Gordon: Previously on "masterchef: Generations"...
You must use beer in all your dishes.
I don't drink beer. I don't know what it tastes like.
Maybe rely on one of your fellow gen zs.
Adam: I can taste it for you, fatima.
There's no stopping you, is there?
Adam's en route to save his entire team,
- So I'm gonna bring him up here. - Adam!
Michael just launched a full attack on gen z.
This looks like a paste as opposed to a sauce.
So you can see it's overcooked.
- Fatima, say good-bye. - Hi, guys.
- I made a pan-seared cod. - This is close to perfection.
I'm a top dish, finally! - I made snapper puttanesca.
It's a joy to taste. Congratulations, rebecka.
No one should underestimate the boomers.
Tonight on "masterchef: Generations"...
Welcome to this amazing rock quarry.
This place is one of the biggest producers of sand in the entire country.
I needed some sand in my diet.
...It's another explosive team challenge for the top 13 cooks.
A dainty little salad, guys, today, is not gonna cut it.
- Is there seasoning on these things? - I don't even ( bleep ) know.
- Oh, my god. - Rebecka: Horacio, you are gonna derail us.
Your attitude is a reality check.
Two need to be on the burgers! It's raw!
- Yes, sir. - Welcome to team challenges.
( screeches )
( music playing )
- This is wild. - Oh, man.
- Where the heck are we today? - This is so wild.
- Oh, my goodness. - We're emerging from the desert!
- Oh, my gosh. - This honestly feels like
We're on a planet from star wars.
The wind is going.
I have no idea where we are.
I have no idea what we're gonna cook.
Oh! I see the flags!
Being team captain in the last team challenge,
It was stressful, it was intense.
- Our team lost. - Whoo!
I needed some sand in my diet.
And so I'm definitely a little worried about another team challenge.
Horacio: Okay. Here they are.
- Wow, is that joe? Aarón? - Whoa!
- Hey! - Yay!
( indistinct chatter )
Oh, there they are.
- Hey, what's up, guys? - All: Good morning.
- Perfect. - Are you guys ready to put in a hard day's work?
- All: Yes! - Absolutely.
- Dude. What? - ( engine revving )
( music continues )
( indistinct chatter )
- Oh, my god! - You have to be kidding me.
- I told you! - Yay!
- Wow. - Good morning!
- Hello! - Yeah!
- Oh, man! - Love that.
Aarón: Come on, chef! We're waiting on you.
- I'm so happy, I'm crying. - Sorry, guys.
- Hey, joe. - Man.
You like to make a big entrance, gordon, don't you?
Always, joe. You know me. Right!
Welcome to this amazing working rock quarry.
- It's amazing. - This place is one of the biggest producers of sand,
Rock, and gravel in the entire country.
- Oh, wow. - Now, this is "masterchef: Generations,"
And this place is a family business
That's been run by three generations of the same family.
- Wow. - And for your next field challenge,
We're gonna help celebrate their incredible 60th anniversary.
- Whoo! - Yay!
Now, you're gonna have to cook a hearty lunch
For over 100 hard-working men and women
- In this beautiful quarry. - Oh, wow. A hundred.
Guys, think about who you're feeding today.
Think about what they do all day here.
They're out in the sun and the wind,
Under the elements digging rocks,
Moving rocks, exploding rocks.
A dainty little salad, guys, today, is not gonna cut it in this environment.
Now, listen carefully.
The good news is that the winning team
Will be safe from elimination.
But, sadly, someone from the losing team will be going home.
Now, there's 13 of you left,
And today we want to switch things up
From the last team challenge.
So, with this season being all about ages,
Let's try pairing the youngest with the oldest.
- Oh! - So, gen z and baby boomers,
- You're gonna be the blue team. - Very nice!
- Nice. - So, millennials and gen x,
You guys are gonna be the red team.
Come up and get your aprons, please. Let's go.
- Red team. - Boomers got the reds.
Murt: We get paired with the boomers,
And I'm a little worried because they have
Some of the slower people on their team, you know?
They have horacio, they have warren.
But what we do have going for us is we have one more person.
You know, I'm gonna be optimistic.
Let's try to pull out a w today.
Gordon: Right, we've got our teams.
But we're missing one thing. Captains.
Joe: And don't forget, the captain of the wining team
Will get a huge advantage in the next challenge.
Right, both teams, take a moment and talk it over
And come back to us with one prolific captain.
All right, everybody say it on three. One, two, three.
- All: Rebecka! - Rebecka: All right.
This is the environments I thrive in.
Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.
I think kamay is trying to create doubt within myself
About whether or not I can lead this group.
- But I'm not gonna fall for that. - Aye, aye, captain.
- All right. - I own and run my own marketing agency,
So I'm very used to delegating.
And I know it's a huge risk, taking the captain position.
But I'm very determined to lead our team to victory.
Blue team. Captain. Who is it, please?
- We chose rebecka. - You chose rebecka.
- Red team? - It's gonna be me today.
- Arthur, wow. - Aarón: Wow.
Now, today we've already chosen the star of your dish.
That's right, one team will have to make a stunning burger.
The other team, an incredible, delicious grilled chicken sandwich.
Now, rebecka, even though you have the immunity pin,
You will still be cooking in the blue team today,
And you get to decide which dish your team will be cooking.
Over here. Okay, so this is what I'm thinking.
- Take the hamburger. - Well, no, because hamburgers,
If they're not cooked correctly,
They will be punted across the room.
Okay, so this is what I'm thinking.
Chicken with, like, really nice slaw.
