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Three of Wales's cooking elite are crossing swords

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to see their dishes served at a glittering Olympic feast.

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In yesterday's starter, returning champion

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Stephen Terry paid the price for a lack of preparation.

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So how come you're being last-minute and practising it now?

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It should be thickening, there's three egg yolks in it.

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I can't wait to do this for 100 people. Flippin' hell!

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But his Michelin-starred rivals James Sommerin and Richard Davies

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also failed to dazzle, leaving all three chefs

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level pegging on day two.

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All of you, up it. We want Wales in there.

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Tonight, it's the fish course,

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and with a one-time banquet winner in the kitchen...

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I'd quite like to relive the experience, to be honest.

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We'll try and stop you getting there.

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..it's a battle between the young bloods...

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I've done caviar before.

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There's pitfalls in it. It's got to be right.

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..and the old school.

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We are cooks and not scientists. I do believe I'm a marked man.

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They are gunning for me, for sure.

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The young guns want to, you know, get the old boy out.

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Inspired by the jawdropping exploits of record-breaking athletes,

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Britain's best chefs are creating breathtaking dishes of Olympian ambition.

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You came to push your limits. That is what you are going to do.

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But the Welsh contenders are yet to convince veteran judge

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Angela Hartnett they have what it takes to reach the Olympic feast.

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They've got to represent Wales, they've got to represent themselves

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and they've got to represent the Olympics, and at the moment,

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they're playing too safe and they need to push themselves more.

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With all three chefs even on six,

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they can't afford to rest on their laurels.

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Gentlemen, here we are. Still on the starting line.

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-Bit of a rap across the knuckles yesterday.

-Yeah. It was.

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Shot across the bow. Wake up, boys, pull your socks up.

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She wants a bit more and this is probably my simplest dish.

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-Snap!

-Is it what she's looking for?

-Soon find out, won't we?

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First up is seasoned competitor Stephen Terry

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whose fish course took him all the way to the banquet in 2008,

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but after a tough start yesterday, he can't take anything for granted.

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You can talk about it all day before you get here, but once you're here,

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you're in the pot, and it is a pretty hot place to be.

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Game on! Cheers.

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-Hi, Steve. How are you doing?

-Morning.

-Are you well? Are you well?

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-Very well, thank you.

-So what's the name of your dish?

-Fish and shellfish medley.

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-The way it's presented is in the form of Olympic rings.

-Right.

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So each element is encompassed by an Olympic ring that's made from

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something that relates to that colour of the ring.

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So go through each colour, then. What's the first colour?

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-I'm trying to think.

-Red. Tomato. So it is a tomato jelly.

-Right, OK.

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And that encompasses crab.

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-What's the next one?

-The lobster is going to be surrounded by caviar.

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-Nice.

-And with a poached oyster.

-And that colour is which colour?

-Black.

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-Black, OK.

-Then we have mackerel.

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-Lovely.

-I'm doing a fresh mackerel tartare.

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-That's encompassed by a cucumber jelly.

-Yeah.

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So there's the green ring.

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And then we have a yellow ring, which is a baked lemon jelly,

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-and that's encompassing cold and hot smoked salmon.

-This one?

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The purple potatoes is as close as I'm going to get to blue, and that goes around each scallop.

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-So lots going on.

-Yeah.

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The theme is Olympian, but technically, why do you feel you're pushing boundaries?

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-You can go to a fine-dining restaurant and have a fine-dining dish any day of the week.

-Yeah.

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So what about this dish is making it specific to the competitors of the Olympics?

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Quite clearly, the name of the dish, the medley,

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and the way it's laid out with Olympic rings,

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-it's clearly an Olympic theme there.

-I'm looking forward to eating it.

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His five-part fish dish is a quirky take on the brief

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and Stephen's pushing himself on presentation,

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but will it be enough to impress Angela?

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Stephen can't rely that he's using just the theme of Olympic rings

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to make this a groundbreaking dish.

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It's got to taste amazing, it's got to be Olympian

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and it's got to be technically out there.

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At the moment, it seems like five tapas

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or canape dishes put on a plate.

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Next up is competitive returning contender James Sommerin,

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whose starter scored high for ambition,

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but lost marks for execution.

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Coming into this today, I'm going to push myself to the limit,

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make sure everything is spot-on, so I can leave the other two behind.

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-Hi, James. Are you OK?

-Yeah, good. And yourself?

-Very good, thank you.

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What's the name of your dish?

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Lobster with iberico ham, spiced butter and aubergine caviar.

