[music playing]
NARRATOR: Previously,
on "Hell's Kitchen."
We're double booked.
NARRATOR: For the first time
there were two dinner seatings.
One team will cook,
and one team will serve.
Then we'll turn around.
NARRATOR: The teams alternated
working in the kitchen.
No no, dirty bowl.
Just one [inaudible]
from you, Ralph.
Nothing f*cking more.
NARRATOR: And working on
the dining room floor.
Stop touching yourself.
NARRATOR: After
Chef Ramsey declared
Michael the best of the
worst on the losing red team.
I want you to nominate two
of your team for elimination.
NARRATOR: Chris let
his teammate Michael
know which way he would go.
But Michael had another plan.
My second nominee is Chris.
NARRATOR: Chef Ramsey had to
choose between a mother of six,
and an experienced Chef.
Chris give me your jacket.
You're leaving "Hell's Kitchen."
NARRATOR: By eliminating
Chris, Chef Ramsay
sent a message that
growth and desire are
more important than experience.
GORDON RAMSAY: He's been
telling the world that he
has that amount of knowledge.
Then he should have
been times better.
NARRATOR: And now, the
continuation of "Hell's
Kitchen."
[music playing]
NARRATOR: Chef Ramsay's
unexpected removal of Chris
has left Elsie in shock.
Yes.
You're gorgeous, you're
my other little mama.
Seriously.
I'm so happy for you--
I'm so proud of you.
I don't think Chris should
have been eliminated tonight.
It probably should have been me.
You deserve to be here.
Seriously.
ELSIE: But at the end
of the day Chef Ramsey
likes what he sees
in certain people,
and I guess tonight it was me.
Oh my god.
NARRATOR: Chef Ramsey
has made it clear
that he has higher expectations
of the more experienced chefs.
And while this is
good news for most,
it's sobering news for
kitchen veteran, Ralph.
Wow.
I really didn't think
that Chef would choose him.
You know, and I didn't want
to put Jimmy out of the line
either.
He works too hard.
Well, I appreciate that.
MICHAEL: My decision to put
Chris up there was definitely
like drawing first blood.
I'm really trying to
be this black widow.
This is a competition no
matter what, you know,
And that's one less
competitor that I have.
Jimmy, you think I made
the wrong decision?
No.
You want this?
JIMMY: Yeah, I do.
- All right.
Wow.
Chris being eliminated
tonight was a surprise.
I'm going to try and make sure
that that doesn't happen to me.
I'll tell you what.
tonight feels the best
I've felt to be here.
RALPH: Wow.
JESSICA: I think,
for a little while,
I thought Michael, and
Chris, and Ralph were
definitely the people to win.
But now, you know, I
don't know about that.
So I think that was definitely
a wake up call to Ralph.
RALPH: I learned a very
important lesson today.
[music playing]
Last night wasn't that good.
I really thought the experienced
chefs were going to shine.
Clearly last night Chris didn't,
and that's why he's gone.
Elsie.
Yes, Chef.
You deserve to be here.
- Thank you.
- Ralph.
Yes, Chef.
For someone with your
experience I thought
a little bit more refined--
a little bit more on the
ball, and less sloppy.
And when you go to the plate,
don't f*cking smash it.
RALPH: Yes, Chef.
Slightly surprised,
and somewhat
pissed off at your performance.
I didn't mean to piss
you off, Chef I'm going
to do the best I can for you.
And now that Chris is not
here do you get the message?
Loud and clear.
GORDON RAMSAY: OK.
Our next challenge.
We're going to do
some blind tasting.
NARRATOR: Chef Ramsey
believes a Master Chef should
have an impeccable palate.
You'll be identifying flavors,
which is absolutely crucial.
NARRATOR: So today
he's challenging
them to a blind taste test.
Each person will taste
four different foods,
and the team that gets
the most right wins.
You will be blindfolded--
you'll have a headset on--
so you really will be
depending on your taste buds.
The winning team for the
challenge is coming out with me
this afternoon.
The losing team, as always, the
consequences are pretty rough.
Remember last night,
all those pots and pans?
They need a bloody good clean,
and that's just the first part.
Let's go.
Blindfold on please.
NARRATOR: First up-- office
assistant, Andrew, and
purchasing supervisor, Jimmy.
Andrew, can you hear me?
You jumped up little
politician, can you hear me?
[laughter]
Oh, good, that's working.
Jimmy, what's it
like to be slim?
He definitely can't hear me.
OK, good.
Ready.
