Hell's Kitchen (2005) s13e12 Episode Script
7 Chefs Compete
Previously on Hell's Kitchen - Let's go! - It was the thirteenth annual Blind taste test.
But it had an added twist.
Oh! Please, keep me dry.
Carrot.
Wrong.
Ah! Parsnip purée? Swiss chard, Chef.
With the blue team trailing, Bryant delivered in the final round Potato.
Pepper.
Mozzarella cheese.
Tying up the score.
Bryant and Roe, let's go.
But in the sudden death battle Cauliflower? Fennel.
Bitch! It was Roe who gave the red team their fourth victory in a row.
"Roe" your way to the top! That was the most exciting taste test we've ever had.
Later I want everybody to come to my office.
Yes, Chef.
Chef Ramsay announced a very special private dinner service The guests are firefighters.
Where each chef was in charge of their own course.
Come on, blue team.
Bryant successfully took charge Start putting the plates up, I'll pull the shallots.
They look great.
Go.
But Fernando miscalculated.
You've run out of risotto.
We're not serving this course until we're all together! And Santos You want me to cut the tuna, do the potatoes, - and slice the eggs.
- Please.
Failed to take control.
So basically, I'm doing your dish for you.
In the red kitchen Sterling, you're doing nothing.
Sterling was lost.
Sterling is not doing anything.
Sterling? Sterling, check the Yes, please sorry, Chef.
Sorry, Chef.
And Roe's bad math That's ten.
We're two plates short.
Roe! Kept the red diners waiting.
It's way too long.
In the end, each team had to put up two chefs for elimination.
- The red team nominated - Roe.
- And - Sterling.
The blue team nominated Fernando, Chef.
- And - Santos, Chef.
But it was Fernando, give me your jacket, please.
Who watched his dream of becoming head chef at Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill at Caesars Atlantic City go up in flames.
Fire uh, uh fire ooh ooh ooh ooh the way you walk and talk really sets me off to a full alarm, child yes, it does the way you swerve and curve really wrecks my nerves and I'm so excited, child The way you squeeze and tease knocks me to my knees 'cause I'm smokin' baby, baby When you're hot, you're hot you really shoot your shot you're dyn-o-mite, child ooh ooh ooh ooh fire what I said, child, ow fire, got me burnin', got me burnin' uh-huh fire, got me burnin', got me burnin' And now, the continuation of Hell's Kitchen.
Get out of here.
Thank you, Chef.
Glad you're back, though, girl.
Yeah, thank you.
I'm actually not happy.
Roe's been progressively getting worse.
I feel like I'm the strongest cook on the team.
I'm happy that my dishes have been strong during challenge, but for me, I just keep setting my bar higher and higher.
My tolerance is so low for Jennifer.
I wish she would just shut up.
While Jennifer I'm doing something right.
Is busy tooting her own horn Good luck, 'cause I ain't goin' nowhere.
And looking out for herself, the chefs on the blue team We gotta [Bleep.]
constantly talk.
Appear to be aiming for success through teamwork.
'Cause we only have each other to talk to.
Yep.
It's three of us.
That's it.
We started with 18 people, and we are down to the top seven.
We are that close to being a part of this elite black jacket club.
The chefs each have an idea of what it will take to reach their goals, but as this is Hell's Kitchen Let's go.
It can be dangerous to draw any conclusion.
Like an artist, we, as chefs, start with this amazing blank canvas, right? Yes, Chef.
It's probably what I love most about cooking, right? I'm just hoping I don't have to paint anything, because I can't draw.
There is nothing more satisfying to a chef or an artist, starting with nothing and creating something stunning, right? Wow.
Wow.
That's incredible, absolute brilliance.
Yo.
Oh, my God, this is so cool! He did it in, like, three minutes.
One of the most talented speed artists, Tim Decker.
Thank you.
Incredible, great job.
Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
For today's challenge, I want to see pure artistry.
Just call me Sade Van Gogh.
But I want it all to fit on a plate like this.
I'm looking for each of you to create the most stunning amuse-bouche.
I've never heard what "amuse-douche" is, but after today, I will know.
Create two servings of the same amuse-bouche.
Your 20 minutes starts Now.
Off you go.
In today's amuse-bouche challenge, the chefs must harness all their creativity and express themselves in one small, tasty bite.
I'm so confused, but you know, whatever I do, I put my heart in it.
Creativity.
Every challenge, it seems like it's Sterling's first time in a kitchen.
Think, Sterling.
Man, I'm scrambling.
All of a sudden, I stop, close my eyes.
I hear my fiancée saying, "you can do this, baby.
" It's coming to my head now.
Gonna do a New York strip with a bourbon glaze, man.
- Okay.
- Nice, Sterling.
All these awesome ingredients, I feel like a kid in a candy shop.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Thank you.
I grabbed a dragon fruit, pomegranate, artichoke, ahi tuna, some fennel pollen.
It's gonna be a small package, but it's gonna be big on flavor.
Energy, energy, energy.
Let's go, guys.
I visualize my dish, and then I just go with it, and I'm usually spot on, so I'm the complete opposite of Roe.
I'm just using the heads.
I'm gonna go with the spot prawn and just rip the heads off, because my favorite part is sucking the head out.
For me, it's refined and elegant.
This is what I'm thinking, just using the heads of the spot prawns.
Just the head, yeah? "Team player Roe" would have been like, "absolutely not, don't put that head on a plate," but I really need to focus on my own performance.
- Eight minutes to go, yes? - Yes, Chef.
I want to make something no one would really ever think of.
I take the scallop, cut it to where it was a cube, and it almost looks like tofu.
Oh, yeah, perfect.
Let the imagination go wild.
Seven minutes.
Let's go, come on.
I'm doing a little corn and crab topped with a seared scallop.
My dish is gonna be perfect.
It's me in one explosive bite.
Red chili flakes, anyone? - How you guys doing, good? - Yeah.
I have seared ahi tuna garnished with sautéed napa cabbage and passion fruit.
I have not worked with passion fruit a lot, but let me just throw the passion fruit in and see what happens.
If you don't take risks, you never know what you can do.
Last two minutes.
Red team, you have an extra chef.
Decide amongst you on which dish you're gonna drop.
Hey, how about this disgusting prawn head? I'ma be honest, I don't feel confident in mine.
It's just messy.
Everybody plates look beautiful but mine.
Five, four, three, two, one, and serve.
Red team, have we made a decision? Y yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
- Sterling's, Chef.
- 'Cause mine, it's not eye-appealing.
How does it taste? It's tastes 100.
I mean, it tastes good, Chef.
For this very important test of your creativity, I will not be judging this alone.
Joining me, the editor-in-chief of the most award-winning food site on the web, Epicurious.
Tanya Steel.
Welcome, my darling.
- Hi, guys.
- Nice to see you.
- Nice to see you.
- Welcome.
Love the website.
I should be on it one day.
That would be awesome.
Tanya and I will be scoring your dishes on a scale of one to five.
We're gonna start off with tasting all the red team's dishes first.
La Tasha, please, come and present your amuse-bouche.
Yes, Chef.
I went with a little sweet corn and crab, a pan-seared scallop, and crispy prosciutto.
It's got a real smoky bacon flavor.
I'm a Southern girl.
Back home, we like our scallops wrapped in bacon.
It is really delicious.
Thank you very much.
My concern there, it's a little bit too big.
Amuse-bouche, pop.
- One or two bites, right? - Maximum.
- Yeah.
- Tanya, out of five, - how would you judge that? - I'm gonna say four.
Four.
Three.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Good.
- Good job.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Well done, thank you.
Thank you.
Roe, let's show, please.
Thank you.
Here we go.
With this amuse-bouche, I'm proving to chef that I'm his next head chef.
First thing I saw in our ingredients was this beautiful ahi tuna, so a quick sear on it.
I did a black garlic and ginger sauce under the bottom, finishing salt on top.
Unfortunately, what I just had was a mouthful of salt.
could have done that in 5.
You haven't inspired the tuna to - Sing, yeah.
- Sing, exactly that.
I'm afraid I'm gonna give it a two.
I agree.
Yeah, underwhelming, Roe.
- Thank you.
- Underwhelming.
Get a grip of reality here, Roe.
You suck at creating dishes.
Jennifer, let's go, please.
Yes, Chef.
Once again, it's up to me to save the day on this.
- What? - Oh, my gosh.
Jennifer, no one wants to start the meal This might be off-putting to some people.
Sucking on a head.
Um, I went with a spot prawn, and it seems like everyone's favorite part is sucking the head, so Okay.
Jennifer, who the hell are you hanging out with? - I marinated it And then I just used the marinade as the sauce and thickened it with a little coconut milk.
It's too rich for me, the coconut milk, but I admire your cojones for trying this.
Yeah.
So I'm gonna give you a three.
Let's be honest, not every customer is gonna sit down and start sucking the head.
- Two.
- Thank you, Chef.
Thank you.
Jennifer, you're a [Bleep.]
idiot.
So blue team, the score to beat is 16.
Yes, Chef.
After a poor showing from Jennifer and Roe Let's start off with Bryant, please, let's go.
Come on, B.
The blue team's chances for a victory look good.
And a spoon there.
