1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:02,880 NARRATOR: Previously, 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,240 two teams have cooked in round two... 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,520 CLAUDEAN: That tastes absolutely perfect. 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,080 ..and while OGs, Claudean and Anthony 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:11,880 stepped up to the plate... 6 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,480 It's absolutely delicious, cooked to perfection. 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,080 This is a different restaurant we're in tonight. 8 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,800 ..it wasn't enough to knock gate crashers, 9 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,040 Aaron and Chris, 10 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:22,560 from the top of the leaderboard 11 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,560 on 72 points. 12 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,240 The redemption team should definitely be worried. 13 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:27,280 Absolutely. 14 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,280 Whoa. (LAUGHTER) 15 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,480 Tonight, we're in New South Wales... 16 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,640 It's just go hard or go home, right? 17 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:35,720 Woo. 18 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:36,960 ..where mums, Amber and Mel... 19 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,640 (SCREAMING) 20 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:40,920 We've been friends most of our lives. 21 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,560 AMBER: We've got our best friend charms. 22 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:43,600 Let's do this. 23 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,120 I'm just gonna rub my scent. 24 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:46,280 Is that Colin's chair? 25 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:47,480 This is Colin's chair. 26 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,920 I love it. I love it. 27 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,280 ..are dishing up their treasured family recipes. 28 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,000 This is my mother-in-law's recipe, 29 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,000 really looking forward to sharing with everybody. 30 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,880 The orange cake is very dear to my heart, 31 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,080 it's been passed down from my Nan. 32 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:07,000 And it's the showdown everyone has been waiting for... 33 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:08,640 I've been dying to talk to you guys. 34 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,440 Oh, no. What does that mean? 35 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,480 (LAUGHTER) 36 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,520 ..as Claudean and Chris finally face off. 37 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,080 What did you label Claudean? 38 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,480 It takes less than five minutes for this to kick off. 39 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,080 ('STARSTRUCK' BY KYLIE MINOGUE) # I can't help it 40 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:35,640 # I get stars-truck 41 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,680 # Over you... # 42 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,280 Tonight we're in New South Wales, 43 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,320 home to the Blue Mountains, 44 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,920 and for gate crashing team, Amber and Mel, 45 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,360 it's a scenic walk 46 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,680 to mentally prepare for their first instant restaurant. 47 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,960 Mel, I think the secret to staying on track today is just, 48 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,040 let's keep communicating with each other. 49 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,200 Yeah. I'll pull you out of your funk. 50 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,680 Yep. You pull me out of mine 51 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,520 even if you've gotta slap me on the ass. 52 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,320 Pull my hair. 53 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:05,560 (CHILD SCREAMING) 54 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:06,800 # But your mumma always... # 55 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,640 I'm Amber. And I'm Mel. 56 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,320 And we are primary school besties from New South Wales. 57 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,400 I mean, we've been friends 58 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,680 since like, we were seven and eight years old. 59 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:15,800 And to be honest, 60 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,240 if anyone else asked me to do this, 61 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,120 I would've told them to go and shove it. 62 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,080 Mel's the only one I would've done it for. 63 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,080 # On a cloudy day... # 64 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,720 Five, six, seven... 65 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,120 You know, as busy mums... 66 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,440 (CHEERING) ..it's all about good home cooking. 67 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:29,880 Simple. Yeah. 68 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:30,920 But delicious. 69 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:32,240 What have we got? CHILD: 100. 70 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,400 Wow. Ten, awesome. 71 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,360 I would say that our hobbies are eating and drinking. 72 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,280 Yeah. Yeah, pretty much. 73 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:39,760 Oh, look at her, she's going back for more. 74 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,680 Really, what else do I have time for? 75 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,480 I would see myself as a high achiever. 76 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,120 Oh, wow. That looks lovely. 77 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,760 Always has to be the best of the best, 78 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:50,840 taste the best. 79 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:52,040 Alright, dig in. 80 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,880 PRODUCER: You guys really think you could win My Kitchen Rules? 81 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:55,920 (BLEEP) yeah. 82 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,360 Oh, I don't think you can say that. 83 00:02:58,440 --> 00:02:59,960 Can't you? I don't know. 84 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,600 Don't they just beep it out. 85 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:02,800 # Don't come out... # 86 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,600 I'll say it again nicer. OK. 87 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,840 I believe that we can win My Kitchen Rules. 88 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:10,080 That better? Oh, I love it. 89 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:11,640 I love it. 90 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,520 Amber and Mel have just five hours to shop for their ingredients, 91 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,120 set up their instant restaurant 92 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,680 and prepare their dishes before their guests arrive. 93 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,200 I think it's time for a coffee, Mel. 94 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,080 Oh, my gosh. Absolutely. 95 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,880 Then it hits 5:00, and it's wine o'clock. 96 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,320 That's exactly right. Not wine o'clock yet, lovely. 97 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,600 We actually haven't cooked together much. 98 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,480 Is mimosa classed as wine o'clock? 99 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,840 Oh, mimosa is an all-day drink... 100 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:38,640 ..Mel. 101 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:39,920 Generally, 102 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,080 when I'm cooking for you, 103 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,400 I want you to sit on the other side of the bench 104 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,040 and have a sip on a glass of wine and have a chit-chat. 105 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,920 So, we all know you love yourself a bit of Manu. 106 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,600 I love myself a bit of Manu. 107 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:53,760 He's a bit cheeky. 108 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,360 He is cheeky, they're both cheeky. 109 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:56,720 They are both cheeky. 110 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,440 You're a married woman, Amber, why would you say that? 111 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:00,680 I know. 112 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,040 We can look, but we just can't touch. 113 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:04,200 I am a big Manu fan. 114 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,600 I think it's the accent for you. Yeah, I think it is. 115 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,040 I think it is. Yeah, shimmy, shimmy. 116 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,520 Yeah. Yeah. 117 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,680 Our game plan tonight really is for consistency, right. 118 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:13,960 We haven't come into this competition 119 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:15,320 to be at the bottom. No. 120 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,440 But we do need consistent eight and above 121 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:19,960 to be on top of that leaderboard 122 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,680 and beat those boys, so. Actually, that's exactly right. 123 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,040 The boys got three sevens, 124 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,120 so we definitely need to... Better them. 125 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,600 Yeah, absolutely. 126 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,440 There's no flying under the radar for us, 127 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,600 we're at the top of the leaderboard, we're the team to beat. 128 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,720 Yeah, people have got our names, and they're coming for us. 129 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:35,800 You know what? 130 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,840 I think the other guests have slightly underestimated us 131 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,240 as just the housewives of... 132 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,160 Yep. ..the Blue Mountains. 133 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,200 In terms of Amber and Mel, 134 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:48,120 I am actually expecting big things tonight. 135 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:49,880 Their confidence is massive. 136 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,920 We're on the bottom of the leaderboard, 137 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,480 maybe we're gonna stay there. 138 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:54,560 I'll be devastated 139 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,000 if we get anything lower than a five. 140 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,120 If I got anything under a five, 141 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:00,800 I may actually ugly cry. 142 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,120 And we have said we're not ugly crying on TV. 143 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,000 No, no, no ugly crying on TV. 144 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:06,640 So, we're just pulling up at Woolies. 145 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,640 Woo-hoo, we're here. Woop-woop. 146 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,440 Amber and Mel, they've been friends forever. 147 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,400 They must know each other inside out, 148 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,000 they know they can cook well, 149 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,280 and they think they're gonna kick butts 150 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,400 and they're gonna be on top of the leaderboard 151 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:21,960 and that's all that matters to them. 152 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:23,640 Let's do this, let's go. 153 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,520 Got the list? I've got the list. 154 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:26,800 OK. 155 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,720 It might be a bit of a surprise for some of the guests tonight 156 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,440 because a big part of our menu tonight 157 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:31,760 is Lebanese cooking. 158 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:34,920 So, we are two Aussie chicks cooking Lebanese food today. 159 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,920 Food plays a really big part in my life 160 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,280 and probably started, really, 161 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,680 when I married into a big Lebanese family, 162 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,040 my husband, who's Lebanese 163 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,720 and food was a way of showing love. 164 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:46,960 Let's go get our lamb. 165 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,160 For the entree, we're making spice lamb with hummus, 166 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,160 pomegranate, and pita bread. 167 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,720 I'm not stuffing up hummus. 168 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,560 So, the hummus, your mother-in-law's recipe. 169 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:04,120 Traditionally, your hummus is served at every Lebanese dinner or lunch. 170 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,600 The lamb isn't really the hero of this dish, 171 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,520 but it is there to add that flavour to it, 172 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:10,760 add texture to it. 173 00:06:10,840 --> 00:06:13,800 Next, we're gonna get our spices for the lamb. 174 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,400 They have lots of nice mixed spice 175 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:16,480 and white pepper. 176 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,720 That's the Lebanese spice combo. 177 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,040 Spiced lamb, it's a staple in Lebanese cuisine. 178 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,600 So, they've said it's spiced, I wanna taste that spice. 179 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,000 Maybe before we go, I can have a sneak hello to Mum... 180 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,360 Oh, yeah. ..'cause she's there. 181 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:30,920 Can we please pop in and see Mum? Yeah, yeah. 182 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:32,760 Mum works at the local Woolies, 183 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:35,400 so it's gonna be a little surprise when she sees us there. 184 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,320 Oh, beautiful girls, oh. I love you. 185 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:41,640 I love you too. 186 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,560 Oh, it's going fine with the shopping? 187 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,360 Yeah, yeah. We've done OK. 188 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:46,880 Yeah, yeah, found everything. 189 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,440 We're headed to the... Everything, was it easy for you? 190 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:50,080 Yeah, no, it was, it was. Oh, see, there's a Woolies for you. 191 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,920 I know, fresh fruit people. 192 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,000 I'm sure she still looks at us 193 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,360 just like we're seven years old. Yeah. 194 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,520 Mum probably just still looks at us like we're in year three. 195 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:57,680 Yeah. (LAUGHS) 196 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:59,360 Always better now I get to have a hug from my mum. 197 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:00,600 Alright, baby. So, thank you, Mum. 198 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:01,880 Thank you. 199 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,720 Everyone needs a hug, doesn't matter how old you are, 200 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,360 from your mum, right? Yeah, definitely. 201 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,480 ('NEED YOUR LOVE' BY JQ) # I just wanna know 202 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:12,040 # Am I crazy for saying That I need your love... # 203 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,400 Tonight, I really wanna find out what the girls are all about. 204 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,240 MEL: Let's go get our fish. 205 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:18,880 Because in my opinion, 206 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,880 you need to be a really strong team 207 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,240 to withstand the pressure of the MKR kitchen. 