1 00:00:01,667 --> 00:00:03,567 I'm Bobby Flay. Each week, one brave chef 2 00:00:03,734 --> 00:00:05,567 will try to take me down in my house. 3 00:00:05,734 --> 00:00:07,100 -This is my show. -Today it is. 4 00:00:07,267 --> 00:00:08,367 Tomorrow, who knows? 5 00:00:08,534 --> 00:00:09,767 -Ooh. -Trash talking. 6 00:00:09,934 --> 00:00:12,667 This culinary battle is gonna shake down in two rounds. 7 00:00:12,834 --> 00:00:15,267 -[bell dings] -Round one, to get to me, two contenders have to go 8 00:00:15,434 --> 00:00:19,567 through each other using an ingredient of my choice. -It's do or die, Bobby. 9 00:00:19,734 --> 00:00:22,400 [Bobby] Two people that know me well will decide who's got 10 00:00:22,567 --> 00:00:24,367 the skills to beat me. -Yeah! 11 00:00:24,534 --> 00:00:26,167 -[bell dings] -[Bobby] Round two, I go head-to-head with 12 00:00:26,334 --> 00:00:27,767 the winning contender. -Let's go! 13 00:00:27,934 --> 00:00:30,968 It's their turn to surprise me with their signature dish. 14 00:00:31,133 --> 00:00:32,367 -What? -Ah! 15 00:00:32,534 --> 00:00:33,501 Don't try this at home. 16 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:35,801 I know you didn't, Bobby! 17 00:00:35,968 --> 00:00:36,868 [Bobby] Bottom line? 18 00:00:37,033 --> 00:00:38,667 You're going to run out of time! 19 00:00:38,834 --> 00:00:40,267 Everyone's out to beat me. 20 00:00:40,434 --> 00:00:41,667 [snaps] 21 00:00:41,834 --> 00:00:42,868 [bell dings] 22 00:00:43,033 --> 00:00:44,400 [audience cheering] 23 00:00:46,868 --> 00:00:47,868 [Bobby] What's up, everybody? 24 00:00:49,901 --> 00:00:51,501 There's a cold front coming through, 25 00:00:51,667 --> 00:00:53,567 and my co-hosts are here to freeze me out. 26 00:00:53,734 --> 00:00:54,901 [audience cheering] 27 00:00:55,767 --> 00:00:57,968 [Bobby] Please welcome Food Network's Sunny Anderson 28 00:00:58,133 --> 00:01:00,501 and meteorologist Ginger Zee. 29 00:01:00,667 --> 00:01:02,801 Mmm, I smell what Sunny's cooking -- it's good. 30 00:01:02,968 --> 00:01:04,701 Cooking up something for you, Bobby. 31 00:01:04,868 --> 00:01:05,868 Oh, you got props? 32 00:01:06,033 --> 00:01:07,534 [audience cheering] 33 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Did you like the scent of what I've been cooking up? 34 00:01:12,167 --> 00:01:15,167 Oh, it smells like stanky loser. 35 00:01:15,334 --> 00:01:18,067 -It does, right? -A little bit, right? 36 00:01:18,234 --> 00:01:20,400 -It's always a thing. -Bobby, I thought I would cook up... 37 00:01:20,567 --> 00:01:22,367 defeat! -[all laughing] 38 00:01:23,601 --> 00:01:25,567 -Oh, yes, I have many with you, Bobby. -Yes! 39 00:01:25,734 --> 00:01:26,868 24 to be exact. 40 00:01:27,033 --> 00:01:29,467 This is Victor Albisu, steak and eggs. 41 00:01:29,634 --> 00:01:31,868 We've got Robert Sisca, bouillabaisse. 42 00:01:32,033 --> 00:01:34,367 -[Bobby] Good job! -That's right. 43 00:01:34,534 --> 00:01:36,467 You can't do bouillabaisse, Bobby? 44 00:01:36,634 --> 00:01:37,667 Oh, my God. 45 00:01:37,834 --> 00:01:40,868 How many people saw the travesty that was 46 00:01:41,033 --> 00:01:42,868 Buddy Valastro and that cake? 47 00:01:43,033 --> 00:01:44,467 What was that cake? 48 00:01:44,634 --> 00:01:45,868 If we could just please right now 49 00:01:46,033 --> 00:01:47,067 put up a photo of that cake. 50 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,467 Thank you, that was horrible. 51 00:01:51,634 --> 00:01:54,100 To be honest with you, pick a feat, any defeat, 52 00:01:54,267 --> 00:01:56,567 there's so many of 'em, and this is what we're here 53 00:01:56,734 --> 00:01:58,200 to do today, right, Ginger? Come on! -Yes! 54 00:01:58,367 --> 00:01:59,701 [audience cheering and clapping] 55 00:01:59,868 --> 00:02:00,934 [Sunny] Now, I'm not the only one 56 00:02:00,934 --> 00:02:02,100 that has brought something for you, Bobby. 57 00:02:02,267 --> 00:02:03,400 -OK. -Mnh-mnh, OK? 58 00:02:03,567 --> 00:02:06,100 You know I love you, but Ginger has someone 59 00:02:06,267 --> 00:02:07,367 in her family that loves you more. 60 00:02:07,534 --> 00:02:08,801 -Really? Who? -[Ginger] I do. 61 00:02:08,968 --> 00:02:11,767 My six-year-old, he is obsessed. 62 00:02:11,934 --> 00:02:13,367 -He wrote you a note. -Really? 63 00:02:13,534 --> 00:02:16,300 "Dear Bobby Flay, I watch your show all the time. 64 00:02:16,467 --> 00:02:19,100 I love your cooking skills. My name is Miles." 65 00:02:19,267 --> 00:02:21,267 Oh, I love that. Thank you so much. 66 00:02:22,868 --> 00:02:25,100 See that, Sunny? I have a fan. 67 00:02:25,267 --> 00:02:27,367 No, he is the only one that wants you to win. 68 00:02:27,534 --> 00:02:28,801 -I know. -[all laughing] 69 00:02:28,968 --> 00:02:31,667 OK, Bobby, it's time to meet your competition. 