Hell's Kitchen (2005) s07e01 Episode Script
16 Chefs Compete
Get your jacket off and get out! This season, on Hell's Kitchen: How dare you? If you don't get out, I'll drag you out.
Really? It's the one you've been waiting for.
You're crazy.
You can go [bleep.]
off, Chef Ramsay.
We are so [bleep.]
.
He's gonna eat us alive.
This will be the hardest You guys are useless! I wanted to slap his ass.
[bleep.]
off! fiercest Shut your [bleep.]
mouth! I'm fine! I'm just so pissed.
You'd better start listening.
I don't want to hear [bleep.]
! How dare you? Fight back, young man.
Come on! Come here! wildest Whoa, whoa, whoa! sexiest D-a-m-n.
Damn! I'm just gonna completely Pop out of my shirt.
Like, goodness, gracious! and most rewarding season yet.
Yay! Yeah! I like winning.
and that's just the beginning.
You're a donkey! No, Chef, don't say that, please! I cannot take Much more! Now, these hopefuls are ready to enter Chef Ramsay's domain.
They come with confidence.
I'm not nervous at all about any competition.
Throw a pan at me, and I'm gonna throw a pan back.
And they come with dreams of being the next winner of Hell's Kitchen.
It's done; it's over with.
They might as well just give me the prize.
Today, representatives from the media have come for their first glimpse of the group that will contain the next culinary superstar.
It's not that I'm cocky, but Hell's Kitchen's gonna be a piece of cake.
These aspiring chefs think they know what awaits them.
I'm pretty confident that I'm prepared for anything that Chef Ramsay can throw at me.
But no one is ever really prepared for Hell's Kitchen.
Right, let's go.
Come over.
Oh, my God.
I was taken away.
I felt like a celebrity.
Hello, hi.
This year's chefs come from all over the country.
I'm from Maui, Hawaii.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Boston, Massachusetts.
From many different culinary backgrounds, I'm a master cook.
I'm a culinary arts teacher.
I'm a stay-at-home mom.
Bright lady.
and experiences.
My name is Fran, I'm 44 years old.
But I have 30 years experience behind me.
Right.
The chefs enjoy the limelight now.
Hello, I'm Scott.
I'm from Manhattan, New York.
I'm here to win Hell's Kitchen.
But in Hell's Kitchen, you have to prove yourself.
Bold statement.
Good.
And this time is no exception.
Okay.
Because Chef Ramsay has an important announcement.
I want to officially guarantee that we will complete the opening night dinner service at Hell's Kitchen.
Oh, man.
Has he lost his damn mind? Why would he promise that? I'm, like, thinking to myself, like, I don't know how we're going to do that.
It's never been done before.
Is that clear? Yes, Chef.
I can't hear you; is that clear? Yes, Chef! And with that, Hell's Kitchen begins.
Get in there and cook me a signature dish.
Off you go! Let's not let Gordon down.
Oh dear, oh dear.
uh, uh fire uh woo woo woo woo the way you walk and talk really sets me off to a full alarm, child yes, it does the way you squeeze and tease knocks me to my knees 'cause I'm smokin', baby baby, woo woo woo the way you push push lets me know that you're goo-oo-ood you're gonna get your wish oh, no, fire what I said, child ow fire fire yeah, yeah fire Hey, this is why we're here, huh? With Chef Ramsay's promise to the press still hanging in the air, the aspiring chefs quickly get to work on their signature dishes.
Let's go.
And they'll have just 45 minutes to create a dish worthy of Chef Ramsay's praise.
I'll make it work.
I'm a celebrity chef.
That's my craft.
I've cooked for Nathan Lane, Martha Stewart Martin Short, Don Rickles, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.
Hot, hot, hot, hot.
And they've all loved my food.
Coming across.
Coming across, hot.
Oh, [bleep.]
.
Have you seen the trash anywhere? Oh.
I guess all I have to do is turn around, right? They think I'll play that cute factor, you know? Let's put it this way.
I would work just as hard as everyone, but I'll look better doing it.
Ow, my ass! Make it count.
Let's go.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
And stop! Okay.
There's a few out there that are executive chefs, right? Okay, good.
There was one that I seem to remember.
Uh, you, with the glasses.
- Yes.
- Yes, Chef.
What do you do for a living? I'm a mom, but I'm a cookbook author.
You ever worked in a restaurant? No, Chef.
Okay, let's start from the bottom.
Bring your dish.
Apart from it looking like baby vomit, what is that? It's, uh, veal scallopini.
Listen to me.
That dish - was delicious.
- Thank you, Chef.
I mean, I'm shocked.
It may look slightly dull and boring, a little bit like you, but, well done.
Don't look so nervous.
You're scary.
Okay, let me give you a hug.
Oh, there, right.
Relax.
Relax, relax, relax.
That is not his style.
He doesn't just hug people.
He's not that type of person.
He's not personable, at all.
What a great start! If that's a sign of things to come, well done.
Thank you.
God, it was good! I wanted to be first.
Chef Ramsay, you're a little slutty.
I was just so stunned.
Chef Ramsay really did like that dish.
That was [bleep.]
amazing! Listen to me: Before we go any further, this person is not who you think she is.
This person is Oh, no.
my wife.
Tana, huh? Take that off.
Thank God it's his wife.
He just, like, licked her teeth.
Job well done.
What a filthy bastard.
The point I was trying to make is that I don't give two [bleep.]
about how much experience you've got.
What I do care about is who has the magic.
Who has it? She definitely has it.
Well done, my darling.
- Thank you, good luck to you all.
- Thank you.
For helping make my point, thank you.
This is your first challenge.
The team with the most impressive signature dishes clearly wins the challenge.
Is that clear? Yes, Chef.
It's men versus women, and first up is pizzeria chef Salvatore facing off against kitchen supervisor Maria.
What is that, please? It's a pan-seared filet mignon with a vegetable medley, and a blue cheese ver blanc.
Chef Ramsay's gonna love the food that I cooked.
There's no two ways about it.
Tender, delicious, technically I'd say it's cooked perfectly.
Well done.
Okay.
So how long you been cooking? Been a pizza chef for twenty years, Chef.
And where you from? Naples, Italy, Chef.
How long have you been in the U.
S.
? Holy crap.
How come the accent's so strong? Oh, my God.
Okay.
So what is this? It's a meat bucatini all'amatriciana.
You made a bucatini you made your? No, the I didn't make, chef.
An Italian that doesn't make his own pasta? From Naples? Is that normally undercooked like that? Embarrassing.
Point for the ladies! Next two, please.
Up next, it's culinary instructor Benjamin against banquet chef Holly.
Right, what is it? Lobster agnolotti, with a butter poached lobster and truffle sauce.
And the pasta was from scratch? The pasta was fresh, Chef.
Salvatore.
Do you hear that? Okay.
Benjamin, that's absolutely delicious.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Great dish.
Now, what the [bleep.]
is that thing there? Halibut wrapped in a banana leaf.
And that's your signature dish? It's a like, a classic Indian dish.
I've been to India.
I haven't seen food like that.
- It's Northern Indian.
- Northern Indian? I believe, yeah.
Yeah, Northern India.
- And it's - I believe it's has Yuck.
I messed it up a bit.
- You messed it up a bit? - Yes, I did.
You're being polite.
Holly, that was a disaster.
One for the men.
Well done.
Let's go.
With the score tied, at one each it's executive chef Scott versus sous chef Jamie.
What is that? It's a creamy chicken Kiev.
What in the [bleep.]
is that? That that is the toothpick.
Please don't eat that.
Can you imagine if that hit someone's throat? I'm a little embarrassed.
I'm not even gonna taste it.
Pretty much a lot embarrassed.
Okay.
Scott, what's the dish? You have a duck breast, parsnips, - and star anise.
- Mm-hmm.
It'll be a struggle for me to be a cook amongst other cooks.
Because I've become accustomed to being a chef amongst cooks.
I would be embarrassed to finish second place.
I mean, it's, you know it's rather pathetic.
There's not one appetizing ingredient.
No one's won that one.
[bleep.]
off, both of you.
Next two, please.
With the score still tied, line cook Mikey and pub executive chef Siobhan prepare to go head to head.
Now.
What the [bleep.]
is going on with your hair? Do you mind if I touch it? Does it Oh, no, I doesn't get Holy crap.
What is that? - Wax, Chef.
- Wax.
- Yes, Chef.
- Did you fall in? What's with the tattoos? How many do you have? Uh, quite a few, Chef.
My latest one, Chef Oh, [bleep.]
.
- Oh, wow.
- Wow.
Oh, my God.
The score is tied in the signature dish challenge, but line cook Mikey's tattoos are stealing the spotlight.
Oh, my God.
And there's a reason why.
Oh, my [bleep.]
.
- Wow.
- Oh.
I have just one word, and it's "what the [bleep.]
.
" Clearly dedicated.
Let's see if you can execute.
What is that? Brie stuffed with lobster.
