What could ever possibly top the visual of those luscious locks adorned with a flower crown?
But I guess we do have a cooking competition to continue with, so theres that.
Will food bridge this generation gap?
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Tonights Mystery Box Challenge will force these chefs-in-the-making to rely on their sense of taste and smell.
Gordons dish is a pan-seared chicken with rosemary mashed potatoes, baby carrots, and turnips.
For good measure, he tossed in some green beans with sliced almonds.
Suffice it to say, theres enough ingredients on here to trip up some of our contestants.
Youd think some of the ingredients would be obvious, at least in their broadest sense.
A green bean is a green bean is a green bean, right?
Sam goes with steak, and Im left wondering if this child has ever eaten before.
Not all is lost!
It is the cutest.
The judges are right: Kyas dish looks almost identical to Gordons.
She misses the mushrooms and turnips, but nails the sweetness of the honey glaze.
Most importantly, every element on Kyas dish tastes great.
Gordon calls her a freak, but like, in a good way.
Sure, he chose parsnips instead of turnips, but no one else even made it that far.
Also, bonus points for the dish tasting so good.
Could tonight be Ians comeback?
The ladies dont win immunity, but they do get an advantage in the next challenge.
So, really its more of a curse than an advantage semantics!
Kya makes the smart decision and wants to select ingredients first.
In reality, that may be the greatest of advantages.
Once the teams are settled, the kids learn theyll be serving 31 VIP guests in just 90 minutes.
These fabulous ladies are here and theyre hungry.
As Ian puts it, tonight just went from VIPs to VIGs!
See what I mean about the comeback?
Theres no room for mistakes.
Unfortunately, some of the kids never get that memo.
Well, Kya at least has the positive reinforcement thing down.
She yells adorable things like I believe in you!
at her teammates, as they race to plate 31 dishes.
The judges, however, notice another leader on the team: Sam.
Hes being extra vocal as the chefs prep.
Compare this to Jesse, who sticks to his appointed job and keeps quiet.
Although Ian tries to refuse it, he definitely needs the extra assistance.
Gordon walks over and is horrified to find the kid using a mandoline to prepare the celery salad.
Ian, YOU HAD ONE JOB.
Avery takes command of the salad and they send Ian off to mince garlic or something else innocuous.
Celery aside, the grannies seem into the clambake.
It sounds spicy and delicious.
But Graham reminds them to remember who theyre cooking for some grandmas might not want all that heat.
Kaitlyn decides to stay the course though and continue with their original idea.
That is, until it comes time for plating.
Kaitlyn does not respond well to stress.
She kind of just starts screaming at her team (not the first time!
), and it is the calm voice of Addison who keeps things moving.
Yep, she was totally the advantage in this challenge.
The Blue Team re-rations their protein and gets all 31 plates to their intended grannies.
Its bound to be a close vote.
For the most part, the grandmas are split.
The only thing they can seem to agree on is how handsome Gordon Ramsay is.
Grannies speak the truth, dont you forget it!
Ultimately, the votes go to Kaitlyn and the Blue Teams New Mexico inspired pork loin.
That means two members of the Red Team are going home:JesseandIan.
Alas, Ians comeback was short-lived.
How is everyone feeling about our Top 10?
Are they all deserving or have some sailed in under the radar?
Can we amend the rules to bring Nate and Derek back?
IM STILL NOT OVER IT.
