This this is the real deal.
Go go.
Rescue high surf.
Bring it on.
Bring it on the floor.
Wow and universal basic guys.
How much did you spend on this?
Can't put a price tag on saving lives.
Nailed it.
All available now.
narrator: Previously on
"Hell's Kitchen: Head Chefs Only"...
- We're gonna play a game
that has a lot of pasta-bilities
Starts now.
- How thin should tortellini be?
narrator: The teams were challenged
to get creative with pasta.
- Put your thumb in... - Mm-hmm.
- And then just, like, crease it over.
narrator: Anthony's cavatelli...
- Love the sauce. Perfectly seasoned.
- Thank you.
narrator: And Amanda's stuffed cannelloni.
- I love how delicate the pasta is.
narrator: Impressed. - Well done.
- [bleep].
narrator: At the end of judging,
the score was tied. - [sighs]
narrator: The winning team was decided
by the best dish of the day.
- And that dish belongs to... - Joe.
- Joe, well done. - Yes, sir.
- [smooches] That was for my dad.
narrator: At a dinner service
filled with food influencers...
- We're here at Hell's Kitchen right now.
narrator: Brandon's pasta wasn't camera ready.
- It's undercooked, and it's watery.
Start again.
narrator: But Anthony's excellent performance
on meat station...
- Anthony, Wellington nicely cooked.
- Thank you, Chef. Oh.
[laughs] OK.
narrator: Had the Blue Kitchen trending up.
- That flavor is so good.
narrator: In the Red Kitchen...
- It's only a four top, and I get six meat.
How is that possible? narrator: Brittany on meat...
- Can you take the excess meat back?
- Yes, Chef. - Now.
narrator: And Meghan and Magali...
- Hot. narrator: On fish.
- Ice-cold raw [bleep] halibut. Just--
narrator: Didn't deserve any likes...
- Salty, dry, raw.
narrator: So Chef Ramsay decided
to unfriend the Red Team...
- Get out! Get out!
[tense music]
narrator: And sent them back to the dorms to deliberate.
- Meghan, you're the stronger cook.
You should have taken ownership of that station
once things started coming back.
- Yeah, as a stronger cook, I should have known better.
narrator: At elimination, the Red Team nominated...
- Brittany. narrator: And...
- Meghan.
narrator: But Chef Ramsay disagreed.
- Back in line, both of you.
narrator: Sending... - Magali.
narrator: Home, ending her chance at becoming
head chef at Hell's Kitchen Foxwoods Resort Casino.
[dramatic music]
And now, the continuation of "Hell's Kitchen."
- Now, get out of here.
♪ ♪
- I know I'm one of the stronger women
on the Red Team, and I just got to speak up.
- Some of my teammates still feel
they made the right decision.
It [bleep] is what it is.
I know, deep down, it wasn't the right decision.
♪ ♪
The fact that they said I'm the strongest chef,
and they--
- They still threw you under the bus, you know,
because this decision that was made
wasn't fair to you or I.
- Meghan and I don't have a lot of the support
of the team right now,
and I can sense the tension on the team around me.
And if I was really the weakest this whole [bleep] time
like everyone has [bleep] thought,
I would be [bleep] gone.
We have to be honest with what's actually happening.
- The fact that he disagreed with that decision--
- For both of us, which made me feel really good.
- Let's take it and [bleep] go with it.
- Let's [bleep] just run.
- [bleep] run everybody over.
♪
- Let's go.
[soft dramatic music]
- Right, quick, come here.
- Shh. Shh. - Shh.
- There's a special performance going on in the dining room,
so go in quickly but quietly.
This way, this way.
[singing together] ♪ Red and Blue
♪ This must be like a dream ♪
♪ Being here and competing with your team ♪
♪ But in the... - What in the world?
If they're asking us to sing,
I am not feeling confident about that.
- ♪ There'll be a hot time in the kitchen tonight ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Please welcome the Yale Whiffenpoofs.
[cheers and applause]
- Whiffen what? - They're from Yale, right?
The Yale Whiffenpoofs. - The Whiffenpoofs?
- I want to be a Whiffenpoof.
[singing together] ♪ Hell's Kitchen
- I don't.
I don't want to be a Whiffenpoof.
- Now, this amazing group
was founded in 1909.
A lot has changed since 1909,
but no matter what the group's composition,
they all work in perfect harmony.
And that is what your next challenge is all about.
For your next challenge, you'll need to grab
a total of five ingredients across five rounds,
and then cook a dish that really sings.
Every time you hear the amazing Whiffenpoofs sing,
that will be your cue to run from the kitchen
and grab your next ingredient.
[dramatic music]
So build out your dish smartly.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- My one and only goal is to get to that tray first.
Definitely don't want to get stuck
with things that don't match.
- Ready, set...
- Whew, boy.
- Immediately, I want that rib cap.
It's one of my favorite cuts of meat.
I'm gonna make this rib eye cap sing in harmony.
[imitates ethereal choir]
Let's [bleep] go.
♪ ♪
- Lulu, you're fast.
- I decided to come and cook today, man.
- Yes, ma'am.
- I know I'm probably the fastest person in that kitchen.
I was always tough when I played soccer,
and I'm pretty tough today to get to that tray.
