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Jennifer Normant was a contestant on Seasons 9 and 17 of Hell's Kitchen. On Season 9, she ranked in 5th place, and on Season 17, she ranked in 6th place.
Season 9[]
Episode 1[]
- Main article: Episode 901 - 18 Chefs Compete
When the chefs arrived in Los Angeles, they were greeted by James on the bus ride, and then, it pulled over to the Orpheum Theatre, where they would be given a standing ovation by a live audience. However, when the curtain was pulled up, they discovered that the room was empty, much to their disappointment before Ramsay revealed himself applauding very slowly. After the latter revealed the grand prize of the season, the chefs were asked to get back to Hell's Kitchen and cook their signature dishes.
During the Signature Dish Challenge, Jennifer was the third person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay and went up against Jonathon. She served her pork with her special marinade, and while she hoped that Ramsay would not spit out her food, the pork was moist and tasty, which made her happy, and she won the round over Jonathon. The red team lost the challenge 5-6, and they were punished by cleaning both kitchens for the opening night.
The next day, both teams went to the kitchens to begin prepping for the opening night, and they were given their ankle knives set. During dinner service, Jennifer was on the fish station with Carrie. She was not seen at all, and the red team won the service.[1]
Episode 2[]
- Main article: Episode 902 - 16 Chefs Compete
The next morning, the chefs were woken up by a young guitarist and very loud amplifiers, and they were ordered to get outside. Arrived there, Ramsay noticed that they looked exhausted, and Jennifer said she had a sleepless night. Then, he introduced the Meat & Grill Challenge, where each pair would have to cook a medium-rare New York strip, a medium rib-eye, a medium-well filet mignon, and a well-done burger. During the challenge, she was paired with Gina andElizabeth, they were the last pair to compete for the red team, and they only scored two points out of four, with their New York strip and burger. During Will's turn, she was not very worried as she was convinced he would fuck up at least one piece, but her fears were confirmed when he gave a perfect performance.
The red team lost the challenge 10-11, and they were punished by cleaning the grills, taking a delivery of a whole cow, and drinking a protein shake made from the meat used during the challenge. While carrying the cow to the kitchen, Jennifer reminded that she had a cow's leg on her shoulder, which she called a "claustrofuck", and she was seen slicing it, along with Amanda, Carrie, and Jamie. Later, the women were prepping their kitchen while reviewing the menu, and when the blue team came back from their reward, they studied it further. However, she wondered what the fuck was up between Carrie and Brendan as both were flirting very obviously.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the appetizer station with Gina. On the first ticket, she was working on her first brisket salad, she was determined to win as she wanted to prove that they were meant to be there, but her first salad was containing squab instead of brisket. She was embarrassed to have messed up the first salad, was comforted by Gina, and later, she thanked Ramsay for making Elise shutting up.
The red team won the service, and at elimination, they were asked for a volunteer to be transferred to the blue team the next morning.[2]
Episode 3[]
- Main article: Episode 903 - 15 Chefs Compete
Back in the dorms, the women discussed who would be transferred to the blue team, and in the end, they agreed on Carrie, which made everybody happy.
The next morning, the chefs were woken up by clowns, and when both teams were lined up in the dining room, Sous Chef Scott revealed that they were woken up by clowns because they were cooking like clowns. After taking a delivery of naan bread with the other chefs, Jennifer and her teammates said goodbye to Natalie, who was transferred to the blue team instead of Carrie. During the Mommy & Me Lunch Service Challenge, she was on the chicken station. She was not seen much, the red team lost the challenge, and they were punished by cleaning the dining room, prepping both kitchens for the Family Night dinner service, and setting up a playground for the children.
While setting the playground, Jennifer believed that they had to put more people for the bigger projects, and could not believe that Carrie, Elizabeth, and Krupa would arrange the basketball net as it was only three pieces. Back in the dorms, she, Elise and Jamie trash-talked about Carrie as they believed that she was the biggest problem on the red team. The next day, during prep, the women were completely silent as they wanted to avoid the drama.
During the Family Night dinner service, Jennifer was on the meat station with Carrie. When they moved on to entrées, she was not paying a lot of attention because she did not want to work with Carrie, both of them were convinced that Wellingtons and burgers were called, they communicated with Elizabeth, but when they sent their entrées, they discovered that lamb and New York strip was ordered instead. She was embarrassed with herself and mortified to have let Carrie do some part of the job, the red team was ordered to start again, and later, she was dismayed when Amanda forgot the cod. Later, she acknowledged that the latter was getting flustered and shutting down by the second, and after a lot of mistakes, the red team was asked to go in the dining room to apologize to the customers, before being kicked out of the kitchen. The red team lost the service by a mile, and back in the dorms, she called it unfair that she had to take the fall for Carrie, and agreed that the latter needed to be eliminated.
When Ramsay asked the red team what happened to them after their great performance during the second service, Jennifer reminded the miscommunication and admitted that she wished to be alone. She was Ramsay's first nominee for elimination, with Carrie being the second, and Amanda being the third. During her plea, she felt more comfortable after the previous day, knew that she was a hard worker, but when Ramsay asked her why she could not handle the meat station, she blamed Carrie for not being able to take control of one thing out of seven. She survived elimination.[3]
Episode 4[]
- Main article: Episode 904 - 14 Chefs Compete
Back in the dorms, Jennifer defended Elise during her argument with Krupa, saying that she never said anything wrong about her.
