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PADMA:
Previously on "Top Chef"...
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Dessert will be a bittersweet
ending for one of you.
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Byron, please pack your knives
and go.
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Byron then unpacked his knives
in "Last Chance Kitchen."
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We're gonna gonna give you
a chance to defend your turf
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and keep him out.
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- Wow.
- Whoa.
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Byron, you're gonna have to win
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two out of the three rounds to
get back into the competition.
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Okay.
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While I love Byron
like a brother,
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it's gonna make the road
for the rest of us longer,
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so we're gonna push him
out the door today.
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First round goes to...
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Gabe.
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The winner of round two...
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Byron.
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You win this one,
you're back in the competition,
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you lose this one,
you're out for good.
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Winner of the third
round is...
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Jamie.
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Bam!
[imitates machine gunshots]
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[laughter]
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PADMA: Five chefs remain
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to compete in
the ultimate culinary showdown.
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At stake for the winner--
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a feature
in "Food & Wine" magazine,
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an appearance at
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the "Food & Wine" Classic
in Aspen,
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a quarter of a million dollars
furnished by San Pellegrino,
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and the title of Top Chef.
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♪♪♪
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That was an interesting turn
of events.
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That was crazy.
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Way to hustle, chef.
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- You don't need to feel bad.
- You did you, sweetheart.
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I wanted Byron to have
another opportunity
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'cause I was able to get
a second chance.
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I'm back, bitches! [laughs]
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But at the same time,
I'm taking my second chance
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and making the most out of it.
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It feels fantastic.
Fantastic five. [laughs]
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- Final Five.
- Final Five.
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- What do we say?
- Let's get us some.
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- Let's get us some!
- [cheering]
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Oh, you're such a dork.
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Let's see what Padma has
for this Quickfire.
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♪♪♪
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- No, no, no, no.
- Interesting.
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Ah. Oh, no.
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She doesn't have
good intentions.
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[laughter]
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What's the door, huh?
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[laughter]
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- Hi, everybody.
- Hi.
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Hi.
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I don't see any new chefs here.
Fill me in.
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What happened
at "Last Chance Kitchen"?
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Byron beat Sara. He battled me,
then Maria, then Jamie.
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So you kept him out.
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- Jamie was in rare form.
- Yeah.
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Sounds intense. [chuckles]
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Maybe as intense as this
giant black box behind me?
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[cautiously] Yes.
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It reminds me of a peep show,
honestly.
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I'm sure you guys know
there are "Top Chef" spinoffs
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all over the world.
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So for this challenge,
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we're doing it
"Top Chef: France" style.
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Oh.
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This is their infamous
Black Box challenge.
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[laughs]
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♪♪♪
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For this Quickfire Challenge,
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you'll be working in pairs
to recreate
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an entire 5-star dish
that's been prepared
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by this week's guest judge.
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So that dish
is what's inside this box.
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Once you enter this box,
you'll be in total
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and complete darkness.
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Okay.
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Ehh, as long as a clown
doesn't pop out.
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I'll punch you. [laughs]
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We're gonna need a little help,
'cause there's five of you.
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So I have called in for some
all-star reinforcement.
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[applause]
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Hi.
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Brooke Williamson,
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AKA the Quickfire queen
of her season.
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- I love a good Quickfire.
- [laughter]
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The chef who's going to cook
with Brooke
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has the most individual wins
so far this season.
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♪♪♪
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I think you guys know
who that is, right?
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- No.
- I don't know.
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It's Dawn.
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Oh. [laughs]
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It actually took me by surprise,
but I'm happy
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to kind of solidify
my position on top.
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The rest of you,
please pair up.
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♪♪♪
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- Finally.
- [laughter]
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You have 35 minutes total
for this Quickfire.
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Each team will be assigned
a prep and hot line station.
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Just like a relay race,
one team member will wait
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outside of the kitchen
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while the other team member
enters the black box.
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The first chef
will have 15 minutes
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and one turn in the box
to taste, smell,
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touch the dish
you're recreating
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and come out here
and get started.
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When your time is up,
you'll stand by in the kitchen,
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unable to communicate
with your partner
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while they have their 15 minutes
to pick up
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where you left off.
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In the final 5 minutes,
both you and your teammate
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can run inside the box...
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- Oh, a whole five minutes.
- [laughs]
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...with the lights on
to fix any mistakes.
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All the while,
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the chef who created the dish
will be watching.
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- Oh, shoot.
- ...from another room.
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Hi.
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[laughter]
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It's up to you guys to decide
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who's gonna go
into the box first and cook.
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Okay.
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- Try not to [bleep] up too bad.
- It's all good, chef.
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That's totally up to you.
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This is really difficult.
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What happens if we both taste
two different things?
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You tell me.
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- Me?
- Yeah.
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Shota, Jamie, and Brooke,
you're going first.
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Don't get blindsided
by this challenge.
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[laughter]
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Your time starts now.
Good luck.
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- Go, Shota.
- Let's go.
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Yikes.
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♪♪♪
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[lids clank]
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Stepping into potentially
the most difficult Quickfire
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I have ever experienced,
I'm starting to rethink
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what I'm doing
with my whole life. [laughs]
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Mmm. It's delicious.
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Good, good. There you go.
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Using your fingers--
that's smart.
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- Hi.
- Hi. How's it going?
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Good.
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- How are they doing?
- They're doing pretty good.
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But I think this would be
really hard to do.
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So what's in it?
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Pigeon, roasted carrot
and grilled pear,
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carrot mustard purée
and then pistachios.
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The curveball is like
a gribiche sauce.
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- What's in it?
- Hard-boiled eggs.
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It's a small bird,
cooked mid-rare
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maybe it's squab.
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I taste carrots
and carrot purée.
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[bell dings]
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I taste pear,
and the pear tastes acidic,
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so I felt like there was some
sort of acid cooked with it.
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♪♪♪
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I'm getting carrot, pears,
and a small bird.
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[bell dings]
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Tasting a little bit
of smokiness,
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so I'm thinking bacon.
- [buzzer]
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Maybe they're mixing
two proteins to mess with us.
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♪♪♪
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There are a lot of ingredients
on this plate.
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My inkling is that
it's a squab.
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- [bell dinging]
- I do get pear
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and carrot and carrot purée.
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There's one flavor
that I can't quite pinpoint.
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This seems like
a really obvious flavor
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that I just can't nail down
in my head.
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♪♪♪
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Here we go.
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♪♪♪
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- All right.
- I'm-a follow you.
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- I'm-a grab what you grab.
- [laughs]
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Looks like they got pigeons.
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My goal, really,
is to set Dawn up
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for the best success possible.
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Looks like someone's got
some bunches of carrots.
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That's good.
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Aside from breaking down
the squab,
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I really wanna get
these carrots going
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because Dawn's not gonna have
time to start a carrot purée
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from start to finish.
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The carrots--I get 'em sliced
so Maria knows to cook them
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so we can purée 'em,
and then I wanna get the pear
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so it can pickle a little
so she can sauté 'em.
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- I think we all grabbed pears.
- I definitely tasted pear.
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I think they're doing
a really good job.
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That's great.
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Having the pears
is a good move.
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The hardest part
of this challenge
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is not being able
to communicate
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with your teammate,
so my strategy
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is don't do cooking
but mise everything out.
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Because if I bring stuff
to the hot line,
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Gabe might not see it, but if
I have everything on the table,
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at least he can just really
concentrate on the cooking.
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I'm waiting for somebody
to get some eggs going
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in the gribiche sauce.
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There was a weird consistency
in there.
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Yeah, there was, like, some--
something chewy.
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[laughs]
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All right,
I need to be in the kitchen.
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- Okay, sounds good.
- Okay.
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Time's running out,
then I thought about the squab.
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I wanna butcher it airline
so Maria can just cook it.
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There's a piece of corn
in my squab.
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These guys are spending
a lot of time
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on butchering those pigeons.
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♪♪♪
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Minute and 49 left, guys.
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♪♪♪
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Oh, wow.
Is that a lamb shank?
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At the very end, I thought there
was two different proteins,
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so I grabbed
a little beef shank as well.
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That's coming out of left field,
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but interesting to see
where it goes.
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One minute left.
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♪♪♪
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♪♪♪
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[timer beeps]
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Chefs, your time is up.
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Damn it! [laughs]
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Please step to the side.
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It's time for your teammates
to take your places
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with a refresh
of the same dish.
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Your time starts now.
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♪♪♪
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[lid clanks]
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I have a really good palate.
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I feel that it is a squab.
I sense creaminess.
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I think it's carrot purée
with mustard.
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I taste roasted carrots
and pear.
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[bell dinging]
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There is something
hard textural,
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and I'm thinking pistachios.
- [bell dings]
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It's really hard to pick up
a lot of details off this dish.
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I'm getting some flavors
of mustard and carrot.
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- [bell dings]
- Some type of pheasant or bird.
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[bell dings]
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♪♪♪
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Right away, you can tell
it was a bird.
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I can pick up a carrot,
pear, and an onion.
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I'm trying to figure out
the components of the sauce,
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but I need to start cooking.
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This is so ----ing weird.
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♪♪♪
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♪♪♪
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Brooke's pulled pears
and carrots,
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so I immediately start peeling
and getting ready to cook those.
258
00:10:22,313 --> 00:10:23,455
[bleep]
259
00:10:24,699 --> 00:10:26,199
All I wanna do is tell Dawn
260
00:10:26,275 --> 00:10:29,077
that her carrots are already
on the stove boiling,
261
00:10:29,153 --> 00:10:30,462
and I can't.
262
00:10:30,538 --> 00:10:33,298
But even if it's 10 seconds,
that's 10 seconds
263
00:10:33,375 --> 00:10:36,301
that could make or break
a dish.
264
00:10:42,809 --> 00:10:44,425
[bleep]
265
00:10:44,502 --> 00:10:46,386
♪♪♪
266
00:10:46,462 --> 00:10:50,774
Run over to the stove, and
I see carrots already cooking.
267
00:10:52,802 --> 00:10:55,728
There's absolutely
no communication allowed
268
00:10:55,805 --> 00:10:57,489
between the two chefs.
269
00:10:57,565 --> 00:11:00,474
So I need to open my eyes
and be more careful.
270
00:11:04,313 --> 00:11:07,740
♪♪♪
271
00:11:07,817 --> 00:11:10,243
I see that Jamie got me
all set up,
272
00:11:10,319 --> 00:11:14,673
and then all of a sudden,
I forgot how to butcher a squab.