I decided to stop stressing and just do what I love.
- Which starch did you get, Meghan?
- I got grits, Chef. - You got grits?
- Yes, Chef. - Ooh, yum.
- Steak is my thing.
I have a good steakhouse background.
Love it.
Whenever we go out, my girlfriend always has
her eye on a good tomahawk. So I'm like, "All right, cool.
This one's for you, babe."
Spice, spice, spice.
- Asparagus.
- Ladies are getting vicious.
All right, what'd you get this round?
- Cippolinis. - What are you thinking so far?
- My rib cap, I'm gonna do a really herby compound butter,
kind of roll it up and tie it.
I have never worked with rib cap.
It was a very thin piece of meat,
so I'm gonna pound it out.
I'm gonna make a beautiful roulade with it.
[mallet smacking]
- Who the [bleep] is pounding their steak out?
[mallet smacking]
With the cuts of meat that we had,
nobody should be pounding their steak out.
- Is this the last ingredient? - I'm not 100%.
- Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
- Oh. Oh. - [bleep].
- First wild card pick comes up.
Through the maze of hands, I see
glory that be, Gruyère cheese.
[bright twinkling]
Mm, nothing goes better with steak than macaroni and cheese.
- Got your cheese? - Got my cheese.
- All right.
narrator: It's the final round,
and this is the last item
the chefs will select with the goal
of making their ingredients
come together in perfect harmony.
- I got hit with Marcona almonds.
I don't know what the [bleep] I'm gonna do
with Marcona almonds on a steak dish.
But then I thought about when I was getting trained,
and the chef always told me when in doubt, purée it out.
[blender whirring]
- What'd you get? - Crème fraîche.
- Oh, some more good stuff for your--
- More terry. - And what'd you just grab?
- I just grabbed Prosecco.
I'm making a Prosecco potato salad.
The last few challenges haven't been the strongest,
but I'm improving and developing and growing
each step of the way, and I want to make sure
my team, that they finally see that I'm here to stay.
Just when you thought that I have done crazier things.
- I mean, like I said,
don't tone yourself down at all.
- Thank you. [chuckles]
- We are under the ten minute mark, guys.
- Making me sweat to death. Making me work for it.
My dish is going well. My meat's rested.
I'm making this thing that I've always wanted to make.
It's called ham jam.
♪ Feeling magical ♪
I've got the prosciutto. I like prosciutto.
I'm a little ham myself.
If I cook prosciutto, kind of, like, similar to bacon
and I render it with an onion,
is that gonna get [bleep] gross?
Probably, but we're gonna try it.
I do it the same way that I would do bacon jam,
but I'm using prosciutto instead.
So I'm calling it ham jam, because I love the name.
♪ We got that ham jam, yeah ♪
- Five minutes. - Five minutes. Heard.
- Give yourself time to plate, guys.
- Always.
♪ ♪
- You got it, ladies. Let's go.
- Appreciate the hype. - Ah.
- I'm feeling confident in my dish.
I don't feel pressed for time.
I feel like I did everything right.
I was just on point.
- 20 seconds. Let's go.
- Watch your back. Watch your back.
- Come on, guys. Push.
- Seconds left. - Wait, behind you.
- Five, four... - Every second counts.
- Three, two... - You can do it.
- One. Well done, guys.
Well done.
[suspenseful music]
Right, all of you, your dishes will be judged,
head-to-head, on which cut of beef you selected.
Let's go for the battle of the New York strip.
Brandon and Brittany.
- Come on, Brandon. Come on.
♪ ♪
- So I made a Prosecco crab potato salad,
and then I have Korean chili flake broccolini.
- A lovely sear on the New York strip.
The crab, it just needs lifting a touch.
- Thank you, Chef.
narrator: Up next is Brandon's
New York strip and crab cake combo.
- The presentation is beautiful.
Incredible cook.
The point goes to Brandon.
Congratulations.
[applause]
narrator: With the Blue Team in the lead,
Meghan is hoping her tomahawk with roasted cauliflower
can get the Red Team on the scoreboard.
- Tomahawk's cooked beautifully.
Sauce could be a little bit lighter with black garlic.
- Heard.
narrator: Next up is Kyle's tomahawk
with asparagus and grits.
- The prosciutto I turned into something I'm calling ham jam.
- The jam is delicious. - Thank you, Chef.
- A lot of sauce work going on there.
I don't know if it's necessary,
but the points are going to Meghan and Kyle.
Well done. - Thank you, Chef.
- ♪ Chef Ramsay likes my ham jam ♪
- Next up, the battle of the rib cap.
Let's go.
- I've made roulades all the time.
It's kind of my thing. I love doing it.
And, honestly, Egypt's dish, it just looks a little boring.
- So I did a butter emulsion spinach sauce.
I did a Cajun spice rub on the rib eye cap.
- Was that the cook you're looking for?
- Absolutely, Chef. Mid rares all the way.
- It's cooked exceptionally. - Thank you, Chef.
- Got a really hard sear on there.
♪ ♪
- And then I did a steakhouse macaroni and cheese
with the Gruyere and blue cheese.
- You really have elevated that.
It's very good. - Thank you, Chef.
- Nice. - Right.
Please, Hannah, describe the dish.
