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[Guy] People always ask me
what Flavortown Market is really like.
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
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And there's no words
that really can describe it
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so I thought I'd show you.
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We're rigging everybody
with body-mounted cameras..
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[man screams]
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You get to see my point of view.
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so you can see
what we see.
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Man, we're talking about
the insane games.
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$36?
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The down and dirty
on the cooking,
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and all the off-the-rail moments
that we have here in Flavortown.
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-Hey, Lee Majors. What's up, buddy?
-Hey! Guy.
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- Nice to see you.
- Good to see you. [laughs]
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I am glad you're here.
This is a special show.
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I have got something for you.
Can you stick around for a bit?
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- I'll be at the pool.
- Fantastic.
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It's Triple G like
you've never seen before.
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Expect the unexpected and--
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Wait, excuse me.
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- Bret Michaels, rock star, what...
- Guy!
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You're stocking the milk.
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I'm just making sure it's right.
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I'm making sure
to take care of it.
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No, Bret, Bret! You're here
to judge the show...
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Oh! Oh, right.
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- not to stock the milk.
- Got it.
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Oh, I'm telling you,
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get ready for the Craziest Day
in Flavortown tonight
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on Guy's Grocery Games.
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Who told Bret Michaels
to stock the milk?
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So, let's meet our chefs.
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Now, first up,
the powerhouse restaurateur,
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the "SuperChef" himself,
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Chef Darnell Ferguson!
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[Darnell] Today is the
Craziest Day in Flavortown.
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So, this is different,
but it's good.
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You get to see my point of view.
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Now, you get to see what I see.
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Big man.
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Next, acclaimed executive chef
and culinary rock star,
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ready to shred the competition!
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The one and only,
from the West Coast vault,
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Michael Voltaggio!
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[Michael] I have a feeling that things
are about to ge a little bit weird here.
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I have this ability to sort of
excel when things get a little crazy.
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My strategy going into
the craziest competition today
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is to... win.
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Here we go.
Big baller, shot caller.
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Ryder's favorite chef.
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[Michael laughs]
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Then there's
the Food Network star
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whose supermarket song and
dance routines are legendary!
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The Kentucky woman,
Chef Damaris Phillips!
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Hi!
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[Damaris] I mean, you all se
behind the scenes right now
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You see how many cameras and
lights and moving parts there are.
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Competition cooking,
it's crazy, y'all.
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And I'm part of that crazy,
clearly, right?
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Clearly. [laughs]
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[Guy] What do you think
of that? Isn't that great?
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Nothing better than a body cam.
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- Looking good, sister.
- Thanks.
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And finally, mega-creative chef
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and ruler of a Southern
California restaurant kingdom,
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we call him "Shenanigans,"
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give it up for
Chef Brian Malarkey.
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Whoa!
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[Brian] Y'all wanted
to come to Flavortown,
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well, you gotta be me
in Flavortown
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'cause you're gonna
follow it, right here.
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- Yeah!
- [laughter]
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Oh, this is gonna get weird.
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Chefs, gonna get my camera
on you here.
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You all know how wild it gets
here in Flavortown Market.
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So, tonight, we're gonna show our
viewers the crazy side of Triple G.
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Now, we've wired you all with
body cams to give the viewer
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that first-person shopper view
of all the supermarket madness.
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What are you doing, Shenanigans?
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Getting ready. I'm just...
whatever it is, let's just do it.
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[Guy] You look like
a mad scientist.
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Anyhow, we've got two
out-of-bounds rounds
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that will keep you reeling.
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The chef with the highest
combined score for both rounds
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will get to shop Flavortown
Market for up to $20,000.
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And that is gonna
be determined by the judges.
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But, where is our third judge?
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Oh, you know what, chefs?
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In honor of this crazy day,
our third judge
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is a very special poison--
I mean, person.
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- [rock music plays]
- He's a Triple G fan.
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He's a baller barbecuer,
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and he is the super
rock star himself,
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my brother from another
mother, Bret Michaels!
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[Damaris squeals]
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- [Bret laughs] Whoo!
- Whoo!
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- How are you doing, man?
- My man!
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Good to see you.
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How are you doing, Maneet?
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- Oh!
- Good to see you.
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This is gonna be awesome.
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[Damaris squeals]
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I really like Rock of Love.
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I'm just gonna go ahead
and say it.
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- Bret, watch out! Crazy fan.
- [laughs] Whoo!
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Oh!
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[Guy] All right, chefs,
let's get the party started.
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We thought we'd start out
with the craziest cart game ever.
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We have stored four carts
around the store.
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Hunter has put two ingredien
in each cart.
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When I say "go", you're
gonna go search for the cart
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that you like the best.
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You must use one of the
ingredients in your first dish,
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which will be a crazy fried
appetizer that you'll cook in round one.
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And then you'll use
the other ingredient
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to make some kind of entree
in round two.
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Don't worry about that.
We'll talk more about it later.
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And there's cash.
There's cash in the cart.
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And that's the amount of money
we can spend.
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- See, Damaris knows.
- Oh, she's smart, yeah.
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You have cash
to buy additional ingredients
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that you'll need
for both dishes.
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Oh, my God, Guy.
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- There's so much info.
- [Guy] Yeah, this is the key here.
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The carts, they're not in
three, they're not in two.
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Oh, I know what's going on!
[laughs]
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I've finally got the game!
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- You think that it's over in one?
- Yeah.
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Excuse me. Excuse me.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
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Hey, nobody said "go" yet.
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[Brian yells]
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[Guy and Hunter laugh]
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It was so close.
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- He starting to take over.
- [Hunter] We're getting there.
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-This is not... this is not how it works.
-We're getting there.
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- [both laugh]
- [Brian] Here we go!
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[laughing]
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The two items
that I find in my cart
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are marshmallows
and shrimp chips.
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I must use one
inside of my appetizer
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and the other one in my entree.
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Just sounds so delicious.
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So, I have $34 to make
my craziest fried appetizer
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and an invisible entree
I know nothing about yet.
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So, you got marshmallows?
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[Darnell] Marshmallows
and shrimp chips.
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- Oh! Yum.
- Delicious, right?
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[Darnell]
When you think of fried food
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first thing that comes to
your mind is fried chicken.
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I'm gonna grab
the chicken cutlets
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because I know
they can cook faster.
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Smart.
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$4.99! What?
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For my crazy fried appetizer
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I'm gonna make a fried chicken
southern egg roll
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with greens, mac and cheese
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So, my game plan with the
marshmallows,
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have a sweet potato puree
and burnt marshmallow fluff
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It's almost impossible
to shop for an entree
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that you don't know what
you're gonna have to cook.
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I don't have a game plan ye on
how I'm gonna use these ingredients
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to make an entree.
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I mean, how do you start?
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In round two, there's
gonna be something special.
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Well, there's gonna
be something special
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for somebody
that's very special.
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And I'll tell you
more about that later.
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But you just wait.
You think it's getting weird?
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It's really gonna get weird.
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What do we got in here?
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I'll just take the first cart
I came to.
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What do you got?
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[Michael] I got some stuffing
mix and some cake icing.
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Is that what you went for?
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$36? Guys.
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Two rounds. 36 bucks.
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Who's a giver?
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- I guess I'm getting tilapia.
- I am.
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[Michael] We're shopping
on a budget today.
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First thing I grab is tilapi
because it's cheap.
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My plan is to make the
stuffing mix taste like peanuts,
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turn that into the breading
for the tilapia.
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And then, I'm thinking peanuts and grapes
go together like peanut butter and jelly.
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Now, I'm starting to put
together the dish in my head,
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peanut butter and jelly tilapia.
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I don't know what I'm making
for the second round.
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I grab a whole chicken.
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I'm grabbing ingredients
that could be versatile
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for both the first round
and the second round.
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Michael, you got this.
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[Michael]
Bret Michaels is here.
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You know,
if you could just throw me
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one of those sweet potatoes
right behind you.
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You got it. You got it.
Here you go. How's this look?
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- That's perfect.
- Boom.
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[Michael] Am I surprised
to see Bret Michaels here? No.
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Like everything else with Gu you
never know who his friends are.
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I mean, he's friends with me.
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[Brian yells]
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[Brian] I go all the way
to the fourth cart,
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and it's got
some tamarind candy,
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some matzo crackers.
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[yells] Oh, I don't want it!
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And an envelope with $33 in it.
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[yells] We're missing
some money in here!
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And that's what I got because
I ran by the other ones already.
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Oh...
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Protein's expensive.
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$3.99.
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Calamari's gonna be
my crazy fried appetizer
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The matzo crackers are absolutely
perfect for my tempura batter.
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It's gonna be hot, spicy,
over-the-top.
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I'm talking some
boom chicka boom boom,
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with a bam bam on the backside.
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Oh, watch out!
I'm ethnic foods man.
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So, I grab fermented Korean
chili sauce.
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Here you are.
This is what I want.
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That is my crazy
fried appetizer.
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Now, I'm shopping for an entree,
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and I don't even know what
that entree's supposed to be.
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Chicken skins, amazing.
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I have to make sure I have enough
ingredients for my crazy fried appetize
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and my entree, and I don't
even know what it is yet.
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I need something
that's affordable.
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Aji amrillo, why not, huh?
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One shop. [whistles]
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[Damaris] Why are they running
so fast!
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Taco shells and cotton candy
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whammy whoa whammy.
