Hell's Kitchen (2005) s14e13 Episode Script

6 Chefs Compete

Previously on Hell's Kitchen Go! Oh, my God.
Go on.
The chefs were challenged to unlock the flavor of different cuts of meat.
- Porterhouse.
- Lucky you.
And I get the flank steak, which is probably the cheapest cut that was in those lockers.
With King of the Hill judging What? Everyone had an opportunity to be the hero.
You could win it for your team if you remain in that seat.
Meghan impressed early with her porterhouse.
It's cooked perfectly.
The chair's yours.
And had a long reign on the throne.
Neither Milly Damn.
That is raw.
Nor Josh It's overcooked.
Would come close to unseating her Piss off.
But Michelle did wonders with her flank steak.
That's delicious.
And won the challenge for the red team.
Give Michelle the seat please.
Yes.
[Bleep.]
.
Chef Ramsay added some extra incentive to dinner service.
Some of you will receive the black jacket.
- Whoo-hoo.
- I love it.
Well, what are you waiting for? Get on your stations.
Let's go.
But the red team cracked quickly under the pressure - I need one more minute.
- Okay, heard.
I know what I'm doing.
As Josh had major issues on the garnish station.
Well, I'm cooking seven at a time.
I heard you.
Do you not know that they're giving out black jackets today? - Salmon.
- Walking, chef.
And Alison completely melted down on the grill.
That dish resembles you.
[Bleep.]
.
In the blue kitchen, in spite of having just three chefs I've got garnish for two salmon.
- Walking salmon.
- Walking garnish.
Milly and Nick's teamwork Two salmon, two new York, two chicken, and two fillet.
- Heard.
- Wow.
Along with Meghan's strong performance on the meat station I literally have 14 steaks going at the same time.
- Absolutely beautiful.
- Resulted in a landslide win for the blue team That was fantastic.
And they were the first to earn their black jackets.
Welcome to the club.
Congratulations.
I look great in black.
It's so slimming.
The red team nominated - Alison.
- And Josh.
But before he eliminated someone Great job.
Chef Ramsay gave Michelle, T, and Josh Thank you, Chef.
Their black jackets, ending Alison's chance of becoming the next Head Chef at Caesars Atlantic City.
And now the continuation of Hell's Kitchen.
Well done.
Oh, my God, I just got my black jacket.
Whoo! I'm so excited.
I'm speechless.
Like, I can't believe it.
Ah, got a black jacket on.
I'm pretty sure I'm the youngest person ever to wear one of these black jackets.
I faded to black, y'all.
I don't even remember what Chef Ramsay said after he handed me this jacket.
She blacked out.
She blacked out literally.
I was just like, "Oh, my God.
" Well, I could tell you word for word what he said to me.
I Doesn't matter how we got here.
We got here.
I know how I got here.
Yeah, I know how I got here.
I know how I got here.
[Bleep.]
that.
I'm here.
I made one [Bleep.]
mistake, and you and Randy voted me up for elimination, so it matters to me how I got here perfect services.
- Good.
Good.
Continue them.
- So You're gonna need them.
Everybody's gonna need them.
I know how I got here too.
- How? - Nine lives.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my gosh, the black jacket looks so good on me.
It does.
You look great in black.
After reveling in their new attire, the black jackets enter the kitchen where they discover What? Oh, my God.
What in the hell? It's so colorful.
A science lab? In school, I almost failed chemistry.
I'm gonna be the [Bleep.]
that burns down Hell's Kitchen.
Every day when a chef steps into the kitchen, it is literally like stepping into a laboratory.
It's chemistry, right? Yes, Chef.
That brings me to these test tubes.
What I've done is taken food and extracted the essence of their flavors.
Awesome.
I would like each of you to guess the food flavor inside that test tube.
Wow.
Everyone come up and select a test tube.
I have no idea what's gonna be in the test tube.
That does not look like something that I want anywhere near my mouth.
Okay, Michelle.
Down the hatch.
It is a delicious one.
- What is it? I know this.
- _ Do you want me to give you a hint? Sure, yeah.
- No.
- No.
What the [Bleep.]
is it? It's, like, on the tip of my tongue.
It is an enchilada.
Yeah, that is that's an enchilada.
Josh, take a sip.
You're gonna love this one.
_ Don't over-think it.
Pumpkin pie.
Um That's it.
Pumpkin pie.
Exactly that.
Well done.
What number have you got, Meghan? I have five.
Have a taste.
One of the most recognized dishes in the country.
- _ - Steak and cheese? Close.
Classic burger.
- Burger.
- That is close.
- T, what number? - Six, chef.
I didn't have any breakfast this morning, so I'm currently starving.
I just hope it doesn't taste nasty.
- _ - You've made hundreds of these.
Chef, pizza.
Well done.
- Exactly that.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Nick.
- Doesn't smell good.
_ Tastes like roast beef.
No way.
No, ah, spaghetti.
Spaghetti and meatballs? - There you go.
