1 00:00:00,910 --> 00:00:04,710 (Transcrito por TurboScribe.ai. Atualize para Ilimitado para remover esta mensagem.) Previously on Next Level Chef, from 24 chefs, 2 00:00:05,070 --> 00:00:08,330 only 15 of you will make it into that incredible draft. 3 00:00:08,430 --> 00:00:09,250 Go home, chefs. 4 00:00:09,770 --> 00:00:12,430 Oh, my goodness. I want one of you to want me. 5 00:00:12,630 --> 00:00:15,350 I did not get this far to get this far. 6 00:00:15,610 --> 00:00:21,110 Five professional chefs, social media stars, and home cooks. 7 00:00:21,290 --> 00:00:24,930 You have earned your way into that incredible draft. 8 00:00:25,650 --> 00:00:26,570 Talk about adrenaline. 9 00:00:26,570 --> 00:00:30,610 And tonight, we are going to draft our teams. 10 00:00:30,950 --> 00:00:33,390 Come on, Chef Ramsay. Pick your boy. 11 00:00:33,470 --> 00:00:35,030 Good luck, Gordon. You'll need it. 12 00:00:35,270 --> 00:00:36,110 Got to go, got to go. 13 00:00:36,250 --> 00:00:36,950 Oh, my God. 14 00:00:37,270 --> 00:00:38,410 Platform. Now, now, now. 15 00:00:39,250 --> 00:00:40,810 You want to write him down in your little book? 16 00:00:40,950 --> 00:00:42,370 Oh, my goodness me. 17 00:00:42,570 --> 00:00:45,170 Does not take criticism well. 18 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:04,519 Good morning, chefs. 19 00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:05,200 All right. 20 00:01:05,780 --> 00:01:06,060 Woo. 21 00:01:07,980 --> 00:01:08,600 Let's go. 22 00:01:09,340 --> 00:01:13,100 The butterflies I'm experiencing are insane. 23 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:15,400 Sort of like Hunger Games without the death part. 24 00:01:15,580 --> 00:01:16,620 Are you guys ready to go? 25 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:17,520 Yes, Chef. 26 00:01:17,540 --> 00:01:22,000 I am glad because we are going to draft our teams. 27 00:01:25,260 --> 00:01:27,400 The fact is, we all know, 28 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,060 it's Team Blaze that was victorious last year. 29 00:01:30,140 --> 00:01:30,660 Oh, Lord. 30 00:01:30,820 --> 00:01:32,960 Chef Austin put us up on the top level, 31 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,700 and I plan on keeping our team up there all season long. 32 00:01:36,700 --> 00:01:39,760 Listen, you best believe, you guys, 33 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,280 I've been taking notes, okay, on all of you. 34 00:01:45,460 --> 00:01:46,720 You have a notebook? 35 00:01:46,900 --> 00:01:49,660 I sure do, because I'm putting together a team 36 00:01:49,660 --> 00:01:52,680 that is going to absolutely dominate all season long. 37 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:53,940 Naisha's coming out fighting. 38 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:55,160 Wow. 39 00:01:56,020 --> 00:01:57,780 I looked at her notebook, and it says, 40 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:00,380 how to beat Blaze, page one. 41 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,900 It's been a minute since Team Arrington has had a winner 42 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:05,020 with Piette in season one, 43 00:02:05,020 --> 00:02:06,540 but we're going to take back that crown. 44 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,759 I love the fact that you two are super confident. 45 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:09,180 You know that. 46 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,440 But there's only one two-time winning mentor 47 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,640 standing in front of these talented chefs. 48 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:15,140 Yes! 49 00:02:15,540 --> 00:02:19,580 And I intend taking it to a three-time hat trick. 50 00:02:20,820 --> 00:02:21,340 Right. 51 00:02:21,740 --> 00:02:24,080 Team Arrington gets the first pick. 52 00:02:24,640 --> 00:02:25,660 Naisha, you're on the clock. 53 00:02:26,340 --> 00:02:26,680 Where are you going? 54 00:02:27,020 --> 00:02:28,640 Chef Arrington is a legend. 55 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,960 I would love to be on Chef Arrington's team. 56 00:02:31,500 --> 00:02:33,460 Come on, it's a match made in heaven. 57 00:02:33,460 --> 00:02:33,560 Let's see. 58 00:02:33,940 --> 00:02:35,180 This is a very important decision. 59 00:02:35,540 --> 00:02:37,580 I'm looking for a well-rounded team 60 00:02:37,580 --> 00:02:39,040 who brings the best energy. 61 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:42,700 I've taken a lot of notes on who would fit on Team Arrington. 62 00:02:43,180 --> 00:02:46,020 My first choice is an easy one. 63 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,240 And it's going to be Danielle. 64 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:52,760 Wow. 65 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,860 Did she say Danielle the very first? 66 00:02:57,220 --> 00:02:57,600 Woo! 67 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,760 I have never been number one pick for anything 68 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:02,780 in my whole life. 69 00:03:02,780 --> 00:03:03,880 I will make you proud. 70 00:03:04,060 --> 00:03:04,740 I believe it. 71 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:06,960 Number one, baby! 72 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,320 I'm not shocked, but I'm happy, 73 00:03:10,700 --> 00:03:13,480 because that means I get the chef that I've wanted 74 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,780 from the minute they stepped into that kitchen. 75 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,120 I'm not looking for a front-runner. 76 00:03:18,220 --> 00:03:21,360 I'm looking for someone that I can help mentor 77 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:22,820 and get stronger. 78 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,820 The first member of Team Ramsay... 79 00:03:25,820 --> 00:03:27,320 Come on, Chef Ramsay. 80 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:29,300 Pick your boy, pick your boy. 81 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:32,200 ...is Gabrielle. 82 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:32,740 Welcome. 83 00:03:33,260 --> 00:03:33,980 Let's go. 84 00:03:35,260 --> 00:03:36,300 Let's go, guys. 85 00:03:36,660 --> 00:03:37,580 Are you kidding me? 86 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,760 Chef Ramsay's first pick. 87 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,080 Thank you, Chef. We won't let you down. 88 00:03:42,500 --> 00:03:43,380 Welcome to Team Ramsay. 89 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,800 That is un-freaking-real. 90 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,500 Listen, I am very excited about this moment, 91 00:03:49,580 --> 00:03:52,360 because I get two championship picks in a row. 92 00:03:53,980 --> 00:03:57,800 My first pick, though, an absolute slam dunk. 93 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,860 To be honest, this chef had me at first bite. 94 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,800 Team Blaze's first pick is... 95 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:05,120 Christian. 96 00:04:05,420 --> 00:04:05,960 Wow. 97 00:04:06,060 --> 00:04:06,860 Let's go, Christian. 98 00:04:06,940 --> 00:04:07,360 Okay. 99 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:07,900 Let's go. 100 00:04:08,220 --> 00:04:08,800 First bite. 101 00:04:09,260 --> 00:04:10,780 Bring the flavors. You ready? 102 00:04:11,140 --> 00:04:11,640 Yes, Chef. 103 00:04:11,860 --> 00:04:12,860 It's a blaze. 