Brynn Gibson

“

If I have a mental breakdown, just bear with me.

”

Hometown/Residence	Providence, RI
Occupation	Line Cook
Culinary Education	Johnson & Wales University
Statistics
Signature Dish Challenge Score	3 out of 5
Blind Taste Test Score	2 out of 4
Challenges Won	7
Services Won	4
Times as BoW/Announcer	2
Times Nominated	3
Placement	4th
Episode Eliminated/Withdrew	Hell Hath No Fury...
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Brynn Gibson was a contestant on Season 20 of Hell's Kitchen. She ranked in 4th place.

Season 20

Episode 1/2

Main article: Episode 2001 - Young Guns: Young Guns Come Out Shooting

Main article: Episode 2002 - Young Guns: Temping the Meat

The eighteen Young Guns arrive at Las Vegas on a bus heading to Hell's Kitchen, and they drove past the real Hell's Kitchen restaurant. Brynn hoped Ramsay liked her personality as she deemed herself cute and funny while being a kick-ass leader. The bus arrived at Hell's Kitchen, where Marino greeted the chefs. Marino explained that Ramsay created a museum to celebrate the past nineteen seasons in honor of the twentieth season. Giving the tour were Shakala and Sean, who led the chefs into the museum. As the chefs toured the museum, they saw photos of past contestants, jackets hung, Hell's Kitchen Wall of Fame, and lines from past seasons. Then, they see video clips of moments from the show. After seeing the video of some of the show's infamous fights, she was concerned as she had anxiety but was willing to brave through it. The last stop was an exhibit of the doors used to reveal the winner of each season. Sean said that the final part of the tour was a documentary film about the show's history, which she wanted to see as it would give them an idea of what was in store. However, the curtain pulled back to reveal an audience waiting for them and Ramsay on a stage behind them. Once on stage, Ramsay explained that the museum was meant to showcase the past, while the eighteen of them were the future. Ramsay added that the desire to become a chef was a dream for many young people, and food has evolved over the years since the show began. So, Ramsay announced that the season's winner would become his protégé and become the new Head Chef at Gordon Ramsay Steak at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. When introduced to Sous Chef Christina, she called her a badass as women were becoming more present in the kitchen. Afterwards, Ramsay announced the Signature Dish Challenge and gave the chefs 45 minutes to cook their dishes.

During the Signature Dish Challenge, Brynn did not want to anger Kiya after learning that she owned 67 guns. She was the sixth person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay and went up against Trenton. She made a chimichurri marinated flank steak, but she scored three points instead of four due to improper seasoning, much to her disappointment. The red team won the challenge 30-28. They were rewarded with dinner at Gordon Ramsay Steak 2.0 and had three previous winners joining them: Season 17 Michelle, Season 18 Ariel, and Sous Chef Christina.

Later that evening, both teams changed into their jackets and headed downstairs for training under the Sous Chefs. With the menus at hand, the Sous Chefs went over each item one at a time, but their instructions made her nervous. After the lesson was over, the women regrouped at the patio to review their notes. However, she did not feel confident after having all the information shoved at her and left the group due to an anxiety attack. Kiya told her to take deep breaths and drink cold water, but the former was worried that she might leave. She tried to calm herself down as she knew she did well on the Signature Dish Challenge, but her self-doubt started to creep up on her. Emily came to check on her as she said that she always placed a lot of pressure on herself to do well. Emily reassured her that everybody had those moments, and it was good for her to get it all out now so she could kill it tomorrow. She showed Emily a picture of her as a baby, explaining that she was adopted from Cambodia and was grateful for her foster parents giving her a better life. She calmed down, and she knew the women cared about her and decided to keep on going like her father wanted her to.

