Quick Take: Hell's Kitchen, "9 Chefs Compete"
Who will be the hero(-maker)?
Review: Hell's Kitchen, "9 Chefs Compete"
(S0708) After elimination, Benjamin starts to call people out on his team, so team unity is fractured in one service.
The chefs get a call at 6:15 am that they are being taken to the oldest French restaurant in Los Angeles. However they are taken to Philippe the Original, the birthplace of the French dip (though not if you ask the people at Cole's). The tale is told of how the sandwich was accidentally made. In one of the odder statements made on the show, Siobahn says she didn't know anything "came out of Los Angeles."
Ramsay says for the challenge they need to create a gourmet sandwich in 30 minutes. Benjamin offers suggestions to Siobahn, who later says in an interview he's out to get her. Because the teams are uneven, the Red team needs to kick one off. The others all agree it should be Siobahn, who was searching for "Challah" when she meant "Ciobatta", has the worst, which makes her unhappy
Ramsay is very impressed with the sandwiches made by Benjamin and Ed and Holli and Jason and awards them all points. Fran's has soggy bread so she loses to Jay. Nilka wins her round because Autumn's sandwich is cut oddly, causing a tie. Ramsay calls forward Siobahn to break it with an odd sandwich that included tuna, cheese, and pineapple. He likes it and because Red chose Fran over Siobahn they lose the challenge.
Red team has to make peanut butter and jelly from scratch, including shelling the peanuts. The Blue team gets to go to central California wine country on a private jet, so much better than the previous prize of a diner visit. Siobahn is pissed that her team didn't pick her. Benjamin tells her the sandwich was no good and he would never serve it, completely ignoring the fact Ramsay liked it.
On the plane, Ramsay gets a nice dig in offering a toast to peanuts. Autumn gets drunk at the wine tasting and the rest do on the way home. Holli encourages Ed to drink more in the hot tub, and after being dared, he gets naked. All of Blue team is hung over the next morning, which Fran thinks means Red is going to win.
Jay, Jason, and Fran all struggle on appetizers. Siobahn sends up a terrible serving of scallops, and when Ramsay grills her on it she says there are some fine ones mixed in. He kicks her out of the kitchen to eat them. Benjamin takes over her station but when Siobahn balked at the notion he makes her take desserts.
A customer brings up an undercooked steak and stands around waiting. Obviously trying to get yelled at by Ramsay, he starts talking about the beef being low grade and Ramsay trying to poison everyone. Ramsay lets him have it with some nice insults.
Nilka brings up raw chicken, and Ramsay freaks out. Ed brings up raw duck, and Ramsay kicks out Blue team because they can't come together on orders. Fran has trouble with salad and risotto, and Ramsay sends Red out as well.
He has them pick two from each team. Blue picks Autumn and Ed. Red picks Siobahn and Fran. He calls up Siobahn and sends her home this time in part because she let Benjamin kick her off the station.
Video: Hell's Kitchen, "9 Chefs Compete"
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Recap: Hell's Kitchen, "9 Chefs Compete"
The chefs create gourmet sandwiches and help celebrate a milestone.