- Yeah.
Milly, down the hatch.
_ Lasagna? Wow.
Yeah, man.
Cheers.
Ah, of course, we all know that wasn't your challenge.
That was just a warm-up for your palate.
Your next challenge separates the cooks from the chefs.
What the [Bleep.]
? Because it's time for Taste it, now make it.
Nice.
Thank you, Andi.
Yeah.
This is my favorite challenge, but here's a twist.
This year, you'll be working in pairs.
Wow.
Interesting.
Each pair will need to recreate my dish.
The pair that comes closest to recreating my dish will win the challenge.
All six of you put yourselves in pairs.
- Choose your partner.
- Do you want to Off you go.
Done.
Michelle.
We knew already that we wanted to partner up because he makes me laugh.
I make her laugh.
We can go at it.
I chose Milly 'cause I know this this boy knows his [Bleep.]
.
And I didn't want to work with Josh.
Meghan, I'm so sorry for you.
_ Yeah.
I've never worked with Josh, but he has a good palate.
And nobody was left.
- Nobody was left.
- I'm kidding.
You've all got 30 minutes to recreate the dish that is under the dome.
Your 30 minutes starts Now.
Let's go, guys.
The chefs will have just 30 minutes to recreate Chef Ramsay's complex dish _ _ Have a good taste.
Let's go.
Relying on their palates, their partners' palates, and one sample dish.
It's either sea bass or it's it's not halibut? - Looks like halibut to me.
- Mm-mm.
No.
It's meat it's meatier.
_ _ _ That tastes a lot like cod to me.
But Meghan's been spot-on.
I trust Meghan.
So I'm Ima gonna go with Meghan's instinct on this one.
_ _ I think that you're right on the protein.
- Yes.
100%.
- Yeah.
_ T thought it was, ah, halibut, but once I tasted it, I knew what it was.
I've eaten sea bass before.
I know it's sea bass.
That was bass.
After some debate, the chefs have chosen their proteins.
Right? Josh and Meghan believe that Chef Ramsay used halibut, but the other two teams are going with sea bass.
You have 15 minutes to go.
Son of a bitch.
Okay, I know what the broth is.
It had some soy in it.
Oh.
Okay, yeah.
I think it might be sake.
Me and T, we work good together.
When somebody added an ingredient, the other person taste it, and that was it.
- I think it was - Sake, yep.
It was neat working with you, Milly.
- We chillin', yeah.
- Yeah.
_ Yeah.
Get the sake.
You got those dumplings done yet? I don't remember what's in the filling.
- Did you get any of the filling or no? - It was lobster, I know for sure.
The filling in the dumpling was the only thing we were unsure of, only because the only thing we saw is lobster.
That's it.
We don't see anything else.
While Nick and Michelle get cracking on their lobster dumplings, Josh is finishing he and Meghan's.
Just one more.
But T and Milly have chosen to fill their dumplings with shrimp These aren't even, like, holding up at all.
And are having problems wrapping them up.
Two minutes, guys.
- Grab the fish out of the pan.
- Yes, Chef.
The taste is [Bleep.]
almost spot-on, Michelle.
- Yeah.
- It's delicious.
Taste the lemongrass? All right, perfect.
Five seconds to go.
Put the fish on top.
Put the fish on top.
Four Beautiful.
All right, let's go.
Three, two, one, and serve, guys.
Oh, my God.
Let's begin with Milly and T’s dish please.
- I feel pretty confident in our dish.
- Yeah.
- Pass the dish down.
- We gonna win this one.
We don't have no other choice.
Milly, describe the dish please.
Ah, we have a sea bass with wonton wrappers, a broth made with, ah, onions and lemongrass and ginger and Sake.
Sake? Wow.
I'm like, "Oh, [Bleep.]
.
" What does that mean? The broth is delicious.
It's fragrant.
Okay, great.
Um, back in line.
Thank you.
Slide down please.
Next up, Meghan and Josh please.
- Let's go.
- Sure.
Wow.
Thank you.
Josh, describe the dish please.
We have a seared halibut.
Now, that is how to cook a halibut.
In the dumplings, I have lobster, scallop.
It's like, "oh, yeah, he likes it.
Right?" The broth is delicious.
- Thank you, Chef.
- It's lovely.
There's a little red pepper, kaffir lime, sake.
- Sake as well? - Mm-hmm.
Good job.
- Thank you.
- Well done.
Thank you.
I need to win this challenge.
Like, I want to get the [Bleep.]
out of here so bad it's not even funny.
_ Okay, ah, Michelle, describe the dish please.
Chef, we have seared sea bass, and then the lobster dumplings.
The lobster dumplings have steamed lobster, ah, chiffonade scallion and onions.
And the broth is ah, lemongrass, ginger, soy sauce.
Soy sauce? Just a touch.
Interesting indeed.
Two of you put sake in, and one of you put soy in.
Interesting.
Oh, my God.
