1 00:00:00,967 --> 00:00:02,900 -Hunter! -Hey, yep? What's up? 2 00:00:02,967 --> 00:00:05,467 Hey, uh, listen, Hunter, I need you to, uh, 3 00:00:05,467 --> 00:00:07,767 I don't know what you're workin' on right now, I need you to rearrange the shelves. 4 00:00:07,767 --> 00:00:10,900 I wanna put every ingredient in the store in alphabetical order. 5 00:00:10,967 --> 00:00:12,367 -What? -Yeah, exactly. 6 00:00:12,367 --> 00:00:14,567 Tonight's chefs, they're gonna be thinking in alphabetical order. 7 00:00:14,567 --> 00:00:16,567 They're not ready for this, though. 8 00:00:16,567 --> 00:00:19,900 [Eric shouting] Does elbows count as macaroni? 9 00:00:19,967 --> 00:00:20,967 Wow! 10 00:00:20,967 --> 00:00:22,600 'Cause we're playing a crazy new version 11 00:00:22,667 --> 00:00:26,400 of that classic GGG game that everybody hates, ABC. 12 00:00:26,467 --> 00:00:28,266 And we're playin' it all show long. 13 00:00:28,266 --> 00:00:30,000 Oh, my gosh! 14 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,100 Oh, my gosh! 15 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:32,166 When I have nightmares about this store, 16 00:00:32,166 --> 00:00:34,200 this is pretty much my exact nightmare. 17 00:00:34,266 --> 00:00:35,500 Oooh-wee! 18 00:00:35,500 --> 00:00:37,967 [Guy] All-Star ABC right now on Guy's Grocery Games. 19 00:00:37,967 --> 00:00:39,266 -But I was serious, alphabet... -I'm not... I'm not 20 00:00:39,266 --> 00:00:40,400 -...Alphabetize the whole store... -...doing 21 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:41,400 -alphabetical order, that's insane. -...for me. 22 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,600 So, let's meet tonight's spellbinding chef's! 23 00:00:47,667 --> 00:00:51,467 Now, first up, it's a bird, no, it's a plane, it's a SuperChef, 24 00:00:51,467 --> 00:00:53,166 Chef Darnell Ferguson! 25 00:00:53,166 --> 00:00:54,166 Dah! 26 00:00:54,166 --> 00:00:56,900 No cape huh? But a sweet lid. 27 00:00:56,967 --> 00:00:58,066 -Yes. -So, we left the capes, 28 00:00:58,066 --> 00:00:59,300 and now we're just goin' to lids? 29 00:00:59,367 --> 00:01:00,000 You're gonna cook in that? 30 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,000 You're gonna cook in that? 31 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,667 [Darnell] I have competed on Guy's Grocery Games for ten times, 32 00:01:03,667 --> 00:01:05,767 Tournament of Champions for three straight years, 33 00:01:05,767 --> 00:01:07,867 I won the Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge, 34 00:01:07,867 --> 00:01:11,066 you've seen me from here, there, everywhere. 35 00:01:11,066 --> 00:01:13,367 -I'm tellin' you, where's my hat? -[Darnell chuckling] 36 00:01:13,367 --> 00:01:17,800 Next, critically acclaimed author, Food Network star, and spice guru, 37 00:01:17,867 --> 00:01:20,000 the one and only, Aarti Sequeira. 38 00:01:20,066 --> 00:01:23,166 [Aarti] I am no stranger to competition, I won Food Network Star, 39 00:01:23,166 --> 00:01:29,166 and also, I've won $71,000 here in Flavortown, so I'm ready. 40 00:01:30,567 --> 00:01:32,200 -[Aarti] Ta-dah! -Ta-dah! 41 00:01:32,266 --> 00:01:35,600 -Is that your "ta-da" move? Ta-dah! Go get 'em. -That was my, "Ta-da!" 42 00:01:35,667 --> 00:01:39,467 Then, there's GGG and Iron Chef winner, the king of comfort food, 43 00:01:39,467 --> 00:01:41,900 Greeny Greenspan! Chef Eric Greenspan. 44 00:01:42,467 --> 00:01:44,700 Dun-dun-dun! 45 00:01:44,767 --> 00:01:48,367 Man, the king of comfort food, that doesn't get old. Gotta be honest. 46 00:01:48,367 --> 00:01:51,000 -[shouting] Ha-ha-ha! -It will be tested here goin' for a title. 47 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,967 And finally, San Diego's hot spot executive chef, 48 00:01:53,967 --> 00:01:56,567 who has helped launch countless restaurants, 49 00:01:56,567 --> 00:02:00,000 the Shenanigan protégé, Chef Carlos Anthony. 50 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:00,400 the Shenanigan protégé, Chef Carlos Anthony. 51 00:02:00,467 --> 00:02:04,567 I'm known as Mini-Shenanigans, as Brian Malarky's protégé, 52 00:02:04,567 --> 00:02:07,667 but I'm here today, to pave my own road. 53 00:02:08,767 --> 00:02:10,066 Foo! 54 00:02:10,066 --> 00:02:12,567 -Hi! -There you go, my brother. Lookin' good, Daniel son. 55 00:02:12,567 --> 00:02:17,100 Anyhow, look what we have in front of us, we have food world superheroes. 56 00:02:17,166 --> 00:02:20,266 This is kinda like the Chef-Vengers. 57 00:02:20,266 --> 00:02:22,367 -Dun-dun-dun! -[indistinct chatter] 58 00:02:22,367 --> 00:02:27,467 Well listen chefs, I have assembled you to take on two very diabolical challenges 59 00:02:27,467 --> 00:02:30,000 that will determine your place in the Flavortown multiverse. 60 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,567 that will determine your place in the Flavortown multiverse. 61 00:02:31,567 --> 00:02:33,567 -Huh? How contemporary is that? -I like that. 62 00:02:33,567 --> 00:02:35,767 Hunter taught me what those words are. 63 00:02:35,767 --> 00:02:40,667 Consider this the ultimate test of your cooking, shopping, and... 64 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:44,567 spelling skills. 65 00:02:44,567 --> 00:02:45,634 -Ooh! -[chefs groaning] 66 00:02:45,634 --> 00:02:48,266 Because you are gonna be playing the super version 67 00:02:48,266 --> 00:02:53,066 -of the dreaded GGG game called... -[Aarti] Oh, no. Oh, gosh. 68 00:02:53,066 --> 00:02:56,000 -ABC. -[judges laughing] 69 00:02:57,266 --> 00:03:00,000 Welcome to the All-Star ABC game, folks. 70 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:00,166 Welcome to the All-Star ABC game, folks. 71 00:03:00,166 --> 00:03:03,600 The chef with the lowest score at the end of round one will be eliminated. 72 00:03:03,667 --> 00:03:06,567 But the chef with the highest combined score at the end of two rounds 73 00:03:06,567 --> 00:03:10,367 will get a chance to shop Flavortown Market for up to $20,000. 74 00:03:10,367 --> 00:03:11,800 Now, you up to the task? You ready? 75 00:03:11,867 --> 00:03:12,767 -Yeah, sure. -I think. 76 00:03:12,767 --> 00:03:15,867 I want you to make the judges 77 00:03:17,367 --> 00:03:21,000 your favorite comfort dish. 78 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,900 Give the judges your super-take on the classic. 79 00:03:23,967 --> 00:03:25,300 Hunter? Come on out, buddy. 80 00:03:25,367 --> 00:03:28,500 -You got it? -Oh, my gosh! 81 00:03:28,567 --> 00:03:30,000 -Look at that fridge. -What a refrigerator, as vintage as they come. 82 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,400 -Look at that fridge. -What a refrigerator, as vintage as they come. 83 00:03:31,467 --> 00:03:34,266 So chefs, here's the deal. 84 00:03:34,266 --> 00:03:36,900 To play the new ABC game, I'm gonna let you pick a letter. 85 00:03:36,967 --> 00:03:41,166 And this is the letter of the items you can cook with. 86 00:03:41,166 --> 00:03:43,467 And we are going to take turns in picking those letters. 87 00:03:43,467 --> 00:03:45,667 -[Aarti] Oh, jeez. -But we're gonna go in alphabetic order. 88 00:03:45,667 --> 00:03:47,266 So, we're gonna start with "A" for Aarti. 89 00:03:47,266 --> 00:03:48,367 -Oh, my goodness. -Ah. 90 00:03:49,667 --> 00:03:51,400 -Letter "C." -[Carlos] Ugh! 91 00:03:51,467 --> 00:03:52,767 Letter "C." 92 00:03:53,667 --> 00:03:54,800 Carlos, you're up next, buddy. 93 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:56,967 Uh, well, now that I don't get "C". 94 00:03:56,967 --> 00:03:58,767 You know what? Would you like to also have letter "C"? 95 00:03:58,767 --> 00:03:59,900 I would love "C". 96 00:03:59,900 --> 00:04:00,000 -Does that work? -You can have letter "C", also. 97 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,166 -Does that work? -You can have letter "C", also. 98 00:04:01,166 --> 00:04:02,767 -Oh! Oh! -[bell ringing] There you go. 99 00:04:02,767 --> 00:04:05,867 -[Guy] Darnell? -Let's go with the letter "B". 100 00:04:05,867 --> 00:04:08,066 -[bell ringing] -[shouting] Come on, man! That was gonna be my letter! 101 00:04:08,066 --> 00:04:09,000 [all laughing] 102 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,567 You know what? 103 00:04:10,567 --> 00:04:13,000 I am the giver, and you both can use letter "C", 104 00:04:13,066 --> 00:04:14,367 -and you both can use letter "B". -Ah! 105 00:04:14,367 --> 00:04:15,734 -Thank you. Thank you. -Appreciate that. 106 00:04:15,767 --> 00:04:17,867 -Thank you. -All right! 30 minutes to shop, prepare and plate 107 00:04:17,867 --> 00:04:20,467 your favorite comfort dish using ingredients 108 00:04:20,467 --> 00:04:23,567 that start with the letter "B", and the letter "C". 109 00:04:23,567 --> 00:04:26,367 Um, whose... What station are you in? Who's in station four? 110 00:04:27,567 --> 00:04:28,600 -I am. -[Guy] Okay, who's in three? 111 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:30,000 -You're in two? -[Aarti] Mmm-hmm. 112 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,567 -You're in two? -[Aarti] Mmm-hmm. 113 00:04:30,567 --> 00:04:31,867 -You're in one. -[Aarti] Uh-huh. 114 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:34,200 Okay, hang on a second. Hang on a second. Hang on a second. 115 00:04:34,266 --> 00:04:37,100 I'm just asking, you know what I have in my yard? I have gophers. 116 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:38,867 -[all laughing] -Watch out! 117 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:40,967 I let her hit 'em first. 118 00:04:40,967 --> 00:04:44,166 [Eric] What a challenge on the ABC's, you're so limited. 119 00:04:44,166 --> 00:04:46,900 Always a catch with Mr. Fieri. 120 00:04:46,967 --> 00:04:51,400 I gotta make my favorite comfort dish using only the letters, "B" and "C". 121 00:04:52,967 --> 00:04:54,467 Beef! 122 00:04:54,467 --> 00:04:56,300 I'm gonna take grilled cheese, I'm gonna take a burger, 123 00:04:56,367 --> 00:04:59,800 I'm gonna take a Rueben, I'm gonna combine 'em all, and I'm gonna do a patty melt. 124 00:04:59,867 --> 00:05:00,000 Bacon. 