1 00:00:01,968 --> 00:00:03,901 There's a special breed of tireless heroes found 2 00:00:04,067 --> 00:00:06,167 in every town and city in America. 3 00:00:06,334 --> 00:00:07,601 You know who I'm talking about, right? 4 00:00:07,767 --> 00:00:08,767 Firefighters. 5 00:00:08,934 --> 00:00:10,067 And tonight's competition, 6 00:00:10,234 --> 00:00:12,567 well, it's extra special because it unites three 7 00:00:12,734 --> 00:00:15,567 dedicated firefighters with three all-star chefs. 8 00:00:15,734 --> 00:00:18,467 And we love having firehouse cooks compete on Triple G. 9 00:00:18,634 --> 00:00:20,400 -Yes, we do. -[sirens wail] 10 00:00:20,567 --> 00:00:22,367 -We're going all the way. -[cackles] 11 00:00:22,534 --> 00:00:23,701 [Dushone] Here, hit me. 12 00:00:23,868 --> 00:00:24,767 Work 'em just a little bit more 13 00:00:24,934 --> 00:00:26,100 to get the starch to come. -OK. 14 00:00:26,267 --> 00:00:27,567 [Tiffani] It's kinda, like, going into a fire. 15 00:00:27,734 --> 00:00:29,000 Oh, this is getting gnarly. 16 00:00:29,167 --> 00:00:30,667 [Julie] The only thing about going into a fire is, 17 00:00:30,834 --> 00:00:32,467 I know exactly what I'm supposed to do. 18 00:00:32,634 --> 00:00:34,601 The bonus thing about going into a cook is I know exactly 19 00:00:34,767 --> 00:00:35,901 what I'm supposed to do. 20 00:00:36,067 --> 00:00:38,100 [Jet] My singular focus today is to make sure 21 00:00:38,267 --> 00:00:39,667 we take it home for LA County. 22 00:00:39,834 --> 00:00:41,467 [Tyler] And hopefully take this win home 23 00:00:41,634 --> 00:00:45,100 for my department, my city. -Let's get this done. 24 00:00:45,267 --> 00:00:47,667 This dish is on fire. 25 00:00:47,834 --> 00:00:50,267 It is my honor to eat your food today. 26 00:00:50,434 --> 00:00:52,467 It's Firefighters and All-Star Friends, 27 00:00:52,634 --> 00:00:54,501 right now on "Guy's Grocery Games." 28 00:00:54,667 --> 00:00:56,767 Boom, let's go. 29 00:00:56,934 --> 00:01:00,400 [sirens wail] 30 00:01:00,567 --> 00:01:04,567 So let's meet our firefighting heroes and their chef friends. 31 00:01:04,734 --> 00:01:07,267 Now, first, we have Dushone Roman, firefighter, 32 00:01:07,434 --> 00:01:10,868 paramedic, and engineer at LA County Fire Station 68. 33 00:01:11,033 --> 00:01:13,601 He's joined by a sous chef, the culinary legend, 34 00:01:13,767 --> 00:01:16,267 the one and only Jet Tila, who first met Dushone 35 00:01:16,434 --> 00:01:18,100 at a coffee shop when the firefighter 36 00:01:18,267 --> 00:01:19,767 recognized him from Triple G. 37 00:01:19,934 --> 00:01:21,400 [Dushone] Usually, people come up to me -- it was like, 38 00:01:21,567 --> 00:01:23,767 "Hi, fireman, hi, fireman." I was like, "Hi, Jet." 39 00:01:23,934 --> 00:01:25,567 Like, "I know you, buddy." 40 00:01:25,734 --> 00:01:27,868 And we were just buddies ever since. 41 00:01:28,033 --> 00:01:29,467 I was actually fanboying. 42 00:01:29,467 --> 00:01:31,267 -I was like, "Hey, can I get a ride on fire engine, bro?" -Right. 43 00:01:31,434 --> 00:01:33,367 [Dushone] So at Fire Station 68 in Calabasas, 44 00:01:33,534 --> 00:01:37,167 the food can be some bland, mediocre -- mediocre food. 45 00:01:37,334 --> 00:01:39,267 But so, when I need to, I'll call this guy. 46 00:01:39,434 --> 00:01:41,167 "Hey, how do I do this? I've burnt this," 47 00:01:41,334 --> 00:01:42,601 you know, and he'll help me out. 48 00:01:42,767 --> 00:01:44,767 I was supposed to go, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. 49 00:01:44,934 --> 00:01:46,567 Don't, Dushone, don't let him, 50 00:01:46,734 --> 00:01:49,367 he will -- he will drag you down a hole. -[Dushone] He will, yeah, yeah. 51 00:01:51,167 --> 00:01:52,501 Next, we have Tyler Powell, 52 00:01:52,667 --> 00:01:55,868 Fire Captain of South Dakota's Rapid City Fire Department, 53 00:01:56,033 --> 00:01:58,000 and a second-generation firefighter. 54 00:01:58,167 --> 00:02:00,868 And his sous chef, the one and only Food Network Star 55 00:02:01,033 --> 00:02:03,367 Chef Justin Warner, who just happens to be married 56 00:02:03,534 --> 00:02:05,100 to Tyler's cousin. 57 00:02:05,267 --> 00:02:06,367 [Justin] Does that make second cousin? 58 00:02:06,534 --> 00:02:08,300 When do things start getting removed? 59 00:02:08,467 --> 00:02:09,501 That's what I don't understand. 60 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:11,667 I don't think anyone understands that. 61 00:02:11,834 --> 00:02:14,167 [Justin] In South Dakota, we're surrounded by timber, 62 00:02:14,334 --> 00:02:16,767 and he's like, "I wanna be a firefighter." 63 00:02:16,934 --> 00:02:19,067 -Dawg. -It's fun. 64 00:02:19,234 --> 00:02:21,701 My dad was a firefighter, and there was 65 00:02:21,868 --> 00:02:24,067 actually, a fire that happened behind my parents' house 66 00:02:24,234 --> 00:02:26,300 when I was younger. The fire department showed up, 67 00:02:26,467 --> 00:02:29,167 and they were so calm, cool, collected. 68 00:02:29,334 --> 00:02:31,667 I went, "Man, I don't wanna be the guy 69 00:02:31,834 --> 00:02:33,968 "that's freaking out over something. 70 00:02:34,133 --> 00:02:36,567 I wanna be the guy that shows up and handles that problem." 71 00:02:36,734 --> 00:02:38,868 You're gonna do great in Flavortown. 72 00:02:39,033 --> 00:02:41,367 Tyler, I've never seen him dress normal. 73 00:02:41,534 --> 00:02:44,701 This is the most subdued his outfit's ever been. 74 00:02:44,868 --> 00:02:47,467 And finally, there's Julie Dejarlais, 75 00:02:47,634 --> 00:02:49,267 Lieutenant Captain in Training 76 00:02:49,434 --> 00:02:51,000 at San Francisco Fire Department. 77 00:02:51,167 --> 00:02:52,234 And her sous chef? 78 00:02:52,234 --> 00:02:54,100 only the "Tournament of Champions III" winner, 79 00:02:54,267 --> 00:02:56,267 the one and only Chef Tiffani Faison, 80 00:02:56,434 --> 00:02:58,767 who knows Julie from their college days. 81 00:02:58,934 --> 00:03:00,868 I've been a firefighter for 23 years. 82 00:03:01,033 --> 00:03:03,000 I'm at Station 13, and I'm currently 83 00:03:03,167 --> 00:03:05,501 at the Division of Training, teaching probies. 84 00:03:05,667 --> 00:03:08,000 Translation, she's a total baddie and a boss, 85 00:03:08,167 --> 00:03:09,367 and now she teaches the children how to be 86 00:03:09,534 --> 00:03:10,667 bosses and baddies. 87 00:03:10,834 --> 00:03:12,767 [Julie] I know in San Francisco, it's tradition. 88 00:03:12,934 --> 00:03:14,200 We cook every meal. 89 00:03:14,367 --> 00:03:16,601 And we select some of the best food because, 90 00:03:16,767 --> 00:03:18,501 in the fire service, you don't know. 91 00:03:18,667 --> 00:03:21,000 Each meal, it sadly could be your last. 92 00:03:21,167 --> 00:03:22,701 Oh, man, I hadn't really thought about that. 93 00:03:22,868 --> 00:03:25,367 So we take the tradition as serious. 94 00:03:25,534 --> 00:03:27,667 Hell, yeah, let's go. 95 00:03:27,834 --> 00:03:32,701 Tiffani and I go back to Berkeley early days. 96 00:03:32,868 --> 00:03:34,367 Low-key, we've been watching each other's careers, 97 00:03:34,534 --> 00:03:35,767 like, across the miles. 98 00:03:35,767 --> 00:03:37,167 And it's just I've watched her, like, just continue to, 99 00:03:37,334 --> 00:03:40,067 like, crush and succeed and rise. 100 00:03:40,234 --> 00:03:41,701 -'Sup, boss? -[Julie] Game time. 101 00:03:43,267 --> 00:03:45,267 [Guy] Wait a second -- I think everybody at the firehouse right 102 00:03:45,434 --> 00:03:47,601 now is saying -- [whistles] -- "Who's covering your shift right 103 00:03:47,767 --> 00:03:50,167 now when you're off playing chef?" 104 00:03:50,334 --> 00:03:53,767 Welcome, teams. I am thrilled, honored. 105 00:03:53,934 --> 00:03:55,200 Firefighters, gotta hand it to ya. 106 00:03:55,367 --> 00:03:57,167 You're unsung heroes. You're amazing. 107 00:03:57,334 --> 00:03:58,267 You put it all on the line. 108 00:03:58,434 --> 00:04:00,100 What you do for our communities, 109 00:04:00,267 --> 00:04:02,267 you really are some of our favorite Triple G chefs. 110 00:04:02,434 --> 00:04:03,601 So thank you for being here. 111 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:06,467 Did you always wanna be a firefighter? 112 00:04:06,467 --> 00:04:09,200 When I was a kid, I lived down the street from a firehouse, 113 00:04:09,367 --> 00:04:11,667 saw their engines, saw everyone and what they did, 114 00:04:11,834 --> 00:04:14,067 and I thought -- -[Guy] That's for me. 115 00:04:14,234 --> 00:04:15,667 -[Julie] Yeah. -Ty, how about yourself? 116 00:04:15,834 --> 00:04:18,367 -So my dad was a firefighter. -Right. 117 00:04:18,534 --> 00:04:19,801 And went to Casper college 118 00:04:19,968 --> 00:04:21,300 and got my degree in fire science. 119 00:04:21,467 --> 00:04:23,367 So you not only do it, but you have an education 120 00:04:23,534 --> 00:04:24,801 behind it. -I'm a scientist. 121 00:04:24,968 --> 00:04:27,367 [all laugh] 122 00:04:27,534 --> 00:04:28,567 Dushone, how about yourself, man? 123 00:04:28,734 --> 00:04:30,033 Always wanted to be a firefighter? 124 00:04:30,033 --> 00:04:32,501 Oh, yeah, since the age of 15, I wanted to be a firefighter. 125 00:04:32,667 --> 00:04:35,100 They had a junior program called Explorers Program, 126 00:04:35,267 --> 00:04:36,667 and they came to my high school. 127 00:04:36,834 --> 00:04:38,367 They said, "One day you can get paid for this." 128 00:04:38,534 --> 00:04:39,868 So I was hooked ever since. 129 00:04:40,033 --> 00:04:42,367 All right, since you're used to working nonstop 130 00:04:42,534 --> 00:04:45,100 as firefighters and as chefs, we're gonna make this 131 00:04:45,267 --> 00:04:48,501 a one hour non-stop showdown. 132 00:04:48,667 --> 00:04:50,400 -Ooh. -Oh. 133 00:04:50,567 --> 00:04:52,901 You have 60 minutes to make the judges not one, 134 00:04:53,067 --> 00:04:54,000 but two meals. 