Did I make the wrong choice in putting soy in it? Three very strong efforts, let me tell you, but you can't win unless you get the protein correct.
Now, Nick and Michelle, you had sea bass.
Yes, Chef.
T and Milly, you also had sea bass.
Meghan and Josh, you chose halibut.
The correct protein is Please let the fish be right.
Please.
It's sea bass.
[Bleep.]
.
Meghan and Josh, you are out of the competition.
I think I had, like, an internal evil laugh.
_ You got the right fish, Milly.
Props to you, boy.
Now, the big difference between your dishes is in the broth.
One of you used soy, and one of you used sake.
And that is gonna decide the winner.
Congratulations Meghan and Josh, you chose halibut.
In today's taste it, now make it challenge, the chefs worked in pairs to recreate Chef Ramsay's dish.
It's sea bass.
[Bleep.]
.
Josh and Meghan's choice of the protein got them eliminated.
One of you used soy, and one of you used sake.
And now partners Michelle and Nick and T and Milly are about to learn who came closest to capturing Chef Ramsay's dish.
The winner of taste it, now make it congratulations Michelle and Nick.
Yes.
We won! So excited.
We worked great together.
We got it spot-on.
And it's we [Bleep.]
killed it.
T and Milly, great effort.
So close.
Unfortunately, not close enough.
Michelle and Nick, you're about to take the most amazing and unique tour by the beautiful seaside town of long beach, California.
- Yes.
- Ah.
Ah, you're in for a treat.
Oh, my God, I needed it.
Yeah.
You'll be seeing one of the most stunning waterfronts in a very unique way.
Definitely the ride of your life.
- I'm not gonna spoil it.
- Okay.
After that unique trip, you're gonna visit one of America's most beloved ocean liners, the Queen Mary.
- Uh-uh.
- Oh, yes.
It is gorgeous.
- I'm excited, chef.
- Mm-hmm.
Head upstairs.
Get changed.
- Well done.
- Thank you, Chef.
Whoo! Yeah! Guys, you're in for a long one.
Ah, brace yourselves.
But on the bright side, what you will be doing is for a very good cause.
Your good deeds today begin with giving back to the environment, because today, all four of you will be recycling.
You'll remove each and every trash bag and sort it.
There's more.
All of you are gonna be giving back to the midnight mission.
This is an amazing organization in downtown Los Angeles.
It's committed to providing great food and counseling to people in need.
So I've volunteered your services.
Yes, Chef.
- Thank you, Chef.
- You're welcome.
I want you to make 150 pounds of mashed potatoes Heard that.
- From scratch.
You okay? - Yes, Chef.
Nah, it's a good deed.
It's a good deed.
It's an amazing deed.
It's hard work, but just think of the reward.
You're gonna make the most amazing midnight mission mash beyond belief.
- Got it? - Yes, Chef.
Okay, head out to the patio and get some fresh air before you start recycling.
I've been homeless three times in my life, and the first time I slept outside, I was 12.
People don't understand how real it is when you can't run back to your mom or you can't run back to the family house.
You can't run nowhere.
You're just you're just outside.
I see you, and I'm like It, like, does something to me, and that's that's I mean, that's amazing, Milly.
We're doing good things today though.
I was just about to say, this reward is a good this This this this It is rewarding.
This this punishment is rewarding.
Yeah.
Hello.
Welcome to long beach.
I'm Fred.
I'll be taking you on a little driving tour.
Awesome.
- Why don't you hop in the other side? - Okay.
Nick way in the back.
I know we're going through a tour, but I don't know the specifics of it, of course.
That's just how Hell's Kitchen is.
So here's Marine Stadium.
Look at the water-skiers.
Yeah, it's nice flat water to ski in.
Oh, my gosh.
Are we going in the water? Here we go.
Here we go.
No way.
- We're in the water now? - What just happened? I'm kind of freaked out.
Like, are we gonna float for the whole time? Let's see what else we can do.
It was just crazy.
We hit the waves.
I got soaking wet.
It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
It was really cool.
You guys look sharp.
- Oh, man.
- Oh, it smells wonderful.
Take everything out of the trash dumpster, categorize it, and then refill the dumpsters.
It's smelly.
It's gross.
Just get through it.
I got to be honest.
I don't recycle.
It stinks.
So this is not something that I want to do.
Oh.
Is that maggots? Josh.
I don't like maggots.
Just breathe through your mouth.
- Breathe through my mouth? - Yes.
I'm tasting it.
Golly.
There's not one person Don't even think about throwing that.
Josh hasn't gotten it into with.
Oh, my God.
If you throw one more [Bleep.]
thing, I'm gonna throw you in the [Bleep.]
trash can.
We already got to deal with trash.
Now we got to deal with a dumb-ass at the same time? It's a colostomy bag.
He's getting on my nerves.
Josh is being a complete child.
It smells like poop.
He pretends to work, but he's really having minimal contribution.
What are you do wait, wait.
What, T? What? You're [Bleep.]
working against the damn cause.
You're pushing the garbage further away.
