| “ | I'm the black Gordon Ramsay! You know, he's the president, and I'm the Four-Star general. It has to go that way! | ” |
Robert "Bobby" Anderson was a contestant on Season 4 of Hell's Kitchen. He ranked in 5th place.
Season 4[]
Episode 1[]
- Main article: Episode 401 - 15 Chefs Compete
The contestants flew into Los Angeles to compete at Hell's Kitchen. Soon, the chefs met up on the bus going to Hell's Kitchen. What they did not know was Ramsay was in the bus with them, in disguise. Bobby arrogantly thought his competition was beneath him and claimed he was the Black Gordon Ramsay, leading Ramsay to take his sunglasses down and stare at him.
Eventually, the contestants arrived at Hell's Kitchen, greeted by Jean-Philippe. After some hellos, Jean-Philippe claimed he was good at making an impression of Ramsay, which he did by calling out orders and yelling at them. After he did, Jean-Philippe asked Shayna and Jason to do their impressions themselves. After that, Jean-Philippe called up the disguised Ramsay, who spoke in his natural voice. While the chefs were initially impressed by the acting, they quickly realized that something was up. Ramsay revealed himself, which excited every contestant. After that, Ramsay instructed the chefs to create their signature dishes as he wanted to see how well they could cook as well as they talked on the bus, specifically reminding him of his Black Gordon Ramsay rant.
During the Signature Dish Challenge, Bobby was the last contestant to have his dish judged by Ramsay. Ramsay asked the Four-Star General Black Gordan Ramsay to come down. Still, he said that everything he boasted on the bus was true and was ready to prove it to Ramsay. His Hawaiian butterfish with roasted Thai pepper sauce was scolded by Ramsay after he found out the fish had been deep-fried. Ramsay found it embarrassing lazy to do that, but he arrogantly said he was still a Four-Star General.
After the challenge, Ramsay asked both teams to name a team captain for the opening night. Everyone on the blue team wanted to be the team caption, but eventually, Bobby nominated himself as the men's leader and promised to lend a hand to anyone struggling. The rest of the men agreed to that, and he said he was ready to kill it.
During prep, Bobby took the leadership role well and checked on the men, motivating them as they went. Matt praised him for that as the team spirit was high. Before service, he was confident that the men would not lose, but Ramsay asked him to name the five entrées from the menu. Having not studied the menu last night, he could not answer that question.
During dinner service, Bobby was on the meat station. At one point, Jason sent an unacceptable risotto to the pass. He said that Jason sucked and thought he could run the entire kitchen himself. Still, he claimed to be a nice guy and did not want to overbear his team. Ramsay called him out for not assuming his leadership duties, but he told the former he did not want to dig in. Still, Ramsay told him to show some confidence and support. Even Ben acknowledged that even if he did not know what was happening, he had to show some balls. When the blue team struggled on their first order of appetizers, Ramsay asked him to take control of the disgusting and embarrassing mess. He mentioned how Jason did not care, Dominic was dreaming, Matt was standing still, pissing in his pants, looking for his tartar, and Louross was running around like a toilet brush. Ramsay asked if anybody would take control, and Dominic asked him to jump in. However, he refused to, saying they got it, and he did not want to join the chaos. Hearing that angered Craig as that was the equivalent of quitting. When Louross started showing leadership, Ramsay asked him to lend his captain badge to the former as he had a set of balls to direct the team. However, he argued he was not the person who complained about losing leadership as he was still a Four-Star General.
After service, Ramsay reminded Bobby that he hid behind his team, performing like a coward. The blue team lost the dinner service, and Louross was named "Best of the Worst". During deliberation, Jason thought he did better than him despite a poor night and hoped he had a foot up his ass. Ben wanted him to go due to leaving them dry and hard. In contrast, he decided not to talk to Louross as he did not want to kiss the latter's ass as that was not his style. Later, Jason told him that it was them as nominees that night.
Bobby was Louross' first nominee for elimination, with Dominic being the second. During Dominic's plea, the former said he was misdirected due to him. During his plea, he tried to skim past his lack of leadership, but Ramsay did not have that and asked him for the truth. He admitted he did poorly as a captain, which Ramsay said was the first honest answer he gave him. He survived elimination, but Ramsay warned him to wake up and reminded him that he threw in the towel. While being dismissed, he thought that comment was Ramsay's way of telling him to bounce back, which he was ready to do so.[1]
Episode 2[]
- Main article: Episode 402 - 14 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Jason asked Bobby if he was done taking it easy, and he said he was. Knowing he dodged a bullet, he said he was coming back as the real Four-Star General.