Before the Alcohol Challenge, a shocked Brynn asked if Ramsay was lying when he announced that someone would be eliminated. During the cooking, she was not confident as she drank alcohol instead of cooking with it but decided to use the sea bass with tequila for a Mexican theme. When deciding which dish in the red team made it in the Top Three, she felt that Ava's salmon dish was the worst of the group. She was one of the three chefs in the red team to make it into the Top Three and was the last person to have her dish judged by Ramsay. She made a tequila pan-seared sea bass. It was praised for having the alcohol coming through the dish, and Ramsay deemed her decision not to butter baste the sea bass when she had in the pan an intelligent move when she already had olive oil. She was named the best of the red team and went up against Steve from the blue team for the Punishment Pass. While she lost to Steve, Ramsay decided to give her a second Punishment Pass as her dish was great. Afterwards, Ramsay gave her the power to name the worst three dishes from their respective teams. That news made her heart sink as she bonded with her teammates and found it a difficult decision. Despite that, she named Ava, Keanu, and Emily as the bottom three.

During the 300th dinner service, Brynn served a shrimp flambé appetizer tableside. She was not seen that night, and the red team won the service.

Episode 3

Main article: Episode 2003 - Young Guns: Come Hell or High Water!

Brynn got disgusted at the dorms when Emily talked about her friends taking photos of their feet. She ended up leaving the hot tub.

During the Whole Squid Prep Challenge, Brynn was the first person from the red team to enter the dunk tank and blindly grabbed her squid. She saw that she and Antonio were ahead of everyone and got her first attempt accepted. She was later seen getting two other attempts accepted. The red team won the challenge 16-14, and they were rewarded with an off-road racing experience at Speed Vegas and lunch provided by BLT Steak. During the reward, she felt they continued to bond over their victories. As the women made fun of the men’s bonding experience, she wondered if they were drinking squid shakes.

During dinner service, Brynn was at the fish station with Megan. She was not seen much, except for feeling winning was in their blood. The red team won the service.

Episode 4

Main article: Episode 2004 - Young Guns: Young Guns Going Big

During the Paris Hotel Brunch Service Challenge, Brynn was at the eggs Benedict station. After seeing Josie and Emily struggle on omelets, she deemed the omelet station the women’s weak link and hoped they would get it together to give them another win. Then, she pushed her team to keep it up. The red team won the challenge, and they were rewarded with a Caesars Entertainment’s Private Jet ride to see locales such as the Paris Strip, Hoover Dam, and the Grand Canyon. They also won a staycation at Planet Hollywood’s mega-suite. When Steve decided to use his Punishment Pass, he asked the women who had the better pastry skills. She said she did, but Steve was reluctant because she already had a Punishment Pass. Still, she was okay with doing the punishment as she wanted to show Ramsay her leadership skills. Ramsay suggested to the men that they listen to her because she had some manpower. She joined the blue team in their punishment, preparing 600 boxes worth of pastries for different Caesar’s locations.

During dinner service, Brynn was at the meat station with Morgana. After seeing Josie drop her flatbread refire, she felt the former was not stepping it up. Moving onto entrées, Ramsay asked her for a time, but she said she would be ready when he was. Ramsay lectured that she needed to drive the women as she was on meat, but she still did not get it to Kiya’s annoyance. Once things cleared up, she barked out orders for the women, but Morgana got annoyed she was getting things incorrect and wanted her to shut up. Later, Victoria ignored her and Morgana's time calls.

Both teams were named joint losers, and they were asked to nominate two each. During deliberation, Keanu nominated Brynn, and Victoria said her over-vocalness was worse than her lack of communication. She asserted she was trying not to be a dictator and told Morgana she should have told her to shut up if she thought it was a problem. Still, Morgana argued she would have gotten salty had it happened. She received votes from Morgana and Emily. Afterwards, she angrily stormed off as she knew she had the fight back and refused to go home now.

Brynn was the red team's first nominee for elimination, with Josie as the second. They joined Alex and Antonio from the blue team. During her plea, Ramsay asked her if she was the weakest chef on the red team. She said she was not and felt Victoria was the weakest. Ramsay agreed and sent her back in line, therefore surviving elimination. After Alex's elimination, she welcomed Sam and Payton as new teammates while saying goodbye to Victoria, Emily, and Megan.

Episode 5

Main article: Episode 2005 - Young Guns: Stirring the Pot

During the Emoji Jacket Challenge, Morgana figured out Brynn’s dish, crab cakes. Four minutes left, Brynn decided to add an extra bit of seasoning to her dish. She was the third person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay and went up against Victoria. Her dish was criticized for adding paprika, and she lost that round. The red team won the challenge 4-2, and they were rewarded with a ride on the High Roller and lunch at Chayo. During the reward, she toasted to the new red team at Chayo.

