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It's crunch time here on Great British Menu

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for three of the central region's superstar chefs.

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Got my war paint on, I'm going for gold here.

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Trying anyway!

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Award-winning Daniel Clifford, daring Paul Foster

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and returning champion Aktar Islam are locked in battle

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for the chance to cook at a spectacular Olympic feast.

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Yesterday saw Daniel push himself to the absolute limit

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with a revolutionary take on roast chicken.

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Starting to think I've done too much.

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A risk that paid off with a perfect 10.

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I ain't going to mess around, mate. I almost started crying.

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Leaving last year's winner trailing behind with just six.

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I need a miracle so I think it's down into the kitchen on my knees

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and I'll have to pray like I've never prayed before.

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Today its dessert and Aktar can't afford any mistakes.

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As for setting fire to a sorbet, if he pulls that off, he's getting a 10.

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I won last year and I want to experience that again. This could make it or break it for me.

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-It's not working.

-BLEEP.

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This year's challenge is to create awe-inspiring dishes

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that break new ground just like record-breaking Olympians

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and the chefs have had to push themselves to the absolute limit.

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I've practised and practised and practised

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and it's the hardest thing I've ever done.

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Forced to cook outside their comfort zones,

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the chefs have sought inspiration from world-class athletes

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who'll be guests of honour at the Olympic feast.

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Today's the chefs' last chance to impress two-time champion Glynn Purnell

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who knows winning never comes easy.

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This brief is really tough but it's asking for people to excel.

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Excel like an Olympian, so I'm looking for some fantastic puddings.

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One of these chefs will fall at the last hurdle today.

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So, last dish, then, guys. How are you feeling?

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To be honest, I'm going to go in and do my best and see what happens, really.

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Desserts is something none of us are that confident about.

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I'm not a pastry chef.

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That's not my strongest field so I've kept it to a level that I know

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I can consistently deliver.

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-Desserts you can go either way, really.

-Yeah.

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Well in the lead with 28 points

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is two Michelin-starred heavyweight Daniel Clifford,

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who's tried and failed here twice before.

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He's held onto the top spot all week

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with risky twists on everyday ingredients

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and is riding high on yesterday's result.

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I knew the dish was good. I knew it was on the money, on the brief.

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I was worried about pulling it off.

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When I cut that chicken, I just thought to myself,

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"Yeah, you're the daddy."

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So, 10 yesterday. Got over the shock because I'm still in shock.

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-Emotional. Emotional, very proud.

-So what are we doing?

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I'm doing a roulade of raspberry and fresh cream cheese

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flavoured with vanilla and tarragon.

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It's going to be rolled up, served between frozen and fresh.

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-Is it a daring desert?

-It is.

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I think the wow factor is the elements on the plate.

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I think the tarragon can overpower it.

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-I think the amount you need to put in it is right.

-Is this ground-breaking?

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It's ambitious because I've done some things I haven't seen before.

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If the techniques work, it's going to be harmony on a plate.

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If not, it's going to be a disaster.

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Daniel's aiming for the top again taking raspberries and tarragon

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to awe-inspiring heights in an extremely technical roulade.

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He's got a lot of ingredients. He's got tarragon which is really strong

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with white chocolate, raspberries.

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There are big flavours that could hamper his chances.

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Next up is newcomer Paul Foster with 21 points,

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whose daring techniques and unusual ingredients have kept him

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in second place all week and ahead of last year's champion -

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a lead he needs to hang onto today.

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I've got a cushion but it doesn't mean I can sit down.

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Aktar's four points behind.

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All it takes is for me to drop a couple and him to gain a few

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and then it's really tight.

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-Happy?

-Yeah, happy, excited, nervous.

-You're not in the final yet.

-No.

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So we've still got a lot of pressure on the pudding so what are we cooking today?

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OK.

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Whipped sea buckthorn with Yorkshire rhubarb, pistachios, puffed rice,

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finished with a ginger syrup.

