1 00:00:03,133 --> 00:00:04,830 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:04,917 --> 00:00:06,006 -[bell dings] -PADMA: Oh, no. 3 00:00:06,093 --> 00:00:07,964 Another steak dish? 4 00:00:08,095 --> 00:00:09,357 [sighs heavily] 5 00:00:09,487 --> 00:00:10,749 -[bell dings] -We have a lot to eat. 6 00:00:10,923 --> 00:00:12,534 -[dinging] -MICHAEL: Oh, my God. 7 00:00:12,708 --> 00:00:13,926 PADMA: I did not think we would be eating-- 8 00:00:14,057 --> 00:00:15,841 -40 dishes. Yeah. -[dinging] 9 00:00:15,972 --> 00:00:16,886 -[Wylie groans] -PADMA: I'm sorry. 10 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:18,757 [groans] I can't... 11 00:00:18,888 --> 00:00:20,716 -I can't walk. I'm so full. -[dinging] 12 00:00:20,846 --> 00:00:22,587 WYLIE: I couldn't eat another bite. 13 00:00:22,718 --> 00:00:24,111 You know how many dishes we've eaten? 14 00:00:24,198 --> 00:00:25,373 I don't know how you guys are still standing. 15 00:00:25,503 --> 00:00:26,591 Spare a thought for us, okay, Chris? 16 00:00:26,765 --> 00:00:28,506 -[laughing] -Yeah. [chuckles] 17 00:00:28,637 --> 00:00:30,291 -[bell dings] -MICHAEL: Oh, my God. -[Wylie laughing] 18 00:00:30,378 --> 00:00:32,162 ♪ ♪ 19 00:00:32,249 --> 00:00:34,556 PADMA: I'm Padma Lakshmi, and we've scoured the nation 20 00:00:34,686 --> 00:00:37,124 to bring together the most elite chefs 21 00:00:37,254 --> 00:00:40,605 and the most renowned judges into the ultimate 22 00:00:40,736 --> 00:00:41,911 culinary battleground. 23 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:43,739 This is a test 24 00:00:43,826 --> 00:00:46,176 of our ten Culinary Commandments. 25 00:00:46,263 --> 00:00:49,397 Master them, and you win $1 million. 26 00:00:49,571 --> 00:00:52,356 Brought to you by our official cleanup partners, 27 00:00:52,530 --> 00:00:54,141 Dawn Powerwash. 28 00:00:57,187 --> 00:00:59,407 Previously on America's Culinary Cup, 29 00:00:59,537 --> 00:01:01,322 the chefs have been tested 30 00:01:01,452 --> 00:01:04,063 on five of the ten Culinary Commandments. 31 00:01:04,150 --> 00:01:05,282 Meat. 32 00:01:05,413 --> 00:01:06,370 Sustainability. 33 00:01:06,544 --> 00:01:07,415 Sauce. 34 00:01:07,589 --> 00:01:08,285 Vegetables. 35 00:01:08,416 --> 00:01:09,765 Dessert. 36 00:01:09,852 --> 00:01:11,201 -Some have thrived... -Aah! 37 00:01:11,375 --> 00:01:12,637 Congratulations, Matt. 38 00:01:12,768 --> 00:01:15,031 -You are the winner. -You killed it. 39 00:01:15,162 --> 00:01:18,991 PADMA: The chef voted most likely to win. 40 00:01:19,122 --> 00:01:21,037 -Beverly. -Oh, my God! -[applause] 41 00:01:21,168 --> 00:01:22,517 PADMA: ...while others have stumbled. 42 00:01:22,604 --> 00:01:24,649 Who was voted least likely 43 00:01:24,736 --> 00:01:25,650 to win? 44 00:01:25,781 --> 00:01:28,218 Chris Morgan? 45 00:01:28,392 --> 00:01:30,176 -Doesn't feel good. -Keith, 46 00:01:30,307 --> 00:01:32,265 you survived another commandment. 47 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,833 I'm really, um, beating myself up right now. 48 00:01:34,964 --> 00:01:36,705 I'm disappointed that I escaped by, 49 00:01:36,835 --> 00:01:38,402 but I live to fight another day. 50 00:01:38,533 --> 00:01:40,404 ♪ ♪ 51 00:01:43,712 --> 00:01:46,454 -CHRIS: Good luck, everybody. -KEITH: Good luck, everyone. -KATIE: Good luck. 52 00:01:46,628 --> 00:01:48,195 [elevator bell dings] 53 00:01:48,369 --> 00:01:49,326 Okay. 54 00:01:49,413 --> 00:01:51,067 It's very empty in here today. 55 00:01:51,198 --> 00:01:53,200 CHRIS: The worst moment is leading up 56 00:01:53,374 --> 00:01:55,637 to finding out whatever the commandment is. 57 00:01:55,767 --> 00:01:56,985 Things are back to normal. 58 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:58,640 CHRIS: But I feel like I have 59 00:01:58,770 --> 00:01:59,858 something to prove. 60 00:02:00,032 --> 00:02:01,251 If everybody here thinks 61 00:02:01,338 --> 00:02:03,210 I'm gonna go home, I'm gonna win. 62 00:02:04,298 --> 00:02:05,386 -Uh-oh. -Oh, wait a second. 63 00:02:05,473 --> 00:02:07,127 -Oh, here it is. -Oh. 64 00:02:09,433 --> 00:02:12,219 -Culinary foam. -"Culinary foam was a by-product 65 00:02:12,393 --> 00:02:13,785 of inflating tomatoes with a bicycle pump." 66 00:02:13,916 --> 00:02:15,700 KATIE: Okay. 67 00:02:15,831 --> 00:02:18,138 Oh, we've got extra vac pack machines, 68 00:02:18,268 --> 00:02:20,923 extra dehydrators, double doors of liquid nitrogen. 69 00:02:21,053 --> 00:02:22,011 -This is the molecular challenge. -This is feeling 70 00:02:22,185 --> 00:02:23,404 molecular, yeah. 71 00:02:23,534 --> 00:02:24,753 I'm familiar with a lot 72 00:02:24,883 --> 00:02:26,276 of molecular gastronomy techniques. 73 00:02:26,407 --> 00:02:27,799 You've done molec-molecular? 74 00:02:27,886 --> 00:02:28,887 -She worked at El Bulli. -I worked at El Bulli 75 00:02:29,018 --> 00:02:30,454 -for a bit. -KEITH: Oh. 76 00:02:30,585 --> 00:02:31,629 KATIE: El Bulli was a combination, 77 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,763 this merging of food and science 78 00:02:34,893 --> 00:02:36,417 that blew my mind. 79 00:02:36,504 --> 00:02:39,463 This could play very well into my strengths, 80 00:02:39,550 --> 00:02:43,075 especially since my previous career is in science. 81 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:44,599 But seems like every time someone says 82 00:02:44,728 --> 00:02:46,688 that they have experience with something, 83 00:02:46,817 --> 00:02:48,211 they end up on the bottom. 84 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:50,474 [elevator bell dings] 85 00:02:50,648 --> 00:02:52,694 ♪ 86 00:02:56,741 --> 00:02:57,873 Okay. 87 00:02:58,003 --> 00:02:59,266 -Morning. -Hello. 88 00:02:59,396 --> 00:03:00,745 -WYLIE: Hi, guys. -Hello. 89 00:03:00,832 --> 00:03:02,225 Good morning. Hello. 90 00:03:02,356 --> 00:03:03,966 -Good morning. -Good morning. -Morning. 91 00:03:04,096 --> 00:03:06,316 The seven of you are one step closer 92 00:03:06,490 --> 00:03:09,711 to taking home America's Culinary Cup 93 00:03:09,885 --> 00:03:10,886 and $1 million. 94 00:03:11,060 --> 00:03:12,888 Let's get right to it, shall we? 95 00:03:13,062 --> 00:03:13,845 Here we go. 96 00:03:14,019 --> 00:03:16,326 Today's Culinary Commandment 97 00:03:16,457 --> 00:03:19,242 is culinary science and technology. 98 00:03:20,504 --> 00:03:22,158 KEITH: Oh, [bleep]. 99 00:03:22,289 --> 00:03:24,987 I made it through desserts, but I'm going home today. 100 00:03:25,117 --> 00:03:27,772 [laughs] I-I don't have any experience 101 00:03:27,903 --> 00:03:29,948 with molecular gastronomy, but I understand 102 00:03:30,079 --> 00:03:31,385 why it's a commandment. 103 00:03:31,559 --> 00:03:32,821 Food is ever changing. It's a science. 104 00:03:32,908 --> 00:03:34,170 Cooking is a science. 105 00:03:34,301 --> 00:03:35,998 It allows you to push the envelope. 106 00:03:36,128 --> 00:03:37,695 PADMA: For this commandment, we've invited 107 00:03:37,869 --> 00:03:40,045 a special guest judge, 108 00:03:40,176 --> 00:03:44,093 one of the pioneers of molecular gastronomy, 109 00:03:44,180 --> 00:03:47,183 a true mad scientist and genius. 110 00:03:47,314 --> 00:03:48,924 Please welcome... 111 00:03:49,054 --> 00:03:50,012 [elevator bell dings] 112 00:03:51,579 --> 00:03:52,754 [bleep] 113 00:03:54,973 --> 00:03:56,018 I'm just kidding, of course. 114 00:03:56,148 --> 00:03:57,541 -[laughter] -Because there's 115 00:03:57,672 --> 00:04:01,806 no guest judge better than the one we have right here. 116 00:04:01,937 --> 00:04:03,765 -He's in his own house. -[applause] 117 00:04:03,895 --> 00:04:06,028 Wylie Dufresne! 118 00:04:06,158 --> 00:04:10,293 BUDDHA: Wylie's the leading pioneer of molecular gastronomy. 119 00:04:10,380 --> 00:04:11,468 I watched his videos. 120 00:04:11,599 --> 00:04:13,818 I watched him cook in wd~50. 121 00:04:13,949 --> 00:04:17,518 He is someone that was in the forefront of paving a way. 122 00:04:17,605 --> 00:04:20,260 Wylie understand the formulas 123 00:04:20,346 --> 00:04:22,043 to make everything perfect and right. 124 00:04:22,218 --> 00:04:23,611 I did the weird [bleep] so you don't have to. 125 00:04:23,741 --> 00:04:25,395 [laughter] 126 00:04:25,526 --> 00:04:28,832 For the culinary science and technology commandment, 127 00:04:28,964 --> 00:04:30,313 we want to see 128 00:04:30,444 --> 00:04:35,013 how well you can showcase these ten... 129 00:04:35,187 --> 00:04:37,146 -Oof. -[mouths] -Ten? 130 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,235 ...advanced techniques. 131 00:04:42,456 --> 00:04:44,849 In this commandment, your strategy 132 00:04:45,023 --> 00:04:46,503 is just as important 133 00:04:46,677 --> 00:04:49,593 as your food, because today's a no-holds-barred, 134 00:04:49,767 --> 00:04:51,813 nonstop cook-off. 135 00:04:51,943 --> 00:04:54,424 You'll have five hours on the clock 136 00:04:54,555 --> 00:04:57,775 to create as many dishes as you'd like 137 00:04:57,906 --> 00:05:01,518 -that feature at least one of these techniques. -Wow. 138 00:05:01,692 --> 00:05:05,217 The more techniques you pack into a single dish, 139 00:05:05,392 --> 00:05:08,046 the bigger the potential score. 140 00:05:08,177 --> 00:05:10,222 At the end of five hours, 141 00:05:10,353 --> 00:05:13,225 the chef with the highest total score 142 00:05:13,356 --> 00:05:15,271 will win and get a big advantage 143 00:05:15,402 --> 00:05:18,187 in the next Culinary Commandment. 144 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:20,363 BEVERLY: Oh, my God. 145 00:05:20,494 --> 00:05:23,758 I really need to get that advantage. 146 00:05:23,888 --> 00:05:26,326 Being voted most likely to win, now the pressure's on. 147 00:05:26,456 --> 00:05:28,240 It's easier to be the underdog. 148 00:05:28,371 --> 00:05:29,633 Having an advantage moves me 149 00:05:29,764 --> 00:05:32,462 closer to getting that million dollars. 150 00:05:32,593 --> 00:05:34,812 And the chef with the lowest score 151 00:05:34,986 --> 00:05:36,336 will be going home. 152 00:05:36,423 --> 00:05:38,120 [bleep] 153 00:05:38,250 --> 00:05:39,774 Is your head exploding, Buddha? 