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Gordon Ramsay, Chef Ramsay – Hell’s Kitchen, 4th year. Thousands of chef’s around America set out and only 16 were chosen and given the opportunity of a lifetime. One wil become the head chef at the Borgata in Atlantic City.

• Danny – 23, Executive Chef
• Ben – 26, Executive Sous Chef
• Colleen – 41, Cooking Instructor
• Carol – 30, Sous Chef
• J – 32, Food Court Chef
• Giovanni -37, Executive Chef
• JI – 33
• Wil – , Quality Control Chef
• Paula – 28, Sous Chef
• Lacey – 24, Corporate Buffet Cook
• Danny – 23, Executive Chef
• Coi – 22, Cafe Cook
• Charlie – 24, Prep Chef
• Andrea – 30, Line Cook
• Seth – 27, Private Party Chef
• LA – 22, Line Chef
• Robert – 29, Sous Chef

Immediately after being selected the chefs were split up into a men’s and women’s team. They were to prepare a meal for Chef Ramsay to taste in order to “get to know” the chefs.

Signiture Dishes were presented in this order:

1. Carol – He said it was delicious (the taste)
2. Wil – He said the dish had a very sloppy presentation. Also, asked Wil about the pin he was wearing. Wil answered that it was his pride pin and he was openly gay.
3. JI – He said it was cooked perfectly
4. Robert – Dish was clumsy
5. Lacey – He spit it out
6. Danny – The food was hideous overall
7. Giovanni
8. Charlie
9. LA
10. J
11. Colleen – She told him that in addition to teaching cooking classes she teaches  manners as well
12. Andrea – He said her food was spot on
13. Coi – He said that her food was cooked perfectly
14. Paula
15. Seth – He said it was the worst dish he had ever tasted and a meal like that would make him the fastest exit in Hell’s Kitchen
16. Ben – He said it was the best dish on the men’s team, both attractive and tasted good

The winner would receive a quarter million dollars and chef at Borgata in Atlantic City. The teams need to come up with team names while they get acquainted with their dorms, which are AWESOME.

8 am 10 hours till doors open

Lacey makes it clear that she can not handle the experience.  She says, “She quits.”  She goes and eats a hot pocket, leaving her team.  Seth has never worked in a restaurant and constantly asks questions at his slow speed.

After a quick timeout Lacey decides to come back.

10 minutes till doors open.

Girls: Team Saffrone & Boys: The Blues Brothers

Chef Ramsay tells the group that 16 people in one kitchen is two many and asks for two volunteers.  He chooses Giovanni & Carol to be waiters, he also asks Charlie to cut off his goatee for fear there would be hair in his customers meals.

The doors open just before a fight begins.  Chef Ramsay has high hopes for opening nights.  Chef Ramsay calls out the order to the red team (women’s team).  Giovanni finally get’s an order to blue team after 20 minutes of being opening.

Ben was called out, his spaghetti was not cooked.  The power went out as Colleen was getting yelled out. Luckily the stoves were still working.  The lights being out is causing extreme anxiety and panic.

Carol kept pouring more and more wine so the customers would not get upset because of the wait.  Chef Ramsay provided a personal apology to all customers.  Power is back on, Chef Ramsay wants to get all the bad news behind everyone.  The kitchen is back open.

Giovanni was completely flustered and forgot what people had ordered. Two hours into the dinner service the blue team is starting to make entrees.  Colleen is getting criticized left and right.  Seth (Forest) is hoping to get high hopes but he didn’t cook the lamb chops properly.

Wil gets called out because everyone was helping him at the garnish station. Customers started walking out because the entrees were not done.  Chef Ramsay calls all of them to a meeting to look out into the empty dining room.  It was sheer embarassment to look at the few people that were left to watch.

Chef Ramsay must now choose a winning team.  He decides that both teams did equally as bad so makes his decision on the service that Giovanni and Carol provided throughout the night.  88% of Carol’s customers rated Carol above average and 90%  of Giovanni’s customers rated Giovanni below average.

Winning Team are the women. The losing team, the men need to pick two individuals who are up for elimination.  Wil nominates himself.  Seth calls Giovanni out after Seth was called out.

Nominees:
Wil & Seth

The person leaving Hell’s Kitchen is Wil.  The entire team wanted Seth to leave but he will be staying around for at  least one more episode.

Next time, someone gets physically hurt, breaks a rule, and get’s kicked out of the kitchen.