21x16 - A Finale for the Ages, Part 2

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[narrator] Previously on Hell's Kitchen...

Our final three amazing chefs

[narrator]
Chef Ramsay challenged the final three

to each create
a stunning five-course menu

Chicken. Steak. Fried chicken's done

I'm from the South. Fried things work

Whoo!

[narrator] Dafne showed off
her love for Italian cuisine

This is a rustic yet elegant
puttanesca dish

Nothing's gonna stop me

- Dafne, taste everything, yes?
- Yes, Chef

[narrator] And Alejandro championed
flavors from Southeast Asia

Fish curry. It's mild. It's flaky as sh*t

You have to go big or go home

[Jonathan] Don't settle for second best
This is your life

[narrator] All three impressed
not only their former competitors...

- [Sakari] He looks like a k*ller
- I want to eat that

...but some of the most respected names
in the culinary industry

Can I give another? Is that all right?

- Absolutely
- It's a ten

[narrator]
Dafne's exceptional menu scored big

I'd like to congratulate Dafne
as our first finalist in Hell's Kitchen

[narrator] And then, it all came down
to Michelin-star chef, Curtis Stone...

- Difficult decision
- [Stone] Um...

...who had to decide
between Alex and Alejandro

Alex, you just had to do it all perfectly

And you did. You get a ten

[audience cheering]

[Alex] I'm in the top two

Oh, my God. Is this real life?

[narrator]
Alex selected his finale brigade first...

He was standing right next to me
the whole night

- Alejandro
- ...and selected the beloved chef from Ohio...

- Back so soon
- ...along with Brett, Cheyenne, and Tara,

while Dafne chose Sommer, Sakari,
Vlad and Abe

- Let's get this
- Alex and Dafne

[narrator] Tonight, the time has come
for Alex and Dafne to go head-to-head

- I feel I'm about to vomit
- [narrator] Two friends...

Seriously, it's such a pleasure
to go against you

It's an honor
If you win, congratulations

- And same to you
- Good luck

...fighting each other in one...

- Two fritters, one risotto
- Heard

- ...last...
- You got this?

- ...battle
- [Dafne] Let's go

The food is dying on the window

We've got to go, guys

- Where is the food?
- [narrator] Where any mistake...

[Ramsay] It's raw. Come on, Brett

- You're k*lling me
- [Alex] Come on, guys

- There's nothing coming out. No system
- [Dafne] Yes, Chef

...could cost them the opportunity
of a lifetime

Get them on the same page. Come on!

[narrator] Whose door will open?

Carefully place your hand
on top of the handle

[narrator] Whose life will change forever?

- [Ramsay] One
- [narrator] Find out now...

- Two
- ...on the season finale of Hell's Kitchen

Three

- Oh, sh*t. [shrieks]
- Oh, God

[Dafne] This is crazy

I am top two of Hell's Kitchen
What the hell is happening right now?

This has been crazy

It feels unreal right now

However, I do deserve this

I cook with my heart. I have passion,
I have drive, and I'm a badass

I'm a freaking badass

Dafne's got the best dishes

- I actually got more tens than she did
- [Brett] This guy had more tens

I think you both f*cking suck

[all laughing]

Dude, that sh*t was so close

- Can I have a moment with you?
- Yes. Yes, Chef

[Alex] I can't believe I'm here

I closed my business and sold it
two days before I came here

just 'cause I had to do it

I mean, I was absolutely miserable

I literally told my wife, "There has just
got to be more to life than this."

Please have a seat in my office

I needed something like this
to wake my life up

[sighs]

[Alex] How are you?

I have no words, Alex

I was not expecting this,
in a million years, that I would be here

I never saw myself here

- All of those people see us one way
- Yeah

I literally still see myself as
a ding-dong from Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Yes, I'm just a hooligan

I'm just a f*cking hooligan
that loves to cook and loves to plate

I'm a redneck from middle Tennessee

A hooligan and redneck back-to-back

- That sounds like a restaurant
- God, Hooligan and Redneck

Alex, seriously, it's such a pleasure
to go against you

It's an honor
If you win, congratulations

And same to you

Get to work

What? Hate you
Bossing me around, Chef. Yes, Chef

[narrator]
With some pleasantries out of the way,

Alex and Dafne know
that their path to victory

rests heavily with their menus

- and with their teams
- [Alex] Um...

- Wait
- Hold on just a second

- Who's the one that said that?
- Me

[Alex] Okay

[Dafne] I love Italian food,

so this menu is
gonna be very heavy Italian

What I'm thinking is
you're gonna do garnish

- Okay
- And you're gonna do apps,

so you have a lot of pasta, okay?
Sakari, you're...

Meat. You're gonna have strip and lamb

- Okay
- Mid-rare. Not on the chicken

- [chuckles]
- Raw chicken all night, Chef

Heard! Uh, fish is...

[chuckles] ...baking salmon

I mean, it's literally
miso-marinated salmon thrown into an oven

- [snickers]
- [Alex] Who would like to be on apps?

- I'll do apps. I've done apps
- [Alex] Apps? Good

- I mean, I can take apps
- Tara, I feel good with you on apps

- [Tara] Okay
- [Brett] I am a little worried

about Alex picking Tara over Abe

At the end of the day,
if things get weird,

she's gonna crumble under the pressure

Alejandro, I'd rather you be
on garnish than apps...

