19x10 - There's Something About Marc

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[narrator] Previously on Hell's Kitchen…

Do you like what I've done?

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-[Nikki] Adorable.

An old-school Vegas diner

was the setting for the th annual
Blind Taste Test challenge.

Are you ready for the Blind Taste Test?

In round one…

-Chicken, Chef.
-Squab or duck?

-Carrots, Chef?
-Is it pear?

Pear, Chef?

-Apple.
-[laughs]

-Cheddar cheese, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Well done.

Declan went a perfect four for four.

Marc, the man bun is clean.

I know this.
I guess I'm just gonna say tahini.

-While Nikki's palate…
-Wrong.

-…completely failed her.
-[shrieks]

And her teammate, Jordan,
suffered the consequences.

Man, it's in my f*cking shoes. [laughs]

Although Kori shined for the Red Team…

-Strawberry.
-Good job, mama. Good job.

-…the Blue Team…
-Red bell pepper?

-Well done.
-Celery.

-Yeah!
-Well done.

…never gave up their lead.

-Strawberries.
-Well done.

Blue Team, congratulations.

-You've clinched the victory.
-[Adam] Nice work, Marc.

-[Ramsay] Who's driving the ticket?
-I am, Chef.

During a special
steak night dinner service…

-Filets are ready to go in eight.
-Heard, Chef.

[Kori] You know a steak
is cooked perfectly by the touch.

-It's all in the finger.
-Walking New York.

Kori's mastery of the meat station…

-Nicely cooked, Kori.
-Good job, girls.

…had the Red kitchen feeling strong.

Do you see this? Dude!

Hey, Blue Team, what is going on?

The same could not be said
for the Blue kitchen as Marc…

Where's the scampi? I'm dying here.
Speed up, Marc!

It's coming in so fast.
Fast, fast, boom, boom, boom!

-…Cody…
-Where's the filet?

I need three minutes, Chef.

Look, Cody, I'm not sending anything
till that filet's there.

-…and Adam…
-Egg coming down now, Chef.

…struggled to get it together.

f*ck yourselves.

Hey, f*ck yourselves.

Why do I have to be around these turkeys
when I'm trying to soar like an eagle?

The Blue Team lost and nominated Adam.

Why should you stay in Hell's Kitchen?

I'm passionate. I'm hardworking.

…and Marc…

I've been a great supporter of my team
with my team working against me.

So you're saying that the fish
wasn't the weakest station tonight?

No, Chef. It was absolutely
garnish and meat tonight.

Ultimately, it was…

-Adam.
-…who had to say goodbye

to his dream of becoming the head chef
at Hell's Kitchen Lake Tahoe.

And now the continuation
of Hell's Kitchen.

Marc, get off your island
and work with your team.

-Yes, Chef.
-Quickly.

-Blue Team, piss off.
-[all] Yes, Chef.

Who I am, my skills, my fierceness,

it's extremely uncomfortable for them,

and we're just getting
into the thick of it,

and I can't wait
to see how it all unfolds.

-Where are we talking about this?
-I'm not talking right now.

-I bet you're not.
-Cody.

-I will talk.
-No, no, no. Let's just take a breather.

Keep sending me up,
I'm gonna keep fighting.

You're not fighting, you're lying.

-No, I'm not lying. You had three items.
-You're f*cking lying.

-Baby shit.
-Three!

-[Cody] Every single ticket you f*cked up.
-Let's keep it clean.

Y'all f*cking with me since last week.

-Oh, shit.
-Oh, my God.

Should we even open the door?

-No, I've been cool with you guys!
-You've been f*cking up since last week.

-Calm down.
-[Cody] Take your time, bro.

-Take some time, relax.
-Take a breather.

Go for it.

I'm sorry, Cody. Not only am I still here,

but I'm gonna be here to go the distance.

You're not gonna be able to send me home.

I'm not beat down.
I'm motivated right now and inspired.

What do you want to do?
Want me to walk away? Okay.

[Marc] Screaming "That lobster's
not cooked," when it's cooked.

-Trying to get attention.
-[Cody] It wasn't. You got lucky.

-That's what you've been doing.
-Ooh, hoo!

Let's not ever do that, okay?

-Girls, girls, girls.
-[Cody] Go, go, go.

Line up, please. Let's go.
Wow, there's hardly anybody here.

-[all laughing]
-Where did they all go?

-Home, Chef.
-[laughter]

Right. Personally, it's so nice to see

how all of you are developing
as talented chefs.

And right now,

I'd like you to meet one
of our promising young talents.

Please welcome Seth Grabel.

[applause]

An up-and-coming chef
working for Chef Ramsay?

This dude must be hot as shit.

-[Ramsay] You good?
-Yes, thank you.

You've been a talented, young,
aspiring chef.

-Mm-hmm.
-You kept your head down.

-What have you prepared for us?
-Chef, I can work magic with a burger.

-I brought you one of my specialties.
-You know I love burgers, right?

-Of course, of course.
-Show me what you got.

Seth, there's nothing in there.
Where is the burger?

I got all of it for you.
We got Bibb lettuce.

Bacon. We got sun-dried tomatoes,
heirloom tomatoes,

and cheddar cheese.

-Seth, they're cards.
-They're cards, yeah.

-Where's my burger?
-Try this.

You can definitely eat this, look.

[all gasp]

[Declan] I wish I could do that
during service.

