It's a Flavortown first.
Celebrities from the comedy world
are joining forces with thei partners in the real world
to take on the food world.
Here we go! Ay!
-Oh, oh. -Okay, okay!
They're shoppin' our aisles...
Okay, let's go.
...cookin' in our kitchen..
Sizzlin'.
...and playin' our outrageous game.
[woman] Read the directions.
I'm getting it.
-Look at that. -There you go.
Get ready for laughter and craziness in the kitchen.
-Bam! -[laughing]
[yells] Yeah!
It's a comedy couples' cook off, right now, on Guy's Grocery Games.
So, let's meet our couples.
Now, first up,
he's an Emmy winning comedy actor and author,
who knows how to make a good burger.
She's a former rapper and designer.
Please welcome Kel Mitchell and Asia Lee-Mitchell.
Whoo-hoo.
He gets all his jokes from me. I mean...
-She's the chef in the family... -Yeah.
...but we work together.
-What's it like, the chef and the sous-- sous-chef? -Yes.
-Shoe chef. -Yes.
-So, I'm the shoe chef. -You're the shoe chef.
I'm the shoe chef.
[Asia] We love cookin' at home
from grocery shopping to meal prepping
and even trying to figure out
what our picky 4-year-old daughter would eat.
-Hey. -Go get 'em! Pick a cart. Any cart.
[breathlessly] Any cart. Okay. Okay.
Next we have television personality extraordinaire
and calorie-conscious foodie
who creates celebrity-themed Ross-ipies, and his fiance,
Ross Mathews and Dr. Wellinthon Garcia.
Oh, my God.
I started on television 20 years ago
on The Tonight Show,
and I'm a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race.
I found somebody who never argued with me
about what dinner's gonna be.
Give me a ring. I... Give it... Where do I put it?
Put it right there.
Yes, because I'm in charge of the what?
-Kitchen. -Thank you.
Hello!
[Guy] I'm sorry. Where's Ross?
Where's the other... the other half of Ross?
Doctor, very nice.
And, finally, she's a stand-up comic and host of the podcast Juicy Scoop,
you've gotta love it,
who loves cooking with her husband,
Heather McDonald and her husband Peter Dobias.
Let's do it!
[Peter] There's no doubt tha there's one star in the family
and that's Heather.
Aw, thank you. I agree.
Hey, Guy!
Normally when we cook, we never do it together.
-So, it will be kinda interesting to see our... -Dynamic.
...and how well we do.
-Peter, nice to meet ya. -Thank you.
Grab a cart. Any cart.
This should be weird.
Very nice to have you. Welcome to Flavortown Market.
Actually, these days, the food business is a lot like the comedy business.
It's all about the delivery. Thank...
I'm not gonna do any more of these. Stop it.
[laughing and cheering]
I don't want any more of this.
Thank you, thank you.
Two challenges tonight.
The judges are gonna score your dish
based upon game play, taste and plating.
The couple with the highest combined score
at the end of two rounds
will get a chance to shop Flavortown Market for their charity
for up to $20,000.
And that's nothin' to laugh at.
First challenge.
See, when I look at the energy of the three couples here,
and I gotta think that breakfast in bed
is probably a big deal with you all...
-Mmm-hmm. -Oh, yeah.
And I do have, which is awesome,
a really good, time-saving hack for you
when you're shopping as a couple.
And I know you'd appreciate this.
I want you to go ahead and stand in front of your carts, please.
-Ah, let's do it. -Ross, yes...
There we go.
All right, Hunter, go ahead and bring those in.
You requested the new baskets?
-Folks, this is my son Hunter. -What's up?
-Hey. -Oh, this is what the baskets are for, huh?
-Yeah. So, um... -Great.
You don't have six of the same color?
You said you wanted red and blue.
No, I said red or blue, Hunter.
-Okay, well, Hunter, I... -I messed up on that one. That's okay.
Give, uh, the chef on the right blue,
and I'll give that on the left red.
-Okay. -Here you go.
-That's... -Here you go.
[Guy] Here's the great time-saving hack.
You're gonna divide and conquer.
So what we're gonna do
is we are going to divide the store in half.
We have the red half,
which will be aisle 5A that way.
And we have the blue half,
which is aisle 5B in that way.
So, if your aisle's lit up blue
and you have a blue basket, you can shop there.
If your aisle's lit up red
and you have a red basket, you can shop there.
Which you kind of said.
But you can't shop in the wrong color.
You get one shop.
Thirty minutes to divide, shop, prepare and plate your breakfast in bed.
This is the new big market.
The other one was maybe about two-thirds the size,
-and you go around this one, and I promise you... -Was that "go"?
-...you'll find so many ingredients here-- -Is that "go"?
-Let's go! Okay, bye. -Come on. [laughing]
-[Asia] What? -He said "go."
He said "go."
-[Ross] Bye! -Oh!
-Oh. Go, go, go! -Come on.
Oh, my God! I was like, "What?"
What happened?
[laughing]
So, the first dish we have to make is breakfast in bed.
Ew, crumbs. I think breakfast should stay on tables.
Okay, I think we should do the hash.
[Ross] For breakfast in bed we're making a hash,
because, you know, at the end of the day,
that's where you get together and you hash everything out.
-So, get the chorizo, baby. Get the chorizo over there. -Okay.
-Um, get eggs. -And I'm gonna get the champagne.
I'm in charge of the big stuff.
Excuse me. I've gotta go.
Eggs, I'm grabbing pancetta
What else did he say? What else did he say?
Babe! Babe!