- Okay
- ...'cause you're a little bit louder

- So you'd be able to...
- Handle it

No offense

I feel like there's a rift
between Tara and I

I'm gonna give my punishment to Tara

[Blue Team laughs]

[Tara] I get it. It's the -year-olds
against the one -year-old

But to, like, have him be on their team...

[Alex] I'm not sure
how Tara is feeling right now

Hopefully, she can cook
some damn good food

These three will be on apps. Cool?

Okay

People underestimated me
the entire time here

I'm happy with myself

If you all don't trust me,
that's your own fault

I know what I can do
I'm not playing the games

[Alex] We'll go through all this
in prep tomorrow

[Vlad] Yo...

Okay, so it's either gonna be
meatballs or calamari

You can't go wrong with a calamari

So, that's gonna be coming off garnish,
the calamari?

Uh, yeah

I'm worried about Abe's cooking ability

But Dafne has me. She has Sakari

She has Vlad
And we're gonna make it happen for her

Yeah, do you feel comfortable
with all this stuff? The garnish?

- [Abe] This ain't nothing
- Okay

I'm a beast on the line, so...

[narrator] Today, Chef Ramsay will select
the Hell's Kitchen winner

and his next head chef

The teams are now heading to the kitchen
to prep for the final time

I'm gonna sh*t my pants. I'm so nervous

This is it

I have a great menu, a phenomenal team

I am ready to just push out this menu...

- [Christina] Good morning
- Good morning, Chef

...and become the winner of Hell's Kitchen

[shrieks]

Okay, so halibut crust,
I would say do, like,

- If you can just start doing that...
- Yup

[Alex] Maybe a hair more char?

Yup. It's delicious

- Let's get you set up for cold apps
- Yeah

I put the Old Bay over there, right?

- We're gonna this
- Okay, but we're not doing that

- Old Bay goes over there too, right?
- Old Bay's gonna go in the pass

If you guys want me to take anything in,
I will do it

Just let me taste everything
that you guys are doing

However, I trust you guys

You guys know how to f*cking cook,
so I know you guys are good

- [Alejandro] You excited?
- Yeah. Feels unreal though

You're the king of the castle, big dawg

Ooh! That feels weird. Feels weird

- [Christina] Daf
- Yes

- [Christina] Chef needs you in his office
- Okay. [shrieks]

- Anything you need us to do?
- Yeah. Can you clean that for me?

- Yes, Chef
- And then put the spinach in there

- And in the back, that's my thing on
- Yes, Chef

[Ramsay] Come in

- [sighs]
- Take a seat. How are you feeling?

[sighs] I feel anxious
You know, the nerves are always there

Listen, I've been doing this
a lot longer than you,

and I still get nervous,
so that's a good sign

At the heart, for you, is what?

It's definitely not the money

It's that feeling of the crowd
and the dining room lit up

[Ramsay]
And family have been a huge inspiration,

- haven't they?
- Yes, uh...

I love them so much

I wanna make them feel proud
because it's, you know...

[gasps] Oh, my God. Mom. Are you serious?

[all sobbing]

[Dafne] Oh, my God. Why are you here?

Oh, my God. Dad
Are you serious right now?

[Suyapa]

My family's here and it's exactly
what I needed to finish strong

As a daughter, as a first-born American
in the whole family,

it is just the greatest achievement
anyone in our family has ever done

Spend some valuable time together, okay?

She earned it. She worked so hard
You'll be incredibly proud

Enjoy this special moment
I'll see you shortly

- Chef, thank you. Finally
- Thank you

Finally

[in Spanish]

- [Luis speaking Spanish]
- [in English] I cannot believe it

[in Spanish]

[in English]
This is my dream come true, Dad

[in Spanish]

- [in English] Oh, God. This is crazy
- [in Spanish]

[in English] To see my mom and my dad
and know that they're here to support me

and that their daughter made it

Oh, my God

And just seeing their faces today,
I won with that

[all laughing]

Yeah. I just heard her say that
and I was like...

[Jason] Alex, Chef Ramsay
wants to see you in his office

Oh, sh*t. Okay

- Hey, good luck, buddy
- Thank you

I think I'm probably a little bit nervous
if Chef wants to have a one-on-one,

but I don't really know what to expect

At this point, anything could happen

Come in

- Hey
- Hello

- You good?
- Yes, Chef. How are you?

- All good, indeed. Big day
- Very big day

- Take a seat
- Yes, Chef

- Ah, right, how are you feeling first?
- Whoo!

- Yeah
- It's so weird. I mean,

I just remembered talking to my family
about it and saying those words like,

"I can get here"...

Holy sh*t!

Oh, my God. [laughs]

Good morning

He's been talking about you
the whole time, the kids

- Thank you for coming this morning
- Thank you for having us

Alex, check this out

I know you've been trying your best

I know you have a black jacket

And I know you can open the doors,
'cause your cooking is really good

Just come on. Just win this,
so we can get to the mountain

[both laugh]

Dad, I know you're doing your best

But make some good shrimp
and, um, save it for us

I want you to be the best guy in there

And I love you

[Alex] Hearing that feedback from them,
hearing that encouragement from my boys,

I cannot...

