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-Hunter, what are you doing?
-What do you mean?
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I thought you said
it was summer time
in Flavortown.
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No, no, Hunter, I said
it's the summer tournament
in Flavortown.
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-Oh, that's today?
-Yes, they're waiting
for us right now.
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You see the crew?
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Oh, shoot. Sorry, guys.
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It's time for an epic
summer tournament,
Hunter.
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-Hit.
-That's beautiful.
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Something very different.
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I have invited
eight Triple G winners
to face off
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in an intense five week
culinary competition.
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-Crazy aunt's vadouvan
curry pineapple sauce.
-That's crazy.
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[Guy] Tonight,
our six remaining chefs
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discover that
partnering up for a picnic
is not a walk in the park.
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Do you want anything else?
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I don't know
what I'm looking for.
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All right, girl, let's go.
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The team situation
wasn't necessarily
happening over there.
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It's part three
of Guy's Summer Games.
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-Friendship.
-Right now on Triple G.
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-Put that away
and get to work.
-Pickleball time.
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Let's welcome back
our six summer super chefs.
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Oh, walking with
a little swagger.
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-You always lead the way out.
-Yeah, yeah.
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Welcome back, Chef.
That was a close one.
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Nice shirt, and here she is.
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Well, you guys all look like
you have a little pep
in your step.
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The six of you have made it
to the midsummer point
of the Summer Games,
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-so congratulations.
-[woman] Woo.
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[Guy] As you know,
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these games are clearly
not a walk in the park.
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-But...
-Ah.
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It would be fun
to have a day in the park
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and have a classic
summer picnic.
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I love summer picnics.
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And since no one likes
to picnic alone,
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you'll be competing...
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As teams.
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-Ooh.
-Okay.
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Chef Dan, now, because you won
last week's best dish
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I am going to let you
pick your teammate.
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[exhales]
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-Bro code.
Me and Christian, man.
-Oh, oh.
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[Guy] You and Christian.
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[Dan] I'm gonna pick Christi
as my teammate
for two reasons.
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Reason one,
he's already won a challenge
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and reason two,
I think that our food styles
really mesh well together.
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We like bold seasoning,
we love a lot of spice.
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Hey, guess what else
I'm gonna let you do?
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I'm gonna let you pick
the other two teams.
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-Shoot.
-Ronicca and Nina.
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Okay. Ladies,
you step over there
with your team.
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Gentlemen,
stand in the center.
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-Hello.
-[Guy] There we go.
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I love it. Thank you.
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Thank you.
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[Guy] All right, new partners,
congratulations.
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Oh, are you guys
holding hands?
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-Aww.
-[Nina] Come on, girl.
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-[Guy] Oh, pinkies.
-Come on, girl.
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Aww, and then we'll hug.
Okay, this looks great.
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Everybody loves picnic food,
especially our judges.
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So I want you
to make the judges
your perfect picnic plate.
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Now, I would ask you
what that is,
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but I mean, see,
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I don't think of
a perfect picnic plate
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as being one of those things
that has to necessarily
everything works together.
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So, we're looking
for a protein,
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we're looking
for a couple of sides,
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but most importantly
is I want something
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fun and unexpected
on that plate.
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Like, everybody
brought something
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and then your
one crazy friend, Tina,
she showed up with a...
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And it makes it on the plate.
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Okay?
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To get you into
the summer spirit
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I'm gonna give you
something special.
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-Hunter? There he is.
-[groans softly]
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-There we go. Very nice.
-Ha.
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[Guy] Go ahead
and hand these out, Hunter.
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-One gets a red,
one gets a blue.
-Okay.
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Now, Hunter gave these to you
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for a little
Divide and Conquer.
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-Oh.
-Because it's a big market.
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You know that
Flavortown Market is big.
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And this is how
it's gonna work.
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Each team member can only shop
half of the store.
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[Guy] One of you will shop
aisle one through five,
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and the other partner
will get to shop
aisle five to aisle nine.
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You both will get
to shop aisle five,
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except the line
will be divided
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where the yellow stripe ends.
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One through five
will be the red baskets.
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You cannot cross
that yellow line.
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Once either team member
crosses the yellow line
you are done shopping
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and you will
go to your station.
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30 minutes to shop,
prepare, and plate
your perfect picnic plate.
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Any questions?
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Well, who's been
in the bottom three first?
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In the bottom three?
Who's been in the top two?
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-Both.
-The top two are together.
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Who's gonna win this one?
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Oh.
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Oh, they're all gonna go.
They're gonna win.
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Go.
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They weren't
going for it at all.
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Everyone's too good now.
We gotta find
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-some new content.
-That's terrible. Yeah, we do.
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Right behind you,
right behind you.
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[Christian]
So we have to make
one protein, two sides,
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and something
whimsical and fun
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because Guy
wants us to struggle.
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[indistinct chatter]
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-[Christian] We already kne
before we even said anything
-[Dan] Yeah, yeah.
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-[both] Chicken.
-Ah.
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I think fried chicken
is something easy.
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-Let's buttermilk fry it.
-Buttermilk fried chicken.
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-One of the sides should be
a really summery slaw.
-Yep.
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And then the other one,
I was thinking, like, beans.
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[Dan] Let's do it.
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[Christian]
I think the hardest thing
about Divide and Conquer
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is if you're not
on the same page
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-you're not gonna
pick up the right things.
-[Dan] Yeah.
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And it's a one shop.
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[Christian]
I got the top of aisle five
to aisle ten
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so I have to grab the chicke
spices, dark red kidney bean
and the buttermilk.
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-We got so much space, kid.
-Oh, so much.
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You don't need
that much buttermilk.
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Corn, corn, corn.
Where's the corn?
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[Dan] My side
of the grocery store
I got all the produce,
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so I'm getting
all the elements for our sla
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Slaw is perfect for a picnic
It goes great with the beans
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and it's gonna
go really, really well
with the fried chicken.
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Hot sauce.
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It's gonna be great.
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-Dan.
-Yo, talk to me.
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What do you want to do
for our specialty thing?
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-Think of something, man.
-All right.
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I know exactly what
our whimsical item's
gonna be.
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Aunt Trudy's
crazy pineapple salad.
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I grab a can of pineapple
and I'm grabbing
vadouvan curry.
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It has, like, this hint
of fenugreek almost.
Whimsical.
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[chuckles]
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-Ronicca, what do you
want to do with the shrimp?
-Okay.
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Shrimp and what else?
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It's Divide and Conquer,
and we have to make
the perfect picnic plate.
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No, no. Cheese, cheese.
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[Ronicca]
We looked at one another
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and we definitely knew
each other's strengths.
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Ronicca knew that
I was gonna do protein
and she was gonna do sides.
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Noodles, noodles.
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[Ronicca] So, I'm going to d
a Cajun pasta salad
with shrimp.
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[Nina] And I am gonna make
a fried sesame chicken wing
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[Ronicca]
I grab some Cajun seasoning
garlic powder.
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Sesame seeds.
They're on your side.
Right here, girl. Right here.
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[Ronicca] And some
black sesame seeds.
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For the whimsical dish
I'm going to do
a charred cabbage skewer.
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I got the tamarind sauce,
the sweet chili,
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I got mayonnaise,
I got the pasta,
all the vegetables.
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I got celery, red onion,
parsley, and the cabbage.
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This is the cabbage, right?
Or is this lettuce?
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-What do you want to do?
-So, for me, pasta salad,
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mozzarella,
a little bit of tomatoes,
onions.
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Okay. I'll do
a fried chicken thigh.
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-Okay. Yeah, yeah.
-Kind of Asian sauce maybe
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so it's
a little bit different.
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-Yeah. Okay.
-We can do...
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-Kind of, like,
with an Italian salad,
-Macaroni.
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-like a chopped slaw salad.
-Okay.
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For a surprise side
want to do something sweet
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-like a pudding cup?
-Sure.
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Yeah.
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Picnic park in the summertime
with a pudding cup.
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You know we're two minutes
into this, ladies?
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-I know. You good?
-Coffee, maybe?
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-Coffee?
-Coffee.
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-Coffee's over here on eight.
-Oh, then I don't know
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-what I'm talking about.
-Coffee's over there.
You got the coffee?
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-Yeah, I got it.
-I got the pasta.
It's over here.
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For my Tuscan slaw
I definitely know
I need radicchio,
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endives, anise, I need basil
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And then I see
this great asparagus
and I grab it
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because I want
to put the tips in there.
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Thank God I had kids
because you learn
to juggle a lot of things.
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Chicken thigh.
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[Noelle]
Dividing and Conquering
is hard.
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It's one of those things
when you're in a team
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you have to have
trust and confidence
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in the other person
that you're working with.
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Even if we're not able
to get our original vision
on the plate,
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we'll get something
that's still gonna be
a great product.
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-For sure.
-For sure.
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-For sure.
-[chuckles]
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-[Noelle] Gina.
-Yes, what do you need?
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-I need orange.
-Done.
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-And sweet chili sauce.
-Where's that?
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Right here. Ethnic.
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Where is sweet chili sauce?
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-[Gina shouting] Guy,
where's sweet chili sauce?
-You're staring right at it.
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-I got it, I got it.
Yep. I got it.