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$35. Rich!
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What about if we put fried
chicken on a deviled egg?
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That's like Southern 101,
and also pretty weird.
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Damaris, what did you get?
Cotton candy--
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And taco shells.
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Oh, taco shells is a winner.
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Crunchy corn taco shells, I can grind
these up and use these as breadcrumbs.
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Cotton candy is just
flavoring and sugar.
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For my fried things,
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deviled eggs with a little
fried chicken on the top.
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- Guy hates egg.
- [gagging]
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Thankfully, he's not judging!
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Budget battle, y'all.
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There's a ton of herbs
inside of that goat cheese.
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Because I don't know what the
game is for the second round,
245
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I'm trying to grab things
that have a lot of flexibility.
246
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$5.29. Oh, I'm gonna
have to edit, me.
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Hey there!
Hi, everybody!
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I don't wanna say I'm
pulling for you, but I got you.
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If I knew Bret Michaels was gonna
be here, I woulda crimped my hair.
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I end up at $34.91.
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That is exceptionally well done.
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These are my whammies.
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[Brian] Got the gluten-free,
the matzo style squares.
254
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[Michael] Got stuffing mix
that I was given.
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This round. This round.
256
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Bret Michaels flew in
this morning.
257
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He's doing the show
with us today,
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and then as soon
as we're done with this,
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he has to jump on a plane and
go do a rock show in South Dakota.
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- Yep, it's that fast.
- [Guy] That's exactly what he does.
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And you know what? He
bought T-shirts for none of us.
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- [laughing]
- None of us!
263
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- No, for both of you.
- [both laugh]
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[Guy] 20 minutes!
265
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20 minutes to make your
crazy fried appetizer.
266
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Tonight, we're showing you Flavortown
Market from everyone's point of view.
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But there's one group that
always reveals their point of view,
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our judges.
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Award winning chef,
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who's culinary empire includes
acclaimed restaurants and breweries,
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and I think she's probably
the mayor of Nashville,
272
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the one and only,
Chef Maneet Chauhan.
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[Bret claps] Yes.
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A Triple D OG
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- who's conquered countless Triple G games in Flavortown.
- Whoo!
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Mayhem, himself, Chef Aaron May.
277
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And making his premiere
on Triple G,
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a barbecue bad boy,
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a music legend,
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and a rocker who is totally
off his rocker...
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- Whoo!
- my brother from another, Bret Michaels!
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- Whoo!
- Hi.
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-Come on. Bring it in here. Bring it in here.
-Get in here-- No--
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[Guy] I'm telling you what...
285
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So, here's what we have.
286
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Inside of the carts they had
two whammy ingredients.
287
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Bret, if I could give you
a music analogy,
288
00:10:55,922 --> 00:10:57,856
it's like getting up and
having two strings on a guitar.
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- Done.
- Okay. It is that bad.
290
00:11:01,228 --> 00:11:02,761
- [Guy] All right, Damaris.
- [Damaris] Yes, sir.
291
00:11:02,763 --> 00:11:04,195
Are you really making
something with eggs?
292
00:11:04,197 --> 00:11:06,898
I'm making deviled eggs
with fried chicken on the top.
293
00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:08,066
I need to use
a whammy ingredient,
294
00:11:08,134 --> 00:11:09,801
so I'm using the taco shells
295
00:11:09,803 --> 00:11:11,870
This is gonna work as cornmeal.
296
00:11:11,872 --> 00:11:15,106
Now, I'm putting my corn chips
in with my flour,
297
00:11:15,108 --> 00:11:16,875
cutting up
these little chicken bites.
298
00:11:16,943 --> 00:11:18,777
They're gonna cook really fast.
299
00:11:18,779 --> 00:11:21,012
Here's what I tell everybod
that asks me about Flavortow
300
00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:23,982
It is the hardest cooking
competition show I've ever done
301
00:11:24,050 --> 00:11:26,985
because you don't know what
you're making, there's game play,
302
00:11:26,987 --> 00:11:30,288
there's crazy Guy
throwing crazy twists at yo
303
00:11:30,323 --> 00:11:31,990
and then, also,
you have 30 minutes.
304
00:11:32,058 --> 00:11:35,026
It's like torture,
but also pretty fun.
305
00:11:35,095 --> 00:11:37,028
Not fun, fun.
Not fun, fun,
306
00:11:37,097 --> 00:11:39,130
which is insanity,
which is crazy.
307
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Crazy delicious!
308
00:11:42,969 --> 00:11:45,804
We're getting the
battle of Louisville here.
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00:11:45,839 --> 00:11:47,806
Damaris and Darnell,
310
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Kentucky on Kentucky battle.
311
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We're getting fried chicken
from both of them.
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That's a good day for me.
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Talk to me.
What's going on?
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00:11:55,682 --> 00:11:58,950
I'm gonna do, like, a Southern-fried
egg roll, like, fried chicken in there,
315
00:11:58,985 --> 00:12:00,785
some macaroni and cheese,
some greens,
316
00:12:00,787 --> 00:12:01,920
like, a sweet potato
dipping sauce,
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burn the marshmallows on there
318
00:12:03,123 --> 00:12:04,789
like a good
Southern Sunday dinner,
319
00:12:04,791 --> 00:12:06,524
but in like appetizer form.
320
00:12:06,526 --> 00:12:08,093
As long as I can move
fairly quickly.
321
00:12:08,095 --> 00:12:08,993
Very nice.
322
00:12:08,995 --> 00:12:11,129
So, finally, everybody at home
323
00:12:11,197 --> 00:12:13,965
gets to see what I have to
deal with when I come here.
324
00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:18,937
So, I can't call this Southe
egg roll without greens.
325
00:12:18,939 --> 00:12:20,739
So, in the pot,
I have some seafood stock,
326
00:12:20,741 --> 00:12:23,641
apple cider vinegar,
sugar, some chilis.
327
00:12:23,643 --> 00:12:25,643
Because kale
takes a while to cook,
328
00:12:25,645 --> 00:12:27,879
I just let it cook down in
the pressure cooker.
329
00:12:27,881 --> 00:12:29,848
You wanted crazy.
Where's my fryer?
330
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[yells] Party time!
331
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Crazy fried appetizer.
Calamari...
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Tubes of tentacles.
333
00:12:36,056 --> 00:12:37,889
Shopping on a budget.
334
00:12:37,891 --> 00:12:39,491
First I start
on my tempura batter,
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AP flour...
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A little bit of cumin,
337
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paprika, cayenne.
338
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And then I take my whammy...
339
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My little matzo crackers here.
340
00:12:48,702 --> 00:12:49,934
It's great, textural.
341
00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:51,936
It's perfect for my
tempura batter.
342
00:12:52,572 --> 00:12:54,839
Turn it into dust,
fold that in there.
343
00:12:54,841 --> 00:12:58,009
Then I just whisk in
some water, let it sit,
344
00:12:58,011 --> 00:13:01,913
because I want my tempura
batter to be bright and light,
345
00:13:01,915 --> 00:13:03,181
yet crunchy.
346
00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:06,450
[Michael] Time to go.
347
00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:11,856
For my crazy fried appetizer I'm making
peanut-crusted tilapia with pickled grapes
348
00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:15,126
So, for my pickled grapes, I'm
taking the white part of the scallions
349
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into some red wine vinegar,
some sugar,
350
00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:20,098
pouring that over
the top of the grapes,
351
00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:22,433
and then getting them into
the freezer as fast as possible,
352
00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:25,103
so that they cool in time
for me to plate the dish.
353
00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:28,072
[Damaris] This is not a dis
I would cook for Guy.
354
00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:32,143
But this is a dish that I would
cook for my rock star of love.
355
00:13:32,212 --> 00:13:34,746
Hey, Bret Michaels.
356
00:13:34,748 --> 00:13:35,747
[Guy] Damaris,
what's on the game plan?
357
00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:37,782
Oh! You're doing
the eggs again.
358
00:13:37,784 --> 00:13:39,150
What's going on? Did you
not cook 'em for enough?
359
00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,653
I didn't get mustard
and I didn't get mayonnaise,
360
00:13:41,688 --> 00:13:43,755
so, I'm leaving them
a little bit jammy,
361
00:13:43,757 --> 00:13:45,456
so that when I put
goat cheese with it,
362
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that's what becomes the sauce.
363
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[dramatic music plays]
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[Damaris] You don't
like this? I know.
365
00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:52,330
Also, I have that goat cheese.
366
00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:54,866
This is gonna give it tang.
367
00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:57,735
There's also a ton of herbs
inside of that goat cheese.
368
00:13:57,770 --> 00:13:59,537
It's crazy smart.
369
00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:03,975
[Darnell] The key to perfec
southern mac and cheese
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00:14:03,977 --> 00:14:06,244
is the word "gooey."
371
00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:09,147
Butter, flour, cream, stock
372
00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:11,850
and then I add my noodles
with cheese.
373
00:14:11,918 --> 00:14:15,687
It needs to have that sauce
that's thick enough to pull apart,
374
00:14:15,722 --> 00:14:16,888
but stay together.
375
00:14:16,923 --> 00:14:18,223
[Guy] Darnell,
how are we doing, buddy?
376
00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:19,591
- Doing not bad, man.
- What's the item?
377
00:14:19,593 --> 00:14:20,925
- I'm doing an egg roll...
- Okay.
