1 00:00:00,614 --> 00:00:02,486 Weeks ago, America's best 2 00:00:02,521 --> 00:00:04,388 22 home cooks began a journey... 3 00:00:04,422 --> 00:00:05,823 It's time 4 00:00:05,857 --> 00:00:08,092 for the world's biggest cooking competition 5 00:00:08,126 --> 00:00:09,960 to truly begin. 6 00:00:09,995 --> 00:00:12,429 They've faced epic challenges... 7 00:00:12,464 --> 00:00:14,405 I need that on that table right now. 8 00:00:14,485 --> 00:00:16,600 confronted incredible pressure... 9 00:00:16,635 --> 00:00:18,002 I wasn't liked from day one. 10 00:00:18,036 --> 00:00:20,604 I'm not gonna stand here and be abused. 11 00:00:20,639 --> 00:00:25,576 Now, just 11 home cooks remain. 12 00:00:25,610 --> 00:00:27,077 Tonight, they battle it out 13 00:00:27,112 --> 00:00:28,979 for a spot in the coveted top ten... 14 00:00:29,014 --> 00:00:30,314 It's perfect. 15 00:00:30,348 --> 00:00:31,615 This could be in any restaurant. 16 00:00:31,650 --> 00:00:33,083 ...and the right to be called 17 00:00:33,118 --> 00:00:34,670 MasterChef. 18 00:00:34,750 --> 00:00:36,020 Somebody's going home tonight. 19 00:00:36,054 --> 00:00:37,221 Make sure it's not you. 20 00:00:37,694 --> 00:00:39,593 Oh, I'm definitely making the top ten. 21 00:00:51,202 --> 00:00:53,469 Walking into the MasterChef kitchen today, 22 00:00:53,504 --> 00:00:55,805 I'm super pumped to tackle the mystery box. 23 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,541 The top ten is so close that I can almost taste it, 24 00:00:58,576 --> 00:01:00,076 and I'm going for the win. 25 00:01:00,110 --> 00:01:01,678 Please head to your stations. Thank you. 26 00:01:01,712 --> 00:01:04,614 It is so amazing being top 11, 27 00:01:04,648 --> 00:01:06,082 but today, I want to be in the top ten, 28 00:01:06,116 --> 00:01:07,584 and the only way I can do that is, 29 00:01:07,618 --> 00:01:09,819 stay true to my style of cooking. 30 00:01:09,854 --> 00:01:11,554 Welcome back, everyone. 31 00:01:11,589 --> 00:01:13,823 There are 11 of you left in this competition. 32 00:01:13,858 --> 00:01:15,158 You're almost... 33 00:01:15,192 --> 00:01:17,560 almost in the top ten. 34 00:01:17,595 --> 00:01:19,262 Now, we know we throw a lot at you, 35 00:01:19,296 --> 00:01:20,497 always keeping you guessing. 36 00:01:20,531 --> 00:01:23,472 And trust me, tonight is no different. 37 00:01:23,552 --> 00:01:26,959 It's time for another mystery box challenge. 38 00:01:30,187 --> 00:01:32,322 You can probably guess 39 00:01:32,356 --> 00:01:34,657 by the two mystery boxes resting in front of you 40 00:01:34,692 --> 00:01:38,204 that tonight's challenge is all about choice. 41 00:01:40,349 --> 00:01:42,165 Now, on the count of three, 42 00:01:42,199 --> 00:01:43,333 I want everyone 43 00:01:43,367 --> 00:01:46,703 to lift the box on their right first. 44 00:01:46,737 --> 00:01:48,438 One, 45 00:01:48,472 --> 00:01:51,841 two, three, lift. 46 00:01:55,464 --> 00:01:57,773 There you have a bunch of everyday ingredients 47 00:01:57,853 --> 00:02:01,551 that can be found right now in homes across this country. 48 00:02:01,585 --> 00:02:04,788 Ground beef, bacon, ham steak, tilapia, 49 00:02:04,822 --> 00:02:07,223 iceberg lettuce, dill pickles, 50 00:02:07,258 --> 00:02:10,202 and processed cheese dip. 51 00:02:10,500 --> 00:02:11,795 Okay. 52 00:02:11,829 --> 00:02:13,496 Now it's time to lift up 53 00:02:13,531 --> 00:02:15,031 the mystery box on your left. 54 00:02:15,066 --> 00:02:17,734 One, two, three, lift. 55 00:02:22,340 --> 00:02:24,307 Oh, wow, okay. 56 00:02:24,342 --> 00:02:27,431 These are all the things that I would buy at the grocery store 57 00:02:27,511 --> 00:02:28,478 but I can't afford, 58 00:02:28,512 --> 00:02:30,246 so this is exciting. 59 00:02:30,281 --> 00:02:33,717 There you have the elevated, luxury version 60 00:02:33,751 --> 00:02:35,952 of the ingredients in the first box. 61 00:02:35,987 --> 00:02:39,255 You have kobe beef, a berkshire pork chop, 62 00:02:39,290 --> 00:02:42,158 ahi tuna steak, stilton, caviar, 63 00:02:42,193 --> 00:02:46,162 fresh peas, and beautiful black truffles. 64 00:02:46,197 --> 00:02:47,797 Wow. It's quite an array. That´s right. 65 00:02:48,866 --> 00:02:50,967 It is a tale of two boxes. 66 00:02:51,002 --> 00:02:54,270 And the good news is that you get to decide 67 00:02:54,305 --> 00:02:57,240 which box you want to cook with. 68 00:02:58,275 --> 00:02:59,709 As far as we are concerned, 69 00:02:59,744 --> 00:03:01,978 there isn't a right or wrong box. 70 00:03:02,013 --> 00:03:07,484 We'll be judging you purely on the execution of your dish. 71 00:03:07,518 --> 00:03:09,152 Looking at the luxury box. 72 00:03:09,186 --> 00:03:10,487 I mean, it kind of seems like a trap 73 00:03:10,521 --> 00:03:12,989 in the sense that if you mess one of these items up, 74 00:03:13,024 --> 00:03:16,126 that's gonna sink you. 75 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:17,661 When your 60 minutes start, 76 00:03:17,695 --> 00:03:20,830 please put the box back over the ingredients 77 00:03:20,865 --> 00:03:23,133 you will not be cooking with tonight. 78 00:03:23,167 --> 00:03:25,723 - Got it? - Yes, chef. 79 00:03:25,803 --> 00:03:26,870 Okay, lift your boxes. 80 00:03:29,601 --> 00:03:32,368 Your 60 minutes starts... 81 00:03:34,712 --> 00:03:36,000 Now. 82 00:03:39,483 --> 00:03:41,851 I'm shooting straight for the fancy box. 83 00:03:41,886 --> 00:03:43,620 I've been poor, and I've been well-off. 84 00:03:43,654 --> 00:03:44,654 I like well-off 85 00:03:44,689 --> 00:03:46,222 a hell of a lot better than poor. 86 00:03:48,793 --> 00:03:50,660 I feel like less people in the kitchen 87 00:03:50,695 --> 00:03:52,729 are going to embrace the cheap box. 88 00:03:52,763 --> 00:03:54,497 It seems like more of a challenge. 89 00:03:54,532 --> 00:03:55,932 I'm gonna take it and make something 90 00:03:55,967 --> 00:03:57,734 that nobody else in this kitchen is making. 91 00:03:57,768 --> 00:03:59,436 I guarantee it. 92 00:03:59,470 --> 00:04:01,838 I choose the expensive box, 93 00:04:01,872 --> 00:04:04,741 because to have been given such amazing ingredients 94 00:04:04,775 --> 00:04:06,009 and then to not use them 95 00:04:06,043 --> 00:04:07,110 seems kind of disrespectful 96 00:04:07,144 --> 00:04:10,580 to how great those ingredients are. 97 00:04:10,615 --> 00:04:12,182 I picked the everyday ingredients. 98 00:04:12,216 --> 00:04:13,350 This is the wiser box to pick, 99 00:04:13,384 --> 00:04:14,884 because if you knock it out of the park, 100 00:04:14,919 --> 00:04:16,286 it's really gonna show something. 101 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:17,454 If I can elevate these, 102 00:04:17,488 --> 00:04:19,155 that definitely feels like a winner to me. 103 00:04:24,528 --> 00:04:26,196 First time ever, ever, they have the choice 104 00:04:26,230 --> 00:04:27,397 between two mystery boxes. 105 00:04:27,431 --> 00:04:29,299 Do you want to show off and do something stunning 106 00:04:29,333 --> 00:04:30,634 with the everyday box, 107 00:04:30,668 --> 00:04:32,302 Or do you want to come out your comfort zone 108 00:04:32,336 --> 00:04:34,638 with luxury, high-end ingredients? 109 00:04:34,672 --> 00:04:35,872 Some devils in the boxes there. 110 00:04:35,906 --> 00:04:36,873 Kobe beef, 111 00:04:36,907 --> 00:04:38,208 I mean, do they really understand 112 00:04:38,242 --> 00:04:39,609 how to cook kobe beef properly? 113 00:04:39,644 --> 00:04:41,778 That stuff dries out in seconds. 114 00:04:41,812 --> 00:04:43,446 In the everyday box, what do you take 115 00:04:43,481 --> 00:04:44,714 to take a tilapia, 116 00:04:44,749 --> 00:04:46,616 a fish that costs less than $1 a pound, 117 00:04:46,651 --> 00:04:48,285 And elevate it into a dish? 118 00:04:48,319 --> 00:04:50,687 You could do, like, a peanut-crusted tilapia 119 00:04:50,721 --> 00:04:53,823 with some soy, or you could do, like, a stroganoff. 120 00:04:53,858 --> 00:04:55,558 That's one of my favorite all-time dishes. 121 00:04:58,796 --> 00:05:01,131 Right, Courtney, which box did you pick? 122 00:05:01,165 --> 00:05:03,199 - The fancy box. - The fancy box. 123 00:05:03,234 --> 00:05:04,234 Good, what's the dish? 124 00:05:04,268 --> 00:05:05,869 So I'm gonna do a pan-seared pork chop 125 00:05:05,903 --> 00:05:07,170 with some fragrant rice, 126 00:05:07,204 --> 00:05:09,306 and we're gonna do a truffle and parsnip puree. 