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[crowd cheering]
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I'm in Virginia Beach
at The Egg Bistro
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to take on the corned beef
omelet challenge.
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[man] Have you seen
the challenge?
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- [laughing] Have you seen it?
- Why are you laughing?
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[woman] That omelet's,
like, 12 eggs.
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[whispering]
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[Casey] If I finish this
three-and-a-half-pound omelet,
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I get a free T-shirt
and eternal glory.
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Has anyone taken this thing on?
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Nobody's been
crazy enough to try it.
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[Casey] What does
that say about me?
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- You're loco!
- [both laugh]
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[Casey] Omelet challenge
get ready to fold!
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[crowd cheering]
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[Casey] For years, food's
army has grown unchecked.
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Oh, my God!
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Bigger.
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Wow!
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Spicier.
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Ooh!
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Bolder.
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What is that?
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But a hero rises...
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It's tremendous.
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ready to taste the nation's
most epic eats.
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Uh...
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- [all cheering]
- I'm Casey Webb.
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Yes!
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Holding the banner of man
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and armed with years of
experience in the restaurant industry.
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[crowd chanting] Casey! Casey!
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[Casey] I go into battle.
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Bring out the steak!
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[crowd cheering]
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[Casey] Food,
your days are numbered.
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It's gonna be a wild ride!
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The mighty Casey
has a taste for victory.
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[whooping]
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This is Man v. Food.
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My tasty travels
take me to Virginia Beach
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for a burger behemoth,
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a croissant-muffin hybrid
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and an omelet
that may leave me scrambled.
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Virginia Beach,
I'm ready to dive in!
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Situated at the mouth of
the Chesapeake Bay,
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Virginia Beach
is a summer sports capital,
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famous for attracting professional
surfers, volleyball players
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and sand soccer enthusiasts.
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And when these hungry
beachgoers need fuel,
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VB has them covered.
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Nothing tops off
a beach day like a burger.
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And when the Virginia Beach
locals want the best,
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they come here
to Union Alehouse,
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where they're serving up burgers
beyond your wildest dreams.
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[Casey] Unionizing
unexpected flavors,
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natives have been flocking
to Union Alehouse since 2018
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to witness the humble burger
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transform into something
so much more.
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So, they're making some
wild burgers here?
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- Yeah, yeah.
- It's not your standard classic burger.
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They're going above and beyond.
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[woman] It's always, like,
something super unique.
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You might have
to take another...
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[Casey] Like the beloved
PB&J burger,
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topped with habanero peach jam.
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Savory, sweet and spicy,
all in one.
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- Yes, yes please, I'll take it.
- All of the above.
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[Casey] Or the poutine burger,
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smothered in
wild mushroom demi-glace.
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It's literally a plethora of flavor
just bursting in your mouth.
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[Casey] But for flavor-seekers
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who crave a burger
with no bounds...
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They opt for the elote burger,
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topped with a Mexican
street corn inspired fritter
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queso fundido
and red pepper pico.
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Typically, it's served
on a ear of corn.
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I prefer it on a burger.
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It's super juicy,
it's got a good crunch to it.
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It's just a ton of flavor.
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Pretty dumb.
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[man chuckling] Yeah.
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"Pretty dumb"?
Dumb as in good?
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- Dumb as in really good.
- Yeah.
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Dumb as in, like, "dumb good."
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[Casey] Make way for elote.
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Daniel?
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Hey man, what's up?
How you doing?
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I'm doing good man.
Thanks for having me here.
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'Cause me and you, we're
gonna make what, an elote burger?
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[Daniel] Elote burger, yes, sir.
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Elote is, classically,
a street corn,
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commonly it's topped
with mayo, salty cheese,
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fresh lime and chili
on the ear. Let's do it.
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- All right, let's do it.
- The corn?
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- Yeah we're gonna start with the corn here.
- Yeah?
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We add chili powder,
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cayenne, garlic
and onion powder,
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fresh herbs, like, cilantro
and green onion
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and parmesan cheese.
