Ashley Sherman

“

Eh, eh, eh. Time's tickin' fools, and you're fuckin' up."

”

Hometown/Residence	Bethlehem, PA
Occupation	Lead Line Cook
Culinary Inspiration	Bucks County Community College
Statistics
Signature Dish Challenge Score	3 out of 5
Challenges Won	3
Services Won	2
Times as BoW/Announcer	1
Times Nominated	1
Placement	12th
Episode Eliminated/Withdrew	12 Chefs Compete

Ashley Sherman was a contestant on Season 13 of Hell's Kitchen. She ranked in 12th place.

Season 13

Episode 1

Main article: Episode 1301 - 18 Chefs Compete

While the chefs were on their way to Hell's Kitchen, the bus pulled over to Pacific’s Cinerama Theatre as Ramsay wanted to show them an inspirational video before going there. After Ramsay revealed the grand prize of the season, he asked the chefs to cook their signature dishes.

During the Signature Dish Challenge, Ashley was the third person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay and went up against Frank. She made a deconstructed chicken and chorizo taco, and while Ramsay said that it did not look appetizing, he thought the taste worked, and she scored 3 points out of 5. The red team won the challenge 24-23, and they were rewarded with dinner at the Bel-Air Hotel, cooked by Wolfgang Puck. During dinner, she called the restaurant the most beautiful place she has ever seen, as well as a dream.

During dinner service, Ashley was on the meat station with Roe. She was not seen much, except when she commented on how things were going good for the red team, and they won the service.

Episode 2

Main article: Episode 1302 - 17 Chefs Compete

During the Geoduck Challenge, Ashley was not seen much, but the red team won the challenge 15-14, and they were rewarded with a day on an 80-foot luxury yacht with Ramsay. During the reward, she said that tapping glasses with Ramsay was probably the best experience of her life, and would not mind having him as her best friend.

During dinner service, Ashley was on the appetizer station with Janai. She was not seen much, both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two people each.

She was not nominated for elimination.

Episode 3

Main article: Episode 1303 - 16 Chefs Compete

During the Jacket Challenge, Ashley was unable to decipher Roe's recipe, forcing the latter to make a tart instead of an empanada. She was the third person from the red team to compete and went up against Aaron in the Shepherd's pie round. She lost the round to Aaron as her meat was dry and dreadful. The red team lost the challenge 4-6, and they were punished by taking deliveries of 500 pounds of coffee, grinding them by hand, and prepping both kitchens for the next service. When she saw the men celebrate their victory, she compared them to Justin Bieber fans, and said that she was so angry, she wanted to slam her head into a table. During the punishment, she said that she would not wish any punishment to her worst enemy, and said that it sucked.

During dinner service, Ashley was on the fish station with La Tasha. She was not seen much, except when she commented that the meat station was sinking the team because of Kalen's raw lamb. The red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people.

She was not nominated for elimination.

Episode 4

Main article: Episode 1304 - 15 Chefs Compete

Back in the dorms, Ashley said that it would suck to lose Jennifer as the red team was at their strongest, but was relieved when the latter came back from the hospital. The next day, she witnessed a graduation ceremony in the dining room but revealed that she dropped out of culinary school as it was not for her.

During the Brunch Service Challenge, Ashley was on the crepe station with Kalen. When she saw her partner struggling, she called her the weakest link of the team. The red team won the challenge, and they were rewarded with a trip to San Francisco, and lunch at Alteller Cren.

During dinner service, Ashley was on the appetizer station. She hoped to start strong as one mistake from her could fuck the team. She was not seen much, except when she sent a delicious risotto to the pass despite having too many portions in it. The red team eventually won the service.

Episode 5

Main article: Episode 1305 - 14 Chefs Compete

During the Protein Identification Challenge, Ashley was paired with Kalen, and they randomly got alligator chili as their dish. It took them three attempts to guess correctly after La Tasha suggested that they use the alligator. The red team eventually lost the challenge 7:41-7:07, and they were punished by taking deliveries of pizza ingredients, hand grating cheese, and drinking a protein shake. She said Ramsay was just making them do it to be mean as it did not matter if the cheese was grated because it would melt eventually. During the punishment, she got short of breath from carrying the deliveries and said that she should quit smoking.

During the Family Night dinner service, Ashley was at the pizza station with Jennifer. She was not seen much, but the red team eventually lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people.

She was not nominated for elimination.

Episode 6

Main article: Episode 1306 - 13 Chefs Compete

During the Farm Animal Challenge, Ashley was paired with La Tasha in the first part, and they got veal chops and couscous. Her dish was not used for the second part, and the red team eventually lost the challenge 25-28. They were punished by extracting all the bone marrow for a ribeye special during the next service and making the stock.

During dinner service, Ashley was on the appetizer station with Roe. After Katie and Roe got kicked out of the kitchen, she was reassigned to the fish station. However, she sent overcooked scallops, and Ramsay kicked her out as well. Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two people each.

