Previously on "masterchef: Generations"...
Welcome to "masterchef: Generations" finale!
...The final three, becca, michael, and kamay
Began their epic battle for the title of masterchef.
Your challenge tonight is to make us a full three-course meal.
- Yes, chef. - First up, the appetizer round.
- Let's go! - Get out of my way!
This is a truffle tortellini with a brown butter.
Make sure that that lobster is cooked through.
- So I gotta get the soup done. - Oh, gosh.
The skin's not getting as crispy as I want it to be.
Gotta redo my salmon!
Before you, you have a crispy-skinned salmon.
- It's beautiful. Good job. - Thank you.
The lobster and that butternut squash soup together is quite magical.
- Thank you. - Michael, this shows technical flair beyond belief.
- Just spot-on, man. - Thank you, chef.
- Next up, the entrée round. - We have becca, who's cooking the loin of lamb.
It's susceptible to overcooking, so that's gonna be a challenge on becca's side.
- Michael: Let's get going. - But for me,
The pitfall potentially lies with michael.
- Venison is challenging. - Gordon: Get that wrong, it's game over.
And a big jeopardy for kamay is those croquettes.
Come on, come on. That didn't turn out good.
These things may fall apart.
Tonight, the grand finale continues.
Come on, michael! Come on, kamay! Come on, becca!
The judges will have never eaten anything like this.
- I'm gonna be honest... - It does not do justice to the rest of the dish.
- After the entrées... - It's time, you three, for your last dish.
...It's the final chance to impress
- With the dessert round. - To win this,
You'll need nothing short of a perfect dessert.
- Go, becca. - Whoo!
Oh, here comes the magic.
I don't have liquid nitrogen, but I got tarragon leaves.
Jeez! Why was it at 300?
She's up against it in a major way.
Joe: Kamay, is it too simple?
Michael's gotta get that ice cream on there.
- Aah! It's killing me! - ...As the three finalists
Conclude their battle to win the title, the trophy,
And a quarter of a million dollars.
The crunch with the little crumble on top? Delicious.
This dessert is very clean, pure,
- The kind of dessert I wanna eat. - Just beautiful cooking.
I'm talking about passion and heart, and you can taste it.
America's next masterchef is...
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Gordon: Just over 23 minutes to go in this entrée round.
Come on, guys!
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Careful, careful.
Kamay's having a hard time
Forming those croquettes.
Kamay: They're gonna get in.
Got it, got it, got it! Come on!
Becca, I can't wait to see those spaetzle.
They're gonna be spaetz-tacular!
Ah, nice! We love spaetz-tacular!
Becca is making spaetzle that's gonna be pan-fried in butter.
Spaetzle of course is kind of an eastern european pasta.
But I think that you have to be careful not to make them too small,
Because spaetzle can be greasy, especially when you pan-fry it.
- Yeah. - Becca, how's that meat looking?
It's got a few more minutes, but it's looking good.
Mike, what time are you pulling your meat?
- I'm about to check it. - How's it looking, mike?
Michael: It's more rare.
- Gordon: Look at michael. - Oh, god.
Right. Young man, how are you doing? Touch that as well.
Touch that. Yeah. You can tell that's still under there, yeah?
- Yeah. - It needs to go in the oven, young man.
- So you've still got 20 minutes to go. - Yep.
- How many racks have you got? - Sir, I've got three.
- Good. 'cause that thing needs to rest as well. - Yes.
You slice that thing too hard, it's gonna bleed, and gonna be dry,
And it needs to have that nice crust on the outside.
- Yes, chef. Thank you, chef. - Good luck.
Michael, keep it going, yes?
- Come on, michael. - Come on, michael.
I am worried. The rack of venison, it's not cooked yet.
He is way behind, and that venison hasn't even had a chance to rest yet
- 'cause it's still cooking. - Rebecka: Deep breath, mike.
- Deep breath. It's all right. - You're good, mike. You're good.
Rebecka: Just take a deep breath.
Michael: Keep moving, keep moving.
- And they're done! - Nice.
- The meat, make sure is okay. Is okay? - Becca: Yep!
I think we are ready to pull. She done!
- Looks good, becca. Looks good. - Thanks!
- Whoo! - Let's go, becca!
- Go, becca! - Come on, becca!
- How we doing here, becca? - Great, chef.
- Aarón: The lamb's resting? Awesome. - Yep, lamb's resting.
- And this sauce, remind me, this has... - That's fig balsamic.
- Do you have veal stock in there? - A little bit of veal demi
And a little bit of beef stock with some herbs that I strained out.
It can be susceptible to being very sweet and gummy,
So just kind of have that balance and that beautiful viscosity on the sauce.
- Becca: For sure. - So is anything kind of freaking you out?
'cause I'm freaked out for you.
I appreciate that. I know my husband is, too.
- He's freaking out over there. - Look at that guy.