378
00:14:20,927 --> 00:14:23,595
with fried chicken, mac
and cheese, greens inside of it.
379
00:14:23,597 --> 00:14:26,231
I will give you points
on very crazy, dude.
380
00:14:26,233 --> 00:14:28,199
When people ask
what Flavortown is like,
381
00:14:28,201 --> 00:14:30,802
"Is it really that crazy?
Do you really do this stuff?"
382
00:14:30,804 --> 00:14:32,003
It's everything you see
383
00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:34,138
multiplied times 100.
384
00:14:35,909 --> 00:14:38,977
Got a lot going on over here
for just an appetizer.
385
00:14:38,979 --> 00:14:41,713
Are you gonna have leftover
ingredients for the rest of this cook?
386
00:14:41,715 --> 00:14:42,947
[Darnell] Yeah.
387
00:14:43,183 --> 00:14:44,649
That's good mac and cheese.
388
00:14:44,684 --> 00:14:46,517
The key to frying
a really good egg roll
389
00:14:46,553 --> 00:14:48,353
is making sure
you get a tight wrap.
390
00:14:48,855 --> 00:14:51,589
Now, my that my
Southern egg roll is frying
391
00:14:51,625 --> 00:14:54,959
it's time to focus on my marshmallow
sweet potato dipping sauce.
392
00:14:54,961 --> 00:14:57,729
My game plan with the
marshmallows, are to soften them up,
393
00:14:57,764 --> 00:14:59,197
that way I can spread them
on the plate
394
00:14:59,199 --> 00:15:01,165
and then burn the mess
out of them.
395
00:15:02,102 --> 00:15:04,969
How much crazier
can it get from that?
396
00:15:04,971 --> 00:15:07,672
Please give me a fried chicken
in a fried egg roll,
397
00:15:07,674 --> 00:15:11,809
fried on fried, that is hot
fry-on-fry action, and I like it.
398
00:15:11,811 --> 00:15:15,079
Who doesn't like a little
hot fry-on-fried action?
399
00:15:15,916 --> 00:15:18,783
[Brian] Okay. We're gonna do a
little bit of yogurt-based sauce here.
400
00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:21,085
Now, that my batter is bubbling
up, I'm gonna make sauce.
401
00:15:21,087 --> 00:15:23,254
Yogurt, fermented
Korean chili sauce,
402
00:15:23,323 --> 00:15:24,856
whisk it up, whisk it up.
403
00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:26,724
Mmm! Oh, momma.
404
00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:28,259
I get started
on my crispy onions.
405
00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:31,963
This may be the hardest challenge
I've ever done in Flavortown
406
00:15:31,965 --> 00:15:34,966
because Guy's not gonna let
you just go grab a couple of things.
407
00:15:34,968 --> 00:15:38,736
And so, I wanna keep us muc
as I can for the next round
408
00:15:38,738 --> 00:15:40,138
Go right to the fryer with that,
409
00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:42,607
gonna cook them
until they're nice and crispy.
410
00:15:42,675 --> 00:15:44,142
Put our furikake on there.
411
00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:45,710
Perfect, perfect, perfect,
perfect, perfect.
412
00:15:45,712 --> 00:15:48,813
The next thing I have to do
is my calamari.
413
00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:53,952
Come on, this is an appetize
in every restaurant in the world.
414
00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:56,554
I've got to do this right,
my friends.
415
00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:58,289
Look at those
little nuggets of love.
416
00:15:59,926 --> 00:16:02,026
[Michael] For the
peanut-crusted tilapia,
417
00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:05,997
my plan is to make the
stuffing mix taste like peanuts.
418
00:16:06,065 --> 00:16:07,398
Stuffing mix and peanuts...
419
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,067
why not?
420
00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:13,571
Turn that into the breading
for the tilapia.
421
00:16:13,573 --> 00:16:17,608
- [Guy] How are we doing?
- Guy, I am actually feeling pretty okay.
422
00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:21,012
That stuffing mix turned out to
be a good binder for the peanuts...
423
00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:23,081
-Right -...to make the
breading for my crazy fried
424
00:16:23,083 --> 00:16:26,184
peanut and stuffing-crusted
tilapia.
425
00:16:26,786 --> 00:16:27,952
[Guy] What's going on with this?
426
00:16:27,954 --> 00:16:29,954
The icing,
probably in round two.
427
00:16:29,990 --> 00:16:31,255
That's horrible.
428
00:16:31,257 --> 00:16:34,559
[Michael] Flavortown should
renamed Crazytown,
429
00:16:34,561 --> 00:16:38,963
because the craziest thing about
Flavortown is that I have never won here.
430
00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:41,432
Anything that I do,
I wanna be the best at.
431
00:16:41,434 --> 00:16:43,801
And so, I wanna be the best
in Flavortown.
432
00:16:43,870 --> 00:16:45,737
Go check on the grapes,
they're not cold enough.
433
00:16:45,739 --> 00:16:47,905
Right next to the freezer
is liquid nitrogen,
434
00:16:47,974 --> 00:16:49,974
so, I'm like
that will cool the grapes.
435
00:16:51,811 --> 00:16:53,978
[Guy] Two minutes!
Two minutes to go!
436
00:16:54,014 --> 00:16:55,847
[Damaris] It's getting
real crazy in Flavortown.
437
00:16:55,849 --> 00:16:57,982
I am right down to the wire.
438
00:16:57,984 --> 00:16:59,517
I'm gluing down the deviled eggs
439
00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:02,053
with a little bit of fillin
on the plate.
440
00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:04,122
And now it's time
to top with the fried chicke
441
00:17:06,226 --> 00:17:07,558
[Guy] Guys,
we've got 90 seconds!
442
00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:09,160
Gotta get plated!
443
00:17:09,162 --> 00:17:10,862
[Darnell] First thing I do is
put my marshmallow fluff down.
444
00:17:10,930 --> 00:17:12,096
I wanna burn that.
445
00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:16,034
I get my sweet potato sauce
on the bottom.
446
00:17:16,102 --> 00:17:19,737
I cut my egg rolls and then I sit
them right on top of the sauce.
447
00:17:19,739 --> 00:17:22,607
So thankful this appetizer
round is over with.
448
00:17:22,609 --> 00:17:25,109
[Guy] 60 seconds.
Let's rock and roll.
449
00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:26,978
Here we go. Here we go.
Watch this. Watch this.
450
00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:28,746
Oh-ho-ho-ho!
451
00:17:28,748 --> 00:17:30,982
We have crispy tempura calamari.
452
00:17:30,984 --> 00:17:32,050
First thing I do
is put down the sauce.
453
00:17:32,118 --> 00:17:33,584
I do the old swoosh.
454
00:17:33,586 --> 00:17:35,720
I slice some cabbage
and I put it on top,
455
00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:38,923
so that the calamari is not
sitting directly on the sauce.
456
00:17:38,925 --> 00:17:41,526
Then I top it with a little
bit of my fried onions,
457
00:17:41,528 --> 00:17:44,929
cilantro, mint,
and some furikake.
458
00:17:44,931 --> 00:17:47,565
He rocked it.
Unbelievable.
459
00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:49,200
[Guy] 30 seconds to plate.
460
00:17:49,202 --> 00:17:52,070
[Michael] First thing I do is
put the grapes and scallions
461
00:17:52,072 --> 00:17:53,771
in the bottom of the bowl.
462
00:17:53,773 --> 00:17:55,306
Fish sticks come out
of the fryer.
463
00:17:55,308 --> 00:17:56,807
The fish looks pretty good.
464
00:17:56,809 --> 00:17:59,410
But I'm realizing that I don't really
have a creaminess for the dish
465
00:17:59,445 --> 00:18:00,678
or a tartare sauce.
466
00:18:01,548 --> 00:18:04,215
I just put just a little lin
of Dijon mustard
467
00:18:04,283 --> 00:18:05,883
right over the top of the fish.
468
00:18:05,885 --> 00:18:09,720
And then I add some chopped
red pepper flakes and some dill,
469
00:18:09,789 --> 00:18:12,156
just to get a little bit
more flavor to wow the judge
470
00:18:12,158 --> 00:18:17,161
Five, four, three, two, one.
471
00:18:17,296 --> 00:18:18,296
That's it, chefs!
472
00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:20,231
- Whoo!
- [Guy] Well done.
473
00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:21,666
- Here it is.
- Wow!
474
00:18:21,701 --> 00:18:22,967
- [Maneet] Whoo!
- Here it is.
475
00:18:22,969 --> 00:18:24,969
-[Bret] You got this. You got this.
-[judges clapping]
476
00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:26,504
- [Maneet] Wow!
- [Aaron] Man!
477
00:18:26,572 --> 00:18:28,072
What a bunch of pros.
478
00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:29,907
Even though
there's a friendliness,
479
00:18:29,909 --> 00:18:31,909
there's also
a "I wanna win this,"
480
00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,311
and that's what makes it great.
481
00:18:39,786 --> 00:18:41,385
All right, chefs.
482
00:18:41,387 --> 00:18:44,088
Typically, we would take your
appetizers, go over to the judging table
483
00:18:44,090 --> 00:18:46,224
and go through
the normal judging routine.
484
00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:49,327
But because this is
a special Crazy Day,
485
00:18:49,362 --> 00:18:50,695
you'll bring your plates over,
486
00:18:50,697 --> 00:18:52,697
present quickly to the judges.
