1 00:00:05,633 --> 00:00:07,555 for a night of romance. 2 00:00:07,635 --> 00:00:09,260 Love is in the air. 3 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:11,825 But there's no love lost in the kitchen. 4 00:00:11,905 --> 00:00:13,086 It needs salt. 5 00:00:13,120 --> 00:00:14,087 I told him. What you mean, you told him? 6 00:00:14,121 --> 00:00:15,088 Just help him do it. 7 00:00:15,122 --> 00:00:16,144 Come on. 8 00:00:16,224 --> 00:00:17,924 And the pressure to impress 9 00:00:17,958 --> 00:00:19,459 is greater than ever. 10 00:00:19,493 --> 00:00:21,561 All the tables are now full, 11 00:00:21,595 --> 00:00:22,628 except one. 12 00:00:22,663 --> 00:00:25,498 That table is reserved for... 13 00:00:25,532 --> 00:00:27,033 My gorgeous wife, Tana. 14 00:00:27,067 --> 00:00:28,034 Oh, my god. 15 00:00:28,068 --> 00:00:30,570 Our dish better be perfect. 16 00:00:43,150 --> 00:00:44,684 Walking into the kitchen, 17 00:00:44,718 --> 00:00:46,819 I'm just thinking about how much I miss my husband 18 00:00:46,854 --> 00:00:49,255 and how much I miss cooking for him. 19 00:00:49,289 --> 00:00:51,090 We just got married three months ago. 20 00:00:51,125 --> 00:00:53,526 I know he supports me and will be so thrilled 21 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,463 that I made it to the top 12. 22 00:00:57,498 --> 00:00:58,664 Welcome, everyone. 23 00:00:58,699 --> 00:01:00,900 Tonight, you will all compete 24 00:01:00,934 --> 00:01:02,468 in a team challenge, 25 00:01:02,503 --> 00:01:05,571 but you won't be going anywhere 26 00:01:05,606 --> 00:01:08,408 to cook the food for this challenge. 27 00:01:08,442 --> 00:01:11,778 Tonight the diners will come to us. 28 00:01:11,812 --> 00:01:15,114 We have a world-class restaurant behind us. 29 00:01:15,149 --> 00:01:17,450 It's as beautiful as any dining room 30 00:01:17,484 --> 00:01:18,918 you'll find in America. 31 00:01:18,952 --> 00:01:21,654 This evening, every table is sold out. 32 00:01:21,688 --> 00:01:25,291 The theme of tonight's challenge is... 33 00:01:25,325 --> 00:01:28,261 - Love. - Aw. 34 00:01:28,295 --> 00:01:31,197 The tables in our restaurant will be filled with 17 couples 35 00:01:31,231 --> 00:01:33,132 that are madly in love with each other. 36 00:01:33,167 --> 00:01:35,034 I've been with my girlfriend Odile 37 00:01:35,069 --> 00:01:36,469 for almost four years, 38 00:01:36,503 --> 00:01:37,770 and she's the world to me. 39 00:01:37,805 --> 00:01:39,772 Being able to cook for all of these happy couples, 40 00:01:39,807 --> 00:01:41,507 it feels like the closest thing I can have 41 00:01:41,542 --> 00:01:42,942 to seeing my girlfriend right now. 42 00:01:42,976 --> 00:01:46,779 Tonight, romance is on the menu. 43 00:01:46,814 --> 00:01:51,184 You 12 home cooks will be split into two teams of six. 44 00:01:51,218 --> 00:01:54,120 Each team will be responsible for creating and cooking 45 00:01:54,154 --> 00:01:55,822 a stunning composed entree 46 00:01:55,856 --> 00:01:57,557 and an equally impressive dessert, 47 00:01:57,591 --> 00:02:00,493 both worthy of this very special occasion. 48 00:02:00,527 --> 00:02:01,728 And then each couple will decide together 49 00:02:01,762 --> 00:02:02,895 which team delivered 50 00:02:02,930 --> 00:02:06,466 the best overall dining experience. 51 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:08,234 The team with the most votes 52 00:02:08,268 --> 00:02:12,472 will not have to face that dreaded upcoming pressure test. 53 00:02:12,506 --> 00:02:14,073 Elizabeth and Ahran, 54 00:02:14,108 --> 00:02:15,775 because you had the two best dishes 55 00:02:15,809 --> 00:02:17,210 in the last elimination challenge, 56 00:02:17,244 --> 00:02:19,345 you will be team captains. 57 00:02:19,380 --> 00:02:22,448 I'm not a fan of this challenge, 58 00:02:22,483 --> 00:02:25,451 because I've never been on a date before. 59 00:02:25,486 --> 00:02:27,653 So the fact that I have to cook a romantic dinner, 60 00:02:27,688 --> 00:02:28,654 I'm not too excited. 61 00:02:29,690 --> 00:02:31,057 Now, Elizabeth, 62 00:02:31,091 --> 00:02:33,726 because you had the best dish in the previous challenge, 63 00:02:33,761 --> 00:02:35,895 you get to pick first. 64 00:02:37,598 --> 00:02:38,798 I'm choosing Francis. 65 00:02:38,832 --> 00:02:40,033 Francis. Well done. 66 00:02:40,067 --> 00:02:41,334 Thank you. 67 00:02:41,368 --> 00:02:42,802 I pick Francis first, 68 00:02:42,836 --> 00:02:44,504 because he's such a passionate person, 69 00:02:44,538 --> 00:02:47,206 and with the challenge being all about love, 70 00:02:47,241 --> 00:02:48,775 he's totally gonna rock this. 71 00:02:48,809 --> 00:02:50,209 Okay, Ahran. 72 00:02:50,244 --> 00:02:52,679 I'm choosing this person because he's an amazing cook, 73 00:02:52,713 --> 00:02:54,814 and he's also one of my best friends here. 74 00:02:54,848 --> 00:02:56,115 Big Willie. 75 00:02:56,150 --> 00:02:57,183 Big Willie. Wow. 76 00:02:57,217 --> 00:02:58,618 Elizabeth, second pick. 77 00:02:58,652 --> 00:03:00,586 Frankly, if I were gonna eat a dessert, 78 00:03:00,588 --> 00:03:01,621 I'd want this person to make it, 79 00:03:01,655 --> 00:03:03,056 and that's why I'm choosing Jaimee. 80 00:03:03,090 --> 00:03:05,258 Wow. Jaimee. 81 00:03:05,292 --> 00:03:06,259 Right, next pick. 82 00:03:06,293 --> 00:03:07,260 Christine. 83 00:03:07,294 --> 00:03:08,261 I choose Christine 84 00:03:08,295 --> 00:03:09,962 because she's a phenomenal cook. 85 00:03:09,997 --> 00:03:11,397 She has a great personality, 86 00:03:11,432 --> 00:03:14,100 and she's amazing on team challenges. 87 00:03:14,134 --> 00:03:15,568 I need someone that can rock a protein 88 00:03:15,602 --> 00:03:17,270 like nobody's business, 89 00:03:17,304 --> 00:03:18,271 so I want Victoria. Wow, Victoria. 90 00:03:18,305 --> 00:03:19,605 That's it, girl. 91 00:03:19,640 --> 00:03:21,140 Christian. 92 00:03:21,175 --> 00:03:22,308 - Christian, welcome to the red team. - Thank you. 93 00:03:22,343 --> 00:03:24,544 - Courtney. - Wow. 94 00:03:24,578 --> 00:03:25,545 Next pick. 95 00:03:25,579 --> 00:03:26,779 After working with him last time, 96 00:03:26,814 --> 00:03:28,548 I noticed if he just has a direction, 97 00:03:28,582 --> 00:03:30,817 he does everything very well. 98 00:03:30,851 --> 00:03:31,818 Leslie. 99 00:03:31,852 --> 00:03:32,819 Wow. 100 00:03:33,854 --> 00:03:35,822 What a turnaround. 101 00:03:35,856 --> 00:03:37,190 Right, next pick. 102 00:03:37,224 --> 00:03:39,258 I would really like to work for Elizabeth. 103 00:03:39,293 --> 00:03:40,727 I haven't won a single team challenge. 104 00:03:40,761 --> 00:03:44,230 I just need to win this one. 105 00:03:44,264 --> 00:03:46,599 Daniel, please come join me. 106 00:03:46,633 --> 00:03:47,600 Wow, Daniel. 107 00:03:48,869 --> 00:03:51,104 Please give Cutter the apron. 108 00:03:51,138 --> 00:03:52,405 Go and join your teams. 109 00:03:52,439 --> 00:03:53,473 I'm not gonna say I'm not nervous 110 00:03:53,507 --> 00:03:54,540 that I'm going in there with Leslie. 111 00:03:54,575 --> 00:03:56,175 But if we're gonna work together, 112 00:03:56,210 --> 00:03:57,176 let's put everything behind us, 113 00:03:57,211 --> 00:03:58,745 and let's focus on winning, 114 00:03:58,779 --> 00:04:01,814 because if we lose, we're in a pressure test. 115 00:04:02,983 --> 00:04:04,283 In this next challenge, 116 00:04:04,318 --> 00:04:07,286 you can choose from the finest luxurious proteins: 117 00:04:07,321 --> 00:04:09,656 striped bass, filet mignon, 118 00:04:09,690 --> 00:04:12,058 rack of lamb, even lobster. 119 00:04:12,092 --> 00:04:14,661 For your dessert, you have everything at your fingertips 120 00:04:14,695 --> 00:04:16,429 to help your dishes shine. 121 00:04:16,463 --> 00:04:19,599 You will each have 60 minutes to prep 122 00:04:19,633 --> 00:04:21,467 before you have to serve your entrees. 123 00:04:21,502 --> 00:04:24,303 An hour after your entree goes out, 124 00:04:24,338 --> 00:04:25,371 you will have to send 125 00:04:25,406 --> 00:04:28,174 your incredible romantic desserts 126 00:04:28,208 --> 00:04:29,609 into the dining room. 127 00:04:29,643 --> 00:04:30,610 Now, is everybody ready? 128 00:04:30,644 --> 00:04:33,346 Yes, chef. 129 00:04:33,380 --> 00:04:35,181 Your 60 minutes starts... 130 00:04:37,885 --> 00:04:39,419 Now. 131 00:04:42,356 --> 00:04:43,923 Okay, so let's do the lobster. 132 00:04:43,957 --> 00:04:45,224 For the side of the lobster, 133 00:04:45,259 --> 00:04:46,392 what about, like, a risotto? 134 00:04:46,427 --> 00:04:47,393 - Are you comfortable with that? - Yeah. 135 00:04:47,428 --> 00:04:48,594 Take one. I got one. 136 00:04:48,629 --> 00:04:50,029 The idea is two hearts. 137 00:04:50,064 --> 00:04:51,164 Everything on the plate is beautiful 138 00:04:51,198 --> 00:04:52,165 and red and gorgeous, 139 00:04:52,199 --> 00:04:54,500 so I want to use the filet. 