Sunday, December 11, 2016

SEASON #14 - CHARLESTON, SC -BROOKE.

NEW PLAYERS VS. VETERANS
HOSTS:  Padma Lakshmi & Tom Colicchio

PLAYERS (New)
1.  JIM SMITH  Ex Chef of State of Alabama                                           Montgomery, AL. 
2.  ANNIE PETTRY  Ex Chef /Owner Chef Decca                                   Louisville, KY.
3.  BJ SMITH  Ex. Chef/ Owner  Smokehouse 21                                      Portland, OREGON
4.  EMILY HAHN  Chef at Warehouse Bar & Kitchen                             Charleston, SC.
5.  GERALD SAMBRIGHT  Chef De Cuisine Ario                                 Marco Island, FL.
6.  JAMIE LYNCH  Ex Chef/Partner 5Church Group                              Charlotte, NC
7.  SILVIA BARBAN  Chef /Owner Anita Rest.                       (Italy)     Brooklyn, NY
8.  SYLVA SENAT  Ex Chef. Maison Mao                                               Phila., PA.
(VETERANS)
1.  AMANDA S-7
2.  BROOKE   S-10
3.  CASEY   S-3 & S-8 ALL STARS
4.  JOHN TESAR  S-10
5.  KATSUJI  S-12
6.  SAM  S-2
7.  SHELDON  S-10
8.  SHIRLEY  S-11

PRIZES:  Feature in Food & Wine Magazine.
                 An Appearance at the classic by Food & Wine Magazine in Aspen, CO.
                $125,000 Cash by S. Pellegrino Water. 
JUDGES:  Tom Colicchio,, Gail Simmon & Graham Elliot

EPISODE #1:  Something Old & Something New.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #1 (with Newbys) - Create as dishes as you want using a whole chicken in 1 hour.
- WINNER:  Jim & LOSER:  Gerald.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE #2(vETERANS):  Create your take on shrimps & grits in 30 minutes.
- WINNER:  Brooke            & LOSER:  john.

SUDDEN DEATH COOK-OFF:  Gerald vs. John.
ARRIVED AT:  Boone Hall Plantation.
- Create an oyster roast dish in 20 minutes.
ELIMINATED:  Gerald.

EPISODE #2:  Southern Hospitality.
ARRIVED AT:  a Plantation.
GUEST JUDGE:  Frank Lee, Executive Chef Hall Management Group.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Work in teams to create a family style meal inspired by Charlestonian home-cooked dishes.
--   Rookies vs. Veterans.
- Rookies didn't plan their sopping & had trouble with kitchen size (small).

JUDGES TABLE:
-Grey Team (Veteran) won.
- BEST:  Casey, John & Sheldon.
- WINNER:  Casey.
- LOSER:  Orange Team (Rookies).Lest:  BJ, Annie & Jamie.
ELIMINATED:  Annie.  (didn't have the time to bake her tarts).

EPISODE #3:  Choke, Hold & Clammy Hands.
ARRIVED IN:  Kitchen.
GUEST JUDGE:  Chris Cosentino, Owner & Owner of Cockscomb.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  25 minutes.  Work in teams to complete in 5 Mise En Place tasks.
- Onions, garlic, artichokes, shrimps & clams.

-WINNER:  Blue Team.  MVP - Sheldon.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a 7-Course Meal going against the other team feature Radish


                                                               
JUDGES TABLE:
- Blue Team won.  WINNER:  Brooke.
-LOSER:  Green Team.  Sam, Casey, Sylvia, & BJ.
ELIMINATED"  Sam.

EPISODE #4:  The Feast of Seven Fishes.
GUEST JUDGE:  Nilou Motamed, the new Editor of Food & Wine Magazine.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Create a meal using everything in your"gifts"  Pressure cooker, patron tequila, pomegranate. chocolate pretzels, cloves, wasabi, squab & melon baller.  30 minutes
- LEAST FAVORITES:   Shirley, Emily, BJ 
- TOP 3:  Brooke,  Casey,  John 
WINNER:  Casey has immunity.

