All language subtitles for Just.Desserts.2004.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

[opera singer singing
in Italian]

[horns honk]

- SEE YOU TOMORROW, HUH?

GRAZIE, GRAZIE.

THAT VINCENZO,
HE COMES IN HERE EVERY DAY.

HE NEVER SAYS A WORD.

JUST SMILES AND SHAKES HIS HEAD
LIKE A PUPPY.

- HE'S HAPPY, MA.

SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST HAPPY,
YOU KNOW?

- GUESS SO.

- NO.
- WHAT? WHAT?

- SAY IT AIN'T TRUE, LINA.

SAY IT AIN'T TRUE.
- WHAT'S THE MATTER?

- SAY YOU AIN'T CLOSING.
CLOSING FOREVER.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?

- EVERYBODY SAYS SO.

FIRST PARDUCCI'S MEAT MART.

THEN CATALANO THE GROCER.

NOW YOU.
YOU MAKE THE BEST BREAD.

NOBODY MAKES BREAD
LIKE POLONI'S.

- DON'T LISTEN TO NOBODY.
WE AIN'T CLOSING.

GET HER SOME WATER.

- YOU SEE, MAMA?
I TOLD YOU. COME AND SIT DOWN.

- DON'T WORRY, MRS. G.

WE'RE NOT GOING NOWHERE.

JUST RUMORS.

- HI, MARCO.

- HEY, ANG. YOU LADIES
WANT TO TRY MY PETITS FOURS?

- MM.
- FRESH TODAY.

- QUE BELLA.
WHAT ARE THEY?

- LITTLE CAKES.
TRY ONE.

YOU'LL FEEL BETTER IN NO TIME.

- WELL, MAYBE JUST ONE.

- AMAZING.

- WOULD YOU GET ME
A LOAF OF BREAD, PLEASE?

- YEAH.

- YOU LIKE IT.
THAT'S GOOD.

- THERE YOU GO.

- HE'S QUITE THE CATCH,
THAT BOY.

HE'S SO HANDSOME.
HE'S SO TALENTED.

- THAT SON OF MINE.
I TELL YOU.

HE SHOULD HAVE SO MANY GIRLS,
BUT HIS HEAD IS IN THE OVEN.

WHAT CAN I SAY?
THANK YOU. GRAZIE.

- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.

- COME ON, ANGELINA.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER?

- WHY DO YOU BREAK HER HEART?

- WHO?
- ANGELA. WHO? ANGELA.

I MEAN,
YOU COULD TAKE HER OUT.

- YEAH, SHE'S NICE,
BUT I GOT WORK TO DO, MA.

- MARCO. MARCO, YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW I WORRY AT NIGHT.

YOU DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I THINK A MOTHER

DESERVES TO SEE
HER ONLY SON HAPPY.

A MOTHER DESERVES
A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.

both: A MOTHER DESERVES
A GRANDCHILD.

- THAT IS CORRECT.

YOU'RE IN THAT KITCHEN
DAY AND NIGHT.

JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER.

YOU CAN'T MARRY A BREAD MIXER,

AND YOU CAN'T HAVE A BABY
WITH A CANNOLI.

- WHAT IS IT WITH YOU?

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU?

WHAT IS WRONG
WITH EVERYBODY HERE TODAY?

OKAY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

- THIS IS A VERY BAD DAY.

I'M GONNA SELL THE BAKERY.

- SELL?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING SELL?
YOU CAN'T SELL.

- YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOUR FATHER AND I,

WE COME TO THIS COUNTRY,

WE WORK AND WE WORK
AND WE WORK,

AND WHAT DO I HAVE?

NO FAMILY, NO CHILDREN,
NO WIFE AND NO MONEY,

AND NOW I CAN'T WORK.

- JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE.

I'LL TURN IT AROUND, OKAY?

- I MET A MAN.
HE MAKE A NICE DEAL.

- WHO?

- DOUGHNUTS.

AMERICA LOVES DOUGHNUTS.

WALK INTO ANY
CRAZY CRUNCH SHOP,

DOUGHNUT MACHINE.

150 DOZEN AN HOUR.

RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES.

CRAZY CRUNCH IS UNSTOPPABLE.

WE'VE MOPPED UP
THE WEST COAST.

NOW WE'RE HEADING EAST.

HERE'S WHAT I CAN OFFER YOU.

A PLACE IN
THE CRAZY CRUNCH FAMILY,

AS THE FIRST CRAZY CRUNCH
FRANCHISE IN THE BRONX

WITH YOU, MARCO, AS MANAGER.

- BEAUTIFUL.

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT'S THIS?

- THAT'S CHEF CARPENTER'S
OLIVIER CAKE.

A SPECIAL,
FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE.

IT'S MY PERSONAL FAVORITE.

TRY THIS.

- BAROZZI.

- ALMOST.
SOMETHING'S MISSING.

LOOK, MR. KING,

THE POLONIS HAVE BEEN
IN OUR FAMILY FOR 50 YEARS.

WE HAVE OUR HEARTS
IN THAT PLACE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

- WE NEED MORE TIME.

- I CAN GIVE YOU A MONTH.
BUT ONLY ONE.

YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY BAKERY
ON ARTHUR AVENUE, YOU KNOW?

- CAN YOU WRAP THIS UP
FOR ME TO GO, PLEASE?

- VERY GOOD.
- THANK YOU.

[opera singer
singing in Italian]

♪

EXCUSE ME, I'M LOOKING
FOR GRACE CARPENTER,

THE PASTRY CHEF?

- I AM NOT A MACHINE,
OLIVIER.

A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR 12
TAKES TIME.

WELL,
LUNCH IS IN THREE HOURS.

WHEN WERE YOU
PLANNING ON TELLING ME?

ONE MORE TIME, I'M GONNA USE
THE BETTY CROCKER MIX.

OKAY, EVERYBODY,
DROP EVERYTHING.

WE'RE GONNA DO A SPICE LAYER
WITH A WALNUT MERINGUE.

CHARLIE, YOU DO THE BATTER.
ANNA, YOU START THE ICING.

NO.
NO QUESTIONS, PLEASE.

JUST DO IT, OKAY?

OH, YOU'RE HERE.
YOU'RE LATE.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU,
AND YOU'RE NOT A WOMAN.

I TOLD THE ACADEMY I'D TAKE AN
INTERN IF THEY SENT A WOMAN.

- NO, I'M NOT A WOMAN, BUT--
- WELL, OBVIOUSLY NOT.

AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- MARCO, BUT, UH...

- OKAY, MARCO, LOOK, HERE.

DO YOU TEMPER CHOCOLATE?

- YEAH, I KNOW--
- GOOD. FOLLOW ME.

LINDEN, CAN I
HAVE MY CHOCOLATE, PLEASE?

OKAY, NOW I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
THE WAY I LIKE TO DO IT,

AND THAT'S THE WAY
YOU'RE GONNA DO IT, OKAY?

BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE MUCH TIME HERE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LINDEN.
GOOD JOB.

ALL RIGHT, NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT THIS IS FOR?

- YEAH.

- DO YOU KNOW WHY
WE TEMPER CHOCOLATE?

- YEAH, I DO, BUT, UH...

- OKAY.
PUT THIS OUT HERE.

AND IT'S TO GET
THE CORRECT SHEEN.

NOW, "S" SHAPES.

ALL RIGHT?
NOW YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- OKAY, SOMEONE'S BEEN
PAYING ATTENTION IN CLASS.

- YOU GOT TO GROOVE WITH IT.

- GROOVE WITH IT?

[phone rings]
EXCUSE ME.

- YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES

I THINK THE CHOCOLATE
WORKS ME, YOU KNOW?

[ringing continues]

- GRACE CARPENTER.

YES?

NO, THAT'S FINE.
OKAY.

THAT WAS MY INTERN,

AND SHE IS RUNNING LATE.

SO YOU WOULD BE?

- I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.

NAME'S MARCO.
I'M A BAKER.

I ATE HERE LAST NIGHT,
AND TASTED YOUR OLIVIER CAKE.

- AND?

- IT'S YOUR ATTEMPT
AT TORTA BAROZZI, RIGHT?

- YOU KNOW ABOUT BAROZZI?

- FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE.

MADE BY ONLY ONE BAKERY
IN ITALY.

IT'S BEEN A SECRET RECIPE
FOR A CENTURY.

- WELL,
I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK

YOU CAN COME INTO MY KITCHEN
AND GET MY RECIPE,

BECAUSE PROFESSIONAL CHEFS
DO NOT SHARE SECRETS.

- WELL, THAT'S A SHAME,
'CAUSE WHERE I COME FROM, WE DO.

- OH, REALLY?
AND WHERE'S THAT?

- THE BRONX. SO I'LL TELL YOU
MY SECRET, ANYWAY.

IT NEEDS MORE SUGAR.
A TABLESPOON, I'D SAY.

THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

-NO MY PROBLEM IS I HAVE SPENT
WAY TOO LONG TALKING TO

AN OBNOXIOUS CHEF FROM THE BRONX

WHEN I HAVE A CAKE TO BAKE.
GOODBYE.

NO, YOU KNOW,
ONE MORE TABLESPOON OF SUGAR

WOULD MAKE IT WAY TOO SWEET.

- WELL, DON'T WORRY.

ANYTHING YOU MAKE
WILL NEVER BE TOO SWEET.

CIABABY.

- HUH.

[knock at door]

COMING.

JIM.

- HEY, GRACE.

THIS IS FOR YOU.

- OH, THANK YOU.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- OH,
IT SMELLS GREAT IN HERE.

YOU BEEN BAKING?

- YES. THIS BAKER
CAME BY THE RESTAURANT TODAY

AND TOLD ME THAT MY OLIVIER CAKE
WASN'T SWEET ENOUGH.

- OH.

