1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:03,095 Last time... Oh-la-la. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,735 ...the teams tackled viennoiserie... 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:06,415 It's a mess. Stop panicking. 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,735 ...and play-themed choux showpieces. 5 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,375 Roll up, roll up, have fun at the fair! 6 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,735 While Tj and Narayan played the blinder... 7 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,055 One of the best we've had on this show. 8 00:00:16,080 --> 00:00:18,095 ...securing them top spot... 9 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,415 Oh, God. What is going on here? 10 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,495 ...Carlos, Fausto and their sandcastle struggled. 11 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:24,535 Absolutely hideous. 12 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,095 But for Neil and Nicole... 13 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:27,135 Arghg 14 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,855 ...it was game over. 15 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:30,695 It doesn't look great and it doesn't taste great. 16 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,335 Proud of what we've clone. We'll come back, 17 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,735 show that we can go further next time. Aye. 18 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:35,775 This time... 19 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,535 It's killing me, this. 20 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,455 ...the two heats lock horns... 21 00:00:39,480 --> 00:00:41,135 It's going to be an epic clay today. 22 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:42,815 ...as they create gourmet chocolates... 23 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,415 Take your time, Benjamin. 24 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,895 ...and mythical beast suspended showpieces. 25 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:47,975 Look at his abs! 26 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,975 Who will fly away with first place? 27 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,575 You just drive ahead and never look back. 28 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,855 And whose hopes of a place in the quarter final will crash and burn? 29 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,135 CHOCOLATE CRACKS 00p... 30 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,015 LIAM: Having made it through the fiercely fought heats, 31 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,615 the final six teams are now competing for a place 32 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,055 in the quarterfinal. 33 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,615 There's three new teams there that we don't know 34 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:12,695 anything about, really. 35 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,615 Well, I know one person. OK. 36 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,695 He has been here before. 2018 finalist. 37 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,095 That team's obviously going to be very good. 38 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:23,135 That's not going to scare us... Ngh. THEY LAUGH 39 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,215 Chocolate is definitely our forte and strength. Yeah, isn't it? 40 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,935 So we're just going to do what we do and, uh, execute. 41 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:31,695 just control, control, control. Both of us, eh? 42 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,335 I couldn't care about any other team. just do what... 43 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,055 That doesn't mean I don't like them. 44 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,855 But our chocolate needs to be better. 45 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:39,055 Ready? 46 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:42,935 Good morning, chefs. 47 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:46,255 Congratulations on making it to the final six 48 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,935 and welcome to Chocolate Week. 49 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,335 So, judges, what lovely cocoa-y things do I get to gobble today? 50 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,975 Chefs, I want you to make 24 gourmet chocolate bars featuring 51 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,335 the perfectly tempered chocolate shell, 52 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,735 at least three elements including one which must be baked. 53 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,615 Your chocolate bars must be fit to be displayed in 54 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,615 the windows of the most famous and finest chocolatiers. 55 00:02:10,640 --> 00:02:15,055 We also want 24 indulgent fusion chocolate 56 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,055 and this is where the sweet and the savoury collides. 57 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,575 Creating surprising flavour combination 58 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,895 that should blow us away. 59 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:26,975 But it must all be highly finish. 60 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,295 You have four hours to complete this challenge. 61 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,655 Good luck and your time starts now. 62 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:33,775 Oop, sorry. 63 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:36,215 Go, Bharat, go! 64 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,055 As a child I, I loved chocolate. 65 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,015 Here we are doing it professionally. 66 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,175 There's clear one strong team at the minute, 67 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,455 cos I think this is his business, he's a chocolatier. 68 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,095 I'm not intimidated. 69 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,615 MIXER WHIRS, SHE LAUGHS 70 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:54,895 CHERISH: I'm super excited that we have our final six. 71 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:57,255 The game and the competition is on. 72 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:02,415 My brain is overstimulated already but try to be focused. 73 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,335 We have asked the chefs to produce for us 74 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,735 24 beautifully made fusion chocolate. 75 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,055 It is a combination of sweet and savoury. 76 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,575 We've gone for a morel mushroom. 77 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,455 I think the mushrooms bring a really, really nice umami note. 78 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,175 This is tamarillo tomatoes. 79 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,095 Smells very close to, like, papaya. 80 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,815 It's a bit different to your normal tomato. 81 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,335 I want the chefs to unleash their imagination today. 82 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,095 I want you to think outside the chocolate box. 83 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,335 Morning, Chef. Good morning, Chef. Good morning. 84 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,695 Tj, could you please take us through your fusion chocolate? 85 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,215 It's like a take on a Bloody Mary drink. 86 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,855 We decided to use a bit of hot pepper sauce, 87 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,615 bit of Worcestershire sauce. Tamarillo tomatoes. 88 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,615 Do you know that Bloody Mary is our favourite? 89 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:50,575 00f. Well, I didn't know that but I hope you are blown away with it. 90 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,495 ELLIE: Tj and Narayan's spicy interpretation of the judges' 91 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:57,495 favourite tipple will see their hot pepper tamarillo con fit paired with 92 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,935 a dark chocolate ganache in their Bloody Mary ladybird. 93 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,855 Narayan, do you like a Bloody Mary? 94 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,215 I love beers. 95 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,895 You could've done a beer chocolate. Would that have worked? 96 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:07,735 It still needs to taste nice. 97 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,215 Take some risks but not make Cherish vomit in a bin. 98 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:11,895 Exactly. 99 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:13,615 Ooh, chilli. Good morning, Chef. 100 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,775 What is your take on the fusion chocolate? 101 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:21,135 We are going to do a pineapple compote with red chilli 102 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:22,255 and a little bit of grappa. 103 00:04:22,280 --> 00:04:25,135 The caramel will be clone with seaweed. 104 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,095 Is that one flavour too many? Um... Is it too complicated? 105 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,015 Mm, we hope not. 106 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,055 ELLIE: And if their seaweed, caramel and chilli-infused pineapple, 107 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,495 grappa and physalis compote wasn't enough, 108 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,095 they're also adding a layer 109 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,375 of crumbled spirulina - an edible algae that tastes of seawater. 110 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,255 ls there any colour to your fish? 111 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:44,495 Red and orange. 112 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,815 Better be beautiful because fish bring a lot of good luck 113 00:04:46,840 --> 00:04:47,815 to the Chinese. 114 00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:50,975 Fingers crossed it then brings luck to us today. 115 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,615 I'm just putting some green speckles on 116 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,375 the shell cos of the seaweed flavour. 117 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,735 ELLIE: Gerol and Michael have also taken subaquatic inspiration 118 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,455 for their fusion flavours. 119 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,215 Royal Air Force Club is here. Hello. 120 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:09,015 Flying into the final six and you're cooking with seaweed. 121 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,655 Yay! Yay... 122 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,055 Does that not excite you? 123 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,415 I've... No. I'll be honest. Don't hold back. 124 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,135 GEROL LAUGHS 125 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,095 As well as their seaweed sable biscuit, Gerol 126 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,455 and Michael will bring a further briny tang 127 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,215 to their milk chocolate scallop with a soy caramel 128 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,175 and salty miso and milk chocolate ganache. 129 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,815 ls there any inspiration why you go all the way through japan? 130 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:34,175 Or it's just because the flavour profile that you like? 131 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:35,935 Yeah. It's the flavour, exactly. Definitely. 