narrator: Previously on "Hell’s Kitchen."
- Line up, please.
- Oh, my God.
\h\hnarrator: It was the first ever Hell’s Kitchen Carne-Val.
- Oh, wow.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: And Chef Ramsay decided...
- Joining the Red Team \h\h\h\h\h\hwill be...
Brett. \h- Oh!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: To even out the teams.
- Hey, ladies.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: After some fun and games...
- I’ve never seen someone \h\hwhack with two hands.
\hnarrator: The chefs tried to get creative
with their cuts of beef.
- You got to nail the tips, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hguys.
narrator: Vlad’s rib cap... \h\h\h- Great sear on that.
narrator: And Alejandro’s \h\h\h\hNew York strip...
- One of the best New York \hstrips I’ve ever tasted.
- Thank you, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: Scored for the Blue Team.
- Congratulations, Alejandro.
narrator: But a rare mistake \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfrom Alex...
- It looks unfinished visually.
\h- I made a beurre blanc, and I left it on the pass.
narrator: Allowed Sommer...
- I love the demi. - Thank you, Chef.
narrator: To clinch victory \h\h\h\h\hfor the Red Team.
\h- Congratulations. all: Thank you, Chef.
narrator: During steak night \h\h\h\h\h\hdinner service...
- Whiskey for dessert. \h- And for breakfast.
narrator: The Red Team’s \hnewest member, Brett...
- It’s still cold. \hIt needs longer.
\h\hnarrator: And their oldest member, Tara...
- That’s blue. \h- Yes, Chef.
- That’s not even rare yet.
Get it in the oven! \h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
\h\h\h\hnarrator: Struggled with undercooked proteins.
- Come on.
narrator: In the Blue kitchen,
\hAlejandro sank the fish station.
- Come here, all of you.
Come here! \h\h- Dude.
- That’s not pink, that’s raw.
narrator: And Vlad used \h\h\h\h\ha cake tester
to check his meat.
- Enough’s enough.
This is [bleep] embarrassing.
[door slams]
\h\hnarrator: In spite of completing service,
\hneither team was worthy of being called a winner.
- Definitely not \ha good service.
- No.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: The Blue Team nominated...
\h\h- Vlad, Chef. narrator: And...
- Alejandro.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: While the Red Team chose...
\h- Brett, Chef. narrator: And...
- Me, Chef.
narrator: But in the end, Chef Ramsay sent home...
- Vlad.
narrator: Ending his chance \h\h\hof becoming head chef
at Hell’s Kitchen Caesars \h\h\h\h\hAtlantic City.
And now, the continuation \h\hof "Hell’s Kitchen."
- Get out of here.
- Yes, Chef.
- I’m glad that Chef Ramsay \h\h\h\h\h\hbelieves in me.
And that’s all that matters.
I knew my whole team \hdidn’t support me.
\h\h\hAnd I’m glad they finally told him that,
because he can see
what two-faced people \hthey actually are.
- Do you want to speak \h\h\has a team, or no?
- I think we should. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
- I can’t trust them at all.
\h\hThey talk nice to my face, but I don’t know what they say
\h\hwhen they go back to their dorm rooms.
That’s the difference between \h\h\hbeing 21 and being 41.
[dramatic music]
\h\h- I never gave up on you as a teammate.
\h\hI know that you’re strong, but I do see you get flustered.
\h\h\h\h\h- I get that, but to have every single person
say, "I do not believe in her," that’s [bleep] sucked.
- I never said--
\h\h- We didn’t say we didn’t believe in you.
\h\h\h\hWe said you don’t communicate.
\h- There is times that you don’t communicate.
\h- He pretty much said, like, your team just gave up on you.
- Because of your \hcommunication,
we said we don’t believe \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin you.
- I never gave up on you.
\hAnd I need you to get that out of your head, literally.
\h\h\h- Well, that’s not what he just said to me.
Like, your entire team \hjust gave up on you.
"Oh, we have your back."
\h\h\h\h\h[bleep] Like, you don’t.
I just need to know that, \h\hlike, you guys don’t
think, like, you want me out.
- No, I don’t think that, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hhonestly.
\h\h\h\h\h- It sucks to have to hear that.
\h- I fully believe in everybody on this team.
♪ ♪
We have to rub Tara’s back \h\h\h\h\hand console her.
She’s the oldest one \h\h\h\hon the team,
\h\h\h\h\h\hand she’s acting the most immature about this.
[bleep]. \h- Yeah.
- It’s gonna be really hard \h\h\hto work with her now,
\h\hbecause she has this set mentality
that we [bleep] don’t like her. - Yeah.
\h- Just have to try to pump her up at least a little bit.
- Yeah, yeah. \h- For sure.
- Tomorrow is a new day.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[light suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- Hello, is somebody in there?
[shouts]
[laughs]
- I think I’ve had enough \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hof Abe.
- Hey.
- That voice, I just--I don’t \h\hwant to hear it anymore.
- I’m gonna crush you.
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
- Kind of a lot sometimes, \h\hespecially at 7:00 a.m.
\h\h\h- As Abe gags on his toothbrush--
\h- A lot of people get kind of annoyed by Abe.
He has this, like, supervillain laugh,
like "mwa-ha-ha-ha."
[laughter]
- [deep laugh]
[laughter]
- [imitates laugh]
\h\hHe thinks, like, it’s just hilarious.
And I’m just annoyed.
Like, you have to be able \h\h\h\hto read the room.
You’re on ten.
I’m at, like, a two.
- [laughs]
[dramatic music] \h\h\h- Let’s go.
♪ ♪
\h\h\h- Let’s go, chefs. Line up, please, quickly.
♪ ♪
Good morning.
\h\h- Morning, Chef. - Good morning, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h- We all know that great chefs today
are taking comfort food
\h\hand elevating it into something really special.
All of you step forward, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hplease.
\hI’m gonna show you a couple of examples.
Here’s a perfectly fine \h\htraditional burger.
\h\h\h\h\h\hIt’s okay, nothing wrong with it.
But it’s not very inspiring, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\his it?
all: No, Chef.
\h\h\h- Now, here’s an elevated burger.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Whoo. - Look at the difference.
Night and day, right? \h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
- Here’s another example.
A traditional slice of pizza.
Simple, but let’s be honest, \h\h\h\h\h\h\ha little dull.
And here’s the chef version \h\h\h\h\h\hof that pizza.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Wow. - What do you think?
\h\h\h\h- Awesome. - That’s beautiful.
- That’s what chefs can \h\h\h\h\h\hdo today--
take something humble, \h\h\h\h\h\helevate it.
Now, our final dish, \ha traditional taco.
\h\hKind of boring, not very exciting,
a little bit plain, right? \h\h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
- So the elevated taco \h\hcomes down to this.