135 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:57,000 First meal we're gonna start off with, 136 00:04:57,167 --> 00:04:59,200 I want you to make a firehouse breakfast, you know? 137 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:01,167 -[both] OK. -[Dushone] We can do that. 138 00:05:01,334 --> 00:05:04,267 When you get a chance to eat, you eat and fill up because 139 00:05:04,434 --> 00:05:07,467 you don't know at what moment you're gonna be off and running 140 00:05:07,634 --> 00:05:10,167 and gunning for 20 hours, and, you know, just to explain 141 00:05:10,334 --> 00:05:13,567 this to you, that will be due at the 20-minute mark. 142 00:05:13,734 --> 00:05:16,200 Firehouse breakfast, 20-minute mark. 143 00:05:16,367 --> 00:05:19,701 Now, due at the 60-minute mark is going to be? 144 00:05:19,868 --> 00:05:20,868 [all] Firehouse dinner. 145 00:05:21,033 --> 00:05:22,501 It's gonna be a firehouse dinner. 146 00:05:22,667 --> 00:05:25,367 That hearty, high-protein food. 147 00:05:25,534 --> 00:05:27,501 The one that everybody in your firehouse craves. 148 00:05:27,667 --> 00:05:28,868 That's what we're looking for. 149 00:05:28,868 --> 00:05:32,000 Best part, winning team is gonna shop Flavortown Market 150 00:05:32,167 --> 00:05:33,601 for up to 20,000 bucks. -[Jet] Word, yeah. 151 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:35,300 -[Tiffani] Whoo. -[Guy] That's a lot of money. 152 00:05:35,467 --> 00:05:36,567 [Tyler] Yeah. 153 00:05:36,734 --> 00:05:38,167 Since this is "Guy's Grocery Games," 154 00:05:38,334 --> 00:05:40,400 we also need...a game. 155 00:05:40,567 --> 00:05:42,400 -[all] No. -No, then we got one, it's -- 156 00:05:42,567 --> 00:05:43,701 Hunter, come on, buddy. 157 00:05:43,868 --> 00:05:44,868 -[Jet] No. -[Dushone] Plot twist. 158 00:05:45,033 --> 00:05:46,601 -[Tiffani] Here we go. -We have a game. 159 00:05:46,767 --> 00:05:49,567 -Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. -Oh, no. 160 00:05:49,734 --> 00:05:50,767 [Guy] Hang on. 161 00:05:50,934 --> 00:05:52,667 -Hey, excuse me a sec. -What's up? 162 00:05:52,834 --> 00:05:54,167 They have carts. We don't need baskets. 163 00:05:54,167 --> 00:05:56,367 [Hunter] You specifically said, "Get the baskets, bring it out 164 00:05:56,534 --> 00:05:58,567 here, help them divide and conquer." 165 00:05:58,734 --> 00:06:00,200 -That's right, I did say it. -Right? 166 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,000 Chefs, do me a favor, go ahead and stand in front of your carts. 167 00:06:02,167 --> 00:06:04,200 I forgot. Hunter, do me a favor. 168 00:06:04,367 --> 00:06:06,467 Give a red basket and a blue basket to each team. 169 00:06:06,634 --> 00:06:08,567 -You're gonna love this. -[Tiffani] Thank you. 170 00:06:08,734 --> 00:06:10,501 First time ever. Red basket? 171 00:06:10,667 --> 00:06:13,667 All right, as you can see, or maybe you can't, 172 00:06:13,834 --> 00:06:17,300 down aisle five, it's divided by a big yellow line. 173 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:20,801 So it's divide and conquer. 174 00:06:20,968 --> 00:06:25,000 So, if you have a blue basket, you can only shop on the frozen 175 00:06:25,167 --> 00:06:28,801 side all the way to A of aisle five. 176 00:06:28,968 --> 00:06:32,400 If you have a red basket, you get to shop from B 177 00:06:32,567 --> 00:06:35,000 of aisle five all the way to aisle one. 178 00:06:35,167 --> 00:06:38,367 When I say go, you're gonna meet at the back of the store, 179 00:06:38,534 --> 00:06:40,767 cross the line, have that communication with each 180 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:42,968 other of what the menu for the breakfast 181 00:06:43,133 --> 00:06:45,868 and what the menu for the dinner for the firehouse is gonna be. 182 00:06:46,033 --> 00:06:48,267 Then one will shop on five through one, 183 00:06:48,434 --> 00:06:49,801 one will shop five through nine. 184 00:06:49,968 --> 00:06:52,167 When you are complete, then you will head 185 00:06:52,334 --> 00:06:53,901 to your station and start cooking. 186 00:06:54,067 --> 00:06:55,567 But once you go to your station, 187 00:06:55,734 --> 00:06:58,667 you know you can't go back. 188 00:06:58,834 --> 00:07:00,300 -Let's just do this, three, two, one, go. -The tones -- 189 00:07:00,467 --> 00:07:01,868 the tones go off, and then we go. -[bell dings] 190 00:07:02,033 --> 00:07:03,167 -[siren wails] -[Dushone] Here we go, here we go. 191 00:07:03,334 --> 00:07:04,267 -[Tiffani] Come on! -[Jet] Shone, this way. 192 00:07:04,434 --> 00:07:06,467 -Shone, come on. -[cackles] 193 00:07:06,634 --> 00:07:07,567 [Tiffani] We're going all the way. 194 00:07:08,601 --> 00:07:09,701 It is your first doing this. 195 00:07:09,868 --> 00:07:11,300 This your first time in Flavortown. 196 00:07:11,467 --> 00:07:12,868 We have one of the harder challenges, which is, 197 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,467 like, cook multiple things, like cook breakfast and cook 198 00:07:15,634 --> 00:07:17,567 dinner, and have something in front of the judges 199 00:07:17,734 --> 00:07:18,968 in 20 minutes -- it's a lot. 200 00:07:19,133 --> 00:07:21,567 It -- it should be interesting. [laughing] 201 00:07:21,734 --> 00:07:22,567 [Tiffani] Let's talk. 202 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:23,901 -OK. -OK, for breakfast. 203 00:07:24,067 --> 00:07:25,567 You want a firehouse breakfast? 204 00:07:25,734 --> 00:07:28,000 It's gonna be hearty, keep you going all day. 205 00:07:28,167 --> 00:07:30,267 Joe's Special, it's ground beef, 206 00:07:30,434 --> 00:07:32,167 onion, shallots. 207 00:07:32,334 --> 00:07:35,567 Joe's Special, it's mushrooms, spinach, 208 00:07:35,734 --> 00:07:37,868 then you mix it with the ground beef, and you finish it off 209 00:07:38,033 --> 00:07:41,300 by folding some eggs into the top and toast, boom! 210 00:07:41,467 --> 00:07:44,000 -Spinach, white wine. -It's breakfast? 211 00:07:44,167 --> 00:07:45,968 -It's breakfast. -OK, and next, what's dinner? 212 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:48,000 -Ribeye steaks, Caesar salad. -Yep, OK. 213 00:07:48,167 --> 00:07:52,000 Caesar salad is a San Francisco firehouse tradition. 214 00:07:52,167 --> 00:07:53,767 I kind of like this Mexican Caesar. 215 00:07:53,934 --> 00:07:56,167 So to make a Mexican Caesar, we put cumin and avocado 216 00:07:56,334 --> 00:07:57,567 in the Caesar dressing. 217 00:07:57,734 --> 00:07:59,400 OK, I'll get all the Caesar stuff, yep. 218 00:07:59,567 --> 00:08:01,167 So, for you, I'm cool about my shop. 219 00:08:01,334 --> 00:08:03,100 -You wanna get ribeye, you wanna get ground beef. -Yep. 220 00:08:03,267 --> 00:08:05,501 -All right, get it. Yell at me if you need me. -Go, all right. 221 00:08:05,667 --> 00:08:06,767 They're off to the races. 222 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,200 [Julie] For my shop, I've got, like, 223 00:08:10,367 --> 00:08:11,667 the freezer section and protein. 224 00:08:11,834 --> 00:08:14,200 It's gonna be eggs, it's gonna be beef. 225 00:08:14,367 --> 00:08:15,467 [softly] Beef. 226 00:08:15,467 --> 00:08:17,100 -Oh, and bread, and bread. -[Tiffani] And bread. 227 00:08:17,267 --> 00:08:19,400 For our firehouse dinner, you know, ribeye. 228 00:08:19,567 --> 00:08:22,167 -Ribeye, bone in. -Julie, how you doing? 229 00:08:22,334 --> 00:08:23,501 [Julie] Yeah, I'm good. 230 00:08:23,667 --> 00:08:25,300 I got all the meat, and I got the bread. 231 00:08:25,467 --> 00:08:27,567 Yelling, I mean, I'm not timid. 232 00:08:27,734 --> 00:08:30,567 -I mean, my nickname is Surround Sound. -[laughing] 233 00:08:30,734 --> 00:08:31,868 True story. 234 00:08:32,033 --> 00:08:34,467 [Tiffani] Grabbing mushrooms for the breakfast 235 00:08:34,634 --> 00:08:37,267 and then for dinner, romaine for Caesar. 236 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:40,400 -We need to grab anchovies. -It's on your side of the aisle. 237 00:08:40,567 --> 00:08:42,000 -It's right here. -OK. 238 00:08:42,167 --> 00:08:44,901 And then I wanna just give options for us. 239 00:08:45,067 --> 00:08:48,467 It's a lot of, like, playing memory and trusting 240 00:08:48,634 --> 00:08:51,267 someone that you've never cooked with before. 241 00:08:51,434 --> 00:08:53,300 Oh, this is getting gnarly. 242 00:08:53,467 --> 00:08:56,000 I'm feeling -- I don't know how you deal with the hose. 243 00:08:56,167 --> 00:08:57,501 -Julie! -Yes! 244 00:08:57,667 --> 00:08:58,601 [Tiffani] Let's go! 245 00:08:59,767 --> 00:09:01,300 -We gotta cook, bro! -OK. 246 00:09:01,467 --> 00:09:02,767 [Tiffani] All right. Here we go. 247 00:09:02,934 --> 00:09:03,801 -Unload. -[Jet] All right. 248 00:09:03,968 --> 00:09:05,367 -Hey. -Yeah, right here. 249 00:09:05,534 --> 00:09:06,534 What do we need? 250 00:09:06,534 --> 00:09:08,167 So when I think of a firehouse breakfast, 251 00:09:08,334 --> 00:09:09,467 we like it hot and a lot. 252 00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:12,300 So let's go French toast, let's do bacon and eggs. 253 00:09:12,467 --> 00:09:13,567 -Bacon and eggs. -Bacon and eggs. 254 00:09:13,734 --> 00:09:16,567 -We can do like a potato hash as well. -OK. 255 00:09:16,734 --> 00:09:18,567 What's your dinner in one hour? 256 00:09:18,734 --> 00:09:20,067 -Like a surf and turf. -OK, surf and turf. 257 00:09:20,234 --> 00:09:21,367 [Dushone] Yeah, let's do like a surf and turf. 258 00:09:21,534 --> 00:09:22,667 -OK, we gotta roll. -OK. 259 00:09:22,834 --> 00:09:23,968 All right, go. 260 00:09:23,968 --> 00:09:25,501 Shone's gonna have to get half of the ingredients. 261 00:09:25,667 --> 00:09:26,901 I'm gonna have to get the other half. 262 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:30,000 If we don't sync up, we're in big trouble. 263 00:09:30,167 --> 00:09:32,501 [Dushone] For the breakfast, I gotta grab bacon, eggs, 264 00:09:32,667 --> 00:09:35,567 frozen potatoes, and we'll do like the chorizo in it. 265 00:09:35,734 --> 00:09:38,100 We also have the bread aisle on my side. 266 00:09:38,267 --> 00:09:39,968 -Yeah. -So I have to get a nice, like, 267 00:09:40,133 --> 00:09:41,467 brioche or something like that. 268 00:09:41,634 --> 00:09:43,501 I just do a nice, nice French toast. 