I have met a lot of unique kids on this show.
But this is definitely a first.
Take a look.
Hey, guys.
It's the Shirley Temple King.
And I'm at Hoodoo Brown.
I'm here to try their version of a Shirley Temple.
And as you can see, there's cherries
on the outside and inside.
And there's an American flag.
USA.
So anyway, I'm going to try their version of a Shirley
Temple.
Cherries in the inside.
Cherries on the outside.
Flag decoration.
There's really nothing to say.
Because it's just a great Shirley Temple.
I'm going to give it a 9.5.
Yeah.
He's a 6-year-old Shirley Temple critic.
His Instagram is the Shirley Temple King
from Fairfield, Connecticut.
Please welcome Leo, the Shirley Temple King.
Thank you for being on.
I'm so happy to meet you.
This is the first time I've ever met a Shirley Temple expert.
Yeah.
And I don't know if there are any others out there.
But clearly you're the king.
Yeah.
OK.
So you're 6-years-old.
Yep.
And when did this start?
When did you start drinking Shirley Temples?
Basically, ever since I could talk.
Really?
Yeah.
Did you ask for one by name?
Or they gave it to you and you just enjoyed it right away?
They just gave it to me, and I started enjoying it.
Right.
Do you drink any other beverages?
Or is it just Shirley Temples.
Well 99 percent I drink water.
But like Shirley Temples is just a special drink.
It's a special treat.
Yeah.
Because water's really good for you.
Yeah.
But you could be the water king as well if you
drank 99 percent water.
Think about it.
That's another Instagram.
Why do you love them so much?
Well like after you drink them, you're like, that's good.
And then, you get this spark.
And then, you're like, mm.
Like then you get the cherry flavor.
And then get the grenadine.
And then, you get the ginger ale.
Oh.
All the notes.
All the after it.
Yeah.
And do you rate all of them every time you have it?
First of all, for people who don't
know what a Shirley Temple is, what's in a Shirley Temple?
So I would prefer three or four ice cubes, a glass cup.
Because plastic is bad for the environment.
[APPLAUSE]
And it's just because it doesn't taste as good as glass cup.
Right.
So then, I would use a glass cup.
And then, I'd get a ginger ale.
I prefer Canada Dry ginger ale.
I wouldn't prefer Sprite or any of that.
OK.
So Canada Dry.
Three or four ice cubes.
Then, I'd get Rose's grenadine poured in there.
I would just make it about red not yellow.
Then, I'll get three cherries, put it in there.
Then, I would get a reusable straw and put it in there.
Oh, wow.
So three cherries.
Yeah.
OK.
Great.
OK.
And what about like a splash a gin?
Do you ever put that in?
What's that?
Well I'll tell you backstage.
So are you surprised by-- your parents are in the audience.
Are you surprised by how much attention this is getting?
We're just in shock.
We can't believe it.
Yeah.
It's insane.
It's been an insane week.
I mean, the Instagram account had like 300.
Now how much?
Yeah.
Tuesday, 300.
And now, it's over 210,000 followers.
That's crazy.
That's amazing.
It's crazy.
And so what happens if you-- let's
say you go to a restaurant, and they
don't have a Shirley Temple.
What do you do?
I would feel like I just want to leave.
You can do it.
Now, there's a rating scale that I'm not really sure.
Usually, a rating scale is from 1 to 10.
Yes.
But you have 1 to 9.5.
Yes.
Why is that your highest?
It's just because like it's impossible to get
a perfect Shirley Temple.
Unless there's this one time that Santa
came while I was on vacation.
And he gave me Shirley Temple.
Because it's Santa Claus.
You have to give Santa Claus a 10.
You have to give Santa a 10.
Yeah.
Of course.
There is a place that you went recently--
we won't say the name of it.
But you gave it a very low score.
What was so bad about that Shirley Temple?
It's just it almost taste like red food coloring dyed water.
It's not good.
And it didn't even have one ice cube.
No.
No cherries.
No.
It's not good.
No.
It was in a plastic cup.
No.
With a plastic straw.
No!
Yeah.
I know!
That's horrible.
I know.
It's horrible.
Did you send it back?
Well, I didn't drink it.
Yeah.
Well, that'll show them.
Yeah.
That'll show them.
Oh, that's terrible.
I know.
Right?
To have not got one ice cube.
Yeah.
Makes me so mad.
Yeah.
