1 00:00:01,413 --> 00:00:02,896 Welcome to "Cutthroat Kitchen." 2 00:00:05,482 --> 00:00:07,068 Are you ready to play? 3 00:00:07,241 --> 00:00:09,379 -Oh, my God! -No. 4 00:00:09,379 --> 00:00:13,793 I have $100,000 for four elite chefs 5 00:00:13,793 --> 00:00:17,000 to play a game of culinary sabotage. 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,896 Let's start the bidding at $500. 7 00:00:19,034 --> 00:00:20,103 -$2,000. -Sold! 8 00:00:20,275 --> 00:00:21,103 Whoo! 9 00:00:21,275 --> 00:00:22,310 Your competition will do 10 00:00:22,482 --> 00:00:24,482 whatever it takes to knock you out. 11 00:00:24,655 --> 00:00:29,000 - This lifeboat is what I like to call Exile Kitchen. 12 00:00:29,137 --> 00:00:30,137 I wasn't gonna go to you. 13 00:00:30,137 --> 00:00:31,310 But you jumped in the game, chef. 14 00:00:31,482 --> 00:00:33,103 - Ah, yes! - Yeah! 15 00:00:33,103 --> 00:00:34,172 What? 16 00:00:34,344 --> 00:00:37,275 I made pasta bolognese out of an espresso pot. 17 00:00:37,448 --> 00:00:38,896 - Yeah! - Victory... 18 00:00:39,034 --> 00:00:41,413 ...and a pile of cash... -Whoo! 19 00:00:41,586 --> 00:00:45,586 ...is all yours if you can outsmart, outcook, 20 00:00:45,586 --> 00:00:50,068 and outlast this kitchen, each other, and me. 21 00:00:59,172 --> 00:01:01,000 My name is Quentin Garcia. 22 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,793 I'm an executive chef from Palm Springs, California. 23 00:01:03,965 --> 00:01:05,172 I'm not afraid to be petty. 24 00:01:05,344 --> 00:01:08,172 If I have to spend every single dollar that I make 25 00:01:08,172 --> 00:01:09,896 just to make sure someone else knows 26 00:01:09,896 --> 00:01:11,379 they're going home losing to me, 27 00:01:11,379 --> 00:01:13,206 I have no problem with that. 28 00:01:13,379 --> 00:01:14,896 My name is Alison Settle. 29 00:01:14,896 --> 00:01:16,896 I have been in fine-dining restaurants 30 00:01:16,896 --> 00:01:19,000 and gastropubs, and a private chef. 31 00:01:19,137 --> 00:01:21,103 Being a single parent in the culinary industry 32 00:01:21,103 --> 00:01:23,482 is more difficult than any of the sabotages 33 00:01:23,655 --> 00:01:25,275 that Malarkey can throw at me. 34 00:01:25,275 --> 00:01:28,103 I am Chef Arnold Mynt, executive chef and co-owner 35 00:01:28,275 --> 00:01:30,586 of International Market in Nashville, Tennessee. 36 00:01:30,586 --> 00:01:31,793 I'm not here for the money. 37 00:01:31,965 --> 00:01:32,931 Actually, I am here for the money. 38 00:01:33,068 --> 00:01:34,586 That's -- that's what got me to sign up. 39 00:01:34,586 --> 00:01:37,482 $25,000 is a lot of freaking money, 40 00:01:37,482 --> 00:01:39,724 and I want it all. 41 00:01:39,896 --> 00:01:43,413 My name is Leslie Garetto, and I am a private chef. 42 00:01:43,586 --> 00:01:47,586 I never play by the rules. I'm excited for the curveballs. 43 00:01:47,758 --> 00:01:49,413 I can make food in any environment. 44 00:01:52,793 --> 00:01:53,793 Welcome, chefs... 45 00:01:55,586 --> 00:01:57,172 ...to "Cutthroat Kitchen." 46 00:01:57,172 --> 00:01:58,482 Boo! 47 00:01:59,896 --> 00:02:04,517 Here, your ingenuity and mind for strategy shall be tested. 48 00:02:04,689 --> 00:02:05,724 Whoa. 49 00:02:05,896 --> 00:02:08,103 I am nervous, I am shaking. 50 00:02:08,103 --> 00:02:09,896 Calm down, Arnold. Breathe! 51 00:02:09,896 --> 00:02:14,482 I'm giving each of you $25,000 to play the game. 52 00:02:15,482 --> 00:02:18,689 In round one, I'll sabotage all of you. 53 00:02:18,689 --> 00:02:20,103 Oh, man. 54 00:02:20,103 --> 00:02:24,379 Then auction off advantages to the highest bidder. 55 00:02:24,379 --> 00:02:27,275 In round two, you can spend your money 56 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:29,172 to sabotage your competition. 57 00:02:29,344 --> 00:02:30,586 Oh. 58 00:02:31,689 --> 00:02:36,068 The money left in your bank is your grand prize... 59 00:02:36,241 --> 00:02:37,172 if you win. 60 00:02:38,172 --> 00:02:39,172 Are you ready to play? 61 00:02:39,172 --> 00:02:40,241 - Ready - Yes. 62 00:02:40,413 --> 00:02:42,724 - Let's go. - Oh, I love it, I love it. 63 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:43,896 But I don't think you are. 64 00:02:45,379 --> 00:02:48,931 Let's go find our first challenge, shall we? 65 00:02:49,068 --> 00:02:50,068 Oh, man. 66 00:02:54,482 --> 00:02:55,896 What are we doing? 67 00:02:56,034 --> 00:02:58,517 Welcome, chefs, to Cutthroat Airlines! 68 00:02:58,689 --> 00:02:59,724 No. 69 00:02:59,896 --> 00:03:02,000 The first-class meals never arrived, 70 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,413 and we need somebody to make 'em. 71 00:03:04,586 --> 00:03:07,172 You've got 30 minutes to make a composed dinner 72 00:03:07,344 --> 00:03:09,172 for our first-class customers, 73 00:03:09,172 --> 00:03:11,275 but there is turbulence ahead. 74 00:03:14,689 --> 00:03:16,724 -Oh, what is this? -Oh, man. 75 00:03:16,896 --> 00:03:19,620 Airplanes don't have fresh pantries. 76 00:03:19,793 --> 00:03:20,931 - Oh, man. - Oh, my gosh. 77 00:03:21,068 --> 00:03:22,000 Oh, yeah. 78 00:03:22,172 --> 00:03:23,793 There's nothing in there. 79 00:03:23,965 --> 00:03:27,413 You're gonna have to raid the economy bar and snack carts. 80 00:03:28,413 --> 00:03:31,068 But you'll be happy to know my friends in the food court 81 00:03:31,241 --> 00:03:34,793 hooked us up with some raw proteins and fresh vegetables. 82 00:03:35,724 --> 00:03:37,000 OK. 83 00:03:37,172 --> 00:03:39,103 The only heat sources available 84 00:03:39,275 --> 00:03:41,689 can be found in the economy class galley. 85 00:03:42,620 --> 00:03:45,586 Each of you will have your own coffee maker. 86 00:03:45,758 --> 00:03:46,862 Thank God. 87 00:03:46,862 --> 00:03:49,517 And there are only two small convection ovens, 88 00:03:49,689 --> 00:03:51,275 and you will have to share them, 89 00:03:51,275 --> 00:03:53,793 because sharing is caring, am I right? 90 00:03:53,793 --> 00:03:54,896 Not today. 91 00:03:55,034 --> 00:03:56,896 He's giving us two convection ovens 92 00:03:56,896 --> 00:03:58,689 to share for four people, 93 00:03:58,689 --> 00:03:59,931 and a coffee pot? 94 00:04:00,931 --> 00:04:03,379 - Are you ready for takeoff? - Yes. 95 00:04:03,379 --> 00:04:05,379 Buckle up, baby. Here we go. 96 00:04:05,551 --> 00:04:08,068 You have a glorious one minute to shop, 97 00:04:08,241 --> 00:04:09,931 and your time starts... 98 00:04:10,068 --> 00:04:11,620 --...now! 99 00:04:12,896 --> 00:04:14,000 Whoa! 100 00:04:14,172 --> 00:04:16,275 I need to secure the protein that I want, 101 00:04:16,448 --> 00:04:18,310 so I go for the salmon, immediately. 102 00:04:18,482 --> 00:04:19,689 Ah! 103 00:04:19,689 --> 00:04:21,724 The protein I want gets pulled away from me. 104 00:04:21,896 --> 00:04:23,206 It's Leslie... 105 00:04:24,862 --> 00:04:26,172 Savages! 106 00:04:26,172 --> 00:04:27,275 What am I missing? 107 00:04:27,448 --> 00:04:28,413 Get it all, get all, get it all. 108 00:04:29,655 --> 00:04:31,793 All we have is chips, nuts, 109 00:04:31,965 --> 00:04:33,689 little packets of salt and sugar, 110 00:04:33,862 --> 00:04:36,172 but I need flavor, texture. 111 00:04:36,172 --> 00:04:37,517 Three -- wrap it up! 112 00:04:37,689 --> 00:04:38,793 Two, one -- 113 00:04:38,793 --> 00:04:40,103 get out of there, I'm closing it! 114 00:04:40,275 --> 00:04:41,931 We got a flight to catch, let's go! 115 00:04:43,931 --> 00:04:46,275 All the S and P fell through the basket. 116 00:04:46,275 --> 00:04:47,586 - No, it did not. - Stop. 117 00:04:48,724 --> 00:04:51,586 Oh, welcome to "Cutthroat Kitchen." 118 00:04:51,586 --> 00:04:53,103 Oh! 119 00:04:53,103 --> 00:04:54,586 Who got the salmon? 120 00:04:55,517 --> 00:04:56,793 Yeah, listen. 121 00:04:56,793 --> 00:04:59,379 Are you stealing proteins from each other already? 122 00:04:59,551 --> 00:05:00,931 I ripped the tuna from somebody. 123 00:05:01,068 --> 00:05:02,206 You ripped it from me. 124 00:05:02,379 --> 00:05:03,655 I threw some elbows in there, 125 00:05:03,655 --> 00:05:06,586 but I got a protein I'm... hopefully gonna be happy with. 126 00:05:06,586 --> 00:05:09,931 I like your gusto right here, we got some competitors. 127 00:05:10,068 --> 00:05:12,586 So if your flavors could use a little boost, 128 00:05:12,758 --> 00:05:14,896 this suitcase was left in baggage claim 129 00:05:15,034 --> 00:05:18,275 and it is filled with...spices. 130 00:05:18,448 --> 00:05:21,103 Hmm, interesting. 131 00:05:21,103 --> 00:05:24,275 This first sabotage from Malarkey is ridiculous. 132 00:05:24,275 --> 00:05:26,103 We can only use the snack cart? 133 00:05:26,103 --> 00:05:28,827 Like, how am I supposed to make a first-class dish out of that? 134 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,275 I'm taking these spices! 135 00:05:31,275 --> 00:05:34,413 I'm gonna start the bidding at $200. 136 00:05:34,586 --> 00:05:35,896 $200, anybody? $300. 137 00:05:35,896 --> 00:05:37,689 -$1,000! -$1,000! 138 00:05:37,862 --> 00:05:39,103 That's what I'm talking about! 139 00:05:39,275 --> 00:05:40,206 Fifteen! 