1 00:00:01,469 --> 00:00:03,502 [Guy] People always ask me what Flavortown Market is really like. 2 00:00:04,071 --> 00:00:05,504 Yes! Yes! Yes! 3 00:00:05,572 --> 00:00:06,972 And there's no words that really can describe it 4 00:00:06,974 --> 00:00:08,340 so I thought I'd show you. 5 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:10,943 We're rigging everybody with body-mounted cameras.. 6 00:00:11,145 --> 00:00:12,711 [man screams] 7 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:13,912 You get to see my point of view. 8 00:00:13,914 --> 00:00:16,181 so you can see what we see. 9 00:00:16,183 --> 00:00:17,950 Man, we're talking about the insane games. 10 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:19,017 $36? 11 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:20,953 The down and dirty on the cooking, 12 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:24,156 and all the off-the-rail moments that we have here in Flavortown. 13 00:00:24,158 --> 00:00:26,058 -Hey, Lee Majors. What's up, buddy? -Hey! Guy. 14 00:00:26,060 --> 00:00:27,893 - Nice to see you. - Good to see you. [laughs] 15 00:00:27,895 --> 00:00:29,795 I am glad you're here. This is a special show. 16 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:32,131 I have got something for you. Can you stick around for a bit? 17 00:00:32,133 --> 00:00:34,233 - I'll be at the pool. - Fantastic. 18 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:36,201 It's Triple G like you've never seen before. 19 00:00:36,203 --> 00:00:37,636 Expect the unexpected and-- 20 00:00:37,638 --> 00:00:38,837 Wait, excuse me. 21 00:00:38,839 --> 00:00:41,240 - Bret Michaels, rock star, what... - Guy! 22 00:00:41,709 --> 00:00:42,674 You're stocking the milk. 23 00:00:42,676 --> 00:00:43,675 I'm just making sure it's right. 24 00:00:43,677 --> 00:00:45,044 I'm making sure to take care of it. 25 00:00:45,079 --> 00:00:46,779 No, Bret, Bret! You're here to judge the show... 26 00:00:46,781 --> 00:00:47,913 Oh! Oh, right. 27 00:00:47,981 --> 00:00:49,148 - not to stock the milk. - Got it. 28 00:00:49,150 --> 00:00:50,315 Oh, I'm telling you, 29 00:00:50,317 --> 00:00:53,118 get ready for the Craziest Day in Flavortown tonight 30 00:00:53,187 --> 00:00:54,219 on Guy's Grocery Games. 31 00:00:54,221 --> 00:00:57,022 Who told Bret Michaels to stock the milk? 32 00:01:00,728 --> 00:01:01,860 So, let's meet our chefs. 33 00:01:01,862 --> 00:01:04,530 Now, first up, the powerhouse restaurateur, 34 00:01:04,532 --> 00:01:05,798 the "SuperChef" himself, 35 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,666 Chef Darnell Ferguson! 36 00:01:07,668 --> 00:01:11,670 [Darnell] Today is the Craziest Day in Flavortown. 37 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:13,138 So, this is different, but it's good. 38 00:01:13,140 --> 00:01:14,073 You get to see my point of view. 39 00:01:14,275 --> 00:01:15,707 Now, you get to see what I see. 40 00:01:15,776 --> 00:01:17,476 Big man. 41 00:01:18,913 --> 00:01:21,914 Next, acclaimed executive chef and culinary rock star, 42 00:01:21,949 --> 00:01:24,316 ready to shred the competition! 43 00:01:24,351 --> 00:01:26,585 The one and only, from the West Coast vault, 44 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:30,089 Michael Voltaggio! 45 00:01:30,091 --> 00:01:32,925 [Michael] I have a feeling that things are about to ge a little bit weird here. 46 00:01:32,993 --> 00:01:36,795 I have this ability to sort of excel when things get a little crazy. 47 00:01:36,797 --> 00:01:39,965 My strategy going into the craziest competition today 48 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:42,000 is to... win. 49 00:01:42,069 --> 00:01:45,104 Here we go. Big baller, shot caller. 50 00:01:45,106 --> 00:01:46,672 Ryder's favorite chef. 51 00:01:46,674 --> 00:01:48,006 [Michael laughs] 52 00:01:48,509 --> 00:01:50,309 Then there's the Food Network star 53 00:01:50,377 --> 00:01:54,313 whose supermarket song and dance routines are legendary! 54 00:01:54,381 --> 00:01:57,349 The Kentucky woman, Chef Damaris Phillips! 