“ | He's Gordon fucking Ramsay. You don't give him not perfect fish. | ” |
Brendan Pelley was a contestant on Season 14 of Hell's Kitchen. They ranked in 13th place.
Season 14[]
Episode 1[]
- Main article: Episode 1401 - 18 Chefs Compete
When the chefs arrived at Hell's Kitchen, the doors were locked, and they noticed that Ramsay was on the roof, who said that in order to see if the chefs were 100% committed, they would jump onto an air mattress from the roof. While Brendan was more eager to jump off after seeing Enrique and Ruth doing it, Ramsay revealed that it was not necessary as those two were stunt people, and asked the chefs to cook their signature dishes.
During the Signature Dish Challenge, Brendan was the second person from the blue team to have their dish judged by Ramsay and went up against Christine. They made a tempura soft shell crab with ginger sauce, Ramsay praised it for being nicely done, and they scored four points. The blue team won the challenge 31-28, and they were rewarded with a Hummer limousine ride to Saint Rocke, in Hermosa Beach, to meet William Shatner, and had a picture taken with him and Billy Sherwood. During the reward, they were starstruck over seeing Shatner and said that it would give them some serious street nerd cred.
During dinner service, Brendan was on the garnish station with Randy. They were not seen at all, and the blue team won the service.[1]
Episode 2[]
- Main article: Episode 1402 - 17 Chefs Compete
During the Crabs Challenge, Brendan was in a boat with Nick, Milly, Cameron, and Adam during the first part, and they were seen collecting five crabs. During the second part, they were paired with Cameron, and the two were seen getting two of their attempts accepted. The blue team lost the challenge 7-10, and they were punished by prepping shrimp, clams, and lobster for a seafood special during the next service.
During the punishment, Brendan complained that they had a lot of shrimp up to their neck and about having sand up their butt crack, and called it a fucking nightmare. Then, they felt that Cameron was delusional on how good he was after the latter started telling the men what to do.
During dinner service, Brendan was on the fish station with Cameron. At one point, they were dismayed after Cameron got confused despite communicating with Milly, and later, managed to get their scallops accepted. However, while they decided to take the lead after the men’s slow start, their salmon was burnt on one side, and Ramsay forced them and Cameron to eat their mistake at the chef's table. When they came back, their scallops were raw, and they were kicked out of the kitchen, along with Cameron and Michael. Back in the dorms, Brendan deemed it very embarrassing and was very disappointed in their poor performance. Despite Cameron trying to reassure them that they were not going home, Brendan was doubtful.
The blue team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people. During deliberation, Brendan was considered by Milly and Bret. They argued saying if they went to the fish station again, they would not mess it up again.
They were not nominated for elimination.[2]
Episode 3[]
- Main article: Episode 1403 - 16 Chefs Compete
The next day, Brendan complained about Sous Chef James' wake up call. During the Alaskan Fish Challenge, they were paired with Bret, and the two were seen getting their trout pieces accepted during the first part. They were the first pair from the blue team to have their dishes judged, and went up against Meghan and T from the red team. Brendan made a grilled rainbow trout with grapefruit vinaigrette, and while it was criticized for an iffy vinaigrette, the blue team won the round.
The blue team lost the challenge 1-3, and they were punished by taking part in Seafood Delivery day, prepping the fish for the following service, and eating a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich. During the punishment, Brendan was seen burping a lot after eating their sandwich.
During dinner service, Brendan was on the meat station with Nick. They were not seen much, except when Brendan sent Nick's raw lamb. Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two people each.
They were not nominated for elimination.[3]
Episode 4[]
- Main article: Episode 1404 - 15 Chefs Compete
During the American Classics Challenge, Brendan was scared shitless over playing football as they were a food nerd. They were paired with Adam on the spaghetti, and they were the last person from the blue team to have his dish judged, going up against Sarah. Brendan made a spaghetti carbonara with shitake mushrooms and shrimp, and while it was praised for being well balanced, they lost the round to Sarah.
The blue team lost the challenge after a tiebreaker at 2, and they were punished by taking deliveries of 500 pounds of onions and prepping them for the next service. During the punishment, Brendan complained that their eyes stung.
During the Family Night dinner service, Brendan was on the appetizer station with Bret. They were not seen much, but at one point, they wanted to show Ramsay what they had but sent an under portioned serving of risotto. The blue team won the service.[4]
Episode 5[]
- Main article: Episode 1405 - 14 Chefs Compete
During the International Cheese Challenge, Brendan went up against Alison, and their dish was croquettes, although they admitted that they had no idea what that dish was. Brendan was the fifth person from the blue team to have their dish judged by Ramsay and presented their Emmental croquette with gnocchi. Ramsay criticized it for not being a traditional croquette, and they lost the round to Alison. The blue team lost the challenge 4-5, and they were punished by taking a delivery of a giant wheel of Parmesan cheese, breaking it down, and grating it for the following service.
