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Previously on "MasterChef"...
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...the first team challenge
of the season
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kicked off with a bang.
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All of you will cook
for firefighters.
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Jennifer, which region
are the South pairing up with?
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We want to pair up
with the Midwest.
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We're two people down,
so we gotta communicate.
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- Here they come, guys.
- How long? Tell me how long.
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- Two minutes.
- We don't have two minutes.
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- Guys, we have
some raw pork chops.
- That's terrible.
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Ryan really has
your destiny in his hands.
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Brynn, that is not good enough.
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You're the captain. Prove it.
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The winning team
is the red team!
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Victory feels so good
right now.
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The person going
home today is Ryan.
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- Tonight...
- Another mystery box.
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...the top 17 face an unusual
mystery box challenge.
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- There's just
one box per region.
- Ooh.
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Jennifer,
you get to choose one region
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that will start
ten minutes later.
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- Oh, no.
- Let's go, let's go.
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Lizzie, come on,
you gotta speed up.
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I don't think
I've done it before.
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I hope you've thought
this through.
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- What is that?
- You played it all wrong.
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That is a shock.
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We've decided
it wouldn't be fair
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to send only one
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of the bottom cooks
home tonight.
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- Mystery box.
- Big one tonight.
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- Let's do it up,
do it up, do it up.
- A big one.
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- All right.
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Let's get a pep in your step.
Let's go.
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- Mystery box! Whoo!
- Another mystery box.
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I'm feeling
so excited to be here.
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It's just unfortunately,
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Northeast is really
being hit hard.
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We're just down to three.
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So I'm hoping that
all three ladies
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will be doing the best
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and making sure the Northeast
stays in the competition.
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- Oh, there's one per team.
- And there's none here.
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- Yeah, there's one
for all of us.
- One box.
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One box per region.
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Welcome back, everybody!
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Tonight you're facing
a mystery box challenge.
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But as you can see,
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there's just one box
per region.
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Ooh.
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Now, please gather around
your regional mystery box.
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- Ah!
- Let's go.
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Just be aware,
they move very quickly.
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Aah! Oh, sorry.
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Okay, very carefully,
on the count of three,
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lift your boxes.
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One...
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Two, three, lift!
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- Ah!
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You've got one
beautiful chicken.
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- An amazing bird.
- Hi, baby.
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So, all of you
will be cooking us
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restaurant quality
chicken dishes.
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All right.
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Aarón:
Chicken is a beautiful canvas.
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Talk about a protein that
you can impart your culture,
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your region,
with one cut of chicken.
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Listen, you can divide up
the chicken however you'd like
within your region,
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but only one person per team
is allowed to break down
the chicken.
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So, choose your butcher
very, very carefully
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because if your region's
chicken gets mangled,
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you don't get another one.
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- Ooh.
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Tonight you're gonna
have 60 minutes to cook us
an amazing chicken dish.
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Jennifer, for being the winning
team captain last time round,
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you've earned a very big
advantage tonight.
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Uh-oh.
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You get to choose one region
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between the West, the Midwest,
and the Northeast
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that will start
ten minutes later.
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- Ooh.
- Oh, no.
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Jennifer, make your way
up here, please.
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It's already so difficult
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to prepare an elevated dish
in 60 minutes.
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Taking ten minutes away
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can absolutely be
a huge handicap for someone.
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Jennifer, which region are you
targeting with ten minutes less?
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It's a difficult decision.
There's some very talented cooks
in all of the regions.
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However, at the end of the day,
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I'm here to win,
and it's competition.
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So, I am choosing the Midwest
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because they still
have five people.
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They have some talented cooks.
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So, I think it's their time
to be limited today.
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You're choosing the very region
that helped you win
this advantage.
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Grant, how does that
make you feel?
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That's definitely not
Midwest nice.
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That's not how we were raised.
What the heck, Jen?
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We just helped you win
the last challenge.
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We're the reason your entire
region was safe as well.
That's not cool.
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Jennifer,
please rejoin the South.
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- Thank you.
- We'll remember this, too.
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Now whoever cooks
the best dish tonight
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will win the immunity pin
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and gain
a game-changing advantage
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across the next challenge.
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They'll also keep
their entire region safe
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from elimination tonight.
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And, sadly, whoever cooks
the worst dish
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will be leaving
the competition for good.
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- We got this.
- We got this.
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Right, your 60 minutes
start now.
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Off you go.
Midwest, sit tight.
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Who's done a chicken before
and who's confident?
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I've done it a couple of times.
Can I butcher the chicken?
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Can I have the drumsticks?
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- Okay, and I really
need the breast.
- You know what?
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- I'll take the wings.
- If I could have the liver
and the thighs,
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- I would really appreciate it.
- Y'all, let me do the chicken.
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- You a farmer, girl.
- I raise chickens.
I butcher chickens.
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Now what pieces do y'all need?
I know I need that thigh.
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- I need wings.
- I'm good with a breast.
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- How many wings do you need?
- I mean, I was gonna
use all of them.
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- I need thighs.
- I need thighs also.
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I need the thighs because
my gravy is gonna dry up.
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- Okay, I can use one breast
on mine. Let's go.
- Okay, okay.
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I don't think I've done it with
a whole one like this before.
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- Oh.
- Let's go, let's go.
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Initially,
I figured we had a really huge
advantage in the Northeast
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because we have three cooks
sharing one chicken.
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But I really
wanted chicken thighs.
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I ended up giving them to Purvi.
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But I don't have any time
to worry about it.
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I need to butcher the chicken
quickly so I can start cooking.
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Okay, great.
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- Let's get going.
- Okay. Let's go!
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Okay, let's go to the pantry.
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Come on, little guy.
We got this.
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Hi, beautiful babies.
Gonna do you...
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Where's the jalapenos?
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Having five of us in the South
and one chicken to separate,
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it's definitely a challenge,
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But all of us in the South,
we work together nicely,
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and I feel like we can all
put some good flavor
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and love in that chicken.
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- Great job there, Sav.
- Thank you.
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All right. They're ready.
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Ain't bad for our farmer
from Alabama.
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- That's right.
- So, Sav just ripped
through that chicken.
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She has chickens on the farm.
She obviously knows
what she's doing.
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- Wow, that was quick wasn't it?
- Yeah.
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-So you need thighs?
-Yeah.
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Are you taking the drums as well
or can you take that apart--
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No, drums you can take--
I can take it apart.
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-Yep.
- Thank you.
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- Grab this guy.
- Great, love it. Thank you.
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I am very, very upset because
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it feels a little bit
like we're being backstabbed.
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I'm not sure if you can see it,
but I'm pretty sure
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I'm still missing eyebrow hairs
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from manning the grill
for Jennifer's team last week.
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And now to lose ten minutes,
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it's really gonna hurt
all of our cooks.
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Just under 55 minutes to go.
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Five minutes to go, Midwest.
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- Let's go, West Coast.
- Let's get it, y'all.
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Lizzie, come on,
you gotta speed up.
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- The whole team
are waiting on you.
- Almost there, guys.
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That's over five minutes
to break this chicken down.
Come on.
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I cut at the joint, right?
For my chicken--
for my drumstick?
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- Right on here?
- Yeah. Yep.
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-Kennedy,
I'm a little worried
- You got it, baby.
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- Midwest, sit tight.
- They're looking around
at the other regions.
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- They're cooking already.
- This is really tough.
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Jennifer's decision, come on.
The Midwest didn't see
that coming, Joe.
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That's the nature
of the MasterChef kitchen.
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One day you're allies,
the next day you're adversaries.
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Four minutes.
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- How we doing, South?
- Good.
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- Everybody good?
- Feeling good!
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- Moving and grooving.
- That's right.
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Hey, one of us
has to bring this home, okay?
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Work with speed and intuition.
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I am making a roasted
crispy skin chicken breast
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with charred greens and
a southern flavored risotto.
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I love to be creative
in the kitchen,
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so I'm going bold
with my flavors,
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and I hope
I'm at the top again.
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Pressure is on.
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- That's how you do it.
- Whoo!
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- Yep, that's how you do it.
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- Your pieces are ready
whenever you guys want them.
- Heard. Thank you.
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I'm surprised I got
that chicken done that fast.
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- I'm a little worried
about my dish now.
- Come on, let's do this.
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I was kind enough
to get the thighs,
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so I'm really excited to make
my signature dish from India.
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I am making butter chicken
with my version of naan.
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This chicken challenge
is awesome,
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and the judges will be happy.
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I always end up using
my whole thing of salt.
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- I can split some with you.
- That'd be great, baby.
Thank you.
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I'm really confident
in my dish today.
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I got the chicken thigh
because I know how it make it
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crispy and juicy
at the same time.
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And then I also chose
the chicken liver.
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Weird meats like liver and stuff
can always be difficult
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because either
it'll make or break a dish.
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-Okay.
- Nice.
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My drumsticks are beautiful.
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Yes, they are.
They do. They look nice.
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- They look good.
- Good job, Lizzie.
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Damn, now I forgot a lime.
I just need a lime.
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Midwest, 90 seconds to go.
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This is the significant,
significant penalty
for the Midwest team.
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No, without a doubt.
Look at the faces
of the Midwest right now.
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- Aarón:
Yeah, they look dejected.
- Look how pissed they are.
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- Yep.
- 30 seconds.
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I'm just standing there
staring at the clock.
