The chefs wake up bright and early for their challenge.
Chef Ramsay: Good morning everyone!
Everyone: Good morning, chef!
Chef Ramsay: Today, I’m going to test your communication skills, as well as your ability to work as a team. Today, all you’ll be making is 3 simple dishes. However... only one chef can be in the kitchen at a time. One of you will begin cooking all 3 dishes, and then after 15 minutes, you’ll have someone from your team take you’re place. You’ll only have a minute to talk to them about the status of the dishes. So tell them how much longer to cook it, what they need to add to it, and any other important details. The three dishes I’d like you to cook are Salmon, Chicken and Risotto. There will be a total of 5 swaps throughout the competition, and each member of your team will need to go at least once. Discuss amongst yourselfs the order in which you’ll cook.
The teams decide on...
Crystal
Marjorie
Kinsington
Vincent
Marjorie
Kinsington
Veronica
Courtney
Opal
Assi
James
Courtney
The chefs then begin cooking their dishes.
The chefs seem to be working great... but when time is up, Chef Ramsay must judge the dishes himself.
Chef Ramsay calls for the Battle of the Salmon first. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Blue Team: This is cooked to perfection. It’s a quality salmon, well done.
Red Team: The salmon is glistening. It looks and tastes amazing.
Chef Ramsay: The point goes to...
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BOTH teams! They were THAT good!
Blue Team: 1
Red Team: 1
Up next is the Battle of the Chicken. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Blue Team: Beautifully cooked... and you even added a couple great components that make the dish unique. Well done!
Red Team: It tastes okay, but... it’s dry in the middle. It’s a little underwhelming.
Chef Ramsay: The point will go to...
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The Blue Team.
Blue Team: 2
Red Team: 1
If the Blue Team gets the next point, they win. If the Red Team gets it, the teams will tie.
The final battle is the Battle of the Risotto. Here are Chef Ramsay’s comments.
Blue Team: It’s creamy, and therefore it’s delicious. I wish that all risottos were like this during dinner services.
Red Team: It’s a little soupy... what a shame.
Chef Ramsay: The point will go to...
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The Blue Team!
The Blue Team has won the reward challenge yet again!
Chef Ramsay: Blue Team, that’s another win for the books! Today’s reward will be great... I’ve arranged for you all to be given your own helicopter tour of the stunning Yosemite National Park! You’ll get to have a nice glass of wine as you take in the scenery. The tour guide will also be landing the helicopter at one of my restaurants for lunch. Get changed, and well done!
The Blue Team then goes upstairs to get ready for their helicopter tour.
Chef Ramsay: Red Team... the Blue Team is seriously kicking your asses, and it’s honestly embarrassing. For your punishment, you’ll be baking 200 cakes for a special bakery I’ve agreed to donate to. You don’t have to worry about frosting, but every cake needs to be perfect. Go up to the dorms, you’ve got a long day of baking ahead of you.
The Blue Team enjoys their tour of Yosimite Park while the Red Team spends the day baking cakes.
-Dinner Service-
Here are everyone’s stations for the night.
Meat Station: Vincent
Fish Station: Kinsington
Garnish Station: Marjorie
Appetizer Station: Crystal
Meat Station: Veronica and Courtney
Fish Station: James
Garnish Station: Opal
Appetizer Station: Assi
Crystal and Assi make 2 overcooked risottos, but they pull it together for the rest of the night.
As entrees are being cooked, bigger mistakes are being made.
Chef Ramsay: Hey! All of you! Look at these... 3 raw racks of lamb! Who cooked these?
Courtney: I believe I cooked 2 of them and Veronica cooked the other.
Chef Ramsay: Well clearly you didn’t cook it! Look at it! It’s so raw it’s about to run back to the shepherd!
Veronica and Courtney quickly pull it together on meat.
Vincent has 2 communication issues on the Blue Team’s Meat Station, but ultimately cooks everything perfectly.
Kinsington
Meanwhile, on the Fish Station...
Chef Ramsay: James! Look at this! 2 raw servings of scallops! Are these ready to serve?
James: No, chef.
Chef Ramsay: So why bring them up to the pass?
James: I don’t know, chef. I’m sorry.
Chef Ramsay: Hey... not as sorry as I would’ve been had the customers eaten that shit!
Kinsington also makes one raw servings of scallops in the Blue Kitchen, but ultimately pulls it together.
