Gordon: Previously on "MasterChef Junior"...
Tonight, there's a very special guest,
my daughter Tilly.
I'm here to introduce
one of our favorite things to eat together.
- Donuts! - You will be making...
- 50 donut holes. - Now.
- Gordon: Let's go, speed up. - Aarón: Andale.
It's the kind of thing I'd see in a pastry shop in Paris.
Mystery box challenges, you never know what's gonna be under them.
- Oh, my God! - This stinks.
- All: Yes. - Take those stinky ingredients
and turn them into something beautiful.
The person leaving tonight is Maclain.
- Tonight... - It's a unicorn!
- What? - We're having a baby shower!
it's boys versus girls...
- Ooh. - ...in a team challenge that's a bumpy ride.
Daphne: Word of warning, guys,
- cooking for pregnant ladies is no joke. - Oh, no.
We gotta make sure that we communicate with each other.
- Oven open! - A'Dan, what are you doing?
- Shoot. - Get another cup in there quick.
- Gordon: Oh, my Lord. - And ends with one home cook...
- Oh, gosh. - ...leaving the kitchen.
That is disgusting.
- I don't have an attitude! - Yes, you do!
We will shut this kitchen down.
Ooh, it's a big day!
- You excited for tonight? - So excited.
Thank you guys so much for doing this for me.
It is our pleasure, trust me.
( cheering )
- Gordon: Welcome, guys. - Eva: This is so cool.
I see balloons and flowers and presents. I love presents.
- Oh, my gosh! - What's happening?
Is it gonna be a party?
Now, who is in the mood
- for an amazing celebration? - All: Me!
Tonight, we're celebrating a very special milestone
in Miss Daphne's life--
the arrival of her new baby.
- ( cheering ) - That's right.
- Hopefully not tonight. - We're having the most amazing
- baby... shower! - ( screaming )
So much sprinkles!
Oh, my goodness me!
It's in my undies.
But it's not just my baby shower.
We are celebrating 21 other awesome pregnant ladies, too.
- ( cheering ) - The MasterChef restaurant is gonna be full of guests,
and you will be responsible for cooking all of the food
for this awesome and very special baby shower.
- Yay! - Word of warning, guys,
cooking for pregnant ladies is no joke.
This will not be an easy crowd to win over.
Our palates and our appetites can be all over the place.
- Uh-oh. - And tonight,
those pregnant ladies will be voting on the winner.
Aarón: Now, Daphne, I have to be honest.
I've been thinking long and hard
about what to get you for a gift.
And I believe that I found the perfect thing for you.
- Excuse me. I'll be back. - Daphne: Oh, whoa.
- What? - What's he gonna have?
- What's going on? - What?
- What's happening? - Oh. What the--
- Holy cow! - Here we go.
- It's a unicorn! - ( screaming )
- It's a unicorn! - Oh, so cute.
Daphne: A unicorn! Oh, my gosh.
Are you kidding me?
I thought unicorns were extinct.
But guess what. I'm wrong.
You really outdid yourself.
I'm so grateful,
but given that I'm bringing a new baby home,
can you just hold on to him for a few months?
I'll grab him in, like, 18 years.
- Aww. - You see how sad Willow is? He heard that.
- Oh, Willow. - Okay, I'll hold on to him for you
- and then I'll give him back when the time is right. - Thank you.
Let's go back to the rancho, mijo.
- All: Bye! - Bye, Willow!
I'm sorry for Aarón, but I'll take it.
Unicorns and baby showers? Best day ever!
Now, we've already picked your teams.
- Ooh! - What?
Because tonight it will be...
Girls.
...versus boys.
- Boys! - Gordon: That's right.
- Mm-hmm. - ( cheering )
It'll be the pink team versus the baby blue team.
- Let's go, girls. - Gordon: Right, all of you, please come up here
- and grab your aprons. Let's go. - I'm confident for this
because I know the boys are stronger than the girls.
- I think we could win this. - Gordon: Let's go.
Ivy: It's girls versus boys, and I'm really excited
because I think that there's better chefs on the girls' side.
Shh.
Now, both teams take a moment amongst yourselves
- and choose a team captain. - Me!
- Can I be it? - I wanna be team captain.
No, A'Dan. No, no, no, no. We've had enough of you screaming at people.
I really want myself to be the team captain
because I led my team to victory at the Renaissance Faire,
and I feel like I could do it again.
I can lead this team to victory any day, any time.
I think Liya should be a team captain.
I would like to be team captain today
'cause I help out my dad's and my mom's restaurant a lot.
So I feel like that's really gonna help me lead my team to victory.
- Girls team! - All for Grayson, raise your hand.
I think Grayson would make a great captain
because he's very vocal and he's a very strong chef.
Baby blue team!
So he would be a very strong leader for our team.
Ladies, the captain of the pink team is who?
- All: Liya! - Captain on the blue team is who?
- Both: Grayson. - Gordon: Grayson.
Okay, we have our captains, but it's my party,
so I'll be deciding what kind of food you'll be making.
- Oh. - Ooh!
Blue team, I'd love for you to make us a chicken dish.
- Okay. - Okay.
And pink team, I'd like you to make us a fish dish.
- Yes! - And of course,
I would like both teams to please make us a dessert.
- Yes! - Now, this is an elimination challenge.
- Oh, no. - That's right, somebody will be leaving
at the end of this challenge from the losing team.
- Oh, no. - Now, your entrées are due in 60 minutes.
The judges would like to taste one of the entrées from each team
- within 30 minutes. - Ooh.
- Right, you guys ready? - All: Yes, Chef!
Your 60 minutes start...
...now. Let's go.
Go, go, go, go, go.
Okay, so, guys, get a notebook.
- What about, like, a cod? - Maybe we can do a bass?
