narrator: Previously on "Hell's Kitchen"...
- I'm excited!
narrator: 18 enthusiastic chefs
arrived in Los Angeles.
- B Tru brings the mad flavor.
narrator: And Chef Ramsay made a monstrous entrance...
- What a badass.
narrator: And revealed
how the teams would be split up.
- The 20-somethings versus the 40-somethings.
- I cannot wait to teach the 20-something-year-olds
how it's done in the real world.
narrator: With the winner becoming head chef
at Hell's Kitchen Caesars Atlantic City.
- Atlantic City, that's so close
to New York where I'm from.
That's exactly where I want to be.
narrator: The Battle of the Ages began
with the chefs preparing their signature dishes.
- You cook your collard greens in orange soda?
- Yes, sir. - That's a first for me.
narrator: 20-something chef Ileana and her risotto...
- Oh, my God. It's not [bleep] ready.
I'm freaking out right now.
narrator: Under-performed.
- It's undercooked and slightly under-seasoned.
narrator: And while Zeus spun a tale...
- I found myself in the mouth of a great white shark.
narrator: No one took the bait.
- Every season, a few crazies slip in.
narrator: But his bangers and mash...
- Good, pretty good.
narrator: Delivered a big bite.
- Thank you so much, Chef.
narrator: From the 40-somethings' kitchen
former Playboy Mansion chef Nicole's boxed pasta...
- You made the pasta, right? - No.
narrator: Earned her a one.
- It actually tastes worse than it looks.
- If he does that to me, I'll cry.
narrator: Top marks went
to Alex's spice crusted salmon...
- Yeah, it's cooked beautifully.
narrator: Sakari's oyster stew...
- It's a very complex dish.
narrator: And Vlad's truffle-covered Wagyu beef...
- The sear is incredible.
narrator: Earning each of them a perfect five.
all: Thank you, Chef.
narrator: After a tie... - The best dish is Sakari.
Congratulations. - Whoo!
narrator: Sakari's dish won it for the 20-somethings.
- I'm here to prove to Chef Ramsay
that I'm the best chef here.
narrator: The following morning,
the chefs were tasked with making the best...
- Elevated chicken wing.
Take risks. Do not be afraid.
- Yo, can I get a chicken wing?
narrator: To earn... - A Punishment Pass.
narrator: But that wasn't all.
- The chef with the worst dish will be going home.
- Ah. - Oh.
- What?
This is our second challenge
and someone's already going home?
That cannot be me.
- Your 40 minutes start now.
Let's go. [claps]
narrator: And now, the continuation
of "Hell's Kitchen."
- Those are mine. - Oh.
- Yo, can you turn the grill on?
My wings are gonna win this challenge
because I'm B Tru,
and I'm gonna bring the mad flavor.
I'm a chicken wing connoisseur.
Like, I've dealt with them my whole career.
Come on, baby. Come on.
[suspenseful music]
- I am going to go crazy on these wings.
Might rock a little citrus salad underneath.
Gonna see how this turns out. - Nice. Okay.
- One of the first couple of things
that I learned how to make
was this really good chicken wings sauce,
so I'm ready to get at it.
Yum.
- Does anyone need wings?
- I do. - I have wings right here.
I was horrible yesterday.
So I'm gonna be super prepared today.
It looks sexy to me.
- What do you have in mind, Dafne?
The chicken wing. - All right.
I frickin' love chicken wings so much.
I need to put myself out there, take risks,
but also execute it well.
Come on, baby.
- Guys, 20 minutes left.
- Yes, Chef. - 20 minutes, Chef?
- Let's rock and roll, baby.
- I'm thinking, like, a spicy soy sesame chicken wing.
I dropped the ball yesterday, and I won't drop it today.
- Yeah, redemption. - Yes, Chef.
- Pomegranates. What else you putting on that?
- Pomegranates, garlicky, lemon juice.
Going Mediterranean with it. - Okay, all right.
- The brewery I work at,
I use Middle Eastern, Mediterranean flavors.
And I'm definitely taking a big risk
doing these Mediterranean wings.
- What else are you doing with your wings, Ileana?
- Chef, I was going to fry them.
And then once they're out of the fryer,
I'm gonna hit them with a basil gremolata.
- Oh, nice.
- I am an absolute badass in the kitchen.
And my skills and my finesse is going to prove it.
- Just under three minutes. Let's go.
[claps]
- Will you run my sauce over there
by my cutting board through a chinois, please?
- Ileana seems to be the one on our team
who is the most nervous and frantic
and a little bit all over the place...
- All right, behind. Behind, behind, behind.
- Which is the last thing that we want.
And I'm really worried
that she's not gonna be able to get this done.
- [bleep], man.
- She might be the first one going home.
- 60 seconds. Let's go.
- Is everyone plating? both: Yes.
- 20 seconds to go. - Holy [bleep].
I just need to get the chicken wings on the plate.
- Come on, guys, You got this. - Pretty, pretty.
- Let's go, guys, let's go. - Ten...
- All right, take it down. - Nine, eight...
- Go, go, go, go, go.
- Seven, six... - Beautiful, beautiful.
- Five, four...
- Coming in. It's gonna be hot.
- Three... - Go, go, go, go.
- Two, one.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Right.
Before I judge your wings,
let me remind you what's at stake.
Jason, Christina, please bring out the Punishment Passes.
Thank you.