-Are you gonna forget anything on the list? -Absolutely not.
No? [laughing]
Oh, no. I'm just freaking stuff up now. I'm just picking crap.
We're gonna make a hash.
What kind of potatoes makes a good hash?
I don't really know.
I'm just gonna get an assortment of potatoes.
I've got the side of the grocery store with all the produce.
I know I'm supposed to be shopping, but I just wanted to say hi.
[hurried greetings]
I need to focus, sorry.
-Focus, focus. The time goes fast, Ross. -Okay.
What else do you need?
I think we got it. You have the eggs, right?
-Yes. -Okay, let's go.
-Come here, come here. -Let's strategize.
Heather, Heather, wait.
I am a breakfast person. I love breakfast and...
You're gonna get the champagne, ice...
We are big on waffles. Our kids love waffles.
-I'm gonna get... -Get berries.
Red has to be on that side. You have to be on that side.
Let's hope that you don't forget anything.
Of course.
So, on my side, I'm gonna get the bacon,
the chocolate chips, the vanilla, eggs, and powdered sugar.
I'm gonna grab some potatoes. I'm gonna grab some onions.
And I've gotta grab the champagne.
I, uh, think she's getting some, uh, no, I forgot.
I do not trust Peter at the grocery store.
Where's berries? [laughs]
He cannot go and remember anything in his head.
[Peter] Well, you gotta trust in your partner.
Okay.
-[Guy] He's taking his time. Is he... -[Heather] Come on! Move!
No, he's not a good shopper.
Have you got everything?
-Yes. -Uh...
Good, go to your stations.
-[Peter] Okay, all right. -Let's go, let's go!
Herding cats. Meow.
-Okay, right here, right here. -Okay.
-Get the pancake waffle mix? -Right.
Cool Whip.
So, for our breakfast in bed, we're gonna make waffle sticks
-with bacon crumble. -Mmm.
Scrambled eggs,
and our special drink...
-Orange soda float. -...float.
-Want me to keep an eye on him? -Yeah, watch him.
What does he need?
I'm grabbing my whipped crea I'm grabbing eggs.
Got my bacon. Vanilla ice cream. Vanilla ice cream.
I'm gettin' waffles.
Orange soda.
On my side, the only thing I could find was grapes and an orange.
Ugh, okay.
-[Asia] Kel? -Oh.
-Who's callin' me? -What do you have?
I got doubles of stuff 'cause it's a lot of people.
I don't know.
When I send Kel to the store...
Are you gonna tell them this right now? It's just...
...he comes back with things that are very unnecessary.
-We don't need all of this. -Two boxes of pancake mix. Two boxes of sugar.
Well, y'all might wanna eat a lot. I don't know.
[laughing]
It's a lot of surprises on GGG.
Let's go. Let's get it.
Okay.
All right.
So, here to digest our comedy couples' dishes
are three experts
who can always tell when something smells funny.
Our judges...
Our spice expert,
the one and only spice queen, Aarti Sequeira.
Hi.
Next, we have culinary powerhouse,
who is one of the food world's first celebrities,
still my fave,
the one and only chef Rocco DiSpirito.
And award-winning food critic,
who can never make his wife a surprise dinner
'cause the smoke alarm always gives it away,
the one and only Troy "Boy" Johnson.
-[Aarti] Whoo-hoo. -Give me more hugs.
So, we have breakfast in bed.
But here's the thing.
We've got two out of three kitchens making bacon and waffles,
which automatically puts Ross and Wellinthon at an advantage
because we're not comparing them to anybody else.
That's a good point. That's a good point.
[Ross] Okay, first things first.
-I'm gonna take the lead of the kitchen. -Please.
-You down to be the sous-chef? -Absolutely.
We're gonna divide and conquer.
All right, we're getting started on our hash.
I'm gonna begin by chopping potatoes,
and Wellie is gonna start chopping up pancetta.
I wanna put these in the fryer to get a little crisp on them.
Potatoes down!
Throw that pancetta in here, baby doll.
All right, here we go.
That already smells good.
I'm gonna turn this down just a little bit.
Cut up those peppers,
and throw them into the pan with the pancetta
and a little salt and pepper.
Thank you. Keep stirring that, you're doing real well.
-I'm right here for you, Chef. -Thank you.
I love chimichurri so much,
because it is the brightest yummiest sauce
that just elevates anything you're eating.
I'm adding parsley...
-And some cilantro to the lot. -Okay.
Basil.
Can you squeeze both lemons in there?
Red wine vinegar, olive oil...
Perfect.
I'm making my chimichurri in the blender,
because I'm in a chimmi-hurry.
-And I can make it higher. Hey! -[blender whirrs]
How's it now?
Not good.
Alert! Alert! Alert!
Chimichurri is too sour. Gotta figure out what to do.
-It's too lemony. -Uh-oh.
[Guy] Twenty-three minutes. Twenty-three left.
You turn on that camera,
and you tell any of these guys to talk,
-and they have it down. -[Aarti] Right.
You tell them to cook,
a little bit of a different story.
[Aarti] That is true.
It's so hard to cook in this with Guy over your shoulder,
all the lights, all the cameras, all the Aartis.
[laughs]
Guy, what do you do if your chimichurri's too, um, tart?
I'd throw a little more basil in.
[blender whirrs]
This could work!
It's delicious.
Thank you, Guy.
Okay, Heather just relax.
I mean, I've been making these breakfasts for a long time.
I should not be freaking out.
I am a little bit nervous about competing,
and I hope that we don't, you know,
get in an argument about it.