273
00:11:14,749 --> 00:11:17,083
[sighs]
274
00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:18,793
That looks so ugly.
275
00:11:18,870 --> 00:11:22,180
Like, my brain goes,
"You don't know how."
276
00:11:22,257 --> 00:11:24,516
Uh-oh. What is she doing?
277
00:11:24,592 --> 00:11:25,850
Oh, Maria.
278
00:11:25,927 --> 00:11:28,845
♪♪♪
279
00:11:28,855 --> 00:11:30,763
I saw the beef shank
Shota pulled,
280
00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,766
and I definitely didn't taste
beef anywhere,
281
00:11:33,843 --> 00:11:36,185
so I'm just leaving that alone.
282
00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:37,854
My plan is to get
the bird cooking,
283
00:11:37,864 --> 00:11:41,441
but I'm not 100% confident
on the sauce.
284
00:11:41,517 --> 00:11:43,609
♪♪♪
285
00:11:43,686 --> 00:11:46,279
I can't ----ing find
the mustard.
286
00:11:46,355 --> 00:11:48,614
I'm looking for mustard
because I know for certain
287
00:11:48,691 --> 00:11:50,375
it was present on the plate.
288
00:11:52,361 --> 00:11:53,378
I'm impressed.
289
00:11:54,622 --> 00:11:55,621
[exhales deeply]
290
00:11:55,698 --> 00:11:57,623
♪♪♪
291
00:11:57,700 --> 00:11:58,866
How you feeling about this,
Dawn?
292
00:11:58,944 --> 00:12:01,335
I feel like I at least
picked the sauce up.
293
00:12:01,412 --> 00:12:03,388
- Of course, the bird is there.
- Yeah.
294
00:12:07,877 --> 00:12:11,563
I don't know why I think
creamy and curry,
295
00:12:11,639 --> 00:12:13,347
you know, eastern flavors.
296
00:12:13,424 --> 00:12:16,851
So I go grab butter
and heavy cream.
297
00:12:16,928 --> 00:12:18,403
I don't know what that is.
298
00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,647
I'm grilling the squab and then
putting it back in the sauce
299
00:12:21,724 --> 00:12:23,566
so it's absorbing the flavor.
300
00:12:23,577 --> 00:12:26,402
Is she cooking the birds
in gravy?
301
00:12:26,413 --> 00:12:29,572
♪ Amazing grace ♪
302
00:12:29,583 --> 00:12:31,249
♪♪♪
303
00:12:31,326 --> 00:12:32,584
Uh...
304
00:12:32,660 --> 00:12:34,911
♪♪♪
305
00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:37,255
You have 10 seconds
before all of you
306
00:12:37,332 --> 00:12:38,706
get to go into the box.
307
00:12:38,783 --> 00:12:41,584
♪♪♪
308
00:12:41,595 --> 00:12:43,544
- [timer beeps]
- Chefs, you now have 5 minutes
309
00:12:43,621 --> 00:12:45,764
to fix any mistakes
you've made.
310
00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:47,340
Gabe.
311
00:12:47,416 --> 00:12:49,258
♪♪♪
312
00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:50,935
I had these just in case.
I don't have that.
313
00:12:51,012 --> 00:12:52,678
Eggs. I'll make the relish.
314
00:12:52,755 --> 00:12:54,606
Okay, and I did make a purée.
315
00:12:54,682 --> 00:12:56,566
Dawn, thank you very much
for that.
316
00:13:03,307 --> 00:13:06,192
A pear? Taste the squab.
317
00:13:06,269 --> 00:13:08,736
- Gribiche.
- All right, what do you want?
318
00:13:08,813 --> 00:13:10,530
- Eggs. I got gribiche.
- What do I do?
319
00:13:10,606 --> 00:13:11,948
I don't think it's queso,
though.
320
00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:13,616
What is it?
321
00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:15,618
If we can get that purée,
we can be there.
322
00:13:15,629 --> 00:13:17,295
I'm gonna try to rush
and make the carrot purée.
323
00:13:17,372 --> 00:13:19,539
I'm gonna try to throw it
in the fryer and blitz it.
324
00:13:19,615 --> 00:13:21,457
♪♪♪
325
00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:22,300
The squab is done.
326
00:13:22,377 --> 00:13:24,469
You made it. Like, rocked on.
327
00:13:24,546 --> 00:13:26,546
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm.
328
00:13:26,622 --> 00:13:28,548
- One minute!
- Let's get the bird down.
329
00:13:28,624 --> 00:13:30,633
- You want what in here?
- Mustard.
330
00:13:30,644 --> 00:13:32,385
- Jamie, let's plate.
- Yeah, okay.
331
00:13:32,461 --> 00:13:33,978
Right behind.
332
00:13:34,055 --> 00:13:35,772
10 seconds.
333
00:13:36,632 --> 00:13:39,433
You got this, you got this,
you got this.
334
00:13:39,510 --> 00:13:40,893
It's fine.
335
00:13:40,970 --> 00:13:41,986
- [timer beeps]
- Time's up!
336
00:13:42,063 --> 00:13:43,488
Hands up. Utensils down.
337
00:13:43,565 --> 00:13:45,398
[beeping continues]
338
00:13:45,474 --> 00:13:46,482
[bleep]
339
00:13:46,493 --> 00:13:48,368
- Holy sh--.
- Whoo!
340
00:13:49,478 --> 00:13:51,237
- Damn, y'all.
- How do you guys do this?
341
00:13:51,314 --> 00:13:52,488
- You all did...
- [laughs]
342
00:13:52,499 --> 00:13:54,448
You guys really
----ing killed it.
343
00:13:54,525 --> 00:13:55,950
Are you guys ready to find out
who your guest judge is?
344
00:13:56,027 --> 00:13:57,994
- Yes.
- Yeah.
345
00:13:58,004 --> 00:14:01,414
Please welcome
James Beard Award-winning chef
346
00:14:01,490 --> 00:14:03,583
from right here in Portland.
347
00:14:03,659 --> 00:14:05,918
- Hi, chefs.
- Gabriel Rucker.
348
00:14:05,995 --> 00:14:07,011
How's it going?
349
00:14:07,088 --> 00:14:08,754
- That looked fun.
- [laughter]
350
00:14:08,831 --> 00:14:12,258
Everyone is dying to know
what is the dish
351
00:14:12,335 --> 00:14:13,926
that you prepared for all of us?
352
00:14:14,003 --> 00:14:15,970
It was a grilled breast
of pigeon
353
00:14:16,047 --> 00:14:19,765
with roasted carrots,
marinated in grilled pears,
354
00:14:19,842 --> 00:14:21,350
a fall spice gribiche,
and a carrot mustard,
355
00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:22,768
with a little bit of crunch
356
00:14:22,845 --> 00:14:25,029
from a pistachio pumpernickel
bread crumb.
357
00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:27,723
Yeah.
358
00:14:27,725 --> 00:14:29,442
Why don't we start
with Dawn and Brooke?
359
00:14:29,518 --> 00:14:30,776
Looks good.
360
00:14:30,853 --> 00:14:34,488
Wow. So what did you think
you were making today?
361
00:14:34,565 --> 00:14:36,616
I knew that it was
some small bird.
362
00:14:36,692 --> 00:14:39,994
I tasted the pear, the carrot,
and the mustard
363
00:14:40,071 --> 00:14:42,330
in the carrot sauce.
364
00:14:42,406 --> 00:14:44,332
Brooke, what was it like to be
back with the timer
365
00:14:44,408 --> 00:14:46,000
and the running?
366
00:14:46,077 --> 00:14:47,385
I enjoy it, but this was
367
00:14:47,462 --> 00:14:49,837
a really difficult plate of food
to recreate.
368
00:14:49,914 --> 00:14:51,890
- The purée is really yummy.
- Yeah.
369
00:14:51,966 --> 00:14:53,716
- Thank you.
- They did a great job.
370
00:14:53,727 --> 00:14:55,894
- Thank you so much.
- BOTH: Thank you.
371
00:14:55,970 --> 00:14:58,471
- Shota and Gabe?
- Hey, chefs.
372
00:14:58,547 --> 00:15:01,566
Thank you.
What did you think this was?
373
00:15:01,643 --> 00:15:03,017
Shota did a really good job
of setting me up
374
00:15:03,094 --> 00:15:04,736
with the pears and the carrots,
375
00:15:04,812 --> 00:15:06,812
and he had the bird broken down
already.
376
00:15:06,889 --> 00:15:08,406
And I didn't pick up the purée.
377
00:15:08,483 --> 00:15:09,649
I did pick up
on the egg whites,
378
00:15:09,725 --> 00:15:11,075
so I knew there was some type
of gribiche.
379
00:15:11,152 --> 00:15:13,486
The fact that you even got
that it was a gribiche
380
00:15:13,562 --> 00:15:14,820
was quite impressive, I think.
381
00:15:14,897 --> 00:15:16,739
I'm picking up a lot
of the flavors
382
00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:17,990
that are in the original dish
on this, too.
383
00:15:18,067 --> 00:15:19,584
- Thank you both.
- Thank you.
384
00:15:19,661 --> 00:15:21,494
Maria and Jamie,
bring up your dish.
385
00:15:21,570 --> 00:15:24,080
- The sad plate, you mean.
- It's a sad plate?
386
00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:26,090
- It's a sad plate.
- We'll decide.
387
00:15:26,167 --> 00:15:28,092
I was trying to keep track
of what you're doing.
388
00:15:28,169 --> 00:15:30,836
I grilled it first. Some curry
spices I put in there.
389
00:15:30,913 --> 00:15:32,931
And, uh, poured a little bit
of cream and butter
390
00:15:33,007 --> 00:15:34,933
to give it more body.
391
00:15:35,009 --> 00:15:36,884
Mmm. That pear is delicious.
392
00:15:36,961 --> 00:15:38,052
Thank you.
393
00:15:38,129 --> 00:15:39,845
- Thank you both.
- Awesome.
394
00:15:39,922 --> 00:15:41,105
Okay, Gabriel,
how do you think they did
395
00:15:41,182 --> 00:15:42,598
with this challenge?
396
00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:44,850
Overall,
I was absolutely impressed.
397
00:15:44,927 --> 00:15:46,444
But there was definitely
one plate that got
398
00:15:46,521 --> 00:15:48,521
the most of
the components right,
399
00:15:48,597 --> 00:15:51,357
most of the textures right,
and the highs and low notes
400
00:15:51,434 --> 00:15:53,618
of the acid and the base,
401
00:15:53,695 --> 00:15:55,787
and that winning dish is...
