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- 13 CELEBRATED CHEFS ARRIVED IN L.A.
FOR A CULINARY CLASH OF THE TITANS.
EACH CAME DOWN WITH A SECRET WEAPON:
A POWERFUL PROTEGE TO COMPETE
IN THE FIRST EVER BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS.
- THERE'S JUST SEVEN OF US LEFT.
I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET.
[laughter]
- PREVIOUSLY, ON BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS,
AN OUTRAGEOUS ONION CHALLENGE PUTS THREE CHEFS AT RISK.
AND TONIGHT, CELEBRITY GUEST MINDY KALING
HAS LOVE ON HER MIND.
- I WAS THINKING, IF WE WERE ON A DATE,
WE'D PROBABLY FEED EACH OTHER.
- DOUGLAS, I'D LIKE THAT.
[laughter] - YEAH.
- HELLO, TOP CHEF MASTERS.
IT'S YO GABBA GABBA!
- WHAT THE [bleep] IS GOING ON HERE?
- A CHILDHOOD FOODIE FANTASY...
- I MADE MELON B-- OOH!
- BECOMES A NIGHTMARE IN THE KITCHEN.
- THE OVEN'S BURNING, GUYS!
- THIS IS YO GABBA GABBA!
FOR ME TO GO HOME ON THIS ONE,
THAT WOULD BE REALLY DISCOURAGING.
- THIS IS LIKE A FACE FULL OF MUD.
- SEVEN CHEFS REMAIN, AND WITH THE HELP OF THEIR SOUS,
ONE CHEF WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS
AND WIN THE GRAND PRIZE FOR THEIR CHARITY
OF $100,000,
FURNISHED BY ANOLON GOURMET COOKWARE,
AND BE CROWNED THE WINNER OF TOP CHEF MASTERS.
- MINDY, FROM THE MINDY PROJECT
AND ALSO THE OFFICE, IS STANDING THERE
IN THE TOP CHEF MASTER KITCHEN.
SHE'S REALLY TALENTED AND VERY, VERY FUNNY.
- GOOD MORNING, CHEFS. all: GOOD MORNING.
- PLEASE MEET YOUR GUEST JUDGE FOR THIS NEXT QUICKFIRE:
ACTRESS, WRITER, AND PRODUCER,
CURRENTLY STARRING IN THE MINDY PROJECT,
MINDY KALING.
[applause]
- AS YOU KNOW, MINDY'S A WRITER.
ONE THING THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW
IS SHE'S A ROMANTIC COMEDY AFICIONADO.
- I LOVE DATING. I LIKE TO LAUGH.
SO IT'S BEEN MY INSPIRATION FOR MY SHOW AND MY LIFE.
- I LOVE MOVIES. I CRY AT MOVIES.
I CRY ON PLANES ALL THE TIME.
I WATCH MOVIES, AND I'M, LIKE, CRYING.
AND I'M LIKE, "OH, [bleep], I'M CRYING."
AND THERE'S A DUDE NEXT TO ME, LIKE, WITH TATTOOS.
[laughs]
- EACH ONE OF THESE MOVIE TICKETS HAS THE NAME
OF ONE OF MINDY'S ALL-TIME FAVORITE ROMANTIC COMEDIES.
TODAY, CHEFS, YOUR JOB IS TO INTERPRET
ONE OF THESE MOVIES AND PUT IT ON A PLATE.
- NICE.
- COME UP AND GRAB A TICKET.
- I AM NOT THE BIGGEST FAN OF ROMANTIC COMEDIES.
THE MOST ROMANTIC THING I'VE EVER DONE
WAS PUNCH DOUG IN THE LEG, YEAH.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.
- SUE, TELL US, WHAT MOVIE DID YOU GET?
- KNOCKED UP. - AH, FUN.
- WASN'T ME.
[laughter]
- KNOCKED UP IS ABOUT A PREGNANT GIRL
AND THE STONER IMPREGNATOR.
I'VE NEVER BEEN PREGNANT, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN ***.
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?
MY MOMMY MIGHT BE SEEING THIS.
- DAVID, WHAT'D YOU GET?
- SWEET HOME ALABAMA.
- REESE WITHERSPOON GOES TO ALABAMA.
THE FOOD IN THAT REGION SEEMS REALLY GREAT.
- OKAY, DOUGLAS?
- I HAVE MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS,
IT GIVES ME A WIDE RANGE OF STUFF TO CHOOSE FROM.
IT'S LIKE A SLAM DUNK, ALMOST.
- OKAY, NEAL, WHAT'D YOU GET?
- VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA.
- THAT MOVIE HAS SCARLETT JOHANSSON KISSING PENELOPE CRUZ.
- RIGHT. - PRETTY HOT MOVIE.
- BRYAN, WHAT DID YOU GET?
- I HAVE MYSTIC PIZZA.
- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD MAKE PIZZA IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME.
- MY DOUGH TAKES A DAY, A COUPLE DAYS, SO...
- YOU SHOULD TRY TO KNOCK IT OUT.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
- OKAY, SANG, TELL US WHAT YOU GOT.
- WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.
- TO ME, IT'S ABOUT, LIKE, DATING IN NEW YORK
AND CASUAL, ROMANTIC, FUN MEALS.
- JENNIFER?
- I HAVE ROMAN HOLIDAY, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT.
- AUDREY HEPBURN, UNLIKE ME, LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE
WHO'S PROBABLY NEVER EATEN IN HER LIFE.
IT'S A FUN MOVIE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO ROME,
HOPING TO FIND LOVE.
- OKAY. OKAY.
- THE CHEF WHO MAKES THE BEST DISH WILL WIN $5,000
FOR THEIR CHARITY OF CHOICE, FURNISHED BY LEXUS.
CHEFS, YOU ONLY HAVE 30 MINUTES
IN THE GE MONOGRAM KITCHEN,
AND YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.
GOOD LUCK. - GOOD LUCK.
- WHERE'S THAT [bleep]?
[laughter]
[indistinct chatter]
- WHEN WE COOK IN THESE KITCHENS ON THESE QUICKFIRES,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M SWEATING LIKE A FARM ANIMAL,
I'M RUNNING BACK AND FORTH, BUT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S VERY HARD TO MAKE A DECISION WHEN, YOU KNOW,
VOLTAGGIO'S ELBOWING YOU, AND THIS GUY'S DOING THIS.
- MY MOVIE'S WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.
ALL I REMEMBER WAS THAT SALLY WAS A HELL OF A PICKY EATER.
SALLY WOULD NOT BE A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER
IN ANY OF MY RESTAURANTS.
I'VE SORT OF BECOME KNOWN
FOR NOT OFFERING SUBSTITUTIONS ON FOOD.
I JUST REMEMBER MEG RYAN'S CHARACTER
WAS ALWAYS ORDERING APPLE PIE A LA MODE,
WITH THE ICE CREAM ON THE SIDE,
SO I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPLE COMPOTE
WITH A VANILLA ICE CREAM ON THE SIDE.
- I HAVE KNOCKED UP.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A VANILLA ICE CREAM
WITH SOME CHOCOLATE SWIRLS IN IT
AND SPICY, SALTY POTATO CHIPS,
JUST LIKE A PREGNANT WOMAN WOULD LIKE TO EAT.
[laughter]
- WHAT YOU GOT, DOUG?
- I'VE GOT MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.
IN THE MOVIE, IT'S GOT ONE OF MY FAVORITE RESTAURANTS
IN THE WORLD, MAXIM'S. - OH, YEAH!
- I'M MAKING A PERFECT LATE-NIGHT DATE DISH
WITH SCRAMBLED EGGS AND CAVIAR.
FOR THE FIRST DATE, MY WIFE WAS COMING OVER FOR DINNER,
AND I SAID I NEEDED TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT
UP ON TOP OF A HILL.
I HAD PREPARED A HUGE PICNIC FOR HER.
IT WAS A BIG FIGHT TO GET HER UP THERE,
BUT WHEN SHE GOT UP AND SAW IT, SHE WAS SURPRISED.
IT WAS A GREAT DATE.
- 15 MINUTES!
- I GOT THE ROMANESCO TOO, NEAL.
THIS IS MY ROMAN, SO I FIGURED I GOT TO GET THE ROMANESCO.
