19x13 - It's Time!

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] Previously on Hell's Kitchen…

I can't talk to Cody 'cause I'm ready
to tell him he can go f*ck himself.

-Ha!
-After being nominated by her team

for elimination, Amber was fed up
with Cody and Declan.

-I hate them.
-You want to go cuddle, baby?

-Yeah, we're spooning tonight.
-[chuckles]

The next day,
Chef Ramsay treated the chefs

-to a surprise performance…
-[cheering]

[Ramsay] Criss Angel!

[Kori] Oh, my God.

…that led to a surprise announcement.

Check this out!

-[cheering]
-Yes!

Black jackets! That's right.

The battle for the black jackets
began with…

Taste It, Now Make It starts now.

I'm a little nervous.
Really nervous, actually.

Hmm.

-What are you thinking?
-Cauliflower.

The chef who came closest was…

Mary Lou, you get the first black jacket.

-Followed by…
-Declan.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

Hell's bells, yeah!

The remaining chefs then competed

in the Mystery Briefcase Ingredient
challenge.

-Time to go.
-Cody's pork…

-Visually, it's striking. Good job.
-Thank you.

…and Kori's salmon…

Whatever you give me,
I'm gonna create an amazing dish.

The highlight here is that spinach pesto.

-…earned them each a black jacket.
-[exhales]

Ugh, that looks good!

[laughing]

For the final challenge,

Chef Ramsay wanted Nikki and Amber
to be inspired by their past.

Wow.

I'm with my grandma.

That photo actually was taken
in a homeless shelter that we lived in.

-And look at you now.
-You're telling me.

Both women cooked outstanding dishes.

[Ramsay] Delicious.

-That is just cooked beautifully.
-Thank you.

Two exceptional dishes
cooked with heart, soul.

And Chef Ramsay gave the last jacket to…

Amber. Congratulations, young lady.

-Thank you.
-Great job.

But offered Nikki the chance to learn at…

Any of my restaurants around the world.

…before ending her dreams
of becoming head chef

at Hell's Kitchen Lake Tahoe.

And now the continuation
of Hell's Kitchen.

[Declan] Black jacket, dude.

[Cody] Dude. Hey!

-Black jackets, dude.
-Come on.

[Cody] Oh, it cannot get any better.

[grunts] Hard work pays off, I got to say.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

-Thanks, hams.
-Hams.

-Hams.
-Hams.

[Mary Lou]

I'm gonna get in the hot tub.
Who's gonna follow me to the hot tub?

-Oh, my gosh. You're such a gentleman.
-I think so.

Cody's gonna follow me into the hot tub.

That's good. I like that.

Just wait till I cook you dinner
not in a challenge.

It's very relaxing to get in the hot tub.
We had a very hard day.

Mary Lou got the first black jacket,

and I feel like tonight
is a very big catalyst for her.

Sometimes at the end of a long day,

Mary Lou is a light at the end
of the tunnel. She's a very honest person,

and it's nice to have someone like that.

[romantic music plays]

-[music fizzles out]
-Hey, guys.

-[Cody] Everything was going smooth.
-Can I come out here?

It basically ruined it.

[sighs]

[Mary Lou laughs]

-I just feel nauseous.
-She's pregnant.

-[Declan] Through the hot tub.
-[chuckling]

-[man shouting] Ladies and gentlemen…
-[gasps]

…a Black Jacket main event
is about to begin!

Ah! [screams, laughs]

All Black Jackets please report ringside!

-[Cody] Is that Bruce Buffer?
-[chuckles]

Your battle is about to begin!

[laughter]

[Cody] It is Bruce Buffer! What the f*ck?

It's time…

-Oh, yeah.
-…for the Hell's Kitchen knockout!

-[cheering, applause]
-Yeah!

This heavyweight bout features
five fierce warriors.

In the black jacket,
from the Lone Star State,

the Purple People Eater,

she is Mary Lou!

[cheering]

Move over, McGregor.

He's the Dublin Destroyer!

He is "Big D" Declan!

-[cheering]
-Let's fight.

She's won in red, she's won in blue,

and now she wants to win in black!

She's the Chi-Town Terror,

Amber!

[cheering]

-[Cody] Yeah.
-Hailing from Los Angeles,

he keeps his California cool
in the Hell's Kitchen heat.

Please welcome Cody!

-[cheering]
-Yeah! Yo.

Damn, these custom intros are lit.

And finally,
she's from the City of Angels,

and she fights like the devil, Kori!

-[cheering]
-[Cody] That's fire.

Ladies and gentlemen, first of all,

give it up for one
of the most prominent voices

anywhere on the planet, Bruce Buffer.

[all cheering]

Vegas has hosted
some of the most amazing fights.

Yes.

In fact, the greatest himself,
Muhammad Ali,

fought in this very ring.

Now, listen carefully.

Great fighters,
they have impeccable timing,

expert accuracy,
and are seriously calm under pressure.

You five will need all these abilities

for today's
individual Black Jacket challenge.

Here's how it's gonna work.

There are five rounds
in this -minute cook-off.

When Bruce announces the start
of each round, leave the kitchen.

Run up here. There'll be a new dome
with five ingredients.

