‘Fast Foodies’ Recap: ‘Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 210 of ‘Fast Foodies’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One thing that we can all agree upon, is that sometimes our search for the right food at the right time… ends in failure. Because in that moment, are tastes are oddly specific or in a place where restaurants simply cannot supply us with what we need. Which is why, in that moment, ingenuity comes into play to satisfy our hunger. Since we must have what we crave and that motivates us to experiment with various dishes in our kitchen, just to see if we can make magic happen, and more often than not… we do. And we of course, file away that little creation in the back of our minds because deep down, we know that there will come a day when we need to call upon this unique creation once again… when our stomach goes places craving wise, that we didn’t think it was capable of going to.
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But what’s amazing, is that kind of ingenuity extends beyond the kitchen. Because every once in a while, we might find ourselves in a place where we can’t easily whip something wild up in the kitchen and we have to work with what we’ve got in front of us at a restaurant, and that particular process is top of mind today, because it served as the focus of the next episode of Fast Foodies on truTV. For when we catch up with our amazing chefs in this tale, they’re hosting Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally and these gentlemen were eager to show the chefs their own magical creation… the McDouble Dare. Which is a sandwich they concocted in that moment of randomized hunger, that combines a McDouble with a McChicken, and it was of course… up to our talented chefs to recreate this inspired meal.

Which of course, brought forth some interesting results. In that, the team really did a fine job of creating a flavorful sandwich that resembled this hybrid McDonald’s creation. For Jeremy nailed the flavors and the look and Justin went hard with the ingredients, once again trying to really bring his sandwich as close to restaurant authentic as possible. Even going so far as to add mustard to the batter recipe and plopping down cheese at just the right moment. And Kristen landed it when it comes to the sodium content and also did a wonderful job of nailing the flavors and well, that made declaring a winner a difficult venture. But in the end, Kristen came the closest to matching this beautiful creation and with her win in hand… the Remix Round got underway.

Where once again, these talented chefs impressed, courtesy of their McDouble Dare inspired creations. For Kristen put together a Seabass with Squash and Bearnaise dish, and the consistency of the Seabass… combined with the other ingredients offered up flavors that really were reminiscent of a McDonald’s meal. As for Justin, well he served up a Prosciutto Wrapped Quail which was just ridiculously flavorful and inspired and used a variety of ingredients to fool the tastebuds into thinking this was a Mickey D’s treat and Jeremy… well his Ham Wrapped Asparagus and Sausage Stuffed Morel not only offered up reflections in the key of the McDouble Dare… but it blew everyone away with its incredible flavors and design and that allowed for him to win big and take home the Chompionship trophy.

Which also brought about a hell of a punishment, since Jeremy served up a cake made of nightmares. Since this thing had relish and horseradish and straight up tuna fish in it. Like… this is the kind of cake that you only wish upon your worst enemies and even then, you question if you haven’t violated laws by serving it to them. And it is no wonder that the punishment of eating this atrocity was quick and clean and uncomfortable. But crazy punishment aside, make no mistake about it… this was a great episode, since it brought ingenuity to the forefront of everyone’s mind and reminded us of how we tend to get creative with our food when we’re starving and, it will be quite interesting to see what other culinary twists and turns await us as we close in on the season two finale of this phenomenal show. Until next time.

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