It's one of the happiest moments
of my life

- Sarah, thank you so much for coming
- Thank you

- Pleasure
- [Sarah chuckles]

- A little... I'm not quite there yet
- [Ramsay] Come here. Good job

- Donna. Thank you so much
- So nice. Thank you

[Ramsay] I would like to say thank you
to our travel partners at Allegiant

for those flights
to bring your loved ones here

If this doesn't get you over the line,
nothing will

Ladies, thank you so much for coming

- Thank you, Chef. Appreciate it
- [Ramsay] Yeah, enjoy

- Have you been okay?
- I'm good

- No stress?
- A little bit

- [all laugh]
- Have they been nuts?

Yeah. Yeah, we're good. We're good

They cannot wait to see you

Seeing my wife and my mom here,
that's ignited a fire in me

And they're gonna be here
They're gonna witness this thing

And I'm gonna bring this thing home

- Are you gonna be okay?
- Oh, my God

[narrator] After an emotional reunion
with their families,

Dafne and Alex are moments away
from Chef Ramsay's review of their dishes

[Dafne] Ugh. f*cking raviolo
It's stressing me out

I'm literally panicking
My stuffed raviolo, they're so delicate

And they have to be perfect

Ugh. Dude, this f*cking ravioli
keeps breaking on me

f*ck. I hate you

[groans] f*ck, this is so hard

My God, dude
This is a disaster right now

Did you fry... Did you do another salmon?

- [Brett] It was a little over
- How over is "a little bit over"?

It was over. It was f*cked

[Alex chuckles]

The chance that I've had
to create my own menu for Hell's Kitchen

is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Do you want anything
drizzled around the side?

- I don't think so
- Just open?

- [Alex] That's good. See what Chef thinks
- [Tara] Okay

Also, at the same time,
there's a lot of pressure,

'cause if anything goes wrong,

there's literally no one else
to blame but myself

[Jason] This is super simple

- [Alex] Too simple?
- [Jason] Yeah

[Alex] Well, that sucks

We're opening for dinner service
very soon

We're still trying to figure out
this salad course

And I'm like, "What do we do here?"

- [Alejandro] Can I help you with anything?
- I feel like I'm about to vomit

[Alejandro] I could do those

- Yeah, can I do anything? I'm waiting
- I just... That salad's f*cking me up

We had it made. That's not good enough

Chef's gonna be looking for
a tasting soon

And we've got nothing going on

- Alex, give me five minutes, please. Yes?
- [Alex] Yes, Chef

[narrator] It's three hours
before the final dinner service

[Jason] This is super simple

- [Alex] Too simple? Well, that sucks
- [Jason] Yeah

[narrator] And Alex's simple salad
is threatening to sink his menu

- Alex, give me five minutes, please. Yes?
- [Alex] Yes, Chef

Chef Jason's kinda made me a little bit
on edge about this whole thing,

so we're making tweaks

All right, so now your salad's got
warm crab,

pickle-bread onions, everything spice
Let's see if it's enough

Yep. Here we go

- [Ramsay] Alex
- Yes, Chef

[narrator] Chef Ramsay is ready to taste

Alex's Southern-inspired menu,
starting with...

Prawn fritters
with cotija crema and caviar

So the jeopardy there
is the cook on these

- Didn't feel cooked enough
- [Alex] Got it

[narrator]
Up next, Alex's chicken two ways

[Alex] Instead of doing a double dredge
on the chicken thigh,

- we're just doing a single dredge
- Delicious

- Thank you, Chef
- [narrator] And then...

Herb-crusted lamb rack with Dijon, pom
puree, grilled broccolini and lamb jus

[Ramsay]
Mm-hmm. Way too rare, so just be careful

Okay. Next, this is a warm crab salad

with a sauce gribiche,
smashed tomato crostini

Yeah, beautiful. The lumped crab,
exceptional, delicious, stands out

He likes it? Man, sweet relief

[narrator] Up next,

Chef Ramsay samples Dafne's
Italian-inspired menu, starting with...

Truffle risotto with a seared scallop
and chanterelle mushrooms

- Great flavor in there
- [narrator] Next, Dafne presents...

A Wagyu meatball
with crispy panko and burrata

The flavor is amazing

- Now, what on earth has happened to this?
- [Dafne] Yeah, the Wagyu...

[Ramsay] First of all, presentation-wise,
it looks terrible

It looks like a f*cking dog's dinner
Who seared it?

- [Dafne] Sakari did
- If that goes seconds over,

- you're in trouble
- [Dafne] Yes

[narrator]
And finally, her cacio e pepe raviolo

Raviolo looks nice
How long are you poaching that?

[Dafne] For three minutes

- They're beautiful. Home run
- Thank you, Chef

Getting Chef Ramsay's knowledge
and his input, it really means a lot

Let's just head to the office

[Dafne] I will tweak whatever he wants
'cause I want to win

I am pumped right now

We began this competition
with the Battle of the Ages

And tonight, in front of a -year-old
and a -year-old, I'm spoiled for choice

Understand how important this service is

It's your final test
to prove you deserve that title

- Yes, Chef
- Yes, Chef

To help get you both in the right mindset,

I wanna take a moment to give you these

Your executive chef jackets
Please, you've earned it

- Thank you, Chef
- [Ramsay] You deserve it

[Alex]
It's amazing. It's got my name on it

Like this jacket meant one thing

This jacket means a whole other thing

You look the part. Right
How are you feeling in those jackets?