I like that.
Oh.
I made a grilled scallop with some charred corn, garnished with a bit of pea tendril and some wasabi caviar.
First one to come up with a one-bite wonder.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's what Chef Ramsay asked for.
That reflects on me as a chef in a very good way.
Creative, original, but the scallop is a little bit overcooked.
It's cool.
Whatever.
How'd you cook those scallops? I cooked 'em on the grill.
Had you cooked the scallops less, I'd be four, but I'm gonna give it a three.
- Tanya? - I really liked it.
I thought it worked.
I'm gonna give it a four, despite the fact that you could've taken it off the grill.
- Okay.
- Good job.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Santos? Yes, Chef? Let's go.
So what I have today is a fennel-crusted ahi tuna, and a artichoke heart, and some dragon fruit, and I infused it with the pomegranate juice.
Seriously? You used every ingredient that was available to us? And I also added a little, dehydrated golden raisin Dude, shut up.
Some fried vermicelli, just for a garnish, just to show, with a pomegranate seed.
And some a little bit of wasabi caviar.
A lot of stuff going on there.
Good.
Please give him a low score.
- Mmm.
- Mm-hmm.
There are certain things in that dish I think you didn't need, like the raisin, for instance.
You gotta know where to say stop.
Yes, Chef.
But I thought it was actually a very delicious mouthful.
It was very balanced.
How would you judge that out of five? I think a four.
A four, wow.
For me, one less fruit on the plate, that would have been a four.
I'm gonna give it a three.
Good job.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Well done.
Good job, man.
Blue team, you're doing extremely well.
Unless we have an absolute disaster in our final amuse-bouche, you've got this.
Oh, man, please blow this.
Sade, please.
Thank you.
Either Chef Ramsay and the guest judge are gonna understand my flavors, or they're gonna hate it.
What I have for you today is a tuna, pan-seared, on a bed of Napa cabbage, sautéed with passion fruit.
Passion fruit? Sautéed with passion fruit, - did you say? - Yes.
And what how? How did you do it? After I sautéed the cabbage, I added the passion fruit right at the end.
This is exactly what we needed.
Passion fruit and cabbage are just not gonna work together.
I mean, passion fruit and napa ca was that an accident? No, it was not an accident, Chef.
You trip over the passion fruit? Thought it would work.
Yeah, uh um, it's you're you took a chance.
I don't get it.
Blue team, you're doing extremely well.
After a strong showing from Bryant and Santos in the amuse-bouche challenge, Sade needs only three points out of a possible ten to score a victory for the blue team.
What I have for you today is a tuna on a bed of napa cabbage sautéed with passion fruit.
But her unorthodox combination of ingredients Passion fruit and napa ca was that an accident? Thought it would work.
Uh Has Chef Ramsay and guest judge Tanya Steel hesitant to even taste it.
I don't get it.
You took a chance.
My God, seven losses in a row? If I do not win this challenge, I am seriously gonna burn this [Bleep.]
down today.
How does it taste? Delicious.
It's not supposed to work.
Passion fruit and napa cabbage? Yeah.
It's delicious.
- Yeah, I mean - It's innovative Mm-hmm.
Sophisticated, beautiful.
- I give it a five.
- A five? Wow.
Should've been cooked a slightly bit less.
Four.
Great job.
- Thank you.
- Really good job.
Thank you very much, Miss Steel.
Wow.
Congratulations, yeah.
Thank you.
Great job, Sade.
Blue team, congratulations.
- Yeah! - Thank you, Chef.
- Thank you.
- Whoo! I'm getting out of here.
I'm so happy.
Sade, you haven't been on the rewards in now seven challenges.
But here today, on the eighth, the three of you are gonna visit one of the most stunning places in the whole of Southern California.
Problem is, you can't get there by bus, train, or car Oh! So I've arranged for you to fly in your own private helicopter Oh, my God! To Catalina Island.
You deserve it, Sade.
You're gonna have the most amazing lunch at the Bluewater Grill, right on the waterfront.
Get upstairs, get changed.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Go ahead.
- Thank you, Chef, thank you.
- Thank you, yeah.
Whoo-oo! I'm finally getting the [Bleep.]
out of here! Whoo! - Oh, my God! - I killed it! Red team, your punishment today is gonna be completely nuts.
Tomorrow night, there will be a tuna and coconut amuse-bouche.
Now, shortly, we have a delivery of over 200 coconuts coming.
Carefully unload those coconuts, crack each of them to make a delicious, fresh coconut milk for the amuse.
Get out of here.
Jennifer's previous challenges gave her the big head the big prawn head.
Today was definitely a reality check for her.
All right.
I see this truck full of freakin' coconuts.
I'm gonna go coconuts after this.
Okay, let's go.
Yeah, Tash, make sure you get all those coconuts.
Get the milk, get the water.
I'm getting out of Hell's Kitchen then.
Work it, work it, work it.
Have fun! Our chariot awaits.
I'm feeling like a boss.
Hi, thank you.
Limo to a helicopter to an island, so my style.
That's what I do, I'm a boss.
Whoo! This punishment is ridiculous.
Ooh, that's a warm coconut.
This is a lot of coconuts, and it's taking forever! Grab the coconut, bust the coconut, crack open the coconut, click down the coconut, tray the coconuts, take the coconut and put it in the oven, bring out the coconut, breaking down the coconuts, peelin' it.
I don't want to see no more coconut after this.
All them procedures for [Bleep.]
one coconut.
Hee-ya! Ha! Catalina Island! - Blue team! - Yeah! Oh, my God, I cannot wait to eat.
- Wow.
- Yeah, that's, like, they just took it out the water, like, two minutes ago.
This is definitely the type of relaxation that I needed, chillin' with my guys by the waterfront.
It's fun hanging out with Santos and Sade, honestly.
We're having a great time.
You gotta get a nice smooth one.
You cannot skip that big-ass rock.
There's, like, people out there.
This day can't get any better.
This is so [Bleep.]
awesome.
One, two, three, blue! While the blue team is closer than ever, back in Hell's Kitchen Oh, babe, I'm missing you Sterling may be closer than ever Ya da da da To completely losing it.
Ay! - I like you - Sterling's really excited about this.
La la la, alla That man's been waiting to have breasts all his life, um Yeah, man, I own they sagging a little bit, but they Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
They look nice to me.
They feeling nice, making me miss my fiancée.
I'm going crazy over these nuts.
Whoo-hoo! Man, it's good to be home.
And he-e-ere we go.
How do you like those nuts, Tasha? A little fuzzy, aren't they? Oh, look at that, let me - Yeah.
- Oh, smells amazing.
Good job.
Choke on a coconut, why don't you? That's it.
That's it, baby.
Let's go have a glass of coconut water.
I think I'm actually allergic to fresh coconut.
- Oh, a little red? - I'm, like, breaking out in a rash, and my throat is all scratchy right now.
I'm not feeling too good.
I'm just, like, tearing at my flesh.
Like, I itch so bad, my head, my scalp, my neck.
- I don't eat coconut at all.
- It's like Oh! I am I'm gonna getting a medic up here.
Medic! All right, now she's scaring me.
She's obviously not okay.
Jennifer? Are you having trouble breathing? Yup.
I need help.
We need to get her out of here.
Jennifer, are you having trouble breathing? Yup.
After a challenge loss and a punishing day I need help.
We need to get her out of here.
The red team has now suffered what appears to be another loss, Jennifer.
How's Jennifer? She went to the hospital.
Wow.
The three of us are using this time to strategize about moving forward without Jennifer.
At the end of the day, if she doesn't come back, not gonna cry about it.
I've figured out the magic of the flip on the scallops.
It's literally 40 seconds.
When you flip, count to 40 in your [Bleep.]
head and take them out.
Yeah.
Scallops is no longer the kiss of death.
Yeah, I feel like you training me [Bleep.]
.
With one classic Hell's Kitchen dish mastered, at least in theory, the chefs turn in for the night, and with possible black jackets in sight, both teams head downstairs to start prepping for tonight's dinner service, but while the blue team is feeling up Ready to rock that [Bleep.]
.
The red team Be honest with you, I'm thinking we're gon' be without Jen now.
Is one chef down.
So just be prepared.
We all got to pick up the slack.
Yeah.
Jennifer's still not back.
Hopefully, everyone's bringing their "A" game.
Meat just needs wellingtons, pull-out chicken.
Dessert's all good.
- Hey! - Hey.
How you feeling? Hey, welcome back.
Don't touch no coconut.
If I knew this wasn't gonna be held against me, I wouldn't have come back from the hospital.
You feeling better, though? I just have to suck it up and suffer through everything, just so I don't go up for elimination, because I know damn well Roe is already looking to put me up.
- Red team, line up, please.
- All right.
Quick.
Blue team, line up.
- Jen, are you okay? - Yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
I'm not going anywhere.
You sure? I'm sure.
Okay, good.
Glad to hear it.
As you know, tonight, everybody will get a stunning tuna amuse-bouche.
The appetizers station in both kitchens will be responsible for serving the amuse-bouche.
Yes, Chef.
Now, blue team, you only have three chefs, so put the performance of your lifetime in tonight's service.
Yes, Chef.
