Blind Dating 5 Guys Based On Their Cooking | Versus 1

Is this a sweet potato? No, it's not a sweet potato. It's sweet. It's not a potato. It really tastes like a potato. It's not a potato, though. My name is Hamnah Maud. I'm 20 years old. I am a senior at the University of Southern California. And this past summer, I worked as a government consultant and will be doing that post-grad as well. Food is like a love language for me. It's definitely a way my family gets together and I'm scouting for someone who can also cook and would be willing to do it with me. I've never had a guy cook for me, actually. So this will be a first. I'm going to be doing the Jubilee cook-off. I'm going to be making compound chicken. As long as the vibe is right, you can make any type of food taste good. Make a little pocket in there. Chuck some cheese in. It'll be nice and cooked. The main thing to remember while you're cooking is that everything needs to be done with love. What you want to do is go like this, then go like this, then spread some love on it. Hi, I'm contestant number one. My name's Ed. Okay, cool. I... All right, we'll figure it out. It's like a bite or you just... It's a bite. Okay. I have no idea what it is. Any guesses? No guesses. What would you rate it? I'll give it like a seven. I'm contestant number two. My name is Justin. I'll just give you that. I'll let you feed yourself. Yeah, yeah. Is there anything on this? No, nothing's there. Give it a little more power. Yeah, yeah. Enjoy, yeah. Oh. Okay. Okay, that was a good reaction. I'm going to give it an eight and a half. I'm contestant three. My name is Gavin. This is going to be messy, huh? Wow, I'm really impressed. It's just like a meatball situation. It's giving me IKEA meatball vibes. Great, can I get a napkin if possible? Here. Oh. Oh my God, wow. So attentive. Wow. I'm going to give that an 8.5 also. All right, so I'm contestant number four and my name is William. And like, just like poke, just like poke anywhere. Yeah, yeah. And like, wait, wait, wait, wait. No, there you go. Okay. Is this a sweet potato? No, it's not a sweet potato. It's sweet. It's not a potato. It really tastes like a potato. It's not a potato though. I'm going to give it a 7.5. Hello, I'm contestant number four. I'm with Jay. You can use your hands. Okay. Like right in front. Yeah. Oh. Wait, I think I know what this is. Is this a samosa? Yeah. Wow, I'm going to be biased. I grew up eating samosas. So I'm going to have to give this a 9. I feel so bad. I'm going to have to eliminate contestant one. So sorry. I'm so sorry. Oh, wow. Yeah, this was just like, it's a huge bun. So I split it into fours. Yeah. It was really good. Yeah, no problem. Thank you so much. Hi. How are you? How are you doing? Good, how are you? I'm well, thank you. Okay, cool. Here you are. A full course meal, okay. So this is something that my dad would cook for us all the time growing up. It's just beef round steak that's just cooked in mustard. Tell me what this is. Uh, lamb? I saw some lamb at the store and I kind of just went with it. Oh, you just like freestyled? Yeah. Oh, that's impressive. Yeah, but mostly because I don't know what to call it. Okay. Yeah. Did you make this by scratch? You could tell me. So I had intended to make this by scratch. So I still know how to. Just the circumstances came about. My car doesn't work today, which prevents me from driving to the grocery store to make the entree for Chicken Parm today. Okay, that's valid. So I had to door dash this, but um. Did you hand churn this ice cream back then? I kind of did. Well, I made it with love. Okay. I acquired the ice cream with love. My plan for today is to make some beignets. Oh no, LA traffic is definitely a thing, bro. I actually do not have enough time to make beignets. I'm on a time crunch, so I really don't know what I'm about to get. I am rushing. When I tell you I'm rushing, I'm rushing, bro. Let's zoom. Where'd you acquire the ice cream? I acquired it right around, right around the, like right, right, right, right behind the sunset. Yeah. I mean, it's door dashed, so it must be good. I like it. I've never had anything like it before, so. It's good. I'm impressed that you made it by yourself. I appreciate you making it. Well, yeah, I thought like a slight flex would be appropriate. This is butter pecan. Okay. Why did you pick this flavor? It was, it was the only one left on the shelf. No. Sorry. You're kidding. I knew it was good. Is this your first time having this flavor? Yeah. You kinda hit home, because, now I'm gonna be biased, but it just tastes like food from