1 00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:03,135 It's time for an epic summer tournament, Hunter. 2 00:00:03,204 --> 00:00:05,304 I've invited eight Triple G winners 3 00:00:05,306 --> 00:00:08,340 to face off in an intense 5-week culinary competition. 4 00:00:10,211 --> 00:00:12,144 Oh, those are beautiful. 5 00:00:12,246 --> 00:00:13,612 [Guy] Tonight, our five remaining chefs 6 00:00:13,614 --> 00:00:14,713 are taking their taste buds 7 00:00:14,715 --> 00:00:17,149 on a summer trip around the world. 8 00:00:17,218 --> 00:00:19,518 [Dan] Who doesn't love a nice summer vacation? 9 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,520 [Guy] It's part four of Guy's Summer Games right no 10 00:00:21,522 --> 00:00:22,754 on Triple G. 11 00:00:22,756 --> 00:00:24,189 -Get to work! -Around the world. Around the world. 12 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:25,124 [laughs heartily] 13 00:00:29,063 --> 00:00:31,530 So let's meet our five fearsome chefs. 14 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:33,632 Hello hello. Oh, another new hat. 15 00:00:33,734 --> 00:00:35,334 Hello. 16 00:00:35,403 --> 00:00:38,804 Everybody's-- You've got the rainbow colors for the aprons. 17 00:00:38,806 --> 00:00:40,539 This is so cute. 18 00:00:40,608 --> 00:00:41,573 [all chuckling] 19 00:00:41,575 --> 00:00:43,909 I gotta tell ya, it's nice to see you back. 20 00:00:43,911 --> 00:00:47,212 We've lost three great chefs that we enjoyed so much. 21 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:48,614 And we're now down to you five. 22 00:00:48,616 --> 00:00:51,316 So I think, after all this hard work, 23 00:00:51,318 --> 00:00:53,719 we deserve a little change of scenery. 24 00:00:53,721 --> 00:00:56,822 So what I was thinking is that we would take your taste buds 25 00:00:56,824 --> 00:00:58,824 on a summer trip around the world. 26 00:00:58,826 --> 00:00:59,725 So much fun. 27 00:00:59,727 --> 00:01:00,793 [laughing] 28 00:01:00,795 --> 00:01:03,962 So for your first challenge, let's make a dish 29 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:05,764 that you can find all over the globe. 30 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:11,203 I want you to make the judges a grilled meat dish. 31 00:01:11,205 --> 00:01:14,239 So, now, since we can't actually leave 32 00:01:14,341 --> 00:01:15,707 and we're stuck here in Flavortown, 33 00:01:15,709 --> 00:01:18,043 I thought we would bring the world to you. 34 00:01:18,112 --> 00:01:20,045 And we're gonna play a little game that we like to call 35 00:01:20,114 --> 00:01:22,014 Around the World in Flavortown. 36 00:01:22,016 --> 00:01:26,318 So, we have four international sample tables around the market 37 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:28,620 with tasty items from various countries. 38 00:01:29,223 --> 00:01:31,957 So decide which two... 39 00:01:32,059 --> 00:01:36,261 which two you're going to use in your grilled meat dish. 40 00:01:36,363 --> 00:01:37,696 Okay, they're located throughout the store. 41 00:01:37,698 --> 00:01:39,198 I don't know who's manning 'em today, 42 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,432 but it could be anybody. 43 00:01:40,501 --> 00:01:44,703 So, 30 minutes to sample, shop, prepare and plate 44 00:01:44,705 --> 00:01:46,839 your grilled meat dish. 45 00:01:47,808 --> 00:01:49,908 Easy-peasy. Now, remember, 46 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:52,010 somebody's going to win best dish, 47 00:01:52,012 --> 00:01:53,512 get 5,000 bucks 48 00:01:53,514 --> 00:01:55,814 and automatically go into the big finale. 49 00:01:55,816 --> 00:01:58,150 Bottom two are gonna still battle for that spot 50 00:01:58,218 --> 00:01:59,918 of getting into the finale. 51 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,154 So without further ado, let's get into this. 52 00:02:04,058 --> 00:02:05,157 Who's cooking in station 3? 53 00:02:05,226 --> 00:02:06,792 -We don't know. -We don't know. 54 00:02:06,794 --> 00:02:09,061 Um, who cooked in station 2 last time? 55 00:02:10,331 --> 00:02:12,164 Who cooked in station 1 last time? 56 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:14,399 Okay, well, you-- 57 00:02:14,401 --> 00:02:15,801 I don't think you're gonna go back to station 1-- 58 00:02:15,803 --> 00:02:17,136 [screams] Aah! 59 00:02:17,905 --> 00:02:19,505 I thought I had 'em. 60 00:02:19,507 --> 00:02:20,906 I thought I had 'em! 61 00:02:20,908 --> 00:02:22,541 I thought I had 'em! 62 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:24,109 Gosh, I thought I had 'em. 63 00:02:25,346 --> 00:02:26,311 I didn't have a chance. 64 00:02:28,215 --> 00:02:30,215 [Dan] This week is the semifinals. 65 00:02:30,217 --> 00:02:31,350 There's five of us left 66 00:02:31,451 --> 00:02:33,719 and I can feel the walls starting to close in on us. 67 00:02:33,721 --> 00:02:35,253 What am I gonna do here? 68 00:02:35,255 --> 00:02:38,457 To me, a grilled meat dish should be really simple and to the point, 69 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:39,625 all over the world. 70 00:02:39,627 --> 00:02:43,028 I'm thinking beef bacon and pork meatballs. 71 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:44,730 Meatballs are the perfect summer food. 72 00:02:44,732 --> 00:02:46,932 Put 'em on a skewer and you can just like walk aroun 73 00:02:47,001 --> 00:02:48,900 and eat 'em in the yard. 74 00:02:48,902 --> 00:02:51,036 Now, I have to use at least two of these samples in my grilled meat dish. 75 00:02:51,105 --> 00:02:52,538 So I run up to the first table, 76 00:02:52,606 --> 00:02:53,906 I see the Stroopwafel. 77 00:02:53,908 --> 00:02:55,007 It's crispy. 78 00:02:55,009 --> 00:02:56,909 It's caramelly. It's unctuous. 79 00:02:56,911 --> 00:02:58,010 Who wants that? 80 00:02:58,012 --> 00:02:59,611 I think I'm gonna pass on this. 81 00:02:59,613 --> 00:03:01,446 Paletas de mango, everyone. 82 00:03:01,515 --> 00:03:03,215 It's spicy mango lollipop. 83 00:03:03,217 --> 00:03:06,218 The second table I see is the mango chili lollipops. 84 00:03:06,220 --> 00:03:08,187 The mango chili lollipops are sweet, 85 00:03:08,189 --> 00:03:09,421 they got a little bit of kick. 86 00:03:09,423 --> 00:03:11,690 Take some with you. There you go, there you go. 87 00:03:11,692 --> 00:03:13,825 Good for like sauces, vinaigrettes. 88 00:03:13,827 --> 00:03:16,461 I'm thinking I could use this for my glaze for my meatballs. 89 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:18,230 [Hunter] Taste of Taiwan? Come on now, milk tea. 90 00:03:18,232 --> 00:03:19,598 [Dan] So when I get to the third table, 91 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,833 [Hunter] Delicious. Matcha flavor. 92 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:22,734 What do you think? 93 00:03:22,836 --> 00:03:24,203 And it's boba tea. 94 00:03:24,205 --> 00:03:25,938 -I'll think about it. Yeah. -You sure? 95 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:27,539 Thanks, but no thanks, Hunter. 96 00:03:27,641 --> 00:03:28,507 I'll see you next time. 97 00:03:28,509 --> 00:03:30,542 Imagine that with meat. 98 00:03:30,611 --> 00:03:32,044 I run up to the final table, 99 00:03:32,046 --> 00:03:33,512 I see the lychee gummies. 100 00:03:33,514 --> 00:03:35,214 The sweet, the savory, 101 00:03:35,216 --> 00:03:37,316 the gummy, the meat! Oh! 102 00:03:37,318 --> 00:03:39,218 I think I can definitely use these for my glaze 103 00:03:39,220 --> 00:03:41,853 'cause they're sweet and they'll melt down into a nice sauce. 104 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:43,922 Definitely gonna need some type of... 105 00:03:43,924 --> 00:03:45,958 soy or something like that. 106 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,926 Asian flavors lend themselves really well 107 00:03:47,928 --> 00:03:49,528 to make a nice glaze when you're just trying to 108 00:03:49,530 --> 00:03:51,230 coat something that's coming off the grill. 109 00:03:51,232 --> 00:03:52,264 That's not terrible. 110 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:53,966 So far, 111 00:03:53,968 --> 00:03:56,201 this tournament has been like a roller coaster. 112 00:03:56,203 --> 00:03:58,303 Delicious. It tastes like the 4th of July. 113 00:03:58,806 --> 00:04:00,239 Come on. 114 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:01,340 Congratulations, 115 00:04:01,441 --> 00:04:03,442 Chef Christian and Dan. 116 00:04:03,543 --> 00:04:04,509 Well done, gentlemen. 117 00:04:05,613 --> 00:04:07,646 I've been up, I've been down. 118 00:04:07,715 --> 00:04:09,514 If I could sneak through this week, 119 00:04:09,516 --> 00:04:11,316 I'm automatically going to the finals. 120 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:14,253 All right. 121 00:04:14,354 --> 00:04:16,788 [laughing hysterically] 122 00:04:16,790 --> 00:04:17,855 [Ronicca] This is Around the World, 123 00:04:17,857 --> 00:04:19,625 and I have to make a grilled meat dish. 124 00:04:19,627 --> 00:04:21,026 There's grilled steak around the world. 125 00:04:21,028 --> 00:04:23,128 I mean, we got our wagyu in Japan, 126 00:04:23,130 --> 00:04:24,663 we got our Brazilian steak. 127 00:04:24,765 --> 00:04:25,964 I mean, it's everywhere. 128 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,599 -I'm coming, Chef! -Welcome. 129 00:04:27,601 --> 00:04:29,468 I go and try the lychee cand 130 00:04:29,470 --> 00:04:32,104 It's hard to put these sweet things into a dish. 131 00:04:32,106 --> 00:04:33,605 It makes me think of cream corn. 132 00:04:33,607 --> 00:04:35,641 Please, grab yourself a bag. They're delicious. 133 00:04:35,742 --> 00:04:37,442 And I can definitely use these lychee gummies 134 00:04:37,511 --> 00:04:39,945 as the sugar for cream corn 135 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:41,513 Grab it, grab it! Taste it. Fantastic. 136 00:04:41,515 --> 00:04:45,150 I wanna use the Stroopwafel kind of like a crumbly textu 137 00:04:45,219 --> 00:04:46,251 for the cream corn. 138 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:47,653 -Yeah, I'll take it. -There you go. 139 00:04:47,754 --> 00:04:48,620 Give me a few of 'em. 140 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:49,688 For my grilled meat dish, 141 00:04:49,690 --> 00:04:51,356 I knew I wanted to do chimichurri 142 00:04:51,358 --> 00:04:54,293 and I wanted them to be abl to sop up that chimichurri with bread. 