During dinner service, Brynn was at the appetizer station with Sam. As the red team got their first order, she and Sam talked about appetizers. Despite not being a dream team, she was pumped as they worked in a frantic way to Ramsay’s impatience. Despite Sam needing more garnish on the flatbreads, they got them accepted. When Payton served the wrong garnishes, she told him to ask if he was unsure of something. When Payton did it again, she accused him of not knowing the menu. However, Payton argued he did know the menu, leading her to retract her statement by saying he did not know about garnish. When the red team struggled, she wanted to get through the night as a team. However, the red team was kicked out of the kitchen after multiple mistakes. The red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate three people for elimination. During deliberation, she asked Morgana if she had anything else to say.

Brynn was not nominated for elimination. However, when Payton accused her of being the most vocal about not wanting him on the team, she argued against that and had no idea what he was talking about.

Episode 6

Main article: Episode 2006 - Young Guns: A Ramsay Birthday in Hell!

While going back to the dorms, Brynn got heated after Payton threw her under the bus that night and confronted him about it on the patio. Payton defended his plea by arguing that he had to defend himself on the chopping block, but she accused him of trying to make her look bad. Payton argued against that but secretly wanted her gone as he got annoyed with her emotional outbursts.

During the Megan 21st Planning Challenge, Brynn knew that Megan was their age and wanted to give her Instagram-worthy food. Four minutes left, she decided to take an open mind for Payton as she figured Ramsay saw something nobody else did, only to get sprayed by his citrus juice. She made one of the red team's three appetizers. She was the second person from the red team to have her dish judged and went up against Emily. She made a lobster roll with grilled pineapple. It was praised for having the components work perfectly, and she won that round. She was excited to have her dish on the menu.

The red team lost the challenge after a tie at three each. They were punished by decorating the dining room for the party under the instructions of a strict party planner. Because Brynn still had her Punishment Pass, Ramsay gave her a choice to use it, even though Trenton begged her not to. She decided to stay with the red team because they were down a member. During the punishment, she deemed Joelle a demanding person and had to restart after miscounting the candy.

During Megan's 21st dinner service, Brynn was at the fish station. At one point, she gave her two cents about the lamb by keeping count on the timings. However, it was one of the five factors that led it to become raw and the reason Ramsay kicked them out of the kitchen. The red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate three people for elimination. During deliberation, she was mortified about the lamb as she reminded Payton that he was on meat with Sam and asked if he knew about rest time. She got embarrassed that Megan's noodles were sent back and nearly had a meltdown. Then, she got more emotional and shouted that she was pissed with the red team's poor performance that night, and they were back in the same position as last time. Still, Payton got annoyed by that.

She was not nominated for elimination and was relieved that Payton went home.

Episode 7

Main article: Episode 2007 - Young Guns: If You Can't Stand the Heat...

Back at the dorms, Brynn, Emily, and Josie hanged out in the red bedroom.

Before the International Cuisine Challenge, Brynn welcomed Antonio as a new teammate. She picked Thai cuisine, and during part one, she was scared about getting hit in the face. Still, she was willing to gather ingredients for her dish. She was the fourth person from the red team to have her dish judged and went up against Emily. She made a Thai soup with pan-seared sea bass. It was criticized for not coaxing the ingredients, and she lost that round to Emily. The red team won the challenge 4-2. They were rewarded with a pool party at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino with a private performance by Piff the Magic Dragon poolside. During the reward, she jumped into the pool with Keanu and Sam while wearing a flamingo ring.

During dinner service, Brynn was at the appetizer station with Antonio. She was not seen much, except for checking in on Keanu after the first order of entrées was served. Both teams were named joint winners.