Looks a mess.
But it tastes delicious.
Thank you, Chef.
- Siobhan, yes? - Yes.
What's with the dreads? I've had them for about eight years now.
People think of me, when they first see my dreads as some dirty, hippie girl.
Now, I do not want to see a [bleep.]
dread in the spaghetti, 'cause you'll be dreading it, trust me.
What is that contraption? Seared ahi tuna that's wrapped in mint leaves.
Very brave, wrapping tuna in mint.
But it works.
The winner both of you.
Well done.
You each get a point.
After perfect performances from Mikey and Siobhan Next two, let's go.
private chef Stacy The fish is overcooked.
squares off with executive chef Jay.
Steak's seasoned beautifully.
Thank you, Chef.
And Jay takes the point for the men's team.
Well done.
Catering chef Fran It's not gonna set the world on fire.
faces off against personal chef Jason.
One of the very few chefs can actually make grits.
Delicious.
And Jason extends the blue team's lead.
With the men up four to two, high-school cooking teacher Ed's fish Ew, the demi-glace is so salty.
competes against personal chef Autumn's chicken.
That is good enough to go to heaven for.
And closes the gap for the red team.
Point to the ladies.
Up next: Line cook Nilka This is the last pairing.
versus cook and farmer Andrew.
Right, now.
What is that? Steak tartare.
And I guess the inspiration from that came from the fact that I've raised and butchered my own animals.
And I like to eat them raw.
When I win this competition, I'm gonna buy two walk-in coolers.
That's all I really want, is two walk-in coolers.
Are you some form of Hell's Kitchen Hannibal Lecter? Maybe.
Then I could start butchering animals, which is what I like to do.
Bland.
What a shame.
Okay.
Nilka.
- Why did you become a chef? - I love cooking.
That's my passion.
I'm a single mom with three kids.
I want to teach my kids that In order to get something in life, you have to go for it.
I know I'm gonna win Hell's Kitchen.
I will not settle for less.
- Now this is your - My sweet and spicy wings.
- So chicken wings.
- Uh huh.
This is an old family favorite.
[bleep.]
.
They're hot.
My lips are [bleep.]
burning.
I apologize, Chef.
How much Tabasco did you put in there? Um, half a bottle.
Half a bottle of Tabasco.
I apologize.
[bleep.]
.
That's gonna blow your [bleep.]
out, that.
Burned my mouth.
Nobody gets a point, but the men win.
Congratulations, well done.
Back in line.
Oh.
You'll find out your reward and your punishment later, ladies, yes? Yes, Chef.
Okay, the winner of Hell's Kitchen this year will be the head chef at one of my restaurants at the most amazing, historic Savoy Hotel in London, England.
It's been graced by some of the best chefs in the world.
You know, the Savoy I was shocked.
In rap terms, that's like Jay-Z.
You understand what I'm saying? That's crazy, man.
- Excited? - Yes, Chef! And remember one thing: We will be completing our first dinner service, yes? Yes, Chef.
Okay, off to the dorms.
Follow Scott and Andi.
With Chef Ramsay's promise to the press still ringing in their ears, the chefs head to their new home.
Whoo.
Been remodeled, guys.
Nice! This is hot right here, man.
When I walk up to the dorm, it felt like I was in another world.
Welcome to my crib.
Looks like a nice penthouse it's like that.
Dude, what a trip.
"You're provided with your chef jacket, "a menu, a book to study and a brand-new set of Henkel knives to keep.
" Yes, Henkel! The knives are the best.
With a cleaver! They're gonna last a lifetime.
That should be the last knife set that you purchase.
Honestly.
"Remember, we will complete our first dinner.
" The biggest thing that scares me right now is making sure that our first dinner service is gonna be completed.
What we're doing now We have to know this.
Okay, what's in the Risotto? That's easy.
Cream of lobster Risotto finish with lobster and - Marscapone.
- Marscapone.
All right, so we've got that one down.
While the red team is feeling a little more confident, the blue team Man, that's a lot of [bleep.]
.
is feeling a little more pressure.
This is why people screw up, 'cause it's, like, you gotta memorize all this.
Well, it's fine, we can do it; we got time.
And both teams are - in for a surprise.
- Um.
Oh, God.
Why is there an alarm? Fire alarm.
I got scared.
I don't know what the hell going on.
What now? It's the first night in the dorms, and the chefs are studying hard.
Oh, God! Fire alarm.
But there's something that requires their immediate attention.
Right, can I have everybody's attention please? Hurry up.
Good.
Listen.
I'm gonna give you every opportunity to succeed tomorrow night.
Lesson #1: Lobster risotto Listen carefully.
After making an official declaration in front of the press to complete the first dinner service Rice in.
Chef Ramsay has made a series of video lessons to ensure his promise is kept.
I don't want the Risotto to be too stiff.
The lesson that Chef Ramsay gave us was invaluable.
Now, I'll expect you to do it perfectly.
And, hell, I hope he give us, like, twenty more of those.
We will complete our first dinner service.
After the first lesson the chefs are inspired to study anywhere It's so great to see that, though, - Because it's like - I got it, I got it.
- You know? - It's good.
and everywhere.
Hurry up, let's go.
- Here we go.
- Here we go.
And through the night, the lessons keep coming.
Lesson #2: Filet of beef.
And coming.
What now? Lesson #3: Scallops.
And coming.
Damn, this [bleep.]
is crazy! Lesson #4: Roasted duck.
And coming.
Lesson #5.
Lesson #6.
Lesson #7.
Lesson #8.
Come on! I heard it when I was in the shower.
Wakey, wakey, rise and shine.
I don't give two [bleep.]
what time of the morning it is.
Seeing the demo it really helped us out.
It's, like, we're gonna be able to do this.
And Chef Ramsay will be proud of us.
You know, he'll be psyched tomorrow.
[bleep.]
off! After an exhausting night of lessons, the red team sous chef Andi wakes her team early Ladies, get up.
to inform them of their punishment for losing the signature dish challenge.
Our punishment is cooking breakfast for the boys in bed.
- What? - Be quiet, we don't want to wake the guys.
I don't cook my own boys breakfast in bed, so it kind of really pisses me off just a little bit.
Oh, my God.
You have to squeeze OJ for them? You gotta be kidding me.
Couple waffles are up.
While the red team cooks as a team This one's ready to go.
the blue team sleeps as a team.
- Good morning, boys.
- Rise and shine, boys.
- Aw, pleasant.
- Aw.
- Aw.
- Let me get that rose for you.
It really pays to win the challenges, 'cause, You know, that getting up early, that is just not my thing.
I'm glad the girls lost.
I hope they lose again.
Thanks, ladies! No? With only ten hours until the grand reopening of Hell's Kitchen Hey, let's make sure we all communicate.
Pay attention.
the teams prep with extra care, so that tonight they can fulfill Chef Ramsay's promise of a completed dinner service.
Does anyone have any idea what an arm, like, just my arm Yeah, I am a little nervous.
I am.
Like, I wanna I don't want to disappoint Chef.
He's, like, my idol.
He's my idol.
- You know what I mean? - Not even.
While the red kitchen struggles with opening-night jitters, over in the blue kitchen Yeah, you're doing the potatoes, the truffles.
.
We gotta set up everything for the fish station.
A leader is emerging.
Hey, hang on one sec, yo.
You wanna have ice water before you do that, right? I think right now Scott is definitely talking a lot.
The salmon, we're gonna do later.
We're gonna do it in a grill pan.
I think he's the strongest talker on our team.
I'm not convinced he's the best cook.
Everything's tight? Right.
J.
P.
? - Chef? - Let's go.
Open Hell's Kitchen.
The service I've been dying for, let's go.
Tonight is the grand reopening of Hell's Kitchen.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
And Chef Ramsay has brought back to the menu some of Hell's Kitchen's favorite dishes.
Right, ladies, here we go.
Got an order.
Appetizer: One Risotto, one scallops, two capellini.
- Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Come on, ladies, let's go.
Chef Ramsay has guaranteed a complete service, and in order to take some pressure off of the kitchens, he has assigned Jay from the blue team Ladies first.
and Nilka from the red team to prepare Caesar salads table side.
I'm making a Caesar dressing from scratch.
I want it now.
One capellini, two scallops.
- Yes, Chef.
- Okay, yes, Chef.
Hey, guys, the scallops are going in.
My food is absolutely amazing.
I'm just totally gonna rock the fish station out.
Where's the curry powder on there, Stacy? It's seasoned with salt and curry powder.
- Where's the curry powder? - Right there.
[bleep.]
.
Oh, come on.
Let's try it again.
You got this.
I look at Stacy and her face is beet red, and I just look at her, and I'm like, "Listen.
" Scallops, where are they? I'm ready.
I'm going.
We just need to get food out.
We gotta get in a rhythm.
Stacy? Yes, Chef.
I asked you to season them with curry powder.
You macerated them.
Look at the seasoning there.