132 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,375 Miso, the soya and the seaweed works very well. 133 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,055 But I have to say that this is one of 134 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,895 the flavour profile that I really enjoy eating. 135 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,295 Better get it right then. 136 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:50,055 I'm just tempering the chocolate so it'll come out nicely. 137 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,575 ELLIE: Tempering is the all-important process of heating 138 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,415 and cooling chocolate so it crystallises evenly. 139 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,295 I'm just casting my bonbons. 140 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,135 Done right, it will give their bonbon shells snap and shine. 141 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,495 They're expecting, like, really, really high finish. 142 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:09,415 Ah, it's very thick, yeah? Very, very thick. Quite thick. 143 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,815 LIAM: But a misstep here will result in a soft and drab exterior. 144 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:16,175 You want the thinnest possible shell. 145 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,135 When it comes to chocolate expertise... 146 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,575 Yeah, we're good. Let's go, john. 147 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,495 ...one team has a head start. 148 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,655 This challenge is pretty much right up your street, innit? 149 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,415 You lot are the chocolatiers. 150 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,735 Uh... No pressure. 151 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,255 Encased in a white chocolate skull, Bharat and john 152 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:34,575 are hoping less is more by using just two flavours in their 153 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,495 miso and passion fruit fusion chocolates. 154 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,415 Taste-wise, do you think so you're going towards 155 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:40,975 the safer routes? 156 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,735 Because sometimes being safe is actually quite dangerous. 157 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:45,455 We really enjoy the flavours. 158 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,015 Simple needs to be perfect. 159 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,175 Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Exactly, yeah. 160 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,535 There we go. All the best. Well clone, bombshells. 161 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:51,655 LIAM: Petra, we're meeting the other chefs from 162 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,015 the different heat, do you know any of them? 163 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,375 Yes, we know our other Birmingham team. 164 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,375 What, Bharat and john? Yeah, we met. 165 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,215 Petra did come down to Soko Patisserie for a day just 166 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,055 to get a bit of an insight in the chocolate world. 167 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,575 So I was practising, for my competition. 168 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,095 So is there a little bit of, bit of rivalry going on? 169 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,015 Never. She's that confident. THEY LAUGH 170 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,135 Young Pastry Chef of the Year Petra and her team captain, Ajay, 171 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,815 will create dark chocolate coffee cups set on sable biscuit 172 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:26,215 saucers filled with milk chocolate, truffle ganache and a cherry gel. 173 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,535 Cherry and truffle. Is it working well? 174 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,055 Truffle is very rich in flavour. 175 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,735 We want to lighten that up with the cherry. 176 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,255 We don't truffle to overpower everything. 177 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:39,615 Mm, this is my morning wake-up call. 178 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:40,895 Ugh! 179 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,455 This is the biggest, most expensive tea bag of your life. 180 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,335 ELLIE: And theirs isn't the only fragrant fungus in the kitchen. 181 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:49,775 Something doesn't smell very nice down there. 182 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,215 It's about 50 quid's worth of morels. 183 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:53,895 They absolutely smell rancid. 184 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,575 We've got a morel-infused caramel, we add sesame oil as well. 185 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,575 Is it going to be bizarre and eccentric? 186 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,575 You're going to love it. You're going to love it, I promise. 187 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,455 ELLIE: Encased in a milk chocolate shell, Ben and Jason's 188 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,335 pungent morel mushroom caramel will be paired with 189 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,695 a sesame-infused sourdough and gold chocolate crispy. 190 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,615 Were you drunk when you came up with this idea? 191 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,055 Would you like to try the mushroom caramel? 192 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,415 Not really, but I feel like I should do professionally. 193 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,775 How much do you want? Not much. 194 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,135 So evil. HE LAUGHS 195 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,015 It's not as strong as you think. 196 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,975 OK, I'm going to see if I can try and hide my reaction if I hate it. 197 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,655 Oh, no, it's nice. Don't sound so surprised. 198 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:36,015 I AM surprised, to be honest. 199 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,855 Well done. It's not disgusting. 200 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,815 It's nice, it's nice that we're competent at our jobs, isn't it? 201 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,135 It is, isn't it? Well done, you. 202 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,415 Chefs, half your time has gone. Which means, Liam? 203 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,735 You have half your time remaining. 204 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,055 We are such a good team. We so are. 205 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,095 That's worrying. 206 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,415 LIAM: if juggling their innovative fusion flavours 207 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:55,895 wasn't enough of a challenge... 208 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,215 Chef, burning. 209 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,535 ...the teams' workload is about to double as they have 210 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:03,215 24 gourmet chocolate bars to produce. 211 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:07,135 What is a gourmet chocolate bar? Well, it's in the title - gourmet. 212 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,655 It's got to be delicious and fancy, so. 213 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:12,775 I want to discover something I can't buy off the shelf 214 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,335 with at least three elements including one which must be baked. 215 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,455 It needs to be elegantly presented and only the best teams 216 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:22,655 are going to move forward... 217 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:24,975 Lots of pressure, lots of pressure. 218 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,095 ...so impress us with beautiful flavours and textures. 219 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,415 We're going to be watching. 220 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,775 So for the gourmet chocolate bar we went 221 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:37,215 for calamansi pate de fruits, cashew praline and rum ganache. 222 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,575 For the gourmet chocolate bars I'm doing 223 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,495 a raspberry pate de fruits with cream cheese ganache, 224 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,895 filling the bottom with a chilli crumble. 225 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:46,095 So it's the cheesecake in a bar? 226 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:47,215 It's the cheesecake in a bar. 227 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:48,935 Is this going to be gourmet enough? 228 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:50,135 It is gourmet, I think it... 229 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,455 What it does is right at the end it sort of cleanses your palate 230 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:53,535 with a slight bit of heat. 231 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:56,255 Cleanse the palate with chilli? Did I hear wrongly? 232 00:09:56,280 --> 00:10:00,615 Our chocolates bars are going to be a banana and kefir lime 233 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:01,935 and peanut bars. 234 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:06,535 Our chocolate bars will consist of pecan and banana. 235 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:08,975 ELLIE: They may have similar flavours, but Bharat and john 236 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,015 are relying on elaborate visuals to set them apart. 237 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,495 Little floral design. The floral will be gold 238 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:15,975 and the bar will be black. 239 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,415 Stencilling the inside of the mould with gold flowers which will stick 240 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,775 to their chocolate bar when it's de-moulded. 241 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,495 It's quite visually pleasing to look at as well, isn't it? 242 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:25,815 You know, it's not only the flavour. 243 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,455 Some of our team today are going to great extents 244 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:33,015 to do colourful, elegant visual. You kept it pretty sleek. 245 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:34,415 Erm, pretty sleek. 246 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,935 Everything should be done nice and executed nicely, so. 247 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:38,455 Neatly. It should be very neat. 248 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,815 Beautifully. Uh, I hope so. 249 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,575 Chefs, you have one hour left! 250 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,015 Take your time, Benjamin. 251 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:48,655 I'm psyched, I'm ready, I'm pumped! 252 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:50,975 There's an hour left, Ellie. You'll burn yourself out. 253 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,895 That's true. I'll go for a nap. 254 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,255 LIAM: Filling their bonbons and bars means walking a tightrope. 