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Come Dine with Me - Season 53 - Episode 09: South Wales, Sophie (4)
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00:00If you lick your fingers, you could die.
00:01On today's show...
00:03A jaw-dropping job.
00:06I'm a children's doctor.
00:08I can't believe Sophie's a doctor.
00:11She's actually, like, a real-life doctor.
00:15A rousing routine.
00:17My dad, my hip operation,
00:18I reckon I could have given her a run for her money.
00:22And a kitchen clanger.
00:23I forgot to put the grill on.
00:26I was just absolutely starving. I was in pain.
00:29As a competitive cluster of cooks make their moves on the moolah.
00:33The winner is...
00:42It's day four in South Wales,
00:45and today we're in Porthcall,
00:46home to one of the biggest Elvis tribute festivals in the world.
00:50Shane McGowan having a go in the middle there.
00:52And there's Gazza.
00:54Some are better than others.
00:57And hoping her night won't be all shook up is paediatrician Sophie.
01:02Hello, gorgeous.
01:03And it looks like she has her very own hound dog helping her today.
01:07Is that a good bum scritch?
01:09Oh, we like butt scritches.
01:11Let's just hope she washes her hands.
01:12So, my night tonight is all about experiencing Middle Eastern culture,
01:19Middle Eastern flavours.
01:20I want to pack a punch.
01:23Also hoping to deliver knock-out nosh was Monday's host, Farmer Claire.
01:28I'd done the best that I could with my food,
01:30so I'm really happy and I hope everyone enjoyed it.
01:33Not everyone, as civil servant Sandra thought there were a few cracks in the eggy starter.
01:40Personally, I like my yolk hard.
01:43A little bit sort of let down with the starter with the egg situation.
01:47But there was one confession that stopped Claire in her tracks.
01:50So, I'm normally vegan.
01:52I say flexitarian now, because outside my own house, I'll eat whatever I'm given.
01:56My jaw hit the table when I found out that Sophie was a flexitarian.
02:00Really surprising that she sat there and devoured my pork and beef.
02:07Tuesday saw account manager Richard deliver a tasty treat in his local tavern.
02:12Oh!
02:14And he hit the bullseye with his grub.
02:16So, this is definitely the best cheesecake I've ever had.
02:19Oh, my God. Don't know. Let me tears.
02:21I just think this is absolutely stunning.
02:23But there was something else that dazzled hotel receptionist Davith.
02:27I was really surprised at how smooth Richard's chest was.
02:30Mine's like the Amazon rainforest.
02:31A two!
02:32Ah!
02:33My night went really well, and as Bruce you would say,
02:36good game, good game.
02:39Last night, Davith hoped his fun bash would win him the catch.
02:43One, two, three.
02:45Sadly, he was thwarted by his terrible tofu.
02:48It was like a yoghurt with lard in it.
02:51It wasn't all doom and gloom, though, as he secured a new client.
02:55Would you become my personal trainer and give me the guidance I need?
02:59Nothing would make me happier.
03:00I so would love to lose weight.
03:01Nothing would make me happy, my love.
03:03So, everybody enjoyed my food.
03:04The ambience and the vibe was there,
03:06so I think I've definitely done enough to win.
03:08Yeah.
03:08You last fella.
03:10Richard is currently top of the pile with a score of 35 out of 40.
03:15What's everyone expecting tonight?
03:17I think she's going to be fine dining, same as what I did.
03:20Some really nice food.
03:22I hope it's a bit of meat.
03:23I'm craving a bit of steak.
03:24I can imagine Sophie, like, the kind of personality she is.
03:26Maybe, like, cook something really, like, posh cuisine-y.
03:29I am hoping there's a little bit of a meat on our menu tonight.
03:32Sophie's got a bit of an elegance about her,
03:35so I'm thinking her night's going to be on the elegant side.
03:39So, tonight, mostly, I want people to have fun.
03:42I want people to really relax.
03:44I want to give people a surprise as well,
03:46because I don't think anyone's going to expect meat on my plate.
