The chefs wake up bright and early to begin today’s challenge.
Chef Ramsay: Good morning everyone!
Everyone: Good morning chef!
Chef Ramsay: Today, I’d like to test all of your communication skills, as well as your ability to work with your team. All of you, take off your jackets.
Everyone looks shocked to hear Chef Ramsay’s last sentence.
Chef Ramsay: Come on, quickly!
All of the chefs take off their jackets.
Chef Ramsay: And now, I’d like you to put these ones on!
Chef Ramsay then takes out 10 new jackets.
Chef Ramsay: Get them on quickly, and do NOT look at the back of it. On the back of each of these Chef jackets is a recipe. I’d like you to make the dish following the recipe on the back of your jacket. You’ll have to rely on your teammates to read the recipe to you. So get ready, because your time starts... NOW!
The chefs then make their dishes in accordance to what the recipes on their backs say, as well as what their teammates tell them to make.
Here’s what everyone ends up making.
Challenge Dishes:
Grilled Cheese-Lincoln and Kourtney
Shepherds Pie-Pierre and Sugar May
Stir Fry Noodles-Jay and Maurice
Salisbury Steak-Nick and Europe
Yakitori-Jake and Candy
It’s now time for Chef Ramsay to judge the dishes. He’ll be calling up one chef from each team at a time, and awarding a point to the dish he likes better.
Up first is the Battle of the Grilled Cheese. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Lincoln’s: Presentation is sloppy, but it’s definitely delicious. Well done.
Kourtney’s: It’s delicious. It looks a little burnt... but when you taste it it’s cooked perfectly.
Chef Ramsay: Those were two amazing Grilled Cheeses, but the point will go to...
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Kourtney. Well done!
Blue Team: 0
Red Team: 1
Up next is the Battle of the Shepherds Pie. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Pierre’s: It looks dreadful... but it’s cooked perfectly. The flavors definitely jump out... great taste, terrible execution.
Sugar May: Wow... it’s RAW. Look at these... the vegetables are undercooked. Total shame.
Chef Ramsay: The point definitely has to go to the Blue Team, well done.
Blue Team: 1
Red Team: 1
Up next is the Battle of the Stir Fry Noodles. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Jay’s: It tastes like a quality dish... but it looks like you pulled it out of a box. Execution could definitely be better.
Maurice’s: The noodles are undercooked. Of all people, I really didn’t expect this from YOU, Maurice. Very disappointing.
Chef Ramsay: The point will go to the Blue Team. Maurice, that was terrible.
Blue Team: 2
Red Team: 1
Up next is the Battle of the Salisbury Steak, and the Blue Team only needs 1 more point to win. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Nick’s: Wow... the Blue Team really doesn’t care about presentation today. For the third time, it tastes great but looks like absolute shit. It’s a little underwhelming.
Europe’s: The steak itself is cooked beautifully. Presentation is definitely better than all of the Blue Team’s dishes so far, well done.
Chef Ramsay: Based off of presentation, the point will go to the Red Team.
Blue Team: 2
Red Team: 2
Whoever wins this last round will win the challenge. It’s the Battle of the Yakitori. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Jake’s: It‘s the best looking dish on the Blue Team by far... but look at that. It’s undercooked. What a shame.
Candy’s: It’s tastes fine, but... it doesn’t really jump out to me. There’s really nothing wrong with this dish, but it doesn’t really feel special to me. Is it worthy enough to win?
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Candy, it is. Congratulations.
Blue Team: 2
Red Team: 3
The Red Team has won the Reward Challenge!
Chef Ramsay: Red Team, well done! For your reward today, I have arranged for you all to take a private golf lesson with a famous golfer! I’m not telling you who it is, though. You’ll find out soon enough! So what are you waiting for, the limo’s out front waiting for you! Get changed right away!
The Red Team heads upstairs to get ready for their reward. As they get up there, they also see that they’ve been gifted vitamix blenders!
Chef Ramsay: Blue Team... as the Red Team enjoys their day playing golf, you’ll be stuck in Hell’s Kitchen packing up a bunch of unneeded furniture in the storage room. I haven’t used them in years, so I’ve decided to finally get rid of them. You’ll be carefully putting them in boxes and preparing them to be shipped away. Go up to the dorms... you’ve got a busy day ahead of you.
The Red Team enjoys their day on the golf course while the Blue Team spends the day packing up furniture.
-A Special Call-
After the reward and punishment is over, all of the chefs are relaxing in their dorms when the phone starts ringing. Pierre picks it up.
Pierre: Hello?
Chef Ramsay: Hi Pierre, could you tell Jake to meet me in my office please?
Pierre: Of course, chef.
Jake then leaves to meet with Chef Ramsay. After a while, Chef Ramsay calls again, asking to meet with Candy. After that, he calls for Lincoln.
This goes on until all chefs are gone. What Chef Ramsay has done is individually talked with all of the chefs to evaluate their performances so far in the competition. They have also been asked who they think the weakest chefs on their team are. (Remember my email?)
Afterwards, Chef Ramsay calls gets all the Chefs together.