70 00:02:31,834 --> 00:02:32,901 Our first contender is bringing 71 00:02:33,067 --> 00:02:34,868 a fresh perspective to Asian cuisine, 72 00:02:35,033 --> 00:02:37,467 and he's ready to kick the competition to the curb. 73 00:02:37,634 --> 00:02:40,467 From Newport, Rhode Island, it's Chef Basil Yu. 74 00:02:40,634 --> 00:02:41,501 [audience cheering and clapping] 75 00:02:42,501 --> 00:02:44,767 Come on, Basil! 76 00:02:44,934 --> 00:02:48,300 -Whoo! -[audience cheering] 77 00:02:50,767 --> 00:02:53,767 Our next contender is known for his modern Indian cuisine. 78 00:02:53,934 --> 00:02:56,501 And like you, Bobby, he loves cats. 79 00:02:56,667 --> 00:02:58,367 Tonight, he's getting his claws out. 80 00:02:58,534 --> 00:02:59,467 Meow! 81 00:02:59,634 --> 00:03:01,400 [Ginger] From Orange County, California, 82 00:03:01,567 --> 00:03:03,367 it's Chef Sanjay Rawat. 83 00:03:03,534 --> 00:03:04,467 [audience cheering] 84 00:03:05,901 --> 00:03:06,968 [Sunny] Yeah! 85 00:03:07,133 --> 00:03:08,000 [audience cheering and clapping] 86 00:03:14,667 --> 00:03:16,300 Good evening, Basil, Sanjay, how you guys doing? 87 00:03:16,467 --> 00:03:17,801 -Doing all right? -Feeling good? 88 00:03:17,801 --> 00:03:19,567 -Yeah, chef. -[Bobby] I'm gonna put 20 minutes on the clock. 89 00:03:19,734 --> 00:03:21,701 I'm gonna give you an ingredient of my choice, 90 00:03:21,868 --> 00:03:23,801 and you must make that ingredient the star 91 00:03:23,968 --> 00:03:25,767 of your dish. And that ingredient is... 92 00:03:25,934 --> 00:03:27,767 [tense music plays] 93 00:03:27,934 --> 00:03:28,868 ...Tuscan kale. 94 00:03:29,033 --> 00:03:31,267 -[Ginger] Ooh, yes! -All right. 95 00:03:31,434 --> 00:03:33,467 -[audience clapping] -I've used kale once or twice. 96 00:03:33,634 --> 00:03:34,901 -Love it! -That's confidence. 97 00:03:35,067 --> 00:03:38,868 All right, guys, 20 minutes to prevail with the Tuscan kale. 98 00:03:39,033 --> 00:03:40,167 -[bell rings] -[audience cheering] 99 00:03:41,968 --> 00:03:43,467 Tuscan kale! 100 00:03:48,567 --> 00:03:51,567 Love kale, I like when it is raw, but I also love 101 00:03:51,734 --> 00:03:53,000 to cook with it. -[Bobby] This is my favorite kale. 102 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,567 [Sunny] A little bitter, but not as bitter as other kales. 103 00:03:54,734 --> 00:03:55,667 [Ginger] Yes. 104 00:03:55,834 --> 00:03:57,467 Basil, what are you making over there? 105 00:03:57,634 --> 00:03:58,834 Pretty much gonna be a kale salad, 106 00:03:58,834 --> 00:04:02,467 but there's gonna be kale tempura fried, kale sautéed. 107 00:04:02,634 --> 00:04:04,501 -Ooh. -Oh, and poached egg. 108 00:04:04,667 --> 00:04:06,701 Your name is Basil, so whatever you're gonna cook 109 00:04:06,868 --> 00:04:08,601 that's green, I'm in, all right? 110 00:04:10,801 --> 00:04:13,567 [Basil] My parents immigrated from China to the US with nothing, 111 00:04:13,734 --> 00:04:16,267 and the only job that they could do was work in restaurants. 112 00:04:16,434 --> 00:04:17,634 And they tried very hard 113 00:04:17,634 --> 00:04:19,167 to convince me to not go into the restaurant industry. 114 00:04:19,334 --> 00:04:21,667 But yet, I took a big risk, and I opened my restaurant, 115 00:04:21,834 --> 00:04:23,801 Yagi Noodles, in 2020, 116 00:04:23,968 --> 00:04:27,701 drawing in flavors from Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine. 117 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:31,501 One of my proudest culinary moments was receiving 118 00:04:31,667 --> 00:04:34,367 a James Beard nomination for Best Chef Northeast. 119 00:04:34,534 --> 00:04:36,400 My parents sacrificed a lot moving here. 120 00:04:36,567 --> 00:04:39,567 I wanna win to show them that their hard work has paid off. 121 00:04:41,501 --> 00:04:42,567 [Sunny] Look at that knife work! 122 00:04:42,734 --> 00:04:43,868 [Ginger] It's so bright too. 123 00:04:43,868 --> 00:04:45,767 -I love that color. -Sanjay, what are you making? 124 00:04:45,934 --> 00:04:47,167 Kale and quinoa salad 125 00:04:47,334 --> 00:04:49,868 with a kale and ginger vinaigrette. 126 00:04:50,033 --> 00:04:51,067 Oh, ginger. 127 00:04:51,067 --> 00:04:53,567 Are you gonna fry anything, says my thighs? 128 00:04:53,734 --> 00:04:56,601 Yes, I'm gonna braise the kale. I'm gonna fry the kale. 129 00:04:56,767 --> 00:04:57,701 [soft music plays] 130 00:05:03,167 --> 00:05:05,767 I grew up in Northern India, where my grandma taught me 131 00:05:05,934 --> 00:05:07,567 everything I know about Indian cooking. 132 00:05:07,734 --> 00:05:09,767 Today, I'm the chef de cuisine at the Ritz Carlton 133 00:05:09,934 --> 00:05:11,267 in Orange County, California, 134 00:05:11,434 --> 00:05:13,601 where I oversee three restaurants. 135 00:05:13,767 --> 00:05:15,767 I think there's still misconception 136 00:05:15,934 --> 00:05:16,968 about Indian cuisine. 137 00:05:17,133 --> 00:05:19,267 People think it's a comfort food 138 00:05:19,434 --> 00:05:21,767 and it's too spicy and it can't be elevated. 