208 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:25,280 Thank you. 209 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:26,360 When you look around the table, 210 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,560 everybody's a threat at this stage. 211 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:29,600 We're coming for you. 212 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,640 So tonight, we are making baked fish. 213 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,120 I need about 15 portions 214 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,080 'cause I wanna have some extras just in case. 215 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,000 GROCER: Yeah, no worries. And we like barramundi. 216 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:40,120 That's a whole side there. 217 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,200 MEL: Oh, wow. 218 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:42,440 Oh, that looks beautiful. 219 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:43,480 For the main, 220 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,920 we are making baked fish in tahini sauce, 221 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,200 with roasted almonds and caramelised onions. 222 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:50,400 Thank you so much, Andy, thank you. 223 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:51,560 Thank you, take care. Have a great day. 224 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,080 Oh, feel that heaviness. 225 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:54,120 For this dish, 226 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,240 I'd love a whole baby fish on the bone, 227 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,280 maybe a little light tahini sauce, 228 00:07:58,360 --> 00:07:59,760 not overpowering, 229 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:01,160 some almonds for the texture, 230 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:02,640 and lots of caramelised onion, 231 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,600 and maybe something else to cut through the tahini. 232 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,000 ('THE BUSINESS' BY TIESTO) # Let's get down 233 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,120 # Let's get down to business... # 234 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,160 Hi. Where are you, partner? 235 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:11,200 AMBER: Yeah. (MEL LAUGHS) 236 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,640 Alright, let's get the fish in first. 237 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,800 I'm just excited now to actually get in the kitchen 238 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,920 and start prepping. Yeah, let's go. 239 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,160 That's straight in the fridge, Amber. 240 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:20,400 Let's get them straight in the fridge. 241 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,760 With their shopping complete, 242 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,320 Amber and Mel need to set up their instant restaurant, 243 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,120 and prep their meals before their guests arrive. 244 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,200 Oh, there goes that clock, Amber. 245 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,240 Instant restaurant set up time. Here we come. 246 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:34,560 ('HISTORY' BY JOEL CORRY AND BECKY HILL) 247 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,440 # 'Cause we got so Much history... # 248 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,600 Our instant restaurant is in the beautiful Blue Mountains. 249 00:08:38,680 --> 00:08:39,840 (SQUEALING) 250 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,600 So, we really want people to feel 251 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:44,640 like they have that Blue Mountains experience. 252 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,200 So, we are incorporating some real eucalyptus plants in there, 253 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,160 so they even smell the mountains. 254 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,400 I would love to be sitting at our table tonight 255 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,080 because Aaron and Chris... 256 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,240 Oh. ..with... 257 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:56,960 BOTH: Claudean and Anthony. 258 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:58,080 Oh, my gosh. 259 00:08:58,160 --> 00:08:59,440 There was a bit of biff there, right? 260 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,120 I reckon Claudean's gonna come in with guns blazing. 261 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,240 And I'm a little bit jelly belly that we're not sitting in there. 262 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:06,800 There's no reason that 263 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,200 we can't beat the boys tonight with a smile. 264 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:10,840 I think you'd be... With a smile. 265 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,880 ..very disappointed if we didn't get over 70. 266 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,280 Oh, I would actually. 267 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:16,320 We've got this. 268 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:17,440 We've got it. Yeah. 269 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,240 Now Mel, I'm just gonna rub my scent. 270 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:20,520 (MEL LAUGHS) 271 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,120 Is that Colin's chair? 272 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,160 This is Colin's chair. 273 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:24,560 I love it. I love it. 274 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,040 Alright, little bit for Manu too. 275 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,240 I don't want him to get jealous. (MEL LAUGHS) 276 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,440 I'm excited to finally get to properly hug Manu and Colin. 277 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,560 Ah! You wanna hug Colin? 278 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,720 I do. (LAUGHS) 279 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,920 They're spending the night in your room, Mel. 280 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,640 Mums gone wild. Yes. 281 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:40,760 (MEL LAUGHS) 282 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:41,800 Down, down. Dropping it. 283 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,440 Nice and slow. Beep-Beep. 284 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,440 (LAUGHTER) 285 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,120 So the name of our instant restaurant 286 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:49,640 is Salty Secrets. 287 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,480 Go Salty Secrets. Salty Secrets. 288 00:09:52,560 --> 00:09:53,800 Oops. Yay. 289 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,280 Yay. We know each other's 290 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,760 deepest and darkest secrets. 291 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,320 Every stretch mark, every tear that's been cried. 292 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,360 We know it all. 293 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:02,560 No telling our salty secrets... 294 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:03,800 No. ..though, right? 295 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:04,840 Looks beautiful. 296 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,840 Looks like us, clean and classy. 297 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:07,880 Let's go. 298 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,240 Mel, remember when we were in year three, 299 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:15,520 I gave you one of these for a birthday? 300 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:16,800 Oh, no way. 301 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:18,040 Got a brand new. 34 years later, 302 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:19,800 they still make these best friend charms? 303 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,840 They still make a best friend charm. 304 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:23,440 It was a heart, and you... 305 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,240 Split it in half. ..split it in half. 306 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:27,560 I don't still have mine. 307 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,200 (TENSE NOTE) 308 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,560 I still have ours in a little... 309 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,160 Oh, you do? In a little box. 310 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:34,920 Oh, wow. Our original, yeah. 311 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:36,480 Bitch. 312 00:10:36,560 --> 00:10:38,080 (LAUGHS) 313 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:39,320 Alright, ching-ching. OK. 314 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,000 Alright. Go, let's do this. 315 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:44,760 Alright, Amber, 316 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,760 you are gonna start working on ice cream first. 317 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:50,000 I am now. I'm gonna start prepping the entree. 318 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,560 You don't need to be a brain surgeon to make hummus. 319 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:54,800 No. Chickpeas, tahini, 320 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,160 a little bit of garlic, lemon juice. 321 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:02,520 Our menu, to actually cook it, it doesn't take a long time. 322 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,600 No, but it takes a while to prep everything. 323 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:09,400 Our dessert tonight is very close to my heart. 324 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:14,000 It is Mel and Amber version of my nana cake. 325 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,040 So, we are making upside-down orange cake, 326 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,320 with orange and ginger ice cream. 327 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,400 So, Mel, I'm gonna put all the ice cream elements 328 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,400 into the ice cream maker. 329 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,240 So, if we don't get this ice cream started now, 330 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,560 there's a risk that it won't set, 331 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,200 and we could end up on the bottom. 332 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,160 It could ruin the whole night. 333 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:41,480 And I'm just going to add a tiny little bit of our ginger 334 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:45,640 because I don't want the ginger to overpower the ice cream. 335 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:46,680 Yeah, I agree. 336 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,960 I'm gonna do the fish for our main. 337 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,040 Baked fish with tahini sauce. 338 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,200 You want everyone to get the same, don't you? 339 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,320 You don't want any scrag fights at the table. 340 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:57,920 (MEL LAUGHS) "She got a bigger bit than me." 341 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,000 Scrag fights. 342 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:00,640 Do you reckon Claudean would jump the table 343 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:01,920 if she... Oh, maybe. 344 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,840 If her fish was smaller than Christian's? 345 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:06,160 Maybe. 346 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,280 How are you going, Mel, with your prep? 347 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:09,440 Yeah, I'm good. 348 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,400 Time check is... Ooh. 349 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,040 We're pretty much on time. 350 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:16,800 Everything's prepped for entree. Great. 351 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:20,000 Ice cream is now churning away in the ice cream maker. 352 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:21,320 So that's gonna be ready. 353 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:22,960 Is that OK to go while we go get dressed? 354 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:24,840 That's fine to go while we get dressed. 355 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,560 Might need to fix up that hair and the lippy. 356 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,800 Yep. It won't be fancy hair tonight, that's for sure. 357 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:30,840 No. 358 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:32,280 Just gotta keep it back, out of the face. 359 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:34,640 No one wants a hair in their food. 360 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,880 That would be a nightmare for me. 361 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:38,160 (MEL LAUGHS) Look at you. 362 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,440 If someone pulled a hair... That would be a nightmare. 363 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:41,720 ..out of their food. 364 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,120 I'm feeling good about where we're at the moment. 365 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,760 Let's class it up now, baby. 366 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:46,800 Yeah. 367 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:47,920 Excellent, alright, let's go. 368 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:52,080 ('RELY' BY KAREN HARDING) # We can rely on each other uh-huh 369 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:56,080 # From one lover to another uh-huh 370 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,720 # From one lover to another Uh-huh... # 371 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:02,840 Teamwork is the key for this competition, 372 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,200 and I think Amber and Mel have what it takes 373 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,000 to be able to pull this off well tonight. 374 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:11,200 I'm really excited to get to know Aaron and Chris. 375 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,160 They came into my home and gave me daggers. 376 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,280 I will listen and I will observe, 377 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,320 or I'll just go straight in for the jugular, 378 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:20,640 we'll see. 379 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,840 Claudean and I have had a few first impressions. 380 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,800 She's loud, she's proud, and I'm a bit like that as well. 381 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:29,400 OK, guys, should we do this? 382 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,120 (OVERLAPPING SPEECH) Let's go. 383 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,640 Let's go press the button. 384 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,520 Now that we are here in the Blue Mountains, 385 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,360 I'm expecting some pretty great food. 386 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,360 I'm also looking forward to seeing 387 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,280 if I'm right about one thing with them. 388 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,480 That I reckon they're the really excitable girls. 389 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:50,960 How you would say, Woo Girls. 390 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,200 Alright, guests arriving soon. 391 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:54,840 Oh, my god! You know, Woo girls. 392 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:55,920 Woo! 393 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,280 Woo! 394 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,600 Woo! 395 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:01,160 (DOORBELL RINGS) 396 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:02,720 (GIRLS SCREAM) 397 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,000 The famous doorbell. 398 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:05,040 Oh, my god. 399 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,400 I think there's even a little squeal. 400 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,360 # OMG... # (AMBER AND MEL SCREAM) 401 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,760 (TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING) 402 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:11,920 (LAUGHTER) 403 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,840 I wanna run when I see them coming. 404 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:15,680 (SQUEALING) 405 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,720 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 406 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,040 Was there a fire alarm going on with the front door? 407 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,200 That woo! 408 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:28,360 Woo! 409 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,040 (SQUEALING) 410 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:31,480 MEL: Yes! (LAUGHTER) 411 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,320 Oh, wait, no, that was just the Woo Girls. 412 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:34,520 OK, let's do this. 413 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:36,720 Alright. Woo! 414 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:38,040 Woo! 415 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,800 ANTHONY: Oh, look at that. CLAUDEEN: Oh, wow. 416 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,360 Oh, wow. 417 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:49,760 This is pretty as. 418 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,040 SONIA: Ooh, we're in the forest. 419 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,080 Oh, amazing. 