Back in the Red Kitchen, Garnishes are nowhere to be found.
Chef Ramsay: We need garnishes!
Opal: I need 10 minutes!
Chef Ramsay: What? Seriously? The entrees are gonna be cold by then!
Opal: Sorry, chef.
Chef Ramsay: Hey! Young lady! That’s one, two, THREE entrees gone to waste because of your bad timing! So say sorry to the DINERS who still have to wait!
After these mistakes, the rest of service goes by fine.
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When Chef Ramsay meets with the teams after service, he doesn’t seem to happy with the Red Team.
Chef Ramsay: Blue Team... that was probably your best service so far. Congratulations!
The Blue Team looks happy.
Chef Ramsay: Red Team... you all screwed up at one point tonight... and you were all scrambling over the finish line. So tonight, you’re clearly the losing team. I want you to go up to the dorms, think about EVERYTHING that’s happened so far in the competition, and then nominate 2 individuals for elimination.
The chefs then head up to the dorms and the Red Team begins discussing.
Veronica says Courtney should go up because of her developing inconsistency, but everyone immediately turns on her and says she’s going up tonight because she’s been screwing up majorly over the past couple of nights. Veronica tries to fight the decision, but changes no one’s mind.
The other nominee isn’t clear. Opal suggests Assi should go up because she’s been slipping as of recently, and Assi suggests Opal should go up because she hasn’t really been communicating or speaking up to her team.
Courtney even suggests James because he switches on and off during service.
Everyone’s name is thrown out at one point, but the team decides to rule Assi and James out of the running. They know that Veronica is going up for sure, but they are stuck between Opal and Courtney.
-Elimination Ceremony-
The Red Team meets with Chef Ramsay for elimination while the Blue Team watches.
Chef Ramsay: Red Team, have you reached a decision?
Red Team: Yes, chef.
Chef Ramsay: Did you base it off of everything that has happened so far in the competition?
Red Team: Yes, chef.
Chef Ramsay: Okay... Veronica, who was the first nominee and why?
Veronica: That would be myself, chef.
Chef Ramsay: Yourself...?
Veronica: Yes, chef. The team apparently thinks I’m weak.
Chef Ramsay: Interesting... who was the second nominee and why?
Veronica: The second nominee was...
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Opal, chef. None of us can really picture her as a leader.
Chef Ramsay: Interesting... okay. Veronica, Opal, step forward.
Veronica and Opal step forward and state why they should stay in Hell’s Kitchen. Chef Ramsay talks about the ups and downs from both of them, and they both say that they have the skills necessary to be his next Head Chef.
Chef Ramsay: Okay... my decision is...
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Opal.
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BACK IN LINE.
Opal rejoins her team, leaving Veronica alone to face Chef Ramsay.
Chef Ramsay: Veronica...
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come here, young lady.
Veronica then walks up to Chef Ramsay.
Chef Ramsay: Listen up... your performance tonight was an improvement over your last couple of services, but you’ve ultimately been inconsistent. And at this point, I just don’t think you’re ready to run your own brigade. HOWEVER... you’ve been a great competitor, and I certainly hope that you’ll continue cooking.
Veronica: Of course, chef. I’ll never stop.
Chef Ramsay: Glad to hear it. Now please... give me your jacket.
Veronica takes her jacket off, hands it to Chef Ramsay, shakes his hand, and leaves Hell’s Kitchen.
Chef Ramsay: 4 on Red... 4 on Blue. With only 8 of you left, the competition is going to get even tougher. I need you all to step your game up, is that clear?
Everyone: Yes, chef!
Chef Ramsay: Goodnight.
The chefs then head up to their dorms for the night.
As Chef Ramsay walks up to his office, his voice can be heard narrating the scene.
“Veronica started off this competition strong, but the more she progressed, the more she cracked under the pressure.”
9: Veronica ( 7unarEclipse) Red Team
10: Merk ( Mrkk) Blue Team
11: Donald ( phonee) Blue Team
12: Brad ( Demgirl6) Blue Team
13: Big Dog ( oswordo3) Red Team
14: Kelsey ( Jaxon) Red Team
15: Winter ( CruelSummer) Blue Team
16: Agnes ( Tester) Red Team
17: Dexter ( hayden9102) Blue Team
18: Mary-Sue ( peace123) Red Team