1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:03,567 I'm Bobby Flay. Each week, one brave chef 2 00:00:03,734 --> 00:00:05,467 will try to take me down in my house. 3 00:00:05,634 --> 00:00:06,433 This is my show. 4 00:00:06,433 --> 00:00:08,100 Today, it is. Tomorrow, who knows? 5 00:00:08,266 --> 00:00:09,700 -Ooh. -Trash talking. 6 00:00:09,867 --> 00:00:12,800 This culinary battle is gonna shake down in two rounds. 7 00:00:12,967 --> 00:00:15,367 Round one, to get to me, two contenders have to go 8 00:00:15,367 --> 00:00:18,266 through each other using an ingredient of my choice. 9 00:00:18,266 --> 00:00:19,600 It's do or die, Bobby. 10 00:00:19,767 --> 00:00:22,166 [Bobby] Two people that know me well will decide who's got 11 00:00:22,333 --> 00:00:24,667 the skills to beat me. -Yeah! 12 00:00:24,834 --> 00:00:26,800 [Bobby] Round two, I go head to head with the winning contender. 13 00:00:26,967 --> 00:00:28,300 Let's go! 14 00:00:28,300 --> 00:00:30,867 [Bobby] It's their turn to surprise me with their signature dish. 15 00:00:30,867 --> 00:00:32,266 -What? -Ah! 16 00:00:32,266 --> 00:00:33,500 Don't try this at home. 17 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:35,467 I know you didn't it, Bobby! 18 00:00:35,467 --> 00:00:36,667 [Bobby] Bottom line... 19 00:00:36,834 --> 00:00:38,500 You're gonna run out of time! 20 00:00:38,667 --> 00:00:40,166 ...everyone's out to beat me. 21 00:00:40,333 --> 00:00:41,700 [snap] 22 00:00:44,166 --> 00:00:46,266 -You guys ready for a great show? -[cheering] 23 00:00:46,266 --> 00:00:48,800 My co-hosts tonight have one thing in common. 24 00:00:48,967 --> 00:00:51,667 They're ready to get in my face and put me in my place. 25 00:00:51,667 --> 00:00:54,266 Please welcome Chef Antonia Lofaso 26 00:00:54,266 --> 00:00:56,667 and the hilarious Tiffany Haddish! 27 00:00:56,834 --> 00:00:58,367 [audience cheering] 28 00:00:58,367 --> 00:01:01,100 Done! Done, done, done, done! 29 00:01:03,367 --> 00:01:04,667 OK, I can't believe you're here. 30 00:01:04,667 --> 00:01:07,467 Honestly, you are the person I've always wanted to get here. 31 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:09,266 Always. -Really? 32 00:01:09,433 --> 00:01:11,867 -And when -- -If you wanna date me, you could have just slid 33 00:01:11,867 --> 00:01:14,500 in my DMs. Don't be jealous. 34 00:01:14,667 --> 00:01:16,900 He's trying to holler. -[Bobby cackles] 35 00:01:17,066 --> 00:01:18,266 Yes, I am! 36 00:01:18,433 --> 00:01:20,400 Listen, I've been a fan of yours for so long. 37 00:01:20,567 --> 00:01:22,166 And then you got this new show on Peacock. 38 00:01:22,333 --> 00:01:23,667 Yeah, it's me and my best friends. 39 00:01:23,834 --> 00:01:26,000 And we taking basically our own girl's trip. 40 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,767 It's called "Tiffany Haddish Goes Off." 41 00:01:27,767 --> 00:01:29,367 Is it scripted or is it unscripted? 42 00:01:29,533 --> 00:01:30,800 It is unscripted. 43 00:01:30,967 --> 00:01:32,266 -[Bobby] Oh my god, I love this. -It's reality. 44 00:01:32,433 --> 00:01:34,200 If you have another season, I'll have you guys over 45 00:01:34,367 --> 00:01:35,967 to my house. -Oh, over to y'all's? 46 00:01:36,133 --> 00:01:39,100 -[Bobby] Yeah. -What if we just did a "Tiffany Haddish Goes Off with Bobby"? 47 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:40,667 OK, I -- ooh. 48 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:42,100 Do you like to eat? 49 00:01:42,266 --> 00:01:43,867 I love to eat and I love to cook. 50 00:01:43,867 --> 00:01:45,600 Oh really? What do you like to cook? 51 00:01:45,767 --> 00:01:48,867 -Food. -[all cackle] 52 00:01:49,033 --> 00:01:51,567 But I love making, like, chicken and dumplings. 53 00:01:51,734 --> 00:01:54,667 My spaghettis is off the chain. My beef stew's off the chain. 54 00:01:54,667 --> 00:01:56,467 My lentil beans, you will fall in love. 55 00:01:56,634 --> 00:01:57,500 My brisket. 56 00:01:57,667 --> 00:01:58,500 Keep going, keep going, keep going. 57 00:01:58,667 --> 00:01:59,767 My brisket will make you be 58 00:01:59,934 --> 00:02:01,800 like, "Ooh wee, you my queen." 59 00:02:04,100 --> 00:02:06,967 -Antonia, what are you up to? -I don't wanna talk about me. 60 00:02:07,133 --> 00:02:08,767 Girl, you wanna be my maid of honor? 61 00:02:08,767 --> 00:02:09,767 Yes, yes. 62 00:02:09,934 --> 00:02:11,066 Oh, no, we're not getting married. 63 00:02:11,233 --> 00:02:13,367 I don't wanna get married either. 64 00:02:13,533 --> 00:02:15,800 I just wanna have the ceremony, but we're gonna 65 00:02:15,967 --> 00:02:17,567 just do a trust and power of attorney. 66 00:02:17,734 --> 00:02:21,266 -Perfect. -[audience laughing] 67 00:02:21,266 --> 00:02:23,300 You locked me up already. 