139 00:05:21,934 --> 00:05:25,567 I want people to see how stunning Indian cuisine can be. 140 00:05:25,734 --> 00:05:27,667 Tonight, I'm here to honor my grandmother, 141 00:05:27,834 --> 00:05:29,267 the woman who taught me everything. 142 00:05:29,434 --> 00:05:30,868 Bobby, get ready. 143 00:05:31,033 --> 00:05:33,667 I can't lose with my grandma on my side. 144 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:36,868 -[audience] Whoo! -Hey! 145 00:05:37,033 --> 00:05:39,267 So let me see what kind of chef-ese you're gonna put 146 00:05:39,434 --> 00:05:41,100 on this kale today. You said you're gonna fry it. 147 00:05:41,267 --> 00:05:42,601 I see you've got the cornstarch. 148 00:05:42,767 --> 00:05:44,667 [Basil] Start with my kale and start wilting it down. 149 00:05:44,834 --> 00:05:46,968 I get my garlic in there to really infuse with the oil. 150 00:05:48,467 --> 00:05:52,167 Hazelnuts and kale? I like this. 151 00:05:52,334 --> 00:05:54,167 -I'm doing a dressing. -OK. 152 00:05:54,334 --> 00:05:58,200 [Sanjay] My kale dressing has hazelnut, pomegranate molasses, 153 00:05:58,367 --> 00:06:01,667 white vinegar, salt, and sugar to kill that bitterness. 154 00:06:03,467 --> 00:06:08,200 Wow, yo, yo -- delicious! 155 00:06:10,667 --> 00:06:13,467 I think what we're getting from Basil is kind of a classic 156 00:06:13,634 --> 00:06:15,300 with a twist -- you're gonna get that poached egg. 157 00:06:15,467 --> 00:06:17,467 It's gonna be oozy. But yeah, it would be nice 158 00:06:17,634 --> 00:06:20,467 if he had something extra, not just the yolk. 159 00:06:20,634 --> 00:06:22,367 [upbeat music plays] 160 00:06:23,868 --> 00:06:25,100 Sanjay, what are you frying? What is that? 161 00:06:25,267 --> 00:06:26,868 I'm gonna fry quinoa, Chef. 162 00:06:27,033 --> 00:06:28,667 He's doing crispy quinoa, Bobby. 163 00:06:28,834 --> 00:06:30,400 -Ooh. -Ohh! 164 00:06:30,567 --> 00:06:32,367 -I'm gonna use that. -Ohh! 165 00:06:32,534 --> 00:06:36,067 That's like crispy rice times ten, Bobby. 166 00:06:36,234 --> 00:06:38,801 [Sanjay] Fried quinoa gives the egg that nuttiness. 167 00:06:38,968 --> 00:06:41,367 Can we have a moratorium on the crispy rice? 168 00:06:42,701 --> 00:06:43,667 I haven't done it once this season. 169 00:06:43,834 --> 00:06:44,801 You haven't? 170 00:06:44,801 --> 00:06:46,267 Sunny does not like my crispy rice game. 171 00:06:46,434 --> 00:06:48,467 I'll tell you one person who does -- Miles. 172 00:06:48,634 --> 00:06:50,300 [Sunny & Bobby laughing] 173 00:06:50,467 --> 00:06:53,067 Seven minutes, 30 seconds left. We are getting there. 174 00:06:53,234 --> 00:06:55,868 -Sanjay. -[audience cheering] 175 00:06:56,033 --> 00:06:58,300 -Can I help get a couple spines off just in case you need extra? -Yeah, yeah. 176 00:06:58,467 --> 00:06:59,767 'Cause I learned how to do this. 177 00:06:59,934 --> 00:07:01,467 -You just slide. -Oh, did you? Yes, ma'am. 178 00:07:01,634 --> 00:07:04,100 -What else do you got going? -I -- I fried this kale in here. 179 00:07:04,267 --> 00:07:05,567 Uh-huh, just with my fingers. 180 00:07:05,734 --> 00:07:07,767 -[Sanjay] Yes, ma'am. -OK. 181 00:07:07,934 --> 00:07:09,467 That's nice. That's a very light fry. 182 00:07:09,634 --> 00:07:11,367 -[Sanjay] Yes. -What's that spice, Sanjay? 183 00:07:11,534 --> 00:07:13,000 -Onion curry. -[Ginger] Mm-hmm. 184 00:07:13,167 --> 00:07:14,367 -[Sunny] Six minutes, chefs. -Oh, yes. 185 00:07:14,534 --> 00:07:15,901 -[Sanjay] Six minutes, heard. -Six minutes. 186 00:07:16,067 --> 00:07:17,100 -Thank -- thank you. -[audience cheering] 187 00:07:18,767 --> 00:07:20,000 -[Ginger] Basil. -[Basil] Yes. 188 00:07:20,167 --> 00:07:22,868 -I see, is this tempura? -This is tempura working. 189 00:07:23,033 --> 00:07:24,801 I mixed in cornstarch, a little rice flour. 190 00:07:24,968 --> 00:07:26,267 -And club soda? -[Basil] Yes. 191 00:07:26,434 --> 00:07:28,501 Have any of you eaten tempura kale? 192 00:07:28,667 --> 00:07:29,567 No, right? 193 00:07:29,734 --> 00:07:30,968 I like that, that it's different. 194 00:07:31,133 --> 00:07:34,467 Very exciting. Basil, Sanjay, good luck. 195 00:07:34,634 --> 00:07:36,667 -Thank you. -[audience cheering] 196 00:07:36,834 --> 00:07:39,000 [Bobby] Sanjay, he just started cooking some bacon with, 197 00:07:39,167 --> 00:07:40,767 like, under three minutes to go. -Come on! 198 00:07:40,934 --> 00:07:44,901 Render the bacon out, add my kale and deglaze it 199 00:07:45,067 --> 00:07:46,567 with white wine. 200 00:07:46,734 --> 00:07:48,667 [audience] Oh, whoo! 201 00:07:51,100 --> 00:07:52,667 [Bobby] Let's go, Sanjay. One minute. 202 00:07:52,834 --> 00:07:54,968 -Yes, Chef. -He's not gonna finish. 203 00:07:55,133 --> 00:07:57,167 Not all of it. He'll get something on there. 204 00:07:57,334 --> 00:07:59,200 [Basil] So I get my sauteed kale on a plate. 205 00:07:59,367 --> 00:08:01,267 I top it with the poached egg. 206 00:08:01,434 --> 00:08:03,767 I garnish with tempura kale and sliced radishes. 