- [screams]
- Oh, my God. \h[laughter]
- Danny Trejo? \h- Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God. \h[applause]
- That’s not a taco. \h\h\hThat’s a Trejo.
- What the [bleep] is going on?
[upbeat rock music]
- That’s amazing.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- What? Danny Trejo is here?
- That’s not an elevated taco.
This is an elevated taco.
- Man, I’ve watched all of his movies.
He’s got that voice, you know.
He’s just--he’s hardcore.
\h\h\hMan. - Welcome.
It’s an absolute pleasure \h\h\h\hhaving you here.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Thank you, Chef. - Dafne, you look very excited.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah. Mucho gusto, señor.
[laughter]
Oh, man, I’m literally trying \hto put in my Spanish flair
and be like, hey, I’m Latina here.
Mucho gusto, Danny.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Now, Danny, you opened Trejo’s Tacos.
- Five years ago. - Now you’ve got?
\h- Four in Los Angeles and in Miami, Chicago.
\h- How do you keep on reinventing that taco?
- Well, first of all, if you \h\hjust try to do one thing,
it’s not gonna work.
\h\h\h\h\hVegan, gluten free, and jackfruit, unbelievable.
\h\h- Inspired? all: Yes, Chef.
- And so you should be.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRight, for today’s team challenge,
\h\hI want each of you to use your creativity
to make an elevated taco.
Now, each team will be \h\h\h\h\h\hresponsible
for making five tacos.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNow, Blue Team, there’s four of you on there.
So your fifth taco will be a team taco, clear?
all: Yes, Chef.
\h- The team with the most unique and delicious tacos
wins today’s challenge.
- Oh, we got to win this, guys. - Right, Red Team, Blue Team,
\h\h\h\h\hyou’ve got 40 minutes to create five stunning tacos.
And your 40 minutes start now.
Off you go.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: In today’s team challenge,
\h\hthe chefs will be making elevated tacos
with five different proteins.
\h\h\h- Got to be smart with those proteins, please, yes?
\hall: Yes, Chef. - We have jicama.
\h\h\hnarrator: One chicken, one beef, and one pork taco.
- Guys, I’m going Thai \h\h\h\h\hwith my pork.
- Heard that.
\hnarrator: One fish, and one shrimp taco.
- I’m excited, Chef. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah?
\h\h\h\h- The Latina in me is just thriving right now.
- Kind of like al pastor tacos, but with my own tortilla.
- Okay.
- I must win this,
no matter what the cost is.
\h- You can get the tortillas done in this amount of time?
- Oh, yeah.
\h\h\h\h- I’m going Caribbean. I’m doing a curry shrimp taco.
- Cool.
\h\h\h\h\h- Red Team, we’re coming for you.
Watch out.
- I’m working Thai curry sauce.
I’m pretty much gonna be \h\hsearing off my steak,
kind of like letting \h\hit rest in there.
Yeah.
- Jalapeño.
- Tacos is in my wheelhouse, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou know.
\hIt’s an easy fix for nine children.
So it’s in our blood. \hIt’s in our genes.
\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m doing--yeah, I’m doing a fried fish taco.
I’ma bread my fish.
- You’re make your own \h\h\h\h\h\htortillas?
- Making a flour tortilla. \h\h\h\hI’m gonna push it.
I’m feeling confident of what \hI have to bring, you know.
I know I can do this.
\h- Pull this off, this could be epic.
\h\h\h\h\h- Yes. [dramatic music]
- I’m doing a fennel slaw, \h\hachiote-marinated fish,
and then my salsa crudo.
- Cool, that sounds \hdelicious, dude.
♪ ♪
- 21 minutes to go, yes? \h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
- Just over halfway.
[lively music]
♪ ♪
- You’re think you’re so cool, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hspeaking Spanish.
- Oh, I love speaking Spanish.
- Mucho caliente.
- Mucho, mucho.
- No bueno, no bueno.
- Mucho gusto, señor.
\h- Come on, gringo. - Ah. [rolls tongue]
♪ ♪
- Somebody turn those \htomatillos, please.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- I love it, the way you say tomatillos.
It’s so hot.
- I got skirt steak, Chef.
\hI want to make a roasted poblano and jalapeno aioli.
My girlfriend actually \h\h\hmade this recipe.
This taco feels so homey to me.
I feel like I’m representing \h\hmy restaurant back home.
I feel like I’m representing \hEmily and myself very well.
- I’m gonna do fried--
- Like a Baja taco?
\h\h\h\h- Yeah. - I love that.
- Anybody have time \hto make an aioli?
I feel a little rushed,
\h\h\h\h\h’cause I’m trying to work on the steak tacos
and my tacos at the same time.
We need a white onion on the grill as well.
\h\h\hDefinitely felt like I had doubled the workload
of everybody else.
But I put that on myself.
I feel like that’s what a leader does.
Some sort of crema or slaw \h\h\h\h\h\hwould be great.
- Five minutes. \h- Yes, Chef.
- Ah!
\h\h\h\hI’m literally so nervous right now.
It’s burning.
My tortilla’s burning.
\h\hI’m just gonna literally toss it,
and not even try to save it, \h\h\h\h\hand start all over.
\h\h- Dafne, you’re making me nervous.
- Yes, Chef.
- Four minutes to go, \h\h\h\h\hyoung man.
- Time just ticking, \h\hticking, ticking.
[imitates clock]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- [bleep]. He’s now doing a tortilla.
- I was just focused on getting everything done
and I thought I had more time \h\h\h\h\h\hthan I expected.
- Come on, Abe.
\h\h\h- 60 seconds to go. - 60 seconds heard, Chef.
- I’m gonna plate for you.
What do you need? What do you need?
- I’m not gonna be able \h\h\h\h\hto get them.
- We gotta go, we gotta go, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hwe gotta go.
- Right here, right \hhere, right here.
- Come on, Abe.
[dramatic music]
- Oh, [bleep].
♪ ♪
narrator: Both teams are \h\hin the final minutes
of creating their \helevated tacos
\hfor Chef Ramsay and Danny Trejo.
- You all right, Abe?
\h\hnarrator: Abe is down to the wire with his tortillas.
- Come on, Abe, those [bleep] things should be done by now.
\h\h\h- I completely forgot about my [bleep] tortillas.
- Why did you do that now, Abe?
\h\h\h- I’m not gonna be able to get my flour tortilla out.
But I had the backup ready.
I’ll just give them \h\hthat nice char
off the burner, off the stove,
just make it taste perfect.
- 30 seconds to go.
- Guys, give him a hand \h\h\h\hif he needs it.
- What do you need, Abe? \h\h\h- We’ve got to go.
