1 00:00:03,437 --> 00:00:05,037 -Hunter, what are you doing? -What do you mean? 2 00:00:05,106 --> 00:00:07,006 I thought you said it was summer time in Flavortown. 3 00:00:07,008 --> 00:00:10,209 No, no, Hunter, I said it's the summer tournament in Flavortown. 4 00:00:10,211 --> 00:00:12,845 -Oh, that's today? -Yes, they're waiting for us right now. 5 00:00:12,946 --> 00:00:13,746 You see the crew? 6 00:00:14,949 --> 00:00:16,615 Oh, shoot. Sorry, guys. 7 00:00:16,617 --> 00:00:18,751 It's time for an epic summer tournament, Hunter. 8 00:00:18,819 --> 00:00:19,952 -Hit. -That's beautiful. 9 00:00:20,621 --> 00:00:21,954 Something very different. 10 00:00:21,956 --> 00:00:24,390 I have invited eight Triple G winners to face off 11 00:00:24,392 --> 00:00:26,859 in an intense five week culinary competition. 12 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,661 -Crazy aunt's vadouvan curry pineapple sauce. -That's crazy. 13 00:00:29,763 --> 00:00:31,730 [Guy] Tonight, our six remaining chefs 14 00:00:31,732 --> 00:00:35,000 discover that partnering up for a picnic is not a walk in the park. 15 00:00:35,002 --> 00:00:36,135 Do you want anything else? 16 00:00:36,203 --> 00:00:37,703 I don't know what I'm looking for. 17 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:39,304 All right, girl, let's go. 18 00:00:39,306 --> 00:00:42,341 The team situation wasn't necessarily happening over there. 19 00:00:42,443 --> 00:00:43,942 It's part three of Guy's Summer Games. 20 00:00:43,944 --> 00:00:47,713 -Friendship. -Right now on Triple G. 21 00:00:47,715 --> 00:00:49,515 -Put that away and get to work. -Pickleball time. 22 00:00:53,754 --> 00:00:57,222 Let's welcome back our six summer super chefs. 23 00:00:58,125 --> 00:00:59,224 Oh, walking with a little swagger. 24 00:00:59,226 --> 00:01:00,926 -You always lead the way out. -Yeah, yeah. 25 00:01:00,928 --> 00:01:02,961 Welcome back, Chef. That was a close one. 26 00:01:03,030 --> 00:01:05,264 Nice shirt, and here she is. 27 00:01:05,332 --> 00:01:07,800 Well, you guys all look like you have a little pep in your step. 28 00:01:07,802 --> 00:01:12,104 The six of you have made it to the midsummer point of the Summer Games, 29 00:01:12,106 --> 00:01:13,238 -so congratulations. -[woman] Woo. 30 00:01:13,307 --> 00:01:14,540 [Guy] As you know, 31 00:01:14,608 --> 00:01:16,642 these games are clearly not a walk in the park. 32 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:18,143 -But... -Ah. 33 00:01:18,212 --> 00:01:21,513 It would be fun to have a day in the park 34 00:01:21,515 --> 00:01:24,316 and have a classic summer picnic. 35 00:01:24,318 --> 00:01:25,584 I love summer picnics. 36 00:01:25,586 --> 00:01:27,619 And since no one likes to picnic alone, 37 00:01:27,621 --> 00:01:29,354 you'll be competing... 38 00:01:30,858 --> 00:01:31,957 As teams. 39 00:01:32,393 --> 00:01:33,625 -Ooh. -Okay. 40 00:01:33,627 --> 00:01:36,328 Chef Dan, now, because you won last week's best dish 41 00:01:36,330 --> 00:01:39,298 I am going to let you pick your teammate. 42 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:40,398 [exhales] 43 00:01:43,404 --> 00:01:45,637 -Bro code. Me and Christian, man. -Oh, oh. 44 00:01:45,706 --> 00:01:47,372 [Guy] You and Christian. 45 00:01:47,374 --> 00:01:49,108 [Dan] I'm gonna pick Christi as my teammate for two reasons. 46 00:01:49,110 --> 00:01:51,210 Reason one, he's already won a challenge 47 00:01:51,212 --> 00:01:54,313 and reason two, I think that our food styles really mesh well together. 48 00:01:54,315 --> 00:01:57,015 We like bold seasoning, we love a lot of spice. 49 00:01:57,017 --> 00:01:58,817 Hey, guess what else I'm gonna let you do? 50 00:01:58,819 --> 00:02:00,752 I'm gonna let you pick the other two teams. 51 00:02:02,490 --> 00:02:04,356 -Shoot. -Ronicca and Nina. 52 00:02:04,425 --> 00:02:06,592 Okay. Ladies, you step over there with your team. 53 00:02:06,594 --> 00:02:08,660 Gentlemen, stand in the center. 54 00:02:08,762 --> 00:02:10,229 -Hello. -[Guy] There we go. 55 00:02:10,231 --> 00:02:11,563 I love it. Thank you. 56 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:12,898 Thank you. 57 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:14,566 [Guy] All right, new partners, congratulations. 58 00:02:14,568 --> 00:02:16,034 Oh, are you guys holding hands? 59 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:17,836 -Aww. -[Nina] Come on, girl. 60 00:02:17,905 --> 00:02:19,304 -[Guy] Oh, pinkies. -Come on, girl. 61 00:02:19,306 --> 00:02:21,507 Aww, and then we'll hug. Okay, this looks great. 62 00:02:21,509 --> 00:02:24,209 Everybody loves picnic food, especially our judges. 63 00:02:24,211 --> 00:02:29,214 So I want you to make the judges your perfect picnic plate. 