- Are you comfortable with the grill? - I am okay with the grill.
Protein is such an important factor in winning a team challenge.
We have 100 people to feed.
We are dealing with sideways sandy wind,
So I'm thinking chicken is the best bet.
I can just see chef ramsay tossing a burger across the quarry.
- ...Start. Okay? All right. - Okay, I feel good about that.
Right, rebecka, obviously a game-changing decision.
- Yep. - What are you and the blue team
Deciding to cook today?
We'll be doing chicken thighs.
- Ooh! - Wow.
Arthur seems to be pretty happy with getting the burger.
So do a couple of the other team members,
But I'm not really happy about this
Because we have to form over 100 patties.
Where if you have chicken, it's already portioned out for you.
So that means, blue team,
You're making a delicious chicken sandwich.
- Yep. - And red team, obviously,
An amazing, delicious burger.
So how you pull those off is up to you guys.
We want a sandwich, a side, and a beautiful sauce.
Okay, guys, our guests will be clocking out
For their lunch break in just over an hour.
We need to see a sample plate in about 30 minutes.
So, you need to work fast.
And remember, somebody from the losing team
Will be eliminated today inside this quarry.
- Right, you guys ready? - Yes, chef!
Good, because your time starts now!
- Go, go, go, go, go. - Let's go.
- ( groaning ) - ( chuckles )
Blue team coming! Blue team coming!
- Come on, guys. Come on. - Coming.
- I'm in. - Red team!
- Let's go, red team. - Go, go, go!
- We are the "zoombers!" - the zoomers!
All right, captain, let's pass out notebooks.
All right, we got the chicken sandwich.
What type of flavors do you want to put on?
- Asian style. - Asian, cajun.
We are in california. This is all about mexican spices.
- I like a nice-- - ( overlapping chatter )
Southwestern flavor.
We're gonna do a dry rub on the chicken.
- Oh, I don't think it's a good idea. - Wait, wait, wait.
- The dry one-- - my concern is burned sugar on your chicken.
So let's maybe give them a really good adobo sauce. Right? Wouldn't that be great?
- I agree. - Maybe we could do, like, a corn salsa.
Let's talk about our side dish.
- What if we did, like, a mac salad? - Yeah, that would be nice. Yep.
So, warren and horacio, you guys are gonna be doing the chicken.
Murt and hallie, you're gonna work on the corn salsa.
- Got it. - Becca, macaroni salad.
And then at the pass, I'm gonna need becca, adam, and hallie.
- Perfect. - Got it.
- Okay, burger, what do you guys think? - Let's do swiss.
- Let's do swiss? All right, I love that. - Are we doing bacon?
Yeah, we can throw some bacon on there. That's a good idea.
- Really crispy bacon, guys. - And we're cooking the bacon in the oven, correct?
- Bacon's gotta go in the oven. - Yeah.
- How about the sauce? - What about a barbecue sauce?
- Barbecue and swiss, though? - Yeah.
- Chipotle? - Chipotle.
- Let's do a chipotle aioli. - I think a good side,
We gotta have a traditional coleslaw.
- Oh. - That sounds good.
They would love that. Who feels comfortable making the chipotle aioli?
- I'll do the chipotle aioli. - I think daniela's got that.
- You do the chipotle aioli? - I'll start on the bacon.
Jeet and I can work on the slaw together. You wanna do that together?
- Yeah, let's do that. - I'll get started working on making those burgers.
- All right, let's go! - Okay, let's go. Let's go.
- Okay, guys, you ready? I think we got this. - Yes!
- Zoomers, on three. - "zoombers!"
- Let's go! - Red team!
All right, let's cut as much corn as possible, and let's put it in a bowl.
All right, guys, everybody's okay? You got your things figured out?
- You know what you're doing? - Yep.
All right, keep going. Taste everything.
- Wow, what an amazing setting. - This is extreme.
It's hot, it's windy, it's dusty.
- Aarón: Yeah, I love it. - This is one of the most difficult cooks
- So far in this competition. - Here are you bun options.
- They're large hawaiian. - Brioche.
Brioche? You're sure? Okay.
- We gonna toast both sides? - Yes.
So, red team, we've got the millennials and gen x.
It's an interesting combination, this one, right?
'90s and the 2000s
Are their big cultural reference point.
- It should be pretty unified. - Chef?
- Yes. - Brioche is not sliced.
- Hawaiian might be pre-sliced. - Slice the brioche.
- Slicing 100? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll help you with that.
You don't have time to help, chef.
And I'm glad that the captain of the red team has stepped up.
- Yeah. - Arthur, he runs and owns his own marketing agency.
And so it's about time he started using that experience.
Remember that arthur and the red team did not pick the hamburger.
I think it's a gift.
If there's one thing these workers would love to devour after their shift,
A burger will go down way better, I think, than a grilled chicken sandwich.
- Do you wanna use the red chilies, hallie, or no? - Both: Yes.
- Chop 'em up. Put 'em in there. - So, blue team, we've got gen z and the boomers, okay?
- So we got the old and the new. - Grandparents and grandkids.
- Yeah, that's right. Yeah. - Talk to each other, please.
And of course, captained by rebecka.
Horacio, make sure you-- I need chicken only in 20 minutes.
Don't cook it too soon or it's gonna get dry.
I think rebecka is kind of like the mature, leading voice.
She's obviously had some success in some of the challenges.
So I think all the blue team's really looking up to her.
- Yeah, good point. - Okay, let's see now.
- Get in there. - Horacio, you can wait on that chicken.
