Go For It!

Go For It!
Season 7, Episode 8
Air date	June 21, 2011
Winner	Olivier Desaintmartin
Episode Guide
previous Bite Your Pickled Beef Tongue	next Thyme Flies

With a Frenchman and an Irishman in the mix, the competition could take on a European edge. When one of the chefs goes for plates with less than two minutes left on the clock in the appetizer round, the judges urge them to get all of the ingredients onto the dishes. The competitors are given tequila to give their entree dishes a kick, and another ingredient could make them scream. Then second thoughts on what to do with the corn tortillas in the dessert basket cause some problems for one of the finalists.

Contestants

• Emily Sims, Executive Chef, Ici, New York, NY
• Stephen Hartigan, Private Chef, The Field, Bridgeport, CT
• Olivier Desaintmartin, Chef and Restaurateur, Caribou Café, Philadelphia, PA
• Jonathan Doar, Sous chef, Fishtail by David Burke, New York, NY

Judges

• Aarón Sánchez
• Amanda Freitag
• Geoffrey Zakarian

Meal

Appetizer

Ingredients: Gorgonzola, Green Papaya, Sour Lemon Candies, Duck Livers

Entrée

Ingredients: Tequila, Epazote, Puff Pastry, Cuttlefish

Dessert

Ingredients: Cocoa Nibs, Blackberries, Corn Tortillas, Ginger

Gallery

• The chefs for the episode. From left to right: Jonathan, Olivier, Stephen, and Emily
• Emily's Appetizer
• Stephen's Appetizer
• Olivier's Appetizer
• Jonathan's Appetizer
• Stephen's Entrée
• Olivier's Entrée
• Jonathan's Entrée
• Olivier's Dessert
• Stephen's Dessert

1/10

Notes

Chopped Season 7
	<< Season 6 • Season 8 >>
#01 The Icing on the Steak	#06 Get it Together
#02 Canned Cheese, Please!	#07 Bite Your Pickled Beef Tongue
#03 Saying Sayonara	#08 Go For It!
#04 Have a Heart	#09 Thyme Flies
#05 Gotta Grill!	#10 Nopales, No Problem