BBQ'ed (almost) Pork Chops, Broccoli, Carrots and Mashed Potatoes (and an apology for the photos)

It is Justin's first visit to the R&D kitchen so R&D are determined that everything will be perfect. So, of course, everything goes wrong.

Justin has picked the menu including his favourite meal from his childhood: mashed potatoes and Raul's special pork chops. Lunch goes fine with Raul bbq'ing burgers. The burgers turn out just fine and Justin is kind enough to leave a healthy portion for the dog who decides that Justin is his new best friend.

Dinner starts out well. Raul has purchased a dozen prime pork centre cut chops and he slathers them in Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce before they go in the grill. The broccoli is steamed, the carrots are boiled and the mashed potatoes are mashed (the only secret to Raul's mashed potatoes is that he uses an ice cream scoop to serve them to give that diner fancy look). The chops go on the grill and catastrophe strikes. "We're out of propane!" screams Raul as he tears at his hair.

"Propane, propane," laughs Justin, referencing a cult Trailer Park Boys episode while Drew begins an anticipatory dread of the process of hauling a refilled propane tank up the six flights (bbqs are allowed but it is illegal to transport propane in the elevator).

There is a lot of banging in the kitchen as Raul goes old school and pulls out two large cast iron frying pans to finish off the chops. At the last minute he reluctantly adds some Sensations Tequila Lime Habanero Barbecue Sauce to substitute, sort of, for the distinctive flavour of outdoor grilling.

The meal turns out just fine and Justin rates it a ten out of ten and everyone eats heartily - even the burger-bloated dog.

The second disaster is more minor but has repercussions that will live forever on the web. The camera battery is low so the photos of this momentous occasion are out of focus. So out of focus that no amount of Photoshop can salvage them beyond the embarrassing.