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OK. These little babies haven't done that well in the past, have they?

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The judges slated them last time but I'm a massive fan of sea buckthorn.

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I want to do my take on it and hopefully,

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if I get through to the judges, they'll see how good it can be.

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One, it's ambitious because you're using an ingredient that's been slated before.

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What about the construction - is that an ambitious thing as well?

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It is, yeah. It's a unique ingredient served in a unique way.

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-Unique and a risk.

-You know I like taking risks.

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Paul's taking a massive gamble with a previously failed ingredient,

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serving foraged sea buckthorn with Yorkshire rhubarb and crispy rice.

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Using sea buckthorn, Paul's taking the ultimate risk.

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It's been received very badly in the past so it could either

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put him straight into the final

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or leave him in a taxi on the way home.

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Trailing behind with 17 points is last year's champion Aktar Islam.

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He's had average scores all week

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and got just six points for his main course,

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but won't be throwing in the towel without a fight.

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I'm four points behind but that's no reason for me to give up.

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I'm going to cook my dessert

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and hope that I can try and make up those four points.

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DANIEL LAUGHS

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Got my war paint on. I'm going for gold here. I'm trying, anyway!

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Ready for a battle?

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Yeah, I'm going to, you know, give it 100%, have a bit of fun as well.

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So, tell us, then, what are we cooking?

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It's taking something simple, raspberries and chocolate.

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Madagascan, good-quality chocolate, and works so well with berries.

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-And there's some interesting... What's that, silk?

-Silk gel.

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That goes into the sorbet, cos one of the problems,

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when you're serving things like ice creams and sorbets,

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you always worry about "Will it hold?"

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So, with this, it's actually so good you can catch it on fire,

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and it'll hold for a short period of time.

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-So you're going to set it on fire?

-I'll put a little bit on there,

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just to, yeah. I've got jelly going as well, but the jelly itself,

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whipping it up again, so it's going to be a very light, airy jelly.

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There's a few interesting little colours. What's that, silver?

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Yeah, I've got to temper a bit of chocolate and get the gold,

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silver and bronze in there. You'll look at it

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and you'll think the Olympics.

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-So this is a progressive dish, then?

-Yeah.

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Aktar's looking to hold onto his crown with an Olympic-themed

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raspberry and chocolate dessert,

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complete with tempered chocolate medals

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and a raspberry sorbet Olympic torch.

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This dish is extremely ambitious for Aktar.

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I'm interested to see him set a sorbet on fire.

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It's got tempering, it's got whipping jelly,

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it's got a lot of work into it, and it could bomb out,

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or he could snatch that place in the final.

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Aktar come bouncing into the kitchen with this war paint on.

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Let's just hope it's not a facade. Let's hope he's up for war.

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The battle has commenced in the kitchen.

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Today, there are only two places on the podium.

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The chef that finishes third will get nothing more than a ticket home.

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So, Daniel, any tricks up your sleeve for dessert? Any sprays?

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-No, no sprays today, mate.

-I suppose there's going to be something there.

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How about you, Paul?

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So I've got the sea buckthorn juice,

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some sugar, little bit of agar to set it.

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I'm going to whisk eggs into it. Really light, fluffy, velvety.

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Gotcha.

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You know, I've definitely got more of a savoury palette,

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but this is...it's quite simple.

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Yeah, but tendering chocolate, come on. That's not easy, is it?

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Yeah, it's touch and go, isn't it? That's going to be an exciting part.

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Let's see if I can do it.

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I can only do one thing and that's go into dessert

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with a very positive attitude.

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Desserts are always tough for chefs and anything can happen.

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Aktar, I know he took a bit of a knock with the scores he's got,

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but he's last year's champion. He's not going to rest on this.

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Paul's looking to hold onto his four-point lead with an extremely risky

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sea buckthorn dessert, a foraged ingredient

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with a citrusy flavour that could see him fall at the last hurdle.

