ARRIVED: in Los Angeles, CA.
PLAYERS:
1. JOSIE - 31 Sous Chef New York City, NY
2. OTTO 46 Instructor Las Vega, NV
3. SAM 28 Executive Consulting Chef New York City, NY
4. ELIA 23 Room Service Chef of Mandalay Bay Las Vega, NV
5. FRANK 39 Executive Chef - Heat Supper Club San Diego, CA.
6. EMILY 30 Mastercook Nob Hill MGM Grand Las Vegas, NV
7. CLIFF 28 Executive Chef - Salute New York City, NY
8. BETTY 44 Chef / Owner Los Angeles, CA.
9. MICHAEL 28 Line Cook Stockton, CA.
10. MARCEL 26 Mastercook Las Vegas, NV.
11. MIA 32 Chef/Owner - Feed the People Oakdale, CA.
12. MARISA 29 Executive Pastry Chef - AME San Francisco, CA
13. CARLOS 36 Chef/ Owner - Hi Life Cafe Fort Lauderdale, FL.
14. ILAN - 24 Line Cook New York City, NY'
15. SUYAI 28 Chef/Owner New York City, NY
NEW HOST: Padma Lakshmi
JUDGES: Tom Colicchio
Gail Simmons, Editor of Food & Wine Magazine.
PRIZES: State of Art Kitchen Wear from Kenmore Pro
Photo Spread in Food & Wine Magazine
Chance to Showcase their food at Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, CO.
$100,000.00
FIRST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Fire & Technique.
- GUEST JUDGE - Harold Dieterle - Winner of S-1.
- Create a dish using Flambe technique in 20 minutes.
- WINNER - Sam.
- Bottom 3: Carlos, Emily, Suyai.
KENMORE PRO ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: divide into 2 teams
- Create a dish using all 5 mystery box ingredients.
BLACK: Otto, Cliff, Marcel, Betty, Sam, Josie, Emily & Mia.
ORANGE: Elia, Michael, Carlos, Frank, Marisa, Suyai & Ilan.
JUDGES TABLE:
- Winner: Ilan.
- ELIMINATED: Suyai.
EPISODE #2: Far East Feast 14 left
WAKE UP CALL: Tom is at the house told to get up & go to the fish market.
FILED TRIP: American Fish & Seafood Company.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Sushi $100.00 to shop 30 minutes.
- GUEST JUDGE: Hiroshi Shima.
WINNER: Cliff.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: work with 2 other Asian taste - Korean & Viet Nam.
KOREO: Ilan, Marcel, Marisa, Elia, Otto, Cliff & Frank.
VIET NAM: Betty, Carlos, Mai, Josie, Sam & Emily.
- Create 1 hot & 1 cold dish.
JUDGES TABLE: Winning Team is Viet Nam & WINNER IS: Betty get a rare knife set from the judge.
ELIMINATED: Otto took himself out of the game for not paying for an item of food.
EPISODE #3: Fod for the People 13 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Ice Cream Flavor.
WINNER: Cliff has immunity.
TGI FRIDAY ELIMINATION:
GUEST JUDGE: Stephen Bulgarelli, Sr. Director/ Executive of TGI Friday.
- Create a dish updating a childhood classic.
- Winning dish will be featured in the menu.
FIELD TRIP: South Pasenda Fire Station.
JUDGES TABLE: Top 3: Betty, Sam & Cliff. WINNER: Betty.
- Bottom 3: Emily, Mike & Frank.
ELIMINATED: Emily.
EPISODE #4: Less is More. 12 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Attention to Details
GUEST JUDGE: Suzanne Goin, new & upcoming chef.
- Create an "amuse-bouche" dish. in 30 minutes.
- Shopping ???? - vending machine. $10..00 in quarters.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: 4 team of 3.
ORANGE TEAM: Cliff, Carlos & Sam.
RED TEAM: Mai, Mike & Elia.
BLACK TEAM: Betty, Marcel & Frank.
WHITE TEAM: Josie, Marissa & Ilan.
- Create entree, side dish & dessert BUT MOST be under 500 calories.
FIELD TRIP: Camp Glucose - camp for kid trying to lose weight.
JUDGES TABLE: Black Team won. & Frank won.
- Betty changed her ingredients. She cheated.
ELIMINATION: No-One.
EPISODE #5: Social Service 12 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Leftovers
GUEST JUDGE: Michelle Bernstein, Chef /Owner.
- Create a dish using "offal" the leftovers parts of animals. in 2 hours.
- WORST: Josie & Elia.
- BEST: Cliff, Sam & Ilan. WINNER: Sam.
FIELD TRIP: Social Restaurant in Hollywood
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: - Create a luncheon for celebrity, Jennifer Coolidge working in pairs.
- Betty & Mai,
- Cliff & Sam,
- Josie & Marisa,,
-Mike & Ilan,
- Frank & Marcel
- Carlos & Elia.
- The winner will go to South Beach in Florida.