125 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,767 Bacon. 126 00:05:01,667 --> 00:05:03,567 Go get some bread. 127 00:05:03,567 --> 00:05:05,400 Went to the bread aisle. That was next. 128 00:05:05,467 --> 00:05:06,900 Where's the brioche at? 129 00:05:08,900 --> 00:05:11,400 Hey chefs, you know you get to use "C" and "B"? 130 00:05:11,467 --> 00:05:13,400 Is cheese "C", Guy? 131 00:05:13,467 --> 00:05:15,467 -Or does it have to be a... -Cheese is... Cheese is "C", Eric. 132 00:05:15,467 --> 00:05:19,066 Good, sound out the words when... When you don't know it, just sound it out. 133 00:05:19,066 --> 00:05:20,467 -Ahhh! -It says cheese on there. 134 00:05:22,166 --> 00:05:23,867 [Eric] I think our sharp cheddar's gonna cut through 135 00:05:23,867 --> 00:05:26,166 a lot of the fat that's going on. 136 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:27,667 Speaking of cutting through the fat... 137 00:05:28,300 --> 00:05:30,000 Cabbage, comma, red? 138 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,900 Cabbage, comma, red? 139 00:05:31,967 --> 00:05:34,266 Cabbage, yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, cabbage would be... Yeah. 140 00:05:34,266 --> 00:05:36,500 Make kind of ,like, a quick kraut. 141 00:05:39,500 --> 00:05:41,100 This one's, like, fancier. 142 00:05:41,100 --> 00:05:43,300 Right? Like, that's the stuff, like, health people drink. 143 00:05:43,367 --> 00:05:44,500 I'll take it away from Darnell. 144 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:47,900 I don't even know what I'm doing. 145 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:51,767 Cheeseburgers are the quintessential comfort food in my family. 146 00:05:51,767 --> 00:05:55,100 That is what we go out for when we need a little bit of a pick-me-up. 147 00:05:55,900 --> 00:05:56,900 What can I get away with? 148 00:05:56,967 --> 00:05:59,767 I am making a cheeseburger with potato chips. 149 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,967 Brioche, okay, we'll go with that. 150 00:06:03,967 --> 00:06:05,600 Okay, cheese. 151 00:06:05,667 --> 00:06:09,800 -"B"... This is the hard part. I need some sort of potato. -[buzzer] 152 00:06:09,867 --> 00:06:10,700 It starts with a "P". 153 00:06:11,867 --> 00:06:13,700 Baby potatoes, okay. 154 00:06:14,700 --> 00:06:17,867 I am making some form of tomato chutney. 155 00:06:17,867 --> 00:06:20,100 What can I make chutney out of? 156 00:06:20,166 --> 00:06:22,300 Tomatoes don't start with "C" or "B". 157 00:06:22,367 --> 00:06:26,500 Lucky for me, Campari tomatoes are in season! 158 00:06:26,567 --> 00:06:28,367 Ooh, look at the gooseberries. 159 00:06:28,367 --> 00:06:30,000 Excuse me. I do love those. 160 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,100 Excuse me. I do love those. 161 00:06:31,166 --> 00:06:33,266 I'm really intrigued by gooseberries. 162 00:06:33,266 --> 00:06:36,166 Uh, it's just such a great ingredient here for my chutney. 163 00:06:36,166 --> 00:06:38,467 We'll work with that, see what happens. 164 00:06:38,467 --> 00:06:42,600 See, that's one a things that gets tough, is you start to go into a recipe, 165 00:06:42,667 --> 00:06:44,300 and then all of a sudden, you get into a huge hang up 166 00:06:44,367 --> 00:06:46,166 where you can't use one a these ingredients. 167 00:06:46,166 --> 00:06:49,166 It doesn't fit in the... In the letters that you picked and that can be the roadblock. 168 00:06:52,266 --> 00:06:54,000 The first thing I think of when I think of comfort, 169 00:06:54,066 --> 00:06:57,667 is fried chicken and mashed potatoes, and bingo! [bell ringing] 170 00:06:57,667 --> 00:06:59,467 Chicken starts with "C". 171 00:06:59,467 --> 00:07:00,000 I'm gonna grab all a these incredible "C" spices 172 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,100 I'm gonna grab all a these incredible "C" spices 173 00:07:02,100 --> 00:07:04,467 to help boost the flavor of my chicken. 174 00:07:04,467 --> 00:07:07,467 Cumin, coriander. 175 00:07:09,667 --> 00:07:14,266 There's nothing better with fried chicken than creamy mashed potatoes. 176 00:07:14,266 --> 00:07:15,867 Potato, potato, potato. 177 00:07:17,066 --> 00:07:20,467 Bingo! Baby potatoes, baby. 178 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:25,100 And then, you need herbs... 179 00:07:25,100 --> 00:07:27,100 I'm from San Diego, I'm from the beach. 180 00:07:27,100 --> 00:07:30,000 We want something light, bright and full of flavor. 181 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:30,467 We want something light, bright and full of flavor. 182 00:07:32,100 --> 00:07:35,100 I just love a chimichurri with chicken. 183 00:07:35,867 --> 00:07:37,300 Kay, capers. 184 00:07:37,300 --> 00:07:40,567 Something I like to call a California gravy, this is gonna go great. 185 00:07:40,567 --> 00:07:43,567 Chicken, season it, de-bone it. 186 00:07:44,567 --> 00:07:46,400 I'ma go this way first. 187 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,100 "C" and "B", if I walked past somethin' that has one a those letters, I would grabbed it. 188 00:07:50,100 --> 00:07:51,367 Where are biscuits at? 189 00:07:51,367 --> 00:07:52,667 [exhaling] Dun-dun-dun. 190 00:07:52,667 --> 00:07:56,100 Comfort dish, I wanna do a biscuits and gravy. 191 00:07:56,166 --> 00:07:58,400 -Is that where you're goin', biscuits and gravy? -[Darnell] Yep, yep, yep. 192 00:07:58,467 --> 00:08:00,000 -Makin' a cheddar chive biscuit, just the dough. -Got it. Got it. 193 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,266 -Makin' a cheddar chive biscuit, just the dough. -Got it. Got it. 194 00:08:01,266 --> 00:08:02,367 Cheddar chive. 195 00:08:02,367 --> 00:08:04,000 [Darnell] Makin' this biscuits and gravy stand out, 196 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,767 I'm gonna make a chive, cheddar cheese and bacon biscuit. 197 00:08:06,767 --> 00:08:08,867 -Cream... -Oh, hi! 198 00:08:08,867 --> 00:08:10,900 -Excuse me, do you need something? -[Darnell laughing] 199 00:08:10,967 --> 00:08:12,400 Do you need something? 200 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,667 I wanna garnish the biscuits with a little bit a shredded cheddar. 201 00:08:15,667 --> 00:08:17,667 So, I grab the chorizo for the punch of flavor. 202 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:21,000 So, I have to get these biscuits in the oven. 203 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,000 It is extremely important that they cook long enough. 204 00:08:25,066 --> 00:08:28,367 So, here tonight to score these dishes, or maybe give them a letter grade, 205 00:08:28,367 --> 00:08:29,800 is our panel a judges. 206 00:08:29,867 --> 00:08:30,000 Now, we have Food Network Star, ramen master, 207 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,266 Now, we have Food Network Star, ramen master, 208 00:08:32,266 --> 00:08:34,500 who was in the national spelling bee as a kid. 209 00:08:34,567 --> 00:08:36,000 -Is that true? -It's really true. 210 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,266 The wild card, Chef Justin Warner. 211 00:08:38,266 --> 00:08:40,800 Los Angeles, culinary iconic cookbook author 212 00:08:40,867 --> 00:08:44,767 who makes a mean alphabet soup, and also a lotta world records, 213 00:08:44,767 --> 00:08:46,400 the one and only, Chef Jet Tila. 214 00:08:46,467 --> 00:08:50,567 And celebrated Texas restauranteur, who knows the ABC's of Southern cookin', 215 00:08:50,567 --> 00:08:52,900 the one and only, Chef Tiffany Derry. 216 00:08:52,967 --> 00:08:54,467 All right, so what is your comfort food? 217 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:56,300 What is the one that you would love to see? 218 00:08:56,367 --> 00:08:59,567 -Uh, I mean, I would choose a "C" for chicken. -[Guy] Okay. 219 00:08:59,567 --> 00:09:00,000 I mean, like, when I think comfort, I think fried chicken. 220 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,567 I mean, like, when I think comfort, I think fried chicken. 221 00:09:02,567 --> 00:09:04,567 -I was fried chicken, all day. Bacon, gravy... -Ah, huge! 222 00:09:04,567 --> 00:09:06,867 I thought a bacon gravy with a buttermilk fried chicken. 223 00:09:06,867 --> 00:09:08,400 -[Justin] Easy. -Thank you, judges. 224 00:09:09,100 --> 00:09:11,100 [softly] Okay. 225 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:15,100 For my favorite comfort dish, I am going to make a cheese and chutney burger. 226 00:09:15,867 --> 00:09:17,867 They're Cape gooseberries. 227 00:09:17,867 --> 00:09:20,166 Even though the burger is the star of my plate, 228 00:09:20,166 --> 00:09:21,767 I need to start on these chips. 229 00:09:21,767 --> 00:09:23,867 Get a little extra starch outta there. 230 00:09:23,867 --> 00:09:25,400 Next, I'm gonna start on the chutney. 231 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,900 I've got a little bit of cumin seed crackling in that oil, 232 00:09:28,967 --> 00:09:30,000 and starting to release those nice, nutty flavors. 233 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,266 and starting to release those nice, nutty flavors. 234 00:09:32,266 --> 00:09:36,767 I'm sort of obsessed with the gooseberries. They're acidic, they're sweet. 235 00:09:36,767 --> 00:09:40,567 And I know that the judges are gonna lose their minds over them. 236 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,867 I have never made chutney without onions and plain garlic, 237 00:09:45,867 --> 00:09:48,266 so, let's see what block garlic brings to the party. 238 00:09:51,367 --> 00:09:52,867 Hit it with some vinegar. 239 00:09:54,100 --> 00:09:56,967 This has gotta be, like, a $20,000 cheeseburger. 240 00:09:57,700 --> 00:09:59,567 No big deal. No pressure. 241 00:10:08,767 --> 00:10:11,900 So, our all-star chefs are able to, uh, cook a classic comfort dish 242 00:10:11,967 --> 00:10:15,400 using only the letters "C" and "B"... 