Episode 8

Main article: Episode 2008 - Young Guns: A Devilish Challenge

Before the Relay Challenge, Brynn wanted to see Ramsay dance, but it did not happen. Before the challenge began, she thought it would be easy until Ramsay explained the rules. The red team decided to put Kiya and Sam as the first pair because his speed and her patience would be what she believed would help them. On the final round, she thought the red team was scattered as they ran around. The red team won the challenge 3-1 and were rewarded with a zip lining experience at High Link, going over the Vegas Strip, and having lunch at the Strip Bistro Bar. During the reward, she and Antonio felt a little bad for the blue team.

Later that day, Ramsay decided to do one-on-one meetings. When Brynn became the last person left in the dorms, she got nervous. She was the final person to have her meeting. She asked Ramsay what he saw in her, and he told her that she was assertive, strong, and positive. When the Cook For Your Life Challenge was announced, she called it crazy as no one expected that. She did not compete in the challenge.

Episode 9

Main article: Episode 2009 - Young Guns: A Game Show From Hell

During the Spells Kitchen Challenge, Brynn went up against Megan in the second round of part one. She got turnip and placed it onto the blue team's sea bass. When judging the red team's group dish, Ramsay saw that she did not slice the ribeye properly as some pieces were still attached. She cooked the sea bass with Kiya. They were the second pair from the red team to have their dishes judged by Ramsay and went up against the pair of Emily and Victoria. She made a pan-seared sea bass with fried parsnip chips. They deemed delicious on the sea bass round, and she scored a point. The red team lost the challenge 3-6, and they were punished by baking bread for Ramsay's Las Vegas restaurants and churning butter.

During the Charity Night dinner service, Brynn was in charge of the snapper course. Ramsay brought her and Victoria to the front and told them to have everyone work on the snapper course. Both agreed on twelve minutes. She left her trust in her team, but Josie felt she was letting go of control. When the snapper came to the pass, it was raw thanks to Josie, and she was dismayed. She started to get frazzled due to the stress, but the refire was accepted, and she calmed down. She could only hope that the blue team was not doing well, even though it was a Charity Night. On the filet mignon course, she got frustrated when it was revealed that Kiya fired the filets too early.

Both teams were named joint losers, and they were asked to nominate two each. During deliberation, Josie nominated Brynn and Kiya, the former for getting inside her head that night. She warned Josie to pick her words carefully, but the latter did not care as she was willing to call her out. Josie refused to go up for a third time as she blamed her for not checking the snapper.

Brynn was the red team's first nominee for elimination, with Josie as the second. They joined Megan and Victoria from the blue team. During her plea, she said she was a leader who communicated with the team and drove them forward. She survived elimination. While being dismissed, she admitted that she could have thrown Josie under the bus, but she did not and was coming for her.

Episode 10

Main article: Episode 2010 - Young Guns: More Than a Sticky Situation

Back at the dorms, Brynn told Antonio that she was not the source of the drama but said it was Josie causing it.

The following day, Brynn was pumped when Ramsay announced the Blind Taste Test. After seeing Sam walk back after getting dunked on, she got antsy. She was the third person from the red team to compete and went up against Megan. She got salmon and mozzarella, resulting in Kiya getting dunked with caramel corn. On Josie's turn, she got dunked with caramel corn.

The red team lost the challenge 6-9, and they were punished by cleaning up the dining room and resetting it for that night’s service. Because Brynn still had her Punishment Pass, Ramsay gave her the option to use it. She decided that she held onto it long enough and decided to join the blue team on their reward. While Megan feared who she would swap places with, she picked Steve. Steve was pissed but understood why she did so because he took away her private jet reward weeks ago. She joined the blue team on their reward, which was a party bus drive to the Brooklyn Bowling alley. During the reward, she was happy that she used her Punishment Pass. Later, she said they could not stop babysitting each other when they were long past that and said she was most concerned about Josie.

During dinner service, Brynn was at the appetizer station. She was not seen that night, and both teams were named joint winners. Kiya was named the red team's "Best of the Best." During deliberation, Kiya told her that she was nominating Josie.

Brynn was not nominated for elimination. While being dismissed, she knew people would go home, but she was there to win the Head Chef position.

Episode 11

Main article: Episode 2011 - Young Guns: Swiping Right

The following morning, the chefs hung out on the patio as Brynn talked about how the millennial generation work hard despite everyone else believing they were spoiled.