I feel like we need something
- that has a crispier skin than bass. - We can do salmon.
Salmon, yeah, exactly.
I feel like today we have to be really cooperative
and we also have to communicate.
'Cause no communication, your team will fail.
We need a carb to go with it.
- Couscous? - No, not couscous.
- Quinoa? - Quinoa, exactly.
'Cause that could go with the colors. It all matches together.
- And then we could do, like, asparagus! Asparagus! - Yes, yes.
A sauce, maybe something with a kick of spice.
Lemon. Lemon, right?
- Curry! Curry! Curry! - A curry! A curry.
That's spicy, okay.
- Cherry tomatoes below-- - Yes, cherry tomatoes
- with a curry and asparagus. - This is a good dish
because it's a big dish, and pregnant ladies,
they need a bigger portion because the baby's hungry, too.
- Now let's do our dessert. - Pregnant women probably crave chocolate, right?
- Yes! - Brownies?
- Brownies! - Yeah!
I feel like the girls are just gonna rock this challenge
'cause girls have girl power
and that's the strongest kind of power.
- One, two, three, pink team! - Let's go, girls!
- All right, so what kind of chicken? - Maybe a chicken wing?
They're so small, and we would need to make a ton of them.
- All right. - What about the breast
- with the bone still on? - Yeah, chicken breast.
- Cast iron, really hot. - Cast iron, no doubt.
Great golden brown, and then you baste.
- And butter, thyme, garlic. - With some herbs, perfect.
I know chicken and rice go really well together.
- Wild rice, wild rice. - Rice is too small.
We should do orzo or something.
My strategy for leading this team is making sure
everybody feels happy with what they're creating.
- We need a vegetable-- - Cauliflower!
That's white on white on white,
and there's no color on the plate.
So we need broccolini. Nice dark green.
Broccolini, a green, will add so much vibrancy
to the dish. Great idea. What else?
- Maybe a pepper tapenade? - No, I think olives.
- That would go really good with salt-- - A tapenade with the chicken.
So like an olive tapenade. What about dessert?
- Like a macaron? Okay. - No, that would take way too long.
- Those are hard. - This is a big challenge,
and I think the role of team captain
is gonna be very important because we have quite a few
strong personalities on our team-- A'Dan.
Some cheesecake. Cheesecake.
- No. - I like cheesecake.
We need something fluffy.
Freddy is a really strong personality.
How about about we do ice cream and pickles?
And so I'm hoping that I can keep them all in check.
But also with some tartness like a fruit.
- Strawberry shortcake. - Yeah.
I think we're all worried about the elephant in the room,
which is elimination.
Just the fact that someone's going home
based off how they did in this challenge
- really raises the bar for everyone. - Baby blue team!
- These are gonna be your whisks, okay? - Okay.
Grab your ingredients and go. Freddy, I'll get you a pan of chicken.
Where's the garlic?
Salt and pepper both sides. Count how many
- and then know how many more you have to make, okay? - Got it.
- Let's go. - And then you baste it in the pan
- with butter and garlic. - All right.
Big jeopardy tonight hosting your amazing baby shower
because if there's ever a night not to have any raw protein,
- tonight is the night. - Yeah, it's super dangerous.
You cannot give a pregnant woman anything
- not cooked completely properly. - Exactly that.
Remember, better overcooked than undercooked.
- Vanilla extract. Remember how much? - Thank you.
- Two teaspoons, right? - Yes, two teaspoons.
Now how important is it tonight for those captains to shine?
Because they volunteered their own captains.
So, Grayson, that guy's a talented chef.
One thing I am doubting is his voice.
I don't know if he'll be able to command
such strong powerhouse players-- A'Dan, Freddy.
- That's not seasoned enough, A'Dan. - That's too much pepper.
- That's not too much pepper. - Yes, that is, Freddy.
- You can't over-season it. - I hope that he's out there
tasting and making sure that everything is progressing in the way it should be.
'Cause if he adds something to that team, it's his palate.
Everyone on point right now? Everyone got it?
- Both: Yes. - Liya is very vocal.
I think she's gonna have a certain calmness about her
that's gonna really steer them in the right direction.
Her parents run restaurants, so she knows a lot
about what it takes to communicate...
- Good point. - ...in a commercial-style kitchen like this.
Your seasoning good? Do you want me to help you with seasoning?
- Um, yeah. - Gordon: Double jeopardy.
Two dishes, an entrée and a dessert.
There is an elimination at the end of this.
Somebody will leave from the losing team.
So, the stakes are high.
Cruz, Abir, how y'all doing?
- Good. - Great.
- Don't rush, okay? We got this. - Okay.
Eight minutes gone, 52 minutes to go, guys.
In 20 minutes, I want to see one portion, right?
Miss Liya, young lady, talk to us about your dish.
We're going to be making a pan-seared salmon
with a curry vinaigrette with quinoa
and asparagus with blistered cherry tomatoes.
- Nice. - And then for the dessert, a chocolate brownie,
- whipped cream and candied pecan. - Awesome.
Liya, can you talk to us a little bit
about how you broke down your team and who's doing what?
Eva and Starla are doing the brownies
- because they're really good bakers. - That's good.
Liya Molly is doing the pan-seared salmon
and Ciara is working on the red quinoa.
And then what do you have Miss Ivy working on here?
Liya: Ivy's working on the vinaigrette.
Daphne: And we got dessert-making happening.
How did you decide brownies for dessert?
Well, we thought, you know, pregnant women, they crave things
They sure do. I definitely crave chocolate.
I would eat this whole batter if it didn't have eggs in it right now.
- Grill master Molly. Hey! - What's up?
- What's happening over here? - I'm making the salmon.
Aarón: So I know that you know how to rock it out with chicken.
