Gordon: Previously on "masterchef junior,"
the first team challenge...
Come on, guys, hurry.
- Eva, how's it looking? - Great.
You guys aren't cornmealing it right.
You guys put all the cornmeal right here.
- It's not gonna work. - Freddy, what are you doing?
- Communicate, guys! - Jeez.
...And the first mystery box challenge.
No way.
It needs a lot of seasoning.
There's so many missing elements.
Tegan, tonight is the last time you're cooking
inside the masterchef kitchen.
Tonight,
the junior cooks travel back in time...
Whoa!
...For the first field challenge of the season.
Daphne!
Gordon: We'll test your ability to make food
for a very, very large crowd.
- And it's an all-out battle. - Oh, my gosh!
- Do you wanna go home? - I couldn't eat very much of it.
- Make sure you're doing everything perfectly! - Sorry.
Oh, boy. No one knows what they're doing.
- You gotta recover from this. - Would you eat that?
- No, chef. - Gordon: Dear, oh, dear.
Have we given up?
( music playing )
- yes! - Oh, my gosh.
( cheering )
maclain: This is amazing.
- Look at the juggler! - I'm looking around,
and there are jesters, there are lords and ladies.
I love the time period of the renaissance
and medieval era, and I love dungeons & dragons,
and this is taking me to that time period.
But I'm feeling a little bit nervous
about the challenge that might come with this place.
- Oh! - Oh, my gosh.
I am so excited I made it this far,
because I really struggled in the last challenge.
So, no matter what I do today...
- Llamas! - ...Now is my chance to really show the judges
I really have what it takes
to become the next masterchef junior.
Cruz: I mean, this is crazy.
There's, like, no phones, no tvs.
There's not any electricity.
We are gonna be cooking in this kind of condition? Are you kidding me?
- This is cool. - Whoa!
This is some type of battle arena.
( music continues )
- what's this for? - Whoa!
Good tidings, young travelers!
All: Hi!
The tournament of knightly virtue is about to begin!
- What? - What is going on?
- Oh, no. - Oh, my gosh!
- Man: I present to you
your champions for this day.
The green knight and the black knight!
( cheering )
now, the truest test of knightly virtue, the joust!
Knights, let the battle commence!
- ( cheering ) - go, green knight!
- Go, green knight! - ( cheering continues )
black knight, black knight!
( music continues )
that was awesome.
Lets give three cheers for your brave knights!
- ( cheering ) - a'dan: Hello!
Knights, present yourselves to the center, please.
- Oh. - What?
- ( cheering ) - oh, my god. It's gordon!
What?
That's right. 'tis I, sir yells a lot.
And I am sir snores a lot.
Molly: I knew they could cook, but ride horses
and joust each other?
That's a whole 'nother level here.
Where's daphne?
We fight for the queen.
( cheers and applause )
daphne!
Young squires, please enter the ring.
This is awesome.
Ivy: Daphne looks really pretty in her dress.
I wish I had that crown.
This is so cool.
Welcome to your first field challenge.
- Yay! - Today, we'll test your ability
to make food for a very, very large crowd.
- ( groaning ) - the crowd of royalty,
artisans, and knights.
Today, everyone will be celebrating the eve
of this renaissance faire's grand opening.
- ( murmuring ) - gordon: Now, listen up.
You're gonna be split into two incredible teams of seven.
- Yay. - Since we are culinary royalty,
we will be knighting the team captains
- for today's challenge. - Whoa!
Now, miss daphne, aarón, and myself want to see
more from two young talented cooks
we haven't seen enough of.
For the blue team, the captain will be eva.
Good job.
You were tremendously vocal in the pizza challenge
- and you showed great leadership qualities. - Yay.
For the red team, we've chosen maclain.
Trust me, any guy that can pull off a hat like that
is a born leader.
Both of you, please come over here
and stand next to me. Thank you.
I am really happy I'm captain
because I like being in a lot of teams
and I play sports.
I'm very good at communicating,
and I'm going to make sure that we win this challenge.
Put that on. Thank you.
Maclain: I'm excited to go into this challenge,
but a little bit apprehensive about actually leading a team
because I'm not a very vocal person.
So, being able to communicate with my team
might be a challenge for me.
We have our captains. Now it's time to pick the teams.
In order to see who gets the first pick,
I must flip a very rare doubloon.
- Oh! - Eva, you're gonna call it either silver
- or gold. - Okay.
Gold.
- Silver. Maclain, you get the first pick. - All right.
This person did really well in the first challenge
and I believe in their ability to work well on a team.
- And that person is? - Liya.
- Liya, let's go. - Wow.
Being a royal captain is a lot of pressure,
and I want people that can be very vocal
and can work very well individually.
- All right, eva. - I'm picking this person
'cause we worked really well together in the pizza challenge.
- Jillian. - Jillian, well done.
Eva: My strategy for picking my team
is making sure I have a good amount of strong cooks
and I want someone who I know I work well with.
- Grayson. - Gordon: Grayson.
- Gordon: Next? - I choose abir.
Gordon: Abir, nice. Good, welcome to the blue team.
- Next? Ivy. - Ivy.
- Aarón and gordon: Wow. - Andrew.
- Aarón: Whoa. - Gordon: Apron on.
Andrew, well done, young man.
- Next? - Ciara, come here.
- Smart. Good stuff. - Molly.
- Gordon: Molly. - Aarón: Molly, wow.
Gordon: Welcome to the blue team, molly.
- Cruz. - Gordon: Cruz.
- Let's go, cruz. - Starla.
- Gordon: Wow. Starla, welcome. - Aarón: Starla!
Maclain, final pick.
- A'dan. - Gordon: A'dan, wow.
- Thank you. - Daphne: Okay, a'dan.
And, freddy, welcome to the blue team.
I'm nervous 'cause having freddy on my team
is gonna be difficult
because I feel like he's a little bossy.
Each team will have to make the classic renaissance faire dish--
some form of meat on a bone.
- Oh! - I got this one.
But that's not all, because before you serve
your incredible entrée,
each team will also have to serve an amazing,
- handmade scotch egg. - Oh, man.
- ( groans ) - gordon: That's right.
Now, listen closely. There will be 51 people that you will all have to feed.
And that crowd today will be the ones
voting for today's winning team.
This is your first field challenge.
Make sure it's not your last.
Because someone from the losing team will be going home.
- Oh. - Right. Everybody, ready?
All: Yes, chef!
Your 60 minutes...
Start...
- ...Now! Let's go! - Aarón: Let's go, everyone!
- Okay, go, guys. - Gordon: Let's go!
- Fast, guys! Fast! - Go, go, go.
- Let's go, let's go. - Go, go, go.
- Guys, we got this.
Maclain, so what's your idea?
- Guys, what about, like, lamb? - No!
How about pork? Because if we get it right,
- then it will be amazing. - Yeah, exactly.
Okay, fine, pork chop. We need some sort vegetable.
- Something bright and colorful. - Red cabbage.
- Okay, good idea. - Maybe some type of potatoes.
- Smashed potatoes. - I think smashed potatoes could work well.
- Some mustard vinaigrette to go over it. - Definitely.
- What about a gravy? - Carmelized onion gravy.
That would be nice. That would be really nice.
That would go really well with our meat.
Yes, I agree. Ciara and I are on cabbage.
Liya, you're on gravy.
A'dan and grayson, you guys are on the pork.
- Got it. - And cruz and ivy, you're on scotch eggs,
- and then once those are done, potatoes. - Sounds good!
Red team on three.
All: One, two, three, red team!
The type of leadership I believe in
is not microanalyzing everything
and making sure that everyone is doing everything perfect
because that'll just stress people out.
- Do you have the burner on? - I have it on medium.
Uh, yeah, that's good.
So for the entrée, I was thinking of making
- like, chicken leg. - Yeah, chicken legs is good.
- Then what about, like, a rice? - Basmati rice.
- We need something fragrant. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, we should have lemon vinaigrette,
because lemon goes nicely with chicken.
- And we need a vegetable. - Brussels sprouts.
Yes, brussels sprouts! And then we're gonna make
- a pork sausage scotch egg, right? - Yeah.
Eva: I definitely think I have a strong team,
but this challenge is gonna be really difficult.
Jillian and abir, you guys are gonna be doing the rice.
And I'm going to make sure that everyone's
really comfortable what they're doing.
Freddy, you're gonna be doing the brussels sprouts.
Andrew and starla, you guys are gonna be doing the scotch eggs
and then help with plating.
And then me and molly are going to be doing the chicken.
I am all about meat. Meat is my middle name.
I am the grill master back home in springfield, missouri,
so I can rock this.
All: One, two, three, blue team!
Let's go, guys.
Gordon: Red team, blue team,
30 minutes till our judges' tasting.
So, first big team challenge.
We're outside of the comfort of that incredible masterchef kitchen.
- Yes. - This is a tough one.
Two courses, guys. That's my big worry.
And then the number-- over 50 guests.
Come on, for any eight-year-old?
- That is a tall order. - That's huge.
- Get those guys on the grill. - Okay.
- Cut side down. - Daphne: What's gonna be important here
is organization, communication, and then teamwork.
Gordon: Those team captains really need to step up today,
especially under this pressure.
Captain of the blue team, eva, she did well
in that pizza challenge, right? You could see those skills.
But can she control the six other members of her team?
Molly, do they need more salt?
I'm putting more on if that's what you need.
Then maclain, captain of the red team,
you know he's cool, calm, collected,
but can he find his voice?
That's what we want to see today.
I think this could use a little bit more liquid.
Gordon: Remember, red team, blue team, 20 minutes
until we serve the appetizer.
Speed up, let's go!
We need to work together!
Right, captain, tell me about the dish. What are you doing?
- We're doing chicken legs. - Yes.
- With a lemon vinaigrette, - smart.
- Brussels sprouts and rice. - Love that idea.
What's the fat on the scotch eggs? What are you doing there?
- They're pork sausage. - Great.
- Starla, andrew, you know what you're doing there, yes? - Yes, chef.
- Two and a half, three minutes in there, yes? - Okay.
Right, eva, make sure this is all coming together, yes?
- Yes, chef. - Let's go.
We gotta get those scotch eggs out.
Remember, if there's any excess,
- you just take it away, right? - Yeah.
I have cooked a scotch egg before,
and it's really hard to make sure
that everything is cooked fully
because the outside of the scotch egg,
it looks beautiful and golden brown.
- Flour, egg wash, bread crumbs, fryer. - Okay, good.
But when you cut into it, the pork sausage could be raw.
- Make sure they have to be really crispy, right? - Yeah.
- All right, maclain, - daphne: Red team!
- How we doing, buddy? - I think that we're off to a good start.
- Talk to me about your dish. - We're making pork chops with paprika oil,
braised red cabbage, smashed potatoes...
- Daphne: Ooh. - ...And a caramelized onion gravy.
Now, how do you feel about being team leader? Does that feel good?
It's a little bit nerve-wracking
because so many people are depending on me.
But it also feels good just to be the leader.
All right, let's make sure we're being a little bit more vocal
and saying, "I need this. I need this now."
- yes, chef. - Okay, cool.
Remember, you do it lightly.
Me and cruz are doing really well with these scotch eggs.
I'm gonna deep fry, he's gonna roll them.
This meal has to be perfection.
Hello, scotch eggs patrol.
- Hello. - Have you eaten a scotch egg before?
Yeah, I love scotch eggs.
- Have you ever made one before? - Yes, I have.
- Aarón: What kind of scotch egg are you making? - A turkey scotch egg
- with a cranberry sauce. - Daphne: Ooh, I like that.
You know what's also a good technique? Watch, I'm gonna show you.
Put that in there. You're gonna take this, and that helps form it.
- You see what I'm saying, buddy? - Yeah.
And then you do that, and look,
you get a better, more concise egg, okay?
- You good? - Yeah.
( music playing )
all right, these can come out.
- You sure? - Yes.
- Look at the color on those. - Gordon: Right.
Andrew, starla, let's check those scotch eggs.
Quick, look.
- What is that? - Raw meat.
That's raw meat.
If we give them raw meat, what's gonna happen?
No.
Gordon: Dear, oh, dear. Come on, guys.
Oh, no. That's raw meat.
No raw meat, okay, yeah? Let's start that again.
Let's get them back in there for another two minutes, yes?
- Starla, we can't serve them raw meat, yes? - Yes, chef.
- Put some more in that one. - Eva, blue team needs to speed up a little bit.
- Okay. - Remember, it's 50 portions.
I wanna see one stunning portion in 20 minutes
and scotch eggs in ten minutes.
- Understood? - Yes.
Come on, scotch eggs. Cook faster.
I believe in you.
Go heavily on the seasoning.
- Okay. - How much more time do we have, maclain?
- What? I don't know. - How much time have we used?
Liya: I'm a little worried because, like,
maclain is not really talking to us.
Maclain, I'm doing the gravy really quickly.
How much flour should I put in?
- Uh-- yeah. - Do a good handful. A good handful.
He kinda is just being quiet,
but he has to communicate with people
- or we're gonna lose. - Maclain, do you want me
to make the vinaigrette for you?
Hey, maclain?
Is that batch good?
- This batch is good, yes. - Okay, good.
You have to bring it up there, come on.
Eva: I'm definitely feeling the pressure.
I mean, if my team loses,
we're going straight to elimination.
Freddy, are there any brussels sprouts that are done?
No, not right now.
It's hard cooking six giant pans full of brussels sprouts.
I have not been more stressed out in my life.
Remember, we're feeding 51 people.
Keep making them!
Ivy and cruz, I need those scotch eggs.
- You gotta hurry up. - So, we're almost done.
- We just need two more rows. - Perfect, perfect.
Gordon: Eva, check your scotch eggs, please, yes?
- Yes, chef. - Andrew and starla are going.
- Are they cooked? - These look good.
Let me see them. They look amazing.
Keep up the good work, guys.
Daphne: Hey, that looks good.
Line them up, honey. Line them up.
Off you go, guys. First course going. Good luck.
These are ready to go to our patrons.
Aarón: Awesome!
( music playing )
andrew: I'm feeling really proud of my scotch eggs.
They're fried well. They're cooked all the way through.
Oh, my god.
But I'm definitely kind of nervous about the tray.
It's heavy, so I'm really scared I'm gonna drop one.
- Hi! - Hey.
- Hello. - What is this?
This is scotch eggs wrapped in pork sausage.
- Thank you. - Oh, wonderous well!
- Oh! - What do you have here?
I have a turkey scotch egg with a cranberry sauce.
Thank you so much.
