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The third episode of Season 14 of Hell’s Kitchen aired on Fox on March 17, 2015. In that episode, one team broke a significant rule during the challenge, a disastrous dinner service took place, and one chef made one of the most dangerous mistakes in the show’s history.

Intro[]

While going back to the dorms, Michael let out a screech of relief, which surprised Ramsay. Then, he believed Ramsay made the right decision in keeping him, promised to bounce back, and was willing to fight hard to do so. Bret revealed he knew Cameron would go home as he did not have the balls to stay, unlike Michael. Nick was happy Cameron was gone.

Team challenge[]

The next day, Sous Chef James woke everybody up with an air horn, told them to head outside, and Josh, Monique, Brendan, and Sarah complained about the noise. Outside, the chefs met Ramsay, who was on an arctic stage, and Monique asked if she was back home before asking what they were about to do. After making a joke about Hell’s Kitchen freezing over, Ramsay revealed the Alaskan Fish Challenge. Each team would go in pairs to grab a fish head and tail to match either trout, cod, salmon, or halibut, but Meghan said that she did not like fish as they freaked her out. After, Ramsay revealed that the team that would finish the first part first would get a huge advantage for the second part. After changing into fisherman overalls, the pairs of Milly and Adam, and Meghan and T went into the pools. Adam said that the cold water shocked him as he grabbed the fish, but neither he nor Milly got the correct pairings. Meanwhile, Meghan freaked out over the headless fish T was holding, an annoyed Monique reminded her that it was dead, and the pair of Milly and Adam got the halibut correct. Meghan and T brought their trout attempt, but they were incorrect. Meanwhile, Josh grabbed the salmon body as he felt Michael would know what the head would look like, but the latter struggled as he pulled out fish that were not on the board. Meghan and T got their second attempt on the trout correct, the pair of Michelle and Alison went in, and Michael and Josh were able to get their salmon on the board. Randy and Nick quickly got the cod matched up, as Bret and Brendan went in to collect the trout pieces. Michelle and Alison got their halibut accepted, and Mieka and Monique went in the water. As the pair of Mieka and Monique struggled to find the salmon head, Bret and Brendan got their trout pieces accepted, and the men won the first part. Randy knew that if he lost a fishing competition, his friends back home would not have let him live it down.

Back in the kitchen, Ramsay revealed to the men that their advantage was a five-minute head start on their dishes. As the men started cooking, with Nick hoping that they would win due to their advantage, the women tried to touch their produce until Ramsay stopped them. After five minutes, the women could start cooking, and while Michelle knew that five minutes was a lot of time for the men, she wanted to keep herself collected and calmly cook. However, Mieka admitted that she was not eating fish, it was her third time cooking salmon, and she was freaking out. In the blue kitchen, Adam realized that his risotto would not be completed on time, and Milly gave him some of his own rice to use. Eventually, both teams got their dishes cooked and plated in time.

Michael Cimarusti was invited as a guest judge. On the trout round, the pairs of Meghan and T, and Bret and Brendan, brought their dishes. Brendan’s grilled rainbow trout with grapefruit vinaigrette was criticized for an iffy vinaigrette, while Bret’s trout emadene was praised for the crispiness of its skin. Then, Meghan’s chopped trout in tomato coquille was praised for its beautiful presentation, while T’s trout with mock succotash was criticized for lacking a body in the sauce. Eventually, Bret’s dish was chosen as the best, the men led 1-0, and he was happy that he got them off to a strong start. Josh’s pan-seared salmon was praised for tasting nice on the salmon round, along with having a great coquille. In contrast, Michael’s bronzed salmon was criticized for having a lack of seasoning. Monique’s pan-seared salmon with grilled asparagus was praised for having a nice color on the salmon, and Mieka’s pan-seared salmon with shredded parsnip was praised for being the best-seasoned salmon. Her dish was chosen as the best, the score was tied at 1, and Alison admitted that she was surprised that Mieka scored a point. During the cod round, Randy’s fish and chips were praised for having a delicious fish, while Nick’s pan-roasted cod was praised for having a bit of acidity. Then, Christine’s cod with chive Berblanc was praised for having a perfectly cooked fish, while Sarah’s smoked paprika cod was praised for having a nicely cooked fish as well. Eventually, Sarah’s dish was chosen as the best, the women led 2-1, and Ramsay warned the men that they needed to win the next round to tie. The final round was the halibut. While Michelle’s pan-seared halibut with jalapenos was criticized for being a little heavy, Alison’s cabbage-wrapped halibut was criticized for not having a fattier fish portion. Then, Adam’s pan-seared halibut with grilled baby bok choy and basmati rice was praised for having a great tasting fish, but when Milly presented his halibut francaise butter with bell pepper rice, Cimarusti and Ramsay accused him and Adam of sharing ingredients. Adam admitted that he did borrow some of Milly’s rice, and Ramsay chewed him out for sharing ingredients on two different dishes. Michelle’s dish was chosen as the best, clinching the victory for the women 3-1.