- Are you feeling good about the salmon? Okay, cool. - Of course.
Team captain, we're gonna need a dish
- in 15 minutes, young lady. - Got it.
Grayson, tell me about the dish. What are you doing?
Grayson: We're gonna do a pan-seared chicken breast,
and then we're gonna do an olive tapenade.
- Right. - And then some herbed orzo with some preserved lemon,
and then a sautéed broccolini.
- What's for dessert? - We're gonna do a strawberry shortcake
and then a vanilla bean whipped cream
- with strawberry coulis. - Tell me how to divide and conquer.
Who's doing what on the team?
We have Freddy and A'Dan on chicken,
and then we have Abir and Cruz on the sides.
I'm on desserts with Andrew, and I'm gonna bounce around
- from place to place. - Okay. Great.
How many portions of chicken you cooking up?
We're gonna get five each batch, 'cause we're gonna cut one open
- and make sure it's cooked all the way. - I need one portion
- in 12 minutes. Right? - Okay, Chef.
So, you don't cook all the chicken now, do you?
- No. - Gordon: No. So what are we doing?
I'm making sure that they can cook them properly,
- and then we're gonna cook a lot more. - Gordon: Oh, my Lord.
What's the raw garlic going on top of the chicken now?
'Cause I was gonna-- I was gonna put it in the oven.
If you're searing the chicken off in the pan,
where should the garlic go?
- In the pan. - In the pan.
Grayson: Freddy just put raw garlic on top of the chicken,
and I'm like, "Oh, my goodness."
He was supposed to baste the chicken
while it's in the pan.
I've told him this already.
- So, it's not going that well. - Get the garlic in the pan
and baste the chicken in the pan.
Hey, Freddy, what's happened to you?
If you're searing the chicken off in the pan,
where should the garlic go?
- In the pan. - In the pan.
Hey, Freddy, what's happened to you?
I tried to tell him, but he just ignored me.
I didn't ignore you. A'Dan, you said to put the garlic at the bottom
- of the sheet tray. - No, I didn't.
We don't stick raw garlic on top of the chicken like that
- after it's been colored, do we? - Both: No, Chef.
Come on, let's go, guys, please?
In nine minutes from now,
I want one beautiful portion of chicken.
- Yes, Chef. - Thank you.
Liya: Guys, how is everything working?
- Is the salmon in the oven? - Yes, we have salmon in the oven.
Let's strain the other pots.
We'll get it going again and then we'll start seasoning the orzo.
- Liya, come here. - What?
It's crunchy still.
The water evaporated and everything,
- but it's still crunchy. - How much water did you put in?
A cup of water and a cup of quinoa.
- Two cups of water. - It's two cups.
- Shoot. - Get another cup in there quick.
- Oh, my God. Okay. - I was thinking couscous,
so I put one cup of quinoa and one cup of water.
Whoops. It's two.
So I added another cup of water.
I hope I can turn this around.
- Gordon: Eight minutes, guys. - Daphne: One perfect plate.
We need to see what you're working on.
A'Dan: Grayson, check Freddy. He's over-seasoning his chicken.
Gordon: So, blue team are all over the place.
Complete fragmentation. Freddy and A'Dan are arguing.
A'Dan, turn that back over. That is not golden brown.
- A'Dan: That is golden brown. - How is A'Dan doing with not being captain?
He is not happy, and he's making his feelings known, let me tell you.
But worse than that, Freddy's smashing raw garlic on top of the cooked chicken.
- Okay, wow. - Oh, all right.
About how long do you think the salmon needs to be in the oven?
At the 35 minute mark, take them out.
- Okay! - And then start basting.
Liya is in control. She is really speaking up.
- She absolutely has her team's attention. - Yeah.
- Should I add more olive oil? - Yeah.
I think that the pink team is really strong.
All the girls work really good together.
- Is everyone doing okay? - Yes!
A'Dan and Freddy don't really interact very well together.
- That's overcooked. - What do you mean it's overcooked, A'Dan?
- It's overcooked, Freddy. - It looks fine.
So I think there might be a lot of drama on the blue team.
Biscuits going into the oven.
Grayson is still on dessert. Now when you see
the fragementedness between Freddy and A'Dan,
you break off and take responsibility, but he's not.
Grayson, do you wanna switch and you come to the grill?
- No. I need you do to that. - Cruz, do you wanna switch?
Gordon: A'Dan and Cruz have just switched.
So, Cruz is now doing protein
and A'Dan is now on the sides. I mean, that is bizarre.
One minute. We want to see a tasting with both captains.
Come on, get the vinaigrette here.
Do you think this one's good? Here, feel it.
That's totally raw.
- That's raw? - That's definitely raw.
That's totally raw. You can't bring me raw chicken to put on the plate.
- Come on, we have to put it-- - Put it into the oven.
Freddy over-seasoned the chicken
and Grayson is not really communicating with the team.
This team can work better together
if we communicate more.
If I would've been the team captain,
I would've made sure everybody was on their duty
and everything was all right with everybody.
30 minutes left.
The rest of the team, continue cooking, guys.
Let's go! Right, describe the dish, please.
So it's a chicken breast with herbed orzo
and a little bit of lemon confit,
some olive tapenade, and a sautéed broccolini.
This is what's not happening tonight.
- Let me show you. - Yes, it's raw chicken, I know.
Pink chicken. What is that gonna do there?
That's going to be very bad.
Sick. You're gonna send them to the hospital.
A'Dan, Freddy, Cruz, are all cooking chicken.
35 minutes, you haven't even got one breast cooked properly.
You continue. Stop being so nosy.
- What's happened? - I keep telling them to make sure
that the chicken's cooked, and they're just running around
and doing other stuff and they're not staying at their stations.