Whatever ingredients you end up with,

you need to figure out how to incorporate
those ingredients into one stunning dish.

Chefs, step up into the ring.

This is gonna be really interesting.
You got to be fast and light on your feet.

-[Declan grunts]
-Everybody ready?

-[Cody] Yes, Chef.
-[Amber] Yes, Chef.

Round one, protein!

Go!

Everybody grabs all the ingredients,

and the only thing that's left
is the veal chop.

-[Christina] You feel good about this?
-I've never cooked veal before.

I've been told by other people, "Treat it
like it's pork." I'll figure it out.

Listen to the bell and listen
for Bruce. Let's go.

[narrator]
For this Black Jacket challenge,

the chefs will be presented
with five different domes.

Excellent.

Each time the bell rings…

Round two, the starch round!

…they must grab one item
from the uncovered dome

and incorporate it into their dish.

-[Cody] Yes, Chef.
-[Declan] It's okay.

I got up last, but there was basmati rice.
I can work with that.

Why don't I use the rice like potato

and make one of
my own favorite dishes-- champ?

Happy with the ingredients?

-Yes, Chef.
-Yes, Chef, so far.

Champ is an Irish potato dish
that we love at home.

You sauté some leeks gently
and some scallions,

make your mashed potato and mix it all up.

This is gonna be one of the best dishes
I've done so far.

Round three, here come vegetables!

[Mary Lou] I see corn, and so I grab
the corn, and I got both hands on it.

Snatch that shit! This is my corn!

-[Christina] Kori, what'd you get?
-Tomatillos.

-[Christina] Did you want that?
-No. Mary Lou snatched my corn.

[Mary Lou] My bad.

She legit snatched the corn from me,
but I grabbed beautiful tomatillos.

It'll be great
with my lobster and my puree.

I'm gonna roast them and make
a nice little creamy salsa out of them

with a little bit of beurre blanc,
make a tomatillo beurre blanc.

-I'm not gonna hold it against you.
-[bell rings]

Round four, your first wild card!

[Cody] Mary Lou starts throwing elbows
a little bit, and so I'm just like,

"Mm-mm, not today."

I get feta cheese. Feta.
f*ck! What do I do with the feta cheese?

That doesn't go
with what I'm doing at all.

-I don't know where I wanna take it now.
-Just think who you are.

Just do you.

I charred some scallions.
I mixed it with the corn.

I throw some of the feta cheese in there.

Taste it.

Damn, Mary, that's good.

-Does this all work together?
-Good. Yeah, it does.

Oh, yeah,
I'm feeling hella confident in this dish.

[Buffer] And now…

-Damn it.
-Move.

It's time for the fifth

and final round!

Think about this one carefully.
Last round.

It's definitely a challenge
when you don't know what ingredients

you're going to need to include
in your dish… Truffle mash.

…while you're trying
to conceptualize a dish.

-Amber, what'd you get, truffle oil?
-Yeah.

I just need to figure out
what I want to do.

The sweetness from the cream

should help marry the truffle oil
in the sauce for the filet.

[Ramsay] Ninety seconds to go.

-Do you see any plating spoons?
-[Kori] They're on your tray.

Yes! Good job, Cody.

[Ramsay]
Thirty seconds to go. Make it count.

[Christina] Last touches, very nice.

[Ramsay] Five, four, three, two…

-Every second counts.
-…one and serve.

-[exclaims]
-Well done.

Okay. I brought in a true heavyweight
to be our guest judge today.

He is a James Beard Award winner
and the owner and head chef

at the magnificent Los Angeles restaurant
Providence.

Please welcome Michael Cimarusti.

[Cody] What?

-Damn.
-What?

Man, homeboy from Providence?

This gentleman is a new standard
for California cuisine.

-Wow.
-Welcome back to Hell's Kitchen.

Thank you. It's nice to be back.

This is how it's gonna work.
I'll call you one at a time.

You'll come up,
present the dish to Chef Michael.

The first person
will take the champion's chair.

The big question is,
can you stay in champion's corner,

or are you gonna get knocked out?

The chef who's in champion's corner

after all five dishes
have been tasted wins.

-Understood?
-Yes, Chef.

First up, Declan, please. Let's go.

-Good luck, D.
-Thank you.

It looks good. For his style,
that's Declan on a ten.

[Ramsay] Describe the dish, please.

So, I've done a oven-roasted chicken
butter-basted with garlic and thyme.

Then for the starch,
I turned the basmati rice

into an Irish dish
that we do at home called champ.

Tastes nice. It's homey, lots of texture.
The pancetta is really nice on top.

Everything that's there has a purpose,

and it serves that purpose well,
so well done.

-I liked it.
-Thank you very much, Chef.

Take your dish and sit
in the champion's corner.

Yeah! I'm in the ring
that Muhammad Ali has fought in,

and I'm sitting there
in the champ's chair. Brilliant.

Amber, let's go, please.

I always feel like Declan's food
is a little bit lacking.

You know my dish is better than his.

So, I have prepared for you today
a Yukon mash with a filet,

and then I have finished the dish

with a little bit of a poblano
and truffle cream sauce.

What the f*ck is that?

That's a hot mess, just like you, Amber.

You're not hot, but you are a mess.