It does not need to be on right now. How long you gonna cook it for?
- I'm gonna cook this one 10 minutes. - It needs 8-12 minutes.
- And how long's it gonna rest? - Three minutes is more than enough.
I don't think you understand what I'm saying.
Joe: Rebecka did not pick the hamburger.
- I think that's a bit of a mistake on rebecka's side. - Yeah.
Because she's got the youngest generation in her team.
- These youngsters know how to absolutely elevate a burger. - Yeah.
- ( alarm beeping ) - rebecka: Whose timer's that? Whose timer is that?
- Horacio, is that your timer? - Yeah, but I stopped to--
Okay, well, fix it! Fix it! You are responsible for that.
I think our team is really strong.
I would say that the weakest link is the unknown.
And that's horacio. He's always the unknown.
Horacio, you need to be testing these every single time, okay?
Horacio just is a ball of fire.
You never know which way he's gonna go
Once he gets dedicated to an idea,
And so that could potentially derail us.
- All in the range of 180. - Okay, that's overcooked.
No, it's moist and it's perfect.
All right, well, we'll find out what gordon says about it.
- We will find out. - I actually prefer having less in my team.
I think the red team's got a big advantage here. They're down to six.
I disagree, chef, I'm sorry. If you have an extra person,
- That's the difference between another garnish. - No.
Aarón: That's the difference between somebody jumping on the grill
And helping out and getting everything done efficiently.
- Arthur? - Yes? Okay, hold on.
While I commend arthur for stepping up as team captain...
I think this needs a little bit of-- a little bit of sugar.
I'm beginning to see that he's just not a confident leader.
- What do you think? - Yeah.
- Maybe a little acid. - Acid? More acid?
If he doesn't set the example for believing in ourselves...
- Arthur! - Yes?
- It has enough chili? - It has enough chili.
- Do you agree? - I think it's enough spice. You don't want to kill it.
- Yeah, it's more than enough. - It's only gonna trickle down
And we're gonna be running around like chickens
With our heads cut off the entire challenge.
- Arthur, talk to me. What do you need? - Arthur?
Anybody need help? Chopping? Slicing? Dicing?
- You can help me shred the carrots if you have time. - Okay, yes.
- Yeah, shred carrots. - ( bleep )
Red team, blue team, 10 minutes till the judges' dish.
- Yes, chef! - Let's move, move, move.
Let's go.
Right, arthur, give us an insight to what we're doing.
We're doing a chipotle bacon and swiss burger.
- Love that idea. Good. - And a cabbage slaw.
- Okay. No fries? Why not? - Yeah. No fries.
We wanted to keep it fresh and light.
We know that the aioli is gonna really elevate this burger.
Gotcha. If you're gonna put a slaw on there,
Just make sure it's an exceptional slaw.
- Okay. - How are you splitting the team up?
- Who's doing what? - We have mike, myself, and kamay on proteins.
We have kimberly and jeet on the slaw.
- Gordon: Right. - And we have daniela on the sauce.
- Bacon. - And who's on the assembly line?
- I will be on the assembly line. - When we get to--
- Kamay, please. When we're we're talking... - Sorry. Sorry, chef.
...You're just blurting over each other.
Who's on the assembly line?
Arthur: Probably gonna be myself,
Kamay, and either daniela or jeet.
Be decisive. Make sure they know what they're doing before they come down.
- Heard. - Make sure they're all-- all on the same page.
Got you. Thank you. Heard, chef.
Team captain rebecka. All right, so can you give
Some insight to joe and I what you're doing right now?
We are making a southwestern style chicken thigh burger
With a macaroni salad, and then our sauce is an adobo mayonnaise.
- Joe: Cool. - Give us some insight of who's doing what.
Rebecka: Adam is on buns. Horacio and warren are manning the chicken station.
Murt and hallie are making a corn salsa,
And becca is taking care of the macaroni salad.
- Thighs are very tricky. - Thighs are tricky,
And I'm really trying to rein horacio in.
- He's kind of going gangbusters, and so-- - is his idea your idea?
Not really. I mean, I really wanted to dry rub--
- So did you concede to his idea? - Um, in a way.
Rebecka, whose idea was it to take the chicken skin off?
- That was a joint effort. - You're taking away
An essential part of the crunchy goodness.
It's the crunchy-crunchy, yes.
Is horacio the only person manning the grill?
No, actually, it's horacio and warren together.
- Yeah. - So, horacio, this is your recipe, basically?
- This is your idea? In the rub? - This is my idea.
- No-- just rub? - Just rub. Use the moisture outside and the seasonings.
Horacio, it seems like you've taken control.
You made some big decisions here. This is your idea.
- Now you've got to bring it through to fruition. - It's coming out.
- Keep seasoning. Come on. - Hope so.
Jeet: We might have to get rid of this yellow pepper
'cause it's a lot to chop.
If you think it's a lot to chop,
Tell the captain.
All right, once we're done,
Please, we need hands on the slaw.
Tell that to the captain. Don't just say it out.
We gotta get burgers going, more burgers.
Kamay: Well, tell the captain. Tell the captain.
Arthur: It's a little frustrating right now.
Kamay is directing a lot of people
With small decisions to me as the captain.
Captain, what is your recommendation? What is your recommendation?
I can feel that kamay is absolutely questioning my leadership,
And that she is chomping at the bit to pivot and take over.
Arthur, you can't just say, "you guys," you have to assign someone.
She knows that this is a position where,
If things go wrong, the captain goes home.
- You need me on this? - No, I can do these. I can slice these.
- Just watch the bacon. - Are you sure?