64 00:02:29,216 --> 00:02:31,116 Now, I would ask you what that is, 65 00:02:31,118 --> 00:02:32,217 but I mean, see, 66 00:02:32,219 --> 00:02:34,319 I don't think of a perfect picnic plate 67 00:02:34,321 --> 00:02:38,056 as being one of those things that has to necessarily everything works together. 68 00:02:38,058 --> 00:02:40,058 So, we're looking for a protein, 69 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,161 we're looking for a couple of sides, 70 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,530 but most importantly is I want something 71 00:02:44,532 --> 00:02:46,999 fun and unexpected on that plate. 72 00:02:47,001 --> 00:02:48,901 Like, everybody brought something 73 00:02:48,903 --> 00:02:52,838 and then your one crazy friend, Tina, she showed up with a... 74 00:02:52,940 --> 00:02:54,439 And it makes it on the plate. 75 00:02:54,541 --> 00:02:55,407 Okay? 76 00:02:55,409 --> 00:02:57,109 To get you into the summer spirit 77 00:02:57,111 --> 00:02:58,844 I'm gonna give you something special. 78 00:02:58,946 --> 00:03:02,247 -Hunter? There he is. -[groans softly] 79 00:03:02,316 --> 00:03:04,116 -There we go. Very nice. -Ha. 80 00:03:04,118 --> 00:03:05,317 [Guy] Go ahead and hand these out, Hunter. 81 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:07,686 -One gets a red, one gets a blue. -Okay. 82 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:08,954 Now, Hunter gave these to you 83 00:03:09,023 --> 00:03:09,854 for a little Divide and Conquer. 84 00:03:11,458 --> 00:03:12,958 -Oh. -Because it's a big market. 85 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,426 You know that Flavortown Market is big. 86 00:03:14,428 --> 00:03:15,794 And this is how it's gonna work. 87 00:03:15,796 --> 00:03:18,964 Each team member can only shop half of the store. 88 00:03:18,999 --> 00:03:21,900 [Guy] One of you will shop aisle one through five, 89 00:03:21,902 --> 00:03:25,604 and the other partner will get to shop aisle five to aisle nine. 90 00:03:25,606 --> 00:03:27,739 You both will get to shop aisle five, 91 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:31,109 except the line will be divided 92 00:03:31,111 --> 00:03:32,611 where the yellow stripe ends. 93 00:03:32,613 --> 00:03:34,913 One through five will be the red baskets. 94 00:03:34,915 --> 00:03:36,715 You cannot cross that yellow line. 95 00:03:36,717 --> 00:03:39,618 Once either team member crosses the yellow line you are done shopping 96 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:41,353 and you will go to your station. 97 00:03:41,422 --> 00:03:47,226 30 minutes to shop, prepare, and plate your perfect picnic plate. 98 00:03:47,228 --> 00:03:49,294 Any questions? 99 00:03:49,296 --> 00:03:50,963 Well, who's been in the bottom three first? 100 00:03:51,966 --> 00:03:53,799 In the bottom three? Who's been in the top two? 101 00:03:53,801 --> 00:03:55,801 -Both. -The top two are together. 102 00:03:55,803 --> 00:03:57,236 Who's gonna win this one? 103 00:03:58,105 --> 00:03:59,404 Oh. 104 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:01,106 Oh, they're all gonna go. They're gonna win. 105 00:04:01,108 --> 00:04:02,006 Go. 106 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:04,109 They weren't going for it at all. 107 00:04:04,111 --> 00:04:05,410 Everyone's too good now. We gotta find 108 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:06,812 -some new content. -That's terrible. Yeah, we do. 109 00:04:06,814 --> 00:04:08,246 Right behind you, right behind you. 110 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:09,948 [Christian] So we have to make one protein, two sides, 111 00:04:09,950 --> 00:04:11,516 and something whimsical and fun 112 00:04:11,518 --> 00:04:13,585 because Guy wants us to struggle. 113 00:04:13,587 --> 00:04:15,520 [indistinct chatter] 114 00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:16,655 -[Christian] We already kne before we even said anything -[Dan] Yeah, yeah. 115 00:04:16,757 --> 00:04:18,724 -[both] Chicken. -Ah. 116 00:04:18,726 --> 00:04:20,058 I think fried chicken is something easy. 117 00:04:20,060 --> 00:04:21,960 -Let's buttermilk fry it. -Buttermilk fried chicken. 118 00:04:21,996 --> 00:04:23,962 -One of the sides should be a really summery slaw. -Yep. 119 00:04:23,964 --> 00:04:26,765 And then the other one, I was thinking, like, beans. 120 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,333 [Dan] Let's do it. 121 00:04:28,335 --> 00:04:29,468 [Christian] I think the hardest thing about Divide and Conquer 122 00:04:29,470 --> 00:04:31,303 is if you're not on the same page 123 00:04:31,305 --> 00:04:33,038 -you're not gonna pick up the right things. -[Dan] Yeah. 124 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:34,606 And it's a one shop. 125 00:04:34,608 --> 00:04:36,808 [Christian] I got the top of aisle five to aisle ten 126 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:42,814 so I have to grab the chicke spices, dark red kidney bean and the buttermilk. 