104 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,800 Can't wait to get you your first pickleball set. 105 00:04:16,260 --> 00:04:20,160 Okay, so you might not see my next pick coming here, 106 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,040 but after studying the performances here 107 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:23,880 in the auditions 108 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,600 and maybe doing a little online research as well, 109 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,880 the next member of Team Blaze is... 110 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:30,040 Tim. 111 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:32,100 Let's go, Tim. Come on. 112 00:04:32,380 --> 00:04:33,140 Let's go. 113 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:34,120 I'm ready for this. 114 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,560 Starting strong. 115 00:04:36,140 --> 00:04:39,360 I see huge potential in my next pick. 116 00:04:40,180 --> 00:04:40,520 Andy. 117 00:04:40,980 --> 00:04:41,500 Come on! 118 00:04:42,580 --> 00:04:43,060 Whoo! 119 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:45,940 I saw that on your little black book. 120 00:04:45,980 --> 00:04:46,800 You did, clearly. 121 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:47,380 I did, I did. 122 00:04:47,900 --> 00:04:49,320 I gave that one to you. 123 00:04:49,780 --> 00:04:49,940 Oh! 124 00:04:52,540 --> 00:04:54,600 The next member of Team Arrington is... 125 00:04:55,420 --> 00:04:55,660 Connor. 126 00:04:55,660 --> 00:04:56,580 Wow! 127 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:57,640 Let's go. 128 00:04:57,840 --> 00:04:59,520 L.A. on the map. Let's go. 129 00:04:59,840 --> 00:05:01,880 For my third pick... 130 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:02,300 Emerson. 131 00:05:02,900 --> 00:05:03,100 Whoo! 132 00:05:03,140 --> 00:05:03,580 Yay! 133 00:05:04,620 --> 00:05:05,460 Oh, my God. 134 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:11,860 The next member of Team Ramsay is... 135 00:05:11,860 --> 00:05:12,220 Cole. 136 00:05:12,700 --> 00:05:13,180 Welcome. 137 00:05:13,260 --> 00:05:13,780 Yes! 138 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:14,420 Welcome! 139 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:16,260 Let's go! 140 00:05:16,740 --> 00:05:17,420 Yes! 141 00:05:17,580 --> 00:05:18,440 Back to back again. 142 00:05:18,780 --> 00:05:21,740 Team Blaze is going with... 143 00:05:21,740 --> 00:05:22,140 Darian. 144 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:23,500 Let's go, Darian. 145 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:23,880 Wow, okay. 146 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:24,900 Bring it up front. 147 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:26,540 I'll make you a winner. 148 00:05:26,860 --> 00:05:27,320 Let's go. 149 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:31,060 We have this, like, win-it-all-costs vibe, 150 00:05:31,180 --> 00:05:33,660 so I'm gonna go with someone who knows competition 151 00:05:33,660 --> 00:05:34,920 more than anyone else here. 152 00:05:34,980 --> 00:05:36,660 I can't believe that they're still out here. 153 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,280 Team Blaze select Jared. 154 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:38,820 Let's go. 155 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:39,240 Wow. 156 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:39,880 Come on. 157 00:05:40,060 --> 00:05:41,560 Let's go, Captain America. 158 00:05:41,980 --> 00:05:44,880 The next member to join Team Ramsay... 159 00:05:45,620 --> 00:05:46,380 Say Amber. 160 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:47,440 I'm here. 161 00:05:48,580 --> 00:05:49,720 Amber, let's go! 162 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:50,880 Yes! 163 00:05:52,020 --> 00:05:52,480 Whoo! 164 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:54,480 Team Ramsay! 165 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:57,460 Oh, my God! 166 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:01,520 Mm, you're pissed now, aren't you? 167 00:06:01,900 --> 00:06:04,360 I clearly see that you have a theme going on here 168 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:05,320 with the badass women. 169 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:05,840 Oh, yes. 170 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:06,320 We love that. 171 00:06:06,620 --> 00:06:10,060 But you guys have left two chefs that I've wanted from the start. 172 00:06:11,180 --> 00:06:11,620 Machete. 173 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:13,780 Welcome to Team Arrington. 174 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,500 I love the flavor you bring. 175 00:06:15,620 --> 00:06:16,900 I love the vibes you bring. 176 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:17,480 Hey! 177 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:18,220 There we go. 178 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,860 Our final chef to round us out... 179 00:06:22,540 --> 00:06:23,760 Mr. Matt! 180 00:06:24,460 --> 00:06:26,040 Welcome to Team Arrington, sir. 181 00:06:26,060 --> 00:06:26,260 Team Arrington! 182 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:28,060 Maria and Elise, 183 00:06:28,340 --> 00:06:30,240 honestly, I can't believe you two are still out there. 184 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:31,620 I'd gladly take both of you. 185 00:06:32,180 --> 00:06:35,920 Tom Brady was picked 199th overall, 186 00:06:36,060 --> 00:06:36,600 and guess what? 187 00:06:36,740 --> 00:06:38,040 He won seven championships. 188 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:38,960 I'm not worried. 189 00:06:39,540 --> 00:06:39,800 Right. 190 00:06:39,940 --> 00:06:43,300 The final member joining Team Ramsay... 191 00:06:43,300 --> 00:06:43,700 Maria. 192 00:06:43,900 --> 00:06:44,520 Welcome, my darling. 193 00:06:44,740 --> 00:06:45,260 Welcome. 194 00:06:45,620 --> 00:06:46,140 Let's go. 195 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:47,080 Yes! 196 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,280 Elise, this play right into our hands. 197 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,240 Join Team Blaze. 198 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,360 Hello, gentlemen. 199 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:53,420 That's fine. 200 00:06:53,540 --> 00:06:54,460 Everyone can doubt you. 201 00:06:54,660 --> 00:06:55,300 It doesn't matter, 202 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:56,820 because they don't know what you can bring. 203 00:06:57,420 --> 00:06:58,580 The teams are set. 204 00:06:58,740 --> 00:06:59,480 Everybody excited? 205 00:06:59,820 --> 00:07:00,980 Let's go, baby! 206 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,580 Now it's time for your first big, important challenge. 207 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,000 I think we should have a bit of a celebration. 208 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:08,640 Yes. 209 00:07:08,780 --> 00:07:10,880 Or better yet, a fiesta. 210 00:07:11,140 --> 00:07:11,620 Yes! 211 00:07:12,540 --> 00:07:13,080 Let's go! 212 00:07:13,660 --> 00:07:15,500 Because for your first team challenge, 213 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,240 we are heading south of the border... 214 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:19,140 Let's go. 215 00:07:19,140 --> 00:07:21,760 ...with a next-level taco party. 216 00:07:23,020 --> 00:07:24,780 Let's talk about it. Let's talk about it. 217 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:26,320 Y'all don't want this smoke over here. 218 00:07:27,060 --> 00:07:28,020 Taco time! 219 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:29,800 I know I got this, man. 220 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,300 I'm five-time Houston's Best Taco Champion. 221 00:07:32,740 --> 00:07:34,280 Run it up. Run it up. 222 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:35,540 Right. Here's the good news. 223 00:07:35,580 --> 00:07:36,760 You'll have 30 minutes to create 224 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,680 three identical next-level tacos. 225 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:41,140 Yes. We got this. 226 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,120 The chef that creates the best tacos today 227 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,140 will keep their entire team safe from elimination... 