(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
NARRATOR: Our story begins high above the clouds,
where a young and fearless explorer
has fashioned hundreds of balloons onto a basket to take her up, up, up.
Well, hello there!
Holy... Holy Guacamole, a stowaway. What are you doin' up here, mister?
NARRATOR: Well, I'm a voice, I can pretty much go anywhere.
But this story is about you.
What above the world are you doing up here?
I didn't get my air travel innovator patch for no reason, you know?
NARRATOR: "The air travel innovator patch"?
I must have missed that one.
Well, I sorta had to make that one up myself. Sewing's hard.
Stuck my finger about six bajillion times.
But if it was real, you bet your whole jar of loose change, I'd have it.
NARRATOR: Oh, I bet you would.
-(CHUCKLES) -So, where are you headed in this thing?
To the wonderous wild, the endless expanse,
the tantalizing territories of tomorrow.
NARRATOR: You do have a heading, though, right?
A heading? What's that? Sounds cool.
NARRATOR: Do you have any sort of navigational tools?
My teacher at school says the greatest tool in the world
is the imagination.
Plus, I've heard so much about Russell and Mr. Fredricksen's journey,
I got to thinking,
I haven't really been anywhere. I wanna adventure all on my own.
NARRATOR: That's great. Everyone should seek adventure.
Uh, we just need to figure out exactly where you'd like to go.
(EXCLAIMS) Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, man.
Oh, well, uh, there's so many swell places to see.
How do I even choose?
Oh, I wish there was some way someone could help me narrow it down.
NARRATOR: I know some people who can show you some great options
to help you decide where you wanna go.
Don't go anywhere. I'll be back.
Oh, boy.
NARRATOR: Meet your culinary travel guides,
three amazing teams of the world's best food artists.
Introducing team Phoenix, a tight-knit group of Latina food artists,
American carvers, the Best Coasters.
And Majarlika, skilled friends from the Philippines.
They'll be competing for the coveted Foodtastic pin.
A prize harder to find than a dry eye in the first 20 minutes of Up.
Oh, and look who's dropping in.
(WHIMSICAL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
-Comin' in hot. -FEMALE VOICE: Oh, my God.
-Oh. (CHUCKLES) -Hey, guys. You look so tiny from up here.
-(CHUCKLES) -That is insane!
(SIGHS) Let me just hitch up Carl's house here.
-Look, with the garden hose -SAMIRA: That is awesome!
Pixar films are rooted in capturing the human spirit,
and telling stories that entertain and inspire people of all ages.
If one story exemplifies that perfectly, it's Up.
-Yes. -This is Foodtastic!
(CONTESTANTS CHEER, APPLAUD)
A world where food art is elevated to new heights.
And to help you reach said heights,
we've got some very special folks joining us.
Benny Rivera and Amirah Kassem.
(CONTESTANTS CHEER, APPLAUD)
You guys look great.
-You too. Look at this. -Thank you.
KEKE: Your task today
is to help our explorer choose her next amazing destination.
By placing the famous floating house from Up at an iconic landmark,
world wonder, or well-known architectural marvel in the world.
Benny and Amirah, what's gonna impress you guys today?
We'll be looking for technical ability.
We want to see perfect scale and texture,
the overall appearance needs to make sense in the world of Up.
We'll also be looking for creativity.
Up is such an original story,
I want to feel like I'm transported into a different part of the world
just by looking at the story of your build.
KEKE: And please know any food
you do not use in your build will be donated to charity.
Now, before we let you all take off into the skies and get to work,
there is one more thing, that you need...
Oh, no! Wait! Wait! Oh, dang!
Carl is never gonna let me house sit again.
-Aw! -(CONTESTANTS CHUCKLE)
And there it goes.
-Hope he has a GPS tracker on that thing. -Emily!
Anyway, all trips have a beginning and an end.
This trip will be no different. Once Carl's house crosses the sky,
your time is up.
-Wow. -Our explorer's waitin' on you.
Go play with your food!
-BENNY: Okay. -All right.
-We are three, strong Latina women. -Yes!
-Latina power. -So, we need to bring that to our project.
SABRINA: We are going to make Chichén Itzá.
Perfect because it's Mexico and I'm Mexican!
-(EXCLAIMS) -SABRINA: I met Mary Carmen doing
a food art project where we worked together
and we had such a great time and got to know each other.
And recently I became aware of Grace and her skills
and was really excited to work with her for the first time on this foodscape.
You know, we have to put the Up house in here.
I wanna make it gravity-defying. So, we're going to put a big tree
-at the front of our piece. -TEAM MEMBERS: Oh!
And then we're going to use that structure to have the house on there.
MARY CARMEN: I'm gonna start with Rosita guiding our scout through
the history of Mexico, because she's going to represent the past,
-the present, and the future -SABRINA: I love that.
We are taking our wilderness explorer on a magical tour of Mexico.
And on the path towards El Castillo and Chichén Itzá,
you'll see markers of Mexican culture along the way.
And all of these things tied together
with all of the foods and ingredients that make Mexico wonderful.
Here's what we are gonna do, we're gonna do our location
for our young scout, as Mount Rushmore, on the Fourth of July.
KETURAH: Yeah, and then we can add fireworks exploding up top.
-NOLAN: Yes. -KETURAH: And clouds in front of them.