"Chef, we need to refire a burger."
Bam! Burger in my hand. Let's go.

Obviously, he is not a protégé.

This is the incredible magician
Seth Grabel.

Yeah, man.

Now, show us what you got.

-Wow.
-[Seth] Watch.

Hey!

-[all] Ooh!
-[applause]

-Amazing. Great job.
-Thank you so much.

Congratulations. Keep up the good work.

Now, just like Seth can turn
a simple deck of cards

into hundreds of tricks,

any great chef can take basic ingredients
and transform it into something magical.

And I mean magical.

And every great chef has their own
interpretation of a burger.

[Mary Lou] Man, I love a good burger.

Just all nice and just juicy up
in there, so when you squeeze it,

it goes down your elbow a little bit,
and you gotta be like…

That's how you know.

Christina, Jason…

Each team will be responsible
for five gourmet burgers.

You'll own one burger each, and there
will be a team burger for the fifth one.

These cards have ingredients
written all over them.

We're gonna play a game
that I grew up with.

It's called a pickup.

I'm going to throw these cards in the air,

and then you'll go and collect them,
and one member from each team

will be responsible for placing
those ingredients on the board.

Decide quickly
who is gonna be your referee,

i.e., who's gonna be responsible
for placing the ingredients

next to the proteins.

Jordan is quick on her feet.
She definitely has that focus.

So we immediately put her up on the board.

I'm ready. You do the board.
The two of them collect,

I'll filter it before I give it to you.
I'll separate them into the groups.

I want the responsibility
of building the sets of ingredients.

So I am a little bit in control
of this challenge.

Okay, everyone ready to play
the -card pickup?

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-One, two, three…

[whooshing]

Or shall we say
the , -card pickup? Let's go!

In part one of today's burger challenge…

Come on, bring some up, bring some up!

…each ingredient card the chefs select
will be assigned to a protein…

[Cody] Let's do burrata on the turkey.

…and each burger can only be made
with those items.

Let's go!

[Cody] Dijon mustard, mayonnaise…

My burger game is pretty tight
and I've got a good plan set up.

We can keep the lamb Spanish.
That makes hella sense.

I am personally trying to tailor
everything that's gonna go

on these burgers
'cause I know the flavors.

Salmon, keep it Asian. Chicken, let's do
it like a Green Goddess kind of thing.

-Jordan, you gotta go. Come on.
-I'm going, I'm going.

Jordan, here's feta cheese,
maybe for lamb.

I'm trying to figure out ingredients
that I would want on my burger,

and trying to take them up
and finding them as quickly as possible.

Sprouts, truffle oil, pepperoncinis…

[Jordan] There's too many of them to read.

[Cody] Take the Gouda off.
We don't need it.

-You got bacon yet?
-Uh, no. Give it to me here.

[Nikki] Some of them are blank.

-[Mary Lou] Jordan, what do you need?
-I need…

Ninety seconds goes pretty quickly.
It's very overwhelming.

There's too many. I can't…

Some cards
don't have shit on 'em.

They're handing me blank cards.
What am I gonna do with this?

Moving, Chef. Moving, Chef.

-[Marc] Avocado, pepper jack.
-[Ramsay] Five…

-[Amber] We can't put it on the beef.
-[Kori] I got romaine!

…two, one. And stop.

[Nikki] That lamb's looking good though.

[Cody] Amber, as an organizer, did great.

I would be happy with every single
one of them. Good job, Amber.

Your minutes starts now. Let's go.

[narrator]
In today's five-protein burger challenge,

the chefs will have minutes
to prepare their individual burgers

plus one team burger

using the ingredients
arranged on their boards.

-[Amber] Cody?
-[Cody] Yeah.

How big do you think this patty should be?

[Cody] Um, I don't like them super big.

I wanna cook the beef burger today.

Cody really wanted to try
to push the limits with the turkey burger.

Marc has a salmon burger,

Declan is doing the chicken burger,
and Cody and I decide

to kinda take on the lamb burger
because we are really good

with communicating with each other
and working together.

-Can you season this for me?
-Yeah.

Thank you.

A lot of times
we're able to look at each other

and just understand each other.

-It needs acid?
-I would do a little Dijon.

I'll do a spoonful.

-Fifteen minutes to go, ladies.
-Yes, Chef.

Get together, y'all.

-All right, fried chow is going down.
-Heard.

And my fried avocado for this burger.

Game plan is Nikki takes on turkey,
Mary Lou takes on lamb,

Kori takes beef, I take chicken,
and, collectively, we do salmon.

What's it battered in?

-Uh, just bacon fat and flour.
-Okay.

Now, where my Texas comes out,

I'm gonna fry the avocado for the burger.

It's another technique
that people forget about.

They think it's not classy
and educated, blah, blah, blah.

Well, to be able to fry something properly

and not make something greasy,
it actually takes skill.

Taste these. Are these done?

A little on the salty side,

-so careful where else you put your salt.
-Heard.

Marc, you already know
what you're doing, right?

Big time.
I'm definitely charring the jalapeño.

Got it.

Being a chef in New Mexico,
we love spiciness.

I'm gonna have a nice, spicy burger.

I think salmon goes great
with spicy flavors.

Ooh, boy, it's hot.

-[Ramsay] Two minutes.
-[all] Two minutes.

Coming in hot, coming in hot.

[Ramsay] Come on, Amber. Ten, nine, eight,

-seven, six, five…
-Here.