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-What's happening, Paul?

-I've got a tonne of meringues on the go.

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It's quite a crucial stage at the moment, but if you want to, er,

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have a taste of the sea buckthorn,

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if you just look in the blender over there.

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-So this is a pureed sage and apple?

-Yeah.

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Should have real punch, real bags of flavour without being overpowering.

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It's a lot different from the last time I tasted it,

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-so, yeah.

-Good different? Bad different?

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I'm not going to say that, am I? Try that, Daniel.

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It's not my favourite. I'm going to be honest with you.

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-Very sharp.

-I've never tried it, so this is a first for me.

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Get stuck in. Hope you're impressed.

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-Quite a sharp finish, hasn't it?

-Yeah. It's unique though, isn't it?

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Oh, yeah. Definitely. First time I've tried it.

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It's a flavour that I'll have to get used to.

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But it's not one that I'd say is unpleasant.

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It's a massive risk, cos if the judges don't like it,

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they're not going to change their minds.

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I know that it's gone down badly with the judges previously,

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I've got a lot of faith in this dish.

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Award-winning Daniel is taking a risk of his own.

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He's been breaking culinary boundaries all week,

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with radical techniques and cutting-edge ingredients,

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and his dessert is no exception.

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-What's happening, Daniel?

-Just about to make my roulade, chef.

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-So what's in there?

-Er, this is raspberry puree.

-Yeah.

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With a new gelling agent called elastic,

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which basically gels straight away, but you can freeze it,

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which is unheard of.

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-It would normally crack if you freeze it.

-Exactly.

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When you can freeze it, it opens the door to so many opportunities.

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-That's it there.

-So it sets hot as well?

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Yeah, it sets hot.

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Oh wow, that's setting quick.

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-Yeah.

-So, I've basically frozen a cream sheet.

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It's like, it's been through a pasta machine

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so I get it completely the same level.

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What do you think to that?

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-Looks very interesting.

-Paul?

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It looks really good. It looks real technical

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and a lot of skill involved in that.

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Daniel again is cooking some really technical stuff.

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He's pushing and pushing and pushing every time.

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He's trying new methods, he's trying new techniques, which is fantastic.

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It's exactly what we're looking for.

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Daniel's not the only one taking a risk.

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Self-taught Aktar's about to temper his chocolate,

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something most chefs dread and have specialised pastry chefs do instead.

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A thing I'm really concerned about is the tempering of the chocolate.

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Hopefully that'll work out right for me, so fingers crossed.

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It's always touch and go with that.

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What are we trying to achieve?

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It's all about the cocoa solids, getting those working.

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You want to end up with a nice glossy piece of chocolate,

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but it's got a crisp to it as well when it's chilled down,

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which I'm going to dust with some gold, silver and bronze

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-just to represent the medals. That's all, mate.

-OK.

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So Paul, feel a bit nervous now

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-with a couple of techniques going on around you?

-I am.

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Tempering chocolate's a real skill,

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and it's something that I'm not 100% comfortable with,

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so, you know, Aktar, who you know, looks like he knows what he's doing.

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If he pulls this off, this could really

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-bring the points through for him.

-So are you nervous doing this?

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Yeah, very nervous cos, you know, it is quite difficult

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to get the temperatures right.

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But I thought I'd have a bit of fun but take a bit of a risk as well.

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How many times have you practised this?

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About four times. I mean, it's just, literally,

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for this I started looking into it, really.

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Tempering chocolate's a difficult thing, especially in a hot kitchen.

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And Aktar looks like he's fumbling his way through it.

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If this doesn't pay off, he could be out.

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I like to push myself, just like Olympians, to competition.

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And we all want the top prize, and that is gold.

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And we want to cook at that banquet. And that's what it's all about.

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To seek inspiration for the competition, Aktar took a trip

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to Loughborough University sports ground,

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to meet paralympic athlete Dan Greaves.

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-Morning, Dan.

