1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:04,640 Take three restaurants. 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:06,160 Let's do it! 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,000 Cooking up their finest fare. 4 00:00:08,040 --> 00:00:10,120 Might give them a heart attack. 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,240 Ask each to host a three-course meal... 6 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,680 Service! ..which will be scored in secret. 7 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,920 What's the yellow stuff coming out of their faces? 8 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,840 It's like, er, brain? 9 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,280 On today's show, a pasta protest... 10 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,960 The pasta's a little hard. I like it a bit softer. 11 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,040 I do agree, the pasta's a little bit hard. 12 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:28,800 They are wrong. It was cooked the right way. 13 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,000 ..cacophonous consumption... 14 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,520 If you slurp, it's more like a compliment. 15 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,040 THEY SLURP Personally, it drives me up the wall. 16 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,760 I hate noisy eaters. ..and eye-popping exploits. 17 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,080 Hey! I didn't watch! 18 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,640 You didn't watch? I have a girlfriend. 19 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,280 ..as they battle to bag a grand in cash. 20 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,600 Ooh! For the record, I have very dry buttocks. 21 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,440 Allegedly. 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,760 Today's professional competition comes from Glasgow, 23 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,640 named the third best place in Europe for vegans to live. 24 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,080 Lucky wee vegans, eh? 25 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,640 And serving up a mighty mix of plant-based 26 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:10,800 and meaty fare tonight are our first hosts, 27 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,640 front of house Pixie and head chef Andy 28 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,600 of music venue come restaurant Bloc. 29 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,200 So, it's street food ethos, it's whacky, it's mental. 30 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,040 It's very, very colourful. 31 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,280 It's got a bit of Americana in it, bit of Pan Asian, 32 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:25,080 all mashed together. 33 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,840 Meow. Get that out, don't drop it. 34 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,480 No promises. Every dish we've got on the menu in Bloc has like 35 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,280 a pun name. It just makes it 36 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:35,800 a bit funner than just saying cheeseburger, hot dog. 37 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,440 One Notorious PIG, 38 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,440 one Sen Nuts, one Buff Ting Chicken Wings. 39 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,440 And there's no friction in this kitchen. 40 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,880 I don't think we ever had an argument, no? 41 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,560 No, just like wee disagreements. Not really. This week we might. 42 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,840 Well, yeah, in the kitchen, aye. 43 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,840 I'm sure you'll be fine. 44 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,040 Novice chef Pixie is going to assist Andy 45 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,920 to deliver their menu. 46 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,040 Don't think she's started yet, though. 47 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:00,760 So tonight we're going to do some 48 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,440 fun, filthy, dirty street food that's got 49 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,040 a big massive filthy Glaswegian twist. 50 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,120 Which is us down to a T. 51 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:09,800 First to prep is the starter, 52 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,920 the cheekily named Thai Me Up, 53 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,400 which is actually vegan jackfruit wings with maple, 54 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,120 soy and chilli glaze. 55 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,200 Mm, Thai Me Up! Vegan jackfruit wings! 56 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,200 Sorry, flashbacks. With maple, soy and chilli glaze. 57 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,800 Flashbacks? Meet married culinary couple 58 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,760 Italian Luca and Polish Magda, 59 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,400 who run their Italian restaurant Amore d'Italia. 60 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,880 We specialise in Italian food with a Scottish twist 61 00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:38,200 and we love what we do. 62 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,320 Yeah, you do especially. He is addicted to working. 63 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,200 He literally lives here. 64 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,240 Thank you, chef. 65 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,440 Mamma mia! Thank you so much, chef. 66 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,120 We are a good team. We are a good team, 67 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,040 I must say, yeah, we are a good team, yeah. 68 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,560 We complement each other. Luca is a typical Italian. 69 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,560 Eh, buon dia. 70 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,120 Just so positive and smiling 71 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,320 and just spreading this positive energy. 72 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,080 Magda, she's like a volcano. 73 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,200 I come from Sicily so it's a good example, 74 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,160 is like Etna, the volcano, 75 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,120 so if she's got something like in her stomach she need to say. 76 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,040 Nice and cheesy, just like your jokes. Oh! 77 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,600 Just called being honest, I'm just honest. 78 00:03:15,640 --> 00:03:17,640 Don't be that honest, you know, just... 79 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,120 Yeah, tell him his jokes are great. 80 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,720 Back to the food and the intriguingly named Thai Me Up. 81 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,520 The ingredients and the flavours are Thai, 82 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,080 Taiwanese-based so it's just a nice wee pun name, 83 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,000 Thai Me Up. I love a little jackfruit wing, 84 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,440 rolled in panko breadcrumbs, deep-fried, of course. 85 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,320 Great starter, take you onto the rest of the courses. 86 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:38,840 Gotcha. After cooking, 87 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,880 the jackfruit must be rolled into ball shapes. 88 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,000 This is actually quite cool. 89 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,760 So, we're going to go for three wings per person. 90 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,600 There's not that many people here. 91 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,000 Six of us. 92 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,360 Yes, six times three is...16? 93 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,680 No. No, nine. 94 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:56,880 No! 95 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,760 Three times six is nine? 96 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,000 I'll let you work on that, all right? 97 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,920 The 18 jackfruit balls, sorry wings, 98 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,120 are breadcrumbed ready to deep fry later. 99 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,920 Thai Me Up. That's a very, 100 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,080 that's very funny, that's good, that's good. 101 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,760 Good pun, good pun. Very punny. 102 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,920 Meet our final duo of the week, owner and chef Teddy 103 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,040 and front of house Michael from Japanese sushi noodle 104 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,600 and soup chain Maki & Ramen. 105 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:25,320 Many other Japanese restaurants, normally they just do everything, 106 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,280 when we are more specialist in only two things which is 107 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,080 the ramen and the sushi. 108 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,080 Teddy studied abroad to master the cuisine, no less. 109 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,320 Beautiful. You're quite good at this. 110 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,440 And they're still thinking internationally. 111 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,880 The aim for Maki & Ramen is global domination. 112 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,520 Starting with Scotland. Training's going well, I see. 113 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,080 In our spare time we do training in wu tai, 114 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,160 punching everything out, sweating and take a good shower, 115 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,600 cold shower and then just finish the day. Not together. 116 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,320 I want to improve my sales 20%. 117 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,080 Ah! 118 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,040 That was real. 119 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:03,320 What?! 120 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:04,800 Back with today's hosts 121 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:07,600 and Pixie's getting to grips with the equipment. 122 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,200 I've seen some sights in a kitchen but that takes the biscuit. 123 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,680 What? Oh, Jesus. 124 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,240 Moving onto the main course, Send Noodz, 125 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:18,840 instant ramen noodle hot dog with kimchi fries. 126 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,400 Instant ramen you can buy at 127 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,800 the supermarket or corner shop for 39p. 128 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:25,800 I'm sure they wouldn't serve you that! 129 00:05:25,840 --> 00:05:27,960 We get some shop-bought instant noodles. 130 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Oh! Put them in a bowl. 131 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,760 Get some of this secret sauce, wee sprinkle. 132 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,600 Shall we do it like Ghost? 133 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:36,880 Oh, this is so romantic. 