- He's very-- oh, man! - We love him. We love him.
That guy should be on the cover of "utah monthly."
All right, stick with it, becca, okay?
- Will do. Thank you. - Let's go!
Looking good. Good job, becca!
We are down to our final ten minutes,
Ladies and gentlemen. Ten minutes to go.
Go, guys! Go, guys!
- Looks good. Looks good. - Oh, michael, it looks so good.
- I think it's good. - Oh, crust looking good, mike.
Beautiful, michael.
Becca: There we go.
Go, becca. Go, becca.
Let's go, becca! Let's go, becca!
- How's the veg looking? - Kamay: Looking good.
- Yes! - All right, all right!
We are down to our final five minutes, guys.
Start plating! Come on, let's go!
- Let's go! - Hey, you got it, becca.
Yeah, you got this. Gonna be gorgeous.
Oh, man, I'm nervous for them right now.
This is getting hectic.
Oh!
- Yeah. - Two minutes to go, guys!
- Come on! - Let's go, becca!
All right, wipe that plate. Make it pretty. Make it pretty.
- Make it nice! - Both: Come on, kamay!
Just do it. Just do it.
- That looks gorgeous, michael. - Here we go!
Come on, michael! Come on, kamay!
- Come on, becca! - Final touches!
- Ten, nine, eight, seven... - Becca: Come on, come on.
- ...Six, five... - Kamay: Whew!
...Four, three, two, one!
Stop! Well done.
- Well done! - Nice job!
- Wow. - Whoo!
Becca: This was a lot better than the appetizer.
I didn't realize how many nerves I had in the appetizer.
And I got those out of the way, and I just came in and cooked,
And I'm really proud of what I did.
I think the judges are gonna be really happy with this dish.
Now it's time to taste those incredible entrées.
- First up, kamay! - Yeah!
Kamay: I'm feeling pretty confident about my dish.
Flavors are there, the aesthetics are there,
But I'm nervous about the passion fruit sauce.
I know that the judges will have never eaten anything like this,
And that makes me a little bit anxious.
In front of you, you have a pan-seared striped bass
With a passion fruit sauce, a soy glazed squash,
Sweet potato croquettes, and an avocado mousse.
Visually, it's beautiful.
It's bright, it's elegant,
And the smells are really good.
Thank you.
Yeah, it looks good,
But will be the balance
Between very light and delicate flavors
With a passion fruit sauce work together?
So let's see. Hopefully you did that.
Shall we?
Kamay, fish is cooked beautifully.
- Thank you. - It's glistening.
The skin is crispy. You can hear it crunch.
But the passion fruit is incredibly strong.
It just did not work. But I love the mousse.
- I love the striped bass. Really good job. - Thank you.
Yeah, kamay, that sauce is really aggressive.
It kind of needs just to be developed a little differently.
But other than that, really smart choices,
As far as that croquette is just magical.
And the avocado, the way you folded in herbs there?
Very caribbean. I love that.
- Good job. - Thank you.
Everything is excellent on the plate.
The vegetables, the croquettes, the fish,
All perfectly cooked, all balanced,
Except this passion fruit sauce
Does not do justice to the rest of the dish.
All right. Thank you.
- All right, kamay! - Yay, kamay!
But everything else was exceptional.
The striped bass, cooked beautifully.
If you didn't have this sauce,
This would be an incredible dish.
Gordon: Right, michael,
Please make your way down, thank you.
Come on, mike.
I'm really happy with the way the entrée turned out,
But everything rides on this venison being perfectly cooked.
And if you cut into that and it's undercooked,
I'm done for.
So it's an herb-crusted rack of venison
With butternut squash, caramelized onions, and duck fat purée,
With swiss chard in a blackberry wine sauce.
Visually, it looks stunning. It's got such beautiful finesse
Because the colors are so attractive.
- It looks delicious. - Thank you.
Shall we?
So the cook venison, we're looking for a mid-rare in the center, right?
Yes, chef.
So the cook venison, we're looking for a mid-rare in the center, right?
Yes, chef.
Yeah. Beautiful. That is definitely rare.
Beautiful.
Michael, you've cooked this venison beautifully.
The purée with the onions is delicious,
And it's definitely you on a plate, but with finesse.
- Exceptional. - Thank you.
I think for me the magic lies in the sauce.
That's so easy to over-reduce and get too sweet,
And you didn't do that, and an equaled delicious flavor.
But I gotta say, when you expose venison like that, it needs salt.
But other than that, good job.
Thank you, chef. Thank you.
Michael, for me, I like the primalness of this dish.
"me hunter. Cook for you, joe. Joe, you like."
All kidding aside, I like the purée with the duck fat.
I've never tasted anything like that before. Very interesting.
The venison, expertly cooked.
But this is like eight ounces of venison. It's a lot.
So you're a little bit out of ratio
As far as your crust to meat.