I PULLED ROMAN HOLIDAY.
I DEFINITELY AM A ROMANTIC PERSON.
MY HUSBAND'S PROPOSAL TO ME WAS REALLY ROMANTIC.
WE WENT ON A HIKE.
AND I WAS GETTING A LITTLE HUNGRY AND WANTED A GRANOLA BAR,
AND HE WAS LIKE, "OH, JUST REACH IN THAT POCKET."
AND I REACHED IN THERE, AND I'M LIKE,
"THERE'S ONLY THIS BOX."
AND I'M LIKE...
"IT'S A RING BOX."
I WAS SHOCKED, AND WE GOT MARRIED LAST SEPTEMBER.
COMING AT YA.
- CHEFS, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES REMAINING!
- WATCH YOUR BACK. HOT STUFF.
- SHOULD BE POURING OUT RIGHT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M WORKING WITH LIQUID NITROGEN.
IS IT ON RIGHT?
AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE OF STARING AT THE CONTAINER,
I REALIZED YOU NEED TO TAKE THE TOP OFF.
[laughs] SO...
- ONE MINUTE, GUYS.
- I'M NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A PIZZA AT ALL,
WHICH MIGHT BE A HARD SELL.
[beeping]
- CHEFS, TIME IS UP!
- WHEW! [laughs]
I'M FEELING A LITTLE CONCERNED WHEN I'M LOOKING AROUND
AT SOME OF THE OTHER DISHES.
I THINK I MIGHT OVERTHINK THINGS OR UNDERTHINK THINGS.
[sighs]
- HEY, SUE. - I HAVE KNOCKED UP.
MY INSPIRATION FOR THIS ICE CREAM
WITH SALTY CAYENNE CHIPS AND PICKLES
IS A PREGNANT WOMAN.
IT'S ALSO KIND OF STONER FOOD TOO.
- WE SHOULD GO GET HIGH AND COME BACK,
AND THEN WE WOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO TELL.
- I'M HOLDING, IF YOU GUYS WANT SOME.
- OKAY. [laughter]
LET'S GO, MINDY, BEFORE WE GET IN TROUBLE.
- THANK YOU. YES, YES, YES.
- SO, DAVID, TELL US...
- SWEET HOME ALABAMA. - MMM.
I MADE A SOUTHERN GRITS WITH TOMATILLO, ROASTED,
AND I DID A PLAY ON FRIED CHICKEN--I USED DUCK.
- SO WHAT I'M VERY IMPRESSED AT IS THAT THERE'S
A TRICKLE OF SWEAT, WHICH SHOWS THAT YOU
PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THIS.
- YEAH. [laughter]
- TO ME, EFFORT IS SEXY. - YEAH.
- YUP. THANK YOU, DAVID. - THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU, DAVID.
- OOH, A LITTLE MIDNIGHT IN PARIS ACTION.
- MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.
YOU AND I ARE ON A DATE, IT'S MIDNIGHT,
SITTING THERE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT.
SCRAMBLED EGGS AND CAVIAR, LITTLE FRENCH FRIES TO FINISH.
- I THINK CAVIAR'S SUCH A GREAT DATE FOOD.
- I WAS THINKING, IF WE WERE ON A DATE,
WE'D PROBABLY FEED EACH OTHER, WITH A MOTHER-OF-PEARL SPOON.
- DOUGLAS, I'D LIKE THAT. - [laughs]
- YEAH. CURTIS, COME ON.
BE COOL. [laughter]
IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE CHEFS, I MEAN,
YOU GUYS ALL GET HIT ON, PROBABLY, ALL THE TIME
'CAUSE OF YOUR JOB, BUT...
- BY THE MINUTE. - BY THE MINUTE, RIGHT?
- [laughing] NO.
- NEAL, TELL US ABOUT YOUR MOVIE AND YOUR DISH.
- VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA.
I FOUND SOME MEDITERRANEAN SEA BASS AND SOME LOBSTER,
AND I MADE A LITTLE BROTH.
I WANTED IT TO BE SPICY, BUT NOT TOO SPICY, BUT...
IT'S NOT LIKE EATING AT A RESTAURANT
WHERE YOU HAVE A STEAK AND POTATOES AND...
- YOU'RE LIKE, "PUT ME TO BED." - YOUR DATE ENDS EARLY
ON THE COUCH. - "TOO LATE.
CAN'T HAVE SEX. I'M PASSED OUT."
- WELL DONE, MATE. - THANK YOU, SIR.
- GOOD JOB.
- SO I WAS RECENTLY INVITED TO YALE UNIVERSITY, ACTUALLY,
TO SPEAK AT A MASTER'S TEA.
IT WAS MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO NEW HAVEN-STYLE PIZZA,
WHICH IS WHERE MYSTIC PIZZA WAS LOCATED.
MY FAVORITE PIZZA THAT I HAD THERE
WAS A WHITE CLAM PIZZA WITH BACON.
THAT WAS THE INSPIRATION, SO I TOOK OYSTERS,
'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE CLAMS
AND ACTUALLY POACHED THEM LIGHTLY IN A SMOKED OIL,
SO, REALLY, THE COMPRESSED KALE SALAD,
BURRATA TO REPRESENT THE WHITE PART OF THE WHITE PIZZA.
- THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE A PIZZA ON THE PLATE.
- MMM. GREAT. MMM.
- THANKS, BRYAN. - THANK YOU.
- WELL, I HAD WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT A PAIN IN THE *** SALLY WAS.
WHAT I MADE YOU IS AN APPLE PIE COMPOTE WITH A STREUSEL.
THERE ARE ALSO DATES IN THE APPLE PIE COMPOTE
BECAUSE IT'S A DATE MOVIE.
- VERY CUTE.
[laughter]
- OH, YOU'RE SO CUTE. - SUCH AN [bleep].
- YOU'RE A TOTAL CHEESE BALL, BUT YOU'RE HILARIOUS.
[laughter]
- THAT'S GREAT. - THANKS, SANG.
- THANK YOU. - THANK YOU, SANG.
- [laughs]
- JENNIFER! - HELLO.
MY MOVIE WAS ROMAN HOLIDAY,
AND I MADE AN INSALATA FRUTTI DI MARE.
WHEN I THINK OF ROME, I THINK OF ANTIPASTI,
AND ALSO, THERE'S ROMANESCO IN IT.
- THANK YOU, JENNIFER. - THANK YOU.
- YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- WHO HAD SOME OF YOUR LEAST FAVORITE DISHES TODAY?
- SANG, 'CAUSE YOU REFERENCED APPLE PIE A LA MODE,
I KEPT THINKING OF APPLE PIE.
IT DIDN'T LIVE UP TO WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR.
AND JENNIFER'S TAKE ON ROMAN HOLIDAY,
THE ANTIPASTO, I THOUGHT IT WASN'T AS MEMORABLE
AS SOME OF THE OTHER DISHES.
- OKAY, SO WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE DISHES?
- NEAL'S VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA INTERPRETATION.
IT WAS JUST A SEXY, HEARTY, SPICY DISH.
DOUGLAS, I LOVED THE SCRAMBLED EGGS CAVIAR.
- THANKS.
- SCRAMBLED EGGS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU MAKE
FOR SOMEONE YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT,
AND CAVIAR IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE
THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO IMPRESS.
- AND WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FAVORITE?
- SUE'S KNOCKED UP.
IT WAS VERY FUN, AND I THINK A STONER OR A PREGNANT WOMAN
WOULD MAKE A BEELINE FOR THAT.
- THANKS.
- BETWEEN YOUR THREE FAVORITE DISHES,
WHO HAD THE WINNING DISH?
- I WOULD SAY THAT, FOR TASTE AND CHARM...
DOUGLAS, I-- YOU WERE MY WINNER.
- THANK YOU.
[applause] THANK YOU.
- CONGRATULATIONS, DOUGLAS.
THAT'S $5,000 FOR YOUR CHARITY,
THE GREEN DOG RESCUE, FURNISHED BY LEXUS.
- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M UP TO 10,000 BUCKS FOR GREEN DOG RESCUE,
AND IT FEELS ABSOLUTELY GREAT.
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO,
I ACTUALLY BECAME A CERTIFIED DOG TRAINER.