03:49And by the looks of it, there's quite a bit.
03:52Her main chicken kebabs and meat koftas, with rice and chips.
03:57Oh, chicken kebabs.
03:59Oh, yes.
04:00You OK, Sandra?
04:01I don't know what meat koftas are.
04:03I hope it's not, like, lamb or something,
04:04because I actually can't stand lamb.
04:05I don't think I'll be able to eat it.
04:07I think it smells, like, sick.
04:08Tell us, Sophie.
04:10Lamb and beef.
04:11Ah.
04:13Joining the lamb and beef mix is onion, tomato paste
04:16and a plethora of herbs.
04:19I take my hat off to Sophie for including meat on this menu.
04:22I think it's really thoughtful of her.
04:26Oh, God.
04:27I think she might be regretting it.
04:30Oh, it's slimy.
04:32So, chicken kebabs and rice and chips
04:35is definitely something I'd have
04:36if I was, like, stumbling on the way home after a night out.
04:39Maybe not something I'd have at a dinner party.
04:41With the meat koftas left to rest,
04:42it's on to the chicken kebabs.
04:45I particularly hate getting my hands on raw chicken.
04:48Why is that?
04:49If you lick your fingers, you could die,
04:50so hazards of the job.
04:53Maybe don't lick your fingers, then.
04:55Ching-a-bap could cook it too long,
04:57gets too dry, could burn the chicken.
04:59Got to be careful,
04:59and when you're under pressure in the kitchen,
05:01it's quite easy to do.
05:02The chicken is immersed in a marinade
05:04of yoghurt, pepper, paste, pomegranate, molasses and honey.
05:08I'm not happy with how it feels,
05:10but hopefully I will be very happy with how it tastes.
05:12She'll assemble and cook her meat tonight,
05:15along with veggies, rice and chips.
05:17For the starter, feta cheese wrapped in filo pastry.
05:22She goes out, right, it's going to be really, really nice.
05:25Cheese is chopped.
05:26I love feta cheese, I love filo pastry.
05:29I wonder if she's going to make her own filo pastry.
05:32I have not made my own filo pastry.
05:35Not even close.
05:36I bought it myself, though.
05:38Not sure you'll get points for that.
05:39I love feta.
05:41The more feta, the better.
05:42I see what you did there.
05:44Ah, hello.
05:45So Molly is my four-year-old cocker spaniel.
05:49I do treat her as a child.
05:51I know some people find it very annoying,
05:53but I think if we had a little camera in their head,
05:57we'd be absolutely amazed at what they understand.
06:00Whoa!
06:04No, this won't be a winning starter.
06:07Mine could be a winning starter.
06:09We'll see tomorrow, Sandra.
06:11My parcels.
06:12The cheesy cases are chilled and will be cooked tonight.
06:16Finally, it's dessert.
06:18Rose and pistachio cake with ice cream.
06:21Oh, cake, I love cake.
06:22You can't get worse than what to have it done last night,
06:25so this has got to be better, hasn't it?
06:27I love this rose and pistachio cake
06:29because it's got flavours of the Middle East.
06:31You know, pistachios are such a Middle Eastern, beautiful flavour.
06:35She kicks off her cake by mixing butter, flour, sugar,
06:39baking powder and eggs.
06:42I don't like pistachio, so hopefully it's not too nutty.
06:45Don't hold your breath.
06:47Go on, get it out!
06:49Ha-ha-ha!
06:50All my skin care at the moment is rose, so I think it's on trend.
06:54It is!
06:56With the rose water added, it's mixed with the pistachio nuts,
07:01then popped in to bake.
07:03I'm an ice cream.
07:04Sophie's making ice cream,
07:05so it's partly ice cream to bring it on.
07:08Making yours?
07:09I am not making my own ice cream today.
07:14You're already 1-0 up, fella.
07:17Oh, yes, happy with that.
07:20With the cake baked and the food prepped,
07:22there's just enough time for...
07:30Watch out, Phil Collins.
