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{\an8}Derrell, I'm so happy that you're here,
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{\an8}because, today,
we are celebrating date night.
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-Let's do this.
-Let's go.
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-What can I do?
-Play a record.
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[Derrell] Oh, I actually love this record.
Let's get this going.
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Obligatory chocolate-covered strawberries.
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[Derrell] Oh, perfect. Cheers.
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[romantic music plays]
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-[Antoni] All right.
-[Derrell] A little flowers.
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-[Antoni] Petals everywhere.
-This is cute.
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Right?
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-[doorbell rings]
-They're here. We gotta get ready.
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Let's do it.
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[funky music plays]
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-Oh.
-So much better.
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-Swaggy.
-[Antoni] Is that broccoli?
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-It is.
-All right, let's do this.
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[funky music continues]
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[Derrell] Hey.
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-How you all doing? You all good?
-Hello.
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Hi, guys. Aprille,
reigning champion Haley, and Michael.
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Welcome to Easy-Bake Battle.
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I am beyond excited to welcome my friend
and today's co-judge.
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-Derrell Smith.
-What's up, yo?
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He's a former NFL superstar,
has had a killer career in advertising.
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Now he's an entrepreneur
who's been crushing it in the food world.
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You got me blushing. I appreciate that.
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[chuckling]
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The three of you are here because you are
super skilled and clever home cooks.
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-Aprille, welcome.
-Hey.
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-How are you feeling?
-Really good, happy to be here.
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{\an8}I'd like to think that my food
is kind of an extension of who I am.
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It's pretty simple looking,
but you eat it and you're like,
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"Oh, actually I want more."
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-Haley, welcome back, reigning champion.
-Thank you.
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{\an8}I wasn't sure if I had what it takes
to win this competition,
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but after winning $25,000, I'm getting,
like, my Haley confidence here.
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I'm in the zone.
I am focused and determined.
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I'm going to bring
every bit of what I have.
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Michael, fellow New Yorker,
so I heard that you have, um,
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a very special kitchen, in that it is,
like, one of the tiniest kitchens ever.
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Honey, it's New York City living.
I live in 120 square feet
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in gorgeous Times Square, and my kitchen
is a quarter of the size of this counter.
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-So this is a little different?
-A-A little?
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Just a little.
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Honey, she ain't a size queen,
but this is epic.
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-Honey, all right. Let's go.
-I can relate a little.
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For seven years,
I lived with one drawer and two burners.
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You can still make beautiful food
if you have a small kitchen.
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Absolutely, I can roll over in bed,
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fry you an egg, and go to the bathroom
at the same time, honey.
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[laughter]
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{\an8}This New York hustle is super real.
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And it's definitely gonna help me in this
competition, because I don't have time.
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I need to get into my tiny kitchen,
get these meals pumped out quick,
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so I can get out in the streets to, like,
you know, get my groove thing on.
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Time for your first challenge.
Are you ready for the Dish Dash?
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So here's the situation.
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It's date night.
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[upbeat tense music plays]
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Bad news, you're already late.
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[giggles]
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-You invited a date over for dinner.
-[laughs]
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Then you completely lost track of time
binging Love is Blind
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and then looking all of the contestants'
profiles up on Instagram. I've been there.
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Your date is showing up
in just 30 minutes.
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So for your Dish Dash challenge,
each of you have to create a romantic,
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swoon-inducing appetizer
in 30 minutes max.
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But not just any appetizer.
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We're specifically asking you to work
with at least two known aphrodisiacs.
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In your pantry, you're gonna find
a selection of 12 aphrodisiacs
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{\an8}to choose from,
including things like strawberries,
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{\an8}truffles,
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{\an8}pistachios,
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{\an8}oysters, ginger, honey.
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Derrell, what do you know
about aphrodisiacs?
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I know they make you fuzzy inside.
You like that?
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[laughter]
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So Antoni and I are judging
your dishes on taste,
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presentation, and how easy it is to make.
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Make sure it's cute and it tastes good.
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Two of you will move forward
for a chance to win $25,000.
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Haley, that means by the end of today,
you could be $50,000 richer.
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-That's crazy.
-Rich.
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All right, time to spice things up.
You guys ready?
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Puerto Rico!
I am here to represent the people, honey.
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I wouldn't say no to some mofongo.
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-Is that a proposition?
-[laughs]
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Between the two of you,
you're making me blush today.
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Anyway, time starts in three, two, one.
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{\an8}-Make it easy!
-[Derrell] Yeah!
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{\an8}Go get 'em. Go get 'em!
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Got it.
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[Aprille] What am I doing here?
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That, that.
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That.
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{\an8}I think part of the challenge
is figuring out...
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{\an8}'Cause they have to use
a minimum of two aphrodisiacs.
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{\an8}[Derrell] I really think the best way
to go is just to keep it simple.
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-[Antoni] Simple.
-And done well.
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-[Antoni] And technique.
-Yeah. Absolutely.
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[Aprille] I am making my interpretation
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of a chipotle,
spicy bruschetta, avocado toast.
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My two aphrodisiacs
are chipotle peppers and ginger.
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I'm gonna try to put them together
to give it, like, some spicy, tangy,
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just like taste in the avocado mash.
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{\an8}I have had dates cook for me.
I've never cooked for dates.
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So the pressure's on.
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Aprille, she's got some avocados
and a loaf of bread.
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Looks like an avocado toast.
Maybe a bougie avocado toast.
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Maybe a really bougie avo toast
with some shaved truffles, maybe?
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Mmm. [chuckles]
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All right, time to shuck some oysters.
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Michael has oysters and serrano peppers
as his two aphrodisiacs.
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Let's go, honey.
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One of my favorite
aphrodisiacs are oysters.
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{\an8}I am so happy I got my hands on them.
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Next, second aphrodisiac food, serranos.
Right? Serranos have capsaicin in them.
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And capsaicin, allegedly, you know, gives
you that hot and tingly flavor and savor.
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And oysters traditionally
are paired with a mignonette sauce,
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which is vinegar-based
and shallots. Delicious.
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-[Antoni] Michael.
-What's up?
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I see red wine vinegar and shallots.
Does that mean you're making a mignonette?
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[Michael] Yes, with a little Latin flair.
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Um, I'm making a mojo mignonette
that has garlic and tangerine in it.
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-Swaggy. That's swaggy. I like that.
-[Michael] And a little serrano pepper.
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So your mignonette is making
a little homage to Puerto Rico, maybe?
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[Michael] Maybe. Maybe.
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-Haley, our reigning champion.
-Super smooth.
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Two ingredients already that I can notice,
cream cheese and jalapeños.
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She's a fan of them. This might be
like a little... Like a tart, tartlet.
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Maybe a stuffed jalapeño.
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Well, maybe not. I don't know.
