NARRATOR: Previously
on Hell's Kitchen--
Hell's Kitchen
is about to change
in a very significant way.
NARRATOR: It was down
to the final five.
- Thank you.
- Jacket.
NARRATOR: And for
the first time,
it was every chef
for themselves.
This is your first
individual challenge.
NARRATOR: The finalists competed
in a table side challenge.
The winner is Jimmy.
NARRATOR: The win gave Jimmy his
high point in Hell's Kitchen.
Then, in the dining
room, Elsie survived
her table side service.
- Wow.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile--
Hey, hello?
What's this?
Get back on your section!
NARRATOR: Things were turning
disastrous for Jessica.
Hello?
It's clear you've given up.
I have not given up.
Well, work at it!
NARRATOR: And it wasn't
much better for Jimmy.
So I'm asking why you're
putting f*cking fish
stock on a f*cking risotto.
Get it off!
NARRATOR: And after
taking the wrath
of Chef Ramsay for weeks--
Why is the fish in the pan?
NARRATOR: Jimmy
finally had enough.
Why isn't the fish in the--
I couldn't f*cking do
both at the same time!
Come here, you.
Come here, you.
No!
NARRATOR: Unlike
Jimmy, Ralph turned
things around for himself.
- Ralph.
- Yes, Chef.
Well, tonight really
proved you worth.
Impressive.
Thank you, Chef.
NARRATOR: And Chef Ramsay
asked him to nominate two
for elimination.
Have you decided
on your two nominees?
Yes, I have, Chef.
My first nominee is Jimmy.
NARRATOR: Then Ralph had to
choose between his biggest
rival, Michael,
his closest ally,
Jessica, and homesick Elsie.
My second nominee was Jessica.
Jimmy.
You're out.
Give me your jacket.
NARRATOR: And now the
continuation of Hell's Kitchen.
After Jessica's worst
dinner service ever,
she is relieved to still
be in Hell's Kitchen.
No worries, Ralph,
I don't hate you.
- I love you, little one.
- I know.
It's OK, Ralph.
Don't worry, I know
you feel guilty.
I was out there for a
reason tonight, you know?
And hopefully I'm going
to learn from this.
If I'm to stay, I
need to prove myself.
I truly do have a
one in four chance
of winning my own restaurant.
NARRATOR: Now that it's
down to the final four,
these chefs know that the
only one that can rely on
is themselves.
I came here and I didn't
exactly feel confident enough.
But now, I feel that I am
a pretty good contender
to winning this competition.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
You earned it.
Thank you.
I do create friendships,
but my friendships don't mean
more to me than winning this.
Three people between
me and my restaurant.
It's f*cking huge.
The game officially
started tonight.
Do I think myself to
have a good chance?
I have to.
Do I think myself qualified?
Certainly.
So every day, I wake up,
I'm going to be thinking
about trying to win this thing.
Good morning, guys.
Good morning, Chef.
Everyone's so
serious this morning.
Now there's four of you here
standing in front of me.
And just look how close
you're getting now.
The bar's been
raised even higher.
And it's getting harder.
OK.
Our next challenge.
This is a challenge I give to
every new cook that I hire.
You're going to be cooking
from a bowl of leftovers.
It's about maximizing
food cost and no waste.
NARRATOR: The individual
chefs must create a dish using
leftovers that includes
beef, chicken, macaroni,
parsnips, and red wine.
This test is going to separate
the average to the talented.
The winner of this challenge
will do what every chef
in America would love to do.
You've all got minutes.
Ready?
- Yes.
Yes.
Let's go.
NARRATOR: To ensure
originality, Chef Ramsay
has spread out the group.
Jessica and Michael will be
cooking in the blue kitchen
while Ralph and Elsie will
be in the red kitchen.
Do you have any
ideas yet, Jessica?
They're coming to me, Chef.
They will be judged
on presentation,
taste, and creativity.
In other words, how they
maximize the ingredients.
Try to use all the
ingredients, yes?
Are you done with
that chicken stock?
I am the leftover queen.
When you are feeding
a family of six,
you learn to utilize
leftovers really well.
Looks like I'm going to
make some chicken soup.
Think about what I said,
Elsie, Ralph, no waste.
What we've been
taught here is not
to overload with
too many flavors,
but really use flavors wisely.