-Morning. How you doing, all right?

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-I'm good, thank you. How are you?

-Shall we go out?

-Yeah, yeah.

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This is quite impressive.

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Dan is a world record breaking discus thrower,

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and no stranger to pushing boundaries.

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There's my piece of bling, this is what keeps you motivated.

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-That's amazing, that is amazing.

-This isn't difficult in my sport,

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so this is what I'm going for in London.

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What is it about you that classes you as a paralympian?

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When I was a baby, I was born with talipes feet,

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where the feet are turned in and slowly turned out to face the front,

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and I've got some scar tissue on my ankles which just limits flexibility.

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A lot of times, I'll be honest, I feel at a disadvantage

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because, compared to some of the other guys that I'll be up against,

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I don't have years of Michelin training in Michelin kitchens

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and a couple of the guys I'm up against,

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they're really up on their game.

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I mean, obviously, you won last year, so you've got a great talent,

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and I think you should take that into the competition.

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Those guys are going to be chasing you

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because you've got a natural talent for cooking.

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I'd really just focus on what you're doing

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and not on they're doing, and you'll win by a mile.

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Just don't beat me today!

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Not bad, Dan, but I'm going to show you how it's done.

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AKTAR LAUGHS Oh, dear. I think I'm safe, aren't I?

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Ooh, better.

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Much better.

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To show Dan where he can really excel,

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Aktar takes him back to his restaurant, Lasan.

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It's a familiar arena for Aktar,

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and he's prepared his dessert for Dan to try.

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Hope you think it's one that's worthy of winning.

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Oh, that's amazing.

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If you don't win with that, the judges need their heads looking at.

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That is unbelievable.

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One thing I've learned today from Dan is,

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if I'm going to win, I've got to start thinking like an Olympian

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and it's all about having that positive mindset.

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I've got to think like a winner.

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I'm thinking like Dan, I don't care about anyone else,

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it's all about that final goal.

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I want to cook at the Olympic feast,

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and I'm going to start thinking like a winner.

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It's the moment of truth for Aktar's tempered chocolate.

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If he hasn't got the temperatures just right,

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he won't achieve that crisp, glossy finish his chocolate medals need.

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So will it pay off?

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Chief, you're pulling out all the stops here, huh?

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It's tempered beautifully, huh?

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Thank you, chef. Thank you, thank you.

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It's nice and glossy, huh? You happy with it?

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The fact that it's tempered, that's a major achievement for me.

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My biggest fear at the moment is my dessert not hitting the notes,

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and, you know, Aktar knocking me out the park.

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Daniel's using tarragon to flavour his dish,

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a pungent herb not often paired with raspberries.

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So, Daniel, what's happening?

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What I've done is, just for a little bit of garnish,

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I've basically dried the tarragon out in the microwave,

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and just dusted it with icing sugar.

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Tarragon's got a real strong, aniseed flavour.

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And Daniel's already using it in his roulade.

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I'm worried that putting more on top could overpower the dish.

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Aktar's taking a big gamble too.

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Aktar, what interesting things have you got going on here?

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Just whipping that jelly up, so I've set it.

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I've made it like a normal jelly, then I've put it back into this,

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just getting some air whipped into that jelly.

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And we're going to set it again.

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-It'll re-set once you've whipped it?

-Yeah. It'll be put into trays,

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back in the fridge, cool it down, and it'll set again

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just like a jelly. It'll be so much lighter.

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I'm interested to see the sorbet, setting the sorbet on fire.

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Yeah, I meant to try it with a bit of alcohol on it

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-and it worked well, so...

-You carry on, I'll leave you to it.

-OK, mate.

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Whipped jelly's something I haven't seen before.

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I'm just concerned whether it's going to re-set.

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And as for setting fire to a sorbet,

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if he pulls that off, he's getting the ten.

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First to plate up today is Paul.

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He pipes on the controversial sea buckthorn,

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makes small peaks of meringue,

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then he scatters the plate with crunchy rhubarb

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before burning his meringue.