ANDREW: You can't
hear anything--
you can't see anything.
Gordon taps you and
you got to, you know,
open wide, which in and of
itself is a scary thought.
GORDON RAMSAY: Jimmy,
don't eat my fingers.
OK.
They both have got
chicken in their mouths.
Easy, yeah?
Straightforward.
You ready?
Feels like chicken,
tastes like chicken.
GORDON RAMSAY: So, what is it?
Chicken.
GORDON RAMSAY: Mhm.
What was that?
It tasted like
a meat tortellini
with bit of sweated
onions in the background.
GORDON RAMSAY: Jesus, Christ.
[laughter]
That was chicken, you twat.
OK.
Tortellini-- where the f*ck
did he get tortellini from?
NARRATOR: Both Jimmy and
Andrew miss the next two.
Now it's time for their
fourth and final taste.
GORDON RAMSAY: That
was white radish.
Parsnip.
Hmm.
Radish, Chef?
GORDON RAMSAY:
Well done, big boy.
You got it right.
JIMMY: Thank you, Chef.
Pretty crap.
Ladies, step forward, please.
NARRATOR: In round two,
with four brand new foods,
it's up to headhunter
Jessica, and mother of six,
Elsie, to break the tie.
GORDON RAMSAY: Open wide.
Ox tongue, mm.
Pork.
Pork.
Pork?
GORDON RAMSAY: Wrong animal.
This one now, scallops.
Open wide.
Good.
Liver.
Liver!
Baby scallop?
GORDON RAMSAY: Baby scallop.
Well done.
Mm.
GORDON RAMSAY: Interesting.
Caesar salad dressing.
Here we go.
Up.
Vinaigrette.
Caesar salad dressing?
Well done.
ELSIE: The Caesar dressing.
I tasted the anchovies
in it, which I hate.
I knew exactly what it was.
GORDON RAMSAY: Last one.
Mm.
Up.
So, finally what was it?
Beef, out of the wellingtons.
Filet mignon.
GORDON RAMSAY:
Filet mignon, hmm.
Ground beef or burger?
Well done.
It was a burger.
NARRATOR: Elsie was near perfect
giving the red team a huge lead
by identifying three right.
Bringing the score to four
for red, and one for blue.
Michael, are you ready?
Yes, Chef.
Ralph, are you ready?
Yes, Chef.
NARRATOR: And now
the final round
the two professional
chefs, Ralph and Michael.
GORDON RAMSAY: First
one is veal sweetbreads
taken from the pancreas.
So, what is it Ralph?
Beef with fat, Chef?
GORDON RAMSAY: Sweetbreads.
Ah.
That's beef and fatty.
GORDON RAMSAY: Red team,
if Michael gets this right,
the game is over and the
red team win the challenge.
[clap]
GORDON RAMSAY: What was that?
Oh, something awful, man.
Something from a cow that
I shouldn't be eating.
It tastes like a brain
or something like that.
I don't know.
Blue team.
they're still alive.
NARRATOR: With only
three ingredients left,
and the blue team
down by three, Ralph
can't afford to miss even one.
The pressure's
on Ralph right now.
If he gets this one
wrong it's over.
This next one is a spinach leaf.
Ralph has the most
educated palate--
He told me two days ago
he was the strongest cook.
This should be water off
a duck's back for Ralph.
Open wide.
[music playing]
Come on, Ralph--
it's only a leaf.
What was that?
Romaine lettuce, Chef?
Oh, lettuce!
ANDREW: I'm a
little disappointed
that Ralph didn't get spinach.
I got to tell you
the honest truth--
Ralph, you should
have gotten spinach.
OK.
Headphones off-- headphones off.
That was baby spinach.
Red team you're the winners--
well done, red team.
Blue team you lost.
Ralph.
RALPH: Yes, Chef.
Another disappointment.
Oh.
GORDON RAMSAY: Remember last
night, all those pots and pans?
They need a really good clean.
Red team, go and get changed.
RALPH: Unfortunately I was
sitting there this morning,
drinking coffee,
smoking cigarettes,
and I popped a cough
drop in my mouth
as we walked into the kitchen.
I wish I had skipped
all three of those.
JESSICA: We just love
to take a licking.
NARRATOR: As always, the
punishment for losing
is a harsh one--
an entire restaurant's
worth of dishes to clean.
RALPH: Every time.
JESSICA: This is the worst.
RALPH: Every time.
JESSICA: This sucks.
ANDREW: I got to
tell you I'm bitter
and pissed off right now.
