Gordon: This season on "MasterChef Junior"...
Let's go!
- Set a timer. - I need help.
How come you're on fire there?
Kids from all over made a huge impact in the kitchen.
This is by far the most delicious dish we've tasted.
We got this, guys!
The challenges were monstrous.
Whoa!
And the gloves were off.
- I don't have an attitude. - Yes, you do!
That is disgusting.
Serve that to the coyotes.
I'm almost at my bubbling point.
In the end, two young home cooks rose to the top.
Aarón: Everything on this dish is just phenomenal.
- The future is bright. - Gordon: It's delicious.
And now we're now starting to see
the sort of fireworks that you can create.
Tonight, with a finale right around the corner...
Hot behind, hot behind!
...it's time to drop back in
on the season's most exciting moments.
- An ostrich? - What the heck is happening?
I mean, are we at a petting zoo or the "MasterChef Junior" kitchen?
See where these young chefs got their start.
I'm using my special knife with the bling.
'Cause you gotta look good to make it taste good.
Plus, we're counting down our top 10
most hilarious bloopers...
...and the outrageous outtakes.
- Habanero for Gordon! - Oh, man!
You guys did him dirty.
Oh! Oh, my God!
This is "MasterChef Junior: Road to the Finale."
Welcome to the road to the finale.
Tonight, we're here to celebrate just how far Liya and Grayson have come.
Only one of them will become this season's MasterChef Junior champion
right here in the finale arena next week.
And I'm so excited.
Tonight, I've got my best friend Aarón Sanchez with me.
I'm right here. Hold on, hold on, I'm coming.
- Seriously? - Man! What can I say?
I was getting ready to give the folks at home a behind the scenes tour.
- Dude. - But I got stuck literally behind the scenes.
Come on, man, I'm doing the intro.
- Really? - Sorry about that. Come on.
We'll also be doing a countdown of this season's
top 10 best bloopers and outtakes throughout the show.
You'll see footage no one's ever seen before.
And trust me, you do not want to miss my number one.
It's my most embarrassing moment on television ever.
Now, every season, thousands of the best young home cooks
across the country apply to compete.
This season, 50 were invited to Los Angeles
to see if they had what it takes to earn a spot in the top 16.
In never before seen footage,
let's take a look at how tough it was
to make it into the MasterChef Junior kitchen.
Gordon: The little cooks came from all over...
Thousands of kids tried out. I'm in the top five-zero.
- Where you from, Starla? - Birmingham, Alabama. Sweet home Alabama.
All right, Grayson. Your number's 4412.
- Thank you. - Thank you. Good luck.
Freddy's absolutely tremendous. I mean, I don't even cook.
I haven't cooked since I was 9 years old.
I head Gordon Ramsay's culinary team.
Today we are his eyes, ears, and tastebuds.
...all trying to prove they had what it takes
to be the next MasterChef Junior champion.
This is the first dish that me and my grandma actually cooked together.
My mom and my dad cook, my aunts and uncles.
It's kind of in my blood.
- We got this, guys! Come on! - ( cheering )
And the competition was tougher than ever.
He's really good. He's better than I am. That's for sure.
It has a special sauce.
It really had a nice pop with the burger.
Man: Don't you like to dance while you cook?
Oh, yes, I do love to dance.
This dish is going to get me that white apron with my name on it.
With only 16 spots available...
Time's up!
...my team had some very difficult decisions to make.
Today I made a cheesy shrimp and grits dish.
Today I made lomo saltado, a Peruvian dish.
I think this is one of the best ones I made so far.
Today I made a Thai noodle salad
that includes shrimp and a spicy chili sauce.
After some careful deliberation...
You guys all did an amazing job!
This is the best talent we've ever had on "MasterChef Junior."
...the top 16 were chosen to continue their journey.
- Welcome! - ( screaming )
- Welcome, guys! Come on down! - Oh, my gosh!
Ivy: I feel really happy to be in the MasterChef kitchen
because I've been waiting for this moment since I was born.
This is epic.
Come and line up, please.
Welcome to "MasterChef Junior."
Now you are truly all the most talented young home cooks
- across this country. - ( cheering )
Oh, my God!
The youngest chef there was only eight years old.
- Come on, that's amazing. - Now let's get started
with our top 10 countdown of the best bloopers and outtakes.
We got a ton of crazy unseen footage
we're just dying to show you.
Let's begin at number 10.
Now on camera, honestly, I'm all business.
But off-camera, I like to have a little fun with the kids.
Check this out.
Right, on my count of three,
lift those boxes.
One, two...
- two and a half... - ( groaning )
- Really? - Two and three quarters.