140 00:05:40,379 --> 00:05:42,172 -Oh... -Fifteen? Oh, my goodness! 141 00:05:42,344 --> 00:05:43,586 This is gonna be a good day today. 142 00:05:43,758 --> 00:05:44,793 -I love this. -Uh! 143 00:05:44,793 --> 00:05:45,793 Are we doing this? 144 00:05:45,965 --> 00:05:47,000 - $2,000. - Oh, my God. I love this. 145 00:05:47,137 --> 00:05:48,275 - Oh, God! - $2,000. 146 00:05:48,448 --> 00:05:49,379 $2,700. 147 00:05:49,551 --> 00:05:51,275 Allison's silent but deadly down here. 148 00:05:51,275 --> 00:05:52,827 - $3,500. - Yes! 149 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,000 - Yikes! - Four! 150 00:05:54,172 --> 00:05:56,482 $4,000 to Allison! 151 00:05:56,482 --> 00:05:57,896 $4,000 once... 152 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:00,689 $4,000 twice... 153 00:06:00,689 --> 00:06:03,620 sell it to Allison for $4,000. -Whoo! 154 00:06:03,793 --> 00:06:04,896 Damn! 155 00:06:04,896 --> 00:06:06,931 And one last security announcement -- 156 00:06:07,068 --> 00:06:09,482 we do not allow metal tools or knives 157 00:06:09,655 --> 00:06:12,103 in the friendly skies, so you will be cooking 158 00:06:12,103 --> 00:06:14,482 with plastic cutlery in this round. 159 00:06:14,655 --> 00:06:15,827 Ugh! 160 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,482 Everything involves a knife as a chef. 161 00:06:18,655 --> 00:06:20,103 I need my knife. 162 00:06:20,103 --> 00:06:23,793 But for one of you, however, I will let that rule slide. 163 00:06:23,965 --> 00:06:26,793 The highest bidder will get to keep their knives. 164 00:06:26,965 --> 00:06:29,000 Um, my knives are my hands. 165 00:06:29,172 --> 00:06:31,172 -$500. -There we go, Arnold. 166 00:06:31,172 --> 00:06:32,827 -$1,500. -$2,000. 167 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,517 $2,000 to Arnold. 168 00:06:34,689 --> 00:06:35,620 $3,500! 169 00:06:35,793 --> 00:06:37,379 $5,000! $5,000! 170 00:06:37,379 --> 00:06:38,482 $6,800. 171 00:06:38,482 --> 00:06:39,482 $7,200. 172 00:06:39,482 --> 00:06:41,620 Ha-cha-boom! He wants his knifes. 173 00:06:41,793 --> 00:06:43,275 Going once, going twice... 174 00:06:43,448 --> 00:06:44,793 I think he needs it. 175 00:06:44,965 --> 00:06:48,586 You just bought your own knives for $7,200. 176 00:06:49,827 --> 00:06:51,620 Feeling good. 177 00:06:51,793 --> 00:06:54,482 The winner of this round gets $1,000 178 00:06:54,482 --> 00:06:56,103 - added to their bank account. - -Whoo! 179 00:06:56,103 --> 00:06:58,482 And the bottom chef will be eliminated. 180 00:06:59,586 --> 00:07:03,103 And your time starts now! 181 00:07:03,103 --> 00:07:06,206 Be sure to get the ovens and those coffee makers! 182 00:07:06,379 --> 00:07:08,586 Gentlemen, I don't know if you're really being 183 00:07:08,758 --> 00:07:10,206 quite the gentleman here, but thank you. 184 00:07:10,379 --> 00:07:11,413 Thank you, team. 185 00:07:11,413 --> 00:07:12,689 They can't live without their tools, 186 00:07:12,689 --> 00:07:14,793 they can't help out their fellow players. 187 00:07:14,793 --> 00:07:16,931 I'm starting to panic thinking of -- 188 00:07:17,068 --> 00:07:19,103 how do I make this a first-class meal? 189 00:07:19,275 --> 00:07:22,103 Oh, Quentin, those are some beautiful knife cuts right there 190 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:23,344 What are you making? 191 00:07:23,344 --> 00:07:25,379 Right now, I'm gonna make a tomato marinated 192 00:07:25,551 --> 00:07:29,517 and coffee roasted salmon, and then a corn salad 193 00:07:29,689 --> 00:07:32,413 with a zest of airline in it. 194 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:34,482 The salmon's gonna absorb that Bloody Mary cocktail 195 00:07:34,482 --> 00:07:36,827 and white wine and lemon-lime soda really well, 196 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,517 and the coffee is gonna help to bring that out. 197 00:07:39,689 --> 00:07:41,896 Coffee, it's a beautiful, bitter balance 198 00:07:41,896 --> 00:07:43,068 to the rich tomatoes. 199 00:07:43,241 --> 00:07:45,379 It's hard to describe the pairing of coffee 200 00:07:45,551 --> 00:07:47,068 and tomato juice, but just let me cook, 201 00:07:47,241 --> 00:07:49,103 you eat it, you're gonna be happy. 202 00:07:49,103 --> 00:07:51,379 You know, I wonder if this judge that's gonna be here today 203 00:07:51,379 --> 00:07:53,586 really is gonna judge you on your knife skills, 204 00:07:53,586 --> 00:07:55,206 'cause you guys are a little suspect at best, you know? 205 00:07:55,379 --> 00:07:56,517 Oh, my... 206 00:07:56,517 --> 00:07:58,793 - Don't say that. - I hope they have a heart. 207 00:08:01,586 --> 00:08:03,689 I have never spent this much on spices. 208 00:08:03,689 --> 00:08:05,413 This is ridiculous. 209 00:08:05,586 --> 00:08:07,896 But whatever it takes to beat Malarkey. 210 00:08:08,034 --> 00:08:10,379 I'm gonna make a spice skirt steak 211 00:08:10,551 --> 00:08:14,000 over a Bloody Mary gazpacho with chunky vegetables 212 00:08:14,172 --> 00:08:15,172 and a roasted onion. 213 00:08:20,172 --> 00:08:22,310 This is so ridiculous. 214 00:08:22,482 --> 00:08:25,000 My challenges are absolutely gonna be my knife cuts 215 00:08:25,172 --> 00:08:26,275 with that plastic knife, 216 00:08:26,448 --> 00:08:30,103 but ultimately, I feel like this is in the bag. 217 00:08:32,172 --> 00:08:35,827 Quentin cutting his corn with his plastic knife is -- 218 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,172 is making me happy. 219 00:08:37,172 --> 00:08:38,827 I'm -- I'm feeling warm inside. 220 00:08:40,275 --> 00:08:42,517 Do you need me to help you chop anything up right now? 221 00:08:42,689 --> 00:08:45,275 -I don't think you will. -I'll do it for, like, $500. 222 00:08:46,724 --> 00:08:49,793 If I could give you $500, I'd let you crush these for me. 223 00:08:51,931 --> 00:08:53,620 How are those knives helping you out, Chef? 224 00:08:53,793 --> 00:08:56,275 Um, my shrimp are peeled, head on, tail on. 225 00:08:56,275 --> 00:08:57,413 Wow. 226 00:08:57,586 --> 00:08:58,896 Arnold, shrimp on a plane? 227 00:08:58,896 --> 00:09:00,310 You really think that's a good idea? 228 00:09:00,482 --> 00:09:01,689 - I think it is. - Alright. 229 00:09:01,862 --> 00:09:03,793 I mean, economy-plus, maybe. 230 00:09:03,965 --> 00:09:06,586 Arnold just spent a fortune on the knives. 231 00:09:06,586 --> 00:09:08,896 Is it the right play? I think so. 232 00:09:09,034 --> 00:09:11,172 On Cutthroat Airlines, we're bougie up here. 233 00:09:11,172 --> 00:09:13,000 We want nothing but the best. 234 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,000 I dropped my salt and pepper, 235 00:09:15,172 --> 00:09:18,103 so I'm trying to get some -- some flavor. 236 00:09:19,517 --> 00:09:21,724 These are salted cashews. 237 00:09:21,896 --> 00:09:24,896 So maybe some of this salt will rub off on my prawns. 238 00:09:25,034 --> 00:09:27,310 This is gonna be a little like roasted shrimp 239 00:09:27,482 --> 00:09:28,896 on a cucumber salad moment. 240 00:09:29,034 --> 00:09:32,517 Some kind of a Mediterranean trip around the world. 241 00:09:32,689 --> 00:09:34,000 You're saying a lot of words. 242 00:09:34,172 --> 00:09:36,172 Well, let's just see if -- if anything flies. 243 00:09:36,344 --> 00:09:37,344 Alright. 244 00:09:37,344 --> 00:09:39,172 I think it's time to get creative. 245 00:09:39,172 --> 00:09:40,379 Oh, I love this knife. 246 00:09:40,379 --> 00:09:41,896 Look at -- oh, my God! 247 00:09:41,896 --> 00:09:46,103 your knife cuts are absolutely amazing over here! 248 00:09:46,103 --> 00:09:47,275 Good enough for an upgrade? 249 00:09:47,448 --> 00:09:49,103 No disrespect to the other chefs. 250 00:09:49,275 --> 00:09:50,551 --Take his knives! 251 00:09:50,551 --> 00:09:52,413 - Oh, my God! -Take his knifes, throw them away! 252 00:09:52,586 --> 00:09:54,689 Luckily, my cashews were salted, 253 00:09:54,862 --> 00:09:56,482 so I just salted my prawns with the cashews. 254 00:09:56,655 --> 00:09:59,689 -Utilizing the cart from the economy section. -Yes, that's right! 255 00:09:59,689 --> 00:10:01,000 - Very nice! - Yeah! 256 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,413 Yeah, getting crafty here, you know? 257 00:10:02,586 --> 00:10:04,000 And then I have some olive brine. 258 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,103 Look at all the flavors you can get in the condiments. 259 00:10:06,103 --> 00:10:07,517 Well, he spent so much money, 260 00:10:07,689 --> 00:10:09,620 he better figure out how to make it work, you know. 261 00:10:11,172 --> 00:10:12,827 - There we go. - What are you making? 262 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,793 I am making a iced tea-brined tuna steak 263 00:10:16,965 --> 00:10:19,275 with a cashew crust. 264 00:10:19,448 --> 00:10:22,724 And I'm hoping that I get some of the salt on my tuna steaks. 265 00:10:22,896 --> 00:10:24,068 I'm a little worried. 266 00:10:24,068 --> 00:10:27,827 I don't have my spices, and Allison has a suitcase full. 267 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,586 So a brine usually takes a lot of time. 268 00:10:30,758 --> 00:10:31,896 It does. 269 00:10:32,034 --> 00:10:34,103 These tuna steaks are really thick, 270 00:10:34,275 --> 00:10:36,000 so I have to get my tuna brining. 