68 00:02:23,467 --> 00:02:25,367 And we have to buy one piece of property together. 69 00:02:25,533 --> 00:02:26,867 You don't even have to give me a ring. 70 00:02:26,867 --> 00:02:27,967 Am I moving in? 71 00:02:28,133 --> 00:02:29,266 No, you're gonna live next door. 72 00:02:29,266 --> 00:02:32,767 -Would you keep your name? -Look, I'll be Haddish Flay. 73 00:02:32,934 --> 00:02:34,767 -He could also be Haddish Flay. -I like it. 74 00:02:35,667 --> 00:02:36,867 Bobby Haddish Flay. 75 00:02:38,467 --> 00:02:39,567 But we don't gotta change our names. 76 00:02:39,734 --> 00:02:41,100 because we're not gonna legally get married. 77 00:02:41,266 --> 00:02:43,200 -We're going to do a trust. -Trust. 78 00:02:43,367 --> 00:02:44,266 [together] Power of attorney. 79 00:02:44,433 --> 00:02:45,467 So we got each other back. 80 00:02:45,634 --> 00:02:47,000 I got it. I got it. 81 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,867 I don't have any words 82 00:02:48,867 --> 00:02:51,166 for this whole experience that I've just -- 83 00:02:51,166 --> 00:02:52,567 -Congratulations. -We're together. 84 00:02:52,567 --> 00:02:54,367 I know. Congratulations. 85 00:02:54,533 --> 00:02:55,634 I can say that I was here for it. 86 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,166 Yeah, you were here for it. Stop looking at him. 87 00:02:58,166 --> 00:03:00,166 [laughing] 88 00:03:00,333 --> 00:03:01,500 -I got your back, baby. -Thank you. 89 00:03:01,667 --> 00:03:03,100 -I'm ready. -I like that. 90 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:04,200 He ready. 91 00:03:05,767 --> 00:03:07,100 Just so we're clear, we know what 92 00:03:07,266 --> 00:03:08,667 the assignment is today. -OK. 93 00:03:08,667 --> 00:03:10,166 OK, we're bringing all the sass. 94 00:03:10,166 --> 00:03:11,467 We're here to take you down. 95 00:03:11,634 --> 00:03:14,867 Our first contender blends modern American cuisine 96 00:03:15,033 --> 00:03:16,667 with global flavors. -Mm! 97 00:03:16,834 --> 00:03:18,667 Please welcome Chef Talia Trovato. 98 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:21,800 [Tiffany] Yeah! Talia! 99 00:03:21,967 --> 00:03:23,367 [upbeat music playing] 100 00:03:25,166 --> 00:03:26,367 She let you know what's up. 101 00:03:28,100 --> 00:03:30,100 Our next contender is stirring things up 102 00:03:30,100 --> 00:03:32,767 with her Latin and modern American cooking. 103 00:03:32,934 --> 00:03:35,467 Tonight, she has two obstacles to overcome. 104 00:03:35,467 --> 00:03:37,266 First, she has to defeat her wife. 105 00:03:38,967 --> 00:03:40,900 Then she has to defeat you. 106 00:03:41,066 --> 00:03:44,667 Please welcome Talia's better half, Chef Hedy Trovato. 107 00:03:44,667 --> 00:03:46,767 [upbeat music playing] 108 00:03:46,934 --> 00:03:49,467 ♪ We'll never be here again ♪ 109 00:03:49,634 --> 00:03:52,000 ♪ I'll level you for the judge ♪ 110 00:03:52,166 --> 00:03:55,000 ♪ What is going on tonight? ♪ 111 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,900 Oh, oh, oh. 112 00:03:57,066 --> 00:03:58,567 -What is going on here? -You can't compete with that. 113 00:03:58,734 --> 00:03:59,967 You can't compete with that. 114 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,166 They've been practicing that for weeks, y'all. 115 00:04:03,467 --> 00:04:05,667 Good evening, chefs. Hedy, Talia, what's going on? 116 00:04:05,667 --> 00:04:07,266 -How are you, Chef? -What's your goal tonight? 117 00:04:07,433 --> 00:04:08,867 -Well, our goal... -Yeah? 118 00:04:08,867 --> 00:04:11,367 ...is to make this The Trovato house tonight and take you down. 119 00:04:11,533 --> 00:04:12,634 Oh, really? 120 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:15,500 Well, you do understand that before you get to me, 121 00:04:15,667 --> 00:04:17,100 you must go through each other, right? 122 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:18,567 Gotta do what we gotta do, right? 123 00:04:18,734 --> 00:04:19,734 Yeah! 124 00:04:19,734 --> 00:04:21,300 I'm gonna give you an ingredient of my choice, 125 00:04:21,467 --> 00:04:23,467 and you must make that ingredient the star 126 00:04:23,634 --> 00:04:25,600 of your dish. And that ingredient is... 127 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:28,100 dried ancho chiles. 128 00:04:28,100 --> 00:04:29,266 [audience] Ooh. 129 00:04:31,066 --> 00:04:32,567 She brings the spice, so I'm gonna have 130 00:04:32,734 --> 00:04:34,200 to really turn it up tonight. 131 00:04:34,367 --> 00:04:35,667 [Bobby] All right, guys, 20 minutes on the clock. 132 00:04:35,834 --> 00:04:37,100 It's all about the ancho chiles. 133 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:39,066 -Don't forget to bring the heat. -[bell rings] 134 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,100 Ancho chili. 