255 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,215 It's a delicate operation. It needs to not be too full. 256 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:03,655 Overfill the moulds, and they could end up with an uneven or leaky base. 257 00:11:03,680 --> 00:11:05,135 You need to make sure that the consistency of 258 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:09,215 the ganache is just right, so you have the even surface to cap it. 259 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,895 And two teams have made it even harder to achieve 260 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,215 the flawless finish the judges are seeking... 261 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:15,015 Ah... 262 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,815 ...by choosing to hand-dip their gourmet chocolate bars. 263 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,295 They're massive with the skewers. Yeah. 264 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,975 This is the toasted sesame sourdough crispy layer. Thanks. 265 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,215 You get the sesame with the mushroom. 266 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,735 It's really nice, it's lovely. 267 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,055 LIAM: With their bonbons and bars setting, 268 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,375 the teams can turn to decoration. 269 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,215 These are the big leaves for the ladybird. 270 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:42,655 I'm making some mini leaves as a garnish for the gourmet bar. 271 00:11:42,680 --> 00:11:47,495 I've just baked the banana twigs. Another dimension to the vase. 272 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,495 ELLIE: These look pretty. Thanks. 273 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,615 Seaweedy. Seaweed... It's actually for the other one. 274 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,975 Oh, no, is it? Yeah. 275 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,775 What is... Oh, no. What is that meant to be, or is it just...? 276 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,095 Vines. Vines. 277 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,175 So it's going to have some leaves on it. Oh, vines! Yes. 278 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:03,255 Doesn't look seaweedy at all. 279 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:04,775 I don't know what I was talking about. 280 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,535 Chefs, you have 30 minutes left. 281 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:09,655 How much? 282 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:10,775 We'll tap these out, 283 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:14,015 and then assemble two sides together so you'll have, like, a 3D skull. 284 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:16,415 Whoa. 285 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:20,615 Did it come out? 286 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,975 Oui. Full set, beautifully shaped, mate. 287 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,415 Yeah, looking good. What we hoped for. 288 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,335 Beautiful. just how we wanted them. 289 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:29,935 Rustic? Yeah. 290 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,375 Oh, my God. Oh, look. 291 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,135 Yeah...Yeah, not too good. 292 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,895 ELLIE: Carlos and Fausto's koi carp 293 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:45,295 aren't the only chocolates who have lost their design in the moulds. 294 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,535 It's just gonna be a black bar now. It's a shame. 295 00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:49,615 How's it going? 296 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,455 Yeah, sad for these little boys. 297 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,015 You're sad? Yeah. Why? 298 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,375 The colour didn't come as we expected. Ah. 299 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,775 So we might paint them with the airbrush later. 300 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,335 Oh, OK. To try to save them. 301 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,015 Let's see if I have the time to do it. 302 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:03,975 We had issues with a sticker sticking to the mould. 303 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,415 I'm just gonna get the best ones, because we've got extra. 304 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,135 Then we'll brush them slightly. 305 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,255 How long have we got? 306 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,535 ELLIE: Chefs, you have 15 minutes to go. 307 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:14,455 You OK, Carlos? 308 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,455 I'm fine. We can do it. 309 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,735 Was definitely the right move pouring the lustre on there. 310 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:20,935 The pattern comes back alive, doesn't it? 311 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:22,535 They look great, mate, really good sticks. 312 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,295 We'll grate the truffle on last minute, OK? Yeah. 313 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:28,495 I'm very happy with the colours. 314 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,135 All comes down to the flavour, I guess. 315 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,495 Look, there's a little hairline crack going across the edge. Yeah. 316 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,095 Definitely got another one if take this off, yeah? Yes. 317 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:35,415 Look at the crack there, see. Yeah. 318 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,255 One minute left. Ah! Gold leaf, go, go, go. 319 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,335 That smells so truffley. 320 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,615 Need to push. Don't rush it. 321 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,335 Argh! I think we are OK. Are we? 322 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,295 I don't know. We'll see. 323 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,295 My hands are shaking, Jesus Christ. 324 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:55,975 I need another three. 325 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,295 How many have you got on the board? 326 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:58,535 Don't worry, just keep going. I'll count. 327 00:13:58,560 --> 00:13:59,735 One, two, three, side by side. 328 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,295 Straighten any sticks that aren't straight. 329 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,135 That's it, that's it, that's it. No more, no more. 330 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:04,575 Chefs, your time is up. 331 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,375 Please step away from your chocolates. 332 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:09,975 Looks good, though. 333 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:16,335 That was a challenge. Challenge with a C, big C. 334 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:17,815 Did you copy ours? 335 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,215 Yeah, basically. 336 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:21,975 Whoa. 337 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,535 Think we have the same mind. 338 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:24,535 Yeah, we do, innit? 339 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,095 ELLIE: The teams' fusion chocolates and gourmet bars 340 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,855 will now be judged by Cherish and Benoit. 341 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,495 May and Petra from Adam's, come on up. 342 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,815 You make it so elegant, I really want to eat it. 343 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,775 This is hand-dipped, and the job is clone correctly, 344 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,255 so I like it. Well clone. 345 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,735 So we have a banana and peanut blondie, 346 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,375 and then we have a lime pate de fruits, 347 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,655 kaffir lime, Dulce ganache. Mmm. 348 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:05,335 The citrus element is beautiful. I love the texture. That's lovely. 349 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,015 Everything is just coming together beautifully. 350 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,055 Love it, love it, love it. 351 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,975 OK, your little coffee cup. 352 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,935 PETRA: So you have a chocolate sable on the bottom. 353 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,455 Inside we have a cherry compote and truffle ganache. Oh. 354 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,695 The truffle is so strong which I like, not complaining. 355 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:25,095 However the cherry in there, the liqueur is so powerful, 356 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,255 I think that two big flavours crash together. 357 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,615 There is a balance to be reviewed here. 358 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,135 You've got a fantastic chocolate bar to eat, at least. 359 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:34,655 Game of two halves. Thank you very much. 360 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,655 So it's elegant, it is sexy. 361 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,575 You are showing us your skill from the get-go. 362 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,455 Ancl this is definitely competition ready. 363 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:46,935 You have a dark chocolate shell, 364 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,935 a buckwheat crunch, then you have a raspberry ganache, 365 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:51,775 and a lychee jelly. 366 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,415 The chocolate bar itself is very thin, 367 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,775 so I've got a lot of coating of chocolate, 368 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:57,335 a little bit of sable, thank God for that, 369 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:58,855 but the rest is just a bit sweet. 370 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,735 I don't have the sharpness that I'm looking for. 371 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,295 For raspberry, it's sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet. 372 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:05,895 But I have to congratulate you. 373 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,695 You make such a beautiful bonbon. 374 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:09,935 You have a milk chocolate shell, 375 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:11,135 you have a dark chocolate ganache, 376 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,895 and a tamarillo, hot pepper, Worcestershire sauce jelly. 377 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:16,775 00f. Hot. 378 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,175 This is very spicy. It's hot. 379 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:23,015 Yeah, you challenge my taste bud. Do I enjoy it? Yes. 380 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,335 The chilli kicks in, and then the acidity, 381 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,935 and then the fruitiness, I like it. 382 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,255 Technique-wise, you nailed it. 383 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,615 Because it is so thinly moulded. Thank you. 384 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:33,375 NARAYAN: See you later. Thank you, thank you. 385 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,775 The gourmet chocolate actually looks really nice. 386 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:44,175 It's colourful. You actually pushed your boundary. 387 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:50,095 It's a calamansi pate de fruits, rum ganache and cashew praline. 