55 00:01:58,752 --> 00:02:00,586 Hi! 56 00:02:00,588 --> 00:02:02,855 [Damaris] I mean, you all se behind the scenes right now 57 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:05,124 You see how many cameras and lights and moving parts there are. 58 00:02:05,126 --> 00:02:07,259 Competition cooking, it's crazy, y'all. 59 00:02:07,261 --> 00:02:09,895 And I'm part of that crazy, clearly, right? 60 00:02:09,897 --> 00:02:12,731 Clearly. [laughs] 61 00:02:12,733 --> 00:02:13,999 [Guy] What do you think of that? Isn't that great? 62 00:02:14,067 --> 00:02:16,034 Nothing better than a body cam. 63 00:02:16,036 --> 00:02:18,103 - Looking good, sister. - Thanks. 64 00:02:19,173 --> 00:02:21,273 And finally, mega-creative chef 65 00:02:21,275 --> 00:02:24,543 and ruler of a Southern California restaurant kingdom, 66 00:02:24,545 --> 00:02:26,411 we call him "Shenanigans," 67 00:02:26,413 --> 00:02:28,714 give it up for Chef Brian Malarkey. 68 00:02:28,716 --> 00:02:29,814 Whoa! 69 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:31,550 [Brian] Y'all wanted to come to Flavortown, 70 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:33,185 well, you gotta be me in Flavortown 71 00:02:33,220 --> 00:02:35,254 'cause you're gonna follow it, right here. 72 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:38,223 - Yeah! - [laughter] 73 00:02:39,260 --> 00:02:41,026 Oh, this is gonna get weird. 74 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:44,897 Chefs, gonna get my camera on you here. 75 00:02:44,899 --> 00:02:48,500 You all know how wild it gets here in Flavortown Market. 76 00:02:48,569 --> 00:02:53,605 So, tonight, we're gonna show our viewers the crazy side of Triple G. 77 00:02:53,607 --> 00:02:56,708 Now, we've wired you all with body cams to give the viewer 78 00:02:56,710 --> 00:03:00,679 that first-person shopper view of all the supermarket madness. 79 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:02,548 What are you doing, Shenanigans? 80 00:03:02,550 --> 00:03:04,316 Getting ready. I'm just... whatever it is, let's just do it. 81 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:05,918 [Guy] You look like a mad scientist. 82 00:03:05,986 --> 00:03:08,587 Anyhow, we've got two out-of-bounds rounds 83 00:03:08,589 --> 00:03:10,455 that will keep you reeling. 84 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:13,759 The chef with the highest combined score for both rounds 85 00:03:13,761 --> 00:03:17,863 will get to shop Flavortown Market for up to $20,000. 86 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:21,233 And that is gonna be determined by the judges. 87 00:03:21,235 --> 00:03:24,069 But, where is our third judge? 88 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:27,072 Oh, you know what, chefs? 89 00:03:27,074 --> 00:03:30,142 In honor of this crazy day, our third judge 90 00:03:30,144 --> 00:03:33,212 is a very special poison-- I mean, person. 91 00:03:33,214 --> 00:03:35,647 - [rock music plays] - He's a Triple G fan. 92 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:37,082 He's a baller barbecuer, 93 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:40,085 and he is the super rock star himself, 94 00:03:40,087 --> 00:03:42,921 my brother from another mother, Bret Michaels! 95 00:03:42,923 --> 00:03:45,257 [Damaris squeals] 96 00:03:45,259 --> 00:03:47,226 - [Bret laughs] Whoo! - Whoo! 97 00:03:47,228 --> 00:03:48,860 - How are you doing, man? - My man! 98 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:49,962 Good to see you. 99 00:03:49,964 --> 00:03:51,129 How are you doing, Maneet? 100 00:03:51,165 --> 00:03:52,197 - Oh! - Good to see you. 101 00:03:52,199 --> 00:03:53,699 This is gonna be awesome. 102 00:03:53,701 --> 00:03:54,933 [Damaris squeals] 103 00:03:55,035 --> 00:03:56,602 I really like Rock of Love. 104 00:03:56,637 --> 00:03:58,503 I'm just gonna go ahead and say it. 105 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:01,306 - Bret, watch out! Crazy fan. - [laughs] Whoo! 106 00:04:01,441 --> 00:04:02,708 Oh! 107 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:04,710 [Guy] All right, chefs, let's get the party started. 