[angelic choir vocalizing]
They look glorious, right?
all: Yes, Chef.
- To get your hands on the Punishment Pass
is like holding the power of God.
Whenever you lose a challenge
and your team has to go into punishment,
you can swap out anybody on the winning team.
They switch places with you while you go on that reward.
So I need this.
- Chef Christina and Chef Jason,
right now, I need both of you to taste your team's wings
and then select the top three.
I'll taste all six dishes
and decide a winner from each team.
Yes? all: Yes, Chef!
- Off you go.
- What I have for you, Chef, is a Asian buffalo barbecue.
I am very confident in my wings.
I know what I want. I know the flavor profile.
And I [bleep] do it.
- It's sticking to the napkin.
- Have you made wings like this before?
- No, this is actually the first time.
- What's your idea behind the balsamic?
- It just makes it pop. You know?
- We have a Asian barbecue, so it's hoisin,
lemon, lime, orange juice.
Chef Christina has an amazing poker face.
Come on, Christina, like, just give me a smile,
give me a nod.
Like, give me something.
- Thank you. - Thank you, Chef.
- Chef, one of my guilty pleasures
is a General Tso's chicken. - Interesting.
- Chef Christina took one bite of my wing,
and she took some water.
And I'm like, "Is it too salty?"
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- I have a pan-seared wing here.
Chef Ramsay said, "Give me your best wing."
I said, "I got this."
I've made thousands of wings.
- You just had me bit into a raw wing.
[clears throat]
I'm not trying that.
- Oh, my gosh. I can't believe it.
narrator: After tasting each of their team's dishes...
- Well done. Thank you, guys.
narrator: Chefs Christina and Jason
are ready to make their recommendations
to Chef Ramsay.
- Jason, let's start off with you.
Highlights from Blue Team?
Give me the top three in no particular order.
- First one, Chef, is Zeus.
- Zeus. - Thank you, Chef.
- Let's go, Zeus. [applause]
- It actually feels pretty amazing.
I definitely belong here.
So, Chef, I prepared for you a sweet chili wing.
I used a little bit of the sambal, the chili paste.
- I love the sort of contrast.
And then I love the strength of the heat
with the caramelization.
Really good start. Thank you.
- Thank you, Chef. [applause]
I'm super stoked about that.
It sends a message out that this old guy's here to play.
- Jason, second favorite from the Blue Team.
- Chef, my second favorite is Alex.
- Alex. - Good job, Alex.
- Top three. Go me, go wings.
- Chef, I love terrible Chinese food.
Like, this is my version of that.
I confited them at 250 for ten minutes.
I made the General Tso's sauce. - Mm-hmm.
I love the fact that you're sort of elevating that Chinese.
The big question for me, are they actually better
than Zeus's? Um...
Yeah, they are. You're frontrunner.
- Thank you, Chef. - Good job. Well done.
- Good job, Alex.
- Right, Jason, final dish from Blue Team?
- Chef, my third choice is...
♪ ♪
Nicole. - Nicole.
- [bleep].
- Yeah, Nicole. - Go Nicole.
- Good. This is called redemption.
- I'm in shock. Wow.
I'm like from zero to [bleep] hero.
- Visually, they look beautiful.
What are they? - Gochujang chili
with a tamarind honey that was drizzled on,
and then a black garlic coconut dipping sauce.
- It's all cooked, right? There's nothing store-bought?
See what you can do when you cook?
- [laughs] Yes. - Yes?
Question is are they better than Alex's?
This is a really tough question.
Step back in line, please.
Thank you. - Come on, Nicole.
- So it's between Alex and Nicole.
Um, the wing that had the edge.
Congratulations...
Alex. Well done.
- Good job, Alex. - Thank you, Chef.
- Well done. - I won. Again.
This is getting to be good.
- Wear it proudly. Well done.
- Flavor Flav.
[applause] - Yes.
Okay. Christina, Red Team,
give me your first wing of choice belongs to--
- First wing choice belongs to Vlad, Chef.
- Great. Congratulations.
Step up, please. Let's go.
[applause]
Wow, look at them. Describe them, please.
- So we got buttermilk-soaked,
double-drenched cornflake chicken wings.
- The actual cornflakes are delicious.
- Thank you, Chef. - They're spicy,
they're sweet, they're hot.
Because a tasty breading was used.
Beautifully done. Well done.
Good job. Thank you. - Thank you, Chef.
I know what I bring to the table.
The technique is there and the flavors are there.
And that Punishment Pass is mine.
- Second choice is Cheyenne, Chef.
- Cheyenne. [applause]
- All right, I got some Asian barbecue wings.
So they're glazed in hoisin with some chipotle and adobo,
finished with some orange zest.
- Yeah, they're good. I love that little bit of heat.
♪ ♪
Yeah, Cheyenne, overtaken Vlad.
Congratulations. - Thank you, Chef.
- Well done. - See you later, Vlad.
I guess I'm gonna get this Punishment Pass today.
- Christina, the third and final
from the Red Team belongs to...
- Alejandro. - Alejandro.
- Let's go. - Wow.
- I was like, "What?"
Feels so amazing to be in the top three right now.
I'm super excited, yet I'm super nervous.
So on the bottom, you have whole Greek yogurt.
The wings are double fried, tossed in a dry rub,
and then garnished with a little bit
of pomegranate seeds.
- Mmm. Visually they're beautiful.