- [Dafne] Fancy
- Like royalty

This is the service of your lives, okay?
There's no second service

- So make it count. Understood?
- Yes, Chef

- And good luck
- [Dafne and Alex] Thank you, Chef

- Come on. Let's go
- It's been an honor, Chef. Thank you

[Ramsay] Let's go. Let's go

[guests cheering]

Oh, my gosh

Geez, man

[guest] Yeah!

- Let's go, Dafne!
- Let's get the second pass

[Dafne]
I'm so glad my parents got to see this

The fact that they wanted me
to be a doctor

and now I'm doing what I chose to do

And now they see, "Oh, she was right."

You know, so this was mostly for them
I did this for them

Ladies and gentlemen, give me a moment
to introduce two very special chefs

Cooking out of the Red kitchen
will be Dafne

First of all, welcome to Hell's Kitchen

I fell in love with Italian food

And because of that, this is my take
on a classic Italian cuisine

with a little twist of Dafne

Ladies and gentlemen,
the Blue kitchen is run by Alex

Well, if you can tell
from the sound of my voice,

I am not from LA

I am from the middle of Tennessee

Southern food is really what I know,
what I love,

so we're gonna do some elements
of Southern cuisine

and hopefully make some
of the prettiest food that's very tasty

[guests cheering]

Now, join me in wishing these two
the very best of luck

and enjoy your evening

Good luck, Dafne. Good luck, Alex
Let's go, guys. Off we go. Let's go

[Alejandro] Let's go, guys. Let's go

[narrator] While Dafne and Alex
are about to embark on

the most important dinner service
of their lives...

- Good luck
- Good luck, Chef

...the excitement in the dining room
is building

- That's Dafne's menu?
- [server] Yeah

Wow!

- Cheers. Go, baby, go
- Yes

[narrator] Friends, family, and diners...

I see him over there
Gordon's right there

I know

...all eager to witness
the culinary showdown

between the chef from Tennessee, Alex...

Cook your asses off, cook your hearts out
And let's just have a good time

- Let's do it
- Love you. Love you. Love you

...and the chef from LA, Dafne

- Ready?
- One, two, three. Team Dafne!

[Sarah] I think I might want that risotto

- [server] Thank you so much
- Thank you

- [speaking Spanish]
- I want raviolo

Okay, let's go

- Chef Dafne. First table, party of four
- [Dafne] Yes

- Thank you so much
- Good luck

- [Abe] First table's coming in
- [Dafne] Everyone, listen up

Guests of four, table five

Appetizers. One tartare, one raviolo,
one risotto, one meatball

- Heard?
- [all] Yes, Chef

- Yes, Chef
- [Dafne] Thank you

Dafne's got me on garnish
She hasn't worked with me

She doesn't know
how I've been on the line

Wherever she put me, she's gonna see
what I have to offer

And I'm gonna be a boss for her

How long on apps? How long?

- I need six minutes on that, Abe
- [Abe] Heard that

Two risotto, one raviolo

Or, no, one risotto, one tartare
and one raviolo. My bad

How long on tartare? It's an app
It should be fast

Still four minutes. Four minutes

I only have two hands

The beef tartare is a very intricate dish
when you're plating it

I can't do everything. I can't turn around
and make a risotto at the same time

- There's nothing coming out. No system
- [Dafne] Yes, Chef

'Cause they're on their time
They need to be on your f*cking time

So Abe can jump on and do the cold apps
if necessary, yes?

- Okay, Abe
- Change it up

Jump on and help her
with beef tartare, please

- [Abe] Heard that
- Get your meatballs and then go in there

- How long, Sommer?
- [Sommer] Two minutes, Chef

Two minutes? I need you
to pick it up a little bit, please

[Abe]
Tartare, so this is already all mixed?

Yes. You need to add
just one more of each, all right?

- [Abe] One more of each?
- Yeah

[Dafne] Abe and Sommer,
they don't really get along

- If you're pissed off, that's your fault
- [Sommer] Don't be turned up on me

Somebody picked you. You make yourself
unlikable, and that's what it is

- All right? Yeah, so... [chuckles]
- Okay. Great

Little shitty-ass attitude

- is what gets you where you're gonna get
- f*ck outta here

I'm so nervous
My anxiety is literally, once again, high

- All right, I need you to pick it up
- Yes, Chef

[narrator] With Dafne's first appetizer
ticket stumbling to get out of the gate,

Alex is hoping to start strong with his...

Appetizers. Two fritters, one risotto

- [all] Heard
- [Alex] How long?

- [Tara] Need six minutes for the risotto
- [Alex] Thank you

- How are you on fritters?
- [Brett] Good

This moment is so important to me
to be great

Because my friend is in the finale

Come on, push

And I wanna see him win so bad

- Brett, are you gonna be there in two?
- [Brett] I'm gonna drop it right now

[Alex] Come on, guys

They're moving around so fast,
that I'm like...

- I know. They're really busy
- Where is everybody?

[Alex] How long two fritters, one riso?

[Brett]
I can sell two fritters, seconds

- I got one minute on the risotto
- How long?

