**The Pressure is On: A Chef's Dilemma**

As I stood in the kitchen, surrounded by my team members Zach and Royce, I couldn't help but feel a sense of nervousness. We were in the midst of a competition to become the next level chef, and the pressure was mounting. The task at hand was to create a dish that would impress the judges, Gordon Ramsay, and make me stand out from the rest.

**A Dish That Would Take Me Far**

My heart was set on creating a pork stir fry noodle dish that I knew would take me far in this competition. The combination of flavors and textures I had envisioned in my mind's eye was what drove me to create something truly exceptional. I wanted every bite to be a testament to my culinary skills, and I poured my heart and soul into making it happen.

**A Tiebreaker Dish**

The only thing that stood between me and the next level chef title was a tiebreaker dish, cooked by Zach's colleague Royce. The pork stir fry noodle dish was cooked to perfection, with every element working in harmony to create a truly unforgettable taste experience. I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride as I watched my team member proudly present his creation.

**The Villain**

As the judges deliberated, I knew that I had to make a tough decision. Sending one of my own team members home was not an easy task, and I felt like I was playing the role of the villain. But at the end of the day, it was about finding the next level chef who could take the competition to the next level.

**Flavor Authenticity**

The judges emphasized that flavor authenticity was key in this competition. They wanted dishes that were not only delicious but also true to their culinary roots. I knew that my dish had to stand out from the crowd, and I spent hours perfecting every element to ensure that it met the judges' high standards.

**A Tough Choice**

As I deliberated between Zach's pork stir fry noodle dish and Royce's chicken breast with rice broccolini, I couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. Both dishes were incredible in their own right, and I knew that either one could be the winner. In the end, it all came down to me making a tough decision.

**The Final Decision**

After careful consideration, I made my choice. The dish that took the top spot was... Zach's pork stir fry noodle dish! While both dishes were outstanding, I felt that Zach's creation had just that extra something special that set it apart from the rest. I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as I congratulated Zach on his win.

**A New Journey Begins**

Although I didn't make it to the next level chef title this time around, I was grateful for the opportunity to have competed against such talented chefs. As I left the kitchen, I knew that I had learned so much from my team members and the experience as a whole. This was just the beginning of my culinary journey, and I couldn't wait to see what the future held.

**A Word of Encouragement**

I took a moment to speak with Zach after his win, and I must say that I was impressed by his confidence and poise. "This is not cooking at home," he said, and I couldn't agree more. This competition is for the best chefs in the world, and it takes a special kind of person to rise to the top.