And I love that Middle Eastern flair.
Very rare you connect a pomegranate seed
with a chicken wing.
Back in line. Really good job.
- Thank you, Chef. - Thank you.
Wow, good job.
So Red Team is between Alejandro or Cheyenne.
Two really good dishes.
I'm gonna award this to the individual
that had the gumption to give me something
I've never seen before.
And those wings belong to...
♪ ♪
Alejandro. Congratulations.
Well done. [applause]
- Yeah.
- Really good. - Thank you, Chef.
Feel like a baller.
I hold the power of God to get out of trouble.
- Cheyenne. Really good.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Alex and Alejandro,
these Punishment Passes possess great power.
But with great power comes great responsibility.
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Alex and Alejandro,
I'd like both of you right now
to taste the remaining six dishes on your team
and tell me who you think
are the two weakest chefs on your team.
- Wow.
- I'm not all about hurting feelings,
but now I have to do it with people I barely know.
♪ ♪
Ugh!
[blade scraping]
[dramatic music]
- Alex and Alejandro,
I'd like both of you right now
to taste the remaining six dishes on your team
and tell me who you think
are the two weakest chefs on your team.
- Wow. - Yeah, that's, like--
you're just hurting feelings from day one.
- Understood? both: Yes, Chef.
- Start from here?
We have to pick the worst wings.
Yeah, it's a hard thing to do.
But in life, as a manager chef,
you have to make tough decisions.
I feel like this is my chance to prove
that I'm the leader of this team.
What'd you stuff that with?
- With trumpet mushroom.
I noticed that I'm one of the only ones
that didn't toss my chicken wings.
I don't know what the [bleep] I was thinking.
- What do you got going on here?
- A dry Indian spice rub and a carrot coconut puree.
- This one's a little pinkish,
medium rare-ish. - Okay.
- Whose is this?
- I'm so stressed right now. I don't want to lose.
No one wants to be the first person to go home.
- Right.
Alejandro, give me the name
of the two weakest-performing chefs on your team.
- So first, we have...
Ileana.
- My heart's in my throat. I want to stick around.
I don't want to leave Hell's Kitchen.
- And then second, we have...
Dafne.
- Alex, weakest-performing wings on your team?
- Chef, we have O'Shay and Billy.
- Ileana, Dafne, Billy, and O'Shay,
make your way out into the front.
- I am so disappointed in myself.
- Dafne, bring up your dish, please.
Let's go.
- I cannot believe I'm bottom two right now
with a [bleep] chicken wing.
- What did you say, Alejandro?
- So even though her dish was super ambitious,
I just felt like it lacked flavor and seasoning.
- Thank you. You're right.
They did lack flavor. That's right.
Ileana, let's go.
Alejandro, your comments were?
- Her dish was a little under. - Wow.
- I did find a couple pieces that I could try.
Again, it lacked flavor. Just poorly executed.
- How'd you cook them? Why are they so tough?
- I fried them
and then finished them in the oven.
But it didn't work in my favor exactly.
- No, it definitely did not work in your favor.
Thank you. - Thank you, Chef.
- Right, Billy, step forward. - Yes, Chef.
- Alex, what did you say about these?
- I felt that the wings were a little overcooked.
The flavor profiles did not make sense to me.
- Wow.
- I mean, I felt my dish was pretty damn good.
I know Alex knows I'm a competitor.
He knows that I'm here to win,
and I don't blame him for putting me up,
you know, because I am a threat.
- How did you cook these, Billy?
- I baked them, fried them,
and then a little bit on the grill, Chef.
- If you're gonna cook something three times,
keep the skin on to at least protect it.
Yeah? I expect better, Billy.
- You got it, Chef.
- Okay, O'Shay, let's go.
Alex, your comments were?
- Visually, I feel like the plating
is a little old school.
I don't quite understand sauteed spinach underneath.
- How did you cook these? - I pan-seared them.
So I should've done them a little bit longer.
I should've checked them.
- O'Shay. Oh, dear.
♪ ♪
The actual spinach is tasty,
but it doesn't go with the wings.
- Just wanted to add something--
give 'em something different.
- Back in line.
Those wings were underwhelming.
My decision is...
♪ ♪
Billy and Dafne,
rejoin your teams now.
- Thank you, Chef. - Thank you, Chef.
Yes! Thank you, Grandma,
for watching over me.
I never ever want to be down there again.
- This is really hard.
We haven't even opened Hell's Kitchen yet.
My decision is...
♪ ♪
O'Shay.
Back in line.
- Wow.
[applause] - I don't like losing,
I don't like being in the bottom,
and I certainly don't like being on the chopping block.
I'm going to bounce back. I gotta bounce back.
- Ileana, step forward, please.
[dejected music]
♪ ♪
Ileana, was that your best?
- No, Chef. It was not.
- We've just started this competition.
It's the beginning.
If you can't get a wing right,
what chance have you got getting to Atlantic City?
Give me your jacket.
- Chef, I feel that I should stay in Hell's Kitchen.
[tense music]
I do have leadership skills.
I know that I can do better than that and show you more.
- We're talking about a chicken wing, young lady.
♪ ♪
Ileana, listen very carefully.
♪ ♪
You've got one more chance.
Back in line. [applause]
- I'm not done proving what I have to prove.
And I'm not done fighting.
I'm in Hell's Kitchen to grow,
to learn, to really feel the pressure.