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What's amazing about this dish? What's Olympian about it?

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Hopefully, the cooking of the lobster.

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So how are you going to do that?

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I'm going to boil them, and then we're going to reheat them through the spiced butter.

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Hopefully, the sweetness will be there and the texture spot-on.

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-I want the lobster to shine.

-How come with the pata negra ham?

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I was looking for a slight meaty flavouring to it.

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I'm also using a touch of chicken stock in the butter to emulsify it.

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I'm hoping it's going to be enough to knock your socks off.

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-You've got lots of vegetables here. What are you doing with the aubergine?

-Aubergine caviar.

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It's just baked and then stewed, I suppose.

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-And then spices or herbs through it?

-Yeah. There's cumin, thyme and garlic and orange.

-OK.

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-A little bit of orange to help lift and give a bit of lightness to the dish, really.

-Good luck.

-Cheers.

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So James has ditched the molecular gastronomy

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in favour of a twist on classic boiled lobster.

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But is he pushing any boundaries?

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James is keeping this dish very simple.

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He's really got to sell those flavours because that's the dish.

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There's no innovation there, there's nothing really technical about it,

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so if that dish doesn't live up to the flavours as it should,

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he really has not done his job.

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Last but not least, it's underdog Richard Davies.

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He's desperate to prove himself, having gone out early last time he competed.

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Bit disappointed in yesterday's result.

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I wanted to be up and running on the first day,

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going into day two in the lead.

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But that's not the case and, you know, time to crack on.

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Hi, Richard. What have we got here?

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I'm doing a compression of tomato with lobster and scallops

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and I'm making a little tomato caviar.

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What does it mean, a compression of tomato?

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Basically, I'm just going to lay those in a terrine

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and press it, so we are getting that compression.

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-There's no setting agent in there.

-No agar or gelatine?

-No, nothing.

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-Just the pure tomato.

-And what are you doing with the lobster and the scallops?

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The lobster, we're poaching that. That's going to be cold.

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The scallop is going to be hot. They will be pan-fried.

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What are you using the calcium chloride for?

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We're going to make a juice with the cherry vines and then

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using the two different chemicals, I'm going to make a tomato caviar.

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-So as if it was caviar, but with tomatoes?

-Yeah.

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It's kind of got a jelly-like outside,

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but the theory is that the inside is still liquid.

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-Oh, wow. That's quite technical, then.

-Yeah.

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So the rest of it is quite simple and then I've introduced

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the technical side, but it's not there to make up the numbers,

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-it's to get that, you know, burst of tomato.

-Good. Looking forward to it.

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So Richard's also gone for luxurious lobster,

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but while his ingredients might seem simple,

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his dish is potentially fraught with danger.

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Flavour-wise, would I put lobster with tomato? Probably not.

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Scallops and tomatoes work, but I'm not sure about the lobster.

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He's making this tomato caviar.

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I think you've got to have huge flavour to pull that off.

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The contest for the fish dish is under way.

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And with a former fish course winner in their midst,

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Richard and James have a fight on their hands.

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Stephen, you've always been renowned for your fish being one of your strongest dishes.

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I'm very comfortable with fish. Obviously, having success before,

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that's a nice little thing to remember,

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but I'd quite like to relive the experience, to be honest.

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I think we all would!

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We'll definitely try and stop you getting there this time!

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Stephen's raising the stakes with an ambitious seafood medley,

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featuring nine different types of fish and shellfish

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served in five Olympic rings.

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It's going to be interesting to taste all five elements,

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but the thing we're looking for is to see if they all work together.

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It's one dish, not five dishes in one.

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He's certainly pushing himself and he says this is

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probably his winning ticket. The jury's out for me.

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It seems very complicated.

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Stephen's archrival James has swapped his usual cheffy techniques

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for a seemingly straightforward boiled lobster.

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I don't think James is revealing all the elements to his dish.

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He says it's quite simple,

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but I think he's keeping his cards close to his chest

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and might have one or two hidden elements up his sleeve,

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so I'm not going to trust him at the minute.

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James is serving his lobster with several vegetables.

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Angela wants to see how he's lifting the dish to Olympian heights.

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OK, James. What's this business, here?

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It's broccoli and it's been rolled in a bit of rice flour.

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-And why are you doing that?

-Because I'm going to deep-fry it.

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It's different textures of broccoli. So we're using the stem.

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The florets, I'm going to pan-fry, and we've got broccoli tops as well.

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-Why the broccoli?

-It works really well with the dish.