140 00:04:54,535 --> 00:04:56,936 Let's go, guys. 141 00:04:56,970 --> 00:04:58,404 I'm feeling really good. 142 00:04:58,439 --> 00:05:00,473 The menu that we planned is very romantic. 143 00:05:00,507 --> 00:05:02,742 We're doing a lobster risotto 144 00:05:02,776 --> 00:05:04,544 topped with a butter-poached lobster. 145 00:05:04,578 --> 00:05:05,912 And for the dessert, 146 00:05:05,946 --> 00:05:08,348 we're gonna make a raspberry milk chocolate tiramisu. 147 00:05:08,382 --> 00:05:09,349 Tray of lobsters behind you, Leslie, coming up. 148 00:05:09,383 --> 00:05:10,783 You've got it, man. 149 00:05:10,818 --> 00:05:13,886 I have Leslie and Cutter working on the lobster... 150 00:05:13,921 --> 00:05:15,221 Yeah, that's perfect. 151 00:05:15,255 --> 00:05:17,523 Christine and Christian working on the risotto. 152 00:05:17,558 --> 00:05:18,558 - Right here. - Boom. 153 00:05:18,592 --> 00:05:19,926 - Here, three more egg yolks. - Three? 154 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,128 And I'm working on dessert with Willie. 155 00:05:22,162 --> 00:05:23,429 So I feel really good. 156 00:05:23,464 --> 00:05:24,697 I think even though I'm the youngest one here, 157 00:05:24,732 --> 00:05:27,000 they all, like, respect me, and I respect them too, 158 00:05:27,034 --> 00:05:31,270 and I think it's gonna work out really well. 159 00:05:31,305 --> 00:05:33,439 I have a team full of complete rock stars, 160 00:05:33,474 --> 00:05:34,440 every single person. 161 00:05:34,475 --> 00:05:37,010 We are doing a medium-rare filet 162 00:05:37,044 --> 00:05:38,978 with a beet and potato puree. 163 00:05:39,013 --> 00:05:40,713 And for our dessert, 164 00:05:40,748 --> 00:05:42,181 we're making a beautiful sponge cake 165 00:05:42,216 --> 00:05:44,350 with a salted caramel layer, a dark chocolate layer, 166 00:05:44,385 --> 00:05:46,119 a strawberry layer, and a nut layer. 167 00:05:46,153 --> 00:05:49,055 Victoria is prepping steaks. 168 00:05:49,089 --> 00:05:50,456 Whoo! 169 00:05:50,491 --> 00:05:52,325 Daniel is starting on the reduction. 170 00:05:52,359 --> 00:05:53,559 Jaimee's heading up dessert. 171 00:05:53,594 --> 00:05:55,395 And Courtney and Francis and I 172 00:05:55,429 --> 00:05:56,896 are just kind of general prep work. 173 00:05:56,930 --> 00:05:58,765 I have not yet been on a losing team, 174 00:05:58,799 --> 00:06:00,700 and I don't think that that's gonna happen today. 175 00:06:00,734 --> 00:06:02,068 Hey, wrong pot, wrong pot. 176 00:06:02,102 --> 00:06:03,169 - Oh, wrong pot. - Wrong pot. 177 00:06:03,203 --> 00:06:05,371 That's all right. I would've got it. 178 00:06:05,406 --> 00:06:07,307 - Those look awesome, Victoria. - Thank you. 179 00:06:07,341 --> 00:06:09,042 So tonight, 180 00:06:09,076 --> 00:06:11,311 we're gonna have a room full of romance. 181 00:06:11,345 --> 00:06:12,612 When you're taking your wife 182 00:06:12,646 --> 00:06:14,881 out for a romantic dinner to celebrate, 183 00:06:14,915 --> 00:06:16,349 you know, an anniversary, 184 00:06:16,383 --> 00:06:18,017 what do you do to create romance? 185 00:06:18,052 --> 00:06:20,820 First thing we do is leave the kids behind, 186 00:06:20,854 --> 00:06:21,988 check into a hotel, 187 00:06:22,022 --> 00:06:25,024 have the most amazing pink champagne. 188 00:06:25,059 --> 00:06:26,459 And what's the dinner? 189 00:06:26,493 --> 00:06:29,262 Maybe oysters to start, roasted scallops, 190 00:06:29,296 --> 00:06:30,863 and then for our main course, 191 00:06:30,898 --> 00:06:32,765 a big treat for us would be 192 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,067 - a phyllo beef Wellington to share. - Nice. 193 00:06:34,101 --> 00:06:35,234 I got it. I got it. 194 00:06:35,269 --> 00:06:36,235 Grated cheese. 195 00:06:36,270 --> 00:06:37,670 - I got it. - All right. 196 00:06:37,705 --> 00:06:39,339 Sso the red team's doing lobster risotto, 197 00:06:39,373 --> 00:06:40,573 a dish we see very often. 198 00:06:40,608 --> 00:06:42,709 Risotto can take you to great heights, 199 00:06:42,743 --> 00:06:43,943 or it can drag you to the bottom. 200 00:06:43,978 --> 00:06:45,178 Here's the jeopardy: 201 00:06:45,212 --> 00:06:46,212 risotto, when it's ready, 202 00:06:46,246 --> 00:06:47,480 it's got to go. It doesn't hold. 203 00:06:47,514 --> 00:06:48,848 Lobster becomes rubbery. 204 00:06:48,882 --> 00:06:50,583 You bring those two elements on the same plate, 205 00:06:50,618 --> 00:06:51,684 so if it's not perfect, 206 00:06:51,719 --> 00:06:53,319 you've completely lost every vote. 207 00:06:53,354 --> 00:06:54,721 You need another bowl, or you're good? 208 00:06:54,755 --> 00:06:56,422 - I'm good. - Okay. 209 00:06:56,457 --> 00:06:58,191 Blue team, headed by Elizabeth, 210 00:06:58,225 --> 00:06:59,592 going with filet mignon. 211 00:06:59,627 --> 00:07:00,660 - Smart. - Love filet. 212 00:07:00,694 --> 00:07:02,528 It is probably the most popular dish 213 00:07:02,563 --> 00:07:03,696 eaten on Valentine's day. 214 00:07:03,731 --> 00:07:05,298 The jeopardy there, of course, 215 00:07:05,332 --> 00:07:06,499 it's unforgiving as a protein. 216 00:07:06,533 --> 00:07:07,500 It doesn't hold well. 217 00:07:07,534 --> 00:07:09,002 You can't refire it too long. 218 00:07:09,036 --> 00:07:11,471 So where the red team's got jeopardy with the lobster, 219 00:07:11,505 --> 00:07:13,406 blue team's got jeopardy with the filet. 220 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,342 30 minutes gone, 30 minutes remaining. 221 00:07:16,377 --> 00:07:17,343 Throwing 'em in. 222 00:07:17,378 --> 00:07:20,146 Yeah. 223 00:07:20,180 --> 00:07:22,682 Speed up, guys, please. 224 00:07:22,716 --> 00:07:24,550 Everybody, 225 00:07:24,585 --> 00:07:26,519 the MasterChef restaurant is open. 226 00:07:31,992 --> 00:07:37,497 Our first vips are streaming into the restaurant. 227 00:07:37,531 --> 00:07:40,300 Your food better be perfect. 228 00:07:43,437 --> 00:07:46,573 We're celebrating our third-year anniversary. 229 00:07:46,607 --> 00:07:50,777 Me and Shawna are celebrating our 15th year anniversary. 230 00:07:50,811 --> 00:07:53,846 We've been married 65 years, 231 00:07:53,881 --> 00:07:58,585 and we're looking forward to a delicious meal. 232 00:07:58,619 --> 00:07:59,886 When you start doing the sides... 233 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:00,887 Yeah. 234 00:08:00,921 --> 00:08:02,722 Let the lip of pan help you out. 235 00:08:02,756 --> 00:08:05,258 There you go. 236 00:08:05,292 --> 00:08:06,459 How's the lobster? Almost done? 237 00:08:06,493 --> 00:08:09,696 - No, it's not done. - I'm gonna taste it. 238 00:08:09,730 --> 00:08:11,097 It needs salt. 239 00:08:11,131 --> 00:08:12,999 Come on, yo, you guys got to start tasting your [bleep], man. 240 00:08:13,033 --> 00:08:14,601 - I told him. - What you mean, you told him? 241 00:08:14,635 --> 00:08:16,302 - Just help him do it. - He said he had it. 242 00:08:16,337 --> 00:08:18,438 No, you both got it. It's not if he had it. 243 00:08:18,472 --> 00:08:20,940 Christian, we got it. We got it, Christian. 244 00:08:20,975 --> 00:08:23,843 Red team, blue team. Attention please. 245 00:08:23,878 --> 00:08:26,246 All the tables in the MasterChef kitchen 246 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,381 are now full, except one. 247 00:08:28,415 --> 00:08:30,250 That table is reserved 248 00:08:30,284 --> 00:08:33,620 for the single most important person in the world. 249 00:08:34,922 --> 00:08:38,224 Flying over 6,000 miles tonight 250 00:08:38,259 --> 00:08:41,361 just for this dinner... 251 00:08:41,395 --> 00:08:45,632 Please welcome... 252 00:08:45,666 --> 00:08:47,200 My gorgeous wife, Tana. 253 00:08:47,234 --> 00:08:49,202 Aw. 254 00:08:52,402 --> 00:08:54,803 All the tables in the MasterChef kitchen 255 00:08:54,837 --> 00:08:55,938 are now full, 256 00:08:55,972 --> 00:08:57,535 except one. 257 00:08:57,887 --> 00:08:59,363 That table is reserved 258 00:08:59,443 --> 00:09:02,277 for the single most important person in the world. 259 00:09:03,580 --> 00:09:06,882 Flying over 6,000 miles tonight 260 00:09:06,916 --> 00:09:10,152 just for this dinner... 261 00:09:10,186 --> 00:09:13,055 Please welcome... 262 00:09:16,513 --> 00:09:18,981 My gorgeous wife of 18 years, Tana. 263 00:09:23,453 --> 00:09:26,355 Turns out it's his wife, who's stunning, by the way. 264 00:09:26,389 --> 00:09:27,389 Way to go, Gordon Ramsay. 265 00:09:27,424 --> 00:09:29,758 The guy does everything right. 266 00:09:29,793 --> 00:09:31,093 She's walks in, 267 00:09:31,127 --> 00:09:33,696 and she's wearing kick-ass heels. 268 00:09:33,730 --> 00:09:37,433 She's simply gorgeous. 