All right.
We're going to take a break.
When we come back, I brought three famous chefs here.
And they've each made a Shirley Temple for you to try.
And you're going to review them.
All right?
And we'll see who makes the best Shirley Temple.
OK.
These famous chefs too.
Yeah.
All right.
We'll be back.
We're back with Leo.
He is the Shirley Temple King.
Are you ready to meet your chefs?
Yes.
All right.
Please welcome the first female Iron Chef
and the owner of Little Kitchen Academy, Cat Cora.
[APPLAUSE]
And Susan Feniger, award winning chef and owner of Border Grill
restaurants.
[APPLAUSE]
Michelin starred chef and host of Field Trip
with Curtis Stone on PBS, Curtis Stone.
[APPLAUSE]
All right.
Thank you all for being here.
And this is very exciting.
First of all, I'll ask you.
Have you made Shirley Temples before?
Yes.
Oh, my God, yes.
No.
This is my first time.
First time?
Wow.
This will be interesting.
OK.
All right.
That looks like a giant one, Cat.
Is that ready for him to taste?
This is ready.
You ready?
Yeah.
Ready, Leo?
Don't touch that dry ice.
That seems dangerous.
Yeah.
All right.
Here we go.
Here we go, buddy.
All right.
OK.
Shirley Temple made for a king.
That is a giant straw.
Made for a king.
All right.
Careful of your hands.
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Yeah.
That's six ice cubes.
Those are crazy looking cherries.
Yeah.
All right.
He's tasted it.
Let's bring it back over there.
OK.
Thank you, Cat.
You got it.
All right.
That's quite a presentation.
I didn't see his face, so I can't gage.
It was good.
It was pretty good.
He's got a poker face, though.
That's the largest glass I've ever seen in my life.
All right, Susan.
All right.
I grew up with Shirley Temple.
Did you?
Yes.
All right.
All the time.
You want to take a sip of that?
Yeah.
Sure.
All right.
Hold on.
All right.
Uh, oh.
[APPLAUSE]
I think that's a good sign.
Hi, Leo.
Hi.
How are ya, mate?
Good.
Here you are, sir.
And there's your cherries on top.
Oh, wow.
And if you want that's a straw, but also a spoon.
Oh, that's cool.
Curtis.
All right.
OK.
Thank you, Curtis.
OK.
Cat, we're going to start with you.
First of all, tell us the ingredients.
So I've got three cherries inside,
the best grenadine on the planet,
the best ginger ale on the planet, and three cherries.
All right.
Just for your pleasure.
All right, Cat.
Leo.
Yes.
What would you rate that one?
I mean, it was pretty good.
I would rate it a 8.2.
8.2.
I'll take that.
It's a good starting point.
8.2
Nice.
Not a 9.5.
But it's an 8.2.
Susan, what was in yours?
OK.
Mine had Candida Dry ginger ale and three cherries,
a homemade grenadine, and a recyclable straw right there.
Yes.
All right.
What would you rate that one?
I mean, a 5.
Oh.
Oh, Leo.
You're going to make her cry, Leo.
I'm sorry.
Don't worry, Susan.
All right.
Let me taste.
He's honest in his rating.
And we have alcohol for you backstage, Susan.
Yeah.
I saw it. there's a bottle of vodka in the fridge.
Curtis, what did you put in yours?
Well, I made little ice balls out
of lemonade, orange lemonade, cherry lemonade.
And because you're the king of Shirley Temples,
we wrapped the lime little ice bowls in gold.
Because you're the Kings.
So, you know, that's a--
Wow, so there's gold in them.
Wow.
Let's see.
All right.
Have a taste.
What would you rate Curtis's?
I would give it an 8.2 too.
Oh!
An 8.2 also?
Yeah.
It's a tie.
8.2, 8.2 before we go--
let you go, Leo, we know that it's your dream
to have your own merchandise.
So we got something for you here.
Oh.
Leo.
We've got all kinds of stuff for you.
The Shirley Temple King.
You've got sweatshirts.
You got-- you can go over and see them.
That is so cool.
Nice.
We'll be right back.
Hi, I'm Andy.
Ellen asked me to remind you to subscribe to her channel
so you can see more awesome videos,
like videos of me getting scared or saying embarrassing things,
like ball peen hammer, and also some videos of Ellen
and other celebrities if you're into that sort of thing.
[SCREAMS]