Following a disastrous service, Tennille was eliminated in Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 13. Despite the fake drama, Dave’s wrist was not enough to take him out of the competition, even if he may well screw it up for life.
Under the domes, there are three cuisines from around the world, and each person will be expected to make what they pick. Ariel gets China, Dave gets India (he’s not happy), and Kevin gets Mexico. In the storeroom, the ingredients are set aside for each country. They are given 45 minutes to cook one entree. Dave plans to pick a dish he knows and just add something Indian to it. After 15 minutes, he still hasn’t decided. His main goal is to cook whatever animal India does not worship. At least he didn’t cook the cow, opting for pork instead.
The judges are world reknowned chefs for each type of cuisine. Ariel has cooked, uh, uh, um, noodles with duck. The Mexican cook didn’t think it was too balanced, the Indian chef enjoyed the sweetness, and the Chinese chef thought it was a good try but the sauce was watery. Kevin has cooked orange and cumin marinated pork tenderloin with Mexican chocolate sauce. Oops. He forgot the sauce. This is becoming a pattern. He forgot the garnish on a previous task. The Mexican judge thinks that maybe the sauce would have put him over the top, the Chinese cook loves it, and the Indian cook thought it was an interesting combination. Dave has cooked ming bean puree and a seared pork tenderloin. The pork choice turns out not so good because there are a lot of muslims living in India. The Mexican felt it worked well together, especially considering he hasn’t worked with the spices before, the Chinese chef enjoyed it, and the Indian judge thought it was amazing for a first try.
Dave wins by a unanimous vote. For his reward, each of the chefs will cook their signature dish for him, and he also gets a set of the cookware that they’ve been using in the kitchen. To round out the reward, he will be joined by his sister and fiancee. The punishment for the others is to polish the silverware and then prep for that night’s service.
Tonight is a chance to run the pass. Scott and Heather will fill in where needed.
Dave and Kevin start off with compliments on their appetizers. Then it’s time for one of the chefs to take over.
It’s Kevin’s turn first. He believes he’s been running things all along. He’s off to a strong start. The first sabotage is the substitution of halibut for seabass. This does not get past Kevin. His next test is unplanned: Ariel’s slowing him down on meat. When he receives her lamb, he rejects it. The next time up, she tells him she can’t cut the bone off becase it will ruin the chop. His request to her is obvious. Cut the bone off. When she does this, it ruins the chop. Does she have another lamb? His constant rejection of Ariel’s food is not doing himself any favors because him stopping her is just dragging himself down.
Dave is next. He’s a very intense leader, yelling more than Ramsay does if that’s possible. His quality control test is the substitution of spinach puree for asparagus puree. He tastes it but does not notice. The second sabotage also slips past him. He finally ends up noticing the cold tuna and the unsalted asparagus.
Ariel takes over after him. She thinks she’s gone if she fails, which she probably is. Parsnip puree has been substituted for mashed potatoes, which she’s happy with. The next sabotage dish is salmon substituted for seabass, but this time she notices. Then she starts rattling off orders one after another. Kevin doesn’t know where she’s at. She realizes she’s lost control of the kitchen and blames Kevin for dragging on purpose.
After service is over, each person is asked to name one person they don’t think belongs in the final. Kevin has chosen Ariel because she’s not quite there yet. Ariel has chosen Kevin because of his service while she was at the pass. Dave goes with Ariel because he felt most lost when she was up at the pass.
The first person to advance to the finals is Dave. The second person to advance is Kevin. Ariel has been eliminated.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 15, where we will find out who the Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 winner is, which airs next on Fox.