- You're not tasting that, Miss Daphne. - No, I'm not.
- That is undercooked. - No, she's not.
And you need to have a little bit more oil in your tapenade. It's very dry.
And then trim down your broccolini.
As the captain, bring your team here now
and start rectifying this, young man, quickly.
Otherwise, I'm gonna put my apron on
- and I'll do it for you. Now. - Yes, Chef.
Everybody, leave your station and come here.
The chicken is way undercooked.
- If we serve that to the people... - A'Dan: I knew it.
...they're gonna get extremely sick, okay?
So the judges try the first batch of chicken,
and right away, it's undercooked.
A'Dan: Remember, we're cooking for pregnant women.
So, right now it's a terrible start for the blue team,
because if we keep on going like this,
we will surely lose this challenge.
- Describe the dish, please. - A pan-seared salmon
with asparagus, fried tomatoes, and also some red quinoa.
So, visually, it looks a bit messy.
Asparagus can be trimmed a little bit, okay?
- So I'd be taking half that off there. - Okay.
Now just touch that salmon there.
- You tell me what you think. - It's hard.
- It's super hard. - Overcooked.
- Who cooked that salmon? - Molly.
- What a shame, look. - Make sure she knows these need to be way,
- way, way less cooked. - Way, way overcooked.
That is disgusting.
- Daphne: Oh, wow. - It's undercooked.
The tomatoes are still raw, too, honey.
Liya, you're the captain.
Salmon is overcooked, quinoa is undercooked, and everything's greasy.
Get your team on the same page and start controlling them.
We've got 25 minutes to get this thing sorted.
Prove to us tonight why you're the captain.
- Yes, Chef. - Good luck.
Liya: Guys, stop what you're doing!
- Come over here. You feel this? - Yeah. Yeah.
- That's hard. - Oh, my gosh.
Ooh!
Gordon basically said my plate is a mess,
and I am, like, freaking out.
Your quinoa is undercooked and there's no flavor.
Ivy didn't have the sauce done, so I couldn't put it in.
- Add salt to it, add some flavor, add some kick. - Okay. Got it.
I just hope that we can get everything on the plate
and everything done and cooked perfectly on time
or we're gonna lose.
I'll macerate the strawberries.
- I'll do strawberries, okay? - Go for that. Go, dude.
Can you move over there so that I can cut?
- Is everyone okay right now? - Doing good.
- Is the cherry tomatoes done? - Yes, they are done.
- Hey! - All right.
You guys, my guests are arriving.
It's a parade of pregnancy.
Aarón: Wow, look at these beautiful ladies.
They look amazing.
- Hi, guys. - All: Good evening!
Andrew: The pregnant ladies are here
and we are so far behind right now.
- Hello! - Cooking for them is hard
because even if the chicken is the slightest bit under,
we can't even serve it.
So I really hope that we can pull this off.
Grayson: Taste, taste, taste.
We need flavor and execution, okay?
- Is the curry vinaigrette ready? - Ivy: It's done,
but I'm just making the actual vinaigrette.
Okay, I'm gonna go distract my guests for a little while.
- Thanks. Yeah. - You guys work your magic here.
Right, so blue team are all over the place.
Ladies are a little bit more together,
but they need to home in on their finesse.
How long do you want these in here?
Until they're cooked fully.
Freddy, are those pans smoking hot?
- Yeah. - Don't bring me raw chicken.
Watch for my fingers now.
A'Dan: Gordon noticed raw chicken,
and I'm like, "Freddy, Cruz, come on."
Cruz, I'm gonna send you back other there, okay?
I thought hopping off the grill
and going to the sides would help.
Cruz, thank you for letting me get my mind straight.
Any of these need butter?
But it's only getting worse, so I have to get right back
on the grill and try to get this chicken cooked.
Freddy, take the chicken out the oven!
It's only 40 more seconds, A'Dan.
- Oven open! - A'Dan, what are you doing?
- Blue team are in a mess. - Yeah, they need some leadership over there.
I think you should jump on blue. I'll stick with pink.
20 minutes, guys, let's go!
Are you excited to see how these kids
- cook for you tonight? - I'm so excited.
- Team captain, have you tasted all your food? - Yes, I tasted this.
- Have you put herbs? You're happy? - Yes, yes.
- Do you have enough sauce, vinaigrette? - Yes.
- Get me more asparagus. Now. - Okay.
- Have you blanched them yet? - Yes, I blanched them
and they're already ready to be sautéed.
Liya is a very strong captain.
She's not afraid to tell people
what they're doing wrong, which is great.
Let me see. Here, squeeze it.
You need to be able to tell people their mistakes.
Perfect. Why couldn't we do this a minute ago?
- Let me check this. Ooh, they're perfect. - This is perfect.
- Don't touch 'em. - Yes!
Just leave them. Let them cool down.
Hey, hold on. Who's cooking this?
Um, I think that was Freddy,
- 'cause I wasn't over here. - Why is that burnt?
- Um... - How many chicken are in the oven?
- We have about eight in the oven. - Eight in the oven?
Freddy, what are you waiting for? Get more chicken on.
- I ran out of breasts. - There's more breasts over there.
You've run out of breasts? What?
There's more breasts over there!
- Oh, there is? Here we go. - A'Dan: Freddy, come on!
Why are you doing this to me? What's your job tonight?
- The chicken. - And how many portions should we be cooking?
21 all together.
Gordon: And we've only got eight chicken in.
That doesn't effect you at all? You're not bothered?
- It does bother me, but-- - Then get a grip. Wake up, let's go.
- And speed up, young man. - Add more water to that.
- Gordon: Look at me, Grayson. - Grayson: Yes, Chef.
15 minutes left to go, why are you still slicing strawberries?