- SO I DECIDED TO DO A
LITTLE EXPERIMENTING, YOU KNOW?

TRY AND PROVE HIM WRONG.

- WHO WAS HE?

- SOME GUY FROM THE BRONX,
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE.

ANYWAY,
IT REALLY BOTHERED ME.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
HE REALLY BOTHERED ME.

HE WAS SO ARROGANT AND COCKY.

AND I JUST COULDN'T
GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD,

SO WHEN I GOT HOME
I MADE ANOTHER CAKE,

ADDED A LITTLE MORE SUGAR,

AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

TWO YEARS I HAD BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH THIS RECIPE,

AND HE JUST WALTZES IN
AND SOLVES IT?

I MEAN, IT MAKES ME THINK
MAYBE I'M NOT A GOOD BAKER.

MAYBE I'M NOT
A GOOD PASTRY CHEF.

- GRACE, YOU'RE GETTING
YOURSELF ALL UPSET

ABOUT A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR.

- WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT

THAT I THINK THAT I'M GOOD
AT WHAT I DO.

- GRACE CARPENTER,

YOU NEED A NIGHT OFF
FROM DESSERTS.

- MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S JUST...
HE WAS SO ARROGANT.

- ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

- I MEAN,
HE HAD THESE LIPS, LIKE...

TELLING ME ABOUT MY CAKE.

HE MAKES PIZZA.

- YOU SHOULD SEE THE KITCHEN.

EVERYTHING NEW.
ASSISTANTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

AND SHE RUNS IT LIKE
SOME KIND OF DESSERT QUEEN,

YOU KNOW?

- MAYBE SHE GOT A JOB
FOR YOU.

- I WOULDN'T WORK FOR HER.

SHE'S A SNOB.
SHE'S ALL CLOSED UP.

LIKE, UH, LIKE DOUGH
THAT WON'T RISE, YOU KNOW?

- BELLABEAUTY.

I CAN HEAR IT
IN YOUR VOICE.

- YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SOUND
A LOT LIKE MA, YOU KNOW THAT?

- YOU'RE WATCHING
THE COOKING CHANNEL.

TASTY TELEVISION
24 HOURS A DAY.

- HOLD ON A SECOND.
I GOT TO HEAR THIS.

- I'M YOUR HOST,
BOZ ROSWELL,

INTERVIEWING PASTRY CHEFS
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY

AS THEY PREPARE TO COMPETE

WITH THE MOST AMBITIOUS,

THE MOST CHALLENGING
DESSERT OF THEM ALL,

THE SHOWPIECE.

THESE SHOWPIECES
ARE SPECTACULAR CREATIONS.

SOME AS TALL AS FIVE FEET.

THEY'RE MADE FROM
SPUN SUGAR AND CHOCOLATE,

AND EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THIS
ARC DE TRIOMPHE

IS EDIBLE.

THE CHEFS MUST ALSO
CREATE A DISPLAY OF PETITS FOURS

AND A PLATED DESSERT.

SO YOU MIGHT THINK OF THIS
GOLDEN WHISK COMPETITION

AS THE OLYMPICS OF DESSERTS.

[laughter]

IT'S A COMPETITION
THAT STRESSES STYLE AND STAMINA.

HERE AT THE COOKING CHANNEL,

WE ASKED TOP CHEF FAVORITE
JACQUES DUJACQUES

ABOUT HIS HOPES FOR WINNING.

JACQUES,
THE GRAND PRIZE

IS $1/4 MILLION,

THE LARGEST PURSE EVER
FOR A COMPETITION OF THIS KIND.

- YES.

- WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES?

- WELL, BOZ,
WE WILL WIN, OF COURSE,

BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE PRIZE MONEY.

NO, NO, NO.

- SHUT UP, YOU PHONY.

- IT'S ABOUT THE LOVE...

THE LOVE...
- LOVE.

- ...OF DESSERT.

- UGH.
I'M GONNA THROW UP.

- WELL SAID,
AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU BOTH.

IF YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL
PASTRY CHEF,

YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE;

HOWEVER, YOU WILL NEED
A PARTNER TO TEAM UP WITH.

AND YOU'D BETTER HURRY,

BECAUSE THE DEADLINE
FOR APPLICATIONS

IS JUST A WEEK AWAY.

- HEY.

REMEMBER ME?

DID YOU TRY IT?

- TRY WHAT?

- MORE SUGAR IN THE BAROZZI.

- NOW WHY WOULD I DO THAT?
BECAUSE YOU SAID TO?

- NO, BECAUSE
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT?

FOOD MEN ALWAYS
WANT SOMETHING FROM ME.

- NOT ME.
I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

- THANKS,
BUT I'M HAPPY WHERE I AM.

- REALLY? ARE YOU REALLY HAPPY
WHERE YOU ARE?

- I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE.

- OKAY, LOOK,
I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW ME

AND I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE ME,

AND THAT'S FINE,
BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE YOU EITHER.

- UGH.

- BUT I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME,

AND I THINK YOU MIGHT REALLY
WANT TO HEAR

WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK HERE
FOREVER, DO YOU?

- OKAY, BAROZZI BOY.
YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES.

I AM VERY FLATTERED
THAT YOU ASK,

BUT I DON'T COOK
WITH JUST ANYONE.

THE BEST PASTRY CHEFS
IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY

ENTER THE GOLDEN WHISK.

YOU NEED TRAINING
AND YOU NEED EXPERIENCE.

- I HAVE TRAINING.
CULINARY ACADEMY.

- AND?
WHAT RESTAURANTS?

- NONE.
I HAVE THIS BAKERY.

MY PARENTS RUN IT.

IT'S ON ARTHUR AVENUE
IN THE BRONX.

POLONI BROTHERS.
YOU KNOW IT?

- UM, I DON'T GET
TO THE BRONX MUCH.

- YOU MEAN NEVER.

- OKAY, IT'S JUST--
IT'S JUST NOT GONNA WORK,

AND IT'S NOT
A GOOD TIME FOR ME.

I'M EVEN THINKING
OF QUITTING THE BUSINESS.

- GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU'RE TOO GOOD.

- I'VE JUST BEEN COOKING
IN SOMEBODY'S RESTAURANT

SINCE I WAS 22 YEARS OLD,

AND I AM BURNT TOAST.

- THEN OPEN UP YOUR OWN PLACE.

- WELL, I WAS READY
TO DO THAT THREE YEARS AGO,

BUT NOBODY WOULD FINANCE ME.

WHY?
BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN.

- SO YOU JUST GAVE UP?

- I'M SORRY,
BUT THE ANSWER IS NO.

- WAIT. WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.

THE PRIZE MONEY
IS 250,000 TO SPLIT.

THAT COULD KICK-START
YOUR NEW PLACE.

- OH, REALLY?
MY PLACE?

MAYBE IT'S TO SAVE
YOUR LITTLE BAKERY.

- A WOMAN HAS NEVER WON
THE GOLDEN WHISK.

IMAGINE THE PUBLICITY.

- FOR YOU.

"UNKNOWN BRONX BAKER
TAKES THE DESSERT CROWN."

- YOU COULD BE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE.

YOU NEED THIS
JUST AS MUCH AS I DO.

- OH, REALLY?

AND HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I NEED?

EXCUSE ME.

[classical music]

♪

[man singing in Italian]

- OKAY.
OKAY, OKAY.

BACK TO WORK.
BACK TO WORK.

- BETHANY'S HAD
SOME BEAUTIFUL MOZZARELLA.

I HAD TO GET SOME.
STILL WARM.

- EXCUSE HIM.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER?

- YOU GOT A CALL.
SOME WOMAN.

- WHO?

- NEVER MIND.

- MA, WHO CALLED?

- A GRACE CARPENTER.

WHO IS SHE?
I NEVER HEARD OF HER.

- SHE'S A FRIEND OF MINE.
WHAT'D SHE SAY?

- WHERE'D YOU MEET THIS PERSON?

- MA, WHAT DID SHE SAY?

- SHE SAID TO TELL YOU...

SHE'LL DO IT WITH YOU.

- SHE'LL DO IT?

YES. YES.

- WHAT KIND OF A GIRL
LEAVES A MESSAGE LIKE THAT?

NOT A NICE ITALIAN GIRL.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

ANGELA WOULD NEVER
LEAVE A MESSAGE LIKE THAT.

- SHE SAID SHE'D DO IT.
- NOT WITH MY SON.

- GRACE.

- I'LL DO IT ON ONE CONDITION.

THAT IT'S JUST DESSERTS.

- JUST DESSERTS.

- OUR PERSONAL LIVES
ARE OFF LIMITS.

WHATEVER LITTLE DRAMA
YOU HAVE GOING ON AT HOME,

YOU KEEP IT TO YOURSELF,
AND I'LL DO THE SAME.

- MM-HMM.

SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL ME
THAT YOU GREW UP ON PARK AVENUE,

THAT YOUR FATHER
TEACHES AT COLUMBIA,

YOUR MOTHER SELLS REAL ESTATE,

YOU'RE AN ONLY CHILD,
YOU LOVE CATS, YOU HATE DOGS,

AND YOU ONCE HAD A MEAL THAT
WAS SO GOOD OF SOUTHERN PROVENCE

THAT IT MADE YOU CRY.

- YOU'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH.

- I DON'T COOK
WITH JUST ANYONE.

- I'M SERIOUS.

I HAVE BEEN BURNED
TOO MANY TIMES

BY TOO MANY CHEFS.

- I'M HERE TO WIN,
AND THAT'S IT.

- GOOD.

NOW WE HAVE
TO NAME A CAPTAIN.

- OKAY.
I SHOULD BE CAPTAIN

BECAUSE IT WAS MY IDEA.

- BUT I HAVE MORE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

- AND YOU'RE FAMOUS,
AND I'M NOT.

- AND I KNOW SEVERAL
OF THE JUDGES PERSONALLY.