402
00:15:55,863 --> 00:15:57,530
♪♪♪
403
00:15:57,606 --> 00:15:59,031
Dawn and Brooke.
404
00:15:59,108 --> 00:16:00,908
[applause]
405
00:16:00,985 --> 00:16:02,076
[laughs]
406
00:16:02,153 --> 00:16:04,787
So congratulations,
Dawn and Brooke.
407
00:16:04,798 --> 00:16:06,464
I had a great partner.
408
00:16:06,541 --> 00:16:09,542
This is the third Quickfire
in a row of my winning streak.
409
00:16:09,618 --> 00:16:11,469
I have to kind of
get over myself
410
00:16:11,546 --> 00:16:13,587
because it was a partnership,
but I did my part,
411
00:16:13,664 --> 00:16:15,756
and I'm pleased.
412
00:16:15,833 --> 00:16:18,050
Gabriel, thank you so much
for joining us.
413
00:16:18,127 --> 00:16:19,477
And thank you, Brooke.
414
00:16:19,554 --> 00:16:20,928
Thanks for letting me
cook with you guys.
415
00:16:21,005 --> 00:16:22,146
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
416
00:16:22,223 --> 00:16:24,565
- My pleasure.
- Thank you both.
417
00:16:26,469 --> 00:16:28,811
All right, chefs, you guys are
officially entering
418
00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:31,063
the home stretch now.
419
00:16:31,140 --> 00:16:32,815
You guys have to be exhausted,
right?
420
00:16:32,826 --> 00:16:34,400
- Yes, ma'am.
- Yes.
421
00:16:34,477 --> 00:16:36,736
I mean, the "Top Chef" journey
isn't for the faint of heart.
422
00:16:36,812 --> 00:16:37,829
- No, it's not.
- No.
423
00:16:37,905 --> 00:16:39,163
It is not.
424
00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:43,001
Tonight, pack your knives
and get ready for a night
425
00:16:43,077 --> 00:16:44,910
that you've all been
waiting for.
426
00:16:44,987 --> 00:16:48,414
- We're going to the bar?
- [laughter]
427
00:16:48,491 --> 00:16:50,916
I will be the first one
to join you, my friend, but no.
428
00:16:50,993 --> 00:16:52,084
[laughter]
429
00:16:52,161 --> 00:16:53,919
A night off.
430
00:16:53,996 --> 00:16:56,922
[cheers and laughter]
431
00:16:56,999 --> 00:16:58,966
It's well-deserved.
432
00:16:59,043 --> 00:17:01,469
Maybe even something a little
special waiting for you.
433
00:17:01,545 --> 00:17:03,929
- Have a great night off.
- Thank you.
434
00:17:04,006 --> 00:17:05,639
- I'm enjoying this.
- [laughter]
435
00:17:05,716 --> 00:17:06,640
[sighs]
436
00:17:06,717 --> 00:17:10,770
♪♪♪
437
00:17:10,846 --> 00:17:12,480
Oh.
438
00:17:12,556 --> 00:17:16,534
What's that? No!
This is...No! [laughs]
439
00:17:16,611 --> 00:17:19,528
- Hi, chefs.
- Hi!
440
00:17:19,539 --> 00:17:21,039
Why do you seem so disappointed?
441
00:17:21,115 --> 00:17:24,208
No, it's not you guys.
It's this...It's...Yeah.
442
00:17:24,285 --> 00:17:27,545
You guys made an incredible
first impression, I have to say.
443
00:17:27,622 --> 00:17:30,790
But I can't wait to see what
else you guys have for us.
444
00:17:30,866 --> 00:17:32,625
Here we go.
445
00:17:32,701 --> 00:17:34,710
Is anyone feeling
a little bit homesick?
446
00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:36,796
♪♪♪
447
00:17:36,872 --> 00:17:39,131
These are care packages
personally curated
448
00:17:39,208 --> 00:17:41,142
by each of your families.
449
00:17:42,586 --> 00:17:43,636
[laughs]
450
00:17:43,712 --> 00:17:44,887
Try to make us cry.
You can't do it.
451
00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:45,897
[laughter]
452
00:17:45,973 --> 00:17:47,181
I know. I can already feel it.
453
00:17:47,258 --> 00:17:50,142
And remember which box is yours.
454
00:17:50,219 --> 00:17:53,062
"Hello, Mom, I want you to know
that I love you. I miss you.
455
00:17:53,073 --> 00:17:54,855
[voice breaking]
And I wish you...
456
00:17:54,932 --> 00:17:56,982
[clears throat] And I wish
you were here at home.
457
00:17:57,059 --> 00:17:59,744
But I don't want you home,
so don't come home."
458
00:17:59,821 --> 00:18:00,861
[laughter]
459
00:18:00,938 --> 00:18:01,987
Very well put.
460
00:18:02,064 --> 00:18:03,739
"And I'm proud to call you
my mom.
461
00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:05,991
Please kick some butt for me."
462
00:18:06,068 --> 00:18:07,535
- Yay.
- Yay.
463
00:18:07,611 --> 00:18:09,754
Wow, you did so much better
than I expected.
464
00:18:09,831 --> 00:18:11,172
[laughter]
465
00:18:13,075 --> 00:18:14,592
"Hey, Jamie, we hope
you're doing great
466
00:18:14,669 --> 00:18:16,094
and having so much fun.
467
00:18:16,170 --> 00:18:18,546
I've seen you work so hard
to get where you are now."
468
00:18:18,622 --> 00:18:20,548
[imitates sobbing]
469
00:18:20,624 --> 00:18:21,924
[laughter]
470
00:18:21,935 --> 00:18:24,927
Reading the letter makes me sad.
471
00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:28,106
It's been a minute since
I've seen my family and friends.
472
00:18:28,182 --> 00:18:31,275
I miss them, and they miss me.
473
00:18:31,352 --> 00:18:33,686
But I don't wanna cry
in front of everyone.
474
00:18:33,762 --> 00:18:34,854
[laughs]
475
00:18:34,930 --> 00:18:36,689
"You inspire me,
and keep kicking ass
476
00:18:36,765 --> 00:18:38,691
and acid, acid, acid always."
477
00:18:38,767 --> 00:18:40,776
This is not drugs. Acid--
he's talking about limes.
478
00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:42,862
- [laughter]
- Yeah. Figured.
479
00:18:42,938 --> 00:18:44,905
[laughing] Okay, your turn.
480
00:18:44,982 --> 00:18:46,699
"Dawn, uh, it's only been
a few weeks
481
00:18:46,775 --> 00:18:49,794
since you--you've been away,
but it seems like longer,
482
00:18:49,871 --> 00:18:51,954
and we miss you very much.
We know that it's really
483
00:18:51,965 --> 00:18:54,957
pulling on your heartstrings
being away...
484
00:18:54,968 --> 00:18:56,876
[voice breaking]
while Mom is recovering."
485
00:18:56,952 --> 00:18:58,136
[crying]
486
00:18:59,830 --> 00:19:01,088
I'm sorry.
487
00:19:01,165 --> 00:19:03,757
"While Mom is recovering
from her stroke."
488
00:19:03,834 --> 00:19:07,052
My mother was a single parent
of five,
489
00:19:07,129 --> 00:19:08,554
and she had some
crazy challenges
490
00:19:08,631 --> 00:19:10,148
raising all of us by herself.
491
00:19:10,224 --> 00:19:13,818
So my mother is my inspiration
and the strongest woman I know,
492
00:19:13,895 --> 00:19:15,936
and she continues
to teach me that
493
00:19:16,013 --> 00:19:17,989
anything worth having is worth
fighting for.
494
00:19:18,065 --> 00:19:21,066
"And it is your dream to become
the next Top Chef.
495
00:19:21,143 --> 00:19:23,119
Just keep striving."
496
00:19:25,356 --> 00:19:27,999
Thank you.
497
00:19:28,075 --> 00:19:29,909
- Shota.
- Uh, "It is great to know
498
00:19:29,985 --> 00:19:31,410
you are still
in the competition.
499
00:19:31,487 --> 00:19:34,079
We are very proud of you.
While we miss you and your food,
500
00:19:34,156 --> 00:19:35,998
we are having a great time
with your dog Dodger."
501
00:19:36,009 --> 00:19:37,249
Mine's really short and simple.
502
00:19:37,326 --> 00:19:41,003
- [laughter]
- I have Asian parents, so...
503
00:19:41,014 --> 00:19:42,346
- Gabe.
- "I hope this care package
504
00:19:42,423 --> 00:19:44,757
brings you the same feeling
knowing how much
505
00:19:44,833 --> 00:19:46,091
the kids and I love you,
support you,
506
00:19:46,168 --> 00:19:47,259
and just so proud of you."
507
00:19:47,336 --> 00:19:49,178
Especially with everything
going on
508
00:19:49,189 --> 00:19:51,180
in a crazy world right now,
509
00:19:51,191 --> 00:19:54,099
family is by far
the most important thing.
510
00:19:54,176 --> 00:19:55,267
"No matter how far away
you are from us,
511
00:19:55,344 --> 00:19:57,311
we are by your side
cheering you on."
512
00:19:57,388 --> 00:19:59,146
[laughs]
513
00:19:59,223 --> 00:20:01,190
Getting a letter from home--
514
00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:03,034
it's inspiring and motivational
for me.
515
00:20:03,110 --> 00:20:06,779
I mean, it's so clear that you
have so many amazing people
516
00:20:06,855 --> 00:20:09,040
rooting for you back home.
- I for one am really glad
517
00:20:09,116 --> 00:20:10,991
we got to share this moment
with you, so thank you all.
518
00:20:11,068 --> 00:20:12,701
- But...
- But...
519
00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:13,786
It's a trap.
520
00:20:13,862 --> 00:20:15,922
This is "Top Chef" after all.
521
00:20:21,703 --> 00:20:23,537
You guys are in luck,
522
00:20:23,614 --> 00:20:26,390
because tonight we've arranged
a little taste of home.
523
00:20:26,467 --> 00:20:28,175
[laughs]
524
00:20:28,252 --> 00:20:31,887
♪♪♪
525
00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:33,456
For your next
Elimination Challenge,
526
00:20:33,458 --> 00:20:36,350
you'll be using the ingredients
sent in the care packages
527
00:20:36,427 --> 00:20:39,195
by your families.