I'M DOWN THERE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS A WEEK
WORKING WITH TROUBLED DOGS, AND I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT.
- [laughing] SANG.
- DOUG WINNING THE CHALLENGE WITH SCRAMBLED EGGS
IS A LITTLE BIT TOUGH TO SWALLOW.
I'M WONDERING WHAT DOUG DID WITH THE OTHER 27 MINUTES
OF THE CHALLENGE.
- OKAY, CHEFS, LET'S PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER
FOR OUR GUEST, MINDY.
THANKS, MINDY.
- THANKS, GUYS.
- OH, WOW. - CRAZY.
- YO! HA! NICE. [laughter]
- WHAT THE [bleep] IS GOING ON HERE?
[laughs]
- SO, CHEFS, ARE YOU READY FOR THE RESULTS
OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS?
- YES.
- DOUG, PAUL JUST WALKED
STRAIGHT INTO THE KITCHEN YESTERDAY.
HOW DO YOU THINK IT'S WORKING OUT FOR HIM SO FAR?
- I'M SURE HE'S HOLDING HIS OWN.
MY SOUS CHEF DREW HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY,
AND, UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD TO LEAVE.
BUT I'VE WORKED WITH PAUL FOR THREE YEARS,
AND PAUL IS A STRONG COOK.
- YOU'RE AN OLD HAND NOW AT THIS.
- OH, YEAH.
- GOOD JOB, RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
- IN THE LAST BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS,
YOUR SOUS CHEFS HAD TO CREATE A DISH
THAT INCLUDED ONE OF MY FAVORITE INGREDIENTS, THE ONION.
DAVID, CHRIS WON THE BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS.
- THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
- IT'S A SPRING ONION FLAN WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LEMON.
- I'M JUST IMPRESSED THAT YOU'VE GOT THE GUTS
TO TRY A DISH LIKE THAT.
- THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHEF.
- DAVID, YOU HAVE IMMUNITY IN THE NEXT ELIMINATION CHALLENGE.
- EXCELLENT. - NICE.
[applause] - CHRIS WINS, I'M VERY EXCITED.
I GET IMMUNITY. IT'S A GREAT CONFIDENCE BUILDER.
CHRIS IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
- YOU GOING TO GIVE HIM A RAISE?
- YES. HALF DAYS ON SUNDAY.
[laughter]
- SUE, NEAL, JENNIFER,
YOUR SOUS CHEFS UNFORTUNATELY
HAD HUGH AND MY LEAST FAVORITES.
OKAY, CHEFS, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR ELIMINATION CHALLENGE?
- ABSOLUTELY. - YES.
[whimsical music and giggling]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I'M GONNA EAT, YEAH ♪
- OH, WOW. - CRAZY.
- ♪ YUMMY, YUMMY, THERE'S A PARTY IN MY TUMMY ♪
- NICE!
- ♪ NOW THERE'S A PARTY IN MY TUMMY ♪
- I LIKE THE ROBOT. I LIKE THE ROBOT.
THAT'S AWESOME.
- ♪ THERE'S A PARTY IN MY TUMMY ♪
- THERE WAS, LIKE, A CARROT
AND AN OIL CAN AND A GREEN THING.
WHAT THE [bleep] IS GOING ON HERE?
[laughs] - ♪ YUMMY, YUMMY ♪
- HELLO, TOP CHEF MASTERS!
IT'S DJ LANCE ROCK FROM YO GABBA GABBA!
- MY KIDS ARE GONNA FREAK OUT.
- [laughs]
- WE USED TO WATCH THAT SHOW
WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS REALLY LITTLE.
THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT EATING GOOD FOOD.
IT'S A FUN, SIMPLE SHOW.
- YO GABBA GABBA!'S SONG,
THERE'S A PARTY IN MY TUMMY,
TEACHES KIDS TO EAT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN A FUN WAY.
NOW, CHEFS, FOR YOUR CHALLENGE,
WE WANT YOU TO PUT YOUR OWN SPIN
ON GETTING KIDS TO EAT THESE HEALTHY TREATS
AND TO MAKE A SNACK THAT BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS CAN ENJOY.
MY FRIENDS, MUNO, FOOFA, BROBEE,
TOODEE, AND PLEX WILL ALL BE THERE.
- [laughs]
- GOOD LUCK, AND HAVE FUN.
[laughter]
- OH, THAT'S AMAZING.
[laughter]
- CHEFS, YOU'LL HAVE TWO HOURS TO CREATE A DISH
THAT IS BOTH NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS,
THAT'S GONNA BE SERVED HERE TO 60 GUESTS
IN THE TOP CHEF MASTERS DINING ROOM.
WE'LL BE THROWING A PARTY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
WITH THE HELP OF OUR FRIENDS AT YO GABBA GABBA!
- ALL RIGHT.
- REMEMBER, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF LITTLE CRITICS ON HAND
WHO AREN'T SHY ABOUT SHARING THEIR OPINIONS ON FOOD.
- I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS.
I MEAN, I HAVE KIDS,
SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHALLENGE IS ABOUT.
- THE WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE WILL RECEIVE $10,000,
FURNISHED BY LEXUS.
AND, CHEFS,
TWO OF YOU WILL BE PACKING YOUR KNIVES.
- DOUBLE ELIMINATION, THAT'S PRETTY BAD.
THERE'S JUST SEVEN OF US LEFT, WHICH IS KIND OF FRIGHTENING.
- AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE 12 INGREDIENTS HERE
THAT KIDS DON'T TYPICALLY LIKE.
FOR THIS CHALLENGE, YOU MUST INCORPORATE
ONE OF THESE INGREDIENTS INTO YOUR DISH.
DAVID, SINCE YOUR SOUS CHEF WON BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS,
YOU GET FIRST PICK.
- ANCHOVIES.
- AVOCADOS.
- SANG, CAULIFLOWER.
- CAULIFLOWER'S PROBABLY THE LEAST OFFENSIVE,
GIVEN THE CHOICES OF LIVER AND SPINACH,
BECAUSE IT HAS NO COLOR,
SO I KNOW THAT I COULD PROBABLY HIDE IT SOMEWHERE.
- NEAL TOOK SPINACH. SUE?
- UH...
- COTTAGE CHEESE IT IS. BRYAN?
BEETS. - BEETS.
- JENNIFER? MELONS, OKAY.
NO ONE'S TAKEN THE LIVER. I'M SURPRISED.
DOUGLAS? EGGPLANT.
- I THINK DOUG'S READY TO GO HOME.
EGGPLANT IS THE MOST IDIOTIC THING
SOMEBODY COULD PICK FOR KIDS.
I MEAN, NO KIDS LIKE EGGPLANT.
- OKAY, CHEFS, TO HELP YOU OUT,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR SOUS CHEFS
FOR HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SERVICE BEGINS.
- ALL OF US? - MORAL SUPPORT.
- WELL, NOT ALL OF YOU.
JENNIFER, NEAL, AND SUE, SINCE YOUR SOUS CHEFS
WERE ON THE BOTTOM OF BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS,
YOU WILL NOT HAVE THEIR HELP WHEN YOU PREP.
THEY'LL ONLY BE THERE FOR YOU AT THE PARTY.
AND, NEAL, SUE, JENNIFER, WE HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE FOR YOU.
- I'M GOING TO TACKLE THAT GUY.
- YOU WILL HAVE TO INCORPORATE THE BRUSSELS SPROUT.
EVERY KID'S FAVORITE, RIGHT?
- OOH.
- PRETTY SNEAKY.
- MELON AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
I REALLY HAVE THE HARD ONE.
I'VE NEVER WANTED TO INFLICT BODILY HARM ON JOREL,
BUT NOW, MAYBE JUST CHOKE HIM A LITTLE BIT.
- GOOD LUCK, CHEFS, AND YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.
- HEY, SANG, WHAT'D YOU WATCH WHEN WE WERE KIDS, MAN?
- ACTUALLY, I WAS NEVER A CHILD.
I WAS BORN THIS AGE.
[laughs]
I PRETTY MUCH HATED ALL FOODS AS A KID.
AROUND THE AGE OF 14, MY MOTHER TOLD ME,
"WE'RE GOING FOR SUSHI."
