In a wasted night, nothing happened in Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 Episode 13.
Ramsay has news for the chefs. Tonight, two people will be going home.
The challenge is to combine two cuisines, better known as fusion. The dishes will be from around the world. Jillian is scared by this non-American food. They will pick flags at random. Nona gets Greece and Italy, Jillian gets Thailand and Spain, Russell gets France and India, and Trev is left with China and Mexico. They may choose as many ingredients as they like. Russell is happy just to have France, so happy that he forgets he also chose India. Jillian’s first challenge to figure out what the heck this food is, and she’s convinced her dish sucks. Nona throws as many ingredients into the dish as she can.
Russell doesn’t think Trev could successfully combine Mexico and Texas, let alone Mexico and China. Trev’s been talking about his flavor explosion, but the judges find it bland. Nona’s dish has too many ingredients. Russell combined France and India, minus India. Lack of fusion aside, it’s not spicy enough, and the duck is overcooked. As afraid as she’s been, this is Jillian’s to win unless she screws up as badly as everybody else did. In a change of pace, the judges like her food. It’s a unanimous win for Jillian.
For her reward, Jillian will be going to Spago in a limo for lunch with Ramsay, and waiting for her at the restaurant is her family. The other three will stay behind for move out day, taking the dorm furnished for 16 down to one furnished for 4. They will also be doing the prep work, for which every last detail will be scrutinized… by Russell. Nona welcomes Jillian back from her reward. Russell and Trev are as angry as always.
Each person will get a turn running the pass.
Russell is the first person to take charge, which is not a change for him since he’s thought he’s the boss since the beginning. The first sabotage is pecans instead of walnuts, and Russell notices. He’s happy to reject Trev’s scallops, then instructs Jillian to help him out, which just causes her to get yelled at by Trev.
Nona takes over next. Her sabotage is mashed celery root, whatever that is, instead of mashed potatoes. She tastes the celery root but doesn’t notice. Tasting again, she still doesn’t notice, even after being told.
Trev gets his turn at the pass. Nobody’s listening to a word he’s saying, and they are not talking to him either. No food is leaving the kitchen. His quality control test is seabass instead of halibut, which he spots. From there, he finally kicks into gear.
Jillian is the last one to get a turn, and she’s not playing. Much yelling ensues. Chef Scott delivers New York strip instead of rib eye, which gets past her. Not wanting to make any more mistakes, she decides to reject every fish Trev brings her.
After the service, Ramsay has made his decision on the first person to eliminate. Trev has finally reached the end of the line.
The first person advancing to the final two is Russell. Well, then. I assume the next name to come out of Ramsay’s mouth is the winner because Russell just simply can’t win. That name is Nona.
So that means Jillian has been eliminated. What?
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 Episode 15, where we will find out who the Hell’s Kitchen Season 8 winner is, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on Fox.