[narrator] Previously on Hell's Kitchen...
To have every person say,
"I do not believe in her," that sucks
- [Cheyenne] I never said it
- We said you don't communicate
[narrator] Tara continued to be
the problem child for her team
She's the oldest on the team and she's
acting the most immature about this
[narrator] In the next morning's
elevated taco challenge...
[shouts]
Is that Danny Trejo?
[Alex] Mucho caliente
...more than a few chefs lost their head
[Dafne] My tortilla's burning
[Sakari] No bueno, no bueno
- We gotta go
- [Abe] Right here
- [Jason] Come on, Abe
- [narrator] And while Sommer and Sakari
had tacos Danny Trejo loved...
But this is really good
[Ramsay] That spice is absolutely spot on
...the challenge came down
to Abe versus Dafne
- We have a tie. Red or Blue?
- I gotta say Red
[narrator] And Dafne's reigned supreme
[in Spanish]
[narrator] At dinner service...
Brett, how long do you need?
Tara, can you not scream at everyone?
I'm trying to talk
...a struggling Tara,
faced the music in the Red kitchen
We all dance like ballerinas
and she is just a rock-metal head
[narrator]
And unfortunately, Cheyenne got b*rned
[Ramsay] Careful! Careful! Careful!
- [Cheyenne groans]
- You okay?
[Cheyenne] No
- [narrator] While in the Blue kitchen...
- Alejandro, I'm talking to you
- ...Alejandro and Abe...
- I didn't hear that salmon call, dude
...had their issues
He's got the easiest f*cking pick-up
[narrator] But when Chef Ramsay challenged
the teams to race to the finish...
First to finish is gonna win this
- Let's go
- Yes, Chef
...Sakari's steak stumbles
lost it for the Blue Team
- The steak's blue. You lost. That's it
- [Alex groans]
- [narrator] They nominated...
- Sakari, Chef
- ...and...
- Abe
...but Chef Ramsay surprised
everyone and sent...
- Brett
- [Cheyenne] Wait, what?
Give me your jacket
You had a rough night tonight
And the four women bailed you out
You're going to the Blue Team
- ...and then sent...
- Abe
...home,
ending his chance at becoming head chef
at Hell's Kitchen, Caesars Atlantic City
And now the continuation
of Hell's Kitchen
- Get out of here
- Yes, Chef
[Brett] I feel like a bum right now
Back to the Blue Team
like I'm a ping-pong ball
My God, dude
Just bouncing between two kitchens
It's draining
- Nobody wants me
- [Alex] That's not true
This is the lowest I've been
in a long time
- Why are you low?
- Dude, did you hear what he said to me?
Oh, yeah. The girls were backing you up
You were hiding behind them
f*cking hurts
Brett is shocked. He's scared
Am I glad to have him back?
If he steps up his game
I am hearing the criticism
and taking it for what it is, Alex
If it sounds like I'm whining or whatever...
Yes, you are
I'm f*cking trying, you know
It's like, damn...
[folk Italian music playing]
[Dafne chuckles] Italian!
Hurry up, guys. Let's go
Sit down. Take a seat
Some Italian food?
- Good morning
- [all] Good morning, Chef
As you can see,
we've transformed Hell's Kitchen
into a beautiful Tuscan café
Guys, don't stand there and stare
Dig in. Come on
I feel like we're being treated
too good right now
This pizza comes from our own
Italian classic. In fact, here he is
- Buongiorno
- [cheering]
- Hey
- Hi, Chef
- Are you good?
- Yeah, very good
You look like a p*rn star
Marino's family has been
in the pizza business...
- Yep
- ...now for over years
Wow
And what you're actually eating
is his great-grandmother's recipe
From my nonna
It's delicious, Chef
- Cheyenne, did you taste the pizza?
- Love pizza
I don't wanna hurt
Marino's nonna's feelings
But this food is kind of gross
- Alejandro, you like it?
- It's super minimalistic so...
This pizza tastes a little off
I don't know if I like this or not
- Brett, lasagna?
- Yes, Chef
[Ramsay] Ricotta you can identify?
I'm so scared right now
I don't know what's gonna happen
Oh, my goodness me
You guys need to relax
- No, Chef. No relaxing, Chef
- It's delicious
I'm super suspicious right now
Anytime something good happens
in Hell's Kitchen,
the curtain's gonna get pulled and you're
gonna be thrown into hellfire any moment
You think nonna made this?
No, no. This is frozen
- [scoffs]
- Come on, really?
I was trying to be nice, Chef
[Ramsay] You think we made the lasagna?
- Really?
- No
I need your palate to be honest
- Chef, I didn't want to be rude
- I knew it was frozen
We all knew it was frozen food
I've had this pizza in my home
with ranch and hot sauce
'Cause today, it's time
for the st annual blind taste test
Yes! Blind taste test
I literally have been practicing
with my family and I am pumped
It's the one challenge
that comes back year after year
And that's because it is the ultimate test
of your individual palates
Now, whilst each one of you is tasting,
one of your teammates will be sitting
in the pasta bowls over there
- Oh, my gosh
- Like a couple of meatballs
[sighs]
Your sous-chefs
will be hovering above you,
sauce pots in hand,
ready to turn you into a saucy spaghetti
- Oh, my God
- No way
Chef, no
Now, the team that correctly identifies
the most ingredients wins the challenge
Right, let's start off with
Sakari and Dafne. You're tasting first
Alejandro, Cheyenne,
to the pasta bowls. Let's go
[narrator] In today's blind taste test,
each of the chefs will taste four items
without being able
to see or hear anything
There's a great white shark in your bath!
