a nice job.
697
00:26:15,584 --> 00:26:21,020
Like it or not,
Keith's made a burrito.
698
00:26:21,022 --> 00:26:22,756
Let's discuss
Sarah and Lindsay's cochinita.
699
00:26:22,758 --> 00:26:24,391
Kinda falls apart,
700
00:26:24,393 --> 00:26:26,026
and I'm not sure
what cut of meat they used.
701
00:26:26,028 --> 00:26:27,327
I think it needs some work.
702
00:26:27,329 --> 00:26:28,728
- The bigger problem
I'm having with this is--
703
00:26:28,730 --> 00:26:30,697
- is the tortilla.
- Tortilla.
704
00:26:30,699 --> 00:26:31,765
And I just think it's
a real cop-out to go buy these.
705
00:26:31,767 --> 00:26:34,935
They taste
like they were bought.
706
00:26:34,937 --> 00:26:36,202
- Tortilla.
- Oh, yes.
707
00:26:39,275 --> 00:26:41,409
- I like Ty-lor's carne asada.
I think it was really yummy.
708
00:26:41,411 --> 00:26:43,911
- I agree. I think Ty-lor
did a nice job with this.
709
00:26:43,913 --> 00:26:45,379
The beans are nicely cooked.
Some good flavor.
710
00:26:45,381 --> 00:26:47,447
- I'd love to give you more.
- Thanks.
711
00:26:47,449 --> 00:26:49,649
My favorite thing
that the pink team made
712
00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:50,651
was that corn salsa.
713
00:26:50,653 --> 00:26:52,419
It had a lot of flavor,
714
00:26:52,421 --> 00:26:54,054
I think Chris did
a really nice job with the corn.
715
00:26:54,056 --> 00:26:56,790
How are you?
You want some corn?
716
00:26:56,792 --> 00:26:59,760
Let's go try
the green team's buffet.
717
00:26:59,762 --> 00:27:00,861
This is good stuff.
718
00:27:00,863 --> 00:27:01,995
Oh, there's
the birthday girl.
719
00:27:01,997 --> 00:27:03,464
Hi.
720
00:27:03,466 --> 00:27:04,965
Are you enjoying yourself
so far today?
721
00:27:04,967 --> 00:27:06,133
Yes.
722
00:27:06,135 --> 00:27:08,102
- Hi. How are you?
- Hi. I'm very well.
723
00:27:08,104 --> 00:27:10,037
So I wanna just
start you off with something
724
00:27:10,039 --> 00:27:12,105
nice and cold
and refreshing.
725
00:27:12,107 --> 00:27:14,207
We have a tomatillo gazpacho.
Nice.
726
00:27:14,209 --> 00:27:16,009
And then
this is chicharron
727
00:27:16,011 --> 00:27:17,010
with a little bit
of dried plantains.
728
00:27:17,012 --> 00:27:18,144
Great.
729
00:27:18,146 --> 00:27:19,779
- Enjoy your evening.
- Thanks, Edward.
730
00:27:19,781 --> 00:27:21,780
I made the empanadas
this afternoon.
731
00:27:21,782 --> 00:27:25,684
Inside, fire-roasted poblanos,
mushrooms, and Mexican cheese.
732
00:27:25,686 --> 00:27:29,287
- I made goat birria, which is
an ancho-stewed goat dish
733
00:27:29,289 --> 00:27:31,289
that my grandfather
taught me.
734
00:27:31,291 --> 00:27:32,356
And Blanca mentioned also
735
00:27:32,358 --> 00:27:33,491
that she loved
steamed cabbage leaves,
736
00:27:33,493 --> 00:27:35,926
so we did some
slightly steamed napa.
737
00:27:35,928 --> 00:27:36,927
I have the short rib.
738
00:27:36,929 --> 00:27:39,730
I marinated
in Tequila and soy,
739
00:27:39,732 --> 00:27:41,966
so I did kind of
a Korean-Mexican fusion.
740
00:27:41,968 --> 00:27:44,068
Sounds like
a food truck.
741
00:27:44,070 --> 00:27:46,438
All right,
what have you made for us?
742
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,606
So I have
a pulled chicken mole
743
00:27:48,608 --> 00:27:49,908
- smells good.
- Holy mole.
744
00:27:49,910 --> 00:27:53,112
With some pickled red onion,
radish, cilantro,
745
00:27:53,114 --> 00:27:54,847
lime, and a little bit
of sour cream.
746
00:27:54,849 --> 00:27:56,015
I'm smelling cinnamon.
747
00:27:56,017 --> 00:27:57,784
These are just
grilled corn tortillas.
748
00:27:57,786 --> 00:28:00,286
I take it you didn't
make your tortillas either.
