1 00:00:01,650 --> 00:00:04,003 PADMA: Previously on "Top Chef"... 2 00:00:04,079 --> 00:00:07,673 Dessert will be a bittersweet ending for one of you. 3 00:00:07,750 --> 00:00:10,509 Byron, please pack your knives and go. 4 00:00:10,586 --> 00:00:14,680 Byron then unpacked his knives in "Last Chance Kitchen." 5 00:00:14,757 --> 00:00:16,465 We're gonna gonna give you a chance to defend your turf 6 00:00:16,541 --> 00:00:18,517 and keep him out. 7 00:00:18,594 --> 00:00:19,518 - Wow. - Whoa. 8 00:00:19,595 --> 00:00:21,169 Byron, you're gonna have to win 9 00:00:21,247 --> 00:00:22,512 two out of the three rounds to get back into the competition. 10 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:23,597 Okay. 11 00:00:23,673 --> 00:00:24,931 While I love Byron like a brother, 12 00:00:25,008 --> 00:00:27,026 it's gonna make the road for the rest of us longer, 13 00:00:27,102 --> 00:00:28,694 so we're gonna push him out the door today. 14 00:00:28,771 --> 00:00:29,862 First round goes to... 15 00:00:29,938 --> 00:00:31,438 Gabe. 16 00:00:31,515 --> 00:00:33,148 The winner of round two... 17 00:00:33,225 --> 00:00:35,534 Byron. 18 00:00:35,611 --> 00:00:37,611 You win this one, you're back in the competition, 19 00:00:37,687 --> 00:00:39,038 you lose this one, you're out for good. 20 00:00:39,114 --> 00:00:42,041 Winner of the third round is... 21 00:00:42,859 --> 00:00:44,117 Jamie. 22 00:00:44,194 --> 00:00:45,544 Bam! [imitates machine gunshots] 23 00:00:45,621 --> 00:00:48,505 [laughter] 24 00:00:50,033 --> 00:00:51,833 PADMA: Five chefs remain 25 00:00:51,910 --> 00:00:54,795 to compete in the ultimate culinary showdown. 26 00:00:54,871 --> 00:00:56,004 At stake for the winner-- 27 00:00:56,081 --> 00:00:58,215 a feature in "Food & Wine" magazine, 28 00:00:58,225 --> 00:00:59,800 an appearance at 29 00:00:59,876 --> 00:01:01,635 the "Food & Wine" Classic in Aspen, 30 00:01:01,711 --> 00:01:06,056 a quarter of a million dollars furnished by San Pellegrino, 31 00:01:06,067 --> 00:01:08,683 and the title of Top Chef. 32 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:16,575 ♪♪♪ 33 00:01:16,652 --> 00:01:18,410 That was an interesting turn of events. 34 00:01:18,487 --> 00:01:20,070 That was crazy. 35 00:01:20,081 --> 00:01:21,863 Way to hustle, chef. 36 00:01:21,940 --> 00:01:24,658 - You don't need to feel bad. - You did you, sweetheart. 37 00:01:24,734 --> 00:01:26,535 I wanted Byron to have another opportunity 38 00:01:26,611 --> 00:01:28,745 'cause I was able to get a second chance. 39 00:01:28,756 --> 00:01:30,589 I'm back, bitches! [laughs] 40 00:01:30,666 --> 00:01:32,925 But at the same time, I'm taking my second chance 41 00:01:33,001 --> 00:01:35,594 and making the most out of it. 42 00:01:35,671 --> 00:01:39,256 It feels fantastic. Fantastic five. [laughs] 43 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:41,767 - Final Five. - Final Five. 44 00:01:41,844 --> 00:01:43,602 - What do we say? - Let's get us some. 45 00:01:43,679 --> 00:01:46,888 - Let's get us some! - [cheering] 46 00:01:46,965 --> 00:01:48,107 Oh, you're such a dork. 47 00:01:48,183 --> 00:01:51,226 Let's see what Padma has for this Quickfire. 48 00:01:51,303 --> 00:01:55,614 ♪♪♪ 49 00:01:55,691 --> 00:01:56,857 - No, no, no, no. - Interesting. 50 00:01:56,933 --> 00:01:59,785 Ah. Oh, no. 51 00:01:59,862 --> 00:02:01,620 She doesn't have good intentions. 