- Can't kill a man on the first date. (laughs)
- (laughs) Gonna kill him.
- Spaghetti is great but it's a one trick pony.
- (lips smack) - [Together] Ooh.
- Oh?
- Oh.
(funky music)
- What's up, I'm Blake.
- And I'm Ify.
- And we're gonna be picking dates off of meals.
- Yes, I'm ready.
- All right, it's our turn.
- Yes - Our turn.
- Yeah, we get to taste.
- Yup.
- Put the taste to the test like a taste test.
- That is what we're doing.
- Yeah. - That is, yeah.
- Hey guys, I'm Bethany.
I'm Kiano.
And I'm Alix and today we are cooking meals
for single men, trying to get a date.
- Just catch one. Catch one, catch 'em all.
- You know, they say the way to a man's heart
is through his stomach, so.. - True
- Last time we did all right, me and you.
- Yeah.
- We were the winners. Q unfortunately,
well, fortunately for us..
- I mean, well, he deserved it. He cheated.
- He cheated and he got like, a horrible meal.
- Yeah, let's get this first meal.
Let's start tasting.
(clinck)
- All right, so I just went to the grocery store.
I originally wasn't quite sure
what I wanted to make for the guys.
But I have been eating more vegan, myself.
If there's one thing I do know
that's important about dating, it's that
you need to stay true to who you are.
You can't change yourself for anyone else.
That means I gotta make something vegan. (laughs)
All right, so, here's the plan.
I'm going to be making a vegan version
of a classic spaghetti and meatballs.
I decided to just keep it pretty simple
just cause guys are pretty simple. (laughs)
I forgot one key ingredient and that is eggs. (laughs)
So eggs are what hold and bind a meatball together.
I don't know, I completely spaced on that,
but eggs are also not vegan.
So I'm gonna pivot and I'm just gonna make
a bolognese sauce.
It'll be just as delicious, just not in ball form. (laughs)
- We're gonna watch Alix's meal.
- Ooh, okay. - Oh Q, you're a great waiter.
- No, that looks good though.
- This looks fantastic. I mean, can y'all see this?
- I'm saying off-riff they already blew us off the wall.
- Yeah, this is fantastic.
- Oh yeah.
(laughs) - Okay.
- It's great, this is about the amount
of Parmesan I usually use on my pasta.
Like if it looks like a, you know,
snowy mountain top, that's me.
- You're killing it on the portions.
- How does he know the right amount? That's funny.
- It is a little salty.
Do you feel like it's a little salty?
- No. - Uh, oh.
- Come on, that's the flavor.
- I did sprinkle a ton of garlic salt on top of it.
Because that's what I do, I like, love that (beep).
They don't know it's vegan, that's the thing.
- It's vegan? - Yeah.
- Oh my god, that's sorcery.
Okay, that was genius.
- I mean, this is good. This is fantastic.
If I went over to a girl's house
and she made me this, I would be super happy.
I'd be like, "It's on."
(laughs)
- Oh my god, now I'm gonna blush.
It's hot, I'm getting hot.
- Can they save some room for ours?
- I know, that's what I'm saying, they're almost done.
- It's simple, you know.
A little pasta, a little bolognese, you know.
- What is that? - Bolognese.
- That's the word for the video today, bolognese.
- If I ever take someone on a date,
I have to teach them how to pronounce it.
- Bolognese. (laughs)
- That's you girl, you got it.
- I mean over all if we're gonna like, rate this,
this is an eight out of 10 meal.
- Eight out of 10. - I'll take it.
- The presentation is off the chart.
The flavor is so solid.
- [Blake] Now if you'll excuse me,
I'm gonna take this giant bite.
- Yeah, food, same thing for me.
I'd say nine out of 10.
- Wooh!
- Coming out the gate strong!
- This is the one to beat, so.
Let's see what's next.
- They didn't even know.
That was my goal, I don't even care if I win or not,
they didn't know it was vegan.
- I'm nervous now.
Like, how do you beat a nine out of 10?
I mean, there's only one point, but like..
(laughs)
- She got a good start, okay.
- Do I get both men? (laughs)
- What do I cook?
It's hard to cook for a person you don't know.