Let me not get ahead of myself.
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[Antoni] Hey, Haley.
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-[Haley] Hey.
-What you doing?
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I'm making my filling for my filo shells.
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I'm gonna do a little play
on artichoke dip,
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spinach artichoke dip,
but instead of spinach,
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I'm using the artichokes
and a bit of heat from the peppers.
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It'll be nice and creamy with the
cream cheese and the shredded cheese.
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{\an8}I'm immediately thinking,
"What does my husband Jake love to eat?"
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And my head always goes to spice,
like jalapeño peppers and peppers.
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And thankfully that was
one of the aphrodisiac ingredients.
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That's gonna be
a shining star in this dish.
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Jake, my husband, he encourages me
through any of my passions
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and stepping out of my comfort zone.
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He's a big part of the reason why I'm here
and it's a big reason why I love him too.
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A little heat never hurts.
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[Antoni] 21 minutes left.
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All right. Okay, one of my favorite things
to do with ginger
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is I actually peel it with a spoon.
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It wastes less of the ginger itself.
It's kinda easier to peel in my opinion.
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It does smell good. It's super fragrant.
I don't need all of it.
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Avocado and ginger?
I've never had avocado with ginger before.
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Wait, y-you just added ginger
to your avocado?
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[Derrell] Have you made this before?
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Not this version. I've made
avocado toast, so I'm like,
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"How good can this get?"
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-Is that a date night dish?
-[Aprille] We'll hope so. [giggles]
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-I hope so too.
-[Derrell laughs]
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I was born and raised in Japan.
And I was born in a military family.
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So I'm just pretty used to a mishmash
of all these cultures.
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Japanese culture,
Filipino culture, American culture.
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Honestly, I do have a preference
to Japanese food over American food.
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But I've been able to blend the two
in my own cooking.
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More spice.
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[upbeat music plays]
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Oh yeah. This is supposed
to be date night.
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Please, I can barely find a man
to walk me to the corner,
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much less somebody to cook for.
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I live in 120 square feet
of Times Square gorgeousness.
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Who else can I fit
in 120 square feet of space?
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I'm cooking for me, myself, and I,
like Beyoncé once said. Okay? Okay.
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Grab my ice.
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I know I need to keep my oysters cold
and the only way to do that
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is to put them on ice,
but ice comes in big chunks.
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Doing the ice to keep the oysters cold
in the food processor.
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I wanted crushed ice, so I have
some place stable to put them
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to keep the juices in there
and keep them cold at the same time.
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Quick and easy hack. So easy, so good.
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[Antoni] I really like
what Michael's doing right now.
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If you create more
of, like, a crushed ice situation,
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the oyster shells can sit
a lot more comfortably in the ice.
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It looks fancy and expensive.
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-Yeah, it does look really nice.
-Yeah.
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[Antoni] The towel is so important. You
don't want that little slippery slucker,
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slippery sucker to slide.
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-Slippery sucker. Say that fast ten times.
-Mouthful. I know.
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[strains]
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This is really, like, my first time
shucking oysters. Come on.
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Yeesh, looks like Michael's really
struggling to open up that oyster.
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Yeah, he is.
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[grunts] There we go.
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As someone who's never
shucked an oyster before,
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I know that this is a dangerous feat
and people have literally lost digits.
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But is this a risk
that I know is going to pay off?
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Yes, ma'am.
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[tense music plays]
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Boom.
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This man better be worth it,
is all I gotta say.
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For all this work I'm doing.
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Hey, Derrell,
what's your favorite date night app?
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I got the perfect trick for you.
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I'm gonna show you
how to make a date night gazpacho.
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-Okay.
-[Derrell] This is so simple.
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I love this recipe.
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We wanna actually
take some sherry vinegar,
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a little bit of bread crumb
in there, cucumber.
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We got that bread,
we'll put that in there as well.
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-Some jalapeño to get that spice.
-[Antoni] I smell the sherry.
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[Derrell] For my base,
I like to use a little bit of V8.
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-You wanna make sure it's nice and smooth.
-[Antoni] Yeah, let's try it.
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[Derrell] Let's get some of this.
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-Put a little olive oil on top.
-[Antoni] Yes!
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[Derrell] Then, just a little bit
of that jalapeño.
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And just like that, we got
a seven-ingredient spicy gazpacho.
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-Cheers.
-Cheers. Oh yeah.
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-That's legit really good.
-It's damn good.
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[tense music plays]
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{\an8}Haven't lost a finger yet, but let's not
put that out there in the ethos.
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{\an8}-[chuckles]
-What's the time?
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{\an8}Fifteen minutes
before your date orders Postmates.
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{\an8}[chuckles]
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{\an8}-You like that?
-I love it.
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I need to toast this bread. I put these
three slices of toast in the air fryer.
228
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Honestly, I've never
used an air fryer before,
229
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so I'm, like, just pressing buttons
that look obvious to me.
230
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I'm like "on," "toast," "start." I just
prayed, like, "This is gonna be fine."
231
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[air fryer beeps]
232
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I'm getting these filled up
and I'm gonna pop 'em in the air fryer.
233
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A little bit more shredded cheese on top.
234
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Really quick hack for this one is using
something premade and precooked,
235
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like the filo shells.
236
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-I love this.
-[Antoni] That saves a lot of time.
237
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Looking across the kitchen at Michael,
and he's making oysters.
238
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He's crushing up ice and making it look
like a five-star restaurant.
239
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When you immediately look at my dish,
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I wouldn't necessarily say
it's a romantic dish.
241
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So hopefully, the flavors
will be enough for the judges.
242
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[Michael] I think we are good.
243
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Whoever's done the fastest gets
some brownie points from Uncle Rell.
244
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[Aprille] I run back to the air fryer.
The toast wasn't even toasty.
245
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[sighs] Maybe it kind of shows
I've never used an air fryer before,
246
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because I could've left it in longer.
247
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But I just need to get this toast
on the plate and assemble everything.
248
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[tense music plays]
249
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[Michael] Okay.
250
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Michael's way ahead.
251
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-[Michael] For you, for you.
-Michael's like Michael Johnson today.
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{\an8}One, two three. Peace out, Cub Scout.
253
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{\an8}[both] Whoa!
254
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-Ha!
-[Antoni] Michael is done first.
255
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-[Derrell] Do that dance.
-Seventeen minutes and 56 seconds.
256
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I feel incredible, 'cause I know this dish
is going to wow them.
257
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Yes, girl, get it. [laughs]
258
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-Take that, ladies.
-[Aprille laughs]
259
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-Wow.
-And he talking trash.
260
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And his humility
seems to have left the building.
261
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No, I mean, I'm sure these ladies are
like getting it in and getting it done.
262
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There we go. We always end
with some positive reinforcement.
263
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Of course, of course.