52 00:02:01,697 --> 00:02:02,779 [laughter] 53 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:04,456 What's the door, huh? 54 00:02:04,533 --> 00:02:05,532 [laughter] 55 00:02:05,609 --> 00:02:07,534 - Hi, everybody. - Hi. 56 00:02:07,611 --> 00:02:08,869 Hi. 57 00:02:08,945 --> 00:02:10,629 I don't see any new chefs here. Fill me in. 58 00:02:10,706 --> 00:02:12,747 What happened at "Last Chance Kitchen"? 59 00:02:12,824 --> 00:02:15,968 Byron beat Sara. He battled me, then Maria, then Jamie. 60 00:02:16,044 --> 00:02:17,136 So you kept him out. 61 00:02:17,212 --> 00:02:18,971 - Jamie was in rare form. - Yeah. 62 00:02:19,047 --> 00:02:20,639 Sounds intense. [chuckles] 63 00:02:20,716 --> 00:02:24,977 Maybe as intense as this giant black box behind me? 64 00:02:25,053 --> 00:02:26,812 [cautiously] Yes. 65 00:02:26,889 --> 00:02:30,891 It reminds me of a peep show, honestly. 66 00:02:30,967 --> 00:02:33,986 I'm sure you guys know there are "Top Chef" spinoffs 67 00:02:34,062 --> 00:02:35,645 all over the world. 68 00:02:35,656 --> 00:02:38,824 So for this challenge, 69 00:02:38,901 --> 00:02:42,944 we're doing it "Top Chef: France" style. 70 00:02:43,021 --> 00:02:44,163 Oh. 71 00:02:44,239 --> 00:02:47,282 This is their infamous Black Box challenge. 72 00:02:47,359 --> 00:02:48,658 [laughs] 73 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:52,171 ♪♪♪ 74 00:02:52,247 --> 00:02:54,673 For this Quickfire Challenge, 75 00:02:54,750 --> 00:02:57,125 you'll be working in pairs to recreate 76 00:02:57,202 --> 00:02:59,845 an entire 5-star dish that's been prepared 77 00:02:59,922 --> 00:03:02,589 by this week's guest judge. 78 00:03:02,666 --> 00:03:05,133 So that dish is what's inside this box. 79 00:03:05,210 --> 00:03:09,521 Once you enter this box, you'll be in total 80 00:03:09,598 --> 00:03:11,097 and complete darkness. 81 00:03:11,174 --> 00:03:12,858 Okay. 82 00:03:12,935 --> 00:03:15,769 Ehh, as long as a clown doesn't pop out. 83 00:03:15,845 --> 00:03:17,604 I'll punch you. [laughs] 84 00:03:17,681 --> 00:03:20,023 We're gonna need a little help, 'cause there's five of you. 85 00:03:20,034 --> 00:03:23,818 So I have called in for some all-star reinforcement. 86 00:03:23,895 --> 00:03:26,205 [applause] 87 00:03:26,281 --> 00:03:27,322 Hi. 88 00:03:27,399 --> 00:03:28,874 Brooke Williamson, 89 00:03:28,951 --> 00:03:31,368 AKA the Quickfire queen of her season. 90 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:33,787 - I love a good Quickfire. - [laughter] 91 00:03:33,863 --> 00:03:36,206 The chef who's going to cook with Brooke 92 00:03:36,217 --> 00:03:39,885 has the most individual wins so far this season. 93 00:03:39,962 --> 00:03:41,670 ♪♪♪ 94 00:03:41,746 --> 00:03:43,889 I think you guys know who that is, right? 95 00:03:43,966 --> 00:03:45,173 - No. - I don't know. 96 00:03:45,250 --> 00:03:46,299 It's Dawn. 97 00:03:46,376 --> 00:03:47,617 Oh. [laughs] 98 00:03:47,619 --> 00:03:50,178 It actually took me by surprise, but I'm happy 99 00:03:50,255 --> 00:03:52,648 to kind of solidify my position on top. 100 00:03:54,217 --> 00:03:55,725 The rest of you, please pair up. 101 00:03:55,736 --> 00:03:57,569 ♪♪♪ 102 00:03:57,646 --> 00:03:59,571 - Finally. - [laughter] 103 00:03:59,648 --> 00:04:04,234 You have 35 minutes total for this Quickfire. 104 00:04:04,245 --> 00:04:07,988 Each team will be assigned a prep and hot line station. 