We’ve got to go. \h- Come on, Abe.
\h\h\h\h- What else, Abe? - Lime, lime, lime, lime.
- I got you, I got you.
- Ten, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four, three,
two, one, and stop.
Well done, Red Team.
Blue Team, well done.
- I’m still upset, \h\hbecause I’m not
getting my flour tortilla out.
But I know everything else,
all the other elements, \h\h\h\hare gonna pop.
\h\h- Let’s start off with the battle of the chicken.
Let’s start off with Sommer, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hplease.
- Let’s go, Sommer. - Come on, Sommer.
\h\h\h\h- I’m excited to show Danny Trejo,
like, I could take a taco \hand make it Caribbean.
It’s a jerk chicken taco \h\h\hwith a mango salsa.
\h\hAnd underneath, there’s just some simple guacamole.
- I love guacamole.
Spicy, I love the spice.
Usually, I like putting, \hlike, my own salsa on.
But this was really good.
\h\h\h\h\h- That spice is absolutely spot on.
\h\h\h\h- Yes. - Really good.
Good job, well done.
- Atta girl, Sommer.
- Right, next up, Alex, please, from Blue Team.
\h\h\h\hLet’s go. - Let’s go, Alex.
- Let’s go, baby.
[dramatic music]
\h\h\h\h- I’m scared of you most my life,
so it’s a pleasure to feed you.
- [laughs]
\h\h\h\h- I wanted to go a little out of the box,
\h\h\hso I made a Nashville hot chicken breakfast taco.
- Wow.
Danny, your thoughts \h\h\h\hon that one.
- That’s right.
Feel like my taco is killer. \h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt’s original.
It’s different. It’s delicious.
It’s a winner.
- Tough decision.
Danny, is it Sommer’s chicken \h\h\h\h\hfrom the Red Team?
Or is it Alex’s chicken \h\hfrom the Blue Team?
- Uh...
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt’s a tie. They were both delicious.
- Both of them? \h\h\h\h- Yeah.
- Congratulations, \hSommer and Alex.
Well done. [applause]
A point for each team.
Up next, battle of the shrimp.
Tara, step forward, please.
- All right, Tara, come on.
Let’s [bleep] kill these boys.
\h- Describe your taco to Danny and I, please.
\h\h- So today, I made you a beer-battered shrimp taco
\hthat has a chipotle crema between the two tortillas.
\h- Nice? - Mm-hmm.
\h\h\h\h\h- Really good stuff. - It’s really good. I like it.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Thank you. Please pick up your taco.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[applause] - Go, Tara. That a girl.
- Okay, next up, Sakari, \h\h\h\hplease. Let’s go.
\h- Let’s go, boss. - Let’s go, buddy.
- I have so much confidence \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin Sakari.
\hI feel like he’s gonna knock it out of the park.
\h- So for today, we have a Caribbean-inspired taco
with a roti curried shrimp \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\has well.
\h\hJust something that really speaks to my roots growing up.
- I like it.
- You like it?
- Nothing is overpowering.
- No, it blends nicely.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI like that. Really good job, well done.
\h[applause] - Go, Sakari.
- Really good.
- Good job, Kari.
- Two good shrimp tacos. Which one do you prefer?
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- I like the Blue Team.
- Sakari, congratulations. \h\h\h\h- Thank you, Chef.
- A point to the Blue Team.
narrator: With the Blue Team \h\h\h\h\h\hnow in the lead,
Brett is hoping to impress
with the Red Team’s fish taco \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfeaturing...
- Achiote-marinated mahi-mahi \hserved over a fennel slaw.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: He’ll be up against Abe
\hand his fish taco for the Blue Team.
- I had breaded a red snapper \h\h\h\h\hwith a mixed slaw.
- Danny, two really good tacos.
Is it Brett’s mahi-mahi \h\hfrom the Red Team?
Or is it Abe’s snapper taco \h\h\h\hfrom the Blue Team?
- I love the snapper.
- [bleep].
- Yes.
- Congratulations, Abe. \h\h- Thank you, Chef.
- Good job, brother. \h\h\h\h\h- Good job.
- Yes.
narrator: With the Red Team \h\h\h\hdown three to one,
the pressure is on Cheyenne \h\h\h\hand her steak taco
to keep the Red Team’s hopes \h\h\h\h\h\hof winning alive.
- I have for you a skirt steak \h\h\h\hI marinated in cayenne,
paprika, a little bit of cumin.
- I hate cayenne pepper.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
But it’s really good. \h\h\h\h- Thank you.
\h\h\h\hnarrator: Up next, the Blue Team’s group taco.
- So we did a mojo-marinated \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hskirt steak.
\h\h\h\hMade an avocado charred tomatillo crema on the bottom.
- Big question, Danny. Red Team or Blue Team?
[tense music]
\h- Cheyenne? Yeah. - For the Red Team.
\h- I like that, I like that. - Red Team, congratulations.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[applause] - Thank you. That’s special.
- Boom, point Red. \h\h\h\h\hOh, yeah.
\h\h\h\h\h- Up next, Dafne from the Red Team, please.
- I put my heart out there.
\h\h\h\hI used a technique from my family in Honduras.
\hSo I have to make my family proud and the Latinos proud.
Today, you have my take \h\hon al pastor tacos.
I made it with chorizo, \h\h\h\h\hground pork,
\hand then I did make my own masa tortilla.
- Wow.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Mom! You got my mom back there?
- [laughs]
- You’ve definitely \h\h\helevated it.
\h\h\h\h\hGood job. - Thank you, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\h[applause] - Alejandro, let’s go.
- Dafne is awesome.
\h\h\h\hShe’s a force to be reckoned with.
I’ve been wanting to go up \hagainst her for a while.
And I got my wish.
Kind of went a little Thai style with this.
That’s a Thai street taco \h\hwith pork tenderloin.
There’s a curry aioli.
Danny, thoughts on this one?
- Presentation is beautiful.
Good, I like this.
\h\h\h- It’s very sweet. Was it with coconut milk?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah, it was with coconut milk, yeah.
- You need to back that up \h\h\h\hwith the seasoning
and especially the acid \h\h\h\h\h\hat the end.
\h\h\h\h- Right, Danny, two exceptional tacos,
two very different tacos.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDo you prefer the Red Team’s taco from Dafne
or Alejandro’s Thai taco?
Red or Blue?
[tense music]
- I got to say Red.
- Dafne’s, yeah.
- Really a change for a taco, \hso that really elevated it.
\h- [sighs] - [bleep].
- We have a tie.
Let’s bring back the top two.
I think it’s clearly Dafne \h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor Red Team
and Abe from the Blue Team.