- AND YOU'RE FAMOUS,
AND I'M NOT.

- AND I CONVINCED OLIVIER
TO LET US PRACTICE HERE

IN EXCHANGE FOR PUBLICITY,

SO I'M THE CAPTAIN.

PROBLEM WITH THAT?

- AYE AYE, GENERALISSIMO.

- ARCHITECTURE ON THE PLATE
IS OVER.

WHAT'S HOT NOW
IS SEVERAL LITTLE TASTES

IN DIFFERENT TEXTURES.

- I WANT TO MAKE A BAROZZI.

- BAROZZI?

BUT THAT'S NOT...

- FANCY? NO.

BUT IF YOU'VE GOT
THE ORIGINAL RECIPE...

- WELL, NO ONE HAS THAT.

- I DO.

MY FATHER
BROUGHT IT BACK FROM ITALY.

- LET ME SEE.

- NOT SO FAST.

YOU GOT TO PROMISE ME
YOU WON'T SHOW THIS TO NOBODY.

- CROSS MY HEART.

- THAT'S IT?
THAT'S THE SECRET?

THAT'S AMAZING. I NEVER
WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.

- THAT'S WHY IT'S A SECRET.

- OKAY.
WE'LL MAKE A BAROZZI,

BUT WITH A MOCHA GLAZE.

- NEVER.

- NO, I TRIED IT ONCE.

I WATCHED THESE PEOPLE
EATING IT.

THEY WERE FIGHTING ALL NIGHT.

THE WAITER SAID THEY WERE
EVEN TALKING DIVORCE,

SO I SENT OUT TWO PLATES.

- ...FOR FIVE HOURS.

- WHATEVER.

- I'M SORRY.

- I'M SORRY.

- HONEY,
I'M REALLY, REALLY SORRY.

- BY THE TIME
THEY HAD FINISHED,

IT WAS LIKE THEY HAD
JUST FALLEN IN LOVE.

- GET OUT OF HERE.

YOUR DESSERT
SAVED THEIR MARRIAGE?

- TRUE STORY.

- NO. I WON'T MAKE A BAROZZI
WITH A GLAZE.

NO WAY. WE'LL SAVE IT
FOR THE FINAL ROUND,

AND WE'LL DO IT
THE TRADITIONAL WAY.

- OKAY, CALM DOWN.

I KNOW THAT YOU
VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT THIS.

TELL ME SOMETHING

DO YOU
REALLY THINK THAT DESSERT

CAN BRING TWO PEOPLE TOGETHER?

- I DON'T KNOW.
IT NEVER WORKED FOR ME.

- BAROZZI BROUGHT US TOGETHER.

- RIGHT.

TO COOK.

- YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

- WELL,
WE BETTER START COOKING.

- YEAH.

- UGH,
THE AIR CONDITIONING'S OUT.

- NO KIDDING.

- IT'S TOO HOT TO PRACTICE.

- WE'RE A WEEK AND A HALF AWAY.

EVERY HOUR COUNTS.
I'M PRACTICING.

- POLO.

- YOU WANT TO WIN THIS?

I WANT TO WIN THIS.

- YEAH.

[upbeat music]

♪

- OKAY, I'M READY.
GO AHEAD.

GOOD.

- WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S MIDNIGHT.

- TWO DOZEN LOAVES
YOU WERE SHORT YESTERDAY.

I ALMOST LOST THE WHOLE BUSINESS
FROM DEL MONACO'S.

TELL HIM. TELL HIM.

- LISTEN, MARCO, MAYBE I SHOULD
TALK TO THE DOUGHNUT MAN.

- I'LL GET US SOME HELP.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- MA, DO ME A FAVOR.

GO UPSTAIRS
AND GET SOME REST.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS,
OKAY?

COME ON.

[speaks Italian]
COME ON.

[both speak Italian]

- YOU GONNA WIN?

- I GOT TO WIN.

- IS IT THE MONEY?

- IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY.

SINCE SCHOOL
AND WHATEVER HAPPENED,

I'VE BEEN ALL HERE.

I MEAN, NOW IT'S LIKE
I'M BACK IN THE GAME, YOU KNOW?

I'M WORKING WITH ONE
OF THE BEST CHEFS IN NEW YORK,

AND SHE'S INCREDIBLE.

- AH.
[speaks Italian]

- TRUE LOVE HAS TRUE FLAVOR.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
ME AND GRACE?

- I NEVER HAD TRUE FLAVOR.

AND NOW I'M TOO OLD.

BUT YOU, IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

[pats back]

- UGH,
THAT BASE IS BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

- YEAH, BUT IS IT--
IS IT NEW?

WILL THEY GET IT?

- OH, COME ON.
IT'S GONNA KNOCK THEM OUT.

I'M SO EXCITED.

OH.

- HELLO.

- HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- I'M HERE TO TAKE YOU AWAY
FROM ALL THIS.

- WELL,
THAT'S--THAT'S GREAT.

I'LL--I'LL BE
RIGHT WITH YOU.

UM, DO YOU WANT
TO HAVE A DRINK AT THE BAR?

- SURE.

- AREN'T YOU GONNA INTRODUCE ME
TO YOUR FRIEND?

- UM, JIM,

PLEASE MEET MY COLLEAGUE,
MARCO POLO.

- MARCO POLO?

- UH, I CHANGED IT
FROM CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

- AH, FUNNY.

- OH, WELL, DON'T MIND HIM.

HE INHALES SUGAR ALL DAY.

- SO I JUST FLEW IN
ON MY PLANE.

SO I THOUGHT OF YOU.

- THAT'S SO NICE.
I'D REALLY LIKE THAT.

UM, CAN I HAVE A MINUTE?

- SURE.

- SURE. OKAY.

- SO GRACE TOLD ME
ABOUT THE CONTEST.

SOUNDS CHALLENGING.

YOU MAKE THIS?

- UH, YEAH.

- AH, IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

WHAT IS IT?
- CAKE.

DO YOU REALLY HAVE A PLANE?

- A COUPLE.

YEAH, ONE FOR BUSINESS,

ONE FOR PLEASURE.

- YOU LIKE DESSERT, JIM?

- SURE. WHO DOESN'T?

IT'S USUALLY LOW FAT
FOR ME, THOUGH.

GOT TO WATCH THE CALORIES.

- SO YOU'RE
A DESSERT CONSERVATIVE?

- WELL, I NEVER
REALLY THOUGHT OF IT.

- AS OPPOSED
TO A DESSERT LIBERAL.

SOMEONE WHO EATS DESSERT
AFTER EVERY MEAL.

- WELL, I SUPPOSE.

I NEVER REALLY
THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT.

- WHAT ARE YOU GUYS
TALKING ABOUT?

- JUST DESSERTS.

JIM, NICE TO MEET YOU.

- YOU TOO.

- UH, WHY DON'T YOU ALL
GO ON AHEAD

AND I'LL CLEAN UP?

- REALLY?
- YEAH.

- THANK YOU. THAT'S NICE.

- GENERALISSIMO.

- NO, MA,
THEY'RE TOO DRY.
I SHOULD JUST THROW THEM AWAY.

- SHE MADE THEM HERSELF.

[speaks Italian]

- WOW.

YOU LIKE TO BAKE?

- DOES SHE LIKE TO BAKE?

SHE'S IN MY KITCHEN
ALL DAY AND NIGHT.

- MAMA, STOP.

- SHE SHOULD HAVE
HER OWN BAKERY.

- SO THIS IS IT.

THIS IS THE WORK AREA.

- AND YOU GOT TO MEET MY UNCLE.

YOU KNOW MY UNCLE?

- I'VE ONLY SEEN HIM
A FEW TIMES.

- EH, HE DOESN'T WORK--

HEY, UNCLE FAB,
THIS IS ANGELA.

SHE'S GONNA BE
HELPING US OUT FOR A WHILE.

- AH, ANGELA.

- HI, MR. POLONI.

- CALL ME FABRIZIO.

- FABRIZIO.

I LIKE THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE MUSIC.

- WE LIKE TO CALL HIM FAB.

- HEY.
WHAT'S ALL THIS?

- HI, LINA.
- HI.

- ANGELA'S STARTING WORK FOR US
TODAY PART-TIME.

- YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET HER STARTED.

- BY THE WAY,

I CAN'T PRACTICE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

- OKAY.
WHAT'S HIS NAME?

- JUST DESSERTS.

- YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
WITH A PERSONAL LIFE.

IT'D TAKE ME ALL NIGHT
TO TELL YOU MINE.

- OH, YES, I'M SURE THAT
YOU HAVE A LITTLE BLACK BOOK

THAT'S FILLED
WITH ABOUT 100 NAMES

OF SOME BRONX BOMBSHELLS.

- WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, HUH?

EVERY TIME SOMEBODY
LIKE YOU HEARS "THE BRONX,"

YOUR NOSE SCRAPES THE CEILING.

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE
COMES FROM THE BRONX?

COLIN POWELL, CALVIN KLEIN,
JENNIFER LOPEZ.

- YES,
THEY'RE FROM THE BRONX.

THEY'RE NOT STILL THERE.

SO WHY ARE YOU?

YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH
TO COOK ANYWHERE.

- WHY? 'CAUSE I'M TRYING
TO KEEP SOMETHING FROM DYING.

SOMETHING WORTH SAVING.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S
LOSING FAMILIES

THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND
FOR GENERATIONS.

IF THEY GO,
ALL THE TRADITIONS

THEY BROUGHT OVER FROM
THE OLD COUNTRY ARE GONE TOO.

MY FATHER SPENT HIS LIFE
TRYING TO PRESERVE THEM.

AND NOW WHAT DO I DO?

JUST WALK AWAY
AND FORGET ABOUT 'EM?

NO. THAT'S WHY
I WANT TO WIN THIS THING.