Oh, my gosh! Gordon!
Two and nine-tenths.
He does math, ladies and gentlemen.
- Gordon: Okay, so-- - Say it!
- Three, lift! - ( screaming )
- It's a crab! - Come here, please.
Stop! No!
- No! - Aarón: He's lost his mind.
He's having way too much fun.
- Oh, no! - Come on.
♪ Dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun ♪
- Who wants a kiss? - Run, A'Dan, run!
- That's a big one, no? - Yeah, get me that big one.
- Oh, my-- - ( screaming )
Oh, my God! Oh, no!
Aah!
Oh!
Oh, my goodness me.
Gordon, you're crazy!
Now who wouldn't want to work with that guy?
As you just saw, we also had a brand new judge
working alongside us this season--
the wonderful Daphne Oz.
She definitely helped us remember that this kitchen
is about working hard,
not playing hard. Roll the clip.
Please welcome our newest judge,
- the amazing Daphne Oz. - Hey!
Daphne, thank you for classing up the joint, okay?
- Because we really needed it. - I do what I can.
I've worked with some of the best chefs in the world.
Plus I've got three kids at home and a fourth on the way.
So if there's anything I'm an expert at,
it's kids and food, and I've never been more excited
to work with a group of cooks in my entire life.
And her food skills were impeccable.
I'm gonna show you how to make the perfect pizza pie.
A little corn meal here, guys. Don't forget that step.
That's gonna make sure that my dough doesn't stick when I go to put this in the oven.
What time did you want on this timer, by the way?
- 15 minutes. - Yeah, girl. Okay.
Because Daphne is so close with her kids,
she really knows how to make sure that we're listening...
I'm just trying to do my best.
A'Dan: Well, you're not trying hard enough.
A'Dan, let's speak politely to each other.
...not necessarily screaming at us sometimes like Gordon Ramsay.
- Good luck, you guys. - But just really having a woman's touch.
Beautiful work.
But she wasn't just made of sugar and spice.
Guys, the chicken was the color of my dress. It was completely raw.
Maclain: I was wrong about Daphne being the nice one.
She's as critical as Chef Ramsay.
The octopus is tender.
The problem is it gets lost
because there's so much couscous.
And let's not forget the biggest thing about her.
- We're having a baby shower! - ( screaming )
How did you decide brownies for dessert?
- Pregnant women, they crave things. - They sure do.
Pregnant ladies like to eat a lot.
- Stacked right. Mm-hmm. - It's a big bite.
Well, I mean, you're feeding for two so...
- Is your baby a boy or a girl? - What do you think?
- A girl! - A boy! A boy!
- It's a girl. - It's a girl.
- I knew it! - Yeah, ladies!
Thank you guys for having me on the coolest cooking competition on TV.
( cheering )
Now let's get back to our countdown
of the top 10 bloopers and outtakes, shall we?
I think it's safe to say that Gordon and I have a little history
of messing with each other
- A little? - Okay. A lot.
But there's nothing more that I like
than watching the kids give it back to him.
At number 9 in our top 10 countdown of best bloopers and outtakes,
here's a never before seen montage of our junior chefs
confidently cutting down us judges.
Come on, Cruz, we want to see you do that doughnut dance.
- No, I'm not doing that. - Come on!
That dance sucks.
You should've took the one at the top.
- Okay, sure. - Yeah, 'cause it's really big.
Great. That's what I need. Thank you, honey.
I appreciate it. You're so generous.
So I love all this, but that does look like my grandma's dog
- that's hidden underneath the sofa and dropped one. - Aarón: Yeah.
- You need to take her dog to the vet or something. - I think the dog's just died.
Haw-haw, come on!
Things are gonna get hot and spicy in this kitchen...
- just like me, guys. - Uh, no.
- Don't you mean Gordon? - Yeah!
- Nice. - Ah-ah-ah!
- Gordon: Uh... - What?
- You licked your finger. - Go wash your hands!
- I licked it, but I'm not putting it on my hand. - Can I do this demo?
Aarón: A'Dan, you know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna put you right there in the back, okay?
Tell me how you're a millionaire and you're wearing New Balance.
- Tell me! - I would be wearing Jordans.
Freddy, I love you.
Stay tuned, because coming up
you'll see how crazy the junior chefs are
between the scenes.
( laughing )
And we'll count down to my most embarrassing moment
- on television ever. - Gordon!
Welcome back to the "MasterChef Junior: Road to the Finale."
I can hardly believe that we're just one week away
from seeing Grayson and Liya compete for the championship
Now everyone knows I love to be in this amazing kitchen,
but sometimes, honestly, you just got to get out.