Good luck, guys.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Let's go.
Marino, open Hell's Kitchen.
Let's go.
Yes, Chef.
First guests are arriving, guys, yes? Yes, Chef.
Nothing.
Tonight, in addition to the classic Hell's Kitchen menu, each diner will receive a fresh ahi tuna amuse-bouche.
Ahi tuna served with some sriracha dressing.
- Okay.
- It's really good.
Little bit of heat.
It's really good.
With the special tuna moving briskly out of both kitchens Go, please.
Looking good over there, Santos? Now the pressure is on Sade in the blue kitchen and Roe in the red Hot apps, priority.
That'll buy us some time if we need it on entrées.
To get appetizers off to a strong start for their team.
On order, two scallop, two capellini.
Yes, Chef! Sterling, go ahead and drop scallops.
Two scallops in the pan, ma'am.
I'm two minutes away.
I hear Sterling counting to himself.
"One, two, three " We have discussed as a team, sear on the other side.
Didn't really suggest to count to 40 out loud.
Minute and a half? Make sure they're beautiful, Sterling.
I'm counting, 'cause that's how long it takes for the scallops to get done.
Sterling, you're walking scallops soon, yes? Scallop garnish is in the window.
Walking capellini, two times.
Walking scallops, Chef! Yeah, nice color.
Service, please.
Now, how is that technique? On order, two scallops, two risotto.
Two scallops, two risotto.
Heard! Let's go.
You ready for two more scallops? Yes, drop scallops! While the red team continues to count on Sterling to deliver on the fish station One, two, three You're all good, Sterling.
The blue team is counting on Two baby gem salad, capellini.
Right now, Chef.
Let's walk.
Sade on appetizers - Scallops, please? - Yup.
And Santos on fish Two scallops.
To get their kitchen off to a solid start.
Service, please.
Beautiful scallops.
I need that risotto, Sade.
Yes, Chef.
- Risotto? - Risotto right here, Chef! Let's go, good.
Lobster, please.
Right beside.
Let's go.
Come on, guys, please.
Nice.
Thank you, Chef.
Delicious risotto.
Delicious risotto.
Heard that.
Yes, Chef.
Risotto, perfect.
Capellini, perfect.
Mmm, mmm.
Yummy, yes.
Sade is killing [Bleep.]
tonight.
Know that.
Service, please.
With appetizers moving steadily out to the dining room On order, four risotto.
Two halibut, two chicken.
- Heard, Chef! - Yes, Chef! The blue team is already moving on to entrées.
Come on, guys.
Keep pushing.
Oh, my God, it's so good.
Now Chef Ramsay looks to the red team to mirror what is happening in the blue kitchen.
Scallops, risotto? Walking two risotto! - Roe? - Yes, Chef? - That risotto's delicious.
- Thank you, Chef.
Good job, Roe.
Coming to the window now! Hey, all of you, come here.
- Yes, Chef? - Yes, right, yeah.
Yes, Chef? Oh, my God.
- Look, look, ah! - It won't happen again.
- Won't happen again.
- For goodness sakes! It won't happen again! It won't happen again! I got this, man.
I know I can do the station.
I won't mess up again, I promise you, Chef! - [Bleep.]
me! - Focus, Sterling.
- Let's go, baby.
- I'm focused! I promise I'm focused.
While Sterling hustles to re-fire his scallops, his teammates wait, along with their hungry diners.
Meanwhile, back in the blue kitchen Service, please.
Chef Ramsay looks to Bryant on meat Ready, walking chicken! And Santos on fish Walking halibut! To continue what has been a strong service.
- Three.
- Two.
One.
Walking.
Two chicken, two halibut, Chef.
It feels good to have a three-man team.
Tonight is on-point, on the money, no backing down.
Service, please.
Start momentum now.
Two halibut, two wellington, yes? Yes, Chef! I need to hear the countdown with the team, you know.
Five minutes, Chef! You stick together united, but it just got quiet.
Yes, Chef.
Hey, and I'm the only one doing the talking, it's silence! - No, Chef! - Yes, Chef! Four minutes to the window, two wellington! From now on, I want him to see my mouth moving and words coming out of them every single time he turns around.
After the two halibut, two wellington - Yep.
- Six top.
Now, log it in the back of your mind.
Yep.
Yep.
Two halibut and two chicken.
Two wellington.
- Yup.
- Heard, Chef.
- Six minutes to the window.
- Six minutes to the window.
Work it, yes? Yes, Chef.
While the blue team works on their communication Keep talking while that man is away.
Yep.
Back in the red kitchen Scallops? Right now, scallops! Sterling is hoping to make a bold statement with his scallops.
Scallops to the window! Sterling, please, get these scallops out.
- Red team? - Yes, Chef? Red team! Yes, Chef! Four scallops cooked properly, and one raw.
- Man! - One raw.
Come on, Sterling.
Hey, do we need to change stations? That's a good idea.
Of course.
Hell yeah.
No! At this stage? It's driving me mad! You're not learning from your mistakes! Just stop.
I've had enough.
All of you, get out! It's just over an hour into dinner service - Red team! - Yes, Chef! Four scallops cooked properly, and one raw.
And even though Sterling started strong, three straight orders of scallops have been ruined by him.
Do we need to change stations? No! And Chef Ramsay is completely fed up.
At this stage? It's driving me mad! You're not learning from your mistakes! I've had enough.
All of you, get out! Get in there and have a meeting, will you? Come on, Sterling.
Sterling can you do Man, I can do this, man! All right, well, what's happened? - Nothing, man, I'm good! - Do not let me tell you, do not pull a Frank right now.
If you need help, we can I'm not pulling a Frank! I got this! Okay.
One more thing comes back, we'll switch.
- I I I'll switch.
- Okay.
Okay, one more thing, I'll switch.
We got it, hon.
- One more thing, I'll switch.
- One more, and we're done.
One more, and we're done.
Let's go, guys.
- And I'll switch.
- Behind you, eggplant! I'm so close to just yanking the [Bleep.]
scallops and trying to cook 'em over on the [Bleep.]
meat station right now.
Give me three minutes.
Give me three minutes, please.
While Sterling fights to keep himself on the fish station Over on the blue side Service, please.
Entrées continue to leave the kitchen quickly It's so good.
But they are far from being out of the woods as another V.
I.
P.
diner arrives.
Two halibut, two chicken, two wellington.
How long? Six minutes.
Six minutes.
Hey, we're getting slower and slower and slower.
We're gonna pick it back up.
We haven't got that time.
Okay.
I can go in three minutes.
On the two chicken, two halibut? Two chicken, two halibut, I - Ready, I can go as well.
- Thank you.
Right now, we need to push this food out.
Keep it up, man, keep it up.
As Bryant tries to maintain the steady delivery of entrées On order, yeah watch this table, Lou Diamond fire two scallops, V.
V.
I.
P.
Yes, Chef.
Chef Ramsay looks to Santos to deliver the last table of appetizers to Lou Diamond Phillips and his wife.
Meanwhile, in the red kitchen Two scallops, on their own.
Why are you waiting on them? The spotlight is still very much on Sterling, who is trying to prove that he can handle the fish station.
Two scallops to the window! It's good.
Hey, red team, all of you, come here.
Ugh! Man, I'm done, man.
Man, I messed up.
- Just touch that.
- I'm thinking I'm done, man.
- Get on garnish then.
- Just touch it, I'm done, man.
Just touch it, just now it's like bullets.
I'm done.
- Tash, switch.
- Yeah.
Switch, Tash.
I ain't gonna give up, though, man.
You're on garnish, Sterling.
- Are you giving up? - No, I ain't giving up, man.
- I won't - Don't you dare give up.
- I won't give up.
- Don't you [Bleep.]
dare.
I promise I won't give up.
I promise I won't give up.
It's my fault, but I'm a fighter, man.
Ain't no quitter in me.
It's an hour and 20 minutes into dinner service, and with Sterling's replacement on the fish station, Roe Walking scallops, Chef! Hot, hot, hot.
Successfully delivering scallops Service, please.
Diners on both sides are enjoying their food.
It's really good.
Now, Chef Ramsay is expecting Jennifer on meat On order, four couples, table 33, Two chicken, two wellington.
Yes, Chef.
To keep up the momentum on entrées.
Fire straight after that two chicken, two lamb, yes? Yes, Chef.
Thanks to Sterling, I am buried alive in meat.
Let's go.
Push, guys, push! Jen, you're good? Jennifer's overwhelmed on meat.
All right, let's not panic.
We can't let any station fall, and we need this.
I'm waiting on two chicken, two wellington, - how long? - I got four minutes, Chef.
Well, come here, you.
Come here, let me show you s red team, come here.
Jennifer's a little bit behind, but it's not Sterling's fault.
She just got lost.
- I'll flip the tickets, okay? - Okay.
So I can flip that and do two lamb, two halibut if the lamb's ready.
So where are we going? I can do two lamb, two halibut right now.
Thank you, let's go.
All right, let's go.
Give me a time, three minutes? Two halibut.
What? You gotta work with me.
- Yes, Chef.
- You're too distant.
Yes, Chef.
If you don't say anything, I'm [Bleep.]
.
