narrator: Previously on "Hell's Kitchen...
Battle of the States."
- Babe, you're [bleep] up. That's the end.
- You're [bleep] up.
narrator: The Red Team was in disarray
after Anaiya fought with Alexandra...
- I'm tired of it! [bleep].
narrator: Annoyed Cydni... - She needs to watch her mouth.
narrator: And got under Ellie's skin.
- I don't give a [bleep] about Anaiya
because I'm a force to be reckoned with.
- Off you go.
narrator: And a challenge to determine which dishes
would go on the Johnson and Wales
50th anniversary menu.
- I think there was a lot of depth of flavor in there.
- I'm going to go Red. - JWU Charlotte!
narrator: Anaiya was the only chef
from the Red Team to be successful...
- It's gorgeous. Really nicely done.
That was tasty. Perfectly seasoned.
- Blue Team, that was a landslide.
narrator: And she didn't let her team forget about it
during punishment.
- I got a point today, so...
narrator: At dinner service... - Behind!
- Ice-cold in the center. Back in the [bleep] pan.
Come on!
narrator: Oregon's Alexandra
and Delaware's Anaiya misfired on appetizers.
- It's rock hard. It's not edible.
[together] Yes, Chef.
narrator: While in the Blue Kitchen...
- They're still ice-cold in the center. Come on.
narrator: Henry from Texas and New Jersey's Chris
stalled out completely on scallops.
- This is your culinary university.
- Yes, Chef. - Get a [bleep] grip!
The winning team tonight is neither of you.
narrator: When it came time to send someone home,
the Blue Team nominated... - Chris.
narrator: And... - Jayden.
narrator: While the Red Team nominated...
- Alex.
narrator: And... - Anaiya.
narrator: The Red Team also
aired out some dirty laundry.
- There is a lot of hostility in the Red Team.
- There are people who felt like they couldn't speak up.
- It starts with Anaiya, Chef. - It's that toxic?
narrator: Chef Ramsay decided
it was the end of the road for...
- Alexandra.
narrator: Ending her dream of becoming head chef
at Hell's Kitchen Foxwoods Resort Casino
in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
[tense music]
[fire crackling]
And now, the continuation of "Hell's Kitchen."
- Now get out of here.
♪ ♪
- [bleep] everybody else. It's about me now.
If these bitches tank, they tank.
At first, it was like, oh, you know,
you want to be nice, you want to be cool, cordial.
[bleep] that. [bleep] that.
You see where it got me.
- If she hates us, she hates us.
Who cares? - I don't give a [bleep].
- I don't care either.
- If this was a competition of character,
I absolutely think that Anaiya would have been sent home.
I can only classify Anaiya as being a bully
and a mean girl. - She's a mean girl bully.
- Oh, I hate mean girls.
I've noticed a little mean girl in Anaiya here and there.
- She's like, "Don't [bleep] freak out on people.
You can't [bleep] freak out on people."
And then she--
- While you're freaking out on people.
- She's the only one that freaks out on people.
- I worry for her 'cause you don't want that type
of toxic environment,
and you don't want a chef that's that toxic.
- It's just those snarky-ass, snide-eyed comments.
- I don't even [bleep] talk to you bitches,
but I'm hostile? Like, OK, I'm sorry.
My apologies. - I wouldn't let it get to you.
If anything, I would just have a talk with them.
- No, it doesn't really get to me.
I'm not talking to them either.
My only ally, I feel like, in the house right now is Jada.
But she on the Blue Team, so...
Am I really hostile, though?
♪ ♪
Do you think I'm hostile, Jayden?
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Let's go.
- House of Beef!
- I see Hell's Kitchen House of Beef,
and I am giddy with joy.
- Line up. - Please be steakhouse.
Please be steakhouse.
I am a steakhouse chef.
I can demolish everyone right now.
- Welcome to Hell's Kitchen's House of Beef.
- Yes!
- When it comes to restaurants,
there is nothing more American than a classic steakhouse.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- And nothing tastes better than a perfectly cooked steak.
- Ooh. - Ooh.
- Tomahawk.
- What should I see when I cut in, Anthony?
- A perfect mid-rare, Chef. - A perfect mid-rare.
Let's see what we got.
[suspenseful music]
- What in the world?
Why is it so hard to cut?
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God, is that a cake? - It's a cake.
- [laughs] - No way.
- It's not even steak because it's a cake.
I mean, seriously?
Come on, guys. - Holy [bleep].
- Right now, we'll have a little fun
and play a game called...
[whimsical music]
Is It Steak?
[laughter]
- Oh, my.
- Let's start with the Texas boy, Henry.
I want you to take a look at this.
Look closely. Is it cake, or is it steak?
- Oh, man. That's a tough one.
That tomahawk threw me.
- Look at the details - I think it's cake.
I think it's cake.
- I'm going to say it's cake. - Let's see.
It is...
[suspenseful music]
Steak!
- Back in line.
The boy from Texas.
Anaiya, step down, please.
[harp strums]
- Oh, [bleep]. - What the hell is it?
- Oh. [chuckles]
- It looks too perfect.
I'm going with cake. - Man, are you sure?
It could be the most amazing Wellington.
- Don't try to change my mind, Chef.
That's cake. - Let's find out.
♪ ♪
- Oh, it's cake.
- It is cake.
But more importantly, it's time for
the Blind Taste Test.
- Oh, my [bleep] God. I [bleep] knew it!
Yes!
- I am so freaking excited.