Truffle was one of the items
you had to grab at the end?

-Yes.
-[Michael] Truffle oil's a tough thing

-to put into any dish.
-[Ramsay] Yeah.

I think the dish lacked, I thought,
a little bit of acid

to really lift it
and make it more compelling.

Chef, big question is, does it knock
Declan off the champion's chair?

I think we gotta keep Declan over there.

-Yeah!
-Wow. Well done, Declan.

-Thank you very much.
-Good effort.

-Not good enough, thank you.
-[Amber] Thank you. Oh, God.

I'm pissed off about this, %.

Up next, Mary Lou. Let's go, please.

[growls] It's time to make Dad proud.

Describe the dish, please.

What I have in front of you
is a veal chop.

The base is a parsnip puree with
some pickled corn, some charred scallions,

feta cheese, crème fraîche,
and there's a bit of lemon juice on top.

[Ramsay]
It taste as good as it looks?

It tastes really good.
Overall, it's a very refined dish.

Thank you, Chef.

-ex*cuted to a very high level.
-[Ramsay] Good job.

Chef, big question is,
does she knock out Declan,

or does she keep Declan in the chair?

This is a tough one.

[narrator]
It's the third round in Chef Ramsay's

first-ever Black Jacket
Championship Knockout Challenge.

-This is a very refined dish.
-Thank you, Chef.

And Mary Lou is hoping to take over
the champion's chair from Declan.

Pound for pound, you'd have no idea
that Mary Lou could topple somebody

the size of Declan, but with this dish,
I think you've done it.

-Thank you, Chef.
-Yeah.

Declan, move.

The lightweight takes the chair,
and the heavyweight leaves the ring.

[Cody] I'm not really surprised
that Mary Lou beat Declan.

Declan's dish was amazing,
but Mary Lou's really turned shit up.

We have a new champion.

Question is, can anyone knock her out?

Cody is gonna try. Let's go, please.

Chef Michael is a huge influence
on the kind of food that I do.

To say this means a lot
is a vast understatement.

Visually, I think it's nice.
It's very modern-looking.

There's all sorts of restaurants
that you could see a dish like that.

Describe the dish, young man.

At the base, we have a couscous
that is hydrated with chicken stock.

The halibut is seared
and then basted with thinly-sliced garlic,

green onions, and, uh, za'atar and thyme.

There's tons of flavor there.

-I think the halibut's a little bit salty.
-Heard, Chef.

You know, that's not easy to do
'cause halibut's a fairly bland fish.

Is it a knockout punch?

No. Mary Lou is fine over there.
She's looking good, yeah.

The question is,
will Mary Lou go the distance?

We have one more round.

Let's see if Kori
can knock her flat on her back.

And, of course, the best is always last.

You might not be sitting there too long.

I tapped into my roots. I'm Latin.

I did a tomatillo salsa
along with a couple of kumquats

and poached the lobster tail
a little bit in white wine,

and it's kind of that Peruvian ceviche
kind of flavor to it

with all the components.

It's minimalistic,
but it delivers on flavor.

-Thank you.
-[Michael] Overall, like,

that is a pretty accomplished dish
for minutes.

-Thank you, Chef.
-Chef, tough question.

Does Kori's dish knock out
Mary Lou's incredible chop?

That's tough to say.

I think both should come over,
and we should raise one of their arms.

-Isn't that traditional in a fight?
-Let's do it.

I'm very, very excited right now.

Good luck, mama.

I want to go up against the best.
I want the best to go up against me.

Well done, both of you guys. The winner…

-is Mary Lou.
-Yay!

Good job.

[Cody] Yeah!

Oh, my gosh, I won!

-Congratulations!
-[Ramsay] Great job.

I won the first black jacket.

I won the first Black Jacket challenge.

Everybody better watch out.
Mary Lou's coming up.

Join me in thanking this amazing man
for judging this incredible challenge.

-Chef, as always, an absolute pleasure.
-Thank you, Chef.

-Thank you, Chef.
-Thanks, bud. Appreciate it.

Congratulations, Mary Lou!

-Well done.
-Thank you, Chef.

In the true spirit of a heavyweight champ,

today at Dream Racing,

you will be gunning
the engine of an incredible,

very exotic, luxury sports car.

You'll then continue satisfying
that expensive taste

with gourmet lunch at the Palm Las Vegas.

Chef Christina and Chef Jason
will be joining you.

Pick their brains.
They've been in the finals.

Absolutely, Chef.

Now, select one of your fellow
Black Jacket chefs to go with you.

-I'd like to take Kori.
-Wow.

I am blown away.

I was really expecting her to choose me.

Thank you, mama.

[sighs] It's just disappointing.

-Kori, you happy?
-Yes, Chef.

Mary Lou, one more thing.

There's a big box full of surprises
waiting for you in the dorm.

-For me specifically?
-You won the challenge, that's right.

What're you waiting for?
The engines have started. Get going.

[Mary Lou imitating engine revving]

-[Mary Lou shouts, laughs]
-Oh, snap!

I got an All-Clad set.

Look at you and your All-Clad. Huh!

-Oh, boy. Cody, Declan, Amber…
-Oh, no.