07:32If she makes all of these elements herself,
07:35then this could definitely be a winning menu, I think.
07:37I'm really looking forward to the starter and the main.
07:39Yay!
07:40If she gets this menu right,
07:41it's going to be a stiff competition, that's for sure.
07:44Dress code tonight, sparkles.
07:46I love sparkles and glitter,
07:48so that's right up my street.
07:50I'm so happy with that.
07:53Let's get this Middle Eastern show on the road.
07:56I was raised a farm girl...
07:58First to sparkle, it's Claire.
07:59Woo-hoo!
08:01Oh, my God, you're amazing!
08:03I love you.
08:03You're all right.
08:04Come on.
08:05I got you right.
08:05Yes, let's go.
08:06Thank you so much.
08:07Come on in.
08:11Oh, great.
08:13Come on, Soph, you can do it.
08:15Keep going, twist, twist and pull.
08:18You're going to give yourself a hoonier.
08:22Bring her, bring her, bring her.
08:26Ready?
08:32Easy as that.
08:34Cheers to you for your own night.
08:36Sandra's next to join the Sparkle Squad.
08:40Sophie!
08:41Hi, Sophie!
08:43Oh, you look beautiful.
08:45You look beautiful.
08:47Come here, come here.
08:49Oh, we're all sparkly queens.
08:51Queens and princesses.
08:54Cheers!
08:56Oh, I think you may have snagged your top on the gate.
08:58David's here!
08:59Oh!
09:00Hello!
09:01David!
09:01It's a sparkly enough, you know?
09:03I love it!
09:04I love it!
09:04I thought we should show you some pearly.
09:07Cheers!
09:09Oh, I can't wait for tonight.
09:10I'm so excited.
09:13Wowzers!
09:13Not to be outshone.
09:14It's the one to beat Richard.
09:17Hello!
09:18Oh!
09:19Oh!
09:20Oh, look at you!
09:21You look beautiful.
09:21You all right?
09:23I'm so excited.
09:25Yay!
09:26Richard, yeah!
09:28Cheers for goodnight, everyone!
09:30Yay!
09:34Coming up, fabulous theatre.
09:37Sophie, this is amazing.
09:39This is really, really delicious.
09:41Probably one of the nicest stars as well for a long time.
09:44And rock band rivalry.
09:46Definitely the front man.
09:47Sorry, Dav.
09:49There's only one front man in this group.
09:51You're looking right at him.
09:58It's night four in South Wales, where children's doctor Sophie hopes she's got the perfect remedy
10:05to dazzle her diners and grab the grand.
10:08Right, guys, I'm going to leave you here, have a look around, make yourselves at home.
10:13We will.
10:13I'm going to get your starter ready.
10:15Yay!
10:17Thank you, Soph.
10:18Whilst Sophie puts her philo parcels in to fry, Sandra and Claire make a musical discovery.
10:24Oh, my gosh.
10:26This is like a studio.
10:28Like a little instrument.
10:30There was drums, guitars, a microphone.
10:35What's that thingy called?
10:36Piano?
10:38Piano.
10:41Should we have a rock out?
10:44Let's go!
10:49What a racket!
10:53Back in the kitchen.
10:54This is the scary bit.
10:57The pastry parcels are plated and covered in honey.
11:01Let's hope the starter is a hit.
11:03Here it is.
11:04Feta cheese wrapped in philo pastry.
11:08Thank you, beautiful.
11:10It looks amazing.
11:11It does.
11:11It's honestly...
11:12It looks cuisine.
11:20So, Claire, what do you think?
11:22Sophie, this is amazing.
11:24This is really, really delicious.
11:26The feta with the pastry and the honey is really delicious.
11:30Oh, I'm so glad you liked it.
11:31Really, Claire?
11:32Wow, like, this starter is, like, one of the best this week, for sure.
11:35No criticism, just that it wasn't enough.
11:38Blimey, she meant it!
11:40That's amazing.
11:41That's my bag, and I love that feta cheese.
11:43It's gorgeous.