THE THOUGHT OF EATING RAW FISH
WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC SOUNDING THING EVER.
AND THEN I FIND OUT IT'S NOWHERE NEAR AS OFFENSIVE
AS I HAD IMAGINED.
KIND OF OPENED THE DOOR.
I'M MAKING A TERIYAKI CHICKEN MEATBALL WITH CAULIFLOWER FOAM.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HIDE THE CAULIFLOWER.
- HEY, NEAL, YOUR KID WATCH YO GABBA GABBA!?
- UH, SHE DID WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE.
SHE'S MORE INTO, LIKE, WIZARDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT NOW.
- MY SEVEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND I GO TO JAMBA JUICE,
AND SHE'LL ORDER A MEGA MANGO, AND SHE'LL GET GREENS IN IT,
'CAUSE SHE CAN'T REALLY TASTE IT, YOU KNOW,
BUT IT'S STILL GOOD FOR HER.
MY PLAN IS TO MAKE A PASTA
WITH THE SPINACH AND THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
I'M GOING TO GRIND THEM THROUGH THE MEAT GRINDER
WITH SOME CARROTS TO KIND OF MASK THEM INTO THE SAUCE.
- YOU KNOW, I HAVE A FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO, UH...
- YEAH. - YOU KNOW, IS IN LOVE WITH IT,
AND NOW I HAVE AN 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER,
AND SHE'S KIND OF LIKE ASSUMED THE SPOT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
SO IT'S LIKE YO GABBA GABBA!'S BACK IN THE HOUSE.
- COOKING WITH YOUR CHILDREN
IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO.
YOU SHOW THEM HOW TO PEEL POTATOES AND CARROTS
AND CUT VEGETABLES, AND INTRODUCE THEM TO NEW FOODS.
BEETS ARE ONE OF THOSE INGREDIENTS
THAT A LOT OF ADULTS DON'T EVEN LIKE,
SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO TAKE AN INGREDIENT
THAT KIDS TYPICALLY DON'T LIKE AND PRESENT IT IN A WAY
THAT THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH: ICE CREAM.
- WHAT ARE YOU MAKING, JEN?
- I'M GOING TO MAKE A YOGURT PARFAIT.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND MELON ARE NOT MY NORM.
GONNA SHAVE THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS THIN,
SO THE KIDS WON'T SEE THEM SO MUCH AS BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
- WHAT ABOUT YOU, SUE?
- I'M MAKING MAC AND CHEESE AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO MAKE KIDS EAT BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
- I KNOW.
- BRUSSELS SPROUTS ARE DEFINITELY A CURVEBALL.
DAMN IT, NICK. BRUSSELS SPROUTS?
45 MINUTES!
I JUST WANTED ONCE TO HAVE IMMUNITY.
DID YOU HAVE IMMUNITY AT ALL, JEN?
- NO! - THIS WAS MY FIRST ONE.
- CONGRATULATIONS. - THANK YOU.
- IT'S A GREAT ONE TO HAVE IT ON.
- I'M NOT GOING TO NEED IT.
- THIS IS DOUBLE ELIMINATION.
DAVID HAS IMMUNITY.
THERE'S A 33% CHANCE
THAT I COULD BE GOING HOME TONIGHT.
- DAVID, WHAT ARE YOU MAKING? A PARFAIT?
- FRUIT SALAD, AVOCADO MOUSSE.
- NICE.
- WITH PRETZELS. IT'S A SCHOOL SNACK.
THE HARD PART IS, KIDS ARE A PAIN IN THE ***.
EVEN IF THEY LIKE IT, IF THEY WANT TO *** YOU OFF,
THEY'LL TELL YOU THEY DON'T LIKE IT.
THEY'RE LIKE SPOUSES.
- KIDS LIKE GREEN STUFF, OR THEY DON'T LIKE GREEN STUFF?
- KIDS LOVE SPICE. KIDS LOVE JALAPENOS AND DASHI.
- YOU'RE A BAD HUMAN.
- DO KIDS LIKE SPICY [bleep]? - [laughs]
- WHY DO THEY THINK I'M KIDDING?
- KIDS IN GENERAL, IT'S NOT MY THING.
DOGS ARE EASIER. [laughs]
- I AM GOING TO DO A JAPANESE-STYLE
SWEETENED EGGPLANT.
IT HITS MAINSTREAM PALATES
AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE SOPHISTICATED,
SO I THINK I'M GOING TO DO ALL RIGHT.
EGGPLANT'S BITTER, IT'S SLIMY.
OKAY, THAT'S WHY KIDS DON'T LIKE IT,
AND WHAT I DECIDE IS I'M GOING TO MAKE IT
A LITTLE SLIMIER BY MAKING IT INTO A JELL-O.
- YOU LAUGH, BUT I AM MAKING DASHI.
[laughter]
- OH, MY GOD, DOUG'S COMPLETELY SHOT HIMSELF
IN THE FOOT ON THIS ONE.
WHAT'S MORE SCARY THAN EGGPLANT JELLY?
- GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. - HOW YOU BEEN, MAN?
- GOOD. - THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.
- YEAH.
- I'M GONNA TAKE THE SAUCE OUT RIGHT NOW.
- DO IT.
- FOR THE LAST 30 MINUTES OF PREP,
AND THEN THROUGHOUT SERVICE,
THE CAVALRY IS COMING TO SAVE MY ***.
[laughs] HE'S ITALIAN.
I'M DOING A MEATBALL DISH.
I'M THINKING THE ONE THING I HAVE TO LEAVE
FOR THE ITALIAN IS THE MEATBALLS.
- TED! HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE!
- I'M ALREADY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS,
AND NOT HAVING OUR SOUS CHEFS THERE REALLY, REALLY SUCKS.
- SEAT THE EGGPLANT. WE'RE COOKING FOR KIDS.
- SURE.
I'M DOUGLAS KEANE'S SOUS CHEF AT CYRUS.
I LIKE WORKING WITH DOUG.
- I MEAN, LOOK AT ME.
- FIRST OF ALL, HE'S EXTREMELY HANDSOME.
- THERE WE GO. NO, PERFECT. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
- OVEN'S BURNING, GUYS!
- SO WHAT HAPPENED?
- GUYS, SOMEONE HAVE SOMETHING IN THE OVEN?
- SOMEBODY'S BURNING SOMETHING UP!
- OH, [bleep]!
WHOA!
OKAY, THERE GOES OUR PRETZEL STICKS.
IT CAME OUT PERFECT. [laughter]
I DIDN'T BURN MYSELF OR HAVE A HEART ATTACK,
SO I'M PRETTY GOOD. - GOOD DISH, HUH?
IF I WAS A KID, I'D EAT IT.
- GOOD DISH, GOOD DISH.
- IT'S GREAT TO HAVE GRAEME COME IN FOR THE LAST, LIKE,
30 MINUTES AND FINISH A LITTLE BIT OF MIS-EN-PLACE.
THIS CHALLENGE IS IMPORTANT TO HIM
BECAUSE HIS WIFE WANTS HIM TO HAVE KIDS.
- [laughs] YEAH. - AND HE'S NOT READY YET.
IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE YOGURT SHOP,
TAKING THE KID TO THE YOGURT SHOP,
EXCEPT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM BEET.
- KIDS DON'T LIKE [bleep] IN THEIR PASTA.
THEY LIKE IT PLAIN.
I'M DOING A DISH I KNOW THE KIDS WILL LIKE: LINGUINI BOLOGNESE,
BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED THAT I MIGHT GET DINGED
FOR HIDING THE VEGETABLES TOO MUCH.
I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME RIGHT NOW.
[chatter and laughter]
- MY LEAST FAVORITE WAS...
- I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE TOP CHEF MASTERS.
WELL, I COULD. [laughs]
- FIVE MINUTES, GUYS!
- TED, WHERE ARE THE MEATBALLS?
- NOBODY WANTS A BRUSSELS SPROUT STARING YOU IN THE EYEBALL.
- WE ARE CREATING A HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS MEAL
WITH AN INGREDIENT THAT KIDS DON'T USUALLY ENJOY.
- YEAH, THESE ARE MUCH BETTER.