But aside from that, really, really good job.
- Thank you, joe. Thank you. - Gordon: Thank you, michael.
That purée, come on. Beautifully done.
Okay, please come forward, becca.
Becca: I feel really good about my dish.
I am bringing unique flavors together,
Unique techniques together,
And I'm sure that the judges are gonna love it.
I have for you an herb-crusted lamb
With a brown butter spaetzle,
Bitter greens, and a fig balsamic reduction.
I'm gonna be honest, my lamb is cooked medium.
- Did you have an issue with that? - I pulled when I thought
It would be medium rare, and when I sliced it,
I knew it might've been a little bit over.
That's the only critique, but apart from that,
The colors are beautiful. Aesthetically, it's rustic.
And it's you, I think. That's the most important part.
Let's hope it tastes as good as it looks.
Becca, sadly mine is a little bit medium, which is a shame.
But I love the greens. Delicious.
And then the sauce and the coating
With the pistachio is absolutely sublime.
- Really well done. - Thank you.
What you have here is very interesting elements of texture.
How you were able to get some crispiness
On the spaetzle I think is fantastic.
The bitterness of the greens work,
And I think the seasoning across the board is delicious.
Great job.
I don't mine the lamb being more medium
Because the lamb is properly seasoned in salinity,
And the spaetzle is good in flavor and not greasy.
The swiss chard is excellent, and I'm still thinking about this sauce.
I'm not sure I wanna have it on my lamb or on my pancakes.
I don't know, but I like it.
Thanks, becca.
- Good job, becca. - Go, becca.
- Way to go, babe. - Really delicious.
Well done, all three of you. We need a moment.
All of you clear down and get ready for your final course, please.
Right, let's recap, shall we?
Kamay's menu so far started off with that
Beautiful spiny lobster and that amazing soup.
- It was excellent. - And then the striped sea bass.
- Perfectly cooked. - Beautifully done.
But the passion fruit sauce, it brought it down.
- Joe: Yeah. - Becca's menu is comprehensive,
And I thought the first course of that salmon was delicious.
Sadly, her entrée was let down with the overcooking of the lamb.
- Aarón: Yeah. - Michael, he started off with that tortellini of truffle
Followed on by that rack of venison.
The tortellini filling, beautiful.
And then of course the cook on that rack of venison--
- Exceptional. - Yeah, liked the whole hunter story.
But too much meat, not enough crust.
Honestly, I think michael and kamay are ahead in these first two rounds.
But I know how good becca is at desserts.
- Yep. - And so she could nail this.
I think any one of them could pull out a win tonight
- If they come out on top in this dessert round. - Yep.
Right, becca, kamay, and michael, please make your way round to the front.
- Let's go. - I had some technical flaws in my appetizer and my entrée,
So I think I have some catching up to do.
But I'm the dessert queen.
I have had amazing successes
With dessert in this competition.
So I feel a sense of confidence,
But I can't take my foot off the gas.
I have to give everything that I possibly can
To be able to compete with kamay and michael
In this dessert round.
This is it.
It's time, you three, for your last dish,
Our desserts.
Okay, you guys know how tough desserts can be in this arena,
And to win this, you'll need nothing short
- Of a perfect dessert tonight. - Yeah.
You'll have one hour to make your dessert.
Now, please tell us what you'll be making.
We'll start with becca.
So I will be making a berry tart.
It's a pâte sucrée with a berry mousse, a berry gel,
And there's also going to be a mascarpone whip and candied lemon.
- Mmm. - Very nice! Come on!
Kamay, how are you gonna conclude your menu?
I am making a guava rum strawberry shortcake
With a tarragon crème diplomat.
- Oh, wow. - Wow.
Whoo!
Aarón: Señor michael.
My dessert's a peach cobbler inspired dessert.
I have a white chocolate pound cake
With a buttermilk ice cream, a passion fruit zabaglione
With passion fruit syrup topped with glazed peaches.
- Wow. - Ice cream! Ice cream!
Three amazing sounding desserts. Oh, boy!
Right, here we go. This is it.
Final course. Make it count.
The very best of luck to all three of you.
Your 60 minutes start now.
- Let's go. - Go, go, go!
Go, go!
- Okay, dessert. - Strawberries and tarragon.
- Let's get tarragon first. - So this is huge right now.
- This is the final cook... - Some flour.
...And I know that one mistake could cost me the entire thing.
But, you know, I've gotten myself this far,
And I don't plan to let myself down now.
- So I'm going into this laser focused. - Dude.
- Okay. - ( overlapping shouting )
- Let's go, becca! - Both: Go, becca!
Okay, okay. Okay, okay, okay.
I am more determined than ever to win.
Go, go, go, go, go.
I'm gonna show I'm a force to be reckoned with
And blow everyone else out of the water.
Good, good. Okay, okay.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
You separate those eggs, becca.
- You do it. - They have been separated!