The three of you
are gonna be really miserable

because today in Hell's Kitchen,
it is recycling day.

Mm-mm.

The trash cans and all the bins are full.

Hundreds of pounds' worth of garbage.

Everything needs to go in the proper bins.

It's gonna get dirty, smelly,
but it's important work, yes?

-Yes, Chef.
-Yes, Chef.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

for helping Hell's Kitchen
help the planet.

-Our pleasure, Chef.
-Yes, Chef.

-My pleasure, Chef.
-Excellent.

This is gonna be rough
with Declan and Cody again,

which was the Blue Team,
which I thought was in my past,

and now here I am
doing a punishment with them.

-Now I gotta hang out with two people…
-Keep your head in the game.

-…who throw my head in the pot every day.
-You're not by yourself anymore.

You have Mary Lou and me too.

It doesn't feel like that right now.

Stay positive, stay focused.
Keep your head in the f*cking game.

[horn honks]

[Mary Lou] Oh, man, I look good in orange.

[Kori] Yeah, you do.

-Ooh, they sexy.
-[Kori] Look at that! Oh!

Oh, my gosh.

[engine revs]

Yes! Ow, my head. I got excited.

-Ow? You got a helmet on!
-I know, but I wasn't mentally prepared.

[squeals]

All right. More gas.
More gas, more gas, g*n it.

-Full power.
-Whoa!

Stay on it. Stay on it. Shift.

And brake. Hard, harder.
Nice job. Stay wide.

[Mary Lou] Whoo!

- %, %, adjust and shift.
-[laughing]

Oh, my gosh. What a rush. Wow.

Whoo!

There you go. Stay right.
Pass on the right side, full power.

Pass 'em. Right side.

Yeah! She passed a Lamborghini.

Oh, my God. That was amazing.

I drove a Porsche, and I passed a Lambo!

[cackles]

-[Amber] You got to be sh1tting me.
-[Declan] It stinks, dude.

[Amber coughing] Oh, my God.

Sorting out the trash is the last way

I thought I would spend my day today,
so I'm pretty miserable.

-[flies buzzing]
-[Declan retching]

-[Cody] What's wrong, baby?
-[Declan gags]

-[Cody] What?
-[Amber] It's bad over there.

The grossest part about the trash today
is definitely the maggots.

-[flies buzzing]
-Dude, I can't.

-[Declan] Do it.
-[Amber] Mm-mm, mm-mm.

[Declan] Geez.

I'm sick of the moaning
and the complaining and the tears.

It's like we got the band back together
but still have one disgruntled member--

Amber.

[Amber] Look at all those maggots.
I am not touching those.

-[Cody] Gotta do it.
-[Amber] That's a hard pass. I'm over it.

[flies buzzing]

-[Christina laughs] Hello, ladies.
-Chef!

-[Christina] Congratulations.
-Thank you to Mary Lou.

I'm really glad that Mary Lou
picked me to go on her reward.

This is a huge advantage
over everybody right now.

-[chef] Nova Scotia lobster for you guys.
-Oh, wow, boy.

[Jason] That's a big lobster.

We also have a nice,
beautiful adobo steak.

I'm thrilled, I'm ecstatic,
and I get to eat steak!

[cackles]

[Jason] How's it feel to win
the first Black Jacket challenge?

Oh, man,
I just feel like I've grown so much.

You've won the last challenge, set
the momentum for tonight's dinner service.

How you feel about dinner service tonight?

-I'm concerned about Amber.
-Yeah?

-Why?
-The boys think that Amber is emotional,

and Amber keeps proving that she is
because she's getting emotional.

The boys put her up
for elimination so many times,

she feels like they're just trying
to push her out.

We have to calm her down,
pull her off the ledge.

-Like, every day, and it scares me.
-[Jason] Yeah.

Chef Jason, what do you, uh, recommend us
with working with the boys?

Communication is a big thing.

You just got to find
that sort of sweet spot.

If you can, sort of, sync eyes
with them and get on the same page,

I think it'll be a pretty good,
solid team, 'cause they can cook.

It's working with the two boys that I…
I don't know how it's gonna happen.

I don't know if Declan's gonna
be the nice teddy bear

or if he's gonna turn
into the angry grizzly bear.

[Jason] It's a competition.

Everybody has their way
how they're gonna get to the finish line,

but you guys have an opportunity
to follow Christina in her footsteps

and be the chef for arguably
one of the best chefs in the world.

And that's unbelievable.

[narrator] After washing up
from their recycling day punishment,

Amber, Cody, and Declan
prep the Red kitchen…

-It's weird being over here.
-Feels good.

…ahead of the first
Black Jacket dinner service.

[Christina] Happy to be
in the Red kitchen?

-Yes.
-I wasn't sure.

Looked like you were getting comfortable
in that Blue.

[Amber] Ay, ay, ay. No, no, no.

Feels great to be back in the Red kitchen,

but I'm a little nervous
that the girls aren't back yet.

We have a lot to do.

I don't know why, but I have
a really weird feeling about tonight.

-Does anybody else have that feeling?
-No.

I feel pretty good.

She's in her head.
She cannot get out of it.

Ay, ay, ay.

Amber, if you go into service like this,
you're f*cked.