-[Guy] Oh.
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-We need to go.
-We can do this.
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-We've got plenty of time.
-All right.
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So, we're joined b
some picky picnic eaters,
our discerning judges.
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Now, first we have
celebrated executive chef
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whose acclaimed restaurants
are always a ray of sunshine.
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Oh, the one and only
Chef Antonia Lofaso.
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Renowned chef
who's worked at
Michelin star restaurants
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and wowed the food world
with his West African flavors,
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the one and only
Chef Eric Adjepong.
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And a favorite
of the Food Network audiences
in US and Canada,
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this is our favorite
carni barker,
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-the one and only Noah Cappe.
-Hello.
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Let's talk about picnic.
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When I think of picnic food
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I want to have something
that's, like, hands-on,
kind of easy to eat.
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You know, this isn't
pouring beautiful sauces
on top.
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-It's kind of, like,
good, ready to go food.
-Right.
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I agree.
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[Guy]
You guys got to get moving.
You only got 23 minutes left.
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I got you two different kinds
of oranges, lemons.
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All right, ladies,
what's on the menu?
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[Noelle] We're gonna do
a fresh pasta salad.
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[Gina] With an Italian slaw.
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[Noelle]
A spicy Asian chicken thigh,
and a pudding cup.
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Well then, with 22 minutes.
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-[Noelle] Yeah.
-[Guy] That's a lot.
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[Gina] The first thing
I get started on
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is throwing my pasta
in the water for pasta salad
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I'm really worried
that my pasta's
not gonna cook in time
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as it needs more time
than I have, for sure.
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And I just want to make sure
that, like, it's right,
and the pasta's al dente,
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and it's what
it's supposed to be.
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I'm gonna take the bone
out of this chicken thigh
because it's too big.
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[Noelle]
I'm in charge of doing
the fried chicken thigh,
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and I know I need to season
from the inside out
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so I start marinading it
in buttermilk and orange zes
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And then I put my pork rind
in the food processor
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so I can use them
as a crunch factor
on the outside.
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What are you gonna put
in your pasta salad?
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I'm doing tomato, sorry,
oh, I forgot the tomato.
I am not doing tomato.
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Oh, my God.
I forgot the tomatoes.
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We're gonna mix it up.
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I am not gonna be the reason
why she goes home.
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I forgot the tomatoes.
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What are you gonna put
in your pasta salad?
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I'm doing tomato, sorry,
oh, I forgot the tomato.
I am not doing tomato.
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I forgot the tomatoes
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so I'm gonna use
strawberries instead.
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Really, they have
the same acid level, you know?
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They both hit the same way.
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I got little balls
of mozzarella,
onions, mint,
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a touch of lemon,
a bit of vinegar.
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Well, a lot
of vinegar, actually.
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30 minutes
is not a lot of time
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with your fellow chef partne
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to shop for everything
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and then cook
almost four dishes.
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But these are
the best of the best, right?
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Like, these chefs
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have gone through the gauntlet
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-the past couple of weeks.
-[Antonia] Yeah.
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So they're tested,
they're battle-ready.
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[Guy] 20 minutes. 20 to cook.
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Gentlemen, what's on the menu?
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We're doing fried chicken,
some beautiful beans,
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a lovely slaw,
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and a crazy little
wacky pineapple salad.
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Got it, got it.
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Everybody got the crazy aunt
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that brings
the pineapple salad.
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[Dan]
So, first thing I'm gonna d
is get started on the chicke
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while Christian
gets working on the beans.
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I'm gonna pound it out
a little bit.
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Then I'm gonna put it
into our buttermilk
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with sriracha,
salt and pepper,
Creole seasoning in.
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Creole seasoning
was a great idea.
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[Dan] And then it goes
right into the seasoned flou
that we have,
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also a little bit more
Creole seasoning,
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and then right into
a super-hot fryer.
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The summer's
all about fried food.
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Like, you can't have
one without the other.
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-Yo, you want a pan
on the stove for the beans?
-Heard, yeah.
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[Christian]
While Dan's over there
working on the fried chicken
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I got to get started
on these Creole spicy bits.
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Dice up little bit
of jalapeno, garlic,
and red bell pepper.
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Once I get that into a pan
and saute it all up togethe
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with a little bit
of chicken base
and French onion soup.
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I'm also adding a little bi
of Creole seasoning
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because those frijoles
need to be Creole.
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-Beans are on and simmering.
-Fantastic.
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-Ronicca,
you got tamarind sauce?
-Tamarind? Yes, I got it.
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For our picnic,
I'm gonna be
making the chicken
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and Ronicca
is making the sides.
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-Ronicca, I got your shrimp.
-Thank you.
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[Ronicca] I'm going to do
a Cajun pasta salad
with shrimp,
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and for my whimsical
I'm gonna make
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a charred cabbage skewer.
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So, I start to boil my pasta
and then I start
working on the shrimp.
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I really want to bring out
the Creole element
for the pasta salad,
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so I'm using a Cajun blend
on the shrimp.
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-Ronicca, you okay, girl?
-Yes, Chef,
I'm more than good.
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[Ronicca]
I start to sear my shrimp,
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and then I start
working on my vegetables.
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I was super excited
to be paired with you,
of course.
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-Our styles very much so
complement each other.
-[Nina] So much.
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Plus we like each other.
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[both] A lot.
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[Nina]
Picnic always require chicke
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First thing I did
was get it seasoned
with garlic powder.
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I love garlic powder.
My restaurant's full
of garlic powder.
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I'm obsessed
with garlic powder.
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I put the chicken
in the fryer,
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and then I let it fry
while I get my sauce going.
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Put some oil in there,
some garlic.
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-Hi.
-What are you making, Chef?
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-I am making tamarind glazed
chicken wings.
-Okay.
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[Nina] Tamarind,
and a little bit of fish sau
and garlic powder.
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-I love garlic powder.
I put it in everything.
-Girl. [chuckles softly]
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[Guy] 15 minutes. 15 to go.
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-What do you wanna do
with the asparagus?
-I'm gonna do an Italian slaw.
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[Gina] For this picnic,
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I'm in charge
of making two sides.
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I have my pasta going.
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Now I need to work
on my Tuscan slaw.
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I take radicchio,
endives, fennel.
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I throw that all in the bowl
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Dressing the salad
with champagne vinegar,
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olive oil, lemon juice,
salt, and pepper.
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And then I take out
the asparagus,
cut the tips off,
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and add that as well.
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It's, like, really summertim
in a bowl, you know?
It just makes it fresh.
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Layers of flavor.
Layers of bitter, like me.
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-Are you okay?
-So, I'm now going to do
a chicken crostini
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-because I don't have time
for the full chicken.
-Okay, I trust you.
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[Noelle]
A crostini is perfect.
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It's a handheld food
for a picnic.
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So I slather
some butter on there
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and just throw
those babies in.
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All right,
I got bread in the oven.
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[Noelle] So,
while my chicken is working
I'm starting my pudding.
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So I start with
the instant chocolate puddin
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Throwing in heavy cream,
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the buttermilk
for a little bit of zing,
fresh cinnamon,
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and then whisking
the hell out of it.
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I pudding the work.
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-Let's have a look
at the teamwork factor here.
-Yes.
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[Antonia] I don't think
the chefs are working
as teams.
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I think that they have
their own dishes,
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-that they're working on
next to each other,
-[Eric] Yes.
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that all work together
on a picnic plate.
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[Noah] But in a sense,
isn't that great teamwork?
Trusting your teammate?
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Our teamwork
is amazing, by the way.
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That's what I was referring to
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-[laughs]
-and I agree.
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We're killing it.
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-Pineapple's going in now.
-[Dan] Amazing, dude.
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[Christian] Now it's time
to work on our whimsical ite
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Aunt Trudy's
crazy pineapple salad.
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Rough chop
some cilantro and garlic.
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I need to get that
into this pot
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with a little bit
of olive oil,
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some red wine vinegar.
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I add in my canned pineapple
sesame seeds.
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It needs to be
whimsical and different,
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so vadouvan curry
is something
that could compliment
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because the savory profile
that pineapple can take
when you add the right spices.
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-Thank you, sir.
-Pineapple salad.
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00:14:44,751 --> 00:14:47,151
-Pineapple salad.
-Crazy aunt's vadouvan curry
pineapple salad.
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That's crazy.
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That's whimsical.
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Chef's kiss.
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I think we're okay
with our corn like that,
honestly,
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because it's got the husk on.
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So might as well just let it
keep steaming away
inside of itself.
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Next thing we gotta do
is get working on our slaw.
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-Can I use a little bit
of this onion, Chef?
-Go ahead.
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[Dan] I'm not surprised at a
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by how well
we're doing together,
honestly, like...
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Little slaw.
That's delicious, dude.
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[Christian] We're tasting
each other's food.
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How about kimchi in the slaw?
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I believe in you.
Let's just do it.
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[Dan] It's like
we're each other's sous chef
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-Yeah,
finishing each other's...
-Sentences.
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Uh-huh.
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Look at that.
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[Dan] We want to add
corn to the slaw
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because we really want
to, like, kind of
brighten it up
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and add a summer flavor to it.
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00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:24,722
Dude, I think
this slaw's good, dude.