134 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,320 Honestly on a first date, 135 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,280 and you need something to do, that's right here. 136 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,480 If you say so. 137 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,400 The Noodz will be sprinkled over the hot dogs later. 138 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,080 Kimchi fries. What's kimchi fries? 139 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,440 Yeah, kimchi fries. I think they, they might be... 140 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,600 Chips for sure. Over to you, Andy. 141 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,000 Get a little bowl of French fries, 142 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,440 we put some fresh kimchi over it, some kimchi mayonnaise, 143 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,920 toasted sesame seeds, chillies, things like that, 144 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,720 just a really Asian-inspired little side dish. 145 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:06,240 First job, the blitzing of kimchi or fermented veg and, what's that? 146 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:07,960 One of the secrets to food in Bloc 147 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,080 is weird, bright colours so we like using 148 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:11,560 a lot of food colouring. 149 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,040 So, it's turned orange, wazzed up and mixed with mayo, 150 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:15,880 followed by a quick taste test. 151 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,760 Mm, erm... 152 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,000 ..aye, it's nice. 153 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:22,680 I know it's nice. 154 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,360 You don't look convinced, Pixie. Sauce ready, 155 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,760 it's onto dessert, sticky toffee crunch, 156 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,080 deep-fried sticky toffee pudding 157 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,400 with salted caramel sauce and biscuity ice cream. 158 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,440 I would never even think about deep-frying a sticky toffee pudding. 159 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,840 Most people wouldn't. We might have to do some extra 160 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,360 training to get rid of these calories. 161 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,520 I'm up for it, man. Yeah, cool, cool, cool. 162 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,320 You're going to need it. 163 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,160 If you're in here, you're a gym freak, 164 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,640 you're looking after your waistline, it's not going to be for you. 165 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,040 It's really good for a cheat day. 166 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,120 Cheat weeks, cheat months, cheat years. Yeah. 167 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,880 To make the calorific pudding, Andy adds eggs to flour, 168 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,400 milk and cream, then a mix of butter, 169 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,720 sugar, vanilla extract and finally a toffee crunch sauce. 170 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,680 Should we not use maybe a bigger bowl? 171 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,200 No. No? 172 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,960 OK. I don't know how to do this without making a mess. 173 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,280 I will just make a mess, OK? 174 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,520 What's left of the mix is poured into a tray 175 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,920 and baked ready to be deep-fried later. 176 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,800 Pixie is definitely the most messiest sous chef I've ever had. 177 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,200 She couldnae work full time in my kitchen. 178 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,800 Would you hate me, would you shout at me? 179 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,000 I'd sack you. That's a bit harsh. 180 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,120 So, the food prep's all done, her nails have survived, 181 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,040 barely. My nails are shattered 182 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,320 so let's get this party started, eh? 183 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,640 Let's show them a good time. Come on. Definitely. 184 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,360 I love the menu 185 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,160 and I think the hosts will be people with a cheeky sense of humour. 186 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:42,560 I think it's very creative 187 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,520 and I wish to have really good food. 188 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,640 First in, husband and wife team. 189 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,680 I think that's the place. That's the place. 190 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,720 ..Magda and Luca. Is it a pub or restaurant? 191 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:53,920 Whatever you want it to be, I think. 192 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,320 Magda. Hi, I'm Pixie, nice to meet you. 193 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,200 Luca, nice to meet you. How you doing, Luca, 194 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,000 nice to meet you. How are you? Very well. 195 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,600 Would you like a drink the now? Sure. Yeah, please. 196 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,160 It's called Cheeky Bucky. Do you know what buckfast is? 197 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:06,720 He's never tried it. 198 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,760 Only once. Yeah, I was completely off. 199 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,720 Did you like it? I can't remember what happened. 200 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,960 Must have been a good night. Next up it's Michael and Teddy. 201 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,480 We have to go down? Yeah. 202 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,240 Like a dungeon. Yeah. 203 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,320 Not sure what restaurants you've been going to. 204 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,560 Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Teddy. Hi, I'm Pixie, nice to meet you. 205 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,520 Nice to meet you. I'm sure there were two others here a minute ago. 206 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,080 What about us? Oh, there they are. 207 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:33,000 Hi. Hi. Sorry, Teddy, nice to meet you. 208 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,640 That was a bit awkward at the beginning 209 00:08:35,680 --> 00:08:37,960 because they introduced themselves to the hosts 210 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,160 and I was, like, what about us? So I was like, hi. 211 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:44,200 Cheers, guys. Ooh, there you go, have some fun. 212 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,920 Coming up, racy revelations... 213 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,480 In my part-time I go-go dance, 214 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,560 get a pole out, I can show some tricks. 215 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,200 I can go upside down on a pole. You didn't put it on your CV? 216 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,080 No, definitely not. 217 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:57,600 ..and carb conundrums. 218 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,600 How come you left one? It's my calorie count so... 219 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,600 Ooh, la-la. I want to keep it low. 220 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,720 Our dessert is 2,000 calories, 221 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,080 so it's not looking good for his waistline. 222 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,600 It's night one of our Professionals competition in Glasgow... 223 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,240 Let's do it! 224 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,720 ..where Bloc's chef Andy and front of house Pixie - 225 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,160 I think she needs a refill - 226 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,920 are hoping their outrageous street food will bag them 227 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,040 the £1,000 prize. In the kitchen, 228 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,040 Andy's deep-frying his jackfruit wings, which get 229 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,000 a coating of maple soy glaze and a quick jiggle, 230 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,720 then it's time to plate with a squirt of spicy mayo, 231 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,560 pickled chillies and spring onion. 232 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,360 Can you remember the name? 233 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,720 Yes, I can, it's called Thai Me Up. 234 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,680 Indeed it is - 235 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,480 Vegan jackfruit wings in maple soy glaze served with spicy mayo. 236 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,560 I hope you all enjoy it and dig in. 237 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:01,480 I'm not a vegan food person but after eating those, 238 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,160 I think I will start eating some vegan. 239 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,680 Glad we can change your mind. Do you like it? 240 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,280 It's lovely, 241 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:12,600 I love it and chilli is the right amount of kick for her. 242 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,280 For me it's a bit spicy. Spicy. 243 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,240 Good, I must say, very good. Quite surprising, 244 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,920 I didn't expect a jackfruit can taste like that. 245 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,360 Really enjoyed the starter. I loved the colours, 246 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,120 I loved how it looked and it was delicious. 247 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:26,600 How come you left one? 248 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,920 It's my calorie count so... Ooh, la-la. 249 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,120 I want to keep it, keep it low and then there is 250 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,840 a main course and dessert as well so... 251 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,880 So, how many calories are you allowed to gain a day? 252 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,400 Less than 800...1,800. 253 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,720 What? Really? 254 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,360 Nobody working here, 255 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,160 nobody working here, our dessert is 2,000 calories. 256 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,360 Yep. So, it's not looking good for his waistline. 257 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,520 So, how about you tell us a wee bit about you, 258 00:10:54,560 --> 00:10:57,360 so, like, your relationship and that? 259 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,280 Yeah, I am effectively his number two and he tells me what to do. 260 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,400 Is he on call like 24 hours always available? 261 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,320 Not only 24-hour, 25 hour day. 262 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,160 So, I have 30 minutes in the shower 263 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,800 in those 30 minutes I can receive like five calls, 264 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,440 like ten text messages, emails. 