Turn your pan on.
Get some heat in the pan.
My mom was the
inspiration for my dish.
She's always, like,
throwing stuff together.
She was always making
up crazy casseroles.
Let things work and move.
Chef Ramsay really wanted
to make a point for us
that we can make great
things out of just scraps
to create new dishes.
OK, Michael, seven minutes.
You got that?
Yes, Chef.
Ralph, he's got
all these pans going,
and I'm just throwing in my
stuff, you know, into my pot,
making my chicken soup.
That's five minutes, guys.
I made a saute of
chicken drumlets.
I had the things nailed.
One minute, Michael.
I was thinking about taking
the chicken off the bone,
but all of the sudden, it
was, like, one minute left,
I was like, you know,
I don't have time.
I feel like I'm
missing something.
All right, guys, stop
and plate your dishes.
That's it.
No more time.
Now.
Right now.
NARRATOR: Chef Ramsay
believes the key
to any successful
restaurant is utilizing
leftovers from the previous
night's dinner service.
Now it's time to see
what the aspiring chefs
have come up with.
Jessica.
Yes, Chef.
Reveal what you've done.
I did a beef stew and a
berries and cream desert, Chef.
OK.
Pass over your dish, please.
Thank you.
First one.
It actually looks a mess,
but it tastes delicious.
Next dish.
The presentation, zero.
The flavor, good flavor.
Not bad.
The chef definitely
reacted nicely to my dish,
he said it good flavor.
I thought I did well.
- OK, Michael.
Chef.
Tell me what you did, please.
I have a pasta here.
And then I have chicken wings.
Thank you.
So a pasta dish.
Yes.
This is the
opposite to Jessica's.
It actually looks quite
nice, but doesn't really
taste as nice as it looks.
Oh, man.
And very dangerous leaving
those chicken bones in there.
Very dangerous.
It was the little
details like keeping
the bone in the chicken.
I knew that it would come
back to haunt me and it did.
So a bit of a
let down, that one.
OK, Ralph, tell me
what you did, please.
Chef, what we have here is
a saute of chicken drumstick.
It's accompanied by some
on the fly pommes lyonnaise
with a natural thyme sauce.
Looks like something just
came out of a restaurant.
Clean.
Presentation wise, spot on.
The flavor, not bad.
Unfortunately, the raw onion,
it's very, very crunchy.
I'm not a fan of utilization
of the ingredients,
barely one third.
Elsie.
Yes, Chef?
Reveal your dish.
I made a traditional chicken
soup, my hangover special.
Cut up some potatoes.
Leftover chicken soup.
Great for hangovers.
Yeah.
A little hot sauce on that,
and you're good to go.
All these people have
tarragon, and they're
using all these fancy,
you know-- yeah,
this is, braised beef with blah,
blah blah, blah, blah, blah.
And I've got chicken soup.
There's certainly
enough portions in there
to feed a family of six.
OK.
First thing I'm nervous
about is the color.
It looks like something
out of a sewage canal.
OK.
That's delicious.
Thank you, Chef.
A real hearty, and
warm, substantial soup.
Thank you, Chef.
Four very interesting dishes.
I have to say, within
minutes, not bad.
The person winning
the challenge today
is going to do something very,
very different, very exciting.
It doesn't happen that
often, especially in cooking.
That person is Elsie.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
I'd pay for that dish.
Thank you, Chef.
We've got an exciting
morning tomorrow morning.
OK.
Very exciting.
I'm thrilled.
Don't forget your knives.
I won't, Chef.
Let's go.
When you think of the
practical side of Elsie's soup,
/ of the tray was used,
so all those leftovers
were cleverly utilized.
In the middle of a
very busy restaurant,
you could quite easily sell
, portions of that.
NARRATOR: Elsie has
once again proven
that talent and creativity
can impress Chef
Ramsey more than experience.
Elsie, did you keep your soup?
I want to try it.
I totally thought I won.
I mean, he said great
things about my dish.
I also had dessert on my dish.
Elsie didn't and Elsie won.
He wasn't crazy
about that veal stock.
It does look like a sewer.
So it sucks.
I'm a little bitter.
You know, I'm definitely bummed.
Can we get some of that soup?
I guess the one
thing that annoyed me
the most was the fact that both
Jessica and Ralph, at the end
of the challenge,
said, let me taste
your soup like they
really couldn't
believe that it was good.