There's nothing more important you can be doing?
The red team, they've got a delicious bacon cheeseburger,
And they're doing it with a slaw, no fries.
- What do you mean no fries? - I know.
- He wanted something to enhance the burger. - Oh!
That's what I said, so let's wait and see.
It's funny because arthur has got all these great ideas,
But it's not translating to the team because he's not talking much.
- Well, who is leading the team then? - Kamay.
Pass me the aioli on the buns. There you go.
I got your burger after that, and then you lettuce.
- Good? - You're the captain, man. Be confident.
- Hallie, you good? You need anything? - I'm good.
- Horacio, you're good? - I am good!
- ( both laugh ) - hell, yeah!
The chicken is better and we're gonna win this thing!
So the blue team, they picked the chicken thigh.
Then they all decided to take the skin off. What do you think about that?
- Well, the skin protects it. - It also gives it flavor.
- Gordon: Amazing flavor. - This is not cooked.
- It's raw right there. - Rebecka and horacio
Are disagreeing on how to cook the chicken. It's his recipe.
He says he's taking responsibility for the chicken.
- Wow. - We're ready.
- All right, good. I'm going back to prepping. - Okay, go.
- Blue team. - Yes?
Rebecka, please describe the dish, please.
So we made a grilled chicken southwestern sandwich,
Corn salsa on the top,
And then we have a mac and cheese salad.
- Is that how the corn goes in there? Wow. - It's a bit unusual.
- Yeah. - That's all gonna drop out when you pick it up.
It needs some form of freshness in there,
Because the chicken's on the verge of being dry.
And when you pick up that bun and all the corn is loose,
The first thing that happens to the corn, it just--
- Goes out. - Yeah, I mean, there's one option.
You could take some of that corn and put it
Into the macaroni salad and make that more interesting
- And then find another garnish on that. - Okay.
Look, firstly, I would do a little slaw. Something lighter.
Maybe a vinegar, not a mayonnaise.
- Exactly. - You know what's missing
On that chicken sandwich for me?
- What's that? - Is crispy chicken skin.
- Yeah, I know. - Are they brushing it while they're cooking it?
- No, they're not. Dry rub, no skin. - There's no skin on there?
- Is there a-- a bit of a-- - there's some tension between me and horacio.
- He wants it his way right now. - You're the captain.
- I am. Absolutely. - And I know you can cook better than that.
- That chicken is dry. - So now is your moment to take control.
- You got it. - Tell them what to do. They have to listen.
- You are the captain of this team. - Okay, thank you, chef.
- Don't be scared to change. - Do not take the skin off that chicken.
- Got it. - Next thing, we are adding
- Corn salsa to the macaroni and cheese. - Love. Love it.
We are going to make a vinegar coleslaw.
And, horacio, he is not happy at all with the chicken.
- Why? - The chicken was dry and not good,
- So we need to make a wet marinade. Okay? - Really?
Rebecka: Do it now. Don't have sass, just do it.
Your attitude is a reality check.
Okay, doesn't matter. Just do it.
Welcome to team challenges.
You would think that there would be some butting of heads
Between gen z and the baby boomers based on the age difference.
But, actually, it's within the baby boomers,
By way of horacio challenging the captain, who's rebecka.
Well, rebecka's a strong personality and a good cook.
I can understand why the zers will listen to her commands.
- Horacio just doesn't care. - No.
- Yeah. - He sees himself as her equal.
Do we have a weather hat protection?
( chuckling ) this thing is too hot, man!
- It's a grill, you donut! - Maybe you're too old!
- You ready, arthur? - We're ready.
Let's go, bud. Right, describe that, please.
This is a chipotle bacon and swiss burger
- With a side of cabbage slaw. - I think the slaw looks good.
I like the fact that it's not overdressed.
Maybe some herbs, some scallion,
Something that's green to lift it up.
- That is absolutely spot-on. - Perfect.
- Cooked real beautiful, yeah. - Really beautifully spot-on.
- Thank you. - Aarón?
This burger's very good. Great seasoning, bacon's nice, the burger's moist.
It's actually pretty close to perfect for a burger.
- Amazing. - Gordon: Wow.
I think if you can keep the burgers moist like that,
You have a home run.
The problem is the coleslaw.
It's too raw.
It needs to be macerated more.
You need to take the cabbage,
Maybe break it down with some vinegar.
You've got a winning dish here, okay?
Listen, that's one. You've got 100 to do.
- It's yours to lose now. - Okay.
- Delicious, okay? Let's go. - Awesome. Let's go.
- Let's go, guys! Come on! - Yes, chef.
- Coming, captain. - Right here, right here.
- Yes, chef? - Burger's spot-on. Aioli is perfect as is.
The slaw needs some elevation. It also needs some vinegar.
We're gonna go ahead now and salt the cabbage,
Add a little bit of the apple cider vinegar, and let it sit.
- Let it sit. - Okay, cool. We're on it.
- Okay, go. - What's this for? What's that for?
- For the chicken. - Taste it.
And you taste that as well, please.
- ( whistles ) - oh, my god.
- No, that's not good. - Too salty.
- Hey, look at me. - What happened?
"what happened?" you made it.
Hey, blue team, two seconds.
- Do we want to lose this? - Both: No, sir.
This thing is inedible. It is so salty.
We're about to throw that over the chicken, then grill it.
So we're about to lose before we even start.
- Now get a grip. - Yes, chef.
Horacio is just messing up left and right.
First it was the chicken. Now it's this crazy marinade he made.
- It was not salty. - It's salty.
