1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,240 There's a snake in my boot. 2 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:05,680 Take three restaurants... Cheers. 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:07,800 ..aiming for culinary excellence. 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,480 They're going to be impressed with this. 5 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,080 Get each to cook three fabulous courses... 6 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:14,240 Service, darling. Let's go. 7 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,440 ..and get them to score in secret. 8 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,280 Ooh. That's some kick! 9 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,600 On today's show, glorious guns. 10 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,440 If you were a wine, what would you be? 11 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:24,960 He wants to be a full-bodied wine. 12 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,080 You mean you have a lot of muscles, what's going on? 13 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,520 He's working out, you know, looks good. 14 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,200 A squabble of the sexes. 15 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:32,400 You want to take us girls on? 16 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,480 Aren't most successful chefs male? 17 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,800 Ooh! How dare you! I'm going to step back from this conversation. 18 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,400 He instantly regretted it. 19 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,480 And the chance to compete for a mighty wedge of wonga. 20 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,080 Look at all this money. 21 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,440 Bigger, better, go! 22 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,920 Today's Professional competition comes from Nottingham, 23 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,080 stomping ground of the legendary thief 24 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,760 and wealth redistributor, Robin Hood. 25 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:03,840 Afternoon, fella. 26 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,680 And hoping to have a merry time tonight are our first hosts, 27 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,480 head chef Bee and director Peter of the Wine Room City. 28 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:11,640 The clue is in the name. 29 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,800 We're all about wine, pairing that with our amazing, clean, fresh 30 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,160 and great-smelling and tasting food. 31 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,000 I don't like smelling, don't like smelling. Sorry. 32 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:23,280 What would you prefer? 33 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:29,160 Fabulous food combined with the wine creates a fantastic experience. 34 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,120 Ah-ha! Now you're talking. 35 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,160 Dark plums, damsons. 36 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,200 Cooked strawberries, blackberries. 37 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:39,200 Peter's really got a bit of the Medusa about him. 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,840 I'm hoping you mean Midas. 39 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:46,040 In the fact that whatever he touches seems to, seems to work out. 40 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,280 And what's going to give your menu the golden touch tonight? 41 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:50,960 Our food is very modern. 42 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,840 It's the small plates, this is the new thing, 43 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,760 this is the new way of eating and people love them. 44 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,720 And they're serving three such small plates for their starter - 45 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,640 Gambas pil pil, salt and pepper squid and fish goujons. 46 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,880 "Pil pil"? Never heard of pil pil. "Pil pil"? 47 00:02:09,920 --> 00:02:12,760 Meet all-American girl chef and owner Annie, 48 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,040 and Canadian office administrator Rena, 49 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,200 from Nottingham institution, Annie's Burger Shack. 50 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,960 We specialise mostly in burgers. 51 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,600 No surprise there. 52 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:25,560 It's authentic and American. 53 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,080 It's the real deal. Yes. Totally real. 54 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,560 And when it comes to being proud of their roots, 55 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,400 these two have got it covered. 56 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,520 We're both from North America, 57 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,280 we both can just talk about it for ages. 58 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,920 Come on! USA! USA! 59 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:40,680 Canada. THEY LAUGH 60 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,360 Thank you. North America, go. 61 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:44,800 BOTH: Let's go, Panthers! 62 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,520 It's amazing how many people from around the world come to us. 63 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:52,640 I got recognised in Sweden in an airport and you're going, 64 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,320 "You're Annie's Burger Shop." I'm like, "Close." Yeah. 65 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,560 Back at the Wine Room City, Bee makes a start on her shellfish. 66 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,880 The gambas pil pil is a beautiful Spanish dish, 67 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:06,000 fresh king prawns, garlic, parsley and lemon, 68 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,760 and just popping with flavour. 69 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,920 The prawny flavour will be popped fresh tonight before serving. 70 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,000 With Peter helping out in the kitchen, for one day only, 71 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,400 they start prepping their gambas mix. 72 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,800 Bee combines garlic, fresh chilli, lemon, parsley, 73 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,800 oil and chilli powder which is blitzed. 74 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,280 Yeah, it's looking good. They're going to love this. 75 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,720 They're basic seafood things though, aren't they? 76 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,320 Sounds like a posh chippy, don't it? Yeah. 77 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,480 Completing our line-up of professional duos are chef, 78 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:41,800 Bee - yes, another one - and owner Der of Thai seafood restaurant, 79 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,080 the Lobster Pot. 80 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,240 Known for your muscles, eh? 81 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,120 Me and Der, we were both born in Thailand, 82 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:48,360 our parents are Thai, 83 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,280 the menu here is Thai seafood so that's who we are, 84 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:52,800 Thai-infused seafood. 85 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,840 You been to the gym lately, bro? 86 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,280 I've thought about going. 87 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:57,880 We don't gym together. We don't. 88 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,440 But we talk about going to the gym all the time, 89 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,240 but I do say I'm the Thai Vin Diesel, I do. You do. I do. 90 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,440 He's a little bit too competitive for my liking 91 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:06,840 because I'm the alpha dog. 92 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,320 It's because I win at everything. No. 93 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:09,440 It's not that I'm too competitive. 94 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,360 It's just because I win at everything. 95 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,400 Lies, lies. That's total lies. 96 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,320 Well, that remains to be seen. 97 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,600 Back in the kitchen, Peter's getting some instruction. 98 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,880 Right, you want the pips out. You don't want these. 99 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,480 Oh, you want the pips taken out? Oh, OK. Yeah, absolutely, please. 100 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,480 You don't normally take them out. I do. 101 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,240 HE LAUGHS 102 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:32,080 Right, obviously you haven't been in the kitchen long enough, have you? 103 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,920 They portion cod and squid which will be battered and fried later. 104 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:39,480 This squid is going to be our good luck charm tonight, Peter. Uh-huh. 105 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,520 My favourite dish, this one. 106 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,160 Next to prepare is the main. 107 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,280 Flat iron steak served medium rare with garlic butter 108 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:47,720 and a red wine jus. 109 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,720 I'm really glad they said medium rare. Yeah. 110 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,080 So that's really exciting. 111 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,520 Medium rare, I know it's not everyone's preference 112 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,360 but they've got to try it first before they go 113 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,240 "Oh, I want it well done." 114 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:02,680 I have to have it well done every time. You don't have to get it 115 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:03,800 well done. I like well done. 116 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:05,960 Tough, you're getting medium rare. 117 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,200 The steak is seasoned with rosemary and garlic 118 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,360 and will be fried with garlic butter this evening. 119 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,760 With garlic butter, a red wine jus...juice? 120 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,640 Jus. I think they've spelt "juice" wrong. 121 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,200 Peter, that jus is not going to make itself. 122 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,920 What are you doing, Peter? Come on! Get off your phone. 123 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,040 It was work related. Was it? 124 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,600 Yes. We're working now. 125 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,400 To onions, Peter adds bay leaves, rosemary and thyme. 126 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:36,080 This is not a one-off, but not usually in the kitchen. 127 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,440 And you're doing very well. 128 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,640 In goes a trickle of port. 129 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,120 We are a wine bar. 130 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,760 We're going to kick their socks off tonight. 131 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,120 That sounds painful. The mixture is reduced and sieved. 132 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,160 This is a really expensive sieve. 133 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,560 Sorry, what is it? A... Chinoise. 