228 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:46,940 Fire. 229 00:07:46,940 --> 00:07:49,820 ...and move your team to the top level next time around. 230 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,160 Sadly, the two losing teams will each send a chef 231 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:54,700 into that dreaded cook-off 232 00:07:54,700 --> 00:07:57,760 where one of you will be eliminated. 233 00:07:58,380 --> 00:07:59,560 Don't let it be you. 234 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:01,400 Right. You guys ready? 235 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:02,120 Yes! 236 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:03,220 Let's go. 237 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,300 Okay, Team Blaze, I've been waiting to say this 238 00:08:06,300 --> 00:08:07,780 for a really long time. 239 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:09,720 As reigning champions... 240 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:10,300 Oh, Jesus. 241 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,380 ...we will start on the top level. 242 00:08:12,420 --> 00:08:13,060 Let's go! 243 00:08:13,060 --> 00:08:15,280 Head to the elevator. I'll see you there soon. 244 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:16,320 Let's go, Team Blaze. 245 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:16,860 Team Blaze, damn. 246 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,520 Oh, I can't wait to put this blue apron on. 247 00:08:18,940 --> 00:08:20,480 Teamwork makes the dream work. 248 00:08:20,580 --> 00:08:21,440 Next-level skills. 249 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:22,060 Okay. 250 00:08:26,620 --> 00:08:27,740 Team Blaze, baby. 251 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:28,620 Yes. Whoo! 252 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:29,220 Let's get it. 253 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:32,480 All right. 254 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,360 Chef Blaze assembled the Avengers. 255 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:37,159 Assemble. 256 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,320 That's Captain America for you. 257 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:42,620 We're blazing blue, the hottest part of the flame. 258 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:49,980 Feels so good to be in this kitchen. 259 00:08:50,260 --> 00:08:51,200 We're a team now. 260 00:08:51,940 --> 00:08:55,180 The girl power. You can taste it. 261 00:08:55,380 --> 00:08:56,280 The Gordon girls. 262 00:08:56,540 --> 00:08:57,720 The Gordon girls! 263 00:08:58,840 --> 00:08:59,200 All right. 264 00:09:02,980 --> 00:09:03,360 Let's go. 265 00:09:03,580 --> 00:09:04,320 Oh, my gosh. 266 00:09:05,300 --> 00:09:06,820 It's like home sweet home. 267 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:08,500 I don't need that one no more. 268 00:09:09,020 --> 00:09:09,580 Whoo! 269 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:11,260 This looks nice. 270 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:13,880 Yes! 271 00:09:29,220 --> 00:09:29,780 Whoo! 272 00:09:30,380 --> 00:09:31,880 Right. Come here. 273 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,120 I had 3 daughters when I told them the news 274 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,440 that I've got an all-female team. 275 00:09:35,580 --> 00:09:36,700 They were so excited. 276 00:09:38,140 --> 00:09:38,940 So excited. 277 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,080 All right, everybody. How we doing, guys? 278 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,180 Let's do it. Let's go. 279 00:09:44,340 --> 00:09:45,160 Bring it over here. 280 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:46,760 So this is a taco challenge, 281 00:09:46,860 --> 00:09:48,240 but it's not a Mexican challenge. 282 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,420 This could be a taco from New Orleans, 283 00:09:50,540 --> 00:09:52,480 a Chinese taco, like, whatever it is. 284 00:09:52,580 --> 00:09:55,300 We're always thinking about making the challenge ours. 285 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:56,840 What do I do well? 286 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:58,920 All right, let's line it up over here on the door. 287 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:02,500 Here it comes. 288 00:10:02,580 --> 00:10:04,140 When the light goes green, it's go time. 289 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:04,800 All right, guys. 290 00:10:05,180 --> 00:10:06,580 Back-to-back chance this year. 291 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:10,080 Go! 292 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:14,720 All right, there we go. 293 00:10:14,980 --> 00:10:15,380 Proteins. 294 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:16,880 Make sure you grab a protein. 295 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,240 The first thing I see is flank steak, 296 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,920 and I'm like, oh, I love a steak taco. 297 00:10:21,060 --> 00:10:22,220 Of course I'm gonna pick that. 298 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,640 All right, chili, there's corn, salsa. 299 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,160 Oh, my gosh. 300 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:26,740 Tomato paste. 301 00:10:26,780 --> 00:10:28,380 What kind of tongue is that? 302 00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:29,540 I'm not touching that. 303 00:10:29,540 --> 00:10:30,180 I'm like, you know what? 304 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:31,640 That's going to the basement. 305 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:33,180 All right, chipotle and adobo. 306 00:10:33,180 --> 00:10:34,120 Tomato paste. 307 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:35,260 See that pork loin? 308 00:10:35,620 --> 00:10:36,440 Beautiful fat cap. 309 00:10:36,560 --> 00:10:37,480 Grab that immediately. 310 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,080 Gochujang's right behind you. 311 00:10:39,420 --> 00:10:39,900 Gochujang. 312 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,660 It looks like gold shining at me. 313 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:42,840 All right, grab that. 314 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:44,400 Five seconds left. 315 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,620 There's garnish, citrus, fresh herbs and citrus. 316 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,860 Right, if you can grab it, you can get it. 317 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:50,800 Grab it or regret it. 318 00:10:51,620 --> 00:10:52,720 Good luck, Gordon. 319 00:10:52,900 --> 00:10:53,520 You'll need it. 320 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:55,520 Okay, let's go, ladies. 321 00:10:55,560 --> 00:10:56,040 Let's go. 322 00:10:56,860 --> 00:10:58,320 Right, scallops there. 323 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,300 There's some goat scraps there. 324 00:11:00,820 --> 00:11:02,720 The first thing I see is a ribeye. 325 00:11:03,680 --> 00:11:04,340 Let's go, baby. 326 00:11:04,740 --> 00:11:06,260 I see some refried beans. 327 00:11:06,420 --> 00:11:07,360 I see peanuts! 328 00:11:09,180 --> 00:11:10,600 Try mahi-mahi. 329 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:11,760 Ooh, mahi-mahi. 330 00:11:11,980 --> 00:11:13,380 That is perfect. 331 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:16,480 Prime gold protein for tacos. 332 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,720 I have no idea what they're doing upstairs, 333 00:11:19,180 --> 00:11:21,080 but I'm happy they sent this down to me. 334 00:11:21,140 --> 00:11:21,440 Pepper. 335 00:11:21,580 --> 00:11:22,440 Five seconds, ladies. 336 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:22,860 Pepper. 337 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:23,500 Pepper. 