- SUE'S NEXT TO ME,
AND SHE'S MAKING MAC AND CHEESE WITH BACON IN IT.
I THOUGHT WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT HEALTHY.
- YO, NICK, I'M RIGHT HERE. - WHAT YOU NEED?
- I GOTTA MAKE THIS LOOK BETTER. THERE'S GONNA BE 60 KIDS HERE.
I AM RELIEVED THAT ALL OF OUR SOUS CHEFS ARE HERE.
THIS IS A DOUBLE ELIMINATION CHALLENGE.
DAVID BURKE HAS IMMUNITY.
YOU WANNA MAKE THAT LOOK PRETTY? - YES, CHEF.
I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
IT'S DEFINITELY NERVE-WRACKING.
YOUR CHANCES OF GOING HOME ARE PRETTY GOOD.
- WE READY? - [bleep], YEAH.
- NO SWEARING AT THE KIDS. - WINNERS.
- OKAY.
- I HEAR KIDS.
- OH, MAN, LOOK AT THIS.
- EVERYBODY READY?
- IT'S JUST A FLOOD OF LITTLE PEOPLE.
IT'S LIKE AN ARMY APPROACHING.
- ARE YOU HUNGRY?
- TED'S A VERY RECENT, NEW FATHER AND, YOU KNOW,
I'M NOT, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RELY ON HIM HEAVILY.
- RILEY, I LIKE YOUR TIE.
YOU LIKE TERIYAKI?
- YEAH. - YEAH?
IT'S A TERIYAKI CHICKEN MEATBALL, AND WATCH THIS:
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE CAULIFLOWER CREAM.
- I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY TWEEZERS.
TODAY WAS A DAY FOR THE TWEEZERS.
OH, GRAB MY-- MY NEW KNIFE BAG.
[overlapping chatter]
- WANT TO TRY THE EGGPLANT? NO?
- YOU LIKE TEA?
- YEAH. - YOU LIKE YOGURT?
- I'M GOOD WITH KIDS.
I'M GOOD WITH EVERYBODY, ACTUALLY.
I'M A GOOD PEOPLE PERSON.
I CAN GET ALONG WITH A [bleep] ROCK,
YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS IT DON'T TALK BACK.
- YOU WANT TO TRY SOMETHING NICE?
- YES, WE DO.
- YOU WANT A SPOON? ALL RIGHT.
- THIS IS NEGATIVE 300 DEGREES.
- [laughs] WHOA!
- DO YOU GUYS LIKE MELON? IT'S HEALTHY.
I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE THAT WORD, BUT IT IS.
- YAY!
[cheers and applause]
SO HAPPY.
[laughter]
- PLAY FOR ME!
[chatter and laughter]
- [squeals]
I DON'T WANNA!
- THIS IS LIKE CHUCK E. CHEESE ON ACID.
- YEAH. [laughter]
- WOW. SO FUN, HEY?
- IT'S SOY SAUCE.
- I'M GOING TO PUT SOME CRISPY RICE ON TOP.
- WHOOPS, SORRY. [laughter]
- WHAT'S INSIDE OF HIM? I DON'T KNOW.
A BUNCH OF, LIKE, COMPUTER CHIPS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S INSIDE OF THEM?
- A PERSON. [laughter]
- ♪ WAH-WAH ♪
- ♪ THERE'S A PARTY IN MY TUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY ♪
- [laughs] HOW DO YOU KNOW IT?
- HOW DO I KNOW IT? I KNOW ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
- DO YOU LIKE BEETS? BEETS?
- WHAT IS THAT? - THAT'S A TEA,
AND THE MOUSSE IS AVOCADO AND WHITE CHOCOLATE.
- I MADE MELON BU--WHOO!
I MADE MELON BUBBLES.
I KNOW, ISN'T THAT CRAZY?
- HE DOESN'T TALK BACK. - [laughs]
- JENNIFER.
- HELLO, CURTIS. - HOW ARE YOU?
- FANTASTIC.
- TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS DISH.
- I'M CALLING IT "THE SANDWICH PARFAIT."
IT'S SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF MELON
THAT I'VE LIGHTLY MARINATED,
AND THEN I MADE A COLD PICKLE ON THE BRUSSELS SPROUT SALAD.
- THANK YOU. - ALL RIGHT, HAVE FUN. ENJOY.
- HOW GREAT DOES THE ROOM LOOK IN HERE?
- IT'S AMAZING.
- I TOTALLY WANT TO JUMP AROUND HERE.
LIKE, I'M WAITING FOR THE BOUNCY BALL.
- [laughs] RIGHT.
- JEN CHOSE MELON AS HER INGREDIENT.
THEN, OF COURSE, SHE GOT THE CURVEBALL
OF HAVING TO INCORPORATE BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT KIDS LIKE THAT.
THE PARFAIT'S STILL QUITE...
- SOUR. - MM-HM.
- BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT SOUR IS WHAT KIDS WANT TO EAT.
- I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH A KID WOULD LOVE IT,
BUT A KID WOULD LOVE LOOKING AT IT.
- DID YOU TRY THE MELON?
- THAT'S SOUR.
- IT WAS SOUR?
- IT'S EXTRA YUMMY, YUMMY.
ISN'T THAT GOOD? YEAH, SEE?
[laughter]
- CHEF SANG? - HI!
MY VEGETABLE WAS CAULIFLOWER,
AND I DECIDED TO MAKE A TERIYAKI CHICKEN MEATBALL,
A LITTLE BIT OF SWEET PICKLE, LIKE A JAPANESE SUNOMONO,
ACCOMPANIED BY A WARM CAULIFLOWER FOAM.
ENJOY. - THANKS, SANG.
[overlapping chatter]
- YOU WANT TO SPRAY IT? - YOU CAN DO IT, YEAH.
GO FOR IT. TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN.
SQUEEZE IT.
YEAH! [laughter]
- SANG HAS HAD A CONSTANT LINE AT HIS TABLE.
- YEAH, I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE
ABOUT SANG'S DISH IS HOW MUCH CAULIFLOWER IS THERE?
REALLY, IT'S MOSTLY AIR.
- YOU CAN FEEL HIM KIND OF PULLING IT ALL
BACK A LITTLE FOR A YOUNG PALATE.
- BUT I'M ENJOYING IT TOO, FOR A NOT-SO-YOUNG PALATE.
- YOU LIKE THE--WHAT IS IT CALLED--CAULIFLOWER CREAM?
- YEAH, WITH THE--WITH THE-- WITH THE--WITH THE BEAN, THE...
TER-AR-AKI IN IT.
- HERE YOU GO. - TELL ME IF IT'S...
[overlapping chatter]
- HOW YOU GUYS DOING? I MADE SOME PASTA.
WE GOT THE SECRET INGREDIENT OF BRUSSELS SPROUTS,
WHICH MY DAUGHTER WOULD LITERALLY PROBABLY
THROW AT ME IF I TRIED TO FEED TO HER,
SO I PUT 'EM IN THE OVEN AND ROASTED 'EM
WITH OLIVE OIL AND SALT, SO THEY WERE NICE AND SWEET,
AND THEN I BASICALLY GROUND 'EM IN THE MEAT GRINDER,
AND THEN KIND OF MADE THE BASE OF THE SAUCE OUT OF THAT.
PLEASE ENJOY.
- ENJOY!
[overlapping chatter]
- YEAH!
- THIS IS...AWESOME. - IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
- YOU DON'T GET A LOT OF THAT SORT OF FUNKY CABBAGE-Y-NESS
THAT, LIKE, FREAKS KIDS OUT.
- I MEAN, HE MADE A SORT OF VERY SOPHISTICATED VERSION
OF CHEF BOYARDEE.
- I THINK IT'S A BIT OF A GENIUS PLAN.
YOU CAN KIND OF TELL HE'S GOT KIDS.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- HEY, I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE.
- THIS IS MY THIRD TIME. [laughter]
- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PASTA?
- IT'S GOOD. - IT'S VERY GOOD, OR JUST GOOD?
- VERY GOOD. - VERY GOOD.
[chatter and laughter]
- CELEBRATION.
- THAT'S--I LOVE THAT. - CELEBRATION.
[overlapping chatter]
- HI, GUYS.
YOU READY FOR A LITTLE EGGPLANT JELL-O ?