269 00:09:43,667 --> 00:09:45,501 All right, I gotta play Jenga a little bit. 270 00:09:45,667 --> 00:09:47,601 So, for this meal, we're going surf and turf, right? 271 00:09:47,767 --> 00:09:49,000 I gotta grab steaks. 272 00:09:49,167 --> 00:09:50,868 I gotta grab lobster, shrimp. 273 00:09:51,033 --> 00:09:52,467 Exactly what I need. 274 00:09:52,634 --> 00:09:54,200 [Jet] This is so hard. 275 00:09:54,367 --> 00:09:56,601 Oh, my God, my brain's all jacked up. 276 00:09:56,767 --> 00:09:58,501 Meyer lemons. 277 00:09:58,667 --> 00:09:59,868 I wanna do something very cheffy 278 00:10:00,033 --> 00:10:01,467 for this French toast sauce. 279 00:10:01,634 --> 00:10:04,200 So, I think, persimmons and mandarinquats. 280 00:10:04,367 --> 00:10:05,367 That's gotta be delicious. 281 00:10:05,534 --> 00:10:07,367 This is my toughest shop ever because 282 00:10:07,534 --> 00:10:09,267 I'm cooking for our station. 283 00:10:09,434 --> 00:10:12,167 I'm cooking for our county department. 284 00:10:12,334 --> 00:10:14,467 This is the most pressure I've felt, and I wanted to make sure 285 00:10:14,634 --> 00:10:18,267 I don't miss anything for Shone and the department. 286 00:10:18,434 --> 00:10:20,267 You want anything else fancy to add on? 287 00:10:20,434 --> 00:10:22,501 You wanna do, like, get bananas and something 288 00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:24,567 so we can do, like, a Fosters or, like... -A fruit thing? 289 00:10:24,734 --> 00:10:26,367 -...a banana flambé? -Oh, for dessert. 290 00:10:26,534 --> 00:10:28,167 I don't think anyone else is making dessert. 291 00:10:28,334 --> 00:10:30,267 -I think it would put it over the top... -I agree. 292 00:10:30,434 --> 00:10:32,067 ...and really leave a memory for the judges. 293 00:10:32,234 --> 00:10:34,167 -Get ice cream. I'll get bananas. -OK. 294 00:10:34,334 --> 00:10:35,767 -How's that? -Yeah. 295 00:10:36,701 --> 00:10:39,901 [Jet] So I have to get some bananas. I need to get some bourbon. 296 00:10:40,067 --> 00:10:41,567 -Shone, let's go. -Let's go. 297 00:10:41,734 --> 00:10:43,701 Coming, we're done. 298 00:10:43,868 --> 00:10:45,167 -[Tyler] All right. -[Justin] Let's get some space 299 00:10:45,334 --> 00:10:46,434 so we're not in our heads. 300 00:10:46,434 --> 00:10:49,400 Tyler, just like you're a veteran in the service 301 00:10:49,567 --> 00:10:52,467 to humanity, I'm a veteran here in Flavortown 302 00:10:52,634 --> 00:10:54,000 in the entertainment of you all. 303 00:10:54,167 --> 00:10:55,601 [Tyler] I totally trust this guy. 304 00:10:55,767 --> 00:10:58,167 This guy's like the mad scientist 305 00:10:58,334 --> 00:10:59,400 when it comes to cooking. 306 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,000 I was thinking, like, breakfast, we could do, 307 00:11:02,167 --> 00:11:04,000 like, an omelet. 308 00:11:04,167 --> 00:11:05,868 -[Justin] OK. -Nice omelet. 309 00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:08,267 Since we only got 20 minutes, I saw there's frozen 310 00:11:08,434 --> 00:11:09,567 potatoes over there. 311 00:11:09,734 --> 00:11:11,200 Where are you going for dinner? 312 00:11:11,367 --> 00:11:13,067 I was thinking chicken-fried steak. 313 00:11:13,234 --> 00:11:14,467 -Chicken-fried steak? Excellent. -Yeah, uh, steak, 314 00:11:14,634 --> 00:11:15,834 homemade mashed potatoes. 315 00:11:15,834 --> 00:11:18,067 [Justin] Yeah, so make sure that I get cream and milk 316 00:11:18,234 --> 00:11:19,868 and eggs -- yeah, it's just like going 317 00:11:20,033 --> 00:11:21,133 shopping for your family, you know? 318 00:11:21,133 --> 00:11:22,968 Just get the staples, and we'll make something. 319 00:11:23,133 --> 00:11:24,267 -We're good, man. -All right, go get 'em, trouper. 320 00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:25,267 [Tyler] All right. 321 00:11:25,434 --> 00:11:27,100 So I'm grabbing two dozen eggs 322 00:11:27,267 --> 00:11:28,400 because I need the eggs, 323 00:11:28,567 --> 00:11:31,267 one, for breakfast, and then two, I need the eggs 324 00:11:31,434 --> 00:11:33,167 for supper as well for the dredge 325 00:11:33,334 --> 00:11:35,267 for the chicken-fried steak. 326 00:11:35,434 --> 00:11:37,367 I am nervous going off on my own. 327 00:11:37,534 --> 00:11:39,400 I've never been in this grocery store before. 328 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,167 Uh... 329 00:11:42,334 --> 00:11:45,000 [Justin] The left half has things like most of the produce, 330 00:11:45,167 --> 00:11:47,501 all of the things that are gonna go in the omelet. 331 00:11:47,667 --> 00:11:50,901 I grabbed a couple of potatoes because Tyler says, 332 00:11:51,067 --> 00:11:53,601 brilliantly, "Let's make mashed potatoes, and it's gonna 333 00:11:53,767 --> 00:11:55,567 accompany our chicken-fried steak." 334 00:11:55,734 --> 00:11:58,000 -[Tyler] Justin. -Yeah, meet me at five. 335 00:11:58,167 --> 00:12:00,767 -Do you feel good? -I think I feel pretty good. 336 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,100 Do I feel good? Do I feel good? 337 00:12:05,267 --> 00:12:08,767 Listen, Tyler deals with things that are far more serious than 338 00:12:08,934 --> 00:12:10,767 the ingredients in Flavortown. 339 00:12:10,934 --> 00:12:12,868 I think he can manage a grocery list. 340 00:12:15,267 --> 00:12:16,367 -[Tyler] There we go. -[Justin] All right, we're gonna 341 00:12:16,534 --> 00:12:17,701 unpack right here. 342 00:12:19,968 --> 00:12:22,467 Oh, we didn't get hash browns, so, uh... 343 00:12:22,634 --> 00:12:23,734 Crap. 344 00:12:23,734 --> 00:12:26,667 I forgot the frozen potatoes for the hash browns. 345 00:12:26,834 --> 00:12:27,701 [Justin] It's OK. 346 00:12:27,868 --> 00:12:29,501 All right, don't worry about it. 347 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:33,868 Luckily, I grabbed a couple extra potatoes for the dinner. 348 00:12:34,033 --> 00:12:37,467 The fix for forgetting hash browns is to make hash browns. 349 00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:40,167 All right, we really have to cook. 350 00:12:41,167 --> 00:12:43,801 Somehow, we need to turn one potato 351 00:12:43,968 --> 00:12:45,567 into hash browns for four. 352 00:12:48,467 --> 00:12:49,801 The time is ticking. 353 00:12:49,801 --> 00:12:52,667 And they gotta have breakfast ready in less than 20 minutes. 354 00:12:57,100 --> 00:12:59,100 [upbeat music playing] 355 00:13:00,567 --> 00:13:03,167 Here to taste our firefighter and friends' food, 356 00:13:03,334 --> 00:13:05,968 say that five times fast, our three fired-up judges. 357 00:13:06,133 --> 00:13:07,701 We have James Beard Award winning chef, 358 00:13:07,868 --> 00:13:10,167 the one and only Jonathon Sawyer. 359 00:13:10,334 --> 00:13:12,601 Food Network Star and celebrated Southern chef, 360 00:13:12,767 --> 00:13:14,501 the one and only Damaris Phillips. 361 00:13:14,667 --> 00:13:16,567 And acclaimed restaurateur and two-time 362 00:13:16,734 --> 00:13:17,968 "Tournament of Champions" winner, 363 00:13:18,133 --> 00:13:21,167 the one and only champ herself, Maneet Chauhan. 364 00:13:21,334 --> 00:13:23,567 All right, firefighters know how to eat good. 365 00:13:23,734 --> 00:13:24,734 I don't know how they do it, though. 366 00:13:24,734 --> 00:13:26,100 You eat that big meal, and all of a sudden 367 00:13:26,267 --> 00:13:27,200 the alarm goes off. 368 00:13:27,367 --> 00:13:28,534 And that's why you need the nourishment. 369 00:13:28,701 --> 00:13:30,801 I'll tell you something, they're just unsung heroes. 370 00:13:30,968 --> 00:13:33,267 They deserve to be cooked for every day in my opinion. 371 00:13:33,434 --> 00:13:35,868 Twelve minutes, twelve minutes to go. 372 00:13:36,033 --> 00:13:37,367 Chef Jet, what's on the menu? 373 00:13:37,534 --> 00:13:40,567 So breakfast is going to be French toast, 374 00:13:40,734 --> 00:13:43,701 bacon, eggs, a little potatoes, 375 00:13:43,868 --> 00:13:47,200 and if I can get to it, a fruit compote. -OK. 376 00:13:47,367 --> 00:13:51,601 The hardest thing about this specific challenge is time. 377 00:13:51,767 --> 00:13:52,901 I think it's gonna be tough, but I think 378 00:13:53,067 --> 00:13:54,267 you and I can pull it off. 379 00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:57,167 I'll make the custard and the sauce for French toast. 380 00:13:57,334 --> 00:13:58,501 [Dushone] You know what? And I'll actually do 381 00:13:58,667 --> 00:14:00,567 the soft scrambled eggs. -[Jet] OK. 382 00:14:00,734 --> 00:14:02,200 Hey, firehouse, you know, we take our time. 383 00:14:02,367 --> 00:14:04,567 -We got a nice plan. -[Jet] Did you say we have time? 384 00:14:04,734 --> 00:14:05,734 [Dushone] Yeah, we got a plan. 385 00:14:05,901 --> 00:14:07,067 [Guy] Man, you're more calm than I am, dawg. 386 00:14:07,234 --> 00:14:08,067 [Dushone] Why not? Why not? 387 00:14:08,234 --> 00:14:09,167 [Jet] I'm freaking out here. 388 00:14:10,167 --> 00:14:12,968 I'm gonna make a custard for French toast. 389 00:14:13,133 --> 00:14:16,367 The key for French toast is really thick slices so 390 00:14:16,534 --> 00:14:19,567 the bread could absorb the custard, cook it through, 391 00:14:19,734 --> 00:14:22,000 but not collapse from the custard. 392 00:14:23,868 --> 00:14:24,968 Here, here, watch. 393 00:14:25,133 --> 00:14:26,467 Let's get our butter going and just 394 00:14:26,634 --> 00:14:28,000 have it come up in there, OK? -Yeah. 395 00:14:28,167 --> 00:14:29,467 [Jet] Throw those things in right now and scramble them 396 00:14:29,634 --> 00:14:30,467 as they're cooking. -Right, and we'll -- 397 00:14:30,634 --> 00:14:32,000 And make sure you got salt. 398 00:14:32,167 --> 00:14:33,567 -Oh, yeah, we salted it. -[Jet] Make sure you got salt. 399 00:14:33,734 --> 00:14:36,167 And just keep moving. Where's your potato, bro? 400 00:14:36,334 --> 00:14:39,100 [Dushone] It's in the bag. 401 00:14:39,267 --> 00:14:42,167 While Shone has the chorizo rendering, 402 00:14:42,334 --> 00:14:44,467 I take the frozen potatoes and I start frying 'em. 403 00:14:45,801 --> 00:14:48,767 As firefighters, we can go on the worst calls ever 404 00:14:48,934 --> 00:14:50,567 and then come back to the firehouse. 