420 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,000 Oh, this looks amazing. 421 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:58,880 This looks so beautiful. 422 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,800 Walking into the instant restaurant, 423 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:07,000 to me, they brought the outdoors indoors. 424 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:08,680 They've nailed that brief. 425 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:10,160 I thought it was relaxing 426 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:11,680 when I walked into the instant restaurant, 427 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:12,800 maybe a little too relaxing. 428 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,160 I got massage parlours of vibes. 429 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:16,400 Seriously. 430 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,440 Salty Secrets. 431 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:19,480 CHRISTIAN: Salty Secrets. 432 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:20,760 Salty Secrets. 433 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,440 Look at that. 434 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,240 we're gonna get some salty food? 435 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:26,440 My first thought is, 436 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:27,760 surely Spicy Secrets 437 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,800 would be more fun to have between friends. 438 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,640 It's gonna be a bit salty then tonight. 439 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,800 (LAUGHTER) 440 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:41,560 I think when we were standing there, 441 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,160 welcoming our guest into our instant restaurant, 442 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,760 the nerves did start to kick in that this is real, 443 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,680 that we are actually on My Kitchen Rules. 444 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:51,760 (CHUCKLES) Actually, 445 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,040 these are not just our friends 446 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:54,640 that we're having over for dinner tonight, 447 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,440 they're actually our competition. 448 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,400 Welcome, everybody, to the beautiful Blue Mountains. 449 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,720 We've tried to bring a bit of the mountains outside, in, 450 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:02,760 for you tonight. 451 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,600 Our instant restaurant is called... 452 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,520 AMBER AND MEL: Salty Secrets. 453 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,480 We have known each other for most of our lives, 454 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,320 so you can imagine that we know each other's 455 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:12,680 deepest, darkest, and saltiest secrets. 456 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:13,800 (LAUGHS) 457 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,480 And if you've had enough to drink, maybe share some of your own... 458 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,000 BOTH: Salty Secrets? 459 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,320 (LAUGHTER) 460 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,280 We are so excited to have everybody here, 461 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:23,320 so enjoy, 462 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,120 and we'll come back shortly with some yummy food. 463 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:26,160 CLAUDEEN: Thanks, girls. 464 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:27,240 (OVERLAPPING SPEECH) 465 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,480 I'm all about a salty secret, 466 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,520 so let's see if we can get anybody 467 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,320 to spill their salty secrets at the table tonight. 468 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:37,360 Well, well, well. 469 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,040 I like it. Love this. 470 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,040 This is good to put in the shower when you're having a shower. 471 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,880 ANTHONY: You're giving our secrets away already, are you? 472 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:46,720 (LAUGHTER) 473 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:48,600 The OG teams, 474 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,920 we have gotten to know quite well over the last instant restaurants. 475 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,320 So, I'm hoping tonight 476 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:58,400 we can get the gate crashers out of their shell a bit. 477 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,600 They might be feeling, "Oh, do we trust them? 478 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:01,640 "Don't we trust them? 479 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,040 "Are they gonna all stick together? 480 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:04,960 "It's a them and us kind of thing." 481 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,080 Yeah, I've been dying to talk to you guys. 482 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,560 Yeah, we've obviously cooked for you guys, 483 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,480 you guys cooked for us last time. 484 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,520 This is the first time we get to sit down at the table. 485 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:15,600 I know. 486 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,880 Was that, "I know," or was that, "Oh, no?" 487 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:18,920 A bit of both. 488 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,520 (LAUGHTER) 489 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:21,560 What does that mean? 490 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,440 Because there were some daggers thrown. 491 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:28,480 We're gonna see... 492 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,080 I didn't throw the daggers first, you guys did. 493 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,160 All we've had is first impressions, and... 494 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:35,760 And what did you think? 495 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,160 What did you label Claudean? 496 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,320 I didn't label nothing, I said, "She seems like a bitch." 497 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,800 (TENSE NOTE) 498 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,200 SONIA: I'm looking backwards and looking forwards 499 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,560 and thinking, she's going to jump the table any minute now. 500 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,160 Straight off the bat, it's Chris versus Claudean. 501 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,600 We knew it wasn't gonna take long. 502 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,840 Backstabbing, not a fan. 503 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,720 I do refer to myself as a front stabber. 504 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,800 I dunno about these people who talk crap behind people's backs. 505 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:05,560 I'm just not in for it. 506 00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:09,920 And if he wants to be like that, bring it on then. 507 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,600 Amber and Mel have just welcomed their guests... 508 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,200 ..and it seems the Salty Secrets instant restaurant 509 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,000 is already living up to its name. 510 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,240 All we've had is first impressions, and... 511 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:30,640 And what did you think? 512 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:31,960 What did you label Claudean? 513 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:33,080 I didn't label nothing. 514 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:34,440 I said, "She seems like a bitch." 515 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,000 It takes less than five minutes 516 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,560 for this to kick off between Claudean and Chris. 517 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:42,640 We apologise. 518 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:43,760 No, speak for yourself, man, don't... 519 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:44,960 (LAUGHTER) 520 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:46,280 Just relax, let's see. 521 00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:47,480 AARON: I apologise. 522 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,200 I guess it's time to bring out the popcorn. 523 00:18:52,360 --> 00:18:54,800 Don't, don't, OK, don't. 524 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:56,040 CHRISTIAN: No, do, do. 525 00:18:56,120 --> 00:18:58,160 I don't think I actually said, "She's a bitch," 526 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,400 but I said, "Oh, she seems like a bitch, but." 527 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,400 Goodness, Claudean's speechless. 528 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,880 (LAUGHTER) 529 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,120 I wanna know, why do I seem like a bitch? 530 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,880 Holy shit balls. 531 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:13,600 Oh, well, it's their fault. 532 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:14,640 I think it was you. 533 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:16,160 (PEOPLE EXCLAIM) 534 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:17,920 'Cause Christian... It wouldn't have been Nick. 535 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,920 It would've been this guy. No, it was. It was Christian. 536 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:24,440 And then Chris throws me right under the bus. 537 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,880 So what, Christian said that I was a bitch? 538 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:29,560 No, I did. 539 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,760 It seems like there's a triangle 540 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,320 between Claudean, Chris, and Christian. 541 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,000 And I don't know what their dynamic is, 542 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,000 I think they're still trying to work it out. 543 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:41,680 It's a Bermuda triangle. 544 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,000 One of them will go missing. (LAUGHTER) 545 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,920 And he was telling me his first interaction with you. 546 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,880 He was talking everything food related 547 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:50,080 'cause we're all foodies. 548 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:51,120 I'm not a foodie. 549 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:52,960 Oh, maybe that's why he took offence 550 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:54,640 'cause you called him a wanker, apparently. 551 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:56,880 And then I thought oh, well, she seems like a bitch 552 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:58,440 'cause why would you call him a wanker? 553 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,400 He's talking about food. 554 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:01,720 But have you heard Christian talk about food? 555 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,320 Well, I have now. 556 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,000 (LAUGHTER) 557 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:11,240 Chris doing that makes me question the conviction of his words. 558 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:15,080 if he's so quick to deflect onto me 559 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,640 after voicing his opinion... 560 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,600 ..I mean, what's that say about his opinion? 561 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,200 I love you Claudean, but... 562 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:23,520 (LAUGHTER) 563 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:24,680 No buts. 564 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,760 You know when people say, "I love you, but," 565 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:29,160 well, you don't love me. 566 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:30,200 Shove it up your ass. 567 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:35,840 I'm gonna put that in the fridge, Amber. 568 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:36,880 There you go. OK. 569 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:37,920 Do you wanna check your dough? 570 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,200 Make sure that you're still happy with that? 571 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,840 We still have a lot to do. 572 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,360 Judge is gonna be here soon. 573 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:44,840 Yes, we've done a lot in prep, 574 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,840 but now the focus is really 575 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:48,280 on getting that entree done, 576 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:50,280 so that we can serve in a timely manner. 577 00:20:50,360 --> 00:20:53,160 AMBER: So Mel, what's left for us to do for this entree? 578 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,160 My focus is to get the smoothness of this hummus. 579 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,400 I can play with the flavours in that bowl... 580 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,280 ..I just want this smoothness to be right... 581 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:03,440 ..because I'm not serving grainy... 582 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,280 (PLATE CLATTERS) Shit. 583 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:06,360 Grainy hummus. 584 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:07,760 So at this stage, 585 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,600 I think the hummus is about 90, 95% there. 586 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,280 I just wanna get this hummus right. 587 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:16,920 Where's my Lebanese husband when I need him? 588 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,600 He is my taste tester. 589 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:20,320 When I make hummus at home, 590 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,120 I always get Peter to taste it. 591 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,800 My husband, he has grown up with hummus. 592 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:28,520 He is my indicator of whether it's on point or not. 593 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,320 I'm stand-in husband. 594 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:31,560 You are tonight. Yeah. 595 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,520 What's it got too much of or not enough of? 596 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,120 It doesn't have too much of anything. 597 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,520 I don't know, I think once it's on the plate 598 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,040 with the meat and the garnish... 599 00:21:40,120 --> 00:21:41,080 Yep. You know what? 600 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:43,760 It's good, Amber. It's good. 601 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:45,640 It's really good. 602 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:46,680 ('BOYS' BY LIZZO) 603 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,240 # I like big boys itty bitty boys 604 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,200 # Mississippi boys inner city boys 605 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,960 # I like the pretty boys With the bow tie 606 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,040 # Four three two ow 607 00:21:55,120 --> 00:21:56,080 # Boys 608 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,880 # Boys 609 00:21:58,960 --> 00:21:59,920 # Boys 610 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,480 # Make a girl go crazy... # 611 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:02,520 You ready? 612 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:04,520 (DOORBELL RINGS) 613 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:06,800 (GASPS) 614 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,480 Oh, my god. Stop, stop, stop. 615 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,720 OK, we're gonna be cool and calm. Yep. 616 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:12,560 Do you reckon they'll give us their autograph? 617 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,200 (AMBER AND MEL SCREAM) 618 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:15,440 Oh, wow. 619 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:16,480 Whoa... 620 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,720 BOTH: Hello! 621 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,160 (OVERLAPPING SPEECH) 622 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:22,960 Oh, my god, they look so handsome. 623 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,200 They do. They do. They do. They look so... 624 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,240 I think a little nervous wee came out. 625 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,120 (MEL SQUEALS AND LAUGHS) 626 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,360 Bonsoir. Good evening. 627 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:32,720 Oh! 628 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,360 Woo-hoo! 629 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,240 COLIN: I know, I know. 630 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,480 Ah, look who you get to sit next to you tonight. 631 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:39,560 Oh, thank God. 632 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,240 You lucky little devil. 