135 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:48,000 Ancho chili is a dried red chili. 136 00:04:48,166 --> 00:04:50,367 It's not really the center-of-the-plate kind of ingredient, 137 00:04:50,367 --> 00:04:52,667 so you really have to make something creative so it stands 138 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:54,667 out but also makes sense for the dish. 139 00:04:54,834 --> 00:04:56,200 Personally, me, what I would do, 140 00:04:56,367 --> 00:04:58,367 I love a good, sweet, spicy treat. 141 00:04:58,533 --> 00:04:59,900 Actually, ancho chilies and chocolate go really 142 00:05:00,133 --> 00:05:01,166 well together. -Really well. 143 00:05:01,166 --> 00:05:02,567 Is that what our wedding cake gonna have in it? 144 00:05:02,734 --> 00:05:03,834 -Ancho ch -- -Yeah. 145 00:05:03,834 --> 00:05:05,967 It's gonna be a chocolate ancho chili wedding cake. 146 00:05:06,133 --> 00:05:09,300 First thing I'm gonna do is hydrate the ancho peppers 147 00:05:09,467 --> 00:05:13,200 with a little bit of chicken stock for making a chicken mole 148 00:05:13,367 --> 00:05:14,233 over a polenta. 149 00:05:14,233 --> 00:05:16,166 Bobby's giving a Latina a dry pepper? 150 00:05:16,333 --> 00:05:17,467 Are you kidding me? 151 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,066 I spent over a decade at Disney's Grand Floridian. 152 00:05:22,233 --> 00:05:25,567 That's where I learned to hone my culinary skills. 153 00:05:25,734 --> 00:05:29,367 In 2019, I met Talia at Disney. 154 00:05:29,367 --> 00:05:31,266 I mean, I fell in love right away. 155 00:05:31,266 --> 00:05:33,767 We are married, we are co-parenting, 156 00:05:33,934 --> 00:05:35,567 and we own a restaurant together. 157 00:05:35,734 --> 00:05:39,066 At Coppia, we serve modern American cuisine influenced 158 00:05:39,233 --> 00:05:40,767 from my Venezuelan heritage. 159 00:05:40,767 --> 00:05:43,166 I know that Talia is an incredible chef, 160 00:05:43,333 --> 00:05:44,867 but tonight is my night. 161 00:05:46,467 --> 00:05:49,667 -Hedy, you nervous? -Oh, a little bit. 162 00:05:49,667 --> 00:05:52,667 Out of the gate, I know Hedy's happy with this ingredient, 163 00:05:52,667 --> 00:05:55,867 but I am taking this way on the other side. 164 00:05:56,033 --> 00:05:58,100 I'm making a crispy shrimp wonton 165 00:05:58,100 --> 00:06:00,600 with an ancho chili sauce. 166 00:06:00,767 --> 00:06:02,767 Did you know that these two competed on "Chopped" together? 167 00:06:02,767 --> 00:06:04,400 -Oh, no, I didn't know that. -[Tiffany] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 168 00:06:05,967 --> 00:06:09,200 I went to college for pre-med, but after my mom was diagnosed 169 00:06:09,367 --> 00:06:12,066 with cancer, I started cooking for her, and realized 170 00:06:12,233 --> 00:06:15,166 that the kitchen was where I was supposed to be. 171 00:06:15,166 --> 00:06:19,000 In 2019, I got the opportunity to work at Walt Disney World. 172 00:06:19,166 --> 00:06:20,567 That's where I met my wife. 173 00:06:20,567 --> 00:06:22,800 Together, we were pretty unstoppable. 174 00:06:22,967 --> 00:06:26,166 We competed on "Chopped" as a couple and won. 175 00:06:26,333 --> 00:06:30,000 Hedy and I are so competitive. I'm not going home a loser. 176 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,400 16 minutes and 20 seconds, you guys. 177 00:06:33,567 --> 00:06:34,400 What are you making in here? 178 00:06:34,567 --> 00:06:36,467 So we're gonna do a shrimp wonton. 179 00:06:36,634 --> 00:06:37,767 Ooh, a shrimp wonton. I love that. 180 00:06:37,767 --> 00:06:40,066 We're gonna make that ancho into a really nice sauce. 181 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:42,367 Since ancho chiles are bitter, 182 00:06:42,533 --> 00:06:44,967 I think honey will really brighten it up. 183 00:06:45,133 --> 00:06:46,900 Hedy, who do you have in the audience? 184 00:06:47,066 --> 00:06:49,367 So, our daughter, Alice, is right up here. 185 00:06:49,533 --> 00:06:52,467 [audience clapping] 186 00:06:52,634 --> 00:06:54,066 -What are you making? -Uh, mole. 187 00:06:54,233 --> 00:06:55,967 -[Antonia] Mm-hmm. -[Hedy] With, uh, chicken and -- 188 00:06:56,133 --> 00:06:57,033 -OK, keep going, keep going. -Yes. 189 00:06:57,033 --> 00:06:58,500 Putting some Mexican chocolate in there. 190 00:06:58,667 --> 00:07:00,266 -OK, get those chickens on. -Absolutely. 191 00:07:00,433 --> 00:07:01,500 OK. Good luck, chefs. 192 00:07:02,567 --> 00:07:04,867 Hedy is doing a roasted chicken breast, 193 00:07:04,867 --> 00:07:06,166 and then doing a mole. 194 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:07,667 I can smell the spices in the air already. 