Look at that, I mean.
You're gonna You're gonna blow someone's mind off.
The sad thing is they're not even [bleep.]
cooked.
They're raw.
They're raw and stone cold.
[bleep.]
off, will you? Can someone show Stacy how to saute a scallop? Yes, Chef.
I thought it was gonna be a piece of cake, making scallops, but apparently it's pretty darn hard.
While Siobhan gives Stacy a lesson in cooking scallops No, we're not.
We're not going down.
Chef Ramsay is ready for Salvatore's first appetizer.
Where's the capellini? - I burned the pasta - You burned it? - Yes, Chef.
- Start the whole table again.
- Come on, guys.
- Let's go, guys.
I don't know what the freak is going on with me.
We're looking at two minutes, right? Capellini, two risottos? Is that for the next table? This is for this, Chef.
This one is burning the shallot, Chef.
- Again? - Yes, Chef.
You just burnt it two minutes ago.
- Yes, Chef.
- Oh, come on, guys.
Sal a cool guy, but something is really wrong with him mentally.
I mean that too.
Hey, you.
Dress me a salad.
That's all you need to do.
You can't [bleep.]
that up.
Let's go.
With no appetizers leaving either kitchen, Nilka and Jay do their best to keep the diners distracted and entertained.
- Is it your first time here? - Yep.
Me too.
Potatoes, please.
Potatoes are here.
- Chef Fran.
- Beautiful potatoes, I think.
Let's go, madame.
I think he'll like them.
Un-[bleep.]
-believable.
Look at this, I've got bits of [bleep.]
.
No cooking, overcooked.
And that one there well, I can't I can't even describe that one there.
Come on, ladies.
[bleep.]
off, will you? You know, he can make you dizzy.
Oh, my God, why did I send them up there like that? How long for the potatoes? - How long for the potatoes, Fran? - She won't even answer me.
Two minutes, Chef.
Oh, my God.
Fran is definitely a spitfire, but she just crumbled.
And it really was disappointing to see that.
Just tilt them out, Fran.
I was afraid of the grease, Chef.
Tilt, tilt, tilt, tilt.
You're afraid of the grease.
She said she's scared of the oil.
What did you say? No, no, I'm scared of you, Chef.
That's pathetic.
I'm sorry, it was.
I'm sorry.
I'm afraid of you, Fran, yeah.
You scare me.
Calm down and take a deep breath, alright? We're gonna start our night over.
We get this first table out, and we're fine.
While the red team gets a pep talk from Autumn, over in the blue kitchen, Chef Ramsay looks for Benjamin to maintain Hell's Kitchen's standards.
Oh, guys, get a grip.
And you start tasting stuff, huh? - Yes, Chef.
- Yeah.
Oh, [bleep.]
me.
- Hey, Benjamin.
- Yes, Chef.
Come here.
- There's customers standing right over there.
- Yes, Chef.
You're tasting the food, and putting the spoon back in it.
Yes, Chef.
I stirred it, I tasted it, and I stirred it again instead of dropping my spoons in the water.
You can't stand there and eat the food and dip all your [bleep.]
saliva in there and then serve it.
I'm not serving that! Throw it away.
Let's start it again, yeah? Start again, okay.
Benjamin's performance has left a bad taste in Chef Ramsay's mouth.
Meanwhile, Fran works on her lobster Risotto.
It's got lobster, right? Okay, lobster.
Here we go.
I think we're good there.
Yes, sir.
It's lobster, no? [bleep.]
.
You put the crab in the lobster Risotto.
I put the crab by accident.
We switched the things.
And, yeah, I made a mistake.
But give me a break! Can someone explain to Fran What the [bleep.]
a lobster looks like? I don't know how Fran is gonna explain her performance tonight.
I mean, her 30 years of experience, I'm guessing, wasn't in this type of restaurant.
- Three more risottos.
- I'm sorry.
Everybody stop what you're doing and concentrate.
Autumn.
I saw her true colors today.
She wasn't part of the team.
We're all sweating our ass off and she's sitting there sitting pretty.
It's 45 minutes into dinner service and Chef Ramsay's guarantee to serve every customer is in danger.
Just be patient, and he'll get the entrees out.
He's hopeful that Jamie's first entree will get things rolling in the right direction.
What in the [bleep.]
is that? More in the oven, Chef, right? - Oh, leave me alone.
- Okay.
Leave me the [bleep.]
alone.
Just touch that there.
Just just all of you, put your fingers on there.
- It's cold, Chef.
- Yeah, there you go.
- Yes, this is very cold.
- Come here, you, touch it.
It's like cold cream on a [bleep.]
hot steak.
Maria.
Madame.
Let me tell you something.
There's nothing right now to laugh about.
I can't get a single potato.
And, there, you She's on her third time cooking scallops.
And you think it's funny.
But you're right, right.
Now she's laughing again.
What's funny, then, Maria? Chef, nothing's funny.
You're not laughing, no? - No.
- I'm seeing things.
Come here a minute, yeah.
- Jamie.
- Yeah? Hey, Fran, come here.
You come here.
Hey.
You, you, you, [bleep.]
off out of here.
We'll finish the service.
Get out! An hour into dinner service, no entrees are leaving the red kitchen.
and Chef Ramsay is not amused.
It's like cold cream on a [bleep.]
steak.
But apparently one chef is.
Let me tell you something.
There's nothing right now to laugh about.
You're right.
You, you, you.
[bleep.]
off out of here.
We'll find the service.
Get out.
Chef, Chef, Chef, I'm not leaving my team, Chef.
I'm telling you if you don't get out, I'll drag you out.
Get upstairs to the dorm.
Videos, recipes, demos It's a [bleep.]
joke.
Let's go, get me Nilka back in the kitchen, now.
Where's the beef? Yeah? Go on.
All right.
As Nilka settles in on the meat station with Siobhan All right, [bleep.]
it.
Just give me the salt and pepper.
The chefs in the dorm are feeling a little unsettled.
[bleep.]
that.
He's like, "Oh, you're laughing.
" - I didn't laugh once.
- I don't know why Oh, you were laughing, I was laughing.
We were all a [bleep.]
bunch of clowns.
- Yeah, you know what? - I'm sweating my [bleep.]
off.
He says I'm laughing every time I pick something up? It wasn't my [bleep.]
fault! All right, I did I did [bleep.]
up the lobster, I'm sorry.
- I did.
- The crab.
I've never been thrown out of a kitchen in 30 years of my life, and I'm upset.
Some people out there think it's not a big deal.
It's a big [bleep.]
deal.
And now we left them down there to finish? There's three of us gone? What the [bleep.]
? I guess they're not completing.
The red team may be down three members, but the blue team is still at full strength.
Get it on there, and get it boiling.
And Chef Ramsay is looking for something from - Mikey, halibut, please, now! - Yes, Chef.
- Just make sure it's cooked [bleep.]
right.
- Yeah.
That's why we're waiting a second.
[bleep.]
he's calling for it, though, now.
Chef gave me the responsibility by putting me on the garnish station.
It's the leading station.
He probably sees a certain confidence in me.
Halibut! Work on that halibut, yeah? Let's get that [bleep.]
.
Halibut! It's not done yet.
Beef! Guys, we need it now.
We need it now, let's go.
Halibut! When Scott jumps right in, and he's, like, "No, it's good, it's good.
" I'm like, "I think it needs a minute.
" Go, here you go, Chef, here you go.
- You got it.
- Plates, please? [bleep.]
off.
Mikey! Come here.
Come here! There you go.
Raw [bleep.]
halibut.
Chef Ramsay dynamites the thing right in front of us.
There was, like, halibut shrapnel all over us.
Raw.
Raw, raw, [bleep.]
raw! Scott was making me look bad.
Yes, Chef.
Raw! As Mikey starts over on his halibut Make sure it's [bleep.]
cooked, yeah? Make sure it's cooked, all right? over in the red kitchen This is definitely ready.
I'm feeling confident about this one, ladies.
We need that one first.
I think that my team worked better after those three people got kicked out.
I mean, we were putting tables out, and I think that things started to finally come together.
That's cooked perfectly.
An hour and a half into dinner service, with the red diners enjoying their entrees, - Good? - Mm.
and Chef Ramsay is eager to send out Benjamin and Salvatore's final appetizers.
Capelllini, two Risotto, one scallops.
- How long? - Five minutes, Chef.
- Five minutes.
Get your rice in there.
- Yes, Chef.
You're cooking the Risotto with no [bleep.]
rice in there! - Yes, Chef.
- How's that possible? Not possible, Chef.
The [bleep.]
rice has to go in before the stock.
Yes, Chef.
Benjamin.
Some kind of [bleep.]
chef.
He can't even cook the [bleep.]
Risotto.
He's a chef.
What's Salvatore doing? Put it down.
It's a cold pan.
You gotta get the pan hot first.
- This is basic now.
- Yes, Chef.
You can't put [bleep.]
cold food into a cold pan.
