Quickfire #5: For $5K & immunity, 30-minute aphrodisiac dishes.
Guest Judge: Dita Von Teese (The Queen of Burlesque)
Dishes:
Art: Ile Flottante- chocolate vanilla sauce w/ strawberries & brittle bits
Lorena: Tuna telitas w/ avocado & arugula
Takashi: Chilled oyster & sea urchin w/ yuzu-truffle vinaigrette
Patricia: Chawanmushi, caviar, tempura asparagus & love apple salad
Chris: Foie gras & figs in rose w/ fig & champagne sauce
Kerry: Seared tuna w/ uni, soy & aromatics
BOTTOM TWO- Art & Lorena
WINNER- Takashi (Runner-up: Kerry)
$10K ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #6: Each chef has to make one dish & do service inside a Thai restaurant. Before this, they got to eat lunch at Lotus of Siam.
Whole Foods Budget (half-hr.): $4K
DISHES:
Lorena: Pisco chicken soup w/ galangal, cilantro & lime
Chris: Sirloin steak larb tartare
Takashi: Yellow curry w/ shrimp & crispy noodles
Art: Cashew-crusted chicken w/ crispy rice salad & lemongrass-lime vinaigrette
Kerry: Braised pork belly w/ Chinese mustard greens & taro root puree
Patricia: Seared duck breast w/ green pineapple & massaman curry
WINNER- Chris
ELIMINATED- Art (so he finishes w/ $20K in charity earnings for his two seasons on this program to date)(Dishonorable mentions: Lorena & Patricia)