269 00:09:38,435 --> 00:09:40,936 Man, didn't I do well. 270 00:09:41,016 --> 00:09:42,838 - Good to see you. Welcome. - Thank you. 271 00:09:42,872 --> 00:09:46,031 Now, Tana has flown all the way from London 272 00:09:46,111 --> 00:09:47,578 especially to be here tonight, 273 00:09:47,612 --> 00:09:49,246 'cause I promised her a great dinner. 274 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,348 In my book, there's only one thing 275 00:09:51,383 --> 00:09:52,683 worse than disappointing me, 276 00:09:52,717 --> 00:09:55,753 and that's disappointing my amazing wife. 277 00:09:55,787 --> 00:09:58,288 You've all got just under ten minutes. 278 00:09:58,323 --> 00:09:59,356 - Good luck. - Good luck. 279 00:09:59,391 --> 00:10:00,357 Let's go, you guys. 280 00:10:00,392 --> 00:10:01,525 Whoo! 281 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,495 Mrs. Ramsay has flown all the way from London 282 00:10:04,529 --> 00:10:08,232 to have this meal that my team is preparing. 283 00:10:08,266 --> 00:10:09,566 If we screw this up, 284 00:10:09,601 --> 00:10:12,036 I'm on a plane to New York, probably tomorrow. 285 00:10:14,005 --> 00:10:16,940 Good evening, ladies, gentlemen. Good evening. 286 00:10:16,975 --> 00:10:17,941 Thank you. 287 00:10:17,976 --> 00:10:18,942 How was the flight? 288 00:10:18,977 --> 00:10:20,411 - Very good, thank you. - Excellent. 289 00:10:20,445 --> 00:10:21,412 Good evening. 290 00:10:21,446 --> 00:10:22,413 Nice to see you. 291 00:10:22,447 --> 00:10:23,914 Wow. Excited? 292 00:10:23,948 --> 00:10:24,915 Yeah. 293 00:10:24,949 --> 00:10:25,916 So are we. 294 00:10:25,950 --> 00:10:27,051 Happy anniversary. 295 00:10:27,085 --> 00:10:29,219 Would you mind if I do something very important? 296 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:30,421 I just want to kiss my wife. 297 00:10:32,590 --> 00:10:33,791 You can follow suit, by the way. 298 00:10:34,826 --> 00:10:36,827 Come on, then, who's next? 299 00:10:40,699 --> 00:10:41,865 Seven minutes left, guys. Let's go. 300 00:10:41,900 --> 00:10:44,401 Cutter, Cutter, Cutter, Cutter. 301 00:10:46,037 --> 00:10:47,271 How long on the meat, Victoria? 302 00:10:47,305 --> 00:10:48,439 It's coming. 303 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:49,873 Do you want to do a test plate right now? 304 00:10:49,908 --> 00:10:52,743 Yeah, copy that. 305 00:10:52,777 --> 00:10:54,511 Oh, too rare. 306 00:10:54,546 --> 00:10:56,513 Holy mother of god. 307 00:10:56,548 --> 00:10:58,515 It's, like, rare, inching on mooing. 308 00:10:58,550 --> 00:10:59,516 Ugh, these are all rare. 309 00:10:59,551 --> 00:11:00,951 What do you need, then? 310 00:11:00,986 --> 00:11:02,820 Oh, shoot, is your oven up? 311 00:11:02,854 --> 00:11:03,887 - 350. - Yes, Daniel's is up. 312 00:11:03,922 --> 00:11:05,456 - Crank it up. - We really got to hurry. 313 00:11:05,490 --> 00:11:06,590 Underneath you. 314 00:11:06,625 --> 00:11:08,959 Our whole team is riding on these trays of filets 315 00:11:08,994 --> 00:11:11,528 that I'm starting to think are not gonna be cooked enough. 316 00:11:11,563 --> 00:11:12,896 Thank you. 317 00:11:12,931 --> 00:11:14,298 Two minutes to go, guys. 318 00:11:14,332 --> 00:11:15,766 That food needs to be on the plate 319 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,701 and start getting wiped and finished. 320 00:11:17,736 --> 00:11:19,703 Guys, this is how I need the plates to look. 321 00:11:19,738 --> 00:11:21,338 Give me the lobster. Give me the lobster. 322 00:11:21,373 --> 00:11:22,339 Let's go. Let's go. Put the lobster on a plate. 323 00:11:22,374 --> 00:11:23,440 Let's go, guys. 324 00:11:23,475 --> 00:11:25,009 Pull it together. This is it. 325 00:11:25,043 --> 00:11:26,644 Behind you. 326 00:11:26,678 --> 00:11:28,112 You want to just put a whole filet? 327 00:11:28,146 --> 00:11:29,113 Just do the whole filet. 328 00:11:29,147 --> 00:11:30,547 Blue team, 30 seconds. 329 00:11:30,582 --> 00:11:32,316 Get it on the plate. Finish it with the sauce. 330 00:11:32,350 --> 00:11:33,584 I need one more piece of meat. 331 00:11:33,618 --> 00:11:36,053 We got four more to go. Let's do it. 332 00:11:36,087 --> 00:11:38,055 Ten, nine, eight... 333 00:11:38,089 --> 00:11:39,323 Two more, two more! 334 00:11:39,357 --> 00:11:40,391 - Seven, six... - Two more! 335 00:11:40,425 --> 00:11:41,725 Five, 336 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:42,726 - four... - Right there, right there. 337 00:11:42,761 --> 00:11:45,796 - Three, two, one. - Ow. 338 00:11:45,830 --> 00:11:47,064 Hands in the air. Hands up. 339 00:11:47,098 --> 00:11:50,701 Here come the servers. 340 00:11:50,735 --> 00:11:52,136 Fingers crossed. 341 00:11:52,170 --> 00:11:53,871 I think those steaks are a little under. 342 00:11:53,905 --> 00:11:54,872 I'm sorry, man. 343 00:11:54,906 --> 00:11:56,273 I see these steaks going out, 344 00:11:56,308 --> 00:11:59,543 and I know that these steaks could be incredibly rare... 345 00:11:59,577 --> 00:12:00,711 Good to see you, babe. 346 00:12:00,745 --> 00:12:02,346 And could go to mrs. Ramsay, 347 00:12:02,380 --> 00:12:03,847 and I am horrified. 348 00:12:03,882 --> 00:12:05,082 Next course, guys. 349 00:12:05,116 --> 00:12:07,351 One hour until desserts go out, guys. 350 00:12:07,385 --> 00:12:08,452 Clean up your spaces. 351 00:12:08,486 --> 00:12:11,322 Clean up, switch out. 352 00:12:11,356 --> 00:12:14,558 - Hi. - Thank you. 353 00:12:14,592 --> 00:12:16,560 For you, sir. 354 00:12:16,594 --> 00:12:17,928 - Lovely. - Enjoy. 355 00:12:17,963 --> 00:12:22,232 What do you think for the red team's lobster risotto? 356 00:12:22,267 --> 00:12:23,334 Lobster looks beautiful, doesn't it? 357 00:12:23,368 --> 00:12:25,469 It does. 358 00:12:31,276 --> 00:12:32,910 Beautiful. 359 00:12:32,944 --> 00:12:35,179 The risotto doesn't actually taste of lobster. 360 00:12:35,213 --> 00:12:37,014 I just think, for me, slightly too much onion. 361 00:12:37,048 --> 00:12:38,115 Mm-hmm. 362 00:12:38,149 --> 00:12:40,284 But the actual lobster's delicious, 363 00:12:40,318 --> 00:12:42,152 - really nice. - And for the beef? 364 00:12:42,187 --> 00:12:44,255 Blue team's filet mignon 365 00:12:44,289 --> 00:12:47,825 with a golden beet mash, red wine sauce. 366 00:12:47,859 --> 00:12:49,026 It does look nice. 367 00:12:49,060 --> 00:12:50,294 Great sear on the beef. 368 00:12:50,328 --> 00:12:52,630 Let's see how it's cooked. 369 00:12:52,664 --> 00:12:54,331 I do like it pink in the middle, 370 00:12:54,366 --> 00:12:55,733 but that's incredibly rare for me. 371 00:12:55,767 --> 00:12:57,101 That's rare, darling. 372 00:12:57,135 --> 00:12:58,168 Do you want to eat the outside? 373 00:12:58,203 --> 00:12:59,169 Yeah. 374 00:12:59,204 --> 00:13:00,871 I'm sorry. 375 00:13:03,108 --> 00:13:05,175 The beet puree is delicious. 376 00:13:05,210 --> 00:13:06,644 - Isn't it? - I don't think I've had that, 377 00:13:06,678 --> 00:13:09,647 - and that's really nice, as are the mushrooms. - Yeah. 378 00:13:16,021 --> 00:13:17,187 Good evening, folks. 379 00:13:17,222 --> 00:13:18,455 - Hello. - My name is Joe. 380 00:13:18,490 --> 00:13:20,324 I heard it's your 65th wedding anniversary. 381 00:13:20,358 --> 00:13:21,325 How was the meat? 382 00:13:21,359 --> 00:13:23,327 I could stand it a bit more done. 383 00:13:23,361 --> 00:13:24,328 it was a little bit rare. 384 00:13:24,362 --> 00:13:25,329 But it is good. 385 00:13:25,363 --> 00:13:26,530 I liked it. 386 00:13:26,564 --> 00:13:27,698 You liked it. You like it that rare. 387 00:13:27,732 --> 00:13:29,099 It's the best steak I've ever had. 388 00:13:29,134 --> 00:13:30,234 The best steak you've ever had? 389 00:13:30,268 --> 00:13:31,936 The best steak I've ever had. 390 00:13:31,970 --> 00:13:34,204 We don't agree on everything. 391 00:13:36,174 --> 00:13:38,976 I'll check on desserts. 392 00:13:43,214 --> 00:13:44,682 Leave that for, like, three more minutes. 393 00:13:44,716 --> 00:13:45,849 Not a problem. 394 00:13:45,884 --> 00:13:47,985 The key to this tiramisu is really making sure 395 00:13:48,019 --> 00:13:50,254 that the cake is kind of compressed together 396 00:13:50,288 --> 00:13:52,389 so that it's really smooth and creamy. 397 00:13:52,424 --> 00:13:54,892 Things are going according to plan. 398 00:13:54,926 --> 00:13:57,561 We're dicing up strawberries, cutting the cake circles, 399 00:13:57,596 --> 00:13:59,063 and making the pastry cream, 400 00:13:59,097 --> 00:14:00,931 but the clock is just ticking down, 401 00:14:00,966 --> 00:14:02,466 and I'm worried we're not gonna be able 402 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:04,702 to do everything in time. 403 00:14:06,771 --> 00:14:08,439 Guys, under 15 minutes 404 00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:10,975 until your incredible desserts hit the dining room. 405 00:14:11,009 --> 00:14:12,476 We've got less than 15 minutes, y'all. 406 00:14:12,510 --> 00:14:14,478 Get something on the plate, guys. 407 00:14:14,512 --> 00:14:15,813 I'm looking at the clock, 408 00:14:15,847 --> 00:14:19,083 and I'm like, "Ahran, we got 17 plates to make. 409 00:14:19,117 --> 00:14:20,751 explain to me what we need to do, 410 00:14:20,785 --> 00:14:23,187 so I can start something, so we can get these dishes out." 411 00:14:23,221 --> 00:14:25,756 Now, are you putting that on the white? 