It absorbs the olive oil.
So in the center of the potato it's like eating a mouthful of grease.
Yes, Chef.
Sorry, Chef.
There's two of you on there.
How long? He's not even listening.
Hey, do me a favor.
Come here, you.
Hey, you as well.
Hey, where's [bleep.]
smurf? Smurf? Come in here, you.
You and you [bleep.]
off, will you? Get out.
Piss off.
I'm not gonna stand here and struggle time after time.
I don't know what happened.
I got lost with the [bleep.]
appetizer.
[bleep.]
off to the dorm.
Get out of here! Maybe he don't likes the way I talk, I don't know.
He don't likes me.
Who knows? Maybe he don't likes Italian people.
With Salvatore and Benjamin being thrown out of the kitchen - Guess what, don't feel so bad.
- How's everybody? - Feel proud.
- Nope, it's no good.
it's very clear that Chef Ramsay is not going to let anyone get in the way of a completed dinner service.
- Salmon Wellington, yes? Let's go.
- Yes, Chef.
I need, like, five minutes.
Oh, come on, Stacy.
I haven't been on a line in a really long time.
and I had no idea what I was walking into.
How can I wait nearly two hours for an entree and now you want five more minutes for the salmon.
- Three minutes.
- How long? - Three minutes.
- Three minutes, now.
Why are you jumping all over the place? Five, three.
Tell me! I'm not sure how long it's gonna take.
- You're not sure.
- No, Chef.
- Madame, come here.
- Yes, chef.
Right now, I'm not too sure about you.
- I'm sorry.
- [bleep.]
, stop.
Do me one big favor.
[bleep.]
off out of here.
Join the rest of them.
"I'm not sure.
" With the numbers getting smaller in the kitchens, and bigger in the dorms Another one.
Have we gone to entrees yet? Yeah.
Chef Ramsay is hoping all the dead weight is gone.
Halibut's raw.
Unbelievable.
- Mikey! - Yes, Chef.
Come here.
Again.
Raw [bleep.]
halibut.
Take that, yeah? Do me a favor.
[bleep.]
off.
Get out! Up to the [bleep.]
dorms, and get your [bleep.]
hair done.
Get out of my kitchen! What is going on? It was [bleep.]
up.
Both sides.
It was man down.
Man down, everywhere.
Two and a half hours into dinner service and with both kitchens stalled, customers are getting restless.
It's a good thing I ate before I came.
I can't believe these people are still out there.
With only four chefs left in the red kitchen and five in the blue Come here, all of you, come here.
Hurry up.
Chef Ramsay's dream of completing the first dinner service appears to be slipping away.
You guys are [bleep.]
useless.
But I am not gonna shut this [bleep.]
place down.
You, you, you over there.
You work together.
Double up! Yes, Chef! I am not giving up.
With Chef Ramsay's guarantee of completing dinner service less certain You guys are [bleep.]
useless.
and half the chefs up in the dorm, Chef Ramsay resorts to drastic measures.
You work together.
Double up.
Yes, Chef! Move your ass.
What do you guys need? [bleep.]
.
Uh, what do we need? Yeah, I need 16 cooks.
While the newly combined team gets to work, back in the dorms the chefs welcome one more reject.
- So we're not finishing - Just you? We're not finishing service? I wanted to [bleep.]
slap his ass.
Meanwhile, back in the kitchen Chef Ramsay is more determined than ever.
I am not closing this down.
Let's do this.
Come on, guys.
Come on, come on, let's go.
- Bring it together, Ed.
- Yes, Chef, let's go.
Come on, two beef, two Wellington, let's go.
I'm taking control of that team, and I'm feeding the first [bleep.]
dinner service.
Get your mushrooms in there.
Get the cream going.
Okay, bring it all up to temp.
Got it, got it, got it, got it.
Whatever it may take I'm getting it done.
Service please? Let's go, please.
- That meat was cooked perfectly.
- Thank you, Chef.
Don't [bleep.]
stop! With the combined efforts of both teams Beautiful.
and Ed's leadership, Send it.
Come on! entrees are flying out of the kitchen.
This is really good.
Three tickets left.
Let's go! - Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Hey, are you ready? You on to the pass? I'm ready on the Wellington.
Let's go.
Come on.
Go.
- Come on, guys.
- Last table, guys.
Wellington's ready.
Coming down, coming down.
Let's go, let's go, let's go, yeah? Switch it off, let's go.
Yes, Chef.
Tonight is like a bittersweet victory, you know? [bleep.]
was harder than we thought.
That was awesome.
What a night.
We did fulfill our objective.
We served and completed a fully booked restaurant.
But trust me, I am not ready to celebrate because we shouldn't.
Even though we had to merge both kitchens, I'm still gonna decide on a losing team.
It's clear the losing team tonight is the ladies.
Behind all night.
Couldn't get going.
Ah, you sucked.
All of you come to a consensus on which two of you should be put up for elimination.
Now, [bleep.]
off upstairs to the dorm.
Yeah, it really sucks that we lost.
And now we have to put somebody on the chopping block.
I don't know what to say.
I'm just pissed the [bleep.]
off right now.
I really am.
What happened? I was so freaking overwhelmed.
I mean, I really was.
I [bleep.]
up.
You got to let people help you.
Don't say I got it if you don't have it.
I definitely screwed up, but as far as my performance, it wasn't the best.
It wasn't the worst.
It was right in the middle of the road.
And I'm absolutely gonna fight to stay.
I'd like to know, who would you guys boot off? With no hard feelings, I say Maria, because you seemed a little frazzled earlier.
I didn't put any entrees out.
I was kicked out before we did any of the entrees.
I think it's complete crap.
I didn't do as bad as other people on my team.
I personally I would nominate Fran and Stacy.
Those would be my choices.
And why would you take me? Honestly, I think that you got really flustered by Chef.
And I don't I'm not saying that What does that have to do with the food? Because it affected the food.
And how come you just stood there and watched everybody? Autumn she's one to watch out for.
She should be sent home.
You know why? Because she wasn't part of the team.
She's thinking of herself.
We all have different things in our heads of how a kitchen's supposed to run, and I think a kitchen should run like a team.
And I would nominate you, - 'cause you're not a team player.
- Okay.
So what is our decision again? I don't think we came to one.
Okay.
Autumn, first nominee and why, please.
Chef, we nominated Stacy.
We felt that service began badly, and we just weren't able to recover.
Okay.
Second nominee and why.
We also nominated After losing the first dinner service, the women's first nominee was Stacy.
Second nominee and why.
We also nominated Fran.
Why? She was kicked out of the kitchen.
She wasn't able to redeem herself.
Let's go.
Stacy and Fran, step forward.
Fran.
Yes, Chef.
Why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? I don't think I did the worst today.
I don't even really know why I was sent upstairs.
You couldn't even tell me the difference between lobster and crab.
How many legs does a lobster have? - Oh.
- I'm learning.
Okay.
Stacy.
Why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? Truthfully, madame, please.
Truthfully, I've admitted I completely screwed up, let my team down, and completely and utterly let you down.
I'm a team player, and I have nowhere to go but up from here.
How much do you care, Stacy? I care more than you can even imagine.
I'm looking for an extraordinary person.
I need some [bleep.]
.
I need some strength.
And I got some [bleep.]
, Chef.
Where are they? Well, you give me another chance, I'll show them to you.
The person leaving Hell's Kitchen is Lobster.
Here we go.
You putting the crab in the lobster Risotto.
Why are you jumping all over the place? I'm not sure how long it's gonna take.
You're not sure.
[bleep.]
off out of here.
Stacy.
Give me your jacket and leave Hell's Kitchen.
I'm used to cooking for people at home and running the show.
I completely screwed up.
I screwed up.
I took accountability for it, and kudos for me for standing up.
Now, [bleep.]
off, will you? The lot of you.
Get out.
You know, at 44, I could be sitting home playing tennis with my girlfriends but I choose to cook.
You don't stay in a kitchen for 30 years if you don't love it.
We kicked the girls' butts, and we plan on kicking they butt again.
You know, just beat them while they down.
You know, just keep beating them.
I'm not afraid to be the bitch.
I'm not afraid to be the villain.
That doesn't bother me.
I'm here to win.
It's a good thing Stacy's a private chef.
Her food wasn't good enough for the public.
Next time, on Hell's Kitchen An early morning scramble Does that come off? Does it bounce? cracks Siobhan.
I'm so mad at myself that I didn't.
Holy Moses.
and her teammates are burning up.
- She threw us under the bus completely.
- Yeah.
She just doesn't know when to shut her mouth.
Then, at dinner service I'm pissed off.
a shocking mutiny That's not gonna make any ounce of difference there.
- It's gone.
- That's not true.
has Chef Ramsay in a rage.
That's your best? Yeah, Chef, I [bleep.]
the chicken up.
- All that - What's going on? and much more I could go [bleep.]
mad! on an out-of-control Hell's Kitchen you have to see to believe.