- This was not salty. - If horacio doesn't get it together,
- We are a sinking ship. - I don't know!
Come on, guys! ( bleep ) hell.
Rebecka, we can correct this sauce.
I'm going to fix it, so I need you to go
And get your chicken ready.
Without the sauce, I can do nothing.
No, you can start some chicken,
And we can brush it on as soon as I get it made.
- So start chicken. We're not gonna have enough. - Yes, yes, yes.
Help me, lord.
- Jeet: Captain? - Arthur: Yes?
For the slaw, is the sugar, the mayo-- the creaminess is good?
Everything was good, except we needed to break down the cabbage a little bit more.
- Perfect. - The kitchen is starting to get disorganized
Because we're behind on a lot of our components.
Arthur? We're gonna have a timing issue here
Because once I get on the grill, somebody's gotta be making patties.
Yeah, yeah. I'm gonna do that. I'm gonna be doing that.
The same exact way I've been doing them, though.
Although the burger only takes five minutes to cook,
We have to form them into 100 equal portions,
So that's gonna take a long time.
- We cannot get behind on burgers. - Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, this one's a little wetter than the other one.
- It does seem a little wetter. - Let's mix it all together.
I'm looking at the team that's in charge of slaw, and they're going really slow.
Jeet, I need you guys to start putting the slaw together right now.
How many minutes do we have, arthur, till you need those?
- You got ten minutes. - Yeah, we have enough for that. We have enough.
- Burgers are on? Okay. - Going on right now.
Here, taste this. Careful, it's hot.
Whew! That's awesome. I really like it.
Rebecka, three and a half minutes before turn the chicken.
You need a bunch of chicken on there.
I know, but I want to face to the south before.
So rebecka and horacio are bickering about the situation with the chicken.
It sounds like two divorced parents arguing over parental rights over their child.
- No salt, no pepper? - I'm waiting for the sauce.
Rebecka wants us to bring the sauce later.
Rebecka, there's no seasoning on there?
- Those are not seasoned at all. - Oh, god, they're not seasoned.
- Oh, my god, horacio, you are gonna derail us! - What's happening?
Horacio's method is absolute trash, and rebecka needs to switch out
The teams here and put someone else on grill, and I really hope it's not me.
Murt, move up to the chicken. Horacio, you're off chicken.
- Oh, I'm on chicken? - You're coming back here now
And you're gonna be doing the slaw.
Rebecka, it's gonna need more than one person on chicken.
- Hallie can do chicken. - I can come with chicken.
- Go do it. - What do you want me to do, murt?
- Cut the cabbage. - So my worst nightmare happens. I'm thrown on the grill.
- Is there seasoning on these things? - I don't even ( bleep ) know.
Where's your seasoning for the chicken?
- He dumped it all in the-- - are you ( bleep ) kidding me?
I'm sorry, we need at least salt and pepper on these.
You need to hurry and make that.
- ( bell ringing ) - ( music playing )
Diners are coming, guys. 10 minutes to go.
Oh, everyone, our miners are here!
- Hey! - We're so glad you're here!
I hope you like chicken!
Gordon: Welcome, guys. We good? Good to see you, bud.
Good to see you. Hey.
- Hello! - Hey!
- Welcome! Thank you! Happy 60 years! Here. - Wait, these-- oh.
Arthur: All the quarry men and women are coming through,
And there's a lot of them,
And we're not even ready yet.
So I'm feeling a lot of urgency,
And I need to just get everything together
Very, very quickly.
Arthur, you gotta throw
Somebody on burgers right now.
Somebody's gotta start making burgers.
- Heard. - We're gonna run out.
- Who's done with the slaw? - We're almost done!
Can one of you jump off and make burgers?
Jeet, can you make burgers right now? Six ounces.
- Jeet: Okay. - I am so hungry right now.
Been out since, what, 3 in the morning?
How soon can I eat?
- Five minutes, arthur. - Five minutes, guys. Come on.
Arthur, you've got these four women behind you.
- They need to get involved. - Yes.
- I wouldn't cook these burgers on my own. - Yes.
- Two of you. - Two of me.
- Synchronize. - Yes, chef.
Right, daniela, kimberly,
I don't know what you're doing.
We're working on the slaw, chef.
But why is it not done yet?
We're ready with the first 25 plates, chef.
Kimberly: We have 25, that's all.
Kimberly, come with me really quick.
So, arthur pulls me to the front,
But we are way behind on chopping
And preparing all the ingredients for the slaw.
We have nothing prepped for the next round of slaw.
I'm telling arthur over and over again, we need more slaw.
- Let's go! Come on. - I don't even think he heard me.
He's so frantically trying to get food out
That he can't even hear a word I'm saying.
We have zero slaw ready for the next round, just so you know.
First guests here to pick up.
Please double check everything.
- Are you still making patties? - Yes, chef.
Oh, my god. What are you doing, daniela?
- Shredding slaw, chef. - Still?
- Arthur, we've run out of slaw. - We're working on some.
Gordon: Red team. Red team!
- That's all the slaw ready? - For 25, correct.
First off all, you need to speed up a little bit.
We haven't even started service
And we've run out of slaw.
I don't know how that's possible.
We've got to communicate with each other, guys.
- Slaw. Slaw. - ( overlapping chatter )
Do excuse us. Three or four minutes. My apologies.
- I will go help over here. - Here's lettuce.
- Please check that. Poke that and make sure. - Do all these have bacon?
Use these first please, arthur.
- Yes. - No.
- Hey. Hey, red team. - Yes, chef? Yes, chef?