127 00:04:42,816 --> 00:04:44,816 -We got so much space, kid. -Oh, so much. 128 00:04:44,818 --> 00:04:46,618 You don't need that much buttermilk. 129 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:48,220 Corn, corn, corn. Where's the corn? 130 00:04:48,222 --> 00:04:50,489 [Dan] My side of the grocery store I got all the produce, 131 00:04:50,491 --> 00:04:52,424 so I'm getting all the elements for our sla 132 00:04:52,426 --> 00:04:56,328 Slaw is perfect for a picnic It goes great with the beans 133 00:04:56,330 --> 00:04:58,463 and it's gonna go really, really well with the fried chicken. 134 00:04:58,532 --> 00:04:59,598 Hot sauce. 135 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:00,632 It's gonna be great. 136 00:05:00,701 --> 00:05:02,801 -Dan. -Yo, talk to me. 137 00:05:02,803 --> 00:05:05,337 What do you want to do for our specialty thing? 138 00:05:05,406 --> 00:05:07,205 -Think of something, man. -All right. 139 00:05:07,207 --> 00:05:08,940 I know exactly what our whimsical item's gonna be. 140 00:05:08,942 --> 00:05:11,543 Aunt Trudy's crazy pineapple salad. 141 00:05:11,645 --> 00:05:14,946 I grab a can of pineapple and I'm grabbing vadouvan curry. 142 00:05:14,948 --> 00:05:18,917 It has, like, this hint of fenugreek almost. Whimsical. 143 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:20,919 [chuckles] 144 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:22,387 -Ronicca, what do you want to do with the shrimp? -Okay. 145 00:05:22,389 --> 00:05:24,222 Shrimp and what else? 146 00:05:24,224 --> 00:05:28,026 It's Divide and Conquer, and we have to make the perfect picnic plate. 147 00:05:28,028 --> 00:05:29,428 No, no. Cheese, cheese. 148 00:05:29,430 --> 00:05:30,662 [Ronicca] We looked at one another 149 00:05:30,731 --> 00:05:32,364 and we definitely knew each other's strengths. 150 00:05:32,466 --> 00:05:36,234 Ronicca knew that I was gonna do protein and she was gonna do sides. 151 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:38,036 Noodles, noodles. 152 00:05:38,105 --> 00:05:41,506 [Ronicca] So, I'm going to d a Cajun pasta salad with shrimp. 153 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:44,810 [Nina] And I am gonna make a fried sesame chicken wing 154 00:05:44,812 --> 00:05:47,412 [Ronicca] I grab some Cajun seasoning garlic powder. 155 00:05:47,414 --> 00:05:50,215 Sesame seeds. They're on your side. Right here, girl. Right here. 156 00:05:50,217 --> 00:05:53,018 [Ronicca] And some black sesame seeds. 157 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:56,822 For the whimsical dish I'm going to do a charred cabbage skewer. 158 00:05:56,824 --> 00:05:59,057 I got the tamarind sauce, the sweet chili, 159 00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:02,961 I got mayonnaise, I got the pasta, all the vegetables. 160 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:07,132 I got celery, red onion, parsley, and the cabbage. 161 00:06:07,201 --> 00:06:09,034 This is the cabbage, right? Or is this lettuce? 162 00:06:09,136 --> 00:06:11,803 -What do you want to do? -So, for me, pasta salad, 163 00:06:11,805 --> 00:06:13,805 mozzarella, a little bit of tomatoes, onions. 164 00:06:13,807 --> 00:06:16,608 Okay. I'll do a fried chicken thigh. 165 00:06:16,610 --> 00:06:18,210 -Okay. Yeah, yeah. -Kind of Asian sauce maybe 166 00:06:18,212 --> 00:06:19,711 so it's a little bit different. 167 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:21,546 -Yeah. Okay. -We can do... 168 00:06:21,615 --> 00:06:22,948 -Kind of, like, with an Italian salad, -Macaroni. 169 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:24,316 -like a chopped slaw salad. -Okay. 170 00:06:24,318 --> 00:06:27,819 For a surprise side want to do something sweet 171 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:28,887 -like a pudding cup? -Sure. 172 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:30,555 Yeah. 173 00:06:30,657 --> 00:06:32,357 Picnic park in the summertime with a pudding cup. 174 00:06:34,428 --> 00:06:35,961 You know we're two minutes into this, ladies? 175 00:06:35,963 --> 00:06:37,095 -I know. You good? -Coffee, maybe? 176 00:06:37,097 --> 00:06:38,530 -Coffee? -Coffee. 177 00:06:38,532 --> 00:06:40,298 -Coffee's over here on eight. -Oh, then I don't know 178 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:42,100 -what I'm talking about. -Coffee's over there. You got the coffee? 