- One minute?
- [Alex] Come on, Tara

Tara can get frazzled, scattered

- Gonna be there?
- One minute

- Taste your rice
- Yes, I did. It's good

I just need to season it

[Brett] So making sure
that she has her times right

and making sure we all know
what's going on is gonna be crucial

[Alex] I need that risotto right now

- Risotto walking!
- [Alex] Walking, heard

I knew the app station was gonna hit hard

But I wanted the first ticket
to go out strong

If I can help Alex win this,
it would mean the best

Plus, it's our team winning. Go Blue!

Come on, guys. Apps in the window

- Tara, keep that going
- Thank you, Chef

- f*ck. sh*t. Hey, Brett, come here
- [Alex] Brett. Brett

Don't lose over hush puppies

[Alex] It's hush puppies, man

My whole f*cking future is wrapped up
into this night

Brett

Come on, guys. Apps in the window

[narrator] It's less than minutes
into dinner service...

- sh*t. Hey, Brett. Come here
- [Alex] Brett

- ...and Brett's raw hush puppies...
- Don't lose over hush puppies

...have put Alex in the doghouse

- Deal with it, young man. f*cking hell
- Brett

Fritters are undercooked. Drop three more

Yeah, I've got you

We've got to go, guys

I feel like I'm being assertive
and I'm asking, "Where is the food?"

I can get meaner
I don't want to be that guy

- A hush puppy properly in the fryer, yes?
- [Brett] Yes, Chef

- [Ramsay] Easiest appetizer on the menu
- [Brett] Yes, Chef

I know what that looks
like to Chef Ramsay,

but literally all I'm thinking is,

"You need to get this sh*t together
for Alex."

He's been a great leader and mentor
to all of us younger people

I'm good on fritters

- [Alex] Come on, guys
- A little bit left. Two tables waiting

[Alex] Good cook, Brett. Sell it

[Brett] Let's do it

[Alejandro] Come on, Brett

That's a risotto and a fritter
going for table two

We just didn't get out of the gate strong

Twenty-five minutes on apps,
so we gotta push, okay?

- Yes, Chef
- Yes, let's go

[Alex] Thank you, please push

We have to correct the ship here, guys
Let's turn this thing around

Come on, guys. Push it. Drive it

[narrator]
With Alex's first appetizers winning

over hearts and palates
in the dining room...

- [guest] It's good. So good
- So good

...over in the Red kitchen...

How long on apps?

Tartare walking to the window

...Dafne is finally receiving

her first Italian-inspired appetizers
from her team

Behind you. One risotto

[Dafne] Thank you. Let's go

[narrator] With both finalists now
taking control of their brigades...

[Dafne] Come on, guys. You got this

Let's go, guys. Push it
First entrée's being fired in two minutes

Heard. Walking risos
Fritter right behind

...appetizers are flying out of the kitchen...

- Crab salad
- [Tara] Crudo walking

...and earning rave reviews

Oh, my God. It's so good

- [Donna] Is it really?
- It's really good

- Wow. Amazing, huh?
- Delicious

[narrator] And Dafne is moving her brigade
on to entrées

Four top, table
Two halibut, two New York

[all] Yes, Chef

- How long will be the pickup for that?
- Six minutes

Dafne's doing a great job leading

She's speaking up
She's showing her voice

She's correcting mistakes
She's supportive

Keep going. Don't lose the momentum
Keep going!

And that's everything that you want
in a leader and a chef

How are you looking, Sakari?
My halibut's resting

- Two out
- [Vlad] Two out!

Dafne has me on fish

I'm making the perfect halibut
with caviar

I mean, she brought everything
and then some

Truffle Boy is in this game

We're going to bring this W home, Dafne

- Walking right now, Chef
- All right

And Sakari, how long on steak?

- Walking
- [Dafne] Walking, heard

- Halibut
- [Dafne] Thank you

All right. Here we go

[Ramsay] Hey, Dafne. That's undercooked

- [Dafne] Yes
- Just touch the side. Come on

Sakari, come here really quick, please

Hurry up. Hurry up

- You need to baste it. Don't rush, okay?
- Okay

Just a little bit more
Give it one minute

- Yeah
- You're doing good

[narrator] As Sakari's undercooked steaks
have put a stake in Dafne's momentum...

[Sakari] Oh, man. Way to f*ck it up

You got this. You got this, dude

- [Sakari] Two minutes, Chef
- [Dafne] Yes, thank you

- ...over in the Blue Kitchen...
- [Alex] Table three, four guests

- One salmon, one chicken, two strip
- [all] Yes, Chef

- How long?
- Five minutes

...Alex hopes Brett and Cheyenne can deliver
on his Southern-style proteins

I'm really happy to be on Alex's team
I just wanna help the dude win

I had a rocky last service

Whoa! What?

Stop! Stop! Let it burn out, please

I'm not going to allow you
to endanger yourself

- and us in this kitchen right now
- All right

- You need to calm down
- Yes, Chef

I just hope I can have a comeback tonight

Like, I need this service to be good
for me, and for him

How long on the salmon, chicken, strip?

Just about three and a half minutes, Chef

[Alejandro]
Let's go. Pick it up. Let's go

If you need help, f*cking holler

[Alex] Come on, Brett
How long on fried chicken?