I WANT MY KIDS TO TASTE
WHAT I'VE TASTED.

- THAT'S NICE.

- YEAH?

LET'S PRACTICE.

- YEAH.

YEAH.

- ANGELA,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT'S TOO FAST.
IT'S TOO MUCH AIR.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO THROW IT OUT.

- I'M SORRY, MARCO.

- UNCLE FAB, CAN YOU PLEASE
HELP OUT ANGELA?

I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

- NO PROBLEM.

YOU DO IT LIKE THIS.

VOILA.

- THANK YOU.

- YOU MAKE THIS?

- UH, YEAH.

[opera music]

♪

- MM.

[speaks Italian]

- YOU REALLY LIKE THEM?

- YOU BAKE FROM YOUR HEART.

- YEAH, I DO.

- I REALLY WISH YOU'D LET ME
FLY YOU THERE.

WE COULD TAKE
MY PLEASURE PLANE.

IT'S REALLY VERY COMFORTABLE.

- THANK YOU,
BUT MARCO AND I

HAVE A FEW LAST-MINUTE THINGS
TO DISCUSS ON THE FLIGHT, AND...

- OH. WHY DO I THINK YOU'RE
ALWAYS RUNNING AWAY FROM ME?

- OH, I'M NOT, JIM.
IT'S JUST BUSINESS.

I MEAN,
YOU KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS.

- SURE.

BUT, UH, I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO PRESSURE YOU.

IT'S JUST LATELY YOU SEEM,
WELL, DISTRACTED.

- WELL, I AM DISTRACTED.

I'VE GOT THE COMPETITION,

THE RESTAURANT, AND THEN
THERE'S MARCO AND THERE'S YOU,

AND I'M STARTING TO FEEL
LIKE SOME VERY THIN ICING

BEING SPREAD AROUND HERE.

- I UNDERSTAND.

- LOOK, LET ME JUST
GET THROUGH THIS COMPETITION,

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE
SOME MORE TIME TOGETHER.

PROMISE.

- OKAY.
JUST REMEMBER,

WHEN THOSE CHEFS START
TO MAKE YOU CRAZY OUT THERE,

YOU JUST GIVE ME A CALL.

I'LL BE NICE AND NORMAL.

- OKAY, MR. NORMAL.

OKAY. LET'S GO.

- I GOT IT.
- OH, THANK YOU.

- SURE.

- WHO AM I KIDDING?

WE DON'T GOT A PRAYER
WINNING THIS THING.

WE'RE NOT READY.

SHOWPIECE IS A MESS,

AND GRACE, SHE'S, UH...

SHE'S MAKING ME CRAZY.

WHEN WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER,

IT'S LIKE WE'VE GOT
THIS SECRET LANGUAGE

BETWEEN US OR SOMETHING,
YOU KNOW?

I'VE NEVER FELT THAT
BEFORE WITH NOBODY.

SHE CAN FEEL IT TOO.
I KNOW IT.

- THIS IS FOR YOU.
FOR GOOD LUCK.

- WHAT IS IT?

- IF YOU GET STUCK,
YOU USE IT.

BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
IT'S VERY STRONG.

- IT DOESN'T HAVE A SMELL.
WHAT IS IT?

- IT'S A SPECIAL FLAVOR
FROM MY GRANDFATHER.

- FAB, WHAT'S IT FOR?

- HEY, IF YOU GET STUCK,
YOU USE IT.

MAYBE IT WORKS, MAYBE NOT.

- I NEED ALL THE HELP
I CAN GET.

- YOU'RE OKAY.

YOU'RE GOOD.

JUST WATCH YOUR HEAD, HUH?

MWAH.

- OKAY, THE COCKTAIL PARTY
BEGINS AT 7:00.

FROM 9:00 TO 11:00
WE PREP THE KITCHEN,

AND WE GOT TO CHECK OUT
THE PASTILLAGE

IN CASE IT WAS BUMPED AROUND
ON THE FLIGHT.

- WILL YOU RELAX?

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I AM RELAXED.

- YEAH, LIKE A VOLCANO.

- OKAY, SO I'M NERVOUS.

I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE BEING
IN THE WORLD SERIES

WHEN ALL YOU'VE EVER DONE

IS PLAY STICKBALL
ON THE BLOCK, YOU KNOW?

- DON'T WORRY.
YOU'RE READY.

- YOU THINK?

- OKAY.

- EVERYONE IS HERE.

ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE.

IT'S FABULOUS.

OH, THERE'S
ROLAND AND FRANCOIS.

THEY WON LAST YEAR.
AREN'T THEY CUTE?

THAT IS BARRY FELT.

HE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

BARRY, GRACE CARPENTER.

- GRACE.

SO GLAD YOU COULD JOIN US
THIS YEAR.

- OH, THANK YOU.
THIS IS MY PARTNER, MARCO POLO.

- VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

- HOW ARE YOU?

- THIS IS A TEAM TO WATCH.

EVERYONE'S BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THEIR ENTRY SUBMISSION,

ESPECIALLY THE TORTA BAROZZI.

EVERYONE'S BEEN
BUZZING ABOUT IT.

WORD HAS IT THEY'RE USING
AN ORIGINAL RECIPE.

IS IT TRUE?

- OH, NOW, BARRY,
YOU KNOW BAKER'S SECRETS.

- FAIR ENOUGH.
I WISH YOU BOTH GOOD LUCK.

- THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.

IT'S VERY COOL.

- HI. ISN'T IT?

I WONDER IF THE HEAD JUDGE
IS HERE YET.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW THE HEAD JUDGE TOO?

- KNOW HIM?
HE WAS MY MENTOR.

ONE OF THE FEW MEN
IN THIS BUSINESS WITH A HEART.

- GREAT.
WHAT'S HIS NAME?

- EMILE FRAGONARD.

OH, THERE HE IS.
EMILE.

COME ON.
I'LL INTRODUCE YOU.

- THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

- HELLO.

- CHERI.
MY MANHATTAN SUNSHINE.

BUT HOW ARE YOU?

TOO MANY YEARS GO BY.

- YES, YES.

EMILE FRAGONARD,

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
MY TEAM PARTNER,

MARCO POLO.

- HEY, EMILE.

- EMILE?

WHAT--?
WHAT HAPPENED?

DOES HE KNOW YOU?

- UH-HUH.

HE TAUGHT ME AT THE ACADEMY.

- OH.
DID HE FAIL YOU?

- WELL, NOT QUITE.
HE, UH...

- IT'S JACQUES!
THERE HE IS!

- OH, JACQUES DUJACQUES.

- AH, HELLO.
HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?

BARRY! AH!
HELLO, MONSIEUR!

- OH, MY GOSH.

THAT'S HIS GIRLFRIEND.

OR... [laughs]
SHOULD I SAY WATCHDOG?

YOU THINK ICE IS COLD?
OOF.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AH, I MUST SAY HELLO.

GRACE, HOW ARE YOU?

- NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
JACQUES.

- YOU REMEMBER MY COLLEAGUE,
CANDICE FALLON?

- OF COURSE.
- HELLO.

- AND, MARCO, HOW ARE YOU?

- DOING GOOD, JACK.

- OH, NO, NO,
IT'S JACQUES NOW.

- I APOLOGIZE, JACK.

DID YOU KNOW HE CHANGED HIS NAME
FROM JACK JACKSON

TO JACQUES DUJACQUES?

VERY CLEVER.

I MEAN, JACQUES IS A REAL
CHEF'S NAME AFTER ALL, RIGHT?

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- AS I SAID, I'M DOING GOOD,
AND I'M WORKING HARD.

- WELL, GOOD.

- WORKING HARD TO DESTROY YOU.

YOU...

- OH, MARCO, COME.
THE PAST IS THE PAST, HUH?

LET'S BE FRIENDS.

- WHAT?

- I'LL TAKE IT NEAT.

- UH, NICE
TO SEE YOU BOTH AGAIN.

- NICE TO SEE YOU.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

FIRST EMILE, THEN JACQUES?

- I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

- DO YOU WANT A PARTNER
FOR THIS CONTEST?

THEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.
NOW.

OKAY.
SPILL EVERYTHING.

- I MET JACK...

JACQUES...

AT MY FIRST DAY
AT THE CULINARY ACADEMY.

HE DIDN'T HAVE PASTRY
IN HIS BLOOD, NOT LIKE ME,
BUT HE WAS THERE TO LEARN,

SO I SHOWED HIM
EVERYTHING I KNEW.

WE STARTED MAKING WAVES,

WE WON PRIZES, WE...

EVERYBODY WAS TALKING ABOUT US.

WE WERE THE DYNAMIC DUO
OF DESSERTS.

WE BEGAN TO MAKE PLANS.

WE HAD THIS GREAT IDEA

THAT WE WOULD OPEN UP
THIS STRING OF PASTRY SHOPS,

GO NATIONAL, YOU KNOW?

BUT THEN ONE DAY I FOUND OUT
THAT HE SIGNED A DEAL,

A BIG DEAL, WITHOUT ME.

AND WHEN I CONFRONTED HIM,

HE SAID, "WE NEVER DECIDED
ANYTHING DEFINITE."

- I'M SORRY.

BUT WELCOME TO THE WORLD.

- YEAH.
BUT THERE'S MORE.

WHEN I GET ANGRY,
I DO STUPID THINGS.

- TODAY, CLASS, WE ARE GOING
TO STUDY SPECIAL RECIPES

FOR SPRINGTIME.

AND, ACTUALLY, THAT WILL BE
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY--

- YOU.

I'M GONNA MURDER YOU.

- COME ON, YOU PUNK.

[glass breaks]

- [shouting indistinctly]

- YOU BUM!

- SO YOU GOT KICKED OUT?

- EMILE TOLD
THE WHOLE PASTRY WORLD

THAT I WAS A PSYCHO
WITH A SIFTER.