I'm not listening to you.
You're getting on my [Bleep.]
nerves.
Shut the [Bleep.]
up.
Damn.
I can't do this, man.
While Josh acts like a bit of a princess, Nick and Michelle are in the presence of the queen.
We are driving in the boat next to the Queen Mary, and you don't realize how big it is until you're actually really up close to it.
It just towered over us.
It was crazy how big it was.
Ooh! Thanks.
- Oh, it's huge.
- Huge! I couldn't be happier right now.
I wouldn't want to be on this reward with anybody else besides Michelle.
I feel like when I came into this competition, a lot of people had doubts, you know? - "Oh, she's only 22.
" - Same thing with me.
I started off really slow because I didn't want to stand out too much, and then after a while, I had to be like, "Okay, now it's time to really step it up and, like, do my thing.
" I mean, I feel like we've both done a lot to prove ourselves.
They get it now.
If they don't, then they're stupid.
Michelle and I both kind of felt like we were underdogs at one point in this competition, but now we set the tone for the competition.
We're ready to be the final two.
Why don't we go outside.
The sun is setting.
- Yeah.
Okay, let's go outside.
- Let's do it.
Let's go outside.
Yeah.
Bring your glass.
We'll have a little toast outside.
Sounds good to me.
This view, this experience, this day: I wouldn't trade it for anything else.
This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime day for me.
I'm the king of Hell's Kitchen! I'm the queen of Hell's Kitchen! While Nick and Michelle share a Titanic moment, back in Hell's Kitchen, the losers are still peeling their way through I definitely can't wait to get these mashed potatoes boxed up, sent to the midnight mission so the people can have a good meal, but it's definitely hard work.
Yo, combine them.
Put them in one pot.
There's not enough space.
Bring 'em over here.
Let's [Bleep.]
tamis.
I would rather you tamis You got all this.
That's my point.
We have all this.
You just want to do the easiest thing all night long.
Dude, stop stirring like a little bitch.
Get your muscles over here and tamis these [Bleep.]
potatoes, Josh.
Little bitch.
You're, like, working the [Bleep.]
out of those potatoes 20 minutes now.
I'm gonna do it right.
You worry about what you have to do.
This is what we have to do, Josh.
We have to tamis.
T, it's got to be done right.
Why wouldn't I do it done right? Oh, my God.
All you want to do is bitch.
You ain't doing it right.
- You're not doing it right.
- Relax, man.
I'm doing what I have to do.
Right.
After a few hours of sleep Oh, my goodness.
I'm so tired.
The chefs are back in the kitchen prepping for their first dinner service in black jackets.
Does anybody need chive I'm gonna do chives, some chiff parsley.
Are you doing shallots for everybody? No.
Josh's first thought should be, like, "I'm cutting shallots.
I'll just cut it for everyone.
" I think the best ones are in here.
He's just not a team player.
I wouldn't even use those tonight.
These are much better.
That's why I brought these.
Josh, you're talking, but you ain't really saying nothing.
I don't need your help, and I didn't ask for help.
Just shut up.
Somebody cut chives, right? - Nick did.
- Huh? Is it in a quart, or is it in a It's in the setup, right to the bottom.
I'm sorry.
What did you say? He's just like Uncle Randy.
Don't call me Uncle Randy.
- Why not? - I'm still here.
Uncle Randy used to ask the same questions over and over, and now you're doing the same exact thing, Josh.
You're asking everything twice.
So I can't ask any questions? - I'm done with that.
I'm done with it.
- [Bleep.]
Focus when you keep asking The same [Bleep.]
questions Over and over, Uncle Randy.
- Drop it.
- [Bleep.]
.
I don't care [Bleep.]
who you are, where you been, where you're from.
I don't give a [Bleep.]
.
- Guys, stop.
- I'm just pointing out - It doesn't matter.
- [Bleep.]
Clown.
In just 15 minutes, the doors will open for the chefs' first dinner service as one team.
You're asking everything twice.
But the tension between Josh and Milly So I can't ask any questions? May already be tearing them apart.
- I'm done with it.
I'm done with it.
- [Bleep.]
Focus when you keep asking The same [Bleep.]
questions Over and over, Uncle Randy.
- Drop it.
- [Bleep.]
.
I don't care [Bleep.]
who you are, where you been, where you're from.
I don't give a [Bleep.]
.
- Guys, stop.
- I'm just pointing out - It doesn't matter.
- [Bleep.]
Clown.
I'm done talking about it.
Man, shut the [Bleep.]
up.
That's crazy.
Good evening.
Line up, guys.
Quick.
Come through.
Nice, nice, nice.
Tonight, you'll be all working at the same kitchen one dynamic team serving one entire dining room.
- That's awesome, Chef.
- That's awesome, Chef.
It's go time.
Tonight, we'll have a wonderful actress dining with us on the chef's table in the red kitchen.
Ah, she's an Oscar winner.
In fact, this lady was the youngest ever to receive an Academy Award.