633 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,280 So excited... Oh, hi girls. 634 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:45,120 Hi. We're back. 635 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:47,560 You both look very calm. 636 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:49,440 We are very calm. 637 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,240 Welcome, Colin. 638 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:53,640 Welcome, Manu. 639 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,480 Amber may have pre-rubbed herself on your chair. 640 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:57,520 Oh, my god. 641 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,560 (AWKWARD LAUGHTER) 642 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,160 Can someone call us a cab? 643 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,200 (LAUGHTER) 644 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,320 What's on the menu, please, ladies? 645 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:10,920 If you'd like to turn over your menus, 646 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,080 we'd like to share with you. 647 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:14,720 So for entree, 648 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,600 we will be serving spiced lamb, 649 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:21,360 with hummus, pomegranate, and pita bread. 650 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,720 Middle Eastern food definitely gonna be represented tonight. 651 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:27,960 I'm expecting vibrancy in flavour, 652 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,520 it should be packed with flavour. 653 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:32,640 For main, 654 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:36,440 we'll be serving baked fish with tahini sauce, 655 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,600 with roasted almonds, and caramelised onions. 656 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:41,560 What kind of fish is it? 657 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,160 What kind of lamb is it? 658 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,880 It seems like they're playing things pretty close to their chest. 659 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,480 And for dessert, 660 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,720 you have an orange upside down cake... 661 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,320 ..with orange and ginger ice cream. 662 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:56,760 Dessert, I can't wait for. 663 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,120 I love an orange cake. 664 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:00,200 I don't know how 665 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,480 orange cake and orange ice cream will work, 666 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,160 but we'll just have to see. 667 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,040 Is this what you normally cook? 668 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:08,840 Yeah, it is. 669 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,880 I've learnt how to cook Lebanese food 670 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,520 from my husband and his family. 671 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,240 We make this sort of food all the time. 672 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,320 And really looking forward to sharing it with everybody. 673 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,600 And the orange cake is very dear to my heart. 674 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,200 It's something that I make weekly for my girls. 675 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:24,880 It's been passed down 676 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:26,840 from my nan to me. 677 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,240 Well, you ladies seem to be really sure of yourselves, 678 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:31,920 but I'm sure you've still got a lot of work to do, 679 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,720 so see you later. 680 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:34,960 Bye. See you. 681 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,040 Enjoy. 682 00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:39,760 I think they feel that we're just mums, 683 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,280 cook spaghetti Bolognese or a curried sausage every night. 684 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:44,400 For us, I want to be, 685 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:45,880 almost like the quiet achiever, right? 686 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,080 Let's come from nowhere and show them what we are made of. 687 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,560 I love the look of this menu. 688 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,240 Curious to see what type of lamb we get. 689 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,920 If it's cutlets, I love cutlets. 690 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,920 I'm thinking though maybe kofta. 691 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:06,720 Mm. 692 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,240 This is a real competition-worthy menu. 693 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,720 Now, if you can balance out that sweet and spiced 694 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,000 with the lamb, with that earthy hummus, 695 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,040 that's a flavour bomb of a dish. 696 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:17,080 Love lamb. 697 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:18,720 Spiced lamb, 698 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,760 she's talked about Lebanese heritage there with the husband. 699 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,800 So, maybe some flavours of sumac 700 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,240 might come through that lamb. 701 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:27,360 Portion size, what do you reckon? 702 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:28,400 I'm starving, man, 703 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,440 so I hope it's a full rack of lamb. 704 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:31,800 (LAUGHTER) 705 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:37,200 I've just popped the lamb mince in with the onions and spices. 706 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,240 I'm just breaking up that mince a little bit, 707 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,840 and then, I'm just gonna let it all sit, 708 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,000 and let all the flavours infuse into that mince. 709 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,000 That's 100%, let it stick. 710 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,720 I'm really focused 711 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,000 on getting the balance of these flavours, 712 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,880 and getting the mixed spices into that lamb. 713 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,480 Our guests are expecting spice lamb. 714 00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:00,480 If we fail to meet that component, all over Red Rover. 715 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,000 I can smell it out here, Amber. 716 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,640 Ah, it smells beautiful. 717 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:05,680 Ah. 718 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,240 This is my mother-in-law's recipe, 719 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,000 so it's really important that this lamb packs a punch. 720 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:14,280 It is minced lamb, so it's little bombs of flavour. 721 00:26:14,360 --> 00:26:17,360 If we don't pack enough punch into that lamb, 722 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,040 then it could make the dish a bit bland. 723 00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:22,440 And we really want it to complement the hummus 724 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,480 and the other flavours that are gonna be on that plate. 725 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,840 I've just stirred through those extra spices, 726 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,920 the salt and the pepper, Mel. 727 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:30,960 Yep. 728 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:32,920 Mel, I need you to come and taste this. 729 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,440 I have been adding, with each taste, a bit more salt. 730 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:38,920 The importance of that spiced lamb 731 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:42,480 is to make sure that it does have a real good hit of spice. 732 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,280 Yeah, OK, that's got good caramelisation, 733 00:26:44,360 --> 00:26:45,560 I don't want too much more. 734 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:46,600 No. 735 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,320 I'm really happy with that. 736 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:53,240 It's just all falling into place. 737 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:56,520 Mate. Yeah, happy. 738 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:57,560 OK, let's do this. 739 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,360 So, I'm gonna start to plate now, Amber. 740 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,080 I started off with the hummus at the bottom, 741 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,760 and then we needed to build those layers on that plate. 742 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,720 I'm really, really happy with this, Amber. 743 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,360 Exactly the consistency that I was looking for. 744 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,440 We're going to put some olive oil over that hummus. 745 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,720 Don't be afraid of the olive oil. OK. 746 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:14,920 Yeah, that's it. 747 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,800 Sprinkling some paprika, lamb mince on top. 748 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,120 This meat looks really good, Amber. 749 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,880 We then had the pomegranate with the parsley, 750 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,240 and a few pine nuts. 751 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:28,480 I'm really happy. 752 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,520 OK, I want that bread, and I want that bread. 753 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:31,800 What do you think? Judges... 754 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:32,880 It's looking good, Amber. 755 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,520 Every... All the elements are there. 756 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,480 I'm feeling so good about this dish. 757 00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:38,480 Alright, let's go. 758 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:39,720 Happy? Happy. 759 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:41,320 Got it. Let's go. 760 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:52,760 Entree is served. 761 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,720 Now, please do this dish some justice, 762 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,400 and eat it the traditional way. 763 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:58,880 With Your hands. 764 00:27:58,960 --> 00:27:59,920 With the bread. 765 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,080 Don't wanna see any forks. 766 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:02,800 Thank you. 767 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:10,840 COLIN: Thank you. 768 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:20,760 Thank you. 769 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:22,960 Thank you. 770 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,000 As soon as the entree comes out in front of me, 771 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,720 the first thing I notice is the lamb, 772 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,760 apart from the lack thereof. 773 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,840 The cut, it looks like mince. 774 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:34,880 Mhm. 775 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:40,200 I was expecting a couple of lamb koftas. 776 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,280 Maybe some cutlets, or some shish kebabs. 777 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:46,240 But lamb mince? 778 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,560 I don't think anyone's really impressed. 779 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,280 Tonight, we're in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales 780 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:15,000 for Amber and Mel's instant restaurant. 781 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:16,800 And it's time for their entree 782 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,840 of spiced lamb, hummus, and pita bread. 783 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,120 We're feeling pretty confident. 784 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,000 We hope that they like it. 785 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,080 And how would it be 786 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,240 if we just had Manu licking the plate? 787 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:47,920 Thank you, ladies. 788 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,360 BOTH: Thank you. Enjoy. 789 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:51,600 Bon Appetit. 790 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,760 I get into the lamb and the hummus, and I just... 791 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,240 Something's not right. 792 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,520 My lamb's too crunchy. 793 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:05,840 And very salty. 794 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,120 As much as I love pita bread 795 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:11,760 and dip, 796 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:13,840 I'm Greek, I love lamb. 797 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,800 I wanted a bit more substance. 798 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:17,120 Entree was unbalanced. 799 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,480 It was hummus with lamb, not lamb with hummus. 800 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,160 So, I think it just didn't make sense. 801 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:24,000 I don't know, maybe I didn't have enough lamb. 802 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,280 Literally just felt like 803 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:27,160 it was mince that was just overcooked. 804 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,440 The pomegranate, love it. 805 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,680 The pine nuts, love it. 806 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:33,720 The lamb, in terms of the mince, 807 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,800 I think a bad choice, just a bad choice. 808 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:38,200 I think this is more about the hummus 809 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:39,720 than it is about the spice lamb. 810 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,400 I think the hummus is the overriding flavour 811 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:42,520 that you get off it. 812 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:45,320 I don't think it fits the brief of what we were told. 813 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:46,640 I don't wanna use the word stingy 814 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:47,760 'cause I know that they're probably 815 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,080 not stingy people, 816 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:51,160 but when you're promised lamb, you're hoping for lamb. 817 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,400 I just got a speckle of dust of lamb. 818 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,520 Yeah, I'm very surprised about the lamb. 819 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:00,120 I feel like they just cooked packet mince lamb, 820 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:01,480 just minced lamb. 821 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,440 It didn't have much seasoning to it at all. 822 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,160 I think all the seasoning 823 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,600 was definitely in the hummus. 824 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:08,080 I was nervous, 825 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:09,960 this is a beautiful menu. 826 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,840 Now that I've tasted the entree, not nervous anymore at all. 827 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,280 I think my entree was much better than this. 828 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:20,320 Ladies, 829 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:24,080 spice lamb with hummus, pomegranate, and pita bread. 830 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,960 There's one thing I love about Lebanese food, 831 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,560 the intensity of flavour. 832 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:36,280 It's simple foods, but the flavours are full on. 833 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,400 What's the spice mix that you put in your lamb? 834 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:40,440 The Baharat? 835 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,760 I used mixed spice and white pepper, 836 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:45,120 as my mother-in-law uses. 837 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:47,840 (SIGHS) 838 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,880 Let me explain something to you about spices. 839 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,960 There's a huge difference between freshly grinded spices 840 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:58,160 and something that you buy in a store, in a bottle. 841 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,160 This is a cooking competition... 