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'Only an elite group of chefs holds two Michelin stars. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:09 | |
'Michel Roux Jr is one of them.' | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
Now! THEY SHOUT | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
'Now he and MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
'are on the hunt for Britain's next culinary superstar. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:23 | |
'A professional with a talent to cut it in the world's top kitchens.' | 0:00:23 | 0:00:28 | |
Perfect. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:31 | |
'This is the town of Girona in Catalonia, Northern Spain. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
'The three professional finalists are on their way to face their greatest challenge.' | 0:00:50 | 0:00:56 | |
It feels amazing to be in the final three. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
One of the best achievements of my life. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
It's been a journey. It's been a bit emotional, | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
mentally stressful, but it's been worthwhile to be in this situation. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
I'm going to try my hardest to win it | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
because that's what I'm here for now | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
and it would be so amazing if I did. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
'If they want to carry off the champion title, | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
'they need to prove they can cook with the best in the world. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
'And it is Spain that has recently emerged as the epicentre of exceptional cuisine. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:38 | |
'Restaurants such as the former elBulli | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
'and Arzak in San Sebastian have set the trend. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:49 | |
'But there is one restaurant that is now leading the way. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:57 | |
'The three Michelin starred El Celler de Can Roca | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
'is now the prestigious San Pellegrino Awards' | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
'second best restaurant in the world.' | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
If I was starting off my career again, this is where I would want to learn. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
It's the must-be place for a young chef. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
'Opened in 1986, | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
'El Celler de Can Roca is situated in the working-class area of Domeny-Taiala in Girona. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:39 | |
'It is a triad of creativity, owned and run by the three Roca brothers. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:49 | |
'The eldest, Joan, runs the savoury section, the starters and mains.' | 0:02:50 | 0:02:56 | |
'Middle brother Josep is the restaurant's sommelier.' | 0:03:11 | 0:03:16 | |
'While the youngest, Jordi, is in charge of pastry.' | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
I come from a family that has that tradition | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
and I love it, it's a warmth. You can feel that, you can taste it in the food. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
'The brothers grew up in their parents' restaurant down the road from where Can Roca stands today. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:59 | |
'It is still run by their 75-year-old mother, Montserrat, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
'who cooks the traditional Catalonian cuisine.' | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
'Despite El Celler de Can Roca's contemporary cooking methods, | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
'the food is directly inspired by the legacy of their parents. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:41 | |
'It is this fusion of tradition and innovation | 0:04:44 | 0:04:46 | |
'that makes the restaurant so unique. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:50 | |
'Essential to El Celler de Can Roca's philosophy is emotional cuisine. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:56 | |
'Each dish is designed to take the diner on a journey into their childhood, | 0:04:58 | 0:05:03 | |
'awaken long-forgotten memories or evoke moods.' | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
Their style of food is very cutting edge. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
Just when you think food can't go any further, they push the boundaries. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
El Celler de Can Roca is one of the best restaurants in the world. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
The food is absolutely incredible. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
It's a gastronomic destination. It's amazing. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
For the MasterChefs to go there would be unbelievable. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
We know our finalists are talented, but this is a serious challenge. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
This is a career-defining moment for our finalists, there is no doubt. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:40 | |
Good morning. Welcome to Girona. Welcome to El Celler de Can Roca. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:49 | |
Today it will be a great day. You will get to know about the place, about the food | 0:05:49 | 0:05:54 | |
and about the philosophy of the Roca brothers. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:58 | |
First, Joan Roca, the chef. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
Then Josep, the sommelier. And of course, Jordi Roca, the pastry chef. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:08 | |