- So I stuffed the rib cap with a little compound butter,
rosemary, orange, chipotle peppers inside.
- The stuffing of it, it's a very bold move.
- Bold? It's what I do.
Please, Chef Ramsay, come on.
I got this. I got this. I got this.
- Have you cooked much rib cap before?
- No.
- I really hope she nails the cook and she nails the flavor,
because rolling the steak was probably the wrong way to go.
- Um...
♪ ♪
That's a lot going on there.
♪
[soft dramatic music]
- It's cooked exceptionally. - Thank you, Chef.
narrator: After having high praise
for Egypt's rib cap...
- Have you cooked much rib cap before?
- No.
- The stuffing of it, it's a very bold move.
narrator: Chef Ramsay is ready to deliver the verdict
on Hannah's rib cap roulade.
- A rib cap is not for rolling.
It's a steak that stands alone with absolute quality.
So when you roll it, it doesn't cook evenly.
- Yes, Chef. - The point goes to Egypt.
Well done. - Thank you, Chef.
- Good job, Egypt. - Whoo.
- She stuffed it, which, time and a place,
but not in a Chef Ramsay race.
- Next up, rib eye. Let's go.
narrator: Now, Ann Marie hopes her...
- Rib eye with sweet potato purée.
narrator: Can top Joe's...
- Black garlic-marinated rib eye.
Yam purée.
- Two really good, well-cooked rib eyes.
The point goes to both the Red Team and the Blue Team.
Well done. - Thank you, Chef.
- Good job, Joe.
narrator: The Blue Team is on a high note
with a perfect score... - Let's keep it up, Lulu.
narrator: So Amanda is hoping
she makes up some ground
with her filet with Gruyere mac and cheese.
- The filet is nailed beautifully.
Well done. - Thank you, Chef.
narrator: Next up is Lulu, who's trying to keep
the Blue Team point streak going with her filet
with fingerling potatoes.
- You've got a lot of protein, but the garnish is minimal.
And here, we've got the hearty, proper,
classic steakhouse garnish.
The point's gonna go to Amanda.
Congrats. Well done.
- Thank you, Chef. - That's the way, girl.
- I am definitely disappointed, because I lost
the first point for my team today.
- It's the battle of the T-bone, the big ones.
Let's go. - All right.
[applause]
- Hopefully Chef Ramsay picks my dish,
because I have to bring this point home
for my team to even tie.
- Whit, describe the dish, please.
- The filet, I did a red wine-glazed mushroom,
and then for the strip, I did a green tomato
salsa verde and just a fingerling potato
guanciale hash.
- Filet's cooked beautifully, pink,
medium rare, and a really good crust.
And that's hard to do with a T-bone.
- Thank you, Chef. - Right.
Anthony, describe the dish, please.
- So I made a green tomato chimichurri.
I made a purple potato and Marcona almond purée.
- I think what I love most is the acidity,
the lovely balance. Good.
Two very creative dishes.
- And I'm like, "Please, for the love of God,
I need that point." - The point's gonna go to...
[suspenseful music]
The point goes to Whit. Well done.
- Good job. - Good job, Whit.
- We're alive, baby.
♪ ♪
- It comes down to the most creative
and outstanding dish.
- I'm, like, praying, fingers crossed.
I want to win. I didn't come here to lose.
- The outstanding dish of the day belongs to...
♪ ♪
Egypt, the rib cap.
- Oh. - All right, man.
Good job, man.
[applause] - Nice job, Egypt.
- [bleep]. - Good job, Egypt.
- Nice. - Yo, I can't--
yo, I can't believe it.
I must be dreaming. - Well done.
- Thank you, Chef.
- All of you, get ready to let your hair down,
because today, we'll be having a pool party.
[cheers and applause]
You'll all enjoy some amazing spa treatments.
- Whoo! - [laughs]
It's the beautiful Norwich Spa here at Foxwoods.
Now, this place is exceptional.
Facials, stress-melting massages,
and manicures, if you choose.
[dramatic music]
Red Team, unfortunately, today,
it's gonna be a bit more stressful because tonight,
it's steak night, and trust me,
there's a lot of work to do. - [bleep].
- Cowboy butter, garlic butter, and lemon butter
for those delicious steaks.
And let's make a fresh chimichurri.
Those herbs are very delicate, so be careful.
So pick all those parsley, thyme by hand.
- Picking thyme by hand is definitely a rite of passage.
I did that, like, 15 years ago, Chef.
Come on.
- Blue Team, have fun. Off you go.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Ladies, head back to the dorm.
- I'm super bummed, just because my steak
is cooked beautifully. I got the point.
Now, we have to do a punishment instead of
going and getting our nails done.
♪ ♪
[tranquil music]
♪ ♪
- Egypt. Nice to meet you.
- Very nice to meet you, Egypt.
- This is my first time ever getting a massage.
I've never been big on another man touching my back,
but when I tell you that man had fingers of gold,
oh, my God.
- Egypt, how's the massage?
- Bruh, I'm trying not to fall asleep.
- [laughs] Look at his face.
It's really nice to be able to get out of Hell's Kitchen
and just relax by the pool.
- Hop on in.
[playful music]
♪
- Aw. - [laughs quietly]
- What the hell? Yeah, I'm--
who-- who-- - Ooh.