-…four, three…
-Okay, take it, take it.

…two, one. And stop. Well done.

-[Kori] Yeah, girls.
-[Ramsay] Good job.

Right. Red Team, Blue Team,
your guest judge today

definitely knows what makes
an outstanding burger.

He has an amazing restaurants,
including LT Burger…

-[gasps]
-…Hotel Café Royal and L'Amico.

Please welcome Laurent Tourondel.

[applause]

This is bananas.
This is, like, the guru of burgers.

[speaking French]

You have one of the best restaurants
in London.

-After yours.
-Next door to me. Well done.

Right, let's start off with the battle
of the chicken burgers, please. Let's go.

[narrator]
In this head-to-head burger challenge,

guest judge Laurent Tourondel
will taste each dish,

awarding a point
to the burger of his choice.

-Let's start with Jordan.
-Chef, what I have for you today

is a chicken burger with bacon, mushroom,
and avocado and mixed greens.

I think it's interesting--
frying the avocado.

I can't wait to try it
and see the combination.

-In Texas, we deep fry everything, so…
-[Ramsay] Yes.

-Lovely crunch.
-A touch salty.

A little bit too much pepper
as well for me.

-Yeah.
-Yes, Chef.

Interesting. Declan, please.

So, Chef, I have a chargrilled
Moroccan-style chicken burger,

black olives for saltiness,
goat cheese, salt and pepper.

[Laurent]
The texture is a little bit mushy.

I'm not in favor with the goat cheese
and the chicken all together.

I think the point goes to the…

-Red Team.
-[Ramsay] Red Team. Congratulations.

Thank you, Chef. I appreciate it.

-Take that back.
-Thank you. Good job.

Hell yeah, Texas.

God bless her, man.
That girl can fry anything.

Good job, girl. Good job.

Right, next up, the battle
of the salmon burger, please. Let's go.

Nikki is presenting the Red Team's
sun-dried tomato pesto salmon burger.

I would say maybe a little bit less
sun-dried tomato,

but if I was getting that at a restaurant,
I would be very happy.

Next, Marc's salmon burger
with grilled jalapeño on…

Grilled brioche, Chef.

-That is hot.
-[Laurent laughs]

I need a fire extinguisher.
Hell. Yeah, it's spicy.

-A point to the Red Team.
-Thank you so much.

[Ramsay] Wow. Good job.

A whole jalapeño was too hot?

Huh. Who would've thought?

I'll tell you who. Anybody, anybody
that has cooked or eaten a jalapeño.

Ladies, if you win this next one,
you clinch it.

Next up, the turkey burger.
Let's go, please.

[Cody] We really need this.

And I know the cook on mine
is super solid.

It's kind of messy,
but, like, in a sexy way.

Cody, describe your burger, please.

To balance out the limited qualities
that ground turkey has,

we have burrata that is brûléed
with a tiny bit of sugar

and then salsa verde made
with tomatillos and a bit of herbs.

Interesting.

I think the idea is great.
Maybe reinforce a bit more with cilantro.

Careful with that burrata,
'cause it makes everything wet.

Oh, but I think it's good. Burger's good.

Nikki, describe to Chef, please.

We have here a pancetta
and turkey-blended patty.

Pepper jack beer cheese on a pretzel bun.

Beer cheese.
It's interesting inside. It does well.

And actually,
it does work with the pretzel bun.

Wow. Chef, two very good two burgers.
Is it the Red Team or the Blue Team?

[Nikki] Please just say my name.

Bring it home. Cinch it in for the win.
Come on. Tell me.

I think we need to give a point…

[narrator] In today's burger challenge,
the Red Team has stacked up

a - lead over the Blue Team.

Two very good burgers.
Is it the Red Team or the Blue Team?

If Nikki's turkey burger
can gobble up the next point

from guest judge Laurent Tourondel,

she'll clinch the victory
for the Red Team.

I think we need to give a point…

…to this one because this is my favorite.

[Ramsay] Cody. Congratulations, Blue Team.
Well done. Nikki, good job.

Hell yeah.

-Great job.
-Thank you, Chef.

Now it's - . There's two burgers left,
and I believe in both of them.

Bring it on, Red Team.

Next up, the battle of the beef burgers,
the all-American classic.

Kori is looking to bring it home
for the Red Team

with her bourbon beef burger
topped with smoked egg.

I like the idea of the smoked eggs.

I feel it a little bit.
Not too much, but enough.

-So chef's burger?
-Yeah, it's a chef burger.

Right, Amber, describe your burger
to the chef, please.

[speaking French]

Oh, in Scottsdale. Ah.

Is this bitch over here speaking French?

Thank you. Wow.

[mimicking speaking French]

I have prepared for you
a beef burger with bacon fat,

a little red pepper chili flake.

-I love the flavor.
-Yes, it's spot on.

Chef, is it the Red Team or the Blue Team?

-The Blue.
-The Blue Team.

-Merci, Chef. Merci.
-Thank you.

Uh, it's - , and it all comes down
to the battle of the lamb burgers.

Let's go. Mary Lou and Cody
is representing the team. Cody.

The lamb itself is mixed with
a bit of ground mustard seed

and balsamic, and topped
with Manchego. Please enjoy.

It's fresh. I get some of the acidity
of the seasoning of the salad.

-It's cooked beautifully, by the way.
-Yep.

Mary Lou, please describe your burger.