143 00:04:54,295 --> 00:04:55,894 So, I don't really want it, but I need some energy. 144 00:04:55,929 --> 00:04:58,163 Do what you gotta-- Yeah, here, just take all the cans if you want. 145 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:01,700 Now, that's how you do it! 146 00:05:01,702 --> 00:05:03,535 There's a little bit of like lime, 147 00:05:03,637 --> 00:05:04,503 there's a little bit of heat, 148 00:05:04,505 --> 00:05:05,570 there's a little bit of sugar. 149 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:07,939 It's actually the most balanced candy, so far. 150 00:05:08,842 --> 00:05:10,042 These are terrible. 151 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:11,443 [laughing] 152 00:05:11,445 --> 00:05:13,412 [Noelle] Guy wants us to mak a grilled meat dish. 153 00:05:13,414 --> 00:05:15,814 To me, that means a burger. 154 00:05:15,816 --> 00:05:19,217 And the first thing I think of is the Mediterranean. 155 00:05:19,219 --> 00:05:22,587 I'm gonna do a lamb burger with goat cheese spread. 156 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:25,524 Maybe we can't be in the Mediterranean right now, but 157 00:05:25,526 --> 00:05:28,660 I'm gonna transport us there through this lamb burger. 158 00:05:28,729 --> 00:05:29,561 Have a taste. 159 00:05:29,629 --> 00:05:30,595 -What is this? -Stroopwafel. 160 00:05:30,597 --> 00:05:33,498 Stroopwafel's not very Mediterranean, 161 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:36,702 but I know that I can put th Stroopwafel in the goat cheese 162 00:05:36,704 --> 00:05:39,004 to sweeten it up and give it an extra flavor. 163 00:05:39,006 --> 00:05:40,605 -No, okay. -What is this? 164 00:05:40,607 --> 00:05:43,208 It's a paleta. Sour, a little bit of tart. 165 00:05:43,210 --> 00:05:44,509 -A little bit of both. -You never know. 166 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:48,046 It's tangy, it's spicy, it's delicious, 167 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:51,750 so why not use it to put a glaze on top of my burger 168 00:05:51,819 --> 00:05:54,052 Also, because I have to use it. 169 00:05:54,121 --> 00:05:55,253 There's no choice. 170 00:05:55,289 --> 00:05:57,556 What station am I in? 171 00:05:57,657 --> 00:06:00,625 Do they go with meat? Ah-ha, yeah, they do. 172 00:06:00,627 --> 00:06:02,260 We're gonna need that. 173 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:04,096 These lychee candies, 174 00:06:04,098 --> 00:06:05,630 they're very sweet. 175 00:06:05,632 --> 00:06:08,400 You would never put this in a grilled dish. 176 00:06:08,402 --> 00:06:09,434 You wanna take some lollipops? 177 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:12,003 -Yeah, yeah. I do. -It's a mango-chili lollipop. 178 00:06:12,005 --> 00:06:14,005 It's an easy sell, mango-chili lollipops. 179 00:06:14,007 --> 00:06:16,641 Damn, these are spicy. 180 00:06:16,743 --> 00:06:18,744 These whammies are so difficult. 181 00:06:18,812 --> 00:06:23,148 I realize, "Duh, this spicy mango-chili lollipop 182 00:06:23,217 --> 00:06:26,818 with the sweet lychee candy is gonna make a great glaze. 183 00:06:26,820 --> 00:06:28,887 And it like hits me like over the head. 184 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:32,124 I'm like I'm gonna make some sort of sticky-sweet pork chop. 185 00:06:32,126 --> 00:06:33,959 -Yeah, I'll take that. -There you go. 186 00:06:33,961 --> 00:06:35,527 I eat these waffles with my kids. 187 00:06:35,529 --> 00:06:37,162 So I'm gonna use a third sample. 188 00:06:37,197 --> 00:06:39,030 Crazy? Yes. 189 00:06:39,633 --> 00:06:41,233 Actually, you know what? 190 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:42,534 We're gonna do that. 191 00:06:42,636 --> 00:06:43,802 But I wanna go above and beyond 192 00:06:43,804 --> 00:06:46,605 because I want to go to the finals. 193 00:06:46,607 --> 00:06:48,907 So I have a sheet of pepper in my apron 194 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:50,308 because I didn't want to pick 'em all out. 195 00:06:50,310 --> 00:06:51,876 [Christian] As soon as guy said "grilled 196 00:06:51,878 --> 00:06:54,613 I knew I wanted to go Caribbean jerk food of some sort. 197 00:06:54,615 --> 00:06:57,015 I'm going to grab Korean short ribs. 198 00:06:57,017 --> 00:06:58,950 And I don't wanna hide my sample ingredients. 199 00:06:59,052 --> 00:07:00,719 Here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go! 200 00:07:00,721 --> 00:07:03,121 And I know I really want to make coconut rice. 201 00:07:03,123 --> 00:07:04,556 Stroopwafel, Stroopwafel. 202 00:07:04,658 --> 00:07:07,058 -Taste it. Sold! -I taste the Stroopwafel, 203 00:07:07,060 --> 00:07:08,927 and I know I can use this in the rice 204 00:07:08,929 --> 00:07:12,831 just to build the body of flavor that coconut rice already has. 205 00:07:12,833 --> 00:07:14,433 There you go. Try one of those. 206 00:07:14,534 --> 00:07:16,001 I love Japan. 207 00:07:16,003 --> 00:07:18,503 Lychee gummies, one of my favorite snacks. 208 00:07:18,505 --> 00:07:20,305 Imagine that with meat. 209 00:07:20,707 --> 00:07:21,973 Mmm-hmm! 210 00:07:22,041 --> 00:07:24,443 I don't know how I'm gonna use 'em, but I'm gonna use 'em. 211 00:07:24,544 --> 00:07:25,911 That's a future me problem. 212 00:07:25,913 --> 00:07:27,312 Got some thyme. 213 00:07:27,314 --> 00:07:30,615 The flavor profile I'm goin for is authentic jerk. 214 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:32,651 I won best dish the first week. 215 00:07:32,719 --> 00:07:35,954 And then I won best dish with the best duo, 216 00:07:36,056 --> 00:07:37,122 me and Dan. 217 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:38,924 Right now, the competition is mine to lose. 218 00:07:38,926 --> 00:07:40,625 And I don't plan on losing. 219 00:07:47,201 --> 00:07:48,834 So here to discuss tonight's dishes 220 00:07:48,902 --> 00:07:50,936 is our worldly panel of judges. 221 00:07:51,038 --> 00:07:52,671 We have acclaimed executive chef 222 00:07:52,673 --> 00:07:56,208 who's Southern California restaurants have breached flavors around the world, 223 00:07:56,210 --> 00:07:58,643 the one and only neon princess warrior herself 224 00:07:58,745 --> 00:08:01,112 and also a fan of lollipops, 225 00:08:01,114 --> 00:08:02,414 Chef Antonia Lofaso. 226 00:08:02,416 --> 00:08:03,715 Chopped Grand Champion, 227 00:08:03,717 --> 00:08:05,851 acclaimed chef and world traveler, 228 00:08:05,952 --> 00:08:08,353 the one and only Chef Madison Cowan. 229 00:08:08,455 --> 00:08:10,722 And a food authority he traveled to virtually 230 00:08:10,724 --> 00:08:13,124 every fair and theme park in North America 231 00:08:13,126 --> 00:08:15,060 as the host of Carnival Eats 232 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:17,629 the one and only carny barker himself, 233 00:08:17,631 --> 00:08:19,197 Noah Cappe. 234 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:20,832 What's the farthest country you've been to? 235 00:08:20,901 --> 00:08:22,601 Mozambique and Nampula. 236 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:24,035 Nepal, Patan. 237 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:25,804 Everywhere but Russia 238 00:08:25,806 --> 00:08:28,406 and my wife's country, Denmark. 239 00:08:28,408 --> 00:08:29,941 -I've gone everywhere else. -Never been to Denmark. 240 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:32,043 But I've been to every state in the country though. 241 00:08:32,045 --> 00:08:33,712 -Yes, you have. -Not a lot of people can say that. 242 00:08:33,714 --> 00:08:34,813 That's very true. 243 00:08:35,315 --> 00:08:36,815 [Guy] 21 minutes. 244 00:08:38,318 --> 00:08:40,418 -[Dan] All right. -Got a good idea of what to do in here, Chef? 245 00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:43,588 I wanna make some really nice beef bacon and ground pork meatballs. 246 00:08:43,590 --> 00:08:44,823 Do a little bit of glaze, 247 00:08:44,825 --> 00:08:45,924 kind of like Asian-inspired. 248 00:08:45,926 --> 00:08:47,759 And I think I might be on to something here. 249 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:49,127 Okay. 250 00:08:49,129 --> 00:08:50,929 I do meatballs quite a little bit. 251 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:52,397 First thing I'm gonna get started on is 252 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:54,699 working on my glaze for my meatballs. 253 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:55,934 I've got my two samples, 254 00:08:55,936 --> 00:08:57,402 the mango-chili lollipop 255 00:08:57,404 --> 00:08:59,104 and the lychee candies. 256 00:08:59,106 --> 00:09:01,106 Oh-ho, what a pain in the butt. 257 00:09:01,108 --> 00:09:03,208 I actually wanna get like a nice sweet and sour going 258 00:09:03,210 --> 00:09:04,743 with the sauce. 259 00:09:04,811 --> 00:09:06,745 And it's really just gonna kind of cook down, 260 00:09:06,813 --> 00:09:08,213 these candies are gonna mel 261 00:09:08,215 --> 00:09:10,949 and it's gonna get this awesome sticky, gooey textur 262 00:09:10,951 --> 00:09:13,118 that's really gonna stick to these meatballs. 263 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:14,553 There we go. They're melting. 264 00:09:15,656 --> 00:09:17,822 Five chefs left in the tournament. 265 00:09:17,824 --> 00:09:20,025 It's been going on for the last four weeks. 266 00:09:20,027 --> 00:09:24,596 This is going to determine who makes it into the finale. 267 00:09:24,598 --> 00:09:26,598 [Dan] I'm so close to being the summer champ, 268 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,400 that I'm getting sunburned. 269 00:09:37,144 --> 00:09:39,311 [Antonia] Five chefs left in the tournament. 270 00:09:39,313 --> 00:09:42,414 We will pick a winner. Two will go to the bottom. 271 00:09:42,416 --> 00:09:43,815 [Noah] And whoever wins this round 272 00:09:43,817 --> 00:09:46,418 has a guaranteed spot in the finals. 273 00:09:46,420 --> 00:09:49,921 This is arguably the biggest round of the competition. 274 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:51,222 [Antonia] Steaks are high. 275 00:09:51,224 --> 00:09:53,725 Literally, I've been dying to say that all tournament. 