108 00:04:04,712 --> 00:04:08,547 We thought we'd start out with the craziest cart game ever. 109 00:04:08,615 --> 00:04:12,017 We have stored four carts around the store. 110 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:16,154 Hunter has put two ingredien in each cart. 111 00:04:16,156 --> 00:04:18,457 When I say "go", you're gonna go search for the cart 112 00:04:18,459 --> 00:04:19,725 that you like the best. 113 00:04:19,727 --> 00:04:23,829 You must use one of the ingredients in your first dish, 114 00:04:23,831 --> 00:04:29,101 which will be a crazy fried appetizer that you'll cook in round one. 115 00:04:29,169 --> 00:04:30,802 And then you'll use the other ingredient 116 00:04:30,871 --> 00:04:32,838 to make some kind of entree in round two. 117 00:04:32,840 --> 00:04:34,873 Don't worry about that. We'll talk more about it later. 118 00:04:34,875 --> 00:04:36,875 And there's cash. There's cash in the cart. 119 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,377 And that's the amount of money we can spend. 120 00:04:38,379 --> 00:04:40,212 - See, Damaris knows. - Oh, she's smart, yeah. 121 00:04:40,214 --> 00:04:43,849 You have cash to buy additional ingredients 122 00:04:43,851 --> 00:04:45,484 that you'll need for both dishes. 123 00:04:45,886 --> 00:04:47,285 Oh, my God, Guy. 124 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:48,987 - There's so much info. - [Guy] Yeah, this is the key here. 125 00:04:48,989 --> 00:04:52,157 The carts, they're not in three, they're not in two. 126 00:04:52,159 --> 00:04:54,893 Oh, I know what's going on! [laughs] 127 00:04:54,928 --> 00:04:55,894 I've finally got the game! 128 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:57,963 - You think that it's over in one? - Yeah. 129 00:04:57,965 --> 00:05:00,098 Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. 130 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:01,233 Hey, nobody said "go" yet. 131 00:05:01,235 --> 00:05:03,535 [Brian yells] 132 00:05:03,537 --> 00:05:04,836 [Guy and Hunter laugh] 133 00:05:04,905 --> 00:05:06,038 It was so close. 134 00:05:06,106 --> 00:05:07,572 - He starting to take over. - [Hunter] We're getting there. 135 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:10,142 -This is not... this is not how it works. -We're getting there. 136 00:05:10,144 --> 00:05:11,843 - [both laugh] - [Brian] Here we go! 137 00:05:11,912 --> 00:05:14,146 [laughing] 138 00:05:16,684 --> 00:05:18,050 The two items that I find in my cart 139 00:05:18,052 --> 00:05:20,085 are marshmallows and shrimp chips. 140 00:05:20,087 --> 00:05:22,254 I must use one inside of my appetizer 141 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:23,555 and the other one in my entree. 142 00:05:23,623 --> 00:05:25,757 Just sounds so delicious. 143 00:05:25,793 --> 00:05:29,494 So, I have $34 to make my craziest fried appetizer 144 00:05:29,530 --> 00:05:31,763 and an invisible entree I know nothing about yet. 145 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:32,898 So, you got marshmallows? 146 00:05:32,966 --> 00:05:34,700 [Darnell] Marshmallows and shrimp chips. 147 00:05:34,702 --> 00:05:36,868 - Oh! Yum. - Delicious, right? 148 00:05:36,870 --> 00:05:38,603 [Darnell] When you think of fried food 149 00:05:38,605 --> 00:05:40,539 first thing that comes to your mind is fried chicken. 150 00:05:40,541 --> 00:05:42,274 I'm gonna grab the chicken cutlets 151 00:05:42,276 --> 00:05:44,309 because I know they can cook faster. 152 00:05:44,311 --> 00:05:45,377 Smart. 153 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:47,946 $4.99! What? 154 00:05:47,948 --> 00:05:49,681 For my crazy fried appetizer 155 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:52,884 I'm gonna make a fried chicken southern egg roll 156 00:05:52,953 --> 00:05:55,954 with greens, mac and cheese 157 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:57,355 So, my game plan with the marshmallows, 158 00:05:57,357 --> 00:06:00,926 have a sweet potato puree and burnt marshmallow fluff 159 00:06:00,928 --> 00:06:02,661 It's almost impossible to shop for an entree 160 00:06:02,729 --> 00:06:05,063 that you don't know what you're gonna have to cook. 161 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:07,966 I don't have a game plan ye on how I'm gonna use these ingredients 162 00:06:07,968 --> 00:06:09,568 to make an entree. 