And this season, we had some of the most outrageous field challenges ever.
Today's going to be a team challenge.
It's not happening here.
- Oh, my God. - ( overlapping chatter )
You guys gotta follow me.
- Come on, come on! - ( screaming )
Careful down the step! Get in the back!
Some of the best times this season
weren't in the MasterChef kitchen.
- ( engine revving ) - ( screaming )
Bye, MasterChef kitchen!
- Good tidings, young travelers. - What is this?
Maclain: I'm looking around and there are jesters,
there are lords and ladies.
I love the time period of the Renaissance and the Medieval era,
and I love Dungeons & Dragons,
and this is taking me to that time period.
- Whoa! - What?
The junior chefs had the time of their lives.
- Oh, no! - It ran over those cars!
- And so did we. - Gordon?
Hello!
- Tis I, Sir Yells A Lot! - This is awesome.
Daphne!
Today you will have to cook for a huge crowd of monster truck drivers
and off-road racers.
- They will be starving. - Of course they will.
I'm cooking for a huge butt-load of people.
And when it came to the cooking, they were up to the challenge.
- Please pick up. - The blue team did a magnificent job.
I like the charred Brussels sprouts. It was delicious to me.
Can you believe a bunch of 8, 9, 10, and 11-year-olds
- made this made this meal today? - Amazing.
- Thank you. - They loved it.
- Hey, high-five. Let's get a-- - Unh!
Next time, I'm driving the monster truck.
Yeah, right. We'll see.
Now let's get back to our countdown
of the best bloopers and outtakes.
At number eight in our top 10 countdown, take a look at Freddy
trying to become the newest member of the Ramsay family.
Oh, Freddy. Freddy, Freddy, Freddy.
- Please welcome my daughter Tilly! - ( cheering )
- Welcome. - Apparently this is Gordon Ramsay's daughter,
- she's kind of pretty. I'm not gonna lie. - ( romantic music playing )
I've heard of her,
but I haven't heard, heard, heard of her.
But I definitely see her.
Now you got a question for Tilly?
What do you think of American boys?
Well, I think they're very nice, Freddy.
What's Philadelphia like at this time of year?
Would you like to come over? I can show you.
- Give you a nice tour. - Freddy!
I'm gonna talk to your father.
You need to cook, not flirt.
- Focus! - If Gordon Ramsey were my dad,
it would be kind the same like me and my dad,
but the food would probably be better. A lot better.
- Good luck, everyone. - Bye!
- Good night, Tilly! - Call me.
Freddy, young man, never give up on love.
Now, Aarón, where did you learn to cook?
Well, I mean, from my mother, my grandmother.
We'd go to my grandmother's house--
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Now, in never before seen footage,
let's head home with our junior chefs
and see the home kitchens across America
where they all got their start.
Hi, everybody. Welcome to my kitchen.
Welcome to my kitchen!
I like to cook Italian food
because I love to eat Italian food.
So after I cook it,
I get to eat it, and it's super good.
D'oh! Cut that out.
When I cut my onions, you may cry.
For little kids, they can wear goggles.
- What you cooking, Molly? - Some rib-eye!
If you hadn't noticed, I got, like--
I'm using my special knife with the bling.
Because, I mean, you gotta look good to make it taste good.
And on top of being great cooks,
each has their own separate talents.
I know Croatian, I know English, Italian and German.
These are medals I've achieved from taekwondo
and these are all the belts I've got.
These are my favorite part of my desk.
My Science Olympiad medals.
Golf, swimming, and Chinese.
First-place ribbons!
I'll pick those up later.
Bon appétit.
All right, back to our top 10 countdown
of this season's best bloopers and outtakes.
- Gordon, quick question. - Mm-hmm.
What's brown and sticky?
I am not answering that one tonight.
- A stick! - Seriously?
If you loved that joke, at number seven in our countdown,
we got more of my best never before seen jokes.
Roll the tape.
- You know why they call it a latte? - No.
- Because it cost a "latte!" - Oh.
'Cause it cost a latte?
Starla: That's funny.
Raspberry madeleines, very "Franch."
I like to say "franch," like "Franch" dressing.
- Do you approve? - I say "French."
- "Franch fries." - French fries?
- "Franch." - Oh, my Lord.
It makes it sound a little more classy.
That's right, guys. All of you will have to cook with wood.
- Wha? - Oh, my God.
- Come on. - You can't eat wood.
- No more Mr. Nice Guy. - It looks delicious, guys.
Aarón: Now unlike like these nuts,
I hope that you guys don't crack under pressure.