276 00:09:54,561 --> 00:09:55,727 So what do you got going in here? 277 00:09:55,796 --> 00:09:59,431 I'm gonna do a Mediterranean lamb burger 278 00:09:59,433 --> 00:10:02,767 and a harissa sauce with goat cheese 279 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,903 -and arugula. -Okey dokey. 280 00:10:04,905 --> 00:10:06,771 Sounds pretty straightforward. 281 00:10:06,773 --> 00:10:10,041 ♪ Mediterranean lamb burger ♪ 282 00:10:10,043 --> 00:10:13,211 You know I'm stressed when the shoulders come out. 283 00:10:13,213 --> 00:10:16,915 I'm gonna use this as a glaze on my lamb burger 284 00:10:16,917 --> 00:10:18,717 with the paletas de mango. 285 00:10:18,719 --> 00:10:21,786 How else are you gonna put a candy in a burger? 286 00:10:21,788 --> 00:10:25,390 My lamb burger, I know that it needs to tast like the Mediterranean. 287 00:10:25,392 --> 00:10:28,994 So I'm putting fresh herbs, Calabrian chilis 288 00:10:28,996 --> 00:10:32,130 and then this Stroopwafel is not only gonna add some sweetness, 289 00:10:32,132 --> 00:10:34,299 but it's also gonna act as a binder 290 00:10:34,301 --> 00:10:37,202 to hold all together and be more smooth. 291 00:10:37,204 --> 00:10:41,406 If there is one thing I have learned from this summer tournament, 292 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:46,711 it's that you need to seaso every little, tiny thing. 293 00:10:49,216 --> 00:10:50,215 Season it, people. 294 00:10:50,217 --> 00:10:51,783 Making sure it's flavorful. 295 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:53,518 All right. 296 00:10:57,324 --> 00:10:59,124 Did you just chug some of that? 297 00:10:59,126 --> 00:11:00,892 Yeah, man. I love it. 298 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:02,627 I'm not using it. I'm just drinking it. 299 00:11:02,663 --> 00:11:04,129 What are you-- what's the game plan? 300 00:11:04,131 --> 00:11:06,131 I'm doing a charred ribeye 301 00:11:06,133 --> 00:11:08,500 with a charred green onion chimichurri 302 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:10,802 with some cream corn and grilled bread. 303 00:11:10,804 --> 00:11:11,770 How do you feel about it? 304 00:11:11,772 --> 00:11:13,672 I-- sounds good to me. I'm hungry. 305 00:11:13,674 --> 00:11:15,006 Sweet, sweet. 306 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:16,675 I know I need to start getting that lychee melting 307 00:11:16,677 --> 00:11:18,943 so I put the lychee in the saute pan, 308 00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:22,013 put some heavy cream in it to try and heat that up. 309 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:23,815 I can definitely use these lychee gummies 310 00:11:23,817 --> 00:11:25,517 as the sugar for my cream corn. 311 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:28,018 Where's my Stroopwafel? 312 00:11:28,020 --> 00:11:31,656 I wanna use the Stroopwafel as kind of like a thickener for the corn. 313 00:11:31,658 --> 00:11:33,892 I ain't messin' this up today. 314 00:11:33,894 --> 00:11:35,360 What do you think you're using? 315 00:11:35,428 --> 00:11:38,263 So I'm gonna do and Asian Southwest-y pork 316 00:11:38,331 --> 00:11:43,802 with a sticky sweet mango chili lollipop lychee candy glaze 317 00:11:43,804 --> 00:11:46,037 with charred poblano sauce. 318 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,106 A little crazy, I think. 319 00:11:48,108 --> 00:11:49,974 I like where you're going. 320 00:11:49,976 --> 00:11:51,943 First thing I do is I take the pork, 321 00:11:51,945 --> 00:11:53,144 put a little bit of salt on it. 322 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:55,013 I cannot forget the salt, 323 00:11:55,115 --> 00:11:59,684 because I literally under-salt everything in this tournament. 324 00:11:59,686 --> 00:12:02,053 I should honestly just carry it around with me in one hand 325 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:04,189 and just-- just keep doing i like a flower girl. 326 00:12:04,191 --> 00:12:06,024 Except, it's salt. So I'm the salt girl. 327 00:12:06,026 --> 00:12:07,592 Like, "Hello, do you need some salt? 328 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:09,327 Would you like some salt?" 329 00:12:09,329 --> 00:12:11,696 I feel like that I'm learning and growing. 330 00:12:11,698 --> 00:12:13,398 I'm going to bring home the win. 331 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,700 So we might as well just do the interview right now 332 00:12:15,702 --> 00:12:17,102 'cause I'm gonna win the whole thing. 333 00:12:17,704 --> 00:12:19,070 So the next thing I'm gonna 334 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:21,673 is start on my sticky sweet glaze for that pork chop 335 00:12:21,675 --> 00:12:23,942 using the lychee candy 336 00:12:23,944 --> 00:12:26,511 and the mango and chili lollipop. 337 00:12:26,513 --> 00:12:28,913 Gina's actually taken the lychee candy 338 00:12:28,915 --> 00:12:31,216 and that mango candy 339 00:12:31,218 --> 00:12:33,718 to cook it down and make a glaze for her pork chop. 340 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,687 Look at us, teaming up with our ingredients. 341 00:12:35,689 --> 00:12:36,855 -Right? -What! 342 00:12:36,857 --> 00:12:38,356 You're welcome, Gina. 343 00:12:38,458 --> 00:12:40,658 It's gonna be sticky! 344 00:12:40,660 --> 00:12:42,894 Sticky melty mess. That's what this is. 345 00:12:42,896 --> 00:12:44,229 Christian, what are you gonna use, buddy? 346 00:12:44,231 --> 00:12:46,998 I'm gonna do a jerked short rib, 347 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,768 put the Stroopwafel inside of the coconut rice 348 00:12:49,770 --> 00:12:52,303 and the lychee glaze over the short ribs. 349 00:12:52,305 --> 00:12:54,105 Got it. Wow, you're busy. 350 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:55,640 Guy said "around the world, 351 00:12:55,741 --> 00:12:58,676 so there's no point in going down the street to like Columbus, Ohio. 352 00:12:59,312 --> 00:13:01,212 Let's go to the Caribbean. 353 00:13:01,214 --> 00:13:03,681 First thing I need to get going is this jerk marinade 354 00:13:03,683 --> 00:13:07,318 so that the short rib has ti to absorb a lot of flavor. 355 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,587 I'm gonna get my short ribs soaking up this marinade 356 00:13:09,589 --> 00:13:12,624 because I know I don't have a lot of time to impart all of these flavors 357 00:13:13,927 --> 00:13:15,727 That is jerk, baby. 358 00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:19,063 It's jerk, jerk, jerk, jerk, jerk. 359 00:13:19,165 --> 00:13:21,099 -Christian, how you doing? -I'm doing pretty good. 360 00:13:21,101 --> 00:13:22,300 I've got my, uh, 361 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:25,703 my side for the... foundation going. 362 00:13:25,772 --> 00:13:27,539 It's time to work on my coconut rice. 363 00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:28,907 I have Stroopwafel, 364 00:13:28,909 --> 00:13:30,909 and I know I can use this in the rice. 365 00:13:30,911 --> 00:13:33,912 So now it's gonna be coconut, caramel, 366 00:13:33,914 --> 00:13:36,314 a little sweeter. It's gonna be great. 367 00:13:38,285 --> 00:13:39,551 This entire tournament, 368 00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:41,319 I set the bar really high for myself 369 00:13:41,321 --> 00:13:42,787 and put a target on my back, 370 00:13:42,789 --> 00:13:43,955 twice. 371 00:13:43,957 --> 00:13:45,523 No way I'm going down this round. 372 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:47,425 Mmm! 373 00:13:49,729 --> 00:13:51,996 [Madison] 10 minutes, homies. 10 minutes, chefs. 374 00:13:53,133 --> 00:13:55,300 [Dan] I think beef bacon and pork are perfect, 375 00:13:55,302 --> 00:13:57,502 because both of them are very fatty and rich. 376 00:13:57,504 --> 00:14:00,038 For meatballs, you really wanna combine your mixture well 377 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,207 so that everything gets really well incorporated. 378 00:14:05,612 --> 00:14:08,046 Dude, I love grilling outside of the summertime. 379 00:14:08,048 --> 00:14:11,482 Everything is summer about a grilled meat dish. 380 00:14:11,484 --> 00:14:13,718 So once my meatballs get nice and charred on the gril 381 00:14:13,787 --> 00:14:16,521 I'm gonna add them to my gla and sort of just let them cook down. 382 00:14:16,523 --> 00:14:17,989 The glaze tastes really good 383 00:14:17,991 --> 00:14:19,824 You've got sweet, you've got salty, 384 00:14:19,926 --> 00:14:21,626 you got sour. It's delicious. 385 00:14:21,695 --> 00:14:25,330 They're gonna be these awesome little glistening morsels of meat. 386 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,134 All right, gotta get a nice crust on here for the judges. 387 00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:32,403 Okay, now I get started on my ribeye. 388 00:14:32,405 --> 00:14:34,205 A nice crust all the way around. 389 00:14:36,776 --> 00:14:39,444 My steaks are finishing off and I start on my chimichurr 390 00:14:39,545 --> 00:14:42,881 thinking about what Guy and the judges have said the last two weeks. 391 00:14:42,883 --> 00:14:45,216 It's a gorgeous-looking dish. 392 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:47,151 The sweetness is not overpowering that mango 393 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:49,454 and the use of that canned mango. 394 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:50,922 [Ronicca] I just-- I can't even believe I'm still here 395 00:14:50,924 --> 00:14:52,390 Like, I'm still here. 396 00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:53,825 I know I'm a great chef, 397 00:14:53,827 --> 00:14:55,460 and I actually have a chance to win. 398 00:14:55,561 --> 00:14:58,329 I just need to do a little whoosah. 399 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:02,400 [Guy] Chefs, you have 8 minutes. 400 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:03,434 Work with purpose! 401 00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,703 It's 8 minutes till you're plated. 402 00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:07,772 The battle of the... [chuckling] 403 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:09,807 Nobody I'd rather be next to right now. 404 00:15:09,809 --> 00:15:13,111 [Noelle] Once my paletas de mango is completely reduced 405 00:15:13,113 --> 00:15:15,113 and into a nice little glaze 406 00:15:15,115 --> 00:15:17,115 I throw it on top of my burgers. 