So, please do come in and see El Celler de Can Roca. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:11 | |
To be going to the second best restaurant in the world is amazing | 0:06:20 | 0:06:24 | |
and the food and just the whole concept of the restaurant I think is just incredible. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:29 | |
I don't think there's any chef in the world | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
who wouldn't want to swap places with us three today. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
Yeah, it's very exciting. I feel like a little kid at Christmas. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
'To begin with, each brother will give the finalists a masterclass.' | 0:06:44 | 0:06:49 | |
Welcome to my kitchen. Today we are going to prepare the representative dishes of our cuisine. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:58 | |
'Joan is showing them his Mediterranean-inspired sole dish. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:04 | |
'The fish is vacuum packed and cooked sous-vide for four to five minutes at 55 degrees.' | 0:07:06 | 0:07:12 | |
The modern technique, sous-vide, is for the texture. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
'It is then put on a tradition coal-burning grill.' | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
Traditional technique of the grill for the smoked flavour. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
'There are five sauces that accompany the fish. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
'A fennel one, | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
'bergamot, which is a citrus fruit, | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
'then orange, pine nuts and green olive. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:46 | |
'They all represent the essence of the Mediterranean. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
'It's topped by an olive oil sweet made with isomalt sugar. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:56 | |
'Once heated, the sugar creates a caramelised membrane | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
'which is then filled with olive oil.' | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
Please, taste my dish. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
That fish is absolutely beautiful. The smoky flavour is really good. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:20 | |
The order of the sauces is perfect, | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
going through the sauces one by one. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
-Fantastic, chef. Beautiful. -Thank you. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
Hello. Welcome. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:39 | |
'Next is Jordi, who will demonstrate his caramelised apricot.' | 0:08:39 | 0:08:44 | |
'He first makes a caramel with a sugar solution and natural orange essence. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:59 | |
'To make the apricot shell, Jordi blows the sugar by pumping air into it | 0:09:04 | 0:09:09 | |
'while keeping it hot and malleable under a heat lamp.' | 0:09:09 | 0:09:14 | |
-Very impressive. -That's amazing. -Beautiful. -Thank you, thank you. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
It's so light. It's gorgeous. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
-Fantastic. -Thank you. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
'To complete the Can Roca experience, | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
'the final masterclass is with sommelier Josep.' | 0:10:08 | 0:10:13 | |
Yeah. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
-Fantastic. -That is amazing. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
-You like, yes? Enjoy? Yeah? -Oh, yeah. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
-Thank you. -ALL: Thank you. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
Mind-blowing is one word for it. It was, er, sensational. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
It's definitely inspiring. It's absolutely unbelievable. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:40 | |
I mean, they're like little geniuses running around. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
Yeah, amazing. Just totally blown away by the whole thing. I've never seen anything like it. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:49 | |
'With the masterclasses over, | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
'Claire, Steve and Ash must now invent a main course and a dessert | 0:11:57 | 0:12:02 | |
'for their three mentors. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:04 | |
'They've been given access to the restaurant's extensive larder. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:09 | |
'And their vast store cupboard.' | 0:12:17 | 0:12:20 | |
It's like being a little kid in a sweet shop. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
'They have 20 minutes to plan the dishes | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
'and then another hour to cook them.' | 0:12:30 | 0:12:32 | |
They have to prove that they have understood | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
the Roca brothers' philosophy and the essence of the house. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
Incredible test. Incredible challenge. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
I've got a lot of inspiration, so hopefully I'll come up with something that has meaning, | 0:12:44 | 0:12:49 | |
has relevance to things that have influenced me in the past. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:53 | |
Techniques, don't think I'll be trying blown sugar. | 0:12:55 | 0:12:59 | |
Not for the first time, anyway. I don't think that would be a good move. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:04 | |
Two plates of food for the second best restaurant in the world | 0:13:05 | 0:13:08 | |
is probably the most exciting, worrying thing I've ever done. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:12 | |