105 00:04:08,064 --> 00:04:11,700 Just like a relay race, one team member will wait 106 00:04:11,776 --> 00:04:13,085 outside of the kitchen 107 00:04:13,161 --> 00:04:16,255 while the other team member enters the black box. 108 00:04:16,331 --> 00:04:19,091 The first chef will have 15 minutes 109 00:04:19,167 --> 00:04:22,919 and one turn in the box to taste, smell, 110 00:04:22,930 --> 00:04:25,088 touch the dish you're recreating 111 00:04:25,099 --> 00:04:27,007 and come out here and get started. 112 00:04:27,083 --> 00:04:30,010 When your time is up, you'll stand by in the kitchen, 113 00:04:30,086 --> 00:04:33,722 unable to communicate with your partner 114 00:04:33,798 --> 00:04:37,017 while they have their 15 minutes to pick up 115 00:04:37,093 --> 00:04:38,852 where you left off. 116 00:04:38,928 --> 00:04:42,614 In the final 5 minutes, both you and your teammate 117 00:04:42,691 --> 00:04:44,116 can run inside the box... 118 00:04:44,192 --> 00:04:46,026 - Oh, a whole five minutes. - [laughs] 119 00:04:46,102 --> 00:04:49,121 ...with the lights on to fix any mistakes. 120 00:04:49,197 --> 00:04:50,514 All the while, 121 00:04:50,516 --> 00:04:53,074 the chef who created the dish will be watching. 122 00:04:53,151 --> 00:04:55,794 - Oh, shoot. - ...from another room. 123 00:04:55,871 --> 00:04:56,953 Hi. 124 00:04:56,964 --> 00:04:58,705 [laughter] 125 00:04:58,782 --> 00:05:00,799 It's up to you guys to decide 126 00:05:00,876 --> 00:05:02,968 who's gonna go into the box first and cook. 127 00:05:03,045 --> 00:05:04,452 Okay. 128 00:05:04,530 --> 00:05:06,138 - Try not to [bleep] up too bad. - It's all good, chef. 129 00:05:06,214 --> 00:05:08,640 That's totally up to you. 130 00:05:08,717 --> 00:05:10,383 This is really difficult. 131 00:05:10,460 --> 00:05:13,812 What happens if we both taste two different things? 132 00:05:13,889 --> 00:05:15,263 You tell me. 133 00:05:15,340 --> 00:05:17,983 - Me? - Yeah. 134 00:05:18,060 --> 00:05:20,894 Shota, Jamie, and Brooke, you're going first. 135 00:05:20,970 --> 00:05:22,437 Don't get blindsided by this challenge. 136 00:05:22,514 --> 00:05:24,272 [laughter] 137 00:05:24,349 --> 00:05:26,325 Your time starts now. Good luck. 138 00:05:26,401 --> 00:05:27,734 - Go, Shota. - Let's go. 139 00:05:27,811 --> 00:05:28,902 Yikes. 140 00:05:28,978 --> 00:05:30,871 ♪♪♪ 141 00:05:32,190 --> 00:05:33,498 [lids clank] 142 00:05:33,575 --> 00:05:36,001 Stepping into potentially the most difficult Quickfire 143 00:05:36,078 --> 00:05:40,121 I have ever experienced, I'm starting to rethink 144 00:05:40,198 --> 00:05:42,341 what I'm doing with my whole life. [laughs] 145 00:05:42,417 --> 00:05:43,917 Mmm. It's delicious. 146 00:05:43,993 --> 00:05:45,177 Good, good. There you go. 147 00:05:45,253 --> 00:05:47,962 Using your fingers-- that's smart. 148 00:05:48,039 --> 00:05:49,681 - Hi. - Hi. How's it going? 149 00:05:49,758 --> 00:05:51,091 Good. 150 00:05:51,167 --> 00:05:53,843 - How are they doing? - They're doing pretty good. 151 00:05:53,854 --> 00:05:56,471 But I think this would be really hard to do. 152 00:05:56,548 --> 00:05:57,806 So what's in it? 153 00:05:57,882 --> 00:06:00,192 Pigeon, roasted carrot and grilled pear, 154 00:06:00,268 --> 00:06:03,812 carrot mustard purée and then pistachios. 155 00:06:03,888 --> 00:06:06,314 The curveball is like a gribiche sauce. 156 00:06:06,391 --> 00:06:08,867 - What's in it? - Hard-boiled eggs. 157 00:06:10,946 --> 00:06:12,371 It's a small bird, cooked mid-rare 158 00:06:12,447 --> 00:06:14,039 maybe it's squab. 