True.
Okay, so I'm starting the bacon,
you do the mix.
All right. Give me the rundown. What's on the menu?
Sausages, some waffles, some prunes, some champagne.
That's what you want in the morning.
A little sweetness for your love.
So, while Heather's rendering the bacon,
I'm gonna put the Belgian waffles together
Ah! Okay. I'm getting it.
Okay, we're gonna get it in there.
[Heather] Oh, that's good.
I wanna, like, cover the chips. I don't want it burnt inside.
The boys love chocolate chip in the waffle.
I feel like someone's gonna say, "Oh, there's too much chocolate."
But I have boys, and they like it chocolaty. Okay.
I definitely think the kids would like it.
[Kel] Do I have everything?
-[Asia] Did you get the syrup? -No, I didn't know where they were at.
-Aah! -I can't go back.
I didn't grab syrup. That was a big one.
-That was a big one. -That was a big one.
-Yeah. -Man!
[Asia] We're gonna wing it. We're gonna wing it.
Kel, what are we makin'?
[Kel] Okay, we got a little waffles.
-The kids love waffles. -Right.
Okay, we got a little surprise with the orange soda
-that we're gonna do. -[Guy] Okay.
-Because, you know, I love orange soda... -[Asia] Oh, yeah!
So, I'm gonna do a little somethin' there.
-I like how you're bringing this back. -Yeah.
We are going to make waffle sticks.
My 4-year-old, sometimes it's easier for her to eat finger-size things.
Okay, we got a little bacon. There we go.
I'm gonna get started on the waffles.
So, for my waffles, I'm gonn get this mix into a bowl
with an egg, some oil, some milk, and then stir it
Get all the lumps out.
[Kel] Yeah!
[Guy] I love how you doubled up.
He even went and got waffles
in case we didn't have waffles.
-[Kel] Ay, you got... Ay. I, I... -[Asia] Stop.
That is a resourceful shopper.
[Guy] Fifteen minutes! Fifteen to go.
[Ross] Now it's time to tak the potatoes out of the frye
and time to throw 'em in the pan with the hash mixture.
Here, taste.
-Okay. Ooh, ooh! -Okay.
That's hot.
This hash is comin' together.
Baby, can we cut the bread into the shape of a heart?
-Oh, cute. I can do that. -And then we'll toast it.
[Wellinthon] Oh, wow. Look how pretty.
See, I can cook somethin'.
[Ross] I'm just hoping thes elements all come together
and these amazing judges get a good bite.
[Peter] Okay, I'm gonna make some sausages and some potatoes.
I'm gonna start working on my savory breakfast potatoes
[Guy] Why don't you grab the potatoes and go to the fryer.
-The fryer? Okay. -Right here.
-I don't wanna... -Just pop them right in there.
Dump them right in the basket.
[Peter] One of the best tip that I got was Guy coming ov
which was a miracle.
It was like an angel coming over, and telling me,
"Hey, put these potatoes in the fryer."
-Grab that. -Oh, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha.
-Just like that. Dump it right in there. -Awesome.
-[Guy] Do you want me to salt and pepper that? -Yeah.
Okay, that's lookin' good now.
[Asia] Yes. Whoo. Waffle comin'.
I opened the waffle maker, and, oh, my gosh,
they smell divine.
Sizzlin'.
While the bacon is cookin', I'm gonna scramble these eggs.
There we go, there we go, ay!
You gotta whip the eggs, you gotta whip the eggs...
Kel, you have such a delicate touch.
You know, he does. It's very delicate.
Yes, more bacon, more bacon.
Now that the bacon is crispy, time to chop it up for my crumble.
So, now I have to get goin' on this orange soda float.
Kel loves orange soda, so this is like a staple for us
Grab my orange soda. I get my vanilla ice cream.
Top it off with the whipped cream.
-That's right. -Come on, now.
-Who loves orange soda? -Kel loves orange soda.
I do, I do-ooh.
Chefs, three minutes!
Three minutes to plate.
Okay, baby, you're plating.
[Wellinthon] I'm gonna start with putting the berries in the bowl,
and a heart toast on every plate.
[Ross] I'm putting hash into each individual cast-iron skillet.
I need to not break this egg.
Egg on top, drizzle of chimichurri,
and a little sprinkle of salt and pepper.
Breakfast in bed is not breakfast in bed,
unless you serve it with coffee and...
[Wellinthon] And a mimosa.
You need a mimosa. Hello, we're human beings here.
[sighs] We did it.
Mwah.
-Whoo! -[sighs]
[Guy] You guys have two minutes.
-What? Okay. -[Peter] Yeah.
[Hunter] Time flies, right?
[Peter] Belgian waffles done.
[Heather] First I lay down a piece of bacon.
Then I add the berries.
Then I just sprinkle a little bit of powdered sugar on top.
[Peter] Take those savory potatoes and put them in another bowl,
so that they stay hot and crisp.
Whoo!
We're gonna pour the champagne.
[Heather] Bam!
[Guy] 90 seconds!
[Asia] I'm gonna cut these waffles into sticks
so I can get them perfectly on the plate in a little tower.
I hit them with a little bit of that conversation sugar.
-Con-- confectioners' sugar. -Oh, confectioner.
[Asia] I'm gonna put a little bit of whipped cream on the plate.
That's done.
The eggs are done.
-So now-- -[Kel] I add the bacon crumble.
[Guy] Look at that. Beautiful.
What are we doing for, uh, syrup on top of those waffles?
None.