NOBODY WOULD HIRE ME.
I WENT BACK TO THE BRONX.

- NEVER TRUST A FOOD MAN.

NOW I'M STARTING TO THINK

THAT I SHOULD INCLUDE YOU
IN THAT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
ALL OF THIS?

- GRACE, GRACE,
YOU KNOW WHAT?

LOOK, I'M SORRY, OKAY?

BUT WHEN I SAW HIM,
IT ALL CAME BACK.

BUT I'M HOPING
THAT YOU'LL UNDERSTAND,

'CAUSE I'M THE BEST
PASTRY CHEF YOU'VE EVER MET,

AND TOGETHER WE'RE GONNA
WIN THIS THING.

- OKAY.

- GRACE, SURPRISE.

- JI--
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- I CAME TO WATCH YOU WIN.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

- MARCO.

- HELLO AGAIN.

- SHALL WE?

- YEAH.

- SO I DECIDED
I COULDN'T MISS THIS,

KNOWING HOW MUCH
IT MEANS TO YOU.

- THAT'S JUST WONDERFUL.

I--I HOPE YOU DON'T GET BORED,
THOUGH,

CONSIDERING HOW BUSY
I'M GONNA BE.

- DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.

AND, LOOK,
I GOT THE ZINFANDEL SUITE

RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOURS.
- OH.

- IT ONLY TOOK AN ENORMOUS
BRIBE TO THE DESK CLERK.

- OH, THAT'S GREAT.

I JUST HOPE YOU DON'T MIND...

CAN I GO TO BED RIGHT AWAY?

I'M JUST WIPED OUT.

- YOU DO THAT.

LISTEN,
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,

YOU JUST GIVE ME A CALL.

I AM YOUR SOUS CHEF
FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

- GOOD NIGHT.
- NIGHT.

- BUON GIORNO.

ANGELINA.

- HI, FAB.

WOW, DON'T YOU
LOOK HANDSOME TODAY.

- GRAZIE.

AND YOUR HAIR
IS BELLA.

[speaks Italian]

- THANK YOU.

- [speaks Italian]

- THAT'S OKAY.

- [speaks Italian]
HE'S COMING ON NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
FABRIZIO.

both:
WHO?

- WHO? WHO? MARCO.

FABRIZIO,
HOW COULD YOU FORGET?

HURRY UP.
GET OVER HERE.

TURN ON THE TV.

SIT DOWN.
PAY ATTENTION. HURRY UP.

- GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME
TO THE COOKING CHANNEL'S

EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE
OF THE GOLDEN WHISK COMPETITION

HERE AT THE ROLLING HILLS INN

IN BEAUTIFUL NAPA VALLEY,
CALIFORN-I-A.

I AM YOUR HUMBLE HOST,
BOZ ROSWELL.

AND, FOLKS, THIS PLACE
IS SIMMERING WITH EXCITEMENT.

BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE
THE COMPETITION AREA,

WHERE OUR EIGHT TEAMS
ARE READYING THEMSELVES

FOR THE ELIMINATION ROUND.

- OKAY.

- FIRST, OUR JUDGES WILL INSPECT
EACH AND EVERY KITCHEN

FOR ANY VIOLATIONS
OF THE RULES.

HOW WAS THAT?
IS THAT RIGHT?

- YEAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- GUTEN MORGEN.

INSPECTION.

- HA.

- WHAT'S THAT?

- RULE SEVEN.

PRE-MOLDED CHOCOLATE
IS VERBOTEN.

DEDUCT TEN POINTS.

- THOSE AREN'T OURS.

- THEY WERE
IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR.

- DID YOU PUT THESE IN THERE?

- NO, DID YOU?

- OF COURSE NOT.

OUR REFRIGERATOR
WAS TAMPERED WITH.

- YEAH.

- I INSIST I SPEAK WITH BARRY.

BARRY!

THESE WERE PUT IN OVERNIGHT.

- IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS AREA WAS SECURE.

- WELL,
IF WE WERE GONNA CHEAT,

DO YOU THINK WE'D LEAVE 'EM
SOMEWHERE YOU'D FIND 'EM?

- WELL, I'M SORRY,
BUT I CAN'T DO FOR YOU

WHAT I CAN'T DO
FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

I LEAVE IT TO THE CHIEF JUDGE,
MONSIEUR FRAGONARD.

- EMILE.

MAY I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?

MILLIE,

YOU KNOW THAT--THAT I'M NOT
THE CHEATING TYPE.

DO YOU REMEMBER
THAT CARAMELIZED BANANA TART

WITH THE MACADAMIA NUTS THAT
I MADE YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?

- OH, YES.

- YOU SAID IT WAS IMPECCABLE.

THAT'S ME.

- YES.

THAT'S YOU, MY DARLING.

BUT NOT HIM.

A GOOD PASTRY CHEF
NOT ONLY MAINTAINS ORDER,

HE REVERES IT.

TEN POINT DEDUCTION.

- A MINOR SETBACK.

I'M SURE YOU'LL BOTH
COMPETE BEAUTIFULLY TODAY.

GOOD LUCK.

- WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE
THAT YOUR PAST WON'T INTERFERE.

- HE DID THIS.

- WHO?

- JACQUES!

- MARCO.
MON CHERI, CHERI?

- YOU REALLY THOUGHT
YOU COULD DO IT, HUH?

YOU REALLY THOUGHT
YOU COULD GET US KICKED OUT?

WELL,
I WANT EVERYBODY TO HEAR.

THIS MEANS WAR!

- EXCUSE ME?

- AND WHEN I STRIKE,
YOU'LL KNOW IT.

- OH, WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH HIM, HUH?

HE MUST BE CRAZY.

[speaks French]

- AND WE'RE BACK.

COME ON.

THEIR INSPECTIONS
NOW COMPLETE,

THE JUDGES RETURN
TO THE TASTING AREA,

AS OUR EIGHT TEAMS
READY THEMSELVES

TO BEGIN
THIS ARDUOUS COMPETITION.

- GOOD MORNING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

I'M BARRY FELT,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

OF THE GOLDEN WHISK
COMPETITION.

AND I CAN'T THINK
OF ANY PLACE I'D RATHER BE...

- IT'S OKAY.

- THAN RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

- YES.

- WE START THIS MORNING
WITH OUR ELIMINATION ROUND.

EACH OF OUR EIGHT TEAMS
WILL MAKE A DISPLAY

CONSISTING OF
BONBON AND PETIT FOUR.

AFTER OUR DISTINGUISHED

INTERNATIONAL PANEL
OF JUDGES TASTES THEM,

WE WILL BE LEFT
WITH JUST FOUR TEAMS.

IS EVERYONE READY?

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

I OFFICIALLY DECLARE
THE GOLDEN WHISK COMPETITION

TO BE OFFICIALLY OPEN.

- ♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEETER THAN HONEY

♪ I WANT YOUR LOVING

♪ TREATS SO SWEET

♪ SWEETER THAN HONEY

♪ YOU REALLY THREW ME

- ♪ NA

♪ NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA

♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEETER THAN SUGAR

♪ YOUR CANDY KISSES

♪ TREATS SO SWEET,
DOESN'T GET BETTER ♪

♪ SO BABY BLEND IT

♪ NA

♪ NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA

♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEET IS YOUR LOVING

♪ THE SWEETEST KISSES

♪ TREATS SO SWEET

♪ STRAIGHT FROM THE OVEN

♪ I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE

♪ NA

♪ NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA

♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEET AND SO DREAMY

♪ LIKE CHERRY PIE

♪ TREATS SO SWEET

♪ LOVE IT REAL STEAMY

♪ JUST KEEP IT COMING

- WE'RE READY TO ANNOUNCE
OUR FOUR SEMIFINALISTS.

IF YOU ARE CALLED,

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP
AND JOIN US HERE?

THANK YOU.

THE SEMIFINALISTS

FOR THIS YEAR'S
GOLDEN WHISK COMPETITION ARE...

TEAM MURAT.

ROLAND MURAT
AND FRANCOIS...

[loud cheers and applause]

TEAM DUJACQUES.

JACQUES DUJACQUES
AND CANDICE FALLON.

TEAM HA.

LYNN HA AND...

ANDREW ATKINSON.

AND LAST
BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST,

TEAM CARPENTER,

GRACE CARPENTER
AND MARCO POLO.

[applause]

AND NOW WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK

BEFORE OUR
SPECIAL COMPETITION.

- WHAT CAN I SAY?

IMPECCABLE.
- THANKS, EMILE.

- I WAS NOT EXPECTING
ANYTHING LESS OF YOU,

MY AMERICAN ANGEL.

- THANKS.
THANKS A LOT, EMILE.

- BUT NOW YOUR SHOWPIECE...

MUST BE BRILLIANT.

- ROUND TWO, THE SHOWPIECE.

- ♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEETER THAN HONEY

♪ I WANT YOUR LOVING

♪ TREATS SO SWEET

♪ SWEETER THAN HONEY

♪ YOU REALLY THRILL ME

- IT'S THE WINNER.

- [speaking French]

- ♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEETER THAN SUGAR

♪ YOUR CANDY KISSES

♪ TREATS SO SWEET,
DOESN'T GET BETTER ♪

- CHOCOLATE.

- OKAY.
PUTTING ON THE BUTTERFLY.

- PERFECT. PERFECT.

- ♪ NA

♪ NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA

♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

- JUST RELAX.
WE'RE FINE.

- OH, LOOK AT THEIRS.
OOH.

- ♪ TREATS SO SWEET

♪ LOVE IT REAL STEAMY

♪ JUST KEEP IT COMING

♪ NA

♪ NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA

- ARRIVEDERCI,
MARCO POLO.

- OH.
OH, THEY'RE GOING.

- ♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEET IS YOUR LOVING

♪ THE SWEETEST KISSES

♪ TREATS SO SWEET

♪ STRAIGHT FROM THE OVEN

♪ I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE

♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

♪ SWEET, SWEET, SWEET

[applause]

- WHOO!
- BRAVO!