134 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,880 OK. Makes it more expensive when you call it that. 135 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,520 I'm sure it's worth every penny. 136 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,600 A knob of butter is added, then it's set aside for tonight. 137 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,680 Onto dessert, tarte tatin with honeycomb ice cream 138 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,560 and amaretto Chantilly cream. 139 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:13,080 "Tatin and amaretto Chantilly cream." 140 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,280 Struggled through that, didn't you? HE CHUCKLES 141 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,640 English is my second language, bro. Remember that. 142 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,720 It's a classic French dish, the tarte tatin, 143 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:25,160 and it is, when you pair that with the ice cream and the cream, 144 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,680 it's naughty, but nice. 145 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,080 Good combo! 146 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:33,880 The tarte tatins were made earlier and will be baked this evening. 147 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,240 The amaretto Chantilly, if they're going to be making that from 148 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:39,960 scratch, there's quite a bit of prep in this so well done. 149 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,880 For the amaretto Chantilly cream, 150 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:46,000 Bee whips together cream, amaretto and icing sugar. 151 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,040 That's it. Do you want a taste? I think I'll pass. 152 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,440 The boozy cream is put aside until later. 153 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,280 Ready to go? Ready to go. Cool. 154 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:54,760 How's everyone feeling? 155 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,400 It's definitely a jeans and T-shirt night, innit? Yeah. 156 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,040 It's not a shirt and tie. 157 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,840 Yeah, it's given us some, ooh, competition. 158 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,440 Good, good! Bring it on. 159 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:09,600 And the first guests are here, Bee and Der from the Lobster Pot. 160 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,280 Hi, guys. You all right? How you doing? Hi. You all right? 161 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,400 Hello. Peter, nice to meet you. My name's Bee. 162 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,200 Nice to meet you, Peter. Bee? Bee, yep. I'm Bee as well. 163 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,760 Oh, right! Nice to meet you. Bee. 164 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,520 Hello. Der. Sorry? Der. Der. How do you do? Nice to meet you. 165 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,800 Finally, it's Rena and Annie from Annie's Burger Shack. 166 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,360 Ooh, Wine Room. I love wine. 167 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:30,440 Steady. 168 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,400 How's it going? Rena. Oh, wow. Rena. Nice to meet you. 169 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,480 Hi, nice to meet you. Hi, I'm Bee. Hi, how are you? 170 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,440 How you doing, Der. Hi! How's it going? 171 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:39,680 What's your name? Annie. 172 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,040 Hello, Annie, nice to meet you. Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Bee. 173 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,280 Yeah, I recognised Annie. 174 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,360 She's a regular customer of mine, well she used to be. 175 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,400 Sounds like there's a story there. 176 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,760 Good to see you, welcome to the Wine Room City. 177 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,400 Thank you. ALL: Cheers! 178 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,160 THEY LAUGH 179 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,480 Coming up, perplexing pairings... 180 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:58,400 Are you a couple? Sorry? 181 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,640 Are you a couple? No. No. Oh! 182 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,200 THEY LAUGH 183 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,360 No, never ever, ever, ever! 184 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,200 ..and competitive conversations. 185 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,680 Are you guys in it to win it? 186 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,200 You're all nice. I know. 187 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:11,880 But we're trying to beat you at the same time. 188 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,080 Are we that nice? Or are we just acting? 189 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,680 It's night one in Nottingham... 190 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,400 ALL: Cheers! 191 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,800 ..where professionals Bee and Peter of the Wine Room City 192 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,880 are hoping to wow, their guests with their global small plates menu for 193 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,280 a shot at the £1,000 prize. 194 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,800 In the kitchen, Bee batters and fries cod goujons 195 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,760 along with the salt and pepper squid. 196 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,600 While the others soak up the scenery. 197 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,320 So do you think the decor matches the menu? Yes. 198 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,800 It sort of has like a bistro feel. 199 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,400 I could sit here and have a cocktail. 200 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,600 I was like expecting it to be a posh fish and chip shop. 201 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,040 I felt underdressed. Yeah. 202 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,320 Looking for something? 203 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:02,200 I cannot find my gambas mix to make my gambas with. 204 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:03,680 Oh, oh. 205 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,440 What the hell did we do with it? It's here. 206 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,160 Oh, phew! Crisis averted, Bee fries the prawns. 207 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,160 Looks fantastic. I think it looks brilliant, really good. 208 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,280 With the seafood finished sizzling... 209 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,160 Service, darling. Let's go. 210 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,920 ..the starter's ready. 211 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:23,680 Gambas pil pil, Salt and pepper squid and fish goujons. 212 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,400 Enjoy. Thank you. 213 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,720 I'm a New England kid so I'm seafood all the way. 214 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,800 I bet, yes. Fantastic. You know, through and through. 215 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,040 The spice is just right for me. Yeah, not too hot? 216 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:39,360 Yeah, yeah, not too hot. 217 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,160 The actual dish is not, it's not... Not mind blowing. 218 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,200 Yeah, it's not complicated, is it? Yeah. 219 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,120 I love the sauce. I just tried the squid. It's really nice. 220 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,040 I think a bit more crispy batter on it, but it's amazing. 221 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:51,560 Very tasty, you know. 222 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,640 The calamari maybe could have done with a bit more salt and pepper 223 00:09:54,680 --> 00:09:56,960 but that's only being tiny picky. 224 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,080 Do you guys normally work in the kitchen together, or...? 225 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,400 No, I am in the kitchen, Peter's in the front, very much. 226 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:06,000 I do work on the floor sometimes but it's very, it's very infrequent 227 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:07,640 so I'm behind the scenes a lot. 228 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:11,600 Are you a couple? Sorry? Are you a couple? No. No! Oh! 229 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,720 THEY LAUGH 230 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,440 How dare you! 231 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,040 I thought you were quite offended by that question. No, sorry, 232 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,320 I shouldn't be offended. 233 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,600 We get on really well. Awkward! 234 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,560 I still thought they was a couple when we met them. 235 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,240 I thought they was a couple. Because 236 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,320 she was like bossing him around and stuff. 237 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,680 Could we be a couple? Absolutely not. 238 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,520 No, never ever, ever, ever! 239 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:37,520 No, ever, ever, ever. 240 00:10:37,560 --> 00:10:38,800 We get the point. 241 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:43,040 So, you guys, you met after college? No, at work. At work? 242 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,520 Yeah. He joined the business. Oh, and you just became friends? 243 00:10:45,560 --> 00:10:48,600 Yeah, brothers. Brothers in arms. Brothers, exactly. 244 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,000 I'm trying to guess with, is it Thai? We're Thai. 245 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,360 You're Thai. Are you both Thai? Yes. 246 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,920 Ah! 247 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,440 Oh, my God, that's a great idea. I'm so going to do... 248 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,080 I'm going to do that myself. Made in America. 249 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:01,720 Yeah, I'm going to do it like 250 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,360 a Navy tattoo that says made in the USA. 251 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:05,680 USA! 252 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,400 # I was born in the U... # 253 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,040 No, I can't do it, no. 254 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:11,440 Probably for the best. 255 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,800 I think the starters went really well. Yeah. 256 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:16,040 I think they all enjoyed it. 257 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:17,920 On with the main. 258 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,560 Bee adds pecorino to a little gem and courgette salad 259 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,480 and knocks up some patatas bravas, 260 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,400 before frying her flat iron steaks 261 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,040 with a generous helping of garlic butter. 262 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,760 The steak's cooked exactly how I want to present it, medium rare. 263 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,640 Yeah, I'm really pleased with the way that it's turned out. 264 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:37,560 Flat iron steak with garlic butter 265 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,360 and a red wine jus, served medium rare. 266 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,280 Enjoy. 