**The Future**

As I walked away from the kitchen, I felt a sense of excitement and anticipation for what was to come. The next level chef title was not going to be easy to win, but I was ready for the challenge. With hard work and determination, I knew that I would be back, stronger and more confident than ever before.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI watched this gentleman cook and almost have a little bit of an arrogance as this is a mentorship competition I'm going to see this through Sergio step forward wow I want to know if you're ready to humble yourself and receive information 100% over my head 100% I'm open alarm when I'm speaking I need you to listen to me okay cuz I'm not speaking in vain swallow your pride let's go learn thank you awkward focus on that yes final 2 minutes all right Serge let's go get that oh yeah sir go Courtney gorgeous Courtney gorgeous 20 seconds to go come on guys that's it that's it that's it that's it yes Sergio you've got this clean up PL 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 well done you ma'am I judges are here I don't want them to hear anything remember you can't relay who cook what dish Naisha Chef Richard this one was intense the first dish it's a so f singling sered asparagus and a mushroom truffle cream sauce and this dish this is done with a super fine truffle mashed curee done with some chive oil finished with a little touch of crispy Sage on top let's start off with this one I'm excited to taste what this dish is thrown down two great chefs were cooking tonight one of us is going home I'm just praying I'm literally just praying mushrooms are lacking a little bit of seasoning with the SAU is extremely velvety the chicken is cooked spot-on but I want more truffle there's so much perfume in a truffle want a little bit more of that flavor so next one next one the chicken looks absolutely gorgeous um interesting choice to use Sage it sometimes can be a little bit strong I think my dish definitely has the potential to be a winner don't like visually on this plate how it looks like all the pan juices from the chicken ended up on the plate if I mess up a chicken breast and send me home the texture on the puree little a little little little Gummy sort of interferes with a little bit of that truffle flavor the cook on the chicken phenomenal okay um amazing feedback um two extraordinary dishes Nisha I'm going to start with you the dish that is less appealing for me is the chicken with the potato puree Sergio if this is your dish and you put those two ingredients sage and truffles together this is going to truly upset me Richards I've tasted both dishes if it goes to a tie I'll split that tie but your least favorite dish tough decision and I have to say um Naisha you are spoton most of the time but I disagree with you my least favorite dish the chicken with asparagus the chicken and asparagus dish to me it just does not have enough trule when you use truffle you want to taste truffle I hope it's Sergio's dish Gordon I guess it's up to you this is tough I'm sorry the least favorite dish for me God I can't watch this was the chicken and the sage Serio young man I'm going to explain something really important for you never ever ever put mashed potato in electric mixer it turned it coming but the big issue for me was the sage and the minute you put that on there I warned you the pungent strength is way overing and the hero tonight was the chicken and the Truffle unfortunately you put sage in front of the Truffle therefore it's time to go home thank you for the opportunity chefs I do appreciate it it's been a pleasure good luck to it has been a pleasure thank you I I was proud of the dish I was 100% proud of the dish I don't think this age was overpowering I think you're getting a whole another bite of a different flavor profile good night Sergio good night but that's not the end of Chef serg steal good job both of you he'll be proud that's what we do good job on three on two one stop cooking yes good work here man good job thank you good job good job Chef thank you sir I put my very best on that plate everything I'm made of everything I love all I can do is leave my heart on that PL thank you for your help no problem sir I want to stay in this competition so bad it hurts because this is the avenue to which I'm going to be able to get to do what I want to do every day I don't want to to right Naisha how was that Richard it's so hard to pick a chef to send into the elimination and by doing these tastings blind my back is against the wall if Jonathan didn't pull off the better dish but the bottom line is if a chef doesn't perform in an elimination that's it game over very intense they both battled it out with have two AI Sesame crusted Burgers onion rings and sloth on the right we have uh lightly pickled vegetables with a pickled ginger as well as a sweet chili ioli on the left it has sliced avocado and this has a red cabbage sloth with a ginger ioli Moment of Truth here okay so nothing wrong when you see rare tuna question is is it ice cold the actual tuna is cooked beautifully the right amount of seasoning is on there onion rings nice and crispy SLO works well but it's just too much tuna it's almost too thick for the bread it still needs a little bit more sauce now and I don't see that layer of sauce so this one here strange color but again it's all in the flavor and how does that taste okay yeah M you be done eliminations are very tough because I don't want to lose anybody I've mentored I just hope the burger that impresses us the most is deonis honestly I can't afford to lose another team member this one for me is not as dense the onion rings are seasoned so perfectly I'm not a big fan on the rough cuts when you're negotiating big heavy thick slices of red cabbage I don't even know if I can call that a SLO so both tuners are nailed beautifully we're nitpicking and it's going to come down to the finest detail so this a tough one Richard please my favorite tuna burger is the one with the avocado over here W I'm going to go for the AI chuna burger that is the most delicious and that burger is the one with avocado who is that that's Jonathan's Burger Jonathan congratulations me thank you so much well done thank you so much I'm elated that they chose my food