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I say turkey,
you say teacher.
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-Turkey.
-Teacher.
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Teachers deserve
thanks everyday.
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[all] Happy Thanksgiving.
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Is this turkey bread?
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-Oh, my goodness.
-Turkey, duck, chicken.
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-[gasps]
-[man] Yum.
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[Maneet] She's making
biscuits from scratch.
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Give me a spoon.
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-[Ted] Jessica has not even
touched her turkey.
-[screams]
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[all] Come on, teachers.
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You have to get
that on the plate.
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[Tiffani] You plate,
we'll grade the assignments.
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-[sighs]
-If I get to give up
grading, that'd be great.
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-[Maneet] You guys
are incredible.
-[Tiffani] Awesome.
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Teachers can
do anything.
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-You got this.
-You got this.
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-Just a warmth
and a feeling of love in here.
-[cheers]
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-Boom.
-[Maneet] That's what
Thanksgiving is all about.
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[Ryan] In Mr. Gholson's clas
everyone's a musician.
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I'm a music teacher
in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Yummy, yum,
yum, yum.
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I love to cook
comfort food.
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I've done few
local competitions
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and I've won
and I'm used to winning.
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And I plan
on winning Chopped.
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I'm bringing
my A plus game.
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[Joshua] I'm bringing
the flair, the vibe,
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Mr. Martin's
bringing it all.
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I'm an elementary school
math teacher from
Houston, Texas.
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Just about there.
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I'm thankful for being
able to actually
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change student's lives.
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After long days of work,
I absolutely love cooking.
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Oxtails, dumbo, turkey wings
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just everything Southern.
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This is amazing.
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I have to win Chopped
for my students.
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They're my heart,
they bring
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the biggest smile
to my face everyday.
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The... [laughs]
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I'm bringing my joy,
my color, and my energy
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to the Chopped kitchen
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and I am gonna teach
you what I'm all about.
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I'm a math teacher
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at Brooklyn Prospect
Charter School
in Brooklyn, New York.
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I love mushrooms.
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I definitely gravitate
towards comfort foods.
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And then the best part.
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It would be so cool
for my students
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to refer to me
as Miss Snyder,
the Chopped champion.
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They taste really good.
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[Kathleen] I'm gonna
be the teacher
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that takes
the Chopped championship
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I'm a science and history
teacher in Fort Worth, Texas.
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All right...
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I wanna win Chopped
just to show my students
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that there's value
in taking risks.
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I really want a chance
to show off my baking skills
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There we go.
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Because pies
are my favorite.
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To, like, end the meal
with something bright
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and tart is just
the perfect way.
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If I win Chopped,
my students
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will think that
I am world famous.
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[Ted] Hello, everyone.
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[all] Hello, hi.
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And Happy Turkey Day.
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[all] Happy Thanksgiving.
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Teachers deserve
thanks and praise today
and everyday.
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So thank you.
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Now, are you
ready to make
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the best Thanksgiving
meals of your lives?
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-Absolutely.
-[all] Yes.
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Yes.
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Now let's see what bounty
is contained by this basket.
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Let's find out.
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What?
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[Ted] And you'll be making
Thanksgiving appetizers with
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deep fried turducken.
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I don't know
what those are.
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[Ted] Purple potatoes.
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-All right.
-[Ted] Ground turkey.
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Okay.
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[Ted] And a pumpkin
cheese ball.
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Pumpkin cheese balls?
What is this?
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[Ted] Thirty minutes.
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Time starts now.
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-Let's go, teachers! Come on!
-[judges cheering]
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-Let's go guys.
-Yes.
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[screams]
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[Ted] Judges, these incredible
teachers are heroes
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who have devoted
their lives
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to making the world
a better place.
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And they can cook.
Are you excited
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to get Thanksgiving
meals from these four?
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So thankful.
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You know, I have...
I have a very special
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spot in my heart
for teachers
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because my wife
is a teacher.
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-You got this.
-[Kathleen] I got this.
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You got this.
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There's just a warmth
and a feeling of love
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in here that
is really nice right now.
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-I think we both got this.
-We both got it.
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[laughs]
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[Ryan] I've been
a music teacher
for 15 years.
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When my students
are jumping
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or they're dancing,
I'm jumping and dancing too.
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I'm making
Thanksgiving Hash.
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And nothing says Thanksgivin
more than sweet potatoes.
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I love Hash
because it's great to eat
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after a late night
of celebration
on Thanksgiving.
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I don't love
ground turkey because
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it doesn't have
a lot of flavor,
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so I add some
chorizo sausage to that
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and then I add
that turducken.
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I think the challenge
of the basket is definitely
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the deep fried turducken.
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I mean, think about it.
It is turkey, duck, chicken.
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Topped with
a cranberry sauce.
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That's like Thanksgiving
on a stick.
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Let's go,
let's cook, let's go.
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All right. See...
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I see this crunchy outer
coating of the turducken
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and that reminds
me of cornmeal.
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And that's what I use
to thicken chilies
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when I make
them at home.
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There's nothing
more comforting
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than chili that you can
just sink your face into
on Thanksgiving.
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I'm making turkey chili
with purple potatoes
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and an herb
cheese biscuit.
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The kitchen
is my happy place
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and it's all the stress
and chaos in my life
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as a teacher
and a mom of three.
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Any given day, I'm cooking
for at least seven people
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which is me
and my husband,
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my three kids,
my sister-in-law
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currently lives
with us, and my mom.
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We have a lot of amazing
friends and family nearby.
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So it's filled with a lot
of people and a lot of love.
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Thanksgiving to me,
if I am cooking,
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obviously I'm tasting
everything
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and then as we
all sit down and
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I'm the one
who isn't hungry.
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[Tiffani] My mother always
made cinnamon rolls
the morning of Thanksgiving.
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I remember waking
up at my house
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and it would be
cinnamon rolls
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and the, um,
Thanksgiving Day parade.
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[Maneet] I mean,
Thanksgiving isn't a festival
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which was celebrated
in India, right?
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It was something
when I came over here
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and just fell
in love with it.
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[Joshua] Thanksgiving
is the best holiday
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because the food
is always amazing.
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Dishes that
are absolutely required
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at my Thanksgiving table
would be a fried turkey,
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dressing, yam.
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Living in Houston, Texas,
we love Tex-Mex food.
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So I'm making
a picadillo taco.
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A picadillo taco
is essentially ground meat,
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and potatoes with onion
and bell peppers.
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I feel that
I'm teaching
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my students a lot more
than just the curriculum.
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To motivate them,
encourage them
and guide them through life
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I definitely take pride
in being that person.
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[Jessica] I have always
loved working with kids.
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My students would
describe me as colorful.
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I wear what I feel inside.
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I see purple potatoes
and I am excited
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because I know that
I'm gonna do a latke
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because it's a family recip
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passed down
from my grandfather.
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Miss Jessica behind
is making latkes
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with purple potatoes.
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-[gasps] Yes.
-[Maneet] I know,
what a great idea.
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[Jessica] I'm making
a purple potato latke
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with turducken
and turkey meatballs.
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This is definitely a dish
my students would like.
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They're always complaining
about the school lunches.
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[laughs] So I would
love to be able
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to make a latke for them.
I think they would
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go crazy for it.
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So I mean, the pumpkin
cheese ball in itself
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is an appetizer which
is served for Thanksgiving.
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It's a combination
of cream cheese
with cheddar cheese.
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All right. Twenty minutes
left on the clock.
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[Ryan] Thanksgiving
is the one day
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that we all get
to come together
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and we just sit around,
and we eat, we laugh, we sing.
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I'm always cooking
for my friends, my family,
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my co-workers,
my church.
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Everybody can have some.
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I'm hanging in there.
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Mr. Ryan, are you
feeling nervous?
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-Um, nerves are good.
-Okay, good.
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[Ryan] So turkey can
be dry, so we need
to add some moisture.
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So I'm thinking this
cheese will help a lot.
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I'm here cutting
with a bread knife.
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I'm cutting cheese
with a bread knife.
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-It's fine. It's sharp,
it works.
-[Ryan laughs]
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[Maneet] I am
so impressed
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at the creativity
going on right now.
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They are tackling
the basket like pros.
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And Miss Kathleen
is making biscuits.
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-[Tiffani] What?
-Okay, that's crazy.
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Kathleen, how you feeling?
Chili in biscuits?
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Well...
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[all laugh]
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I think I'm a good teacher
for two things.
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Number one, I just genuinely
care about my students.