405 00:14:50,734 --> 00:14:54,167 And we sit across the kitchen table, and we get a good meal, 406 00:14:54,334 --> 00:14:56,267 kinda calms them down, and kinda brings everything 407 00:14:56,434 --> 00:14:57,968 back in for us. -Are you the station cook? 408 00:14:58,133 --> 00:14:59,467 -I am. -How many people cook in your station? 409 00:14:59,634 --> 00:15:00,601 So we do take turns. 410 00:15:00,767 --> 00:15:02,000 For some reason, I tend to cook a lot. 411 00:15:02,167 --> 00:15:03,701 So I don't know what that says about me. 412 00:15:03,868 --> 00:15:06,167 I'm just crazy, or I can cook well. 413 00:15:06,334 --> 00:15:07,400 -It's both. -All right. 414 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,467 -Chef, Tiff. -Oui, Chef. 415 00:15:10,634 --> 00:15:12,100 What's the menu? 416 00:15:12,267 --> 00:15:13,601 -Julie, Joe's Special. -Joe's Special. 417 00:15:13,767 --> 00:15:15,167 It's a San Francisco classic. 418 00:15:15,334 --> 00:15:20,501 Ground beef, sauteed mushrooms, scallions, 419 00:15:20,667 --> 00:15:22,100 a little white wine. 420 00:15:22,267 --> 00:15:23,901 Definitely not spinach or white wine. 421 00:15:24,067 --> 00:15:26,067 [Tiffani] Not those. Definitely not those things. 422 00:15:26,234 --> 00:15:27,901 So the spinach and the white wine is where? 423 00:15:28,067 --> 00:15:29,467 [Tiffani] It's a no on the white wine, my friend. 424 00:15:29,634 --> 00:15:31,968 -[Julie] No on the white wine? -[Tiffani] Yeah, and the spinach. 425 00:15:32,133 --> 00:15:33,467 And Julie's like, "Joe's Special, 426 00:15:33,634 --> 00:15:36,067 it's ground beef, white wine, spinach." 427 00:15:36,234 --> 00:15:38,367 I did not grab the white wine or the spinach. 428 00:15:39,367 --> 00:15:41,767 -We have no spinach? -It's gonna be fine, Julie. 429 00:15:41,934 --> 00:15:44,367 -All right. -[Tiffani] It's Julie's Special. 430 00:15:44,534 --> 00:15:46,801 I do, however, have micro pea greens, which are, 431 00:15:46,968 --> 00:15:48,567 you know, pound for pound. 432 00:15:48,734 --> 00:15:50,100 I'll choose those over spinach any day. 433 00:15:50,267 --> 00:15:51,868 -It's gonna be a little fancier. -[Julie] OK. 434 00:15:52,033 --> 00:15:53,467 [Tiffani] It's gonna be great. Don't worry about that. 435 00:15:53,634 --> 00:15:55,868 White wine, who needs it? Come on. 436 00:15:56,033 --> 00:15:57,667 In a breakfast, Julie? Are you crazy? 437 00:15:58,801 --> 00:16:00,133 OK, we have ten minutes to have breakfast done. 438 00:16:00,133 --> 00:16:01,968 -[Julie] Holy smokes! -Don't worry about it. We got it. 439 00:16:02,133 --> 00:16:03,767 But I think it's gonna be dry 440 00:16:03,934 --> 00:16:05,267 if we don't have, like, a runny egg over this. 441 00:16:05,434 --> 00:16:07,100 I want a beautiful, like, crispy bottom 442 00:16:07,267 --> 00:16:09,701 to this egg, give some texture to the ground beef, 443 00:16:09,868 --> 00:16:12,000 and then I need a runny, gooey, ooey... 444 00:16:12,167 --> 00:16:13,367 um, yolk. 445 00:16:13,534 --> 00:16:15,200 The game plan is, we get breakfast out. 446 00:16:15,367 --> 00:16:16,667 Kinda like going into a fire. 447 00:16:16,834 --> 00:16:19,367 You gotta take a second to understand your surroundings. 448 00:16:19,534 --> 00:16:21,200 [Julie] The bonus thing about going into a fire is, 449 00:16:21,367 --> 00:16:23,367 I know exactly what I'm supposed to do. 450 00:16:23,534 --> 00:16:25,267 The bonus thing about going into a cook is, I know exactly 451 00:16:25,434 --> 00:16:27,400 what I'm supposed to do. -We are a -- 452 00:16:27,567 --> 00:16:29,167 -[crushing noise] -There it is. 453 00:16:29,334 --> 00:16:31,100 All right. 454 00:16:31,267 --> 00:16:32,267 We're getting close to finished, yeah? 455 00:16:32,434 --> 00:16:33,200 -Yeah. -And then we can just go 456 00:16:33,367 --> 00:16:34,767 right into dinner. 457 00:16:34,934 --> 00:16:36,300 [Tyler] This all whisked up. 458 00:16:36,300 --> 00:16:40,701 The interesting part over here, Justin and Tyler are...cousins. 459 00:16:40,868 --> 00:16:44,300 If one of them makes a mistake, I think family gatherings would 460 00:16:44,467 --> 00:16:46,667 be very awkward from now on. -Yeah. 461 00:16:46,834 --> 00:16:48,167 [Justin] While Tyler's working on the omelet, 462 00:16:48,334 --> 00:16:50,667 it's time for me to solve this hash brown problem. 463 00:16:50,834 --> 00:16:53,400 Once those are grated, the rest of them, 464 00:16:53,567 --> 00:16:55,000 we're gonna save for our dinner. 465 00:16:55,167 --> 00:16:57,200 I take 'em over to the sink, run water over 'em, 466 00:16:57,367 --> 00:17:00,300 getting rid of the starch. No one likes gummy hash browns. 467 00:17:00,467 --> 00:17:02,400 ♪♪ 468 00:17:08,868 --> 00:17:12,100 [Tyler] Along with being a firefighter and EMT, 469 00:17:12,267 --> 00:17:14,267 also I do a lot with wildland fires. 470 00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:16,968 I really like to go out of state and go to wildland fires 471 00:17:17,133 --> 00:17:18,467 in different parts of the country, 472 00:17:18,634 --> 00:17:20,267 help other communities -- it's great. 473 00:17:20,434 --> 00:17:23,501 -This guy could save you. -Never know. 474 00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:26,000 -Are we gonna fill 'em? -Yep, let's fill 'em now. 475 00:17:28,467 --> 00:17:29,968 [Justin] You make a lot of omelets, Chef? 476 00:17:30,133 --> 00:17:31,667 [Tyler] Yeah, I do. I like making omelets. 477 00:17:31,834 --> 00:17:34,267 As I'm making these omelets, I'm getting stressed out. 478 00:17:34,434 --> 00:17:35,701 I'm looking at the clock. 479 00:17:35,868 --> 00:17:37,300 I still have to make three more. 480 00:17:38,467 --> 00:17:40,667 Winning the money today, I would get my wife 481 00:17:40,834 --> 00:17:42,000 and kids something nice. 482 00:17:42,167 --> 00:17:44,367 I met my wife, and she knew I was a firefighter. 483 00:17:44,534 --> 00:17:48,000 Awesome, fantastic, great support system at home. 484 00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:49,767 My kids, ornery. 485 00:17:49,934 --> 00:17:51,667 Ornery little kids, two little girls. 486 00:17:51,834 --> 00:17:55,567 So, South Dakota, my wife calls my kid ornery, and I'm like... 487 00:17:56,968 --> 00:17:59,167 Orn -- that's the word we've chosen? 488 00:17:59,334 --> 00:18:00,968 Is ornery just a South Dakota thing? 489 00:18:01,133 --> 00:18:02,868 [Justin] Well, you meet a South Dakota man, and they're like... 490 00:18:03,033 --> 00:18:05,667 Yeah, they're ornery. They're ornery. 491 00:18:05,834 --> 00:18:06,767 Just love 'em to death. 492 00:18:08,267 --> 00:18:10,100 Damn, all right. 493 00:18:10,267 --> 00:18:11,667 -Is that one omelet? -That's one. 494 00:18:12,667 --> 00:18:14,367 It's a fireman's omelet. We'll get her. 495 00:18:14,534 --> 00:18:15,467 We'll get her, man. 496 00:18:16,767 --> 00:18:17,968 Three minutes. 497 00:18:20,267 --> 00:18:22,100 [Jet] Hash brown potatoes, they come out of the fryer. 498 00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:24,968 So Shone marries them with that chorizo. 499 00:18:26,968 --> 00:18:30,701 This is my good side. They're looking amazing. 500 00:18:30,868 --> 00:18:32,200 Amazing. 501 00:18:33,267 --> 00:18:35,400 -[Jet] Shone, we gotta go plate. -[Dushone] All right, let's go. 502 00:18:35,567 --> 00:18:37,667 [Jet] I'm gonna do eggs, soft-scrambled egg. 503 00:18:37,834 --> 00:18:39,100 [Dushone] You wanna go eggs down? 504 00:18:39,267 --> 00:18:40,467 [Jet] I got that, so you just keep going. 505 00:18:40,634 --> 00:18:41,968 We gotta get plated. 506 00:18:42,133 --> 00:18:44,868 [Dushone] We'll go potatoes with pork chorizo. 507 00:18:45,033 --> 00:18:48,567 -OK, French toast, good. -All right, here you go, Chef. 508 00:18:48,734 --> 00:18:51,467 And then the French toast, we got a nice color on them, 509 00:18:51,634 --> 00:18:52,868 you know, just nice golden brown. 510 00:18:53,033 --> 00:18:54,300 I'm happy with it. 511 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:56,467 [Jet] And then put the sauce with persimmons 512 00:18:56,634 --> 00:18:59,000 and mandarinquats over the French toast. 513 00:18:59,167 --> 00:19:01,067 We'll go bacon. 514 00:19:01,234 --> 00:19:02,767 -That's down. -[Jet] I love this dish. 515 00:19:02,934 --> 00:19:04,667 -Yeah, it looks amazing. -[Jet] I wanna eat this dish. 516 00:19:04,834 --> 00:19:06,667 -Yes, this is what we eat. This is what we eat. -Exactly. 517 00:19:09,067 --> 00:19:10,968 [Guy] Two minutes, two minutes flat. 518 00:19:11,133 --> 00:19:14,167 -That went quick. -This is very fast. 519 00:19:14,334 --> 00:19:16,067 This is maybe the fastest I've ever -- 520 00:19:16,234 --> 00:19:18,167 -This is chaos right now. -[Damaris] It is. 521 00:19:18,334 --> 00:19:19,701 [Tiffani] The beef mixed with the mushrooms, 522 00:19:19,868 --> 00:19:21,567 that goes on top of the toast. -[Julie] Yeah. 523 00:19:21,734 --> 00:19:23,167 [Tiffani] Then I put the egg on top. 524 00:19:23,334 --> 00:19:25,567 So you have beautiful crispy bottom to this egg, 525 00:19:25,734 --> 00:19:27,367 and also gooey, ooey yolk. 526 00:19:27,534 --> 00:19:28,701 -And then put -- -[Julie] Micro greens. 527 00:19:28,701 --> 00:19:30,400 [Tiffani] Micro pea shoots, micro pea greens on it, 528 00:19:30,567 --> 00:19:32,100 which is delicious, they're sweet. 529 00:19:32,267 --> 00:19:35,100 I've never microplaned Parmesan. 530 00:19:35,267 --> 00:19:36,701 She's whispering, she's like, [whispering] "Parmesan." 531 00:19:36,868 --> 00:19:38,501 I'm like, Julie -- [yelling] -- "Parmesan!" 532 00:19:38,667 --> 00:19:39,567 Hard, hard. 533 00:19:39,734 --> 00:19:41,868 Use those muscles. There you go. 534 00:19:42,033 --> 00:19:43,400 -Come on, girls. -Come on. 535 00:19:43,567 --> 00:19:45,167 -Don't be delicate, sister. I need you here. -Muscles! 536 00:19:45,334 --> 00:19:46,734 -You've never been delicate before. -No, never. 537 00:19:46,734 --> 00:19:48,868 -[Tiffani] Don't start now. -[Julie] Never a delicate flower. 