We haven't had any
time with Ramsay.
I would like to put on a
suit and enjoy his company.
Oh come on, you
f*cking gross sons of--
but no, I'm going to
be sitting in a dish
washing station for the next
four hours doing this crap.
That's nasty.
[music playing]
Oh, my God.
I so needed today--
so needed today.
You know, when I saw some
of the things getting
served it had worried
me a little bit.
But I nailed it--
I was so sure of all the
three that I got right
and that was a great feeling.
I guess I got a good palate.
Yeah, you do.
ELSIE: Ralph has
got to be pissed.
Ralph has got to be pissed.
JIMMY: Yeah.
But as Ralphie says, to the
victors goes the spoils.
[inaudible]
JESSICA: What's that?
RALPH: Kick somebody's ass.
ELSIE: Poor blue team.
[music playing]
f*ck them.
[laughter]
NARRATOR: A break from the
brutal pace of "Hell's Kitchen"
is a coveted reward.
And for the red team
winning today's challenge
means an exclusive wine
tasting with Chef Ramsay.
Nice to get out, huh?
GROUP: Yes.
GORDON RAMSAY: We're
here today to taste
some really nice wines.
Some beautiful wines--
refined, exquisite.
[music playing]
GORDON RAMSAY: Here's to the
blue team-- scrubbing pans,
and pots.
[inaudible] Well done.
JIMMY: They've been nothing but
good sports about it though.
f*cking red team.
JESSICA: f*cking Elsie.
[laughter]
ANDREW: Don't go to
sleep tonight Els.
JESSICA: Sweet dreams, honey.
This sucks, this is
a bad punishment.
RALPH: Could be worse.
GORDON RAMSAY: Just
look at the color.
JIMMY: Nice, rich, dark cherry.
GORDON RAMSAY: [inaudible]
Jimmy, you're not
supposed to drink all of it.
JIMMY: Why not?
And Jim, can I just
teach you something?
JIMMY: Yes, sir.
I'm going to teach
you how to sip wine.
JIMMY: OK.
- OK.
So you go like this.
[sipping]
Show me.
[sipping]
GORDON RAMSAY: That's--
[laughter]
Suck your lips together.
Here we go.
[inaudible] f*cking, man.
[laughter]
JIMMY: I don't know
much about wine--
I know quite a bit about beer.
Forget it.
[patting]
It was hilarious, because
there's just nothing
refined about Jimmy.
You got a doggy
bag for that one?
NARRATOR: The red team
returns after enjoying
the sweet taste of success
to find the blue team
right where they left them--
still bitter.
RALPH: What's up guys?
Where did you go?
ELSIE: We had a lot of wine.
JESSICA: Nice.
RALPH: Well, we're glad
you had a nice time.
JESSICA: See you guys later.
ELSIE: Thanks, guys.
RALPH: Don't be scared to
pitch in the dorms over there.
The punishments are
definitely getting worse.
"Hell's Kitchen" is becoming--
it's becoming more Hell.
f*ck.
[phone ringing]
[music playing]
JIMMY: Hi, it's Jimmy.
GORDON RAMSAY:
Jimmy, it's Gordon.
You're going to be
in the dining room.
See you in minutes
with your jackets on.
OK.
Bye.
Yo!
Listen up.
He said make sure
everybody is in full gear.
RALPH: Who knows what
we're going to do?
ELSIE: So why are
we getting dressed?
JIMMY: I don't know--
he said pants, chef
jacket, everything.
MICHAEL: We walked out there not
knowing what's going to happen,
you know.
One of us could be going
home for all I know.
It could be another
challenge-- it
could could be service tonight.
You know, we just don't
know with "Hell's Kitchen."
[music playing]
I've got a huge announcement.
Tomorrow night, for the first
time ever in "Hell's Kitchen,"
the menu is yours.
So I want you to take
everything you've learned
and come up with your menu.
Three starters, three main
courses, and three desserts.
Those menus will
go head to head--
red team versus the blue
team, and the customers
will decide which one
they're going to eat.
Let's go.
NARRATOR: With the teams
designing their own menus
for tomorrow night's
dinner service,
this is their biggest
responsibility yet.
Do one of you guys
have a great recipe?
So how about paella?
We could do a pan-seared duck
breast with pineapple slices.
OK.
I would like to
make my paella.
MICHAEL: We just
wanted to make sure
that the menu definitely
reflected the core
of what the person wanted.
How about scallops?
Oh yeah, scallops are great.
I do like the scallops
wrapped in bacon.
