As we join the chefs at the house, everyone talking about how they miss their families and Spike brings up how Zoi & Jen are a couple so they don't have to miss each other. I'm thinking, if the others don't watch it, Zoi & Jen will carry each other to the end. We'll see if there is any sabotage in the weeks to come!
The quickfire challenge was to make a veggie plate using 3 different techniques. Now, I'm no chef so I said roast, saute and steam. My husband, who was a cook for many years and whose father was a black hat chef, had to tell me that technique also referred to knife work. Ok, so now I know. Zoi decides to use a poached egg in her dish, I thought it was supposed to be all veggies! Spike pulls out another gadget, a scallion curler of all things. Doesn't everyone need a scallion curler? Dell wins the quickfire and immunity with his knife skills by slicing an avocado and using it as a maki wrapper. Now that takes some skill!
The elimination challenge is to make a dinner for 12 inspired by the chef's favorite movie. The chefs are paired up and assigned courses. Ryan has been 2 movies in 3 years and gets paired with Mark who only knows movies they have shown in Australia. Just decide what you want to cook and pick a movie that goes with, who cares if you have seen the movie! Jen & Nikki team up and both want to cook Italian dishes so they chose the movie IL Postino. Spike wants to show off his Vietnamese cooking so chooses Good Morning Vietnam. Poor Miguel who is teamed with him, doesn't know a darn thing about Vietnamese cooking so has to do whatever Spike tells him. Meanwhile, Ryan has decided to use the movie A Christmas Story and to utilize the scene where the family ends up at a Chinese restaurant on Christmas day.
Richard's team, they have three on their team because of the odd number, went with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. They wanted to combine things that would not ordinarily go together. Richard also has a gadget up his chef's coat, a mini portable smoker. He wanted to do a smoked salmon but the smoker stopped working after three plates. The team has to resort to burning a piece of wood and holding the salmon over it.
At the dinner service, Ryan & Mark seem to be a hit with their Christmas Story quail. Guest diner, movie critic Jim Roper seemed to be enjoying the food more than the judges when the judges were trashing some of the dishes and Jim spoke up saying "I think it's good".
Richard's team wins. Who would have thought chocolate and salmon together would be good?
Zoi's team said they were going off of their Spanish movie's theme by having vibrant colors in their dish, NOT! All they had was a thin slice of lamb with a washed out looking sauce. What color? Brown and pale yellow, what's so vibrant about that?
Spike's team didn't fare so well either. The judges told him that they could go to any Asian restaurant and order the spring rolls he made. Spike immediately copped an attitude saying he stands behind what he made. Good for you Spike, but the judges didn't like it. Maybe your hat is on too tight, make what they want, it's a competition! Poor Miguel was told to pack his knives and go for the reason that he let Spike dictate what he did instead of trying to contribute to the menu. Double D
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