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The pandemic has impacted
the restaurant industry
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in a way that no one
could have predicted.
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I had to call everybody
and furlough them.
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Those are conversations
I'll never forget.
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There could not be
a more perfect time
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to compete
on "Top Chef."
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We can come together
and support each other.
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Yeah!
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"Top Chef" is back.
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- Ah!
- Fifteen of the country's
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best chefs have traveled
to Portland, Oregon,
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for what will clearly be
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an epic culinary showdown.
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I went to Noma Mexico
and worked with
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the greatest chefs in the world.
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We're short on sauces,
let's go!
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Whoa-oh-oh!
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I was nominated
for a James Beard Award
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in 2019.
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Look at that timing!
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During my time
at Eleven Madison Park,
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we got number one in the world.
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It's the fear of the unknown.
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You don't know anything
that's about to happen.
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For the first time,
a panel of all-stars
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will be joining
the Judges' Table.
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This is a hard gig
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when dishes are really good.
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This is some extraordinary
cooking.
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Is this what we look like?
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Total panic.
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-
- Scary.
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Pull that off!
Pull that pan off!
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This is just the beginning.
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It's about to get a lot harder.
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It's been quite a ride
to get here
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for all of us,
but I'm ready.
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Oh, I do need
a shot of tequila.
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Thank you, Portland!
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At stake for the winner--
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a feature in Food & Wine
magazine,
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an appearance at the Food & Wine
Classic in Aspen,
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a quarter of a million dollars
furnished by San Pellegrino,
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and the title of Top Chef.
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- Hello, chefs.
- Whoo!
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Wow.
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Welcome to Portland
and season 18 of "Top Chef."
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Yeah!
Walking into the kitchen
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the first time, we're at
the ledge of this giant cliff.
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Once you take that first leap,
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there's no coming back.
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Ah, the first day of school.
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I don't know who everyone else
is here,
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but I'm gonna make damn sure
I'm better than everybody else.
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I'm from Milford, New Hampshire,
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cooking modern French cuisine.
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I make modern Alpine food.
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Global comfort cuisine.
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- Traditional Japanese.
- French.
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West African food.
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I cook rustic and simple,
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Grandma-style.
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Chefs, welcome.
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Standing amongst you
is an incredible selection
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of executive chefs,
chef-owners,
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and I think for the first time,
we don't have any sous-chefs.
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So all of you are used
to being the boss, I guess.
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You're all here to compete
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for the grand prize
of $250,000
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furnished by San Pellegrino
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and the title of Top Chef.
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Please welcome
your first guest judge,
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"Top Chef" alum
and Portland local,
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- Gregory Gourdet.
- Thank you.
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Hey, chefs.
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- I'm so excited to be here.
-
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It feels better over here,
though, right?
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It does.
I'm enjoying this.
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Chefs, welcome to "Top Chef."
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Portland is an amazing city,
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filled with iconic,
indigenous ingredients
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and a strong sense of community.
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We're also front and center
in our nation's current fight
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for racial equality.
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And I'm so glad you're here,
so welcome.
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You all know Gregory and me,
so I think it's now time
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to get to know you guys
a little bit.
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Who here has been nominated
for a James Beard Award?
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One, two, three, four.
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People might underestimate me,
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'cause I make tacos
for a living.
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But I'm a semifinalist
for a James Beard,
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so I don't care
what people think.
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Any other accolades
you'd like to share?
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I won an Eater Portland
2017 Chef of the Year.
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Congratulations.
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So you're a Portland local
as well.
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Born and raised.
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There's a lot of talented people
in this room,
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but I've worked in some of the
best restaurants in the world,
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including for Tom at Colicchio
& Sons in New York City.
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Once they start seeing me
cooking,
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then they'll be like, "Okay.
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We gotta look out for this guy."
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One of you is
an Olympic long jumper?
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Well, you won't have any trouble
getting your ingredients.
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-
- Being an Olympian is
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an accolade of mine.
It does not define me.
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It wasn't until I decided
to retire that I jumped
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not even feet first,
head first into cooking.
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It's a new chapter.
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This--this is a new book.
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Well, I think we have some
really stiff competition
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here in the kitchen,
and speaking of the kitchen,
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you guys might have noticed
that it's larger than normal.
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Because we are
living and working
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in the middle of a pandemic,
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and we are getting tested
very regularly.
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If I got tested any more often,
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I'd live with a swab
up my nose.
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The pandemic has challenged
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the restaurant industry
to its core.
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When I closed my restaurants
and my bars,
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I had to let go of 30 of
my favorite humans in my life,
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which was probably one of the
hardest things I've had to do.
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Being back in the kitchen is
mentally really healthy for me.
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It's where I feel like
I'm at home.
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This season is going to be
an exciting one.
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Here we go.
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Altogether,
the 15 of you represent
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and incredible diversity
of cooking styles and cuisines.
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Before you arrived here,
we asked you
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what ingredient you couldn't
live without in the kitchen.
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Right? And those ingredients
are up here in these boxes.
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I can't live without Gruyère.
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I make Alpine food.
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It's the king of Alpine cheeses.
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But, like, I have no idea
what's going on.
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It's time to draw knives.
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Each of you will take one knife
and then pass it down.
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- Four.
- Four.
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All right, so your first
Quickfire Challenge
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is a team challenge.
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All the chefs that drew
knife 1, stand over here.
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Working with people who
you don't even know their name
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is a pretty wild concept.
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You'll need to incorporate each
of your must-have ingredients
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in these boxes
into one cohesive dish.
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I'm sorry, but this is
very fun for me.
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I'm loving
watching you all think.
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Every chef on the winning team
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of this Quickfire Challenge
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will receive immunity.
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- Whoo.
- Mm-hmm.
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And an advantage in
the Elimination Challenge.
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- Oh, hell yeah.
- All right, boys.
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- We have to.
- We gotta win.
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I hope you're ready,
'cause your time starts now.
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- Sick.
- Butter.
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Kombu, butter.
What do you got?
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Rice vinegar.
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Like, I was like,
"How we gonna do this?"
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I don't know
their cooking styles.
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I haven't talked
to these guys at all.
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Cold sweat. Cold sweat.
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Whoo, that's a unique
combination.
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Yeah, honestly.
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- What'd you get?
- I got chocolate.
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Oh, gosh!
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All right, we got caul fat,
chocolate, and cheese.
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- Cheese, okay.
- Cheese and caul fat.
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I love caul fat.
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It's something that allows you
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to take a leaner piece of meat
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and really give it
some fat and flavor.
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But chocolate, caul fat,
and cheese?
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Oh, man.
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Can you do this with
a vegetable, then?
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- Mushroom powder.
- Cool.
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- Oh, awesome. Okay.
- I got apple chutney.
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Actually it's my mom's
apple chutney
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because it is
a very versatile ingredient.
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You should probably try this.
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This can go in any application
that uses vinaigrette.
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We can use it as a sauce,
we can use it as a pickle.
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There's probably
a perception of me
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that I'm like
a Bengali chef of some kind
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because I'm Bengali,
but I was
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born in Columbus, Ohio.
I wasn't born in Bangladesh.
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- All right, this is very salty.
- Growing up, all I wanted
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was Columbus cuisine.
It could be fast food.
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It could be
a strip mall franchise.
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So I've grown up a little bit
in that regard.
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- So you gonna--
- I have plantain.
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- Okay.
- With garlic,
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I'm gonna make sofrito
real quick.
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- Okay.
- Give some real flavor.
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Kombu, butter, rice vinegar.
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Yeah, let's go seafood.
Let's go seafood.
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Butter is definitely something
that I cannot live without.
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I grew up in French kitchens
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and I mound everything
with butter.
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So, I can make kombu butter.
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But it is such a difficult
ingredient to highlight.
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- You wanna go with scallops?
- Yeah, let's do it.
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- Scallops are easy. Yeah.
- Scallops. Yeah.
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- What do you got?
- Fish sauce.
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Why don't we do like a memela?
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- Like a fried corn cake?
- Yeah, yeah.
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I'm really excited to get
on a team with other chefs
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that I've never cooked with,
but at the same time,
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I don't know what kind of
cuisines they come from
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or what techniques
they like to cook with.
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So I want to go with
what I've got in my mind.
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- A piece of fish.
- Yeah.
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Pan sear it, make a glaze.
Fish caramel.
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I'll do a fish butterscotch
with the pan-seared fish.
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- I'll get on the mushrooms.
- Okay.
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Gabe took a little bit more
of a leadership role,
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but in my kitchen,
I'm the boss.
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I'm the chef and owner of
The Black Sheep
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in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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It's me on a plate.
I'm just very wacky.
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♪ Doo doo ♪
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When I cook,
I make sound effects
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like
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And then you're like,
"Okay, my sous chef will grab
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the Vita-Prep, a knife for me,
and a cutting board."
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- What is it?
- Uh, it's Gruyère.
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Gruyère,
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Can you do this
with a little rice?
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Um, I'm not a rice person.
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I have no idea what we're doing.
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We have the three hardest
ingredients
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to make into a cohesive dish.
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Can you make like a--
like a mole kind of thing?
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Yeah.
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Can we do something
on seafood or no?
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With a--with a chocolate mole?
No.
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- No, no.
- I think it should be beef.
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And I looked at him,
I'm like...
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Seafood and mole?
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- It's beef or pork.
- Pork tenderloin.
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Pork tenderloin.
I can wrap it with caul fat.
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- There you go.
- There you go.
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Let's go, man.
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My component is the weird one.
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Pork and mole--
hey, sounds great.
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And then I'm like, "Hey,
let's put some cheese on it."
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I'll make some sort of sauce
that has Gruyère in it,
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00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,000
like a salsa verde
sort of vibe.
252
00:10:25,033 --> 00:10:26,273
Okay, there you go.
253
00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,370
- Ha ha.
- What'd you get?
254
00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,730
- I got peppers.
- I have anchovies.
255
00:10:33,767 --> 00:10:35,667
- Okay.
- Anchovies. Oh, nice. Nice.
256
00:10:35,700 --> 00:10:39,070
Meyer lemons are so important
in Italian food.
257
00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:42,070
I grew up
in a Sicilian family,
258
00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:43,630
went to culinary school
in Italy.
259
00:10:43,667 --> 00:10:45,767
We can break down a fish,
and we can do
260
00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,030
a sauce, like a pesto rosso
kind of thing.
261
00:10:48,066 --> 00:10:50,626
I think a fish
would be a great way to let
262
00:10:50,667 --> 00:10:52,097
the other ingredients shine.
263
00:10:52,133 --> 00:10:55,573
Gonna blow out their mouths
with these peppers.
264
00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,600
Scotch bonnet peppers
are really important to me
265
00:10:58,633 --> 00:11:01,003
cooking, like,
West and Central African food.
266
00:11:01,033 --> 00:11:03,103
I mean, they're hot as sh--.
267
00:11:03,133 --> 00:11:06,003
I'm gonna roast up everything
268
00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:07,403
and mellow these peppers out,
269
00:11:07,433 --> 00:11:09,073
Boom! There it is.
270
00:11:09,100 --> 00:11:11,130
And like, a relish on the bottom
was kind of what I was thinking.
271
00:11:11,166 --> 00:11:12,226
Ooh, I like that. You know,
272
00:11:12,266 --> 00:11:13,396
I'm gonna grab
some shallots, too, then.
273
00:11:13,433 --> 00:11:15,603
- Cool.
- Yeah.
274
00:11:15,633 --> 00:11:18,003
Kombu butter with seared
scallops or are we going raw?
275
00:11:18,033 --> 00:11:20,203
I think lightly--
or maybe poached.
276
00:11:21,266 --> 00:11:22,996
You're going bananas,
that's gonna be mushed up
277
00:11:23,033 --> 00:11:24,273
- with garlic, right, you said?
- Mm-hmm.
278
00:11:24,300 --> 00:11:26,000
My family, we're Dominican.
279
00:11:26,033 --> 00:11:28,373
Plantains,
it's our way of life.
280
00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:29,700
I'll do a twice-cooked scallop.
281
00:11:29,734 --> 00:11:31,234
It'll be set sous vide first
then I'll sear it,
282
00:11:31,266 --> 00:11:32,766
and then we can use
the apple chutney as a balance.