- [laughing]
- Okay, good
[narrator]
If they get two or more items incorrect,
a classic Italian sauce or cheese
will be dumped on their teammates
[Cheyenne] Come on, Daf
So, number one
Good old delicious cauliflower
Oof. Sakari
He really opened wide there
- Peas?
- Peas?
Peas? [sighs]
- Wrong
- f*ck
[Cheyenne] I do think Dafne would have
the best palate on the team
So, I'm not too worried, you know,
sitting in the big pasta bowl
I'm gonna get out of here alive
Potato?
- [buzzer sounds]
- Wrong
Number two. Chicken
Let's get back to basics
That is so dry. Ugh
Come on
Turkey
[all chuckling]
Wrong. It's definitely not turkey
- No, it's not
- [Ramsay] Okay, off we go
- Close eyes
- [Ramsay] Some Alfredo
Oh, hell no
Thank you, Chef
It's Alfredo
and it's stuck to my eyebrows
This is not good
[groans]
- Turkey?
- [Ramsay] Turkey?
[groans]
Wrong
- Alejandro, what are you laughing about?
- I'm just nervous, Chef
[in Italian accent] He's a meatball
[Ramsay] Number three. Sweet potato
This is an easy one. Come on
- Squash?
- Squash?
No
Okay, here comes that chunky marinara
- Geez!
- [all groan, chuckle]
Dafne, no. Don't do that
- Sweet potato?
- Yes!
- [Cheyenne] Thank you
- Yes
[whispers] Oh, thank God
Now, really basic. Mushroom
This is an easy one
Oh, God
- Mushroom?
- [Ramsay] Yes
- Correct
- Yes!
[Ramsay] Sakari, think
- Corn
- [Ramsay] Corn?
- [buzzer sounds]
- Oh, sh*t
- Wrong
- Oh, my God
- [Ramsay] Parmesan
- [Alex laughing]
- Oh
- Oh, my God
- [Ramsay chuckles]
- You look so good
[Ramsay] Headsets off, blindfolds off
[Dafne] Oh, my God!
- I'm so sorry
- It's okay
Just serve me tonight, Chef
Mmm. Tasty
- [Alex coughs] He smells like a meatball
- [Sakari] Oh, my God
[sighs] Man. I'm sorry, Ale
[narrator]
With the Red Team off to an early lead...
Right, - to the Red Team
...Tara and Alex step up to taste
as Sakari and Dafne take their seats
in the pasta bowls
[Ramsay] Let's start off
with something simple, shall we?
This is a delicious New York strip
Let's get out of the gate strong
[both] Turkey?
- [chuckles]
- Oh, God
One flies, and one does not
- Wrong
- Please get your sh*t right
Pistachio
Choo choo
Potato puree?
- No. Oh, God
- Oh, Dafne
I'm milling it around
and it's creamy but it's gritty
That tastes like...
Polenta?
Oh, my God. Wrong
Moron
- [chuckles] f*ck
- Sakari, say goodbye to that man bun
- Oh, my God. [groans]
- Oh!
- [groans]
- That is fricking cold
I'm gonna keep this simple. Asparagus
- Easy
- Please, Tara
- Asparagus?
- [Ramsay] Yes
- Yes
- Well done
We are not losing today
Peas
- [buzzer sounds]
- [groans]
Asparagus
Damn it. That's embarrassing
[whimpering]
[all groan]
[Ramsay chuckles] Oh, please. Please
- [Sommer] Oh, God
- Alex!
Final round, here we go. Cabbage
Broccoli?
- No
- Good job, Tara
Come on
Chef's told me I have a great palate
So, this is where I need to show up
and get a point for my team
- He's got this one
- Any type of cabbage
Come on. Gotta get one
Man. [groans]
[Brett] Come on, Alex
[narrator] It's the second round
of the blind taste test challenge
Asparagus?
- [Ramsay] Yes!
- Yes
[narrator] And while Tara earned one point
for the Red Team...
Any type of cabbage
- ...it's Alex's last chance...
- [Ramsay] Come on. Gotta get one
...to get a point for the Blue Team
[Brett] Come on, Alex
- Squash?
- [Dafne laughs]
- [Ramsay] Wrong
- [whimpering]
Headsets off, blindfolds
I want you to see something
- [Alex chuckles]
- Oh, God. Oh, my God
Geez
Tara! God!
I got one
- Not enough
- [Tara] I'm sorry
Why? Three wrong
It's in my eye
[groans] You have the maturest palate
here. You're the old one on this team
[Ramsay]
Blue Team aren't even on the board yet
[narrator] With the Red Team scoring
and the Blue Team scoreless...
Brett, get some points on the board
...it's time for Sommer and Brett
to test their palates,
as Tara and Alex settle
into the saucy seats
Let's go, Sommer
Right, let's start off with salmon
- Um, I would say tuna
- [Ramsay] Wrong
- Halibut?
