Host Kelly Choi introduces the Quickfire Challenge, to make a grilled cheese for Kelly!
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Marcus Samuelsson and David Burke get ready for the Quickfire.
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Monica Pope, Thierry Rautureau, and Carmen Gonzalez look ready to get cookin'.
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Here's the lineup on this week's Masters: David Burke, Marcus Samuelsson, Monica Pope, Thierry Rautureau, and Carmen Gonzalez.
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It's easy to spot "The Chef in the Hat," Thierry Rautureau!
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Monica Pope has an advantage in this Quickfire Challenge - a seven year old daughter who loves a good grilled cheese!
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Carmen decides to give her grilled cheese a Puerto Rican twist.
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Marcus Samuelsson is the youngest chef to ever receive two three-star ratings from The New York Times!
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David Burke, one of the leading pioneers in American cooking, gets working on his grilled cheese!
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Why did Thierry Rautureau become a chef? So he'd never go hungry!
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Kelly felt there were too many elements on David Burke's plate.
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Marcus not only makes a mean grilled cheese, but adds a side soup and salad for some extra flare.
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Kelly likes Carmen's use of herbs in her grilled cheese sandwich.
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Thierry reveals he has never made this particular type of goat cheese sandwich before.
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Monica reveals she was a bit nervous presenting her Moroccan-inspired, exotic grilled cheese. But her unique sandwich won the Quickfire Challenge!
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Kelly reveals that for this week's Elimination Challenge, the chefs will be cooking for celebrity Mekhi Phifer!
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Monica gets an advantage for winning the Quickfire, she'll get to choose which protein to use, and her competitors will not be allowed to use the same protein.
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David Burke is playing for Table to Table, and he's planning a soulful twist on a chicken pot pie.
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Carmen decides to prepare a sausage stew.
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Thierry's game plan? Get everything done on prep day and drink cocktails with the guest on Day 2!
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Marcus scans the aisles of Whole Foods.
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Monica and Carmen discuss their upcoming challenge.
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Marcus is competing for The UNICEF Tap Project.
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Thierry prepares his spiced pork shoulder.
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Carmen forgot to bring her sausage stew, so she's forced to waste precious time driving through LA to pick up her forgotten meal!
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Marcus works on his soulful chicken dish.
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Thierry looks confident!
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Monica and David decide to give Carmen a hand with her dish because of the setback.
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Thierry feels bad for Carmen, but it's a competition and he's focused on his own food!
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Monica tried to help, but Carmen's dish was burned.
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Marcus gets ready for Mekhi's party of 125 people!
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With the number of setbacks Carmen has faced, she doesn't expect to win the 'Master' title.
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Marcus presents his barbecued chicken dish.
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Monica presents her dish to the judges, a deconstructed version of shrimp and grits.
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The judges enjoy Carmen's dish, oyster stew, but James misses the starch in the dish.
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Marcus is all smiles after a successful birthday party!
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Thierry prepares a Moroccan spiced pork shoulder, which James declares is very "pork-licious."
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Monica's feeling confident after many compliments from the party guests.
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Mekhi and the judges dig in!
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Carmen Gonzalez makes the biggest comeback in Masters history and moves on to the championship round, along with Marcus Samuelsson!