265 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,120 Are you Facetiming each other? 266 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,280 That's what I'm thinking, one day, one day, you know. 267 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,080 Who spends half an hour in the shower? I wish. Honestly, I wish. 268 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,440 The last two minutes are cold so I have 28 minutes of 269 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,400 a hot shower and two minutes of a cold one. 270 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:28,960 Expensive, these days. 271 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,600 What about you two then, with your relationship? 272 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,720 We are actually married. We've been married for, 273 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,200 how long now? Seven years? 274 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,800 Ten, I think. Too long! 275 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:40,920 She's testing you. 276 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,920 When exactly did we get married? 277 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,440 2014, 15. 278 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,240 Ooh! 279 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,240 So, what your relationship is like? 280 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:51,560 Well, I think it's 281 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,400 a wee bit more simple compared to all of you. 282 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,960 Yeah, definitely. We're really good friends. 283 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,640 Chalk and cheese. She's bubbly and everything, 284 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:01,880 I'm just the typical grumpy head chef. 285 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,440 They seem like a really good team. 286 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,320 They are young, fun people with a good sense of humour. 287 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,160 I love that kind of people, you know. 288 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,760 So, it's going good, it's going in our favour so far. 289 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,280 You see, that was a nice entry 290 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,960 into the next course, the craziness comes. 291 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,600 Better crack on, then. Pixie's given the crucial job 292 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,800 of toasting the charcoal hot dog buns. 293 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,160 Please don't burn them. Looking a tad scorched already. 294 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:25,840 So, how can I tell when they're burned? 295 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,280 Because they'll be on fire. Righto. 296 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,240 Andy deep-fries the sausages while Pixie sauces 297 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,400 the buns with ketchup and spicy mayo. 298 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,680 What do I do now? 299 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,280 Just look pretty, entertain. Entertain, Pixie. 300 00:12:39,680 --> 00:12:42,680 I think he means the guests, not yourself. 301 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,120 Excuse me. I'm not sure that's working for Andy, either. 302 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,000 That's not irritating in the slightest. 303 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,160 Yeah, she's better off with something to do, 304 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,600 like dish out the noodles and balance the bangers, 305 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,440 along with a bunch of crispy toppings. 306 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,720 And there it is, Send Noodz, 307 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,560 noodle hot dog topped with crunchy raw noodles, 308 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,240 and a plant-based hot dog for veggies Magda and Pixie, 309 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,680 both served with kimchi fries. 310 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,520 How do I eat it? 311 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:09,440 Basically you pick it up and you just smash it in. 312 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,840 Good smashing, everyone. 313 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,280 It's very different to what I was expecting, really good. 314 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,600 Surprising in a different way, yeah, in a good way. 315 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,560 Thank you. Great combination of flavours and textures, 316 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:22,960 and presentation was beautiful. 317 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,680 The bun was quite surprising, to see this black bun 318 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,600 but it was cute, I must say, well done. 319 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,480 It's like surreal to the taste buds. 320 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,720 I find the crunchy texture like a bit weird in 321 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,440 the mouth just because I'm so used to having it cooked 322 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:35,560 and I love noodles. 323 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,040 From a noodle background, that's strange 324 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,760 to have it as like your topping when you can use dried onions or 325 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,160 something crispy. 326 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,800 Sorry, I'm just not eating this, just less carb because... 327 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,600 Oh, come on, stop it. 328 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,880 The bun is carbs and then the noodle is carbs. 329 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,920 Oh, man. And then just everything is just carbs after carbs 330 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,640 and then the chips is carbs. 331 00:13:57,680 --> 00:14:00,880 We had something for veggies, spring onions, we had chillies. 332 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:02,720 And we had potatoes. 333 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,280 Potatoes. Well-rounded. We had plant-based hot dogs. 334 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,160 Exactly. There you go, that's veg. 335 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,880 And then the sauces had veg in it. Sort of. 336 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,720 I think we need a bit more honesty, Pixie. 337 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,280 I come into work just for a good time. 338 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:21,120 I come in for free foods and just to wear cute outfits. 339 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,920 That's what I do. Honestly, it's awesome, that's what I do. 340 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,920 Specially the cute outfits. 341 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,560 No, the thing for me, I'm just like part-time in here. 342 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,280 In my part time I go-go dance. What's a go-go dance? 343 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,120 So, I will go on stage at techno events 344 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,440 and I will usually dance in my underwear. 345 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,800 I had no idea what go-go dancing was. 346 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,960 I'm sure. I don't know, it's not my cup of tea. 347 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,200 How about a spot of twerking? 348 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,240 So, I felt like a proud big brother when 349 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,120 Pixie started twerking at the table. 350 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,320 Do you want some more? No, you're all right. 351 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,200 Good dancer. I didn't watch. 352 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,320 You didn't watch? I'm sorry, I didn't watch. I have a girlfriend. 353 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:06,960 There could be a pole might appear, who knows? 354 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:08,720 Get a pole out, I could show some tricks. 355 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,000 I can go upside down on a pole. I can spin on it as well. 356 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,760 Wow. I didn't know about that. 357 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:15,720 There's been no poles around. 358 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,960 You didn't put it on your CV. No, definitely not. 359 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,560 Pole dancing not for me, not at all, no. No. 360 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,800 Watching pole dancing, yes. 361 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,560 Living dangerously, Luca. 362 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,720 I don't mind. Maybe we can watch it together. 363 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:32,040 Phew! 364 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,280 On with dessert, sticky toffee crunch. 365 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,400 This dish is about 2,000 calories. It's really gorgeous. 366 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,000 It's going to be gorgeous, might give them a heart attack. 367 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,440 Poor Teddy. Generous portions 368 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,200 of sticky toffee pudding are deep-fried 369 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,040 and coated in cinnamon sugar. 370 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:46,680 I'm feeling full already. 371 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,960 Just a wee drizzle, that'll make it look nicer. 372 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,680 And here it is, deep-fried sticky toffee crunch 373 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,960 with salted caramel sauce and biscuity ice cream. 374 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,520 Good luck, everybody. 375 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,360 Enjoy it. Don't worry about the calories. 376 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,480 That's a nervous laugh, Teddy. 377 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,320 I must say that's very, very, very good. 378 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:07,880 Thank you. Magical. Oh, my God, 379 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,240 you're going to get me addicted to sugar again. 380 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:11,360 It's really nice. 381 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,760 It's a bit too much for me but the texture is beautiful. 382 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,760 It was a lot of sweet ingredients that combined together 383 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,240 so I think if it was maybe half of the portion, 384 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,760 it would be just enough. 385 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,600 It feels like for me taking 386 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:28,440 a 1kg of sugar and opening it and... 387 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:29,880 On second thoughts, 388 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,280 I think I could maybe have made it a wee bit smaller 389 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,040 but that's not what we do in here. 390 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,280 Something they do do in here is live music. 391 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:41,400 GUITAR PLAYS 392 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,240 # Should be a simple thing to wish you well... # 393 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,800 The entertainment was really nice, beautiful voice, yeah. 394 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:54,120 # You don't feel it 395 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,800 # You didn't need it... # 396 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,440 Disappointment in life just put into a song, the way to be suc-sexful. 