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Nice bit of vegetable texture. Lovely colour.

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I like broccoli, I think it's underused, really.

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He's got these three different types of broccoli three ways.

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He obviously loves it as a vegetable.

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It's not a vegetable dish, it's a fish course.

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They've got to make sure all those other side elements don't overpower the main ingredient.

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Across the kitchen, Richard is preparing

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the tomato juice for an innovative caviar to go with the lobster.

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-Your caviar. That sounds very interesting.

-Yeah.

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It's not something I've done before the competition.

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I've done caviar before. It is, there is certainly pitfalls in it. It's got to be right.

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It's like using all these powders.

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You actually dumb the flavour of the ingredient

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and you've got to make sure you can really bring it alive.

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We are cooks and not scientists and it's a new, modern way of cooking

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that you have to understand completely to start using the product.

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Hence, I don't!

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The caviar's not the only technical challenge Richard has set himself.

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He's also trying to make a tricky tomato compression against the clock.

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That is a concern because it does require 24 hours,

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but I'm trying to do that within a shorter time period,

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so fingers crossed it will be all right.

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-How are you getting on there, Richard?

-Good.

-What are you up to?

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-My terrine is pressing.

-You have to press it how long for, minimum?

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-24 hours.

-Right, OK.

-Or two hours.

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So you don't know how it has turned out yet? Not yet. OK.

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So Richard, out of all three, is really pushing the boundaries

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and pushing himself in this competition.

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Particularly for the tomato terrine as he's not setting it with anything, so he won't know

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until he cuts into it if that has worked, and that's a real risk for me.

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To learn what it really means to have Olympian ambition,

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Richard travelled to Bath, where Welsh hurdler Dai Greene

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is training hard for London 2012.

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-Hello, Dai.

-Hey, are you all right?

-Pleasure to meet you.

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-You too, you too.

-How are you?

-Not too bad.

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Come with me and I'll show you some hurdling.

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As the proud holder of gold medals from the European Championships,

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Commonwealth Games and World Championships,

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Dai is perfectly placed to give Richard some winning tips.

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I've been in this competition before. I didn't do well.

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I wasn't prepared for it. How would you prepare yourself?

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We have a philosophy - train hard, win easy.

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You put everything into training and preparation

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and then when it comes to racing,

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the racing part is usually a bit easier.

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Would you say the pressure is on for 2012?

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I guess it's quite similar to you.

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You're obviously putting a lot of expectation on your shoulders.

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You're ahead of this competition and you want to do yourself justice and give your best performance.

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To show Richard how practice can reap rewards,

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Dai is giving him a hurdling masterclass.

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Not too bad at all. This is what we are going to start on.

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These don't go any lower, these ones.

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Dai usually jumps three-foot hurdles,

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but he's starting Richard off at two foot three.

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-As simple as that!

-And then you just come up, yes.

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Arms. Good.

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Having taken the baby hurdles in his stride,

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now it's time to go to three foot.

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All three of them. No hits or bumps, OK?

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-Er...

-It's OK.

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Nice.

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Ha-ha! Good.

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This is just like being in the kitchen now. It's now or never.

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This is the time to get the gold medal. You get one more shot.

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You've got to make it happen.

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Good!

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'I think he'll have surprised himself at how well he has done today.'

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He succeeded at the end because he practised

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and if he takes that attitude into the kitchen

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and prepares really well, I think he might exceed his own expectations.

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He is the world 400-metre hurdle champion.

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He's done that by putting in the hard work

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and effort off the track and, you know, that's exactly what I need to do

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with the competition to make sure that I get a dish

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on the final banquet and win my own gold medal.

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Back in the competition, Richard's experience has spurred him on

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in his bid to reach the Olympic feast.

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Spending time with Dai, I would love to be there to do him proud.

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I think what they all do is just remarkable,

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devoting their whole lives to their trade.

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We are doing this for people who challenge themselves every day, and it's a commitment, isn't it?

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-There's a lot of sacrifice involved to achieve greatness.

-Yeah.

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At the moment, all three chefs are neck and neck, and this time,

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they're all using the same ingredient.

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It's quite interesting that we all seem to be doing lobster.

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It will be interesting to see who comes out with the best version.

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Obviously, I'm going to say that's mine, but we will wait and see.

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For experienced contender Stephen, lobster is just one

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ingredient in his complex cold platter, which also features crab,

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ceviche scallops, poached oysters and a mackerel tartare.

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It's ambitious in its scale, but does it hit the brief?

