Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 9

Amanda’s been fumbling about for some time now, and Ramsay finally decided he’d had enough of her in Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 8.

Suzanne wants to convince her team that she’ll improve her teamwork. Ariel’s concern is that in order for Suzanne to improve, her personality has to improve.

The task is for each team to produce four crepes: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Suzanne’s trying to overcompensate for how everybody feels about her. Meanwhile, nobody has a clue how to make crepes. With 5 minutes left, they’re not able to make a crepe they’re comfortable with.

Van has made his out of bacon and eggs, although the crepe is very spongy. Ariel’s breakfast is smoked salmon, herbs, and honey. Her crepe is a nice color, and the salmon’s very good. The women get the point.

For lunch, Tennille delivers pepperjack bacon and shrimp with black bean salsa. Very spicy. Andy’s dish is ham, cheese, and avocado. Nice mix of ingredients. The men get a point.

Kevin’s dinner is scallops, crab, and goat cheese. Delicious flavor. Suzanne made filet and onions, which she blabs on and on about. Everybody wants her to shut up. Perfect seasoning. Both get a point to remain tied.

When they get down to desserts, Dave’s cream cheese and mixed berry flavored crepe lacks presentation. I’d eat it, but Ramsay won’t. Sabrina makes pears, chocolate, and cinnamon. By default, she wins no matter what, but the Ramsay could see that in Whistler, so she obviously gets the point. The women win the challenge.

For their punishment, the men will prep both kitchens. They eat boiled tongue, baguette, and head cheese. As for the women, their reward is to listen to Ramsay talk more French as they head off to one of LA’s best French restaurants. They are greeted by a mime, who will teach them some pantomime, as if that’s a good thing.

Dave’s upset with himself and the knowledge that he cost his team the challenge by being unable to make a crepe.

The dinner service will include several new French dishes. Before they get to that, though, Andy needs himself a medic. He sliced his fingers. According to Dave, the tips of his fingers were literally taken off. I could have done without the graphic image. Dave figures they’re down to three people for the night.

Despite Dave’s fears, Andy does return. He just doesn’t know what the heck is going on.

Dave starts his team off well with his risotto. Sabrina, however, has delivered bland risotto of her own.

The meal tonight will include crepes, the same thing the men were unable to figure out earlier in the day. Andy’s first crepes are rejected.

Suzanne will need 6 minutes. Oh wait. Make that 8 minutes. Or 6 minutes. Maybe 5. 6. Perhaps 5.

Likewise, Andy has fallen behind. Dave said he will help Andy all night, which means he’s got to cover two stations, one arm or not.

Back to Suzanne. She’s slicing the lamb ahead of time. She thought she was catching up. No, she’s just putting them even further behind.

Over in the blue kitchen, Andy has finally found something he can do. Make salad. Maybe not. Ramsay wants to know if he’s given up.

Then back to the red kitchen, Suzanne continues to drag down her team. She’s unable to focus at all.

Not content with merely yelling at Suzanne, Ramsay turns his attention to Sabrina and her underseasoned frog.

Despite how bad Suzanne’s been doing, Andy is the one to be throwed out because he’s not doing anything. His injury is not going to be a sufficient excuse because Dave’s been doing great with one arm for some time now.

Well, then, now that one person’s been thrown out of the kitchen, let’s go for two more. Suzanne and Sabrina both feel Ramsay’s wrath and get tossed out.

With the dead weight gone, the remaining chefs manage to find their groove and complete the service. Since there were two incomplete teams, nobody wins, so they will have to come to a consensus among themselves of two individuals to nominate. They choose the two people who got yelled at the most: Andy and Suzanne. But as they begin talking, they consider an alternate strategy. How bad do they want Suzanne gone? Bad enough to use Sabrina as a pawn? Sabrina’s not having it. She will rat them out if they try that.

The first nominee is Suzanne because she brought her team down. The second nominee is Andy due to his inconsistent service.

Ariel and Tennille say they’re better off without Suzanne. They’d rather work by themselves than with her. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, Andy will be going home. Oh, he’s not done yet. Suzanne can take her jacket off. Because she’s with the blue team. Dropped one anchor to take on another. As for Sabrina, she needs to shape up.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 10, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.