-We got none. Okay. -No, we got none.
So, I forgot the syrup.
So let's do this. Let's grab a little butter.
We'll grab some sugar. A little cinnamon.
-Okay. So, what we have here is bacon fat. -[Kel] Okay.
And sugar, cinnamon, butter.
-Perfect. -[Guy] Okay.
-Cinnamon-bacon-- -Syrup.
-All right, good. -Thank you.
-You're in good shape. You bet. -Yep, perfect.
[Guy] Five!
Four!
Three!
Two!
-One! -Whoo!
-That's it. Stop working. -[all exclaim]
[Guy] That was a round, huh?
-[Asia sighs] -[Kel laughs]
That was no laughing matter.
Let's take it to the judges. Right this way!
All right, judges. Here we are.
This is game one.
The celebrity couples had to make a multitasking breakfast in bed,
romantic-style.
You can learn more about what happened behind the scenes
on our new reality show, Real Comedy Couples of Flavortown.
-But that's... -[laughs]
[Guy] Talk about juicy. All right.
Kel and Asia, you're up first.
Give us a rundown on the dish.
-We have a 4-year-old and a 9-month-old at home. -[Kel] Yes.
[Asia] So, our version of breakfast in bed
is waffle sticks with scrambled eggs,
crumbled bacon.
Guy helped us out with some syrup because Kel forgot the syrup.
-Okay. -I was looking for it, yeah.
[Asia] And obviously, we gave you all an orange soda float
because who loves orange soda?
-That's right. [laughs] -Kel loves orange soda.
-Okay. -I do. I do.
[all laugh]
[Aarti] Kel and Asia,
I love that you went through the trouble of cutting the waffles into little sticks
because when you're in bed, you don't necessarily wanna like sawing through things.
The one thing I will say is the eggs,
um, I think you could have pulled them out the pan as soon as they were done
because of course, they're so delicate,
-they continue to cook. -Ah.
-Right. -[Rocco] I mean, the waffles are amazing.
But the thing that I love the most
-is your creamsicle, non-alcoholic mimosa. -Yeah.
-[Rocco] Is that what this is? -That's exactly what it is.
[Rocco] This is one of the most delicious things I've ever drunk in my life.
And you could serve this to your children.
I think you nailed it.
In couples therapy, there will be the phrase,
"He forgot the syrup!"
[laughs]
It was like the nose of the plane going down, going down.
But then you made that pan sauce
with that cinnamon and caramel.
It is awesome.
I love this.
-Hey. -[laughs]
Up next, the dynamic duo of Heather and Peter!
What do you got for us?
Well, you know, it's a romantic breakfast in bed.
-[Peter] Which is waffles. -[Heather] With chocolate.
-[Peter] With chocolate. -[Heather] Inside.
-[Peter] Chocolate inside. -[Heather] Yeah, with berries on top.
And... and powdered sugar.
-You made the potatoes. -[Peter] Yes.
[Heather] And then bacon, and of course,
oh, the best kind of mimosa, is one without orange juice.
So, this is straight up champagne
that you can enjoy once your kids
can leave, and drive, and do stuff for you.
Leave, and drive, and do stuff for you.
-[all laugh] -[Heather] Yes.
Chef Rocco, what do you think?
Uh, Heather and Peter, great job.
And who plated this? It's so pretty.
I need to know who's... Okay.
[Rocco] 'Cause it looked to me like
I'm about to ask for forgiveness for something kind of plating.
-[all laugh] -Right? Yeah.
One of the things I love about your plate
is this balance between sweet and salty.
And when we're talking about relationships,
you need balance.
I think my favorite thing on the plate is the sausage, potato and bacon dish
that you have over here.
The potatoes are beautifully fluffy,
crispy on the outside.
I mean, look at this, you got champagne, you got chocolate,
you got strawberries.
Only thing is for me, I'm missing cream.
I want some cream.
When I think berries and waffles and cream,
I'm like... I'm like there's Simon, where's Garfunkel?
Ladies and gentleman, not to be outdone,
the artist formerly known as the guy that once was Ross,
-and Dr. Wellinthon. -[Ross laughs]
Ross, where did the other half of you go?
I... you know, recently lost a lot of weight making my Ross-ipies.
So, we made for you, um, something special.
You know, in bed is where we hash everything out.
-Ah! -[all laugh]
That was beautiful.
So we made you a hash-tastic breakfast in bed.
It's a mix of yellow and red potatoes,
some pancetta, onions and peppers,
with a, uh, fried egg on top
And then a chimichurri drizzled on top of that.
How was that again?
-A chimichurri. -[Guy] A chimichurri.
Yeah. Try to say chimichurri without doing this. It's not gonna happen.
And then a little coffee de leche as well.
[Wellinthon] Yeah, there's a little heart that we made.
He hates carbs. I love them.
Let me be very specific. I don't hate carbs,
I'm just allergic to them. They make my body swell.
-All right. So I don't eat them. -Yes. [laughs]
Ross and Wellinthon, this is hashtag, breakfast in bed.
-Yes. -Yay.
The egg was cooked perfectly.
It's a sunny-side up egg over, um,
beautifully cut pieces of vegetables.
I think you knocked it out of the park with this dish.
I just think this hash is so beautifully balanced.
It's smoky, it's meaty, it's fresh.
That chimichurri tastes beautiful.
Definitely necessary, so it doesn't feel too heavy
But you cut my toast in a heart.
-[laughs] -You know, that's the kind of like TLC
that you want in a breakfast in bed, right?