179 00:06:42,102 --> 00:06:44,536 -Yeah, I got it. -I got the pasta. It's over here. 180 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:47,305 For my Tuscan slaw I definitely know I need radicchio, 181 00:06:47,307 --> 00:06:51,042 endives, anise, I need basil 182 00:06:51,111 --> 00:06:54,045 And then I see this great asparagus and I grab it 183 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:55,814 because I want to put the tips in there. 184 00:06:55,816 --> 00:06:58,650 Thank God I had kids because you learn to juggle a lot of things. 185 00:06:59,620 --> 00:07:00,952 Chicken thigh. 186 00:07:01,054 --> 00:07:02,521 [Noelle] Dividing and Conquering is hard. 187 00:07:02,523 --> 00:07:04,322 It's one of those things when you're in a team 188 00:07:04,324 --> 00:07:06,324 you have to have trust and confidence 189 00:07:06,326 --> 00:07:08,059 in the other person that you're working with. 190 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:12,063 Even if we're not able to get our original vision on the plate, 191 00:07:12,165 --> 00:07:14,499 we'll get something that's still gonna be a great product. 192 00:07:14,501 --> 00:07:15,901 -For sure. -For sure. 193 00:07:15,903 --> 00:07:17,502 -For sure. -[chuckles] 194 00:07:17,504 --> 00:07:19,438 -[Noelle] Gina. -Yes, what do you need? 195 00:07:19,506 --> 00:07:21,540 -I need orange. -Done. 196 00:07:21,641 --> 00:07:24,009 -And sweet chili sauce. -Where's that? 197 00:07:24,011 --> 00:07:25,210 Right here. Ethnic. 198 00:07:25,212 --> 00:07:27,412 Where is sweet chili sauce? 199 00:07:27,414 --> 00:07:30,315 -[Gina shouting] Guy, where's sweet chili sauce? -You're staring right at it. 200 00:07:30,317 --> 00:07:32,717 -I got it, I got it. Yep. I got it. -[Guy] Oh. 201 00:07:32,719 --> 00:07:34,519 -We need to go. -We can do this. 202 00:07:34,521 --> 00:07:36,521 -We've got plenty of time. -All right. 203 00:07:36,523 --> 00:07:40,659 So, we're joined b some picky picnic eaters, our discerning judges. 204 00:07:40,727 --> 00:07:43,328 Now, first we have celebrated executive chef 205 00:07:43,330 --> 00:07:46,798 whose acclaimed restaurants are always a ray of sunshine. 206 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,201 Oh, the one and only Chef Antonia Lofaso. 207 00:07:49,203 --> 00:07:51,903 Renowned chef who's worked at Michelin star restaurants 208 00:07:51,905 --> 00:07:54,940 and wowed the food world with his West African flavors, 209 00:07:55,008 --> 00:07:58,009 the one and only Chef Eric Adjepong. 210 00:07:58,011 --> 00:08:01,847 And a favorite of the Food Network audiences in US and Canada, 211 00:08:01,948 --> 00:08:03,615 this is our favorite carni barker, 212 00:08:03,617 --> 00:08:05,951 -the one and only Noah Cappe. -Hello. 213 00:08:05,953 --> 00:08:06,952 Let's talk about picnic. 214 00:08:07,020 --> 00:08:08,720 When I think of picnic food 215 00:08:08,722 --> 00:08:11,623 I want to have something that's, like, hands-on, kind of easy to eat. 216 00:08:11,625 --> 00:08:14,759 You know, this isn't pouring beautiful sauces on top. 217 00:08:14,861 --> 00:08:17,262 -It's kind of, like, good, ready to go food. -Right. 218 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:18,763 I agree. 219 00:08:20,133 --> 00:08:22,601 [Guy] You guys got to get moving. You only got 23 minutes left. 220 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:25,604 I got you two different kinds of oranges, lemons. 221 00:08:25,606 --> 00:08:27,572 All right, ladies, what's on the menu? 222 00:08:27,574 --> 00:08:30,909 [Noelle] We're gonna do a fresh pasta salad. 223 00:08:30,911 --> 00:08:32,911 [Gina] With an Italian slaw. 224 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:38,750 [Noelle] A spicy Asian chicken thigh, and a pudding cup. 225 00:08:38,819 --> 00:08:40,919 Well then, with 22 minutes. 226 00:08:40,921 --> 00:08:42,521 -[Noelle] Yeah. -[Guy] That's a lot. 227 00:08:42,523 --> 00:08:43,922 [Gina] The first thing I get started on 228 00:08:43,924 --> 00:08:46,858 is throwing my pasta in the water for pasta salad 229 00:08:46,927 --> 00:08:49,227 I'm really worried that my pasta's not gonna cook in time 230 00:08:49,229 --> 00:08:52,197 as it needs more time than I have, for sure. 231 00:08:52,199 --> 00:08:55,233 And I just want to make sure that, like, it's right, and the pasta's al dente, 232 00:08:55,335 --> 00:08:57,302 and it's what it's supposed to be. 233 00:08:57,304 --> 00:09:03,475 I'm gonna take the bone out of this chicken thigh because it's too big. 234 00:09:03,477 --> 00:09:07,112 [Noelle] I'm in charge of doing the fried chicken thigh, 235 00:09:07,114 --> 00:09:09,814 and I know I need to season from the inside out 236 00:09:09,816 --> 00:09:13,718 so I start marinading it in buttermilk and orange zes 237 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:17,422 And then I put my pork rind in the food processor 238 00:09:17,424 --> 00:09:19,791 so I can use them as a crunch factor on the outside. 