The next morning, the chefs were woken up by Sous Chefs Scott and Andi, who brought them special farm outfits to wear and were told to get outside. Arrived there, Ramsay introduced the Chicken Creation Challenge, and Jennifer was not seen much during the first part. During the second part, she was paired with Krupa, and they worked on the sautéed chicken course. When she learned that the pair with the best dish would be featured in People magazine with Ramsay, she revealed how excited she was about that as she was reading that magazine every week, and she and Krupa were the second pair from the red team to have their dish judged. She did not present their chicken cacciatore, but they tied the round with Jonathon and Will.
The red team won the challenge 3-2, and they were rewarded with a go-kart activity at K1 Speed. During the reward, Jennifer was going at a very slow speed as she was freaking out, thought that she was going a hundred miles an hour, and did not qualify for the final race. During that race, she called Elise a freak behind the wheel because she was bumping into Carrie several times in a row.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the garnish station. She was not seen much, except at one point when she expressed annoyance over Elise and Carrie arguing, saying that both of them fight no matter what and that it was bringing the morale of the entire red team down. After a lot of mistakes, the red team was kicked out of the kitchen, both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two people each.
Jennifer was not nominated for elimination, and when she was asked by Ramsay who should be eliminated between Carrie and Elise from the red team, she answered Elise. While being dismissed, she knew that it would be a blood bath after Elise discovered that she did not have any friends.[4]
Episode 5[]
- Main article: Episode 905 - 13 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Jennifer wished that the drama would stop as she was embarrassed.
During the Fire and Water Challenge, Jennifer cooked the filet, was the first person from the red team to have her dish judged, and went up against Jonathon. She made a meat basil fondue sauce, it was praised for the texture and executing a perfectly boiled beef despite never doing so before, and she scored over Jonathon. The red team eventually lost the challenge after a tie at 2 each, and they were punished by cleaning both the dorm hot tub and the front entrance fountain, along with prepping both kitchens for that night’s dinner service. During the punishment, she was at least happy that nobody has thrown somebody into the fountain yet.
During prep, Jennifer deemed the red team’s moral an all-time low but wanted to prove that night that they deserved to compete. During dinner service, she served a halibut sashimi dish tableside. At one point, she was sweating and dripping all over her table, and when she came back into the red kitchen, Ramsay lectured her to use her napkin to wipe her face. Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two each. During deliberation, she considered Gina for not communicating that night.
She was not nominated for elimination.[5]
Episode 6[]
- Main article: Episode 906 - 12 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Jennifer felt that there was nothing for Elise to be happy about since not only did they lose the service, but Gina was sent home without even having a chance to defend herself, and told her to shut up.
During the 20 Year Reunion Planning Challenge, Jennifer's suggestion to Carrie on using lime zest was ignored by the latter, with her not feeling confident working with a person she deemed a bimbo. She was not seen presenting a dish, but after learning that they made a fish dish with bacon, she was angry at Elizabeth for failing to mention that one of the committee members was a pescatarian. The red team lost the challenge 0-3, and they were punished by decorating the dining room for reunion dinner service the following night, clean up both kitchens, and decorating the cake. During the punishment, she got annoyed when Elise barely helped with the heavy lifting.
During prep, Jennifer and Elizabeth were putting the final touches on their final punishment but had no idea how to do it with a big cake. During the 20 Year Reunion dinner service, she was on the appetizer station with Carrie. She was not seen much, except knowing that the blue team had the advantage with the challenge winning dishes, before expressing fear on her teammate’s ability. The red team won the service after completing both team's orders.[6]
Episode 7[]
- Main article: Episode 907 - 11 Chefs Compete
During the Creative Beer Challenge, Jennifer was ranked third for the red team, was the third person to have her dish judged, and went up against Natalie. She made a holthuizen chicken sausage stew, it was criticized for looking like leftovers, and she lost that round to Natalie. The red team lost the challenge 2-3, and they were punished by participating in delivery day, dismaying her as she considered it the worst punishment in the show’s history. During the punishment, she annoyingly deemed Elise a diva and hit her limit with the latter's attitude.
Back at the dorms, the red team regrouped at their bedroom as Jennifer confronted Elise on not taking the punishments seriously compared to the rest. During prep, she took notice of Elise's new attitude. During dinner service, she was on the fish station with Jamie. She was not seen that night, both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two each. During deliberation, she ended an argument between Elise and Jamie.
She was not nominated for elimination.[7]
Episode 8[]
- Main article: Episode 908 - 10 Chefs Compete
After Krupa left, Ramsay asked both teams to name a leader. Back at the dorms, Jennifer was surprised that Elise and Elizabeth chose her as the leader immediately, but wonder if she could manage an infighting team after seeing Carrie and Elise argue once again.
The next day, Jennifer was named the red team's leader, and when asked to name the weakest leader of her team, she picked Carrie. During the American Classics Challenge, she was speechless over seeing Wolfgang Puck as he was a culinary legend. She cooked the chicken noodle soup, was the fourth person from the red team to have her dish judged, and went up against Paul. She made a Southwestern chicken noodle soup, it was deemed a good soup, and she won that round over Paul, before being happy that Puck did not toss her dish into the trash. The red team won the challenge 2-1, and they were rewarded with a day out in Los Angeles, a VIP performance at the Laugh Factory, and brand new Demeyere cookware. During the reward, she felt relaxed to be outside the kitchen for the change.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the fish station. At one point, she expressed shock that her team was communicating well despite hating each other. She was not seen cooking fish as had to fire only one fish entrée that night, and the red team won the service.[8]
Episode 9[]
- Main article: Episode 909 - 9 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Jennifer got annoyed by Elise and Carrie's argument, wishing for either of them to go home.
Before the Creative Dessert Challenge, Jennifer told Ramsay that she was married to her job. During the cooking, she and Jamie argued who was the worst pastry chef in the competition. Despite Carrie's concern about her dish having too much alcohol in the taste, her dish was chosen to be judged, was the final person from the red team to have her dish judged, and went up against Will. She made a chocolate banana fosters, it was praised for a beautiful presentation, and after the judges tasted it, she scored 6 points, giving the red team the victory 14-13, and was happy to have fought for her dish to be in the judging.
The red team was rewarded with an overnight trip to Las Vegas, staying at Caesars Palace’s five-bedroom villa. During the reward, Jennifer said she always wanted to go to Vegas and could not wait to see the villa. After the red team toasted to her for winning them the challenge, she told Carrie and Elise to stop arguing.
During the Date Night dinner service, Jennifer was on the appetizer station with Elise. As the red team received their first order, she and Elise argued over who was leading appetizers, before taking it as she wanted to prove her leadership skills. When Jamie was slow on garnishes, she called the former confused. After Carrie and Elise were kicked out of the kitchen, she wanted to prove to Ramsay that the two were dead weight and that the remaining three red chefs could work together. The red team lost the service, and when Elise tried to voice out how she took the lead, she reminded the former on how she got appetizers sent out compared to her rejected ones. They were asked to nominate two people, and during deliberation, she considered Carrie due to arguing at Ramsay when kicked out, before commenting that there was no argument on who was joining the former.
Jennifer was not nominated for elimination, but when she announced Carrie and Elise as the nominees, she told Ramsay that the red team was tired of the drama the two brought, leading Ramsay convinced that the red team wanted both Carrie and Elise gone. Later, she expressed disappointment when Jamie was eliminated instead.[9]
Episode 10[]
- Main article: Episode 910 - 8 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Jennifer was dismayed that they lost Jamie, a strong chef, and was mortified to have Larry, Moe, and Curly, aka Elise, Elizabeth, and Carrie left as teammates.
During the Blind Taste Test, Jennifer was the third person from the red team to compete and went up against Paul. She only got cheddar cheese correct, and the red team won the challenge 5-4. They were rewarded with a horseback trip to Hollywood’s highest point for lunch. During the reward, she expressed surprise about James riding a horse perfectly.
During the Steakhouse double service, Jennifer was a waitress during the first seating and was not seen. During the second seating, she was on the meat station. At one point, she got irritated when Elise sent up a raw sea bass, and when Carrie was slow on garnish, she was angry as she was dragging three steaks because of that. After Carrie's mashed potatoes came out burnt, she finally lost patience with the former as she screwed the red team in every service.
During the post-mortem, Jennifer called Elise an individual player, but that led to an argument inside the red team, which only ended when she viciously told her to shut up for five fucking seconds. Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate one each. During deliberation, she had enough of Elise as the latter never learned from her mistakes or Ramsay and told Elizabeth to think hard on who to nominate. After, she only wished for either Elise or Carrie to go home just so the infighting could end.
She was not nominated for elimination.[10]
Episode 11[]
- Main article: Episode 911 - 7 Chefs Compete
After Carrie's elimination, Ramsay asked everybody to take off their jackets, and to their shock, announced that Hell’s Kitchen was closed as he was not convinced they each had the drive to become the head chef of BLT steak. To spark inspiration, he was flying them all to New York to see the prized restaurant firsthand.
During the King of the Hill Challenge, Jennifer received salmon, noodles, orange, and asparagus, and her country was Greece. She was the final person to have her dish judged and presented her pan-seared salmon with olives and feta cheese. The dish was praised for a perfectly cooked salmon and tasting delicious. After a tough decision, Ramsay deemed her the best, she dethroned Will, and the red team won the challenge. They were rewarded with a day at Venice beach and got to ride inside a giant zorb bubble.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on both the appetizer station and the garnish station. At one point, Elise did not respond to her requests, and when the former and Elizabeth argued about timings on their respective dishes, she got annoyed as Elise could not listen and Elizabeth was frazzled. After Elizabeth and Elise were kicked out, she was the lone red chef left, but with help from Sous Chef Andi and Ramsay, she felt honored on working with the latter.
Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate one each. During deliberation, Jennifer struggled to base her vote on that night, being Elizabeth, or on overall, being Elise.
Jennifer was not nominated for elimination, and while being dismissed, she felt that Elise should have gone home instead, before knowing that the latter would throw her and Elizabeth under the bus the next day.[11]
Episode 12[]
- Main article: Episode 912 - 6 Chefs Compete
The next day, Jennifer did not believe Elizabeth's promise of calming down as the latter had a poor track record of freaking out.
During the Time Limit Challenge, Jennifer cooked with 30 minutes, but during the cooking, she got distracted by Elise and Elizabeth’s questions about ingredients, irritating her as she needed time to focus. Near the end of the cooking, she discovered that her lamb was raw, and quickly got a pan sizzling to heat her protein. She was the first person from the red team to have her dish judged and went up against Tommy. She made a lamb dish, but dismayingly called it the worst dish she made in the competition. However, Ramsay disagreed, praising the lamb for not being raw as she thought, and having a delicious sauce. While she scored that round over Tommy, the red team eventually lost the challenge 1-2.
After hearing the men’s reward, a dismayed Jennifer called it the perfect reward as she loved shopping. The red team was punished by prepping ahead of the charity night service and bring out two banquet tables while reorganizing the dining room. During the punishment, she was close to cracking as neither Elise nor Elizabeth was pulling their weight. Later, she and Elise argued about candlestick placements.
During prep, Jennifer knew that one person could not do a course together without help despite leading one, and when Ramsay announced that five chefs would receive a black jacket, she was shocked but felt more motivated than ever. During the Charity Night dinner service, she oversaw both the lobster capellini course and the apple tartin tart course. On the scallops course, Elizabeth did not respond to Jennifer’s questions about firing the cauliflower, annoying her as the former was sounding like crickets, and she and Elise took over. After, she got confused when Elizabeth fired her chicken as they had two more courses before that. On her first course, she already had her course on the pass, but both Elise and Elizabeth were slow plating the pasta, leading to a bickering match between her and the former. Then, Ramsay saw plates with inconsistent lobsters on them, leaving him incredibly embarrassed, and she accused her teammates of trying to sabotage her. Despite more bickering, her course was sent out. On her second course, Ramsay discovered raw apples on the women’s plates, angering her as she had Elise cook them earlier, with Ramsay accusing the women of not caring for each other. That led her to accuse Elise of being petty for the mashed potato incident, but the latter said that she would regret being her enemy. While the women eventually got their course out in time, she admitted that they sucked that night.
The red team lost the service, and while Ramsay reminded Jennifer how she was supposed to lead her team, she claimed that if she went home that night, she at least did so with her integrity as she never sabotaged her teammates. However, that led to another argument between her and Elise, but Ramsay ended it and told the women to get ready to plead for their lives as he could just send all of them home that night. Back at the dorms, she and Elizabeth hoped for Elise to go as the latter had already been nominated five times before while claiming how Elise would run her over with a bus multiple times.
At elimination, the entire red team was called up, and another bickering match between Elise and Jennifer over leadership devolved into another argument Ramsay defused. During her pleas, she wanted to raise her confidence against stronger chefs. After a difficult decision, Ramsay asked her to take off her jacket, but while he called it her worst service, he still believed in her, and gave her the fourth black jacket, leading her to tearfully go to the men. While being dismissed, she realized that the men were about to experience the drama she dealt with all season long.[12]
Episode 13[]
- Main article: Episode 913 - 5 Chefs Compete
Back at the dorms, Jennifer feared that Elise’s attitude would get worse now that they were in black jackets.
During the Presentation Challenge, Jennifer grabbed the lasagna plate, despite hating that dish, and was the third person to have her dish judged. Her lasagna dish was criticized for having a confusing presentation, the judges finding the taste disappointing, and she scored 54 in total, feeling that she was ripped apart. She lost the challenge to Will and was punished by participating in laundry day the old fashion way, by hand, which included washing Ramsay’s jackets. During the punishment, she got amused by Tommy's antics as she never worked with the former before.
When Jennifer saw the returning chefs, she admitted to having a crush on Season 5 Ben in the past. When the black jackets were working on their menu, she wanted to throw up after all the drama occurred while making it.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the garnish station. She was not seen much, except for sending up cold bok choy in one of their final tickets. While the black jackets won the service after receiving a 96% approval rating over the veterans 83%, Ramsay still asked them to nominate two people for elimination. During deliberation, Tommy reminded her about the cold bok choy incident and was considered by Will. Later, she feared that she could be going home, pulled Paul aside, and admitted to having a crush on him as she did not want to regret not saying, with Paul hugging her in response.
Jennifer was the first nominee for elimination, with Elise as the second. During her plea, she claimed that she had more to show Ramsay and that she was better than in leadership compared to Elise, but Ramsay felt that she too quiet that night. After the pleas, Ramsay called her up and asked for her jacket, only to give her a clean jacket, and placed her and Elise back in line, therefore surviving elimination. While being dismissed, she was embarrassed over telling Paul her crush on him as she was safe.[13]
Episode 14[]
- Main article: Episode 914 - 5 Chefs Compete Again
Back at the dorms, Jennifer was happy that nobody went home that night, but was embarrassed over saying her goodbyes before then as both Paul and Will playfully teased her over her crush on the former.
Before the Alaskan Salmon Profit Challenge, Jennifer was amazed at how Ramsay summoned a fish from the ceiling. During the cooking, she was stuck in planning the dish as she had no idea what to do, but eventually decided to poach her salmon with the skin off, a decision Will felt was not good. She was the final person to have her dish judged and presented her poached salmon with oyster broth. The judges admitted how better the dish tasted than it looked, and while she scored an average of $28.33, it was not enough to beat Paul and lost the challenge to the latter. While she hoped Paul would take her on his reward, he picked Tommy instead.
Jennifer was punished by cleaning up the bar area for that night’s service which included polishing the glassware, restocking the bottles and ice buckets, and prepping the salmon. During the punishment, when Paul and Tommy left passed the bar, she started blushing, and after Elise refused to help Will prep the salmon, she decided to help him out and knew how Will felt towards Elise during a punishment. After some more time passes, she and Will joked that the smell of fish would attract Paul even further. When Paul came back from his reward, she got a little jealous when he commented on Executive Chef Amanda’s looks.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the appetizer station. On their first order, she knew that if she were not vocal on appetizers, she could be going home. After, Ramsay told her to have Tommy help her, but she did not respond to Elise’s time question, much to Ramsay’s frustration. Then, her poor teamwork skills forced Tommy to send up raw capellini, they were forced to start over, and Ramsay was frustrated by the lack of coordination. As Tommy and she continued to work in silence, Ramsay criticized their lack of fight back and urged somebody to get her to talk. Will managed to get her to finally speak, and the refire was finally accepted. On their next order, Ramsay told her that because of her silent performance, they were backed up on their second table, and once again, she did not respond to Elise’s time question until Ramsay prompted her. After, an argument over timings occurred between her and Elise, and the men ordered them to stop. Then, she sent up a risotto in a burnt pan, which a pissed Will called a day one mistake, and Ramsay criticized the lack of harmony between her and Elise. Eventually, the refire was accepted. Later, she sent up Tommy's raw capellini despite the latter needing an extra minute, and when Will asked the two if they could change stations, she claimed that she had it under control. Eventually, the multiple mistakes forced Ramsay to kick the final five out of the kitchen, and she accepted the blame for not communicating.
The final five were asked to nominate two people for elimination, and during deliberation, Will reminded Jennifer about the burned pan incident. Then, she realized that Elise was trying to manipulate both Will and Paul into backing her up, and believed she was better than the former in many ways, before hoping that Paul and Will were smarter than that.
Jennifer was the first nominee for elimination, with Elise as the second. During her plea, Ramsay called that night’s service her worst yet, but she knew that she could cook and was organized, before arguing that her weakness was trying to communicate with her teammates. However, Ramsay asked her how she could lead a team if she could not talk to her teammates standing next to her. When Elise claimed to be a leader, it led to an argument between her and the former about mistakes until Ramsay ended it as he commented he had a chef who could not shut the fuck up and a chef who could not fucking talk. Then, both Will and Paul deemed her the weakest chef of the two, angering her, and she was eliminated for her downward spiral and lack of communication skills but was praised her for her heart and palate. But, when Ramsay brought up her lack of fight, she argued that she wanted to fight against them behind her, and berated Paul and Will for defending Elise, but when the latter called her out for not showing the strength in the challenge, the men shut her up as she flipped off Elise on her way out. She received a retrospective montage during her exit interview.
Ramsay's comment: "Jennifer finally found her voice in Hell's Kitchen. Unfortunately, it was when she was being eliminated." [14]
Episode 16[]
- Main article: Episode 916 - 2 Chefs Compete
Jennifer was one of the eight returning chefs that came back for the final dinner service. After seeing Paul and Will pick chefs over her, she knew that while she left the competition angry at the two, she was shocked Paul did not pick her for his team. She was Will's third pick, after Tommy and Natalie, and was followed by Krupa. After being picked, she was excited to not be with Elise again. During the debriefing, she wondered if Will was horny after the latter drew a quail with a vagina and a penis.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the garnish station. She was not seen much, but after Krupa asked her to hold back on garnishes for six minutes, she complained how the former was fucking everything up, and compared it to a trip to the dentist. Will eventually lost the finals to Paul.[15]
Nomination history[]
| Week 1 | Win |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | Win |
| Week 3 | Nominated |
| Week 4 | Safe |
| Week 5 | Safe |
| Week 6 | Win |
| Week 7 | Safe |
| Week 8 | Win |
| Week 9 | Safe |
| Week 10 | Safe |
| Week 11 | Safe |
| Week 12 | Nominated |
| Week 13 | Nominated |
| Week 14 | Nominated |
Season 17[]
Episode 1/2[]
- Main article: Episode 1701 - All-Stars Arrive
- Main article: Episode 1702 - Raising the Bar
Jennifer was the fourth All-Star to arrive at Hell's Kitchen and admitted how excited she was being back, especially as she still felt robbed back in Season 9, before praying that Elise was not coming back as well. After, she introduced her to the chefs and told Ashley that she knew that she would see the latter as they were Facebook friends, As more chefs came, she commented that there were not a lot of representatives from Season 9, but when Elise came, she said that the latter was the last person she wanted to see that day.
During the Signature Dish Challenge, Jennifer received lamb as her main protein, she was the third person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay and went up against Giovanni. She made a lamb with eggplant, and while Ramsay praised the lamb for being cooked beautifully, the eggplant was criticized for being undercooked and crunchy. Despite being a strong contender for either a 4 or a 5, she received 3 points for the raw eggplant alone. The red team lost the challenge 27-28, and they were punished by cleaning up the front of the entrance, tear down the risers and red carpets, and clean up the confetti on the ground.[16]
During the Bar Menu Challenge, Jennifer made an unknown dish, and she lost the challenge as her dish did not make the top four in the red team.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the appetizer station with Ashley. She was not seen much, but at the start of service, she wanted to kick the blue team’s ass that night and declared that it was their turn to win. The red team lost the service and were asked to nominate two people for elimination.
Jennifer was not nominated for elimination, and when asked by Ramsay on who should go home, she voted for Manda as she deemed Elise the stronger chef.[17]
Episode 3[]
- Main article: Episode 1703 - Tower of Terror
During the Seafood Tower Challenge, Jennifer was paired up with Dana, and they were the third pair from the red team to compete. During the challenge, she believed that she was going to kill it as she worked in a restaurant that did seafood towers, and they got their first attempt accepted. The red team lost the challenge, and they were punished by taking deliveries of 100 pounds of seafood, prep them for that night’s service along with both kitchens, and eat a bowl of disgusting fish soup. During the punishment, she deemed Elise's decision to lie in front of Sous Chef Christina a bad move.
During prep, Jennifer told Robyn that they would throw Barbie under the bus if they lost the service after the latter cut the scallops unevenly. During dinner service, she was on the fish station with Robyn. She was not seen that night, the red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people for elimination. During deliberation, she considered Ashley and Barbie for elimination as the meat station derailed the red kitchen that night.
Jennifer was not nominated for elimination, and when Ramsay asked the red team when they were going to win something, she promised the next day.[18]
Episode 4[]
- Main article: Episode 1704 - Just Letter Cook
During the Chance Challenge, Jennifer asked what she was going to do with peanut butter after the red team received that ingredient. She was the final person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay and presented her peanut butter fried monkfish with saffron risotto. Ramsay praised the fish for glistening, and she scored four points. The red team won the challenge 26-25, and they were rewarded with a private jet trip to Santa Barbara and had an overnight stay at the Belmond El Encanto resort. During the reward, she called the resort a five-star place to be at.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the meat station with Dana. At one point, she got pissed at Michelle when the latter served a poor risotto and said that Michelle was a strong cook. Later, she told Ramsay that they were waiting on Barbie for the duck garnishes, and soon after, Ramsay told her and Benjamin to get their entrées ready in eight minutes for the twelve top. After the blue team struggled on that order, she gave Jared an extra duck breast that allowed the blue team to send their half. The red team won the service.
During elimination, Jennifer said goodbye to Robyn as the latter was reassigned to the blue team, and she welcomed Josh as a new teammate, much to her dismay.[19]
Episode 5[]
- Main article: Episode 1705 - Josh Josh Josh
Back at the dorms, Jennifer tried to comfort an upset Robyn over the switch into the blue team and added that Ramsay felt the latter was getting too comfortable.
During the Wood Plank Cooking Challenge, Jennifer was paired up with Michelle on the cod, they were the first person from the red team to have their dish judged, and went up against the pair of Nick and Robyn. They made a black cod seasoned with Mediterranean spices and charcoal eggplant, and while the fish was praised for being seasoned beautifully, Ben Ford felt that they could have held back on the vinaigrette and let the smoky flavor come out more, and they lost that round to the pair of Nick and Robyn. The red team lost the challenge after a tie at 3, and they were punished by cleaning up a stable at Apex Ranch. During the punishment, she commented that despite doing some shitty punishments before, that one was the literal shit.
Before service, Jennifer told Robyn about how everybody in the red team was against Josh. During dinner service, she was on the appetizer station. At one point, she felt that everybody was ganging up on Josh, she wanted to see him cook and thought that he would surprise them. However, she got dismayed when Josh produced burnt fish & chips. She was also seen helping Barbie with her flatbreads. Both teams were named joint winners.[20]
Episode 6[]
- Main article: Episode 1706 - A Little Slice of Hell
During the Pizza Fusion Challenge, Jennifer went up against Milly, and their country was Morocco. She was the second person from the red team to have her dish judged and presented her Moroccan styled lamb pizza. It was criticized for the lack of sweetness, despite being praised for the spiciness, and she lost that round to Milly, though she bitterly commented that at least Steve Samson loved her pizza. The red team eventually won the challenge, and they were rewarded with a tour around Hollywood in a double-decker bus, and a trip to the Hollywood Magic Castle.
During the Italian Night dinner service, Jennifer was on the garnish station. She was not seen that night, and the red team won the service. While being dismissed, she felt that the red team was solid without Robyn and that the blue team was going to crumble.[21]
Episode 7[]
- Main article: Episode 1707 - Trimming Fat
During the Last Chef Standing Challenge, Jennifer called the dwindling numbers weird and strange and was the fifth and final person from the red team to leave the kitchen. The red team lost the challenge 3-5, and they were punished by helping Marino clean the dining room, clean the latter’s shirts ahead of the following service, and clean both kitchens.
Back at the dorms, Jennifer was freaking out as it was 6:30 pm, and they have yet to begin prepping for service. She was not nominated by Michelle and did not have to compete in the Cook For Your Life Challenge. After Elise threaten Michelle for putting her up, she broke up the argument and said that she would not want to be in Michelle’s shoes.[22]
Episode 8[]
- Main article: Episode 1708 - Welcome to the Jungle
Before the Cave Meat Challenge, Jennifer was a little concerned about having Elise holding a spear after the Cook For Your Life Challenge, and later, the latter almost stabbed her with one. She was paired up with Manda on the boar, they were the first pair from the red team to have their dishes judged, and went up against the pair of Milly and Van. She made a home-styled boar dish, and while it was praised for the herbs and apples, she lost that round to the blue team. After Benjamin's dish received poor reviews, she was surprised by that, before hoping that it was a chance for the red team to win. The red team lost the challenge 1-2, and they were punished by participating in Spring Cleaning day, which included clearing the bathrooms and bedrooms of the dorms, and ironing the wait staff’s aprons. During the punishment, she disgustingly found two cheeseburgers under Milly’s chef jacket.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the appetizer station with Elise. At one point, she helped Elise when the latter was struggling on the caviar Bellini dish, but commented on the irony of it due to their history back in Season 9, and asked if she had a fever. When John Rzeznik came into the red kitchen, she was star-struck and called him a real celebrity. When Manda was struggling on the lobster tail, she was seen helping her. The red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people for elimination. During deliberation, she brought up Elise’s struggles on appetizers.
She was not nominated for elimination.[23]
Episode 9[]
- Main article: Episode 1709 - Catch of the Day
During the Fishing Challenge, Jennifer received cod, was the first person from the red team to have her dish judged, went up against Nick, and warned the latter that as a Massachusetts girl, she had a few things under her sleeves. She made a pan-seared cod with candied pecan and soy sauce, it was praised for the salty-sweetness balance, for being seasoned well, and having a crispy skin, she scored over Nick, and mockingly told the latter that she was going to pack her bags. The red team eventually lost the challenge 2-4, and she dismayingly knew that she would have to unpack her bags.
The red team was punished by participating in fish delivery, prep them for the following service, and drink a disgusting milkshake. Back at the dorms, a downed Jennifer admitted that she thought the red team had it and during the punishment, she wanted to be delivered from their punishment. After Barbie's attempt to get out of the milkshake backfired, she called the latter an asshole as the red team reacted disgustingly to their drinks.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the fish station. She was not seen much, except for calling Barbie and Elise's argument old news as the two’s egos were hurting the red team. Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two each. During deliberation, she yelled that she was sick and tired of the constant yelling, before considering Elise for elimination based on the arguing that night.
She was not nominated for elimination.[24]
Episode 10[]
- Main article: Episode 1710 - It's All Gravy
During the Blind Taste Test, Jennifer was the second person from the red team to compete and went up against Nick. She failed to get all four of her ingredients correct, and Dana received all three punishments. During Barbie's turn, she received the cannon treatment. The red team lost the challenge 2-8, and they were punished by cleaning up the dining room, separating peppercorn by color, and grinding them by hand. During the punishment, she and Dana called it their worst punishment yet and dismayingly said that the red team needed to trust each other if they were going to win.
During the Charity Night dinner service, Jennifer oversaw the lobster spaghetti course, which went without any problems. During Barbie's course, she accused the former of sinking them due to her aggressive leadership. The red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people for elimination. During deliberation, she overheard Elise trying to blame her for the burnt fish, but she refused to let that slide, and that led to an argument between the two.
She was not nominated for elimination.[25]
Episode 11[]
- Main article: Episode 1711 - Trying to Pasta Test
While going back to the dorms, Jennifer said that despite Barbie being eliminated, she was still pissed at Elise for talking shit behind her back. Despite that, she admitted that Elise was a strong competitor, brought the latter into the red bedroom, and suggested that they work together to take out Dana and Michelle. Elise agreed to an alliance with her, but she knew that she was making a deal with the devil to be on the former's good side.
During the Budget Challenge, Jennifer was nervous over the dishes Elise and Michelle were cooking due to being from other countries but reassured Ramsay that she was making a clam and linguini dish. She was the first person from the red team to have her dish judged, went up against Robyn, and presented her clam and linguini with corn purée. While it was praised for the flavors, it was criticized for having an overcooked texture, being too delicate, and she received $67. After Michelle scored a high $97, she was shocked that the former’s dish fucking killed it. The red team won the challenge $320-$313, and they were rewarded with a go-karting experience along with lunch. During the reward, she was seen driving like an old grandmother.
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the fish station. She was not seen much, but when the red team was forced to flip a ticket due to Dana's mistake, she called it the worst. The red team lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people for elimination. During deliberation, she knew that it was going to be difficult due to the dwindling numbers, but as part of her alliance with Elise, she considered Dana and Michelle for elimination. Later, she and Elise agreed that should Ramsay ask them who the weakest chef on the red team was, they would say Dana, even though she wanted to say Michelle instead.
Jennifer was not nominated for elimination, and while being dismissed, she wondered how long her alliance with Elise would last.[26]
Episode 12[]
- Main article: Episode 1712 - Five is the New Black
During the first Black Jackets Challenge, also known as the Taste It Now Make It Challenge, Jennifer used sea bass, cauliflower, and peas, and used yams, fava beans, and chives. She knew that she was the only person that never did that challenge before, and while she hoped that the first time was the charm, she was frantic in plating her dish. When presenting her dish to Ramsay, she was freaking out if her attempt was the best of the seven. While she got the fish protein correct, she failed to get both the purées and hash components correct. She lost the challenge to both Milly and Nick, and she was forced to participate in the second challenge.
During the second Black Jackets Challenge, Jennifer used chicken, purple potatoes, and broccoli for her dish, and felt that there was nothing that could wrong with her dish. She was the third person to have her dish judged by Ramsay and presented her heir lined chicken with potatoes and broccoli. While it was praised for having a light lemon taste to it, Ramsay criticized the potatoes for being undercooked, dismaying her as she did not taste them before plating them. She lost the challenge to both Michelle and Benjamin, and she was forced to participate in the final challenge. Back at the dorms, she whispered to Robyn that she had to get a black jacket as they had to beat Elise, and refused to see the nice guys finish last anymore.
During the final Black Jackets Challenge, Jennifer knew she had to focus and cook her ass off, and went with corn succotash with pan-seared scallops as it was something she did all the time. After seeing Elise put her potatoes in the blender, she said that culinary 101 was out of the latter's brain while being happy that Elise was cracking under the pressure. She was the final person to have her dish judged by Ramsay, and before that, she recalled how Paul and Will backstabbed her back in Season 9 due to Elise’s influence and wanted to beat the latter very badly. She presented her seared scallops and shrimp with corn succotash, it was praised for the presentation, the taste of the succotash alone, but criticized for having inconsistent searing on both sides of the scallops and having them a little bit undercooked. Despite the critique, she still felt she was better than Elise and she was a chef compared to the latter, who was just a cook.
After the judging, Elise was eliminated, and she called it redemption to see the former go home. After the Sous Chefs did their judging, she lost to Robyn and was eliminated. Before leaving, Ramsay praised her for improving since Season 9, hoped that she could continue her journey, and she told Robyn to win it for them. After hugging Ramsay and the Sous Chefs, she left with her jacket, and during her exit interview, she admitted that while she did not expect to go home now, she beat Elise, which was a win her books. Ramsay did not comment on her elimination, and she did not receive the burning picture sequence.[27]
Episode 15/16[]
- Main article: Episode 1715 - Final Three
- Main article: Episode 1716 - All-Star Finale
Jennifer was one of the seven chefs that returned for the final dinner service. She was Benjamin's first pick, followed by Van, Robyn, and Barbie.[28]
During dinner service, Jennifer was on the fish station. While she felt the need from Benjamin, he rejected her shrimp & grits for lack of salt, which continued until she had an acceptable serving. On entrées, her sea bass was raw, and Benjamin told her to heat it. After feeling that she was in the weeds, her second attempt was raw again, forcing Van to refire garnishes and Robyn to try and keep her steaks warm. Robyn told her to hurry the fuck up as she kept calling out one minute, and despite Benjamin pushing her, the third attempt was accepted. Benjamin eventually lost the finale to Michelle.[29]
Nomination history[]
| Week 1 | Safe |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | Safe |
| Week 3 | Win |
| Week 4 | Win |
| Week 5 | Win |
| Week 6 | Safe |
| Week 7 | Safe |
| Week 8 | Safe |
| Week 9 | Safe |
| Week 10 | Safe |
| Week 11 | Eliminated |
Post Hell's Kitchen[]
- After her first appearance on the show, Jennifer was an Executive Chef at Beacon Grille, Kings.
- She is currently an Executive Chef at Sea Level Oyster Bar.
- After her second appearance on the show, she returned to her position as Executive Chef at Sea Level Oyster Bar.
- She appeared on Chopped in Summer 2021 as part of a tournament with a $50,000 prize hosted by Martha Stewart. She was the runner-up.
Trivia[]
- She, along with Trev (Season 8 and 18) holds the record for most times being asked for the nominees at elimination when combining both seasons, with a grand total of 7.
Season 9[]
- She is the ninth contestant to make 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 and Sabrina (both from Season 8).
- She and Elise are the second pair, following Suzanne and Ariel (Season 6), and the seventh and eighth contestants nominated consistently throughout the black jacket phase, following Jessica (Season 1), Virginia (Season 2), Andrea (Season 5), Suzanne, Ariel (both from Season 6), and Trev (Season 8). She is also the first of this bunch who didn't make it to the semi-finals. Coincidentally, both pairs consists of 3rd and 5th placed contestants.
- She is the only member of that season's black jacket team to have never worn a blue jacket at some point.
Season 17[]
- She is the last contestant of that season to be eliminated before the black jackets were given.
- She is the twelfth contestant and the fourth non-black jacket contestant who kept 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), and Elise (also from Season 17).
- She is the third contestant who kept her jacket after elimination without getting a retrospective montage, following Ji (Season 5), and Elise (also from Season 17).
- She is the third contestant to get eliminated after the Black Jacket Challenge, and the second who was never nominated for elimination, following Andrew (Season 16).
- She is the sixth contestant and second female contestant who was never nominated for elimination that did not make it to the black jackets throughout her run, following Jim (Season 6), Salvatore (Season 7), Gina (Season 9), Bret (Season 14), and Andrew (Season 16).
- She is the second contestant with no nominations during their second run on the show, following Ben (also from Season 17).
Quotes[]
Season 9[]
- (About leading the red team) "Do I wanna be the leader of this motley crew that I have? I don't know if they really can be managed."
- (To Elise) "Shut up for five fucking seconds!! That's your problem, you don't shut up and listen to what we have to fucking say!!"
- (About working with Carrie) "So far, I had the best success working by myself so for me to pair up with the flirty bimbo and jive on the same dish. I wasn't feeling it."
- (About a reward) "This reward was perfect, I mean a shopping spree. I fucking love to shop. I love shopping, I love shopping, I love shopping, I love shopping."
- (To Paul) "You better hope I fucking go home!"
- (After being eliminated) "You know, I'm tired of being second best, I wanted to be the best, that's why I came here. You know, to make it this far in Hell's Kitchen, I proved to myself that I can cook. That's the only good thing right now. THEY get to deal with Elise. I have more passion and more heart than any of these schmucks. They're lucky I'm gone 'cause I would've kicked all their asses, because I can fucking cook."
Season 17[]
- (After Elise enters) "This is the last person on Earth that I wanted to see today... the last."
- (About Elise starting a feud with Michelle) "Ding dong the witch is alive, I wouldn't wanna be Michelle right now."
- "Choo Choo, Choo Choo, Motherfucker Choo Choo!!"
- (After Elise accuses her of burning fish) "Elise knows who she is dealing with, and to fucking play this game right now, please, I'm from Massachusetts, the Boston area. We don't fucking play."
- (To Barbie and Elise) "Fuck off right now, I am so sick and tired of the fucking bullshit!"
- (About making a deal with Elise) "Would I rather be on Elise's good side right now? Absolutely. Am I making a deal with the devil right now? Absolutely."
- (About Elise putting potatoes in the blender) "Culinary 101 has gone out of Elise's brain. Elise is cracking under this pressure and I couldn't be happier."
- "Mother Fucking redemption, bitch. Bye-bye, Elise, you went home first. Boom!!!"
- (After being eliminated) "I did not expect myself to be going home right now. I wished I had done a little bit more to make it to that black jacket. But you know what? I think Robyn deserved a black jacket. She beat me up today fair and square and...Ahaha, I still beat Elise!"
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External links[]
Jennifer Normant on Instagram
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