After a night with very little sleep, the contestants were woken up the following morning by the Sous Chefs. They held megaphones and told them to get outside immediately. Jason called it unpleasant. Arriving outside, Ramsay declared that any restaurant would have hit bankruptcy with all the amount of food wasted on the previous night. Ramsay called over a dump truck and ordered them to take every wasted food and put it in the cylinders to give the chefs a better understanding of what they trashed last night. After a few minutes, Ramsay told them to get back in line up the stairs and declared they should be ashamed as they put thousands of dollars in the trash during the last service. Ramsay warned them to start giving a damn and told them to clean up and change.
During the 6-Ounce Halibut Challenge, Bobby declared he counted 50 pieces in total the men prepped. When two pieces of halibut were butchered, he immediately thought it was Jason who did it. When the tiebreaker at 41 each occurred, he believe that Corey would not pick a 6-ounce piece. The blue team won the tiebreaker. They were rewarded with day on a 100-foot superyacht and were transported in Rolls-Royce and Bentleys. During the reward, he said the closest he got to ride a ship was the Love Boat on TV.
Before dinner service, Bobby went to the dorms to comfort Petrozza when the latter struggled to memorize the menu and talk him back into the game. Petrozza suddenly became emotional, and he handed him his apron so he could wipe his eyes. He felt the need to help Petrozza because of his genuine heart.
During dinner service, Bobby was on the appetizer station with Louross. At one point, he served burnt quail eggs, and Ramsay asked him to start again. Then, he got into an argument with Jason, as both of them were confused as if he told Jason to fire the scallops or not. Ben and Petrozza tried to calm them down, but Jason thought he blamed him for his mistake. Eventually, he got his second attempt accepted. Later, he told Jason and Petrozza to communicate when the duo struggled. The blue team won the service.
During deliberation, Bobby talked with Corey, along with Ben, about her decision. While being dismissed, he called elimination dangerous as anything could happen, but he thought they had the advantage over the women.[2]
Episode 3[]
- Main article: Episode 403 - 13 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Bobby said Corey played hard and lost.
The following day, the contestants were awakened by chickens running around in the dorms. Calling from the P.A., Ramsay told them to get up, grab a chicken, and come down to the dining room. While trying to catch a chicken, Bobby declared he had never done that before in his entire life. His attempts were not judged during the Chicken Cutting Challenge as Craig's poor performance ended the challenge early. The blue team lost the challenge 22-44, and they were punished by picking peppers on a 100-acre farm, wearing farmers' clothes and hats under the hot temperature of the sun.
During prep, Bobby was annoyed by Craig's lack of knowledge of the appetizer station. He accused Craig of being a broken compass. In the debriefing, Ramsay assigned him to serve a scalloped chicken special tableside. Still, he was not worried about cooking tableside as he was more concerned about his teammates cooking in the kitchen without him.
During dinner service, Bobby understood Ramsay's callout for seven minutes and went to his station, starting to cook his chicken. When there were problems in the blue kitchen, he took matters into his own hands. He suggested cutting the chicken into six pieces and serving them to each customer on small plates. The customers agreed with that idea, which he executed. While Jean-Philippe stared in disbelief over his decision, the customers were satisfied by the small portions. When both teams were kicked out of the kitchen, he waved hands at his customers and was chewed by Ramsay for it, who angrily told him to get out as there was nothing to wave about. Both teams were named joint-losers and Petrozza was named "Best of the Worst".
He was not nominated for elimination.[3]
Episode 4[]
- Main article: Episode 404 - 12 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Bobby acknowledged that Hell's Kitchen was a dirty game. Moments later, Ramsay spoke into the microphone and ordered them to clean the kitchens as he refused to leave them in a disgusting mess. The next morning, when the teams were lined up in the dining room, Ramsay asked the blue team who was their strongest chef. He immediately nominated Ben, which the rest of the team agreed.
While Ramsay introduced the Pasta Making Challenge, Bobby's arms were used as a demo on how to properly hang the pasta. Near the end of the challenge, he acknowledged that Craig was holding the men back during every challenge when the latter struggled to roll the dough, and pushed him to the side to roll the pasta himself. Afterwards, he showed a lot of motivation to his teammates. The blue team lost the challenge 5.49 lbs-6.57 lbs and they were punished by prepping all the new menu items ahead of Family Night in both kitchens all day long.