That is a lot, but I'm gonna give it my all and grind it out tonight.
Two halibut.
Lamb walking, hot.
I can go two chicken, two wellington.
Two chicken, two wellington next.
Jennifer, let's go.
How long? Two chicken, two welling right now.
This is not happening right now.
I am not gonna go down.
Service, please.
Two chicken, two lamb, walking.
With Jennifer keeping it together on the meat station Two salmons.
Entrées are leaving at a steady pace, and over in the blue kitchen, Santos Two scallops in the window right now! Is ready to impress the V.
I.
P.
table with his appetizers.
Welcome.
How are we, Chef? - Let us spoil you for once.
- All right.
Appreciate it, Chef, thank you.
Thank you.
Two scallops.
- Hey, all of you, come here.
- Yes, Chef? Oh, no.
- And you, all of you.
- Yes, Chef, on the way.
I knew it was too good to be true.
[Bleep.]
me! We've been doing so well, and now this.
I knew it was too good to be true! Then they're just seeping [Bleep.]
.
Everywhere.
Yes, Chef.
Look, I got that there, I got that there.
[Bleep.]
, I got that one there.
Look underneath.
- Yes, Chef.
- Look underneath.
No, I j but just just just touch them, will you, guys? - Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Just just hey, just Hey, come here, you.
Come here.
It's nearly two hours into dinner service.
I knew it was too good to be true! After a very strong night by the blue team - Just touch them, will you, guys? - Yes, Chef.
Santos has botched the scallops for a V.
I.
P.
table Hey, come here, you.
And brought his kitchen to a sudden halt.
What are you doing, Santos? You're cooking like you're [Bleep.]
out of control.
Not I'll get it back together, Chef.
It's the last two tables! Wake up! Now! Yes, Chef! Get out! Chef Ramsay gave me a wake-up call.
Two scallops two scallops are mine, I'm owning this.
I got this, please.
It's the last two tables.
I'm on it.
If I don't bounce back, I'm out of here.
- Santos! - Yes, Chef! Coming now with the scallops, Chef! Service, please.
With Santos rebounding on the scallops Here you go, Chef, two lamb.
Halibut in the window, Chef.
Service, please.
The blue team completes service.
- Great [Bleep.]
job.
- Good job.
Great job, dude, way to [Bleep.]
hang in there, huh? And over in the red kitchen Let's go, push! The chefs are hustling to finish their service.
- Wellington! - Yes, Chef! One minute on lamb! Service, please.
Chicken, two wellington to the pass! Heard! Going to the pass! Hot.
- In for chef.
- Service, please.
- It's perfect.
- I give it a A-plus.
Very good.
Man, good job, baby.
It wasn't a bad service, but it wasn't the kind of service I was hoping to get.
But there is one thing I am sure about.
Sterling.
Step forward.
Sterling, you have been a phenomenal, relentless competitor But I know that you're not ready to be my next head chef.
- Sure.
- Okay.
Yes, Chef.
You've been a joy to be around, and you've put smiles on all of our faces, and because of that, I want you to keep your jacket.
Man, that's what's up, man.
Thank you.
And let that be a reminder of what you've achieved in this competition.
Thank you so much again, man.
And I'm starting to - Listen, continue cooking.
- Yes, Chef.
- I will, Chef.
- Okay? You'll always be 100 to me.
Time to head up to the dorm.
It's time to pack your bags.
Yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
This has been the greatest opportunity in my life, man.
Can I hug everybody before I go? - Whatever you want.
- Hey, man, I'ma miss y'all, okay? - I'm gonna miss you too.
- I love all y'all, okay? but I learned a whole lot.
I was all happy-go-lucky at first.
I'm always 100.
What's this "hundred"? - I'm 100%, you know.
- Okay! - You have a good time, okay? - Bye, Sterling.
Some of the other chefs here told me I didn't deserve to be here.
- It's good.
- It's raw! Thank you, Chef, for the opportunity, I love you, man.
It made me come back even stronger.
I know I'm strong.
I'm built for this.
Back in line.
I had to make myself better, and I did that.
The one dish that stood out was Sterling.
Good job.
Ah! And on top of that, I got so many wins in challenges.
Whoo! How you doin' today? I'm a leader.
It took me coming way to California to realize that.
Coming up next, four florentine! Finally, someone organizing them! I might not have won Hell's Kitchen, but I got something nobody in Hell's Kitchen have never accomplished I got Chef Ramsay heart.
The process must continue.
Red team, I need one nominee.
Blue team, I need one nominee.
- Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Oh, man! Man! I think we did [Bleep.]
way better than the red team, dude.
They had entrées out there still we were doing dessert.
This is some [Bleep.]
.
It's tough to put someone up for elimination.
Kind of just got to do it and get it over with.
I look at the overall picture, I'd have to say that you're my nominee, but I think you did good tonight.
Who you voting for? - I'm voting for you.
- That's I don't even need to vote then.
No point.
I don't feel that my scallops were the only mistake in the kitchen, but it doesn't really matter.
I'm gonna have to show Chef Ramsay I deserve to stay here.
Man, fight for yourself up there.
What are we gonna do? I'm gonna say Jen, because of the confusion with the tickets tonight.
After the allergic reaction, and I still stuck through it? What more can you ask from me? Feeling as [Bleep.]
as I did, I think I did damn good.
Jennifer, I have worked through burns, I have worked through deaths in the family.
My compassion for those things is very low.
I'm trying to be as objective as possible, but I know it's between me and Roe.
I really have no reason to put you up.
It always comes down to Tash, because Roe is always trying to eliminate me, and I'm always trying to eliminate Roe.
I haven't had a bad service in a while.
Been four good performances, and two in there.
No, bitch, you've had plenty more.
She is doing her damnedest to turn Tash against me right now.
I've killed it on all the challenges.
I think the prawn head was kind of a bad call.
Ugh, this is so nit-picky.
I have to choose between Jennifer and Roe.
At one point, that would have been an easy decision, but tonight, it's definitely not.
Y'all are trying to stress the hell out of me.
Blue team, have you made a decision? Yes, Chef.
Sade, blue team's only nominee and why? Santos, Chef.
The blue team believes that Santos is the weaker chef.
Red team, have you made a decision? Yes, Chef.
La Tasha, who is the red team's nominee, and why? Chef, the red team nominates Despite Sterling's departure, Chef Ramsay has asked each team to come up with one person for elimination.
Blue team, have you made a decision? The blue team has nominated Santos, Chef.
And now, the red team must give their nominee.
Chef, the red team nominates Roe, just based on overall inconsistencies.
Very difficult.
Roe, Santos, step forward, please.
Roe, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? I am a strong leader of our team.
I've done the hardest thing in this competition, that's to battle back and regain your team's confidence.
Well, you haven't quite gained your team's confidence, because you're standing here.
Santos, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? Chef, I should stay in Hell's Kitchen because I have all the passion, all the drive, everything you're looking for in your next head chef.
Now I have to step it up.
Now I have to be the leader, the role model.
This is hard, let me tell you.
My decision is Roe.
And Santos.
Give me your jackets.
I want these jackets back, 'cause I have black jackets for you.
Santos.
Congratulations.
Thank you, Chef.
Good job.
Congratulations.
Good job.
You two did not deserve to go home tonight.
Phew.
But Jennifer, step forward.
Yes, Chef? You've fainted, you've been to the hospital, you've been out a lot.
I still fought back.
Jennifer, give me your jacket.
Congratulations.
Good job.
Well done.
Well done.
Well done.
Poker face.
Breathe, baby.
I don't want you fainting again.
I'm in a [Bleep.]
black jacket.
La Tasha, step forward.
Yes, Chef.
You know how many people want this? And I'm wearing it.
Good job.
This is, like, "ahh!" Bryant.
It feels great! Really appreciate it.
Well done.
Sade.
I am a part of the black jacket elite.
Good job.
Thank you, I'm hugging you.
I'm about to be Sterling.
Thank you.
- Black jacket club! Yeah! Two, three, black jacket! When I look at you six talented chefs, I realize that one of you is gonna be my next head chef.
Well done and good night.
Thank you, Chef.
Good night, Chef, thank you.
Thank you so much.
The boxing gloves are coming off.
It's gonna be a fist fight till the end.
Get your popcorn out, people, because I'm about to put on a [Bleep.]
show.
I am in this to win this.
May the best woman win.
Sterling went further in this competition than I thought he would, and even though he was always at 100, it wasn't enough to earn him a black jacket.
Next time on Hell's Kitchen We're at the final six.
Everything needs to be perfect.
Black jacket elite.
The final six appear to be on their best behavior.
- Toast - Black.
Still gotta work as a team on the line.
Absolutely.
But behind each other's back There are five people in my way to that final spot.
Could it be a different story? Tonight, let's celebrate.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna wipe the floor with you.
And could one chef's plan to get rid of the competition There's gonna be some turbulance.
Put your seatbelt on, 'cause it's gonna be a rocky ride.
- Have Chef Ramsay - Get it together! pointing the finger, in the wrong direction.
Roe! [Bleep.]
Roe! Santos [Bleep.]
me over.
Next time - Come on, then! - On a cut throat I'm ready to knock the team out, one at a time.