- Oh. - Oh, my God.
- That's good stuff! - Aarón with the walnut pie.
- Yes, you like that. - First the boxes, now this?
- No. - Stop, Aarón.
- Oh, my God. - Yes, this is good stuff.
Gordon: Now, coming up, never before seen footage
shows the kids unhinged...
- There is no one thing. - Bro, stop your whining.
...Aarón coming down with dance fever,
and the time I had to eat a super hot habanero pepper.
Oh, man!
Welcome back to the "MasterChef Junior: Road to the Finale."
Now, our two finalists Grayson and Liya
are going to be competing for the title
of MasterChef Junior right here, next week.
If I know those two, they have been dreaming
of this moment for a long, long time.
Aarón, give me an insight
to your dreams growing up as a young kid.
Well, I knew that I always wanted to be a famous chef.
Perhaps a wizard. I really love magic.
Okay, never give up on your dreams, Aarón. Come on.
- Don't do that to me. - These little chefs,
they have some pretty big ideas too.
Let's hear what they would do
if they won that $100,000 prize money.
If I won $100,000...
I'd probably buy a special dress
that really screams, "Wow, you did it."
I would love to buy a car and a house,
but the main thing, the main thing I want to do
is buy five sets of Legos.
I mean, five large sets.
First up, OG 1985 Air Jordan 1s,
the royals and the classic.
I would probably get season passes to the Eagles and Flyers,
and Phillies and Sixers tickets.
There's a girl in my class, her cat Toby is really cool.
- I'm buying him. - 100 puppies, 100 cats.
Okay, let me lay out this plan.
I would buy all of, like, the D&D equipment,
like, a really nice set of metal dice.
If I won $100,000, I'd buy a washing machine
'cause me and my sister have to hand-wash all the dishes at our house.
So imagine cooking a hard meal and then your mom going,
"Okay, Tegan, it's time to do dishes!"
Yeah, I'm gonna buy a dishwasher.
Now, one of my favorite parts of the show
is when I get to cook for all of you.
Now, we do all the cooking demonstrations up here on this stage.
A big part of "MasterChef Junior"
is making sure that at home
you get to see the food and how it's prepared.
Listen, Gordon, I love when you cook personally,
- but you know what's more fun for me? - Go on.
Is messing with you whilst you cook.
At number 6 of this season's top 10 best bloopers and outtakes,
take a look at never before seen footage of Daphne and I
- playing a little prank on this MasterChef right here. - Despicable.
Let's try to make this interesting, please.
- Happy? Ready? - Man: We're good.
- ( music playing ) - Now...
the most important thing, once you've cooked it,
okay, is-- really?
Seriously?
I mean, honestly.
It's Captain Crabby to you.
- Chef Crabby - Captain Crabby.
Do we have one or not? Are we going to wear this?
Daphne: No, please leave it on.
- That's so good. So good. - Yes!
Do you have another apron or not, guys?
Now, on "MasterChef Junior,"
we are never ever short on surprises.
And when this mysterious fog is up,
it means a big secret is about to be revealed.
Trust me, it could be anything.
What? This is where I always have my lunch.
- No one bothers me. - Amazing.
Okay, let's take a look at what other exotic wild animals
have been revealed through this very doorway.
- ( screaming ) - What the heck is that?
Ivy: There is a giant ostrich in the kitchen.
It's, like, three Ivys tall.
What the heck?
Chicken! Chicken!
I feel like Little Bo Peep.
Oh, my gosh! I mean, are we at a petting zoo
or the MasterChef Junior kitchen?
And the strange visitors
only got stranger.
Gordon: It's a lobster.
- Oh, eww, eww. - ( screaming )
- Aarón: Eel! - It's slimy!
- It's an octopus. - Why would y'all do that to him?
- ( screaming ) - Oh, my God!
- It's a crab! - It's freaking me out
'cause it's staring at me.
It's trying to take my soul away.
Then just when they thought it couldn't get any stranger...
- What's happening? - What the-- holy cow!
- There you go. - ( screaming )
It's a unicorn!
I see a unicorn!
Isn't he precious? This is Willow.
- Daphne: Oh, my gosh. - Go back to the rancho, mijo.
Bye, Willow!
Are you kidding me? I thought unicorns were extinct.
But guess what? I'm wrong.
Coming up, never ever before seen footage of me
- giving Aarón the smackdown. - Oh!
And later, we'll continue our countdown
to my most embarrassing moment
- on the show ever. - Gordon!
Welcome back to the "MasterChef Junior: Road to the Finale."
Now, in case you didn't know, the MasterChef kitchen is absolutely massive.