127 00:05:09,340 --> 00:05:11,141 - So you love luxury, right? - I do. 128 00:05:11,175 --> 00:05:13,076 Taste everything. Have a taste of that kobe beef. 129 00:05:13,110 --> 00:05:15,045 I'm going to. 130 00:05:17,915 --> 00:05:19,182 Victoria, what do you got going? 131 00:05:19,216 --> 00:05:20,550 - Everyday box? - Everyday box. 132 00:05:20,584 --> 00:05:22,953 I think you're the right person for the everyday box. 133 00:05:22,987 --> 00:05:24,387 That's flattering. Thank you, Joe. 134 00:05:24,422 --> 00:05:25,422 So what are you gonna make? 135 00:05:25,456 --> 00:05:27,057 I'm making tilapia with a little pork, 136 00:05:27,091 --> 00:05:29,693 iceberg salad with a dill pickle and bacon vinaigrette. 137 00:05:29,727 --> 00:05:33,096 That dish almost sounds good. 138 00:05:33,130 --> 00:05:35,098 I'm almost excited to give it to you. 139 00:05:35,132 --> 00:05:36,967 I'm a little nervous. 140 00:05:39,904 --> 00:05:42,739 20 minutes remaining. Come on, guys. 141 00:05:42,773 --> 00:05:43,873 Elizabeth, the luxury box. 142 00:05:43,908 --> 00:05:45,075 What are you doing? 143 00:05:45,109 --> 00:05:47,944 I am doing seared berkshire pork chop with rosemary, 144 00:05:47,979 --> 00:05:49,312 - herb biscuits. - Wow. 145 00:05:49,347 --> 00:05:51,548 And a mustard cream sauce and a little pea salad. 146 00:05:51,582 --> 00:05:52,949 I'm doing it all. 147 00:05:52,984 --> 00:05:55,252 The everyday ingredients, you just weren't interested? 148 00:05:55,286 --> 00:05:57,487 If you have the best, why would you say no to the best? 149 00:05:57,521 --> 00:05:58,722 Top ten just around the corner. 150 00:05:58,756 --> 00:06:00,323 Who don't you see in the top ten? 151 00:06:00,358 --> 00:06:02,387 Oh, I don't know. Maybe Leslie. 152 00:06:03,594 --> 00:06:06,096 All right, Leslie. Fancy pants. 153 00:06:06,130 --> 00:06:07,797 Did you even consider the everyday box? 154 00:06:07,832 --> 00:06:09,099 No, what? Are you kidding me? 155 00:06:09,133 --> 00:06:10,133 So what are you making? 156 00:06:10,167 --> 00:06:12,235 I'm just making kobe beef, pork chop, 157 00:06:12,270 --> 00:06:14,838 and the ahi tuna, a trio of proteins, 158 00:06:14,872 --> 00:06:16,039 and I got a pea puree. 159 00:06:16,073 --> 00:06:17,741 - Did you taste this? - Yes, I'm working on it. 160 00:06:17,775 --> 00:06:19,442 It needs everything, including love. 161 00:06:19,477 --> 00:06:20,577 What's there? 162 00:06:20,611 --> 00:06:21,578 Parsnips with truffle. 163 00:06:21,612 --> 00:06:22,979 Are the truffles in there already? 164 00:06:23,014 --> 00:06:24,581 Yeah. Now you're talking my language. 165 00:06:24,615 --> 00:06:26,316 Pureed truffles. 166 00:06:26,350 --> 00:06:28,051 The problem with your food is, 167 00:06:28,085 --> 00:06:29,352 you have not seasoned anything. 168 00:06:29,387 --> 00:06:31,087 You guys cannot even decide 169 00:06:31,122 --> 00:06:32,656 what truffle flavor tastes like 170 00:06:32,690 --> 00:06:33,823 unless you put salt in it. 171 00:06:33,858 --> 00:06:34,858 I did put salt in it. 172 00:06:34,892 --> 00:06:36,843 You did not put any salt in there. 173 00:06:38,382 --> 00:06:40,897 There's no salt in there. 174 00:06:40,932 --> 00:06:42,632 - I'm not... - It's not seasoned. 175 00:06:52,354 --> 00:06:54,588 All right, Leslie. Fancy pants. 176 00:06:54,623 --> 00:06:56,323 Did you even consider the everyday box? 177 00:06:56,358 --> 00:06:57,591 No, what? Are you kidding me? 178 00:06:57,626 --> 00:06:58,993 Are the truffles in there already? 179 00:06:59,027 --> 00:07:00,761 - Oh, yeah.- Now you're talking my language. 180 00:07:00,795 --> 00:07:01,929 Pureed truffles. 181 00:07:01,963 --> 00:07:03,564 You have not seasoned anything. 182 00:07:03,598 --> 00:07:05,566 You guys cannot even decide 183 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,167 what truffle flavor tastes like 184 00:07:07,202 --> 00:07:08,269 unless you put salt in it. 185 00:07:08,303 --> 00:07:09,303 I did put salt in there. 186 00:07:09,337 --> 00:07:11,504 There's not salt in here. 187 00:07:11,740 --> 00:07:13,340 Listen, it's not seasoned. 188 00:07:13,375 --> 00:07:14,575 I put a little at a time. 189 00:07:14,609 --> 00:07:16,010 What happens if I put too much salt in 190 00:07:16,044 --> 00:07:17,177 and then it's too salty? 191 00:07:17,212 --> 00:07:20,281 - Good luck. - I'm trying. 192 00:07:20,315 --> 00:07:21,582 Francis, how are you feeling? 193 00:07:21,616 --> 00:07:23,484 I'm good. Confident, chef. 194 00:07:23,518 --> 00:07:25,686 Luxury ingredients. Now, what are you doing? 195 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,223 I'm making a filet and tuna chessboard. 196 00:07:29,257 --> 00:07:30,758 What's the chessboard consisting of? 197 00:07:30,792 --> 00:07:32,192 It's gonna be pieces of seared tuna. 198 00:07:32,227 --> 00:07:34,094 Okay, right, so they're the black squares. 199 00:07:34,129 --> 00:07:35,529 And the white squares? 200 00:07:35,563 --> 00:07:37,698 I'm gonna make little squares out of them, of the kobe. 201 00:07:37,732 --> 00:07:38,899 So it's a surf and turf. 202 00:07:38,934 --> 00:07:40,100 Yes, chef. 203 00:07:40,135 --> 00:07:41,902 It sounds confusing, but then, it's Francis. 204 00:07:41,937 --> 00:07:43,837 - So good luck. - Thank you, chef. 205 00:07:43,872 --> 00:07:45,906 For me, traditional is a little boring. 206 00:07:45,941 --> 00:07:47,942 I want to be the face and the voice of gastronomy. 207 00:07:47,976 --> 00:07:50,611 I'm happy to show the judges that such a basic, 208 00:07:50,645 --> 00:07:52,079 well-known dish around the world 209 00:07:52,113 --> 00:07:54,782 can be made into something totally different. 210 00:07:54,816 --> 00:07:58,085 Just under 10 minutes remaining. 211 00:07:58,119 --> 00:07:59,119 Speed up. 212 00:08:03,058 --> 00:08:06,293 There are some exciting, creative dishes out there. 213 00:08:06,328 --> 00:08:08,429 Victoria's everyday box sounds really interesting. 214 00:08:08,463 --> 00:08:11,131 Yeah, she's got a really spiced tilapia filet. 215 00:08:11,166 --> 00:08:12,733 Elizabeth's, that sounds incredible. 216 00:08:12,767 --> 00:08:14,101 Beef and pan-roasted pork chop 217 00:08:14,135 --> 00:08:16,170 served with this really nice puree. 218 00:08:16,204 --> 00:08:18,639 Francis is doing a beef and tuna chessboard. 219 00:08:18,673 --> 00:08:20,174 Yet again, he's thinking aesthetics. 220 00:08:20,208 --> 00:08:21,775 - Raw? - No, he's gonna blowtorch it for us. 221 00:08:21,810 --> 00:08:23,110 Interesting. 222 00:08:27,182 --> 00:08:31,018 58 minutes gone. Last 2 minutes. 223 00:08:31,052 --> 00:08:32,686 Finishing touches. 224 00:08:32,721 --> 00:08:35,322 We want to see some stunning dishes, guys. 225 00:08:35,357 --> 00:08:37,491 Start putting that chessboard together, Francis. 226 00:08:37,525 --> 00:08:40,094 It's coming, chef. 227 00:08:40,128 --> 00:08:42,763 Ten, nine, eight, 228 00:08:42,797 --> 00:08:45,799 seven, six, five, 229 00:08:45,834 --> 00:08:48,492 four, three, two, 230 00:08:48,572 --> 00:08:52,139 one and stop. Hands in the air. 231 00:08:52,173 --> 00:08:53,607 Give yourselves a round of applause. 232 00:08:53,641 --> 00:08:54,875 Well done. 233 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:57,544 That's a tough one. 234 00:08:57,579 --> 00:09:00,280 After observing and tasting throughout the challenge, 235 00:09:00,315 --> 00:09:02,216 the judges now take one final look 236 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:06,487 to identify three standout dishes. 237 00:09:06,521 --> 00:09:08,322 The winner of this challenge will receive 238 00:09:08,356 --> 00:09:12,926 a major advantage in the next round. 239 00:09:12,961 --> 00:09:14,261 The three best dishes of the night 240 00:09:14,295 --> 00:09:17,464 that we are dying to take a much closer look at... 241 00:09:17,499 --> 00:09:21,168 The first dish, they did use the high-end box 242 00:09:21,202 --> 00:09:25,873 to perfection. Seasoning, absolutely spot-on. 243 00:09:25,907 --> 00:09:27,474 Please step forward... 244 00:09:30,211 --> 00:09:33,313 Elizabeth. 245 00:09:33,348 --> 00:09:35,416 I chose these very high-end ingredients. 246 00:09:35,450 --> 00:09:37,818 It's not stuff that I necessarily cook with, 247 00:09:37,852 --> 00:09:40,554 but going with risky proteins it's what you have to do 248 00:09:40,588 --> 00:09:42,056 to get people's attention. 249 00:09:42,090 --> 00:09:43,691 And I'm terrified. It's terrifying. 