487
00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:53,965
Chef Shenanigans,
bring your plates.
488
00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:55,099
[Brian] Maneet, I just love you.
489
00:18:55,101 --> 00:18:56,667
You might be my favorite
of all time.
490
00:18:56,669 --> 00:18:57,802
- Here you go, yo.
- Aw!
491
00:18:57,870 --> 00:19:00,204
[Brian] So, I went
with a furi-calamari.
492
00:19:00,206 --> 00:19:02,807
This is a fermented
Korean chili yogurt sauce,
493
00:19:02,809 --> 00:19:05,109
lots of mint, lots of cilantro.
494
00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:06,911
My whammy ingredient
was the matzo crackers.
495
00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:08,513
I put them in my breading.
496
00:19:10,183 --> 00:19:12,984
First of all,
I just wanna say this rocks.
497
00:19:13,019 --> 00:19:16,020
It had such a perfect
kick of spice.
498
00:19:16,088 --> 00:19:18,055
[Maneet] Love the textures,
499
00:19:18,091 --> 00:19:21,492
and I think the utilization
of the matzo in the coating,
500
00:19:21,561 --> 00:19:23,026
I think it's a great idea.
501
00:19:23,028 --> 00:19:26,197
It's very bold. I would expect
nothing less from you.
502
00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:28,699
I would have liked, maybe, even
a little bit of dressing on there,
503
00:19:28,701 --> 00:19:32,670
something really bright to cut
through the spicy and the fried.
504
00:19:32,738 --> 00:19:36,741
If I was gonna say one thing,
just a little tinge of, maybe, lime.
505
00:19:36,776 --> 00:19:38,009
It was a pleasure
cooking for you.
506
00:19:38,011 --> 00:19:40,011
- Thank you very much.
- Thank you. [laughs]
507
00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:43,481
[Guy] All right. Chef Darnell,
take it away, buddy.
508
00:19:43,483 --> 00:19:46,717
All right. I wanted to bring
everybody to the South today.
509
00:19:46,786 --> 00:19:50,755
Macaroni and cheese, greens fried
chicken egg roll, just like Sunday dinner.
510
00:19:50,757 --> 00:19:51,789
And if you get everything
in one bite
511
00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:53,758
and you scrape
that marshmallow fluff,
512
00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,394
it's like you have your dessert
with the sweet potato pie as well.
513
00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:01,199
It's really obvious why
they call you the SuperChef.
514
00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:03,067
It's amazing what you did.
515
00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:05,136
When I saw the marshmallow
and sweet potato,
516
00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:08,906
when you described it like
dipping it through with the egg roll,
517
00:20:08,942 --> 00:20:10,274
it was just so, so smart.
518
00:20:10,276 --> 00:20:12,076
Absolutely. But I'm gonna
tell you something.
519
00:20:12,144 --> 00:20:13,010
The way that you fried it,
520
00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:15,346
it tasted so good.
521
00:20:15,348 --> 00:20:17,048
And the macaroni and cheese
perfect.
522
00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:18,182
I love crispy.
523
00:20:18,184 --> 00:20:20,551
And that Southern taste
is incredible.
524
00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:21,952
- Thank you.
- [Bret] I loved it.
525
00:20:22,121 --> 00:20:24,689
It also reminds me of a holiday
and puts me in a good mood.
526
00:20:24,757 --> 00:20:26,023
Oh, good to hear.
527
00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:30,094
But I wish that the roll was
fried for a little longer time
528
00:20:30,096 --> 00:20:32,096
to give it more of that
crunchy texture.
529
00:20:32,098 --> 00:20:33,931
Thank you, judges.
530
00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,566
[Guy] Chef Voltaggio,
you're up next.
531
00:20:36,102 --> 00:20:37,602
Oh! Here we go.
532
00:20:37,604 --> 00:20:38,969
- [Bret] Oh!
- [Michael] Judges.
533
00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:41,539
Well, before I even bite
into it, the setup is awesome.
534
00:20:41,541 --> 00:20:44,508
Bret, big fan. Poison was actually
the second concert I ever went to.
535
00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:45,909
The music was huge in my family.
536
00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:48,112
Thank you for saying that. It
means the world to me. Thank you.
537
00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:49,814
[Michael] My pleasure.
Thanks for being here.
538
00:20:49,882 --> 00:20:52,917
I took the ideas of peanut
butter and jelly and gave you a
539
00:20:52,919 --> 00:20:56,153
peanut and stuffing mix
crusted tilapia...
540
00:20:56,189 --> 00:20:57,722
-Here we go
- with pickled grapes.
541
00:20:57,790 --> 00:21:01,626
My appetizer is basically
a fish stick for adults.
542
00:21:01,628 --> 00:21:04,929
I am a peanut butter fanatic. And
the fact that you mixed it with tilapia,
543
00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:07,999
you're kinda eyeballing.
You're thinking peanut butter.
544
00:21:08,067 --> 00:21:10,735
Really, you're thinking fish.
You're not sure where it's gonna go.
545
00:21:10,737 --> 00:21:13,271
-It taste unbelievable. It does.
-Thank you so much.
546
00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:16,540
The grapes and having those
pickled like that, it was right.
547
00:21:16,542 --> 00:21:17,875
It was right.
548
00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:21,145
The grape pickle at the base
is such a smart idea.
549
00:21:21,147 --> 00:21:23,848
It just gives
life to the entire dish.
550
00:21:23,916 --> 00:21:26,217
There is something
familiar about it,
551
00:21:26,219 --> 00:21:29,086
while it's still is elevated
and sophisticated,
552
00:21:29,088 --> 00:21:30,755
and only you can do that.
553
00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:31,789
Thank you, Chef.
That means a lot, really.
554
00:21:31,791 --> 00:21:33,824
This is a gem of a dish.
555
00:21:33,826 --> 00:21:37,194
The stuffing mix as breadin
is great game play,
556
00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:39,997
but it could use like a
little body, something creamy.
557
00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:41,164
Like tahini--
558
00:21:41,401 --> 00:21:43,134
Give me a little more cash
next time and I got you.
559
00:21:43,169 --> 00:21:45,102
[laughs]
560
00:21:45,171 --> 00:21:46,036
See you guys in round two.
561
00:21:46,038 --> 00:21:48,372
All right, Damaris.
You're up next.
562
00:21:49,275 --> 00:21:50,841
- [Maneet] Hi, Damaris.
- Hello, how are you?
563
00:21:50,843 --> 00:21:52,877
You're looking gorgeous.
564
00:21:52,912 --> 00:21:56,781
[Damaris] We're doing deviled
egg with fried chicken on the top.
565
00:21:56,783 --> 00:21:58,516
There's a herb goat cheese
inside of there.
566
00:21:58,518 --> 00:22:00,751
I used the taco shells,
567
00:22:00,787 --> 00:22:03,120
ground them up and put them
on the outside of the fried chicken.
568
00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:06,023
This tastes incredible.
569
00:22:06,025 --> 00:22:09,060
The thickness of the goat
cheese, it just added to it.
570
00:22:09,062 --> 00:22:10,995
The verdict is in,
and this is delicious.
571
00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:14,632
Taco shell breading,
it's got like that nutty corn
572
00:22:14,634 --> 00:22:17,134
like familiarity to it
that I think is great.
573
00:22:17,136 --> 00:22:19,970
I do get the jaminess that
you're talking about which
574
00:22:19,972 --> 00:22:22,473
almost acts as a remoulade
or a tartar sauce
575
00:22:22,541 --> 00:22:24,442
which goes with the chicken
576
00:22:24,444 --> 00:22:28,713
- Maybe a pickle to finish the whole thing on top of it.
- I ran out of money.
577
00:22:28,715 --> 00:22:32,616
Being a few cent short, I wouldn't
have known that. I thought it tasted great.
578
00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:34,018
- Thank you very much.
- [Guy] Thank you very much.
579
00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:36,821
[Guy] All right, judges. It is
time to score the appetizers.
580
00:22:36,823 --> 00:22:39,490
Now, remember,
20 points available on taste.
581
00:22:39,558 --> 00:22:41,058
20 points available on gameplay.
582
00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:42,827
And 10 point available
on plating,
583
00:22:42,829 --> 00:22:44,995
for a total
of 50 points available.
584
00:22:44,997 --> 00:22:47,164
And let's see whose appetizers
was crazy good
585
00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:50,301
and whose was half-half,
ba-dum-bum.
586
00:22:56,809 --> 00:22:58,642
Chefs, thank you, judges.
587
00:22:58,644 --> 00:23:01,812
I've got the scores, they're
in for the crazy fried appetizer.
588
00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:05,916
43 points, in last place,
goes to Damaris.
589
00:23:05,918 --> 00:23:12,022
In second place, 44 points,
Darnell and Shenanigans.
590
00:23:12,024 --> 00:23:15,493
Our winner, Michael Voltaggio,
with 45 points.
591
00:23:15,495 --> 00:23:17,528
- Congratulations.
- [clapping]
592
00:23:17,530 --> 00:23:21,932
All right, Chef. You have
your choice between $1,000
593
00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:24,735
or one extra point in the end.
594
00:23:24,737 --> 00:23:27,438
- I'll take the point.
- Voltaggio goes for the point.
595
00:23:28,775 --> 00:23:31,942
All right, chefs.
Today is a very special day.
596
00:23:31,978 --> 00:23:35,946
Because today... is
Hunter Fieri's 25th birthday.