207 00:08:04,767 --> 00:08:07,868 -What is the time left now? -20 seconds. 208 00:08:08,033 --> 00:08:09,901 -Do it, put that fried kale on! -20 seconds to go. 209 00:08:10,067 --> 00:08:11,501 -[Bobby] Oh, my God. -This is unbelievable! 210 00:08:11,667 --> 00:08:13,634 [tense music plays] 211 00:08:16,100 --> 00:08:18,167 -You gotta go. -Plate the food. I can't even watch it. 212 00:08:18,334 --> 00:08:21,467 [Sanjay] I'm throwing my sautéed kale and quinoa, 213 00:08:21,634 --> 00:08:22,701 adding my dressing to it, 214 00:08:22,868 --> 00:08:25,868 and then top it up with fried kale and quinoa. 215 00:08:26,033 --> 00:08:30,767 [audience] Five, four, three, two, one. 216 00:08:30,934 --> 00:08:31,901 -[bell dings] -Whoo! 217 00:08:32,067 --> 00:08:33,567 [Ginger] Yeah. 218 00:08:33,734 --> 00:08:36,000 -[exhales] -[Sunny] Unbelievable. 219 00:08:36,167 --> 00:08:37,567 I can't believe he got that on there. 220 00:08:37,734 --> 00:08:38,667 [Sunny] Yeah. 221 00:08:40,300 --> 00:08:42,200 What's that? There's a storm system 222 00:08:42,367 --> 00:08:43,501 coming in, Ginger? 223 00:08:43,667 --> 00:08:46,767 'Cause we are about to rain on you tonight, Bobby 224 00:08:46,934 --> 00:08:48,200 [audience laughing] 225 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,667 It's gonna come down to what you did with this Tuscan kale. 226 00:08:50,834 --> 00:08:52,467 Chef Basil, tell us about your dish. 227 00:08:52,634 --> 00:08:56,067 So on there is a sautéed kale with garlic and lemon. 228 00:08:56,234 --> 00:08:58,868 I have a tempura kale served with a poached egg, 229 00:08:59,033 --> 00:09:00,167 a little bit of radish. 230 00:09:00,167 --> 00:09:01,767 I'm going straight for the fried piece, sorry. 231 00:09:01,934 --> 00:09:05,400 I'm gonna open that egg up and let it really get out. 232 00:09:05,567 --> 00:09:07,300 Ooh. 233 00:09:07,467 --> 00:09:08,567 [Sunny] The crunch is crunching. 234 00:09:08,734 --> 00:09:10,167 Man, let me tell you, I love it. 235 00:09:10,334 --> 00:09:13,367 Your texture is perfect, but that little bit of lemon, 236 00:09:13,534 --> 00:09:14,767 I think, could have been a little bit more 237 00:09:14,934 --> 00:09:16,200 because it's kind of missing. 238 00:09:16,367 --> 00:09:19,000 Now, the sautéed kale was just how I like it, 239 00:09:19,167 --> 00:09:20,968 but the mixture together, I agree. 240 00:09:21,133 --> 00:09:22,667 I wish there was just more punch. 241 00:09:23,767 --> 00:09:25,067 Sanjay, what'd you make for us? 242 00:09:25,234 --> 00:09:28,300 A kale and a quinoa salad with ginger and bacon. 243 00:09:28,467 --> 00:09:32,167 I have a crispy kale and then kale vinaigrette. 244 00:09:32,334 --> 00:09:34,467 [Ginger] I could taste that crispy kale on the top, 245 00:09:34,634 --> 00:09:36,267 and then under it, crispy quinoa. 246 00:09:36,434 --> 00:09:39,067 That was so smart, that pop and that crisp. 247 00:09:39,234 --> 00:09:41,667 I mean, it's popping. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. 248 00:09:41,834 --> 00:09:43,267 You said there was some bacon in here? 249 00:09:43,434 --> 00:09:44,801 -Yes, ma'am. -Dónde? 250 00:09:44,968 --> 00:09:46,701 -I didn't find anything. -I don't see the bacon. 251 00:09:46,868 --> 00:09:48,200 -I can't even taste the bacon. -Ahh -- 252 00:09:48,367 --> 00:09:49,701 Oh, I see a little piece right here. 253 00:09:49,868 --> 00:09:50,901 I see it. 254 00:09:51,067 --> 00:09:53,367 -Mm-hmm, more bacon. -[Sunny] Yeah. 255 00:09:53,534 --> 00:09:55,100 Give us a moment while we discuss. 256 00:09:55,267 --> 00:09:56,501 [Ginger whispers] Both of them? 257 00:09:57,767 --> 00:10:00,767 I think maybe I should have gone bolder with my flavors. 258 00:10:00,934 --> 00:10:04,000 The chef moving forward to beat Bobby Flay is... 259 00:10:04,167 --> 00:10:05,100 [tense music plays] 260 00:10:06,767 --> 00:10:08,300 ...Chef Sanjay. 261 00:10:08,467 --> 00:10:11,100 -[audience cheering] -Look at him. 262 00:10:11,267 --> 00:10:12,467 He's surprised, 263 00:10:12,634 --> 00:10:14,067 [Ginger] He's surprised. 264 00:10:14,234 --> 00:10:15,868 [Basil] Go get him. 265 00:10:16,033 --> 00:10:18,267 Even though this was a loss, I think I still made my parents 266 00:10:18,434 --> 00:10:20,167 proud just being here on TV. 267 00:10:20,334 --> 00:10:22,367 -Way to go, way to go. -You think you've 268 00:10:22,534 --> 00:10:23,801 got this tonight? -Definitely. 269 00:10:23,968 --> 00:10:25,868 I came here to beat Bobby Flay tonight, yeah? 270 00:10:26,033 --> 00:10:27,367 Come on! Come on! 271 00:10:27,534 --> 00:10:28,667 [audience cheering and clapping] 272 00:10:30,567 --> 00:10:31,801 ♪ Yeah, we all rock-stars ♪ 273 00:10:31,968 --> 00:10:33,100 ♪ Yeah, we are all-stars ♪ 274 00:10:33,267 --> 00:10:34,467 ♪ Yeah, we gonna go far ♪ 275 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:36,000 ♪ Yeah, we got them scars ♪ 276 00:10:36,167 --> 00:10:38,100 -Sanjay, congratulations. -Thank you, Chef. 277 00:10:38,267 --> 00:10:39,467 [Bobby] Your dish smelled amazing. 