But what I love is that our tiny chefs, some only four-feet tall,
never let that get in the way of them stepping up.
This year is going to be the hardest season ever of "MasterChef Junior."
But I'm so tiny.
The MasterChef Junior kitchen is very beautiful.
- Can somebody help me? A whisk. - What you need? A whisk?
But the hardest thing for me in the kitchen
is probably reaching stuff.
- I can't reach. - Butter! I can't reach.
Pressure cooker, pressure cooker, pressure cooker.
- Cruz, you need some help? Here. - Thanks.
- Has anyone seen Ivy? - No. Where is Ivy?
- Where is Ivy? Can anyone see Ivy? - Daphne: Aww.
- Right there. - Aarón: Oh!
Ivy, can you jump in the air, please? There you go.
And just because the chefs are small,
does not mean the equipment is.
So heavy! Oh, my God!
Shoot!
( screeching )
- No! - Oh, sweet...
- It weighs more than me! - ...mother of salmon!
Eww! That's nasty.
This is not going well.
But the junior chefs always had each other's back...
- Starla, could you get a spoon? - Yeah.
Eva, do you think you could help me open this?
...and grew to be even better chefs.
Are you comfortable with flambé? Do you do it a lot?
- I got everything situated, so I'm feeling pretty good. - Good.
- Aarón: Outstanding - Daphne: Good stuff.
- Whoo! - Whoo, we got fire!
- Flambé! - Flambé!
- Ooh! - Eight years of age flambéing. How cool is that?
Ivy: I hope that everybody's careful
so we don't burn down this kitchen.
Good girl.
Because then the show could be canceled.
Our junior chefs are awe-inspiring.
And speaking of inspiring, in one week,
right here in the MasterChef arena,
Liya and Grayson will be furiously battling
for the title of MasterChef Junior season 8 champion.
Will it be Grayson, with his fearless experimental style,
or Liya, with her unique twist on traditional dishes?
There's only one way to find out. Tune in right here.
Gordon, that's truly exciting. It makes me want to dance.
Oh, no, no, no, no. Aarón, no, please.
Honestly, I'd rather watch my grandparents kiss.
No, no, no. No more dancing.
Well, then you're definitely not gonna wanna watch
number five of our top 10 best bloopers and outtakes,
because it features all of my sickest moves.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Do you have a doughnut dance?
Glaze me!
- No! - Whoa!
- Glaze me! - ( all groaning )
( screaming )
- Really? - Gordon: All of our moves were so bad.
Come on! Come on. Your turn.
They inspired the dance-off of the century.
Ooh! Bam, bam, bam. Ohh, bam, bam.
- Oh, gosh. - Bam, whoo!
- Gordon: Okay, A'Dan, go! - All: Yeah!
- Yes, A'Dan! - ( cheering )
- Loser! - And the winner is...
- A'Dan! - It was a set-up!
A'Dan, I want a rematch, little mijo.
No, no, no. Please, Aarón.
Now, to be a great chef, you have to be passionate.
You need that fire in your belly
about wanting things done quickly and correctly.
Which is why I hate Aarón's dancing.
Right, let's take a look at what happened
when these talented chefs' tempers started running hot.
- Hot behind, hot behind! - That one's done.
- Take it out, take it out. - It's not gonna work.
Freddy, what are you doing?
You guys aren't cornmealing the things correctly.
- Oh, my God! - If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
- Please, Liya. - I'm doing them.
A'Dan, please be a team player.
Come on, go quick, go quick, go quick.
No, there is no one thing.
- Bro, stop your whining. - Everybody be quiet.
Unfortunately, that just won't cut it in this competition
Abir, I'm not trying to blame you, but I'm blaming you.
What? A'Dan you're acting like you didn't serve anything raw.
- Abir, you need to test them. - Stop trying to get me to fail.
- Why are you saying I am trying to get you to fail? - Because you-- you just--
- all you want is this armband. - Oh, jeez. This is a mess.
I walked over there and I saw that the oven was at 200 degrees.
Why was the oven at 200 degrees?
It was at 350 to begin the challenge. Somebody turned it down.
- Well, the only people that-- - It's not a mystery, guys.
Because when everything is on the line...
We need them now, you guys. Guys, we need meat now!
Gordon: Let's go. Come on, red team.
No, no, no, A'Dan, A'Dan, don't play with it too much.
- I need the steaks now. - How are you going to get mad at us
when you never came and looked on the chicken?
- I sure did. Multiple times I did. - You sure didn't.
- Guys, guys! - You never looked at the chicken.
Stop ar-- stop ar-- stop arguing!
You have to be all-in...