264
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-I mean the woman's carrying twins.
-[Haley laughs]
265
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-And a baking dish. Hello!
-[laughter]
266
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[Haley laughs]
267
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Eight and a half minutes left.
268
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'Cause why not?
269
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[upbeat music plays]
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Mmm.
271
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Yeah. You're testing. You're trying.
272
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What? [laughs]
273
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-[Antoni] Aprille did not grill her toast.
-What do you think about that?
274
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It's gotta be... Like, we need texture.
If you grill it, it's gotta be toasted.
275
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So she just cut the bread
and then put the avocado right on it.
276
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-That worries me.
-The avocado's so thin.
277
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Yeah, the food's tasting good.
278
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The avocado is the right amount of creamy.
There is a kick in it, which I like.
279
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I really wanna incorporate
all these flavors and make sure
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the aphrodisiacs come through
in the avocado toast.
281
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I'm just really hoping to wow the judges.
282
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And hopefully,
they take me on a second date.
283
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Boop, boop.
284
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[dramatic music plays]
285
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Finishing touches
are going on for Haley right now.
286
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{\an8}-[dramatic music continues]
-[bell dings]
287
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{\an8}-Oh!
-Oh, Aprille's done.
288
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{\an8}[Derrell] Done.
289
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-Twenty-one minutes and 43 seconds.
-[Derrell] I like it.
290
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{\an8}[Antoni] Here comes Haley,
very close behind.
291
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{\an8}-[Derrell] Boom.
-[Antoni] Haley's done.
292
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{\an8}Done.
293
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22:01.
294
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-Very close behind.
-Yeah. [laughs]
295
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[laughs]
296
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Hello, Michael.
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Michael, tell us
about your date night dish.
298
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{\an8}[Michael] So these are Winnow oysters
from the Cape Cod Nantucket area.
299
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{\an8}And then I paired it with my take
on a classic mignonette sauce
300
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{\an8}that I call "mojo mignonette."
301
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And then it's garnished
with a thin sliver of serrano.
302
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[Antoni] I love mignonette.
I'm very excited.
303
00:14:48,220 --> 00:14:50,723
It's gonna be spicy, salty and delicious.
304
00:14:50,806 --> 00:14:52,182
-[slurps]
-Oh.
305
00:14:52,266 --> 00:14:54,602
-[Antoni] No shortage of slurpage.
-Absolutely not.
306
00:14:54,685 --> 00:14:59,648
Presentation-wise,
I think crushing the ice was brilliant.
307
00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:04,236
It's like that extra little detail of care
that I kind of really look for in dishes.
308
00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,573
Mignonette, for me personally,
wonderfully balanced.
309
00:15:07,656 --> 00:15:09,325
I love the addition of the garlic.
310
00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:12,870
The serrano, you cut it really thin,
which is so important.
311
00:15:12,953 --> 00:15:14,830
You don't wanna
overwhelm anybody with heat,
312
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because then you don't get to try
all the other delicate flavors.
313
00:15:17,541 --> 00:15:21,754
One thing I do have to say, one of them
did have a few little bits of shell.
314
00:15:21,837 --> 00:15:24,423
There was a chip
and I got a couple of little pieces.
315
00:15:24,506 --> 00:15:27,801
I got a few shells in my bite.
If you just take that knife
316
00:15:27,885 --> 00:15:33,474
and go under here and just flip it over,
then you could slurp it out really simply.
317
00:15:33,557 --> 00:15:37,519
Other than that, I think the flavor
was good. I liked the heat and that mojo.
318
00:15:37,603 --> 00:15:39,063
-I'm a fan of mojo.
-Yeah.
319
00:15:39,146 --> 00:15:40,689
You did a really good job with it.
320
00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:42,358
-Thank you so much.
-[Derrell] Kudos.
321
00:15:42,441 --> 00:15:44,109
-Cheers. Excellent job.
-Thank you.
322
00:15:44,193 --> 00:15:46,445
-[Antoni] We are on to the next.
-Hey.
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-Welcome, gentlemen.
-These are cute.
324
00:15:48,322 --> 00:15:53,160
Haley, our reigning champion.
Tell us about your date night dish.
325
00:15:53,243 --> 00:15:55,829
I took a spin off
one of my favorite appetizers,
326
00:15:55,913 --> 00:15:57,456
which is spinach artichoke dip.
327
00:15:57,539 --> 00:16:01,877
{\an8}But today, I did an artichoke
and jalapeño pepper little bite
328
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:04,213
{\an8}in filo, premade little shells.
329
00:16:04,296 --> 00:16:07,424
{\an8}So one of your aphrodisiacs was
the artichoke and what was the second?
330
00:16:07,508 --> 00:16:09,385
[Haley] Yes, jalapeño peppers.
331
00:16:11,053 --> 00:16:12,471
[Derrell] I like the crunch.
332
00:16:13,055 --> 00:16:15,349
It's a small bite. It packs a punch.
333
00:16:15,432 --> 00:16:17,434
The filo is super nice and crunchy,
334
00:16:17,518 --> 00:16:20,104
nicely browned along the edges
for some nice color.
335
00:16:20,187 --> 00:16:23,399
The filling is nice and thick,
very well seasoned.
336
00:16:23,482 --> 00:16:25,484
The jalapeños are coming through for me,
337
00:16:25,567 --> 00:16:28,445
not in an overwhelming, aggressive way.
338
00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:31,281
I appreciated the texture.
I think it was good flavor.
339
00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:32,741
I like the heat that came through.
340
00:16:33,242 --> 00:16:34,743
I think that the filling,
341
00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,996
if it had a little more moisture to it...
342
00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:41,750
Another thing is it didn't make me that
fuzzy inside. I think it's a good bite.
343
00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:44,753
I think it's something you could serve
to a date, but also a child.
344
00:16:44,837 --> 00:16:48,716
If it was just for a date night, I would
want something a little more sexy.
345
00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:50,009
Yeah, absolutely.
346
00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:52,720
Thank you so much. We are off to the next.
347
00:16:52,803 --> 00:16:53,637
Let's do it.
348
00:16:54,972 --> 00:16:56,557
-What's up?
-Hello.
349
00:16:57,057 --> 00:16:58,308
[Antoni] Tell us what you made.
350
00:16:58,392 --> 00:17:00,436
{\an8}[Aprille] Millennials,
we love avocado toast.
351
00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:03,522
{\an8}We love bruschetta.
I was like, "Why not combine the two?"
352
00:17:03,605 --> 00:17:05,983
Tell us the two aphrodisiacs
that you used.
353
00:17:06,066 --> 00:17:09,403
Chipotle peppers and then ginger.
They're hidden in the avocado mash.
354
00:17:09,486 --> 00:17:11,071
-[Derrell] All right.
-Dig in.