271 00:10:36,172 --> 00:10:37,413 So I pour the tea in my coffee pot 272 00:10:37,586 --> 00:10:38,586 with some vodka... 273 00:10:38,586 --> 00:10:39,793 There we go. 274 00:10:39,965 --> 00:10:42,379 ...and that flavor's gonna penetrate a lot quicker 275 00:10:42,551 --> 00:10:43,896 if the tea is warm. 276 00:10:44,724 --> 00:10:47,206 I love Leslie utilizing the coffee pot 277 00:10:47,379 --> 00:10:49,793 to make her sweet tea brine, 278 00:10:49,793 --> 00:10:52,896 because the acid in that brine she's making 279 00:10:53,034 --> 00:10:54,724 is gonna help break down that tuna. 280 00:10:54,896 --> 00:10:56,379 And it's got a lot of flavor in there, 281 00:10:56,379 --> 00:10:59,000 and you gotta use it wherever you can get it. 282 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,413 I've got this skirt steak, 283 00:11:00,586 --> 00:11:02,793 and I need to make it taste first-class worthy. 284 00:11:02,793 --> 00:11:04,724 So I'm making a Mexican spice rub, 285 00:11:04,896 --> 00:11:06,793 and I'm absolutely using everything in the book. 286 00:11:06,793 --> 00:11:08,413 Garlic, there's never enough. 287 00:11:08,586 --> 00:11:11,068 Garlic powder, Aleppo pepper, oregano, 288 00:11:11,241 --> 00:11:14,689 a little bit of cinnamon, cumin, pepper, and smoked paprika. 289 00:11:14,862 --> 00:11:16,413 Allison got my spices, right? 290 00:11:16,586 --> 00:11:18,689 Nice play, you're gonna have a lot of personality, 291 00:11:18,689 --> 00:11:20,172 a lot of flavor going on there, 292 00:11:20,172 --> 00:11:22,275 and she's taking full advantage of it. 293 00:11:22,448 --> 00:11:25,103 I need to make this flavorful as fast as possible. 294 00:11:26,310 --> 00:11:27,689 This heat source sucks. 295 00:11:27,689 --> 00:11:28,793 You think that coffee plate 296 00:11:28,965 --> 00:11:30,172 is gonna be hot enough to sear your corn? 297 00:11:30,172 --> 00:11:32,620 It's not doing anything. 298 00:11:32,793 --> 00:11:35,517 I wanna serve my salmon with a roasted corn salad, 299 00:11:35,689 --> 00:11:38,586 but because I can't have open flame on an airline, 300 00:11:38,758 --> 00:11:40,068 now my goal is to just bring out 301 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:41,931 some of those natural sugars in there 302 00:11:42,068 --> 00:11:43,310 with the coffee pot. 303 00:11:43,482 --> 00:11:45,068 That, in theory, sounds smart, 304 00:11:45,241 --> 00:11:47,103 but does the coffee maker get hot enough 305 00:11:47,275 --> 00:11:49,103 to actually caramelize the corn? 306 00:11:49,275 --> 00:11:50,206 I don't think so. 307 00:11:50,379 --> 00:11:51,724 Oh, it's starting something. 308 00:11:51,896 --> 00:11:54,275 -I hear the noise! -Oh, I hear a little snap, crackle, pop. 309 00:11:54,448 --> 00:11:56,103 - OK. Let's go! - Snap, crackle, pop. 310 00:11:56,103 --> 00:11:57,793 All that matters, I'm doing better than you, Chef. 311 00:11:59,896 --> 00:12:02,931 The convection ovens are the best heat source they have. 312 00:12:03,068 --> 00:12:04,620 You've got to put everything in there quick. 313 00:12:04,793 --> 00:12:06,172 There's not a lot of room in there. 314 00:12:06,344 --> 00:12:09,275 If I was out there, I would be in there right now 315 00:12:09,275 --> 00:12:11,689 because that's the best place to get caramelization. 316 00:12:11,862 --> 00:12:13,793 Go ahead underneath. 317 00:12:17,793 --> 00:12:18,896 OK, OK. 318 00:12:19,034 --> 00:12:20,689 The convection ovens are full. 319 00:12:20,862 --> 00:12:24,172 If you're not in the oven now, you've already missed out. 320 00:12:25,206 --> 00:12:26,586 Leslie, right now, 321 00:12:26,586 --> 00:12:28,379 how are you gonna cook that tuna? 322 00:12:28,551 --> 00:12:30,103 That's scary. 323 00:12:30,103 --> 00:12:33,896 --Your captain has an announcement. 324 00:12:34,034 --> 00:12:35,000 Oh, man. 325 00:12:38,517 --> 00:12:40,413 - Excuse me, chefs. - No, no. 326 00:12:40,586 --> 00:12:41,965 Look what we have right here. 327 00:12:42,103 --> 00:12:43,172 Oh! 328 00:12:44,586 --> 00:12:47,586 I have a food processor and induction burner 329 00:12:47,586 --> 00:12:49,172 with 15 minutes left. 330 00:12:49,172 --> 00:12:51,793 I bet you could use a nice sear on that tuna, Leslie. 331 00:12:51,793 --> 00:12:53,000 I can. 332 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,000 Anybody want my food processor and induction burner? 333 00:12:56,172 --> 00:12:57,758 -$1,000. -$1,500. 334 00:12:57,931 --> 00:12:58,896 $2,000. 335 00:12:58,896 --> 00:13:00,689 $2,000 over here. 336 00:13:00,689 --> 00:13:01,896 $2,500. 337 00:13:02,034 --> 00:13:03,896 So this isn't an item I really need, 338 00:13:04,034 --> 00:13:06,482 but I could hurt someone else's wallet by bidding against it. 339 00:13:06,655 --> 00:13:08,206 $5,000. 340 00:13:08,379 --> 00:13:09,275 Those tools are mine. 341 00:13:09,448 --> 00:13:10,689 Oh, Leslie's not backing down. 342 00:13:10,862 --> 00:13:12,103 You wanna put $5,000 on the line? 343 00:13:12,103 --> 00:13:13,413 - $5,100, $5,100. - $5,100. 344 00:13:13,586 --> 00:13:15,103 Is he just running up the price? 345 00:13:15,275 --> 00:13:16,620 -$5,200. -$5,200. 346 00:13:16,793 --> 00:13:19,517 -The time's a-ticking, $5,200 to Leslie. -I don't need it. 347 00:13:19,689 --> 00:13:21,482 My salmon's already in the oven. 348 00:13:22,379 --> 00:13:24,482 Going once, going twice, 349 00:13:24,655 --> 00:13:25,689 sold to Leslie. 350 00:13:25,689 --> 00:13:27,103 She needs to sear that tuna. 351 00:13:27,103 --> 00:13:28,172 Awesome. 352 00:13:28,344 --> 00:13:30,793 -Take that, I'll bring this. -Thank you. 353 00:13:30,793 --> 00:13:32,482 ♪ Spending money ♪ 354 00:13:32,482 --> 00:13:34,379 ♪ Making money ♪ 355 00:13:34,551 --> 00:13:36,482 Oh, brilliant purchase! 356 00:13:36,655 --> 00:13:40,586 That tuna is just crying for that induction burner. 357 00:13:40,586 --> 00:13:41,862 What'd you crust the tuna with? 358 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,758 Salted cashews and almonds. 359 00:13:43,931 --> 00:13:46,689 From the economy cart. I love it, I love it. 360 00:13:46,689 --> 00:13:48,000 Great game play. 361 00:13:48,172 --> 00:13:49,689 Leslie, how you enjoying that heat source? 362 00:13:51,344 --> 00:13:54,413 Heat is better than, um... than no heat. 363 00:13:54,586 --> 00:13:55,793 Oh, Arnold, you wanna say something? 364 00:13:55,965 --> 00:13:57,000 No, I'm just looking. 365 00:13:58,586 --> 00:14:01,000 I don't like what Leslie's doing right now. 366 00:14:01,137 --> 00:14:04,206 Overcrowd sauté pan makes it steam, not sear, 367 00:14:04,379 --> 00:14:06,758 and thus it's not gonna have that great crust. 368 00:14:08,068 --> 00:14:10,620 Bloody Mary mix makes a great tomato soup base, doesn't it? 369 00:14:10,793 --> 00:14:11,689 OK. 370 00:14:11,862 --> 00:14:13,172 So I've raided the bar cart, 371 00:14:13,172 --> 00:14:16,689 and I'm making a Paloma Bloody Mary gazpacho, 372 00:14:16,862 --> 00:14:19,000 and I'm using grapefruit juice and orange juice 373 00:14:19,137 --> 00:14:20,482 for added acidity. 374 00:14:20,655 --> 00:14:21,758 I love the gazpacho. 375 00:14:21,931 --> 00:14:23,379 If you don't have a lot of heat sources, 376 00:14:23,379 --> 00:14:24,482 don't make it hot. 377 00:14:24,655 --> 00:14:25,517 Oh, boy. 378 00:14:25,689 --> 00:14:27,172 I wanna use fresh vegetables 379 00:14:27,344 --> 00:14:29,000 to add color, texture, and flavor, 380 00:14:29,172 --> 00:14:32,620 but using this plastic knife is one of the most difficult things 381 00:14:32,793 --> 00:14:33,793 that's ever happened to me. 382 00:14:33,965 --> 00:14:35,896 -Cut! -Do you need to borrow my knife? 383 00:14:36,034 --> 00:14:37,896 -A knife. -I would love a knife. 384 00:14:38,034 --> 00:14:39,379 How 'bout a little salt? Can I have a little salt? 385 00:14:39,551 --> 00:14:40,862 -I don't have salt... -Well, you don't get a knife. 386 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,000 ...but you can have any of my seasonings. 387 00:14:42,137 --> 00:14:43,379 -No knife -Quit distracting me! 388 00:14:44,896 --> 00:14:46,103 Oh! 389 00:14:46,275 --> 00:14:48,379 Arnold, I bet those prawns could've used 390 00:14:48,379 --> 00:14:49,862 a nice induction burner. 391 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,000 Maybe I'll get one of duty-free when I land. 392 00:14:52,172 --> 00:14:55,586 If I was cooking right now, I'd turn it up. 393 00:14:55,758 --> 00:14:58,413 I've got these beautiful prawns, so I think I'm gonna make 394 00:14:58,586 --> 00:15:00,689 some kind of a tomato water soup, 395 00:15:00,862 --> 00:15:02,689 like a spicy aguachile. 396 00:15:02,862 --> 00:15:04,310 Tomato water is very delicate, 397 00:15:04,482 --> 00:15:06,206 and he's using big, big flavors, 398 00:15:06,379 --> 00:15:09,103 and he's taken a lot of that brine juice 399 00:15:09,103 --> 00:15:10,310 from the olives. 