397 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,280 Say successful again. 398 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,360 Suc-sexful. 399 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,320 Suc-sexful. 400 00:17:06,360 --> 00:17:07,600 Save it for later. 401 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,680 This guy's pouring his heart out over here! 402 00:17:12,120 --> 00:17:14,000 There was a moment that I was like, oh, 403 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,960 just touched you know, just like something inside here. 404 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,400 The music I think was a very good addition tonight. 405 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,200 They got a total Bloc experience today. 406 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,880 Well, I hope they did anyway. 407 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,880 The question is, what are they prepared to score? 408 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:31,240 Out of 20, please. 409 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,640 We had a wonderful evening and the food was creative. 410 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,200 But there are too many carbs, 411 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,880 so we decide to give Andy and Pixie... 412 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,320 BOTH: 14. We had a great time tonight. 413 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:42,080 The food was very nice 414 00:17:42,120 --> 00:17:43,960 but there was maybe a tiny bit too much of it so 415 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,080 for that reason we're going to give Andy and Pixie... 416 00:17:46,120 --> 00:17:47,720 BOTH: 17. 417 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:52,840 Which gives Andy and Pixie at Bloc a very respectable 31 out of 40. 418 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,400 It's day two of the competition and the turn of husband 419 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,320 and wife duo Magda and Luca. 420 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:04,240 Last night's food was very interesting 421 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,000 but tonight our guests, 422 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,640 they are going to have a great time, 423 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,160 enjoy the food, enjoy the atmosphere. 424 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,160 The best we can. You'd better deliver. 425 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,600 I think Luca and Magda, they are a cute couple. 426 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:17,960 I actually have high expectation from them. 427 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,640 It could be like the fiery European side comes up. 428 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,240 I think they both could argue because I think like with us, 429 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,440 you can just boss me around and I will just follow you about 430 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,160 but I don't think it would work with them two. 431 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,400 I try to, you didnae listen. Now, now, let's not go there again. 432 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,720 What's in store for tonight's guests? 433 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,960 Tonight we are going to serve some Italian food with 434 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,680 a Sicilian Scottish twist 435 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,920 and I'm sure it's going to be sucsexful. 436 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,160 That's not how you say it. 437 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,560 On with the starter, a Trio of arancini. 438 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,480 Trio of anarce, anarce? 439 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,800 Arancini. Arancini, I knew that, I knew that. 440 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:54,600 Not sure you did. 441 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,480 Oh, they're balls. They're rice... 442 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,880 They're rice balls. 443 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:02,600 Risotto balls, Michael, to be precise. 444 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:04,320 So, we do three kinds of arancini, 445 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:06,440 vegetarian with mushrooms and spinach, 446 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,000 the black pudding one and also... 447 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,720 Classic. ..the classic one with Bolognese. 448 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,720 To begin, Luca makes a risotto base 449 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,880 with onions, rice, white wine and veg stock. 450 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,320 Black pudding, I personally don't like. 451 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:22,960 Well, that's the Scottish twist and that's what you're having. 452 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,240 Check, check, check this beauty, mamma mia! 453 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,920 Luca fries the black pudding. 454 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,480 Buono. 455 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,880 He then knocks up a separate Bolognese filling. 456 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,080 This one is our traditional one. 457 00:19:33,120 --> 00:19:35,720 And finally a mushroom and spinach version. 458 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,360 I don't like spinach, 459 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:41,720 I don't really like mushrooms but I had it in ravolore before. 460 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,560 Ravioli. Ravioli before and it was actually really nice. 461 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,920 Three risottos made and cooled, it's time to shape. 462 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:49,120 Magda, you can start with 463 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,000 the vegetarian one and make like tiny balls. 464 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,160 What the hell is this? 465 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,520 Different shape of arancino. OK. 466 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,560 Balls of all shapes and sizes are then breadcrumbed. 467 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,040 You're good with the balls in your hand. 468 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,080 I think that's a genuine compliment, Magda. 469 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:07,560 OK, now, now I'm lost. 470 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,520 That's fine, because you're done. 471 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:13,040 The arancini will be deep-fried later, so it's onto the main. 472 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:17,000 Pasta brontese, which is pasta in pistachio sauce served 473 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:18,640 with chicken for the meat-eaters. 474 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,520 What's that? It's a nut, pistachio nut. 475 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,240 I love nuts. 476 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,720 Ah, so it's pesto with, with pistachio, OK. 477 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,040 Michael! Yeah? Hmm. 478 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,440 We actually brought some pistachios from Sicily 479 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,520 because I am a pistachio addict. 480 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,400 First job, toast the nuts. 481 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,840 Into a blender goes rocket, basil, ricotta, oil and the nuts. 482 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:44,760 I am really happy I met my husband because if it wasn't for him, 483 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,480 I would never know this dish existed 484 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,240 and it's the best thing in the world. 485 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,040 Oh, you guys! So sweet, I love it. 486 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,480 It's all blitzed. 487 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,520 And that's the pistachio base ready. 488 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,640 It'll be turned into a sauce later 489 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,920 and served with chicken and pasta. 490 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:03,720 Onto dessert, Torta al formaggio, otherwise known as cheesecake, 491 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,080 and this one's raspberry and matcha. 492 00:21:08,120 --> 00:21:09,800 I love matcha. So do I, I love matcha. 493 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,440 I love raspberries and I love cheesecake 494 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,600 so I don't think they can go wrong with this. 495 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,400 Torta al formaggio sounds very Italian, though. Yeah. 496 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,480 Yes, but cooked by a Polish chef tonight. 497 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,560 Magda's cheesecake is the best in the world. 498 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,000 It's got a great taste, I love it. 499 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:28,920 For the filling, Magda uses cream cheese and sugar. 500 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,440 Please squeeze some lemon juice out for me. 501 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:34,720 I'm squeezing it. 502 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:38,200 Something tells me you're not taking this seriously, Luca. 503 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:39,480 In goes the juice. 504 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,000 And now can I please ask you to crack the eggs for me, 505 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:43,840 so there's no egg shells in the mixture. 506 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,280 So, no egg shells? No, no, egg shells. 507 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:47,840 Wow, that's something new. 508 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,360 Now you're just asking for trouble. Eggs in, it's whizzed... 509 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,520 Magda then separates out some filling... 510 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,400 It smells good. 511 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,880 ..then into the remainder, adds matcha green tea powder, 512 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,600 blends again and layers the two fillings onto the base. 513 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:05,000 That's going to create a nice kind of like a marble effect. 514 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,160 Marbellous! Sorry. 515 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,960 It's baked in the oven and once cooled, 516 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,920 it's topped with jelly made from Scottish raspberries. 517 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,480 And this one's going to give us the £1,000 prize. Well done. 518 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,160 I hope so. And, yeah, that's it. 519 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,440 Fingers crossed, we're going to win. Yes! 520 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,480 This does not look like a winning menu. 521 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:26,520 So we, I mean, I am very confident that I will be the winner. 522 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,560 Whoo-ha-ha-ha! 523 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,440 They're older so I mean like you know they've been around. 524 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,600 Like, three year older than me? 525 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,320 OK, have you been around? I've been around. 