283
00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,300
This'll be very rustic kind of--
284
00:11:34,333 --> 00:11:36,033
- Yeah, gotcha.
- I'm telling myself,
285
00:11:36,066 --> 00:11:37,396
"Just show 'em who you are.
286
00:11:37,433 --> 00:11:38,703
Show 'em where you come from."
287
00:11:38,734 --> 00:11:40,234
He's gonna make a mushroom sauce
288
00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:41,496
using the mushroom bullion.
289
00:11:41,533 --> 00:11:43,573
So should I make that sauce
a little bit chunky?
290
00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,200
Nah.
Let's get the flavors.
291
00:11:50,367 --> 00:11:51,297
How's that mole going?
292
00:11:51,333 --> 00:11:53,033
It's going, papi.
293
00:11:53,066 --> 00:11:54,296
Whew!
294
00:11:54,333 --> 00:11:57,303
This is the way I can show
295
00:11:57,333 --> 00:11:59,303
if I can walk the walk
and talk the talk,
296
00:11:59,333 --> 00:12:01,033
to make a mole in 30 minutes.
297
00:12:02,033 --> 00:12:04,003
This is becoming more
like a gremolata.
298
00:12:04,033 --> 00:12:06,073
- Perfect.
- Okay, a Gruyère gremolata.
299
00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:07,200
What the hell?
300
00:12:07,233 --> 00:12:09,073
Try it.
301
00:12:09,100 --> 00:12:10,300
- Acid?
- No.
302
00:12:10,333 --> 00:12:12,303
No? Maybe a pinch of salt.
303
00:12:12,333 --> 00:12:14,603
- Let's wait with this.
- Let's taste it all together.
304
00:12:14,633 --> 00:12:15,633
Right behind.
305
00:12:15,667 --> 00:12:16,767
What's his name?
What's his name?
306
00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,000
- Gabriel.
-
307
00:12:19,033 --> 00:12:21,073
- Fifteen minutes left!
- Heard that.
308
00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:23,270
That's the loudest I've ever
spoken in my entire life.
309
00:12:26,066 --> 00:12:27,766
- You want a little taster?
- Yeah.
310
00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,300
- You want more lemon?
- I would say, like, maybe zest.
311
00:12:30,333 --> 00:12:32,273
- Can we do zest?
- Hell, yeah.
312
00:12:32,300 --> 00:12:35,130
I've never challenged myself
like this before.
313
00:12:35,166 --> 00:12:37,296
I feel like maybe
I don't belong here.
314
00:12:37,333 --> 00:12:38,773
Zest...
315
00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,630
I mean, I do have
a James Beard nomination,
316
00:12:41,667 --> 00:12:44,467
but I'm not so intensely
into those,
317
00:12:44,500 --> 00:12:47,030
like, chef-related things.
318
00:12:47,066 --> 00:12:49,466
I like to chill
and cook some food.
319
00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:51,000
How spicy are those peppers?
320
00:12:51,033 --> 00:12:52,303
They're pretty spicy.
321
00:12:52,333 --> 00:12:54,203
Okay, I'm gonna leave spice
out of my sauce, then.
322
00:12:54,233 --> 00:12:55,073
Okay.
323
00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:57,727
How do you want to do
rice vinegar?
324
00:12:57,767 --> 00:12:59,097
I can pickle.
325
00:12:59,133 --> 00:13:00,733
Rice vinegar,
definitely used for pickle.
326
00:13:00,767 --> 00:13:02,167
If you just take care
of the fish from here
327
00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,630
with your component,
that'd be great.
328
00:13:06,333 --> 00:13:08,173
Beautiful.
329
00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,400
How about I start slicing
the scallops to--
330
00:13:10,433 --> 00:13:11,533
or we're gonna do raw, right?
331
00:13:11,567 --> 00:13:13,067
I thought we were going cooked.
I forgot.
332
00:13:13,100 --> 00:13:14,270
Are we going cooked?
I don't remember, dude.
333
00:13:14,300 --> 00:13:16,770
- We're going raw. Going raw.
-
334
00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,300
Oh, yeah, poached.
Poached and the kombu butter.
335
00:13:19,333 --> 00:13:21,373
- Where's ice?
- Ice is in the freezer,
336
00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,000
- left-hand side.
- Okay.
337
00:13:25,166 --> 00:13:26,766
I'm so sweaty!
338
00:13:28,266 --> 00:13:29,726
- Big-ass kitchen.
- Oh, my God.
339
00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:32,027
I feel ya!
I see ya.
340
00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,030
Here you go, the fish.
341
00:13:46,066 --> 00:13:47,426
Oh, you put it on the skin side?
342
00:13:48,433 --> 00:13:50,273
- Oh,
- Sorry.
343
00:13:50,300 --> 00:13:52,300
Um, you alway--
always put sauce
344
00:13:52,333 --> 00:13:55,033
- on the--on the flesh side.
- Yeah. Sorry, my bad.
345
00:13:56,066 --> 00:13:57,996
My assumption is that
346
00:13:58,033 --> 00:14:01,133
every chef would know that
you don't put sauce
347
00:14:01,166 --> 00:14:03,266
on a crispy side
of a fish.
348
00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:05,000
It's never safe to assume.
349
00:14:05,033 --> 00:14:07,433
- This skin is now soggy.
- Yeah.
350
00:14:07,467 --> 00:14:08,767
Six minutes!
351
00:14:14,233 --> 00:14:15,773
We gotta start
getting ready to plate.
352
00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,770
- Yeah.
- This is the kombu butter.
353
00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:19,170
- It's, like...
- Oh, that's perfect.
354
00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:20,130
...a little bit warmer
than room temperature.
355
00:14:20,166 --> 00:14:21,766
Just warming up lightly inside.
356
00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,770
I don't feel as though
the butter is as pronounced
357
00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:26,400
as I need it to be.
358
00:14:26,433 --> 00:14:28,173
At this point,
there's no changing it.
359
00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,430
Parsley puree, yep.
360
00:14:30,433 --> 00:14:31,633
Oh, yeah.
361
00:14:31,667 --> 00:14:34,027
Simple. Getting these
thyme stems off of here.
362
00:14:34,066 --> 00:14:35,166
- I'm gonna take those off.
- No, no.
363
00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:36,170
They're in. They're in.
Don't grab those.
364
00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:37,570
- You want to keep them?
- Yeah.
365
00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:39,300
- I worked for Tom Colicchio.
- Oh.
366
00:14:39,333 --> 00:14:41,573
Yeah. That's something he does
all the time.
367
00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,170
Well, he does, not us.
368
00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:44,330
1:28!
369
00:14:46,100 --> 00:14:47,230
Minced celery
is the first layer.
370
00:14:47,266 --> 00:14:48,426
Nice.
371
00:14:48,467 --> 00:14:50,027
Oh, I'm shaking.
Here, you do it.
372
00:14:50,066 --> 00:14:50,996
I'm sorry, Mom!
373
00:14:51,033 --> 00:14:52,173
Peel aggressive.
374
00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,130
Time's up!
375
00:14:58,166 --> 00:15:00,566
Hands up, utensils down.
376
00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,070
- I'm, like, sweating.
- We did it!
377
00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:04,400
Now let's just hope it all
goes together.
378
00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,270
Okay, brown team.
379
00:15:08,300 --> 00:15:11,000
- Thank you. That looks lovely.
- Thank you.
380
00:15:11,033 --> 00:15:12,173
What did you make for us?
381
00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,130
Harissa-rubbed seared halibut,
382
00:15:14,166 --> 00:15:17,066
chile pepper
and roasted tomato relish
383
00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:19,500
Meyer lemon and anchovy
salsa verde,
384
00:15:19,533 --> 00:15:21,003
and herb salad on top.
385
00:15:21,033 --> 00:15:22,403
Sasha, what was your ingredient?
386
00:15:22,433 --> 00:15:23,403
Meyer lemons.
387
00:15:23,433 --> 00:15:25,203
They're in the salsa verde.
388
00:15:25,233 --> 00:15:27,303
Yep, and then I had
the salted anchovies, so
389
00:15:27,333 --> 00:15:30,203
Sasha and I kind of
combined forces there.
390
00:15:30,233 --> 00:15:32,203
And what was your ingredient,
Kiki?
391
00:15:32,233 --> 00:15:35,033
- Hot peppers.
- Hot peppers and anchovies.
392
00:15:35,066 --> 00:15:36,196
Yeah.
393
00:15:36,233 --> 00:15:38,173
That's a very nice blend.
394
00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:39,470
-
- It's a very nice blend.
395
00:15:39,500 --> 00:15:41,170
It's like we planned it,
but we didn't.
396
00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,330
I know, imagine
if she had chocolate.
397
00:15:43,367 --> 00:15:44,467
- Right?
- Yeah.
398
00:15:44,500 --> 00:15:46,500
- Thank you very much.
Thank you.
399
00:15:49,066 --> 00:15:50,026
All right, blue team.
400
00:15:50,066 --> 00:15:52,466
Chris, Roscoe, and Shota.
401
00:15:52,500 --> 00:15:54,270
- Hey, Chris.
- Hey, hey, how's it going?
402
00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,130
Scallops poached in kombu butter
403
00:15:57,166 --> 00:15:59,326
with parsnip puree
and pickles on top.
404
00:15:59,367 --> 00:16:01,067
Since your ingredient
was butter,
405
00:16:01,100 --> 00:16:04,530
and then his ingredient
was rice vinegar,
406
00:16:04,567 --> 00:16:06,097
he made some pickle components.
407
00:16:06,133 --> 00:16:08,073
Pickled Romanesco,
pickled shallot.
408
00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:09,300
Butter, rice vinegar.
409
00:16:09,333 --> 00:16:11,103
Have you guys ever watched
"Top Chef"?
410
00:16:11,133 --> 00:16:12,503
We have all those things.
411
00:16:12,533 --> 00:16:14,273
-
- I know.
412
00:16:14,300 --> 00:16:16,130
Thank you.
413
00:16:16,166 --> 00:16:18,366
Avishar, Byron, and Nelson.
414
00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,070
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
415
00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:21,430
What did you make?
416
00:16:21,467 --> 00:16:22,527
Surf and turf.
417
00:16:22,567 --> 00:16:24,127
"Earth" of the mushrooms,
418
00:16:24,166 --> 00:16:25,626
and uh, "surf" is the scallops.
419
00:16:25,667 --> 00:16:27,227
And what is your ingredient?
420
00:16:27,266 --> 00:16:28,366
Oh, plantains.
421
00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,370
- So, me and Gregory--
-
422
00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,100
Dominican-Haitian, baby.
423
00:16:32,133 --> 00:16:34,373
So I made a tomato sofrito
mofongo.
424
00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,200
- And what was the sauce?
- Two sauces--
425
00:16:36,233 --> 00:16:38,373
One of them is
a mushroom puree underneath,
426
00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,470
- and then the other sauce was--
- Apple chutney vinaigrette,
427
00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,670
to contrast the richness
of the scallops.
428
00:16:42,700 --> 00:16:44,300
Thank you very much.
429
00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,570
Dawn, Gabe, and Jamie.
430
00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,570
We've prepared a traditional
Oaxacan-style memela
431
00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,300
with halibut that's been
glazed
432
00:16:52,333 --> 00:16:54,233
in a fish sauce
butterscotch,
433
00:16:54,266 --> 00:16:56,526
smoked trout roe crema,
and fresh salad.
434
00:16:56,567 --> 00:16:58,397
Who cooked the fish?
435
00:16:58,433 --> 00:17:00,033
- Well, we all did.
- We all did.
436
00:17:00,066 --> 00:17:01,296
You all cooked
one piece of fish?
437
00:17:01,333 --> 00:17:03,103
- Yep.
-
438
00:17:03,133 --> 00:17:05,133
So I put it down,
Gabe flipped it,
439
00:17:05,166 --> 00:17:06,366
Jamie glazed it.
440
00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,230
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
441
00:17:09,266 --> 00:17:11,126
All right, yellow team.
442
00:17:11,166 --> 00:17:12,366
- Hola.
- Thank you.
443
00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,270
Ah, we made for you
a pork loin,
444
00:17:15,300 --> 00:17:16,530
roasted with caul fat.