250 00:09:43,725 --> 00:09:45,159 Describe the dish, please. 251 00:09:45,193 --> 00:09:48,562 It's a pan-roasted berkshire pork chop 252 00:09:48,596 --> 00:09:51,198 sliced over herb biscuits with parsnip, 253 00:09:51,232 --> 00:09:55,002 rosemary, oven fries, and a fresh pea salad. 254 00:09:55,036 --> 00:09:58,005 The sear on the pork is beautiful. 255 00:09:58,039 --> 00:09:59,073 Explain the sauce. 256 00:09:59,107 --> 00:10:01,909 It is just a grain mustard cream sauce. 257 00:10:01,943 --> 00:10:04,611 Butter, cream, mustard, and salt and pepper. 258 00:10:06,781 --> 00:10:08,882 It's sophisticated, seasoned beautifully. 259 00:10:08,917 --> 00:10:10,818 Biscuits are delicious. 260 00:10:10,852 --> 00:10:12,519 You've gone for the high-end ingredients. 261 00:10:12,554 --> 00:10:13,520 You've done them justice. 262 00:10:13,555 --> 00:10:15,989 Right now, a serious contender. 263 00:10:16,024 --> 00:10:18,158 Really pleased. Absolutely delicious. 264 00:10:18,193 --> 00:10:20,227 Great job. Thank you. 265 00:10:21,663 --> 00:10:23,163 So when you're taking a look at this... 266 00:10:23,198 --> 00:10:25,299 The cook on the pork, it's cooked through, 267 00:10:25,333 --> 00:10:27,901 but it's not dry and crumbly. 268 00:10:27,936 --> 00:10:31,038 You know, others should start looking at you for inspiration. 269 00:10:37,335 --> 00:10:39,079 Couldn't be better seasoned. 270 00:10:39,114 --> 00:10:40,214 Thank you. 271 00:10:40,248 --> 00:10:41,949 Everything on here serves a purpose. 272 00:10:41,983 --> 00:10:44,518 It's delicious, plated elegantly. 273 00:10:44,552 --> 00:10:46,653 It is probably the best dish that you've made so far. 274 00:10:46,688 --> 00:10:49,056 - Great job. - Thank you. 275 00:10:54,062 --> 00:10:55,496 You baked. You pan-roasted. 276 00:10:55,530 --> 00:10:57,397 You oven-roasted. You seasoned. 277 00:10:57,432 --> 00:10:59,500 You're kind of firing on a cylinders here. 278 00:10:59,534 --> 00:11:00,901 - It's a great dish. - Thank you. 279 00:11:00,935 --> 00:11:01,902 One to watch, Elizabeth. 280 00:11:01,936 --> 00:11:03,504 - Good job. - Thank you. 281 00:11:08,176 --> 00:11:10,844 The next dish that we want to examine further... 282 00:11:10,879 --> 00:11:13,313 This home cook took the everyday ingredients 283 00:11:13,348 --> 00:11:17,284 and turned them into a restaurant-quality plate. 284 00:11:18,319 --> 00:11:20,754 Please step forward, 285 00:11:20,789 --> 00:11:21,755 Victoria. 286 00:11:22,790 --> 00:11:24,024 Nice. 287 00:11:24,058 --> 00:11:25,025 Wow. 288 00:11:25,059 --> 00:11:26,527 This is legitimately me on a plate. 289 00:11:26,561 --> 00:11:28,695 Everyday ingredients is the kind of stuff that I've got 290 00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:29,863 in my refrigerator at home. 291 00:11:29,898 --> 00:11:31,198 I feel that I elevated it, 292 00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:32,966 And I'm really excited to see what the judges 293 00:11:33,001 --> 00:11:33,967 have to say about it. 294 00:11:34,002 --> 00:11:36,170 So tell me exactly what we have. 295 00:11:36,204 --> 00:11:38,205 There's a ham steak, a little cheese sauce, 296 00:11:38,239 --> 00:11:39,940 and the filet of tilapia on top, 297 00:11:39,974 --> 00:11:41,775 bacon vinaigrette over the iceberg, 298 00:11:41,809 --> 00:11:43,043 and some potato crisps. 299 00:11:43,077 --> 00:11:45,179 So we've got our tilapia. 300 00:11:45,213 --> 00:11:46,580 The bacon is underneath it here? 301 00:11:46,614 --> 00:11:48,282 No, that's actually a piece of the ham steak 302 00:11:48,316 --> 00:11:49,716 that I've crisped up 303 00:11:49,751 --> 00:11:52,052 and put a little bit of the nacho cheese sauce... 304 00:11:52,086 --> 00:11:55,998 Nacho cheese sauce in a MasterChef dish. 305 00:11:59,594 --> 00:12:02,362 The rich saltiness that comes from the ham 306 00:12:02,397 --> 00:12:03,964 balances with the seasoning, 307 00:12:03,998 --> 00:12:06,099 but the best flavor that I'm getting, actually, 308 00:12:06,134 --> 00:12:09,236 is the pickles from the vinaigrette. 309 00:12:11,072 --> 00:12:14,007 Simple dish. Elevated everyday ingredients. 310 00:12:14,042 --> 00:12:16,076 You made it hip. Really good job. 311 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:17,544 I mean, have you won a mystery box yet? 312 00:12:17,579 --> 00:12:18,979 I have not won a mystery box yet. 313 00:12:19,013 --> 00:12:20,881 - Maybe this is the night. - Thank you, chef. 314 00:12:26,287 --> 00:12:28,355 The one thing you need to know of tilapia... 315 00:12:28,389 --> 00:12:29,623 It literally eats garbage, 316 00:12:29,657 --> 00:12:31,858 so you have to very, very aggressively season it, 317 00:12:31,893 --> 00:12:33,060 which is exactly what you did. 318 00:12:33,094 --> 00:12:34,528 The tilapia's actually cooked well. 319 00:12:34,562 --> 00:12:35,862 - Thank you. - These chipscare good. 320 00:12:35,897 --> 00:12:36,964 You went through a process. 321 00:12:36,998 --> 00:12:38,432 You really thought about a strategy, 322 00:12:38,466 --> 00:12:40,000 picked a box, and then nailed it. 323 00:12:40,034 --> 00:12:41,134 Thank you very much. 324 00:12:41,169 --> 00:12:42,402 - Good job. - Thanks. 325 00:12:46,007 --> 00:12:48,742 Okay, the third dish we want to look at... 326 00:12:48,776 --> 00:12:52,112 This home cook opted for the luxury box, 327 00:12:52,146 --> 00:12:54,848 and in this case, the risk paid off. 328 00:12:54,882 --> 00:12:57,050 Please step forward, 329 00:12:57,085 --> 00:12:59,786 Leslie. 330 00:12:59,821 --> 00:13:01,788 Boom, my name's called. I'm walking up. 331 00:13:01,823 --> 00:13:06,059 And I don't want to pat myself on the back just yet, 332 00:13:06,094 --> 00:13:08,962 but I just might have this here. 333 00:13:08,997 --> 00:13:10,197 Describe the dish, please. 334 00:13:10,231 --> 00:13:12,266 We've got a trio of protein here, 335 00:13:12,300 --> 00:13:16,336 the pork chop, the kobe beef, and you have the ahi tuna. 336 00:13:16,371 --> 00:13:18,739 They've all been seared on a griddle. 337 00:13:18,773 --> 00:13:20,641 You're the only person out of everybody tonight 338 00:13:20,675 --> 00:13:23,477 that had the balls to say, "I'm gonna go for all three." 339 00:13:23,511 --> 00:13:24,578 Right, describe the tuna. 340 00:13:24,612 --> 00:13:27,314 It's just marinated in a little soy sauce 341 00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:28,615 with a touch of balsamic vinegar 342 00:13:28,650 --> 00:13:29,650 and some salt. 343 00:13:29,684 --> 00:13:30,851 Slightly warm in the center. 344 00:13:30,885 --> 00:13:32,486 Perfect. Kobe beef? 345 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,821 Kobe beef. Just salt and pepper 346 00:13:34,856 --> 00:13:37,324 and then the stilton cheese and the caviar 347 00:13:37,358 --> 00:13:38,625 just to make it look rich. 348 00:13:38,660 --> 00:13:40,761 And the pork was just salt and pepper 349 00:13:40,795 --> 00:13:43,797 and just seared. 350 00:13:43,831 --> 00:13:45,499 Here's the thing. You're not a fluke. 351 00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:47,901 Let's get that right. Brilliant dish. 352 00:13:47,935 --> 00:13:49,469 For me, the best dish that you've cooked 353 00:13:49,504 --> 00:13:50,837 so far in this competition. 354 00:13:50,872 --> 00:13:52,839 I'm just so glad it's tonight, 355 00:13:52,874 --> 00:13:54,541 because you've picked the perfect moment. 356 00:13:54,575 --> 00:13:57,411 Thank you. 357 00:13:57,445 --> 00:13:59,146 Tell me about the pea puree. 358 00:13:59,180 --> 00:14:01,915 It just has some salt, pepper, some of the cheese. 359 00:14:01,949 --> 00:14:02,916 It's good. 360 00:14:02,950 --> 00:14:04,084 You can taste the freshness, 361 00:14:04,118 --> 00:14:05,552 the greenness of the peas. 362 00:14:05,586 --> 00:14:08,555 The kobe, love the idea of putting stilton on it. 363 00:14:08,589 --> 00:14:09,890 It's a classic, but it's a classic 364 00:14:09,924 --> 00:14:12,859 'cause it's delicious. 365 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:15,162 And where you put the truffles where? 366 00:14:15,196 --> 00:14:17,497 In the parsnip puree. 367 00:14:17,532 --> 00:14:18,799 Oh, it's delicious. 368 00:14:18,833 --> 00:14:21,101 I was angry when I was at your bench 369 00:14:21,135 --> 00:14:23,303 because I tasted some good food 370 00:14:23,338 --> 00:14:24,971 that had not been seasoned at all, 371 00:14:25,006 --> 00:14:27,674 but this is seasoned perfectly. 