We were just getting them macerated. Now I'm gonna help--
No. What's more important, the strawberries or the chicken?
- The chicken. - So stop the dessert.
Get your team together and focus on the chicken.
- Yes? - Okay.
I definitely am starting to regret choosing
to be team captain.
Blend that up and add more oil.
- It needs to be almost like a sauce, okay? - Yes.
And trim the broccolini. That's what you're on.
- That's what you're doing. - Yes.
I'm starting to think that I'm better
whenever I'm told to do a task by somebody else.
Do you have tarragon in the orzo?
- Yes. Yes. - You sure? Okay.
I don't want to believe that, but I'm starting to believe that
because my team is just falling apart
right in front of my face.
Next batch of chicken comes out in five minutes.
Then you put those on a tray, in for five minutes.
Then we're done with the chicken and everybody plates, okay?
Aarón: Just under 12 minutes, everyone.
- Gordon: Start plating, please! - Plate, plate, plate.
Aarón: Liya, you got your quinoa, right?
- Yes, the quinoa's all ready. - This is good to go?
- Yes. Got it. - Keep this nice and warm.
And then keep your asparagus there warm.
- Yes, yes, yes. - Molly: I'll have salmon
- coming out in a minute. - Yes, thank you.
Make sure they're not raw!
Liya, you need somebody else here plating. Let's go.
- Grayson, plate with some finesse, please. - Yes, Chef.
Grayson, I just put some chicken in the oven and some will be coming out soon.
Take charge, A'Dan, please. Let's go, step up.
- We have enough orzo? - Grayson: More orzo, please!
- No, dude, we have a whole 'nother bowl. - Have you tasted this yes?
- You tasted this, yes? - Yes, Chef.
- Good. Let's go. - We're good with the orzo.
We just need to focus on this broccolini.
Where's the broccolini please?
This is how much we have right now. More is coming.
Gordon: Ten minutes, guys. Let's go.
Guys, we need that next batch of broccolini quick!
- We got this! - Come on, guys.
Hey, why-- why is this not trimmed?
- We told you to trim the broccolini. - Oh, my goodness.
- Why aren't you trimming the broccolini? - What's happened to the team?
I'm telling them to do stuff and they say heard,
- but they're never doing it. - Why aren't you tipping that
into a bowl and making it easier?
Why are you doing this to your team?
I told you to put it into a bowl.
Freddy: Grayson is having a mental breakdown
saying no one's listening to him
when I can't really even hear him.
Hey, where's our standards gone?
He's not talking loud enough.
That is his only problem,
but it's a very big problem.
Oh, my Lord.
You think Miss Daphne wants this?
( chattering )
I am so excited to be celebrating
my baby shower here today.
I've been with these kids for a couple weeks now.
They have impressed me on so many levels.
I know they have the skillsets
to deliver some really beautiful dishes.
Can I have more quinoa right here?
We need chicken. Chicken, chicken.
This could either be the best baby shower I've ever had...
Six minutes, guys.
Or it could legitimately be the worst
because there is the potential for raw chicken.
And if that ends up being the case, we're in big trouble.
- What now? - Oh, my--
Hey, stop. All of you, stop.
- Oh, my gosh. - Oh, blue team.
Abir: Right now, the blue kitchen looks like something
you would find on "Kitchen Nightmares."
What is gonna happen to Miss Daphne and her friends
if we serve them raw chicken?
Their babies are gonna end up dying probably.
And we'll shut this kitchen down,
and all of you are gonna be sent home.
This is a horrible disaster.
One, two, three were cooking chicken.
Surely between you, you can cook 21 chicken breasts.
Now, stop it, concentrate,
and listen to your captain and start working as a team.
Otherwise I'm gonna shut this kitchen down
and I'll send all of you home tonight.
- All: Yes, Chef. - Gordon: Get a grip.
Listen to your captain and start working as a team.
Otherwise I'm gonna shut this kitchen down
and I'll send all of you home tonight.
- All: Yes, Chef. - Where's the rest of the chicken, please?
- Um... - It's in the oven.
Grayson: Give us the chicken.
- It's raw. - It's gonna be raw.
Freddy: It's not done, it needs more time.
- They're this thick. - Bring me that tray now.
Freddy, give me your chicken. Let's go.
I don't know how I let this happen. It's raw chicken.
I'm honestly not surprised, I'm just disappointed.
Pink. Get your tongs, put it back on the pan.
Let's go. Fresh butter in there.
Hey, look at it. All pink. Oh, my Lord.
Are all of our chickens raw?
Get it turned around in butter. Let's go, hurry up.
Help him out with the chicken.
Andrew: I am mortified right now.
Raw chicken is not acceptable,
especially for a bunch of pregnant women.
Why couldn't you two nail 10, 12 chicken breasts each?
- Why? - Freddy never listens to me.
How are you just gonna blame me?
How can you be in the top 12 of MasterChef Junior
and not be able to cook 11 pieces of chicken in an hour?
- Grayson, put that on, please. - Okay, got it, Chef.
Guys, use spatulas or spoons.
I don't want anybody barehanding it.
I want cherry tomatoes.
Give me asparagus, guys. Three minutes.
You guys, we only have three minutes left!
We need to get everything on the plate right now!
- The pink kitchen is so chaotic. - I need vinaigrette.
- Come on, guys! - Vinaigrette. We need vinaigrette.
- We need vinaigrette. - Guys, calm down.
Everyone's just throwing things on the plate
trying to get everything plated before the time runs out.
- Aarón: All right, guys, we're down to a minute. - Liya: We got this, guys.
- Come on, we can do this. - Give me some good sauces.
The sauce is a little sloppy on here, please.
Gordon: Tidy those plates. Let's go, blue team.
Tidy the plates.
Liya: Let's get a squeeze of lemon for each one.