400 00:15:10,482 --> 00:15:11,896 I mean, you wanna make an impression here, 401 00:15:11,896 --> 00:15:13,793 but you don't wanna overdo it. 402 00:15:13,793 --> 00:15:17,310 And that's coming from me, a person known for overdoing it. 403 00:15:19,793 --> 00:15:22,517 Leslie, what is in the broth for the spinach? 404 00:15:22,689 --> 00:15:24,586 A little bit of sweet tea from here, 405 00:15:24,758 --> 00:15:25,965 and then just water to wilt it, 406 00:15:26,103 --> 00:15:28,000 and then I'm gonna toss it with my kale. 407 00:15:28,172 --> 00:15:29,172 I love that. 408 00:15:29,344 --> 00:15:31,310 I have two measly salt packets, 409 00:15:31,482 --> 00:15:33,586 so I want this to marinate together, 410 00:15:33,586 --> 00:15:35,965 so those onion and mushroom flavors 411 00:15:36,103 --> 00:15:38,689 can try to penetrate the spinach and the kale. 412 00:15:38,689 --> 00:15:39,793 I need seasoning. 413 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,172 This is so bad. 414 00:15:42,344 --> 00:15:43,206 What kind of seasoning? 415 00:15:43,379 --> 00:15:45,275 I need salt or garlic or something. 416 00:15:45,448 --> 00:15:46,413 I can give you garlic. 417 00:15:46,586 --> 00:15:48,413 I have some cheddar harvest chips. 418 00:15:48,586 --> 00:15:50,275 - Mm. - If you want those. 419 00:15:50,275 --> 00:15:51,689 I'll take some garlic. 420 00:15:51,862 --> 00:15:54,862 For you, enjoy. Have a nice flight, bye! 421 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,793 -Did you really just share a spice with Leslie? -Why not? 422 00:15:58,965 --> 00:16:01,586 Because it's a competition and only one person wins. 423 00:16:01,758 --> 00:16:03,793 If me giving her garlic powder makes her win, 424 00:16:03,965 --> 00:16:05,689 then I probably shouldn't won anyway. 425 00:16:05,689 --> 00:16:08,000 I'm confident enough that she can have it. 426 00:16:08,137 --> 00:16:09,137 I don't know. 427 00:16:09,137 --> 00:16:11,413 I like these ethics. I do not have them. 428 00:16:12,413 --> 00:16:15,172 Five minutes, chefs. Five minutes. 429 00:16:15,344 --> 00:16:17,793 Quentin is a very accomplished chef, 430 00:16:17,793 --> 00:16:19,793 but this is not the best-looking salmon. 431 00:16:19,793 --> 00:16:23,103 Oh, no. I thought I grabbed a lot of tomatoes. 432 00:16:23,275 --> 00:16:24,551 I'm gonna hate myself for this. 433 00:16:24,551 --> 00:16:27,896 Does anyone have a tomato that they would like to share? 434 00:16:27,896 --> 00:16:30,000 I have one for you for... No, I don't, actually. 435 00:16:30,172 --> 00:16:31,379 Kidding. 436 00:16:31,379 --> 00:16:33,310 OK, OK --. 437 00:16:33,482 --> 00:16:34,793 Oh, my goodness. 438 00:16:34,793 --> 00:16:37,172 I got one tomato, so my only other option 439 00:16:37,172 --> 00:16:40,413 to really make a sauce is Bloody Mary cocktail mix... 440 00:16:40,586 --> 00:16:41,758 Needs a little love. 441 00:16:41,931 --> 00:16:43,689 ...not too ideal. 442 00:16:43,689 --> 00:16:46,172 We're at three minutes and 30 seconds! 443 00:16:47,586 --> 00:16:49,482 Damn it. I made a mistake. 444 00:16:49,482 --> 00:16:51,689 I should have seared the uncrusted side 445 00:16:51,862 --> 00:16:53,000 of the tuna first. 446 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,896 My nut crust is leaving a residue in the pan. 447 00:16:55,896 --> 00:16:58,620 How'd that sear work out for you down there, Leslie? 448 00:16:58,793 --> 00:17:02,517 It's definitely an ahi raw tuna dish. 449 00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:04,103 I just wish I had a knife. 450 00:17:04,103 --> 00:17:06,689 Well, you know, you coulda. 451 00:17:06,689 --> 00:17:08,068 Alright, we're at one minute! 452 00:17:08,241 --> 00:17:09,620 One minute! 453 00:17:09,620 --> 00:17:11,103 - How'd your steak turn out? - Pretty well. 454 00:17:12,172 --> 00:17:14,206 Pretty well? 455 00:17:16,689 --> 00:17:19,689 Allison looks a little frantic right now. 456 00:17:19,862 --> 00:17:21,206 Cutting with this plastic knife 457 00:17:21,379 --> 00:17:25,206 is like being a Neanderthal with Stone-Age tools. 458 00:17:25,379 --> 00:17:26,724 Oh, God! 459 00:17:26,724 --> 00:17:29,172 I bet Alice is wishing she bought the knives right now, 460 00:17:29,172 --> 00:17:30,896 because that looks tragic. 461 00:17:32,103 --> 00:17:33,413 30 seconds! 462 00:17:35,379 --> 00:17:36,793 Make sure you get on the plate! 463 00:17:41,793 --> 00:17:43,793 Five, four, 464 00:17:43,793 --> 00:17:46,862 three, two, one... 465 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:47,896 step back! 466 00:17:47,896 --> 00:17:50,689 Oooohhhh, yeah. 467 00:17:50,862 --> 00:17:51,965 Well, that was fun! 468 00:17:52,103 --> 00:17:53,172 Thank you so much! 469 00:17:55,620 --> 00:17:56,689 Alright, chefs, 470 00:17:56,862 --> 00:17:59,000 it's time to meet the first-class passenger 471 00:17:59,137 --> 00:18:00,103 you've been cooking for. 472 00:18:00,275 --> 00:18:02,206 Your dishes will be judged blind, 473 00:18:02,379 --> 00:18:04,965 so she'll have no idea who made what, 474 00:18:05,103 --> 00:18:08,896 the challenges you faced, or who bought what. 475 00:18:09,034 --> 00:18:10,586 Tonight's guest judge is... 476 00:18:10,758 --> 00:18:13,172 "Iron Chef" and "Food Network" host, 477 00:18:13,172 --> 00:18:15,103 Alex Guarnaschelli. 478 00:18:16,172 --> 00:18:17,206 - Oh! - Wow! 479 00:18:17,379 --> 00:18:19,517 Let's go, Alex! Let's go! 480 00:18:19,689 --> 00:18:23,310 I'd be scared, scared, scared, and scared. 481 00:18:23,482 --> 00:18:24,620 Welcome aboard! 482 00:18:24,620 --> 00:18:26,103 She's been on the flight the whole time, my friend. 483 00:18:26,103 --> 00:18:27,172 Oh, right. 484 00:18:27,344 --> 00:18:29,275 Are you ready for the first-class treatment? 485 00:18:29,275 --> 00:18:30,517 I hope it's that. 486 00:18:30,689 --> 00:18:32,413 Alright, chefs, we're gonna need some privacy, 487 00:18:32,586 --> 00:18:34,379 so could you please head back to economy? 488 00:18:34,551 --> 00:18:36,103 Alright, Alex, just so you know, 489 00:18:36,103 --> 00:18:38,517 the chefs can hear everything you're saying. 490 00:18:38,689 --> 00:18:40,413 The experience of waiting for the feedback, 491 00:18:40,586 --> 00:18:42,000 not knowing what they're gonna say, 492 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,379 is definitely stressful, 493 00:18:43,551 --> 00:18:47,758 your confidence starts to slowly go down a lot. 494 00:18:47,931 --> 00:18:51,000 Alright, Alex, the challenge was to make a composed dish 495 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,758 for the first-class customers 496 00:18:52,931 --> 00:18:54,517 of Cutthroat Airline. 497 00:18:54,689 --> 00:18:55,965 Wow, that's some airline. 498 00:18:56,103 --> 00:18:58,275 -Up and coming, for sure. -Yeah. 499 00:18:58,448 --> 00:19:00,517 -Sounds like a tough passenger. -Uh-huh. 500 00:19:00,689 --> 00:19:02,137 - This is brutal. - Brutal. 501 00:19:02,137 --> 00:19:04,862 I'm gonna be like, "But you don't understand. You don't get it." 502 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:10,000 So our first dish is a sweet tea-crusted tuna filet 503 00:19:10,137 --> 00:19:12,275 on a warm green salad. 504 00:19:12,448 --> 00:19:14,896 I can't decide if I wanna be in coach or first. 505 00:19:15,034 --> 00:19:16,068 It's a big decision. 506 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,000 OK, I love the succulence and juiciness 507 00:19:21,137 --> 00:19:22,896 of the greens and the onions. 508 00:19:23,034 --> 00:19:25,482 The tuna with the crust, I think it's really smart. 509 00:19:25,482 --> 00:19:27,896 It's something you would see in first class. 510 00:19:28,034 --> 00:19:29,103 Stop it. 511 00:19:29,275 --> 00:19:30,896 I don't get tea. 512 00:19:30,896 --> 00:19:33,482 I think you promised me tea on the menu. 513 00:19:33,482 --> 00:19:35,517 And I think the tuna could have done 514 00:19:35,689 --> 00:19:37,862 with a little bit more of a sear. 515 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,793 And it was, honestly, a little undercooked. 516 00:19:40,965 --> 00:19:43,310 Could've used my pan better, my $6,000 pan. 517 00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:45,000 Oh my gosh. 518 00:19:45,137 --> 00:19:50,103 The next dish is roasted prawns with tomato water aguachile. 519 00:19:53,862 --> 00:19:55,310 Very first class to me. 520 00:19:56,896 --> 00:19:58,000 Bougie. 521 00:19:58,137 --> 00:20:00,275 Look how thin these pieces of jalapeno are. 522 00:20:00,448 --> 00:20:02,689 It's so high end and beautiful. 523 00:20:02,689 --> 00:20:05,172 Those knife cuts better be immaculate. 524 00:20:05,344 --> 00:20:07,689 And the natural sweetness of the shrimp is really 525 00:20:07,862 --> 00:20:10,206 brought out by the heat in this agua. 526 00:20:10,379 --> 00:20:12,000 But I'm getting something that's not matching 527 00:20:12,137 --> 00:20:13,000 how beautiful it is. 528 00:20:13,172 --> 00:20:14,103 Argh! 529 00:20:14,103 --> 00:20:16,862 These canned olives don't really go 530 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,482 with these other fresh vegetables, 531 00:20:18,482 --> 00:20:21,586 and so there's a mixed message in what this is. 532 00:20:21,758 --> 00:20:24,482 It's got great texture and great technique, 533 00:20:24,655 --> 00:20:25,896 but I don't wanna keep eating it. 534 00:20:25,896 --> 00:20:27,103 --Ouch. 535 00:20:28,862 --> 00:20:30,068 Damn. 536 00:20:30,068 --> 00:20:35,172 Our next dish is a tomato and coffee-roasted salmon 537 00:20:35,344 --> 00:20:38,586 with vegetables and a sweet corn pepper salad. 