Yummy.
- It's good?
- Yummy.
There was a little
bit of jealousy there.
They're pissed.
They came up with all these
fantastic, fancy dishes.
And I made chicken soup.
NARRATOR: With Elsie having
been on the winning side of five
challenges, the others are
getting tired of her success,
especially Ralph, who
hasn't been rewarded
with a trip outside the
gates of Hell's Kitchen
since he arrived.
I was disappointed.
I know that my dish
looked the best.
Nobody likes a
sore loser though.
RALPH: We got a
big day tomorrow.
I've got to be up
and ready by : .
I wonder what you're doing.
I don't know.
With my chef jacket.
Not so much fun if you ask me.
Well, it depends on
what I'm going to do.
It beats prepping,
I'll tell you that.
What's that?
I said, it beats prepping.
I haven't won a challenge
since I've been here.
I feel like I got robbed.
You know, bad for
Ralph, good for Elsie.
She's going to go play with
somebody with her knives
tomorrow.
Uh, good for her.
NARRATOR: It's : AM and
Elsie gets ready for her reward.
She has no idea
where her chicken
soup is about to take her.
CHEF RAMSAY: Good
morning, Elsie.
Ready?
- Yes.
Got your knives?
Yep, got my knives.
Still don't know
where we're going?
Don't have a clue.
Right.
I wish you'd tell me.
After you.
I will do in a minute.
In we go.
Something very, very exciting.
We're actually going
to a television studio.
We're going to do a
segment on "Good Day
Live," on national television.
No, we're not.
A cook [inaudible].
I'm going to
cook on television?
You're going to
cook on television.
It's a breakfast show.
It's national.
It's going across
the whole of America.
OK?
OK.
Can I have a drink now?
The most important
thing about this
is just to stay in control.
Just don't yell
at me, that's all.
Just don't burn the risotto.
Elsie, what the f*ck is that?
I won't.
I won't.
I won't.
I'm going to watch it
very, very carefully.
There you go.
Here we go.
Yes!
NARRATOR: While Elsie arrives
at the studio, for the losers,
it's a full day of prep for
tonight's dinner service.
Go and get yourself set up.
You guys still don't
know what it is, right?
I have some guesses going on.
What are your guesses?
Well, I don't know, she's
bringing her chef jacket
and knives.
Maybe going--
Cooking for the governor?
I don't know, I
wouldn't want that gig.
I'm afraid I have a very
good schnitzel recipe.
CHEF RAMSAY: To the right, OK.
Make up.
Oh, dear.
I don't like make up.
How are we?
Yeah, I feel
like a movie star.
You know?
This is my five minutes of fame.
Hey, I'm going to grab it
and run with it, you know?
NARRATOR: It's just
minutes before, Elsie,
the mother of six, makes
her talk show debut.
[chattering]
PRODUCER: Two
minutes, everybody!
We're two minutes away.
We're away.
Add [inaudible].
Take two seconds
from there, please.
Jessica, just throw the rest of
those in there and then I just
and then I just need you
guys for two minutes.
Yep.
You, too, Ralph.
You're not nervous, right?
This is live television.
All right.
No, I'm not nervous at all.
Really, seriously,
it's nothing.
Why does everybody
keep telling me that?
OK, OK, OK, OK.
Sorry.
Nothing to be nervous about,
it's just national television.
PRODUCER: One minute.
How far away are we, guys?
He's going to
tell me then to go?
- Yes.
- OK.
Right here, Michael,
Jessica, Ralph.
Come see.
Just watch.
- Els, ready?
- Ready, Chef.
Ready?
Good.
You don't look nervous.
Standby.
Three, two--
Oh no.
Oh no.
Oh, yes, welcome back to
Good Day Live, everybody.
Our next guest is one of
the world's top chefs,
England's own Gordon Ramsey.
When Scott brought
us over to the bar,
there is no doubt
in my mind what
we were going to be looking at.
What we're going to
do, we're going to make
the most amazing risotto.
Els?
Come here, babe, and take over.
Show us how it's done.
- Hi, Elsie!
Hi, Elsie!
Because I suck here.
Good morning, ladies.
HOST: Good morning, Elsie.
I would much rather it had
been me, but it was her, so
be it.