267 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,120 Mmm! I normally don't order my steak to be medium rare, 268 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:53,400 but I do quite like this 269 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,880 and I think I would probably order medium rare next time. 270 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,120 I do like the steak. It's very tender. 271 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,160 Yes, it's perfect for me. 272 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,320 When I ask for medium rare, 273 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,880 I want it pink on the outside 274 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,320 and you got it which is really rare. 275 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:09,840 Mind the pun. SHE LAUGHS 276 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,160 You're excused. 277 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,160 Yeah, I really quite enjoyed that. Yeah, and I think the potato thing 278 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,640 with it was really nice as well. Patatas bravas? Yeah, that was nice. 279 00:12:18,680 --> 00:12:22,800 I could have had the steak a bit more cooked, but the steak was nice. 280 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,960 The steak was nice. The salad paired with it was nice as well. 281 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,600 Would you like to try the wine with the steak, guys? 282 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,080 It's a Chateauneuf-du-Pape. It's a good marriage. 283 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,600 It's a really nice blend. Very good. 284 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,040 So if you were to be a wine, 285 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,280 or a choice of wine, what would you be? 286 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:43,120 It would be something very oaky, very old. 287 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,000 Something American, no doubt. 288 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,640 Definitely French. Oh, zut alors! 289 00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:51,280 Definitely white, probably the sweetest one. 290 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,240 Sweetest, yeah. Because I'm so sweet. 291 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:54,800 This is like a dating game answer. 292 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,120 I pick white wine because I think I'm just so sweet. 293 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,360 Because he wants to be a full-bodied wine. Full-bodied... I say. 294 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:02,960 What do you mean, like, full-bodied? 295 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,200 Do you mean you have like a lot of muscles? What's going on? 296 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,320 If you want to cop a feel. SHE LAUGHS 297 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,600 Is the toilets that way? 298 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,320 He's working out and if he, you know, looks good! 299 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,880 I wouldn't say no to showing off my guns, 300 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:20,200 but I don't go around purposely showing them off. 301 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,160 They just do that on their own. 302 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:23,800 Keep them in your holster, fella. 303 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:27,320 Peter, what would be you, what would you be? 304 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,840 Oh, dear. Put me on the spot here. 305 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,800 Um, I don't know. I was listening to everybody. 306 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,800 Peter, don't get shy. What type of wine? I know... 307 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,520 I'm terrible for thinking on the spot. 308 00:13:37,560 --> 00:13:38,720 Peter, stop being so shy. 309 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,680 I've never known you be that shy before. This is a competition. 310 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:43,920 That's him told. 311 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,720 Can I take a guess for you? Go on, then. If you don't mind. 312 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:53,240 A fruity sort of Moselle, a bit green but maturing with age. 313 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:57,200 Aww! That's nice. Nice one, isn't it? 314 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,560 That was so nice. 315 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:00,840 That's what makes a good partnership 316 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,400 because you can see him going, I don't know, 317 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:04,640 and then Bee just kind of came in. 318 00:14:04,680 --> 00:14:06,680 She was like, "Don't worry about it, I'll have that." 319 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,600 "I know you, I've got it." "Don't worry, kid. I'll help you out." 320 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,400 Kind of her, but will it help them 321 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,440 with their final shot at the £1,000 prize? 322 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,080 MUSIC: The A-Team theme 323 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,760 This is just... No, no, Peter, let me just do it, please. 324 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,760 MUSIC STOPS Well, there's no "B" in team. 325 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:25,040 Very, very happy with this final dish. It is just stunning. 326 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,400 Et voila! Apple tarte tatin 327 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,680 with honeycomb ice cream and Chantilly cream. 328 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,040 Thank you. Enjoy. 329 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,040 I'm liking the dessert, liking the pastry. Very light. 330 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,520 Nice and crunchy. I normally don't like fruit on dessert, 331 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,760 but this is really nice. We've converted you, have we? 332 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,480 Yes, you have. Fantastic, fantastic. 333 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,960 I have to say, hats off to her. She did that...she did 334 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:53,720 that absolutely spot-on. 335 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,760 I'm not a massive fan of, like, 336 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,520 fruit with food, but the pastry's lovely. 337 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,920 The tarte tatin was really light... Tarte tatin. 338 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:05,320 I like the name. It was apple pie. THEY LAUGH 339 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,880 Posh French apple pie. Apple pie and ice cream. 340 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,400 This is a competition. Are you guys in it to win it? 341 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,720 How competitive would you say you are? I want to win it. 342 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,320 There's no point finishing second. 343 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:15,920 It's just first place loser. Yeah. 344 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,840 Second place is first loser. 345 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:19,160 I'm having that. 346 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,240 Your next tattoo? THEY LAUGH 347 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,200 You're all nice. I know. 348 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:26,640 But we're trying to beat you at the same time. 349 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,040 Are we that nice? Or are we just acting? 350 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:32,280 He does know we haven't scored him yet. 351 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaking of which... 352 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,760 The food was nice. Yes. The mains was nice, 353 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:41,240 the desserts was good but the starters let them down. 354 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,440 That's why we gave Bee and Peter a 15. 355 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,080 The main course and the dessert was absolutely wonderful, 356 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,600 but the starter slightly kind of let it down, 357 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,920 but the dessert way brought it back up so on that... 358 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,480 Giving a 17. 17. 359 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,400 So the Wine Room City are off 360 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,880 to a great start with 32 points. 361 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,760 It's day two in Nottingham and at Annie's Burger Shack, 362 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,720 Annie and Rena are feeling confident about their State-side supper. 363 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,480 Last night was good. Yeah. 364 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,840 But I think we're going to bring the American to the table. 365 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:21,240 Well, you definitely will. 366 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,880 USA! USA! USA! 367 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,640 Need to be bigger, better, go! 368 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,680 Pace yourself. There's still a whole day of cooking to do. 369 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,120 She's going to be out there. 370 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,960 Totally. I mean, she is, she is a bit of a zany character. 371 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:37,400 I wouldn't be surprised if she 372 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,760 brought in some entertainment midway through. 373 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,560 No, I think Annie is the entertainment. And me, yeah. 374 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,200 Yes, but what about the food? 375 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,720 The food they're going to taste today is going to be the most 376 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:48,480 authentic American food they've had, I think. 377 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,280 Definitely the most authentic food, 378 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:51,960 especially considering that they're actually having 379 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,800 a real American cook it. 380 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,960 The stars and stripes soiree begins with the starter, 381 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:01,240 Annie's traditional Buffalo chicken wings with blue cheese dip. 382 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,920 I've never understood why they call it Buffalo. 383 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,840 It's the place. OK. 384 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:11,760 I don't like using my fingers to eat food like that, or picking meat. 385 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,360 Not finger-licking good for you, then. At least Annie's buzzing. 386 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,560 These chicken wings are the bees' knees. 387 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,000 Having prepped the meat... There we go. 388 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,640 ..she dips in a flour, paprika and garlic powder mix. 389 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,440 Nothing is more American than a good old-fashioned hot wing. 390 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:29,720 Hot wings, baby. 391 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:30,920 Yeah, baby! 392 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,440 They're left in the fridge to be fried before serving 393 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,320 and it's onto the blue cheese dip. 394 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,040 Blue cheese, I love blue cheese. You love blue cheese? 395 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,640 I love blue cheese. I'm not a fan, you know. Is it? It's the smell. 396 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,160 Ooh! You're going to smell this cheese. 397 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,680 Oh, do I have to? Cheesy! Unsurprising. 398 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,600 The pongy Stilton gets a crumble. 