163 00:06:09,570 --> 00:06:11,036 I mean, how do you start? 164 00:06:11,038 --> 00:06:13,839 In round two, there's gonna be something special. 165 00:06:13,907 --> 00:06:14,906 Well, there's gonna be something special 166 00:06:14,908 --> 00:06:16,808 for somebody that's very special. 167 00:06:16,843 --> 00:06:18,110 And I'll tell you more about that later. 168 00:06:18,178 --> 00:06:19,845 But you just wait. You think it's getting weird? 169 00:06:19,847 --> 00:06:21,012 It's really gonna get weird. 170 00:06:21,048 --> 00:06:22,381 What do we got in here? 171 00:06:23,217 --> 00:06:25,016 I'll just take the first cart I came to. 172 00:06:25,018 --> 00:06:26,318 What do you got? 173 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,087 [Michael] I got some stuffing mix and some cake icing. 174 00:06:29,122 --> 00:06:30,255 Is that what you went for? 175 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:32,858 $36? Guys. 176 00:06:32,860 --> 00:06:34,626 Two rounds. 36 bucks. 177 00:06:34,661 --> 00:06:35,594 Who's a giver? 178 00:06:35,596 --> 00:06:37,295 - I guess I'm getting tilapia. - I am. 179 00:06:37,297 --> 00:06:38,630 [Michael] We're shopping on a budget today. 180 00:06:38,632 --> 00:06:42,701 First thing I grab is tilapi because it's cheap. 181 00:06:42,703 --> 00:06:46,371 My plan is to make the stuffing mix taste like peanuts, 182 00:06:46,407 --> 00:06:49,241 turn that into the breading for the tilapia. 183 00:06:49,243 --> 00:06:52,677 And then, I'm thinking peanuts and grapes go together like peanut butter and jelly. 184 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:55,514 Now, I'm starting to put together the dish in my head, 185 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:57,282 peanut butter and jelly tilapia. 186 00:06:57,350 --> 00:06:59,551 I don't know what I'm making for the second round. 187 00:06:59,619 --> 00:07:00,886 I grab a whole chicken. 188 00:07:00,888 --> 00:07:03,522 I'm grabbing ingredients that could be versatile 189 00:07:03,524 --> 00:07:06,124 for both the first round and the second round. 190 00:07:06,126 --> 00:07:07,192 Michael, you got this. 191 00:07:07,194 --> 00:07:08,760 [Michael] Bret Michaels is here. 192 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:10,061 You know, if you could just throw me 193 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:11,263 one of those sweet potatoes right behind you. 194 00:07:11,265 --> 00:07:12,998 You got it. You got it. Here you go. How's this look? 195 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,399 - That's perfect. - Boom. 196 00:07:14,401 --> 00:07:17,035 [Michael] Am I surprised to see Bret Michaels here? No. 197 00:07:17,103 --> 00:07:19,871 Like everything else with Gu you never know who his friends are. 198 00:07:19,907 --> 00:07:21,239 I mean, he's friends with me. 199 00:07:21,542 --> 00:07:22,908 [Brian yells] 200 00:07:22,910 --> 00:07:24,176 [Brian] I go all the way to the fourth cart, 201 00:07:24,178 --> 00:07:26,445 and it's got some tamarind candy, 202 00:07:26,447 --> 00:07:27,746 some matzo crackers. 203 00:07:27,781 --> 00:07:29,881 [yells] Oh, I don't want it! 204 00:07:29,883 --> 00:07:32,584 And an envelope with $33 in it. 205 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:34,519 [yells] We're missing some money in here! 206 00:07:34,588 --> 00:07:37,189 And that's what I got because I ran by the other ones already. 207 00:07:37,825 --> 00:07:39,024 Oh... 208 00:07:39,393 --> 00:07:41,126 Protein's expensive. 209 00:07:41,728 --> 00:07:42,861 $3.99. 210 00:07:42,929 --> 00:07:45,664 Calamari's gonna be my crazy fried appetizer 211 00:07:45,666 --> 00:07:48,166 The matzo crackers are absolutely perfect for my tempura batter. 