Inside, the lamb burger
is going to be poblano peppers

that are grilled inside the burger
and a poblano caramel.

I marinated some feta cheese
and put it right on top.

-Wow.
-Is that a good "wow"?

-Yes, it's very good.
-[chuckles]

-Wow.
-I like the poblano inside.

I think it's the only cheese
that could work with that burger

-because it really does lift the lamb.
-Just a touch.

I love the fact
that you're winking at the chef.

Would you mind taking
your burgers back while we discuss?

I didn't even mean to do that.
It was involuntary.

I was, like, "Just a touch." Just a touch.

It's so close.
It's so hard to make a decision.

Is the point going to the Red Team,

or does the point go to the Blue Team?

I will give it…

-to the Red Team.
-[all cheering]

Hell yeah!

Whoo-hoo! Yes! We won.
Burger challenge. Beat it!

Really good job, well done.
Join me in thanking this incredible chef

-for making the journey to be here today.
-Thank you.

Now there's a man
who knows his burgers, right?

-[Mary Lou] Yes, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Well done. Great job.

-Thank you, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Wow.

Ladies, you four are gonna be
the biggest kids in the sandbox.

-Car crushing and digging.
-[gasping]

Yes!

You'll be lifting, smashing, crushing,

feeling the awesome power
at Dig This Las Vegas.

[all] Yeah!

Right, Blue Team,
while the Red Team are in

-for an afternoon of car crushing…
-Yeah.

…your punishment will be crushing.

-We have pounds of potatoes…
-[gasps]

-f*ck that.
-Peeling them, cutting them by hand,

dicing them beautifully to make
the most amazing pomme puree.

[chuckles]

I'm sorry, Declan.

See, I come from the land of potato,
and that's all we eat over there.

Both teams, head back to the dorms.

Ladies, well done.

-Mary Lou, great job.
-Thank you, Chef.

I'm so excited. I feel so validated,

and it's just bringing
my confidence up even more.

Who says girls can't make burgers?
Come on, man.

[man] Welcome to Dig This.
Ready to have some fun?

-[cheering]
-Ready to crush some cars?

-[all] Yes, sir!
-Ladies, come on over.

Looks like they got a Blue Team member
in the car for us already.

-[Nikki] Look at Josh in the front seat.
-[laughter]

Sorry, dude. RIP.

Yeah, b*tches. This is gonna be so fun.

Ready? One, two, three. All the way down.

[all cheering]

Oh, my God. That's amazing.

-Get 'em, Mary Lou.
-Okay.

[cheering]

Say my name, bitch! [laughs]

It was like a metaphor
of who I need to be.

Ooh, ooh!

Get out of my way.
I don't care how big you are.

Yeah!

That's a lot of potatoes.

The potato fairy peeling potatoes,

f*cking pounds of 'em. f*ck off.

[chuckles weakly]

Were you ever in the military, Marc?

[Marc] I don't want to talk right now!

They don't want to hear
what I have to say.

Are you all right? You're really quiet.

I'm not gonna sit there
and entertain amateur hour.

[man] Why don't you get in there,
get your seat belt on.

Ow! [laughs]

[man] One, two, three!

Oh, yeah.

I'm an adrenaline junkie,
so this is definitely a childhood dream.

I love it.

I didn't realize that so many… [chuckles]

…emotions were gonna come out of me.

[chortles]

That is a really wonderful way
to get your anger out.

[sighs] I feel better. I feel better
about my whole life right now.

-You look like a new person!
-[all laughing]

[exclaims]

Chef Ramsay had asked me
to prepare you guys lunch today.

Not too psyched with your burgers, so…

-[Declan groans]
-…I have your burgers.

Salmon. Lots of burrata.

Start on low, shall we?

Guys, glasses, please.

[Marc] Everything is in this blender

with a little bit of ice cream and milk.

This is disgusting.

I'd like you to finish these milk shakes,
if you would.

So, enjoy your lunch.

[retching]

[groans, clears throat]

[sniffs]

[retches]

I'm trying to drink
as much as I can. It's up.

-Dude, gross.
-Don't show me the bin.

-[laughing]
-[Amber retching]

I can't watch.

All right, here we go. Open the mouth,
just don't think about it.

It's a protein shake.

[Cody] It's so bad.

Chug, chug, chug, chug, finish.

-[Amber coughing]
-[Cody] Oh, no.

[retching]

-Oh, God.
-Amber, we're waiting on you.

-I can't.
-Do it.

-I can't handle it.
-Do it.

-I'm not doing mine.
-Just do it.

-I'm not.
-Do it.

-No way.
-Do it.

[Amber retching]

-Amber, we're waiting on you.
-I can't.

-Do it.
-I can't handle it.

-Do it.
-I'm not doing mine.

-Just do it.
-I can't f*cking do it.

-Do it.
-No way.

-Hold your nose.
-[sniffles]

This is a sacrifice,

and if you want to be here,
you have to do it.

-[retches]
-You are a strong woman.

Amber, you're good.

It's a protein shake.
It's a dirty, horrible protein shake

that tastes like onions
and salmon and lamb.

[groans]
But you still gotta do it. Drink up.

-[retches]
-[Cody] Yup, there we go.

[Amber] I'm drinking this milk shake,

but it's probably one of the hardest
things I've ever had to do.

[Declan] That's it, done.

Oh, my God, she's done it.