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The second thing is,
I am constantly looking for
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new ideas or new ways
to approach things
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because there's always
room to improve.
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[Maneet] Mr. Joshua
is thinking of a taco
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and he is cool
as a cucumber.
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Mr. Joshua, how grateful
are you to be here now?
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Oh, I'm beyond grateful.
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To be able to show
that teachers can do
other things as well.
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I'm thankful to have
had the opportunity
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to start The Pipeline
to Success.
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I work with high school
African American boys,
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where I motivate and prepar
them to go to college.
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If I win $10,000, that
money is going towards
The Pipeline to Success.
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Teachers, less than
ten minutes to go here.
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Jessica has not even
touched her turkey.
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It's gonna take
a little bit amount
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of time to prep
that and cook it.
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[Maneet] Think about it,
like, even with teachers,
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how important
is time management?
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They have a course
in this much time,
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we need to make sure
that all of this is covered.
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I just need her
to get a plan
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for the ground turkey
and get it cooking.
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Time's flying by.
I haven't started
to cook my meatballs
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and I'm feeling
a little concerned
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that they're not going to b
cooked all the way through.
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Hey, Jessica.
What's the plan?
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I'm making a meatball.
Hopefully, it works.
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I'm feeling
a little panicked.
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My flavors are good
but if I cannot
get them cooked,
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it doesn't really matter
how good it tastes.
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Time's flying by.
I haven't started
to cook my meatballs
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and I'm feeling
a little concerned
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that they're not going to be
cooked all the way through.
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I start my meatballs in a pa
to get some brown on them
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and then I take that pan
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and I put it in the oven.
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I am worried about
Joshua right now
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because he is struggling
with the deep fried turducken.
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He's just scraped
the sauce off the top of it
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and I'm worried about
that a little bit, like,
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we need more than
just the sauce.
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The taste
of the cranberry sauce
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is nice and sweet.
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So I run to the pantry
to grab the sriracha...
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Gonna make this one.
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And the chipotle so I can ad
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them with the cranberry sauce
and get a nice, even balance.
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[Ryan] Josh, you doing
all right there?
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-Oh, yes, sir, I'm great.
-All right.
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[Cliff] Kathleen's
little drop biscuits
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look really good.
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[Tiffani] And she's got
her chili working.
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Like, the plan
is being executed.
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Teachers just don't
mess around.
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[Cliff] Jessica, she has
some really nice-looking
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purple potato latkes.
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[Jessica] Now, I'm thinking
like, just get everything
on a plate.
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Josh, you have to get
that on the plate.
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-All four ingredients,
you got 30 seconds.
-[Ted] Thirty seconds.
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-Please, please, please...
-[Maneet] Let's do it!
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-[Tiffani] Josh has
to get it on the plate.
-You are running
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out of time here, teachers.
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Ten, nine,
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eight, seven,
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six, five,
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four, three,
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two, one.
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Time's up.
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-All right, guys, good job.
-[cheers]
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Oh, my stomach hurts.
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Oh, my.
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[Jessica] The Chopped
kitchen is very intense.
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There is a lot of quick
thinking you do
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and a lot of pivoting
and that's similar
to the classroom,
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but it was definitely
challenging. [chuckles]
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Being under pressure
and in 30 minutes,
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having to get
out four plates,
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making sure you're
using every component,
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there's definitely
a lot more to it.
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Teachers, after cooking
the first course
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of a special feast,
you have arrived
at the chopping block.
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Your appetizer baskets.
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Deep fried turducken,
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purple potatoes,
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ground turkey,
and a pumpkin cheese ball.
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All right, you're up first,
Kathleen. What do we have?
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I have made for you
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a turkey chili
with purple potatoes
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and a cheese biscuit
with a pimento cheese crema
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[Ted] What do you teach?
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I am a middle school
history and science teacher.
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I would never
in a million years
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had thought to attempt
to make a biscuit.
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Um, and you completely
nailed it.
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-I love the turducken
in the chili itself.
-Yeah.
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It's... It's delicious.
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-Thank you.
-[Maneet] I think
the purple potatoes
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were almost hidden
in the chili. If you had just
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-shaved it and put it
as fries on top...
-[Kathleen] Hmm.
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...that would
have been fun.
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But we've had
professional chefs...
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-[laughs]
-...cook here
in the kitchen
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and to give something
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as hearty and homey
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as this is amazing
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-and that's what
Thanksgiving is all about.
-Yeah.
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This is a well
thought-out lesson plan,
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-I will tell you that.
This is really good.
-[chuckles]
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Okay, Kathleen, thank you.
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Next we go to Ryan.
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Um, so I made
a Thanksgiving Hash.
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[Ted] Where do you teach?
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I teach at KIPP Baltimore
in Baltimore city.
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-We call it
Baltimore back home.
-Baltimore.
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I'm a music teacher.
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And sometimes,
with the city that I live in,
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students have so much
trauma that they don't
get to be children.
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So when you come
to the music room,
it's a place of fun.
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My classroom's about joy.
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What you have given
over here to us is music.
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And this is Thanksgiving.
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You went and got
the sweet potatoes.
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There is that sweetness
that you get,
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-along with that savoriness.
-Thank you.
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The one thing it needs a lot
more of the cheese sauce.
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-It needs more fat in it.
-Okay.
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00:13:36,942 --> 00:13:39,818
You know the turducken,
I think, worked
into here is great.
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00:13:39,894 --> 00:13:41,528
It links up with
the ground turkey.
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00:13:41,530 --> 00:13:43,071
Ground turkeys are,
like, a little bit dry
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so I wanna take
this over there
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and just put more
cheese sauce on it.
But it's you,
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it's bright, it's dynamic,
and it's joyful.
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Thank you, Ryan.
Next up, Jessica.
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What I've prepared
for you
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is a purple potato
latke topped with
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a turducken-turkey meatball
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and a little bit
of cranberry sauce on top.
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[Ted] And where
do you work?
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00:14:04,827 --> 00:14:06,594
Uh, I work at Brooklyn
Prospect Charter School.
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I teach fifth grade math,
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00:14:08,723 --> 00:14:10,056
which is really fun.
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00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:11,641
-No, it isn't.
-Yeah, I know.
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00:14:11,643 --> 00:14:12,976
-I was about to say stop.
-[Maneet] It isn't.
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00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:15,353
-[all chuckle]
-Um, this latke,
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00:14:15,430 --> 00:14:17,021
it's so crispy
and delicious.
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00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:18,857
And pimento's
a sour cheese
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00:14:18,933 --> 00:14:20,674
so knowing how
to work with it
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00:14:20,676 --> 00:14:22,360
and squeeze all that moistur
out is really, really smart
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00:14:22,362 --> 00:14:24,821
But I would have liked
a little bit more moisture
in the meatball.
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00:14:25,365 --> 00:14:26,906
Yeah, the latke is amazing.
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00:14:26,983 --> 00:14:30,577
-Thank you.
-[Cliff] And the sauce
is delicious.
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00:14:30,579 --> 00:14:32,579
Um, I just want
more of it.
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00:14:32,581 --> 00:14:35,665
It's not coming through
in the final dish.
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00:14:36,418 --> 00:14:39,335
Miss Jessica, this
is a mathematical equation
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00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:41,921
gone completely right,
right over here.
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00:14:42,883 --> 00:14:45,341
But, yeah, to Tiffani's point,
when you think of latkes,
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00:14:45,343 --> 00:14:46,626
you want that
sour cream...
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00:14:46,628 --> 00:14:48,177
-Hmm-mmm.
-...right on top
of it, right?
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00:14:48,179 --> 00:14:50,722
That perfect bridge
between the latkes
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-and, uh, the meatball.
-Definitely.
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Thank you, Jessica.
Finally, Joshua.
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Yes, what I've made
for you all today
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is a picadillo taco
and I topped it
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00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:04,235
with chipotle-cranberry
sauce.
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And crumbled
on the cheese ball.
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00:15:06,656 --> 00:15:09,073
Tell us where you work
and what you teach.
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00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:12,285
Yes, I work at Frost
Elementary school
in Houston, Texas.
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I teach math.
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Everyone loves a taco.
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00:15:17,375 --> 00:15:19,042
And to start out with
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00:15:19,044 --> 00:15:21,878
the taco was an extremely
intelligent choice.
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The texture
of the ground turkey
is great.
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00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:27,550
The level of spice
is fantastic.
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But where's the turducken?
