For this episode it's Tyler Florence as guest judge. Did I mention I saw Tyler Florence eating at an outdoor cafe in Sausalito? Yep, he was just sitting there eating a salad (alone, no entourage or anything!) looking out onto main street. As I passed by with my sister in law in tow, we walked by the table and I said, he looks familiar, but I couldn't place the name. Then my sister in law, whose as subtle as a pink elephant said that's Tyler Florence! She made me walk back and forth several times so she could get a good look at him. After it became obvious we were walking back and forth, we then hid in the hedges to watch him eat. Ok, sounds stalkerazzi, but we only did it for all of 10 seconds ok, ok, 10 minutes, thank goodness my husband called me or we'd still be there! Tyler does have very soft looking hands (he doesn't do his own dishes, ummmm? And he looks exactly the same in person) . This first challenge involves a 60 seconds teaching video with a food item. Aaron's item is a pineapple, but he's more interested in showing how to display the top than cutting 
the prickly skin. Shane's is a coconut, but he has no idea how to get it open. Hasn't he ever watched Survivor? Nipa was totally flipping out, she hates to touch fish, in this case squid. OMG how ever does she cook? SIU! (suck it up!). Kelsey wins the challenge with her lamb boning. The major challenge involves cooking a dish for Red Lobster, but with a twist, cooking two dishes one for the Red Lobster menu and then one with a uncommon ingredient, fish with stuff like, coffee, chocolate, marshmellow creme, fruit loops, grape jelly, what the? I definitely don't like my fish tasting like a flutter nutter! How's Nipa going to do this challenge when she hates to handle fish? Nipa pares down her fish to one tiny bit and throws away the rest, doesn't she know there are people starving in India? The crew then takes their dishes aboard a Coast Guard cutter to give a short presentation of their dish to the 30 men and woman aboard. Adam decides that he will do his Dick Van Dyke falling over the ottoman prat and falls on the floor but that stunt falls flat on it's face-cue cricket sounds. Next Nipa thinks she might win over the audience with a lesson in Bollywood dancing. Well heck, if her career peters out in cooking she
could become a Bolly dancer, hahaha! I slay myself! Lisa's meanwhile is in the kitchen as we watch her take a huge fall dousing herself with sauce on her $300.00 shirt. Yikes, a $300.00 shirt? My whole closet is probably worth $300.00! She does manage to remain cool and collective and gave a very heart felt presentation, even if she still looks like Gephetto's daughter. Kelsey again wins the challenge. She's managing to rein in her bubbly and looks like a front runner to win this thing and Nipa is sent packing, if you can't handle the fish better get out of the kitchen!-Single D
the prickly skin. Shane's is a coconut, but he has no idea how to get it open. Hasn't he ever watched Survivor? Nipa was totally flipping out, she hates to touch fish, in this case squid. OMG how ever does she cook? SIU! (suck it up!). Kelsey wins the challenge with her lamb boning. The major challenge involves cooking a dish for Red Lobster, but with a twist, cooking two dishes one for the Red Lobster menu and then one with a uncommon ingredient, fish with stuff like, coffee, chocolate, marshmellow creme, fruit loops, grape jelly, what the? I definitely don't like my fish tasting like a flutter nutter! How's Nipa going to do this challenge when she hates to handle fish? Nipa pares down her fish to one tiny bit and throws away the rest, doesn't she know there are people starving in India? The crew then takes their dishes aboard a Coast Guard cutter to give a short presentation of their dish to the 30 men and woman aboard. Adam decides that he will do his Dick Van Dyke falling over the ottoman prat and falls on the floor but that stunt falls flat on it's face-cue cricket sounds. Next Nipa thinks she might win over the audience with a lesson in Bollywood dancing. Well heck, if her career peters out in cooking she
could become a Bolly dancer, hahaha! I slay myself! Lisa's meanwhile is in the kitchen as we watch her take a huge fall dousing herself with sauce on her $300.00 shirt. Yikes, a $300.00 shirt? My whole closet is probably worth $300.00! She does manage to remain cool and collective and gave a very heart felt presentation, even if she still looks like Gephetto's daughter. Kelsey again wins the challenge. She's managing to rein in her bubbly and looks like a front runner to win this thing and Nipa is sent packing, if you can't handle the fish better get out of the kitchen!-Single DSee Kelsey's winning receipe below:
Macadamia Crusted Tilapia with White Chocolate Beurre Blanc
Recipe courtesy Kelsey Nixon
1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 large eggs 3 cups macadamia nuts 6 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 tablespoons olive oil White Chocolate Beurre Blanc, recipe follows
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place flour in shallow bowl. Whisk eggs in small bowl to blend. Finely grind nuts in processor. Transfer nuts to another bowl. Season fish with salt and pepper. Coat fish with flour. Dip fish into eggs, then macadamia nuts, coating completely. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Place 3 fillets in each skillet; cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer fillets to large baking sheet. Bake fish until just opaque in center, about 7 minutes. Top with White Chocolate Beurre Blanc and serve.
White Chocolate Beurre Blanc: 1/3 cup shallot, minced 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 2/3 cup dry white wine 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup coconut milk 2 tablespoons white chocolate Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cook shallots in olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium high heat, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes, adding garlic in the last minute. Deglaze with wine and reduce by half. Add cream and coconut milk and reduce by half once more. Remove sauce from heat and mount with white chocolate until sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper
A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
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