Time for the results. In the bottom are Richard, Yoda, and Fleasa (who gives Sam her best death glare... what was that about shitty personalities?). The top group is Antonia, Dale, and Evangelass (who looks oddly surprised... there are only 4 chefs left for 3 top spots, genius), with Evangelass getting his first QF win of the competition. Well if he ever had to win, at least it's after the immunity prize disappears, so my hopes of him being eliminated can still flourish.
This week's EC involves two large trays of greasy fast food -- fries, burgers, gyros, mexican, you name it. Fleasa and I both think some of the stuff on these trays looks pretty awesome, as Scar begins harping on the increasing rate and danger of obesity. Turns out this crappy food is the typical lunchtime order for the Chicago Police Department (our men in blue are a little portly as a whole...), and the EC is to create a gourmet and healthy boxed lunch for the CPD. The contestants must use at least 1 whole grain, 1 lean protein, 1 fruit, and 1 vegetable in their boxed lunches. As the winner of the QF, Evangelass gets an extra 10 minutes to shop, and gets to pick 1 item from each category that no other chef can use.
Upon hearing this, Evangelass is all douchey smiles and chatting about showing people the tricks he has up his sleeve. Yoda mildly panics, knowing Evangelass is likely to use this advantage to fuck everyone else over rather than help him as intended. But Twitch isn't worried, since he comes from a background steeped in nutrition (which makes sense given his large weight loss), and can easily adjust, regardless of what Evangelass decides to forbid. And if not, he'll just stab someone instead.
At Whole Foods, Yoda's worst fear is realized as Evangelass immediately tries to figure out the best way to screw everyone else over the most. The other contestants are forced to wait up in the front as he meanders through the store, shooting them shit-eating grins and big waves. He's also very aware of the cameras, and keeps looking over his shoulder to treat us to the same douchey smiles. HATE. He ultimately decides to take chicken, tomatoes, bread, and lettuce -- not because he has a great plan for a chicken sandwich, but because he thinks those were the four most important ingredients to everyone else.
"Anyone else wanna play a quick game of 'Heads Down, Thumbs Up' with the customers while we wait?"
The other contestants know what he's up to, and give him dirty looks when he tries to claim "it's nothing personal" and that he wanted to make a chicken-tomato-lettuce-bread dish. Twitch points out to us how easily this plan could backfire, as Evangelass now has the most elementary ingredients, and he's forced everyone else to up their creativity. Antonia also notes that she thinks Evangelass has been so busy focusing on hurting them, that he isn't even thinking about what his own dish will be.
At this point, everyone else is set free to shop with $175 and 30 minutes. Yoda admits Evangelass messed up her chicken-tomato dish as we see her picking out squash. Fleasa gets shrimp, telling us she also is having to scratch her original soup and sandwich idea and is now going for a stir-fry instead. I'm a little unsure how that's going to hold up in a boxed lunch. Why not just stick a souffle in there? Richard has decided to make a burrito, and grabs bok choy and tuna. Twitch remains confident, strolling around the aisles and talking to the items on the shelves. Hey, if you were smoking that much crack you'd think Tony the Tiger was talking to you, too.
Not the first thing Twitch has shoved in a girl's face to earn that reaction.
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