you know I'm feeling good and then it hits you that Deon is leaving I'm sorry devony young lady let me tell you something really important you cook with a lot of passion you've got incredible talents thank you Chef say goodbye to your team thanks guys I really thought I had it because I put my soul on this plate I knew what I was cooking for I know what this means I know what's at stake and I left everything on that plate and put it there I do not want to send Zach home today but I literally have zero idea on who cooked both dishes so I'm basing my decision purely off of flavor and which dish I want to go in for a Next Bite on our judges have no idea who cooked what so don't give anything away and if there's a tie I'll be the one to Break It Gordon and Naisha here are our two dishes right over here we have a spicy pork peanuts and chili with rice vermell and here we have a Thai inspired shrimp and chili with a wide rice noodle shall we start with the Tha shrimp dish let's do it I know my dish tastes amazing as a kid not even as an adult I never thought I would ever get to cook alongside Chef Ramsey I'm really hoping to stay in this competition so I can keep learning from him I like the flavor of those noodles it's leaning towards a p Tha I think the shrimp has got a great s shrimp is slightly overcooked for me on this dish 30 seconds less cooking on those noodles that stops them from becoming a little bit more gummy they don't break up however the flavor's good yes shall we Richard the protein in this one again please uh this is uh pork peanuts black vinegar please be a I'm confident in my dish I turned around my life through working hard in the kitchen I don't want to go home I want to make everybody proud who believes in me Redemption was kind of like the story of my life I love the level of spice there's a beautiful sort of Rich sweetness the secret behind these dishes is dousing the noodles in sauce pork is good but when you have that amount of noodles in a bowl you're end of selling it it needs more pork which dish is your winner flavor overall right Journey elements of excitement I'm going with the pork dish my heart's going to take me to the one I'd recognize instantly on a menu my big worry is I'm going to send my own person home because they're too good dishes and that would be the glass noodle with a shrimp that means you've left it to me to break the tie even though Zach and Royce are not on my team I don't want to send anyone home I don't want to be the villain but it all comes down to me tough decision we are looking for the one next level chef but the only thing I'm going on here is flavor authenticity that's all that this is about one brought more flavor to the game than the other kind of feel like one of those old cartoons where the heart is like thumping I'm extremely nervous for me the dis that one it's the pork stir fry noodle that was cooked by Zach so proud of you you left it all out there I want to jump through the roof with the joy and excitement I can only jump out like two inches off the ground but I I do my best Roy unfortunately that means you will not be the next level Chef thank you sh this is a tough choice Royce was a creative chef and although he sometimes lacked Vision he never lacked heart team Ramsey honestly has taken a hit I'm pissed that you're going but this just means we'll have to work even harder to make sure we always win the next level dish you've got a level of Pride and that's refreshing continue that dream promise me yes chef I promise yeah please head to the elevator bye guys I'm disappointed I know I could have done more but I never thought I'd ever meet Gordon Ramsey and I got the opportunity to do that he's my childhood hero let's say Michael Jordan has a team of five and yeah he kicks you off first he still got to play with Michael Jordan okay awesome 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I'm great job thank thank you this is a confidence I haven't experienced here yet I know this is a good dish and quite frankly I would like to eat it right both of you well done now I'm going to ask you that you do not reveal who cooked what dish because Richard and Naisha are tasting these blinds super super professional is that clear yes chef I'm pretty confident what I made I made a sauce that I love meat is my wheelhouse I think I nailed this dish Naisha Richard two incredible dishes one's a pork tenderloin with Sprouts potatoes and the other one is a chicken breast with rice broccolini both used white wine across their dishes the hero of the dish it's very challenging to send one of your own in because they're all kind of like my babies but at the end of the day I'm looking for the next level Chef start with the chicken you have to be insane to cook chicken breasts in a moment like this cuz if you undercook it you're going to get destroyed if you overcook it it's going to be dry it was cooked just right but I would have loved to see a little bit more punch interesting I want some Modern flavor a little bit of spice butter sauce is delicious I definitely get a pronounced wine flavor if anything I would say a little salt to elevate and take it on a on a journey let's move to the PK please not reading wine the pork is seasoned well the dish is cohesive I'm picking up the wine I get the acidity my knock on this dish is where's the personality this is a moment where you got to let us know who you are this is the moment but two tasty dishes Naisha the winning dish in your mind this is brutal but ultimately I'm going to pick the dish that is the tastiest and I hope it's ambers the winning dish for me is the chicken if this goes to a tie I'm going to have to break that Richard Blaze is it the pork or is it the chicken it all comes down to me this is not of course I'd like my team new advance I don't know whose dish is who I just have to pick the dish that I preferred here I hope that's Gary's dish the winning dish the chicken congratulations Amber oh oh my gosh I am so grateful that I'm still on my journey I know that it's by the skin of my teeth this is not not cooking at home what's good enough for home is not good enough for here and I have got to level up which means Gary unfortunately you will not be the next level chef but young man I don't think we've seen the last