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00:15:29,837 --> 00:15:32,055
So what I did actually
with that was,
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00:15:32,098 --> 00:15:33,890
I used
the cranberry sauce
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to add with
the chipotle sauce.
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00:15:35,852 --> 00:15:38,227
I wish there was
more of that sauce
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00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:40,563
-because it is a touch dry.
-Okay.
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00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:42,765
That taco's so smart, right?
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00:15:42,767 --> 00:15:45,318
And it hints at Thanksgiving
without going straight at it
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00:15:45,395 --> 00:15:47,528
-and I really like that.
-Thank you.
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[Maneet] Mr. Joshua.
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This is delicious.
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00:15:50,951 --> 00:15:54,410
The turducken, I actually
don't mind you just using
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00:15:54,412 --> 00:15:56,621
the cranberry because
I'm getting that sweetness
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00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:58,331
and it also reminds me
of Thanksgiving.
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00:15:58,366 --> 00:16:00,625
But the pumpkin
cheese ball...
401
00:16:01,962 --> 00:16:04,671
I don't think that there
was enough transformation.
402
00:16:04,747 --> 00:16:06,839
If you would have even
mixed it with sour cream
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00:16:06,841 --> 00:16:10,510
and put that on top of it,
it wouldn't be
as dry as it is.
404
00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:13,054
-Joshua, thank you.
-Thank you.
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00:16:14,015 --> 00:16:15,598
[Ted] This has
been really fun.
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00:16:15,642 --> 00:16:18,184
Unfortunately, now
the judges must decide
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00:16:18,186 --> 00:16:19,811
who's leaving
the competition.
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00:16:22,190 --> 00:16:23,940
[Ryan] I was concerned
about the amount
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00:16:23,942 --> 00:16:25,858
of cheese sauce
that I put on my dish.
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00:16:25,860 --> 00:16:28,194
But I felt that
my dish had a great flavor.
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00:16:28,271 --> 00:16:31,072
I really wanna stay
and I believe I can cook.
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00:16:31,074 --> 00:16:35,451
I am nervous
because I was
missing that layer
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00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:37,662
of fat in between
the latke and the meatball.
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00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:39,497
But I have so much
more to prove.
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00:16:51,594 --> 00:16:53,136
Three teachers
get to stay.
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00:16:53,138 --> 00:16:54,387
One must leave us.
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00:16:54,389 --> 00:16:56,264
So, who's dish
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00:16:56,266 --> 00:16:58,207
is on the chopping block?
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00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:10,653
[Cliff] Mr. Joshua, it's been
our absolute pleasure
to have you here.
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00:17:10,688 --> 00:17:12,697
The taco was
a brilliant idea,
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00:17:12,774 --> 00:17:14,949
but unfortunately,
two of the basket items
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00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:16,409
fell very short
in your dish.
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00:17:16,486 --> 00:17:20,371
The sauce from
the turducken
wasn't sufficient,
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00:17:20,448 --> 00:17:23,624
and then the transformation
of the pumpkin cheese ball
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00:17:23,626 --> 00:17:25,168
just wasn't there.
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00:17:25,170 --> 00:17:27,295
And so, we have
to chop you.
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00:17:27,297 --> 00:17:28,671
All right, thank you all.
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-[Kathleen] Bye.
-Good luck, bye-bye.
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00:17:30,592 --> 00:17:32,675
[Joshua] I'm
thankful to be able
to represent teachers.
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00:17:32,677 --> 00:17:34,343
And if my students
will say that,
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00:17:34,345 --> 00:17:35,869
no matter what,
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00:17:35,947 --> 00:17:38,598
they're gonna love and support
me every step of the way.
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00:17:40,518 --> 00:17:42,477
Kathleen, Ryan, Jessica.
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00:17:42,553 --> 00:17:45,897
Are you ready
to make comforting,
cravable main dishes?
435
00:17:45,973 --> 00:17:47,148
-Bring it on.
-Yes, we are.
436
00:17:47,150 --> 00:17:48,232
Let's go.
437
00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:50,443
Time to get
into basket two.
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00:17:55,116 --> 00:17:56,032
Open it up.
439
00:17:58,787 --> 00:18:00,161
Oh, my goodness.
440
00:18:00,163 --> 00:18:01,496
Is this turkey bread?
441
00:18:01,572 --> 00:18:03,063
[Ted] And what
do you know?
442
00:18:03,065 --> 00:18:04,832
-Each type of a turkey.
-[Ted] Sourdough bread turkey.
443
00:18:04,834 --> 00:18:06,667
This is bread?
444
00:18:06,744 --> 00:18:08,419
Turkey tenderloin...
445
00:18:08,496 --> 00:18:10,296
[Ted] You also have
turkey tenderloin.
446
00:18:10,298 --> 00:18:12,298
I am excited, actually.
447
00:18:14,344 --> 00:18:16,761
-Brussels sprouts.
-[Ted] Brussels sprouts.
448
00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:18,471
[Ryan] I hated
brussels sprouts as a kid.
449
00:18:18,548 --> 00:18:20,598
-I love 'em.
-Hated 'em.
450
00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,475
[Ted] And maple
pumpkin butter.
451
00:18:22,477 --> 00:18:25,436
Maple pumpkin butter?
452
00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:27,230
-There's definitely thoughts.
-[Ryan] Right.
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00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:30,358
Thirty minutes to create
Thanksgiving entree plates.
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Clock starts now.
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[judges cheering]
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00:18:34,114 --> 00:18:35,488
-Let's get at it.
-Go, teachers!
457
00:18:35,565 --> 00:18:36,739
Go, go, go!
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00:18:36,741 --> 00:18:38,032
Attack those
turkey tenderloins.
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00:18:38,034 --> 00:18:39,492
I say turkey,
you say teacher.
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00:18:39,494 --> 00:18:40,743
-Turkey.
-[Cliff] Teacher.
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00:18:40,745 --> 00:18:42,370
[Tiffani] Our sweet,
sweet teachers.
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00:18:42,446 --> 00:18:45,039
Their hearts are as big
as the effort that they
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00:18:45,116 --> 00:18:46,499
put into what
they do everyday.
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00:18:46,501 --> 00:18:49,377
Love comes out
of them into their food.
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00:18:49,379 --> 00:18:50,837
Their dishes really
represented them.
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00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:51,945
So now in the entree round,
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00:18:51,947 --> 00:18:54,006
I want the big
Thanksgiving plate.
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00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,930
[Kathleen] Growing up
in Texas, Mexican food is just
469
00:19:00,932 --> 00:19:02,265
part of what we eat.
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00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:05,309
And so I know that I wanna
put a Mexican spin
471
00:19:05,386 --> 00:19:07,228
on a traditional
Thanksgiving meal.
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00:19:07,230 --> 00:19:08,896
Add a little bit of zing.
473
00:19:08,898 --> 00:19:11,816
I am gonna do a salsa
verde turkey tenderloin
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00:19:11,893 --> 00:19:14,527
with mashed mascarpone
sweet potatoes.
475
00:19:15,905 --> 00:19:20,074
The sourdough bread
turkey is nothing but
just a sourdough bread
476
00:19:20,076 --> 00:19:22,869
which has been baked
in the form of a turkey.
477
00:19:22,945 --> 00:19:26,205
I mean, what an amazing
addition to any
Thanksgiving table.
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00:19:26,207 --> 00:19:28,499
[Kathleen] What am I going
to do with this bread?
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00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,393
Bread crumbs.
480
00:19:30,395 --> 00:19:33,504
Who doesn't love crunchy
bread crumbs on anything?
481
00:19:37,260 --> 00:19:39,343
So at Thanksgiving,
we always have a traditional
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00:19:39,420 --> 00:19:42,013
soul food dinner. But I'm
always trying to sneak in
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00:19:42,089 --> 00:19:43,672
some new ingredients
or some new dishes.
484
00:19:45,435 --> 00:19:47,643
I've travelled the world
a bit. I love Asian food.
485
00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:50,563
So I'm making
a maple-soy turkey
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00:19:50,565 --> 00:19:53,858
with roasted brussels sprout
with a sourdough crumb.
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00:19:58,573 --> 00:20:02,325
[Jessica] Making it
to the second round
feels incredible.
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00:20:02,327 --> 00:20:05,786
I wanna show my students
that it really is worth taking
489
00:20:05,788 --> 00:20:07,788
risks sometimes.
And if you have a passion,
490
00:20:07,865 --> 00:20:08,855
you should pursue it
491
00:20:08,933 --> 00:20:11,000
and take it as far
as you can go.
