Then came the time to test food! Sato had helped with various things in the meal, but he knew that too many people trying to plate was a disaster; he mentally viewed his role on the team for this challenge as being a little bit like an expediter; the person calling orders and giving directions at the pass. For him, it was a tiny bit disappointing but he hoped he'd be able to shine more in a future challenge. But at least a little bit of himself would be reflected in the fact it was dorayaki being served!<br/><br/>The RA with the Southern drawl and the chicken everyone wanted to taste started making her rounds.<br/><br/>One team didn't make it--their dish had been a chicken cacciatore, and Amanda Jameson made a face, saying, "Firstly, boring. Secondly, dry. How can you have made this dry? Lastly, too heavy handed on the garlic. The good points--the vegetables here are good, the capers are nice, and I think you got a good sauce to chicken ratio, though how the chicken was still dry is a mystery."<br/><br/>Onward to another team--this team had done their take on a Russian<em>borscht</em>--a beet soup. It was remarkably pretty with it's red colors. Amanda tasted it and smiled. "Nice. I see you kept cabbage in, but instead of potatoes, you substituted in leeks. And do I taste parsnip here? I think it works nicely. Nice kick from the dill weed, and I can really taste the peppercorns, too. It gives this a good bite. My only critique is that there's not enough sour cream."<br/><br/>Onwards to Sato, Eve, and Brooke....<br/><br/>"So what do we have here? Explain your dish. I can see you did multiple versions of whatever it is you've done, so I'm intrigued. That'll either go really well or really badly."<br/><br/>"Dorayaki with many different fillings. Eve and Brooke and tell you more about our process," Sato said confidently.