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- All right, so next we're gonna add our flour.
- Flour?
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-[Daniel] Awesome
-[Casey] Feel good about that?
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I do, I feel good about that.
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[Casey] In goes sour cream,
eggs and lime juice.
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[Daniel] And then the most
important ingredient in this
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is our homemade savage sauce.
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It's relentless.
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- It's got habaneros, Trinidad Scorpions...
- [Casey] Oh.
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[Daniel] And Carolina
Reapers in it.
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All right, so I was
gonna taste it first,
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but I might wait
till we mix it in.
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- I think--
- Or should I taste it first?
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Am I getting...
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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[crew members speaking]
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[clears throat]
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It's good.
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We combine...
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and fry.
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You get a nice crust on there,
a great color.
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So, we gotta make
the queso fundido.
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[Casey] So, queso fundido,
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loosely translates
to melted cheese.
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And it's commonly
served with chorizo,
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a roasted pepper and/or chilies.
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Dan gets the fun going
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with chorizo, house-made pico
with red peppers
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and their Monterey Jack
cheese sauce.
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[Casey] This is gonna pour over
top of our fritter and our burger.
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- [Daniel] That's right.
- [laughs]
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[Casey] We drop our burger
onto the chargrill.
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You can't get this kind of char
flavor from a flat-top though.
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[Casey] And at long last,
we begin the bill
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by pouring our queso fundido
on the burger
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and adding our elote fritter.
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- And then...
- There's more?
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We're gonna top it with more,
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- you know.
- Oh!
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We gotta take this home.
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I love it.
Take me home, Daniel.
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More cheese, please!
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We pile on
the fresh red pepper pico
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and crown our creation
with a nice toasty bun.
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Oh, yeah.
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- What you think?
- Mmm.
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[laughs]
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[Casey] The smokiness
of the chargrill is incredible.
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The crispiness and the
sweetness of the fritter
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And there's a little bit of heat
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it all marries together with all those
great traditional Mexican flavors.
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The little bit of that spice in
the queso, it's just so cheesy.
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This is a damn good burger, man.
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This burger was fundido,
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but a serious opponent
lies ahead.
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[crowd cheering]
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This thing is about
the size of my head.
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[crowd chanting] Eat that
omelet! Eat that omelet!
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Watch out,
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champion of breakfast
coming through.
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[Casey] I'm in Virginia Beach
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for a breakfast battle
against corned beef.
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But until I execute that omelet,
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I'm headed a block from the
beach for a unique sweet treat.
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What happens when you combine
a croissant and a muffin?
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A new feat in culinary ingenuity
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that can be found right here at
Virginia Beach's May's Parlor.
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A great vacation begins
and ends with indulgence.
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And since 2017,
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owner Racheal Browning has
made this little house a home
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with innovative baked goods
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that are, well,
way better than good.
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Honey, I'm home. [chuckles]
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Whoa!
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And it's like, what, a stone's
throw from the beach?
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- [man] But if the food wasn't good...
- [Casey] Right.
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I wouldn't be here
'cause it feels like home.
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[Casey] And the hottest trend in town
brings me here for the legendary cruffin.
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Sure, you may know the Cronut,
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a croissant-doughnut hybrid,
invented in New York City.
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But this home's claim to fame
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is a rare innovative treat
turned legendary creation.
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[man] It's a croissant dough
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I think she spins it and
stuffs it in the muffin pan.
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[Casey] And with great
cruffin comes great possibility.
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So, she changes it every week,
it's never the same.
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What a temptress,
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- 'cause you have to come back every week.
- Yeah.
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And you can't miss it.
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- You don't wanna miss anything, then you get FOMO.
- Yeah.
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- You don't want FOMO.
- I don't want FOMO.
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Baked this style and you can get
more of the croissant goodness.
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'Cause you can fill it
and stuff it
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- and make it look like a cupcake.