159 00:06:14,116 --> 00:06:16,991 I taste carrots and carrot purée. 160 00:06:17,068 --> 00:06:18,268 [bell dings] 161 00:06:18,270 --> 00:06:20,379 I taste pear, and the pear tastes acidic, 162 00:06:20,455 --> 00:06:23,998 so I felt like there was some sort of acid cooked with it. 163 00:06:24,075 --> 00:06:28,503 ♪♪♪ 164 00:06:28,580 --> 00:06:30,889 I'm getting carrot, pears, and a small bird. 165 00:06:30,966 --> 00:06:32,048 [bell dings] 166 00:06:32,059 --> 00:06:33,383 Tasting a little bit of smokiness, 167 00:06:33,394 --> 00:06:35,552 so I'm thinking bacon. - [buzzer] 168 00:06:35,562 --> 00:06:38,346 Maybe they're mixing two proteins to mess with us. 169 00:06:38,423 --> 00:06:41,307 ♪♪♪ 170 00:06:41,384 --> 00:06:44,185 There are a lot of ingredients on this plate. 171 00:06:44,262 --> 00:06:46,405 My inkling is that it's a squab. 172 00:06:46,481 --> 00:06:47,406 - [bell dinging] - I do get pear 173 00:06:47,482 --> 00:06:50,150 and carrot and carrot purée. 174 00:06:50,226 --> 00:06:52,986 There's one flavor that I can't quite pinpoint. 175 00:06:53,062 --> 00:06:54,821 This seems like a really obvious flavor 176 00:06:54,898 --> 00:06:57,791 that I just can't nail down in my head. 177 00:07:00,904 --> 00:07:03,329 ♪♪♪ 178 00:07:03,406 --> 00:07:05,832 Here we go. 179 00:07:05,909 --> 00:07:08,084 ♪♪♪ 180 00:07:08,095 --> 00:07:09,836 - All right. - I'm-a follow you. 181 00:07:09,913 --> 00:07:12,922 - I'm-a grab what you grab. - [laughs] 182 00:07:12,933 --> 00:07:14,591 Looks like they got pigeons. 183 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:17,102 My goal, really, is to set Dawn up 184 00:07:17,179 --> 00:07:19,220 for the best success possible. 185 00:07:19,297 --> 00:07:21,014 Looks like someone's got some bunches of carrots. 186 00:07:21,090 --> 00:07:22,274 That's good. 187 00:07:22,350 --> 00:07:24,443 Aside from breaking down the squab, 188 00:07:24,519 --> 00:07:26,895 I really wanna get these carrots going 189 00:07:26,971 --> 00:07:30,449 because Dawn's not gonna have time to start a carrot purée 190 00:07:30,525 --> 00:07:32,033 from start to finish. 191 00:07:33,311 --> 00:07:36,863 The carrots--I get 'em sliced so Maria knows to cook them 192 00:07:36,940 --> 00:07:38,573 so we can purée 'em, and then I wanna get the pear 193 00:07:38,650 --> 00:07:41,168 so it can pickle a little so she can sauté 'em. 194 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:46,173 - I think we all grabbed pears. - I definitely tasted pear. 195 00:07:48,326 --> 00:07:50,043 I think they're doing a really good job. 196 00:07:50,119 --> 00:07:51,044 That's great. 197 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:52,629 Having the pears is a good move. 198 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:54,255 The hardest part of this challenge 199 00:07:54,332 --> 00:07:55,307 is not being able to communicate 200 00:07:55,383 --> 00:07:57,634 with your teammate, so my strategy 201 00:07:57,644 --> 00:07:59,478 is don't do cooking but mise everything out. 202 00:07:59,554 --> 00:08:01,204 Because if I bring stuff to the hot line, 203 00:08:01,206 --> 00:08:04,641 Gabe might not see it, but if I have everything on the table, 204 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:06,601 at least he can just really concentrate on the cooking. 