412 00:14:25,790 --> 00:14:26,991 Cutter, do not freak out. 413 00:14:27,025 --> 00:14:28,315 I'm not freaking out. I'm asking. 414 00:14:28,350 --> 00:14:29,316 That on here. 415 00:14:29,351 --> 00:14:31,185 As we're working on the tiramisu, 416 00:14:31,219 --> 00:14:33,921 we realize that the way we want to plate it in our minds 417 00:14:33,955 --> 00:14:36,457 is not the way we want to plate it on the real plate. 418 00:14:36,491 --> 00:14:38,058 It needs to kind of come out. 419 00:14:38,093 --> 00:14:39,226 I know what you mean. 420 00:14:39,260 --> 00:14:40,361 This is... this doesn't... 421 00:14:40,395 --> 00:14:41,895 You got to build layers like a lasagna. 422 00:14:41,930 --> 00:14:43,797 Look, they can see the layers. Let's get a dish. 423 00:14:43,832 --> 00:14:47,034 Come on, we got to quit arguing, y'all. Let's go. 424 00:14:50,548 --> 00:14:53,583 With only minutes to go before desserts are served 425 00:14:53,618 --> 00:14:55,552 in the MasterChef restaurant team challenge... 426 00:14:55,586 --> 00:14:57,020 - Better? Okay. - Perfect. 427 00:14:57,054 --> 00:14:59,723 The blue team is getting their dish together... 428 00:14:59,757 --> 00:15:01,625 Cutter, do not freak out. 429 00:15:01,659 --> 00:15:03,026 I'm not freaking out. I'm asking. 430 00:15:03,060 --> 00:15:05,195 And the red team seems to be falling apart. 431 00:15:05,229 --> 00:15:06,596 You got to build layers, like a lasagna. 432 00:15:06,631 --> 00:15:08,598 Look, they can see the layers. Let's get a dish. 433 00:15:08,633 --> 00:15:10,333 Come on, we got to quit arguing, y'all. Let's go. 434 00:15:10,368 --> 00:15:11,468 Red team, blue team, 435 00:15:11,502 --> 00:15:13,837 I look forward to tasting your desserts. 436 00:15:13,871 --> 00:15:16,940 Let's go. 437 00:15:16,974 --> 00:15:19,276 Do we have more cakes? 438 00:15:20,745 --> 00:15:21,711 Behind you. 439 00:15:21,746 --> 00:15:22,712 Hop in here. 440 00:15:22,747 --> 00:15:25,448 Wow, it's getting tense in there. 441 00:15:27,819 --> 00:15:29,586 Let's go, guys. 60 seconds! 442 00:15:29,620 --> 00:15:30,720 - Oh, my god. - More chocolate on this one. 443 00:15:30,755 --> 00:15:31,721 Right here, right? 444 00:15:31,756 --> 00:15:32,722 Let's go! 445 00:15:32,757 --> 00:15:33,723 I need quickly. 446 00:15:33,758 --> 00:15:35,592 Focus, presentation, taste. 447 00:15:35,626 --> 00:15:37,861 - We need pastry cream. - Oh, that's beautiful. 448 00:15:37,895 --> 00:15:39,396 - Put 'em on the plates. - Ten, nine... 449 00:15:39,430 --> 00:15:40,797 - On your right, on your right. - Eight, seven... 450 00:15:40,832 --> 00:15:41,798 - More chocolate. - Six, five... 451 00:15:41,833 --> 00:15:43,533 Which one? Right here? 452 00:15:43,568 --> 00:15:45,001 One more. We need one more. 453 00:15:45,036 --> 00:15:47,304 Three, two, one. 454 00:15:47,338 --> 00:15:49,339 Stop. Hands up. 455 00:15:49,373 --> 00:15:50,674 Good job, everybody. 456 00:15:50,708 --> 00:15:51,875 - Good job. - High five. 457 00:15:51,909 --> 00:15:55,645 Servers are coming in. 458 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,815 Our team's tiramisu looks very pretty and elegant. 459 00:15:58,850 --> 00:16:00,584 So I'm feeling really confident on this one 460 00:16:00,618 --> 00:16:02,719 and happy about it. 461 00:16:02,753 --> 00:16:05,155 Our dessert plates look amazing. 462 00:16:05,189 --> 00:16:06,456 Beautiful layer of strawberries 463 00:16:06,491 --> 00:16:10,293 and a little whipped cream with the cocoa on top. 464 00:16:12,363 --> 00:16:13,330 Thank you. 465 00:16:13,364 --> 00:16:14,331 Thank you very much. 466 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:16,867 Enjoy. 467 00:16:16,901 --> 00:16:18,034 Thank you. 468 00:16:18,069 --> 00:16:19,402 - Red team's dessert. - Yeah. 469 00:16:19,437 --> 00:16:21,338 Visually, what do you think, darling? 470 00:16:21,372 --> 00:16:22,472 It's quite messy, isn't it? 471 00:16:22,507 --> 00:16:24,074 - It looks a little bit clumsy. - Mm-hmm. 472 00:16:24,108 --> 00:16:27,544 Maybe we'll be blown away with the taste. 473 00:16:27,578 --> 00:16:28,545 It does feel light. 474 00:16:28,579 --> 00:16:30,781 - Does it? - Mm. 475 00:16:35,620 --> 00:16:36,586 Yeah. 476 00:16:36,621 --> 00:16:37,587 The chocolate's delicious. 477 00:16:37,622 --> 00:16:38,588 Chocolate's delicious. 478 00:16:38,623 --> 00:16:39,923 - Do you taste the raspberry? - No. 479 00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:41,658 Right, blue team. 480 00:16:41,692 --> 00:16:42,993 Visually, what do you think? 481 00:16:43,027 --> 00:16:47,097 I think it looks pretty with the strawberries like that. 482 00:16:51,068 --> 00:16:52,702 A bit too many strawberries for me. 483 00:16:52,737 --> 00:16:54,237 I mean, it's quite a big clump on there. 484 00:16:54,272 --> 00:16:57,641 This certainly has much more flavor to it. 485 00:16:57,675 --> 00:16:59,342 Salted caramel at the bottom is delicious. 486 00:16:59,377 --> 00:17:01,344 Chocolate mousse, and then the cake is wonderful. 487 00:17:01,379 --> 00:17:03,246 - It doesn't need all that cream. - Definitely not. 488 00:17:03,281 --> 00:17:05,315 I think, as you can see, we're eating around the cream, 489 00:17:05,349 --> 00:17:08,185 which is always a bad sign. 490 00:17:12,123 --> 00:17:13,323 Beautiful evening. 491 00:17:13,357 --> 00:17:14,558 There seems to be a lot of romance in the air. 492 00:17:14,592 --> 00:17:16,293 How long have you guys known each other? 493 00:17:16,327 --> 00:17:17,461 We've been together for three years. 494 00:17:17,495 --> 00:17:18,795 Lot of anniversaries here. 495 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:20,530 - It's a very special night. - Yeah. 496 00:17:20,565 --> 00:17:22,466 What's your assessment of the evening? 497 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:26,103 It's a very inspiring night, and I think that tonight 498 00:17:26,137 --> 00:17:30,006 is the best night to ask a very important question. 499 00:17:31,242 --> 00:17:34,111 Jessida... 500 00:17:34,145 --> 00:17:35,212 Will you marry me? 501 00:17:38,316 --> 00:17:39,282 Yeah. 502 00:17:45,389 --> 00:17:46,590 Ladies and gentlemen, 503 00:17:46,624 --> 00:17:47,991 we have a proposal in the dining room, 504 00:17:48,025 --> 00:17:50,694 Wwich I think went positively. 505 00:17:50,728 --> 00:17:51,928 Big round of applause. 506 00:17:55,233 --> 00:17:58,535 I love you. I love you. 507 00:17:58,569 --> 00:18:00,070 Ladies and gentlemen, 508 00:18:00,104 --> 00:18:02,205 very shortly, our servers will come around 509 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,307 and distribute the check holder to each table. 510 00:18:04,342 --> 00:18:07,344 You will have to decide together 511 00:18:07,378 --> 00:18:09,880 on which team to vote for, the red team or the blue team. 512 00:18:09,914 --> 00:18:12,449 The team that you prefer, 513 00:18:12,483 --> 00:18:15,519 please leave that color in the check holder. 514 00:18:15,553 --> 00:18:18,388 Thank you so much for joining us in the MasterChef restaurant. 515 00:18:18,423 --> 00:18:21,491 We look forward to hearing your opinions. 516 00:18:25,096 --> 00:18:26,863 The red team's lobster was cooked perfectly. 517 00:18:26,898 --> 00:18:28,565 The steak was amazing. 518 00:18:28,599 --> 00:18:30,333 I think I like the tiramisu better. 519 00:18:30,368 --> 00:18:32,169 I like that one better. 520 00:18:32,203 --> 00:18:33,904 I preferred mine. You preferred yours. 521 00:18:33,938 --> 00:18:37,107 - But I like 'em both. - No, that doesn't work. 522 00:18:40,411 --> 00:18:41,378 Thank you. 523 00:18:41,412 --> 00:18:43,680 Thank you very much. 524 00:18:43,715 --> 00:18:46,416 Thank you so much. Thanks so much. 525 00:18:47,919 --> 00:18:50,253 Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome 526 00:18:50,288 --> 00:18:52,622 for our incredible, talented home cooks. 527 00:19:03,167 --> 00:19:05,969 This was a magical evening for everyone in the restaurant. 528 00:19:06,003 --> 00:19:08,138 But for one of these two teams, 529 00:19:08,172 --> 00:19:10,240 the night will not be ending 530 00:19:10,274 --> 00:19:11,708 on such a high note. 531 00:19:11,743 --> 00:19:14,444 One team will be facing 532 00:19:14,479 --> 00:19:16,847 the dreaded pressure test. 533 00:19:20,184 --> 00:19:23,653 The team that had the most votes... 534 00:19:23,688 --> 00:19:27,557 Almost a landslide. 