597
00:23:35,948 --> 00:23:39,016
- [all cheering]
- Bring Hunter over here.
598
00:23:39,051 --> 00:23:41,786
- Hunter, run out here like you're 25.
- [all applauding]
599
00:23:41,854 --> 00:23:43,287
Yeah!
600
00:23:44,023 --> 00:23:47,358
- Hunter, hi-yo!
- Whoo!
601
00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:50,528
For your final
challenge tonight,
602
00:23:50,530 --> 00:23:55,866
I want you to make Hunter a
very special birthday dinner,
603
00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:57,635
something that you think
Hunter would really like
604
00:23:57,637 --> 00:23:59,503
and something that shows
605
00:23:59,572 --> 00:24:03,808
just important you are as
an uncle or an aunt in his life.
606
00:24:03,810 --> 00:24:05,276
Wow!
607
00:24:05,278 --> 00:24:07,912
And this right here, ladies and
gentlemen, is worth big points.
608
00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:09,647
Because on top of this all,
609
00:24:09,649 --> 00:24:12,216
I'm gonna have Hunter up there
weighing in
610
00:24:12,218 --> 00:24:15,019
on the dish and picking
which one he liked the most.
611
00:24:15,087 --> 00:24:17,421
- Oh!
- Yeah.
612
00:24:17,490 --> 00:24:19,123
This just got serious.
613
00:24:19,125 --> 00:24:22,760
[Guy] But before we break into
this final round of the competition,
614
00:24:22,762 --> 00:24:24,195
we have something for Hunter.
615
00:24:24,197 --> 00:24:26,130
The superstar, Lee Majors.
616
00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:29,066
Birthday cake
for the birthday boy.
617
00:24:29,101 --> 00:24:31,001
Come on, we need everyone up.
618
00:24:31,103 --> 00:24:32,670
This place gets wild.
619
00:24:32,672 --> 00:24:34,839
- Awesome to see you.
- Well, me too, brother.
620
00:24:34,841 --> 00:24:38,709
-You sure you can sing?
[laughs] -Come on. Come here.
621
00:24:38,777 --> 00:24:40,678
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
622
00:24:40,713 --> 00:24:42,880
Wait, hold on.
We got one more thing.
623
00:24:42,948 --> 00:24:45,649
Hunter, because I love
your family, your dad, you.
624
00:24:45,651 --> 00:24:46,984
This is for you.
625
00:24:46,986 --> 00:24:51,922
- Open it up. I ripped it off the studio wall.
- Hold on here.
626
00:24:51,924 --> 00:24:53,724
I told you
it was gonna be crazy.
627
00:24:53,726 --> 00:24:57,761
-Off the studio wall. 32 million albums worldwide.
-You've got to be kidding me.
628
00:24:57,763 --> 00:24:59,864
[Hunter] That's one of the
greatest gifts. That is amazing.
629
00:24:59,932 --> 00:25:02,233
- You are welcome, my brother.
- Thank you so much.
630
00:25:02,235 --> 00:25:05,636
That is awesome, that is--
You're the best.
631
00:25:05,671 --> 00:25:06,937
[Guy] Now one last thing,
632
00:25:06,973 --> 00:25:09,573
Lee has got some of the
birthday cake to hand out.
633
00:25:09,575 --> 00:25:10,741
Let's get it to the chefs first
634
00:25:10,809 --> 00:25:13,310
because they've got
to get back to cooking.
635
00:25:13,312 --> 00:25:16,647
- There we go.
- You're gonna find that this is a birthday cake,
636
00:25:16,649 --> 00:25:21,218
but it's a bionic cake
and you've got to eat it all.
637
00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:25,022
You eat it all, you will have
some bionic superpowers.
638
00:25:25,090 --> 00:25:26,891
So you better get eating fast.
639
00:25:26,893 --> 00:25:29,260
As you as you're done
with your cake--
640
00:25:29,262 --> 00:25:32,296
Hey, Darn, this is not
in our diet.
641
00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:35,799
- No, you're not done, yet.
- This is the worst challenge ever.
642
00:25:35,801 --> 00:25:36,967
[laughs hysterically]
643
00:25:36,969 --> 00:25:38,368
[Aaron]
The time's ticking away, guys.
644
00:25:38,538 --> 00:25:40,104
- This is humanly impossible--
- The thing's ticking right now.
645
00:25:40,172 --> 00:25:42,940
This is going against
Darnell's everything right now.
646
00:25:42,942 --> 00:25:46,210
I love bionic cake.
There we go.
647
00:25:46,245 --> 00:25:48,846
- [Guy] Voltaggio, Malarkey--
- [Brian screaming]
648
00:25:48,848 --> 00:25:52,683
- All right, Damaris. Go.
- Yeah!
649
00:25:52,685 --> 00:25:55,686
I told you that this was gonna
be a crazy day.
650
00:25:55,688 --> 00:26:01,125
Bionic cake, Rockstar album, Hunter's
birthday, what else could happen?
651
00:26:02,295 --> 00:26:06,263
I'm making
a chicken skin spring roll.
652
00:26:06,265 --> 00:26:07,898
I've never cooked
for Hunter before.
653
00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:10,501
But right now, I have all the
ingredients that you would find
654
00:26:10,536 --> 00:26:12,268
in a spring roll.
655
00:26:12,270 --> 00:26:16,173
I throw the two red peppers into
the fryer. That'll char the outside.
656
00:26:16,241 --> 00:26:20,344
I take the cabbage, I'm gonna
start roasting it into a cast iron pan.
657
00:26:20,346 --> 00:26:21,612
I'm getting everything roasted,
658
00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:25,015
so that when I do put my
filling in the chicken skin
659
00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:28,586
I don't want the water coming out
because my chicke skin will get all loose.
660
00:26:28,654 --> 00:26:32,222
And nobody wants
loose chicken skin.
661
00:26:32,291 --> 00:26:35,359
If anybody can just take a moment
and reflect on what's happened
662
00:26:35,361 --> 00:26:36,860
thus far in today's activity.
663
00:26:36,862 --> 00:26:39,396
World-class chefs, 1-hour cook,
664
00:26:39,398 --> 00:26:41,966
body cameras,
super rock star shows up,
665
00:26:41,968 --> 00:26:45,903
movie star legend, Lee Major was
here, brought the birthday cake out,
666
00:26:45,905 --> 00:26:48,505
an album was ripped off
the studio wall,
667
00:26:48,507 --> 00:26:51,308
chefs had to pound
a big old chunk of cake...
668
00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:55,913
It has pushed Malarkey into another
stratosphere. He's lost his mind.
669
00:26:55,915 --> 00:26:59,183
Get Malarkey some sugar.
Yeah, that's what he needs.
670
00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:08,058
[Guy] 22 minutes.
671
00:27:08,060 --> 00:27:13,030
I have a question. Do you think they're
wondering what Hunter would like?
672
00:27:13,065 --> 00:27:15,733
They're going to find a way
to convince us
673
00:27:15,801 --> 00:27:16,900
that they thought about it.
674
00:27:16,902 --> 00:27:18,035
Okay. Even if they're lying?
675
00:27:18,037 --> 00:27:19,403
- Oh, yes.
- Even if they're lying.
676
00:27:19,438 --> 00:27:23,240
- Brand it.
- That's what it is all about.
677
00:27:23,308 --> 00:27:25,709
[Michael] I have a very limited
amount of ingredients left,
678
00:27:25,711 --> 00:27:27,144
but I have chicken.
679
00:27:27,146 --> 00:27:29,780
So I want to get as much ou
of this chicken as possible
680
00:27:29,782 --> 00:27:32,716
All right, Voltaggio. What's
gonna be on the menu for Hunter?
681
00:27:32,785 --> 00:27:35,786
I got a whole chicken, so I'm gonna try
and give Hunter as many preparations
682
00:27:35,821 --> 00:27:36,754
of chicken as I possibly can.
683
00:27:36,756 --> 00:27:38,489
I like it. I like it.
684
00:27:38,557 --> 00:27:42,893
This dish is called Hunter's
Birthday Chicken Extravaganza.
685
00:27:42,895 --> 00:27:45,629
For the thighs,
I put them skin side down.
686
00:27:45,631 --> 00:27:49,833
I throw some onions in ther and let those
onions cook in that rendered chicken fat
687
00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:52,703
I'm gonna start making a
barbecue sauce. Red wine vinegar,
688
00:27:52,705 --> 00:27:56,874
some Dijon mustard, soy sauc
with plenty of frosting.
689
00:27:56,876 --> 00:28:01,779
Strawberry frosting barbecu sauce is kind
of crazy, but it has sweetness and viscosity
690
00:28:01,781 --> 00:28:04,648
Now that you are
a barbecue guru...
691
00:28:04,717 --> 00:28:06,784
- Right.
- will it blasphemy
692
00:28:06,786 --> 00:28:12,356
if the strawberry frosting
is used as a barbecue sauce?
693
00:28:12,424 --> 00:28:15,926
I think if done right-- again, I'm
leaving it up to the professionals,
694
00:28:15,928 --> 00:28:18,796
I think it will be incredible
or a complete disaster.
695
00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:19,997
I don't know which.
696
00:28:19,999 --> 00:28:21,865
You know, the sauce
is actually quite delicious,
697
00:28:21,934 --> 00:28:23,667
even with
the strawberry frosting.