538 00:19:49,033 --> 00:19:50,167 [Julie laughs] 539 00:19:50,334 --> 00:19:53,000 -We're done. -Breakfast is served. 540 00:19:53,167 --> 00:19:54,100 All right, dinner. 541 00:19:56,267 --> 00:19:57,267 One minute. 542 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:01,367 Game time. 543 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:02,667 Hey, man. 544 00:20:02,667 --> 00:20:05,300 I don't really have a ton of hash browns to spare, 545 00:20:05,467 --> 00:20:08,000 to taste, to feed Tyler. 546 00:20:08,167 --> 00:20:11,267 But aesthetically, we have accomplished hash browns. 547 00:20:11,434 --> 00:20:13,467 -[bell dings] -That's a win. 548 00:20:13,634 --> 00:20:15,367 [Tyler] I got a disaster going over here. 549 00:20:15,534 --> 00:20:17,167 [Justin] OK. 550 00:20:17,334 --> 00:20:18,701 Pan's getting away from you, huh? 551 00:20:18,868 --> 00:20:20,200 -Yeah. -[pan sizzling] 552 00:20:20,367 --> 00:20:21,968 -[Justin] Let me take this. -[Tyler] Yeah. 553 00:20:22,133 --> 00:20:25,701 It's not weird to call an audible, especially in, 554 00:20:25,868 --> 00:20:27,367 well, I guess both of our lines of work. 555 00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:30,567 You just gotta make something happen. 556 00:20:30,734 --> 00:20:32,300 And you make that decision, you go with it, 557 00:20:32,467 --> 00:20:34,567 and you stick with it. -It's breakfast. 558 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:38,567 [Guy] Three, two, one, stop working. 559 00:20:38,734 --> 00:20:40,400 -Chef, we're -- we're good. -OK, good. 560 00:20:42,501 --> 00:20:44,267 [Tiffani] All right, let's take a second. 561 00:20:44,434 --> 00:20:45,501 -[Julie] Yeah. -Not too long. 562 00:20:45,667 --> 00:20:47,000 -Yeah, we're done. -[Jet] We're done. 563 00:20:47,167 --> 00:20:48,467 OK, start working on your dinner. 564 00:20:48,634 --> 00:20:49,767 -OK. -All right. 565 00:20:50,868 --> 00:20:52,567 -[Jonathon] Thank you. -[Maneet] Lovely, thank you. 566 00:20:52,734 --> 00:20:56,167 So typically, whoever wins this first meal, 567 00:20:56,334 --> 00:20:58,100 usually wins an advantage. 568 00:20:58,267 --> 00:20:59,968 All these firefighters, they could probably use better 569 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:01,400 than advantage. How about a little cash? 570 00:21:03,701 --> 00:21:05,067 [Jonathon] Thank you. 571 00:21:05,234 --> 00:21:06,968 It's so hard to be in the middle of cooking and have 572 00:21:07,133 --> 00:21:09,667 to step aside to do this with us. 573 00:21:09,834 --> 00:21:11,868 [Guy] Julie, Tiffani, judges' table. 574 00:21:12,033 --> 00:21:13,667 [Tiffani] We're going, Julie! 575 00:21:13,834 --> 00:21:15,868 -I'm coming, I'm coming. -Hit it, Julie. 576 00:21:16,033 --> 00:21:18,000 [Julie] OK, so this is Joe's Special. 577 00:21:18,167 --> 00:21:19,767 [Tiffani] We got eggs in there, we got ground beef, 578 00:21:19,934 --> 00:21:22,000 lots of mushrooms. -This is a favorite. 579 00:21:22,167 --> 00:21:23,667 -Love it, thank you very much. -Awesome, let's go. 580 00:21:23,834 --> 00:21:25,667 -Get on dinner. -[Tiffani screams] 581 00:21:29,067 --> 00:21:31,067 [Damaris] Yum-oh. 582 00:21:31,234 --> 00:21:33,367 -[Tiffani] OK, so this is nice and mixed. -OK. 583 00:21:33,534 --> 00:21:34,667 I'm feeling great... 584 00:21:34,834 --> 00:21:36,300 -Yeah. -...after we finished. 585 00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:37,667 Now I'm fired up. 586 00:21:37,834 --> 00:21:39,901 I know exactly what we're doing for dinner. 587 00:21:40,067 --> 00:21:41,767 Beautiful ribeye. 588 00:21:41,934 --> 00:21:44,467 We're gonna have the Mexican-inspired Caesar, 589 00:21:44,634 --> 00:21:46,868 and of course, the classic garlic bread. 590 00:21:47,033 --> 00:21:49,167 I love the fact that you get the heartiness not only 591 00:21:49,334 --> 00:21:51,767 from the beef, the meat, but you also get it 592 00:21:51,934 --> 00:21:53,167 from the mushrooms. 593 00:21:53,167 --> 00:21:56,267 I am really looking for some relief, which is not coming 594 00:21:56,434 --> 00:21:59,367 from the microgreens. -My favorite part is this egg. 595 00:21:59,534 --> 00:22:02,367 So it's, like, sunny on the top and then super crispy. 596 00:22:02,534 --> 00:22:03,667 Like, that's how I like a fried egg. 597 00:22:03,834 --> 00:22:05,133 It's delicious. 598 00:22:05,133 --> 00:22:07,701 I want a little more seasoning on my beef, or maybe a little 599 00:22:07,868 --> 00:22:10,601 bit of tomato, can say that really make it not just dry... -Spice. 600 00:22:10,767 --> 00:22:13,167 ...crumbly meat, but like something special, 601 00:22:13,334 --> 00:22:16,400 like Joe's Special. -[Julie] Grape seed. 602 00:22:16,567 --> 00:22:17,801 [Justin] Chef, how many steaks are you making, man? 603 00:22:17,968 --> 00:22:19,667 -[Tyler] I gotta ask you. -That's beautiful. 604 00:22:19,834 --> 00:22:21,267 -How many do we want? -We were a little light 605 00:22:21,434 --> 00:22:23,267 on the portioning in the last one. -Yeah. 606 00:22:23,434 --> 00:22:25,367 [Justin] We're probably gonna have to sell that to the judges. 607 00:22:25,534 --> 00:22:28,000 [Guy] Justin, Tyler, you're up. 608 00:22:29,067 --> 00:22:30,367 [Jonathon] Thank you. 609 00:22:30,534 --> 00:22:31,968 [Damaris] I thought they didn't get a hash brown. 610 00:22:32,133 --> 00:22:33,133 No, they made them from scratch. 611 00:22:33,133 --> 00:22:34,267 -From out of the potato? -[Jonathon] Yeah. 612 00:22:34,434 --> 00:22:35,367 [Damaris] Damn. 613 00:22:36,667 --> 00:22:38,167 -Chefs. -We didn't wanna give you just 614 00:22:38,334 --> 00:22:39,434 like the biggest breakfast. 615 00:22:39,601 --> 00:22:42,000 We believe in staying nimble throughout the day. 616 00:22:42,167 --> 00:22:46,067 We like to call this Midwestern omelet with hash browns. 617 00:22:46,234 --> 00:22:48,667 [Tyler] Just made a classic kind of almost Denver omelet. 618 00:22:48,834 --> 00:22:50,367 All right, gentlemen, thank you very much. 619 00:22:50,534 --> 00:22:51,567 -[Justin] Thank you. -[Tyler] Thank you. 620 00:22:51,734 --> 00:22:53,667 ♪♪ 621 00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:58,300 [Tyler] Chef, we're gonna make a lot of food, OK? 622 00:22:58,467 --> 00:23:02,267 For our firehouse dinner, we are making chicken-fried steak 623 00:23:02,434 --> 00:23:03,567 and mashed potatoes. 624 00:23:03,734 --> 00:23:05,000 Sounds good. 625 00:23:05,167 --> 00:23:07,501 In terms of the best bite I've had so far for breakfast, 626 00:23:07,667 --> 00:23:08,901 it's this hash brown. -[Damaris] Oh, my God. 627 00:23:09,067 --> 00:23:12,367 The hand-grated, buttery, delicious hash brown 628 00:23:12,534 --> 00:23:14,100 is the best bite I've had so far. 629 00:23:14,267 --> 00:23:16,067 When you think about firehouse breakfast, 630 00:23:16,234 --> 00:23:20,000 where this is very successful, it feels a little rushed. 631 00:23:20,167 --> 00:23:22,100 It really feels like they got the call 632 00:23:22,267 --> 00:23:23,667 and they had to finish it. 633 00:23:23,834 --> 00:23:26,701 I think the eggs are overcooked, 634 00:23:26,868 --> 00:23:29,667 and even the vegetables needed to be cut a little bit 635 00:23:29,834 --> 00:23:31,901 more consistently. -I don't mind it. 636 00:23:32,067 --> 00:23:34,367 I really appreciate that Justin stepped out of the way 637 00:23:34,534 --> 00:23:37,100 and let Tyler cook the eggs the way that he cooks eggs. 638 00:23:37,267 --> 00:23:40,000 It's just, it would've been more successful as a scramble. 639 00:23:41,467 --> 00:23:45,100 [Guy] Dushone, Jet, you guys are up. Bring it to the judges. 640 00:23:45,267 --> 00:23:48,200 -Oh my God! -[Jet] We're up. 641 00:23:48,367 --> 00:23:50,100 -Here, Shone, let's go. -All right. 642 00:23:50,267 --> 00:23:52,067 -Hi everybody, this is Dushone. -Hi, how's it going? 643 00:23:52,234 --> 00:23:53,667 -[Maneet] Hi, Dushone. -[Dushone] Hi. 644 00:23:53,834 --> 00:23:56,467 [Dushone] So what we have is French toast, pre-made potatoes, 645 00:23:56,634 --> 00:23:59,167 nice chorizo medley to it, eggs, and then we give you 646 00:23:59,334 --> 00:24:00,767 a side of bacon. 647 00:24:00,934 --> 00:24:02,300 -Thank you, guys. Back to kitchens. -All right. 648 00:24:02,467 --> 00:24:03,868 Now that we got out breakfast 649 00:24:04,033 --> 00:24:06,000 out of the way, we gotta get on dinner. -Yeah. 650 00:24:06,167 --> 00:24:07,501 [Jet] And I think we need to start with the steaks. 651 00:24:07,667 --> 00:24:09,000 These are big steaks, 652 00:24:09,167 --> 00:24:10,567 and they're gonna take a minute to cook. 653 00:24:10,734 --> 00:24:12,467 We're gonna start searing off the steaks. 654 00:24:12,634 --> 00:24:14,901 We're just gonna mark 'em off like restaurant style. 655 00:24:15,067 --> 00:24:17,000 [suspenseful music playing] 656 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,067 They did the most amount of cooking, you guys. 657 00:24:24,234 --> 00:24:25,767 This is, like, a full breakfast. 658 00:24:25,934 --> 00:24:27,467 This feels like Sunday brunch. 659 00:24:29,067 --> 00:24:31,100 If this is how they eat it at firehouse, I'm coming over. 660 00:24:31,267 --> 00:24:33,167 When I'm having breakfast, this is what I like. 661 00:24:33,334 --> 00:24:37,767 I like the sweet, the savory, this hits all of those marks. 662 00:24:37,934 --> 00:24:39,400 Nothing screams firehouse breakfast 663 00:24:39,567 --> 00:24:40,767 quite like this plate. 664 00:24:40,767 --> 00:24:42,601 This French toast could've been the whole dish, though. 665 00:24:42,767 --> 00:24:46,501 I really enjoyed the persimmon mandarinquat syrup 666 00:24:46,667 --> 00:24:48,167 that was over top of the French toast. 667 00:24:48,334 --> 00:24:49,868 Like, right at the end of the day like this, 668 00:24:50,033 --> 00:24:52,000 by itself is a winner. 669 00:24:52,167 --> 00:24:53,667 That's enough work for me. 670 00:24:53,834 --> 00:24:54,701 Really? I would have really -- 671 00:24:54,868 --> 00:24:56,200 -What? -I would have really missed 672 00:24:56,367 --> 00:24:57,667 the potato and the chorizo. 