749
00:28:00,288 --> 00:28:01,520
No, we did not.
Did they?
750
00:28:01,522 --> 00:28:02,822
Nope.
751
00:28:02,824 --> 00:28:04,290
I apologize.
752
00:28:04,292 --> 00:28:06,691
Dude, you should try that.
No, that thing's good.
753
00:28:06,693 --> 00:28:08,426
I thought Chris
did a very nice job.
754
00:28:08,428 --> 00:28:09,861
Really highly seasoned,
755
00:28:09,863 --> 00:28:12,297
the dough is really nice,
and flaky, and light.
756
00:28:12,299 --> 00:28:15,332
And then a little bit
of rojo salsa to finish it off.
757
00:28:15,334 --> 00:28:17,801
Edward's gazpacho's great.
It's got good flavor to it.
758
00:28:17,803 --> 00:28:22,239
I think the chicharron
was kinda lost on me on the top.
759
00:28:22,241 --> 00:28:23,941
Tom, what do you think
of chuy's goat?
760
00:28:23,943 --> 00:28:25,844
I'm enjoying it.
I like it.
761
00:28:25,846 --> 00:28:27,345
The cabbage
I'm not quite sure of.
762
00:28:27,347 --> 00:28:29,147
It doesn't add anything.
763
00:28:29,149 --> 00:28:31,016
You know, you're not
sure what to do with it.
764
00:28:31,018 --> 00:28:32,618
You're not gonna
eat the cabbage?
765
00:28:32,620 --> 00:28:34,687
No.
766
00:28:34,689 --> 00:28:35,955
I think Beverly
did a great job.
767
00:28:35,957 --> 00:28:37,524
The meat's very tender,
there's a lot of flavor.
768
00:28:37,526 --> 00:28:39,593
I like that
they chose to at least
769
00:28:39,595 --> 00:28:40,827
griddle the tortilla
a little bit.
770
00:28:40,829 --> 00:28:44,030
Just that one step,
I think, changes the dish.
771
00:28:44,032 --> 00:28:46,499
- And you like flour tortillas?
- Yes.
772
00:28:46,501 --> 00:28:48,268
I gotta say, I'm not
a real fan of Grayson's dish.
773
00:28:48,270 --> 00:28:49,969
I find
the whole dish mushy.
774
00:28:49,971 --> 00:28:52,004
It's almost too much cinnamon.
That's all I get.
775
00:28:52,006 --> 00:28:55,040
Mole's a very elegant sauce
when it's done properly,
776
00:28:55,042 --> 00:28:57,176
but it takes
a skilled hand.
777
00:28:57,178 --> 00:28:59,210
The chicken
tasted like cinnamon.
778
00:28:59,212 --> 00:29:01,412
That's the only thing
I didn't like.
779
00:29:04,517 --> 00:29:05,751
There you go.
780
00:29:05,753 --> 00:29:06,952
And then, like,
the chicharron,
781
00:29:06,954 --> 00:29:08,086
like, I never
expected that.
782
00:29:08,088 --> 00:29:09,488
Like, it was really
sweet on my tongue.
783
00:29:09,490 --> 00:29:10,622
There were
some hits and misses.
784
00:29:10,624 --> 00:29:12,090
Um, they did
a pretty nice job.
785
00:29:12,092 --> 00:29:13,491
Well, let's not
jump to any conclusions.
786
00:29:13,493 --> 00:29:14,559
We still have cake.
787
00:29:14,561 --> 00:29:15,560
Ah, cake.
788
00:29:15,562 --> 00:29:16,561
Blanca!
789
00:29:19,567 --> 00:29:24,204
♪ ♪
790
00:29:24,206 --> 00:29:27,241
Keep going.
Can we go faster?
791
00:29:27,243 --> 00:29:29,777
I really listened
to what Blanca asked for.
792
00:29:29,779 --> 00:29:31,112
I gave her the colors,
793
00:29:31,114 --> 00:29:33,381
I gave her the strawberry
and the pineapple
794
00:29:33,383 --> 00:29:34,649
that she wanted.
795
00:29:34,651 --> 00:29:36,084
- This is the good side.
- Okay.
796
00:29:36,086 --> 00:29:38,253
So you can screw this side up,
so carry this side toward you.
797
00:29:38,255 --> 00:29:41,523
Excuse us.
Pardon us, pardon us.
798
00:29:41,525 --> 00:29:42,958
So, this is the front.
799
00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:44,526
Can you help me?
800
00:29:44,528 --> 00:29:45,693
Careful, careful, careful.
You're good.
801
00:29:45,695 --> 00:29:47,796
Heather's cake
looks like a frikkin'
802
00:29:47,798 --> 00:29:50,431
Easter basket gone bad.