- Surprising - You'll be going up against some of the finest chefs.
*** *** on Hell's Kitchen.
But it had an added twist.
Oh! Please, keep me dry.
Carrot.
Wrong.
Ah! Parsnip purée? Swiss chard, Chef.
With the blue team trailing, Bryant delivered in the final round Potato.
Pepper.
Mozzarella cheese.
Tying up the score.
Bryant and Roe, let's go.
But in the sudden death battle Cauliflower? Fennel.
Bitch! It was Roe who gave the red team their fourth victory in a row.
"Roe" your way to the top! That was the most exciting taste test we've ever had.
Later I want everybody to come to my office.
Yes, Chef.
Chef Ramsay announced a very special private dinner service The guests are firefighters.
Where each chef was in charge of their own course.
Come on, blue team.
Bryant successfully took charge Start putting the plates up, I'll pull the shallots.
They look great.
Go.
But Fernando miscalculated.
You've run out of risotto.
We're not serving this course until we're all together! And Santos You want me to cut the tuna, do the potatoes, - and slice the eggs.
- Please.
Failed to take control.
So basically, I'm doing your dish for you.
In the red kitchen Sterling, you're doing nothing.
Sterling was lost.
Sterling is not doing anything.
Sterling? Sterling, check the Yes, please sorry, Chef.
Sorry, Chef.
And Roe's bad math That's ten.
We're two plates short.
Roe! Kept the red diners waiting.
It's way too long.
In the end, each team had to put up two chefs for elimination.
- The red team nominated - Roe.
- And - Sterling.
The blue team nominated Fernando, Chef.
- And - Santos, Chef.
But it was Fernando, give me your jacket, please.
Who watched his dream of becoming head chef at Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill at Caesars Atlantic City go up in flames.
Fire uh, uh fire ooh ooh ooh ooh the way you walk and talk really sets me off to a full alarm, child yes, it does the way you swerve and curve really wrecks my nerves and I'm so excited, child The way you squeeze and tease knocks me to my knees 'cause I'm smokin' baby, baby When you're hot, you're hot you really shoot your shot you're dyn-o-mite, child ooh ooh ooh ooh fire what I said, child, ow fire, got me burnin', got me burnin' uh-huh fire, got me burnin', got me burnin' And now, the continuation of Hell's Kitchen.
Get out of here.
Thank you, Chef.
Glad you're back, though, girl.
Yeah, thank you.
I'm actually not happy.
Roe's been progressively getting worse.
I feel like I'm the strongest cook on the team.
I'm happy that my dishes have been strong during challenge, but for me, I just keep setting my bar higher and higher.
My tolerance is so low for Jennifer.
I wish she would just shut up.
While Jennifer I'm doing something right.
Is busy tooting her own horn Good luck, 'cause I ain't goin' nowhere.
And looking out for herself, the chefs on the blue team We gotta [Bleep.]
constantly talk.
Appear to be aiming for success through teamwork.
'Cause we only have each other to talk to.
Yep.
It's three of us.
That's it.
We started with 18 people, and we are down to the top seven.
We are that close to being a part of this elite black jacket club.
The chefs each have an idea of what it will take to reach their goals, but as this is Hell's Kitchen Let's go.
It can be dangerous to draw any conclusion.
Like an artist, we, as chefs, start with this amazing blank canvas, right? Yes, Chef.
It's probably what I love most about cooking, right? I'm just hoping I don't have to paint anything, because I can't draw.
There is nothing more satisfying to a chef or an artist, starting with nothing and creating something stunning, right? Wow.
Wow.
That's incredible, absolute brilliance.
Yo.
Oh, my God, this is so cool! He did it in, like, three minutes.
One of the most talented speed artists, Tim Decker.
Thank you.
Incredible, great job.
Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
For today's challenge, I want to see pure artistry.
Just call me Sade Van Gogh.
But I want it all to fit on a plate like this.
I'm looking for each of you to create the most stunning amuse-bouche.
I've never heard what "amuse-douche" is, but after today, I will know.
Create two servings of the same amuse-bouche.
Your 20 minutes starts Now.
Off you go.
In today's amuse-bouche challenge, the chefs must harness all their creativity and express themselves in one small, tasty bite.
I'm so confused, but you know, whatever I do, I put my heart in it.
Creativity.
Every challenge, it seems like it's Sterling's first time in a kitchen.
Think, Sterling.
Man, I'm scrambling.
All of a sudden, I stop, close my eyes.
I hear my fiancée saying, "you can do this, baby.
" It's coming to my head now.
Gonna do a New York strip with a bourbon glaze, man.
- Okay.
- Nice, Sterling.
All these awesome ingredients, I feel like a kid in a candy shop.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Thank you.
I grabbed a dragon fruit, pomegranate, artichoke, ahi tuna, some fennel pollen.
It's gonna be a small package, but it's gonna be big on flavor.
Energy, energy, energy.
Let's go, guys.
I visualize my dish, and then I just go with it, and I'm usually spot on, so I'm the complete opposite of Roe.
I'm just using the heads.
I'm gonna go with the spot prawn and just rip the heads off, because my favorite part is sucking the head out.
For me, it's refined and elegant.
This is what I'm thinking, just using the heads of the spot prawns.
Just the head, yeah? "Team player Roe" would have been like, "absolutely not, don't put that head on a plate," but I really need to focus on my own performance.
- Eight minutes to go, yes? - Yes, Chef.
I want to make something no one would really ever think of.
I take the scallop, cut it to where it was a cube, and it almost looks like tofu.
Oh, yeah, perfect.
Let the imagination go wild.
Seven minutes.
Let's go, come on.
I'm doing a little corn and crab topped with a seared scallop.
My dish is gonna be perfect.
It's me in one explosive bite.
Red chili flakes, anyone? - How you guys doing, good? - Yeah.
I have seared ahi tuna garnished with sautéed napa cabbage and passion fruit.
I have not worked with passion fruit a lot, but let me just throw the passion fruit in and see what happens.
If you don't take risks, you never know what you can do.
Last two minutes.
Red team, you have an extra chef.
Decide amongst you on which dish you're gonna drop.
Hey, how about this disgusting prawn head? I'ma be honest, I don't feel confident in mine.
It's just messy.
Everybody plates look beautiful but mine.
Five, four, three, two, one, and serve.
Red team, have we made a decision? Y yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
- Sterling's, Chef.
- 'Cause mine, it's not eye-appealing.
How does it taste? It's tastes 100.
I mean, it tastes good, Chef.
For this very important test of your creativity, I will not be judging this alone.
Joining me, the editor-in-chief of the most award-winning food site on the web, Epicurious.
Tanya Steel.
Welcome, my darling.
- Hi, guys.
- Nice to see you.
- Nice to see you.
- Welcome.
Love the website.
I should be on it one day.
That would be awesome.
Tanya and I will be scoring your dishes on a scale of one to five.
We're gonna start off with tasting all the red team's dishes first.
La Tasha, please, come and present your amuse-bouche.
Yes, Chef.
I went with a little sweet corn and crab, a pan-seared scallop, and crispy prosciutto.
It's got a real smoky bacon flavor.
I'm a Southern girl.
Back home, we like our scallops wrapped in bacon.
It is really delicious.
Thank you very much.
My concern there, it's a little bit too big.
Amuse-bouche, pop.
- One or two bites, right? - Maximum.
- Yeah.
- Tanya, out of five, - how would you judge that? - I'm gonna say four.
Four.
Three.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Good.
- Good job.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Well done, thank you.
Thank you.
Roe, let's show, please.
Thank you.
Here we go.
With this amuse-bouche, I'm proving to chef that I'm his next head chef.
First thing I saw in our ingredients was this beautiful ahi tuna, so a quick sear on it.
I did a black garlic and ginger sauce under the bottom, finishing salt on top.
Unfortunately, what I just had was a mouthful of salt.
could have done that in 5.
You haven't inspired the tuna to - Sing, yeah.
- Sing, exactly that.
I'm afraid I'm gonna give it a two.
I agree.
Yeah, underwhelming, Roe.
- Thank you.
- Underwhelming.
Get a grip of reality here, Roe.
You suck at creating dishes.
Jennifer, let's go, please.
Yes, Chef.
Once again, it's up to me to save the day on this.
- What? - Oh, my gosh.
Jennifer, no one wants to start the meal This might be off-putting to some people.
Sucking on a head.
Um, I went with a spot prawn, and it seems like everyone's favorite part is sucking the head, so Okay.
Jennifer, who the hell are you hanging out with? - I marinated it And then I just used the marinade as the sauce and thickened it with a little coconut milk.
It's too rich for me, the coconut milk, but I admire your cojones for trying this.
Yeah.
So I'm gonna give you a three.
Let's be honest, not every customer is gonna sit down and start sucking the head.
- Two.
- Thank you, Chef.
Thank you.
Jennifer, you're a [Bleep.]
idiot.
So blue team, the score to beat is 16.
Yes, Chef.
After a poor showing from Jennifer and Roe Let's start off with Bryant, please, let's go.
Come on, B.
The blue team's chances for a victory look good.
And a spoon there.
I like that.
Oh.