RALPH: Dessert.
We're doing creme brulee.
We could also do-- you know
what we could do we could
do like a chocolate cheesecake.
No, don't do a
chocolate cheesecake.
I've got a great flour
less chocolate cake recipe.
It's simple, it's
easy, it's foolproof.
ANDREW: I've got my main.
JESSICA: What are you thinking?
It's a braised salmon.
I think-- I'm not
big on salmon myself.
I think halibut is
great, because I
think people like halibut.
ANDREW: This was supposed
to be a group effort,
but it was more of a group
effort underneath Ralph.
[music playing]
NARRATOR: The
restaurant is opening
tonight for the sixth time.
With brand new menus,
the teams are getting
an early start on their prep.
Oh, OK.
Don't tighten, it's
too tight, because it'll
pinch right through it.
NARRATOR: While Michael
shows Elsie the ropes,
Ralph is teaching
Andrew the finer points
of poaching halibut.
Going to go into a saute pan.
Right.
I was trying to keep a firm
handle on what was going on.
Right now we can't
afford any mistakes.
You're not going to
poach it in that-- you're
going to poach it in a pan.
You don't poach the fish
in something that big.
Because you're not gonna
take me down tonight.
[music playing]
NARRATOR: It's a short
time before dinner service.
And although Chef Ramsay has
given control of the menu
to the aspiring chefs
it's still his reputation
that brings the customers in.
Seafood paella-- no need
to ask who's doing that one.
I put that in the
rice to season it.
GORDON RAMSAY: The biggest
worry about the paella
that I have is just
everything overcooking--
the rice especially.
Right, so you have to
control that nicely.
The red team's got a
very ambitious menu.
The disaster can be
cooking the scallops.
And they seem not completely
set, but they're on their way.
Lemongrass poached halibut.
Can I talk to you
about it, Andrew?
We have [inaudible],, which
we added some lemongrass
and some cilantro to.
And we cooked it
down a little bit.
We're going to poach it in that.
It's still very thin though
at the moment, isn't it?
Yeah?
And this is the
most concentrated
I've seen any of
them, which is always
a good sign before service.
Red team, come here,
over here, please.
Blue team, quick, now.
For the first time ever
in "Hell's Kitchen,"
your menus are
going head to head.
So are you going to be judged on
the amount of orders that come
through to the blue team
and the amount of orders
that come through
to the red team.
And depending on what they say,
how they enjoy the experience,
that will determine our
winning team this evening.
Just remember one crucial
thing, and it may be your menus,
but it's my standards,
and this is my restaurant.
Do you understand that?
Yes, chef.
Blue team, I've
just remembered.
You found it very hard yesterday
to unlock those taste buds.
Romaine lettuce, chef?
Oh, lettuce.
Second part of your
punishment, I'm locking
your storeroom this evening.
I think your baby chickens
are in there, is that right?
Oh, shit.
I'll give you the combination.
C Y.
Log it.
I'm saying it once.
Now our storeroom is locked.
It's like having one
arm tied behind my back.
Hopefully they don't
order a lot of chicken.
Y.
Whoa.
First try.
- Success.
- What do you want?
Give me the tape.
Give me the masking tape.
- There's nothing--
Just give me the masking tape.
Oh, I got you.
What are you doing?
Get that f*cking
tape off of there.
And get the f*ck back in there.
You think I'm f*cking stupid?
I'm not stupid like you.
Come here.
You f*cking guys f*cked it up.
You get a punishment.
You don't f*cking rig
it so it works for you.
You blew it.
Pay the consequences, got it?
Yes, chef.
Why don't you try being
a serious of these people
are on your team
instead of being a jerk.
Chef, I'm going to bring
those down right now.
No you're not, because
Andrew just ruined it for you
because he was taping the door.
When you need them, you got
to come in here and get one.
NARRATOR: With the
debut of two new menus,
it's almost as if
it's opening night.
Ladies, welcome
to the restaurant.
Jimmy, are you ready?
I'm very ready, Chef.
NARRATOR: Tonight, the customers
have the contestants fate
in their hands, literally.
You have two menus to go from.
Do we choose from either
the blue or the red?
Or the red.
But your starter, main course,
and dessert has to match.
No mixing and matching.
I got you.
OK, that's fine.
Thank you.
That looks delicious.
NARRATOR: The red menu
features Jimmy's roasted duck
breast, Michael's filet mignon,
and Elsie's traditional paella.