I don't wanna be thinking about
milk shakes or peeling potatoes.

I just wanna get this punishment done.

-[chanting] We are the Red Team.
-Mighty, mighty Red Team.

God, they're so annoying.
I can't handle it.

Peel that potato.

Enjoy your papas, chicas.

[Cody] I hate losing.

-[Jordan] Hi, Chef.
-[Christina] Hi, welcome back. How was it?

-[Jordan] Very therapeutic.
-[Mary Lou] All right, let's go.

What does everybody need to be set up?

I'd get a pasta boiler on
straightaway, Marc.

Yes, sir.

-[Declan] How's everybody looking?
-[Cody] Garnish is good.

-Ladies.
-Yes, Chef.

-Hello, Chef.
-Line up.

Blue Team, line up, please. Thank you.

Tonight, I'm determined
to have a great service.

I think you know each other's strengths
and weaknesses perfectly,

so I'm giving both teams

responsibility of assigning
their own stations.

Have a couple of meetings.

Play to your strengths, right now,

and come back to me with assignments.

-Apps.
-Are you okay with that?

-Yeah, I'll take meat, sure.
-Fine.

[Marc] I'll stay on apps.

-I was planning on doing garnish.
-Speak up.

What you wanna do? Quick.

-I wanna be on that side.
-You do fish? Yeah?

-And he's doing what?
-Meat? Do you wanna do meat?

Well, you're stronger on meat.

Amber should be on meat.
She's stronger on meat than me.

Why am I not getting into it with her?
'Cause I don't want to upset her.

I don't want her crying
because we do have to go into service.

[Ramsay] Wow. Okay.
Right now, get on your stations.

We're opening up in minutes
from now, yes? Let's go.

-All righty.
-Come on.

-You help Amber. I'm gonna help Marc.
-[Declan] Yeah.

-Marino?
-Sì, Chef.

-Open Hell's Kitchen, please. Let's go.
-Subito.

It's another packed house
in Hell's Kitchen…

I'm ready for it.

…and anticipation builds
as tables fill with hungry guests…

I'll do the lump crab cake.

…including two special VIP chefs' tables:

season winner Scott Commings

and Season winner Michelle Tribble…

-Hi, Chef. How are you?
-Good to see you.

-It's been a while since I've been here.
-Scott, how are you?

-Chef, how are you?
-Good to see you.

-Congratulations on The Stove.
-Thank you, man.

…along with a top bachelor party,

whose order will be split
between the Red and Blue kitchens.

-Cheers! Have a good night.
-Should be a great night.

-On order, half the bachelor table, yes?
-Yes, Chef.

Six covers, table :
Two risotto, two crab cakes, two scallops.

-Seven minutes, yes?
-Yes, Chef.

We're trying to make sure
that we match up with the Blue Team,

so we're gonna hit
that seven minutes perfectly.

Hot order at the six top,
half the bachelor, yes?

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-Six covers, table : Two risotto,

two carbonara, two beet salad.
Seven minutes. Heard?

-Heard.
-[Ramsay] Let's go.

I need finesse from you.
I only want your best.

-Don't give me shit. I'm not sending it.
-Heard, Chef.

Is this your risotto? I'll do this.

-You work on your carbonara.
-[Marc] Yup.

Marc, where's your carbonara sauce?
Where's your capers?

Dinner service is starting up,
and Marc's already in a haze.

-[Marc] I need white wine.
-[Cody] Get it together.

-Do you need me to get white wine?
-White wine, please.

I will be the leader that I am.

I will hold your little hand and walk you.

Walk you like an infant child.

Here, look. It's not even on. It was off.

-Who the f*ck turned it off?
-The f*cking stove is off.

-Yes, Chef, just one of them.
-It was on.

-So, I don't…
-Who turned it off?

-Cody made the last risotto.
-Cody did?

-He cooked the risotto right here.
-Interesting.

-Did you not?
-How long on that risotto?

He's just clutching at straws.
Check your equipment, you little child.

-One minute to the pass with this.
-One minute out to the pass.

That rice needs to go on heat.
Look at it, it's grainy.

I will own what I'm cooking, okay?
Thank you. Thank you.

Marc, chill out. He's only trying to help.

-The risotto's done, I got it.
-It's a team, Marc.

I'm gonna f*cking m*rder this kid.

-Amber, you ready?
-Marc, walk. I'll follow behind you.

Okay.

Hey, Blue Team, come here.
Taste the risotto.

It's not even finished.
There's no gloss on there. Taste that.

That's curdled, overcooked.
No f*cking seasoning in it.

Marc, if I tell you it's not ready,
it's not ready.

Hurry up, rectify it. The top, guys.

Crab cake, Chef. Hot.

-[Kori] Time on that risotto?
-Two minutes out on risotto.

-Heard. Two minutes risotto lobster.
-Thank you.

We have to win this dinner service.

My goal for tonight
is for Chef Ramsay to see me.

-Can I start walking mine?
-I would wait.

-Can you count to and then go?
-Walk in .

He sees my purple hair,
but he doesn't see me.

So, I gotta show him.

-Where's the scallops, please?
-[Kori] Walk?

-Walk.
-[Kori] Walking scallops and lobster

for first order.

[Mary Lou] I demand respect,
and I want everyone to know

I may be small, but I'm really strong.

-Risotto beautifully cooked.
-Thank you, Chef.

Crab cakes beautifully cooked.
Excellent cooking.