Okay, so for the boulders, we need to build up the structure...
-Yeah. -...because it's not just the heads.
I'm really excited about building Mount Rushmore because
when I was in seventh grade, my family and I stopped at Mount Rushmore
and I'll never forget walking up and seeing these 20-foot-tall faces carved
into the side of a mountain and I think for every artist out there,
it's just unbelievably beautiful portrait of our presidents.
-KETURAH: So excited. -We've never done something this big.
And the fact that we're able to do the Up movie...
-NOLAN: Yeah. -...it's literally the one thing
we bonded over when we first met. So, that's awesome.
MAYEN: We're gonna go to the Philippines,
and we're going to choose an iconic place like the Mayon Volcano.
-That will be good. -Okay, sounds good.
MAYEN: So, the tricky part of our build is the size of the volcano.
JOANNE: It's gonna be, like, eight by 12.
MAYEN: It doesn't make sense to make it out of cake.
JOANNE: Sheets of rice paper, and then we layer them on with bread.
The scale of the balloons, how can we make that more realistic?
-We'll put a topiary of citrus. -I like that.
-MYTON: Yeah, that makes sense. -Hello, team Majarlika.
(TEAM EXCLAIMS)
So, you guys are all pretty much like, friends and family vibe.
Very close. All his kids are my god... god kids.
-Oh, really? -His kids are like...
-Yeah. -We're real good friends.
-Like, these are my best friends. -And you guys were like,
-"Yeah, let's do this competition again." -Yes.
KEKE: Who rallied everybody together?
-All right, Mayen! -(ALL CHUCKLE)
I'm excited to know where you guys are gonna be taking our scout.
MAYEN: We want to take our explorer to an iconic place in the Philippines,
which is the Mayon Volcano, every Filipino in the world knows it
and we want our explorer to know more about it, too.
I have listened to stories from my mom who just recently passed away.
-And she taught in this province... -MAYEN: Yeah.
...where the Mayan volcano was, and it's an homage to her.
-MAYEN: Yeah. -Well, mamma is with us today.
-Yeah. -Well, I'm gonna let you guys get to it,
-and wishing you the best of luck. -TEAM: Thank you.
-SABRINA: Oh, okay go. -All right, let's go.
So, we all already know what we need, right?
Ooh, this is so cool.
-You guys, look at all this cool stuff! -MARY CARMEN: Oh, my God.
SABRINA: All right, I think I'm gonna grab some bread,
so I can start on the Castillo.
MARY CARMEN: I need the corn husks.
-NOLAN: Right. We need to get... -Go, go, go, go, go.
-Coconut flakes? -KETURAH: Cranberry.
-We can use those for rods! -Yeah.
SAMIRA: I saw some mushrooms over there.
-Maybe we should grab some? -KETURAH: Yes.
No shopping bags?
SABRINA: Time is gonna go by really fast,
so we need to be organized in what we're doing.
(RICE CEREAL SHEETS THUD)
-How much does that weigh? -A lot.
-(LAUGHS) -A lot.
Right now, I am constructing
one of the largest portions of our build, El Castillo.
Then I'm gonna be covering those rice cereal treats with
some Texas toast that I've started to put some brickwork into.
So, it should have more of a limestoney look.
Through our foodscape, we are showing the history, the culture,
and the color of Mexican culture.
We really want to incorporate a lot of Mexican ingredients,
and Mary Carmen is working on some of the traditional elements.
MARY CARMEN: I just dyed some corn husk to make Rosita.
-SABRINA: You're making the underdress? -MARY CARMEN: The underdress.
Have you worn this type of traditional dress before?
-Yes. I used to dance like folklore. -SABRINA: They're like...
MARY CARMEN: Mexican folklore... Yeah. No, like...
(VOCALIZES)
MARY CARMEN: Oh, my God. (CHUCKLES)
I am so proud that we represent Latinas.
I mean, who would have thought
a Mexican immigrant who started to bake cakes
was going to be in a Disney competition.
-KEKE: Hello, hello! -MARY CARMEN: Hello!
-TEAM: Hi! -BENNY: Hi, guys.
And what are you doing over here, Mary Carmen?
-I am making the underdress of Rosita. -Of Rosita.
-Rosita, la falda. -Okay, and you are using...
-Corn husks. Yeah. -MARY CARMEN: Uh-huh.
So, she's going to be like, you know, how we dance like this?
-Si. (SPEAKS IN SPANISH) -(VOCALIZES)
-Exacto! I was just doing that over here. -There you go.
KEKE: So, are you gonna color it with anything?
-Yes, yes... -Okay.
...actually I have over here...
-KEKE: Oh! That's beautiful! -(ALL EXCLAIM)
Mary Carmen! (SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
-(AMIRAH CHUCKLING) -(CHUCKLES) Sí!
-AMIRAH: Wow! -KEKE: I think you said something
about making rainbow tamales.
Yes. (CHUCKLES)
-She's a psychic. -(LAUGHS)
We're learning.
By the end of all this, she's gonna be bilingual.
-I mean, she already is. She already is. -Uh-huh, I'm ready.
-(LAUGHS) -So, what is this?
This is our jaguar, and after his head is formed,
I'm going to decorate
-like alebrije style. -Got it.
So, all these elements are looking so beautiful.
But as much as I love Mexico, I want to see an Up house.
This build will be nothing without an Up house.