Danny, which one has \h\hthe winning vote
that’s gonna win it \h\hfor their team?
♪ ♪
- Well, I’m gonna have \h\h\h\hto say that...
♪ ♪
I love my mom’s cooking.
- The Red Team.
[cheers and applause]
- [squeals]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOh, my God, I am ecstatic right now.
\h\h\h\h\hGracias. Mom, Dad, Abuelita.
I’m making my family proud, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand...
\h\h\h- All of you, join me in thanking
\hthis incredible Hollywood legend.
\h[applause] - Thank you.
\h\h\h\h\h- It’s been an absolute pleasure.
\h\h\h\h- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you, Mr. Trejo.
\h\h- Brett, right now, you are one lucky [bleep], aren’t you?
- I owe them my life, Chef.
\h- Red Team, you’ve got another fabulous reward.
You’ll be smiling \hfrom ear to ear
inside these giant inflatables,
because you’re all \h\hgoing zorbing.
- I’m so excited. \h\h\h[applause]
- [laughs]
- So much fun rolling \h\h\hdown the hills.
- Oh, my God, yes.
- And there’s more.
You’re gonna be feasting \hon a unbelievable array
of gourmet Trejo Tacos.
- Oh, my God!
[laughter]
\h\h- At this stage in the competition,
\h\h\h\h\hI like to make it a little bit more personal.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI’ve got a very exciting present
from me personally \hback in the dorm.
\hRed Team, congratulations. Off you go, get out of here.
- Thank you, Chef. \h\h\h- Well done.
\h\h- It’s really, really, really good
to be on the Red Team.
I love that he calls me out
\hfor being just a lucky [bleep].
I haven’t gotten any points \h\h\h\h\h\hin challenges,
but the girls have put me \h\h\h\h\hon their back,
\hand I could not be more grateful.
- What is it? \hWhat is it?
What is it? What is it? \h\h\h\h\h\hWhat is it?
- Let’s go!
[cheering] \h\h- Yes!
Oh, my God! - [bleep].
- Oh, my God.
- We got the Vitamixes.
Oh, this is the best reward \h\h\hon "Hell’s Kitchen."
I’m gonna be mixing,
I’m gonna be blending smoothies every day.
- Look at your baby.
\h\h- I’m elated. This is amazing.
- Oh, they’re gonna be \h\h\h\h\h\hso pissed.
- No way. \h\h- Oh.
- Blue Team, today, in Hell’s Kitchen,
it’s corn shucking day.
- Oh, great.
- We need to husk and shuck \hhundreds of pounds of it.
Also ahead of dinner service \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\htonight,
we have a Hell’s Kitchen taco \h\h\h\h\h\hfor every diner.
So we need freshly \h\hmade tortillas.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- [bleep]. - Head back to the dorm.
Good effort, Blue Team, okay? \h\h\h\h\hGet your heads up.
- Yes, Chef. - Yes, Chef.
- Woulda, coulda, shoulda, \hbut sure as hell didn’t.
So close to tasting them \hTrejo Tacos right now.
[sighs]
[smacks lips]
But it’s just defeat \h\hthat I’m tasting.
[soft downbeat music]
narrator: While the Blue Team \h\h\h\h\h\h\hare reflecting
on yet another loss,
\h\h\h\h\hthe Red Team is about to experience
yet another adventure.
- Hello. - Hello.
[laughter]
- I’ve never been \hzorbing before.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Ah! - Go in, my lady.
\h\h\h- Oh. - [laughs]
\h\h- We’re gonna be inside of a bubble like a hamster.
- Whoo-hoo! - [laughs]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Oh. - How are we gonna do this?
- I don’t know.
- Let them go!
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
- Man, we’re picking up some speed, and then--
[makes crash noise]
[laughter]
It was just, like, a cluster
\h\h\h\hof just women going down the hill.
\h- [laughs] You fell out.
We definitely looked like \h\h\htwo drunk hamsters.
- Your lipstick’s all \hover Sommer’s ass.
- Yeah--
- It’s her lips. \h\h\h[laughter]
She kissed your ass.
[laughter]
- There she goes.
Oh, there she goes.
Tara is a natural-born zorber.
- Oh, you got it!
♪ ♪
- I’m like, damn, Tara, \hyou did this before?
[laughter]
narrator: While the Red Team \h\h\h\h\h\his having a ball,
the Blue is wondering where the shuck they went wrong.
\h\h\h\h\h- Chef, we tried. Fourth punishment in a row.
It’s like getting broken up \hwith four times in a row.
It’s a lot of heartbreak.
- Corn needs to get peeled, \hgrilled, cut off the cob.
\h\hSo I want to divide and conquer everything.
- I’m from Ohio, so when corn \h\hseason is in full effect,
we get bushels of sweet corn
\h\h\hand it’s usually a day’s worth of prep.
So this punishment \h\his so tedious.
- These things take forever. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[sputters]
- Mentally, I’m starting \hto get a little crazy.
I’m so tired of losing.
[lively Latin music]
♪ ♪
- Wow. \h- Ah!
- Oh, my God. \h\h\h\h- Ah!
- We see the array of tacos.
We are VIP for real.
- Thank you, Danny Trejo.
- Yes, thank you, Danny.
- This looks good. \h\h\h- Hell yeah.
- This is definitely \honce in a lifetime.
\h- It sucks that it’s almost over.
- I know. \h- Yeah.
\h- This can definitely be the final five right here.
- Black jackets.
- For me, the past’s the past.
\hI believe the Red Team is all in the same boat.
\h\hSo we’re ready just to rock service tonight
\h\h\hand just work as a cohesive team.
- This is four in a row.
Cheers to the Red Team. \h\h\h- Four in a row.
\h\h- Yeah. - Red Team.
- And Brett.
- Yeah.
- You said 100 tortillas, Chef?
- Yeah, at least.
- A memorable moment \h\hfrom this morning
\h\h\hwas not being able to push out my tortillas.
\h\h\h\h\hI’m reaping what I sow right now.
Ain’t nothing like \hfresh tortillas.
- Is there a trick to this? I haven’t done this before.
- Alejandro. - Yes, Chef.
- I need you for two minutes, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou and I.
- Just real quick-- \h\h\h\h\h\h- Now.
\h\h\h- I just need to set up another--
- No, go, go, go, go, go, go.
- What the hell’s going on?
[tense music]
I’m nervous as hell.
- Young man. - Yes, Chef?
♪ ♪
[tense music]
- Alejandro. - Yes, Chef.
- I need you for two minutes. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou and I.
- Just real quick-- \h\h\h\h\h\h- Now.
\h\h\h- I just need to set up another--
- No, go, go, go, go, go, go.
\hYoung man. - Yes, Chef.
- I know you can cook.