388 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,175 This has guts. I like that. 389 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:57,175 The calamansi is full of flavour. This is beautifully clone. 390 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:58,335 Well clone. Thank you, Chef. 391 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:02,695 Looking at your scallop shell, I think the idea is really good. 392 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,095 Would you please take us through? 393 00:17:04,120 --> 00:17:07,175 So you've got a soy caramel and miso ganache, 394 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,815 and a seaweed biscuit. 395 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,295 The biscuit is actually very crumbly, 396 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:14,055 the caramel texture was beautifully clone. 397 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,375 It's a bit too much miso in it. 398 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,695 Because I think it's very salty at the moment. 399 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,255 It is not pleasant any more, 400 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,695 but we've got the beautiful calamansi little bar here. 401 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:25,855 Thank you. 402 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:33,015 It's very elegant. 403 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,015 But it's just too much powder for my liking. 404 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:37,775 Eating. So what have we got inside? 405 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,095 So it's a pecan caramel, 406 00:17:40,120 --> 00:17:42,695 a banana ganache, and a pecan cookie. 407 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:43,815 The nice part of this bar, 408 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:45,455 the chocolate you've got on the outside, 409 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,735 and the filling is kind of smooth. 410 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:48,735 It's not a bad chocolate bar, 411 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,615 but it's not something I'm gonna remember. 412 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:51,975 The pecan, the banana, 413 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,255 it is good, but I was hoping for more. 414 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,615 OK. Literally death by chocolate. 415 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,935 Death by chocolate. Basically, yeah. 416 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,255 OK, let's go. What's inside? 417 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:07,135 White chocolate and miso ganache, and a passion fruit pate de fruits. 418 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,055 The savoury world of miso is a little on the weak side. 419 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,775 Is it fusion enough? Possibly not. 420 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:16,055 I'm a bit disappointed. I want to grab more from you guys. 421 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:17,055 OK. 422 00:18:22,360 --> 00:18:25,735 I like it, and I like the colour scheme. I think they are slick. 423 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,215 So it's based on a raspberry chilli cheesecake, 424 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,535 so you've got an Urfa chilli sable crispy layer at the base, 425 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:31,655 a cream cheese ganache, 426 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:32,935 a raspberry pate de fruits, 427 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:34,215 and then it's wrapped in white chocolate. 428 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,855 Chef, I really like the acidity of your raspberry. 429 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:38,935 I think it's sharp, 430 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,015 and it blends very well with your white chocolate. 431 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:43,935 For me, it's borderline too sweet. 432 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,295 I didn't taste the chilli that much, to be honest with you. 433 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:50,695 Your fusion chocolate, it looks a little bit bare. 434 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:55,455 So it's a milk chocolate, with a toasted sourdough and sesame crispy, 435 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,775 with a morel mushroom caramel. 436 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,975 I can't taste the mushroom. I want the mushroom. 437 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,455 At the moment, I'm bored. 438 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:03,695 All I taste is sesame. 439 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:04,775 It takes over everything, 440 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,335 so the part I really like? The sourdough texture. 441 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:10,375 It brings a texture in your chocolate bonbon I'm not used to. 442 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,015 This is a discovery for me, I like that. 443 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,535 Your gourmet bar is quite chunky. 444 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,815 It seems to be bulging out. 445 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:23,455 The finishing is a little bit rough. 446 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:27,295 We're having zesty orange sweet paste, 447 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,735 and Earl Grey milk chocolate mousse, 448 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:34,135 orange and orange blossom gel and milk chocolate glaze. 449 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:35,975 What's going on in here is very simple. 450 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,095 Orange and chocolate and Earl Grey. But it works. 451 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:40,495 It's elegant, it's fresh. 452 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,895 If only everything was 453 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,575 a little bit more firm on the outside, OK? 454 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,175 Looking at your koi fish, I think you lose the colour. 455 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,535 Yeah, you're missing the orange, the red, 456 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,855 the white chocolate that I'm hoping to see. 457 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,335 So it's a seaweed, caramel, 458 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:57,215 pineapple, physalis and red chilli compote 459 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,495 and then a spirulina crumble. 460 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:00,855 I don't know what I'm eating. 461 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:02,655 There is too many ingredients in there to make sense. 462 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:04,535 Ancl you see this black stuff, 463 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,335 feels like I'm eating the tummy guts. 464 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:09,255 I'm not enjoying eating this at all. 465 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,535 Thoughts? 466 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,215 Well, the thought is, 467 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:17,135 I think tomorrow is going to prove definitely a challenge. 468 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,615 They were right, the sesame was too strong. 469 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:24,055 So now, what do the kids say now, we move? We move. 470 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:27,255 LIAM: Tomorrow's showpiece challenge is the most ambitious of 471 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:28,975 the competition so far. 472 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,095 So the teams have been given 90 minutes golden time to prepare. 473 00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:36,015 So, final six in the kitchen. Interesting clay today. 474 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,535 Spirulina, mushroom. It was crazy. 475 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,815 You guys earnt your money today. THEY LAUGH 476 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,535 It's been tough at times. Yeah. 477 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,895 Was there any team that slightly disappointed you today? 478 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,695 I think Soko. Because I was hoping for more. 479 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,615 The fish from our friends at the Real Patisserie was kind of, uh... 480 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,935 Be careful what you FISH for. 481 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,175 Careful what you FISH for, exactly. There you go. Well done. 482 00:20:58,200 --> 00:20:59,655 The chocolate work is not their forte, 483 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,975 so I think tomorrow is gonna be a massive day for them. 484 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,575 Who would you say had the best clay? 485 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,175 Gerol and Michael brought to us a calamansi bar, 486 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,895 which was absolutely stunning. 487 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:12,655 The RAF was good, but Ajay and Petra have just blown me away. 488 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,655 I mean, I'm not a big fan for banana, 489 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:16,615 but I would eat his banana. 490 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,495 LAUGHTER 491 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,695 No, no, no! Rephrase, rephrase. 492 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,735 ELLIE LAUGHS 493 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,695 You went for it. 494 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,455 Be serious. It was to die for. 495 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,855 ELLIE: It's the showpiece challenge, 496 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,175 and the teams' chance of a place in the quarterfinal 497 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,495 is literally hanging in the balance. 498 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:44,735 Welcome back, Chefs. 499 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,135 It's showpiece time again, 500 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,175 and in honour of this being the final six, 501 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,535 the judges have ramped things up again. 502 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,375 Up there in fact. So, judges, tell us more. 503 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,695 Chefs, today you must make 504 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,415 a gravity-defying suspended showpiece, 505 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,975 inspired by the theme Mythical Beasts. 506 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:06,455 So you may choose to make a beautiful phoenix called Benoit 507 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,415 rising from the ashes. 508 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,815 Or a fire breathing dragon called Cherish. 509 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,775 Throwing some shade there, Benoit, I love it. 510 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,375 Cherish, have you got anything to say back to that? 511 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,255 CHERISH GROWLS 512 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:21,695 You all right? 513 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:25,335 Chefs, we also want you to make 12 pet its gateaux. 514 00:22:25,360 --> 00:22:28,215 You may choose any filling or flavour you like, 515 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,975 but the hero must be chocolate. 516 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,975 Your pet its gateaux must be 517 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,935 integrated within your suspended showpiece. 518 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:42,095 Any gateaux on the table below? It's a complete no-no. 519 00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:43,935 Right, you've been warned. 