528
00:20:41,932 --> 00:20:42,982
[laughter]
529
00:20:43,058 --> 00:20:45,409
Go ahead. Just open your box.
530
00:20:45,486 --> 00:20:48,362
Oh, that's--that's mine.
I hope it's not chicken wings.
531
00:20:48,439 --> 00:20:51,249
- [laughs]
- All right. She definitely sent
532
00:20:51,325 --> 00:20:53,867
the most important ingredient.
- Ooh! Tequila.
533
00:20:53,944 --> 00:20:54,868
[laughter]
534
00:20:54,945 --> 00:20:57,329
Chicken wings.
Typical sister.
535
00:20:57,406 --> 00:20:59,498
Sent me a kiss-of-death packet.
536
00:20:59,575 --> 00:21:01,375
I'm not gonna do chicken wings.
537
00:21:01,452 --> 00:21:04,420
You do not have to use all
of the ingredients in the box.
538
00:21:04,430 --> 00:21:06,213
- Okay.
- But you do want
539
00:21:06,290 --> 00:21:08,048
to be inspired by the box
and try to utilize
540
00:21:08,125 --> 00:21:09,758
as many as you can.
541
00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:11,176
Tomorrow you'll head
to Scholls Lodge,
542
00:21:11,253 --> 00:21:13,053
located in the Tualatin Valley.
543
00:21:13,130 --> 00:21:15,222
You'll have two and a half hours
to prep and cook
544
00:21:15,299 --> 00:21:16,724
before service begins.
545
00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,276
- Good luck, chefs.
- Thank you.
546
00:21:18,352 --> 00:21:19,393
- Thank you very much, guys.
- See you tomorrow.
547
00:21:19,470 --> 00:21:22,113
- Thank you.
- Thank you, guys.
548
00:21:22,189 --> 00:21:24,064
Yams, beets, coffee,
549
00:21:24,141 --> 00:21:25,441
oh, and pork belly.
550
00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:26,358
I'll just make all of this
into a dish.
551
00:21:26,435 --> 00:21:29,403
Mezcal, pork shoulder--
552
00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,289
the essentials.
553
00:21:31,365 --> 00:21:32,865
I got all of the ingredients
554
00:21:32,941 --> 00:21:34,458
for making a traditional dish
called cochinita pibil.
555
00:21:34,535 --> 00:21:36,744
It's the first thing my mother
taught me how to cook,
556
00:21:36,820 --> 00:21:38,796
but I really wanna take
a bigger risk
557
00:21:38,873 --> 00:21:41,415
and try something that maybe
the judges haven't had before.
558
00:21:41,492 --> 00:21:44,293
I'm confused by my wife's
choosing a box.
559
00:21:44,304 --> 00:21:45,753
What did you find out?
560
00:21:45,829 --> 00:21:47,755
Bean sprouts.
561
00:21:47,831 --> 00:21:48,756
My favorite dish
that my wife makes
562
00:21:48,832 --> 00:21:50,049
is a stir-fry.
563
00:21:50,125 --> 00:21:52,217
Chicken,
because that's our staple.
564
00:21:52,294 --> 00:21:54,094
These ingredients
represents our family.
565
00:21:54,171 --> 00:21:57,931
But never in a million years
they thought
566
00:21:58,008 --> 00:21:59,433
that I was going to cook
with that box.
567
00:21:59,510 --> 00:22:01,769
You can tell that my wife
doesn't cook.
568
00:22:01,845 --> 00:22:03,937
Matzo ball soup.
569
00:22:04,014 --> 00:22:05,156
There's brisket.
570
00:22:05,232 --> 00:22:06,273
Chili. It's a lot of--
571
00:22:06,350 --> 00:22:07,441
mainly it's Jewish food.
572
00:22:07,518 --> 00:22:08,884
[laughs]
573
00:22:08,886 --> 00:22:10,444
Guys, I know you want me to make
the matzo ball soup,
574
00:22:10,521 --> 00:22:12,154
but it ain't gonna happen.
[laughs]
575
00:22:12,165 --> 00:22:14,281
There's like a Jewish deli
that my friends and family
576
00:22:14,358 --> 00:22:15,991
have been going for 11 years.
577
00:22:16,002 --> 00:22:18,002
Jewish food is comfort food.
578
00:22:18,079 --> 00:22:19,395
Challah.
579
00:22:19,397 --> 00:22:22,289
But, uh, I don't know
what do with what I got.
580
00:22:22,366 --> 00:22:24,458
- It's a random cucumber.
- [laughter]
581
00:22:24,535 --> 00:22:28,128
- One cucumber.
- Just one cucumber.
582
00:22:28,205 --> 00:22:34,968
♪♪♪
583
00:22:35,045 --> 00:22:42,976
♪♪♪
584
00:22:43,053 --> 00:22:45,529
Wings, people see 'em
as simple,
585
00:22:45,606 --> 00:22:47,365
but I want to cook these wings
for Rene and Lilly.
586
00:22:47,441 --> 00:22:49,533
Oh, wow.
587
00:22:49,610 --> 00:22:51,193
Look at that.
588
00:22:51,204 --> 00:22:52,361
It's Final Five.
589
00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:53,612
I feel the pressure,
590
00:22:53,689 --> 00:22:55,081
but I want to give it
my all.
591
00:22:56,117 --> 00:22:58,042
♪♪♪
592
00:22:58,119 --> 00:22:58,992
Who needs lemongrass?
593
00:22:59,069 --> 00:23:00,536
- Me.
- Matsutake.
594
00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:02,046
Here's the mushrooms, bro.
595
00:23:05,126 --> 00:23:06,542
I have onions.
596
00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:08,836
Shota, what are you making,
baby boy?
597
00:23:08,912 --> 00:23:11,338
I'm making a dish
inspired by my dad.
598
00:23:11,415 --> 00:23:13,173
He used to take me
matsutake foraging
599
00:23:13,250 --> 00:23:14,225
and he loves wagyu.
600
00:23:14,301 --> 00:23:15,893
- Fancy parents.
- [Shota chuckles]
601
00:23:15,970 --> 00:23:17,395
Well, when you forage,
it's free.
602
00:23:17,471 --> 00:23:19,897
Matsutake is one
of my favorite ingredients
603
00:23:19,974 --> 00:23:22,391
and puréeing that is
almost a no-no,
604
00:23:22,402 --> 00:23:25,018
but we're Final Five, we gotta
try something a little crazy.
605
00:23:25,095 --> 00:23:26,362
Okay, go.
606
00:23:29,650 --> 00:23:32,484
We have a family tradition--
Monday wings.
607
00:23:32,561 --> 00:23:34,987
But sometimes we cheat--
we have Friday, too.
608
00:23:35,063 --> 00:23:36,914
We love wings.
609
00:23:36,991 --> 00:23:39,575
And then my son put
"octopus" on the thing
610
00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:41,419
and it's one
of his favorite dishes,
611
00:23:41,495 --> 00:23:44,496
but I feel intimidated
a little bit by octopus
612
00:23:44,573 --> 00:23:46,257
and I know chicken wings--
613
00:23:46,333 --> 00:23:48,250
or what he calls
"chimken" wings--
614
00:23:48,261 --> 00:23:49,593
- [laughs]
- will work.
615
00:23:49,670 --> 00:23:52,004
My salad
is a bean sprout salad.
616
00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,432
The only issue I'm seeing,
the bean sprouts,
617
00:23:54,508 --> 00:23:57,092
they're super wet, so I'm
trying to pat them dry.
618
00:23:57,103 --> 00:23:58,886
But I feel confident,
I really do.
619
00:23:58,962 --> 00:24:01,889
My glaze for my wings
has soy sauce, miso,
620
00:24:01,965 --> 00:24:04,608
cilantro, chiles...
621
00:24:04,685 --> 00:24:06,435
and love.
622
00:24:06,446 --> 00:24:09,071
The sauce will be
a showstopper.
623
00:24:11,099 --> 00:24:12,341
James, what are you making?
624
00:24:12,343 --> 00:24:15,360
I'm making braised brisket,
thit kho-style.
625
00:24:15,437 --> 00:24:17,237
In my head I have a lot
going on,
626
00:24:17,314 --> 00:24:19,072
but I decided to use
the brisket
627
00:24:19,149 --> 00:24:20,282
because of my family.
628
00:24:20,293 --> 00:24:21,459
We do eat thit kho a lot,
629
00:24:21,535 --> 00:24:23,368
so it's like
a family-style meal.
630
00:24:23,445 --> 00:24:25,370
I only have 2 1/2 hours
to prep and cook
631
00:24:25,447 --> 00:24:27,298
and brisket takes longer.
632
00:24:27,374 --> 00:24:29,291
So I have to use
the pressure cooker.
633
00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:31,418
I never used a pressure cooker
in my life.
634
00:24:31,495 --> 00:24:33,137
Go, go, go.
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
635
00:24:35,123 --> 00:24:36,423
Where do I put it?
Over there?
636
00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:37,975
Put it on the fire.
637
00:24:38,052 --> 00:24:39,226
Whoo!
638
00:24:41,797 --> 00:24:43,222
I got some persimmons,
so I'm gonna do
639
00:24:43,298 --> 00:24:45,265
a light persimmon vinaigrette
on the side.
640
00:24:45,342 --> 00:24:46,642
I decide to use
these persimmons
641
00:24:46,652 --> 00:24:48,936
because it's my dad's
favorite ingredient.
642
00:24:49,012 --> 00:24:51,730
It's a very elevated version
of steak and mushrooms
643
00:24:51,807 --> 00:24:54,107
with fruit salad.
644
00:24:54,184 --> 00:24:55,493
How's the steak look, Shota?
645
00:24:55,569 --> 00:24:56,660
All good.
646
00:24:56,737 --> 00:24:58,612
I got a lot relying on how
my proteins cook.
647
00:24:58,689 --> 00:25:00,948
Can you cook mine too, then?
I'll buy you dinner.
648
00:25:01,024 --> 00:25:02,282
Oui, chef.
649
00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:03,575
For this challenge,
I want to create
650
00:25:03,652 --> 00:25:06,328
a traditional street food
called a panucho.
651
00:25:06,339 --> 00:25:08,455
It's a masa that's fried
and then stuffed,
652
00:25:08,532 --> 00:25:10,290
and then topped with a type
of braised meat.
653
00:25:10,367 --> 00:25:11,491
Dude, that looks delicious.
654
00:25:11,569 --> 00:25:13,627
A lot of my dishes
have been more composed
655
00:25:13,704 --> 00:25:16,171
but street food is amazing,
and I want to
656
00:25:16,182 --> 00:25:18,298
add some beauty to it
and some technique to it.