399 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,880 This is my Anglo-American uniting as one. 400 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:55,320 Such diplomacy. 401 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:58,040 She adds the UN cheese to mayo 402 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,280 and sour cream before chopping parsley. 403 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,320 You ever notice that parsley smells like lawn? 404 00:18:02,360 --> 00:18:04,160 Not once. In it goes. 405 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,720 Next up, the Buffalo sauce. 406 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:10,000 You know, I mean, I'd imagine she's probably got her own Buffalo sauce. 407 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:11,920 Correct. First thing to add? 408 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,840 Butter, butter, butter. Come on. 409 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,560 This is the secret ingredient for 410 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,520 the best Buffalo wings you're going to get. 411 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,040 After the secret hot sauce, 412 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,160 she adds cayenne pepper, garlic powder... 413 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:26,680 Ooh! That's some kick. 414 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,920 ..and a splash of Worcestershire sauce. 415 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,120 And now I'm just going to keep it to the side till tonight. 416 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,160 Next up, the main, 417 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,520 the New England Yankee brisket burger with American fries. 418 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,040 Just imagine this big hunk of meat. 419 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,040 Everything I hate. SHE LAUGHS 420 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:45,720 Not a burger fan, then? 421 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:47,480 I'm just expecting burger and fries 422 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,400 but I hope she does something to jazz it up a bit. 423 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:51,640 Over to Annie. 424 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,160 I make these burgers the really old-fashioned traditional way. 425 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,960 You just put a tiny little bit 426 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,320 of pork mince in there that just gives some moisture. 427 00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:01,960 Along with the porky beef mince, 428 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:06,160 she adds her own blend of spices and breadcrumbs, then mixes. 429 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,960 I went up against a butcher once, 430 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,520 wanted to show me some fandangled patty-making machine 431 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:12,920 and I could do it faster. 432 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:14,800 That is woman beating machine. 433 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,560 Bravo! They're shaped, slammed... 434 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,360 OK, let's make America proud. 435 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:22,920 ..and set aside for later. 436 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,320 Next up, the potatoes. 437 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:27,920 What's the difference between normal fries and American fries? 438 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:29,440 Made by an American. 439 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:30,880 Well, technically a Canadian. 440 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,160 I'm leaving you on wedge duty. OK. 441 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:34,520 Good luck. Sounds good. 442 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,600 Rena chops up wedges, then parboils. 443 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:42,520 They'll be triple cooked later along with thin cut and curly fries. 444 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,240 Finally onto dessert, 445 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,200 Annie's nut-free chocolate peanut butter pretzel pie. 446 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,560 How does that work? 447 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,280 I like peanut butter, but I don't 448 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,360 know if I like nut-free peanut butter. 449 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:54,960 It makes no sense at all. 450 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,400 I'd rather have peanut, no peanut butter at all. 451 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,720 I'm sure there's a very good reason. 452 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,800 So this is our peanut-free peanut butter. 453 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:06,200 It's made of toasted soy instead of peanuts because I'm allergic. 454 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:07,520 Well, that makes sense. 455 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,640 It's added to tofu, topped with 456 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:13,040 maple syrup and melted chocolate, then blitzed. 457 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:16,720 I like chocolate and I like peanut butter. Yeah, I'll give it a try. 458 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,400 For the base, Annie adds butter to blended biccies. 459 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,720 Annie, how's it looking? This is pretty much USA in a dessert. Yeah. 460 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,000 Amazing you can fit it all in one tin. 461 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,000 Finally, on goes the non-nutty mix. 462 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,880 Sounds quite interesting. I do like pretzels. 463 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,200 But do you like pretzel jokes? 464 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:39,120 Two pretzels walking down the road. One was assaulted. 465 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,480 Oh! 466 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,480 What did the pretzel say when he fell to the floor? What? 467 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,240 That's an unexpected twist! 468 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,520 Oh, man. That's like some weird dad joke. 469 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,560 Yep. They're blitzed and will be added to the pie before serving 470 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,240 and that's the prep done. 471 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,120 So everything's gone really good with the prep. 472 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,600 Yeah, we're going to do it for America! Grr! 473 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,840 USA! USA! 474 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,160 For a food competition, it's basic. Yeah. 475 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,720 I think we're still in a very good chance of winning. 476 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,360 First in, Der and Bee. 477 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:12,720 Welcome to Annie's. 478 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:14,800 How you doing, all right? 479 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,880 Hi! Hello! Hi, guys. Nice to see you again. 480 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,040 Yeah, looks very American. Yeah. 481 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:21,600 Nothing gets past him. 482 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,320 Did you bring this from your house in America? 483 00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:25,760 I couldn't afford anything else so I just took all my brother's. 484 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,240 Does he know? 485 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,320 Next up, are last night's hosts, Bee and Peter. 486 00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:34,440 Hey! How are you? Hello, hi! How are you? Are you all right, Bee? 487 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,800 Did you guys want a Jolly Rancher cocktail? 488 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,120 Is it supposed to be a sweet? Yeah, it's a hard sweet. 489 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:40,880 Yeah, it's a hard boiled sweet. 490 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,520 Looks like a drink to me. 491 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,000 Yeah, welcome to the Shack. 492 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,280 ALL: Cheers! 493 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,600 Coming up, an assortment of accents... 494 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,560 That purple dog is flah! 495 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,760 That's in Alabama. SHE LAUGHS 496 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,120 I definitely think she could have been a stand-up comedian. 497 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:56,680 ..and memorable music. 498 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,360 MUFFLED MUSIC 499 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,080 Listening to it, I liked the ending. 500 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:03,240 I think I was quite happy to hear the end of it! 501 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,360 It's night two of our Professionals competition in Nottingham... 502 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,560 ALL: Cheers! 503 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,960 ..where Annie and Rena of Annie's Burger Shack are treating 504 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,400 two rival restaurants to an all-American experience. 505 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:27,760 As Annie fries the chicken wings for the starter... There we go. 506 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,600 ..the guests have spotted some snaps. 507 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:34,360 I think Annie was a rock star before she started making burgers. 508 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,720 She was definitely the head banger. Bang on! 509 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:38,280 I wonder how long ago it was. 510 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,120 It was last weekend, wasn't it? SHE LAUGHS 511 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,640 The photo of Annie singing. Slightly disturbing. 512 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,120 It was kind of scary. 513 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:46,840 You need to get out more. 514 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:49,920 In the kitchen, Annie gently crumbles even more cheese 515 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:51,360 onto the blue cheese dip. 516 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,640 Is it good? Yeah, it looks nice. 517 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,600 Wings fried, they're topped with the Buffalo sauce... 518 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,520 Oh, it tastes like home, smells like home. 519 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:00,640 ..before dishing up. 520 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,080 If you don't close your eyes 521 00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:06,000 and feel like you're in America, nothing is going to do it. 522 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:07,320 Service! 523 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:11,320 Starters up, Annie's traditional Buffalo chicken wings with 524 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:12,800 a blue cheese dip, 525 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,320 and a side order of wing-eating etiquette American style. 526 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,840 Stick your butt out, got to kind of sit forward, 527 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,240 get your beer ready like that, 528 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:25,840 you're watching the TV right now, 529 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:27,960 you've got your football, you're on the bar. 530 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,520 You put your arms on the table 531 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,440 and then all of a sudden you just go in, 532 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,040 and go in. Mm. 533 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,760 Do you fancy doing it? 534 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,000 Are you going to fancy giving it a go? 535 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,520 I liked her explanation of how to eat a chicken wing. 536 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:42,880 Would I sit and eat 537 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,080 a chicken wing like that with my beer? No. 538 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:48,920 Never mind the technique, how's the taste? 