- It's under. Yes, chef. - That's not under.
- Both: It's raw. - I'll get 'em back on.
I tried to set you up, but you're just all running around.
No one's listening, no structure, just panicking.
- Two need to be on the burgers! - Yes, sir.
- It's raw! - What's the decision, captain?
- Get on it. Help on-- yeah, go. - Me? Okay.
- Two need to be on the burgers! - Yes, sir.
- It's raw. - What's the decision, captain?
- Get on it. Help on-- yeah, go. - Me? Okay.
- What do you want me to do? - Help me plate.
- Do you want me to check all these? - Check them, kimberly!
Yes, okay.
This is a total ( bleep ) show.
There's not enough slaw,
Our hamburgers are raw.
It is just a disaster.
Let's go, let's go. Here, flip it over.
If arthur doesn't step up and get us organized,
I'm really worried that we're not gonna serve all the diners.
- These-- no, don't. Use these first. - No? Okay.
- Aarón: Let's go, arthur! Come on! - Come on, let's go.
- Yeah. - Here, arthur.
In the back of my mind, I'm thinking,
"please, kamay, just take over."
She's no-nonsense. She's a lawyer, for god's sakes.
We need to pivot, and we need to be organized to finish this service.
You do that, I'll do the coleslaw.
- Yeah? - Is the bacon on that one?
Yes, the bacon is on this one.
Rebecka: Hi, guys, how are you?
Thank you for coming and eating our food.
We're so happy you're here.
That aioli might be a little spicy, so be careful.
I need buns, guys! Buns, buns, buns! How's the chicken coming, guys?
Hallie: Oh, it's awesome. We're rocking and rolling back here.
We're good, we're good, we're good.
Check this out, joe.
So they took off the boomers from the grill.
Now we got the gen z, the young energy.
- An excellent idea. - Brilliant.
What do you guys think about your new role, guys?
- You guys pumped up for the challenge? - I'm on fire, baby.
- We'll step up. - Let's do it! I like that.
Hey, more sauce. Let's get more sauce on there.
Let's switch these over here, and I'll get the next round going over here.
Hallie: Me and murt on the grill are killing it.
This is gonna be the best damn chicken y'all have ever had.
Sauce that one, please. That's the last one.
That one's gonna be the most raw out of all of them, so take note of that.
The chicken looks good, guys.
Everything's calming back down.
Horacio is doing his job,
Rebecka is up at the front
Getting everything sent through.
It's all working out just fine right now.
All right, that one's for you.
Thank you so much for waiting.
- There you go. - More mac, dears.
Okay, set up the table again.
Jeet: All right, I'm almost done with these patties.
Then I can be on bacon or slaw.
Kamay, I got some coming over that I think they're done.
All right, I'm gonna move some space for you.
- ( groans ) - kamay steps in, and she's finally
Helping me on the grill.
So now I've got somebody working the warming station.
She can get the cheese melted.
Now we've got some sort of system
To be able to pump some burgers out.
- Arthur! - Come on, these are done. Yes?
Done with slaw. What do you need?
- Come down to front and expo. - I need help expediting right now.
- Jeet, have we rolled the burgers now? - Yes, we're just on some bacon.
I'm hoping that even though we started off a little bit slow,
- Maybe we can finish strong. - There you go. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thank you so much.
Here you go. Thank you so much.
( music playing )
Hello, everyone. Bon appetit. Are you enjoying your lunches?
Which do you like better?
Do you like the burger of the red team
Or the chicken sandwich of the blue team?
- I'm gonna go with blue. - You're gonna go blue.
- Chicken sandwich. Why? - Gonna go blue. Chicken sandwich.
It's sweet, tasty, and it's moist.
- Nice. - Perfect.
And the burger's not perfect? Is it a little dry?
- Something wrong? - Yeah, it's uneven.
- You got dry spots. - A blue team winner for you.
- How about you, sir? - I was rooting for the red.
- The beef, the bacon, you can't go wrong with that. - Right.
But then I took a bite of that blue one. Ahh.
- The chicken. - I didn't want to say it, but, yeah, dude.
Ladies, do you agree? Disagree?
I really like the red team's burger
'cause it's really juicy and it's seasoned really well.
Wow. Please raise your hands if you like the blue team chicken better.
Three votes. Red team burger? One vote.
Thank you. Enjoy the rest of your meal.
- Thank you. - Gordon: Okay, let's go!
- Just set it? - Just put it 'em-- yeah. Just put 'em out.
Every batch that's coming in,
Are you checking the seasoning on this stuff?
- Yes. - You are? Good.
Check the seasoning on the macaroni, please.
- Little taste. - Taste it. Yes, absolutely.
It's a little bit bland now. Started off nice, and now it's gone back to bland.
Becca: Rebecka, how's the seasoning on the mac?
You need to add a little bit more lime to it.
- If you have more mayonnaise, throw that in there, please. - Okay.
- Becca? Get some consistency... - Yes?
- ...And make it exciting, yes? - Heard. Thank you, chef.
I think that one's not-- well, I think that's done.
- That big one. - Yeah.
I'm just glad you're last line of defense.
Look at that. Touch there.
Yeah, that one I think is not done.
No, but they've gotta get
Their ( bleep ) together,
Do you know what I mean?
( bleep )
Hey, murt.
- Yeah? - Hallie, come here.
Gah. Of all the things that could happen now,
- We have a piece of raw chicken. - It's underdone?
- It's ( bleep ) pink, trust me. - Okay, okay.
There's a little piece of me
That's regretting the chicken decision.