355
00:17:11,822 --> 00:17:14,283
I was gonna use a knife and fork.
You're going in straight.
356
00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:16,118
-All right.
-[Derrell] Savage stuff.
357
00:17:18,328 --> 00:17:21,707
-I feel like I'm the brute.
-[Antoni] Are you saying I'm not a brute?
358
00:17:23,333 --> 00:17:24,501
I can be brute.
359
00:17:24,585 --> 00:17:26,086
[laughter]
360
00:17:26,170 --> 00:17:28,088
-You don't know me.
-[Derrell laughs]
361
00:17:28,172 --> 00:17:30,924
-Woo! Oh, I felt the chipotle.
-[Derrell] Ginger.
362
00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:34,762
Visually, it's beautiful.
We have the microgreens.
363
00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:37,264
The edible flowers, the micro cilantro.
364
00:17:37,347 --> 00:17:39,224
The ginger with the avocado,
365
00:17:39,308 --> 00:17:42,644
it gives it kind of like a nice sharpness
right off the bat, which is something that
366
00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:44,730
I would probably consider putting in
in the future.
367
00:17:44,813 --> 00:17:48,484
-Spicy freshness.
-Yeah. It's a spicy freshness.
368
00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:50,736
Is this a dish
you wanna eat in front of a date?
369
00:17:50,819 --> 00:17:52,696
Hell, yeah. We're gonna feed it
to each other.
370
00:17:52,780 --> 00:17:54,281
[laughter]
371
00:17:54,364 --> 00:17:57,493
I didn't need detail or a play-by-play.
372
00:17:57,576 --> 00:18:01,789
I like the flavor. I do wish
that you would have toasted the bread.
373
00:18:01,872 --> 00:18:04,708
Just because anytime
you make an avocado toast,
374
00:18:04,792 --> 00:18:07,419
bruschetta, anything like that,
it adds to it.
375
00:18:07,961 --> 00:18:11,965
To Derrell's point, that bread has to be
some kind of toasted or grilled.
376
00:18:12,049 --> 00:18:14,468
-Just to get that satisfying crunch.
-Okay.
377
00:18:14,551 --> 00:18:16,762
-Aprille, thank you very much.
-[Derrell] Absolutely.
378
00:18:16,845 --> 00:18:20,182
I feel like I looked the most stressed
in this first challenge.
379
00:18:20,265 --> 00:18:22,101
Shucking the oysters.
I wish I could've watched.
380
00:18:22,184 --> 00:18:24,311
I'll admit it. I raise my hand.
381
00:18:24,394 --> 00:18:27,564
Listen, I was prepared to lose a hand.
382
00:18:27,648 --> 00:18:29,399
-You know what I mean?
-But you didn't.
383
00:18:29,483 --> 00:18:31,276
But I didn't. Ten fingers.
384
00:18:32,236 --> 00:18:35,948
You all truly brought the romance today
with your aphrodisiac apps.
385
00:18:36,031 --> 00:18:40,035
But unfortunately, only two of you
can move on to the Easy-Bake round.
386
00:18:41,537 --> 00:18:42,830
The winner is...
387
00:18:42,913 --> 00:18:44,456
[tense music plays]
388
00:18:47,918 --> 00:18:48,794
...Michael.
389
00:18:49,837 --> 00:18:51,130
-I see you.
-Get out!
390
00:18:51,213 --> 00:18:53,674
-[Haley chuckles]
-Congratulations, you did a hell of a job.
391
00:18:53,757 --> 00:18:55,676
Oh my God, thank you.
392
00:18:55,759 --> 00:18:58,679
It really surprised me
to hear that I won the challenge
393
00:18:58,762 --> 00:19:04,143
while I'm standing next to a person
who's already won a challenge.
394
00:19:04,226 --> 00:19:06,854
It was fast, easy, delicious.
395
00:19:06,937 --> 00:19:08,188
This is crazy.
396
00:19:08,272 --> 00:19:11,567
Now for the conversation
that truly nobody wants to have.
397
00:19:12,067 --> 00:19:15,612
So although we've had
some good times together,
398
00:19:15,696 --> 00:19:17,906
unfortunately, we have to break up
with one of you.
399
00:19:19,283 --> 00:19:21,410
The cook going home is...
400
00:19:21,493 --> 00:19:22,995
[tense music plays]
401
00:19:25,205 --> 00:19:27,416
...Aprille. I'm so sorry.
402
00:19:27,499 --> 00:19:29,334
[Aprille] Thank you. This was so fun.
403
00:19:29,418 --> 00:19:32,045
Honestly, in this split second,
it's a shock.
404
00:19:32,754 --> 00:19:34,840
And I just feel really excited to go home
405
00:19:34,923 --> 00:19:39,261
and just, like, refine
my avocado bruschetta chipotle toast.
406
00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:41,180
I'm gonna refine it.
I will toast it, I promise.
407
00:19:41,263 --> 00:19:44,558
-I wanna talk to you for a second, Haley.
-Okay.
408
00:19:44,641 --> 00:19:47,269
You've really been impressing me so much.
409
00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:49,897
That said, I wanna see
you take more big risks.
410
00:19:49,980 --> 00:19:51,607
-Okay.
-Can you do that?
411
00:19:51,690 --> 00:19:53,150
-Fifty Gs.
-[Antoni] Yeah.
412
00:19:53,233 --> 00:19:54,985
-Fifty G-rich.
-It'll take that.
413
00:19:55,068 --> 00:19:56,153
Exactly.
414
00:19:56,236 --> 00:19:57,529
Then I'll be deserving.
415
00:19:57,613 --> 00:20:03,243
Somehow, some way, you managed to come up
with appetizers as dreamy as your date.
416
00:20:03,327 --> 00:20:05,954
But now, you have to bust out
the big moves.
417
00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:09,666
It's time for your final round
in the Easy-Bake.
418
00:20:10,959 --> 00:20:11,877
Oh boy.
419
00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:13,295
[Michael] Oh.
420
00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:15,005
For your Easy-Bake,
421
00:20:15,088 --> 00:20:19,009
you're gonna have to make
wildly reimagined
422
00:20:20,385 --> 00:20:21,845
Beef Wellington.
423
00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:24,514
-Bam!
-That takes forever. [laughs]
424
00:20:24,598 --> 00:20:26,141
That is a Not-So-Easy-Bake.
425
00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:27,684
I said reimagined.
426
00:20:27,768 --> 00:20:29,061
Think outside the box.
427
00:20:29,144 --> 00:20:31,563
[Antoni] Let's talk
about a Beef Wellington.
428
00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:35,025
Traditionally, it's a beef tenderloin
429
00:20:35,108 --> 00:20:37,945
that's wrapped in a mushroom duxelles,
which coats the beef,
430
00:20:38,028 --> 00:20:40,822
and then you have
this really wonderful puff pastry.