154 00:05:39,861 --> 00:05:41,036 I don't know where I'm gonna end up, 155 00:05:41,166 --> 00:05:42,298 -but, um... -[laughter] 156 00:05:42,429 --> 00:05:45,257 But this is, like, awesome. 157 00:05:45,388 --> 00:05:49,436 The game is divided into two halves. 158 00:05:49,566 --> 00:05:52,569 Each half is two and a half hours long. 159 00:05:52,656 --> 00:05:54,441 MICHAEL: Chefs, when you're finished 160 00:05:54,528 --> 00:05:57,226 with a dish, ring the bell at your station 161 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,010 and we will do our best 162 00:05:59,097 --> 00:06:01,230 to get to your station right away to taste your dish. 163 00:06:01,404 --> 00:06:02,623 KATIE: Oh, my gosh. 164 00:06:02,753 --> 00:06:03,580 This is crazy. 165 00:06:03,667 --> 00:06:05,060 It's one thing to cook one dish. 166 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:07,018 It's very difficult 167 00:06:07,105 --> 00:06:11,240 to try to manage cooking a lot of dishes at the same time 168 00:06:11,414 --> 00:06:13,590 with different techniques in them. 169 00:06:15,418 --> 00:06:17,115 Wylie, would you do the honors, please? 170 00:06:17,289 --> 00:06:18,726 I thought you'd never ask. 171 00:06:18,900 --> 00:06:20,205 Your time... 172 00:06:20,336 --> 00:06:22,077 starts now! 173 00:06:22,251 --> 00:06:23,600 Good luck! 174 00:06:24,471 --> 00:06:26,211 [laughing] 175 00:06:26,342 --> 00:06:28,605 Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go! Whoo! 176 00:06:28,736 --> 00:06:30,433 For this commandment, the chefs have 177 00:06:30,564 --> 00:06:32,914 five hours to score as many points 178 00:06:33,088 --> 00:06:34,524 as they can, with no limit 179 00:06:34,698 --> 00:06:36,308 on the number of dishes they make. 180 00:06:36,439 --> 00:06:38,702 Each dish must feature at least one 181 00:06:38,789 --> 00:06:42,619 of these ten culinary science and technology techniques... 182 00:06:55,110 --> 00:06:58,635 Each technique a chef uses ups the dish's potential score. 183 00:06:58,722 --> 00:07:00,289 A dish with one technique 184 00:07:00,376 --> 00:07:02,552 is worth a possible ten points per judge, 185 00:07:02,683 --> 00:07:04,598 and a dish using five techniques 186 00:07:04,728 --> 00:07:07,078 is worth a possible 50 points per judge, 187 00:07:07,209 --> 00:07:08,471 and so on. 188 00:07:08,602 --> 00:07:10,212 Now let's get back to the action. 189 00:07:11,822 --> 00:07:13,781 How long before someone rings the first bell? 190 00:07:13,911 --> 00:07:15,609 I think it's gonna be quick, and I think it's gonna be Buddha. 191 00:07:15,739 --> 00:07:18,176 WYLIE: Yeah, and if we've learned anything so far 192 00:07:18,307 --> 00:07:21,136 on America's Culinary Cup, never count Beverly out. 193 00:07:21,310 --> 00:07:22,224 She is in the running. 194 00:07:22,311 --> 00:07:23,573 Literally. 195 00:07:25,923 --> 00:07:27,664 Katie, you're into all this science stuff, right? 196 00:07:27,795 --> 00:07:29,753 -You feel good about this? -I think so. 197 00:07:29,884 --> 00:07:31,451 Very intimidating challenge. 198 00:07:31,625 --> 00:07:33,322 I want to stay away from crashing and burning. 199 00:07:33,453 --> 00:07:35,237 I see this commandment as 200 00:07:35,367 --> 00:07:36,978 a scoring battle. 201 00:07:37,108 --> 00:07:40,155 Get as many plates up as you can and try to score as many points 202 00:07:40,284 --> 00:07:41,983 as possible with each plate. That's my strategy. 203 00:07:42,113 --> 00:07:43,550 So I just start 204 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,813 smoking everything. 205 00:07:45,943 --> 00:07:47,205 Duck breast. 206 00:07:47,336 --> 00:07:49,599 Burrata. Getting my carrots going. 207 00:07:49,730 --> 00:07:51,340 Bagging and pickling things, 208 00:07:51,514 --> 00:07:52,820 sous vide-ing things, 209 00:07:52,994 --> 00:07:54,691 making powders out of multiple fats. 210 00:07:55,997 --> 00:07:58,129 I'm starting with foam, which is gonna be a meringue. 211 00:07:58,216 --> 00:08:01,089 Instead of, like, rapid-fire, unintentional dishes, 212 00:08:01,176 --> 00:08:03,047 I'm focusing on quality. 213 00:08:03,221 --> 00:08:05,354 I'm going to make a lemon and blackberry pavlova. 214 00:08:05,441 --> 00:08:08,836 I'm gonna use pavlova for foam, which is the meringue. 215 00:08:09,010 --> 00:08:11,403 Takes about two hours to bake the meringue, 216 00:08:11,534 --> 00:08:14,102 so I wanted to get that on quickly. 217 00:08:14,232 --> 00:08:15,886 BUDDHA: I'm doing spherification. 218 00:08:16,017 --> 00:08:18,628 I'm gonna make a coconut and passion fruit gelato. 219 00:08:18,802 --> 00:08:20,238 The coconut and passion fruit, 220 00:08:20,412 --> 00:08:22,806 I'm adding them into the liquid nitrogen. 221 00:08:22,893 --> 00:08:25,113 It'll flash freeze it and turn them into spheres. 222 00:08:25,243 --> 00:08:27,985 WYLIE: Buddha seems comfortable 223 00:08:28,159 --> 00:08:29,378 with spherification. 224 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:31,467 I think this is in his wheelhouse. 225 00:08:31,598 --> 00:08:32,816 WYLIE: It's tricky. Traditional spherification 226 00:08:32,990 --> 00:08:34,775 is typically where you take a liquid 227 00:08:34,905 --> 00:08:36,907 and you encapsulate it in a membrane. 228 00:08:37,038 --> 00:08:38,909 Typically it's alginate, but it could be pectin, 229 00:08:39,082 --> 00:08:40,868 it could be gellan gum, and there's a chemical reaction. 230 00:08:41,042 --> 00:08:43,784 So that sphere will become solid. 231 00:08:43,957 --> 00:08:45,176 [bell dings] 232 00:08:47,048 --> 00:08:48,484 All right, Buddha, what have you got? 233 00:08:48,658 --> 00:08:50,051 BUDDHA: Something to get your taste buds going. 234 00:08:50,181 --> 00:08:52,096 I used spherification and flash freezing. 235 00:08:52,227 --> 00:08:54,142 -Two techniques? -Yes. 236 00:08:54,272 --> 00:08:57,058 PADMA: So the dish is worth a maximum of 20 points per judge. 237 00:08:57,145 --> 00:08:58,450 BUDDHA: The spherification technique that I'm doing 238 00:08:58,581 --> 00:09:00,322 is not your typical spherification. 239 00:09:00,496 --> 00:09:02,672 You will still get those spheres, but you won't get, 240 00:09:02,803 --> 00:09:04,456 you know, that sodium alginate feel. 241 00:09:04,587 --> 00:09:06,415 WYLIE: Right on. I think that's smart. 242 00:09:06,502 --> 00:09:09,505 PADMA: I thought you did a great job with these two techniques. 243 00:09:09,636 --> 00:09:11,333 I really got the beautiful brightness 244 00:09:11,507 --> 00:09:13,857 and tartness of the pineapple 245 00:09:13,988 --> 00:09:15,859 with the creaminess from the coconut milk. 246 00:09:16,033 --> 00:09:18,470 It's delicious, it's refreshing, it's cold. 247 00:09:18,601 --> 00:09:20,429 -It hit all the notes. -I thought it was delicious. 248 00:09:20,516 --> 00:09:22,431 But as a cocktail, you can give me more rum next time, Buddha. 249 00:09:22,562 --> 00:09:23,606 -Yeah. -MICHAEL [chuckles]: Yeah. 250 00:09:24,868 --> 00:09:26,391 CHRIS: Shooting for magic. 251 00:09:26,522 --> 00:09:28,350 I'm making an olive oil powder. 252 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,048 You just add maltodextrin with olive oil, you spin it 253 00:09:31,179 --> 00:09:33,137 in the Robot-Coupe, and season it. 254 00:09:33,268 --> 00:09:35,618 It's a very easy way to make olive oil snow. 255 00:09:35,749 --> 00:09:38,360 PADMA: First scores are in, everybody. 256 00:09:42,233 --> 00:09:43,191 Oh, my gosh. 257 00:09:43,321 --> 00:09:45,236 PADMA: Buddha has 54 points 258 00:09:45,323 --> 00:09:46,673 already racked up. 259 00:09:46,803 --> 00:09:47,848 What I'm talking about. 260 00:09:47,978 --> 00:09:48,936 Buddha! [laughs] 261 00:09:49,110 --> 00:09:50,590 He's so good. 262 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,635 CHRIS: Buddha hits the board first. 263 00:09:52,722 --> 00:09:54,071 I really need to kick it into high gear. 264 00:09:54,245 --> 00:09:55,464 Oh, this is brutal. 265 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,118 With a million dollars on the line, 266 00:09:57,248 --> 00:09:58,685 your heart's beating out of your chest. 267 00:09:58,772 --> 00:10:00,338 -[bell dings] -PADMA: Hi, Chris. 268 00:10:00,512 --> 00:10:01,949 -Hi. -What have you made? 269 00:10:02,079 --> 00:10:05,343 CHRIS: Roasted eggplant with smoked burrata. 270 00:10:05,474 --> 00:10:06,867 Compressed tomatoes in vinegar. 271 00:10:06,997 --> 00:10:10,697 Then I made an olive oil powder with maltodextrin. 272 00:10:10,827 --> 00:10:12,263 PADMA: How many techniques have you used? 273 00:10:12,394 --> 00:10:13,656 CHRIS: Smoke, powder, 274 00:10:13,787 --> 00:10:16,006 compression. So three. 275 00:10:16,137 --> 00:10:18,095 PADMA: Your eggplant is cooked beautifully. 276 00:10:18,226 --> 00:10:19,706 CHRIS: I don't think I'd be able to return home 277 00:10:19,793 --> 00:10:21,185 if I couldn't cook eggplant properly. 278 00:10:21,316 --> 00:10:22,404 -[laughs]: Yeah. -Yeah. 279 00:10:22,491 --> 00:10:23,927 WYLIE: As an on-the-record 280 00:10:24,101 --> 00:10:25,973 non-lover of tomatoes, these are delicious. 281 00:10:26,103 --> 00:10:27,844 -CHRIS: Oh, thank you. -The compression 282 00:10:28,018 --> 00:10:29,977 really improved the texture and intensified the flavor. 283 00:10:30,107 --> 00:10:32,893 But maltodextrin-- you have to use 284 00:10:33,023 --> 00:10:34,764 a super flavorful fat. 285 00:10:34,938 --> 00:10:36,592 Picking a more brighter, sharper, 286 00:10:36,766 --> 00:10:38,942 -pepperier oil, something that's punchy. -Okay. Yeah. 287 00:10:39,073 --> 00:10:40,509 Okay. 288 00:10:40,596 --> 00:10:43,164 PADMA: One hour left before halftime. 289 00:10:43,294 --> 00:10:44,687 Hustle, hustle. 290 00:10:44,818 --> 00:10:46,297 [board clacking rapidly] 291 00:10:49,518 --> 00:10:50,693 -BUDDHA: Whoa, Chris. -Wow! 292 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:51,651 -Nice. -Wow. -Chris is in the lead now 293 00:10:51,738 --> 00:10:53,827 with 77 points! 294 00:10:53,957 --> 00:10:54,871 How many techniques he do? 295 00:10:55,045 --> 00:10:56,743 Three? 296 00:10:56,830 --> 00:10:58,745 KEITH: I don't know that many techniques, 297 00:10:58,875 --> 00:11:02,444 but the ones I do, use in multiple ways. 298 00:11:02,574 --> 00:11:03,750 I want to get on the board. 