407 00:15:17,117 --> 00:15:20,251 They're huge, so I've gotta get those straight in the oven. 408 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,320 Every good burger needs a condiment. 409 00:15:22,322 --> 00:15:25,723 So now I'm getting started on my Stroopwafel goat cheese spread 410 00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:27,625 because doesn't that sound delicious? 411 00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:32,397 It needs more Stroopwafel. 412 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:35,199 Which is not something I never thought I would say. 413 00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:38,002 I really wish right now that I was on a boat in the Mediterranean. 414 00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:41,973 Put me in a tiny, little boat, just like... 415 00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:43,508 off into the distance. 416 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:47,211 [Guy] 7 minutes! Seven to go, chefs. 417 00:15:47,213 --> 00:15:48,980 [Gina] There's such a fine line between 418 00:15:48,982 --> 00:15:52,116 really great and beautifully-cooked pork 419 00:15:52,118 --> 00:15:53,952 and a little bit over. 420 00:15:53,954 --> 00:15:55,520 And, like, that's what you never want, 421 00:15:55,522 --> 00:15:57,989 especially at a competition. 422 00:15:57,991 --> 00:15:59,791 The next thing to do is start on my poblano sauce. 423 00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:02,427 So I take my poblanos and I throw 'em on the grill 424 00:16:02,429 --> 00:16:07,198 I don't think that there's anything more delicious and summery 425 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:08,833 than a quick like pepper sauce. 426 00:16:08,835 --> 00:16:12,337 Bright and delicious, they're super-great with por 427 00:16:12,438 --> 00:16:16,107 So now I'm gonna crumble these Stroopwafels from the Netherlands 428 00:16:16,109 --> 00:16:18,810 in the pan and like get it whacking, 429 00:16:18,812 --> 00:16:21,012 and then I hit that with some smoked salt. 430 00:16:21,014 --> 00:16:24,248 It's gonna make my kids so excited 'cause they actually know what those are 431 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,484 And they're gonna be like, "Mom, you used the waffles." 432 00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:28,720 They'll probably go get one from the cabinet. 433 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:31,889 [Guy] We are getting into danger time. 434 00:16:31,891 --> 00:16:33,825 6 minutes, chefs. 435 00:16:33,827 --> 00:16:36,361 [Christian] I'm gonna work o my blackberry and relish. 436 00:16:36,462 --> 00:16:38,396 I'm literally just unwrapping the gummies 437 00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:41,099 and throwing them into a pot of a little bit of water 438 00:16:41,101 --> 00:16:43,668 so that they just render down into a sirop. 439 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:45,770 I'm slicing my fresh sweet peppers, 440 00:16:45,772 --> 00:16:47,405 parsley and some chives 441 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:49,207 just to add some herbaceousness. 442 00:16:49,209 --> 00:16:50,975 And, finally, last but not least, 443 00:16:50,977 --> 00:16:52,110 the blackberries. 444 00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:53,478 I know that the blackberries 445 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,214 they're gonna brighten and lighten that jerk seasoning 446 00:16:56,950 --> 00:16:58,883 Yeah, no, that works. 447 00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:02,653 Oh, those are beautiful. 448 00:17:02,655 --> 00:17:04,722 What I really want out of these short ribs 449 00:17:04,791 --> 00:17:07,725 is a sticky sweet texture on the outside, 450 00:17:07,727 --> 00:17:11,029 the salty umami in the middl and just tender. 451 00:17:11,031 --> 00:17:12,930 I'm talking flash on the grill. 452 00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:15,500 Just flash... yeah. 453 00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:17,101 I'm gonna let these rest. 454 00:17:17,103 --> 00:17:18,669 Christian, you stop yourself right now 455 00:17:18,671 --> 00:17:20,304 with those Korean short ribs! 456 00:17:22,108 --> 00:17:23,908 Love it. 457 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:25,710 -It's jerk. -[Guy] 5 minutes, chefs! 458 00:17:25,812 --> 00:17:27,712 [Dan] My meatballs are done cooking in the glaze. 459 00:17:27,814 --> 00:17:29,213 I'm now gonna put them on a skewer, 460 00:17:29,215 --> 00:17:31,416 'cause I'd envision myself walking around a luau 461 00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:33,317 just popping them into my mouth. 462 00:17:33,319 --> 00:17:34,952 I'm just gonna spoon some more of this glaze 463 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:36,721 right over the top of these meatballs. 464 00:17:38,358 --> 00:17:41,059 [Guy] 4 minutes! 4 minutes to be plated and finished. 465 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:42,226 [Ronicca] Now it's time to start plating. 466 00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:44,395 So I put the cream corn in bowls. 467 00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:45,930 I pull out my steak. 468 00:17:45,932 --> 00:17:48,199 Beef! It's what's for dinner. 469 00:17:48,201 --> 00:17:50,201 But I wish I would've got a more petite steak 470 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:52,236 and I'm not gonna be able to cut into these suckers. 471 00:17:52,272 --> 00:17:55,606 I really wish that I would have sliced that steak for the chefs, 472 00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:57,241 but I just didn't have time 473 00:17:57,343 --> 00:17:59,410 Then I top it with my grilled bread. 474 00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:01,712 Chimichurri smear on the bottom. 475 00:18:01,781 --> 00:18:05,116 I top the cream corn with a little bit more of the Stroopwafel. 476 00:18:05,118 --> 00:18:07,151 [Guy] 3 minutes! 3 minutes, chefs. 477 00:18:07,220 --> 00:18:09,620 [Noelle] So I'm opening up the oven and checking my burgers 478 00:18:09,722 --> 00:18:12,723 and I noticed that they're way undercooked. 479 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:14,258 Oof! 480 00:18:14,327 --> 00:18:15,626 Clock is ticking. 481 00:18:15,728 --> 00:18:18,729 So I gotta cut 'em in half and throw 'em on the grill. 482 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:22,300 I cannot serve a raw lamb burger to these judges 483 00:18:22,302 --> 00:18:24,302 or I am going home. 484 00:18:25,505 --> 00:18:27,505 First, I put down my ciabatta bun, 485 00:18:27,507 --> 00:18:29,974 get the harissa sauce on the bottom, 486 00:18:29,976 --> 00:18:33,611 slather the top side of the bun with my Stroopwafel goat cheese 487 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:35,613 and then my lamb burger. 488 00:18:35,682 --> 00:18:38,983 But now, it might be overcooked. 489 00:18:38,985 --> 00:18:41,552 [Guy] Chefs, 2 minutes. Two to go! 490 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:43,988 [Gina] Time is running down and it's time to plate. 491 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:45,490 First thing, we need to sheet the peppers out 492 00:18:45,492 --> 00:18:47,825 and I put them alongside of the plate. 493 00:18:47,927 --> 00:18:51,028 And then I take my poblano pepper sauce, 494 00:18:51,030 --> 00:18:53,164 and here's a like fun little tip. 495 00:18:53,232 --> 00:18:57,401 If your plating is not going the way you think it should be going, 496 00:18:57,403 --> 00:19:00,671 smack the spoon on it and ju make the whole thing messy. 497 00:19:00,673 --> 00:19:02,406 I'm taking my pork out. 498 00:19:02,408 --> 00:19:05,610 I was so dangerously close to it being over. 499 00:19:05,678 --> 00:19:09,514 I have to tell you, I have no idea which way this is gonna go. 500 00:19:09,516 --> 00:19:12,984 And then I cover it in my sticky sweet glaze, 501 00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:16,320 and then I get my blackened Stroopwafel crumbl 502 00:19:16,322 --> 00:19:18,022 put it across the top of the pork. 503 00:19:18,925 --> 00:19:20,925 [Guy] 1 minute. 504 00:19:20,927 --> 00:19:22,493 [Christian] I'm feeling a little frazzled. 505 00:19:22,495 --> 00:19:25,730 The rice, it's getting a little-- little extra thic 506 00:19:25,732 --> 00:19:27,565 I can only hope that this works. 507 00:19:27,633 --> 00:19:29,300 Then, it's two ribs per plat 508 00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:35,006 And, finally, the blackberry lychee relish 509 00:19:36,142 --> 00:19:41,045 [Guy] Four, three, two, one, that's it! 510 00:19:41,047 --> 00:19:42,413 Stop working, chefs. 511 00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:43,714 Nice job, everybody. 512 00:19:44,417 --> 00:19:45,683 Well done, chefs. 513 00:19:47,053 --> 00:19:48,419 -Yo, bro, do you think you did good? -Yeah. 514 00:19:48,421 --> 00:19:49,320 -Yeah, sweet. -You good? 515 00:19:49,322 --> 00:19:50,254 [Guy] I gotta tell you, chefs, 516 00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:52,223 your grilled dishes look out of this world. 517 00:19:52,225 --> 00:19:54,525 Let's take it to the judges. Right this way. 518 00:19:59,966 --> 00:20:01,065 [Guy] All right, judges, here we are. 519 00:20:01,067 --> 00:20:04,602 This is game 1 of Guy's Summer Games, Part 4. 520 00:20:04,671 --> 00:20:07,104 Around the world in Flavortown they got to go. 521 00:20:07,106 --> 00:20:09,073 Our chefs had to make a grilled meat dish 522 00:20:09,075 --> 00:20:12,043 using at least two international ingredients. 523 00:20:12,045 --> 00:20:13,110 What a giving rest-- 524 00:20:13,112 --> 00:20:15,112 I-- this place just amazes me. 525 00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:16,914 Give, give, give, give, give. 526 00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:18,516 Up first, Chef Christian. 527 00:20:18,585 --> 00:20:20,518 Stroopwafels and gummies. 528 00:20:20,587 --> 00:20:21,852 Judges, what I have for you today, 529 00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:24,222 I have Jamaican jerked short ribs 530 00:20:24,290 --> 00:20:27,391 on a bed of Stroopwafel coconut rice 531 00:20:27,393 --> 00:20:30,895 with a blackberry sweet pepper lychee relish. 532 00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:35,299 The cook on the meat is perfect. 533 00:20:35,301 --> 00:20:36,968 It holds so much flavor. 534 00:20:36,970 --> 00:20:40,605 Chef Christian, did you make this dish, you know, with me in mind? 535 00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:42,306 -Yes. -Good answer. 536 00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:43,908 Not true, but good answer. 537 00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:46,711 The candies melted down marries well with it. 538 00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:49,947 And it marries well with those traditional Jamaican flavors, right? 539 00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:53,117 The surprising addition of that blackberry, uh, was nice 540 00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:55,786 and added a little pop, and my mom's gonna be happy 541 00:20:55,788 --> 00:20:57,121 because I'm eating fruits and veggies. 542 00:20:57,123 --> 00:21:00,524 The rice was really sticky and clumpy. 543 00:21:00,526 --> 00:21:02,326 This is candy, this is gummy. 544 00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:04,128 When you get into that under part, 545 00:21:04,197 --> 00:21:06,130 uh, it's really just kind of fusing together 546 00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:08,699 and making these little kind of like papier-mache balls. 547 00:21:08,701 --> 00:21:10,301 Thank you. 548 00:21:10,303 --> 00:21:11,469 [Guy] Up next, Chef Gina. 549 00:21:11,471 --> 00:21:15,106 Lychee gummies, the waffles, paletas. 550 00:21:15,174 --> 00:21:16,040 What'd you make? 551 00:21:16,042 --> 00:21:17,308 I made grilled pork chops 552 00:21:17,410 --> 00:21:20,678 and then did a quick char on the chilis 553 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:22,480 and then some shishito peppers. 554 00:21:23,816 --> 00:21:25,816 Kudos to you for taking three of the items. 555 00:21:25,918 --> 00:21:27,752 You only needed to do two. 556 00:21:27,754 --> 00:21:29,020 And it actually works. 557 00:21:29,022 --> 00:21:31,222 The stickiness from the lychee candy 558 00:21:31,224 --> 00:21:33,524 and then along with my cand with the heat, 559 00:21:33,593 --> 00:21:35,026 the sour, the bright, 560 00:21:35,028 --> 00:21:37,128 all works so well in that glaze. 561 00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:38,696 If you didn't tell me, uh, 562 00:21:38,698 --> 00:21:41,866 that this was a crushed-up piece of like a wafery waffle, 563 00:21:41,868 --> 00:21:43,167 uh, I would have no idea. 564 00:21:43,169 --> 00:21:46,604 It is a perfect element and balance to the pork chop. 565 00:21:46,673 --> 00:21:48,606 It just works so well together. 566 00:21:48,608 --> 00:21:50,608 The only note I would have for you is that 567 00:21:50,610 --> 00:21:52,043 the pork is a little bit over. 568 00:21:52,045 --> 00:21:53,778 Thank you, and I'm sorry. 569 00:21:55,114 --> 00:21:58,049 Up next, Chef Dan, Stroople and paletas. 570 00:21:58,051 --> 00:21:59,216 For my grilled meat dish, 571 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:02,186 I made beef bacon and pork meatballs 572 00:22:02,188 --> 00:22:06,924 with a lychee and mango-chili lollipop glaze. 573 00:22:06,926 --> 00:22:10,628 When you have a minimalist dish like this, 574 00:22:10,630 --> 00:22:11,529 whatever's on that plate, 575 00:22:11,597 --> 00:22:13,064 it better be spot-on. 576 00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:14,432 And I can tell you, 577 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:16,500 this meatball, it is exactly that. 578 00:22:16,569 --> 00:22:18,135 -Thank you. -[Antonia] Amazing. 579 00:22:18,137 --> 00:22:20,504 I love the heat, I love the lime, I love the green onion. 580 00:22:20,506 --> 00:22:23,674 Both of those candies as a glaze worked very, very, very well. 581 00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:25,509 The stick's a little long. 582 00:22:25,511 --> 00:22:29,113 I feel like there's a Harry Potter, uh... waiving- you know what I mean? 583 00:22:30,116 --> 00:22:32,216 [casting made-up spell] 584 00:22:32,285 --> 00:22:33,284 That's awesome. 585 00:22:33,286 --> 00:22:35,820 I didn't get enough of that candy. 586 00:22:35,888 --> 00:22:39,790 I wanted a little bit more of the sweet kind of global candy infusion on there. 587 00:22:39,792 --> 00:22:41,058 That fell a little bit short, 588 00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:44,128 but the rest of it, well done! 589 00:22:44,130 --> 00:22:46,063 [laughing] That was funny. 590 00:22:47,367 --> 00:22:49,400 Up next, Chef Ronicca. What do you have for us, Chef? 591 00:22:50,303 --> 00:22:52,303 For my grilled meat, 592 00:22:52,305 --> 00:22:54,405 I made a grilled ribeye 593 00:22:54,407 --> 00:22:58,275 accompanied with a grilled green onion chimichurri. 594 00:22:58,277 --> 00:23:00,010 I have a cream corn 595 00:23:00,012 --> 00:23:02,179 that I sweetened with the lychee gummies 596 00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:04,482 thickened with the Stroopwafels. 597 00:23:04,484 --> 00:23:07,218 My favorite bit would be the sweet corn. 598 00:23:07,286 --> 00:23:08,986 The Stroopwafel is spot-on. 599 00:23:08,988 --> 00:23:11,322 But the lychee takes it a bit over the top 600 00:23:11,324 --> 00:23:13,190 as far as the sweetness is concerned. 601 00:23:13,192 --> 00:23:14,825 The chimichurri is delicious. 602 00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:17,128 Um, the really strong flavor of oregano that you put in there 603 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:18,095 I think is beautiful. 604 00:23:18,097 --> 00:23:20,498 This is a monster piece of meat. 605 00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:21,932 It's gotta been done perfectly 606 00:23:21,934 --> 00:23:24,201 but it wasn't all the way there. 607 00:23:24,303 --> 00:23:25,503 I'm like stuffed. 608 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:28,305 [Guy] All right, Chef Noelle. 609 00:23:28,307 --> 00:23:29,573 What do you have for us? 610 00:23:29,575 --> 00:23:34,812 I have a Stroopwafel goat cheese lamb burger 611 00:23:34,814 --> 00:23:39,417 with Calabrian chilis and some Mediterranean spices. 612 00:23:39,419 --> 00:23:44,722 And then I used the paleta from Antonia for the glaze. 613 00:23:44,791 --> 00:23:47,691 There's also a spiced harissa, 614 00:23:47,693 --> 00:23:50,227 which is on the grilled bread. 615 00:23:50,229 --> 00:23:52,630 The white sauce that you made, 616 00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:53,531 you could bottle that. 617 00:23:53,566 --> 00:23:54,899 You could actually market that. 618 00:23:54,901 --> 00:23:58,602 Um, you tamped down the sweetness of the Stroopwafel 619 00:23:58,671 --> 00:24:00,037 with that cheese and everything else. 620 00:24:00,039 --> 00:24:01,405 It's just absolutely beautiful. 621 00:24:01,407 --> 00:24:03,808 The mango lollipop had the sugar, 622 00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:06,177 the flavor of the mango, the heat and the sour. 623 00:24:06,179 --> 00:24:08,479 It all works so well in that glaze. 624 00:24:08,481 --> 00:24:10,514 I mean, you can actually see as I squeeze here, 625 00:24:10,616 --> 00:24:12,716 there's so much beautiful juice in the center. 626 00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:15,986 Mine's cooked so lovely on the ends here. 627 00:24:15,988 --> 00:24:17,888 It's really, really, really charred. 628 00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:19,990 So, somehow you managed to like burn it 629 00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:22,092 and perfectly cook it all at the same time. 630 00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:25,196 There were some elements, like the finer touches in your sauces, 631 00:24:25,198 --> 00:24:26,831 uh, that I thought were really nice. 632 00:24:26,932 --> 00:24:29,467 That charcoal-y kind of overdone flavor 633 00:24:29,469 --> 00:24:30,968 was a little too present. 634 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:32,203 Thank you. 635 00:24:33,206 --> 00:24:35,206 Chefs, judges, thank you very much. 636 00:24:35,208 --> 00:24:37,708 You took us around the world in five plates. 637 00:24:37,777 --> 00:24:39,510 Who's got the best dish? We'll find out. 638 00:24:39,612 --> 00:24:41,312 Two will go into sudden death 639 00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:43,581 in a final round of competition tonight. 640 00:24:43,583 --> 00:24:45,516 Chefs, back to your kitchen. We'll call you when we have a decision. 641 00:24:45,618 --> 00:24:46,717 Thank you. 642 00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:51,388 Judges, let's talk about this best dish. 643 00:24:51,390 --> 00:24:54,124 I mean, standouts for me were Christian's short rib 644 00:24:54,126 --> 00:24:55,826 and Gina's pork chop. 645 00:24:55,828 --> 00:24:56,827 Who's in the bottom? 646 00:25:09,509 --> 00:25:11,308 [Guy] Two will go into sudden death 647 00:25:11,310 --> 00:25:13,477 in a final round of competition tonight. 648 00:25:13,479 --> 00:25:16,514 And who is going to move on to the final four? 649 00:25:16,516 --> 00:25:20,317 $5,000 best dish is... 650 00:25:21,821 --> 00:25:23,420 Congratulations, 651 00:25:23,522 --> 00:25:24,321 Chef Gina. 652 00:25:24,423 --> 00:25:26,490 -Oh, my God! -Congratulations. 653 00:25:26,492 --> 00:25:27,958 5,000 bucks, Chef. 654 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,326 -Thank you so much! -We'll see you next week. 655 00:25:29,795 --> 00:25:31,061 Nice job, Gina. 656 00:25:31,063 --> 00:25:33,631 Just missing it by a bit, 657 00:25:33,666 --> 00:25:35,499 Chef Christian. 658 00:25:35,568 --> 00:25:36,867 -We'll see you next week. -Thank you. 659 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,068 See you, buddy. 