home. I was cooking this this morning, and I went to take my dog out, came back in, and the whole house smelled like it, and I was like, oh God, I'm home again, and that just felt, that felt really good. Give me your little elevator pitch. I'm a registered nurse. I'm an actor. I'm a program director for Boys and Girls Clubs. Cool. I'm a chef. Are you? Yeah, I'm a chef in some ways. I feel like it really just depends on how you enjoy the meal. Like, you could be eating whatever, and like, you could still enjoy the moment. I'm a Cancer, just turned 24. I'm also a Cancer. We should just leave. Do you cook often? I dabble, maybe a couple times a week, and me and my roommates experiment. It's definitely fun getting to learn different cultures, and like, use a cooking book. Yeah, I can't follow a recipe, or I can't read a recipe, and I'm just like, ah. I think that's more impressive. Not like if you fucked up. But if you're just cooking for yourself, no one has to know. Yeah, but then you have to eat it. True. I'm really bummed that I couldn't cook you this, but I could though, I could though. So I have to trust you that you can. I could, I could. Is yours better than this? Oh, for sure. For sure. All right, thank you so much. It was nice meeting you. You too. All right, cool. All right, all right. Let's put these together like this. Yeah, I just have to. All right then. Nice meeting you. Thank you. Have a good one. It was better when I was blindfolded, because I didn't have to see their reaction. And now I know you guys, so I'm so sorry. I'm gonna eliminate the middle two. Thank you so much for cooking for me. It was super good. You ready? Okay, yeah. Okay. I think we're gonna start with this. You could do that, and I'll cut up the bananas. It's not gonna be pretty. Have you ever made an ice cream sundae before? No. I've actually never made this, and it kind of makes me sad about my childhood. I had a milkshake, like a lot. The banana's just like that, just a little bit. Not too many bananas, because I don't like bananas, so. Oh, that's so kind. You still put them on? Okay. This is my way to redeem myself from the entree, to show you my actual culinary skills. Kind of make it aesthetically pleasing as well. This could be pretty. This could, this has so much potential. You're eating it, it doesn't have to be pretty. No, but it's all about presentation. Yeah, I mean, but if it smells good, people tend to ask those questions. That's fair. But you can't really smell ice cream, can you? I mean, I like it a little bit. No, I'm just like, oh, it's a sundae. Do you eat the tops here? Why would I eat the, why would I eat the tops? I don't think anyone does that. I did one cherry for each. Do you like cherries? Okay, yeah. Do you like cherries? It's all right. You don't like cherries? I'll do it, I'll eat one. I'm enjoying cutting the strawberries. Oh, you're so easily pleased. No, no, it's like, it's so soothing. I like hella strawberries, so I put a bunch. I noticed that. Just a little, a little, oh, that's kind of nice. That's kind of nice. Culinary skills are coming out. Sprinkles going down. I'm just so excited for this. I feel like that's, that's, that's like too much. Fine. I don't usually put sprinkles on my ice cream sundae, but. That's a red flag. I'm just kidding, just kidding. Can we get a closeup on the bowl? It looks so pretty. That is, yeah, that's, yeah. But I feel like it's like melting by the minute. Okay, you get the first bite. Solid. Oh, I got you. See, look at that. That would have gotten your white shirt. This would be a milkshake in about five minutes. You said you liked milkshakes better. You asked for it, you asked for it. Thank you, both of y'all. Boat sundaes, extravagant, super yummy. I'm gonna go ahead and pick Justin here as the winner. Thank you so much. So sorry. Had such a great time. Let's go. I mean, I'm neutral. Neutral? No thoughts, just. You don't like cherry? No, no, it's okay. I feel like I'm gonna take his just because his looks. More presentable. Thank you, AJ. Oh my God. Did you like whipped cream? Yeah. That could have been bad. It was good though. But it wasn't, but it wasn't. It wasn't bad. I feel like there was a vibe. I would definitely like going on a second date. Okay, I admit it. I'm Gabe. No pressure though. I'm Gabe. No, I'm Gabe, I'm Gabe. We should go to the place that you got takeout from. We could just order something different. Yeah. You're a good feeder. I think that's a good quality to have. Like when I'm driving and you're in the passenger seat and you feed me fries. So valid. Okay, I can do that.