Me and cruz are the perfect people
to serve these scotch eggs.
Look at how pretty you look!
Because we're both young and we're cute!
So that's gonna give us a one percent of an advantage.
- This looks so delicious. - Yeah.
Fantastic. Thank you.
I had a scotch egg from the blue kitchen,
and it was perfectly spiced.
It was absolutely delicious.
I got the scotch egg from the red kitchen,
and it is cooked very well, super moist,
crunchy on the outside.
Red team, blue team,
five minutes until the judges' tasting.
- Speed up! Let's go! - Just get a plate.
Do you think you guys can have a pork chop ready
- in three minutes? Okay. - Yes.
Come on, pull it together!
Give the rest a little, like--
- chicken plate. - We gotta hurry.
- Come on! - Hurry, you gotta go, go, go.
Come on, maclain, you got this.
- Finish that dish, eva. - Make it beautiful.
Okay!
Okay, describe the dish, please.
We have made for you a chicken with rice
and some brussels sprouts and a lemon vinaigrette.
Visually, listen, you got a nice color on the chicken.
- Who cooked that chicken? - Me and molly did.
- Gordon: That's cooked nice. - Daphne: That's beautiful.
- And the rice looks fluffy, nice. - Thank you.
Jillian did the rice.
So, young lady, the problem we got here,
is it just tastes a little bit bland.
It needs more vinaigrette on the end, and the rice
and the sprouts and the chicken
- need more seasoning. - Yes, chef.
I would agree. I would do a little more vinaigrette at the end.
And I actually would flip the chicken to give that
more golden brown side the right side up.
Otherwise, I think it's a great plate.
- Okay. - And you know, for me,
I love the caramelization of the brussels sprouts.
- I think it's fantastic. - Thank you, chef.
Now is the most difficult task.
- We need over 50 portions. - Yes, chef.
It's a good effort, but it could be better.
- Have a meeting. - Thank you, chef.
- You got it. - Okay, guys, meeting.
Eva: As team captain, I need to show the judges
that I can take control of my team.
Molly, we really have to make sure that this chicken is nicely brown.
The rice and brussels sprouts needs more seasoning, okay?
Everyone, stay at their stations.
- All right, young man. - Describe your dish, please.
We have made for you a grilled pork chop
with paprika oil, along with mashed potatoes
with a mustard vinaigrette, braised cabbage,
and caramelized onion gravy.
- Who's cooking the pork? - Grayson and a'dan are on the pork.
- That's a nice cook on that. - Daphne: Yeah, beautiful.
- Daphne: Looks great. - Gordon: Really nice.
And how about this braised cabbage?
That cabbage has apple cider vinegar and caraway seeds.
Gordon: The pork tastes delicious.
The gravy is terrible. It's like glue.
- Terrible. - There's no seasoning in there.
- Yes, chef. - Daphne: The same with the potatoes.
More of that mustard vinaigrette on the potatoes,
so that they have that same great acidity.
Aarón: The gravy needs a lot of work.
- It just tastes of flour and butter, okay? - Yes, chef.
So your team needs to be a little bit more focused on what they're doing.
- You need to take control. - Yes, chef.
- You can do it. Good stuff. - Get your team together.
Team meeting!
I'm realizing there's a lot more
that I really need to be doing right now.
Gravy needs a lot more seasoning
and it needs to go for a lot longer. It needs to be brown.
- So just leave it in. - Yes.
The potatoes needed a lot more vinaigrette.
- Yes, a lot more vinaigrette. - Yes.
I just need to watch everything.
All: One, two, three, red team!
- We got this. - Okay.
Hey, blue team, 15 minutes to go
- before we start serving, yes? - Kids: Yes, chef.
Molly, check the chicken in the oven.
These guys can't be cold.
- Do we have any rice ready? - The rice is almost done.
I just to need to zest the orange.
What's this slice doing in the pot?
That one, I thought I was gonna start a new one.
The kitchen is crazy.
Everyone's running around trying to finish
their part of the dish.
Who's doing the rice now? Jillian?
- Yes. - Has abir taken over?
No, he's helping me with the rice.
But how many portions have we got cooked?
We have about three pots cooked.
Blue team, come here. What has happened to this?
- It's mush. - Gordon: Well, that's no good.
- Oh, my god. - Gordon: Oh, boy.
Come on, guys, please.
- Would you eat that? - No, chef.
( music playing )
- what has happened to this? - That's not good.
- Would you eat that? - No, chef.
Dear, oh, dear. Come on, guys, please.
Yes, chef, okay.
Jillian: I feel I kind of let
the team down a little bit,
but I know that I can do a lot better.
Look at me. Do we want any more sticky rice?
- Kids: No! - Okay, so make it perfect.
Eva: We need fluffy rice!
So, blue team, a little bit fragmented.
That rice was just mushy.
But the big problem they've got now is that
that captain needs to have a voice.
It's now down to eva to bring that blue team together
to get all these portions out at the same time.