During the Family Night dinner service, Bobby was at the dessert station. He was seen chuckling at Ramsay's threat to pickle Matt's balls if the latter sent raw chicken to a kid. After Matt served overcooked some burgers, Ramsay asked him if he could get a grip. He answered he could and told Matt how to cook his burgers properly. Soon, he emerged as a leader by sending acceptable entrées to the pass that Ramsay said was gold star worthy. When Craig struggled on spaghetti, he came over to help.
The blue team lost the service, but Ramsay named Bobby "Best of the Worst" for making him feel safe in the kitchen, urging him not to break the trust that was there. Ramsay asked him to nominate two of his teammates for elimination, saying he was not short of choices. During deliberation, he acknowledged that he began the competition roughly, but the tables were starting to change to his advantage. Ben asked him for a private talk with him, and the former said he did not know if he would like to be put up only because Ramsay hated him. He laughed as he recalled that Ben had some bad services and that the latter always seemed at the wrong place at the wrong time. Ben acknowledged that although he was a close friend of him, it did not mean anything as they were trying to win a competition. Moments later, Matt joined the conversation and he was asked the former who he should nominate. Matt answered Craig for his lack of communication and for disrespecting Ramsay.
Bobby named Craig as his first nominee, and Matt as his second.[4]
Episode 5[]
- Main article: Episode 405 - 11 Chefs Compete
Back in the dorms, Bobby asked Vanessa, who sustained a second-degree burn during the last service, what was going on with her. She answered that she had to see a plastic surgeon on the following Monday. After that, he went to bed and Ben told him that competition was harder than boot camp.
The next morning, after Ramsay explained the Fine Dining Pizza Challenge, Bobby described a large number of available ingredients as a "Sea of... merchins", saying it with a lot of difficulties. During the challenge, the blue team ultimately agreed with Ben's pizza to be judged by Ramsay. He brought the dome containing Ben's pizza to Ramsay, so it could be judged. The blue team lost the challenge to Jen's pizza and were punished by prepping all the pizzas for the next dinner service, in both kitchens. Before the punishment, Ramsay gave them a little pep talk, saying they should bond as a team and let their differences aside. For lunch, they ate a plain burger, which Bobby described as a "thin ass burger on a bun".
During dinner service, Bobby was on the garnish and dessert stations. He decided to take the quail eggs over after Matt broke the yolks on his second attempt, acknowledging it was time for him to become a leader. When he asked for the eggs, Petrozza gave him the tray, and because of him taking control of the eggs, the blue team sent two tables of appetizers in 20 minutes. Near the end of service, he led the dessert station, where he was helped by Ben and Petrozza, and desserts came out of the blue kitchen quickly.
The blue team completed their first dinner service, and both teams were named joint-winners. They were also asked to nominate one person each for elimination. During deliberation, Bobby announced he would nominate Matt because of his attitude, but while discussing with Ben and Petrozza, Ben also considered Louross for being the worst performer.
He was not nominated for elimination.[5]
Episode 6[]
- Main article: Episode 406 - 10 Chefs Compete
Back in the dorms, Bobby talked with Ben about how Matt was lazy, saying that he was always focusing on the things he was doing right when there were a zillion other things he was not doing right.
The next morning, when Bobby acknowledged the morale of the blue team was a little low, the contestants were driven to Farmers Market, where Ramsay introduced the Sweet 16 Planning Challenge. During the shopping part, after Matt proposed a sushi pizza on a tortilla, Bobby hoped that he would shut his mouth because if he was having those weird ideas at this point in the competition, something was not right with his brain. During the judging, he presented his team's stuffed chicken wings appetizer to the birthday girl, which scored a point for the team.
The blue team eventually won the challenge 2-1 and were rewarded with a go-kart activity at Malibu Speed Zone, and fine-dining treats tasting with Ramsay at the Simon LA restaurant. During the reward, Bobby won the go-kart race.