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-What's on the menu?
-Chef, I'm doing a
grilled cabbage shish kebab.
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-Okie dokie.
-Like corn on the cob.
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As far as, like, whimsical
and give me something
I probably never seen before,
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grilled cabbage skewers
is up there.
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When you think about picnic,
it's so much starch,
it's so much protein,
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and sometimes
you just often forget
about the veg.
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Something very different.
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[Ronicca]
I covered it in garlic butte
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-You got it, girl?
-I got it, girl.
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Because who doesn't love
garlic butter?
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And then I take it off,
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and I want it to cook longe
so I toss it in the oven
to finish.
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[Nina] It was a mess.
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00:15:57,490 --> 00:16:00,825
-My chicken
was beautiful, though.
-Oh, thank you.
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00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:04,862
-[Eric] What is best strategy?
-Time management, right?
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00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,197
I mean,
at the end of this cook
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you know there's
gonna be a moment
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where someone's
gonna be racing
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00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:09,834
-to get something
on the plate.
-[Antonia] Yeah.
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00:16:09,903 --> 00:16:11,436
Chefs, teams, five minutes.
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-Five to go.
-Good times.
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[Christian]
School lunch plates
and multiple colors
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-to go along with
the whimsical factor
-[Dan] Yeah.
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that Guy gave us.
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[Dan] Originally,
we were just gonna
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drizzle the chicken
with spicy honey,
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00:16:22,115 --> 00:16:23,848
-but who doesn't like
to dip their chicken?
-[Christian] Dunk it.
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00:16:23,917 --> 00:16:25,516
-[Dan] Dunk-a-roo.
-[Christian] Dunk-a-rooney.
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00:16:25,518 --> 00:16:27,819
-Is your pasta out?
-It is not,
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00:16:27,821 --> 00:16:31,089
and it is not good.
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00:16:31,091 --> 00:16:33,458
Not done. I'm abandoning it.
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00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:36,761
-Can you make your side
without the pasta?
-Yeah.
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00:16:36,863 --> 00:16:38,129
It's just not working
so now I need to pivot.
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00:16:38,131 --> 00:16:39,597
And I have these gooseberrie
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00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,299
so I was like,
"Oh, this'll work."
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00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:44,702
-And, honestly, it just,
like, hit really well.
-It was meant to be.
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00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:47,271
I just a little small side
for my crostini.
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00:16:47,273 --> 00:16:50,241
[Gina] First thing
I get on my plate
is the Tuscan slaw.
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00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:53,644
Next, I get my mozzarella,
and strawberry,
and gooseberry salad.
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[Noelle]
And then I plate my pudding
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-I just need a little
naked corner for my crostini.
-Got it. Got it.
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[Noelle] Next,
I'm putting my spicy,
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sticky chicken thigh crostin
on the plate,
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right next to Gina's
delicious salads,
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and I'm thinking that this
goes really well together.
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00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:11,062
It's fine dining in a park.
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00:17:11,064 --> 00:17:13,498
Three-and-a-half minutes.
Team, how are we doing?
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We're doing great, man.
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[Guy]
All right, wings are done,
salad's done.
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-How's those kebabs?
-Cooking off in the oven
right now.
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00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:23,007
-Okay, so that's three things.
Where's the fourth thing?
-What's the fourth thing?
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00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:25,109
-Two sides, a protein,
-Yeah, uh-huh.
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00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,111
and something
unique and whimsical.
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00:17:27,113 --> 00:17:28,413
Oh, I thought
something unique and whimsical
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-was part of
one of the two things.
-Mmm-mmm.
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00:17:30,349 --> 00:17:33,017
What I thought Guy said was
there was one main, two sides,
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00:17:33,019 --> 00:17:34,552
and one of them
being whimsical.
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00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:35,920
Girl, we got to come up
with one more thing.
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00:17:35,922 --> 00:17:38,689
But actually, what it was
was one main, two sides,
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-and a whimsical.
-A whimsical.
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00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,325
We're gonna lose
if we don't get
one more thing.
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00:17:49,803 --> 00:17:52,136
-I need
my macaroni salad plated.
-[Nina] You got it, Ronicca.
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We had one minute left
and I'm scrambling
trying to plate.
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I put the chicken down,
I put the macaroni salad dow
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-Where's your cabbage?
-It's in the oven.
Pull it out.
456
00:18:00,246 --> 00:18:03,147
[Nina] I grab the cabbage
out of the oven,
start plating it.
457
00:18:03,216 --> 00:18:04,949
Cabbage was falling off
everywhere.
458
00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:06,317
Are they missing a dish?
459
00:18:06,319 --> 00:18:08,419
-Where's the corn starch?
-Right there, right there.
460
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:12,123
We have nothing left
but a brick of cheddar cheese
and some artichokes.
461
00:18:12,125 --> 00:18:13,558
Girl, I don't have time
to do cheese.
462
00:18:13,626 --> 00:18:15,059
[Ronicca] So our only optio
463
00:18:15,128 --> 00:18:17,395
is to flash fry
these artichoke hearts.
464
00:18:17,397 --> 00:18:18,863
[Nina] It was a mess.
465
00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:21,032
I've spent
a little bit of time
around a deep fryer.
466
00:18:21,034 --> 00:18:23,801
I mean, this is
gonna have to be
executed perfectly
467
00:18:23,803 --> 00:18:26,037
to pull this off
in the time that they have.
468
00:18:26,139 --> 00:18:29,040
The fried artichokes
look like I did it in a hurry.
469
00:18:29,109 --> 00:18:34,245
-Five, four, three, two, one.
-[Eric] That's it.
470
00:18:34,313 --> 00:18:36,747
-[judges applauding]
-That's it, stop working.
471
00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:38,816
-Okay. We did it.
-[Guy] Nice job, everybody.
472
00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:43,654
-Good job.
-Chef Antonia, would you care
to join me for a picnic?
473
00:18:43,756 --> 00:18:45,423
-No.
-Oh.
474
00:18:45,425 --> 00:18:46,691
I'll tell you what, Chefs,
475
00:18:46,693 --> 00:18:49,727
it smells like
team picnic spirit in here.
476
00:18:49,729 --> 00:18:52,130
Let's take it to the judges.
Right this way.
477
00:18:55,435 --> 00:19:00,037
All right, judges, this is it,
game one of Triple G's
summer park games.
478
00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:01,939
Had a little
Divide and Conquer.
479
00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:04,041
The perfect picnic plate
is what we were looking for,
480
00:19:04,110 --> 00:19:07,111
and they grabbed
everything they needed
in one shop.
481
00:19:07,113 --> 00:19:08,045
Here's what's at stake.
482
00:19:08,114 --> 00:19:09,447
The winning team members
483
00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:12,150
will split $5,000
between the two of them
484
00:19:12,218 --> 00:19:14,051
and move on
to next week's competition.
485
00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:16,754
Bad news is one of the teams,
486
00:19:16,856 --> 00:19:19,790
well, they'll be the rest
of tonight's competition
487
00:19:19,792 --> 00:19:22,059
because they'll be competing
against each other.
488
00:19:22,128 --> 00:19:23,494
[exhales]
489
00:19:24,531 --> 00:19:26,998
Up first,
Chef Christian, Chef Dan,
tell us what you made.
490
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,601
We have our family reunion
picnic party platter.
491
00:19:30,603 --> 00:19:33,905
[Dan] To start it off,
we made a little nice hunk
of buttermilk fried chicken
492
00:19:33,907 --> 00:19:37,708
[Christian] Right behind that,
we have our spicy
savory Cajun beans.
493
00:19:37,710 --> 00:19:40,511
[Dan] And then we have
a tasty little summer slaw.
494
00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:43,147
And then, of course,
our crazy Aunt Trudy
showed up to the party
495
00:19:43,216 --> 00:19:45,016
-with her pineapple surprise.
-[chuckles]
496
00:19:45,018 --> 00:19:48,719
We also have
hot honey on the side.
Feel free to dunk.
497
00:19:48,721 --> 00:19:51,789
Let me start with the chicken.
This is, like, the best
fried chicken breast
498
00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:54,225
that I've had
in a very, very long time.
499
00:19:54,227 --> 00:19:57,628
Crispy on the outside,
the ratio of breading
to the chicken is great.
500
00:19:57,630 --> 00:19:59,430
I think that,
with the cabbage salad,
501
00:19:59,432 --> 00:20:01,732
and I saw you had all that
beautiful corn on the grill.
502
00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:03,534
I wish there was
more corn in it.
503
00:20:03,603 --> 00:20:05,803
This is more just like
a red cabbage salad.
504
00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:07,238
But, all in all, well done.
505
00:20:07,340 --> 00:20:09,540
[Noah] All the sides
work beautifully together
506
00:20:09,609 --> 00:20:13,244
and there is a kick, like,
to the mouth, neck, and throat
507
00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:16,080
with that jalapeno
bean combo in there.
508
00:20:16,082 --> 00:20:19,016
Like ba, bap, bap, bap.
509
00:20:19,018 --> 00:20:22,253
Which is really nice because
then those other sides
kind of level it back out.
510
00:20:22,322 --> 00:20:23,988
-You got kicked in the mouth.
You know.
