"Top Chef: Texas" 2/1

$5K Quickfire: 20 minutes are on the clock to make pancakes.

Guest Judge: Paul Reubens as Pee-Wee Herman

Entries:

Grayson: Ricotta buttermilk pancake w/ peach compote, blackberry & basil
Sarah: Confetti pancakes w/ blackberry sauce, cocoa nibs & vanilla whipped cream
Paul: Rolled pancake w/ berries, black pepper & champagne dippin' dots
Lindsay: Ricotta pancake w/ whipped creme fraiche & Marcona Almond and Anise Cookies
Ed: Pancake bits w/ blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, bacon & bruleed marshmallow

WINNER- Ed

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE #12: Make a family-style lunch for Pee-Wee Herman, but only one chef can cook in a restaurant at a time. Each of the remaining cheftestants also gets one of his bicycles to use in this challenge only.

DISHES:

Sarah: Summer vegetable egg salad w/ chicken skin vinaigrette
Grayson: Egg, spinach & Gorgonzola-stuffed chicken w/ butternut-roasted squash
Lindsay: Stuffed zucchini w/ braised beef cheeks, rice & goat cheese
Edward: Chicken & grits w/ raw corn & kale salad w/ red-eye gravy
Paul: Roasted chicken w/ red curry gastrique & Summer salad w/ basil blossom oil

WINNER- Lindsay (Runner-up: Paul)
IN DANGER OF BEING REPLACED- Grayson

FINAL LAST CHANCE KITCHEN DISHES:

Beverly: Red snapper in coconut broth infused w/ lemongrass, ginger, Thai basil & cilantro w/ a fennel mango salad
Grayson: Bacon-seared scallop w/ a gastrique of cherry & champagne grapes w/ pistachio & tarragon

Well...I lied- we WON'T know who's getting the second chance until at least next week.