[laughter]
- Who let that happen?
[laughter]
What the [bleep]? Kyle, don't touch me again.
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[thunder rumbles distantly]
- [sighs]
I just woke up today just, like,
in a horrible head space.
♪ ♪
I can't get out of my head.
Three years ago, in April,
my life changed within a second.
My husband, you know, took his own life,
and my life was turned upside-down.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
What's wrong? Where are we going?
- We're going to the kitchen.
- And I've been super [bleep] proud of myself
for the past three years.
And when you have zero contact to the people
that have been helping you heal, that's a lot,
and I know my limit.
- Your eyes are a little poofy. - Yeah.
- Is it from the onions? - No, Chef.
- No? You all right?
- What's wrong?
- I just feel, you know, my past
is very traumatic on me. - Mm-hmm.
- You know, my husband took his life three years ago.
- Oh. - My life changed...
- Hannah.
- In an instant. And--
- What happened between last night...
- I don't know. - And today?
- I don't know, and that's the thing.
Everything that helped me get back to me isn't here.
- Yeah. - You know?
And that's very difficult.
I think it's healthiest for me
if I remove myself from the competition.
- Oh, Hannah. - [sighs]
♪ ♪
[tense music]
- What's wrong?
- I think it's healthiest for me
if I remove myself from the competition.
- Oh, Hannah. - [sighs]
- You can't give up.
- I don't want to give up. That's the thing.
But at the same time, like, I need to put
my mental health first as well. - Hannah.
But you can't give up.
- You know, it's nobody's fault, you know?
And that's the thing, is, like--
- I mean, I know this competition's hard,
and I know that's what's probably getting to you.
I don't want you to go immediately to,
the solution is to leave.
Hannah, you have a really good chance
of doing really well in this competition.
- I know. - Your food is, like--
it's a little wacky sometimes, but it's, like,
the most creative of everyone...
- Thank you. - Else's, you know?
- Thank you. Yeah.
- And I believe that you can do this.
I believe in you, Hannah.
I need you to believe in yourself.
- Chef Michelle can definitely lend some insight
to how I'm feeling and assist and help
and be my support system here.
- Let me hear you say you're gonna--
you promise me you're gonna at least try today.
- I promise I will at least try.
- OK.
- I will give it my [bleep] all.
Even if I crack, I will give it my all.
- Well, don't crack on me. - I hope not.
[laughter]
- I'll be here in a heartbeat, OK?
- I appreciate that. - Come here.
- Really.
- Knowing that she supports me
and knowing that she sees my strengths,
that meant the world to me.
- I've been through worse. - Yeah. See?
- Yeah. All right.
You got this, Hannah.
- I'm not done yet.
It's not my day to go.
And, you know, I'm super proud of myself
for working through that moment.
- You let me know if you need a hype session outside.
- Yeah. I appreciate that.
[gentle music]
♪ ♪
- How's everybody feeling? - Good.
- Good.
Nobody shut down, huh? - No, Chef.
- No, ma'am.
- Yeah, Mushroom Queen.
That looks great. - OK. Great.
Thank you, Chef. - Mushroom Queen.
Is that a new one for you, Brit,
or is this, like, old hat at this point?
- You know what?
It's just my old nicknames coming back, baby.
[laughter]
- OK, ladies.
We feeling good? - Yes, Chef.
- Hannah, are you good? - Yes, Chef.
- Let's go. Marino.
- Si, chef.
- Open Hell's Kitchen for steak night.
Let's go.
[upbeat music]
♪
narrator: It's another fully booked evening,
and these meat lovers have been looking forward
to Hell's Kitchen steak night for months.
- I'll have the veal chop. - The New York strip.
- The Wagyu meatballs.
narrator: And tonight, in the Red Kitchen,
is renowned businesswoman... - Hi.
narrator: And million dollar matchmaker, Patti Stanger.
- Mwah. - Nice to see you, Patti.
- You're the best.
narrator: And over at the Blue chefs' table
are TV personalities and hosts
"The Nikki & Brie Show," Nikki and Brie Garcia.
- Good to see you.
- This is, like, so amazing
to see this up close and personal.
- They purty. - Whoo!
I like our Blue Team.
- I watched them on TV growing up.
Made me blush.
I feel like a little schoolgirl.
[laughs]
- Cheers.
Here's to the Blue Team.
- OK, ladies, here we go.
On order, Chef Table, VVIP one crab cake, one risotto.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Let's go. - All right, Amanda, riso.
I am... - 5 and 1/2.
- Heard. 5 and 1/2.
- Patti Stanger, you're my favorite binge show.
Four minutes. Crab cake risotto.
So everything needs to be perfect.
- Where are we at on the risotto, babe?
- Five out. - Heard, five out?
- Hannah keeps changing her times.
Hannah, you already said four minutes on risotto.
How is it five now?
Hannah, I need a real time on riso, babe.
- Riso? I'm-- like, right now, four.
- OK. - It's incredibly frustrating.
OK, so three minutes still on the risotto crab cake.
Three. - Three?
- Three. - Wait.
- Yeah. - 3 and 1/2.
I need 3 and 1/2. I have a little bit undone.
- We just need the real times.
Hannah's risotto is just, like--
I don't know what the [bleep].
Like, we all know how to cook risotto.