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And finishing his plate with pistachios, crispy rice

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and a drizzle of ginger syrup.

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Now, Paul.

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So, Paul, this is your last chance to make the final.

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Yep, erm, and I think it's worthy of going through.

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I'm very happy with it.

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-Shall we go and have a taste?

-Yep, let's go.

-Let's go.

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What will Glynn make of Paul's risky sea buckthorn dessert?

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Has he done enough?

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The sea buckthorn, you know, it's a big risk.

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You know, the judges had it before, I don't think it panned off.

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Hopefully, if I'm fortunate enough to get through to tomorrow,

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they're going to love it.

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Your balls are on the line, not mine. What do you think?

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-Is that better than yours?

-I found it a bit rich.

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Sea buckthorn, it's something that I'm new to as a flavour.

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It's something I've got to get used to.

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There's lots of soft elements on the dish.

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-Does the rice and the nuts give it enough texture?

-I think so.

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-You know, the rice, the crunch definitely works.

-Yeah.

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D'you think it's a good-size portion?

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I think it's a good-size portion. It looks smaller

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but it's got impact of flavour.

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My concern is, you've had half a spoon, I've had half a spoon,

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and it's finished.

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I don't think it's big enough.

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Using the sea buckthorn is obviously a really different ingredient,

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but what else makes it creative, innovating?

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Putting the sea buckthorn aside, I think the balance of textures

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and flavours is striking and raises the bar.

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I think it needs something else just to give it a bit more body,

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just to say, you know, "This is a celebration."

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I'd be interested, if he gets through, to see what the judges say.

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-It's judgement day, someone's going home.

-Yeah.

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Have you packed? Or are you staying?

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I believe I've done enough to stay, in my heart.

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OK.

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All done. Yeah.

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I've crossed the finish line, but don't know who's come where yet,

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so, yeah, glad it's done, but just nervously awaiting the results now.

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Next to plate up is Daniel.

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He's scattered his plate with raspberries

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and white chocolate cookie dough.

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Then pipes on white chocolate cream, which he fills with tarragon oil,

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before adding his groundbreaking raspberry and tarragon roulade,

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discs of raspberry tuile and a scoop of raspberry sorbet.

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-So, last one?

-Last one, chef.

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-I've tried my best.

-Is it an Olympic winning dish?

-I'm happy with it.

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-Come on. Before the ice cream melts.

-Let's go and do it, yeah.

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Will Daniel's technical raspberry and tarragon roulade

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keep him in pole position?

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So what about in terms of unique, raising the bar, something different?

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I think it's certainly something different.

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It's quite fun, it looks really good as well.

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You think the tarragon is too strong for the raspberries?

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If I was going to be slightly critical,

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I'd say I'd take a tiny bit of tarragon out of it.

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So you're saying the tarragon's

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-slightly overpowering it a little bit?

-Yeah, a touch.

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Really surprised how the tarragon comes through.

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It's one of those things that's very easy to overpower,

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that anise flavour. Too much and the dish is dead.

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So as to the texture of the roulade and the cream cheese,

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you think you've hit that, you've nailed that?

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Yeah, I think it's a lovely texture in your mouth.

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-I like the cream cheese roulade, actually.

-Yeah.

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It worked really well. It looks very pretty,

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and you put it in your mouth and it's good.

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A little bit of vanilla coming through. Fantastic.

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Is it one of your strong points, puddings?

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Or is a slight weakness compared to...

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I wouldn't say it's a weakness.

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It's something I need to spend more time on.

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The thing is, I know with the individual elements,

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apart from the sorbet, I can deliver it for 100 people.

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So what do you think about producing this and plating it up for 100?

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You'd need to get all the other chefs involved.

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Yeah, I think you'd need an army.

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So, as the menu rolls out, this finishes your menu off perfect?

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I think so, yeah.

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-Enjoyed that.