ELSIE: Here, we're
sweating up the shallots.
Just making them nice and warm,
and getting them all coated,
because it's going
to be in the risotto.
This is the kind of dish you
don't want to leave unattended.
HOST: Why?
Because, I mean, the risotto
dries up very, very quickly.
HOST: Generally,
how long does it
take to make a proper risotto?
- Less than minutes.
- Yeah, I'm pissed.
And now I want to win.
And, you know, the fact
that she just keeps winning.
It just creates bitterness
with everybody, that's all.
HOST: You seem very cool, Elsie.
What's up with that?
- I am.
I'm a pretty cool person.
Elsie is a little older, and
you know, so are those women,
so I think she got that kind
of bond as far as that goes.
How's she doing?
She's doing very
well, very well.
You know what?
I won yesterday's challenge.
HOST: Way to go, Elsie!
ELSIE: Thank you.
HOST: Now we're cooking!
SCOTT: It's time for you guys
to get back in the kitchen
get ready for dinner service.
Yep.
Go Elsie.
Thanks, Elsie.
Bye, Elsie!
If I were, you know,
the other contestants,
I would probably
be a little jealous
that I got my few minutes of
fame on national television.
I did it!
I did it!
I did it!
And I didn't crack.
NARRATOR: While Elsie
celebrates her success, back
in Hell's Kitchen, they
are hardly celebrating.
The next challenge, we
should all make chicken soup.
Yeah.
Uh, don't get my pissed off
about it again, Michael.
Sewer water soup.
With the bone on it.
With the bone on it,
soggy wet, in the soup.
That's f*cking unappetizing.
Should have made her
eat one of those things.
Oh, snap.
Right now, while Elsie's
over at the studio
making hobnobbing with
everybody over there,
we're putting the
axe to the grind.
Myself, Jessica, and
Michael are doing the work
of five people as three.
I'm going to make a risotto now.
She's on TV and I'm
cooking her risotto.
You gonna carry her tonight?
Nope.
You know, I me and
Ralph, we sort of
joked about not carrying
Elsie because a lot of people
have been doing a
lot of stuff for her.
The truth is, what
station you're at,
you're freaking
responsible for that.
So tonight is definitely
put up or shut up for Elsie.
Good Day Live!
Oh!
It's k*lling me now!
Yeah, I should
have won it, Ralph.
If you look at
what I made, I won.
k*lling me, Jess.
Yes, right.
Hey, Jess, what
are you going to do
if Elsie's in the weeds
tonight in the garnish station?
JESSICA: If what?
RALPH: Elsie's in the weeds
in the garnish station.
Nothing.
[laughs]
- Hi, guys!
- Hey, Chef!
Hey!
Hi, guys.
Hey, Elsie!
Hey!
Did you see her?
JESSICA: We did.
RALPH.
Yes.
As a matter of fact,
we did tune in.
What'd you think?
It was excellent.
Did you learn anything?
Don't lose challenges.
Don't lose challenges because
you might get some TV action.
Fantastic Fantastic.
Elsie, I think you
did a great job.
I wish it was me, but
I'm so happy it was you.
One more thing, second
part of the prize,
you get to choose who's on what
station for tonight's service.
Don't tell me now.
Think about it
and tell me later.
Have a good think.
OK?
ELSIE: OK.
Let's get cracking.
Back to the real world.
Elsie, there's
risotto over there.
Do you want to check it for me?
[laughs]
Ha, ha, ha.
It's weird, you know?
I'm trying to read the
vibes, but I'm also not,
because if I care too
much about the vibe,
it's just going to bug me.
Was that a good
experience this morning?
No, one was bitter at you or
hated you or anything for that,
you know?
- Huh?
No one was bitter
at you or hated you.
There was no resentment
for anything.
You want to know what I think?
What?
I think that Chef judges
each one of us differently.
He has different expectations
out of each one of us
based upon our skills,
like, obviously he
expects something
more for me than what
I gave him or I would have won.
And you came through with what
he was expecting from you.
And you won.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
NARRATOR: Even though
the competition has now
become a contest between
four individuals,
in Chef Ramsay's world, the
customers always come first.
OK, guys, two seconds, please.
Yes, Chef.
Very quick, in a minute from
now, customers are coming in.
And we have got to complete
a fully booked dining room.
Elsie.
Yes?
