- What's good (speaking Spanish)?
It's your boy, Chris Ortiz.
And today we have three very, very special ladies
who are gonna cook for me three very, very special dishes.
And whoever wins gets to go on a date with this Mexicano.
I'm Chris Ortiz. I'm Mexican.
I like someone with a nice bubbly personality.
Someone who's genuine.
Someone who's nice, with big heart.
You know? Cause I have a big heart.
- My name is Kelly.
I'm from Los Angeles, California.
I am Mexican.
My mom's one of 14.
Eight of them were born in Mexico.
And my dad's family is Mexican, indigenous Mexican.
I love that citrus-y flavor in my Carne Asada.
So I'm gonna add a lot of orange juice.
Woo! It's a workout.
I think we should cut a little piece and try it.
Those are my tester tacos, but they're perfect.
And they do the job! (laughs)
- The dish I made is called Tacos. (laughs)
I made them in a special way.
My grandma, you know,
used to make this often, like all the time.
- Woo. All right.
I don't even wanna look at it
because this looks amazing right now.
First of all, how did this woman know
that I love steak tacos?
- Oh, okay. (laughing)
- What is this because...
What is this?
- [Woman Staff] It's coffee.
You're suppose to pour in the extra...
(Chris chuckles) (Chris speaks in Spanish)
- This, oh, you are something.
I don't even drink coffee.
I'm not much of a coffee drinker.
So that's fine that you didn't know that.
But I do like to get hyped.
So, (speaking Spanish)
Look at that.
- [Katty] That looks good. Oh my God.
- [Maria] Wow. The Spanish. Oh my God. (women laughing)
- This leads me to believe you're not only Mexican
but some other Latin country
because we Mexicans use white onions,
but there's nothing wrong with this. I rock with it.
(Chris speaking Spanish)
You already know, girl. Ooh!
Ooh! (speaks Spanish)
My mouth is watering.
(speaking Spanish) You know?
Lady number one. Thank you for this.
- I think the tortilla is too chewy.
- I like the flavor and the seasoning
and the sear on this Carne Asada.
Very nice.
The only thing that I would be like, "Oh..."
a little bit is just
that the tortilla's just a little bit too thick.
- Yeah. I knew it.
- [Chris] Especially if it's your first time making it.
- Ain't nothing wrong with thick. (chuckles)
- This girl artistic.
- [Katty] Oh.
- I have a feeling that she just, she either sings,
she either does poetry.
- Yes.
Come on Chris, for real.
- Definitely not a basic girl
because she came hard and heavy
with these blue corn tortillas.
Now, (speaking Spanish).
I'm conflicted
because it doesn't taste a lot like coffee,
which is good 'cause I don't like coffee.
So I'm kind of like, "Do I like it?"
But she went the extra mile though.
- Aw, you go the extra mile.
- [Kelly] I tried, I tried.
- (Speaking Spanish)
- [Woman] A little bit. - No, really? Wow.
See, she's not a basic girl.
She goes...
She's artistic.
She's smart. She's out there.
Because she...
(speaking Spanish)
Wow. Points. Points. (clapping)
- Hi. My name is Katty Morla.
I am from Riverside, California.
And I'm half-Mexican.
My mom is Mexican and she is from San Luis.
And my (speaks Spanish) actually has her own little spices.
She likes to add taste to her cooking.
I was just thinking about
how my grandma would feel right now,
and she would be so proud of me.
I'm so excited to show her what I did.
I brought my specialty Carne Asada Nachos
and then I also brought the chips,
the sour cream, the Pico de Gallo, homemade, okay?
- Woo! I like the effort, right?
Unfortunately, I don't know how Mexican nachos are.
- Oh! Okay. That's fine.
That's fine. That's fine.
You can...
Yeah, it is what it's.
- She included jalapenos.
She knows that I like the spice.
- Yes. Yes.
- Now, she didn't know this. I hate sour cream.
It's not her fault. It's not our fault.
- [Maria] Not my problem. - [Katty] I love sour cream.
- [Maria] I know.
- Oh! Actually...
I'm actually looking forward to this right now.
When I first saw this dish,
I was like, "I don't know about this."
but now that I tasted it.