- I MADE A BRAISED IN CINNAMON EGGPLANT,
WITH AN EGGPLANT JELLY, WITH CRISPY RICE CHIPS.
- WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO COOK THIS?
- YOU KNOW, KIDS NATURALLY LIKE UMAMI.
THEY'RE DRAWN TO KETCHUP, THEY'RE DRAWN TO PARMESAN.
THERE'S A TON OF UMAMI IN THIS,
AND SO IF YOU GET 'EM STARTED OFF EARLY WITH THIS,
WITHOUT THE FAT, I THINK YOU GOT A CHANCE
OF GETTING 'EM HEALTHY. - DOUGLAS, THANKS VERY MUCH.
- ENJOY.
TOSS, BUDDY. YES!
- I'M SORRY, I CANNOT IMAGINE A CHILD LIKING DOUGLAS'S DISH.
- MM-HMM. ALTHOUGH, THE EGGPLANT,
YES, IT'S A LITTLE SLIMY,
BUT IT'S ALSO SORT OF FUN AND SILLY, ALMOST.
- YEAH, IT SHOWS YOU THE EGGPLANT, STRAIGHT UP.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
[laughter]
- [laughs]
- AW!
[laughs]
- THAT WAS JUST ABOUT GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
- DAVID! - HI.
- HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD.
- AND WHAT HAVE YOU MADE?
- WELL, I TOOK AVOCADOS,
AND I MADE A MOUSSE WITH IT,
BUT I ADDED A LITTLE WHITE CHOCOLATE.
I WANTED TO SWEETEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT FOR THE KIDS,
AND MADE A RATATOUILLE OF FRUIT.
- THANK YOU.
[chuckles]
- THIS IS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT?
- I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS.
- ME, NEITHER.
- I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD
WHY CHILDREN DON'T LIKE AVOCADOS
BECAUSE I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, AND, TASTING THIS,
NOW I KNOW WHY CHILDREN DON'T LIKE AVOCADO.
- [laughing] YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DO YOU?
- THANK GOD FOR THE IMMUNITY.
HUH? - [laughing]
- DO ANY OF YOU LIKE BRUSSELS SPROUTS?
NO? DO YOU LIKE COTTAGE CHEESE?
- HELLO, SUE. - HELLO, EVERYONE.
YOU KNOW, MY BOYFRIEND HAS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD,
AND SHE LOVES MACARONI AND CHEESE,
AND THE BEST WAY TO GET HER TO EAT HER VEGETABLES
IS TO PUT MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH WHATEVER,
SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A MAPLE-GLAZED BRUSSELS SPROUTS,
A LITTLE BACON, AND MACARONI AND CHEESE.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THANK YOU.
[girls squealing]
- [laughing]
- WELL, I'VE GOT TO SAY,
SUE'S GONE FOR A REAL OBVIOUS CHOICE HERE
WITH THE MAC AND CHEESE-- ALL KIDS LOVE IT.
- I APPRECIATE WHAT SUE DID WITH THE COTTAGE CHEESE,
BECAUSE COTTAGE CHEESE IS THE ONE THING
I WOULD NOT EAT AS A CHILD AND STILL WON'T EAT AS AN ADULT.
- I LOVE COTTAGE CHEESE, ACTUALLY...
- THAT IS MESSED UP.
- AND I THOUGHT YOU COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING LOVELY
AND LIGHT WITH THAT, AND IT'S SORT OF BECOME HEAVY.
- BUT YOU'RE A PICKY EATER.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE EATING BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
- IT'S PRETTY GOOD WITH BACON.
- HEH, I KNOW.
- ARE YOU BACK FOR SECONDS?
YEAH?
- BRYAN? - HI, HOW ARE YOU?
- VERY GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? - HI. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
SO I CHOSE BEETS, AND I DID BEET JUICE,
AND I PRESSURE-COOKED THE BEETS IN THEIR OWN LIQUID,
AND FINISHING IT WITH A YOGURT FOAM
INTO A DOME, WITH VANILLA.
NOW, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CRACK THE DOME WITH YOUR SPOON.
- AWESOME. THANK YOU, BRYAN.
- YOU'RE WELCOME. ENJOY.
- THANK YOU, BRYAN. - ABSOLUTELY.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
[laughter]
I THINK THE PRESENTATION IS MAGNIFICENT, BUT, YOU KNOW,
THE EARTHY FLAVOR THAT YOU GET FROM BEETS IS FRONT AND CENTER.
- AND IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE BEETS BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT
THEY TASTED A LITTLE BIT LIKE DIRT, I MEAN,
THIS IS LIKE A FACEFUL OF MUD.
- YOU DO HIGH-FIVES?
YOU DO HIGH-FIVES? NICE.
- WHAT WAS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE?
- MY LEAST FAVORITE WAS... THAT ONE.
- OH, THE BEET ICE SORBET?
- WELL, I DON'T REALLY LIKE BEETS,
BUT I ATE, LIKE, TEN BITES,
[laughing] AND THEN I WAS KIND OF DONE.
- I'M TALKING TO A LOT OF KIDS,
AND I'M NOT CONFIDENT THAT I'VE CHANGED THEIR MIND ABOUT BEETS.
THIS IS YO GABBA GABBA!
MY KIDS ARE GOING TO FREAK OUT WHEN THEY SEE THIS CHALLENGE,
SO FOR ME TO GO HOME ON THIS ONE,
THAT WOULD BE, UH, THAT WOULD BE REALLY DISCOURAGING.
- MY FAVORITE WAS THE MEATBALL, AND I REALLY LIKED THE JELL-O.
- YOU LIKED THE JELL-O? REALLY?
- WHATCHA EATIN'?
- UM, BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
- DO YOU LIKE IT? - YEAH.
- AWESOME. - SORT OF.
- SORT OF. THAT COUNTS.
- HEY!
- THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHALLENGES EVER.
- THEY WANTED A PARTY IN THESE KIDS' TUMMIES,
AND I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY GOT.
- WELL DONE, NICK. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
- WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS ONE.
- GREAT JOB. - IT WAS AWESOME.
- GREAT JOB, CHEF. - THANK YOU.
- I THINK THEY PROBABLY LIKED THE JELL-O.
IT WAS SWEET. - YEAH.
- THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T LIKE THE EGGPLANT.
I'VE GOT CONFIDENCE IN THIS DISH, BUT I DO KNOW
THAT IF I GET CALLED OUT THERE, AND I'M IN THE BOTTOM,
I KNOW THAT IT WAS A BIG MISS, AND THAT MY *** IS OUT OF HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE TOP CHEF MASTERS.
WELL, I COULD.
[laughs] I COULD, ACTUALLY.
I'D BE PRETTY PISSED, 'CAUSE I JUST GOT HERE.
TO GO HOME ALREADY WOULD BE PRETTY DISAPPOINTING, YEAH.
- QUITE OFTEN, WHEN I ASKED THE KIDS
WHAT WAS THEIR LEAST FAVORITE,
A LOT OF THEM POINTED OVER TO YOUR STAND.
- IT TASTED DRY AND DIRTY.
FOR CHILDREN TO EAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A STRETCH.
- HI, MAX.
ARE YOU SICK OF HEARING THE SONG PARTY IN MY TUMMY?
- YEAH, EVEN THOUGH MY DAD MADE IT AFTER ME...
- YEAH. - I'M, LIKE...
- OVER IT. - CAN WE SING IT TOGETHER?
- UM...
- PARTY, PARTY.
- ♪ THERE'S A PARTY IN MY TUMMY ♪
both: ♪ SO YUMMY, SO YUMMY ♪
- ♪ THERE'S A PARTY IN MY TUMMY ♪
both: ♪ SO YUMMY, SO YUMMY ♪
- ♪ PARTY, PARTY ♪
- ♪ YUMMY, YUMMY ♪
- WAIT, THAT'S NOT HOW IT GOES.
- OH, I'M SORRY. - FRANCIS!
[laughter] - THAT'S THE END OF IT.
- WE'RE TERRIBLE.
- I THINK A LOT OF THE KIDS REALLY LIKED
THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN THE DISH.
- YEAH.
- I REMEMBER MY BROTHER, HE WOULD NOT EAT IT.