I want you guys to start cleaning up the plates, please.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,
five, four, three, two, one.
- Aarón: That's it. - Whoo!
- It's okay. - Service, please. Let's go.
Molly: Pink team, we're done,
and we got every single piece of salmon on the plate
and nothing looks messed up.
So, I'm really, really happy.
Hopefully, these ladies love our salmon,
and the quinoa is seasoned to perfection.
Ooh!
The meal has arrived. Thank you.
Andrew: All the chicken plates are going out,
and they look somewhere in the middle
of okay and "eh."
I'm just hoping that all the flavors are there.
I've never seen so many silly mistakes.
Now, clear down and in your mind get set for the dessert.
All: Yes, Chef.
Guys, clean up everywhere. Take everything off.
Ivy, Starla, and Molly, you have to help me clean up.
Everybody did multiple things wrong.
- Including you. - Yes, I admit to it.
I was not the best leader I could've been.
We're gonna learn from our mistakes
and we're going to be a team.
I think the blue team did poorly
because we didn't talk to each other.
Everyone was yelling at each other.
Everybody had an attitude today.
- I don't have an attitude! - Yes, you do!
- I was happy. - A'Dan and Freddy, they're older kids,
so they need to be mature, and they're not.
They're just being super dramatic.
If y'all just would've voted for me,
- I would've kept this right. - Jeez.
- Oh, wow. - Ha ha ha.
We did amazing with the entrées. We got everything needed.
- Nothing was wrong. - Exactly!
- ( chattering ) - I like the quinoa, too.
- I do like the quinoa. - 'Cause it's so tasty.
- Mmm. - The dish that I prefer is the pink dish.
I love the salmon. Skin is super crispy.
Center is super tender.
And it felt like there was some curry in there
that was super delicious.
I need you guys to listen to me this time, okay?
The blue team's dish is really good.
I usually wouldn't gravitate towards chicken,
but they cooked the chicken really well.
It was very tender. The flavors were awesome.
The dish I prefer is team blue's
just because of their creativity and the flavors.
I think my favorite's been the pink team's salmon.
The only thing that I would say is maybe the asparagus
is a little soft for me.
But otherwise, all the flavors tie in together so well.
The blue team, I love the olive tapenade. It's so good.
The orzo with it was amazing. It's very unique.
The chicken was a little underdone in some parts,
but overall very tasty. The skin was very crispy.
So now we just have to focus on our brownies.
Daphne: Mine is definitely crispy. You like the flavor on it?
- Yes, I do. - I think it's cooked perfectly.
The quinoa with the tomato, I like it.
These little blistered tomatoes add a nice bit of juice
to the side dish as well,
because otherwise it could be a little bit dry.
- Who's doing fudge sauce? - I'll do fudge!
I am really impressed with what the pink team has pulled out here.
Their salmon has beautifully crisp skin, very nicely seasoned.
The fish itself could've been cooked maybe a minute less.
The tomatoes are plump and juicy, but nicely blistered.
But this quinoa is the real runaway hit.
It's tender. The vinaigrette's amazing.
It just all marries together beautifully.
Everybody listen to Grayson on the dessert round.
- Let's go. - We could all improve on our listening,
because we need to hear what the team captain has to say,
because, after all, he is the captain.
We have a big problem with the blue team's dish
because their chicken matches my dress.
The orzo's beautifully cooked, the tapenade is delicious,
the broccoli is fine, but the chicken is undercooked and potentially dangerous
for anyone to eat, let alone a pregnant woman.
- Do you mind if I touch it for a second? - Not at all.
Yeah, yours if fine. Yours is totally fine.
- I think mine was a little bit thinner. - Yeah, yours was thinner.
Inconsistency is a big problem for the team,
but I really hope their dessert nails it.
All we can do is make sure that this dessert blows them away.
Yes, if it doesn't, we are done.
Right, pink team, blue team, 15 minutes to get your desserts.
- Let's go! - Let's do this, girls.
- Okay, go. - All right, come on.
Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
The entrées are out, but there's no time to spare.
We have to get our desserts plated and ready to go.
Let me show you how I want them.
The dessert has to be perfect. If it's not good,
we're not gonna be safe on that balcony tonight.
- How big do you want it? - This big.
- Okay. - Layer the plates. Let's go.
I'm gonna do the whipped cream. Get the powdered sugar, please.
So the dessert clock is starting
and everybody's getting along a little better now.
Guys, remember, when we plate biscuits, it's gonna look beautiful!
A'Dan is really happy to do the whipped cream.
- It needs to mix a little bit more. - Yeah, definitely.
- I got this. - I think we got ourselves back on track,
and I am very excited to see how the diners like our dessert.
- Andrew, can you get all the plates out? - Yeah.
- Okay. - Gordon: Wow. Let's hope the blue team's performance
across dessert is way better than the first course
- because that entrée was a disaster. - Yeah.
I mean, they were completely disjointed, had no harmony,
and it really showed in their performance.
- Do you all have the piping bags? - Yes!
- Okay, I'm gonna pipe! - Aarón: The blue team is making strawberry shortcake.
They made a good decision of putting some chiffonade mint
- into the strawberry mixture. - Smart.
The cream looks great, but do they have enough elegant technique
to be able to really compose these desserts beautifully?
- We'll see. - Go, go, go!
The pink team's got this beautiful chocolate brownie
with this amazing little chocolate sauce,
and it's finished with whipped cream
and then toasted pecans on top.
The only problem is it's rather a big piece.
Now I know the girls are craving chocolate right now, but it's a huge slab.
- But it looks delicious. - Exactly. I love that.
Gordon: Pink team, blue team, five minutes to go.
- Let's go! - I'll get the plates out, guys.
The brownies are a little uneven.