657
00:25:18,375 --> 00:25:20,342
Are these the reapers
or the ghost chilis, Dawn?
658
00:25:20,353 --> 00:25:22,135
- I think these are the ghost.
- You using 'em all?
659
00:25:22,212 --> 00:25:24,304
I'm not using any.
[laughs]
660
00:25:24,381 --> 00:25:25,505
At this point
in the competition,
661
00:25:25,583 --> 00:25:27,140
you really have to cook
with your heart
662
00:25:27,217 --> 00:25:28,517
and be confident in your food.
663
00:25:28,528 --> 00:25:30,477
That's gotten me
to the top five.
664
00:25:30,554 --> 00:25:31,770
Whoo!
665
00:25:31,847 --> 00:25:33,447
That is definitely
a ghost chili.
666
00:25:35,350 --> 00:25:38,193
I'm trying to prep my tomatoes,
get my mushroom going,
667
00:25:38,204 --> 00:25:40,529
cucumbers working,
cook the chantarelles.
668
00:25:40,540 --> 00:25:42,447
- Well, you have time.
- Yeah.
669
00:25:42,524 --> 00:25:44,700
[gasps, whimpers]
What is that?
670
00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:46,535
- Where?
- It's a crawling thing.
671
00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:49,788
I thought it was an onion skin.
[laughs]
672
00:25:49,865 --> 00:25:52,716
My brother sent me
ingredients
673
00:25:52,793 --> 00:25:55,386
that we would normally use
for a holiday.
674
00:25:55,462 --> 00:25:56,670
You know, sharing a meal.
675
00:25:56,747 --> 00:25:59,715
So I'm just trying to honor,
like, my aunts
676
00:25:59,725 --> 00:26:01,341
and my grandmother.
677
00:26:01,418 --> 00:26:03,677
I'm definitely thinking of
my mom and my family.
678
00:26:03,754 --> 00:26:06,305
I was very happy
to hear from them,
679
00:26:06,381 --> 00:26:08,348
but it puts a little bit of
pressure on me as well.
680
00:26:08,425 --> 00:26:11,560
I am braising pork belly
681
00:26:11,571 --> 00:26:13,520
and serving it
with red eye gravy.
682
00:26:13,597 --> 00:26:16,064
It means so much to me
to really honor
683
00:26:16,075 --> 00:26:17,691
my family in this challenge.
684
00:26:17,768 --> 00:26:19,243
Yeah. Perfect.
685
00:26:20,270 --> 00:26:23,071
- Hot, hot, hot.
- Look at that gorgeousness.
686
00:26:23,082 --> 00:26:25,207
- Are you super happy?
- I think so.
687
00:26:28,779 --> 00:26:30,713
- A little bit longer?
- A little longer? Yeah.
688
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,258
Ah, I used the brisket.
689
00:26:34,335 --> 00:26:36,251
I'm taking an extra time
to make sure
690
00:26:36,262 --> 00:26:38,378
the brisket is the right
texture I want it.
691
00:26:38,455 --> 00:26:40,255
How do you put this on
again?
692
00:26:40,266 --> 00:26:42,507
- Need help, Jamie?
- I'll figure it out.
693
00:26:42,584 --> 00:26:45,519
But I haven't really focused
on the rest of my dish.
694
00:26:46,606 --> 00:26:48,555
- I gotta go.
- You okay, mama?
695
00:26:48,632 --> 00:26:50,232
No. [sighs]
696
00:26:55,522 --> 00:27:00,525
♪♪♪
697
00:27:00,602 --> 00:27:02,778
- This is beautiful.
- Yeah.
698
00:27:02,788 --> 00:27:04,788
Like, I'm gonna put this
on my Pinterest.
699
00:27:04,865 --> 00:27:07,616
[laughter]
700
00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:08,851
How was it yesterday?
701
00:27:08,853 --> 00:27:10,911
How did they receive
their care packages?
702
00:27:10,987 --> 00:27:12,371
It was actually really touching.
703
00:27:12,447 --> 00:27:14,632
It was really
a beautiful moment.
704
00:27:14,708 --> 00:27:16,300
Three out of five cried
705
00:27:16,377 --> 00:27:18,293
- after reading the letters.
- Well, if you include us...
706
00:27:18,304 --> 00:27:20,712
Then there were five
out of seven crying.
707
00:27:20,789 --> 00:27:23,131
[laughter]
708
00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:24,466
I know at this point
in the competition,
709
00:27:24,477 --> 00:27:27,144
I was weeping daily
because
710
00:27:27,221 --> 00:27:28,720
I missed my family so much.
711
00:27:28,797 --> 00:27:30,689
So I think that that hit them
in very different ways.
712
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,725
Definitely homesick, for sure.
713
00:27:33,802 --> 00:27:36,320
- Oh, you and me both, girl.
- [chuckles]
714
00:27:36,397 --> 00:27:38,772
I just need to hope
for the best.
715
00:27:38,849 --> 00:27:41,441
The wings are delicious.
It's just the salad.
716
00:27:41,518 --> 00:27:43,151
It's like, less, more?
717
00:27:43,162 --> 00:27:45,663
Should I add more dressing?
But I don't want to get soggy.
718
00:27:45,739 --> 00:27:47,155
[groans]
719
00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:48,490
- One minute.
- Go, Maria, go.
720
00:27:48,501 --> 00:27:50,951
I'm like, "Maria, walk away."
721
00:27:51,027 --> 00:27:53,245
[timer beeps]
722
00:27:53,321 --> 00:27:54,797
Good job, Maria!
723
00:27:56,491 --> 00:27:57,833
This looks beautiful.
724
00:27:57,843 --> 00:27:59,501
- Hola.
- Hi, Maria.
725
00:27:59,512 --> 00:28:00,919
Hello. I got wings.
726
00:28:00,996 --> 00:28:04,297
My son thinks he's
the connoisseur of wings.
727
00:28:04,374 --> 00:28:06,967
I got bean sprouts,
so I did a bean sprout salad
728
00:28:07,043 --> 00:28:09,344
with a tequila cilantro
vinaigrette,
729
00:28:09,355 --> 00:28:12,681
and then a grilled wing
with miso, cilantro,
730
00:28:12,692 --> 00:28:14,683
ginger, and red jalapeño.
731
00:28:14,694 --> 00:28:16,860
So is the chicken
just marinated and grilled,
732
00:28:16,937 --> 00:28:18,687
or did you do any other cooking?
733
00:28:18,698 --> 00:28:20,480
I actually, uh,
vacuum-seal it,
734
00:28:20,557 --> 00:28:22,816
and put them in
the immersion circulator.
735
00:28:22,893 --> 00:28:23,984
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
736
00:28:24,060 --> 00:28:25,202
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
737
00:28:25,279 --> 00:28:26,695
Enjoy.
738
00:28:26,706 --> 00:28:28,947
I felt these flavors were
very refreshing for Maria,
739
00:28:29,024 --> 00:28:30,374
because they didn't feel like
740
00:28:30,451 --> 00:28:32,543
all the food we've gotten
from her before.
741
00:28:32,619 --> 00:28:33,952
I actually liked the marinade.
742
00:28:34,029 --> 00:28:36,547
I enjoyed eating it.
I was licking my fingers.
743
00:28:36,623 --> 00:28:37,873
There's a ton of flavor.
It's just,
744
00:28:37,883 --> 00:28:39,883
the sauce is not cooked in
with it.
745
00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,544
And there's no acid
in this salad at all.
746
00:28:42,555 --> 00:28:44,221
I think the bean sprouts
and the cabbage
747
00:28:44,298 --> 00:28:45,505
just watered down
the vinaigrette.
748
00:28:45,582 --> 00:28:47,007
- Yeah.
- Yeah, sure.
749
00:28:47,083 --> 00:28:48,809
Whoo! That was interesting.
750
00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:52,896
Okay...
751
00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,902
I checked the rice,
and it seems dry and weird.
752
00:28:59,905 --> 00:29:03,023
But at this point, I just need
to get something on the plate.
753
00:29:03,099 --> 00:29:04,024
Dawn, can you help me
real fast?
754
00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:05,025
- Coming.
- Can you put
755
00:29:05,101 --> 00:29:06,568
the sauce on for me?
756
00:29:06,579 --> 00:29:07,903
Can you just drizzle
a little over?
757
00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:09,404
Yeah. You good, mama?
758
00:29:09,415 --> 00:29:10,906
- Yeah.
- Mushrooms, right?
759
00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:12,699
Sh--.
760
00:29:12,776 --> 00:29:13,992
- Thank you for your help.
- Sorry.
761
00:29:14,069 --> 00:29:15,919
[timer beeps]
762
00:29:18,257 --> 00:29:21,500
Hi, Jamie. Tell us what was
in your care package.
763
00:29:21,576 --> 00:29:23,585
My care packet was
matzo ball soup...
764
00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:25,429
- [laughs]
- challah bread,
765
00:29:25,506 --> 00:29:27,264
brisket, Thai chili,
766
00:29:27,341 --> 00:29:28,590
and she had chicken wings
in there, and I was like,
767
00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:29,508
"I'm not
gonna do chicken wings."
768
00:29:29,584 --> 00:29:30,842
[laughter]
769
00:29:30,919 --> 00:29:32,761
So it's just thit kho brisket,
770
00:29:32,772 --> 00:29:34,846
a caramelized Thai chili jus,
771
00:29:34,923 --> 00:29:36,848
and then I did
pickled cucumbers.
772
00:29:36,925 --> 00:29:39,059
- Thank you, Jamie.
- Thank you.
773
00:29:39,135 --> 00:29:40,435
Who would've ever thought that
774
00:29:40,446 --> 00:29:41,770
Jamie and I would have
the same box?
775
00:29:41,781 --> 00:29:43,096
[laughter]
776
00:29:43,173 --> 00:29:45,949
My piece of brisket was
just perfectly tender.
777
00:29:46,026 --> 00:29:48,443
I wish there was something
a little bit more done
778
00:29:48,454 --> 00:29:49,694
than just cold rice.
779
00:29:49,771 --> 00:29:52,447
The rice was like
Maria's salad to me.
780
00:29:52,458 --> 00:29:54,533
It was like the little thing
that was just kind of there.
781
00:29:54,609 --> 00:29:58,453
It doesn't scream any sort of
one point of view.