803
00:29:50,433 --> 00:29:51,532
I would even have it
a little this way,
804
00:29:51,534 --> 00:29:53,200
so it leans back.
805
00:29:53,202 --> 00:29:57,304
Our cake is the leaning tower
of tres leches cake.
806
00:29:57,306 --> 00:30:05,313
♪ ♪
807
00:30:13,256 --> 00:30:15,925
Whoo!
808
00:30:15,927 --> 00:30:16,960
Yay!
809
00:30:20,298 --> 00:30:23,233
Do you like
the pink team's cake?
810
00:30:23,235 --> 00:30:24,267
I like
the pineapple filling and stuff.
811
00:30:24,269 --> 00:30:27,203
I think it has
too much frosting.
812
00:30:27,205 --> 00:30:28,771
- A lot of frosting on there.
- Yes, there was.
813
00:30:28,773 --> 00:30:29,772
- There you go.
- Thank you.
814
00:30:29,774 --> 00:30:31,006
You're welcome.
815
00:30:31,008 --> 00:30:33,975
- So it's vanilla tres leches.
- Thank you.
816
00:30:33,977 --> 00:30:37,212
What do you think of the green
team's cake, Blanca?
817
00:30:37,214 --> 00:30:40,414
I actually think it's better
than the pink team's.
818
00:30:40,416 --> 00:30:42,316
'Cause it's not as sweet,
819
00:30:42,318 --> 00:30:44,285
but yet they still
threw in fruit.
820
00:30:44,287 --> 00:30:45,986
- The cake--
it was pretty sloppy.
821
00:30:49,425 --> 00:30:52,058
Blanca, I know you have
a dance to get ready for,
822
00:30:52,060 --> 00:30:53,593
so Happy Birthday.
Thank you.
823
00:30:53,595 --> 00:30:55,195
- Bye.
- Buh-bye.
824
00:30:55,197 --> 00:31:03,202
♪ ♪
825
00:31:07,508 --> 00:31:10,942
Watching Blanca
dancing with her father,
826
00:31:10,944 --> 00:31:13,378
I was just thinking how special
that relationship is
827
00:31:13,380 --> 00:31:15,813
between a father
and daughter.
828
00:31:15,815 --> 00:31:19,083
I always think about how I still
want to make my dad proud,
829
00:31:19,085 --> 00:31:20,952
and show him that, like,
830
00:31:20,954 --> 00:31:23,221
even though
I'm a daughter, hey, you know,
831
00:31:23,223 --> 00:31:26,158
I can just do
as much as a son would do.
832
00:31:41,176 --> 00:31:42,509
What a great quinceanera.
I had a great time.
833
00:31:42,511 --> 00:31:43,810
Blanca was awesome.
834
00:31:43,812 --> 00:31:47,113
I have to say, I think that
one team did stand out.
835
00:31:47,115 --> 00:31:48,982
I agree.
836
00:31:48,984 --> 00:31:52,418
Let's go
deliver the news.
837
00:32:00,059 --> 00:32:02,260
Teams, we thought that you
really came together,
838
00:32:02,262 --> 00:32:04,730
put together a great display
of Mexican food.
839
00:32:04,732 --> 00:32:08,768
Blanca really
enjoyed her party.
840
00:32:08,770 --> 00:32:10,537
But we felt
that there was one team
841
00:32:10,539 --> 00:32:11,838
that just pushed
a little further,
842
00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,407
was a little more
authentic,
843
00:32:13,409 --> 00:32:15,242
and a little truer
to what we were looking for.
844
00:32:15,244 --> 00:32:18,612
And that team...
845
00:32:18,614 --> 00:32:20,180
Was the green team.
846
00:32:28,323 --> 00:32:29,890
It's a group thing.
No, dude.
847
00:32:29,892 --> 00:32:31,024
I feel so good to be
on the winning side.
848
00:32:31,026 --> 00:32:32,693
Especially
in the first challenge.
849
00:32:32,695 --> 00:32:35,196
I feel like
I stood out as a person
850
00:32:35,198 --> 00:32:37,365
that was leading
the whole thing,
851
00:32:37,367 --> 00:32:39,634
so I feel relieved
that I'm not going home,
852
00:32:39,636 --> 00:32:41,636
that I'm staying another night
in that beautiful house.
853
00:32:41,638 --> 00:32:42,904
Pink team, that means
854
00:32:42,906 --> 00:32:45,206
we'll need to see you
at judges' table.
855
00:32:46,976 --> 00:32:48,276
People loved our food.
856
00:32:48,278 --> 00:32:53,282
The judges matter,
but I felt good about that.