[bleep.]
off! Come here! [bleep.]
!
Really? It's the one you've been waiting for.
You're crazy.
You can go [bleep.]
off, Chef Ramsay.
We are so [bleep.]
.
He's gonna eat us alive.
This will be the hardest You guys are useless! I wanted to slap his ass.
[bleep.]
off! fiercest Shut your [bleep.]
mouth! I'm fine! I'm just so pissed.
You'd better start listening.
I don't want to hear [bleep.]
! How dare you? Fight back, young man.
Come on! Come here! wildest Whoa, whoa, whoa! sexiest D-a-m-n.
Damn! I'm just gonna completely Pop out of my shirt.
Like, goodness, gracious! and most rewarding season yet.
Yay! Yeah! I like winning.
and that's just the beginning.
You're a donkey! No, Chef, don't say that, please! I cannot take Much more! Now, these hopefuls are ready to enter Chef Ramsay's domain.
They come with confidence.
I'm not nervous at all about any competition.
Throw a pan at me, and I'm gonna throw a pan back.
And they come with dreams of being the next winner of Hell's Kitchen.
It's done; it's over with.
They might as well just give me the prize.
Today, representatives from the media have come for their first glimpse of the group that will contain the next culinary superstar.
It's not that I'm cocky, but Hell's Kitchen's gonna be a piece of cake.
These aspiring chefs think they know what awaits them.
I'm pretty confident that I'm prepared for anything that Chef Ramsay can throw at me.
But no one is ever really prepared for Hell's Kitchen.
Right, let's go.
Come over.
Oh, my God.
I was taken away.
I felt like a celebrity.
Hello, hi.
This year's chefs come from all over the country.
I'm from Maui, Hawaii.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Boston, Massachusetts.
From many different culinary backgrounds, I'm a master cook.
I'm a culinary arts teacher.
I'm a stay-at-home mom.
Bright lady.
and experiences.
My name is Fran, I'm 44 years old.
But I have 30 years experience behind me.
Right.
The chefs enjoy the limelight now.
Hello, I'm Scott.
I'm from Manhattan, New York.
I'm here to win Hell's Kitchen.
But in Hell's Kitchen, you have to prove yourself.
Bold statement.
Good.
And this time is no exception.
Okay.
Because Chef Ramsay has an important announcement.
I want to officially guarantee that we will complete the opening night dinner service at Hell's Kitchen.
Oh, man.
Has he lost his damn mind? Why would he promise that? I'm, like, thinking to myself, like, I don't know how we're going to do that.
It's never been done before.
Is that clear? Yes, Chef.
I can't hear you; is that clear? Yes, Chef! And with that, Hell's Kitchen begins.
Get in there and cook me a signature dish.
Off you go! Let's not let Gordon down.
Oh dear, oh dear.
uh, uh fire uh woo woo woo woo the way you walk and talk really sets me off to a full alarm, child yes, it does the way you squeeze and tease knocks me to my knees 'cause I'm smokin', baby baby, woo woo woo the way you push push lets me know that you're goo-oo-ood you're gonna get your wish oh, no, fire what I said, child ow fire fire yeah, yeah fire Hey, this is why we're here, huh? With Chef Ramsay's promise to the press still hanging in the air, the aspiring chefs quickly get to work on their signature dishes.
Let's go.
And they'll have just 45 minutes to create a dish worthy of Chef Ramsay's praise.
I'll make it work.
I'm a celebrity chef.
That's my craft.
I've cooked for Nathan Lane, Martha Stewart Martin Short, Don Rickles, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.
Hot, hot, hot, hot.
And they've all loved my food.
Coming across.
Coming across, hot.
Oh, [bleep.]
.
Have you seen the trash anywhere? Oh.
I guess all I have to do is turn around, right? They think I'll play that cute factor, you know? Let's put it this way.
I would work just as hard as everyone, but I'll look better doing it.
Ow, my ass! Make it count.
Let's go.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
And stop! Okay.
There's a few out there that are executive chefs, right? Okay, good.
There was one that I seem to remember.
Uh, you, with the glasses.
- Yes.
- Yes, Chef.
What do you do for a living? I'm a mom, but I'm a cookbook author.
You ever worked in a restaurant? No, Chef.
Okay, let's start from the bottom.
Bring your dish.
Apart from it looking like baby vomit, what is that? It's, uh, veal scallopini.
Listen to me.
That dish - was delicious.
- Thank you, Chef.
I mean, I'm shocked.
It may look slightly dull and boring, a little bit like you, but, well done.
Don't look so nervous.
You're scary.
Okay, let me give you a hug.
Oh, there, right.
Relax.
Relax, relax, relax.
That is not his style.
He doesn't just hug people.
He's not that type of person.
He's not personable, at all.
What a great start! If that's a sign of things to come, well done.
Thank you.
God, it was good! I wanted to be first.
Chef Ramsay, you're a little slutty.
I was just so stunned.
Chef Ramsay really did like that dish.
That was [bleep.]
amazing! Listen to me: Before we go any further, this person is not who you think she is.
This person is Oh, no.
my wife.
Tana, huh? Take that off.
Thank God it's his wife.
He just, like, licked her teeth.
Job well done.
What a filthy bastard.
The point I was trying to make is that I don't give two [bleep.]
about how much experience you've got.
What I do care about is who has the magic.
Who has it? She definitely has it.
Well done, my darling.
- Thank you, good luck to you all.
- Thank you.
For helping make my point, thank you.
This is your first challenge.
The team with the most impressive signature dishes clearly wins the challenge.
Is that clear? Yes, Chef.
It's men versus women, and first up is pizzeria chef Salvatore facing off against kitchen supervisor Maria.
What is that, please? It's a pan-seared filet mignon with a vegetable medley, and a blue cheese ver blanc.
Chef Ramsay's gonna love the food that I cooked.
There's no two ways about it.
Tender, delicious, technically I'd say it's cooked perfectly.
Well done.
Okay.
So how long you been cooking? Been a pizza chef for twenty years, Chef.
And where you from? Naples, Italy, Chef.
How long have you been in the U.
S.
? Holy crap.
How come the accent's so strong? Oh, my God.
Okay.
So what is this? It's a meat bucatini all'amatriciana.
You made a bucatini you made your? No, the I didn't make, chef.
An Italian that doesn't make his own pasta? From Naples? Is that normally undercooked like that? Embarrassing.
Point for the ladies! Next two, please.
Up next, it's culinary instructor Benjamin against banquet chef Holly.
Right, what is it? Lobster agnolotti, with a butter poached lobster and truffle sauce.
And the pasta was from scratch? The pasta was fresh, Chef.
Salvatore.
Do you hear that? Okay.
Benjamin, that's absolutely delicious.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Great dish.
Now, what the [bleep.]
is that thing there? Halibut wrapped in a banana leaf.
And that's your signature dish? It's a like, a classic Indian dish.
I've been to India.
I haven't seen food like that.
- It's Northern Indian.
- Northern Indian? I believe, yeah.
Yeah, Northern India.
- And it's - I believe it's has Yuck.
I messed it up a bit.
- You messed it up a bit? - Yes, I did.
You're being polite.
Holly, that was a disaster.
One for the men.
Well done.
Let's go.
With the score tied, at one each it's executive chef Scott versus sous chef Jamie.
What is that? It's a creamy chicken Kiev.
What in the [bleep.]
is that? That that is the toothpick.
Please don't eat that.
Can you imagine if that hit someone's throat? I'm a little embarrassed.
I'm not even gonna taste it.
Pretty much a lot embarrassed.
Okay.
Scott, what's the dish? You have a duck breast, parsnips, - and star anise.
- Mm-hmm.
It'll be a struggle for me to be a cook amongst other cooks.
Because I've become accustomed to being a chef amongst cooks.
I would be embarrassed to finish second place.
I mean, it's, you know it's rather pathetic.
There's not one appetizing ingredient.
No one's won that one.
[bleep.]
off, both of you.
Next two, please.
With the score still tied, line cook Mikey and pub executive chef Siobhan prepare to go head to head.
Now.
What the [bleep.]
is going on with your hair? Do you mind if I touch it? Does it Oh, no, I doesn't get Holy crap.
What is that? - Wax, Chef.
- Wax.
- Yes, Chef.
- Did you fall in? What's with the tattoos? How many do you have? Uh, quite a few, Chef.
My latest one, Chef Oh, [bleep.]
.
- Oh, wow.
- Wow.
Oh, my God.
The score is tied in the signature dish challenge, but line cook Mikey's tattoos are stealing the spotlight.
Oh, my God.
And there's a reason why.
Oh, my [bleep.]
.
- Wow.
- Oh.
I have just one word, and it's "what the [bleep.]
.
" Clearly dedicated.
Let's see if you can execute.
What is that? Brie stuffed with lobster.
Looks a mess.
But it tastes delicious.
Thank you, Chef.