278 00:10:39,634 --> 00:10:40,801 Beautiful flavors and spices 279 00:10:40,968 --> 00:10:41,968 and aromas. -Thank you, Chef. 280 00:10:42,133 --> 00:10:43,701 OK, Sanjay, what are we cooking tonight? 281 00:10:43,868 --> 00:10:46,467 -What is your signature dish? -My signature dish is... 282 00:10:46,634 --> 00:10:48,100 [tense music builds] 283 00:10:49,767 --> 00:10:50,868 ...chicken tikka masala 284 00:10:51,033 --> 00:10:53,067 -Oh, OK. -[audience] Ohh! 285 00:10:53,234 --> 00:10:54,601 Classic. 286 00:10:54,767 --> 00:10:56,267 This is good. We're going for 25. 287 00:10:56,434 --> 00:10:57,901 Make it number 25. 288 00:10:58,067 --> 00:11:00,968 Forty-five minutes on the clock, and your time starts now. 289 00:11:01,133 --> 00:11:02,000 [audience cheering and clapping] 290 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:09,367 Second time around on chicken tikka masala 291 00:11:09,534 --> 00:11:11,167 in the Beat Bobby Flay Stadium. 292 00:11:11,334 --> 00:11:12,667 He lost the first time. 293 00:11:12,834 --> 00:11:14,067 -We would like a repeat. -[Ginger] Mm-hmm. 294 00:11:14,234 --> 00:11:15,567 -Yeah, let's take it down. -Yeah, we want the same thing, 295 00:11:15,734 --> 00:11:16,701 same thing. 296 00:11:16,868 --> 00:11:18,567 The chicken is marinated in yogurt, right? 297 00:11:18,734 --> 00:11:20,367 So there's not a lot of marination time that's 298 00:11:20,534 --> 00:11:22,467 gonna happen, but yogurt's a pretty strong marinade. 299 00:11:22,634 --> 00:11:23,801 It's got a lot of acidity to it. 300 00:11:23,968 --> 00:11:26,467 There's a tomato base, and then the tikka is 301 00:11:26,634 --> 00:11:28,367 bits, right? So little bits of food. 302 00:11:28,534 --> 00:11:30,000 So the chicken's gonna be cut up to bits. 303 00:11:30,167 --> 00:11:31,167 -It's easy to eat. -[Ginger] Mm. 304 00:11:31,334 --> 00:11:33,000 -Sanjay? -Yes, ma'am. 305 00:11:33,167 --> 00:11:35,601 How many times have you made this dish, approximately? 306 00:11:35,767 --> 00:11:38,000 So this is something that my grandma taught me, 307 00:11:38,167 --> 00:11:41,567 and since I started cooking, I have been doing this recipe. 308 00:11:41,734 --> 00:11:43,367 I am making a chicken tikka masala 309 00:11:43,534 --> 00:11:45,267 with cumin rice and mint chutney. 310 00:11:45,434 --> 00:11:48,367 I am going to make my own garam masala blend, 311 00:11:48,534 --> 00:11:50,167 which is going to have green cardamom, 312 00:11:50,334 --> 00:11:52,167 black cardamom, maize, nutmeg. 313 00:11:52,334 --> 00:11:54,367 This spice blend is my grandma's recipe, 314 00:11:54,534 --> 00:11:57,701 and this is, like, 50 years old and never fails me. 315 00:12:00,100 --> 00:12:01,801 I like what he's doing. There's onions in there. 316 00:12:01,968 --> 00:12:03,367 -There are peppers in there. -Wow! 317 00:12:03,534 --> 00:12:07,167 [Sunny] Butter, tomatoes. My God, look at all that spice! 318 00:12:08,667 --> 00:12:10,400 I'm gonna start getting my rice ready. 319 00:12:10,567 --> 00:12:13,100 Sanjay, is that cinnamon? What else is going on in there? 320 00:12:13,267 --> 00:12:16,267 Oh, so there was bay leaf, cinnamon and cumin seed, Miss. 321 00:12:16,434 --> 00:12:18,000 [Sunny] Bobby, what are you measuring? 322 00:12:18,167 --> 00:12:19,100 [Bobby] What? I'm making rice. 323 00:12:19,267 --> 00:12:20,567 You gotta make rice with this dish. 324 00:12:20,734 --> 00:12:22,667 -He's allowed to make rice. -OK. 325 00:12:22,834 --> 00:12:23,801 [audience laughing] 326 00:12:23,968 --> 00:12:25,367 [Bobby] I'm making chicken tikka masala 327 00:12:25,534 --> 00:12:27,601 with crispy garam masala chicken skin, 328 00:12:27,767 --> 00:12:29,367 pomegranate mint and almond relish, 329 00:12:29,534 --> 00:12:31,767 and crispy coconut rice with lime and scallions. 330 00:12:31,934 --> 00:12:33,868 Get lots of different contrasting textures 331 00:12:34,033 --> 00:12:35,467 and hope it all works out. 332 00:12:35,634 --> 00:12:37,601 Bobby, what's in your yogurt marinade? 333 00:12:37,767 --> 00:12:40,000 [Bobby] Got some yogurt, some turmeric, cardamom, 334 00:12:40,167 --> 00:12:42,567 some garam masala, some ginger, some garlic. 335 00:12:42,734 --> 00:12:44,801 I don't really have a lot of time to marinate it, 336 00:12:44,968 --> 00:12:47,968 so I'm really using this as almost like a wet spice rub. 337 00:12:48,133 --> 00:12:50,100 [Sunny] They're both using boneless thighs. 338 00:12:50,267 --> 00:12:51,801 Smart, that's where the flavor's at. 339 00:12:51,968 --> 00:12:52,901 So good. 340 00:12:53,067 --> 00:12:55,367 [Sanjay] My spice blend for my chicken 341 00:12:55,534 --> 00:12:56,868 marinade, cardamom, 342 00:12:57,033 --> 00:13:00,300 cumin, black cardamom, mustard oil, white vinegar, 343 00:13:00,467 --> 00:13:03,667 salt, pepper, ginger, garlic, and cilantro. 