Who's on the starters?
Jessica.
Jessica.
Vegetables?
Michael.
Michael.
Fish?
That would be me.
You're on the fish?
I'm on the fish.
Good choice.
Ralph?
- Yes, Chef?
You're on meat,
busy, busy, station.
We are a team.
Yes, you're judged individually.
We are a team.
Tonight is the night
where you're going to be
tested more than ever before.
Keep that at the
back of your minds.
Remember, one of you are
going home this evening.
Let's go.
Yes?
Sections set up?
- Yes.
We know what we're on?
NARRATOR: As Hell's
Kitchen opens its doors
for the eighth time, customers
are less willing to accept
long waits or subpar food.
I would love the mushroom--
The mushroom [inaudible].
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'll have the lobster bisque.
I need some orders in
here, otherwise-- yeah?
We've become mediocre again.
Let's go, yeah?
- OK.
Thank you.
On order.
[inaudible] table .
Two [inaudible].
Caesar salad, one
lobster bisque.
Yes, Chef.
Main course, two lobster,
one halibut, one filet.
- Yes, Chef.
- Filet requested medium well.
After that, one penne,
one bisque again.
I got a--
After that, one
penne, one bisque again.
Yes, Chef.
I need an answer, Jessica.
Yes, Chef.
I get very nervous.
This first table is blind.
No one's talking to me.
Everyone's gone quiet and
there's no communication.
And this is the first table.
NARRATOR: Coming off her
worst dinner performance--
I have no idea what
the f*ck I'm doing.
Can someone come and help me?
Because I'm f*cking up to my
ears in shit, and I'm getting
screamed at.
NARRATOR: Jessica is desperately
trying to redeem herself.
- Jess!
- Yes?
Come here.
Coming.
Penne is shit.
The salad's all pushed
up to the front.
There's nothing down here.
- I'll readjust.
And it looks disgusting.
All right, Chef.
OK?
Penne, you send again,
because the salad is shit.
You've got one minute
to redo the salad.
Otherwise, I'm going to
throw the bisque back.
Got it.
Sorry, like I said earlier,
we're going to be busy,
but I'm not slopping out.
Right, Chef.
Now that looks like pig shit.
Keep it together, Little.
Caesar salad.
How is this being plated?
Just like that?
How's that being plated?
MICHAEL: Do you have cheese?
[inaudible]
NARRATOR: An hour
into dinner service,
with the help of
Michael and Ralph--
Hey, Little.
NARRATOR: Jessica is finally
getting the starters out.
CHEF RAMSAY: Plate , go.
Service, table six.
Go.
NARRATOR: Even
though the customers
seem to be enjoying their food,
Mm, that's good.
NARRATOR: Chef Ramsey
is looking for a way
to speed up the kitchen.
Holy f*ck, just back
off for two minutes.
Right?
Hello?
All of you.
Now, yes?
Right now.
Quick, just two seconds, yes?
I'm going to tell you something.
Yeah, that first hour,
we're sucking hard, yeah?
We go in an hour,
and it's pathetic.
I'm really pathetic.
You're just clamming up.
I'm talking to you, but
nothing's coming back.
It's not good.
Now, you've all
been around to each
and everyone's section, yes?
ELSIE: Yes.
Switch.
Right now.
You, move over there.
Let's go.
You, move on to the meat.
You, move around, yes?
I decided to switch
stations to make
sure that the fish,
meat, and vegetables
communicated together.
Now, listen to me.
Can we communicate?
Yes, Chef.
Yes, you're individuals, but
we are running a restaurant.
We need some team spirit here.
OK?
Yes, Chef.
I don't want any fish
or meat on the hot plate
unless we're ready
to go together.
Chef Ramsey came up with
yet another great idea.
What it does is it
separates the knows,
and the know, and the not knows.
I'm starting to know
what's going on, yeah?
Thank you.
Communication again, yes?
Here.
Right here, Chef.
Very nice, Ralph.
You got it.
NARRATOR: An hour and a half
into dinner service, the chefs
are starting to get out
some of their main courses.
Oh, that looks good.
All right.
Definitely, this
chicken's good.
What is going on?
NARRATOR: Back in the
kitchen, Elsie is trying
to adapt to her new station.
CHEF RAMSAY: Elsie,
where's the penne?
Right behind you.
