Tonight Chopped Grill Masters found the Grand Champion! Four chefs who won the rough rounds came back for the single last conflict in the Napa Valley, sweating over prohibited grills to emanate the most appropriate meals of their lives. The foe was so close which the judges had to take in to account any singular detail. Surprisingly, the most-lauded chefs were knocked out in the initial dual rounds, withdrawal an loser vs. the fine-dining chef. In the last round, both incited out desserts which warranted them high marks as good as applause, though as the rules go, the judges had to cruise any round. The the single who cooked the most appropriate 3 courses left not only with the Grand Champion title, though additionally with the whopping $50,000 grand prize. Hear from the Chopped Grill Masters Grand Champion now.The BasketsAppetizer: pigs head, smoked chocolate chips, homemade blue corn tortillas, escaroleEntree: porterhouse, candied garlic, artichokes, razor clamsDessert: chocolate babka, aged goat cheese, Cabernet Sauvignon, bananasElimination DetailsFirst round: Tony MawsSecond round: Jonathan SawyerFinal round: Daniel Gomez SanchezWinner: Sophina UongJudges: Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag, Geoffrey ZakarianSophina came in to the culmination articulate the talk, though she didnt always walk the walk. She put out the strong appetizer of the pigs conduct salad over grilled escarole, though the judges found her portion size as good large for the first course. In her snack she started out only as confidently, though after her blender filled with garlic salsa sloping over, she got off track as good as forsaken her pot of artichokes too. The judges liked how she worked her steak, as good as they enjoyed the salsa as good as side dish notwithstanding there not being enough of both upon the plate. Going in to the last round, desserts, Sophina regained her composure, as good as her certainty came back. She utterly reimagined the babka as good as incited it in to brownies, regulating the goat cheese as the binder, though the judges felt the cheese got the small lost. Although the judges desired Daniels dessert only as much, Sophinas 3 courses were found to be the strongest. She leaves the Grand Champion with an the single some-more $50,000 to supplement to the $10,000 she warranted in her rough round.What was your mentality like coming in to this last battle?Sophina Uong: Just win all day. Just keep pushing, as good as win.How would we compare this conflict to your progressing one?SU: This the single was much some-more exciting as good as only thrilling, since the competitors were so fierce.Were we some-more nervous this time or some-more confident this time?SU: we was some-more nervous this time only going against such pedigreed chefs, as good as only the brag which they any had.Among your other 3 competitors, who did we see as your greatest competition?SU: Jonathon. Man, he can put some nuance upon the image unequivocally quickly, as good as only the suspicion process at the back of it super inspiring.Did any of the mystery basket ingredients throw we for the loop?SU: The babka really threw me for the loop. we had had the tough time with the dual oven baked ingredients we had had previously, in the last competition. So, the babka for sure.How good do we consider we managed the babka?SU: Well, besides overcaramelizing the chocolate, we consider we did fairly good to keep the moisture in.What do we consider about the judges comments about your meals today?SU: Just something Ill never forget, as good as the a gratitude as good as the honor we have to cook for them, as good as the support is immense. And it unequivocally did countenance which Im the good cook, as good as which sour is good, and, we know, only to push.Did we determine or remonstrate with most of the specific critiques they had upon your dishes?SU: we really agreed with the porterhouse, for sure, as good as we find yourself second-guessing as youre going through, though we made which preference to, we know, take the risk, as good as we certain did.Did we consider which we would come this distant in the competition?SU: we really suspicion we had the first competition. Definitely. Coming this far, we suspicion we would have been Chopped after really after the entrees.Why do we feel which way?SU: Just, we know, the Grill Masters, as good as we kind of, we know . My beef was the small bit undergrilled, so to speak, though yeah.Did we ever disbelief yourself today?SU: Absolutely. we doubted myself often, though when we would demeanour up as good as only . You know, theres moments of clarity, of Dont listen to everybody, as good as dont look, as good as only smell as good as feel the heat, as good as it unequivocally pushed me.What does it meant for we to be withdrawal with the title Grill Masters Grand Champion as good as the prize money?SU: It is the most-amazing feeling to feel like the champ, we know, to be the hold up as good as to know which we have worked so tough as good as kick so many dudes to get here, or chefs excuse me, badass chefs as good as withdrawal with the money, the great. As shortly as we get it, Im going to book some tickets and, we know, may be put the reservation upon the place to get married.


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