660 00:25:39,672 --> 00:25:43,173 Unfortunately, two are gonna be in the elimination round 661 00:25:43,175 --> 00:25:47,011 and one is moving on by the hair of your chinny chin chin. 662 00:25:47,013 --> 00:25:49,780 The chef that will move on to next week will be... 663 00:25:50,449 --> 00:25:52,416 Dan, you go to next week. 664 00:25:52,418 --> 00:25:54,118 -Thank you. -Listen to what they told ya. 665 00:25:55,488 --> 00:25:56,486 You both are great cooks. 666 00:25:56,489 --> 00:25:58,556 You've proven it here in Flavortown before. 667 00:25:58,558 --> 00:26:00,691 Time to dig deep and fight it, okay? 668 00:26:00,693 --> 00:26:02,326 Chefs, back to your carts. Good luck. 669 00:26:05,831 --> 00:26:08,899 Well, chefs, there's only one spot left in the big finale. 670 00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,167 Who wants it? 671 00:26:10,169 --> 00:26:12,036 To be in the finale, 672 00:26:12,038 --> 00:26:16,040 you have to cook this next round like nobody's business. 673 00:26:16,042 --> 00:26:20,711 This elimination round, I want you to make a handheld dish. 674 00:26:20,780 --> 00:26:22,413 The kind of convenient comfort food that 675 00:26:22,514 --> 00:26:24,381 you'd walk around an amusement park with. 676 00:26:24,383 --> 00:26:25,616 Everybody's got their favorite. 677 00:26:25,618 --> 00:26:27,418 No fork, no knife required. 678 00:26:27,954 --> 00:26:29,320 You know, the... 679 00:26:32,224 --> 00:26:35,059 Yeah. So we're taking a trip to Foodie World. 680 00:26:35,061 --> 00:26:38,095 The only food theme park in the country. 681 00:26:38,097 --> 00:26:40,064 First up, it's Hammer Time. 682 00:26:41,701 --> 00:26:43,067 Who wants to go first? 683 00:26:44,036 --> 00:26:46,303 Step up, step in, come in and win. 684 00:26:46,405 --> 00:26:49,106 You are swinging to determine what whammy 685 00:26:49,208 --> 00:26:51,442 -both of you must incorporate in your dish. -[groans] 686 00:26:51,444 --> 00:26:52,610 Frozen lemonade. 687 00:26:52,612 --> 00:26:53,911 Frozen corn of the cob. 688 00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:56,714 Soft pretzels. Love me some soft pretzels. 689 00:26:56,815 --> 00:26:58,616 Cheese curds, corn dog. 690 00:26:58,618 --> 00:27:00,818 Iced tea mix at the top. 691 00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:02,186 Come on, girl. 692 00:27:05,725 --> 00:27:06,991 [Guy] Soft pretzel, 693 00:27:06,993 --> 00:27:10,127 must use and incorporate item in your dish. 694 00:27:10,129 --> 00:27:11,829 All right, Ronicca. 695 00:27:11,897 --> 00:27:13,664 -You ever play skee-ball when you were a kid? -Mmm-hmm. 696 00:27:13,666 --> 00:27:14,965 -You any good at this? -Yeah, I'm pretty good. 697 00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:17,601 We love to play this here at Flavortown Arcade. Okay. 698 00:27:17,670 --> 00:27:19,670 So here is your bucket of greatness. 699 00:27:19,672 --> 00:27:22,406 You're going to be rolling to determine 700 00:27:22,475 --> 00:27:25,943 what aisle you don't get to shop in. 701 00:27:25,945 --> 00:27:27,911 [laughing] 702 00:27:27,913 --> 00:27:29,947 So, if you can get it up to aisle 5, 703 00:27:29,949 --> 00:27:32,182 take out your Asian aisle, take out your pasta aisle. 704 00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:34,818 Aisle 10, all your meat and dairy and seafood. 705 00:27:34,887 --> 00:27:36,820 Aisle 9, that'd probably be the best one 706 00:27:36,889 --> 00:27:39,690 to be able to get bread and, uh, frozen stuff. 707 00:27:39,692 --> 00:27:42,192 If you miss a ball and you go to aisle 1, 708 00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:43,727 well, then you lose all your produce. 709 00:27:43,796 --> 00:27:45,729 That'd be kind of tough. What are you going to go for? 710 00:27:45,731 --> 00:27:46,730 -Is that the one you wanna roll? -I-- 711 00:27:46,732 --> 00:27:48,298 I think I'm gonna go for the sabotage game. 712 00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:49,233 What is that one? 713 00:27:49,235 --> 00:27:50,501 That means I'm going for aisle 1. 714 00:27:50,503 --> 00:27:51,568 You're gonna go for aisle 1? 715 00:27:51,570 --> 00:27:53,170 You think you can go 1 and... 716 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:55,906 I don't what she has planned and I know what I have planned. 717 00:27:55,908 --> 00:27:57,508 Are you ready to have no veggies? 718 00:27:58,711 --> 00:28:00,044 No! 719 00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,311 You're sabotaging yourself. 720 00:28:01,380 --> 00:28:03,714 I'm making something handheld that you'd eat at the fair. 721 00:28:03,816 --> 00:28:06,016 -Okay. Hey. You ready? -Okay. I'm ready. 722 00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:07,918 What about this? 723 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:09,319 [Guy] There you go. Aisle 1. 724 00:28:09,321 --> 00:28:10,821 Okay. Back to your cart. 725 00:28:10,823 --> 00:28:12,523 So, chefs, 726 00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:14,825 you need to make a handheld dish. 727 00:28:14,894 --> 00:28:18,228 You must incorporate soft pretzels into your dish. 728 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:20,497 And you cannot shop in aisle 1. 729 00:28:20,499 --> 00:28:23,100 Uh, soft pretzels are in the frozen coffin. 730 00:28:23,169 --> 00:28:26,370 Remember, you're not able to shop aisle 3, 2, 1. 731 00:28:26,372 --> 00:28:28,706 Okay. No. I didn't say "go." 732 00:28:33,179 --> 00:28:35,279 Giant soft pretzels. I wanna see these. 733 00:28:36,716 --> 00:28:38,515 [Ronicca] I can't believe I'm in the bottom 2 again. 734 00:28:38,517 --> 00:28:40,718 And Noelle has never been in the bottom, 735 00:28:40,786 --> 00:28:42,219 so, yeah, I'm scared. 736 00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:44,922 We cannot use aisle 1. 737 00:28:45,591 --> 00:28:46,423 Thank you. 738 00:28:46,525 --> 00:28:48,425 I feel really bad for Noelle, 739 00:28:48,427 --> 00:28:49,993 but I know exactly what I'm gonna make 740 00:28:49,995 --> 00:28:52,596 and I know I need no veggies. 741 00:28:52,598 --> 00:28:53,596 For my handheld dish, 742 00:28:53,598 --> 00:28:55,199 I'm making fried mozzarella bites. 743 00:28:55,201 --> 00:28:56,399 Pretzel. 744 00:28:56,401 --> 00:28:58,502 Soft pretzels are my absolute favorite snack. 745 00:28:58,571 --> 00:28:59,536 Sorry. 746 00:28:59,538 --> 00:29:01,705 I mix it with a little bit of flour, 747 00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:03,807 a little bit of panko. 748 00:29:03,809 --> 00:29:05,409 It's something fun, it's cheesy, 749 00:29:05,478 --> 00:29:06,910 it's dirty, it's fried, 750 00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:09,413 it's got the great dipping sauces. 751 00:29:09,415 --> 00:29:11,615 I'm not gonna go down. I just keep going. 752 00:29:11,717 --> 00:29:12,616 I run so fast, 753 00:29:12,618 --> 00:29:15,786 because if I'm not running 50 mph, 754 00:29:15,788 --> 00:29:16,787 I might lose. 755 00:29:16,789 --> 00:29:18,322 I love giant soft pretzels. 756 00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:25,896 So Ronicca takes away the produce on purpose. 757 00:29:25,898 --> 00:29:26,897 [laughing] Yeah. Yeah. 758 00:29:26,899 --> 00:29:28,098 At the state fair, 759 00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:30,601 my dad always wants sausage and peppers, 760 00:29:30,603 --> 00:29:32,202 and my brother always wants nachos. 761 00:29:32,304 --> 00:29:33,704 And nacho cheese sauce. 762 00:29:33,706 --> 00:29:37,975 So why not put those together in a handheld sausage dog? 763 00:29:37,977 --> 00:29:41,078 I can't get fresh onions and peppers and garlic 764 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,314 to make a good sausage with peppers. 765 00:29:44,316 --> 00:29:47,384 So I run to aisle 2 to look for some pickled pepper 766 00:29:47,386 --> 00:29:50,320 and I run to the freezer section to get the frozen garlic. 767 00:29:50,322 --> 00:29:51,421 Pretzel. 768 00:29:51,523 --> 00:29:53,223 I have to use the soft pretzels. 769 00:29:53,292 --> 00:29:55,492 So I'm gonna use it to thicken up my cheese sauce. 770 00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:57,094 Mustard. 771 00:29:57,096 --> 00:29:59,396 Every great hot dog has mustard. 772 00:29:59,398 --> 00:30:00,430 Spicy ground. 773 00:30:00,499 --> 00:30:02,599 I'm gonna make a sofrito mustard. 774 00:30:02,701 --> 00:30:03,801 Sofrito will be good. 775 00:30:03,803 --> 00:30:06,403 I know that I need a really good bun for my sausage. 776 00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:08,605 So instead of grabbing premade buns, 777 00:30:08,607 --> 00:30:10,207 I grab the pizza dough... 778 00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:11,341 Pizza dough. 779 00:30:11,343 --> 00:30:14,077 ...and make a delicious steamed bun that way. 780 00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:15,279 So now I'm on the bottom. 781 00:30:15,281 --> 00:30:17,047 One of us is going to the finale. 782 00:30:17,049 --> 00:30:19,416 I am raging and ready. 783 00:30:19,418 --> 00:30:20,918 And I want it! 784 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:22,152 Aah! 785 00:30:29,528 --> 00:30:32,729 This is where like hearts are broken in a tournament. 786 00:30:32,765 --> 00:30:34,965 These two chefs, Noelle and Ronicca, 787 00:30:34,967 --> 00:30:38,302 duking it out to see who makes it into next week's finale. 788 00:30:38,370 --> 00:30:39,303 Ooh. 789 00:30:39,305 --> 00:30:41,805 It doesn't get any bigger than this cook. 790 00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:43,507 [grunts] 791 00:30:43,576 --> 00:30:44,942 Whoo, this is tiring. 792 00:30:44,944 --> 00:30:46,376 Here we go. 793 00:30:46,445 --> 00:30:50,280 -What the game plan? -I am going to make fried mozzarella bites. 794 00:30:50,282 --> 00:30:52,149 -Fried cheese. -Fried cheese. 795 00:30:52,151 --> 00:30:53,083 -Great. -Yeah. 796 00:30:53,085 --> 00:30:54,117 You're gonna take this pretzel 797 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:56,119 and then toast it off, dry it out. 798 00:30:56,121 --> 00:30:57,754 -Yes, I am. Yes, I am. -Got it. 799 00:30:57,756 --> 00:30:59,623 I've never made anything like this before, 800 00:30:59,725 --> 00:31:01,425 but when I'm put under pressure, 801 00:31:01,493 --> 00:31:02,926 I know that I can make it work. 802 00:31:02,928 --> 00:31:04,428 Noelle could easily beat me 803 00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:06,630 But, no, no, Noelle. 