It will be replayed at least five times on Bravo in the next week alone.
Long story short?
Harold and Tiffani were surprised to find out that Miguel, Dave, Leanne and Stephen would be their assistants.
Each one of them was asked who they would like to work with. Miguel, Leanne and Stephen said Harold. Dave said Tiffani, but only because he knew there would be two for each chef. Harold was then asked who he would choose. He picked Miguel and Leanne, leaving Stephen to go with Tiffani.
Each chef had to prepare a 5-course meal for top culinary experts and match them with wines from Lorraine Bracco's private winery.
Tiffani was her usual bossy self. Dave, in one of the most generous acts I've seen, offered her HIS dessert specialty that he was planning to use himself if he'd gotten to the finals. Of course, she said yes. She opted to make two variations of dishes for each course.
Harold was more traditional. He prepared ONE menu, wrote it out and it was waiting at the seats of the judges. Tiffani, on the other hand, came out and introduced each dish which actually became a bit of a pain. She spent too much time talking and the food got cold.
Harold's team truly worked together. They complemented each other and Harold made sure to give them credit.
Tiffani, on the other hand, sniped at Dave and Stephen. Even so, they both worked very hard for her. The deciding point may have come after the fact, when the assistants were asked first to meet with the judges. When they did, Tom asked Dave if he had done the dessert by himself. He said yes, that it was his conception, etc. Tom already knew that apparently. The judges asked and all four assistants said they would give the title to Harold.
When the judges asked Tiffani about her menu and especially her dessert, she didn't say it was Dave's dish. When specifically asked about it, she lied. She said that she and Dave had talked it over extensively, when - in fact - nothing of the sort had happened.
Bottom line? Harold wins and Tiffani goes off crying about how chefs have to take chances, nobody understands her, etc. You know, a typical Tiffani response to anything that doesn't go her way.
