Top Chef ™

Top Chef ™ Challenge Type:

Elimination

Turkish Maras Ice Cream Landscape

Laura: "So I do have a lot of stuff."

Gail Simmons: "You're busy."

Laura (plating tableside): "I'm adding raspberries. Then I'll do a little bit of meringue just for crunch. And to me, everything comes together with a circle of the baklava."

Judge, exclaiming: "Oh, the ice creams are chewy."

Laura: "Ice cream. Yes, we've got Maras. Starting from the right, that's rose créme anglais, sauce of sour cherry, pistachio. And the last sauce is honey. So you break the baklava and use the shards to scoop the ice cream and sauces."

Kristen Kish: "Have you done anything like this before?"

Laura: "I never thought in my life that I would be doing something like this. I had so much fun."

Judges' comments

"I'm in love with the baklava. The phyllo is crispy as caramel."

"Nutty and buttery."

"I think Laura did an amazing job here. Everything's different, everything is interesting, and everything is just done nicely."

"I appreciate the table service. It all was with purpose, because if the ring of the baklava sat too long, it might soak in some of the ice cream."

"I didn't see it coming either."

"And it's delicious."

"Chewy Maras ice cream I like a lot. You know, I've heard about Maras Ice Cream, and it really lives up to the hype."

"It's like if mochi and ice cream had a baby."

"All the flavors are so clear and beautiful and so fun."