299 00:11:03,924 --> 00:11:05,665 I'm already intimidated by the challenge. 300 00:11:05,795 --> 00:11:07,754 So I need to take some shots. 301 00:11:07,884 --> 00:11:09,364 Hamachi's easy. 302 00:11:09,494 --> 00:11:11,453 It's a way to get some points quick on the board. 303 00:11:11,583 --> 00:11:13,107 Like, stay in the fight. 304 00:11:13,237 --> 00:11:14,151 -WYLIE: Keith's plating. -MICHAEL: Yeah. 305 00:11:14,325 --> 00:11:16,806 But Katie's plating. 306 00:11:16,937 --> 00:11:19,026 -[bell dings] -Oh, there's Katie. -Oh, Katie's ready. 307 00:11:19,156 --> 00:11:21,289 [bell dings] 308 00:11:21,419 --> 00:11:23,247 -WYLIE: Keith just rang the bell. -What did you make for us? 309 00:11:23,421 --> 00:11:25,815 KATIE: We have crab brandade. 310 00:11:25,989 --> 00:11:28,035 The foam is the brandade, 311 00:11:28,122 --> 00:11:31,821 with molasses powder and compressed lemon. 312 00:11:33,170 --> 00:11:34,432 That compressed lemon was great. 313 00:11:34,563 --> 00:11:35,782 PADMA: And I also love the idea 314 00:11:35,869 --> 00:11:37,871 -of the molasses powder. -Thank you. 315 00:11:38,045 --> 00:11:40,395 The hardest thing about this challenge is 316 00:11:40,525 --> 00:11:42,614 that I have to get dishes up 317 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:45,139 so fast that I don't have time to think. 318 00:11:45,269 --> 00:11:46,662 Hello. 319 00:11:46,793 --> 00:11:48,142 -What'd you make for us? -So, right here, 320 00:11:48,229 --> 00:11:49,491 you have a hamachi 321 00:11:49,665 --> 00:11:52,102 that's been coated with curry powder. 322 00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:54,975 And then you have compressed pickled peppers, 323 00:11:55,062 --> 00:11:58,500 burnt leaf charcoal and coconut lime ginger foam. 324 00:11:58,630 --> 00:12:00,720 -Foam that has fallen. -That has fallen, yeah. 325 00:12:00,850 --> 00:12:01,938 PADMA: Did you mean for it to fall? 326 00:12:02,025 --> 00:12:02,939 No, it's just been sitting. 327 00:12:03,070 --> 00:12:04,462 Okay. 328 00:12:04,593 --> 00:12:06,769 Your foam didn't have quite that... 329 00:12:06,856 --> 00:12:07,814 -lift. -Lift. 330 00:12:07,944 --> 00:12:09,032 WYLIE: But as a sauce, 331 00:12:09,163 --> 00:12:10,468 which is not what it's meant to be, 332 00:12:10,599 --> 00:12:11,861 -it's delicious. -Mm-hmm. 333 00:12:11,948 --> 00:12:12,949 -WYLIE: Great job, Keith. -Yeah, thank you. 334 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:13,820 -Thank you, Keith. -Thank you. 335 00:12:13,950 --> 00:12:14,864 New scores are in. 336 00:12:17,258 --> 00:12:18,781 -WYLIE: Oh. Oh! -Ooh, Katie is tied 337 00:12:18,868 --> 00:12:20,609 -with you, Chris. -Oh, boy, Katie. 338 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:22,437 This is absolute warfare, and it's 339 00:12:22,611 --> 00:12:24,352 -pure chaos. -Man. 340 00:12:27,572 --> 00:12:29,879 -Keith. -KEITH: Whoa! 341 00:12:30,010 --> 00:12:31,620 KATIE: Keith, crushing it! 342 00:12:31,707 --> 00:12:33,143 Let's do it. Stay focused. 343 00:12:33,274 --> 00:12:34,623 I'm at the top. I'm leading it. 344 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:35,842 With no molecular 345 00:12:35,972 --> 00:12:38,235 gastronomy experience. [laughing] 346 00:12:38,366 --> 00:12:40,847 Where you at, Buddha? 347 00:12:40,934 --> 00:12:42,718 -Buddha, where you at? -[bell dings] 348 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:44,981 Ooh. 349 00:12:45,068 --> 00:12:47,767 BUDDHA: You got a smoked onion carbonara. 350 00:12:47,897 --> 00:12:50,030 On the bottom, we have a sous vide duck egg yolk 351 00:12:50,117 --> 00:12:53,947 and smoked hickory wood parmesan on top. 352 00:12:54,077 --> 00:12:55,862 -Did you peel the onions though? -Yeah. 353 00:12:57,341 --> 00:12:59,082 But it's very unpleasant. 354 00:12:59,213 --> 00:13:00,518 You can't really chew it. 355 00:13:00,649 --> 00:13:01,650 And I certainly don't want to swallow it. 356 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:03,086 PADMA: Explain to me what you did 357 00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:04,609 -to the egg yolk. -BUDDHA: So I cooked them 358 00:13:04,740 --> 00:13:06,133 inside a bag. 359 00:13:06,307 --> 00:13:08,439 So they got, like, a nice jammy-style texture. 360 00:13:09,527 --> 00:13:11,312 Is this jammy to you? 361 00:13:11,486 --> 00:13:13,009 [clicks tongue] 362 00:13:13,140 --> 00:13:14,010 In this commandment, every point counts. 363 00:13:14,141 --> 00:13:16,317 If you fall behind, 364 00:13:16,447 --> 00:13:18,058 you could be going home. 365 00:13:18,188 --> 00:13:20,277 -This is just the worst dish I've had ever... -Yeah. 366 00:13:20,364 --> 00:13:22,062 -...from Buddha. -It's not great at all. -BEVERLY: Uh-oh. 367 00:13:24,325 --> 00:13:26,806 PADMA: Hey, Chefs, you only have 30 minutes 368 00:13:26,936 --> 00:13:28,851 before halftime. 369 00:13:28,982 --> 00:13:30,679 We still haven't seen a dish from 370 00:13:30,853 --> 00:13:31,985 Cara, 371 00:13:32,115 --> 00:13:32,986 Beverly... 372 00:13:33,116 --> 00:13:34,509 -[clanging] -...or Matt. 373 00:13:34,639 --> 00:13:36,293 Slow and steady wins the race. 374 00:13:36,380 --> 00:13:37,251 Hell no. 375 00:13:37,381 --> 00:13:38,556 Not slowing down. 376 00:13:38,687 --> 00:13:40,167 CARA: I'm feeling very nervous 377 00:13:40,297 --> 00:13:41,995 that I haven't gotten any points on. 378 00:13:42,125 --> 00:13:43,431 But I'm setting myself up for the second half. 379 00:13:43,518 --> 00:13:45,259 My strategy is to build 380 00:13:45,433 --> 00:13:46,913 and then execute. 381 00:13:47,043 --> 00:13:48,784 I hope this works and I don't mess it up. 382 00:13:55,312 --> 00:13:56,574 ♪ ♪ 383 00:13:56,748 --> 00:13:57,619 PADMA: Beverly, Cara 384 00:13:57,706 --> 00:13:59,099 and Matt, you are still at zero. 385 00:13:59,229 --> 00:14:00,970 They're clearly using 386 00:14:01,101 --> 00:14:03,277 a different strategy than the others. 387 00:14:03,407 --> 00:14:05,061 MICHAEL: I would be doing everything I could 388 00:14:05,192 --> 00:14:07,759 to get at least one dish done right now. 389 00:14:07,890 --> 00:14:09,544 I don't know why you would wait. 390 00:14:09,631 --> 00:14:11,763 BEVERLY: Trying to create, like, a smoke situation 391 00:14:11,894 --> 00:14:13,243 for my fish. 392 00:14:13,374 --> 00:14:14,549 I don't have any points on the board yet. 393 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:15,855 And that's because 394 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:18,205 I'm going for quality over quantity. 395 00:14:18,379 --> 00:14:19,728 Oh, my God. 396 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:21,425 This is a lot. 397 00:14:21,556 --> 00:14:23,906 I've been winning based on following my gut. 398 00:14:23,993 --> 00:14:25,125 So, 399 00:14:25,255 --> 00:14:26,778 don't change. [chuckles] It's working. 400 00:14:26,909 --> 00:14:29,216 Beverly, you got this. 401 00:14:29,303 --> 00:14:31,871 CHRIS: I'm in second place, tied with Katie. 402 00:14:32,001 --> 00:14:33,220 And my goal 403 00:14:33,394 --> 00:14:35,962 is to move as fast as humanly possible. 404 00:14:36,092 --> 00:14:37,964 -[bell dings] -I'm just going for points 405 00:14:38,094 --> 00:14:39,095 and hopeful that they don't hate it. 406 00:14:39,182 --> 00:14:41,228 Smoked halloumi cheese, pan-seared, 407 00:14:41,315 --> 00:14:43,534 and then sous vide the carrots in their own juices 408 00:14:43,621 --> 00:14:45,362 with a lot of different herbs. 409 00:14:45,493 --> 00:14:47,625 -Finished with a carrot ash. -WYLIE: How many techniques? 410 00:14:47,756 --> 00:14:49,801 Smoke, sous vide, ash-- 411 00:14:49,976 --> 00:14:51,934 so, dehydration-- three. 412 00:14:52,065 --> 00:14:52,979 I got to tell you, Chris. 413 00:14:53,153 --> 00:14:54,458 -Huh? -I love this dish. 414 00:14:54,632 --> 00:14:57,113 -It is spicy and smoky... -WYLIE: Yeah. 415 00:14:57,287 --> 00:14:59,115 ...and really savory with that halloumi. 416 00:14:59,202 --> 00:15:00,464 Thank you. 417 00:15:00,638 --> 00:15:01,988 -Nice job, Chef. -Thank you, Chef. 418 00:15:03,815 --> 00:15:05,817 Let's do it. Stay focused. 419 00:15:05,948 --> 00:15:07,471 Compression, check. 420 00:15:07,602 --> 00:15:09,343 Jellification, check. 421 00:15:09,473 --> 00:15:11,084 Foam, check. 422 00:15:11,214 --> 00:15:12,607 -[bell dings] -This is the game, 423 00:15:12,737 --> 00:15:14,348 and I'm killing it. 424 00:15:14,435 --> 00:15:16,872 I made watermelon tomato salad. 425 00:15:17,046 --> 00:15:20,528 Compressed watermelon with a pineapple foam 426 00:15:20,658 --> 00:15:22,834 and a honey fluid gel. 427 00:15:23,009 --> 00:15:24,184 Well, this foam made it. 428 00:15:24,314 --> 00:15:26,795 [laughing] 429 00:15:30,842 --> 00:15:31,974 Wylie, eat your salad. 430 00:15:32,105 --> 00:15:33,584 Stop pushing away your greens, Wylie. 431 00:15:33,715 --> 00:15:34,934 He's pushing away the tomatoes. 432 00:15:35,021 --> 00:15:36,674 [laughing] 433 00:15:36,848 --> 00:15:38,502 I love your compressed watermelon. 434 00:15:38,633 --> 00:15:40,156 Really concentrated the flavor. 435 00:15:40,287 --> 00:15:41,505 -Mm-hmm. -And your foam 436 00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:43,551 -was beautiful. -WYLIE: Little lecithin. 437 00:15:43,725 --> 00:15:45,422 -Yeah. -Yeah? It tamped down the pineapple a little bit. 438 00:15:45,553 --> 00:15:46,815 -Yeah. -Okay. -Well done. 439 00:15:46,989 --> 00:15:48,469 -Thank you. -MICHAEL: Thank you. 440 00:15:48,599 --> 00:15:50,427 PADMA: 15 minutes left. 441 00:15:50,601 --> 00:15:52,299 I'm feeling nervous. 442 00:15:52,473 --> 00:15:54,475 Every time I look over at Chris, he's plating another dish. 443 00:15:54,605 --> 00:15:56,303 I need to keep 444 00:15:56,433 --> 00:15:57,608 racking up points. 445 00:15:57,695 --> 00:15:59,828 Let's just check your shrimp. 446 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:02,004 Those are perfect. 447 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,789 PADMA: New scores are in. 448 00:16:08,924 --> 00:16:10,317 MICHAEL: Wow. 449 00:16:10,491 --> 00:16:14,060 PADMA: Keith at 169 points. 