- Here we go. Final round. - Wow.
Gordon: For me, the dessert is the most difficult
Because it's chemistry. They need to be so precise.
- Kamay, how's it looking? How's it looking? - We're looking good.
- Murt: Okay, that's good. - Just making some biscuits.
You look at kamay right now, and she's taking something
Like a strawberry shortcake, but reinterpreting that
With those caribbean flavors.
Guava, which I love.
- Joe: But is it too simple? - Gordon: Yeah.
Is this what we think about when we think about a finale dessert?
- I'm not sure. - Kamay: There we go.
Go, kamay! Go, kamay!
John: Aww, it's looking like good dough!
- She's doing good! - Nice work!
The double-edged sword for becca tonight across her dessert
Is the fact that she has to have that pastry super thin.
'cause if that tart shell is too thick, the ratios will be incorrect.
And pâte sucrée, sugar paste, is one of the most difficult to get right.
Because if it starts to rise, then it has the puff pastry effect,
And it won't be an even task.
Becca, that pâte sucrée is pat sucrée-ing over there.
- Good stuff. - Thanks, murt!
Michael: Okay.
Michael's dessert, there's a lot of elements going on here.
From the pound cake, the crumbles, the sauce.
And he's also the only one who's making ice cream from scratch.
Gordon: Yeah. He's got a lot of risk on there.
One bad element, and it could take the whole thing down.
Mike's fast, look at him. Good speed, mike.
Come on, come on, come on.
Becca, look at those little things.
- Kimberly: They're so perfect and cute, aren't they? - Look at those!
- I like 'em. - They're my cute little friends.
Now to do a stunning dessert in 60 minutes here,
- They got their work cut out. - Joe: Plus, within an hour,
There's no way of correcting a mistake in a dessert, right?
- No, that's right. - You make a mistake? Disaster.
All right, they're beautiful, becca!
- Beautiful job! - Thank you. Good luck in there.
- Okay. - All right. For a little good luck.
Let's go.
That's in!
- Go, kamay! - Yeah, kamay!
45 minutes remaining. Here we go, guys!
15 gone, 45 minutes remaining.
- Go, michael! - Whoo!
- Are we good? - Yes, chef.
- What's in there, bud? - This is the white chocolate
That I'm putting in right now. This is the pound cake.
And where was the inspiration behind the dish?
Michael: Peach cobbler is the one dessert
That my mom used to make.
So how good was mom's peach cobbler?
It's because she made it it was so good.
She always cooked it with love, no matter what she made.
Love that. And give me the elements, because you're breaking it down, right?
You're putting that millennial twist on things again.
It's very deconstructed. You have the passion fruit zabaglione.
You've got the passion fruit syrup, the actual peaches themselves,
The streusel crumble, paired with this pound cake
That provides that base of what a cobbler really is.
I mean, the whole idea of the deconstructed nature of it
Is really just showing you break something down
And it actually makes it more beautiful.
- And that's whole story behind it. - Right.
Yeah, I love that. How are you feeling?
Because this is chemistry. We can't pivot at the end.
Yeah, there's no pivoting whatsoever,
So I'm just trying to stay focused
And make sure that every element is perfect.
- The very best of luck. Come on. - Yes, chef. Thank you.
Focus, young man, yes?
- You got it, mike. - Michael: This dessert means everything.
It's literally the dish that represents my mother.
If I could tell my mom anything right now,
I would just tell her thank you for,
You know, inspiring me, and making me feel like I could accomplish anything.
And I'm gonna use that to push me to the end,
And hopefully secure the win.
Good job, mike! You got it! Whoo!
- That's a lot of tarragon. - For you, kimberly.
- Oh, thank you, kamay. - I love it.
Kamay: It's gonna steep nicely.
- All right, kamay. - Yes, chef.
Okay, so you're going with a reinterpreted strawberry shortcake,
- Is that the idea? - Yes, a very unique strawberry shortcake.
- Why is it unique? Tell me. - Because a lot of people
Cook strawberry shortcakes with basil or mint,
And I think tarragon in general is a very underrepresented herb.
So I am making a crème diplomat with that,
And it's just gonna add a nice licorice flavor to it.
- For me, how you elevate is gonna be key. - Yes.
- All right, good luck. - Thank you, thank you.
Come on, come on, come on.
All right, to the blast chiller!
Okay, dad! Now we're going!
Go, go, go, go, go!
Okay.
Gordon: 30 minutes gone. 30 minutes remaining.
Halfway.
Kamay: Go. Go, baby, go.
Michael, what are you making?
Michael: This is the base for the zabaglione.
Okay. I don't know what that is, but it sounds cool.
You can see the start of that work
That michael's doing on that zabaglione.
Joe: So a zabaglione is made with egg yolks,
Sugar, and marsala, which is a fortified wine.
And you create a very aerated light cream.