- Yeah. - Maclain, do you want me to plate?
- Uh, sure, yeah. - Aarón: For us on the red team,
I think that maclain needs to step it up a little bit more.
But if he can't handle the pressure,
he needs to hand that armband over
to someone who can communicate better.
- And so, yeah, the pressure's on. - Daphne: And I hope
they're gonna pick up their pace in that final ten minutes.
Because they're just moving a little slow for me right now.
Let's go, red team, blue team.
Ten minutes before we start serving.
Freddy, how's it going?
Freddy, you good with the sprouts?
Freddy, look at me. Come here, you.
Hup.
You're not talking to anybody.
- No. - Do you want to go home?
- No, chef. - Okay, so I need you to talk. I need you to open up.
You're a very good cook.
Now, you may have been chosen last,
but do not let that affect you.
I've been chosen last many times on a soccer team.
Do you know what it made me do when I ran on the pitch?
- Try harder, chef? - Try harder.
So, pull your head up, I wanna hear your voice,
and start giving me some of the freddy I saw
- when you first started this competition. - Yes, chef.
Let's go.
I'm not in the right mindset right now,
but gordon inspires me to try harder.
All of the pans, get the sprouts in there.
I want the seasoning in there as well. Let's go.
My focus is just to do to the best of my ability for my team.
Maclain!
No.
Being the captain is very overwhelming.
- I need that quick. Asap. - I know, I know. I got it.
It's starting to get really hectic,
and it's really stressful.
Maclain, did you add seasoning to this?
- Maclain! - This is so hard to manage.
A'dan: Team captain, what do we need to do?
- Captain, come here. - Yes, chef.
We're about to open. That's when you need to open up.
Remember I said I believe in you as a captain?
- Yes, chef. - But I'm not hearing you.
Get yourselves organized. Three on here,
- two on there, two on there. - Okay.
Three and two and two is what?
- One second. I'm sorry, I know. - Seven.
- Get your team ready. - Wow, grayson!
- It looks beautiful. - Maclain: Ivy, ivy.
- That's a good job. That's way better. - Ivy, ivy.
- No, sorry. Wrong person. Liya. - Yes?
- Can you help me dress the plates? - Yes, I will.
Gordon: Maclain, five minutes before we start serving.
Yes, chef.
( fanfare playing )
all right, eva, our diners, they're on their way.
Molly, check the chicken in the oven.
Molly: Okay, I'm getting it.
We're getting it out of the oven.
- Oh, my god. - What happened?
- Molly! - Abir: You dropped, like, ten chicken legs.
What?
Eva: It's okay. Just get this one in the oven.
There's no time to cry about it. We gotta get more in the oven.
Daphne: Okay, get your grill master back on the grill.
You gotta recover from this.
I can't believe I dropped the chicken.
But there's a lot at stake, elimination's on the line,
and I'm not gonna let my team down.
Okay, come on. We gotta hurry.
We have to get this one in the oven.
I gotta focus and cook more chicken
and I really gotta step it up.
Come on.
Red team, ten plates out first. Let's go.
We need some pork chops!
- Are those hot? - Yes.
Put it down.
Touch that. Everything's cold, guys.
- Oh my god. - Oh, look at this color here now.
All of you, come here.
What's happened to us? Is that good enough?
- No, chef. - I want hot pork chops cooked nicely.
- Let's go. - Back on the grill.
- Let's go. - Come on, guys. You got this!
Maclain, I need you organized as a captain, please.
A'dan: The red team is a mess.
Nobody's communicating, we're not working as a team.
If maclain doesn't step up, we could face elimination,
so I'm really trying to help him out and take control
so we can win this challenge.
Both sides needs color.
Aarón: All right, blue team, listen up.
Our diners have arrived.
I need room for the chicken!
Molly: Start plating!
Okay, so please get some chicken on.
- Okay, chicken. - Perfect.
Put the brussels sprouts. I need these dishes finished.
Here you go. Thank you very much.
Guys, we've got this, okay?
Maclain, let's go, please.
Gordon: Thank you. Pick up.
Ivy: We need another vinaigrette.
- We have no one on vinaigrette. - Where's the vinaigrette?
We need vinaigrette, you guys.
- Maclain, I need your voice, young man. - Yes, chef.
- Where's the vinaigrette?
Someone's not on vinaigrette.
Hey, stop. Have we run out of vinaigrette?
- Yeah. - Yes, chef.
Why aren't we talking to each other?
Hey, red team, come here.
I thought we wanted to do well in this challenge.
Right now I've got seven individuals
not playing as a team.
No one knows what they're doing.
This is a disaster.
Gordon: This is a disaster.
Right now I've got seven individuals
not playing as a team.
And if you can't manage your team,
I want you to give the armband
to somebody else with a voice.
- Yes, chef. All right. - Get organized. Let's go.
Guys, vinaigrette must be finished!
Do you want me to be team captain?
I can get everybody organized. I'm just saying.
- Okay. - No, don't do that.