538 00:20:39,689 --> 00:20:42,103 This salmon is... 539 00:20:42,103 --> 00:20:43,206 textbook cooked. 540 00:20:43,379 --> 00:20:44,310 Ooh. 541 00:20:44,482 --> 00:20:45,896 And I like the actual coffee, 542 00:20:45,896 --> 00:20:48,172 that kind of bitterness really brings out 543 00:20:48,344 --> 00:20:49,896 the richness of the salmon. It's delicious. 544 00:20:50,034 --> 00:20:51,586 Wow! 545 00:20:51,758 --> 00:20:55,172 Now, when this dish was served in first class, 546 00:20:55,344 --> 00:20:58,413 someone walked by and dropped their Bloody Mary. 547 00:20:58,586 --> 00:21:01,206 If you were gonna use the Bloody Mary as your sauce, 548 00:21:01,379 --> 00:21:03,310 it needed to be boiled a lot 549 00:21:03,482 --> 00:21:06,896 so that those unbalanced notes left the building. 550 00:21:07,034 --> 00:21:08,275 But you didn't have a heat source. 551 00:21:08,448 --> 00:21:09,896 -No, that's fair. -You couldn't have boiled. 552 00:21:09,896 --> 00:21:11,482 - How could you -- - Well, we had the coffee pot. 553 00:21:11,655 --> 00:21:12,896 You could've put it in the coffee pot. 554 00:21:14,896 --> 00:21:16,793 And for our last dish, 555 00:21:16,793 --> 00:21:19,758 we have a Mexican rubbed skirt steak 556 00:21:19,931 --> 00:21:23,275 with an avocado relish and a Paloma gazpacho. 557 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,482 The steak is cooked beautifully, 558 00:21:26,655 --> 00:21:28,172 and I thought the taste was great, 559 00:21:28,344 --> 00:21:31,068 but the steak's just not cut up enough, I think. 560 00:21:32,413 --> 00:21:33,758 To have to cut apart meat 561 00:21:33,931 --> 00:21:35,793 inside a bowl of gazpacho, 562 00:21:35,793 --> 00:21:37,000 problematic. 563 00:21:37,172 --> 00:21:38,793 I like the textures of the relish. 564 00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:42,482 I love the onion, I love the cucumber and the avocado, 565 00:21:42,482 --> 00:21:46,206 but the combination of a Paloma and a Bloody Mary 566 00:21:46,379 --> 00:21:48,172 fight with other flavors in the dish. 567 00:21:48,172 --> 00:21:49,586 I think the Bloody Mary got us both. 568 00:21:49,586 --> 00:21:50,689 Yeah. 569 00:21:50,862 --> 00:21:52,103 Do you think this is gonna be a tough decision? 570 00:21:52,103 --> 00:21:55,862 For me, one chef is in seat 1A, and the rest are in 25D. 571 00:22:04,931 --> 00:22:05,827 Alright, Alex, so you know 572 00:22:05,827 --> 00:22:08,034 the chefs had to make composed dinner 573 00:22:08,206 --> 00:22:10,586 for our first-class airline passengers, 574 00:22:10,586 --> 00:22:14,000 but what you didn't know is they had a minimal pantry 575 00:22:14,172 --> 00:22:15,482 of fresh ingredients. 576 00:22:15,655 --> 00:22:17,379 For the rest, they had to raid 577 00:22:17,379 --> 00:22:20,896 the economy-class bar and snack cart. 578 00:22:20,896 --> 00:22:25,034 And they also had to cook using only coffee makers 579 00:22:25,206 --> 00:22:26,896 and little, tiny convection ovens. 580 00:22:26,896 --> 00:22:27,965 Oh, wow. 581 00:22:28,103 --> 00:22:30,172 Oh! How fun! 582 00:22:30,344 --> 00:22:32,172 -Are you finished? -No! 583 00:22:32,344 --> 00:22:33,896 And they only had plastic utensils. 584 00:22:34,034 --> 00:22:35,241 It was a little bumpy up there. 585 00:22:35,413 --> 00:22:36,896 - We hit rough air. - Yeah, a little. 586 00:22:37,034 --> 00:22:38,275 A little rough. 587 00:22:38,275 --> 00:22:41,172 So now that you know my -- my subtle little sabotages. 588 00:22:41,344 --> 00:22:42,344 So very subtle. 589 00:22:42,344 --> 00:22:44,103 Who's gonna be the winner of that $1,000? 590 00:22:45,241 --> 00:22:47,034 The top dish in round one is... 591 00:22:49,275 --> 00:22:50,551 ...the salmon. 592 00:22:50,724 --> 00:22:53,862 -Yes! -Oh, Quentin! Congratulations! 593 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,655 The way you cooked that salmon with the coffee, 594 00:22:56,827 --> 00:22:58,000 masterful cooking. 595 00:22:58,172 --> 00:22:59,448 Thank you, Chef. 596 00:22:59,448 --> 00:23:02,689 Allison, Arnold, and Leslie, you are up for elimination. 597 00:23:05,862 --> 00:23:07,655 The bottom dish in this round is... 598 00:23:11,103 --> 00:23:12,482 ...the skirt steak. 599 00:23:14,965 --> 00:23:16,379 Sometimes you have to fly first class 600 00:23:16,551 --> 00:23:17,724 to know how to cook for them. 601 00:23:17,724 --> 00:23:20,379 You did not cut the steak all the way through, 602 00:23:20,551 --> 00:23:24,068 and the gazpacho tasted like a Bloody Mary 603 00:23:24,241 --> 00:23:25,689 plus the vegetables. 604 00:23:25,862 --> 00:23:27,482 I'm sorry, Alison, but that means 605 00:23:27,655 --> 00:23:29,000 you have been eliminated. 606 00:23:29,172 --> 00:23:30,448 OK. 607 00:23:30,448 --> 00:23:33,379 Your account is now zero, and you may leave the kitchen. 608 00:23:34,344 --> 00:23:35,482 At the end of the day, 609 00:23:35,482 --> 00:23:38,758 the sabotages were clear across the board, 610 00:23:38,931 --> 00:23:40,275 and everybody else adapted to them 611 00:23:40,448 --> 00:23:41,689 a little better than I did. 612 00:23:46,862 --> 00:23:48,689 Congratulations to the rest of you. 613 00:23:48,689 --> 00:23:51,931 Let's see how much cash you have to play with in round two. 614 00:23:54,379 --> 00:24:00,068 Oh, it looks like Arnold is on the bottom with $17,800. 615 00:24:00,241 --> 00:24:05,241 And Quentin, $25,000, plus the $1,000, 616 00:24:05,413 --> 00:24:08,793 gets you to $26,000. 617 00:24:08,965 --> 00:24:10,689 -Nice. -And I don't know if you know this, 618 00:24:10,862 --> 00:24:12,034 but that's my money, 619 00:24:12,206 --> 00:24:15,655 and that's not the way the game works, my friend. 620 00:24:15,827 --> 00:24:17,965 Oh, I'm coming to get my money, 621 00:24:18,103 --> 00:24:21,793 so we are gonna have a very fun second and final round. 622 00:24:21,965 --> 00:24:23,689 It's gonna be an expensive round. 623 00:24:23,689 --> 00:24:26,482 Now it's your turn to do the sabotaging. 624 00:24:26,655 --> 00:24:28,482 -Let's go. -OK. 625 00:24:28,655 --> 00:24:31,758 I'm hosting a dinner for my Greek mythology club. 626 00:24:34,103 --> 00:24:36,862 OK, I have many layers to me. Do not judge. 627 00:24:38,068 --> 00:24:40,551 And I wanna serve up Greek kebabs 628 00:24:40,724 --> 00:24:42,068 with a dipping sauce. 629 00:24:42,241 --> 00:24:43,172 Are you all ready for this? 630 00:24:43,172 --> 00:24:44,482 -Yes. -Yeah. 631 00:24:46,379 --> 00:24:47,896 Nice. 632 00:24:47,896 --> 00:24:49,482 Whew. 633 00:24:49,482 --> 00:24:52,034 - That looks great. - For now. 634 00:24:53,551 --> 00:24:56,034 Oh, you're starting to figure it all out there, Leslie. 635 00:24:56,206 --> 00:24:57,896 - Uh-huh. - I appreciate you. 636 00:24:58,034 --> 00:25:01,551 Alright, you got one minute in that very generous pantry. 637 00:25:01,724 --> 00:25:04,655 And that minute...starts now! 638 00:25:07,724 --> 00:25:10,482 The pantry's looking very nice today. 639 00:25:11,586 --> 00:25:15,172 Greek food heavily relies on a lot of vegetables 640 00:25:15,344 --> 00:25:16,586 and the protein that you have. 641 00:25:16,758 --> 00:25:19,896 So the first thing I'm getting is rack of lamb. 642 00:25:19,896 --> 00:25:21,586 I'm grabbing some chicken thighs, 643 00:25:21,758 --> 00:25:23,793 and for flavor, I'm gonna pull on what I know -- 644 00:25:23,965 --> 00:25:25,068 Asian ingredients. 645 00:25:25,241 --> 00:25:27,379 - Herbs, herbs, herbs. - 15 seconds. 646 00:25:27,551 --> 00:25:29,896 And when I count down, we close that door. 647 00:25:30,034 --> 00:25:31,241 Remember that. 648 00:25:31,413 --> 00:25:33,482 I'm going for very Mediterranean -- 649 00:25:33,482 --> 00:25:36,551 halloumi, eggplant, and for my protein, 650 00:25:36,724 --> 00:25:38,379 I'm grabbing octopus. 651 00:25:38,551 --> 00:25:42,896 Four, three, two... I will close that door! 652 00:25:42,896 --> 00:25:45,068 ...one, zero, yeah. 653 00:25:46,965 --> 00:25:48,758 Arnold, I don't know if I've seen anybody winded 654 00:25:48,931 --> 00:25:50,551 from a shop like that, alright? 655 00:25:51,482 --> 00:25:52,896 In "Cutthroat Kitchen," 656 00:25:52,896 --> 00:25:56,275 Greek tragedy is sold to the highest bidder. 657 00:25:56,448 --> 00:25:57,551 Yes. 658 00:25:57,724 --> 00:25:59,034 The winner of this auction can make 659 00:25:59,206 --> 00:26:02,482 the chef of their choice give up their metal skewers... 660 00:26:03,965 --> 00:26:05,137 Oh! 661 00:26:05,310 --> 00:26:07,448 ...and force them to carve these vegetables 662 00:26:07,620 --> 00:26:09,275 into an edible skewer. 663 00:26:09,448 --> 00:26:10,793 - Oh. - Oh, my God. 664 00:26:10,965 --> 00:26:12,965 You can cripple one of your competitors! 