842 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,200 ..and I would've made the effort, 843 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,880 if I was not gonna make the spice mix myself, 844 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:10,920 to at least go to a Lebanese shop or a Arabic shop, 845 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,840 and get the spice that smacks you in the face of flavour. 846 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:16,640 So I think this is probably, 847 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,120 and I don't wanna be rude, 848 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,520 but an Australian version of Lebanese food here. 849 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:21,560 Yeah. 850 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,200 So the spiced lamb, 851 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:25,520 what I was expecting, 852 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,840 maybe a little bit of a kofta, 853 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,840 or maybe some... A braised shoulder 854 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:32,200 because to me, the lamb, 855 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:35,240 which is the bride who's getting married, 856 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,840 was the bridesmaid to the hummus. 857 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:41,280 It was an OK dish, 858 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:45,320 but from what you promised, it was a little underwhelming. 859 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:46,360 Yeah. AMBER: Mhm. 860 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:50,840 How do you feel, Mel? 861 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,480 I agree with all of the things that you have said. 862 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,280 Yes, it should have had that next level, 863 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:00,200 and yes, I should have gone to the extra effort with the spices. 864 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:01,920 You're right, it needed that extra punch to it. 865 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,000 I'm blaming my husband for that one. 866 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:08,520 He is my indicator of whether it's on point or not. 867 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:10,800 You're going back to the kitchen, 868 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,440 you've got baked fish with tahini sauce, 869 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,480 roast almond, and caramelised onions. 870 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,280 I don't want you to change anything that you wouldn't do, 871 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,120 but make sure that it's full of flavour. 872 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:24,160 MEL: Yeah. 873 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:25,880 Thank you. BOTH: Thank you. 874 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:26,920 Thanks, everybody. 875 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,840 When we stepped back into that kitchen, 876 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:37,000 I could feel Mel's energy change. 877 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,760 She really wants to make her family proud, 878 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:45,120 and I could feel that she was really disheartened. 879 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:46,240 It wasn't terrible. 880 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:47,760 No, they didn't hate it. 881 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,160 No, that's exactly right. 882 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:50,760 Yes, there's room for improvement. 883 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:52,760 I think we just have to take on their feedback now, 884 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:54,920 add that punch of flavour into the main, 885 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,320 which I know it has. Yep. 886 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,760 Although we are disappointed with the critique, 887 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:02,520 we just need to pick ourselves up, 888 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:03,640 dust it off. 889 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,200 I'll punch them and pull their hair later. 890 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,520 (MEL LAUGHS) It's not gonna ruin our night. 891 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:10,240 No. We're just gonna keep going. 892 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:11,760 We are onto main meal now, 893 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:13,720 that's where our focus is gonna be. 894 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,760 OK, Amber, I'm just gonna put the fish into the oven. 895 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,280 So, this is just the marinated. 896 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:20,400 Not even marinated, 897 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:26,120 it's just the fish with salt, pepper, and olive oil. 898 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,480 For main, we're making baked fish 899 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:33,240 with tahini sauce, roasted almonds, and caramelised onion. 900 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,200 So we are baking this fish in the same way 901 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,440 that my mother-in-law has taught me how to do it. 902 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,600 There's a bit of pressure, I think, for me to get this right for her. 903 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,800 The importance of timing for this main 904 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,640 is to cook that fish perfectly. 905 00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:49,520 We're gonna pull it out of the oven when it's 90% cooked, 906 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,080 pour that beautiful tahini sauce over it, 907 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:54,400 and it only needs to go back in the oven 908 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:56,280 for another five to eight minutes. 909 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:59,080 If we keep it in there any longer, it's gonna overcook the fish. 910 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:01,640 Am I putting it in too early? 911 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:03,360 No. 912 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,000 Something inside of me is saying, 913 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,400 "Is it too early to put the fish in, or is now the right time?" 914 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,640 I put 15 minutes on the timer. 915 00:35:11,720 --> 00:35:14,040 We'll come back and see how we go. 916 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:15,600 There's so much to do, 917 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,080 and I know that I can still be prepping the other things 918 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:19,400 while that fish is cooking. 919 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,280 So I whack it in the oven, just move on to the next thing. 920 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:24,280 You know who will be able to pick up on these flavours, 921 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:25,920 I think, is Chris. 922 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:27,960 Yes 'cause he has that Egyptian background. 923 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,040 Yeah, I found out he has an Egyptian background, 924 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,680 so he can actually probably pronounce it more so than I can, 925 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:34,720 to be honest with you. 926 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:35,880 How do we pronounce it? 927 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:37,280 (MEL GIGGLES) 928 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,320 Suk mahara? 929 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:39,400 No, not suk mahara. 930 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:40,960 (LAUGHTER) 931 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:42,000 Samkeh harra. 932 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:43,760 It's the 'ha', I can't do that. 933 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:44,880 Samkeh harra. 934 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:46,000 Harra. I can't do it. 935 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:47,040 Samkeh harra. 936 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:48,080 Anyway, that's why on the menu 937 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:49,960 it's called Baked Fish in Tahini Sauce. 938 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:51,000 Yes. 939 00:35:51,720 --> 00:35:52,680 So more importantly 940 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:54,400 than all the food and everything else, 941 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:55,440 the secrets. 942 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,040 What's your salty secret? 943 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:58,280 I had this thing where 944 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,040 I didn't like to throw things away when I was a kid 945 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:01,960 'cause I got weirdly attached to things. 946 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:03,680 Ooh. The top drawer of my desk 947 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,520 was full of old toothbrushes. 948 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,240 That's really weird. Yeah, I know. 949 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:08,880 And what were you planning on doing with them? 950 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,040 Just didn't wanna throw 'em away. 951 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:11,520 PATRICIJA: I think that's called hoarding, right? 952 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:12,760 Yeah, yeah, correct. 953 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:15,600 Christian hoard's toothbrushes. 954 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:19,160 It just makes sense to me that he is the way he is. 955 00:36:19,240 --> 00:36:21,040 My friends and I, we used to have a competition 956 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,720 on who could wear their underwear the longest 957 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:24,600 and who could not shower the longest. 958 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,280 So, I made it to eight days without changing my underwear. 959 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,160 (RETCHES) Yeah. Yes. 960 00:36:29,240 --> 00:36:30,880 Marcus decides to tell everyone 961 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:35,160 about his eight-day underwear spree. 962 00:36:35,240 --> 00:36:36,360 It was 11 actually. 963 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:37,400 Oh, god. 964 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:42,240 Do you want her, hear about salty secrets from us? 965 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:43,280 ALL: Yeah. 966 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:47,800 The salty secret is Colin and I started on the wrong foot 967 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:49,720 because when I started TV, 968 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,920 most chef in the industry thought that I'd sold my soul. 969 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,240 I said he sold out. 970 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:57,280 Why? 971 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,240 Because they thought I was no longer a chef. 972 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:01,800 I was a TV celebrity. 973 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:02,920 Right. 974 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,240 And I got told, 975 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:06,560 "Are we gonna bring a new chef? Colin Fassnidge." 976 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,640 I went, "What? 977 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,560 "The guy hates my guts and I hate his guts." 978 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:14,840 So, day one of 'MKR' I turned up 979 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,640 and they're like, "Have you met Manu?" 980 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:18,600 And I was like, "Shit." 981 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,520 (LAUGHS) We did the season. 982 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:23,920 It was a, a tough learning curve for me. 983 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,960 So, we finished the show, 984 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:28,520 I went into my room, he went to his 985 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,520 and so I heard... (KNOCK) 986 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,000 Open my room and he went, 987 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:34,440 "I would like to apologise for being an asshole." 988 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:35,480 (EXCLAIMS) 989 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:36,800 CLAUDEAN: Good man. 990 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:38,920 And we've been good friends since then. 991 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,600 (KISSES) It's love. 992 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:43,040 (LAUGHS) 993 00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:45,920 So, I'm gonna work on the tahini sauce. 994 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,320 I have to say that different tahinis 995 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:49,960 do make a difference. AMBER: Ah. 996 00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:52,160 This sauce can be quite overpowering 997 00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:53,280 with the tahini. 998 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:56,480 So, it's so important that I also get the consistency 999 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:58,240 and the flavour profile right. 1000 00:37:58,320 --> 00:37:59,840 So, it's such a balancing act. 1001 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:01,840 I've deliberately chosen this tahini 1002 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,720 because this is what my mother-in-law would get. 1003 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:06,640 You should be able to taste it with each mouthful, 1004 00:38:06,720 --> 00:38:10,760 that balance of the citrus with the lemon, the tahini, 1005 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:13,080 and then that coriander sliding through, 1006 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,360 but still get the hit from the chilli. 1007 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:19,280 I'm just trying to get the balance of water, lemon and the coriander. 1008 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:20,800 When that fish comes out, 1009 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:24,760 I want that fish to almost be like 90% cooked. 1010 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:27,560 'cause this sauce just goes on over it. 1011 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,200 Hello ladies! Hey! 1012 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:31,680 Here comes trouble. 1013 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:33,360 This could be you've, you know, 1014 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:34,680 you've always wanted me in your kitchen, 1015 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:36,040 but this could be your kitchen nightmare. 1016 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:37,520 I know. (LAUGHS) 1017 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:38,560 Alright. 1018 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:39,800 No kitchen nightmares, please, tonight. 1019 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:42,280 Talk to me, talk to me through these main course. 1020 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:44,560 How are you going after entree? 1021 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:46,080 OK. I'm still going, but yes. 1022 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:47,440 You know, I'll just have a little taste. 1023 00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:50,640 I'm going OK. So, I completely agree, you know, 1024 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:52,520 Lebanese food needs to have that punch. 1025 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,200 Should have gone and found my little Lebanese spices, 1026 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:56,720 so, 100% agree. Well, yeah. 1027 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,360 Have you tasted this? 1028 00:38:58,440 --> 00:38:59,680 I haven't tasted that yet. 1029 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:01,600 Why not, you're not, you often... 1030 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,680 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 1031 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:04,800 What's going on? 1032 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:06,640 That's what I'm just asking myself. 1033 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:07,760 What's in the oven? 1034 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:08,800 LADIES: The fish. 1035 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:10,720 How long does it take to cook a piece of fish? 1036 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,960 Well, I'm gonna think that's gonna take about 20 minutes. 1037 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:16,160 You reckon, to cook a fillet of fish is gonna take 20 minutes. 1038 00:39:16,240 --> 00:39:17,680 Take out the fish for a minute, gimme a look at it. 1039 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:18,720 OK. 1040 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,080 Didn't even question, Colin. 1041 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,520 Those two fish trays were outta that oven 1042 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:23,920 before he could finish his sentence. 1043 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:29,080 How long do you normally cook a piece of fish for? 1044 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:32,840 Oh, if I'm doing it like this, it's probably about 12, 12 minutes, 1045 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:34,240 but I've got a lot of fish in there. 1046 00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:35,280 Well, that's not 20. 1047 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,560 You say you'd normally cook it for how long? 1048 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:40,200 About 12 minutes. About 12 minutes. 