- Forty-five
- I'm watching it, seconds

[Alex] seconds, heard

Brett, I really need you to get
your head out of your ass,

and please, God, just start cooking

- Chicken. Chicken. Chicken, chicken
- [Brett] Salmon

- [Cheyenne] Walking strip
- Walking strip

Brett, chicken's undercooked

Come here. Stop. Look at me

- It's raw. We're getting backed up now
- [Alex] Yes, Chef

Come on, guys. Come on, guys

I knew that I probably wasn't
going to be ready

And I didn't speak up
And so, that's my fault

[narrator]
While Brett has let Alex down again...

- f*cked it up
- ...over in the Red kitchen,

Sakari is hoping to lift himself up
in the eyes of Dafne,

with his refired steaks

Everybody makes mistakes,
so I'm not going to sulk

And at the end of the day,
I cooked my heart out. Like I always do

- Sakari, to the New York, how long?
- [Sakari] Walking right now

[Dafne] Walking, heard

- Thank you. Good job
- Looks good

- It's still rare. Stop
- [Dafne] Oh, f*ck

- Sakari
- Your dream's about to go up in the air...

- Yes, Chef
- ...because it's still rare

Sakari, please get your sh*t together
You are f*cking drowning me

I need you to baste it
and make sure it's cooked

Let's go
Don't die on me right now. Come on

Need help?

It has been going downhill for Sakari

I can't leave my station to help you

You have to get it together
You have to figure out a way

[narrator] On a night when the stakes
couldn't be any higher,

Sakari's undercooked steaks
have brought the kitchen to a standstill...

- Brett, how long on that chicken?
- Three minutes

- Three minutes. What the hell?
- What the hell?

...and in the Blue kitchen,
Brett's chicken refire

isn't the only thing slowing down Alex

- Damn. Alex?
- Chef?

One's cooked beautifully
The other one is raw

Cheyenne, pick this up
Needs to be mid-rare

Yes, Chef

[Alex] Cheyenne is young. But she's
accomplished so much in four years

I know she can cook
with precision and skill

And now you start sending me
one perfect steak and one raw steak

I don't know
what the f*ck's happening here,

but I need you to get
your head in the game

All right. Just give me
one minute on this strip. One minute

- f*cking hell
- My stomach hurts

I swear to God, like, if he loses,

I'm going to feel like sh*t
for a long time

- [Ramsay] Daf, Alex, come here
- Yes, Chef

On both stations,
I've got the same problem

They're bringing it to you undercooked

- Get them on the same page!
- [Alex] Got it

[Ramsay] It's every table now
This is embarrassing

Come on

[narrator]
It's over an hour into the final showdown

between Alex and Dafne...

All right. Let's pick up the pace, guys
Come on. Let's go. Let's go

...and between Sakari's steaks in Red...

- [Ramsay] It's still rare
- Sakari, please get your sh*t together

- ...and Cheyenne's steaks in Blue...
- [Ramsay] Damn. Alex, another one's raw

Cheyenne, pick this up
Needs to be mid-rare

...both kitchens are now stuck in neutral

Get them on the same page

- [Alex] Got it
- [Ramsay] This is embarrassing

- [Dafne] Yes, Chef
- [Alex] Cheyenne, come on

- They're getting screamed at again
- I think they're backed up right now

At least the wine is good

- Maybe we'll get fed at some point
- Bread's good

Sakari, how long do you need for the beef?

I need one minute, Chef

One minute. Let's go
The food is dying on the window

The steaks

Oh, my God. No

I feel terrible, man
I make my first mistake

Definitely b*ating myself up a bit

- Behind
- [Dafne] Thank you. Good job

- Yeah, way better
- Thank you

[Dafne] All right. Here we go

[narrator] With Sakari's steaks finally
satisfying Dafne and hungry customers...

- This is really delicious. That
- [diner] That is really good

- ...Alex is still waiting for...
- Cheyenne, how long?