673 00:24:57,834 --> 00:25:01,367 To me, it's like, "Oh, I'm loving this combination." 674 00:25:01,534 --> 00:25:04,000 The eggs they could have left. They're not seasoned properly. 675 00:25:04,167 --> 00:25:07,467 They need a lot more seasoning, and I think they need more fat. 676 00:25:07,634 --> 00:25:09,501 Mm-hmm -- I think they're working harder than they 677 00:25:09,667 --> 00:25:12,868 need to, but isn't that what firefighters always do? 678 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:15,467 So good. 679 00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:18,400 I'll stop eating now, sure. 680 00:25:20,567 --> 00:25:21,667 I'm not even eating. 681 00:25:25,667 --> 00:25:26,868 [whistles loudly] 682 00:25:27,033 --> 00:25:30,067 Attention, teams! Everybody did a nice job. 683 00:25:30,234 --> 00:25:32,601 Great compliments to all, but the winner, 684 00:25:32,767 --> 00:25:36,400 $2,500 to the firefighter, goes to... 685 00:25:41,167 --> 00:25:42,367 Everybody did a nice job, but the winner, 686 00:25:42,534 --> 00:25:45,868 $2,500 to the firefighter, goes to... 687 00:25:46,033 --> 00:25:48,801 [suspenseful music plays] 688 00:25:48,968 --> 00:25:51,601 Dushone and Jet. Congratulations. 689 00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:53,667 -Way to go, guys. -[Justin] We get 'em next time. 690 00:25:53,834 --> 00:25:57,000 -We get 'em next time. -Good job, you guys. 691 00:25:57,167 --> 00:26:00,467 [Guy] Keep working with purpose. 30 minutes. 692 00:26:00,634 --> 00:26:03,167 This is a very, very difficult game. 693 00:26:03,334 --> 00:26:06,167 -Dinner is something that we actually spend time making. -[Jonathon] Yeah. 694 00:26:06,334 --> 00:26:08,767 -They gotta go. -[Dushone] Want this? 695 00:26:08,934 --> 00:26:10,968 Oh, bare-handed, I like it -- nice. 696 00:26:11,133 --> 00:26:12,601 [Jet] Don't do this at home. 697 00:26:12,767 --> 00:26:13,767 Bro, we won the breakfast challenge. 698 00:26:13,934 --> 00:26:15,200 I know, I'm feeling pretty good about it. 699 00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:18,167 2,500 bucks and that "W" under our belt. 700 00:26:18,334 --> 00:26:20,968 For me, that money is gonna go something house-related. 701 00:26:21,133 --> 00:26:22,400 So my house recently flooded. 702 00:26:22,567 --> 00:26:25,367 So, whether it's flooring or, you know, I don't know. 703 00:26:25,534 --> 00:26:27,400 We'll ask the wife. 704 00:26:27,567 --> 00:26:30,100 Jet and Dushone, talk to me, gentlemen. 705 00:26:30,267 --> 00:26:32,501 -What's on the dinner menu? -Uh, surf and turf, Chef. 706 00:26:32,667 --> 00:26:34,400 So, uh, we've got, uh, four New York strips. 707 00:26:34,567 --> 00:26:37,167 We have a crab and shrimp mix on top. 708 00:26:37,334 --> 00:26:38,667 Do you wanna take over on the seafood? 709 00:26:38,834 --> 00:26:41,200 [Dushone] Sure, I'll take the lobster and shrimp. 710 00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:43,167 I've never seen Jet Tila work this hard 711 00:26:43,334 --> 00:26:44,667 before in my whole life. 712 00:26:44,834 --> 00:26:47,567 My singular focus today is to make sure we take it home 713 00:26:47,734 --> 00:26:49,100 for LA County -- you know what? 714 00:26:49,267 --> 00:26:50,567 We just got through the Palisades fires, 715 00:26:50,734 --> 00:26:53,367 and to watch Shone and all the other brothers and sisters 716 00:26:53,534 --> 00:26:55,767 in the department just kinda put themselves at risk, 717 00:26:55,934 --> 00:26:57,467 keeping us all safe. 718 00:26:57,634 --> 00:27:00,400 So, I was in Palisades, total of probably 719 00:27:00,567 --> 00:27:04,200 five days, worst fires that I've ever experienced. 720 00:27:04,367 --> 00:27:07,167 There's no amount of firefighters, or water, 721 00:27:07,334 --> 00:27:09,601 that we could have had to put this out. 722 00:27:09,767 --> 00:27:13,767 And you just can't -- you just can't put words, you know, 723 00:27:13,934 --> 00:27:15,968 to the loss and to the damage. 724 00:27:16,133 --> 00:27:18,567 And so my heart goes out to anyone that has recently 725 00:27:18,734 --> 00:27:19,968 lost their home. 726 00:27:20,133 --> 00:27:23,467 I am really excited to win this prize and take a win home 727 00:27:23,634 --> 00:27:25,000 for La County. -Yeah. 728 00:27:25,167 --> 00:27:26,901 I wear this shirt proud. 729 00:27:27,067 --> 00:27:28,200 [Dushone] Take one home for the county, huh? 730 00:27:28,367 --> 00:27:29,267 [Jet] Hell yeah, brother. 731 00:27:30,767 --> 00:27:32,267 [Guy] 25 minutes. 732 00:27:34,167 --> 00:27:37,167 [Tyler] That's no joke. You gotta be moving. 733 00:27:37,334 --> 00:27:38,801 If you have too much fat in there and you're frying it, 734 00:27:38,968 --> 00:27:40,567 it just gets gristly, and it takes away the flavor 735 00:27:40,734 --> 00:27:42,467 of the meat. 736 00:27:42,634 --> 00:27:43,501 All right, Justin, where are we at? 737 00:27:43,667 --> 00:27:45,000 What do you need me to do here? 738 00:27:45,167 --> 00:27:49,200 [Justin] You wanna get those steaks dredged, so dry, wet, dry? 739 00:27:49,367 --> 00:27:50,501 [Tyler] Yes. 740 00:27:51,968 --> 00:27:54,267 While Tyler's handling the steaks, it's time for me 741 00:27:54,434 --> 00:27:56,467 to manhandle these mashed potatoes. 742 00:27:56,634 --> 00:27:58,000 I hate these things, bro. 743 00:27:58,167 --> 00:28:01,300 Dushone and Jet have secured the victory on breakfast. 744 00:28:01,467 --> 00:28:03,400 But you know, uh... 745 00:28:03,567 --> 00:28:06,167 fire's not out till it's out. -That's right. 746 00:28:06,334 --> 00:28:07,467 What's going in mashed potatoes? 747 00:28:07,634 --> 00:28:09,000 [Justin] The garlic butter that you're making now. 748 00:28:09,167 --> 00:28:12,100 -OK. -We're gonna use a lot of this. 749 00:28:13,100 --> 00:28:14,868 -OK? -A lot of chipotle pepper? 750 00:28:15,033 --> 00:28:17,167 Yeah, and chop 'em up if you want. 751 00:28:17,334 --> 00:28:20,200 That adobo that accompanies the chipotle, 752 00:28:20,367 --> 00:28:23,000 that would add a nice little smoky undertone to our steak. 753 00:28:24,501 --> 00:28:25,501 Coming in. 754 00:28:27,467 --> 00:28:29,167 Seeming a little too wet. 755 00:28:29,334 --> 00:28:31,400 Work 'em just a little bit more to get the starch to come. 756 00:28:31,567 --> 00:28:32,901 -OK? -OK, cool. 757 00:28:33,067 --> 00:28:35,667 Getting a win today would be historic. 758 00:28:35,834 --> 00:28:37,567 A huge win for Rapid City, a huge win 759 00:28:37,734 --> 00:28:39,767 for the fire department. -Let's get this dub. 760 00:28:43,167 --> 00:28:44,901 All right, chefs, what's on the menu? 761 00:28:45,067 --> 00:28:46,267 [Tiffani] Julie, what's on the menu? 762 00:28:46,434 --> 00:28:49,167 We're gonna have some hearty ribeye steaks and classic 763 00:28:49,334 --> 00:28:51,000 with a twist, Mexican Caesar. 764 00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:54,767 Wow, vicious. 765 00:28:54,934 --> 00:28:56,367 I kinda like this Mexican Caesar. 766 00:28:56,534 --> 00:28:57,968 It's like your eggs, your anchovies, 767 00:28:58,133 --> 00:29:01,701 your Worcestershire, an avocado and cumin, boom! 768 00:29:01,868 --> 00:29:03,100 Ooh, OK, we're getting somewhere. 769 00:29:03,267 --> 00:29:04,667 -Get a spoon. -OK. 770 00:29:04,834 --> 00:29:05,801 Good job. 771 00:29:05,968 --> 00:29:07,667 I think we're good, I think we're good. 772 00:29:07,834 --> 00:29:11,000 What do you think? Ne -- 773 00:29:11,167 --> 00:29:13,601 Boom, let's go. 774 00:29:13,767 --> 00:29:15,067 We gotta get these steaks going. 775 00:29:15,234 --> 00:29:16,667 We like-a the salt, no? 776 00:29:16,834 --> 00:29:18,601 [Tiffani] We start grilling them on the fire. 777 00:29:19,667 --> 00:29:21,100 Bada-boom, bada-bing. 778 00:29:21,267 --> 00:29:22,667 If I start a fire, you can put it out. 779 00:29:22,834 --> 00:29:23,968 -I'll put it out. -OK, great, great, great, great. 780 00:29:23,968 --> 00:29:26,267 -OK, good talk, good talk. -So steaks are cooking. 781 00:29:32,167 --> 00:29:35,367 Put the fire out, Julie! Just kidding, I'm kidding. 782 00:29:35,534 --> 00:29:38,167 Between the fat and a little bit of the oil that's on there, 783 00:29:38,334 --> 00:29:39,767 like, I start seeing those flames. 784 00:29:39,934 --> 00:29:41,767 You want some char, but what you don't want is 785 00:29:41,934 --> 00:29:43,300 the oil and the flame to meet. 786 00:29:43,467 --> 00:29:46,100 Like, that's how you make gas, is you burn oil, right? 787 00:29:46,267 --> 00:29:47,868 So you have that gas flavor, and you don't want that. 788 00:29:48,033 --> 00:29:49,567 [Julie laughs] 789 00:29:49,734 --> 00:29:52,200 [Julie] Am I afraid of fire? No, I'm afraid of burning food. 790 00:29:52,367 --> 00:29:53,667 That's disrespectful to the meat. 791 00:29:53,834 --> 00:29:55,701 We take the ribeyes off the grill and then finish them 792 00:29:55,868 --> 00:29:57,300 in the oven. -All right. 793 00:29:58,801 --> 00:29:59,801 There we go. 794 00:30:00,968 --> 00:30:02,667 So Julie's working on the Caesar. 795 00:30:02,834 --> 00:30:05,267 I'm finishing the bread, garlic bread at San Francisco. 796 00:30:05,434 --> 00:30:07,367 -Can't not do that. -We can't not do, like, a yummy herb 797 00:30:07,534 --> 00:30:08,767 Parmesan garlic bread. 798 00:30:08,934 --> 00:30:11,501 Station 13, I've been there many, many years. 799 00:30:11,667 --> 00:30:13,100 I see a lot of people come and go through there. 800 00:30:13,267 --> 00:30:16,200 We've lost a few. And it's home. 801 00:30:16,367 --> 00:30:18,167 Inside the firehouse, we have people 802 00:30:18,334 --> 00:30:19,267 that are from Vietnam. 803 00:30:19,434 --> 00:30:20,634 We have people from El Salvador. 804 00:30:20,634 --> 00:30:23,767 We have people from Ireland with a thick Irish brogue. 805 00:30:23,934 --> 00:30:25,767 Even when I retire, that place will be home. 806 00:30:25,934 --> 00:30:29,000 We are a melting pot at Station 13, and I love it. 807 00:30:29,167 --> 00:30:31,167 That's why I've been there for 14 years. 