'Throughout the competition, | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
'Ash has cooked some breathtaking dishes.' | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
Your plate of food has got a story to tell and I can taste that. It's beautiful. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:33 | |
That thing tastes divine. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
'But his biggest weakness has been his tendency to panic.' | 0:13:36 | 0:13:41 | |
Ash is a talent, he really has got what it takes | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
but he just gets so wound up. He can't afford to lose it here. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
There's a dish in my head which is a part of a memory, | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
some ingredients that do take me back home, | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
so I'm going to try and incorporate them into a couple of dishes and hopefully | 0:13:59 | 0:14:03 | |
the Roca brothers will like them. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:05 | |
I love living in the UK, but there's definitely a lot of memories of growing up in Australia | 0:14:05 | 0:14:11 | |
and part of my emotion in the food. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:14 | |
Cooking for the brothers, yeah, it's scary. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
I know they're going to be expecting perfect food. It's exciting. It's an honour to be able to cook for them. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:28 | |
'Claire has proved she has a real talent.' | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
This is the sort of dish you would go and talk about. It is absolutely stunning. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:45 | |
The bitter chocolate sorbet is beautiful. I want the rest of it. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:51 | |
'But things don't always go to plan.' | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
-Have you made a chicken consomme before? -Yeah, once at college. -It's not working. | 0:14:55 | 0:15:01 | |
Claire is the youngest of our group, but she has talent in abundance. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:07 | |
I'm hoping she's going to absorb all these lessons like a sponge, Michel, | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
and come out with a head full of ideas. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
I'm just going to do nice lobster broth | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
and some asparagus and courgettes, nice traditional Spanish flavours, | 0:15:19 | 0:15:25 | |
keep it very simple, showcase the ingredients. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
For dessert, I'm going to do a set custard | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
and then just do some nice summer berries on top. Keep it fresh and light. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
It's going to be tough. I'm going to give it everything, so I hope I can impress them. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:49 | |
This is an immense task and an immense amount of pressure. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
For once, I feel really blank. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
There's a lot of great ingredients here and I just feel really confused. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
Normally I feel really good at this, but I feel really lost. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
'Steve has shown impressive technical ability.' | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
It is clever, Steve. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
We gave you one chicken. You've given it back to us in four ways. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
'But he can go too far.' | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
Too much going on on there. Too many flavours. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
Young Steve is a great emerging talent but he needs to evolve his style and his presentation. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:43 | |
I'm hoping here he will learn the new techniques | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
to complete him as a chef and lift him to the next level. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
My mind's gone blank for once. This is the sort of challenge that I love to do. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
I feel like I'm out of my comfort zone, where I am and what I do. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
I feel like my style won't really fit in. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
'Claire is first to serve.' | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
I'm ready with the lobster dish. I'm just waiting for the last five minutes to warm everything through. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:32 | |
I'm really nervous about this. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:38 | |
You know, I really don't want to mess this up. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
I don't feel confident with desserts. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
When I can look recipes up and make sure quantities are correct, | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
I'm OK, but in this, it's like, not comfortable. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
'For her first dish, Claire has created poached lobster with asparagus and courgette, | 0:18:11 | 0:18:17 | |
'served with a lobster broth.' | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
-Nice presentation. -Lobster's a very expensive ingredient and it's a celebration to me | 0:18:20 | 0:18:27 | |
and I think it goes with today as a celebration to be here. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
It's very good. It's very rich. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
Flavours are complex. A nice balance. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
'Claire's dessert is a set vanilla custard | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
