Curtis was eliminated in Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 Episode 2, apparently because Ramsay considered him too boring (surely his performance wasn’t the worst).
Meanwhile, that lunatic Raj is still around, and he’s acting stranger as the night progresses. Trev believes Raj will listen to him.
On the other side, Jillian thinks that bitch Emily needs to go.
At 5AM, two hours after Raj is done screaming, they are awakened by EMTs telling them to do things like bend over and cough. The chefs will be making breakfast for them and the rest of the paramedics in the city. Hopefully there are no major catastrophes in LA in the next couple hours.
Nothing can be sent out until the fruit is gone. Ramsay tells them maybe they should consider getting 2 or 3 people on fruit. The women heed this warning, but the men let Rob go it alone. He delivers after a while, but forgets the pineapples. Once they’re done with the fruit, Boris messes up the eggs. Raj’s eggs are better… just unseasoned. So he sticks his head in the fridge again. The women, however, seem to be doing fine, altough they hate Emily’s guts still, as she fails to watch the bacon and lets it burn. Regardless, they easily finish first to win the challenge.
For their reward, the women are heading to Santa Monica for a poolside lunch. Supposedly it will get better than that. I hope so. The big surprise is they go to trapeze school.
For their punishment, the men will be polishing dishes and cleaning the kitchens. This presents another opportunity for people to argue with Raj, fighting with him just because they can. If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.
Sabrina, a prep chef by trade, does not want to do prep with the rest of her team, viewing the task as a waste of time and beneath her.
Trev and Sabrina are put in charge of the cocktails for the service. Perhaps without Trev in his face, Raj will do better tonight. No such luck. On the first table, he cooks the scallops too early.
Emily insists something is wrong with Jillian’s taste buds because it’s obvious to her that there’s not enough salt. She adds more salt. And more still. This dish is promptly rejected. Ramsay makes them taste the dish, and Emily thinks it tastes just fine.
Raj’s cooking techniques are not cutting it with Ramsay, but Melissa sees to it that he’s not alone. Then Raj tries again. Still no good. It’s raw. Raw! (Where are Boris’ impressions when you need them?) Not content to keep quiet, Raj would like to stop to explain himself. No explanation wanted. Vinny jumps in to help him finally get the fish out.
Nona’s mad at Emily for not doing her work for her.
Boris is unable to deliver the meat because it’s raw. At least he realizes this on his own rather than trying to serve the food. No entrees are leaving the kitchen, but Raj is getting hungry, so he starts munching.
Gail’s food catches fire. She doesn’t notice. However, her next attempt is successful.
Back to Raj. He’s finally got the hang of things. With that, it’s time to cook and cook and keep cooking. Who cares if they need all the food he’s making? Adding to his woes, he’s run out of the sole special. When he goes out to the kitchen to talk to the customers, the men start working together.
The winning team will be based on customer comments. The men’s customers loved the food but hated the wait. The percentage of customers who rated their experience above average was 54. For the women, they only scored 50%. That’s a loss, no matter how relatively well they are working together.
Jillian votes for Emily. Gail agrees. Nona, too. And Sabrina. Obviously, she is the first nominee. Sabrina votes for Melissa. Jillian agrees with her. Nona votes for Sabrina based on prep. With a 2-2 split, Gail will be the tiebreaker.
Joining Emily is Sabrina. Ramsay has the same argument as Sabrina had to defend herself. She wasn’t anywhere near service. Why has she been nominated? The result here is obvious (unless Ramsay throws a curve ball), but not before Sabrina calls Melissa more horrible than Emily, who by the way sucks. With that outburst out of the way, the person leaving Hell’s Kitchen is… Raj. He should have been sent home last week, not Curtis.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 Episode 4, which airs next on Fox.