-So, let's get those balloons floating. -Chop, chop, people! Chop, chop!
-Yes, ma'am! Yes, ma'am! -All right.
NOLAN: We need to show the wilderness explorer
the magic of Mount Rushmore.
I'm a vegetable carver. I got into pumpkin carving
when I was just graduated from college.
Every year I get so excited, I don't even wait for pumpkin season,
like, I grow my own squashes,
and then when it comes time for the fall,
I'm carving like 30 Pumpkins. But with Mount Rushmore,
it's such a massive sculpture that we have to use primarily rice cereal treats.
The reason that I'm putting it in the bucket
is because this is kind of an innovative idea of Keturah's
to really compact it down, and get a basis of the head
rather than trying to mix and make these all from scratch.
But trying some new things and innovating for this competition
is kind of a fun thing that we're all looking forward to.
You work really subtractive, it's funny, 'cause I usually build things, like...
-You're adding on. -...adding layers so, it's nice,
I'm getting into your world.
NOLAN: We can't have this head falling apart at all...
-Woah! -...because it's the basis
of our entire sculpture.
Man, that's awesome.
-Teddy's repping that mustache. -SAMIRA: I know.
-I like... you got his eyebrows, too. -SAMIRA: I'm trying...
-That's awesome. -...to make him extra angry.
As a little girl I always wanted to be a world traveler,
and I heard about people working on cruise ships as a chef,
and I applied, got hired, and went on the ship right away.
That was my dream, was world traveling and learning all those things.
Okay, Best Coasters, I mean, I gotta say I didn't know you was gonna get
-on the faces that quick. -(TEAM CHUCKLES)
I mean, I came over here and I was like, "Hey, George. Hey, Lincoln."
AMIRAH: We have the faces, and we have the trees,
-but talk to me about the house. -I already did the walls and panels to it.
I just have to let it dry out a little bit.
The more it's dried out, the more stable it is.
BENNY: I see a huge block of rice cereal treat.
Is there something inside underneath of that?
Yeah, on the bottom if we lift up you can see there's an armature
that we're gonna attach and thread it in.
The recipe we use is literally just marshmallow puff and rice cereal.
And so, this is like the food version of foam.
I just want to make sure because sometimes when you create a lot of...
Like for example, a bowl of rice cereal, it tends to kind of, like,
-separate. -Hmm.
BENNY: That could be a recipe for disaster.
JOANNE: We're working on the volcano and the layers of the food,
but I just don't know how it's going to be.
I've heard lots of stories from my mother.
Her happy times near the Mayon Volcano.
And I know in my heart that she would want me to pursue this.
And not really dwell on grieving.
-Mayen? -Yeah.
JOANNE: You have to help me out figure this bread collage.
The bread doesn't have any character.
I tried using chocolate to fill up some gaps.
But it's still as bare as it can be.
MAYEN: I think we can add some more height.
Like, if we did like a...
a mixture.
The volcano is a little flat, so we're gonna add some textures.
MAYEN: We will use up so much time if everything was bread.
There's other stuff that we can use. Like, what if we would mix it?
JOANNE: By layering rice, beans, coffee beans, cereals, and mushrooms.
I love mushrooms.
But I don't eat mushroom.
MAYEN: When you look at it, if you would know the reason behind it,
it would all make sense.
Because it is a foodscape.
They have to know that it's craisins, that it's beans.
-That it's... -MYTON: Uh, a food item.
I'm intrigued by that volcano over there.
What up? What up? What's going on here guys?
-I see a lot of things happening. -Yep.
How is the construction of this going?
MAYEN: (SIGHS) The rice paper has been holding really well.
-See how like it's plastic? -JOANNE: It's plastic now.
-Oh, that's great. -MAYEN: Uh-huh.
And I see some color. Are you guys airbrushing?
-MAYEN: Yeah, we did it some. -Yeah, okay.
-This is the side... experimental side. -BENNY: So, you're giving us broccoli,
-grapes, bread. -Grapes.
Bread, raisins, beans.
-Cereals. -Cereals.
-We're giving you a farmers market, Benny. -Mushrooms.
BENNY: I love textures, but sometimes we have to find a balance.
Try to make sure that it doesn't look too messy.
-Yes. -BENNY: That's really important.
Yes, yes. Thanks.
House is halfway, almost across the sky.
NOLAN: And you're good for me to mount this?
This is going to be very... Wow! (CHUCKLES) Those screws I don't trust.
Not with the sugar, when you're making sugar sculptures,
they're very heavy.
To be able to support these heads, we need to add more armature.
Let's not spend too much time because I need to put these things in.
We're doing good. Right now, I'm grinding, I'm good.
-Um. -NOLAN: I'm good.
I'm feeling anxious and I just can't get my worries to calm down.
NOLAN: I don't need help. I'm good, for now. I'm serious.
KETURAH: The pole goes straight through the head,
and if it's not supported properly on the chin,
-it can crack the structure. -Can you just hold that piece up?
-KETURAH: Yes. -NOLAN: Thank you.
KETURAH: Pretty much the whole thing could collapse
if it doesn't have that proper support.
NOLAN: We're gonna be fine. Gonna be fine.
(SOFT TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
-(GASPS) -NOLAN: Oh, no.
SAMIRA: Oh, my God.
KETURAH: That's why I thought maybe we don't put on.