- Ninety seconds
- [Alex] Ninety seconds

I'm not really an aggressive person
by nature

I mean, I can definitely get there,

but people don't always
respond well to that

- Come on, Cheyenne
- Walking strip

So, my goal is to lead them
by encouraging them and pushing them

Thank you

Much better. Keep that going. Much better

[Ramsay]
Go please. Please, now, J. Thank you

Walking two halibut

Walking New York strip

- Two New York, two halibut
- Let's go

- Now we've got momentum, yes?
- [Dafne] Yes, Chef

[Cheyenne] All right, walking entrées
in seconds, guys

Walking crab

Come on, guys. We got this. Let's go

- Push
- Good job, Alex

- Walking strip
- Walking garnish, Chef, for the entrées

[narrator] Now that Alex and Dafne
have overcome their hurdles,

both kitchen's are now running
at peak efficiency

- Can I walk my strip, Vlad?
- [Vlad] Yes. You can walk your strip

[Dafne] Good job, guys

[Ramsay] Good. Much better

All right, you guys. Last table
Last time cooking in Hell's Kitchen

- Make this with love, please!
- [Vlad] Yes, Chef

Entrées
Two polenta, one halibut, one chicken

[all] Yes, Chef

- [Abe] Heard that
- We'll be six out on that

Thank you

I really tried my hardest today,

and I put out everything I possibly could

I'm not perfect, but I do want to win

Listen up. Entrées
Two salmon, one chicken, one strip

- [all] Yes, Chef
- Thank you, let's go

- All right. Four minutes
- [Alejandro] Let's go

[Alex] Thank you. Please push

I know I did everything I could do
I'm hoping we performed our best

Alex, one and a half minutes

But now,
I'm focused on finishing strong for Alex

We want him to win

Let's go, guys. Keep talking

[Alex] Let's go. Let's push it

Breathe. Let's just cook good food

[Dafne] Good job, guys. Keep going

- Last table. Come on
- All right. We got this, guys

Can you walk this halibut and sauce?
I'm going to finish the polenta

Halibut and sauce, coming. Hot pan

- Walking. Brett, can you walk?
- Yes. Walking salmon

Let's go right here

[narrator] While it wasn't
a perfect service,

the finalists have each
sent out their final ticket

- Yummy
- Yeah. This is good

[narrator] All of the diners now have
a better appreciation

on why Alex and Dafne
were Chef Ramsay's chosen finalists

- Oh, my God
- That is good

That's delicious

Very good

Go, mami. We love you

That's delicious

You guys. Literally, thank you so much

All of you guys
Vlad, you nailed that fish

You finesse, little bougie, you

Sommer,
I knew you were gonna k*ll it on that

- Honestly, thank you for everything
- No. Thank you

I'm so proud of Dafne right now

I'm super happy that
she was able to showcase,

you know, the food that she loves to make

[Dafne] Woo-hoo! Last one

So now that I see you
enjoying your main courses,

- are you happy with everything?
- Yes

- Yes? Perfect. Enjoy
- Thank you

Everything tastes delicious
Everybody's really happy

[Alejandro] Alex is a great chef,
and he's an even better person

You know, the team
he put together was super smart

You know,
he played to all of our strengths

So, Alex is gonna be the winner

[Ramsay] First of all,

Alex and Dafne, I want to thank all
the chefs behind you for supporting you

Returning chefs,
please say goodbye to Alex and Dafne

- [Abe] Dafne, bye
- Bye

- [Ramsay] Let's go
- [Vlad] Bye, Alex

- [Sakari] Bye, Alex
- [Tara] Bye

[Vlad] Bye, Chef. An honor

[Ramsay] Now your work is done

And now mine is just beginning

You made it really hard

Head back to the dorms
I'll call you when I'm ready

Thank you. Thank you, Chefs

This was one of the biggest nights
of my career

You know, I tried my hardest,
and I did as much as I could

So, I just hope it's enough

for Chef Ramsay to see
that I am a leader in the kitchen

[sighs]

I... I don't know. I don't...

Tonight did not go
like I expected it to go

And I don't know what that was,

if it was just nervous jitters,

or me not pushing hard enough,
me not driving hard enough

But here's the thing, all the feedback
from the guests was fantastic

And so, I don't know what Chef thinks

- Did you have fun at least?
- It was just all over the place

There were more bumps
than I thought there would be

I mean, at one point,
Brett served me raw hush puppies,

and Jason looked at me, he goes,
"You're going to f*cking lose

Hell's Kitchen
because of hush puppies, dude."

- That's awful to hear
- [Alex] Man

And then Cheyenne
started off super strong, and then...

It was just...

I mean, I... [groans]

It all reflects on me, though

- I know
- So, Sakari was drowning, huh?

Ah, just the last three steaks

Just was pushing them out
and they weren't ready

I'm so nervous. I'm just praying to God
that it's me that opens that door

[Alex] Oh, man

[narrator] While Chef Ramsay ponders
who will be his next head chef,

Dafne and Alex wait anxiously
in the dorms

Our lives are gonna change, Alex

You think?

If I win, if you win,
our lives are changing no matter what

It seems hard to believe

Believe it, 'cause it's gonna happen

It's gonna turn out the way it does,

and you gotta be content
with whatever it is

Well, I wish you the best of luck

I wish you the best, Alex

Either way, we're both winners

I am glad it's a -year-old
and a -year-old

- Geez
- Remember everything we've been through?

How the f*ck did we pull it off, Alex?

- I don't know
- How the hell did we pull it off?

All those punishments

You gonna get in there,
pretty boy, or what?

- Yes, dude. I'm going to get in there
- Come on, bro

[Jason]
The beets need to get grated by hand,

run through cheese cloth,

and it's gonna take hours

Gotta clean every inch of this place

[Alex] These things take forever

[exhales sharply]

[Dafne]
This is what it feels like, punishments?

This is what it's like

[Ramsey sighs]

So hard

- Challenges...
- [Alejandro] Go, go, go, go!

- [Jason] What have you got going?
- A chorizo chipotle beurre blanc

Wild boar and portobello mushroom ragú

- I really enjoyed the flavors of the dish
- Thank you

You had me at mayo and vinegar

- Thank you
- [Ramsay] Dafne, you're tasting first

- Sweet potato
- Yes!

- Peas
- [Ramsey] Peas?

[all laughing]

Oh, my God

Congratulations, Alex

[exhales sharply]

- Well done. Ring the bell, Tara, please
- [Red Team cheering]

Yeah, babies!

- Yes!
- Yes!

Dinner services that were terrible...

- Hot behind
- Come here. Raw f*cking meat

These pans are too hot

There's just no momentum in here

- [Dafne] The stress
- Come on. It's not good enough

Get out. Get out!