239 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:22,327 What are you gonna put in your pasta salad? 240 00:09:22,329 --> 00:09:28,600 I'm doing tomato, sorry, oh, I forgot the tomato. I am not doing tomato. 241 00:09:28,602 --> 00:09:30,702 Oh, my God. I forgot the tomatoes. 242 00:09:31,204 --> 00:09:33,204 We're gonna mix it up. 243 00:09:33,206 --> 00:09:35,507 I am not gonna be the reason why she goes home. 244 00:09:35,509 --> 00:09:37,509 I forgot the tomatoes. 245 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,453 What are you gonna put in your pasta salad? 246 00:09:48,555 --> 00:09:54,726 I'm doing tomato, sorry, oh, I forgot the tomato. I am not doing tomato. 247 00:09:54,728 --> 00:09:55,961 I forgot the tomatoes 248 00:09:56,062 --> 00:09:58,196 so I'm gonna use strawberries instead. 249 00:09:58,198 --> 00:10:00,365 Really, they have the same acid level, you know? 250 00:10:00,433 --> 00:10:01,799 They both hit the same way. 251 00:10:01,801 --> 00:10:04,936 I got little balls of mozzarella, onions, mint, 252 00:10:05,005 --> 00:10:07,706 a touch of lemon, a bit of vinegar. 253 00:10:07,708 --> 00:10:09,541 Well, a lot of vinegar, actually. 254 00:10:12,813 --> 00:10:14,646 30 minutes is not a lot of time 255 00:10:14,648 --> 00:10:17,349 with your fellow chef partne 256 00:10:17,417 --> 00:10:18,950 to shop for everything 257 00:10:19,019 --> 00:10:20,952 and then cook almost four dishes. 258 00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:22,287 But these are the best of the best, right? 259 00:10:22,289 --> 00:10:23,221 Like, these chefs 260 00:10:23,223 --> 00:10:24,222 have gone through the gauntlet 261 00:10:24,224 --> 00:10:25,423 -the past couple of weeks. -[Antonia] Yeah. 262 00:10:25,425 --> 00:10:26,725 So they're tested, they're battle-ready. 263 00:10:28,428 --> 00:10:30,128 [Guy] 20 minutes. 20 to cook. 264 00:10:31,331 --> 00:10:32,831 Gentlemen, what's on the menu? 265 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:35,600 We're doing fried chicken, some beautiful beans, 266 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,035 a lovely slaw, 267 00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:38,503 and a crazy little wacky pineapple salad. 268 00:10:38,505 --> 00:10:39,404 Got it, got it. 269 00:10:39,406 --> 00:10:40,805 Everybody got the crazy aunt 270 00:10:40,807 --> 00:10:42,507 that brings the pineapple salad. 271 00:10:42,509 --> 00:10:44,409 [Dan] So, first thing I'm gonna d is get started on the chicke 272 00:10:44,411 --> 00:10:46,211 while Christian gets working on the beans. 273 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:48,947 I'm gonna pound it out a little bit. 274 00:10:48,949 --> 00:10:50,415 Then I'm gonna put it into our buttermilk 275 00:10:50,417 --> 00:10:52,951 with sriracha, salt and pepper, Creole seasoning in. 276 00:10:53,053 --> 00:10:54,919 Creole seasoning was a great idea. 277 00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:56,821 [Dan] And then it goes right into the seasoned flou that we have, 278 00:10:56,823 --> 00:10:58,223 also a little bit more Creole seasoning, 279 00:10:58,225 --> 00:11:00,358 and then right into a super-hot fryer. 280 00:11:00,427 --> 00:11:02,394 The summer's all about fried food. 281 00:11:02,396 --> 00:11:04,229 Like, you can't have one without the other. 282 00:11:04,231 --> 00:11:06,665 -Yo, you want a pan on the stove for the beans? -Heard, yeah. 283 00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:08,500 [Christian] While Dan's over there working on the fried chicken 284 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:10,735 I got to get started on these Creole spicy bits. 285 00:11:10,804 --> 00:11:14,339 Dice up little bit of jalapeno, garlic, and red bell pepper. 286 00:11:16,143 --> 00:11:18,743 Once I get that into a pan and saute it all up togethe 287 00:11:18,812 --> 00:11:22,714 with a little bit of chicken base and French onion soup. 288 00:11:22,716 --> 00:11:24,949 I'm also adding a little bi of Creole seasoning 289 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:27,318 because those frijoles need to be Creole. 290 00:11:28,355 --> 00:11:31,356 -Beans are on and simmering. -Fantastic. 291 00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:34,259 -Ronicca, you got tamarind sauce? -Tamarind? Yes, I got it. 292 00:11:34,327 --> 00:11:36,961 For our picnic, I'm gonna be making the chicken 293 00:11:37,063 --> 00:11:39,764 and Ronicca is making the sides. 