If I had one complaint,
and I do love a hash, and I do love, you know,
that it's kind of a little bit greasy and indulgent,
but it's a tad bit greasy.
Got it.
I would just tell you, it's really been a pleasure.
I apologize. The judges are bad people.
-And they always are. -[laughing]
And they're going to judge your dishes now,
score them up, we'll post them on the board.
We'll send you back to the kitchens,
and we'll call you when we have a decision.
-Thank you very much. -Thank you.
Oh, my God. That was hardcore.
So, judges, were any of these couples' breakfasts in bed
truly eye-opening?
All right. Let's score them up,
and let's get the scores posted.
Thank you very much. Great job, judges.
So, let's take a look.
Asia and Kel, let's take a look here.
Gameplay. 16.
Taste. 17.
Plating. 8.
Score of 41.
-Whoa. Hey. -[Guy] Good score.
Ross and Wellinthon.
Gameplay. 17!
Taste. 18.
Plating. 8. For a 43!
-Whoa! Whoo! -Wow!
[Guy] Nicely done.
Heather and Peter.
Gameplay. 17.
Taste. 17.
-Plating. 8. -[Heather] Oh!
[Guy] For a 42.
-What? -Very close. Very nice.
Oh!
I gotta tell you what. Pretty remarkable scores.
But I will say, it is very disappointing
that we have to send somebody home
on next week's show.
-I'm not sending these two home. -[all laugh]
-What? -Oh!
-Yay! -Oh.
That means that the second and deciding round of our Comedy Couples Cookoff
is gonna start now, and good luck.
[Kel] Oh, man.
-I was ready to take the walk. It was like... -[both chuckle]
This round's gonna determine who gets to shop Flavortown Market
for up to $20,000 for their charity.
But cooking in Flavortown Market is kind of like a comedy act,
you need a killer ending.
How about this?
Let's go right to romantic dinner.
You know what I'm talking about?
-You guys do romantic... Kel? -Yeah.
-You know, we try.
[Guy] Okay.
So, since none of you would actually qualify yourselves as an actual chef,
I thought I would bring each of you your own private chef.
Ooh! Whoo-hoo!
-[Ross] Oh, my God. -Yes.
-Love it. -Yes.
[exclaims]
But, I just brought you their recipes.
-Hunter, come on out. -[all groan]
-Okay, okay. -[laughs]
Right here.
We are gonna play a new game that I'm making up just for you called
Recipe Remix.
We have recipes from your favorite Food Network stars,
from Rocco DiSpirito,
Aarti Sequeira,
and Guy Fieri.
I am just going to allow the high score first
to come and pick.
Dr. Wellinthon and Ross.
Okay. Uh... [groans].
We're gonna do Rocco.
-Taking it from Rocco. Fantastic. -Thank you so much.
Good choice!
We chose Rocco because he cooks with a lot of seafood.
-And I cook that a lot for you. -[Wellinthon] Yeah.
In second,
they have 42 points.
Who would you care for? We have Aarti and Guy.
-Guy. -[Guy] You'll take Guy. Fantastic.
There you go.
-Thank you. -There you go.
-Over to you with Aarti's. -All right.
[Guy] Okay. So you have your recipes.
You can take it and make any interpretation of it that you'd like.
Um, Aarti, Rocco, come over here, please.
Hey, guys. Paella. So romantic.
What I liked about paella, was like the crunch you've got on the edges.
So, what you're talking about is called the socarrat.
And you'll need to burn the rice
-a tiny bit at the bottom. -Yeah.
Is there anything else that we could do with it on top,
-and just sort of make it ours? -Yeah.
I... I would put a whole cooked lobster on top.
Love that, Rocco. You're the best.
-Hello. -Hi.
-[laughing] -Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm.
What are you thinking?
For our romantic dinner, we're gonna make curry leaf carbonara.
The thing with this recipe is you wanna have everything ready to go.
Like, your bacon's ready,
-your, um, this little custard here is ready to go. -[Asia] Right.
-Mmm. -Oh, my goodness.
Romance.
I, actually, really hate to follow recipes.
And now, I'm in Flavortown, and I have to follow a recip
And the recipe is Guy's recipe.
So I feel like that's a lot of pressure.
I've never met a person that doesn't like it.
-The chicken, dredge it in some flour... -[Heather] Okay.
...and pan-fry it.
Now, can I ask a little topper on that?
-I mean, personally, a little panko. -Oh, yeah.
Panko breadcrumb. You wanna bring more breading to it,
-absolutely. -Just a...
-Go with it. -[Peter] Okay. Awesome.
-Good luck, guys. -Thank you. Thank you, sir.
Okay. 30 minutes to shop,
create and plate your romantic chef dinner
based on your recipe.
The three of you...
Well, the six of you but divided by two,
one of you is gonna get a chance to shop for your charity.
And you will go to probably... go to the next level
-of helping them out... -[Ross] Should we go?
-...because that... -Do we wanna go? I think it's that time.
Let's go.
[Guy laughs]
All right, baby. Hold on.
-All right. -Let's go right to the seafood.
-Yeah, go. -The seafood.
-Where you going? I don't even know. -[both laugh]
-[Asia] All right. So now, we have to, um... -Curry leaf carbonara.
-Yeah. -One, two, curry.
One, two. Wait.
-Curry leaf carbonara. -Oh, okay.
-Carb-- -[laughing]
Let's start with... get the eggs.
For this curry leaf carbonara,
I'm grabbing eggs.
We need to find parm-- parmesan, yeah.
I'm grabbing pancetta.