450 00:16:14,234 --> 00:16:15,583 KEITH: Oh, man, 451 00:16:15,713 --> 00:16:16,540 I can't believe it. 452 00:16:16,671 --> 00:16:18,151 Like, literally. 453 00:16:18,281 --> 00:16:19,935 Like, what am I doing here? 454 00:16:20,109 --> 00:16:23,199 I don't do molecular gastronomy, but I'm lit. 455 00:16:23,330 --> 00:16:25,897 Man, I feel like they can't mess with me right now. 456 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:27,334 WYLIE: That's wild. 457 00:16:27,508 --> 00:16:28,944 Keith is almost at 200 points. 458 00:16:29,075 --> 00:16:31,381 -[laughs] -CHRIS: Calm down, Keith. 459 00:16:31,512 --> 00:16:34,428 I'll come back. If I'm good at anything, it's working fast. 460 00:16:34,558 --> 00:16:36,865 It's fun that me and Keith are battling it out 461 00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:38,736 -for the top two. -All right. 462 00:16:38,867 --> 00:16:40,695 But we'll see if he stays up there. 463 00:16:42,131 --> 00:16:45,700 PADMA: Less than ten minutes to go in the first half. 464 00:16:45,830 --> 00:16:47,267 What is Beverly doing? 465 00:16:47,354 --> 00:16:49,443 I'm really worried. 466 00:16:49,617 --> 00:16:50,487 MICHAEL: You got to show us something if you want to score. 467 00:16:50,618 --> 00:16:52,359 That's it. 468 00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:53,664 That's all it takes. 469 00:16:53,795 --> 00:16:55,927 -[bell dings] -Get it, Katie. 470 00:16:56,058 --> 00:16:58,582 This is a version of shrimp cocktail. 471 00:16:58,713 --> 00:17:01,542 I made a mousse out of alioli. 472 00:17:01,716 --> 00:17:03,848 -So that's a foam? -Uh-huh. And then 473 00:17:03,979 --> 00:17:05,936 I powdered the shrimp shells, 474 00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:09,810 dehydrated them in the oven, and then blended them into a powder. 475 00:17:09,984 --> 00:17:11,073 MICHAEL: You continue to show 476 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,118 a deft hand with seafood. 477 00:17:13,205 --> 00:17:16,383 My only qualm is with that shrimp powder. 478 00:17:16,512 --> 00:17:19,646 I have to agree. I was getting shards 479 00:17:19,733 --> 00:17:21,214 -of shrimp peel. -Yeah. 480 00:17:21,344 --> 00:17:23,128 -And it felt like scales in my mouth. -Yeah. 481 00:17:23,303 --> 00:17:24,913 WYLIE: I love this idea. I think perhaps 482 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:26,219 grab some liquid nitrogen, 483 00:17:26,348 --> 00:17:28,569 -use that as a flash freezing. -Mm-hmm. 484 00:17:28,699 --> 00:17:31,224 -You could have got superfine shrimp flavor. -Yeah. 485 00:17:31,354 --> 00:17:34,183 -Thank you. -[bell dings] 486 00:17:34,357 --> 00:17:35,880 KEITH: What? Chris got another dish up? 487 00:17:36,011 --> 00:17:38,231 PADMA: All right. Number three. 488 00:17:38,405 --> 00:17:40,015 This is more than we've had from anyone else. 489 00:17:40,146 --> 00:17:41,930 Trying to hustle. This one's simple. 490 00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:44,411 Sous vide for the butternut squash 491 00:17:44,541 --> 00:17:47,022 and then smoke on the tahini. 492 00:17:47,153 --> 00:17:49,677 MICHAEL: The sous vide technique, you use it 493 00:17:49,807 --> 00:17:50,678 to great effect. 494 00:17:50,808 --> 00:17:52,158 It's still a bit firm. 495 00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:53,942 The sweetness from the squash comes through. 496 00:17:54,073 --> 00:17:56,640 But it's, like-- it's meaty at the same time. 497 00:17:56,814 --> 00:17:58,294 -You're a new man, Chris. -[chuckles] 498 00:17:58,425 --> 00:18:00,688 -Thank you. -You gave us, like, three concise... 499 00:18:00,818 --> 00:18:02,081 -Focused. -Thank you. -...focused, 500 00:18:02,168 --> 00:18:03,995 delicious dishes. Well done. 501 00:18:04,126 --> 00:18:06,302 -You should always cook like this. -Thank you. 502 00:18:07,390 --> 00:18:10,828 PADMA: 90 seconds left in the first half. 503 00:18:13,657 --> 00:18:16,443 MATT: I got to get something out quick. 504 00:18:16,573 --> 00:18:17,966 I had a bigger dish in mind, 505 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:19,620 but I was like, "Screw it, I need to get 506 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:21,361 -something out now." -[bell dings] 507 00:18:22,405 --> 00:18:24,233 -Ooh. With... -MICHAEL: Sounded like Matt. 508 00:18:24,364 --> 00:18:26,540 -PADMA: You made it. -Got to get something in there, right? 509 00:18:26,714 --> 00:18:28,324 -Yes. -Nice. 510 00:18:28,455 --> 00:18:30,805 MATT: This is tempura-fried anchovy Caesar salad. 511 00:18:30,979 --> 00:18:33,242 Dehydration of the kale, 512 00:18:33,329 --> 00:18:35,723 jellification of the tahini Caesar dressing, 513 00:18:35,810 --> 00:18:39,074 the foam of the tempura 514 00:18:39,205 --> 00:18:42,033 with the anchovy, and the compression of the tomatoes. 515 00:18:42,164 --> 00:18:44,601 This is a really fun riff on Caesar. 516 00:18:44,688 --> 00:18:46,386 -Well done, Matt. -Appreciate it. 517 00:18:47,648 --> 00:18:49,345 -[timer beeps] -PADMA: Time's up! 518 00:18:49,432 --> 00:18:51,042 Everybody, hands up. 519 00:18:51,173 --> 00:18:53,436 -All right, Chefs. -Oh, man. 520 00:18:53,567 --> 00:18:54,916 That's the first half of the game. 521 00:18:55,046 --> 00:18:57,614 Let's see where we are at halftime. 522 00:19:03,490 --> 00:19:05,492 -BUDDHA: Oh, wow. -WYLIE: Oh. 523 00:19:05,622 --> 00:19:08,190 Chris, you are in the lead, my man, 524 00:19:08,321 --> 00:19:10,236 with 207 points. 525 00:19:10,366 --> 00:19:11,889 CHRIS: I feel good. I mean, 526 00:19:12,063 --> 00:19:13,369 it gives me a little bit of breathing room 527 00:19:13,456 --> 00:19:15,371 going into halftime, so... 528 00:19:15,458 --> 00:19:16,459 I'm not changing my strategy. 529 00:19:16,590 --> 00:19:17,765 My strategy's very much working. 530 00:19:17,895 --> 00:19:18,809 I think other people are gonna see 531 00:19:18,983 --> 00:19:21,421 what I was doing and start 532 00:19:21,551 --> 00:19:22,900 taking notes. 533 00:19:23,031 --> 00:19:25,294 PADMA: Keith, you're down to second place. 534 00:19:25,468 --> 00:19:26,991 Katie up to third place. 535 00:19:27,122 --> 00:19:29,211 Matt, you're in fourth. 536 00:19:29,342 --> 00:19:32,388 And, Buddha, I'm sorry. You went down to fifth place. 537 00:19:32,519 --> 00:19:36,914 Overall, we had ten dishes and 29 techniques. 538 00:19:37,088 --> 00:19:41,832 We have yet to see some dishes from Beverly or Cara. 539 00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:43,312 I'm stressed 'cause I'm at zero. 540 00:19:43,443 --> 00:19:45,314 But I have a good plan. I'm just... 541 00:19:45,488 --> 00:19:46,750 [laughing] 542 00:19:46,881 --> 00:19:48,491 I'm just trying to-to stay the course. 543 00:19:48,665 --> 00:19:50,667 BEVERLY: I don't have any points. 544 00:19:50,798 --> 00:19:52,713 I know that's not 545 00:19:52,843 --> 00:19:54,410 looking great for me, but I do have a plan. 546 00:19:54,584 --> 00:19:56,760 And I know I'm gonna get points for the dishes 547 00:19:56,891 --> 00:19:57,848 that I put up. 548 00:19:57,979 --> 00:19:59,415 It's still anyone's game. 549 00:19:59,502 --> 00:20:01,287 There's a whole second half. 550 00:20:01,374 --> 00:20:04,507 I want to remind you, at the end of the game, 551 00:20:04,638 --> 00:20:06,683 the winner's gonna get a major advantage 552 00:20:06,857 --> 00:20:08,424 in the next commandment. 553 00:20:08,511 --> 00:20:10,557 The loser will be going home. 554 00:20:10,687 --> 00:20:12,646 So use this halftime wisely. 555 00:20:12,733 --> 00:20:15,649 Think about your strategy. I'll see you in 15. 556 00:20:15,779 --> 00:20:17,216 Come on, boys. 557 00:20:18,042 --> 00:20:19,261 Oh, God. 558 00:20:19,392 --> 00:20:21,698 I am formulating a plan. 559 00:20:21,785 --> 00:20:24,048 The second half is gonna make or break. 560 00:20:24,179 --> 00:20:27,051 If I want to keep up with Chris and Keith, 561 00:20:27,182 --> 00:20:30,229 I need to start batching techniques 562 00:20:30,403 --> 00:20:33,754 and getting as many out as quickly as possible. 563 00:20:33,884 --> 00:20:34,972 KEITH: Chris is killing us 564 00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:36,278 with more dishes, less technique. 565 00:20:36,365 --> 00:20:38,367 -Yeah. -He put up three dishes. 566 00:20:38,454 --> 00:20:40,804 Boom, boom, boom. And they-they add up. 567 00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:42,502 How was your strategy, Buddha? 568 00:20:42,589 --> 00:20:43,981 Oh, my strategy sucked. 569 00:20:44,155 --> 00:20:45,113 -Like, I... -[laughter] 570 00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:47,333 Next half's gonna be interesting. 571 00:20:47,463 --> 00:20:49,552 -[chuckles]: Yeah. -I'm gonna try and do a lot of dishes. 572 00:20:49,683 --> 00:20:52,686 -[chuckles] I'm gonna ring the bell like [bleep]. -[Keith laughing] 573 00:20:52,773 --> 00:20:54,383 You got your cape on now, huh? 574 00:20:54,514 --> 00:20:56,124 BUDDHA: Game on. 575 00:21:02,652 --> 00:21:04,437 [elevator bell dings] 576 00:21:07,222 --> 00:21:10,573 Chefs, I'd like you to all take your stations, please. 577 00:21:10,704 --> 00:21:12,488 CHRIS: My worry is that, in the second half, 578 00:21:12,619 --> 00:21:14,229 the people that haven't put up a lot of points 579 00:21:14,360 --> 00:21:16,927 are building a massive amount of components. 580 00:21:17,058 --> 00:21:18,886 I've got to come in doing exactly what I did 581 00:21:19,016 --> 00:21:21,976 in the first half and just start slinging pans. 582 00:21:22,106 --> 00:21:24,979 Two hours and 30 minutes are on the clock. 583 00:21:25,109 --> 00:21:26,285 CHRIS: Every chance I get, 584 00:21:26,372 --> 00:21:27,982 I'm just closing my eyes, 585 00:21:28,156 --> 00:21:29,157 praying and talking to my mom. 586 00:21:29,331 --> 00:21:30,767 Help me get this one, 587 00:21:30,854 --> 00:21:32,291 because this is for a million dollars. 588 00:21:32,421 --> 00:21:33,988 I'm doing it for her. 589 00:21:34,118 --> 00:21:34,945 Chefs, are you ready? 