195 00:07:07,834 --> 00:07:09,100 Mm-hmm. 196 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:10,667 [Tiffany] As fast as they got this meal together is how fast 197 00:07:10,834 --> 00:07:12,600 it takes me to get ready for a date. 198 00:07:12,767 --> 00:07:14,400 All right, I like that. 199 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:17,367 [Hedy] Mole typically takes hours and hours. 200 00:07:17,533 --> 00:07:18,667 There might not be enough time 201 00:07:18,834 --> 00:07:20,066 for all these flavors to develop. 202 00:07:20,233 --> 00:07:21,367 Well, I'm gonna check on Talia. 203 00:07:21,367 --> 00:07:22,900 [Bobby] All right, cool. 204 00:07:23,066 --> 00:07:25,700 -[audience cheering] -Ah! 205 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,567 [Tiffany] Real talk, who's the better cook in the house? 206 00:07:29,567 --> 00:07:30,867 -Hedy's great. -[Tiffany] She is? 207 00:07:31,033 --> 00:07:32,800 Yeah, I'm gonna have to pull all the stops. 208 00:07:32,967 --> 00:07:34,100 I love it. 209 00:07:34,100 --> 00:07:35,300 [mixer whirring] 210 00:07:35,467 --> 00:07:36,667 Hey, Hedy. 211 00:07:36,667 --> 00:07:39,467 Now, what are you making? -I'm making a mole. 212 00:07:39,467 --> 00:07:41,100 Doesn't mole take, like, hours? 213 00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:43,767 [Hedy] It can, but I've done a few quick moles in my life. 214 00:07:43,767 --> 00:07:46,066 It really highlights this pepper, so that's why 215 00:07:46,233 --> 00:07:48,967 -I went that route. I like what it does. -OK. 216 00:07:49,133 --> 00:07:51,667 -Is that grits? -This is a polenta, yes. 217 00:07:51,667 --> 00:07:54,967 -Alice, who's the better cook? -Both. 218 00:07:55,133 --> 00:07:58,200 -Both are good? -Do you cook too? 219 00:07:58,367 --> 00:08:00,700 -Sometimes with them. -OK, cool, cool, cool. 220 00:08:00,867 --> 00:08:02,000 She's very good. 221 00:08:02,166 --> 00:08:05,166 Give it up for Talia, Hedy, and Alice. 222 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,266 All right, I found out some things. 223 00:08:08,266 --> 00:08:10,767 -What's going on? -They make they daughter cook. 224 00:08:10,934 --> 00:08:12,767 [all laugh] 225 00:08:12,934 --> 00:08:15,166 [Talia] I ladle on that dried ancho sauce. 226 00:08:15,166 --> 00:08:17,000 I place two crispy wontons. 227 00:08:17,166 --> 00:08:18,500 [Antonia] Two minutes, chef. 228 00:08:18,667 --> 00:08:21,600 The polenta goes down first, the chicken on top. 229 00:08:21,767 --> 00:08:24,166 I'm checking on the sauce. It's beautiful. 230 00:08:24,333 --> 00:08:25,667 I am relieved. 231 00:08:25,834 --> 00:08:27,166 Can't believe she got it done. 232 00:08:27,166 --> 00:08:30,867 Ten, nine, eight, seven, 233 00:08:31,033 --> 00:08:34,166 six, five, four, 234 00:08:34,333 --> 00:08:36,700 three, two, one. 235 00:08:36,867 --> 00:08:38,200 [bell rings] 236 00:08:38,367 --> 00:08:41,000 Whoo! Whoo, whoo, whoo! 237 00:08:41,166 --> 00:08:45,100 Can't wait to get a relationship like that, Bobby. 238 00:08:47,567 --> 00:08:49,300 [Antonia] To see who moves forward, it's all gonna come down 239 00:08:49,467 --> 00:08:51,467 to who did the best with the ancho chili. 240 00:08:51,634 --> 00:08:53,667 One of them is gonna try to beat my man. 241 00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:56,100 It's OK. I still got your back, Bobby. 242 00:08:56,266 --> 00:08:57,600 [Bobby and audience laugh] 243 00:08:57,767 --> 00:08:58,767 Chef Talia, what did you make? 244 00:08:58,767 --> 00:09:01,000 Tonight, I have a crispy shrimp wonton 245 00:09:01,166 --> 00:09:02,767 with an ancho chili sauce. 246 00:09:03,900 --> 00:09:06,467 -This expensive, I'm taking it back. -I've been there, 247 00:09:06,634 --> 00:09:08,900 I've been there. -"I'm taking it back." 248 00:09:09,066 --> 00:09:11,367 Unless you're buying it for me, Bobby. 249 00:09:11,533 --> 00:09:12,667 Done. 250 00:09:13,667 --> 00:09:16,467 It's perfectly seasoned, and the pure flavor 251 00:09:16,634 --> 00:09:19,700 of that mild heat that comes from the ancho is brilliant. 252 00:09:19,867 --> 00:09:21,767 I don't love that it's as sweet as it is. 253 00:09:21,934 --> 00:09:23,867 The addition of the honey wasn't needed. 254 00:09:24,033 --> 00:09:26,700 I wanted more kick, like some jalapenos in there. 255 00:09:26,867 --> 00:09:28,100 Hi-yah! 256 00:09:28,266 --> 00:09:30,200 Next time, next time. 257 00:09:30,367 --> 00:09:31,867 Chef Hedy, what did you make? 258 00:09:31,867 --> 00:09:34,567 I made a chicken mole over polenta. 259 00:09:39,867 --> 00:09:42,166 Hedy, I think you did a brilliant job. 260 00:09:42,166 --> 00:09:46,100 The use of ancho, which is so traditional in mole, which is 261 00:09:46,266 --> 00:09:48,600 so hard to do in 20 minutes, really comes through. 262 00:09:48,767 --> 00:09:50,967 I don't love the polenta grits. 263 00:09:54,166 --> 00:09:57,166 I love the polenta grits, OK? 264 00:09:57,166 --> 00:09:59,567 As soon as I took a bite, I was like, "Grandma?" 