- [buzzer sounds]
[Alex] Welcome back, bing-bong,
to the Blue Team
Keep up the good work, dude
Let's make it a bit easier. Mango
You got this
[Ramsay] That's an easy one
You gotta get this one
She's got this
I know what it is
I just can't think of the name
- [Ramsay] You got this, girl
- Pear?
Oh, my...
Can I close my eyes?
Come on, Brett. Come on, Brett
- Melon?
- Melon? Oh, sugar!
[groans]
- [groans]
- [Ramsay chuckles]
It is so thick
What a pour
Oh, my God
Turnip
- Broccoli?
- [buzzer sounds]
Oh, my God!
- Potato?
- [buzzer sounds]
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay
Okay, chunky marinara
- [chuckles]
- Oh, my God
[Alex] I smell like my kid's lunch box
that's been sitting
in the back of my car for a week
It's in my toes. It's in my butt cr*ck
Okay, final round. Shrimp
Come on
Shrimp
Come on, Brett
- Shrimp
- Yes!
[shouts]
Correct, well done
- Whoo! One down
- [Dafne] Come on, Sommer
Get one point, please
- Clams?
- [buzzer sounds]
Oh, my God
Just bring it on, Christina. I'm ready
[Ramsay] Oh, my goodness me. [chuckles]
Ugh. Gross
Oh, my gosh
It's gonna be a while till I make a nice
marinara for my family, that's for sure
Wow, -
One point though, boys. [whooping]
Okay, final round
- Alejandro and Cheyenne...
- [Dafne] Come on, Cheyenne
...get your messy selves over here
- [Dafne] You got this, please
- Cheyenne
Blindfolds on first
[Alex] Let's go, Ale
[Ramsay] Right, let's start off
with something easy
Golden beets
I'll take any beet. Come on
- Come on, girl
- Potato?
- No
- [buzzer sounds]
They taste like dirt. Beets
Come on, buddy. You got it
Beets, Chef
Yeah!
Yes
A mouthful of pineapple
This should be easy
Close your mouth. It's all coming out
- Pineapple
- Pineapple, Chef
- Yes!
- [whooping]
Scallop
We cook with it every day
[Brett] Come on, Alejandro
[Ramsay]
Easy. Just the texture of that, right?
Clams
[all groan]
Clams, bro?
- Come on
- Um, calamari, Chef?
f*ck
So close
- Scallop
- Oh, f*ck
That was my first answer
- I hate you
- Okay, here we go
- I'm afraid, Alfredo, Sommer
- [Cheyenne] I'm sorry, Sommer
[Ramsay] It's... [chuckles]
[shrieks]
VIP!
Very important pasta
Sorry, Sommer
- Oh!
- [Ramsay] Last one
Potato
It doesn't get any more basic than this
Come on, Alejandro
Potato
- Yes
- [exclaims]
If Cheyenne gets this, the Red Team wins
What have we got?
Overthink it, Cheyenne
Anything but potato, please
What have we got?
- Potato, Chef
- [Red Team cheers]
[groans]
Congratulations, Red Team. Well done
Even though I'm covered in sauce,
we still won
Hey, girls are k*lling it right now
Well, Red Team
For this reward,
you're about to spend the day
with a few
of Hollywood's most prolific stars
[gasps]
You four will be rubbing elbows with
horses of Hollywood
[gasps]
Yes. You'll be riding horseback
up in the Hollywood Hills
[sighs]
After that,
you'll dine with a gourmet Italian picnic
It is stunning
Blue Team, you'll be baking hundreds
of delicious macaroons
Oh, God
First off, as you know,
the secret behind a great macaroon
is that hand-sifted almond flour
Then you'll color them,
whip up those egg whites beautifully
to a stiff peak and
then pipe them immaculately. Understood?
- [Blue Team] Yes, Chef
- Good
Off you go
- Thank you, Chef
- FYI, that's five losses in a row
- Oh, boy
- Yes, Chef
Five saucy losses
All these dumb mistakes
We gotta fix the stupid real fast
- Woo-hoo! Yeehaw!
- Woo-hoo!
[country music playing]
Howdy, ladies
Howdy
Welcome to Circle K Stables
Is this your first time with horses,
Cheyenne?
- Yeah
- Great. We can give you Smoky
Smoky, my boy
I am literally irrationally scared
of horses for no reason
You're my friend. Hi
Tara's out here
living her horse girl dreams
as if she's been doing this
her whole life
Like, I used to jump and stuff
when I was really little
My first pony was Applejack
Pretend you're, like, grilling a steak
- You're so natural at it
- Grilling a steak? I'm riding a horse
- Exactly. It should be easy like that
- So just... [vocalizing]
- Oh, yeah
- [both vocalizing]
Dafne and Sommer
are definitely giving me a hard time,
but fears are meant to be conquered
- [horse nickers]
- Yeah, me and Smoky paired it up
- Go, Smoky. Go
- [Sommer] Come on, Marshmallow
My horse is Toasted Marshmallow,
and he was giving me, like,
that Brooklyn vibe
because he was, like, shaking his head,
and he seemed very confident
He's a Brooklyn horse for sure
- Come on
- [Dafne] This is hella fun, dude
I feel so majestic right now. I love it
- [Cheyenne] That's awesome
- [Sommer] Wow
- [Dafne] Is that burrata?