You're [bleep] us up over here.
- Finishing riso.
- OK. - Do you want to walk?
I'll meet you there. Yeah?
- I'm walking right behind you.
Crab cake. You got 20 seconds, yeah?
- Coming up right behind you.
[dramatic music]
- Like, I look over the divider,
and I see the risotto is broken.
- Give me a towel. Give me a towel.
- I've got the lobster.
Where's the risotto? - You got it?
- I snapped.
- Can you just get some water in it?
- Risotto. I'm fixing it right now.
- I don't know if she put too much butter
and let it get too hot, but the oils are pushing out of it.
- Meg... - Yes, Chef.
- I don't want the tail till the risotto's there.
Take it back. - I understand, Chef.
- I know, but you're opposite each other.
- I snapped.
- I don't-- I don't understand it.
Come on, girl. It's the Chef's Table.
- Yes, Chef. - Come on.
- Come on, we should be connecting the dots now.
narrator: As Hannah hurries to fix her risotto...
- Four, riso.
narrator: The blue team is ready to fire on...
- Six cover table one. Yes?
Two crab cake, two risotto, two squid.
Heard? all: Heard!
- Stick together as a team, yes?
all: Yes, Chef.
- Two crab cake, two risotto, two squids.
- Two squids. - Give me a call.
Give me a time.
- So three minutes out on risotto,
three minutes out on risotto.
- You guys heard? Three minutes on risotto.
- Three minutes on risotto. - Three minutes on risotto.
- On risotto. - That's exactly what we want.
- Yes, Chef.
- So far into service, this is 180 degrees
from the Egypt that we saw before.
- To the window now with riso.
- All right, go. - Can you walk?
- Go, go, go.
- He's definitely speaking with purpose,
moving with purpose... - Heard, Chef.
Risotto walking. Hot.
- And understanding that it's not all about Egypt,
and it's not the Egypt show.
It's a team work. - Great teamwork.
- Heard.
- With the Blue Team, you know,
it was a little bit rocky at first.
- Walking crab cake. - Heard that.
- Lulu, you got squid up?
- Yeah, squid is coming on your left.
- But now, I feel like I'm part of the team.
- Go, John, please. Let's go, come on.
- I feel a little bit at ease.
- Don't slow down, Egypt. - Not at all, Chef.
- Nicely cooked. - Keep killing it, Egypt.
- Heard.
- You going? - I'm ready.
Are you ready? - Yes.
- Let's go.
- You walking?
[tense music]
- Yeah, that's better. That's better.
- Thank you, Chef.
♪ ♪
- Ladies.
- The presentation looks insane.
Look at that lobster.
- OK. On order, 4 covers table 24.
Two risotto, one meatball, one crab cake.
Heard? all: Yes, Chef.
- Let's go. - Two riso, one meatball.
Give me six. - Crab cake gonna be six.
- Yes, Chef.
You know, after my risotto issue,
no more mistakes tonight.
- Come on, let's go. What are we waiting on?
- Yes, Chef. - The risotto?
- One minute. - One minute, Chef.
- Let's go.
- We got off to a rocky start on hot app tonight.
Hannah was all over the place with her times,
but fish is running smooth. We know what we're doing.
- 30 seconds for risotto, yes? - Yes, Chef.
30 seconds. - We're doing good.
- How are you looking, crab cakes?
- Walking. - Yeah?
- Walking crab cakes. - All right.
Let's go. - Risotto, Meatball, walking.
- Let's go.
- Plate, plate, plate, plate, plate.
- Come on, let's go, let's go.
[dramatic music]
- Is that hot? - Yes, Chef.
- [sighs] [bleep] hell.
Hey, Meghan? Amanda?
- Yes, Chef? - Urgently.
- What happened? - Apps, come here.
Hannah, come on. Not tonight, OK?
Not tonight.
♪ ♪
narrator: It's 35 minutes into dinner service...
- Hey, Meghan? Amanda?
- Yes, Chef? - Urgently.
- What happened? - Apps, come here.
Hannah, come on. Not tonight, OK?
narrator: And the Red Team is, once again,
struggling with appetizers.
- It's not even remotely done. It's [bleep] way undercooked.
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- OK? Come on. - Yes, Chef.
- Come on!
[tense music]
- All right, you know how to cook lobster, Amanda.
You've cooked lobster a million times.
- Yeah. Very nice, the risotto.
Who made that? - Thank you, Chef.
I did. - Yeah.
- My risotto was there, but lobster is not cooked.
It's cold. It would have been perfect.
It would have been a perfect dish.
- Lobster, please. Meghan, Amanda.
Come on, guys. - Yes, Chef.
First lobster. Sorry, Chef.
- Come on.
Touch it before it comes out, Amanda.
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
narrator: With Amanda now delivering
a properly cooked lobster... - Go. Come on.
[bleep]. Go, go, go, go.
narrator: The much awaited risotto
has made its way out to the dining room.
- It's so good.
- Let's go, ladies. Keep it up.
- Walking riso. Are you ready?
- Yep.
- Two risotto, walking right now.
narrator: The Red Team has finally found their groove
with their appetizers.
- Very nice, the risotto. - Scampi, walking.
- Appetizer, 25. Let's go, John.
narrator: And the Blue Team
is also in tune with each other...