535 00:19:27,592 --> 00:19:31,261 With just over 75% of the votes... 536 00:19:31,295 --> 00:19:33,764 Congratulations to... 537 00:19:39,637 --> 00:19:41,071 The blue team, ladies and gentlemen. 538 00:19:42,607 --> 00:19:45,142 I cannot believe that we won. 539 00:19:45,176 --> 00:19:48,145 I just wish that my husband could see me now. 540 00:19:48,179 --> 00:19:51,148 It's, like, the craziest moment of my life. 541 00:19:52,583 --> 00:19:53,684 Amazing. Well done, Elizabeth. 542 00:19:53,718 --> 00:19:55,419 Well done, blue team. 543 00:19:55,453 --> 00:19:57,788 Red team, unfortunately, the whole team will now face 544 00:19:57,822 --> 00:20:00,323 the dreaded pressure test. 545 00:20:00,358 --> 00:20:02,526 I definitely feel like I let my team down, 546 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,428 and I feel like, as a team captain, 547 00:20:04,462 --> 00:20:05,796 I should have done much better. 548 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:07,531 Please head back 549 00:20:07,565 --> 00:20:08,932 into the MasterChef kitchen and clean up 550 00:20:08,966 --> 00:20:11,368 the red kitchen and the blue. Let's go. 551 00:20:11,402 --> 00:20:14,538 I was a failure today, and it sucks. 552 00:20:14,572 --> 00:20:16,506 Blue team, I'd like all of you to go 553 00:20:16,541 --> 00:20:18,075 and get a glass of champagne from the bar. 554 00:20:18,109 --> 00:20:21,712 It's time for me to escort my stunning wife home. Please. 555 00:20:25,750 --> 00:20:27,484 Let's go. 556 00:20:35,420 --> 00:20:39,757 After losing the MasterChef romantic dinner challenge, 557 00:20:39,791 --> 00:20:41,992 the red team awaits a pressure test, 558 00:20:42,027 --> 00:20:45,596 where at least one home cook will be sent home. 559 00:20:45,630 --> 00:20:48,199 Oh, man. Here we go, pressure test. 560 00:20:48,233 --> 00:20:49,533 Black aprons. 561 00:20:49,568 --> 00:20:51,068 I'm getting tired of wearing black, bro. 562 00:20:53,138 --> 00:20:55,072 What you think went wrong? 563 00:20:55,107 --> 00:20:57,208 I didn't think anything went wrong. 564 00:20:57,242 --> 00:20:58,642 I thought we were on the money. 565 00:20:58,677 --> 00:21:00,177 I had to do what I had to do with the lobster. 566 00:21:00,212 --> 00:21:01,712 You know, I did, you know, 567 00:21:01,747 --> 00:21:03,881 forget the herbs and stuff in the butter, but you know what, 568 00:21:03,915 --> 00:21:05,349 there were other people next to me 569 00:21:05,383 --> 00:21:07,084 that could've said something to me. 570 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:09,520 You know, I was busy killing, you know, 571 00:21:09,554 --> 00:21:12,123 what, 23, 24 lobsters, knife to the head. 572 00:21:13,859 --> 00:21:17,294 It's a new day. Survival of the fittest now. 573 00:21:28,140 --> 00:21:29,573 I'm going into this pressure test 574 00:21:29,608 --> 00:21:30,908 feeling real confident, 575 00:21:30,942 --> 00:21:32,943 because I've been in three pressure tests already. 576 00:21:32,978 --> 00:21:33,944 This makes number four. 577 00:21:33,979 --> 00:21:37,081 This is not my first rodeo. 578 00:21:37,115 --> 00:21:39,116 This is my first pressure test, 579 00:21:39,151 --> 00:21:40,651 and I'm scared. 580 00:21:40,685 --> 00:21:42,153 I could be going home. 581 00:21:42,187 --> 00:21:44,388 This is not good. 582 00:21:44,423 --> 00:21:46,557 Right. Let's get one thing right. 583 00:21:46,591 --> 00:21:47,892 Last night, 584 00:21:47,926 --> 00:21:51,262 we asked you all to cook a stunning, romantic dinner. 585 00:21:51,296 --> 00:21:52,663 Blue team, 586 00:21:52,697 --> 00:21:56,434 you had the restaurant's favorite dishes. 587 00:21:56,468 --> 00:21:58,803 More than 3/4 of the votes, 588 00:21:58,837 --> 00:22:01,338 and that's why you six home cooks 589 00:22:01,373 --> 00:22:03,140 are all up on the gallery 590 00:22:03,175 --> 00:22:05,710 safe from elimination. 591 00:22:05,744 --> 00:22:06,811 Seriously, well done. 592 00:22:06,845 --> 00:22:08,412 Thank you, chef. 593 00:22:08,447 --> 00:22:10,181 Unfortunately for the six of you 594 00:22:10,215 --> 00:22:11,382 standing here in front of us, 595 00:22:11,416 --> 00:22:13,350 the morning after is going to hurt. 596 00:22:13,385 --> 00:22:14,585 Because tonight, 597 00:22:14,619 --> 00:22:17,888 you will all face 598 00:22:17,923 --> 00:22:20,324 the dreaded pressure test. 599 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:21,659 Wow. 600 00:22:21,693 --> 00:22:24,662 Last night, you all served a romantic dinner, 601 00:22:24,696 --> 00:22:26,464 and what's the perfect thing 602 00:22:26,498 --> 00:22:28,466 to round off a night like that? 603 00:22:30,202 --> 00:22:32,370 A glorious, decadent box 604 00:22:32,404 --> 00:22:34,905 of beautiful chocolates. 605 00:22:37,743 --> 00:22:40,478 Nine absolutely perfect, 606 00:22:40,512 --> 00:22:44,615 handcrafted gourmet chocolate truffles. 607 00:22:44,649 --> 00:22:46,117 We're asking you 608 00:22:46,151 --> 00:22:48,819 for nine high-end chocolate truffles. 609 00:22:48,854 --> 00:22:50,187 to get those truffles right, 610 00:22:50,222 --> 00:22:51,689 you're gonna need a lot of technique. 611 00:22:51,723 --> 00:22:55,860 The chocolate has to be melted to the perfect consistency... 612 00:22:55,894 --> 00:22:57,128 Smooth, not grainy, 613 00:22:57,162 --> 00:22:59,430 with just the right amount of sweetness. 614 00:22:59,464 --> 00:23:05,069 And your filling has to be spot-on in flavor and texture. 615 00:23:05,103 --> 00:23:06,404 Don't forget, 616 00:23:06,438 --> 00:23:10,041 these truffles have to be visual feasts for our eyes 617 00:23:10,075 --> 00:23:11,442 as well as our palates. 618 00:23:11,476 --> 00:23:12,743 Anything less, 619 00:23:12,778 --> 00:23:15,713 and you could be leaving the MasterChef kitchen. 620 00:23:15,747 --> 00:23:19,383 It's time to head to your stations. 621 00:23:19,418 --> 00:23:22,953 These hands make steak and ribs 622 00:23:22,988 --> 00:23:24,455 and drink beer, you know what I mean? 623 00:23:24,489 --> 00:23:27,491 They don't make truffles. 624 00:23:27,526 --> 00:23:29,026 In front of you, you all have 625 00:23:29,061 --> 00:23:32,329 the exact same ingredients to make basic truffles. 626 00:23:32,364 --> 00:23:34,665 Chocolate, heavy cream, 627 00:23:34,700 --> 00:23:36,767 sugar, and butter. 628 00:23:36,802 --> 00:23:40,337 You also have use of a pantry chock-full of ingredients 629 00:23:40,372 --> 00:23:42,873 that you can use to decorate your truffles. 630 00:23:42,908 --> 00:23:45,042 You all have just one hour 631 00:23:45,077 --> 00:23:48,746 to make us a box of nine perfect chocolate truffles, 632 00:23:48,780 --> 00:23:50,715 and you must have 633 00:23:50,749 --> 00:23:54,618 at least three different types of truffles in your box. 634 00:23:55,988 --> 00:23:57,588 Okay, is everyone ready? 635 00:23:57,622 --> 00:23:59,323 Yes, chef. 636 00:23:59,358 --> 00:24:02,460 Your one hour starts... 637 00:24:02,494 --> 00:24:03,861 Now. 638 00:24:08,967 --> 00:24:09,967 Watch out. 639 00:24:10,002 --> 00:24:12,203 Got some coffee here. 640 00:24:16,274 --> 00:24:18,409 I think this is honestly the hardest one we've ever had. 641 00:24:18,443 --> 00:24:19,543 So far. 642 00:24:19,578 --> 00:24:20,678 Even for the most accomplished home cook, 643 00:24:20,712 --> 00:24:22,747 Chocolate is very, very challenging. 644 00:24:22,781 --> 00:24:24,415 Chocolate truffles is very difficult. 645 00:24:24,449 --> 00:24:25,750 It's chemistry. It's precision. 646 00:24:25,784 --> 00:24:26,984 It's not familiar ground 647 00:24:27,019 --> 00:24:29,320 even for the most accomplished home cook. 648 00:24:29,354 --> 00:24:30,454 But it's about that ratio, 649 00:24:30,489 --> 00:24:32,256 that chocolate, that butter, and that cream. 650 00:24:32,290 --> 00:24:34,191 You know, insufficient cream, they're too hard. 651 00:24:34,226 --> 00:24:36,160 Insufficient butter, then it's just pure chocolate. 652 00:24:36,194 --> 00:24:38,295 But more importantly, the coating. 653 00:24:38,330 --> 00:24:39,997 Now, you can go down the easy route 654 00:24:40,032 --> 00:24:42,299 and dust it with cocoa powder. 655 00:24:42,334 --> 00:24:44,769 You can temper chocolate, get that nice sheen on it, 656 00:24:44,803 --> 00:24:47,038 and dip them. 657 00:24:51,743 --> 00:24:54,312 I'm gonna do a dark chocolate mint truffle 658 00:24:54,346 --> 00:24:56,914 and a milk chocolate and orange and coconut, 659 00:24:56,948 --> 00:24:58,349 and then I'm still working on my third one. 660 00:24:58,383 --> 00:25:00,484 I have a couple options, but I don't know yet. 661 00:25:00,519 --> 00:25:01,752 Definitely out of my element. 662 00:25:01,787 --> 00:25:05,089 I'm making a sea salt chocolate truffle, 663 00:25:05,123 --> 00:25:06,457 a cinnamon coffee truffle, 664 00:25:06,491 --> 00:25:08,359 and a almond crunch truffle. 