And I haven't gotten a chance to prove myself yet.
- Now, all of you, head into the dorms.
Your sous chefs will call you down
when they're ready to go through the menu.
Off you go. - Go.
- Alejandro, Alex, good job.
- Thank you, Chef.
- I'm definitely disappointed
that my wings didn't get picked.
But Alejandro is a really, really strong cook,
so props to him. - [sighs]
- Okay, that was so [bleep] scary.
- Whoo.
- Oh, my gosh. - Yes!
- Is it our knives? - Look what I got.
[giggles]
- Oh, we got our Henckels.
- Yeah, baby! - Whoo!
- Y'all, Chef's the man, y'all.
Chef's the man. - [yells]
- Nobody from Red's going home tonight.
Receiving the Henckel knives makes this competition feel
so much more real.
- Group hug, group hug.
- It kind of set in that-- that tonight is the night
to show what we have.
We're gonna go off tonight.
- Red kitchen. Red kitchen.
narrator: In order to be fully prepared
for dinner service...
- Okay, so we're gonna walk you through these dishes quickly.
Pay attention, listen, and absorb.
narrator: Chef Ramsay has set aside
five hours of menu training.
- This is the infamous Hell's Kitchen risotto.
Lobster gets poached in beurre monté.
So if it boils, it breaks.
- Crispy skin salmon will be the death of many of you.
You really want to cook it mostly on the skin side.
- They are bouncing from dish to dish.
I don't even know what to write down.
It's crazy.
Do we torch the burrata or it just melts on its own?
- They gonna be in, like, a bain-marie or something
on the side or-- - The fries,
what station are they coming off of?
- Blue Team has been asking
a lot of stupid questions. It's really annoying.
- What other questions do you have right now?
- Too many.
I'm a little bit overwhelmed.
- Back to the carbonara.
I intentionally heated up this pan
'cause I want you to see what's gonna happen.
If I put the base in this pan right now,
you're gonna have scrambled eggs instantaneously.
- You did put salt and pepper on that, right, Chef?
- Just a light seasoning.
- I'm not feeling confident about dinner service.
- Are you putting any oil in the pan?
- Chef, you added a little bit of salt to those?
- I'm terrified.
It's a icky, going-to-prom- with-your-cousin feeling.
You know, you should be excited about the night,
but you're just not. [chuckles]
- So as far as setting up the stations,
is there a formula that we follow
or we're just going by memory?
- What do you mean a formula?
- Well, I've had--you know,
this is your prep list for your station.
- Really, like, you gotta ask that question?
Do you just wanna hear yourself talk?
You can't teach an old dog new tricks sometimes.
- Are we just basically just coming in--
- Going for the most prestigious position
with a giant salary, you think they're gonna be like,
"Here's your list"? Come on, man.
♪ ♪
- There's definitely some challenges.
I can't lie. I'm definitely nervous
going into this one.
That answers my question.
- Okay. Anything else?
narrator: Coming up...
- I'm so hungry. - Yeah, word up.
- I'll take anything at this point.
narrator: First dinner services can be rough.
- [spits] - Oh, [bleep].
- Great white shark has eaten half his [bleep] brain.
- Okay, will you listen, please,
when I'm talking to you? - I am listening.
- On order, four covers, table four.
- No, because I'm-- [overlapping arguing]
- Shh!
narrator: And for one chef...
- Am I supposed to shout over you?
narrator: It's gonna be their last.
- How can we be this bad?
- Damn, that hurts.
[tense music]
narrator: In spite of the menu training...
- All right, so wait, so I'm confused.
narrator: The 40-somethings team
is a bit concerned about their...
- First service at Hell's.
- Just got to talk, man.
- Is the sriracha aioli coming from us?
No, it's coming from--
- No, it's over here.
- You sure? - Yes.
I'm doing the meat station... with Billy.
- We've kind of got a [bleep].
- Yeah.
I got the monkey.
- Oh, [bleep]. I need lamb.
- What are you looking for?
- Lamb. - Lamb?
- I need to get lamb.
narrator: As both teams prep
their stations for dinner service...
- Alyssa, where do you-- where should we hold our fish?
- That's going down below where you just pulled it from.
- All right, word up. Makes sense to me.
narrator: One chef is struggling
to get onto the good side of her 20-something teammates.
- You guys, is this anyone's list?
- That's mine.
- I am partnered with Ileana.
And let me tell you, I'm a little nervous.
She's the weakest link on our team.
- Are those scored?
- No, I'm scoring them now. - Behind you.
Can I do one with you maybe? - Use my knife.
Don't use--
no, no, they're supposed to be parallel.
What are you doing-- yeah, no, no, no.
Parallel. - All right, all right.
You know, I'm trying to get everything
where it's supposed to be.
And Alyssa's kind of being a bitch about it right now.
Like, okay, girl,
just trying to help you set up the station.
- So switch this.
- I didn't ask for an attitude.
narrator: As the chefs finish their last-minute prep...
- Let's rock and roll, baby. - Got it, man.
narrator: Chef Ramsay welcomes Matthew...
- You good? - Yes, sir.
- Welcome back, bud. - Thank you, Chef.
- Excellent. Nice to see you. - Appreciate it.
narrator: Who will be filling in as maître d'
while Marino is home visiting family.
- Hey. Let's go. - Thank you.
Like, let's go. - Matthew.