431
00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:41,823
Ooh.
432
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:46,411
Both of you are incredibly creative.
Like, this is where you get to apply that.
433
00:20:46,495 --> 00:20:49,206
Now, we almost forgot to mention
the hottest date in town.
434
00:20:49,289 --> 00:20:52,668
Please welcome the Big Easy-Bake Oven.
435
00:20:53,168 --> 00:20:54,503
[Michael] Ooh.
436
00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:57,547
[Antoni] Where you'll have to cook
your entire dish.
437
00:20:57,631 --> 00:21:01,635
You two only have one hour for this round,
so within your 60 minutes,
438
00:21:01,718 --> 00:21:04,763
you only have
40 minutes to use your ovens.
439
00:21:04,846 --> 00:21:08,141
When the oven lights up,
that means that time has begun.
440
00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:11,603
But when the 40 minutes are up,
it's lights out and no more baking.
441
00:21:12,562 --> 00:21:16,400
As a reminder, Derrell and I
are the dates that hold your fates.
442
00:21:16,483 --> 00:21:17,317
[Derrell] Oh yeah.
443
00:21:17,401 --> 00:21:20,112
[Antoni] We'll be judging your dishes
based on how good they look,
444
00:21:20,195 --> 00:21:22,990
how good they taste,
and how easy they are.
445
00:21:23,073 --> 00:21:24,741
-Okay.
-You guys ready?
446
00:21:24,825 --> 00:21:26,118
-Yeah.
-Oh yeah.
447
00:21:26,201 --> 00:21:28,662
-Derrell, are you ready?
-Absolutely.
448
00:21:28,745 --> 00:21:31,748
All right. Three, two, one.
449
00:21:31,832 --> 00:21:32,666
Make it easy!
450
00:21:32,749 --> 00:21:33,875
[Derrell] Let's go!
451
00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:37,337
{\an8}The tricky part about this challenge is
452
00:21:37,421 --> 00:21:40,716
asking them to basically reinvent
the Beef Wellington.
453
00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:43,593
It's one of the most complex dishes
that you can make.
454
00:21:43,677 --> 00:21:47,681
Absolutely. I would probably go
the empanada or meatball route.
455
00:21:47,764 --> 00:21:51,893
Maybe dip it in some type of batter
and fry it maybe, or bake it.
456
00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:53,478
[Antoni] Is that romantic and sexy?
457
00:21:53,562 --> 00:21:56,148
-Hmm, it can be.
-It can be.
458
00:21:57,774 --> 00:21:59,735
Pressure. It's so exciting!
459
00:21:59,818 --> 00:22:02,112
His game day energy
is coming out over there.
460
00:22:02,195 --> 00:22:03,238
Let's go!
461
00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:06,366
[Haley] This is the first time
I'm ever trying a Beef Wellington.
462
00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:07,659
I've never made it before.
463
00:22:07,743 --> 00:22:09,536
{\an8}It feels out of my comfort zone.
464
00:22:09,619 --> 00:22:13,874
So I am going to do a little twist
on the Beef Wellington
465
00:22:13,957 --> 00:22:18,170
and do a Beef Wellington pot pie
with the puff pastry crust.
466
00:22:18,253 --> 00:22:21,006
I usually do a chicken pot pie
or something like that.
467
00:22:21,089 --> 00:22:25,344
I rarely cook with something like beef,
so I wanna make this my own
468
00:22:25,427 --> 00:22:30,474
by making the inside what a lot of people
find familiar to be in a pot pie,
469
00:22:30,557 --> 00:22:33,268
with the creamy textures in the inside
470
00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:36,104
and the really full,
flavorful gravy component,
471
00:22:36,188 --> 00:22:38,648
but using a lot
of the Beef Wellington ingredients.
472
00:22:38,732 --> 00:22:41,693
Haley mentioned that she does love
to make a chicken pot pie
473
00:22:41,777 --> 00:22:43,153
and when you think about it,
474
00:22:43,236 --> 00:22:46,865
veggies, mushroom, chicken, meat,
and like the puff pastry,
475
00:22:46,948 --> 00:22:49,242
I wonder if there's like a version
or something she can do
476
00:22:49,326 --> 00:22:51,661
that's kind of a stewy beef.
477
00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:53,288
That would actually be really good.
478
00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:54,873
-Michael.
-[Michael] Yes, sir.
479
00:22:54,956 --> 00:22:56,750
What's your meat of choice there?
480
00:22:56,833 --> 00:22:59,211
-A little ribeye.
-What are you gonna do with it?
481
00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:01,922
Cook it, obviously. No. [laughs]
482
00:23:02,005 --> 00:23:03,090
What are you making?
483
00:23:03,173 --> 00:23:05,550
I'm making
Beef Wellington empanadas, honey.
484
00:23:05,634 --> 00:23:06,551
Ooh!
485
00:23:07,260 --> 00:23:08,095
Okay.
486
00:23:08,178 --> 00:23:13,433
{\an8}Growing up, one of my favorite foods
to eat always were empanadas.
487
00:23:13,517 --> 00:23:17,020
I'm just starting with chopping
some mushrooms and some shallots,
488
00:23:17,104 --> 00:23:20,232
because that's one
of the main components of this dish.
489
00:23:20,315 --> 00:23:24,611
Traditionally with Beef Wellington,
the ingredients are the beef element,
490
00:23:24,694 --> 00:23:28,573
that mushroom duxelles, the puff pastry,
and I think this would be a way
491
00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:35,414
to present this dish that's very kind of
stuffy in a new, fun, and delicious way.
492
00:23:35,497 --> 00:23:38,083
-[jaunty music plays]
-[grunts]
493
00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:41,211
I season the steaks with adobo.
494
00:23:41,294 --> 00:23:43,004
It's gonna give me the most flavor
495
00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:44,548
in a one-ingredient item.
496
00:23:44,631 --> 00:23:47,300
Oh. Who puts carrots in the fridge?
497
00:23:47,384 --> 00:23:51,012
Carrots are gonna be my side companion
to give a little vegetable.
498
00:23:51,596 --> 00:23:54,141
If I were a peeler, where would I be?
Found it.
499
00:23:54,224 --> 00:24:00,689
Do you know these things work two ways?
You can go down and up. Down and up.
500
00:24:02,190 --> 00:24:05,986
I just noticed something about Michael.
How do you... You just peel one way.
501
00:24:06,069 --> 00:24:09,197
-Usually, I'll just go straight down.
-Yeah, just one way.
502
00:24:10,031 --> 00:24:11,783
-[Michael] How you doing, Haley?
-Pretty good.
503
00:24:11,867 --> 00:24:15,495
My wheels are turning over here
on how I can make this awesome.
504
00:24:15,579 --> 00:24:17,831
Stop those wheels.