Chef Ramsay: I just want to say... it was nice to get to know each of you one on one. I hope you took your evaluation to heart... but here’s the real reason why this is happening.
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Tonight, Hell’s Kitchen will be closed because I have arranged for something else to happen...
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The Cook for your Life challenge!
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If you may recall, I asked each of you who you thought the weakest chefs on your team were. The person voted as the weakest chef from each team will compete in the Cook for your Life challenge, and the loser...
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So, the person from the Red Team who received the most votes for weakest chef was...
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Sugar May.
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The chef that the Blue Team deemed as their weakest was...
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Nick.
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Sugar May and Nick... your teams view you as weak. However, I’m going to give you a chance to prove them wrong. You’ll be making 3 dishes from the Hell’s Kitchen menu, adding your own personal spin to it. Before we begin, I just have one more announcement.
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You will not be the only 2 chefs competing.
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Candy.
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You’ll be joining them. And here’s why.
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When I asked you who you thought the weakest chef was on the Red Team, you said it was... yourself. By telling me this, you’re telling me that you’ve lost your confidence.
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I want to give you the chance to prove to me that you still have confidence in yourself by winning the Cook for your Life challenge.
Candy: Yes, chef.
Chef Ramsay: Now, Sugar May, Nick and Candy... the three of you will cook, and 2 of you will stay... and one of you will be leaving Hell’s Kitchen. I’d like for you all to make me your personal spin on Risotto, Scallops and Wellington. You have 45 minutes to make me all three, and you’ll all be cooking in the Red Kitchen. Your time starts... NOW!
Nick, Sugar May and Candy then begin cooking for their lives.
They try to go by the Hell’s Kitchen recipe, but they also attempt to add their own flavors to their dishes.
Eventually, all dishes are ready to be tasted.
Chef Ramsay: Up first, I’d like to taste your versions of Risotto.
Here are Chef Ramsay’s critiques.
Nick’s: It’s soupy. It feels like I’m drinking it instead of eating it... what a shame.
Sugar May’s: WAY too much seasoning in there... and the flavors don’t work.
Candy’s: It’s basically raw. Part of it is still cold... very disappointing.
Chef Ramsay: Three disgusting dishes... not a great start. I know the right three chefs are competing in this challenge, that’s for sure. Up next, I’d like to taste your Scallops.
Here are Chef Ramsay’s critiques.
Nick’s: Definitely an improvement over your Risotto... but it’s a little over seared. Other than that, it’s delicious.
Sugar May’s: They’re cooked beautifully. The flavors really stand out... this is a valiant effort, well done.
Candy’s: Fucking hell... look at that. Rubber scallops. That’s two raw dishes in a row.
Chef Ramsay: Okay... finally, I’d like to see your Wellingtons.
Here are Chef Ramsay’s critiques.
Nick’s: It’s a little under-seasoned... but it’s cooked beautifully. Great effort, this is delicious.
Sugar May’s: Wow... it’s cooked to fuck. Look at how burnt that is... total shame.
Candy’s: Wow... this is delicious. This is probably the best dish out of the 9 I’ve tasted. This almost makes up for your last 2 dishes. Almost.
With all of the dishes tasted, Chef Ramsay must now decide who will be leaving Hell’s Kitchen.
Chef Ramsay: This is tough... you all had your highs and lows, and you gave great efforts. Well, other than the Risotto. But I’ve made my decision.
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Candy.
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Candy sighs with relief.
Chef Ramsay: Please rejoin your team. And young lady... you’ve shown me you still have confidence. Don’t lose it.
Candy: I definitely won’t chef.
Chef Ramsay: Okay... Sugar May, Nick, step forward.
Sugar May and Nick face Chef Ramsay.
Chef Ramsay: You both have had moments of brilliance at different points in this competition... this is tough.
Sugar May and Nick await Chef Ramsay’s decision.
Chef Ramsay: The person leaving Hell’s Kitchen is...
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Sugar May.
Nick sighs with relief as Sugar May looks devastated.
Chef Ramsay: Nick, back in line.
Nick: Yes chef.
Nick rejoins his team. Sugar May walks up to Chef Ramsay.
Chef Ramsay: Young lady... you have definitely deserved to make it this far into the competition. I admire your determination and your confidence. But when it comes down to the wire, you don’t seem to work well under pressure. However, I’d like you to leave with your head up high, because you’ve done some amazing things in this kitchen, and you should be proud.
Sugar May is crying a little bit.
Sugar May: I will chef. I’m very proud.
Chef Ramsay: Now... please give me your jacket.
Sugar May hands her jacket to Chef Ramsay and leaves Hell’s Kitchen.
Chef Ramsay: 9 chefs gone... 9 chefs remain. You all are in the top half of the class. From here on out, I’m going to be testing you even harder than I have been. Be prepared. Is that clear?
Everyone: Yes chef!
Chef Ramsay: Get out of here.
The chefs then head off to their dorms for the night.
As Chef Ramsay Walks up to his office, his voice can be heard narrating the scene.
“Sugar May has proven herself as a talented individual, but when she needed to cook for her life, Sugar may not have cooked as well as she should’ve.”
Chef Ramsay hangs Sugar May’s jacket, and her picture burns up.