Oh, what if they're vegetarian?
Okay, uh..
All right I think I got it, you know.
Easy, simple: chicken...
Broccoli...
Potato.
Everyone loves meat and potato, right?
That's man food, meat and potato for the win.
- All right, this is Kiano's, yeah.
- Number two.
- Meal number two, what it do? Oh.
- Thank you, Quentin.
- Ooh.
- Okay. - Looks very sophisticated.
- This is like gourmet broccoli, potatoes and chicken.
What?
- I'm just gonna say, the presentation of theirs
makes us look like jokes, I mean...
- I mean, mine was slappin, but.
- What are you talking about, mine looked great.
Like I had it all sitting on top of each other.
But look at this, I mean this looks
like it's coming out of a restaurant.
- Exactly, something out of a restaurant.
It looks so good!
- I also realized I've never had anyone
like, review my food before.
This is awkward.
- I'm letting the food talk to me, you know.
'Cause you know, a lot of people, they eat.
And they make the decision for themselves,
but if you listen, the food talks to you.
- The food talks to you. - I love that, that's true.
- I'm screaming. - What's the food saying?
- What? Exactly.
- That's saying, "Eat some more."
- Okay. That's a good sign.
- I'm not gonna lie, guys. It's getting harder to eat, okay.
- See, I knew they were eating too much.
- I'm actually gonna give this one an 8.5.
Spaghetti is great, but it's a one-trick pony.
(lips smack) - Oh?
- Ooh.
- This, you have two sides and the main part.
That's nice, I like that.
This gives you a little bit of everything.
- I said that men were just so simple,
I'm just gonna do spaghetti.
Maybe that backfired.
Maybe men are evolving. (laughs)
- I'm gonna put some respect on spaghetti's name.
I'm never gonna call it a one-trick pony,
it does it, it gets the job done.
- Right. - Looks like Alix has a fan.
- Look, okay.
- I'm tied, it's gonna be
another nine, possibly a 9.5 for this.
This is another banger for me.
- Banger, that's a good word. - Exactly.
- This was amazing, but I think
I'm gonna need that third meal. Gotta let my mouth..
- That big number three.
- Yeah, really break them down.
- Whoo. Okay, it wasn't as bad as I thought.
- Yeah, you put a lot of pressure on yourself,
you little perfectionist. (laughs)
- Hey guys, so I'm doing a little bit of
last minute shopping right now.
And I decided to cook some salmon
because I love salmon so much.
It's very light, very filling as well.
And it's probably the easiest thing
that I know how to cook. (laughs)
I was like, racing here to Ralph's
because I have to head straight to the studio after this.
Okay so, I'm gonna blame it all on Q.
I did not know I was supposed to come
with my groceries already.. like my entire meal
was supposed to be already made.
So I just brought groceries.
But instead I'm just gonna probably order something
from UberEats and hopefully they like it.
- Okay, it's on me, I'm nervous.
- Bethany, plate number 3.
- Bethany, you're up!
- Yeah, this is.
- Oh, this one's.. - Okay.
- It's got a salad on the side.
- I really put my foot into this one, okay.
- I'm allergic to avocados.
- Really?
- Yeah. My dad is, too.
- Okay, so listen.. - Can't kill a man
on the first date. (laughs)
- You're gonna kill him.
- Who's allergic to avocados?
- Before the first date. - What, they're so good!
- Okay, corn's nice.
- What's going on over here.
Oh, that's pretty good.
- [Ify] Yeah, that chicken's great.
- The chicken is fire, okay.
El diablo, okay? (laughs)
- That's very spicy, I like that.
- That does have a little kick to it.
- Yeah, I like a little kick.
- It's very spicy.
- Look, he's dying on the left.
- I'm not allergic to avocados
so I'm about to jump into that too.
- Go for it.
(chewing)
- Look at him, he's struggling. Is he okay?
- He's not gonna make it to the date.
- I mean, I'd like a little more protein
but you know, besides that...
- This one is the only one that came with a salad, though.
- That's true.
- A little bit more health conscious.
- Oh, see, I'm trying to take care of my boo, okay.
He's about to eat a little healthier, all right.