665 00:25:08,393 --> 00:25:10,361 And 60 minutes to do all this? 666 00:25:10,395 --> 00:25:13,698 It's really crazy. 667 00:25:13,732 --> 00:25:15,833 I'm making a dark chocolate truffle, 668 00:25:15,867 --> 00:25:19,670 kind of Japanese-inspired with togarashi and orange. 669 00:25:19,705 --> 00:25:21,639 I've never made truffles before, 670 00:25:21,673 --> 00:25:24,508 so I'm just hoping that it all comes together. 671 00:25:27,346 --> 00:25:28,713 What's going on, Christian? 672 00:25:28,747 --> 00:25:29,981 What is the plan? What are you doing? 673 00:25:30,015 --> 00:25:30,982 Well, my first truffle 674 00:25:31,016 --> 00:25:32,450 is gonna be an eggnog brandy truffle. 675 00:25:32,484 --> 00:25:33,451 My next truffle is gonna be 676 00:25:33,485 --> 00:25:35,486 a chocolate-covered pretzel truffle, 677 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:36,487 and last but not least, 678 00:25:36,521 --> 00:25:37,688 the chocolate bacon truffle. 679 00:25:37,723 --> 00:25:39,123 So, Christian, you feel confident? 680 00:25:39,157 --> 00:25:41,459 I've never done truffles before, but we shall see. 681 00:25:41,493 --> 00:25:42,460 - Don't burn the bacon. - Yeah, watch that. 682 00:25:42,494 --> 00:25:45,129 Yes, sir. 683 00:25:45,163 --> 00:25:46,464 Use your imagination. 684 00:25:46,498 --> 00:25:49,100 They need to look stunning. 685 00:25:50,502 --> 00:25:54,038 Leslie, fourth time in a row in a pressure test. 686 00:25:54,072 --> 00:25:55,373 Truffles, ever made them before? 687 00:25:55,407 --> 00:25:56,774 No, I usually go to Beverly Hills 688 00:25:56,808 --> 00:25:57,975 to get my truffles for my wife. 689 00:25:58,010 --> 00:25:59,310 What are the actual three styles? 690 00:25:59,344 --> 00:26:00,911 I want to use the brandy in the dark, 691 00:26:00,946 --> 00:26:02,313 and then I was thinking of throwing 692 00:26:02,347 --> 00:26:03,748 a little cayenne pepper in the milk, 693 00:26:03,782 --> 00:26:04,982 because chocolate and heat is very sexy. 694 00:26:05,017 --> 00:26:06,350 Okay. 695 00:26:06,385 --> 00:26:07,518 You know, I'm throwing truffles in my wife's mouth, 696 00:26:07,552 --> 00:26:08,519 I want her to feel hot. 697 00:26:08,553 --> 00:26:10,855 Rule number one, happy wife, happy life. 698 00:26:10,889 --> 00:26:14,225 - Good luck with these truffles. - Thank you. 699 00:26:14,259 --> 00:26:15,426 Third pressure test, Cutter. 700 00:26:15,460 --> 00:26:16,427 Yep. 701 00:26:16,461 --> 00:26:17,662 You ever made truffles before? 702 00:26:17,696 --> 00:26:18,663 Of course... not. 703 00:26:18,697 --> 00:26:19,664 So what do you think? 704 00:26:19,698 --> 00:26:20,665 Is this a tough challenge? 705 00:26:20,699 --> 00:26:22,166 Yeah, not only is it tough, you know, 706 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,435 dealing with chocolate, because it's so temperamental, 707 00:26:24,469 --> 00:26:26,704 but also being in a pressure test just adds to it. 708 00:26:26,738 --> 00:26:28,606 Okay, who's going home? 709 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,408 If I don't get this right, it's definitely me. 710 00:26:30,442 --> 00:26:31,742 I mean, there's no if, ands, or buts about it, 711 00:26:31,777 --> 00:26:33,110 - so I'm not worried about it. - I agree. 712 00:26:33,145 --> 00:26:35,079 I mean, everyone's saying that you're going home, 713 00:26:35,113 --> 00:26:36,614 so that should be more incentive for you to prove them wrong. 714 00:26:36,648 --> 00:26:38,416 - Yeah, exactly. - Right? Dig in. 715 00:26:38,450 --> 00:26:41,252 36 minutes remaining. 716 00:26:48,493 --> 00:26:50,294 Ahran, what's the flavor? 717 00:26:50,329 --> 00:26:52,763 One of them is a dark chocolate peanut butter, 718 00:26:52,798 --> 00:26:54,732 one is a dark chocolate hazelnut, 719 00:26:54,766 --> 00:26:57,101 and one is a milk chocolate mocha. 720 00:26:57,135 --> 00:26:58,536 Are you feeling confident tonight? 721 00:26:58,570 --> 00:27:00,338 I'm a little bit overwhelmed right now, chef... 722 00:27:00,372 --> 00:27:03,641 - Overwhelmed? - But all my bases are almost done chilling. 723 00:27:03,675 --> 00:27:05,009 - Mm-hmm, young lady. - Yes, chef. 724 00:27:05,043 --> 00:27:07,945 You can't let that one little defeat get you down. 725 00:27:07,980 --> 00:27:09,680 Now, big deep breath, 726 00:27:09,715 --> 00:27:11,649 Composure, 727 00:27:11,683 --> 00:27:12,817 - stay on top of it. - Yes, chef. 728 00:27:12,851 --> 00:27:14,785 - Good luck. - Thank you. 729 00:27:18,323 --> 00:27:19,490 Who's vulnerable tonight? 730 00:27:19,524 --> 00:27:20,491 Oh, I think Ahran. 731 00:27:20,525 --> 00:27:21,559 She's lost her confidence. 732 00:27:21,593 --> 00:27:22,727 She's in a funk. 733 00:27:22,761 --> 00:27:23,894 Never been in a pressure test. 734 00:27:23,929 --> 00:27:25,730 So, I mean, talk about being at a disadvantage. 735 00:27:25,764 --> 00:27:27,198 Cutter, also. 736 00:27:27,232 --> 00:27:30,101 Every time Cutter has cooked a dessert, 737 00:27:30,135 --> 00:27:31,969 he's ended up right on the bottom. 738 00:27:32,004 --> 00:27:33,871 I don't think today will be any exception. 739 00:27:33,905 --> 00:27:35,573 Cutter for me is the one who's gonna come back strong. 740 00:27:35,607 --> 00:27:36,874 - He's a goner. Watch. - No, he's not. 741 00:27:36,908 --> 00:27:38,743 That can work. That can work. 742 00:27:38,777 --> 00:27:39,844 How's Leslie doing back there? 743 00:27:39,878 --> 00:27:41,012 He's doing good. 744 00:27:41,046 --> 00:27:42,680 The more pressure tests that Leslie's in, 745 00:27:42,714 --> 00:27:43,948 - the better he performs. - Yep. 746 00:27:43,982 --> 00:27:45,750 He's becoming an animal of the pressure test. 747 00:27:45,784 --> 00:27:46,951 It's not getting hot enough. 748 00:27:49,021 --> 00:27:51,088 Eight minutes to go. 749 00:27:53,292 --> 00:27:54,692 - Christine, what's the plan? - Yes. 750 00:27:54,726 --> 00:27:56,160 It's looking a little inconsistent. 751 00:27:56,194 --> 00:27:57,528 - What are you doing? - Yeah, I know. 752 00:27:57,562 --> 00:27:58,930 I think you're a little behind, Christine. 753 00:27:58,964 --> 00:27:59,931 I am a little behind. 754 00:27:59,965 --> 00:28:01,399 You got to have them in here, 755 00:28:01,433 --> 00:28:03,334 gorgeous and ready to go in, like, eight minutes. 756 00:28:03,368 --> 00:28:04,969 - I have more in the... in the blast... - Oh, you do? 757 00:28:05,003 --> 00:28:06,070 Let's get it done. Let's go. 758 00:28:06,104 --> 00:28:08,072 Okay, thank you. 759 00:28:08,106 --> 00:28:09,907 Nine stunning truffles 760 00:28:09,942 --> 00:28:12,743 have got to be in the box. 761 00:28:12,778 --> 00:28:17,148 Let's go, guys, one minute left, come on. 762 00:28:17,182 --> 00:28:18,349 Finishing touches. 763 00:28:18,383 --> 00:28:22,053 Make that box look beautiful. 764 00:28:22,087 --> 00:28:23,654 They look great, Christine. 765 00:28:23,689 --> 00:28:26,057 Oh, god, thank you. 766 00:28:27,459 --> 00:28:30,728 Ten, nine, eight, 767 00:28:30,762 --> 00:28:35,299 seven, six, five, four, 768 00:28:35,334 --> 00:28:39,003 three, two, one, stop. 769 00:28:39,037 --> 00:28:41,672 Hands in the air. 770 00:28:46,273 --> 00:28:50,175 Nine stunning truffles have got to be in the box. 771 00:28:51,437 --> 00:28:53,571 Five, four, 772 00:28:53,606 --> 00:28:57,742 three, two, one, stop. 773 00:28:57,776 --> 00:28:58,910 Hands in the air. 774 00:29:01,526 --> 00:29:03,214 Right, all of you, very carefully, please, 775 00:29:03,249 --> 00:29:06,618 bring your boxes of chocolates down to the front. 776 00:29:06,652 --> 00:29:09,888 I am not happy with my chocolates at all, 777 00:29:09,922 --> 00:29:11,956 so I'm a little bit scared. 778 00:29:13,092 --> 00:29:14,859 I'm literally praying, 779 00:29:14,894 --> 00:29:19,230 "Oh, please be good enough that I don't get my ass chewed." 780 00:29:19,265 --> 00:29:21,799 It's time to taste your chocolates 781 00:29:21,834 --> 00:29:26,371 and find out who will be leaving the MasterChef kitchen tonight. 782 00:29:29,308 --> 00:29:31,309 Cutter. 783 00:29:33,546 --> 00:29:35,079 We'll be honest with each other, right? 784 00:29:35,114 --> 00:29:38,483 The last few weeks have not been going too well. 785 00:29:38,517 --> 00:29:40,251 Before I open it, what's your assessment, 786 00:29:40,286 --> 00:29:43,454 would you say, one to ten, in all honesty? 787 00:29:43,489 --> 00:29:45,790 I'd say about a seven or eight, I hope. 788 00:29:45,824 --> 00:29:48,326 Really? 789 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,328 Here we go. 790 00:29:57,069 --> 00:29:58,236 Wow. 791 00:29:58,270 --> 00:30:00,338 Is that a good wow or a bad wow? 792 00:30:00,372 --> 00:30:02,540 Visually, these are a ten. 793 00:30:02,575 --> 00:30:03,608 Wow, thank you. 794 00:30:03,642 --> 00:30:05,076 Can you guys see that from up there? 