Thank you, Chef.
That means a lot. Thank you so much.

Ooh, ooh.

I'm a rock star in this kitchen.

Go, please. Go with the beet salad.

-Who got their food first?
-Yeah.

Who got their food first?

I've sent the Red Team already.
You said seven. We're now nine.

How long? You're leading this, how long?

I'm running-- I'm going now per Chef, yes.

-That better be good.
-Marc, come on, speed up.

I'm glad you got so much time
on your hands.

[spits] That's disgusting.

Marc!

It's minutes into dinner service…

-Ooh, that's good.
-…and while Mary Lou

has successfully delivered her appetizers
to the Red half of the bachelor party…

Buon appetito.

…the Blue half is still waiting
on Marc's risotto.

-You're leading this, how long?
-I'm going now per Chef. Yes.

That better be good.

[spits] That's disgusting.

Hey. Hey, just taste that. Taste that.

-f*ck!
-Now, all of you.

-Yes, Chef.
-Heard.

[Cody] If you can see the granules,
it's not cooked.

Come here, you.
Finish that f*cking risotto.

Finish that risotto. Come here, you.

Here we go again. [sighs]

I can't believe this. I can't.

-You wanted to be on appetizers, right?
-Yes, Chef.

So far, nothing's come out on point.

-I'm warning you, get a grip now.
-Yes, Chef. Yes, Chef.

-Quickly. I mean f*cking quickly.
-Yes, Chef.

[exhales sharply]

Chef Ramsay's on me right now,

but I'm just gonna keep on putting
one foot in front of the other.

I will not be broken.
I will keep on pushing.

Tastes delicious.
I tasted it three times, Chef.

-Very nice risotto.
-Thank you, Chef.

Finally. Service, please.

[Marino] I have another risotto here.

[narrator] While Marc's risotto
is being enjoyed by the bachelor party…

-Welcome to the party, guys.
-Service, please.

…a wave of appetizers
is now flying out of the Blue kitchen…

-How's your scallops?
-No complaints.

-Cooked okay?
-Absolutely.

-Tartare walking.
-…as well as the Red kitchen.

-Walking scallops.
-Nice color on the scallops.

I love the corn with this.

-Mm.
-Yeah, I love the risotto.

It's delicious.

[laughing]

Declan, come here. Nikki, come here.

covers clearing in two minutes.

Red Team, you got four lamb,
two Wellington.

Blue Team, two Wellington,
two New York strip, two lamb.

Yes, Chef. Give me a time.
I'm eight minutes out.

I don't want the same f*ck-up
as with the appetizers.

-No, Chef.
-Eight minutes.

Eight minutes, let's go.
Eight minutes to window.

-You good on that?
-Yeah.

I'm a bit nervous.
I'm confident in what I'm doing,

but I know Amber is better on meat.

But I'm a team player,

and this is a great position
for me to shine as a leader tonight.

-Drive it.
-Pardon me, Chef?

-Drive it.
-Five minutes.

Everything up on the pass in five minutes.

Four lamb, two Wellington,
five minutes, yes?

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Good.

Garnish ready to walk in three?

-Working.
-[Nikki] Great, thank you so much.

It is going to be very challenging

to get this top up within
a minute or two of each other.

Nikki, you ready for me to go
with garnish? How long?

[Nikki] I'm ready.

I know that this is gonna be
my moment to shine,

but if I find a way to f*ck this up,
then it's going to be bad-bad.

-Garnish walking for six top.
-Go to the pass.

[Nikki] Going to the pass.

Now they're done.

-Nikki.
-[Christina] Nicole.

Nikki…

-exceptional.
-Thank you, Chef.

This temperature is extraordinary.

I mean, it's absolute picture perfect.

-Beautiful.
-Mm-hmm.

-[Kori] Good job, Nikki.
-Thank you.

-[Jordan] Yeah, nice job.
-Thank you.

[Ramsay] Declan, where's the meat, please?

[Declan] Meat's coming up now, Chef.

Walking with the strip.
Walking with the lamb.

-I need two minutes.
-[Declan] Strip up.

-How long, Declan?
-Right now, Chef, walking.

Declan,
I said I need two minutes, all right?

Declan, I need two minutes.

No, no, no. Declan, Declan.

Don't-- Don't-- Don't do that.
Don't do… Stop. Stop. f*ck.

-I needed two minutes.
-I know, but I couldn't do it.

-He was calling for it.
-You gotta. Garnish has to go first.

-Blue Team, come here.
-Chef.

Just look at that meat there. It's raw.
I can't serve that shit.

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-Get a f*cking grip! Enough's enough.

[Amber] Declan is in over his head,

and he's not focusing as he should be.

He should've known
that lamb was that undercooked.

Both of our plates are getting served.

-Hey.
-Yes, Chef.

-I've served half the table.
-Yes, Chef.

It happened on appetizers,
now it happened on the entrées.

-Help each other…
-Yes, Chef.

-…and get support.
-Heard, Chef.

Man, today is not my day right now.

I have to get this back up
as fast as possible.

As fast as I can,
I'm not plating the lamb,

I'm not plating the lamb,
and then I'm, like, boom, done.

-Lamb sauce. Amber, lamb sauce.
-I got it right now, I'm behind you.

-We gotta get this right.
-Oh, man.

Service, please.

-Complete, bachelor party. Let's go.
-Perfect.