-Yeah. You worried?

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Yeah, very worried.

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Yeah, that's really good.

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I think all the effort's really paid off. I think...

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the work before I came down was crucial,

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and hopefully it'll carry on going forward,

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cos that's where I want to be.

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I don't want to go home tomorrow.

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I want to carry on with the competition.

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Last to plate up is returning champion Aktar.

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He needs his quirky Olympic dessert

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to pull in the points today to stay in the competition,

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but when it comes to piping out his chocolate cream,

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disaster strikes.

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Yeah, I've just had some issues with the chocolate.

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I'm trying to get it to set evenly,

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but I've got it in the blast chiller, and some bits are freezing,

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other bits are still liquid.

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OK. So what are you going to do?

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I'm thinking probably pipe it out and then whip it,

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see if I can turn it into, like, a mousse, to a certain extent.

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A mousse. Something like this happened to me in a competition.

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It went completely wrong. I had 10 minutes left.

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I looked what I had, created a dish, sent it to the judges,

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and I got a bronze medal for it.

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-So let's get a pudding out, yeah?

-All right, cool. Yes, chef.

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I'm going to give Aktar the benefit of the doubt.

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I'm going to let him give me a pudding -

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not the one he's promised, but a pudding.

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There's lots of other elements he's done. Let's see what he can do.

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His place in the final is in jeopardy.

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Time is now against him.

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Paul, have you got the crumb, yeah?

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So in true Olympic spirit, his rivals come to his rescue...

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-Do you want me to get the dry icing for you?

-Yes, please, chef.

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-Paul, can you get some boiling water for him?

-Yeah.

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..and help Aktar get his Olympic-inspired

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raspberry and chocolate dessert over the finish line.

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OK.

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What a fantastic sight, to come in and see you two guys jumping in,

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working together, which to me showed true Olympic spirit.

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That was great to see.

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And for Aktar's final flourish, his Olympic torch.

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I've got to catch it on fire first.

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Will he be able to set his raspberry sorbet alight?

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-As soon as it's on.

-No, one second.

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There you go. It's on fire now.

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-It's not working.

-BLEEP.

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There you go.

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-Come on then, let's go and have a taste of this.

-Grab whichever.

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It's not the grand finale Aktar was hoping for,

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so will the rest of his dessert deliver?

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You must feel confident now, chef.

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I do feel confident,

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but the proof's in the pudding.

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Could that be done for 100 in the first place?

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I don't think so, no.

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So it didn't turn out exactly what we wanted,

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-but we've certainly got elements you wanted to turn out like that.

-Yeah.

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I'm sure the chocolate's going to taste

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-like it's supposed to taste.

-Yeah.

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-So, you know.

-The chocolate's tempered quite well.

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Nice texture on the tempered chocolate. Lovely crunch on it.

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-He's pulled that off brilliantly.

-I wouldn't have tempered the chocolate.

-No, me neither.

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Do you think whipping the jelly is a unique process?

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The problem with jelly is

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sometimes you've got that gelatine with that bounce.

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A lot of people don't like it.

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I certainly don't, so I thought I'd whip it up,

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get loads of air into it

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and set it again as a jelly,

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and it's a really nice aerated jelly now.

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The concept is beautiful.

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-Yeah.

-You can see what he's trying to do.

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The problem is practising more. If he'd practised,

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he'd have nailed it.

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Do you think that type of chocolate has lent itself to the raspberries?

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I tried lots of different types of chocolate to get that,

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and it worked really well.

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I think that chocolate's too strong.

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Hmm.

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I think he could do with some sweeteners for the sorbet.

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-A big, big kick of raspberry, that acidity.

-Yeah.

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The presentation - is it unique?

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Yeah, I've put a lot of effort

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into the actual plate and everything.

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I thought, get a real Olympic theme into it.

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Yeah.

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OK.

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Really disappointed that dessert didn't go as I wanted to.