526 00:22:36,360 --> 00:22:38,600 And you've got good food, so you've been around 527 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,720 and you've got good food, so I expect the same from them. 528 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,440 Time to find out. 529 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:46,600 # When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie 530 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,200 # That's amore... # 531 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,440 Very good, fellas. 532 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,760 First in to Amore d'Italia are Teddy and Michael. 533 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:54,760 Hello. Hello, guys, hi, Michael. 534 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:56,080 Lovely to see you. 535 00:22:56,120 --> 00:22:58,720 Lovely to see you, how are you doing? 536 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,520 It's like you've known each other for ever. 537 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,520 Can I offer you a drink? Yes, please, that would be amazing. 538 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,280 Oh, my God, I know this place, 539 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,240 I've always wanted to try it. It looks so cute. 540 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,840 Next long-lost friends to arrive are Pixie and Andy. 541 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,600 Hi! 542 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,560 Good to see you again. 543 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:19,280 Good to see you again. So, everyone OK this morning? 544 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,200 While we were going to the toilet and everything else? Yeah? 545 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,520 I think he's going to share something he shouldn't, Magda. 546 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,520 I went to the toilet and I turn around, I say Jesus Christ, 547 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,560 that's green, so I think it was the... 548 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:33,160 The charcoal buns, yeah. Not surprised, then? 549 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,320 "Oh, my God. What's happening there? 550 00:23:35,360 --> 00:23:38,800 "What's happening and I'm looking, what's that? Mamma Mia!" 551 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,920 Was yours all right? Erm... 552 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:42,840 Flour's just coming out of me. 553 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,880 Salute! 554 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,480 Coming up... Wooing women... 555 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:49,920 Did you use your Italian technique? 556 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:54,000 Of course, I used my Italian charm, you know. Hey, how you doing? 557 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,680 How you doing? How you doin'? 558 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,400 How you doing? ..and professional predicaments. 559 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,120 We had a chef who had a thing called chef's bum. 560 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,040 I heard that you know sometime you can feel 561 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,440 you know your underwear is just sticking to your bum. 562 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,480 It's the second night 563 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,280 of our professionals competition in Glasgow... 564 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,760 Salute! 565 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,360 ALL: Salute! 566 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,120 ..where married chefs Luca 567 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,000 and Magda are hosting a traditional Sicilian evening 568 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,600 with a Scottish twist at Amore d'Italia. 569 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,000 Looking forward to show them what we can do in 570 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,800 the kitchen and I'm sure it's going to be suc-sexful. 571 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,800 Did I say it right? No. No. 572 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:39,160 Luca begins by deep frying his three different types of arancini. 573 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,040 Don't get your balls mixed up, OK? 574 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:42,160 Well, precisely, 575 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,360 and after a swish of pea puree and tomato sauces... 576 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,160 BELL Service. 577 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,680 ..there it is, a trio of arancini, Bolognese, 578 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:53,600 black pudding, and spinach and mushroom for the vegetarians. 579 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,760 Enjoy, guys. Thank you. 580 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:02,000 I didn't think I really liked mushroom and spinach, 581 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:03,760 but you've won me over. 582 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,760 Their starter was actually really nice. 583 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,160 I did enjoy it, it was a nice start to the evening. 584 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,440 I wasn't too fond of the original one, 585 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:12,320 I think it was like, the sauce was a little bit sweet, 586 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:13,760 but the vegetarian one is delicious 587 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:15,560 and the black pudding one is amazing. 588 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:16,840 Thank you very much for that. 589 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:18,240 The, what, cini? 590 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:20,040 Arancini. Arancini 591 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:23,320 in general was good. I was thinking like, OK, after this, 592 00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:27,120 I'm going to go to gym more often. 593 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,680 LUCA: Ted, are you counting the calories tonight? 594 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,280 Don't, please, don't. TED: For you? No. 595 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,960 LUCA: Well done! 596 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,920 Shots fired. Shots fired. 597 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,120 Oh, no! 598 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:44,160 I was a little bit offended with Teddy's comments about calories, 599 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,880 but it is what it is. You sure about that? 600 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,200 Actually I'm very offended. 601 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,000 I think it would take more than that. 602 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,080 Back inside, Luca kicks off some celebrity chat. 603 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:57,000 Any fans of Lewis Capaldi around the table? Me. 604 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,520 He's a regular here and he loves my carrot cake. Yeah. 605 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,200 Well, only one song I listen to him continuously. Aww. Yeah. 606 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,280 Which one? You know which one. Come on, there's only one. 607 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:07,800 Sing it. 608 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,080 # I need somebody to heal Somebody to... # 609 00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:14,880 Ah! What is it? Somebody...? Somebody To Love. 610 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:17,440 Somebody to... Let's rename that Somebody To Love. 611 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,200 Teddy's voice is like an angel. # Ooh... # 612 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,600 You try it. Don't be a singer. No, no. You try it. 613 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,080 No, no. Be a chef or be a boss. 614 00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:28,040 On with Magda's favourite pasta dish of all time. 615 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,320 Did you hear about that Italian chef? Which one? 616 00:26:30,360 --> 00:26:33,600 The one that PASTA way. Come on. 617 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,720 Bravo, Magda. While Luca fries up some chicken, 618 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,360 she makes a sauce from her pistachio pesto, 619 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,680 with vegetable stock, chilli and basil. 620 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:45,840 If I'm going to mess up this dish tonight, 621 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,800 I think divorce is going to be on the table tomorrow for breakfast. 622 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:50,880 Better not then. 623 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:55,120 With the pasta given a few minutes to cook, it's ready. 624 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,080 Pasta Brontese - pistachio pasta 625 00:26:58,120 --> 00:27:00,000 with some chicken for the meat-eaters. 626 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,800 I hope you guys are going to enjoy that. 627 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,800 It's Brontese pasta, so what's the deal with the pistachio through it? 628 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,760 We brought those pistachios with us from Sicily, yeah. 629 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:15,120 The best pistachios comes from the city called Bronte? Bronte, yeah. 630 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,440 That's how the name of the dish came from. Oh. 631 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,600 I think, for, like, being vegetarian, 632 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,680 I think I'd like something to replace the chicken. 633 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:25,800 This dish is basically vegetarian, 634 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,880 so we actually done something different for the rest of 635 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,240 the, you know, guests. 636 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,760 Pesto pasta with nuts, it was nice. 637 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,600 I'm not a big fan of pesto but that, 638 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,200 I could eat, I did, well, I scoffed it all. 639 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:39,280 Yeah, the flavour is good. 640 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:43,680 The pistachio from Sicily makes that even extra special. 641 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,360 The pasta's a little hard, but is that just kind of...? 642 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,800 That's the proper way. Yeah. Al dente. Al dente. 643 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:50,120 Al dente. 644 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:51,560 Al dente. 645 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,000 Bravo, al dente. 646 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:55,720 I like mine a wee bit softer. 647 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,240 The same. I think that I like it a bit softer. 648 00:27:58,280 --> 00:27:59,480 I do agree with everybody else, 649 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,040 I feel like the pasta's a little bit hard. 650 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:02,840 There's like some parts of it which is a little... 651 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,320 What's wrong with you, guys? Honestly. 652 00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:07,320 That's the proper way. 653 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:10,720 They are wrong. It was cooked the right way, they just don't know. 654 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,720 It's al dente, that's how you serve pasta Italian way. 655 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:15,800 You see I like my pasta like that. 656 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,480 I don't. It's too... 657 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:18,720 I'm cultured. 