Before the Protein Match App Challenge, Brynn started to miss her smartphone after seeing the three giant screens. She cooked the lobster and went up against Steve. During part one, she swiped right for snow peas and Thai chili pepper. However, she was not happy when Steve picked dill. During the cooking, she picked caviar as her blind date ingredient. Thirteen minutes left, she struggled due to the dill ingredient and decided to make crepes for her dish. She admitted that she was panicking internally and was not confident when she finished plating her dish. Still, she knew she had to roll with the punches. She was the first person from the red team to have her dish judged and was nervous after Steve's review. She made a dill crepe tower with butter-poached lobster, and it was praised for the crepe component and having the caviar folded into the lobster. She tied that round with Steve, was happy to score and said she would order her dish if it were a brunch offering.

The red team lost the challenge after a tie at two each, and they were punished by cleaning the dorms. During the punishment, Brynn struggled to vacuum the crumbs off the rug in the bathroom. She checked to see if it was full, but Kiya accidentally dropped the canister onto the rug, causing a big mess.

During prep, Brynn accidentally dropped a pot of cream. It caused a big mess, but everyone was concerned about her because they did not know if she got burned from the mess. Fortunately, she was okay, and Kiya hugged her in relief. During the Steak Night dinner service, she was at the garnish station. At one point, she got grossed out by Sam's comments towards the steaks. When Antonio struggled on salmon, she offered him chicken stock. However, Ramsay reminded Antonio that they basted the salmon in butter and called her out for even offering stock. She did not like the mess they were in and hoped the men got their act together. Eventually, the red team got kicked out after Sam struggled on chicken too much. The red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people for elimination.

Brynn was not nominated for elimination. While being dismissed, she noted there were only six people in her way and knew black jackets were coming up.

Episode 12

Main article: Episode 2012 - Young Guns: All Hell Breaks Loose

As the chefs watched Leeloo's performance, she was shocked that the latter entered the balloon. When black jackets were announced, she called the black jacket level premiere and said it would be a fantastic experience to reach it. During the first Black Jackets Challenge, she received filet, polenta, cremini mushrooms, leeks, and blue cheese. Ramsay called it a bounty of great ingredients, but Brynn was nervous because she never cooked with polenta. During the cooking, Sous Chef Christina noticed how quiet everyone was as they would normally tell each other what they were making. She said things changed but asked if polenta was like grits. Antonio said it was, but she said she only cooked grits once when she was twelve. She was the sixth person to have her dish judged. She believed in her dish but was nervous about the cook on the steak. Her filet with mushroom and leek soup had a perfect medium-rare cook, and the polenta tasted well. However, Jason Shkorupa and Ramsay criticized the fact she buried the polenta under the soup.

Brynn was named the second winner of the challenge. She won the second black jacket of the season, had her dish featured on the Sunseeker Resorts' menu, and won accommodations at the hotel. She ecstatically called it amazing and wanted to cry in happiness. She met with Trenton in the lounge as they got drinks, sushi, and toasted to their milestone. Brynn said she never got pampered like that in a long time. Later, she welcomed Megan and Kiya after they won the second Black Jackets Challenge. She was excited to see Kiya in the lounge. While watching the final Black Jackets Challenge, she and Megan saw that Emily picked a T-bone steak to impress Ramsay, but both doubted that she cooked one before. When Steve entered the lounge, she knew he deserved it as the latter put on his black jacket.

Episode 13

Main article: Episode 2013 - Young Guns: Social Media in Hell

After the celebration end, the newly minted black jackets went back to the dorms as Steve saw Brynn bring back a bottle of champagne. Once inside, the final five were surprised to find brand new Al-Clad cookware as gifts. Later that evening, Steve tried to cut into a hard mango despite her telling him not to. Kiya jokingly told her to know her future husband more. She explained that she and Steve had a flirtatious relationship growing in the last couple of weeks, and Megan jokingly suggested having Ramsay officiate their wedding. Still, she was oblivious to people liking her as she thought people got annoyed by her attitude.