JUDGES TABLES: Top 2: Cliff & Sam and Mike Ilan. WINNER IS Ilan.
- Bottom 3 Teams: Betty & Mai and Carlos & Elia and Josie & Marisa.
ELIMINATED: Marisa & Josie.
EPISODE #6: Thanksgiving 10 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Can Goods
JUDGE: Tom.
- Create a tasty dish using at least 3 canned ingredients in 50 minutes.
WINNERS: Sam, Mia, Frank, Ilan & Cliff will have immunity & DO HAVE to cook in the elimination challenge.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Mike, Marcel, Betty, Elia & Carlos
- Create thanksgiving meal with a twist cooking in their apartment "The Lofts'
JUDGES TABLES: WINNER: Elia.
ELIMINATED: Carlos - the judges was upset that he did only salad for 4 hours.
EPISODE #7: The Raw & The Cooked 9 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: working with limiatations.
FIELD TRIP: Redondo Beach Farmer Market.
GUEST JUDGE; Raphael Lunetta
- Create a dish using only raw food w/o cooking.
WINNER: Bottom 3: Betty, Mai & Mike. Top 3: Elia, Frank & Marcel.
WINNER: Marcel.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Breakfast.
- Create a gourmet breakfast for mystery athletes. WHERE??????
FIELD TRIP: Beach in Malibu & Surfers using fire pits.
JUDGES TABLE: Top 3: Betty, Mai, & Eli. WINNER: Elia.
Bottom #: Frank, Sam & Cliff.
ELIMINATED: Frank.
EPISODE #8: Holiday Spirits 8 left
GUEST JUDGE: Kristen Woodward, Mixologist.
- Create an Balley holiday cocktail & small snack or bite.
WINNERS: Top 3: Cliff, Sam & Mike. WINNER: Cliff.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: cater a Hollywood Holiday party.
BLACK TEAM: Cliff, Mike, Elia & Mia.
ORANGE TEAM: Marcel, Betty, Sam, Ilan
JUDGES: Ted Allen, sitting in for Gail.
Lee Hefter, Executive Chef of Spago in Beverly Hills.
WINNING; Orange Team - WINNER: Sam - 20 piece knife set.
ELIMINATION: Mai quit 'cause she didn't want Elia eliminated.
EPISODE #9: Seven 7 left.
- Mike had his tooth pulled.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Creativity. no more immunity left.
GUEST JUDGE: Ted Allen.
- Create a dish inspired by a color.
- Betty - Green. Cliff- Purple.
_ Mike - Orange. Marcel - Brown.
- Ilan - Red. Elia- White.
Sam - Yellow.
WINNER: Mike.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: 7 Deadly Sins.
- Create a 7 course dinner inspired by the 7 deadly sins.
- Mike - Envy. Ilan - Glutton.
- Elia - Pride. Betty - Sloth (lazy)
- Cliff - Greed. Sam - Anger.
Marcel - Lust.
JUDGES TABLE: Top: Elia, Mike & Sam.
WINNER: Mike.
BOTTOM: Marcel, Betty & Ilan.
ELIMINATED: Betty.
EPISODE #10: Unhappy Customers 6 lefts
KRAFT QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Vision & Execution.
GUEST JUDGE: Mike Yakura.
- Create a gourmet snack dish in 30 minutes.
WINNER: Sam & Marcel who are the leader of the next challenge.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Restaurant Wars.
SAM: Ilan & Mike Lalalina.
Marce: Elia & Cliff. M.E.C.
- held at: Westfield Shopping Center.
JUDGES TABLE: No Winners.
ELIMINATED: Mike.
EPISODE #11: Sense & Sensuality. 5 left.
Determine who going to Hawaii
NESTLE CHOCOLATIER QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Chocolate.
GUEST JUDGE: Eric Ripert, Chef & Owner of Le Bernardin of New York.
- Create a sweet & savory dish using Nestle Chocolatier.
WINNER: Sam.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: 5 Course Love Dinner.
-in Santa Barbara, CA.
Back at the cooks apartment - they got drunk & wanted to shave their hair. Cliff GRAP Marcel (who was sleeping) & held him down.
- Cliff was asked to leave the show.
JUDGES TABLE; the reminder are going to Hawaii.
EPISODE #12: Hawaii Finale Part I
Final Four: Sam, Ilan, Elia & Marcel.
went to Hawaii.
Stayed at: Hilton Waikoloa Village.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: two will be eliminated.
- Create in 2 hrs luni food.
GUEST JUDGE: Chef Alan Wong
JUDGES TABLE: Marce & Ilan are the winners.
ELIMINATED: Elia & Sam.
EPISODE #13: Hawaii Finale Part II
Ilan vs. Marcel.
FINAL CHALLENGE: create 5 course dinner for 8 diners.
-WHERE: Ilan- Donatonis with helpers - Elia & Betty.
- Marcel - Japanese Tea House - Imari with helpers Sam & Mike.
JUDGES TABLE: THE WINNER IS: ILAN.
No comments:
Post a Comment