- Siobhan, yes? - Yes.
What's with the dreads? I've had them for about eight years now.
People think of me, when they first see my dreads as some dirty, hippie girl.
Now, I do not want to see a [bleep.]
dread in the spaghetti, 'cause you'll be dreading it, trust me.
What is that contraption? Seared ahi tuna that's wrapped in mint leaves.
Very brave, wrapping tuna in mint.
But it works.
The winner both of you.
Well done.
You each get a point.
After perfect performances from Mikey and Siobhan Next two, let's go.
private chef Stacy The fish is overcooked.
squares off with executive chef Jay.
Steak's seasoned beautifully.
Thank you, Chef.
And Jay takes the point for the men's team.
Well done.
Catering chef Fran It's not gonna set the world on fire.
faces off against personal chef Jason.
One of the very few chefs can actually make grits.
Delicious.
And Jason extends the blue team's lead.
With the men up four to two, high-school cooking teacher Ed's fish Ew, the demi-glace is so salty.
competes against personal chef Autumn's chicken.
That is good enough to go to heaven for.
And closes the gap for the red team.
Point to the ladies.
Up next: Line cook Nilka This is the last pairing.
versus cook and farmer Andrew.
Right, now.
What is that? Steak tartare.
And I guess the inspiration from that came from the fact that I've raised and butchered my own animals.
And I like to eat them raw.
When I win this competition, I'm gonna buy two walk-in coolers.
That's all I really want, is two walk-in coolers.
Are you some form of Hell's Kitchen Hannibal Lecter? Maybe.
Then I could start butchering animals, which is what I like to do.
Bland.
What a shame.
Okay.
Nilka.
- Why did you become a chef? - I love cooking.
That's my passion.
I'm a single mom with three kids.
I want to teach my kids that In order to get something in life, you have to go for it.
I know I'm gonna win Hell's Kitchen.
I will not settle for less.
- Now this is your - My sweet and spicy wings.
- So chicken wings.
- Uh huh.
This is an old family favorite.
[bleep.]
.
They're hot.
My lips are [bleep.]
burning.
I apologize, Chef.
How much Tabasco did you put in there? Um, half a bottle.
Half a bottle of Tabasco.
I apologize.
[bleep.]
.
That's gonna blow your [bleep.]
out, that.
Burned my mouth.
Nobody gets a point, but the men win.
Congratulations, well done.
Back in line.
Oh.
You'll find out your reward and your punishment later, ladies, yes? Yes, Chef.
Okay, the winner of Hell's Kitchen this year will be the head chef at one of my restaurants at the most amazing, historic Savoy Hotel in London, England.
It's been graced by some of the best chefs in the world.
You know, the Savoy I was shocked.
In rap terms, that's like Jay-Z.
You understand what I'm saying? That's crazy, man.
- Excited? - Yes, Chef! And remember one thing: We will be completing our first dinner service, yes? Yes, Chef.
Okay, off to the dorms.
Follow Scott and Andi.
With Chef Ramsay's promise to the press still ringing in their ears, the chefs head to their new home.
Whoo.
Been remodeled, guys.
Nice! This is hot right here, man.
When I walk up to the dorm, it felt like I was in another world.
Welcome to my crib.
Looks like a nice penthouse it's like that.
Dude, what a trip.
"You're provided with your chef jacket, "a menu, a book to study and a brand-new set of Henkel knives to keep.
" Yes, Henkel! The knives are the best.
With a cleaver! They're gonna last a lifetime.
That should be the last knife set that you purchase.
Honestly.
"Remember, we will complete our first dinner.
" The biggest thing that scares me right now is making sure that our first dinner service is gonna be completed.
What we're doing now We have to know this.
Okay, what's in the Risotto? That's easy.
Cream of lobster Risotto finish with lobster and - Marscapone.
- Marscapone.
All right, so we've got that one down.
While the red team is feeling a little more confident, the blue team Man, that's a lot of [bleep.]
.
is feeling a little more pressure.
This is why people screw up, 'cause it's, like, you gotta memorize all this.
Well, it's fine, we can do it; we got time.
And both teams are - in for a surprise.
- Um.
Oh, God.
Why is there an alarm? Fire alarm.
I got scared.
I don't know what the hell going on.
What now? It's the first night in the dorms, and the chefs are studying hard.
Oh, God! Fire alarm.
But there's something that requires their immediate attention.
Right, can I have everybody's attention please? Hurry up.
Good.
Listen.
I'm gonna give you every opportunity to succeed tomorrow night.
Lesson #1: Lobster risotto Listen carefully.
After making an official declaration in front of the press to complete the first dinner service Rice in.
Chef Ramsay has made a series of video lessons to ensure his promise is kept.
I don't want the Risotto to be too stiff.
The lesson that Chef Ramsay gave us was invaluable.
Now, I'll expect you to do it perfectly.
And, hell, I hope he give us, like, twenty more of those.
We will complete our first dinner service.
After the first lesson the chefs are inspired to study anywhere It's so great to see that, though, - Because it's like - I got it, I got it.
- You know? - It's good.
and everywhere.
Hurry up, let's go.
- Here we go.
- Here we go.
And through the night, the lessons keep coming.
Lesson #2: Filet of beef.
And coming.
What now? Lesson #3: Scallops.
And coming.
Damn, this [bleep.]
is crazy! Lesson #4: Roasted duck.
And coming.
Lesson #5.
Lesson #6.
Lesson #7.
Lesson #8.
Come on! I heard it when I was in the shower.
Wakey, wakey, rise and shine.
I don't give two [bleep.]
what time of the morning it is.
Seeing the demo it really helped us out.
It's, like, we're gonna be able to do this.
And Chef Ramsay will be proud of us.
You know, he'll be psyched tomorrow.
[bleep.]
off! After an exhausting night of lessons, the red team sous chef Andi wakes her team early Ladies, get up.
to inform them of their punishment for losing the signature dish challenge.
Our punishment is cooking breakfast for the boys in bed.
- What? - Be quiet, we don't want to wake the guys.
I don't cook my own boys breakfast in bed, so it kind of really pisses me off just a little bit.
Oh, my God.
You have to squeeze OJ for them? You gotta be kidding me.
Couple waffles are up.
While the red team cooks as a team This one's ready to go.
the blue team sleeps as a team.
- Good morning, boys.
- Rise and shine, boys.
- Aw, pleasant.
- Aw.
- Aw.
- Let me get that rose for you.
It really pays to win the challenges, 'cause, You know, that getting up early, that is just not my thing.
I'm glad the girls lost.
I hope they lose again.
Thanks, ladies! No? With only ten hours until the grand reopening of Hell's Kitchen Hey, let's make sure we all communicate.
Pay attention.
the teams prep with extra care, so that tonight they can fulfill Chef Ramsay's promise of a completed dinner service.
Does anyone have any idea what an arm, like, just my arm Yeah, I am a little nervous.
I am.
Like, I wanna I don't want to disappoint Chef.
He's, like, my idol.
He's my idol.
- You know what I mean? - Not even.
While the red kitchen struggles with opening-night jitters, over in the blue kitchen Yeah, you're doing the potatoes, the truffles.
.
We gotta set up everything for the fish station.
A leader is emerging.
Hey, hang on one sec, yo.
You wanna have ice water before you do that, right? I think right now Scott is definitely talking a lot.
The salmon, we're gonna do later.
We're gonna do it in a grill pan.
I think he's the strongest talker on our team.
I'm not convinced he's the best cook.
Everything's tight? Right.
J.
P.
? - Chef? - Let's go.
Open Hell's Kitchen.
The service I've been dying for, let's go.
Tonight is the grand reopening of Hell's Kitchen.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
And Chef Ramsay has brought back to the menu some of Hell's Kitchen's favorite dishes.
Right, ladies, here we go.
Got an order.
Appetizer: One Risotto, one scallops, two capellini.
- Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Come on, ladies, let's go.
Chef Ramsay has guaranteed a complete service, and in order to take some pressure off of the kitchens, he has assigned Jay from the blue team Ladies first.
and Nilka from the red team to prepare Caesar salads table side.
I'm making a Caesar dressing from scratch.
I want it now.
One capellini, two scallops.
- Yes, Chef.
- Okay, yes, Chef.
Hey, guys, the scallops are going in.
My food is absolutely amazing.
I'm just totally gonna rock the fish station out.
Where's the curry powder on there, Stacy? It's seasoned with salt and curry powder.
- Where's the curry powder? - Right there.
[bleep.]
.
Oh, come on.
Let's try it again.
You got this.
I look at Stacy and her face is beet red, and I just look at her, and I'm like, "Listen.
" Scallops, where are they? I'm ready.
I'm going.
We just need to get food out.
We gotta get in a rhythm.
Stacy? Yes, Chef.
I asked you to season them with curry powder.
You macerated them.
Look at the seasoning there.
Look at that, I mean.
You're gonna You're gonna blow someone's mind off.