492
00:20:12,295 --> 00:20:17,298
I am making a sourdough
fried turkey tenderloin
493
00:20:17,300 --> 00:20:20,468
with a maple
pumpkin butter
494
00:20:20,470 --> 00:20:21,928
and mustard
brussels sprouts.
495
00:20:23,431 --> 00:20:25,431
[Cliff] Jessica's frying
her turkey tenderloin.
496
00:20:25,508 --> 00:20:28,267
She has her dressing
station set up.
497
00:20:28,269 --> 00:20:33,064
Using that sourdough bread
turkey as part of the mix,
498
00:20:33,140 --> 00:20:36,359
she actually has mayonnaise
mixed with her egg
499
00:20:36,361 --> 00:20:39,237
in order to give her
some added fat.
500
00:20:39,239 --> 00:20:41,530
You don't want dry turkey,
but you do have
to cook the turkey.
501
00:20:41,532 --> 00:20:43,908
And you have to do it
kind of slowly
and Jessica doesn't have
502
00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:47,870
her turkey breast even
remotely close to a fire yet.
503
00:20:47,872 --> 00:20:51,499
[Ted] Chefs, you're now
under 10 minutes,
less than 10.
504
00:20:51,575 --> 00:20:53,125
Oh, my God, darn on me.
505
00:20:56,673 --> 00:20:58,381
[Kathleen] I'm here playing
for my students
506
00:20:58,383 --> 00:21:01,425
but I love to feed people.
507
00:21:01,427 --> 00:21:04,470
We've this giant wooden
table that my husband built
508
00:21:04,472 --> 00:21:07,223
and I love to, like,
squish people around it.
509
00:21:07,225 --> 00:21:09,383
Like elbow to elbow.
510
00:21:09,385 --> 00:21:13,646
I really want that $10,000
because it would mean
a lot for my family.
511
00:21:13,648 --> 00:21:16,691
[Tiffani] Guys, Kathleen
has made some sort
of sweet potato puree
512
00:21:16,693 --> 00:21:19,235
with maple pumpkin butter
with some mascarpone.
513
00:21:19,237 --> 00:21:21,195
Give me a spoon.
514
00:21:21,197 --> 00:21:24,657
Maple pumpkin butter,
it's essentially got that
pumpkin pie vibe
515
00:21:24,659 --> 00:21:25,950
in the form of like
an apple butter.
516
00:21:25,952 --> 00:21:27,343
[Maneet] I would probably
517
00:21:27,345 --> 00:21:30,454
make a kind of a maple
pumpkin butter vinaigrette
518
00:21:30,531 --> 00:21:32,623
and just mix that along
with the brussels sprouts.
519
00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:36,877
My dish needs something
a little crunchy
520
00:21:36,912 --> 00:21:40,715
and so I decide to turn
my brussels sprouts
into a slaw.
521
00:21:44,012 --> 00:21:45,803
Ryan, how are you doing?
522
00:21:45,805 --> 00:21:47,763
-I'm shakin'.
-You're shakin'?
523
00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:49,557
Is your dish shakin'?
524
00:21:49,559 --> 00:21:52,226
Uh, we're gonna hope,
we're gonna see. [laughs]
525
00:21:53,438 --> 00:21:55,688
As a young boy
growing up in the city,
526
00:21:55,690 --> 00:21:58,024
music helped me
to find my place.
527
00:21:58,100 --> 00:21:59,859
I would love to take
that money home
528
00:21:59,861 --> 00:22:01,944
and invest in getting
a larger space.
529
00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:03,904
That kitchen
is just too small.
530
00:22:03,906 --> 00:22:06,574
-Behind, behind.
-If I can't do
a complete show
531
00:22:06,650 --> 00:22:08,617
song and dance,
full choreography
532
00:22:08,619 --> 00:22:10,911
in my kitchen,
it's not gonna work.
533
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,626
[Ted] Teachers,
you're rapidly approaching
four minutes.
534
00:22:22,175 --> 00:22:24,342
Jessica right now
is taking the temperature
535
00:22:24,418 --> 00:22:26,052
of her deep fried turkey.
536
00:22:26,054 --> 00:22:28,804
I am very concerned
because I know that
537
00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:32,558
they have to reach
temperature in order
to be edible.
538
00:22:32,635 --> 00:22:37,605
So I've gotta keep them
in there and cooking
as long as possible.
539
00:22:37,681 --> 00:22:39,815
[Ted] Two minute
warning, teachers.
540
00:22:43,738 --> 00:22:47,365
Teachers, you should
be plating right now.
541
00:22:47,367 --> 00:22:51,077
-You plate,
we'll grade the assignments.
-Nice.
542
00:22:51,153 --> 00:22:53,454
If I get to give up grading,
that'd be great.
543
00:22:56,125 --> 00:22:59,001
Now Jessica has put her
turkey back into the fryer.
544
00:22:59,003 --> 00:23:00,836
Jessica, how's your
turkey looking?
545
00:23:00,838 --> 00:23:02,880
Hopefully cooked.
546
00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:06,217
I am feeling
extremely overwhelmed.
547
00:23:06,293 --> 00:23:09,845
My fingers are crossed
that they are
officially cooked.
548
00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:11,097
Come on, teachers.
Go for it.
549
00:23:11,099 --> 00:23:12,723
[Cliff] You can do it.
550
00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:14,266
-[Tiffani] Make it worth it.
-You gotta hustle
then, come on.
551
00:23:14,343 --> 00:23:15,976
[Tiffani] Ten seconds.
Everything on the plate.
552
00:23:16,053 --> 00:23:17,953
[Ted] Nine, eight,
553
00:23:17,955 --> 00:23:20,189
-seven, six...
-Stop whatever you're doing,
just get it on the plate.
554
00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:22,691
[Ted] Five, four, three,
555
00:23:23,277 --> 00:23:25,051
two, one.
556
00:23:25,053 --> 00:23:27,488
-[Cliff] Let's go, come on!
-[Ted] Time's up.
Please step back.
557
00:23:27,490 --> 00:23:29,198
[judges clapping and cheering]
558
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:30,282
[whooping]
559
00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:31,951
Oh, boy. [laughs]
560
00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:34,995
That was insane.
561
00:23:34,997 --> 00:23:36,163
-[gasps]
-[indistinct]
562
00:23:36,165 --> 00:23:37,397
[whispers] What?
563
00:23:37,399 --> 00:23:39,041
-That looks amazing.
-[Ryan] I'm nervous.
564
00:23:39,043 --> 00:23:40,418
-[Kathleen] I'm nervous.
-[Jessica] I hope it's cooked.
565
00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:42,128
[Ryan] So you guys,
you have extra to share, huh?
566
00:23:42,130 --> 00:23:43,504
-I do.
-[Ryan] Mmm.
567
00:23:43,506 --> 00:23:44,964
-What you got?
-Only end. [laughs]
568
00:23:44,966 --> 00:23:47,425
[Kathleen] Only end
and it's gorgeous.
569
00:23:48,469 --> 00:23:49,877
Oh, my God.
570
00:23:49,879 --> 00:23:52,179
-[Jessica] It's delicious.
-Ryan, this is so good.
571
00:23:52,256 --> 00:23:53,472
-Isn't it?
-Yeah.
572
00:23:53,474 --> 00:23:54,990
[Ryan] We'll see.
573
00:23:54,992 --> 00:23:56,308
-[Kathleen] Yeah, we'll see.
-[Ryan] We'll see, guys.
574
00:23:57,937 --> 00:23:58,936
[sighs]
575
00:24:10,241 --> 00:24:11,932
Teachers,
for the entree round,
576
00:24:12,009 --> 00:24:14,869
we gave you a basket
containing a sourdough
bread turkey,
577
00:24:14,871 --> 00:24:16,311
turkey tenderloin,
578
00:24:16,313 --> 00:24:19,081
brussels sprouts,
and maple pumpkin butter.
579
00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:20,666
We're starting
with you, Jessica.
580
00:24:20,668 --> 00:24:22,293
What have you made
for the entree course?
581
00:24:22,295 --> 00:24:24,044
So I have made for you
582
00:24:24,121 --> 00:24:27,173
a sourdough-fried
turkey tenderloin
583
00:24:27,175 --> 00:24:30,968
with a pumpkin maple butter
and mustard brussels sprouts
584
00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:33,053
There's also gravy on top.
585
00:24:33,055 --> 00:24:35,848
Jessica, we all sat here
and we're like,
"She's temping it again."