I made a grilled scallop with some charred corn, garnished with a bit of pea tendril and some wasabi caviar.
First one to come up with a one-bite wonder.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's what Chef Ramsay asked for.
That reflects on me as a chef in a very good way.
Creative, original, but the scallop is a little bit overcooked.
It's cool.
Whatever.
How'd you cook those scallops? I cooked 'em on the grill.
Had you cooked the scallops less, I'd be four, but I'm gonna give it a three.
- Tanya? - I really liked it.
I thought it worked.
I'm gonna give it a four, despite the fact that you could've taken it off the grill.
- Okay.
- Good job.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Santos? Yes, Chef? Let's go.
So what I have today is a fennel-crusted ahi tuna, and a artichoke heart, and some dragon fruit, and I infused it with the pomegranate juice.
Seriously? You used every ingredient that was available to us? And I also added a little, dehydrated golden raisin Dude, shut up.
Some fried vermicelli, just for a garnish, just to show, with a pomegranate seed.
And some a little bit of wasabi caviar.
A lot of stuff going on there.
Good.
Please give him a low score.
- Mmm.
- Mm-hmm.
There are certain things in that dish I think you didn't need, like the raisin, for instance.
You gotta know where to say stop.
Yes, Chef.
But I thought it was actually a very delicious mouthful.
It was very balanced.
How would you judge that out of five? I think a four.
A four, wow.
For me, one less fruit on the plate, that would have been a four.
I'm gonna give it a three.
Good job.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Well done.
Good job, man.
Blue team, you're doing extremely well.
Unless we have an absolute disaster in our final amuse-bouche, you've got this.
Oh, man, please blow this.
Sade, please.
Thank you.
Either Chef Ramsay and the guest judge are gonna understand my flavors, or they're gonna hate it.
What I have for you today is a tuna, pan-seared, on a bed of Napa cabbage, sautéed with passion fruit.
Passion fruit? Sautéed with passion fruit, - did you say? - Yes.
And what how? How did you do it? After I sautéed the cabbage, I added the passion fruit right at the end.
This is exactly what we needed.
Passion fruit and cabbage are just not gonna work together.
I mean, passion fruit and napa ca was that an accident? No, it was not an accident, Chef.
You trip over the passion fruit? Thought it would work.
Yeah, uh um, it's you're you took a chance.
I don't get it.
Blue team, you're doing extremely well.
After a strong showing from Bryant and Santos in the amuse-bouche challenge, Sade needs only three points out of a possible ten to score a victory for the blue team.
What I have for you today is a tuna on a bed of napa cabbage sautéed with passion fruit.
But her unorthodox combination of ingredients Passion fruit and napa ca was that an accident? Thought it would work.
Uh Has Chef Ramsay and guest judge Tanya Steel hesitant to even taste it.
I don't get it.
You took a chance.
My God, seven losses in a row? If I do not win this challenge, I am seriously gonna burn this [Bleep.]
down today.
How does it taste? Delicious.
It's not supposed to work.
Passion fruit and napa cabbage? Yeah.
It's delicious.
- Yeah, I mean - It's innovative Mm-hmm.
Sophisticated, beautiful.
- I give it a five.
- A five? Wow.
Should've been cooked a slightly bit less.
Four.
Great job.
- Thank you.
- Really good job.
Thank you very much, Miss Steel.
Wow.
Congratulations, yeah.
Thank you.
Great job, Sade.
Blue team, congratulations.
- Yeah! - Thank you, Chef.
- Thank you.
- Whoo! I'm getting out of here.
I'm so happy.
Sade, you haven't been on the rewards in now seven challenges.
But here today, on the eighth, the three of you are gonna visit one of the most stunning places in the whole of Southern California.
Problem is, you can't get there by bus, train, or car Oh! So I've arranged for you to fly in your own private helicopter Oh, my God! To Catalina Island.
You deserve it, Sade.
You're gonna have the most amazing lunch at the Bluewater Grill, right on the waterfront.
Get upstairs, get changed.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Go ahead.
- Thank you, Chef, thank you.
- Thank you, yeah.
Whoo-oo! I'm finally getting the [Bleep.]
out of here! Whoo! - Oh, my God! - I killed it! Red team, your punishment today is gonna be completely nuts.
Tomorrow night, there will be a tuna and coconut amuse-bouche.
Now, shortly, we have a delivery of over 200 coconuts coming.
Carefully unload those coconuts, crack each of them to make a delicious, fresh coconut milk for the amuse.
Get out of here.
Jennifer's previous challenges gave her the big head the big prawn head.
Today was definitely a reality check for her.
All right.
I see this truck full of freakin' coconuts.
I'm gonna go coconuts after this.
Okay, let's go.
Yeah, Tash, make sure you get all those coconuts.
Get the milk, get the water.
I'm getting out of Hell's Kitchen then.
Work it, work it, work it.
Have fun! Our chariot awaits.
I'm feeling like a boss.
Hi, thank you.
Limo to a helicopter to an island, so my style.
That's what I do, I'm a boss.
Whoo! This punishment is ridiculous.
Ooh, that's a warm coconut.
This is a lot of coconuts, and it's taking forever! Grab the coconut, bust the coconut, crack open the coconut, click down the coconut, tray the coconuts, take the coconut and put it in the oven, bring out the coconut, breaking down the coconuts, peelin' it.
I don't want to see no more coconut after this.
All them procedures for [Bleep.]
one coconut.
Hee-ya! Ha! Catalina Island! - Blue team! - Yeah! Oh, my God, I cannot wait to eat.
- Wow.
- Yeah, that's, like, they just took it out the water, like, two minutes ago.
This is definitely the type of relaxation that I needed, chillin' with my guys by the waterfront.
It's fun hanging out with Santos and Sade, honestly.
We're having a great time.
You gotta get a nice smooth one.
You cannot skip that big-ass rock.
There's, like, people out there.
This day can't get any better.
This is so [Bleep.]
awesome.
One, two, three, blue! While the blue team is closer than ever, back in Hell's Kitchen Oh, babe, I'm missing you Sterling may be closer than ever Ya da da da To completely losing it.
Ay! - I like you - Sterling's really excited about this.
La la la, alla That man's been waiting to have breasts all his life, um Yeah, man, I own they sagging a little bit, but they Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
They look nice to me.
They feeling nice, making me miss my fiancée.
I'm going crazy over these nuts.
Whoo-hoo! Man, it's good to be home.
And he-e-ere we go.
How do you like those nuts, Tasha? A little fuzzy, aren't they? Oh, look at that, let me - Yeah.
- Oh, smells amazing.
Good job.
Choke on a coconut, why don't you? That's it.
That's it, baby.
Let's go have a glass of coconut water.
I think I'm actually allergic to fresh coconut.
- Oh, a little red? - I'm, like, breaking out in a rash, and my throat is all scratchy right now.
I'm not feeling too good.
I'm just, like, tearing at my flesh.
Like, I itch so bad, my head, my scalp, my neck.
- I don't eat coconut at all.
- It's like Oh! I am I'm gonna getting a medic up here.
Medic! All right, now she's scaring me.
She's obviously not okay.
Jennifer? Are you having trouble breathing? Yup.
I need help.
We need to get her out of here.
Jennifer, are you having trouble breathing? Yup.
After a challenge loss and a punishing day I need help.
We need to get her out of here.
The red team has now suffered what appears to be another loss, Jennifer.
How's Jennifer? She went to the hospital.
Wow.
The three of us are using this time to strategize about moving forward without Jennifer.
At the end of the day, if she doesn't come back, not gonna cry about it.
I've figured out the magic of the flip on the scallops.
It's literally 40 seconds.
When you flip, count to 40 in your [Bleep.]
head and take them out.
Yeah.
Scallops is no longer the kiss of death.
Yeah, I feel like you training me [Bleep.]
.
With one classic Hell's Kitchen dish mastered, at least in theory, the chefs turn in for the night, and with possible black jackets in sight, both teams head downstairs to start prepping for tonight's dinner service, but while the blue team is feeling up Ready to rock that [Bleep.]
.
The red team Be honest with you, I'm thinking we're gon' be without Jen now.
Is one chef down.
So just be prepared.
We all got to pick up the slack.
Yeah.
Jennifer's still not back.
Hopefully, everyone's bringing their "A" game.
Meat just needs wellingtons, pull-out chicken.
Dessert's all good.
- Hey! - Hey.
How you feeling? Hey, welcome back.
Don't touch no coconut.
If I knew this wasn't gonna be held against me, I wouldn't have come back from the hospital.
You feeling better, though? I just have to suck it up and suffer through everything, just so I don't go up for elimination, because I know damn well Roe is already looking to put me up.
- Red team, line up, please.
- All right.
Quick.
Blue team, line up.
- Jen, are you okay? - Yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
I'm not going anywhere.
You sure? I'm sure.
Okay, good.
Glad to hear it.
As you know, tonight, everybody will get a stunning tuna amuse-bouche.
The appetizers station in both kitchens will be responsible for serving the amuse-bouche.
Yes, Chef.
Now, blue team, you only have three chefs, so put the performance of your lifetime in tonight's service.
Yes, Chef.
Good luck, guys.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Let's go.
Marino, open Hell's Kitchen.