698
00:28:23,736 --> 00:28:25,202
[Guy] All right. Damaris.
699
00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:27,638
What're you gonna make here?
What's gonna be the special meal?
700
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,306
I'm gonna make eggplant rag...
701
00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:31,108
Well, you know,
we love grits in our family.
702
00:28:31,143 --> 00:28:33,143
-[Damaris] Okay, good. So we're doing grits.
-I mean, we're big grits fans.
703
00:28:33,178 --> 00:28:35,112
How does Hunter
feel about tempeh?
704
00:28:35,147 --> 00:28:37,214
I don't know what his
tempeh-ture is on it.
705
00:28:37,249 --> 00:28:38,148
[chuckles]
706
00:28:38,150 --> 00:28:41,085
I did not have
Hunter Fieri in mind.
707
00:28:41,087 --> 00:28:43,554
I'm gonna make some grits.
708
00:28:43,556 --> 00:28:45,989
What does Hunter even like?
What is life?
709
00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:47,825
I need to use
a whammy ingredient.
710
00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:50,060
Cotton candy is just
flavoring and sugar.
711
00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:51,962
I can use this as a vinaigrette.
712
00:28:51,964 --> 00:28:55,099
This paired with those
fresh herbs, cilantro,
713
00:28:55,101 --> 00:28:58,736
parsley and chives, it's gon
feel like confetti just
714
00:28:58,738 --> 00:29:01,805
sprinkled all over
the top of the dish.
715
00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:05,909
[Darnell] I don't know Hunter
as well as the other competitors.
716
00:29:05,911 --> 00:29:09,113
They all know Hunter. Me, I
just judge him off his clothes.
717
00:29:09,115 --> 00:29:12,683
He has really nice shoes on Make me feel
like he likes the nicer things in life.
718
00:29:12,685 --> 00:29:15,719
But his T-shirt lets me kno
that he likes to have fun to
719
00:29:15,788 --> 00:29:19,923
So I'm gonna make a dish
that's both bad and bougie.
720
00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:22,292
Darnell, is that the most cake
you've eaten
721
00:29:22,294 --> 00:29:23,927
in the last five years
of your life?
722
00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:25,696
It was a lot. [laughs]
723
00:29:25,698 --> 00:29:26,830
[Guy] All right.
What's on the menu?
724
00:29:26,832 --> 00:29:30,067
Parisian gnocchi and then
I'm gonna fry the chicken
725
00:29:30,135 --> 00:29:32,503
- in the shrimp chips.
- Got it.
726
00:29:32,505 --> 00:29:34,605
Parisian gnocchi is like a
pate a choux.
727
00:29:34,673 --> 00:29:37,841
They're the lightest,
fluffiest pillows ever.
728
00:29:37,877 --> 00:29:40,911
- And then finish it with some eggs and cheese.
- [blender whirring]
729
00:29:40,913 --> 00:29:44,047
I just have to cut my pasta
into perfect shapes.
730
00:29:44,049 --> 00:29:46,850
When they're done,
they should be fluffy
731
00:29:46,852 --> 00:29:48,852
and they should just
be formed together.
732
00:29:48,854 --> 00:29:51,021
Like, you should feel like
it's not gonna fall apart.
733
00:29:51,757 --> 00:29:53,023
While my gnocchi
is coming together,
734
00:29:53,091 --> 00:29:55,058
I'm gonna work on
frying my chicken.
735
00:29:55,093 --> 00:29:56,794
This chicken won't be
like the last.
736
00:29:56,796 --> 00:29:59,997
I'm gonna mix my shrimp chip
and my panko breadcrumbs.
737
00:30:00,032 --> 00:30:03,667
Shrimp chip
in crusted fried chicken.
738
00:30:03,735 --> 00:30:05,869
The reason why you haven't
heard of shrimp chips befor
739
00:30:05,871 --> 00:30:08,372
is because no one really wants
to eat them in America.
740
00:30:08,374 --> 00:30:12,943
[Maneet] Darnell is going to deep
fry chicken in the shrimp chip mixture.
741
00:30:12,978 --> 00:30:14,011
Gotcha.
742
00:30:14,046 --> 00:30:15,179
Sounds good.
743
00:30:15,181 --> 00:30:16,613
We'll have to wait to see.
744
00:30:16,615 --> 00:30:19,616
I have from my first shop
aji amrillo.
745
00:30:19,618 --> 00:30:23,887
South American chili that
is very complex in flavor.
746
00:30:23,923 --> 00:30:28,225
So I'm able to put the
tamarind kids candy in there
747
00:30:28,761 --> 00:30:31,929
It taste phenomenal. Who knew?
748
00:30:31,931 --> 00:30:35,499
I get all the vegetables
caramelized, they look incredible.
749
00:30:35,534 --> 00:30:38,869
And now, I've got
roll it up into the chicken
750
00:30:38,937 --> 00:30:40,904
and get that
chicken skin crispy.
751
00:30:40,906 --> 00:30:42,206
I drop it in the fryer...
752
00:30:44,076 --> 00:30:45,943
Explosion.
753
00:30:46,011 --> 00:30:50,013
This is what you fear, is when
everything goes wron at the last minute.
754
00:30:50,082 --> 00:30:51,048
[Guy] What a mess!
755
00:30:51,050 --> 00:30:52,983
I can't focus, man.
I went for it
756
00:30:52,985 --> 00:30:54,551
and I'm having a little
problem right now, Guy.
757
00:30:54,553 --> 00:30:56,186
Please don't tell anybody.
758
00:30:56,188 --> 00:30:59,389
I don't 'em to know that I'm
actually fumbling around right now.
759
00:30:59,391 --> 00:31:01,758
And I could be having a crisis.
760
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:02,960
Pivot!
761
00:31:03,028 --> 00:31:04,294
You like salads, right?
762
00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:08,131
Maybe... Hunter wanted to
have a salad for his birthday.
763
00:31:08,133 --> 00:31:10,434
So that chicken skin
is goin' in the fryer
764
00:31:10,436 --> 00:31:12,870
and make
a chicken skin crackling.
765
00:31:12,872 --> 00:31:16,073
Almost like the croutons in
my salad. [mimicking train horn]
766
00:31:16,108 --> 00:31:18,408
Get on the freak train
with Malarkey.
767
00:31:18,410 --> 00:31:23,714
Get Malarkey some sugar.
Yeah, that's what he needs.
768
00:31:23,716 --> 00:31:27,517
For the breast of the chicke I know that I
have two breas I need to get four portions
769
00:31:27,519 --> 00:31:30,587
So to make this bigger,
I pound them out.
770
00:31:30,589 --> 00:31:36,927
And I'm going to re-employ this stuffing
and use that to bread my chicken breast.
771
00:31:36,929 --> 00:31:39,763
Drop it into the fryer. I want
that like nice golden brown.
772
00:31:39,765 --> 00:31:45,669
I grabbed one sweet potato. That's a
cheap ingredient and I could make stuff.
773
00:31:45,671 --> 00:31:50,107
I throw that sweet potato into the
blender to make it a sweet potato puree.
774
00:31:50,109 --> 00:31:52,442
I've got my dates which
I spent a lot of money on.
775
00:31:52,511 --> 00:31:55,112
I pickle those
in some red wine vinegar.
776
00:31:56,749 --> 00:31:59,917
[Damaris] I'm gonna make a
puttanesca sauce, eggplant to fill it out,
777
00:31:59,985 --> 00:32:02,719
tempeh to add some protein
and nuttiness.
778
00:32:02,721 --> 00:32:06,657
The puttanesca sauce
was very olive forward,
779
00:32:06,659 --> 00:32:10,861
so I'm hitting it with some of the
cotton candy to sweeten it all up.
780
00:32:10,863 --> 00:32:12,896
- [Hunter] Damaris, how are you doing?
- Doing good.
781
00:32:12,898 --> 00:32:14,765
- Happy Birthday.
- Thank you.
782
00:32:14,767 --> 00:32:17,935
I'm making you something
that's gonna make you smile.
783
00:32:17,937 --> 00:32:19,636
I like that. That's very
nice of you. Thank you.
784
00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:22,372
Well, it's crazy, crazy, crazy.
785
00:32:22,374 --> 00:32:24,608
I don't think
that it's something that
786
00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:27,711
Hunter necessarily knows
that he wants,
787
00:32:27,713 --> 00:32:31,114
but isn't that what growing up
is all about?
788
00:32:31,951 --> 00:32:33,984
[Darnell] This fried chicke
is looking fire.
789
00:32:33,986 --> 00:32:35,719
And it doesn't even look like
the first round's.
790
00:32:35,721 --> 00:32:38,155
It's darker
because of the shrimp chips
791
00:32:38,157 --> 00:32:41,224
Like, it just looks like a
beautiful crispy fried chicken.
792
00:32:41,226 --> 00:32:44,061
You know what they say,
"It ain't easy being super."
793
00:32:44,063 --> 00:32:46,096
Oh! There we go.
794
00:32:46,098 --> 00:32:49,132
[Guy] Guys, we got 90 seconds.
Gotta get plated.
795
00:32:49,134 --> 00:32:51,168
[Brian]
I put down the aji amarillo
796
00:32:51,170 --> 00:32:53,070
tamarind candy sauce,
797
00:32:53,072 --> 00:32:57,040
and then on top of that, I put
my beautiful fried inner fillings.