I remember just screaming at my TV at people,
like, "How are you getting carrots wrong? What?"
- The annual Blind Taste Test.
The team that correctly identifies the most ingredients
wins the challenge. Everybody ready?
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Tasting for the Blue Team first is Chris.
Henry, you're in the skillet.
Red Team, first up is Lisa.
And, Ellie, take a place in the skillet, please.
narrator: In today's Blind Taste Test,
each chef is given four ingredients to identify,
and, of course, they must rely solely on their palates.
- Let's go. Headphones on.
narrator: They're wearing blindfolds,
along with noise-canceling headphones
playing very loud music.
[energetic rock music]
- This is the first time I'm hearing music
in a long time, so whatever. I'm vibing.
[laughs]
narrator: If they guess two ingredients wrong,
béarnaise steak sauce will get dumped on their teammate.
- Please, Lisa. - [groans]
narrator: If they get more wrong,
additional steak sauces will get dumped all over them.
- Henry, you look good.
- I'm trying. - The lunch lady.
- Let's start off with something basic, shall we?
Number one, coconut.
Choo-choo! - Chomp.
- [laughs] - Choo-choo!
- Jeez. - [chuckles]
- Is it a turnip?
[buzzer blares]
- Why is he yelling?
[laughter]
- I know we're [bleep] when Chris guesses turnip.
It's going to be a long day.
[laughs]
[quirky dramatic music]
- Coconut? - [applauds]
- Congrats. - Yeah.
Let's go, baby.
- Up next, fresh cod.
Choo-choo!
Let's go, big boy.
James, stand by.
- Hmm.
- Is it bass? Sea bass?
- Oh, he's so close.
- I'm sorry, Henry. I'm sorry.
- [laughs] OK, James.
Delicious béarnaise.
- Oh. Oh, no!
[laughter]
And he's making sure it gets you too.
Oh, my God. - OK.
[goggles squeak]
- Come on. Cod.
- Um, uh, cod? - Cod.
- Oh, my God, Lisa. Let's [bleep] go, Lisa.
- Oh, my God. - Well done.
Kale.
♪ ♪
- Is it collard greens?
[buzzer blares] - Oh.
- It ain't no damn collard greens.
Like, that's a-- that's a real Black answer to say.
- Uh, collard greens?
- Oh. - Damn.
I mean, I get it. It's a green.
You close. Think white people foods.
You got to think kale.
- OK, let's chimichurri. - Oh, [bleep]!
[laughter]
- Close your mouth! - Oh, yeah.
- Whew!
- Looks like someone's just puked on Henry.
- I got two kids. I'm used to it.
- Ugh, it stinks.
- Number four, steak.
Not cake, steak.
[laughter]
- God, if they don't get this, I'm going to scream.
- Come on, Chris. You've got this.
- I should trust my instincts,
but, like, I overthink every little [bleep] thing.
Is it turkey?
[buzzer blares]
[laughter]
- You gotta be [bleep] kidding me.
[laughter]
- Um, dry turkey? - Damn!
- Oh.
- Headphones off. Let's go.
- I don't want to look.
I'm sorry, Henry. - You don't want to look?
- Turn your ass around and look at what you've done.
- Oh! - Oh, God.
- I'm sorry, Henry.
- Oh, [bleep]. - Oh!
- I'm at a loss for words.
Mainly because I'm trying to, you know,
spit all this sauce out of my mouth.
narrator: Chris's failure to secure any points
for the Blue Team puts them in an early hole,
as they are down 2-0.
- Round two, let's go.
narrator: Next up will be Jada and Cydni tasting,
with Chris and Lisa in the skillets.
- Lamb.
[dramatic music]
Mm.
- Turkey, Chef. - Oh, jeez.
♪ ♪
- Chicken, Chef.
[buzzer blares]
- Fresh ricotta.
[whimsical music]
- Come on, Jada. - Mozzarella, Chef?
- Mozzarella. - Come on, Cyd.
- Ricotta, Chef. - Ricotta.
Well done. - Good job, Cyd!
- Oh, thank God.
- James, off you go.
- It ain't gonna help. - Close your mouth.
- Ooh!
- Oh God, the sound. - [whines]
- It's so cold.
- [laughs]
- OK. Fresh strawberries.
- You know that one. Come on.
- Strawberry, Chef.
- Well done. - Come on, Cyd.
- Pineapple, Chef. - Oh.
- [laughs]
- Cover yourself, Lisa. - Ugh. Ugh.
- Ugh!
- [laughs]
Chef Michelle pours it with a purpose.
- [groans] - Almonds.
Choo-choo.
- Walnuts, Chef?
- Oh. [buzzer blares]
- Almond, Chef? - Yes, well done.
- Yes, Cyd! - Yes!
- Lord. - Sorry, Chris.
- Some chimichurri. - Oh.
- I'm so, so sorry. - [laughs]
- Up next is Anthony and Anaiya.
Let's go. - Let's go, Ant.
- Anthony has worked at Michelin star restaurants,
but that don't mean he got a great palate.
- Round three. Red Team, you are in the lead.
Let's go. Number one, pecans.
Choo-choo.
Up. - You got this, babe.
You got this.
- Is that a walnut, Chef?
[buzzer blares] - Oh, [bleep].
- Pecan, Chef? - Yes!
- Yeah! - Mango.
Choo-choo.
- Mango. - [applauds]
- Good job, Ant.
- That's mango, Chef. - Yes!
- Whew!
- Yay!