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I'm trying to keep my cool,
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but I'm looking
at ten less minutes
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and have to share this chicken
with four other cooks.
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Oh, we're screwed.
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Midwest, your time starts now!
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- Let's go!
- All right, guys.
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All right, guys, who wants
to butcher the chicken?
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- I wanna do it.
- What do you need?
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- I would love a breast,
if I could.
- Two thighs?
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- A breast?
- Innards and any other meat.
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Done. Awesome.
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My butchering skills
are excellent.
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I dress and butcher
my own venison, my own steaks.
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The Midwest has a target
on our back,
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so we have a lot to prove and
not a lot of time to do it in.
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So, Wayne looks like
he's done this before.
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- Look how quick he's moving.
- Okay.
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Is there goat cheese in here?
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We're good, Midwest.
Let's show 'em what we're about.
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Not only do we have to
split up this little chicken
between five people.
239
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Now we have a ten minute
disadvantage. We only have
50 minutes to do this.
240
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I hope it doesn't
send one of us home.
241
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This challenge is huge tonight
'cause no matter what
region you're from,
242
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- chicken is a staple.
- Let's get it, y'all.
243
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A very challenging mystery box
because you have to
take one chicken
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and divide it among,
in some cases, five people.
245
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And the difficulty here is
this is an individual challenge
246
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but very much dictated
by what kind of chicken
you negotiated,
247
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because each cut has
their pluses and minuses.
248
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Yeah, for me, I would have
an ideal concept for a dish
249
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that can utilize different
cuts of the chicken.
250
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That way no matter what I got,
I can pivot and use it.
251
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Everybody good over here?
252
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Doing very well.
How y'all doing?
253
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I'm in a good spot.
My noodles are a good texture.
254
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The wings are nicely seasoned.
255
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The hardest part
about cooking this chicken
256
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is that there
is no room for error.
257
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There is no backups.
258
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There is no running to
the pantry for more chicken.
259
00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,006
We have to get it right
the first time.
260
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Whew! I thought it wasn't
coming out right.
261
00:11:12,043 --> 00:11:15,483
- Perfect.
-44 minutes to go.
262
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- Perfect!
- All right, baby.
263
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- Good show.
-Midwest,
chicken's done.
264
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It's on my station.
Grab what you need.
265
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Thank you,
thank you, thank you.
266
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- Here. In the bowl?
There you go.
- Yep. Thank you.
267
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My chicken breast
looks gorgeous.
268
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- Innards, innards.
- Yeah, take the whole tray,
Charles.
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I chose
the carcass and the wings
270
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because I'm so used to
scraping off meats and stuff.
271
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I grew up not having a lot.
272
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My mom used
whatever meats we got,
273
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formed it into something nice
and fed all of us with it.
274
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So I wanna turn these scraps
into an elevated dish.
275
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Give me some, please.
276
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- Right, young man,
what did you get?
- Hey, Chef.
277
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So, I got the innards.
278
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I also took parts of the meats
of the carcass
279
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and the wings as well.
280
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I am making a chicken teriyaki.
281
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But, wait. So you haven't got
a thigh, a drum, a breast?
282
00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,059
- No.
- But--
283
00:12:10,059 --> 00:12:11,796
There was some meat on there
that I used.
284
00:12:11,796 --> 00:12:14,001
I'm just asking because
I've never seen this before.
285
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- I have to use what I had.
- So all sorts of leftover meat.
286
00:12:17,808 --> 00:12:19,812
- Yeah.
- What cut is that?
287
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That looks like a sort of
chicken wing, I think.
288
00:12:22,985 --> 00:12:25,290
- I'm on it, Chef.
289
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You're on it?
290
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Yeah, you're on a different
freaking planet right now.
291
00:12:28,597 --> 00:12:29,966
- Yes. Yes, I am.
- Good luck, young man.
292
00:12:29,966 --> 00:12:30,968
- Thank you.
- You got your work cut out.
293
00:12:30,968 --> 00:12:33,339
The (bleep) is going on there?
294
00:12:33,339 --> 00:12:35,176
You got this, Charles!
295
00:12:38,382 --> 00:12:40,521
- Uh, right. Young man.
- Gordon, how are you?
296
00:12:40,521 --> 00:12:42,023
Yeah, very well, thank you.
297
00:12:42,023 --> 00:12:43,894
Wayne, butchered that chicken
down like a pro.
298
00:12:43,894 --> 00:12:45,463
- Absolutely.
- What cut did you want?
299
00:12:45,463 --> 00:12:47,267
I wanted the breast today.
300
00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:49,639
- It's one that I know
is not as forgiving.
- No.
301
00:12:49,639 --> 00:12:52,043
It can dry out quite easily,
but that's what
I wanna show you today.
302
00:12:52,043 --> 00:12:54,247
I'm making a chicken marsala.
It's kind of a play on something
303
00:12:54,247 --> 00:12:57,253
my mom used make for us.
And last week mashed potatoes
hurt us a little bit
304
00:12:57,253 --> 00:12:59,024
in that team challenge,
so I'm gonna show you
that I know how to make
305
00:12:59,024 --> 00:13:00,226
- a great mashed potato here.
- Good. Redemption.
306
00:13:00,226 --> 00:13:02,230
I love that idea.
Get that pan on.
307
00:13:02,230 --> 00:13:04,001
Just get it warm
so that you're not waiting
for anything, please.
308
00:13:04,001 --> 00:13:06,071
- Just over 30 minutes, yes?
- Perfect. Thank you.
309
00:13:06,071 --> 00:13:09,144
I'm coming back here
to get liquor.
310
00:13:09,144 --> 00:13:10,981
- I don't need it for my dish.
- You wanna take a shot or what?
311
00:13:10,981 --> 00:13:12,217
I need it for me.
312
00:13:16,025 --> 00:13:18,129
We're in good shape there.
Good shape.
313
00:13:18,129 --> 00:13:19,431
- Kendal, what do you got?
- Hello, hello.
314
00:13:19,431 --> 00:13:21,636
I am doing a chicken breast,
and then I'm doing
315
00:13:21,636 --> 00:13:23,306
Brussel sprouts
and mashed potatoes
316
00:13:23,306 --> 00:13:25,611
with a nice,
sweet Memphis style
barbeque sauce.
317
00:13:25,611 --> 00:13:27,280
It's kind of rudimentary, okay?
318
00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,719
- So how you elevate
is gonna be key.
- Yes, sir.
319
00:13:29,719 --> 00:13:31,923
-What are you using
the molasses for?
- My sauce.
320
00:13:31,923 --> 00:13:33,927
It's a sweet heat
Memphis style sauce.
321
00:13:33,927 --> 00:13:35,263
Kendal, you're in
an interesting position
322
00:13:35,263 --> 00:13:37,300
because you've been on
the bottom a couple times.
323
00:13:37,300 --> 00:13:39,471
- So you need to really
redeem yourself right now.
- Yes, sir.
324
00:13:39,471 --> 00:13:41,743
- Do you feel that this dish
is gonna do that?
- I do, I do.
325
00:13:41,743 --> 00:13:44,481
I think this dish
is gonna have a lot flavors,
it's gonna surprise you,
326
00:13:44,481 --> 00:13:47,922
and hopefully let me stay around
for a little while longer.
327
00:13:47,922 --> 00:13:50,193
- All right, no room
for error today.
- No, sir.
328
00:13:50,193 --> 00:13:53,900
There's no room for error
ever in this kitchen.
329
00:13:53,900 --> 00:13:55,904
- How we doing, Midwest?
- Pretty good. Pretty good.
330
00:13:55,904 --> 00:13:57,875
I think we're getting
that pin back today.
331
00:13:57,875 --> 00:14:00,079
You know, nobody ever wants
a ten minute penalty.
332
00:14:00,079 --> 00:14:02,551
But, hey,
in the Midwest, we know how
to work with adversity,
333
00:14:02,551 --> 00:14:04,154
and we're about to show
what's up.
334
00:14:04,154 --> 00:14:06,225
Today I'm cooking
with the drum and the thigh.
335
00:14:06,225 --> 00:14:10,133
I am making a Jamaican
jerk chicken today
with an island rice.
336
00:14:10,133 --> 00:14:11,468
I'm excited for the judges
to try this.
337
00:14:11,468 --> 00:14:14,307
This is one of my favorite
dishes back in Columbus,
338
00:14:14,307 --> 00:14:16,345
and I eat it all the time,
and I hope to do them proud.
339
00:14:16,345 --> 00:14:18,115
Okay, we got it.
How's everybody doing?
340
00:14:18,115 --> 00:14:20,286
- Great.
- This is looking good!
341
00:14:20,286 --> 00:14:22,090
- Sarah, how you doing?
- I'm doing really well.
342
00:14:22,090 --> 00:14:23,760
So what cut of chicken
did you get?
343
00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:25,531
I got the chicken breast, which
I feel very comfortable with.
344
00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:26,933
What'd you make?
345
00:14:26,933 --> 00:14:28,235
I am making
a stuffed chicken roulade.
346
00:14:28,235 --> 00:14:30,139
A roulade? Where is it?
Is it in the oven?
347
00:14:30,139 --> 00:14:32,243
- It's in here.
- You're cooking it
all on the pan?
348
00:14:32,243 --> 00:14:33,914
- Yeah. Yeah, for sure.
- Can I see it?
349
00:14:33,914 --> 00:14:36,986
Aarón: Okay.
You got it on high heat.
