19x11 - Sink or Swim

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[narrator] Previously on Hell's Kitchen…

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

…Marc ignored Chef Ramsay's advice…

Keep sending me up,
I'll keep fighting.

You're not fighting, you're lying!

…and continued to mix it up with his team.

You had three items, Cody. Three!

You're not gonna be able to send me home.
I'm motivated right now and inspired.

Let's not ever do that, okay?

One, two, three.

[narrator] In a challenge where the chefs
had to get creative with burgers…

-Hmm.
-Come on, guys. Bring some up.

…both teams scrambled
to choose their ingredients.

-Avocado.
-[Kori] Here's feta cheese for lamb.

[narrator] And while it wasn't
in the cards for the Blue Team…

-Just a touch pink.
-A touch pink, yeah.

-That is hot. I need a fire extinguisher.
-[chuckles] Yeah.

-…Jordan…
-Lovely crunch.

The point goes to the Red Team.

-[Ramsay] Congratulations.
-Yes.

…Nikki…

If I was given that at a restaurant,
I'd be very happy.

A point to the Red Team.

Thank you so much.

…and Mary Lou…

-Wow.
-Is that a good wow?

Yeah, very good.

…impressed guest judge Laurent Tourondel…

I will give point to the Red Team.

…and secured the victory for the Red Team.

Yes, we won!

Later that night, in dinner service…

-[Ramsay] Risotto, beautifully cooked.
-Thank you, Chef.

-[Nikki] Going to the pass.
-…the Red Team's momentum continued.

[Ramsay] Nikki.

-Exceptional.
-Thank you, Chef.

-[Ramsay] Marc.
-[narrator] As for the Blue Team…

-That's disgusting.
-…they couldn't get out of their own way.

-Oh, I'm so sorry.
-Blue Team, come here.

Just look at that meat there.
It's raw. Ice f*cking cold.

Get out!

[narrator] The Blue Team not only lost…

Personally, I think you've lost
the opportunity to speak.

-I can't speak now? You can kiss my ass.
-But you could--

…but continued their nightly ritual.

We are done having a conversation!

-You're full of shit, that's why.
-We are done.

[narrator] At elimination,
the Blue Team nominated…

Marc, Chef.

But their second nomination
shocked everyone.

Me, Chef.

[narrator] Chef Ramsay eliminated…

-Marc.
-…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.

Now that your weakest link is gone,
he is not your excuse any more.

-Get out of here.
-Yes, Chef.

We got rid of the cancer
that was on the team, and that's Marc.

Now the three of us, Cody, me, and Amber,
we can work together. We can do this.

I'm so depressed.

You gotta watch yourself on that team.

Declan, Cody, they're gunning after you.

Now that Marc's gone,
I've a target on my back.

All my dishes are always strong.

I know.

They're ready to throw me
off the boat with a brick tied to my leg

and let me go under.

And it's like, sorry, man,
I'm here to hang.

You cannot trust any of them.

Oh, I don't like you.
You know that? I really don't.

You like me a lot.

-I know. I do. You're a nice person.
-[laughs]

-Yes.
-And you're pretty.

-Yes. Thanks, buddy.
-You cover a lot of bases.

[laughs]

I think Cody's very nice.
I really like talking to him.

I'm having fun getting to know him.

Your man drops anything
on the ground, and I am there.

I don't have a man.

Aw, shit. Where's the application?

[Kori] Ooh, la, la.

[Amber] Aw.

[Kori] Cody and Mary Lou
are so cute together.

-Okay, you need to s-- f*ck out of here.
-[laughs]

But Ms. Mary Lou,
keep your head in the game.

Don't let anything
or anyone get in your way.

Oh, sweet. Yay, I win.

[humming victoriously]

[Jordan] That looks like Vegas.

Welcome to the first ever Spells Kitchen.

-Oh, shit.
-What the f*ck?

Oh, man, I love game shows.

I love game shows.

Chefs, this challenge
is really designed to understand

which of you can think quickly
on your feet.

In each round, each chef,
one from each team,

will head up to the podium.

Then, a scrambled ingredient
will show on the screen.

Blue Team, what is that?

[all] Bell pepper, Chef.

Very good. Answer correctly,
you get to choose to keep the ingredient,

and you'll assign that ingredient
to those proteins,

or send it to the opposing team.

If you get an answer right,

you can choose to kind of sabotage
the other team.

That's a fun little twist.

Mary Lou and Amber, step up to the podium.

-[Jordan] All right, Mary Lou, let's go.
-[Nikki] Come on.

[Declan] Come on, Amber.

Here is your first scramble.

[buzzer sounds]

-[Ramsay] Amber.
-Fennel.

That is correct.

Is the fennel gonna go
with the rib eye, halibut, the veal chop,

or you wanna pass it to the Red Team?
What would you like?

We're gonna take it on the halibut.

Take it on the halibut.
Right, second scramble. Here we go.

-[buzzer sounds]
-[Ramsay] Amber.

-Swiss Chard.
-[Ramsay] Well done. Swiss chard.

Hey, I'm failing a little bit.

Dang. She's so good with these letters.

We'll take it on rib eye.

You gotta go on a game show.

Right. Ready for the third scramble?
Here we go.

-Come on, Mary Lou.
-Trigger finger, come on.

[buzzer sounds]

-Parsnip?
-[Ramsay] It's not parsnip.

-It's spinach.
-[Mary Lou] I got nervous.

Amber, you have control.
Where would you like to send it?

I'll give it to the Red Team
on their halibut.