- [Cheyenne] Shrimp
- Macaroons is funny
- Pasta
- Macaroons. That's messed up
- [Tara] That's so funny
- That is so funny. I'm so psyched
- [chuckles] Once again we won
[Cheyenne] Okay, we are going to be
top seven after today
[Dafne]
I can't believe we made it this far
- It's insane. We have a solid team, girls
- Man
[Cheyenne] Yeah, we do
- Yeah
- Cheers again, ladies
This recipe doesn't make sense
So with the dry ingredients,
you want me to just add this to this?
I would get it
into a slightly bigger bowl,
and then you add, a little by little,
the dry mix into the egg whites,
and fold it in until it's incorporated
I've never made macaroons before,
but I read the recipe
[Alex] This looks wrong?
It just would normally be smoother
You see all those little clumps and lumps?
And it comes to this punishment,
and everybody's asking me what to do
Brett, you want to get eyes
on this mixture while I'm doing this?
Yeah
- [groans] That looks pretty thick
- [Alejandro] That looks super thick
[Alex] I don't want to get it wrong
Oh, no. Did you do the same thing
that Sakari did? [chuckles]
- Me
- Yeah
[Alex] Hang on, I'm confused
[Brett]
Should have had a meeting about it
[Alex] So this is gonna be wrong?
It's going to be as wrong
as the last batch
sh*t
The macaroons in the oven
don't look too good
- They don't?
- Nope
- What do they look like?
- Like, too big
If we can't pull off these macaroons
before dinner service,
the Blue Team is gonna be totally screwed
[Alex] Y'all start praying
Chef, how do you tell when they're done?
- These feel done?
- [Alejandro] Those are good
- [Jason] They look pretty good
- Holy sh*t
No, no, no!
- [Brett] Dude...
- Nailed it
Turned out perfect
Pretty proud of myself
Those tops are shiny and nice
- [chuckles]
- [Tara] Whoo!
Yeehaw, boys!
- [Cheyenne] Hey
- How's the macaroons coming?
- [Brett] I think we might pull this off
- [Sommer] Nice work, y'all
Not too shabby
for a bunch of first-timers
[Dafne sighs]
[narrator] With the ladies back
from a day on the horse trails...
- Welcome back
- [Red Team] Thank you, Chef
...and the Blue Team finished
with the macaroons...
Line up, please
Gentlemen, line up, please
...Chef Ramsay has gathered the teams
to tell them
about tonight's special dinner service
Right, listen carefully, all of you
We're gonna put on
a world-class dinner service
for two amazing charities
Red Team, you're gonna be cooking tonight
for Project Angel Food
This charity cooks
and delivers healthy meals
for individuals with serious illnesses
At the helm of this charity
are Eric and Janet McCormack
Eric, of course, is the Emmy Award-winning
actor of Will & Grace
- Wow
- [Alejandro] I used to watch Will & Grace
And it's awesome to see
him putting his fame to use,
and really getting stuff done
in the community
Blue Team, you'll be cooking
for the Justin Turner Foundation
Founded by
the incredible Los Angeles Dodger
and World Series champion, Justin Turner
This charity supports homeless veterans
as well as families
that have life-threatening illnesses
Justin Turner is an amazing dude. Me
and my dad used to watch baseball a lot
I used to go to a lot of baseball games,
so I'm super excited
Each kitchen will be serving a top
It's the first big test
for all eight of you to lead your course
Is that clear?
[all] Yes, Chef
Your sous-chef is waiting for you
- Get ready for an amazing night
- [all] Yes, Chef
Marino
Open Hell's Kitchen, please. Let's go
[narrator] Tonight is the annual
Hell's Kitchen Charity Night...
Oh, this is awesome
...honoring the supporters
of Project Angel Food...
- Chase, nice to meet you
- Nice to meet you
- Chris
- Chris, pleasure
Cheers, you guys
- ...and the Justin Turner Foundation
- Cheers, guys
- Would you like one? Prego
- I would love one. Thank you very much
- [Marino] Would you care for one?
- Uh, sure
[narrator] Chef Ramsay has prepared
a special menu for tonight's guests,
featuring soft scrambled eggs
topped with caviar,
led by Dafne in the Red kitchen
and Sakari in the Blue kitchen,
pan-seared scallops,
led by Cheyenne and Brett,
spring pea and fava bean risotto,
overseen by Tara and Alejandro,
and a pan-roasted fillet
with shaved truffles,
helmed by Sommer and Alex
- To dinner in Hell's Kitchen
- Cheers
- Cheers
- Dinner in Hell
I worry about the pencil in Gordon's ear,
like, he's not writing anything
- So is it a w*apon?
- [chuckling]
- Let's go. Time. Scrambled eggs, how long?
- Eight minutes
- Eight minutes to window
- Eight minutes, guys. Eight minutes
Come on. Let's go
Let's go. Get those eggs on
The butter's in there?
- The butter's in
- Okay, perfect
I got a lot of pressure on me tonight
It's the first course
This is an opportunity
for Chef to see me as a leader
So, I have to push these boys
- Five and a half
- Five and a half?
- [Sakari] Five and a half
- Yes
- You guys feel good about five and a half?