- Get it in your oven. - Just keep making more!
- Abir, you got move faster. - This dough isn't good.
- It's not stretching. - It doesn't matter! Just do a new one!
- Just do a new one. - ...or you're out.
I thought you wanted to do this.
- I do. No. - Is it too difficult?
Okay, we need the calamari, Molly.
I got calamari done.
- What do you need? - Meat, meat, meat.
- More meat, Grayson. - Got it!
But in the end, they found they were stronger together.
Well done, Grayson. Good job.
( cheering )
Daphne: Pink team, congratulations!
Now let's get back to our countdown of the best bloopers and outtakes.
Gordon, I hope our number four clip
has more never before seen footage.
Today, Aarón, is your lucky day, let me tell you.
Let's take a look at our junior chefs doing the one thing
they're better at than cooking-- being kids.
I'ma let you guys in on some behind the scenes information.
Gordon: There's only two things you need to know
about working with children...
Does this make any noise?
( taps microphone )
- Ah! - Sorry.
I'm just excited when they--
for-- wait.
I'm excited-- wait.
...they have big imaginations...
( gibbering )
- Do you have a unicorn? Oh. - I do not own a unicorn.
- Do you have a unicorn? - No.
- Do you want a unicorn? - I have 50 unicorns.
- 50? Wow. - Yes, 50.
- Amazing, right? - Yeah.
( laughing )
...and they love to share.
- I need to step outside. - Man: Why?
- ( farts ) Excuse me. - Oh. Nice.
If you start to gag, I just farted.
Woman: Why would I be gagging? You just farted?
- Oh, my God. - What's that smell?
I'm think I'm going to die because of this.
I think Freddy cut the cheese. Oof.
If anyone has questions about this stuff
that this cameraman is editing out,
hit me up on Instagram and I'll tell you.
Now stay tuned, because there are only
three bloopers left to go in our top 10 countdown.
Oh, man!
Welcome back, everybody to the "MasterChef Junior: Road to the Finale."
I say we jump right back into our countdown
of the season's top 10 best bloopers and outtakes.
And guess what, we're all the way up to our number three.
- Outstanding. - During one of our challenges,
I challenged myself to eat one of those extremely hot peppers.
So, in never before seen footage,
watch me take down the spicy habanero.
Picoso! Hot!
Before we send you to the balcony,
it looks like I'm gonna have to feel the heat
and eat a very hot pepper.
The question is which pepper shall we eat?
Habanero for Gordon!
I'm eating a habanero. Medic!
Please, two glasses of milk.
I'll hold it. I'll hold it for the gentleman.
Oh, gosh, I'm so sorry, Gordon.
- Count me in, please. - 3, 2, 1!
- Oh, man! - ( screaming )
Gordon, I'm so sorry.
My baby thanks you.
- ( all shouting ) - You dipped it in there!
- Oh, oh! - You guys did him dirty.
Looks more like that habanero took you down, Gordon.
$10 million palate. Trust me.
Now throughout the years, we've had some great characters on my "MasterChef Junior,"
and this season I feel like some of these little chefs
have had some of the biggest personalities we've ever seen.
Whoo!
Aarón: Yeah!
The light! I see the light!
- Yes! - Ivy may only be eight years old,
- but had a delightfully old soul. - Oh, my gosh!
I came into the MasterChef Junior kitchen as a foodie fashionista.
You think dressing up fancy makes your food a little bit fancier?
- Yeah. - I think so, too.
There's a napkin on the side if you don't like it.
Thank you, Ivy. Teaching him some manners.
But she wasn't the only fashionable little cook.
- Maclain, the most stylish guy in the kitchen. - Thank you.
- That's right. - Maclain brought his own swagger.
I just like these really awesome suits with fedoras.
This outfit is a strong confidence booster.
Molly brought her wonderful sense of humor.
I did it! Woohoo!
I've been cooking since I was about three years old,
which that's pretty impressive if I do say so myself.
I decided to do "monkey fish."
Monkfish, monkfish. But I like "monkey fish," that's good too.
Cruz effortlessly stole America's heart.
What?
No way!
Cook something blindfolded?
I think we're going to cut our fingers off if we do it like this.
Aah!
It's just a little crab!
God, I'm a weird kid.
A'Dan proved a force to be reckoned with.
- Lobster! - I'm gonna cook you, man!
- Yeah! - Taste that juice.
Oh, my God, it has the best skin in the world.
Gordon, you did a great job.
- Thank you, A'Dan. - Mmm! It's delish.
And Freddy's hunger was more than just victory.
- All right Freddy, come on. - Gordon: Come on, Freddy.