'topped with summer fruits, apricot puree and yoghurt crispies.' | 0:19:04 | 0:19:10 | |
The dessert is a comfort food from my childhood, | 0:19:11 | 0:19:16 | |
fresh berries and custard, simple but really nice in summer. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:21 | |
Mm! | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
You understand our philosophy. Perfect. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:42 | |
-Thank you, Claire. -Thank you. -Thank you. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
To get that feedback, | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
yeah, it's the best feeling ever, actually. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
I can't believe I've just done that. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
'Ash is next to serve.' | 0:20:10 | 0:20:13 | |
In trouble, like usual. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
I'd like another hour. Under a bit of pressure here. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
It's just a huge deal. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
I've got to try and get this right. Cooking for the Roca brothers, you don't want to get it wrong. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:31 | |
'Ash has made a lobster and pickled vegetable salad | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
'with an orange and macadamia nut emulsion. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:05 | |
'Followed by a pastry biscuit topped with raspberries and peach in a macadamia nut custard.' | 0:21:07 | 0:21:14 | |
This is a representation of my upbringing in Australia. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:20 | |
The macadamia nuts, which I've used in both dishes, from when I was a very small child | 0:21:20 | 0:21:25 | |
living in the north of Australia surrounded by macadamia nut trees. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:29 | |
And then I've gone to when I lived in South Australia | 0:21:29 | 0:21:33 | |
and we used to pick the fresh peaches off the trees. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:35 | |
It's my representation of my life in Australia. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
It's beautiful. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
The cooking of the lobster is perfect. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
-It's fresh, it's delicate, and the sauce is a nice texture. -Thank you. | 0:21:53 | 0:22:00 | |
Thank you. Muchas gracias. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
Thank you. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
-It's good. Congratulations. -Thank you. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:38 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
It makes me feel good that they can see where I'm coming from with the food that I've cooked for them. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:58 | |
Just the opportunity to cook for the Roca brothers is like... That's one in a million. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:05 | |
'Steve's finally decided to sous-vide some red mullet and make an apricot dessert.' | 0:23:12 | 0:23:19 | |
Have you got any more apricots? Apricots? | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
The once ever I don't feel confident cooking. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
With how close I am, I ain't giving up. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
'He's planning to serve the apricots with a pistachio custard | 0:23:41 | 0:23:46 | |
'which now won't thicken.' | 0:23:46 | 0:23:48 | |
I can't whisk it up in there, it's getting too warm. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
I've just come in here cos it's a lot cooler. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:57 | |
'Steve's first dish is saffron red mullet with fennel puree | 0:24:37 | 0:24:42 | |
'and a tomato confit and tomato essence.' | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
The concept was to try and use your ethos in strong flavours, | 0:24:46 | 0:24:52 | |
but simply cooked and with a Mediterranean, really fresh style. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:57 | |
It's fresh but with a zing in the salsa. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:10 | |
And the fish texture is perfect. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:14 | |
Intense, fresh, perfect. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
'Steve's dessert has two elements. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
'He's made thyme-roasted apricots served with apricot puree | 0:25:25 | 0:25:30 | |
'and pistachio custard. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:32 | |
'And a pot of pistachio custard topped with apricot jelly | 0:25:32 | 0:25:37 | |
'and praline spears.' | 0:25:37 | 0:25:39 | |
I just wanted to have one plate and then have another little surprise, so have two for one. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:46 | |
Great. | 0:25:57 | 0:25:58 | |
Fantastic. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:02 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:24 | |
Steve, congratulations. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:27 | |
Er, your work is fantastic. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
I wanted to impress you more than anything. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:34 | |
And I'm so happy that you liked it. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
-Thank you, Steve. -Thank you very much. -Thank you. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:40 | |
That challenge was the toughest... | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
..was the toughest in this whole competition, | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
and cooking my food and then for them to love it is just like... It's mind-blowing. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:06 | |
I'm just so happy and I feel like a want to cry, | 0:27:06 | 0:27:09 | |
but I feel like I just want to shout from the rooftops. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
