Following Ben’s complete meltdown and Autumn’s eventual elimination in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 14, we were presented with a final two: Jay Santos and Holli Ugalde. One of them will the Hell’s Kitchen season 7 winner.
Ramsay takes the final two out. They’re wondering what the catch is. They run into hundreds of people cheering, and it’s the final challenge. They have one hour to cook five dishes, to be judged by five executive chefs from England. Jay gets the first point. The point for the cold appetizer is awarded to Holli. For the hot app round, Holli scores again. Winning the fish round, Jay ties it 2-2. In the tiebreaker, Jay wins the challenge.
Some friends/enemies have returned to fill out their kitchens. Having won the challenge, Jay will pick first.
Jay’s team: Ben, Jason, Fran
Holli’s team: Autumn, Nilka, Siobhan
Autumn’s worried that she will be buried by Siobhan’s lack of skill. She hopes she can get together enough money to go to cooking school.
On Jay’s team, Ben intends to take over to the extent he can. He still thinks he’s better than Holli and everybody else, in spite of the fact that he fell flat on his face for multiple weeks in a row before finally quitting.
Holli warns her team that she’s probably going to be a bitch. Thanks for the heads up.
Holli starts off by tripping over her words. Once she gets the order out, Siobhan immediately starts struggling. Jay hasn’t been left entirely untouched. On his side, he’s got to deal with Fran, who’s burning her scallops. With Siobhan still struggling, Autumn decides to take over for her on appetizers. Fran, however, is managing to hold her own for now.
Jason delivers some undercooked lamb. Ben’s suggestion is that Jay should follow his style and call him an idiot. Jay realizes that Jason does not react well to yelling, so he’d rather be calm and not get into an argument.
Nilka’s never cooked venison before, so this will be a a trial and error experience for her.
Autumn’s trying to do too many things. She doesn’t want any help. Nobody knows what they’re doing. There’s the team spirit.
Jay’s team finishes first, with Holli’s team not far behind.
After the service, Ramsay reviews the customer comment cards, and he’s made a decision. Both chefs stand in front of their doors. The chef whose door opens will become the winner and will be the head chef at the Savoy in London.
Holli certainly put forth a strong effort and made it further than anybody expected, but it would seem the outcome is not going to be her winning. It would seem wrong. Holli Ugalde is the Hell’s Kitchen season 7 winner. Ramsay explains that her victory is because she’s grown more than anybody else.