665 00:26:13,103 --> 00:26:14,034 Come on now. 666 00:26:14,206 --> 00:26:16,448 $1,000 for Quentin. 667 00:26:16,620 --> 00:26:18,862 Heard! How about $5,000? 668 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,896 He's got all the money, Leslie. 669 00:26:21,034 --> 00:26:25,000 You don't challenge the person with $26,000 in their bank. 670 00:26:25,172 --> 00:26:26,379 I'm feeling lethal. 671 00:26:26,551 --> 00:26:28,000 -$6,000. -$7,000. 672 00:26:28,172 --> 00:26:29,862 Going once, going twice... 673 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,000 -$7,100! -Hmm... 674 00:26:32,172 --> 00:26:33,482 You shouldn't have jumped in the game. 675 00:26:34,689 --> 00:26:36,000 -$7,300. -$7,400. 676 00:26:36,137 --> 00:26:37,137 $7,600. 677 00:26:37,310 --> 00:26:39,551 Money is nothing to me right now. 678 00:26:39,724 --> 00:26:40,758 I'll do $8,000. 679 00:26:40,931 --> 00:26:43,793 $8,000 going once, going twice... 680 00:26:45,896 --> 00:26:48,275 - sold to Quentin! - -Oh, my God! 681 00:26:48,275 --> 00:26:52,172 Quentin, grab this beautiful basket of vegetables 682 00:26:52,172 --> 00:26:55,103 and deliver them to the chef that you think is worthy 683 00:26:55,275 --> 00:26:56,448 of an edible skewer. 684 00:26:56,620 --> 00:26:57,931 - Ooh... - Oh, oh, oh. 685 00:26:57,931 --> 00:26:59,172 - You guys are both... - He's playing with us, too! 686 00:26:59,172 --> 00:27:01,448 I'm playing with you guys. 687 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:03,034 Oh, man. 688 00:27:03,206 --> 00:27:04,172 You don't know, I was gonna -- 689 00:27:04,344 --> 00:27:05,172 I wasn't gonna go to you. 690 00:27:05,344 --> 00:27:06,586 But you jumped in the game, chef. 691 00:27:06,586 --> 00:27:08,379 - Oh, man! - Oh yes! 692 00:27:08,551 --> 00:27:09,655 What? 693 00:27:09,827 --> 00:27:12,862 Oh, Arnold! You got it, buddy! 694 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,241 You should've stayed quiet! 695 00:27:15,482 --> 00:27:17,379 How did you let her off the hook? 696 00:27:17,379 --> 00:27:19,000 You know she was coming for you. 697 00:27:19,172 --> 00:27:21,000 His protein choice is already strong. 698 00:27:21,172 --> 00:27:22,586 Yes, with the chicken thigh? 699 00:27:22,758 --> 00:27:24,068 I need to weaken him up. 700 00:27:24,241 --> 00:27:26,241 I don't think Arnold's sending you 701 00:27:26,413 --> 00:27:27,689 a holiday card this year. 702 00:27:28,758 --> 00:27:29,896 Don't worry, Arnold. 703 00:27:30,034 --> 00:27:33,689 The next auction is a very unwelcome gift. 704 00:27:33,862 --> 00:27:35,689 Let's go take a look. 705 00:27:35,862 --> 00:27:36,862 Here we go. 706 00:27:38,758 --> 00:27:39,896 Oh! 707 00:27:40,034 --> 00:27:41,482 Pandora's box. 708 00:27:41,482 --> 00:27:42,896 Oh, yay. 709 00:27:43,034 --> 00:27:47,586 Win this auction and give the chef of your choice 710 00:27:47,586 --> 00:27:50,275 the opportunity to pull out a card 711 00:27:50,275 --> 00:27:53,379 that looks just like these right here. 712 00:27:53,551 --> 00:27:55,965 And that chef will have to live with the consequences. 713 00:27:57,137 --> 00:27:58,793 Let's start the bidding at $500. 714 00:27:58,793 --> 00:28:00,758 $500 to Leslie right there. 715 00:28:00,931 --> 00:28:03,103 -$4,000. -Oh! 716 00:28:03,275 --> 00:28:04,758 -$4,100. -$7,000. 717 00:28:04,931 --> 00:28:06,448 $7,000. 718 00:28:06,620 --> 00:28:07,896 - $7,100. - Let's do $8,000. 719 00:28:08,034 --> 00:28:10,000 $8,000 to Quentin. 720 00:28:10,137 --> 00:28:12,344 -81, 81, 81. -Eh. 721 00:28:12,517 --> 00:28:13,482 You're done? 722 00:28:13,655 --> 00:28:15,275 Way too much for me. 723 00:28:15,448 --> 00:28:17,793 Quentin is in the house. 724 00:28:17,793 --> 00:28:19,482 Alright, Quentin, who would you like 725 00:28:19,482 --> 00:28:21,793 to have open Pandora's box? 726 00:28:23,103 --> 00:28:24,379 -Leslie. -Shocker. 727 00:28:24,551 --> 00:28:25,586 Leslie, come on up here and see 728 00:28:25,758 --> 00:28:28,000 what Pandora's box has awaiting for you. 729 00:28:29,586 --> 00:28:33,689 Your fate is in your own hands literally right now. 730 00:28:33,862 --> 00:28:36,965 This could completely derail my plan. 731 00:28:40,206 --> 00:28:41,379 Skewered. 732 00:28:41,551 --> 00:28:42,482 Oh. 733 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:45,068 That's a bad card. 734 00:28:46,758 --> 00:28:49,172 Unfortunately, you're gonna lose your knives 735 00:28:49,172 --> 00:28:51,344 and all other hand tools on your station. 736 00:28:51,517 --> 00:28:52,413 Sure. 737 00:28:52,586 --> 00:28:54,793 But you get all the skewers you want. 738 00:28:55,758 --> 00:28:58,655 You are a bad, bad man, Quentin! 739 00:28:58,827 --> 00:29:01,241 -I'm sorry! -Two rounds with no knives. 740 00:29:01,413 --> 00:29:02,896 - Yeah. - I did nothing. 741 00:29:04,241 --> 00:29:07,172 We're all chefs here. I'm sorry. 742 00:29:07,344 --> 00:29:08,689 - No, you're not. - A little bit. 743 00:29:10,241 --> 00:29:12,793 Alright, chefs, you have 30 minutes 744 00:29:12,965 --> 00:29:14,551 to make killer kebabs 745 00:29:14,724 --> 00:29:17,482 and a dipping sauce for my party tonight. 746 00:29:17,655 --> 00:29:19,000 Your time starts... 747 00:29:20,758 --> 00:29:22,000 now. 748 00:29:22,896 --> 00:29:25,379 Let's get it done. Let's go, let's go! 749 00:29:26,689 --> 00:29:29,655 Quentin started this round with more money 750 00:29:29,827 --> 00:29:31,793 than the game allots. 751 00:29:31,965 --> 00:29:36,344 And he just blew $16,000 for this challenge. 752 00:29:36,517 --> 00:29:37,793 Insecure much? 753 00:29:37,965 --> 00:29:39,137 Arnold, what you're doing over there? 754 00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:40,586 -I don't wanna talk to him. -No? 755 00:29:40,586 --> 00:29:41,965 -No, I'm good, I'm good. -Come on! 756 00:29:42,103 --> 00:29:44,482 OK, so I am doing a chicken kofta. 757 00:29:44,655 --> 00:29:46,000 Chicken kofta? OK. 758 00:29:46,172 --> 00:29:48,275 Kofta is a type of skewer, like a sausage, 759 00:29:48,275 --> 00:29:51,172 with a little bit of lemongrass, some South Asian spices, 760 00:29:51,172 --> 00:29:53,758 because that's what I grabbed, with chicken thighs. 761 00:29:53,931 --> 00:29:56,275 And then a little bit of an herbed yogurt, um, 762 00:29:56,275 --> 00:29:57,379 maybe with creme fraiche, 763 00:29:57,551 --> 00:30:00,586 and a little bit of tofu to mix it all together. 764 00:30:00,586 --> 00:30:03,379 I wanna make my chicken, kind of, ground meat mixture. 765 00:30:03,551 --> 00:30:05,034 The carrots will be my skewers. 766 00:30:05,206 --> 00:30:07,172 There's a lot of great flavor, and they're quite strong 767 00:30:07,172 --> 00:30:08,379 and resilient to heat. 768 00:30:08,379 --> 00:30:10,068 I throw in some raw cloves of garlic, 769 00:30:10,241 --> 00:30:11,689 as well as all of my spices. 770 00:30:11,862 --> 00:30:15,068 I have salt this time, I've got my pepper, 771 00:30:15,241 --> 00:30:16,896 I have a little bit of cumin and curry powder, 772 00:30:16,896 --> 00:30:19,275 a little tomato paste for sweetness. 773 00:30:19,448 --> 00:30:20,724 Mm, so good. 774 00:30:20,724 --> 00:30:23,344 Arnold, he's got chicken, which is a little bit harder, 775 00:30:23,517 --> 00:30:25,172 'cause you have to cook it all the way through. 776 00:30:25,344 --> 00:30:27,793 So that one could be the one that presents the most problems. 777 00:30:27,965 --> 00:30:30,275 Leslie, do you have any sugar or honey or anything like that? 778 00:30:30,448 --> 00:30:32,689 -Not at all. -Arnold, how are your knives? 779 00:30:32,862 --> 00:30:35,172 -I mean, I had them last time. -Yeah, that's nice. 780 00:30:35,172 --> 00:30:36,689 I wish I could help, but you know what? 781 00:30:36,862 --> 00:30:39,379 I'm not going to. 782 00:30:39,379 --> 00:30:42,793 I am skewer-cutting my halloumi right now. 783 00:30:43,793 --> 00:30:49,793 I'm going to make a baby octopus and halloumi skewer 784 00:30:49,965 --> 00:30:57,551 with roasted tomatoes and a white bean dipping sauce. 785 00:30:57,724 --> 00:31:00,689 Leslie did pick one of my favorite Greek ingredients, 786 00:31:00,862 --> 00:31:02,103 and that's halloumi. 787 00:31:02,103 --> 00:31:05,000 That's a very hard cheese, and it's great for grilling 788 00:31:05,137 --> 00:31:06,275 and putting a char on. 789 00:31:06,275 --> 00:31:07,344 It doesn't melt. 790 00:31:07,344 --> 00:31:08,896 Leslie, how are those skewers treating you? 791 00:31:10,482 --> 00:31:12,172 I can't answer to answer that question right now? 792 00:31:12,344 --> 00:31:13,896 I don't think she's talking to me. 793 00:31:14,034 --> 00:31:15,275 A little less money in the bank, 794 00:31:15,275 --> 00:31:17,862 but still no sabotages against me. 795 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,137 I'm ready to cook. 796 00:31:19,137 --> 00:31:22,379 Now, Quentin, he just has to live with himself. 797 00:31:22,379 --> 00:31:24,448 So, hopefully, maybe I have something else 798 00:31:24,620 --> 00:31:26,758 up my sleeve, because... 799 00:31:26,931 --> 00:31:28,689 Quentin needs some justice. 800 00:31:28,862 --> 00:31:32,758 I'm gonna make sumac-marinated lamb skewers 801 00:31:32,931 --> 00:31:34,275 with some tzatziki, 802 00:31:34,275 --> 00:31:36,241 a little pepper-parsley salad, 803 00:31:36,413 --> 00:31:38,758 and sumac onions, like you would expect 804 00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:41,275 in a normal Mediterranean kebab platter. 805 00:31:41,448 --> 00:31:42,689 It's time to get the lamb seasoned up, 806 00:31:42,689 --> 00:31:45,689 so I put jalapeno, zaatar, garam masala. 807 00:31:45,689 --> 00:31:48,275 Those are gonna help me out a lot here. 808 00:31:48,275 --> 00:31:49,655 No sabotages on you. 809 00:31:49,827 --> 00:31:51,275 Man, life is pretty nice over here, huh? 810 00:31:51,448 --> 00:31:52,793 -Oh, is it? -It's so lovely. 811 00:31:52,793 --> 00:31:53,896 Yeah, great. 812 00:31:54,034 --> 00:31:55,689 You're more like on a Greek vacation 813 00:31:55,689 --> 00:31:58,068 - than anything else. - -Correct. 814 00:31:58,241 --> 00:31:59,655 Brilliant play over here, Arnold. 815 00:31:59,827 --> 00:32:01,344 I love that you pureed the chicken up. 816 00:32:01,517 --> 00:32:03,275 Now you're gonna do a form-fitted skewer, right? 817 00:32:03,448 --> 00:32:04,448 Yes, I am, chef. 818 00:32:04,448 --> 00:32:06,344 Is the chicken gonna stick to the carrot? 819 00:32:06,517 --> 00:32:07,827 We shall find out. 820 00:32:07,827 --> 00:32:10,896 But I'm a little concerned, the ground meat might not mold 821 00:32:10,896 --> 00:32:12,793 as I want it to... 822 00:32:15,241 --> 00:32:18,655 I wanna serve my skewer with a white bean dipping sauce. 823 00:32:18,827 --> 00:32:20,793 So I put some garlic cloves with oil 824 00:32:20,965 --> 00:32:22,689 and pop them in the oven. 825 00:32:22,689 --> 00:32:24,000 How am I...? 826 00:32:33,655 --> 00:32:34,689 Oh, my goodness. 827 00:32:34,689 --> 00:32:38,344 Leslie may be small, but she is mighty. 828 00:32:38,517 --> 00:32:40,172 She is determined. 829 00:32:40,172 --> 00:32:42,172 I love her...chispa! 830 00:32:42,172 --> 00:32:43,551 You know what I'm saying? 831 00:32:44,862 --> 00:32:46,000 You alright over there? 832 00:32:47,896 --> 00:32:49,000 Not gonna happen. 833 00:32:49,172 --> 00:32:51,000 I don't know how that's possible. 834 00:32:51,172 --> 00:32:52,172 I have to pivot. 835 00:32:52,172 --> 00:32:53,586 Oh, Leslie, what happened? 836 00:32:53,758 --> 00:32:55,793 -Where's the beans? -I don't have a can opener. 837 00:32:55,965 --> 00:32:58,896 Quentin, she can't open her beans! 838 00:32:59,034 --> 00:33:00,586 Why? 839 00:33:00,758 --> 00:33:02,137 Can I buy a can opener? 840 00:33:02,310 --> 00:33:03,655 -No. -Why? 841 00:33:03,655 --> 00:33:05,586 'Cause you can't just make up your own little game, alright? 842 00:33:05,758 --> 00:33:08,172 I'm the ringmaster, alright? 843 00:33:08,344 --> 00:33:09,586 So I love the idea 844 00:33:09,586 --> 00:33:11,172 of just using the blender to make your dipping sauce. 845 00:33:11,172 --> 00:33:12,172 Is that what you're doing, right? 846 00:33:12,344 --> 00:33:13,517 That's what I'm doing. 847 00:33:13,517 --> 00:33:15,000 I have some roasting garlic in the oven right now. 848 00:33:15,137 --> 00:33:16,241 -Yes. -And so I'm hoping that 849 00:33:16,413 --> 00:33:17,793 that will give me a little bit more body 850 00:33:17,793 --> 00:33:20,172 and um, help me emulsify this a little bit better. 851 00:33:20,172 --> 00:33:23,068 -Oh, very nice. Very nice. -That's what I'm hoping for. 852 00:33:25,551 --> 00:33:27,689 It's immediately time to get into my sumac onions, 853 00:33:27,689 --> 00:33:29,793 because this is what comes with kebab plates. 854 00:33:29,965 --> 00:33:31,172 So I'm thinly slicing these onions, 855 00:33:31,172 --> 00:33:32,379 mixing them with some sumac, 856 00:33:32,551 --> 00:33:35,172 a little bit of salt, letting those bleed out. 857 00:33:36,586 --> 00:33:38,344 15 minutes. 858 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:40,241 It's time for me to skewer up the lamb. 859 00:33:41,551 --> 00:33:44,482 I'm gonna cook this lamb by giving it a nice, hard sear, 860 00:33:44,482 --> 00:33:46,586 and then I'm gonna take that and put it in the oven. 861 00:33:46,586 --> 00:33:49,172 - Attention, chefs. - What's going on? 862 00:33:49,172 --> 00:33:51,172 It is time for another auction. 863 00:33:51,344 --> 00:33:52,551 What? 864 00:33:52,551 --> 00:33:56,586 This time, the power of a god is going up for auction. 865 00:33:56,586 --> 00:33:57,758 Bring it in! 866 00:33:58,793 --> 00:34:00,137 Give it up for Harry. 867 00:34:00,310 --> 00:34:03,137 He's not a wizard, but his name is Harry Potter. 868 00:34:04,655 --> 00:34:07,586 -Hi, Harry. -Hey, Harry -- what's up? 869 00:34:07,586 --> 00:34:11,137 Harry, bring me the flame, the flame of Hades. 870 00:34:11,310 --> 00:34:12,965 You guys, give it up for Harry Potter. 871 00:34:13,103 --> 00:34:14,275 Thank you very, very much. 872 00:34:15,586 --> 00:34:18,793 He brings you the fire of the underworld, my friends. 873 00:34:18,965 --> 00:34:20,551 And you can make another chef 874 00:34:20,724 --> 00:34:23,379 use this as their only heat source. 875 00:34:23,551 --> 00:34:25,275 Anybody wanna slow down some cooking? 876 00:34:25,448 --> 00:34:27,482 -$500. -$1,000. 877 00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:29,482 He knows he can't cook the lamb with this. 878 00:34:29,655 --> 00:34:30,586 $2,000. 879 00:34:30,758 --> 00:34:32,551 I'm good. I gotta stay focused. 880 00:34:32,724 --> 00:34:33,965 You know, I think I'll go $2,500 881 00:34:34,103 --> 00:34:35,275 $4,000. 882 00:34:35,275 --> 00:34:37,172 - Going once... - Leslie is all-in. 883 00:34:37,344 --> 00:34:39,379 - ...going twice. - So I accept my fate. 884 00:34:39,551 --> 00:34:40,586 Sold! 885 00:34:40,758 --> 00:34:42,000 Is it for him? Is it for Quentin? 886 00:34:42,137 --> 00:34:43,275 It's for him! It's for him! 887 00:34:43,275 --> 00:34:44,655 Pull the lamb out of the oven right now. 888 00:34:44,827 --> 00:34:47,379 I just wanna see how far this lamb cooked. 889 00:34:47,379 --> 00:34:50,137 You did very nice. It is raw, raw, raw. 890 00:34:50,310 --> 00:34:52,896 -Good! -So I give you a rah, rah, rah! 891 00:34:52,896 --> 00:34:55,758 -Thank you, Leslie. -At least it's a curveball. 892 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,379 This is gonna be the best mythology dinner 893 00:34:59,551 --> 00:35:00,758 we've ever had. 894 00:35:00,758 --> 00:35:02,793 This torch, it's going to burn my lamb on the outside 895 00:35:02,793 --> 00:35:04,689 before it cooks it on the inside. 896 00:35:11,275 --> 00:35:12,758 We are at 10 minutes! 897 00:35:12,931 --> 00:35:14,172 Heard, Chef! 898 00:35:15,103 --> 00:35:19,586 This fire of Hades gets up to 3,000 degrees. 899 00:35:19,758 --> 00:35:21,655 I think it's gonna burn the outside 900 00:35:21,827 --> 00:35:24,137 and leave the inside of the lamb raw. 901 00:35:25,137 --> 00:35:27,241 And you have the flames of Hades, 902 00:35:27,413 --> 00:35:28,586 the underworld. 903 00:35:28,586 --> 00:35:31,689 You have the power of the devil in your hands, 904 00:35:31,689 --> 00:35:34,448 and I hope it doesn't burn your lamb. 905 00:35:34,620 --> 00:35:36,896 Do not burn that little, little lamb. 906 00:35:40,241 --> 00:35:42,103 Quentin, what are you doing? 907 00:35:42,275 --> 00:35:44,275 You know, I'm kind of creating a little makeshift oven. 908 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:45,482 Alright. 909 00:35:45,482 --> 00:35:47,862 And it's working. It's not burning the lamb. 910 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,586 It's allowing it to cook, kind of, gently. 911 00:35:49,758 --> 00:35:50,758 It's still sizzling. 912 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,068 Yes! 913 00:35:54,172 --> 00:35:56,689 When I came up with a little torch idea, 914 00:35:56,862 --> 00:35:58,482 I didn't think that one through. 915 00:35:58,655 --> 00:35:59,758 My bad. 916 00:35:59,931 --> 00:36:02,103 I think I'll take this punishment any day. 917 00:36:02,275 --> 00:36:03,482 Leslie, how you doing? 918 00:36:03,482 --> 00:36:05,482 Um, I'm good. 919 00:36:05,482 --> 00:36:07,793 You have skewers. That's -- that's awesome! 920 00:36:07,965 --> 00:36:10,103 Trying to flip skewers with other skewers? 921 00:36:10,275 --> 00:36:11,241 That's crazy. 922 00:36:12,172 --> 00:36:14,275 The thing about little octopus, 923 00:36:14,448 --> 00:36:17,551 you cook them hot and hard or a little bit slower. 924 00:36:17,724 --> 00:36:20,000 You don't wanna have a chewy octopus. 925 00:36:20,172 --> 00:36:21,793 I'm just trying to get them out of the pan 926 00:36:21,793 --> 00:36:23,103 without burning myself. 927 00:36:23,275 --> 00:36:26,103 I think that's been the hardest part so far. 928 00:36:26,275 --> 00:36:28,034 Flamin' hot in here. 929 00:36:28,206 --> 00:36:29,344 Agh! 930 00:36:29,517 --> 00:36:30,758 I really wanna grill this 931 00:36:30,931 --> 00:36:32,896 so I get that extra layer of flavor, 932 00:36:32,896 --> 00:36:35,482 that Mediterranean char, if you will. 933 00:36:35,655 --> 00:36:37,275 - Those actually aren't bad. - Thank you. 934 00:36:37,275 --> 00:36:39,655 Carrots are my best friends today, I guess. 935 00:36:39,827 --> 00:36:41,965 I don't think I did myself a favor giving that to you. 936 00:36:43,172 --> 00:36:44,482 You think? 937 00:36:45,551 --> 00:36:47,172 Five minutes. 938 00:36:49,206 --> 00:36:51,689 Arnold, did the chicken cook through all the way? 939 00:36:51,862 --> 00:36:53,379 You know, I'm -- I'm pretty sure. 940 00:36:53,379 --> 00:36:55,586 Nobody wants raw chicken. 941 00:36:55,586 --> 00:36:57,586 How's that fire of Hades over there, Quentin? 942 00:36:57,586 --> 00:36:58,965 Fire of Hades just helped me out. 943 00:36:59,103 --> 00:37:00,379 These lambs are looking cooked! 944 00:37:00,551 --> 00:37:02,448 Argh, ha ha ha ha! 945 00:37:04,482 --> 00:37:07,172 They're overcoming everything I'm throwing at them. 946 00:37:08,965 --> 00:37:10,379 Three and a half minutes. 947 00:37:10,379 --> 00:37:11,689 Three and a half minutes. 948 00:37:11,689 --> 00:37:13,965 I know that I need some kind of a yogurt sauce. 949 00:37:14,103 --> 00:37:15,862 What's in your sauce over there, Arnold? 950 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:19,551 I have creme fraiche and feta, a little caper, some cumin, 951 00:37:19,724 --> 00:37:22,793 olive oil, raw garlic for a little bite, 952 00:37:22,793 --> 00:37:24,172 some lime juice. 953 00:37:24,172 --> 00:37:25,862 Arnold, Arnold, lock it down. 954 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,068 Lock it down, Arnold. 955 00:37:28,896 --> 00:37:31,896 Let's go, let's go. 90 seconds. 956 00:37:33,586 --> 00:37:35,896 I'm really nervous about my sauce. 957 00:37:36,034 --> 00:37:37,482 It's not emulsifying. 958 00:37:37,655 --> 00:37:40,448 I don't think Leslie has cooked her garlic enough 959 00:37:40,620 --> 00:37:42,655 to get that high bitter notes out of it, 960 00:37:42,827 --> 00:37:45,344 so this could be an aggressive garlic vinaigrette, 961 00:37:45,517 --> 00:37:48,482 and I hope it doesn't overpower the octopus. 962 00:37:48,655 --> 00:37:51,000 OK, here we are. 30 seconds! 963 00:37:51,137 --> 00:37:53,034 -I need a lime, I need a lime. -You need a lime? 964 00:37:53,206 --> 00:37:54,482 I got it, I got it, I'm good, I'm good. 965 00:37:54,482 --> 00:37:55,620 It's one for the book, chef. 966 00:37:55,620 --> 00:37:57,896 I'm feeling like I'm riding this emotional high 967 00:37:58,034 --> 00:38:00,103 because of how well this worked out for me. 968 00:38:00,275 --> 00:38:05,793 Here we are. Five, four, three, two, one. 969 00:38:05,965 --> 00:38:08,068 Yeah! Step back! 970 00:38:08,241 --> 00:38:09,793 Oh... 971 00:38:09,793 --> 00:38:11,862 That was brilliant. 972 00:38:13,275 --> 00:38:15,896 Oh, we're all friends now, huh? How cute. 973 00:38:16,034 --> 00:38:17,586 You got everything on there. 974 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,655 Welcome back, Alex. 975 00:38:21,827 --> 00:38:24,965 The challenge was to make a kebab with a dipping sauce 976 00:38:25,103 --> 00:38:27,655 featuring classic Greek ingredients. 977 00:38:27,827 --> 00:38:29,241 OK, piece of cake. 978 00:38:29,413 --> 00:38:30,793 Let's see how they did. 979 00:38:31,896 --> 00:38:34,482 - I don't wanna do this. - Jeez. 980 00:38:34,482 --> 00:38:36,896 So our first dish, I like this name, 981 00:38:37,034 --> 00:38:39,172 we have a medusa kebab 982 00:38:39,344 --> 00:38:41,758 with a spicy serrano vinaigrette. 983 00:38:41,931 --> 00:38:43,551 Smart. Very clever. 984 00:38:47,275 --> 00:38:48,586 This is a knockout. 985 00:38:48,586 --> 00:38:52,275 The halloumi takes me to Greece, and I love the octopus. 986 00:38:52,448 --> 00:38:54,379 But they ended up being a little tough. 987 00:38:54,379 --> 00:38:56,344 I don't know whether this chef put everything together 988 00:38:56,517 --> 00:38:57,862 and cooked the kebab, 989 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,896 but I think the halloumi and the octopus, 990 00:38:59,896 --> 00:39:02,068 they don't have the same cooking time. 991 00:39:03,275 --> 00:39:06,137 This sauce, it's super garlicky. 992 00:39:06,310 --> 00:39:07,793 -There's garlic. -Too much. 993 00:39:14,172 --> 00:39:16,586 This sauce, it's super garlicky. 994 00:39:16,586 --> 00:39:18,655 I mean, this is not a first date dish. 995 00:39:18,827 --> 00:39:20,172 There's garlic. 996 00:39:21,344 --> 00:39:24,068 And I love it. I'm here for it. 997 00:39:24,241 --> 00:39:28,137 This next dish is a lemongrass chicken kofta 998 00:39:28,310 --> 00:39:31,482 with a feta caper tzatziki. 999 00:39:31,482 --> 00:39:32,758 Oh, God. 1000 00:39:33,793 --> 00:39:36,379 I love the use of the carrot as the kebab, 1001 00:39:36,551 --> 00:39:38,862 and I love that the whole kebab is edible. 1002 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,758 That's really creative to me. 1003 00:39:40,931 --> 00:39:42,448 Could the carrot be cooked a little more? 1004 00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:45,172 Could the chicken be cooked a little less? 1005 00:39:45,172 --> 00:39:46,482 Yeah. 1006 00:39:47,655 --> 00:39:50,172 But I think the sauce has a really nice sweetness, 1007 00:39:50,344 --> 00:39:53,448 and that sweetness is really nice with the saltiness 1008 00:39:53,620 --> 00:39:56,586 of the capers and all the spices in the chicken. 1009 00:39:56,586 --> 00:39:58,068 I like the creativity 1010 00:39:58,241 --> 00:40:00,482 and the risks that this chef took. 1011 00:40:00,482 --> 00:40:02,034 That's nice to hear. 1012 00:40:02,206 --> 00:40:05,103 And for our last dish, a marinated lamb kebab 1013 00:40:05,275 --> 00:40:08,000 with a lemon-cucumber-yogurt dipping sauce. 1014 00:40:08,137 --> 00:40:09,344 OK. 1015 00:40:09,344 --> 00:40:13,000 Sumac onions, a pepper salad, and marinated tomatoes. 1016 00:40:13,172 --> 00:40:14,137 Beautifully charred. 1017 00:40:14,310 --> 00:40:15,655 I really like the way it's cooked, 1018 00:40:15,827 --> 00:40:17,758 but for me, the lamb's a little gristly. 1019 00:40:19,103 --> 00:40:21,241 I would've liked to see the chef connect all these dots 1020 00:40:21,413 --> 00:40:25,000 a little bit more, but these onions are stunning. 1021 00:40:25,172 --> 00:40:26,137 I love them. 1022 00:40:26,310 --> 00:40:27,896 I mean, this doesn't feel sabotaged to me, 1023 00:40:28,034 --> 00:40:29,689 and I mean that in the best of ways. 1024 00:40:29,862 --> 00:40:32,896 I unfortunately kind of agree with you. 1025 00:40:34,655 --> 00:40:37,482 I am so happy you're making the choice on this one. 1026 00:40:37,655 --> 00:40:39,896 I was throwing my best weapons at them. 1027 00:40:39,896 --> 00:40:41,344 They still pulled off good food. 1028 00:40:41,517 --> 00:40:42,965 Maybe you should vacation in Greece 1029 00:40:43,103 --> 00:40:44,241 and think about your choices. 1030 00:40:44,413 --> 00:40:45,586 Maybe I should. 1031 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:48,793 Your vote is already locked in. 1032 00:40:48,965 --> 00:40:52,275 But what you don't know is what they did to each other. 1033 00:40:54,586 --> 00:40:55,793 What happened in here? 1034 00:40:55,965 --> 00:40:57,862 Yeah, let's -- OK, go ahead. 1035 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,068 Quentin had to cook with this little blow torch. 1036 00:41:01,241 --> 00:41:02,172 - Rough. 1037 00:41:02,344 --> 00:41:03,655 I don't want to talk about it. 1038 00:41:03,655 --> 00:41:06,896 Arnold had to carve his skewers out of vegetables. 1039 00:41:07,896 --> 00:41:08,896 Wow. 1040 00:41:09,034 --> 00:41:10,896 And the only tools Leslie could use 1041 00:41:11,034 --> 00:41:12,862 were metal skewers. 1042 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:14,482 Are you OK? 1043 00:41:14,482 --> 00:41:16,000 I will be. 1044 00:41:16,137 --> 00:41:18,172 The food was delicious. 1045 00:41:18,172 --> 00:41:21,000 It could pass in a beach shack in Mykonos 1046 00:41:21,137 --> 00:41:22,137 any day of the week. 1047 00:41:22,310 --> 00:41:24,862 And that is a formidable achievement. 1048 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:25,896 Alright, Alex. 1049 00:41:25,896 --> 00:41:29,344 Who is taking home all the money? 1050 00:41:29,517 --> 00:41:30,689 The winning dish is... 1051 00:41:34,689 --> 00:41:36,034 the lemongrass chicken. 1052 00:41:36,206 --> 00:41:38,862 Arnold! Arnold! Arnold! 1053 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:40,379 I did what? 1054 00:41:40,551 --> 00:41:42,896 I did it. I did it! 1055 00:41:42,896 --> 00:41:48,172 You're taking home $17,800. 1056 00:41:48,172 --> 00:41:50,448 Oh my goodness. I'm going to Greece. 1057 00:41:50,620 --> 00:41:51,862 I'm gonna go to Greece with this. 1058 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,000 You should go to Greece. 1059 00:41:53,172 --> 00:41:54,379 Let's get a yacht and go to Mykonos, guys. 1060 00:41:54,551 --> 00:41:56,034 -You want to? -I don't know about a yacht. 1061 00:41:56,206 --> 00:41:58,103 -Maybe a little boat. -Oh, yeah, maybe. 1062 00:41:58,275 --> 00:42:00,068 There it is. Whoo! 1063 00:42:01,275 --> 00:42:05,000 Nice work, guys, nice work. Thank you so much.