\h\h\h\hBut you have this very strange way
\hof getting in the weeds and then your head drops.
- Yes, Chef.
- You need to fight back.
- I know, Chef.
\h\h- You’ve got to pull yourself back.
- Yes, Chef.
\h\h- I’ve seen some incredible moments with what you’ve done,
not just the inspiration, \h\hbut just the gravitas
\h\hof what you bring to this competition.
But then when you hit a bump, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou disappear.
- Yes, Chef.
- And I can’t afford you \h\hto disappear tonight.
- Yes, Chef.
It took a lot for me to make it to this moment right now.
\h\h\h\h\hI miss my wife. I especially miss my son.
His name’s Arlo Gray. He is--he’s awesome.
\h\h\hIt was a big decision for me to leave my family,
\hand it was a big sacrifice for both myself and my wife.
\hI know why I’m here. They know why I’m here.
\h\h\h\hAnd it’s to prove that I have what it takes
to be Chef Ramsay’s head chef \h\h\h\h\h\hat Atlantic City.
- I need a voice.
- Heard, Chef. \h\h- Let’s go.
- Let’s go.
I thought I was going home. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[laughs]
I was scared.
But after I’m done talking \h\h\h\h\h\hto Chef Ramsay,
\h\hI’m ready to run through a brick wall.
[dramatic music]
narrator: With the ladies \h\h\h\h\hand Brett back
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfrom a day of bonding and zorbing...
- Open ears, wide eyes, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hlet’s go.
narrator: Both teams have \h\h\htheir game faces on
for tonight’s service.
- Just trying to be very \htalkative tonight, so--
- Rock and roll, baby.
No room for errors.
- Calm, cool, collected, yes?
- Calm, cool, collected. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Let’s go.
- Let’s have a good service. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Marino.
- Si, Chef.
- Open Hell’s Kitchen, please. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Subito.
[exciting dramatic music]
♪ ♪
narrator: As the numbers \h\h\hcontinue to dwindle
in the kitchen, the dining room
is once again filled \h\hwith excitement.
- Here’s to daddy, \h\hGordon Ramsay.
- Yes, yes. \h- Cheers.
narrator: Maître d’ Marino \h\h\h\h\h\h\hhas returned.
- Oh, Marino’s back.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: And customers are anxious
\h\h\h\hto get a taste of Chef Ramsay’s menu.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- I’ll do the golden beet salad.
- I’ll also have \ha rack of lamb.
narrator: This evening,
there will be special guests \hat the Blue chef’s table--
actresses and comedians \h\h\h\h\hCheryl Hines
and Rachael Harris.
\h\h\h- He’s real cute. - I feel like we just--
whoa, Rachael.
- I know, it’s awkward.
[tense music]
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Red Team, six cover, table four.
Two carbonara, two scallops, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\htwo risotto.
all: Yes, Chef. \h\h- Let’s go.
- I got the two carbonaras. \h\h\h\hYou do the risotto.
They had no confidence \h\h\hin me yesterday,
so the pressure is so on.
If I don’t come out \hswinging tonight,
I’m definitely going down.
\h\h\h\h- Here, let’s do a standard three minutes.
You have an extra one in here, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hdon’t you?
\h\h- I have this one as the partridge one.
I’ve got three in.
- Dropping my pasta \h\hin 30 seconds.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Brett, you good on two lobsters?
- Yep.
- Dropping pasta, \hdropping pasta.
You didn’t hear me?
Now you’re really \hgonna hear me.
I warned them.
\hI’m gonna be loud and I’m gonna fast.
Drop those scallops, drop those scallops.
- Drop them right now.
\h\h\h\hTwo scallop, so get the scallops.
- Yeah.
- Are they seasoned? \h\h\h\h- No, sorry.
- Season ’em, season ’em, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hseason ’em.
\h\h\h- Sommer is definitely carrying Brett a little bit.
He seems really iffy.
- Minute and a half, \hminute and a half.
- Hey, Brett, you heard that? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h90 seconds.
\h\h\h- It’s only five. So you have ten, right?
- Ten pieces.
- There’s no wiggle room \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hanymore.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou know, there’s nowhere to hide.
\h\h\h\hEveryone has to be on their game.
\h\h- You a minute out yet? Are you just dropping them?
So you’re still a little bit \h\h\h\h\hof time out, Brett?
- Put the tray down, work with two hands.
It’s always quicker, yes? \h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
- How long? \h- Always.
- Brett, how do you need-- \h\h\hhow long do you need?
\h- Tara, can you not scream over?
I’m trying to talk. - I’m sorry, Chef.
- You got to start listening \hto each other a little bit.
\h\h\h\h- Tara is just talking over everyone.
And I don’t think \hshe understands
the way a line works.
\h\h\h\h\hWe all almost dance like ballerinas.
[boisterous classical music]
\hAnd she is just a rock metalhead.
- I’m sorry, I’m sorry,
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, \h\h\h\h\hI’m sorry.
- She’s just like--[grunting]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- All right, carbonara’s walking, okay?
- Risotto walking, \hyou good, Brett?
- Yeah, I’ll be good to walk. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Okay.
- Take the skewers out.
[tense music]
\h\h- Now I’m double checking every single thing Brett does
\h’cause we can’t make those little mistakes.
We can’t fail and I’m not \hgoing to let it happen.
- Beautifully cooked, those scallops, yes?
- Thank you, Chef. \h\h\h- Go, please.
narrator: While Brett \h\h\h\his benefiting
from the support \hof his team...
- Thank you for your help, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSommer.
- Oh, you’re welcome.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: The Blue Team is ready
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto fire their first appetizers.
\h\h- All right, here we go. Four cover table three, yes?
Two risotto, two scallops. \h\h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
- Let’s go.
\h- Five minutes out on that risotto, yes?
- Two lobster down.
Let me know on them scallops once you drop them scallops.
\h- Tonight is very, very, very important.
We have to bounce back.
♪ ♪
\h- Two scallops, two risotto, yes?
How long?
Alejandro, I’m talking to you.
\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. - Risotto, how long?
- Two minutes on apps.
- Talk, talk, talk. \h\hall: Yes, Chef.
- Alejandro has to man up \h\h\h\h\hwith his voice.
\h\h\h\h\h\hChef Ramsay is looking for somebody
\hwho can speak up, who can run a line.
Keep that count down, keep that count down.
- 1 1/2 minutes on two risotto.
\h\h\h- Heard that. Dropping scallops.
- Heard dropping scallops.
- I’m just trying \hto communicate
as much as possible.
\h\h\h\h\hAnd I have a voice and I need to use that voice.
\h\hWalking risotto. How long on scallops?