586
00:24:35,925 --> 00:24:38,684
-I think that's the third
time she is gonna cook 'em.
-Yeah. [chuckles]
587
00:24:38,686 --> 00:24:42,605
And the concern is that
the turkey is either
gonna be dry
588
00:24:42,607 --> 00:24:45,107
or it's gonna be raw
on the center.
589
00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:47,943
Now, this turkey, um,
590
00:24:48,446 --> 00:24:49,403
it is...
591
00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:51,989
beautiful.
592
00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:53,908
-Thank you.
-It is far from dry,
593
00:24:53,910 --> 00:24:56,285
it is far from raw,
it sits right in that
594
00:24:56,287 --> 00:25:00,915
-beautiful center island
and it's shining.
-Thank you.
595
00:25:00,991 --> 00:25:02,315
[Tiffani] Brussels
sprouts are great,
596
00:25:02,317 --> 00:25:04,543
the maple pumpkin butter,
it's a perfect
597
00:25:04,545 --> 00:25:08,547
roasty charred sweet
combination. But the gravy...
598
00:25:09,217 --> 00:25:10,424
I don't know
that you need it.
599
00:25:11,260 --> 00:25:12,551
The gravy...
600
00:25:12,628 --> 00:25:14,553
-doesn't work at all.
-Okay.
601
00:25:14,555 --> 00:25:17,181
But I'm going to copy
their homework.
602
00:25:17,258 --> 00:25:19,600
-[laughs]
-The turkey crust
is beautiful,
603
00:25:19,602 --> 00:25:21,310
brussels sprouts
are amazing.
604
00:25:21,312 --> 00:25:22,427
Very well done.
605
00:25:22,429 --> 00:25:24,897
-[Ted] Jessica, thank you.
-Thank you.
606
00:25:24,899 --> 00:25:28,609
-Next, Ryan.
-So, I did a maple-soy turkey,
607
00:25:28,611 --> 00:25:31,612
with roasted brussels sprout
with a sourdough crumb.
608
00:25:33,616 --> 00:25:36,825
[Maneet]
The flavor is amazing.
609
00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,452
The turkey that I got...
610
00:25:38,454 --> 00:25:41,789
Perfectly cooked.
They are nice and juicy.
611
00:25:41,865 --> 00:25:44,875
But I do think that
the sourdough bread turkey...
612
00:25:44,877 --> 00:25:46,001
It's missing.
613
00:25:47,380 --> 00:25:48,754
If you wanted
to do the crumb,
614
00:25:48,831 --> 00:25:51,215
then put a big,
like handful of it on top.
615
00:25:51,217 --> 00:25:53,634
Because you put
in all the work
and that is something
616
00:25:53,636 --> 00:25:55,761
that would have
been delicious.
617
00:25:55,763 --> 00:25:58,138
The flavor profile
of the turkey...
Love the direction.
618
00:25:58,215 --> 00:25:59,965
It's absolutely delicious.
619
00:25:59,967 --> 00:26:03,394
But unfortunately,
I've a couple of pieces
that are uneven in size.
620
00:26:03,470 --> 00:26:06,063
And so, a couple of them
are a little bit
on the dry side
621
00:26:06,065 --> 00:26:09,149
and some are
absolutely perfect.
622
00:26:09,151 --> 00:26:11,944
And I love this. I love
maple and soy together.
623
00:26:12,021 --> 00:26:13,487
It's just so smart.
624
00:26:13,522 --> 00:26:15,297
The sweetness and
the savory link up.
625
00:26:15,299 --> 00:26:17,241
And you have this
really incredible sauce
that kind of like...
626
00:26:17,243 --> 00:26:20,703
winks at, like,
orange chicken just
a little bit, which I love.
627
00:26:20,705 --> 00:26:22,454
-[Ryan] Thank you.
-[Ted] Thank you, Ryan.
628
00:26:22,531 --> 00:26:23,664
Finally, Kathleen.
629
00:26:23,666 --> 00:26:25,916
I made turkey cooked in
salsa verde
630
00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:28,127
with mashed sweet potatoes
631
00:26:28,129 --> 00:26:31,463
with maple-pumpkin butter
and brussels sprouts slaw.
632
00:26:34,802 --> 00:26:36,927
-This is delicious.
-So good.
633
00:26:36,929 --> 00:26:39,179
Maple pumpkin butter with
sweet potatoes...
634
00:26:39,181 --> 00:26:40,889
What a great idea.
635
00:26:40,891 --> 00:26:42,808
Just that flavor together,
636
00:26:42,810 --> 00:26:46,562
of sweet, tart,
little bit of spice,
637
00:26:46,564 --> 00:26:48,981
makes for a fantastic bite.
638
00:26:48,983 --> 00:26:53,861
I did see you put
a little bit of the
sourdough bread turkey,
639
00:26:53,937 --> 00:26:55,571
a crumb right on top...
640
00:26:55,573 --> 00:26:56,363
That's the one thing
I wished
641
00:26:56,365 --> 00:26:57,856
that you had put more of.
642
00:26:57,933 --> 00:26:59,617
-[Kathleen] Hmm-mmm.
-Because that crunch
would have
643
00:26:59,619 --> 00:27:03,495
added another textural
layer to the bite.
644
00:27:03,497 --> 00:27:05,164
If you're gonna do
the crumbs on it,
645
00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:07,082
-I want you to roast
those crumbs really hard.
-Hmm-mmm.
646
00:27:07,084 --> 00:27:08,792
If you're gonna put
breadcrumbs on something,
647
00:27:08,869 --> 00:27:10,836
they need to be crunchy,
maybe garlicky,
648
00:27:10,838 --> 00:27:12,838
like, flavor them
or something.
649
00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,215
The turkey, I was afraid
it was gonna be dry.
650
00:27:16,177 --> 00:27:18,218
It is not dry.
It is really delicious.
651
00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:19,720
The salsa verde has
a little bit of spice.
652
00:27:19,722 --> 00:27:23,140
The tomatillo just sings
right through everything.
653
00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:26,101
[Cliff] I love the mascarpone
into the sweet potato
654
00:27:26,103 --> 00:27:30,981
in order to mute
the cloying sweetness of
the maple pumpkin butter.
655
00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:32,399
The cooking from
your wheelhouse.
656
00:27:32,401 --> 00:27:33,859
It's very, very good.
657
00:27:34,403 --> 00:27:35,653
Kathleen, thank you.
658
00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:41,116
This does feel like
I'm being graded.
659
00:27:41,118 --> 00:27:42,826
It gives me a little
bit of empathy
660
00:27:42,903 --> 00:27:44,286
for the way
my students feel.
661
00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:46,914
Like, as they see me
passing back tests,
662
00:27:46,990 --> 00:27:48,332
that moment
of like... [gasps]
663
00:27:50,711 --> 00:27:52,628
[Ryan] I'm super nervous.
664
00:27:52,672 --> 00:27:55,381
I didn't cut the meat
the way it needed
to be cut.
665
00:27:55,383 --> 00:27:58,092
So, it was a little uneven
as the judges said.
666
00:27:58,678 --> 00:28:00,085
I'm not ready
to go home yet.
667
00:28:00,087 --> 00:28:01,762
So, hopefully I can
stay a little longer.
668
00:28:13,818 --> 00:28:17,403
[Ted] So whose dish
is on the chopping block?
669
00:28:30,751 --> 00:28:33,919
Ryan, you've been
chopped. Judges...
670
00:28:33,996 --> 00:28:35,462
Mr. Ryan, there's absolutely
671
00:28:35,464 --> 00:28:37,881
no doubt the amount of joy
672
00:28:37,916 --> 00:28:39,633
that you bring into any room.
673
00:28:39,710 --> 00:28:42,720
Your students and
community in Baltimore
674
00:28:42,722 --> 00:28:46,056
are going to be so proud
of what you have done.
675
00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:48,767
The turkey was
unevenly cooked.
676
00:28:48,844 --> 00:28:50,978
So there were
inconsistent pieces.
677
00:28:50,980 --> 00:28:55,899
We also thought that
the sourdough bread
turkey was missing.
678
00:28:55,976 --> 00:28:58,610
So, for these reasons
we had to chop you.
679
00:28:58,687 --> 00:28:59,903
Thank you.
680
00:28:59,905 --> 00:29:02,448
It was so nice to meet you.
681
00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:03,073
-Keep doing the good work.
-You're amazing.