- [Casey laughs]
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[Casey] For today's
cruffin special,
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This mocha meringue cruffin has espresso
cream filling and toasted meringue,
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topped with chocolate ganache
and crushed espresso beans.
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- Hey, Racheal.
- Hey, Casey.
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- Thanks for coming in.
- Yeah, thanks for having me.
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This place is great.
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So, talk to me about May's.
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May was my grandmother.
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She kind of, had that
nice Southern flair to her.
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She was working in
the restaurant industry.
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She was a strong
independent woman
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and wanted me
to follow my dreams.
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I got chills.
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People in our lives
that are greater influences,
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- we carry them with us, you know.
- Absolutely.
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I'm glad to be here,
we get to have cruffins.
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Is it more of a croissant
than a muffin?
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It is.
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- [Casey] I love it.
- [Racheal] It's got the shape of a muffin,
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but the taste, flavor
and texture of a croissant.
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So, let's make
some croissant dough.
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Let's make some croissant
dough, let's get our hands dirty.
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How dare I bring a nice
clean shirt to the bakery?
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We start by mixing
cold water, flour,
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sugar, salt and yeast
for 15 minutes.
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Once incorporated,
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we add just a smidge
of butter and mix again.
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I think we have finally reached
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- the right stage of gluten development.
- Oh, nice.
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[Racheal] So, that's gonna give
us a strong croissant structure.
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Oh! Oh, yeah.
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- It's got good elasticity.
- Yeah.
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[chuckles]
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[Casey] We flatten the dough
out and let chill overnight.
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Then we begin
the laminating process.
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So, essentially we're adding
cold butter to the dough.
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And we're gonna create
layers after layers after layers...
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All those butter layers,
you know, create steam.
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And then in between, expand.
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That's what makes a croissant...
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-Flaky
-Flaky.
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Racheal folds the dough
like an envelope
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and seals it to ensure
the block of butter
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doesn't escape.
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We run it through the
laminator until it's nice and thin,
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then fold it and chill it
three more times
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to create the layers
of buttery goodness.
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Baking, you become
really strong, I imagine, yes?
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We are lifting
50-pound bags of flour
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- all day long.
- I'm here to help.
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Well, that's heavy, okay.
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All right, shall we?
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To the fridge.
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Once the dough is chilled
249
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we are ready to form
our cruffins into shape.
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- [Racheal speaking
indistinctly] - [Casey] Layers.
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Layers of love.
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Love layers.
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We place them into muffin trays,
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proof for four hours,
then bake for 40 minutes.
255
00:10:27,827 --> 00:10:30,028
Whoa! These exploded.
256
00:10:30,030 --> 00:10:30,962
[Casey chuckles]
257
00:10:30,964 --> 00:10:31,529
Look at those.
258
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They're hot, okay.
259
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The cruffins are then filled with homemade
espresso cream, dipped into meringue.
260
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And my favorite part...
261
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The torch and toast.
262
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That's a mighty torch
you're wielding.
263
00:10:48,548 --> 00:10:49,547
[Casey chuckles]
264
00:10:49,549 --> 00:10:52,784
Finally, a drizzle
of chocolate ganache
265
00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:56,121
and a sprinkling of crushed
chocolate espresso beans.
266
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Look how cute they are.
267
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You almost don't wanna eat them.
268
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[Racheal] I think you have to.
269
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-We're gonna eat them.
[laughs] -Give it a try.
270
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- You got a little cream...
- You too.
271
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[Casey] I'm a little confused
about what I'm eating,
272
00:11:07,801 --> 00:11:09,034
but I'm also delighted.
273
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Our chocolate pudding is
just, like, rich and smooth.
274
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You know, the meringue
on the top is,
275
00:11:13,607 --> 00:11:14,973
has a little bit of
a crunch to it.
276
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And a little bit of a sweetness.
277
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And the crunch from the beans.
278
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[Casey] It's a mountain
of a muffin,
279
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but it's so delicate
and well-crafted
280
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and full of chocolate
and espresso.
281
00:11:22,616 --> 00:11:25,116
And I feel it kicking in
already. [laughs]
282
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I'm loving this cruffin, but ahead is
a challenge that is really something.
283
00:11:37,063 --> 00:11:38,063
[Rosario] I'm gonna
be rooting for you.
284
00:11:38,065 --> 00:11:38,763
[Casey] Are you?
285
00:11:38,765 --> 00:11:41,433
I don't know, this is huge.
286
00:11:41,435 --> 00:11:45,270
Corned beef omelet challenge,
get ready for a beating.
287
00:11:45,272 --> 00:11:47,238
Get ready for a beating,
beating. Yeah.
288
00:11:54,613 --> 00:11:56,781
I'm at the Egg Bistro
in Virginia Beach
289
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for the three-and-a-half-pound
corned beef omelet challenge.
290
00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,887
If I become the first
to finish in 30 minutes,
291
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I get a free t-shirt,
everlasting glory.
292
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Corned beef omelet,
293
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I'm gonna eat you for breakfast.
294
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[Casey] Here breakfast
doesn't need to be boring.
295
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And the egg doesn't miss a beat,
296
00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:22,240
hatching big flavors
and even bigger portions.
297
00:12:23,175 --> 00:12:25,043
- You got strip-- - Can you
even put your hand around it?
298
00:12:25,045 --> 00:12:25,710
I sure can.
299
00:12:25,712 --> 00:12:26,677
[laughs]
300
00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,980
It's the best breakfast
in Virginia Beach.
301
00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:32,884
[Casey] But today, I'm gonna
risk it for the brisket
302
00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:36,988
and tackle their
corned beef omelet challenge.
303
00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:39,090
A monstrous omelet,
loaded with corned beef,
304
00:12:39,092 --> 00:12:41,726
Swiss, sauerkraut
and Thousand Island
305
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served with, you guessed it,
306
00:12:43,964 --> 00:12:47,332
a heaping helping
of corned beef hash.
307
00:12:50,436 --> 00:12:51,870
Have you seen the challenge,
308
00:12:51,872 --> 00:12:53,571
- the corned beef omelet challenge?
- [laughing]
309
00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:55,440
- Yeah, have you seen it?
- Why are you laughing?
310
00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:59,144
So, this right here is probably
its little kid tiny brother.
311
00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:01,246
[woman] That omelet's,
like, 12 eggs.
312
00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:02,180
I'm not...
313
00:13:02,182 --> 00:13:03,715
- What, the one I'm eating?
- Yeah.
314
00:13:03,717 --> 00:13:04,716
[whispering]
315
00:13:04,718 --> 00:13:05,917
Are you going
to the beach after this?
316
00:13:05,919 --> 00:13:07,452
I might just throw myself
in the ocean
317
00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:08,920
- and float away.
- [laughs]
318
00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:11,589
I would slow down first,
so you can get the taste.
319
00:13:11,591 --> 00:13:13,024
It's that good.
320
00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:15,760
- Wanna try this right here-- No.
- [laughs]
321
00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:17,428
Man!
322
00:13:17,430 --> 00:13:20,198
I need to see this
with my own eyes.
323
00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,667
Last one to the kitchen
is a rotten egg!
324
00:13:22,669 --> 00:13:24,035
Hey! Chef.
325
00:13:24,037 --> 00:13:26,137
- Hey, how are you doing?
- I'm doing great, Rosario.
326
00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:26,671
Thanks for having me in here.
327
00:13:26,673 --> 00:13:28,206
I gotta take on this
328
00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:31,876
- three-and-a-half-pound corned beef omelet challenge.
- [Rosario] Right.
329
00:13:31,878 --> 00:13:33,812
Has anyone taken this thing on?
330
00:13:33,814 --> 00:13:35,046
Nobody's is been
crazy enough to try it.
331
00:13:35,048 --> 00:13:36,781
What does it say about me, Chef?
332
00:13:36,783 --> 00:13:38,750
- You're loco!