Scoring[]

Blue Team Red Team
Chef Score Total Chef Score Total
Brendan
Bret
0
1
0
1
Meghan
T
0
0
0
0
Josh
Michael
0
0
1
1
Monique
Mieka
0
1
0
1
Randy
Nick
0
0
1
1
Christine
Sarah
0
1
1
2
Adam
Milly
0
0
1
1
Michelle
Alison
1
0
3
3
Results 3-1

Reward[]

The women were rewarded with a trip to the Manhattan Beaches for surfing lessons. Alison admitted that she never surfed before despite growing up in Jamaica. At the beach, the women met Anastasia Ashley, who taught them how to surf, and they took a photo with her. Later, as they were eating lunch, the women agreed to do what they have been doing lately, cook with passion. It ended with Michelle joking about not stealing other people's rice.

Punishment[]

When the men found out that the surfing instructor was a model, Bret was pissed, and Michael felt the model was the one being punished for not meeting him. The men were punished by taking part in seafood Delivery day and prepping the fish for the following service. During the punishment, Sous Chef James told the men not to let the fish drop on the restaurant’s carpet. Milly complained about how much work was needed before admitting that it was the price for losing the challenge. Josh complained about how much their situation sucked as he did not want to lose again. When Sous Chef James announced that it would be lunchtime in ten minutes, Michael went back to the dorms to make his lunch, only to get pulled back by the latter.

For lunch, Sous Chef James presented the men peanut butter and jellyfish sandwiches, Milly was shocked that people could eat jellyfish, and an enraged Bret refused to eat his sandwich as he was the only one who scored for the team. However, Nick told Bret to eat it like a teammate, and Josh, Brendan, and Milly burped a lot after eating their sandwiches.

Before service[]

Later, the men were cleaning the fish again, and despite Nick giving Randy instructions on how to clean them, the latter reminded him that he fished a lot and knew how to clean a fish. However, Randy accidentally cut his finger to the bone and was sent to the hospital to get stitches. Josh was concerned about Randy as he lost a lot of blood, and Adam hoped that Randy would not be forced to leave the competition.

Meanwhile, the women returned from their reward, got changed, and went down to start prepping for service. Moments later, Randy came back with two stitches on his hands and swore that he would not let an injury slow him down. After, Ramsay asked Marino to open Hell’s Kitchen.

Dinner service[]

Jay Williams, Anastasia Ashley, and Sam Levine were in attendance. In addition to the classic menu, a flatbread appetizer and a red snapper entrée were served tableside by Milly and Michelle. Despite Michael knowing that the garnish station was the most important, Ramsay and Sous Chef James noticed that he was not making the flatbreads despite being his responsibility, and Milly was doing them instead. Ramsay asked Michael why and chewed him out for being more focused on organizing his own station than what was going on around him. Mieka sent her risotto in the red kitchen, but there was not enough of it for two portions, and when Ramsay asked her how long for the following order, she did not respond. In the blue kitchen, the men sent their appetizers, but a waiter told Marino that one customer found plastic in one of his scallops. Marino brought the plastic back to the pass, Adam took the blame for it, and Ramsay lectured him that it could have cut somebody’s throat if ingested. In the red kitchen, Meghan tried to help Mieka with the risotto, but the latter did not appreciate it as she knew how to cook one. However, the risotto was too salty. A pissed Meghan accused Christine and Mieka of not knowing how to cook on the line. Ramsay said he had never seen such a bad start before.