682
00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:05,075
Do a good job, right?
683
00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:07,953
[Ryan] So this win
would have meant
a lot but I'm not defeated.
684
00:29:08,831 --> 00:29:11,915
I believe that my students
are proud of me.
685
00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:13,333
Mr. Gholson loves you,
686
00:29:13,410 --> 00:29:15,043
I am so proud of you guys.
687
00:29:15,045 --> 00:29:16,503
Happy Thanksgiving.
688
00:29:19,175 --> 00:29:20,758
Well, if you have any nerves,
689
00:29:20,834 --> 00:29:23,510
maybe seeing some friendly
faces will help calm them.
690
00:29:23,512 --> 00:29:24,911
[giggles] Oh, no!
691
00:29:24,913 --> 00:29:27,014
We love you, Ms. Snyder,
we're thankful for you.
692
00:29:27,049 --> 00:29:30,434
Good luck, Ms. Snyder,
we're thankful for you.
693
00:29:30,511 --> 00:29:33,228
-Oh, my God.
-You're my math teacher,
Ms. Snyder. You can do it!
694
00:29:33,272 --> 00:29:35,564
[all] You're gonna ace it.
695
00:29:36,025 --> 00:29:38,275
Ms. Cluchey will rock.
696
00:29:38,277 --> 00:29:42,279
I love Ms. Cluchey because
she is always so enthusiastic
697
00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:43,405
about what she teaches.
698
00:29:43,407 --> 00:29:44,656
She is an awesome teacher
699
00:29:44,733 --> 00:29:46,074
and I think that
she can do this.
700
00:29:46,076 --> 00:29:47,826
[all] Go Ms. Cluchey!
701
00:29:48,454 --> 00:29:50,245
That was awesome, thank you.
702
00:29:50,289 --> 00:29:51,914
-I am world famous now.
-[laughs]
703
00:29:51,916 --> 00:29:53,682
-Yes, yes, exactly.
-[Tiffani] Yes.
704
00:29:53,684 --> 00:29:55,918
-This is as cool as it gets
as a teacher.
-Yeah, it does.
705
00:29:56,962 --> 00:29:59,171
Well, thank you both,
for all that you do.
706
00:29:59,173 --> 00:30:00,631
We're rooting for you too.
707
00:30:00,633 --> 00:30:02,800
Now, let's check out
your final ingredients.
708
00:30:07,515 --> 00:30:08,806
Open them up!
709
00:30:10,059 --> 00:30:11,934
-Oh, my God.
-What!
710
00:30:12,019 --> 00:30:13,852
[Ted] And you'll be making
your sweet creations
711
00:30:13,929 --> 00:30:16,188
using a pie cake.
712
00:30:16,265 --> 00:30:17,397
Yes, you heard me right.
713
00:30:17,474 --> 00:30:18,816
I could do
something with this.
714
00:30:18,892 --> 00:30:20,025
Oh, my gosh.
715
00:30:20,102 --> 00:30:20,859
[Ted] Pomegranates...
716
00:30:20,936 --> 00:30:22,236
I like this.
717
00:30:22,238 --> 00:30:25,364
...pecans or pee-cans,
if your prefer.
718
00:30:25,366 --> 00:30:26,532
Oh, my...
719
00:30:26,608 --> 00:30:28,951
[Ted] And candy corn punch.
720
00:30:28,953 --> 00:30:31,829
The clock has been
restored to 30 minutes.
721
00:30:33,123 --> 00:30:34,665
-Time starts now.
-[Maneet] All right, let's go!
722
00:30:34,741 --> 00:30:36,458
-[Judges cheering]
-[Tiffani] Let's go!
723
00:30:36,460 --> 00:30:38,126
Dessert for everyone!
724
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:40,629
I am rooting so hard
for both of them.
725
00:30:40,673 --> 00:30:42,881
I just love them so much.
726
00:30:42,883 --> 00:30:45,384
You know, I've been
shocked and amazed
727
00:30:45,386 --> 00:30:49,680
by Jessica's performance
in particular because
728
00:30:49,682 --> 00:30:52,516
she seemed to overcome
a lot of obstacles
729
00:30:52,518 --> 00:30:54,601
within every single round.
730
00:30:54,603 --> 00:30:55,853
[Tiffani] This could really be
Jessica's round,
731
00:30:55,929 --> 00:30:57,145
she's a math teacher.
732
00:30:57,180 --> 00:30:58,522
You know, baking is
733
00:30:58,599 --> 00:30:59,815
-straight math.
-All math.
734
00:30:59,817 --> 00:31:01,483
But baking also is science
735
00:31:01,485 --> 00:31:04,653
and Ms. Kathleen
is science teacher, right?
736
00:31:05,573 --> 00:31:07,030
[Kathleen] I am one
teacher away from
737
00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:09,491
bringing this win home
to my students.
738
00:31:09,535 --> 00:31:13,078
And I really wanted to show
them that we can take risks
739
00:31:13,155 --> 00:31:16,415
and we don't have
to live being afraid
of what people will think.
740
00:31:16,417 --> 00:31:18,458
I decided that
I'm gonna make
741
00:31:18,535 --> 00:31:20,586
brown butter
pecan shortbread
742
00:31:20,588 --> 00:31:22,713
with bourbon-apple
ice cream.
743
00:31:22,715 --> 00:31:26,091
So, Thanksgiving desert...
What are our expectations?
744
00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:28,051
[Maneet] When I think of
Thanksgiving desserts,
745
00:31:28,053 --> 00:31:30,012
I want the cinnamon,
I want the nutmeg,
746
00:31:30,014 --> 00:31:32,347
I want those
warming spices.
747
00:31:32,349 --> 00:31:34,725
[Kathleen]
Brown butter, pecan,
bourbon and apple
748
00:31:34,801 --> 00:31:39,271
are all very warm flavors.
They are very comforting.
749
00:31:39,273 --> 00:31:41,315
For my shortbread,
I toast the pecans
750
00:31:41,317 --> 00:31:44,151
and I top them up
and I toss them in flour,
751
00:31:44,153 --> 00:31:47,154
sugar, salt
and the brown butter.
752
00:31:47,156 --> 00:31:49,907
And then, it's going
right in the oven.
753
00:31:52,411 --> 00:31:55,662
[Jessica] To be so close
to winning Chopped
754
00:31:55,664 --> 00:31:57,873
is a surreal experience.
755
00:31:57,875 --> 00:32:02,294
And cooking next to
Kathleen has been
really energizing
756
00:32:02,371 --> 00:32:05,797
and she is pushing me
to cook better food.
757
00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:08,717
I'm making
a spiced-cake,
758
00:32:08,719 --> 00:32:10,969
candy corn
punch custard,
759
00:32:10,971 --> 00:32:14,014
pomegranate,
persimmon parfait.
760
00:32:14,016 --> 00:32:17,184
I have only made
a custard before once.
761
00:32:17,186 --> 00:32:19,227
[giggles] So I'm
feeling very nervous.
762
00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:21,521
But I want to show
my students that
763
00:32:21,523 --> 00:32:24,524
for me to be here and
to push myself and
to be vulnerable,
764
00:32:24,601 --> 00:32:26,652
I hope they learn that
anything that
765
00:32:26,728 --> 00:32:29,821
they set their mind to,
they can be successful in.
766
00:32:29,823 --> 00:32:32,699
All right, teachers.
Less than 20 minutes to go.
767
00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:38,789
I am curious to see
what they are going to do
768
00:32:38,791 --> 00:32:40,624
with this candy corn punch.
769
00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:43,627
[Maneet] Yeah.
Orange soda with pineapple,
then whipped cream on top.
770
00:32:43,662 --> 00:32:45,879
If they strain it, it could
go in the direction
771
00:32:45,881 --> 00:32:47,756
of an orange creamsicle.
772
00:32:47,758 --> 00:32:50,801
Throw it in the ice cream
machine. Boom!
773
00:32:52,012 --> 00:32:53,971
[Tiffani] So,
Kathleen is making
an ice cream
774
00:32:54,047 --> 00:32:56,390
and she is using
the whipped cream
from the candy corn punch
775
00:32:56,466 --> 00:32:58,642
as the dairy component
in her ice cream,
776
00:32:58,719 --> 00:33:00,018
with the vanilla
and the bourbon.
777
00:33:00,053 --> 00:33:01,870
Very excited about that.
778
00:33:02,690 --> 00:33:04,523
[Kathleen]
So my shortbread's going,
my ice cream's going.