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I don't do what these guys do in their restaurants,

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so there's no smoke and mirrors and flashes and this and that.

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It is presented in a way that is clearly Olympic.

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-Have you got a lot of work to do?

-Yeah, there is a lot to do.

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Obviously, I like a challenge.

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James' food is fantastic. But it is a piece of fine-dining cooking

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and I could go into his restaurant and have that,

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so what makes it special in putting it in front of someone at an Olympic feast?

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On the surface, Stephen's old foe James' dish is much simpler,

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but Angela's concerned about the number of flavours he is adding to his lobster.

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-So this is your aubergine caviar, yeah?

-Yeah.

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You can smell that orange in there.

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What else have you put in to make it green?

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Because normally, when you make it, it's quite grey.

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-There's parsley in there.

-Just parsley?

-Parsley.

-Tomato?

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Yeah, tomato, some garlic and a bit of ground cumin,

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and that's pretty much it.

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James has obviously got a lot going on when he's got

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the spiced aubergine caviar, spiced butter, deep-fried broccoli.

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He has to make sure the lobster shines through and all those

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other ingredients enhance the dish rather than overpower it.

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James' dish relies on the lobster being perfectly cooked

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at the very last minute, and with plating up approaching,

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he has still got lots to do.

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-Four minutes.

-He puts his lobster on to boil and preps his vegetables...

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That's ready, that's ready, that's hot.

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..then spoons the orange-flavoured aubergine caviar

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onto the pata negra ham, adding broccoli florets and stalks

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and the deep-fried broccoli tops.

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Come on!

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Working quickly, he shells his lobster

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and warms it through in the spiced butter.

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Finally, James' nerve-wracking fish course is ready to taste.

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Has it broken all your culinary boundaries, do you think?

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It has broken me, I tell you! That was pushing me.

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-I was against the clock. It was brilliant.

-Happy with that?

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-Taste it and see.

-Yeah. Looking forward to it. Let's go.

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James has taken a risk with his last-minute cooking,

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but does his lobster deliver awe-inspiring gastronomy?

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OK, James. Let's eat. The lobster butter and all the spices,

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does that work with the lobster for you?

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The lobster's quite meaty, it has a full-on flavour and you don't lose the sweetness.

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-Let's try some of the lobster.

-Yeah. Spiced butter.

-It is very lobstery.

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-Yeah.

-I'm not getting a huge amount of spices, to be honest with you.

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-It's quite a delicate spice.

-I thought it was going to deliver

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-a bit more flavour.

-So, aubergine caviar, good for you?

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-Texture-wise, flavour-wise?

-Yeah, definitely.

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-Is there parsley through there?

-A little bit, yeah.

-And orange.

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Quite sweet.

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-Very orangey, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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It's one of those things - the longer it stands, the more it infuses.

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Intensifies. And the broccoli works well with it?

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I just wanted something clean, and broccoli kind of brings that to it.

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You get that green broccoli-like refreshing flavour.

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The broccoli is maybe a little bit missed.

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I don't really think the broccoli adds much to the dish, to be honest.

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Is this an Olympian dish? Is this groundbreaking?

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-Is this really selling James as a chef?

-It's different.

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It's got such an array of flavours going on in there.

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I know myself, I'd be really happy if I could sit down and eat that.

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It is a great piece of cooking, but is it stretching the boundaries?

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-Probably not.

-Does it meet the brief? It's not for us to decide.

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So, I'm really pleased. Really good dish.

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I think I surprised the boys in the kitchen.

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Hopefully, it makes them a little bit nervous now.

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Fingers crossed, they might be doubting what they've done

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and I might be in pole position.

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Next to serve is Richard,

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who is embarking on the riskiest part of his dish.

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He's using a dispenser and chemicals to create tiny spheres

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of tomato juice, and Angela is going in for a closer look.

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I saw one guy do it with this pipette, individually.

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-This is much smarter, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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-You could do thousands at the same time.

-It's a little bit easier.

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Richard's cutting-edge techniques have caught his rival's attention.

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It does look like caviar.

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-It looks like the salmon caviar.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's true.

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Relieved to see his risky tomato terrine has set,

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he adds baby fennel and cold poached lobster to the plate.

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Scallops are going in now, one minute.

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He spoons his tomato caviar into quirky tins.

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Then finally, the hot scallops hit the plate.

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-Happy?

-Yeah.

-Reflecting the ambitions of an Olympian athlete?

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I hope so.

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-Right. Tin each.

-Let's go.

-Let's go.

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Richard's used technical trickery

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to try and break new culinary ground, but has he pulled it off?