212 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:50,135 It's gonna be hot, spicy, over-the-top. 213 00:07:50,137 --> 00:07:52,938 I'm talking some boom chicka boom boom, 214 00:07:53,006 --> 00:07:55,106 with a bam bam on the backside. 215 00:07:55,108 --> 00:07:57,709 Oh, watch out! I'm ethnic foods man. 216 00:07:57,711 --> 00:08:00,011 So, I grab fermented Korean chili sauce. 217 00:08:00,013 --> 00:08:02,047 Here you are. This is what I want. 218 00:08:02,082 --> 00:08:04,483 That is my crazy fried appetizer. 219 00:08:04,551 --> 00:08:05,884 Now, I'm shopping for an entree, 220 00:08:05,986 --> 00:08:08,153 and I don't even know what that entree's supposed to be. 221 00:08:08,221 --> 00:08:10,021 Chicken skins, amazing. 222 00:08:10,023 --> 00:08:12,858 I have to make sure I have enough ingredients for my crazy fried appetize 223 00:08:12,893 --> 00:08:16,161 and my entree, and I don't even know what it is yet. 224 00:08:16,163 --> 00:08:17,496 I need something that's affordable. 225 00:08:17,564 --> 00:08:19,698 Aji amrillo, why not, huh? 226 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:21,500 One shop. [whistles] 227 00:08:22,970 --> 00:08:25,237 [Damaris] Why are they running so fast! 228 00:08:25,239 --> 00:08:28,039 Taco shells and cotton candy 229 00:08:28,275 --> 00:08:29,975 whammy whoa whammy. 230 00:08:30,043 --> 00:08:33,111 $35. Rich! 231 00:08:33,113 --> 00:08:37,082 What about if we put fried chicken on a deviled egg? 232 00:08:37,084 --> 00:08:42,821 That's like Southern 101, and also pretty weird. 233 00:08:42,889 --> 00:08:44,723 Damaris, what did you get? Cotton candy-- 234 00:08:44,725 --> 00:08:45,557 And taco shells. 235 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,258 Oh, taco shells is a winner. 236 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:51,162 Crunchy corn taco shells, I can grind these up and use these as breadcrumbs. 237 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:53,632 Cotton candy is just flavoring and sugar. 238 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,100 For my fried things, 239 00:08:55,102 --> 00:08:57,035 deviled eggs with a little fried chicken on the top. 240 00:08:57,070 --> 00:08:59,838 - Guy hates egg. - [gagging] 241 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,039 Thankfully, he's not judging! 242 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:02,641 Budget battle, y'all. 243 00:09:02,676 --> 00:09:05,477 There's a ton of herbs inside of that goat cheese. 244 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:08,847 Because I don't know what the game is for the second round, 245 00:09:08,849 --> 00:09:11,816 I'm trying to grab things that have a lot of flexibility. 246 00:09:11,818 --> 00:09:14,753 $5.29. Oh, I'm gonna have to edit, me. 247 00:09:14,821 --> 00:09:17,022 Hey there! Hi, everybody! 248 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:19,991 I don't wanna say I'm pulling for you, but I got you. 249 00:09:19,993 --> 00:09:22,894 If I knew Bret Michaels was gonna be here, I woulda crimped my hair. 250 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:26,765 I end up at $34.91. 251 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:29,334 That is exceptionally well done. 252 00:09:29,636 --> 00:09:31,069 These are my whammies. 253 00:09:31,071 --> 00:09:33,438 [Brian] Got the gluten-free, the matzo style squares. 254 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:34,973 [Michael] Got stuffing mix that I was given. 255 00:09:34,975 --> 00:09:36,775 This round. This round. 256 00:09:36,777 --> 00:09:38,643 Bret Michaels flew in this morning. 257 00:09:38,645 --> 00:09:40,779 He's doing the show with us today, 258 00:09:40,847 --> 00:09:42,246 and then as soon as we're done with this, 259 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:45,717 he has to jump on a plane and go do a rock show in South Dakota. 