GUEST JUDGE:  Mike Lata, Chef & Owner of Fig.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  working in teams of 2.  Serve at Fig.
- meal of 7 fishes.  with Trash Fish.
- Sheldon & Shirley
- Jamie & Sylva.
- Brooke & Emily.
- BJ & Silvia.
- Katsuji & John. 
- Jim & Amanda.
- Casey.

JUDGES TABLE:
BEST:  Shelton  and Jamie & Sylva  and John & Katsuji.
WINNER:  John & Katsuji.  WINNER:  Katsuji.
WORST:  BJ & Silvia, and Brooke & Emily and Jim & Amanda  and Casey.
ELIMINATED:  BJ.

EPISODE #5:  Smoke 'Em If You Got "Em.
- Silvia's birthday.  (The Birthday Curse)
ARRIVED:  At Closed Kitchen & Alone.
-  They are left on their own.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  30 minutes   Create your own take on a biscuit.
GUEST JUDGE:  John Currence  Chef & Owner o Big Bad Breakfast. 
WORST:  Shirley, Sheldon & Jim.
BEST:  Brooke, Katsuji & Jamie.
WINNER:  Brooke.  has immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  
GUEST JUDGE:  Rodney Scott, of Scott's Bar-B-Que.
- Work in teams to prepare a whole hog with vinegar or mustard based sauce and three sides.
- Sheldon  goes to the hospital for MRI on his back which he been complaining about.
YELLOW TEAM:  Emily, Sheldon, Brooke & John.
GREEN TEAM:  Katsuji, Silvia, Amanda & Sylva.
RED TEAM:   Jamie, Shirley, Casey, & Jim.

JUDGES TABLE:  
WINNER TEAM:  Yellow Team.  WINNER:  John.  
LOSER TEAM:  Green Team.  
ELIMINATED:  Silvia still the birthday curse exists.

EPISODE #6:  A Southern Legend.
GUEST JUDGE:  Dr. Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Create Healthy vegetarian versions of traditional comfort dishes.  30 minutes.

WORST:  Casey, Silva, & Katsuji.
BEST:  Emily, Jamie & Brooke.
WINNER:  Jamie. has immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  
GUEST JUDGE:  Alexander Smalls, Chef & Restaurateur of The Cecil.
                             Toni Tipton-Martin Award-Winning Author of The Jemima Code.
- Create a dish that pays homage to Edna Lewis.
ARRIVED AT:  Middleton Place, National Historic Landmark.
- Jamie didn't have enough plates lucky he had immunity.

JUDGES TABLE:
FAVORITES:  Jim, Silva & Sheldon.
WINNER:  Silva.
WORST:  Amanda, Emily & Brooke.
ELIMINATED:  Amanda.

EPISODE #7:  Booty
ARRIVED IN KITCHEN:  Earth,Water, Air, Fire.
GUEST JUDGE:  Michael Cimarusti, Chef & Owner of Providence
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Create a dish inspired by your  zodiac sign using your element. pantry.
- BEST:  Katsuji, Sheldon & Jamie.    WINNER:  Jamie.  has immunity.
WORST:  Jim, Silvia, & Emily.  SUDDEN DEATH COOK OFF:  20 minutes to cook Steak Tat-tar
- ELIMINATED:  Jim.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Work in teams to create dishes for a pirate party using treasure hunt ingredients.
- BLACK TEAM:  Brooke, Casey & Katsuji.  YELLOW TEAM:  Sheldon, Silva & Shirley.  
- RED TEAM:  John, Jamie & Emily.
JUDGES TABLE:  BEST TEAM:  Yellow.  WINNER:  Shirley.
LOSER TEAM Red & Black Teams.    Red Team Worst
ELIMINATED:  Jamie.  gave up his immunity.

EPISODE #8:  Restaurant Wars
ARRIVED:  Marian's in the French Quarter
GUEST JUDGES:  Daniel Humm, Chef & Owner of Eleven Madison Park,
                               Will Guidara, Restaurateur & Co-Owner of the above.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  work in teams to create a restaurant from the ground up.
Katsuji:  Sheldon, Casey, John.  - served on 2nd night.  Southern Belle.
Shirley:  Brooke, Silva, Emily.  - served on first night.  Latitude

JUDGES TABLE:
- WINNER:  Red Team.  WINNER:  Brooke.
- LOSER:  Blue Team.  
ELIMINATED:  Katsuji.