I MEAN, HE LITERALLY WOULD SIT AT THE TABLE
FOR, LIKE, HOURS. [laughter]
HOURS, MAN!
LIKE, HE WOULD SIT THERE, AND JUST WOULD NOT TOUCH IT.
I'D BE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, PLAYING IN THE OTHER ROOM,
BE LIKE, "AH, HA-HA!" [laughter]
- WE TRIED TO GIVE STUFF TO OUR DOG UNDER THE TABLE,
DO THE CHEW THING IN THE NAPKIN
AND DO THE DOG THING UNDER THE TABLE.
- YEAH, MY DOG WAS, LIKE, THIS BIG.
[laughter]
- MM, MM. - [clicks tongue]
- HEY, CURTIS. - HEY.
- WHAT A FUN PARTY. - YEAH.
- DID YOU GUYS ENJOY IT?
- YEAH, YEAH, IT WAS--
- THOSE KIDS WERE GREAT.
- THE CRITICS WOULD LIKE TO SEE DOUGLAS, NEAL, AND SANG.
THANK YOU.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- CHEFS, YOUR CHALLENGE WAS TO CREATE DELICIOUS
AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR KIDS,
TO TRY AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO EAT DIFFERENT
TYPES OF VEGETABLES.
WELL, CHEFS, YOU HAD OUR CRITICS'...
FAVORITE DISHES.
- WHEW!
- YOU SEEM A BIT SURPRISED, SANG.
- HE'S STANDING NEXT TO JELL-O BOY OVER HERE.
HE THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
[laughter]
- THAT'S NOT GOING TO-- YEAH.
- THAT WAS A VERY BOLD MOVE.
- DOUGLAS, I SPOKE TO SOME KIDS
THAT DIDN'T EVEN TRY IT,
AND THEY WERE LIKE, "AH, I AIN'T GOING NEAR THAT."
BUT THEN TWO OTHER KIDS,
THEY ACTUALLY ATE EGGPLANT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
IN THEIR LIFE AND ENJOYED IT,
SO YOU'VE GIVEN SOME KIDS A REALLY POSITIVE
FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH EGGPLANT, WHICH I THINK'S SO POWERFUL.
- I DON'T NATURALLY RELATE TO KIDS, I RELATE TO DOGS,
AND SO IT WAS ACTUALLY FUN TO, THROUGH FOOD, TO RELATE TO THEM.
- I THOUGHT IT HAD THAT REALLY DEEP SAVORINESS
FROM THE COMBU-- THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.
- THANKS. THANK YOU.
- SANG, I THOUGHT YOUR DISH WAS REALLY SMART,
BECAUSE YOU HAD THINGS THAT KIDS CLEARLY GRAVITATE TOWARDS--
MEATBALLS--AND THEN YOU SUDDENLY INCORPORATED
A VEGETABLE THROUGH A VERY, YOU KNOW, SMART TECHNIQUE.
- THANK YOU.
- I SAW KIDS GOING BACK AND SAYING,
"JUST GIVE ME SOME MORE CAULIFLOWER,"
AND YOU WERE SENDING KIDS AWAY WITH THIS SENSE OF,
"OH, CAULIFLOWER'S REALLY DELICIOUS, IT'S REALLY SWEET."
- A LOT OF PARENTS ASKED ME
WHERE DID I GET THE WHIPPED CREAM GUN.
[laughter]
- NEAL, HOW DID YOU ENJOY THE CHALLENGE?
- IT WAS FUN.
YOU KNOW, JELLIED EGGPLANT
DIDN'T COME TO MY MIND.
- [laughs]
- THAT WOULD NEVER COME INTO MY MIND,
BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT
THE CURVEBALL, THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A MATTER OF JUST KIND OF
BRINGING THE SWEETNESS OF THE VEGETABLE OUT.
- I THINK EVERY ADULT IN THE ROOM
KNEW THERE WAS BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN YOUR DISH,
WHICH WAS SORT OF THE GENIUS OF IT,
AND WE ALL LOVED IT.
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME,
NO CHILD WOULD HAVE EVER BEEN BOTHERED BY IT.
- CHILDREN LOVE SOFT TEXTURES, AND YOU REALLY GOT THAT.
- THANKS FOR THE PARTY IN OUR TUMMIES.
- ♪ SO YUMMY, SO YUMMY ♪
- [laughs]
- WELL, CHEFS, WHILE YOU ALL DID A FANTASTIC JOB,
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER.
THE CHEF WHO SERVED THE CRITICS' FAVORITE DISH
WILL WIN $10,000 FOR THEIR CHARITY OF CHOICE,
FURNISHED BY LEXUS.
AND THE WINNING CHEF IS...
NEAL.
- AH, THANKS. - WELL DONE.
[applause] - GOOD JOB.
- THANK YOU. - CONGRATULATIONS, NEAL.
THAT'S $10,000 FOR YOUR CHARITY, ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND.
- I'M EXCITED. THAT'S GREAT.
IT DEFINITELY FEELS GOOD TO WIN,
AND I'M GLAD I GOT TO RAISE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY
FOR ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND.
IT FUNDS CHILDHOOD CANCER, WHICH IS NOT CHEAP.
$10,000, FOR SOME OF THESE PEOPLE
MIGHT BE 1 TREATMENT OF 50 TREATMENTS.
IT COULD BE THE LAST TREATMENT THAT, YOU KNOW,
BRINGS SOMEBODY INTO REMISSION.
IT COULD SAVE SOMEBODY'S LIFE, YOU KNOW,
SO I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL.
- CHEFS, I'LL ASK YOU TO RETURN TO THE KITCHEN,
AND PLEASE SEND OUT SOME OF YOUR FELLOW CHEFS.
- THANK YOU.
- THEY KEEP THROWING US CURVEBALLS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW?
- TWO OF US ARE GOING, SO...
- THEY GAVE IT TO ME.
[applause] - GOOD JOB. CONGRATULATIONS.
- THANK YOU. - CONGRATULATIONS, NEAL.
- SO, BAD NEWS IS THEY WANT TO SEE BRYAN, JEN, AND SUE.
- GOOD LUCK. - GOOD LUCK.
- OKAY.
- PICKED A GOOD DAY TO HAVE IMMUNITY, DUDE.
- CHEFS, UNFORTUNATELY, THE CRITICS FELT YOU HAD
THE LEAST SUCCESSFUL DISHES OF THE DAY,
AND TWO OF YOU WILL BE GOING HOME.
- JENNIFER, ACTUALLY, THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS
I REALLY LIKED ABOUT YOUR DISH, PERSONALLY,
BUT I KIND OF KEPT THINKING OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
"IT LOOKS LIKE AN ICE CREAM SANDWICH,
"AND IF THE KID IS EXCITED ABOUT THE ICE CREAM SANDWICH,
IS IT GOING TO BE TOO MUCH OF A LETDOWN?"
- WELL, IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE A DESSERT.
I TOOK THE CHALLENGE TO HEART, FOR THE HEALTHINESS OF THE KIDS,
AND I REALLY TRIED TO FOCUS ON THAT.
MAYBE I TAKE THE CHALLENGE TOO LITERALLY.
- YOU USED MELON, WHICH WASN'T THE SWEETEST MELON,
WITH PICKLED BRUSSELS SPROUTS,
WHICH ADDED A SOUR NOTE TO THE DISH.
FOR CHILDREN TO EAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A STRETCH.
- THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH.
- SUE, YOU ALSO HAD TO INCORPORATE BRUSSELS SPROUTS
INTO YOUR DISH, AND YOU DECIDED TO GO FOR A MAC AND CHEESE.
- I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY
TO INTRODUCE THE VEGETABLE TO A KID.
- I THOUGHT THE MAC AND CHEESE ITSELF TASTED--
TASTED GREAT, BUT I THOUGHT
THE BACON WAS SORT OF UNNECESSARY.
- I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS
TASTE BETTER, SO...
- ONE OF THE MORE OBJECTIONABLE FORMS OF BRUSSELS SPROUTS
IS WHEN THEIR CABBAGE CHARACTER COMES OUT.