of you it definitely sucks that it's me to go home first second one fine first one no but this is not the last you're going to hear from me good job Gary I'm just getting started bye GaryI watched this gentleman cook and almost have a little bit of an arrogance as this is a mentorship competition I'm going to see this through Sergio step forward wow I want to know if you're ready to humble yourself and receive information 100% over my head 100% I'm open alarm when I'm speaking I need you to listen to me okay cuz I'm not speaking in vain swallow your pride let's go learn thank you awkward focus on that yes final 2 minutes all right Serge let's go get that oh yeah sir go Courtney gorgeous Courtney gorgeous 20 seconds to go come on guys that's it that's it that's it that's it yes Sergio you've got this clean up PL 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 well done you ma'am I judges are here I don't want them to hear anything remember you can't relay who cook what dish Naisha Chef Richard this one was intense the first dish it's a so f singling sered asparagus and a mushroom truffle cream sauce and this dish this is done with a super fine truffle mashed curee done with some chive oil finished with a little touch of crispy Sage on top let's start off with this one I'm excited to taste what this dish is thrown down two great chefs were cooking tonight one of us is going home I'm just praying I'm literally just praying mushrooms are lacking a little bit of seasoning with the SAU is extremely velvety the chicken is cooked spot-on but I want more truffle there's so much perfume in a truffle want a little bit more of that flavor so next one next one the chicken looks absolutely gorgeous um interesting choice to use Sage it sometimes can be a little bit strong I think my dish definitely has the potential to be a winner don't like visually on this plate how it looks like all the pan juices from the chicken ended up on the plate if I mess up a chicken breast and send me home the texture on the puree little a little little little Gummy sort of interferes with a little bit of that truffle flavor the cook on the chicken phenomenal okay um amazing feedback um two extraordinary dishes Nisha I'm going to start with you the dish that is less appealing for me is the chicken with the potato puree Sergio if this is your dish and you put those two ingredients sage and truffles together this is going to truly upset me Richards I've tasted both dishes if it goes to a tie I'll split that tie but your least favorite dish tough decision and I have to say um Naisha you are spoton most of the time but I disagree with you my least favorite dish the chicken with asparagus the chicken and asparagus dish to me it just does not have enough trule when you use truffle you want to taste truffle I hope it's Sergio's dish Gordon I guess it's up to you this is tough I'm sorry the least favorite dish for me God I can't watch this was the chicken and the sage Serio young man I'm going to explain something really important for you never ever ever put mashed potato in electric mixer it turned it coming but the big issue for me was the sage and the minute you put that on there I warned you the pungent strength is way overing and the hero tonight was the chicken and the Truffle unfortunately you put sage in front of the Truffle therefore it's time to go home thank you for the opportunity chefs I do appreciate it it's been a pleasure good luck to it has been a pleasure thank you I I was proud of the dish I was 100% proud of the dish I don't think this age was overpowering I think you're getting a whole another bite of a different flavor profile good night Sergio good night but that's not the end of Chef serg steal good job both of you he'll be proud that's what we do good job on three on two one stop cooking yes good work here man good job thank you good job good job Chef thank you sir I put my very best on that plate everything I'm made of everything I love all I can do is leave my heart on that PL thank you for your help no problem sir I want to stay in this competition so bad it hurts because this is the avenue to which I'm going to be able to get to do what I want to do every day I don't want to to right Naisha how was that Richard it's so hard to pick a chef to send into the elimination and by doing these tastings blind my back is against the wall if Jonathan didn't pull off the better dish but the bottom line is if a chef doesn't perform in an elimination that's it game over very intense they both battled it out with have two AI Sesame crusted Burgers onion rings and sloth on the right we have uh lightly pickled vegetables with a pickled ginger as well as a sweet chili ioli on the left it has sliced avocado and this has a red cabbage sloth with a ginger ioli Moment of Truth here okay so nothing wrong when you see rare tuna question is is it ice cold the actual tuna is cooked beautifully the right amount of seasoning is on there onion rings nice and crispy SLO works well but it's just too much tuna it's almost too thick for the bread it still needs a little bit more sauce now and I don't see that layer of sauce so this one here strange color but again it's all in the flavor and how does that taste okay yeah M you be done eliminations are very tough because I don't want to lose anybody I've mentored I just hope the burger that impresses us the most is deonis honestly I can't afford to lose another team member this one for me is not as dense the onion rings are seasoned so perfectly I'm not a big fan on the rough cuts when you're negotiating big heavy thick slices of red cabbage I don't even know if I can call that a SLO so both tuners are nailed beautifully we're nitpicking and it's going to come down to the finest detail so this a tough one Richard please my favorite tuna burger is the one with the avocado over here W I'm going to go for the AI chuna burger that is the most delicious and that burger is the one with avocado who is that that's Jonathan's Burger Jonathan congratulations me thank you so much well done thank you so much I'm elated that they chose my food you know I'm feeling good and then it hits you that Deon is leaving I'm sorry devony young lady let me tell you something really important you cook with a lot of passion you've got incredible