445
00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:18,397
Maria made a mole,
and we had
446
00:17:18,433 --> 00:17:20,373
a Gruyère gremolata on top.
447
00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:21,500
Gruyère gremolata?
448
00:17:21,533 --> 00:17:24,233
-
- Gruyère, chocolate,
449
00:17:24,266 --> 00:17:26,526
and caul fat
were our ingredients.
450
00:17:26,567 --> 00:17:28,297
-
- Wow.
451
00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,200
Thank you very much,
all of you.
452
00:17:31,233 --> 00:17:32,433
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
453
00:17:32,467 --> 00:17:34,167
Oh...
454
00:17:36,700 --> 00:17:39,270
Well, that was
a really impressive start.
455
00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:42,300
We got to see some personality
and some good cooking.
456
00:17:42,333 --> 00:17:44,373
But there were
a couple of dishes
457
00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,400
that fell a bit short today.
458
00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:50,074
Blue team. Sorry.
459
00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:51,470
I do feel everything
was cooked properly,
460
00:17:51,500 --> 00:17:54,170
but it wasn't very buttery
for me.
461
00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,330
I personally felt it lacked
a little bit of acid.
462
00:17:56,367 --> 00:17:58,097
Who else?
463
00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:00,300
Green team.
464
00:18:00,333 --> 00:18:01,603
It became more about
the piece of fish
465
00:18:01,633 --> 00:18:04,233
and some garnishes,
other than those ingredients
466
00:18:04,266 --> 00:18:07,166
really stepping up and being
an integral part of that dish.
467
00:18:08,266 --> 00:18:09,466
So now for some good news.
468
00:18:09,500 --> 00:18:12,530
Whose dish did you think
was one of the strongest?
469
00:18:12,567 --> 00:18:15,367
- The brown team.
- Yes.
470
00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,130
My fish was cooked perfectly,
471
00:18:17,166 --> 00:18:19,226
and I could really taste
all those three ingredients.
472
00:18:19,266 --> 00:18:22,166
I loved the Meyer lemon
in the salsa verde.
473
00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:23,400
That was lovely.
474
00:18:23,433 --> 00:18:24,533
- Thanks.
- Thanks.
475
00:18:24,567 --> 00:18:26,197
And who else?
476
00:18:26,233 --> 00:18:27,333
The yellow team.
477
00:18:27,367 --> 00:18:28,567
The pork was cooked perfectly.
478
00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,400
That mole was delicious.
479
00:18:30,433 --> 00:18:32,133
It was a little bit savory,
a little bit sweet.
480
00:18:32,166 --> 00:18:35,096
I'm gonna put Gruyère
in my gremolata now.
481
00:18:36,467 --> 00:18:38,327
So out of these two
winning teams,
482
00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:41,167
who will get immunity
and an advantage?
483
00:18:45,266 --> 00:18:46,626
The brown team.
484
00:18:48,467 --> 00:18:50,327
Damn.
I thought we had that.
485
00:18:50,367 --> 00:18:51,367
This is insane.
486
00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,470
I think we
were just really dancing.
487
00:18:53,500 --> 00:18:56,130
And for the first time we've
ever met each other
488
00:18:56,166 --> 00:18:57,266
and we did that?
489
00:18:57,300 --> 00:18:59,230
Like, there's good things
to come from us.
490
00:18:59,266 --> 00:19:00,466
I have goosebumps.
491
00:19:00,500 --> 00:19:02,170
The highlight ingredients
really sang
492
00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,730
throughout the dish, and that's
what pushed me over the edge.
493
00:19:09,367 --> 00:19:12,167
In a year that's been
anything but normal,
494
00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,230
we're changing things up
a bit.
495
00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:18,627
- Oh! Oh.
-
496
00:19:20,233 --> 00:19:22,203
- Hello.
- Hi.
497
00:19:22,233 --> 00:19:23,603
- Hello.
- Hi there.
498
00:19:23,633 --> 00:19:25,303
I recognize that guy down there.
499
00:19:25,333 --> 00:19:26,573
Full disclosure--
he worked for me
500
00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,170
at Colicchio & Sons
a couple years back.
501
00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:29,530
I won't be
any easier on you here
502
00:19:29,567 --> 00:19:30,667
than I was in that kitchen.
503
00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:33,170
Yeah, I worry you're gonna
be harder.
504
00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,300
This season, Tom, Gail, and I
aren't the only people
505
00:19:36,333 --> 00:19:37,703
you'll have to impress.
506
00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:43,270
- Aren't the only, huh?
- Oh, sh--.
507
00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,570
Oh, no, gosh.
508
00:19:54,633 --> 00:19:57,303
aren't the only people
you'll have to impress.
509
00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:01,630
Uh-oh.
510
00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:04,427
Oh, no, gosh.
511
00:20:05,734 --> 00:20:08,534
Five all-stars walk in.
512
00:20:09,533 --> 00:20:10,773
Everything's awesome.
513
00:20:14,266 --> 00:20:17,226
What the heck is going on here?
514
00:20:17,266 --> 00:20:19,396
Stakes just got raised...
515
00:20:19,433 --> 00:20:20,533
a little bit more.
516
00:20:20,567 --> 00:20:21,467
Scary.
517
00:20:21,500 --> 00:20:23,330
Jesus, that's some hair.
518
00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:26,597
These "Top Chef" alumni
will serve as
519
00:20:26,633 --> 00:20:28,733
our all-star judging panel
this season.
520
00:20:28,767 --> 00:20:31,227
- Wild.
- They'll dine at
521
00:20:31,266 --> 00:20:32,396
every Elimination Challenge,
522
00:20:32,433 --> 00:20:34,773
and rotate as your guest judge
every week.
523
00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,600
And this isn't everyone.
Other "Top Chef" alumni
524
00:20:38,633 --> 00:20:40,033
will be joining us
along the way.
525
00:20:40,066 --> 00:20:43,266
Melissa will serve
as this week's
526
00:20:43,300 --> 00:20:44,270
Elimination Challenge
guest judge.
527
00:20:44,300 --> 00:20:45,700
This esteemed group includes
528
00:20:45,734 --> 00:20:47,534
previous "Top Chef" winners.
529
00:20:47,567 --> 00:20:49,367
We have a couple of
James Beard winners here,
530
00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:51,530
and a bunch of
other accolades as well.
531
00:20:51,567 --> 00:20:53,097
They've been in your shoes.
They know what you're
532
00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:55,403
about to find out very soon.
533
00:20:55,433 --> 00:20:57,103
You guys have any advice
for them at all?
534
00:20:57,133 --> 00:20:58,233
Cook with passion.
535
00:20:58,266 --> 00:20:59,766
You know, you put your all
into every dish.
536
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,700
It just boils down to the plate
of food being delicious.
537
00:21:03,734 --> 00:21:05,774
Don't get too complicated
when creating the dishes.
538
00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,730
The more you put on the plates,
539
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:08,767
the more you're gonna be
judged on.
540
00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,730
It's very important to present
541
00:21:10,767 --> 00:21:12,667
a sense of authorship.
542
00:21:12,700 --> 00:21:15,500
We really want to know
what you're all about.
543
00:21:15,533 --> 00:21:16,603
This game
will get in your head,
544
00:21:16,633 --> 00:21:18,373
but you gotta stay confident
545
00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:19,700
and stay true to yourself.
546
00:21:19,734 --> 00:21:21,734
With these impressive
guest judges,
547
00:21:21,767 --> 00:21:24,267
we'll be soaring to new heights
this season.
548
00:21:29,033 --> 00:21:32,373
From the Oregon Ducks
to birdwatching,
549
00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,470
Portland is obsessed with birds.
550
00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:38,000
With over 500 species of birds
just in Oregon,
551
00:21:38,033 --> 00:21:39,503
it's no wonder why.
552
00:21:39,533 --> 00:21:41,433
For your first
Elimination Challenge,
553
00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:45,027
we want you to impress us
with a dish featuring...
554
00:21:45,066 --> 00:21:48,296
one of these
five delicious birds
555
00:21:48,333 --> 00:21:50,603
that can be found in Oregon.
556
00:21:50,633 --> 00:21:52,573
Tell our chefs what they'll
have to work with.
557
00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:54,370
So you have to work with quail.
558
00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:55,700
There's so many ways
to cook quail.
559
00:21:55,734 --> 00:21:58,104
Some cultures cook them
all the way, some don't.
560
00:21:58,133 --> 00:22:00,333
So we have duck here.
There's a lot
561
00:22:00,367 --> 00:22:01,527
of amazing parts
of this bird.
562
00:22:01,567 --> 00:22:02,597
Utilize it all.
563
00:22:02,633 --> 00:22:04,773
Chefs, we have "chukar."
564
00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,730
A "chukar."
What the hell's a "chukar"?
565
00:22:06,767 --> 00:22:09,667
AKA, partridge.
A very, very beautiful bird.
566
00:22:09,700 --> 00:22:12,100
Very hard to cook,
because it's very lean.
567
00:22:12,133 --> 00:22:14,703
You're gonna have to engineer
your way to make turkey
568
00:22:14,734 --> 00:22:16,474
a more fine dining dish.
569
00:22:16,500 --> 00:22:18,000
Squab can be a little fussy.
570
00:22:18,033 --> 00:22:19,703
You gotta have
the right technique
571
00:22:19,734 --> 00:22:21,104
in order to handle it properly.
572
00:22:21,133 --> 00:22:24,033
We want to get to know you
through your food.
573
00:22:24,066 --> 00:22:29,326
So this will be a blind tasting.
574
00:22:29,367 --> 00:22:32,067
You will not present
your dishes,
575
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:34,000
so we won't know
who made what.
576
00:22:35,033 --> 00:22:37,473
We want to know who you are
as chefs through your food,
577
00:22:37,500 --> 00:22:39,700
and nothing else.
578
00:22:39,734 --> 00:22:43,604
Tonight, you'll have 30 minutes
to shop from Whole Foods Market.
579
00:22:43,633 --> 00:22:46,173
You'll place orders
for your ingredients
580
00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,400
so that they can be picked up
581
00:22:48,433 --> 00:22:51,033
without you ever needing
to set foot in a grocery store.
582
00:22:51,066 --> 00:22:53,026
And after that,
you'll head to your hotel,
583
00:22:53,066 --> 00:22:56,566
which will be your home
while here in Portland.
584
00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:00,570
Tomorrow, you'll have
three hours to prep and cook
585
00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,470
at Oregon Museum
of Science and Industry
586
00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:05,130
before service begins.
587
00:23:05,166 --> 00:23:07,466
So Kiki, Sasha, and Sara,
588
00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:10,370
you won the Quickfire Challenge
so you'll get to pick
589
00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,670
which bird you want
to cook first.
590
00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:14,600
The rest of you...
591
00:23:14,633 --> 00:23:16,433
- we have some eggs.
-
592
00:23:16,467 --> 00:23:18,097
Each chef will crack open
an egg,
593
00:23:18,133 --> 00:23:20,203
and whatever's inside that egg,
that's what you're cooking.
594
00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:22,633
Is anyone nervous about
cooking any of these birds?
595
00:23:22,667 --> 00:23:25,067
- I'm nervous for them.
-
596
00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:26,370
I'm nervous about your hair.
597
00:23:28,767 --> 00:23:31,067
Speaking of soaring
to new heights.
598
00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:34,103
Chefs, it's time for you
to choose birds,
599
00:23:34,133 --> 00:23:35,673
and us to fly out of here.
600
00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:37,530
We'll see you tomorrow.
Good luck.
601
00:23:37,567 --> 00:23:38,727
- Good luck.
- Good luck, guys.
602
00:23:42,133 --> 00:23:43,403
What are you thinking about?
603
00:23:43,433 --> 00:23:45,003
Definitely not turkey.
604
00:23:46,433 --> 00:23:48,033
- I'm gonna do quail.
- I'm doing quail.
605
00:23:48,066 --> 00:23:49,226
- Oh!
-
606
00:23:49,266 --> 00:23:52,396
I feel the most comfortable
cooking quail.
607
00:23:52,433 --> 00:23:55,633
Even though I do have immunity,
608
00:23:55,667 --> 00:23:59,097
I want some level of comfort
in this first challenge.
609
00:24:00,233 --> 00:24:02,733
I'm hoping I do not
end up with the turkey.