YOUR DISH REALLY BROUGHT OUT THEIR CABBAGE CHARACTER
IN A WAY THAT WAS EVEN IN THE AROMA,
SO WHEN THE CHILDREN LOOKED DOWN AT THE DISH,
IT WAS LIKE, "OOH! I DON'T WANT THAT."
- I REALLY COMMEND YOU FOR GETTING ME
TO EAT COTTAGE CHEESE.
I HAVE LITERALLY AVOIDED COTTAGE CHEESE
MY ENTIRE LIFE UNTIL TODAY.
- WELL, THANKS. [laughs]
- NOW, BRYAN, QUITE OFTEN WHEN I ASKED THE KIDS
WHAT WAS THEIR LEAST FAVORITE, A LOT OF THEM
POINTED OVER TO YOUR STAND,
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS AN INTERESTING DISH,
BUT I WONDER WHETHER IT WAS JUST OVERTHOUGHT,
FROM A KID'S PERSPECTIVE.
- YEAH, I MEAN, I HAVE TO ADMIT, I AM A BIT SHOCKED
TO HEAR THAT A MAJORITY OF THE GROUP,
I GUESS, APPARENTLY DIDN'T LIKE IT,
BECAUSE I SAW A LOT OF HAPPY FACES.
- BRYAN, I THOUGHT YOUR BEET SORBET DISH WAS ABSOLUTELY,
STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL,
BUT THE YOUNGER KIDS
HAD A REAL DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING
WHY IT LOOKED THAT WAY BUT TASTED SO DRY AND DIRTY.
- I KNOW MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD, GIVEN THE FACT THAT HE,
I KNOW, WOULD BE TURNED AWAY FROM BEETS,
WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE EATEN THAT DISH
AND ENJOYED IT.
- BRYAN, I'M A REAL BEET LOVER,
AND THAT SORBET WAS AN INTENSE BEET BOMB.
IT WAS, LIKE, AN EARTH-MOVER.
- WELL, THANK YOU, BRYAN, SUE, AND JEN.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CRITICS HAVE
A REALLY IMPORTANT DECISION TO MAKE,
BECAUSE, TONIGHT, TWO OF YOU WILL BE GOING HOME.
CHEFS, PLEASE RETURN TO THE KITCHEN
WHILE THE CRITICS MAKE THEIR FINAL DECISION.
THANK YOU.
- THIS IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR...
- YEAH. - THINNING...
- YEAH. - OF THE HERD.
- WE'RE STILL WAITING. - OH, BOY.
- YEAH. - THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IT.
- NERVE-WRACKING, NERVE-WRACKING, RIGHT?
- NOW, I THINK SUE'S CHOICE OF MAC AND CHEESE IS REALLY SMART.
KIDS WILL EAT MAC AND CHEESE ANY TIME, ANY DAY.
- SMART AS IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY A FAILURE.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS... - YEAH.
- THE KIDS ACTIVELY PICKED OUT.
- YOU CAN THINK OF HER DISH COMPARED TO NEAL'S DISH,
WHICH WAS THE WINNING DISH TONIGHT.
THEY HAD THE SAME CHALLENGES,
AND SOMEHOW NEAL WAS ABLE TO EXECUTE IT
IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WAY.
WELL, THEN THERE'S JENNIFER'S DISH,
WHICH ALSO TRIED TO CELEBRATE THAT MELON AND, TO SOME EXTENT,
CELEBRATE THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
- BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE HER CREDIT FOR...
I MEAN, SHE REALLY HAD A DISADVANTAGE:
MELON AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
I MEAN, WE ALL ADMITTED THAT WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT
HOW TO MAKE ANYTHING OUT OF THAT DISH.
- BUT IF YOU'RE A KID,
AND YOU'RE EXPECTING AN ICE CREAM SANDWICH,
AND IT DOESN'T TASTE ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
YOU'RE REALLY DEALING WITH A LOT OF SAD KIDS.
- I'M JUST NOT CONVINCED THAT BRYAN THOUGHT ABOUT THE KIDS
AND REALLY DELIVERED SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ENJOY.
- HE WAS THINKING ABOUT HIS KID.
- EVERY CHILD I SPOKE TO REALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS STRANGE,
IT WAS TOO COMPLICATED,
AND THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE GONE BACK TO EAT MORE.
- YOU PUT THAT IN FRONT OF AN AVERAGE DINER,
AND THEY MIGHT WELL BE CHALLENGED BY IT,
LET ALONE A KID WHO'S IN A PLAYROOM
WITH YO GABBA GABBA!,
IT'S ALL THIS COLORFUL STUFF,
AND YOU HAVE THIS REALLY COLORFUL THING,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU EAT IT, AND YOU'RE LIKE,
"THAT IS NOT WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT."
- WELL, LOOK, IT'S A TOUGH DECISION,
BUT I THINK IT'S QUITE CLEAR AS TO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING.
I THINK WE SHOULD GET THE CHEFS OUT AND LET THEM KNOW.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- CHEFS, YOU HAD OUR LEAST FAVORITE DISHES TODAY,
AND TWO OF YOU WILL BE GOING HOME.
BRYAN...
YOU'RE SAFE.
SUE AND JENNIFER, I'M SORRY, BUT YOU'LL BE GOING HOME.
- THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
- YEAH. - APPRECIATE IT.
- JENNIFER, SUE, YOU BOTH DID A GREAT JOB,
AND WE WILL BE MAKING A DONATION
TO BOTH OF YOUR CHARITIES, WORK OPTIONS FOR WOMEN
AND THE GULF RESTORATION NETWORK.
- GREAT. - OH, OKAY.
- PLEASE RETURN TO THE KITCHEN AND PACK YOUR KNIVES.
- THANK YOU. THANKS, GUYS. - THANK YOU.
- BRYAN, YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR FELLOW CHEFS.
WHEW. THAT WAS HARD.
- THAT WAS REALLY HARD.
- WE'RE GOING HOME.
- YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY MORE *** AROUND HERE.
- YEAH. - IT'S A BOY'S SHOW.
- WELL, GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU.
- COMING BACK ON TOP CHEF MASTERS,
I WANTED TO PROVE TO PEOPLE AND TO MYSELF
THAT I CAN DO A BETTER JOB THAN I DID,
AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD SOME REDEMPTION.
- MAKE SURE YOU KICK SANG'S ***.
THAT'S ALL I ASK OF YOU GUYS.
- THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. - IT'S OKAY, BABE.
- WELL, I'LL BE SAD TO SEE YOU GUYS GO.
- SUE, JEN, NOT SO FAST.
WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU ONE LAST CHANCE.
WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU BOTH TO COOK ONE MORE TIME,
ON BATTLE OF THE SOUS CHEFS,
AND ONLY ONE OF YOU MAKES IT BACK INTO THE COMPETITION.
- I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THOSE MEAN THINGS
I JUST SAID TO YOU GUYS.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I KNOW THAT JENNIFER'S A STRONG COOK,
AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S GOING TO BRING HER BIG GUNS.
[laughs] - OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
- GOOD LUCK. - YEAH.
- RIGHT NOW, ON BRAVOTV.COM...
- HERE WE GO.
- TWO MASTERS FIGHT IT OUT, HEAD TO HEAD,
WITH THEIR SOUS CHEFS BY THEIR SIDE.
- LET'S GO, GUYS!
- I LIKE THAT.
- WHO WILL MAKE IT BACK INTO TOP CHEF MASTERS?
- IS HE GOING TO HELP YOU WIN? - [bleep], YEAH.
- AND WHO WILL GO HOME FOR GOOD?
- THIS IS THE WORST POSSIBLE NIGHTMARE.
[cheers and applause]
- AND THE MASTERS DIVE DEEP INTO THEIR ARSENAL.
- CHEFS, ARE YOU READY TO GO A-FISHIN'?
- I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, DOUG.
- SANG AND I ARE ACTUALLY SHARING A BRAIN.
I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE IT RIGHT NOW.
[laughter] - SANG, START PINNING.
- OKAY. PINNING?
- THERE MIGHT BE AN EGO CLASH THERE.
- YIKES! - WHO WILL HOOK A BIG ONE...
- THIS A TRIED AND TRUE DISH FOR ME.
- AND WHO IS THE ULTIMATE FLOUNDER?
- [laughing] THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
[laughter]