- [both laugh]
333
00:13:38,752 --> 00:13:40,618
Look at the shirt,
I am a little crazy.
334
00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:42,353
Are you ready to make this?
335
00:13:42,355 --> 00:13:45,089
[Casey] We begin by adding
a mirepoix to the pan
336
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and loading in
our ten-pound brisket.
337
00:13:47,761 --> 00:13:48,693
Oh, my God!
338
00:13:48,695 --> 00:13:50,695
- There we go.
- [Casey grunts]
339
00:13:50,697 --> 00:13:52,864
[Casey] Next we add in mustard,
340
00:13:52,866 --> 00:13:54,866
pickling spices and peppercorns.
341
00:13:54,868 --> 00:13:56,801
Rub her good.
342
00:13:56,803 --> 00:13:59,737
Rubbing it good here, boss,
Rubbing it good here, boss.
343
00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:01,239
And pour in water,
344
00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:02,974
so our brisket doesn't dry out.
345
00:14:02,976 --> 00:14:05,643
Whoo!
346
00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:08,146
After four hours in the oven...
347
00:14:08,148 --> 00:14:10,849
- [Rosario] There she is.
- [Casey] Whoa!
348
00:14:10,851 --> 00:14:12,150
It smells amazing.
349
00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:13,852
I'm so happy that it shrunk.
350
00:14:13,854 --> 00:14:15,286
Wow! Okay.
351
00:14:15,288 --> 00:14:16,554
That's a lot of corned beef.
352
00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:19,290
Rosario weighs out 16 ounces.
353
00:14:19,292 --> 00:14:21,759
And she's a stickler
with her measurements.
354
00:14:21,761 --> 00:14:23,661
- You're putting more on it?
- And look.
355
00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:25,263
- How are we doing?
- I still have to cut more.
356
00:14:27,666 --> 00:14:30,668
[Casey] 16 ounces, here we go.
357
00:14:30,670 --> 00:14:33,538
You can't make an omelet
without breaking a few eggs,
358
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or in this case, a dozen.
359
00:14:35,775 --> 00:14:37,942
Really taking up
the whole flat-top, are you?
360
00:14:37,944 --> 00:14:40,011
And once our eggs are in shape,
361
00:14:40,013 --> 00:14:44,015
we layer on Swiss, corned beef
and sauerkraut.
362
00:14:44,017 --> 00:14:45,950
See, this takes some skill.
363
00:14:45,952 --> 00:14:47,185
Wow, that's amazing.
364
00:14:47,453 --> 00:14:48,753
It's, like the...
365
00:14:48,755 --> 00:14:52,023
size a baby, like,
a long, yellow baby.
366
00:14:52,458 --> 00:14:54,025
I got the cheese.
367
00:14:54,027 --> 00:14:55,994
- You have to use all of this?
- Yes, sir.
368
00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:56,961
Ten slices.
369
00:14:56,963 --> 00:14:57,695
All right.
370
00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,864
Sweet, sweet Rosario
371
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adds even more corned beef
and sauerkraut on top.
372
00:15:03,970 --> 00:15:05,403
I don't know,
if you're gonna finish it.
373
00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:06,504
What?
374
00:15:06,672 --> 00:15:08,239
Why are you
having doubts, Rosario?
375
00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,641
Let's plate this egg-aconda.
376
00:15:09,643 --> 00:15:11,242
-Can you help me? Put it underneath.
-Yeah, I'm helping.
377
00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:12,877
- Oh, yeah, oh, here we go.
- There we go.
378
00:15:12,879 --> 00:15:14,712
Good heavens.
379
00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:17,782
We generously drizzle on
some Thousand Island
380
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and add a half-a-pound
of corned beef hash
381
00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:24,022
to our already huge
three-pound omelet.
382
00:15:24,024 --> 00:15:26,024
[Rosario] I'm gonna be
rooting for you. [laughs]
383
00:15:27,026 --> 00:15:28,026
Are you?