NOLAN: I mean... Yeah. -Because they need bottom structure.
NOLAN: Totally right.
Yeah, these are losing integrity, I need to take 'em off. So...
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
It's falling everything. Poor thing.
-GRACE: They'll figure it out. -KEKE: Oh, my gosh. What happ...
-What happened to the face? -SAMIRA: Broke.
-KEKE: It broke? -Yeah.
-His head exploded. -Oh, my God. And him too?
Yeah. Once, it starts drying and stuff, especially when you overwork with it,
it can actually start crumbling like this, and the integrity can actually go with it.
Oh, my god.
(MARY CARMEN GRUNTING)
If I don't make the noise, it's not gonna work. (CHUCKLES)
(GRUNTS)
-GRACE: I like the noise. -SABRINA: And you make it
like the same way every time.
-(GRUNTS) -(GRUNTS, CHUCKLES)
First of all, what a lively, fun group of people.
-I mean, they just seem... -Right?
-...so excited. -The energy!
Yes. And they're bringing so much culture.
Let's talk about Team Phoenix, because they have so many things going on.
And they're the only team taking on a whole country.
AMIRAH: But I'm really scared that I don't see a treehouse.
I mean, the doll is beautiful, but it's not a main focus.
I just really need to see a house.
Now, let's talk about this amazing volcano that Majarlika is making.
AMIRAH: So many different ingredients. I don't know what the direction is.
BENNY: Totally, it's just an entire market.
AMIRAH: They have to be very careful with how they're defining these areas
because if it's just a mess, it's just totally not gonna work
-as a foodscape. -BENNY: Yeah.
And let's talk about our amazing, Best Coasters.
Everything is going wrong.
They ran into problems. Two of their heads on Mount Rushmore cracked.
BENNY: It breaks my heart.
KEKE: Yeah, 'cause not only do we want to see the faces
and we want to actually recognize these national landscapes,
-but we also want it to hold up. -AMIRAH: We don't want heads rolling.
Well, Carl's house will soon be all the way across the clouds, and...
I guess we'll have to just see then.
NARRATOR: While our artists struggle to build their dream destination,
our scout is, uh... Did you lose something?
Well, I was so excited to get my adventure started
that I brought my lunch on the road or sky, or cloud...
anyway, I tossed it overboard to lose weight for liftoff,
but I must have confused it for my dumbbell.
Or maybe it slipped out during all that crazy weather over the Grand Canyon.
Anyway, you think you can help me?
NARRATOR: Oh, well, the Grand Canyon's a little big,
but I can certainly try finding your lunch, I suppose.
(GRUNTS) No, silly. I thought maybe you could show me what kind of foods
will be waiting for me when we get to our destination.
NARRATOR: Oh, I see. Allow me to get right on that for you.
Hurry! I'm hungry.
KEKE: Breaking news! Breaking news! Keke Palmer here reporting.
Our explorer has a rumbly in her tumbly.
And has called for the world's top food artists
to deliver like never before.
We're not talking about war bonds,
we're talking about burritos, burgers, and bonbons.
The plot has thickened.
I repeat, the plot has thickened. You must now add local food
to your foodscapes from your destinations.
-GRACE: Oh, my gosh! (CHUCKLES) -Oh, my gosh.
Get to work artists, our explorer is starving.
-Okay, go, go, go. -SABRINA: Let's go, let's go, let's go.
-(CHUCKLING) -MARY CARMEN: Team Phoenix!
(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)
TEAM MAJARLIKA: Philippines!
-MARY CARMEN: Mexico! Okay, Mexico! -SABRINA: Okay, let's go.
-Let's go, let's go. -MARY CARMEN: Let's go.
-SAMIRA: We got South Dakota? -NOLAN: South Dakota.
-Oh, that's cool, let's go. -Oh, okay. Let's go.
-SAMIRA: Got it? -NOLAN: Got it.
MARY CARMEN: Okay. Where do you wanna put it?
-SABRINA: Here. -All right, so what did we get?
-MAYEN: We got sotanghon. -JOANNE: Bihon, bihon.
-Bihon? Yeah. -Ube.
-No, Ube halaya. -Halaya.
-And this, uh, gabi which is a root crop. -Pritong isda. Which is fried fish.
-The banana... -MYTON: The peel can go to the volcano.
MAYEN: The glass noodles is perfect for the balloons.
The taro, we will also use that for the landscape as rocks.
-MYTON: Okay. -MAYEN: All right, perfect.
-MAYEN: So now, we get to work. -Perfect. So, we get to work.
MARY CARMEN: This is amazing.
SABRINA: Since, we're taking our wilderness explorer
through our tour of Mexican culture,
maybe the things that can't be used for the ofrenda can be like
-part of our sand on the path. -GRACE: Absolutely.
Some of the items in the box we were already planning on using,
and some of the items in the box we were not planning on using.
But, before I get too far, I need to now make the house.
It is stressful, considering that we're so behind where we want to be,
and time is just going quickly.
Okay, food artists, Carl's house is directly overhead.
That means it's time to take this thing up a notch.
Good golly...
I'm like way too stressed out, I'm freaking out.
The ingredients in this basket are representative of South Dakota.
We have a Swiss chard, hops, okra, apple pie, corn, and beef jerky.
I'm thinking that there's no time and I can't even like process
this challenge, it's not just one head going wrong, it's two.