350
00:14:36,986 --> 00:14:39,257
Just don't let all that butter
burn and all that fat.
351
00:14:39,257 --> 00:14:41,295
- That's gonna put
a very acrid flavor.
- I'll put it in the oven.
352
00:14:41,295 --> 00:14:44,134
No, so what you could do
is actually drain that, Sarah.
353
00:14:44,134 --> 00:14:46,371
'Cause taste that.
Tell me if you like
the way that tastes.
354
00:14:46,371 --> 00:14:48,309
- I mean, it's up to you.
But I'm just saying--
-Oh, don't taste that.
355
00:14:48,309 --> 00:14:50,480
That looks like it's really dark
and it might be acrid.
356
00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,016
- Okay.
- All right?
357
00:14:52,016 --> 00:14:53,887
You know, Sarah,
the roulade is a big risk
358
00:14:53,887 --> 00:14:56,826
'cause you're taking
a dish that requires
a lot of technique.
359
00:14:56,826 --> 00:14:58,362
As important as cooking
is resting, 'cause it has
to come together.
360
00:14:58,362 --> 00:15:00,233
I was trying to rest it,
like, eight minutes.
361
00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:02,137
You're gonna have to bring
down the temperature
362
00:15:02,137 --> 00:15:04,040
- so that everything
kind of congeals again.
- Okay.
363
00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:08,115
- 'Cause if you cut it hot,
it's gonna be like chop suey.
- Absolutely.
364
00:15:08,115 --> 00:15:09,519
So I hope you thought
this through.
365
00:15:09,519 --> 00:15:11,990
- You're taking a big risk.
- All right.
366
00:15:11,990 --> 00:15:13,426
I'm trying something
that I've never made before
367
00:15:13,426 --> 00:15:15,129
to try to get
the judges' attention,
368
00:15:15,129 --> 00:15:17,133
but I'm really worried
369
00:15:17,133 --> 00:15:19,004
that I'm not gonna be able
to pull it off.
370
00:15:19,004 --> 00:15:20,541
Now with 50 minutes,
371
00:15:20,541 --> 00:15:22,978
I'm already kind of set
on the chicken roulade idea.
372
00:15:22,978 --> 00:15:25,249
So I'm like, I gotta
follow through with it.
373
00:15:25,249 --> 00:15:28,055
Like, I'm gonna hit it
out of the park or it's
gonna be a total miss.
374
00:15:28,055 --> 00:15:31,696
Man, time is flying!
375
00:15:40,781 --> 00:15:42,150
35 minutes gone.
376
00:15:42,150 --> 00:15:46,391
We're down to
25 minutes remaining.
377
00:15:46,391 --> 00:15:48,028
We're getting there.
378
00:15:48,028 --> 00:15:50,032
Undercooking this chicken
is obviously number one.
379
00:15:50,032 --> 00:15:52,036
If it's pink in the middle,
I'm going home.
380
00:15:52,036 --> 00:15:53,472
So that's why we're gonna
keep checking the pan
381
00:15:53,472 --> 00:15:55,176
and we're just gonna keep on
trudging through
382
00:15:55,176 --> 00:15:56,646
just like Midwesterners do.
383
00:15:59,417 --> 00:16:01,723
Yeah! Nice.
384
00:16:01,723 --> 00:16:03,259
Looking good. Whoo!
385
00:16:03,259 --> 00:16:05,196
- Kennedy.
- Hello, Chef.
386
00:16:05,196 --> 00:16:06,900
- Right, how you doing?
- I'm doing great today.
How are you?
387
00:16:06,900 --> 00:16:10,006
- Tell me about the dish. Oh.
- I'm making a German dinner.
388
00:16:10,006 --> 00:16:12,210
- I'm gonna do a spaetzle
with a little bit of nutmeg.
- Love that.
389
00:16:12,210 --> 00:16:13,580
I'm doing braised red cabbage,
390
00:16:13,580 --> 00:16:15,584
and chicken thigh is just
the juiciest meat to me.
391
00:16:15,584 --> 00:16:18,322
- Beautiful.
- So I'm gonna do a crispy
chicken thigh on top
392
00:16:18,322 --> 00:16:20,627
- and then I'm gonna do
a liver pan sauce.
- Oh, I love that.
393
00:16:20,627 --> 00:16:22,598
Liver's going to be finished,
the pan sauce, at the very end?
394
00:16:22,598 --> 00:16:24,502
The German influence,
where does that come from?
395
00:16:24,502 --> 00:16:26,840
- Oktoberfest is
a huge festival in Denver.
- Huge.
396
00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,244
- Yeah, like, German food.
- Not just the food,
but the beer.
397
00:16:29,244 --> 00:16:31,850
- Yeah. Oh, I love the beer.
- I love the German influence.
398
00:16:31,850 --> 00:16:33,620
- Good luck.
- Thank you.
399
00:16:38,362 --> 00:16:42,538
- Oh, y'all,
my risotto is heaven.
-Hello, Jennifer.
400
00:16:42,538 --> 00:16:44,441
- Hello.
How are you, my friends?
- How are you?
401
00:16:44,441 --> 00:16:47,615
Do you feel the arrows
aimed at your back from
the Midwest right now?
402
00:16:47,615 --> 00:16:50,119
Probably so. But that's okay.
Because you know what?
403
00:16:50,119 --> 00:16:52,257
- I'm here to be very strategic.
- You have to be.
404
00:16:52,257 --> 00:16:55,496
- I'm here to win.
- Yeah, you basically used them.
405
00:16:55,496 --> 00:16:59,639
No, I cannot say--
I am a sweet Southern girl.
I did not use them.
406
00:16:59,639 --> 00:17:02,410
- So, you got
what cut of chicken?
- I got the breast.
407
00:17:02,410 --> 00:17:05,216
I'm making a southern
roasted chicken breast
408
00:17:05,216 --> 00:17:07,253
with a southern risotto.
409
00:17:07,253 --> 00:17:10,192
I am adding onions,
green peppers, and celery.
410
00:17:10,192 --> 00:17:13,667
So you're making a risotto
with green bell peppers,
which is not traditional.
411
00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:15,704
- It is not traditional.
- So he's over here cringing.
412
00:17:15,704 --> 00:17:18,108
If you put green peppers
in risotto in Italy,
413
00:17:18,108 --> 00:17:19,411
you know where
they would send you?
414
00:17:19,411 --> 00:17:21,481
- But I will say
415
00:17:21,481 --> 00:17:23,052
it's going to have
the perfect texture.
416
00:17:23,052 --> 00:17:24,655
It's going to have
my southern flavors.
417
00:17:24,655 --> 00:17:26,526
I'm bringing you something
very special.
418
00:17:26,526 --> 00:17:27,728
I hope you're right
because I'm open
419
00:17:27,728 --> 00:17:29,364
to interpretations of risotto.
420
00:17:29,364 --> 00:17:31,168
I just want it to be done right.
421
00:17:31,168 --> 00:17:33,439
Yes, I think it'll all be--
pull together very nicely.
422
00:17:33,439 --> 00:17:35,877
All right, it's time to pull
the nails out, Jennifer,
423
00:17:35,877 --> 00:17:37,548
because they're coming at you.
424
00:17:40,386 --> 00:17:43,192
-
How are you doing, girls?
-I am feeling good.
425
00:17:43,192 --> 00:17:45,964
I got an extra boost
after I butchered that chicken.
426
00:17:45,964 --> 00:17:48,970
Right, Brynn.
Give me an insight.
Where are we going?
427
00:17:48,970 --> 00:17:53,513
- I have a chicken cacciatore.
Little bit of spice.
- Wow. Nice.
428
00:17:53,513 --> 00:17:55,149
- Man, that heat's in there.
Lovely cacciatore.
- Is it good?
429
00:17:55,149 --> 00:17:56,653
Beautiful. What cut are
you using-- chicken?
430
00:17:56,653 --> 00:17:58,890
I ended up using the breast.
I wanted to go with thigh,
431
00:17:58,890 --> 00:18:00,627
but I knew that
she really needed it.
432
00:18:00,627 --> 00:18:02,497
Like, I know it would be
a little bit better with thighs,
433
00:18:02,497 --> 00:18:04,535
but I really wanted to make it,
and I think every single bite
434
00:18:04,535 --> 00:18:06,539
of that breast is gonna have
that awesome sauce on it.
435
00:18:06,539 --> 00:18:08,309
- It's gonna be okay.
- Just don't overcook that.
436
00:18:08,309 --> 00:18:10,479
Even though it's in a sauce,
just be smart with that.
437
00:18:10,479 --> 00:18:12,216
How do you feel now?
The Northeast going down
to three.
438
00:18:12,216 --> 00:18:14,187
- We've lost two.
- It's hard.
439
00:18:14,187 --> 00:18:17,528
I was the team captain,
and it was really hard to feel
like I let them down.
440
00:18:17,528 --> 00:18:19,732
I've got so much respect for you
to step up and take that role,
441
00:18:19,732 --> 00:18:22,838
and all you can do now
is bounce back tonight.
442
00:18:22,838 --> 00:18:24,508
- Good luck.
- Thank you.
443
00:18:24,508 --> 00:18:26,244
- We're good? We're good?
- Yeah, yeah. We good.
444
00:18:26,244 --> 00:18:27,748
- How'd your pasta come out?
- I don't know yet.
445
00:18:27,748 --> 00:18:30,754
Well, it stayed together.
It hasn't cooked yet, but...