804 00:31:06,632 --> 00:31:08,465 Now's my time to win. 805 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:11,134 I wanna make sure that I ge a good toast on that pretze 806 00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:15,138 so I can crust that on the outside of the mozzarell 807 00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:16,907 [Guy] You get better melt with the mozzarella. 808 00:31:16,909 --> 00:31:18,942 The string, that pull. 809 00:31:18,944 --> 00:31:21,111 The mozz is always my favorite. 810 00:31:21,113 --> 00:31:23,313 [Ronicca] Next, I throw the in the blast chiller. 811 00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:26,984 I need to get these mozzarel squares just a little bit co 812 00:31:26,986 --> 00:31:29,953 because when you put a warm cheese into a fryer, 813 00:31:29,955 --> 00:31:31,321 what do you think's gonna happen? 814 00:31:33,425 --> 00:31:34,458 It's blowing up. 815 00:31:34,460 --> 00:31:35,625 [sighs] Okay. 816 00:31:35,627 --> 00:31:37,895 I get working on my ranch dipping sauce. 817 00:31:37,897 --> 00:31:39,529 I'm running for sour cream. 818 00:31:39,631 --> 00:31:40,964 I'm running for buttermilk. 819 00:31:40,966 --> 00:31:42,299 I'm running for herbs. 820 00:31:42,301 --> 00:31:43,400 Chives. 821 00:31:43,869 --> 00:31:45,135 I'm running. 822 00:31:45,137 --> 00:31:47,004 I mean, if Ronicca's wearing a Fitbit, 823 00:31:47,006 --> 00:31:48,505 what are those numbers? 824 00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:49,973 -[laughing] -Do you know what I mean? 825 00:31:49,975 --> 00:31:53,176 What's happening right now on her exercise watch? 826 00:31:53,178 --> 00:31:55,045 She's movin' and groovin'. 827 00:31:57,816 --> 00:31:59,316 Ooh, it's so much bigger now. 828 00:31:59,384 --> 00:32:01,318 Ronicca and I have got to hash this out. 829 00:32:01,387 --> 00:32:03,820 One of us is going there. One of us is going home. 830 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:05,322 Sudden death. 831 00:32:05,391 --> 00:32:06,623 [Guy] What are you making there, Chef? 832 00:32:06,625 --> 00:32:11,962 Um, I'm gonna do kind of a play on a grilled hot dog 833 00:32:11,964 --> 00:32:16,600 with smoked sausage and pizza dough as the bun. 834 00:32:16,602 --> 00:32:18,201 Where's that pretzel coming into play? 835 00:32:18,203 --> 00:32:21,371 Pretzel's gonna be a toasted topping... 836 00:32:21,373 --> 00:32:22,606 -Okay. -...in the condiment. 837 00:32:22,608 --> 00:32:24,141 I like that. That's a good move. 838 00:32:24,143 --> 00:32:27,277 This dish is what state fair dreams are made o 839 00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:29,279 It's messy, it's delicious. 840 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:32,783 You can lick your fingers off after you eat it. 841 00:32:32,785 --> 00:32:35,018 So now I need to get my sausage right on the gril 842 00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:37,821 because I want the char mark and the smoky flavor, 843 00:32:37,823 --> 00:32:39,122 because that's summer. 844 00:32:39,124 --> 00:32:40,824 I can't use produce, 845 00:32:40,893 --> 00:32:44,328 so I run to aisle 2 to look for some roasted red peppers 846 00:32:45,497 --> 00:32:48,198 So once I get my sausage perfectly charred 847 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,632 and where I want it to be, 848 00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:52,703 I throw it in the pan with t peppers and the garlic butte 849 00:32:52,705 --> 00:32:54,371 to get those flavors going. 850 00:32:55,607 --> 00:33:00,410 So, it's been a long four weeks. 851 00:33:00,512 --> 00:33:01,945 I'm exhausted, 852 00:33:01,947 --> 00:33:04,247 but I know that I have what it takes 853 00:33:04,249 --> 00:33:05,716 to win a second time. 854 00:33:05,718 --> 00:33:07,617 I just need to get into that for now. 855 00:33:07,619 --> 00:33:08,719 It's a lot of pressure. 856 00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:10,087 How you doing, girl? 857 00:33:10,089 --> 00:33:11,288 Surviving. 858 00:33:11,290 --> 00:33:12,723 10 minutes, girl. 859 00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:15,258 10 minutes. I got this. 860 00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:16,994 Next, I get started on my dredge. 861 00:33:16,996 --> 00:33:19,096 I pull the pretzels out of the oven 862 00:33:19,098 --> 00:33:20,364 and they're perfectly toaste 863 00:33:20,366 --> 00:33:23,700 I mix it with a little bit of flour, panko 864 00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:27,070 and put a little bit of that ranch packet to give it kick. 865 00:33:27,072 --> 00:33:28,205 So now that I have my dredge, 866 00:33:28,207 --> 00:33:30,941 I run and I get my cheese cubes. 867 00:33:30,943 --> 00:33:32,943 I take my chilled mozzarella cubes 868 00:33:32,945 --> 00:33:34,411 and I put them in the buttermilk 869 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:36,413 and then I put them into my breading. 870 00:33:36,515 --> 00:33:38,415 If you make them too thick with the breading, 871 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:41,785 it's just going to be gummy and not good. 872 00:33:41,787 --> 00:33:43,253 If you make them too thin, 873 00:33:43,255 --> 00:33:44,955 those suckers are just gonna blow up. 874 00:33:44,957 --> 00:33:47,524 If that cheese explodes when it drops in the fryer, 875 00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:49,426 I literally have nothing. 876 00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:50,927 I mean, I lose. 877 00:33:50,929 --> 00:33:52,262 What else can I do? 878 00:33:52,264 --> 00:33:54,464 I have a little bit of extra time. 879 00:33:54,466 --> 00:33:55,499 Let's make some more sauce. 880 00:33:57,302 --> 00:33:58,802 [Guy] Is Ronicca shopping again? 881 00:33:58,871 --> 00:34:01,304 [Ronicca] I'm like, "Add some chipotle pepper, 882 00:34:01,373 --> 00:34:02,939 a little honey, just a little mustard," 883 00:34:02,941 --> 00:34:06,009 and I literally used one sauce to make three. 884 00:34:06,011 --> 00:34:07,310 [Guy] How are we doing, Chef? 885 00:34:07,378 --> 00:34:09,513 Good. I'm just seeing if I can get another sauce out of this. 886 00:34:10,215 --> 00:34:12,816 I am this close to the final 887 00:34:12,885 --> 00:34:14,785 I wanna make sure it's perfect. 888 00:34:16,822 --> 00:34:18,188 [Guy] Seven and a half minutes! 889 00:34:19,992 --> 00:34:21,725 So while my sausage is cooking, 890 00:34:21,794 --> 00:34:24,261 I need to get this spicy cheese sauce started. 891 00:34:24,263 --> 00:34:27,631 And I can use the pretzel as a thickener 892 00:34:27,633 --> 00:34:29,966 so I throw it into the fryer 893 00:34:29,968 --> 00:34:31,568 To make my cheese sauce, 894 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:35,072 I'm gonna use butter, spicy pickled peppers, 895 00:34:35,074 --> 00:34:37,808 cheese sauce and Oaxacan cheese. 896 00:34:38,777 --> 00:34:41,912 This is Mike nachos in a sauce. 897 00:34:41,914 --> 00:34:43,980 When I pull my soft pretzel out of the fryer, 898 00:34:43,982 --> 00:34:46,817 I can see that it's nice and crispy and toasted. 899 00:34:46,885 --> 00:34:49,319 So I throw it into the food processor 900 00:34:49,321 --> 00:34:50,954 to make a small crumb. 901 00:34:50,956 --> 00:34:53,824 I'm really hoping that this soft pretzel crumble 902 00:34:53,925 --> 00:34:56,593 is gonna add enough texture for my dish. 903 00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:57,828 I wanna reheat my bread 904 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:59,362 so I throw it back on the grill 905 00:34:59,364 --> 00:35:01,865 and then I focus on my sofrito mustard. 906 00:35:01,867 --> 00:35:05,268 I throw it into the blender along with sofrito. 907 00:35:06,505 --> 00:35:08,371 Get it mixed up and smooth. 908 00:35:09,208 --> 00:35:10,407 [Guy] 5 minutes! 909 00:35:11,176 --> 00:35:12,876 5 minutes. Five to go! 910 00:35:12,878 --> 00:35:15,879 [Ronicca] Time to get my cheese cubes. 911 00:35:15,881 --> 00:35:17,514 [Guy] This girl runs more than anybody I know. 912 00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:20,150 [Ronicca] I have less than 5 minutes. 913 00:35:20,152 --> 00:35:22,419 I watch over the cheese cube like a mother hen, 914 00:35:22,421 --> 00:35:24,921 very closely, waiting to hatch. 915 00:35:24,923 --> 00:35:26,523 Work. 916 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:28,558 I want them to be super-crispy 917 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,460 but sill all the way cooked through. 918 00:35:30,462 --> 00:35:31,862 Fry, fry, fry. 919 00:35:31,864 --> 00:35:35,031 It's really hard to make sur the the center of that chees 920 00:35:35,033 --> 00:35:37,801 is all the way melted to ge that stretch that you want. 921 00:35:37,803 --> 00:35:39,669 Okay, come on, come on, come on. 922 00:35:42,608 --> 00:35:43,907 [Guy] How are those coming out? 923 00:35:43,909 --> 00:35:44,908 [Ronicca] They look perfect. 924 00:35:44,910 --> 00:35:46,309 All right. Let's plate this. 925 00:35:46,311 --> 00:35:48,211 I take my Chinese takeout bo 926 00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:51,515 and I put it inside of a paper boat. 927 00:35:51,616 --> 00:35:55,252 Hear that classic checkered paper crinkle 928 00:35:55,254 --> 00:35:57,120 and that is so carnival. 929 00:35:57,122 --> 00:35:59,256 I stuff the ones that aren' so perfect in the bottom. 930 00:35:59,258 --> 00:36:01,224 And then I put the perfect ones on the top 931 00:36:01,226 --> 00:36:03,260 Then I put the three sauces in, 932 00:36:03,262 --> 00:36:04,628 some cute little toothpicks 933 00:36:04,630 --> 00:36:06,630 so that it would not have t get your fingers greasy. 934 00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:08,465 Pop it, pop it, pop it. 935 00:36:08,467 --> 00:36:09,966 And send it on the way. 936 00:36:15,607 --> 00:36:17,941 5 minutes. Five to go! 937 00:36:17,943 --> 00:36:19,376 Chef, how are you feeling over here? 938 00:36:19,378 --> 00:36:20,944 I'm good. I'm getting there. 939 00:36:20,946 --> 00:36:22,612 So everything's going peachy 940 00:36:22,714 --> 00:36:24,281 It's the summertime. 941 00:36:24,283 --> 00:36:26,249 I'm feeling the fair vibes. 942 00:36:26,251 --> 00:36:28,418 And then I look over at my bread... 