- Green beans. Mm.
- Raw potato? - Raw potato.
- [sighs]
- Turnip, Chef. - Oh, jeez.
- Oh, lovely. Off you go, James.
- Oh, the béarnaise. - Oh, my God.
- Oh, Jada.
- Béarnaise sauce, it's like 80% butter,
so it's, like, all this congealed, oily substance
all over you.
How's it taste? - Fresh celery.
- Oh, come on. This is easy.
- Just the crunch.
- Celery. - Yes!
- That's celery, Chef.
- [gasps, laughs] - Well done.
Blindfolds off. - Cydni's clean.
I got three out of four,
which is the highest points so far.
I'm feeling immaculate right now.
Like, I feel on top of the world.
- Take a seat, guys. - Ugh!
It's in my damn socks.
- Up next is Jayden and Ellie. Let's go.
7-3. Come on, Jayden.
They need this one back. Let's go, Ellie.
- I mean, I could do great and earn points for my team,
or I could do [bleep], and the person
I really much dislike is going to get dunked
in a bunch of sauces.
- Delicious papaya.
Choo-choo!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
He's got it. Come on, Jayden.
- Cantaloupe?
[buzzer blares] - Ah.
- [bleep].
- Turnip, Chef? - Oh, my God.
- That's not even-- nowhere near to even close.
- Pork.
- Yes, you know. Yes, you know.
- Come on, Jayden.
- Turkey? - Turkey? Oh.
[buzzer blares] - [bleep] me.
- Please, Ellie.
- In the past, we definitely have had some problems.
I'm not here to be your friend. I'm not here to be liked.
But if Ellie's doing this on purpose, like,
she better watch her ass.
- Come on, Ellie. - Pork.
- Um...
- I'm [bleep].
- Come on, Ellie.
- Pork.
narrator: With the Red Team ahead 7-3
in the 24th annual Blind Taste Test...
- Oh, my God.
narrator: Anaiya is hoping Ellie can correctly
identify pork, so she can avoid getting
doused in béarnaise sauce.
- Chicken, Chef? - Oh, [bleep].
[screams] - [laughs]
- Oh, God, the noise.
[laughter]
- It's seeping in the goggles!
- Fennel puree.
Choo-choo!
- Fennel?
- [applauds] - Good job.
- If she doesn't get this [bleep], on God.
[soft dramatic music]
- This is a win-win situation for me.
- Oh, my God.
- Come on. - Come on.
♪ ♪
- Celery root? - No!
- Oh, my God. - Wrong.
- Oh, my God!
- Come on.
- Did anyone say chimichurri?
- No! [screams]
[gasps]
Oh, Ellie, we got beef!
[groans]
- Last one. Easy one, this one.
Artichoke.
Choo-choo!
♪ ♪
- Heart of palm?
[buzzer blares] - Oh!
- [bleep].
- Come on. - Um...
♪ ♪
Rutabaga? - Rutabaga? Wrong.
- God, Ellie, like, do you [bleep] hate me?
What is this? Oh, my God.
- Let's go. - Ah!
- Ay-ay-ay. - Oh, my God!
- [gasps] Oh, my God, it's in my eyeball!
- I had a bad performance, but, damn,
it feels good seeing her soaked.
- I need a towel.
- OK, final round.
Blue Team, you can pull this back.
You know that. Henry and Lisa, let's go.
- The Blue Team is struggling to keep up,
but hopefully I can get three, and we can tie it up.
- Number one, delicious salmon.
OK.
- Halibut? - Oh.
[whimsical music]
- Um, tuna, Chef? - Oh, so close.
- [bleep]. - Right.
Next up, eggplant.
Come on, Henry. - Eggplant?
- Yes, finally. - Tastes like raw potatoes.
[buzzer blares] - [grunts]
- Ah. - Oh, [bleep].
Oh, it's so--
it's all down my back.
- Right, next up, it's pineapple.
narrator: With the Blue Team down by two
and only two chances remaining,
either an incorrect answer by Henry
or a correct answer from Lisa
will secure victory for the Red Team.
- Come on.
[dramatic music]
- Mango? - [groans]
[together] Yes!
- Red Team, congratulations.
- Oh, it feels so good to win right now.
The ladies needed this win. Thank God.
- Let's go, some béarnaise. - [groans]
- [chuckles] - Oh, it stinks.
- We're going to continue playing.
Let's finish this round. - Pineapple, Chef?
- Yes. - [bleep] yeah, Lisa!
- Yes!
- Let's finish up with something so simple.
Tomato.
Come on, Henry. - Cucumber?
- [bleep]. - Is it radish?
- Oh, my God.
- Ah!
- Oh, no, chimichurri.
- I got chimichurri in all the wrong places,
and the [bleep] chilies are eating at my neck.
[groans]
- You know, I'm feeling very stinky right now.
This sucks. [groans]
At least we won the challenge.
- Right, ladies. Congratulations.
Well done. - Thank you, Chef.
- All of you are going Jet-Skiing.
- Yes! - [gasps, laughs]
Whoa!
- Yes! - Yes!
Being from Nevada, I don't get to go to the ocean,
let alone Jet Ski, so I'm so [bleep] pumped.
- Blue Team, listen up.
Whilst the, uh, Red Team are speeding across the water,
you'll be elbow-deep in soap and water.
The dining room is an absolute utter mess,
especially the carpet.
It needs to be back to its spotless form, yes?
[together] Yes, Chef.
- So, Chris, you have that Punishment Pass.