338 00:11:23,620 --> 00:11:24,180 Thank you, chef. 339 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:25,640 Oh, my goodness me. 340 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:26,320 Holy crap. 341 00:11:27,060 --> 00:11:28,760 Platform is on the move, guys. 342 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:31,000 Let's go. 343 00:11:31,940 --> 00:11:33,060 Go, go, go! 344 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:34,200 Next level taco. 345 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:35,320 Oh, sorry, sir. 346 00:11:35,740 --> 00:11:36,980 Everybody's going down the alleyway. 347 00:11:37,140 --> 00:11:39,000 My ass goes around the table. 348 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,000 I see tongue and tripe. 349 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:42,960 Disgusting. 350 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:44,900 And lo and behold, the cod. 351 00:11:45,060 --> 00:11:45,940 I grab the cod. 352 00:11:46,020 --> 00:11:47,460 Easy taco decision. 353 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,040 Cola, why not? 354 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,020 15 seconds, guys. 355 00:11:51,420 --> 00:11:52,060 Let's go. 356 00:11:52,460 --> 00:11:54,980 The platform has been picked over. 357 00:11:54,980 --> 00:11:55,860 We got tripe. 358 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:56,240 You want tripe? 359 00:11:56,300 --> 00:11:56,680 You want tripe? 360 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,340 The ingredients that are left are straight garbage. 361 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,180 So I grab the beef tongue. 362 00:12:02,020 --> 00:12:03,240 Grab it, grab it, grab it! 363 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:04,480 Back to your station. 364 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:05,180 Organize yourself. 365 00:12:05,820 --> 00:12:07,060 This is not a good choice. 366 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,980 How do you elevate beef tongue? 367 00:12:10,460 --> 00:12:13,240 And I tell myself all the time, keep it simple, stupid. 368 00:12:13,780 --> 00:12:15,220 And sometimes I don't keep it simple. 369 00:12:15,460 --> 00:12:17,460 Sometimes I go towards the stupid side. 370 00:12:22,140 --> 00:12:23,220 All right, guys. 371 00:12:23,340 --> 00:12:25,000 Your 30 minutes starts right now. 372 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:25,580 Let's go. 373 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:30,300 Matt, dad, welcome to You Merit It, bud. 374 00:12:30,460 --> 00:12:31,360 Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. 375 00:12:31,380 --> 00:12:33,160 I saw it there at the very beginning. 376 00:12:33,300 --> 00:12:33,940 It's you and me. 377 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,120 I grabbed beef tongue. 378 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,220 I've been dreaming about beef tongue. 379 00:12:36,260 --> 00:12:38,180 Not wanting to get it, but I dreamed about it, 380 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,240 so I was prepared for it. 381 00:12:39,260 --> 00:12:39,640 I love that. 382 00:12:40,020 --> 00:12:43,380 Beef tongue's not easy, but I can make a bacon jam 383 00:12:43,380 --> 00:12:46,780 that's kind of sweet, salty, spicy. 384 00:12:47,260 --> 00:12:52,480 So I'm making crispy beef tongue tacos with bacon jam. 385 00:12:52,980 --> 00:12:54,400 Delicious dip of flavor here. 386 00:12:54,460 --> 00:12:55,500 You got to get this cooking, okay? 387 00:12:55,580 --> 00:12:56,160 I'm on it. 388 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:58,780 Bro, look at all this good stuff. 389 00:12:59,220 --> 00:12:59,540 Machete. 390 00:12:59,980 --> 00:13:00,100 What's up, baby? 391 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:01,600 I'm in the band for a taco challenge. 392 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:02,220 You know what I'm saying? 393 00:13:02,220 --> 00:13:04,120 Got a Kingpin, H-Town King Taco Bin. 394 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:04,260 Let's go. 395 00:13:04,260 --> 00:13:04,600 What you got? 396 00:13:04,860 --> 00:13:06,240 I got some cod over here. 397 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,460 I'm going to do, like, a nice cola-battered cod. 398 00:13:08,580 --> 00:13:09,580 We don't need a beer batter. 399 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:10,440 I got Coca-Cola. 400 00:13:10,540 --> 00:13:12,080 I got everything in there I need for it. 401 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:13,540 Come on, baby. 402 00:13:14,180 --> 00:13:15,100 Thank you, The Basement. 403 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:16,420 Connor, what you got? 404 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:16,920 Let's go. 405 00:13:16,980 --> 00:13:17,520 I got goat. 406 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:18,340 Goat, amazing. 407 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:18,940 You love goat. 408 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:20,700 Reflective of my captain right here. 409 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:22,020 Because it's the goat, baby. 410 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:25,560 Emerson. 411 00:13:26,100 --> 00:13:27,700 All right, I got tripe taco here. 412 00:13:27,780 --> 00:13:29,260 So I'm doing, like, a birria-inspired. 413 00:13:29,380 --> 00:13:29,480 Birria! 414 00:13:29,660 --> 00:13:31,100 Don't forget the sauce on the side, okay? 415 00:13:31,180 --> 00:13:31,380 Okay. 416 00:13:31,560 --> 00:13:33,300 And I'm going to make a fresh salsa. 417 00:13:33,660 --> 00:13:33,920 Nice fresh salsa. 418 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,640 And then I'm going to make a homemade, like, crema sauce. 419 00:13:36,780 --> 00:13:37,320 Really smart. 420 00:13:37,420 --> 00:13:38,660 Really creative. 421 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:39,400 I love it. 422 00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:39,960 Thank you, Chef. 423 00:13:40,340 --> 00:13:43,120 In Filipino culture, we eat tripe with many of our dishes. 424 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,040 But you need to know how to cook it, get the right texture. 425 00:13:46,420 --> 00:13:47,480 You got to know how to season it. 426 00:13:47,680 --> 00:13:50,420 Once you nail all of that, tripe is beautiful. 427 00:13:50,900 --> 00:13:52,000 Oh, this is tasting good, Chef. 428 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:54,420 Five minutes gone. 429 00:13:54,700 --> 00:13:55,880 25 to go. 430 00:13:57,460 --> 00:13:57,860 Maria. 431 00:13:58,240 --> 00:13:59,540 I'm going to do chicken thighs. 432 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:01,060 Almost show where my style. 433 00:14:01,140 --> 00:14:01,900 How are you going to cook the chicken? 434 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:05,500 I'm going to sear them and then pop them in the oven, I think. 435 00:14:07,460 --> 00:14:08,100 You good. 436 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:08,500 You good. 437 00:14:08,980 --> 00:14:10,420 Right, protein-wise, what did we get? 438 00:14:10,820 --> 00:14:11,480 Tiger prawns. 439 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:11,860 Yes! 440 00:14:11,860 --> 00:14:12,420 Come on! 441 00:14:12,940 --> 00:14:14,280 I love seafood tacos. 442 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:15,960 Everybody loves my tacos. 443 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,060 My whole family, like, we love getting together 444 00:14:18,060 --> 00:14:19,520 and just, like, serving it up. 445 00:14:19,660 --> 00:14:20,660 Still coming from California? 446 00:14:20,900 --> 00:14:21,100 Yeah. 447 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:22,180 You've got some great tacos there, right? 448 00:14:22,460 --> 00:14:23,960 Southern California has the best. 449 00:14:24,100 --> 00:14:24,880 So what are you going to do with this? 450 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:25,880 Turn it into a glaze. 