During the Presentation Challenge, Brynn decided to pick out the clementine and blood orange crystals with tweezers, which proved tedious and difficult. When Ramsay posted the dish pictures on social media, she was shocked that his followers were all looking at her dish. When Ludo Lefebvre came in as a guest judge, Ramsay asked if any of them spoke French. She answered by saying, "I don't speak French" in French. She was the first person to have her dish judged as she wanted to prove she earned her black jacket. She presented her pan-seared scallops on top of a coconut sauce. It looked clean and colorful, and it had a nice crunch from the cauliflower. However, Ramsay felt she should have plated the dish on a different plate. She scored 8 points, making her feel nice to start in the lead. After the online voting, her dish was named the third-best. That rose her score to 11, though she disapproved of that.

Brynn lost the challenge to Trenton and was punished by separating peppercorns by color and grinding them by hand. When Trenton had to pick someone to join him on the reward, she expected him to pick Megan over her. During the punishment, she said it was deflating for everyone.

During dinner service, Brynn was at the fish station. When Ramsay began firing entrées, she stumbled to acknowledge the first order and got a little flustered when turning it on. Ramsay told her to be more composed and breathe deeply to not be in her head too much. Still, she did not call out the order times, and Trenton wanted her to focus as there was no more room for anxiety. She mistakenly announced a Wellington when it was not on order, and Ramsay got frustrated by her lack of response. She admitted she was in her head but said she wanted to become Ramsay's protégé. Refusing to give up, she got her halibut accepted, but Ramsay told her to speak up more. Later, she was seen getting her dish up before Trenton was ready on garnish.

After service, Ramsay asked the final five to name two people for elimination. During deliberation, Trenton singled out Brynn due to her anxiety attacks, and Megan did not think she was mentally ready to run a restaurant. She got frustrated because she knew she was a strong cook, but she would not be in a black jacket if Ramsay had a problem with her anxiety. She refused to go home because she got through her mental issues. Later, Trenton asked her if she saw Kiya grow on the red team.

Brynn was the first nominee for elimination, with Steve as the second. During her plea, Ramsay reminded her that she had an amazing journey, and after stumbling on bumps of anxiety, she changed into a different person. Ramsay asked her what her issue was. She admitted that she was young and self-doubted her skills, but she got over them quickly. Ramsay reminded her that once she became more experienced, the anxiety would go away. When asked why she should stay, she said she learned a lot and knew she wanted more because she was hungry for the position. She survived elimination. While being dismissed, she wondered how she could prove she could be here because her anxiety would be her downfall.

Episode 14

Main article: Episode 2014 - Young Guns: Hell Hath No Fury...

The following day, Brynn was excited about going to the beach but skeptical because they were in the middle of Las Vegas. It turned out that the beach was in the front walkway of Hell’s Kitchen, and she said she was in 90210 due to the beach patrons’ looks. During the Beach Grilling Portions Challenge, she made Thai shrimp tacos as the fruit components worked well for a beach party. As she served her dish, she said she was killing it and tried flirting with some of the male guests, only to be shut down by Ramsay. Still, she continued to flirt, and Kiya said she was thirsty as hell. She lost the challenge as her dish was ranked third. Still, she said it was better than last.

Brynn was punished by cleaning up the beach from the front entrance. While awaiting the punishment, she was pissed that she lost a shopping spree. Kiya said she would have liked it if she kept her Punishment Pass to force Trenton to do the punishment. When Trenton came down to sit with the two women, he said he did not think he would have won, unaware of the two's hate towards him. During the punishment, she was sick of doing punishments and complained about the heat and her sore arms.

Before dinner, Ramsay gave individual assertive training with the final four by having them tell him off. Brynn's first attempt was a 3/10, according to Ramsay. During dinner service, she was at the appetizer station. She was the first chef to run the pass, and Sous Chef Christina took over appetizers. She read out the order and knew it was her chance to shine. As she awaited the order, Sous Chef Christina sent her first quality test: a tuna tartare instead of beef tartare. She knew there was a lot of pressure that night, but she wanted to be a diamond. Despite tasting the tartare and feeling that something was off, she was about to smoke it until Ramsay stopped her. Ramsay warned her not to let things like that slip past her, and she started to get stressed out. Then, Ramsay brought up her second test: salmon without its crispy skin. Like the previous one, she did not notice it until Ramsay told her. She was upset because she thought she would have done better and struggled not to cry. Fortunately, she caught Sous Chef Christina serving pappardelle instead of carbonara. With that out of the way, food left the kitchen to high praise.