372 00:14:27,709 --> 00:14:30,110 So good job. Just leave it at that. 373 00:14:30,144 --> 00:14:33,380 Don't answer. Great dish. 374 00:14:33,414 --> 00:14:34,781 Thank you, chef. 375 00:14:34,816 --> 00:14:36,483 Well done. 376 00:14:39,821 --> 00:14:41,021 Elizabeth, Victoria, Leslie, 377 00:14:41,055 --> 00:14:43,290 three amazing dishes. 378 00:14:43,324 --> 00:14:46,526 Only one dish can win tonight, 379 00:14:46,561 --> 00:14:48,762 and that person will then go on to receive 380 00:14:48,796 --> 00:14:50,130 a huge advantage. 381 00:14:50,164 --> 00:14:51,331 I want that advantage. 382 00:14:51,365 --> 00:14:53,767 I'll be one stop closer to writing the cook book 383 00:14:53,801 --> 00:14:55,702 that I've been dreaming of for years. 384 00:14:55,737 --> 00:14:59,806 At this stage of the game, it literally is game-changing. 385 00:14:59,841 --> 00:15:02,576 This isn't just some fun, get-up advantage, 386 00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:04,177 win a mystery box, man. 387 00:15:04,212 --> 00:15:07,714 I want this victory badly. I want that $1/4 million. 388 00:15:07,749 --> 00:15:11,752 The best dish that we thought was the most creative... 389 00:15:11,786 --> 00:15:13,854 This is an opportunity of a lifetime. 390 00:15:13,888 --> 00:15:15,756 Forget the money. Forget the book. 391 00:15:15,790 --> 00:15:19,426 I want that fabulous MasterChef trophy. 392 00:15:19,460 --> 00:15:20,694 Congratulations... 393 00:15:30,818 --> 00:15:35,388 Three amazing dishes. Only one can win tonight. 394 00:15:34,122 --> 00:15:38,892 And that person will then go on to receive a huge advantage. 395 00:15:39,757 --> 00:15:41,705 Congratulations... 396 00:15:44,765 --> 00:15:46,566 Leslie. 397 00:15:47,902 --> 00:15:51,238 Wow, finally. Finally I'm a winner. 398 00:15:51,272 --> 00:15:53,907 Are you ready to receive your game-changing advantage? 399 00:15:53,941 --> 00:15:55,942 Yes, I am ready to go into the pantry. 400 00:15:55,977 --> 00:15:57,577 Let's go. 401 00:15:57,612 --> 00:15:59,279 Thinking that the entire competition 402 00:15:59,313 --> 00:16:03,750 is now in his hands is a terrifying thought. 403 00:16:03,785 --> 00:16:05,285 I really wanted to win. 404 00:16:07,588 --> 00:16:09,656 For tonight's elimination challenge, 405 00:16:09,690 --> 00:16:11,792 you will have to choose between three types 406 00:16:11,826 --> 00:16:13,226 of a certain kind of food, 407 00:16:13,261 --> 00:16:15,495 something I'm very familiar with, 408 00:16:15,530 --> 00:16:17,831 something that I grew up eating, 409 00:16:17,865 --> 00:16:19,733 stuffed pasta. 410 00:16:20,438 --> 00:16:22,636 Now, the first filled pasa is like me, 411 00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:24,604 refined, cultured. 412 00:16:25,422 --> 00:16:28,475 It's a classic. 413 00:16:28,509 --> 00:16:29,476 Tortellini. 414 00:16:29,510 --> 00:16:31,144 Tortellini? Okay. 415 00:16:31,179 --> 00:16:32,546 The ratio of filling to the pasta 416 00:16:32,580 --> 00:16:34,247 has to be exactly right. 417 00:16:35,579 --> 00:16:38,185 Each one has its own perfect construction. 418 00:16:38,555 --> 00:16:42,592 This is a very, very sophisticated filled pasta. 419 00:16:43,927 --> 00:16:47,363 Your next choice is once again a filled pasta. 420 00:16:47,397 --> 00:16:52,068 Like me, this filled pasta is inventive, hardy, fun. 421 00:16:52,102 --> 00:16:55,071 It almost looks like candy. 422 00:16:55,105 --> 00:16:56,072 Caramelle. 423 00:16:56,106 --> 00:16:58,107 I've never heard of caramelle pasta. 424 00:16:58,142 --> 00:16:59,342 They look like little bonbons, 425 00:16:59,376 --> 00:17:01,577 almost like the wrappers, twisted on the outsides. 426 00:17:01,612 --> 00:17:03,980 Here are they filled with mozzarella, 427 00:17:04,014 --> 00:17:07,350 Finished with a simple, simple tomato sauce. 428 00:17:07,384 --> 00:17:08,851 Okay. 429 00:17:08,886 --> 00:17:11,354 Finally, my own personal favorite, Leslie. 430 00:17:11,388 --> 00:17:14,524 A bit like me, rough around the edges. 431 00:17:14,558 --> 00:17:18,594 These ones you're gonna love. 432 00:17:18,596 --> 00:17:20,096 Raviolacci. 433 00:17:21,131 --> 00:17:22,632 The pasta is so thin. 434 00:17:22,666 --> 00:17:26,502 Almost like these light, fluffy, elegant pillows. 435 00:17:26,537 --> 00:17:28,137 Filling needs to be absolutely perfect. 436 00:17:28,172 --> 00:17:30,673 One small thing out of place 437 00:17:30,707 --> 00:17:34,177 and this stuffed pasta can become a disaster. 438 00:17:34,211 --> 00:17:37,413 Leslie, you now get to choose 439 00:17:37,447 --> 00:17:40,449 which one of these three filled pastas 440 00:17:40,484 --> 00:17:43,386 everybody out there will have to cook tonight. 441 00:17:43,420 --> 00:17:45,955 What's it going to be? 442 00:17:45,989 --> 00:17:46,989 I choose... 443 00:17:50,928 --> 00:17:53,029 Straight up stairs, please, Leslie. 444 00:17:53,063 --> 00:17:55,932 Enjoy that walk. 445 00:17:55,966 --> 00:17:57,733 What a happy chap. 446 00:17:57,768 --> 00:18:00,770 As you can probably guess, Leslie does not have to cook 447 00:18:00,804 --> 00:18:03,606 in tonight's difficult challenge 448 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,575 and now has the honor, this year, 449 00:18:05,609 --> 00:18:07,944 to be the first home cook 450 00:18:07,978 --> 00:18:10,346 to be in the top ten of this competition. 451 00:18:10,380 --> 00:18:11,814 Give a round of applause, please. 452 00:18:12,850 --> 00:18:14,584 Good job, Leslie. 453 00:18:14,618 --> 00:18:16,185 Leslie. 454 00:18:16,220 --> 00:18:19,388 For his second advantage, Leslie got to choose 455 00:18:19,423 --> 00:18:24,961 from three different types of my favorite food: 456 00:18:24,995 --> 00:18:27,497 stuffed pasta. 457 00:18:27,531 --> 00:18:30,500 We're looking for a homemade, fresh pasta 458 00:18:30,534 --> 00:18:35,137 good enough to be served at any one of my restaurants. 459 00:18:35,172 --> 00:18:38,741 Tonight, Leslie chose... 460 00:18:41,268 --> 00:18:46,015 The beautiful caramelle stuffed with mozzarella. 461 00:18:46,049 --> 00:18:49,252 I don't know what caramelle pasta is. 462 00:18:49,286 --> 00:18:51,821 We don't have fancy Italian restaurants, 463 00:18:51,855 --> 00:18:53,022 at least not where I've been. 464 00:18:53,056 --> 00:18:55,825 You ten home cooks will have one hour 465 00:18:55,859 --> 00:18:59,095 to make us the most perfect, beautiful fresh caramelle 466 00:18:59,129 --> 00:19:01,430 in a delightful tomato sauce. 467 00:19:01,465 --> 00:19:03,799 Trust me, the most difficult one 468 00:19:03,834 --> 00:19:04,801 to pull off tonight. 469 00:19:04,835 --> 00:19:06,369 He did it for a reason. 470 00:19:06,403 --> 00:19:07,470 Anybody nervous? 471 00:19:07,504 --> 00:19:08,538 Yes, chef. 472 00:19:08,572 --> 00:19:09,572 So you should be. 473 00:19:09,606 --> 00:19:12,375 Your five minutes in the pantry starts... 474 00:19:14,244 --> 00:19:17,046 Now. 475 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:18,648 Let's go. 476 00:19:18,682 --> 00:19:21,584 Come on, Jaimee Vitolo. Lift those tattoos up. 477 00:19:24,121 --> 00:19:25,388 Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. 478 00:19:25,422 --> 00:19:26,689 When I get in the pantry, 479 00:19:26,723 --> 00:19:27,757 I'm looking at the dish. 480 00:19:27,791 --> 00:19:29,492 I pick it up and see how it's folded 481 00:19:29,526 --> 00:19:31,027 and see how it's twisted. 482 00:19:31,061 --> 00:19:33,329 Man, I just know it's supposed to look like a candy, I think. 483 00:19:33,363 --> 00:19:34,831 So I'm kind of nervous, a little bit. 484 00:19:34,865 --> 00:19:37,033 I don't hardly ever cook any Italian food at home. 485 00:19:37,067 --> 00:19:38,100 Anybody seen gorgonzola? 486 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:39,602 - Just in case. - Funny. 487 00:19:39,636 --> 00:19:41,037 As usual, I see all the ingredients, 488 00:19:41,071 --> 00:19:42,972 And I'm like, "bugger it." 489 00:19:43,006 --> 00:19:44,440 Forget the traditional pasta. 490 00:19:44,475 --> 00:19:45,975 I need to shine in this challenge. 491 00:19:46,009 --> 00:19:47,276 I'm gonna dye my pasta with beets 492 00:19:47,311 --> 00:19:48,611 And make it like bubblegum. 493 00:19:48,645 --> 00:19:51,113 Go bold, you know? Go big. 494 00:19:51,148 --> 00:19:52,748 Okay, guys, let's go. 495 00:19:52,783 --> 00:19:57,420 Look, Francis has got real food in his basket. 