Now that I tasted it! There we go.
It's got some flavor.
- [Katty] It got the flavor. - [Maria] Yeah!
I knew he was gonna say it.
- And it's actually good.
It may not be the most Mexican thing
but this is pretty fire, not gonna lie.
Nacho girl. Na-cho girl.
- [Katty] Na-cho girl! - [Kelly] Oh!
- I'm sorry, I had to.
Those dad jokes just come too quick to me, you know?
- I'm in love. I'm in love.
- She's like your classic girl.
You know what I mean?
Like, she knows what's up.
She knows what she likes.
She knows what she can make in the kitchen.
And she goes and does it. Executes, you know?
The only thing I said,
is not the most authentic Mexican dish.
It's 'cause it's not fair.
I'm from Mexico. So it's like, you know?
But the refried beans could just use a little bit more work.
But the Carne Asada, again,
I actually like the quality of meat
that she chose for this one.
The other one was just a little too thin.
This one got a little more thickness, a little more spice.
(speaks Spanish)
So I'm really digging the meat on this one.
Not bad, not bad.
- Hi. My name is Maria De La Ghetto.
I am from LA.
My dad is Mexican-American, fifth generation, Los Angeles.
And my mom's Filipina.
Growing up in LA I went to all the carne asadas,
all the barbecues.
I remember going to my grandpa's house
on Sundays for Pozole.
Specifically this one time,
I remember one of the tios was drinking a beer
and he poured it on the meat.
And I saw that.
And that was one of those core memory moments, you know?
So, that's what I'm gonna be making today.
We're gonna do a test one first.
Woo. Yes.
My plate says organized chaos.
You know, there's a lot in there.
A lot going on,
but it all comes together perfectly at the end.
- This third dish is the most authentic-looking.
- [Katty] Oh. Okay.
- I feel like my aunt could have made this or a prima
because it's just, you know?
I bet it tastes good.
I feel like this person marches to the beat of her own drum.
She does her own thing when and if she wants to
and however she wants to.
So I kind of dig that.
She said, "Here you go, Chris.
It's gonna be good. Try it."
And I kinda like that power in a woman.
She seems like a powerful woman that's kinda,
"You're gonna eat it. And you're gonna like it."
- How does he know me so well? (laughs)
- Of course I gotta put the avocado in there.
So shout out to her
because she's the only one to include avocado.
How about that?
So right now, brownie points.
Okay, here we go.
I feel like she's a busy girl too.
You know what I mean?
She is...
doesn't like fluff.
It's straight to the point.
Let's get it. I'm busy.
I got things to do. Don't waste my time.
So I kind of like that, you know?
But the tortillas just a little stale,
the meat is just really chewy.
So I feel like maybe where...
Not her fault.
Whoever she got the meat from is the issue.
Not herself. Wherever she bought it from.
Mm, not the best (speaks in Spanish).
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Whoa. She season this meat with beer. The Mexican way.
- Oh my God!
- She season this with beer
and I... (laughs)
Yo, that just added more points
because that's how you do it in Mexico.
- Yes! - Yes! I love that.
- I take that back.
I don't know, I think it's this taco's better than that one.
Congrats girl.
This has a flavor.
This has everything I wanted. Tastes delicious.
The only thing I can complain about this
I wish there was more.
A way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
This girl got there.
So whoever this girl is, (speaks Spanish).
For the winner is...
Kelly!
Whoa.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
- I'm glad you liked it. - Of course.
The Curtido, the green salsa,
the corn blue tortillas.
You went the extra five miles.
(Chris speaking Spanish)
They're like, "We dodged the bullet."
It's fine. I get it.
She didn't though. She didn't.
She's gonna catch the bullet.
(speaking Spanish)
Thank you so much.
I'm so grateful.
Thank you. - [Katty] Bye guys.
- I'm glad you liked it! - Kelly!
Girl, hey. Killing the gang with these.
How do you even make blue tortilla?
(Kelly speaking Spanish)
- Yeah? You teach me? Yeah.
Know how to dance? - A little bit. You wanna try?
- Let's go.
- Come on. - Oh!
(energetic Latin music)