610
00:24:02,767 --> 00:24:04,497
It could overcook quickly.
611
00:24:04,533 --> 00:24:06,073
God damn it!
612
00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:07,500
- Oh...
- I got the turkey.
613
00:24:07,533 --> 00:24:09,603
Of course I end up with the one
614
00:24:09,633 --> 00:24:11,073
that I have no idea about.
615
00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:12,630
- Chukar.
- Chukar.
616
00:24:12,667 --> 00:24:14,127
- I got duck.
- Turkey.
617
00:24:14,166 --> 00:24:15,466
Turkey.
618
00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:20,996
I don't do technology
very well.
619
00:24:21,033 --> 00:24:22,503
By the end of this,
you're gonna be a pro.
620
00:24:22,533 --> 00:24:24,073
How's it going, kids?
621
00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:25,200
Ugh.
622
00:24:25,233 --> 00:24:26,503
Fifteen minutes left, guys.
623
00:24:26,533 --> 00:24:29,003
Holy schnikeys.
624
00:24:30,300 --> 00:24:31,730
How you feeling
about your duck, Gabe?
625
00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:34,267
Working on
a little chintesle glazed duck,
626
00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:36,200
with some oyster, mushroom,
and figs.
627
00:24:36,233 --> 00:24:37,503
Cool.
628
00:24:37,533 --> 00:24:39,173
My culinary style
is really based
629
00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,000
with the idea that I want
to share
630
00:24:41,033 --> 00:24:43,133
different aspects
of Mexican cuisine
631
00:24:43,166 --> 00:24:45,126
that go against all
the stereotypes in the U.S.
632
00:24:45,166 --> 00:24:47,266
I'm extremely excited
to shock the world
633
00:24:47,300 --> 00:24:49,630
and show them some things that
maybe they've never seen before.
634
00:24:49,667 --> 00:24:50,997
Two minutes.
635
00:24:51,033 --> 00:24:53,073
My bird is not user-friendly.
636
00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:56,000
Not as user-friendly
as this app.
637
00:24:56,033 --> 00:24:58,173
Chukar's a native bird,
but for three of us
638
00:24:58,200 --> 00:24:59,630
that drew it,
we're all lost.
639
00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:01,567
This is the last thing I want to
make a first impression with.
640
00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,570
I might just eat it raw to see
how it tastes, you know.
641
00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:04,700
You never really know
until you try, right?
642
00:25:04,734 --> 00:25:06,574
- That's true.
- Chicken-fried chicken
643
00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,600
is a pretty popular thing,
so why not try
644
00:25:08,633 --> 00:25:10,473
chukar-fried chukar?
645
00:25:10,500 --> 00:25:12,730
Okay, kids, let's go.
646
00:25:17,300 --> 00:25:18,730
I feel rich.
What's up, guys?
647
00:25:34,066 --> 00:25:36,226
Whoo-oo! What?
648
00:25:41,767 --> 00:25:43,067
Ooh!
649
00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:44,270
I love hotels.
650
00:25:44,300 --> 00:25:47,270
I'm so excited
to live in a hotel.
651
00:25:47,300 --> 00:25:49,700
Feels sort of like a vacation,
even though it isn't.
652
00:25:49,734 --> 00:25:52,674
This quarantine, I taught
myself how to tattoo, so...
653
00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:54,070
Okay.
654
00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:57,700
- That was great power.
- You know,
655
00:25:57,734 --> 00:25:59,534
- it's all about the show.
- Yeah.
656
00:25:59,567 --> 00:26:01,227
Kids are home schooling,
and you know...
657
00:26:01,266 --> 00:26:03,126
- just...
- All three of 'em?
658
00:26:03,166 --> 00:26:04,726
- Yeah.
- Ooh!
659
00:26:04,767 --> 00:26:06,067
It's so nice to meet you guys.
660
00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:07,130
- Yes.
- A pleasure.
661
00:26:07,166 --> 00:26:09,296
- Season 18.
- Roscoe, where you from?
662
00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:16,070
- Oh, okay.
- Yeah.
663
00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:18,200
I came here fresh out
of grad school
664
00:26:18,233 --> 00:26:19,773
from Savannah College
of Art & Design.
665
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,130
I was really focused
on my artwork,
666
00:26:22,166 --> 00:26:24,096
but I knew cooking
would still pay the bills.
667
00:26:24,133 --> 00:26:26,233
And I was able
to get myself to
668
00:26:26,266 --> 00:26:28,166
a little kitchen called
Chez Panisse.
669
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,770
I went from learning how to make
670
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,100
legit California cuisine
at Chez Panisse
671
00:26:32,133 --> 00:26:34,533
to working with one of
the most important
672
00:26:34,567 --> 00:26:37,097
barbeque pit masters
in the United States.
673
00:26:37,133 --> 00:26:39,103
I go to work at 3:00 am
and don't get off
674
00:26:39,133 --> 00:26:40,733
till like 10:00 pm
the majority of the time, so...
675
00:26:40,767 --> 00:26:41,997
Why?
676
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:49,630
Cooking and art are two things
I really, really adore.
677
00:26:49,667 --> 00:26:51,127
And I'd love to be a rapper,
678
00:26:51,166 --> 00:26:52,666
but it's--it's way too late.
679
00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:56,770
You guys,
you know what I realized?
680
00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,570
I totally put pumpkin seeds
in the oven
681
00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,100
- and never took 'em out.
- Oh, yes!
682
00:27:03,066 --> 00:27:05,126
That would have made us win!
You ruined it!
683
00:27:06,367 --> 00:27:08,297
That's what it was!
684
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,630
Looking good, feeling good.
685
00:27:18,667 --> 00:27:19,767
Look good, cook good, right?
686
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,300
Have you worked with
squab before?
687
00:27:21,333 --> 00:27:24,133
Yes, I definitely have,
but it's been a while. Yourself?
688
00:27:24,166 --> 00:27:25,596
Probably been, sh--, 10 years
689
00:27:25,633 --> 00:27:27,003
- since I've cooked one, but--
- Wow.
690
00:27:27,033 --> 00:27:28,273
I cook chicken every day,
you know?
691
00:27:28,300 --> 00:27:29,730
- It's just a small chicken.
- Yeah.
692
00:27:29,767 --> 00:27:31,567
Last year I opened Mama Bird,
which is
693
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,270
a chicken and vegetable
concept.
694
00:27:33,300 --> 00:27:34,570
We only serve chicken.
695
00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,700
What I want to show
the judges today is
696
00:27:37,734 --> 00:27:39,774
that I have restraint
and technique
697
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,370
because the dish I'm making,
698
00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:42,670
there are only three things
on the plate.
699
00:27:42,700 --> 00:27:44,270
They'd better all be perfect.
700
00:27:44,300 --> 00:27:45,770
Hot behind you.
701
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,030
Damn, girl, you're taking
the whole damn place up!
702
00:27:48,066 --> 00:27:50,026
- You can move anything, hon.
- What are you working on?
703
00:27:50,066 --> 00:27:52,196
I'm doing a very classical
Mexican dish
704
00:27:52,233 --> 00:27:53,703
enchiladas potosinas.
705
00:27:53,734 --> 00:27:55,674
I have no idea what that is,
but it sounds nice.
706
00:27:55,700 --> 00:27:58,430
They're very, very traditional
in Mexico.
707
00:27:58,467 --> 00:28:00,367
This challenge is
a blind tasting,
708
00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,700
so I try to make a dish
that represent
709
00:28:03,734 --> 00:28:05,274
who I am as a chef.
710
00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:07,700
Who needs the blender here?
Boys?
711
00:28:07,734 --> 00:28:09,104
What are you working on
over there?
712
00:28:09,133 --> 00:28:11,373
I'm doing like a Thai-style,
like, street food.
713
00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:12,400
Oh, sh--, all right.
714
00:28:12,433 --> 00:28:14,233
I'm originally from Costa Rica.
715
00:28:14,266 --> 00:28:15,766
I think people assume
that I make
716
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,670
just like tortillas
and rice and beans.
717
00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:21,170
But my culinary background
stems from
718
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,200
Southeast Asia to Latin America
with French techniques.
719
00:28:24,233 --> 00:28:27,173
I want to come off as
a very versatile chef.
720
00:28:28,333 --> 00:28:29,673
Green mango papaya, done.
721
00:28:29,700 --> 00:28:31,770
- Behind, coming down.
- Sorry.
722
00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:34,430
Roscoe, what you got
going on?
723
00:28:34,467 --> 00:28:36,667
I got the duck adobo.
724
00:28:36,700 --> 00:28:38,170
Quick braise, crispy skin.
725
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,630
Sweet potato dumplings.
726
00:28:39,667 --> 00:28:43,367
I normally do barbeque, but,
727
00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,770
my adobo is my secret weapon.
728
00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,470
I make adobo all the time,
but never duck,
729
00:28:49,500 --> 00:28:52,000
or sweet potato dumplings.
730
00:28:52,033 --> 00:28:54,473
This dish is something
I've never done before,
731
00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:56,770
but to me it sounds
delicious.
732
00:28:58,500 --> 00:29:00,170
I want 'em tighter.
733
00:29:01,166 --> 00:29:02,296
Let's do this.
734
00:29:04,266 --> 00:29:05,766
- You feel good?
- Uh, yeah.
735
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:07,130
Yeah, I feel good.
736
00:29:07,166 --> 00:29:09,366
I am doing kind of
a teriyaki-style duck,
737
00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,230
but it's braised in the sauce
instead of grilled.
738
00:29:12,266 --> 00:29:13,766
The way I'm cooking the duck
is very Japanese.
739
00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,770
It's this technique
called nitsume,
740
00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,330
where I'm putting the duck in,
reducing the liquid down,
741
00:29:18,367 --> 00:29:21,697
taking it out, resting it,
and then putting it back in.
742
00:29:21,734 --> 00:29:24,374
I am paying homage to my chef
'cause he is the guy
743
00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,770
who taught me how
to cook duck this way.
744
00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:28,700
I moved to Japan
when I was 18
745
00:29:28,734 --> 00:29:31,174
to go train as a chef
with Chef Sakamoto.
746
00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,170
He's a Michelin-star chef,
747
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,100
and he is the guy
who taught me everything.
748
00:29:35,133 --> 00:29:37,273
And hopefully he is proud
of what I'm doing.
749
00:29:37,300 --> 00:29:39,100
- Hey, you're here!
- Yeah, right?
750
00:29:40,266 --> 00:29:42,196
Shota, your laugh is
my favorite.
751
00:29:42,233 --> 00:29:44,233
- I know, I love it so much.
- Thank you.
752
00:29:44,266 --> 00:29:46,126
I smile every time you laugh.
753
00:29:47,333 --> 00:29:49,103
- Ha ha!
- What's your game plan
754
00:29:49,133 --> 00:29:50,703
for your quail, there, chef?
755
00:29:50,734 --> 00:29:54,134
Uh, quail
with some charred dates,
756
00:29:54,166 --> 00:29:55,366
maybe a little bit of coconut.
757
00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,070
Deep-fry it.
758
00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:58,270
I cook really simple food,
759
00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:00,130
but I have some...
760
00:30:00,166 --> 00:30:03,296
baller sauces and techniques
in my pockets.
761
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,430
Holy smokes.
762
00:30:06,467 --> 00:30:08,167
This is definitely
the oddest cooking environment
763
00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,230
- I have been in.
-
764
00:30:10,266 --> 00:30:11,366
The pressure is palpable.
765
00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,500
- What's your dish?
- I'm gonna do
766
00:30:13,533 --> 00:30:16,173
a moambe style.
It's the national dish
767
00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,000
of the Democratic Republic
of the Congo.
768
00:30:19,033 --> 00:30:20,403
Normally you do it
with chicken,
769
00:30:20,433 --> 00:30:21,703
but I'm gonna do it
with some quail.
770
00:30:21,734 --> 00:30:23,004
- Peanut base.
- Nice.
771
00:30:27,567 --> 00:30:29,997
Oh, look at you, Mrs. Immune.
772
00:30:30,033 --> 00:30:31,503
I'm not thinking about that,
dawg.
773
00:30:31,533 --> 00:30:33,103
I just won immunity.