- Don't do that. - No, let me be the team captain.
- No! - Guys, guys! You know what?
Guys, a'dan has it. He has a strong voice.
He can yell and he can get us organized.
It was tough to give up the captain role,
but I know that I have to because I need someone
that'll bring this team to a victory.
Listen to a'dan.
I set up this team to win
and I intend for that to happen.
Maclain, you're on plating.
- Yes, chef. - You're doing vinaigrette.
Potato. Me and grayson, meat.
Red team, who's the captain now, please?
- I'm the captain, chef! - Get organized, young man.
Yes, chef! Liya, work on the vinaigrette.
I'm working on it.
Come on, guys. We've got this.
Blue team, I need ten chickens on every tray. Let's go.
Andrew, I see you not doing much.
You gotta make sure you're helping out.
- Eva, what shall I do? - What are you doing, starla?
I need you over here, team. I need you speaking up.
Ask for stuff. Let's go.
Eva: I am so nervous.
If these plates aren't perfect,
we're gonna lose those votes.
I am just praying that everything is cooked well.
- Lords and ladies! - Please, pick up.
Eva: Jillian, please, can I have some more rice?
- Rice is cooking right now. - Thank you.
A'dan: Guys, make sure you're doing everything perfectly!
- Got it. - What do you need?
- Meat, meat, meat. - More meat.
- More meat, grayson. - Got it.
A'dan, great job being vocal.
Keep it going now. Let's go.
- Grayson, is that one good? - Almost.
- Well, how's that tasting now? - I mixed it up and I added some salt and pepper.
- That's better, yes? Much better. - Yes. Mmm, yeah.
The red team has switched captains,
and a'dan has really been vocal and helped us all
communicate a little bit better,
and we just have to worry about finishing awesome.
I need one more chop to complete this, please.
- We definitely need more chops. - Chops are coming up, chef!
Now we got some color on there, right?
- Chops here. - Tongs on, let's go.
The energy has definitely changed on the red team.
Well done. Good.
And plates are flying out to lords and ladies.
- Both: Lords and ladies! - Please eat.
- That's it, madam. - Also, the pork chops look amazing.
Well, thank you, wee one. We appreciate it.
You're welcome.
( fanfare playing )
daphne: Hello.
- How's everyone's meals? - Beauteously plated.
- Yes? - Excellent.
What do you think of the red team's pork chop?
I was a little worried 'cause pork chop sometimes
- can really get overcooked. - Yes.
They did a wonderful job. It's very juicy.
Any chicken fans over here? Anyone love the chicken?
The skin is pretty good.
I usually don't like skin very much,
- but the skin was really flavorful. - Okay.
Yours is still bleeding? That's terrible.
What do we have going on here?
Yeah, when you poke in here, you can kinda see
- it still kinda bleeds out on you. - Yeah.
- It's kinda drying out. - You're absolutely right. My goodness.
- Sorry about that. - No, we're sorry about that.
Pork chops done and ready!
- Got it. - Aarón: There you go. Good job, liya.
- Let's keep moving. - Welcome!
- Please enjoy. - Right over here.
A'dan: Is everything great? Do we need anything in the top?
- Liya: No, we're good. - If y'all need anything,
let me know and I'll give it to y'all.
Gordon: Eva, well done. Now look at me.
I need twelve chicken, twelve rice. Let's go.
- Hey, gordon? - Hold it. Yes?
We got a big problem, you guys.
This is the bloody chicken that's coming back to me.
The chicken's pink in the middle, guys.
Molly, any better chicken, please?
We'll get some out of the oven.
I'm a little disappointed in myself,
but I know we can rebound.
I know I can do better than this.
Chicken coming! Chicken is very hot. Use these.
So I have to make sure that this is perfect.
- Plates, please, let's go. - Is that ready?
- Is everything on it? - Yes, chef.
- Come on, guys, finish strong. - More chicken, please.
- We have chicken coming. - Gordon: Sprouts, please.
- Sprouts are coming. - Rice on, let's go!
We've got more rice coming I hope, yes?
Jillian, do we have any more rice?
- No, not yet. - Gordon: Stop. What?
We've run out of rice?
I'm still cooking it, yes.
- We ran out of rice. - I know.
- Jillian, we need more rice. - I know.
I have four parts going at once and I can't do it any faster.
How far is the rice off?
- Um, like, ten. - No.
You had an hour to cook, guys.
I'm gonna try to cook the rice as fast as I can.
Gordon: Guys, the diners are on the way.
But there are more people coming.
So, I'm feeling really nervous.
- Captain? - Can we serve them without rice?
Captain, can you make a decision, please?
Eva: I guess we're gonna have to.
Hey, blue team, have we given up?
- All: No, chef! - Come on then, blue team.
Let's go! Step up.
Get the prettiest pieces of chicken on, okay?
- Abir: All right. - Eva: The rice takes a while to cook
and I can't make my customers have to wait that long.
- Freddy, I need more brussels sprouts. - All right, I'm coming.
