"Top Chef Masters"- FOURTH SEASON PREMIERE

This season's 12 competitors:
Art Smith (now working for Southern Art)
Thierry Rautureau (now working for both Rover's & Luc)
Mark Gaier (Arrows Restaurant)(Charity: Equality Maine Foundation)
Patricia Yeo (Moksa)(Charity: Heifer Project International)
Kerry Heffernan (former judge on this show)(Charity: City Harvest)
Chris Consentino (Incanto)(Charity: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research)
Clark Fraiser (Arrows)(Charity: Outright Lewiston/Auburn)
Lorena Garcia (Cocina Restaurant; she's also a recent spotlighted chef by Taco Bell)(Charity: Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Inc.)
Debbie Gold (Kansas City's The American Restaurant)(Charity: Children's TLC)
Missy Robbins (A Voce Madison & A Voce Columbus)(Charity: Grow to Learn NYC)
Sue Torres (Suenos)(Charity: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)
Takashi Yahihashi (Takashi Restaurant & Slurping Turtle)(Charity: American Red Cross to support the Japanese Tsunami Disaster Relief)

Quickfire:
Inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, six teams of two have to randomly draw two ingredient cards from the deck Curtis is holding & then cook something including those ingredients in 15 minutes. Three card dealers (Sohik, Bryon & Lisa) will help judge. The winners will each get $5K for their charities.


Clark & Debbie
(langoustine & quinoa): Grilled Langoustine & parsley pistou w/ candied popped quinoa

Sue & Missy (brandy & honeycomb): Brandied pineapple w/ honeyed yogurt, almonds & chiles
Mark & Thierry (black garlic & Flank steak): Flank w/ corn, blueberry salad & black garlic harissa
Art & Lorena (peaches & duck breast): Duck lettuce wrap w/ corn salsa & peach ricotta creme
Takashi & Kerry (pork tenderloin & bologna): Sauteed pork tenderloin w/ bologna frisee salad & soy ginger caramel sauce
Chris & Patricia (bone-in Rib Eye & Catfish): Beefalo de gato pescado- WIN

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
This is all about a world-class Vegas buffet that two teams of six will build. Each chef will get something good or bad courtesy of a lottery scratcher, then each team will get to scratch a golden ticket to determine their buffet theme.


BT
: Missy, Clark, Debbie, Mark, Sue & Thierry

RT: Art, Lorena, Takashi, Kerry, Chris & Patricia
Whole Foods Budget: $2K in 45 minutes

LUCK:

Art (IMMUNITY)
Kerry (LOSE 30 MIN.)
Lorena (LOSE 30 MIN.)
Patricia ($1K BONUS)
Chris ($1K BONUS)
Takashi (SWITCH TEAMS)
Thierry ($1K BONUS)
Debbie (IMMUNITY)
Clark ($1K BONUS)
Sue (LOSE 30 MIN.)
Missy (SWITCH TEAMS)
Mark (LOSE 30 MIN.)
RT (MEXICAN)
BT (INDIAN)

(Note: Missy cut her finger in the cooking time.)


First-Time Judge:
Krista Simmons (L.A. Times contributor)

 
DISHES:

Kerry: Grilled steak w/ arugula, posole & chimichurri coulis
Patricia: Chicken & beef adobo w/ cornmeal pancakes & peach salsa
Missy: Zucchini salad w/ roasted poblano vinaigrette
Art: "Pan de tres leches" w/ candied cocoa nib & tequila caramel sauce
Chris: "Pork & beans" w/ cured pork & chicken
Lorena: "Leche de tigre" ceviche salad & tequila horchata
Sue: Indian-spiced chicken w/ lentil rice cakes & tomato ginger jam
Clark: Heirloom tomato compote w/ fried green beans & goat cheese
Mark: Curried corn soup w/ curried flatbread
Takashi: Shrimp & salmon dumpling w/ Swiss chard & curried coconut broth
Thierry: Masala salmon & beef shoulder w/ spiced couscous
Debbie: Rose water lemon curd w/ spiced streusel & meringue

$10K WINNER-
Chris

MEDICALLY DISQUALIFIED- Missy (but an unknown donation will still be made to her charity)
ELIMINATED- Sue

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