>> James: THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR AMONGST THIS
INCREDIBLE SPREAD, I CANNOT POSSIBLY JUDGE ALL OF THESE SIDE
DISHES ON MY OWN.
HERE TO HELP SHOWING ME THE THANKSGIVING ROPES, PLEASE
WELCOME MY TRUSTED ASSISTANT AND SIDE DISH SIDEKICK THE ONE AND
ONLY SARA BOWMAN.
( APPLAUSE ) I'M CONSCIOUS I DID PROMISE YOU
YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN.
HERE WE ARE.
>> HERE WE ARE.
JAMES SAID IF I HELPED HIM JUDGE THIS YEAR, HE WOULD SLIDE ME A
LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA ON THE SIDE.
I THOUGHT HE MEANT MONEY, SO I SAID YES.
TURNS OUT, HE JUST MEANT THIS -- POTATOES.
>> James: DEANNA, YOUR SIDE DISH.
>> HASSLEBACK POTATO GRATIN.
>> James: THAT'S A LOVELY BREAK.
>> THAT'S EXCEPTIONAL.
IT'S ACTUALLY UNFORTUNATE.
BECAUSE -- THE CHANCES OF ANYTHING ELSE BEING CLOSE TO
THAT -- ( LAUGHTER )
OKAY.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE, BURT?
>> WE HAVE SOME CRANBERRY BRIE BITES WITH CHOPPED PECANS AND
ROSEMARY.
>> James: I FEEL THE ROSEMARY COMING THROUGH.
IT IS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH
MELTED MARSHMALLOWS ON TOP.
>> James: JUST SO YOU KNOW, BEFORE I TRY IT, I ALREADY HATE
THIS.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH, IT'S DISGUSTING.
AMY, WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
>> MY CRUDETE WITH RANCH DIP.
>> James: WHAT'S THE IDEA.
I WOULDN'T EAT THAT BECAUSE THERE'S HOT GLUE ON THE BACK, SO
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: OKAY.
DO YOU SEE WHERE THAT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM?
SNRRNTLE TRY THIS ONE.
THERE'S A BIG LUMP OF GLUE THERE.
( LAUGHTER ) AS BEST YOU CAN, AS BEST YOU
CAN, JUST NIBBLE AROUND THE HUGELY POISONOUS GLUE.
( LAUGHTER ) CICI.
>> WE HAVE MY MOM AND MEMAW'S RECIPE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: THAT IS -- I -- I --
I NEVER WANT TO ACTUALLY EAT THAT AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OKAY.
THIS IS MY GOURMET BROWN AND RED RICE.
>> James: THAT'S VERY GOOD.
THIS IS MY PIESTA DE REFORMATION VEGETARIANO.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> James: I DON'T THINK ANYBODY KNOWS WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> THERE'S A SURPRISE IN ONE OF THOSE, IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT.
THE DEVILED EGGS IN THE MIDDLE.
>> James: OKAY.
WHAT'S THE SURPRISE ELEMENT?
>> THERE'S A MARSHMALLOW.
>> James: OKAY.
SO I MADE MY FAMILY'S HOMEMADE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
AND THEY'RE DRESSED UP LIKE TURKEYS.
>> James: PRESENTATION I LOVE.
CASSEROLE IS VERY PLEASANT.
WELL DONE, NICK.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
>> BAKED CRANBERRIES WITH BOURBON AND PLATED ON A BOURBON
BARREL LID.
>> James: WOW.
I SMELL THE BOOZE, AND THAT MAKES DADDY HAPPY.
( LAUGHTER ) I LOVE THAT.
>> DELICIOUS.
>> James: I LOVE THAT.
OH!
AND THE IDEA IS YOU WOULDN'T EAT IT ON YOUR OWN, IT WOULD BE
EATEN WITH -- >> WELL, THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT
A SIDE DISH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: LET'S BRING OUT THE
STEW!
( LAUGHTER ) >> IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE
IMPRESSIVE IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO AFTER DAWN.
>> James: I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE.
>> THIS IS YOUR CLASSIC, TRADITIONAL AMERICAN STUFFING.
>> James: I ACTUALLY LOVE THAT.
>> NATE!
LET'S BRING OUT WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
>> THIS IS A SAVORY MEAT BUY WITH BEEF AND MUSHROOMS.
>> IS THIS SO THE SMOKE CAN COME OUT WHEN YOU'RE BAKING IT?
>> James: I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
WE HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE.
>> IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
IT LOOKS LIKE ( BLEEP ).
>> EVERYONE THINKS I HAD SEX WITH THIS PIE, BUT A GENTLEMAN
NEVER TELLS.
( LAUGHTER ) I WOULD SAY DON'T EAT THE
PART -- >> James: OKAY, I'M NOT GOING
TO EAT ANYTHING.
THANK YOU.
LET'S BRING OUT OLIVIA.
>> OLD FAITHFUL.
REGULAR CORNBREAD, PUMPKIN CORN BEAD BRA AND TO PAIR WITH IT A
HONEY BUTTER AND A GARLIC/SHALLOT/PARMESAN BUTTER.
>> THAT IS AMAZING.
>> James: THE HONEY BUTTER IS TO DIE FOR.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE PUMPKIN NOW.
THAT'S EXCEPTIONAL.
OLIVIA, THIS IS REALLY REALLY GOOD.
>> THIS IS DELICIOUS.
( APPLAUSE ) >> James: WELL DONE.
THANK YOU.
>> James: OKAY.
SOME WONDERFUL BAKES, SIDE DISHES AND A LOT OF
FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR SARAH AND I.