-Why?
-Spinach is just kind of lame.

[Ramsay] Red Team, you'll
have to bring the spinach to life.

-Amber, well done. Cody versus Jordan.
-Let's go.

-[buzzer sounds]
-Damn.

-Eggplant, Chef.
-Damn it.

Cody, well done.
What would you like to do with it?

-Veal chop, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Here we go.

Oh, I know that one.

Okay, now we're doing parsnip.

[buzzer sounds]

-[Jordan] Parsnip.
-[Ramsay] Well done.

We'll keep it for the veal chop.

-Big D versus Kori.
-Yes, Chef.

[buzzer sounds]

Cauliflower, Chef.

Gonna put the cauliflower
with the rib eye, Chef.

[buzzer sounds]

-Carrot?
-That is correct, Kori.

Rib eye. We're keeping it.

[buzzer sounds]

Broccolini?

We're gonna keep it with the veal, Chef.

Right. Next pair. Amber, you're back on.

First scramble.

[buzzer sounds]

Polenta.

-Smart.
-Okay, we'll put it on the veal.

[buzzer sounds]

-Asparagus.
-Correct.

-We'll put that on our rib eye as well.
-[Ramsay] Nice move.

[buzzer sounds]

Pineapple.

Is it a keeper or a sender?

I'm gonna sabotage them with this one.

I'm gonna put that pineapple
where it just doesn't belong.

I'm gonna put that with their halibut.

Ouch. Smart move, Nikki.

Yes.

Good luck.

Next pair.

[Cody] So, I'm going up against
little old Mary Lou.

She's hella cute.

This is a fun-ass matchup.

[buzzer sounds]

Watercress?

-[buzzer sounds]
-Basmati rice?

[buzzer sounds]

-Tomato.
-Well done.

We'll send it to their rib eye.

We'll put the basmati rice on our halibut.

Pass that to the Blue Team,
and put that on their halibut.

You're on fire.

-Thanks, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Welcome back, Mary Lou.

[laughs sarcastically] Sucker.

[Ramsay] Next pair.

[buzzer sounds]

Fingerlings.

Goes well with your veal.

That's where it's going, Chef.

[buzzer sounds]

-Celery root.
-[Mary Lou] Boom.

Chef, we will keep that for our rib eye.

[buzzer sounds]

Pearl onion. Take it for the veal, Chef.

One ingredient left.

Come on, Kori. Get this last one.

-[Mary Lou] Oh, that's a good one.
-[Jordan] Come on.

-Come on, Kori.
-Come on.

-[buzzer sounds]
-Amber.

-Avocado.
-That's correct.

[narrator] With the Blue Team's board
already full of ingredients,

Amber has two choices.

You can put avocado on their halibut
or you can eliminate one of yours.

I'm thinking to myself,
"Right, if we got an avocado,

we can get rid of the pineapple."
It's simple.

We'll put the avocado on their halibut.

What the hell? Amber, you made a mistake.

You all keep that shitty pineapple.
We don't want that. [chuckles]

All boards are complete.

Right now, I'd like the teams to decide
on which chef is cooking which protein.

Now, Red Team, because you have four,
one of you is gonna have to double up.

I feel comfortable with the rib eye.

-We can work on the halibut.
-Yeah.

-I'll do the veal.
-I want the rib eye.

Pineapple can be a bitch of an ingredient
because it can be incredibly overpowering.

But if I can make this work,
that's an opportunity to shine.

Red Team, Blue Team,
your minutes start now.

Let's go. Good luck.

[narrator] In today's challenge…

[Declan] We got minutes,
guys and girls.

We got this in the bag.

…each chef must prepare a dish

with their chosen protein
and its assigned ingredients.

All right. Aprons on.
Um, so, what are you doing?

[Mary Lou] I think I'm gonna make
an avocado compound butter.

[narrator] Mary Lou and Nicole
will each cook a halibut dish.

The avocado, I'm not quite sure yet.

[narrator] And the team will decide
which dish to present to Chef Ramsay.

[Mary Lou] I've never done this before.
It's all in my head.

The avocado is gonna be
the most challenging piece

of this ingredient list.

It is a little bit difficult
to apply to a random halibut dish.

Come on, avocado, talk to me.

Tell me what you wanna be
when you grow up.

[Christina] Just over , guys.

-[Jordan] Heard, Chef.
-Heard.

I need this fat spot to cook.

The thick part in this veal chop,
I'm a little worried about.

I don't want it to be undercooked.

Damn it, is this still too soft
right here?

Somebody come feel this.

I'd give it a quick flash
with some butter, but real quick.

Hopefully it doesn't screw me.

This has gotta go back in for a second.

There's minutes left.

-Fifteen minutes, heard.
-Heard, thank you.

I'm feeling pretty good right now.

I'm hella excited. I decided to go with
the pickled pineapple and the vinaigrette.

-[Amber] What you thinking?
-Banging.

This halibut salad's gonna be fire.

-Yes!
-Don't get cocky

-till after he eats your food, at least.
-Yeah. Yeah.

Just over eight minutes, Blue Team, yes?
Eight minutes. Thank you.

[Amber] Come on.

For my rib eye,
I don't have a hard enough sear

and I'm running out of time…

so I throw a pan on it.

It's kind of the quick-and-dirty way
to get it done,

but you risk tearing apart the rib eye.

[Cody] What's that? What's burning?

f*ck me. Did that really just happen?
g*dd*mn it.

[Declan] You confident, Amber?
You all right?

Aw, f*ck.