The blue menu includes
Ralph's mushroom agnolotti,
Ralph's grilled New
York sirloin steak,
Ralph's lemongrass poached
halibut, and Ralph's
flourless chocolate cake.
[inaudible]?
No, I think I'll
do the red menu.
The red menu.
Perfect.
I'm going to go
with the blue menu.
I'd like to choose
from the red menu.
NARRATOR: Tonight, Chef
Ramsay is keeping score.
He will be judging them
on not just quantity,
but quality and speed.
You put up that,
the scallop, Jimmy?
NARRATOR: Red team is ready
with their first order.
Jimmy is showing
he has the speed--
Jimmy, that's
undercooked there.
That's undercooked?
Yes, it's undercooked.
NARRATOR: --but unfortunately
not the quality.
Now don't f*cking just
stand there like some big,
f*cking [inaudible] shit.
Touch the scallop.
Go.
Go, please.
Away.
I got scallop.
Come on, Jimmy.
Scallop is way undercooked.
[inaudible], Jimmy.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile,
the blue team is running
into some trouble of their own.
- So sorry.
Go, go, go, go, go.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
One pear salad,
one bisque away.
Four minutes on our plate.
Yes, chef.
Andrew?
Andrew, can I have an answer?
Pear salad, lobster
bisque, where is he?
He's in the store room, chef.
Yeah, that's my four
minutes, not his seven.
Yeah, chef.
Four minutes,
Andrew, get on that.
- I heard that.
- Two pear salad I'm waiting on.
seconds, chef.
Oh, come on,
f*ck off with you.
NARRATOR: It's minutes
into dinner service,
and with the backup
in the red kitchen,
and appetizers flying
out of the blue kitchen,
customers sitting
at the same table
are having a completely
different dining experiences.
Girl's got the blue one.
Blue kitchen's
doing a better job.
Sorry, guys.
Am I flaunting it by
eating in front of you?
NARRATOR: The blue team
has designed a menu that
has allowed them a fast start.
But there's a problem
with one of their dishes,
and it's now being returned to
the kitchen by Jean Philippe.
Yes, there was
a hair in there.
Come here.
Jessica, come here.
A customer just complained
of hair in the agnolotti.
What else?
That's it?
Yep.
That's not my hair, chef.
No, listen, I'm not here
to find out who's it is.
Did you hear what the
customer feedback is?
- Yes, chef.
- Understand it and f*ck off.
Go.
What do you want me to do,
not say anything to you?
They found a hair
in the agnolotti.
I'm not asking is it your hair.
They found a hair in your food.
Understand what I'm saying.
Yes, chef.
And don't f*cking
start arguing.
NARRATOR: Back in
the red kitchen,
Jimmy's already struck
out with one scallop,
and now he's back
at the hot plate.
Jimmy, the scallop's
overcooked now.
What's happening now?
It's scorching.
Everything's scorching.
Nicely it nicely, and you put
it in the oven to finish, yes?
I'm not serving that, OK?
Yes, chef.
When Jimmy couldn't
pump out those scallops,
I was getting a
little pissed off.
It's like we've gone
over this times.
It's really simple.
You know what?
I can cook scallops
from now on, Jimmy.
I'll pass them over
to you when they're
ready to go in the oven.
It's not cooking, man.
I know.
Can I get a plate
for a scallop, please?
Right, that's better.
Let's go.
Three scallops, table .
Gently let's go.
Go, please.
, go, please.
NARRATOR: An hour into
dinner service, Michael
has put an end to
the scallop dilemma
and completed most
of the appetizers.
It looks absolutely delicious.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile, the blue
team is off to the best start
that they've ever had.
Halibut coming.
Halibut coming.
NARRATOR: Andrew is bringing
his first main courses
up to the hotplate.
And things could look better.
Pretty good start.
Hello?
- Already on top of it.
- Andrew?
Yes.
- Just come here a minute.
- I'm [inaudible].
Yeah, Andrew?
Andrew, come here a minute,
and touch those bowels.
I've now got stone
cold f*cking bowls.
I want the whole
lot f*cking dressed.
I want them f*cking pipping hot.
I'm going to-- stop
there, young man.
Why were you serving food on
stone cold plates, Andrew?
NARRATOR: Andrew broke one of
Chef Ramsay's most basic rules.
In his restaurants, you only
serve hot food on hot plates.
So you cook it to perfection
and you choose to serve it
on a stone cold plate.
Unbelievable.
Yes, what we need to do right
now is make up for Andrew.
Andrew, what can
I help you with.