798
00:32:57,042 --> 00:32:58,809
I get my herbs goin' on
in there.
799
00:32:58,811 --> 00:33:01,044
I'm using the chicken skin
as my croutons.
800
00:33:01,113 --> 00:33:03,780
And then, I just furikake
that thing up and boom!
801
00:33:03,782 --> 00:33:05,282
[Guy] One minute.
802
00:33:05,284 --> 00:33:08,151
[Michael] I've got my chicken
breast, the breading looks good.
803
00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:11,288
I put the fried chicken down
804
00:33:11,290 --> 00:33:12,489
The barbecue sauce.
805
00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:15,258
The thigh.
806
00:33:18,030 --> 00:33:20,564
A little dollop
of the sweet potato puree.
807
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,934
And then pickled dates.
808
00:33:23,936 --> 00:33:26,636
[Damaris] The grits go down
They're perfect.
809
00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:29,940
They're making a little
blanket for this puttanesca.
810
00:33:29,975 --> 00:33:32,709
This is a gorgeous rustic dish.
811
00:33:32,711 --> 00:33:34,678
[Guy] 30 seconds to plate.
812
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:37,280
[Darnell] I put my Parisian
gnocchi on the bottom.
813
00:33:37,316 --> 00:33:40,250
I put my fried chicken
on top of that.
814
00:33:40,385 --> 00:33:44,421
And then I just sprinkle my braised
kale greens I had from the first round.
815
00:33:45,124 --> 00:33:47,958
Five, four, three,
816
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:49,926
two, one.
817
00:33:49,928 --> 00:33:52,162
-That's it, chefs. Stop working.
-[Maneet] What!
818
00:33:52,164 --> 00:33:54,197
- [clapping]
- [cheering]
819
00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:56,500
[judges laughing]
820
00:33:56,535 --> 00:33:58,068
[Guy] There it is.
821
00:34:00,272 --> 00:34:01,805
Happy Birthday!
822
00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:04,508
All right. Hey, listen, I've got
good news and I got bad news.
823
00:34:04,543 --> 00:34:05,876
One, it's been awesome
that you're here.
824
00:34:05,878 --> 00:34:09,012
Two, your management team
says the plane is waiting.
825
00:34:09,014 --> 00:34:11,581
I don't want you to leave. But your
guys are saying you've got to go.
826
00:34:11,583 --> 00:34:13,817
- Hunter, you take over the judging position.
- All right.
827
00:34:13,885 --> 00:34:16,219
I cannot leave until I say
thank you. I love you.
828
00:34:16,221 --> 00:34:17,888
- Hunter, you're the rock star.
- Thank you, brother.
829
00:34:17,956 --> 00:34:19,723
- Okay.
- I love you, brother.
830
00:34:19,725 --> 00:34:22,726
-Here, no, no. Sit. Here you go.
-I'm glad you could make it.
831
00:34:22,794 --> 00:34:25,429
Guy, I love you, brother. I'm
coming back in for one more.
832
00:34:25,497 --> 00:34:27,497
-You're awesome, man. Love you, brother.
-Love you.
833
00:34:27,499 --> 00:34:29,733
- That's great. All right, get the plane, get out.
- I love your show.
834
00:34:29,735 --> 00:34:32,636
- Tell the chefs they rock.
- The great, Bret Michaels, ladies and gentlemen.
835
00:34:32,638 --> 00:34:35,238
-[Guy] Adios, brother. Thank you.
-[all cheering]
836
00:34:43,949 --> 00:34:47,617
All right, judges. Here we
are. This is the second and
837
00:34:47,619 --> 00:34:51,054
final round of the
Craziest Day in Flavortown.
838
00:34:51,056 --> 00:34:54,991
Chefs, you had to make a
special birthday dinner for Hunter.
839
00:34:55,127 --> 00:34:57,127
Up first will be Chef Darnell.
840
00:34:57,129 --> 00:34:59,930
All right, so, Hunter,
for your birthday today,
841
00:34:59,932 --> 00:35:01,731
I wanted to give you some
straight up fried chicken,
842
00:35:01,733 --> 00:35:02,799
fried with my shrimp chips.
843
00:35:02,868 --> 00:35:05,836
I did some
Parisian gnocchi as well.
844
00:35:05,838 --> 00:35:08,338
And I have a little bit of
pickled pressure-cooked kale
845
00:35:08,340 --> 00:35:10,240
just to add a little bit
of saltiness to the dish.
846
00:35:10,909 --> 00:35:12,609
SuperChef Darnell,
847
00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:14,878
this is truly elegant.
848
00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:18,882
I never would've guessed it
would work as well as it does.
849
00:35:18,884 --> 00:35:21,118
I love fried chicken,
I love gnocchi.
850
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,887
Each part of it, you killed. Matter
of fact, it was cooked perfectly.
851
00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:24,921
Seasoning was great.
852
00:35:24,923 --> 00:35:27,524
If it had a fresh salad
on top of it,
853
00:35:27,526 --> 00:35:29,826
I think it would've taken it
to the next level.
854
00:35:29,828 --> 00:35:30,760
Thank you.
855
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:33,530
Up next, Chef Damaris.
856
00:35:33,532 --> 00:35:36,433
So I have for you all an
eggplant and tempeh puttanesca
857
00:35:36,435 --> 00:35:38,000
over top of grits.
858
00:35:38,002 --> 00:35:42,806
I really tried to lean in to my whammy
dish which was a cotton candy.
859
00:35:42,808 --> 00:35:47,777
So the vinaigrette is whole container
of the cotton candy melted down.
860
00:35:47,779 --> 00:35:49,012
♪ It's your birthday ♪
861
00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:51,448
♪ Hey, who likes olives? ♪
862
00:35:51,483 --> 00:35:54,084
♪ 'Cause I can make you
an olive cake ♪
863
00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:57,888
♪ If I had time to bake you
a birthday dish ♪
864
00:35:57,890 --> 00:36:00,891
[all cheering]
865
00:36:00,893 --> 00:36:03,126
This is great.
That was wonderful. Thank you.
866
00:36:03,262 --> 00:36:04,861
This is delicious.
867
00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:06,830
I'm not missing the meat.
868
00:36:06,832 --> 00:36:09,699
Because it is hearty and
the flavors are deep enough
869
00:36:09,701 --> 00:36:11,368
that it's standing up to it.
870
00:36:11,370 --> 00:36:15,472
But a question, how much
my little nephew, Hunter...
871
00:36:16,108 --> 00:36:18,542
would dream of this dish
for his birthday?
872
00:36:19,578 --> 00:36:21,978
Definitely not something
that I would like--
873
00:36:21,980 --> 00:36:23,914
If I saw it in a restaurant,
I'd be like, "Mmm, maybe."
874
00:36:23,982 --> 00:36:24,948
Okay.
875
00:36:24,983 --> 00:36:26,917
Chef Voltaggio, you're up next.
876
00:36:26,919 --> 00:36:28,852
All right, Hunter, so,
took a whole chicken,
877
00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:30,487
broke it down into two cuts
878
00:36:30,489 --> 00:36:33,190
Boneless thighs that were
slowly caramelized in a pan.
879
00:36:33,192 --> 00:36:35,959
Breast, I pounded it out and
did like a little Milanese.
880
00:36:35,961 --> 00:36:37,727
I also had to use pink icing.
881
00:36:37,729 --> 00:36:40,997
So the icing was turned
into a barbecue sauce.
882
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:44,834
I love the juxtaposition
of this chicken thigh,
883
00:36:44,870 --> 00:36:48,238
which is soigne like,
really just perfectly cooked.
884
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:52,108
And then, this like almost chicken
schnitzel, chicken Milanese type.
885
00:36:52,110 --> 00:36:55,212
The strawberry frosting, to me, I
thought was the toughest ingredient.
886
00:36:55,214 --> 00:36:59,182
You converted it into a sauce
which has a silky texture. Amazing.
887
00:36:59,184 --> 00:37:00,417
Thank you.
888
00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,285
I would have that sauce
in a jar.
889
00:37:02,287 --> 00:37:04,721
- Thank you.
- That sauce is bomb, dude.
890
00:37:04,723 --> 00:37:06,823
But I am not a big fan of
891
00:37:06,825 --> 00:37:09,292
the dates that you've added
on top.
892
00:37:09,361 --> 00:37:11,962
Dates do have
a very mealy texture to it.
893
00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:13,196
Thank you.
894
00:37:13,198 --> 00:37:14,965
To not be outdone,
ladies and gentlemen,
895
00:37:14,967 --> 00:37:17,467
the one and only,
Chef Shenanigans.
896
00:37:17,469 --> 00:37:19,669
Hunter, for your birthday,
I said, "You know what?
897
00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:22,973
I bet Hunter has never seen a
deconstructed spring roll before."
898
00:37:22,975 --> 00:37:25,108
You have all of those things
that you would get I a spring roll,
899
00:37:25,110 --> 00:37:29,212
topped with some nice Fresnos,
cilantro, some mint.
900
00:37:29,214 --> 00:37:33,149
I've made a aji amarillo
tamarind vinaigrette.
901
00:37:33,185 --> 00:37:35,752
Lots and lots of flavor
made with extra love.
902
00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:36,853
- Boom!
- Boom!
903
00:37:36,989 --> 00:37:39,389
Never had deconstructed
spring rolls before.
904
00:37:39,457 --> 00:37:41,992
-Right?