11:44It was an excellent start to any three-course meal.
11:47Probably one of the nicest starters I've had for, well, for a long time.
11:52I mean, I've got to say, Soph, as cheesy starters go,
11:56I think this could be feta than mine.
11:58Oh!
11:59Boom, boom.
12:00Thank you very much.
12:01I had to, sorry.
12:02No, fair enough.
12:03My only criticism was maybe, like, a few more of the philo parcels
12:07and maybe just, like, a stick of it or something,
12:09just, like, nibbles on it.
12:10But, like, yeah, it was delicious.
12:12I really liked it.
12:13It is absolutely stunning.
12:16Mm-hmm.
12:16So enjoyed it.
12:18Really beautiful.
12:19The combination of all the flavours together was stunning.
12:23I was really pleasantly surprised.
12:25Everyone seemed to genuinely love it.
12:27So I'm so pleased.
12:28Even if they hate everything else,
12:30at least one of my three courses has gone down well.
12:32Strong start.
12:33Time to find out a bit more about Sophie.
12:36Can anybody have a guess about what I might do for a living?
12:40I reckon you're in entertainment.
12:42Hmm.
12:44I can picture you somehow as, like, a school teacher.
12:47I think you're professional.
12:48You're, like, a solicitor or a lawyer or something.
12:51I think you are very intelligent.
12:53Tell us, please, what do you do to put us out of our misery?
12:56Drum roll, please.
12:59Not you, Sandra.
13:01I'm a children's doctor.
13:03Oh!
13:04Wow!
13:05You were a doctor, wasn't it?
13:06Yeah, I'm a doctor.
13:07Oh, my God!
13:09That's amazing.
13:10I love you all about.
13:12I can't believe Sophie's a doctor.
13:14She's actually, like, a real-life doctor.
13:16Like, she's a doctor.
13:19I can imagine you being the best paediatrician there ever is.
13:23I would love my children to be looked after by you.
13:26Honestly, that's the nicest thing, honestly.
13:28I wouldn't be happy for her to look after me,
13:30obviously, because she's trained to look after children,
13:32but saying that, I do have a mental capacity of a five-year-old,
13:35so I honestly wouldn't mind, to be honest.
13:36I've got a few degrees.
13:39My first degree was, um, a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford.
13:45Oh!
13:47What?
13:47Shut the French door!
13:50Wow.
13:51So, everyone, if you would like to wait outside,
13:54I have a little surprise for you.
13:57Ooh!
13:58Ooh!
13:58I wonder what it could be.
14:00Welsh male voice choir, bouncy castle, red arrows display.
14:05Well, I was not expecting that.
14:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
14:13You got it, you got it, you got it.
14:15Sophie just keeps on surprising me, and her belly dancing was just phenomenal.
14:21I'm really happy we ended up doing belly dancing today, because I feel like I've got the perfect outfit for
14:25it.
14:25My top is halfway up by belly, so that's amazing.
14:28CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
14:45Not a convincing start.
14:47Whilst the kebabs are cooking, she fries up her veggies.
14:50I'm not used to cooking with meat, so I'm not 100% sure about the timing.
14:54I don't want anyone to die.
14:56That wouldn't be great for my CV.
14:57With frozen chips cooked, rice boiled...
15:01Done.
15:02Sophie is ready to plate!
15:05Or not!
15:07So, I've made a mistake.
15:09I forgot to put the grill on.
15:12Oh!
15:12Whoops!
15:13I'll say.
15:16You've got to do something!
15:17You're losing them!
15:20It's coming up to an hour now between my courses.
15:23An hour? That's a teeny bit long for a chicken kebab.
15:27Yeah, I think they're going to be quite hungry.
15:29Oh, you think?
15:30Look at Richard, he's wasting away!
15:32It could smell the food cooking, it smelled lovely, so the taste buds were tingling and we wanted to get
15:36in it, but it took an age to cook.
15:38I was just absolutely starving, I was in pain.
15:40And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...
15:42Chicken a la bitten.