496 00:19:57,454 --> 00:20:00,156 Guys, don't unpack yet. 497 00:20:00,190 --> 00:20:02,225 Is everybody familiar 498 00:20:02,259 --> 00:20:04,293 with the pasta machine in front of you 499 00:20:04,328 --> 00:20:05,294 with the hand crank? 500 00:20:05,329 --> 00:20:06,896 Yes, chef. 501 00:20:06,930 --> 00:20:11,041 Leslie is going to receive another advantage. 502 00:20:13,704 --> 00:20:16,906 Come on down here and stand next to me, please. 503 00:20:16,940 --> 00:20:19,642 I feel like it's Christmas, and I'm getting more presents. 504 00:20:19,676 --> 00:20:22,979 Leslie, in my hands, 505 00:20:23,013 --> 00:20:25,882 I have a good, old-fashioned rolling pin, 506 00:20:25,916 --> 00:20:28,317 And you, my friend, 507 00:20:28,352 --> 00:20:31,554 are going to give this to one of your fellow, 508 00:20:31,588 --> 00:20:34,957 beloved competitors. 509 00:20:34,992 --> 00:20:40,997 You will also take away that home cook's pasta machine. 510 00:20:42,132 --> 00:20:45,001 Whoever you give that rolling pin to, 511 00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:46,469 you're taking them back old-school. 512 00:20:46,503 --> 00:20:50,273 It's probably moving their foot one step 513 00:20:50,307 --> 00:20:52,875 out that door. 514 00:20:52,910 --> 00:20:54,877 This is an opportunity of a lifetime 515 00:20:54,912 --> 00:20:56,979 to really focus on one individual 516 00:20:57,014 --> 00:20:59,215 and hopefully send them home. 517 00:20:59,249 --> 00:21:01,250 The kitchen is yours. 518 00:21:09,293 --> 00:21:10,626 I want you just to touch it. 519 00:21:10,661 --> 00:21:12,328 Oh, really? 520 00:21:12,362 --> 00:21:16,132 Leslie is walking around like a silver fox 521 00:21:16,166 --> 00:21:17,133 in a hen house... 522 00:21:17,167 --> 00:21:19,368 - Really? - Uh, no. 523 00:21:19,403 --> 00:21:20,470 Teasing people. 524 00:21:20,504 --> 00:21:22,105 - You know I love you. - Yeah, leslie! 525 00:21:22,139 --> 00:21:23,506 That's what I'm talking about. 526 00:21:23,540 --> 00:21:25,942 He just looks like he has waited his entire life 527 00:21:25,976 --> 00:21:27,210 to have this advantage, 528 00:21:27,244 --> 00:21:29,479 and he's having the best time. 529 00:21:32,182 --> 00:21:33,716 Hugging it out. 530 00:21:35,352 --> 00:21:38,955 He's got that grin on his face, and like everything Leslie does 531 00:21:38,989 --> 00:21:40,356 and says, I'm just thinking, 532 00:21:40,390 --> 00:21:42,425 "Get it over with." 533 00:21:48,665 --> 00:21:50,566 I am feeling so happy right now. 534 00:21:50,601 --> 00:21:53,503 Just the look on his face was worth $1 million. 535 00:21:53,537 --> 00:21:55,071 - Daniel. - Yes, chef. 536 00:21:55,105 --> 00:21:57,707 I'm sorry, young man, but you have been singled out by Leslie. 537 00:21:57,741 --> 00:21:59,976 That's gonna be very difficult. 538 00:22:00,010 --> 00:22:02,345 I mean, are you surprised that leslie singled you out here? 539 00:22:02,379 --> 00:22:04,647 No, chef, because Leslie is a petty man 540 00:22:04,681 --> 00:22:05,748 that bears grudges, 541 00:22:05,783 --> 00:22:08,518 and this is precisely the type of behavior 542 00:22:08,552 --> 00:22:11,053 I expect from him. 543 00:22:11,088 --> 00:22:12,555 It's about to get real. 544 00:22:12,589 --> 00:22:14,590 Hell yeah. 545 00:22:14,625 --> 00:22:18,061 You have one hour to make us perfect homemade caramelle, 546 00:22:18,095 --> 00:22:21,030 And at least one person is gonna be going home. 547 00:22:21,065 --> 00:22:22,398 Is everyone ready? 548 00:22:22,433 --> 00:22:23,566 Yes, chef. 549 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,302 Your hours starts... 550 00:22:26,336 --> 00:22:28,071 Now. 551 00:22:33,744 --> 00:22:35,711 We knew that this caramelle pasta 552 00:22:35,746 --> 00:22:37,914 is something that they're not familiar with. 553 00:22:37,948 --> 00:22:39,449 Now times that by 100, 554 00:22:39,483 --> 00:22:42,318 how difficult is that to have toakwith a rolling pin? 555 00:22:42,352 --> 00:22:43,920 You either know how to do it, or you don't. 556 00:22:43,954 --> 00:22:45,988 If you've never rolled pasta with a pin, 557 00:22:46,023 --> 00:22:47,423 it's gonna be very difficult. 558 00:22:47,458 --> 00:22:51,661 So simply, you have to sheet out a perfect layer of thin pasta, 559 00:22:51,695 --> 00:22:53,429 cut out basically squares. 560 00:22:53,464 --> 00:22:54,697 You put in your filling, 561 00:22:54,732 --> 00:22:56,032 and then you roll 'em like a candy. 562 00:22:56,066 --> 00:22:57,967 Now, the most tricky thing abouthis contest 563 00:22:58,001 --> 00:23:01,604 is managing the water content of the mozzarella. 564 00:23:01,638 --> 00:23:03,806 If there's too much water in the mozzarella, 565 00:23:03,841 --> 00:23:06,409 in the filling, it will burst the caramelle. 566 00:23:06,443 --> 00:23:08,378 Very technical. 567 00:23:22,726 --> 00:23:24,127 I gave a rolling pin to Daniel 568 00:23:24,161 --> 00:23:27,597 because Daniel has been nothing but nasty to me from day one. 569 00:23:27,631 --> 00:23:29,932 My goal, hopefully, is to send him home, 570 00:23:29,967 --> 00:23:31,601 and I don't have to look at him anymore. 571 00:23:31,635 --> 00:23:33,169 So let me tell you something. 572 00:23:33,203 --> 00:23:34,937 First thing I was ever really into 573 00:23:34,972 --> 00:23:36,039 was baseball. 574 00:23:36,073 --> 00:23:37,940 I love the babe, so I'm swinging. 575 00:23:37,975 --> 00:23:39,175 I'm swinging. I'm calling it. 576 00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:40,476 This one's going out of the park. 577 00:23:40,511 --> 00:23:43,112 It's going right towards that [bleep] right there. 578 00:23:55,122 --> 00:23:56,884 I gave a rolling pin to Daniel 579 00:23:56,918 --> 00:24:00,054 because Daniel has been nothing but nasty to me from day one. 580 00:24:00,088 --> 00:24:01,989 The first thing I was ever really into 581 00:24:02,023 --> 00:24:03,157 was baseball. 582 00:24:03,191 --> 00:24:05,059 I love the babe, so I'm swinging. 583 00:24:05,093 --> 00:24:06,293 I'm swinging. I'm calling it. 584 00:24:06,328 --> 00:24:08,028 This one's going out of the park 585 00:24:08,063 --> 00:24:10,464 and it's going right towards that [bleep] right there. 586 00:24:10,498 --> 00:24:11,799 Wow, that is intense. 587 00:24:11,833 --> 00:24:13,834 See, that's why it shows you just how important it is 588 00:24:13,869 --> 00:24:15,135 to win these advantages. 589 00:24:15,170 --> 00:24:16,737 I like when he gets frazzled. 590 00:24:16,771 --> 00:24:20,374 15 minutes gone. Just under 45 minutes to go. 591 00:24:26,381 --> 00:24:28,148 I'm third-generation Italian, 592 00:24:28,183 --> 00:24:31,385 so making pasta is nothing new to me. 593 00:24:31,419 --> 00:24:33,888 I'm gonna steam my tomatoes, salt my mozzarella, 594 00:24:33,922 --> 00:24:35,856 And I'm squeezing all of the moisture out of it. 595 00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:39,093 I'm gonna keep it classy and traditional, just like me. 596 00:24:42,664 --> 00:24:44,031 Right, Francis. How are you doing? 597 00:24:44,065 --> 00:24:45,533 - Good, chef. - What's that? 598 00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:47,868 This is a beet-colored pasta, 599 00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:49,637 just to give it that caramel-looking color. 600 00:24:49,671 --> 00:24:51,405 - Raw beet root juice. - Yes, chef. 601 00:24:51,439 --> 00:24:53,007 You're just doing this for the eye again, 602 00:24:53,041 --> 00:24:54,308 just the color. 603 00:24:54,342 --> 00:24:56,944 I think candy, and I think bubblegum, et cetera, you know? 604 00:24:56,978 --> 00:24:58,279 Are you always this adventurous? 605 00:24:58,313 --> 00:24:59,980 I mean, do you ever think about playing safe 606 00:25:00,015 --> 00:25:00,981 and just getting through? 607 00:25:01,016 --> 00:25:02,116 This is playing safe. 608 00:25:02,150 --> 00:25:03,517 You're nuts. You know that, right? 609 00:25:03,552 --> 00:25:05,286 Thank you, chef. I take that as a compliment. 610 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:06,287 You are absolutely nuts. 611 00:25:06,321 --> 00:25:08,088 - Good luck. - Thank you, chef. 612 00:25:13,111 --> 00:25:14,946 Big Willie, tell me what we got. 613 00:25:14,980 --> 00:25:16,948 I'm doing a dessert caramelle. 614 00:25:16,982 --> 00:25:18,616 - No. - Yes. 615 00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:20,885 I got a squash and apple filling. 