243 00:10:15,467 --> 00:10:16,767 -[Jet] Mmm. -...for their ingredients. 244 00:10:16,767 --> 00:10:19,266 You know you're gonna see a mess of bacon today. 245 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Come on! 246 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,867 [Guy shouting] 25 minutes! 247 00:10:23,867 --> 00:10:27,567 For my favorite comfort dish, I'm gonna make fried chicken and mashed potatoes. 248 00:10:27,567 --> 00:10:29,266 Watch your step over here! 249 00:10:29,266 --> 00:10:32,367 The first thing I get started on is dropping those potatoes. 250 00:10:32,367 --> 00:10:33,767 Oooh-wee! 251 00:10:33,767 --> 00:10:34,520 Next, I need to work on my chicken. 252 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:35,367 Next, I need to work on my chicken. 253 00:10:35,367 --> 00:10:39,266 Boom! Boom! Open up a little bit. 254 00:10:39,266 --> 00:10:40,767 I soak my chicken in buttermilk, 255 00:10:41,967 --> 00:10:44,100 and then I put a lot of amazing spices, 256 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:49,400 coriander, cayenne, cumin, curry powder. 257 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:51,100 Okay, 258 00:10:51,166 --> 00:10:56,467 So, Carlos is doing fried chicken. That's ultimate comfort, right there. 259 00:10:56,467 --> 00:11:02,467 [Carlos] I dredge my chicken in flour, and I put it right into the fryer. 260 00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:04,520 These are real deal competitors, and if you're gonna make fried chicken, 261 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,100 These are real deal competitors, and if you're gonna make fried chicken, 262 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:07,700 it better be perfect! 263 00:11:10,700 --> 00:11:16,100 [Eric] I got beef! I've got bacon! I've got cabbage, red. 264 00:11:16,767 --> 00:11:19,367 I've got brioche. 265 00:11:19,367 --> 00:11:24,867 So, for my favorite comfort dish, I am making a bacon cheeseburger patty melt. 266 00:11:24,867 --> 00:11:28,166 First thing that I do, I take my bacon, I lay it out on a sheet tray. 267 00:11:28,166 --> 00:11:30,800 It's gonna be a great way to render it down as fast as possible, 268 00:11:30,867 --> 00:11:32,066 and get back cooking. 269 00:11:32,900 --> 00:11:34,520 Next, I take my cabbage. I thinly slice my red cabbage. 270 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,266 Next, I take my cabbage. I thinly slice my red cabbage. 271 00:11:37,567 --> 00:11:41,767 Cover it with the cider vinegar, some salt, some sugar, 272 00:11:41,767 --> 00:11:46,100 and I'm gonna simply bring that to a boil, and make kind of like a quick kraut. 273 00:11:47,367 --> 00:11:50,367 -Look at you, you bread cuttin' machine. -Look at that, huh? 274 00:11:51,767 --> 00:11:54,667 I like that you sliced the bread yourself, 'cause you're gangster. 275 00:11:54,667 --> 00:11:57,967 -So, avant-garde. -Avant... That's avant-garde! 276 00:11:59,567 --> 00:12:01,367 [Darnell] Cheddar cheese, some cream... 277 00:12:01,367 --> 00:12:04,520 For my comfort dish, I'm makin' a cheddar chive bacon biscuit and gravy. 278 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:06,467 For my comfort dish, I'm makin' a cheddar chive bacon biscuit and gravy. 279 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,700 The first thing I do is I fry my bacon. 280 00:12:09,767 --> 00:12:14,567 This will add another element to that fluffy, flaky, biscuit dough. 281 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:17,000 Next, I need to work on my biscuits. 282 00:12:20,300 --> 00:12:25,166 I'm gonna add my chives, my cheddar cheese, and my diced up bacon to my biscuits. 283 00:12:26,667 --> 00:12:28,967 Gonna roll these back out. 284 00:12:28,967 --> 00:12:30,567 You're scarin' me with these things, man. 285 00:12:30,567 --> 00:12:32,467 Can't you just do 'em like that, and get 'em in there? 286 00:12:32,467 --> 00:12:34,520 [Darnell] Yeah, I'm gonna make 'em thinner, so they don't have to rise as much. 287 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:35,300 [Darnell] Yeah, I'm gonna make 'em thinner, so they don't have to rise as much. 288 00:12:35,367 --> 00:12:36,767 I'ma cut 'em again. 289 00:12:36,767 --> 00:12:38,300 It's called biscuits and gravy. 290 00:12:38,367 --> 00:12:40,100 Imagine if the biscuits ain't good? 291 00:12:40,100 --> 00:12:41,200 I'm definitely goin' home. 292 00:12:43,867 --> 00:12:47,100 Chefs! 15 minutes, halfway point. 15 to go! 293 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:50,767 [Aarti] It's time to fry those baby potatoes, and make them into chips... 294 00:12:50,767 --> 00:12:52,166 Watch out, it's gonna splatter. 295 00:12:52,166 --> 00:12:56,367 ...which will be the perfect accompaniment to my burger. 296 00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:59,567 I season the ground beef very well with salt and pepper, 297 00:12:59,567 --> 00:13:02,667 I add a little bit of cumin, and paprika. 298 00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:03,967 -[Guy] Aarti? -Yep! 299 00:13:03,967 --> 00:13:04,520 -Where are ya? -Burgers are goin' on. 300 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,200 -Where are ya? -Burgers are goin' on. 301 00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:09,567 Fries are fryin'. Oh, thank you. 302 00:13:09,567 --> 00:13:12,767 My favorite kind of burger is actually a smash burger. 303 00:13:12,767 --> 00:13:16,266 I like those thin patties. They cook really quickly. 304 00:13:16,266 --> 00:13:18,300 And it's kind of hard to mess them up. 305 00:13:19,166 --> 00:13:20,767 Yeah. 306 00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:24,567 The chutney is simmering away, and doing its business. I taste it. 307 00:13:25,867 --> 00:13:27,667 It's awesome, you guys! 308 00:13:27,667 --> 00:13:29,367 Ooh, that's good, it's tangy. 309 00:13:31,166 --> 00:13:33,467 Some sharp cheddar, my favorite cheese. 310 00:13:33,467 --> 00:13:34,520 If I'm going to make this really vivacious chutney, 311 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,467 If I'm going to make this really vivacious chutney, 312 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:39,200 I need a cheese that can really stand up to it. 313 00:13:39,266 --> 00:13:40,166 [softly] Okay. 314 00:13:40,166 --> 00:13:42,033 And then for the flavor, 315 00:13:42,033 --> 00:13:45,867 I want to soak up some of the beef fat that was left on the griddle with the buns. 316 00:13:45,867 --> 00:13:47,367 That to me, is comfort food. 317 00:13:49,066 --> 00:13:51,367 Time, I'm looking good on time. I'm looking good on time. 318 00:13:51,367 --> 00:13:55,367 I've got my baby potatoes working. I've got my chicken frying. 319 00:13:55,367 --> 00:13:57,767 Now, it's time to work on that California gravy. 320 00:13:58,367 --> 00:13:59,266 Bingo! 321 00:13:59,266 --> 00:14:00,767 I chop some chives... 322 00:14:00,767 --> 00:14:02,400 Okay, curlied those. 323 00:14:02,467 --> 00:14:03,867 Bang-bing--bang-bominos! 324 00:14:03,867 --> 00:14:04,520 ...I crush some capers... 325 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:05,567 ...I crush some capers... 326 00:14:05,567 --> 00:14:06,967 A little bit a that. 327 00:14:06,967 --> 00:14:09,367 ...and then, I add a little bit of cipollini onions. 328 00:14:09,367 --> 00:14:12,700 Olive oil, red wine vinegar. 329 00:14:12,767 --> 00:14:14,066 It's gotta cut through the richness 330 00:14:14,066 --> 00:14:16,266 of those potatoes, and that fried chicken. 331 00:14:16,266 --> 00:14:18,367 [British accent] A little crushed red pepper. 332 00:14:18,367 --> 00:14:21,467 This is my creative way to take fried chicken over the top. 333 00:14:22,667 --> 00:14:25,900 Once my baby potatoes are done, I get to smashing. 334 00:14:25,967 --> 00:14:29,667 I add buttermilk, butter, and a whole gang of salt. 335 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,520 And now, I can finally pull my chicken out of the fryer. 336 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:35,266 And now, I can finally pull my chicken out of the fryer. 337 00:14:35,266 --> 00:14:38,467 [singing] These are looking delicious. 338 00:14:39,967 --> 00:14:41,467 [Eric] I take my bacon. 339 00:14:42,567 --> 00:14:46,266 I look down, and I see all this nice bacon grease in that sheet tray. 340 00:14:46,266 --> 00:14:48,100 I'm, like, ah! Let's use that! 341 00:14:48,100 --> 00:14:51,266 And that's what I'm gonna use to grill my burgers. 342 00:14:53,767 --> 00:14:56,867 And then I smash my burgers. 343 00:14:56,867 --> 00:14:59,700 I flip my patties. I put the cheddar cheese on top. 344 00:15:00,367 --> 00:15:01,400 It's lookin' good! 345 00:15:03,266 --> 00:15:04,520 [Guy shouting] Five minutes! Five to go! 346 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:04,967 [Guy shouting] Five minutes! Five to go! 347 00:15:08,467 --> 00:15:11,567 Next, I need to work on my gravy. 348 00:15:11,567 --> 00:15:15,166 I'm gonna dice up my bacon and get that, and the chorizo 349 00:15:15,166 --> 00:15:17,000 startin' to render inside the pan. 350 00:15:18,467 --> 00:15:21,900 The key to makin' a good gravy is havin' a good base. 351 00:15:21,967 --> 00:15:25,567 You know, you want all the flavor before you add the milk or the cream. 352 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:30,166 I'm gonna tell you one secret people... 353 00:15:31,667 --> 00:15:33,100 these biscuits look fire. 354 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:34,520 They're beautiful, they're petite, they've fluffed up. 355 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:35,667 They're beautiful, they're petite, they've fluffed up. 356 00:15:35,667 --> 00:15:38,367 I mean, these are exactly what I was looking for. 357 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:44,500 Three minutes, chefs! 358 00:15:44,567 --> 00:15:47,166 God, this clock is so gnarly, I'm having anxiety. 