I'm going to make
the penne right now.
And why are you doing
Elsie's penne, Michael?
Because I don't
know how to do it.
I'm taking the penne.
I'm gonna put it at my
station so you worry about it.
No, I don't want you to
put it on your station,
just show me one
time how to do it.
I don't want to feel--
Like I said, everything
I put here is all me.
I've never done it.
CHEF RAMSAY: What
a pile of idiots.
I'm fed up with this now,
because this is a joke.
Stop what you're doing.
Jessica, on fish.
Ralph, on vegetables.
Elsie, on starters.
Michael on meat.
Switch.
Let's go.
- Yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
When you change
stations in the middle,
it really put a
wrench in the night.
And you know, everything just
becomes crazy and overwhelming.
I said it was going
to be the toughest test.
Come on, keep it up.
Step up here, hopefully
we can make it.
NARRATOR: Jessica, who didn't
fare so well on starters,
is now on the fish
station, still
hoping to impress Chef Ramsey.
After that, I've got
three filet, one lobster.
But that lobster's
on route, yes?
I need more time
on my lobster.
It's not cooked in the middle.
It's a really big lobster.
Right, Michael,
stop the filet.
Do you understand?
I need to stop it straight away.
All you're shouting
out there is,
I need more time for lobster!
Hello?
Yeah.
I need a time!
Three minutes.
Will it be ready
in three minutes?
I hope so, Chef.
Oh, come on.
f*cking hell.
Two filet, medium.
JESSICA: I think that was
just on the outside, Chef.
As I test on the
inside, it wasn't.
Yeah, well, yeah.
Just, look, this is better?
Yeah.
So take that back, re-plate
them, get the risotto
in-- listen, for you now.
Do you understand?
Because I'm fed up with it.
Can't have risotto all the way
around the plate, properly.
Because that looks like
[inaudible] dog's dinner.
And you've got far too--
way past now to start
serving me slop.
All right, Chef.
NARRATOR: Almost two
hours into dinner service,
it appears that the
final four have taken
an embarrassing step backwards.
Cheers to no meal.
- Appetizers only!
- Yeah.
Yeah.
NARRATOR: They have yet to
serve over half their diners.
And I'm trying to do my best.
OK.
To making sure that
you get your starters,
main courses, and dessert.
Thank you.
So there is still hope.
Yeah, OK.
I'm going to give
them minutes.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile, Elsie now
finds herself in the weeds.
- Yes?
- Yes, Chef.
Hey, Jess, what
are you going to do
if Elsie's in the weeds
tonight in the garnish station?
Nothing.
You going to
carry her tonight?
No.
Ralph, where's the
rest of this sauce?
Ralph?
Ralphie?
Ralph?
I don't know why I even
ask so many damn questions.
CHEF RAMSAY: Where is the
lobster bisque and the veloute?
Yes, it's coming up.
It's with the Caesar salad.
Now, send the Caesar salad.
Oh, come on, Els.
Give me some feedback.
- One--
I'd take starters.
Two bisque, one veloute.
OK.
It's on the same table, Elsie.
OK, sir, I'm going to
plate this right now.
I called it out.
You said, yes.
I sent the salads.
Hurry up!
God damn it,
this f*cking place.
Here you go.
Yeah, that's nice.
Here we go.
But--
I'm a mess, what
can I tell you?
Hello?
Hello?
I called out the order to--
shut up!
I could have the order
to go at the same time.
You told me yes.
Two bisque, one veloute,
three Caesar salad.
I sent the Caesar salad.
Then comes one
bisque, one veloute.
It's two bisque, one veloute.
I want one bisque
right now, yes?
Yes, Chef.
Right now.
With some love and some
care if you really want this,
you know?
Yeah, because you're dressing
that as if it's your last thing
you'll ever touch
in Hell's Kitchen.
Come on, Elsie.
I know you can do it.
Yes, sir.
But if you communicate with
me and stay on a level, Els--
Correct.
Yes.
Yeah?
And listen with me.
We get it together.
- You got it.
You got it.
- OK?
- Yes.
- Come on.
Elsie.
Yes, Chef.
Two minutes from there, yes?
Yep.
Right.
Stand over here.
The table.
Six starters.
I heard three Caesars.
That's all I heard.
So why didn't
you check with me?
- That was my mistake.