658 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,200 So, how you guys met? 659 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,360 LUCA: So we were working together in a restaurant 660 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,360 and she was working behind the bar. 661 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,040 I was working as a manager. Oh. 662 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:32,080 So she saw, she saw the potential, you know? 663 00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:33,360 True. Very true. 664 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,240 Did you use your Italian technique to... 665 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,560 Of course, I used my Italian charm, you know? I just... 666 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,320 The big smile. The big smile, the... Cheesy jokes. 667 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:43,320 Cheesy jokes, some flowers. 668 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:44,920 I want to learn some of the techniques. 669 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,960 Hey, how you doin'? How you doin'? 670 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,360 How you doin'? I'm good, I'm good. 671 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,400 "How you doing?" I think you need some practice. 672 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,840 "How you doing?" You too. 673 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,400 "How you doin'?" "Oh, how you doin'?" 674 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,800 How you doin'? It works. 675 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,440 Onto dessert. 676 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,960 There you go, I got it for you, amore. Thank you so much. 677 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:07,880 Magda portions her cheesecake with ease, 678 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:12,200 decorates with raspberry curd and serves with vanilla ice cream. 679 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,040 You can put the ice cream on. 680 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:18,240 Et voila! I mean, ecco! Torta al formaggio - 681 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:19,760 matcha and raspberry cheesecake. 682 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:21,800 Enjoy, enjoy. 683 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,440 Mm. Mm. 684 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,040 That's what I want to see. It's gorgeous. 685 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,600 Oh, that's very good. Combination between the cheesecake, 686 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:33,920 matcha, raspberry. 687 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:35,880 The cheesecake was really, really good, 688 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,440 that was the creme de la creme of the meal. 689 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,920 That was the highlight of the night. Aye, yeah. Better than our dessert. 690 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:44,560 It was. I'm sorry, it was. 691 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,880 I think we should probably change the subject. Andy. 692 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,920 We had a chef that worked with us who had 693 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,120 a thing called chef's bum. 694 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,760 When you got hot and sweaty, you get a lot of chafing going on 695 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,560 and he used cornflour instead of talcum powder. 696 00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:59,360 Why do you need this cornflour? 697 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,040 When you get sweaty buttocks. 698 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,200 OK. So what are you going to do, basically? 699 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,560 Cornflour, talcum powder. That's it. Sorted! 700 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:06,840 He knows, he knows. 701 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,680 I had that. You know, sometimes you can feel, you know, your, 702 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:11,280 your underwear is just stick 703 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:14,440 to your bum, but I didn't use corn starch. 704 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,840 For the record, I am talking about a different chef not me. 705 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,760 I have very dry buttocks. Allegedly. 706 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:20,960 I do not want to know! Moving on! 707 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,760 So apart from making desserts, 708 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,400 I do cookies and cakes 709 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,920 and I personally specialise in cake sculptures. 710 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,960 So could you make a life-size go-go dancing Pixie? 711 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,720 It's funny you should say that because I have 712 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,920 a little surprise for you guys. Oh! 713 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,280 So this one is for you. Do not open yet. 714 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,120 Thank you. 715 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,720 Oh, my God. 716 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,360 Oh, nice! Oh, my God! 717 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,720 There you go, guys. Oh, my God. So nice. 718 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:49,920 What's yours like? 719 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,680 I look so much better here than I do this! No, you don't! 720 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:54,760 Well, I even looks younger in this cookie. 721 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,600 You've managed to get my grumpy expression down to a T. 722 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:00,560 You can eat it or you can frame it and it just, 723 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:01,960 you know, keep it for ever. 724 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,800 Well done. 725 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:09,360 So, overall, I think we are very happy with how tonight went. 726 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,760 Scores, please! 727 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,560 So it was a very lovely evening 728 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,320 but the main course was a little disappointing. 729 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:17,280 But overall it was a great night 730 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,760 and the cookies really topped it off, so we're 731 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,800 going to give Magda and Luca... 732 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:22,920 BOTH: ..15. 733 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,000 I thought the food was really, really good. 734 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:26,840 I was a little bit disappointed, 735 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,720 but overall we had an amazing night. 736 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:30,560 So we're going to give Luca and Magda... 737 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,200 a 15. ..15. 738 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:36,680 So, Magda and Luca come up one short of the lead with 30. 739 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:41,600 It's the final day 740 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:43,440 and the turn of front of house Michael 741 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,800 and his boss, Teddy, who's razor sharp with readiness. 742 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,520 Yes, the standard was very good this week, 743 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:53,120 but we do have the confidence that we're going to come on top. 744 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:54,200 That's the spirit! 745 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,120 Yeah, I think Teddy and Michael are very professional 746 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,120 and they will be well prepared, 747 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,400 so, yeah, I'm looking forward to it. 748 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:05,560 I'm hoping it's like a VIP experience and... 749 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,840 Bend over backwards for us. 750 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,440 Let's find out what's in store. 751 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,320 So tonight we'll be serving authentic 752 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:13,160 Japanese food that will hopefully wow 753 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,200 the guests and take us to the top of the leaderboard. 754 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:17,520 Yeah. 755 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,680 To start it's prawn tempura green dragon roll, 756 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:24,200 and vegetarian sushi for Magda and Pixie. 757 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:25,800 I love sushi. 758 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,960 I always, obviously, get veggie sushi 759 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,080 and actually you can't go wrong with them. 760 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:35,320 I love you know Chinese, Japanese food, but sushi can be bland. 761 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:38,960 But did you know Teddy's a fully fledged sushi sensei? 762 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,040 I go and improve myself by going to Japan 763 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:45,840 and studying in a sushi academy, which is like a sushi school. 764 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:49,160 Impressive. For me, sushi is art. 765 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:50,920 Just chopping at the minute though. 766 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,280 For the vegetarian roll, they prep cucumber, 767 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:57,560 avocado and sweet tofu. Then it's onto the dragon roll. 768 00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,200 I never had a dragon before. 769 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:00,800 Me neither. It's green. 770 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:02,560 It's green? 771 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:04,640 We love green. 772 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:05,760 It's not for you, Magda. 773 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:08,240 It's prawns, not dragons. Or are they? 774 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,440 So, head off. So we keep the prawn head, 775 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:12,760 we deep-fry that 776 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:16,240 and then we can put it like a dragon, so this is 777 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,160 the dragon head and then you've got 778 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,320 the dragon tail here, so it looks like a dragon. 779 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:22,640 Clever. 780 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,960 What's the yellow stuff coming out of their faces? 781 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,760 That's like brain. 782 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:30,960 Lovely. They will be tempura'd up before service. 783 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,120 Time for the main - beef tataki ramen in pork broth 784 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:38,160 and a vegan tonkotsu ramen for the ladies. 785 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,240 Sounds good. Tataki. Tataki. 786 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:42,280 Stop! 787 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:43,440 Now, now, kids. 788 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,720 Tataki means seared which is how the beef is served. 