Spin the tower around so you get it nice and even.
And make sure you don't leave any space in between.
And make sure you don't eat anymore, Freddy!
I don't really eat doughnuts that often, so I had to taste them
to make sure they were properly cooked.
Holy guacamole.
- The big question is where are they? - They're there.
No. Yummy, yummy, I've got doughnut holes in my tummy.
- Where are they? - Man, come on. I ate one.
- You did not eat one. - I don't eat doughnuts all the time,
but once in a while a good doughnut is good.
Okay, a little bit of doughnut here.
- Hey. Over there. There you go. Thank you. - Thanks.
And now back to our top 10 best bloopers and outtakes.
Aarón, what is your one favorite thing about cooking?
Well, besides eating?
Cooking brings people together. It's like family.
Which is why I always pick on him.
Now, coming in at number two on our countdown,
let's take a look at me being a consummate professional with Aarón.
Great.
What happens if Aarón and I disagree?
We never disagree, Gordon, please.
- Yes, we do, Aarón Sanchez. - No, we do not.
Gordon: I take my job very seriously...
I'm sorry, how can you miss a mouth that big?
Right, red team, blue team, our guests are arriving.
Let's go. Oh, come on.
We're supposed to walk off.
It took you years to flourish.
- Yes. - When did you think you'll peak?
...make sure we always look our best...
Aarón! Aarón, pull your pants up please.
Pull your pants. Thank you.
...and I have zero tolerance for shenanigans.
Gordon!
Oh, my God. Look at the maneuver!
You want some of this, Ramsay?
I hope you're all right hitting this wall of muscle.
Now, you do not want to go away.
Because when we come back, we finally get to number one
on our countdown of best bloopers and outtakes.
- What happened to you? - Gordon!
It is my most embarrassing moment ever
on "MasterChef Junior."
I'm sorry!
Welcome back to the "MasterChef Junior: Road to the Finale,"
and we are close to seeing our number one best blooper of the season.
And I've got say, Gordon really messes it up this time.
Now, not only did our talented chefs have to face me,
but two other very tough judges as well.
And what I love most about each one of them
is that they learned from their mistakes
and always kept standing tall.
- It's all about tough love, right? - Yes, Chef!
Trust me, you'll become much better chefs
and people because of it.
1, 2, 3 were cooking chicken.
Surely, between you, you can cook 21 chicken breasts.
In this kitchen, it's serious.
- What is that? - Raw meat.
Serve that to the coyotes. Come on!
You've got a take your time. You're rushing this process.
Aarón is yelling at me, "Get these things done!
Get them in the oven! Get them out the oven!
Get them out here." I'm almost at my bubbling point.
- Damn, they're half full. What happened? - I don't know.
They look sort of underdone, right?
Do you think that's the best-looking presentation there with that?
No.
Andrew: It gets very scary as the judges walk around
because when they come to you,
they could think your dish is amazing
or they could think it's absolute trash
and needs to be set on fire.
Liya, the pasta is gluey.
Maclain, there's a lot of poor cooking on this dish.
It's like an oil slick.
Gordon: It's never easy to step up to criticism.
Andrew, we did not expect you, of all people tonight,
to fall short on the dessert.
And this season, our expectations were higher than ever.
- Daphne: This is, uh, messy. - Messy.
Be honest with me, is that the best you can do?
No, Chef.
Ciara, unfortunately the crab cake's bland.
Aarón: When I cut this in half, what are you hoping to see?
- It should be pink and not overcooked. - Okay.
Don't get too down on yourself. Taking a risk is the only way you're gonna excel here
and the only way you're gonna learn from your mistakes at the same time.
Cobbler needs time in the oven to caramelize on top
and get that nice color on that pastry.
And if your cream isn't good, do you know what you should do?
- What? - Don't serve it.
You are playing in the big leagues right here.
We're here to help you. We're here to help all of you
get to be the best chefs possible.
But through it all, they never gave up.
Young man, you know, these last couple of weeks have been
a bit of a roller coaster for you, haven't they?
- Yes. Yes. - You've been up, you've been down.
But tonight, young man, you've gone back up.
I've grown so much as the cook.
I got to work with some of the amazing judges and cooks
in the whole entire world.
Looks good. You should be so proud of what we see tonight.
Thank you, Chef.
I think what's starting to show is you care,
and every time you cook, you give it your all.
- I'm super impressed. Great job. - Thank you.
And as much as we push them...
- Let's go! Speed up! - ...they push themselves
to become better and better.
Come on, guys, finish strong!
And that is what being a MasterChef is all about.
At eight years of age, I was not cooking food like this.