539 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,080 I'm not a big fan of blue cheese. 540 00:23:51,120 --> 00:23:52,440 THEY WAIL 541 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:53,560 Oh. Don't worry, though. 542 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,080 I'm so sorry. It's all right, it's not going to waste. 543 00:23:56,120 --> 00:23:58,400 The chicken wing's nice. Yeah? Yeah, the flavour's there. 544 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,720 The chicken wings were definitely better than I thought they were 545 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,120 going to be. It was cooked pretty well. 546 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:04,680 I'm not the biggest fan of wings 547 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,600 but I like the tang on the flavouring. 548 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,400 Yeah, I love blue cheese, I love Colston Bassett. 549 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,560 Yeah, the spice was good on the wings, nice texture. 550 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,880 Yeah, the chicken wings were nice. 551 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,600 I did like the blue cheese dip, you know? 552 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,080 Had wings before. Wings are wings. 553 00:24:18,120 --> 00:24:19,520 Wise words indeed. 554 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,000 50/50 with the wings and the blue cheese. 555 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,240 Oh, wait, hang on a moment, we are in a competition. 556 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,480 Yeah. They were being actually honest. 557 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,200 Yeah. 558 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,440 Next, Annie serves up a platter of her local patter. 559 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,120 Is that Y'ALL going to be, like, coming from, like, 560 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,720 North Carolina then y'all be talking like this? 561 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,240 SOUTHERN ACCENT INTENSIFIES: But if y'all want to go from Georgia, 562 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,520 y'all be like a snake, you know, 563 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:41,960 you're all going to be doing like that. 564 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,640 CLIPPED ACCENT: But if you want to go Texas, 565 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,120 you're going to have to talk like that. 566 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,000 NEW YORK ACCENT: New York and your voice gets a lot lower 567 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,960 and then, like, "Purple dawg is flah!" And that's in Alabama. 568 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,640 LAUGHTER 569 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:55,480 Blimey, that's quite the range. 570 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:56,600 I love Annie. Do you? 571 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:57,920 She's funny, isn't she? 572 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,200 Yeah, I definitely think she could have been 573 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:01,320 a stand-up comedian. 574 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:02,680 "There's a snake in my boot!" 575 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,120 Oh, my God. That's so cool. 576 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,680 What do you think, Patrick? 577 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,640 She means you, Peter. Anything? 578 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:08,720 THEY GIGGLE 579 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:09,880 That's a no. 580 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,560 How YOU doin'? 581 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,160 That's it - how YOU doin'? 582 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:15,360 How YOU doin'? 583 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,560 No. Still not going to happen. 584 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,040 Go on, go on. Go for it. Absolutely not. 585 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:21,160 Spoilsport! 586 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:22,240 How YOU doin'? 587 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:23,480 How you doin'? 588 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:24,960 "How you doin'? 589 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,200 Well, the thing is, how I can't do an English accent 590 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:31,000 because I sound like Dick van Dyke from America. 591 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,040 I'm like, "Hello, guvnor, are you all right?!" 592 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:34,280 Cor blimey! 593 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,680 I think it's good vibes all round. 594 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:36,800 Everyone's really happy, 595 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:38,760 everyone's kind of taking part in the conversation. 596 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:40,360 Yeah, yeah. 597 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,120 AS DICK VAN DYKE: It's a jolly holiday with Annie, 598 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:44,440 and it's on to the main. 599 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,920 As the burgers sizzle away, she dunks wedges, 600 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:50,680 fries and curly fries, not scrimping on the carbs then, 601 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,360 and heats up the slow-cooked brisket. 602 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,040 Hopefully they like it. 603 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,560 Burger assembled and sides plated, it's good to go. 604 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,680 If that's not a winning burger, I don't know what else is. 605 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:06,200 The New England Yankee brisket burger with a trio of fries. 606 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:07,760 So eat it any way you like. 607 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:14,200 I love it, I love the burger. 608 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,520 The bun's really nicely toasted. 609 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:18,720 The burger was really good. 610 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:21,280 Wasn't great, having the burger fully well done. 611 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:22,560 Yeah, that's not my preference. 612 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,720 I'm not the biggest burger fan. You know, just, 613 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,680 just never really been, 614 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,600 I do love the top and the cheese. Yeah? 615 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,520 For me I love the fresh lettuce, the fresh tomato. 616 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,560 The burger and the bun is as expected. 617 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,440 Not sure that's a compliment. 618 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:39,760 I don't eat burgers. 619 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:41,880 I don't call that going out for dinner. 620 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,160 I'm quite similar to Bee. 621 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:44,840 I don't tend to eat those kind of things. 622 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:45,960 Oh, dear. 623 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,320 Bee and Peter, they are quite particular. 624 00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:50,720 Eating a burger with a knife and fork... Yeah. 625 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,080 Not very rock and roll. 626 00:26:52,120 --> 00:26:54,680 Yeah, we've got loads of burgers named after famous people as well. 627 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:55,760 Yeah, well, yeah, yeah. 628 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:57,680 There's a lot of people that have, like, asked 629 00:26:57,720 --> 00:26:59,960 for burgers and stuff. I did Slayer, 630 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,520 I've done, like, Lemmy loved my burger. 631 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,240 Lenny? God rest Lenny. Lemmy! 632 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,800 I didn't want to do this thing like "Hey, do you know who I fed?" 633 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:09,840 Of course not. 634 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:11,720 "Oh, yeah, I fed Lemmy," You know, that's cool. 635 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,960 You know, I've fed Kerry King from Slayer. 636 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,600 Come on! That's just... Thin Lizzy, come on, you know? 637 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,360 I actually turned down a few. 638 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,760 Guns N' Roses, I was like, "Ah, no." 639 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,000 You turned down Axel? 640 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,080 I'm not a fan of Guns N' Roses. 641 00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:27,280 I can't believe she turned down Axel Rose. 642 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:28,560 Who's that? 643 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:29,640 Guns N' Roses. 644 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,920 I'll have to tell you about that later. 645 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,120 So the pictures from earlier that we saw, were you in a band? 646 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,440 That was the whole reason why I came to England. 647 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,320 I literally came over to Nottingham with a guitar 648 00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:45,080 and a suitcase on my own in my early 20s to play music 649 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:47,640 and then I just ended up making burgers! 650 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,800 So this wasn't the original plan? So you wanted to do music? 651 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:51,840 No, this was definitely not an original plan 652 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,080 but now I'm back in a band. 653 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:55,960 So what, sort of, heavy rock, what sort of, metal? 654 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:57,480 It's a bit punky. 655 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,720 She could have been the next Suzi Quatro. 656 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:02,760 You don't know who that is, do you? 657 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,640 I know the name but I can't picture the face. 658 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:08,320 So you don't know, then. 659 00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:11,280 Would it be possible we heard one of your songs? 660 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,320 10-15 second preview? Come on, Annie. 661 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:15,080 Yeah, come on! 662 00:28:15,120 --> 00:28:18,120 Ten seconds of fame. Depends how into it you get. 663 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:19,520 SONG PLAYS ON PHONE 664 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:21,600 Well, that didn't take much persuading. 665 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,480 SHOUTY ROCK PLAYS 666 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:28,040 It's the type of singing where it doesn't sound like words. 667 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,400 Yeah. Just shouting. Yep. 668 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:31,640 SONG ON PHONE CONTINUES 669 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,440 It's not Olly Murs, is it, Peter? 670 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:36,800 Listening to it, I liked the ending. 