451 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,160 So I'm going to cook the prawns separately 452 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:28,720 and then finish them with the glaze on top. 453 00:14:28,820 --> 00:14:30,320 No, you've got lovely flavors here as well, by the way. 454 00:14:30,380 --> 00:14:30,700 Thank you. 455 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:31,140 Thank you. 456 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:32,180 Right, what did you grab? 457 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:33,080 Ribeye. 458 00:14:33,140 --> 00:14:33,460 Yes, Chef. 459 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,960 I'm toasting my peanuts right now to make a rub, 460 00:14:37,060 --> 00:14:38,480 just inspired by Cameroon. 461 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,540 I was born and raised in Cameroon, West Africa. 462 00:14:42,300 --> 00:14:45,720 Soya has this peanut-y base, and then just 463 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:47,300 that little hint of spice. 464 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:48,100 It's the best. 465 00:14:52,690 --> 00:14:53,970 Elise, how are we doing here? 466 00:14:54,010 --> 00:14:54,770 We got a flank steak? 467 00:14:54,830 --> 00:14:55,270 We do. 468 00:14:55,410 --> 00:14:57,090 I'm going to marinate this in some buttermilk 469 00:14:57,090 --> 00:14:58,890 and some traditional spices. 470 00:14:59,890 --> 00:15:02,310 My kids have a tough time chewing through 471 00:15:02,310 --> 00:15:04,150 a lot of meat and protein. 472 00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:08,110 So I'm just going to marinate my flank steak in buttermilk. 473 00:15:08,650 --> 00:15:10,830 It's a thing that I do fairly often. 474 00:15:11,670 --> 00:15:13,750 I know that my kids would appreciate it. 475 00:15:13,810 --> 00:15:16,730 So you're marinating it almost like a tandoori chicken. 476 00:15:17,030 --> 00:15:17,950 I just want it tender. 477 00:15:18,090 --> 00:15:18,710 I want it juicy. 478 00:15:18,850 --> 00:15:19,450 I want it delicious. 479 00:15:19,450 --> 00:15:22,190 Let's start cooking that meat and start working on the flavor. 480 00:15:22,370 --> 00:15:23,030 Yes, got you. 481 00:15:23,350 --> 00:15:23,730 Breathe. 482 00:15:24,150 --> 00:15:25,190 Everything is okay. 483 00:15:25,450 --> 00:15:26,570 20 minutes remain. 484 00:15:26,710 --> 00:15:27,270 20 minutes. 485 00:15:27,670 --> 00:15:28,490 Feeling good, Christian? 486 00:15:28,830 --> 00:15:29,330 All good. 487 00:15:29,410 --> 00:15:29,850 So good. 488 00:15:29,870 --> 00:15:31,150 You look good over there. 489 00:15:31,850 --> 00:15:33,110 Okay, Christian, what are we doing? 490 00:15:33,390 --> 00:15:35,950 I'm doing a gochujang sweet glazed grilled pork one 491 00:15:35,950 --> 00:15:38,530 and a really spicy chili arbol salsa. 492 00:15:38,750 --> 00:15:41,030 Just be mindful that we don't have too much spice going on. 493 00:15:41,110 --> 00:15:43,230 The gochujang and the chilies can be both spicy, right? 494 00:15:43,250 --> 00:15:43,570 Yes, Chef. 495 00:15:43,890 --> 00:15:45,430 I work on a show called Hot Kitchen. 496 00:15:46,110 --> 00:15:47,430 I make spicy food good. 497 00:15:47,610 --> 00:15:48,430 That's my thing. 498 00:15:49,790 --> 00:15:50,590 Oh, shit. 499 00:15:51,890 --> 00:15:52,890 She's a spicy bitch. 500 00:15:53,350 --> 00:15:54,450 No one goes home today. 501 00:15:56,310 --> 00:15:57,510 Listen, mid-round drop. 502 00:15:57,530 --> 00:15:59,130 You got to go to the platform right now. 503 00:15:59,630 --> 00:16:00,870 I see a bunch of balls of dough. 504 00:16:00,970 --> 00:16:02,910 I was like, wait, do I not have to make my own tortilla? 505 00:16:03,510 --> 00:16:03,910 Amazing. 506 00:16:04,550 --> 00:16:06,850 You got masa tortillas, fresh made. 507 00:16:07,110 --> 00:16:08,330 I saw the pink of the beet. 508 00:16:08,630 --> 00:16:09,430 Love that color. 509 00:16:09,510 --> 00:16:09,990 Let's roll. 510 00:16:10,550 --> 00:16:11,090 It was pretty. 511 00:16:13,810 --> 00:16:16,170 Ladies, you're going to grab a masa dough. 512 00:16:16,170 --> 00:16:19,350 Now, please, you've got charcoal flavor, red corn here, 513 00:16:19,630 --> 00:16:20,590 and your chili flavor. 514 00:16:20,930 --> 00:16:24,690 I'm just going to play it safe and go with a white corn masa. 515 00:16:24,970 --> 00:16:29,430 I just don't have experience working with dough. 516 00:16:29,970 --> 00:16:30,630 Quick, quick, quick. 517 00:16:30,730 --> 00:16:31,650 Seconds to go, guys. 518 00:16:32,010 --> 00:16:32,650 Yeah, good color. 519 00:16:34,450 --> 00:16:35,290 All right, guys. 520 00:16:35,410 --> 00:16:37,210 We need a tortilla to make a taco. 521 00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:39,570 Grab a masa that makes sense with your flavors. 522 00:16:40,770 --> 00:16:41,950 Red corn masa. 523 00:16:42,710 --> 00:16:43,730 It's not staying here. 524 00:16:44,010 --> 00:16:45,270 The platform's going up. 525 00:16:46,330 --> 00:16:47,610 I reached my hand in. 526 00:16:47,650 --> 00:16:49,290 I grabbed that squid ink dough. 527 00:16:49,570 --> 00:16:50,010 I have two. 528 00:16:50,210 --> 00:16:50,630 Squid ink. 529 00:16:51,810 --> 00:16:52,510 This will work. 530 00:16:52,850 --> 00:16:53,330 Taking a run. 531 00:16:53,830 --> 00:16:54,530 Let's get it. 532 00:16:54,630 --> 00:16:55,670 All right, we unstoppable. 533 00:16:55,870 --> 00:16:56,270 We unstoppable. 534 00:16:57,130 --> 00:16:58,550 We're halfway down, guys. 535 00:16:58,890 --> 00:17:00,590 Make sure your tortillas are not too thin. 536 00:17:01,010 --> 00:17:01,530 Not pretty. 537 00:17:02,490 --> 00:17:03,329 We're going to start over. 538 00:17:03,410 --> 00:17:03,810 That's OK. 539 00:17:06,390 --> 00:17:07,430 Boom, how we doing over here? 540 00:17:07,910 --> 00:17:08,550 Not great. 541 00:17:08,829 --> 00:17:09,810 We're struggling with that thing. 542 00:17:09,990 --> 00:17:10,530 We're struggling with the press? 543 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:11,630 It's not working for me. 544 00:17:11,810 --> 00:17:12,050 Yes. 545 00:17:12,170 --> 00:17:12,290 OK. 546 00:17:12,290 --> 00:17:15,030 I've just come off from being last picked, 547 00:17:15,270 --> 00:17:17,150 and I'm just frustrated with the dough. 548 00:17:17,490 --> 00:17:18,710 You're a freaking mess. 549 00:17:19,510 --> 00:17:23,030 It is extremely difficult to get me angry, 550 00:17:23,290 --> 00:17:26,290 and I am pissed working with that tortilla. 551 00:17:26,510 --> 00:17:28,430 It is just a wreck. 552 00:17:28,690 --> 00:17:29,750 Oh, come on. 553 00:17:30,210 --> 00:17:30,970 I'm so over it. 554 00:17:35,610 --> 00:17:38,690 All right. 555 00:17:38,990 --> 00:17:39,630 Get it together, girl. 556 00:17:40,110 --> 00:17:41,750 I'm not going home over a freaking tortilla. 557 00:17:42,330 --> 00:17:43,750 It's a Murphy's law situation. 558 00:17:43,890 --> 00:17:45,910 Whatever can go wrong is going wrong. 559 00:17:45,910 --> 00:17:46,470 Oh, no. 560 00:17:46,930 --> 00:17:47,930 I'm running out of time. 561 00:17:48,370 --> 00:17:49,330 Oh, my gosh. 562 00:17:49,650 --> 00:17:50,510 10 minutes remain. 563 00:17:50,850 --> 00:17:51,750 10 minutes remain. 564 00:17:52,210 --> 00:17:52,710 Yes, chef. 565 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:54,610 Hey, what do you do with your tortillas when they're done? 566 00:17:54,630 --> 00:17:55,590 Yeah, you throw them in a towel. 567 00:17:55,690 --> 00:17:56,170 Let them wrap. 568 00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:58,130 That one needs a little more time, though. 569 00:17:58,130 --> 00:17:58,510 It's still raw. 570 00:17:58,710 --> 00:17:59,090 Yes, chef. 571 00:17:59,130 --> 00:17:59,690 Appreciate that. 572 00:18:02,570 --> 00:18:02,890 Tim. 573 00:18:03,170 --> 00:18:05,210 All right, Texas has got to represent with their tortillas. 574 00:18:05,430 --> 00:18:05,850 Got it. 575 00:18:06,150 --> 00:18:06,730 You feeling OK? 576 00:18:06,850 --> 00:18:07,390 Feeling good. 577 00:18:07,530 --> 00:18:08,170 All right, let's go. 578 00:18:08,450 --> 00:18:08,890 Let's go, dude. 579 00:18:08,970 --> 00:18:10,030 Come on, I've seen you online. 