616 00:25:20,919 --> 00:25:22,954 And then I'm gonna make a creme anglaise. 617 00:25:22,988 --> 00:25:25,756 Doing that with creme anglaise, like, in a dessert fashion, 618 00:25:25,791 --> 00:25:27,358 that's just crazy town. 619 00:25:27,392 --> 00:25:28,793 You know, go big or go home. 620 00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:30,862 But, I mean, you don't want to go home, though, right? 621 00:25:30,896 --> 00:25:32,129 I don't want to go home. 622 00:25:32,164 --> 00:25:34,031 You know that we're judging you on the caramelle 623 00:25:34,066 --> 00:25:35,433 based on, like, what we showed you. 624 00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:36,634 But, you know, I have to shine. 625 00:25:36,668 --> 00:25:38,856 Well, at least you can live with that then. 626 00:25:41,106 --> 00:25:44,609 40 minutes gone. 20 minutes remaining. 627 00:25:44,991 --> 00:25:47,345 Geez, time flies when you're having fun 628 00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:48,779 in the MasterChef kitchen, huh? 629 00:25:48,814 --> 00:25:51,549 I'm gonna be doing a mascarpone, asiago, 630 00:25:51,583 --> 00:25:53,050 vodka cream sauce. 631 00:25:53,085 --> 00:25:55,853 You know, I'm excited. I really am. 632 00:26:00,058 --> 00:26:02,226 Daniel, you know what they call this in Italian? 633 00:26:02,261 --> 00:26:03,928 - No, sir. - A mattarello. 634 00:26:03,962 --> 00:26:05,162 Why you? What happened? 635 00:26:05,197 --> 00:26:06,998 I totally expected this kind of thing from him. 636 00:26:07,032 --> 00:26:09,066 I mean, you can see, as he's lording over me right now, 637 00:26:09,101 --> 00:26:10,701 that he has an ax to grind. 638 00:26:10,736 --> 00:26:12,904 You think that Leslie knows that you struggle with time? 639 00:26:12,938 --> 00:26:14,105 Absolutely. He knows. 640 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:16,440 What are you making? 641 00:26:16,475 --> 00:26:18,409 I'm doing a short rib with kimchi and watercress. 642 00:26:18,443 --> 00:26:21,012 I added a little wine reduction to the pasta dough 643 00:26:21,046 --> 00:26:22,313 to give it a little color. 644 00:26:22,347 --> 00:26:24,315 I'm a little bit worried about the wine reduction, 645 00:26:24,349 --> 00:26:26,884 but aside from that, I think you're in pretty good shape. 646 00:26:31,456 --> 00:26:33,457 All right, miss Vitolo, how are you feeling? 647 00:26:33,492 --> 00:26:36,260 Good, I have my first one in here. 648 00:26:36,295 --> 00:26:38,563 - Wow, that looks beautiful. - Thank you. 649 00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:39,797 What's inside? 650 00:26:39,831 --> 00:26:41,899 I'm keeping it classic with some mozzarella balls. 651 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,668 Oh, good, everyone's going crazy with meats 652 00:26:43,702 --> 00:26:45,002 and beet-root pasta. 653 00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:47,438 Well, I put a little bit of ground pork in my sauce. 654 00:26:47,472 --> 00:26:49,774 It's definitely inspired by the sauce 655 00:26:49,808 --> 00:26:51,475 my dad makes at home. 656 00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:53,711 Kind of channeling my dad right now. 657 00:26:53,745 --> 00:26:55,646 You confident you can get yourself in the top ten? 658 00:26:55,681 --> 00:26:56,881 - Yes, I am. - Okay. 659 00:26:56,915 --> 00:26:58,182 Just under 10 minutes to go. 660 00:26:58,217 --> 00:26:59,650 Awesome. Thank you. 661 00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:04,989 Interesting stuff going on out there. 662 00:27:05,023 --> 00:27:07,058 The highlight, right now, Jaimee Vitolo. 663 00:27:07,092 --> 00:27:08,059 Sticking with tradition, 664 00:27:08,093 --> 00:27:09,961 and they are absolutely incredible. 665 00:27:09,995 --> 00:27:11,395 Courtney looks good as well. 666 00:27:11,430 --> 00:27:12,964 Francis's taste dreadful. 667 00:27:12,998 --> 00:27:14,065 What is he doing over there? 668 00:27:14,099 --> 00:27:15,700 Raw beet root juice in a pasta. 669 00:27:15,734 --> 00:27:17,868 Why are these people taking such risks 670 00:27:17,903 --> 00:27:19,036 to get into the final ten? 671 00:27:19,071 --> 00:27:20,071 I just don't understand. 672 00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:26,262 58 minutes gone. 2 minutes remaining. 673 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,181 Come on, finishing touches. 674 00:27:30,215 --> 00:27:31,515 Let's go, guys. 675 00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:32,950 Make it look good. 676 00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,185 Tidy up those plates, please. 677 00:27:34,219 --> 00:27:35,519 Somebody is going home tonight. 678 00:27:35,554 --> 00:27:37,688 Make sure it's not you. 679 00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:40,358 Ten, nine, eight, 680 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:42,994 seven, six, five, 681 00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:45,029 four, three, 682 00:27:45,063 --> 00:27:47,465 two, one, and stop. 683 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:48,532 Hands in the air. 684 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:52,536 Wow. Seriously well done. 685 00:27:52,571 --> 00:27:53,804 Tough challenge. 686 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:55,573 All right, everybody, first up, 687 00:27:55,607 --> 00:27:57,675 This home cook was at a big disadvantage, 688 00:27:57,709 --> 00:28:00,878 had the pasta machine taken away. 689 00:28:00,912 --> 00:28:03,714 Please step forward, Daniel. 690 00:28:03,749 --> 00:28:06,284 My instant reaction when I'm looking at my completed dish 691 00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:07,551 is, "Hell yeah, I did it." 692 00:28:07,586 --> 00:28:09,920 Even if I had had the rolling machine, 693 00:28:09,955 --> 00:28:13,524 I can't honestly say that my dish would've been different. 694 00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:15,593 What do we have in front of us here? 695 00:28:15,627 --> 00:28:19,030 This is a red wine caramelle filled with short rib. 696 00:28:19,064 --> 00:28:20,731 It's on a tamarind habanero curry. 697 00:28:20,766 --> 00:28:22,333 It's topped with roasted tomatoes, 698 00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:23,901 peppers, and roasted nori. 699 00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:25,002 As far as the technique, 700 00:28:25,037 --> 00:28:27,071 the pasta looks like it's rolled fine. 701 00:28:27,105 --> 00:28:29,774 A little less appealing color-wise. 702 00:28:29,808 --> 00:28:33,010 Somehow you infused the pasta with the red wine? 703 00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:34,912 Yes, chef, as I'm kneading the dough, 704 00:28:34,946 --> 00:28:36,213 I reduced one cup of wine. 705 00:28:36,248 --> 00:28:38,149 The color's certainly what I wanted to go for. 706 00:28:38,183 --> 00:28:39,950 It is what you wanted. That's what you wanted. 707 00:28:39,985 --> 00:28:42,086 - Yes, chef. - Okay. 708 00:28:45,290 --> 00:28:47,725 You know, the flavor combination... 709 00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:50,328 The heat, the acidity, the salinity, 710 00:28:50,362 --> 00:28:51,796 it just doesn't make a lot of sense, 711 00:28:51,830 --> 00:28:54,899 and it's so out of line with what we showed 712 00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:57,101 and what we were asking. 713 00:28:59,037 --> 00:29:01,439 Why go so far off? 714 00:29:01,473 --> 00:29:03,741 This is a chance to reach the top ten. 715 00:29:03,775 --> 00:29:06,377 And why give you something that you've had the best of 716 00:29:06,411 --> 00:29:07,947 in the world? 717 00:29:09,781 --> 00:29:11,471 'cause that's what I asked for. 718 00:29:14,052 --> 00:29:16,754 This looks more like a steamed dumpling 719 00:29:16,788 --> 00:29:17,989 in a chinese restaurant. 720 00:29:18,023 --> 00:29:19,190 Noted. 721 00:29:27,833 --> 00:29:30,334 There's the habenero. Ooh, it's hot. 722 00:29:30,369 --> 00:29:31,802 You think that could ever be served 723 00:29:31,837 --> 00:29:33,137 in an Italian restaurant? 724 00:29:33,171 --> 00:29:34,672 Not in an Italian restaurant. 725 00:29:34,706 --> 00:29:37,508 I mean, the pasta itself is too thick. 726 00:29:37,542 --> 00:29:38,709 It's gummy. 727 00:29:38,744 --> 00:29:40,878 You would never put red wine into pasta. 