- If you check with me.
I'm going to get
you through this.
OK.
That's interesting.
What, the private one on
one instead of the screaming?
Yeah, totally.
You wouldn't be standing here
if I didn't believe in you.
Come on, you've got to get
it together, sweetheart.
OK, I'm going to
get it together.
I'm going to walk around this
hall and back into the kitchen.
Big, deep breath.
One minute out there.
Hello?
- Yes?
And when you come back,
you come back to me.
Yes, sir.
Move.
You know, right now, I
feel like a total outsider.
And no one said a f*cking
word to me the whole night.
They just pushed me to the side.
I don't want to talk anymore.
Yeah, she's on the verge.
You can see that.
Where's Elsie?
Where's Elsie?
OK, what's the next up?
- Elsie.
- Yes?
When you're uncertain in
your mind, you talk to me.
And I'll come back to you.
Yes, Chef.
The minute you don't talk
to me and you're confused,
we're in trouble.
- Yes, Chef.
NARRATOR: Three hours into
dinner service, the kitchen
has only managed to get out
half of their main courses.
Many customers are fed up.
I mean, it's
such a nice place.
I mean, I would think that
we would get something.
NARRATOR: And other customers
got more than they expected.
What's the complaint?
We found this
piece of wood, there.
OK, let me point Chef out.
And it could have
been dangerous, yeah?
I'm happy you
didn't swallow this.
I don't need that
tonight, believe me.
No, no.
What is that?
A little piece of wood.
Yeah, f*cking hell.
Come here.
Bring that to me.
Jessica.
Yes?
Without any lip,
just keep it shut,
the customer's found a big
piece of wood in their lobster.
That's not bullshit.
No one's exaggerating.
It's a splinter in
the lobster, OK?
Very well.
Stupid idiot.
NARRATOR: Despite the four
strongest chefs remaining,
this has been one of
Hell's kitchen's worst
dinner services.
And that brings an all
too familiar sight.
No, forget the wine.
I don't care.
Let's go.
Come on.
I'm out of here.
Bye, Hell's Kitchen.
All right, we can so do this.
We can [bleep] out and I
can go to bed good tonight.
That's all I care about,
getting service out.
Oh, yep, just tell me
what's wrong with this steak.
It's upside down.
Upside down.
It's upside down.
Sorry.
Again, [inaudible]
f*cking chef.
Give the kitchen, Jean Phillipe.
Right.
Hello?
Come here now, yeah?
Yes, Elsie.
You're pissed off.
You should see what goes
through my mind right now.
How many tables have walked out?
Two tables, sir.
I'm not agonize
pain any longer.
And if you think I'm going
stand here for the next hour,
busting a gut, to get the filet,
to get the halibut, then to get
the [inaudible],, then to get
the chicken without a sauce,
then to get the sauce
without the chicken.
Bang.
I've had enough.
Shut it down.
Hello?
Mr. Belgian man.
I just give a little
excuse to them,
just tell them why the f*ck
we're not sending out food, OK?
Because that's amateurish.
That's really
f*cking fantastic.
Another service not
f*cking completed.
No way, you guys.
That was clearly nothing
to be proud about was it?
No, Chef.
That was worse
than I expected.
I don't know how you
guys are feeling,
but last service was
better than that.
Of And for the first time
ever, I actually felt we were
cooking against each other.
And to succeed in
Hell's Kitchen,
you have to succeed as a team.
But no one came together.
So no one is going to nominate.
And no one has got
the right to nominate
anyone for elimination.
Because you don't deserve to.
The spirit was missing.
Get back to your dorm.
I'll have my own
decision shortly.
Now.
Listen, I did
the worst tonight.
And I'm realistic.
Well, we caught heat when
she moved into the starters.
And she got buried in there.
That's what it was.
And she went on
all three stations.
That slowed us down.
RALPH: You know, but that's--
MICHAEL: No matter what your
skill level is, you're still
responsible for your station.
Elsie just couldn't get her
steaks together tonight.
She couldn't work
that starter station.
You know, she just sucked.
It's a lousy feeling being
somewhat of an outsider.
You know, Ralph, and Michael,
and Jessica, obviously,
got it together today.
And, you know, I
knew in the morning
there was some tension
from winning the challenge.
It's so disheartening
when he talked about no one
being good enough.