808 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,667 Four and a half minutes. Four and a half. 809 00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:37,000 Let's put this together. 810 00:30:37,167 --> 00:30:39,000 -[Jet] I'll slice up the steaks. -[Dushone] All right, that -- 811 00:30:39,167 --> 00:30:41,901 everything -- everything's sitting pretty, Chef. -[Jet] All right. 812 00:30:42,067 --> 00:30:44,467 It is the perfect medium rare. 813 00:30:44,634 --> 00:30:48,167 -Steak to the side. -Next, lobster and shrimp. 814 00:30:48,334 --> 00:30:50,100 We got a nice color on them. 815 00:30:50,267 --> 00:30:52,467 Fireman, you can't have dinner without dessert. 816 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,701 And in a separate pan, Shone starts 817 00:30:55,868 --> 00:30:57,467 the bananas and butter. 818 00:30:57,634 --> 00:31:02,100 I add a little bit of bourbon and orange liqueur to flame 819 00:31:02,267 --> 00:31:04,300 and cook down bananas Foster. 820 00:31:04,467 --> 00:31:05,634 [Guy] Three minutes, chefs, three. 821 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:10,801 What I'm gonna do is make the fanciest garlic bread 822 00:31:10,968 --> 00:31:12,167 you've ever seen. 823 00:31:12,334 --> 00:31:15,267 We're gonna envelop those morels in this onion cheese, 824 00:31:15,434 --> 00:31:18,200 top it with green chili and fried prosciutto. 825 00:31:18,367 --> 00:31:21,267 That's like the richest garlic bread of all time. 826 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:23,701 [Tyler] Everybody loves mashed potatoes. 827 00:31:25,567 --> 00:31:26,767 That's it. 828 00:31:26,767 --> 00:31:28,267 [Justin] So we're gonna get those right on the plate. 829 00:31:31,667 --> 00:31:32,934 Yeah. 830 00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:35,701 Tyler's got the chicken-fried steak technique dialed in. 831 00:31:35,868 --> 00:31:40,801 We cut into one, and it is like the perfect, perfect, 832 00:31:40,968 --> 00:31:42,968 slightly ruby pink in the center. 833 00:31:43,133 --> 00:31:44,534 Yeah, boy! 834 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,200 I don't even know what to think right now, like -- 835 00:31:49,367 --> 00:31:51,501 nailed it. -Welcome to Flavortown. 836 00:31:51,667 --> 00:31:53,300 Freaking chicken-fried steak, my man. 837 00:31:53,467 --> 00:31:55,100 Awesome. My man, give me some. 838 00:31:56,167 --> 00:31:57,667 -[Justin] You feel good? -[Tyler] Feel good. 839 00:31:57,834 --> 00:31:59,467 [Guy] 90 seconds! 90 seconds! 840 00:31:59,634 --> 00:32:00,701 -[Tiffani] You good? -I'm good. 841 00:32:00,868 --> 00:32:03,367 We're gonna have the Mexican-inspired Caesar 842 00:32:05,767 --> 00:32:07,801 and, of course, a classic garlic bread. 843 00:32:07,968 --> 00:32:09,167 [Tiffani] This is where the rubber meets the road, 844 00:32:09,334 --> 00:32:10,767 'cause if any of those steaks are not cooked properly, 845 00:32:10,934 --> 00:32:13,801 I'm like, it's not good for me. I've let the team down. 846 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,367 This looks killer. 847 00:32:18,534 --> 00:32:20,167 -They're perfect. -There we go, done. 848 00:32:22,167 --> 00:32:23,300 [Guy] 30 seconds. 849 00:32:24,467 --> 00:32:26,267 -[Jet] Shone. -They're giving us dessert. 850 00:32:26,434 --> 00:32:27,901 They're giving us dessert. 851 00:32:28,067 --> 00:32:30,868 I can't get this ice cream thing open. 852 00:32:31,033 --> 00:32:32,300 -[Dushone] What do you need? -I need power. 853 00:32:32,467 --> 00:32:33,367 [Dushone] Hold on. I'm coming. 854 00:32:33,534 --> 00:32:34,467 Here, hit me. 855 00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:37,067 Spin them, open. 856 00:32:37,234 --> 00:32:38,868 Go. 857 00:32:39,033 --> 00:32:41,367 We'll add our amazing ice cream that we found, 858 00:32:41,534 --> 00:32:42,767 add the banana Foster. 859 00:32:47,067 --> 00:32:48,400 Get this down. Get this down. 860 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:53,767 -Right next to the ice cream. -Five, four, three, two, one. 861 00:32:53,934 --> 00:32:56,067 -Fire bells up! -[Jet] Wow. 862 00:32:56,234 --> 00:32:59,267 -[Guy] Dinner bells on. -[all cheer] 863 00:32:59,434 --> 00:33:00,968 -Let's go. -Dude. 864 00:33:02,968 --> 00:33:04,167 [Guy] This is it, judges, the final meal 865 00:33:04,167 --> 00:33:06,467 of our Firefighters and All-Star Friends competition. 866 00:33:06,634 --> 00:33:08,000 They made you a firehouse dinner. 867 00:33:08,167 --> 00:33:09,667 It was such an honor, such a pleasure. 868 00:33:09,834 --> 00:33:11,133 We salute you. 869 00:33:11,133 --> 00:33:13,567 Whoever's at their fire station definitely should be making 870 00:33:13,734 --> 00:33:15,467 these three cook next time. 871 00:33:15,634 --> 00:33:18,400 And up first will be Chef Tyler, Chef Justin. 872 00:33:18,567 --> 00:33:19,868 Gentlemen, what do you have for us? 873 00:33:20,033 --> 00:33:22,067 Esteemed judges, we humbly present 874 00:33:22,234 --> 00:33:23,367 chicken-fried steak. 875 00:33:23,534 --> 00:33:26,000 You got some chipotle mash there and then a riff 876 00:33:26,167 --> 00:33:27,167 on garlic bread. 877 00:33:27,334 --> 00:33:29,300 [joyful music playing] 878 00:33:31,767 --> 00:33:34,267 First of all, thank you so much for your service. 879 00:33:34,434 --> 00:33:36,901 What you do is absolutely incredible, 880 00:33:37,067 --> 00:33:39,400 and it just gives us faith in humanity that 881 00:33:39,567 --> 00:33:40,701 there are great people like you around. 882 00:33:40,701 --> 00:33:42,868 So thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart. 883 00:33:43,033 --> 00:33:44,000 Now... 884 00:33:45,100 --> 00:33:46,367 this dish... 885 00:33:47,467 --> 00:33:49,200 is on fire. 886 00:33:49,367 --> 00:33:52,000 The flavors over here are incredible. 887 00:33:52,167 --> 00:33:54,601 The chicken-fried steak is most certainly the star 888 00:33:54,767 --> 00:33:56,367 of this. -Medium rare on the inside. 889 00:33:56,534 --> 00:33:57,834 That's what I was impressed with. 890 00:33:58,767 --> 00:34:01,167 [Jonathon] In terms of the morel toast, all the flavors are here. 891 00:34:01,334 --> 00:34:04,000 However, I do want more morels on here. 892 00:34:04,167 --> 00:34:06,400 This feels heavy, it's hearty. 893 00:34:06,567 --> 00:34:10,667 It is definitely what I would need if I had ever thought 894 00:34:10,834 --> 00:34:12,267 of fighting a fire, which I have not. 895 00:34:12,434 --> 00:34:13,667 [all laugh] 896 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,000 The chipotle mashed potatoes are delightful. 897 00:34:17,167 --> 00:34:18,801 They're spicy, they're smoky. 898 00:34:20,167 --> 00:34:21,701 The garlic bread 899 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,400 is just a little too much. 900 00:34:25,901 --> 00:34:28,467 No dings on your work, only dings on my work. 901 00:34:28,634 --> 00:34:31,167 Great, judges, thank you. Nice job, Rapid City team. 902 00:34:31,334 --> 00:34:32,601 [indistinct yelling in distance] 903 00:34:32,767 --> 00:34:35,067 [Justin] So step into my office. 904 00:34:35,234 --> 00:34:37,367 -That's the second hardest part of the day. -[Tyler] Yep. 905 00:34:37,534 --> 00:34:39,367 [Justin] The hardest part is if they say we don't win. 906 00:34:39,534 --> 00:34:42,467 OK, up next, Chef Dushone, Chef Tila, 907 00:34:42,634 --> 00:34:44,400 what do you have for us? -It's an honor to feature one 908 00:34:44,567 --> 00:34:45,868 of my really good friends. -Yeah, buddy. 909 00:34:46,033 --> 00:34:50,267 Chefs, in front of you, you have a nice ribeye steak, 910 00:34:50,434 --> 00:34:52,567 and then you have lobster and shrimp. 911 00:34:52,734 --> 00:34:55,300 And, you know, these guys don't eat dinner without dessert, so. 912 00:34:55,467 --> 00:34:58,167 [Dushone] We did a nice bananas Foster, just to top it off. 913 00:34:58,334 --> 00:34:59,300 Hope you enjoy. 914 00:34:59,467 --> 00:35:01,400 [suspenseful music playing] 915 00:35:06,767 --> 00:35:08,167 Chef Jet and Chef Dushone, 916 00:35:08,334 --> 00:35:11,667 you impressed us with the size of your plates in round one, 917 00:35:11,834 --> 00:35:16,267 and then you didn't disappoint for this firehouse dinner. 918 00:35:16,434 --> 00:35:18,167 A surf and turf is, like, so classic. 919 00:35:18,334 --> 00:35:19,968 The grilled, which is giving you, like, 920 00:35:20,133 --> 00:35:21,901 a little bit of smokiness, is so lovely 921 00:35:22,067 --> 00:35:23,801 with the seafood choices that you made. 922 00:35:23,968 --> 00:35:26,567 I would have liked a little more acid on the plate. 923 00:35:27,968 --> 00:35:29,400 This is delicious. 924 00:35:29,567 --> 00:35:32,467 The seafood component, it gives it that sweetness, 925 00:35:32,634 --> 00:35:35,767 which is absolutely necessary on this dish. 926 00:35:35,934 --> 00:35:37,667 I also I also think that the steak 927 00:35:37,834 --> 00:35:39,467 needed more seasoning, right? 928 00:35:39,634 --> 00:35:41,767 Like, just a heavy hand of seasoning on it 929 00:35:41,934 --> 00:35:43,200 would have been great. 930 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,367 As a man who does love meat and will eat this whole steak 931 00:35:45,534 --> 00:35:47,267 given the right amount of time, I want it to be charred 932 00:35:47,434 --> 00:35:48,434 a little bit more. 933 00:35:48,434 --> 00:35:52,267 I wanna see that caramelization to the max. 934 00:35:52,434 --> 00:35:54,100 And you made a dessert, and no one else did. 935 00:35:54,267 --> 00:35:56,868 I think you used that in terms of gameplay to your advantage. 936 00:35:57,033 --> 00:35:58,767 Love the fact that you gave us ice cream. 937 00:35:58,934 --> 00:36:02,100 That, along with the bananas, great flavor combination. 938 00:36:03,167 --> 00:36:04,868 All right, Chef Julie, Chef Tiffani, 939 00:36:05,033 --> 00:36:06,601 what do you have for the judges? 940 00:36:06,767 --> 00:36:08,367 So I asked Julie what they cook in the firehouse, 941 00:36:08,534 --> 00:36:10,701 and everything was, like, straight out of Julie's menu. 942 00:36:10,868 --> 00:36:13,367 You gotta have your monster steak. 