bobby flay. flay says being a chef wasn't cool when he went to the french culinary institute, but he changed all that in the early-1990's, between his first restaurant and becoming a food network star. >> nerves are ok. utilize those nerves the best way. >> flay is still not afraid of hard work, even eyeing a run for office. rounding out the group, tom colicchio. to colicchio, cooking isn't just an art, it is a craft. >> the chicken liver mousse was really well seasoned. >> he uses his success to help others, whether giving young chefs a chance -- >> the winning chef is kristen. >> or helping the world's hungry find a place at the table. welcome to "titans at the table." thank you so much for joining us. let's have a cheers before we begin. >> [all] cheers. >> let me start with this question. p.j. clarke's has been around since the 1800's, well over a hundred years old establishment. i think it was an irish immigrant who came here, decided this was a great restaurant, bought it, and then expanded

bobby flay, don thompson is someone i know well. he is the ceo of mcdonald's.he is the ceo of mcdonald's. i want you to construct a dish for him -- >> no problem. >> using the sweet-and-sour sauce at mcdonald's. >> ok. >> tom colicchio, warren buffett is someone i have talked to quite often. her he loves cherry coke. so, i want you to construct a dish using cherry coke. >> sure, i'm the coke guy, right? great. in a >> you signed that deal, buddy. >> rachael, i will give you a bit of a curveball. elon musk is a billionaire, founder of tesla, the electric carmaker. >> those are really cool. they are very cute. >> he is south african. so, a south african beef jerky. i want you to construct a dish using beef jerky. mario, you've had a second to in think about it. a what would you make lloyd blankfein? >> first of all, i would chop one of the hot dogs -- do i get more than one hot dog? i would chop one of them up and dredge it with flour and salt and pepper and some cayenne and make it nice and crispy and hot. i would take the other one, i would butterfly it open un

mario batali and bobby flay are coming over to horatio's tonight. what are you making?take a fennel and grapefruit -- >> you are a genius, my friend. >> seth: we have some zest -- we have some zest in it. >> sprinkle a little zest on each one. delicately and gently. that's the one. grapefruit zest. like so. right, like it's fallen from the poetic hands of the lord that doesn't exist. don't worry about a thing. >> horatio: have fun. have fun with it. >> seth: guys, have fun with it. when you're making this, have fun with it. >> now i have this other -- >> seth: fred, have you had a drink of that? oh, no, fred. [ laughter ] this is what happens. now, are you going to be able to play the drums? fred, you are going to be able to play the drums? >> doesn't fred normally play the guitar. >> seth: do you even know where your drumsticks are? fred? fred? no. oh, i'm so sorry. i knew this was going to happen. >> i've been sober for 15 years. [ laughter ] but with only a half of bellini, you're not really going to get that bombed. >> seth: fred is such a light weight. >> so there

. >> bobby flay, michael simon, curtis stone. >> and then. >> you got to go visit your dadement oh, don't> okay, so, all right, what are you making this morning, first every all? >> we will do a pan eared sea scallop, yellow rusted person sauce, aruglula salad, lemon vinegarette in a cheese bowl. >> is that the typical routine firehouse meal people would get? >> my typical routine firehouse meal. >> one of the things were you talking about, a lot of people think the fire department pace for all of this food, you guys kick in, do you the cooking tan happens that way? >> that's true. the city does not give us any kind of money toward food. if we feel we want to do something real nice, we put up an extra few bucks, and treat ourselves. >> you always make it look pretty even smear. >> always. >> okay. >> these guys de is her of it just as much as anybody. >> so show us what you are doing. i already told you my knife skills are not that good. but caitlin learning at early age. ready? >> cutting the tomatoes in quarters for the salad. ready? see in. >> you not only have this beautiful human, sh