671 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,360 I think I was quite happy to hear the end of it. 672 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,520 With everyone's eardrums hopefully still intact, 673 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:50,760 it's onto pud, which Annie slices while Rena, er, watches. 674 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,080 How are they looking? 675 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,360 Home-made. Ha-ha! Definitely home-made. 676 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:59,240 OK, Rena, any thoughts? Any thoughts at all? 677 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:00,840 No? OK, then. 678 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,680 The puddings are drizzled with chocolate sauce, 679 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,080 pretzel pieces and caramel. 680 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:06,680 So this is our last push. 681 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:07,920 Hey-ho, let's go. 682 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:11,400 Dessert's ready, 683 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,920 Annie's nut-free chocolate peanut butter pretzel pie 684 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,320 in a puddle of sauce with three little blueberries. 685 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,360 And here we go. 686 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,840 I actually really like it. I do like that. 687 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:30,560 I mean, I wouldn't eat it on its own necessarily but with a beer... 688 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,560 It just sort of, yeah. 689 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,880 Yeah, I like it because it's not too heavy 690 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,040 and I like the crunch on the pretzels. 691 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:38,720 I'm not keen on the pretzel topping. 692 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,440 Pretzels are slightly soft in the middle 693 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,520 so I would prefer something a bit crunchier. 694 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,800 It was good, yeah. I enjoyed it. 695 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,760 A bit on the sweet side for me 696 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,600 but peanut butter and chocolate, wow! 697 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,480 I think dessert was the best part of the meal. 698 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:56,240 Two lassie chefs are done so now it's up to you boys, right? 699 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:57,960 We're always up for a challenge so... 700 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,400 Really? You want to take us girls on? 701 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,440 Aren't most successful chefs male? 702 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:04,240 Oh-ho-ho! How dare you! 703 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:05,320 Brave move. 704 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:07,680 Was your mother not a fantastic cook? 705 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,360 My mother was an amazing... IS an amazing cook. 706 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,360 Exactly, so I think you ought to... 707 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:13,720 Yeah, but his dad is also. 708 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,200 But he only cooks a meal once a week. 709 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:17,640 LAUGHTER 710 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,080 I'm going to step back from this conversation! 711 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:22,360 THEY LAUGH 712 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:23,760 Moonwalk out of here! 713 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,920 I feel like I haven't got any backup from you two! 714 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,000 Yep, I'd stop digging if I were you. 715 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:29,400 He instantly regretted it. 716 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,440 He was like, "Oh, no, people will probably talk about that." 717 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,080 I just thought I, I really don't care. 718 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:36,560 Now for the scores. 719 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:40,920 Tonight we were welcomed by Annie and Rena very warmly, 720 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:45,280 but the food wasn't quite to our liking so for that reason... 721 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,120 We're giving them a 15. 722 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,280 Tonight we both loved the hosting. 723 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,280 I wasn't too keen on the burger. 724 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,160 I could have had the starters over and over again. Yeah? Yeah. 725 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,520 So tonight we're giving Annie and Rena 726 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:57,680 a 17. 727 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,240 So Annie's Burger Shack earns 728 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,360 a star-spangled 32 out of 40, 729 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,280 putting them neck and neck 730 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:06,040 with the Wine Room City. 731 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,920 It's the final day in Nottingham 732 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:14,880 and on hosting duties are owner Der and head chef Bee. 733 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:16,520 Last night was good. 734 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:18,480 The night before was OK. 735 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:19,640 Our night's going to be the best. 736 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:20,680 To get top scores tonight, 737 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:25,880 I'm just going to rely on my smile and from us two, raw sex appeal. 738 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,360 I'd plan some food as well. 739 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,600 You know our competition is going to be from the boys, 740 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,280 I think. The boys are really going to pull it out the bag tonight. 741 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:33,920 Yeah, they've got two nights on us now. 742 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,640 Meanwhile, the penny has finally dropped for Annie. 743 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,600 It just clicked and I'm like, "I remember you." 744 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:43,400 Der served me at his place and this was years ago. 745 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:46,400 Small world. Now, then, what's on the menu? 746 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,480 We're trying to keep it traditional Thai 747 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,080 but then we're adding our Western culture to it 748 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,760 that we've picked up, being here for so long. 749 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:57,000 First course on their east meets west menu is the starter - 750 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:58,720 Seafood platter including mussels 751 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:00,640 in a white wine and cream sauce, 752 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,880 pan-fried king prawns and oysters. 753 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,440 MUSIC: The Trumpet Hornpipe 754 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:05,920 I mean, we love seafood. 755 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:09,720 Yeah, I love seafood but where's the Thai element? 756 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,440 There isn't one in this course but there's still Thai-me! 757 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,720 It's going to blow them away. Definitely. 758 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:17,080 They begin by prepping the prawns. 759 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,360 Just look at the size of the prawns. Juicy as hell. 760 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:23,280 Very. They're deveined and set aside for later. 761 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:26,000 Onto the next round of shellfish. 762 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:27,200 Are these the mussels for tonight? 763 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:31,000 Yeah, these are the mussels, bro. These are the big ones. 764 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:32,880 These are bigger than yours! 765 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:34,600 Size isn't everything! 766 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:36,440 Next they test their aim. 767 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:38,960 Bit of competition. I bet you I can get more than you in. 768 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,920 If you beat me, you get a raise. If I beat you, minimum wage. 769 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,360 The stakes are high! 770 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:44,400 Ooh! 771 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,280 Ahh! 772 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,120 We're bad at this. 773 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:49,200 Well, you are! 774 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:50,680 Back to minimum wage, boy! 775 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:54,000 Harsh. And it's onto cleaning the oysters. 776 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,600 I've never had an oyster before. 777 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,280 You've never had an oyster? No. 778 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:00,760 Oh, ho-ho! It just scares me, just the thought of it. 779 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:02,320 I love oysters. 780 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:05,480 Yeah, so these have been delivered fresh from Scotland. 781 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:07,840 Rip it up. 782 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,160 Check out that fancy gadget. 783 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:11,520 Nice, jubbly. 784 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:13,680 Now for the taste test. How's that? 785 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:16,520 That's amazing. 786 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,440 The rest of the seafood will be cooked later. 787 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:20,640 Next up, the main - 788 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,720 Grilled lobster cooked in chilli and basil 789 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:25,720 with king prawn fried rice. 790 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,280 Grilled lobster, I love lobster 791 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,080 when it's done right and it's still succulent inside. 792 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:32,240 With serving lobster, 793 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,960 you do get particular people that will make little digs like 794 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,680 "the lobster's overcooked" or the, so you have to, 795 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,720 we have to make sure that we get the lobster right. 796 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,160 All right, lads? 797 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:43,880 Hi, mate, how we going? 798 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:45,600 Lobsters for you. 799 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:46,880 Have we got Canadian or...? 800 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:49,400 No native, mate, natives now. They're in season. 801 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,360 Best lobsters around, best in Nottingham. 802 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:53,080 I'm confident this is going to be the winner, mate. 803 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,720 Yeah, mate. That's enough chat, mate. Let's get them cooking. 804 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:57,240 They're going to be impressed with this. 805 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,480 Of course. They're coming to the Lobster Pot, 806 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:00,880 they can't expect no less. 807 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,080 They'll be grilled with garlic butter tonight 808 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:05,160 and served with Thai-style rice. 809 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:09,640 King prawn fried rice. Oh, my gosh, that's amazing. 