943 00:36:13,534 --> 00:36:16,200 San Francisco fire department prides themselves on making 944 00:36:16,367 --> 00:36:19,400 a ridiculously amazing Caesar salad. 945 00:36:19,567 --> 00:36:21,667 And after a while, you wanna get creative with that. 946 00:36:21,834 --> 00:36:25,767 So hence, the kind of Southwestern-style Caesar. 947 00:36:25,934 --> 00:36:28,868 Then you gotta have a beautiful garlic bread. 948 00:36:29,033 --> 00:36:31,300 That's like [kiss smacks] San Francisco in a nutshell. 949 00:36:31,467 --> 00:36:33,367 [soft suspenseful music playing] 950 00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:44,767 I think that the joy with which you all cooked today 951 00:36:44,934 --> 00:36:48,501 it is a pleasure for us, and you can feel that joy on the plate. 952 00:36:48,667 --> 00:36:50,300 The Caesar's the star. 953 00:36:50,467 --> 00:36:52,567 There's so many creative little elements to it. 954 00:36:52,734 --> 00:36:54,968 The avocado, so that you don't need as much dressing, 955 00:36:55,133 --> 00:36:56,801 so that it is eating fatty. 956 00:36:56,968 --> 00:36:59,467 This is the most beautiful plate that we've seen today. 957 00:36:59,634 --> 00:37:02,367 It feels somewhere perfectly in between firehouse 958 00:37:02,534 --> 00:37:04,267 and restaurant, which I really love. 959 00:37:04,434 --> 00:37:05,767 I do want a little more salt. 960 00:37:05,934 --> 00:37:08,367 I do want a little more seasoning on the steak. 961 00:37:08,534 --> 00:37:11,100 And, in terms of the salad, I love the idea. 962 00:37:11,267 --> 00:37:12,601 I love the combination when you put it together, 963 00:37:12,767 --> 00:37:14,667 but I just need more dressing on mine. 964 00:37:14,834 --> 00:37:17,968 The garlic bread on the side, I think it's a great idea. 965 00:37:18,133 --> 00:37:21,667 I still think that it needed to be toasted a little bit more. 966 00:37:21,834 --> 00:37:23,200 It's, like, completely soggy right now. 967 00:37:23,367 --> 00:37:24,667 OK, oh, oui, Chef. 968 00:37:27,067 --> 00:37:28,701 Teams, gosh, you gotta be proud. 969 00:37:28,868 --> 00:37:30,801 You did a good job working together. 970 00:37:30,968 --> 00:37:33,000 We're gonna ask you to return to your kitchens, 971 00:37:33,167 --> 00:37:35,167 let the judges deliberate. We'll call you in a bit. 972 00:37:35,334 --> 00:37:36,501 Thank you, nice job. 973 00:37:36,667 --> 00:37:37,968 -Well done. -[Justin] This way. 974 00:37:38,133 --> 00:37:39,367 [both] Yeah! 975 00:37:39,534 --> 00:37:42,667 [Guy] Judges, whose firehouse dinner was smoking hot? 976 00:37:42,834 --> 00:37:46,868 All right, judges, let's talk about Julie and Tiffani. 977 00:37:47,033 --> 00:37:49,868 [Damaris] The Caesar, for me, was the star of that show, 978 00:37:50,033 --> 00:37:51,767 not the steak, which isn't a bad thing. 979 00:37:51,934 --> 00:37:52,901 I like salad. 980 00:37:52,901 --> 00:37:54,133 Yeah, I feel like each component, though, 981 00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:57,200 was just a little bit away from being a great component. 982 00:37:57,367 --> 00:38:00,167 All right, and, uh, Dushone and Jet? 983 00:38:00,334 --> 00:38:01,467 [Maneet] I think with Dushone and Jet, 984 00:38:01,634 --> 00:38:03,868 they tried to do too much. -Yeah. 985 00:38:04,033 --> 00:38:07,200 Each and every component needed some more love. 986 00:38:07,367 --> 00:38:09,200 And some of them worked really well. 987 00:38:09,367 --> 00:38:11,868 That dessert was one of the best bites I had all day, 988 00:38:12,033 --> 00:38:15,400 -Justin and Tyler. -Their flavors were incredible. 989 00:38:15,567 --> 00:38:18,567 Yeah, I think that the bread was a little unwieldy. 990 00:38:18,734 --> 00:38:19,801 But the flavors were amazing. 991 00:38:19,968 --> 00:38:22,901 That chicken-fried steak was so solid. 992 00:38:23,067 --> 00:38:23,968 Final answer? 993 00:38:24,133 --> 00:38:26,067 [suspenseful music playing] 994 00:38:35,567 --> 00:38:37,701 Uh, well, that was quite a feeding. 995 00:38:37,868 --> 00:38:41,567 Breakfast and then dinner, all in firefighter style. 996 00:38:41,734 --> 00:38:42,701 Everybody did a great job. 997 00:38:42,701 --> 00:38:44,501 It has to come down to one winning team. 998 00:38:45,968 --> 00:38:48,767 The winner of the Firefighters and All-Star Friends 999 00:38:48,934 --> 00:38:50,167 competition goes to... 1000 00:38:54,801 --> 00:38:57,000 Chef Tyler and Chef Justin. Well done. 1001 00:38:57,167 --> 00:38:58,400 -What? -[Guy] Well done. 1002 00:38:58,567 --> 00:39:00,868 Oh, my God! 1003 00:39:01,033 --> 00:39:02,901 Yes! 1004 00:39:03,067 --> 00:39:05,200 I was not expecting this. Let's go! 1005 00:39:07,067 --> 00:39:08,868 All in all, you should be very proud. 1006 00:39:09,033 --> 00:39:11,267 And the fact that the firefighters could cook 1007 00:39:11,434 --> 00:39:14,801 and go toe-to-toe with chefs of this level, 1008 00:39:14,968 --> 00:39:18,167 you were in the fire and you guys worked as counterparts. 1009 00:39:18,334 --> 00:39:19,801 And that's what you should be so proud of. 1010 00:39:19,968 --> 00:39:22,701 Can't thank you enough for taking care of our communities 1011 00:39:22,868 --> 00:39:25,267 and being the superheroes that you are. 1012 00:39:25,434 --> 00:39:26,767 And we will say goodnight. Thank you very much. 1013 00:39:26,934 --> 00:39:28,133 Great job, both teams. 1014 00:39:28,968 --> 00:39:30,567 [Dushone] I'll just say thank you for this opportunity. 1015 00:39:30,734 --> 00:39:32,167 Just being able to cook with a good buddy of mine 1016 00:39:32,334 --> 00:39:33,467 was a win for me. 1017 00:39:33,634 --> 00:39:34,868 I know we didn't take home the grand prize, 1018 00:39:35,033 --> 00:39:37,868 but being able just to make a good meal with you 1019 00:39:38,033 --> 00:39:39,968 just definitely elevated my cooking game a lot. 1020 00:39:40,133 --> 00:39:42,667 Yeah, it's bittersweet for me to be able to bring Shone 1021 00:39:42,834 --> 00:39:45,567 in and represent the LA County Fire Department, 1022 00:39:45,734 --> 00:39:47,067 that was a win. 1023 00:39:47,234 --> 00:39:49,000 To be able to see you after all these years and hang out 1024 00:39:49,167 --> 00:39:51,801 and do this together, I just had the best time cooking 1025 00:39:51,968 --> 00:39:53,100 with you today. 1026 00:39:53,267 --> 00:39:55,300 -It was an absolute honor and a privilege. -Aw. 1027 00:39:55,467 --> 00:39:57,167 [Julie] I would do it again with you any day. 1028 00:39:57,334 --> 00:39:58,267 [Julie laughs] 1029 00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:06,801 [Guy] Out of Rapid City, South Dakota, Chef Tyler, 1030 00:40:06,968 --> 00:40:08,267 Chef Justin. Well done, gentlemen. 1031 00:40:08,434 --> 00:40:10,200 [judges cheer] 1032 00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:12,968 There was a moment when they said our names, 1033 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:17,467 and I was like, who's Tyler and Chef Justin? 1034 00:40:17,634 --> 00:40:19,501 Yeah, it took a second to register. 1035 00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:20,667 -It's a good feeling, right? -Yeah. 1036 00:40:20,834 --> 00:40:22,567 Oh, unbelievable! 1037 00:40:22,734 --> 00:40:24,367 All right, gentlemen, you have a chance to win 1038 00:40:24,534 --> 00:40:27,467 up to $20,000. 1039 00:40:27,634 --> 00:40:30,000 So we can go on a shopping spree, in which I would give 1040 00:40:30,167 --> 00:40:32,267 you two minutes on the clock, 1041 00:40:32,434 --> 00:40:35,367 five items on this list of clues. 1042 00:40:35,534 --> 00:40:37,901 For every clue you satisfy, find the item, 1043 00:40:38,067 --> 00:40:41,567 put it in the basket, I give you $4,000. 1044 00:40:41,734 --> 00:40:44,567 You find all five items, you win 20K. 1045 00:40:44,734 --> 00:40:47,968 Or we could skip the fire drill, 1046 00:40:48,133 --> 00:40:50,567 get straight to the burning building, 1047 00:40:51,767 --> 00:40:55,100 bust in the door, which are those two right there, 1048 00:40:55,267 --> 00:40:59,367 and that could be anywhere from, let's say, $14,000 1049 00:40:59,534 --> 00:41:03,000 to $20,000. -Five items now? 1050 00:41:03,167 --> 00:41:05,167 -Five items. -In two minutes? 1051 00:41:05,334 --> 00:41:06,400 In two minutes. 1052 00:41:06,567 --> 00:41:08,367 You saw how long and how hard it is to shop. 1053 00:41:08,534 --> 00:41:10,601 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me think about it. 1054 00:41:10,767 --> 00:41:12,000 Let me think about it. 1055 00:41:14,467 --> 00:41:17,667 You know, it's tempting, but I gotta go with what's 1056 00:41:17,834 --> 00:41:18,934 behind the door. 1057 00:41:18,934 --> 00:41:21,067 You wanna go with what's behind the door? OK. 1058 00:41:21,234 --> 00:41:23,267 Ladies and gentlemen, he doesn't want to go shopping. 1059 00:41:23,434 --> 00:41:26,400 Station One, Rapid City Fire Department, 1060 00:41:26,567 --> 00:41:30,000 the Culinary Champs, behind the door is... 1061 00:41:30,167 --> 00:41:31,100 let's take a look. 1062 00:41:32,767 --> 00:41:36,467 [all] Yes! 1063 00:41:36,634 --> 00:41:38,200 [Damaris] Yes! 1064 00:41:38,367 --> 00:41:39,801 [Tyler] I've never got a big check before. 1065 00:41:39,968 --> 00:41:43,601 -Look at that. -For $20,000. 1066 00:41:43,767 --> 00:41:45,501 I definitely made the firehouse proud today. 1067 00:41:45,667 --> 00:41:48,167 Definitely made Rapid City proud today. 1068 00:41:48,334 --> 00:41:49,300 [Justin] I was along for the ride. 1069 00:41:49,300 --> 00:41:51,300 Don't you call that, like, a ride-along? 1070 00:41:51,467 --> 00:41:52,667 Yeah, you wanna do one? 1071 00:41:52,834 --> 00:41:54,100 Hell yeah I do, after today. 1072 00:41:54,267 --> 00:41:56,467 -You rode along with me. I'll ride along with you. -Love it. 1073 00:41:56,634 --> 00:41:58,501 We'll see you next time on "Guy's Grocery Games." 1074 00:41:58,667 --> 00:42:00,100 -Adios, folks. -[judges cheer]