15:45Hmm, not a great surprise.
15:47Still, at least it'll distract them from the frozen chips.
15:50I feel like my chances of winning this just went right down the drain.
15:54Let's find out.
15:55With the chicken plated...
15:56It's done!
15:59..the main is finally ready.
16:01Charred chicken kebabs, lukewarm koftas, cold chips and some salad.
16:05Bon appétit, everyone.
16:07Sophie!
16:08Yay!
16:09Yay!
16:12Thank you so...
16:14Oh, it's delicious.
16:17OK, so I know you've probably all, like, half died from starvation at this point.
16:24Everyone, please tuck in.
16:26Oh, thank you, my love, thank you.
16:33I've never tried these, what are they called?
16:36Koftas.
16:37I've never tasted them before, they're gorgeous.
16:40The...
16:40Kofala.
16:41No, try again.
16:43Kofala.
16:44No!
16:45Kofala.
16:46Still no.
16:47Kofala, yeah.
16:48Let's go with that.
16:49I've never tasted that before, and that was delicious.
16:53The flavour in the koftas is beautiful.
16:55I'm loving the chicken, really tender.
16:58A bit of sauce with it would have been fantastic to marry it up,
17:01but, yeah, really, really nice.
17:03The chicken kebab was juicy, was succulent, it was really nice,
17:07but everything else seemed a bit dry.
17:10I actually was hoping that they would be Lankhofters,
17:13because they're my fave,
17:14and you have knocked spots off my favourite Lankhofters, which I buy.
17:18I love the main.
17:19It could have done with a little bit of, like, a dippy sauce or something,
17:24because I just found it a little bit dry.
17:27Honestly, Soph, this is amazing, and I'm so thankful,
17:31because, obviously, you don't eat meat.
17:33Oh, bless you!
17:35Oh, bitch!
17:37Oh, you've done amazing, honestly.
17:41Oh, Soph!
17:43It didn't go wrong at all.
17:45Honestly, this is lovely.
17:46Honestly, I'm telling you, this is stunning.
17:48I think she got upset because she just wanted to please us,
17:50and I think she felt as though she let us down,
17:52but she didn't, and she was a brilliant toast.
17:55So, the fact that she actually doesn't cook meat generally,
17:58and she actually did it for all of us tonight,
18:00honestly, hats off to her, honestly, really proud of her.
18:02Cheers to Sophie!
18:03Cheers to Sophie!
18:04Yay!
18:06Cheers to Sophie!
18:07Woo-hoo!
18:08To hear that they liked it, it just took all that anxiety away,
18:11and I think I just broke a little bit.
18:13This actually tastes like a paediatrician's made this.
18:16I think that's a compliment.
18:18So, honestly, you should be really proud of yourself.
18:20It tastes...
18:21No, it tastes...
18:22I mean, it tastes...
18:24No, I mean, when I'm saying that, I mean, it tastes really caring.
18:28You know what I mean?
18:29It tastes like a lot of care has gone into this.
18:31That wasn't actually meant to be funny.
18:32I was honestly just trying to say, like,
18:34a caring person has made this food.
18:36I mean, obviously, it was an absolutely hilarious comment,
18:39like, thank you, but, you know, you can thank my brain for that.
18:42Me and Claire went for a little walk earlier,
18:45and found some musical instruments.
18:47What's that all about?
18:48I like music.
18:50I play the clarinet, the violin, the piano, and the drums.
18:56Not only has she got loads of degrees,
18:58she can play loads of musical instruments.
19:01She's a doctor, she's been to Oxford,
19:03and do you know what?
19:04I still think there's more for her to tell us.
19:07If we were all going to be in a band,
19:09who do you think...what part do you think we'd all play?
19:11Oh, let's say a five-piece band, right, let's go.
19:13Oh, I know. I'd play the bass.
19:14I would definitely play the bass.
19:16Right, so background.
19:17Yeah.
19:17Right, OK.
19:18Just cool.
19:19Yeah, I can see that.