We're trying to figure out a plan for how we fix it.
So, let's just set it over here, next to our build.
-KETURAH: Yes. -And then we can...
-SAMIRA: I'm gonna go back into my house. -KETURAH: Yes.
-We'll get there, I'm sorry. -NOLAN: Yeah... No, no.
-I'm just worried about that house. -NOLAN: Don't feel... I can do this.
And it's gonna be done, but it's not going to look pretty.
KETURAH: That's not good, Nolan.
There's a lot of things going on right now.
We have heads exploding on the counter
and at this point we're looking at each other like,
"Are we even gonna have a piece?"
-I'll help you when I'm more through this. -KETURAH: Levelheaded.
SABRINA: Gosh, this is heavy.
Our wilderness explorer will be landing in the house,
atop of a rice-cereal-treat-tree covered in chocolate.
I've had to rebuild the structure for the house twice, that took time.
-Guide me. -Yeah, it's there.
-Okay, we gotta turn it, though. -Okay.
-I need to not... oh, my gosh. -Watch. It's okay, it's okay, I got it,
I'm not letting it go.
Okay. Because these... the elbow, it's moving.
I'm gonna have to recement that I think.
Here. We can put a bracket or something
-SABRINA: Here? -Uh-huh.
SABRINA: Yeah, 'cause this is the... it's back heavy.
-I'm feeling nervous. -(GROANS)
There's just too much weight on some of these joints
and the center of where this weight needs to be is a little bit weaker
than I'd like it to be. I don't wanna take any chances,
so I'm going to add some elements to really give myself some insurance
that house won't go anywhere, when I get it up there.
This is the last time I'm lifting this before it's done.
If I can't shore this structure up, I'm going to have to pivot
and have my house land on the piece rather than defy gravity.
Perfect. Thank you.
BENNY: I mean, team Phoenix,
I'm still seeing the same.
AMIRAH: They just really need to move on.
I mean, Mexico is full of color
and the only thing I'm seeing is white structure.
SABRINA: There are so many things that we still have to finish.
SABRINA: We have to cover El Castillo, we have to cover all the wood base too
with our plants and our produce, we have to do our paths.
MARY CARMEN: It's, like, time consuming because it's, like...
-Yeah. -...a lot of details.
But it's gonna be amazing, guys.
NOLAN: I'm gonna fix these faces, Jefferson's like half apart now.
As we're sculpting the faces, the entire base structure
is starting to crumble from within.
I mean, these three are falling apart, let me just...
(CHUCKLES) We're not on like a mental breakdown,
-but I... we're stressed -(CHUCKLES)
To save this one, think we're gonna have to wrap it completely.
Although we're hitting crazy setbacks, we are still glued together,
we're still communicating.
Do you want to put some skewers and dowels in it?
SAMIRA: Wonder if we should put like butter cream or something.
So, here's what I'm thinking,
we Saran wrap the whole face really tight and then we sculpt
-on top of this plastic wrap. -Let's do it.
KETURAH: It's like a sleeping bag. Oh!
SAMIRA: Who is... Who is this? (CHUCKLES)
KETURAH: It's tedious, I know. I'm sorry.
-NOLAN: No, no, no. -But literally, like...
-NOLAN: It's a solution, though. -...we have to make it work, right?
Yep.
NOLAN: Worse comes to worse, we're gonna paint a smiley face on there.
(CHUCKLES)
KETURAH: I'm gonna start the balloons. I'm actually cooking the gumballs.
I feel like I'm cultivating baby chick eggs.
It's actually all pointing towards the heating lamp,
but it's to make perfect little balloons.
SAMIRA: How's it looking?
Yeah, I feel much better with the heads on.
I don't even care how this thing turns out.
I'm so proud of what we overcame.
(CHUCKLES) We're getting there.
Hey. What you doin'? Wow.
(CHUCKLES)
-Deboning. -Are you eating? Are you eating in secret?
-You have to share. -No, I need rice.
-(CHUCKLES) I know. -I couldn't eat this without rice.
We'll incorporate it
-on the fossilized area. -MAYEN: Yeah, okay.
I've incorporated some of the surprise elements
and I'm trying to figure out what's Benny's concern.
The judges said that, it's important for the piece to have cohesion.
When you look at it, to them it's like,
-it's becoming too... -MYTON: Chop suey.
-MAYEN: Yeah. -MYTON: We're gonna clean this up. Yeah.
It was a good time to kind of check together
that everything still needs to blend in.
MYTON: I'm just filling, so that the transition will be smooth
from the volcano to the farmland. To make it look clean.
How much time do we have left?
MAYEN: (SIGHING) I have to finish the house.
Do the balloon. Still a lot more to do.
The first coat is a process, it's supposed to be ugly.
-Mayen, are you praying? -MAYEN: Kind of, I'm talking to my cake.
I talk to my cake, like normal people do.
-(CHUCKLES) -(CHUCKLES)
Oh, man. Don't do this. No, no, no.
I've worked so hard to keep you pretty.
You know what? Normal is overrated, I am not, so it's okay.
JOANNE: See how you can... these ones need like the big skewers.
For the balloon, it's going to be various mixes of citrus
which we hollowed out.
MAYEN: When you don't want it to fall that's when it's gonna fall, so...