- I feel good about getting it cooked
- Not about you getting it plated and sold
- [Alejandro] Yeah
- Brett can help with platings. It's fine
- Good. Good
I'll let you know
when I'm ready for caviar
[Brett] Yep
- And off. Let's go off. Scrape your sides
- Yep. I'm following your lead
- This is your course
- Yep
- Start plating, you guys. Grab hers
- [Ramsay] Okay, let's go
Dafne, not on the shell, straight inside
Come on guys, spread out,
give yourself some space
- f*cking hell
- [Dafne] Oh, the stress
We're all like little Chihuahuas trying
to handle these eggs
Come on, Sommer
Plate. Plate. Plate. Plate
- Thank you. Come on, let's go
- Start from this side
[Sakari] I think it's good. Bring it over
- Gently, yes. Please, nice and clean
- [Sakari] Yes, Chef
- Ninety seconds
- [Ramsay] That's it
Good. Looks nice
- I'm gonna start plating
- Yes
[Christina] Hey. Is that right? Count 'em
- Count everything up in the window
- Two, four, six, eight, ten, . There
Service. Go, please
- Go
- [Jason] Push it
- Happy with those?
- [Sakari] Yes, Chef
[Ramsay] Service, please, go
- Oh, this is fantastic
- So good, delicious
I'm stealing the spoon
I'm gonna wear it
on a chain around my neck
Wow
This is insane
It's so good
[narrator]
While the guests enjoy their first course...
- [diner] Really good
- ...it's time for the second course:
- scallops...
- Cheyenne
- Come here. Brett, come here
- ...led by Cheyenne and Brett
[Marino] How long for the second course
for you guys?
- [both] Six minutes
- Six minutes, got you. Let's go
Yes, Chef. Have you guys already dropped?
- Ready?
- [Alejandro] Ready for you
- Drop
- [Sakari] Yes
[Alejandro] Go?
And their scallops are in
Hey, Cheyenne
Come here, look. His scallops are in
He's not gonna tell you,
but I'm gonna tell you
- Gotcha
- I don't know whether sabotage or not,
- but I would drop now
- Yes, Chef
All right, they went ahead
and dropped their scallops,
- so we gotta come up with them
- Heard. Dropping scallops
[Cheyenne] Man, this is not how I wanted
this course to go
I'm pretty mad at Brett
for having the boys drop those scallops
- Your pans aren't hot enough
- Yep. I'm waiting
I have one mission now:
It's get those scallops cooked,
and get this stuff plated
as fast as possible
All right, we gotta get the rest
of these scallops in now
- [Ramsay] How long, Brett?
- Four and a half, guys?
Four and a half. No answer
- Four and a half, please!
- [Ramsay] You need an answer from them
Look at me. Or I'll take over
- I'll take over
- No, Chef
You need to drive your team
You can't stand here
and put your head down
- You need to talk, now
- Yes, Chef
Brett, take control
This is your dish, dude
Guys, are you all good on four and a half?
- Yep
- All right, cool
- Steer the ship
- Make sure the color is good on all sides
- All right, I'm going. I'm pulling
- I'm pulling
- [Alejandro] We walking?
- [Brett] I'm good to go
Give me scallops
'cause their scallops are out
- Let's go. You can shake 'em out and walk
- [Tara] You help her. I'll plate these
[Cheyenne] All those scallops in, guys?
Yep, more right here
[Cheyenne] Please make sure
they're seared beautifully
[Sommer] Heard
- How's that, good?
- That's good
[Ramsay] That's it. Flat in, let's go
Ninety seconds, Blue Team, please
- Come on, Brett. Talk, please
- Yes, Chef
Ninety seconds. All right, relish
I need relish
- [Alejandro] I got relish...
- [Alex] Relish is on
[Ramsay] In the window, Brett. Let's go
- Brett, talk, please
- Yes, Chef
[Alejandro] We have to go through
and rewipe these. Some are looking janky
Brett right now is not really talking
There's other people talking for him
And Chef is riding him
Come on, guys, please. Up in the window
[Brett] I got my last plating
in the window
Last plating in the window
[Ramsay] Count the plates
- [Sakari] Make sure there's , yes?
- [Ramsay] Count the plates
[Brett] We're down one. Son of a bitch
[Ramsay] Come on, guys
- I mean, f*cking hell
- He's not a happy camper
Seriously?
Gordon's not a happy camper
[narrator] It's the second course
at Charity Night in Hell's Kitchen,
honoring Project Angel Food...
Gordon, take it easy
...and the Justin Turner Foundation
Cheers to the left side Blue table
[narrator] But Brett on the Blue Team
is, right now, less than charitable,
having only prepared plates
for diners
[Brett] Son of a bitch
I mean, f*cking hell. Seriously?
This missing plate is the last thing
that needed to happen right now
- Who laid out the plates?
- I laid out the plates, Chef
- I messed up one of them
- Come on
- Wiping plates. Everything good, guys?
- [Dafne] Yep
Looks good. Thank you
Go, please
[Lawrence] Look at this. It's beautiful
That is so good with the capers
It's cooked perfectly
- Come on, Brett, please
- [Brett] In the window, Chef, last plate
Service, please. Gently
It just sucks
because Charity Night is something
that you look forward to
as a Hell's Kitchen fan
And any little mistake
is enough to send you home
I'm not usually a scallop gal but so good
How are your scallops?
Ours were really, really delicious
Well, ours had three reallys
Really, really, really delicious
- Oh, really, really, really?
- Yeah
Huh
Well, I guess our team
will have to do better
[narrator]
While Will & Grace's Eric McCormack
and LA Dodgers Justin Turner debate
whose scallops were better...