[narrator] With just a few minutes left
in the cooking portion

of Chef Ramsay's Spells Kitchen challenge…

[Cody] What's that? What's burning?

f*ck me. Did that really just happen?
g*dd*mn it.

…Amber must now scramble
to salvage her rib eye.

Uh, fish spatch, fish spatch, hold on.

Toss it to me. Toss it.

Incoming. Nice catch.

[Amber] g*dd*mn.
This is where I freak out.

This is the earliest
I've ever plated in my entire life.

Plating is always my worst attribute.

But today, I am insanely proud of my dish.

Ninety seconds to go.

[Nikki] Oh, this is so salty.

It's totally over-seasoned.

But unfortunately,
there's no time to correct it now.

-If anything, add acid.
-We good to start plating, everybody?

Make sure all components
are on the plate.

[Ramsay] Five, four, three…

-Oh, g*dd*mn it.
-…two, one, and serve. Good.

Mary Lou, Nikki,
you've made the halibut.

Decide amongst you which one
is the best to put forward.

I'm worried
about my salty rice, so…

-Okay, cool.
-[both] Mary Lou.

Put Mary Lou's up
and keep yours down, then.

So, Red Team, whose dish are you dropping?

We're dropping Nikki's
and going with Mary Lou's.

Right. First up,
the battle of the rib eye. Let's go.

-Let's go, Kori.
-[Declan] Go on, Amber.

Oh, Ms. Amber.
I'm gonna smash you like the buzzer.

-Amber, describe your dish first, please.
-Yes, Chef.

So, I have a pan-seared rib eye,
roasted cauliflower

and a watercress puree.

Why were you pressing your rib eye?

I pressed it because
it didn't have a sear in one part of it.

[Ramsay] It looks thin.

-Rib eye's cooked beautifully.
-[Amber] Thank you, Chef.

I thought it was gonna be
a little bit sort of over, but it's not.

Super powerful in flavor.

Nice, clever utilization
of the three ingredients.

-Thank you, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Really good dish.

[exhales]

[sighs]

Kori, describe your dish, please.

I did a mustard-veal demi,

and the rib eye, pan-seared it
real quick on both sides,

with a celery root puree on the bottom.

And the asparagus,
I did a nice red wine vinaigrette.

-[Ramsay] Steak's cooked beautifully.
-[Kori] Thank you, Chef.

Really beautifully.
Love that asparagus salad.

You've highlighted three ingredients.

God, it's really tough.

Two well-ex*cuted dishes.

Uh, the point…

…is gonna go to Amber.

[Declan] Yes.

-And Kori. Well done.
-[Jordan] Yeah!

-[Ramsay] Good job.
-[Kori] Thank you.

-Really good job indeed. Amazing.
-[both] Thank you, Chef.

Next up, the battle of the veal chop,
please. Let's go.

[narrator] Jordan will attempt
to outshine Declan's veal

with her roasted parsnips
and broccolini served over…

A white cheddar polenta.

-[Ramsay] Cooked beautifully.
-[Jordan] Thank you, Chef.

Polenta's absolutely spot-on.
Veal, delicious.

But parsnips, just to be cubed like that,
some big, some small.

It just needs a bit more finesse,

-especially at this stage of the game.
-Yes, Chef.

[sighs] Damn you, parsnips.

Declan, describe the dish, please.

So, Chef, we have a pan-roasted veal
with rustic crushed potato.

[Ramsay] So you left the skin on
the potatoes and the skin on the eggplant.

Yes, Chef.

-Veal's delicious.
-Thank you, Chef.

Both dishes
need just that little touch of finesse.

But the heroes are the veal.
The point goes to…

[exhales]

-…both of you. Well done.
-Yeah.

-Well done.
-[Ramsay] Good job.

Two-two.

So now it's still a tie. Damn it.

Somebody has to pull this out of the bag.

Down to the battle
of the halibut. Let's go.

-Come on, girl. Bring it.
-[Declan] Come on.

You got it.

It comes down to me.
The pressure's on my shoulders.

This is my time to shine.

The halibut starts off
being pan-seared.

I put a little bit of heat in there
with chili flakes.

On top, there is
a pickled pineapple vinaigrette

and grilled pineapple to make the salad.

I can tell it's cooked beautifully
'cause the knife goes through like butter.

Look at that.

Wow. Little bit too heavy
on the chili flakes.

But what steals this dish
is what you've done with that pineapple.

You've defied the odds, and it does work.

I keep bringing this shit home,
and it feels so good.

Mary Lou, describe your dish, please.

Chef, I have a pan-seared halibut
with a whipped guacamole,

and then it has a rice pilaf
with the spinach in it.

Look at that, glistening.
Beautifully cooked.

Thank you, Chef.

But that smear, it looks like the inside
of my granddad's f*cking underpants.

[Declan snorts]

Everything else looks lovely and rustic,
but this thing here…

-[inhales sharply] …ay-yi-yi.
-I'm sorry about that, Chef.

Both of you take the dishes back
for a moment, please.

Chef just pretty much shat
all over my plating technique.

But I feel like all my flavors are there,
so I think that I can still win.

[Ramsay] Both halibuts nailed.

Now it's down to tiny details.
This is really hard. Um…

Congratulations is going to…

-…the Blue Team. Well done.
-Yes!

[Ramsay] Really well done.

[grunts] f*ck, that feels good.

Congratulations. You made quite the splash
with that incredible victory.

So let's dive right into your reward,
shall we?

After a hot day in Hell,

you'll all get to cool off
in the amazing pool at The LINQ.