'Day two and the finalists return to face a challenge | 0:27:24 | 0:27:28 | |
'that will push them to the limit of their culinary ambitions. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
'El Celler de Can Roca has earned its reputation | 0:27:36 | 0:27:40 | |
'because of the brothers' groundbreaking and complex dishes. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
'Today, they're going to hand over their kitchen to the MasterChef finalists.' | 0:27:50 | 0:27:55 | |
Running a service in the three-star restaurant | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
will be one of the bigger things I've done in my career as a chef. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
They're going to be expecting a lot. Also, it's their restaurant and they're handing it over to us. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:10 | |
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:14 | |
It's amazing. I can't wait. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
'In just two hours, the restaurant will be filled with specially invited guests | 0:28:18 | 0:28:24 | |
'expecting a six-course tasty menu. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
'Each of the finalists will have to cook two dishes that are making this restaurant | 0:28:29 | 0:28:35 | |
'one of the most famous culinary destinations in the world.' | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
Our finalists have cooked for the Roca brothers. Now they have to cook for the customers. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:44 | |
Three-star Michelin food. The guests are coming, | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
they're in charge. It is down to them. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:51 | |
'Steve will be making the first starter | 0:29:04 | 0:29:08 | |
'of oysters served with two sauces. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
'a hot white garlic oyster sauce | 0:29:11 | 0:29:13 | |
'and a cold black garlic one. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
'The oysters are coated in a gelatine and sherry mixture.' | 0:29:16 | 0:29:20 | |
'As well as making this cold black garlic sauce and the hot white oyster sauce, | 0:29:36 | 0:29:41 | |
'Steve will also have to make white garlic ice cream spears.' | 0:29:41 | 0:29:46 | |
This is really intricate, some techniques I've never used before, | 0:29:52 | 0:29:57 | |
which is good, to learn a lot of new things, really. | 0:29:57 | 0:29:59 | |
I'll try my best to get this dish done for service. I'm really excited. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:18 | |
'Steve's second dish is Jordi's lemon cloud dessert. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:25 | |
'There are several complex techniques. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:34 | |
'And every single part of the lemon is used to produce the six different components. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:41 | |
'The lemon rind is added to a cake mixture to make a lemon Madeleine. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:52 | |
'The zest is distilled and used to make a lemon essential oil | 0:30:58 | 0:31:02 | |
'which goes into the sorbet.' | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
Mm. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:17 | |
-Wow. -Wow. -Wow. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:21 | |
'Then a lemon cream is made from the pith. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:26 | |
'The cream is served alongside a bergamot gel, | 0:31:36 | 0:31:39 | |
'also flavoured with the juice of the lemon. | 0:31:39 | 0:31:43 | |
'Finally, the dish will be served with a lemon perfume | 0:31:43 | 0:31:47 | |
'to create a fusion of aroma and taste. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
-Do you think you can do this? -Yes. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:03 | |
-I'll try. -HE LAUGHS | 0:32:03 | 0:32:06 | |
It's a very intricate and very difficult dessert, | 0:32:07 | 0:32:10 | |
but I'll give it my best shot for him. | 0:32:10 | 0:32:13 | |
OK, Claire, this is the baby squid starter. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:20 | |
'Claire will be making the second starter. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:24 | |
'Baby squid served on top of mashed potato | 0:32:24 | 0:32:27 | |
'with a slice of squid and paprika | 0:32:27 | 0:32:29 | |
'and squid ink on a bowl of smoke. | 0:32:29 | 0:32:33 | |
'To make the squid slices, the squid is covered in paprika and rolled. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:42 | |
'The ballantine is then frozen so it can be sliced thinly. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:47 | |
'What makes the dish unique is the inspirational plating. | 0:32:47 | 0:32:53 | |
'A layer of cling film is stretched over the top of a glass bowl.' | 0:32:53 | 0:32:57 | |
We make a little incision. | 0:32:57 | 0:32:59 | |
'The mashed potato, slice of paprika squid, | 0:33:02 | 0:33:06 | |
'baby squid and drops of squid ink are plated on top of the cling film. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:12 | |
'The bowl is then filled with a paprika-infused smoke.' | 0:33:12 | 0:33:17 | |
I love it. It's so inventive how it's served on cling film. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:35 | |
But it just works so well. I mean, the little smoke puffs coming out. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:40 | |
Yeah. Wow. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:42 | |
'Claire's second dish will be the inverted lamb sandwich filled with tomato bread.' | 0:33:44 | 0:33:50 | |
'The lamb ribs have already been cooked sous-vide for 24 hours. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:23 | |
'Claire must pan-fry them to achieve the crunchy biscuit-like texture | 0:34:25 | 0:34:29 | |
'which forms the outside of the sandwich. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:32 | |
'As well as cooking ribs, | 0:34:32 | 0:34:35 | |
'she must also saute a fillet.' | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
I've got to get the fillet of lamb spot-on. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:43 | |
That's going to be tricky, just to keep my eye on that, it's a very light cooking. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:49 | |
-Claire, are you confident for this dish? -Yes. -Yes? -Yeah, I think so. | 0:34:55 | 0:35:00 | |
Definitely do not want to ruin his childhood memories. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:06 | |
Yeah, it's going to be a real challenge today but I just can't wait. I'm so excited about it. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:11 | |
'Ash will be making a mullet stuffed with mullet liver, | 0:35:12 | 0:35:17 | |
'topped with Savoy cabbage and served with potato and anise gnocchi | 0:35:17 | 0:35:22 | |
'in a traditional Catalonian mullet suquet sauce. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
'The fish is stuffed with a mullet liver puree before being cooked sous-vide. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:36 | |
'The fish is then flashed under the salamander to give it a crispy skin.' | 0:35:56 | 0:36:01 | |
A minute out and it's going to be over-cooked or under-cooked, so you have to get the timing spot-on. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:07 | |
I really concentrated on what was going on, so hopefully I'll get it right. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:33 | |
'Ash will also be making Jordi's tribute to a regional delicacy - sheep's milk. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:44 | |
'There are seven elements to this complex dessert that balances sweet and sour flavours. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:57 | |
'Even the plate has been chosen to stimulate the senses. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:03 | |
'The base of the dish is a caramel spread. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
'The plate is then decorated with guava gel and sheep's milk yoghurt. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:15 | |
'Sheep's milk foam and sheep's milk ice cream are added.' | 0:37:15 | 0:37:19 | |
Lovely. Very nice. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:24 | |
'And the dish is topped with a sugar cloud.' | 0:37:27 | 0:37:30 | |
Amazing techniques. There's a few things that could go wrong | 0:37:39 | 0:37:42 | |
but I've had a very good demonstration of it so I haven't got any excuses to get it wrong. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:46 | |
So hopefully I can get it spot-on from the start. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:49 | |
'With the prep over, the specially-invited diners begin to arrive. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:06 | |
'They include regular customers, former restaurant staff and the two MasterChef judges.' | 0:38:06 | 0:38:13 | |
The Roca brothers have captured the essence of Spanish Catalonia cuisine | 0:38:18 | 0:38:23 | |
but using modern techniques to cook them. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:27 | |
This is a chance in a lifetime for our finalists to shine, to prove their mettle. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:31 | |
Today they are going to have to cook | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
to three Michelin starred standard. This is pressure. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:39 | |
OK, guys. HE SPEAKS SPANISH. The service begin. | 0:38:55 | 0:38:59 | |
-Two oysters. -Si, chef. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:03 | |
'Steve's hot and cold oysters is the first dish on the tasting menu.' | 0:39:04 | 0:39:09 | |
OK. It's OK. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
-OK. -Si, chef. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:33 | |
-Two, three, five. -Chef? | 0:39:33 | 0:39:37 | |
Good feedback on the first one, but it's not about the first one it's about the rest of them. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:42 | |
I've got to concentrate and make sure every one is exactly the same. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
-Steve, two oysters and two and two, six. -Si, chef. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:50 | |
-Five oysters more. -Si, chef. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:56 | |
I've got three twos away. I'm not going to put the other five on just yet because it can easily over-cook. | 0:39:58 | 0:40:03 | |
I'm just going to get these out of the way and do them to the best ability. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:07 | |
HE SPEAKS SPANISH | 0:40:10 | 0:40:12 | |
OK. Fantastic. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:20 | |
OK. Thank you, Steve. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
OK. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:27 | |
Mm. Mm! | 0:40:46 | 0:40:48 | |
That is amazing. It's sweet, it's then garlic, but all the strength of oyster after. | 0:40:48 | 0:40:55 | |
You just have to wait. That is lovely. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:58 | |
Both made with garlic but both very, very different. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
-And they react differently with the oyster. -Sure. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:05 | |
-It's beautiful! -I think Steve has just learned | 0:41:05 | 0:41:08 | |
the art of simplistic presentation and complex flavour. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:13 | |
The dish was very good. It was a very nice job. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
Very similar to chef Joan's one. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:21 | |
And very interesting. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:25 | |
'Up next is the squid and paprika smoke.' | 0:41:29 | 0:41:33 | |
Immense amount of pressure serving in this kitchen but I'm up for the challenge and I'm excited. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:40 | |
-Two squid, please. -Two squid. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:43 | |
-Squid. -Squid. -Quickly, OK? | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
