First they must impress in Monica’s terrifying Skills Test before facing Michel Roux Jr’s Classic challenges. Then Monica and Michel will come together to decide which chef will leave the competition. For the Skills Test, Monica and Gregg ask each chef to prepare and cook abalone - a mollusc more common in the southern hemisphere. The chefs must draw on all their knowledge to create a dish for the judges from this unfamiliar ingredient in just 15 minutes.
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