In the plot thickens challenge, we were given the calamansi fruit
and it is the perfect size to use as a filler.
JOANNE: We're gonna be good.
(ROUSING MUSIC PLAYING)
We have to put this house on the platform, so I'm feeling nervous
about the structure and if it's gonna hold.
-SABRINA: Grace, you got that side? -GRACE: No.
The house is looking heavy.
GRACE: Breathe. Don't hurt yourself.
-SABRINA: I'm shaking right now. -I know.
If the Up house doesn't stay there, we're not gonna have a story.
-I mean, then it's not an Up story. -That's the most important...
You need the house and the balloons...
-Correct. -...to tell the story.
-GRACE: You got it? -SABRINA: Not yet!
-GRACE: Breathe. -SABRINA: I'm breathing.
GRACE :Nothing else matters right now, just the sturdiness of this house.
-GRACE: That's it. -SABRINA: Is it on?
-Yes. -Come here, come here!
SABRINA: (CHUCKLES) I cannot believe we just did that.
MARY CARMEN: I know, me neither!
Okay, you guys, just one hour left.
It's time to grab that garden hose and pull your project on home.
Are you serious? I have, like, exposed parts over here.
Uh, I'm working on the rice paddies, right now. I'm using dried wheat.
So, the noodles from the plot thickens I used it as rice.
-Um, like growing rice in the field. -MAYEN: I need to finish the side here.
JOANNE: I think my mom would be very proud of what we've achieved,
and I think she's looking over our shoulders
and saying, "You did a good job."
Yeah, pretty much done, and just the final finishing touches on it.
NOLAN: Yeah. I feel like I just raised the cool status.
I'm working on the clouds, the last of the clouds.
I'm trying to make this pie a moon.
NOLAN: Are you putting the apple pie up there?
-SAMIRA: Yes. -KETURAH: Yeah.
We got this, guys. It's looking beautiful.
NOLAN: All right, let's do it.
We're trying to get every last bit of landscaping done on our foodscape,
so we can add flowers and color for Amirah.
MARY CARMEN: Okay, Rosita is ready.
-(SIGHS) Go. -MARY CARMEN: Where're you gonna put it?
-Um, where it can be seen. -(MARY CARMEN EXCLAIMS)
GRACE: Guys, we have these little butterflies too,
if you wanna put 'em around the skulls, the little orange ones.
MARY CARMEN: I don't think we have time for that.
Time is starting to run out...
Give me the leaves, where are the leaves?
...and I'm nervous and I can tell that my teammates are nervous too.
Pipe, I'll hand you leaves.
So, we have gone through so much during our foodscape build.
But now here we are at the end, we're coming together as a team...
-That's gonna... It's all gonna fall off. -...we're communicating
(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)
Benny was worried about how many elements we're going to be integrating,
but I think, he's going to be impressed.
SABRINA: Hey, can we put an undecorated sugar skull on there or should we not?
Time is almost up! Just one minute before Carl's house crosses the sky.
Oh, my gosh. Sixty seconds, let's get Rosita on here now.
-Rosita's there! -I'm gonna just reinforce
this quick and it's good.
MAYEN: What am I... what else are we missing?
I'm just trying to think, like...
-Come on, guys! -MARY CARMEN: Oh! It's broken.
-Can have another one of this. -SABRINA: Here. Here, here.
(SAMIRA EXCLAIMS, CHUCKLES) Oh, no.
-Five! -(GRUNTS)
-Four! -We got it, guys. (EXCLAIMS)
-Last touches. -Three seconds, you guys! Two!
-One! Time’s up and tools down! -(CONTESTANTS CHEER)
SAMIRA: We got it! Whoo!
-(SABRINA AND MARY CARMEN CHEER) -(SIGHS)
MAYEN: High fives.
-KETURAH: Here, give me a hug! -(TEAM LAUGHING)
You've all created one of a kind foodscapes.
And from what I see already,
this is going to be a difficult choice to make.
Best Coasters, let's see what you got.
Well, first things first.
What are the feelings you have now to finally be done?
I couldn't be more proud of how it turned out.
-Oh, yeah. -KEKE: All right, you guys.
Walk me through the story of your foodscape.
NOLAN: We are so excited to show our wilderness explorer
the magic of Mount Rushmore on the night of a stormy Fourth of July.
Oh! A stormy!
-NOLAN: Yeah! -That's good!
-BENNY: Oh! -KEKE: Okay.
NOLAN: Yeah, there's loaves of bread that are in the front.
Walnuts on the front, there's sprigs of rosemary and kale sprouts.
We made the faces out of modelling chocolate
on rice cereal treats, and then Shiitake mushrooms
underneath the head, like rocks.
KEKE: What about Carl's house?
-What is that all made of? -Oh, man, okay.
I saw these cinnamon sticks and I knew I had to use it for the trimming.
I found these graham crackers. I used some beef jerky, our...
-Plot thickens. -...plot thickens.
-Okay. -KETURAH: The balloons are a mixture
of gumballs and edible lace, and then another element
of the plot thickens that we used is an apple pie.
-And we actually made it into a moon. -KEKE: Okay, and then the clouds,
what did you use to create that?
I actually used a more dried out version of pastillage.
-KEKE: Hmm. -And when you cook it,
you have these beautiful cloud effects.