During dinner service, Brendan was on the meat station. Despite remembering how poorly their last service on meat went, they forgot another order of lamb for the ticket, and then, revealed that their second lamb was overcooked, forcing the men to start over. Later, they continued to struggle on the refire and announced that they needed 15 more minutes on his lamb. That led the men to wait for that time period, and Ramsay not only berated them for stopping the kitchen but the men for not stepping up as leaders as he expected. Despite that, Brendan’s lamb refire was accepted, and the blue team won the service.[5]
Episode 6[]
- Main article: Episode 1406 - 13 Chefs Compete
During the Firefighter Service Challenge, Brendan was on the garnish station with Bret. They knew that they could not fuck up as their grandfather was a biker, and later, was dismayed when Milly served raw chicken and asked how the latter could screw that up.
The blue team won the challenge, and they were rewarded with a tour at the Malibu vineyard which included a safari tour, and dinner. During the reward, Brendan felt amazing as they were not in Hell’s Kitchen now, glad that the blue team was not in the kitchen again, and felt that they fucking earned it.
During dinner service, Brendan was on the fish station with Nick. They did not communicate with the latter on the salmon as they wanted to be the hero and sent it up despite Nick's concerns. However, Ramsay saw that it was raw, showed it to the whole team, asked if they called it redemption, and Brendan was accused of not being able to produce what he knew about food by Milly. While his refire was accepted, they told Josh that they needed to refire his halibut, which screwed the latter up. Later, Brendan was cooking fish not to order, served raw halibut, and got kicked out of the kitchen, along with Nick.
The blue team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people for elimination. During deliberation, Brendan was called a complete disaster by Adam, but they did agree with the latter that Nick should have helped him and accused him of letting them sink. Then, Milly accused them of being like the people that were more successful than him, but could not get on the line and burn, and was told to go back to the line. However, Brendan felt that Milly was directing all of his pent-up anger from the past that was not their fault.
Brendan was the blue team's first nominee for elimination, with Nick being the second. During his plea, Nick accused them of taking the lead and collapsing when they shut down, but Brendan retorted that while they did panic, they believed that the blue team left them to sink. Brendan was eliminated for their inconsistent performances, refusal to admit to their mistakes, and before leaving, Ramsay told them to get back on the line. During their exit interview, they compared the blue team to kids, said that they should be dishwashers at their restaurant, and believed that Ramsay made the wrong decision.
Ramsay's comment: "Brendan considers himself a well-read chef. Unfortunately, it's only his books that have a spine."[6]
Nomination history[]
Week 1 | Win |
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Week 2 | Safe |
Week 3 | Safe |
Week 4 | Win |
Week 5 | Win |
Week 6 | Nominated |
Post Hell's Kitchen[]
- After their appearance on the show, Brendan returned to Zebras Bistro & Wine Bar.
- They later opened a pop-up restaurant called Pelekasis, until August 2016.
- They married in September 2016 and has three sons.
- They were a chef at Doretta Taverna & Raw Bar, then became Executive Chef at Gibbet Hill Grill.
- In April 2018, they appeared on Beat Bobby Flay but lost in the first round.
- Sometime later they came out non-binary.
Trivia[]
Quotes[]
- (After noticing it's William Shatner) "Captain Fucking Kirk!"
- (To Cameron) "He's Gordon fucking Ramsay. You don't give him not perfect fish."
- "Bret just slapped me on my ass. Things are turning around."
- (About Milly) "Look, Milly's misdirecting years of anger about something in his life that I don't think is my fault."
- (After being eliminated) "I think Milly thinks I'm someone that I'm not. I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Well, I'm definitely not the worst cook here. These kids in there that should washing dishes in my restaurant. Chef Ramsay definitely made the wrong call tonight. His loss."
Gallery[]
External links[]
Brendan Pelley on Instagram
References[]
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Hell's Kitchen Season 14 |
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Staff |
Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef) • James Avery (Blue Team Sous Chef) • Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec (Red Team Sous Chef) • Marino Monferrato (Maître d'hôtel) |
Contestants |
Sarah Baumert • Randy Bell • Nick Peters Bond • Monique Booker • Michael Dussault • Meghan Gill • T Gregoire • Mieka Houser • Bret Hauser • Christine Hazel • Adam Livow • Milly Medley • Brendan Pelley • Alison Rivera • Chrissa Schmerler • Cameron Spagnolo • Michelle Tribble • Josh Trovato |