265 00:10:01,867 --> 00:10:04,767 [Talia] Feeling great, but only my wife could make a mole 266 00:10:04,934 --> 00:10:05,967 in 20 minutes. 267 00:10:05,967 --> 00:10:09,634 OK, the chef moving forward to win tonight is... 268 00:10:12,100 --> 00:10:13,700 Chef Hedy. 269 00:10:13,867 --> 00:10:16,667 [audience cheering] 270 00:10:18,166 --> 00:10:20,200 [indistinct speaking] 271 00:10:20,367 --> 00:10:22,000 I wish it could have been me, 272 00:10:22,166 --> 00:10:24,600 but she's gonna beat Bobby Flay. 273 00:10:26,567 --> 00:10:28,700 How do you feel about the fact that your wife left? 274 00:10:29,867 --> 00:10:33,300 A little heartbroken, but I'm here to get to you. 275 00:10:33,467 --> 00:10:34,467 OK. 276 00:10:34,467 --> 00:10:36,000 You want her to come back and be on your team? 277 00:10:36,867 --> 00:10:38,867 -That would be great. -Get her back. 278 00:10:39,033 --> 00:10:41,000 -Oh you think you can handle two? -[all cheering] 279 00:10:41,166 --> 00:10:43,166 Two against one?! 280 00:10:43,333 --> 00:10:45,600 You sure you don't need me to help you, baby? 281 00:10:48,066 --> 00:10:51,667 -I do, but not in the kitchen. -[yelling] OK! 282 00:10:51,834 --> 00:10:54,867 -Talia, come back! -What? 283 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,567 Come on. What's going on? 284 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,767 [Bobby] If they win, I want them to share that family glory. 285 00:11:03,934 --> 00:11:05,100 But they have to win. 286 00:11:05,266 --> 00:11:06,367 What are we cooking tonight? 287 00:11:06,367 --> 00:11:07,834 What's your signature dish? 288 00:11:10,300 --> 00:11:12,667 -Steak arepas. -Arepas? 289 00:11:12,834 --> 00:11:13,767 Oh, OK. 290 00:11:13,767 --> 00:11:15,800 -[audience] Ooh! -Oh-ooh! 291 00:11:15,967 --> 00:11:18,467 I have to do well if I'm gonna impress my new lady. 292 00:11:18,467 --> 00:11:20,600 Well, for this round, Antonia and I will not 293 00:11:20,767 --> 00:11:21,767 be the judges. 294 00:11:21,934 --> 00:11:23,767 Three experts are going to pick the winner 295 00:11:23,934 --> 00:11:25,266 in a blind taste test. 296 00:11:25,433 --> 00:11:28,867 You have 45 minutes and your time starts now! 297 00:11:33,266 --> 00:11:34,367 Do you like that he turned around 298 00:11:34,533 --> 00:11:36,000 and did a little like -- he did that for you. 299 00:11:36,166 --> 00:11:38,300 [indistinct] -- he made his booty shake a little. 300 00:11:39,500 --> 00:11:40,967 [Talia] Ready? 301 00:11:41,133 --> 00:11:44,166 He did a major mistake by putting us together. 302 00:11:44,166 --> 00:11:47,367 We are an excellent team. We got this. 303 00:11:47,367 --> 00:11:50,400 Arepas traditionally come from South America, Venezuela. 304 00:11:50,567 --> 00:11:52,100 They're like handheld sandwiches 305 00:11:52,266 --> 00:11:53,667 made with corn flour. 306 00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:56,767 Yeah, you stuff them full of good stuff -- steak... 307 00:11:56,934 --> 00:11:58,767 ...cheese, chilies, like, you know, some kind 308 00:11:58,767 --> 00:12:00,100 of like crema, sauces. 309 00:12:00,100 --> 00:12:01,600 -Anything. -Anything. 310 00:12:01,767 --> 00:12:03,800 I've made them probably a dozen times. 311 00:12:03,967 --> 00:12:08,467 So my strategy is to make arepas with spice-crusted 312 00:12:08,467 --> 00:12:13,467 filet mignon, avocado relish, and an aji amarillo mayonnaise. 313 00:12:13,467 --> 00:12:15,166 This is, kind of, like, my go-to flavors. 314 00:12:16,567 --> 00:12:20,100 The first thing I'm getting started on is my sofrito. 315 00:12:20,266 --> 00:12:21,767 Onions, garlic, pepper. 316 00:12:21,767 --> 00:12:25,867 It's gonna go in the beans, and it's also gonna serve 317 00:12:26,033 --> 00:12:28,100 as a marinade for the skirt steak. 318 00:12:28,100 --> 00:12:29,400 I'll get the beans on right now. 319 00:12:29,567 --> 00:12:33,767 My signature dish is a steak arepa with avocado, 320 00:12:33,934 --> 00:12:37,500 mozzarella, black beans, and a coleslaw. 321 00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:41,100 Venezuelan cuisine, it's so beautiful and colorful. 322 00:12:41,100 --> 00:12:43,767 This is one of my daughter's favorite foods. 323 00:12:43,767 --> 00:12:47,100 Don't forget about me. I married her for these arepas. 324 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:48,467 -Hedy! -Yes? 325 00:12:48,634 --> 00:12:51,100 Why did you choose this dish to beat Bobby? 326 00:12:51,266 --> 00:12:53,000 It's just delicious. It's home cooking. 327 00:12:53,166 --> 00:12:55,867 That's what I'm talking about. Bring up the memories, Hedy! 328 00:12:55,867 --> 00:12:58,900 -That's right, the memories. -Bring up the memories! 329 00:12:59,066 --> 00:13:00,166 Chefs, 35 minutes. 