384
00:15:28,028 --> 00:15:30,061
I don't know, this is huge.
385
00:15:32,164 --> 00:15:35,066
[crowd cheering]
386
00:15:37,036 --> 00:15:38,369
Yeah!
387
00:15:39,204 --> 00:15:40,872
Casey, welcome
to the Egg Bistro.
388
00:15:40,874 --> 00:15:41,739
Are you ready
389
00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:43,708
for the corned beef
omelet challenge?
390
00:15:43,710 --> 00:15:45,076
- Bring it out!
- There it is.
391
00:15:45,078 --> 00:15:46,277
[man] Bring out the food!
392
00:15:46,412 --> 00:15:49,414
[all] Ooh!
393
00:15:50,282 --> 00:15:51,282
[all] Five,
394
00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:52,216
four,
395
00:15:52,218 --> 00:15:53,151
three,
396
00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:54,018
two,
397
00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:54,919
one.
398
00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:58,423
[crowd cheering]
399
00:15:58,425 --> 00:16:00,925
[Casey] This Irishman,
loves his corned beef,
400
00:16:00,927 --> 00:16:04,429
so I savor every bite
while I can.
401
00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:07,432
[crowd chanting]
Casey! Casey! Casey!
402
00:16:07,434 --> 00:16:10,468
[Casey] And my strategy
has me holding out on the hash
403
00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:12,870
so the potatoes
don't knock me down.
404
00:16:12,872 --> 00:16:15,606
[crowd chanting] Eat
those eggs! Eat those eggs!
405
00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:18,142
Eat those eggs!
406
00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:21,913
Oh, my gosh! This thing
is about the size of my head.
407
00:16:21,915 --> 00:16:22,814
It is massive.
408
00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:24,148
That's more corned beef
409
00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:26,751
than the entirely of Ireland
probably has in it.
410
00:16:26,753 --> 00:16:30,455
[crowd clapping]
411
00:16:30,457 --> 00:16:32,957
[Casey] But the corned beef
is fighting back.
412
00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:36,761
And I have all my eggs
in one basket.
413
00:16:36,763 --> 00:16:38,730
[crowd chanting] Casey! Casey!
414
00:16:38,732 --> 00:16:42,166
[crowd cheering]
415
00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,908
-[crowd chanting] Let's go, Casey!
-Whoo-hoo!
416
00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:53,277
[crowd chanting]
Let's go, Casey!
417
00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:56,180
[Casey] I'm in Virginia Beach
at the Egg Bistro
418
00:16:56,182 --> 00:16:59,250
fighting fork-first with the
corned beef omelet challenge
419
00:16:59,252 --> 00:17:02,253
that no man
has dared to take on...
420
00:17:02,755 --> 00:17:04,322
until now.
421
00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:08,226
[man] Dude, it's ginormous.
422
00:17:08,228 --> 00:17:11,229
The thing is huge, it's a
hippopotamus' rear end.
423
00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:12,964
He's gotta shovel it.
424
00:17:12,966 --> 00:17:15,733
You can't, like, you know,
fork it in.
425
00:17:15,735 --> 00:17:16,868
Let's go, shovel it!
426
00:17:16,870 --> 00:17:18,836
Let's go, shovel it!
427
00:17:18,838 --> 00:17:21,372
[crowd chanting]
Shovel it! Shovel it!
428
00:17:21,740 --> 00:17:24,976
[crowd cheering]
429
00:17:26,178 --> 00:17:29,080
[crowd chanting]
Shovel it! Shovel it!
430
00:17:29,082 --> 00:17:29,747
Whoo!
431
00:17:29,749 --> 00:17:32,083
Shovel it, Casey! Shovel it!
432
00:17:32,085 --> 00:17:34,652
[Casey] I use
the eggs-tra energy
433
00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:37,655
and shovel my way to halfway.
434
00:17:37,657 --> 00:17:40,458
[crowd chanting]
Halfway! Halfway! Halfway!