344 00:13:03,834 --> 00:13:05,667 -[Sunny] 34 minutes to go! -[audience cheering] 345 00:13:05,834 --> 00:13:07,100 [audience member] Whoo! 346 00:13:08,567 --> 00:13:10,868 -Bobby, you know I said my son's a big fan. -Yes. 347 00:13:11,033 --> 00:13:13,200 So I need just a little video, maybe like a, 348 00:13:13,367 --> 00:13:15,000 "Hi, Miles, it's Bobby Flay in the kitchen." 349 00:13:15,167 --> 00:13:16,567 -God -- OK. -[all laughing] 350 00:13:16,734 --> 00:13:18,267 Hey, Miles, it's Bobby Flay in the kitchen. 351 00:13:18,434 --> 00:13:19,567 Come on, let me show you something really good. 352 00:13:19,734 --> 00:13:22,000 We got some chicken here, marinated in yogurt 353 00:13:22,167 --> 00:13:23,767 and lots of spices. 354 00:13:23,934 --> 00:13:25,868 I have my tikka masala sauce going over here. 355 00:13:26,033 --> 00:13:28,167 -Looking pretty good. -What about -- what about, "Make your bed"? 356 00:13:28,334 --> 00:13:29,234 Definitely make your bed. 357 00:13:29,234 --> 00:13:31,501 Uh, what about, "Be kind to Mommy"? 358 00:13:31,667 --> 00:13:33,300 Be kind to Mommy, always. 359 00:13:33,467 --> 00:13:35,567 -Always and forever. -[all] Aww! 360 00:13:35,734 --> 00:13:37,400 -This is a little crème fraîche. -OK. 361 00:13:37,567 --> 00:13:38,868 Creme fraîche? [laughs] 362 00:13:39,033 --> 00:13:40,400 [Bobby] 'Cause this sauce actually has, 363 00:13:40,567 --> 00:13:42,167 like, a cream finish to it. -Right. 364 00:13:42,334 --> 00:13:44,467 Did Bobby just put crème fraîche in an Indian 365 00:13:44,634 --> 00:13:45,701 dish, y'all? -He did. 366 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:49,868 -Be careful. -Yeah, I will. 367 00:13:50,033 --> 00:13:51,367 Ooh! OK, that's kind of... 368 00:13:51,534 --> 00:13:52,467 -Flavor? -That -- yes! 369 00:13:52,634 --> 00:13:54,367 -Too spicy? -No, I like it like that. 370 00:13:54,534 --> 00:13:56,067 -[Bobby] Mmm, that's good. -[Ginger] Yeah. 371 00:13:56,234 --> 00:13:57,167 -Good luck. -Bye. 372 00:13:57,334 --> 00:13:58,734 -Not really, bye. -See you later. 373 00:14:00,167 --> 00:14:02,501 -OK, Sanjay, how you doing? -How you doing? I have my chicken. 374 00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:05,267 It's cooking here. I have the rice ready in here. 375 00:14:05,434 --> 00:14:06,534 Ooh, it looks good. 376 00:14:06,701 --> 00:14:08,467 Maybe I should do one video where you just say, 377 00:14:08,634 --> 00:14:10,901 "Hey, Miles, I'm the guy that's gonna beat Bobby Flay." 378 00:14:11,067 --> 00:14:14,300 Hey, Miles, I'm the guy gonna beat Bobby Flay, right? 379 00:14:14,467 --> 00:14:16,801 -Yeah! -[audience cheering] 380 00:14:16,968 --> 00:14:18,400 Do anything for our kids. 381 00:14:18,567 --> 00:14:20,767 [Sunny] Coming up on 26 minutes! 382 00:14:20,934 --> 00:14:22,467 -[audience cheering] -Smells good? Yes? 383 00:14:22,634 --> 00:14:25,567 Good? Love it. 384 00:14:25,734 --> 00:14:27,467 Talk to me about the masala that Bobby was mixing, 385 00:14:27,634 --> 00:14:29,000 because you said it was good. -Yes -- it was. 386 00:14:29,167 --> 00:14:30,267 And then I thought, "Oh, my God." 387 00:14:30,434 --> 00:14:32,000 I like really spicy. 388 00:14:33,667 --> 00:14:35,167 -Bobby. -I can't hear you. 389 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:37,300 What are you doing, Bobby? 390 00:14:38,467 --> 00:14:40,901 Are you putting it in the blast chiller? 391 00:14:41,067 --> 00:14:42,367 One of the famous steps 392 00:14:42,534 --> 00:14:44,567 of making your crispy rice, Bobby? 393 00:14:44,734 --> 00:14:46,567 Bobby, Bobby, Bobby. 394 00:14:46,734 --> 00:14:48,767 -Bobby? -Stop saying my name! 395 00:14:48,934 --> 00:14:52,200 Every time she's here, she must say my name 150 times. 396 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,567 -Excuse me? -[Ginger gasps] 397 00:14:56,734 --> 00:14:58,000 -What? -You want a piece of me? 398 00:14:58,167 --> 00:14:59,100 [all laughing] 399 00:15:03,367 --> 00:15:06,067 Bobby, wouldn't you feel better about your skills 400 00:15:06,234 --> 00:15:09,267 if you didn't always rely on crispy rice? -Oh, yeah! 401 00:15:09,434 --> 00:15:10,300 [audience cheering and clapping] 402 00:15:13,901 --> 00:15:15,667 You know how many times I've seen him crispy rice? 403 00:15:15,834 --> 00:15:17,267 -How many? -Crispy rice is a verb now. 404 00:15:17,434 --> 00:15:19,067 [audience laughing] 405 00:15:19,234 --> 00:15:21,167 [Bobby] I add some scallions and some lime zest 406 00:15:21,334 --> 00:15:22,467 to flavor it with the coconut. 407 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:25,868 [Sanjay] Now my sauce is reduced, 408 00:15:26,033 --> 00:15:27,868 I'm going to add heavy cream to it. 409 00:15:28,033 --> 00:15:29,400 I add the chicken into the sauce. 410 00:15:30,868 --> 00:15:32,567 -Let's go check this game out, girlfriend. -Yes, please. 