580 00:18:10,070 --> 00:18:10,730 I watch you, dude. 581 00:18:10,850 --> 00:18:12,930 I watch you, just like on the IG, OK? 582 00:18:13,010 --> 00:18:13,510 That's right. 583 00:18:16,530 --> 00:18:18,510 Get your pans on ready for your tortillas. 584 00:18:18,670 --> 00:18:20,090 Do not wait too long. 585 00:18:21,110 --> 00:18:23,570 I can't believe I'm cooking with Chef Ramsay right now. 586 00:18:24,050 --> 00:18:24,470 We're good. 587 00:18:25,090 --> 00:18:25,790 You good. 588 00:18:25,870 --> 00:18:26,190 You good. 589 00:18:26,330 --> 00:18:27,610 Everyone got their tortillas, yes? 590 00:18:27,830 --> 00:18:28,350 Making mine now, chef. 591 00:18:28,610 --> 00:18:30,270 Where's your pan? 592 00:18:30,270 --> 00:18:30,850 Do you need this water? 593 00:18:31,050 --> 00:18:31,270 No. 594 00:18:31,450 --> 00:18:31,610 No. 595 00:18:32,390 --> 00:18:34,170 Not too thick on those, yeah? 596 00:18:35,090 --> 00:18:36,650 Let's go touch thinner, all right? 597 00:18:36,770 --> 00:18:37,230 You got it, chef. 598 00:18:37,510 --> 00:18:38,650 This one's falling apart. 599 00:18:39,250 --> 00:18:41,110 Corn tortillas break really easily. 600 00:18:41,490 --> 00:18:44,430 I only have one that's not falling apart. 601 00:18:46,270 --> 00:18:47,890 Ladies, we are not losing this. 602 00:18:48,030 --> 00:18:48,970 We're not losing, chef. 603 00:18:49,110 --> 00:18:50,030 We are not losing. 604 00:18:51,730 --> 00:18:53,310 Six and a half minutes left. 605 00:18:53,510 --> 00:18:54,530 No one goes home today. 606 00:18:55,590 --> 00:18:56,330 Darian, we're good? 607 00:18:56,670 --> 00:18:57,070 Yes, chef. 608 00:18:57,090 --> 00:18:58,370 Pineapple sauce is already working. 609 00:18:58,710 --> 00:18:59,270 Nice, dude. 610 00:18:59,310 --> 00:18:59,930 Nice, OK? 611 00:18:59,990 --> 00:19:02,110 I'm making my jerk spice right now. 612 00:19:02,150 --> 00:19:02,370 OK. 613 00:19:02,650 --> 00:19:03,510 I'm going to grind this up. 614 00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:04,550 Get some flavor going. 615 00:19:04,630 --> 00:19:05,590 Homemade jerk spice. 616 00:19:05,750 --> 00:19:06,490 Homemade jerk spice. 617 00:19:06,610 --> 00:19:07,230 Love the idea. 618 00:19:07,950 --> 00:19:09,790 Put jerk on anything, it's going to be delicious. 619 00:19:10,310 --> 00:19:12,870 You see a crocodile running by, just put some jerk on that thing, 620 00:19:13,170 --> 00:19:14,130 it's going to be tasty. 621 00:19:15,730 --> 00:19:16,390 Christian, you're good? 622 00:19:16,550 --> 00:19:16,710 Yeah. 623 00:19:17,110 --> 00:19:18,090 Chopping up protein, chef. 624 00:19:18,430 --> 00:19:20,210 That's the thing I think you can finish on that griddle. 625 00:19:20,410 --> 00:19:21,030 There we go. 626 00:19:21,150 --> 00:19:21,590 There we go. 627 00:19:22,070 --> 00:19:22,570 Thank you, chef. 628 00:19:25,070 --> 00:19:26,530 All right, Jared, what do we got going on? 629 00:19:26,770 --> 00:19:27,730 We got this ground brisket. 630 00:19:27,870 --> 00:19:29,130 We got some hot sauce, Tabasco. 631 00:19:29,190 --> 00:19:29,810 It's going to be nice. 632 00:19:30,450 --> 00:19:32,990 So was this draft very similar to the NFL draft? 633 00:19:33,230 --> 00:19:35,490 Yeah, it did have that same kind of high octane feel. 634 00:19:35,930 --> 00:19:37,190 A little bit different, though, you know, 635 00:19:37,190 --> 00:19:39,330 when you have Gordon Ramsay up there calling out your name. 636 00:19:39,610 --> 00:19:42,010 But hey, you had my back when it was O-line dinner, 637 00:19:42,190 --> 00:19:43,270 so I'm pumped to be on Team Blaze. 638 00:19:43,270 --> 00:19:43,750 Let's go. 639 00:19:43,810 --> 00:19:44,450 Let's go, Jared. 640 00:19:47,450 --> 00:19:48,530 Five minutes, guys. 641 00:19:48,710 --> 00:19:49,830 Be smart, okay? 642 00:19:50,150 --> 00:19:50,890 Heard, chef. 643 00:19:51,850 --> 00:19:53,290 Ooh, that goat smells crazy good. 644 00:19:54,230 --> 00:19:54,590 Machete. 645 00:19:55,090 --> 00:19:55,330 Yeah. 646 00:19:55,470 --> 00:19:56,830 This is right in your wheelhouse, huh? 647 00:19:56,990 --> 00:19:57,710 Oh, I love this. 648 00:19:57,850 --> 00:20:00,230 You started with $1 tacos outside your dad's shop, right? 649 00:20:00,230 --> 00:20:01,770 Yeah, at my mechanic's shop, chef. 650 00:20:01,850 --> 00:20:02,630 I love that. 651 00:20:02,650 --> 00:20:03,230 You know what I mean? 652 00:20:03,350 --> 00:20:03,850 I do. 653 00:20:04,070 --> 00:20:05,730 Now I feel like I'm really back alley again. 654 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:10,580 Ha ha ha. 655 00:20:10,900 --> 00:20:11,820 How are we doing, mad dad? 656 00:20:12,220 --> 00:20:13,080 I feel good. 657 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,240 That's my beef tongue. 658 00:20:15,780 --> 00:20:17,760 A little southwestern-type seasoning. 659 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:18,220 Delicious. 660 00:20:18,780 --> 00:20:19,340 Thank you, chef. 661 00:20:20,980 --> 00:20:22,480 Dude, this knife sucks. 662 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:27,380 Oh, my God. 663 00:20:27,620 --> 00:20:28,820 Chef, you should try this right. 664 00:20:28,900 --> 00:20:29,800 Oh, trust me, I will. 665 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:30,720 It's... 666 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:31,260 It's delicious. 667 00:20:31,740 --> 00:20:32,960 I don't even like tread. 668 00:20:33,300 --> 00:20:34,000 It's delicious. 669 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:35,140 Now you have to bring it together. 670 00:20:36,180 --> 00:20:38,160 Just over four minutes to go, ladies, okay? 671 00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:41,920 How's everybody feeling? 672 00:20:41,980 --> 00:20:42,640 Y'all got this? 673 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,060 Let's go, let's go. 674 00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:47,740 Flavor town, flavor town. 675 00:20:50,940 --> 00:20:52,740 Oh, that smells so good. 676 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,460 Cole, explain these to me. 677 00:20:55,780 --> 00:20:57,360 They are like a taco empanada. 678 00:20:57,380 --> 00:20:58,000 Empanada, yeah. 679 00:20:58,340 --> 00:20:58,940 Have you sealed them? 680 00:20:59,180 --> 00:20:59,500 Yes, chef. 681 00:20:59,500 --> 00:20:59,960 Yeah, good. 682 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:01,800 This is not gonna be a traditional taco. 683 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,160 I didn't just put my tortilla on the grill 684 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:07,640 and then stick my mahi-mahi in there. 685 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,420 I want to make sure I stand out 686 00:21:09,420 --> 00:21:11,400 on this very first challenge that we have. 687 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:11,960 Yeah, nice. 688 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:12,200 Yes, chef. 689 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:12,920 Beautiful. 690 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:15,080 Two minutes left. 691 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:15,780 You plate now. 692 00:21:17,180 --> 00:21:18,180 Do I have a protein? 693 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,120 Do I have a tortilla? 694 00:21:19,260 --> 00:21:20,420 Do I have some sort of sauce? 695 00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:20,840 Yes, chef. 696 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:22,740 Did I have time to make a little garnish together? 697 00:21:22,980 --> 00:21:23,400 Yes, chef. 698 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,020 No one misses the platform on Team Blaze ever. 699 00:21:26,340 --> 00:21:26,860 No, chef. 700 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,180 Okay, what am I missing? 701 00:21:30,860 --> 00:21:32,300 The platform will be here soon. 702 00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:33,800 Platform's going past, ladies. 703 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:35,360 We hold our nerve. 