446
00:18:30,754 --> 00:18:33,292
Shoot.
447
00:18:34,795 --> 00:18:36,198
- Lizzie!
- Hello, Joe.
448
00:18:36,198 --> 00:18:37,635
All right, what cut of chicken
did you get?
449
00:18:37,635 --> 00:18:38,670
I got the breast.
450
00:18:38,670 --> 00:18:39,839
So what's the dish?
451
00:18:39,839 --> 00:18:41,208
The dish was going to be
452
00:18:41,208 --> 00:18:42,511
a smoked gouda cream sauce
453
00:18:42,511 --> 00:18:44,582
with my spicy chicken breast.
454
00:18:44,582 --> 00:18:46,351
Was? Wait, was what?
455
00:18:46,351 --> 00:18:48,389
- I am-- I'm out of time.
- You're out of time.
456
00:18:48,389 --> 00:18:50,493
- I'm out of time.
- So you're pivoting?
457
00:18:50,493 --> 00:18:52,330
I'm pivoting a little bit.
I'm just removing some elements.
458
00:18:52,330 --> 00:18:54,434
The breaking down of the chicken
took away some time
459
00:18:54,434 --> 00:18:55,570
'cause it took me a little time
to do that.
460
00:18:55,570 --> 00:18:57,273
Gotcha.
All right, wish you luck.
461
00:18:57,273 --> 00:18:58,475
I'm gonna do the best I can
462
00:18:58,475 --> 00:18:59,979
with what I've got going on.
463
00:18:59,979 --> 00:19:01,381
The cook on the chicken,
464
00:19:01,381 --> 00:19:03,085
that's the most
important component.
465
00:19:03,085 --> 00:19:06,091
I'm just hoping that I can get
something else on there as well.
466
00:19:06,091 --> 00:19:08,630
All right, guys, one of you are
going to save me on this end.
467
00:19:08,630 --> 00:19:10,834
This didn't go at all
how I planned it.
468
00:19:10,834 --> 00:19:12,538
All right, we got you.
469
00:19:14,975 --> 00:19:18,248
Okay, Purvi,
what cut did you get?
470
00:19:18,248 --> 00:19:19,785
I got thighs and the legs.
471
00:19:19,785 --> 00:19:21,889
Okay, wow. So that's a dream.
What's the dish?
472
00:19:21,889 --> 00:19:25,429
- It's butter chicken.
- Stop it.
473
00:19:25,429 --> 00:19:28,268
- I love butter chicken.
- Oh, I'm so glad
I'm making this.
474
00:19:28,268 --> 00:19:32,143
I went to the birthplace.
I went to where it was first
thought out. Moti Mahal.
475
00:19:32,143 --> 00:19:36,251
- It was beautiful.
- Yeah, it's just most favorite
dish among all Indians.
476
00:19:36,251 --> 00:19:39,625
- And you're gonna make a little
fresh naan bread as well?
- The naan. Yes, yes, I am.
477
00:19:39,625 --> 00:19:41,395
- The competition's
getting fierce.
- Yes.
478
00:19:41,395 --> 00:19:43,566
- You're such an amazing lady.
- Thank you.
479
00:19:43,566 --> 00:19:46,271
- You've got this beautiful
breadth of culinary wisdom.
- Thank you so much, Chef.
480
00:19:46,271 --> 00:19:48,208
Do you understand
the Band-Aids are off now?
481
00:19:48,208 --> 00:19:52,483
Yes. I was nervous.
I just focused myself
and I'm really ready to roll.
482
00:19:52,483 --> 00:19:54,421
- Elevate that dish. Elevate.
- Thank you, thank you.
483
00:19:54,421 --> 00:19:57,728
Let's go. Guys, just under
ten minutes remaining.
484
00:19:57,728 --> 00:19:59,464
- Thanks for the time, Jen.
- I know.
485
00:19:59,464 --> 00:20:00,834
- Love you!
- Thinking about you, friend.
486
00:20:00,834 --> 00:20:02,571
Do you have a squirt
of lemon, James?
487
00:20:02,571 --> 00:20:04,575
- There you go.
- Thank you.
488
00:20:04,575 --> 00:20:07,246
- Honestly, the West
are looking super strong.
489
00:20:07,246 --> 00:20:11,689
Kennedy, she's taking
the delicious thighs and
going down the German route
490
00:20:11,689 --> 00:20:14,327
- with some braised cabbage.
- Wow.
491
00:20:14,327 --> 00:20:16,699
It sounds like she's really
playing to her intelligence
as a cook and her strengths.
492
00:20:16,699 --> 00:20:19,437
- Is this sauce too salty?
- No, not too salty.
493
00:20:19,437 --> 00:20:20,640
- It's good? Okay, good.
- Yeah.
494
00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,276
Now let's talk
about the South.
495
00:20:22,276 --> 00:20:24,849
I'm excited to see
what is Jennifer doing?
496
00:20:24,849 --> 00:20:28,623
She's gonna do
a pan-roasted chicken breast,
but she's doing a risotto.
497
00:20:28,623 --> 00:20:31,461
- She's starting with onions
and green peppers...
- What?
498
00:20:31,461 --> 00:20:33,398
...which is a little bit strange
for a risotto.
499
00:20:33,398 --> 00:20:35,837
Aarón: And she's gonna
couple that with collard greens.
500
00:20:35,837 --> 00:20:38,743
- Oh, come on.
- She's a little geographically
mixed up, shall we say.
501
00:20:38,743 --> 00:20:41,314
- Exactly.
- But the chicken is
supposed to be the star.
502
00:20:41,314 --> 00:20:45,924
- I think we're done.
- Purvi from the Northeast,
she's doing butter chicken.
503
00:20:45,924 --> 00:20:47,427
She can't make a mistake today.
504
00:20:47,427 --> 00:20:49,632
This has to be the best dish
she's ever cooked.
505
00:20:49,632 --> 00:20:52,370
Last five, guys.
Five minutes to go.
506
00:20:52,370 --> 00:20:55,610
- Keep cooking, babies.
- Taste, taste, taste!
507
00:20:55,610 --> 00:20:58,516
- Ooh.
- When's Sarah gonna slice
that roulade?
508
00:20:58,516 --> 00:21:01,421
She slices it now,
that roulade's gonna fall apart.
509
00:21:01,421 --> 00:21:03,392
If anything,
I wouldn't slice it.
I'd leave it whole.
510
00:21:03,392 --> 00:21:06,799
- Yep.
- 90 seconds remaining.
511
00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:09,337
90 seconds.
Work your magic, Purvi.
512
00:21:09,337 --> 00:21:11,308
- Aarón: Let's go.
- Elevate it.
513
00:21:11,308 --> 00:21:14,715
Not too much, Kendal.
30 seconds to go!
514
00:21:14,715 --> 00:21:16,652
I can do this,
I can do this, I can do this.
515
00:21:16,652 --> 00:21:19,057
- Let's go, Lizzie!
- You can do it, girls.
You can do it.
516
00:21:19,057 --> 00:21:20,827
It's gonna have to be
what it is.
517
00:21:20,827 --> 00:21:23,600
- Get decisive, Jennifer, please.
518
00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,436
- Yes, Chef.
- Let's go! Ten...
519
00:21:25,436 --> 00:21:28,408
Nine, eight, seven...
520
00:21:28,408 --> 00:21:32,116
- Let's go, Midwest!
- ...six, five, four,
521
00:21:32,116 --> 00:21:35,022
- three, two, one.
-Well done!
522
00:21:35,022 --> 00:21:38,630
- Hands in the air!
- Whoo!
523
00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:41,434
-Well done!
- Let's go, South!
524
00:21:41,434 --> 00:21:43,238
- I could've used
ten more minutes.
525
00:21:43,238 --> 00:21:45,142
- I could've used
ten more minutes.
- I could've
526
00:21:45,142 --> 00:21:48,015
- more minutes.
- I could've used two.
527
00:21:48,015 --> 00:21:49,150
What happened?
528
00:21:49,150 --> 00:21:51,689
Um, I just ran out of time.
529
00:21:51,689 --> 00:21:54,628
I'm just not in any way
happy with my dish.
530
00:21:54,628 --> 00:21:56,632
I definitely took on
too much tonight,
531
00:21:56,632 --> 00:22:00,574
and when the judges taste it,
it's not gonna be up to par.
532
00:22:00,574 --> 00:22:03,847
I'm 100% relying on my region
to pull me through right now
533
00:22:03,847 --> 00:22:06,586
because this plate
could send me home,
534
00:22:06,586 --> 00:22:08,957
and I don't feel like
tonight's my night to go home.
535
00:22:19,678 --> 00:22:22,183
Well done.
Tonight you each had to cook
536
00:22:22,183 --> 00:22:24,955
the most outstanding chicken
dish of your entire lives.
537
00:22:24,955 --> 00:22:29,565
Now we'd like
to take a much closer look
at all your dishes.
538
00:22:29,565 --> 00:22:31,936
- Gents, shall we?
- Let's go.
539
00:22:37,179 --> 00:22:38,883
All right, Lizzie,
what do we got here?
540
00:22:38,883 --> 00:22:41,421
I have a pan-seared chicken
with a gouda cream sauce.
541
00:22:41,421 --> 00:22:43,458
- And you finished in the oven?
- No, Chef.
542
00:22:43,458 --> 00:22:46,298
- Okay.
- Hmm.