What do you need?
Come on.
I can't even dress
them quick enough.
It's It's OK.
It's OK.
Good, well
they're f*cking cold
by the time I even dress them.
All right, well, what
are you dressing them with?
I need to pour
this sauce on it.
- This sauce?
- Yes.
What do you need?
Right here?
- Pour it.
- Pour it on?
Pour it on, Jess, go.
On all of them?
Yes.
Halibut [inaudible]
coming now, please.
Coming chef.
Keep it cool, calm,
cool, collected, all right?
No worries, Andrew.
Will you clear the plate?
Have you any idea where
the rest of the table went?
They went out, chef.
Yeah, just touch
that plate for me.
Hello, young man?
Just touch that plate for me.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, there you go.
Yeah, there you go.
Go, table .
Go.
NARRATOR: It's an hour and
a half into dinner service.
And all the tickets are in.
The blue team has won
the numbers game by .
But quality and speed are
most important to Chef Ramsay.
How's your main course like?
Was it worth it?
Mine is a little overcooked
and it's a little soupy.
A little overcooked?
But yours is fine?
But the fish is a
little overcooked.
Let me pull them for you.
Go.
Go.
All of the halibut, which
we served on this table,
they're all overcooked, chef.
Andrew, [inaudible]
plate, please.
Jean Philippe just explained
to both Andrew and Ralph
the f*cking problem
with the halibut, yes?
Yeah, the fish overcooked
and no flavor whatsoever.
Tasteless.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile,
the red kitchen
is hitting their stride.
Michael is sending out their
main courses, filet mignon
and roasted duck breast.
There you go.
, go.
NARRATOR: The red
team's food is going
over well with the customers.
Wow, that's great.
NARRATOR: Elsie finally gets
an order for her specialty.
One vichyssoise, one scallops.
Main course, one paella,
one filet mignon.
Dessert, one lemon and
cranberry, one chocolate tart,
all red team.
I got a paella.
Thank you.
Elsie's paella is one of her
children's favorite dishes,
and she's hoping the diners
will feel the same way.
- Paella looks good.
- Let's go.
Paella filet we go with, yes?
Paella?
Paella, yep, over here.
Very nice, [inaudible]
Elsie, yes?
He liked my Paella.
Go, pick up, please, table .
Let's hope the
customer likes it, right?
The customer is going
to love your paella.
Seafood on top of
rice is what it is.
Well, what's the seasoning?
What are you tasting?
NARRATOR: As of right
now, Elsie's kids
are still the only ones
who like her paella.
It's three hours into dinner
service and a table of two as
ordered from both menus.
The red kitchen main
course is ready.
And all Chef Ramsay needs
is Andrew's halibut.
I'm not waiting, Andrew.
f*ck you.
Go, , go.
I'm not slowing
down anymore now.
That's it.
No chance.
I have a slight little
problem with the halibut,
but it shouldn't be too long.
OK.
Thank you for your patience.
I'll sit here
and watch you eat.
You're missing out.
Service, five covers.
Don't you dare.
Don't you f*cking dare.
Five covers, table one.
One pear salad, one agnolotti.
Main course, one
chicken, one halibut.
Desserts, pick up, please.
- Yes, chef.
Can you not just see, Andrew,
right now what's going on?
While I'm talking out,
and reading an order out,
let me read the order out, then
you say what is the matter.
I need six minutes on the
hotplate for the halibut.
They're not cooking fast enough.
And I don't want to
give you raw fish, chef.
- Hello, young man?
- Yeah, chef?
I'm trying to lace
both kitchens together,
and this is turning
out to be a nightmare.
If I say it's three
minutes on the plate,
it's three minutes
on the plate, OK?
It wasn't difficult
to poach the halibut.
It just wasn't about to
get done in four minutes.
It just was-- it's
not chemically
possible to cook that halibut
in four minutes, bottom line.
Science doesn't allow it.
Would you like some
red steak while you're
waiting for your blue halibut?
- I would.
But you try it first,
see if you don't die.
Then I'll try it.
[inaudible]
Great.
Penne.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile,
Jimmy is trying to bounce
back with his penne pasta dish.
Is that it, Jimmy?
That's it One
Not one salt in there, yeah?
Not one ounce of salt in there.
Come on.
[inaudible]
That's boring.
Yes, chef.
We don't create these
menus to be boring.
Beautifully seasoned, yes?
It's very plain,
it's very simple,
but it has to be
seasoned beautifully.
Let's go.
Still waiting on the
scallops for table .