704 00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:36,960 Yeah, really beautiful, nicely seasoned. 705 00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:38,720 This is, like, falling apart. 706 00:21:39,060 --> 00:21:39,860 Don't worry, don't worry, don't worry. 707 00:21:39,860 --> 00:21:42,180 The plating just looks like garbage. 708 00:21:42,460 --> 00:21:44,080 My tortillas are too big. 709 00:21:44,360 --> 00:21:46,880 I don't have enough time to redo them. 710 00:21:47,060 --> 00:21:47,900 Oh, God. 711 00:21:48,220 --> 00:21:49,140 You got it, you got it. 712 00:21:49,220 --> 00:21:49,760 Deep breaths. 713 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:51,360 30 seconds. 714 00:21:51,580 --> 00:21:51,820 Yes, chef. 715 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:53,020 Don't forget, you need time 716 00:21:53,020 --> 00:21:54,260 to get on that platform, right? 717 00:21:56,100 --> 00:21:57,760 No missed platforms, right? 718 00:21:58,080 --> 00:21:58,900 No missed platforms. 719 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:03,220 Make it your competition to win, right? 720 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:03,760 Heard. 721 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:04,580 Platform's here. 722 00:22:05,100 --> 00:22:05,700 Let's go. 723 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,020 The platform waits for no one. 724 00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:07,960 Connor, let's go. 725 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:08,440 Matt. 726 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,240 Matt, let's go. 727 00:22:10,980 --> 00:22:11,220 Please. 728 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:11,780 Heard, chef. 729 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:15,400 Emerson, let's go. 730 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:17,680 Stop. 731 00:22:18,180 --> 00:22:18,700 You're done. 732 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:20,120 Get there, Matt. 733 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:20,620 Get there, Matt. 734 00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:21,380 Let's go. 735 00:22:21,620 --> 00:22:22,520 Get on the platform. 736 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,060 Please don't miss the platform. 737 00:22:24,540 --> 00:22:24,780 Now, now, now. 738 00:22:24,780 --> 00:22:25,220 Get there. 739 00:22:27,820 --> 00:22:31,020 Oh, my God. 740 00:22:31,980 --> 00:22:33,840 Oh, damn it. 741 00:22:34,780 --> 00:22:35,260 Oh. 742 00:22:52,780 --> 00:23:01,630 That was my fault, man. 743 00:23:02,130 --> 00:23:04,310 That's my fault and no one else's fault. 744 00:23:04,390 --> 00:23:06,030 And I let my team down. 745 00:23:06,170 --> 00:23:06,930 It's all right. 746 00:23:07,070 --> 00:23:07,830 All good, baby. 747 00:23:08,050 --> 00:23:08,170 It's all right. 748 00:23:08,650 --> 00:23:11,210 I had a damn good dish 749 00:23:11,210 --> 00:23:15,490 that really would have brought us to the top. 750 00:23:17,450 --> 00:23:18,790 Emerson, I hope you learned a lesson. 751 00:23:18,970 --> 00:23:20,990 When I give you a time and I give you a direction, 752 00:23:21,110 --> 00:23:21,910 you have to listen to it. 753 00:23:22,070 --> 00:23:23,170 I'm here to help you. 754 00:23:27,470 --> 00:23:27,970 There you go. 755 00:23:28,210 --> 00:23:29,410 Ladies, I need it on here now. 756 00:23:29,510 --> 00:23:30,410 Platform now. Let's go. 757 00:23:30,770 --> 00:23:31,910 Get on the platform now. 758 00:23:32,170 --> 00:23:32,590 It's got to go. 759 00:23:33,050 --> 00:23:34,070 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 760 00:23:34,210 --> 00:23:35,170 My, it's got to go, girl. 761 00:23:35,250 --> 00:23:35,910 It's got to go. 762 00:23:36,010 --> 00:23:36,950 Andy, it's got to go, girl. 763 00:23:37,770 --> 00:23:39,830 Got to go, got to go, got to go, got to go. 764 00:23:39,850 --> 00:23:40,210 Well done. 765 00:23:40,730 --> 00:23:41,770 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 766 00:23:41,890 --> 00:23:42,550 Other side, other side. 767 00:23:43,090 --> 00:23:43,490 Excellent. 768 00:23:46,370 --> 00:23:46,970 Oh my. 769 00:23:48,970 --> 00:23:50,750 I'm hoping that, man, those babies 770 00:23:50,750 --> 00:23:52,930 are tucked in nicely to that holder. 771 00:23:53,230 --> 00:23:54,770 And I'm praying they didn't budge. 772 00:23:55,530 --> 00:23:57,310 I want you to remember you just started cooking, too. 773 00:23:57,370 --> 00:23:58,050 Like, look where you are. 774 00:23:58,630 --> 00:23:59,470 Look where you are. 775 00:23:59,990 --> 00:24:00,150 Yeah. 776 00:24:01,430 --> 00:24:02,770 The platform is here, guys. 777 00:24:02,790 --> 00:24:06,110 Got to go now, now, now, now, now. 778 00:24:06,750 --> 00:24:07,810 Let's go, Timmy, now. 779 00:24:09,390 --> 00:24:10,270 Jared, you got to go, dude. 780 00:24:11,630 --> 00:24:12,530 Finish all the way through. 781 00:24:12,570 --> 00:24:12,870 Dude, dude. 782 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:13,490 Come on, guys, come on, guys. 783 00:24:13,530 --> 00:24:14,070 Put it up, put it up. 784 00:24:14,190 --> 00:24:15,070 Tall man, tall man. 785 00:24:15,270 --> 00:24:15,370 Let's go, let's go. 786 00:24:15,370 --> 00:24:16,470 Hey, let's go. 787 00:24:17,870 --> 00:24:18,430 Jen, how you feeling? 788 00:24:18,770 --> 00:24:19,070 I'm OK. 789 00:24:19,210 --> 00:24:19,370 Good. 790 00:24:27,170 --> 00:24:28,370 Look at these. 791 00:24:28,910 --> 00:24:30,950 The fragrance is incredible. 792 00:24:31,290 --> 00:24:31,730 Great job. 793 00:24:32,290 --> 00:24:32,530 Right. 794 00:24:33,130 --> 00:24:34,630 Shall we start in the basements? 795 00:24:34,850 --> 00:24:35,370 Yes, please. 796 00:24:35,370 --> 00:24:35,590 Nasha, please? 797 00:24:35,830 --> 00:24:36,150 Definitely. 798 00:24:36,970 --> 00:24:38,130 1, 2, 3, 4. 799 00:24:38,230 --> 00:24:39,730 Did someone fall off the platform? 800 00:24:40,430 --> 00:24:41,850 Oh no, Emerson, what happened? 801 00:24:42,210 --> 00:24:43,070 I had it up there. 802 00:24:43,110 --> 00:24:44,490 I was stretching myself as much as I could. 803 00:24:44,490 --> 00:24:46,150 I said, I'm not as tall as Jared, and it fell. 804 00:24:46,450 --> 00:24:47,250 I had it done. 805 00:24:47,850 --> 00:24:48,870 It was done. 806 00:24:49,150 --> 00:24:50,490 It should've just been on that platform. 807 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,250 I'm kicking myself for it. 808 00:24:53,090 --> 00:24:55,870 First up, we have a crispy tongue taco. 809 00:24:56,270 --> 00:24:58,110 This has a bacon jam salsa. 810 00:24:59,970 --> 00:25:02,010 Delicious balance, it's a basement ingredient, 811 00:25:02,270 --> 00:25:03,330 definitely brought to life. 812 00:25:03,470 --> 00:25:03,790 Great effort. 813 00:25:05,410 --> 00:25:06,510 Protein's cooked nicely. 814 00:25:06,890 --> 00:25:08,730 Tortilla's just a tuck too thick for me. 815 00:25:09,050 --> 00:25:12,290 Yeah, I mean, the tortilla sort of falls apart as you eat it, 816 00:25:12,290 --> 00:25:15,670 but this dish is all about this delicious salsa that's in it. 817 00:25:15,850 --> 00:25:17,630 It's giving me sort of barbecue vibes. 818 00:25:17,810 --> 00:25:18,150 Great job. 819 00:25:18,710 --> 00:25:21,750 Next up, we have a cola battered cod 820 00:25:21,750 --> 00:25:25,650 with a cod skin chicharron and a kimchi crema. 821 00:25:26,050 --> 00:25:27,030 This is squid ink tortilla. 822 00:25:30,850 --> 00:25:32,510 Love the idea of that cola batter. 823 00:25:32,790 --> 00:25:35,410 It's nice and sweet, crispy, and I love the little pickling 824 00:25:35,410 --> 00:25:36,630 of the ginger, delicious. 825 00:25:37,030 --> 00:25:39,590 Safe to say, this is probably not the chef's first taco. 826 00:25:40,150 --> 00:25:42,670 The sauce is super, super delicious. 827 00:25:42,910 --> 00:25:44,010 The tortilla holds together. 828 00:25:44,350 --> 00:25:45,030 It's really well done. 829 00:25:46,090 --> 00:25:48,990 Next up, we have seared goat taco 830 00:25:48,990 --> 00:25:53,050 served with a salsa matcha and a charcoal tortilla. 831 00:25:54,650 --> 00:25:56,090 The goat is delicious. 