Let's go.
Yes, Chef.
First guests are arriving, guys, yes? Yes, Chef.
Nothing.
Tonight, in addition to the classic Hell's Kitchen menu, each diner will receive a fresh ahi tuna amuse-bouche.
Ahi tuna served with some sriracha dressing.
- Okay.
- It's really good.
Little bit of heat.
It's really good.
With the special tuna moving briskly out of both kitchens Go, please.
Looking good over there, Santos? Now the pressure is on Sade in the blue kitchen and Roe in the red Hot apps, priority.
That'll buy us some time if we need it on entrées.
To get appetizers off to a strong start for their team.
On order, two scallop, two capellini.
Yes, Chef! Sterling, go ahead and drop scallops.
Two scallops in the pan, ma'am.
I'm two minutes away.
I hear Sterling counting to himself.
"One, two, three " We have discussed as a team, sear on the other side.
Didn't really suggest to count to 40 out loud.
Minute and a half? Make sure they're beautiful, Sterling.
I'm counting, 'cause that's how long it takes for the scallops to get done.
Sterling, you're walking scallops soon, yes? Scallop garnish is in the window.
Walking capellini, two times.
Walking scallops, Chef! Yeah, nice color.
Service, please.
Now, how is that technique? On order, two scallops, two risotto.
Two scallops, two risotto.
Heard! Let's go.
You ready for two more scallops? Yes, drop scallops! While the red team continues to count on Sterling to deliver on the fish station One, two, three You're all good, Sterling.
The blue team is counting on Two baby gem salad, capellini.
Right now, Chef.
Let's walk.
Sade on appetizers - Scallops, please? - Yup.
And Santos on fish Two scallops.
To get their kitchen off to a solid start.
Service, please.
Beautiful scallops.
I need that risotto, Sade.
Yes, Chef.
- Risotto? - Risotto right here, Chef! Let's go, good.
Lobster, please.
Right beside.
Let's go.
Come on, guys, please.
Nice.
Thank you, Chef.
Delicious risotto.
Delicious risotto.
Heard that.
Yes, Chef.
Risotto, perfect.
Capellini, perfect.
Mmm, mmm.
Yummy, yes.
Sade is killing [Bleep.]
tonight.
Know that.
Service, please.
With appetizers moving steadily out to the dining room On order, four risotto.
Two halibut, two chicken.
- Heard, Chef! - Yes, Chef! The blue team is already moving on to entrées.
Come on, guys.
Keep pushing.
Oh, my God, it's so good.
Now Chef Ramsay looks to the red team to mirror what is happening in the blue kitchen.
Scallops, risotto? Walking two risotto! - Roe? - Yes, Chef? - That risotto's delicious.
- Thank you, Chef.
Good job, Roe.
Coming to the window now! Hey, all of you, come here.
- Yes, Chef? - Yes, right, yeah.
Yes, Chef? Oh, my God.
- Look, look, ah! - It won't happen again.
- Won't happen again.
- For goodness sakes! It won't happen again! It won't happen again! I got this, man.
I know I can do the station.
I won't mess up again, I promise you, Chef! - [Bleep.]
me! - Focus, Sterling.
- Let's go, baby.
- I'm focused! I promise I'm focused.
While Sterling hustles to re-fire his scallops, his teammates wait, along with their hungry diners.
Meanwhile, back in the blue kitchen Service, please.
Chef Ramsay looks to Bryant on meat Ready, walking chicken! And Santos on fish Walking halibut! To continue what has been a strong service.
- Three.
- Two.
One.
Walking.
Two chicken, two halibut, Chef.
It feels good to have a three-man team.
Tonight is on-point, on the money, no backing down.
Service, please.
Start momentum now.
Two halibut, two wellington, yes? Yes, Chef! I need to hear the countdown with the team, you know.
Five minutes, Chef! You stick together united, but it just got quiet.
Yes, Chef.
Hey, and I'm the only one doing the talking, it's silence! - No, Chef! - Yes, Chef! Four minutes to the window, two wellington! From now on, I want him to see my mouth moving and words coming out of them every single time he turns around.
After the two halibut, two wellington - Yep.
- Six top.
Now, log it in the back of your mind.
Yep.
Yep.
Two halibut and two chicken.
Two wellington.
- Yup.
- Heard, Chef.
- Six minutes to the window.
- Six minutes to the window.
Work it, yes? Yes, Chef.
While the blue team works on their communication Keep talking while that man is away.
Yep.
Back in the red kitchen Scallops? Right now, scallops! Sterling is hoping to make a bold statement with his scallops.
Scallops to the window! Sterling, please, get these scallops out.
- Red team? - Yes, Chef? Red team! Yes, Chef! Four scallops cooked properly, and one raw.
- Man! - One raw.
Come on, Sterling.
Hey, do we need to change stations? That's a good idea.
Of course.
Hell yeah.
No! At this stage? It's driving me mad! You're not learning from your mistakes! Just stop.
I've had enough.
All of you, get out! It's just over an hour into dinner service - Red team! - Yes, Chef! Four scallops cooked properly, and one raw.
And even though Sterling started strong, three straight orders of scallops have been ruined by him.
Do we need to change stations? No! And Chef Ramsay is completely fed up.
At this stage? It's driving me mad! You're not learning from your mistakes! I've had enough.
All of you, get out! Get in there and have a meeting, will you? Come on, Sterling.
Sterling can you do Man, I can do this, man! All right, well, what's happened? - Nothing, man, I'm good! - Do not let me tell you, do not pull a Frank right now.
If you need help, we can I'm not pulling a Frank! I got this! Okay.
One more thing comes back, we'll switch.
- I I I'll switch.
- Okay.
Okay, one more thing, I'll switch.
We got it, hon.
- One more thing, I'll switch.
- One more, and we're done.
One more, and we're done.
Let's go, guys.
- And I'll switch.
- Behind you, eggplant! I'm so close to just yanking the [Bleep.]
scallops and trying to cook 'em over on the [Bleep.]
meat station right now.
Give me three minutes.
Give me three minutes, please.
While Sterling fights to keep himself on the fish station Over on the blue side Service, please.
Entrées continue to leave the kitchen quickly It's so good.
But they are far from being out of the woods as another V.
I.
P.
diner arrives.
Two halibut, two chicken, two wellington.
How long? Six minutes.
Six minutes.
Hey, we're getting slower and slower and slower.
We're gonna pick it back up.
We haven't got that time.
Okay.
I can go in three minutes.
On the two chicken, two halibut? Two chicken, two halibut, I - Ready, I can go as well.
- Thank you.
Right now, we need to push this food out.
Keep it up, man, keep it up.
As Bryant tries to maintain the steady delivery of entrées On order, yeah watch this table, Lou Diamond fire two scallops, V.
V.
I.
P.
Yes, Chef.
Chef Ramsay looks to Santos to deliver the last table of appetizers to Lou Diamond Phillips and his wife.
Meanwhile, in the red kitchen Two scallops, on their own.
Why are you waiting on them? The spotlight is still very much on Sterling, who is trying to prove that he can handle the fish station.
Two scallops to the window! It's good.
Hey, red team, all of you, come here.
Ugh! Man, I'm done, man.
Man, I messed up.
- Just touch that.
- I'm thinking I'm done, man.
- Get on garnish then.
- Just touch it, I'm done, man.
Just touch it, just now it's like bullets.
I'm done.
- Tash, switch.
- Yeah.
Switch, Tash.
I ain't gonna give up, though, man.
You're on garnish, Sterling.
- Are you giving up? - No, I ain't giving up, man.
- I won't - Don't you dare give up.
- I won't give up.
- Don't you [Bleep.]
dare.
I promise I won't give up.
I promise I won't give up.
It's my fault, but I'm a fighter, man.
Ain't no quitter in me.
It's an hour and 20 minutes into dinner service, and with Sterling's replacement on the fish station, Roe Walking scallops, Chef! Hot, hot, hot.
Successfully delivering scallops Service, please.
Diners on both sides are enjoying their food.
It's really good.
Now, Chef Ramsay is expecting Jennifer on meat On order, four couples, table 33, Two chicken, two wellington.
Yes, Chef.
To keep up the momentum on entrées.
Fire straight after that two chicken, two lamb, yes? Yes, Chef.
Thanks to Sterling, I am buried alive in meat.
Let's go.
Push, guys, push! Jen, you're good? Jennifer's overwhelmed on meat.
All right, let's not panic.
We can't let any station fall, and we need this.
I'm waiting on two chicken, two wellington, - how long? - I got four minutes, Chef.
Well, come here, you.
Come here, let me show you s red team, come here.
Jennifer's a little bit behind, but it's not Sterling's fault.
She just got lost.
- I'll flip the tickets, okay? - Okay.
So I can flip that and do two lamb, two halibut if the lamb's ready.
So where are we going? I can do two lamb, two halibut right now.
Thank you, let's go.
All right, let's go.
Give me a time, three minutes? Two halibut.
What? You gotta work with me.
- Yes, Chef.
- You're too distant.
Yes, Chef.
If you don't say anything, I'm [Bleep.]
.
That is a lot, but I'm gonna give it my all and grind it out tonight.
Two halibut.