789 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,280 So I'm just going to seal it two minutes each side 790 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,120 and I'm just going to keep it nice medium rare. 791 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:53,280 Quick as a flash, 792 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:56,400 that's done and will rest till later. 793 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,280 Pork broth, on the other hand, takes ages to make, doesn't it? 794 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,000 I have been perfecting it for seven years. 795 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:04,200 Seven years! Now, that is a long time. 796 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:05,280 We took pork bones, 797 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:06,400 we boiled it 798 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:10,520 and then we put some herbs such as like garlic 799 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:15,360 and onions, and then we keep boiling until about seven hours after that. 800 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:16,960 Thankfully it's already made. 801 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:18,640 It smells incredible. 802 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,120 Thank you. Onto the veg option. 803 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,880 Maybe that could be ram-it-in. Is that a cheffy term? 804 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:25,680 Ram-it-in? Ram-it-in, yeah. 805 00:34:25,720 --> 00:34:27,760 Oh, my bad. OK. 806 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:32,160 A vegan broth is made from garlic, ginger, mushrooms and... 807 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:36,560 So this is kombu dashi, so it's basically seaweed. 808 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,640 In it goes with all the veg to simmer for two hours. 809 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,480 Instead of beef, it'll be served with rashers of these. 810 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,920 So inhouse we actually call it facon because it's fake bacon. 811 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:49,160 Yeah, got that. It'll be grilled later. 812 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:53,160 Onto dessert, tofu ice cream with tapioca balls. 813 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,200 Tacobaco balls. 814 00:34:55,240 --> 00:34:58,320 Tapioca. Tapioca balls. 815 00:34:58,360 --> 00:34:59,680 And what are they? 816 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:02,480 Not a scoobie, don't know. 817 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:04,000 My mum told me when I was younger 818 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:06,360 that tapioca balls were frogs' eggs. 819 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:10,240 What?! Yeah. That's wrong. Nonsense, man. Nonsense. 820 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:13,240 Actually it's starch balls from yucca plants. 821 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,920 They'll be boiled and coated in brown sugar before serving. 822 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:17,840 Dessert, they really have to impress me. 823 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,880 Just sounds, I don't know, there's nothing... Bland. 824 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:22,240 Yeah, sounds a bit bland. 825 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,600 Well, the ice cream should have plenty of flavour. 826 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:25,760 In goes soya milk, 827 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,040 sugar and eggs. 828 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:30,040 It's whisked over heat, then cooled. 829 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:33,840 Nice cone in it, chocolate flake, raspberry sauce maybe. 830 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:37,160 What about smeared tofu? Which is added to vanilla, 831 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,760 cream and maple syrup. 832 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,000 Oh, it's definitely going to be a winning dessert. 833 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,400 Loving that confidence! It's blitzed, 834 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,880 the cooled soya milk base is folded in 835 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,000 and it's into the freezer to set. 836 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,240 So that's prep done. 837 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:53,800 Let's take it home for the win. Yeah. Go. 838 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:54,960 I feel like it looks good, 839 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,320 but I feel like you need to taste it. 840 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,480 I still don't know how they execute it. 841 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:01,360 They need to try very hard. They need to try very hard. 842 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:03,160 Especially with the dessert. 843 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,320 Maki & Ramen, good name, eh? 844 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,000 Oh, cute. I've always wanted to try that. 845 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,760 First to rock up are Pixie and Andy. 846 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,920 Irasshaimase. Irasshaimase! 847 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:15,520 Hi. Hi, there. Hi, guys. Nice to see you. How are you? 848 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:17,120 Mwah! 849 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:21,080 Irasshaimase. So that means welcome and it also means leadership 850 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,800 and then sending energy from the back to the front. 851 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:25,960 Oh, has Michael had time for a shower? 852 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:27,920 I did not actually have a long shower this morning, 853 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:29,880 I had a very quick one because I slept in. I slept in. 854 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,440 Shocking! 855 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:34,720 Last in, it's a very glam Magda and Luca. 856 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:35,840 Irasshaimase! 857 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:37,760 Irasshaimase! 858 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,440 What?! Irasshaimase. Hey, guys. Ole! 859 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:43,520 Come estas, bello? Hello. 860 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:44,960 They were just shouting some, 861 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,120 I don't know, Japanese words. I don't know. 862 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,240 Probably something like, "Hope you lose." 863 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,000 Hope you lose. 864 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:55,320 As we say in Japan, kanpai. ALL: Kanpai! 865 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:57,320 Coming up - creepy crustacea... 866 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:58,800 It's looking at you. 867 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,600 Oh, my God, it's looking at me. It was a bit scary. 868 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,080 It was like you're just staring like right into my soul. 869 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,440 I was like, "I'm so sorry you died." 870 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:10,360 ..and the loot is landed. ALL: Ooh! 871 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:12,640 In third place we have... 872 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,680 It's night three of our pros cook-off in Glasgow... 873 00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:23,560 ALL: Kanpai. 874 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,240 ..where Michael and Teddy of Maki & Ramen are hoping 875 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,600 their Japanese grub will win them the grand. 876 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,480 I'm very confident so 100%. 100%. 877 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:36,040 All right. Yeah. Right. You two have got friendly. 878 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:38,440 Crack on with the starter then. To begin, 879 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:41,400 Teddy prepares the vegetarian sushi roll with cucumber 880 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:45,080 and sweet tofu. Blimey, that was quick! 881 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:46,920 They call him sensei for a reason. 882 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,840 Next, it's deep frying prawns for the dragon roll, 883 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:51,360 a squirt of spicy mayo, 884 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,600 then he's rolling again and before you know it, 885 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:54,640 he's done. 886 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,720 Vegetarian sushi rolls for Magda and Pixie, 887 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,160 and a prawn tempura green dragon roll for everyone else. 888 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:03,960 The reason it's called green dragon roll 889 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:05,200 because you've got a prawn head 890 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:07,680 and then a prawn tail here, so it looks like a dragon. 891 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:09,240 It's looking at you. 892 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,760 Oh, my God. It's looking at me. It was a bit scary. 893 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,560 It was like you're just staring like right into my soul, 894 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:16,800 you know. I was like, "I'm so sorry you died." 895 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:18,560 You just had to look at it, I had to suck on it. 896 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:19,720 Cheers. 897 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:21,440 PRAWNS CRUNCH 898 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:22,800 Oh, God. 899 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:24,240 It's very, very crispy. 900 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:25,720 Mm! 901 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:27,480 Just like chewing on a bag of toenails. 902 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:29,520 You done that much? 903 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,600 So I just tried the prawns myself, and it's nice 904 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:37,160 and fresh and they're crunchy. 905 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,600 The tempura is done very well, I think. 906 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:42,200 I can tell there's a lot of work went into it. It was really nice. 907 00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:44,920 I was hoping for like, you know, the modern twist on 908 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,120 the vegetarian version. 909 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:49,280 It's not anything like brand-new in a sense, 910 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:50,440 but, like, it was still nice 911 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,760 and I liked also the tofu protein with it. 912 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,600 Vegetarian sushi, I tried that many times, 913 00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:58,120 nothing new but it was good, it was OK, it was OK. 914 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:00,760 I agree with them. Sushi without the fish, 915 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,040 can we do something more exciting, 916 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:04,520 so that's something that I might just take it 917 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:06,480 and then just create something new. 918 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:08,240 So, guys, I really like the, 919 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:09,560 you know the decor of the place. 920 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:11,920 Can you please explain the Post-it Notes? 