-[Amber laughs softly] Yeah.
-Nice. [chuckles]

You'll swim, you'll relax,
you'll sip the most sumptuous cocktails,

and then be treated to the most amazing
all-American barbecue poolside.

Yes.

This is a party all day.

Fresh air, the pool, good friends.

I'm making sure I'm doing a cannonball,
and I'm gonna saturate Amber.

[laughs]

And Blue Team, I have a very special treat
waiting for all three of you in the dorm.

Now, ladies, while the Blue Team
is lounging poolside,

you're all gonna be hard at work here.

You'll be preparing, by hand,
tuile cookies.

Damn it.

Little cookies, big pain in the arse.

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-Head out to the dorms.

-Yes, Chef.
-Thank you, Chef.

I'm the reason that my team failed.
I just can't do anything right right now.

-[sniffles]
-[Kori] Don't cry, Mary Lou.

Oh, shit, hell, yeah! What?

[Declan] Oh, my God.
Three brand-new sparkling Vitamixes.

This feels like Christmas.

I'm sorry, guys.

[Nikki] You can just see
that she's feeling really defeated,

and it's really sad and it sucks.

[Kori whispers] Little Foot.

Where you at?

[Mary Lou] I was so embarrassed.

[Kori] You're gonna have a bad day
and a good day.

I don't want you to go home tonight

because you're feeling
all kinds of blue, you understand?

After the challenge,
I just lost all my confidence.

Like, it was gone.

I'm sorry, guys.

And then there were the Vitamixes.

I'm bringing the team down.

[whispers]

Okay, we made a -time batch.

If that doesn't get us through,
I don't know what will.

[Jordan] Let's roll.

[Mary Lou] Round one.

This cookie batter sets within seconds
after it comes out of the oven.

[Jordan] It's gonna break.
They're not pliable.

Then you have to throw
the entire pan away.

[Mary Lou] Epic fail on the first tray.

[Nikki] All hands on deck.

You have to roll them while
they're still hot.

Ow, bitch.

-Ow!
-Ow, bitch! Ow.

Ow, bitch.

Otherwise, the sugar crystallizes,
and then they all break.

[Nikki] Yeah,
they're already starting to break.

[Kori] Stupid mother-flowers.

All that work,
and we've got two g*dd*mn cookies.

[Kori] Two out of .

Oh, my God.
Everything about this is so annoying.

f*ck this punishment.

[Nikki] Yeah,
they're already starting to break.

[narrator] As the Red Team
slogs through punishment…

Oh, my God. Everything about this
is so annoying.

…the Blue Team is greeted by…

[thunder rumbles]

[thunderclap]

[Amber] Oh, my God.

-I am not okay with this.
-[Declan chuckles]

What the luck of the Blue Team.

The one thing that we need
for this to work is sunlight,

and where is it? Not here.

[Declan] The Req Room.

Yeah. [chuckles] We're all covered up.

Whoo, okay, okay.

We're making the best of it.

The staff set us up in a room
that is just full of games.

There's ping-pong…

-Do you play ping-pong at all?
-[Amber] Oh, yeah.

-[laughs]
-…pool…

You take the stick and you hit the ball.

[Declan] Understood there, Cody.

…had a little basketball situation…

-[Cody] Ooh!
-I'm just a winner.

…and shuffleboards.

Yes. Yes. And that's D for the win.

Boom! Wow.

-I'm all about barbecue.
-[Amber laughs]

[Declan] There's barbecue brisket,
baby back ribs.

I'm a big dude, and I love barbecue.

When did you start cooking?

-How old were you?
-Yeah, how old?

About .

And I was messing about at first,

and then I started to get
really serious about it.

It's cool 'cause
the more hard work you put into it,

there's, like, a direct correlation with,
like, you know, the result.

[Declan] For sure.

I always cooked when I was younger,
but then when I left home,

I was like, "You gotta make money
and pay rent right now."

-"What are you gonna do?"
-Yeah.

All I did is just keep cooking.

And I've been addicted ever since.

Cooking has absolutely changed my life.

I mean, not only has it allowed me
to travel around the world,

but it's put me in front of
a lot of influential people.

All of a sudden,
I'm cooking for Sam Smith,

or even for P. Diddy, you know?

And now I'm in Hell's Kitchen,
and I'm not done yet.

-All right, cheers to the Blue Team.
-Cheers.

[all] Hey!

[Jordan] Ladies,
you all have a real talent for cookies.

Oh, man. I really thought we had more.
No, look. Here goes some more.

Took a minute,
but now we got our system down.

Jordan is in charge of the oven,
Kori and I are pressing

and we're rolling,
and then Nikki's dunkin' and sprinklin'.

We're like our own little machine.

[Kori] You got it, girls.

-[Nikki] No more cookies?
-[Mary Lou] No more cookies.

[Nikki] Come on, guys. Get the lead out.
Go. Go. Go. Go.

[Ramsay] Line up, please. Quickly.

Hell's Kitchen is closed
to the public tonight.

We've closed so we can support
two remarkable charities

that are helping countless people.

These nights are extremely important,

so bear that in mind
when you're cooking this evening.

Red Team, you'll be cooking
for the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

This amazing charity
provides free music education

to thousands of underserved
and at-risk kids.

Growing up, I had an at-risk counselor
and stuff in high school

'cause my mother had gone to prison
and things like that.

And without music
to get me through some tough times,

I probably wouldn't be sitting here
in this chair,

so this is something
I can really get behind

and I'm really excited about.