294 00:11:39,833 --> 00:11:42,600 -Ronicca, I got your shrimp. -Thank you. 295 00:11:42,602 --> 00:11:46,304 [Ronicca] I'm going to do a Cajun pasta salad with shrimp, 296 00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:47,706 and for my whimsical I'm gonna make 297 00:11:47,708 --> 00:11:49,607 a charred cabbage skewer. 298 00:11:49,609 --> 00:11:53,211 So, I start to boil my pasta and then I start working on the shrimp. 299 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:56,414 I really want to bring out the Creole element for the pasta salad, 300 00:11:56,416 --> 00:11:58,750 so I'm using a Cajun blend on the shrimp. 301 00:11:58,852 --> 00:12:02,220 -Ronicca, you okay, girl? -Yes, Chef, I'm more than good. 302 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:03,722 [Ronicca] I start to sear my shrimp, 303 00:12:03,724 --> 00:12:05,423 and then I start working on my vegetables. 304 00:12:05,425 --> 00:12:08,326 I was super excited to be paired with you, of course. 305 00:12:08,328 --> 00:12:12,030 -Our styles very much so complement each other. -[Nina] So much. 306 00:12:12,032 --> 00:12:13,198 Plus we like each other. 307 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,232 [both] A lot. 308 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:17,502 [Nina] Picnic always require chicke 309 00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:20,405 First thing I did was get it seasoned with garlic powder. 310 00:12:20,407 --> 00:12:23,508 I love garlic powder. My restaurant's full of garlic powder. 311 00:12:23,510 --> 00:12:25,810 I'm obsessed with garlic powder. 312 00:12:25,812 --> 00:12:27,245 I put the chicken in the fryer, 313 00:12:27,314 --> 00:12:30,215 and then I let it fry while I get my sauce going. 314 00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:34,519 Put some oil in there, some garlic. 315 00:12:34,521 --> 00:12:36,121 -Hi. -What are you making, Chef? 316 00:12:36,123 --> 00:12:38,723 -I am making tamarind glazed chicken wings. -Okay. 317 00:12:38,725 --> 00:12:42,260 [Nina] Tamarind, and a little bit of fish sau and garlic powder. 318 00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:47,632 -I love garlic powder. I put it in everything. -Girl. [chuckles softly] 319 00:12:49,603 --> 00:12:51,503 [Guy] 15 minutes. 15 to go. 320 00:12:51,505 --> 00:12:55,240 -What do you wanna do with the asparagus? -I'm gonna do an Italian slaw. 321 00:12:55,308 --> 00:12:56,340 [Gina] For this picnic, 322 00:12:56,342 --> 00:12:57,809 I'm in charge of making two sides. 323 00:12:57,811 --> 00:12:59,144 I have my pasta going. 324 00:12:59,212 --> 00:13:01,446 Now I need to work on my Tuscan slaw. 325 00:13:01,548 --> 00:13:04,616 I take radicchio, endives, fennel. 326 00:13:04,618 --> 00:13:06,151 I throw that all in the bowl 327 00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:08,419 Dressing the salad with champagne vinegar, 328 00:13:08,421 --> 00:13:11,256 olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. 329 00:13:11,324 --> 00:13:14,793 And then I take out the asparagus, cut the tips off, 330 00:13:14,795 --> 00:13:16,728 and add that as well. 331 00:13:16,730 --> 00:13:18,797 It's, like, really summertim in a bowl, you know? It just makes it fresh. 332 00:13:18,799 --> 00:13:22,934 Layers of flavor. Layers of bitter, like me. 333 00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:27,205 -Are you okay? -So, I'm now going to do a chicken crostini 334 00:13:27,207 --> 00:13:30,408 -because I don't have time for the full chicken. -Okay, I trust you. 335 00:13:30,410 --> 00:13:31,910 [Noelle] A crostini is perfect. 336 00:13:31,912 --> 00:13:34,512 It's a handheld food for a picnic. 337 00:13:34,514 --> 00:13:36,548 So I slather some butter on there 338 00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:38,550 and just throw those babies in. 339 00:13:38,651 --> 00:13:41,319 All right, I got bread in the oven. 340 00:13:41,321 --> 00:13:44,823 [Noelle] So, while my chicken is working I'm starting my pudding. 341 00:13:44,825 --> 00:13:47,392 So I start with the instant chocolate puddin 342 00:13:47,394 --> 00:13:49,327 Throwing in heavy cream, 343 00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:53,131 the buttermilk for a little bit of zing, fresh cinnamon, 344 00:13:53,133 --> 00:13:55,500 and then whisking the hell out of it. 345 00:13:56,203 --> 00:13:57,702 I pudding the work. 346 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,940 -Let's have a look at the teamwork factor here. -Yes. 347 00:14:02,041 --> 00:14:03,408 [Antonia] I don't think the chefs are working as teams. 348 00:14:03,410 --> 00:14:05,143 I think that they have their own dishes, 349 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:06,511 -that they're working on next to each other, -[Eric] Yes. 350 00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:09,347 that all work together on a picnic plate. 