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-So you've got the caviar, the tomato caviar.

-Yeah.

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And it's giving that punch for you?

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-It's got that burst of flavour at the end?

-Yeah.

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I don't want it to make up the numbers, I think it has got enough flavour on its own.

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I want to taste it!

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Got to taste that.

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Caviar.

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Do you know what that feels like to me?

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Tapioca.

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No, spaghetti hoops, when you eat spaghetti in tomato sauce.

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And it works with the dish, or could it stand alone without the caviar?

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Oof! SHE LAUGHS

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First time I've silenced a chef!

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I think the caviar does add another dimension, and obviously,

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you know, brings that drama, that theatre to the Olympic banquet.

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Something skilful that they necessarily wouldn't have seen before.

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I want to taste this compressed tomato.

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It seems a shame for all the effort that's gone into it

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to put it at the bottom so you can't see it.

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-It's tomatoey, but it lacks a bit of vibrance.

-So, the terrine.

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-Are you happy with the texture and how it has turned out?

-Yeah, I am.

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I would generally like to leave it for 24 hours,

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but it seems to have firmed up.

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It didn't fall apart when I cut into it.

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You spent a lot of time on the tomato terrine, doing the tomato caviar.

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Do you think it's overshadowing the lobster and scallops?

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I think it is quite a good balance.

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-It is all about, you know...

-It's a fish course.

-Yeah, exactly.

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The scallops.

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Really nicely cooked.

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You wouldn't expect anything less though, would you?

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I personally find the lobster a bit dry.

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I think everyone's got their own take on how far to cook it.

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Yours was certainly cooked a bit less than that.

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I mean, compared to Steve, who has got thousands of ingredients,

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you have used relatively few here.

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Do you think it's reached the heights we're looking for?

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I believe in this dish. I think it's light, delicate. Great flavours.

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-I just find there's something, for me, that's...

-Lacking.

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It needs something

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-to tie it all together.

-Is it an Olympic dish?

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-Is it an Olympic dish?

-I'm not sure about that.

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Well, you know, nothing more I can do now.

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Angela doesn't give much away.

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Asked lots of questions, so I'm not sure

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if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

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Last up is old hand Stephen.

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Having been late with his starter,

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Angela wants to check he is properly prepared this time.

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-Have you plated this before?

-What do you think?

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So you've never plated it before, so you're not quite sure how it will turn out?

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No, I haven't and no, I don't,

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but there's not a lot difficult about filling rings.

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But Stephen's Olympic presentation involves lots of fiddly work.

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-Do you want a normal...?

-A plate, just a plate.

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-Just something to put...

-And the pressure is getting to him.

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Can I do the other one?

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Yeah, if you want, yeah.

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Shall I take these up?

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It's time-consuming, isn't it?

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Even with Richard's help, it's an uphill struggle.

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You are a couple of minutes behind, Steve. How much longer?

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I'm going to be about... I'm going to be about three minutes.

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Stephen quickly fills his lemon jelly with salmon

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and spoons his smoked and fresh mackerel into the cucumber ring.

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The white crab with coriander goes with the tomato jelly,

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then he adds the fourth ring of caviar and lobster.

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Finally, he makes a circle of purple potato and tops it with his ceviche of scallops

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and, not a moment too soon, makes it to the pass.

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-It's certainly Olympian, isn't it?

-Hmm...

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Yeah, clearly, there's the colours of the rings.

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-What do you think, James?

-Yeah, a simple dish.

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-Quirky, no?

-Quirky.

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-It definitely captures the Olympic spirit.

-Let's go and taste one.

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Stephen's pushed himself to deliver an Olympic-themed dish,

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but is it groundbreaking gastronomy or simply a gimmick?

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I'm going to start with the salmon one.

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Consistency of the jelly, taste and acidity,

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that's what you were looking for, and the amount...

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I can't get the jelly any thinner, to be honest.

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I don't want to make it any sweeter.

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You haven't got to eat the whole jelly,

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-the jelly is there for the effect of the ring.

-Yeah.

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It's quite strong, the lemon jelly.

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A bit too... Just a bit tart.

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-Definitely on the acidic side, isn't it?

-On the lemon.

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This is the mackerel, which is a mackerel tartare.

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I felt I put quite a bit of horseradish in there.

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But in fairness... I mean, I can taste it, but...

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I expected the smoked mackerel to be one of the most prominent

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flavours on the dish and it kind of feels a little bit lost.

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Yeah, it is quite light. And the cucumber could be a bit stronger.