-[chuckles]
511
00:20:23,990 --> 00:20:26,224
This is, like, it, man.
512
00:20:26,226 --> 00:20:29,193
And this whimsical piece,
it almost, when it came to me
I thought it was potato salad.
513
00:20:29,195 --> 00:20:31,429
-So did I, so did I.
-Straight up. I thought
it was, like, a potato salad.
514
00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:34,465
That burst of, like, acidity,
and the curry,
515
00:20:34,533 --> 00:20:36,400
and the crunch
that you're getting
from the seeds,
516
00:20:36,402 --> 00:20:39,303
and the bacon is just, like
out-of-this-world good.
517
00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:40,638
The use of the cabbage.
518
00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:42,406
I wish there was more corn
a little bit more
sweetness in that,
519
00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:44,141
but other than that
that's probably my only gripe.
520
00:20:44,210 --> 00:20:45,409
-Thank you.
-[Guy] Good job, gentlemen.
521
00:20:45,411 --> 00:20:47,812
Up next,
Chef Gina, Chef Noelle.
522
00:20:47,814 --> 00:20:51,616
Today, we made for you
a perfect picnic plate.
523
00:20:51,618 --> 00:20:57,855
So we have a
Asian chicken thigh crostini
with a sweet chili glaze.
524
00:20:57,923 --> 00:21:00,558
-We have a...
-[Gina] Tuscan slaw.
525
00:21:00,627 --> 00:21:03,728
And then you have a take
on mozzarella and tomatoes.
526
00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:05,429
Instead, it's strawberries
and tomatoes.
527
00:21:05,431 --> 00:21:09,033
[Noelle] And then a whimsical
buttermilk pudding cup.
528
00:21:10,536 --> 00:21:13,037
There's so many
really beautiful flavors.
529
00:21:13,139 --> 00:21:16,941
Starting with that crostini,
I love the idea of this
kind of sticky chicken thigh.
530
00:21:17,010 --> 00:21:19,043
The bread
is beautifully toasted,
531
00:21:19,045 --> 00:21:20,811
soft and crunchy
at the same time.
532
00:21:20,813 --> 00:21:22,446
I love the radicchio salad.
533
00:21:22,515 --> 00:21:25,950
Very, like, summer,
raw vegetable salad
that's going on.
534
00:21:26,018 --> 00:21:27,418
Do think it's a little
under-seasoned.
535
00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:29,220
I love the idea of
strawberries and mozzarella.
536
00:21:29,222 --> 00:21:32,056
Really, really fun play
on that tomato mozzarella
that we love.
537
00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:34,892
But again, I think just
a little bit more olive oil,
a little bit more seasoning
538
00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:36,327
to really amp it up.
539
00:21:36,329 --> 00:21:38,863
I mean, first and foremost,
you've got this delicious,
540
00:21:38,931 --> 00:21:43,301
sticky, soft, crunchy,
beautiful piece of chicken.
541
00:21:43,303 --> 00:21:45,002
But there could have been
more of that,
542
00:21:45,004 --> 00:21:46,704
in the sense that
90% of the plate
543
00:21:46,706 --> 00:21:50,207
is this kind of
fruit, veggie, plays on salad.
544
00:21:50,209 --> 00:21:51,642
It's overpowering.
545
00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:54,412
Definitely want to see
the headliner, I think,
be the headliner.
546
00:21:54,414 --> 00:21:57,948
But the pudding, a dessert,
it needs to be there,
547
00:21:57,950 --> 00:21:59,917
and I have
no problems with it.
548
00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:03,387
-And I'll prove it
by having another big scoop.
-[Eric laughs] That's so good.
549
00:22:03,389 --> 00:22:05,556
-[Noelle chuckles]
-[Eric] Buttermilk
gives you that tang.
550
00:22:05,625 --> 00:22:07,391
The chocolate,
the cocoa powder
that you guys used,
551
00:22:07,393 --> 00:22:10,561
it's just really balanced,
especially after eating
something so acidic.
552
00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:11,896
Let's talk about the plate.
553
00:22:11,898 --> 00:22:13,497
It's not necessarily
a bad thing
554
00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:16,434
that you've given so much,
let's say, cold applications,
those sides.
555
00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:18,703
But when
I think about a picnic
556
00:22:18,705 --> 00:22:21,405
I want a little bit more
hearty, right?
557
00:22:21,407 --> 00:22:22,707
The plate would have been
a little bit better
558
00:22:22,709 --> 00:22:24,241
if the portion
of that crostini was bigger,
559
00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:25,609
but I like it so good job.
560
00:22:25,611 --> 00:22:28,813
All right, not to be outdone,
Chef Ronicca, Chef Nina.
561
00:22:28,815 --> 00:22:30,948
Today, Ronicca and I made...
562
00:22:30,950 --> 00:22:33,117
[Ronicca] Garlic charred
cabbage skewers...
563
00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,119
[Nina]
Sesame sweet and sour
chicken wings...
564
00:22:35,121 --> 00:22:37,722
[Ronicca]
Cajun shrimp pasta salad,
565
00:22:37,724 --> 00:22:40,391
and fried artichokes
which we are dipping in...
566
00:22:40,393 --> 00:22:42,660
[Nina]
Savory honey umami sauce.
567
00:22:43,596 --> 00:22:45,730
Chefs, we all know
what happened over there.
568
00:22:45,732 --> 00:22:48,299
It was kind of like a mad rush
at the very, very end.
569
00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:49,934
The chicken wings
are really nice
570
00:22:50,035 --> 00:22:51,802
because that's all
that you worked on, Chef Nin
571
00:22:51,804 --> 00:22:54,739
but we have sort of
this rush of a mess
572
00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,807
that happened with everything
that Ronicca did.
573
00:22:56,809 --> 00:22:58,843
So I feel like
the team situation
574
00:22:58,944 --> 00:23:00,945
wasn't necessarily
happening over there.
575
00:23:00,947 --> 00:23:05,416
The idea
of this cabbage skewer
was incredible.
576
00:23:05,418 --> 00:23:06,817
The garlic butter
on it is beautiful,
577
00:23:06,819 --> 00:23:08,319
but there are parts on it
that are still raw
578
00:23:08,321 --> 00:23:10,020
and then other parts
that are, like, cooked well.
579
00:23:10,022 --> 00:23:12,990
The artichokes are nice.
580
00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:14,358
There's some
great elements here.
581
00:23:14,460 --> 00:23:17,027
It's unfortunate
that some of them
are buried alive.
582
00:23:17,029 --> 00:23:21,098
The pasta with the shrimp,
that was a really nice
kind of element
583
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,801
but all the other elements
were laying on top of it.
584
00:23:23,803 --> 00:23:25,603
The wings are nice,
they're perfectly done.
585
00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:29,774
It's a sticky,
nice sauce on there.
I love the little sesame seed.
586
00:23:29,809 --> 00:23:33,944
It just felt a little too
authentic picnic mish-mash
587
00:23:33,946 --> 00:23:38,115
and not enough
of that culinary wowee-pazowee
that we were looking for.
588
00:23:38,117 --> 00:23:40,718
Flavor, I think you guys
really brought it.
589
00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,653
I think the cabbage,
as far as whimsical
590
00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:44,955
I think this is probably
the most coolest thing
I've seen.
591
00:23:45,024 --> 00:23:47,625
The fried artichokes
kind of just ran up
against the time
592
00:23:47,627 --> 00:23:49,126
and it feels like that,
593
00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:50,561
but there's a lot
of flavor in here.
594
00:23:50,630 --> 00:23:52,530
I think the 2.0 version
of this picnic basket
595
00:23:52,532 --> 00:23:54,064
would have been
really awesome.
596
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:56,100
[Guy] All right, Judges.
Thank you very much, Chefs.
597
00:23:56,102 --> 00:23:57,701
You're in competition
for a couple of weeks.
598
00:23:57,703 --> 00:23:58,936
All of a sudden,
we put you together.
599
00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:01,639
Now you got to work
cohesively as one
600
00:24:01,707 --> 00:24:03,808
and we want
four things out of you.
601
00:24:03,810 --> 00:24:05,910
-Ah, no big deal.
-[laughs]
602
00:24:05,912 --> 00:24:07,411
We're gonna send you back
to the kitchens,
603
00:24:07,413 --> 00:24:09,013
and we will call you back
when we have a decision.
604
00:24:09,015 --> 00:24:10,014
Thank you.
605
00:24:10,016 --> 00:24:12,016
All right, Chefs,
which team's plate
606
00:24:12,018 --> 00:24:13,684
would you pick
for the pick-a-nick?
607
00:24:13,686 --> 00:24:15,119
[imitates]
For the pick-a-nick.
608
00:24:24,063 --> 00:24:25,930
Let's go ahead
and bring our chefs
back in, please.
609
00:24:31,838 --> 00:24:34,405
Chefs, we asked you
for picnic plates.
610
00:24:34,407 --> 00:24:37,107
A protein, two sides,
and something whimsical.
611
00:24:37,109 --> 00:24:41,212
I think everybody tried hard.
I don't think everybody
got the same results.
612
00:24:41,214 --> 00:24:45,015
The team that will get $5,000
to split as a team,
613
00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:46,851
and will also
send those two chefs
614
00:24:46,952 --> 00:24:51,922
into the next round
of this summer slam,
will be...