Blue Team, you're cooking
for The Chris Long Foundation.

They support bright futures
for communities

by bringing in clean water
to developing countries.

We'll be giving them
the most incredible dining experience.

Each of you will be responsible
for your own course.

And if ever I wanted
a perfect service from both teams,

it's tonight. Understood?

[all] Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Let's go.

-Marino?
-Sí, Chef.

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

[narrator] Tonight is
a special charity night in Hell's Kitchen…

Good evening. Welcome.

…honoring contributors
to the Sarah McLachlan School of Music…

-Thank you so much for coming.
-Thank you.

…and The Chris Long Foundation.

-What's going on, boss?
-How are you, sir?

-Great, great.
-Good to see you, too.

[narrator] Both -top tables
will enjoy a five-course meal,

featuring pan-seared scallops,

led by Nikki in the Red kitchen
and Declan in the Blue kitchen.

Spring pea risotto,
led by Mary Lou and Cody.

Pan-seared halibut,
overseen by Kori and Amber.

And because the Blue Team
only has three members,

Declan will also manage
the pan-roasted filet against Jordan.

Both teams will prepare
sticky toffee pudding for dessert.

First course,
give me a time for scallops.

-Eight minutes for both.
-How about ten?

Ten minutes to window. Let's go.

Okay, Kori, Mary Lou,
we're gonna fire scallops.

I need orders,
three pieces each, please,

and ten minutes to the window.

I am doing the scallop dish,
which is the first course.

Can you please drop, like,
five extra pieces, in case?

I'm dropping everything I got here, ma'am.

Okay, beautiful. Thank you.

This is an opportunity for me
to prove myself to Chef Ramsay

and be a leader.

I want this to go off without a hitch.

-How long tempura?
-[Jordan] It's coming up right now.

[Nikki] You can bring that up
as soon as you have it, J.

-Heard.
-All righty.

We got four minutes to the window, please.

-I love it. It's all women in the kitchen.
-Yeah.

-Scallops are in the pan, yes?
-Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] You're the only one cooking?
Nobody else?

Not yet. I'm doing six and six.

For this dinner tonight,
you've gotta be accountable for your dish,

so I'm cooking the portions
of scallops myself

to make sure that it's done right.

Amber, all plates are done?

-No, I'm like halfway.
-[Declan] Okay, cool.

I don't know why you're asking me that.

Start putting the purple cauliflower
on the plates, quickly.

I don't know why Declan's
cooking scallops on his own.

We need pieces of scallops,
all cooked at the same time.

-Heard, Chef.
-We can't serve half the table, Declan.

-Let's go.
-Heard, Chef.

[Amber] If I had the scallop course,

it would be two people cooking
the scallops and one person plating.

Scallops are coming up right now, Amber.

First six, and then six straight after.

[Amber] Declan's cooking all the scallops,
and he wants to do six at a time.

It's, like, we don't have all day, man.
Like, we gotta f*cking go.

Last set of scallops coming now.

[Amber] Come on, D. We gotta go.

Back's hot.

Get some organization on here,
guys, please? Yes?

-Backs. Backs.
-Heard.

For f*ck's sake.

[Christina] Let's go.
If they're ready, bring 'em up.

-[Nikki] Go.
-Right behind you.

I'll take whatever scallops you have.

-Thank you, Mary Lou.
-You're welcome.

Let's go Blue Team, please.

Missing purple cauliflower here.

Quality control? Declan, you happy?

[Declan] Yes, Chef.

Go, please. Blue Team, go.

Thank you.

-Oh, man, that is really good.
-Go blue, baby.

Come on, ladies, please.
Blue Team have been served.

Coming with lemon vinaigrette.
Do we have purple cauliflower on all?

-[Jordan] Of course.
-Check everything, Nikki. Let's go.

Yes, Chef. Please leave the plate
on the pass until I check it.

Up you go, come on. Up, up, up, up.

-Yes, Chef.
-Let's go. Are you happy with that, Nikki?

-Yes, Chef.
-Service table. Let's go.

Thank you, guys. Moving on to the next.

-Ladies.
-[all] Yes, Chef.

-Oh, my Lord.
-[Marino] Missing two.

Missing two.

f*cking hell. Oh, my God.

I don't know what they're doing. They're--

We served the table.
It's two portions short.

You said what now?

[Ramsay] There's only ten plates.
Who laid the plates out?

Come on, ladies, for God's sake.

Oh, my God.

[narrator] It's a special charity event
in Hell's Kitchen,

honoring contributors to
the Sarah McLachlan School of Music

and The Chris Long Foundation.

Cheers to you, Sarah. Thank you.

[narrator] While Declan's led
the Blue Team

to deliver their first course…

Oh, man. That is really good.

…Nicole and the Red Team
are still dragging two plates.

You know that Emily Post says that
if there's more than five people,

you're allowed to start.

Come on, ladies, please.
Blue Team have been served.

[Nikki] All right.
Nice and tight to the middle.

[Ramsay] Check everything, Nikki.
Let's go.

Okay. Put that up. Put this up.
Put this up, now.

-Go.
-Thank you, Marino.

That entire first course did not go
the way that it was supposed to.

-Excuse me, Madame.
-Oh, thank you so much.

Better late than never,
but I do not feel good about this at all.

Mmm.

Mary Lou, Cody.

Ten minutes to the window,
stunning risottos. Let's go.

Yes, Chef, ten minutes heard.

Can you do the pancetta
and blanch the peas?

The salad is right here to be mixed,

-just needs lemon vinaigrette.
-Yes, ma'am.