- YOU WERE GREAT.

- YOU WERE INCREDIBLE.

- NO, YOU WERE.

- IT'S LIKE
YOU KNEW WHAT I NEEDED

RIGHT WHEN I NEEDED IT.

MAYBE WE DO MAKE
A GOOD TEAM AFTER ALL, HUH?

- WOLFGANG, THIS IS THE TEAM
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET GRACE CARPENTER.

- OH, YES, GRACE CARPENTER
OF RESTAURANT OLIVIER,

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
- YES, YES.

- WOLFGANG PUCK,

THE MAN THAT HAS
MORE RESTAURANTS

THAN THE YANKEES
HAVE PENNANTS.

MARCO POLO.
SHORTENED FROM POLONI.

AS IN THE FAMOUS
POLONI BAKERY?

- WELL,
GOOD LUCK TO YOU BOTH,

AND NICE TO MEET YOU.

- YEAH.

- NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
- YOU TOO.

- THIS WAY.

- YOU LOOK STARSTRUCK.

- NO, I DON'T.

- WE ARE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE
THE TWO FINALIST TEAMS,

AND HERE TO PRESENT IT
IS A CULINARY MASTER

WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I GIVE YOU MY CLOSE,
PERSONAL FRIEND,

WOLFGANG PUCK.

AND NOW, WOLFGANG
WILL ANNOUNCE THE FOUR CHEFS

WHO HAVE CLIMBED THE EVEREST
OF OUR PROFESSION.

- OUR FINALISTS
ARE TEAM DUJACQUES...

[applause]

AND TEAM CARPENTER.

GRACE CARPENTER, MARCO POLO,

JACQUES DUJACQUES
AND CANDICE FALLON.

THE FINAL BATTLE WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW AT 11:00 A.M.

WE'LL SEE YOU ALL
BACK HERE THEN.

CONGRATULATIONS, ALL.

- CONGRATULATIONS.

- AND THANK YOU, WOLFGANG.

- HEY, YOU TWO WERE TERRIFIC.

MAKES WHAT I DO
SEEM SO DULL.

- THANK YOU.
IT'S JUST DESSERTS.

- OH, YEAH,
BUT IT'S PHYSICAL.

IT MAKES ME WANT TO GET MY HANDS
RIGHT IN THE DOUGH.

- I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY HAD
YOUR HANDS IN A LOT OF DOUGH.

- AH, THAT'S GOOD.
VERY GOOD.

- WELL, I KNOW MARCO
DOES NOT WANT TO SPEAK WITH ME,

BUT I MUST SAY, GRACE,
I THOUGHT YOUR WORK WAS...

[speaks French]

- THANK YOU.

- GRACE, JACQUES,

GOURMETMAGAZINE WANTS
TO INTERVIEW YOU, OUR CAPTAINS.

WOULD YOU COME WITH ME?

- [speaks French]

- I'LL CATCH UP
WITH YOU GUYS.

[cell phone rings]

- HEY, MA.
- MARCO.

- HEY, DID YOU WATCH?

- YEAH, I SAW.
NOW COME HOME.

- MA,
WE'RE IN THE FINAL ROUND.

- THEY'RE DISGUSTING.

- WHO?
- THE TWO OF THEM.

LISTEN.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN.

OH, IT'S TERRIBLE.

- FAB, STOP.
- BELLA.

- CAN YOU HEAR?
- [laughs]

- IN THE FLOUR ROOM,
THEY ARE.

THE TWO OF THEM.

YOUR UNCLE OUGHT
TO BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF

AND THAT WOMAN.

OOH,
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

HA.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW

I'M GONNA LOOK HER MOTHER
IN THE EYE AGAIN.

- YOU MEAN UNCLE FAB
AND ANGELA?

- YOU BETTER COME HOME,

BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU,

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M GONNA DO.

- MA, I CAN'T COME HOME.
[phone beeps]

- MARCO, COULD I TALK TO YOU
IN PRIVATE?

- YEAH, YEAH.
SURE.

- SO DOES GRACE
EVER MENTION ME?

- NO.
- OH.

- THAT'S 'CAUSE WE DON'T TALK
ABOUT OUR PERSONAL LIVES.

IT INTERFERES WITH THE WORK.

- SO HERE'S HOW IT IS.

UM, I'VE BEEN CHASING GRACE
A WHILE NOW,

AND SHE'S BEEN, WELL,
RELUCTANT.

- HOW LONG?

- THREE YEARS, OFF AND ON.

BUT LATELY I'M BEEN GETTING
SOME VERY POSITIVE SIGNALS,

AND SO...
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

- WOW.

MAYBE TONIGHT'S
NOT THE RIGHT NIGHT, JIM.

BECAUSE, UH, SHE'S GONNA BE
WIPED OUT, YOU KNOW?

- WELL, I KNOW, BUT, UH, WELL,

I'M OFF TO RUSSIA ON BUSINESS,

AND I DON'T WANT
TO LOSE MY MOMENTUM.
SO I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK.

I WANT TO MAKE THIS
REALLY SPECIAL,

SO I THOUGHT,
"PUT THE RING IN A CHOCOLATE."

A HOLLOW CHOCOLATE.

SO SHE GOES TO TAKE A BITE,
AND...

IS THAT POSSIBLE?

- YEAH, ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE
WITH CHOCOLATE, JIM.

- NOW I KNOW THIS ISN'T
THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU,

BUT, UH, COULD YOU HELP ME?

- YEAH. YEAH, SURE.

I'D DO ANYTHING FOR GRACE.
YOU KNOW THAT.

- WELL, GREAT.
UH, NOT A WORD TO GRACE, NOW.

- ABSOLUTELY NOT.

- AND TRY NOT TO MIX IT UP
WITH THE ALMONDS, HUH?

I SPENT 25,000.

- 25.

DON'T YOU WORRY.

I'LL BRING IT TO YOU
WHEN IT'S READY.

- YOU'RE THE BEST.

GRACE IS GONNA LOVE THIS.

- I KNOW SHE WILL.

- HI.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TAKE A WALK WITH ME?

YOU KNOW,
I WATCHED YOU WORKING TODAY,

AND I SAID TO MYSELF,

"THERE IS A REAL DESSERT MAN."

- WELL, I WATCHED YOU TOO.
DOING ALL THE WORK.

IS THAT HOW IT IS?

- WELL,
YOU KNOW, HE'S ON TV.

HE'S GOT A COOKBOOK.

THE WHITE HOUSE
CALLED LAST WEEK.

JACQUES IS A METEOR.

- IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

- WELL, I DID, BUT NOW I SEE
HOW HE TREATS PEOPLE.

HE SQUEEZES THEM DRY
LIKE JUICE FROM AN ORANGE.

AND I'M ABOUT TO GET SQUEEZED.

- I THOUGHT YOU WERE
HIS WATCHDOG.

- OH, I HELPED
CREATE THE MONSTER.

AND NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO STOP IT.

- DID HE PLANT THE CHOCOLATES
IN OUR REFRIGERATOR?

- AH, HE WANTS
TO SEE YOU DOWN TOO.

- I KNEW IT.
I KNEW IT.

- I, UH, I THINK IT'S BEST

IF WE GO BACK IN SEPARATELY.

- OKAY.

- DARK CHOCOLATE.

AND HAZELNUTS.

HER FAVORITE, SHE SAID.

WHAT ELSE?

AH.

TRUE LOVE HAS TRUE FLAVOR.

[opera music]

♪

[speaks Italian]

[speaks Italian]

NOW WE'LL SEE
WHO SHE REALLY LOVES.

HI.

- HI.

- WHERE YOU OFF TO?

- UH, JUST TAKING A WALK.

- I WAS GONNA
GO FOR A WALK MYSELF.

MAYBE WE CAN, UH...

- OH, WELL, UM...

IF YOU MUST KNOW,

I'M MEETING SOMEBODY
FOR A DRINK.

- OH, JIM.

- UH, NO.
JIM HAS SOME BUSINESS TO DO.

I, UM...

OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA
FIND OUT ANYWAY.

I'M MEETING JACQUES.

- WHAT? WHY?

- IT'S A PROFESSIONAL MEETING.

HE LIKED WHAT I HAD TO SAY
ABOUT FLAVORS,

AND HE WANTS
TO TALK SOME MORE.

- AND YOU'RE GONNA
GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

WITH THE GUY
THAT WRECKED MY LIFE?

- LOOK, MAYBE I JUST WANT
TO HAVE A MEETING WITH HIM

TO HEAR HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.

YOU TWO HAVE TO SETTLE THIS.

YOU'RE LIKE TWO LITTLE BOYS
IN A SANDBOX.

- I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF,
ALL RIGHT?

- OH, YOU'VE DONE
A GREAT JOB SO FAR.

- GRACE, STAY AWAY FROM HIM.

HE'S GONNA CHARM YOU,
HE'S GONNA SNAKE YOU.

JUST LIKE HE DID ME,
JUST LIKE HE DID CANDY.

- WHAT DID HE DO TO CANDY?

- NOTHING.
IT'S JUST WHAT HE'S GONNA DO.

- HAVE YOU
BEEN TALKING TO CANDY?

YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER, POLO.

- GRACE,
I JUST DON'T WANT ANYTHING

TO HAPPEN TO YOU,
ALL RIGHT?

- I'LL BE FINE.

- I'M GONNA SAY ONE THING
AND NO MORE.

THE GIRL'S TOO YOUNG FOR YOU.

- MAYBE SHE'S
TOO YOUNG FOR YOU,

BUT NOT FOR ME.

ALL MY LIFE I BEEN LOOKING
FOR A GIRL LIKE THAT,

AND THEN I GIVE UP.

I THINK MAYBE I GET TOO OLD.