The sad thing is they're not even [bleep.]
cooked.
They're raw.
They're raw and stone cold.
[bleep.]
off, will you? Can someone show Stacy how to saute a scallop? Yes, Chef.
I thought it was gonna be a piece of cake, making scallops, but apparently it's pretty darn hard.
While Siobhan gives Stacy a lesson in cooking scallops No, we're not.
We're not going down.
Chef Ramsay is ready for Salvatore's first appetizer.
Where's the capellini? - I burned the pasta - You burned it? - Yes, Chef.
- Start the whole table again.
- Come on, guys.
- Let's go, guys.
I don't know what the freak is going on with me.
We're looking at two minutes, right? Capellini, two risottos? Is that for the next table? This is for this, Chef.
This one is burning the shallot, Chef.
- Again? - Yes, Chef.
You just burnt it two minutes ago.
- Yes, Chef.
- Oh, come on, guys.
Sal a cool guy, but something is really wrong with him mentally.
I mean that too.
Hey, you.
Dress me a salad.
That's all you need to do.
You can't [bleep.]
that up.
Let's go.
With no appetizers leaving either kitchen, Nilka and Jay do their best to keep the diners distracted and entertained.
- Is it your first time here? - Yep.
Me too.
Potatoes, please.
Potatoes are here.
- Chef Fran.
- Beautiful potatoes, I think.
Let's go, madame.
I think he'll like them.
Un-[bleep.]
-believable.
Look at this, I've got bits of [bleep.]
.
No cooking, overcooked.
And that one there well, I can't I can't even describe that one there.
Come on, ladies.
[bleep.]
off, will you? You know, he can make you dizzy.
Oh, my God, why did I send them up there like that? How long for the potatoes? - How long for the potatoes, Fran? - She won't even answer me.
Two minutes, Chef.
Oh, my God.
Fran is definitely a spitfire, but she just crumbled.
And it really was disappointing to see that.
Just tilt them out, Fran.
I was afraid of the grease, Chef.
Tilt, tilt, tilt, tilt.
You're afraid of the grease.
She said she's scared of the oil.
What did you say? No, no, I'm scared of you, Chef.
That's pathetic.
I'm sorry, it was.
I'm sorry.
I'm afraid of you, Fran, yeah.
You scare me.
Calm down and take a deep breath, alright? We're gonna start our night over.
We get this first table out, and we're fine.
While the red team gets a pep talk from Autumn, over in the blue kitchen, Chef Ramsay looks for Benjamin to maintain Hell's Kitchen's standards.
Oh, guys, get a grip.
And you start tasting stuff, huh? - Yes, Chef.
- Yeah.
Oh, [bleep.]
me.
- Hey, Benjamin.
- Yes, Chef.
Come here.
- There's customers standing right over there.
- Yes, Chef.
You're tasting the food, and putting the spoon back in it.
Yes, Chef.
I stirred it, I tasted it, and I stirred it again instead of dropping my spoons in the water.
You can't stand there and eat the food and dip all your [bleep.]
saliva in there and then serve it.
I'm not serving that! Throw it away.
Let's start it again, yeah? Start again, okay.
Benjamin's performance has left a bad taste in Chef Ramsay's mouth.
Meanwhile, Fran works on her lobster Risotto.
It's got lobster, right? Okay, lobster.
Here we go.
I think we're good there.
Yes, sir.
It's lobster, no? [bleep.]
.
You put the crab in the lobster Risotto.
I put the crab by accident.
We switched the things.
And, yeah, I made a mistake.
But give me a break! Can someone explain to Fran What the [bleep.]
a lobster looks like? I don't know how Fran is gonna explain her performance tonight.
I mean, her 30 years of experience, I'm guessing, wasn't in this type of restaurant.
- Three more risottos.
- I'm sorry.
Everybody stop what you're doing and concentrate.
Autumn.
I saw her true colors today.
She wasn't part of the team.
We're all sweating our ass off and she's sitting there sitting pretty.
It's 45 minutes into dinner service and Chef Ramsay's guarantee to serve every customer is in danger.
Just be patient, and he'll get the entrees out.
He's hopeful that Jamie's first entree will get things rolling in the right direction.
What in the [bleep.]
is that? More in the oven, Chef, right? - Oh, leave me alone.
- Okay.
Leave me the [bleep.]
alone.
Just touch that there.
Just just all of you, put your fingers on there.
- It's cold, Chef.
- Yeah, there you go.
- Yes, this is very cold.
- Come here, you, touch it.
It's like cold cream on a [bleep.]
hot steak.
Maria.
Madame.
Let me tell you something.
There's nothing right now to laugh about.
I can't get a single potato.
And, there, you She's on her third time cooking scallops.
And you think it's funny.
But you're right, right.
Now she's laughing again.
What's funny, then, Maria? Chef, nothing's funny.
You're not laughing, no? - No.
- I'm seeing things.
Come here a minute, yeah.
- Jamie.
- Yeah? Hey, Fran, come here.
You come here.
Hey.
You, you, you, [bleep.]
off out of here.
We'll finish the service.
Get out! An hour into dinner service, no entrees are leaving the red kitchen.
and Chef Ramsay is not amused.
It's like cold cream on a [bleep.]
steak.
But apparently one chef is.
Let me tell you something.
There's nothing right now to laugh about.
You're right.
You, you, you.
[bleep.]
off out of here.
We'll find the service.
Get out.
Chef, Chef, Chef, I'm not leaving my team, Chef.
I'm telling you if you don't get out, I'll drag you out.
Get upstairs to the dorm.
Videos, recipes, demos It's a [bleep.]
joke.
Let's go, get me Nilka back in the kitchen, now.
Where's the beef? Yeah? Go on.
All right.
As Nilka settles in on the meat station with Siobhan All right, [bleep.]
it.
Just give me the salt and pepper.
The chefs in the dorm are feeling a little unsettled.
[bleep.]
that.
He's like, "Oh, you're laughing.
" - I didn't laugh once.
- I don't know why Oh, you were laughing, I was laughing.
We were all a [bleep.]
bunch of clowns.
- Yeah, you know what? - I'm sweating my [bleep.]
off.
He says I'm laughing every time I pick something up? It wasn't my [bleep.]
fault! All right, I did I did [bleep.]
up the lobster, I'm sorry.
- I did.
- The crab.
I've never been thrown out of a kitchen in 30 years of my life, and I'm upset.
Some people out there think it's not a big deal.
It's a big [bleep.]
deal.
And now we left them down there to finish? There's three of us gone? What the [bleep.]
? I guess they're not completing.
The red team may be down three members, but the blue team is still at full strength.
Get it on there, and get it boiling.
And Chef Ramsay is looking for something from - Mikey, halibut, please, now! - Yes, Chef.
- Just make sure it's cooked [bleep.]
right.
- Yeah.
That's why we're waiting a second.
[bleep.]
he's calling for it, though, now.
Chef gave me the responsibility by putting me on the garnish station.
It's the leading station.
He probably sees a certain confidence in me.
Halibut! Work on that halibut, yeah? Let's get that [bleep.]
.
Halibut! It's not done yet.
Beef! Guys, we need it now.
We need it now, let's go.
Halibut! When Scott jumps right in, and he's, like, "No, it's good, it's good.
" I'm like, "I think it needs a minute.
" Go, here you go, Chef, here you go.
- You got it.
- Plates, please? [bleep.]
off.
Mikey! Come here.
Come here! There you go.
Raw [bleep.]
halibut.
Chef Ramsay dynamites the thing right in front of us.
There was, like, halibut shrapnel all over us.
Raw.
Raw, raw, [bleep.]
raw! Scott was making me look bad.
Yes, Chef.
Raw! As Mikey starts over on his halibut Make sure it's [bleep.]
cooked, yeah? Make sure it's cooked, all right? over in the red kitchen This is definitely ready.
I'm feeling confident about this one, ladies.
We need that one first.
I think that my team worked better after those three people got kicked out.
I mean, we were putting tables out, and I think that things started to finally come together.
That's cooked perfectly.
An hour and a half into dinner service, with the red diners enjoying their entrees, - Good? - Mm.
and Chef Ramsay is eager to send out Benjamin and Salvatore's final appetizers.
Capelllini, two Risotto, one scallops.
- How long? - Five minutes, Chef.
- Five minutes.
Get your rice in there.
- Yes, Chef.
You're cooking the Risotto with no [bleep.]
rice in there! - Yes, Chef.
- How's that possible? Not possible, Chef.
The [bleep.]
rice has to go in before the stock.
Yes, Chef.
Benjamin.
Some kind of [bleep.]
chef.
He can't even cook the [bleep.]
Risotto.
He's a chef.
What's Salvatore doing? Put it down.
It's a cold pan.
You gotta get the pan hot first.
- This is basic now.
- Yes, Chef.
You can't put [bleep.]
cold food into a cold pan.
It absorbs the olive oil.
So in the center of the potato it's like eating a mouthful of grease.