330 00:13:02,467 --> 00:13:04,200 OK, so this is the black beans. 331 00:13:04,367 --> 00:13:05,700 Yeah. 332 00:13:05,867 --> 00:13:07,867 -Mmm. -[Talia] Perfect, perfect. 333 00:13:08,033 --> 00:13:09,266 So good. Have you had this before? 334 00:13:09,433 --> 00:13:11,300 -Yes. -And? 335 00:13:11,467 --> 00:13:13,667 -It's amazing. -[Antonia] It's amazing. 336 00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:15,166 That's all you need to know, Bobby. 337 00:13:15,166 --> 00:13:18,100 -It's amazing, OK? -I got you. 338 00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:21,967 What's wrong with you? Do you need to sneeze? 339 00:13:22,133 --> 00:13:23,100 -What's wrong? -No. 340 00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:25,100 -What's wrong? -I'm just cutting some onions. 341 00:13:25,266 --> 00:13:27,200 He's having an allergic reaction to something. 342 00:13:27,367 --> 00:13:29,300 -To the onions? -Come over here and help him. 343 00:13:29,467 --> 00:13:32,166 OK, I got it. You ain't got to tell me twice. 344 00:13:32,333 --> 00:13:33,700 I'm always helping my man. 345 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,967 -Do you need my help? -No, I'm good. 346 00:13:38,133 --> 00:13:39,667 -You got this, you sure? -Yeah, for sure. 347 00:13:39,834 --> 00:13:41,567 What's going on over there? What's happening? 348 00:13:42,967 --> 00:13:45,000 Get in here. Get in here. 349 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:48,400 So, you know, I've seen Bobby in the streets. 350 00:13:48,567 --> 00:13:50,567 In person, he looks so good. -Really? 351 00:13:50,567 --> 00:13:54,767 Yes! Also, he smell good, too. 352 00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:55,967 [Antonia] You got him. He's red now. 353 00:13:56,133 --> 00:13:57,100 He's red now. Look at him. 354 00:13:57,266 --> 00:13:58,166 He's red now. 355 00:13:58,166 --> 00:14:00,200 I also noticed that he don't wear socks. 356 00:14:01,667 --> 00:14:03,367 But I know once we in a relationship, 357 00:14:03,367 --> 00:14:04,667 I'm gonna fix that for him. 358 00:14:04,834 --> 00:14:06,166 Not that I'm gonna get him socks. 359 00:14:06,166 --> 00:14:08,367 Mnh-mnh. I'm not gonna do that. 360 00:14:08,367 --> 00:14:10,567 I'm gonna put panty liners in all his shoes. 361 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,266 Keep his feet nice and fresh. 362 00:14:13,266 --> 00:14:15,600 [audience cheers and cackles] 363 00:14:15,767 --> 00:14:18,400 It's a new world here at "Beat Bobby Flay." 364 00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:24,767 I feel like Hedy's arepas is gonna bring back memories. 365 00:14:24,767 --> 00:14:26,467 -How's it going? -Great. 366 00:14:26,467 --> 00:14:29,467 We're working on everything together as a team. 367 00:14:29,467 --> 00:14:31,367 That's how we work best. 368 00:14:31,367 --> 00:14:34,667 [Bobby] I start on my arepa dough with some water, salt, cornmeal. 369 00:14:34,667 --> 00:14:36,567 I let it rest for about 15 minutes. 370 00:14:36,567 --> 00:14:39,266 Let the dough take a nap while you get 371 00:14:39,266 --> 00:14:40,567 the filling all together. 372 00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:42,767 [Bobby] Dough is resting. I make a spice rub for my steak. 373 00:14:42,767 --> 00:14:45,867 I have paprika, smoked paprika, coriander. 374 00:14:46,033 --> 00:14:48,667 Bobby, I like the way you cutting that meat, baby. 375 00:14:50,100 --> 00:14:52,266 Hedy, what kind of meat are you using? 376 00:14:52,433 --> 00:14:53,800 I'm using skirt steak. 377 00:14:53,967 --> 00:14:55,767 I'm gonna let that marinade and that sofrito 378 00:14:55,767 --> 00:14:58,066 so it caramelizes on the grill. 379 00:14:58,233 --> 00:15:00,166 Hey, Bobby, how do you like arepas? 380 00:15:00,166 --> 00:15:02,300 I like them -- I don't make them very often, but -- 381 00:15:02,467 --> 00:15:03,700 My dough is done resting. 382 00:15:03,867 --> 00:15:05,000 I form them into patties. 383 00:15:05,166 --> 00:15:07,800 Put them in a cast iron pan with some oil. 384 00:15:07,967 --> 00:15:11,100 So it looks like right now Hedy is frying those arepas. 385 00:15:11,100 --> 00:15:14,200 So it's gonna be perfectly crunchy, golden on the outside. 386 00:15:14,367 --> 00:15:15,500 -Fire! -I know. 387 00:15:15,500 --> 00:15:17,266 [Bobby] They're getting nice and crusty on the outside. 388 00:15:17,266 --> 00:15:18,867 They're cooking through nice and slowly. 389 00:15:19,033 --> 00:15:20,567 I'm gonna put them in the oven, let them finish. 390 00:15:20,734 --> 00:15:22,467 [Talia] I'm pulling the arepas out of the fryer, 391 00:15:22,634 --> 00:15:23,700 and they look beautiful. 392 00:15:23,700 --> 00:15:26,266 [Hedy] I'm gonna get started on the avocado crema. 