810 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:10,880 Bee thinks so. 811 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:12,720 We've got the best fried rice in Nottingham. 812 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,480 All the awards out there will tell you the same story. 813 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:17,720 Yeah, yeah, they was won because of the fried rice. 814 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:18,960 That's what people come back for. 815 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,360 That's got to be some fried rice. They'll cook it later. 816 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:27,920 Finally, it's pud - mango and coconut sticky rice. 817 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:30,360 I don't think I've really had Asian sticky rice before 818 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,560 so that will be interesting. 819 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:35,560 Mango and coconut sticky rice, can't go wrong with it. 820 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:37,280 Everyone's going to love it, world-famous. 821 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,560 If you've never had it, you're living under a rock. 822 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,160 Not sure all of that's true. Still, 823 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,240 Bee steams the rice while Der chops mango. 824 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:46,600 So you get the sweetest mango from Thailand. 825 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:49,640 It can't just be any mango from the supermarket. 826 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:53,080 Heaven forbid. Ooh, your aim's improved then. 827 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:54,160 Bull's-eye. 828 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:57,080 I absolutely love sticky rice. I think... 829 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:58,760 Annie loves anything coconut. 830 00:34:58,800 --> 00:34:59,880 I know. 831 00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:02,760 Bee heats up the coconut milk and adds sugar. 832 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,160 You see, this is Bee's speciality. 833 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:06,840 Like, I don't, I try not to touch this. 834 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:07,920 Nice? 835 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,160 Ooh, yeah. 836 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,360 It'll be mixed with the rice tonight, 837 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,040 and that's the prep done. 838 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,040 Come on, bro. We smashed it in the kitchen today, 839 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,000 so let's go get our Thai on. Yeah. 840 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,720 I'm quite excited about the menu, to see how they cook it all. 841 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,920 Like nil by mouth until we get there, right? Yeah. 842 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:27,320 That's it, nil by mouth till we get there. This is too good. 843 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,280 First to arrive are Bee and Peter. 844 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:31,760 Hello. Nice to see you again. 845 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:33,200 Afternoon. Nice to see you. 846 00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:35,280 Good, thanks, welcome to the Lobster Pot. 847 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:36,320 Thank you. 848 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:37,560 The menu does look really good. 849 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:40,000 Is there anything on there that you're cautious about? 850 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:41,760 Just the dessert. Have you not had it before? 851 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,880 No. So at least it's going to be the best they've ever had. 852 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,600 Will it be as good as my tarte tatin? 853 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,280 If it comes down to a vote and it's a draw, 854 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:48,840 we'll do rock, paper, scissors for it. 855 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,440 No. Lady - always wins first. 856 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:53,360 No, I thought we were equal. I thought we were equal. 857 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,720 Only when, when it comes to winning, women come first. 858 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:58,440 I'm not getting involved! 859 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:00,000 Here's Annie and Rena. 860 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,280 Right, ready? Yeah. 861 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:03,320 Hi! How are you? 862 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:04,480 ALL: Hello! 863 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:05,720 Nice to see you. 864 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,680 You look fab, how are you? Nice to see you. 865 00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:10,920 Sabai sabai cocktail for you. 866 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,920 It means "everything is OK" in Thai. 867 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:15,560 ALL EXCLAIM 868 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,080 I don't think he was expecting that. 869 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:19,640 Wait, what are we doing? 870 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:22,080 Careful of your arm there, Bee! 871 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:24,680 Those muscles are going to stand him in good stead. 872 00:36:24,720 --> 00:36:28,280 Was it me that mentioned them or did they just pop out of my shirt? 873 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:29,880 Bee just keeps noticing them. 874 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,920 ALL: Cheers! 875 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:33,600 Coming up, tears at the table... 876 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:37,440 I remember years ago, you came over and served me, 877 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:39,240 you were so proud. 878 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:40,280 She's got it. 879 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,000 Awww! 880 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:46,320 It was a different side of him and it was like, soft muscle Der. 881 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:48,280 And someone lands the loot. 882 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,080 Look at all this money! 883 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:51,600 THEY CHEER 884 00:36:58,840 --> 00:36:59,880 It's the final night of 885 00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:01,760 our professional competition in Nottingham. 886 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,280 ALL: Cheers! 887 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:04,600 And at the Lobster Pot, 888 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:08,440 Bee and Der are hoping to snap up the £1,000 prize. 889 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:11,920 Oysters and mussels prepped, 890 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:13,960 and prawns fried with garlic butter, 891 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,080 it's time to serve. 892 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:17,760 Looks good, smells good. It's going to taste good. 893 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,160 Exactly. 894 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,880 And here it is, a seafood platter. 895 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:22,960 Right, let's dig in. 896 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:30,600 I'd recommend chewing it because a lot of people, 897 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:33,280 a lot of people just knock it back, swallow the whole. 898 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,040 All you're tasting is sea water. OK. 899 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:38,360 So chew it and you can taste the creaminess of the oyster. 900 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:42,920 Verdict? 901 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:46,280 God, you either like chewing it or you don't. Yeah! 902 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:48,520 You definitely chewed that oyster, didn't you? 903 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:50,600 The oysters that I had were fantastic. 904 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:52,280 The two oysters were brilliant. 905 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,600 I'm really scared. I've never had oyster before. 906 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:55,840 Straight in for the deep end. 907 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:57,040 BOTH: Cheers. 908 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:02,640 Oh, my God, I'm back on the beach again! 909 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,080 LAUGHTER 910 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:06,520 I actually loved every single thing. 911 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:10,600 The sauce was so good. Like, I had nothing to fault. 912 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:12,960 Who does that on their first oyster? 913 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:14,240 Yeah. Right? 914 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:15,720 The starter's a hit 915 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,480 and Bee's not just finding the fishes dishy. 916 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:21,480 So with the muscles, is it muscle on muscle? 917 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:22,520 Ooh! 918 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,080 Muscle on muscle on muscle! 919 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:26,240 LAUGHTER 920 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:27,760 Thank you, I needed that! 921 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:30,560 Tell everyone about that review we got. 922 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:31,680 The review comes in. 923 00:38:31,720 --> 00:38:34,560 It was like everything was great in the restaurant, 924 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:37,680 the food was nice, so was the muscles behind the bar. 925 00:38:37,720 --> 00:38:39,040 Should have got a phone number, really. 926 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:40,680 Yeah, he should have replied and said you know, 927 00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:41,960 you've left, you've left your coat. 928 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,560 It definitely pumped him up for the week. 929 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:45,160 You know, you could tell he was like, 930 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:46,880 yeah, I got a review about my muscles, 931 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:48,480 and he was like, "It was no big deal." 932 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:49,920 It WAS a big deal! 933 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:51,960 And those guns are also coming in handy 934 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,720 as they're cracking open the lobster main. 935 00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:58,360 They're grilled and Bee's onto the best fried rice in Nottingham. 936 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:02,040 To eggs, peppers and onion, he adds rice and prawns, 937 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:04,600 while Der tops the lobster with garlic butter, 938 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,600 all under dad's supervision. 939 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:08,920 Yeah, he's quality control. 940 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:13,240 And does it pass the taste test? 941 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,200 With the thumbs-up from the big man, 942 00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:16,400 the main is good to go. 943 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:19,480 Look at that, that's perfection on a plate right there. 