- Not a good service
- No

Looks like I can't cook fish now

We're gonna work together
and we're gonna push this sh*t out

That's too loose, and there's fava beans
in there instead of peas

Look at me. Well spotted

- Dafne, beautifully cooked, the lamb
- Thank you, Chef

Just golly

- [laughs] Jeepers creepers
- Jeepers creepers

- [snorts]
- We're the last two standing

It doesn't feel real at all

Alex and Dafne

Two nobodies that nobody knows

Did you look in his office?

All the people that have left, in coats?

I was like, "Holy crap,
that's a lot of people we had to b*at."

A lot of people had to leave

I think it was a great service
I'm excited about it

And I'm ready to find out,
who is Chef Ramsay's pick

At the end of the day,
I couldn't be happier,

and I do want to win

[rings]

- This is Alex
- [Ramsay] Hi, Alex. It's Chef

Could yourself and Dafne make your way
to my office, please. Thank you

Yes, Chef. Thank you

Here we go

Breathe in. Breathe out

- And pass out
- Cool

I'm gonna throw up in the corner

[Dafne] Okay

[Ramsay] Dafne and Alex

First of all, my apology
for keeping you both waiting

I can't tell you enough
how proud I am of you both

- Thank you, Chef
- Thank you

Alex. Young man, you have an iron will

You never ever wavered in dinner services

You never wilted in punishments

And trust me, you had a lot of them

Yes, Chef

You're showing your children
what hard work really does look like

But whatever the result is after tonight,

you are strong enough
to succeed in any kitchen

Thank you, Chef

- Dafne...
- [sighs]

... years of age

And young lady,
thank God you didn't go to med school

[chuckles]

A phenomenal chef,
bursting with creativity...

- Thank you, Chef
- ...in all your dishes

To tell your incredible story

of a first-generation LA woman
make it, incredible

Thank you, Chef

I'd be incredibly thrilled
to call either one of you my head chef

- Thank you, Chef
- Thank you, Chef

[Ramsay] But I have made my decision

Dafne, Alex, please step up to your doors

Yes, Chef

[Alex] I'm trying to not just explode

My entire future
is wrapped up into this night

I want this so bad for my family

I have spent over half my life
working for this moment

And I wanna turn that handle
and I wanna walk out those doors

[Dafne] I feel like I'm gonna pass out

This is the most anxious and overwhelming
feeling I've ever felt in my life

I'm just praying to God
that it's me that opens that door

I really put my heart out there

I put my soul on those plates

So, I hope it's enough for Chef Ramsay

Good luck, Alex

- Thanks, you too
- Thank you

The chef whose door opens
will become the winner of Hell's Kitchen,

as well as my head chef at the brand-new
Hell's Kitchen, Caesars Atlantic City

Dafne, Alex,

very carefully place your hand
on top of the handle

On the count of three,
you'll turn the handle and push

One

Two

Three

[guests gasp, cheer]

The chef whose door opens
will become the winner of Hell's Kitchen,

as well as my head chef at the brand-new
Hell's Kitchen, Caesars Atlantic City

On the count of three,
you'll turn the handle and push

One

Two

Three

[screaming]

Whoo!

- You did amazing
- Thank you, Chef

[Ramsay] Okay? And feel proud of this

Give him a hug

[Dafne laughing]

[laughing]

Congratulations

Now get down there and see Sarah. Come on

[Tara] Yeah, Alex!

I just won Hell's Kitchen!

What?

[Sarah shrieks]

This journey has been wild

I mean, ups, downs,
hella punishments, feeling b*at down

To see it come to fruition, it's unreal

You wanna talk about
the ultimate moment of validation

for years of hard work?

Tonight it happened

[Dafne] I love you, Mama

- [speaking Spanish]
- [Dafne laughs]

I really put my heart out there

I put my soul in everything
that has happened in this competition

I left my mark. I feel content right now

Congratulations, Alex
You completely deserve it

Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for our winner, Alex

[all cheering]

Cherish this moment

[whooping]

Is there anything you'd like to say?

I could not have imagined this happening
in my lifetime at all

I was told that this
was a terrible career choice for me

by a few people, many years ago

This has been the wildest experience
of our lives

Outside of marrying that woman,
and my two children,

this is the single greatest thing
I've ever done, so...

This lady hasn't lost anything

All of you give it up
for an amazing woman

Dafne, congratulations

To all the immigrant children
that came here

to make a better life for their family,

please don't ever give up

Keep going

Hustle. Work your ass off

And I promise you, it will be good to you

You know, I'm
I still have a lot to go through,

many years on the line still

It just wasn't meant for me

Just watch out for me
I'll be around for sure

One more time, ladies and gentlemen,
our season winner, Alex!

[Ramsay]
From the start, Alex emerged as a leader,

not only amongst the -year-olds,
but also the -year-olds

His cooking and his passion
pushed him to the front of the pack,

making him the ideal choice
to be my next head chef

I'm on top of the world
I don't even think my face can convey

what my brain and my heart
are feeling right now

This is insane

One more thing for you to do, please

- There you go
- [Sarah] Wow

- [all cheering]
- [Dafne] Yeah, Alex!

[Alex] It means the absolute world to me
that my wife and my mother

were both able to fly all the way
across the country to witness this

This is an incredible moment in our lives

The opportunities that I will be able
to give my children and my family now

that otherwise would not have
presented themselves,

it's priceless

[all cheering]