590 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,120 -Yes. -BEVERLY: Yeah! 591 00:21:36,251 --> 00:21:37,513 Hell yeah! 592 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:38,862 PADMA: Your time 593 00:21:38,993 --> 00:21:40,299 starts now! 594 00:21:43,824 --> 00:21:45,652 Did Beverly do track when she was in school? 595 00:21:45,826 --> 00:21:46,609 Think she might have. 596 00:21:46,740 --> 00:21:48,089 [rattling] 597 00:21:48,219 --> 00:21:49,003 BUDDHA: I'm coming in it 598 00:21:49,177 --> 00:21:50,526 completely different now. 599 00:21:50,657 --> 00:21:52,833 I literally just grabbed the Wagyu steak. 600 00:21:52,963 --> 00:21:54,791 -I'm sous vide-ing my meat. -And I'm gonna let them sit there 601 00:21:54,922 --> 00:21:57,664 for the next two hours while I work on other dishes. 602 00:21:57,794 --> 00:21:59,666 And I'm ready to just keep pushing 'em out. 603 00:21:59,796 --> 00:22:01,450 WYLIE: It's hard to imagine that if Chris 604 00:22:01,581 --> 00:22:03,147 -just doesn't keep putting dishes out... -Yes. 605 00:22:03,278 --> 00:22:04,453 -...how he could not walk away with this thing. -Yeah. 606 00:22:04,627 --> 00:22:06,847 Mind if I jump in this water, Katie? 607 00:22:06,977 --> 00:22:09,110 That's totally fine. I need one at 85C and the other at 60. 608 00:22:09,197 --> 00:22:10,633 I've been paying attention 609 00:22:10,764 --> 00:22:12,156 to what Chris has been doing. 610 00:22:12,287 --> 00:22:15,899 His strategy is to take one method and apply it 611 00:22:16,030 --> 00:22:18,815 to a bunch of different things at the same time 612 00:22:18,946 --> 00:22:20,687 and then figure out how he's gonna 613 00:22:20,861 --> 00:22:22,689 use those ingredients later. 614 00:22:22,863 --> 00:22:24,255 If I want to keep up, 615 00:22:24,386 --> 00:22:26,475 I know I need to cook the same way. 616 00:22:26,606 --> 00:22:27,911 I'm working on a celery root foam, 617 00:22:28,085 --> 00:22:30,871 a potato foam and a corn foam. 618 00:22:31,001 --> 00:22:34,353 I am making my egg pearls go inside my egg 619 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:35,919 for the Scotch egg. 620 00:22:36,093 --> 00:22:38,095 I'm using six techniques on my Scotch egg. 621 00:22:38,226 --> 00:22:40,228 I made a ham stock gel. 622 00:22:40,315 --> 00:22:43,013 I then quickly added the sphered 623 00:22:43,144 --> 00:22:44,232 egg whites and egg yolks, 624 00:22:44,319 --> 00:22:45,668 stuffed that inside of the egg. 625 00:22:45,842 --> 00:22:47,931 The gelatin will set on the inside of the egg. 626 00:22:48,018 --> 00:22:50,151 Let it set, bread it 627 00:22:50,325 --> 00:22:51,848 and then fry it, and then through the frying process, 628 00:22:51,979 --> 00:22:53,720 that jelly 629 00:22:53,850 --> 00:22:55,286 liquefies again. 630 00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:58,028 So I'm rendering down this pork fat. 631 00:22:58,115 --> 00:23:00,074 I'm also powderizing pork fat. 632 00:23:00,204 --> 00:23:02,424 And I render all that pork fat out, 633 00:23:02,555 --> 00:23:05,732 strain that, then you take tapioca and maltodextrin. 634 00:23:05,906 --> 00:23:07,560 It kind of gets blended in together 635 00:23:07,690 --> 00:23:09,170 until it has that same consistency of powder. 636 00:23:09,300 --> 00:23:10,737 It's gonna taste good. 637 00:23:10,911 --> 00:23:12,869 PADMA: We're starting to see the chefs 638 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:17,961 who took longer squeezing more techniques into each dish. 639 00:23:18,135 --> 00:23:19,963 But Beverly and Cara-- 640 00:23:20,094 --> 00:23:21,878 if I were in their place, I would feel scared. 641 00:23:22,009 --> 00:23:24,620 MICHAEL: They're gonna need to employ a lot of techniques. 642 00:23:24,751 --> 00:23:26,187 Of all the commandments we've done, 643 00:23:26,317 --> 00:23:27,623 this is the most gamified one we've had, 644 00:23:27,754 --> 00:23:29,582 where strategy really does come into play. 645 00:23:29,712 --> 00:23:30,539 All I did in the first half was set myself up 646 00:23:30,670 --> 00:23:31,714 to just crank. 647 00:23:31,801 --> 00:23:33,412 Now it's time to score. 648 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:35,936 -[bell dings] -Ooh, Cara's rang the bell. Come on. 649 00:23:36,110 --> 00:23:38,329 All right, Cara. 650 00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:39,809 We're excited to taste your first plate. 651 00:23:39,940 --> 00:23:41,637 CARA: It's a lobster spring roll. 652 00:23:41,768 --> 00:23:43,770 Poached, slow-cooked lobster, compressed watermelon, 653 00:23:43,900 --> 00:23:45,206 coconut hoisin espuma, 654 00:23:45,380 --> 00:23:47,382 peanut powder, burnt ash. 655 00:23:47,469 --> 00:23:49,950 This is so good. There's a ton of different textures, 656 00:23:50,124 --> 00:23:51,604 which is really great. 657 00:23:51,734 --> 00:23:53,388 My only comment, if I had one, would be, 658 00:23:53,562 --> 00:23:55,477 it comes off maybe just a touch sweet. 659 00:23:55,608 --> 00:23:57,436 PADMA: This is a creative dish, 660 00:23:57,566 --> 00:23:59,220 chock full of different techniques. 661 00:23:59,350 --> 00:24:01,091 -So thank you, Cara. -CARA: Thank you. 662 00:24:03,137 --> 00:24:04,225 108 points is okay. 663 00:24:04,355 --> 00:24:06,009 Got a couple big dishes here 664 00:24:06,140 --> 00:24:08,359 that I think will continue to add up. 665 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:09,578 [bell dings] 666 00:24:09,752 --> 00:24:11,145 So this is a take on "Scotch egg." 667 00:24:11,232 --> 00:24:13,495 I took a consommé of the ham 668 00:24:13,626 --> 00:24:17,281 and then spherified the egg yolk and egg whites, 669 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:20,023 put it back into this jelly of consommé. 670 00:24:20,154 --> 00:24:23,592 So as you crack into it, should, like, pour out. 671 00:24:23,679 --> 00:24:25,289 -Oh, my God. -CHRIS: Yeah. [chuckles] 672 00:24:25,420 --> 00:24:27,640 -Lucky this is leather today. -[Michael laughs] 673 00:24:27,814 --> 00:24:29,816 MICHAEL: I understand now why 674 00:24:29,903 --> 00:24:32,209 -it took you almost three hours. -[Chris laughs] 675 00:24:32,296 --> 00:24:33,820 We've seen a few powders already. 676 00:24:33,994 --> 00:24:36,170 Yours was the best that we've seen so far, 677 00:24:36,257 --> 00:24:38,912 and actually tasted like Ibérico ham fat. 678 00:24:39,042 --> 00:24:41,218 WYLIE: You gave us six techniques, all of which 679 00:24:41,305 --> 00:24:43,917 I think really were effectively executed. 680 00:24:44,047 --> 00:24:45,484 [bell dings] 681 00:24:46,615 --> 00:24:47,877 -PADMA: Hi, Buddha. -BUDDHA: Hello. 682 00:24:48,051 --> 00:24:49,183 Ooh, the scores are in. 683 00:24:52,012 --> 00:24:53,579 Cara moved to third place. 684 00:24:53,709 --> 00:24:56,843 Buddha, I'm sorry. That puts you at sixth place right now. 685 00:24:56,930 --> 00:24:58,758 BUDDHA: I mean, I do have two dishes of, uh, 686 00:24:58,888 --> 00:25:01,064 variations of blackberry-- dehydrated blackberry, 687 00:25:01,195 --> 00:25:03,327 pickled blackberries with a whipped crème fraiche 688 00:25:03,458 --> 00:25:05,721 -and olive oil powder. -MICHAEL: Did you finish yours? 689 00:25:05,852 --> 00:25:08,289 -It was damn good, right? Yeah. -That's a good sign. 690 00:25:08,419 --> 00:25:10,639 And my second dish, it's a tomato salad. 691 00:25:10,770 --> 00:25:12,772 It's been compressed in tom kha. 692 00:25:12,902 --> 00:25:15,601 PADMA: Tom kha is supposed to have a punch of heat, and to me, 693 00:25:15,688 --> 00:25:17,298 it was very appropriate and delicious. 694 00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:19,561 -MICHAEL: Well done. -PADMA: Great. 695 00:25:20,823 --> 00:25:22,477 PADMA: Matt Peters taking the lead. 696 00:25:22,608 --> 00:25:23,826 All right! 697 00:25:23,957 --> 00:25:26,089 Beverly still with zero. 698 00:25:29,789 --> 00:25:32,269 -Buddha from six to first. -Let's go, baby. 699 00:25:34,228 --> 00:25:37,144 -[bell dings] -Hello, Cara. Pumping 'em out now. 700 00:25:37,274 --> 00:25:40,843 CARA: Butter poached shrimp with miso espuma. 701 00:25:40,930 --> 00:25:44,194 PADMA: Cara, I think your shrimp were cooked beautifully. 702 00:25:44,325 --> 00:25:45,892 I love the powder. 703 00:25:46,022 --> 00:25:49,286 It had the exact right amount of spice that it should. 704 00:25:49,373 --> 00:25:51,462 -Well done, Chef. -Thank you. 705 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:54,335 -PADMA: Ooh. -MICHAEL: Cara. Yeah, jumped right up. 706 00:25:54,465 --> 00:25:56,946 Cara just knocked Matt out of second place. 707 00:25:59,514 --> 00:26:01,298 This is [bleep] nuts. 708 00:26:01,472 --> 00:26:02,865 The points are really 709 00:26:02,952 --> 00:26:04,301 about the techniques. 710 00:26:04,432 --> 00:26:06,869 And so, executing those techniques is 711 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,219 where... I'm only caring about. 712 00:26:09,306 --> 00:26:10,438 Let's keep going. 713 00:26:10,569 --> 00:26:11,961 -Hi, Katie. -Hello. 714 00:26:12,135 --> 00:26:15,661 I made sous vide salmon with smoked corn. 715 00:26:15,748 --> 00:26:17,488 PADMA: I love this dish. 716 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:19,447 I just didn't get much smoke in your corn. 717 00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:20,970 -I'm sorry. -Yeah. 718 00:26:21,144 --> 00:26:23,233 BUDDHA: It's a liquid nitrogen pavlova. 719 00:26:23,364 --> 00:26:25,888 The pistachio powder was really nice. 720 00:26:26,019 --> 00:26:29,805 CHRIS: I made a smoked rib eye kebab, potatoes and mushrooms. 721 00:26:29,979 --> 00:26:32,068 The mushrooms had a ton of flavor. Good work. 722 00:26:32,155 --> 00:26:33,766 -Thank you, guys. -Yeah, nicely done. 723 00:26:33,940 --> 00:26:35,245 See you all again soon. 724 00:26:35,376 --> 00:26:36,507 WYLIE: It's time for Beverly to take a swing. 725 00:26:36,682 --> 00:26:37,726 Oh, my gosh. I think I can do this. 726 00:26:37,857 --> 00:26:39,554 To plate my pavlova, 727 00:26:39,641 --> 00:26:41,730 I stuff it with blackberries, 728 00:26:41,861 --> 00:26:43,993 lemon gel and chrysanthemum pastry cream. 729 00:26:44,167 --> 00:26:45,342 Brown butter powder. 730 00:26:45,473 --> 00:26:46,517 I've done all the techniques. 