260 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:47,786 - Yep, it's that fast. - [Guy] That's exactly what he does. 261 00:09:47,788 --> 00:09:49,888 And you know what? He bought T-shirts for none of us. 262 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:52,223 - [laughing] - None of us! 263 00:09:52,225 --> 00:09:55,026 - No, for both of you. - [both laugh] 264 00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:04,002 [Guy] 20 minutes! 265 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:06,871 20 minutes to make your crazy fried appetizer. 266 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:11,042 Tonight, we're showing you Flavortown Market from everyone's point of view. 267 00:10:11,044 --> 00:10:13,845 But there's one group that always reveals their point of view, 268 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:14,512 our judges. 269 00:10:14,514 --> 00:10:16,081 Award winning chef, 270 00:10:16,249 --> 00:10:19,117 who's culinary empire includes acclaimed restaurants and breweries, 271 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,987 and I think she's probably the mayor of Nashville, 272 00:10:22,022 --> 00:10:24,189 the one and only, Chef Maneet Chauhan. 273 00:10:24,257 --> 00:10:25,423 [Bret claps] Yes. 274 00:10:25,425 --> 00:10:26,891 A Triple D OG 275 00:10:26,893 --> 00:10:29,861 - who's conquered countless Triple G games in Flavortown. - Whoo! 276 00:10:29,863 --> 00:10:32,497 Mayhem, himself, Chef Aaron May. 277 00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:36,101 And making his premiere on Triple G, 278 00:10:36,169 --> 00:10:37,502 a barbecue bad boy, 279 00:10:37,504 --> 00:10:38,703 a music legend, 280 00:10:38,772 --> 00:10:41,272 and a rocker who is totally off his rocker... 281 00:10:41,274 --> 00:10:44,042 - Whoo! - my brother from another, Bret Michaels! 282 00:10:44,044 --> 00:10:45,577 - Whoo! - Hi. 283 00:10:45,579 --> 00:10:48,980 -Come on. Bring it in here. Bring it in here. -Get in here-- No-- 284 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:49,981 [Guy] I'm telling you what... 285 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:51,116 So, here's what we have. 286 00:10:51,551 --> 00:10:53,718 Inside of the carts they had two whammy ingredients. 287 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,920 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. 289 00:10:57,924 --> 00:11:00,025 - 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 00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:41,299 Crazy delicious! 308 00:11:42,969 --> 00:11:45,804 We're getting the battle of Louisville here. 309 00:11:45,839 --> 00:11:47,806 Damaris and Darnell, 310 00:11:47,808 --> 00:11:50,241 Kentucky on Kentucky battle. 311 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:52,010 We're getting fried chicken from both of them. 312 00:11:52,078 --> 00:11:53,745 That's a good day for me. 313 00:11:53,747 --> 00:11:55,680 Talk to me. What's going on? 314 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, 317 00:12:01,922 --> 00:12:03,121 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 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:31,850 [yells] Party time! 331 00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:34,252 Crazy fried appetizer. Calamari... 332 00:12:34,254 --> 00:12:35,320 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, 335 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:40,492 AP flour... 336 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:42,093 A little bit of cumin, 337 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:44,763 paprika, cayenne. 338 00:12:44,765 --> 00:12:46,965 And then I take my whammy... 339 00:12:46,967 --> 00:12:48,700 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 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:17,929 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 00:13:45,458 --> 00:13:47,025 that's what becomes the sauce. 363 00:13:47,093 --> 00:13:48,226 [dramatic music plays] 364 00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:50,228 [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 370 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!