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Obviously a few technical issues here and there, but, you know,

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we got it out and I think we need to celebrate

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the fact that it is over,

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we've done it, and there's a positive in that.

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How do you feel, chef?

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I just want to finish on a high.

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You know, it's been OK,

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but at least get everything out bang on as I wanted to.

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We're all trying to do out-the-box food, exciting,

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and all of our courses have got risks in,

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so sometimes a risk just changes what you do,

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but you got there, chief.

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-You got there.

-That's it.

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Aktar, Paul and Daniel have cooked their hearts out

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every day this week,

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but only the two highest-scoring chefs will face the judges tomorrow.

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Who goes is down to Glynn.

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Daniel is well in the lead with 28 points.

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Paul is currently in second with 21 points,

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and Aktar's in third with 17.

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Time to find out which two chefs

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will be cooking for the judges tomorrow.

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Gentlemen, we'll get straight into it.

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So Paul, your whipped sea buckthorn,

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crispy rice and burnt meringue.

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I thought it was a really interesting dish.

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I liked the idea of using the buckthorn.

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I thought you handled the flavours really well. It was very unique.

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The only thing I would say is, maybe burn the meringue a little bit

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and then duck the buckthorn afterwards so you get

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a bit more caramelisation on there, a bit more sweetness on there.

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And you could argue it could have had a bit more substance to it.

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So just a couple of things to think about there.

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Daniel - your raspberry and tarragon roulade.

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I thought the presentation was stunning.

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The raspberries looked like they wanted to just jump off the plate.

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I love the roulade, and the sorbet was clean and fresh.

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The tarragon was nice,

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but I felt there was far too much on there.

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So, Aktar -

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for your chocolate and raspberries -

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congratulations for having a fantastic attitude

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and for turning a dish out. You pushed on

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and showed true Olympic spirit, you know?

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I quite like the quirky presentation and there was effort and thought

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that had gone into that, which was nice.

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I thought the chocolate, you tempered it perfect for the medals,

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that was perfectly tempered.

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The whipped jelly - I was slightly concerned whether it would set again,

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but it almost had a little meringue texture to it,

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which again was quite pleasant. It was something a bit different,

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and it was pushing yourself.

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Obviously the chocolate didn't turn out exactly how you wanted it,

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but cooking in the Great British Menu kitchen,

0:26:420:26:44

you've got to be at the top of your game, really.

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As you know, only two of you can cook for the judges tomorrow.

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So with a score of eight for dessert

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and the highest score throughout the week,

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and he'll be cooking for the judges tomorrow,

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-is Daniel.

-Thank you, chef.

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So, two chefs left.

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We'll get straight onto it.

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Aktar, for your chocolate and raspberries,

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I'm going to give you...

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..a six.

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Paul, for your risky sea buckthorn dish,

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I'm going to give you...

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..eight points.

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-Well done.

-Thank you.

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Which means, Paul, you'll be going through

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to cook for the judges tomorrow as the second chef.

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Good luck, guys, and commiserations to you, Aktar.

0:27:330:27:36

-Well done.

-Thank you.

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So Daniel and Paul will be cooking for the judges tomorrow,

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and Aktar must sadly leave the competition.

0:27:400:27:44

Paul and Daniel put up some exceptional dishes.

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Frankly, I can understand why I came in last.

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I feel brilliant.

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I feel so happy to get through to cook my food for the judges

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and get their opinion on it.

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I put everything into this, and I put, basically,

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my life on stop to win this,

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and if I don't win it, it's going to be devastating.

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Tomorrow is D-day for Paul and Daniel,

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and Daniel's as confident as ever.

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Been here twice, been sent home twice. Today I'm going for gold.

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You'll find out later how hard it is to stand in that room

0:28:130:28:16

and hear someone else's name being called out.

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And this time there are three judges to please.

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It's absolutely awful. It's a tragedy.

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This guy took a hell of a risk and fell off the edge of the cliff.

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