I'm nervous. I want to get the first few tables done. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:59 | |
And then I think I'll be more in my comfort zone. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:02 | |
My hands? Oh, shaking, yeah. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:07 | |
OK, OK, OK, OK. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:11 | |
-Squash. -Si. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
-OK? -Si. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:19 | |
-More squid. -More squid, si. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:26 | |
-And the smoke. -Yep. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:32 | |
OK. OK. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:37 | |
Great. Three more squids, please. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:47 | |
It's quite hard getting to grips with what you're doing, but I'm just going to keep going. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:54 | |
Two, four, six more squids. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:57 | |
OK. Fantastic. Thank you. | 0:43:05 | 0:43:09 | |
-Claire, thank you. -OK. -It was good. Thank you. | 0:43:13 | 0:43:17 | |
Mm. | 0:43:37 | 0:43:39 | |
Those tiny, tiny little squid are so tender. | 0:43:41 | 0:43:46 | |
And you've got that smoked paprika flavour. And it looks like a slice of chorizo. | 0:43:46 | 0:43:50 | |
-Beautiful work. -This is very clever, Michel. | 0:43:51 | 0:43:54 | |
Claire had her work cut out here. It's beautiful. Presentation is outstanding. | 0:43:54 | 0:43:59 | |
The calamari with the parmentier was fantastic. Fabulous. It was very nice. Incredible. | 0:44:00 | 0:44:07 | |
'With some of the starters over, Ash's red mullet and anise gnocchi is next on the menu.' | 0:44:11 | 0:44:19 | |
Three and two more. | 0:44:23 | 0:44:26 | |
-Ash, three more. -Got it. | 0:44:31 | 0:44:34 | |
Now I've got all the orders at once. | 0:44:34 | 0:44:37 | |
I've got a few backing up, so I've just got to get onto it. | 0:44:37 | 0:44:41 | |
I'm going to plate up lots at a time, there's a lot of moves on each plate | 0:44:43 | 0:44:47 | |
so you end up with over 100 moves altogether and it's... You want the food to get out before it goes cold. | 0:44:47 | 0:44:52 | |
It is three stars and it's got to be good. | 0:44:52 | 0:44:56 | |
-Be careful. OK? -OK. -Fast, fast, fast, fast. | 0:44:58 | 0:45:02 | |
'Ash is worried that two of the dishes just sent aren't absolutely right.' | 0:45:05 | 0:45:09 | |
The plates that have just gone. Can we stop them and bring them back? | 0:45:10 | 0:45:14 | |
Because I think someone has taken these out and they have been mixed up. | 0:45:14 | 0:45:17 | |
We need to stop the plates to check. | 0:45:17 | 0:45:20 | |
'Concerned he's under-cooked the fish by seconds, he decides to replace one of them.' | 0:45:23 | 0:45:28 | |
Quickly. Quickly. Quickly. | 0:45:34 | 0:45:37 | |
Gracias. | 0:45:44 | 0:45:47 | |
Two more. Five total. | 0:45:47 | 0:45:49 | |
I find it quite tough when you're going through the service | 0:46:06 | 0:46:09 | |
and then it suddenly goes bang, it can be quite difficult. | 0:46:09 | 0:46:12 | |
You've got to try and stay focused but sometimes you have a few little mess ups. | 0:46:12 | 0:46:17 | |
Mm. Oh, good smell. | 0:46:22 | 0:46:24 | |
Wow! It's so difficult to get the intense flavours and the cooking of this fish | 0:46:35 | 0:46:40 | |
to the right temperature and for the right time. | 0:46:40 | 0:46:43 | |
Precision cooking and flavouring, that's what Ash has learnt today. | 0:46:44 | 0:46:47 | |
Good old Ash. I just want to see what state he's in in the kitchen. | 0:46:47 | 0:46:51 | |
I don't like running around, having to get back things in the middle of service, but these things happen. | 0:46:52 | 0:46:57 | |
-Ash. -Si. | 0:46:57 | 0:47:00 | |
'Next up is Claire with the inverted lamb sandwich filled with tomato bread.' | 0:47:03 | 0:47:09 | |
To try and keep on top of cooking the rack of lamb, that has to be very crisp to make the sandwich, | 0:47:27 | 0:47:34 | |
to cut it all out is difficult. | 0:47:34 | 0:47:36 | |
The fillet, that's OK. | 0:47:49 | 0:47:51 | |
The hard bit is just getting the job done quickly, you know? | 0:48:00 | 0:48:04 | |
A little lamb sauce. | 0:48:06 | 0:48:09 | |
Perfect. | 0:48:10 | 0:48:12 | |
OK, and the garlic flower. | 0:48:12 | 0:48:15 | |
-OK. Perfect. Two and three lambs more, please. -Si. | 0:48:21 | 0:48:25 | |
Five orders on at the moment. | 0:48:26 | 0:48:29 | |
Two minutes away and then I'm going to go with the dish. | 0:48:29 | 0:48:32 | |
It's really important to get the last five right, it's the last hurdle and I want to get through it. | 0:48:32 | 0:48:37 | |
I'm keeping it together, I think so. | 0:48:45 | 0:48:48 | |
That's good, good cook. | 0:48:50 | 0:48:52 | |
-Claire, thank you. -Thank you. | 0:48:53 | 0:48:56 | |
OK. | 0:49:01 | 0:49:03 | |
-Clean plate is most important. -Yep. -That's OK. | 0:49:03 | 0:49:07 | |
-Claire, finished. Thank you. -Thank you very much. It's a privilege. -It's good work, thank you. | 0:49:09 | 0:49:15 | |
It was great to work in a three-star kitchen. I mean, whoa. | 0:49:16 | 0:49:20 | |
And to actually just be left to do the whole service. | 0:49:20 | 0:49:24 | |
It was hard work but I enjoyed it so much. | 0:49:24 | 0:49:27 | |
Hopefully, I did him proud. The last thing I want is to let him down. | 0:49:27 | 0:49:33 | |
Mm. Ohh. It smells heavenly. And it looks beautiful. | 0:49:35 | 0:49:41 | |
I mean, the presentation of that is exquisite. | 0:49:41 | 0:49:44 | |
This is one of the stand-out dishes. | 0:49:52 | 0:49:54 | |
Soft, soft spring lamb and rich, fruity tomato. | 0:49:54 | 0:49:58 | |
That's heaven. Hint of garlic underneath. | 0:49:58 | 0:50:01 | |
This is proper grownup cooking, Michel. | 0:50:01 | 0:50:05 | |
It's a three Michelin star lamb sandwich that looks like a Dali. | 0:50:05 | 0:50:08 | |
-It's mind-blowingly good! -I hope Claire is loving this as much as we are. | 0:50:08 | 0:50:14 | |
It's a typical Catalan dish. She did a good job, yeah. | 0:50:16 | 0:50:21 | |
Yeah, totally. Very nice. | 0:50:21 | 0:50:24 | |