[man]
There you go. A bit of a delay of game.

This is some of the best lamb
that I've ever had. I'm just saying.

-[Mary Lou] Nikki is k*lling it today.
-[Jordan] Yes.

-Nikki, two seconds with me, please.
-Yes, Chef.

You know,
I'm gonna be really honest with you now.

-Yes, Chef.
-Okay?

I think about the résumé, the line cook,

the tiny borough where you're from.
And you're the youngest?

-Yup, the least experienced.
-Okay.

You're cooking in a different league.
I don't know if you know that?

But your cooking tonight
has been exceptional.

-Thank you, Chef.
-The transformation

over these last weeks
has been extraordinary.

It's surreal to have a Michelin-star chef
having a one-on-one conversation with me,

little Nikki
from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.

-You are absolutely rising.
-Thank you so much, Chef.

-Keep it going.
-I will.

-Well done.
-Thank you, Chef.

[Ramsay] Amazing.

I will hold that near and dear forever.

On order, Chef table, Scott, yes?

-Entrée, one halibut, one Wellington.
-One halibut.

It's been a while since I've been here.

-Amber, eight minutes.
-[Amber] Heard.

So far, things are going very bad
for us tonight in the Blue kitchen,

but I just need to remain focused tonight.
We just can't have any more mistakes.

Amber, the first Wellington that you need
is out in eight minutes.

-Out in eight?
-Out in eight. That's what he said.

I'll have to fire a new piece of fish.

My God. That's for Chef Scott's table.

-[Amber] Yes, Chef.
-It's painful.

-[Declan] Six minutes on the pass, Amber.
-[Amber] Six minutes, heard.

"Oh, I wanted to be on fish
so I can show that I'm able to do fish."

If you can't get this together,
I don't think you should be here.

Halibut, Wellington.
I hope it's still moving.

-It's all moving.
-Don't tell me five minutes.

Carving the Wellington now. Perfect.

-Wellington, please, where is it?
-Coming now.

-[Ramsay] Amber.
-Halibut right now, Chef.

This pan is very hot.

-Put it down.
-Yes, Chef.

Come here, Blue Team.
We couldn't get out of the f*cking gate.

We're behind on the apps,
behind the entrée.

Third time round,
season winner sat there

and we can't get a f*cking two top.

-Just touch that.
-f*ck!

[Ramsay] No, just touch it.

It's f*cking ice cold. It's ice--

ice f*cking cold!

You picked the f*cking stations tonight!

[narrator]
It's minutes into dinner service…

Come here, Blue Team.

…and Amber's raw halibut
for season winner Scott Commings…

It's f*cking ice cold. It's ice--

ice f*cking cold.

…has pushed Chef Ramsay over the edge.

You picked the f*cking stations tonight!

Season winner sat there. I'm done.

Have a meeting
and come up with two individuals.

-Now f*ck off.
-[Amber] Heard, Chef.

Get out!

Amber, I said at the start,

you were stronger on meat,
I was stronger on fish.

Chef Ramsay told us to put
the strongest people on the stations.

She's out for herself.

She wanted me to fall
flat on my face in front of Chef Ramsay.

-[Ramsay] Chef Michelle's table. VIP, yes?
-Yes, Chef.

Entrée, two salmon, one lamb,
one New York strip. Heard?

-Heard, Chef.
-Thank you. Let's go. VIP.

-Yes, Chef.
-Lamb in the pan for chef's table.

Heard. I'm gonna need
four minutes on that salmon.

-Keep it going, ladies.
-[all] Yes, Chef.

I'm feeling confident with my team.
We're talking a lot. We're communicating.

You're walking in two minutes.

-Garnish is in two.
-And protein's walking in three.

We're all pretty solid right now,
but we can't be too confident

'cause you never know what's gonna happen.

Keep that momentum all the time.

-Walking salmon.
-Walking New York, salmon following.

[Kori] Chef, here on your right.

Salmon, beautifully cooked.
Thank you, Chef.

After successfully
serving their chef's table…

-Good job, girl.
-…the Red Team steams ahead…

I'm gonna walk New York strip now. Salmon?

-Yes.
-Awesome.

…filling the dining room with entrées.

Isn't that beautiful?

-Oh, thank you, Chef.
-You're welcome.

Card's gonna pop, flip, and land.

Ladies,
thank you for rising to the occasion.

-Yes, Chef.
-Great job. Stoves off, please, yes?

Why did you insist on fish?

I needed another night on fish,
you needed another night on meat.

Yeah, but not tonight
when we're down to four.

I literally worked my ass off today.
I don't feel like I deserve to go home.

If it's an a*t*matic, "Oh, Amber goes up,"
I think it's bullshit, so…

-So, who do you think should go up?
-I think one of you should go up.

I was communicating with you with fish.

I was communicating with Cody.
Steaks were fine, one lamb wrong.

That was the only piece of meat
missing for that table, the top.

I don't feel I should go up.

You brought the meat up, I said,
"Don't. The garnish is not up."

I was, like, "Do not walk. Do not walk.
I am not ready."

-Marc.
-My vote is Declan and Amber.

You think you're a better chef
than Declan?

-I do.
-You think you're a better chef than me?

-I'm convinced of it.
-What?

Clearly, Declan and Amber
should go up tonight.

Both their stations
had major mistakes tonight -

raw lamb, raw halibut,
major timing issues.

That had nothing to do with me.