615
00:24:55,461 --> 00:24:58,829
Congratulations,
Chef Christian and Dan.
616
00:24:58,831 --> 00:25:00,397
-Well done, gentlemen.
-Nice, guys.
617
00:25:00,399 --> 00:25:01,732
[Guy] Well done. 5,000 bucks
618
00:25:01,801 --> 00:25:03,200
to split between
the two of you.
619
00:25:03,202 --> 00:25:05,402
-We won.
-Woohoo.
620
00:25:05,404 --> 00:25:07,705
No, the two of you,
you've got targets
on your back.
621
00:25:07,707 --> 00:25:09,507
We'll say goodbye
and see you next week.
622
00:25:09,509 --> 00:25:12,009
-Thank you. Bye, guys.
-Thank you all.
623
00:25:12,011 --> 00:25:14,912
-[Dan] Five grand.
-[Christian] And we made it
to the next round.
624
00:25:14,914 --> 00:25:17,715
-Five racks.
-Two-and-a-half.
625
00:25:17,717 --> 00:25:19,149
Oh, yeah, 2.5 racks.
626
00:25:19,251 --> 00:25:20,951
[Guy] Ladies, lot going on.
627
00:25:22,355 --> 00:25:23,721
One team, great communication.
628
00:25:23,723 --> 00:25:25,022
One team,
not great communication.
629
00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:26,156
One team, good seasoning.
630
00:25:26,225 --> 00:25:27,424
The other team,
not good seasoning.
631
00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:28,526
I mean
this went back and forth,
632
00:25:28,528 --> 00:25:30,761
but unfortunately
one team is gonna go
633
00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:33,063
into sudden death tonight
and go head-to-head,
634
00:25:33,132 --> 00:25:35,199
and the other team
is gonna sweep by
635
00:25:35,201 --> 00:25:38,035
and go on
to next week's challenge.
636
00:25:38,037 --> 00:25:39,503
The team that will be
going forward,
637
00:25:39,505 --> 00:25:42,206
in second place, will go to...
638
00:25:45,711 --> 00:25:48,412
Chef Noelle and Gina. Okay?
639
00:25:48,414 --> 00:25:52,249
Ladies, season,
season, season.
640
00:25:52,351 --> 00:25:56,420
Nothing worse
than just losing that
simply to seasoning.
641
00:25:56,422 --> 00:25:59,456
Without question,
had you seasoned
those salads appropriately
642
00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:01,659
you would have won this.
643
00:26:01,694 --> 00:26:04,128
Okay? Something to think about
until next week.
644
00:26:04,130 --> 00:26:05,429
-Thank you, ladies.
-Thank you.
645
00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:06,530
Thank you.
646
00:26:08,634 --> 00:26:11,302
Nina, Ronicca,
I'll tell you this.
647
00:26:11,304 --> 00:26:14,505
It wasn't for lack of effort,
and it was for lack
of hard work.
648
00:26:14,507 --> 00:26:16,140
Unfortunately,
you two didn't communicate.
649
00:26:16,241 --> 00:26:18,042
Well, you don't have
to worry about it this round
650
00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:19,443
because you're going
head-to-head.
651
00:26:19,545 --> 00:26:21,245
We are gonna send you
back to the carts,
652
00:26:21,314 --> 00:26:23,747
and this sudden death round
is gonna start right now.
653
00:26:23,849 --> 00:26:25,316
Good luck.
654
00:26:25,318 --> 00:26:27,751
-I hope you judges are hungry.
-Always.
655
00:26:30,723 --> 00:26:33,023
-Hi, Chefs.
-[both] Hi.
656
00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:35,559
This is your last chance
to stay in the tournament
657
00:26:35,628 --> 00:26:38,562
and secure the final spot
in round four.
658
00:26:38,664 --> 00:26:43,601
For this showdown,
I want you to make
a true summer classic.
659
00:26:43,603 --> 00:26:46,503
I want to make something,
it should be an easy one,
660
00:26:46,505 --> 00:26:48,238
I want a bodacious burger.
661
00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,809
Okay, who doesn't love
a good burger?
662
00:26:51,811 --> 00:26:55,145
The bun, the patty,
the fresh lettuce,
even the pickle.
663
00:26:55,214 --> 00:26:58,315
I want to make...
Oh, wait, a second.
Pickle. Pickle.
664
00:26:58,317 --> 00:27:02,353
You know what?
There's something
about pickle, pickle juice?
665
00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:03,854
No... Oh, I know what it is.
666
00:27:03,923 --> 00:27:05,556
New grocery store game
that we have here.
667
00:27:05,625 --> 00:27:09,226
It's based on
the outdoor summer sport
that is sweeping the nation.
668
00:27:09,228 --> 00:27:11,862
Pickleball.
Have you played pickleball?
669
00:27:11,931 --> 00:27:13,063
-I haven't.
-No.
670
00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:14,498
[Guy] It's kind of like
miniature tennis
671
00:27:14,500 --> 00:27:16,133
meets ping-pong.
672
00:27:16,202 --> 00:27:20,037
So, you're going
to take a paddle
and a pickleball,
673
00:27:20,039 --> 00:27:24,208
and you are gonna hit it
with the pickle paddle
here in the Triple G Park,
674
00:27:24,210 --> 00:27:27,711
and wherever
that pickleball lands
675
00:27:27,713 --> 00:27:31,548
you will use
that must-use ingredient
in your dish.
676
00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:33,517
So, let's say for instance
you land right here,
677
00:27:33,519 --> 00:27:35,552
well, that's
a frozen pickle pop.
678
00:27:35,621 --> 00:27:36,720
That's gonna suck.
679
00:27:36,722 --> 00:27:39,456
Over there would be
pickled watermelon rind,
680
00:27:39,525 --> 00:27:41,558
and over there would be
picked young grapes.
681
00:27:42,628 --> 00:27:44,294
Let's step in front
of your carts, ladies.
682
00:27:44,296 --> 00:27:46,130
-Hunter.
-Hi.
683
00:27:46,132 --> 00:27:49,900
-Great, okay,
there's the paddles.
-I could not find any balls,
684
00:27:49,902 --> 00:27:51,935
but I figured
these would work.
685
00:27:53,606 --> 00:27:56,106
-Hunter, what are those?
-It's a pickleball.
686
00:27:57,243 --> 00:27:58,709
That's not the way
the game is played.
687
00:27:58,711 --> 00:28:01,211
Hunter, these are
the plastic pickles
from the display.
688
00:28:01,213 --> 00:28:03,847
-They work the same.
-You took the display apart
and brought these.
689
00:28:03,949 --> 00:28:06,050
-Thank you, Hunter.
So helpful.
-Yes.
690
00:28:06,118 --> 00:28:07,251
There you go.
691
00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:08,952
There you go.
692
00:28:09,755 --> 00:28:11,755
-Who would like to go first?
-I'll go first.
693
00:28:11,824 --> 00:28:14,625
-Okay, go, girl. You got this.
-All right.
694
00:28:16,395 --> 00:28:17,894
Oh, shoot.
695
00:28:17,896 --> 00:28:20,364
-Girl, come on, girl.
-[Guy] And she gets
pickled young grapes.
696
00:28:20,466 --> 00:28:21,398
[Hunter] Very nice.
697
00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,134
-That sounds like a rapper.
-PYG.
698
00:28:25,738 --> 00:28:28,038
Pickled young grapes also.
Feel good about that, ladies?
699
00:28:28,107 --> 00:28:29,106
Yeah.
700
00:28:29,108 --> 00:28:30,441
Have you ever had
a pickled young grape?
701
00:28:30,509 --> 00:28:31,542
No, and I'm sure
it's terrible.
702
00:28:31,610 --> 00:28:33,110
Way much worse
than I'm imagining.
703
00:28:33,112 --> 00:28:35,212
I've never had 'em either.
All right, Chefs,
go to your carts.
704
00:28:35,214 --> 00:28:38,615
-Chefs, here's the dill.
-Oh.
705
00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:42,119
No? Too soon?
706
00:28:42,121 --> 00:28:44,722
Okay, you're in
a real pickle now.
707
00:28:44,724 --> 00:28:47,424
30 minutes to create
your bodacious burger,
708
00:28:47,426 --> 00:28:49,293
featuring your pickled
whammy ingredient,
709
00:28:49,295 --> 00:28:52,262
which will be
the pickled young grapes.
710
00:28:52,364 --> 00:28:55,499
-Bodacious burger.
You know what bodacious means?
-Big.
711
00:28:55,501 --> 00:28:58,102
Big and elaborate.
All kinds of stuff.
712
00:28:58,104 --> 00:29:03,307
So, remember this.
More than three layers, okay?
713
00:29:03,309 --> 00:29:04,441
You do two layers
714
00:29:04,543 --> 00:29:06,343
and one of you is going
to go home, okay?
715
00:29:06,412 --> 00:29:08,612
I want you to really think
about the layers.
716
00:29:08,614 --> 00:29:10,013
What counts as a layer?
717
00:29:10,015 --> 00:29:11,515
-Pickles, mayo, lettuce...
-Yeah.