EPISODE #9:  For the Kids.
GUEST JUDGE:  Michael Voltaggio, Chef & Owner of Ink & Season#6 Winner.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Identify as many ingredients as possible while blindfolded in five minutes.
- NAME 3 FEWEST:  Emily, Silva & Shirley.
- NAME 3 BEST:  Brooke, Sheldon & Casey.
WINNER:  Brooke. 14 cases of wine.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a dish inspired by a childhood memory for the Music Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital Charity Gala.  
ARRIVED AT:  Kiawah Island  

JUDGES TABLE:
BEST:  Silva, Brooke & Sheldon.
- WINNER:  Silva.
3 WORST:  Emily, Shirley & Case,
ELIMINATED:  Emily.

EPISODE #10:  Shrimp Boats & Hat Ladies.
ARRIVED AT:  Shrimping Boats.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Create a dish featuring freshly caught shrimp in a sudden death  cook off
.
WINNER:  Sheldon.
LEAST FAVORITE:  Casey,  Shirley & Silva. will be compte in SUDDEN DEATH QUICKFIRE  Create a dish using the bycatch from shrimping.  30 minuters.
LEAST FAVORITE & ELIMINATED:  Casey.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  
GUEST JUDGE:  Dominique Ansel, Pastry Chef & Owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery.
- Create an original breakfast & lunch mashup dish for brunch.

JUDGES TABLE:  
TWO TOP:  Sheldon & Shirley.
- WINNER:  Shirley.
WORST:  John, Brook & Silva.
ELIMINATED:  Silva - last of the the Rookie.

EPISODE #11:  Adios Charleston, Hello James Beard
FINAL FOUR:  Sheldon, Brooke, Shirley & John.
LAST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE in Charleston:
GUEST JUDGE:  Michael Solomonov, Chef & Owner of Zahav
- prepare a dish while simultaneously instructing a mystery partner to make the same dish.
- win $10,000.
- was their family member
-WINNER:  Sheldon & his wife.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  
GUEST JUDGE:  Mary Sue Milliken, Co-Chef & Owner of Border Grill Restaurants & Trucks.
- Create a dish representing your journey on Top Chef worthy of being served at the James Beard House.

JUDGES TABLE:  
2 BEST:  Shirley & Sheldon.
WINNER:  Sheldon.
TO BE ELIMINATED:  John or Brooke.
ELIMINATED:  Brooke.

EPISODE #12:  Cooking Away in Margaritaville.
FINALES:  Shirley, John, Sheldon.

ARRIVED AT:  Chivas Stadium.
GUEST JUDGE:  Francisco Ruano, Chef & Owner of Alcalde.
WHO MADE FROM LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  Brooke.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Create a dish featuring GOAT to celebrate Guadalajara & Chivas.
FAVORITE DISH:  Brooke won $10,000. & an advantage.
Tequila
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a dish to pair with a unique MARGARITA featuring Patron Tequila.

JUDGES TABLE:  
WINNER:  Brooke Bottle of LTD Edition of Patron Tequila.
ELIMINATED:  John.

EPISODE #13:  Trail by Fire.
ARRIVED IN:  Riviera Maya, Mexico.  at Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya.
GUEST JUDGE:  Ricardo Munoz Zurita, Chef & Owner of Azul Historico.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  winner will win 6 days trip to Secrets Resorts.
- Create a dish featuring Habaneros & ingredients from the local market.


- WINNER:  Brooke.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  GUEST JUDGE:  Jeremiah Tower, Chef & Author.
- Create a dish using traditional Mayan ingredients & tools.
- WINNER - Shirley.
ELIMINATED:  Sheldon.

EPISODE #14:  Comida Final
Brooke vs. Shirley.
ARRIVED AT:  Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya.
FINAL ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a four-course progressive meal.

JUDGES TABLE:  

THE WINNER IS:  Brooke.