Will you be buoyed by the Red Team...
- Oh, no. - Or sink like an anchor...
- Oh, no. - With the Blue Team?
- Do it. Do it. - Do it. Do it.
Pull the trigger.
- Chef, I'm gonna pull the trigger, Chef.
[tense music]
- You now have to take one member from the Red Team
to help clean those carpets.
- I'm hoping that Chris is going to use
the Punishment Pass on Anaiya,
just because Anaiya has been kind of talking [bleep] lately.
- I want to go with the person that didn't get points, Chef.
It only makes sense. Ellie.
- Ellie. Yeah.
- She got zero points.
- Everybody got some right except for Ellie,
and, honestly, Ellie kind of deserves it.
- OK, Ellie, join the Blue Team.
Chris, jump over to the Red Team.
- Come on, Chrissy. Sorry, Ellie.
- Sorry, El.
- I can't even look at Chris right now.
I'm so [bleep] flustered, and I'm pissed.
I'm honestly pissed.
- Red Team, congratulations. Enjoy.
Right, off you go.
- I'm sorry, Ellie.
♪ ♪
- This is horse [bleep].
I deserve to go on a reward with my team.
Out of all the people, the one bully in this place,
and me, who has been nothing but kind and nice?
- I thought he was going to choose Anaiya.
I really did. - Are you [bleep] kidding me?
- I'm so sorry.
- Hey.
- It's OK, Ellie. - It's whatever.
I'm going to be a good sport. I'm not going to bitch.
- Do you guys feel like steak? - Really?
- Wow. - Sorry.
- I will jump on you.
- I'm sorry. - Give me a hug, Cyd.
- Think she said [bleep]-- - Give me a hug.
- Y'all are so-- - Get her! Get her!
- [laughs] No!
- You think I'm [bleep] sweet, like I won't [bleep] you up.
- [laughs] Oh, no. - Get her! Get her!
- Drive her in the corner!
[laughter]
- Get [bleep] back!
[laughs] Get back!
It's not happening.
[upbeat music]
- Ready, guys? - All right, let's do it.
- Whoo, let's go!
- Whoo!
Man, I'm doing, like, 80 on this thing, flying.
Oh, [bleep].
I think I want one.
- Whoo! - [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Whoo!
I was making that jet ski my bitch.
[laughs] Whoo!
Hair flying at the back.
[hums, laughs]
Sorry, Blue Team. [laughs]
♪ ♪
- 62 miles an hour?
- Oh, my God!
I don't like this. [laughs]
I'm not a fan.
Cydni's, like, standing up.
Like, Chris is like... [imitates jet ski]
Doing his thing,
and I'm like, "Bring me back to shore.
I'm done."
Oh, my God!
- [sighs]
Damn, it's getting on my pants.
- Oh, breathe that in.
- Get her done.
- I'll give you $10 if you taste it.
If you were to take old dirty socks
and pour vinegar over it, wring it on out,
and then put it in a spray bottle,
that's exactly what it smells like
right now here in Hell's Kitchen.
- Oh, it smells like butt.
- Taking it like a champ, Ellie.
- Always.
Cydni and Lisa, I miss you guys.
I hope you have a blast.
If Anaiya and Chris go overboard,
I won't be that mad.
Let her rip.
[birds chirping]
- Yeah, no, I'm glad that I was able to do this.
I've never done this before. This was so fun.
- This was a good reward. - Mm-hmm.
- Ellie was the most excited about Blind Taste Test.
- And got no points.
- I was hella excited too.
- Oh, I've been waiting for this!
And then she goes up there, and I get [bleep]
dumped all three sauces on.
- [laughs] - Oh, I know.
- Poor Blue Team right now.
- I don't feel bad for them at all.
I'm sorry. - [laughs]
[soft dramatic music]
- It smells really bad.
- Violent diarrhea.
This is some of the most tedious cleaning
I've ever done.
- Don't miss any spots.
- This hair dryer is putting out,
like, minimal heat,
so you're just having to literally
just sit there and let the hair dryer do the--
do the job. - Take your time.
It's going to take a minute.
- Like, all this is [bleep].
- This is disgusting. - It reeks.
- [bleep] this. - Oh, my God.
- All right, let's go.
narrator: With the Red Team and Chris
back from a day on the water,
the chefs report to the kitchen
to prep for tonight's dinner service.
- I've never set up this station before, so...
There's only four of us now on the Red Team.
We're all going to be set on our own station.
It's really going to show, you know, who's the strongest.
- Cydni. - Yes, Chef.
- Make sure you use Anaiya, yes?
- Yes, Chef. - Ellie.
- Yes, Chef. - Make sure we use Anaiya, OK?
- Yes, Chef.
- She's on the garnish, and that work will start
when we start sending entrées, right?
- Yes, Chef. - Yeah, use her, please, yes?
- That's your tarragon? - Yep.
- Beautiful.
[soft dramatic music]
- The Red Team is going to be running around
and hustling quite a bit tonight.
We're kind of going to have one person that's
going to be able to float around
and help a little bit, and I'm looking--
I'm looking forward to that happening.
Let's rock this [bleep], bro.
- Let's [bleep] go.
- Marino. - Si, Chef.
- Open Hell's Kitchen, please.
- Subito. - Let's go.
[dramatic music]
narrator: For many of the diners,
it's been long wait to score a seat
at Hell's Kitchen Foxwoods Resort Casino.
- First table arriving, guys.