Ladies, that's a big slab, no?
- Do you want to serve them that much? - No, Chef.
Hopefully we can fix that by cutting it a little better.
Gordon: Put the best brownies on there, let's go.
Let's start composing, guys. Come on!
I will help Grayson sauce these, okay?
I'm very confident that the dessert may be able to save us.
They do look very nice.
- Now look at that. - Great job, A'Dan.
Finally everyone's working really well together.
Make sure they have enough strawberries, guys.
Come on, we got this.
Make sure you do it from a height
so it doesn't get too clumpy.
- Beautiful. - Oh, looks so pretty!
Guys, work nicely. I believe in us.
Gordon: 30 seconds to go. Come on, pink team.
Let's go!
Abir, we need some right here.
Can you wait for me to finish?
Excuse me, Freddy, you're just standing there.
Come on, Freddy, do something!
- Go faster. - Finishing touches.
- Aarón: Make sure everything looks beautiful. - Grayson: Make it look nice.
The powdered sugar's looking a little messy.
Molly: They look beautiful.
Guys, they look amazing, okay?
Gordon and Aarón: Ten, nine, eight,
seven, six, five,
four, three, two, one.
- Aarón: That's it. Hands in the air! - ( cheering )
Let's go. Service, please.
Time is up, and I'm feeling great about the desserts.
But on the main course, I'm not feeling good at all.
My fingers are crossed tight!
All: Thank you.
The pink team pulled off really good salmon dishes
and our dessert was really good.
Don't put your hands on the table.
That's bad manners.
So, I am super confident in our pink team.
I know we're gonna win.
Thank you so much.
- I could have-- - Communicated better.
Communicated better, but I felt like
I was doing a very good job as communicating.
Grayson really didn't speak up. That's the one thing.
- No, there is no one thing. - Bro, stop your whining.
Grayson: Everybody be quiet!
The brownies, you guys did amazing.
- You got them in the-- - Thank you.
- what's it called? - All: Oven!
Abir, not trying to blame you, but I'm blaming you.
- Freddy: What? - Next time don't forget to cut your broccolini.
A'Dan, you're acting like you didn't serve anything wrong.
- Group hug. - Wait!
- Good job with getting it all done. - Yay!
Guys, look at them and then look at us.
- We are bickering and they're-- - We're boys, they're girls.
- They're gonna be, "Ooh la la la!" - So? Hey, hey, stop.
- Stop, stop. - The people in the diner,
they don't know what's been going on over here.
They see the end result, right?
If they like the end result, then we get their vote.
Yeah, Abir, does have a good point,
and that should bring all of us hope.
They don't know it was a mess back here. All we can do is hope now.
( chattering )
- Thank you. - Ohh.
The strawberry shortcake has a nice like crisp outside
and the strawberries are so refreshing.
But the brownie? So good.
Liya: I think the pink team did amazing.
We got everything on the plate in time.
I don't know what the ladies are thinking,
but I think we won this.
The pink team's brownie is so well done.
It has a great chew on it.
The nuts are a really nice texture there.
The only criticism I have is they make it too sweet
with the powdered sugar and the fudge on below
and the sweetened cream, but the brownie itself is delicious.
I'm feeling really bad
because I was telling my team to do stuff
and I was trying to keep them on track,
but they just weren't listening at all.
So, I'm worried that I might be going home.
So, the baby blue team's strawberry shortcake is beautiful.
It is so well-balanced,
it is so well-executed, and it is truly delicious.
I would eat the pink plates over and over and over again,
but the blue team is the one
that did the most restaurant quality dessert.
Tonight didn't really go that great for me.
I did wind up putting out undercooked chicken,
but Grayson obviously didn't have things under control.
If anything, in my opinion,
if he would've spoke a little bit louder,
things wouldn't have gone the way they went.
Liya was a very good captain.
I feel like she really talked to us.
We were never just standing around.
The team's dish that I prefer is the pink team's dish,
obviously, 'cause it's a brownie and it's chocolate
and I know the baby loves it, so it's--
It's tough, but I'm going pink team's brownie.
Today I will be voting for baby blue.
I will be voting for pink.
I will be voting for the blue team today.
The team that I'll be voting for today will be the pink team,
because I think that they did an amazing job with the salmon,
and, well, you're finishing it off with a nice gooey brownie.
( murmuring )
Yes.
- Hello, ladies. - Hi.
- How are we? - Good.
Aren't we the lucky lads?
Aarón: Look how beautiful all of you are. Wow!
Amazing. Congratulations to you all,
Miss Daphne, and to your ladies.
Thank you. On behalf of "MasterChef Junior,"
let's raise a glass of sparkling apple juice
to the eminent arrivals
and celebrate all the amazing healthy babies and mums.
- Congratulations. Well done. - All: Cheers!
- Congratulations, ladies. - Congratulations, ladies.
Daphne: Good luck, yeah.
Gordon: Right, ladies, speaking of babies,
would you like to meet the talented young home cooks
who cooked your delicious dinner for this evening?
- All: Yes! - Please welcome our pink team
and our blue team. Great job, well done.
- Oh, my goodness. - Amazing.
- Thank you. Great. - Aarón: Good job, ladies.
Now, pink team, well done. Blue team, well done.
That was a tough ordeal,
cooking for these incredible ladies that are days away
from giving birth to their amazing babies.
Ladies, you cooked that delicious salmon,
followed by that wonderful chocolate brownie.
Gentlemen, you cooked that delicious chicken
followed by that wonderful strawberry shortcake.
Ladies, you seemed to be a little bit more organized
than the men, slightly calmer.
Liya, from the captain's point of view,
how was the performance?
We did really well in our performance.
I think we got all our plates
finished and done, except for the beginning.