774
00:30:33,133 --> 00:30:36,033
If I win this challenge,
I'mma have a target on my back,
775
00:30:36,066 --> 00:30:37,566
and I'm gonna welcome it.
776
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,130
- I'm making polenta.
- Put in that work, girl.
777
00:30:40,166 --> 00:30:42,426
'Cause I'm Italian girl.
778
00:30:42,467 --> 00:30:43,727
Will you taste this?
779
00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,270
That's delicious.
That's really good.
780
00:30:51,533 --> 00:30:53,203
Fire up to 400.
781
00:30:53,233 --> 00:30:55,233
- Dawn, what you making?
- I'm making
782
00:30:55,266 --> 00:30:57,166
- a turkey-peanut stew.
- Okay.
783
00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,000
- It is West African-inspired.
- Love it.
784
00:31:00,033 --> 00:31:01,433
Every Western African country
785
00:31:01,467 --> 00:31:03,127
has their version of this stew.
786
00:31:03,166 --> 00:31:05,066
Stews are like sauces
787
00:31:05,100 --> 00:31:06,370
and sauces are the soul
of a dish.
788
00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,430
One I'm gonna braise,
one I'm gonna sous vide.
789
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,227
Black culture is very rich.
790
00:31:10,266 --> 00:31:12,196
I want to showcase
these dishes
791
00:31:12,233 --> 00:31:15,233
that would not normally have
a place on this stage.
792
00:31:17,133 --> 00:31:19,073
What are you shooting for
with the turkey prep?
793
00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:20,470
So I'm doing a sous vide turkey.
794
00:31:20,500 --> 00:31:23,070
I'm marinating it in
a traditional Haitian marinade,
795
00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:24,500
which is called epis.
796
00:31:24,533 --> 00:31:27,773
Serve the breast sliced, and
then I'm braising the thighs.
797
00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,030
- You're going all out.
- Today's the challenge for it.
798
00:31:30,066 --> 00:31:32,066
I spent the last four weeks
making bread, so,
799
00:31:32,100 --> 00:31:33,130
feels good to bring out
the knives again.
800
00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,230
Whoo.
801
00:31:37,266 --> 00:31:38,466
What's the heat in there?
802
00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:40,500
- Uh, Thai chiles.
-
803
00:31:40,533 --> 00:31:42,533
-
- A little spicy. Sorry.
804
00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:46,197
Put on the mask. Damn.
Whoo.
805
00:31:46,233 --> 00:31:47,303
Jamie, what you working on?
806
00:31:47,333 --> 00:31:49,503
I'm working on
a yellow curry couscous.
807
00:31:49,533 --> 00:31:51,533
Turkey doesn't have
a lot of flavor,
808
00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:54,267
so you really
have to try to flavor it up.
809
00:31:56,667 --> 00:31:59,027
You got the brown guy
to cough up spices, good job.
810
00:31:59,066 --> 00:32:00,496
- Sorry.
-
811
00:32:00,533 --> 00:32:02,103
I'm, like,
killing everybody here.
812
00:32:02,133 --> 00:32:03,403
What are you planning
on doing today, Nelson?
813
00:32:03,433 --> 00:32:04,633
I'm doing a tribute
to my grandmother.
814
00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:06,367
- Okay.
- I'm doing a braised chukar.
815
00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,370
She used to make
this braised game hen for me...
816
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:09,370
- Okay.
- ...as a kid.
817
00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:11,000
How you feeling today, chef?
818
00:32:11,033 --> 00:32:12,403
You know, just thought about
this mother-chukar
819
00:32:12,433 --> 00:32:13,603
all night long and here we go.
820
00:32:13,633 --> 00:32:15,533
I'm using jhol,
which is a very Bengali,
821
00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:18,227
traditional mom's dish.
822
00:32:18,266 --> 00:32:19,466
- Sounds beautiful.
- I hope Padma
823
00:32:19,500 --> 00:32:20,470
can at least pick up on
what I'm doing,
824
00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:21,770
but I'm more concerned
825
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,000
of what my mom's gonna think
if I mess this one up.
826
00:32:24,033 --> 00:32:25,173
30 minutes!
827
00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:29,570
This is not the adobo
that I make.
828
00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:31,470
It's not brothy enough.
829
00:32:31,500 --> 00:32:34,130
I should have done something
that's more...
830
00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:35,196
me.
831
00:32:36,533 --> 00:32:38,473
Brittanny, feeling good?
Looking good over there?
832
00:32:38,500 --> 00:32:40,130
- I'm feeling all right.
- What are you working on?
833
00:32:40,166 --> 00:32:43,226
Chukar legs in my pressure
cooker over there.
834
00:32:44,533 --> 00:32:46,273
Got some sweet potato puree
working.
835
00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:47,570
I gotta puree that next.
836
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,030
It's about to get really
crunchy and scary.
837
00:32:50,066 --> 00:32:52,226
- Mm-hmm.
- Like time-crunchy.
838
00:32:52,266 --> 00:32:54,466
Literally my chest feels like
it's gonna explode.
839
00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:56,030
Like it has all day.
840
00:33:05,700 --> 00:33:08,100
- Hi, everybody.
- Hi.
841
00:33:08,133 --> 00:33:09,673
I just wanted
to say how excited we are
842
00:33:09,700 --> 00:33:14,230
to have you guys,
to hear all your opinions,
843
00:33:14,266 --> 00:33:16,396
and having all of you
at the table with us
844
00:33:16,433 --> 00:33:19,303
all season long
is gonna be really fun.
845
00:33:19,333 --> 00:33:21,103
- I'm excited as well.
- Same here.
846
00:33:21,133 --> 00:33:22,573
- To be on the other side.
- Yes.
847
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,100
In the "Top Chef" kitchen,
848
00:33:24,133 --> 00:33:25,373
I had a little anxiety,
I'm not gonna lie.
849
00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,170
- Exactly.
- That's the worst.
850
00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:28,570
You come in saying,
"As long as I'm not
851
00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:30,100
- the first person to go."
- First person to go, yeah.
852
00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:32,703
- Every single time.
- We usually at least have them
853
00:33:32,734 --> 00:33:35,204
present their dish, so
I'm glad we're doing it blind
854
00:33:35,233 --> 00:33:36,403
'cause I think it levels
the playing field
855
00:33:36,433 --> 00:33:37,603
in a whole bunch of ways.
856
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:40,400
Two minutes! Squab!
857
00:33:40,433 --> 00:33:42,503
Can you help me?
858
00:33:42,533 --> 00:33:44,303
- Yeah, what do you need?
- Salad on top.
859
00:33:44,333 --> 00:33:46,473
Looking at how much garnish
I have left over,
860
00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:47,670
I am in deep sh--.
861
00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:50,430
Three, two, one.
862
00:33:58,734 --> 00:34:00,234
Ah, here's our first course.
863
00:34:00,266 --> 00:34:01,566
I'm excited.
864
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:02,670
Thank you.
865
00:34:02,700 --> 00:34:05,300
- Gorgeous.
- Yeah, beautiful.
866
00:34:05,333 --> 00:34:08,233
First we have roasted squab
with local honey
867
00:34:08,266 --> 00:34:10,366
grilled plums and jus.
868
00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,570
- Mmm.
- Mmm!
869
00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:14,230
Honey squab
is cooked nicely.
870
00:34:14,266 --> 00:34:15,366
I loved the simplicity.
871
00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,430
It was--it was clear,
it was focused.
872
00:34:17,467 --> 00:34:19,527
I actually think the sauce
is really good.
873
00:34:19,567 --> 00:34:21,697
It's really light.
It has some afternotes of plum,
874
00:34:21,734 --> 00:34:23,674
- which I think are really nice.
- This chef is letting us know
875
00:34:23,700 --> 00:34:26,500
they're a fine dining chef.
This is a classic pairing.
876
00:34:26,533 --> 00:34:28,633
Really nice.
877
00:34:28,667 --> 00:34:32,497
Next we have sweet Thai-style
grilled squab,
878
00:34:32,533 --> 00:34:35,503
green mango jicama salad
and herb oil.
879
00:34:35,533 --> 00:34:38,303
Respect for serving us claws.
880
00:34:38,333 --> 00:34:40,703
- I love that.
- I'm searching for that
881
00:34:40,734 --> 00:34:42,674
- grilled Thai flavor...
- Yeah.
882
00:34:42,700 --> 00:34:44,600
And I'm not getting
any of that.
883
00:34:44,633 --> 00:34:45,733
I love the approach.
884
00:34:45,767 --> 00:34:47,667
I just didn't feel like
the sweet potato
885
00:34:47,700 --> 00:34:49,600
and the green mango salad really
886
00:34:49,633 --> 00:34:50,733
tied the entire dish together.
887
00:34:52,367 --> 00:34:54,167
What do you think of
the squab enchilada
888
00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,530
and queso fresco
over a goat cheese crema?
889
00:34:56,567 --> 00:34:58,767
- Whoo, spicy.
- Yummy, but spicy.
890
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:00,530
- Yeah, it's good.
- I feel like
891
00:35:00,567 --> 00:35:02,267
I'm searching for the squab
a little bit.
892
00:35:02,300 --> 00:35:04,670
I do appreciate that they were
telling their story here,
893
00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:06,570
of who they are
and where they come from.
894
00:35:07,767 --> 00:35:09,697
Next, we're gonna have
the duck course.
895
00:35:09,734 --> 00:35:11,274
One minute! Duck!
896
00:35:11,300 --> 00:35:12,430
- Heard.
- Served.
897
00:35:12,467 --> 00:35:14,227
- Roscoe, you good?
- Yeah, I'm good.
898
00:35:14,266 --> 00:35:15,426
Thank you, though.
899
00:35:16,433 --> 00:35:18,003
Ho, ho, ho!
900
00:35:18,033 --> 00:35:20,433
Three, two, one.
901
00:35:22,300 --> 00:35:23,630
- What's up?
-
902
00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:30,400
What do we think about duck?
Do we think that
903
00:35:30,433 --> 00:35:33,573
this is probably an easier bird
to have drawn than the squab?
904
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,570
Most versatile and easiest.
905
00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:39,700
First we have duck adobo
with sweet potato dumplings.
906
00:35:39,734 --> 00:35:42,534
This is the national dish
of the Philippines,
907
00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:44,267
and the duck isn't cooked
very well.
908
00:35:44,300 --> 00:35:45,570
It's a little sad.
909
00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,300
Love making a good broth
on "Top Chef,"
910
00:35:48,333 --> 00:35:52,373
and I gotta say, this broth
is too greasy, cloudy.
911
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,400
Creating this dish,
there was confusion
912
00:35:54,433 --> 00:35:55,473
and they were almost
a little scared.
913
00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:56,630
It's a bowlful of fear.
914
00:35:59,266 --> 00:36:02,196
Next we have soy-braised
duck breast
915
00:36:02,233 --> 00:36:05,003
and pumpkin white miso puree.
916
00:36:05,033 --> 00:36:07,573
The soy duck is
so perfectly balanced.
917
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,600
Everything that's going on,
there's acid,
918
00:36:09,633 --> 00:36:11,373
- there's sweetness.
- And that soy flavor
919
00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,400
- is really, really nice.
- It eats really well.
920
00:36:13,433 --> 00:36:16,373
It's easy, it's tender.
It sort of melts in your mouth.
921
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:20,330
What do you think about
the chintesle glazed duck
922
00:36:20,367 --> 00:36:22,767
with figs and pasilla mixe?
923
00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,300
I really love the flavors
in this dish.
924
00:36:25,333 --> 00:36:27,733
I love all of that crispiness
from the grilling
925
00:36:27,767 --> 00:36:29,227
and the caramelization
of the figs.
926
00:36:29,266 --> 00:36:31,626
It was well balanced.
I mean, it was really good.
927
00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:35,367
I think we have quail next.
928
00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:36,470
- I'm excited for the quail.
- I love quail.
929
00:36:40,367 --> 00:36:43,327
I notice the polenta is
tight when I'm plating it...
930
00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:44,327
Sh--'s getting real.
931
00:36:44,367 --> 00:36:46,027
...but it tastes awesome.
932
00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:50,400
Va-voom.
933
00:36:52,433 --> 00:36:53,603
- Hmm.
- Pretty.