- Two shrimp, one risotto, one meatball.
narrator: And are now completing
their appetizer orders.
- Here we go. Yes?
Table three, please.
[dramatic music]
- Wow. It's so good.
narrator: And with most of the diners now satisfied
with their first course... - Simply amazing.
narrator: Chef Ramsay is now pushing
for course number two, entrees.
- One order, VVIP, Chef's Table.
One salmon, one New York strip. - Five out.
One salmon, one strip. VIP.
- Are there positions in the kitchen?
- I mean, I think so. - Give me a time, OK?
Make sure my sides are hot.
It's crucial to have the communication with Brandon
and with Joe on fish.
We all have to be on the same page,
because we're going at the same time.
- Lulu, are you about ready to walk?
- No, I need one minute. - One minute?
- How long, please, Brandon? Chef's Table.
- One minute, Chef. - Yes?
- Lulu, are you good? - Yeah, 30 seconds.
- 30 seconds, walking. - Yeah.
- Garnish should definitely not be slowing down meat.
Putting some purées and garnishes on a plate,
it's not that difficult.
- Pommes purée, Chef.
♪ ♪
- Lulu! - Yes, Chef?
- Mashed potato, VIP.
It's cold and needs more seasoning.
- Yes, Chef. - Come on. Come on.
- That doesn't look good. - It sucks.
My steaks are overcooking.
Joe's salmon is overcooking.
Everything is just, like-- just right [bleep] there.
- Waiting on Lulu. - Come on, Lulu.
- Pommes purée is hot. - Yeah?
Let's go. Behind.
- Walking salmon.
- On your right, Chef.
- Where are the sides? - Right here, Chef.
Sides on your left, Chef.
- [bleep] hell. Come on, serve it.
- Oh, wow. That looks so good.
That's actually cooked perfect.
narrator: While Brie and Nikki have been served
in the Blue Kitchen... - This meat is cooked perfect.
narrator: In the Red Kitchen, they are ready to...
- For now, two filet, one veal, one salmon.
- Heard.
- Two filet, one veal, one salmon.
- Five minutes. all: Yes, Chef.
- I'm not worried about anything
coming off my station tonight.
I want everybody to be on their A game.
Let's go, ladies. Let's keep this up.
Four minutes.
- 4 and 1/2, please. - 4 and 1/2, heard.
- You're gonna garnish these mushrooms.
This is hard.
♪ ♪
- Will you help me? - What do you need?
- I need spinach dropped right now.
- I got you. Yeah, got you.
- Thank you.
- Will you check our salmon? - I will check.
One second.
- Meghan's trying very hard to keep her eyes on everything
that could go wrong in the kitchen,
but we already know you're supposed to
put your own mask on before helping others
with their masks, Meghan. [soft electronic tone]
- Walk behind you.
- You can put the veal on that side too.
- Behind.
- That is heavy.
♪ ♪
- Salmon on your right.
♪
- Red Team, come here, all of you.
- I haven't seen filets and protein cooked like this.
This is absolutely spotless,
but just touch that, all of you.
Just touch it. - Raw.
- It's raw. - It's under.
- It's [bleep]. How?
- Got it back. It'll be two minutes.
- Hey, ladies, there's one on meat,
and there's two on fish. - Yes, Chef.
- Meghan, how's it possible?
- Sorry, Chef. Give me a minute.
Give me two minutes.
- Hey, Ann Marie?
Ann Marie? - Yes, Chef?
- That's you. Boo.
That's not cooked. It's not cooked.
Back in the [bleep] oven. - Yes, Chef.
- Go. - You got this, ladies.
Bounce back. Bounce back.
- We don't want it to jiggle.
We don't want the egg to jiggle.
I'm gonna get this one back in the oven.
- [sighs] [bleep].
Just leave it in the oven. Just don't open the oven.
narrator: While Meghan is now focused on her salmon
instead of Ann Marie's vegetables...
- Walk, proteins. - Behind.
narrator: The Blue Team is pushing out entrees
at a steady pace. - Service, please.
♪ ♪
Nicely cooked, Anthony. - Thank you, Chef.
- Go, John, please.
- This is so much more tender than I've ever had.
narrator: Back in the Red Kitchen...
- How long, please? - I'm walking with it, Chef.
narrator: Meghan's re-fired salmon
is being delivered to Chef Ramsay.
- Go, Michelle, please.
Service, please. - Here it is.
- Here's our food. - Enjoy, please.
- Finally.
- Walking, two rib. Two rib.
- Service, please. Go. - Let's go, ladies.
We got this.
narrator: And the Red Team is mounting a comeback,
delivering a wave of entrees to their diners.
- Oh, my God.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- That's good.
- Red Team. - Yes, Chef.
- All of you, come here. - Blue Team.
- Yes, Chef. - All of you, come here.
There's two tables left in the Blue Team,
and there's two tables left in the Red Team.
First to finish is winning tonight.
Let's go. - Yes, Chef.
- Let's go.
- Let's do this. - Get it right. Get it right.
- There is literally zero,
zero room for error on this one.
- One chicken, two fire, yes?
How long, please? - Two minutes.
- Two minutes.
- Yeah, we have to come up first, obviously.