During the Sweet 16 dinner service, Bobby was on the appetizer station with Louross. Before the first ticket was called out, both of them were confident and gave each other a triple low-five. When Ben was looking for the chicken wing sauce, he declared he did not want to lose another service, even if he had to cook all the food by himself. Later, he became furious when Matt was slowing down the kitchen on the fish station and told him to be quicker. Matt's second attempt at the mother's fish was still raw, which infuriated Bobby, to the point that he pushed Matt from his station, acknowledging it was going down in flames, took over total control of the station, and cooked the halibut himself. Finally, he sent the mother's halibut to the pass, and it was accepted by Ramsay.
Both teams were named joint-winners but were asked to nominate one person each. During deliberation, Bobby mocked and laughed at Matt, saying his face seemed like he was crapping his pants while standing there.
Bobby was not nominated for elimination and, before going back to the dorms, gleefully said goodbye to Matt, who has just been transferred to the red team.[6]
Episode 7[]
- Main article: Episode 407 - 9 Chefs Compete
The next morning, after tasting some fake dishes, where everybody failed to identify the meatless ingredients, Ramsay introduced the annual Blind Taste Test. During the challenge, Bobby went third for his team and faced up against Christina. He failed to score a point for his team, with Jen not even believing he missed the truffles. The blue team lost the challenge 5-9 and were punished by cleaning up the dorms, from returning the beds to washing the toilet bowls. During the punishment, he became envious to the red team as he would have enjoyed a little therapy session either.
During dinner service, Bobby was on the fish station. 45 minutes in, he and Louross were working on their first scallop appetizer, but while he was ready with his scallops, Louross said he needed five minutes for the quail eggs. That infuriated Ramsay, who told Bobby he had to communicate and not going out for himself. However, he talked back to Ramsay, telling Louross said it was coming from his part. After service, the blue team was declared the losers, and each of them was asked to nominate one person each.
During deliberation, Bobby was convinced by Ben to nominate himself, but later, Ben tried to convince him to nominate Louross. When Petrozza joined the conversation, he tried to make an agreement with him saying both of them would nominate each other.
At elimination, Bobby nominated Petrozza and received no votes.[7]
Episode 8[]
- Main article: Episode 408 - 8 Chefs Compete
The next morning, the blue team welcomed Jen as a new teammate. They declared being very comfortable with that decision.
During the 20 Ingredients Challenge, Bobby acknowledged his team was quiet and compared it to a pack of dogs. When he revealed his veal did not turn out the way he wanted to, Jen suggested that Louross should do a Surf n Turf with it. During the judging, he was the third member of his team to present his dish, facing up against Corey. He served a walnut crusted mozzarella chicken with a balsamic glaze, which contained 6 ingredients. Ramsay disliked the glaze, which he said was too much. He lost the round to Corey, and eventually the challenge after it was revealed Louross did not use the right amount of ingredients for his dish.
The blue team was punished by taking part in Laundry Day. After the punishment, because of Jen's bickering over Louross, Bobby acknowledged that she was out casting herself from everybody else, and added it could be a dangerous game she was playing.
When both teams were lined up, Ramsay announced that two of the United States' finest food critics would be attending in the dining room. During dinner service, Bobby was on the garnish station. He was not seen much but was the main vocal leader of his team. The blue team won the service after they had to finish the red team's table because they got kicked out of the kitchen.[8]
Episode 9[]
- Main article: Episode 409 - 7 Chefs Compete
Back in the dorms, Bobby declared that from that moment on, he would let his food talk, adding that Jen was a big baby and that what she did was not impressing at all. He even compared the blue team's situation with her as walking on eggshells.
The next morning, when both teams were lined up, Ramsay introduced the Relay Challenge, which would test the chefs' communication and timing. Before the challenge, Bobby acknowledged the blue team did not win as many challenges as the red team and that it was starting to hurt. He was the second person to go for his team, facing against Christina. During the 15 seconds relay, Petrozza gave him very clear information, which he was satisfied with. So he got on work, organizing everything for Jen to finish strong, but during the other 15 seconds relay, he did not say anything as Jen was constantly talking over him. The blue team eventually lost the challenge 1-2 and were punished by being the Hell's Kitchen maintenance crew, spending all day taking care of the restaurant, cleaning the red carpets as well.
During the punishment, at one point, Bobby accidentally sprayed some liquid soap in Petrozza's face. After, the whole team got into white suits, and he was sick and tired of Jen's bossy attitude when she told him to hold on. Then, the two of them got into an argument where he said to Jen that she was not running anything and that he was, with Jen asking who he was talking to. Later, the team cleaned up the red carpet.