728 00:29:40,912 --> 00:29:44,482 The biggest challenge here was not the lack 729 00:29:44,516 --> 00:29:46,951 of the pasta machine that Leslie took away. 730 00:29:46,985 --> 00:29:51,155 I think the biggest challenge was yourself. 731 00:29:55,227 --> 00:29:56,293 Look at the size of them. 732 00:29:56,328 --> 00:29:58,929 I got more pasta than filling. 733 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:01,565 I just want to share the experience. 734 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,067 Yes, sir. 735 00:30:08,273 --> 00:30:09,640 Too spicy. 736 00:30:09,674 --> 00:30:11,942 A contrast that doesn't work. 737 00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:13,377 But I'd like to congratulate you 738 00:30:13,412 --> 00:30:15,379 on standing out tonight, 739 00:30:15,414 --> 00:30:17,615 possibly outside the door. 740 00:30:21,219 --> 00:30:23,554 Whoo! What do you think? 741 00:30:23,588 --> 00:30:27,224 I wish I had made the caramelle smaller. 742 00:30:27,259 --> 00:30:31,095 - I enjoy the sauce. - Yeah, stop there. 743 00:30:31,129 --> 00:30:33,898 - Good night. - Thank you, chef. 744 00:30:33,932 --> 00:30:35,699 I'm not a vengeful person, 745 00:30:35,734 --> 00:30:37,668 but my fingers are crossed and going, 746 00:30:37,702 --> 00:30:40,204 "Okay, this is my redemption here, man. 747 00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:42,555 Daniel's going home." 748 00:30:43,126 --> 00:30:44,677 Disgusting. 749 00:30:49,048 --> 00:30:50,885 But I'd like to congratulate you 750 00:30:50,965 --> 00:30:52,312 on standing out tonight, 751 00:30:52,502 --> 00:30:55,114 possibly outside the door. 752 00:30:59,222 --> 00:31:01,170 - Good night. - Thank you, chef. 753 00:31:02,064 --> 00:31:04,636 Oh, dude! What am I doing? 754 00:31:04,716 --> 00:31:07,739 Why am I making this crazy japanese curry pasta? 755 00:31:07,819 --> 00:31:09,829 I got to rein it in. 756 00:31:10,239 --> 00:31:11,418 Disgusting. 757 00:31:13,170 --> 00:31:14,137 Jaimee. 758 00:31:18,375 --> 00:31:19,876 So tell me about the sauce. 759 00:31:19,910 --> 00:31:22,311 It's a creamy tomato sauce. 760 00:31:22,346 --> 00:31:24,313 there's fresh oregano, 761 00:31:24,348 --> 00:31:27,383 fresh thyme, ground pork... 762 00:31:27,417 --> 00:31:29,085 Is it like a family recipe, that sauce? 763 00:31:29,119 --> 00:31:31,587 It's definitely a take on my dad's. 764 00:31:31,622 --> 00:31:33,089 - What's your dad's name? - Michael. 765 00:31:33,123 --> 00:31:34,757 What does Michael Vitolo do for a living? 766 00:31:34,791 --> 00:31:37,627 He works for the department of sanitation. 767 00:31:37,661 --> 00:31:39,061 13 years. 768 00:31:39,096 --> 00:31:40,062 That's a tough job. 769 00:31:40,097 --> 00:31:42,198 He makes a killer meat sauce. 770 00:31:52,776 --> 00:31:54,177 These are really great. 771 00:31:54,211 --> 00:31:57,113 This is a perfect interpretation 772 00:31:57,147 --> 00:31:58,915 of taking the spirit of what we asked for, 773 00:31:58,949 --> 00:32:00,082 making it your own. 774 00:32:00,117 --> 00:32:01,784 You added the sausage to the sauce 775 00:32:01,818 --> 00:32:03,019 and made it a little bit richer. 776 00:32:03,053 --> 00:32:05,955 Mozzarella's clean, milky, dry. 777 00:32:05,989 --> 00:32:08,090 What do you think Michael Vitolo would be saying 778 00:32:08,125 --> 00:32:09,392 if he was standing here 779 00:32:09,426 --> 00:32:11,060 and we gave him one of these caramelletis? 780 00:32:11,094 --> 00:32:12,895 I think he'd be really proud. 781 00:32:12,930 --> 00:32:14,497 Does he know how good of a cook you are? 782 00:32:14,531 --> 00:32:16,699 Yeah, I cook for him all the time. 783 00:32:16,733 --> 00:32:21,370 This is a dish that not only michael vitolo would be happy, 784 00:32:21,405 --> 00:32:23,573 I would be happy to also serve it in my restaurant. 785 00:32:23,607 --> 00:32:24,840 Thank you very much, Jaimee, 786 00:32:24,875 --> 00:32:27,476 because you really brought me a taste of Queens. 787 00:32:27,511 --> 00:32:29,779 Yay. Thank you. 788 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,121 Next up, please, Scottish Francis. 789 00:32:44,461 --> 00:32:45,728 What's the dish? 790 00:32:45,762 --> 00:32:47,396 I made caramelle pasta with beet juice, 791 00:32:47,431 --> 00:32:49,799 with short rib and mozzarella. 792 00:32:49,833 --> 00:32:52,368 The idea of beet juice in a pasta... 793 00:32:52,402 --> 00:32:54,070 That's solely for the look. 794 00:32:54,104 --> 00:32:56,839 You wanted the color because that made you think of candy? 795 00:32:56,874 --> 00:32:58,708 Yes, chef. 796 00:32:59,943 --> 00:33:01,344 What's going on with the sauce? 797 00:33:01,378 --> 00:33:06,983 It is a yellow cauliflower and yellow bell pepper puree, 798 00:33:07,017 --> 00:33:09,485 and also I was just trying to create some summer 799 00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:10,853 and some vibrancy. 800 00:33:10,888 --> 00:33:12,571 That doesn't go together. 801 00:33:13,457 --> 00:33:16,325 I thought it did. I was wrong. 802 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:17,760 And there's no seasoning. 803 00:33:17,794 --> 00:33:21,063 That right there,it tastes like fatty, shredded beef. 804 00:33:21,098 --> 00:33:23,966 You know, when you have this as a sauce on top of that 805 00:33:24,001 --> 00:33:27,336 and then it's encased in beet root pasta, 806 00:33:27,371 --> 00:33:28,571 it's just not good. 807 00:33:28,605 --> 00:33:30,673 I support people that like to think out of the box 808 00:33:30,707 --> 00:33:31,674 and be creative, 809 00:33:31,708 --> 00:33:34,043 but it has to taste good, 810 00:33:34,077 --> 00:33:35,878 and it just doesn't. 811 00:33:35,913 --> 00:33:38,378 I understand, chef. Thank you. 812 00:33:39,549 --> 00:33:42,518 Making top ten is one of the most important things 813 00:33:42,552 --> 00:33:44,320 for any contestant on MasterChef. 814 00:33:44,354 --> 00:33:46,956 Should've kept it simple. I overcomplicated it. 815 00:33:48,725 --> 00:33:50,826 Next up, Cutter. 816 00:33:53,629 --> 00:33:55,431 Describe the dish. 817 00:33:55,465 --> 00:33:57,800 It's a short rib stuffed caramelle 818 00:33:57,834 --> 00:34:02,605 with a vodka white sauce and topped with roasted garlic. 819 00:34:02,639 --> 00:34:06,943 They look like they've got a right amount of filling. 820 00:34:11,148 --> 00:34:13,182 The filling's delicious. Love the heat at the end. 821 00:34:13,216 --> 00:34:16,018 We got excited that someone finally did a cream sauce. 822 00:34:16,053 --> 00:34:17,019 You know what, Cutter? 823 00:34:17,054 --> 00:34:18,254 You may have a face like 824 00:34:18,288 --> 00:34:20,323 a british bulldog chewing a wasp, 825 00:34:20,357 --> 00:34:21,891 but you do cook like an angel. 826 00:34:21,925 --> 00:34:24,293 - Don't forget that. - Appreciate it. 827 00:34:24,328 --> 00:34:25,461 Good dish. Thank you. 828 00:34:26,530 --> 00:34:29,398 Next up, Courtney. 829 00:34:29,433 --> 00:34:31,567 Very courageous. You just used fresh tomatoes? 830 00:34:31,602 --> 00:34:33,302 It's a mozzarella-filled caramelle 831 00:34:33,337 --> 00:34:36,772 with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and some yellow onion. 832 00:34:39,109 --> 00:34:41,143 Did you do anything to season the mozzarella inside? 833 00:34:41,178 --> 00:34:44,680 I salted it and then tried to coax that moisture out of it. 834 00:34:44,715 --> 00:34:47,650 This is very dry, very firm. 835 00:34:47,684 --> 00:34:50,920 Good balance between the sauce and the pasta itself. 836 00:34:50,954 --> 00:34:52,955 The plate is beautifully presented. 837 00:34:52,990 --> 00:34:55,024 In its own simple Italian way, 838 00:34:55,058 --> 00:34:56,993 it's a super sexy, simple dish. 839 00:34:57,027 --> 00:34:58,060 Thank you, sir. 840 00:35:03,300 --> 00:35:04,800 Last up, big Willie. 841 00:35:10,107 --> 00:35:12,208 Right. Describe your dish. 842 00:35:12,242 --> 00:35:18,080 It's a squash-apple caramelle with a creme anglais sauce. 843 00:35:18,115 --> 00:35:20,549 Joe said caramelle, the kind of thing 844 00:35:20,584 --> 00:35:22,251 that he loves eating daily, 845 00:35:22,286 --> 00:35:24,186 something I want to see in one of my restaurants, 846 00:35:24,221 --> 00:35:28,190 and so why a dessert? 847 00:35:28,225 --> 00:35:30,693 It just... it just came to me. 848 00:35:30,727 --> 00:35:32,028 I just...I get so upset, 849 00:35:32,062 --> 00:35:34,664 because it's almost like an abuse. 