718
00:29:11,517 --> 00:29:12,616
-Oh, okay, got you.
-You know.
719
00:29:12,618 --> 00:29:15,152
I mean,
you could do two layers,
720
00:29:15,221 --> 00:29:17,121
and then one thing
in the middle,
721
00:29:17,123 --> 00:29:21,625
and then you could go
and put another two layers,
and then one thing,
722
00:29:21,627 --> 00:29:23,827
-and then you, I mean...
-[Eric] Look up there.
723
00:29:23,829 --> 00:29:26,296
-Look at the clock.
-[Antonia] Oh, my God.
724
00:29:26,298 --> 00:29:29,333
They're a little nervous,
that wasn't fair,
but it was fun.
725
00:29:32,838 --> 00:29:34,705
[Ronicca] So, Guy tells us
to make a bodacious burger
726
00:29:34,707 --> 00:29:36,206
and my brain
literally flatlines.
727
00:29:36,208 --> 00:29:38,709
Like, I have nothing.
728
00:29:38,711 --> 00:29:40,444
So I'm just trying to think
as fast as I can
729
00:29:40,546 --> 00:29:43,247
what might go together,
what might not go together.
730
00:29:43,348 --> 00:29:46,784
So I grab bison meat
and picnic ham.
731
00:29:46,786 --> 00:29:48,619
I need to do
as many levels as I can,
732
00:29:48,621 --> 00:29:50,954
but all of those levels
need to tie together somehow
733
00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:53,257
to make the most
amazing bodacious burger.
734
00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:54,458
Okay, bread.
735
00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,059
I grab potato buns,
736
00:29:56,061 --> 00:29:59,096
and since bison has
a lot less fat than beef doe
737
00:29:59,098 --> 00:30:05,102
I grab blue cheese,
heavy cream, and parmesan
to make this cheese sauce.
738
00:30:05,104 --> 00:30:07,037
Last, I rush over
to the vegetable side
739
00:30:07,039 --> 00:30:09,306
and I grab
beautiful heirloom tomatoes
740
00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:13,610
red onion, oyster mushrooms
and lettuce.
741
00:30:13,612 --> 00:30:17,114
And of course,
the special ingredient,
the young pickled grapes.
742
00:30:17,116 --> 00:30:19,049
I don't even know
what pickled young grapes are,
743
00:30:19,051 --> 00:30:22,019
and I literally
have to make that
one of the dominant flavors
744
00:30:22,021 --> 00:30:24,354
so I am really nervous
going up against Nina.
745
00:30:24,423 --> 00:30:27,357
I mean, who knows
what's gonna happen?
I mean, this game is crazy.
746
00:30:28,661 --> 00:30:31,628
[Nina]
To me, bodacious burgers
mean over the top.
747
00:30:31,630 --> 00:30:36,200
Big flavors, big everything.
But I'm not thinking
about that right now.
748
00:30:36,202 --> 00:30:38,502
What's going
through my mind is, literally,
749
00:30:38,504 --> 00:30:40,604
I have never
made a burger before.
750
00:30:42,808 --> 00:30:44,141
I cook Thai food,
751
00:30:44,243 --> 00:30:46,310
but I know
great beef is a part of it
752
00:30:46,312 --> 00:30:47,945
so I'm gonna grab ground bee
753
00:30:47,947 --> 00:30:50,914
I grab a little bit
of cheddar cheese
because it's classic,
754
00:30:50,916 --> 00:30:52,883
and I'm grabbing
a bunch of fixings.
755
00:30:52,885 --> 00:30:57,354
Lettuce, onion, and tomatoes,
and of course I didn't forget
the garlic powder.
756
00:30:58,457 --> 00:31:01,058
It gives me more confidence
to knock out Ronicca.
757
00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:04,027
And sriracha mayo.
758
00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:06,763
This is gonna be
on top of my burger
and make it bodacious.
759
00:31:07,566 --> 00:31:08,699
Fries, fries.
760
00:31:08,701 --> 00:31:10,400
I also grab fries too
761
00:31:10,402 --> 00:31:12,603
because you always have
to have burger with fries.
762
00:31:13,339 --> 00:31:14,204
Can't go wrong.
763
00:31:14,206 --> 00:31:16,039
-[sighs]
-Bodacious burgers.
764
00:31:16,141 --> 00:31:19,042
-What does bodacious burger
mean to you, Eric Adjepong?
-Bodacious.
765
00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:22,546
I need multiple layers.
Something that's not boring.
766
00:31:22,648 --> 00:31:24,648
So, like, what are we doing
to kind of elevate it
767
00:31:24,717 --> 00:31:26,416
and set it apart
from everything else?
768
00:31:26,418 --> 00:31:29,753
[Noah] Exactly to your point,
you remember eating
a million burgers,
769
00:31:29,821 --> 00:31:33,523
-but you remember remember
a couple of special ones.
-100%, yes.
770
00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:36,360
-The good ones do stand out.
-Mmm-hmm.
771
00:31:37,930 --> 00:31:39,429
All right.
772
00:31:39,431 --> 00:31:41,098
[Ronicca]
The first thing I start on
is my cheese sauce.
773
00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:42,399
I chop up the garlic.
774
00:31:43,903 --> 00:31:46,203
And then I want to get
that cheese melted down,
775
00:31:46,205 --> 00:31:47,504
I want to make sure
it's perfect,
776
00:31:47,506 --> 00:31:50,107
so I add my heavy cream,
I add the parmesan,
777
00:31:50,109 --> 00:31:51,942
I add the blue cheese.
778
00:31:52,044 --> 00:31:53,510
Blue cheese sauce here?
779
00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:55,746
-Blue cheese parmesan.
-Okay.
780
00:31:55,814 --> 00:31:57,814
[Ronicca] While my cheese
is melting and marrying,
781
00:31:57,816 --> 00:31:59,816
I start working
on my bison burger.
782
00:31:59,818 --> 00:32:01,184
[sighs wearily]
783
00:32:01,186 --> 00:32:03,253
[Ronicca]
Bison has a lot less fat
than beef does,
784
00:32:03,355 --> 00:32:07,024
and so I know that
the fattiness of the sauce
is going to make up for that
785
00:32:07,026 --> 00:32:08,525
but I just don't want it
to be too sweet.
786
00:32:08,527 --> 00:32:11,061
[Guy] 24 minutes.
787
00:32:11,130 --> 00:32:15,165
[Ronicca] I start pattying u
I'm doing eight ounce pattie
Big patty for the chefs.
788
00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:16,600
Slap it on the grill.
789
00:32:16,602 --> 00:32:18,802
It is so easy to overcook th
790
00:32:18,804 --> 00:32:20,938
because it is such a lean,
earthy meat.
791
00:32:20,940 --> 00:32:23,006
-Watch those grills.
-Too hot.
792
00:32:25,010 --> 00:32:26,910
-Chef, how we looking?
-We're looking good, Guy.
793
00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:30,914
For my bodacious burger
I am making a classic
cheeseburger.
794
00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:32,249
Salt and pepper,
795
00:32:32,351 --> 00:32:34,952
and a little bit
of red pepper flakes.
796
00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:37,621
[Guy] You and sriracha?
I never saw that coming.
797
00:32:37,623 --> 00:32:38,755
Granulated garlic?
798
00:32:38,824 --> 00:32:41,024
-I love garlic, Guy.
-I know that.
799
00:32:42,027 --> 00:32:45,062
[Nina] I get those patties
made right away,
800
00:32:45,163 --> 00:32:49,299
put my patties
on the iron skillet,
and get 'em searing.
801
00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:52,436
The patty itself doesn't need
that much time to cook, right?
802
00:32:52,504 --> 00:32:55,138
Maybe within the last 15,
12 minutes or so.
803
00:32:55,207 --> 00:32:57,341
I'm gonna say something
hyper controversial right now.
804
00:32:57,442 --> 00:33:00,944
-Talk to me.
-I like a medium well
to well done burger.
805
00:33:01,046 --> 00:33:03,814
-And I'm not saying dry.
But I don't--
-[Noah] What?
806
00:33:03,816 --> 00:33:05,349
-Don't judge me.
-I'm not judging you.
807
00:33:05,450 --> 00:33:07,951
-I don't like burger shaming.
-I'm judging what you said.
808
00:33:07,987 --> 00:33:09,119
-[Eric laughs]
-[Antonia] You know what?
809
00:33:09,121 --> 00:33:10,854
-I don't...
-I'm a judge, Antonia.
810
00:33:10,923 --> 00:33:13,423
-It's literally what I do.
-I don't like burger shaming.
811
00:33:13,425 --> 00:33:15,325
-Okay?
-[Eric chuckles]
812
00:33:17,029 --> 00:33:20,163
[Nina] Next, I'm gonna
get some onions and mushroo
down in that beef fat.
813
00:33:20,232 --> 00:33:23,700
It's gonna flavor beautifull
and bring in those
summer flavors.
814
00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:26,536
The only concern I have is
how am I gonna
melt this cheese?
815
00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:30,640
I have never
melted cheese before
so it's gonna be tough.
816
00:33:30,709 --> 00:33:34,011
I really don't want
to put cheese,
it's not really in Thai food
817
00:33:34,013 --> 00:33:36,313
but I'm gonna get
cheese on that burger
one way or another.