THEN BOOM.

LIKE A SACK OF FLOUR.

SHE MAKES ME WANT
TO START ALL OVER AGAIN, HUH?

I'M A HAPPY MAN.

- OH, GOOD FOR YOU.

WHAT ABOUT ME, HUH?

MY HUSBAND'S DEAD, MY SON'S
GOING OFF TO CALIFORNIA

WITH SOME WOMAN.

YOU WANT TO SELL THIS BUSINESS,
AND NOW THIS.

DO ME ONE BIG FAVOR,
OKAY?

DON'T YOU TALK
ABOUT HAPPY TO ME, OKAY?

YOU KNOW, IN ALL THE YEARS
I'VE KNOWN YOU,

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
LOOK LIKE THIS.

[both speak Italian]

NOW I SUPPOSE I HAVE TO FIND
SOMEBODY NEW FOR MARCO.

[speaks Italian]

- TALENT.

TALENT EXCITES ME.

ANYONE CAN LEARN TECHNIQUE.

TECHNIQUE IS EASY,

BUT TRUE TALENT IS RARE,

AND YOU, GRACE,
HAVE TRUE TALENT.

- THANK YOU.

- BUT I MUST SAY,

I THINK YOU'RE
LIMITING YOURSELF, NO?

- HOW DO YOU MEAN?

- SOMEONE LIKE YOU SHOULD BE
CREATING HER OWN WORLD,

NOT SPITTING OUT DESSERTS
AT THE RESTAURANT OF ANOTHER.

- OH, I'VE TRIED,
BUT NEW YORK IS TOUGH,

AND EVEN TOUGHER
IF YOU'RE A WOMAN.

YOU KNOW I WAS THINKING
ABOUT QUITTING?

- MM.

- BUT THIS CONTEST
BROUGHT ME BACK.

BEING AROUND EVERYBODY.

I FEEL MORE ENERGIZED
THAN I HAVE IN A LONG TIME.

- YES, WELL, VOILA.

THIS MAKE ME SO HAPPY,
BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME.

SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.

A NATIONAL CHAIN OF
DESSERT SHOPS, UNDER MY NAME,

BUT EACH LOCATION
RUN BY A TOP CHEF

MAKING ONLY THE BEST DESSERTS,

AND I WANT YOU
TO BE THE FIRST.

- WELL, I'M VERY FLATTERED.

WHAT ABOUT CANDY?

- CANDY HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH,

BUT SHE IS BORED, HUH?

SHE'S SLIPPING.

THIS COMPETITION
WILL BE OUR LAST TOGETHER.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?
YOU MOVE ON.

SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?

- WELL, UH, IT'S TRUE.
IT'S WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED.

I, UM, I JUST HAVE TO ASK
ONE QUESTION.

IS THIS THE SAME THING

THAT YOU AND MARCO
THOUGHT OF IN SCHOOL,

TO OPEN THIS CHAIN TOGETHER?

- YES, YES.
POOR MARCO.

SUCH A SHAME
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM.

SOMETIMES I THINK
HE ALSO BURNED HIS...HUH?

SOME OF US ARE WINNERS.

SOME OF US ARE LOSERS.

MARCO...

IS A LOSER.

- IT'S TEMPTING, JACQUES.

VERY TEMPTING.

BUT I'M AFRAID
YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME.

- HOW?

- MARCO POLO
IS THE HARDEST WORKING,

MOST GENUINE MAN
THAT I HAVE EVER MET,

AND DESPITE EVERYTHING
THAT YOU HAVE STOLEN FROM HIM,

HE IS 5,000 TIMES THE CHEF
THAT YOU WILL EVER BE.

SO IF I WERE YOU,
I'D START SAYING YOUR PRAYERS,

BECAUSE TOMORROW
WE ARE GONNA WHIP YOU SO BAD

THAT THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT

EXCEPT A LOT OF STEAM
COMING OUT OF YOUR LYING MOUTH.

BYE.

- OOH.

YOU SAVE YOUR PRAYERS
FOR YOUR SOUFFLES.

- SO I SAW JACQUES.

- YEAH?

- HE SAID YOU WERE A LOSER,

SO I THREW MY WINE AT HIM.

- YOU DEFENDED ME?

- MM-HMM.

DOES THAT MEAN...?

OH, NO.

NO FOOD MEN.

I PROMISED MYSELF.

FOOD MEN ALWAYS LET ME DOWN.

- I'M DIFFERENT.

- YES.

YOU ARE DIFFERENT.

- WELL, THAT WAS, UH...

- OH, DON'T SAY IT.

DON'T SAY IT.

- THAT WAS SWEET.

- YES, IT WAS.

I HAVEN'T HAD
A KISS LIKE THAT SINCE...

JIM.

OH, NO.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT JIM?

- LISTEN TO ME.

WHAT YOU WANT
IS THE HEAT OF THE OVEN,

THE SMELL OF MELTED CHOCOLATE.

YOU WANT THAT FEEL
OF THE WARM DOUGH IN YOUR HANDS.

YOU'RE A FOOD GIRL,
AND YOU BETTER FACE IT.

IT'S A FOOD MAN
FOR YOU OR NOBODY.

- GRACE.

HI.

- JIM. HELLO.

- MARCO.

- HOW ARE YOU?
- HI.

SO WHAT'S COOKIN'?

- WE'RE JUST TALKING.

- JUST DESSERTS.
ALWAYS DESSERTS.

- YOU TWO NEVER STOP, DO YOU?

- I SHOULD LEAVE
YOU TWO LOVE BIRDS ALONE.

AND, UH, REMEMBER
WHAT MY UNCLE USED TO SAY.

[speaks Italian]

- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- TRUE LOVE HAS TRUE FLAVOR.

CIAO.

- MARCO.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

- OKAY.

- MAY I JOIN YOU?

- HOW DO YOU FEEL?

- UM, I'M...

A BIT OVERWHELMED.

- [chuckles]
WELL, IT'S A BIG DAY.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
HAVE COME HERE.

TO THE CONTEST, I MEAN.

MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE
TOO MUCH FOR YOU.

- OH, UH, NO.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

YOU'RE ALWAYS
SO CALM AND CONSIDERATE.

- DO I CALM YOU?

- YES.
YES, YOU DO.

I THINK.

NO,
I'M JUST STARTING TO THINK

THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO BE
WITH A MAN LIKE YOU.

- AM I THAT DIFFICULT?

- NO, THAT'S IT.

WITH SOMEBODY
WHO'S GONNA TREAT YOU WELL?

- YES, BUT I'M JUST...

I'M STARTING TO THINK
THAT I'M NOT HAPPY

UNLESS I'M MISERABLE.

DOES THAT
MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU?

- WELL,
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

GO AHEAD.

- NOW YOU'RE BEING DIFFICULT.

- YEAH.
HERE.

- CHOCOLATE?

- TAKE A BITE.

[enchanting music]

♪

- MM.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

- WELL, I HAVE A FRIEND
IN THE BUSINESS.

I ASKED HIM FOR HIS BEST.

- NO, I MEAN THE CHOCOLATE.

IT'S EXQUISITE.

IT'S BREATHTAKING.

- MARCO MADE IT.

- MARCO MADE THIS?

- GRACE,
WILL YOU MARRY ME?

- OH.
OH, I'M STARTING TO FEEL...

LIGHTHEADED.

ALMOST...

ALMOST DIZZY.

[sighs]

- SO NOW SHE'S
PROBABLY GONNA MARRY HIM.

MR. EXCITEMENT.

- OH, WHAT A SHAME.

- YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE SHE SAID?

SHE SAID SHE'S NEVER MET ANYONE
WHO COOKS LIKE ME.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.

- WELL, YOU KNOW A LOT
ABOUT DESSERTS.

MORE THAN JACQUES.

- YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

I TAUGHT HIM
EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.

I GAVE HIM ALL MY SECRETS.

- WHAT KIND OF SECRETS?

- FAMILY SECRETS.

INGREDIENTS.

SECRET INGREDIENTS.

- I HEARD
THAT THE TORTA BAROZZI

HAS A SECRET INGREDIENT.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT.

- OH, NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I, UH,
I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY.

TO SECRETS.

- TO SECRETS.

- OH.

- YOU FEELING BETTER?

- YES.

YES, UM...

I'M FINE NOW.

- CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

WATER?

- OH, JIM.

IT WAS SUCH
A SWEET PROPOSAL.

- WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEAR IT?

- OH, THE WAY I'M FEELING,

I MIGHT LOSE IT
IN THE CAKE BATTER TOMORROW.

- OKAY.

I'LL CHECK IN ON YOU
A LITTLE LATER, OKAY?

- OH.

- OOH. OH, OH.

- ARE YOU OKAY?

- HEY, I'M GREAT.
I'M GREAT.

HOW ARE YOU?

- I'M FINE.

HEY, REMEMBER
WHEN WE WERE TALKING

ABOUT THE BAROZZI EARLIER?

- MM.

- WELL, I HEARD
THAT THE SECRET INGREDIENT

IS NO BIG DEAL, THAT IT
DOESN'T EVEN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

- [scoffs]
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

OF COURSE
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

- WELL, I HEARD
THAT IT'S JUST ALL MADE UP.

- OH, YEAH?
- MM-HMM.

- OH, YEAH?
YOU WANT TO SEE IT?

- OH, NO.

- MM-HMM.
COME ON.

- NO, I...
- COME ON.

- NO, I...
- COME ON.

IT DOESN'T
MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

WHAT DO THEY KNOW?

LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

HERE IT IS.

THE SECRET RECIPE.

- [sighs]
WOW.

- BUT YOU CAN'T
TELL NOBODY ABOUT THAT.

ESPECIALLY JACQUES.

IT IS A SECRET,
AFTER ALL.

- I WOULD NEVER TELL HIM.