So, congratulations. Well done.
And now, after all that tough love,
only two young home cooks remain.
And they're incredible, trust me.
After facing us,
mastering their cooking challenges
and avoiding elimination,
only Liya and Grayson are still standing.
Next week, they'll battle it out
to become this season's MasterChef Junior champion
and win that $100,000 and this incredible trophy.
That money and title could change their young lives forever.
Now let's go back all the way to the beginning
and take a look at their long journey
and how they've grown as talented chefs.
I have to say, guys, we are both so proud of you.
Gordon: After a search for the best young home cooks in the nation,
only two remain-- Liya the traditionalist
and Grayson the experimentalist.
Both contenders came out of the gate swinging...
Grayson, tonight, young man, it looks restaurant-quality.
- Thank you so much. - What an amazing start.
If that's a sign of what's to come, young lady, good job.
...proving they would not be stopped.
The two home cooks who will be facing-off in the grand finale...
Liya and Grayson.
Grayson's strength was that he was fearless.
You're adventurous, You play nothing safe, right?
- No, Chef. - It's a really good effort.
Your dish feels professional. You should be proud of yourself.
- Thank you so much. - But not every dish was a success.
I'm just hoping that it tastes better than it looks
because tonight is elimination and I think you've just put
one foot out the door, young man.
And though in the beginning he struggled to find his voice...
What's happened to the team here?
I'm telling them to do stuff and they say "Heard!"
- But then they're never doing it. - Oh, boy.
This is just another part of the journey.
...he learned to raise it louder.
A'Dan, you're in charge of the chicken.
I need 21 pieces of chicken.
- Turn it around, okay? - It looks like it's just come out
of a top Japanese restaurant here in California.
- It's stunning, young man. - Thank you.
Liya's strength was her adventurous spin on dishes inspired by her heritage.
I love the creativity. I think this belongs on a Polynesian feast
'cause it really just has the vibe to it.
I don't inflate your head too much, but this is by far
the most delicious dish we've tasted from you so far.
And despite a few missteps...
My plating is not well
and I'm nervous about what's gonna happen.
...her pride and determination...
- Is the cherry tomatoes done? - Yes, they are done.
Come on! Get the vinaigrette here!
...helped her overcome any setback.
You're starting to cook like an adult in a big way
because that dish looks fantastic.
From 16 talented young chefs, only Liya and Grayson remain.
I'm just in awe, 'cause this kind of food is very difficult to pull off.
You're gonna be a force to be reckoned with, as you are right now.
- Thank you, Chef. - This is a dish, for me, that can sit tonight
in any good restaurant in America.
- It's that good. Well done. - Thank you.
But only one will become the next MasterChef Junior champion.
- Do you have tarragon in the orzo? - Yes.
Grayson: Winning would really confirm to myself
and everybody that this is what I'm meant to do for the rest of my life.
Gordon: Come on, let's go! Please, start plating.
Liya: I am this close to accomplishing one of my dreams.
You know, I just want to be the next MasterChef Junior!
There you have it.
In one week, either Liya or Grayson will take it all.
But now we are finally at number one of our best bloopers
and outtakes from the season.
And let me tell you,
number one might be my favorite blooper ever.
And probably your least favorite blooper ever.
Oh, so embarrassing.
Please, let's get this over with quickly.
In the pantry, there are seven different types of eggs.
- Ranging from quail... - To the ostrich--
- ( splat ) - ( screaming )
- Gordon! - Daphne: Don't get egg on your face, Gordon.
A'Dan: You-- you almost killed the quail!
You almost killed the quail.
- Aarón: Really? - No! Gordon!
In front of the ostrich? Really?
- It was wet! I'm sorry! - We only have one.
- You killed its baby!
- I'm sorry! Oh, my Lord! - Bravo, Gordon.
- ( slowed screaming ) - ( shattering )
Oh!
( squawking )
Oh, my goodness.
Gordon, that quail needs therapy now!
- Oh, dear, oh, dear. - You "dramatized" it.
See, Gordon? That was over... easy.
Be careful, because I may scramble your legs.
The road to finale is coming to an end.
Make sure to tune in next week to see who wins it all.
Will Liya or Grayson become
this season's MasterChef Junior champion?
Both: Good night!
Next time on "MasterChef Junior"...
Welcome, everyone...
...it's the biggest cook-off of the season.
...to our "MasterChef Junior" season eight finale!
The pressure is intense...
It all comes down to this!
Oh, gosh.
It's a really good dish.
Your best ever in this competition.
...as only one will be crowned champion.
This is truly a winning plate.
Congratulation goes to...