Actress Tatum O'Neal will be dining with us tonight.
No way.
My first time in Hollywood and I serve legends.
I expect a service that is nothing short of sensational.
- Yeah? - Yes, Chef.
Get on your stations.
Let's go.
Marino, open Hell's Kitchen, please.
- Let's go.
- Thank you, Chef.
With Hell's Kitchen filling up with customers hoping for a meal to remember Oh, cool.
I believe I've got the best six cooks in this competition.
Tonight, you got to prove it.
Chef Ramsay is looking for the chefs to commit, communicate, and cooperate I'll have the Wellington.
- I'm going to go with the lamb.
- Do the lamb tonight? As they work together for the first time to serve the entire dining room from one kitchen.
Endurance.
Lobster riso On order, four covers, table 50.
- Two Caesar, two scallop.
- Yes, Chef.
Let's go.
Michelle, how far out are you on the first ticket? A minute out on that, okay? Guys, dropping scallops now.
I want to be as vocal as I can.
I need to show Chef Ramsay that I deserve to be in a black jacket.
I need ten more seconds on these scallops.
- Lovely sear on the scallop.
- Thank you, Chef.
Walking scallops, Michelle.
Walking two salads.
Give me 30 seconds.
Michelle's speed is a little bit slower than mine.
Let's [Bleep.]
get it out.
Fast, fast, fast.
I'm gonna go ahead and walk two salads.
Behind you.
Chef, scallops.
Two salads up.
Oh, [Bleep.]
.
You're kidding me.
- Michelle.
- Yes, Chef.
Caesar salad in a bowl, not on a plate.
You have the easiest job tonight.
Wakey-wakey.
Hurry up.
Sorry, Chef.
[Bleep.]
Me.
Stupid bowls.
I had a brain fart.
Duh, they're supposed to go in a bowl.
- Come on please, Michelle.
- Yes, Chef.
Speed.
The scallops are in the window dying.
It's our first black jacket service.
I'll be damned if something gets sent back again.
Behind.
I have the salad here.
Good.
Let's go.
With Michelle's minor confusion on the salads resolved - Scallops.
- Thank you.
The chefs are now pushing out appetizers Service please, Jean.
- Two Caesar, two risotto next, yes? - Yes, Chef.
And Chef Ramsay looks to Meghan on the hot appetizer station to keep up the pace.
Finishing risotto.
- All right, you ready, Nick? - You ready on your lobsters? Walk to the pass with risotto.
We got your lobster tail's coming.
Yes, I'm walking to the pass.
Right behind.
Two risotto.
Behind.
Lobster tail, Chef.
[Bleep.]
, no.
- Nick.
- Yes, Chef.
Hey, it's [Bleep.]
stone-cold.
- Look at me.
- Yes, Chef.
No, no.
No, not "yes.
" Touch this.
It's stone [Bleep.]
cold.
Yes, Chef.
It's not [Bleep.]
lukewarm.
- It's stone-cold.
- No, it's cold.
Yes, Chef.
Come on.
- Meghan.
- Yes.
Refire.
Nick.
Seriously.
I didn't think I was gonna have to do that in the final six.
Come on.
With the black team beginning to falter How long on refire, ah, risotto? - Three minutes to pass.
- Heard.
Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal and her son - This is Sean McEnroe.
- Sean.
How are you, son? Doing well? Welcome.
Have arrived and are ready to be seated at the chef's table.
- Enjoy tonight.
Good to see you.
- All right, will do.
Please.
Thank you.
Chef's table here, guys, yes? When it's a VIP table, it puts an extra little bit of pressure on you, but, you know, I serve superstar quality food every night.
Tatum O'Neal, you're in for a treat.
Buonasera.
Good evening.
- How are you tonight? - Good.
I have some menus for you.
Prego, signora.
Can we I want can we have two appetizers? - Yeah, we can.
- Yeah? Yeah.
Okay, madam.
- Um, I'm gonna have the beef.
- Yes.
And then the halibut.
For you, sir? Chicken and then the bread pudding as well.
Fantastic.
As the VIPs settle in, Chef Ramsay is looking for his refire on the Two risotto.
Let's go.
Can I walk lobster tails? Yes, let's go.
Go.
Heard.
Walking to the pass, Meghan.
Right behind.
Risotto.
Behind you.
Hot lobster.
Lobster is perfect.
Very nice, that risotto.
Jean, you know where you're going, yes? With appetizers now receiving top marks in the kitchen Bon appetit, guys.
Mmm.
And in the dining room Wow, what a start.
Chef Ramsay has one last order to fill before moving on to entrees.
Last ticket, Chef's table.
Watch this table.
Fire one capellini, one tuna, one Caesar, one risotto.
Yes, Chef.
An extra appetizer for our guest.
- Fire please, Meghan.
- Yes, Chef.
He has, like, all the control.
- How long on your risotto? - I got two minutes.
You gonna be ready on tuna? Got, like, five minutes.