I just feel like, overall,
I kept the boat afloat.

-The most tonight?
-Yeah.

Marc, you are % going up
in terms of my vote.

I didn't undercook the fish
or the meat, period.

-Wow.
-[Marc] So, there's that.

Declan wants Amber to go up.
Amber wants Declan to go up.

But I want to see Marc go home.

And so, as a leader,
I will make sure that happens.

Okay, can I speak now?

I think you've lost
the opportunity to speak.

I can't speak? Don't talk to me like that.

-No, I'm sorry. Hold on.
-I'm talking calmly.

No, my thing, I have been a leader
since the beginning,

and I've done everything
to keep this team alive.

And you're full of shit!
And you can kiss my ass.

-Hold the f*ck on.
-You hold the f*ck on.

-She said…
-Watch how the f*ck you talk to me!

-You're no f*cking tough guy.
-Relax.

Who turned off my oven? You?

The risotto you cooked,
the oven was off after that.

-You think I turned off your oven? Wow.
-I'm asking a question.

Never in the entire time
I've been here on Hell's Kitchen

has my stove top turned off, ever.

It was just so blatant.

You can't call back,
your times are inaccurate,

and you can't f*cking cook.
You deserve to go home.

-I can cook way better than you.
-You deserve to go home.

I can cook way better than you,
and you talk too much.

-I talk too much?
-Yeah, you do.

I was calling times and saying,
"Yes, Chef." You wouldn't shut up tonight.

-Then I won't talk then. f*ck you guys!
-Yeah, perfect.

Put me up,
and pick who else is going up there.

-We are done having a conversation.
-You guys are full of shit!

-We are done!
-[Marc] Y'all full of shit.

Blue Team, what a f*cking shit show.

Cody,
Blue Team's first nomination and why.

-Our first nomination is Marc, Chef.
-Marc. Why?

I personally had to reteach him
all of the hot apps

and consistently bail him out.

Marc, is that right?
You needed to be retaught?

No, Chef. He didn't teach me anything, no.

I think Marc is correct in the fact
that I did not teach him how to do it

because he did not perform it
the way that I told him to do it.

Cody, Blue Team's second nominee and why?

Um…

that person is me, Chef.

-You?
-Yes, Chef.

I wanted to be the voice of the kitchen,

I wanted to carry our team,
and I felt comfortable doing so.

So, you're prepared
to go home tonight, Cody?

I'm prepared to fight for my position now,

and if I need to step up as
a leader, then I'm ready to do that.

Cody and Marc, step forward.

f*ck.

Cody, why should you stay
in Hell's Kitchen?

I'm very team-oriented.
The team is incredibly important to me,

and I've been trying to keep it alive
since the beginning.

I think I am an incredible leader,

and I am adjusting every single day
more and more.

I think that I have what it takes
to run Hell's Kitchen Lake Tahoe, Chef.

[Ramsay] Marc,

why should you stay in Hell's Kitchen?

I did bounce back tonight.

This is a complete whack job,
an assassination attempt on me.

They are more concerned

with protecting each other
and playing politics

than doing the right thing
for the right reasons.

Is that true, Declan? Marc's saying
the Blue Team is sabotaging him.

Not a f*cking chance, Chef.
We carried him. We looked after him.

We helped him set up.

[exhales]

Let me tell you what I saw.

Bland risotto,

overcooked carbonara scrambled to hell.

And that's why
there is no doubt in my mind.

Marc, give me your jacket.

You are not ready to become my head chef
in Lake Tahoe.

-Yes, Chef. Thank you, Chef.
-Thank you. Good night.

[Marc] I came in here
with the mission to be authentic,

and those individuals in that house
just couldn't stand my energy.

My spirit was too much for them.

They were out to get me
from the beginning.

My team let me down a long time ago.

Now that your weakest link has gone,
he is not your excuse anymore.

-Understood?
-[all] Yes, Chef.

-Get out of here.
-Yes, Chef.

[Cody] Tonight was a very big lesson.

There is a lot
that I need to refocus and readjust.

I hope Chef Ramsay sees
the potential in me that I know I have.

That being said, whoo-hoo!
Finally, that snake-ass bitch is gone.

[Amber] That was all of our f*ck-ups.

Clearly, all three of us failed tonight.

The Blue Team has just never been able
to come together.

I think the biggest thing that Chef Ramsay
needs to see from me moving forward

is that I am a strong leader
and that I'm consistent.

Oh, my God. These many left.

[Kori] You can't hide
from anybody anymore,

so you really have to just
claw your way through

and be like, "I deserve to be here!"

So, I'm hoping
that I can continue fighting on.

[Ramsay] Marc is a big talker
and a decent cook,

but I'm looking for someone
who can lead a brigade.

Marc couldn't even win over his own team.

[narrator] Next time…

-You like me a lot.
-[Cody] I know I do.

-You're pretty.
-Yes!

As a budding romance starts to brew…

[angelic music playing]

-…will the distraction…
-Ooh, la, la.

Miss Mary Lou, keep your head in the game.

…cause a storm in the Red Team?

-Take half the salad from Jordan.
-Listen to what she's telling you.

-I'm listening.
-Do this now.

Or is it all part
of one chef's master plan?

-Basmati rice?
-[bell dings]

-You're on fire.
-It's a conniving episode…

-Ha-ha-ha, sucker.
-…you won't wanna miss.

[bell dings]