-f*ck.
-[Cody] What's wrong?

Nothing, that shit's heavy.

I don't know what it's gonna take,

but right now,
it's a sad puppy face all day long.

-Hey, guys.
-Hey!

-Hi, guys.
-What'd you drive?

-McLaren.
-[Mary Lou] I drove a Porsche.

-[groans]
-[Mary Lou] I passed a Lambo!

That's dope.

This is giving me an amazing energy
for tonight's service.

-Get kitted up and let's go.
-We'll come back.

I'm already the fastest one
in the kitchen.

Now I'm gonna go even faster,
just pushing myself to every limit.

[Cody] Well, come in, ladies.

Fish has been set up.
Apps are being set up.

The only thing I'm missing
is the saffron stock and the halibut.

Yep.

-[Kori] Hi, Chef.
-Let's go!

-Marino?
-Sì, Chef?

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

One dream team, let's go.

[narrator] It's the first time the chefs
are cooking out of one kitchen.

Declan, create your piano here.
Get your space ready, yes?

Yes, Chef.

And with the dining room filled up
with some heavy hitters…

Hopefully, Gordon Ramsay
doesn't clothesline anyone tonight, right?

…everyone's excited to get fed
by the Black Jackets…

-We get the good cooks.
-[woman] Yes!

…as orders start rushing into the kitchen.

Can I have the crab cake, please?

-Happy Vegas, guys.
-Happy Vegas, yes!

-Black Jacket Team, here we go.
-[all] Yes, Chef!

[Ramsay] Four covers, table .

One crab cake, one risotto,
one scallop, one beef tartare.

-Yes, Chef.
-[Declan] How many crab cakes was it?

-One.
-One, got it.

I am nervous with Declan and Cody.
We haven't worked with them.

-Don't forget the greens.
-Parsley?

-Chives.
-Chives.

All I can do right now
is keep an eye on their food.

-Lobster tails ready?
-Lobster tails are ready.

-Let me know when you walk.
-[Declan] Walking.

Walking scallops.

-Crab cake, how long, please?
-Walking with the crab cake now.

Do I have faith in myself
doing the hot apps

and getting them out fast enough
for Chef Ramsay? Yes, I do.

-Declan.
-[Declan] Yes?

-Just touch that. It's ice cold.
-[Declan] Yes, Chef.

-Come on, Declan, please.
-[Declan] Yes, Chef.

Cold crab cake.
Declan, have you worked apps before?

Did they have apps
on the Blue side of the kitchen?

They have the same menu, right?

Amber, four minutes out on the crab cake.

[Amber] Heard. I need to drop
another set of scallops.

I mean, obviously,
there's some things going wrong here,

'cause we don't have food.
I just want to body slam someone.

-It's kind of irritating.
-Through the table.

Walking risotto.

Crab cake following straight after.

[Ramsay] Thanks. Amber, I'm waiting.
The scallops, where are they?

Right now, Chef.

f*ck. f*ck. f*ck.

I'm a little nervous
that the scallops aren't exactly perfect.

-Where are the scallops?
-Right now, Chef.

But we need to push out apps
as fast as possible,

so I'm going with it anyways.
We should be good.

Hot beside you.

[narrator]
It's minutes into dinner service…

Hot beside you.

…and Amber just sent up scallops
for the first table.

-[Ramsay] Amber.
-Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Both sides need to be cooked!

Hey, Black Jacket Team,
I'm not gonna serve them.

Nowhere near it. That is bullshit.

-What happened, Amber?
-The pan wasn't hot enough, Chef.

[Ramsay] Appetizers are dragging now.

-I want scallops cooked beautifully, okay?
-Yes, Chef.

Chef Ramsay put me on fish for a reason.

The one time that I've gone down
really bad in Hell's Kitchen

was the night I worked fish station
on the Blue Team.

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

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

Ice f*cking cold.

-I got to get it together.
-[Ramsay] Push those scallops out.

-Let's go.
-[Amber] Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Beautiful.

Wow, that is really good.

[Ramsay] Entrées firing now.
Four covers, table .

Entrée, one salmon, one halibut,
one New York strip, two lamb.

One salmon, one halibut,
one New York strip, two lamb.

One New York strip, two lamb, let's go.

Mary Lou, fries are beside ya.
I have to go do starters again.

I got 'em. You're good.

It's so nice. It's like,
"Oh, there's good chefs here."

[Mary Lou]
Do you have lamb working, Cody?

Yes, Chef, two lamb working.

There's communication now!

Your setups for salmon are next to you.

-Heard that. Thank you, Mary Lou.
-Absolutely, welcome.

[Cody] Mary Lou has really surprised me.

-How many minutes?
-I'm a little under three out on meat.

She's not hiding at all,
and I feel like she came out of her shell.

-You can walk garnish any minute.
-All right, garnish going out.

All right, meat's walking to the window.

-I need you to walk that salmon.
-Behind you.

Good, two lamb,
one New York strip straight down.

Right behind you, right behind you.

-Nicely cooked, Cody.
-Thank you, Chef.

-Who cooked this salmon? Who cooked this?
-[Amber] I did, Chef.

-[Ramsay] Look at that. Do you see that?
-Yes, Chef.

Black shit underneath
and burnt f*cking butter.