- [Alejandro] Tara, eight minutes
- Eight minutes, yep
...Alejandro and Tara have started
on the spring pea and fava bean risotto
with tempura lobster
- This is gonna be done way before...
- I know, but that's okay...
You should push on them because
these are going to be done before, dude
- I tried. I wanted less
- Tell 'em six and a half, dude
Tara needs to push these boys,
like, my risotto's gonna be done soon
Just tell them six minutes
- Alejandro, can you go in seven?
- Yeah, seven and a half
Young man, you're talking about one chef
Three people making risotto is dangerous
- Make sure it's all the same
- [Alejandro] Right
- It's your course, young man. Own it
- [Alejandro] Yes, Chef
I feel like this is my chance to prove
that I'm a natural-born leader
I love this. This is what I do
There's no plan B for me
- That's a little salty. Grab the...
- Well, these two are not
- So, add these together
- Two... One of each, yes
- All right, Alex. I'm going with this one
- [Alex] Go
[Alejandro] We gotta go, guys
- [Dafne] Come on, Tara
- Are you ready?
We're gonna put them together
- so they're both the exact same taste
- Heard. Go ahead
[Tara]
This is perfect. Let me taste them both
- Good
- [Cheyenne] You guys down to a minute?
- [Ramsay] Very nice
- Yes, Chef
Shake it out. Where's the lobster?
- Where's the lobster?
- Where's the lobster?
Sommer's bringing lobster, thank you
Hey, cooked together. Not even separate
Guys, they're not even separated,
they're all together
Come on, ladies
Where's the standard gone?
Look at the way
she scraped the f*cking plate
- Come on, guys
- [Brett] Come on, guys. They're plating
- Just tasting again
- Go
- [Alex] Good? Go sell it
- [Alejandro] Yep
- Stop. Have you tasted both?
- Yes, Chef
[Ramsay] Blue Team, grab a spoon
It is night and f*cking day
- Yeah. That one's more salty
- [Ramsay] It is night...
- Look at me. You have to own this
- Yes, Chef
I want the same risotto
for the entire guests
- Yes, Chef
- All right, let's put half and half
- Brett, use these big pans over here
- [Brett] I got two right here
- Come on, Alejandro!
- Yes, Chef
Anytime Chef Ramsay calls you out
on a dish that you made,
like, you're freaking out
Blue Team, you're cooking
for baseball stars
- Yes, Chef
- [Ramsay] Right now, this is a big error
- Come on, guys
- Yes, Chef
I should have been cooking the risotto
That way I could control the seasoning
I'm sh**ting myself in the foot right now
for not doing that
- Drop lobster. I'll follow behind
- Come on, Blue Team
Wipe that one down. Wipe it...
- Tara, you happy with that?
- [Tara] Yes, Chef
[Ramsay] Red Team, go, please
Right, out. Let's go
That was freaking intense. Oh, my God
Wow
It's so good
I want that lobster every day
[Ramsay]
Come on, please. Go, young man, go. Go
Oh, boy
[Alejandro]
Everything on the plate tasted great
It's just the execution
just didn't sit well with me
Let's go, guys. Let's pick it up
[narrator]
In spite of Alejandro's struggles...
Ooh
...Justin Turner and his guests
enjoy their risotto
I don't know what's in this,
but I don't really care
[diner] Honestly
Come here, Sommer. Alex, come here
Look at me
- Yes, Chef
- The beef, final hurdle
- Yes, Chef
- Ten minutes. Ten minutes
- [Alex] Ten minutes
- Let's go. Good luck
Listen up. Alejandro,
you're gonna do asparagus
Lemon butter is right there
All eyes are on me right now
I mean, it's the freaking entrée
Don't drop the ball on the entrée
- [Sakari] Alex, how you feeling? You good?
- [Alex] I'm good
You and Cheyenne
are gonna baste the fillets
I'm gonna get started
on the sides right now
- Ten minutes to the window, okay?
- [Cheyenne] Got you
I'll keep counting down for you
Sommer is doing a great job on her course
- Everybody know what they're doing, right?
- Absolutely
She has such a strong voice
And I trust her a lot
[Sommer] All right, eight and a half
- Eight and a half
- [Alex] Heard
[Ramsay] There you go
[Jason] Turn your heat down
That's gonna catch on fire
Brett, that's gonna set us all on fire
Hey, Alex,
I'm guarding your f*cking protein here
- Yes, Chef
- I want them beautifully cooked
- Not scorched
- Yes, sir
- Alex, I want a standard
- Yes, Chef
Although it is Alex's course,
if I f*ck up these steaks,
that's gonna be
the nail in the coffin for me
Count. Make sure we have more than
Yeah, I will
Let's go. Okay, we're on time, Sommer
Own it. Let's go
Take these out
Take those... Take those out
Got it, heard
Let it sit there naturally, good
[Sommer] Cheyenne,
after I put down the fillets,
- follow with the mushrooms
- Heard. Following with mushrooms
Tara, I need you to get that sauce
and start putting it
right next to the asparagus
Please don't make it messy
This is my course. I have to own it
I need to be the last person
to check everything before it goes out
- Right next to the asparagus
- Yep, I got it
[Sommer]
If anything goes wrong, it's on me
Let's go. Come on, Blue Team
- Where's the fillet gone?