HE'S HURT YOU ENOUGH ALREADY.

- YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE REALLY NICE TO ME.

REALLY NICE TO ME.

I'M GONNA
LAY DOWN FOR A WHILE.

- HI, IT'S ME.

YEAH, HE GAVE IT UP EASY.

OKAY, GET A PEN
AND WRITE THIS DOWN.

[knocks]
- WHAT? WHAT?

CANDY?

JUST A MINUTE.

JUST A MINUTE.
I'M COMING.

CANDY?

GRACE.

- WHAT WAS SHE DOING HERE?

- WHO?
- CANDY.

I JUST SAW HER LEAVING.

- LOOK,
I HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS.

I HAD A LOT OF DRINKS.

SHE WALKED ME UP HERE,
AND I...

WE WERE JUST TALKING.

- WHAT'D SHE GET FROM YOU?

- SHE DIDN'T
GET NOTHING FROM ME.

WELL, LET ME THINK.

WAIT A MINUTE.

LET ME THINK.

I...I...

OH, NO.

I SHOWED HER THE RECIPE
FOR BAROZZI.

BUT SHE WOULDN'T...

- SHE WOULDN'T, HUH?

- OH, GOSH.

GRACE, NO.

- JACQUES WAS RIGHT.

YOU ARE A LOSER.

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T REALIZE
WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY WON.

WHEN I TASTED THE CHOCOLATE
THAT THE RING WAS IN...

IT DID SOMETHING TO ME,

AND I KNEW...

I KNEW WE WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE TOGETHER.

BUT I WAS WRONG.

- PLEASE DON'T GO.
GRACE.

GRACE, PLEASE DON'T--

[door slams]

[knock at door]

GRACE.

GRACE, COME ON, OPEN UP.

GRACE.

[knocks]

GRACE.

LOOK, I'M--I'M SORRY.

I LET IT ALL GO TOO FAR.

I LOVE YOU.

AND I DON'T CARE
ABOUT NOTHING ELSE.

WE CAN QUIT THE COMPETITION.
I MEAN IT.

GRACE.

BUT I DON'T CARE
WHAT HAPPENS TODAY.

I KNOW IF I'VE LOST YOU,
I'VE LOST EVERYTHING.

I KNOW I'VE LOST EVERYTHING
IF I'VE LOST YOU.

COME ON, GRACE.

- YOU ALL RIGHT?

- YEAH.

I, UM,
I'VE SPENT THE LAST HOUR

PUTTING ON MY UNIFORM,
TAKING IT OFF.

SHOULD I STAY?
SHOULD I GO?

AND I REALLY WANT TO EXPLAIN.

YOU HAVE TWO PLANES.

both: ONE FOR BUSINESS,
ONE FOR PLEASURE.

AND I FINALLY REALIZED
THAT I REALLY WANT BOTH

IN ONE GUY
AT THE SAME TIME--

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

AND THE ONLY GUY I KNOW
WHO'S LIKE THAT IS A CHEF,

AND HE'S INSIDE
WAITING FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY, JIM.

- IT'S OKAY.

IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO COMPETE WITH A GUY

WHO MAKES HIS OWN CHOCOLATE.

WHAT WAS IN THAT STUFF,
ANYWAY?

- I WISH I KNEW.

- WELL, IS IT OKAY
IF I STAY FOR THE FINAL ROUND?

- YOU BETTER.

- COME ON, GRACE.

HEY, JACQUES,

I GOT SOMETHING
I WANT TO SAY TO YOU.

I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU DID WHAT YOU DID TO ME,

AND I'M DONE
TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

ALL I KNOW IS, YOU GOT
TO LIVE WITH IT EVERY DAY,

BUT I DON'T.

I'M MOVING ON.

CANDY, I SUGGEST
YOU DO THE SAME.

YOU CAME.

- ONLY TO COOK.

- OKAY.

WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

- I WISHED THEM LUCK.

WHERE'S JIM?

- HE'S IN THE AUDIENCE.

BUT HE'S GONNA FLY AWAY
AFTER THIS IS ALL OVER.

- YOU OKAY?

- GOOD MORNING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

CHEFS AND JUDGES.

WE'RE READY TO BEGIN.

COMPETITORS,
YOU HAVE TWO HOURS

TO PREPARE
ONE PERFECT DESSERT.

IS EVERYBODY READY?

all: YES!

- LET'S SAY IT ALL TOGETHER.

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET...

all: GO!

- THE COOKING CHANNEL
HAS OBTAINED COPIES

OF THE INGREDIENT REQUESTS
SUBMITTED BY EACH TEAM,

AND AS IMPOSSIBLE
AS IT MAY SEEM,

BOTH TEAMS APPEAR TO BE CREATING

EXACTLY THE SAME DESSERT.

SOURCES CLOSE
TO THE COMPETITION

TELL US
IT IS A TORTA BAROZZI,

AN ITALIAN FLOURLESS
CHOCOLATE CAKE,

DEEMED THE HOLY GRAIL
BY DESSERT CHEFS.

LET'S WATCH.

- CAN WE MAKE SOMETHING ELSE?

- IT'S TOO LATE.

- WELL, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

- WE MAKE THE BEST
BAROZZI WE CAN.

[opera music]

♪

- OKAY, CONFESS.

WHAT DID YOU PUT
IN THE CHOCOLATE ON THE RING?

- NOTHING SPECIAL.

DARK CHOCOLATE, HAZELNUTS.

- COME ON, MARCO.

I AM AN AUTHORITY ON CHOCOLATE,

AND I'VE NEVER TASTED
ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.

TELL ME WHAT IT WAS.

- WELL,
UNCLE FAB GAVE ME THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN IT.

- DOESN'T HAVE AN ODOR.

- I KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

- WELL, WHATEVER IT IS,

IT CERTAINLY WORKED FOR ME.

- SO FAR, THESE FOUR
MASTERS OF THE MIXER

SEEM EVENLY MATCHED.

BUT WAIT A MOMENT.

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING
UNUSUAL HAPPENING

OVER AT TEAM CARPENTER.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

TEAM CARPENTER
APPEARS TO BE ADDING

SOME SORT OF FLAVORING
TO THE BATTER.

- HEY, WHAT'S HE
PUTTING IN THERE?

- DON'T WORRY.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE DO.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- THIS IS QUITE UNEXPECTED.

- OH, LOOK.
IT'S PERFECT.

- 30 MINUTES.

30 MINUTES.

- WE'VE GOT
TO MAKE IT DIFFERENT.

IT'S GOT TO BE DIFFERENT.

MAKE THE GLAZE.

- THE GLAZE?

YOU SAID NO GLAZE.

YOU SAID IT'S NOT TRADITIONAL.

IT'S NOT BAROZZI.

- IT'LL BE OUR BAROZZI.

♪

- ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

- NO. YOU?

- NO.

- THEN LET'S DO IT.

[gong reverberates]

- TIME IS UP.

YOUR DESSERTS
MUST NOW BE COMPLETE.

- IN FRONT OF ME,
YOU CAN SEE THE JUDGES

PERFORMING THE CRUCIAL,
DIFFICULT TASK

OF CHOOSING BETWEEN THESE TWO
BRILLIANT PRESENTATIONS.

- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
HAS ARRIVED.

JUDGES,
WHEN I CALL YOUR COUNTRY,

WILL YOU PLEASE
RAISE YOUR SCORECARDS.

YOUR VOTES FIRST PLEASE

FOR TEAM DUJACQUES.

FRANCE.

9.9.

BRITAIN.

9.9.

GERMANY.

9.9.

JAPAN.

9.8.

THE VOTES PLEASE FROM
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THE USA.

9.9.

[triumphant music]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED.

AND NOW, JUDGES,

YOUR VOTES PLEASE
FOR TEAM CARPENTER.

FRANCE.

9.8.

- THIS PUTS TEAM DUJACQUES
IN THE LEAD.

BRITAIN.

9.9.

GERMANY.

9.9.

JAPAN.
9.9.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE NOW HAVE A TIE.

EVERYTHING DEPENDS
ON THE FINAL VOTE.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

10.0!

[cheers and applause]

- WHAT?
WHAT? THAT'S CRAZY?

- THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S
GOLDEN WHISK COMPETITION

15 MINUTES. YOU LEAVE A BAROZZI
IN THE OVEN FOR 15 MINUTES.

NOT 16 MINUTES.

YOU'RE A PHONY.
YOU'RE NOT A CHEF.

- AND YOU'RE NOT FRENCH.

- OH!

- OH, I'M SORRY.

- TERRIBLY SORRY.
THAT WAS MY FAULT.

- NO, IT WAS...MINE.
ENTIRELY.

- HEY, YOU WERE
TERRIFIC UP THERE.

- OH.
THANK YOU.

- I'M JIM.
- CANDICE.

- HEY, ARE YOU HEADED HOME?

I HAVE A PLANE.
I COULD GIVE YOU A LIFT.

ONE FOR BUSINESS,
ONE FOR PLEASURE.

- YEAH.

- MA, WHERE IS EVERYTHING?

- WELL, WE'RE RENOVATING.

ARE YOU GONNA STAND THERE,
OR ARE YOU GONNA HELP US?

YOU MUST BE GRACE.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

- HI.

- I SAW YOU ON TV.

ABOUT THAT PHONE CALL,

I ALREADY FORGAVE YOU,
SO DON'T WORRY.

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU
A CUP OF COFFEE.

- [speaks Italian]

- YEAH, I GUESS SO.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE TRUTH IS,

WE, UH, COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT YOU.

- YES, WHAT WAS THE FLAVOR
IN THOSE DROPS?

- [speaks Italian]

- WATER?
- WATER?

IT HAD TO BE MORE THAN THAT.

[both speak Italian]

- TRUE LOVE...

- HAS TRUE FLAVOR.

[laughs]

[classical music]

♪

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[opera music]

♪