Butter going in way too early.

-Yes, Chef.
-I'm repeating myself time and time again.

-Attention to detail. That's bullshit.
-[all] Yes, Chef.

I got a new salmon coming
in a minute and a half.

[groans] We're doing this again.

There's only a few things
that are coming off of that station.

If I'm not going down,
you shouldn't be going down.

What is happening, Amber?

How long for that salmon?

-Right now, Chef.
-[Kori] Go.

[Amber] Beside you.

[Ramsay] Go, please.

On order, five covers, table .
Three crab cake, two scallop,

followed by four covers, table .
Entrée, two halibut,

-one salmon, one Wellington.
-[all] Heard!

We're serving appetizers
and entrées at the same time.

-Drop two scallops.
-Yes, Chef.

Mary Lou, can you keep eyes
on this guy for me?

-Yeah, leave it there.
-[Amber] Thank you.

I don't know what's going on,
but Amber is starting to run behind.

I just need you to pull the fish.

[Mary Lou] Pull the fish. Okay.

-[Amber] Just pull them for me please.
-[Kori] I'm gonna see what Amber needs.

I'm running over to help
'cause she's drowning.

What do you need, Amber?

I need you to drop two halibut
for me right now.

-Yes, two halibut, heard.
-And one salmon.

-[Kori] Two halibut, one salmon, heard.
-Yes.

[Kori] Amber, snap out of it, man.

You've got to get it together.
This is your time to shine.

-Oh, my God, no.
-[Kori] Don't worry. Relax, relax.

How long on the salmon?

Two halibut, one salmon,
one Wellington, how long for that?

-Salmon's ready.
-Hey, stop. Just stay there.

One, two, three, four of you on fish.

[Cody] All the other stations
are abandoned,

and there's four people
standing around fish?

It's just, like, oh, my gosh.

-[Ramsay] Amber.
-Yes, Chef?

We're in the weeds. Take control.

-Get rid of them!
-Yes, Chef.

-Kori, stay here with me.
-Yes, Chef.

I can't believe
that Amber is not getting this.

-Four of you on fish?
-Yes, Chef, heard.

-That's making it worse.
-Yes, Chef, heard.

After all your talk and talk and talk,

you're still going down
like a ton of bricks.

-I can go whenever.
-Let's go then.

Yes, Chef. Wellington going to the window.

Amber, I'm waiting.
I need the halibut, I need the salmon.

Salmon, Chef.

[Amber]
All these people come over to help out,

and it's just a mess. It's not helpful.

Too many cooks in the kitchen.

-We done?
-Yes.

I still need the halibut!
It's with the salmon!

-Is this it? Are we going with…
-[Amber] Yes, that's the halibut.

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

Oh, it's perfect.

I won't share with you
'cause it's so good.

-It's so good!
-[women laughing]

Entrée, two New York strip,
one salmon, one halibut.

Two New York, heard!

-[Ramsay] Amber.
-Yes, Chef.

-If you're doing it, you own it, okay?
-Yes, Chef.

-Don't get pushed aside. Let's go.
-Heard, Chef.

-[Cody] I need five and a half minutes.
-Heard.

-Thank you.
-I think we need to drop another salmon.

-Heard.
-Actually, maybe not. I could be wrong.

[sighs] Amber, you're making it
very difficult tonight.

-Amber, I'm putting more oil in here.
-[Amber] More oil, heard.

I decide to step in and take over fish.

-Scoot it over. Take the salmon.
-[Amber] Yes, salmon is good.

Okay, leave it to rest.
That should be good to go.

At the end of the day,
the customer doesn't care

who gets their fish done
as long as you get it done.

-Minute out on two New Yorks!
-[Kori] Heard!

-[Cody] Fish is good?
-Yeah. Fish is good.

When he walks the New York,
we'll walk this.

-[Amber] Yes.
-Where's the rest of that saffron stock?

-Over here. You want more?
-Yes, please.

[Kori] Coming in. Lobster's dropped.

-[Ramsay] Speed up a bit. Let's go!
-Walking New Yorks. Behind, behind.

Mary Lou, check my halibut
and walk it, please.

[Ramsay]
Let's go. Is the halibut not coming?

Yes, Chef. It's walking right now.

[Ramsay] Come here, Kori.
Yes, you as well, come here.

Look how thick
that f*cking halibut is. It's raw.

I was supposed to double-check
the halibut. My bad, Amber. I'm sorry.

Now the wheels are off.
That's what happens

-when we've got four at a f*cking station.
-Yes, Chef.

-Get that cooked. Come here, you.
-Yes, Chef.

Oh, don't get kicked out.

[narrator]
It's an hour into dinner service…

Look how thick
that f*cking halibut is. It's raw.

…and Amber is drowning
on the fish station.

-Get that cooked. Come here, you.
-Yes, Chef.

Oh, don't get kicked out.

I don't know why, but you've lost control.

When you get help,
you need to be in control

and confident of what they're doing.
They do a little bit, and they f*ck off.

-They come back and confuse you.
-Yes, Chef.

-You need to step up.
-Yes, Chef.

Do not give up. Bounce back.

-Yes, Chef.
-Let's go.

-Yes, Chef.
-Own it.