- Yes, Chef. - Heard.
narrator: But the night has arrived,
and everyone is fired up in anticipation
of a memorable evening.
Chef Ramsay's menu tonight features all
of the classics for which Hell's Kitchen
has become known.
- I'll have the lobster risotto.
- I'll have the beef Wellington please.
narrator: Here to enjoy dinner
with an up-close view of the Red Kitchen
is superstar singer Jordin Sparks
with her husband, Dana.
- Absolute pleasure, and congrats...
- Thank you so much. - On everything.
narrator: And in the Blue Kitchen,
world-renowned photographer Nigel Barker
is dining with his son, Jack.
- Welcome, Jack. Good to see you, bud.
Sit back and enjoy.
- Exactly. - Thank you.
- Right, here we go, Blue Team.
Four covers, table two, yeah.
It's two risotto, two scallops. Let's go.
- Six minutes out.
- Six minutes out, heard.
Garnish is all about having that communication
and helping out your team.
- All right, two-minute warning on two risotto, two scallop.
- Heard. Dropping scallops now.
But now it's about who can be a leader.
I definitely think it's time for me to step up even more
and fill that void. - How long, Henry?
- 30 seconds out from walking risotto.
You can go ahead and walk lobster tails.
- Jayden. - Yes, Chef.
- One hand out. Come on, young man.
There you go. I'm trying to help you.
My job to make you look good. Out in one, yes?
- Yes, Chef. - Let's go.
- Walking risotto now.
♪ ♪
- Great sear, Jayden. - Thank you, Chef.
- Don't change it. - Good job, Jayden.
- Let's go.
Final four for a reason.
Prove to yourselves and your state why.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Four covers, table 26. Two risotto, two carbonara.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Let's go. - I'm a little nervous.
Every ticket that comes in is going to start
with me because I'm on apps.
Five out. Two riso, two carb.
So I'm just--
I got to be on the top of my game.
- How are we looking on two risos?
- [bleep] me.
I still need five minutes, OK? - Five minutes.
- Come on, Cydni, that's too slow.
Anaiya. - Yes, Chef.
- Appetizers, now.
If Cydni's not going to say anything,
I'm going to tell you to get over there.
Let's go. - Yes, Chef.
What do you need me to do?
- Um, I just need to be able to cook for five seconds.
I am not the best
at asking or accepting help,
just in general.
Like, I don't want it to look like
I don't know what I'm doing.
I got this. I don't-- I don't want him to--
I mean, I appreciate your help, but--
- No, I know, but he's telling me to help.
- I know. I don't--
- Are you ready to walk lobster on risotto?
- Heard. Ready to walk.
- Walking lobster. - Right behind. Hot.
Two riso here. - Now, two riso, one carb, OK?
- Heard.
- Nicely cooked. Let's go.
♪ ♪
- Ooh, I'm so glad we're here. [laughs]
- Two risotto, two scallops. How long for that?
- Risotto's 20 seconds out, Chef.
- Seconds to the window.
- You can go ahead and walk. - Heard. Walking.
♪ ♪
- Walking risotto, Chef.
♪ ♪
- Henry. - Yes, Chef.
- Come over.
Come on, it's not [bleep] cooked.
- Yes, Chef. - [bleep].
- What's wrong with it, Chef?
- Need a little touch more on the rice.
The rice was slightly under.
Nothing to stop the presses
and have a newspaper headline about.
You correct it, and that's going to be
the last time that happens.
- Jada, re-drop. - Oh, yes, Chef.
- 30 seconds in. That's right.
- Yes, Chef. - [bleep] now.
- This is still an opportunity for us to bounce back.
Just because you have one thing set back
doesn't mean that the rest of the night
is a piece of [bleep].
- Drop in and out. - Yes, Chef.
- Not [bleep] poach. - Yes, Chef.
- Jada, listen to the brief. - Yes, Chef.
- Refresh them. Let's go.
Two covers, chef table, yes. One scallops, one carbonara.
[together] Yes, Chef. - Let's go.
- OK, table three. Let's go.
- Oh, my God, delish.
- It's really good. - Real yummy.
- Three carbonara, three risotto.
Two, that's for the chef table, yes?
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Cydni, you need to use your voice.
- Yes, Chef. - I know you can cook, girl.
- Yes, Chef.
- But my big question is, can you delegate?
- Yes, Chef. - OK, let's go.
- Cyd, if you need help, let me help you.
Just let me-- I know, but just let me know.
Listen, I get it.
You want to show him that you can do it,
but he's yelling at us for going too slow,
so, like, just let me help you.
- Cydni, I'm on my third ticket on the Blue Team.
- Ugh! - Got to go, girl.
Come on, Cydni. - God [bleep]--
- Whoa!
[tense music]
narrator: It's just 20 minutes into dinner service.
- God [bleep]-- - Whoa!
- Ow.
- Cyd, if you need help, let me help you.
narrator: And Cydni's reluctance
to delegate has the Red Team falling behind.
- Come on, Cydni.
I'm on my third ticket on the Blue Team.
Gotta go, girl.
- At a certain point, you know, you just have to suck it up,
buttercup, and ask for a little bit of help.
Yes, I would like your help, Anaiya.
Can you just watch my bacon and make sure I don't burn it?
- Do you want aromatics in it? - Yes, please.
- Come on, Cyd. You got this [bleep], mama.
- Thank you.
- Three carbonara, three risotto, yes?
- Yes, Chef. We're 30 seconds out, Chef.