359 00:15:47,166 --> 00:15:48,900 [shouting] Good! Oh! 360 00:15:48,967 --> 00:15:50,600 I'm feelin' good, guys. Let's get a plate. 361 00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:52,433 I'm ready to plate. 362 00:15:52,433 --> 00:15:57,467 First, I put the creamy, delicious mashed potatoes on the bottom of the plate. 363 00:15:57,467 --> 00:16:03,667 And then I stack that crispy, seasoned fried chicken on the creamy mashed potatoes. 364 00:16:03,667 --> 00:16:04,520 And then, I'm gonna put my California gravy on the side. 365 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,567 And then, I'm gonna put my California gravy on the side. 366 00:16:09,567 --> 00:16:11,000 [Aarti] Time to plate. 367 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,867 I place the burger with the melty cheese on the buns, 368 00:16:13,867 --> 00:16:18,767 and then, the nice ladle of the Cape gooseberry chutney. 369 00:16:20,867 --> 00:16:22,200 Chips go on the plate, and I'm done! 370 00:16:25,066 --> 00:16:26,266 90 seconds! 371 00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:29,867 [Darnell] I pour my gravy on the bottom of the bowl 372 00:16:29,867 --> 00:16:32,200 because I want those biscuits to be the star of the show. 373 00:16:33,767 --> 00:16:34,520 So, we are gonna take too many biscuits, set it right on top, 374 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,667 So, we are gonna take too many biscuits, set it right on top, 375 00:16:37,667 --> 00:16:42,100 and then, I wanna garnish the biscuits with a little bit a shredded cheddar, chives. 376 00:16:43,266 --> 00:16:44,467 [Guy shouting] One minute! 377 00:16:44,467 --> 00:16:46,800 [Eric] Take my bread out. It's nice and toasted. 378 00:16:46,867 --> 00:16:49,467 And the bacon's gonna kinda protect the bread a little bit, 379 00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:51,400 and keep it from sogging up. 380 00:16:51,467 --> 00:16:53,133 I put my slaw up on there. 381 00:16:53,133 --> 00:16:57,100 My cheese is nice and melted on top of my burgers, I put that on top. 382 00:16:58,467 --> 00:17:02,900 But I look at it, and my bread to burger ratio's just off. 383 00:17:02,967 --> 00:17:04,520 So, what do I do? Trim off the crusts, like I'm cooking for the kids. 384 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:07,967 So, what do I do? Trim off the crusts, like I'm cooking for the kids. 385 00:17:07,967 --> 00:17:10,600 Next thing you know, I got a... It's a smaller burger. 386 00:17:10,667 --> 00:17:13,467 And we finish just in the nick a time. 387 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:18,867 Three, two, one. Chefs, that's it! Stop working! 388 00:17:18,867 --> 00:17:21,200 -[Tiffany shouting] Good job! -[Justin] Yeah, good job, guys! 389 00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:24,100 Wow! That was intense, man. 390 00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:27,066 Well, chefs I'll tell ya, you can cook better than you can spell. 391 00:17:27,066 --> 00:17:28,066 That's awesome! 392 00:17:28,066 --> 00:17:30,100 Let's take it to the judges, right this way. 393 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,567 All right, judges, this is it, the All-Star ABC, game one, and it was letter pick. 394 00:17:43,567 --> 00:17:46,667 That's right, our chef had to make their favorite comfort dish, 395 00:17:46,667 --> 00:17:49,567 being the giver, I let 'em use the "B" and "C". 396 00:17:49,567 --> 00:17:51,166 This round. 397 00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:54,266 Up first, Shenanigan's little brother, Chef Carlos, tell us about your dish. 398 00:17:54,266 --> 00:17:56,867 [Carlos] I've made the most comforting dish that you can think of, 399 00:17:56,867 --> 00:17:58,767 fried chicken and mashed potatoes. 400 00:17:58,767 --> 00:18:02,367 Uh, I added a little twist in there, a California gravy, if you will, 401 00:18:02,367 --> 00:18:04,700 a, uh, caper chimichurri, uh, 402 00:18:04,767 --> 00:18:04,845 to give it a little bit of brightness of acid, and... And flavor. 403 00:18:04,845 --> 00:18:07,567 to give it a little bit of brightness of acid, and... And flavor. 404 00:18:12,567 --> 00:18:14,300 Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, 405 00:18:14,367 --> 00:18:18,266 that's been a comfort classic since, like, 1000 BC. 406 00:18:18,266 --> 00:18:21,400 What I love most about this dish is that while it is comforting, 407 00:18:21,467 --> 00:18:23,567 it still has refinement and finesse. 408 00:18:23,567 --> 00:18:24,900 I think that the California gravy 409 00:18:24,967 --> 00:18:27,767 brings a much needed acidity and brightness to this. 410 00:18:27,767 --> 00:18:31,100 But I think I'm missing just a little salt in the potato, itself. 411 00:18:31,166 --> 00:18:32,100 Mmm-hmm. 412 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:34,767 It is crispy, it is juicy, it is delicious. 413 00:18:34,767 --> 00:18:34,845 It is seasoned! 414 00:18:34,845 --> 00:18:36,467 It is seasoned! 415 00:18:36,467 --> 00:18:39,800 I mean, the amount a people who don't season chicken nowadays is, like, outrageous. 416 00:18:39,867 --> 00:18:43,767 Capers, chives, chicken, I think you played the game. 417 00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:45,367 Thank you. 418 00:18:45,367 --> 00:18:47,300 Not to be outdone, Chef Aarti. 419 00:18:47,367 --> 00:18:50,667 Most benevolent and compassionate judges... 420 00:18:50,667 --> 00:18:52,767 -Ooh, oh, wow! -I like it! 421 00:18:52,767 --> 00:18:56,567 [Aarti] I have for you a cheese and chutney burger. 422 00:18:56,567 --> 00:18:57,934 Ketchup is just a chutney, 423 00:18:57,934 --> 00:19:03,567 so I've made you a Cape goldenberry and Campari tomato chutney. 424 00:19:07,767 --> 00:19:09,600 Cape gooseberry ketchup. 425 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:11,767 -[Tiffany laughing] -[explosion] 426 00:19:11,767 --> 00:19:14,767 [Jet] Gooseberries with their acidity are perfect for ketchup. 427 00:19:14,767 --> 00:19:18,500 And I never would have thought about it, I'm totally stealing this move, by the way. 428 00:19:18,567 --> 00:19:20,867 There is so much flavor going on. 429 00:19:20,867 --> 00:19:23,667 You know, at the end of the day, it's delicious. 430 00:19:23,667 --> 00:19:27,967 In terms of the execution, I gotta say that it needs more cheese. 431 00:19:27,967 --> 00:19:30,166 I... I want a little more cheesiness on the melt. 432 00:19:30,166 --> 00:19:32,166 Uh, the bun is a little big, 433 00:19:32,166 --> 00:19:34,845 and it's so briochy that it's getting a little bit ahead of the beef. 434 00:19:34,845 --> 00:19:36,000 and it's so briochy that it's getting a little bit ahead of the beef. 435 00:19:36,066 --> 00:19:36,967 Yep. 436 00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:38,834 Up next, Chef Eric. 437 00:19:38,867 --> 00:19:43,467 [Eric] What you have here, is a butter burger... A bacon butter burger patty melt. 438 00:19:43,467 --> 00:19:47,767 Crispy bacon, and then I made a slaw out of cabbage, comma, red. 439 00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:53,767 [Justin] You know, this is screaming diner comfort. 440 00:19:53,767 --> 00:19:56,867 I feel like a trucker would get on a CB radio, and tell his trucker buddies, 441 00:19:56,867 --> 00:19:58,600 "Hey, you gotta pull over and get this." 442 00:19:58,667 --> 00:20:01,200 -Dude, you're the grilled cheese king... -Yeah. 443 00:20:01,266 --> 00:20:03,867 -...and you didn't give me enough cheese! -[Eric] I... Yeah. 444 00:20:03,867 --> 00:20:04,845 The most crucial "C" in this game... 445 00:20:04,845 --> 00:20:06,000 The most crucial "C" in this game... 446 00:20:06,066 --> 00:20:08,800 -[Eric] Fair. Fair. -...it needed that, bro. 447 00:20:08,867 --> 00:20:11,000 You constructed a beautiful sandwich, 448 00:20:11,066 --> 00:20:15,000 and you didn't forget about the acid in the cabbage. 449 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,700 All right, not to be outdone, the one and only Chef Darnell, what do you have for us? 450 00:20:18,767 --> 00:20:21,367 For my comfort food classic, ABC style, 451 00:20:21,367 --> 00:20:25,100 you have a cheddar biscuit and bacon and chive biscuits and gravy. 452 00:20:29,166 --> 00:20:31,066 I mean, Chef Darnell came to play! 453 00:20:31,066 --> 00:20:33,467 -[Guy laughing] -[Tiffany] You came to play today, I mean, 454 00:20:33,467 --> 00:20:34,845 ultimate comfort. 455 00:20:34,845 --> 00:20:35,100 ultimate comfort. 456 00:20:35,166 --> 00:20:37,667 You get so much cheese, you get the bacon, 457 00:20:37,667 --> 00:20:40,367 everything you're seeing, we definitely taste it. 458 00:20:40,367 --> 00:20:41,600 [Justin] It's speaking to a little kid in me 459 00:20:41,667 --> 00:20:43,567 that just couldn't get enough of these flavors. 460 00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,467 When we ask for a comfort classic, that's what you want, 461 00:20:45,467 --> 00:20:47,567 the sort of nostalgic flavors. 462 00:20:47,567 --> 00:20:50,567 But my biscuit is eating ever so slightly chewy. 463 00:20:52,100 --> 00:20:54,367 The B and Cs, you're killing in the alphabet game, 464 00:20:54,367 --> 00:20:56,800 but salt level is aggressive. 465 00:20:57,867 --> 00:20:59,567 Listen, I think that was a great round, 466 00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:01,200 I'm glad that you got to use "B" and "C." 467 00:21:01,266 --> 00:21:03,667 Unfortunately, one of you is gonna check out early in this round, 468 00:21:03,667 --> 00:21:04,845 and it's all up to the judges who say they're your friends, 469 00:21:04,845 --> 00:21:06,367 and it's all up to the judges who say they're your friends, 470 00:21:06,367 --> 00:21:08,100 so we'll send you back to the kitchens, 471 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:10,200 and we'll call you when we have a decision. 472 00:21:10,266 --> 00:21:13,600 Judges, did anyone's dish deserve a minus after their letter? 