782
00:29:58,464 --> 00:30:00,297
If I went to
a local Vietnamese restaurant
783
00:30:00,374 --> 00:30:02,082
and got this dish,
I'd be perfectly satisfied,
784
00:30:02,158 --> 00:30:04,459
but five contestants left on
"Top Chef," I want to see more.
785
00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:05,585
Thank you, Dawn,
for helping me.
786
00:30:05,662 --> 00:30:07,420
- You're welcome.
- Six minutes.
787
00:30:07,497 --> 00:30:08,713
This dish is special,
because
788
00:30:08,790 --> 00:30:09,881
I'm doing this for my dad.
789
00:30:09,958 --> 00:30:11,299
Whew! That's a hot plate.
790
00:30:11,310 --> 00:30:13,644
I hope the judges feel
the same way about it.
791
00:30:14,671 --> 00:30:16,647
[timer beeps]
792
00:30:17,817 --> 00:30:18,974
Those look beautiful.
793
00:30:18,984 --> 00:30:20,308
- Is that a persimmon?
- Yep.
794
00:30:20,319 --> 00:30:21,935
- Hi, Shota.
- How you doing?
795
00:30:22,012 --> 00:30:24,563
In my care package,
I had wagyu,
796
00:30:24,639 --> 00:30:25,981
persimmons, lotus root.
797
00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:29,109
I made miso-marinated wagyu
with mushroom purée,
798
00:30:29,185 --> 00:30:30,569
and a persimmon salad.
799
00:30:30,645 --> 00:30:32,579
- Thank you, Shota.
- Thank you very much.
800
00:30:33,666 --> 00:30:35,666
Visually, I thought it was
absolutely stunning.
801
00:30:35,742 --> 00:30:38,076
I really love
the compressed persimmon
802
00:30:38,153 --> 00:30:40,328
with the smokiness
of the bonito in there.
803
00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:41,663
And I love the fact
that he made
804
00:30:41,674 --> 00:30:43,790
the matsutakes into a purée.
805
00:30:43,867 --> 00:30:46,459
It's really light, it's creamy.
It has so much umami.
806
00:30:46,536 --> 00:30:48,512
It was a perfect bite.
It was really lovely.
807
00:30:48,589 --> 00:30:50,338
He's not gonna give you
a flavor bomb.
808
00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:53,508
Everything he does
is very delicate and elegant,
809
00:30:53,519 --> 00:30:55,519
and I thought it showed him
beautifully.
810
00:31:00,675 --> 00:31:02,851
- Gabe, how you looking?
- Pretty good, chef.
811
00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:04,027
Wrapping it up.
812
00:31:04,104 --> 00:31:05,821
And a prayer.
813
00:31:07,015 --> 00:31:09,741
[timer beeps]
814
00:31:11,061 --> 00:31:12,152
You guys enjoying
the beautiful day?
815
00:31:12,228 --> 00:31:13,778
- We are.
- Yes.
816
00:31:13,855 --> 00:31:15,614
Gabe, what did you do?
817
00:31:15,690 --> 00:31:17,616
My wife sent me
a pork shoulder.
818
00:31:17,692 --> 00:31:20,535
She loves when I make
cochinita pibil or carnitas.
819
00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:22,537
What I prepared
is a traditional dish
820
00:31:22,548 --> 00:31:23,714
from the Yucatan called
panuchos
821
00:31:23,790 --> 00:31:25,790
where masa is fried raw.
822
00:31:25,867 --> 00:31:28,710
I filled it with braised
pigskins, braised kale,
823
00:31:28,721 --> 00:31:31,046
in a tomatillo
and chile de árbol stew.
824
00:31:31,056 --> 00:31:32,714
For the pork shoulder,
I braised it
825
00:31:32,725 --> 00:31:34,174
and then finished it
on the grill.
826
00:31:34,250 --> 00:31:35,559
Thank you so much, Gabe.
827
00:31:35,636 --> 00:31:37,561
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
828
00:31:37,638 --> 00:31:39,554
Mmm. So different.
829
00:31:39,565 --> 00:31:42,641
I think this is Gabe's
best dish all season.
830
00:31:42,717 --> 00:31:44,809
I love that the kale has this,
like, chewy pigskin,
831
00:31:44,886 --> 00:31:47,070
that's been braised
in this really spicy salsa.
832
00:31:47,147 --> 00:31:49,731
Gabe really showed us
where home is, for him.
833
00:31:49,742 --> 00:31:52,150
I've been to Mérida before,
I've had panuchos.
834
00:31:52,227 --> 00:31:53,735
This is an excellent one.
835
00:31:53,746 --> 00:31:56,071
You really get the char
from the grill on the pork.
836
00:31:56,081 --> 00:31:58,573
What Gabe did here, I think,
you don't see it happen
837
00:31:58,584 --> 00:32:00,083
frequently where you
could take a--
838
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:01,534
a dish that you find
in the street
839
00:32:01,611 --> 00:32:04,037
and dress it up,
and not lose its soul.
840
00:32:04,114 --> 00:32:05,422
- Yeah.
- He's cooking to win.
841
00:32:05,499 --> 00:32:07,883
Lights out.
This is lights out.
842
00:32:10,245 --> 00:32:13,546
I'm a little behind.
Two minutes.
843
00:32:13,623 --> 00:32:16,216
I wish that I had time
to make it prettier,
844
00:32:16,292 --> 00:32:17,676
[softly] Aah...
845
00:32:17,752 --> 00:32:18,885
But no matter what,
846
00:32:18,962 --> 00:32:20,095
this dish is who I am
as a chef
847
00:32:20,105 --> 00:32:21,939
and how we cook
as a family.
848
00:32:22,966 --> 00:32:24,099
[muttering]
849
00:32:24,109 --> 00:32:25,600
Is this 12?
850
00:32:25,611 --> 00:32:28,153
[timer beeps]
851
00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:34,526
♪♪♪
852
00:32:34,602 --> 00:32:36,036
Smells delicious.
853
00:32:37,605 --> 00:32:38,956
- Hi, Dawn.
- Hello.
854
00:32:39,032 --> 00:32:42,125
Every holiday, I make sweet
potato with pecan praline.
855
00:32:42,202 --> 00:32:45,462
So I wanted to kind of honor
my aunts
856
00:32:45,539 --> 00:32:47,130
and my mother by
making it here today.
857
00:32:47,207 --> 00:32:50,208
So I made a pork belly
with sweet potatoes,
858
00:32:50,285 --> 00:32:53,294
a red eye gravy, and collards.
859
00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:54,587
What's sitting in the sauce?
860
00:32:54,664 --> 00:32:56,181
- That is the red eye gravy.
- Okay.
861
00:32:57,309 --> 00:32:58,642
I didn't either.
862
00:32:58,719 --> 00:33:00,093
- Thank you, Dawn.
- Thank you very much.
863
00:33:00,170 --> 00:33:01,219
Thank you very much.
864
00:33:02,130 --> 00:33:04,648
A few of us were missing
one of the sauces.
865
00:33:04,725 --> 00:33:06,141
- Did anyone else...
- Oh, no! Really?
866
00:33:06,151 --> 00:33:08,893
- ...miss the gravy?
- That gravy was incredible.
867
00:33:08,970 --> 00:33:10,988
I think
Dawn's really shown us,
868
00:33:11,064 --> 00:33:12,731
you know, her food here,
in this plate.
869
00:33:12,807 --> 00:33:15,826
She's really trying to
modernize Southern cuisine,
870
00:33:15,902 --> 00:33:17,494
and show off
her techniques here.
871
00:33:17,571 --> 00:33:19,904
And this is like
a Michelin-star cookout for me.
872
00:33:19,981 --> 00:33:22,157
I loved that pecan caramel
around it.
873
00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:24,001
You know, I think,
Dawn for president.
874
00:33:24,077 --> 00:33:25,085
[laughter]
875
00:33:27,581 --> 00:33:30,248
It's gonna be sad to send
any of these chefs home
876
00:33:30,325 --> 00:33:33,835
because I think, all in all,
we really enjoyed the food.
877
00:33:33,846 --> 00:33:35,128
- Thank you all.
- Thank you.
878
00:33:35,205 --> 00:33:36,596
Thanks.
879
00:33:37,591 --> 00:33:44,929
♪♪♪
880
00:33:45,006 --> 00:33:50,694
♪♪♪
881
00:33:50,771 --> 00:33:52,312
Obviously,
you guys are missing home,
882
00:33:52,388 --> 00:33:53,864
but it's getting close
to the end,
883
00:33:53,940 --> 00:33:55,774
and so there's a lot
on the line here.
884
00:33:55,850 --> 00:33:57,868
And little mistakes are going
to make the difference between
885
00:33:57,944 --> 00:33:59,870
taking home a title and not,
so we gotta start
886
00:33:59,946 --> 00:34:03,615
focusing on every single thing
that goes on a plate.
887
00:34:03,691 --> 00:34:05,700
There were three dishes
that we felt
888
00:34:05,711 --> 00:34:07,627
were a cut above the rest.
889
00:34:09,289 --> 00:34:11,831
Shota...
890
00:34:11,908 --> 00:34:13,216
Gabe...
891
00:34:13,293 --> 00:34:14,593
...and Dawn.
892
00:34:17,798 --> 00:34:20,265
Please step to the side.
Thank you.
893
00:34:24,212 --> 00:34:25,787
Shota, how was today for you?
894
00:34:25,789 --> 00:34:29,066
I just thought about, like,
what my dad would kind of like,
895
00:34:29,142 --> 00:34:30,975
and how do I kind of
make it creative and fun?
896
00:34:31,052 --> 00:34:34,229
The persimmon was perhaps
my favorite bite of the day.
897
00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,573
The purée was beautiful
and lovely.
898
00:34:36,650 --> 00:34:38,575
I feel inspired by that dish,
899
00:34:38,652 --> 00:34:40,243
uh, and I'm gonna go
purée some mushrooms.
900
00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:42,245
[laughs]
Thank you very much.
901
00:34:42,322 --> 00:34:46,750
You showed us an incredibly
elevated and sophisticated
902
00:34:46,827 --> 00:34:49,086
side of these flavors from home,
903
00:34:49,162 --> 00:34:51,663
and it showed us who you are
as a cook.
904
00:34:51,739 --> 00:34:53,331
Thank you very much.
905
00:34:53,408 --> 00:34:56,760
Gabe, I thought your dish
was stunning.
