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In the season's first Producers' Challenge, Giada urged Josh to think of a personal story to present along with his Mother's Day dish. He succeeded and was able to prevail over Cristie in the pitch room to stay in the competition.
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Safe
Josh's sausage-and-peppers crostini inspired by the meat market didn't make much of an impression on the judges, but thanks to strong dishes from some of his teammates, Team Giada took home the win in this challenge. Josh was safe this week.
Photo By: Todd Plitt ©2012, Television Food Network, G.P.
Risky Move
The Chopped dessert challenge was a curve ball and took all of the finalists out of their comfort zones. Not only were they working with wacky ingredient combinations, but they had to compete against their own teammates. Josh decided to go all out and make Danish-style doughnuts called Ebilskevers: "I'm just going to wing it and make it Asian-inspired."
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Getting Comfortable
Josh's overcomplicated dessert landed him in the bottom for the second time. "You tried to shove a lot into a short time period. There's a Josh in there that I think is really interesting, but we're not getting him because of all the complications," said Bob Tuschman. He tried to take that advice to heart in the Producers' Challenge.
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Back in the Pitch Room
Giada made her argument for Josh in the pitch room: "I finally saw a point of view, mixing his heritage with his passion, which is Asian infusion," she said. She thought Josh could improve his camera presentations with time, but Bob and Susie decided this was his week to go home: "When he gets up to perform, it's 120 miles per hour. That doesn't work here," Susie said.
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Team Giada's First Farewell
Josh left the competition with a new POV to run with: "This experience was very unique. I think it's clarified my direction, fusing Asian cuisine with European. I've presented it to some of the biggest chefs in the world and they did give me some positive feedback. I'm going to take those words and create something awesome."
Photo By: Edward Chen/Creel Films ©2012, Television Food Network, G.P.