You're not waiting on the
penne on table , yes?
NARRATOR: With only minutes
left in the dinner service,
and the blue team
backed up with orders,
something in the dining
room catches Ralph's eye.
He's so cute.
Ralph, I know it's funny
they're laughing [inaudible]..
But just f*cking hear me
out, will you please, OK?
I've got nothing to
smile at right now.
I'm actually trying
to get this right.
The laughs, the jokes, the
applause, and this autograph,
we can f*cking take
care of after service.
f*cking around.
Was there a girl
sitting at the table?
Yeah, she waved.
I waved back and smiled.
The chef took offense to it.
No one seems to have
any urgency tonight.
I'm closing the
kitchen down, OK?
Blue team, switch it off.
I'm closing it down.
Yeah, hello?
Red team, yes, send that table
and f*cking turn the ovens off,
OK?
When are we going
to complete though?
- Huh?
- He still shut us down.
We had only four tickets left.
We could have got it--
Jimmy, if you could have
got those scallops out.
Scallops, man.
The ovens are f*cked up.
I wish Jimmy could cook
those scallops like I told him.
Hey, you didn't throw
away my little wontons
did you there, fatty?
What?
Yeah.
We didn't sell that much
in the bisque, did we?
I think we did OK.
We put out good food tonight.
I would have thought i
Was I think we put out the best
food we've put out since we've
been here, personally.
Well, there is some good news.
We served a lot of
food tonight, nearly
for the first time
in "Hell's Kitchen,"
a complete dining room.
Not bad.
Michael?
- Chef.
- Pretty outstanding.
Thanks, chef.
You're finally coming
out of Chris's shadow.
Thank you, chef.
Jimmy?
Yeah, chef?
You can't get out of those
starting blocks, can you?
Those first two or three
tables, pigboy, you're
like a pig in shit, aren't you?
Blue team?
Yes, chef?
Jessica?
Yeah, chef?
Not bad.
It was consistent.
It was consistently average.
Ralph?
Yeah, chef?
I know we're in Hollywood.
You're here to cook, not flirt.
f*ck me, big boy,
I turned around
and saw you standing
there waving
and laughing at customers.
And that got my
back up big time.
Well, he's so cute.
Let's see what the
customers have said.
First of all, red
team, diners
chose your menu, not
bad, but not really good.
Blue team, diners
chose your menu.
They said it was more appealing.
The losing team tonight
is the blue team.
I'll tell you why.
You were done in by
your fish, the most
popular item on your menu.
people ordered the halibut.
Six out of
returned the halibut.
That's not good.
I can guarantee all
those six customers will
not be back in your restaurant.
Whose idea was the halibut?
Come on, guys.
I wanted to do
a braised salmon
with a white wine reduction.
And it was Ralph's
suggestion not
to use salmon because
people might not like it.
Halibut might be better.
So it's Ralph's idea?
The dish would seem to be a
combination of everybody, chef.
Jessica?
Yeah, chef.
I didn't see you touch
a main course all night.
And the starters and the
desserts were highly rated.
Go back to your door
and nominate one person
from your team that you
think should be eliminated
from "Hell's Kitchen."
Yeah, chef.
Now.
Yeah, chef.
Chef Ramsay is
relying on Jessica
to sort out the halibut hell
caused by Ralph and Andrew.
Good job to you guys.
I can't believe we lost.
It really just sucks to
have to nominate one person.
There's just so many things
going on in my mind right now.
I didn't want the halibut.
I didn't want the poached.
Then why did you do it?
He didn't want
to do it braised.
That's your dish, man.
I got out--
I got outspoken man.
It's braised salmon.
I'm not big on salmon myself.
I think halibut is great because
I think people like halibut.
That wasn't my dish.
Ralph should have
said something then.
And I wasn't
going to say that.
I wasn't going to do
that in front of him,
in front of everybody like that.
I have more f*cking
integrity than that.
Ralph should have
opened his mouth.
But he didn't.
He didn't.
He sat there like a sissy.
He stood there, and
he said nothing,
because he knew he was wrong.
He knows.
He knows exactly.
He-- I'm sick of
taking these f*cking
falls for stupid ideas of his.
The bisque wasn't
even that good.
That really sucks that he
got dogged down for something
he didn't want to do.
Yeah.
It's f*cking not fair.
It is a shitty situation.
I know what I need to do.
It's just a great
opportunity for Jessica
to eliminate Ralph because
he competition for her also.
It's just time to see
if she'll do it or not.