'With all the mains served, up next it's Steve's lemon cloud.' | 0:50:25 | 0:50:30 | |
OK, Steve, start with two and then two. | 0:50:30 | 0:50:33 | |
It's one of those desserts, you know, it's got to be perfect. | 0:50:36 | 0:50:39 | |
It really is quite intricate. It's really hard. | 0:50:39 | 0:50:43 | |
I don't want to send it out if it doesn't look like how chef wants it. | 0:50:43 | 0:50:48 | |
This one, and this one. | 0:50:48 | 0:50:51 | |
-We want the perfect... -Yeah. -OK. | 0:50:54 | 0:50:57 | |
Two flower. | 0:51:11 | 0:51:14 | |
OK. Right. OK. | 0:51:19 | 0:51:22 | |
-First two, then after four and five. -Si. | 0:51:23 | 0:51:28 | |
Jordi's a real task master. He's perfection. But this is what this restaurant is all about. | 0:51:32 | 0:51:37 | |
And I want to reach those standards. So it's good. | 0:51:37 | 0:51:41 | |
OK. | 0:51:48 | 0:51:50 | |
I'm happy with your work. | 0:51:58 | 0:52:00 | |
-Very good. Thanks. -Thank you. Thank you very much. | 0:52:02 | 0:52:06 | |
It's gone really, really well. Mind-blowing. I'm really happy, | 0:52:07 | 0:52:10 | |
but I'm still shocked that I cooked in here today, if I'm honest. | 0:52:10 | 0:52:14 | |
This is Jordi's creation. | 0:52:16 | 0:52:19 | |
The perfume matches the ingredients in this dessert. | 0:52:19 | 0:52:23 | |
That's the philosophy of the house, that is how they work. | 0:52:23 | 0:52:26 | |
I just hope Steve has pulled it off. | 0:52:26 | 0:52:29 | |
That definitely smells of lemon and bergamot and it's the same, it matches here. | 0:52:31 | 0:52:35 | |
Mm! | 0:52:39 | 0:52:41 | |
Intense lemon. Lemon brioche. | 0:52:43 | 0:52:47 | |
Bergamot. | 0:52:47 | 0:52:49 | |
And perfume. | 0:52:51 | 0:52:53 | |
This is sensational. Sensational! | 0:52:53 | 0:52:56 | |
This is great for Steve because the complexity is on the palate and in the nose. | 0:52:56 | 0:53:02 | |
Today is the same as Jordi makes. Fabulous. Perfect. | 0:53:06 | 0:53:11 | |
'The final dish is the sheep's milk pudding.' | 0:53:12 | 0:53:16 | |
-Two and two. -Right. | 0:53:16 | 0:53:18 | |
Pastry is usually not my thing but the colours, the textures, the techniques, as well, | 0:53:24 | 0:53:29 | |
it's a lot of stuff I've never seen before. | 0:53:29 | 0:53:32 | |
And now you make two more. This. | 0:53:49 | 0:53:53 | |
When it's called away you need to be fast cos there's ice cream and you have to run around a bit. | 0:53:53 | 0:53:58 | |
If you've got wet hands it sticks to the candyfloss, but yeah, it's a fun dish, actually. | 0:53:58 | 0:54:04 | |
-A little more, little more. Here, here. -OK. | 0:54:05 | 0:54:08 | |
Working with Jordi is fantastic, he's such a dude and he makes it really enjoyable. | 0:54:14 | 0:54:19 | |
It's amazing food so you've got to be happy about it. | 0:54:19 | 0:54:22 | |
-Thank you. -Thank you very much. | 0:54:28 | 0:54:31 | |
I love... I love when desserts are fun. | 0:54:40 | 0:54:43 | |
Look at that, it's just lovely. | 0:54:43 | 0:54:46 | |
Mm. | 0:54:49 | 0:54:51 | |
What I love about this is that it's rich yet light, it's fun yet indulgent. | 0:54:54 | 0:55:00 | |
-It's got everything going for it. -And what are these little bits here? | 0:55:00 | 0:55:03 | |
Mm! That one's sharp. Really sharp. | 0:55:03 | 0:55:08 | |
Really, really sharp, like creme fraiche. | 0:55:08 | 0:55:10 | |
That one's like jam. Guava, tastes like strawberry. | 0:55:15 | 0:55:18 | |
I'm really hoping Ash has got a smile on his face right now. | 0:55:18 | 0:55:21 | |
If not, there's something wrong with him, because this is grownup, elegant fun. | 0:55:21 | 0:55:25 | |
It's very difficult to work in this restaurant, it's very hard, but they did it very good. | 0:55:27 | 0:55:33 | |
That could well be the best lunch I have ever had. | 0:55:40 | 0:55:43 | |
I am absolutely blown away by that. | 0:55:43 | 0:55:46 | |
I honestly don't think food can get better than this. It really is heavenly. | 0:55:46 | 0:55:50 | |
It's evocative, and it's using all the senses but in a very clever way. | 0:55:50 | 0:55:57 | |
If our three chefs can glean anything from today, it's that. | 0:55:57 | 0:56:03 | |
Using their senses. | 0:56:03 | 0:56:05 | |
It's been such an experience. It's up there with the best things I have ever done. | 0:56:07 | 0:56:11 | |
And I just keep saying to myself, "You're cooking in Can Roca. | 0:56:11 | 0:56:16 | |
"Working next to those three star chefs, plating up with them." | 0:56:16 | 0:56:20 | |
I mean, yeah, wow! | 0:56:20 | 0:56:22 | |
You just realise how many people would love to be in our shoes today, | 0:56:24 | 0:56:27 | |
and that's when you think, "Oh, my God, we are here." This has been so good and so enjoyable. | 0:56:27 | 0:56:33 | |
Yeah, I don't think I want to leave, really. | 0:56:33 | 0:56:36 | |
My way of thinking about food is going to change a lot. | 0:56:37 | 0:56:41 | |
I've definitely picked up some new techniques and ideas. | 0:56:41 | 0:56:44 | |
This is one of the best things I've done in my career as a chef, honestly, being here. | 0:56:44 | 0:56:48 | |
It's been fantastic. | 0:56:48 | 0:56:50 | |
I'm very proud of our three finalists. The brothers are very impressed with their work. | 0:57:20 | 0:57:25 | |
It is unbelievable, the talent, the desire, the want that they have. | 0:57:25 | 0:57:30 | |
I can't wait to see them cook again. | 0:57:30 | 0:57:32 | |
This should stand them in good stead for what comes next. We have some very big tests for these three. | 0:57:32 | 0:57:37 | |
'Next time, the three finalists face their toughest challenge yet.' | 0:57:45 | 0:57:51 | |
They've proved it to us, now is their chance to prove it to the great and good of the catering world. | 0:57:51 | 0:57:56 | |
You have one dish to shine. I wouldn't want to cook for these lot. | 0:57:56 | 0:57:59 | |
It's sending me over the edge. | 0:57:59 | 0:58:02 | |
I think they sweat a little bit now there. | 0:58:02 | 0:58:05 | |
You better put the turbo on. | 0:58:08 | 0:58:10 | |
I did promise we would be on time. Come on! | 0:58:13 | 0:58:16 | |
Attention to detail, yeah? Make it look beautiful. | 0:58:16 | 0:58:19 | |
-That's looking great. Come on, guys. -Service. | 0:58:20 | 0:58:23 | |
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