934
00:36:53,633 --> 00:36:57,273
Let's start with the glazed
quail with dates,
935
00:36:57,300 --> 00:36:59,700
and a grilled eggplant
coconut yogurt.
936
00:36:59,734 --> 00:37:01,704
- It's nice and bright.
- Mmm.
937
00:37:01,734 --> 00:37:05,004
It's just like a flavor
explosion in every bite.
938
00:37:05,033 --> 00:37:06,303
It's absolutely delicious.
939
00:37:06,333 --> 00:37:07,633
- It's unexpected.
- So good.
940
00:37:07,667 --> 00:37:09,997
This coconut and grilled
eggplant yogurt is awesome.
941
00:37:10,033 --> 00:37:12,433
You get the sweetness
from those dates.
942
00:37:12,467 --> 00:37:14,327
There's a Pacific Northwest/
San Francisco quality
943
00:37:14,367 --> 00:37:15,327
to this dish.
944
00:37:15,367 --> 00:37:16,627
This chef is very confident.
945
00:37:17,767 --> 00:37:21,497
Okay, so we have the roasted
quail with polenta
946
00:37:21,533 --> 00:37:23,403
and a red wine jus.
947
00:37:25,033 --> 00:37:26,133
Not so much of a roast on this.
though.
948
00:37:26,166 --> 00:37:29,066
- Right?
- That polenta is just so dense
949
00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:31,400
and not--not done well.
950
00:37:31,433 --> 00:37:32,773
The sauce also felt
a bit heavy.
951
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,470
There was a lot of butter
mounded into that.
952
00:37:37,633 --> 00:37:41,373
Last, we have moambe quail
with sweet corn grits,
953
00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:43,430
and boiled and pickled peanuts.
954
00:37:43,467 --> 00:37:46,527
It's a peanut stew,
in its essence.
955
00:37:46,567 --> 00:37:50,367
Flavor profiles of it were
what they were supposed to be.
956
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:53,000
So many layers of flavor
within that sauce.
957
00:37:53,033 --> 00:37:55,073
- The quail's kind of lost.
- Just more sauce.
958
00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:57,370
- And more quail.
- And more quail,
959
00:37:57,400 --> 00:37:59,400
and I think we would have been
in a really good place here.
960
00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:02,570
Ten minute turkey call.
961
00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:05,030
- Heard, ten minutes.
- Gobble, gobble.
962
00:38:05,066 --> 00:38:05,766
Jamie, you good?
963
00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,300
Yeah, I overcooked my crap.
964
00:38:08,333 --> 00:38:09,573
I tasted a little bit
of my turkey.
965
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:10,700
I didn't like the texture,
966
00:38:10,734 --> 00:38:13,104
so I kinda went, like,
voop, after that.
967
00:38:13,133 --> 00:38:14,573
Don't worry about it.
You got it.
968
00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:15,770
Just give 'em the flavor.
969
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:16,770
Two-thirty.
970
00:38:19,633 --> 00:38:21,503
Anyone got--
I don't have any plating hands.
971
00:38:21,533 --> 00:38:22,573
What you need, bae?
972
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:23,770
Um, if you could just follow me,
973
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,530
and just spoon some veg around.
974
00:38:27,166 --> 00:38:28,326
Sorry.
975
00:38:29,734 --> 00:38:31,434
I gotta pull my nuts.
I'll come right back.
976
00:38:31,467 --> 00:38:32,597
Okay.
977
00:38:39,467 --> 00:38:40,567
Timer!
978
00:38:42,467 --> 00:38:44,167
Am I allowed to put this on?
979
00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,630
[bleep]!
980
00:38:46,667 --> 00:38:48,367
I didn't know--
981
00:38:50,033 --> 00:38:53,573
I did not get the peanut sauce
on the plate.
982
00:38:54,734 --> 00:38:57,074
Hey. It's okay.
It'll stand for itself.
983
00:38:57,100 --> 00:38:58,570
It's gonna stand
for itself, okay?
984
00:38:59,567 --> 00:39:01,767
The athlete in me
doesn't forgive myself.
985
00:39:07,467 --> 00:39:08,527
This looks very juicy.
986
00:39:08,567 --> 00:39:10,767
First we have sous vide
turkey breast
987
00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:12,630
and rum braised turkey thigh
988
00:39:12,667 --> 00:39:14,727
with toasted farro
and corn soubise.
989
00:39:14,767 --> 00:39:16,727
I'm a sucker for corn,
990
00:39:16,767 --> 00:39:19,597
and a puree,
and it does remind me of
991
00:39:19,633 --> 00:39:20,733
you know, the holidays.
992
00:39:20,767 --> 00:39:23,397
There was just too--
I don't know.
993
00:39:23,433 --> 00:39:24,573
Too much going on.
994
00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:25,630
If it was sliced
a little bit thinner,
995
00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:28,067
that would've helped
the dish a bit.
996
00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:30,730
- Another peanut stew.
- Smells really good.
997
00:39:30,767 --> 00:39:33,467
Turkey peanut stew
with sauteed vegetables
998
00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:35,430
and savory calas.
999
00:39:35,467 --> 00:39:40,027
My plate doesn't have
any peanuts or stew.
1000
00:39:40,066 --> 00:39:42,596
I just think that this person
ran out of time.
1001
00:39:42,633 --> 00:39:45,003
It is so difficult to cook
in these kitchens.
1002
00:39:45,033 --> 00:39:48,133
So this has happened to all
of us in one way or the other.
1003
00:39:48,166 --> 00:39:50,996
I'm sad about
this stew-that-isn't, because
1004
00:39:51,033 --> 00:39:53,173
a lot of individual components
have great flavor.
1005
00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:54,770
The turkey's nicely cooked.
1006
00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:01,100
Last we have lemongrass turkey
with yellow curry couscous,
1007
00:40:01,133 --> 00:40:03,433
sauteed rapini and plum sauce.
1008
00:40:03,467 --> 00:40:05,627
I love Israeli couscous
1009
00:40:05,667 --> 00:40:07,627
and I obviously love curry
and lemongrass,
1010
00:40:07,667 --> 00:40:10,767
but I don't think
I like them together.
1011
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:12,570
- Yes.
- Especially with broccoli.
1012
00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:14,500
The turkey is very delicate
and light,
1013
00:40:14,533 --> 00:40:16,173
and the turkey's lost.
1014
00:40:20,033 --> 00:40:21,003
Four minutes!
1015
00:40:21,033 --> 00:40:22,433
I put the rice on.
1016
00:40:22,467 --> 00:40:24,467
I'm not completely happy
with the cook.
1017
00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:26,230
I don't think the jhol
came out the way I wanted to.
1018
00:40:26,266 --> 00:40:27,526
The reality is that I don't
1019
00:40:27,567 --> 00:40:29,097
have anything
on the plate that I'd like.
1020
00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:31,230
Are you unhappy?
1021
00:40:41,700 --> 00:40:42,700
Thank you.
1022
00:40:42,734 --> 00:40:44,574
Here's a chukar-fried chukar.
1023
00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:45,730
And got some rice.
1024
00:40:45,767 --> 00:40:47,697
What do you think about
1025
00:40:47,734 --> 00:40:49,774
the chukar-fried chukar
with pilau?
1026
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,170
You expect a ton of flavor
from this dish,
1027
00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:52,470
and it's just not there.
1028
00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:54,470
For 18 seasons, we've
been telling them, "Season."
1029
00:40:54,500 --> 00:40:57,000
-
- You'd think they would season.
1030
00:40:57,033 --> 00:40:58,633
Oh, my God. It's the worst.
1031
00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:01,527
The chukar is actually
fried beautifully.
1032
00:41:01,567 --> 00:41:04,127
The rice is not cooked enough,
1033
00:41:04,166 --> 00:41:06,196
and then it's
not seasoned enough.
1034
00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:11,726
What did you think of the chukar
with sweet potato puree
1035
00:41:11,767 --> 00:41:14,527
and red grape ravigote?
1036
00:41:14,567 --> 00:41:16,597
The puree was done
really nicely.
1037
00:41:16,633 --> 00:41:18,703
The cook on the chukar
was great.
1038
00:41:18,734 --> 00:41:20,174
The idea of this ravigote
is something
1039
00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,630
that should be really acidic
and punchy, and then
1040
00:41:22,667 --> 00:41:24,497
playing against the sweet
potato, it just gets lost.
1041
00:41:24,533 --> 00:41:26,603
- It's sweet on sweet.
- Mm-hmm.
1042
00:41:27,767 --> 00:41:30,627
I'm excited about
this Caribbean braised chukar
1043
00:41:30,667 --> 00:41:33,727
with wild rice,
black beans, and tostones.
1044
00:41:33,767 --> 00:41:35,997
I feel like I'm eating
my mom's food.
1045
00:41:36,033 --> 00:41:38,173
I could eat the dish
without chukar.
1046
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:40,730
Like, just give me
the rice, the beans.
1047
00:41:40,767 --> 00:41:42,267
They're putting their culture
on their plate.
1048
00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:45,100
They're telling their story
through this food.
1049
00:41:45,133 --> 00:41:46,673
I appreciate that.
1050
00:41:47,700 --> 00:41:49,530
I do think, as a first outing,
1051
00:41:49,567 --> 00:41:51,327
as our first
Elimination Challenge,
1052
00:41:51,367 --> 00:41:54,597
we really did get to see who
many of these chefs are.
1053
00:41:54,633 --> 00:41:58,103
I'm actually really excited
to finally
1054
00:41:58,133 --> 00:42:00,673
put the faces to the dishes,
and have more.
1055
00:42:00,700 --> 00:42:03,100
Thank you all for joining this
first Elimination Challenge.
1056
00:42:03,133 --> 00:42:04,573
I'll go get the chefs,
1057
00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:06,730
and Melissa, we'll see you
at Judges' Table.
1058
00:42:06,767 --> 00:42:08,067
Gonna be a tough one.
1059
00:42:09,567 --> 00:42:11,197
I could redo my dish.
1060
00:42:13,700 --> 00:42:15,770
Hello?
How you guys feeling?
1061
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:17,530
- Feel great.
- I feel good.
1062
00:42:17,567 --> 00:42:19,567
Well, that was a very good
first meal.
1063
00:42:21,667 --> 00:42:26,097
We would like to see the
roasted squab with local honey,
1064
00:42:26,133 --> 00:42:28,333
the soy-braised duck breast.
1065
00:42:28,367 --> 00:42:31,567
We'd also like to see
the duck adobo,
1066
00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:34,370
the chintesle-glazed duck,
1067
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:38,200
the roasted quail with polenta
and crème fraiche,
1068
00:42:38,233 --> 00:42:41,333
the glazed quail
with green beans,
1069
00:42:41,367 --> 00:42:45,397
the lemongrass turkey
with yellow curry couscous,
1070
00:42:45,433 --> 00:42:49,003
and lastly,
the chukar fried chukar.
1071
00:42:49,033 --> 00:42:50,333
Thank you. We'll see you
at Judges' Table.
1072
00:42:53,133 --> 00:42:55,273
I think they're just getting us
all thinking, like,
1073
00:42:55,300 --> 00:42:57,400
who's at the bottom,
who's at--you never know.
1074
00:42:57,433 --> 00:43:01,033
Padma doesn't call my name,
and I don't know
1075
00:43:01,066 --> 00:43:04,396
if she's calling the top eight
or the bottom eight
1076
00:43:04,433 --> 00:43:05,773
or a mixture of both.
1077
00:43:08,066 --> 00:43:10,196
- Nice knowing you guys.
-
1078
00:43:18,333 --> 00:43:19,603
Sick!
1079
00:43:23,433 --> 00:43:26,403
- Come on, mama.
- It's okay. It's just--
1080
00:43:26,433 --> 00:43:28,173
It's a mind
1081
00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:29,670
It's like you don't know.
1082
00:43:29,700 --> 00:43:32,700
-
- You don't ----ing know.
1083
00:43:32,734 --> 00:43:35,304
I'm pretty sure I put up
the worst dish.
1084
00:43:35,333 --> 00:43:37,033
Who felt good about their dish?
1085
00:43:37,066 --> 00:43:38,766
I felt like
what I put up was
1086
00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:41,200
- representative of me.
- So, in my mind,
1087
00:43:41,233 --> 00:43:42,733
whoever wasn't named,
we're in the bottom.