I had too many people in my space,
and I should have just kicked them out.

-I got it, I got it.
-You don't need to get it yourself.

You can't have success yourself

if you don't have a team
that can support you.

Hot behind you.

I really need to take control.

-Amber, nicely cooked.
-Yes, Chef!

[Ramsay] Service, please.

Oh, this is really good halibut.

On order, four covers, table ,
two salmon, one halibut, one lamb.

-[all] Heard, Chef!
-One lamb.

-Five minutes to the pass.
-Heard.

-Amber, both sides!
-Yes, Chef.

Normally, I know I can perform better,
so it's frustrating.

I just need to finish strong.

Don't put the butter
until they're cooked, yes?

-Heard, Chef.
-Confidence, let's go.

-One minute to the pass, yeah?
-[Cody] Heard, heard.

-Walking garnish.
-Meat's walking to the window.

-How long for that salmon?
-Right now, Chef.

-Am I good to walk with this, Amber?
-Yeah.

-[Ramsay] Let's go, nicely cooked.
-Yes, Chef. Heard, Chef.

[narrator] After Amber regains control
over the fish station…

-This salmon is so good.
-[Marino] Last table, Chef.

…the Black Jacket Team
is now firing on all cylinders,

and entrées are leaving the kitchen
in a timely manner.

Walking to the window now. Thirty seconds.

[Ramsay] Come on. Finish strong. Let's go.

-Yes, Chef, coming now, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Service, please.

Phenomenal.

[woman] Really?

Five desserts, table .

Please enjoy.

-Stoves off, please.
-[all] Yes, Chef.

[Ramsay] Line up, please. Let's go.

That was two hours
of a fast and furious service,

but it wasn't perfect.

I need you to think about everything
that's happened since day one.

Every challenge, every service,

everything.

And then come up with two individuals

that you do not feel
deserve to be in that final three.

-Understood?
-[all] Yes, Chef.

Get out of here.

Everybody's just waiting
for an opportunity to pounce.

By me having a rough night on fish,

I almost guarantee the target on my back.

However, I do think I'm one of
the strongest leaders and chefs here.

[Cody] This is incredibly tough.

Are we gonna go through
individual challenges

and mark down all of the technicalities
that ever happened?

-Everything from start to finish.
-Okay.

All I can judge on is you guys
when you have been up for elimination,

what Chef said about you guys,
so my vote is for Cody.

I think that Cody lacks

a little bit of voice,
a little bit of leadership quality.

I feel like I've been the most helpful
during challenges.

I think I've shown
elite-level culinary skills.

In the individual challenges,
I'm talking about.

My worst service was on fish.

Since then, I haven't had one piece
of meat cooked

or protein cooked that Chef Ramsay
hasn't said, "That's perfect."

I have shown the most growth
on the Blue Team.

We're evaluating leadership, service.

So, basically,
my vote is going to be Declan.

Whatever.

Declan, to me,
is just kind of underwhelming

with his food
and with his leadership style.

From what I saw, you were
a little unorganized and messy.

I don't know about, um, your temper.

I've always been polite.
I've always been courteous to everybody.

I've always been a gentleman,
except for the f*cking night with Marc.

What are you talking about?
No, you listen to me, dude.

-We're not arguing.
-You can kiss my ass.

We're in the dining room.
We are in the dining room.

Both stop right now. Both of you, stop.

Are we counting that?

No. He's not here. It's between us five.

I know, but we're talking about all of
service, so is that counted as a mistake?

-No.
-'Cause that caused you to lose your shit.

So I can't understand that,
'cause it's nothing to do with us five.

That's not the point.
He's talking all service.

I was the first to get a five
when I walked in the door.

I was second to get the black jacket.

I got four out of four for the taste test.

I don't see why I should go in.

[Cody] My thing with Declan
and, you know, his anger issues

is that there's no excuse about it.

-All right, so my vote's for you, Amber.
-I agree.

I went based on I don't know
which Amber I'm going to get.

And, as a leader, I should be able
to come up and talk to you.

That's fine.

I did have a really rough day and night,

but I think in terms of leadership
and longevity and the big picture,

I do not feel
like I am the weakest person here.

So that's Declan and I going in then.

There's three up here.
D, Amber, Cody. What do we do?

Mary Lou voted for me, so that means
that she didn't vote for you.

It's not like Mary Lou
is gonna change her vote, so…

So we're putting up Declan and Amber.

Seems like there's no choice, right?

-So that'll be it.
-Let's go.

I'm definitely upset with Mary Lou
for the way she voted tonight.

I think she legitimately did that
'cause she has feelings for him.

Mm-hmm.

What a night.

-Kori.
-Yes, Chef.

Black Jacket Team's first nominee and why.

Chef, our first nominee is…

…Declan.

Declan was consistent on a lot of things,

but never really stood out in any way.

-Are you disappearing, Declan?
-[Declan] No, Chef.

Front and center every service, Chef.

-So, why did they put you up?
-Chef, we tallied votes.

Are we getting a little bit
too matey and friendly and…

-Sounds like it.
-[Declan] I think so, Chef.

-Okay. Wow.
-[exhales]

Kori, second nominee and why.