- Frothy. - But here's the problem. It's very, very fragile.
Yeah, you're absolutely right. It could look a mess if it's not aerated properly.
Joe: And his does have air. The question is, will it hold up
In the plating of a complicated dessert?
Whew!
Man, mike's arm's gotta be killing him.
- Looking good. - Nice, nice, nice.
- Rebecka: That tarragon cream looks so good, kamay. - Kamay: Thank you.
- Yeah. - I can smell it. Oh, my goodness.
So, kamay, she's really counting on that tarragon
As a unique flavor note on her diplomat crème,
Which in essence is like a custard folded in with a whipped cream.
But you've gotta let that custard really set first before you add the cream.
- Horacio: Go slow. - Real slow. Real slow.
Murt: There you go. There you go.
And it's interesting that tarragon's not really an herb you associate with dessert.
- No. - It's going to be interesting to see
If those flavors work on kamay's dish.
- Biscuits look beautiful. - Okay, those look-- they rose nicely.
- Rebecka: They did. - Kamay: Thank you.
Horacio: Oh, becca! Looking good, becca.
- Thanks, horacio! - Becca's dessert,
Playing her strengths with the berries, the tart, the mousse.
I feel that becca is certainly a frontrunner in the dessert round.
She's cooking with great confidence, and she's in her wheelhouse.
- She knows what she's doing. - Absolutely.
- Aarón: Yeah. - Just over 20 minutes to go, guys.
Come on, guys!
Michael: It's perfect.
All right, queens.
Oh, jeez. Dang it.
Why was it at 300?
Becca, how you doing over there?
- ( becca groans ) - you good? Like--
- We'll see. We'll see. - Murt: Okay, okay.
- Oh, my gosh. - Becca: I'm stressed out.
The oven's at a lower temperature than I thought it was at.
So I have to hike up that heat to make sure
Those tart shells keep their shape and get nice and golden.
Okay. Are those tart shells out yet?
They're not. The oven, I don't know how got there,
But it was a little lower than I wanted it to be.
So they're gonna take a couple extra minutes.
Girl, you're leaving this right to the final minute.
- I know. Absolutely. - Please don't start piping until they're cold,
- Otherwise that mousse is gonna go all over the place. - It's gonna go everywhere.
- Yep. Absolutely. - Good luck.
20 minutes to go. Come on, you got this, yes?
- Yes. - Let's go.
- Good job, becca! - Good job, becca!
So, becca's tart shells, they're still in the oven.
- Aarón: Really? - That tart shell needs to be ice cold
Before you start laying that mousse,
Otherwise it's gonna be like a bath in there, a puddle.
- She's up against it in a major way. - Massively.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm panicking because if the tart shell is not right,
I don't have a tart, and that's not gonna win me the "masterchef" finale.
- Come on, becca. - Oh, my gosh.
So, becca's tart shells, they're still in the oven. It's such a shame.
That tart shell needs to be ice cold before you start laying that mousse.
Otherwise it's gonna be like a bath in there, a puddle.
- She's up against it in a major way. - Massively.
It's all or nothing, man. All or nothing.
Good job, becca! Good job!
There she goes! There she goes!
Boy, it's moving fast. Man, the speed of these three individuals is electrifying.
- Look at that color in kamay's diplomat. - Yeah.
It's so hot, she has to be careful
That she doesn't over-temper that
And it actually starts to make scrambled eggs.
- Don't scramble those eggs, girl. - Looking good.
- Ooh, here comes the magic. - The goggles.
Horacio: Okay!
Oh, he's gonna use liquid nitrogen.
- Kimberly: Whoo, whoo! All right! - Science boy mike!
What can go wrong with the nitrous-based ice cream maker?
- Can the technique backfire on you? - The temperature's minus 320.
It is so cold. So you have to really add
Liquid nitrogen gently and slowly.
Over-pouring it, it can cause it to break
Almost like a sort of bowl full of snow.
That's looking beautiful, michael. It's really nice.
Whoo!
- Good job, michael. - So, mike's ice cream's coming out.
It has a good texture.
I don't have liquid nitrogen, but I got tarragon leaves.
Good job, love.
Last ten minutes inside this amazing kitchen.
Make it count, guys! Final course.
Nice. Good, good, good.
- Good job, becca! - Good job, becca!
- Look, becca's got her tart shells out now. - Ah.
- Gordon: She has to be so careful with those. - She can't pop 'em out?
When you taste that dessert, the consistency of that tart is gonna be everything.
But if those tarts aren't cooked, she's in trouble.
- Becca, how's it looking? - You tell me.
- Nice! - Nice! Beautiful!
Warren, if you were to order a dessert from a menu,
Which one would it be from? Kamay's, becca, or michael's?
I'd go with becca's because it's berries, it's sweet and tart.
- Love that. - It's a pastry, so it's not gonna be too much.
- Gordon: Amazing. - Love you, warren!