857
00:32:53,284 --> 00:32:55,050
I'm feeling
a little anxious
858
00:32:55,052 --> 00:32:56,652
about going
in front of the judges.
859
00:32:56,654 --> 00:32:58,288
I'm foreseeing
the throwing under the bus,
860
00:32:58,290 --> 00:33:02,358
especially
about the shrimp.
861
00:33:04,428 --> 00:33:05,561
Were you shopping
by yourself?
862
00:33:05,563 --> 00:33:07,263
No, sir,
I had a team with me.
863
00:33:07,265 --> 00:33:09,799
I am not here
to boss everyone around.
864
00:33:09,801 --> 00:33:13,702
You love drivin' the bus.
Hittin' people.
865
00:33:19,806 --> 00:33:21,706
A lot of different variables
came up, and we still produced.
866
00:33:22,435 --> 00:33:23,701
Food was on time.
867
00:33:23,703 --> 00:33:26,136
Except
the shrimp cocktail.
868
00:33:26,138 --> 00:33:28,539
And I did what I did to try
to really help us get going.
869
00:33:28,541 --> 00:33:29,907
Right.
870
00:33:29,909 --> 00:33:31,542
Do you think some people
worked harder than others?
871
00:33:31,544 --> 00:33:33,711
No, not necessarily.
872
00:33:33,713 --> 00:33:35,512
I see what you're
thinking about,
873
00:33:35,514 --> 00:33:38,948
but we were all in agreement
on what everybody was gonna do.
874
00:33:38,950 --> 00:33:40,350
And everybody
fulfilled that.
875
00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:41,317
This is my first
judges' table.
876
00:33:41,319 --> 00:33:43,620
I don't know
what to expect.
877
00:33:43,622 --> 00:33:46,890
I'm worried because whenever
you take a leadership role,
878
00:33:46,892 --> 00:33:49,993
you have to be able
to sink with the ship.
879
00:34:00,213 --> 00:34:02,581
I don't know how you guys
came back with frozen shrimp.
880
00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,333
Like, I don't know
how that happened.
881
00:34:04,335 --> 00:34:06,468
You have to be careful
making excuses.
882
00:34:06,470 --> 00:34:08,137
Yeah, but someone's
going home,
883
00:34:08,139 --> 00:34:11,507
not just necessarily
for what they did.
884
00:34:13,576 --> 00:34:16,111
- Hello.
- Hello.
885
00:34:16,113 --> 00:34:21,951
We'd like to see Ty, Sarah,
Lindsay, and Keith. Thank you.
886
00:34:21,953 --> 00:34:24,854
See y'all later.
887
00:34:24,856 --> 00:34:27,290
Oh...
888
00:34:34,467 --> 00:34:43,642
♪ ♪
889
00:34:43,644 --> 00:34:45,310
You four had our least
favorite dishes
890
00:34:45,312 --> 00:34:46,745
on the pink team today.
891
00:34:46,747 --> 00:34:52,083
Unfortunately,
one of you will be going home.
892
00:34:52,085 --> 00:34:53,184
All in all,
you guys did a good job.
893
00:34:53,186 --> 00:34:55,953
The other team
did a better job.
894
00:34:55,955 --> 00:34:57,788
The birthday cake
895
00:34:57,790 --> 00:34:59,590
on the other side
was also better.
896
00:34:59,592 --> 00:35:01,958
Now, I know Dakota
has immunity,
897
00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,894
and that's why she's
not standing here with you.
898
00:35:05,896 --> 00:35:07,195
Sarah,
let's start with you.
899
00:35:07,197 --> 00:35:09,598
We really
did not utilize
900
00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:13,502
our 30-minute
menu planning wisely.
901
00:35:13,504 --> 00:35:15,471
It really set us back.
902
00:35:15,473 --> 00:35:16,806
None of us
really spoke up,
903
00:35:16,808 --> 00:35:18,975
and we shoulda picked
a group leader at that point.
904
00:35:18,977 --> 00:35:20,643
You guys
are eight chefs.
905
00:35:20,645 --> 00:35:22,045
You can't figure out
how to lead a bunch?
906
00:35:22,047 --> 00:35:26,283
You do this every day.
907
00:35:26,285 --> 00:35:27,551
There really
wasn't a menu,
908
00:35:27,553 --> 00:35:29,186
Ty-lor was gonna
do carne asada,
909
00:35:29,188 --> 00:35:31,389
Lindsay was gonna
make the shrimp cocktail...
910
00:35:31,391 --> 00:35:32,389
Shrimp cocktail?
911
00:35:32,391 --> 00:35:35,092
I don't remember
seeing that.
