Having flailed about for a couple weeks now, Boris was eliminated in Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 Episode 8.
In the “dramatic” conclusion to last week’s episode, Ramsay said he wasn’t done because he wanted to speak to Trev. He can take his jacket off… because he’s going back to the men’s team. As lame as expected. When it’s this predictable, it doesn’t deserve its own cliffhanger.
The girls, who finally agree on one thing, are happy to see him go, hoping that the boys dump him first chance they get.
Ramsay has brought in some food. Only one dish is from a 5 star hotel, while some of it is Chinese delivery, gas station food, and the like. Sabrina liked the Chinese roll. Nona liked the gas station chicken sandwich. Rob was a fan of the wings from the London Hotel. Nona didn’t care for the wings.
It’s time for the blind taste test.
Russell and Gail are up first. Both get grapefruit right. However, Russell guesses crab and Gail guesses salmon for the sea bass. Then they both guess romaine instead of iceberg lettuce. Russell gets truffles right, but Gail says watercress. This gives the boys a 2-1 lead.
Rob and Sabrina are the next pair. Rob starts off saying the asparagus is bok choy, and Sabrina agrees. Rob thinks the filet mignon tastes like chicken. Sabrina agrees again. Both are also incorrect on the cheddar cheese, with Rob guessing American and Sabrina saying provolone. Lastly, Rob thinks the mussels are octopus, and Sabrina says ham. Still 2-1 for the boys.
Vinny and Jillian are next. Hot dogs seem easy enough, but Vinny says ham, while Jillian says salami. Both, however, get potatoes and mozzarella cheese. That brings us to 4-3.
Trev and Nona are last. Trev believes the pear is apple, and Nona doesn’t have a firm opinion one way or another. Trev goes with halibut for the scallops, but Nona gets it right to tie the game. Both are correct on squash. The final item is endive. Trev says arugula. Nona, however, is right, and the girls win.
The blame for this challenge falls on Rob, while the girls can thank Nona for getting 3 out of 4. For their reward, the girls get a shopping spree. For their punishment, the guys are going to help Hell’s Kitchen go green, digging through the trash for recycling. They will also be prepping both kitchens.
Trev’s risotto tastes fantastic, and Jillian’s does as well. So do Sabrina’s scallops. Rob, however, ends the streak, with his scallops getting rejected. Then again.
Nona fails to drop the chicken on time, and now she can’t cut it right. Sabrina takes charge, getting them back on track and delivering more good fish.
Back to Rob and his fish failures. His halibut is rejected as well. Ramsay calls him out to the dining room, telling him he’s got 5 minutes to wake up. This leads Russell to pretend to be a leader. That is until Ramsay walks away, at which time Russell ignores everybody, not bothering to respond when they ask him questions. When Ramsay returns, Russell’s back to yelling again. I don’t know what this guy’s game is, but he can’t possibly think this attitude is going to get him a win.
Then Nona gets yelled at because, uh, well, he can. Ramsay says get out of his way. She backs up. Get out of my way. Backs up further. Get out of my way. 10 feet back. Still not enough room between you and Ramsay’s ego. Go upstairs now. That was pointless.
Vinny’s egg spinach is overcooked. His gnocchi is not cooked right either. He can go upstairs, too.
Russell, who’s had a decent service aside from the fact that he’s an ass, is kicked out because of raw chicken. He blames everybody else.
Rob makes his final mistake of the evening, and he can get out like the rest of the cast.
This leaves Trev to complete service in the blue kitchen. Wait. What? He’s just about ready to jump on dessert anyway, but he does succeed where the others failed.
Sabrina and Jillian are congratulated on a job well done.
It goes without saying that the blue team loses. Trev can pick two nominees. Russell tells him he’s got his back (he couldn’t even give him a towel), and that Trev has the biggest heart and drive. Vinny says he’s the team’s team player, and I can’t find fault in that logic. Rob’s defense is that he was the last one in the kitchen with Trev.
Rob is the first nominee; Russell is the second nominee. Rob’s the obvious target here, even if Russell just simply needs to go because he cannot work with humans. Rob has outstayed his welcome and can head home.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 Episode 10, which airs next on Fox.