Luckily, freddy made just enough brussels sprouts,
and at least they're gonna get something on the plate.
Gordon: Freddy, well done.
Eva, lots of sprouts on there, please.
Yes, chef!
I'm very sorry that we don't have any rice.
My apologies. Let's go.
This is a fresh piece of chicken for you, ma'am.
I hope that one is cooked to your liking.
- Guys, I need gravy asap. - I got it, I got it.
Last couple of plates. Let's be consistent.
Okay, let's go. Give me another one.
- Thank you, madam. - You're welcome.
- Please take. You're welcome. - Thank you.
- Nice job, guys. - Lords and ladies, please enjoy.
Blue team, job done.
Make sure it's beautiful.
- Aarón: Here you go. - Yes.
Aarón: Beautiful job. All right, guys, you're done.
- Have a nice day. - Very proud of you guys, okay?
Line up here. What happened there?
- I don't know. - As we start running out of rice,
- we talk to each other, don't we? - All: Yes, chef.
We don't say, "we have no rice left. I'm out."
with ten portions left, what do we do?
- Make more. - We communicate.
It was a strong start, and a little bit of a weak ending, okay.
All of you, right now have a debrief
- and then start clearing down. - Yes, chef.
- Dear, oh, dear.
It was a strong start and a little bit of a weak ending, okay?
All of you, right now have a debrief
- and then start clearing down. - Yes, chef.
- Dear, oh, dear.
Woman: I didn't get any rice.
Apologies from the kitchen that we've run out of rice,
but we did make extra brussels sprouts for you.
Hopefully extra flavorful as well.
- Yes. - Eva: Okay, team,
maybe we didn't get very good communication in the ending,
but I think everyone tried very hard.
Be proud, okay? Whatever happens,
- we tried our best, okay? - Yes.
Blue team on three, guys.
All right, now we hope we just have to get the most votes.
One, two, three, blue team!
Okay, guys, so today we did great.
- Yeah, we did. - I wanna say a big thanks to maclain
because he handed it up, and he didn't let his ego
get in the way of the team's cooking.
It was just a matter of us falling behind.
Also, I was not being vocal enough
and I knew we were falling apart,
so I needed someone who would be able to shout.
- Guys, hands in the middle. - Hands in the middle!
- Red team on three! - One, two, three, red team!
( chattering )
sir, what do you think of the red team's pork chop?
Pork chop from the red kitchen is fantastic.
It's tender, it's juicy.
Potatoes were cooked nicely, the sauce is beautiful.
- It's excellent. - Thank you so much.
When you are ready, please be sure
to cast your vote with the archers.
What do you think of the blue team's grilled chicken?
Ooh, very, very tasty.
Woman: The pork chop is definitely the winner for me.
It's nice, it's juicy, and the flavors just pop
when you add the gravy that they have on the side here.
I am loving the red team's pork chop.
I'm enjoying the red team's pork chop.
The potatoes? Fantastic.
I will be voting for the red team.
So, the red team's pork chop, let's talk about that.
It was dry and kind of tough.
I couldn't eat very much of it.
Even the gravy didn't save that one, unfortunately.
- No. - No.
The blue team did a magnificent job
with the chicken.
Man: I prefer the red team's dish.
There seemed to be more consistency
and a lot more flavor.
The blue team had excellent chicken.
The rice was al dente.
I liked the charred brussels sprouts,
so it was delicious to me.
I liked pretty much everything on the blue team's dish.
The brussels sprouts were amazing
and the chicken was very full of flavor.
All right, guys, time for your final votes.
( fanfare playing )
queen.
Lords and ladies, two teams battled it out today
on the field of culinary competition.
Please, give it up
for the blue team and the red team.
- ( cheering ) - good. Well done.
Blue team, red team, congratulations on a really hard fought battle.
- Well done. - All: Thank you, chef.
Unfortunately, only one team today can be victorious,
and the other will be facing elimination.
Now, lords and ladies, you have cast your votes
for the blue team's chicken and the red team's pork.
There can only be one way to reveal today's winning team.
Sorcery!
What?
This sword has magically changed
to the color of the winning team.
Captains, step up to the sword.
On my count, put your hands on it and lift it gently.
One, two, three.
Daphne: Come on, use those muscles.
- ( muttering ) - uh, what?
- ( a'dan grunts ) - and rest, captains, please.
We need a knight in shining armor for this.
Gordon: Back in place, please, both of you.
Obviously, they don't have the magic touch.
The winning team is...
( kids laugh )
gordon, you can't even do it.
( overlapping chatter )
( screaming )
red, red, red, red, red!
- The red team! - Whoa!
- Yes! - ( cheering )
I'm so happy that we won,
and I think me giving the role of captain to a'dan
really paid off.
Red team on three.
One, two, three, red team!
I'm so proud of the red team.
We pulled ourselves together
to an amazing victory.
Blue team, unfortunately,
for one of you it'll be you last time ever
in the masterchef junior competition.