The next morning, both teams lined up in the dining room, where Ramsay announced they would get rid of the menu for the next service, and that both teams would create their own menus. During the menu creating, Bobby was annoyed by Jen's way of dictating the team, saying he wanted a good menu, but would let Jen hang herself. When Louross recited the blue team's menu to Ramsay, the latter disliked it and allowed the team to change some of the items. He came up with new ideas, stating that he knew Ramsay would allow them to make some changes and that he had it all planned.
During dinner service, Bobby was on the dessert station. He was not seen much before the team moved on to desserts, but when they did, he was not comfortable working on that station because it was a mess. Jen came over to clean it up and he called her "honey", which she did not like. He was the vocal leader of his team when they were sending desserts out and completed service. However, the blue team lost, and Petrozza was named "Best of the Worst". During deliberation, he was not worried to be nominated by Petrozza because he was more experienced than Louross and Jen, not only in cooking but outside the kitchen as well.
Bobby was not nominated for elimination, said goodbye to Jen who has been transferred back to the red team, but welcomed Matt back in the blue team as well, much to his dismay.[9]
Episode 10[]
- Main article: Episode 410 - 6 Chefs Compete
The next morning, the remaining chefs got outside, and drove into the Hell's Kitchen SUVs with blindfolds on, not knowing where they were going. Arrived at the secret destination, all the chefs were lined up in front of Ramsay, who asked them to take their blindfolds off. When he did, Bobby stated the sun was so bright he could barely see Ramsay, at the point that he thought he was coming down from the sky. He was standing in front of a table with a dome on. Then, Ramsay revealed they were on the roof of what would be the new London West Hollywood and asked them to lift their domes, where black jackets were hidden underneath. While he put it on, he stated it was a dream come true and that it boosted his confidence to win the competition. Then, two men holding briefcases and wearing black suits came in, they opened their cases containing $250,000 in cash, and after, everybody went downstairs to see the construction works of the restaurant, while visualizing what the restaurant would look like.
Back in Hell's Kitchen, Ramsay introduced the Main Protein Challenge, where each chef would create one dish based on a given protein. The chefs were standing in front of one dome each, and when Bobby lifted his, he got duck. He was the last person to get his dish judged by Ramsay. He served his own version of a duck soup, which was served with noodles and garlic bread. Ramsay praised the flavor of the soup but noticed the duck was overcooked. He also added that it would have been perfect if the duck was cooked properly. He eventually lost the challenge to Jen and was punished by taking part in Delivery Day.
During the punishment, Bobby laughed when Matt told everybody to go fuck themselves, declaring he was on the warpath and being Full Metal Jacket while acknowledging that Matt lost it. He also expressed worry for him. During prep, he was annoyed about the constant bickering between Matt and Christina, saying it should end before the beginning of service.
During dinner service, Bobby was on the fish station. At one point, he asked the team to communicate with Corey on garnish, and later, announced to Matt he was ready to walk when the latter asked him for a time. He helped serve some entrées to the satisfied customers. Moments later, he was caught cooking salmon and scallops in the same pan. So, Ramsay asked him if he was allergic to seashells, which he answered he was, but he did not give any excuses and acknowledged his mistake. When Corey sustained an injury, he said he was surprised at how she was taking her injury and said she took it like a pussy. Later, Ramsay asked him where was the order John Dory, which he answered he only heard one. When Ramsay revealed one John Dory was waiting on the hot plate, he acknowledged he was ready and sent the other John Dory, saying he was cool as a cucumber despite the others being all stressed out. With that, some entrées finally made it to the dining room once again. Later, Matt wished to be sent home and for a vacation, leading him to say that something bad was going on inside his brain. Later, he laughed at Matt when the latter was taking a headache pill. After that, everybody got kicked out of the kitchen, and the service was shut down.
When the chefs were lined up, Ramsay asked all of them to nominate two people for elimination. During deliberation, Bobby agreed with all his teammates to put Matt up and laughed out loud when the latter left the conversation, saying Matt was a loose cannon and deserved to be kicked off the universe. When Corey asked him who should go up, he answered that the meat station went down hard, therefore nominating Christina and Matt.
Bobby was not nominated for elimination, and while being dismissed, he said everybody was a strong competitor and that being in the finals would be brutal.[10]
Episode 11[]
- Main article: Episode 411 - 5 Chefs Compete
On the patio, Bobby revealed he was happy Matt was gone and added that Jen would have to stop playing the hero.