393 00:15:26,266 --> 00:15:28,967 Hedy, is there anything spicy in your dish? 394 00:15:29,133 --> 00:15:31,767 The beans that we're bringing, the avocado sauce has 395 00:15:31,934 --> 00:15:33,266 a little bit of hot sauce in it. 396 00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:34,700 Not to mention the girl making it. 397 00:15:34,867 --> 00:15:36,867 -[laughing] -[audience] Whoo! 398 00:15:37,033 --> 00:15:38,367 [Bobby] Thinking about this cornmeal cake. 399 00:15:38,533 --> 00:15:39,567 I mean, it's pretty dense. 400 00:15:39,567 --> 00:15:41,867 It needs a lot of flavor to get through it. 401 00:15:41,867 --> 00:15:44,900 Fresno chili hot sauce, aji amarillo mayonnaise, 402 00:15:45,066 --> 00:15:46,667 some jalapenos in the avocado relish 403 00:15:46,834 --> 00:15:48,767 to kinda really punch it up. 404 00:15:48,934 --> 00:15:52,300 So I cook my steak by searing it with the spice rub. 405 00:15:52,467 --> 00:15:54,600 -I like mine well done. -[Bobby] OK, you got it. 406 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,400 -You OK over there, Bobby? -[Bobby] I'm getting there. 407 00:15:58,567 --> 00:16:00,400 You got this, boo. 408 00:16:00,567 --> 00:16:02,867 I mean, I get that, like, I'm not Tiffany, but -- 409 00:16:03,967 --> 00:16:05,600 You're so romantic. 410 00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:12,667 -It's good, right? -It's really good. 411 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:15,767 This arepa is on the thicker side 412 00:16:15,934 --> 00:16:17,767 because it has a lot to hold up. 413 00:16:17,934 --> 00:16:21,166 Mozzarella, the beans are gonna add richness. 414 00:16:21,333 --> 00:16:23,367 Avocado crema is gonna give creaminess. 415 00:16:23,533 --> 00:16:24,800 The slaw is gonna add crunch. 416 00:16:24,967 --> 00:16:27,667 It's gonna add a nice zing, a nice acidity. 417 00:16:27,667 --> 00:16:29,100 You're gonna build on the whole thing? 418 00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:31,567 [Talia] I don't need steak. He did steak. 419 00:16:31,567 --> 00:16:32,800 [Hedy] Oh, wow. 420 00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:36,767 What, did he give you a plate of meat over there? 421 00:16:36,767 --> 00:16:40,200 It's an arepa contest. -Oh, my god. 422 00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:42,800 -Please, ladies. -I know that's right. 423 00:16:42,967 --> 00:16:45,567 -Stop it! Stop it! -I know that's right. 424 00:16:45,734 --> 00:16:47,000 [Talia] Let's go! 425 00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:53,000 I mean... 426 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,033 Mm-hm-hm. 427 00:16:54,033 --> 00:16:56,300 I'm gonna tell you right now, Bobby in trouble. 428 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,700 Bobby, there is a rescue truck coming for you, sir. 429 00:17:00,867 --> 00:17:01,967 [Bobby] Why? 430 00:17:01,967 --> 00:17:04,200 [Antonia] Because these arepas, they're making me 431 00:17:04,367 --> 00:17:05,367 rethink my life. 432 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:07,800 All right. 433 00:17:08,867 --> 00:17:11,000 I can't stop eating this, but the other part is, 434 00:17:11,166 --> 00:17:12,867 like, Bobby's is, like, spicy. 435 00:17:12,867 --> 00:17:15,166 -[Tiffany] You got the spice. -[Antonia] You got spice. 436 00:17:15,333 --> 00:17:17,600 [Hedy] With the steaks, I wanna make sure they have a nice char 437 00:17:17,767 --> 00:17:18,767 all around them. 438 00:17:18,934 --> 00:17:20,300 Three minutes left. 439 00:17:20,467 --> 00:17:21,567 [Bobby] I'm assembling these little stacks. 440 00:17:21,734 --> 00:17:23,300 So I have the spice-crusted steak, and I put 441 00:17:23,467 --> 00:17:26,000 some Fresno hot sauce on it, some avocado. 442 00:17:26,166 --> 00:17:28,266 So your little filets are gonna be just, like, a hunk 443 00:17:28,433 --> 00:17:30,667 of filet inside your arepa? -[Bobby] Yeah. 444 00:17:30,667 --> 00:17:31,700 Ooh. 445 00:17:31,700 --> 00:17:34,166 Some of the cotija cheese, some of the shallots. 446 00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:35,567 I open the arepa. 447 00:17:35,734 --> 00:17:37,700 I slather them with the aji amarillo mayonnaise 448 00:17:37,867 --> 00:17:41,066 on both sides, and then I put the steak stack inside of it. 449 00:17:41,233 --> 00:17:42,367 I think they look beautiful. 450 00:17:42,533 --> 00:17:44,767 The building and the layering is so important. 451 00:17:44,767 --> 00:17:46,400 [Hedy] They look beautiful? 452 00:17:46,567 --> 00:17:48,166 Of course, they do. She makes the best. 453 00:17:48,333 --> 00:17:49,367 [Tiffany] Ten seconds! 454 00:17:49,533 --> 00:17:53,767 Ten, nine, eight, seven, 455 00:17:53,767 --> 00:17:56,867 six, five, four, 456 00:17:56,867 --> 00:18:01,767 three, two, one! -[audience cheering] 457 00:18:03,300 --> 00:18:05,367 -Good job. -[Talia] Thank you so much. 458 00:18:05,533 --> 00:18:07,266 I think this is gonna be the winner. 