543
00:22:46,298 --> 00:22:49,404
Kennedy, so you're happy
with all the proportions
of all the elements?
544
00:22:49,404 --> 00:22:53,513
It's a bigger portion
than I'd want, but, I mean,
Germans eat a lot, so...
545
00:22:53,513 --> 00:22:55,984
I don't know how long I have
to be in the MasterChef kitchen
546
00:22:55,984 --> 00:22:59,725
to get used to the intensity
of having the judges coming up,
547
00:22:59,725 --> 00:23:01,494
looking at your finished plate,
548
00:23:01,494 --> 00:23:03,498
and asking very direct,
blunt questions.
549
00:23:03,498 --> 00:23:06,806
I see a lot of uneven cuts here.
550
00:23:06,806 --> 00:23:09,511
It was my first roulade,
so I feel happy with the flavor.
551
00:23:09,511 --> 00:23:11,916
Do you think
it was the right time to do
your first roulade today?
552
00:23:11,916 --> 00:23:14,822
Sometimes with
a little bit of air of,
553
00:23:14,822 --> 00:23:17,026
"You're a moron
for doing what you did."
554
00:23:17,026 --> 00:23:19,665
All right, Charles,
what piece of the chicken
did you get?
555
00:23:19,665 --> 00:23:21,736
- The wings and the carcass.
- You created a--
556
00:23:21,736 --> 00:23:24,508
- A chicken teriyaki out of it.
- And I grilled it.
557
00:23:24,508 --> 00:23:26,779
And I used innards for
my vermicelli noodle salad.
558
00:23:26,779 --> 00:23:30,486
- All right.
- Were you missing
the extra ten minutes?
559
00:23:30,486 --> 00:23:32,858
You know, I think I could've
gone a little bit deeper
560
00:23:32,858 --> 00:23:34,895
with flavor with ten more
minutes, but I'm very happy
561
00:23:34,895 --> 00:23:37,935
- with what I was able to
put on the plate today.
- Thank you.
562
00:23:37,935 --> 00:23:39,939
I definitely want to
have a top dish tonight,
563
00:23:39,939 --> 00:23:42,844
but being in the South,
everybody's really good.
564
00:23:42,844 --> 00:23:46,786
- So this is risotto?
- Southern risotto, yes.
565
00:23:46,786 --> 00:23:48,923
Even if your dish is not
one of the worst in total,
566
00:23:48,923 --> 00:23:50,694
it could be the worst
in your region.
567
00:23:50,694 --> 00:23:52,531
So it's more likely for me
to go in the bottom
568
00:23:52,531 --> 00:23:54,535
- if my dish is not perfect.
- Are you happy with
569
00:23:54,535 --> 00:23:55,971
- all the components?
- Yes, sir.
570
00:23:55,971 --> 00:23:58,843
- I think I did pretty good.
-Thank you.
571
00:23:58,843 --> 00:24:00,814
- Where did this come from?
- Uh, scratch.
572
00:24:00,814 --> 00:24:02,249
- You made it?
- Yes, sir.
573
00:24:02,249 --> 00:24:04,555
- Mm.
- Thank you.
574
00:24:04,555 --> 00:24:07,628
Purvi, there's a lot
of responsibility
575
00:24:07,628 --> 00:24:08,930
- with cooking a dish like this.
- Yeah.
576
00:24:08,930 --> 00:24:10,834
Do you feel that you
did justice to it?
577
00:24:10,834 --> 00:24:11,836
I think so.
578
00:24:11,836 --> 00:24:14,775
I think I was able
to get the flavors.
579
00:24:16,177 --> 00:24:17,279
Brynn, what's the dish?
580
00:24:17,279 --> 00:24:18,750
A chicken cacciatore.
581
00:24:18,750 --> 00:24:20,587
- And skin off?
- Skin off.
582
00:24:20,587 --> 00:24:23,660
I used that skin to make
the crispy topping.
583
00:24:23,660 --> 00:24:25,897
-Interesting.
- Thank you.
584
00:24:31,676 --> 00:24:33,045
Right, all of you, well done.
585
00:24:33,045 --> 00:24:36,852
It's time to taste the best dish
from each region.
586
00:24:36,852 --> 00:24:39,858
First dish we'd
like to highlight tonight,
from the Northeast,
587
00:24:39,858 --> 00:24:42,296
featured a really impressive
flavorful sauce.
588
00:24:42,296 --> 00:24:44,802
Please make your way
to the front...
589
00:24:45,804 --> 00:24:48,676
Brynn.
590
00:24:48,676 --> 00:24:51,615
I needed this.
I needed this for the team.
591
00:24:51,615 --> 00:24:53,352
I needed this
after the last challenge.
592
00:24:53,352 --> 00:24:56,625
Brynn, please describe the cut
of chicken and the dish, please.
593
00:24:56,625 --> 00:24:58,663
I made chicken cacciatore
with chicken breast,
594
00:24:58,663 --> 00:25:04,107
roasted lemon asparagus
topped with crispy chicken skin
with chicken liver mousse.
595
00:25:04,107 --> 00:25:07,146
It's rustic, it's charming,
and it plays to your background,
596
00:25:07,146 --> 00:25:09,518
- 'cause it screams
the Northeast.
- Thank you.
597
00:25:09,518 --> 00:25:11,021
- Shall we?
-Yep.
598
00:25:12,323 --> 00:25:13,726
- Looks good.
- Aarón: Very nice.
599
00:25:13,726 --> 00:25:15,095
What was the heat
in the sauce?
600
00:25:15,095 --> 00:25:16,364
I used a Calabrian chili,
601
00:25:16,364 --> 00:25:19,905
as well as red bell peppers.
602
00:25:19,905 --> 00:25:22,744
It's satisfying.
It's like a really, really
603
00:25:22,744 --> 00:25:25,149
well-executed
top level home dish.
604
00:25:25,149 --> 00:25:28,823
Yeah, for me, I'm so impressed
that used three different
expressions of the chicken.
605
00:25:28,823 --> 00:25:31,194
This is exactly what
we were asking for.
606
00:25:31,194 --> 00:25:32,798
Listen, this dish is delicious.
607
00:25:32,798 --> 00:25:34,367
I just wish
you'd used the thigh.
608
00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:36,839
But I know Purvi
fought you for it.
609
00:25:36,839 --> 00:25:38,375
- Well done.
- Thank you so much.
610
00:25:38,375 --> 00:25:39,678
- Aarón: Thank you, Brynn.
- Woohoo!
611
00:25:39,678 --> 00:25:42,851
- Go, Brynn!
- Way to go, Brynn.
612
00:25:42,851 --> 00:25:46,692
Okay, so the dish from the South
that we collectively felt
613
00:25:46,692 --> 00:25:48,896
deserved the most praise
comes from a cook
614
00:25:48,896 --> 00:25:50,867
who has never been
in the top four.
615
00:25:50,867 --> 00:25:53,973
Please come forward, Kendal.
616
00:25:53,973 --> 00:25:58,181
- Whoo!
- Way to go, Kendal.
617
00:25:58,181 --> 00:26:00,052
- Good job, Kendal.
- Nice job, Kendal.
618
00:26:00,052 --> 00:26:01,087
Whoo!
619
00:26:02,691 --> 00:26:05,028
I made
a barbeque chicken breast
620
00:26:05,028 --> 00:26:06,197
seasoned with a rub
621
00:26:06,197 --> 00:26:08,669
and a perfectly balanced
Memphis barbeque sauce,
622
00:26:08,669 --> 00:26:11,474
and mashed potatoes
with roasted Brussel sprouts.
623
00:26:11,474 --> 00:26:14,046
Kendal, I was amazed
that you decided
to barbeque a breast,
624
00:26:14,046 --> 00:26:16,017
because as you know,
the breast gets dry.
625
00:26:16,017 --> 00:26:18,422
But plating-wise,
it looks beautiful.
Really beautiful.
626
00:26:18,422 --> 00:26:20,058
- Thank you.
- Shall we?
627
00:26:20,058 --> 00:26:21,862
Aarón: Yep.
628
00:26:27,139 --> 00:26:31,314
Kendal, let's deal
with the elephant in the room
about the barbeque sauce.
629
00:26:33,686 --> 00:26:36,959
That thing needs to be put
in a bottle and sold online.
630
00:26:36,959 --> 00:26:38,696
- It's exceptional.
- Thank you, Chef.
631
00:26:38,696 --> 00:26:40,700
- Yeah, South!
- So we're absolutely clear,
632
00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:42,470
the chicken is moist,
it's delicious.
633
00:26:42,470 --> 00:26:44,975
- It's Kendal at his best.
Great job.
- Thank you, sir.
634
00:26:44,975 --> 00:26:47,681
The tendency to put that
barbeque sauce on too early
635
00:26:47,681 --> 00:26:51,522
and have that scorch and burn
with all the sugar in it,
you didn't do that.
636
00:26:51,522 --> 00:26:54,895
That shows awareness
and it shows good cooking,
all right?
637
00:26:54,895 --> 00:26:56,966
- Thank you.
- This is one of
the rare occasions
638
00:26:56,966 --> 00:26:59,938
that you were able to cook
something the three of us can't,
639
00:26:59,938 --> 00:27:02,276
and I think that
that is why you're here,
640
00:27:02,276 --> 00:27:05,850
because that sauce is something
that we do not have mastery of.
641
00:27:05,850 --> 00:27:07,721
So...