But for now, please head back and clean down.
And I'll see you tomorrow in the masterchef kitchen
where one of you will be eliminated.
Thank you.
Red team, now celebrate with our lords and ladies!
- Off you go. - Yeah! High-five!
( cheering )
thank you.
Thank you!
Blue team, please head back and clean down.
And I'll see you tomorrow in the masterchef kitchen
where one of you will be eliminated. Thank you.
Red team, now celebrate with our lords and ladies!
- Off you go. - Yeah!
I think that what let us down was
that I didn't communicate enough with you guys.
And I think that it wasn't just because of the rice
and of the chicken.
It's everybody's fault.
All right, listen, let's be real now.
You can't put something on a menu and then not serve it.
Right now we shouldn't be looking
at who can go home and why.
We were in the top 15 and we did an amazing job,
and everyone should be proud of each other, okay?
Eva: This is very nerve-wracking.
Someone's going home.
I am hoping that the judges saw how hard I tried
to keep my team together.
But you never know what's gonna happen
at the masterchef kitchen.
( music playing )
tough challenge there.
- Yeah, absolutely. - ( sighs )
welcome back, guys. Please make your way down to the front. Let's go.
I served plates without rice,
and maybe that was a factor to why we lost.
And I'm really nervous because I don't want to go home.
Red team, congratulations.
You guys were victorious.
Well done, all of you.
Now that you're all safe up there on the balcony,
please put on those masterchef junior white aprons. Let's go.
Blue team, I'm sorry to say
you were not on the winning side of the battle.
The lords and ladies of the renaissance faire voted
and they thought you were the losing team.
( sighs )
eva, a huge responsibility on your shoulders.
- What went wrong? - I think that at the end,
we weren't communicating as well as I wish we would.
If we just talked a little more,
that we could've made it happen.
- Right. - Okay, guys,
as you all know, unfortunately,
one of you has to go home.
And trust us, this is not an easy decision.
Now, when I call your name, please step forward.
Molly.
Abir.
Freddy.
Freddy, you started off a little bit bumpy,
but you bounced back super strong
and your brussels saved the team
when there was no other sides available.
Abir, you partaked on every other section
across that challenge
and helped a lot of people on your team.
Molly, you had some setbacks with the chicken,
but you pushed through and you handled it like a pro.
You three did enough to keep you safe
in the competition.
So, please, head up to the balcony
and put on your white aprons.
- Thank you, chef. - Well done.
Daphne: Well done, you guys.
Abir: I'm so glad I'm safe.
I came here to prove to chef daphne, gordon, and aarón
that I'm one of the toughest competitors in this competition,
so I just want to continue growing and learning as a chef, for sure.
Eva, young lady, you were the captain.
If you team doesn't succeed, that has to come down
to a reflection of your leadership.
And the food that you allowed to be served
simply didn't cut it.
Andrew, you started off, young man, on the scotch eggs.
You sort of didn't really help that much
after that task was completed.
Jillian, you were on that rice.
That was your one responsibility.
We started off with overcooked, underseasoned,
and we finished the cook with no rice at all.
Starla, after the scotch egg,
it was hard to see how you contributed to your team.
You didn't really help much after that task was done.
You all had your ups and downs,
but only one of you is leaving the competition this evening.
And that person is...
Jillian.
I'm so sorry, young lady.
It's okay, jillian.
Gordon: You three say good-bye to jillian, please,
and make your way up the balcony. Thank you.
- I'm gonna miss you so much. - Thank you.
I'm happy that I'm safe, but I'm sad
that one of my friends is going home.
So, it's a bittersweet moment.
Oh, jillian, you've been amazing this competition.
Think what you've done, think what you've achieved.
You made it to the top 16.
Come on, you must've had some fun along the way.
- Yes? - I did.
All three of us have made mistakes.
It's part of life
and it's part of learning to do it better.
Don't worry about this. This is one step up
as you continue on this great path you're on.
Don't forget all the great things
that you've learned and you're gonna continue to do
- in your bright future. - Thank you.
- Come and say good-bye, please. - Cruz: Good job, jillian.
- Bye, darling. Take care. - Good job, jillian.
Jillian: I'm really sad to go home,
but then I am proud of myself,
because, I mean, I made it this far.
I beat out thousands of kids from all over america.
Keep your head up high, jillian.
I met amazing friends
and I got to cook in the masterchef junior kitchen.
So that's a huge accomplishment.
Bye!
And this makes me determined to keep on cooking
and work harder towards my dream.
Gordon: Next time on "masterchef junior,"
we have a very special guest...
My daughter tilly!
...With a "hole" new immunity challenge.
- Tilly: Donuts! - Daphne: You'll be making--
- 50 donut holes. - That's a lot of donuts.
Now!
What do you think of american boys?
You're here to cook, not flirt.
Can you smell that?
And an elimination challenge that really stinks.
- ( screams ) - I could smell.
( shrieking )
today might not be such an easy challenge.