Make it a little less awesome.
505
00:24:17,914 --> 00:24:18,832
Not gonna happen.
506
00:24:18,915 --> 00:24:22,711
Very interesting. Haley went for
the traditional route of using the fillet.
507
00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:24,296
Super tender, super lean,
508
00:24:24,379 --> 00:24:28,049
really flavorful, and delicate,
and it just feels really special.
509
00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:33,513
Ribeye. A fattier cut, more marbled.
In some ways, easier to work with.
510
00:24:33,597 --> 00:24:35,557
But you don't want it to be overcooked.
511
00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,101
But if that's cooked perfectly, so nice.
512
00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:41,104
Your Easy-Bake Ovens
are now officially on.
513
00:24:41,188 --> 00:24:43,023
[Michael] Oh my God.
514
00:24:43,106 --> 00:24:44,441
Pressure's on.
515
00:24:44,524 --> 00:24:46,902
You have 40 minutes
with your Easy-Bake Ovens.
516
00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:47,986
Let's go!
517
00:24:48,069 --> 00:24:51,990
I cut my ribeye
into about an inch-thick cut
518
00:24:52,073 --> 00:24:55,577
because I'm going to sear it on both sides
and then cut it into cubes.
519
00:24:55,660 --> 00:24:59,623
That way, I'm not throwing raw meat
into my puff pastry.
520
00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:01,416
Okay.
521
00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:04,461
In a Beef Wellington,
typically you use a bit of prosciutto
522
00:25:04,544 --> 00:25:07,214
throughout the layer,
and I'm using bacon instead.
523
00:25:07,839 --> 00:25:10,842
Bacon just has more of that rich note
524
00:25:10,926 --> 00:25:13,720
to really accentuate that taste
and flavor of the beef.
525
00:25:13,803 --> 00:25:15,180
I see you chopping that bacon.
526
00:25:15,889 --> 00:25:18,350
-[Antoni] Fillet is such a lean meat.
-[Derrell] Yeah.
527
00:25:18,433 --> 00:25:22,312
With something like a Wellington,
she's adding bacon, which is very smart.
528
00:25:22,395 --> 00:25:23,563
It needs that fat.
529
00:25:23,647 --> 00:25:26,608
When you said fillet, I was thinking,
"What would she add for fat?"
530
00:25:26,691 --> 00:25:28,276
-Yeah.
-She's thinking.
531
00:25:28,818 --> 00:25:30,487
[upbeat music plays]
532
00:25:30,570 --> 00:25:31,404
Oh, hello there.
533
00:25:31,488 --> 00:25:34,241
Hi, how's everything going?
Right behind ya. Don't burn me.
534
00:25:34,324 --> 00:25:35,700
-[Haley laughs]
-[Michael] Thanks.
535
00:25:35,784 --> 00:25:40,080
[Haley] At this point, my filling for the
Beef Wellington pot pie is in the oven.
536
00:25:40,163 --> 00:25:43,124
So I feel really good
about that being cooked in time.
537
00:25:44,125 --> 00:25:45,126
[Michael] All right.
538
00:25:45,627 --> 00:25:47,170
[Derrell] Those are some thick slices.
539
00:25:47,254 --> 00:25:49,714
-[Antoni] Pretty big pieces of carrot.
-[Michael] They are.
540
00:25:51,007 --> 00:25:53,802
What does she have on there?
Are those... Oh, Brussels.
541
00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:55,762
So I'm working on the side item now.
542
00:25:55,845 --> 00:25:58,807
I'm gonna do really simple
roasted Brussels sprouts
543
00:25:58,890 --> 00:26:02,852
with a little lemon and a little something
to crystallize it a bit in the oven.
544
00:26:02,936 --> 00:26:07,190
Because I know I can use the signature
hot pan in the oven hack
545
00:26:07,274 --> 00:26:10,694
and really get a nice char
on those vegetables fast.
546
00:26:10,777 --> 00:26:13,113
[Michael] She smells delicious.
547
00:26:14,656 --> 00:26:15,574
Um...
548
00:26:16,700 --> 00:26:18,785
This'll be fine. You got this.
549
00:26:18,868 --> 00:26:21,997
[imitates a knife slicing]
550
00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,749
-How much time on the oven?
-Twenty-five minutes.
551
00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:25,792
[Haley] Perfect.
552
00:26:25,875 --> 00:26:29,129
[Michael] That'll be good for now. Uh...
553
00:26:29,212 --> 00:26:33,133
I run to go get the puff pastry,
and as soon as I touch it...
554
00:26:33,216 --> 00:26:35,093
Oh, they're frozen!
555
00:26:35,176 --> 00:26:36,303
It's frozen.
556
00:26:37,512 --> 00:26:38,597
And I'm screwed.
557
00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:42,559
-Mike, what's going on, man?
-Puff pastry's frozen, so we're pivoting.
558
00:26:42,642 --> 00:26:44,894
Oh, you didn't thaw it out!
559
00:26:44,978 --> 00:26:46,521
What is the solution?
560
00:26:46,605 --> 00:26:47,856
He's thinking. Okay.
561
00:26:48,857 --> 00:26:52,444
I am a little stressed about
the puff pastry being in the freezer.
562
00:26:52,527 --> 00:26:55,822
Puff pastry takes,
you know, a good hour to thaw out.
563
00:26:55,905 --> 00:27:00,076
Typically, I would throw it
in the microwave for a couple of seconds.
564
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:03,288
But the microwave is off limits.
Oven, thaw it out in the oven.
565
00:27:03,371 --> 00:27:06,625
So I just kind of create my own hack
right in the moment.
566
00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:08,710
Patting water on the puff pastry.
567
00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:11,379
I don't want it to burn in the oven,
so I cover it with foil.
568
00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:15,216
So essentially I'm kind of steaming it.
Making, like, a little steam pocket.
569
00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:16,217
[Michael] No.
570
00:27:17,010 --> 00:27:18,345
No, no.
571
00:27:18,928 --> 00:27:21,139
No. No.
572
00:27:21,681 --> 00:27:22,974
Egg roll skins?
573
00:27:23,058 --> 00:27:25,143
Divine inspiration. It came to me.
574
00:27:25,226 --> 00:27:27,979
All of a sudden,
my empanada was a drag queen
575
00:27:28,063 --> 00:27:29,397
in an egg roll dress.
576
00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:33,652
And I'm hoping and praying
that it's actually going to work,
577
00:27:33,735 --> 00:27:36,237
because I've never made
an egg roll before,
578
00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:39,407
so I've never used egg roll wrappers.
579
00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:40,325
Got it.
580
00:27:40,909 --> 00:27:42,327
[upbeat music plays]
581
00:27:45,622 --> 00:27:47,624
-How you feeling, Michael? Good?