520 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,855 Chefs, you had one and a half hours to prep yesterday, 521 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:50,295 you now have a further four hours to complete this challenge. 522 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,295 Best of luck. Your time starts now. 523 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,335 I want us to push but not rush, OK? Yeah. 524 00:22:57,360 --> 00:22:58,775 Backs, guys, backs, backs, backs. 525 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,095 This is gonna be interesting today then. Mm-hm. 526 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:02,775 Suspended showpieces, wow. 527 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:06,575 I'm actually very excited about what the chef is going to craft for us. 528 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,015 It's going to be a big clay today. 529 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:12,455 To ensure their structural components had ample time to set... 530 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:13,575 Yes. 531 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,255 ...the teams cast their chocolate last night. 532 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,415 Pull. Yes! There she is. 533 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:23,935 They're gonna be octopus hands' sucky bits. 534 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:25,375 Yeah. So far so good. 535 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:29,775 I just need to scrape it a little bit, and we're good to go. 536 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,095 ELLIE: But for Bharat and john, there's an early set-back. 537 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:34,175 We have to think on our feet, right? 538 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,095 With their first attempt failing to set 539 00:23:36,120 --> 00:23:38,015 due to reasons outside of their control, 540 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:42,415 Soko have decided to recast the base of their hanging showpiece. 541 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,735 Hopefully, if we can get to suspend it, we will. 542 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:46,655 If not, we won't be able to. 543 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:47,815 We are in the final six, 544 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:49,295 so when it comes to the showpiece, 545 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:50,575 we are challenging our team. 546 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,535 We want to see their engineering skills, 547 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,055 we want to see their pastry skills, 548 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:59,655 and we want to be transported in the world of mythical beasts. 549 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,415 Oh, exciting! 550 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,855 If I had to be a mythical beast, what would I be? 551 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,015 A giant spider. A giant spider?! 552 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,375 I always say that I'd like to be a mermaid. 553 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,095 But don't have the powers of seduction? Isn't that their thing? 554 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:13,855 Yeah. I'm very seductive, and I stink of fish. 555 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,375 We also asked the chefs to produce for us 556 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,735 12 chocolate-based pet its gateaux. 557 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,575 It is very important that you show me there is a connection 558 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,015 from the showpiece to your pet its gateaux. 559 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:27,135 If you make a dragon, 560 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,655 you might want to put a few scale on your pet its gateaux. 561 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,975 It needs to be highly finished. It needs to taste fantastic. 562 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,455 Whoo, that's spicy! 563 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:40,175 And most of all, it needs to blow me away. 564 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,815 Morning, Chefs. Good morning. 565 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,175 So we've got a suspended showpiece today. Yes. 566 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,815 With the theme of Mythical Beast. What is it? 567 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:49,895 Nessie from Loch Ness. 568 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:53,135 And it's gonna be suspended. How do you hang it up in the air? 569 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:57,495 We decided to put, like, a wooden structure inside. 570 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,455 Inside the moulds? 571 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,935 The moulds. And then hang it with fish wire. 572 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:03,895 We need to make the structure, it goes inside, 573 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,735 and we start to, to stick all the parts. 574 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,695 If it's not connecting together... 575 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:11,615 ...then it's gonna be trouble. 576 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,935 LIAM: If they can connect all 11 sections together, 577 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,935 Carlos and Fausto's Loch Ness monster 578 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,375 will serve up their chocolate, 579 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,735 cinnamon and hazelnut pet its gateaux, 580 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,175 complete with a whiskey-filled cocoa bean on top. 581 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,135 So how are you going to link your showpiece with the pet its gateaux? 582 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,935 We are gonna play with these chocolate cocoa pods 583 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,735 and put some whisky syrup inside. 584 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,335 This whisky is coming as well from Scotland. 585 00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:37,975 So you have whisky inside the mould, 586 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,455 and this mould is going inside? 587 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,535 No, this is gonna be on top of the pet its gateaux. 588 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,015 Is it going to look slick? 589 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,335 Well, I hope it is. 590 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:51,535 ELLIE: The teams have been asked to produce 12 free-form pet its gateaux, 591 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,575 which must be made without an external mould. 592 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,655 It looks like a big brown poo. 593 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,495 So this is the insert for our pet its gateaux, 594 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:03,015 so we're just gonna carve them down. Get them all about the same size. 595 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,695 While the main flavour profile must be chocolate, 596 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:09,375 Benoit and Cherish are expecting bold, innovative ingredients... 597 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,295 So we incorporated a bit of calamansi. 598 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,175 It's the sharpness of a lemon, 599 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,535 and sort of floral notes of an orange. 600 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,575 ...that will take the teams' pet its gateaux to the next level. 601 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:23,055 So we've gone for classic flavour combinations which is black forest. 602 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,095 It's basically a Swiss roll. 603 00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:27,695 It's a classic dessert, not ground-breaking. 604 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,095 So it'd be interesting enough? 605 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:30,495 We hope so. We're hoping so. 606 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,015 It's gonna look like a candle. 607 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:34,615 We're gonna dip it into our hazelnut caramel glaze, 608 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:38,095 and then the white chocolate is gonna be like the drips of candle. 609 00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:40,815 Is that enough to move you to the next level? 610 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:42,255 She's got it, she's got the skills. 611 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,855 We just need to push on and get it clone. 612 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,815 LIAM: Gerol and Michael's black forest candles 613 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,175 will light up their chocolate chandefien 614 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,535 upon which will perch a moulded gargoyle. 615 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,095 So what is exactly a gargoyle? 616 00:26:53,120 --> 00:26:54,455 They say it's like a gremlin. 617 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,695 Are they, like, short, are they, like, a bit like...? 618 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,575 GROWLING: Something like that? 619 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,255 LIAM GROWLING: My kitchen! Am I doing it right? 620 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,615 That's another creature from The Hobbit I think. 621 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:07,895 You calling me Gollum? 622 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,295 LAUGHING: Well... 623 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,215 Do you know what, do you know what? This is getting rude. Good luck. 624 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:15,735 BENOIT: Morning, Chefs. 625 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:17,295 Good morning. Chef. 626 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:23,335 OK. Oh, wow. Oh! What a nice surprise. 627 00:27:23,360 --> 00:27:25,055 No, no, that's gonna be covered with a skirt as well. 628 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,935 Ah, yeah, it's a bit obscene at the moment. 629 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,735 The actual name for this is Garuda. Garuda? 630 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,775 It's a mythical beast that's commonly known in Nepal, 631 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,775 Indonesia, Thailand. 632 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:39,055 The idea is we're gonna make this mythical beast with the big wings, 633 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:40,895 and then all these little bits that you see here 634 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,335 is where our dessert's gonna go. 635 00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:44,695 We have gone with whipped dark chocolate cremeux, 636 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,055 chocolate financier, hazelnut Florentine, 637 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:49,375 and on top of that you've got a guava jelly 638 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,295 with Himalayan rock salt. 639 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,175 It seems like there is a lot going on. Yes. 640 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:55,855 Do you have enough time? 641 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,295 Yes, as long as we execute how we planned it, 642 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,335 we should be able to achieve it for sure. 643 00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:04,135 ELLIE: Garuda will be busy fending off a nest of snakes, 644 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,455 who'll be trying to steal his precious chocolate 645 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:08,495 and guava pet its gateaux. 646 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:13,775 Garuda's ripped. Look at his abs! Peter Andre eat your heart out. 647 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,055 Are you attracted to him? 648 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,615 Yeah. I'm feeling things about a chocolate statue. 