But also, we cannot send up anything that's [bleep].
- They always mess it up at the last minute.
Do it right.
- Two salmon, one chicken, one veal, yes?
- Two salmon, one chicken, one veal.
- Let's go. - We have to win.
- Let's go, ladies. Keep that composure.
- Let's finish it. - Walking.
- Coming out, hot.
♪ ♪
- No, they're going. They're going.
- Service, please. Go.
Brandon, let's go. - Behind.
- Walking, salmon.
- Yeah, I'll take it. - Let's go.
- Whew, boy. [bell dings]
- Ladies, well done. Last table. Let's go.
Two salmon, one veal, one filet.
Yes? - Yes, Chef.
- Give me a time. - I need five, guys.
My heart is racing.
I'm trying to get this veal ready, and...
- Yep. There you go.
- I have zero support on my station right now.
Support is warming up vegetables with Ann Marie.
- OK. There you go.
- Let's go. Last table.
- Four minutes, Chef. Two salmon, two strip.
- Four minutes. - How long, Whit?
- Three minutes, Chef. - Wow.
Blue Team are saying four. You're saying three.
Keep it going. Let's go.
- Let's go. Let's go.
- Three minutes.
- [bleep] beautiful veal chop, girl.
This bitch is thick.
- Two salmon, two strip.
Minute and a half.
- Make it two minutes. Make it two minutes.
Sorry, Chef. I don't want to send it raw.
- Understood.
- I don't want to send up food that is not cooked
because I'm tired of losing.
- Two salmon, one veal, one filet.
Yes? - Yes, Chef.
45. - How long?
- 45. - How long, Brandon?
- Walking. - Walk slow, right?
- Blue Team is walking to the pass.
Let's go, let's go, let's go. - Walking veal.
- Let's go, let's go, let's go. Salmon.
- Coming down, coming down. - Sides up.
All we need is fish. - Get on that door.
- He's plating. He's plating.
- We have salmon here.
♪ ♪
- Well done, Whit. - Yes.
- Go, go, go.
- Leave the veal in the pan. - Got it.
Keep it going. - No, no.
Take it in the pan. Take it in the pan.
- Take it in the pan, take it in the pan.
- Come on. Salmon. Let's go.
- Behind, behind. Hot, hot, hot, hot.
- Let's go. - Two salmon.
♪
[suspenseful music]
narrator: It's just 90 minutes into dinner service,
and with only one ticket left in each kitchen...
- Let's go. Last table.
First to finish is winning tonight.
- Walking.
narrator: It's a race to the finish.
- Walking veal.
narrator: And the Red Team has
what they hope will be their final entrees at the pass.
♪
- Ladies, come here, quickly.
- [bleep]. - Salmon cooked beautifully.
Filet, beautiful.
[bleep] now, the veal, the veal's raw.
- Oh, [bleep]. - The veal is raw.
The veal is [bleep] raw. Come on.
- I'm like, "Damn it, damn it, damn it."
We were killing it. We were almost there.
Like, we should have had this.
[tense music]
- [bleep].
- I'm pissed.
I mean, I'm thinking either way,
we would have lost, but I should have--
I should have not let her walk it up.
- [bleep].
- Send it. Let's go.
[bell dings]
Blue Team, well done. - Yes, Chef.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Well done. - Yes, Chef.
- Thank you, Chef. - Your best one yet.
Hands down. all: Thank you, Chef.
- Good job, guys. Good [bleep] job.
[dramatic music]
- Smoking it, dude. - Good job, gents.
- [bleep] good job.
- Meg, come on. Finish the veal, please...
- Yes, Chef. - With Amanda. Let's go.
- I feel like I let the entire team down.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Will you apologize to the table, please?
- Yes, Chef. - I feel like crap.
I feel like that pile of [bleep]
that we were shoveling the other day.
- Apologies, let's go. - Grazie.
- This raw veal might have [bleep] me.
♪
narrator: As the final desserts
make their way out to the dining room,
the Blue Team is happily cleaning up...
- Good job. Good job.
- I think this is the first time
I've seen you look happy at us, Chef.
narrator: While the Red Team knows
that the next couple of hours
are going to be very difficult.
- So close, up until that last table.
I want you to go back to the dorm
and come back to me with two individuals
up for elimination, but do me a favor.
Be open, be honest, and fight for your position.
Is that clear? all: Yes, Chef.
- Get out of here.
Let's go.
♪ ♪
- [sighs] We've been here before.
There were a couple people on the team
that just couldn't finish it.
- [sighs]
I am incredibly disappointed
that the Red Team didn't win tonight.
It was a race I couldn't finish.
[sighs] I know I can cook meat.
It just really sucks that that veal chop was so under.
- So who are the two going up?
♪
My vote's both fish.
♪ ♪
Raw veal, raw salmon.
- I say both fish.
I know I wasn't super strong, and I was behind on things,
but again, it wasn't raw.
- You sent up undercooked sides.
- Undercooked sides? - Yeah, the spinach.
- Was it the eggs? - Those eggs, the spinach.
He sent back a couple of them.
- Just the eggs and the spinach.
That's one thing.
- Garnish station was five items tonight.
- In my defense, I will say that, like,
this is everything on that station that was new with--
I think everything was.