1049 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:41,720 Have I put in too early, look... 1050 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:44,120 Like, I wouldn't even bring that out if you're gonna do that. 1051 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:45,200 OK. 1052 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:48,320 I felt like I was getting in trouble from the school principal. 1053 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,320 And I didn't get in trouble, 1054 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:51,360 I'm a good girl, 1055 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:52,640 I do everything by the book. 1056 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:54,560 But you can do what you want. 1057 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:56,240 You can put that back in the oven, 1058 00:39:56,320 --> 00:39:57,520 but it's all over for you two, right? 1059 00:39:57,600 --> 00:39:58,800 Yeah. It's all over tonight. 1060 00:39:58,880 --> 00:39:59,840 Yeah. I'm telling you that now. 1061 00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:00,960 OK. Alright. It's all over, right? 1062 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:02,800 My gut was saying not to put that fish in, 1063 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:04,000 it was too early. 1064 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:05,520 And when Colin came in 1065 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:06,960 and confirmed that, 1066 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:09,600 I was actually really angry with myself 1067 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,400 because I should have just followed my gut instinct. 1068 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,400 The track you're on now, the trajectory... 1069 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,000 Yeah. ..is heading towards the bottom. 1070 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:21,880 It's a tense moment for Amber and Mel 1071 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:26,440 as the instant restaurant has just turned into a kitchen nightmare. 1072 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:29,200 I think I wanted Manu to come into my kitchen, not Colin. 1073 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:31,400 Cyclone Colin, I'm gonna call him. 1074 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,680 He did his loop around, 1075 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:36,960 I could then feel Mel's anxiety, 1076 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:39,160 just lift even more. 1077 00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:40,440 I'm feeling the pressure. 1078 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,080 I won't lie, Amber. I can, I can see the pressure babe. 1079 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,000 But remember, we don't want stress on a plate. 1080 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:46,040 No, I don't. 1081 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:47,280 We are here to put love on the plate. 1082 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:48,320 Alright. OK. 1083 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:49,480 I'm actually going to test the fish. 1084 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:52,800 I'm really grateful for Colin's feedback about the fish, 1085 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:54,400 he was so spot on with that. 1086 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:55,720 Colin was right. 1087 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:57,320 That is quite cooked. 1088 00:40:57,400 --> 00:40:58,640 I'm gonna get rid of this little guy, 1089 00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:00,200 I'm gonna put all the bigger guys in here. 1090 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:02,080 Mel was spinning outta control 1091 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,120 like a Tasmanian devil. 1092 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:05,800 More seasoned, more lemon. 1093 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:07,440 She kept questioning the fish. 1094 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:09,080 We only need 12 pieces. 1095 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:11,200 She's here on the fattoush salad. 1096 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:12,960 Almost forgot about the fattoush. 1097 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:15,680 It was cyclone Mel after Colin. 1098 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:17,800 Take a moment, Mel. 1099 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:19,320 Why are we moving fish around? 1100 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:21,520 Because I'll put all the sauce in one if I can. 1101 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:22,720 I think it's gonna be more saucy. 1102 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:26,240 She wanted to move bits from this tray into that tray 1103 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:28,480 and from that tray into this tray. 1104 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:29,520 Mel. Yeah. 1105 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:31,720 Come on, I'm, I think we are getting a bit lost, 1106 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:33,440 I think you're overthinking things a little bit. 1107 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:34,520 No, no, but... 1108 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,360 And all I could see happening 1109 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:39,680 was her turning those beautiful pieces of fish 1110 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:42,040 into mashed fish. 1111 00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:43,640 You're gonna start breaking all the fish. 1112 00:41:43,720 --> 00:41:44,680 Yeah. OK, alright. 1113 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:46,080 I had to put my foot down 1114 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,360 and I said, "No, 1115 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:51,000 "leave the god damn fish." 1116 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:53,120 Mel! Hi. 1117 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,040 Come back here, please. OK. 1118 00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:58,440 That girl needed a good hair pull. 1119 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,560 Pull your hair and smack your bum. 1120 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:01,760 To reboot her. 1121 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:03,360 And only you could do that for me, Amber. 1122 00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:04,440 Thank you. Yeah. 1123 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:05,480 Right. 1124 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,080 Pull it in. Alright, let's get this. 1125 00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:09,640 I need my head chef back. 1126 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:16,040 Nick and Christian main course. What are we expecting? 1127 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:18,560 Baked fish, doesn't say what type of fish. 1128 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,960 They've not really given us much to go on 1129 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:22,000 with just baked fish. 1130 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:24,160 So, it'd be interesting to see if we get little, whole fish each 1131 00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:26,560 or, or a fillet. 1132 00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:29,760 Well, I'm not an expert like my friend Christian here, but... 1133 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:31,400 COLIN: But you've eaten fish before. 1134 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,040 I have eaten a fair bit of fish, 1135 00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:36,120 probably not as much as Christian, but I have eaten fish. 1136 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:39,800 I like everything here, I love tahini, I love almonds, 1137 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:41,200 I love caramelised onions, 1138 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:45,240 I'm hoping for a little barramundi or snapper. 1139 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:47,880 After I've tasted the entree, 1140 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:51,840 all I'm thinking at this stage is, we are gonna be OK. 1141 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,800 I know what's coming isn't necessarily gonna be great 1142 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:59,080 because I knew that the main 1143 00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:01,240 probably was gonna be on par 1144 00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:03,560 with the entree in terms of flavour. 1145 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:08,480 If you see the word baked after before a piece of fish, 1146 00:43:08,560 --> 00:43:09,760 what's your thought? 1147 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,000 It, it would be good if they're going to bake a fish 1148 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:13,760 or cook it in the oven. 1149 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:15,920 I think a whole fish with the bone still in it. 1150 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:17,960 I've never heard of those combinations 1151 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:21,000 with tahini, roast almonds and caramelised onions, 1152 00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:22,480 so also intrigued. 1153 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:25,840 I think it could be a bit underwhelming. 1154 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:29,120 Baked fish is pale and white, tahini pale and white, 1155 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:31,200 roasted almonds potentially pale and white. 1156 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,120 Could be a bit underwhelming. Beige. 1157 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:34,160 Mmm. 1158 00:43:35,720 --> 00:43:38,000 So, I'm just pouring over the fish now. 1159 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:42,080 Not the fish, I'm pouring over the sauce. 1160 00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:44,160 So we are baking this fish tonight 1161 00:43:44,240 --> 00:43:45,520 in the same way that my mother-in-law 1162 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:46,760 has taught me how to do it. 1163 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:49,920 We're gonna pour that beautiful tahini sauce over it 1164 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:53,000 and it's gonna go back in the oven for about five to eight minutes 1165 00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:55,560 and just finish that cooking process off 1166 00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:57,160 and allow for that sauce 1167 00:43:57,240 --> 00:43:59,880 to really sort of absorb through the fish as well. 1168 00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:01,640 Alright, let's just go, full steam ahead. 1169 00:44:01,720 --> 00:44:02,760 They're gonna be hungry. 1170 00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:05,480 Are you happy with this? Perfect. So far. 1171 00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:06,920 So, plating up our main course 1172 00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:08,440 we always knew that this course 1173 00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:10,160 was not gonna look sexy on the plate. 1174 00:44:10,240 --> 00:44:12,040 I'm gonna start to put this fish on. 1175 00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:14,840 This fish is so fresh, which is beautiful, 1176 00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:18,320 but it also means that it just falls apart. 1177 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:20,560 Yeah, we said going into this, didn't we, 1178 00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:22,520 That flavour was never gonna be compromised 1179 00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:23,880 for presentation. 1180 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:27,760 Alright, fattoush is in the bowl. 1181 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:30,640 If this doesn't pack the flavour, then I'm out. 1182 00:44:30,720 --> 00:44:34,040 We always knew that this dish was a risk. 1183 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:36,000 That the flavours of that tahini sauce 1184 00:44:36,080 --> 00:44:38,080 is quite unique and strong, 1185 00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:40,760 and it may or may not be to their liking. 1186 00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:43,840 We've got our rice, Mel. Yep. 1187 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:45,440 Our fish. Yep. 1188 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:47,680 And then we've got our fattoush salad, 1189 00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:49,080 just to add a little bit of freshness... 1190 00:44:49,160 --> 00:44:50,120 Yep. 1191 00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:51,280 ..to the dish. Yep. 1192 00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:53,920 The bloody fish is done, Amber, 1193 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:57,080 I was a bit nervous and just took a big deep breath, 1194 00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:59,440 but I was happy with what we were serving. 1195 00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:00,560 OK. This is it. 1196 00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:03,040 I've got Colin's. I've got Manu. Let's go. 1197 00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:04,080 Let's go. 1198 00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:12,720 BOTH: Main is served. 1199 00:45:21,840 --> 00:45:23,720 MEL: I am feeling good about this. 1200 00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:25,760 AMBER: Besides the look of the fish, 1201 00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:29,560 I'm quite happy with the flavours of that tahini sauce. 1202 00:45:29,640 --> 00:45:32,720 I think that we've done everything that we can for this dish, 1203 00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:35,480 and I've cooked it like my mother-in-law cooks it. 1204 00:45:35,560 --> 00:45:38,840 So, we don't wanna be at the bottom as a leader board. 1205 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:42,520 So, the plate comes out. 1206 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:44,360 it's a little bit all over the place, 1207 00:45:44,440 --> 00:45:47,960 and then there's an unexpected salad that comes out as well. 1208 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:49,240 Even that looks a little bit rushed, 1209 00:45:49,320 --> 00:45:51,880 it looks like something has gone wrong in the kitchen 1210 00:45:51,960 --> 00:45:55,400 and the look on Amber and Mel face really confirms that, 1211 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,560 they look deflated. 1212 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:00,280 It looks like something's been going wrong in that kitchen. 1213 00:46:00,360 --> 00:46:01,320 Mm. 1214 00:46:06,662 --> 00:46:09,422 It's time for Amber and Mel's main course, 1215 00:46:09,502 --> 00:46:12,022 with the mums hoping it's their baked fish 1216 00:46:12,102 --> 00:46:14,142 that will reel them in a high score. 1217 00:46:31,982 --> 00:46:34,662 MEL: I was looking at Colin, thinking, 1218 00:46:34,742 --> 00:46:37,982 "Please, please, please, hope that that fish is cooked." 1219 00:46:51,862 --> 00:46:53,902 The worst thing that we could have done 1220 00:46:53,982 --> 00:46:56,342 is served the judges overcooked fish. 1221 00:46:58,862 --> 00:47:00,582 COLIN: Thank you ladies. Talk to you after. 1222 00:47:05,342 --> 00:47:06,302 Bon Appetit. 1223 00:47:19,102 --> 00:47:20,422 Where are the noodles? 1224 00:47:21,582 --> 00:47:22,542 And onions. 1225 00:47:24,622 --> 00:47:26,582 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1226 00:47:29,502 --> 00:47:32,902 Dry. Mm. It's just a sauce, for me. 1227 00:47:32,982 --> 00:47:34,462 I'm very underwhelmed. 1228 00:47:34,542 --> 00:47:39,422 It's a big hodgepodge of creamy, brownie kind of... 1229 00:47:40,582 --> 00:47:42,502 That was supposed to be the tahini sauce. 1230 00:47:42,582 --> 00:47:44,662 Where's the caramelised onion? 1231 00:47:44,742 --> 00:47:45,702 In the rice. 1232 00:47:47,022 --> 00:47:48,862 Oh, yeah. It's not sweet enough. 1233 00:47:48,942 --> 00:47:49,902 Mm. 1234 00:47:58,862 --> 00:48:00,262 It's such a weird tang to it. 1235 00:48:00,342 --> 00:48:01,582 It's supposed to be, 1236 00:48:01,662 --> 00:48:03,222 but it's under seasoned. 1237 00:48:04,062 --> 00:48:05,462 That taste in your mouth, 1238 00:48:05,542 --> 00:48:07,942 it needs to be a united balance. 1239 00:48:08,022 --> 00:48:08,982 Yeah. 1240 00:48:10,462 --> 00:48:12,782 This isn't the type of Middle Eastern food 1241 00:48:12,862 --> 00:48:14,262 that I'm used to having at home. 1242 00:48:14,982 --> 00:48:17,782 Leading on from the entree, it's underwhelming, 1243 00:48:17,862 --> 00:48:18,822 mainly in terms of seasoning. 1244 00:48:18,902 --> 00:48:20,662 I think the rice was cooked perfectly. 1245 00:48:20,742 --> 00:48:22,862 This is, we call it... (LANGUAGE UNKNOWN TO CAPTIONER) 1246 00:48:22,942 --> 00:48:25,662 So, you've got those little sort of dark brown bits, 1247 00:48:25,742 --> 00:48:28,942 they're the vermicelli egg pasta, which go noodly. 1248 00:48:29,022 --> 00:48:30,622 I think it had a lot of potential, 1249 00:48:30,702 --> 00:48:33,822 but, just under seasoned all components. 1250 00:48:33,902 --> 00:48:37,342 I didn't mind the tahini and how overwhelming it was, 1251 00:48:37,422 --> 00:48:42,182 but it still, was just, I think, very smack on the face. 1252 00:48:42,262 --> 00:48:44,222 I'm going to be controversial here. 1253 00:48:44,302 --> 00:48:45,862 I like the tahini sauce, 1254 00:48:46,382 --> 00:48:48,742 I would've liked to on the side, not all over the fish. 1255 00:48:48,822 --> 00:48:49,782 I'm gonna start by saying, 1256 00:48:49,862 --> 00:48:51,822 I've got a big old chunky piece of hair in mine. 1257 00:48:53,342 --> 00:48:54,302 CHRIS: What? 1258 00:48:54,382 --> 00:48:55,982 Yeah. I've got a hair in my, in my food. 1259 00:48:57,102 --> 00:48:59,822 If I was served hair in my food at a restaurant, 1260 00:48:59,902 --> 00:49:01,542 I'd keep eating and I'd never say a thing. 1261 00:49:01,622 --> 00:49:02,902 'cause like, you can't taste hair. 1262 00:49:02,982 --> 00:49:04,342 It's gross, but... (LAUGHS) 1263 00:49:04,422 --> 00:49:05,382 Wow. No. 1264 00:49:05,462 --> 00:49:07,502 CHRISTIAN: What? If I, if there's, no, no, 'cause... 1265 00:49:07,582 --> 00:49:08,542 The last three, four times 1266 00:49:08,622 --> 00:49:09,942 I've gotten hair in my food at the restaurant, 1267 00:49:10,022 --> 00:49:11,502 I just sort of put it to the side and say, 1268 00:49:11,582 --> 00:49:13,222 "You will not be a Karen today, Marcus. 