912
00:35:35,094 --> 00:35:36,627
The shrimp
for the shrimp cocktail
913
00:35:36,629 --> 00:35:38,328
were pre-cooked.
914
00:35:38,330 --> 00:35:39,663
- Who bought
pre-cooked shrimp?
915
00:35:39,665 --> 00:35:40,864
I bought the shrimp.
916
00:35:40,866 --> 00:35:44,400
I looked at price,
I figured about labor...
917
00:35:44,402 --> 00:35:46,102
I was just thinking
about a lot under pressure.
918
00:35:46,104 --> 00:35:48,037
Were you shopping
by yourself?
919
00:35:48,039 --> 00:35:50,940
No, sir,
I had a team with me.
920
00:35:50,942 --> 00:35:52,308
I feel for you,
921
00:35:52,310 --> 00:35:54,577
but if you had brought back
pre-cooked shrimp to me,
922
00:35:54,579 --> 00:35:55,578
and I was
in their position,
923
00:35:55,580 --> 00:35:57,247
I'd be yellin' at ya too.
924
00:35:57,249 --> 00:36:00,684
Sorry.
925
00:36:00,686 --> 00:36:02,286
Lindsay,
what did you ultimately do
926
00:36:02,288 --> 00:36:04,422
in place of the shrimp?
927
00:36:04,424 --> 00:36:05,823
Ty picked up
and made a fritter.
928
00:36:05,825 --> 00:36:07,692
Just the term "fritter,"
929
00:36:07,694 --> 00:36:08,860
from the beginning,
didn't set right.
930
00:36:08,862 --> 00:36:10,595
It certainly
did lack flavor,
931
00:36:10,597 --> 00:36:12,197
and I think
that was the problem.
932
00:36:12,199 --> 00:36:14,499
The corn fritter
was sort of
933
00:36:14,501 --> 00:36:16,735
a "your first appetizer
didn't work out,
934
00:36:16,737 --> 00:36:18,903
"you need to come up
with something immediately,
935
00:36:18,905 --> 00:36:20,938
you have 30 minutes or less
to prepare it."
936
00:36:20,940 --> 00:36:23,674
Certainly that's not
the reason it was dry.
937
00:36:23,676 --> 00:36:25,275
No, sir,
that's a cooking failure.
938
00:36:25,277 --> 00:36:28,111
Yeah.
939
00:36:28,113 --> 00:36:29,279
Let's talk
about the cochinita.
940
00:36:29,281 --> 00:36:32,382
Lindsay and I
got achiote, the garlic.
941
00:36:32,384 --> 00:36:35,452
We couldn't find sour oranges
so we brought clementines.
942
00:36:35,454 --> 00:36:39,123
I made the salsa negra.
I made the chipotle cream.
943
00:36:39,125 --> 00:36:41,126
Wanna know my big mistake
that you made with that?
944
00:36:41,128 --> 00:36:46,165
Is the tortilla.
They were crappy.
945
00:36:46,167 --> 00:36:47,867
Let's talk
about the enchilada.
946
00:36:47,869 --> 00:36:48,968
When I was
shoppin' for it,
947
00:36:48,970 --> 00:36:50,036
I just thought
about an enchilada.
948
00:36:50,038 --> 00:36:55,008
I never had
a corn tortilla enchilada.
949
00:36:55,010 --> 00:36:58,078
In my region,
we get flour.
950
00:36:58,080 --> 00:36:59,346
- From the get-go,
a flour tortilla--
951
00:36:59,348 --> 00:37:01,315
technically, that was
the problem with that dish.
952
00:37:01,317 --> 00:37:02,716
If you were with the corn,
953
00:37:02,718 --> 00:37:04,118
you could
appreciate the spinach,
954
00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:05,686
you could
appreciate the sauce.
955
00:37:05,688 --> 00:37:06,887
I grew up
here in Texas,
956
00:37:06,889 --> 00:37:09,390
I've eaten enchiladas
my whole life.
957
00:37:09,392 --> 00:37:11,792
I never do enchiladas
with a flour tortilla.
958
00:37:11,794 --> 00:37:13,994
Sarah,
it is a team challenge.
959
00:37:13,996 --> 00:37:16,097
Did you say to Keith,
960
00:37:16,099 --> 00:37:18,899
"we usually do enchiladas
here in Texas with corn?"
961
00:37:18,901 --> 00:37:21,035
I did not.
962
00:37:21,037 --> 00:37:24,238
I am not here
to boss everyone around
963
00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:26,841
and tell them, "your dish sucks,
your dish is great."
964
00:37:26,843 --> 00:37:28,109
I don't wanna
be that person.
965
00:37:28,111 --> 00:37:30,812
If she had an opinion
about something, then say that.