1088
00:43:42,767 --> 00:43:44,227
- So, like, seven bottom now.
- Yeah.
1089
00:43:57,266 --> 00:43:59,466
I'm assuming you're
a little nervous, and probably,
1090
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:01,370
a lot of us haven't cooked
in six months?
1091
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:02,700
But there were
some real standouts.
1092
00:44:02,734 --> 00:44:05,274
And we actually still
don't know
1093
00:44:05,300 --> 00:44:07,170
exactly who made what.
1094
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:12,030
The roasted squab,
the soy duck breast,
1095
00:44:12,066 --> 00:44:16,426
the chintesle-glazed duck,
and the glazed quail.
1096
00:44:16,467 --> 00:44:18,427
The four of you can stay here.
1097
00:44:18,467 --> 00:44:21,297
The rest of the chefs,
please step to the side now.
1098
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:27,500
How are you feeling, Sara?
1099
00:44:27,533 --> 00:44:30,103
- Terrible.
- Terrible? Why?
1100
00:44:30,133 --> 00:44:32,173
I would've done, like,
ten things different.
1101
00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:34,130
Well, the four of you are
standing here
1102
00:44:34,166 --> 00:44:36,226
because you had...
1103
00:44:36,266 --> 00:44:38,326
our favorite dishes
of the day.
1104
00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:43,170
Now how do you feel, Sara?
1105
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:44,770
I really don't know
how that's possible.
1106
00:44:48,066 --> 00:44:49,226
Oh, my gosh.
1107
00:44:49,266 --> 00:44:52,396
You had immunity.
You weren't going home.
1108
00:44:52,433 --> 00:44:55,233
- True, true.
- Tell us what dish you made.
1109
00:44:55,266 --> 00:44:57,296
So I did glazed quail,
1110
00:44:57,333 --> 00:45:00,003
then I did, like,
a roasted eggplant yogurt.
1111
00:45:00,033 --> 00:45:02,703
I guess I just lean towards,
like, Mediterranean flavors.
1112
00:45:02,734 --> 00:45:05,374
You really got a lot of that
char flavor from the grill.
1113
00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:08,070
The yogurt, too, I thought
was just a nice touch
1114
00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:10,000
to kind of counterbalance
the charmoula.
1115
00:45:10,033 --> 00:45:13,173
Every bite was bright
and vibrant.
1116
00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:15,170
It gave us all a little bit
of life.
1117
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:16,370
Thank you.
1118
00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:18,130
It felt like a very confident
plate of food.
1119
00:45:18,166 --> 00:45:20,026
And yet you're falling apart
up here.
1120
00:45:20,066 --> 00:45:21,026
-
- Part of the reason
1121
00:45:21,066 --> 00:45:23,066
I came on the show
was just
1122
00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:24,470
to, like, build that confidence.
1123
00:45:24,500 --> 00:45:26,130
I just need to prove it
to myself
1124
00:45:26,166 --> 00:45:27,696
that, like, I'm good,
you know?
1125
00:45:27,734 --> 00:45:30,174
I got a pretty good sense
of where your passion lies
1126
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:31,270
based on what was
on that dish.
1127
00:45:31,300 --> 00:45:33,370
- I enjoyed it.
- Thank you so much.
1128
00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:35,370
Shota, what did you make today?
1129
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:37,470
I made the soy-braised
duck breast
1130
00:45:37,500 --> 00:45:40,100
with squash puree
and white miso inside.
1131
00:45:40,133 --> 00:45:41,473
I loved your miso puree.
1132
00:45:41,500 --> 00:45:44,530
To pair that squash with
the puree is kind of
1133
00:45:44,567 --> 00:45:46,727
- a stroke of genius.
- Thank you so much.
1134
00:45:46,767 --> 00:45:50,027
The cooking of your duck was
what I was most intrigued by.
1135
00:45:50,066 --> 00:45:51,266
Can you just tell us
a little bit more
1136
00:45:51,300 --> 00:45:52,400
about that technique?
1137
00:45:52,433 --> 00:45:54,133
I would kind of put it in,
let it braise,
1138
00:45:54,166 --> 00:45:55,396
take it out, let it rest,
1139
00:45:55,433 --> 00:45:57,573
put it back in,
keep doing that over and over.
1140
00:45:57,600 --> 00:46:00,300
Listening to the technique,
it's really interesting.
1141
00:46:00,333 --> 00:46:01,703
It is always good
to understand
1142
00:46:01,734 --> 00:46:04,174
what's inside the person's head
who's cooking the dish.
1143
00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:06,000
I think it clearly shows us
who you are
1144
00:46:06,033 --> 00:46:08,033
and I think you served yourself
really well there.
1145
00:46:08,066 --> 00:46:10,066
Thank you very much.
1146
00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:12,170
- Whoo.
- Gabe, what's your dish?
1147
00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:14,270
I did the chintesle-glazed duck
1148
00:46:14,300 --> 00:46:16,130
with pasilla mixe jus.
1149
00:46:16,166 --> 00:46:17,266
I really wanted to showcase
1150
00:46:17,300 --> 00:46:18,500
the duck
but have some subtleties
1151
00:46:18,533 --> 00:46:20,073
of Mexican cuisine.
1152
00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:23,570
It ate really beautifully,
like a beautiful fall meal.
1153
00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:25,230
And the sauce was the star.
1154
00:46:25,266 --> 00:46:28,066
It did definitely show us
a lot about you.
1155
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,230
I really loved the sweetness
of the figs,
1156
00:46:30,266 --> 00:46:32,196
sort of counterbalanced
with the earthiness
1157
00:46:32,233 --> 00:46:35,003
of those mushrooms
that you caramelized.
1158
00:46:35,033 --> 00:46:36,133
I thought it was
a beautiful dish.
1159
00:46:36,166 --> 00:46:37,496
Thank you, chef.
1160
00:46:37,533 --> 00:46:39,603
- Gabriel.
- I made the roasted squab
1161
00:46:39,633 --> 00:46:42,103
with plums and the onion petals.
1162
00:46:42,133 --> 00:46:43,573
I felt like it came out
pretty well
1163
00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:46,300
for having not cooked squab
since I worked for Tom.
1164
00:46:46,333 --> 00:46:51,203
Your dish was a study
in simplicity and purity.
1165
00:46:51,233 --> 00:46:52,333
Simple food isn't simple
to cook.
1166
00:46:52,367 --> 00:46:53,397
There is nowhere to hide.
1167
00:46:53,433 --> 00:46:55,433
You make a mistake,
it's apparent.
1168
00:46:55,467 --> 00:46:58,467
And the cook on the squab
was--was just perfect.
1169
00:46:58,500 --> 00:47:01,200
And so, you don't have to hide.
1170
00:47:01,233 --> 00:47:02,273
Throughout my last season,
1171
00:47:02,300 --> 00:47:04,470
my motto was to keep it simple,
1172
00:47:04,500 --> 00:47:07,070
because editing is
so important in this game.
1173
00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:08,470
- Thank you.
- Okay, Melissa,
1174
00:47:08,500 --> 00:47:11,370
as our guest judge,
you have the pleasure
1175
00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:14,530
of announcing the first
winner of the season.
1176
00:47:14,567 --> 00:47:16,167
So the winning chef today
1177
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,430
really showcased
a lot of creativity.
1178
00:47:18,467 --> 00:47:20,567
They showed themself
on the plate,
1179
00:47:20,600 --> 00:47:22,230
and that chef is...
1180
00:47:27,266 --> 00:47:28,296
Sara.
1181
00:47:28,333 --> 00:47:30,203
-
- Congratulations, Sara.
1182
00:47:30,233 --> 00:47:32,203
- Now I feel really stupid.
-
1183
00:47:34,033 --> 00:47:36,203
I don't know how that happened.
1184
00:47:36,233 --> 00:47:37,373
You see why we're
so confused.
1185
00:47:37,400 --> 00:47:40,500
I know, I know.
I will take it.
1186
00:47:40,533 --> 00:47:42,533
I'm sure I'll have
some really bad moments.
1187
00:47:42,567 --> 00:47:45,397
I need to be more confident
in who I am.
1188
00:47:45,433 --> 00:47:47,633
But now I just feel
more pressure.
1189
00:47:47,667 --> 00:47:49,367
I gotta keep going!
1190
00:47:49,400 --> 00:47:50,600
This is crazy.
1191
00:47:50,633 --> 00:47:53,473
Shota, Sara, Gabe, and Gabriel,
1192
00:47:53,500 --> 00:47:55,270
please step to the side.
1193
00:47:55,300 --> 00:47:58,270
And Sasha, Roscoe, Jamie,
and Avishar,
1194
00:47:58,300 --> 00:47:59,570
please step forward.
1195
00:48:02,433 --> 00:48:05,533
Obviously you know now
which side you're on.
1196
00:48:05,567 --> 00:48:08,427
The four of you had our least
favorite dishes of the day...
1197
00:48:10,567 --> 00:48:12,567
and one of you will be
going home.
1198
00:48:19,600 --> 00:48:22,430
So let's find out
who made what. Sasha?
1199
00:48:22,467 --> 00:48:25,297
I did the roasted quail
polenta and
1200
00:48:25,333 --> 00:48:27,373
I think I'm about to take
the beating
1201
00:48:27,400 --> 00:48:28,300
Sara thought
she was gonna get.
1202
00:48:29,333 --> 00:48:30,703
The polenta was very dense
1203
00:48:30,734 --> 00:48:33,134
when it should be
loose and velvety.
1204
00:48:33,166 --> 00:48:34,326
I liked the sauce.
1205
00:48:34,367 --> 00:48:37,567
I'm not sure that it all fit
at that moment.
1206
00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,470
I--I know I can do that dish
way better.
1207
00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:42,300
Well, lucky for you,
you have immunity.
1208
00:48:42,333 --> 00:48:45,473
Correct. So my nerves
are a little less.
1209
00:48:45,500 --> 00:48:47,470
Roscoe, what did you make?
1210
00:48:47,500 --> 00:48:50,630
I did the adobo duck with
the sweet potato dumpling.
1211
00:48:50,667 --> 00:48:52,727
The broth was sort of
the biggest issue for me.
1212
00:48:52,767 --> 00:48:56,297
It was greasy, and then
it also dried out the duck.
1213
00:48:56,333 --> 00:48:58,333
'Cause I know
you sliced it thin,
1214
00:48:58,367 --> 00:49:00,097
and then you poured
the hot broth on,
1215
00:49:00,133 --> 00:49:01,673
and that just dries it out
even more.
1216
00:49:01,700 --> 00:49:03,570
Oh, no. I'm sorry.
1217
00:49:03,600 --> 00:49:06,170
I couldn't figure out what you
were going for here at all.
1218
00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:08,670
It's something my family,
we eat often.
1219
00:49:08,700 --> 00:49:10,370
Is this something you do
in your restaurants?
1220
00:49:10,400 --> 00:49:12,600
Right now I do smoked meats
1221
00:49:12,633 --> 00:49:14,733
- for Rodney Scott's BBQ.
- Oh.
1222
00:49:14,767 --> 00:49:16,267
Yeah, I'm
his culinary director.
1223
00:49:16,300 --> 00:49:17,600
Like, I don't mess that up.
1224
00:49:17,633 --> 00:49:19,533
You make really good smoked
meat, I'll tell you that.
1225
00:49:19,567 --> 00:49:20,697
-
- Thank you very much.
1226
00:49:20,734 --> 00:49:22,374
Thank you very much.
1227
00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:24,270
Jamie, what did you
cook today?
1228
00:49:24,300 --> 00:49:27,570
I did the lemongrass turkey
with the curry couscous.
1229
00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:29,300
Were you happy with your dish?
1230
00:49:29,333 --> 00:49:30,403
I wasn't happy with the turkey.
1231
00:49:30,433 --> 00:49:32,673
I overcooked it.
I was scatterbrained.
1232
00:49:32,700 --> 00:49:34,470
I was like
1233
00:49:34,500 --> 00:49:36,370
and I was like, "What the?"
and
1234
00:49:40,467 --> 00:49:42,267
There was such strong flavor
1235
00:49:42,300 --> 00:49:43,430
in the other components
of your dish
1236
00:49:43,467 --> 00:49:44,697
that they clashed
with each other.