After service, Ramsay asked the final four to have an honest discussion about everything that happened. Back at the dorms, Brynn said Megan was the strongest out of everyone who ran the pass, which everyone else agreed with. Trenton thought he led well expediting, but she thought he was too aggressive for her liking. Still, Trenton said that was what Ramsay wanted. Then, she remarked that Trenton did not own up to his mistakes, but the latter retorted how she broke down under stress. She was not happy that they saw her as a weak-minded chef, but she nearly broke down in the confessional.

At elimination, Ramsay asked the final four to explain why they deserved to be in the final three. Brynn said she bounced back from her mistakes and had the drive to groomed into a head chef position if she were Ramsay’s protégé. However, she did not make it to the final three and was eliminated. Still, Ramsay called her an excellent chef for her age and told her that her career would soar if she overcame her fears. Ramsay allowed her to keep her jacket, and she left after hugging him. During her exit interview, she received a retrospective montage of her time on the show. She received the portrait burning sequence at the end of the episode.

Ramsay's comment: "Brynn definitely has what it takes to be a great head chef. Once she learns to control her emotions, I know she will get there."

Episode 15/16

Main article: Episode 2015 - Young Guns: What the Hell

Main article: Episode 2016 - Young Guns: Two Young Guns Shoot It Out

Brynn was one of the seven chefs that returned for the final dinner service. She watched the Final Menu Challenge alongside the others. During the challenge, she rooted for Kiya because the latter was there for her a lot. She was Trenton's third pick after Kiya and Antonio, and was followed by Sam. Back at the dorms, she called Trenton intense when he went through the menu items.

During dinner service, Brynn was at the garnish station. Trenton said that her vocalness would help drive garnish and thought she and Kiya would gel well. While Kiya said she needed three minutes on chicken, she ignored her as she and Antonio walked up garnish. That frustrated Kiya as she needed that time. When Kiya served raw chicken, she snapped at her and Antonio for rushing her. She admitted that she made Kiya look like an idiot due to her communication problems, but she wanted to bounce back from that and have a smoother night. Later, she was seen getting her garnish up for the following order, but noticed that Kiya was dragging on meat. After service ended, she said that Trenton was a phenomenal chef despite the animosity and hoped he won. Trenton eventually won the finale over Megan.

Nomination History

Week 1	Safe
	Win
Week 2	Win
Week 3	Nominated
Week 4	Safe
Week 5	Safe
Week 6	Win
Week 7	Safe
Week 8	Nominated
Week 9	Win
Week 10	Safe
Week 11	Safe
Week 12	Nominated
Week 13	Eliminated

Post Hell's Kitchen

• After her appearance on the show, Brynn is a food blogger and shares her recipes on a website called The Food Blogger. She has done numerous pop-up dining experiences.