[Kel] Pancetta.
[Asia] This is how we can make it our own, wholegrain.
With our 4-year-old, we always have to try to figure out unique ways
to make it a little bit more healthy,
-so we're gonna grab wholewheat spaghetti noodles -[Kel] Yeah.
Garlic. Get, um, curry leaves. Get curry leaves.
Curry leaves, curry leaves, curry leaves.
[Aarti] Here. Right here.
-Hey! I was just gonna... Thank you. -You got it. You got it.
Shout out to Aarti. We have our last ingredient.
We're ready to go.
Seafood. We need seafood.
Yes, please, seafood right here.
We head straight for the seafood,
and we grab lobster.
Let's get one of these just to like...
-[Wellinthon] Are those cooked? -That's cooked.
Prawns and shrimp.
-I'm gonna get these just in case. -Yep.
[Ross] I grab chicken broth
Let's get already cooked rice 'cause this will cook really fast.
Instant Spanish rice,
which is sort of a cheat but...
Shh.
Perfect.
-Just... more. -Just in case.
-Saffron, cha-ching. -Got it.
[Ross] Ground pork chorizo.
Pork chorizo.
Fresno peppers.
I grab limes and lemons.
I got them. I got the lemons.
[Ross] Going into the final round, we are in the lead,
so we gotta keep our momentum up.
We gotta raise our own bar.
-Let's get it started. -Started. Get it started.
[Heather] Okay. So let's gets the chicken.
Okay. Get the chicken.
I like to cook a romantic dinner every once in a while.
Okay. You never do that.
All the time.
[Heather] So, we've gotta ta Guy's chicken marsala with mushrooms,
and elevate it.
First, I grab the chicken breast cutlets.
[Peter] I'm gonna grab some panko.
[Heather] I'm also grabbing mushrooms.
Get a chardonnay.
[Heather] Okay. This is my favorite chardonnay.
-Tomato paste. -[Heather] Okay.
-Where's the dry marsala? -[Guy] Right there.
-Oh, awesome. Thanks -Thank you.
Peter, here's your gnocchi.
My idea was just to take that recipe,
and add gnocchi and panko.
And we need parmesan cheese.
I think we have everything we need.
Uh, Peter and Heather chose Guy's recipe.
There's a tad bit of pressure cooking the host's own recipe,
chicken marsala.
Okay. Did you get any flour on the chicken first?
-No. -And did you put the thyme in with the sprigs,
or just put the leaves?
I chopped it up.
I get really nervous when I have to follow a recipe.
And now we're doing Guy's recipe with Guy.
The leaves are... those will never...
I should have shredded it. Okay.
-So I feel like that's a lot of pressure. -That is.
[Guy] 20 minutes. 20 to cook.
I've been wondering how conflicted I'd feel about this
because naturally I want, quote, "my team to win."
But ultimately, we are professionals,
and it's gonna come down to taste.
So let's talk, baby.
-[Wellinthon] So what are you thinking? -Let's see.
Pressure's on Welly.
We're in the lead now, but we could lose it like that.
First thing's first, I'm gonna start grounding my chorizo.
[Wellinthon] And I'm dicing the onions, and I'm adding that too.
[Ross] That's perfect, babe.
Then we add garlic and tomatoes.
Now we're gonna add some chicken stock.
-You got it going? -Yup.
How much did he say to do?
Carry the one. I'm not good at math.
-Oh. -About half.
There you go.
I never follow recipes.
It's just like I kind of see the ingredients,
and I'm just, like, "Ugh, whatever.
I'll figure it out."
We only have 30 minutes to make this paella.
So instead of regular rice, we're gonna use instant rice.
This is such a cheat, but I am not above it.
I microwave my instant rice
and then throw it in that pa
Good, we're getting some crunch on the bottom of this.
Look at that. That's good.
What you're talking about is called the socarrat.
And you'll need to burn the rice a tiny bit at the bottom.
Yeah.
How's it going, Ross?
-So far, so good. -[Rocco] Good.
The chorizo smells amazing.
[Asia] This is the big game
I mean, this is all or nothing.
-We just gotta keep cool, calm and collective. -Uh-huh.
-And communicate. -And communicate.
[both] Cool, calm, collective, communicate.
[exclaims]
All right, let's get it.
In this curry leaf carbonara
I'm gonna start cutting up the pancetta into little cubes.
It's my first time cooking this.
I'm gonna make it happen.
Pancetta.
It's a little big to cut.
-Okay. -[Guy] Why don't you go and take small handfuls.
-Okay. -About this big.
Come over here.
Just drop 'em in here, real quick. Like that.
-[Kel] Okay. -And just give it a...
And then, it'll have a chance to cook up a little bit easier.
-[both] Okay. -[Guy] Here you go. We're gonna use that for this.
-[Kel] Got it. Got it. -[Guy] Okay.
Good tip, Guy. Kitchen agent does it again.
[Asia] All right, garlic.
Then I'm gonna add the curry leaves and some pepper.
-Is our pancetta getting crispy? -It's looking good.
Okay, all right. Hold on.
This is Guy's recipe.
So I don't want it to be something that he's not pleased with.
Okay, so we have to put it in a pan first.
I put the chicken.
And I put some egg on it and the panko.
-[sizzling] -[Guy] Oh, look at you two doing it.
Oh, yeah, we got it.
Okay, Heather, why don't you work on the, uh, mushrooms?
Slice the mushrooms and the garlic.
I gotta start on the mushroom marsala sauce.
Why am I doing onion, when I have the eye makeup on?