1237
00:49:44,734 --> 00:49:46,604
- Okay.
- Think about a piece of music.
1238
00:49:46,633 --> 00:49:47,703
It's not all played
at the same volume.
1239
00:49:47,734 --> 00:49:49,474
There's background instruments
playing,
1240
00:49:49,500 --> 00:49:50,670
and it's kind of the same thing
with putting together a dish.
1241
00:49:50,700 --> 00:49:52,200
So all these other flavors
1242
00:49:52,233 --> 00:49:53,373
just drowned out the turkey.
1243
00:49:53,400 --> 00:49:55,400
- Okay.
- Avishar.
1244
00:49:55,433 --> 00:49:56,673
What did you make,
first of all?
1245
00:49:56,700 --> 00:49:59,270
I made chukar-fried chukar,
johl.
1246
00:49:59,300 --> 00:50:01,300
Honestly, I'd never worked
with chukar before.
1247
00:50:01,333 --> 00:50:03,733
Your fried chukar was great.
1248
00:50:03,767 --> 00:50:08,327
The biggest problem
lay with your rice,
1249
00:50:08,367 --> 00:50:10,297
- and your curry.
- The rice was undercooked,
1250
00:50:10,333 --> 00:50:11,533
but it was also really bland.
1251
00:50:11,567 --> 00:50:14,427
I thought the curry
was really bland.
1252
00:50:14,467 --> 00:50:16,627
I had this
expectation-vs-reality thing,
1253
00:50:16,667 --> 00:50:18,227
where you're like,
"Oh, look how cool I am,"
1254
00:50:18,266 --> 00:50:19,326
and then the reality,
you're like "Holy sh--.
1255
00:50:19,367 --> 00:50:21,397
- That's what I'm serving?"
-
1256
00:50:21,433 --> 00:50:23,203
That's basically what happened.
1257
00:50:23,233 --> 00:50:24,473
Welcome to "Top Chef."
1258
00:50:24,500 --> 00:50:25,670
Get used to that feeling.
1259
00:50:25,700 --> 00:50:27,470
- Yeah.
- Basically.
1260
00:50:27,500 --> 00:50:28,700
We have a lot to discuss.
1261
00:50:28,734 --> 00:50:31,174
We will call you back out here
in a bit.
1262
00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:32,730
Sasha, you can stay
in the Stew Room
1263
00:50:32,767 --> 00:50:35,627
because you have immunity.
You can exit the kitchen.
1264
00:50:37,233 --> 00:50:40,633
Holy ----ing sh--.
1265
00:50:43,633 --> 00:50:44,733
I don't know what happened.
1266
00:50:44,767 --> 00:50:47,297
- She won!
- Oh, my God, yes!
1267
00:50:47,333 --> 00:50:49,473
-
- Wow!
1268
00:50:49,500 --> 00:50:51,030
- Congrats, chef.
- So awesome.
1269
00:50:51,066 --> 00:50:52,426
- Yes!
- Great job.
1270
00:50:52,467 --> 00:50:53,567
Yeah, all you guys
are in the middle.
1271
00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:55,270
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What? No.
1272
00:50:55,300 --> 00:50:56,600
So we're not going up there?
1273
00:50:56,633 --> 00:50:58,503
-You guys are all in the middle.
- Stop ----ing with us.
1274
00:50:58,533 --> 00:50:59,703
Who's on the bottom?
Raise your hands.
1275
00:50:59,734 --> 00:51:02,234
- Serious.
-Now we're really on the bottom.
1276
00:51:02,266 --> 00:51:03,996
- No.
- Stop ----ing with us!
1277
00:51:04,033 --> 00:51:06,373
No, stop--really.
1278
00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:07,700
I really thought it was us.
1279
00:51:07,734 --> 00:51:10,204
We asked them to show us
1280
00:51:10,233 --> 00:51:12,433
who they are
with just one plate of food,
1281
00:51:12,467 --> 00:51:14,727
and unfortunately,
they didn't show us enough.
1282
00:51:14,767 --> 00:51:16,767
Or they showed us too much
at once.
1283
00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:20,530
Jamie's dish, I feel, was just--
there was too much going on.
1284
00:51:20,567 --> 00:51:22,597
Three very, very strong flavors
1285
00:51:22,633 --> 00:51:24,603
that competed against
each other.
1286
00:51:24,633 --> 00:51:27,073
And the turkey just completely
was annihilated.
1287
00:51:27,100 --> 00:51:30,070
- Yeah.
- I can't at all decipher
1288
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:32,270
who is Jamie right now
at this moment?
1289
00:51:32,300 --> 00:51:33,600
- Right.
- I know I ----ed up.
1290
00:51:33,633 --> 00:51:35,333
Mine was,
like, too much flavor.
1291
00:51:35,367 --> 00:51:39,527
I find it hard to believe
that Avishar felt
1292
00:51:39,567 --> 00:51:42,527
that that rice was okay
to serve to us.
1293
00:51:42,567 --> 00:51:46,367
I think he completely
lost confidence in the moment
1294
00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:47,630
to take it off the plate.
1295
00:51:47,667 --> 00:51:48,667
When things started to go bad
for him,
1296
00:51:48,700 --> 00:51:49,730
he had no idea what to do.
1297
00:51:49,767 --> 00:51:51,427
Tom probably had the most words
1298
00:51:51,467 --> 00:51:52,597
to say about mine
in terms of, uh,
1299
00:51:52,633 --> 00:51:55,003
how it was disappointing, so,
1300
00:51:55,033 --> 00:51:57,633
that's, uh--at this point,
anything else is pretty good.
1301
00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:00,430
Roscoe's dish, I couldn't
get past the broth.
1302
00:52:00,467 --> 00:52:01,767
It wasn't a very clean broth.
1303
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:03,470
- No.
- It was very muddled.
1304
00:52:03,500 --> 00:52:06,100
And we all just learned
that he works for
1305
00:52:06,133 --> 00:52:09,333
one of the greatest
pit masters in America.
1306
00:52:09,367 --> 00:52:10,667
- Yeah.
- But for some reason,
1307
00:52:10,700 --> 00:52:13,500
he just completely took
a sharp left turn.
1308
00:52:13,533 --> 00:52:16,403
- Mm-hmm.
- It was proper criticism.
1309
00:52:16,433 --> 00:52:17,473
Okay.
1310
00:52:17,500 --> 00:52:18,630
For things
that were messed up.
1311
00:52:18,667 --> 00:52:20,427
I think we have our decision.
1312
00:52:20,467 --> 00:52:22,097
- Yes.
- Mm-hmm.
1313
00:52:22,133 --> 00:52:23,573
Let's get them out here.
1314
00:52:36,300 --> 00:52:37,600
It sounds like
a pretty simple challenge,
1315
00:52:37,633 --> 00:52:39,773
you know, tell us who you are
with a plate of food,
1316
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:41,270
and there's no wrong answer.
1317
00:52:41,300 --> 00:52:43,500
What has to happen
to make this dish work,
1318
00:52:43,533 --> 00:52:45,373
it needs to be backed up
by solid technique
1319
00:52:45,400 --> 00:52:47,370
and it needs to be backed up
with a dish
1320
00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:49,100
that is really flavorful.
1321
00:52:49,133 --> 00:52:50,533
And the person going home today
1322
00:52:50,567 --> 00:52:52,397
is going home for the reason
1323
00:52:52,433 --> 00:52:54,103
everyone goes home
on "Top Chef"--
1324
00:52:54,133 --> 00:52:55,573
they made the worst dish
of the challenge.
1325
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:04,030
Roscoe...
1326
00:53:04,066 --> 00:53:05,566
please pack your knives and go.
1327
00:53:07,567 --> 00:53:09,297
- Thank you.
- It ain't over for you yet.
1328
00:53:09,333 --> 00:53:10,633
We'll see you in
"Last Chance Kitchen."
1329
00:53:10,667 --> 00:53:12,027
- Bring it.
- Thank you.
1330
00:53:13,367 --> 00:53:14,767
Thank you all.
1331
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:16,670
Oh, it's so lame,
1332
00:53:16,700 --> 00:53:18,030
being the first to leave.
1333
00:53:18,066 --> 00:53:19,426
Good game, guys.
1334
00:53:19,467 --> 00:53:21,727
"Top Chef" is, like,
a wild experience,
1335
00:53:21,767 --> 00:53:23,527
the brief period I've had.
1336
00:53:23,567 --> 00:53:25,497
Roscoe!
1337
00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:28,670
I highly expected
solid criticism.
1338
00:53:28,700 --> 00:53:31,600
As an artist or chef,
it shows the best character
1339
00:53:31,633 --> 00:53:34,573
if you can take criticism
and, like, grow from it.
1340
00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:37,400
- Love you, Roscoe!
- Love you.
1341
00:53:38,533 --> 00:53:40,403
"Last Chance Kitchen"
is intimidating,
1342
00:53:40,433 --> 00:53:43,373
but I can't wait till I can
immediately redeem myself.
1343
00:53:43,400 --> 00:53:46,370
I'm old school, baby.
You can't hold me down.
1344
00:53:49,400 --> 00:53:51,370
This season on "Top Chef"...
1345
00:53:51,400 --> 00:53:52,370
Here we go!
1346
00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:55,100
Welcome to the "Top Chef"
Drive-In.
1347
00:53:57,467 --> 00:53:59,067
Let me introduce you
to Alice Waters.
1348
00:53:59,100 --> 00:54:00,500
- Oh!
- Ciao, ragazzi.
1349
00:54:00,533 --> 00:54:01,503
Buongiorno a tutti.
1350
00:54:01,533 --> 00:54:03,433
Welcome to "Restaurant Wars."
1351
00:54:03,467 --> 00:54:05,767
Hands are so shaky.
1352
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:07,430
I was like, "Pew pew! Pssh!"
1353
00:54:07,467 --> 00:54:09,567
Then I was like, "Oh, yeah,
Hmm. Ahh. Ooh."
1354
00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:11,370
Does anyone know
what she just said?
1355
00:54:13,700 --> 00:54:16,070
Get inspired by this,
'cause this inspired a world.
1356
00:54:16,100 --> 00:54:18,070
- Just like Mama makes.
-
1357
00:54:18,100 --> 00:54:20,170
This was the first time
I've had food that
1358
00:54:20,200 --> 00:54:21,470
felt like home.
1359
00:54:21,500 --> 00:54:23,130
I've been locked up
in my house,
1360
00:54:23,166 --> 00:54:25,466
and I'm just really trying
to let it out.
1361
00:54:25,500 --> 00:54:27,170
Are you ready
to change the world?
1362
00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:28,570
The important part
is to feed the doctors,
1363
00:54:28,600 --> 00:54:29,770
so I want to make them
some good food.
1364
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:31,730
- Here we go. Still warm.
- All right!
1365
00:54:31,767 --> 00:54:33,727
This could be one of the best
collections of chefs
1366
00:54:33,767 --> 00:54:35,727
we've had on the show
in 18 seasons.
1367
00:54:35,767 --> 00:54:36,997
Great technique.
1368
00:54:38,633 --> 00:54:40,773
The amount of work that you
put into your dish today,
1369
00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:42,130
there's no way I would have
attempted that.
1370
00:54:42,166 --> 00:54:45,496
- Wow. Sorry.
-
1371
00:54:46,567 --> 00:54:47,597
We got nine seconds!
1372
00:54:47,633 --> 00:54:50,003
This competition will test you
1373
00:54:50,033 --> 00:54:53,003
like nothing you've ever
experienced in your career.
1374
00:54:53,033 --> 00:54:54,103
Excuse me.
1375
00:54:55,600 --> 00:54:57,230
Whoo!
1376
00:54:57,266 --> 00:54:59,426
- Whoo!
-
1377
00:54:59,467 --> 00:55:00,427
Yikes.
1378
00:55:00,467 --> 00:55:02,027
Pack your knives.
1379
00:55:02,066 --> 00:55:03,466
You're not supposed
to say that!
1380
00:55:03,500 --> 00:55:05,000
No, no, and just set them out
on the tables,
1381
00:55:05,033 --> 00:55:06,503
- is what I was saying.
-
1382
00:55:06,533 --> 00:55:07,503
You gotta have a go-bag.
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