The fact that the house is floating next to a head that's the size of a head,
I think is really cool part of the story because it's really showing the magnitude
of Mount Rushmore.
I definitely know who Lincoln is and Teddy,
but I was wondering, why Jefferson was sort of open-mouthed
and he's like, looking over, and I'm now realizing he's like,
"Oh, my gosh, a floating Up house
-"with balloons is about to land on us." -KETURAH: He's surprised.
And I think that it's really cool that you took something that is a landmark
and sort of, gave it your little Pixar spin.
-Benny? -Yes.
I wanna talk about the technical ability that you're seeing displayed.
I love the fact that it's giving us the illusion that this house is floating,
there's a lot of cool carvings and sculpting techniques on the faces,
and then all the faces look cohesive, so you guys did an excellent job for that.
I have to say the use of the gumballs were on point,
it is giving me that shiny look that the balloons normally have.
I would have expect to see more balloons in a larger scale,
but I know you struggle with the heads, it falls apart.
It's just incredible, the way you guys were able to recover from that.
-It's just amazing. -NOLAN: Thank you.
When we think about Up, I mean, it's one of Pixar's most colorful films.
so I really wanna dive into, how you feel they exemplify
that in the foodscape, Amirah.
You guys chose to cover it completely in one color and in this case
that worked so beautifully, because you are giving
all of the attention to the Up house and the balloons,
this is something that...
I can look at this and I know exactly what I'm looking at.
I agree with Benny, I would love to see more balloons
or just a larger in size because that is what's defying gravity,
but when I look at this build the first thing I think of is
-"Wow, the house is actually floating." -KEKE: Mm-hm.
And I think that, that is what we were talking about
when we meant defying gravity.
-Well, wishing you the best of luck. -TEAM: Thank you.
-KEKE: Yes. -BENNY: See you later.
-Majarlika. -MAYEN: Majarlika.
-Majarlika, yes! -MAYEN: Yes, correct.
-Kumusta! -KEKE: Oh, my gosh, well...
(HESITATES) ...I gotta ask you guys, what are your thoughts
that are going through your heads, right now?
This piece really hits home, so when we were done it's...
it really just hits right in the heart, too.
There are so many different cool elements which makes me wanna know the entire story
of your foodscape, so please walk me through it.
MAYEN: We wanted to show our explorer
what the Philippines would look like typically.
So, the perfect cone of the Mayon Volcano. Surrounded by the Philippine culture,
which is showcased through the Nipa hut,
and our religious culture which is showcased through our church.
It's like a snapshot into what is near and dear to every Filipino's heart.
And as it so happens, Joanne's mom used to teach in a place near there,
so we really did take that as a major sign.
What are all the different foods
-you actually used in the volcano? -So, for the volcano itself,
we used a lot of different types and colors of bread,
but interspersed into it
is a whole lot of other ingredients like vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, nuts,
um, all sorts of dried flowers, fruits so...
I'm missing something 'cause I'm pretty sure the whole market is there.
-KEKE: Oh, yes! -(ALL LAUGH)
The Up house is our homage to cake artists.
So, the bottom is made out of cake.
The top is made out of different types citruses,
which we also incorporated our native calamansi into the...
-From your plot thickening basket. -TEAM: Yes.
I love it and I'm ready to hear from you, Amirah.
What do you think about the story, and the creativity displayed?
I mean, first of all, the fact that you're paying homage to the culture
that is in you and what the church meant, and, you know, what the rice fields
and the hut, I think is so beautiful.
BENNY: The balloons of all the houses that we have here, proportionally,
I believe this the closest one to the actual, real one.
And the fact that you guys used different type of fruits
to create the balloons is amazing.
It works perfectly, especially in combination
-with the house. -Thank you.
What I'm having difficult time is just the actual volcano.
Why? While I know this is a food competition,
and we get excited and we want to just wanna throw all type of food elements
that we wanted to use. We have to be careful with it because,
to my eye, we lost a little bit of the shape because of the lumps
from all the breads or the vegetables that you guys were using.
The way that I would probably have done it
is using different type of cookie crumbs to bring out the shape, the cracks,
the texture, so we can still see the volcano in a more clean way,
while still using other edible mediums.
Yeah. I'm interested to hear what you have to say, Amirah,
-when it comes to color. -AMIRAH: The fruit is so creative,
the choice that you did of using its natural colors,
and then only painting the ones that needed to add
the blues and the purples, I think that, that was such a smart choice
because had you gone in and colored all of them,
it would have lost its effect, right?
-You guys did an amazing job... -MAYEN: We appreciate it so much.
...and I definitely see your heart in this foodscape.
-I appreciate that. -Wish you the best of luck.
-Thank you very much. -Thank you.
-BENNY: See you guys later. -Thank you.
-AMIRAH: Hola, hola! (CHUCKLES) -TEAM: Hola! (CHUCKLE)
-BENNY: ¿Cómo están? -(SPEAKS IN SPANISH)
Oh, gracias.
-(IN SPANISH) -(ALL CHUCKLE)
Anyhow, how are my Phoenixes feeling? Do you guys feel like you have risen?
-Yes! -We've risen.
All right. So, please walk us through the story of your foodscape.
SABRINA: The story of our foodscape is that our wilderness explorer
is beginning to land in this magical world of Mexico.
And they're gonna learn a lot of history and a lot of culture,
-and eat a lot of delicious food. -Food.