966
00:37:30,814 --> 00:37:32,080
- This is--
967
00:37:32,082 --> 00:37:35,217
- you love drivin' the bus.
Hittin' people.
968
00:37:35,219 --> 00:37:37,753
We had an army
of corn tortillas.
969
00:37:37,755 --> 00:37:39,221
So no one ever suggested
to you to use corn tortillas.
970
00:37:39,223 --> 00:37:40,489
- Not at all.
- Okay.
971
00:37:40,491 --> 00:37:43,091
Even though this is
an individual competition,
972
00:37:43,093 --> 00:37:44,726
we were working
as a team.
973
00:37:44,728 --> 00:37:47,496
Keith, during the prep,
you weren't talking to anybody.
974
00:37:47,498 --> 00:37:49,564
If I could go back,
I would change it,
975
00:37:49,566 --> 00:37:53,535
because this is the last place
I wanted to be right now.
976
00:37:53,537 --> 00:37:55,303
If Sarah or Lindsay
said to you,
977
00:37:55,305 --> 00:37:56,838
"I think you're makin' a mistake
by using a flour tortilla,"
978
00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:58,674
you woulda listened to them
and used the corn?
979
00:37:58,676 --> 00:38:01,977
Sure.
980
00:38:01,979 --> 00:38:04,079
Chefs, we have
a big decision to make.
981
00:38:04,081 --> 00:38:08,684
We'll call you back.
Thank you.
982
00:38:12,888 --> 00:38:14,322
What was it?
983
00:38:14,324 --> 00:38:16,691
Nothing was great,
and a lotta things sucked.
984
00:38:16,693 --> 00:38:18,426
They say anything
about the cake?
985
00:38:18,428 --> 00:38:19,527
Yeah, they said
she would have been there
986
00:38:19,529 --> 00:38:20,528
if she didn't
have immunity.
987
00:38:20,530 --> 00:38:22,429
Oh, my God.
988
00:38:22,431 --> 00:38:25,332
Defining point about the flour
tortilla was huge in there.
989
00:38:25,334 --> 00:38:27,200
No one stepped up
and said,
990
00:38:27,202 --> 00:38:29,001
"hey, this is how
it should be done."
991
00:38:29,003 --> 00:38:33,239
I made what I thought,
and what else could I do?
992
00:38:34,809 --> 00:38:36,476
What a mess this is.
993
00:38:36,478 --> 00:38:39,913
All of them deserve to go home
for one reason or another.
994
00:38:39,915 --> 00:38:41,748
This is tough, because these
are all really talented chefs.
995
00:38:41,750 --> 00:38:43,684
Sarah works at spiaggia, it's
a Michelin-starred restaurant,
996
00:38:43,686 --> 00:38:45,820
she's the executive
chef there.
997
00:38:45,822 --> 00:38:48,089
Keith has been on the short list
for a beard award.
998
00:38:48,091 --> 00:38:49,357
Lindsay's
the executive chef
999
00:38:49,359 --> 00:38:50,959
of one of Michelle Bernstein's
restaurants.
1000
00:38:50,961 --> 00:38:54,162
Listening to them, they were
lucky they got food out at all.
1001
00:38:54,164 --> 00:38:55,831
You see where
the miscommunication started.
1002
00:38:55,833 --> 00:38:57,967
From the very beginning,
it was just a house of cards.
1003
00:38:57,969 --> 00:38:59,869
What I wanted
in this challenge
1004
00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:01,371
is for somebody
to step up in front,
1005
00:39:01,373 --> 00:39:02,839
be the person who's going,
"this is the menu."
1006
00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:04,774
All that time that they
spent messing around,
1007
00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:06,410
they coulda made
everything better.
1008
00:39:06,412 --> 00:39:08,812
Well, there's certainly
enough blame to go around.
1009
00:39:08,814 --> 00:39:11,314
Let's talk
about Keith's enchilada dish.
1010
00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:12,882
For an elegant,
refined request
1011
00:39:12,884 --> 00:39:14,284
that we asked them
from the beginning,
1012
00:39:14,286 --> 00:39:16,018
maybe they should have
trimmed 'em,
1013
00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:18,053
they shoulda put
something over the top
1014
00:39:18,055 --> 00:39:19,621
other than just
melted cheese.
1015
00:39:19,623 --> 00:39:21,323
I mean, there's so much
that they could've done.
1016
00:39:21,325 --> 00:39:23,691
Even Blanca thought
that the enchiladas
1017
00:39:23,693 --> 00:39:25,727
shouldn't have been
with flour tortillas.