818
00:33:36,315 --> 00:33:37,848
I have to beat Ronicca.
819
00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:50,193
-Chefs, 15 minutes. 15 to go.
-Yes?
820
00:33:50,195 --> 00:33:52,262
So, this is friable, right?
821
00:33:52,331 --> 00:33:53,630
-Or do you think
I should bake it?
-Absolutely.
822
00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:55,132
That's what I thought.
823
00:33:55,134 --> 00:33:56,700
[Ronicca] One of my
favorite summer memories
that I have
824
00:33:56,702 --> 00:33:58,702
is my mom
making me picnic ham.
825
00:33:58,704 --> 00:34:00,203
-[Guy] Have you ever
worked with it before?
-Never.
826
00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:01,905
[Ronicca] I've never had
fried picnic ham,
827
00:34:01,907 --> 00:34:04,041
and I'm like,
"Let's fry it
like it's bacon."
828
00:34:04,142 --> 00:34:06,443
-Why'd you pick it?
-Because it's summery.
Picnic ham.
829
00:34:06,545 --> 00:34:08,412
Okay, that's a good
selling point.
830
00:34:09,915 --> 00:34:11,615
-[Guy] Gonna get
those mushrooms going?
-Yes.
831
00:34:11,617 --> 00:34:13,950
-If all...
-What are you
gonna do with 'em?
832
00:34:13,952 --> 00:34:15,585
-I'm gonna fry 'em.
-I like that.
833
00:34:15,587 --> 00:34:17,954
See how that tastes.
834
00:34:17,956 --> 00:34:22,459
Picnic ham is fried, crispy,
and I'm ready to start
working on the mushrooms.
835
00:34:22,527 --> 00:34:26,430
I use the heavy cream
that I used for my sauce,
and I douse it in there,
836
00:34:26,432 --> 00:34:28,665
and then I dredge it in flou
and I drop it in the fryer.
837
00:34:30,636 --> 00:34:31,835
[Nina]
While the burger is going,
838
00:34:31,937 --> 00:34:34,805
I'm gonna drop some fries
in the fryer.
839
00:34:34,807 --> 00:34:38,108
Next, I'm gonna go back
and work on my
pickled grape sauce.
840
00:34:38,110 --> 00:34:40,644
Pickled grapes
are common in Asian cuisine
841
00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:42,212
and it's just like
sweet and sour.
842
00:34:42,214 --> 00:34:46,750
So I blend it up
and mix it with siracha mayo
843
00:34:46,852 --> 00:34:48,819
And that will bring
some of my Asian flavor.
844
00:34:48,821 --> 00:34:50,821
A little bit sour
and a little bit spicy.
845
00:34:50,823 --> 00:34:52,856
[Guy] Seven minutes.
Seven to go, Chefs.
846
00:34:52,925 --> 00:34:54,224
Not enough cheese.
847
00:34:54,226 --> 00:34:55,826
[Antonia] That's something
I've never seen before.
848
00:34:55,828 --> 00:34:58,295
-[Noah]
The upside down cheese?
-The upside down cheese.
849
00:34:58,297 --> 00:34:59,695
Never in my life.
850
00:34:59,697 --> 00:35:02,632
I never really grew up
working with cheese
or eating cheese.
851
00:35:02,734 --> 00:35:04,835
First, I put the cheese
right on top of the burger.
852
00:35:04,903 --> 00:35:07,938
It's not working,
so I put the cheese
on the skillet
853
00:35:07,940 --> 00:35:10,841
hoping it would be creamy,
luscious, and gooey.
854
00:35:10,909 --> 00:35:12,742
I mean, I have never seen...
855
00:35:12,811 --> 00:35:15,745
I'm gonna get
cheese on that burger,
one way or another.
856
00:35:15,847 --> 00:35:18,548
It's as if the cheese
has turned into a soup.
857
00:35:20,486 --> 00:35:22,519
[Ronicca] I have
all these ingredients
already working.
858
00:35:22,521 --> 00:35:24,354
I try these
young little grapes
859
00:35:24,389 --> 00:35:26,323
and they're really
not that bad.
860
00:35:26,325 --> 00:35:29,626
Little bit of sour,
little bit of sweet,
little bit of crunchy.
861
00:35:29,628 --> 00:35:32,195
I think I'm gonna make
a relish out of this.
862
00:35:32,197 --> 00:35:34,764
I know I don't have much tim
to make another sauce
863
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:38,935
so I think, "Let me grab
sweet and sour,
let me grab garlic.
864
00:35:39,037 --> 00:35:40,403
Let's blend this together."
865
00:35:40,405 --> 00:35:42,071
Just need more.
866
00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:48,044
[Ronicca] I try it and,
not surprisingly,
this relish tastes great.
867
00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:50,647
This is absolutely perfect.
I couldn't have asked
for a better ingredient.
868
00:35:50,716 --> 00:35:52,215
Three minutes.
869
00:35:52,217 --> 00:35:54,251
And she's running again.
870
00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:56,586
No, I mean, it's like
the Forest Gump of kitchen.
871
00:35:56,588 --> 00:35:58,187
[Ronicca]
I'm checking out
my bison patties
872
00:35:58,189 --> 00:36:01,224
and I realize
I don't want to get dinged
for not having enough cheese.
873
00:36:01,226 --> 00:36:03,727
I don't know if my sauce
is actually cheesy enough.
874
00:36:03,729 --> 00:36:05,595
So, looking at
all the cheeses,
875
00:36:05,597 --> 00:36:08,064
I decide on Swiss
so it gives that little bit
of tangy pungentness
876
00:36:08,066 --> 00:36:10,000
so that all my flavors
are gonna come out.
877
00:36:10,002 --> 00:36:11,101
You just kept on running.
878
00:36:12,204 --> 00:36:13,737
[Nina] So, the fries
are looking good
879
00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:16,039
and I'm throwing in
more spices to add.
880
00:36:16,041 --> 00:36:18,208
Of course, I didn't forget
the garlic powder.
881
00:36:18,210 --> 00:36:21,011
There you go.
You and that
granulated garlic.
882
00:36:21,013 --> 00:36:22,646
I love it.
883
00:36:22,648 --> 00:36:24,347
-It's your favorite thing.
-It is [laughing]
my favorite thing.
884
00:36:26,451 --> 00:36:29,553
90 seconds, Chefs.
You have 90 seconds left.
885
00:36:30,956 --> 00:36:33,623
The time is running out,
and I had to plate my burger.
886
00:36:35,127 --> 00:36:37,527
This is, literally,
the first burger I ever made.
887
00:36:37,529 --> 00:36:41,898
Put down the butter bun,
get this pickle siracha
hot sauce on it,
888
00:36:41,900 --> 00:36:45,735
get this burger with all thi
gooey cheese on it.
889
00:36:45,804 --> 00:36:48,605
My burgers
is looking phenomenal.
890
00:36:48,607 --> 00:36:53,109
I add sliced green tomatoes
and I topped it with
my onion and mushrooms.
891
00:36:53,111 --> 00:36:56,947
It's looking very bodacious
because it's thick
and it's juicy.
892
00:36:57,015 --> 00:36:58,748
First time in my life
I've made a good burger here
893
00:36:58,850 --> 00:37:00,817
[Guy] 30 seconds.
894
00:37:00,819 --> 00:37:02,485
[Ronicca] I have
all of my components ready.
895
00:37:02,487 --> 00:37:05,956
Earthiness from the bison,
crispy fried oyster mushroom
bacon.
896
00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:08,525
I've got the creamy,
cheesy, garlicy sauce,
897
00:37:08,527 --> 00:37:10,794
and, of course,
the special ingredient,
898
00:37:10,796 --> 00:37:12,562
the young pickled
grape relish.
899
00:37:12,631 --> 00:37:14,764
Let's get
that produce on there.
Let's go.
900
00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:16,199
[Ronicca] I've got crunch,
I've got creamy,
901
00:37:16,201 --> 00:37:17,901
I've got salty,
I've got sweet.
902
00:37:17,903 --> 00:37:19,402
I have everything
And I'm looking at
my bodacious burger,
903
00:37:19,404 --> 00:37:22,005
and I'm actually feeling
really, really confident.
904
00:37:22,007 --> 00:37:25,408
Three, two, one.
905
00:37:25,410 --> 00:37:27,744
And that's it.
Great job, Chefs.
906
00:37:27,846 --> 00:37:29,412
-Nice job, ladies.
-[laughs cunningly]
907
00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:31,147
[Antonia] Bodacious burgers.
908
00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:42,359
Judges, this is it,
the elimination round
for the chefs,
909
00:37:42,427 --> 00:37:45,862
and they played
our weird Triple G version
of pickleball.
910
00:37:45,964 --> 00:37:47,797
Pickled young grapes
is what they ended up with.
911
00:37:47,799 --> 00:37:49,499
And now, Chef Nina,
you're up first.
912
00:37:49,501 --> 00:37:51,034
Tell us about
this bodacious burger.