The next morning, the final five came down in the red kitchen, where they lined up in front of Ramsay, who made a demonstration on how to cook a lobster spaghetti. Bobby said he was loving it when Ramsay was cooking because it was like if he was telling a story. After that, Ramsay introduced the Cooking School Challenge, where each contestant would teach a middle-aged domestic housewife on how to cook that lobster spaghetti properly, while not being allowed to touch anything. Before the challenge, he declared he would very like to win the challenge as he was sick of losing, and when the housewives entered the kitchen, he stated his mouth dropped as they were very gorgeous. During the challenge, he told his housewife she had to kill the lobster while saying he was tired of babysitting as kitchens were not daycares.
During the judging, Bobby was the third contestant to have his dish judged by Ramsay. The latter noticed the pasta was all jammed in one piece, jokingly comparing it to a dog's dinner. When he tasted it, Ramsay also said it tasted like a dog's dinner, because the dish was badly seasoned. Because of that, he stated his student screwed the challenge for him, and that because she entered the kitchen with a dog, he was already halfway screwed right there. He lost the challenge to Christina and had to clean the restaurant by scrubbing the floors, cleaning the ovens, and emptying the fryers. He said that because he lost almost every challenge, he was not taking the punishments kindly any longer. Before the punishment, on the patio, he stated Christina was a little bit slow when he and the three other punished chefs were talking about her. When Christina and the three chefs finished their lunch, Ramsay called him to clean the plates, and when he did, he noticed Jen tasting them, stating that she tasted food that would go in the garbage and that it was weird.
The following day, when the chefs were lined up, Ramsay announced a twelve-top would be attending the service that night. During dinner service, Bobby was on the meat station. When he sent his first entrée of meat, it was not sliced properly and Ramsay asked him to start again. After that mistake, he acknowledged Ramsay would be watching him all night long. Then, his Wellingtons were overcooked and, once again, not sliced properly. Ramsay schooled him and told him to wake up and start again. Later, his second attempt at the Wellingtons was burnt. Ramsay asked him why he was not giving his best, which he answered that he was trying to. After, he tried to regroup and complete the table with Jen and Petrozza, comparing that situation to war. He and Jen brought their entrées together and completed the table, with the customers being satisfied. Moments later, he heard Jen who was calling out the next order, along with Petrozza. Later, the twelve-top arrived, and when Jen sent raw John Dory to the pass, Ramsay asked him if it was a game between both of them, which he answered it was not. After that, a fire erupted in one of his pans, discouraging Ramsay, who told him and Jen they were inconsistent. Despite their problems, he started to become vocal and rallied to complete the table, much to Ramsay's relief. The twelve entrées left the kitchen and were served to that table at the same time.
After service ended, Ramsay was not impressed and asked Bobby if he was happy, which he answered he was not. When the chefs were lined up, Christina was named "Best of the Worst". On the patio, he said that service was hardcore cooking, and talked about his performance and Ramsay watching him closely. In the end, he was Christina's second nominee for elimination, with Jen being the first. He was eliminated for a downward spiral and failure to step up as a leader. He received a retrospective montage of his run during his exit interview.
Ramsay's comment: "Although Bobby was big in stature, he fell short in a number of areas. I kept on waiting for him to emerge, but he never did. That's why I have to say, 'Over and out, General Bobby'." [11]
Episode 14/15[]
- Main article: Episode 414 - 2 Chefs Compete
- Main article: Episode 415 - Winner Announced
Bobby was the first returning chef who entered the kitchen when Ramsay introduced them to the finalists. Christina remarked how cute he was looking, and a flashback of his strong performance during the fourth dinner service, which was Family Night, was shown. He was Petrozza's first pick, followed by Ben and Jen, and the first pick overall.[12]
On the patio, Bobby promised that he would cook his heart out for Petrozza as he was having the strongest team. He also added that Petrozza was the nicest man ever, people would love working for him, and he was confident that he would win. Minutes before service, after Petrozza said to the team that they all have to perform the service of their lives, he added that they would man up. Jen responded to him by asking if they would woman up as well, which annoyed him, who said she had a shit poor attitude that he could see on her face and hoped she would not disturb the team too much during service.