- Adam? - Yes, sir.
Which one's got the edge in your mind?
For me, I'm gonna say michael.
I really like the peaches, and then buttermilk ice cream sounds amazing to me.
I love that. Thank you. Kimberly, favorite dessert of the night?
- Which one would it be? - I'm really excited to see
What kamay's doing with that tarragon.
Because people put it in savory dishes,
But having it in something sweet is gonna give it
- A little extra edge, and I like that. - Yeah.
I like you.
We're coming down to our final five minutes, guys.
Last five! Let's go! Start plating!
- Becca! - Way to go, becca!
You got it! You got it! You're doing great!
- Keep going! - Push, push. Good, good, good.
Go, becca.
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
- Come on, come on, come on. - Look at becca's mousse.
It looks a little bit too frozen.
She won't get that into the shell.
Damn, look. Becca can't pipe properly yet. It's too frozen.
But maybe the warmth of her hands can kind of smooth it out a little bit.
Becca's frustrated. It got a little too cold, and so it's not coming out.
Kimberly: Now it's coming out a little clumpy.
Come on, come on. Oh, my gosh.
Becca, you're doing great. Hang in there.
Keep going, keep going. You're doing great.
Gordon: Michael's got his work cut out now
To get those plates finished in under four minutes.
- There's multi-layers and multi-components. - Yeah.
- Come on, michael. - Come on, michael.
- Doing a great job, kamay. - Thank you.
- Steady hands. - They always shake like chihuahuas
- 'cause they're small. - Gordon: Michael's hands are shaking.
Come on, michael! Kamay, let's go!
- Let's go, becca! - Gordon: One minute to go!
- Come on, guys! Let's go! - All right.
Let's do it, guys! Come on!
- Kamay: Almost there. - Gordon: Let's go! Come on!
- Finish strong, please. - Kimberly: Come on, guys! Whoo, whoo!
Final touches! Final touches!
- Gordon: Come on, michael. - You got it, michael!
- Go, becca! - You go, girl!
- Get it on the plate! - Oh, gosh! Come on, mike!
- Come on, michael! - Let's go, mike!
Michael's gotta get that ice cream out now.
He's got to get his ice cream on there.
Aah! It's killing me!
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,
Five, four, three, two, one.
And stop!
Good job, love. Good job.
Good job. Come on, man. Good job.
Good job, good job, good job.
My mom was with me every single step of the way.
I felt it. Just certain things throughout the cook
That normally maybe would not have gone well went better than I expected.
So I'm very happy with this.
She would probably be very, very proud of me.
Kamay: I think I've done my haitian-american culture justice here
Because this has been a celebration
Of two different cultures combining and making something spectacular.
So I'm very proud.
Okay, it's time for the final tasting of the night.
Please, all of you, make your way round to the front. Thank you.
Woohoo!
Becca, please bring your desserts down. Thank you.
Yeah, becca!
Technically, I think my dessert's the most difficult
Out of the three of us.
However, I'm worried that they're not gonna like
The texture of the mousse.
But I know the flavors are there.
So it is a berry tart with a berry gel, a berry mousse,
A pâté sucrée, mascarpone whip, and candied lemon.
Visually, it's elegant, and it's got that simplistic approach.
I love the color on the tart shell. It's beautiful done.
But the mousse, mine looks a little broken. It's almost separated.
- Was it an issue folding in the cream here? - It looked great going in.
I think it was just in the blast chiller for a little too long.
Listen, I'm all about the flavor and the balance,
- So I can't wait to dig in now. - Thank you.
- Shall we? - Yeah.
Gordon: Beautiful.
Becca, the tart is delicious. Really delicious.
I was worried about the tart shell, but it's absolutely delicious.
Sweet, flaky on the inside, crispy on the outside. Love that.
It's just a shame the texture of the mousse is off.
But it's really good. It really is good.
- Well done. - Thank you.
Becca, I'm so happy that you were singular with the inspiration behind the dessert.
So you said, "I'm committing to berry from the gel to the mousse."
Sometimes desserts need to have that focus,
- And you were able to do that here, you know? - Thank you.
Aarón: And I love the savoriness of the mascarpone.
- Good job, young lady. - Thank you, chef.
I think the nicest thing about this dessert
Is it's simple and you can taste all the components.
You can taste the butter in the crust. It's not over-sweet.
A really delicious dessert. The kind of dessert I want to eat.
Very clean, pure, true. True to yourself.
- Good dish. Thank you. - Thank you. Thank you.
Really good. Well done.
- Good job! - Go, guys.
Okay, please come forward, michael.
Michael: The one concern I have on my dish
Is just making sure that everything tastes really good together.
I just hope I didn't put too many elements on the plate
That maybe necessarily didn't need to be there.
So, you know, there's concerns there.
You have a peach cobbler inspired dessert.