We're feeling a little shitty,
but we're like,

"It's okay, ladies.
We're gonna come back."

-Keep the pan down.
-Keep the pan down.

We just need to communicate
the way we always do,

but just with more of a sense of urgency.

We can go on ahead and blanch the peas.

I'm gonna mix with you.
I'm gonna mix with you.

-[Ramsay] Slide down, Amber.
-Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Give him some room there,
get the gas on,

otherwise we're all gonna be cooking
different temperatures of the rice.

This is incredibly important.

If there's ever a night not to f*ck up,
tonight is that night.

All hands on deck for Team Risotto.

[Amber] Cody, I want you to taste this
'cause it's your dish.

-Let me see it.
-Either open your mouth or…

Mm-hmm. Ooh, that's salty.

Add more greens to balance,
that's a little salty.

Ninety seconds. Right. Pea puree in.

Will you take half of the salad from Kori,
and start from Jordan

and work your way down?

-Hear me?
-You talking to me?

Yes. Take half the salad from Jordan…

-Listen to what she's telling you to do.
-I'm listening, but they have--

-I need you to plate the salads.
-Okay.

Do this now.

Don't ask not another question. Do it.

Mary Lou, we happy?

Yes, Chef. I'm happy.

Four, six, eight, ten, .

Thank you.

-[Ramsay] We're serving, guys. Yes?
-[Cody] Yes.

Going on a plate right now.

-I can't hold it back any more, yes?
-[Cody] Yes, Chef.

-[Declan] seconds.
-[Cody] Bit less, Declan.

As soon as you're done,
finish with the salad, okay?

-[Declan] Heard.
-Thank you.

-Amber, lemon oil.
-Yes, lemon oil.

I need more greens over here.
You have greens in your bowl?

-Greens, please.
-[Ramsay] Count the plates.

-Are we good?
-[Cody] Yeah.

Mary Lou, good job. Let's go.
Go, please. risotto.

Go. I'm not holding back. Let's go.

-[Kori] Next is fish, correct?
-Yes, ma'am.

[man] That's pretty.

I can't wait any longer, Cody. Let's go.
Thank you. Go, please. Blue Team, go.

Cody, wipe your brow, please.
Smarten yourself up. Let's go.

-Amber, Kori.
-[both] Yes, Chef.

How long for the halibut?

-Ten? Heard.
-Ten.

-Let's go.
-[Kori] Yes, Chef. Fire.

Ten minutes, girls. Ten minutes.

Nicole and Jordan are doing succotash.

-Heard?
-[both] Yes.

This is the biggest night we have.

I am focused on my dish.

I'm focused on executing
what I need to do,

so bring it on, Chef.

[Mary Lou] This where you'd like them,
on the pan?

-[Kori] Yep. Bring in three.
-Okay.

-Yes, ma'am.
-Well, put all of 'em on there,

so if one's undercooked,
I have an extra. Heard?

-Heard.
-Thank you.

Chef Ramsay wants perfection,
and I need to give him perfection.

Girls, succotash over here, please.

-It's right there.
-[Kori] Heard.

All right, we're almost there.

Just keep going. They're fat.

-Don't underestimate that.
-[Cody] Heard.

I did have a bad night
on fish station once before.

I want to make sure that
I don't make the same mistake again.

-I'm gonna start this succotash.
-These are getting cooked?

Yes, they're gonna get sautéed
in the succotash,

if you can just wait, please?

Yeah, of course.

Amber, it kind of seems like
you wanna work alone,

and the thing that we need to do right now
is come together as a team.

I dunno what it'll take
for you to calm down, but you need to.

Amber, these are good.

[Ramsay] Watch the color
of this underneath, please. Yes?

-Have you checked them?
-Yes, Chef.

-You have? Yes?
-Yes, Chef.

-Let's go.
-Yes, Chef.

-Salads?
-[Nikki] Salads are coming.

- plates up. Let's go.
-[Kori, Nikki] Yes, Chef.

-Happy with that, Kori?
-Yes, Chef.

Let's go. Go, please. Gently. Let's go.

I successfully sent out my dish.

Oh, that looks pretty.
All the colors, very, very…

We ex*cuted it perfectly.

Gently on the garnish, guys. Yes? Come on.

[Amber] Salad,
put it here in the middle?

Try to keep it on top of the fish,
so it looks really nice.

-Let's go. You happy with that, Amber?
-Yes, Chef.

Let's go. Go, please, Blue Team, let's go.

Cody was giving me a hard time
about the fish,

but everything about my course
is on point.

Halibut's a classy fish.

I'm liking this halibut, Chris.

-[Chris] Your mustache likes it, too.
-My mustache is loving the halibut.

[narrator] While both charity tables
are enjoying their third course…

I hate to even eat this.
It looks so pretty.

…Declan is running
his second course, filet mignon,

against Jordan in the Red kitchen.

-[Jordan] Twelve filets.
-Yes, ma'am.

Twelve minutes to the window, ladies.

This has got to be
the most challenging plate of them all

because it's hard to cook
steaks at one time

and make sure
they're all the same temperature.

Make sure they're all perfectly mid-rare.

Nikki and Mary Lou will be on steaks,

and they're gonna
bring them to me at the pass

and I'm gonna plate.

-[Ramsay] Check the plates, please.
-I got potatoes going down.

Whenever those steaks are good,
bring them to me.

[both] Yes, Chef.

-Amber.
-Yes, Declan.

When you're done there,
double check these filets on me, okay?