- Okay? Captain. - Yes, we need that done.
But it's not a race. Not a race.
- Here you go. - Back on the grill, let's go.
- Thank you very much. - We cannot afford to have
Anymore raw chicken in the blue team
Because I want to win.
It doesn't matter if I have immunity,
I always am focused on the win.
I just need one like that to destroy the whole table.
- Absolutely. You got it. - No chance.
- Let's go. - I totally get it.
Murt: Oh, my god.
- Gordon: Hey, murt. - Yeah?
- Hallie, come here. Now look at me. Hey. - Okay. It's underdone?
- It's ( bleep ) pink, trust me. - Okay, okay.
- Okay? Back on the grill. Let's go. - Thank you very much.
Come on. I just need one like that to destroy the whole table.
- Yeah, absolutely. You got it. I totally get it. - No chance. Let's go.
- Here you go. Thank you, guys. Enjoy. - Thank you so much.
Come on, guys! I need buns! I need buns!
- Jeet, start toasting the buns! - Yes, chef. I've got bacon coming.
Gordon: Halfway through service and you're out of buns.
Come on! Kamay, blue team's got a protein that takes twice as long,
- Yet everybody's waiting for red. - We're working on it, chef.
Come here. It started off crispy, and now it's not even crispy.
- Look, get it crispy now. - Yes, chef.
Gordon's yelling at me about the bacon being not crispy enough.
I don't eat a lot of bacon, but when I do,
I just pan fry it, so I have no idea what to do.
- Jeet! There's a grill here! - I'm right-- I'm right there.
I'm coming, chef. I'm coming.
Gordon: We threw the bacon in the deep fat fryer?
- Both: Yes, chef. - Oh, my god.
- It doesn't make any sense. - Deep fried bacon.
What's going on? Get them in the oven.
- Convection it. - Tell them to put them on the grill!
- Yes, chef. - Guys, why am I missing tops and bottoms and stuff?
- Arthur, make sure you're giving the right ones. - These are not--
- There's no system, kimberly! - Okay, okay. Go, go.
Jeet, get the bacon on the grill!
Yes, chef, I'm bringing it up right now.
Ladies and gentlemen, sorry about the delay.
So sorry, guys.
Hello, everyone. Bon appetit. Are you enjoying your lunches?
- Yes, absolutely. - We are.
Between the red team burger and the blue team chicken sandwich,
- What are you thinking? - Touch overcooked burger, touch undercooked bacon.
- Okay, got it. You agree? - The chicken thigh's just incredibly moist.
- And the pasta salad, good? - Pasta salad's incredible.
And then on my burger, I ended up getting a two-top bun.
Raise your hand if you're gonna vote
For the blue team chicken sandwich.
Three? And you're by yourself on the burger.
Here you go. Let's go, guys.
We're getting into the rhythm here.
- Hi, everyone. Enjoying your lunches? - Yeah.
So you have the grilled chicken thigh sandwich
From the blue team with the pasta salad,
And for the red team, cheeseburger with coleslaw.
What do you think?
The burger? And, ma'am, for you?
Yeah, same. I think the red team had more flavor, honestly.
- And the coleslaw as well. - The coleslaw was great.
- And I usually don't like coleslaw, so... - Wow. Young lady?
Wow. Raise your hand if you like
The red team burger better. Full house.
Good teamwork. We're killing it.
You want them on trays? I can just put them on trays.
Thank you, that's great. Put them on.
Both teams' meat was cooked great.
I got my burger, it was medium.
I got my chicken, it was super juicy.
Rebecka: You guys are doing great. I'm so impressed!
Thanks, captain! Let's go, guys.
What pushed it over for me though was the sides.
I just liked the pasta salad more than I liked the coleslaw, yeah.
Kimberly: Do we have more lettuce? More lettuce?
- We're out of lettuce. - We need lettuce, guys. Lettuce.
- Asap, asap. - Tell somebody.
- Daniela's on it. She's coming. - Oh, my gosh.
- Is the lettuce not ready? No. - No.
- Oh, my god. - Here you go.
- Come on, right here. Thank you. - There you go.
- Is that clean, that lettuce? - You washed these, right?
- I was told not to wash it, chef. - No, you weren't told that.
- ( overlapping chatter ) - are you kidding me?
- No, no, stop. - No, no. You have to wash the lettuce.
Oh, my god. Oh, guys. "I was told not to wash it."
( bleep )
Red team, can we get lettuce washed
- And respect these quarry workers? Now! - Yes, chef.
- Who's washing the lettuce? - Kimmy, go. Kimmy, go.
Wash the lettuce, please. Just quickly.
Okay, everyone, can I have your attention, please?
Once you have finished eating, please vote
For the team whose dish you enjoyed more
By shoveling the colored sand of the respective team
Onto the conveyer belt. Thank you very much.
- Blue team! Last 12 right here. - ( overlapping chatter )
Last 12. I want them pretty, all of them. Let's go.
- Do you want me to start here? Okay. - You can, yeah.
- Then we'll be done. - We should make ourselves a sandwich.
They're beautiful chicken, guys! Good job.
The red cheeseburger, the sauce on it was fantastic.
I'm gonna vote for the red team, for the burger.
Guys, we're not gonna have enough slaw.
And now run out of slaw. Oh, my god.
Daniela, we've ran out of slaw as well.
Who are you gonna blame on that one?
Bacon-- there's no bacon left. Send it. Send the burger.
Where's the-- oh, we're out of slaw.
- That was embarrassing. - I agree.
We started off on the back foot.