It is a white chocolate pound cake
With a passion fruit zabaglione, with a buttermilk ice cream,
Streusel crumble, brown sugar grilled peaches,
Finished with a passion fruit syrup.
Visually, it's stunning. There's a lot going on,
- But can't wait to dive in. - Thank you.
Michael, there's a lot going on here, okay?
There's a hell of a lot going on.
The big question is, does it all work together?
And...
Gordon: Michael, there's a lot going on here.
And...
It does really work well together.
Thank you, chef.
What brings all those sweet tones down from the crumble
Is that wonderful buttermilk ice cream,
'cause it's soothing and it's creamy.
And the cake is lovely.
The crunch with the little crumble on top? Delicious.
I'm just sorry tonight that mum's not here to taste this.
You did so many things so well here.
Just beautiful cooking, man.
You're talking about passion fruit.
I'm talking about passion and heart, and you can taste it.
You didn't overcook the peaches,
And you just thought about not oversoaking the cake.
But I think the streusel looks a little blonde.
Sometimes streusel should be cooked a little bit more.
But other than that, I just think everything else is just so spot-on,
It's conceptually and deliciously put together.
- Good job. - Thank you, chef. Thank you, chef.
You have a lot of different contrasts of flavors going on here.
You have crunchy, crumbly, soft, and moist.
You have tart. You have sweet.
Which altogether really worked.
- Overall, a very good job. - Thank you.
- Thanks, michael. - Thank you.
Go, michael!
- Good job! - Good job. Good job.
I'm amazed he got it done in 60 minutes.
Aarón: Yeah.
Okay, please come forward, kamay.
Whoo!
Kamay: I am so proud of myself right now.
I put my full effort into this, and my dish looks phenomenal.
I'm really hoping this dish is something that wows the judges.
What you have in front of you is guava rum strawberry shortcake
With a tarragon crème diplomat.
Visually, it's elegant, right?
I love this little millennial twist with the tarragon.
- I'm desperate to taste that. - Thank you.
I mean, this looks like a really nice dessert.
I think it's an interesting strategy
To present a dessert that's super americana simple.
But when you go for simplicity, it has to be simply perfect.
- So let's hope it is. - Thank you, joe.
Gordon: Shall we?
Kamay, the dessert is beautiful.
- Thank you. - It really is.
And it works. I'm glad those biscuits
Are savory because this is incredibly sweet.
Guava's a powerful tropical fruit, right?
And so there's a richness to that
That really does warm beautifully
With those amazing strawberries.
It tastes good.
And the tarragon, it works really well.
- Thank you, chef. - Well done. Really good.
Yeah, kamay, I think the strawberries are beautiful, lightly macerated,
And the flavor of the strawberries with the cream
Is really where the magic happens.
- Thank you. - Thank you, chef.
- This is really good to eat. - Mm-hmm.
But it is simple compared to what your other competitors did tonight.
- That being said, very good dessert. - Thank you, joe.
Really good. Congrats. Thank you.
Uh, wow.
Thank you, thank you. Thank you.
Good job, love.
- The tarragon worked for me. - Yeah?
- The tarragon definitely worked. - Absolutely.
Good job, kamay!
Right, you three, well done. Seriously.
Now that we've tasted all of your dishes,
We need to decide on who put out the best menu of the night.
Right now we need a very serious discussion
To determine who is gonna become america's next masterchef.
Excuse us. Thank you.
- Right. Three exceptional menus. - Wow.
- Really exciting stuff. - So let's start with becca.
Gordon: The youngest, right? 24 years of age.
I thought the menu was very well-balanced.
She brought those flavors from home that she grew up with.
The appetizer, I think that the idea of the crispy-skinned salmon
With tomato water was very gen z,
And the contrast was very interesting.
- Yeah. - 'cause it was fresh, it was fragrant.
Aarón: I just think in order to make tomato water work,
You have to have experience in that.
I think she kind of just rallied around an idea
- Without maybe not necessarily having the chops to do it. - Joe: Right.
And for entrée, she did that herb-crusted lamb loin with the spaetzle.
And that lamb was medium, but still tasty.
All the other elements on her entrée were spot-on.
Yeah, what I really appreciated was the crust.
I love the usage of herbs, the pistachios.
I thought that was something interesting.
And the dessert was that berry tart.
Joe: Her pastry crust was cooked through, crispy,
And her use of fruit in the dessert was spot-on.
Gordon: But the mousse consistency was just way off.
That's good point. You're right.
- And then kamay's menu played to her strengths, right? - Yeah.
And she drew on the haitian influence,
The spice, with that appetizer--
That spiny lobster with that beautiful spiced soup.
I thought she excelled in the soup,
- And spiny lobster was expertly cooked. - Yeah, I agree.
Her entrée was that pan-seared striped sea bass
And that passion fruit sauce.
I think the elements that she drew from
From those caribbean islands were beautiful,
Especially the bass.