-[Amber] Yes.
-They're done, just check and take it out.

Two minutes. Let's go.

I'm doing the foie right now.

Amber, check those filets for me.

[Amber] These are--
This is what you want me to serve, D?

-They're medium rare, right?
-Yes, D. You're good.

Start taking the steaks out.

This is Declan's course,
but it seems like I'm doing everything.

D, you gotta get to the pass.

-Yeah. Go now.
-I'm gonna drop the filets.

Yeah.

[Amber] You wanna be executive chef
and run a restaurant,

why the f*ck
can't you check your own meats?

I'm sorry, but come on.

-[Ramsay] Declan. Come here.
-Chef.

[Ramsay] You tell me what's
wrong with that. You tell me.

-[Declan] It's too dark.
-I only want the best.

-Heard, Chef.
-Only the best for the charity.

-End of f*cking story. Okay?
-Yes, Chef.

-Cut the bullshit. Way too seared.
-Yes, Chef.

This one's way too seared.
The next one, small one.

-Too much of a sear?
-Yeah.

All right.

One minute for that last filet.

Great. Finally you're gonna
take ownership of your dish.

Back's hot.

-Pardon me.
-Very nice. Let's go.

So, first impressions?

How are we doing here
with the main courses?

I'm really loving this.

[narrator] The Blue Team's
delivered entrees to happy diners,

but over in the Red kitchen,
Jordan is still plating.

-Jordan?
-Yes, Chef?

Not checking any temperatures,
not doing anything, you're just silent.

-[Nikki] Uh, this steak is rare.
-[Jordan] All right. Then hold on.

[Nikki] Mary Lou, can you throw
this back in a pan?

-Is that not done or is that one done?
-No.

-[Ramsay] Ladies, come here. Come here.
-Yes, Chef.

Yeah, look. Just touch that.

[Nikki] It's cold, Chef.

-So don't serve it to me.
-Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Look!
It's a foundation, it's a charity.

This is your course, young lady.

[narrator] It's charity night
in Hell's Kitchen.

I'm really loving this.

And while
The Chris Long Foundation's -top

is enjoying their steaks
from the Blue Team…

[Ramsay] Ladies, come here.

…Sarah McLachlan's table is still waiting
for Jordan and the Red Team.

[Ramsay] Just touch that.

[Nikki] It's cold, Chef.

-So don't serve it to me.
-Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Look!
It's a foundation. It's a charity.

This is your course, young lady.

I said check, all you're doing
is plating, plating, plating.

-We need to check.
-Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Look! It's marbled inside.
There's no heat in there.

Get them back in the pan.

Jordan, look at me. You need to own this.

Yes, Chef, we cooked extra
for this reason exactly.

You still need to own it.

Whether you cooked extra or not,
that's not going on the plate.

It's not going on the plate.

I bust my ass for everybody
in that kitchen,

and the one f*cking thing they can't
do is cook a f*cking steak.

Ladies, that's four out of the
that are rare.

-[Jordan] Get those f*cking steaks done.
-I am. I'm on it right now.

Jordan is so pissed.
She has every right to be.

The girls kind of messed up on her steaks.

[Mary Lou] Jordan, I have
the three thickest steaks here.

-I'll give them to you last.
-[Jordan] Heard.

-How long, please, Jordan?
-[Jordan] I'm coming right now, Chef.

-Hey, are those finished?
-Yep, yep.

Are you sure they're finished?

Touch it.
Test it yourself, and let me know.

Pay attention. It's your course.

Stop blaming everybody else
for what you are responsible for.

[Ramsay] Serve, please. Let's go.

So, how is everything here?

-Molto bene.
-[Marino] Molto bene? Perfetto.

-You okay?
-No. I'm pissed off.

How come?

I'm tired of getting screamed at
for something I didn't f*cking do.

Might as well be working with Lauren.

It was your responsibility
to make sure that we did it correctly.

You didn't do that, so it is your fault.

It's your course, it's your fault.
That is the point.

You're gonna be right behind Kori.
She's gonna do the mousse.

You're gonna follow her with the cake.

Amber, how long? You almost done?

I'll be done when you're done, buddy.

[narrator] Despite an imperfect service,

both teams deliver desserts
to satisfied diners.

And I'm just gonna dig in. [chuckles]

[Chris] It's just incredible.

Absolute pleasure. Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you so much for the opportunity.

Cheers.

Right, listen carefully.

Tonight, unfortunately,

there were mistakes in both kitchens
that I prevented from leaving the kitchen.

I want both teams to go back to the dorm

and come to consensus
on the one chef on your team

who does not have
the leadership qualities necessary

to become my head chef.

-Is that clear?
-[all] Yes, Chef.

Get out of here.

[sighs] Today was an all-around fail.

[sighs]

-[Nikki] All right, ladies.
-Ugh.

Kori, you wanna start?

With you, the issue that I have is,
yes, you put up ten plates instead of .

I do take responsibility
for what happened,

but within the kitchen,
there was a lot going on,

and we all had issues with delegation.

Like… that's the point,
it's that everybody was delegated a thing.

And it would have gone perfectly fine

if we didn't have breakdowns
in the communication.

[Kori] Jordan,
our plates are our mistakes,

and you needed to touch the steaks
before they went out

to make sure
that everything was ex*cuted properly.

I said bring 'em to me, not put 'em
on the plate. I said bring 'em to me.

I turn around,
they're already on the f*cking plate,

I'm getting screamed at for it.

I was gonna check them
before they hit the plate,

and I turn around
and they're on the g*dd*mn plate.