All four of us have the
chance of going home tonight.
You know, when you are singled
out to nominate somebody,
you know that you're not
going home that night.
And now I don't
have that security.
And it's really hard
to deal with right now.
I got to dig deep.
You can always do better, man.
That's the whole idea.
Every day that I've been here,
I've done my share of the work
plus somebody else's.
Does that mean anything?
It don't mean nothing.
There is no telling what
the f*ck is about to happen.
That's a tough one tonight.
I've made my decision.
Michael?
Chef?
You look distraught.
Yeah.
I am.
It's frustrating.
You cannot carry a whole
kitchen on your back.
You did a lot of
good things tonight.
Clearly, not enough.
Jessica.
Yes, Chef?
Step forward, please.
Performance was terrible.
Tell me why you should
stay in Hell's Kitchen.
You know, I started off a
little iffy with the starters,
but I did pull it together.
And then it was rough.
Changing stations was rough.
I think, on the line,
I'm getting stronger.
But it has been getting harder.
And the pressure's
been getting harder.
But I'm ready to work
extremely hard to stand up
with the big boys on the line.
CHEF RAMSAY: Elsie.
Step forward, please.
Do you feel you got the right
kind of support from the team
tonight?
Because this is
important for me now.
I felt extremely
disoriented in the kitchen.
I was not prepared.
I can't blame anyone
else but myself for it.
A lot of dishes, I wasn't
aware how to put together.
And, you know, maybe I should
have taken time to study that.
Did you feel you
got the support
from three of your colleagues?
Yes, I did.
Tell me why you should
stay in Hell's Kitchen.
It's been a great experience.
I mean, it's a lot
more than I expected.
I mean, I've worked really hard.
It's all I've ever
promised, getting here.
I mean, I don't have
any magic potions.
There's a lot that
I just don't know.
But I am a hard worker.
And I am definitely
a team player.
I've given it my
best since day one.
Thank you.
Now it's time for me to decide
who's leaving Hell's Kitchen.
All you're shouting
out of there is,
I need more time for lobster!
Young lady--
- Yeah?
Hello?
Yeah?
I need a time!
You wouldn't be standing here
if I didn't believe in you.
OK.
You to get it together.
I am.
The person leaving
Hell's Kitchen is Elsie.
You've made a lot
of people happy.
I'm very proud.
You've gone a long way.
And for a woman
who has never spent
an hour in a professional
kitchen, you impress me.
Thank you.
And behind that,
you touch my heart.
Thank you, Chef.
I appreciate it.
Give me your jacket.
Thank you.
It's been great.
Keep smiling.
I will.
You light up the
place when you smile.
Elsie.
I'm proud of you.
Thank you.
We all are.
You did a great job, Elsie.
I have no regrets.
This has been the most exciting,
hellish experience of my life.
Can you just explain
to me what it is?
Tacos with turkey meat.
We won because why?
Because we know what?
He was gone!
Goodbye!
CHEF RAMSAY:
Congratulations, red team!
I'm going to kick
some ass if it's
the last f*cking thing I do.
CHEF RAMSAY: Interesting.
Oh, you're good.
I did it and I'm
proud of myself.
And the guys are proud of me.
It's a good feeling.
You deserve to
be here, seriously.
I did it!
I did it!
I did it!
ELSIE: Coming into this,
into this it was a long shot.
And then I got as far as I did.
I didn't win the restaurant,
but I won nonetheless.
Jessica, rejoin your team.
That's a tough one tonight.
We have got to get it together.
And tonight, we
lost that spirit.
And I so need that
spirit coming back now.
There's potential
within all three of you.
And congratulations on
getting to the final three.
But come back and
prove why you're here.
Goodnight.
JESSICA: Now that we have the
three of us, we can do the job.
And we need to pull together
as a team, because ultimately,
that's what working
on the line is.
RALPH: Am I happy
that Elsie's gone?
Well, if that means that
I'm still here, yeah.
Of course I am.
MICHAEL: I just really
need to whoop some ass.
You know, just be a boss.
Just do what I got to
do to win this thing.
CHEF RAMSAY: Now that we're
down to the final three,
what I'm looking
for, personally,
is flair, creativity,
great imagination, and more
importantly, individuality.
Because it's now when they
really have to start excelling.
01x08 - Day 8
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