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Culinary mastermind and Judge on 'MasterChef', Graham Elliott, discusses the show and his exciting new projects.
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-- -- Cincinnati OK we're going back out to Chicago know.
To talk some food to -- restaurant chef Graham Elliot and the judge John master shaft.
Your big name right now is -- fact say you are a judge on -- -- -- however you are also and you weren't the youngest.
For star's death in America so congratulations to that any of open many restaurants right -- you.
That's correct and now have three.
As of last week out which one RNA.
There's Graham Elliot there's Graham -- and there's also GE B which is Graham Elliot B Strauss.
RA I got it.
-- -- the name very nice OK so and I am reading here today EU and mastermind the -- behind Chicago's first.
Be strong -- and restaurant -- things that.
Basically the idea was to take you know -- -- drove.
Type setting march relaxed and loud and fun but kind of a gastronomic food experience so everything was very.
Beautifully pleaded and artistic.
So kind of melding both of those worlds together OK so with three restaurants how in the restaurant business faring in the United States.
In your opinion.
For us it's doing great ME -- Chicago there's.
At least you know five places opening every week in other -- coming from all love around the country trying to open up here it's an amazing.
Market an area offer for people to do food because.
The clientele here really support that would share advice to vanish at this front aspiring to open on -- on like yourself well would you tell them.
For me the biggest thing is what make -- wanna come your restaurant delicious food but also a story sell your restaurant should be.
You know an extension of who you are gotcha and who -- you are -- idol out there.
-- wouldn't see any idols for say but I really do in Chicago look up to grant -- get to.
Is the chef owner of -- -- as well as the restaurant next -- what your favorite it.
My favorite food I think I'd probably more Thai food than anything else sushi.
You know I love southern food soul food.
Pretty much everything.
OK so tell us about master chef where you're currently a judge.
Where can our viewers see that let me so acts.
Yes so you know.
Master chef on fox it's on now Mondays and Tuesdays at 9 PM 8 central and what we -- we search for.
America's best home -- so people that haven't spent time working and professional kitchens haven't gone to culinary school.
They could be you know housewives or you know lawyers everything in between.
And really showcase the the relationship that they have with food and that's really what we're looking for somebody that at the end of the day exemplifies.
The techniques skill artistry.
And mindset of a master -- They might feel a little bit better in some senses because they're probably not officially trained and they -- that you know for months -- know with their kids like to eat it might feel a bit more marketable than to bank.
Absolutely and I in you know it's it's very.
You know it's ego less two point because you're really cooking from the heartland it's things that -- -- for friends and family and kids and you know it's not simply the look at how amazing I am with with making really -- through pretty stuff.
Yes yes -- didn't judges with you on master chef.
I'm on a panel with Gordon Ramsay and tell -- -- on which.
Grand Ramsey called yeah I can get better for summary then.
Kind of like that it took it as a compliment -- and skinny but I'm.
I'm -- I have still coming -- upcoming episodes of master chef.
Well on tonight's episode we're going to be cooking for over 200 Marines in camp.
And in California so you have.
Helicopters landing tanks driving -- people with you know rifles running all around us and you know the contestants are divided teams they're making this food.
And -- you know the best dish wins and then now which -- going to be seeing with tomorrow's episode.
Is where they have to cook with hopeful which are -- say you'll see everything from kidneys and testicles to ears and liver just a every night.
Minority can think out of they had to make something delicious.
-- walk from animals also -- animals.
Everything yeah from pigs sheep Lam -- I chickens I how 200 servicemen and -- going to know what the -- is.
Or negative -- now we analyze them since disguise for the nine on would need an eerie couldn't hanging ten million dollars -- to eat any.
No I don't well.
They're gonna be two different challenges the Marines are going to be able to eat something normal like a nice piece of chicken or pasta dish a bank judges Joseph Gordon myself but the ones that have to eat this -- -- you know.
-- -- -- -- All cut Greta let me tell a different challenges.
So it's and I know it's -- it's the mystery box with a lift up the box.
This plethora of organs and then you know Joseph -- myself I have to.
Try to persuade them to -- at the right away so that you know we don't have to.
Eat at all in and not have an enjoyable experience.
Sam -- on Wednesday prayer for you a little bit later thank you so much.
Coming on -- live -- at foxnews.com live.
