My pick is Beatrice. .I hated to see Amav go.?
¡®Next Level Chef¡¯ recap: A fan favorite cooks their last dish in ¡®Tapas In¡¯
Tonight on?: As the culinary battle continues, the?chefs make bold moves, including strategic utilization of the advantageous time token. This week, the?chefs experiment with Spanish cuisine, starting with tapas and a mid-round platform drop resulting in a classic pairing. In the elimination round, three?chefs carry on their Spanish preparations, serving up vibrant plates of paella in the all-new "Tapas In" episode of?Next?Level?Chef?airing Thursday, April 24 (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) on?.
The Teams
Each week professional chefs, home chefs, and social media chefs have seconds to grab, minutes to cook, and moments to deliver their dishes to mentors?,?Richard Blais, and?Nyesha Arrington. Who will rise to the challenge? And who's dream will go up in smoke? See the teams (with previously eliminated contestants crossed out) below.
Team Ramsay
| ?Name | ?Age | ?Background |
| ?Arnav | ?19 | ?Home Chef |
| ?Beatrice | ?18 | ?Pro Chef |
?Meg | ?33 | ?Social Media Chef |
?Mistie | ?41 | ?Social Media Chef |
| ?Ryan | ?22 | ?Pro Chef |
Team Arrington
| ?Name | ?Age | ?Background |
?Becca | ?27 | ?Social Media Chef |
| ?Bobby | ?38 | ?Social Media Chef |
?Cathy | ?30 | ?Home Chef |
?Iman | ?35 | ?Pro Chef |
?Natalia | ?28 | ?Home Chef |
Team Blais
| ?Name | ?Age | ?Background |
| ?Austin | ?30 | ?Pro Chef |
| ?Brandon | ?36 | ?Pro Chef |
?Jeff | ?35 | ?Social Media Chef |
?Maryam | ?31 | ?Home Chef |
| ?Megan | ?37 | ?Home Chef |
The Challenge
The chef-testants will have to "pack a punch" in small bites because tonight is all about tapas! They'll all have 30 minutes to create two tantalizing Next Level tapas dishes ¡ª one meat and one seafood. As the top chefs last week, Beatrice and Bobby will cook on the Top Level. Megan, Brandon and Austin secured spots on the Middle Level. Meanwhile, Arnav and Ryan will have to cook their way out of the Basement Level.
Beatrice also has a time token advantage that allows her an extra 10 seconds at the platform ¡ª or the option to take 10 seconds away from someone else. Beatrice takes this opportunity to penalize Austin, hoping to sabotage him for the second week in a row. Last week, she took his shrimp. This week, she wants to punish him at the platform while he's already feeling under the weather. Once again, Austin is pissed! This rivalry is heating up!
When the platform drops, Bobby is thrilled with his grab of salt cod and pork cutlet. Beatrice takes a pork chop and jumbo shrimp. Down a level, Megan snags chicken thighs and oysters while Brandon picks up ground wagyu beef and octopus. Ten seconds later, Austin gets flank steak and mussels. In the Basement, Arnav is forced to grab lamb kidneys and sardines while Ryan is left with pigs ears and hake fish.
For the mid-round platform drop, the chef-testants must take whatever they need to make an amazing sangria. Tapas go great with a cocktail ¡ª but two of the contestants aren't even old enough to drink!
As time expires, each chef successfully places their dish on the platform to be judged.
Top Dishes
The best tapas of the night belong to Austin (mussels and flank steak) and Megan (chicken thighs and oysters), who will both be cooking on the Top Level next week. Gordon then reveals that Megan is the winner of the time token ¡ª allowing her to take extra time for herself or penalize a competitor in the next challenge.
Elimination Cook-Off
Three tapas dishes weren't up to par: Brandon's wagyu meatballs, Arnav's lamb kidneys, and Bobby's salt cod and pork cutlet. For the elimination cook-off, these three will continue the Spanish theme and put their own spin on paella. They have just 25 minutes to earn their place back in the competition.
After the high-stakes cook-off, Nyesha and Richard judge each dish. Arnav's paella with head-on prawns, squid, and chorizo is "authentic" but "lacks depth." Brandon's paella with chicken, mussels, and smoked sausage has a "smoky depth of flavor" and tastes like "each grain of rice has been cared for." Bobby's paella with octopus, clam, and Italian sausage is "balanced," but a little bit overcooked.