Yes, Chef.
Sorry, Chef.
There's two of you on there.
How long? He's not even listening.
Hey, do me a favor.
Come here, you.
Hey, you as well.
Hey, where's [bleep.]
smurf? Smurf? Come in here, you.
You and you [bleep.]
off, will you? Get out.
Piss off.
I'm not gonna stand here and struggle time after time.
I don't know what happened.
I got lost with the [bleep.]
appetizer.
[bleep.]
off to the dorm.
Get out of here! Maybe he don't likes the way I talk, I don't know.
He don't likes me.
Who knows? Maybe he don't likes Italian people.
With Salvatore and Benjamin being thrown out of the kitchen - Guess what, don't feel so bad.
- How's everybody? - Feel proud.
- Nope, it's no good.
it's very clear that Chef Ramsay is not going to let anyone get in the way of a completed dinner service.
- Salmon Wellington, yes? Let's go.
- Yes, Chef.
I need, like, five minutes.
Oh, come on, Stacy.
I haven't been on a line in a really long time.
and I had no idea what I was walking into.
How can I wait nearly two hours for an entree and now you want five more minutes for the salmon.
- Three minutes.
- How long? - Three minutes.
- Three minutes, now.
Why are you jumping all over the place? Five, three.
Tell me! I'm not sure how long it's gonna take.
- You're not sure.
- No, Chef.
- Madame, come here.
- Yes, chef.
Right now, I'm not too sure about you.
- I'm sorry.
- [bleep.]
, stop.
Do me one big favor.
[bleep.]
off out of here.
Join the rest of them.
"I'm not sure.
" With the numbers getting smaller in the kitchens, and bigger in the dorms Another one.
Have we gone to entrees yet? Yeah.
Chef Ramsay is hoping all the dead weight is gone.
Halibut's raw.
Unbelievable.
- Mikey! - Yes, Chef.
Come here.
Again.
Raw [bleep.]
halibut.
Take that, yeah? Do me a favor.
[bleep.]
off.
Get out! Up to the [bleep.]
dorms, and get your [bleep.]
hair done.
Get out of my kitchen! What is going on? It was [bleep.]
up.
Both sides.
It was man down.
Man down, everywhere.
Two and a half hours into dinner service and with both kitchens stalled, customers are getting restless.
It's a good thing I ate before I came.
I can't believe these people are still out there.
With only four chefs left in the red kitchen and five in the blue Come here, all of you, come here.
Hurry up.
Chef Ramsay's dream of completing the first dinner service appears to be slipping away.
You guys are [bleep.]
useless.
But I am not gonna shut this [bleep.]
place down.
You, you, you over there.
You work together.
Double up! Yes, Chef! I am not giving up.
With Chef Ramsay's guarantee of completing dinner service less certain You guys are [bleep.]
useless.
and half the chefs up in the dorm, Chef Ramsay resorts to drastic measures.
You work together.
Double up.
Yes, Chef! Move your ass.
What do you guys need? [bleep.]
.
Uh, what do we need? Yeah, I need 16 cooks.
While the newly combined team gets to work, back in the dorms the chefs welcome one more reject.
- So we're not finishing - Just you? We're not finishing service? I wanted to [bleep.]
slap his ass.
Meanwhile, back in the kitchen Chef Ramsay is more determined than ever.
I am not closing this down.
Let's do this.
Come on, guys.
Come on, come on, let's go.
- Bring it together, Ed.
- Yes, Chef, let's go.
Come on, two beef, two Wellington, let's go.
I'm taking control of that team, and I'm feeding the first [bleep.]
dinner service.
Get your mushrooms in there.
Get the cream going.
Okay, bring it all up to temp.
Got it, got it, got it, got it.
Whatever it may take I'm getting it done.
Service please? Let's go, please.
- That meat was cooked perfectly.
- Thank you, Chef.
Don't [bleep.]
stop! With the combined efforts of both teams Beautiful.
and Ed's leadership, Send it.
Come on! entrees are flying out of the kitchen.
This is really good.
Three tickets left.
Let's go! - Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Hey, are you ready? You on to the pass? I'm ready on the Wellington.
Let's go.
Come on.
Go.
- Come on, guys.
- Last table, guys.
Wellington's ready.
Coming down, coming down.
Let's go, let's go, let's go, yeah? Switch it off, let's go.
Yes, Chef.
Tonight is like a bittersweet victory, you know? [bleep.]
was harder than we thought.
That was awesome.
What a night.
We did fulfill our objective.
We served and completed a fully booked restaurant.
But trust me, I am not ready to celebrate because we shouldn't.
Even though we had to merge both kitchens, I'm still gonna decide on a losing team.
It's clear the losing team tonight is the ladies.
Behind all night.
Couldn't get going.
Ah, you sucked.
All of you come to a consensus on which two of you should be put up for elimination.
Now, [bleep.]
off upstairs to the dorm.
Yeah, it really sucks that we lost.
And now we have to put somebody on the chopping block.
I don't know what to say.
I'm just pissed the [bleep.]
off right now.
I really am.
What happened? I was so freaking overwhelmed.
I mean, I really was.
I [bleep.]
up.
You got to let people help you.
Don't say I got it if you don't have it.
I definitely screwed up, but as far as my performance, it wasn't the best.
It wasn't the worst.
It was right in the middle of the road.
And I'm absolutely gonna fight to stay.
I'd like to know, who would you guys boot off? With no hard feelings, I say Maria, because you seemed a little frazzled earlier.
I didn't put any entrees out.
I was kicked out before we did any of the entrees.
I think it's complete crap.
I didn't do as bad as other people on my team.
I personally I would nominate Fran and Stacy.
Those would be my choices.
And why would you take me? Honestly, I think that you got really flustered by Chef.
And I don't I'm not saying that What does that have to do with the food? Because it affected the food.
And how come you just stood there and watched everybody? Autumn she's one to watch out for.
She should be sent home.
You know why? Because she wasn't part of the team.
She's thinking of herself.
We all have different things in our heads of how a kitchen's supposed to run, and I think a kitchen should run like a team.
And I would nominate you, - 'cause you're not a team player.
- Okay.
So what is our decision again? I don't think we came to one.
Okay.
Autumn, first nominee and why, please.
Chef, we nominated Stacy.
We felt that service began badly, and we just weren't able to recover.
Okay.
Second nominee and why.
We also nominated After losing the first dinner service, the women's first nominee was Stacy.
Second nominee and why.
We also nominated Fran.
Why? She was kicked out of the kitchen.
She wasn't able to redeem herself.
Let's go.
Stacy and Fran, step forward.
Fran.
Yes, Chef.
Why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? I don't think I did the worst today.
I don't even really know why I was sent upstairs.
You couldn't even tell me the difference between lobster and crab.
How many legs does a lobster have? - Oh.
- I'm learning.
Okay.
Stacy.
Why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? Truthfully, madame, please.
Truthfully, I've admitted I completely screwed up, let my team down, and completely and utterly let you down.
I'm a team player, and I have nowhere to go but up from here.
How much do you care, Stacy? I care more than you can even imagine.
I'm looking for an extraordinary person.
I need some [bleep.]
.
I need some strength.
And I got some [bleep.]
, Chef.
Where are they? Well, you give me another chance, I'll show them to you.
The person leaving Hell's Kitchen is Lobster.
Here we go.
You putting the crab in the lobster Risotto.
Why are you jumping all over the place? I'm not sure how long it's gonna take.
You're not sure.
[bleep.]
off out of here.
Stacy.
Give me your jacket and leave Hell's Kitchen.
I'm used to cooking for people at home and running the show.
I completely screwed up.
I screwed up.
I took accountability for it, and kudos for me for standing up.
Now, [bleep.]
off, will you? The lot of you.
Get out.
You know, at 44, I could be sitting home playing tennis with my girlfriends but I choose to cook.
You don't stay in a kitchen for 30 years if you don't love it.
We kicked the girls' butts, and we plan on kicking they butt again.
You know, just beat them while they down.
You know, just keep beating them.
I'm not afraid to be the bitch.
I'm not afraid to be the villain.
That doesn't bother me.
I'm here to win.
It's a good thing Stacy's a private chef.
Her food wasn't good enough for the public.
Next time, on Hell's Kitchen An early morning scramble Does that come off? Does it bounce? cracks Siobhan.
I'm so mad at myself that I didn't.
Holy Moses.
and her teammates are burning up.
- She threw us under the bus completely.
- Yeah.
She just doesn't know when to shut her mouth.
Then, at dinner service I'm pissed off.
a shocking mutiny That's not gonna make any ounce of difference there.
- It's gone.
- That's not true.
has Chef Ramsay in a rage.
That's your best? Yeah, Chef, I [bleep.]
the chicken up.
- All that - What's going on? and much more I could go [bleep.]
mad! on an out-of-control Hell's Kitchen you have to see to believe.
[bleep.]
off! Come here! [bleep.]
!