One chef hits the floor in his quest for kitchen glory
Were really getting down to it,MasterCheffans.
Gordon Ramsay is the greatest and all, but he might be pushing it with that one.
Emotions are running high, people are collapsing during challenges, things are gettingreal, people.
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Theres another two hours of challenges to get through, so lets start cooking.
MYSTERY BOX CHALLENGE
First on the menu, the top seven have a fun Mystery Box challenge to survive.
Theyll have 60 minutes to cook a restaurant-quality dish using only those three tools.
The cooking and the hair are equally important.
The challenge pushes our contestants to be creative while also showcasing some staples of home cooking.
The chicken is juicy and seasoned well, and the veggies are the perfect accompaniment.
Its a simple dish, but its cooked well.
You cant ask for much more than that.
So, yeah, shes feeling good about this challenge.
The judges are feeling good, too.
Theyre impressed with her turnovers and her meat is cooked just right.
When Gordon referred to Brandi as a front runner, he wasnt kidding.
The shrimp is cooked well, and the whole plate looks very refined.
Appetizers are food too, ya know.
After, well, verylittledeliberation, Gordon, Christina, and Kevin nameBrandias the winner.
Get it, girl!
Its a good thing, too, because the Elimination Challenge the judges have in store is a doozy.
In television, the viewers always win, so suck it up, chefs!
Oh, and dont forget the champagne.
Its a good strategy on Brandis part.
She also pairs David with Katie and Tanorria with Dan.
David & Katie
David and Katie have some communication issues as a team.
It boils down to David not having faith in his partners skills and getting very, very aggressive.
During judging, he gets a very stern talking to by Christina.
He apologizes to the judges, but never to the champagne bottle.
That bottle is the real victim here.
Regardless of whatever issues the pair had, their food is on point.
A lot of their success is due to Katies cooking, and ability to tune out her angry partner.
Tanorria& Dan
Who wouldve expected Tanorria and Dan to work so well as a team?
They both help each other from the sidelines, and keep the other on track during the switch-overs.
Unfortunately, this success in communication doesnt lend itself to success with cooking.
Everything is just average, so their fates will depend on how their fellow competitors fare.
Shaun & Nathan
As expected, this partnership does not go well.
Nathan kicks off the challenge, but suffers from his inability to multi-task.
All Shaun can do is watch from the sidelines and make a run at guide his partner.
As the two switch back and forth, Nathan only grows increasingly panicked.
So much so, that Gordon has the kid sit down, drink some water, and breathe.
Its uncomfortable to watch.
He continues to freak out until he collapses.
Hes fine, and Gordon comes to his rescue (swoon!
), but Nathans lack of composure is the downfall of the partnership.
They dont make any Scotch eggs, and Nathan completely undercooks the lobster and beef.
Its a mess, and Shaun knows it.
Its no surprise that David and Katie are declared the winners.
They join Brandi on the Balcony of Safety, and are quickly followed by Tanorria and Dan.
Not to be too harsh, but, FINALLY.
The best cook should win this show, and its obvious that Nathan is out of his league here.
Time to move on, you know?
Im still not over that loss.
Thanks to their win in the tag team challenge, Katie and David are appointed team captains.
David wants team players in the kitchen with him, so he opts for Brandi and Tanorria.
Katies pretty stoked to have Shaun on her team, and shes fine with Dan, too.
Okay, maybe thats not so much a silver lining as a terrifying fact.
Things are about to, ahem,heat up.
Katies red team has a rough night.
Dan looks completely overwhelmed in the kitchen, and getting constantly yelled at by Gordon isnt helping him focus.
The bigger problem though, according to Shaun anyway, is Katies pride.
Shaun is definitely the better person to be plating, but Katie wants to prove herself.
Just keep pouring them some of those 1920s cocktails and theyll think everything is fantastic.
The blue team also gets off to a rocky start.
Tanorria is struggling with the quail eggs and for some reason David just refuses to communicate with her.
David, Tanorria, and Brandi get into a good groove.
Again, there are minor complaints from patrons, but nothing too egregious.
David, Brandi, and Tanorria are in the top five.
Even Gordon, Christina, and Kevin know this is a tall order.
Unsurprisingly, Shaun gets out of the test fairly unscathed.
His cheesecake looks good from the outside and is just a touch underbaked once Christina cuts into it.
Shaun saves himself, though, with his lava cake.
It is perfectly crispy on the outside and nice and gooey on the inside.
Shaun easily sails through to the top five.
From the beginning of the Pressure Test, it was always Katie versus Dan for the final spot.
They dont make it easy on the judges either.
Dans eclair is cooked a little too long, but its full of white chocolate filling.
Katies, on the other hand, is missing white chocolate completely.
In a challenge all about chocolate, thats not great.
Its obvious that the eclair round goes to Dan.
It comes down to the lava cake as life does, usually.
Both Katie and Dan royally screw up their lava cakes.
Neither cooked them long enough, and they are both an underbaked mess when Gordon opens them up.
With that, we bid adieu toKatie.
Next week: Richard Blais is in the house er, kitchen.
Get excited, people!