731 00:26:46,692 --> 00:26:48,607 I hit the bell. 732 00:26:48,737 --> 00:26:50,652 -Hi, Beverly. -Hi. How are you? 733 00:26:50,783 --> 00:26:53,046 Good. We're excited to taste your first dish. 734 00:26:53,176 --> 00:26:55,614 BEVERLY: I made a lemon and blackberry pavlova. 735 00:26:55,744 --> 00:26:57,528 Beverly, your meringue is great. 736 00:26:57,659 --> 00:26:59,313 Unfortunately, I think that these berries are kind of big. 737 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:00,793 Maybe you could have thrown them 738 00:27:00,967 --> 00:27:02,621 in liquid nitrogen and broken 'em up. 739 00:27:02,751 --> 00:27:03,709 -Oh. -Got some flash-freezing points there. 740 00:27:03,796 --> 00:27:05,667 PADMA: Hopefully, you can hustle 741 00:27:05,798 --> 00:27:07,669 -and get a bunch of dishes going, because... -Okay. Okay. 742 00:27:07,843 --> 00:27:09,497 -Yes, yes. -PADMA: ...we want to see you get out 743 00:27:09,584 --> 00:27:11,368 -of last place. -BEVERLY: Yes. 744 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:14,850 [bleep] 745 00:27:14,981 --> 00:27:16,156 I'm a little worried. My first dish 746 00:27:16,286 --> 00:27:17,418 was a lot of effort for only 99 points. 747 00:27:17,548 --> 00:27:18,985 I don't want to be the last. 748 00:27:19,159 --> 00:27:21,161 -[bleep] -[bells ding] 749 00:27:21,248 --> 00:27:23,554 -One, two, three. -[bells ding] 750 00:27:23,685 --> 00:27:26,340 PADMA: Matt. Okay, let's go. 751 00:27:26,470 --> 00:27:29,430 Seared duck breast seasoned with a ras el hanout. 752 00:27:29,604 --> 00:27:31,040 Buttermilk panna cotta first, which is the white one. 753 00:27:31,214 --> 00:27:33,129 And then, there's hibiscus to follow. 754 00:27:33,260 --> 00:27:35,654 -Ah, so we have a strawberry and apricot parfait. -Mmm. 755 00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:38,744 Oh, wow. 756 00:27:38,831 --> 00:27:41,355 Cara, you're in second place now. 757 00:27:41,485 --> 00:27:42,617 It's a long way to go. 758 00:27:42,748 --> 00:27:43,966 -[laughter] -You're right. 759 00:27:44,053 --> 00:27:45,446 My strategy is working. 760 00:27:45,620 --> 00:27:46,708 I'm pumping out dishes twice as fast 761 00:27:46,795 --> 00:27:48,101 as everyone else is at this point. 762 00:27:48,231 --> 00:27:49,580 PADMA: Okay, now I'm getting full. 763 00:27:50,756 --> 00:27:53,628 -What'd you make for us? -So I've got a hamachi crudo 764 00:27:53,715 --> 00:27:55,412 with smoked hazelnuts, carbonated grapes, 765 00:27:55,586 --> 00:27:57,110 pickled turnips and walnut oil. 766 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:58,677 Unfortunately, Buddha, slicing 767 00:27:58,807 --> 00:28:00,940 your grapes took the carbonation out of them. 768 00:28:01,027 --> 00:28:02,768 BUDDHA: No one's safe. 769 00:28:02,898 --> 00:28:04,204 It's all about technique and strategy. 770 00:28:04,291 --> 00:28:05,640 If you put ten techniques on a plate, 771 00:28:05,771 --> 00:28:07,816 you're available to 300 points. 772 00:28:07,947 --> 00:28:10,427 And if you nail every single one of them, boom, 773 00:28:10,514 --> 00:28:11,298 you're back in the game. 774 00:28:11,428 --> 00:28:13,126 [bells ding] 775 00:28:13,256 --> 00:28:14,997 WYLIE: That's two more bells that just went off. 776 00:28:15,128 --> 00:28:17,434 [bells ding] 777 00:28:17,565 --> 00:28:18,784 -Hi, Keith. -KEITH: Hello. 778 00:28:18,871 --> 00:28:20,873 Here I have a sous vide 779 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,310 cauliflower puree, a clam beurre blanc foam 780 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:24,746 and dehydrated bread. 781 00:28:24,833 --> 00:28:26,748 PADMA: I love your cauliflower foam. 782 00:28:26,835 --> 00:28:28,271 I thought it was luscious and tasty. 783 00:28:28,445 --> 00:28:30,012 The bread, unfortunately, because 784 00:28:30,143 --> 00:28:31,622 you put it on top of something moist... 785 00:28:31,753 --> 00:28:32,580 It's hydrated. 786 00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:33,929 -It got soggy. -Okay. 787 00:28:34,060 --> 00:28:36,584 The beurre blanc is, like, curious, 788 00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:37,846 and I mean that as a compliment. 789 00:28:38,020 --> 00:28:39,500 I keep going back to it, and it keeps 790 00:28:39,674 --> 00:28:41,676 changing as I eat it. It's very interesting. 791 00:28:41,850 --> 00:28:43,460 PADMA: Keith, you are skating 792 00:28:43,591 --> 00:28:45,158 close to last place. 793 00:28:45,288 --> 00:28:46,812 I want you to bust out some dishes 794 00:28:46,942 --> 00:28:48,074 -in the next 25 minutes. -Oh, I got another dish 795 00:28:48,204 --> 00:28:49,597 -in the next few minutes. -All right. 796 00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:50,554 -We'll see you soon. -Nice. -Okay. 797 00:28:50,685 --> 00:28:52,252 MICHAEL: I'm getting really full. 798 00:28:52,382 --> 00:28:54,210 -PADMA: Hi, Katie. -Come on over. Hello. 799 00:28:54,341 --> 00:28:57,083 So what we have here is migas. Migas is a Spanish dish 800 00:28:57,170 --> 00:28:59,825 with, like, bread crumbs, usually cooked in animal fat. 801 00:28:59,955 --> 00:29:01,261 -How are you feeling, Katie? -KATIE: I mean, 802 00:29:01,391 --> 00:29:03,698 it's getting down to it. 803 00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:05,352 The board is, like, flipping all over the place. 804 00:29:05,526 --> 00:29:06,701 WYLIE: Just changed again. 805 00:29:06,875 --> 00:29:09,051 PADMA: Buddha, you're in first place 806 00:29:09,138 --> 00:29:10,879 with 516 points. 807 00:29:11,010 --> 00:29:14,013 -Oh, my God. -Chris, you are now in second. 808 00:29:14,100 --> 00:29:16,537 -Good. -[bleep] 809 00:29:16,667 --> 00:29:17,843 BEVERLY: I'm starting to sense 810 00:29:17,930 --> 00:29:20,759 a little bit of a, like, [bleep]. 811 00:29:20,889 --> 00:29:22,282 I really don't want to go home. 812 00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:23,718 -Hi. How are you? -Hi, Beverly. 813 00:29:23,892 --> 00:29:25,546 -Oh, good. Two dishes. -Yes. 814 00:29:25,676 --> 00:29:28,549 Um, so the first dish is snapper that I smoked, 815 00:29:28,723 --> 00:29:30,725 sous vide the sweet potato in a fish caramel. 816 00:29:30,856 --> 00:29:33,032 Beverly, I love this dish. I think it's flavorful, 817 00:29:33,162 --> 00:29:34,685 it's full of surprises. 818 00:29:34,773 --> 00:29:35,948 This is one of the best examples 819 00:29:36,078 --> 00:29:38,298 of sous vide root vegetable we've seen today. 820 00:29:38,428 --> 00:29:40,561 MICHAEL: Fish was cooked nicely, smoke came through well. 821 00:29:40,691 --> 00:29:42,606 And, you know, generally, quite a nice dish. 822 00:29:42,737 --> 00:29:43,738 BEVERLY: Then our next dish-- 823 00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:45,087 it's avocado coconut sorbet 824 00:29:45,218 --> 00:29:48,177 -with pineapple monk fruit soda. -Wow. 825 00:29:48,351 --> 00:29:50,789 -So it's just two techniques? -Yeah, just two techniques. 826 00:29:50,919 --> 00:29:53,269 -That is really good. -Well... Yeah, it's very refreshing. 827 00:29:53,356 --> 00:29:55,141 You could have thrown a little whipped cream or something 828 00:29:55,271 --> 00:29:56,751 on there, gotten a foam, give you some more points. 829 00:29:56,882 --> 00:29:58,144 I just don't want to go home. 830 00:29:58,274 --> 00:29:59,667 PADMA: I don't want you to, either. 831 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:00,886 -Put something else out. -Congrats and delicious. 832 00:30:00,973 --> 00:30:03,889 -WYLIE: Yeah. -[Beverly sighs] 833 00:30:05,586 --> 00:30:08,241 PADMA: Beverly, you're 24 points behind Keith. 834 00:30:08,371 --> 00:30:10,373 I want to survive, I want to do the best I can, 835 00:30:10,547 --> 00:30:12,593 but I feel like I don't know if I can 836 00:30:12,723 --> 00:30:13,594 catch up at this point. 837 00:30:13,768 --> 00:30:15,422 Uh, what can I put out? 838 00:30:15,552 --> 00:30:18,381 Um... [stammers] mousse? Uh... 839 00:30:28,087 --> 00:30:29,915 PADMA: 30 minutes. 30 minutes left. 840 00:30:30,045 --> 00:30:31,525 BEVERLY: Being on the bottom, 841 00:30:31,655 --> 00:30:33,092 I have some catch-up to do. 842 00:30:33,179 --> 00:30:35,834 Keith is just a few points in front of me, 843 00:30:35,964 --> 00:30:37,748 but time is short. 844 00:30:38,358 --> 00:30:41,056 [bells ding] 845 00:30:42,057 --> 00:30:43,842 Uh, what can I put out? Um... 846 00:30:43,972 --> 00:30:45,844 What kind of foam can I put on? What kind of-- uh, think of gel. 847 00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:49,108 Oh, [bleep]. 848 00:30:49,238 --> 00:30:50,718 I'm reaching. I'm trying to dig really deep. 849 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:53,677 I don't have much time now, so I got to figure this out. 850 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,636 KEITH: Damn, that's scary. 851 00:30:55,810 --> 00:30:58,334 To be at the lead, and then now on the verge of getting put out. 852 00:30:58,465 --> 00:31:00,467 I'm only 24 points 853 00:31:00,597 --> 00:31:01,947 above Beverly. 854 00:31:02,077 --> 00:31:03,122 I need to get in the game 855 00:31:03,209 --> 00:31:04,253 and not be in the bottom. 856 00:31:04,340 --> 00:31:05,472 [sighs] 857 00:31:05,602 --> 00:31:07,082 Tell me what this is. 858 00:31:07,213 --> 00:31:10,172 KATIE: Cold-smoked oyster and a grape 859 00:31:10,346 --> 00:31:11,870 horseradish ice. 860 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,175 CARA: Sous vide beef, gochujang, 861 00:31:13,306 --> 00:31:14,873 espuma with caramelized onion, 862 00:31:15,003 --> 00:31:17,179 sesame powder and sesame seeds on the side. 863 00:31:17,266 --> 00:31:18,920 BUDDHA: Uh, dish number seven for you. 864 00:31:19,051 --> 00:31:20,966 I've made an everything bagel salmon tartare. 865 00:31:22,010 --> 00:31:23,403 PADMA: Oh, my God, I can't. 866 00:31:24,839 --> 00:31:26,188 I can't think. I'm too full. 867 00:31:26,319 --> 00:31:27,798 [laughter] 868 00:31:27,929 --> 00:31:31,193 Fun combo, fun flavors, well done. 869 00:31:31,324 --> 00:31:32,978 PADMA: Cara, I love this dish. 870 00:31:33,108 --> 00:31:35,241 That sauce, the foam, it's beautiful. 