795 00:30:05,110 --> 00:30:06,377 - Yeah. - Yeah, they look great. 796 00:30:06,412 --> 00:30:07,979 Who's surprised that Cutter made these? 797 00:30:09,949 --> 00:30:11,482 Tell me the flavors. 798 00:30:11,517 --> 00:30:13,785 Okay, so I have mint-infused dark chocolate 799 00:30:13,819 --> 00:30:15,253 with a peppermint coating, 800 00:30:15,287 --> 00:30:16,955 and then I have two milk chocolate 801 00:30:16,989 --> 00:30:18,356 infused with orange liqueur. 802 00:30:18,390 --> 00:30:20,492 One's got white chocolate shavings with orange zest. 803 00:30:20,526 --> 00:30:22,227 And then I did a toasted coconut. 804 00:30:22,261 --> 00:30:23,261 So what should I try first? 805 00:30:23,295 --> 00:30:24,596 I like truffles for after dinner, 806 00:30:24,630 --> 00:30:25,697 so I would go with the mint, 807 00:30:25,731 --> 00:30:28,500 to freshen my breath, so I can kiss the girls. 808 00:30:32,171 --> 00:30:33,471 Just please be good on the inside. 809 00:30:33,506 --> 00:30:36,174 It's like a christmas ornament. 810 00:30:36,208 --> 00:30:38,676 Nice and fudgy. 811 00:30:45,217 --> 00:30:46,551 It's perfectly balanced. 812 00:30:46,585 --> 00:30:49,387 The peppermint candy on the outside 813 00:30:49,421 --> 00:30:52,056 is a great foil for that creaminess 814 00:30:52,091 --> 00:30:54,058 of the actual ganache. 815 00:30:54,093 --> 00:30:56,027 I don't think you could have done it any better. 816 00:30:56,061 --> 00:30:57,028 Good job. 817 00:30:57,062 --> 00:30:58,163 Appreciate it. Thank you. 818 00:31:02,168 --> 00:31:03,134 So... 819 00:31:03,169 --> 00:31:05,770 Is this like the new Cutter 820 00:31:05,804 --> 00:31:07,205 we're gonna see here going forward, 821 00:31:07,239 --> 00:31:09,808 or is this just a one-time deal? 822 00:31:09,842 --> 00:31:11,342 Even though y'all have been hard on me, 823 00:31:11,377 --> 00:31:12,911 I've tried to pay attention to what y'all say. 824 00:31:12,945 --> 00:31:15,079 I'm hoping this is my rebound. 825 00:31:15,114 --> 00:31:17,148 Rebounding in a box of chocolates. 826 00:31:17,183 --> 00:31:18,583 Who would've ever thought, Cutter? 827 00:31:18,617 --> 00:31:19,584 Right? 828 00:31:19,618 --> 00:31:20,819 Great flavor. 829 00:31:20,853 --> 00:31:22,587 The orange infusion's very sophisticated. 830 00:31:22,621 --> 00:31:24,989 Tastes like something you'd get from a real chocolatier. 831 00:31:25,024 --> 00:31:25,990 Good job. 832 00:31:26,025 --> 00:31:28,026 Thank you. 833 00:31:31,230 --> 00:31:34,098 Personally, I think Joe and Graham are full of crap. 834 00:31:34,133 --> 00:31:36,100 I mean, they look like you. 835 00:31:36,135 --> 00:31:38,269 - Clumsy. - Yes, sir. 836 00:31:40,306 --> 00:31:41,840 Just kidding, Cutter, they look great. 837 00:31:43,008 --> 00:31:45,143 That was so mean. 838 00:31:45,177 --> 00:31:46,377 You want me to die right here? 839 00:31:46,412 --> 00:31:47,378 Finally. 840 00:31:47,413 --> 00:31:50,281 Man. 841 00:31:50,316 --> 00:31:52,383 Mmm. 842 00:31:57,423 --> 00:31:58,723 Delicious, great texture. 843 00:31:58,757 --> 00:32:00,058 Smooth. 844 00:32:00,092 --> 00:32:02,026 The only thing I want to do now is eat another one. 845 00:32:02,061 --> 00:32:03,027 Thank you, chef. 846 00:32:03,062 --> 00:32:04,796 This is an amateur competition, 847 00:32:04,830 --> 00:32:06,631 and you've just created a box of chocolates 848 00:32:06,665 --> 00:32:07,765 at a professional level. 849 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:09,067 - Thank you very much. - Great job. 850 00:32:13,506 --> 00:32:14,639 Good job, man. 851 00:32:18,778 --> 00:32:19,744 So, Christian, 852 00:32:19,779 --> 00:32:21,546 let's see what we have. 853 00:32:21,580 --> 00:32:24,215 This is an eggnog brandy truffle. 854 00:32:24,250 --> 00:32:26,618 This right here is your bacon-covered truffle. 855 00:32:26,652 --> 00:32:29,654 And this is your chocolate- covered pretzel truffle. 856 00:32:29,688 --> 00:32:31,089 So which one should I try? 857 00:32:31,123 --> 00:32:32,157 The pretzel, I would lover you. 858 00:32:32,191 --> 00:32:34,692 - This one here? - Yes. 859 00:32:43,068 --> 00:32:44,035 Ganache is nice. 860 00:32:44,069 --> 00:32:45,403 It's a good flavor. 861 00:32:45,438 --> 00:32:46,938 I love pretzels. 862 00:32:46,972 --> 00:32:49,174 What I would've done, a larger chop on 'em... 863 00:32:49,208 --> 00:32:50,442 - Yes. - Just on the outside. 864 00:32:50,476 --> 00:32:52,444 - Thank you. - Thanks. 865 00:32:52,478 --> 00:32:53,611 - Big Willie. - Yes, chef. 866 00:32:53,646 --> 00:32:54,712 A master in desserts, 867 00:32:54,747 --> 00:32:56,514 so I'm expecting a box of fireworks. 868 00:33:00,019 --> 00:33:01,586 Wow. 869 00:33:01,620 --> 00:33:02,587 Uh-huh. 870 00:33:02,621 --> 00:33:05,557 You have a dark chocolate 871 00:33:05,591 --> 00:33:07,358 with togarashi seasoning 872 00:33:07,393 --> 00:33:08,626 topped with flake salt, 873 00:33:08,661 --> 00:33:10,628 and then the other one, you have a milk chocolate 874 00:33:10,663 --> 00:33:14,532 with habanero peppers with sprinkles and coconut. 875 00:33:14,567 --> 00:33:15,633 Can I borrow those glasses? 876 00:33:15,668 --> 00:33:16,835 Sure. 877 00:33:20,806 --> 00:33:22,307 Let's get one thing right. 878 00:33:22,341 --> 00:33:23,308 What is that? 879 00:33:25,044 --> 00:33:26,978 I love color, chef. 880 00:33:27,012 --> 00:33:28,413 You love color, or you're color-blind? 881 00:33:28,447 --> 00:33:31,349 Willie, seriously, why so heavy-handed? 882 00:33:33,586 --> 00:33:35,453 That's what I'm getting at. 883 00:33:35,488 --> 00:33:38,289 You know, you spoil the texture. 884 00:33:38,324 --> 00:33:42,527 - With the sprinkles. - Yeah. 885 00:33:42,561 --> 00:33:44,095 The ganache, love that heat. 886 00:33:44,130 --> 00:33:46,030 Love that. What a shame. 887 00:33:46,065 --> 00:33:47,565 One of the best flavor combinations of the evening, 888 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:50,401 however, the dress that you wrapped it up in, 889 00:33:50,436 --> 00:33:52,437 wrong fit. 890 00:33:53,439 --> 00:33:54,406 Okay, Ahran, tell me, 891 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:55,740 what did you make for us? 892 00:33:55,775 --> 00:34:00,311 I did a milk chocolate hazelnut truffle, 893 00:34:00,346 --> 00:34:02,914 a dark chocolate peanut butter pretzel truffle, 894 00:34:02,948 --> 00:34:05,016 and a coffee mocha truffle. 895 00:34:05,050 --> 00:34:06,050 Which one is this one? 896 00:34:06,085 --> 00:34:07,218 That's the hazelnut truffle. 897 00:34:07,253 --> 00:34:10,422 - Hazelnut. - Yeah. 898 00:34:10,456 --> 00:34:12,123 Did you use the same ganache for all of them? 899 00:34:12,158 --> 00:34:14,959 No, I used different bases. 900 00:34:14,994 --> 00:34:16,494 that one is the milk chocolate one. 901 00:34:16,529 --> 00:34:18,530 - It's very rich. - Yeah. 902 00:34:18,564 --> 00:34:22,967 I guess truffles are supposed to be rich. 903 00:34:23,002 --> 00:34:25,370 It's not bad, a little dense, could be lighter. 904 00:34:25,404 --> 00:34:29,574 Leave it at that. 905 00:34:29,608 --> 00:34:31,142 - Leslie. - Yes. 906 00:34:33,379 --> 00:34:35,613 Right. 907 00:34:35,648 --> 00:34:40,085 Leslie's romantic box of chocolates. 908 00:34:43,222 --> 00:34:45,223 - Wow. - Yes. 909 00:34:46,692 --> 00:34:49,260 Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. 910 00:34:56,624 --> 00:34:59,960 Leslie's romantic box of chocolates. 911 00:35:00,995 --> 00:35:01,962 Wow. 912 00:35:01,996 --> 00:35:03,730 Yes. 913 00:35:03,765 --> 00:35:06,300 Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. 914 00:35:08,436 --> 00:35:11,004 Deribe your box of chocolates, please. 915 00:35:11,039 --> 00:35:13,740 There's three different types of chocolate. 916 00:35:13,775 --> 00:35:15,275 There's a dark chocolate 917 00:35:15,310 --> 00:35:17,811 and a coconut milk chocolate 918 00:35:17,846 --> 00:35:19,913 and then white chocolate. 919 00:35:19,948 --> 00:35:21,615 These things were supposed to be romantic. 920 00:35:21,649 --> 00:35:24,685 Yours look like they've been molded from your armpits. 921 00:35:26,454 --> 00:35:27,421 Guilty as charged. 922 00:35:27,455 --> 00:35:28,922 I messed up. 923 00:35:28,957 --> 00:35:31,024 That's the white chocolate. 924 00:35:31,059 --> 00:35:32,693 I put white ginger powder in 'em 925 00:35:32,727 --> 00:35:34,194 and some coffee 926 00:35:34,229 --> 00:35:36,797 just to enhance the flavor. 927 00:35:41,903 --> 00:35:44,104 The white chocolate, I like that. 928 00:35:44,139 --> 00:35:45,506 But it's that shell on the outside. 929 00:35:45,540 --> 00:35:46,673 - Yes. - A little bit too thick, 930 00:35:46,708 --> 00:35:49,676 A little bit too crunchy. 931 00:35:49,711 --> 00:35:50,711 It's a box of chocolates 932 00:35:50,745 --> 00:35:52,012 you need to eat in the dark, yeah? 933 00:35:52,046 --> 00:35:53,781 Yes. 934 00:35:53,815 --> 00:35:55,983 Sorry. 