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(How cute!)
The chefs challenge is to create a savory dish featuring fruit that theyll pick themselves fromMountain View Orchards.
(Theyll also cooken plein airat the orchard.)
Its time for a road trip!
(This is so beautiful, Kiki says as they drive the loop.
Now I understand why people want to live in Oregon.)
The outdoor challenge is physically hard on the chefs, as they run through the orchards collecting their ingredients.
(Im sweating in places where sweat should not be allowed to be, Maria says.)
Bees buzz around their workstations while theyre cooking, and the gusty wind doesnt help, either.
The winner of the challenge is Gabe, who made smoked and glazed plums served with pork and chicken.
I needed to shoot from the hip and I didnt allow myself to do that in this competition.
I tried to be more in control of it and I just couldnt.
The people of Portland love roses, and so do I, Padma says.
About half a million rose bushes line 20 miles of streets here in the city.
The chefs are not so happy about this one.
Cooking with rose is challenging, Sara says.
For me, I get a really soapy flavor from it so too much is going to be overpowering.
(Its also his second Quickfire win in a row.)
For the Elimination Challenge, were going to the movies!
The chefs challenge is to feed 50 cars of movie buffs at a pop-up drive-in theater in Portland.
Whoever wins the round gets a point for their team.
Other highlights include Shotas creepy-looking black corn dog made for the horror course, and Saras romantic strawberry milkshake.
That dish is Byrons Korean-style gochujang fried chicken, meaning someone on the yellow team is getting eliminated.
Episode 6: Stumptown U.S.A.
After Jamies exit, there are only 10 chefs left!
This season is flying by.
(She even makes a requisite fun guy/fungi pun.)
The winner of this challenge is Gabriel, who made seared foie gras with fried chanterelles and oyster mushrooms.
After the Quickfire Challenge, Padma explains this weeks Elimination Challenge.
Oregon was once home to over 60 different tribes of indigenous peoples, she says.
Having this opportunity, its a huge honor, Portland local Gabriel says.
Even though I was born and raised here, Ive never gotten to see Oregon like this before.
(Whoever goes home tonight will be going home having made a good dish, Padma says.)
The winners of the challenge are Sara and Shota, who made smoked smelt and rabbit loin.
The losing dish is from Nelson and Gabriel, who made crispy-skin steelhead trout with antelope and chanterelles.
The two had disagreed about how to cook the steelhead, which is clear in their different exit quotes.
Meanwhile, Gabriel says: I dont think I deserve to go home right now.
note: After publication of this article, reports of misconduct regarding contestant Gabe Erales surfaced.
you might find more information about the allegationshere.
Welcome back to normal?
Portland has never really been normal.
Its a city thats perfectly imperfect.
A place where possible is still possible.
Its James Beards hometown and Americas culinary epicenter, filled withfood carts, farmers markets and award-winning restaurants.
Portland may not be for everyone, but its definitely for you.
Welcome to the new not-normal.
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