Ramsay saw Michael putting a sizzling hot pan down on a nearby rack in the blue kitchen and lectured him that if anybody grabbed the pan, they would have scald themselves. When Michael tried to interject, Ramsay got angrier, and Bret believed if either he or Josh touched that pan, they would have been forced to leave the competition with a third-degree burn. In the red kitchen, the women finally sent appetizers after Mieka’s third attempt was accepted, and T was working on her flatbreads. When Mieka went to help T, it left Christine all alone on appetizers, Mieka found out the flatbread was burned on the bottom, and Christine left the capellini at the pass. When Ramsay saw that, he berated the women for their lack of coordination and told them to get it together. In the blue kitchen, the men began working on entrées, and despite Nick believing that his meat was perfect, Ramsay saw that the pork was undercooked, which Bret knew was a major risk as it could make someone very sick, primarily a pregnant woman in the dining room. However, Nick argued that he would have eaten the pork as it was. In the red kitchen, the women finally pushed out their appetizers, and Ramsay was waiting for the scallops from Monique and Alison. Despite believing the scallops were fine, Ramsay saw they were rubbery and ordered the women to touch them. Alison told Ramsay that Monique cooked the scallops, but Monique called that a selfish move and called her and her accent stupid. The women were forced to start over, and Alison decided to cook the scallops herself. Ramsay asked Nick for the pork refire in the blue kitchen, but it was raw once again.

One hour into service, and while the blue diners were impatiently waiting for their entrées, the women were on their last ticket of appetizers. However, Mieka’s risotto was deemed disgusting, and Ramsay noticed that the cavatelli was missing the mascarpone for the sauce. After forcing the women to taste them, Ramsay said that he had no idea what Christine and Mieka were doing. Meghan complained that she did not train for ten years to have someone not keep up with risotto, referring to Mieka, and Ramsay reminded them that they were still on their last order of appetizers. Then, Ramsay caught Sarah saying something under her breath, and when he demanded to know what she said, Sarah asked if they could try again. However, Meghan knew the puppy dog look would not work in the kitchen, and an upset Ramsay kicked the women out of the kitchen. As Ramsay mocked Sarah’s request for another chance, Meghan called her a dumbass, and an upset Monique wanted to punch somebody. In the blue kitchen, the men were pushing out their entrées, and when Nick knew that the lamb was undercooked, Bret told him to put it in the oven again. Despite Nick telling Michael that he needed another minute, the latter sent his garnishes regardless. A very reluctant Nick told Brendan to send the raw lamb as he would rather have Ramsay get angry over raw food than over another long wait. Indeed, Ramsay got angry over the raw lamb, kicked the men out of the kitchen, and scolded them for having a completely terrible service.

Post-mortem[]

After service, Ramsay asked Sous Chef James where the dorms were, and the latter showed him the way. Once upstairs, to Sarah's surprise, Ramsay told both teams he had never been in the dorms in fourteen seasons and criticized them for their disastrous performances. He named them joint-losers and asked them to nominate two people each.

During deliberation, Christine believed that their failure was a team effort, but Alison considered her and Mieka for their poor performance on appetizers, to which Meghan agreed. On the blue side, Josh said that Nick and Michael got yelled at more than the rest of the men, but Bret said that he would rather have an undercooked piece of lamb than a piece of plastic in his salad, referring to Adam’s scallops incident. That caused Adam to leave in disappointment, and despite Josh trying to reassure him that he did well, Adam refused to be the third one eliminated as he was an executive chef since he was twenty-two years old. Bret knew that Michael was a disaster, Nick ruined their chance of completing service and called Adam’s plastic incident absurd.

Elimination[]

Sarah announced Mieka as the women’s first nominee and Christine as the second, while Josh announced Michael as the men’s first nominee and Nick as the second. During their pleas, Christine believed that there were many communication problems with the women, but while she was willing to learn from her mistakes, Ramsay said that he could not wait ten years of it. Then, Mieka said that she wanted to learn from Ramsay and gain his trust, but he told her that she did not even believe in herself. Michael said that he had the skills and experience to become Ramsay’s next head chef despite a rough start, but Ramsay reminded him that he did not start at all and accused Nick of being color blind due to serving raw pork twice. However, Nick admitted he was ashamed of his mistake and called himself an asset to the men while accusing Michael of being a liability. After, Ramsay said the person going home made a very dangerous mistake, making him realize he could not keep that level of incompetence around much longer. That led him to eliminate Michael as he left a sizzling hot pan underneath the fish station that would have left his teammates seriously burned and for his poor performances. During his exit interview, Michael believed Nick and Adam were the true liabilities of the men and felt his mistake should not have sent him home.

After Michael left, Ramsay admitted he did not expect a service like that and warned the chefs that he would eliminate them at a faster rate if it continued. While being dismissed, Christine said she wanted to be there like everybody else, Nick called it a true wake-up call, and Mieka refused to give up on her dream of winning the competition.

Ramsay's comment: "Fortunately for Michael, he can go back to his job at the senior center. Unfortunately for his residents, it's as the chef."

Trivia[]

  • This marks the first time Ramsay has set foot inside the dorms.
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