(PHOENIX CHUCKLE)
SABRINA: So, we have rice, we have cinnamon bark,
we have cocoa nibs,
we have out trail of marigolds, which are also an edible flower.
We used the masa in our pathway.
We have pineapples, we have orchids, and we have these beautiful tea leaves
that we put in to really give that jungle feel.
We have a traditional Mexican sugar skull,
made the traditional Mexican way. Not casting it out of chocolate,
but really taking the time to let it set up correctly.
So, when you start with our house, we have it wrapped with tortillas.
We actually have different flavored tortillas in there as well.
As you move down, our trees have collard greens
and different types of lettuce. And then we did our tree
with rice cereal treats, but then we wrapped it in chocolate.
We have our amazingly sculpted jaguar
that has jade eyes and it is solid chocolate.
When you get to our Castillo, we have our steps made out of granola bars.
And then our Castillo is made from textured Texas toast.
The balloons are made out of popcorn.
Popcorn was originally eaten in Mexico.
How did you make those flowers back there?
Oh, yes. Those are made from corn husks.
-MARY CARMEN: From corn husks. Yes. -KEKE: Corn husk!
SABRINA: Rosita has a traditional dress of corn husks.
-I'm sure it's very comfortable. -(ALL CHUCKLE)
MARY CARMEN: She is!
SABRINA: And she's beautifully sculpted as well, with gum paste and fondant.
Okay, Amirah, well, let's dive into a story that is very close to home.
AMIRAH: The details that I'm obsessed with,
through your story, is that you wanted to give us a tour of Mexico.
And you really did that. I mean, I see it, I see Jalisco, I see Puebla,
I see the different states that represent ingredients,
and everything that you used. The one thing I would've done differently,
so that the story really came together is some of the most beautiful things
that you've created are so hidden in the back
that I almost want to push these to the back
and bring up Rosita, and the jaguar and la ofrenda,
because I wanna see them as a part of the whole story.
-That makes a lot of sense. -Really does, it does.
Benny there are a lot of different elements going on.
I wanna talk about the technical things that are jumping out at you.
BENNY: There's a few things that I really love about this piece.
The jaguar. You did an excellent job working with the chocolate.
And I believe you used pure chocolate and this everything...
-Yep. Mm-hmm. -...a 100 percent chocolate.
BENNY: Also, I love the fact that you guys add texture into the pyramid,
the sculpting details on Rosita, just beautiful, too.
She looks like she's having so much fun over there.
And she's sending you kisses.
Yes. And I know you guys were having a lot of issues structurally.
While you guys were able to balance the house on top of the tree,
which that was the mission that you guys were looking for.
I still have issues with seeing the actual shape of the tree.
It's not visually...
-It's not realistic. -Correct, it's too set.
Time was definitely our enemy on that.
BENNY: But fantastic job, making the trick to hold the actual house.
Absolutely lovely, lovely job, you guys. I'm wishing you the best of luck.
Thank you.
Okay, so let's talk about it. The one thing that I think we all agree
with is these people put their hearts into these foodscapes.
-BENNY: Oh, yeah. -KEKE: I mean they always do,
but this particular challenge really made them dig deep
on what's important to them.
They all have beautiful, deep stories, I mean, it's crazy.
(SPEAKING IN FILIPINO)
-Only one can win. -That's correct.
You guys think you've got it?
-Yeah. -Mm-hmm.
-FEMALE VOICE: Ooh. -(WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)
-(ALL EXCLAIM) -MAYEN: Oh, my God!
It's so real.
-Why'd they have to go do that? -KENTURAH: It's so cute.
-Right? -I know right. (SNIFFLES)
As you can tell we love your creations and we think our little explorer
would love to go to any one of them. But only one can win.
-(GASPS) -Look at the bubbles.
Oh, that's so awesome.
-MARY CARMEN: Oh, my God. -That's amazing.
-FEMALE VOICE: Oh! -MALE VOICE: Wow.
If Mickey Mouse comes out, you're gonna have to scrape me off the floor.
(ALL CHUCKLE)
The team that created the most foodtastic Up trip
around the world is...
Oh, my gosh, that's so...
(ALL CHEER, APPLAUD)
Best Coasters! Please come up and receive your Foodtastic pin!
-(ALL CHEER, APPLAUD) -(FIREWORKS BLASTING)
These are for you!
This is amazing, especially after all the shortcomings
that happened and overcoming it. It was so rewarding.
-Is this real life? -Yes!
-I feel so happy. -Thank you.
If you can put it into words, I know it's a lot going on,
but what would you say you're feeling like?
I'm so proud of us because we overcame so many things,
so... I'm overcome with emotion. (CHUCKLES)
And we love it. We're happy for you. We saw you guys overcome that.
And all of you guys did, come on up here, please join us,
-all of you guys. -FEMALE VOICE: Thank you so much.
And remember, never stop playing with your food.
NARRATOR: But our teams aren't the only ones
who have completed their journey.
Holy smokes. We made it. Can you feel it?
NARRATOR: Yep. Mount Rushmore, what an adventure!
An adventure for sure and I'll have the patches to prove it.
NARRATOR: Speaking of patches, there isn't by any chance one
-for safe, smooth landings? -No.
But I sure can start making one.
Won't be a problem at all. Safe is my middle... (GROANS)
My finger.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)