205 00:08:06,678 --> 00:08:08,487 I'm waiting for somebody to get some eggs going 206 00:08:08,563 --> 00:08:09,821 in the gribiche sauce. 207 00:08:09,898 --> 00:08:12,232 There was a weird consistency in there. 208 00:08:12,308 --> 00:08:14,826 Yeah, there was, like, some-- something chewy. 209 00:08:14,903 --> 00:08:16,036 [laughs] 210 00:08:17,239 --> 00:08:18,446 All right, I need to be in the kitchen. 211 00:08:18,523 --> 00:08:19,831 - Okay, sounds good. - Okay. 212 00:08:19,908 --> 00:08:21,616 Time's running out, then I thought about the squab. 213 00:08:21,693 --> 00:08:25,337 I wanna butcher it airline so Maria can just cook it. 214 00:08:25,413 --> 00:08:28,498 There's a piece of corn in my squab. 215 00:08:28,509 --> 00:08:30,583 These guys are spending a lot of time 216 00:08:30,660 --> 00:08:32,252 on butchering those pigeons. 217 00:08:32,328 --> 00:08:34,003 ♪♪♪ 218 00:08:34,014 --> 00:08:35,630 Minute and 49 left, guys. 219 00:08:35,707 --> 00:08:37,516 ♪♪♪ 220 00:08:37,592 --> 00:08:40,018 Oh, wow. Is that a lamb shank? 221 00:08:40,095 --> 00:08:42,470 At the very end, I thought there was two different proteins, 222 00:08:42,547 --> 00:08:44,138 so I grabbed a little beef shank as well. 223 00:08:44,215 --> 00:08:45,640 That's coming out of left field, 224 00:08:45,717 --> 00:08:47,192 but interesting to see where it goes. 225 00:08:47,269 --> 00:08:49,027 One minute left. 226 00:08:49,104 --> 00:08:55,483 ♪♪♪ 227 00:08:55,560 --> 00:08:58,537 ♪♪♪ 228 00:08:58,613 --> 00:09:00,038 [timer beeps] 229 00:09:00,115 --> 00:09:01,206 Chefs, your time is up. 230 00:09:01,283 --> 00:09:02,991 Damn it! [laughs] 231 00:09:03,067 --> 00:09:04,492 Please step to the side. 232 00:09:04,569 --> 00:09:06,995 It's time for your teammates to take your places 233 00:09:07,071 --> 00:09:09,372 with a refresh of the same dish. 234 00:09:09,383 --> 00:09:11,666 Your time starts now. 235 00:09:11,743 --> 00:09:15,461 ♪♪♪ 236 00:09:15,538 --> 00:09:17,714 [lid clanks] 237 00:09:17,724 --> 00:09:19,716 I have a really good palate. 238 00:09:19,726 --> 00:09:23,052 I feel that it is a squab. I sense creaminess. 239 00:09:23,063 --> 00:09:25,638 I think it's carrot purée with mustard. 240 00:09:25,715 --> 00:09:28,391 I taste roasted carrots and pear. 241 00:09:28,402 --> 00:09:29,609 [bell dinging] 242 00:09:32,406 --> 00:09:34,981 There is something hard textural, 243 00:09:35,058 --> 00:09:37,284 and I'm thinking pistachios. - [bell dings] 244 00:09:38,603 --> 00:09:40,987 It's really hard to pick up a lot of details off this dish. 245 00:09:41,064 --> 00:09:44,583 I'm getting some flavors of mustard and carrot. 246 00:09:44,659 --> 00:09:47,035 - [bell dings] - Some type of pheasant or bird. 247 00:09:47,111 --> 00:09:48,036 [bell dings] 248 00:09:48,112 --> 00:09:50,005 ♪♪♪ 249 00:09:51,407 --> 00:09:53,249 Right away, you can tell it was a bird. 250 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:58,046 I can pick up a carrot, pear, and an onion. 251 00:09:58,122 --> 00:10:00,098 I'm trying to figure out the components of the sauce, 252 00:10:00,175 --> 00:10:01,674 but I need to start cooking. 253 00:10:01,751 --> 00:10:04,260 This is so ----ing weird. 254 00:10:04,271 --> 00:10:07,513 ♪♪♪ 255 00:10:11,353 --> 00:10:14,446 ♪♪♪ 256 00:10:14,522 --> 00:10:17,065 Brooke's pulled pears and carrots, 257 00:10:17,141 --> 00:10:21,244 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 ♪♪♪