-Yeah, good.
582
00:27:47,707 --> 00:27:50,085
-Got that tequila in my hand.
-I like it. [laughs]
583
00:27:50,168 --> 00:27:53,421
Is tequila your solve for the puff pastry
not thawing out?
584
00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:55,715
Tequila's my solve for everything, honey.
585
00:27:55,799 --> 00:27:59,552
What was your pivot for the puff pastry?
What did you do instead?
586
00:27:59,636 --> 00:28:01,221
-Egg roll wrappers.
-[Antoni] Okay.
587
00:28:01,304 --> 00:28:04,140
-Did you brush the top with egg?
-Oh, that's egg wash.
588
00:28:04,224 --> 00:28:06,685
-Egg wash, okay.
-You're still making empanadas?
589
00:28:06,768 --> 00:28:07,852
You better believe it.
590
00:28:07,936 --> 00:28:09,938
Thanks for the egg wash reminder.
591
00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:10,939
You're welcome.
592
00:28:11,022 --> 00:28:12,023
[laughs]
593
00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:14,275
Did I do that? [laughs]
594
00:28:17,904 --> 00:28:20,073
-Haley, how you doing?
-I mean, it softened it.
595
00:28:20,573 --> 00:28:23,201
-It worked out?
-[Haley] It's a little soft on some parts.
596
00:28:23,284 --> 00:28:25,036
-But I can make it work.
-Optimism.
597
00:28:25,120 --> 00:28:26,287
[panting]
598
00:28:26,371 --> 00:28:30,834
Little gentle reminder, you have less than
12 minutes left on your Easy-Bake Ovens.
599
00:28:30,917 --> 00:28:34,421
Oh, beautiful. She is back in the game!
600
00:28:35,171 --> 00:28:39,384
I have the puff pastry dough thawed out,
so I need to pop those ramekins
601
00:28:39,467 --> 00:28:41,594
and get those in the oven
as soon as possible.
602
00:28:41,678 --> 00:28:42,721
All right.
603
00:28:42,804 --> 00:28:45,390
Get those in the oven. They got to go in.
604
00:28:45,473 --> 00:28:47,308
This is stressing me out.
605
00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:50,812
-It's stressing me out.
-I feel like that oven better be on broil.
606
00:28:50,895 --> 00:28:53,022
I'm really hoping I have enough time
607
00:28:53,106 --> 00:28:56,317
to puff up the pastry and make sure
it's cooked to golden brown.
608
00:28:56,401 --> 00:28:57,819
Can't forget about you guys.
609
00:28:58,653 --> 00:29:00,780
It's gonna happen.
I'm gonna make it happen.
610
00:29:00,864 --> 00:29:03,408
You don't have much time.
Come on, come on, come on.
611
00:29:04,909 --> 00:29:06,786
Ow, hot! Yep.
612
00:29:06,870 --> 00:29:08,997
Michael, how did those empanadas turn out?
613
00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,082
So tender and juicy.
614
00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:12,083
-Really?
-Ew.
615
00:29:12,167 --> 00:29:13,877
Yeah. I hope.
616
00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,087
One minute remaining
with your Easy-Bake Ovens.
617
00:29:17,130 --> 00:29:18,173
[Michael exhales]
618
00:29:19,382 --> 00:29:24,262
I know the flavor is there and I see
that puff pastry just perfectly golden.
619
00:29:24,345 --> 00:29:28,850
But I'm hoping that the pastry
is completely cooked all the way through
620
00:29:28,933 --> 00:29:30,852
or I could potentially go home.
621
00:29:30,935 --> 00:29:33,813
I mean, that looks
like a nice, golden puff pastry.
622
00:29:33,897 --> 00:29:35,523
It's risen like a nice soufflé.
623
00:29:36,733 --> 00:29:37,859
[Michael] Perfect.
624
00:29:39,444 --> 00:29:42,447
{\an8}[Antoni] Your Easy-Bake Ovens
are officially off.
625
00:29:42,530 --> 00:29:43,990
[Michael] This is insane.
626
00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:47,243
Confident in how this is.
627
00:29:47,327 --> 00:29:52,040
{\an8}-[both] Five, four, three, two, one!
-[bells ding]
628
00:29:52,540 --> 00:29:54,709
-[Derrell] Woo!
-[Derrell and Haley laugh]
629
00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:57,754
-Time is up. Take it easy.
-I'm sweating.
630
00:29:57,837 --> 00:29:59,297
Oh God, that was stressful.
631
00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:04,886
Haley, you're up first.
632
00:30:04,969 --> 00:30:06,429
All righty, let's do this.
633
00:30:06,513 --> 00:30:08,556
-[Derrell] The moment of truth.
-[Antoni] Thank you.
634
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,018
{\an8}[Haley] I made a Beef Wellington pot pie
635
00:30:12,101 --> 00:30:14,938
{\an8}and I also added just a little side
636
00:30:15,021 --> 00:30:17,941
{\an8}of roasted Brussels sprouts
to pair with that today.
637
00:30:18,441 --> 00:30:21,736
And the puff pastry kinda adds
that buttery element on top,
638
00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:23,988
like in the Beef Wellington
wrapped around.
639
00:30:24,072 --> 00:30:25,657
[tense music plays]
640
00:30:26,366 --> 00:30:27,575
[sighs]
641
00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:33,122
When we saw that puff pastry go in,
642
00:30:33,206 --> 00:30:35,875
and I was worried that
it wasn't gonna fully cook through...
643
00:30:35,959 --> 00:30:36,793
Yeah?
644
00:30:36,876 --> 00:30:39,295
-It did cook perfectly.
-[Haley] Perfect.
645
00:30:39,379 --> 00:30:41,214
-[Antoni] It's flaky.
-Good.
646
00:30:41,297 --> 00:30:44,968
[Antoni] It's super elevated,
loads of flavor.
647
00:30:45,051 --> 00:30:47,679
You trimmed the Brussels beautifully.
648
00:30:47,762 --> 00:30:51,599
They're well-seasoned.
I will say it is a little tad oily.
649
00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:53,017
-Okay.
-[Antoni] On the base.
650
00:30:53,518 --> 00:30:57,438
I would've trimmed a little more of that
bacon fat to kind of thin it out a little.
651
00:30:57,522 --> 00:31:00,942
But that said, it's perfectly cooked.
It's a beautiful golden brown.
652
00:31:01,025 --> 00:31:02,694
[Derrell] The meat is super tender.
653
00:31:02,777 --> 00:31:05,488
The puff pastry, when you put it in
the oven with 12 minutes left,
654
00:31:05,572 --> 00:31:08,783
I was like, "There's no way
this is going to come out fluffy."
655
00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:09,993
I don't know if you saw me,
656
00:31:10,076 --> 00:31:13,788
but as I was lifting it, it was
just flaking off right onto the fork.