Joe: Everything was cooked at a high level.
- Yeah. - But passion fruit sauce, it was a little bit of a miss.
But I loved the elegance of it.
And for dessert, she did her take
On that strawberry shortcake with that guava purée.
The tarragon and the strawberries and the guava really work well together.
- It tasted good. It was her on a plate, right? - Mm-hmm.
So michael's menu as a whole took us on a journey.
Joe: He started off with the tortellini
Filled with the truffle infused ricotta,
And I thought everything about that dish was great.
But he's sort of a little bit over the top
With that truffle butter and the truffle ricotta,
Et cetera, et cetera, because it doesn't need truffle everywhere.
But it was restaurant quality. Michelin star beyond a doubt.
Aarón: And then that entrée, a crusted venison,
And it was cooked so perfect.
- I mean, come on. - It was good, but too much meat,
- Not enough crust. - Gordon: Mm-hmm.
- Aarón: Yeah. - But the taste was excellent.
Michael's dessert, this amazing peach cobbler
That he wanted to deconstruct
And elevate those textures from the pound cake
And that beautiful buttermilk ice cream.
It was a delight. I loved the flair of that.
I'm gonna go out and say that I thought his dessert
Might've been his best dish.
And it was a beautiful tribute to his mother.
So, I mean, he had a divine hand
Definitely helping him execute that.
- Oh, man. - Dude, someone's face is gonna go up there, man.
- Isn't that wild? - One of our faces is literally
- Gonna be up there. Crazy. - It's so crazy.
So what I need to know from you two
Is whose menu worked best as a whole?
Gordon: It's a tough one.
We need to pick a winner, guys.
Oh, my gosh.
We'll see. We'll see, we'll see, we'll see.
We agree?
- Yes. - Indeed, chef.
- Shall we do this? - Let's do it.
Oh, yeah. Make sure you breathe.
- This is painful, the suspense. - Aah!
Being right here at this moment, it feels surreal.
I want this masterchef title so badly.
It's a representation of my passion
And everything I've put in to be here at this point.
So winning this title means everything to me.
I cannot underscore
How badly I want to win this competition.
Part of why I'm doing this is to show my respect and homage to my haitian-american culture.
So winning the masterchef title will open up a brand new avenue
For me to share that with the world.
Come on, mike.
Becca, kamay, and michael,
No matter who takes home tonight's top prize,
You all should be very proud of what you've accomplished.
You came in like amateurs.
Tonight's performance confirmed you are leaving as pros.
- Well done. - Whoo!
This season we asked the question
Which generation has the strongest cook?
We're about to find out.
Only one of you can be crowned
America's next masterchef.
And only one of you can win
The quarter of a million dollars.
And only one of you takes home
This fantastic masterchef trophy.
A quarter of a million dollars would be absolutely life-changing.
My husband and I, we're looking to start a family,
And I also want to chase my dreams. I wanna be a chef.
And so winning would allow me to do both.
Right, this is it.
The winner of "masterchef: Generations,"
That person, america's next masterchef is...
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Congratulations goes to...
Ooh!
- Michael! - ( cheering )
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Oh, my god.
Good job, man.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
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Gordon: Come on! Amazing!
- ( cheering continues ) - amazing!
Come on, man!
- Oh, yes! - Oh, my gosh!
Ladies and gentlemen, our "masterchef" winner,
- Michael! Give it up! - Whoo!
Michael: I feel like I'm dreaming right now.
This represents all the difficulty going through this year.
And securing the victory, it's amazing.
- Well done, bud. Well done, honestly. - Aarón: You deserve it.
And I know right now my mom is looking down at me
And she is just rejoicing and cheering.
- Yes. - And I am just absolutely, absolutely ecstatic.
- Oh, my god. - And mom would be so proud of you.
And she said it from the very beginning
That you would be here, and you're here.
Gordon: Ladies and gentlemen,
Please give it up
For our two amazing runners-up,
- Becca and kamay! - Yay!
- Whoo! - I'm feeling so happy for michael.
He's an incredible chef, incredible person,
And I'm so glad I got to be in the final three.
This has been an incredible opportunity,
And it's only the beginning for me.
- To season 14, "generations." - whoo, whoo!
Thank you. Thank you so much, murt.
- Thank you for everything. - Amazing. Credit.
- It's been a dream. - And absolute credit.
- Have you enjoyed it? - Thank you so much. I loved it.
I'm so happy for michael! He's fought for it,
And he's an amazing person and amazing chef.
- Oh, I'm so proud of you! - You did amazing.
I am america's next masterchef!
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Wow, what a night! Now, the good news is,
"masterchef" is casting for its new season.
This time we're looking for culinary couples,
Dynamic duos, partners, siblings, or friends.
So if you think you have what it takes
To become america's next masterchef,
Then please visit masterchefcasting.Com.
Very best of luck. Thank you and good night!