The women’s reward: a day “packed with surprises with a big Asian influence.” The gentlemen’s (and Lacey) punishment is to make homemade fortune cookies and decorate the whole restaurant with origami. Lacey is about to crack under her constant failure. She tells her team she’s going to go home, and the men get frustrated about her self-defeating negativity. Ben asks Lacey to be more motivated and to have more urgency in the kitchen. Ben tells Lacey that they need her. Even though she recognizes that he’s blowing smoke up her ass, I think Ben’s a good teammate for giving the pep talk.

The women chat in their limo, happy to be rid of Lacey. Back in the kitchen, Robert gets increasingly frustrated with Lacey’s immature antics. We catch up with the women at a martial arts studio, and reveal Chef Ramsay in a sumo fat suit. That image will never leave my memory. Another sumo wrestler appears: Jean-Phillipe. He is not too happy to be in a different sort of suit. The men throw each other around in the ring, and Ramsay trounces Jean-Phillipe. The women get their turns in the massive fat suits. (It’s even more fun than it looks! If you’ve never worn a sumo suit, I highly recommend it.)

Back in the kitchen, the men finish the cookies and start on the origami. Lacey shows that she’s actually good at something, and the men watch for her guidance making swans. She is finally happy to be needed—unfortunately, it has nothing to do with cooking. The men are also pleased to be more united.

The women sit down for some serious sake shots, and the giggling around the table shows they’re all… well, drunk. Lacey’s happiness about being useful is short-lived as the tipsy women’s team returns to the kitchen, and flaunt their day of fun in front of the Blue Team.

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