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So this is the scallop, the blue one. Anything you would change about that?

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In hindsight, putting the potato in the bottom and then scooping

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a bit out in the middle, so there's a little bit less potato there.

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The scallop tartare is very nice.

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It's got a good bit of acidity in it.

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A bit of chilli that he's got in there. It's light, lovely.

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Far too much potato. It doesn't do the scallop any justice.

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Anything you would change about the caviar one, the lobster?

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I think they are all luxury items that marry well together

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and it finishes the dish off nicely.

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Obviously, it provides me with the black ring I'm looking for for the Olympic rings.

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-This is tomato jelly.

-Yes. That is quite a good jelly. Texture is nice.

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It is not over-set. The question is, does it all work together?

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It's like five little tastings, isn't it?

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Almost five mini dishes on one plate.

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You've put loads of work into it, you can see that.

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Where are you pushing the boundaries, gastronomically?

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I don't do rocket science.

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I'm doing something that's tailor-made for these people,

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instead of a fine-dining dish

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that they could find in a lot of top-end restaurants.

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-Hello, hello, Mr Terry.

-All right?

-How are you?

-Yeah, good.

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-I've got to be honest with you, it won't be evens today.

-No.

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I think there's going to be one person with their nose in front.

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-We'll see soon enough, won't we?

-Yeah.

-I'm dreading it again today.

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-OK, guys.

-It's time to hear Angela's verdict.

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It's currently a dead heat. Will someone push ahead today?

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James, you did lobster with iberico ham, spiced butter and broccoli.

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You took a risk with your lobster, you know, last-minute.

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I thought it came out really nicely.

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I thought it tasted lovely, I thought the texture was there.

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Spiced butter was nice.

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I thought the aubergine caviar was a lovely touch with the orange.

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Maybe too much. You know, it sort of overpowered a bit, slightly.

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With the deep-fried broccoli, did it need it on the dish?

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I don't think so.

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Did taste good, but where was the innovation?

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We are looking about technical brilliance. Did it have any of that?

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Richard. Your compression of vine tomato,

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hand-dived scallop, poached lobster and fennel.

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The lobster, again, cooked really well. The tomato caviar tasted nice.

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Technically, you were pushing stuff in that respect.

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Compressed tomatoes, liked the idea with the tomato terrine,

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but I think you could have added more flavour to it,

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maybe a few more herbs. Put a bit of basil through there.

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Season it with a bit of rock salt on top, a bit more olive oil.

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I think all the elements individually worked,

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but you needed one thing to bring it all together as a whole.

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Stephen, you had your fish and shellfish medley.

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I thought your tomato jelly was delicious, your cucumber jelly

0:26:210:26:24

really nice and, for me, the tastiest was the caviar and lobster.

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I thought, delicious.

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You can't go wrong with caviar and lobster, it is lovely together.

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The lemon jelly was slightly too strong in flavour

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and although you had the presentation and it looked wow

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and the Olympics, I thought if you took each individual one,

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-they all needed something to bring it together with this wow factor.

-Yep.

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So, James, for your lobster and iberico ham, spiced butter and broccoli...

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..I'm going to give you...

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seven out of ten.

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Richard, for your compression of vine tomato, poached lobster

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and fennel,

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I'm going to give you...

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..six out of ten.

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And, Stephen, for your fish and shellfish medley...

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..I'm going to give you a six out of ten.

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So well done, boys. Two days have gone, two more to go.

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It's all about the main course tomorrow. Thank you.

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-Cheers. Well done, chaps.

-Well done.

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-Still all to play for.

-Yeah.

-Only one point in it.

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So James has managed to edge out in front with 13 points,

0:27:460:27:49

leaving Stephen and Richard still neck and neck on 12.

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I'm absolutely over the moon. I'm really chuffed.

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A bit too close for my liking,

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but bye-bye, boys, it's time to run away with it now.

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I'm not disappointed with six. To be with Richard with six and James with seven, I'm happy.

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It keeps the competition nice and tight.

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James is out of the blocks quicker than Richard and I, but we're hot on his heels.

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Angela has been very tough to crack this week.

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Certainly not been throwing the points away,

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so it's still all to play for and I'm still in it.

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Tomorrow, it's the main course, and with his rivals

0:28:190:28:22

breathing down his neck, leader James is taking a massive gamble.

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-We're using liquorice.

-That's slightly unusual.

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-Do you think Angela likes liquorice?

-I don't know.

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Can I 'fess up, I don't like liquorice.

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