- Walking scallops. \h\h\h\h- Awesome.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Good, now I can hear the voice.
\h\h\h\h\hMore of that, yes? - Thank you, Chef. Yes, Chef.
- Very nice, Alejandro. \h\h- Thank you, Chef.
narrator: Now that Alejandro \h\h\hhas found his voice...
- Let’s go guys.
\hLet’s keep this [bleep] momentum.
\hnarrator: Both teams are pushing through appetizers.
- I need to, like, slow down, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hit’s so good.
- It’s pretty incredible. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- [laughs]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: And the Red Team is ready
for their first entrees \h\h\h\h\hof the night.
- Fire now, two salmon, \h\htwo New York strip.
\hFive minutes. - Five minutes.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Two salmon, two New York strip, Brett.
- I’m gonna be on the salmon.
Two salmon in the oven.
- All right, 4 1/2 out, two strip, two salmon.
- 4 1/2?
- The kitchen is so small now. \h\h\hThere’s only five of us.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAnd you know, I’m just thinking in my head
all the things that \hcould potentially
go wrong tonight if I’m not \hcompletely on my [bleep].
\h\h\h\h\h- All right, Two minutes on entrees.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Heard, two minutes on entrees.
Two minutes.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- My God. Careful, careful, careful.
- Oh, [bleep].
- You okay? \h\h\h- No.
[groans]
♪ ♪
narrator: It’s 30 minutes \h\h\hinto dinner service
\h\h\h\h\hand the Red Team is off to a blazing start.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- My God. Careful, careful, careful.
- Oh, [bleep].
- You okay? \h\h\h- No.
narrator: But Cheyenne, \h\h\h\h\hin an attempt
\hto put out a fire, has suffered a burn.
- Just go to the medic, \hjust go to the medic.
Watch out. \h\h\h\hNo.
- Can we get those done? - Please go to the medic.
- [groans softly]
- [bleep] hell.
[pan clatters loudly]
[bleep] hell.
\h\h\hDafne. - Yes, Chef.
- Take over the meat. \h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
[tense music]
- [sniffles and groans]
- [groans]
♪ ♪
- You okay? \hShow me.
\h\h\h\h- This is definitely the worst burn I’ve ever had.
And it was over something \h\h\h\h\h\h\hso stupid.
I’m okay, I swear.
\h\h- No, because it’s a severe burn, darling.
- Sorry, Chef.
I just want to scream.
And then I literally start, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hlike, crying,
because I’m so pissed \h\h\h\h\hat myself.
[groans]
\h\h\hThis cannot be the reason I go home.
\hThis cannot be the reason Red kitchen loses service.
Ugh.
Oh, that’s gonna be so [bleep].
- Brett, 90 seconds \h\hon two ribeye?
- Yes. - Yeah.
- Watching Cheyenne getting \h\h\hburned is just scary.
And I want to make \hsure she’s okay,
but we also have tickets.
\h\hAll right, you guys, can I walk my two steak?
- Yes. I’m up in the window \h\h\h\h\hwith the garnish.
\h\h\h\h- Thank you. - Salmon is up, too.
- Heard.
\h\h\hI’m always gonna put my 100% on my team,
go wherever I need to be,
and be the supporter that the team needs.
- Dafne, nicely cooked. \h\h- Thank you, Chef.
narrator: Thanks to Dafne, \h\h\h\hdelivery of entrees
are not slowing down from the Red kitchen.
- This is insanely good.
Oh, my gosh. \h\h\h\hWow.
- Six covers, table one.
\h\h\h\h\hEntree, two salmon, two halibut, two Wellington.
\h\h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef. - Let’s go. Wellingtons in.
- Let’s go, boys. \hLet’s go, boys.
- That was two halibut, right?
\h\h\h\h\hDinner service started off with a bang.
\h\h\h\h\hEverything’s smooth. We’re counting, we’re talking.
I got my halibut in.
It’s the motion in the ocean. It’s the well-oiled machine.
- I need 4 1/2.
- Two salmon, two Welly, \h\h\h\h\h\h\htwo halis.
\h\h\h\h- Two salmon, two Welly, two halis.
- No, wait, what, what?
I didn’t get those two salmon.
I just heard it now.
\h\h\h\h\hI didn’t hear that salmon call, dude.
- Four minutes on two salmon, \h\htwo halibut, two Wellies.
\h\h- I need at least six minutes on that.
These salmon just went down.
\h\h\h\h\h- Can you-- can someone help him?
- I can’t help him rush it.
He’s going to need \h\hat least eight.
I don’t know what happened.
\hI felt like I was giving him all days all day long.
Please don’t screw this up.
\h- How long you need on those two salmon?
Talk to me, Abe.
- How long on the six top?
\h- How long you need on those two salmon?
- You are driving the [bleep]. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[bleep] him.
- He needs more time, Chef. \h\h- Why--has he told you?
\hHave you told him you need more time?
- I need five minutes on the-- \h\h\h\h\hon the salmon, Chef.
- [bleep] hell.
- I don’t have that fired.
- And he’s got the easiest \h\h\h\h\h[bleep] pick-up.
- There’s a lot of, uh... \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
- Drama happening.
- Still under.
\h\h\h- Yeah, that’s why I’m trying to finish it.
narrator: With Cheyenne back in the kitchen...
- You good? \h\h- Yeah.
- Fire now. Lamb, New York strip, Wellington, halibut.
both: Yes, Chef. \h- Lamb, Welly.
I have your sauces for you. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- [sniffles]
narrator: And Abe finally \h\h\hselling his salmon.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- I’m ready to walk up two salmon.
- Walk it.
- Leave them in the pan for me.
Leave them in the pan for me! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
- [bleep!
- Our team seems so sad.
narrator: Both teams \h\hare bouncing back
and are expediting \h\htheir entrees.
- Behind, behind, \hbehind, behind.
\h\h\h- Got it. Walking strip.
- Go, please, John. \h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: And serving satisfied diners.
- This is amazing. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
\h\h- Red Team. all: Yes, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Right. All of you come here.
\h\hBlue Team. all: Yes, Chef.
- Come here.
I’ve never seen a service \h\h\h\h\h\h\hthis good.
\h\h\h\h\hThree tickets there, three tickets in the Red Team.
\h\h\h\h\h\hFirst to finish is gonna win this service.
\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef. - Let’s go, let’s go.
\h\h- Let’s go, guys.
\h\hYou’ve got to try to push it, push it.
- All right, what’s next?
Two Welly, two New York strip, \h\h\h\hand two salmon. 4 1/2.
- Heard. Yep. 4 1/2. \h\h\h- You got this?
- I’m good.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Ah! Three tickets left.
We all want this. \hWe want to win.
- All right, walk meats. \h\h\hHow long you need?