We might have slowed down a little
and got a little caught up on each other,
but as we went through and through and through,
we got everything.
And how do you think the dessert complemented the salmon?
I think the dessert went really well with the salmon,
because the dessert just gave a little yummy sweetness and kick,
and everyone likes chocolate, so...
- Gordon: Sure. - Daphne: Yes.
If you had to do that all over again, what would you change?
Probably the pecans. I would have toasted them more.
Smart. Good. Grayson, again, a bit of a slow start,
but you literally felt somewhat isolated to begin with,
and the team was somewhat fractured.
You felt a little bit let down.
How would you describe the boys' performance tonight?
I think everybody really bounced back towards the end,
and we worked together to make sure that all the plates did get out.
And if you were to do that all over again, what would you change?
I would try to speak up a little louder
so that people did listen to me
instead of doing different stuff.
And how do you think your dessert followed on
from that wonderful chicken dish?
I think the dessert added a little bit of lightness
to the whole meal after the chicken.
Good. Now, the votes are in.
My lovely ladies here have spoken.
- Oh, okay. - Thank you.
- Ooh. - What?
Oh, it's gonna be the color.
The winning team of tonight's challenge...
is the...
And the winning team of tonight's challenge...
is the...
- ( cheering ) - Aarón: Yay!
Daphne: Pink team, congratulations!
Gordon: Pink team, well done.
- Yay! - Good job.
- You did a really good job! - Thank you.
Pink team, congratulations, well done.
- All: Thank you, Chef. - You are all safe.
Now, all of you head back into the kitchen
up to the balcony, and put on those amazing white aprons.
- Good job. You are all safe. - Good job, ladies.
This is, like, ahh-mazing!
I am so happy for my team.
- Thank you, ladies. - Thank you, ladies!
I knew we were gonna win,
'cause, like, girls rule the world. Duh.
All right, gentlemen,
I hate to ruin the party
but you all know what this means.
One of you six is going home.
And we need a moment to really discuss
this serious decision.
All: Yes, Chef.
Freddy: I tried to do my job to the best of my ability,
but no one would listen to me, and this is why we lost.
It definitely wasn't close, that's for sure.
But at the same time, it's A'Dan's fault because,
dude, what were you doing yourself?
So, blue team were fragmented from the get-go.
- Yeah. - They had communication problems and weren't
- working as a unit. - I agree.
But there's one individual in the blue team
that couldn't keep up with the pace of this challenge.
- Which is becoming a trend for us. - Yeah.
- So we all agree on who's gotta go? - Indeed.
- Shall we? - Yeah.
Ladies, well done again, by the way.
- All: Thank you. - Great job. Congratulations.
Boys' team, listen closely to these statistics,
because it's very revealing and very insightful.
85% of our diners this evening voted for the pink team.
- Wow. - Wow.
That's a landslide.
Guys, the chicken that was given to me
was the color of my dress.
It was completely raw.
Oh, my God.
Look, you put things on the plate that were delicious,
your dessert was excellent,
but it is almost impossible
to recover from serving anyone raw chicken,
much less a room full of pregnant women.
Now, when I call your name, please step forward.
Grayson.
Abir.
Andrew, please step forward.
Grayson, young man, you captained your team this evening.
- I got frustrated you started on dessert. - Yes, Chef.
However, you jumped off dessert and got in-between your team
and sort of got them on the same page.
The big problem for you tonight is that you weren't listened to.
Yes, Chef.
All three of you...
are safe.
Please, head up to the balcony
and put your white aprons on.
- Good luck, you three. - Good job.
I think that the team captain should hold more responsibility
and I was ready to go down with the ship.
And so I'm very thankful hat I'm up here,
but also I'm really hoping that Cruz doesn't go home
because he doesn't deserve to right now.
Freddy, A'Dan, Cruz,
tonight your biggest problem was your protein.
You cannot escape raw chicken
on an important evening like tonight.
And you three were responsible for cooking that chicken.
The person leaving "MasterChef Junior" is...
Freddy.
- Bye, Freddy. - Bye, Freddy.
- Whoa. - A'Dan, Cruz, head upstairs
and put those white aprons on.
Freddy, from Philly, young man, you came in like a whirlwind.
We all fell in love with you from day one.
We love your passion,
and clearly you were born to cook.
Unfortunately, tonight, young man, you dropped the ball.
You allowed that chicken to go out undercooked
to a dining room full of pregnant ladies.
Tonight, was your weakest performance.
Daphne: All of us stumble,
but let this continue to be something
that fuels you to be a great chef from here.
You have a lot of what it takes to be a great chef.
- Just harness that. - You got to the top 12,
and that's good news, isn't it?
- Yes, Chef. - Young man, have you had fun?
- Yes, Chef. - And you're gonna continue climbing that ladder?
- Yes, Chef. - I don't think it's the end of Freddy.
- No, Chef. - We're gonna see lots of you, yes?
- Yes, Chef. - Okay, bud, come and say good-bye.
- Bye, Freddy! - Whoo!
- Bye, Freddy. - Take care, bud.
- Good job! - You did amazing, Freddy.
- You're a good man. - I've had so much fun here.
When I go back to Philly, I'm gonna celebrate.
Bye, Freddy!
I've definitely made it farther than I planned
when I first auditioned here, and it's been awesome.
- Bye, guys! - Take care, bud.
Daphne: Oh, my gosh.
Gordon: Next time on "MasterChef Junior"...
What the heck is that?
a nutty mystery box challenge...
- It's a walnut! - ...that has everyone fighting
for a place on the balcony.
- Whoa! - Come on!
Walnuts everywhere.
And then a special guest joins us...
Gordon: The winner of season seven, Che!
- Che! - ( cheering )
...for a fiery elimination challenge.
Fire!
Oh, no.
I know you can do better.