I think Michelle has the finesse and the know-how, but I don't think she has the speed yet I'm ready.
Let's go.
I'm ready.
Give me 30 seconds.
I'm going to the pass with riso.
And I'm just going way faster.
- Is that the Chef's table? - Yes, Chef.
- Come on, Michelle, please.
- Yes, Chef.
You need to be able to go with that speed that everybody else is going with.
Following you with tuna.
- That's that.
- Okay.
Chef, are you okay with this? It's really cold in the middle.
No, I'm not.
Michelle.
- Yes, Chef.
- Stone-cold tuna.
Come here.
Come on, touch it.
- It's stone-cold.
- Yes, Chef.
I'll get you another one right now.
I can't make any more mistakes, or else I'm definitely gonna have a target on my back.
I'm replating you one, Chef.
I'm making sure, from now on, everything I do is absolutely perfect.
- Meghan.
- Yes.
Part of your table as well.
- It's stone-cold.
- Yes, Chef.
Yes, Chef.
Michelle, if you burn, I burn.
If you crash, I crash.
So get your [Bleep.]
together and let's go.
- Michelle.
- Yes, Chef.
You're putting the team behind.
Let's go.
I'm coming, Chef.
- Michelle.
- Yes, Chef.
Meghan.
- Serve our Chef's table please.
- Yes, Chef.
- Risotto, Caesar salad, please.
- Yes, Chef.
And they're gonna be sharing one of the appetizers.
- Go.
- Yes.
- Uh-oh.
Here we go.
- Hi, guys.
- Hello.
- We have a lobster risotto.
- No, he got the Caesar.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- He got two appetizers.
- No, no, I got that too.
- Oh, okay.
- That's why it's confusing.
I'm gonna put this in between the two of you.
- And I got the mussels.
- Yes.
There we go.
- It was confusing 'cause of my Caesar.
- There we go.
- Okay, here we go.
- Thank you.
- Guys, enjoy.
- Okay, thank you.
So, um, I think it could look better.
I think this could've looked a little, like, more a little more of a circle.
Yeah.
I'd rather have a random Joe schmo off the street sit there and appreciate our food than have Tatum O'Neal sit there.
Give me a break, lady.
I mean, honestly.
This is mediocre.
I want to try that.
- Yours is delicious.
- Mine is good.
Yours is absolutely delicious.
As the VIP guests dig into their appetizers Four covers, table 11, two lamb, one chicken, one salmon, yes? Yes, Chef.
Let's go.
The black jackets try to coordinate their first order of entrees.
How long please? Josh, talk to me.
We're asking you a question.
How long? - Just tell me how long.
- It's gonna be four minutes.
- Heard.
Thank you, Meghan.
Heard.
- Okay.
Four minutes.
Come on, Josh.
Hold on to this.
Hold on to this.
During service, Josh does not hear anything other than the voices inside of his [Bleep.]
head.
That type of person is dangerous in the kitchen.
- Oh, my God, Josh.
- Josh! - Guys - Oh, my God, it's a fire.
- Watch out.
- Uh No, no, no.
Josh.
Josh! It's over an hour into the black jackets' first dinner service as a team Come on, Josh.
Hold on to this.
And the first order of entrees Has been brought to a halt by Josh's flaming meat.
- Oh, my God, Josh.
- Josh! Oh, my God, it's a fire.
- Watch out.
- Uh No, no, no.
Josh.
Josh! Turn the [Bleep.]
flame off.
Josh is completely frazzled.
Whoo! Who's making those [Bleep.]
noises? Josh.
What's the matter with that guy? I'm walking to the pass in ten seconds.
All right.
Heard.
Yeah, okay, cool.
- All right.
- Right behind.
Hot.
Meg, they're not done.
Yeah, Meg.
Put that in.
Where's the lamb? Hey, we've got no [Bleep.]
lamb.
Yes, Chef.
Coming right now.
Wait, can I Chef, honestly, I need a minute and a half, Chef.
Hey, young man.
The salmon's ready.
Hey, so you let her come up with the salmon, and now it's 1 ½.
I didn't know she was going, Chef.
- I didn't hear - You didn't know she was going? - Chef - You did not talk to me, T.
Oh, my God.
Chef, you didn't tell me you were going.
I'm walking to the pass in ten seconds.
Heard.
You knew I was walking to the pass, Josh.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
T's gonna kill him.
I'm being honest, Chef.
I swear.
I didn't know she was going, Chef.
Dude, I'm doing a countdown from four minutes.
You zoned the [Bleep.]
out for four minutes? How much of service do you actually remember? Move, Josh.
I'm moving, Chef.
Right away.
Two lamb, Chef.
I apologize.
That lamb is perfectly cooked.
Thank you, Chef.
Josh's lamb was worth the wait.
_ Put the food out.
Cut it out.
Yeah, you're right.
Finish strong.
The chefs regroup - Focus.
- All right.
For their next ticket.
Chef's table.
Watch this table.