- Ready to walk lobsters. - Heard.
Walking now. - Let's do it.
Let's go, ladies. Let's go.
- Riso here, carb here. - Right behind, Chef.
- Let's go, let's go.
- All right. - Good.
Let's go. Keep it going, ladies.
Well done. - Thank you, Anaiya.
- Yes, ma'am. Whatever you need, let me know.
narrator: With Cydni taking advantage
of Anaiya's support... - Thank you.
Oh, it's beautiful.
narrator: Appetizers are flying out of both kitchens.
- Very good. Perfect, to be honest with you.
- How's yours? That face looks like it's good
- Two covers, chef table.
Entrée, uh, one New York strip, mid-rare,
dairy-free, gluten-free. One Wellington.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Strip, Wellington, five. - Five, heard!
Walking garnish in four.
- It's the meat night.
Everything is meat, meat, meat, meat tonight,
and that's OK, but I got to-- I got to pick up my game now.
I got to pick up the slack. - How long, Chris?
How long? - Strip, Welly in three.
- That one feels good.
Just baste the [bleep] out of it.
- Is that my--
I need a dairy-free, gluten-free one.
- That's for this one? - That's this one.
- How long? - Three minutes, Chef.
- [bleep] now, still.
- No one told me it was dairy-free, gluten-free.
- One New York strip, mid-rare, dairy-free, gluten-free.
One Wellington.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- I said dairy-free, yes? - Yes, Chef.
Dairy-free.
- I have the utmost confidence in Chris.
Like, you know, he's rocked out dinner services prior.
So I'm just like, you know, shake it off.
We all have a bad start to a dinner service,
and we just got to move forward on it.
- Excuse me. Hot pan.
- I hope so. - Yes, Chef.
- Let's go.
Chris.
Come on, young man.
It's rare. I need mid-rare.
Come on. Take the tray back.
Come on! [bleep] now.
Don't slice that Wellington, James.
♪ ♪
Come on, Chris.
Got to turn the gas up first. The gas is not even on.
Chris. - Yeah?
- Look at me. You're basting.
There's no gas on.
Now it's on.
Holy [bleep].
- Well, my concern is the one guy
Gordon keeps screaming at,
it sounds like he's making my food.
♪ ♪
- Look at me.
Great start. - Yes, Chef.
- Thank you, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Don't get carried away.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Lisa, can you lead? - Yes, Chef.
- Two salmon, two strip. - Yes, Chef.
- Lead. Let's go.
- Give me six minutes.
- Six minutes!
- Drive it, Lisa. Drive it.
- Yes, Chef.
- The pressure, I couldn't keep up
with Gordon's pace at all.
No, I would be donut number one.
- Let's go, Lisa. - Yes, Chef.
It was getting to me.
I was like, "OK, Lisa, start calling.
"Be louder. Use your voice.
Move, move, move." - How long?
- I'm going to walk two strips in 30 seconds.
- Heard, I can walk two salmons in 30 seconds.
- Garnish is walking right now. Lisa?
- Yes, I'm going to walk the two strip.
- Walking two salmon.
- Let me know if you need me. I'm here.
- New York strip? - Yep.
Can you watch this?
Can you take that off the sauté pan, please?
- Lisa.
- Yes, Chef?
- Nicely cooked. - Thank you, Chef.
In the inside, I'm just like, "Oh, thank you, Chef."
- Keep it going, ladies. Well done.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- On the outside, it's, "Yes, Chef."
[laughs] You know what I mean?
- That's what I call teamwork. Keep it going.
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Fire now, two Wellington, two rib cap.
- Yes, Chef. - Two Wellington, two rib cap.
Jada, five minutes. Can we go four to the window?
- Four to the window on garnish, heard.
- Thank you.
Meat's not an easy station for me.
So, Chef, the Wellingtons are out.
- Chef, Wellingtons are out of the oven.
- Let's go.
- I'm going to show Chef who I am.
Let's turn up. Like, the flame's on.
Let's put some heat to the flame.
- What can I do for you, bro? - Give me a Welly set.
- Welly set? - Yes
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
Chris, I don't know what Wellies are which.
- They're all the same. They're all the same.
- So I'm good to walk any of these Wellies?
- They're all the same. They're good.
- I'm trying to help Chris with his Wellingtons,
trying to, like, cycle through which ones are done.
Like, one feels warm, one feels not warm.
[bleep], dude. I don't know.
Henry, come here real quick. - I'm coming, Chef.
- I have no idea what is which. - Heard.
It's a very unorganized station.
There's, like, a cacophony of Wellingtons.
It's cold. - Come on, Chris.
We've got to go. - These are good.
- You sure? - Two Wellies, two caps.
- We don't know, you know, which one is which.
♪ ♪
- Chris!
narrator: It's an hour and a half into dinner service...
- Chris! Blue Team, come here.
narrator: And Chef Ramsay has just
cut into Chris's Wellingtons.
- I've got one Wellington cooked nicely,
and one ice-cold in the middle.
Come on, back in the oven. - Yes, Chef. Yes, Chef.
- They should be cooked together.
- The wheels haven't fallen off,
but there's a slight shimmy.
- If I had my camera here, I would not take a photograph
of what I'm looking at. It's just a complete mess.
- I'm walking.
- I'm just thinking, like, "Chris,
do what you know how to do." Just cook, man.
Just cook. - Come on, Chris.
[tense music]
Go, please, James.
- We're four minutes, two hali, two Welly.