1269 00:49:13,302 --> 00:49:14,262 "Just keep eating," 1270 00:49:14,342 --> 00:49:15,302 and I'll keep eating the food. 1271 00:49:15,382 --> 00:49:16,382 That's not being a Karen. 1272 00:49:16,462 --> 00:49:17,462 But at the same time, 1273 00:49:17,542 --> 00:49:18,502 let's just pretend the critique 1274 00:49:18,582 --> 00:49:19,662 has nothing to do with the hair. 1275 00:49:19,742 --> 00:49:20,702 We'll just put that to the side 1276 00:49:20,782 --> 00:49:22,102 and then critique the food. 1277 00:49:22,182 --> 00:49:23,582 And I don't know if there's a correct way 1278 00:49:23,662 --> 00:49:26,062 to judge hair in your food in a competition, 1279 00:49:26,142 --> 00:49:28,142 I feel like that's a first. Unless you... 1280 00:49:28,222 --> 00:49:29,502 Oh, it's not the first, mate. 1281 00:49:29,582 --> 00:49:31,142 So, what do you... And it won't be the last. 1282 00:49:31,222 --> 00:49:32,942 Is that a pass or a, up to me? 1283 00:49:33,022 --> 00:49:33,982 It's up to you. OK. 1284 00:49:34,942 --> 00:49:36,302 Such a Marcus thing to do. 1285 00:49:36,382 --> 00:49:38,302 I mean, somebody that doesn't wash for eight days 1286 00:49:38,382 --> 00:49:41,222 is definitely gonna eat a hair on a plate. 1287 00:49:41,302 --> 00:49:42,702 I'm not happy at all. 1288 00:49:42,782 --> 00:49:46,302 I love salad, I love fish and I love rice. 1289 00:49:46,382 --> 00:49:49,822 That tahini was way too overpowering for me, 1290 00:49:49,902 --> 00:49:51,662 I didn't like it at all. 1291 00:49:52,542 --> 00:49:54,222 This is a competition 1292 00:49:54,302 --> 00:49:56,942 and this is not a competition dish, I'm afraid. 1293 00:49:57,022 --> 00:49:58,302 Wow. 1294 00:49:59,622 --> 00:50:00,902 CHRIS: Oh, my god. 1295 00:50:00,982 --> 00:50:04,782 Claudean's a little bit more on the extreme end of no filter. 1296 00:50:13,902 --> 00:50:15,302 Ladies, ladies, ladies, 1297 00:50:15,382 --> 00:50:19,742 for main course you gave us bake fish with tahini sauce, 1298 00:50:19,822 --> 00:50:22,822 roasted almond and caramelised onion. 1299 00:50:25,582 --> 00:50:27,462 How's the MKR kitchen tonight ladies? 1300 00:50:28,142 --> 00:50:30,222 It's a bit of a rollercoaster, have to say. 1301 00:50:30,302 --> 00:50:31,582 Oh? Yeah. 1302 00:50:31,662 --> 00:50:33,422 Is the friendship still intact? 1303 00:50:33,502 --> 00:50:34,782 Oh, of course. Oh, my god. 1304 00:50:34,862 --> 00:50:36,382 There's nothing that'll break this friendship. 1305 00:50:36,462 --> 00:50:37,422 100%. OK. 1306 00:50:37,502 --> 00:50:38,942 Because I think when we cook meals as well, 1307 00:50:39,022 --> 00:50:42,542 it's very much that share platter, and not plating, 12 dishes. 1308 00:50:42,622 --> 00:50:45,102 It's putting lots of meals in the middle of a table 1309 00:50:45,182 --> 00:50:46,182 and everybody's sharing, 1310 00:50:46,262 --> 00:50:48,822 so I think that has really challenged us. 1311 00:50:48,902 --> 00:50:53,382 What you just say, you don't usually plate 12 dishes, 1312 00:50:54,662 --> 00:50:56,502 makes a lot of sense with this main course. 1313 00:50:56,582 --> 00:50:57,782 Yeah. 1314 00:50:58,502 --> 00:51:03,502 I think all of the elements, individually, are OK. 1315 00:51:03,582 --> 00:51:05,022 Yeah. 1316 00:51:05,102 --> 00:51:08,182 But together it's a bit of a mess. 1317 00:51:08,782 --> 00:51:11,222 The tahini sauce is wonderful, I really like it 1318 00:51:11,302 --> 00:51:13,542 and it is what it's supposed to be. Yeah. 1319 00:51:13,622 --> 00:51:16,062 And it goes very well with fish. Yeah. 1320 00:51:16,142 --> 00:51:19,662 But the fact that you drowned it on the top of that fish, 1321 00:51:19,742 --> 00:51:25,102 just kind of you can't escape, it's all clumped together. 1322 00:51:25,182 --> 00:51:26,142 Yeah. 1323 00:51:28,142 --> 00:51:30,462 The rice was cooked really well with the noodles in there, 1324 00:51:30,542 --> 00:51:31,542 I loved it. 1325 00:51:31,622 --> 00:51:33,342 I would've liked something like a little bit more, 1326 00:51:33,422 --> 00:51:35,982 while you were cooking the rice to flavour that rice in there. 1327 00:51:36,062 --> 00:51:37,622 Yeah. 1328 00:51:37,702 --> 00:51:39,822 The fish. You know what? 1329 00:51:39,902 --> 00:51:44,182 You were just so lucky that you didn't bake it for 25 minutes. 1330 00:51:44,262 --> 00:51:45,222 Thanks Uncle Colin. 1331 00:51:45,302 --> 00:51:47,022 Yeah, you're welcome for that one. 1332 00:51:47,102 --> 00:51:49,182 The tahini, I like the tahini. 1333 00:51:49,262 --> 00:51:50,822 A nice little cannel on the side, 1334 00:51:50,902 --> 00:51:52,982 you could have had the fish, you taste the tahini. 1335 00:51:53,062 --> 00:51:54,502 And then you have the rice. 1336 00:51:54,582 --> 00:51:57,302 But it was sort of, here you go, get in there and that's it. 1337 00:51:57,382 --> 00:51:58,342 Yeah. 1338 00:52:00,142 --> 00:52:03,502 It's very difficult when you have a Lebanese family 1339 00:52:03,582 --> 00:52:05,062 and the fish is in the middle. 1340 00:52:05,142 --> 00:52:06,822 The fattoush salad is in the middle, 1341 00:52:06,902 --> 00:52:09,102 the rice is in the middle and everyone's gonna have, 1342 00:52:09,182 --> 00:52:10,822 you know, a spoon of each, 1343 00:52:10,902 --> 00:52:11,902 it makes sense. 1344 00:52:11,982 --> 00:52:13,702 But when you start plating, 1345 00:52:14,542 --> 00:52:16,142 it's a different game. 1346 00:52:16,222 --> 00:52:17,262 Yeah. Yep. 1347 00:52:17,342 --> 00:52:18,462 Thank you. Thank you. 1348 00:52:18,542 --> 00:52:19,502 Thanks for your feedback. 1349 00:52:21,142 --> 00:52:25,462 Leaving that critique, I was devastated, I was gutted. 1350 00:52:25,542 --> 00:52:27,982 And you know, I'm very, very lucky 1351 00:52:29,382 --> 00:52:33,742 that, you know, Amber understood 1352 00:52:33,822 --> 00:52:38,342 the importance 1353 00:52:40,742 --> 00:52:42,902 that, that just wasn't any dish. 1354 00:52:42,982 --> 00:52:47,102 I knew how much that fish dish meant to Mel. 1355 00:52:47,182 --> 00:52:50,262 I knew that she was cooking it for her mother-in-law. 1356 00:52:50,342 --> 00:52:52,502 I knew how much she wanted 1357 00:52:52,582 --> 00:52:55,102 to make her mother-in-law proud. 1358 00:52:55,182 --> 00:52:59,302 My heart was like, (LAUGH) breaking. 1359 00:52:59,382 --> 00:53:00,622 Aww. 1360 00:53:05,542 --> 00:53:07,022 Sorry. 1361 00:53:07,102 --> 00:53:08,622 But still again, 1362 00:53:08,702 --> 00:53:11,222 that high achiever in me is like, we've got one more go, 1363 00:53:11,302 --> 00:53:13,182 you know, so not to give up, 1364 00:53:13,902 --> 00:53:15,462 you know, just to keep going. 1365 00:53:17,062 --> 00:53:18,862 But I also knew walking, 1366 00:53:18,942 --> 00:53:20,582 as soon as I walked back in that kitchen, 1367 00:53:20,662 --> 00:53:22,582 I had to leave that behind. 1368 00:53:22,662 --> 00:53:25,182 I am a little bit worried for us. 1369 00:53:25,262 --> 00:53:27,542 That this could push us down, but you know what? 1370 00:53:27,622 --> 00:53:29,502 We've got one more course to go. Yeah. 1371 00:53:29,582 --> 00:53:31,502 I don't think anyone has done a strong dessert. 1372 00:53:31,582 --> 00:53:32,542 No. 1373 00:53:32,622 --> 00:53:35,582 so I think this is our opportunity to maybe pick it up. 1374 00:53:35,662 --> 00:53:37,262 I think so, let's bring it home with. 1375 00:53:37,342 --> 00:53:38,662 Throw out the bloody consistency, 1376 00:53:38,742 --> 00:53:41,142 now let's just go hard or go home, right? 1377 00:53:41,222 --> 00:53:43,382 That's right, let's bring home a bloody good dessert. 1378 00:53:43,462 --> 00:53:44,542 Yeah. OK. Right. Let's get cracking. 1379 00:53:44,622 --> 00:53:45,742 Yep, alright. Let's do this. 1380 00:53:45,822 --> 00:53:49,022 For dessert we're making upside down orange cake 1381 00:53:49,102 --> 00:53:51,822 with an orange and ginger ice cream. 1382 00:53:51,902 --> 00:53:54,462 We did a lot of the dessert in prep, 1383 00:53:54,542 --> 00:53:57,982 so you had measured out all the ingredients already. 1384 00:53:58,062 --> 00:53:59,382 The oranges were sliced. 1385 00:53:59,462 --> 00:54:01,382 So really, it was just about putting it together, 1386 00:54:01,462 --> 00:54:02,582 making the caramel, 1387 00:54:02,662 --> 00:54:04,342 and really putting those elements together 1388 00:54:04,422 --> 00:54:06,102 and allowing that cake to bake. 1389 00:54:06,182 --> 00:54:09,142 Alright, so Mel, I'm gonna get started on the actual cake. 1390 00:54:09,222 --> 00:54:12,622 Excellent. OK, just so you know, I am keeping an eye on the caramel. 1391 00:54:12,702 --> 00:54:15,542 I am conscious that it will start to change soon, 1392 00:54:15,622 --> 00:54:16,942 but right now, it's OK. 1393 00:54:17,662 --> 00:54:20,102 I know that we can nail this dessert. 1394 00:54:20,182 --> 00:54:23,222 Ice cream's in the freezer, that's half of it done. 1395 00:54:23,302 --> 00:54:25,862 All we need to do is make our caramel, 1396 00:54:25,942 --> 00:54:29,022 make our cake mix, pop it in the oven. 1397 00:54:29,102 --> 00:54:31,542 I wanna show our kids and ourselves 1398 00:54:31,622 --> 00:54:32,982 that we've got what it takes 1399 00:54:33,062 --> 00:54:35,502 to make it straight through to the grand final. 1400 00:54:42,160 --> 00:54:45,000 It's been a disappointing night for Amber and Mel 1401 00:54:45,080 --> 00:54:49,480 who are now hoping it's their dessert that will earn them a strong finish. 1402 00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:50,640 Mel? Yes. 1403 00:54:50,720 --> 00:54:52,280 I'm starting on the cake batter. 1404 00:54:53,560 --> 00:54:56,240 I'm gonna beat that till it's light and fluffy 1405 00:54:56,320 --> 00:54:58,360 and I'm adding in the orange rinds to it. 1406 00:54:58,440 --> 00:54:59,560 MEL: It smells so nice. 1407 00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:02,600 The dessert we're making upside down orange cake 1408 00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:05,720 with an orange and ginger ice cream. 1409 00:55:05,800 --> 00:55:07,320 OK. I'm doing the caramel. 1410 00:55:07,400 --> 00:55:12,760 The caramel takes so long to get right, 1411 00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:15,080 it is such a tedious process, 1412 00:55:15,160 --> 00:55:17,040 you need to stand there by the pan 1413 00:55:17,120 --> 00:55:20,160 'cause it can melt so quickly, 1414 00:55:20,240 --> 00:55:23,880 but that caramel can burn just as quick. 1415 00:55:23,960 --> 00:55:25,920 It needs to be all brown. 1416 00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:27,080 No crystals. 1417 00:55:27,160 --> 00:55:28,640 I'll just give him another couple of minutes. 1418 00:55:28,720 --> 00:55:31,160 We just need to get this dessert done. 1419 00:55:31,240 --> 00:55:33,960 We do not need a boat to be rocked at this stage. 1420 00:55:34,040 --> 00:55:35,600 Do your thing caramel. 1421 00:55:36,360 --> 00:55:38,560 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1422 00:55:38,640 --> 00:55:42,040 Do you think they can finish on a high with this dessert? 1423 00:55:42,120 --> 00:55:43,920 I love orange cake. 1424 00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:45,440 I love ginger. 1425 00:55:45,520 --> 00:55:48,560 So, I'm hoping that they get it right. 1426 00:55:48,640 --> 00:55:51,480 So, we know we're at the bottom of the leaderboard, 1427 00:55:51,560 --> 00:55:55,520 but it's Amber's nan's recipe, so I'm all about that. 1428 00:55:55,600 --> 00:55:59,520 Let's just hope Amber does her nan some justice with this cake. 1429 00:55:59,600 --> 00:56:01,920 But also, you know, we don't really score on that. 1430 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:04,880 No. We do actually score on the plate. 1431 00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:06,760 It looks alright. I mean it reads alright. 1432 00:56:06,840 --> 00:56:07,800 If they balance it, 1433 00:56:07,880 --> 00:56:09,440 it could be a, could be a winner. 1434 00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:12,080 And if the first two courses are anything to go by, 1435 00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:15,040 I'm a little bit underwhelmed already about this one. 1436 00:56:15,120 --> 00:56:16,800 I'm giving them a little bit of hope 1437 00:56:16,880 --> 00:56:18,600 because you know the first two dishes 1438 00:56:18,680 --> 00:56:20,960 were sort of a Middle Eastern spin 1439 00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:23,080 of dishes of cuisine. 1440 00:56:23,160 --> 00:56:24,880 This one has nothing to do with... 1441 00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:27,960 Yeah, but they're already turning an afternoon tea into a dessert. 1442 00:56:28,040 --> 00:56:29,400 CHRIS: Yeah, that's true. 1443 00:56:29,480 --> 00:56:31,960 I think orange and ginger, it's a bit strange. 1444 00:56:32,040 --> 00:56:34,360 Sounds like an anti-nausea tablet to be honest. 1445 00:56:34,440 --> 00:56:35,440 (LAUGHS) 1446 00:56:39,920 --> 00:56:41,480 How's your caramel looking, Mel? 1447 00:56:41,560 --> 00:56:43,960 Yeah, I'm not happy about these bits. 1448 00:56:44,040 --> 00:56:47,280 There's just a few like little, I don't know, chunks or something. 1449 00:56:47,360 --> 00:56:49,720 So, Amber and I are both cooking caramel. 1450 00:56:49,800 --> 00:56:51,640 Ah, yours has taken over. 1451 00:56:51,720 --> 00:56:52,720 What's going on there? 1452 00:56:52,800 --> 00:56:54,560 I had less sugar in my pan. Oh, yeah. 1453 00:56:55,800 --> 00:56:57,480 You could've just said that, like, you're better than me. 1454 00:56:57,560 --> 00:56:58,520 But I'll take that. 1455 00:56:58,600 --> 00:57:00,080 I look over to Amber's pot, 1456 00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:03,320 notice hers is coming together a lot quicker. 1457 00:57:03,400 --> 00:57:04,920 OK. Can I swap with you then? 1458 00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:05,960 Yeah. OK. 1459 00:57:06,040 --> 00:57:07,280 You can save it, amazing. 1460 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:11,280 Mel started to get frantic about her caramel pan. 1461 00:57:11,360 --> 00:57:13,040 Mel, we've gotta start this again, 1462 00:57:13,120 --> 00:57:15,360 this is all crystallised on the bottom of the pan. 1463 00:57:15,440 --> 00:57:17,440 There's way too much sugar in there. Alright. 1464 00:57:20,840 --> 00:57:22,400 Shit. Shivers, sorry. 1465 00:57:22,480 --> 00:57:23,600 I turn around, 1466 00:57:23,680 --> 00:57:26,240 she started frantically stirring the caramel. 1467 00:57:26,320 --> 00:57:29,120 Mel, leave the caramel. 1468 00:57:29,200 --> 00:57:30,960 You can't add the other half there, it'll crystallise. 1469 00:57:31,040 --> 00:57:33,440 I know. Mel, calm down. OK. 1470 00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:37,080 And then she started to try and take control. 1471 00:57:37,160 --> 00:57:38,960 I'm not gonna use that one, Amber. 1472 00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:40,920 Oh I, that was a dodgy one. 1473 00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:42,120 Just don't use that one. 1474 00:57:42,200 --> 00:57:44,480 So, I had to put my mum hat on. 1475 00:57:44,560 --> 00:57:47,120 Don't put them in yet. Put the caramel in first. 1476 00:57:47,200 --> 00:57:49,760 Shush. 1477 00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:53,280 Stop bossing me around. Sorry. Sorry. I'm sorry. 1478 00:57:53,360 --> 00:57:55,720 This is my dish. This is, this is go. 1479 00:57:57,080 --> 00:57:59,880 I needed Amber to take control of that situation 1480 00:57:59,960 --> 00:58:01,480 and put me back into, 1481 00:58:01,560 --> 00:58:04,120 into the place I needed to be to continue. 1482 00:58:04,200 --> 00:58:05,800 I'm not touching it. (LAUGH) 1483 00:58:07,400 --> 00:58:08,400 They look amazing. 1484 00:58:08,480 --> 00:58:10,960 Alright Mel, let's get these cakes in the oven, alright? 1485 00:58:11,040 --> 00:58:12,640 Yeah, go, get in. Get 'em in, get 'em in, get 'em in. 1486 00:58:14,120 --> 00:58:17,920 I'm head chef on this one. This is my dessert. 1487 00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:19,560 Timer on. Can I put a timer on? 1488 00:58:21,560 --> 00:58:23,480 Patricija. I have a fun question for you. 1489 00:58:23,560 --> 00:58:25,560 It's clear that you're capable of doing your research. 1490 00:58:25,640 --> 00:58:26,680 Oh, I know where this is going. 1491 00:58:26,760 --> 00:58:28,480 I was wondering if you had done your research 1492 00:58:28,560 --> 00:58:30,160 about anybody else at the table, 1493 00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:32,400 if you found anything fun. 1494 00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:33,440 Seen anything. 1495 00:58:33,520 --> 00:58:35,120 Do you want me to give a fun answer or the boring answers? 1496 00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:37,440 The fun answer. CLAUDEAN: Fun only. 1497 00:58:37,520 --> 00:58:40,280 I'm the typical lawyer. 1498 00:58:40,360 --> 00:58:42,200 I just did a quick little five minute search 1499 00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:43,560 before we went to instant restaurant. 1500 00:58:43,640 --> 00:58:45,600 I just was like looking for that little thrill of, 1501 00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:47,440 can I actually find these strangers? 1502 00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:50,000 Everyone I wanted to find, I have found. 1503 00:58:50,080 --> 00:58:52,080 I just wanna know who I'm sitting down the table with. 1504 00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:54,040 To be honest, OK, we'll start with you, 1505 00:58:54,120 --> 00:58:55,640 very difficult to find, YouTube, 1506 00:58:55,720 --> 00:58:59,600 I YouTube, "Aaron Barbecue Australia," nothing. 1507 00:58:59,680 --> 00:59:01,280 I, so it was a bit difficult. 1508 00:59:01,360 --> 00:59:03,280 Got there in the end, also found yours. 1509 00:59:03,360 --> 00:59:05,240 But where did you look? TikTok. 1510 00:59:05,320 --> 00:59:07,600 For you, I saw your Instagram handle, 1511 00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:09,960 using Instagram on the plane in front of me. 1512 00:59:10,040 --> 00:59:11,840 (LAUGHS) You're on private. 1513 00:59:11,920 --> 00:59:14,280 Claudean, I found very quickly. 1514 00:59:14,360 --> 00:59:17,000 For Marcus, much the same. 1515 00:59:17,080 --> 00:59:18,560 Then I went to your follower, found Sonia. 1516 00:59:19,280 --> 00:59:21,200 CLAUDEAN: So, you are really doing your research on all of us? 1517 00:59:21,280 --> 00:59:22,920 No, well, I mean, I took five, ten minutes. 1518 00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:26,320 So, Patricija is obviously sussing out the competition. 1519 00:59:26,400 --> 00:59:29,760 AARON: It's the invasion of privacy. No, it's not, it's all public. 1520 00:59:29,840 --> 00:59:31,760 It sort of makes me think 1521 00:59:31,840 --> 00:59:35,800 I should switch all my social platforms to private. 1522 00:59:35,880 --> 00:59:38,240 With what you know, with what you've seen, 1523 00:59:38,320 --> 00:59:40,880 I think you guys are gonna be a surprise package. 1524 00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:42,480 I'm a silent observer. 1525 00:59:42,560 --> 00:59:45,680 Chris thinks Patricija and Brigita 1526 00:59:45,760 --> 00:59:47,200 are the dark horses of the competition. 1527 00:59:47,280 --> 00:59:48,640 I tend to disagree. 1528 00:59:49,400 --> 00:59:52,560 Well, it gives you a lot more insight 1529 00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:57,720 into our abilities, our repertoire in terms of the kitchen. 1530 00:59:57,800 --> 01:00:01,240 But that doesn't increase our abilities and our repertoire. 1531 01:00:01,320 --> 01:00:03,960 AARON: They can stalk all they want, but if they can't deliver. 1532 01:00:04,040 --> 01:00:05,440 CHRIS: I don't know. She's smart, mate. 1533 01:00:05,520 --> 01:00:06,520 She's smart. 