Entree, one halibut, one Wellington, one chicken.
Yes, Chef.
- Let's go.
- Ah, yeah.
Yes, Chef.
Whoo, whoo.
Hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
- Chef.
I'm listening, Chef.
- Hey.
"Whoo, whoo.
" I burned myself.
I'm sorry.
"Whoo.
" Just hey.
I don't [Bleep.]
care.
- Just compose yourself.
- Yes, Chef.
Right away.
Like a [Bleep.]
baboon there.
We were waiting for Chef to call someone a baboon, and you are the lucky recipient.
Congratulations, Josh.
Walking with halibut to the pass.
My Wellington's ready.
Can you run this? Yes, I'm I'm pouring - the sauce.
- The chicken's ready? One Wellington, one chicken walking to the pass.
[Bleep.]
.
Josh.
Pink chicken.
I mean, [Bleep.]
.
Come on.
Get it back in the pan.
Come on.
- What happened? - Josh, how long do you need? We have to jump it.
I have to refire.
I'm recovering.
No, no.
There's none of this.
- No, how long? - We're asking you how long.
Eight minutes.
Yell at me.
- Yell at me.
- No, dude, we asked you - a question.
- Here.
Hang on.
Hang on, guys.
- Hang on, guys.
- Who just said "eight minutes"? Josh said eight minutes on the next chicken.
Can I ask why? He said he had to refire.
The breast is fine.
It's just that the leg's pink.
That's not gonna take eight minutes.
But - Why panic? - Yes, Chef.
Continue cooking the leg.
Josh is just Josh.
I don't know what the [Bleep.]
he's doing.
- He's losing his mind.
- Come on! Yeah.
Good.
Perfect.
Go, Marino.
And I have the chicken for you.
Oh.
Buon appetito.
Bon appetit.
Thank God.
Now I've gotten my confidence back and I'm ready to go.
It's raw.
That is so lame.
Does anybody else want my beef? I can't eat it that rare.
Me neither.
It's, like, moving.
It's like I hear the mooing.
I hear "moo.
" Oh, my God.
It's nearly two hours into dinner service I hear "moo.
" And VIP guest Tatum O'Neal has some bad news for Marino.
I'm gonna send my my beef back.
It's just not up to my standard.
I'm gonna get the halibut.
Tatum O'Neal is a diva.
Give me a break, lady.
I mean, honestly.
Chef's table, she doesn't care for the Wellington.
Can she has a halibut well-done please? Fire one halibut urgently for Tatum please.
- Let's go.
- Yes, Chef.
Tatum O'Neal, I'm gonna hook you up with some Oscar award-winning halibut.
You ready? Chef, hot pan please.
It's cooked beautifully.
- Let's try this again.
- Ah-ha.
I hope that I win on this one.
Thank you.
So good.
With the Chef's table happy Coming through.
Walking to the pass.
The black team pushes out the last of the entrees.
Service please.
Good.
_ Last ticket, two lamb.
And look at me.
Finish on a high note.
I will, Chef.
I'm giving everything I have to try and prove to Chef that I am worthy.
Yeah, come on.
Finish strong.
Lamb? Chef, I'm walking, Chef.
Thank you, Chef.
Good that.
Lamb is perfectly cooked.
Thank you, Chef.
That's what I call a good service.
Yes, Chef.
Finally, a service you can all be proud of.
And what a time to do it your first night wearing black jackets.
Great job.
Thank you, Chef.
Unfortunately, even on a night when you delivered the best service of the year, I need two nominees.
Get out of here.
Well done.
Great job.
There are a lot of strong people here, and it's really gonna suck to nominate two people.
We definitely have our work cut out for us.
This is where it gets kind of hard.
Yeah, this is where it's gonna get hard.
- We all had good service.
- We all did good.
If anybody got anything sent back, what was it? I had one tuna that was slightly cold in the middle.
And the plate.
And I put a salad on a plate instead of a bowl 'cause I had a brain fart.
Seriously, Michelle? We're in black jackets now.
It ain't amateur hour anymore.
No time for rookie mistakes.
Josh? I needed two minutes on the chicken leg.
Everything else was perfect.
It honestly wasn't, Josh.
It wasn't perfect.
- You were frazzled as [Bleep.]
.
- But on the inside, I'm cool as a cucumber.
All my [Bleep.]
came out perfect temperature.
The meat yeah, the meat was cooked great.
- That's all that matters.
- That's not all that matters.
It doesn't matter what I look like.
I had control of myself all night.
And what happened with you tonight? Nick was cooking appetizers.
- Scallops, appetizers, halibut - Scallops and lobster.
- And did anything come back? - The cold lobster.
Stone-cold lobster? Really? Look, let's do a percentage.
- It's not about percentage.
- No, no, no.
The percentage of food you cooked compared to how much came back.
Let's do percentages.
Let's get the [Bleep.]
calculator out, Josh.
If you cooked 20 dishes and - 3 came back - Oh, my God.
That means you didn't do a great job.