943 00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:30,420 Watch those-- watch that bread doesn't burn on you. 944 00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:32,088 Already been through that issue. 945 00:36:32,090 --> 00:36:33,190 [Noelle] All right, well. 946 00:36:34,293 --> 00:36:35,592 It has died. 947 00:36:35,594 --> 00:36:38,795 At this point, I have minutes left. 948 00:36:38,797 --> 00:36:40,130 [Guy] 4 minutes! 949 00:36:42,067 --> 00:36:43,667 I got 4 minutes. 950 00:36:43,669 --> 00:36:45,602 There's no way I'm gonna put this on the plate for the judges. 951 00:36:45,604 --> 00:36:46,670 [sighs] What a shame. 952 00:36:46,672 --> 00:36:48,305 She went to all that trouble. 953 00:36:48,307 --> 00:36:49,539 She had it, too. 954 00:36:49,575 --> 00:36:52,509 Book it to the bread aisle, get these premade buns. 955 00:36:52,511 --> 00:36:53,877 Had plan A. 956 00:36:53,879 --> 00:36:54,878 [blows raspberry] 957 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,514 This is plan, like, F. 958 00:36:57,516 --> 00:37:00,016 We're so close to the finale, 959 00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:01,718 I can taste it. 960 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,620 I gotta get everything on the plate. 961 00:37:03,622 --> 00:37:05,522 So first, I throw down this bun. 962 00:37:05,591 --> 00:37:08,825 Then I throw down my sausage and my peppers. 963 00:37:08,827 --> 00:37:11,428 Gotta get that cheese sauce on there. 964 00:37:11,529 --> 00:37:13,830 [Guy] Let's go. You don't have that time. Get it on the plate. 965 00:37:13,832 --> 00:37:15,799 Can forget the sofrito mustard. 966 00:37:15,801 --> 00:37:18,168 Looking at my plate, it's handheld 967 00:37:18,170 --> 00:37:20,036 and I know the flavors are there. 968 00:37:20,038 --> 00:37:23,807 Three, two, one, that's it! 969 00:37:23,809 --> 00:37:24,941 Stop working. 970 00:37:24,943 --> 00:37:27,410 -[judges applauding] -Wow! 971 00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:29,045 That'll get your heartbeat. 972 00:37:29,047 --> 00:37:30,413 [whistles] 973 00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:41,024 [Guy] Week four of the elimination round of our Summer Games. 974 00:37:41,026 --> 00:37:43,159 The chefs, they've had to create a handheld dish 975 00:37:43,161 --> 00:37:44,628 using soft pretzels 976 00:37:44,630 --> 00:37:47,497 and without shopping in aisle... 977 00:37:47,499 --> 00:37:49,599 Oh, yeah. They picked it. Aisle 1. 978 00:37:49,701 --> 00:37:51,801 Up first, Chef Ronicca, what do you got for us? 979 00:37:51,870 --> 00:37:56,506 Chefs, I made you the prefect carnival handheld dish, 980 00:37:56,575 --> 00:38:00,043 mozzarella bites that are dredged in pretzels, 981 00:38:00,045 --> 00:38:01,511 panko and flour. 982 00:38:01,513 --> 00:38:04,781 I've made a buttermilk dressing dip, three ways. 983 00:38:04,783 --> 00:38:08,118 And I used the pretzel salt on top of the curds 984 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,353 to put a little bit of extra salt on it. 985 00:38:11,323 --> 00:38:13,790 I got a mouthful of deep-fried cheese. 986 00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:15,492 So we're not off to a bad start. 987 00:38:15,494 --> 00:38:16,726 You nailed it. 988 00:38:16,728 --> 00:38:19,829 I'm not a big fan of fried food. 989 00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:22,766 But this is a very, very good handheld bite. 990 00:38:22,768 --> 00:38:25,502 I think fried cheese was a great idea. 991 00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:26,803 Perfectly executed. 992 00:38:26,838 --> 00:38:29,005 I love that you went with the pretzel salt, 993 00:38:29,007 --> 00:38:32,509 so it is reminiscent of that sort of crunchy salt that you get on the pretzel, 994 00:38:32,511 --> 00:38:33,877 which I think is lovely. 995 00:38:33,879 --> 00:38:35,278 Nice trio of dips. 996 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:36,880 I don't know if we needed all three. 997 00:38:36,882 --> 00:38:39,416 [Antonia] I like the chipotle and the classic ranch. 998 00:38:39,418 --> 00:38:42,218 But the honey one is-- is not very good. 999 00:38:42,220 --> 00:38:43,420 [Guy] Thank you very much. 1000 00:38:43,488 --> 00:38:45,622 Up next, Chef Noelle. 1001 00:38:45,624 --> 00:38:48,325 Okay, so every summer when I was growing up, 1002 00:38:48,327 --> 00:38:51,094 my family would go to the California State Fair. 1003 00:38:51,096 --> 00:38:54,130 My dad would always get the sausage, peppers and onions. 1004 00:38:54,132 --> 00:38:55,699 And my brother always wanted nachos. 1005 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:59,569 So this is a handheld sausage hot dog 1006 00:38:59,571 --> 00:39:01,805 with a sofrito mustard 1007 00:39:01,906 --> 00:39:05,508 and then also a spicy nacho cheese. 1008 00:39:05,577 --> 00:39:10,914 You need that bun to soak up some of that fatty lusciousness. 1009 00:39:10,916 --> 00:39:12,215 You can't eat it every day, 1010 00:39:12,217 --> 00:39:14,417 but today, I'm enjoying this. 1011 00:39:14,486 --> 00:39:16,286 It's absolutely delicious. 1012 00:39:16,288 --> 00:39:18,254 This is a carnival experience. 1013 00:39:18,256 --> 00:39:19,723 I mean, when you bite into it, 1014 00:39:19,725 --> 00:39:21,725 it's cohesive, it works together. 1015 00:39:21,826 --> 00:39:23,626 I think for not having aisle 1, 1016 00:39:23,628 --> 00:39:27,597 you were really smart in your version of a sausage and peppers 1017 00:39:27,599 --> 00:39:29,165 meets the nacho. 1018 00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:33,136 I think it was smart to use the pretzel to thicken up the cheese sauce. 1019 00:39:33,138 --> 00:39:35,939 I know that you were going for that pizza bottom 1020 00:39:35,941 --> 00:39:37,207 and then ended up getting burned. 1021 00:39:37,209 --> 00:39:38,942 I'm happy that you didn't serve us that. 1022 00:39:38,944 --> 00:39:42,512 But the sausage is soft because it's that Portuguese kielbasa style. 1023 00:39:42,614 --> 00:39:44,214 The sausage is soft, the bun is soft. 1024 00:39:44,216 --> 00:39:46,349 So there's not a lot of textural difference here. 1025 00:39:46,351 --> 00:39:47,951 Thank you. 1026 00:39:47,953 --> 00:39:49,419 Uh, chefs, nice job. 1027 00:39:49,488 --> 00:39:51,121 Unfortunately, one of you will be going home. 1028 00:39:51,123 --> 00:39:52,522 But let the judges deliberate 1029 00:39:52,524 --> 00:39:53,823 and we'll call you back when we have a decision. 1030 00:39:56,628 --> 00:39:58,294 Judges, after four weeks, 1031 00:39:58,296 --> 00:40:01,331 which of these chefs earns the final spot in the finale? 1032 00:40:01,333 --> 00:40:02,465 What do you guys think? 1033 00:40:02,533 --> 00:40:06,336 That Ronicca did a great job with her fried cheese. 1034 00:40:06,338 --> 00:40:09,005 I don't think the pretzels showed up in her breading 1035 00:40:09,007 --> 00:40:10,607 as well as it could have. 1036 00:40:10,609 --> 00:40:15,412 If Noelle had knocked that just a little bit further out of the park, 1037 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:16,780 she probably would've waked away with it. 1038 00:40:16,782 --> 00:40:17,814 But at the end of the day, 1039 00:40:17,883 --> 00:40:19,949 I find myself coming back to Ronicca 1040 00:40:19,951 --> 00:40:21,818 and saying, "Listen, it might have been simple, 1041 00:40:21,887 --> 00:40:23,486 but it was done right." 1042 00:40:25,056 --> 00:40:26,356 [Guy] Judges, thank you very much. 1043 00:40:26,358 --> 00:40:28,091 Let's go ahead and bring our chefs back in please. 1044 00:40:33,298 --> 00:40:35,598 Well, I will say this to both of you, 1045 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:37,233 you have battled hard. 1046 00:40:37,235 --> 00:40:39,602 This has not been an easy four weeks. 1047 00:40:39,671 --> 00:40:41,805 Unfortunately, one chef will be checking out. 1048 00:40:41,906 --> 00:40:43,940 Someone will be meeting the rest of the group, 1049 00:40:43,942 --> 00:40:47,343 will be coming back for week 5 for the finale. 1050 00:40:47,345 --> 00:40:50,313 The chef that will be checking out 1051 00:40:50,315 --> 00:40:54,317 in the final elimination round of week 4 is... 1052 00:40:54,319 --> 00:40:55,785 unfortunately, 1053 00:40:57,055 --> 00:40:58,288 Chef Noelle. 1054 00:40:58,290 --> 00:41:00,623 Chef, I gotta say it, 1055 00:41:00,625 --> 00:41:02,692 uh, you've battled hard, you're a great cook. 1056 00:41:02,694 --> 00:41:04,527 I am so sorry we're gonna say goodbye. 1057 00:41:04,529 --> 00:41:05,528 But it was great to have you. 1058 00:41:05,964 --> 00:41:07,063 Thank you, Chef. 1059 00:41:07,065 --> 00:41:11,801 I was this close to making it to that finale. 1060 00:41:11,903 --> 00:41:14,270 It was a great opportunity to be here. 1061 00:41:14,272 --> 00:41:17,240 I'm ready to go home, sit on a beach, 1062 00:41:17,242 --> 00:41:19,342 drink a wine cooler. 1063 00:41:19,344 --> 00:41:23,713 Chef Ronicca, we'll see you next week for the big finale. 1064 00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:25,982 Please get some rest, focus, 1065 00:41:25,984 --> 00:41:27,417 come back to do battle. 1066 00:41:27,519 --> 00:41:29,152 -Thank you. Thank you. -Okay? All right, Chef. 1067 00:41:29,154 --> 00:41:30,153 Thank you very much. 1068 00:41:30,155 --> 00:41:31,387 So there you have it. 1069 00:41:31,389 --> 00:41:32,956 The final four have been chosen. 1070 00:41:32,958 --> 00:41:35,625 Who will be named the Champion of the Summer Games 1071 00:41:35,694 --> 00:41:38,328 and take home up to 25,000 bucks? 1072 00:41:38,330 --> 00:41:39,529 If you wanna find out, 1073 00:41:39,598 --> 00:41:41,698 you gotta join us next week for the finale. 1074 00:41:41,700 --> 00:41:42,966 The final four. 1075 00:41:42,968 --> 00:41:44,801 This is where it's gonna get tough. 1076 00:41:44,903 --> 00:41:47,170 And you scored yourself... 1077 00:41:47,172 --> 00:41:49,339 -salmon. -Aah! 1078 00:41:49,341 --> 00:41:50,340 Swimmin'. 1079 00:41:50,342 --> 00:41:52,275 Taking my first bite of food, 1080 00:41:52,277 --> 00:41:53,509 it screams summer. 1081 00:41:53,511 --> 00:41:55,044 [Ronicca] This is the Summer Tournament finale, 1082 00:41:55,046 --> 00:41:58,715 and there's a giant trophy that I have a shrine being made for right now. 1083 00:41:58,783 --> 00:42:00,116 I'll see you then. Adios.