19:21Can I play the drums, please?
19:23Yeah!
19:23Yeah, yeah, yeah!
19:27Definitely the front man.
19:29Sorry, Dav.
19:30Be this front man.
19:31You know what, Richard,
19:32I think I'll have to be the front man as well.
19:33We can be bam instead of wah.
19:35Yeah, exactly, yeah.
19:36I'll bam you over so I can take your spot, yeah.
19:39I said I wanted to be the front man
19:40cos I knew that Davyth wanted to be the front man,
19:43so I was a bit childish, really.
19:44I thought I'd get in it before him,
19:45see how he'd react.
19:48Richard, there's only one front man in this group.
19:50You're looking right at him.
19:55So now the main is out of the way, thankfully,
19:57all I have left is to give them a lovely dessert.
20:01Yes, about that.
20:02The cake is carved.
20:05Shop-bought ice cream is dolloped
20:07and dessert is done.
20:09Rose and pistachio cake with shop-bought ice cream
20:11and a flower.
20:16Did you make the ice cream, do you see or not?
20:19No.
20:19OK, I need to know where you bought it.
20:21Yeah.
20:22Disappointed she didn't make the ice cream herself.
20:24I was disappointed.
20:27I've got to say, like, that cake is delicious.
20:29Like, I love nothing more than cake
20:30and, like, you can actually taste that rose coming through there.
20:33Like, I honestly love it.
20:34I'm pleasantly surprised about the dessert.
20:37It was light and fluffy and really flavoursome.
20:40I think the lemon cake is lovely.
20:41You can taste the lemon coming through there.
20:43The ice cream's really nice.
20:44I've never had it before.
20:45The cake, even though everyone said they enjoyed it,
20:47I felt it was a bit dry.
20:48I didn't really enjoy the dessert, I'm starting to say.
20:50Right.
20:51How about some doggy fun?
20:52Oh, my God.
20:53We got a poodle by Earth.
20:55Just the keel, didn't it?
20:56Yeah.
20:56Yes.
20:57I must be a bulldog.
21:05All right, heel, Sandra, heel.
21:08Just when the night couldn't get any more bizarre.
21:18Ahem, sorry.
21:20Overall, I think the night's been really fun and that was what I wanted.
21:23I wanted people to come here and have a good time.
21:25I wanted to show the guys all about me and I hope I've achieved that.
21:29Scores, please.
21:31Sophie's night was full of surprises.
21:33Her food was good, few little mistakes,
21:36so for that reason, I'm going to give her an eight.
21:38Tonight, it started off really well,
21:40but then went downhill after that,
21:42so for that reason, I'm giving Sophie a seven.
21:45The food was absolutely amazing.
21:47It tasted absolutely great,
21:48but there were a couple of elements that did let her down,
21:50so I would love to give Sophie an eight.
21:53Sophie has been an incredible host tonight.
21:55She even cooked meat,
21:57so for that reason, I'm giving Sophie an eight.
22:00An impressive score of 31
22:02isn't enough to ruin Richard's reign,
22:05but it does leave Sophie in second place.
22:09Next time, fairytale fashion.
22:12There's no place left now!
22:14And unfavourable feedback.
22:16I think the dessert dish today
22:19was the worst course we've been served this week.
22:22Obviously, I really wish that they would have said that to me at the time.
22:26I'd rather just go, no, I'm really, I'm done with that.
22:29Don't be shy, girl, go Bonanza.
22:31Shake your body like a belly dancer.
22:33Hey, ladies, drop it down.
22:35Just want to see you touch the ground.
22:38Don't be shy, girl, go Bonanza.
22:39Shake your body like a belly dancer.
22:41Hey, ladies, drop it down.
22:43Just want to see you touch the ground.
22:45Don't be shy, girl, go Bonanza.
22:47Shake your body like a belly dancer.
22:49Hey, ladies, drop it down.
22:51Just want to see you touch the ground.
22:53Don't be shy, girl, go Bonanza.
22:55Shake your body like a belly dancer.
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