1534 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:09,640 I say she's not spending her time in the right areas. 1535 01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:14,920 So Mel, I'm just gonna pull out this ice cream. 1536 01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:17,360 It's quite icy. 1537 01:00:18,360 --> 01:00:20,800 At least it's not a thick shake like some of them. 1538 01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:22,120 Well, no. 1539 01:00:22,200 --> 01:00:25,440 'Cause our ice cream is already in its little dishes, 1540 01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:27,200 we add that onto the plate. 1541 01:00:27,280 --> 01:00:29,680 It's not melting too fast yet? No. 1542 01:00:29,760 --> 01:00:31,120 Come on this little babies. 1543 01:00:31,200 --> 01:00:34,560 We need to get those cakes out to our guests fast. 1544 01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:37,360 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1545 01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:38,480 Yep, nope, that's good. 1546 01:00:38,560 --> 01:00:41,400 Alright, quick, get them on. OK, go on, they look good, Amber. 1547 01:00:41,480 --> 01:00:44,280 It looked amazing, it smelt amazing 1548 01:00:44,360 --> 01:00:47,160 and also this was our last course 1549 01:00:47,240 --> 01:00:48,680 that we're serving tonight. 1550 01:00:48,760 --> 01:00:52,720 AMBER: I know in my heart of hearts, I put so much love... 1551 01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:54,560 MEL: Absolutely. ..into that dessert, 1552 01:00:54,640 --> 01:00:57,360 knew that was on the plate, that's what we promised. 1553 01:00:57,440 --> 01:00:58,440 Absolutely. 1554 01:00:58,520 --> 01:01:00,760 I was confident going in with that dessert. 1555 01:01:00,840 --> 01:01:03,400 OK. I've got Manu's. I've got Colin's. 1556 01:01:03,480 --> 01:01:04,880 Let's do this. Let's go. 1557 01:01:11,960 --> 01:01:13,240 Dessert is served. Dessert is served. 1558 01:01:14,720 --> 01:01:16,400 I'm hoping that we've done enough. 1559 01:01:18,480 --> 01:01:20,160 MANU: Thank you. COLIN: Thank you. 1560 01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:23,320 I don't think that we have beaten Aaron and Chris, 1561 01:01:23,400 --> 01:01:25,720 but I am hoping that we have done enough 1562 01:01:25,800 --> 01:01:27,720 to beat Claudean and Anthony. 1563 01:01:29,280 --> 01:01:30,280 Thank you. 1564 01:01:30,360 --> 01:01:31,720 When desserts put in front of me, 1565 01:01:31,800 --> 01:01:33,760 I think it looks very beautiful on the plate, 1566 01:01:33,840 --> 01:01:37,440 which makes me feel like, uh-oh. 1567 01:01:37,520 --> 01:01:40,600 Are we going to still be on the bottom of the leaderboard? 1568 01:01:40,680 --> 01:01:42,560 What's going to happen with us? 1569 01:01:47,390 --> 01:01:49,830 With a top spot on the leaderboard at stake, 1570 01:01:49,910 --> 01:01:52,870 Amber and Mel hope it's their upside down orange cake 1571 01:01:52,950 --> 01:01:55,030 that will turn their luck around. 1572 01:01:56,950 --> 01:01:59,230 AMBER: I know in my heart of hearts, 1573 01:01:59,310 --> 01:02:03,070 I put so much love into that dessert. 1574 01:02:03,150 --> 01:02:06,750 I just hope that we have done enough to keep us off the bottom. 1575 01:02:17,350 --> 01:02:19,710 MEL: Watching the judges taste our dessert, 1576 01:02:19,790 --> 01:02:21,230 still nerve-wracking. 1577 01:02:21,310 --> 01:02:25,350 This is our last chance to get some really good positive feedback. 1578 01:02:25,950 --> 01:02:26,950 Thank you ladies. 1579 01:02:27,030 --> 01:02:27,990 Thank you. 1580 01:02:29,350 --> 01:02:30,310 Bon Appetit. 1581 01:02:38,070 --> 01:02:40,550 Can't taste any ginger in the ice cream, can you? 1582 01:02:54,190 --> 01:02:56,910 I really liked the creaminess 1583 01:02:56,990 --> 01:03:00,070 and like the bitterness of the ice cream. 1584 01:03:00,150 --> 01:03:02,990 I think it really complimented the really sweet dessert. 1585 01:03:03,070 --> 01:03:06,150 I think it was a good way to finish for me, yep. 1586 01:03:06,230 --> 01:03:07,870 COLIN: You had two ice creams. 1587 01:03:07,950 --> 01:03:09,430 I did, yeah. 1588 01:03:09,510 --> 01:03:10,550 Really liked it, 1589 01:03:10,630 --> 01:03:12,390 I think it complimented the cake a lot. 1590 01:03:13,270 --> 01:03:14,990 The ice cream for me, 1591 01:03:15,990 --> 01:03:18,630 yeah, it was overpowering. 1592 01:03:18,710 --> 01:03:20,430 Yeah, I didn't really enjoy it. 1593 01:03:21,390 --> 01:03:22,510 It wasn't my cup of tea. 1594 01:03:22,590 --> 01:03:24,590 When it comes down to strategy, 1595 01:03:24,670 --> 01:03:26,550 we see Claudean and Anthony 1596 01:03:26,630 --> 01:03:29,110 give that sort of harsh critiques. 1597 01:03:29,190 --> 01:03:30,470 AARON: They know the pressure's coming 1598 01:03:30,550 --> 01:03:32,270 and I think that's all they're focused on at the moment. 1599 01:03:32,350 --> 01:03:35,310 Yeah, I do think maybe it's a bit of gameplay on their end. 1600 01:03:35,390 --> 01:03:36,870 Was this better than your tiramisu? 1601 01:03:39,270 --> 01:03:40,510 No. 1602 01:03:40,590 --> 01:03:43,910 I'm telling you truthfully, yeah, from my heart, the truth. 1603 01:03:43,990 --> 01:03:45,350 I don't like the ice cream. 1604 01:03:45,430 --> 01:03:48,350 There's, I can't taste ginger in it, and it's bitter. 1605 01:03:48,430 --> 01:03:50,910 I do think this dessert was better than your tiramisu though. 1606 01:03:50,990 --> 01:03:52,630 No way, mate. I'm just saying. 1607 01:03:52,710 --> 01:03:55,030 That's my opinion. Well, you got bad taste. 1608 01:03:55,110 --> 01:03:57,350 Chris is pretty shit sure of himself. 1609 01:03:58,790 --> 01:04:01,070 It's just water off a duck's back to me. 1610 01:04:01,750 --> 01:04:04,030 I actually thought yours was more inedible. 1611 01:04:04,110 --> 01:04:05,630 I got through more of this than yours, 1612 01:04:05,710 --> 01:04:07,950 that's my honest, honest opinion. 1613 01:04:08,030 --> 01:04:09,950 Come at me. 1614 01:04:14,870 --> 01:04:16,470 Ladies, for desserts, 1615 01:04:16,550 --> 01:04:19,550 you cooked us an upside-down orange cake 1616 01:04:19,630 --> 01:04:21,230 with orange and ginger ice cream. 1617 01:04:24,430 --> 01:04:25,470 And I think that your dessert 1618 01:04:25,550 --> 01:04:27,230 was absolutely delicious. 1619 01:04:27,310 --> 01:04:28,510 Ooh. 1620 01:04:28,590 --> 01:04:32,510 It's moist, it's very orangey 1621 01:04:32,590 --> 01:04:34,870 in all different part of the orange, 1622 01:04:34,950 --> 01:04:37,670 which there's a sweet orange, there's a caramelised orange, 1623 01:04:37,750 --> 01:04:40,470 there's a bit of the bitterness of the pith of there, 1624 01:04:40,550 --> 01:04:41,910 there's the zest. 1625 01:04:41,990 --> 01:04:45,070 The ice cream, equally delicious. 1626 01:04:45,150 --> 01:04:46,750 It wasn't too sweet 1627 01:04:46,830 --> 01:04:49,230 and there's a really slap 1628 01:04:49,310 --> 01:04:51,590 of bitterness in there. 1629 01:04:51,670 --> 01:04:54,270 First course, you struggle, 1630 01:04:54,350 --> 01:04:56,950 but from you finish on the high with this desert, thank you. 1631 01:04:57,590 --> 01:04:58,910 Thank you. Thank you Manu. 1632 01:04:59,430 --> 01:05:02,350 This reminds me of stuff I grew up on, steamed puddings, 1633 01:05:02,430 --> 01:05:03,750 it was light, it was airy. 1634 01:05:03,830 --> 01:05:05,470 I liked the crunch around the sides 1635 01:05:05,550 --> 01:05:08,830 where the sugar has caramelised that pastry. 1636 01:05:08,910 --> 01:05:11,950 A negative was there's a little bit of pith in the orange 1637 01:05:12,030 --> 01:05:13,390 that was on top, 1638 01:05:13,470 --> 01:05:15,230 very small negative. 1639 01:05:15,310 --> 01:05:17,550 The ice cream reminds me of an ice cream we used to make 1640 01:05:17,630 --> 01:05:19,150 and I think well done on this 1641 01:05:19,230 --> 01:05:22,070 because not everyone gets it, but I get it and I liked it. 1642 01:05:22,150 --> 01:05:23,190 Thank you. Thank you. 1643 01:05:23,270 --> 01:05:24,270 Thank you so much. 1644 01:05:24,350 --> 01:05:25,310 Thank you ladies. 1645 01:05:25,390 --> 01:05:26,350 Thank you. 1646 01:05:29,510 --> 01:05:30,470 Mel. 1647 01:05:30,550 --> 01:05:31,870 Ah. 1648 01:05:31,950 --> 01:05:34,190 It was so great to know 1649 01:05:34,270 --> 01:05:37,350 that we're not part of the bad dessert club. 1650 01:05:38,590 --> 01:05:40,950 We've decided a new dessert club. 1651 01:05:41,030 --> 01:05:41,990 Yep. 1652 01:05:42,070 --> 01:05:43,030 BOTH: The good dessert club. 1653 01:05:43,870 --> 01:05:47,310 We've gotta go in and face those judges one more time. 1654 01:05:47,390 --> 01:05:49,030 I'm a bit nervous for those scores. 1655 01:05:51,070 --> 01:05:53,430 As the evening draws to a close, 1656 01:05:53,510 --> 01:05:55,750 it's now time for the guest teams 1657 01:05:55,830 --> 01:05:58,430 to give Amber and Mel's instant restaurant 1658 01:05:58,510 --> 01:06:00,350 a score out of ten. 1659 01:06:01,310 --> 01:06:02,430 Alright, so the entree, 1660 01:06:02,510 --> 01:06:04,190 lamb was meant to be the main ingredient 1661 01:06:04,270 --> 01:06:06,830 and unfortunately I think that was the most underwhelming part of it. 1662 01:06:07,550 --> 01:06:08,790 I wasn't expecting lamb mince 1663 01:06:08,870 --> 01:06:11,030 and I was hoping for a lot more of it. 1664 01:06:11,110 --> 01:06:13,550 Yeah, that lamb was too dry for me. 1665 01:06:13,630 --> 01:06:15,270 CHRIS: It's just the wrong choice of lamb. 1666 01:06:15,350 --> 01:06:17,150 AARON: Hummus was way overseas and... 1667 01:06:17,230 --> 01:06:18,270 CHRIS: Just too lemony, right? 1668 01:06:18,350 --> 01:06:19,910 Just overpowered. AARON: Yeah. 1669 01:06:19,990 --> 01:06:24,750 Main meal, baked fish with tahini sauce 1670 01:06:24,830 --> 01:06:26,510 and caramelised onions. 1671 01:06:26,590 --> 01:06:29,190 Couldn't find any caramelised onions in there. 1672 01:06:29,270 --> 01:06:32,470 And the tahini sauce just overpowered everything. 1673 01:06:32,550 --> 01:06:34,670 CLAUDEAN: Way too overpowering. ANTHONY: Yeah. 1674 01:06:34,750 --> 01:06:37,310 Problems with texture for me on that one. 1675 01:06:37,390 --> 01:06:41,350 Like the, the barramundi was lost in everything else on the plate, 1676 01:06:41,430 --> 01:06:44,390 it's just a, I found it a really confusing dish. 1677 01:06:44,470 --> 01:06:46,430 Dessert, we had the upside down cake. 1678 01:06:46,510 --> 01:06:47,750 I didn't like it that much. 1679 01:06:47,830 --> 01:06:49,470 You did? BRIGITA: I really didn't mind it. 1680 01:06:49,550 --> 01:06:51,950 I like the texture of the ice cream. Texture was good. 1681 01:06:52,030 --> 01:06:53,790 I wasn't a fan of that flavour. 1682 01:06:53,870 --> 01:06:55,710 Thought the bitterness from the ice cream 1683 01:06:55,790 --> 01:06:56,870 paired really well 1684 01:06:56,950 --> 01:06:59,430 with that sort of really sweet orange cake. 1685 01:06:59,510 --> 01:07:01,790 I think average, average, average. Overall five. 1686 01:07:01,870 --> 01:07:02,990 So, five? Yeah. Yeah. 1687 01:07:03,070 --> 01:07:04,350 That's a five. Five? 1688 01:07:04,430 --> 01:07:05,430 Five. 1689 01:07:05,510 --> 01:07:08,270 A four is probably my score. Yeah, I was going with that too. 1690 01:07:08,350 --> 01:07:09,310 Yeah. 1691 01:07:09,390 --> 01:07:10,470 Five. Five? 1692 01:07:10,550 --> 01:07:11,510 Yeah. 1693 01:07:11,590 --> 01:07:15,190 So, tonight we'll give them, what do you think? 1694 01:07:15,270 --> 01:07:19,110 Bit worried we could still be in the bottom of the leaderboard. 1695 01:07:19,190 --> 01:07:20,150 Yep. 1696 01:07:20,830 --> 01:07:22,310 We'll go in the four. Four. 1697 01:07:22,390 --> 01:07:24,070 So, tonight we'll give them a four. 1698 01:07:24,150 --> 01:07:25,710 It's a dog eat dog world out there love. 1699 01:07:27,070 --> 01:07:28,350 It's every man for himself. 1700 01:07:32,030 --> 01:07:34,910 We are not ready for this experience to end. 1701 01:07:34,990 --> 01:07:37,070 We know we've got more to give, 1702 01:07:37,150 --> 01:07:40,110 we know that we are better than what we showed tonight. 1703 01:07:41,190 --> 01:07:45,790 Moment of truth, tonight is make or break for us. 1704 01:07:53,808 --> 01:07:56,448 MEL: We've put our absolute heart and soul 1705 01:07:56,528 --> 01:07:58,528 into all of our meals tonight. 1706 01:07:59,128 --> 01:08:02,008 The entree, main let us down a little bit. 1707 01:08:02,088 --> 01:08:04,488 AMBER: We don't wanna be below 63. 1708 01:08:05,288 --> 01:08:08,288 MEL: The dessert feels like much more of on a high. 1709 01:08:08,368 --> 01:08:10,088 But have we done enough? 1710 01:08:12,368 --> 01:08:14,368 We're just not ready to go home yet. 1711 01:08:15,968 --> 01:08:21,648 Our future in this competition all comes down to this final score. 1712 01:08:23,088 --> 01:08:24,208 Amber and Mel, 1713 01:08:24,848 --> 01:08:27,248 thank you for welcoming us into your home 1714 01:08:27,328 --> 01:08:29,368 and now it's time for the scores. 1715 01:08:30,888 --> 01:08:35,048 So, the guest teams are giving you a combined score of... 1716 01:08:38,968 --> 01:08:40,928 ..23 outta 50. 1717 01:08:43,008 --> 01:08:46,648 MEL: I was devastated. I was devastated with that score. 1718 01:08:50,488 --> 01:08:51,768 It was so low. 1719 01:08:51,848 --> 01:08:52,968 It was so low. 1720 01:08:53,048 --> 01:08:57,288 If people were scoring, honestly, our guests didn't enjoy our food. 1721 01:08:58,208 --> 01:08:59,768 That breaks my heart. 1722 01:08:59,848 --> 01:09:01,208 And now it's our turn. 1723 01:09:01,288 --> 01:09:03,648 We'll be scoring each dish out of ten. 1724 01:09:04,968 --> 01:09:08,568 Ladies for entree you serve spice lamb with hummus, 1725 01:09:08,648 --> 01:09:11,008 pomegranate and pita bread. 1726 01:09:13,968 --> 01:09:18,368 There was a lack of Baharat spices in there 1727 01:09:18,448 --> 01:09:20,128 to make it really authentic. 1728 01:09:22,968 --> 01:09:24,928 I thought we lost the integrity of the lamb 1729 01:09:25,008 --> 01:09:26,328 'cause we'd fried it so much, 1730 01:09:26,408 --> 01:09:28,008 so I couldn't really taste it was lamb. 1731 01:09:28,728 --> 01:09:31,688 What you promised is not what you delivered. 1732 01:09:31,768 --> 01:09:35,088 For your entree tonight, I score you, a six. 1733 01:09:38,928 --> 01:09:42,568 The score I'm giving you for your entree, is a five. 1734 01:09:44,928 --> 01:09:46,368 It was really hard to hear. 1735 01:09:46,448 --> 01:09:48,328 It was a lot lower than I was expecting 1736 01:09:48,408 --> 01:09:49,368 for our entree. 1737 01:09:49,448 --> 01:09:52,448 For main, you gave us baked fish with tahini sauce, 1738 01:09:52,528 --> 01:09:54,728 roasted almonds and caramelised onions. 1739 01:09:56,288 --> 01:10:00,168 The tahini overshadowed the entire fish, 1740 01:10:00,248 --> 01:10:02,688 like you should have had a little bit of tahini on the side. 1741 01:10:03,528 --> 01:10:05,408 Maybe with this style of food, 1742 01:10:05,488 --> 01:10:08,168 you may need to learn how to plate it differently 1743 01:10:08,248 --> 01:10:10,048 to make it more cohesive. 1744 01:10:12,568 --> 01:10:16,608 The score I'm giving you for your main course, is a five. 1745 01:10:19,568 --> 01:10:23,528 For your main course tonight I score you, a five. 1746 01:10:25,088 --> 01:10:27,568 Really deflated, disappointed, 1747 01:10:27,648 --> 01:10:30,328 you know that's not the score that we were hoping for, 1748 01:10:30,408 --> 01:10:33,088 but it's really difficult to hear this feedback 1749 01:10:33,168 --> 01:10:35,088 and to get these scores. 1750 01:10:36,368 --> 01:10:38,328 CLAUDEAN: It's looking good for us. 1751 01:10:38,408 --> 01:10:41,688 We'll just have to sit tight and see what happens. 1752 01:10:41,768 --> 01:10:44,208 For desert you served upside end orange cake 1753 01:10:44,288 --> 01:10:46,368 with an orange and ginger ice cream. 1754 01:10:48,528 --> 01:10:49,488 Beautiful dessert, 1755 01:10:50,368 --> 01:10:54,328 I think the upside end orange cake was well cooked, 1756 01:10:54,408 --> 01:10:59,688 moist, sweet and ginger ice cream well-made, 1757 01:10:59,768 --> 01:11:02,808 just a little lack on the ginger flavour. 1758 01:11:05,048 --> 01:11:07,088 Basically it's, a dessert 1759 01:11:07,168 --> 01:11:08,248 very dear to my heart. 1760 01:11:08,328 --> 01:11:10,408 I grew up eating steam puddings 1761 01:11:10,488 --> 01:11:12,128 and the marmalade ice creams, 1762 01:11:12,208 --> 01:11:14,528 it's something I would make myself. 1763 01:11:15,128 --> 01:11:16,768 I think it was your best course of the night. 1764 01:11:16,848 --> 01:11:20,168 The little crunch around the side was the highlight. 1765 01:11:20,248 --> 01:11:22,768 So for your dessert tonight I score you, 1766 01:11:24,528 --> 01:11:25,568 an eight. 1767 01:11:28,648 --> 01:11:32,168 The score I'm giving you for dessert, is a nine. 1768 01:11:33,328 --> 01:11:34,288 Yay. 1769 01:11:34,368 --> 01:11:37,528 Finally, a score that we are happy with, 1770 01:11:38,288 --> 01:11:41,168 it's like, yes, we can cook. 1771 01:11:41,848 --> 01:11:42,968 AMBER: Good old Nana Kate. 1772 01:11:43,048 --> 01:11:44,888 Yep. Thanks Nana. 1773 01:11:44,968 --> 01:11:46,288 So Amber and Mel, 1774 01:11:47,008 --> 01:11:49,248 that gives you a grand total score of... 1775 01:11:50,688 --> 01:11:51,648 ..61. 1776 01:11:54,768 --> 01:11:56,648 With a score of 61, 1777 01:11:56,728 --> 01:11:58,568 Amber and Mel have placed third 1778 01:11:58,648 --> 01:11:59,768 on the leaderboard 1779 01:11:59,848 --> 01:12:01,568 with three instant restaurants 1780 01:12:01,648 --> 01:12:03,368 still to go in this round. 1781 01:12:04,528 --> 01:12:07,288 We're at the bottom of the leaderboard at this stage 1782 01:12:07,368 --> 01:12:08,808 and it's shit. 1783 01:12:08,888 --> 01:12:10,568 It's devastating. 1784 01:12:10,648 --> 01:12:12,208 AMBER: We've still got a lot to give. 1785 01:12:12,288 --> 01:12:14,648 This is not the end of Amber and Mel. 1786 01:12:15,688 --> 01:12:18,768 Christian and Nick, you've got your second chance. 1787 01:12:18,848 --> 01:12:20,048 How are you guys feeling? 1788 01:12:20,128 --> 01:12:22,968 Excited. Looking forward to welcoming everyone back 1789 01:12:23,048 --> 01:12:25,168 and to our instant restaurant. 1790 01:12:25,248 --> 01:12:26,848 The time for redemption is now. 1791 01:12:27,488 --> 01:12:28,488 Good man. 1792 01:12:28,568 --> 01:12:29,768 Amber and Mel, thanks for having us. 1793 01:12:29,848 --> 01:12:31,968 Thank you for coming everybody. Thank you. 1794 01:12:32,048 --> 01:12:34,208 Now it's time for us to come back to the party. 1795 01:12:34,288 --> 01:12:35,248 Aaron and Chris, 1796 01:12:35,328 --> 01:12:36,608 you can rest on your laurels all you want. 1797 01:12:36,688 --> 01:12:38,008 But at one point 1798 01:12:38,088 --> 01:12:41,008 someone in this cook is going to overtake at 72. 1799 01:12:41,088 --> 01:12:42,048 CHRIS: Christian and Nick, 1800 01:12:42,128 --> 01:12:44,248 this is gonna be their second time going at it. 1801 01:12:44,328 --> 01:12:45,968 Have they taken on feedback? 1802 01:12:46,048 --> 01:12:48,208 Have they learned from their mistakes? 1803 01:12:48,288 --> 01:12:49,328 We are gonna find out, 1804 01:12:49,408 --> 01:12:51,088 and I can't wait to get to Melbourne. 1805 01:12:51,168 --> 01:12:54,288 Oh, you guys did so well. Thank you, thank you so much. 1806 01:12:54,368 --> 01:12:55,368 Thank you. 1807 01:12:55,448 --> 01:12:56,928 Between Chris and Christian, 1808 01:12:57,008 --> 01:12:58,888 I think we definitely have 1809 01:12:58,968 --> 01:13:00,008 two alpha males 1810 01:13:00,088 --> 01:13:01,048 sitting at the table. 1811 01:13:01,128 --> 01:13:03,248 Christian, he's the big hospo dude, 1812 01:13:03,328 --> 01:13:05,528 he wants to be the person with the most knowledge. 1813 01:13:05,608 --> 01:13:08,128 So, put your food where your mouth is, doll. 1814 01:13:08,208 --> 01:13:21,128 Captioned by Ai-Media ai-media.tv