649 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,135 Tj LAUGHS 650 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,455 just give him my number. 651 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,055 LAUGHING: I will do. 652 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,495 Garuda might be able to fend off Tj and Narayan's snakes, 653 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:26,815 but he'd have his work cut out 654 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,255 with Ben and Jason's mythical serpent. 655 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,695 So we're building the queen of the snakes, the basilisk, 656 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,135 who famously kills people with their eyes. 657 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:35,695 She's clutching the pet its gateaux, 658 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,415 so she'll be defending her nest of eggs. 659 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,135 Bon. The dessert, what have we got? 660 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:42,135 It's a hazelnut crispy with a miso caramel, 661 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,055 and we're gonna encase that in a vanilla whipped ganache. 662 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,575 Why did you choose that kind of flavours? 663 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,415 The miso and candied ginger goes really nicely 664 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,775 with the fruity dark chocolate. 665 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,455 Blends beautifully together, I think. 666 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,895 LIAM: Made up of a series of chocolate tubes, 667 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,615 Ben and Jason's basilisk will be coiled defensively around her nest 668 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,895 of egg-shaped pet its gateaux. 669 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,495 What colour is the egg? Black. 670 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,855 CHERISH: Is that enough, because we'll be bored? 671 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,215 They're clipped in black chocolate, cocoa powder, 672 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,175 and we're gonna torch them to get some, like, craggily bits. 673 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,535 They will look like eggs, they'll look like sexy eggs. 674 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:15,015 ELLIE: It's like I've come into some monster autopsy or something. 675 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:16,695 How is it going? 676 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,895 I'm trying to think how, how to put this together. 677 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,775 It's a bit separated on the side. Look. 678 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,215 Oh, God. Give me two minutes. 679 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,735 All right, my loves. I hope Nessie gets less messy. 680 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:31,455 BENOIT: Morning, Chefs. TOGETHER: Good morning, Chefs. 681 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,735 We know that it's a little bit of a hiccup this morning. 682 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,775 Uh, yeah. Little bit. OK. 683 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,775 But you, you are cool about it now? We're coming back strong. Yeah. 684 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,895 OK, all right. Could you please tell us about your creation? 685 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:45,535 So we chose a version of the Arachnea, 686 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,655 so it's basically half-spider, half-woman. 687 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:50,575 Oh, I'm scared with your spider. 688 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:54,415 I can feel it crawling up my hands. Eurgh! 689 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,655 OK, how are you gonna hang your showpiece up? 690 00:29:57,680 --> 00:29:59,575 Once it's all built and sprayed, 691 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:03,175 we're gonna flip the showpiece around. Wow. 692 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,975 Yeah, bit risky. Yeah, and hopefully it will be standing. 693 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,735 ELLIE: If their replacement base fully sets in time, 694 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:13,215 it will be flipped over to support their cylindrical chocolate hazelnut 695 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:14,935 and calamansi pet its gateaux, 696 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,175 as well as the weight of their half-spider, half-woman Arachne. 697 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:23,375 Would you prefer to have in your house a friendly massive spider... 698 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,455 Urgh. ..or an angry normal-sized woman? 699 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:30,055 Oh, friendly spider, for sure. Probably even a angry spider. 700 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,095 We are terrifying. 701 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:33,695 There you go, this will cheer you up. 702 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,215 Oh, how patronising, give the angry woman some chocolate, 703 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,895 and that will make her OK. It's worked. 704 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,615 LIAM: Whilst Bharat and john hope their spider 705 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,375 catches the judges' eye... 706 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,615 Hopefully, it looks like what we want it to look like, scary, 707 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,935 like Cherish was doing earlier. 708 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,895 ...Ajay and Petra are hanging their hopes on another eight-limbed beast. 709 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,255 CHERISH: Oh, my goodness, there's a lot of tentacles 710 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,055 and suckers on the table. 711 00:30:56,080 --> 00:31:00,455 So we decided to do the kraken, on top of the teapot. 712 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,175 So we are mixing two myths together. 713 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:03,775 You're mixing two myths? 714 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:07,055 Yes, so there's a myth there was a net on a boat 715 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,775 and an octopus escaped from that net, 716 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,495 and they found her later in a teapot. 717 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,495 Is it octopus having afternoon tea? 718 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,855 Should we feel scared, or should we feel happy 719 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,295 when we look at your showpiece? Scared, yeah. 720 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:22,615 My mum was scared when she saw it. Your mum? Yes. 721 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:24,615 I hope that we're going be scared as well. 722 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,455 LIAM: Ajay and Petra's menacing kraken 723 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,375 will sit on top of an edible tea set. 724 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,015 Their rose-shaped pet its gateaux 725 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,375 will contain a chocolate sponge and sobacha tea, 726 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,975 which will run through the whipped ganache and crunchy base. 727 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:40,335 Sol know that the tea that you are using is actually quite mild. 728 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,415 How are you gonna actually bring out the flavour profile? 729 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:44,975 So the sobacha is roasted, 730 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,375 so that adds a bit more bitterness to it, 731 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,175 and then we infused it into the cream, 732 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:50,735 which we made our ganache with. 733 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:53,735 So it'll be strong enough for us to taste? 734 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,095 Uh, yeah, hopefully. 735 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,255 Chefs, half your time has gone. Brrr! 736 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,535 It's mysteriously disappeared into thin air. 737 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:06,335 Hmm...a bit like a mythical beast might. 738 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:07,815 just like that! 739 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,735 Look at other teams, right? Bharat, chocolatier. Yeah. 740 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,215 Not in the spray booth. Chill out. Yeah. 741 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,575 ELLIE: To successfully suspend their chocolate showpieces... 742 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,895 As long as we engineer it right, it'll hang, for sure. 743 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,255 ...and support their pet its gateaux... 744 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,055 You want the candles to be balanced. 745 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,695 ...the teams must ensure that all their structural elements 746 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,255 slot together seamlessly... 747 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,295 I think it'll hold. 748 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:40,175 ...something Carlos and Fausto are struggling with. 749 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,855 I don't know if it's gonna work, you know. 750 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,575 You don't think? No. 751 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,935 But the longer they spend on construction... 752 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,735 I'm just gonna try my best to connect these pieces, 753 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,015 and then we'll see. 754 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,295 ...the less time the teams will have to decorate. 755 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,775 Gonna start spraying. Need to push, yeah? 756 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:58,415 Because we're running out of time, bro. 757 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:00,095 But for Carlos and Fausto... 758 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:06,855 You know what, I'm literally suffering...but no, like for real. 759 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,295 ...the spray booth is a long way off. 760 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,575 I don't know if we can make it, you know. I don't think so. 761 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:22,135 Chefs, you have half an hour left on your suspended showpieces. 762 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,455 So better start thinking about how to get them up. 763 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,335 I'm sorry? You heard. 764 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:28,135 Shall we give up? 765 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:32,055 No, let's try until the end. 766 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:36,095 But the thing is that is, if it's not fixed we cannot... 767 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:37,655 No, we'll put it on the table. 768 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,695 LIAM: And Nessie isn't the only mythical beast to be grounded. 769 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,375 We've decided not to hang it. 770 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,095 So when Benoit and Cherish have judged it 771 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,535 we will attempt to hang it up. 772 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:49,295 Hopefully, it will work. 773 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:51,895 As well as bringing their showpieces to life... 774 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:53,695 That looks great, Jason, looks really good. Keep going. 