435
00:17:40,460 --> 00:17:42,693
It's so big, unexplainable.
436
00:17:42,695 --> 00:17:45,863
He's halfway and beads of
sweat going down the face.
437
00:17:45,865 --> 00:17:47,365
Can he do it? I think he can.
438
00:17:47,367 --> 00:17:49,600
He is so close.
439
00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:53,237
[Casey] I can't escape the corned
beef and the omelet or the hash.
440
00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:56,641
And the meat sweats
are becoming relentless.
441
00:17:56,643 --> 00:18:00,178
[crowd clapping]
442
00:18:01,213 --> 00:18:03,281
There you go, I'll
help you out a little bit.
443
00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:04,916
Ten minutes.
444
00:18:04,918 --> 00:18:08,252
[crowd cheering]
445
00:18:10,022 --> 00:18:12,957
Dig deep, Casey!
Come on, dig deep!
446
00:18:14,693 --> 00:18:18,229
[Casey] I dig on
in my search of potatoes,
447
00:18:18,231 --> 00:18:21,099
but it's all one jumbled mess.
448
00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:22,333
He's killing it.
449
00:18:22,335 --> 00:18:23,868
He's just chomping away,
450
00:18:23,870 --> 00:18:25,837
but I think
the omelet's gonna win.
451
00:18:25,839 --> 00:18:27,105
I'm betting on the omelet.
452
00:18:27,107 --> 00:18:30,775
[crowd chanting]
Casey! Casey! Casey! Casey!
453
00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:32,009
[Casey] Time is running out
454
00:18:32,011 --> 00:18:33,911
and I'm not sure
I have it in me.
455
00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:36,447
But this is past hunger.
456
00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:38,816
This corned beef omelet
is about pride.
457
00:18:38,818 --> 00:18:42,787
I can't let
my Irish ancestors down.
458
00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:45,857
And I refuse to be
one egg short of a dozen.
459
00:18:45,859 --> 00:18:48,159
Let's go, dude!
Shovel it, man! Come on!
460
00:18:48,161 --> 00:18:49,760
Pound it down, let's go!
461
00:18:49,762 --> 00:18:52,363
Let's go, shovel!
462
00:18:53,632 --> 00:18:58,436
[crowd chanting] Smash
that hash! Smash that hash!
463
00:18:58,438 --> 00:19:01,439
[Casey] I use my fork
as my lucky charm.
464
00:19:01,441 --> 00:19:03,708
[crowd chanting]
One more bite! One more bite!
465
00:19:03,710 --> 00:19:04,976
One more bite!
466
00:19:04,978 --> 00:19:07,278
[Casey] And follow
these potatoes...
467
00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:08,679
[crowd] One more bite!
468
00:19:08,681 --> 00:19:11,382
[Casey] ...to the end
of the rainbow.
469
00:19:11,384 --> 00:19:12,950
Finish that last bite, Casey!
470
00:19:12,952 --> 00:19:14,952
You got this, you got this.
471
00:19:14,954 --> 00:19:18,089
[crowd cheering]
472
00:19:21,460 --> 00:19:23,427
Whoo!
473
00:19:29,701 --> 00:19:31,002
Whoo!
474
00:19:31,937 --> 00:19:33,070
[Mike] Yeah, you did it.
475
00:19:33,072 --> 00:19:35,439
[crowd cheering]
476
00:19:35,441 --> 00:19:38,843
Yeah! "Keep Calm and Egg On"!
477
00:19:38,845 --> 00:19:40,077
Whoo!
478
00:19:42,047 --> 00:19:44,949
In a battle of Man v. Food,
man won.
479
00:19:44,951 --> 00:19:47,018
Whoo!
480
00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:50,955
Thank you, Egg Bistro
481
00:19:50,957 --> 00:19:51,989
Thank you, Virginia Beach.
482
00:19:51,991 --> 00:19:54,225
Whoo!
483
00:19:54,227 --> 00:19:57,228
[crowd cheering]