832 00:25:56,490 --> 00:25:57,330 I mean, it's super lean. 833 00:25:57,650 --> 00:25:59,950 It's got the heat there, and it tastes so tender. 834 00:26:01,190 --> 00:26:04,930 Lastly, we have a Baja-style scallop taco 835 00:26:04,930 --> 00:26:06,990 with a kale and mango salsa. 836 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,400 It's really, really tasty, really balanced. 837 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,640 Smart way of using a sort of unwanted leaf in a taco. 838 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:16,680 Great job. 839 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:18,900 Shall we move to the middle level? 840 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:24,220 Let's start off with a suya Cameroonian-style rubbed ribeye. 841 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:26,840 I know this individual's a little bit upset 842 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:28,160 because they've nearly missed the platform as well, 843 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:29,700 but it's a messy taco, right? 844 00:26:29,740 --> 00:26:30,900 It's not supposed to look pretty. 845 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,440 I have never had a suya taco before, 846 00:26:33,620 --> 00:26:37,720 and I think I'll be adding it to a list of things to try again. 847 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:38,540 Maybe I would have liked to have had it 848 00:26:38,540 --> 00:26:40,000 I would have liked to see the ribeye chopped up on it, 849 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:40,860 but it's very tasty. 850 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:42,440 Messy, but there. 851 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:43,940 I will take it. 852 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,580 Next up, the spiced snapper with a cabbage slaw. 853 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,880 These are served with blue corn tortillas. 854 00:26:58,420 --> 00:26:59,900 The fish in here is cooked beautifully. 855 00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:01,600 I love this, especially with the slaw 856 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,900 and the salsa, beautifully done. 857 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,060 The fish is a little large for the tortilla that it's in, 858 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,980 and it's lacking a lot of seasoning. 859 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,380 Next up is a mahi-mahi deep-fried taco, 860 00:27:14,740 --> 00:27:17,360 almost like a sort of empanada with a saffron tortilla. 861 00:27:18,780 --> 00:27:21,040 This is the type of dish that I want to dive into. 862 00:27:21,300 --> 00:27:24,140 The texture is so craveable, I went in for a second bite. 863 00:27:24,660 --> 00:27:26,960 I think the overall presentation lacks a little bit. 864 00:27:27,120 --> 00:27:28,700 Maybe would have loved a little bit more sauce, 865 00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:30,380 but frying the tortilla is super smart. 866 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,280 Right, next up is a sort of take on a chicken shawarma taco. 867 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,160 Tomatillo crema and a white corn tortilla. 868 00:27:37,580 --> 00:27:38,580 It's a little bit messy. 869 00:27:39,380 --> 00:27:45,900 I am so devastated because this is not my best work. 870 00:27:46,380 --> 00:27:47,500 This isn't even close. 871 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:53,540 Tacos should be easy to eat, and these are challenging to eat. 872 00:27:54,260 --> 00:27:56,480 I think what this is missing is a little bit more time 873 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,820 on the execution, and the tortilla has not been broken. 874 00:28:01,540 --> 00:28:03,760 Last up, this is a prawn taco, 875 00:28:04,140 --> 00:28:07,240 apple kohlrabi slaw, and an ancho chili tortilla. 876 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:14,920 Wow, I really appreciate the flavor of the prawn and apple, 877 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:16,860 kohlrabi, classic pairing, delicious. 878 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:18,860 They taste beautiful. 879 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:21,840 All right, let's head to the top floor. 880 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:23,440 We'll start off right here. 881 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,060 This is a buttermilk-marinated flank steak taco 882 00:28:27,060 --> 00:28:29,800 with a habanero salsa and a beet tortilla. 883 00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:33,000 Yeah, it's a shame. I mean, I've never marinated 884 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,580 flank steak in buttermilk. 885 00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:36,360 It doesn't do it justice, if I'm honest. 886 00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:39,140 Flank steak needs a hard sear and a hard seasoning, 887 00:28:39,540 --> 00:28:40,960 and the tortillas are really thick. 888 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:42,160 They can't even fold properly. 889 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,340 I sort of had to cradle mine, sadly, 890 00:28:44,460 --> 00:28:45,420 to stop it from falling apart. 891 00:28:45,980 --> 00:28:48,540 Next up, we have a chili-rubbed tri-tip 892 00:28:48,540 --> 00:28:53,520 with a roasted chili salsa and an achiote tortilla. 893 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,720 The smoky notes that come off of the tortilla 894 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,120 play really nicely with the salsa. 895 00:28:58,060 --> 00:28:58,920 Delicious, the tri-tip. 896 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:00,700 The texture inside these tacos are beautiful. 897 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:01,780 It's a really good taco. 898 00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:05,860 Okay, next up, we have a jerk-spiced lobster taco 899 00:29:05,860 --> 00:29:07,300 with a pineapple salsa. 900 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:08,840 The lobster's cooked beautifully, 901 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:10,860 but it's very, very, very spicy. 902 00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:12,200 I love jerk spices, 903 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:15,040 and it's my favorite way to clear my sinuses. 904 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:16,960 Love the spice blend on this, 905 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,780 but this salsa, put it in a jar and sell it. 906 00:29:19,900 --> 00:29:20,740 It's seasoned so well. 907 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,200 Okay, so next up, we have a grilled 908 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,420 chochichang pork taco... 909 00:29:25,420 --> 00:29:26,020 So beautiful. 910 00:29:26,220 --> 00:29:27,380 ...with a chili salsa, 911 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:28,540 an onion gremolata, 912 00:29:28,700 --> 00:29:29,760 and a cactus tortilla. 913 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:33,320 I quite enjoy spicy food. 914 00:29:33,420 --> 00:29:35,000 It is definitely very fiery, 915 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:37,860 but delicious. 916 00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:39,000 You're saying it's on fire. 917 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:40,320 I mean, I think the dish is fire. 918 00:29:41,500 --> 00:29:43,160 They're eye-catching as well, who have put them together, 919 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:44,560 so perfect taco. 920 00:29:45,940 --> 00:29:50,300 Okay, lastly, we have a spicy ground brisket taco 921 00:29:50,300 --> 00:29:52,000 with a little queso fresco 922 00:29:52,820 --> 00:29:54,860 and a nice pico de gallo salsa. 923 00:29:56,900 --> 00:29:58,880 This reminds me a lot of my mom's.