779
00:33:04,525 --> 00:33:06,608
And then I have to figure
out this pomegranate.
780
00:33:06,610 --> 00:33:10,821
I decide to reduce it
down with some raspberries
781
00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:13,323
and I really could
bring this home
782
00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:15,200
by incorporating
the candy corn.
783
00:33:17,121 --> 00:33:21,248
I'm making a
pomegranate-maple sauce.
784
00:33:21,250 --> 00:33:25,293
And persimmons are so fall
and they are so Thanksgiving
785
00:33:25,295 --> 00:33:28,964
that they will be
a perfect addition
to my pomegranate.
786
00:33:29,883 --> 00:33:31,967
'Cause we have a
multi-layered pie-cake...
787
00:33:31,969 --> 00:33:34,594
Got a little apple, kind of,
compote on top,
788
00:33:34,596 --> 00:33:37,431
we got a spice cake,
we got a little bit of
pumpkin pie vibes.
789
00:33:37,433 --> 00:33:39,057
There's some frosting
in between.
790
00:33:39,059 --> 00:33:41,476
[Maneet]
It's basically the entire
791
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:42,936
Thanksgiving desert table
792
00:33:42,938 --> 00:33:45,480
in a slice.
793
00:33:45,482 --> 00:33:48,567
[Jessica]
I am stressed about time
because I am thinking about
794
00:33:48,569 --> 00:33:51,319
all of the components
that I'm trying to do,
795
00:33:51,321 --> 00:33:53,739
and I haven't even
touched my pie cake.
796
00:33:53,741 --> 00:33:55,323
[Tiffani] Jessica's
making a custard.
797
00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,451
She is literally stirring
two things at the same time.
798
00:33:57,453 --> 00:34:01,455
But I'm a little bit worried.
She's just now
touching her pie cake.
799
00:34:01,490 --> 00:34:02,873
[Cliff] You know, Jessica's
really struggling.
800
00:34:02,949 --> 00:34:05,125
If it's not on the plate,
we can't taste it.
801
00:34:07,171 --> 00:34:08,962
[Jessica] If I don't get
this cake on the plate
802
00:34:09,039 --> 00:34:11,089
I am definitely not
going to win today.
803
00:34:11,091 --> 00:34:12,591
-[laughs nervously]
-How are you doing?
804
00:34:12,593 --> 00:34:14,509
-I am doing crazy!
-Are you okay, friend?
805
00:34:21,769 --> 00:34:24,227
Teachers, five minutes
to get it done.
806
00:34:26,690 --> 00:34:27,898
[Tiffani]
I'm a little bit worried.
807
00:34:27,974 --> 00:34:30,233
Jessica is just now
touching her pie cake.
808
00:34:30,235 --> 00:34:33,153
[Jessica] As I am looking a
this cake, I decide
809
00:34:33,155 --> 00:34:35,447
I wanna get directly
to the spiced cakes,
810
00:34:35,524 --> 00:34:39,034
so I can use that as
a base for my parfait.
811
00:34:41,663 --> 00:34:43,205
Let me give it a minute.
[chuckles nervously]
812
00:34:43,207 --> 00:34:45,457
Well, Kathleen's waiting
to plate her ice cream
813
00:34:45,459 --> 00:34:47,292
with a scoop in hand.
814
00:34:47,294 --> 00:34:48,960
[Tiffani] She's chaperoning
a recess right now.
815
00:34:48,962 --> 00:34:51,546
-The stance.
Look at that stance!
-[everyone laughs]
816
00:34:52,049 --> 00:34:53,006
Okay.
817
00:34:53,008 --> 00:34:54,591
I decided
to take the apples
818
00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:56,510
and the pie coating
from the pie cake
819
00:34:56,512 --> 00:34:58,386
and I am folding it
into my ice cream,
820
00:34:58,388 --> 00:35:01,098
to add that kind of nice
crunch to the ice cream.
821
00:35:04,478 --> 00:35:08,188
So I am plating,
I burned my pecans.
822
00:35:08,190 --> 00:35:11,900
I am very upset.
But it's a basket item
823
00:35:11,902 --> 00:35:13,652
and it needs to
get on my plate.
824
00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:17,864
[Cliff] Let's go,
Jessica. Come on, Kathleen.
825
00:35:18,450 --> 00:35:20,408
Come on!
826
00:35:20,410 --> 00:35:23,120
[Ted] Teachers, final
seconds of the final round.
827
00:35:23,122 --> 00:35:24,871
-Ten. Nine.
-Make sure everything is
828
00:35:24,873 --> 00:35:26,623
-where you want it.
-Eight.
829
00:35:26,700 --> 00:35:27,749
Seven,
830
00:35:27,751 --> 00:35:28,667
six,
831
00:35:28,669 --> 00:35:30,168
five,
832
00:35:30,170 --> 00:35:31,169
four,
833
00:35:31,171 --> 00:35:32,129
three,
834
00:35:32,297 --> 00:35:33,213
two,
835
00:35:33,290 --> 00:35:34,381
one...
836
00:35:34,383 --> 00:35:36,216
-Time's up!
-All right!
837
00:35:37,344 --> 00:35:40,428
Oh, my God. [laughs]
838
00:35:40,472 --> 00:35:42,222
My students are gonna be
proud of me regardless.
839
00:35:42,299 --> 00:35:46,059
So, it's just exciting to have
even made it to dessert.
840
00:35:46,061 --> 00:35:50,230
[Kathleen]
I really think this could
be a $10,000 dessert.
841
00:35:56,405 --> 00:35:58,196
[Ted] Kathleen and Jessica...
842
00:35:58,198 --> 00:35:59,322
We asked you to whip up
843
00:35:59,399 --> 00:36:01,158
one more plate of food
for Thanksgiving.
844
00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,660
A dessert, featuring pie cake
845
00:36:03,662 --> 00:36:07,914
pomegranates, pecans
and candy corn punch.
846
00:36:07,916 --> 00:36:09,958
All right, Jessica, tell us
about your dessert, please.
847
00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:11,877
What I made for you is
848
00:36:11,879 --> 00:36:16,590
a spiced cake, candy corn
punch custard
849
00:36:16,592 --> 00:36:19,801
with pomegranate,
persimmon parfait.
850
00:36:24,016 --> 00:36:26,683
[Tiffani] Well, I never
thought in my life
I would say,
851
00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:30,228
candy corn punch custard is
now one of my favorite things
852
00:36:30,305 --> 00:36:31,271
but I am saying that.
853
00:36:31,273 --> 00:36:33,273
It is teetering between, like,
854
00:36:33,275 --> 00:36:36,193
a really light, beautiful
frosting and custard.
855
00:36:36,269 --> 00:36:38,153
Which is cool,
'cause it's sitting on top
of that spiced cake
856
00:36:38,197 --> 00:36:39,905
and that makes
a lot of sense.
857
00:36:39,907 --> 00:36:42,115
It's literally giving you
all the desserts
858
00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:44,242
that you want from
a Thanksgiving table.
859
00:36:44,319 --> 00:36:45,827
But the pecans are burnt.
860
00:36:46,371 --> 00:36:49,372
Yeah, some of the
pecans are burnt...
861
00:36:49,374 --> 00:36:53,043
But the elements that
you got in here are
really, really flavorful
862
00:36:53,045 --> 00:36:54,294
and you nailed some execution.
863
00:36:54,296 --> 00:36:56,046
Thank you.
864
00:36:56,048 --> 00:36:58,131
[Maneet] I love the fact that
you went in and
got persimmons.
865
00:36:58,133 --> 00:36:59,774
The little bite that you ge
866
00:36:59,776 --> 00:37:02,594
with the pomegranate
and the persimmons
works really well.
867
00:37:03,222 --> 00:37:04,346
Thank you, Chef Jessica.
868
00:37:04,348 --> 00:37:06,056
Finally, Chef Kathleen.
869
00:37:06,132 --> 00:37:10,185
I have made for you a brown
butter pecan shortbread,
870
00:37:10,187 --> 00:37:12,687
with bourbon-apple ice crea
871
00:37:12,689 --> 00:37:17,108
and a pomegranate-raspberry
candy corn reduction.
872
00:37:22,616 --> 00:37:24,032
[Maneet] Ms. Kathleen...
873
00:37:24,034 --> 00:37:26,534
I consider myself an
ice cream aficionado.
874
00:37:28,121 --> 00:37:30,330
This...
875
00:37:30,332 --> 00:37:33,833
-is one of the best ice
creams that I've ever had.