906
00:34:56,837 --> 00:34:59,262
What I loved most
is that you were able to take
907
00:34:59,339 --> 00:35:02,173
this beloved street food
908
00:35:02,250 --> 00:35:04,768
and turn it into high art.
909
00:35:04,845 --> 00:35:06,770
It was definitely
a little bit challenging
910
00:35:06,847 --> 00:35:07,938
to want to cook something that
911
00:35:08,014 --> 00:35:09,497
not everybody has ever
had before,
912
00:35:09,499 --> 00:35:11,099
because your expectations
for what you see on the plate
913
00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:12,725
might be different
in your mind.
914
00:35:12,802 --> 00:35:14,394
I don't have a frame
of reference for this dish.
915
00:35:14,470 --> 00:35:15,854
I--I know it tasted
really great.
916
00:35:15,930 --> 00:35:17,063
[laughter]
917
00:35:17,140 --> 00:35:18,398
I like where your head's at
right now,
918
00:35:18,474 --> 00:35:19,783
that you're willing to take
that kind of risk
919
00:35:19,860 --> 00:35:21,276
this late in the game.
It shows confidence
920
00:35:21,286 --> 00:35:22,861
and it shows that
you're here to say something.
921
00:35:22,937 --> 00:35:24,287
Thank you so much, chef.
922
00:35:24,364 --> 00:35:26,406
Dawn, I loved this dish
923
00:35:26,482 --> 00:35:30,285
because it continued
to tell me the story of you.
924
00:35:30,295 --> 00:35:31,911
And it's delicious.
925
00:35:31,988 --> 00:35:33,964
But Dawn, Gail and Dale
926
00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:37,300
did not get the sauce
that was so delicious.
927
00:35:37,377 --> 00:35:38,969
The red eye gravy.
928
00:35:39,045 --> 00:35:39,970
Really?
929
00:35:40,046 --> 00:35:41,972
I'm sorry. I apologize.
930
00:35:42,048 --> 00:35:44,424
I--I had scanned them.
931
00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:45,809
Maybe I missed them.
932
00:35:45,886 --> 00:35:47,093
That was the only thing
I can say
933
00:35:47,170 --> 00:35:48,970
that wasn't fantastic
about your dish.
934
00:35:48,981 --> 00:35:50,313
Thank you.
935
00:35:50,390 --> 00:35:52,098
Out of all of the dishes
tonight,
936
00:35:52,175 --> 00:35:54,309
the first bite
felt the most balanced to me.
937
00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:55,977
I got sweet and savory
and salty
938
00:35:55,988 --> 00:35:57,979
and all these different
really beautiful notes.
939
00:35:57,990 --> 00:35:59,480
It was spectacular.
940
00:35:59,491 --> 00:36:00,899
So I just wish
that everyone else
941
00:36:00,975 --> 00:36:02,942
got to experience
what we got to.
942
00:36:03,019 --> 00:36:04,235
Making those mental errors,
943
00:36:04,312 --> 00:36:05,737
it's not gonna get you
where you want to get to.
944
00:36:05,813 --> 00:36:07,164
Get your head on straight,
'cause your food's really good.
945
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:08,832
You gotta
stick the landing now.
946
00:36:08,909 --> 00:36:10,000
Okay.
947
00:36:10,076 --> 00:36:11,451
Well, Brooke and Kristen,
948
00:36:11,527 --> 00:36:13,453
who won this challenge
today?
949
00:36:13,529 --> 00:36:15,496
The chef who won this challenge
950
00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:19,009
was able to combine
technique and creativity
951
00:36:19,085 --> 00:36:21,678
but not lose heart
of what the dish was.
952
00:36:21,755 --> 00:36:23,254
And the winner is...
953
00:36:23,331 --> 00:36:26,466
♪♪♪
954
00:36:26,542 --> 00:36:28,468
Gabe.
955
00:36:28,544 --> 00:36:31,188
[applause]
956
00:36:31,264 --> 00:36:32,931
It feels absolutely amazing
to win.
957
00:36:33,007 --> 00:36:35,183
So much of this competition
for me is my mother,
958
00:36:35,194 --> 00:36:36,976
my grandmother, my family.
959
00:36:37,053 --> 00:36:39,863
One of the special things to me
all throughout "Top Chef"
960
00:36:39,940 --> 00:36:41,865
has been
my grandmother's rosary.
961
00:36:41,942 --> 00:36:44,201
It's been with me
on this entire journey.
962
00:36:44,277 --> 00:36:46,870
This one's emotional for me.
[laughs]
963
00:36:46,947 --> 00:36:48,038
I'd like to think
that my grandma
964
00:36:48,114 --> 00:36:50,156
was with me
this entire time.
965
00:36:50,233 --> 00:36:52,283
- Great work.
- All three of you.
966
00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:53,451
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
967
00:36:53,528 --> 00:36:55,879
You can step to the side.
Maria and Jamie,
968
00:36:55,956 --> 00:36:57,422
please step forward.
969
00:36:59,125 --> 00:37:01,376
Both your dishes were delicious,
970
00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:04,045
but you're here
for critical decisions
971
00:37:04,056 --> 00:37:05,222
that you both chose to make,
972
00:37:05,298 --> 00:37:07,933
and one of you will
be going home.
973
00:37:10,062 --> 00:37:14,731
Maria, let's start with you.
974
00:37:14,808 --> 00:37:15,848
Thought about my son,
and he loves wings.
975
00:37:15,925 --> 00:37:17,125
But apparently not
the right choice.
976
00:37:17,127 --> 00:37:18,902
I don't think it's necessarily
the choice.
977
00:37:18,979 --> 00:37:21,312
I thought the sauce
was delicious.
978
00:37:21,389 --> 00:37:23,073
I thought it was really tangy.
979
00:37:23,149 --> 00:37:24,407
It had the right amount
of heat.
980
00:37:24,484 --> 00:37:28,411
The problem for me is
that very watery salad
981
00:37:28,488 --> 00:37:30,747
that was not seasoned
or dressed.
982
00:37:30,824 --> 00:37:32,490
The bean sprouts,
they were water.
983
00:37:32,567 --> 00:37:33,917
Did you have to use it,
though?
984
00:37:33,994 --> 00:37:35,827
My wife put them there
for a reason.
985
00:37:35,903 --> 00:37:37,537
You put those bean sprouts in
986
00:37:37,613 --> 00:37:39,256
because you had an emotional
attachment to them.
987
00:37:39,332 --> 00:37:40,799
Yeah, no, it's Cooking 101.
988
00:37:43,286 --> 00:37:44,886
Damn it.
989
00:37:47,457 --> 00:37:48,589
This is all mental right now,
990
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,267
and I almost feel
a sense of you
991
00:37:50,343 --> 00:37:51,426
feeling like your time's up,
and...
992
00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,344
No. I'm intimidated.
993
00:37:53,421 --> 00:37:54,512
Yeah.
994
00:37:54,589 --> 00:37:56,431
I am scared sh--less.
995
00:37:56,441 --> 00:37:58,224
I get it.
There's a self-worth.
996
00:37:58,301 --> 00:37:59,943
I have the same thing,
and that's why I got kicked off.
997
00:38:00,020 --> 00:38:02,562
- [hiccups]
- But once you realize that
998
00:38:02,638 --> 00:38:05,356
you are also good enough
to be here
999
00:38:05,433 --> 00:38:07,567
and other places after
this show,
1000
00:38:07,643 --> 00:38:09,402
everything will come together
for you.
1001
00:38:09,479 --> 00:38:11,454
Thank you.
1002
00:38:11,531 --> 00:38:14,073
Jamie, the dish
that we had today,
1003
00:38:14,150 --> 00:38:17,127
is that exactly how
you make it with your family?
1004
00:38:17,203 --> 00:38:19,296
No, when we cook it,
we just throw it in the pot
1005
00:38:19,372 --> 00:38:21,414
and we do "tshhh,"
and then we cover it
1006
00:38:21,491 --> 00:38:23,374
and just
let it dance its way out.
1007
00:38:23,451 --> 00:38:25,126
I wish I had tasted that dish.
1008
00:38:25,137 --> 00:38:28,305
The rice was really
what held me back.
1009
00:38:28,381 --> 00:38:30,974
It felt a little lacking.
1010
00:38:31,051 --> 00:38:32,633
That brisket was beautiful,
1011
00:38:32,644 --> 00:38:36,313
but I think the lack of sauce
and the lack of
1012
00:38:36,389 --> 00:38:38,931
power in those flavors
1013
00:38:39,008 --> 00:38:41,818
we just weren't getting
the full Jamie experience today.
1014
00:38:41,895 --> 00:38:43,903
Definitely felt like
you were checked out.
1015
00:38:45,490 --> 00:38:47,273
- Take a deep breath.
- I want to think, too.
1016
00:38:47,350 --> 00:38:49,117
Take a deep breath.
1017
00:38:52,497 --> 00:38:53,830
Yeah.
1018
00:38:53,907 --> 00:38:55,332
We get it, it's really hard,
1019
00:38:55,408 --> 00:38:58,960
and you guys have been competing
for a really long time.
1020
00:39:01,531 --> 00:39:03,506
Thank you both.
We have a lot to discuss.
1021
00:39:03,583 --> 00:39:05,166
We'll call you back in a bit.
1022
00:39:05,177 --> 00:39:06,593
Thank you.
1023
00:39:12,258 --> 00:39:15,343
♪♪♪
1024
00:39:15,354 --> 00:39:16,302
Cheers.
1025
00:39:16,379 --> 00:39:17,520
- Congrats.
- Thank you.
1026
00:39:17,597 --> 00:39:20,306
I'm ecstatic that you won
with a panucho.
1027
00:39:20,383 --> 00:39:23,026
It wasn't a very normal thing,
and...
1028
00:39:23,103 --> 00:39:24,936
I just said, [bleep] it.
[laughs]
1029
00:39:25,012 --> 00:39:27,197
We got to represent
our culture,
1030
00:39:27,273 --> 00:39:30,533
and Gabriel,
you've been my mentor.
1031
00:39:30,610 --> 00:39:32,952
- Aww.
- I love you.
1032
00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:37,332
I love you, too, mama.
I'm always here for you, too.
1033
00:39:38,526 --> 00:39:41,211
This is a hard one,
because I think both these chefs
1034
00:39:41,287 --> 00:39:44,205
are capable of doing
so much more, and today,
1035
00:39:44,216 --> 00:39:46,290
we just didn't see
their best food.
1036
00:39:46,367 --> 00:39:49,502
Maria's did feel like she
had just tossed
1037
00:39:49,579 --> 00:39:51,170
- boiled wings...