411 00:15:32,734 --> 00:15:36,467 Come on. Coming up on eight minutes! 412 00:15:37,767 --> 00:15:39,467 What else do you have left to do? 413 00:15:39,634 --> 00:15:41,067 Uh, I'm pretty much done. 414 00:15:41,234 --> 00:15:43,067 -Careful, this is hot. -Oh, yes, please. 415 00:15:43,234 --> 00:15:44,667 -This is delicious. -Wow. 416 00:15:44,834 --> 00:15:47,767 -[Sunny] Oh, my God. -[Ginger] Mmm, that's beautiful. 417 00:15:47,934 --> 00:15:49,567 [Sunny] Oh, this is really, really good. 418 00:15:49,734 --> 00:15:51,367 -This is the real deal. -[Sunny] I love it. 419 00:15:51,534 --> 00:15:53,100 And you've got all your stuff worked out here. 420 00:15:53,267 --> 00:15:54,567 What's your red onion? Is it pickled, like a quick 421 00:15:54,734 --> 00:15:56,100 little pickle vibe or something? -Yeah. 422 00:15:56,267 --> 00:15:58,501 He's got his whole mise en place for plating ready to go. 423 00:15:58,667 --> 00:16:00,367 You've got seven minutes to go. It feels like you're very calm. 424 00:16:00,534 --> 00:16:02,000 -Have you checked your rice? -I am. 425 00:16:02,167 --> 00:16:04,067 How is it? Is it toothsome? 'Cause that's the worst thing 426 00:16:04,234 --> 00:16:06,367 since he's doing crispy rice. Can I taste it? 427 00:16:06,534 --> 00:16:08,267 That's what he was doing with that cinnamon. 428 00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:10,701 -That's what it was for! -I knew it, I knew it, oh! It's gonna be delicious. 429 00:16:10,868 --> 00:16:12,400 [audience laughing] 430 00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:16,501 My mint chutney has cilantro, mint, Serrano chili, 431 00:16:16,667 --> 00:16:20,801 white vinegar, salt, and oil. -Hmm, look at your crispy rice. 432 00:16:20,968 --> 00:16:22,367 It looks kind of like burnt-y rice. 433 00:16:22,534 --> 00:16:24,000 [Bobby] No, it's good. 434 00:16:24,167 --> 00:16:25,467 Is that what the crispy rice is? 435 00:16:25,634 --> 00:16:27,801 -I know you didn't. -[all laughing] 436 00:16:27,968 --> 00:16:29,501 He just swatted my hand away, Ginger. 437 00:16:29,667 --> 00:16:31,267 -I saw. -H.R.! 438 00:16:31,434 --> 00:16:32,367 [all laughing] 439 00:16:33,501 --> 00:16:35,701 Girl, y'all make some noise for Sanjay! 440 00:16:35,868 --> 00:16:37,167 -[Ginger] Hey! -[all cheering and clapping] 441 00:16:40,467 --> 00:16:42,701 Those are very different dishes. 442 00:16:42,868 --> 00:16:45,167 So when we walked past, it looked like he made 443 00:16:45,334 --> 00:16:47,567 a cilantro-mint chutney. -Girl. 444 00:16:47,734 --> 00:16:49,100 [Ginger] And then he's gonna drizzle that on the dish? 445 00:16:49,267 --> 00:16:51,167 Drizzle till you can't drizzle anymore. 446 00:16:51,334 --> 00:16:52,734 I'll take it. 447 00:16:52,901 --> 00:16:55,167 -And let's talk about the sauce on Bobby's side. -[Ginger] OK. 448 00:16:55,334 --> 00:16:58,167 -Very tomatoey. Not enough spice. -Yeah, mm. 449 00:16:58,334 --> 00:17:00,767 -How much time we have left? -[audience] One minute. 450 00:17:00,934 --> 00:17:02,701 They letting y'all know. One minute. 451 00:17:02,868 --> 00:17:04,100 One minute, chefs. 452 00:17:04,267 --> 00:17:05,334 [audience cheering and clapping] 453 00:17:07,801 --> 00:17:10,267 I add my chicken tikka masala to the plate 454 00:17:10,434 --> 00:17:14,567 and serve the rice with it. -30 seconds. 455 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:15,701 [Bobby] I put some of the chicken 456 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:17,267 with the sauce on one side of the plate, 457 00:17:17,434 --> 00:17:19,467 and then I put some of the coconut rice down. 458 00:17:19,634 --> 00:17:22,667 And then on top, I put some of the garam masala chicken skin, 459 00:17:22,834 --> 00:17:24,767 and then the relish with some fresh lime zest 460 00:17:24,934 --> 00:17:26,367 and some scallions. 461 00:17:26,534 --> 00:17:28,567 -Ohh -- go Sanjay! -Come on, Sanjay. 462 00:17:28,734 --> 00:17:30,200 You got this. Oh, look at him. 463 00:17:30,367 --> 00:17:32,167 Oh, he came with a secret sauce. 464 00:17:32,334 --> 00:17:37,501 -He got the trick. -[audience] Eight, seven, six. 465 00:17:37,667 --> 00:17:40,601 [Sanjay] Some pomegranate and pickled onion. 466 00:17:40,767 --> 00:17:42,501 Three, two, one! 467 00:17:42,667 --> 00:17:43,567 [audience cheering and clapping] 468 00:17:45,167 --> 00:17:46,767 Nice job, beautiful. 469 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,100 My grandma would be so proud of me, 470 00:17:50,267 --> 00:17:52,667 and these are all authentic flavors. 471 00:17:53,767 --> 00:17:55,501 [Bobby] I hope that the texture of the sauce is right. 472 00:17:55,667 --> 00:17:57,167 I hope that I don't get dinged for using 473 00:17:57,334 --> 00:17:58,400 the almonds and the mint 474 00:17:58,567 --> 00:18:00,267 and the pomegranates on top. We'll see. 475 00:18:02,167 --> 00:18:05,067 Bobby, Sanjay, congratulations on toughing it out. 476 00:18:05,234 --> 00:18:07,267 45 minutes of chicken tikka masala. 