This isn't a [Bleep.]
math equation, Josh.
You're a frazzled mess in the kitchen, end of story.
Ticket after ticket has meat on it.
My lamb has four minutes.
- My chicken just went - We all get it, Josh.
But you don't get it, because you're saying I'm frazzled.
All the times, everything that I know is going on.
And Chef Ramsay deserves the best chef.
We gonna nitpick on service tonight, or what team do we want tomorrow? After a very solid performance in their first service as a team, the black jackets were given the difficult task of nominating two chefs for elimination.
Milly, first nominee and why.
Our first nominee tonight is Josh, Chef.
He brings a sense of frazzled-ness to the kitchen.
Everybody needs to be calm, and if he's frazzled, it might frazzle other people.
We don't need, you know, any of that in the kitchen.
Second nominee and why.
Uh Michelle.
She wasn't all the way up to speed on hot apps station.
She had a couple mistakes when it was time to be perfect tonight.
I've had some services this year where I felt like sending three of you home.
Tonight, I don't really feel like sending anybody home.
But I'm going to.
Josh and Michelle, step forward.
Josh, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? I give you every ounce of me every night, and when I struggle, I bounce back, Chef.
I never give up, and I never will.
And I think I'm up here because my team is intimidated of what I'm capable of.
Whether they're rolling their eyes or not, Chef, I have what it takes.
I have passion, I have fire, and I have determination.
Michelle, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen? Chef, I know I should stay in Hell's Kitchen because I have more to offer than Josh.
I'm not frazzled like Josh is.
I'm very determined to stay here, and I know more than Josh does.
I I bring more to the table than he does.
This is so hard.
The person leaving Hell's Kitchen is Josh.
Take off your jacket.
- Young man, listen carefully.
- Yes, Chef.
You've been struggling a lot lately, and you lost a lot of confidence.
Yes, Chef.
But I'm happy that you are leaving on a strong service tonight, and you should be too.
Yes, Chef.
- Stay passionate, yeah? - Thank you, Chef.
It was an honor.
- Well done.
- Chef, thank you.
- Take care.
- Thank you, Chef.
- All will be right.
- All right.
- Good night.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
I came here believing in myself, and I was so excited just to have this opportunity.
Seeing you is crazy.
You're, like, right here.
You're talking to me.
It's awesome.
I have a lot of heart, a lot of passion.
Whoo! - Opa! - Oh, damn.
No, no, no, no, no! Oh, my God.
Brand new, right now.
Let's go.
Let's go! But it takes being torn apart to get better.
It looks like a dog's chewed it.
It's a mess.
I wouldn't serve this dish.
Josh, you're a [Bleep.]
dick.
You don't have the heart or the balls to be a chef.
Let's go! We got to finish this! Everything that I've been through has made me stronger, and I didn't think that was possible.
That's delicious.
For me, it's a four.
Congratulations.
Thank you, Chef.
Well done, Josh.
You won it for your team.
Yeah! Here we go, baby! Yes! I'm not disappointed in myself at all.
I laid it all on the line.
I gave 100% every day.
Go, go, go, go, go, go! Let's go, baby! Yeah! To a wonderful, beautiful day.
Chef Ramsay, I just want to thank you for believing in me.
Here's your black jacket.
Chef.
For Chef Ramsay to allow me to leave on a high note it's a magical feeling.
This is just the beginning for me.
I don't know what the future holds.
I don't.
But I know it's bright.
Very difficult to identify the weakest chef based on that phenomenal service tonight.
But you raised the bar, I'm gonna raise it even higher.
Sweet dreams.
Get out of here.
Yay! Karma's a bitch, Josh.
Bye.
I'm feeling so motivated and so confident, and that's one less person that's standing in my way.
I'm here to win the [Bleep.]
competition.
It's all on me.
I just have to cook my ass off and cook my heart out.
Nothing is going to stop me.
There's only five of us left now, so I can't make any mistakes.
I need to just bring it.
From now on, I have to be [Bleep.]
perfect.
Josh had great passion and a strong service tonight.
Unfortunately, it was too little, too late.
Next time on Hell's Kitchen Chefs Andi and James, I'd like you both to take the night off.
When Chef Ramsay want to see how each chef performs as his sous chef Tonight, I am for sure Will the power go to one's chef's head Come on, pick it up, guys.
Come on, guys, pick it up.
How long do you have? Milly, pick it up.
Milly, come on.
Hurry up.
Come on, guys, pick it up.
Pick it up, guys.
Heard that.
Turning her team against her? Meghan, come on.
Hurry up.
At this point, I just want to get the hell out of Hell's Kitchen.
You won't believe what happens when it all boils over.
Meghan.
It all leads to a confrontation with Chef Ramsay so intense What? I find that completely bizarre.
It sparks the most shocking elimination of the season.
- I'm not accepting that [Bleep.]
.
- What? It's all next time on a fiery episode What the [Bleep.]
is going on? Of Hell's Kitchen.

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