871 00:31:35,371 --> 00:31:37,286 MICHAEL: The salmon was well-seasoned, and I think 872 00:31:37,417 --> 00:31:38,635 the salmon eggs really added a lot to the dish, as well. 873 00:31:38,809 --> 00:31:39,810 -A little pop to it? -Yeah. 874 00:31:39,985 --> 00:31:41,029 BUDDHA: At this point, 875 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:42,726 I don't think my score is 876 00:31:42,857 --> 00:31:45,033 actually reachable, so I'm not going home. 877 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:46,382 But I'm not just trying to outrun 878 00:31:46,513 --> 00:31:48,080 who's on the top of the leaderboard. 879 00:31:48,210 --> 00:31:50,038 I'm trying to outrun myself and the camera guy. 880 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:54,738 15 minutes. 15 minutes left. 881 00:31:59,352 --> 00:32:00,962 Beverly, you got to get some dishes together, 882 00:32:01,093 --> 00:32:02,181 or you're going home. 883 00:32:02,268 --> 00:32:04,226 I'm not going down without a fight. 884 00:32:04,313 --> 00:32:07,316 We're working on our dessert, our chocolate mousse. 885 00:32:07,447 --> 00:32:08,448 I want to do a caramel caviar 886 00:32:08,622 --> 00:32:10,624 to try to get at least 887 00:32:10,711 --> 00:32:11,930 30 more points. 888 00:32:12,060 --> 00:32:13,888 PADMA: You have ten minutes left. 889 00:32:15,063 --> 00:32:16,760 I didn't get it right. 890 00:32:16,891 --> 00:32:18,066 I can't tell you the science 891 00:32:18,197 --> 00:32:19,502 behind why it's not working right now. 892 00:32:19,676 --> 00:32:20,939 It's just not working. I don't know 893 00:32:21,113 --> 00:32:21,765 if it's from the fat, the caramel. 894 00:32:21,896 --> 00:32:22,853 Come on. 895 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:24,638 I was at the top of the leaderboard. 896 00:32:24,725 --> 00:32:26,770 And now I'm, like, fighting for my life. 897 00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:29,251 So moving away from the spherification. 898 00:32:29,382 --> 00:32:30,252 Like, so I have to pivot. 899 00:32:30,383 --> 00:32:32,080 So I compress this, 900 00:32:32,211 --> 00:32:33,603 compress that, smoke this, smoke that. 901 00:32:33,734 --> 00:32:34,648 [bell dings] 902 00:32:34,778 --> 00:32:36,563 I heard a bell. Let's go. 903 00:32:36,737 --> 00:32:37,564 There's, like, barely any time left. 904 00:32:37,694 --> 00:32:39,087 Yup. 905 00:32:39,174 --> 00:32:42,830 But I'm like, "Point, point, point." 906 00:32:42,917 --> 00:32:44,223 Take it. 907 00:32:46,921 --> 00:32:48,531 Matt, what did you make us? 908 00:32:48,662 --> 00:32:49,968 MATT: Smoked peanut Thai beef. 909 00:32:50,098 --> 00:32:52,535 PADMA: I think your cucumber relish 910 00:32:52,666 --> 00:32:54,320 was a little bit over-salty. 911 00:32:54,494 --> 00:32:58,063 And I could have had some more smoke on your peanuts. 912 00:32:59,586 --> 00:33:00,979 Hi, Chris. 913 00:33:01,109 --> 00:33:02,763 -Hi. -What'd you make this time? 914 00:33:02,893 --> 00:33:04,373 So this is compressed cantaloupe, 915 00:33:04,547 --> 00:33:07,072 and then you have, like, a whipped ricotta and mascarpone. 916 00:33:07,202 --> 00:33:09,161 Now, you could've given us just each one piece of melon, 917 00:33:09,291 --> 00:33:10,901 -a little bit of that cream. -Yeah, yeah. 918 00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:12,120 You know how many dishes we've eaten? 919 00:33:12,251 --> 00:33:13,643 I don't know how you guys are still standing. 920 00:33:13,774 --> 00:33:15,080 Spare a thought for us, okay, Chris? 921 00:33:15,210 --> 00:33:16,211 -CHRIS: Yeah, yeah, yeah. -[laughing] 922 00:33:16,342 --> 00:33:17,908 -MICHAEL: Please. -This is pure chaos. 923 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:18,953 I love the board. 924 00:33:19,084 --> 00:33:20,520 I like knowing the numbers 925 00:33:20,607 --> 00:33:21,869 and not being in the blind on it. 926 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,479 PADMA: Five minutes left. 927 00:33:23,610 --> 00:33:25,307 CARA: So I know I just need to execute, 928 00:33:25,438 --> 00:33:27,353 and I think I could come in first. 929 00:33:27,483 --> 00:33:28,702 -[bell dings] -PADMA: Oh, no. 930 00:33:28,789 --> 00:33:29,877 Another steak dish? 931 00:33:29,964 --> 00:33:32,097 -Come on, Buddha. -[laughter] 932 00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:37,189 Oh. I can't... I can't walk. 933 00:33:38,842 --> 00:33:40,322 -Steak, huh? [laughing] -Yes. 934 00:33:40,453 --> 00:33:41,715 WYLIE: It's what's for dinner. 935 00:33:41,845 --> 00:33:42,846 BUDDHA: Did a Wagyu strip loin 936 00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:43,934 with four different techniques. 937 00:33:44,065 --> 00:33:45,414 MICHAEL: Well done. Good effort. 938 00:33:45,588 --> 00:33:47,199 PADMA: The beef is cooked beautifully. 939 00:33:47,286 --> 00:33:48,461 I love the sweetness on the compressed cucumbers. 940 00:33:48,591 --> 00:33:49,984 What'd you make? 941 00:33:50,115 --> 00:33:51,638 CARA: Some Burmese rice crepe 942 00:33:51,812 --> 00:33:52,987 with sous vide chicken, 943 00:33:53,118 --> 00:33:55,424 a peanut, chili maltodextrin powder. 944 00:33:55,555 --> 00:33:56,817 You knocked it out of the park with this one. 945 00:33:56,947 --> 00:33:58,732 Get some rest. Get off your feet. 946 00:33:58,862 --> 00:34:01,213 Thank you. Go lie down. 947 00:34:01,343 --> 00:34:04,085 Just don't know what I can do in three minutes. 948 00:34:04,216 --> 00:34:05,521 [bell dings] 949 00:34:05,652 --> 00:34:06,783 We're getting down to, like, the wire. 950 00:34:06,914 --> 00:34:07,958 What else can I do? 951 00:34:08,089 --> 00:34:09,395 I can make another dish. 952 00:34:09,569 --> 00:34:11,527 A chrysanthemum. I put that-- agar-agar in it. 953 00:34:11,614 --> 00:34:13,007 That technically is another 954 00:34:13,138 --> 00:34:14,922 fluid gel. 955 00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:16,228 Also, to make it cohesive, 956 00:34:16,358 --> 00:34:18,404 I grab some cornflakes, make it like 957 00:34:18,534 --> 00:34:19,708 cereal and milk. 958 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:21,581 -[sighing]: Aah. Aah. -[bell dings] 959 00:34:21,710 --> 00:34:24,149 Just get it on the plate. 960 00:34:24,279 --> 00:34:26,194 Just get one more dish on the plate. 961 00:34:28,065 --> 00:34:31,634 I am going down a cliff. 962 00:34:31,764 --> 00:34:33,984 Fast. Like, in points 963 00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:36,596 and in emotions. 964 00:34:36,726 --> 00:34:38,250 Damn, Beverly. 965 00:34:38,380 --> 00:34:39,902 Beverly's putting up two dishes. 966 00:34:40,034 --> 00:34:40,904 Knowing Chef Beverly, 967 00:34:41,034 --> 00:34:43,690 I am in a bad position. 968 00:34:43,820 --> 00:34:44,995 Think I have two minutes left 969 00:34:45,170 --> 00:34:46,780 to do something. 970 00:34:46,909 --> 00:34:49,261 And I still have the caramel, I still have the whip. 971 00:34:49,391 --> 00:34:50,610 I can fold that in and create 972 00:34:50,697 --> 00:34:52,481 a new whip. 973 00:34:52,655 --> 00:34:55,527 I'm in my two-minute offense right now. [laughs] 974 00:34:55,658 --> 00:34:57,356 And I'm driving down the field. 975 00:34:59,662 --> 00:35:00,446 Ding! 976 00:35:00,576 --> 00:35:01,751 My final dish 977 00:35:01,882 --> 00:35:03,057 is definitely a Hail Mary. 978 00:35:03,231 --> 00:35:05,364 PADMA: Ten seconds. 979 00:35:05,451 --> 00:35:06,756 Oh, my God, there is no time. 980 00:35:06,887 --> 00:35:08,193 I have to get this stuff on the plate. 981 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,543 -[bell dings] -[gasps] 982 00:35:10,673 --> 00:35:12,501 Five, four, 983 00:35:12,675 --> 00:35:15,374 -three, two, one. -[bell dings] 984 00:35:15,548 --> 00:35:18,072 -Time's up. That is the game. -That was an ass-whupping. 985 00:35:18,203 --> 00:35:19,813 PADMA: Come on, let's go eat some more. 986 00:35:19,900 --> 00:35:21,510 Tomorrow's a water challenge, right? 987 00:35:21,641 --> 00:35:23,382 -I hope so. -[laughter] 988 00:35:23,512 --> 00:35:26,036 Wow, Beverly, you got two in. Good for you. 989 00:35:26,167 --> 00:35:28,343 Yeah, I squeezed a couple out, uh, in the last ten minutes. 990 00:35:28,474 --> 00:35:31,694 Avocado sorbet with coconut foam and crispy rice. 991 00:35:31,825 --> 00:35:33,827 -How many techniques? Three? -Yeah. 992 00:35:33,914 --> 00:35:35,872 For something you just pulled out really fast, 993 00:35:36,003 --> 00:35:37,047 I thought it was really good. 994 00:35:37,178 --> 00:35:38,962 MICHAEL: Maybe a little touch more 995 00:35:39,093 --> 00:35:40,964 -acidity in the star fruit. -Okay. 996 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:43,141 And that would've really made its flavor pop. 997 00:35:43,271 --> 00:35:45,447 -And what is this dessert? -BEVERLY: It's like milk and cereal. 998 00:35:45,578 --> 00:35:46,622 It's only one technique. 999 00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:47,710 Very fun, very whimsical. 1000 00:35:47,841 --> 00:35:49,364 PADMA: It's so good. 1001 00:35:49,538 --> 00:35:51,105 It's been years since I've had cornflakes. 1002 00:35:51,236 --> 00:35:53,499 -Yeah. [laughs] Thank you. -WYLIE: Well done. Well done. 1003 00:35:55,631 --> 00:35:59,505 So here you have a chocolate mousse with compressed peach, 1004 00:35:59,635 --> 00:36:02,986 sous vide plantain, smoked hazelnut and citrus gel. 1005 00:36:03,117 --> 00:36:04,336 PADMA: It's rich, but it's good. 1006 00:36:04,466 --> 00:36:05,467 It is. It's decadent. 1007 00:36:05,554 --> 00:36:07,382 PADMA: I love this dish. 1008 00:36:07,513 --> 00:36:10,429 I do think there's a little bit of bitterness in the smoked nut. 1009 00:36:10,603 --> 00:36:12,474 WYLIE: You got the salt this time. Next time, 1010 00:36:12,605 --> 00:36:13,997 -a little bit more acid. -KEITH: Little more acid. 1011 00:36:14,128 --> 00:36:15,564 PADMA: And what's your second dish? 1012 00:36:15,738 --> 00:36:18,045 Just some strawberry, chocolate and caramel whip cream. 1013 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:20,134 -Just one technique? -Just one technique, yeah. 1014 00:36:20,221 --> 00:36:24,660 Keith, there are only 24 points separating you and Beverly. 