Garnish will go up in two.
- Heard. - Anaiya, do you have a second?
- Yes, what do you need from me?
- Just baste these. I just need them basted.
They're pretty much done.
They just need to be reheated so I can make my curry.
Regardless of how I feel about Anaiya personally,
nothing bothers me in the kitchen.
Thank you, Anaiya. - Yes, ma'am.
- It's just me, you, cooking.
That's it. OK.
That's all I needed was a little baste.
That's all I needed, Chef. I can walk.
- You can walk? - Walk, walk.
- Heard. Walk now.
- Coming down hot.
♪ ♪
- Lisa - Yes, Chef.
- Nicely cooked again. - Thank you, Chef.
- Ellie, fish beautifully cooked.
- Thank you, Chef. - Let's go.
narrator: The Red Team is in a groove,
and they are pushing out entrées with ease.
- Walking two salmon, two chicken.
- Heard. - Heard.
- Nicely cooked, that chicken.
Salmon nicely cooked.
- Walking two salmon, one strip, one cap.
- Heard. - Keep it going, ladies.
Well done. Let's go.
- It is literally the best salmon I've ever had.
- It is so good.
- Perfectly cooked. Exactly how I like it.
And it comes with fries.
- All right, two Wellington, two strip,
two chicken, two hali.
How long are we out now? - Let's go three minutes.
- Three minutes on that ticket. - Heard.
- No, no, no, no. Sorry.
Let's go four... let's go five. It's right here.
I got a full board of steaks, Wellingtons, and chickens.
At this point, it's like, OK, Chris, just don't drown.
- Eight-top, let's go. How long?
- Walking now. - Heard that.
- Walk the Wellies.
- Behind. - Hot, hot.
Steak, Chef. - Walking chicken.
- Heard that. Walking chicken.
- Blue Team, come here. - Yes, Chef.
- The chicken is hammered.
I know how [bleep] busy you are.
I can see that. But you need help.
We've stopped communicating. You're abandoning your post.
We've got to dig in as a team.
[together] Yes, Chef. - That is [bleep].
Get rid of it.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- And young man, look at me.
That's not cooking with passion.
- No. - You know and I know.
- Yes, Chef. - Get it together.
- If I, as a photographer, screamed at my models
like this, I would get absolutely nothing out of them.
- Two minutes.
- Last table.
Two chicken, two rib cap. No glitches, yes?
[together] Yes, Chef. - Let's go.
Pick it up, Lisa.
- Let's go, ladies.
It's the last ticket.
We're unstoppable right now.
- I will walk garnish in 30 seconds.
- Heard.
- This is the first dinner service
that Chef Ramsay has not yelled at us.
We're [bleep] killing it.
Like, I don't care about what beef we got.
All that [bleep] don't matter
when I step foot in the kitchen.
Walking garnish. Two chicken, two rib cap.
- Let's go.
- Be careful, mama.
- Well done.
♪ ♪
Nicely cooked again. - Thank you, Chef.
- I don't even have to cut hers.
I know they're cooked beautifully.
Service, please. - It was so good.
Oh, my gosh, you killed it.
- This is what a dinner service should be.
This is what we've all been waiting for,
what Chef Ramsay has been waiting for.
- Thank you so, so much.
- It was such a great opportunity.
- Oh, a pleasure to meet you.
- The food was delicious. - Stop it.
Can I have a hug? [squeals]
- As close to a perfect [bleep] service as you can get.
I mean, just mwah, mwah, mwah.
- Thank you. Have a good night, you guys.
narrator: While all of the Red Team's tickets
have been completed, over in the Blue Kitchen...
- Two chicken.
narrator: Chris has just delivered his refired chicken
to the pass.
- Oh, man.
- No.
♪ ♪
- Blue Team, time out. Get here.
We've lost our passion. We've lost our drive.
We've fired it for the second time.
It's coming up, and it's raw.
This is a [bleep] joke.
- It's just building.
It's one layer after another layer
of a giant [bleep] sandwich.
- Ladies, come here, all of you.
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Great service, but we're not done yet.
Finish dessert, Cydni. - Yes, Chef.
- Red Team into the Blue Team. Let's go.
[together] Yes, Chef. - Yeah, let's go.
Anaiya, meat.
Lisa, meat, now. - What do you need, Chris?
Let's go. - I'm dying on two chicken.
- Two chicken. - Two New York, refire.
- I think he has them right there. He walked.
- Where's your-- you walked the two chicken?
- What do you need? - I don't know.
I'm not on this station.
I'm [bleep] trying to pick it up.
- What do you need?
- Chris. - Nothing.
- You got to-- you got to-- - Get help, please.
- You got to give them something to do.
- Get help.
- There's a lot of screaming, like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- These are good. Do not cook those anymore.
- Give me, give me.
- You need-- you need parsley, baby.
- What's the Red Team going to do?
We're all egotistic chefs.
No one's going to lay down like, "OK, do it." No.
- Do you know what's what?
Do you know what's selling on the next ticket?
- No, I have no [bleep] idea.
- Does anybody know what's selling on the next ticket?
- What's up next? - A complete chaos.
It's almost like a sabotage.
- Where are all their pans at over here?
- Oh, my gosh.
- We don't have any [bleep] pans.
- Holy [bleep] me.
[tense music]
narrator: It's two hours into dinner service,
and after successfully completing
all of their tickets... - Wait, but that's so good.
- That's so good.
- Red Team into the Blue Team. Let's go.