473 00:21:14,467 --> 00:21:16,767 Twenty point available on gameplay, 474 00:21:16,767 --> 00:21:18,100 twenty point available on taste, 475 00:21:18,166 --> 00:21:19,266 ten points for plating. 476 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,567 All righty then. 477 00:21:32,066 --> 00:21:33,700 Let's take a look at this. 478 00:21:33,767 --> 00:21:36,000 We'll start off with Carlos. 479 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,100 Seventeen out of twenty in gameplay, 480 00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:39,166 seventeen out of twenty, 481 00:21:39,166 --> 00:21:42,000 and plating, eight for a forty-two. 482 00:21:43,367 --> 00:21:44,200 Greeny. 483 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:47,600 Seventeen out of twenty gameplay, 484 00:21:48,367 --> 00:21:50,467 sixteen out of twenty for taste, 485 00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:53,367 seven for plating for a forty. 486 00:21:55,567 --> 00:21:56,467 Aarti. 487 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,767 Sixteen out of twenty gameplay, 488 00:22:00,367 --> 00:22:02,400 fifteen out of twenty taste, 489 00:22:02,467 --> 00:22:04,367 seven for plating, for thirty-eight. 490 00:22:04,367 --> 00:22:06,166 -Okay, that's fair. -[Guy] Okay. 491 00:22:06,166 --> 00:22:07,166 Darnell, 492 00:22:08,166 --> 00:22:09,900 you need a 42 to lead, 493 00:22:11,100 --> 00:22:13,767 and you gotta get better than 38 to stay in the game. 494 00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:16,266 Sixteen out of twenty in gameplay. 495 00:22:17,767 --> 00:22:20,600 Fifteen out of twenty in taste, 496 00:22:22,300 --> 00:22:24,400 eight in plating for a thirty-nine, 497 00:22:24,467 --> 00:22:24,950 one point above Aarti. 498 00:22:24,950 --> 00:22:26,066 one point above Aarti. 499 00:22:27,367 --> 00:22:31,000 Unfortunately, um, one of them does not stay, 500 00:22:31,066 --> 00:22:34,567 and, uh, that is my sister from another mister, the spice queen, 501 00:22:34,567 --> 00:22:36,100 with that at a thirty-eight, 502 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:37,467 Darnell taking you up by one point, 503 00:22:37,467 --> 00:22:38,367 we say goodbye. 504 00:22:38,367 --> 00:22:39,767 Goodbye, sister. 505 00:22:39,767 --> 00:22:40,867 Good luck, guys. 506 00:22:40,867 --> 00:22:45,266 You know what? I had so much fun today. 507 00:22:45,367 --> 00:22:47,166 -I love you. -[laughs] I love you. 508 00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:48,100 Thank you, guys. 509 00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:49,567 Do I wish I had done better? 510 00:22:49,567 --> 00:22:51,700 One thousand million percent. 511 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:58,567 [Guy] So, for the final challenge, 512 00:22:58,567 --> 00:23:00,967 I want you to give the judges a seafood classic. 513 00:23:00,967 --> 00:23:03,000 For that we're gonna pick the letters 514 00:23:03,066 --> 00:23:04,867 for your seafood ingredients. 515 00:23:04,867 --> 00:23:07,500 And we'll start with a little thing that we like to call 516 00:23:07,567 --> 00:23:09,100 Letter Draft. 517 00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:11,100 Ooh. 518 00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:14,567 One-by-one, each one of you will pick a letter, 519 00:23:14,567 --> 00:23:16,600 those are the only letters you can shop with, 520 00:23:16,667 --> 00:23:18,667 -and no one else can use them. -Oh. 521 00:23:18,667 --> 00:23:21,300 And remember, you can't pick letter C or B. 522 00:23:21,367 --> 00:23:22,433 Oh! 523 00:23:22,433 --> 00:23:24,000 Chef Carlos, you're first, go ahead, pick a letter. 524 00:23:24,066 --> 00:23:24,950 Uh, S. 525 00:23:24,950 --> 00:23:25,367 Uh, S. 526 00:23:25,367 --> 00:23:26,567 S for Carlos. 527 00:23:26,567 --> 00:23:28,767 [Carlos] I know that I wanna make shrimp and grits. 528 00:23:28,767 --> 00:23:30,266 -[Guy] Greeny. -M. 529 00:23:30,266 --> 00:23:32,667 I picked M, not sure why. 530 00:23:32,667 --> 00:23:33,767 Chef Darnell. 531 00:23:33,767 --> 00:23:34,767 P. 532 00:23:34,767 --> 00:23:35,767 [Guy] P. 533 00:23:35,767 --> 00:23:37,166 [Darnell] Petrale sole, 534 00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:39,700 I'm making fish and chips. 535 00:23:40,367 --> 00:23:41,266 [Guy] What do you got? 536 00:23:41,266 --> 00:23:42,266 G. 537 00:23:42,266 --> 00:23:43,600 Grits, perfect. 538 00:23:43,667 --> 00:23:44,500 L. 539 00:23:44,567 --> 00:23:46,767 L, Lobster. 540 00:23:46,767 --> 00:23:48,266 Lobster mac and cheese. 541 00:23:48,867 --> 00:23:50,567 -Chef Darnell. -E. 542 00:23:50,567 --> 00:23:52,667 'Cause I wanted eggs for my dredge. 543 00:23:52,667 --> 00:23:53,867 One more letter. 544 00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:54,950 T. 545 00:23:54,950 --> 00:23:55,066 T. 546 00:23:55,066 --> 00:23:56,367 [Carlos] Tomatoes 547 00:23:56,367 --> 00:23:58,000 to make this dish come together. 548 00:23:58,066 --> 00:23:58,967 [Guy] Greeny. 549 00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:01,634 -R. -[Guy] R. 550 00:24:01,634 --> 00:24:05,100 Red chards, the stem is for the texture, the greens for some freshness. 551 00:24:06,166 --> 00:24:07,300 [Guy] Chef Darnell. 552 00:24:07,367 --> 00:24:08,767 -A. -[Guy] A. 553 00:24:08,767 --> 00:24:11,066 I have my all-purpose flour. 554 00:24:11,667 --> 00:24:12,700 [Guy] Fantastic. 555 00:24:12,767 --> 00:24:14,367 Gentlemen, step in front of your carts. 556 00:24:15,467 --> 00:24:16,767 Uh-oh, why would we do that? 557 00:24:17,900 --> 00:24:20,567 Good news is 30 minutes to create your seafood classic 558 00:24:20,567 --> 00:24:23,367 featuring ingredients that start with 559 00:24:23,367 --> 00:24:24,950 any one of those three letters in your category. 560 00:24:24,950 --> 00:24:25,667 any one of those three letters in your category. 561 00:24:25,667 --> 00:24:26,567 S, G, T. 562 00:24:26,567 --> 00:24:27,667 M, L, R. 563 00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:28,867 P, E, A. 564 00:24:28,867 --> 00:24:31,567 Bad thing is, it's no carts allowed, 565 00:24:32,066 --> 00:24:34,000 single shop. 566 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,400 So as soon as you go back to your station, that, that is it. 567 00:24:36,467 --> 00:24:37,767 Here we go, any questions? 568 00:24:39,567 --> 00:24:40,467 S, G, T. 569 00:24:40,467 --> 00:24:41,767 M, L, R. 570 00:24:41,767 --> 00:24:42,667 P, E, A. 571 00:24:42,667 --> 00:24:43,600 One, two, three, go. 572 00:24:46,166 --> 00:24:47,467 Look at that face. 573 00:24:47,467 --> 00:24:48,667 [Carlos] You know what you're doing. 574 00:24:51,266 --> 00:24:52,300 One shop. 575 00:24:52,367 --> 00:24:53,767 No carts allowed. 576 00:24:53,767 --> 00:24:54,950 I've to figure out ingredient's letters. 577 00:24:54,950 --> 00:24:56,100 I've to figure out ingredient's letters. 578 00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:57,266 This should be fun. 579 00:24:58,667 --> 00:24:59,934 I'm looking at my letters, 580 00:24:59,934 --> 00:25:02,467 if it's lobster mac n' cheese, you gotta start with lobster. 581 00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:04,400 Mild cheddar should work. 582 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,400 Mozzarella should work. 583 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,600 I have R, so I grab some 584 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:10,900 ricotta. 585 00:25:10,967 --> 00:25:12,867 Guy! 586 00:25:13,967 --> 00:25:17,567 Does elbows count as macaroni? 587 00:25:17,567 --> 00:25:19,467 -Yes! -[Eric] It does? 588 00:25:19,467 --> 00:25:22,100 Macaroni is macaroni. 589 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:24,950 And now, let's go grab some produce that's gonna jazz this stuff up. 590 00:25:24,950 --> 00:25:25,467 And now, let's go grab some produce that's gonna jazz this stuff up. 591 00:25:25,467 --> 00:25:27,166 I wanna use onions, 592 00:25:27,166 --> 00:25:28,400 but I don't have a O. 593 00:25:29,166 --> 00:25:30,300 I got an L, 594 00:25:30,367 --> 00:25:32,000 I got leeks. 595 00:25:32,767 --> 00:25:33,767 So I grab some leeks. 596 00:25:35,166 --> 00:25:37,000 Frankly, I feel like I got what I need. 597 00:25:38,900 --> 00:25:39,967 All right, let's party. 598 00:25:39,967 --> 00:25:42,100 [Carlos] I bet you wanted these, huh, chefy? 599 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,266 I run off to grab shrimp 600 00:25:44,266 --> 00:25:46,467 because when I think about seafood classics, 601 00:25:46,467 --> 00:25:49,300 I think about one of my favorite all time 602 00:25:49,367 --> 00:25:50,767 shrimp and grits. 603 00:25:53,367 --> 00:25:54,950 Let's go with cherries. 604 00:25:54,950 --> 00:25:55,100 Let's go with cherries. 605 00:25:55,166 --> 00:25:57,967 The shrimp will go in a great tomato broth. 606 00:25:57,967 --> 00:25:59,066 Shopping in Flavortown... 607 00:25:59,066 --> 00:26:00,100 Tarragon. 608 00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,800 ...only using my hands and my pockets 609 00:26:01,867 --> 00:26:03,200 is crazy, I mean, 610 00:26:03,266 --> 00:26:04,367 this is really tough. 611 00:26:04,367 --> 00:26:05,266 Hello. 612 00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:08,667 [Darnell] For my seafood classic, 613 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:10,767 I'm making fish and chips. 614 00:26:11,567 --> 00:26:12,567 [Guy] What are yours again? 615 00:26:12,567 --> 00:26:14,166 -P, E, A? -Yeah, sole. 616 00:26:15,266 --> 00:26:16,800 -Petrale sole? -Yeah. 617 00:26:16,867 --> 00:26:18,367 So I grab Petrale sole 618 00:26:18,367 --> 00:26:21,367 because it's very thin, flaky, cooks fast. 619 00:26:21,367 --> 00:26:22,200 This is the P. 620 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:24,500 Eggs for my dredge. 621 00:26:25,266 --> 00:26:26,100 P. 622 00:26:26,667 --> 00:26:27,867 E. 623 00:26:27,867 --> 00:26:28,800 A. 624 00:26:28,867 --> 00:26:31,166 Next thing I grab is my potatoes. 