Apparently, that is more egregious
than sending out ten plates.

Like, you can't count, Nikki,

but yet your leadership skills
are awesome?

My vote's for you, Amber.

When we were putting the filets on,
I said check them top and bottom.

And when you put one on,
the bottom of it was seared too hard.

All right, that's fine.
You want to vote for me, that's fine.

Cody?

Amber, my vote's for you.

Kind of just comes down to, like,
a trust thing for me.

You can't trust me?

You don't trust me, or you don't trust us.

[Amber] I think Cody's threatened by me.

Any chance he gets to
throw my name in the hat, he's going to.

I think it's a little outrageous
for me to go up tonight. I do.

None of this is, like, personal,

and I don't feel like I'm attacking you
from an angle that's unfair.

There is no personal vendetta.
There is no alliance.

If you can't trust us,

then that is a big enough reason
for me to put Amber up tonight.

This sucks.

It doesn't suck for you.
Sucks for me again.

It absolutely sucks for me,
what are you talking about?

[Amber scoffs]

I don't wanna go home.
I'm not ready to leave Hell's Kitchen.

Did you guys already
have your conversation?

-We're in the middle of it.
-Working on it, yeah.

[Amber] But at this point,
it's my third time.

I feel like if I go up again,
my ass is going home.

[sighs]

This is a big giant cluster-f*ck.

f*ck.

It is such a tough decision
on who to nominate tonight.

Both Nikki and Jordan made huge errors.

What's more egregious,
the fact that it had to come back

or the fact that it didn't go out
the same time?

Which sin is greater than the other?

Hmm.

[Ramsay] Tonight's exercise was to see
how you could step up

and absolutely lead your course
with conviction.

Declan, the Blue Team's nominee and why?

Chef, tonight we're nominating Amber.

What's wrong, Amber?

I don't agree, Chef.

Question. If you aren't the nominee,
in your mind who is it, then?

My vote tonight was for Cody.

I would be wary
about having him lead my kitchen.

There's a difference
between arrogance and confidence.

[Ramsay] Interesting.

Mary Lou, Red Team's nominee and why?

Chef, we nominate…

-…Jordan.
-Jordan. Why?

There was a lack of communication
when the steaks came back raw.

There was no delegation.

Is that true, Jordan?

I asked them to bring me the steaks,
not plate the steaks,

so I could check them
before they hit the plate.

That didn't happen.
They jumped ahead of me.

[sighs]
Amber, Jordan, step forward, please.

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

Chef, I deserve to be here
because I've been working hard

and I am open to criticism.

Are you a team player?

I do know that I am a strong leader
and a very strong chef.

You have two strong cooks in the Blue Team
standing behind you.

-Yes, Chef.
-Tonight, truthfully, did you run them,

or did they run you?

I definitely ran tonight, Chef.

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

I was unaware
that the steaks were dragging.

I asked them several times
if they were gonna be ready,

-and they--
-What did they say?

They said they were gonna be fine.

If they needed two more extra minutes,
then they should have told me.

Chef, you've seen my fight.
I have that in me.

My decision is…

…Amber.

Back in line.

f*ck.

Jordan, you're a soldier.
Your energy is endless.

But I'm not looking for a soldier,
young lady.

-I'm looking for a general.
-Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] You have come a long way
in a short period of time.

I hope, with this momentum,
you don't stop.

Not at all, Chef. I won't.

Please give me your jacket.

-Thank you so much.
-Thank you for all your hard work.

-Head up.
-Yes, Chef.

-Good night.
-Thank you.

[Jordan] Leaving here like this sucks.
Just wasn't ready to go.

I gave it everything I have,
and I gotta make peace with that.

Like Chef said, I'm a soldier.

Maybe one day I'll be a general.

[sniffles]

If I were you,
I would be stepping up and looking at ways

that I could separate myself
from the competition.

-Get the message?
-[all] Yes, Chef.

-Good night.
-[all] Good night, Chef.

-Night, Chef.
-Thank you, Chef.

I'm pretty much just over it.
I know that I'm stronger than them,

so I will continue to be the easy target
because they are threatened by me.

I'm here to the end,

and I don't want these people
to be in my way anymore.

It's every woman for herself
at this point.

[Cody] Oh, what a day.

Amber is entitled to her opinion.

I just feel like she's not
taking credit for her mistakes.

Amber, you know, say whatever you want.

I just think you're dead-ass wrong.

Blue Team morale?
[imitating trumpet] Wha-wha-wha.

But six chefs left.

I am one day closer to having
that black jacket,

and you know a bitch look good in black.

[Ramsay] Jordan soldiered through
many battles here in Hell's Kitchen,

but tonight, she lost the w*r.

[narrator] Next time on Hell's Kitchen…

-Declan, do you play any instruments?
-No.

-[Mary Lou laughs]
-The flute?

-[Declan] Nope.
-The lute? I can just picture him.

[narrator] Will an ordinary morning…

Guys, get changed,
and then meet us out front.

It's Hell's Kitchen.
This could be anything.

…lead to one of the most
frightening challenges…

[Amber] Into this
awful elevator situation.

Oh, my God. We're caged animals.

…Hell's Kitchen has ever seen.

[Mary Lou] f*ck my life. Is the door
gonna open then all of a sudden,

it's like, "Duel to the death!"

And I'm like…
[whimpering] "I don't wanna fight."

s*ab, s*ab, s*ab.

[Kori screams]

[narrator] Next time on a truly terrifying
episode of Hell's Kitchen.