[together] Yes, Chef.
narrator: The Red Team is now in the Blue Kitchen,
in an attempt to help quickly get the rest
of the diners served.
- Does anybody know what's selling on the next ticket?
- Oh, my God. - Two New York strip.
- Holy [bleep] me. - Two strip is up next.
- Here, I'll baste if you want. - I know.
That shit's so [bleep] raw.
There's four people on this station.
Get this out. Just get this out.
- Walking garnish. - Heard!
- They're done. They're done.
- Gimme, gimme, gimme. - Sell them. Sell them.
Red Team had to go over and save the day.
OK, let's get a pan on for two chicken.
♪ ♪
- Finally. Go.
- Ooh!
- This is the chicken. - Thank you.
- You have a chicken on this side.
Terribly sorry for the-- for the long wait.
- Let's see if we can finish with some passion, shall we?
narrator: With the support of the Red Team...
- Lisa, I need a sizzle. - Here.
- Two rib. - Hot, guys, hot.
- Nicely cooked.
narrator: The Blue Team is finally able
to send the last of their entrées out to hungry diners.
- Let's go.
- And finally, they were able to shut down the chicken, OK?
- Thank you so much. - There you go.
♪ ♪
- Blue Team, Red Team, listen up.
In the Red Kitchen, everybody was nonstop communicating,
and you could see it in the cooking.
In the Blue Kitchen, I've heard more noise
in a [bleep] library.
So I'll be honest, it was an easy decision.
Hands down, the winning team tonight is the Red Team.
Congratulations.
[together] Thank you, Chef.
- It's been the best dinner service so far.
Head back to the dorms. - Yes, Chef.
- Celebrate your performance. - Yes, Chef.
- Thank you, Chef.
- You bloody deserve it.
♪ ♪
[all cheering quietly]
- Chef Ramsay told us to celebrate,
so we're [bleep] celebrating.
- This is the A-team right here.
- We've been needing this. We've been needing this!
- Red Team is back.
I think that tonight is what we needed to really prove
to ourselves that we are strong,
and we can work together, and that all four of us
are meant to be here.
- Yeah! - Oh!
- Whoo! - [screams]
- Blue Team, normally at this time
I would ask you to nominate
two individuals for elimination,
but tonight it's clear to me
it's the end of the road for one chef,
and that chef...
[suspenseful music]
Is Chris.
Young man, please take off your jacket.
You're leaving Hell's Kitchen.
- Guys, it's been great.
- Listen up and listen carefully.
Whilst you've had some really good performances
in this competition, unfortunately,
you've been on a downward spiral,
and tonight confirmed to me,
you're not ready to become my head chef.
Keep that head up. - Yes, Chef.
- Yes? - Yes, Chef.
- When you got here, I was excited
about what you did, what you stood for,
and what you put back into that community.
- Yes. - Don't you dare change that.
- Yes, Chef. - Promise me.
- Promise you, Chef. - Good man.
- I'm still here for it. Thank you, Chef.
- Take care. Please head out the front door.
Good night. - Good night.
Guys, it's coming from Blue. - Bye, Chris.
- Later, Chris. - Later, Chris.
- Tonight was a rough night.
- It's Chris. - Whoo!
I'm feeling grateful. I'm not sad.
[laughs] Thank you.
Hello? Punishment Pass?
It was an adventure.
Whoo!
Where's the horn? Beep, beep, beep!
It was a good time.
Here's to Jada!
I met some beautiful people, and I got to cook
for one of the greatest chefs in the world.
I have a culinary teaching kitchen
inside of a jail. - Wow.
- I teach men and women how to cook to get a career,
use culinary to change their life.
- Smart.
- Because culinary is life-changing.
- Very admirable.
- I think I represented New Jersey really well.
Out of 20 chefs that were here,
I'm leaving at number nine.
Chef, thank you for the experience,
and thank you for believing in me
to keep me here this long.
- I definitely have the best four in the Blue Team.
We may be down, but we are by no means out.
[together] Yes, Chef.
- Get out of here.
- So the fact that I see the Red Team,
that I was once a part of, get all this great praise,
and the fact that he's looking down on the Blue Team,
it's humiliating. - Ugh.
- Chris was a very big personality.
With him gone, I welcome the opportunity
to throw my voice out there and help lead
this Blue Team to victory.
We keep this energy, we keep this drive,
and we [bleep] crush this [bleep].
- Absolutely. - The four of us, we're not...
- Stopping. - We're not leaving.
- Yeah. - This is the four, all right?
- Exactly. - Yes, Chef.
- Let's do this [bleep].
I'm gonna help lead us to the promised land.
We're a team. - Yes, Chef.
- That's what it's about. - Yes, Chef.
- Love you, Chef.
- As a culinary instructor, Chris brings out
the best in others, but tonight's service
didn't bring out the best in him.
I hope he finds his footing in New Jersey
and keeps inspiring others.
[fire crackling]
narrator: Next time on "Hell's Kitchen:
Battle of the States..."
Will one chef's relaxation techniques...
- You have to rest.
Let those muscle fibers relax a little bit.
narrator: Lead the men to get a little too comfortable?
- [sighs] - Damn, I felt that.
- Go, go, go, go, go, go!
- Throwing them in. - I got one.
narrator: And will the women's frenzied energy...
[all screaming, cheering]
Keep them from advancing
as the end of the competition nears?
- Sit-- no!
narrator: Tune in next time
for a manic episode of "Hell's Kitchen."
[bell dings]