913
00:37:51,036 --> 00:37:52,302
Today, I've made you
914
00:37:52,304 --> 00:37:54,704
this delicious
bodacious burger
915
00:37:54,706 --> 00:38:00,310
with a classic beef, cheddar,
saute mushrooms, onions,
pickled grapes,
916
00:38:00,312 --> 00:38:03,546
with siracha mayonnaise sauce.
917
00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:06,216
-Chef, do you make
a lot of burgers?
-Not really.
918
00:38:06,218 --> 00:38:08,018
-No?
-Not really.
919
00:38:08,020 --> 00:38:10,620
Let's start at
the most important part,
the burger itself.
920
00:38:10,622 --> 00:38:12,188
It's actually really nice.
921
00:38:12,190 --> 00:38:14,724
I mean, for me,
it's cooked perfectly,
the coloring's nice.
922
00:38:14,726 --> 00:38:16,960
The technique
with your cheese,
923
00:38:17,062 --> 00:38:19,796
the reverse anti-gravity
cheese technique
924
00:38:19,798 --> 00:38:22,832
where you laid the cheese down
on the grill
925
00:38:22,934 --> 00:38:25,302
and put the burger on top,
I've never seen
that move before.
926
00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:28,038
And as a cheese lover,
I think I would have
preferred,
927
00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:29,339
maybe, a traditional approach
928
00:38:29,408 --> 00:38:31,841
just because
we lost so much of it.
929
00:38:31,910 --> 00:38:33,109
I like the siracha mayo,
930
00:38:33,111 --> 00:38:34,644
and I thought, at first,
931
00:38:34,646 --> 00:38:37,847
that it was smart to use
the baby pickled grapes
inside of there,
932
00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:40,050
until I bit into it
and I feel, like,
a lot of the seeds.
933
00:38:40,052 --> 00:38:42,052
-Are you getting them too?
Like, the small, like,
-Yeah, it's in my teeth. Yep.
934
00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:43,520
-seed things
that are in there.
-Yeah.
935
00:38:43,522 --> 00:38:45,722
But I think
the flavor of the beef
is delicious.
936
00:38:45,724 --> 00:38:48,858
Sauteing the onions
and the mushroom
in that bacon fat
937
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,127
not only gives you
that beautiful sweetness
938
00:38:51,129 --> 00:38:53,063
that the onion
actually gives you,
939
00:38:53,131 --> 00:38:55,031
but you get
a little bit of that, like,
tallow kind of flavoring
940
00:38:55,033 --> 00:38:56,032
that I really enjoy.
941
00:38:56,101 --> 00:38:58,101
Is it a bodacious burger?
1,000%.
942
00:38:58,103 --> 00:39:00,203
I mean, there's layers,
there's texture.
943
00:39:00,205 --> 00:39:02,439
I wish that the bun
held up a little bit more,
944
00:39:02,507 --> 00:39:04,507
-but other than that,
really solid job.
-Thank you.
945
00:39:04,509 --> 00:39:07,344
All right. Not to be outdone,
Chef Ronicca, what you got?
946
00:39:07,412 --> 00:39:11,414
Chefs, I made you the ultimate
bodacious bison burger.
947
00:39:11,416 --> 00:39:15,819
It's topped with Swiss chees
fried oyster mushrooms,
fried picnic ham,
948
00:39:15,821 --> 00:39:20,123
topped with
a garlic blue cheese
parmesan cream sauce,
949
00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:26,262
a young sour grape relish,
heirloom tomatoes,
red onion, and lettuce.
950
00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:28,732
So you were able to leave
a few of the other ingredients
in the store?
951
00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:31,835
Well, shout out to me first
952
00:39:31,936 --> 00:39:33,403
because I was able to get
my whole mouth
953
00:39:33,405 --> 00:39:35,038
around that thing
on the first bite.
954
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:37,107
-Shout out to me.
-I mean, listen,
955
00:39:37,109 --> 00:39:38,742
there was a moment
when I looked at it,
where I was like,
956
00:39:38,744 --> 00:39:40,610
"Is this the burger
that's gonna take me down?"
957
00:39:40,612 --> 00:39:42,445
I mean, that thing
was a skyscraper.
958
00:39:42,514 --> 00:39:46,049
But I did it and I'll tell you
I was pleasantly surprised.
959
00:39:46,117 --> 00:39:50,854
I actually really loved
the garlicy kind of infusion
in there.
960
00:39:50,922 --> 00:39:53,423
Chef, there is a lot going on
with this burger.
961
00:39:53,425 --> 00:39:56,359
Obviously,
the marching instructions
were bodacious,
962
00:39:56,428 --> 00:39:57,961
and actually
eating this burger
963
00:39:58,029 --> 00:40:00,730
there's, like, a new discovery
every time I go in,
964
00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:02,098
and all of it
works really well.
965
00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:05,101
Pickled young grapes,
that relish. A1, I love it.
966
00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:08,505
And then the beautiful sear
that you have on, you know,
the bottom of that burger
967
00:40:08,507 --> 00:40:11,107
also kind of creates
a little bit of, like,
a seal, right?
968
00:40:11,109 --> 00:40:13,109
So you're not getting too much
of a sloppy burger.
969
00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:14,944
I just wish
it was seasoned better.
970
00:40:14,946 --> 00:40:16,813
There's not a lot of salt,
and that's what I'm getting,
971
00:40:16,815 --> 00:40:19,816
the meat itself is just not
where it needs to be
as far as flavor.
972
00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:23,486
Thank you very much, Judges.
Chefs, nice job.
973
00:40:23,488 --> 00:40:26,055
No one likes
to be in this bottom round,
974
00:40:26,057 --> 00:40:27,190
but we asked for burgers
975
00:40:27,192 --> 00:40:29,058
and I think
you brought burgers.
976
00:40:29,127 --> 00:40:30,960
We're gonna send you
back to the kitchens,
977
00:40:30,962 --> 00:40:32,228
and we'll call you back
when we have an answer.
978
00:40:32,230 --> 00:40:33,129
Thank you.
979
00:40:38,203 --> 00:40:40,203
Well, we asked
for bodacious burgers
980
00:40:40,205 --> 00:40:42,105
and I think
you both delivered.
981
00:40:42,107 --> 00:40:43,306
The question is,
who goes home?
982
00:40:43,308 --> 00:40:45,508
One chef will be checking out,
983
00:40:45,510 --> 00:40:49,746
and one chef will be
moving on to the next part
of our summer games.
984
00:40:49,815 --> 00:40:51,514
The chef
that is checking out is...
985
00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:56,853
Chef Nina.
986
00:40:56,955 --> 00:40:58,621
-Thank you very much.
-[Guy] Chef,
I'll tell you what,
987
00:40:58,623 --> 00:41:00,857
I love your perseverance
in the kitchen.
988
00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:02,425
You're just diligent
in what you do,
989
00:41:02,427 --> 00:41:04,494
and if it doesn't work
you try again another way.
990
00:41:04,496 --> 00:41:08,598
We saw some irreverent methods
of cooking cheese
to go on burgers.
991
00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:09,665
Really was great having you.
992
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:10,934
-Thank you so much.
-[Guy] Thank you, Chef.
993
00:41:11,002 --> 00:41:11,935
-Thank you.
-Bye, girl.
994
00:41:12,036 --> 00:41:13,603
[judges applauding]
995
00:41:13,605 --> 00:41:16,239
[Nina] I feel sad
about being eliminated,
but I had fun here.
996
00:41:16,341 --> 00:41:20,643
Every time I'm at Triple G
I learn something new
about myself, cooking,
997
00:41:20,745 --> 00:41:22,846
and this time, cheese.
998
00:41:22,914 --> 00:41:26,316
Well, Chef Ronicca,
you have pulled
a rabbit out of a hat,
999
00:41:26,318 --> 00:41:27,517
or at least a pickle,
1000
00:41:27,519 --> 00:41:29,953
and you will be joining
the other four chefs
1001
00:41:29,955 --> 00:41:31,354
in next week's summer games.
1002
00:41:31,423 --> 00:41:32,422
-All right.
-Thank you so much.
1003
00:41:32,424 --> 00:41:33,323
We'll see you next week.
1004
00:41:34,025 --> 00:41:35,358
Thank you very much.
1005
00:41:35,427 --> 00:41:37,293
We'll see her next week,
we'll see you next week
1006
00:41:37,295 --> 00:41:40,730
when we bring five chefs
to come and battle
for that final spot
1007
00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:43,800
in a shot at winning
up to 25,000 bucks
1008
00:41:43,802 --> 00:41:45,635
here on Guy's Summer Games.
1009
00:41:45,704 --> 00:41:47,804
[Guy] We've lost
three great chefs.
1010
00:41:47,806 --> 00:41:48,938
We're now down to you five.
1011
00:41:48,940 --> 00:41:50,507
Let's take your tastebuds
1012
00:41:50,509 --> 00:41:51,941
on a summer trip
around the world.
1013
00:41:51,943 --> 00:41:53,610
Oh, those are beautiful.
1014
00:41:53,612 --> 00:41:55,211
I've got lollipops.
1015
00:41:55,213 --> 00:41:57,146
Oh, what a pain in the butt.
1016
00:41:57,215 --> 00:41:58,648
[man]
It's absolutely delicious.
1017
00:41:58,750 --> 00:42:00,116
See you next week. Adios.