I'm going to go talk
to Ralph, actually.
OK, so I'm going
to be straight
with you because I always am.
I'm not nominating you, and
that's the way it's to go.
But at the same time,
understand this.
I need to shine
a little bit too,
and I need to stand on my
own two feet, because I
if I can't do that,
then that's it.
Shit, I hope she makes
the right decision tonight.
You saw people think I'm
stupid for nominating him
because I can get you out
and then it would be f*cking
easier for me to beat Andrew.
But at the same time,
we're still a team.
I can't tell you how much
crap I take for the team.
I knew that halibut was going
to be a f*cking disaster.
I knew it.
Gave him an
opportunity to stand up
and take responsibility for what
happened and he did nothing.
He said nothing, OK?
I'm going to
give you a f*cking
hug because that's what I feel.
And I'd rather be
honest with you
and open and tell you
what I'm thinking,
and I want to do that.
Well, I appreciate it,
and let's see what happens.
But--
You ain't going
to put me up there?
No f*cking way, no.
I'm not going to hold back.
I'm not going to
walk off silently.
That's bullshit.
Ralph, he's my
teammate and a friend.
I look to him as a mentor.
But he's also my competition, so
that's what's hard about this.
Red team, nice
to be sitting down?
Yes, chef.
Jessica?
Yes, chef?
You're in a tough spot.
It's a very tough spot, chef.
Have you your nominee
for elimination?
I have.
Who is it and why?
So I'm my nominee
for tonight is Andrew.
He does seem to get in the
line of fire quite a bit,
and there just seems to be
something slightly missing.
At this point in the
game, chef, we're a team
but we need to stand
on our own two feet.
Interesting.
Thank you.
Andrew, step forward, please.
Jessica?
Yeah, chef.
While I respect your choice.
The decision is mine.
Ralph?
Yeah, chef.
Step forward.
Andrew?
Yeah, chef?
Why should you stay
in "Hell's Kitchen?"
I don't take
responsibility for that dish
and I can't walk out of
here for the wrong reasons.
You know what?
Andrew was responsible
for preparing a dish.
That halibut required three
ingredients to be spot on.
But I would think that
he would have cared more
about the dish
previous to service
than to figure it out during.
Well, I think it's
really important
that you both are
honest, because I'm
standing here f*cking confused.
Jess brought up a good
point of being a team player,
having a team, and
working within that team.
And I have to tell
you the honest truth,
that right now, I feel
like I'm on the Ralph team.
And that's not a good feeling
because I don't feel like I'm
able to put myself in there
and show myself and prove
it, because that wasn't me.
It wasn't mine.
It wasn't what I wanted, that
if I had served what I wanted,
you know what?
Jessica may not have had
to make that decision
whatsoever tonight.
Chef, I never asked
for it to become,
as Andrew says, Ralph's team.
However, the team
plead a burden of work
to be put on my shoulders.
I prepared the dishes
that I had to prepare
today, two of the appetizers,
two of the desserts.
I ex*cuted of the entrees.
I did my job, no
shortcuts, no crying,
just doing it like a pro.
I am strong in the kitchen,
stronger than Andrew,
and from there,
you make your call.
Can I say one for thing?
From the first day I
met you, Andrew, you're
not the kind of bigheaded
arrogant little twat
that liked to be steamrolled.
Now you're telling me
that Ralph manipulated
your dish into becoming
a poached halibut.
Chef, it's like I said.
Andrew, give me your jacket.
Take care.
You too.
Maybe I wasn't as
successful in the kitchen.
But I got to tell you, I think I
had the more integrity tonight.
I spoke for myself.
I stood up for myself.
And I said what
needed to be said.
That was tough.
That was bloody tough.
Be aware, Ralph,
you're not untouchable.
Sweet dreams.
I'm still here, and I'm
not leaving until it's over.
I'm here to win.
And I'm here to fight.
And if I need to
adjust, I'll adjust.
I didn't nominate Ralph
because he's taught me a lot.
He helps me every single day.
But I know he's
got his weaknesses,
and I can possibly beat him.
So I'm going to work
hard to do that.
It would have been really
great to have Ralph eliminated.
He definitely, this
whole time, has
been my biggest competition.
But I'm very confident
that I can take him.
So we're down
to the final five.
These are the best of the best.
And the cream is slowly
rising to the top.
But they really
now have to start
emerging as individual talent.
Andrew's going tonight
because he's out of his depth.
And I discovered a fake.
He can't cook.
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01x06 - Day 6
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