She was not nominated for elimination.

Episode 7

Main article: Episode 1307 - 12 Chefs Compete

After Katie's elimination, Ashley welcomed Sterling as a new teammate, much to her dismay. Back in the dorms, she agreed with Jennifer that he was not taking the competition seriously, and added that it would only get worse.

During the Italian Cuisine Challenge, Ashley chose to go up against Fernando, and they were cooking a saltimbocca, although she had no idea what that dish was. During the cooking, she admitted that she sucked with Italian food, but wanted to prove herself and decided to fake it. She was the second person from the red team to have her dish judged and went up against Fernando. She made a brucutto and basil saltimbocca, it was criticized for not having sage instead of basil, and she lost the round to Fernando. The red team lost the challenge 2-3, and they were punished by prepping for an Italian Night service, breaking down squid for a black ink tagliatelle dish, and making pasta from scratch.

During the Italian Night dinner service, Ashley was on the fish station. At one point, she was forced to redo her tagliatelle due to Roe's blue steak, and she sarcastically thanked her for it. Later, her calamari dish was sent back from the Italian Consulate table for being raw, and that caused a fed up Ramsay to kick the red team out.

Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two people each. During deliberation, Ashley was considered by Sade and La Tasha for being the weakest on the team at that point, but she retorted that it was her first bad service, and all she wanted in the competition was to work with Ramsay, not even caring about the $250,000.

Ashley was the red team's first nominee for elimination, with Roe being the second, and they joined Aaron and Steve from the blue team. During her plea, she said that she only had one bad dinner service, and despite admitting that her mistake was a terrible one, she promised to work the fish station every single day to fix it. However, she was eliminated as her mistake on the Consulate table was unacceptable, and because it got the red team to be kicked out of the kitchen. During her exit interview, she said she didn't expect to get eliminated that night as others had done worse than her, being there was all she wanted to do, and broke down in tears as Chef Ramsay didn't think she was good enough, calling it a terrible feeling.

Ramsay gave no comment on Ashley’s elimination, and she did not receive the coat hanging and burning picture sequence.

Episode 16

Main article: Episode 1316 - Winner Chosen

Ashley returned for the last dinner service of the season because Aaron did not. She was La Tasha's last pick, after Sade, Roe, and Fernando. While discussing La Tasha's menu, her suggestion on removing some elements was rejected, and she decided to take a live and learn attitude from that moment.

During dinner service, Ashley was on the meat station. At one point, her pork was already cooked, but Fernando said that he needed six minutes on his sea bass, leading her to remind him that he got picked before her. She performed strongly on meat and said that both the meat and fish got their shit together. La Tasha eventually won the finals over Bryant.

Nomination history

Week 1	Win
Week 2	Safe
Week 3	Safe
Week 4	Win
Week 5	Safe
Week 6	Safe
Week 7	Nominated

Post Hell's Kitchen

• After her appearance on the show, Ashley became a cook at ArtsQuest Center, before she returned to her old employer at ARAMARK Refreshment Services.
• She took part in Reality Rally, a charity event in both 2016 and 2017.
• She now works at US BANK Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.

Trivia

• Since Aaron did not return to the final dinner service of the season, she took his place.

Quotes

• (About the blue team winning a challenge) "Seeing those guys jump around like a bunch of girls at a Bieber concert... I was so freaking upset I just wanted to slam my face into a table!"
• "Have you ever wanted to punch yourself in the face? Tonight's dinner service was just, like, an epic fail."
• (About the protein identification challenge) "I see all these proteins, and some of this stuff I am like "what?" I've heard of it on Animal Planet, but people actually eat this shit?"
• "Eh, eh, eh. Time's tickin' fools, and you're fuckin' up."
• "Hand-grated cheese for 'texture'? Once cheese is melted, it doesn't matter if it was hand-grated. You're just doing this to be mean!"
• (About the map of Italy) "Chef Ramsay is huge in it of himself, but, lo and behold, there's something bigger behind him."
• (After being eliminated) "I didn't expect to get eliminated tonight because people have done way worse than this competition than I have, This is all I wanted to do, But I mean Chef Ramsay obviously just thought that I wasn't good enough. And that's a terrible feeling." 

Gallery

• Chef
• Dishes

Ashley's Intro Spot

Ashley in Red Jacket

Ashley's Confessional

Roe, Ashley, Steve, and Aaron Nominated

Ashley Eliminated

Ashley (S13) as Returning Chef

Ashley's Confessional (Returning Chef)

Ashley's Signature Dish (Episode 1)

Aaron (S13) and Ashley's Jacket Dishes (Sheppards Pie) (Episode 3)

Ashley's Barn Animal Dish (Veal Chop) (Not Judged) (Episode 6)

Ashley's Italian Dish (Saltimbocca) (Episode 7)

External links

• Ashley Sherman on Instagram