So I'm getting my mushrooms and onions and olive oil into the pan.
And how much tomato paste?
Uh, I'd do about, uh, two tablespoons of that.
[Heather] This is a lot of pressure.
Because we are here for our charity, Hillsides.
Hillsides.org helps foster families that are at risk.
There's nothing better than hearing the success stories
of a child that was really an at-risk youth
now have careers and going to college
and that's really what Hillsides is about.
Now this really does smell good.
[Guy] 12 minutes. 12 to go.
Herbs. Herbs.
If we win, we're gonna donate all that money to who?
To Sage.
[Ross] Sage is such a great organization
that does phenomenal work for elderly LGBTQ people.
We would not be able to be on television as an out gay couple,
if it weren't for the people that came before us.
And that's who we're playing for today.
Fresh herbs in here is gonna change the game.
We need to start thinking about our protein too.
I don't even know where to begin, like, on this lobster.
-So, Guy-- -Yes?
We were thinking shrimp or we got one of these.
[Guy] Okay, both is perfect.
Do you know how to break down a lobster?
-So, you just take off the tail, like that. -Uh-huh.
Okay? And then do the back of the lobster, like that.
-[Ross] Okay. -Split it. Now pull that meat out.
Okay? Go ahead and cut this into little pieces like that.
But there you go. That's how you break that down.
-[Ross] You know how good you are? -There you go.
-You should go into this. You're good at this. -Yeah, I don't know.
I think I'm just gonna keep up with my dance career.
-[laughs] -Um...
Throw it in, yeah.
The lobster langostino are in a pot with butter,
a little bit of chive,
-and we're not gonna do much more to it than that. -No.
[sizzling]
[Asia] Pasta's going in.
We have to remix the recipe
So instead of doing regular spaghetti noodles, we'll do whole wheat.
Now I'm gonna prep all the other ingredients for the sauce.
Separating the yolks.
And I'm gonna grate the cheese.
This is the fastest I've ever grated cheese.
[Kel] Then I whisk in the cheese into the yolks
[Asia] Whisk away.
Whisking whisk whisk.
[Asia] One cup of pasta water.
Slowly.
This dish has to be perfect
so we can win the $20,000 for our charity.
The National College Resource Foundation.
It supports students going into college
and ones that are already there.
We have a heart and a passion for the youth to see them succeed.
[Kel] Yes, awesome organization.
Okay.
[Heather] Okay, this gnocchi that we wanted.
-What's the direction to that? -That's okay.
-That's okay. I know. -'Cause we have the water going.
[Peter] So while the chicken's cooking, I'm gonna make the gnocchi.
I'm gonna add the gnocchi to the water.
Just put the gnocchi in for two minutes.
[Guy] Five minutes!
This is where we're gonna mix the chefs with the comedy.
Chef Rocco, kitchen two. Chef Aarti, kitchen one.
I'll go to kitchen three.
You get two minutes in the station with your team.
Okay. How can I be of help to you?
-Oh, my God. Hi! What a welcome sight you are. -[chuckles]
All right. Let's see where we're at.
Let me see. Let me see.
Yep. Okay, okay.
Okay, you're doing great. Let's add more of this.
Okay, so you can throw the pasta in.
Another blessing. Aarti came in, helped us out.
-You're gonna pour delicate and let her toss it. -Delicate.
And go around.
Go around.
Coat it.
-Do you want a tray? -Yep.
It's good. This is already a winner.
Make sure the rice isn't overcooked.
I'm just gonna throw these in the fryer, in case you wanna use them.
All of a sudden, that genius, Rocco DiSpirito,
throws a shrimp head in the fryer.
[Heather] What should I put my asparagus in?
-So let's get them in a bowl. -Okay.
With a little bit of olive oil.
-It really did cook fast, but perfectly. -[Peter] Yep.
[Guy] Oh, perfect!
[Guy] Okay. This gnocchi is done.
-Throw one of those sticks of butter in here. -[Peter] Okay.
Pop it in there.
-[Guy] White wine? -[Heather and Peter] Yeah.
[Guy] Perfect.
-That's good. -[Guy] That's good?
-[Heather] That's good. -[Guy] Start shredding that cheese.
-Okay, so when you plate it, you twist it here. -[Kel] Okay.
-[Aarti] And just slide it in. -[Kel] Oh.
[Aarti] There you go, girl. Look at that!
[Guy] Three minutes. Gotta be plated in three minutes.
I made these just in case you wanna use them as a garnish.
-Ooh. -They're deep fried shrimp heads.
You have three minutes to plate, I would start plating.
[Ross] Okay, start plating.
We put our paella on the plate.
Okay, our langostino is cooked.
There's our lobster, just kissed by this butter.
-[Wellinthon] Perfect. -[Ross] Next, the langostin and lobster.
As soon as we put that shrimp head on the paella...
[Wellinthon] Game changer.
[Ross] It looks like we're in some fancy restaurant, right?
-That's good. It needs that-- -The winner.
-[Rocco] Beautiful dish. -We're the winner.
[Guy] 60 seconds.
Beautiful color on your chicken there, pal.
[Heather] First we lay down the gnocchi.
Then we put the asparagus down.
Then a chicken breast.
[Guy] Make sure you get a good amount of mushrooms on there.
[Heather] Then we put the sauce on it.
Then top it up with a littl parmesan cheese.
[Guy] Three, two, one.
Chefs, that's it. Stop working.
[all applauding and cheering]
[Guy] Well done, you guys. Great job.
All right, couples.