- Yes, Chef? - Open Hell's Kitchen, please.
Let's go. - Yes, Chef.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
narrator: With Hell's Kitchen's return
to the city of angels,
the demand for tables has been extraordinary.
all: Cheers!
narrator: They have been booked months in advance.
And naturally, there is a ton of anticipation
for tonight's opening night.
- Biggest service of our careers,
right here, right now.
- Guys, we got this.
narrator: The first ever
Battle of the Ages dinner service
features a menu that includes
a number of Chef Ramsay's trademark dishes...
- Saffron risotto and the beef Wellington.
narrator: And some exciting new additions.
- Rack of lamb.
narrator: Which also features Alex's Asian-themed wings
and Alejandro's Mediterranean wings
to be served in the dining room
by Nicole and Tara on the Blue Team...
- They're crunchy. Try it.
narrator: And Vlad and Brett on the Red Team.
- And a little bit of pomegranates for crunch.
narrator: In the kitchen tonight,
sitting at the chef's tables
will be major recording artists.
- Mr. Simmons. Yeah!
narrator: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
the legend from KISS, Gene Simmons
will be in the 40-somethings Blue kitchen.
- Thank you so much for coming. Are we good?
- I can't complain. No complaints here.
- You look great.
narrator: And actress
and multi-platinum pop singer JoJo...
- Thank you.
narrator: Will be in the 20-somethings Red kitchen.
- I'm so hungry. - Yeah, word up.
- I'm not gonna lie, JoJo was actually
the first celebrity crush I ever had.
I used to have posters on my wall of her.
I was [bleep] obsessed with her.
[laughs]
I'm gonna make sure her food comes out perfect.
- Red Team, here we go. First order.
Four covers, table 32.
Two risotto, two flatbread. Let's go.
all: Yes, Chef! - Two risotto, two flatbread.
How long you gonna need on that risotto?
- Give me like four minutes. So I'll go with you.
- Four minutes. I'll start going.
- So that's one lobster tail for risotto?
- I--ask, because I didn't even hear.
- Alejandro, is that one or two risotto?
- Two risotto all day. - Two risotto all day.
All right, lobster tails are down.
- Tell me how long do you need.
- We need eight minutes.
Seven minutes. Seven minutes.
- How do you need seven minutes to cook lobster tail?
It should be three minutes to the window.
- Wait, you gotta scoot over. You have this whole thing.
- Maybe if you focused on what you're cooking
instead of fighting with Alyssa,
this would go down a lot easier.
- We're four out.
- Wait, how are we four out
if you just told her seven minutes?
- Seven minutes. One minute's just gone by.
- Yeah, that's--so that's six.
- How long for the risotto?
- Oh, four minutes, Chef.
- Hold on.
How long's the lobster take?
- About seven minutes, Chef.
- No, it doesn't. Seven min--no, it doesn't.
- How come the lobster's taking longer than risotto?
It's a three-minute pick up for the tail, not seven.
- Yes, Chef, heard. - You're supposed to be
the 20-something, not the slowest.
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Where's Gene sat?
- Right there, right across at the other chef's table.
- [laughs]
- Good. Let's go, Matthew.
Blue Team, first order on.
Here we go. Four covers, table three.
Two carbonara, two risotto.
- Heard. - Heard, Chef.
- Heard that. - Let's go.
- Let's go, let's go. Push it, push it.
- You drop those tails?
- Three minutes to go with the lobster.
- Everybody's just so nervous.
It's our first dinner service.
I'm incredibly excited,
but that excitement is probably covered up
by crippling anxiety.
My heart is beating. I'm breathing heavy.
But I know we're gonna come together,
and we're gonna do a great job.
- What's Zeus doing? What's he doing?
- You go ahead and-- make them a little tighter.
- Come on, guys. What's happening?
What is happening?
It's like [bleep] vomit.
Come on, please!
- Unbelievable.
- It's eggs and pasta, for [bleep] sake.
Come on, Blue Team!
It's painful. - [bleep].
- The shark bite has gotten into his head.
He was basically making scrambled eggs with pasta.
Use your brain, man.
Risotto's about to walk.
- Walking risotto. Walk your lobster.
- Walking right here, hot. Hot, hot.
Hot behind you, Chef.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
narrator: It's 40 minutes into dinner service
and Blue diners are still waiting
on their appetizers.
- I don't want to fill up on bread.
- I'll take anything at this point.
- Hot behind you, Chef.
narrator: And Zeus has just delivered
his second attempt at carbonara
to Chef Ramsay.
- [spits]
Ah, [bleep] me.
Hey, hey, hey. All of you stop.
Come here. Hurry up! Come on!
That's salty as [bleep].
And [bleep] scrambled eggs.
Are you [bleep] serious?
The great white shark has eaten half his [bleep] brain.
- Zeus and that damn carbonara.
- How are we in the [bleep] like this?
Come on, guys.
- Let's bounce back, guys. Come on.
- Oh, my God, it was mistake after mistake.
- A little bit tighter. - A little bit tighter?
- Did you taste it?
Zeus is literally like the Berlin Wall.
He is just crumbling piece by piece.
- What did I miss on this?
I feel like I [bleep] it up, man.
- I'm trying to tighten it up.
- Let him do it. - Yes, Chef.
He should be cooking.
Two carbonara, two risotto. Let's go.
both: Yes, Chef. - Two minutes.