642
00:27:07,721 --> 00:27:10,693
- Thank you very much.
- Good job, South, baby!
643
00:27:11,862 --> 00:27:13,165
Where's that bottle?
644
00:27:13,165 --> 00:27:16,171
Barbeque sauce.
Bring it up here.
645
00:27:16,171 --> 00:27:18,643
- Congrats, friend.
- Yeah, Kendal!
646
00:27:18,643 --> 00:27:20,914
- Good job, Kendal.
-Thank you.
647
00:27:20,914 --> 00:27:22,283
That's coming home
with me tonight.
648
00:27:22,283 --> 00:27:23,285
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
649
00:27:26,057 --> 00:27:27,661
That's a compliment right there,
young man.
650
00:27:27,661 --> 00:27:29,765
Very much so.
Thank y'all very much.
651
00:27:29,765 --> 00:27:32,203
Okay, the dish from the Midwest
652
00:27:32,203 --> 00:27:36,779
that we were drawn to the most
was an inventive riff
653
00:27:36,779 --> 00:27:39,317
off a classic chicken dish.
654
00:27:39,317 --> 00:27:42,724
Please come forward, Grant.
655
00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:45,530
- All right!
- Grant.
656
00:27:45,530 --> 00:27:47,499
- Nice.
- Wow.
657
00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:50,239
- Good job, Grant.
- You deserved it.
658
00:27:50,239 --> 00:27:52,978
I got a chicken breast to cook,
and I made chicken marsala.
659
00:27:52,978 --> 00:27:56,886
So I have a white wine sauce
with a beautiful oyster
mushrooms and mashed potatoes.
660
00:27:56,886 --> 00:27:59,023
It looks rustic,
but I'm thinking
661
00:27:59,023 --> 00:28:01,127
it's gonna have very,
very sophisticated flavor.
662
00:28:06,070 --> 00:28:08,008
- Looks good.
- That's cooked beautifully.
663
00:28:08,008 --> 00:28:09,310
Thank you.
664
00:28:14,220 --> 00:28:16,825
Grant, this dish screams
the Midwest.
665
00:28:16,825 --> 00:28:19,063
Chicken's cooked beautifully.
Really beautifully.
666
00:28:19,063 --> 00:28:21,769
Skin crisp. Everything you want
from a chicken breast. Moist.
667
00:28:21,769 --> 00:28:24,908
It's hard to believe
you got that done in 50 minutes.
668
00:28:24,908 --> 00:28:26,745
That's what impressed me
the most.
669
00:28:26,745 --> 00:28:27,948
Yeah, I can envision this
670
00:28:27,948 --> 00:28:30,920
as a course
at a very nice restaurant.
671
00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,158
If I had to sort of
adjust one thing,
672
00:28:33,158 --> 00:28:34,895
have the confidence
to put a little bit of vinegar
in that sauce.
673
00:28:34,895 --> 00:28:36,832
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- It needs acid.
674
00:28:36,832 --> 00:28:38,335
Other than that, man,
you got a homerun there.
675
00:28:38,335 --> 00:28:40,339
But I just wanna
make note of one thing.
676
00:28:40,339 --> 00:28:43,746
Cooking a chicken breast
like this may seem like
a simple thing to do,
677
00:28:43,746 --> 00:28:46,852
but it is actually very,
very difficult. Good job.
678
00:28:46,852 --> 00:28:48,221
Thank you all very much.
Appreciate it you.
679
00:28:48,221 --> 00:28:52,062
-Thank you.
- Yeah, Grant! Whoo!
680
00:28:55,135 --> 00:28:57,540
The fourth dish,
from the West tonight,
681
00:28:57,540 --> 00:29:00,479
this individual
definitely impressed us.
682
00:29:00,479 --> 00:29:04,420
Please step forward, Kennedy.
683
00:29:04,420 --> 00:29:07,226
Whoo!
684
00:29:07,226 --> 00:29:08,796
Get it, Kennedy!
685
00:29:08,796 --> 00:29:10,967
This is my second time
walking up with a top dish.
686
00:29:10,967 --> 00:29:12,637
I put my whole heart
on the plate,
687
00:29:12,637 --> 00:29:14,875
and I feel like this time,
I just feel it in my bones
688
00:29:14,875 --> 00:29:16,444
that I'm gonna get
that immunity pin
689
00:29:16,444 --> 00:29:17,614
and I'm gonna save the West.
690
00:29:17,614 --> 00:29:19,350
Kennedy,
describe the dish, please.
691
00:29:19,350 --> 00:29:20,352
I got the thigh,
692
00:29:20,352 --> 00:29:21,588
and I made a crispy chicken
693
00:29:21,588 --> 00:29:22,824
with a German spaetzle
694
00:29:22,824 --> 00:29:24,561
and braised red cabbage.
695
00:29:24,561 --> 00:29:26,164
Visually, it looks good.
696
00:29:26,164 --> 00:29:27,901
It's the kind of thing
you want to sit on a long table
697
00:29:27,901 --> 00:29:29,504
with 50 or at a beer fest.
698
00:29:29,504 --> 00:29:31,174
Someone get me a beer.
699
00:29:31,174 --> 00:29:32,109
Let's go.
700
00:29:32,109 --> 00:29:33,980
- Shall we?
- Aarón: Let's try it.
701
00:29:39,625 --> 00:29:41,929
Chicken's cooked beautifully.
702
00:29:41,929 --> 00:29:47,139
It's got this sort of rich,
unctuous, delicious seasoning,
but the skin is crispy.
703
00:29:47,139 --> 00:29:50,012
The fact that you didn't
take that off at the end
really makes me happy.
704
00:29:50,012 --> 00:29:53,318
It's something that
is remarkably delicious.
705
00:29:53,318 --> 00:29:55,389
Simple,
but also thought provoking.
706
00:29:55,389 --> 00:29:57,026
And I think everyone should
listen for this.
707
00:29:57,026 --> 00:29:59,363
It's good within
the cultural reference
708
00:29:59,363 --> 00:30:02,436
of which you place it,
and then to make it right
709
00:30:02,436 --> 00:30:05,042
is playing this game
at the highest level.
710
00:30:05,042 --> 00:30:07,079
- Thank you. Thank you.
-Delicious.
711
00:30:07,079 --> 00:30:11,020
- Whoo!
- Ah-ah-ah-ah!
712
00:30:12,156 --> 00:30:15,362
Gents, let's take a moment,
please. Excuse us.
713
00:30:17,232 --> 00:30:19,036
Brynn,
the chicken cacciatore.
714
00:30:19,036 --> 00:30:20,573
- It was good.
- That sauce is exceptional.
715
00:30:20,573 --> 00:30:21,942
If she'd put the thigh in there,
716
00:30:21,942 --> 00:30:23,378
that would've been exceptional.
717
00:30:23,378 --> 00:30:24,915
-Yeah.
- Amazing.
718
00:30:24,915 --> 00:30:26,351
And the barbeque sauce?
Barbeque chicken?
719
00:30:26,351 --> 00:30:27,921
-Uh, yeah.
- Aarón: Amazing.
720
00:30:27,921 --> 00:30:29,925
- Lights out. Great.
- Yeah, yeah.
721
00:30:29,925 --> 00:30:32,029
Is that enough
to make him win though?
722
00:30:32,029 --> 00:30:33,198
- One of the best
tonight-- Grant.
- With the wine sauce?
723
00:30:33,198 --> 00:30:35,068
- Grant. That was good.
- Beautiful.
724
00:30:35,068 --> 00:30:37,172
- And then
the German inspired dish.
- Impressive.
725
00:30:37,172 --> 00:30:39,210
Aarón: I love
the boldness in Kennedy.
726
00:30:39,210 --> 00:30:42,082
It's courageous,
it's intelligent,
and it's delicious.
727
00:30:42,082 --> 00:30:45,222
We have four great dishes.
Who's it gonna be?
728
00:30:45,222 --> 00:30:47,292
- I know who it is.
- I think I know, too.
729
00:30:49,130 --> 00:30:51,300
- We in agreement?
- Yeah.
730
00:30:51,300 --> 00:30:52,436
Let's go.
731
00:30:57,112 --> 00:31:01,354
Brynn, Kendal, Grant, Kennedy,
four outstanding dishes,
732
00:31:01,354 --> 00:31:03,993
but we've got just one pin
to give out.
733
00:31:03,993 --> 00:31:06,264
And we are all in agreeance
734
00:31:06,264 --> 00:31:09,571
that tonight's best dish
was cooked by...
735
00:31:11,407 --> 00:31:13,044
Congratulations go to...
736
00:31:29,210 --> 00:31:33,218
Tonight's best chicken dish
was cooked by--
737
00:31:33,218 --> 00:31:34,888
congratulations goes to...
738
00:31:38,495 --> 00:31:39,765
- Kennedy.
739
00:31:39,765 --> 00:31:41,769
- Good job!
- Yes! Go, Kennedy!
740
00:31:41,769 --> 00:31:43,071
That's what I'm talking about!
741
00:31:43,071 --> 00:31:44,273
We gonna be up there
on that balcony!
742
00:31:44,273 --> 00:31:45,977
That dish was exceptional.
743
00:31:45,977 --> 00:31:48,248
Congratulations,
you win the immunity pin
744
00:31:48,248 --> 00:31:51,622
and will be safe
from elimination
in the next challenge.
745
00:31:51,622 --> 00:31:52,957
- May I?