657
00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:15,582
That was really nice as well.
658
00:31:15,665 --> 00:31:19,294
Usually with a pot pie,
I'm used to, like, that creamy sauce.
659
00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:21,880
So a little cream
I think would've went a long way.
660
00:31:21,963 --> 00:31:24,382
But I think the flavor is really good.
661
00:31:24,465 --> 00:31:28,052
The Brussels sprouts didn't have
enough seasoning, but other than that,
662
00:31:28,136 --> 00:31:32,390
I don't have much bad things to say
about this dish. It's really good.
663
00:31:32,473 --> 00:31:33,766
-Thank you.
-A really good job.
664
00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:37,562
-Thank you. That was delicious.
-Thank y'all. Glad you enjoyed it.
665
00:31:38,146 --> 00:31:39,606
[Derrell] Michael, you're up next.
666
00:31:39,689 --> 00:31:41,566
-I hope you're ready.
-[Derrell] I am.
667
00:31:41,649 --> 00:31:47,947
{\an8}[Michael] These are Beef Wellington
empanadas in a drunken avocado crema
668
00:31:48,031 --> 00:31:51,159
with some chili honey-glazed carrots.
669
00:31:51,242 --> 00:31:53,119
[tense music plays]
670
00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:55,747
The puff pastry didn't work out.
671
00:31:57,290 --> 00:32:00,543
You decided to use
an egg roll wrapper instead.
672
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,464
-I think it was successful.
-Yes!
673
00:32:04,547 --> 00:32:07,175
[Antoni] This meat is super tender.
It's beautifully seasoned.
674
00:32:07,258 --> 00:32:09,594
It's really nice.
It's cut perfectly against the grain.
675
00:32:09,677 --> 00:32:11,137
There aren't any chewy parts.
676
00:32:11,220 --> 00:32:14,390
Your duxelles is super flavorful.
I taste the mushrooms.
677
00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:16,809
They're not an afterthought,
they're definitely present,
678
00:32:16,893 --> 00:32:19,228
and not something I would expect
in something like this,
679
00:32:19,312 --> 00:32:22,523
but still makes me think
of Beef Wellington, which was nice.
680
00:32:22,607 --> 00:32:26,402
The carrots, they're beautiful.
I love seeing the chili flakes.
681
00:32:26,486 --> 00:32:28,613
-They are a little raw in the center...
-Same.
682
00:32:28,696 --> 00:32:33,368
The carrots are very well seasoned,
but they are a little bit underdone.
683
00:32:33,451 --> 00:32:34,327
Mm-hmm.
684
00:32:34,410 --> 00:32:37,121
Cutting them thinner
would've been a possible solve
685
00:32:37,205 --> 00:32:38,957
or a bit more time in the oven.
686
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:40,333
That sauce is amazing.
687
00:32:40,875 --> 00:32:43,836
I like the fact that you were
able to pivot and use the egg roll,
688
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,047
but to me,
this is not so much an empanada,
689
00:32:46,130 --> 00:32:48,299
but more like a big wanton.
690
00:32:48,383 --> 00:32:50,927
I don't know if the chunks inside of it
691
00:32:51,010 --> 00:32:54,889
really go with the thinness
of the crust that you gave us.
692
00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:58,142
But, overall, I think
that the flavors are excellent.
693
00:32:58,226 --> 00:32:59,644
Awesome. Thanks.
694
00:33:00,436 --> 00:33:06,192
Haley, Michael, today has been
quite the whirlwind romance.
695
00:33:06,275 --> 00:33:08,569
You're both amazing dates, I have to say.
696
00:33:09,946 --> 00:33:13,908
{\an8}While you both deserve
lifelong love and happiness,
697
00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:16,327
{\an8}there can only be one winner.
698
00:33:17,912 --> 00:33:19,664
The winner is...
699
00:33:19,747 --> 00:33:21,749
[tense music plays]
700
00:33:25,169 --> 00:33:26,004
...Haley.
701
00:33:26,087 --> 00:33:26,921
[sighs]
702
00:33:27,547 --> 00:33:29,007
-Congrats.
-[Derrell] Great job.
703
00:33:29,090 --> 00:33:30,675
How does it make you feel?
704
00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:33,636
I... I truly just feel...
I feel so proud of myself.
705
00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:39,058
Like, I don't say that enough
and, like, I... I feel so incredibly proud.
706
00:33:40,226 --> 00:33:42,562
I've worked really hard
to get to this point.
707
00:33:42,645 --> 00:33:46,482
It is my dream to do something like this
and I'm doing it.
708
00:33:47,066 --> 00:33:49,527
I'm halfway through
and I'm doing it, and I'm...
709
00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:51,612
-I'm winning.
-You're in it.
710
00:33:51,696 --> 00:33:54,657
Fifty thousand. That's so crazy.
711
00:33:54,741 --> 00:33:59,412
Like, I won that, but also
I have beat four people so far.
712
00:33:59,495 --> 00:34:03,041
It's definitely bringing out
a little bit more confidence for sure.
713
00:34:03,124 --> 00:34:05,793
Something I think
that I needed a little bit more of.
714
00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:07,920
We told you that you won.
715
00:34:08,004 --> 00:34:12,091
You got so excited, but then I saw this
little hint of sadness, where it was like,
716
00:34:12,175 --> 00:34:15,011
"I'm proud of myself.
And I don't say that often enough."
717
00:34:15,094 --> 00:34:16,387
-Yeah.
-Where does that come from?
718
00:34:16,471 --> 00:34:20,516
I'm just naturally, um,
a nurturer, an encourager.
719
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:24,771
And I feel like a lot of times
I need to take a little time for me.
720
00:34:25,354 --> 00:34:28,107
And I need to really
show that love to myself too.
721
00:34:28,191 --> 00:34:29,317
This last challenge,
722
00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:32,403
I saw a different side of you
that I did not recognize.
723
00:34:33,362 --> 00:34:36,407
Your apron, for the first
out of four challenges, is dirty.
724
00:34:36,491 --> 00:34:38,868
-I know!
-You did not have a single speck on it.
725
00:34:39,410 --> 00:34:41,537
-Get that apron dirty.
-That's right.
726
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,164
-[Haley laughs]
-Okay?
727
00:34:43,247 --> 00:34:46,709
Today, I was jumping
out of my comfort zone a bit more.
728
00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:49,003
I wanted to make sure
I could show the judges that.
729
00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:51,297
I think I really proved myself
in that way.
730
00:34:51,380 --> 00:34:52,757
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
731
00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,133
You're really special.
732
00:34:54,217 --> 00:34:55,635
-Thank you.
-[Antoni] You're amazing.
733
00:34:56,844 --> 00:34:58,888
[upbeat music plays]