- They need a second in the oven
Do not overcook them, Brett
- Oh, boy
- Get 'em out, Brett
I'm getting 'em out
[Alex]
I am a little bit worried about Brett
His lack of communication,
it's getting real old
Come on, guys
Come on, Brett, please
- Do not cremate them, young man
- Yes, Chef
If you send me cremated beef, I'm going
to f*cking throw it at you. Okay?
[diner]
Oh, God. Gordon doesn't look pleased
[Alex] Oh, my God
One overcooked thing,
that'll be the death of you here
Chef Ramsay takes my jacket and I go home
Literally, anything can happen
- Brett, can we sell?
- I don't know, it's like...
[narrator]
It's Charity Night in Hell's Kitchen,
and the tables for both Project Angel Food
and the Justin Turner Foundation
are eagerly anticipating their entrées...
Let's go right in the center and sing
"Suddenly Sirloin."
[all chuckle]
...filet mignon, headed up by Sommer in Red...
- Come on, Blue Team
- ...and Alex in Blue
[Alex] Brett, can we sell?
I don't know, it's like...
[Alex] Yeah, those are good
- Come on, Brett, please
- [Alex] Sell 'em when you got 'em
[Ramsay] Come on, Blue Team
[Alex] Truffle. Wipe the plates
[Ramsay] Very nice, Alex
- You happy with them?
- [Sommer] Yes, Chef
- Very nice, Sommer. Off you go
- Thank you, Chef
[Ramsay] Go, go, go. Let's go
- Alex, happy with those? Service, go
- Yes, Chef
[Lawrence] Isn't it beautiful?
Whoo
[narrator]
After a less than perfect evening,
both kitchens came together
for the final course
- It's fantastic
- [diner ] It is amazing
- My steak is so good
- [diner ] So good
- Chef
- [Ramsay] Sommer
Your table really enjoyed the cooking
of the meat
- Good job. Okay, you're welcome
- Thank you
Thank you, guys
Thank you so much for coming. Thank you
- Thank you
- Thank you
- Thank you, guys
- [Brett] Thank you
Thank you so much
[Brett] They rule
[Ramsay] Here's the good news
The charities were thrilled,
and we ended on a high
And seeing as tonight's test
was all about leadership,
the best leader in the Red Team...
was Sommer
- Thank you, Chef
- [Ramsay] Hands down the most vocal,
but more importantly,
got her team rallying around her
The best leader on the Blue Team tonight...
was Sakari
Young man, finally, I felt your presence
Thank you, Chef
Now, listen carefully, Sommer and Sakari
Head to the dorms
and have one-on-one meetings
with each of your teammates,
and come back to me
with the two individuals
that you think should be up
for elimination
- Yes, Chef
- Yes, Chef
Now, all of you get out of here
[Sakari] This is a weird position
to be in, you know,
but at the end of the day,
I can't be scared of confrontation
[Alejandro] Crazy
Hopefully, I've gained enough respect
that they listen
- Close the door
- [Alejandro] Ooh
- g*dd*mn it
- Damn...
- That was a tough slam there, Chef
- Sorry
- [Sakari] Man
- Lay it out
You were in charge of the risotto
Risotto could have went smoother
You know, we had the inconsistencies
Yeah, dawg, that's where I'm at
If you weren't the person cooking,
that's fine,
but I think you really needed
to step up today
- You know what I mean?
- The food... Everything turned out great
It feels a little weird that Sakari is
the leader, and I have to answer to him
This kid that was very mute
at the beginning is, technically,
holding my fate in his hands
Besides that, you should speak up more...
- Yeah
- ...and have your presence felt
So, tonight,
I know I was helping everywhere
Yeah
My one problem was that
I didn't talk about those lobsters
You weren't really delegating everybody
to help you plate
Well, I did. They just didn't do it
Two people have to go down tonight
I know I'm probably going to be
one of them
because I'm not in that little clique
- You're in charge. It's your call, so...
- Yeah
[Sakari]
You know, my feedback would be, like,
the thing you need to work on
is your presence
[chuckles] Oh, sh*t. That's funny
Welcome to the big boy league
I feel like I'm a leader
I just do it a different way
It's just adapting to what Chef wants,
- and then giving that presence
- Sure
Sakari is not always
the most verbal person
And, so, it's definitely scary knowing
that Sakari's got my future
in Hell's Kitchen in his hands
I didn't pull anything away from anybody
- [Alex] Right
- I just spoke up
I like to be misunderstood a little bit
If people can read you,
then they know your weaknesses
And that makes you vulnerable
So, it's all about waiting
for that right moment to att*ck
You have anything you want
to talk about from tonight?
- I feel like I did great, um...
- Mm-hmm
I think
what you could have done differently
was the delegation of the plating
It was all over the place
But I did my sh*t. I was doing my sh*t
- Yeah
- I was literally screaming,
"You need to do this
You need to do this."
- Yeah
- But it wasn't f*cking happening
So, it just made me look dumb
I just don't think that I'm the weakest
I'm consistently strong
during dinner service
There's clearly a reason
I haven't been up yet
Is that intimidating? Maybe
I guess we'll see
All right, so...