775 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:55,615 Push, push, push, push, push, mate. 776 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:57,935 ...the teams must also add the finishing touches 777 00:33:57,960 --> 00:33:59,855 to their pet its gateaux. 778 00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:03,415 I'm dipping the desserts in a dark chocolate cocoa butter mix, 779 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:05,935 to get a nice black shell. 780 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:08,775 On top there'll be a milk chocolate whipping ganache. 781 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:11,935 God. It's killing me, this. 782 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,415 Yeah, this is not enjoying. This is suffering, really. 783 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,935 ELLIE: As most teams are preparing for their beasts to take flight... 784 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,295 We have to start hanging in the next ten minutes, yeah? Yeah. 785 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,535 OK, I'm going. I'm gonna hang it, I need to hang it now. OK. Go, go. 786 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,335 ...Carlos and Fausto have only just hit the spray booth. 787 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:29,655 Ah, yeah. This is gonna take forever. 788 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,335 You think? Yeah, yeah. 789 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:32,775 Let's paint it just green. 790 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,775 Chefs, 15 minutes left. 791 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,895 Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up. Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up. 792 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,255 Keep going. Keep going. Hold it, hold it. 793 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,055 Slowly. Take your time, take your time. 794 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:44,415 ELLIE: Only now will the teams find out... 795 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,815 I can't get the clip right on my hand. 796 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:48,855 Mindful of the handles. 797 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,335 Hold it up. Up. 798 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:54,255 ...if their joins are robust enough to hold their showpieces together... 799 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:57,695 OK, it's up. It's fine. It feels fine. 800 00:34:57,720 --> 00:34:58,975 ...while suspended. 801 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:04,055 OK. Let it spin. It looks good. 802 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:08,455 With Nessie having to make do with just one coat of green paint... 803 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:09,895 Ah, my God. 804 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,415 ...Carlos and Fausto will now attempt to hang her up. 805 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,695 Yeah, you need to help me there. Yeah. 806 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,695 Ah, no. No, no, no. We need... You need to... 807 00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:19,855 Oh, no, it's in the other side. 808 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,535 Yeah. Slowly. Slowly, uh, release it. 809 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:28,295 Ah, I can't believe this. It's gonna move a lot. I know. 810 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:30,935 Yeah, they've got Nessie up, look at that. 811 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:32,975 Don't move this now, yeah. The dessert's on there. 812 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,695 You don't want it to drop. Yes, Chef. 813 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:40,175 Shall we start there? Yeah. 814 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:49,175 Er, hmm. That's not nice. 815 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:51,975 Snap the wings so it looks decent. 816 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:55,415 I don't think we should, you know. I would snap it. 817 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,455 Chefs, you have one minute to go. 818 00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:59,775 This is a bit awkward, innit? It doesn't stop spinning. 819 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,375 This is so tense, you know. 820 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:05,935 Is that gonna fall? That's gonna fall like that, no? 821 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:11,095 I can't believe it. It's still standing. Magically. 822 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,415 Does that look stupid? Do you want to risk it? Does it look stupid? 823 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:14,615 Uh, maybe. 824 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:16,215 Very happy with this. 825 00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:21,015 It's a proper monster, not beast. It's a monster. 826 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:23,855 Walk away. Leave it, leave it there. End it there. 827 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:27,775 Chefs, that is the end of the challenge. 828 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,615 Please step away from your mythical beasts. 829 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:35,335 ls what it is, isn't it? Hopefully come back to another clay. 830 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,295 Ah, God, it's horrible. 831 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,175 Listen, we were about to give up. 832 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,695 No, we didn't. 833 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:43,375 I was about to give up, I was like, yeah, 834 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:45,655 well, let's put it on the table, I'm not gonna even risk it. 835 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:54,255 LIAM: Six mythical beast showpieces and accompanying pet its gateaux 836 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:55,535 will now face the judgement 837 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:56,975 of Cherish and Benoit. 838 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,935 Gerol and Michael from the Royal Air Force Club, please come forward. 839 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,655 When you said you're gonna do a gargoyle 840 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:10,055 sitting on the chandelier... 841 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:16,695 What makes it work? Your pet its gateaux placed as candles on top 842 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:19,215 of your chandelier and suddenly it lights up. 843 00:37:19,240 --> 00:37:21,535 Could you please take us through your pet its gateaux? 844 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,295 So today, we went for black forest. 845 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,055 Inside is a chocolate sponge, 846 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:29,415 a kirsch cherry jam with milk chocolate namelaka, 847 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:30,855 a white chocolate ganache, 848 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,415 and a hazelnut milk chocolate 849 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:35,215 and a dark chocolate speculoos biscuit. 850 00:37:35,240 --> 00:37:38,495 I do find that it's a bit to the wet side. 851 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,135 If you could have drawn back a little bit of syrup, 852 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:42,975 this would be quite enjoyable to eat. 853 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,895 It is a black forest gateau, it is a chocolate dessert. 854 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:48,735 We haven't broken any boundaries, 855 00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:51,055 but all in all I've enjoyed your dessert, well clone. 856 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:56,055 BOTH: Thank you. 857 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:02,935 Am I petrified of it? Hell, yes. 858 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:05,775 Before I looked at the finishing touches, 859 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,255 I wasn't convinced, but there's a soul in it now, 860 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:12,455 but do I know the egg is actually a pet it gateau? 861 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:14,735 No, I don't. It looks like a rock. 862 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:16,175 Now, it's about time to discover 863 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:17,935 what you've got in your pet its gateaux. 864 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:22,335 You have a 66% ganache with a miso and ginger caramel, 865 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,295 hazelnut crispy and a whipped ganache, 866 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:25,935 and then you have a dark chocolate shell as well. 867 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:33,535 I think your miso is actually very well blended in, 868 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:35,895 but I was hoping to eat more chocolate. 869 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:39,175 I want to draw more chocolate out from your pet its gateaux. 870 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:40,655 It was celebrating chocolate. 871 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,575 I think we missed an opportunity there. 872 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:44,135 Thank you, Chef. Thank you, guys. Thank you very much. 873 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:53,695 It's colourful, 874 00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:57,175 there is a lot of little skills all over your showpiece, 875 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:58,815 it's suspended. 876 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:04,335 Ancl I have to say that by far this is one of your best showpiece. 877 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:07,455 So could you please take us through your pet its gateaux, please. 878 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:10,175 We have sobacha with milk chocolate ganache, 879 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:13,015 dark chocolate cremeux, a lemon caramel, 880 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:17,415 a chocolate sponge, and a sobacha and feuilletine crispy base. 881 00:39:17,440 --> 00:39:21,495 I think lovely textures, you've got the chocolatey-ness. 882 00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:24,455 Now I see the balance of your sobacha being a little too strong. 883 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:25,815 But it's a beautiful dessert. 884 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:28,095 A little tweak but really nice. 885 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:29,415 Thank you. 886 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:45,415 OK, Chef, clearly we had a technical issue. 887 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,055 We recasted our base, 888 00:39:47,080 --> 00:39:49,375 but we weren't confident enough to hang it, 889 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:51,215 because it wasn't set enough. 890 00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:54,535 OK, well, things like that unfortunately happen sometimes. 891 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:55,855 So what we're gonna do, 892 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:57,415 we're gonna judge your piece as it is, 893 00:39:57,440 --> 00:39:58,775 and we take it from there. OK. 894 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,495 Your spiderweb just caught me. 895 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:04,295 it just made my goose pimples stand up. 896 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:07,735 I wish your beast had a little bit more detail. 897 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:10,535 I see more on the dessert itself than I see on 898 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,895 the body of the spider. So what have we got? 899 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,255 At the bottom we've got a chocolate cremeux, 900 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,335 chocolate sponge, calamansi, 901 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:19,295 topped with a milk chocolate whipping ganache. 