1015 00:36:24,791 --> 00:36:26,096 It's scary. It's scary. 1016 00:36:26,227 --> 00:36:27,924 BEVERLY: Who knows? I still have 1017 00:36:28,055 --> 00:36:29,883 two dishes, all the points aren't up. 1018 00:36:29,970 --> 00:36:31,319 Please let this be enough 1019 00:36:31,450 --> 00:36:33,365 to get me on that board and safe. 1020 00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:37,151 All right, Chefs, please gather around. 1021 00:36:37,282 --> 00:36:38,500 The final scores are in. 1022 00:36:41,373 --> 00:36:43,244 Chefs, that was a gastronomic gauntlet. 1023 00:36:43,331 --> 00:36:45,812 Over the course of five hours, 1024 00:36:45,942 --> 00:36:48,902 you served us an incredible 40 dishes. 1025 00:36:49,032 --> 00:36:51,034 -BUDDHA: Wow. -Wow. 1026 00:36:51,121 --> 00:36:52,993 It was a well-fought battle. 1027 00:36:53,123 --> 00:36:55,952 But only one of you can take first place and secure 1028 00:36:56,039 --> 00:36:59,347 that all-important advantage in the next commandment. 1029 00:36:59,478 --> 00:37:02,263 And believe me, you are going to want this one. 1030 00:37:04,178 --> 00:37:06,615 Let's see the scores for our top five. 1031 00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:22,675 PADMA: Let's see the scores for our top five. 1032 00:37:33,076 --> 00:37:34,295 Buddha, congratulations. 1033 00:37:34,382 --> 00:37:36,166 Well done. You are the winner. 1034 00:37:36,254 --> 00:37:38,995 And you will get an advantage in our next commandment. 1035 00:37:39,126 --> 00:37:41,171 Thank you. 1036 00:37:41,998 --> 00:37:43,086 Feels great. 1037 00:37:43,173 --> 00:37:44,740 I'm glad to finally 1038 00:37:44,871 --> 00:37:46,699 be on top. 1039 00:37:46,829 --> 00:37:47,961 And also, going to the next commandment with an advantage. 1040 00:37:48,091 --> 00:37:48,962 It feels great. 1041 00:37:49,092 --> 00:37:50,224 Not bad, Cara. 1042 00:37:50,398 --> 00:37:51,356 I just tried to play the game. 1043 00:37:51,443 --> 00:37:52,748 You played it very well. 1044 00:37:52,835 --> 00:37:54,010 CARA: It sucks to come in second 1045 00:37:54,184 --> 00:37:55,925 over and over and over again. 1046 00:37:56,056 --> 00:37:57,753 It's a total bummer. 1047 00:37:57,927 --> 00:38:00,539 It's like, "Oh, you're good, but you're not good enough." 1048 00:38:00,626 --> 00:38:02,671 PADMA: And now, it's down 1049 00:38:02,802 --> 00:38:04,499 to the bottom two: 1050 00:38:04,630 --> 00:38:06,588 Keith and Beverly. 1051 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:09,417 The chef with the lowest score will be going home. 1052 00:38:09,548 --> 00:38:13,465 You were separated by just 24 points 1053 00:38:13,595 --> 00:38:15,118 going into the final minutes. 1054 00:38:15,249 --> 00:38:17,120 How are you feeling, Beverly? 1055 00:38:17,251 --> 00:38:19,340 Um, I'm sad that I'm so low. 1056 00:38:19,471 --> 00:38:21,690 Didn't play the right strategy this time. 1057 00:38:21,821 --> 00:38:23,431 Keith, how are you feeling? 1058 00:38:23,562 --> 00:38:25,477 I feel great. I don't really know the... 1059 00:38:25,651 --> 00:38:27,435 these techniques. I know a couple. 1060 00:38:27,566 --> 00:38:29,785 And so, I live and die by what I did. 1061 00:38:29,916 --> 00:38:34,790 Keith and Beverly, please step forward. 1062 00:38:34,921 --> 00:38:36,139 [Beverly murmurs] 1063 00:38:39,055 --> 00:38:41,188 Let's see the scores. 1064 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:42,798 [board clacking rapidly] 1065 00:38:48,848 --> 00:38:52,591 Beverly, unfortunately, you've served your final dish. 1066 00:38:52,765 --> 00:38:54,549 [sighs] 1067 00:38:55,550 --> 00:38:57,160 I'm so sorry to see you go, Beverly. 1068 00:38:57,335 --> 00:38:59,337 [whispering]: Oh, Beverly... 1069 00:39:03,210 --> 00:39:04,733 BEVERLY: This commandment was crazy. 1070 00:39:04,907 --> 00:39:06,169 I guess it got the best of me. 1071 00:39:06,256 --> 00:39:07,910 I was kind of like in the zone, 1072 00:39:08,084 --> 00:39:11,131 and I... I got lost in it. 1073 00:39:11,261 --> 00:39:12,045 Can I give you a hug? 1074 00:39:12,219 --> 00:39:15,265 Yeah. That would be nice. 1075 00:39:16,092 --> 00:39:17,398 [Beverly sobs] 1076 00:39:17,529 --> 00:39:19,748 PADMA: It's okay. You did great. 1077 00:39:22,055 --> 00:39:23,883 [cries softly, sniffles] 1078 00:39:26,189 --> 00:39:28,366 [sobbing] 1079 00:39:30,629 --> 00:39:33,588 -PADMA: You did great. -[sobbing] 1080 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:35,373 BEVERLY: I feel like 1081 00:39:35,503 --> 00:39:38,985 this past seven weeks, I've grown as a chef, but I also 1082 00:39:39,115 --> 00:39:40,465 have grown as a person. 1083 00:39:40,552 --> 00:39:42,510 I'm less afraid to be myself. 1084 00:39:42,641 --> 00:39:44,207 -PADMA: Yeah, girl, do your dance. -Yeah. 1085 00:39:44,338 --> 00:39:46,601 PADMA: You were one point away 1086 00:39:46,732 --> 00:39:48,037 -from perfection! -BEVERLY: Oh, my God! 1087 00:39:48,168 --> 00:39:50,866 PADMA: The chef voted most likely to win. 1088 00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:52,172 KEITH: Beverly. 1089 00:39:52,346 --> 00:39:53,478 BEVERLY: Just because 1090 00:39:53,565 --> 00:39:56,350 this chapter is ending here doesn't mean 1091 00:39:56,524 --> 00:39:59,005 my book isn't continuing to go forward. 1092 00:39:59,135 --> 00:40:01,094 -All right. -Good job, Chef. 1093 00:40:01,268 --> 00:40:02,530 [laughs] 1094 00:40:10,582 --> 00:40:12,801 Oh. All right. 1095 00:40:14,237 --> 00:40:16,414 -Bye, guys. -Bye, Beverly. -[overlapping chatter] 1096 00:40:16,588 --> 00:40:19,068 -Bye. Come see me in Chicago, okay? -MICHAEL: Well done, Chef. 1097 00:40:19,199 --> 00:40:20,330 Bye! 1098 00:40:20,505 --> 00:40:22,637 -KATIE: Keep dancing. -[laughter] 1099 00:40:25,248 --> 00:40:27,337 Today we lost a great chef. 1100 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,339 Beverly absolutely came to play. 1101 00:40:29,470 --> 00:40:31,254 And I just would love to be her friend after all of this. 1102 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:32,778 I have an immense amount of respect for her. 1103 00:40:32,952 --> 00:40:34,823 I thought she was gonna be the one to win it. 1104 00:40:34,997 --> 00:40:37,783 Keith, you made it through with 59 points ahead. 1105 00:40:37,913 --> 00:40:39,132 This is a hard one to celebrate. 1106 00:40:39,262 --> 00:40:40,350 At this point, 1107 00:40:40,525 --> 00:40:42,788 you can't even celebrate the wins 1108 00:40:42,962 --> 00:40:44,746 because of who's going home 1109 00:40:44,877 --> 00:40:46,922 and how much time you spent with these people. 1110 00:40:47,053 --> 00:40:48,794 Like, even though they ass got to go home 1111 00:40:48,881 --> 00:40:50,491 in order for me to win that [chuckles] million dollars. 1112 00:40:50,622 --> 00:40:51,710 You get it? 1113 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:54,060 -Well done, Chefs. -Thank you. 1114 00:40:54,190 --> 00:40:56,105 We'll see you soon. Great work. 1115 00:40:56,236 --> 00:40:58,586 Next week, we don't want to have 40 dishes, okay? 1116 00:40:58,717 --> 00:41:00,327 [laughter] 1117 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:01,589 PADMA: I don't know about you guys, 1118 00:41:01,720 --> 00:41:02,895 but I got to get off my feet. 1119 00:41:03,025 --> 00:41:05,027 I'm gonna go get a foot rub. 1120 00:41:07,465 --> 00:41:10,380 Michael, I'll rub the right foot, you rub the left? 1121 00:41:10,511 --> 00:41:12,600 -PADMA: Oh, thank you. -[Michael laughs] 1122 00:41:13,340 --> 00:41:14,950 Great job, Cara. 1123 00:41:15,081 --> 00:41:16,822 KATIE: Like, secretly, like, sneak in there. 1124 00:41:16,952 --> 00:41:19,041 I'm never at the top, and I'm never at the bottom. 1125 00:41:19,128 --> 00:41:20,869 -So I stay somewhere in between. -Second place is the top. 1126 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:22,436 -CARA: I'm staying somewhere in between. -It's the top. 1127 00:41:22,567 --> 00:41:24,003 Cara's the silent assassin. That's what we call her. 1128 00:41:24,177 --> 00:41:26,266 This was a game to play. 1129 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:27,180 Beverly, unfortunately, went home, 1130 00:41:27,354 --> 00:41:29,269 and, uh, I'm still here. 1131 00:41:29,443 --> 00:41:30,749 You know, it's shaking out a little different 1132 00:41:30,879 --> 00:41:32,228 than people anticipated. 1133 00:41:32,359 --> 00:41:33,839 -Final six. -Final six. -Final six. 1134 00:41:33,969 --> 00:41:35,841 -We're putting it in? -Okay, Beverly would want it. 1135 00:41:35,971 --> 00:41:37,233 -KATIE: She would want it. -[overlapping chatter] 1136 00:41:37,364 --> 00:41:38,583 Yeah. One, two, three, Bev. 1137 00:41:38,670 --> 00:41:40,106 -Yeah. Okay. -Okay? 1138 00:41:40,236 --> 00:41:42,456 ALL: One, two, three. Bev! 1139 00:41:46,852 --> 00:41:48,418 PADMA: Next time on America's Culinary Cup... 1140 00:41:48,549 --> 00:41:50,638 Now our seventh commandment: consistency. 1141 00:41:50,812 --> 00:41:52,292 CHRIS: Consistency is what separates 1142 00:41:52,466 --> 00:41:53,336 good and great restaurants. 1143 00:41:53,467 --> 00:41:57,471 Making 30 of the exact same dish. 1144 00:41:57,602 --> 00:41:59,081 KEITH: 30 pieces at the same time-- 1145 00:41:59,212 --> 00:42:00,648 that's not easy. 1146 00:42:00,779 --> 00:42:02,650 Some of these are really stuck in there. 1147 00:42:02,824 --> 00:42:04,260 BUDDHA: If it doesn't work out, 1148 00:42:04,391 --> 00:42:05,653 I think Matt will probably kill me. 1149 00:42:05,784 --> 00:42:07,263 [bleep] 1150 00:42:07,437 --> 00:42:08,569 Holy [bleep]. 1151 00:42:08,700 --> 00:42:10,484 KEITH: This bass is dangerous. 1152 00:42:10,615 --> 00:42:11,572 CHRIS: With a million dollars on the line, 1153 00:42:11,703 --> 00:42:12,573 it's brutal. 1154 00:42:12,660 --> 00:42:15,054 [bleep] I'm done. I'm done. 1155 00:42:15,228 --> 00:42:17,752 You see that? Bones. 1156 00:42:22,409 --> 00:42:24,106 PADMA: Delicious. 1157 00:42:27,457 --> 00:42:30,112 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1158 00:42:30,286 --> 00:42:33,551 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org