1018
00:39:25,729 --> 00:39:27,162
He needs advisement
1019
00:39:27,164 --> 00:39:29,230
on not to buy frozen,
pre-cooked shrimp
1020
00:39:29,232 --> 00:39:31,066
and what an enchilada is?
1021
00:39:31,068 --> 00:39:36,505
I have some worries about
why he's standing up there.
1022
00:39:36,507 --> 00:39:37,473
Sarah cooked
1023
00:39:37,475 --> 00:39:40,543
the cochinita pibil
with Lindsay.
1024
00:39:40,545 --> 00:39:41,678
The aromatics
that were missing
1025
00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:43,981
were the clove,
the oregano, the pepper.
1026
00:39:43,983 --> 00:39:46,217
None of that came through
in Sarah and Lindsay's dish.
1027
00:39:46,219 --> 00:39:49,020
They attempted something
that needed a lot more time,
1028
00:39:49,022 --> 00:39:52,190
and a lot more
flavor going on.
1029
00:39:52,192 --> 00:39:54,192
Lindsay didn't
do a great job.
1030
00:39:54,194 --> 00:39:55,827
For her
to live in Mexico,
1031
00:39:55,829 --> 00:39:57,895
that's a very
traditional dish,
1032
00:39:57,897 --> 00:39:59,330
I mean,
that she should nail.
1033
00:39:59,332 --> 00:40:01,966
That was one
of my least favorite dishes.
1034
00:40:01,968 --> 00:40:03,801
The other one
was the fritter.
1035
00:40:03,803 --> 00:40:05,236
- Ty-lor kept saying,
1036
00:40:05,238 --> 00:40:06,805
"I decided to do that
with 30 minutes to go."
1037
00:40:06,807 --> 00:40:08,073
If this is
the best thing
1038
00:40:08,075 --> 00:40:09,307
that he could pull
out of his pocket for that,
1039
00:40:09,309 --> 00:40:10,508
there's some issues.
1040
00:40:10,510 --> 00:40:13,478
Ty's fritter was also
too large, it was dry.
1041
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,414
I couldn't even discern
what kind of fritter
1042
00:40:16,416 --> 00:40:19,384
it was supposed to be.
1043
00:40:19,386 --> 00:40:21,419
I think we know
who's going home.
1044
00:40:21,421 --> 00:40:24,089
- Yeah.
- Sure.
1045
00:40:24,091 --> 00:40:25,924
Let's get them
out here.
1046
00:40:42,336 --> 00:40:45,073
Chefs, you four
had our least favorite dishes
1047
00:40:45,074 --> 00:40:47,471
on the pink team today.
1048
00:40:47,472 --> 00:40:51,608
Unfortunately,
one of you will be going home.
1049
00:40:51,610 --> 00:40:53,142
Chefs...
1050
00:40:53,144 --> 00:40:56,512
Today you were asked to prepare
a meal for Blanca's quinceanera.
1051
00:40:56,514 --> 00:40:57,947
And I think
one of the biggest problems
1052
00:40:57,949 --> 00:40:59,582
was just a lack
of leadership.
1053
00:40:59,584 --> 00:41:01,016
You guys seemed scattered,
1054
00:41:01,018 --> 00:41:05,520
and just sort of
not all on the same page.
1055
00:41:05,522 --> 00:41:07,655
Sarah, I think
you probably should have
1056
00:41:07,657 --> 00:41:10,858
suggested to Keith that he was
using flour tortilla,
1057
00:41:10,860 --> 00:41:12,694
and the corn tortilla
was the proper one
1058
00:41:12,696 --> 00:41:13,829
for the enchilada.
1059
00:41:13,831 --> 00:41:14,997
Okay.
1060
00:41:14,999 --> 00:41:16,265
You also had a hand
in the cochinita,
1061
00:41:16,267 --> 00:41:20,369
and, you know,
it just wasn't that great.
1062
00:41:20,371 --> 00:41:21,938
Lindsay,
you had the most experience
1063
00:41:21,940 --> 00:41:25,208
working with Mexican food
and spent time in Mexico,
1064
00:41:25,210 --> 00:41:27,044
and your cochinita
just didn't have
1065
00:41:27,046 --> 00:41:32,350
that authentic flavor
that we were looking for.
1066
00:41:32,352 --> 00:41:38,289
Ty, that fritter was dry
because of that preparation.
1067
00:41:38,291 --> 00:41:40,291
Keith,
it was your enchilada.
1068
00:41:40,293 --> 00:41:43,262
Even if someone knew better
and didn't point it out,
1069
00:41:43,264 --> 00:41:46,132
we still had
a pretty soggy enchilada
1070
00:41:46,134 --> 00:41:50,037
that didn't have
just a ton of authentic flavor.