- Get it together! all: Yes, Chef!
narrator: While the oldest chef
in the 40-something kitchen refires another carbonara,
the 20-somethings are asking a familiar question.
- Uh, where's my lobster?
Guys, how long did you say? Three minutes?
- What are you trying to do? I'm trying--
You're putting dirty whisks-- - I'm trying to figure out
where my [bleep] should go.
- Ileana and Alyssa, they're like
two bickering [bleep] birds.
Like... [vocalizes]
You ready? Lobster ready?
- This one-- this one's absolutely perfect.
This one go a little bit longer.
- Get it done.
- You guys, I'm ready to go on the risotto.
- Yes. Lobster's ready.
I'm getting my skewers out.
- Cutting flatbread right now.
- Two risotto plates, right?
Thank you. - Yes, Chef.
- Two flatbread.
- Risotto, she's plating it. So hurry up, please.
- Walking, right now.
♪ ♪
- Thank you. - Yes, Chef.
- Don't hold that down. Push them.
- Yes, Chef. - We never wait
for the lobster. - Yes, Chef.
- I feel stressed out already. Yeah.
narrator: With the Red Team
finally pushing out their appetizers...
- Go, please, John.
- Whoo.
- All right, ready? Walking carbonara?
narrator: Zeus is hoping to get his third try
at his first carbonara approved.
- Let's go. - Carbonara?
♪ ♪
- Service, please.
- Finally!
I don't know what went on with Zeus.
I mean, he's 48 years old.
He's, like, the O-O-OG of the team.
So I don't know if he just couldn't handle it,
but thank God you brought it home.
- Go, go, go.
narrator: Appetizers are now flying
out of both the Red and Blue kitchens.
- Your risotto. - Oh, my goodness.
- Oh, wow. That's really good.
- Mmm.
narrator: And both teams are preparing
for Chef Ramsay to call
the first entrées of the night.
- I can work with you.
I just need you to talk to me and we're okay.
- Okay, will you listen, please,
when I'm talking to you? - I am listening.
- On order. Four covers, table four.
- No, because I just said-- [overlapping arguing]
- All right! - Shh, shh.
- Am I supposed to shout over you?
both: No, Chef. - You got to listen.
both: Yes, Chef. - Table four, entrée,
two halibut, one salmon, one Wellington.
Heard? all: Yes, Chef!
- Let's go! - Do you want to take halibut?
I'll take salmon? - I'll do salmon.
- You'll do salmon? All right.
Hardcore, guys.
One salmon, two halibut, one Wellington.
- Four minutes to the window.
- Are you sure that salmon's gonna go out in four minutes?
- Come on, no arguing. - Relax.
- Ileana, I am your partner. You need to look at me,
and you'd understand, you need to listen.
- Please, just work together.
- I--I gotta have someone that can work with me too.
Communication is key.
And she shut down. She shut me out.
I got it. Thank you.
Halibut walking to the pass.
- Yeah, yeah. Walk, walk, walk, walk.
- Walking Welly? - Walking Welly.
Behind you, hot. Welly.
♪ ♪
- But where's the salmon though?
- Hold on. I think we [bleep] up.
- Hey, come here.
Two halibut, one salmon, one Wellington, yeah?
Where's the salmon? - I've got salmon ready.
- Salmon's right here, Chef.
- Hey, right here, Chef. - It's walking.
- And where's the garnish for the salmon?
Hey, we're not even working as a team.
You can't send unless we're all together.
And why is the protein here first before the garnish?
- Wasn't ready, Chef.
- If he's not ready, what do you tell him?
- Tell him I'm not ready. - You can't just throw him
under the bus and [bleep] screw the setup.
- Meat and fish are not communicating with me.
And I need to walk my garnishes up
way before they even bring their proteins up.
They haven't said a word the entire night.
Instead they've been complaining to each other
and yelling at each other.
- Garnish, how long you need?
- Coming up now. Garnish, Chef.
- Thank you, Alejandro, I apologize.
- Nah, you're good. You're good.
- Table four, please. Let's go.
narrator: While the Red Team finally sends out
their first entrées of the night...
- Come on, guys. Keep talking.
Let's go.
narrator: The Blue Team is ready to rock
on their... - Chef's table.
Gene Simmons. Yes?
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Entrée. Two chicken, two Wellingtons.
VVIP. Let's go, guys. - Yes, Chef.
- Yes? - Yes, Chef.
- Heard, Charlene? Hey.
You should be moving there, not staring at me.
[bleep] me.
Wellingtons in, let's go.
- Heard, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Come on, guys. Let's get it together.
Gene Simmons, the legend from KISS.
I'm just a country bumpkin.
[laughs]
And I'm cooking for Gene Simmons?
Holy [bleep].
I don't want to disappoint.
- Gene's table, yes? How long?
♪ ♪
Earth to Charlene. How long?
- Chicken. - 15 minutes.
- 15 minutes, Chef.
- 15 minutes? [bleep] me.
Tell me why 15 minutes.
It's normally, like, a six or seven-minute pickup.
- I just don't want to give you a low number.
I was just-- - You don't what?
- I was trying to overestimate. - A wrong number?
- Yes. - 15 minutes?
Hey, we'll be here till New Year's Eve!
- There was no communication.
At the end of the day, it's all about the times.
Time, time, time, time, time.
- You got chicken?
- I'm putting it down right now.