Lamb walking, hot.
I can go two chicken, two wellington.
Two chicken, two wellington next.
Jennifer, let's go.
How long? Two chicken, two welling right now.
This is not happening right now.
I am not gonna go down.
Service, please.
Two chicken, two lamb, walking.
With Jennifer keeping it together on the meat station Two salmons.
Entrées are leaving at a steady pace, and over in the blue kitchen, Santos Two scallops in the window right now! Is ready to impress the V.
I.
P.
table with his appetizers.
Welcome.
How are we, Chef? - Let us spoil you for once.
- All right.
Appreciate it, Chef, thank you.
Thank you.
Two scallops.
- Hey, all of you, come here.
- Yes, Chef? Oh, no.
- And you, all of you.
- Yes, Chef, on the way.
I knew it was too good to be true.
[Bleep.]
me! We've been doing so well, and now this.
I knew it was too good to be true! Then they're just seeping [Bleep.]
.
Everywhere.
Yes, Chef.
Look, I got that there, I got that there.
[Bleep.]
, I got that one there.
Look underneath.
- Yes, Chef.
- Look underneath.
No, I j but just just just touch them, will you, guys? - Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Just just hey, just Hey, come here, you.
Come here.
It's nearly two hours into dinner service.
I knew it was too good to be true! After a very strong night by the blue team - Just touch them, will you, guys? - Yes, Chef.
Santos has botched the scallops for a V.
I.
P.
table Hey, come here, you.
And brought his kitchen to a sudden halt.
What are you doing, Santos? You're cooking like you're [Bleep.]
out of control.
Not I'll get it back together, Chef.
It's the last two tables! Wake up! Now! Yes, Chef! Get out! Chef Ramsay gave me a wake-up call.
Two scallops two scallops are mine, I'm owning this.
I got this, please.
It's the last two tables.
I'm on it.
If I don't bounce back, I'm out of here.
- Santos! - Yes, Chef! Coming now with the scallops, Chef! Service, please.
With Santos rebounding on the scallops Here you go, Chef, two lamb.
Halibut in the window, Chef.
Service, please.
The blue team completes service.
- Great [Bleep.]
job.
- Good job.
Great job, dude, way to [Bleep.]
hang in there, huh? And over in the red kitchen Let's go, push! The chefs are hustling to finish their service.
- Wellington! - Yes, Chef! One minute on lamb! Service, please.
Chicken, two wellington to the pass! Heard! Going to the pass! Hot.
- In for chef.
- Service, please.
- It's perfect.
- I give it a A-plus.
Very good.
Man, good job, baby.
It wasn't a bad service, but it wasn't the kind of service I was hoping to get.
But there is one thing I am sure about.
Sterling.
Step forward.
Sterling, you have been a phenomenal, relentless competitor But I know that you're not ready to be my next head chef.
- Sure.
- Okay.
Yes, Chef.
You've been a joy to be around, and you've put smiles on all of our faces, and because of that, I want you to keep your jacket.
Man, that's what's up, man.
Thank you.
And let that be a reminder of what you've achieved in this competition.
Thank you so much again, man.
And I'm starting to - Listen, continue cooking.
- Yes, Chef.
- I will, Chef.
- Okay? You'll always be 100 to me.
Time to head up to the dorm.
It's time to pack your bags.
Yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
This has been the greatest opportunity in my life, man.
Can I hug everybody before I go? - Whatever you want.
- Hey, man, I'ma miss y'all, okay? - I'm gonna miss you too.
- I love all y'all, okay? but I learned a whole lot.
I was all happy-go-lucky at first.
I'm always 100.
What's this "hundred"? - I'm 100%, you know.
- Okay! - You have a good time, okay? - Bye, Sterling.
Some of the other chefs here told me I didn't deserve to be here.
- It's good.
- It's raw! Thank you, Chef, for the opportunity, I love you, man.
It made me come back even stronger.
I know I'm strong.
I'm built for this.
Back in line.
I had to make myself better, and I did that.
The one dish that stood out was Sterling.
Good job.
Ah! And on top of that, I got so many wins in challenges.
Whoo! How you doin' today? I'm a leader.
It took me coming way to California to realize that.
Coming up next, four florentine! Finally, someone organizing them! I might not have won Hell's Kitchen, but I got something nobody in Hell's Kitchen have never accomplished I got Chef Ramsay heart.
The process must continue.
Red team, I need one nominee.
Blue team, I need one nominee.
- Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef.
Oh, man! Man! I think we did [Bleep.]
way better than the red team, dude.
They had entrées out there still we were doing dessert.
This is some [Bleep.]
.
It's tough to put someone up for elimination.
Kind of just got to do it and get it over with.
I look at the overall picture, I'd have to say that you're my nominee, but I think you did good tonight.
Who you voting for? - I'm voting for you.
- That's I don't even need to vote then.
No point.
I don't feel that my scallops were the only mistake in the kitchen, but it doesn't really matter.
I'm gonna have to show Chef Ramsay I deserve to stay here.
Man, fight for yourself up there.
What are we gonna do? I'm gonna say Jen, because of the confusion with the tickets tonight.
After the allergic reaction, and I still stuck through it? What more can you ask from me? Feeling as [Bleep.]
as I did, I think I did damn good.
Jennifer, I have worked through burns, I have worked through deaths in the family.
My compassion for those things is very low.
I'm trying to be as objective as possible, but I know it's between me and Roe.
I really have no reason to put you up.
It always comes down to Tash, because Roe is always trying to eliminate me, and I'm always trying to eliminate Roe.
I haven't had a bad service in a while.
Been four good performances, and two in there.
No, bitch, you've had plenty more.
She is doing her damnedest to turn Tash against me right now.
I've killed it on all the challenges.
I think the prawn head was kind of a bad call.
Ugh, this is so nit-picky.
I have to choose between Jennifer and Roe.
At one point, that would have been an easy decision, but tonight, it's definitely not.
Y'all are trying to stress the hell out of me.
Blue team, have you made a decision? Yes, Chef.
Sade, blue team's only nominee and why? Santos, Chef.
The blue team believes that Santos is the weaker chef.
Red team, have you made a decision? Yes, Chef.
La Tasha, who is the red team's nominee, and why? Chef, the red team nominates Despite Sterling's departure, Chef Ramsay has asked each team to come up with one person for elimination.
Blue team, have you made a decision? The blue team has nominated Santos, Chef.
And now, the red team must give their nominee.
Chef, the red team nominates Roe, just based on overall inconsistencies.
Very difficult.
Roe, Santos, step forward, please.
Roe, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? I am a strong leader of our team.
I've done the hardest thing in this competition, that's to battle back and regain your team's confidence.
Well, you haven't quite gained your team's confidence, because you're standing here.
Santos, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? Chef, I should stay in Hell's Kitchen because I have all the passion, all the drive, everything you're looking for in your next head chef.
Now I have to step it up.
Now I have to be the leader, the role model.
This is hard, let me tell you.
My decision is Roe.
And Santos.
Give me your jackets.
I want these jackets back, 'cause I have black jackets for you.
Santos.
Congratulations.
Thank you, Chef.
Good job.
Congratulations.
Good job.
You two did not deserve to go home tonight.
Phew.
But Jennifer, step forward.
Yes, Chef? You've fainted, you've been to the hospital, you've been out a lot.
I still fought back.
Jennifer, give me your jacket.
Congratulations.
Good job.
Well done.
Well done.
Well done.
Poker face.
Breathe, baby.
I don't want you fainting again.
I'm in a [Bleep.]
black jacket.
La Tasha, step forward.
Yes, Chef.
You know how many people want this? And I'm wearing it.
Good job.
This is, like, "ahh!" Bryant.
It feels great! Really appreciate it.
Well done.
Sade.
I am a part of the black jacket elite.
Good job.
Thank you, I'm hugging you.
I'm about to be Sterling.
Thank you.
- Black jacket club! Yeah! Two, three, black jacket! When I look at you six talented chefs, I realize that one of you is gonna be my next head chef.
Well done and good night.
Thank you, Chef.
Good night, Chef, thank you.
Thank you so much.
The boxing gloves are coming off.
It's gonna be a fist fight till the end.
Get your popcorn out, people, because I'm about to put on a [Bleep.]
show.
I am in this to win this.
May the best woman win.
Sterling went further in this competition than I thought he would, and even though he was always at 100, it wasn't enough to earn him a black jacket.
Next time on Hell's Kitchen We're at the final six.
Everything needs to be perfect.
Black jacket elite.
The final six appear to be on their best behavior.
- Toast - Black.
Still gotta work as a team on the line.
Absolutely.
But behind each other's back There are five people in my way to that final spot.
Could it be a different story? Tonight, let's celebrate.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna wipe the floor with you.
And could one chef's plan to get rid of the competition There's gonna be some turbulance.
Put your seatbelt on, 'cause it's gonna be a rocky ride.
- Have Chef Ramsay - Get it together! pointing the finger, in the wrong direction.
Roe! [Bleep.]
Roe! Santos [Bleep.]
me over.
Next time - Come on, then! - On a cut throat I'm ready to knock the team out, one at a time.
- Surprising - You'll be going up against some of the finest chefs.
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