1071
00:41:50,039 --> 00:41:51,771
It's very difficult
being the first one to go,
1072
00:41:51,773 --> 00:41:53,473
but we have
a decision to make.
1073
00:41:53,475 --> 00:41:54,474
Padma?
1074
00:41:57,479 --> 00:42:00,313
♪ ♪
1075
00:42:00,315 --> 00:42:03,517
Keith,
please pack your knives and go.
1076
00:42:03,519 --> 00:42:04,952
Thank you
for the opportunity.
1077
00:42:04,954 --> 00:42:07,988
Thank you.
1078
00:42:07,990 --> 00:42:10,558
I've had some
tough times in my past
1079
00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:12,593
that have caused me
to really dig deep,
1080
00:42:12,595 --> 00:42:16,264
and just know that there is
light at the end of that tunnel.
1081
00:42:16,266 --> 00:42:18,099
I've been through
that tunnel a few times,
1082
00:42:18,101 --> 00:42:20,168
so good things
happen to good people.
1083
00:42:20,170 --> 00:42:22,103
It's been real, guys.
1084
00:42:22,105 --> 00:42:23,938
- Oh...
- It's all good.
1085
00:42:23,940 --> 00:42:25,406
Seriously?
1086
00:42:25,408 --> 00:42:27,775
Yeah. It's my pleasure.
It was nice to meet you, dude.
1087
00:42:27,777 --> 00:42:31,112
It was good
to meet you too.
1088
00:42:31,114 --> 00:42:32,580
I didn't know
what to think of Keith,
1089
00:42:32,582 --> 00:42:33,881
and as I got to know him,
he's kind of like
1090
00:42:33,883 --> 00:42:35,650
a gigantic Teddy bear.
1091
00:42:35,652 --> 00:42:38,019
And it's sad to see
new friends go
1092
00:42:38,021 --> 00:42:39,687
before you really have a chance
to get to know them.
1093
00:42:39,689 --> 00:42:42,956
Thanks, y'all. Come on.
Right here, one time.
1094
00:42:42,958 --> 00:42:44,024
All right,
good luck, everybody.
1095
00:42:44,026 --> 00:42:46,260
- Bye.
- Keith made poor decisions.
1096
00:42:46,262 --> 00:42:49,096
But he's
a very genuine man,
1097
00:42:49,098 --> 00:42:50,163
and it's heartbreaking
to see that it is Keith
1098
00:42:50,165 --> 00:42:52,065
that has to go home.
1099
00:42:52,067 --> 00:42:56,637
- All right, love you guys.
- Bye, Keith. Love you too. Bye.
1100
00:42:56,639 --> 00:42:58,872
God, that was awful.
1101
00:42:58,874 --> 00:43:00,707
Bein' on Top Chef
is definitely
1102
00:43:00,709 --> 00:43:03,677
one of the highlights
of my career.
1103
00:43:03,679 --> 00:43:06,046
I just wanna say,
dream big, dream hard,
1104
00:43:06,048 --> 00:43:07,982
because dreams come true.
1105
00:43:07,984 --> 00:43:09,583
I'm a testimony to that.
1106
00:43:09,585 --> 00:43:10,584
Peace.
1107
00:43:14,822 --> 00:43:18,458
Next, on Top Chef...
1108
00:43:18,460 --> 00:43:21,695
- We're havin' a chili cook-off
for 200 rodeo goers.
1109
00:43:21,697 --> 00:43:23,664
Oh!
1110
00:43:23,666 --> 00:43:26,366
- Seeing Padma on a horse--
it's just pure beauty.
1111
00:43:26,368 --> 00:43:27,868
Am I sweating again?
1112
00:43:27,870 --> 00:43:30,269
There is no clock.
1113
00:43:30,271 --> 00:43:31,905
I'm a little
really pissed off.
1114
00:43:31,907 --> 00:43:34,074
There's no sleep
till the rodeo.
1115
00:43:34,076 --> 00:43:35,175
Chili's an all-nighter.
1116
00:43:35,177 --> 00:43:38,579
I am so
ing tired.
1117
00:43:38,581 --> 00:43:42,483
It's just weird.
There's no crying in cooking.
1118
00:43:42,485 --> 00:43:44,652
And,
for the first time ever...
1119
00:43:44,654 --> 00:43:45,987
Eliminated chefs
will have a chance
1120
00:43:45,989 --> 00:43:48,290
to get back into
the Top Chef competition.
1121
00:43:48,292 --> 00:43:50,125
- Two minutes.
- The winning chef is...
1122
00:43:50,127 --> 00:43:53,428
To find out,
go to bravotv.com now.
1123
00:43:53,453 --> 00:43:57,453
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