IF YOU WILL GIVE US A MOMENT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) CONGRATULATIONS DAWN, OLIVIA
AND DIANA.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WORTHY, WORTHY FINALISTS.
BUT, TO HELP ME NAME THE WINNER I'VE CALLED IN THE BIG GUNS.
SHE'S QUEEN OF THE KITCHEN AND AN ABSOLUTE DISH OF A HUMAN
BEING, PLEASE WELCOME MINDY KALING!
SHE SAID SPECIFICALLY THIS IS THE SHOW SHE WANTED TO BE ON.
SUCH IS HER PASSION FOR JUDGING SIDE DISHES FOR THANKSGIVING.
PLEASE WELCOME THE ONE, THE ONLY MINDY KALING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> HELLO!
>> James: IT'S TIME, NOW.
FEEL THE TENSION IN HERE.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE WHEN THEY
ANNOUNCED KELLY CLARKSON ON AMERICAN IDOL.
>> YOU CAN TASTE THE TENSION.
>> James: WE'RE LITERALLY ABOUT TO TASTE THE FOODS.
DAWN, EXPLAIN AGAIN WHAT WE HAVE HERE?
>> BAKED CRANBERRIES WITH BOURBON.
>> James: MINDY, DO YOU CARE TO TRY?
>> I DO.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS BEAUTIFULLY DISPLAYED.
ALREADY YOU'VE GOT POINTS FOR THAT.
>> James: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL BORBON -- WHAT IS IT?
>> IT'S A LID OF A BOURBON BARREL.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT
DAWN IS SHE DRINKS A BARREL OF BOURBON.
NO, IT'S ACTUALLY TRUE.
SHE'S AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY, THE HOLIDAY PARTY.
>> YEAH.
>> James: DAWN, WE ALL GO DAWN, DAWN, DAWN!
AND IN THREE CHUGS, SHE DRINKS A BARREL OF BOURBON AND SHE'S
NEVER BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL ONCE.
LET'S DIG INTO THIS.
I MEAN, IT'S BETTER ON THE SECOND.
>> THIS IS SO GOOD.
>> James: ISN'T IT?
YOU SHOULD NOT WORK HERE.
LIKE, THIS IS SO GOOD.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> James: IT'S SO GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> James: LET'S MOVE OVER NOW TO OLIVIA.
OLIVIA, TALK US THROUGH YOUR DISH ONE MORE TIME.
>> SO I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DORIAN BREADS.
CLASSIC AND A PUMPKIN CORNBREAD AND I ALSO MADE HONEY BUTTER AND
GARLIC, CHIVE AND HONEY BUTTER ALL FROM SCRATCH.
>> THIS IS INCREDIBLE, AND I HAVE TO SAY SHE MADE TWO
CONDIMENTS.
>> James: TWO CONDIMENTS, TWO SEPARATE CORN BREADS.
>> SO SHE WAS IN THE KITCHEN FOREVER.
>> James: AND YOU'VE NEVER DONE THIS?
>> YEAH, I WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
>> James: IT'S YOU BE REAL.
MINDY, GO FOR IT.
>> WHICH ONE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?
>> James: EITHER.
I'LL JUST GRAB THE BIGGEST.
>> James: I'LL GO WITH THE PUMPKIN.
BREAK A LITTLE BIT OFF.
THEN, YEAH, TRY IT ON ITS OWN.
IT'S GOOD ON ITS OWN BUT WHEN THESE GUYS, GIVE IT A LITTLE
KISS, IT'S SENSATIONAL.
>> OLIVIA -- THIS IS FANTASTIC.
CAN I TRY SOME OF YOURS?
>> James: GET IN THERE.
THIS ONE'S GOOD, TOO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
OLIVIA IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHERE SHE'S JUST, LIKE, I JUST
PICKED UP THE GUITAR AND I'M AMAZING AT IT.
ARE THERE POINTS OFF FOR BEING EFFORTLESS?
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
>> THAT'S NOT ACCURATE.
YOU CAN'T BE, LIKE, I NEVER EVEN COOK!
>> James: IT'S A SENSATION.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) OKAY.
LET'S MOVE NOW TO DEANNA.
DEANNA, TALK US THROUGH THE DISH.
HASSLEBACK POTATO GRATIN WITH THREE CHEESES, PARMESAN, GRUYER
AND TRUFFLE.
>> James: OH, THAT'S SO GOOD.
THIS IS AWESOME.
>> James: THANK YOU.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD JUST KEEP SLICING IT.
>> James: THE PRESENTATION IS GORGEOUS, THE TIME ON THE TOP,
YOU FEEL THE TRUFFLE COMING THROUGH.
DIANA, IT'S A TRIUMPH.
THIS WHOLE THING IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
>> WHAT IF YOU START TO CRY?
>> James: IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.
WE HAVE A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
MINDY, PLEASE JOIN ME BACK AT HOME BASE.
>> OKAY.
♪♪ ♪♪
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: OKAY.
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.
( DRUM ROLL ) MINDY, PLEASE REVEAL THE WINNER
OF THIS YEAR'S SIDE DISH SHOW DOWN.
>> THE WINNER IS OLIVIA!
>> James: IT'S OLIVIA!
CONGRATULATIONS, OLIVIA!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) CONGRATULATIONS TO DIANA AND
DAWN.
THE CORNBREAD WAS A SENSATION AND, OLIVIA, YOU HAVE JUST WON
THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PRIZE!
♪♪ ♪♪
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> James: THAT'S RIGHT!
YOU ARE TAKING HOME YOUR VERY OWN FROZEN TURKEY.
HUGE THANKS TO MINDY KALING, EVERYBODY!
THIS IS "THE LATE LATE SHOW."
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY!