The eleventh episode of Season 4 of Hell's Kitchen aired on Fox, on June 10, 2008. On that episode, the first cooking school opened in Hell's Kitchen, one chef is mystified by their student, and a fan favorite is sent home.
Intro[]
While going back to the dorms, Christina jokingly asked if she could be called down without crying. On the patio, Petrozza revealed he was happy Matt was gone, which Bobby was either. Petrozza also declared that it was anybody's game after Matt's elimination. After that, Christina trash-talked about Jen and the way she was thinking she was flawless and perfect, by saying that she was on her last leg as far as her attitude was going. She also added that because of her attitude, Jen would be more vicious as the competition would go on, but that she would undo herself. Bobby added that Jen would have to stop playing the hero, and Petrozza gave up on her saying she would be pissed at anything.
Back in the dorms, Jen and Corey were making themselves lunch, with Jen declaring that she was not there to make friends and that if people would dislike her because of her attitude, she would not care because she had all the culinary skills faded in herself. Later, Christina and Corey went to bed, where they trash-talked about Jen, saying that she was on her way down and that the problem was that she was still thinking she was having it in the bag. Both of them also acknowledged that drama would come because of Jen.
Individual challenge[]
The next morning, the five remaining chefs came down in the red kitchen, where they lined up in front of Ramsay, and Ramsay announced that a lobster spaghetti special would be on that night's menu. Then, he made a demonstration on how to cook it, with everybody watching very carefully, and Bobby saying that he was loving it when Ramsay was cooking because it was like if he was telling a story. After his demonstration, he revealed to the chefs that a cooking school would open in Hell's Kitchen for the first time ever. Petrozza was confident, saying he was a good teacher and that he had good chances of winning the challenge. Ramsay introduced the Cooking School Challenge, where each contestant had 45 minutes to teach one student the lobster spaghetti while not being allowed to touch anything. Bobby declared he would very like to win the challenge as he was sick of losing. Then, the students arrived and they were revealed to be middle-aged domestic housewives, which Corey stated were wearing mini-skirts and popping their breasts out. When he saw them, Bobby said his mouth dropped, and then, Ramsay asked Petrozza if he was excited because of how glamorous they were. Petrozza responded that Ramsay was trying to distract him, and was lost for words, mumbling sounds with his voice. Then, one of the housewives was holding a dog in her hands, so Ramsay asked her what was the name of her gerbil, which she answered Zeus. He took the dog and jokingly asked Sous Chef Scott to take it and put it in the steamer. After, he dedicated each chef to the housewife standing opposite them as their respective student, and the 45 minutes delay began.
Every chef got with their respective student, with Jen being worried that her student's breasts would not get in the way as they were ridiculously huge. Corey instructed her student to roll the pasta as the first thing to do, and her student declared she never made pasta before, even though she heard about it. Then, Jen was caught for the first time touching the food herself despite not being allowed to. Christina was very nervous because her student was constantly cutting the food in her hand and could likely get injured. On his side, Petrozza was more excited as he was constantly helping his student put her apron on and tying her hair. Corey noticed it and said he would have to be more focused about his task. Ramsay laughed about Petrozza's situation, and on the other hand of the kitchen, Bobby announced to his student she would kill a live lobster. She was scared as she never did it before, but Bobby was tired to babysit people and declared that a kitchen was not a daycare. When his student put the lobster in the boiling pot, she screamed and everybody was looking at her. When there was 15 minutes remaining, Corey was confident as she thought her student was stronger than the others and that her chances of winning would be good. After that, Jen was caught for the second time touching the food herself, which Christina said it was Jen showing her true colors. Ramsay threatened Jen with disqualification if she would do it again, which made Christina grin. With 2 minutes remaining, the students rallied to finish and plate their dishes, which they all successfully did in time.
In the dining room, the chefs were lined up behind their respective students, and Ramsay asked the students if they enjoyed it, which they all answered they did. He also asked them if it was their first time holding a knife, which they answered it was as well. Petrozza's student was the first one to get her dish judged by Ramsay. Ramsay praised the seasoning and the perfect cooking of the lobster, and deemed the dish delicious. However, he noted the pasta was overcooked and too thin. Petrozza said because his student was way hot, it was difficult for him to concentrate and should have known that the pasta was too thin. Christina's student received praise for the taste of the dish, but also for the perfect cooking of the pasta. When Jen saw that, she declared she was not afraid, thinking she could cook circles around Christina any day of the week. Bobby lifted his dome, wanting to win the challenge very badly, but Ramsay noticed the pasta was all jammed in one piece, jokingly comparing it to Zeus' dinner. When he tasted it, Ramsay said it also tasted like a dog's dinner, because the dish was badly seasoned. Bobby 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. Corey's student was the fourth to be judged, and Ramsay praised her dish for having perfectly cooked pasta and great seasoning. Corey was very proud of her student, saying she gave her a lot of knowledge and thinking she deserved to win. Finally, Ramsay understood that Jen's student never cooked in her life as he could taste it. The dish was bland, contained no tomato sauce and the pasta was jammed in one big lump. Jen put all the responsibility of her loss on her student because the latter never cooked in her life before, with Jen not realizing that none of the other students did either. After deliberation over Christina and Corey, Ramsay declared Christina the best teacher of the first ever Hell's Kitchen cooking school, making her the winner of the challenge. Christina was excited, thinking that from that moment on, she could teach anybody who would want to learn. Corey was mad as she thought she was the most deserving to win the challenge. Before they left, the domestic housewives were given cookware designed by Ramsay as a gift. Sous Chef Scott brought the gifts to them, and they thanked Ramsay for them, before leaving the restaurant.
Reward[]
Christina was rewarded with a lunch with Ramsay and two of Los Angeles' premiered restaurant tours, who would cook for her, as well as eating with her. Christina was excited as she got some alone time with Ramsay and pick brains. When she came down in the blue kitchen, she was greeted by Ramsay, who introduced her to Mark Peele and Ben Ford, who would be cooking her the lunch. She listened very closely about the dishes that the two chefs were making and their tips. For the lunch, the two renowned chefs cooked a salmon dish, which Christina really enjoyed. At the end, all four of them sat around a table and shook hands, while Christina was determined to use their tips to her advantage.
Punishment[]
Bobby, Jen, Petrozza, and Corey were punished by cleaning the restaurant, which included emptying the fryers, scrubbing the floors and cleaning the ovens. Bobby said that because he lost almost every challenge, he was not taking the punishments kindly any longer. On the patio, the four punished chefs talked about Christina, with Corey saying she only won by luck because she thought Christina was not a strong chef, and Jen saying that her culinary skills were not there. Bobby added that she was a little bit slow. When they came down in the red kitchen, Sous Chef Scott gave them clear instructions on how to clean the kitchen. Petrozza was annoyed by Christina rubbing elbows in the opposite kitchen while the rest of them were cleaning, thinking it sucked. Corey was watching Christina and declared that reward would not be good for her ego as she could become more cocky about her success. When Jen got in the blue kitchen to clean, she managed to spy on Christina's reward by listening to what Ford was saying to her. She came back in the red kitchen inspired, having used that time to her advantage. When Christina and the three chefs finished their lunch, Ramsay called Bobby to clean the plates. When he did, Jen used that time to taste the dishes, stating that she did what she had to do to win. Bobby said that Jen tasted food that would go in the garbage, saying it was weird.
Before service[]
The next morning, the final five began prep ahead of that night's dinner service. During prep, Christina was sharing her newly acquired knowledge to her teammates, but Jen and Corey were more annoyed by it than anything else, with Jen saying she wanted to throw her across the other side of the kitchen, and Corey saying her voice was getting under her skin.
When the chefs were lined up, Ramsay announced for that night's service, there would be a twelve-top attending. Petrozza acknowledged it would be a very busy night, and Ramsay reminded the chefs they had to put the performance of their lives. Ramsay asked the chefs if they were ready, which they answered they were, and Jean-Philippe to open Hell's Kitchen.
Dinner service[]
Before tickets came in the kitchen, Ramsay walked around the kitchen watching all what the final five would do and commenting on their actions. When he came to Jen, he told her to not be static and show some energy, with Corey acknowledging that Jen should shut her mouth and that it would only be a matter of time before Jen would break. Then, Ramsay asked Jean-Philippe for some tickets, but when Jean-Philippe was about to enter the blue kitchen, he head butted the door, which Ramsay laughed about and joked that the door should contain a sign where it would be written "Open your eyes, you Belgian twat". When Ramsay called the first ticket out, he said to Christina that he wanted a perfect start. She brought one spaghetti dish to the hot plate, but two were called out. Ramsay asked Christina where was the other one, which she answered she heard only one. Ramsay schooled her, and Corey found it funny. When she sent her second spaghetti, Ramsay deemed it very nice and served both of her spaghetti dishes.
30 minutes into service, Christina bounced back from her rocky start and appetizers were flying out of the kitchen, with the customers extremely satisfied. When Bobby sent his first entrée of meat, it was not sliced properly and Ramsay asked him to start again. After that mistake, Bobby 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. Jen declared that Bobby was having issues and that she was not making mistakes like that. After that, Jen sent a raw John Dory, she apologized to Ramsay, and Jean-Philippe, having heard that, told the waiters to push the meat. On her second attempt at the John Dory, Jen sent it overcooked, and she was schooled by Ramsay, who asked her what was going on. Once again, Jean-Philippe told his staff to push the meat. Meanwhile, Bobby tried to redeem himself, but his Wellingtons were burnt. Ramsay asked Bobby why he was not giving his best, and Bobby answered that he was trying to. Jean-Philippe told his staff to push the meat once more, and Petrozza acknowledged Bobby was struggling and pushed around a lot by Ramsay. Because of Bobby's struggle, some customers were becoming impatient.
After that, Petrozza brought Jen's John Dory to the pass, but he brought it too early, and Ramsay schooled Jen for a mistake she did not do. She started to talk back to Ramsay, telling she did not bring it, but when Ramsay asked her if she wanted to argue, she answered she did not. Jen acknowledged it was tough to bite her tongue, but kept telling to herself to shut up, but she could not resist talking back by saying one more time she did not bring it, and Ramsay told her to not yell at him. Then, Ramsay brought Jen in the pantry room to berate her on her attitude and the fact that the customers were not getting fed. When she talked back to him one more time, Ramsay threatened her with elimination, and after that, he told her to show some energy. When she came back in the kitchen, Petrozza acknowledged Jen was having a problem with authority and there would be nothing good that would happen about being disrespectful to Ramsay. After that, the team tried to regroup and complete the table, with Bobby comparing it to war. Bobby and Jen brought their entrées together and successfully completed the table, with the customers being satisfied. Then, Jen became a vocal leader, calling out the following order, which Bobby and Petrozza heard.
The team continued to send out many entrées, but their biggest challenge arrived, which was the twelve-top table. A group of beautiful women entered the restaurant, and when they were greeted by Jean-Philippe, they declared they were out for a ladies' night and were wearing bikinis for a living. In the kitchen, Ramsay called the twelve-top ticket out and told Corey to help Christina on appetizers, which she did. Christina acknowledged that table would be a real challenge because all twelve appetizers needed to go at the same time. Ramsay told Christina that four spaghetti appetizers were needed, and she started to rush. In the dining room, Jean-Philippe was enjoying his time with the women at the twelve-top, talking with them, and they revealed they were all Hawaiian Tropic models. So, Jean-Philippe jokingly suggested to go to the beach the next day. In the kitchen, Christina sent spaghetti dishes, but the risotto was still missing. She told they were coming up, and Corey, who went to the dessert station, came back to help her. Corey stated that she and Christina were hating each other but working well together. Finally, all the appetizers of that table came to the hot plate at the same time, and Ramsay served them. They arrived at the twelve-top table together and were enjoyed by everybody.
After that, Christina and Corey went to prepare desserts, and the attention shifted to the other three chefs for the entrées of the twelve-top. Petrozza was determined to finish strong, saying it was that time during service where he asked himself what was left inside him. Bobby, Jen and Petrozza rallied to complete the last table, but Jen was schooled on her slowness and sent raw John Dory to the pass. Ramsay asked her and Bobby, who was also struggling, if it was a game between both of them, and pushed Jen to the side and cook the John Dory himself, much to Jen's dismay. Corey saw that situation and hoped Ramsay would get rid of Jen. Then, Ramsay asked for the garnish, but Petrozza did not sent all of what was needed. So, Ramsay schooled him for that mistake, and asked him to send a polenta really quick. After that, a fire erupted in one of Bobby's pans, discouraging Ramsay, who told Bobby and Jen they were inconsistent, and Petrozza he was dreaming. Despite their problems, all three of them 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. The twelve women really appreciated their entrées, and Jean-Philippe was satisfied as well. With that table served, the service was completed and the chefs were relieved, but Ramsay was not impressed. He asked Bobby if he was happy, which Bobby answered he was not, and told everybody to switch their stoves off.
Post-mortem[]
When the chefs were lined up, Ramsay reminded the team completed service, but said it was too painful. He added that they did not work as a team, it should not be that painful this far in the competition, and that being the final five, he expected more of them. Then, Ramsay singled out Christina for her strong performance on appetizers, naming her "Best of the Worst", and asked her to nominate two of her teammates for elimination.
On the patio, Christina talked with Petrozza about his performance, telling she heard Ramsay asking for the garnish many times, and considered him for having a weak performance and being dirty. After that, she talked with Corey about Bobby, where Corey recalled his 15 years of experience and seemed like he never tried to push himself. Back on the patio, Bobby said that service was hardcore cooking, and talked about his own performance and Ramsay watching him closely. Jen declared that Bobby and Petrozza should be nominated as she felt she was not the worst performer that night, but also reminded that she was not friend with Christina, so she could be nominated. Then, she went to her room and pack her stuff, while Corey and Christina were talking about how Jen was so full of herself, and that she could not win with that kind of attitude. Both of them concluded by saying they hoped that Jen would be the one eliminated.
Elimination[]
Christina named Jen as her first nominee because of her poor attitude and team spirit, and Bobby as her second because of his inconsistent performance that night. During his plea, Bobby thanked Ramsay for stopping his poor food going up to the customers. After listening to both of their pleas, Ramsay asked Christina who should be eliminated, which she answered Jen. In the end, Ramsay did not agree with her and eliminated Bobby for a downward spiral and failure to step up as a leader. During his exit interview, Bobby received a retrospective montage of his run.
After Bobby left, Ramsay reminded the final four what was at stakes, and wished them luck while dismissing them. On their way back to the dorms, Jen said she was booted off elimination because she was one of the strongest. Petrozza also stated it was becoming hardcore, and Corey said that those who would not step up as leaders would be voted off as they were now only four remaining.
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."
Trivia[]
- This episode introduces the Cooking School Challenge.