talents thank you Chef say goodbye to your team thanks guys I really thought I had it because I put my soul on this plate I knew what I was cooking for I know what this means I know what's at stake and I left everything on that plate and put it there I do not want to send Zach home today but I literally have zero idea on who cooked both dishes so I'm basing my decision purely off of flavor and which dish I want to go in for a Next Bite on our judges have no idea who cooked what so don't give anything away and if there's a tie I'll be the one to Break It Gordon and Naisha here are our two dishes right over here we have a spicy pork peanuts and chili with rice vermell and here we have a Thai inspired shrimp and chili with a wide rice noodle shall we start with the Tha shrimp dish let's do it I know my dish tastes amazing as a kid not even as an adult I never thought I would ever get to cook alongside Chef Ramsey I'm really hoping to stay in this competition so I can keep learning from him I like the flavor of those noodles it's leaning towards a p Tha I think the shrimp has got a great s shrimp is slightly overcooked for me on this dish 30 seconds less cooking on those noodles that stops them from becoming a little bit more gummy they don't break up however the flavor's good yes shall we Richard the protein in this one again please uh this is uh pork peanuts black vinegar please be a I'm confident in my dish I turned around my life through working hard in the kitchen I don't want to go home I want to make everybody proud who believes in me Redemption was kind of like the story of my life I love the level of spice there's a beautiful sort of Rich sweetness the secret behind these dishes is dousing the noodles in sauce pork is good but when you have that amount of noodles in a bowl you're end of selling it it needs more pork which dish is your winner flavor overall right Journey elements of excitement I'm going with the pork dish my heart's going to take me to the one I'd recognize instantly on a menu my big worry is I'm going to send my own person home because they're too good dishes and that would be the glass noodle with a shrimp that means you've left it to me to break the tie even though Zach and Royce are not on my team I don't want to send anyone home I don't want to be the villain but it all comes down to me tough decision we are looking for the one next level chef but the only thing I'm going on here is flavor authenticity that's all that this is about one brought more flavor to the game than the other kind of feel like one of those old cartoons where the heart is like thumping I'm extremely nervous for me the dis that one it's the pork stir fry noodle that was cooked by Zach so proud of you you left it all out there I want to jump through the roof with the joy and excitement I can only jump out like two inches off the ground but I I do my best Roy unfortunately that means you will not be the next level Chef thank you sh this is a tough choice Royce was a creative chef and although he sometimes lacked Vision he never lacked heart team Ramsey honestly has taken a hit I'm pissed that you're going but this just means we'll have to work even harder to make sure we always win the next level dish you've got a level of Pride and that's refreshing continue that dream promise me yes chef I promise yeah please head to the elevator bye guys I'm disappointed I know I could have done more but I never thought I'd ever meet Gordon Ramsey and I got the opportunity to do that he's my childhood hero let's say Michael Jordan has a team of five and yeah he kicks you off first he still got to play with Michael Jordan okay awesome 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I'm great job thank thank you this is a confidence I haven't experienced here yet I know this is a good dish and quite frankly I would like to eat it right both of you well done now I'm going to ask you that you do not reveal who cooked what dish because Richard and Naisha are tasting these blinds super super professional is that clear yes chef I'm pretty confident what I made I made a sauce that I love meat is my wheelhouse I think I nailed this dish Naisha Richard two incredible dishes one's a pork tenderloin with Sprouts potatoes and the other one is a chicken breast with rice broccolini both used white wine across their dishes the hero of the dish it's very challenging to send one of your own in because they're all kind of like my babies but at the end of the day I'm looking for the next level Chef start with the chicken you have to be insane to cook chicken breasts in a moment like this cuz if you undercook it you're going to get destroyed if you overcook it it's going to be dry it was cooked just right but I would have loved to see a little bit more punch interesting I want some Modern flavor a little bit of spice butter sauce is delicious I definitely get a pronounced wine flavor if anything I would say a little salt to elevate and take it on a on a journey let's move to the PK please not reading wine the pork is seasoned well the dish is cohesive I'm picking up the wine I get the acidity my knock on this dish is where's the personality this is a moment where you got to let us know who you are this is the moment but two tasty dishes Naisha the winning dish in your mind this is brutal but ultimately I'm going to pick the dish that is the tastiest and I hope it's ambers the winning dish for me is the chicken if this goes to a tie I'm going to have to break that Richard Blaze is it the pork or is it the chicken it all comes down to me this is not of course I'd like my team new advance I don't know whose dish is who I just have to pick the dish that I preferred here I hope that's Gary's dish the winning dish the chicken congratulations Amber oh oh my gosh I am so grateful that I'm still on my journey I know that it's by the skin of my teeth this is not not cooking at home what's good enough for home is not good enough for here and I have got to level up which means Gary unfortunately you will not be the next level chef but young man I don't think we've seen the last of you it definitely sucks that it's me to go home first second one fine first one no but this is not the last you're going to hear from me good job Gary I'm just getting started bye Gary\n"