Trivia

• At 21-years-old, she is one of the five youngest chefs of the season alongside Morgana, Payton, Steve, and Victoria.
• She is one of the eight youngest contestants to compete in Hell's Kitchen.
  • She is one of the three youngest contestants who made it to the black jackets, along with Steve (also from Season 20) and Cheyenne (Season 21).
• She is the fourteenth Asian-American contestant to compete, following Wendy (Season 1), Aaron (Season 3), Louross (Season 4), Ji (Season 5), Raj, Gail (both from Season 8), Chino, Gina, Krupa (all from Season 9), Roshni (Season 10), Bev, Gaurav (both from Season 12), and Alan (Season 15), and the first Cambodian-Vietnamese contestant of the show.
• She is the second Asian-American contestant to make it to black jackets, following Gail (Season 8).
• She is the second contestant from the state of Rhode Island, following Kevin (Season 15).
• She is the fourth contestant to win a Punishment Pass, following Bret (Season 18), Syann (Season 19), and Steve (also from Season 20).
• She is the second contestant that won a challenge but was forced to do a punishment, following Cody (Season 19).
• She is the thirteenth contestant who made to the black jackets after being nominated on their first time their team lost, following Virginia (Season 2), Josh (Season 3), Bobby, Christina, Jen (all from Season 4), Jason (Season 7), Trev, Sabrina (both from Season 8), Jennifer (Season 9), Barbie (Season 10), Mary (Season 11), and Ariel (Season 15).
• She is the twenty-second contestant to keep her jacket after elimination, following Ji (Season 5), Ariel (Season 6), Jillian (Season 8), Elise (Season 9), Dana (Season 10), Jon (Season 11), Melanie (Season 12), Sterling (Season 13), Ashley (Season 15), Heidi (Season 16), Elise, Jennifer, Robyn, Milly, Nick (all from Season 17), Motto, Bret (both from Season 18), Nikki, Cody, Declan (all from Season 19), and Steve (also from Season 20).
• She is the sixth contestant that was compliment by Ramsay during an elimination quote, following Keith (Season 2), Susan (Season 11), Ashley (Season 15), Heidi (Season 16), and Milly (Season 17).
• During an interview with The Natural Aristocrat, she commented on why she used the Punishment Pass on Chef Steve Glenn: "The reason I picked Steve (Glenn) was because he took my punishment pass from me. So I was like, you know what, I'll do the same to him! In hindsight, maybe I should have picked Trenton (Garvey). But I can’t play in the world of what if's."

Quotes

• "If I have a mental breakdown, just bear with me."
• "HOLY CRAP! That's an AQUARIUM!!!"
• "They're (blue team) probably drinking a squid smoothie right about now."
• (After being chosen the replacement of punishment pass from Steve) "I just want to show Chef Ramsay that I have what it takes, and I have those leadership traits and qualities that he's looking for."
• (After Josie served raw snapper) "Like, "Josie, I trusted you"."
• (After serving her snapper) "30-second panic attack. Like, of course they're going to be upset. I really want to do all! Hopefully, the blue team's not doing too much better than us. Even this is a charity event, so hopefully, they're doing well at the same time. Like, NO!!"
• (After Josie served the medium-rare meat) "Here's the shit cooked! And I was like, YAY! Like, why is this bad?!"
• (After revealed the Blind Taste Challenge) "The BLIND. TASTE. CHALLENGE! And I am so pumped! I hope to impress chef Ramsay."
• (To Steve) "Steve, payback's a bitch!"
• (To Emily) "The object of the game (bowling) is to hit the pins."
• "GOD, STEVE!! Dill? Dill. Dill."
• (After being eliminated) "It really, really does suck that I don't have the opportunity anymore to be Chef Ramsay's protégé, but I'm extraordinarily proud of myself and how much I've grown. When I first came in, I was afraid, scared, vulnerable. Now the Chef I am, I just bounce back. I came in fourth out of so many people. I'm so eternally grateful for being here and having the opportunity to not only, you know, just become a better chef but find out who I am."

Gallery

• Chef
• Dishes

Brynn in Red Jacket

Brynn's Confessional (Red Jacket)

Josie, Brynn, Alex, and Antonio Nominated

Josie, Brynn, Victoria, and Megan Nominated

Brynn in Blind Taste Test

Brynn's Confessional (Black Jacket)

Brynn in Black Jacket

Brynn and Steve Nominated

Brynn Eliminated

Victoria, Antonio, and Brynn as Returning Chefs

Brynn's Confessional (Returning Chef)

Brynn's Confessional (Blue Jacket)

Brynn's in Blue Jacket

Brynn's Signature Dish (Episode 1)

Brynn's Alcohol Dish (Episode 2)

Brynn's Jacket Dish (Crab Cakes) (Episode 5)

Brynn's Megan 21st Birthday Appetizer (Episode 6)

Brynn's International Dish (Thai Cuisine) (Episode 7)

Brynn's Spells Kitchen Dish (Sea Bass) (Episode 9)

Brynn's Match App Dish (Lobster) (Episode 11)

Brynn's Black Jacket Dish (Round 1) (Episode 12)

Brynn's Presentation Dish (Episode 13)

Brynn's Beach Grilling Dish (Episode 14)

External links

• Brynn Gibson on Instagram