935 00:35:59,721 --> 00:36:01,588 It's got a great flavor on the inside. 936 00:36:01,623 --> 00:36:03,590 Totally do not like the raw coconut. 937 00:36:03,625 --> 00:36:06,126 But the thing is, they look really bad. 938 00:36:10,665 --> 00:36:12,633 Okay, Christine. 939 00:36:12,667 --> 00:36:13,934 What are the flavors? 940 00:36:13,968 --> 00:36:17,171 A sea salt dark chocolate truffle, 941 00:36:17,205 --> 00:36:19,606 coffee and cinnamon chocolate truffle, 942 00:36:19,641 --> 00:36:22,276 and a almond crunch truffle. 943 00:36:22,310 --> 00:36:23,944 Why didn't you make them round? 944 00:36:23,978 --> 00:36:25,045 You were so close, 945 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:26,246 but you stopped short of that. 946 00:36:26,281 --> 00:36:29,416 They could be rounder. You're right. 947 00:36:31,986 --> 00:36:32,953 Super bitter. 948 00:36:32,987 --> 00:36:34,021 Okay. 949 00:36:34,055 --> 00:36:35,022 Really bitter. 950 00:36:35,056 --> 00:36:38,659 Try it. 951 00:36:38,693 --> 00:36:39,727 It's a little bitter. 952 00:36:39,761 --> 00:36:42,162 - Disappointing. - Sorry. 953 00:36:43,398 --> 00:36:44,898 Christine, this one is? 954 00:36:44,933 --> 00:36:46,700 That's the coffee cinnamon. 955 00:36:46,735 --> 00:36:48,035 What's that on the outside? 956 00:36:48,069 --> 00:36:50,037 Almond dust and cocoa nibs. 957 00:36:50,071 --> 00:36:52,005 What, like, raw cocoa nibs? 958 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:54,808 Yes. 959 00:36:54,843 --> 00:36:57,344 Truffles should delight me. 960 00:36:57,378 --> 00:36:59,379 Cocoa nibs are really bitter. 961 00:36:59,414 --> 00:37:02,816 You have to use them with extreme caution. 962 00:37:02,851 --> 00:37:05,018 What a shame. 963 00:37:08,123 --> 00:37:11,158 That was clearly a very challenging pressure test. 964 00:37:11,192 --> 00:37:14,027 Excuse us, because we've got some big decisions to make. 965 00:37:16,998 --> 00:37:18,332 Great job. 966 00:37:18,366 --> 00:37:19,500 Good job, bro. 967 00:37:19,534 --> 00:37:20,801 First off, Cutter's were exceptional. 968 00:37:20,835 --> 00:37:22,403 Amazing... you see, miracles happen, 969 00:37:22,437 --> 00:37:24,104 even here in the MasterChef kitchen. 970 00:37:25,607 --> 00:37:27,808 Ahran's were kind of a sluggish start. 971 00:37:27,842 --> 00:37:29,610 Not perfect, but they weren't bad. 972 00:37:29,644 --> 00:37:31,578 And Willie's... all the flavors were good. 973 00:37:31,613 --> 00:37:33,213 - The aesthetics were lacking. - Yeah. 974 00:37:33,248 --> 00:37:35,649 Christian's were a little dry. 975 00:37:35,683 --> 00:37:37,051 Christine was missing the whole boat. 976 00:37:37,085 --> 00:37:39,319 I don't think she tasted them. They were just bitter. 977 00:37:39,354 --> 00:37:40,821 But look at Leslie's. 978 00:37:40,855 --> 00:37:44,925 Those things were the ugliest things that we've seen. 979 00:37:49,431 --> 00:37:51,799 Okay, Cutter, step forward. 980 00:37:53,735 --> 00:37:56,136 So... I've made no secret 981 00:37:56,171 --> 00:37:58,739 of the fact that I've doubted your ability 982 00:37:58,773 --> 00:38:01,542 to create quality food. 983 00:38:01,576 --> 00:38:04,011 But when I am wrong, I will admit it. 984 00:38:04,045 --> 00:38:06,013 And tonight, you proved me wrong. 985 00:38:06,047 --> 00:38:07,247 Thank you, sir. 986 00:38:07,282 --> 00:38:08,349 Take your box of chocolates, 987 00:38:08,383 --> 00:38:09,850 go up to the balcony, 988 00:38:09,884 --> 00:38:12,052 and have your fellow contestants 989 00:38:12,087 --> 00:38:13,053 have a taste of success. 990 00:38:13,088 --> 00:38:14,254 Yes, sir. 991 00:38:14,289 --> 00:38:15,389 Please head to the balcony. 992 00:38:15,423 --> 00:38:16,390 Good job. 993 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,862 The shock of the season. 994 00:38:21,896 --> 00:38:23,964 Yeah, let's see 'em. 995 00:38:23,998 --> 00:38:24,965 Look at that right there. 996 00:38:24,999 --> 00:38:26,400 Look at that. 997 00:38:26,434 --> 00:38:30,437 Obviously, Cutter was way above the rest of the class tonight. 998 00:38:30,472 --> 00:38:33,240 Can the following three people 999 00:38:33,274 --> 00:38:35,576 please step forward? 1000 00:38:35,610 --> 00:38:37,011 Big Willie... 1001 00:38:38,913 --> 00:38:41,648 Ahran... 1002 00:38:41,683 --> 00:38:44,952 and Christian. 1003 00:38:44,986 --> 00:38:46,987 These chocolate truffles tripped you all up 1004 00:38:47,022 --> 00:38:50,090 in various ways. 1005 00:38:50,125 --> 00:38:52,459 Luckily tonight, two people fell 1006 00:38:52,494 --> 00:38:54,261 much harder than you did. 1007 00:38:54,295 --> 00:38:55,996 You are all safe. 1008 00:38:56,031 --> 00:38:57,498 Please head to the balcony. 1009 00:38:57,532 --> 00:38:59,633 I am really relieved to be sent upstairs, 1010 00:38:59,668 --> 00:39:02,169 because, honestly, today was a disaster. 1011 00:39:02,203 --> 00:39:05,572 It's like a nightmare just ended. 1012 00:39:06,641 --> 00:39:07,741 Christine and Leslie, 1013 00:39:07,776 --> 00:39:10,978 two completely different boxes of chocolate. 1014 00:39:11,012 --> 00:39:14,148 One looks pretty decent but tastes inadequate. 1015 00:39:14,182 --> 00:39:18,052 One looks a mess but tastes pretty decent. 1016 00:39:20,722 --> 00:39:22,456 The person leaving 1017 00:39:22,490 --> 00:39:26,860 the MasterChef kitchen tonight... 1018 00:39:29,698 --> 00:39:32,199 that person is... 1019 00:39:41,743 --> 00:39:44,611 Christine. 1020 00:39:47,382 --> 00:39:50,851 We are as shocked as you are. 1021 00:39:51,853 --> 00:39:53,220 Leslie, say good-bye to Christine 1022 00:39:53,254 --> 00:39:54,655 and head up to the balcony, please. 1023 00:39:54,689 --> 00:39:56,924 Sorry. 1024 00:40:00,462 --> 00:40:03,263 Christine, we found the chocolates to be 1025 00:40:03,298 --> 00:40:05,099 bitter beyond belief. 1026 00:40:05,133 --> 00:40:07,067 The ratios were unbalanced, 1027 00:40:07,102 --> 00:40:10,604 and the contrast didn't work. 1028 00:40:10,638 --> 00:40:12,806 Come and say good-bye, darling, please. 1029 00:40:14,876 --> 00:40:15,909 Bye. 1030 00:40:15,944 --> 00:40:18,178 Thank you. Thank you so much. 1031 00:40:18,213 --> 00:40:20,514 - Thank you. - Bye. Best of luck. 1032 00:40:20,548 --> 00:40:21,582 I'm sorry I let you down. 1033 00:40:21,616 --> 00:40:24,551 Man, man, man, man. 1034 00:40:24,586 --> 00:40:25,853 Take a look up there, the top 11. 1035 00:40:25,887 --> 00:40:28,255 Who do you think is gonna win MasterChef? 1036 00:40:28,290 --> 00:40:29,823 My girl Ahran. 1037 00:40:29,858 --> 00:40:30,991 Ahran. 1038 00:40:31,026 --> 00:40:32,326 - Keep your head up high, please. - Thank you. 1039 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:33,327 - Great job, Christine. - Good night, darling. 1040 00:40:35,797 --> 00:40:37,731 I love you, Christine. 1041 00:40:37,766 --> 00:40:39,700 There are no words to describe 1042 00:40:39,734 --> 00:40:44,371 how disappointed and frustrated I am with myself. 1043 00:40:44,406 --> 00:40:45,906 Christine. 1044 00:40:45,940 --> 00:40:48,275 I still can't believe that I was cooking 1045 00:40:48,310 --> 00:40:50,978 in the presence of culinary excellence. 1046 00:40:51,012 --> 00:40:52,780 - Congratulations. Well done. - Thank you, chef. 1047 00:40:52,814 --> 00:40:55,282 I'm just honored to have been here. 1048 00:40:55,317 --> 00:40:58,285 I expected a lot, and you delivered a lot. 1049 00:40:58,320 --> 00:40:59,286 Thank you. 1050 00:40:59,321 --> 00:41:01,121 And I look forward to using 1051 00:41:01,156 --> 00:41:04,091 the knowledge and the momentum I've gained here... 1052 00:41:04,125 --> 00:41:05,492 Give it up, girl! 1053 00:41:07,529 --> 00:41:09,196 And entering into the culinary world. 1054 00:41:13,068 --> 00:41:15,536 Next week on MasterChef... 1055 00:41:15,570 --> 00:41:20,374 Tonight's challenge is all about choice. 1056 00:41:20,408 --> 00:41:24,144 We double down on a mystery box challenge, 1057 00:41:24,179 --> 00:41:26,380 and the home cooks light up the kitchen. 1058 00:41:26,414 --> 00:41:28,182 You're kind of firing on all cylinders here. 1059 00:41:28,216 --> 00:41:29,416 It's a great dish. 1060 00:41:29,451 --> 00:41:30,951 It's perfect. This could be in any restaurant. 1061 00:41:30,986 --> 00:41:32,853 For me, the best dish that you've cooked so far 1062 00:41:32,887 --> 00:41:34,555 in this competition. 1063 00:41:34,589 --> 00:41:36,290 Only 11 remain. 1064 00:41:36,324 --> 00:41:39,093 Who will make this season's top ten? 1065 00:41:39,127 --> 00:41:40,894 Somebody's going home tonight. 1066 00:41:40,929 --> 00:41:42,062 Make sure it's not you. 1067 00:41:42,097 --> 00:41:44,965 Oh, I'm definitely making the top ten. 1068 00:41:45,265 --> 00:41:48,765 Sync & corrections: Ajvngou www.addic7ed.com