>>>
>>> WE
>>> WE HAVE CURRENT CAST MEMBER, LESLIE RIVERA
SILVA.
SILVA.
SILVA. >>
SILVA. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE
CALLED ONE OF THE WORST
COOKS IN AMERICA?
>> IT'S TERRIBLE.
IT FELT RIGHT.
>> YOU NEVER REALLY ENJOYED
COOKING.
COOKING.
COOKING. YOU HAD NEVER BEGIN GIVEN IT A
TRY?
TRY?
TRY? >>
TRY? >> I
TRY? >> I HATED TO BE IN THE
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN. I DON'T LIKE TO BE ANYWHERE
NEAR THE PREPARATION OF
IT.
IT.
IT. THIS
IT. THIS WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO GO
FULL INTO IT, HOPE
FOR THE BEST, SEE IF I COULD DO
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND, YOU
ALWAYS EAT OUT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> OR HE WOULD COOK?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WE'D GO OUT TO EAT EVERY NIGHT.
WE LIVE IN THE CITY, WALK EVER
WHERE.
WHERE.
WHERE. >>
WHERE. >> YOU WERE 35 YEARS OLD, AND
YOU HASN'T TURNED ON
YOUR OVEN YET?
>> NO, NEVER.
>> HOW HAS THE SHOW BEEN FOR
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> I'VE GONE FROM NEVER BEEN
BEING IN THE KITCHEN TO
ALL I WANT TO BE IS IN THE
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN. I LOVE IT NOW.
EVERYONE SAID IT'S EASY TO
FOLLOW A RECIPE, BUT THAT
IS NOT EASY.
IT'S STRESSFUL.
IT'S STRESSFUL. I DIDN'T LIKE ANY PARTS OF THAT
AT ALL.
AT ALL.
AT ALL. .
.
. >>
. >> YOU'RE IN YOUR OWN WORLD.
YOU'RE MAKING YOUR OWN
CREATION, AND YOU REALLY
LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE FOOD
THAT YOU'RE EATING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. JUST THE STRESS WOULD BUILD.
IF I HAD TO DO ANYTHING FOR
MYSELF IN THERE.
AND YOU KNOW, WHY, WHEN YOU CAN
GET EVERYTHING
GET EVERYTHING DELIVERED.
DELIVERED. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> SO NOW I ENJOY IT.
I DO.
I DO.
I DO. IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO SPEND
THE AFTERNOON.
THE AFTERNOON. >> AND THEY DO THE CLEAN UP FOR
YOU, AT THE
RESTAURANT.
RESTAURANT. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WHAT'S IT LIKE BEHIND THE
SCENES ON THIS SHOW AS
WELL?
WELL?
WELL? >>
WELL? >> IT'S CRAZY.
>> IS IT CRAZY?
>> IT'S INTENSE.
EVERYBODY IS TERRIBLE.
WE ALL THINK -- WE'RE ALL
SIZING EACH OTHER UP.
WHO AM I GOING TO HAVE TO BEAT?
WE'RE ALL TERRIBLE.
SO IT'S NOT HARD TO TRY TO OUT
DO EACH OTHER.
YOU JUST HAVE TO FINISH, GET
SOMETHING ON THE PLATE.
BUT THEY REALLY TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. SO YOU HAVE TO REALLY PUT IN
THE EFFORT TO WIN YOUR
CHALLENGE.
CHALLENGE. >> SO YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT
IMPROVEMENT.
IMPROVEMENT. WITH ANN BURRELL AND ALTON
BROWN, TWO LEGENDS IN THE
CULINARY WORLD, HOW ARE THEY?
>> THEY'RE AMAZING.
I MEAN, THEY'RE SO PASSIONATE.
THEY'RE SO IN TO WHAT THEY'RE
DOING AND WATCHING
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. I
YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF IT COMES ACROSS
AS KIND ON TV.
THEY ACTUALLY REALLY DO CARE
ABOUT YOU.
ABOUT YOU. BUT YEAH --
>> THEY'RE TRYING TO BE -- TO
MAKE IT A SHOW.
>> OH, YEAH.
THEY DEFINITELY -- THEY MEAN
IT.
IT.
IT. WHEN
IT. WHEN THEY YELL, THEY YELL.
YOU KIND OF WANT THE ATTENTION,
BECAUSE YOU LEARN
WHAT TO DO RIGHT, SO --
>> RIGHT
>> RIGHT
>> RIGHT >> YOU KNOW, ALTON'S PRETTY
BRUTAL, BUT IT'S FUN.
>> WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE
SEASON NOW.
SEASON NOW. >> YES, HALFWAY.
>> WHAT DO WE HAVE TO EXPECT
COMING UP, OR CAN YOU
TELL US?
TELL US?
TELL US? >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT I JUST
MADE IT THROUGH
EPISODE 5, WHICH WAS A MAJOR
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
ACCOMPLISHMENT. 3 AND 5 WERE BRUTAL, BECAUSE
ANN AND I GET INTO A
LITTLE BIT OF AN ALTERCATION A
COUPLE TIMES.
COUPLE TIMES. EPISODE 5 IS A LITTLE MORE FUN.
IT'S FOOTBALL-RELATED.
IT'S FOOTBALL-RELATED. EASY FUN BURGERS AND RIBS, AND
I HAVE CREATED THOSE
RIBS TWICE NOW.
SO I TOOK SOMETHING FROM THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. I
SHOW. I COOK.
I COOK.
I COOK. I
I COOK. I LOVE IT.
>> WHAT HAS BECOME KIND OF YOUR
FAVORITE THING TO
COOK?
COOK?
COOK? >>
COOK? >> WELL, I MEAN, I LOVE THE
RIBS.
RIBS.
RIBS. >>
RIBS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> YOU KNOW, WE LEARNED A
LITTLE BIT OF BAKING, A
LITTLE BIT -- YOU LEARN A
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
>> BAKING IS SO PRECISE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> THAT'S EVEN MORE STRESSFUL
--
--
-- >>
-- >> YEAH, EXACTLY.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO PAY
ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. >>
DOING. >> BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE TAKEN A
LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING WE'VE LEARNED FROM
EVERY EPISODE AND
INCORPORATED IT INTO SOMETHING
I CAN DO NOW.
I LOOK UP RECIPES WITH THOSE
PARTICULAR THINGS.
PARTICULAR THINGS. >> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SALAD
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? ON
NOW? ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, I
SAW -- THE BURGER, THE
LETTUCE IS ENOUGH FOR YOU?
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. SALAD IS JUST A BURGER -- A
SALAD BETWEEN TWO BUNS.
BUT YEAH, IT'S -- I CAN MAKE A
BURGER.
BURGER.
BURGER. I
BURGER. I CAN MAKE A SALAD.
I PROFESSOR TO GO OUT TO EAT.
>> OH, YEAH.
YOU HAVE A MIX NOW.
>> SO MUCH GOOD FOOD AROUND
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. I
HERE. I CAN'T COMPARE.
I AM NOT A CHEF.
I'M A WANNA BE CHEF, BUT I'M
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. >>
NOT. >> I
NOT. >> I LOVE THAT YOU TOOK ON THE
CHALLENGE.
CHALLENGE. YOUR PERSONALTY IS AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CHECK LESLIE OUT, SUNDAYS