625 00:26:31,166 --> 00:26:33,266 I got my fish, now I got my chips. 626 00:26:33,867 --> 00:26:34,700 Technically, 627 00:26:34,767 --> 00:26:37,000 P, where is bread crumbs at, panko? 628 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,300 For my fish, I need to grab some panko for my dredge. 629 00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:42,567 What about panko with some flavor? 630 00:26:42,567 --> 00:26:44,867 But what do I find right next to the panko? 631 00:26:45,567 --> 00:26:46,500 Pork panko. 632 00:26:46,567 --> 00:26:48,367 Panko pork. 633 00:26:48,367 --> 00:26:50,367 It's gonna have flavor, fat, 634 00:26:50,367 --> 00:26:52,767 it's gonna give me something that panko by itself can't. 635 00:26:52,767 --> 00:26:54,950 And then I'm gonna grab some papayas and pineapples 636 00:26:54,950 --> 00:26:55,600 And then I'm gonna grab some papayas and pineapples 637 00:26:55,667 --> 00:26:56,800 for my chutney. 638 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,100 That's gonna, like, remind you of the vinegar that 639 00:26:59,166 --> 00:27:01,266 goes fantastic with fish and chips. 640 00:27:01,266 --> 00:27:04,867 And he saying P, E, A, doesn't help me think of anything, by the way. 641 00:27:04,867 --> 00:27:06,400 Are you do-- Hey, hey, before you start cooking, 642 00:27:06,467 --> 00:27:07,767 you're done with your one shop? 643 00:27:07,767 --> 00:27:09,100 [Carlos] Yes, uh, yes. 644 00:27:09,166 --> 00:27:10,400 [Guy] Your one shop. 645 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,600 -Greeny, you're done with your one shop. -I guess so. 646 00:27:13,467 --> 00:27:14,467 That's it, yes. 647 00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,200 -Let the good times roll. -Yeah. 648 00:27:26,667 --> 00:27:28,266 Twenty-six minutes, you feel good? 649 00:27:28,266 --> 00:27:29,200 You got everything you needed? 650 00:27:29,266 --> 00:27:31,266 -Ah, yeah, it'll be okay. -Okay. 651 00:27:31,266 --> 00:27:33,467 [Jet] Guys, this is a terrible round for them. 652 00:27:33,467 --> 00:27:34,500 [Justin] Yes. 653 00:27:34,567 --> 00:27:37,767 Not only are they stuck using the three letters, 654 00:27:37,767 --> 00:27:39,600 plus no carts allowed. 655 00:27:39,667 --> 00:27:41,567 When I have nightmares about the store, 656 00:27:41,567 --> 00:27:43,667 this is pretty much my exact nightmare. 657 00:27:47,266 --> 00:27:48,967 All right, Darnell, tell me what's on the menu, bud. 658 00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:50,367 Fish and chips. 659 00:27:50,367 --> 00:27:51,467 [Guy] Fish and chips. 660 00:27:51,467 --> 00:27:52,015 Yeah, make so much sense, right? 661 00:27:52,015 --> 00:27:52,767 Yeah, make so much sense, right? 662 00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:55,200 The first thing I'm gonna get started on is the chips 663 00:27:55,266 --> 00:27:58,200 because they will take the longest by far. 664 00:27:58,266 --> 00:28:00,266 You have to blanch the fries. 665 00:28:00,266 --> 00:28:02,367 I start my blanching in water. 666 00:28:03,266 --> 00:28:04,667 So while my potatoes are boiling, 667 00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:06,567 I'm gonna work on the dredge for my fish. 668 00:28:06,567 --> 00:28:09,700 I have my seasoned all-purpose flour, 669 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,767 egg wash with my E, 670 00:28:13,767 --> 00:28:17,567 and then I have my pork panko and everything seasoning 671 00:28:17,567 --> 00:28:18,900 from my P and E. 672 00:28:21,767 --> 00:28:22,015 Next, I need to work on my fish. 673 00:28:22,015 --> 00:28:24,100 Next, I need to work on my fish. 674 00:28:24,166 --> 00:28:25,867 This type of sole is great for frying 675 00:28:25,867 --> 00:28:27,567 because it doesn't take long, 676 00:28:27,567 --> 00:28:29,467 but you can overcook it fast. 677 00:28:30,467 --> 00:28:31,900 There's a lot riding today. 678 00:28:31,967 --> 00:28:34,000 If I win today, 679 00:28:34,066 --> 00:28:37,200 the money will 100% go toward a down payment on the house, 680 00:28:37,266 --> 00:28:38,767 we are house searching right now. 681 00:28:39,567 --> 00:28:40,800 -You feel good? -I feel so-- 682 00:28:40,867 --> 00:28:42,567 What seafood dish has got cheese in it? 683 00:28:42,567 --> 00:28:43,800 -Lobster mac. -Got it. 684 00:28:43,867 --> 00:28:45,100 We got those broilers, right? 685 00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:46,000 Whoo! 686 00:28:46,066 --> 00:28:47,100 Yup. 687 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,266 [Eric] While the lobsters are boiling, 688 00:28:50,266 --> 00:28:52,015 gotta get all my, kinda my vegetables together. 689 00:28:52,015 --> 00:28:52,667 gotta get all my, kinda my vegetables together. 690 00:28:52,667 --> 00:28:54,266 A little rainbow chard 691 00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:56,367 and leeks in there. 692 00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:57,800 I drop the macaroni in the water. 693 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,200 Finally, I need to make my cheese sauce, I mean, 694 00:29:03,066 --> 00:29:04,467 I'm a cheese guy. 695 00:29:04,467 --> 00:29:06,567 I make a roux, I add my milk, 696 00:29:06,567 --> 00:29:07,700 bring it to a boil... 697 00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:11,000 ...and then I'm gonna start adding my cheese. 698 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,767 There is no way I'm getting dinged 699 00:29:12,767 --> 00:29:15,166 twice in a row for not enough cheese. 700 00:29:15,166 --> 00:29:17,867 -Yeah, look at that. Show it to us! -[cheering] 701 00:29:17,867 --> 00:29:19,667 -[Jet] Yeah! -[Tiffany] Talk to me! 702 00:29:19,667 --> 00:29:21,200 [Carlos] You gotta go grits first, big boy. 703 00:29:24,567 --> 00:29:27,300 This is a big risk in Flavortown 704 00:29:27,367 --> 00:29:28,500 because any good grits 705 00:29:28,567 --> 00:29:30,000 is gonna take some time to cook. 706 00:29:30,967 --> 00:29:32,266 While my grits are cooking, 707 00:29:32,266 --> 00:29:35,400 I'm using all of my pantry ingredients to season my shrimp. 708 00:29:35,467 --> 00:29:38,000 Paprika, cayenne, coriander, 709 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:42,266 great spices that are gonna be fantastic in my shrimp and grits. 710 00:29:42,266 --> 00:29:43,266 Ready to go. 711 00:29:43,266 --> 00:29:44,967 ♪ Ready to go home ♪ 712 00:29:46,166 --> 00:29:47,367 Shallot, garlic. 713 00:29:48,166 --> 00:29:49,300 For the base of my sauce, 714 00:29:49,300 --> 00:29:52,015 I wanna get some smokey flavor into this broth, 715 00:29:52,015 --> 00:29:52,667 I wanna get some smokey flavor into this broth, 716 00:29:52,667 --> 00:29:54,967 so I char some heirloom tomatoes 717 00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:57,367 and some of those white parts of green onion. 718 00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:00,467 ♪ Going for a treat ♪ 719 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,700 [Guy] Fifteen minutes, chefs, fifteen to go, half way. 720 00:30:06,300 --> 00:30:09,467 Classically fish and chips is served with malt vinegar, 721 00:30:09,467 --> 00:30:11,367 so I wanted to echo that 722 00:30:11,367 --> 00:30:13,767 with a vinegar forward chutney 723 00:30:13,767 --> 00:30:16,100 with papayas and pineapple. 724 00:30:16,166 --> 00:30:18,667 Get them in my pot with my red wine vinegar, 725 00:30:18,667 --> 00:30:21,000 sugar, and I dice up some thyme, 726 00:30:21,066 --> 00:30:22,015 and let that reduce. 727 00:30:22,015 --> 00:30:22,533 and let that reduce. 728 00:30:22,533 --> 00:30:26,266 This flavor profile is what's going to wake up the fish and chips. 729 00:30:26,266 --> 00:30:28,600 And then I wanna blend it up, so it's not just all chunks. 730 00:30:31,300 --> 00:30:34,266 Checking on my fish, and it is looking delicious. 731 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:36,900 Once my potatoes are done blanching once, 732 00:30:36,967 --> 00:30:38,000 I drop them in the fryer. 733 00:30:41,066 --> 00:30:43,166 -Fryers are working still? -Yes. 734 00:30:43,166 --> 00:30:45,367 And they're gonna go into about 30 seconds left. 735 00:30:51,367 --> 00:30:52,015 [Eric] My lobster is cooked, 736 00:30:52,015 --> 00:30:52,867 [Eric] My lobster is cooked, 737 00:30:52,867 --> 00:30:54,166 I pull it out of the water, 738 00:30:54,867 --> 00:30:56,367 my lobsters are warm, 739 00:30:56,367 --> 00:30:57,767 and I'm just kinda going at it. 740 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,100 Yeah! 741 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:02,200 Thought you knew. 742 00:31:02,266 --> 00:31:04,467 -Oh, I'm here for it. -[Justin] That's right. 743 00:31:04,467 --> 00:31:05,867 I've got all my lobster meat separated, 744 00:31:05,867 --> 00:31:07,467 I dice it up, 745 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:09,767 I fold it into the veg... 746 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,066 ...I toss all that together... 747 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,567 ...and I check my macaroni, and strain that macaroni out, 748 00:31:18,266 --> 00:31:19,567 and I add it into the mix, 749 00:31:19,567 --> 00:31:21,367 then I start to kinda toss it all together. 750 00:31:23,767 --> 00:31:27,700 I put a couple of spoon fulls of this amazingly cheesy creamy sauce 751 00:31:27,767 --> 00:31:28,900 and fold it all together. 752 00:31:28,900 --> 00:31:31,166 And I got everything I need, but you know what? 753 00:31:31,166 --> 00:31:33,367 I got no cheese left to top my macaroni and cheese, 754 00:31:33,367 --> 00:31:36,166 but I still have some leeks left. 755 00:31:36,166 --> 00:31:39,100 So I grab my leeks, I slice 'em up really thin, 756 00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:40,767 and I drop those in the fryer. 757 00:31:40,767 --> 00:31:42,867 So I wanna get those nice and crispy, 758 00:31:42,867 --> 00:31:45,300 I feel like that might be a really great topping 759 00:31:45,367 --> 00:31:46,467 for my macaroni and cheese. 760 00:31:48,266 --> 00:31:49,467 [Guy] Eight minutes. 761 00:31:51,300 --> 00:31:52,015 [Carlos] I know I don't wanna over cook my shrimp, 762 00:31:52,015 --> 00:31:54,166 [Carlos] I know I don't wanna over cook my shrimp, 763 00:31:54,166 --> 00:31:56,767 but I also want there to be texture, 764 00:31:56,767 --> 00:31:58,400 a little bit of snap when you eat it. 765 00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:00,467 So the first thing I do 766 00:32:00,467 --> 00:32:03,900 is I sear my shrimp real hard. 767 00:32:03,967 --> 00:32:06,400 Next, to make my sauce, I start with the aromatics. 768 00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:08,000 Onions and garlic, 769 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,667 and really sweat down those flavors. 770 00:32:10,767 --> 00:32:13,000 Then I add my charred tomato broth. 771 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,467 There is some smoky flavor in this broth, 772 00:32:18,467 --> 00:32:20,467 this is gonna be delicious. 773 00:32:22,500 --> 00:32:25,066 You know, the last few years in our industry 774 00:32:25,066 --> 00:32:26,800 has been incredibly difficult, 775 00:32:26,867 --> 00:32:29,467 and I'm here today competing because when I win, 776 00:32:29,467 --> 00:32:32,166 I'm gonna donate all of the money to Golden Rule Charity. 777 00:32:32,166 --> 00:32:33,600 To give back to restaurants 778 00:32:33,667 --> 00:32:35,667 and to the people that really run them. 779 00:32:39,667 --> 00:32:40,667 [Guy] I will tell you what, 780 00:32:40,667 --> 00:32:43,200 that is stupid delicious. 781 00:32:45,066 --> 00:32:46,000 Wow. 782 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,567 What is going on in there? 783 00:32:48,867 --> 00:32:50,767 Tomato, tarragon. 784 00:32:51,900 --> 00:32:52,015 Flavorville. 785 00:32:52,015 --> 00:32:52,867 Flavorville. 786 00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:54,967 No, it's Flavortown. 787 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,867 -Flavorville, you know what? I'm gonna-- -I got my one chance to... 788 00:32:56,867 --> 00:32:58,867 I'm gonna take, I'm gonna take points of you right here for that. 789 00:32:58,867 --> 00:33:00,367 I had my one chance. 790 00:33:00,367 --> 00:33:02,066 [Guy] Three and a half minutes, gotta get plated. 791 00:33:02,066 --> 00:33:03,166 [Eric] I'm starting to run out of time, 792 00:33:03,166 --> 00:33:05,400 so I dab some of that cheese sauce on top, 793 00:33:06,367 --> 00:33:07,667 and under the broiler it goes. 794 00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,967 Thank God, for these fried leeks, 795 00:33:11,967 --> 00:33:16,367 and now I've got this beautiful, salty leek julienne 796 00:33:16,367 --> 00:33:18,367 to kinda put on top, we're gonna be okay. 797 00:33:18,367 --> 00:33:21,867 The pasta is starting to get that nice kinda gratin. 798 00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:22,015 I feel like that two point gap 799 00:33:22,015 --> 00:33:24,000 I feel like that two point gap 800 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,667 between me and Carlos 801 00:33:25,667 --> 00:33:27,700 is getting really small. 802 00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:30,467 This is a $20,000 dish. 803 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,467 [Guy] Two minutes, chefs, two to go. 804 00:33:34,467 --> 00:33:36,166 -How you feeling, bud? -All right. 805 00:33:36,166 --> 00:33:38,467 I'm gonna let my chips fry a little longer 806 00:33:38,467 --> 00:33:40,000 and go ahead and start plating. 807 00:33:40,066 --> 00:33:43,400 The chutney is looking fantástico. 808 00:33:43,467 --> 00:33:45,667 I grab my fish, and I wanna sit it up, 809 00:33:45,667 --> 00:33:46,967 that way it has the height, 810 00:33:46,967 --> 00:33:50,567 but also allows the air to get out of the fish, 811 00:33:50,567 --> 00:33:52,015 and now it's time for the fries. 812 00:33:52,015 --> 00:33:52,266 and now it's time for the fries. 813 00:33:52,266 --> 00:33:53,867 [Guy] Ninety seconds. 814 00:33:53,867 --> 00:33:54,767 [Darnell] They're ready. 815 00:33:58,367 --> 00:33:59,500 [Guy] Forty seconds. 816 00:34:00,867 --> 00:34:02,400 [Carlos] With a little bit of time to spare, 817 00:34:02,467 --> 00:34:05,900 I pour on the beautiful grits into my bowls. 818 00:34:05,967 --> 00:34:08,467 Oh, my gosh. 819 00:34:09,266 --> 00:34:11,400 It's packed full of flavor. 820 00:34:11,467 --> 00:34:14,200 I know that this is a winning dish. 821 00:34:14,266 --> 00:34:15,400 Make it perfect, make it perfect. 822 00:34:15,467 --> 00:34:17,100 Five, four, 823 00:34:17,767 --> 00:34:20,100 three, two, one. 824 00:34:21,300 --> 00:34:22,015 Yes, that's it, stop working. 825 00:34:22,015 --> 00:34:22,867 Yes, that's it, stop working. 826 00:34:22,867 --> 00:34:24,567 -[sighs] -[Darnell] Down to the wire. 827 00:34:27,567 --> 00:34:29,066 Chefs, I gotta tell you what? 828 00:34:29,066 --> 00:34:31,266 Something smells good, 829 00:34:31,266 --> 00:34:33,767 let's take it to the judges right this way. 830 00:34:33,767 --> 00:34:35,000 Smells good. 831 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:46,266 All right, judges, this is it, 832 00:34:46,266 --> 00:34:48,967 game two of the All-Star ABC. 833 00:34:48,967 --> 00:34:50,467 First up, 834 00:34:50,467 --> 00:34:53,266 Chef Eric, had M, had L, had R. 835 00:34:53,266 --> 00:34:57,200 -Tell us, are you gonna win with this? -[Eric] I think so. 836 00:34:57,266 --> 00:35:00,900 Judges, this is a lobster mac and cheese, 837 00:35:00,967 --> 00:35:03,767 and then topped it with some crispy julienne of leeks, 838 00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:09,500 Greeny, you know, when you're out at sea, 839 00:35:09,567 --> 00:35:10,453 one of the last things you wanna think about is leeks, 840 00:35:10,453 --> 00:35:12,367 one of the last things you wanna think about is leeks, 841 00:35:12,367 --> 00:35:13,567 um, but I gotta say... 842 00:35:13,567 --> 00:35:16,367 [all laughing] 843 00:35:16,367 --> 00:35:18,400 [Justin] But it's got quite a lot of elegance to it. 844 00:35:18,467 --> 00:35:20,100 There's a lot of really good texture in this, 845 00:35:20,166 --> 00:35:21,166 and that's something that I think 846 00:35:21,166 --> 00:35:23,367 lobster mac and cheese, uh, is often missing. 847 00:35:23,367 --> 00:35:24,500 That cheese pull, 848 00:35:24,567 --> 00:35:26,500 I've never seen a three feet cheese pull, 849 00:35:26,567 --> 00:35:28,900 but you balanced it so deftly. 850 00:35:28,967 --> 00:35:32,767 I think it was well played, you, you crushed these letter, bro. 851 00:35:32,767 --> 00:35:36,166 Anytime someone says lobster mac and cheese, 852 00:35:36,166 --> 00:35:38,100 here you gave it to me, baby. 853 00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:40,400 It is delicious, it's creamy. 854 00:35:40,467 --> 00:35:43,100 One of my favorite things again is the leeks, 855 00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:45,467 and my least will probably be the Swiss chard, 856 00:35:45,467 --> 00:35:47,367 it is a lot of flavor, 857 00:35:47,367 --> 00:35:50,166 and it's almost trying to come back, 858 00:35:50,166 --> 00:35:53,166 um, the lobster and leeks for the star. 859 00:35:53,166 --> 00:35:55,166 Thank you very much. Up next, Chef Carlos. 860 00:35:56,066 --> 00:35:57,133 Today, for you judges, 861 00:35:57,166 --> 00:35:59,900 my seafood classic with shrimp and grits. 862 00:35:59,967 --> 00:36:02,600 I used the letters S, T, and G 863 00:36:02,667 --> 00:36:04,266 very gracefully throughout the dish. 864 00:36:06,667 --> 00:36:09,600 The harmonies that this dish brings 865 00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:10,453 are, are masterful. 866 00:36:10,453 --> 00:36:11,000 are, are masterful. 867 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,000 You were truly at one with your ingredients. 868 00:36:13,066 --> 00:36:15,266 The fact that you got this absolute 869 00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:17,767 wallop of flavor on this plate, 870 00:36:17,767 --> 00:36:19,667 I mean, it's fascinating. 871 00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:21,767 [Jet] The grits are creamy, 872 00:36:21,767 --> 00:36:23,467 Uh, the shrimp cook is perfect, 873 00:36:23,467 --> 00:36:26,467 and that ragu that you created with tomato, 874 00:36:26,467 --> 00:36:28,000 my knock for it is really just, 875 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,467 -but it was uneven seasoning. -Mmm-hmm. 876 00:36:30,467 --> 00:36:32,667 Being that I am a southern belle, 877 00:36:32,667 --> 00:36:35,767 I do love my shrimp and grits. 878 00:36:36,367 --> 00:36:37,567 And I must say... 879 00:36:38,266 --> 00:36:40,000 Here's where you're gonna find out 880 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:40,453 whether or not you're going home or you're gonna win. 881 00:36:40,453 --> 00:36:42,667 whether or not you're going home or you're gonna win. 882 00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:44,467 -[all laughing] -Na, na, na, na, na, na. 883 00:36:49,266 --> 00:36:51,367 You did a freaking fantastic job. 884 00:36:51,367 --> 00:36:53,400 Are you sure you're not from the South? 885 00:36:53,467 --> 00:36:55,867 -Thank you. -[Guy laughing] 886 00:36:55,867 --> 00:36:57,867 All right, ladies and gentlemen, not to be outdone, 887 00:36:57,867 --> 00:36:59,700 the one and only, Chef Darnell. 888 00:36:59,767 --> 00:37:02,166 What do you have for us? P, E, and A. 889 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:05,900 I have a Petrale sole fish and chips. 890 00:37:05,967 --> 00:37:07,867 I also used papaya and pineapple 891 00:37:07,867 --> 00:37:10,453 as like a chutney sauce to dip everything in. 892 00:37:10,453 --> 00:37:10,500 as like a chutney sauce to dip everything in. 893 00:37:10,567 --> 00:37:13,000 You have your fries which have been blanched and fried. 894 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,767 And put a little bit more everything seasoning on top of 'em. 895 00:37:18,166 --> 00:37:19,400 Wow, Chef Darnell, 896 00:37:19,467 --> 00:37:21,200 the sole did you very well, 897 00:37:21,266 --> 00:37:23,500 I love the pork rind, like, 898 00:37:23,567 --> 00:37:28,166 I've never seen pork panko, it was very successful. 899 00:37:28,166 --> 00:37:31,166 [Justin] This papaya-pineapple concoction on the side, 900 00:37:31,166 --> 00:37:33,567 it's conjuring, like, a very fun, 901 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:37,000 by the sea vibe, and I, I like that. 902 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:40,453 Petrale sole, dude, like, you could walk by the stove and overcook it, 903 00:37:40,453 --> 00:37:40,667 Petrale sole, dude, like, you could walk by the stove and overcook it, 904 00:37:40,667 --> 00:37:42,200 and then to plate it up 905 00:37:42,266 --> 00:37:44,767 to make sure it didn't steam out and sog out, 906 00:37:44,767 --> 00:37:46,467 that was a really, really smart play. 907 00:37:46,467 --> 00:37:50,567 Um, the fries, to me, were kind of where, where you stumbled. 908 00:37:50,567 --> 00:37:51,967 See how many of those stumbles you ate? 909 00:37:51,967 --> 00:37:53,433 [all laughing] 910 00:37:53,433 --> 00:37:55,066 -I ate a ton of stumbles. -'Cause, look, they, they were stumbling 911 00:37:55,066 --> 00:37:56,800 -right into your mouth. -I ate a ton of it, I'm still, still stumbling, bro. 912 00:37:56,867 --> 00:37:58,166 -[Justin] I'm stumbling, too. -Wow. 913 00:37:59,266 --> 00:38:01,266 I think the fries could have gone a little longer, 914 00:38:01,266 --> 00:38:03,367 just to get a nice crunch on 'em. 915 00:38:03,367 --> 00:38:05,100 This was a really exciting round. 916 00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:06,266 We're gonna send you back to the kitchen 917 00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:07,800 we'll just let the judges figure out, uh, 918 00:38:07,867 --> 00:38:08,867 uh, whose day they're gonna make 919 00:38:08,867 --> 00:38:09,900 and whose day they're gonna break. 920 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:10,453 Thank you much. 921 00:38:10,453 --> 00:38:11,266 Thank you much. 922 00:38:11,266 --> 00:38:12,367 -Thank you, all. -Thank you. 923 00:38:12,367 --> 00:38:14,400 All right, judges, which chef would you like to, 924 00:38:14,467 --> 00:38:16,500 uh, ABC, win. 925 00:38:30,166 --> 00:38:31,600 All right, judges, thank you. 926 00:38:31,667 --> 00:38:33,700 In the second round, you were just outstanding, 927 00:38:33,767 --> 00:38:35,967 but it's a shame that we have to just award one 928 00:38:35,967 --> 00:38:37,367 and send the other two packing, 929 00:38:37,367 --> 00:38:39,467 but that is the way it goes, 930 00:38:39,467 --> 00:38:40,453 and judges, I hope you, uh, I hope you can sleep tonight. 931 00:38:40,453 --> 00:38:42,400 and judges, I hope you, uh, I hope you can sleep tonight. 932 00:38:43,266 --> 00:38:44,667 Chef Darnell, 39. 933 00:38:44,667 --> 00:38:46,100 Greenspan at 40, 934 00:38:46,166 --> 00:38:48,467 and, uh, Carlos at 42. 935 00:38:48,467 --> 00:38:49,967 Darnell, let's take a look. 936 00:38:49,967 --> 00:38:53,967 Uh, out of twenty in gameplay, seventeen, 937 00:38:53,967 --> 00:38:56,200 eighteen out of twenty in taste, 938 00:38:56,266 --> 00:38:59,300 nine out of ten in plating for a forty-four. 939 00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:02,066 -Nice score of eighty-three, well done. -[Eric] Wow. 940 00:39:02,066 --> 00:39:03,867 -Greeny. -Yeah, it's me. 941 00:39:03,867 --> 00:39:06,800 -Gotta get better than a forty-three on this. -I would like to. 942 00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:10,000 Eighteen out of twenty in gameplay, 943 00:39:10,066 --> 00:39:10,453 eighteen out of twenty in taste, 944 00:39:10,453 --> 00:39:12,300 eighteen out of twenty in taste, 945 00:39:12,367 --> 00:39:14,567 nine on plating for a forty-five. 946 00:39:14,567 --> 00:39:17,500 Congratulations, eighty-five points. 947 00:39:17,567 --> 00:39:18,867 Carlos, you have the same thing, man. 948 00:39:18,867 --> 00:39:22,100 You got a forty-three to tie, and a forty-five to win. 949 00:39:22,166 --> 00:39:23,367 [all exclaiming] 950 00:39:23,367 --> 00:39:25,867 [Guy] Nineteen out of twenty in gameplay. 951 00:39:25,867 --> 00:39:28,667 -Nineteen out of twenty in taste. -[all exclaiming] 952 00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:31,166 Nine out of ten for plating for a forty-seven. 953 00:39:31,166 --> 00:39:33,000 -[all cheering] -[Guy] Congratulations. 954 00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:36,800 Eight-nine points, and for his first win in Triple G. 955 00:39:36,867 --> 00:39:38,767 -Chef Carlos. -Yes! 956 00:39:38,767 --> 00:39:39,767 [Darnell] Congrats, man. 957 00:39:39,767 --> 00:39:40,453 -[Guy] Congratulations, buddy. -Thank you. 958 00:39:40,453 --> 00:39:40,667 -[Guy] Congratulations, buddy. -Thank you. 959 00:39:40,667 --> 00:39:42,367 I believe this may be 960 00:39:42,367 --> 00:39:45,467 the highest score we've had in Triple G. 961 00:39:45,467 --> 00:39:47,500 -Thank you. -[Guy] Well done, congratulations. 962 00:39:49,900 --> 00:39:51,967 Eric Greenspan, Chef Darnell, thank you very much. 963 00:39:51,967 --> 00:39:53,233 Goodbye, guys. 964 00:39:53,266 --> 00:39:54,467 -Good job, man, congratulations. -You're incredible, chefs. 965 00:39:54,467 --> 00:39:55,500 You're incredible. 966 00:39:55,567 --> 00:39:56,700 Hey, hats off to Carlos, man, 967 00:39:56,767 --> 00:39:59,767 he cooked an amazing two rounds of food 968 00:39:59,767 --> 00:40:01,200 and, and I'm really happy for him. 969 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:03,600 -Sir. -Hi, sunshine. 970 00:40:03,667 --> 00:40:05,567 I had a ball cooking today. 971 00:40:05,567 --> 00:40:07,467 I learned a lot about myself, 972 00:40:07,467 --> 00:40:09,700 and that is, when you don't know what you're doing, 973 00:40:09,767 --> 00:40:10,453 you still know what you're doing. 974 00:40:10,453 --> 00:40:10,767 you still know what you're doing. 975 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,367 I'm super excited to see this happen to you. 976 00:40:17,367 --> 00:40:19,467 Congratulations, it's your first big win in Triple G. 977 00:40:19,467 --> 00:40:21,967 -Whoo! Let's go! -[all cheering] 978 00:40:21,967 --> 00:40:23,867 [exclaims] Like, I can't believe it. 979 00:40:23,867 --> 00:40:25,700 I won Guy's Grocery Games. 980 00:40:25,767 --> 00:40:28,867 I'm shaking, I can't even describe it. 981 00:40:28,867 --> 00:40:30,700 -Let's go shopping. -Let's go. 982 00:40:33,667 --> 00:40:35,667 Chef, you have 90 seconds 983 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:39,266 to find five items based on an alphabetical clue. 984 00:40:39,266 --> 00:40:40,453 You get all five items, you win $20,000. 985 00:40:40,453 --> 00:40:42,100 You get all five items, you win $20,000. 986 00:40:43,266 --> 00:40:44,767 I will read these off to you, 987 00:40:44,767 --> 00:40:46,100 you will find the item, 988 00:40:46,867 --> 00:40:47,867 put it in the basket, 989 00:40:47,900 --> 00:40:50,767 -you have 90 seconds to do this. -Okay. 990 00:40:50,767 --> 00:40:52,867 First one would be 991 00:40:52,867 --> 00:40:54,600 this melon starts with an H. 992 00:40:54,667 --> 00:40:55,667 -Which would be... -Honey dew. 993 00:40:55,667 --> 00:40:56,567 -Honey dew. -We're going? 994 00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:58,100 As soon as you're ready, go. 995 00:40:58,100 --> 00:40:59,400 -He's off and running. -[Jet] Come on, let's go. 996 00:40:59,467 --> 00:41:01,000 [Tiffany] Let's go! 997 00:41:01,066 --> 00:41:03,567 Melons, melons, melons, melons. 998 00:41:03,567 --> 00:41:05,000 Uh, water melon, honey dew. 999 00:41:05,066 --> 00:41:06,767 Okay, honeydew is in the basket. 1000 00:41:06,767 --> 00:41:08,000 [Guy] Honeydew, all right. 1001 00:41:08,066 --> 00:41:10,453 That's $4000 to Golden Rule Charity. 1002 00:41:10,453 --> 00:41:10,700 That's $4000 to Golden Rule Charity. 1003 00:41:10,767 --> 00:41:13,000 This "B" whiskey is named after 1004 00:41:13,066 --> 00:41:15,266 the Kentucky County it's produced in. 1005 00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:17,767 [Carlos] This is an $8000 bottle of Bourbon, 1006 00:41:17,767 --> 00:41:19,100 I can't believe it. 1007 00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:21,266 -Bourbon, Bourbon, Kentucky Bourbon. -There we go, fantastic. 1008 00:41:21,266 --> 00:41:25,967 This "N" legume shares its name with a branch in the military. 1009 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:28,767 I take off to the camp good aisle 1010 00:41:28,767 --> 00:41:31,100 and try to find these navy beans. 1011 00:41:31,166 --> 00:41:32,700 [Guy] Branch in the military. 1012 00:41:32,767 --> 00:41:34,266 -Navy. -Navy, got it. 1013 00:41:34,266 --> 00:41:35,367 All right, five, 1014 00:41:35,367 --> 00:41:37,000 four, three, 1015 00:41:37,066 --> 00:41:38,767 two, one, hold up. 1016 00:41:38,767 --> 00:41:40,453 $12,000 coming to Golden Rule Charity. 1017 00:41:40,453 --> 00:41:41,667 $12,000 coming to Golden Rule Charity. 1018 00:41:42,266 --> 00:41:43,166 There you have it. 1019 00:41:43,166 --> 00:41:44,800 Navy beans for 12 grand. 1020 00:41:44,867 --> 00:41:45,767 This guy came in. 1021 00:41:45,767 --> 00:41:47,400 I would've called him the underdog, 1022 00:41:47,467 --> 00:41:48,400 but you know what? 1023 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:50,767 He's no longer, he's a winner of Triple G, 1024 00:41:50,767 --> 00:41:52,166 he's got 12,000 bucks, 1025 00:41:52,166 --> 00:41:53,967 and he's looking for you Shenanigans, 1026 00:41:53,967 --> 00:41:56,000 he wants a rematch with the big boss. 1027 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,800 See you next week on Guy's Grocery Games.