351 00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:13,051 [Noah] But in a sense, isn't that great teamwork? Trusting your teammate? 352 00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:14,519 Our teamwork is amazing, by the way. 353 00:14:14,521 --> 00:14:15,620 That's what I was referring to 354 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:16,821 -[laughs] -and I agree. 355 00:14:16,823 --> 00:14:18,356 We're killing it. 356 00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:20,325 -Pineapple's going in now. -[Dan] Amazing, dude. 357 00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:22,627 [Christian] Now it's time to work on our whimsical ite 358 00:14:22,629 --> 00:14:25,063 Aunt Trudy's crazy pineapple salad. 359 00:14:25,065 --> 00:14:27,832 Rough chop some cilantro and garlic. 360 00:14:27,934 --> 00:14:29,500 I need to get that into this pot 361 00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:31,002 with a little bit of olive oil, 362 00:14:31,004 --> 00:14:32,704 some red wine vinegar. 363 00:14:32,706 --> 00:14:35,306 I add in my canned pineapple sesame seeds. 364 00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:36,841 It needs to be whimsical and different, 365 00:14:36,910 --> 00:14:39,210 so vadouvan curry is something that could compliment 366 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:42,914 because the savory profile that pineapple can take when you add the right spices. 367 00:14:42,916 --> 00:14:44,649 -Thank you, sir. -Pineapple salad. 368 00:14:44,751 --> 00:14:47,151 -Pineapple salad. -Crazy aunt's vadouvan curry pineapple salad. 369 00:14:47,253 --> 00:14:48,419 That's crazy. 370 00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:50,054 That's whimsical. 371 00:14:50,724 --> 00:14:51,956 Chef's kiss. 372 00:14:52,792 --> 00:14:54,525 I think we're okay with our corn like that, honestly, 373 00:14:54,527 --> 00:14:55,960 because it's got the husk on. 374 00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:58,630 So might as well just let it keep steaming away inside of itself. 375 00:14:58,632 --> 00:15:01,199 Next thing we gotta do is get working on our slaw. 376 00:15:01,201 --> 00:15:03,101 -Can I use a little bit of this onion, Chef? -Go ahead. 377 00:15:03,103 --> 00:15:04,502 [Dan] I'm not surprised at a 378 00:15:04,504 --> 00:15:06,304 by how well we're doing together, honestly, like... 379 00:15:06,306 --> 00:15:07,705 Little slaw. That's delicious, dude. 380 00:15:07,707 --> 00:15:09,073 [Christian] We're tasting each other's food. 381 00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:10,408 How about kimchi in the slaw? 382 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:11,743 I believe in you. Let's just do it. 383 00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:13,411 [Dan] It's like we're each other's sous chef 384 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,446 -Yeah, finishing each other's... -Sentences. 385 00:15:15,548 --> 00:15:16,714 Uh-huh. 386 00:15:16,716 --> 00:15:17,749 Look at that. 387 00:15:17,850 --> 00:15:19,316 [Dan] We want to add corn to the slaw 388 00:15:19,318 --> 00:15:20,752 because we really want to, like, kind of brighten it up 389 00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:23,221 and add a summer flavor to it. 390 00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:24,722 Dude, I think this slaw's good, dude. 391 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:30,528 -What's on the menu? -Chef, I'm doing a grilled cabbage shish kebab. 392 00:15:30,530 --> 00:15:33,898 -Okie dokie. -Like corn on the cob. 393 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:37,335 As far as, like, whimsical and give me something I probably never seen before, 394 00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:39,203 grilled cabbage skewers is up there. 395 00:15:39,205 --> 00:15:42,040 When you think about picnic, it's so much starch, it's so much protein, 396 00:15:42,108 --> 00:15:44,809 and sometimes you just often forget about the veg. 397 00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:46,110 Something very different. 398 00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:47,712 [Ronicca] I covered it in garlic butte 399 00:15:47,714 --> 00:15:49,447 -You got it, girl? -I got it, girl. 400 00:15:49,516 --> 00:15:50,915 Because who doesn't love garlic butter? 401 00:15:51,618 --> 00:15:53,284 And then I take it off, 402 00:15:53,286 --> 00:15:55,753 and I want it to cook longe so I toss it in the oven to finish. 