850 00:35:34,698 --> 00:35:35,865 Francis here with the tricks, 851 00:35:35,899 --> 00:35:37,033 Daniel's confused, 852 00:35:37,067 --> 00:35:38,367 and you're just all over the shop. 853 00:35:38,402 --> 00:35:41,070 But I am so unimpressed. 854 00:35:41,104 --> 00:35:42,171 I see this dish, 855 00:35:42,205 --> 00:35:44,473 and I'm absolutely dreading tasting it, 856 00:35:44,508 --> 00:35:46,676 because it sounds disgusting. 857 00:35:46,710 --> 00:35:49,445 It looks like regurgitated dog vomit. 858 00:35:51,014 --> 00:35:52,598 It's just unappetizing. 859 00:35:59,069 --> 00:36:00,372 Excuse me. 860 00:36:05,959 --> 00:36:07,260 Why a dessert? 861 00:36:07,294 --> 00:36:08,961 It just came to me. 862 00:36:08,996 --> 00:36:10,229 It sounds disgusting. 863 00:36:10,264 --> 00:36:12,999 It looks like regurgitated dog vomit. 864 00:36:14,404 --> 00:36:16,638 It's just unappetizing. 865 00:36:22,242 --> 00:36:23,676 Excuse me. 866 00:36:25,212 --> 00:36:26,646 The custard is way too sweet. 867 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,082 It's just obliterated with cinnamon. 868 00:36:29,116 --> 00:36:31,551 I love you when you cook humble, 869 00:36:31,585 --> 00:36:33,553 but I absolutely detest 870 00:36:33,587 --> 00:36:35,621 when you've been given the best of ingredients 871 00:36:35,656 --> 00:36:38,291 and a chance to just show some technical ability. 872 00:36:38,325 --> 00:36:43,062 I call it "lazy Willie," not "big Willie." 873 00:36:43,097 --> 00:36:44,530 Disgusting. 874 00:36:44,565 --> 00:36:46,599 I'm not feeling too good about myself, 875 00:36:46,634 --> 00:36:49,902 because my dish sucked. 876 00:36:49,937 --> 00:36:51,893 That did not work. 877 00:36:53,674 --> 00:36:56,576 Tough challenge. Some of you rose to it. 878 00:36:56,610 --> 00:36:59,586 Some of you deflated across it. 879 00:37:00,666 --> 00:37:03,683 There were two standout dishes tonight. 880 00:37:03,717 --> 00:37:06,853 The first one had a perfect balance 881 00:37:06,887 --> 00:37:09,956 between the pasta and the filling. 882 00:37:09,990 --> 00:37:12,592 You could taste the love that went into that. 883 00:37:12,626 --> 00:37:16,105 That dish was made by... 884 00:37:17,498 --> 00:37:18,598 Courtney. 885 00:37:18,632 --> 00:37:19,866 - Good job. - Good job. 886 00:37:19,900 --> 00:37:21,634 Thank you. 887 00:37:21,669 --> 00:37:23,436 - Well done. - Thank you. 888 00:37:23,470 --> 00:37:25,705 Now, tonight's winning dish... 889 00:37:25,739 --> 00:37:29,208 The caramelle were definitely restaurant-quality. 890 00:37:29,243 --> 00:37:33,279 This individual took the spirit of the night 891 00:37:33,314 --> 00:37:34,814 and literally made it their own. 892 00:37:34,848 --> 00:37:39,018 A big congratulations, Jaimee Vitolo. 893 00:37:39,053 --> 00:37:40,286 Well done. 894 00:37:41,322 --> 00:37:43,156 Amazing. 895 00:37:43,190 --> 00:37:46,192 Congratulations to Courtney and Jaimee. 896 00:37:46,226 --> 00:37:49,195 You're both gonna be two phenomenal captains 897 00:37:49,229 --> 00:37:50,797 in the upcoming team challenge. 898 00:37:50,831 --> 00:37:52,198 Well done. 899 00:37:55,069 --> 00:37:56,803 Brilliant. 900 00:37:56,837 --> 00:37:58,271 Now it's time for the bad news. 901 00:37:58,305 --> 00:38:01,874 The three worst dishes of the night... 902 00:38:01,909 --> 00:38:05,545 The first home cook that's in danger this evening 903 00:38:05,579 --> 00:38:09,082 over thought and underperformed. 904 00:38:09,116 --> 00:38:11,332 Please step forward, 905 00:38:12,653 --> 00:38:13,653 Daniel. 906 00:38:18,383 --> 00:38:21,647 The next dreadful dish that didn't understand 907 00:38:23,264 --> 00:38:27,700 the brief and completely made a mess of it. 908 00:38:27,735 --> 00:38:29,669 Francis, 909 00:38:29,703 --> 00:38:32,038 step down, please. 910 00:38:34,708 --> 00:38:37,610 The final home cook in danger tonight 911 00:38:37,645 --> 00:38:39,879 went way too far out of the box, 912 00:38:39,914 --> 00:38:42,482 out in orbit somewhere. 913 00:38:42,516 --> 00:38:43,716 Big Willie. 914 00:38:50,724 --> 00:38:55,728 Tonight all three of you were so desperate to stand out, 915 00:38:55,763 --> 00:38:59,599 and as a result, at least one of you will be standing 916 00:38:59,633 --> 00:39:02,402 outside of the MasterChef kitchen tonight. 917 00:39:04,171 --> 00:39:05,939 Daniel and Willie, take a step forward, 918 00:39:05,973 --> 00:39:08,908 both of you. 919 00:39:08,943 --> 00:39:11,010 Tonight, you both performed badly. 920 00:39:11,045 --> 00:39:14,681 In fact, you were galaxies away from where we were hoping 921 00:39:14,715 --> 00:39:17,668 this was going. 922 00:39:19,253 --> 00:39:23,890 And tonight, Daniel and Willie, 923 00:39:23,924 --> 00:39:25,725 you... 924 00:39:25,759 --> 00:39:28,261 are both... 925 00:39:31,498 --> 00:39:33,633 So lucky that you dodged that bullet. 926 00:39:33,667 --> 00:39:35,935 Both of you, say good night to Francis, please, 927 00:39:35,970 --> 00:39:38,137 and go back to your stations. 928 00:39:38,172 --> 00:39:39,372 See you. 929 00:39:40,774 --> 00:39:42,809 See you later, man. 930 00:39:47,181 --> 00:39:49,549 Francis, young man, 931 00:39:49,583 --> 00:39:51,618 you want to be different, you want to be quirky, 932 00:39:51,652 --> 00:39:53,119 and it's a time to shine. 933 00:39:53,153 --> 00:39:55,154 Tonight, it just didn't work. 934 00:39:55,189 --> 00:39:57,090 Yes, sir. 935 00:39:57,124 --> 00:39:58,925 Our business is a craft. 936 00:39:58,959 --> 00:40:00,126 It's not an art. 937 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:03,162 The pasta might've been rolled thin enough, 938 00:40:03,197 --> 00:40:06,266 but the puree didn't go right with it. 939 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:09,802 There are certain rights and wrongs in the kitchen, 940 00:40:09,837 --> 00:40:13,206 and it comes to putting food together. 941 00:40:13,240 --> 00:40:14,941 Get that foundation solid, 942 00:40:14,975 --> 00:40:16,442 and you're gonna step into a kitchen 943 00:40:16,477 --> 00:40:18,678 and then take off, okay? 944 00:40:18,712 --> 00:40:20,914 Come say good-bye. 945 00:40:20,948 --> 00:40:22,248 Thank you for everything, sir. 946 00:40:22,283 --> 00:40:23,650 - Thank you. - Thank you. 947 00:40:23,684 --> 00:40:25,285 Thank you so much. Thank you. 948 00:40:25,319 --> 00:40:26,452 Good luck to you, my friend. 949 00:40:26,487 --> 00:40:28,922 - Good night. - Thank you. 950 00:40:30,624 --> 00:40:32,358 I'm very sad that I'm leaving. 951 00:40:32,393 --> 00:40:33,826 Being here in the MasterChef kitchen 952 00:40:33,861 --> 00:40:35,428 has changed my life. 953 00:40:35,462 --> 00:40:37,630 Francis, well done. 954 00:40:37,665 --> 00:40:40,233 - Congratulations. - Thank you, chef. 955 00:40:40,267 --> 00:40:41,901 I really want to take everything 956 00:40:41,936 --> 00:40:43,636 I've got from here to the next level... 957 00:40:43,671 --> 00:40:45,238 Congratulations, blue team. 958 00:40:47,107 --> 00:40:49,742 And focus on a career I've always wanted to have, 959 00:40:49,777 --> 00:40:51,010 and that's working with food. 960 00:40:51,045 --> 00:40:53,379 - It's delicious. - Yes! 961 00:40:53,414 --> 00:40:55,048 Long live Scotland. Great job. 962 00:40:55,082 --> 00:40:56,115 Thank you, chef. 963 00:40:56,150 --> 00:40:57,550 I wish I could've made it to top ten, 964 00:40:57,585 --> 00:41:01,087 but I will be that lonely 11th person 965 00:41:01,121 --> 00:41:03,022 flying off into the distance. 966 00:41:11,265 --> 00:41:13,433 Next week, 967 00:41:13,467 --> 00:41:17,303 the home cooks face hundreds of football fans. 968 00:41:17,338 --> 00:41:19,906 The MasterChef flag football game 969 00:41:19,940 --> 00:41:20,907 is about to start. 970 00:41:22,243 --> 00:41:23,443 Push, push, push! 971 00:41:23,477 --> 00:41:24,777 Dig, dig, dig! 972 00:41:24,812 --> 00:41:26,613 Who will snap under the pressure? 973 00:41:26,647 --> 00:41:27,614 Y'all burning stuff. 974 00:41:27,648 --> 00:41:29,382 I need you on the grill! 975 00:41:29,416 --> 00:41:32,085 and which team will battle the elements... 976 00:41:32,119 --> 00:41:33,253 15 seconds to go! 977 00:41:33,287 --> 00:41:34,821 Come on, come on! Beat the rain, let's go! 978 00:41:34,855 --> 00:41:36,089 and claim victory? 979 00:41:37,191 --> 00:41:38,925 Ladies and gentlemen, this has been 980 00:41:38,959 --> 00:41:41,094 the closest result ever.