During dinner service, Bobby was on the appetizer station. He gave three minutes for his first strudel to be ready, and he said that despite the menu not being easy, he would cook his ass off. When he sent his first appetizers, they were still cold and Petrozza asked him and Jen to put them back in the pan. On his second attempt, he delivered better appetizers, along with Jen, and Petrozza thanked him for that and served them. He proclaimed himself once again as a "Four-Star General", and said that Petrozza was needing him. Moments later, he revealed he was running out of strudels, discouraging Ramsay and Petrozza. So, the latter asked him what could he bring, which he answered he could bring a risotto. Petrozza accepted that solution, and with that decision, food was getting out of the kitchen once again and was well received by the customers. Finally, he helped his team sending out desserts and completing service for Petrozza.
After service, Ramsay congratulated both teams for a good service and everybody gave a big round of applause. Bobby hugged Petrozza and wished him luck before he went back to the dorms. However, Petrozza ended up losing the finals to Christina.[13]
Nomination History[]
| Week 1 | Nominated |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | Win |
| Week 3 | Safe |
| Week 4 | BoW |
| Week 5 | Safe |
| Week 6 | Safe |
| Week 7 | Safe |
| Week 8 | Win |
| Week 9 | Safe |
| Week 10 | Safe |
| Week 11 | Nominated |
Post Hell's Kitchen[]
- After his appearance on the show, Bobby was hired by Ramsay to work at his restaurants in Manchester and London, England.
- In 2009, he launched a program designed to teach inner-city youths basic food preparation skills called "F Bites". Also, he taught youngsters how to cook in after school programs.
- He is married and has twin sons.
Trivia[]
- He is the first contestant to have a military background before coming to Hell's Kitchen and is also the only contestant with this detail that would go on make it to the black jacket phase.
- He is the first member of the blue team to survive the opening night elimination.
- His and Jason's (Season 7) nomination are very similar: both were nominated on the first time their team lost, was eliminated on the second time being nominated, and coincidentally ranked in 5th place. They both stated their height being 6'4.
- He is the second contestant and the first male to survive the opening night elimination as the first nominee, following Joanna (Season 3). He is also the only one to this date who made it to the black jackets afterward.
Quotes[]
- "I'm the black Gordon Ramsay! You know, he's the president, and I'm the Four-Star general. It has to go that way!"
- (When Ramsay called him for tasting his signature dish) ”The things I was saying on the bus were all true, now I got to show him proof! And I have no problem with that, so I’m cool - I’m cool as a cucumber right now!”
- "I'm still a four-star general, on the streets, and in the kitchen."
- "I don't want to join the chaos."
- "We've corrected the problem, Chef."
- "I come in peace, but if you break my sanctuary, you will fill it."
- (About Matt) "Something really is going fruity inside of his brain!"
- "Matty's on the warpath!!!"
- "Matt is like Full Metal Jacket! Matt is really losin' it. I'm worried about Matt!"
- "Matt deserves to get kicked off the universe!"
- (About his consistent performance) "You see me, I'm cool as a cucumber. I wasn't rattling like everybody, everybody was all pissed off, everybody had sour pussy on their face, I stayed consistent.
- "I didn't look at you like you're yelling at me, I was looking at you like you're saving me!"
- (After being eliminated) "That's my forte: think, plan, and execute. I do get misunderstood because I'm 6'4". They think that I'm trying to bully my way through, they get the opposite of that. You know, I'm a warm and I'm a joyful person. And that makes people feel so comfortable around me. I told Chef Ramsay, man, thanks for the opportunity. Thanks for having me. It came down to his decision, and he chose the general. And he saluted me farewell. I walked into Hell's Kitchen with my joy, and I'm leaving with my joy!"
- (After recover his strudel) "Oh yeah, you know, I'm back in the saddle. This is my backyard! I'm a Four-Star general! Petrozza needs me, so it was just like riding a bike."
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External links[]
Bobby Anderson on Instagram
References[]
| Hell's Kitchen Season 4 |
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| Staff |
| Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef) • Scott Leibfried (Blue Team Sous Chef) • Gloria Felix (Red Team Sous Chef) • Jean-Philippe Susilovic (Maître d'hôtel) |
| Contestants |
| Bobby Anderson • Ben Caylor • Dominic DiFrancesco • Corey Earling • Louross Edralin • Rosann Fama • Jen Gavin • Vanessa Gunnell • Christina Machamer • Louis Petrozza • Shayna Zadok • Craig Schneider • Matt Sigel • Sharon Stewart • Jason Underwood |