477 00:18:07,434 --> 00:18:09,167 Now it's time to introduce you to the judges. 478 00:18:09,334 --> 00:18:13,167 First up, the chef-owner of East Wind Snack Shop, 479 00:18:13,334 --> 00:18:14,801 Chris Cheung. 480 00:18:14,968 --> 00:18:18,667 Chef and cookbook author, Aliya Leekong. 481 00:18:18,834 --> 00:18:20,067 And the executive chef 482 00:18:20,234 --> 00:18:22,667 and partner of Semma, Vijay Kumar. 483 00:18:22,834 --> 00:18:23,767 [audience clapping] 484 00:18:27,801 --> 00:18:29,100 [Sunny] Judges, please start with the first 485 00:18:29,267 --> 00:18:30,667 chicken tikka masala in front of you. 486 00:18:30,834 --> 00:18:32,868 [anticipatory music plays] 487 00:18:40,167 --> 00:18:42,167 There's so many things happening, and it's very 488 00:18:42,334 --> 00:18:44,901 non-traditional, but it all works together really well. 489 00:18:45,067 --> 00:18:47,100 There's a lot of textural contrast in terms 490 00:18:47,267 --> 00:18:50,667 of the crispy rice. The chicken skin is amazing. 491 00:18:50,834 --> 00:18:54,367 The nuts, I also really loved the fresh herbs on top 492 00:18:54,534 --> 00:18:55,501 rather than as a chutney. 493 00:18:55,667 --> 00:18:57,267 I think that that's a really nice touch. 494 00:18:57,434 --> 00:19:00,267 Chicken was cooked perfectly, juicy, tender, 495 00:19:00,434 --> 00:19:03,801 and the crispy rice, while the texture was great, 496 00:19:03,968 --> 00:19:05,567 the rice just felt slightly soft. 497 00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:09,767 The beauty of Indian cuisine is you have to cook this, 498 00:19:09,934 --> 00:19:13,400 like, sauces a little longer in order to get the nice aroma, 499 00:19:13,567 --> 00:19:16,701 and I still taste some of the raw flavor from the spices. 500 00:19:16,868 --> 00:19:18,868 If they'd have cooked a little more longer, that could have 501 00:19:19,033 --> 00:19:21,067 been an amazing dish. -[Sunny] Thank you, judges. 502 00:19:21,234 --> 00:19:22,467 We're gonna have you switch your plates, please. 503 00:19:23,467 --> 00:19:25,367 ♪♪ 504 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,601 Chicken, again, well cooked, tender, juicy. 505 00:19:35,767 --> 00:19:38,501 The rice was really good, cooked very well. 506 00:19:38,667 --> 00:19:40,667 I love the pickled onions on top. 507 00:19:40,834 --> 00:19:42,667 The addition of the mint cilantro chutney, 508 00:19:42,834 --> 00:19:44,267 which I actually wish there was more of, 509 00:19:44,434 --> 00:19:45,767 'cause I would love to taste it more. 510 00:19:45,934 --> 00:19:47,601 In terms of flavor, 511 00:19:47,767 --> 00:19:50,100 I felt like the sauce was very cumin forward, 512 00:19:50,267 --> 00:19:51,801 and it wasn't balanced with sweetness. 513 00:19:51,968 --> 00:19:54,000 And that's where it kind of threw me off a little bit. 514 00:19:54,167 --> 00:19:56,567 [Vijay] I feel like there's some, a lot of masala. 515 00:19:56,734 --> 00:19:58,200 Yeah, the spice is a little overpowering. 516 00:19:58,367 --> 00:20:00,801 I would have loved a little more mint chutney in it. 517 00:20:00,968 --> 00:20:03,767 Thank you, judges. Now it's time to vote. 518 00:20:03,934 --> 00:20:05,567 Sure. 519 00:20:05,734 --> 00:20:07,968 I...could have done a little better. 520 00:20:08,133 --> 00:20:10,067 I'm really not sure, like, which direction 521 00:20:10,234 --> 00:20:11,601 it's gonna go. 522 00:20:11,767 --> 00:20:12,701 [whispers] Thank you. 523 00:20:14,167 --> 00:20:15,100 And the winner is... 524 00:20:15,267 --> 00:20:16,167 [tense music builds] 525 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:19,868 ...Chef Bobby Flay. 526 00:20:20,033 --> 00:20:21,267 [audience cheering and clapping] 527 00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:23,300 Thank you. 528 00:20:26,067 --> 00:20:27,067 There we go. 529 00:20:27,234 --> 00:20:28,100 [audience cheering and clapping] 530 00:20:30,267 --> 00:20:31,968 Was it the crispy rice? Answer me. 531 00:20:32,133 --> 00:20:33,467 Actually, no, it wasn't the crispy rice. 532 00:20:33,634 --> 00:20:36,667 Don't lie to me, girl. Don't lie to me, Aliya. 533 00:20:36,834 --> 00:20:39,667 For me, it was really about just the textural contrast, 534 00:20:39,834 --> 00:20:41,267 I thought was really, really lovely. 535 00:20:41,434 --> 00:20:44,868 The flavors were spot-on, just really well balanced. 536 00:20:45,033 --> 00:20:46,000 [audience cheering and clapping] 537 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,434 Thank you. 538 00:20:49,100 --> 00:20:51,801 [Sanjay] I'm really happy that I could showcase my Indian flavors, 539 00:20:51,968 --> 00:20:54,100 and I think I still did my grandma proud. 540 00:20:54,267 --> 00:20:57,267 When the challenge gets risky, my rice gets crispy. 541 00:20:57,434 --> 00:20:59,367 -[audience member] Whoo! -[audience cheering and clapping]