902 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:21,615 It does taste chocolatey. 903 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:23,175 I really like the calamansi addition. 904 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,215 It is a spoonful of genius, Chef. 905 00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:27,055 IN CHINESE: 906 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,055 Let's see how we can get these to hang up there. 907 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:33,215 Let's give it a go. 908 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:35,775 They're gonna lift it up. 909 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,295 I mean, the thing is though even if that bottom disc has set, 910 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:47,335 if they haven't made their joins correctly, it'll pop apart. 911 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,695 It's OK. Leave it be two seconds, see if it holds. 912 00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:53,535 There you go. We got there. 913 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:56,615 Now we can see what you had in mind. But well clone. 914 00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:57,815 Cheers. Yeah, well clone. 915 00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:59,375 BOTH: Thank you. 916 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:16,175 Chef, I commend you on you make your own mould, 917 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:19,415 you tried to put a few pieces together. 918 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:23,815 Now, the finishing. You can see that there's a lot of joining over here. 919 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:26,295 I don't think it's actually refined enough. 920 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:28,615 Ancl I still don't see the connection 921 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,495 between your showpiece and the pet its gateaux. 922 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,255 Would you please take us through your pet its gateaux? 923 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:34,815 On the top we have the cocoa bean, 924 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,855 which is filled with a whisky made on the Isle of Skye. 925 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:40,335 I piped whipped ganache, 926 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:42,935 ca ramelis ed white chocolate name la ka, 927 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,215 and then at the bottom, 928 00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:47,735 a crunchy layer made of feuilletine and hazelnut praline. 929 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:52,175 You made a very good choice of putting in the whisky. 930 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:56,095 Without the whisky it would not be ooh, va-va-voom. 931 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:57,215 I really like it. I mean, 932 00:41:57,240 --> 00:41:58,975 the presentation doesn't give it justice, 933 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:02,255 because I think you could've given that a little bit more thought. 934 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:04,615 But it tastes beautiful. Thank you very much. 935 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:05,855 Thank you. BOTH: Thank you. 936 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:18,215 When do you know if you've got a successful showpiece? 937 00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:19,455 It's when you come back to it. 938 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:21,255 I come back to the piece and I see the snake, 939 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,055 but then also the snakes have got details, 940 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,455 and then you see the belt, and you see the back of the belt. 941 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:27,415 You guys are working your socks off. 942 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:28,935 Let's hope you've clone an equally good job 943 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:30,615 when it comes to the dessert. 944 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:32,975 You have a dark chocolate cremeux, 945 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:35,335 and then on top of that you have a chocolate financier, 946 00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:39,735 hazelnut Florentine, guava pectin gel with Himalayan rock salt, 947 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:42,815 and then you have a milk chocolate whipped Chantilly on the outside. 948 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:45,575 The overall vision can be a little bit neater, 949 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:48,495 the handle is actually quite inconsistent. 950 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:52,495 But the pinch of salt with the chocolate and the guava, baff! 951 00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:54,455 That brings the little twist. 952 00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:55,775 You're like Formula One. 953 00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:58,975 You just drive ahead and never look back. 954 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:00,895 Boom! This is a very good one. 955 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:03,255 I really, really will remember this one. Well clone. 956 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:04,815 BOTH: Thank you, chef. Thank you. Thank you very much. 957 00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:20,415 ELLIE: Based on both challenges, 958 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:22,375 Benoit and Cherish will now rank the teams, 959 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,975 and decide who is going through to the quarterfinal. 960 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:27,695 Well, I can see the Loch Ness monster, 961 00:43:27,720 --> 00:43:32,095 but the finishing touches are really, really poor. 962 00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:35,175 We wanted to give up, but in the end we said let's push 963 00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:38,415 and, yeah, it's still there. It's still hanging. 964 00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:40,735 Petite gateaux, does it look like a egg? 965 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:42,415 It looked more like a stone to me. 966 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:44,455 Yeah, it's not the most attractive pet its gateaux I've seen. 967 00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:46,895 We had to step up our game, and then I think we did in some 968 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,415 elements but I guess maybe not enough. 969 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:50,815 It was a big gateau, to be fair. 970 00:43:50,840 --> 00:43:54,295 Oh, I really like it. Everything on the table is edible. 971 00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:55,895 There's a lot of techniques going on, isn't there? 972 00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:57,415 It's always nice to hear a compliment. 973 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,935 I love compliments. That's the reason I started baking. 974 00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:02,255 Because of all the compliments I'd be getting from my family. 975 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,855 There's so much to appreciate. 976 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:06,415 There is a lot of detail. 977 00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:09,015 It's like a message they're sending to those teams behind them 978 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:10,935 that says, "We've got more to give." 979 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,655 I think except the little handle comment, 980 00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:15,455 there was not a single negative, 981 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:18,575 so I will take that as a 99% positive. Yeah, I think. 982 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:27,255 ELLIE: Benoit and Cherish have made their decision. 983 00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:29,935 After two days of testing challenges, 984 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:32,495 the judges have ranked this heat's order of excellence 985 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:34,415 from first to last place. 986 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:38,055 The judges thought that the team in first place set the standard again, 987 00:44:38,080 --> 00:44:41,615 with a fantastic showpiece today. 988 00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:43,215 Congratulations, 989 00:44:43,240 --> 00:44:46,535 Tj and Narayan from the lnterContinental London - The O2, 990 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:47,735 you are through to the next round. 991 00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:52,495 Nay and Petra are second, 992 00:44:52,520 --> 00:44:54,495 Bharat and john take third, 993 00:44:54,520 --> 00:44:56,935 and Gerol and Michael are fourth. 994 00:44:56,960 --> 00:44:59,375 which leaves us with Ben and Jason, 995 00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:02,615 and Carlos and Fausto from Real Patisserie. 996 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:06,175 After much deliberation, Benoit and Cherish have decided 997 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:09,255 that the team leaving the competition this evening are... 998 00:45:12,440 --> 00:45:14,695 ...Carlos and Fausto. 999 00:45:14,720 --> 00:45:16,135 We're gonna miss you so much. 1000 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:19,615 To everyone else, congratulations, you're through to the quarterfinal. 1001 00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:25,535 It's good. We've clone it three times now, bottom two. 1002 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:30,495 I think we achieve much more than we thought we were going to achieve. 1003 00:45:30,520 --> 00:45:31,535 You've done so well. 1004 00:45:31,560 --> 00:45:32,615 We did what we could. 1005 00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:35,055 We are not sour to leave. Yeah. Proud. 1006 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:37,655 We enjoyed every single minute. 1007 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:39,415 It's becoming a trend now, isn't it? Being in the bottom. 1008 00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:42,055 They say, don't they, you don't have to be the best, 1009 00:45:42,080 --> 00:45:44,455 you just have to not be the worst. 1010 00:45:44,480 --> 00:45:47,375 I think this week we very much epitomised that. 1011 00:45:47,400 --> 00:45:49,255 Congratulations, Chef. Thank you so much. 1012 00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,615 Beautiful showpiece. Thank you so much. 1013 00:45:51,640 --> 00:45:55,015 Chocolate king for sure, I have to have hats off. 1014 00:45:55,040 --> 00:45:57,495 This guy is a machine when it comes to chocolate. 1015 00:45:57,520 --> 00:45:59,055 I did push him quite a lot today. 1016 00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:00,375 It's like a diamond - when you press it, 1017 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:02,735 that's when you get the proper shine. 1018 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:04,175 LIAM: Next time... Ooh! 1019 00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:05,455 ...the quarterfinal... 1020 00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:07,775 Steady hands today, please. Steady hands. 1021 00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:08,735 ...with a secret challenge... 1022 00:46:08,760 --> 00:46:10,735 BLEEP! Right, come on then. 1023 00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:12,495 ...and a winter wonderland sugar showpiece. 1024 00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:14,495 This is obviously gonna fall at some point. 1025 00:46:14,520 --> 00:46:16,855 Can I just stand here the whole time? 1026 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:19,375 Who will brave the elements to secure a spot in the semifinal? 1027 00:46:20,440 --> 00:46:21,575 That's good. 1028 00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:23,255 And who... Take that, take that. It's gonna break. 1029 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:27,175 ...will be left out in the cold? 1030 00:46:27,200 --> 00:46:29,935 Everybody's got a bad clay in the kitchen. Welcome to yours. 1031 00:46:51,120 --> 00:46:53,335 Subtitles by Red Bee Media