Comments from the judges ( Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich)

Nina: "I made bourbon apple crumble with oat pecan topping, a maple whipped cream, and a raw apple salad as a garnish.

Judges: "I love the fact that the crumble's peeking out of the cream, and I see that you want to show off with your knife. Work with that little garnish."

Judges: "I can't wait to taste it. For a simple dessert, there's a lot of technique. Each component has its reason for being there, and that cooking technique contributes to a great flavor, implosion, and contrast on my palate. I liked it very much."

Judges: "This has a tendency to go dry quick, and it didn't. So I really appreciate the way you cooked on the apples because it's adding moisture."

Gordon Ramsay: "All right, the dish is good. I recommend you on the ratio. It's perfectly done. One, three crumble, two thirds apple. So apples are in abundance. You just want to go back in for the second 3rd spoonful. Oh, really good. Well done."