Let's see if your recipe remix was a recipe for success.
Let's take it to the judges. Right this way.
Yeah, all right. Judges, this is it.
Game two of the comedy couples cookoff.
We had a little recipe remix.
Up first, Asia and Kel. What did you make for us?
We made the curry leaf carbonara.
-Yeah. -[Asia] We made it our own by adding, uh, whole wheat...
-[Kel] Yes. -[Asia] Spaghetti.
Kel and Asia. Thank you for adding something healthy.
Uh, whole wheat pasta. That's what I do for a living. I appreciate that.
And the fact that you picked a dish that has curry leaf in it.
Very brave. 'Cause that is still an extremely exotic ingredient...
-Right. -...even for pro chefs.
[Troy] This is a recipe that's easy to mess up,
because you're dealing with those eggs.
The eggs can, like, curdle.
Like, and, you know, you can really get gloopy in here.
And you guys kept it nice and light,
but it's still got that richness that you get from those yolks.
Kel and Asia, I love that you love my recipe so much
that you made it almost to a T.
But I wish that you had felt confident enough
to add a little bit more of yourself.
All right, up next. Ross and Doctor Doctor. What did you make?
We made a paella.
There's Spanish chorizo in there.
We have langoustine for each of you.
And we have some lobster as well.
Shout out to Chef Rocco for giving us the tip on frying that head.
I never would've done that 'cause I was, sort of, freaked out by it.
-But it looks, kind of, amazing. -[Wellinthon] Yeah.
Rocco gave you a base model car,
and you put the fuzzy dice and the hydraulics on it.
You know, you made it your own.
-Thanks. -[Troy] You got the little langoustines.
That's where all the flavor coheses and come together.
Yeah, I wanna say, "Thank you for being open to my ideas."
But I also wanna thank you for having a tremendous amount of ownership
over you dish.
-You plussed up the dish... -[sighs]
-...instead of bringing it down. -Thanks.
My one critical note is that the rice may have overcooked a tiny bit.
This is wonderful.
It's beautiful.
The abundance of fresh herb over the top,
to me, that's what makes this dish.
-Aarti, thank you. -Thank you.
Nice job, nice job.
All right, not to be outdone. The dynamic duo, Heather and Peter.
So we did your chicken marsala.
I was really excited to make it,
'cause it's something I ofte order at a restaurant.
But I've never learned how to make it.
We did a potato gnocchi,
just with, um, a little bit of parsley and butter,
and then asparagus, just grilled, with lemon, salt and pepper.
Almost empty plate, should speak for itself.
You guys nailed a lot of this.
You did one thing you should never do
is, uh, add a step to Italian cooking.
You made it crispy fried chicken style.
-And it turned out to be amazing. -[both chuckle]
So, good job there.
Every marsala recipe should be revised to include a crispy coating.
And then the gnocchi turned out to be great as well.
For me, though, my chicken is a tiny bit over.
To me, my favorite part is that ding dang asparagus,
because grilled asparagus is very hard to do.
It is perfectly tender and has a nice amount of smoke on it.
Good job.
[Guy] So just to watch this. I'm super-proud.
This has been such an honor that you came on the show to benefit others.
But we're all the ones that have benefited.
This has really been entertaining. So, we thank you very much.
We're gonna send you back to the kitchens.
Let the judges deliberate.
When we come back, we will have a final score,
and find out which one of these awesome couples is gonna win some big money.
All right, thank you very much.
[excited chatter]
Great job.
Judges, you've got the tough job.
Now you gotta score it up.
Judges, thank you very much.
Let's go ahead and bring our couples back in, please.
Uh, Asia and Kel.
Gameplay. 20 points available.
[exhales deeply]
[Guy] 16 out of 20. Nice.
[clapping]
17 out of 20 in taste. Nice.
-In plating, 7 out of 10... -[Kel] Okay.
-...for a score of 40. -[Asia] 40.
[Guy] 81.
This team here has to get a 37 or better, in Ross and Wellinthon.
Okay.
[Guy] 16 in gameplay. Well done.
17 in taste. I like it.
8 in plating. One point ahead.
-[Ross] Oh, wow. -[Guy] For a score of 84.
-Oh. -[bell dings]
Good job, baby.
Heather, Peter need a, uh, 42 or better to take it.
Let's take a look.
16 in gameplay.
Again, 17 in taste.
Is the plating a 9?
-8 in plating for a 41. -[all] Oh!
-83. -[all] Oh!
[Guy] Congratulations, Ross and Wellinthon.
-[Ross] Mwah. Oh, my God. -Congrats!
Congrats. Congrats.
Thank you.
The Comedy Couples Cookoff Champs.
And this is where we take you shopping.
-How about I make you a deal? -Okay.
-How about I just give you $20,000... -[Ross gasps]
-...to your charity. -You've got a deal.
-[Guy] Okay? -You've got a deal. Thank you, Guy.
And from me, personally, 'cause I'm so inspired
by both of the programs you talked about,
and I think that you're awesome
for putting yourselves out here, personally,
-I'm gonna give you $5,000. -[Heather exclaims]
From my charity to yours. Okay?
[Heather] Yay!
To both of your charities, 5,000 bucks from me. Okay?
-[clapping] -[Heather] Yes.
Congratulations. I think these guys did a great job.
-[all applauding and cheering] -To all the teams,
you're the perfect example of how everybody can come and do it.
-You know it'll happen. -Yes. Yep.
We'll see you next time on Guy's Grocery Games. Adios.
[all applauding and cheering]
[excited chatter]
The champs.