- Walking two Welly, two strip.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Heard. - Come on, ladies and Brett.
\h\h\h\h\hWe got this. Let’s [bleep] kill it.
[suspenseful music]
- Service, please.
Abe, Chef’s table, on your own. Halibut, salmon.
\h\hHurry up. - Yes, Chef.
We gotta finish [bleep].
We got to finish it strong.
Blue Team, we need this. \h\h\h\hWe need this win.
\h\hHot pan, Chef. Please be careful.
♪ ♪
- Let’s go.
- Oh, my goodness, \h\hno, thank you.
I feel like we should clap.
\h\h\h\h\h\hThat’s so good. - This is really delicious.
- Three halibut, one lamb. \h\h\hIt’s an easy ticket.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHow long? - Yes, Chef. One minute, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Let’s go. I’ll take it, but speed up.
- Yes, Chef.
- We have to move \hat a fast pace,
but it also needs \hto be perfect.
- Garnish up?
\h\h- Garnish is going up in 30 seconds, all right?
- Heard.
\h- We just have to put the pedal to the metal
and just get it done.
\h\h- Let’s go. - Walking lamb.
- Two minutes out, \htwo minutes out.
♪ ♪
- Beautifully cooked, the lamb.
- Two salmon, two Welly.
\h\h\h\h\h\hAfter that, two halibut, two strip.
- Yes, Chef.
\h- Come on, Alex, it’s in your grasp.
- Yes, Chef. \h\hLet’s go.
It’s party time.
Like, we’ve done a great job.
\h\h\hWe can finish this thing strong.
How long, two salmon, \h\h\h\h\htwo Welly?
\h- Coming, coming. - Walking garnish.
Let’s go.
Like, start sprinting, get everything on fire.
\h\hGo, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
- Table four, please. \h\h\h\h\h\hLet’s go.
Last table, Red Team.
all: Yes, Chef.
- Blue Team, last table. \h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
\h\h- Two halibut, two New York strip.
It’s neck and neck, guys. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCome on.
\h\h- Come on, guys. Let’s finish strong.
We got to finish strong.
- I’m walking garnish in 30 seconds, okay?
- Slicing now.
[tense music]
\h\h\h- Okay, well you can walk with the halibuts first, right?
- I’m ready to walk.
♪ ♪
- Brett, come here.
It’s still under, it’s still under.
Back in, back in, baste, yes. \h\h[bleep] halibut’s under.
Come on, Brett, please.
- Yes, Chef.
♪ ♪
- I got two beautiful halibuts \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hon the window.
\h\h- Garnish is good. How long on two strip?
- Let’s go, boys.
\h\h\h\h\hWe got to go. We gotta push this out.
- Got it, you got it? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
We’re this close.
- Fries right here, Chef.
- How long, Red Team? \h\h\h\h- 30 seconds.
- 30 seconds? - 30 seconds.
\h\h\h\h\h- Come on, get it up, get it up.
We’re all pushing each other.
I just need a sizzle.
And we’re just trying to get this thing up so we can win.
- Come on, come on, come on, \hcome on, come on, come on.
- Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLet’s wait for the ticket to finish.
♪ ♪
- Let’s pray.
♪ ♪
narrator: It’s just 90 minutes \h\h\h\h\hinto dinner service,
and both kitchens \h\hare in a race
to complete service first.
- Last table, Red Team. \h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
- Blue Team, last table. \h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
It’s neck and neck, guys. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCome on.
narrator: But Brett \h\hon the Red Team
\h\hhas slowed down their final ticket
with an undercooked halibut.
- Come on, Brett, please. \h\h\h\h\h\h- 30 seconds.
narrator: It all comes down \hto Sakari’s final steak.
[tense music]
- Blue Team, come here.
all: Yes, Chef.
- One ticket each, and look,
[bleep] steak’s blue. \h\h\h\h\h- [groans]
- Back in the pan! You had it. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Come on, come on. - Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!
Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Come on. - Bring it, bring it, bring it.
- It’s not even rare! \h\h\h- Uh-oh, uh-oh.
[bleep] going down. \h\h\h\h- [bleep].
- You got it, Chef. \h\h\h- It’s blue!
- Go, go, go. - Gentlemen!
- On the heat, on the heat. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- [bleep].
\h- It’s definitely super frustrating.
That’s going to be--
\h\h\h\h\hit’s going to be about a minute and a half.
- Please, you’ve got that now, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hright?
\h\h- Let’s go. all: Yes, Chef.
- [bleep].
[tense music]
\h- They’re plating their last ticket.
♪ ♪
- [bleep] pressure. \h\hPressure, dog.
That pressure.
\h\h- Red Team. all: Yes, Chef.
- Congratulations. - Thank you, Chef.
\h\h\h\h- Well done. all: Thank you, Chef.
- Good job, guys.
- Brett, good job. - Thank you, Chef.
Good job, good job. \h\hTara, Good job.
- Holy [bleep], we won.
That’s right. We won.
We won, we won, we won.
Go girls!
And Brett, of course.
- Can I go see the medic? \h\h\h\h\h\h- Well done.
Yeah, of course you can. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Thank you.
- Please show me, please.
[tense music]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah, just get the cooling liquid on there.
- Absolutely. \h\h\h- Okay?
\h\hA little bucket of ice on the side,
so you just dip your hands in. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Perfect.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Okay? Stay away from the hot, yeah?
- Yes, Chef.
- Let’s make it--send it out.
Let’s get it out. \h\h- You had it.
You had it.
- It was in our grasp.
\h\h\hThe whole time, it was in our grasp.
And we just--
we let it slip away.
♪ ♪
Lost again.
♪ ♪
The last [bleep] steak.
♪ ♪
- Sucks.
I took a chance.
It didn’t have time to rest \h\h\hlike the other steak.
I wanted to push through \h\h\h\hthat finish line,
and we were so close.
Ay, yi, yi.
- Blue Team, come here. \h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef.
- You guys had it. \h\h\h\h\hSo close.
But...you lost.
That’s it.
- Yes, Chef.
- Now, I want you to go \h\h\hback to the dorm
and think about everything \hyou’ve seen and witnessed
in this competition so far--
every challenge,
\hevery service, every punishment,
\h\h\hand then come back to me with two nominees.
all: Yes, Chef.
- Now get out of here.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
- We should have won tonight.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- God, dude, we were so [bleep] close.
- [bleep].
- You should have pushed \h\h\hback on that strip
and said it’s not ready.
- A [bleep] mistake.
We wouldn’t be here right now.
\h\h- Bro, listen, man, it is what it is, man.
\h\h\hJust because that last ticket was under,
\h\hI don’t deserve to go home tonight,
because I think I’m one of the best chefs here.