403 00:15:55,855 --> 00:15:57,455 [Nina] It was a mess. 404 00:15:57,490 --> 00:16:00,825 -My chicken was beautiful, though. -Oh, thank you. 405 00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:04,862 -[Eric] What is best strategy? -Time management, right? 406 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,197 I mean, at the end of this cook 407 00:16:06,199 --> 00:16:07,298 you know there's gonna be a moment 408 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:08,599 where someone's gonna be racing 409 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:09,834 -to get something on the plate. -[Antonia] Yeah. 410 00:16:09,903 --> 00:16:11,436 Chefs, teams, five minutes. 411 00:16:11,504 --> 00:16:13,438 -Five to go. -Good times. 412 00:16:13,506 --> 00:16:16,107 [Christian] School lunch plates and multiple colors 413 00:16:16,109 --> 00:16:17,942 -to go along with the whimsical factor -[Dan] Yeah. 414 00:16:18,044 --> 00:16:19,110 that Guy gave us. 415 00:16:19,112 --> 00:16:20,311 [Dan] Originally, we were just gonna 416 00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:22,113 drizzle the chicken with spicy honey, 417 00:16:22,115 --> 00:16:23,848 -but who doesn't like to dip their chicken? -[Christian] Dunk it. 418 00:16:23,917 --> 00:16:25,516 -[Dan] Dunk-a-roo. -[Christian] Dunk-a-rooney. 419 00:16:25,518 --> 00:16:27,819 -Is your pasta out? -It is not, 420 00:16:27,821 --> 00:16:31,089 and it is not good. 421 00:16:31,091 --> 00:16:33,458 Not done. I'm abandoning it. 422 00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:36,761 -Can you make your side without the pasta? -Yeah. 423 00:16:36,863 --> 00:16:38,129 It's just not working so now I need to pivot. 424 00:16:38,131 --> 00:16:39,597 And I have these gooseberrie 425 00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,299 so I was like, "Oh, this'll work." 426 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:44,702 -And, honestly, it just, like, hit really well. -It was meant to be. 427 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:47,271 I just a little small side for my crostini. 428 00:16:47,273 --> 00:16:50,241 [Gina] First thing I get on my plate is the Tuscan slaw. 429 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:53,644 Next, I get my mozzarella, and strawberry, and gooseberry salad. 430 00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:56,214 [Noelle] And then I plate my pudding 431 00:16:56,216 --> 00:16:59,617 -I just need a little naked corner for my crostini. -Got it. Got it. 432 00:16:59,619 --> 00:17:01,719 [Noelle] Next, I'm putting my spicy, 433 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:04,322 sticky chicken thigh crostin on the plate, 434 00:17:04,324 --> 00:17:07,025 right next to Gina's delicious salads, 435 00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:09,227 and I'm thinking that this goes really well together. 436 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:11,062 It's fine dining in a park. 437 00:17:11,064 --> 00:17:13,498 Three-and-a-half minutes. Team, how are we doing? 438 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:15,133 We're doing great, man. 439 00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:17,201 [Guy] All right, wings are done, salad's done. 440 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:19,704 -How's those kebabs? -Cooking off in the oven right now. 441 00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:23,007 -Okay, so that's three things. Where's the fourth thing? -What's the fourth thing? 442 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:25,109 -Two sides, a protein, -Yeah, uh-huh. 443 00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,111 and something unique and whimsical. 444 00:17:27,113 --> 00:17:28,413 Oh, I thought something unique and whimsical 445 00:17:28,415 --> 00:17:30,248 -was part of one of the two things. -Mmm-mmm. 446 00:17:30,349 --> 00:17:33,017 What I thought Guy said was there was one main, two sides, 447 00:17:33,019 --> 00:17:34,552 and one of them being whimsical. 448 00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:35,920 Girl, we got to come up with one more thing. 449 00:17:35,922 --> 00:17:38,689 But actually, what it was was one main, two sides, 450 00:17:38,691 --> 00:17:39,857 -and a whimsical. -A whimsical. 451 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,325 We're gonna lose if we don't get one more thing. 452 00:17:49,803 --> 00:17:52,136 -I need my macaroni salad plated. -[Nina] You got it, Ronicca. 453 00:17:52,238 --> 00:17:55,406 We had one minute left and I'm scrambling trying to plate. 454 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:58,309 I put the chicken down, I put the macaroni salad dow 455 00:17:58,311 --> 00:18:00,144 -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.