- Hey, stop.
You don't have the chicken in.
Hey, all of you, come here.
Come here, all of you.
Get in!
- Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
narrator: It's over an hour into dinner service.
- Get the chicken in. - Get 'em in. Still get 'em in.
- Hey, stop. You don't have the chicken in.
narrator: And Charlene and Billy's unfired chicken...
- Hey, all of you. Come here.
narrator: Has forced Chef Ramsay
to request a meeting.
Get in!
- Oh, my God.
- This is absolute [bleep].
How can we be this bad?
We're not even moving at snail pace.
We're not even moving at all.
Someone install some vigor,
otherwise all of you [bleep] off.
- Communication, guys. - We have to start talking.
- Yelling's not gonna fix anything.
- We got to work as a team.
- It's opening night. Let's get out of our heads.
Let's talk, and let's go. - We gotta get out there.
- Let's go, baby!
- We got to get out there. - Let's go, baby!
Come on, Blue Team. - Let's go!
- It's very overwhelming
when Chef Ramsay is screaming at you
and telling you how dumb you are,
and basically that your mom dropped you
on your head a few times.
- How long on that chicken? - I mean, it's cooking.
- At this point, it's just tunnel vision
on this chicken debacle.
- Hot! Hot! Behind.
Can you check and see if that's ready, bro?
Feels ready, right?
Chicken, guys?
- Yes.
- Yeah, I would rest that.
- Salmon. Let's go, O'Shay.
- Walking.
- Put it down. Come on, big man.
Put it down, please. - Yes, Chef.
- Salad garnish, pass it down, please.
Chicken, Wellington.
- On the way, Chef. On the way.
- Two chickens.
- Hey, we're gonna finish this service, guys.
- Come on, guys, we got this.
Come on. Let's finish it up.
- Wellingtons. - Yes, Chef, in my hands.
- Coming through. - The garnish is up there.
- Go. Go, go, go, go.
- Wellington? - Right there, Chef.
- Two Welly, Chef. - [sighs]
- They cold? - Damn it.
- I just-- - Shut the [bleep] up.
[tense music]
- Cold Wellington and pink [bleep] chicken.
♪ ♪
And you think I'm gonna serve that
to the lead singer of KISS?
You can kiss my [bleep] ass.
Now do me one thing as a team.
Head to the dorm,
come up with two individuals that don't belong here.
Now get the [bleep] out of here.
♪ ♪
- Yikes!
- Damn, that hurts.
- I'm extremely upset that we got kicked out.
It's--it's humiliating.
I'm tired. I'm sore.
I'm mentally a little bit just broken down right now.
- [groans]
narrator: While the Blue Team sulks...
- We were [bleep] at the finish line.
narrator: The Red Team is pushing out entrées.
- Walking salmon. - Walking salmon.
- Come on, VIP ticket. Let's go.
- Who cooked that? - Uh, Ileana.
Nice. Let's go.
Chef's table, please.
- There's a lot on the line at this point.
I really gotta prove myself.
And I know that I can. We're good.
We're solid. We're solid.
I gotta show that I'm like Elastic Woman
and I can bounce back.
Y'all ain't gonna get rid of me that easily.
- Yes, thank you. Whoo-hoo-hoo!
- All right, guys, let's keep this up.
Like, we're doing good now.
I feel like we got our pace.
- Keep communicating, guys.
narrator: Now that JoJo and her fiancé
are enjoying their meal...
- Mmm. Ooh.
narrator: The red team is flying
through the rest of their entrées.
- Nicely cooked, the lamb.
- Thank you, Chef. - Service, please.
narrator: And starting to serve dessert.
- Yeah, just like-- it's supposed to be four.
- Chocolate pudding. - Oh, my goodness.
- Fish and meat, garnish, well done.
- Thank you, Chef. - Thank you, Chef.
- I'm so [bleep] proud of the Red Team.
I'm telling you, these old geezers better learn
'cause we're here to [bleep] kill.
- Great job, team. Good job.
Good [bleep].
[tense music]
- I'm pretty embarrassed--
what we brought to the table today.
And I mean, the communication was off.
There was no momentum, no energy.
- There was energy. It was just nervous energy.
- Well, yeah, I mean-- - Yeah, I think so.
- All I know is we're better than this.
Nobody was calling back. We're not talking.
We can't [bleep] shut down
just 'cause you [bleep] up, man.
That's all there is to it.
Zeus, you [bleep] up the carbonara a lot.
Whose fault was it with all the chicken?
- It was in her possession.
I was going back to get the Wellington,
and it just cluster[bleep].
- I should have said, "This is not done.
Give it another minute." And so that's my fault.
When I got paired up with Billy,
I knew it was going to be a problem.
The ego gets in the way,
and it's a sense of not taking the responsibility.
- I asked you to take a look at it
and you said it was done.
I do not deserve to go home tonight.
I had one mess up.
I mean, I would have been better off
working that station by myself.
- The bottom line is this. We had a lot of [bleep] ups.
Now I get it what you said about the carbonara.
- You [bleep] up a lot. Not just on that.
You weren't communicating. You shut down.
You didn't know what to say.
That does not show leadership for the team.
And that's the only reason why I put you up
'cause you [bleep] up a lot.
And she [bleep] up a lot on the chicken.
- You're talking a lot of smack
on what's going on over here.
You had the easiest [bleep] station tonight.