-I mean, dude. It's gangster.
905
00:37:41,994 --> 00:37:43,893
I taste like a spring roll.
The mint really does it for me.
906
00:37:43,895 --> 00:37:45,729
The mint shows me spring roll.
907
00:37:45,731 --> 00:37:47,230
I wanted that in
some peanut butter sauce.
908
00:37:47,299 --> 00:37:50,867
This screams celebration.
It's fanciful.
909
00:37:50,935 --> 00:37:52,602
It's fun just like you are.
910
00:37:52,604 --> 00:37:54,838
It's really, really nice.
911
00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:58,675
If you would've added
maybe just some lettuce leaves
912
00:37:58,677 --> 00:38:00,877
and made this almost
into a wrap,
913
00:38:00,945 --> 00:38:03,513
that would've been
absolutely fantastic.
914
00:38:03,581 --> 00:38:04,648
- Happy Birthday!
- Thank you.
915
00:38:04,650 --> 00:38:07,083
All right, judges.
Chefs, nice job.
916
00:38:07,085 --> 00:38:10,153
- Thanks for making Hunter's birthday special.
- Yes, thank you.
917
00:38:10,155 --> 00:38:11,488
We're gonna send
you back to the kitchens.
918
00:38:11,556 --> 00:38:12,922
When you come back,
919
00:38:12,924 --> 00:38:14,257
someone will win something.
920
00:38:14,259 --> 00:38:15,692
Good luck.
921
00:38:18,797 --> 00:38:20,997
All right. Let's go ahead and
bring the chefs back in, please.
922
00:38:21,066 --> 00:38:23,033
Judges, thank you very much.
923
00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:25,935
Hunter, you did a great job
filling in.
924
00:38:26,004 --> 00:38:29,039
We lead right now,
Darnell with a 44.
925
00:38:29,041 --> 00:38:32,309
Voltaggio with a 46.
Damaris with a 43.
926
00:38:32,377 --> 00:38:34,744
And Shenanigans with a 44.
927
00:38:34,746 --> 00:38:36,780
Up first, Darnell.
928
00:38:36,782 --> 00:38:40,150
Gameplay of 15, taste is 17,
929
00:38:40,152 --> 00:38:42,986
plating is 7, total of 39.
930
00:38:43,188 --> 00:38:45,322
83.
931
00:38:45,390 --> 00:38:47,023
Voltaggio.
932
00:38:47,025 --> 00:38:48,491
Gameplay 17.
933
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,127
Taste at 18.
934
00:38:51,129 --> 00:38:53,897
- Plating is 7.42.
- Whoa!
935
00:38:53,899 --> 00:38:56,533
- Great job.
- [Guy whistling]
936
00:38:56,535 --> 00:38:58,234
- 88.
- [Damaris groans]
937
00:38:59,137 --> 00:39:00,136
Damaris.
938
00:39:01,306 --> 00:39:03,273
16 in gameplay, nice.
939
00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:05,175
15 in taste.
940
00:39:05,644 --> 00:39:08,745
8 in plating for a 39.
941
00:39:08,747 --> 00:39:12,215
But enough at 82
to take Voltaggio.
942
00:39:12,217 --> 00:39:14,217
Shenanigans, it's all you.
943
00:39:14,285 --> 00:39:15,785
15 in gameplay.
944
00:39:15,787 --> 00:39:17,821
17 in taste.
945
00:39:17,889 --> 00:39:21,558
8 in plating. It's not a 44.
It's a 40. There you have it.
946
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,927
- 84 points.
- Wow!
947
00:39:23,962 --> 00:39:26,463
- Congratulations, Michael Voltaggio.
- [all clapping]
948
00:39:26,765 --> 00:39:27,997
Well done!
949
00:39:27,999 --> 00:39:30,066
Chefs, before you guys
all depart,
950
00:39:30,102 --> 00:39:32,135
Bret Michaels had to leave
early today.
951
00:39:32,137 --> 00:39:34,804
Bret would like to make
a $5,000 donation
952
00:39:34,806 --> 00:39:37,107
to the charity of your choice.
953
00:39:37,109 --> 00:39:40,777
Darnell, Damaris, Shenanigans.
Thank you very much. Goodnight.
954
00:39:40,845 --> 00:39:41,911
And we're out of here.
955
00:39:41,913 --> 00:39:44,381
Bret Michaels,
he has given me life.
956
00:39:44,416 --> 00:39:47,117
He just gave us $5,000
for my charity in Louisville
957
00:39:47,119 --> 00:39:48,117
See you, everybody.
958
00:39:48,119 --> 00:39:49,753
[Darnell] Thanks, Bret Michaels.
959
00:39:49,821 --> 00:39:52,422
I'm going to donate it
to Blessings in a Backpack,
960
00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:53,823
the Louisville chapter.
961
00:39:53,825 --> 00:39:55,692
[Brian] Bret Michaels,
thank you very much.
962
00:39:55,694 --> 00:39:58,595
I love you, man.
Taking care of our family.
963
00:39:58,663 --> 00:40:01,297
I'm going to give it
to Golden Rule Charity.
964
00:40:02,968 --> 00:40:06,002
Michael Voltaggio, who would
you like to make that donation to?
965
00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:08,104
The Los Angeles Mission
in Downtown LA on Skid Row.
966
00:40:08,106 --> 00:40:09,672
Nicely said.
967
00:40:09,741 --> 00:40:13,042
Ladies and gentlemen, the winner
of the Craziest Day in Flavortown.
968
00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:17,013
Give it up to the Volt,
Chef Michael Voltaggio.
969
00:40:17,015 --> 00:40:19,916
-Yeah! Nice big fat score.
-Thank you, guys, really. Thank you.
970
00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:22,185
Come on over. We're gonna go
shopping, buddy.
971
00:40:24,222 --> 00:40:26,623
- Chef, you have several ways to make the money today.
- All right.
972
00:40:26,691 --> 00:40:27,724
You have the ABC spree
973
00:40:27,759 --> 00:40:30,727
or we have a big fat check
behind that door
974
00:40:30,729 --> 00:40:35,799
with a set amount on it that is
somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000.
975
00:40:35,801 --> 00:40:38,802
- I'd go for the ABC spree.
- All right. Let's do it.
976
00:40:38,837 --> 00:40:41,938
[Guy] Before you run, let's take a
look at what the check was gonna be.
977
00:40:43,875 --> 00:40:44,674
[Michael] Okay.
978
00:40:44,709 --> 00:40:46,242
You can do better than that.
979
00:40:46,310 --> 00:40:50,547
Okay. Here we go. "Popular leafy
vegetable. Starts with the letter 'K.'"
980
00:40:50,549 --> 00:40:52,515
- [Guy] He's off.
- [Michael] Kale, Kale, Kale.
981
00:40:52,584 --> 00:40:53,983
I need to find five things.
982
00:40:53,985 --> 00:40:55,885
I'll grab all the kales,
just in case.
983
00:40:55,887 --> 00:40:58,922
"Popular rice wine
starts with the letter 'S.'"
984
00:40:58,990 --> 00:41:01,524
- [Michael] Sake.
- Yes!
985
00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,760
That is an $8,000 bottle
of Sake.
986
00:41:03,795 --> 00:41:06,129
Here we go. 4,000 bucks.
"Cured pork product
987
00:41:06,131 --> 00:41:07,664
that starts with a 'G.'"
988
00:41:07,732 --> 00:41:08,865
Guanciale.
989
00:41:08,933 --> 00:41:10,366
The jowl,
smoked from right here.
990
00:41:10,368 --> 00:41:11,267
Guanciale.
991
00:41:11,269 --> 00:41:13,770
- [Michael] 12,000 bucks.
- [cheering]
992
00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:17,941
"The semi-soft cheese starts
with the 15th letter of the alphabet."
993
00:41:18,009 --> 00:41:19,309
I'm actually going like this.
994
00:41:19,511 --> 00:41:20,477
"O".
995
00:41:20,479 --> 00:41:22,879
I get to "O".
And where do get to? Oaxaca.
996
00:41:22,947 --> 00:41:25,215
- [Hunter] I always get so nervous during this.
- [Maneet] I know.
997
00:41:25,217 --> 00:41:28,017
- I get anxiety.
- I know. I'm going to blank on something.
998
00:41:29,054 --> 00:41:34,157
Four, three, two, one. Stop.
999
00:41:34,225 --> 00:41:37,694
Sixteen racks for your boy
here in Flavortown.
1000
00:41:37,762 --> 00:41:39,729
First time I won.
1001
00:41:39,731 --> 00:41:43,166
16,000 bucks. You made
1,500 more than you thought
1002
00:41:43,168 --> 00:41:44,234
you were gonna get
if you took the check.
1003
00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:46,503
- There you have it for his first win.
- Thank you.
1004
00:41:46,571 --> 00:41:48,705
It was a crazy day, a crazy win,
1005
00:41:48,773 --> 00:41:50,006
from crazy hair.
1006
00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:52,909
Did you dig that or what?
You got to see the real deal.
1007
00:41:52,977 --> 00:41:54,944
This is Flavortown
and we'll see you next week.
1008
00:41:54,946 --> 00:41:56,179
Adios!
1009
00:41:56,247 --> 00:41:59,148
- [Hunter] Yeah, buddy. 16,000.
- [Maneet cheering]
1010
00:41:59,150 --> 00:42:00,083
Yes!