- Everything except for the salmon was new for me,
but I'm not sitting here using that as an excuse.
You should be able to cook. It's vegetables.
You're reheating vegetables.
- Amanda needs to go up there. Own up, dude.
Own [bleep] up. I'm owning up.
Look in a mirror, girl.
♪ ♪
- Whose call was it to send out raw salmon?
♪ ♪
- I was cooking everything, except for the salmon.
- I had one undercooked salmon.
She had undercooked lobster and undercooked veal.
♪ ♪
- You were helping out Ann Marie.
I'm basically, at that point, running fish by myself.
- I'm sorry, I wasn't gonna let sides go down.
I apologize about the salmon. That's it.
- Yeah, but the point of having support on that station,
too, is to check, also. - Yeah.
- If something is cooked before it goes off.
- They want to put me up for one raw salmon.
[bleep] all you guys.
He put two people on fish for a reason,
so the middle person could slide down.
If we were flipped and she had to help out,
I would have been like, "I'll take care of it.
You [bleep] go."
Never said [bleep] like that, because she couldn't [bleep]
handle the station by herself, [bleep] period.
- Listen, I'm not gonna put myself up for elimination
on one [bleep] veal chop.
- Yeah, it's one veal, but it was the most important ticket.
Ultimately, it came down to the veal,
and that's why we lost.
- I just think it's gonna be real dumb
to put me up on one veal chop,
but if that's what we're doing, we're doing that.
- I feel the same about the salmon.
♪ ♪
Not putting me up on one raw salmon.
It was one salmon.
♪ ♪
[edge scraping]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Red Team, a lack of composure in tonight's service.
That was your downfall.
♪
Brittany, Red Team's first nominee and why.
- Our first nominee tonight, Chef, is...
♪
Ann Marie.
We were waiting on garnish most of the evening.
- [breathes deeply]
- The Red Team's second nominee and why.
- Our second nominee, Chef, is...
♪ ♪
Going to be Meghan, Chef.
This is a really tough decision for us,
but, you know, the salmon specifically
just felt like there wasn't a lot of care,
and there was a little bit of shutting down
on the station, Chef.
- Meghan, Ann Marie, step forward, please.
♪ ♪
Meghan, what happened?
- Chef, I slid over to help Ann Marie out,
and in doing so, I didn't double-check
the salmon before I pulled it.
But for the most part, I was double-checking things
on that station the entire night.
- Ann Marie, what happened?
- I was asking for help when I needed it,
but I maintained my composure,
and at the end, I did finish strong, Chef.
- Meghan, why should you stay in Hell's Kitchen?
- Fish doesn't define me.
One dinner service doesn't define me.
I've been one of the strongest competitors,
across the board, since I stepped foot in Hell's Kitchen.
- Ann Marie.
- Chef, I deserve to stay in Hell's Kitchen
because I work hard. It's not about how you start.
It's how you learn from it, grow, adapt,
and finish it, Chef.
♪
- My decision is,
Ann Marie, get back in line.
[somber music]
Meghan, listen carefully.
For a second night in a row, your team behind you
has nominated you.
Now, they obviously don't believe in you.
That tells me that you are not ready to be my head chef here.
Take off your jacket.
♪ ♪
Thank you. - Thank you, Chef.
- Goodnight. - Goodnight.
♪
Tonight, I got stabbed in the back.
Amanda was holding the [bleep] knife,
taking my help and not giving it back.
At least I can leave here with my head held high,
knowing that I have integrity.
I didn't accomplish everything that I wanted to.
I'm not a ruthless, backstabbing person,
and that's probably why.
[soft dramatic music]
- I've said it, and I'll say it again.
I'm looking for a leader.
Prove to me that you're the one.
[dramatic music]
Get out of here.
- I just feel really disappointed
in myself right now because I feel like I let Meghan down.
Ann Marie should have gone home today.
It's inexcusable to go down on five [bleep] vegetables.
- The Blue Team, we found our rhythm,
and we have to stick to it.
Sorry, ladies. Try harder next time.
- This just fuels that fire more.
Like, people are out for themselves.
I own up to my mistakes.
That's what it takes to be a leader.
Let's start seeing other people own up to their [bleep].
- When Meghan arrived from Hawaii,
I was hopeful she would be a breath of fresh air.
However, she was anything but. Aloha, Meghan.
♪ ♪
[fire crackles]
narrator: Next time, on "Hell's Kitchen:
Head Chefs Only"...
With a spot in the top ten on the line...
- This competition is ratcheting up.
narrator: Who will play dirty?
- Oh. - We have to destroy them.
- He just wouldn't shut up.
The annoying part was Kyle.
- Somebody's star is starting to fizzle.
♪
narrator: Who will turn on their team?
- Taking Lulu out. - Shut the [bleep] up.
- Culinary 101.
- You guys are gonna regret this.
narrator: And who will make the cut?
- What a way to claw your way back into the competition.
narrator: It's time to get pumped up.
- What a bunch of gym bros.
narrator: Because it's the most intense episode yet.
- [gasps]
- Better than watching the playoffs.
narrator: That's next time...
- We're down to the final seconds.
- I'm shaking. - Come on, Ann Marie.
You got to get it on the plate.
- Oh, my God!
narrator: On "Hell's Kitchen."