- Carbonara is [bleep] easy, bro.
- Okay, I get that.
You already said that ten [bleep] times.
Let's be honest and let's look through all the [bleep]
and really decide who cooked good tonight and who didn't.
- So it's Charlene no matter what.
- And then I would do Billy.
♪ ♪
- Why should I go up, you know?
There's no reason why. I got one Wellington sent back.
What the [bleep] just happened?
Frickin' Zeus was making scrambled eggs all night.
Yo, guys, I think it's [bleep] up, man,
that you guys are putting me up.
I'm [bleep] butthurt, bro.
I mean, you guys just picking me
just because you're scared of me or something?
- It was about all of the communication.
- It's all my fault, all the [bleep] communication?
- Dude, dude. Meat station is [bleep]
why we got kicked out the kitchen.
- No, it's not. It's the start of hot apps.
That's where we went down.
That's where we [bleep] went down.
Take a [bleep] look in the mirror
and not [bleep] blame me for some [bleep].
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Tonight should have been joyous,
but it was mistake after mistake after mistake.
♪ ♪
Abe, Blue Team's first nominee and why?
- Our first nominee is Charlene.
The meat station was a huge failure tonight.
The chicken, at times, were crazy
and the inconsistency on the station altogether.
- Second nominee and why?
- Uh...
Billy.
Also on the meat station,
the callbacks on the times, being accurate.
♪ ♪
- Charlene, Billy, step forward, please.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
Billy, rough night. - Horrible night, Chef.
- Tell me why you think
you should stay in Hell's Kitchen.
- Chef, I have passion. I love what I do.
I love cooking.
And I'm here to win, Chef.
- Charlene, tell me why you think
you should stay in Hell's Kitchen.
- You can't fix something you're not willing to admit.
And I'm willing to admit that a lot of what happened
was my not voicing myself.
- But are you telling me that you're better
than what I saw tonight? - Absolutely.
I did not try to get in the driver's seat.
I sat in the passenger seat, and I apologize.
- Billy, are you better than what I saw tonight?
- Of course, Chef. It was just an off night.
And I will prove it to you, Chef,
if I can have another night in Hell's Kitchen.
- The person leaving Hell's Kitchen...
♪ ♪
- Chef, may I speak?
- Oh, [bleep] me, shark bait.
- Can I step in? - What is it?
♪ ♪
- I feel that I belong down here.
- Get back in line.
- Let me speak.
I had a terrible service.
It's a lot harder than I expected.
And--
- Relax.
I feel that I belong down here.
I feel Charlene and Billy want this more than I do.
- Zeus...
♪ ♪
Get back in [bleep] line.
♪ ♪
[exhales]
My decision is...
Billy...
Get back in line.
♪ ♪
Charlene...
You're not ready to become my head chef.
Please give me your jacket.
[melancholy music]
♪ ♪
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Good night. - Good night.
♪ ♪
I'm definitely disappointed.
You know, I didn't come all the way out here
for one dinner service.
But I'd lost my confidence,
and I was not taking the initiative.
And it was a fatal error.
- I'm not done.
[suspenseful music]
Zeus. - Yes, Chef.
- Step forward. - Excuse me.
- If you are willing to give up your spot that easily,
you do not deserve to be here.
Give me your jacket and get out.
♪ ♪
Excellent.
♪ ♪
- You're only as good as your last service.
And after tonight's service, I felt a little ill.
Look, it's hard.
It's called Hell's Kitchen for a reason.
This heat here, it was just something
I didn't want a part of.
- All of you, listen up.
This competition is about bouncing back stronger,
more confident.
Can you bounce back? all: Yes, Chef!
- 'Cause if you can't,
there's the door.
♪ ♪
Now [bleep] off.
- Bon voyage.
Zeus going up there like he was overwhelmed,
proof is in the pudding. [chuckles]
And that pudding was full of [bleep].
- I'm super excited that I'm still here,
and I'm here to win.
I want to work for the legendary GOAT of culinary.
- Had two people from the Blue Team
go home right away,
and the Blue Team is looking pretty weak.
So the young guns, the 20-somethings,
we're so excited to just keep kicking ass.
- [sighs] [bleep] me.
Charlene had trouble with her chicken.
And Zeus was nothing but a chicken.
Good riddance.
[flames crackle]
narrator: Next time on "Hell's Kitchen"...
- I honestly feel like if you're cooking
a salmon, halibut, and scallops,
what the [bleep] am I sitting here doing?
narrator: Will a feud between two chefs...
- Nobody is running that station!
narrator: Cause the Red Team to crumble?
- I'm allowed to have my opinion.
- Just keep that to yourself.
- I feel like my whole team
just kind of flipped a switch on me.
narrator: And could one chef's manic energy...
- Oh, I'm [bleep] ready. - Look, breathe.
Don't--don't yell. - Let's do this, guys!
narrator: Drive his teammates so crazy...
- Two flatbread. Two-- - Don't confuse me.
Billy makes everybody's head spin.
narrator: That they ask Chef Ramsay to get rid of him.
- I need to see everybody in the dining room immediately.
- Hey, Chef is pissed. - Wait, what?
- I can't go on like this.
narrator: Find out next time on an extreme...
- Yo, is that Tony Hawk?
- I will do what it takes. Oh, my goodness.
narrator: High octane episode...
- Oh!
narrator: Of "Hell's Kitchen."
♪ ♪