Good talk
[Sakari] So, I'll tell you the positives
- I think you have passion
- [Brett] Yeah
Um, sometimes I feel like you
might second-guess yourself a little bit
And I know you've been skating by,
- here and there
- Yep
Honestly, I feel Sakari is one
of the weaker chefs on the team
I feel like I'm a better leader,
and I outcook him on a line
I just did my best today
It's like, what more could I do, you know?
Obviously, just the ownership
of the scallop course
- and not seeing that there was one plate
- Yeah
Sakari may have had a good night tonight,
but I think he belongs in that bottom
- Cool?
- [Brett] Yeah, this is tough
Damn it
[sighs] Man, I feel like I'm definitely
one of the strongest cooks here
You've seen me on the line
on all stations
[sighs] It's tough 'cause I feel like
all courses had mistakes
[Dafne] Obviously,
I'm not the weakest person on this team,
but Sommer sees all of us below her
I would say that the difference between me
and Tara and Cheyenne
is that I do keep my composure
more than both of them
The things that I saw that went wrong with
you was you were telling us what to do,
but it wasn't organized
At that point, no one was listening to me,
and that's not my fault
What could you have done differently?
Obviously, I need to be more vocal,
and, like,
just be more of, like, a bitch
[Sommer] It's a hard choice tonight
It sucks having to choose two people,
but I know what I have to do
Who you putting up?
I'm still thinking
This sucks
It's tough when you have
to make hard decisions, you know?
Every dinner service is important
And tonight, we were able
to make these worthy charities very happy
[all] Yes, Chef
But tonight, some of the mistakes
were unforgivable
Sakari, first nominee and why
My first nominee, Chef, is Brett
He had a hiccup today
with the scallop dish,
which he needed to own
And he has been underperforming a bit
The second nominee and why
My second nominee is Alejandro, Chef
He had a hiccup with the risotto course
But, also,
he needed to find his voice tonight,
which he did not
Sommer, Red Team's first nominee and why
Red Team's first nominee is Tara
She wasn't really delegating
She, kind of, did everything herself
[Ramsay] Second nominee and why
Second nominee is...
Dafne, Chef
She wasn't really delegating
who should be doing what
She just wasn't stepping up to the plate
and being a leader like she should have
Brett, Alejandro, Tara, and Dafne,
step forward
Alejandro,
why should you stay in Hell's Kitchen?
I'm one of the best chefs
in this competition
Tonight was a hiccup. I should've
pushed back on Tara to give us more time
Just shut down today,
and it's not like me at all
But I know that I can produce excellence
for you, Chef
Brett, why do you think
you should stay in Hell's Kitchen?
[Brett] Chef,
I believe that I do not repeat mistakes
I learn from every mistake I make
I'm a natural-born leader, and being one
of the youngest in this competition,
I think that I have one
of the loudest voices
And I think I have a lot of potential
Dafne
Chef,
today was an unorganized night for me
I definitely should have put more
on my team's plate
I try to help everyone out
with their course
I've just been too nice,
and I'm never doing that again
Tara, second time up here
Why do you deserve
to stay in Hell's Kitchen?
[Tara]
I have a voice, Chef. I found it here
I have had good services
Tonight, I messed up on the lobster
I did not keep my eyes
on every component of my dish
Tonight's objective was not standing out
as the most prolific cook
It was owning your course
The person leaving Hell's Kitchen is...
Brett
Young man, I know you can cook,
but you are not ready
to become my head chef in Atlantic City
- Understood, Chef
- I need your jacket
- Yes, Chef. It's been an honor
- [Ramsay] Thank you
- Good luck
- Thank you very much
I came into Hell's Kitchen
insecure about my ability as a chef,
but this whole experience
has been a dream come true
I think I've grown so much as a chef,
as a human being, as a leader
I'm leaving Hell's Kitchen
knowing that I am a talented chef,
but I am being reminded
that I have a lot to learn
Back in line
We're getting down to the wire
Hell's Kitchen, Caesars Atlantic City
deserves the whole package
Now get your heads in the game
- [all] Yes, Chef
- Good night
[Tara] That's never happening again
I'm from New York
I speak up every minute
of every single day
[Cheyenne sighs] I need a drink
My voice will be heard from now on
I want that top prize more than anybody
I'm not gonna stop until I get it
If I gotta die during the competition,
I'll do it
I'm here to do whatever it takes to win
It sucks being at the bottom,
but now I totally get it
Sommer, she'll throw anyone under the bus
if she has to. I gotta look out for her
[Ramsay] Attention to detail is vital
in a fine-dining kitchen
When Brett couldn't even count
plates correctly,
I knew I couldn't count on him
[narrator] Next time on Hell's Kitchen...
Today, you'll face three challenges
...the time has come...
Your time starts now
...for the remaining seven chefs
- to put it all on the line...
- [Ramsay] You know what's at stake
- ...and fight for their...
- [Ramsay] Coveted black jacket
Get your hands on these quickly
I'm not leaving
without getting that black jacket
[narrator]
But will the battle for the black jackets...
I would never coat that in sauce
- [exhales]
- [sniffles]
I've never felt this much pressure
in my life
...come at too high a price?
[Dafne screams]
- [narrator] On the next...
- What the Hell's Kitchen?
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Reality television show that uses a progressive elimination format to narrow down a field of 20 to 12 aspiring chefs to one single winner over the course of one season.
Reality television show that uses a progressive elimination format to narrow down a field of 20 to 12 aspiring chefs to one single winner over the course of one season.