\h\h\h\h\h- I’m going with, obviously, Sakari and Abe.
[tense music]
\h\hMan, I wish we didn’t have that salmon mishap.
\h\h\h- That wasn’t my fault. I didn’t know it was called.
So when he called it fired,
I had to [bleep] fire it \h\h\h\h\h\h\hright then.
♪ ♪
\h\h\hI don’t deserve to leave this place.
I’m not the weakest chef.
\h\hI can be heard. I have that energy.
\h\hAnd Alejandro, he has some skills,
but he doesn’t have leadership skills.
Y’all know where y’all [bleep] up.
And we all know where we stand.
So Sakari and Ale.
Ale, you had your faults.
\h\h\h\h\hYou had your-- you know, your mess-ups.
\h\h\h\h- Chef Ramsay can see the mistakes,
you know what I mean?
It’s about how you bounce back.
But he’s also looking \h\h\hat the overall
who can be a leader.
- He expects a lot outta you.
He expects for you \hto have a voice.
- You’ve been falling behind \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hon challenges
here and there too, so--
- I make up for it.
Honestly, when Abe tells me \h\h\h\hthat I am going up,
\h\hI don’t listen to him, because I have the skills.
I have that tenacity.
\h\h\hAnd unlike Abe, I can lead a kitchen.
Alex?
- Oh, man.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
- This [bleep] sucks, dude.
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
- Let’s get one thing straight, shall we?
That was a very strong service.
\h\h\hAnd that’s why I put the decision in your hands.
First to finish wins.
[tense music]
\h\h\hAlex, Blue Team’s first nominee and why.
- Our first nomination \h\h\his Sakari, Chef.
♪ ♪
Based on his lack of voice, \h\h\h\h\h\hcommunication,
\h\h\hand the accountability of that last New York strip,
that’s why he’s going up.
♪ ♪
- Blue Team’s second nominee \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand why.
- Uh...
♪ ♪
[tense music]
- Alex...
Blue Team’s second nominee \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand why.
♪ ♪
- Uh...
♪ ♪
- Abe...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwe believe that from creativity, leadership,
communication, challenges, \h\h\hand dinner services,
\h\h\h\h\hhe was one of the weakest chefs.
\h\h\h- Abe, Sakari, step forward, please.
♪ ♪
Abe...
Why do you think should stay in Hell’s Kitchen?
- My previous challenges \h\hhave put me up here.
\h\hI can’t control my past, but I can control my future.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI’ve elevated from everything I’ve learned
\hand I just keep pushing forward.
I’m here for the win.
- Sakari, why should you stay \h\h\h\h\hin Hell’s Kitchen?
- Chef, I got discipline, \h\hdrive, determination.
I got passion. \hI fight hard.
I leave it all out there \h\h\h\hevery single day.
I don’t give up, Chef.
♪ ♪
- This is really hard.
Every decision gets harder and harder.
♪ ♪
My decision is...
♪ ♪
Brett.
- Wait, what?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Come here and give me your jacket.
Young man... \h\h\h- Yes?
- I’m gonna be honest \h\h\h\hwith you now.
You had a rough night tonight,
and the four women \h\hbailed you out.
And you need, right now, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hto listen.
- Yes, Chef.
[soft dramatic music]
You’re going to the Blue Team.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Abe.
♪ ♪
\hYoung man, it’s time for you to say goodbye.
♪ ♪
\h\h\h\hBut let me tell you something really important.
Your nine kids back home
should be very proud of what you’ve done.
Because your efforts
and the determination on top of that effort
has been second to none.
\h\h\h\h\h\hAnd young man, when we’re in the trenches,
every chef in the country \hlooks to guys like you
to bail them out.
\hYou never, ever, ever gave up once.
\h\h\hAnd that goes a long way with me.
- It means everything \h\h\h\hto me, Chef.
- Head up, and give me \hyour jacket, please.
[dramatic sentimental music]
♪ ♪
Well done.
- Thank you, Chef. \h\h\h\hThank you.
- And good luck.
♪ ♪
- [sighs heavily]
♪ ♪
\h\h\h\h\hBeing here was an uphill battle for me.
\h\h\h\h\hI felt like I was a black sheep,
but I’m proud.
\hI know my family is gonna be proud.
\h\h\h\h\h\hChef Ramsay, thank you for everything.
♪ ♪
I came out a winner tonight.
I walked out the door \h\h\h\has a winner.
- Listen.
You need to know that every \hmistake now is magnified.
[tense music]
Because after all, one of you \hwill be the next head chef
Hell’s Kitchen Caesar’s \h\h\h\hAtlantic City.
♪ ♪
Get out of here.
\h\h- I’m just happy that I’m still here.
But there’s gonna be \h\h\hno more passes.
I have to show Chef Ramsay \h\h\h\h\h\h\hwhy I’m here.
I’m here to win.
It’s time to step it up.
- When Chef Ramsay said Brett’s name,
I was completely shocked.
\h\h\hAt this point, anybody can go home.
Like, you never know \hhow it’s gonna go.
\h\h\hThis is where I buckle in and be the best that I can be.
- Oh, my God.
I don’t know if I can feel happy right now.
But I’m definitely grateful
that he hasn’t given up \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hon me.
But this is my last chance.
I’m definitely gonna \hfight for my life.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Abe’s performance tonight \hwas more like a C minus.
With only the best chefs left in the competition,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hhis grades just don’t make the cut.
♪ ♪
\hnarrator: Next time, on "Hell’s Kitchen"...
- Cheers, guys.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: When Chef Ramsay throws
a star-studded charity event--
- Blue Team, you’re cooking \h\h\h\hfor baseball stars.
all: Yes, Chef.
\h\h\h\h- Right now, this is a big error.
Come on, guys. \h- Yes, Chef.
- Gordon’s not a happy camper.
narrator: Will one chef \h\hthrow a curveball?
\h- Count, make sure we have more than 12.
- Count the plates, \hcount the plates.
- We’re down one. - Son of a bitch.
- I mean, [bleep] hell.
narrator: To strike out \h\h\hhis own teammate.
- I don’t know whether that’s sabotage or not,
but come on, Brett, please.
\h\h\h- Welcome to the big boy league.
\h\hnarrator: And will an old friendship turn sour?
\h\h\h\h\h- Obviously, I need to be more of, like, a bitch.
narrator: It’s an episode \h\h\h\h\h\hof clashes...
\h\h\h- If it sounds like I’m whining or whatever--
- Yes, you are.
- Then, [bleep].
narrator: And splashes.
- Oh, my God. \h\h\h\h- Oh.
\h[whines] - [laughs]
narrator: On the next \h\h"Hell’s Kitchen."
♪ ♪