-Wow.
876
00:37:35,337 --> 00:37:38,463
And the fact that you used
some of the cream
877
00:37:38,540 --> 00:37:41,591
from the candy corn punch,
I think that was great.
878
00:37:41,668 --> 00:37:45,720
That contributed towards
the lovely silky texture.
879
00:37:45,722 --> 00:37:48,348
And then going ahead and
folding in the pie cake,
880
00:37:48,350 --> 00:37:49,891
such a smart idea.
881
00:37:50,852 --> 00:37:54,020
I do think that
the shortbread
882
00:37:54,022 --> 00:37:57,357
has a little bit too
much butter in it.
883
00:37:57,359 --> 00:37:59,943
That's why it is as
crumbly as it is.
884
00:37:59,945 --> 00:38:02,028
Because I really want to
pick it up and then...
885
00:38:02,105 --> 00:38:04,948
-[Kathleen] Yeah.
-...dip it in here and
eat it. And I can't.
886
00:38:05,367 --> 00:38:07,492
This screams Thanksgiving.
887
00:38:07,494 --> 00:38:10,912
But I'll tell you that
I don't super-love
the pomegranate sauce.
888
00:38:10,914 --> 00:38:12,706
I didn't like the flavor,
I didn't like how it looked.
889
00:38:12,708 --> 00:38:14,582
[Cliff] I wanted pieces
of pomegranate
890
00:38:14,584 --> 00:38:17,127
in that ice cream so it added
to the textural differences
891
00:38:17,203 --> 00:38:19,504
that were already
in the ice cream itself.
892
00:38:19,581 --> 00:38:22,257
But you kind of knocked
it out of the park.
893
00:38:22,259 --> 00:38:25,427
-Really, really great flavors.
-Thank you.
894
00:38:27,180 --> 00:38:29,514
We will call you back when
the judges have a winner.
895
00:38:29,591 --> 00:38:32,100
-See you soon.
-[both] Thank you.
896
00:38:36,773 --> 00:38:39,566
[both exclaiming] Whoo-hoo!
897
00:38:39,568 --> 00:38:42,819
-[Jessica] Oh, should we hug?
-[Kathleen] Yes!
898
00:38:43,780 --> 00:38:46,448
Judges, was it a
delicious Thanksgiving?
899
00:38:46,450 --> 00:38:48,450
This is a Thanksgiving
I would be happy to repeat
900
00:38:48,493 --> 00:38:49,451
year after year after year.
901
00:38:49,494 --> 00:38:52,912
They did a phenomenal job.
902
00:38:52,989 --> 00:38:56,916
We saw a lot of natural talent
and a lot of natural ability
903
00:38:56,918 --> 00:38:58,960
come out during this
competition today.
904
00:38:58,962 --> 00:39:02,047
[Cliff] In the appetizer
round, Kathleen comes
out of nowhere
905
00:39:02,123 --> 00:39:04,299
with biscuits and chili.
906
00:39:04,343 --> 00:39:05,967
[Tiffani] Kathleen's
chili tasted like
907
00:39:05,969 --> 00:39:08,136
it had been cooking for days.
908
00:39:08,138 --> 00:39:10,221
It had incredible spice to it.
909
00:39:10,223 --> 00:39:13,641
To put that pumpkin
cheese ball into the biscuit,
910
00:39:13,643 --> 00:39:15,018
-next level.
-[Maneet] Agreed.
911
00:39:15,020 --> 00:39:17,395
With Kathleen, I think
the purple potatoes
912
00:39:17,472 --> 00:39:19,898
were almost
hidden in the chili.
913
00:39:19,974 --> 00:39:23,818
-The purple potatoes were a
highlight on Jessica's dish.
-[Tiffani] Mmm-hmm.
914
00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:27,614
Purple potatoes and this
pumpkin cheese ball
915
00:39:27,616 --> 00:39:30,033
converted into this
beautiful latke
916
00:39:30,035 --> 00:39:31,868
-with a turkey
meatball on top.
-Latke was amazing.
917
00:39:31,870 --> 00:39:33,536
-Latke was incredible.
-[Cliff] The Latke
was amazing.
918
00:39:33,613 --> 00:39:36,581
-[Tiffani] So crispy.
-The texture of the
latke was amazing.
919
00:39:36,583 --> 00:39:38,208
I just needed a
little bit more fat
920
00:39:38,210 --> 00:39:40,210
and something else
like some sour cream.
921
00:39:40,212 --> 00:39:42,712
Or a little more of that
pumpkin cheeseball on top
to deliver that meatball.
922
00:39:42,714 --> 00:39:44,439
[Maneet] Agreed.
923
00:39:44,441 --> 00:39:47,008
I think the pendulum
definitely swung in
the entree round.
924
00:39:47,010 --> 00:39:50,261
-And Jessica's turkey
was delicious.
-[Maneet] Oh, my God.
925
00:39:50,263 --> 00:39:52,389
[Cliff] Delicious, it was
seasoned beautifully.
926
00:39:52,391 --> 00:39:54,849
You know, was the texture
on the gravy textbook?
927
00:39:54,851 --> 00:39:56,309
-No.
-Agreed.
928
00:39:56,386 --> 00:40:00,939
What Kathleen created
was a complete opposite of
929
00:40:00,941 --> 00:40:03,525
what we think of
when we think of
a Thanksgiving dinner.
930
00:40:03,527 --> 00:40:07,737
The sourdough bread turkey
was almost an afterthought.
931
00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:10,490
So what is it that makes
this decision so difficult?
932
00:40:10,492 --> 00:40:14,702
Kathleen brought really
strong flavors.
933
00:40:14,704 --> 00:40:16,037
Jessica, on the other hand,
934
00:40:16,081 --> 00:40:18,623
got some really
strong techniques.
935
00:40:30,679 --> 00:40:34,264
So, whose dish is on
the chopping block?
936
00:40:43,066 --> 00:40:45,150
Jessica, [sighs]
you've been chopped.
937
00:40:45,152 --> 00:40:46,609
Judges...
938
00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:49,070
Jessica, we've loved
having you
939
00:40:49,072 --> 00:40:51,948
and you've cooked
amazingly all day.
940
00:40:51,950 --> 00:40:53,825
The first course, I mean,
the latke was so good,
941
00:40:53,902 --> 00:40:56,453
Jessica, it was crazy.
But the meatball was
a little bit dry.
942
00:40:56,455 --> 00:40:59,330
We get to the entree
round and that turkey
was perfectly cooked.
943
00:40:59,407 --> 00:41:01,499
But the gravy was not
particularly flavorful.
944
00:41:01,576 --> 00:41:03,710
And so, we had to chop you.
945
00:41:03,712 --> 00:41:07,255
-Thank you so much.
This has been so amazing.
-[Cliff] Thank you.
946
00:41:07,299 --> 00:41:09,007
And I am grateful
for all of you.
947
00:41:09,009 --> 00:41:11,634
Thank you so much.
Oh, my gosh.
We loved having you!
948
00:41:11,636 --> 00:41:13,553
[Jessica] I don't
have any regrets.
949
00:41:13,555 --> 00:41:17,182
I know I'm gonna go home
and just feel so supported.
950
00:41:17,258 --> 00:41:20,477
I think my students are
going to be really excited
951
00:41:20,479 --> 00:41:22,937
and I'm hoping that
we can all watch it together
952
00:41:22,981 --> 00:41:24,731
[all applauding]
953
00:41:24,733 --> 00:41:26,149
Oh, my God!
[shrieks]
954
00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:28,026
And that means,
Kathleen Cluchey,
955
00:41:28,102 --> 00:41:30,069
you are the Chopped champi.
956
00:41:30,146 --> 00:41:34,199
You've won $10,000 and
you have our deepest respect.
957
00:41:34,201 --> 00:41:36,868
-Congratulations and
happy Thanksgiving!
-[shouts] Yes!
958
00:41:36,870 --> 00:41:37,994
[all cheering]
959
00:41:39,789 --> 00:41:42,248
I am so thankful,
960
00:41:42,250 --> 00:41:45,418
because I have the
best people at home.
961
00:41:45,420 --> 00:41:47,670
My family, my friends,
my school.
962
00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:49,839
They've been behind
me the whole time.
963
00:41:49,841 --> 00:41:54,302
-Now I'm a Chopped champio!
-[all applauding]
964
00:41:54,304 --> 00:41:57,639
I am very thankful for a
Chopped win this Thanksgiving.