We didn't get strong, we weren't together,
The prep was disorganized, and you had the best dish,
But you guys just couldn't get your act together.
- Yes, chef. - Shame on you.
- I'm sorry, chef. - Clear down.
- Thank you. - Sorry, chef.
You should feel very proud of yourselves, okay?
I like gen z taking control of that grill.
- You guys rock. - Had we not done it, we would have gone down.
- Captain, good job. - Give it up for rebecka.
- Rebecka. - Love you all so much.
- Good job, blue team. - Thank you, rebecka. Thank you, rebecka.
- Thank you, team. - I think overall we did very well.
The gen z kids, once they got in the rhythm, I was so impressed.
Everybody was just rocking it.
Horacio: If you want to win, you have to be a team member.
You do it wrong, move out.
Let the people who know to do, to do it right.
We are old dog, but we learn new tricks.
Rebecka: I guess the biggest concern is if the other team
- Made a better sandwich than us. - It was disorganized.
I wish we had more time to communicate in the beginning.
- Yeah. - I think we tried to do our best,
But we were not working as a unit.
Yeah, we got in the weeds.
Yeah, I apologize.
We started off with an idea, and then we didn't execute the idea.
I hope we did better than the blue team. That's all I care about, right?
The plates had all the flavors that we hoped that they would get.
- Yes. - Let's just hope they landed the way we wanted them to.
- I think we're gonna win. We don't know yet. - We don't know.
Arthur: I'm disappointed, you know?
I think we could have certainly
Have been more efficient, more effective.
Right from the beginning,
There was a bit of a power struggle,
Where obviously kamay wanted to be captain.
Rather than helping and making things smoother,
She just kept barking out, "what are we doing?"
I don't think she was that good of a soldier for me.
Kamay: I think leaders should be decisive,
And I don't know if he was as confident as he should have been.
I'm honestly feeling deflated. We should have done better.
I'm definitely not ready to go home.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for letting us give back to you today.
What a way to celebrate this lovely quarry.
Three generations, 60 years in the making.
( cheers, applause )
Now, we would like to introduce you to the amazing cooks.
The blue team and the red team.
( cheering )
Despite the fact that it was chaos,
I think, all in all, we all did really well.
The diners looked happy,
And I'm hoping that the red team did enough
To get more votes than the blue team.
Even just one vote more.
Right, only one team can win and be safe,
But somebody from the losing team
Will be leaving the competition today.
Right, the votes are in.
Today's winning team
That will be safe from elimination...
Congratulations goes to...
- Whoa! - ( gasping, murmuring )
- Oh! - Oh, my god!
Aah!
- ( cheering ) - the blue team!
( cheering, laughing )
I am feeling so good about winning.
I think as captain I did pretty well,
And as a boomer, you know,
To go out there and prove that I could do this,
It was amazing.
I am so proud of my team.
They did such a great job.
Gordon: Blue team, congratulations.
What a performance.
And, rebecka, as a captain,
You have earned a huge advantage in the next challenge.
Thank you. Thank you. You guys did great.
Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the entire masterchef family,
Thank you for giving us the opportunity
To feed you an amazing lunch today
To help celebrate this incredible quarry.
Now, you guys are fed,
So I take it it's time to get back to work, right?
( laughing )
Stay safe, god bless, and take care.
- Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. - Thank you, guys.
Thank you, guys.
Red team, you know what this means for one of you.
Your time in this competition is done.
We need a moment to discuss. Excuse us.
Red team started off with a winning dish.
Yeah, they couldn't make it happen.
They went on to make so many mistakes.
But at the end of the day, who didn't observe
What was happening and unfolding at that moment?
- Joe: The captain. - I take full responsibility, guys.
I signed up for it.
- Then we agree? We agree? - Yeah.
Red team, that was a very difficult challenge.
You started off with something unique with that burger you presented.
And then the wheels fell off. Arthur, daniela, and jeet, please step forward.
Joe, aaron, and myself have talked it over,
And we agree that the person going home is...
- Arthur. - ( sighs )
Daniela, jeet, say good-bye to your captain, and back in line, please.
- Sorry. - That's okay. It's my fault, guys.
- You're amazing. Keep cooking. - It's all good.
Arthur, every team needs a captain, every captain needs a voice!
You had the winning dish in your hands,
You just couldn't orchestrate it.
You are a sophisticated gen x ad exec,
And we fell in love with the plating, the aesthetics.
But I'm hoping this experience will continue to spur you on
To live out that food dream.
Absolutely. Thank you guys so much.
Come and say good-bye, bud.
You know, I did the best I could,
And I tried to swing for the fences on this one,
And unfortunately I missed.
I certainly wasn't ready to go home,
But I came into this competition
An over-thinker and a perfectionist,
And now I learned that there's elegance in simplicity,
And that's invaluable.
Bye, guys.
It's been an amazing ride.
Gordon: Next time on "masterchef: Generations"...
You'll be facing the infamous tag-team challenge.
...It's our toughest one yet.
You'll have to make four different dishes.
Rebecka, since you were the winning captain
From the last challenge, you get to pick tonight's pairs.
- Nice. - Oh.
- We're gonna have some big issues. - Switch!
- Let's go! - Switch, switch, switch!
- What goes first? - This doesn't look good.
- A little faster. We gotta go. - I got it.
- They are really behind. - Switch!
- ( bleep ) let's go! - We need to start the crepe!
- It's the most vicious pick so far. - Check your crepe!
This is not quite the dream team I had hoped for.
- Switch! - Kamay: You're killing me, man!