- These are definitely a healthy bundle of boys.
- It's good that they're being health conscious.
They have the salad on the side.
It's good to eat this way.
I'm not gonna lie, I don't normally eat this way
but it's good to.
- McDonald's (laughs)
- "I'm not gonna lie I don't.."
- I know he love some McDonald's.
- "Not gonna lie I don't normally eat this way.."
- Yeah, no, this is fantastic.
I'm gonna put this one below the other two, though.
- Yeah.
- Ooh.
- He said, "Yeah." (laughs)
- I think tasting this was the last thing
I needed to taste to really come to my decision.
I think I know what I want.
- I think I pretty much decided.
They were all fantastic, but I just decided
which one would be the best one for me.
Which one I would like to have the most often,
if I was, you know, dating a girl or something like that.
- "Dating a girl, or something like that." (laughs)
- Right, "or something like that."
- "Something like that."
- If you wanna call it dating.
Millennial men.
- I don't wanna step on your toes or anything,
but I'm gonna have to take number two, I think.
- Okay, well, you're not stepping on my toes
because the decision I came to was number one.
I'd say number one because I think
the thought that goes into making pasta
to impress someone, like that's the type of energy
I'm looking for in a partner, where it's like, yeah.
Like, it just makes me think of Olive Garden.
"When you're here, you're family."
(chime dings)
- I mean, I picked number two
because I feel like she went 100%
and that's kind of my style.
And if she's gonna go 100% on a meal,
she's gonna go 100% on the relationship
and probably 100% on life.
- Whoa.
- Two winners.
- High five! Should we go on a double date?
- This is not fair, I want a rematch, okay?
(laughs)
- It's so interesting seeing yourself
being represented by something so physical.
- Yeah, it was funny because when I was thinking
of what to do, I was a little hesitant
to make anything vegan because I was like,
"Men like meat."
But I was like, "You know what? A part of dating
is staying true to who you are."
And I was like, "You know what? I'm gonna do it."
And it paid off cause I got a date.
- I'm heartbroken that they did not enjoy
my avocado and rice and chicken but it's okay.
I'll be back next time, maybe I'll make pasta.
- Well if the date doesn't work out,
I'll be sure to send him your way.
- Send him your way.
(laughter)
- Okay, there we go.
- Well, we cooked.
- They ate. - They ate.
- And then we conquered. - And we conquered.
(laughter)
- Yeah, let's meet our date.
- Well enjoy your dates, guys.
- It was great.
- Bye. - I'm gonna go get on Tinder.
(laughter)
- So let's meet the ladies.
- Behind the meals.
(laughter)
- We did it.
- How does it feel to be on the other side?
- Oh man, well it was less stressful.
- It's definitely a lot less stressful, yeah.
But anyways, yeah. This was fun.
Y'all are both amazing chefs.
Well I picked number two, I don't know..
- And I picked number one, so I don't know who's who.
- I'm number one!
- Oh snap, all right.
- Trade with me. Get outta here.
(laughs)
How you doing?
- I'm good. - What's up?
- What if I told you that the plate was vegan?
- What? Oh, okay. - I could believe it.
- I was like, "Ooh, yeah, some bolognese."
- (laughs) Wait, we gotta work on that.
- It's not "bolognese."
- Yeah, I was like, "What is that?"
- Oh, I loved it, I thought it was great.
It was like, you know it was a little more balanced
and everything, than a pasta dish.
Not that there's anything wrong, it was terrific.
It was terrific, but that was the way,
the reason I thought, that was my thinking through it,
was that it came with vegetables
and everything so it was very good.
- Yeah, all the colors. - But you know what,
it's date night, go all out right?
- But that's why I picked it 'cause I felt like
she went all out, she had..
- You're right, she did.
I mean, Kiano always goes all out.
- I'm happy with what happened, I mean are you interested?
Are you okay? - I'm very pleased.
It was like, very complimentary.
I think this could be like a new movement in dating.
- [Alix] What, like, making a meal?
- Yeah. - Yeah, I'd like
the roles to be reversed, though.
That's the true test for me.
- [Blake] No, that was traumatizing.
(laughs)
(jazz piano)