459 00:18:07,433 --> 00:18:08,967 Yeah! 460 00:18:11,367 --> 00:18:13,400 [Antonia] Hedy and Talia, I just wanna give you a huge congratulations. 461 00:18:13,567 --> 00:18:14,533 Beautiful arepas. 462 00:18:14,700 --> 00:18:16,066 I'd like to introduce you to our judges. 463 00:18:16,233 --> 00:18:19,567 First up, the queen of soul food, Melba Wilson. 464 00:18:21,767 --> 00:18:25,367 Chef and restaurateur, Franco Noriega. 465 00:18:25,367 --> 00:18:29,900 Chef and culinary consultant, Adriana Urbina. 466 00:18:32,367 --> 00:18:35,000 Judges, the challenge was steak arepas. 467 00:18:35,166 --> 00:18:36,467 Please try the first one in front of you. 468 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,367 Melba, what do you think? 469 00:18:41,367 --> 00:18:44,767 The steak really, really cooked wonderfully, 470 00:18:44,767 --> 00:18:46,767 and those black beans had me smacking. 471 00:18:46,934 --> 00:18:50,367 However, the dough was very, very thick for me. 472 00:18:50,533 --> 00:18:51,700 Franco? 473 00:18:51,867 --> 00:18:54,400 I think it was very well balanced between the avocado 474 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:58,000 crema, of course the creaminess of the cheese and the beans, 475 00:18:58,166 --> 00:19:00,400 but overall it felt like a little bit doughy. 476 00:19:00,567 --> 00:19:01,667 Adriana. 477 00:19:01,667 --> 00:19:03,600 I felt like I was in Venezuela, 478 00:19:03,767 --> 00:19:06,567 eating like a real street arepa. 479 00:19:06,734 --> 00:19:10,467 The downside, it was like too much in one arepa, 480 00:19:10,634 --> 00:19:12,867 in terms of like creaminess. 481 00:19:12,867 --> 00:19:14,767 But as a whole, I liked it. 482 00:19:14,767 --> 00:19:16,000 OK, thank you, judges. 483 00:19:16,166 --> 00:19:17,100 If you could switch your plates. 484 00:19:22,867 --> 00:19:24,867 -Franco. -I love the presentation. 485 00:19:25,033 --> 00:19:27,166 I love the sauces on top of the plate. 486 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:29,266 I love also the fact that it's a thin arepa. 487 00:19:29,266 --> 00:19:30,800 It goes crispy and great. 488 00:19:30,967 --> 00:19:32,867 but I think it was a big piece of steak, 489 00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:35,100 so it made it a little bit difficult to eat. 490 00:19:35,100 --> 00:19:36,667 What them pretty teeth you got? 491 00:19:38,667 --> 00:19:39,900 Adriana, what do you think? 492 00:19:40,066 --> 00:19:42,767 It didn't bother me, the big piece of meat, 493 00:19:42,934 --> 00:19:45,800 because it's very tender and it's very well cooked, 494 00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:48,367 but I feel like there are too many elements 495 00:19:48,533 --> 00:19:50,066 that are spicy. 496 00:19:50,233 --> 00:19:53,867 You lose the other flavors a little bit. 497 00:19:54,033 --> 00:19:55,900 [Antonia] OK, judges, thank you so much for your comments. 498 00:19:56,066 --> 00:19:58,200 I could pass these to you and start the vote. 499 00:20:00,367 --> 00:20:02,200 Size might be a preference on this round, 500 00:20:02,367 --> 00:20:04,367 but I think that's the only worry. 501 00:20:04,533 --> 00:20:06,166 I know we nailed everything else. 502 00:20:06,333 --> 00:20:08,100 Everything in there was packed full of flavor, 503 00:20:08,266 --> 00:20:11,867 so at this point, it's really a preference thing. 504 00:20:11,867 --> 00:20:14,600 Well, the judges have voted, and we have our winner. 505 00:20:14,767 --> 00:20:16,066 And the winner is... 506 00:20:18,367 --> 00:20:19,467 Bobby Flay! 507 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,266 [Bobby] Thanks, guys. Thank you. 508 00:20:23,433 --> 00:20:24,500 Thanks for being here. 509 00:20:24,667 --> 00:20:27,767 Both of these arepas were extremely delicious. 510 00:20:27,767 --> 00:20:30,200 However, the ratio of arepa, 511 00:20:30,367 --> 00:20:33,166 the bread itself to all of the other elements 512 00:20:33,166 --> 00:20:35,000 really appealed to me a lot more. 513 00:20:37,166 --> 00:20:38,567 Thank you. 514 00:20:38,734 --> 00:20:39,834 [Talia] Bobby Flay won. 515 00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:44,266 Thank you, Bobby, because you gave us the chance 516 00:20:44,266 --> 00:20:45,867 to do this together, 517 00:20:46,033 --> 00:20:47,800 and that was very special for us. 518 00:20:47,967 --> 00:20:50,867 Anytime you want to rematch, you give us a call. 519 00:20:51,033 --> 00:20:52,667 My arepas turned out to be great, 520 00:20:52,667 --> 00:20:54,266 so I'm taking Tiffany on a date. 521 00:20:54,266 --> 00:20:55,867 She ready! 522 00:20:55,867 --> 00:20:58,600 [audience cheering]