944 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:20,800 Grilled lobster 945 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:22,960 with king prawn fried rice. 946 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:24,760 We was going to go Thai Thai 947 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,760 but then we thought we'd do western Thai 948 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:29,880 because I feel like that's what we are. 949 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,880 That's what we are. We're a bit... We're Thai but then we're also born 950 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:34,320 here, so we're Western as well, so... 951 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:36,040 It's half and half. Two cultures. 952 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,280 We're Tinglish. Tinglish! 953 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,400 Is that what they call it?! 954 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:41,960 Oh, that's so cool! 955 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,120 Tuck into your full Tinglish, everyone. 956 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:48,640 I love it. 957 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:52,280 This is definitely like right up my street. It's nailed for me. 958 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,440 I've never had Thai food, ever, so I'm loving it. 959 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:58,280 You never had Thai food either? No. This is my first time. 960 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,320 Yeah, I love it. It's amazing. 961 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:01,720 I really enjoyed it. 962 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,520 The lobster was amazing. I loved the rice so much. 963 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:08,080 I expected nothing less from the best fried rice in Nottingham! 964 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:09,760 The rice, I really like it. 965 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:11,320 The prawns are cooked really, really well. 966 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,200 I've not had lobster before. 967 00:40:13,240 --> 00:40:15,680 Erm, the flavour's great. 968 00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:18,800 I expected the lobster meat to be softer? 969 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:20,720 It's quite meaty and chewy and quite stringy. 970 00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:21,760 Oh, dear. 971 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:23,080 The flavours are brilliant 972 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:26,240 but in the middle he was still a little bit muscly. 973 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:28,240 I think he's just a little bit... 974 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,000 It's because he's taking after his dad. 975 00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:31,040 LAUGHTER 976 00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:36,720 The lobster for me was just a little bit overcooked. 977 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:39,600 Just the chewiness of the lobster, it was quite tough. 978 00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:42,240 We knew Bee and Peter were going to be hard to please. 979 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:44,800 Every time you say, "How was everything," 980 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,240 there's always a, "Ooh, but I would change this, 981 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:48,920 "but I would change that." Yeah. 982 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:53,880 And Annie's got another topic to get her claws into. 983 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:57,960 I think I know why that you said 984 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,120 that men are better chefs last night. 985 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:01,160 Ooh. 986 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:03,520 I remember being here years ago 987 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:06,120 and you came over and served me. 988 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,280 You just said, "It's my dad's place 989 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,720 "and one day I'm going to, 990 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:12,720 "it's going to be up to me to take it over." 991 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:14,720 You remember that kid, that kid that served you? 992 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:16,080 I remember that kid. 993 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:18,120 You were so proud. 994 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:20,520 She's got it! Awww! I've got it. 995 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:23,160 You were so proud. 996 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:25,440 I think today when he was talking with his dad, 997 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,400 now, like, he's proud to be taking over, 998 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:32,120 like, it was a different side of him and it was like, soft muscle Der. 999 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:35,800 Soft muscle Der! Oh, he's going to love to hear that! 1000 00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:37,680 "I am not a soft muscle Der!" 1001 00:41:37,720 --> 00:41:40,680 To food and family. ALL REPEAT TOAST 1002 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:41,880 ALL: Cheers! 1003 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:43,680 So when Annie got quite emotional, 1004 00:41:43,720 --> 00:41:48,400 it made me want to shed a tear as well, but men don't cry. 1005 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:50,720 We sweat our tears out at the gym, don't we? Yeah! 1006 00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:52,120 Course you do. 1007 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,000 But may I just say one thing? 1008 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:57,040 That does not make men better chefs, ever! 1009 00:41:57,080 --> 00:41:58,280 Ever! 1010 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:00,360 We've all come from that. Thought you was going to drop that! 1011 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:01,440 LAUGHTER 1012 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:04,200 This is a competition! 1013 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:06,320 We've had a winning starter, we've had a winning main. 1014 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:08,680 We've definitely got a winning dessert. Yeah. 1015 00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:12,240 Bee adds the coconut sauce to cooked sticky rice 1016 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:15,920 as Der and Dad stand over him. No pressure at all! 1017 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:18,080 He finishes off with a side of mango. 1018 00:42:18,120 --> 00:42:20,800 I'm happy. Let's get it. Come on. 1019 00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:23,040 Fist pump complete, as is the pud, 1020 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,200 Mango and coconut sticky rice 1021 00:42:25,240 --> 00:42:27,080 with a cheeky bit of mint. 1022 00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:28,200 I hope you all enjoy it. 1023 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,400 I really like it, the mango's really sweet. 1024 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:38,080 I love this. Yeah, I could eat about 40 of those. 1025 00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:40,160 Not right now, because I'm full, but... 1026 00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:41,440 Oh, it was wonderful. 1027 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:43,160 Very fitting, very classic, 1028 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:45,680 very nice. Perfect, I loved it. Yeah. 1029 00:42:45,720 --> 00:42:49,640 It's not the same, but the sticky rice reminds me of rice pudding 1030 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:52,600 a little bit... Oh! ..but I do like coconut and the flavours are good. 1031 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:54,400 It's not over sweet. 1032 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:57,280 That's a good point for me and I love the, I love coconut. 1033 00:42:57,320 --> 00:43:01,280 The flavour of it all together was really good. Mm. 1034 00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:05,640 So my first impressions of you two boys, it was... 1035 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:07,840 "Oh, they're so hot!" 1036 00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:10,960 Sorry, sorry, don't mean to be patronising in any way. You are. 1037 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:15,320 When I first met you two men... Men, you hunk of men! 1038 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:18,920 Adonises. Oh, my God, yes, Adonises! 1039 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:20,800 You walked into my world, 1040 00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:23,000 bowled me over. 1041 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:24,640 They've had enough flattery now. 1042 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:25,960 Time to find out who's won. 1043 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:27,440 We smashed it, bro. We smashed it. 1044 00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:29,120 Come on, give ourselves some credit. 1045 00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:32,520 Der and Bee 1046 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:34,120 need to score 33 or more 1047 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,520 to bag themselves that grand. 1048 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,440 They literally brought it tonight. 1049 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:40,600 They delivered what they were saying. 1050 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:42,200 They were at their top game. 1051 00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:43,920 I think tonight's been lovely. 1052 00:43:43,960 --> 00:43:45,640 It's been, I think for all of us, 1053 00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:47,760 relaxing into each other's company. 1054 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:49,400 They killed it, they killed it. 1055 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:51,080 Yeah. 20. 1056 00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:54,160 Really lovely oyster tonight as a starter. 1057 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,080 Not so keen on the lobster. 1058 00:43:56,120 --> 00:43:58,000 So for that reason we're scoring... 1059 00:43:58,040 --> 00:44:00,760 Whoa, there. We'll find out who's won together. 1060 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:02,640 THEY WHOOP 1061 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:05,880 Come on, guys, look at all this money! 1062 00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:06,920 THEY CHEER 1063 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:11,960 In joint second place, 1064 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:14,440 we've got the Wine Room 1065 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:16,040 and Annie's Burger Shack! 1066 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:21,440 Which means the winner is the Lobster Pot! 1067 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:23,080 ALL: Yay! 1068 00:44:23,120 --> 00:44:25,600 Bee and Peter scored Der and Bee 17, 1069 00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:27,640 making the Lobster Pot the winners. 1070 00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:30,160 I'm buzzing, I'm absolutely buzzing. I'm buzzing. 1071 00:44:30,200 --> 00:44:32,680 ALL: Yay. 1072 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:34,560 So much for those muscles. 1073 00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:37,960 They knew what they were doing and I'm so happy, 1074 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:41,360 and there's nothing better than seeing smiling faces. 1075 00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:43,080 Best not look this way, then. 1076 00:44:43,120 --> 00:44:45,440 Joint second isn't good enough for me. 1077 00:44:45,480 --> 00:44:47,560 No. I mean the boys did really well. 1078 00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:50,960 CHEERING AND WHOOPING 1079 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:56,240 We just proved that men are still the best chefs. 1080 00:44:56,280 --> 00:44:58,560 Ooh! Who needs female customers anyway?! 1081 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:00,600 # This is a man's world 1082 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,080 # This is a man's world 1083 00:45:09,240 --> 00:45:11,600 # But it wouldn't be nothing 1084 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:14,040 # Nothing 1085 00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:18,440 # Without a woman or a girl 1086 00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:25,200 # You see... # 1087 00:45:25,240 --> 00:45:27,240 Subtitles by Red Bee Media