Our second nominee is Amber, Chef.

The team believes that sometimes
she's hot, sometimes she's cold.

She can be inconsistent on certain things,

-and that's why we nominated her.
-[Ramsay] Wow.

Declan, Amber, step forward, please.

Declan, tell me why you deserve
to stay in Hell's Kitchen.

Chef, just like to start off by saying

this is the first time
I've been officially nominated

to stand in front of you for elimination.

Since the start, I've been consistent
with my natural leadership skills.

I've helped everybody
on every service from the start.

I've got the fight of a tiger in me, Chef,
representing Ireland here.

I haven't given up. I put my head down
with all the challenges.

I've taken it for the team.
I drank that milkshake.

I drank half of her milkshake.
I've done everything I can.

Amber, tell me why you deserve
to stay in Hell's Kitchen.

I feel very confident
that I'm one of the strongest chefs here.

When you're a leader,
you lead through others.

I know that I have
a lot of sous chefs and cooks

that want to follow me to where I go
because of my leadership style.

You need to be organized,
efficient with time management,

as well as cleanliness

and taking pride in your personal
appearance and your station,

and I feel like those skills of mine
are stronger than Declan's, Chef.

Declan also has a bit of a temper,
and so, for me,

you need to be able to approach a leader,

and sometimes I've had difficulties
trying to talk to him

when he's in that zone.

It's not a temper. It's just the passion
I have for cooking all the time.

None of these decisions are easy.

The person leaving Hell's Kitchen is…

This is really tough.

Amber.

Let me tell you something.
You have an incredible palate.

Let's get that absolutely clear.

A background that suits
this trajectory that you're on,

but a little too inconsistent.

[clears throat]

You're not ready to run a brigade
with that amount of pressure.

Take off your jacket, young lady.

Thank you. Thank you very much
for this opportunity.

-Thank you. Take care.
-Thank you.

I'm disappointed in myself

because this is the first thing
I've ever lost in my entire life.

Which is a bummer, because
in the beginning of the competition,

I was definitely the strongest.

You've got a great sear,
and that is cooked beautifully.

Wow, the flavor there is beautiful.

-It shows great flair.
-Thank you, Chef.

Everything was going great
on the Red Team.

[all cheering]

[all] Red Team! Red Team!

[Amber] And then, surprise!

-You are going to the Blue Team.
-What's that, Chef?

Switching from Red to Blue

was probably one of the hardest things
I've ever had to do.

Declan, do you mind
if I move a couple things?

-No, don't move anything.
-This is not how I want this set.

When I first got to the Blue Team,
they did not have a leader.

All of the boys were just a hot mess.

It literally felt
like a big d*ck competition.

That's not what I'm into.

I'm f*cking done. Get f*cking out of here!

[Amber]
It was complicated, to say the least.

That's why everything got in my head.

-I know how to cook salmon.
-I know you can do better than this!

-[sobbing]
-Give me your best.

I'm not doing mine.

-Do it.
-No way.

[retches]

But to come here
and to be noticed by Chef Ramsay,

it really, honestly, means a lot.

-Blue Team, come here.
-Yes, Chef.

-Just look at the temperatures.
-[Adam] Amazing, Chef.

-It's perfect.
-That is absolute master class. Good girl.

-Good job.
-Well done, Amber.

-Congratulations, young lady. Great job.
-Thank you.

I just got in my head.

Had I not got in my head,
I would've won, %.

Listen to this.
You've got a one-in-four chance

of becoming the new head chef,
Hell's Kitchen Lake Tahoe.

It's that close. Good night.

-Good night, Chef.
-Yes, Chef.

[Declan] I'm not going home.

I have all the fight of Ireland in me.
We're known as being the fighting Irish.

I won't throw in the towel, as they say.

All the way to the end,
that's how I'm gonna do it.

I started this competition
with chefs, and now there's only four.

I have a one-in-four chance.

What? This is unbelievable. Me?

That small girl from Texas
that talks a lot?

This is a dream come true.

-[Declan] Yeah!
-[Cody] There we go!

I am not surprised that I'm here,

but, damn, it feels good
to be in the final four. f*ck.

At the end of the day,
everybody's gonna have to go

and only one of us is gonna win
this competition,

and I definitely know I have the drive

and the passion and the hunger
to be the last chef standing.

[Ramsay] Amber came here
expecting to beat the competition,

but her biggest obstacle
ended up being herself.

[narrator] Next time on Hell's Kitchen…

Last line of defense.
Everything is on your shoulders.

Yes, Chef.

The final four face
their toughest dinner service yet.

On fire, one salmon, two Wellington,
one duck. Heard?

Heard! Wait, there's no duck.

You need to be decisive.
You study that ticket every time.

Who will succeed?

-I need three minutes.
-I don't have three minutes. Hurry up!

And who will go up in flames?

[Ramsay] Oh, dear. Come up, Mary Lou.

You're driving the ship here,
so you tell her.

Kori!

I'm gonna look deep into her amber eyes,
and I'm gonna have to crush her!

Is Chef Christina
the only one that hears me here?

All next time on a combustible episode…

[Ramsay] All of a sudden,
it's a meltdown in here!

Now, which one is Gordon?

…of Hell's Kitchen.