921 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:13,160 The Post-it Notes are there 922 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:14,640 so that our consumers can leave 923 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,520 a little piece of them in the restaurant, 924 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,400 so it's interactive at a deeper level. 925 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:20,640 Very professional. 926 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:23,040 That's a nice personal touch. Love it. 927 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:24,640 And then they come back and, yeah, 928 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:26,960 they're scattered across seven Maki & Ramens. 929 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,680 How many, seven? Seven. 930 00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:32,840 We have seven, one in Glasgow, and six in Edinburgh. 931 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:36,040 Wow, that's amazing! That is a lot of work. 932 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,360 LUCA: You guys want to expand more? TEDDY: Yes, yes, 933 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,800 our mission statement is hopefully we can go global. 934 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:44,520 I would like to go for global domination with my Pixie-ness. 935 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,360 I've always seen myself as a dictator. 936 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:49,760 Some people might drop the "tator" of that sentence. 937 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,560 I see what you did there. 938 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:53,000 HE LAUGHS 939 00:39:53,040 --> 00:39:56,360 In the kitchen, speedy Teddy's staff aren't working quick enough. 940 00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:58,760 Come on, guys, faster. Teddy's already serving. 941 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,680 First up the tare, or dipping sauces, 942 00:40:01,720 --> 00:40:06,000 then pork ramen broth, before cooking the all-important noodles. 943 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:08,760 The noodle, I did it in one minute, 944 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:12,240 so it's medium-firm but it's not too al dente. 945 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,600 Let's hope so. They go into the broth. 946 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:16,480 Get it fast before it's getting cold. 947 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:20,840 Quicker, Michael! And there it is, 948 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:24,400 beef tataki ramen in pork broth and for Pixie and Magda, 949 00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:28,400 a vegan Tonkotsu ramen with fake bacon, facon. 950 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:30,320 Enjoy. Thank you. 951 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:32,040 LUCA SLURPS 952 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:36,600 One thing for me, you should ask how do you want to be cooked 953 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:38,440 the meat basically. Medium or well done. 954 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:41,320 So we have the broth that is pumping hot actually, 955 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,240 so if you want it a bit cooked, 956 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:46,800 you can just dip it into the broth at the bottom of it. 957 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:50,360 Let's have a look, guys. Oh. 958 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:52,520 Look, at the colour change. 959 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:56,240 The colour change. Yeah, a tiny bit. 960 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:58,720 That is not... It's not... Yeah, it's OK. 961 00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:01,520 And it was the same colour basically. 962 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:03,120 I didn't want to offend him, you know. 963 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:06,240 The noodles taste fine for me, yeah, I like them. Lovely. 964 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:09,480 The noodles are definitely al dente. Al dente. 965 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:10,840 Al dente. Yeah, 966 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:13,880 I really like the vegan bacon, very tasty. 967 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:15,960 Yeah, I think it's one I've had before from the supermarket 968 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,320 and it's like really nice. The fake bacon is nice, 969 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:21,400 it's good. It's nice to have a bit more protein in there. 970 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:23,480 PIXIE SLURPS That's it, Pixie, get stuck in. 971 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:25,440 Oh, I like how you slurp there. 972 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,320 I'm sorry, I'm just enjoying it so much. 973 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:30,360 Originally in Japan when you go to a ramen shop, 974 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:32,160 you, if you slurp, 975 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:35,000 the chef will think that the ramen is very good, 976 00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:37,520 so it's more like a compliment. All right. OK. 977 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:39,920 ALL SLURP 978 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:41,520 That's a lot of compliments. 979 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:46,960 Oh! This is like, this is beautiful. Classical music. 980 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:48,480 That's all good then. 981 00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:50,280 Personally it drives me up the wall. 982 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:53,240 I hate noisy eaters. It just gets my back right up. 983 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:57,200 It's something that annoys me and everybody was doing it so... 984 00:41:57,240 --> 00:41:59,080 LUCA SLURPS Yeah.Trust you, Luca. 985 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:00,560 Onto dessert. 986 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:03,000 Teddy and Michael boil tapioca balls 987 00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:06,760 and coat them in brown sugar. Then they decorate. 988 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:09,560 Come on, Michael, I mean, I've nearly done all of them already. 989 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:11,320 Let's not fall out now, chaps. 990 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:14,320 Tofu ice cream with tapioca balls. 991 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:21,120 Flavour's nice, the tapioca's lovely. 992 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:22,920 The ice cream? It's beautiful, 993 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:26,680 it's like a really nice full-fat texture and it's really nice. 994 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:29,600 I love the ice cream, I love the taste of the ice cream, very nice. 995 00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:31,800 The balls don't convince me. 996 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:34,800 My thing is with the balls is if there was maybe like 997 00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:36,160 some flavour to them. 998 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,760 I think you're just eating it and you're having the wee chewy thing 999 00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:42,360 in your mouth and it's just, it's not, it's not really adding anything 1000 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,120 else so it's a bit weird. 1001 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:45,600 The sauce was lovely 1002 00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:47,960 but I just did not understand the balls. 1003 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:50,120 I don't know what the balls were doing in the ice cream. 1004 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:53,320 Talking of balls, time to get your ballpoints out. 1005 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:55,240 Magda, what have you drawn? 1006 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:58,240 Just me spreading the love. 1007 00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:00,680 I just wrote, "Pixie Wixie, yum yao," 1008 00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:02,920 a butterfly, moon and some stars. 1009 00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:04,480 Of course you did. Andy? 1010 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:06,840 So I wrote something that summed up this week. 1011 00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:10,320 It's been emotional and had such a ball. 1012 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:12,280 Oh! Couldn't resist, could you? 1013 00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:14,360 Right, who's going to win the wonga? 1014 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:16,160 No longer confident. 1015 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:18,600 No, I think we nailed it, come on. 1016 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,320 No longer confident. We'll see, we'll see. 1017 00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:23,760 Teddy and Michael need 32 or more to win. 1018 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:28,360 Tonight I think we had a very good night, we enjoy, but the food was... 1019 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:30,080 Maybe lacking a few things. Yeah. 1020 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:32,160 Some things that we would do differently 1021 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:35,080 and so for that reason we're going to give Teddy and Michael... 1022 00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:36,200 BOTH: ..16. 1023 00:43:36,240 --> 00:43:38,400 So tonight we're going to give Teddy and Michael... 1024 00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:41,400 Hold your horses! Let's all find out together. 1025 00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:44,560 ALL: Ooh! 1026 00:43:45,640 --> 00:43:49,000 In third place we have 1027 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:52,200 Maki & Ramen, Michael and Teddy. 1028 00:43:53,600 --> 00:43:59,840 And in second place we have Amore d'Italia, Luca and Magda. 1029 00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:01,160 CHEERING 1030 00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:04,640 First place we have Bloc, that's Andy and Pixie. 1031 00:44:04,680 --> 00:44:06,360 CHEERING 1032 00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:08,680 Pixie and Andy scored 13, meaning Bloc win 1033 00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:12,240 with just two points separating first and third place. 1034 00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:14,040 Ecstatic, I can't believe it. 1035 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:16,440 It's a...shock. 1036 00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:18,920 ALL CHEER 1037 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:20,480 I'm really pleased they won, 1038 00:44:20,520 --> 00:44:24,880 but I don't think Luca will be eating charcoal buns any time soon. 1039 00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:26,960 POP! Hooray! 1040 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,000 So from now on, you're going to take a shorter shower, OK? 1041 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:30,160 No way. 1042 00:44:30,200 --> 00:44:33,760 That's the only part of my life you don't control. 1043 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:36,720 ALL: Cheers. Congratulations. 1044 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:39,200 You see, I told you to let me in the kitchen and look what happens. 1045 00:44:39,240 --> 00:44:41,000 Well, that's true. 1046 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:45,240 # For that's what little pixies do 1047 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:50,840 # She never fails 1048 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:56,720 # Yet never tries 1049 00:44:56,760 --> 00:45:01,600 # To put the smile 1050 00:45:01,640 --> 00:45:04,560 # In your eyes. # 1051 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:06,560 Subtitles by Red Bee Media