- Ugh.
1038
00:39:51,247 --> 00:39:53,631
...in a great sauce.
1039
00:39:53,708 --> 00:39:56,300
It was the salad that
was the worst offense for me.
1040
00:39:56,377 --> 00:39:58,052
She started overthinking
in the sense of
1041
00:39:58,063 --> 00:39:59,378
trying to do it for her family
1042
00:39:59,456 --> 00:40:01,305
and then she lost sight of
how to actually cook.
1043
00:40:01,382 --> 00:40:03,516
I never thought I was
this scared.
1044
00:40:03,593 --> 00:40:05,351
Scared not to be
at your guys's level.
1045
00:40:05,428 --> 00:40:06,727
But you've already proved
that you are.
1046
00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:09,397
I know, it's just woke up
a side of me
1047
00:40:09,408 --> 00:40:11,241
that I thought I fixed.
1048
00:40:11,317 --> 00:40:12,984
And what about Jamie's dish?
1049
00:40:13,060 --> 00:40:14,318
The dish had a lack of purpose,
1050
00:40:14,395 --> 00:40:16,487
and seasoning.
1051
00:40:16,564 --> 00:40:18,415
Jamie gave us a piece of
braised meat with some aromatics
1052
00:40:18,491 --> 00:40:20,491
over some white rice
and some pickled vegetables.
1053
00:40:20,568 --> 00:40:21,742
There's really nothing to that.
1054
00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:25,246
To me, Jamie had
her technique down,
1055
00:40:25,257 --> 00:40:28,091
but it lacked imagination.
1056
00:40:28,168 --> 00:40:30,427
Cooking with you guys,
I cooked happy,
1057
00:40:30,503 --> 00:40:33,379
had fun,
and I made connections.
1058
00:40:33,456 --> 00:40:35,432
- And I--
- You made family.
1059
00:40:35,508 --> 00:40:37,175
I did.
1060
00:40:37,251 --> 00:40:38,676
Well, I think we have
our answer.
1061
00:40:38,753 --> 00:40:40,511
Yes? Okay.
1062
00:40:40,588 --> 00:40:42,063
Let's get them out here.
1063
00:40:43,850 --> 00:40:47,518
♪♪♪
1064
00:40:47,595 --> 00:40:50,021
You know, chefs, you sign up
for "Top Chef,"
1065
00:40:50,097 --> 00:40:51,606
you think you'll come here
and cook some good dishes
1066
00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:53,441
and that'll be enough and
along the way,
1067
00:40:53,452 --> 00:40:54,775
you just get tested in ways
1068
00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:56,277
that you never thought
you'd get tested.
1069
00:40:56,288 --> 00:40:58,571
Eventually you find out
what makes you cook,
1070
00:40:58,648 --> 00:41:01,073
why you cook,
but unfortunately, today,
1071
00:41:01,150 --> 00:41:03,084
one of you has just kind of
hit the wall.
1072
00:41:05,780 --> 00:41:08,122
Maria...
1073
00:41:08,133 --> 00:41:10,133
please pack your knives
and go.
1074
00:41:10,210 --> 00:41:11,709
- I think she has more to give.
1075
00:41:11,786 --> 00:41:13,636
No, no, no, no, no.
Don't start. Don't.
1076
00:41:13,713 --> 00:41:15,421
She has more to give.
I think she should stay.
1077
00:41:15,498 --> 00:41:17,807
- Don't--Jamie. No.
- No.
1078
00:41:17,884 --> 00:41:19,592
She definitely deserves
a second chance.
1079
00:41:19,669 --> 00:41:21,144
I'm gonna walk away
if you--
1080
00:41:21,221 --> 00:41:22,803
You're not. I--
listen to me.
1081
00:41:22,814 --> 00:41:25,431
You have a lot to give.
I'm not kidding you.
1082
00:41:25,508 --> 00:41:27,767
I had the second chance
I want for myself,
1083
00:41:27,843 --> 00:41:30,478
and grown so much
in this competition.
1084
00:41:30,489 --> 00:41:31,654
You guys don't even know.
I couldn't even
1085
00:41:31,731 --> 00:41:32,605
talk to you in the beginning.
1086
00:41:32,682 --> 00:41:34,273
Give her a second chance.
1087
00:41:34,350 --> 00:41:35,566
Please don't let her do that.
1088
00:41:35,643 --> 00:41:37,235
She needs it for her confidence.
1089
00:41:37,311 --> 00:41:38,569
I got that confidence.
1090
00:41:38,646 --> 00:41:41,072
You deserve this.
She deserves this.
1091
00:41:41,148 --> 00:41:42,615
Take the second chance.
1092
00:41:42,692 --> 00:41:45,243
Jamie, are you saying
you want to quit?
1093
00:41:45,319 --> 00:41:46,744
I want to give her
that second opportunity
1094
00:41:46,821 --> 00:41:48,246
that you guys gave me.
1095
00:41:48,322 --> 00:41:49,589
But, do you want to quit?
1096
00:41:51,251 --> 00:41:54,585
No, I don't want to quit,
but I would quit for her.
1097
00:41:54,662 --> 00:41:57,180
Please don't.
I appreciate you, sweetheart,
1098
00:41:57,257 --> 00:41:58,506
and I will not allow it.
1099
00:41:58,517 --> 00:42:00,258
You have a lot to give, too.
1100
00:42:00,334 --> 00:42:02,426
This sounds
like a Mexican novella.
1101
00:42:02,503 --> 00:42:03,686
- Like, a...
- [laughter]
1102
00:42:03,763 --> 00:42:05,096
Oh, my God, seriously.
1103
00:42:05,172 --> 00:42:06,597
I think it's really beautiful,
1104
00:42:06,674 --> 00:42:09,183
the friendship
that's clearly deepened.
1105
00:42:09,194 --> 00:42:12,144
This is, unfortunately,
what the game is.
1106
00:42:12,221 --> 00:42:14,313
And I am in love with the game.
1107
00:42:14,390 --> 00:42:18,535
What Gail, Tom Colicchio and
Padma have taught me,
1108
00:42:18,611 --> 00:42:20,361
a girl from Sonora...
1109
00:42:20,372 --> 00:42:22,280
We didn't teach you anything.
You taught yourself it.
1110
00:42:22,356 --> 00:42:24,198
That girl from Sonora
has a lot of talent,
1111
00:42:24,209 --> 00:42:25,433
and you're gonna do just well.
1112
00:42:25,435 --> 00:42:27,285
Jamie, you're gonna really
not like yourself
1113
00:42:27,361 --> 00:42:28,786
if you walk out of here
right now.
1114
00:42:28,863 --> 00:42:31,881
Please, let me pack my knives
with grace.
1115
00:42:31,958 --> 00:42:33,550
Okay?
1116
00:42:33,626 --> 00:42:34,792
I love you.
1117
00:42:34,869 --> 00:42:36,711
Guys, it's an honor,
1118
00:42:36,721 --> 00:42:38,462
The honor was hours, Maria.
1119
00:42:38,539 --> 00:42:40,214
[in Spanish]
1120
00:42:40,225 --> 00:42:41,558
Gracias.
1121
00:42:41,634 --> 00:42:43,301
- Thank you so much.
- [applause]
1122
00:42:43,377 --> 00:42:45,144
Oh, my God.
1123
00:42:46,881 --> 00:42:48,231
I know.
1124
00:42:49,592 --> 00:42:51,309
Love you guys.
1125
00:42:51,385 --> 00:42:52,902
One for you.
1126
00:42:52,979 --> 00:42:54,520
Yep. I am leaving.
1127
00:42:54,597 --> 00:42:56,856
This asshole tried
to quit on me. [chuckles]
1128
00:42:56,932 --> 00:42:59,525
When I first put
that "Top Chef" coat on,
1129
00:42:59,602 --> 00:43:02,486
Maria Mazon was
this restaurant owner
1130
00:43:02,563 --> 00:43:04,155
from Tucson, Arizona,
1131
00:43:04,231 --> 00:43:04,872
scared out of her mind,
1132
00:43:06,275 --> 00:43:08,409
doubting every single
step of her way.
1133
00:43:08,420 --> 00:43:09,586
[laughs]
1134
00:43:09,662 --> 00:43:11,329
[grunts] Mmm!
1135
00:43:11,405 --> 00:43:12,663
- You...
- [chuckles]
1136
00:43:12,740 --> 00:43:15,875
have the kindest soul.
1137
00:43:15,951 --> 00:43:19,170
I am a chef,
and I am a Top Five chef,
1138
00:43:19,246 --> 00:43:21,806
from "Top Chef: Portland,"
season 18.
1139
00:43:26,346 --> 00:43:28,596
Next time on "Top Chef"...
1140
00:43:28,607 --> 00:43:30,514
Let's give a big welcome
1141
00:43:30,591 --> 00:43:32,516
to Massimo Bottura.
1142
00:43:32,593 --> 00:43:34,444
[speaks Italian]
1143
00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:35,519
Oh!
1144
00:43:35,596 --> 00:43:36,520
I love it!
1145
00:43:36,597 --> 00:43:38,448
For this challenge, you get
1146
00:43:38,524 --> 00:43:39,690
to tour Tillamook Creamery
1147
00:43:39,767 --> 00:43:41,451
and get some amazing cheddar,
1148
00:43:41,527 --> 00:43:43,235
which you will then use
1149
00:43:43,312 --> 00:43:44,779
five different ways.
1150
00:43:44,789 --> 00:43:46,697
Get that cheddar, baby.
1151
00:43:46,774 --> 00:43:47,782
♪ Cheesy ♪
1152
00:43:47,792 --> 00:43:48,949
Oh, sh--!
1153
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,710
I feel threatened by
this challenge.
1154
00:43:51,704 --> 00:43:53,746
So, you do a lot of cheese
in sea bass dishes?
1155
00:43:53,823 --> 00:43:55,298
Uh...
1156
00:43:55,375 --> 00:43:56,749
This is the first time
I'm running behind
1157
00:43:56,826 --> 00:43:59,377
- on plating a little bit.
- [timer beeps]
1158
00:43:59,453 --> 00:44:01,262
- Oh, my God.
- You didn't get a crispy guy?
1159
00:44:02,790 --> 00:44:03,973
You left the Gruyère
off one plate.
1160
00:44:04,050 --> 00:44:05,925
You gotta pay attention
to this stuff.
1161
00:44:06,001 --> 00:44:09,520
♪♪♪