- Of course.
746
00:31:52,957 --> 00:31:54,728
Please. Congrats.
747
00:31:54,728 --> 00:31:57,801
- This pin right here
means everything to me.
- Amazing.
748
00:31:57,801 --> 00:32:00,238
I feel like
I made Denver proud,
and I made my team proud.
749
00:32:00,238 --> 00:32:02,342
Kennedy, congratulations.
750
00:32:02,342 --> 00:32:07,419
That means everyone
from the West are safe
from elimination tonight.
751
00:32:07,419 --> 00:32:10,192
All of you, make your way
up to the balcony.
Let's go, guys.
752
00:32:10,192 --> 00:32:11,628
I feel on top of the world
right now.
753
00:32:11,628 --> 00:32:13,097
We're the wild, wild best,
754
00:32:13,097 --> 00:32:15,268
and we truly are here
to be the best.
755
00:32:16,404 --> 00:32:19,578
Lizzie, you've got
a big thank you towards Kennedy
756
00:32:19,578 --> 00:32:23,051
because that was definitely
the worst dish in your region.
757
00:32:23,051 --> 00:32:26,592
- Yes. Thank you.
- Get a grip, girl.
758
00:32:26,592 --> 00:32:29,463
- Thank you.
- Now it's time to take
a much closer look
759
00:32:29,463 --> 00:32:32,102
at one dish
from each remaining region
760
00:32:32,102 --> 00:32:34,039
that we felt was
not up to par tonight.
761
00:32:34,039 --> 00:32:36,745
The first dish comes
from the Northeast.
762
00:32:36,745 --> 00:32:39,049
It felt like a shocking misfire.
763
00:32:39,049 --> 00:32:42,557
Please step forward, Purvi.
764
00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:47,132
I am feeling sad
and a little bit shocked.
765
00:32:47,132 --> 00:32:50,205
Chef Ramsay
has big expectations
766
00:32:50,205 --> 00:32:53,144
because he has tasted and made
butter chicken so many times.
767
00:32:53,144 --> 00:32:55,448
So I am concerned
that my butter chicken
768
00:32:55,448 --> 00:32:57,319
might not have the flavor
and the standards
769
00:32:57,319 --> 00:32:59,290
that the chefs
were looking for.
770
00:32:59,290 --> 00:33:01,160
Give us an insight
to the dish, please.
771
00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:03,833
Today I got
chicken legs and thighs,
772
00:33:03,833 --> 00:33:06,103
and I made butter chicken
with naan.
773
00:33:06,103 --> 00:33:08,509
Butter chicken is supposed
to be inviting and warm
774
00:33:08,509 --> 00:33:10,245
and it's got
that fragrance to it.
775
00:33:10,245 --> 00:33:12,517
But it looks dull.
Shall we?
776
00:33:12,517 --> 00:33:13,586
Yeah.
777
00:33:18,829 --> 00:33:21,100
Look, when you do
a butter chicken,
778
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:24,073
you have a standard
that's so high and so specific
779
00:33:24,073 --> 00:33:26,879
to everyone who's eaten it
8,000 times in their life.
780
00:33:26,879 --> 00:33:30,485
So you're gonna really kind of
raise the bar on yourself
so high by doing an iconic dish.
781
00:33:30,485 --> 00:33:33,091
And then
it's your ethnicity, too,
so we're expecting so much.
782
00:33:33,091 --> 00:33:38,636
And I just feel that this wasn't
butter chicken like I wanted
or I like it, quite frankly.
783
00:33:38,636 --> 00:33:40,673
- Sure.
- Purvi, you know,
784
00:33:40,673 --> 00:33:44,046
this was in your wheelhouse,
and so I am saddened
785
00:33:44,046 --> 00:33:46,685
because I just know
this is not the best butter
chicken that you ever made.
786
00:33:46,685 --> 00:33:51,093
Butter chicken gravy should
be fragrant, very tomato-y,
787
00:33:51,093 --> 00:33:53,064
and this is oozing of raw spice.
788
00:33:53,064 --> 00:33:54,701
And then unfortunately,
as you can see,
789
00:33:54,701 --> 00:33:58,341
the denseness of the bread
is actually-- it's raw.
790
00:33:58,341 --> 00:34:00,111
That needs to be rolled
super thin there.
791
00:34:00,111 --> 00:34:04,554
Thank you, Purvi.
What a shame.
792
00:34:04,554 --> 00:34:07,259
Okay, the dish from the South
that disappointed us
793
00:34:07,259 --> 00:34:10,298
was cooked by someone who's
never been in the bottom three.
794
00:34:10,298 --> 00:34:13,404
Please come forward, Jennifer.
795
00:34:15,676 --> 00:34:20,318
After two wins in a row,
I think that the judges hold me
to a high standard.
796
00:34:20,318 --> 00:34:22,322
But, you know, I'm starting
to second guess myself,
797
00:34:22,322 --> 00:34:24,426
and I'm worried
about that flavor profile
798
00:34:24,426 --> 00:34:25,930
and what the judges
think of it.
799
00:34:25,930 --> 00:34:27,332
So, I'm pretty nervous.
800
00:34:27,332 --> 00:34:29,571
Okay, Jennifer,
tell us what you made.
801
00:34:29,571 --> 00:34:32,276
I made a roasted chicken breast
802
00:34:32,276 --> 00:34:34,848
with charred greens,
a chicken gravy,
803
00:34:34,848 --> 00:34:36,919
and a southern flavored risotto.
804
00:34:36,919 --> 00:34:39,156
Visually, it looks strange.
805
00:34:39,156 --> 00:34:41,327
It's the dish that doesn't sound
like it goes together.
806
00:34:41,327 --> 00:34:43,933
I get the risotto, but tonight
wasn't the risotto challenge.
807
00:34:43,933 --> 00:34:47,740
The chicken is like a bit
of an afterthought. Shall we?
808
00:34:55,055 --> 00:34:59,263
The risotto's overcooked,
and it's not by any
reference point a risotto.
809
00:34:59,263 --> 00:35:04,741
It's Arborio rice done
with New Orleans mirepoix
with a lot of wine in it.
810
00:35:04,741 --> 00:35:06,310
And it's not really a dish.
811
00:35:06,310 --> 00:35:09,751
For me, it's just like
a chicken breast that's seasoned
812
00:35:09,751 --> 00:35:11,354
with a bad risotto.
813
00:35:11,354 --> 00:35:13,124
I actually like the seasoning
on the chicken breast.
814
00:35:13,124 --> 00:35:15,495
If this was retinkered,
reimagined,
815
00:35:15,495 --> 00:35:17,600
I think it would
be completely different.
816
00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:19,938
- Yes, Chef.
- Jennifer, I'm underwhelmed.
817
00:35:19,938 --> 00:35:23,512
You had the control of the
challenge tonight in your palm,
818
00:35:23,512 --> 00:35:25,549
and you didn't use that
to your advantage.
819
00:35:25,549 --> 00:35:28,388
The chicken gravy's just,
you know, gummy,
820
00:35:28,388 --> 00:35:30,526
and just not what you serve
with a risotto.
821
00:35:30,526 --> 00:35:34,299
This doesn't taste
like the Jennifer that I know.
822
00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:36,805
- I'm so sorry.
- Thank you.
823
00:35:44,353 --> 00:35:46,992
So the dish from the Midwest
that fell short
824
00:35:46,992 --> 00:35:49,229
was made from an ambitious cook
825
00:35:49,229 --> 00:35:52,870
who tried overcome
that ten minute penalty.
826
00:35:52,870 --> 00:35:54,406
Please come forward...
827
00:36:08,902 --> 00:36:10,973
So, the dish from the Midwest
828
00:36:10,973 --> 00:36:12,944
that we must
investigate further,
829
00:36:12,944 --> 00:36:14,814
please come forward...
830
00:36:19,758 --> 00:36:21,494
Sarah.
831
00:36:23,532 --> 00:36:25,268
So it's my first time
in the bottom,
832
00:36:25,268 --> 00:36:27,607
and I feel very scared
about what's to come.
833
00:36:27,607 --> 00:36:30,311
I definitely regret making
something that I've never made,
834
00:36:30,311 --> 00:36:33,619
but I'm hoping, like,
the flavors can carry through.
835
00:36:33,619 --> 00:36:35,556
I got the chicken breast
tonight,
836
00:36:35,556 --> 00:36:38,595
and I made a chicken roulade
stuffed with prosciutto basil,
837
00:36:38,595 --> 00:36:40,833
a mix of goat and mozzarella,
sun-dried tomatoes,
838
00:36:40,833 --> 00:36:44,541
artichokes, roasted potatoes,
and a tomato cucumber salad.
839
00:36:44,541 --> 00:36:47,112
You picked a dish
where the resting time
840
00:36:47,112 --> 00:36:50,452
is just as significant
and important
as the cooking time.
841
00:36:50,452 --> 00:36:52,590
So you gave yourself
double jeopardy
842
00:36:52,590 --> 00:36:54,561
in a point where you had
a ten minute penalty.
843
00:36:54,561 --> 00:36:57,499
- Yes, I agree. Yeah.
- You played it all wrong.
844
00:36:57,499 --> 00:36:59,571
All right, let's taste it.
845
00:37:03,779 --> 00:37:05,448
Sarah, unfortunately,
the chicken's dry.
846
00:37:05,448 --> 00:37:09,323
I just have to commend you
for having the gumption
847
00:37:09,323 --> 00:37:11,460
to attempt a roulade
on a night like tonight.
848
00:37:11,460 --> 00:37:14,299
But you were
up against the clock,
849
00:37:14,299 --> 00:37:16,905
- and it's evident, right?
- Absolutely.
850
00:37:16,905 --> 00:37:19,744
Yeah, this dish kind of
reminds me of a lot
851
00:37:19,744 --> 00:37:22,517
of those Italian
chain restaurants,
and that's not a good thing.
852
00:37:22,517 --> 00:37:25,856
I think what you could've done
here is taking that filling
853
00:37:25,856 --> 00:37:30,633
and used that as a garnish
for just simply searing
the chicken breast.
854
00:37:30,633 --> 00:37:32,570
Roulade-ing it is not
the right move.
855
00:37:32,570 --> 00:37:34,774
- Yeah.
- The chicken's overcooked.
856
00:37:34,774 --> 00:37:38,381
The filling has no reference.
It's obviously falling apart.
857
00:37:38,381 --> 00:37:40,619
And the dish,
it's not what you promised.
858
00:37:40,619 --> 00:37:44,326
- Thank you, Sarah.
- Yep.
859
00:37:44,326 --> 00:37:47,332
Purvi, Jennifer, Sarah,
please give us a moment.
860
00:37:47,332 --> 00:37:49,002
Oh, this is tough.
861
00:37:49,002 --> 00:37:51,140
- Yes.
- Love you.
862
00:37:51,140 --> 00:37:55,148
- Purvi's?
- An iconic dish like butter
chicken needs to be executed.
863
00:37:55,148 --> 00:37:57,887
This was in her wheelhouse.
She should have
an immunity pin tonight.
864
00:37:57,887 --> 00:37:59,691
- Huge mistake on her part.
- Aarón: Yeah.
865
00:37:59,691 --> 00:38:01,628
Jennifer,
that dish missed the mark.
866
00:38:01,628 --> 00:38:03,866
The cook on the chicken for me
was the saving grace.
867
00:38:03,866 --> 00:38:05,536
-Yeah.
- Does that risotto
come from the South?
868
00:38:05,536 --> 00:38:07,072
- Come on?
- No, we don't do that.
869
00:38:07,072 --> 00:38:08,775
Sarah's dish
was a disaster.
870
00:38:08,775 --> 00:38:10,378
Why would you make a roulade
if you've never made
871
00:38:10,378 --> 00:38:11,915
a roulade before?
872
00:38:14,554 --> 00:38:16,658
-Tough one, this one.
-I think we need to do it.
873
00:38:16,658 --> 00:38:18,896
- I agree.
- I think the dishes
were that bad.
874
00:38:18,896 --> 00:38:20,799
We can't that slide 'cause
that's gonna set a precedent
875
00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:22,570
- for everybody else.
-Wow.
876
00:38:22,570 --> 00:38:24,039
- We all in agreeance?
-Yeah.
877
00:38:24,039 --> 00:38:25,676
Aarón: Let's do it.
878
00:38:31,855 --> 00:38:36,397
Purvi, Jennifer, and Sarah,
sadly, tonight you cooked
879
00:38:36,397 --> 00:38:39,637
the worst dishes
from your regions.
880
00:38:39,637 --> 00:38:41,575
After discussing
with Joe and Aarón,
881
00:38:41,575 --> 00:38:43,579
we are all in agreement.
882
00:38:47,820 --> 00:38:52,663
Sarah will be leaving
the MasterChef kitchen tonight.
883
00:38:54,734 --> 00:38:56,538
And you can thank Jennifer
for that.
884
00:38:56,538 --> 00:38:59,544
Having ten minutes
less time to cook
885
00:38:59,544 --> 00:39:01,748
really put you up against it,
forced you to rush,
886
00:39:01,748 --> 00:39:03,451
and the final dish
887
00:39:03,451 --> 00:39:06,123
was certainly not up
to MasterChef standards.
888
00:39:06,123 --> 00:39:08,361
- I'm sorry.
- Thank you, Chef.
889
00:39:10,198 --> 00:39:13,572
But wait.
890
00:39:13,572 --> 00:39:16,778
After that intense discussion
with Joe and Aarón,
891
00:39:16,778 --> 00:39:21,186
we felt that there was
another dish equally as bad,
892
00:39:21,186 --> 00:39:23,491
and that simply wouldn't be fair
893
00:39:23,491 --> 00:39:26,898
to send only one of
the bottom cooks home tonight.
894
00:39:26,898 --> 00:39:32,042
The second person leaving
"MasterChef" tonight is...
895
00:39:33,712 --> 00:39:34,814
Purvi.
896
00:39:34,814 --> 00:39:37,653
- Oh.
- Ooh.
897
00:39:37,653 --> 00:39:40,859
Jennifer, say good-bye
to Purvi and Sarah
898
00:39:40,859 --> 00:39:43,966
because you dodged
a bullet tonight.
899
00:39:46,938 --> 00:39:48,107
It's okay.
900
00:39:56,056 --> 00:39:58,629
Purvi, we fell in love
with you weeks ago.
901
00:39:58,629 --> 00:40:02,503
You brought this incredible
authenticity to this
competition,
902
00:40:02,503 --> 00:40:04,941
but tonight
you missed the mark.
903
00:40:04,941 --> 00:40:06,645
It was nowhere near up to
the standard it should've been.
904
00:40:06,645 --> 00:40:09,517
- Yes, Chef.
- What's next for Purvi?
905
00:40:09,517 --> 00:40:12,523
I'm still gonna cook.
Today was not the day,
906
00:40:12,523 --> 00:40:14,661
but I will keep continuing
with my cooking.
907
00:40:14,661 --> 00:40:16,932
Sarah, tonight,
I think with the time deficit,
908
00:40:16,932 --> 00:40:19,604
you didn't play it right.
But you're a great cook,
909
00:40:19,604 --> 00:40:20,973
and, listen, you got a lot
of good stuff ahead of you,
910
00:40:20,973 --> 00:40:23,044
- so keep on cooking.
- Thank you very much.
911
00:40:23,044 --> 00:40:25,281
- How are you feeling?
- I mean, I'm upset,
912
00:40:25,281 --> 00:40:28,220
but I've had
the best experience.
913
00:40:28,220 --> 00:40:29,891
I mean, I've already
learned so much,
914
00:40:29,891 --> 00:40:31,661
and I appreciate
all of the guidance.
915
00:40:31,661 --> 00:40:32,964
Please come and say good-bye.
916
00:40:34,801 --> 00:40:37,405
I feel really bummed
that I'm leaving now
917
00:40:37,405 --> 00:40:39,476
because I feel like
I was just kind of
getting into my groove.
918
00:40:39,476 --> 00:40:41,280
This is just
a stepping stone, okay?
919
00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:43,685
- Thank you for saying that.
- You're on your way, okay?
920
00:40:43,685 --> 00:40:45,789
I am kind of, like,
in this Midwest bubble,
921
00:40:45,789 --> 00:40:47,994
and so I have
a lot more learning.
922
00:40:47,994 --> 00:40:49,864
But I got a lot of new things
to bring home to my family.
923
00:40:49,864 --> 00:40:53,371
Please place your aprons
on your benches.
924
00:40:53,371 --> 00:40:56,578
Making it to
the top 20 was the biggest
dream coming true.
925
00:40:56,578 --> 00:41:00,619
I came here to show my talent,
my Indian heritage.
926
00:41:00,619 --> 00:41:02,322
I know that whatever
I've cooked,
927
00:41:02,322 --> 00:41:05,796
I cooked it with full honesty
and dignity, and I did my best.
928
00:41:05,796 --> 00:41:07,533
- Ladies, good night.
-Good night.
929
00:41:07,533 --> 00:41:09,837
- Aarón:
Thank you, ladies.
- Thank you.
930
00:41:11,307 --> 00:41:13,044
If you have a dream,
just follow it.
931
00:41:13,044 --> 00:41:16,618
Even if one door closes,
the other opens up.
932
00:41:16,618 --> 00:41:20,759
Next time, we celebrate
our 250th episode.
933
00:41:20,759 --> 00:41:25,001
I present to you
the United Cakes Of America.
934
00:41:25,001 --> 00:41:28,742
Kennedy, you get to decide
who's baking which cake.
935
00:41:28,742 --> 00:41:29,944
- He's a great chef,
936
00:41:29,944 --> 00:41:31,614
so I'm gonna screw him
over today.
937
00:41:31,614 --> 00:41:32,883
With nine layers!
938
00:41:32,883 --> 00:41:35,556
Man, and I thought
we were friends, Kennedy.
939
00:41:35,556 --> 00:41:36,758
That's a lot of layers.
940
00:41:36,758 --> 00:41:38,127
I don't (bleep) know
what I'm doing.
941
00:41:38,127 --> 00:41:39,997
- Just change gear.
- Stressing me out up here.
942
00:41:39,997 --> 00:41:41,868
- Oh, jeez.
- Between you and I,
you're (bleep).
943
00:41:41,868 --> 00:41:44,006
I think Kennedy
might've sent the Midwest
944
00:41:44,006 --> 00:41:45,576
- to the guillotine.
- Nailed it!
945
00:41:45,576 --> 00:41:46,811
Kennedy set you up
for success.
946
00:41:46,811 --> 00:41:48,180
- You went rogue.
-This is a mess.
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