The Potato Challenge is a recurring challenge in Hell's Kitchen.
Overview[]
This challenge is to test the chef’s ability in cooking a main entrée with the potato, an ingredient usually used as a side dish.
History[]
Season 12[]
On Episode 3, the challenge first took place when 18 chefs were remaining, 9 on both teams. Both teams had 45 minutes to cook their own dishes. Before the judging, Ramsay asked both teams to name five members each that would represent them in the judging. The blue team picked Ralph, Mike, Scott, Richard, and Jason, while the red team picked Sandra, Melanie, Joy, Bev, and Jessica. The scoring was 1-5. Both Jessica and Richard scored 4 each, while both Sandra and Ralph scored 3 each. Jason scored 4 over Bev’s 2, while Melanie scored 4 over Mike’s 1. Lastly, Joy scored a perfect 5 over Scott’s 4, and the red team won 18-16. They had a day onboard an 80-foot sailboat in the Southern California coastline, while the blue team had to clean the livestock out of the pen used in part one.[1]
Season 18[]
On Episode 6, the challenge happened when 13 chefs were remaining, 7 on the blue team, and 6 on the red team. For that year, Ramsay gave the chefs 30 seconds to gather their ingredients, which were on Mr. Potato Head pieces. Then, they had 45 minutes to cook their dishes. Richard Blais was invited as a guest judge, and the scoring was done 1-5 each, with the highest score being 10. Because the blue team had an extra person, Kanae was forced to sit out. When the score ended as a 40-point tie, Ramsay and Blais looked at Bret, Chris, and MIa’s dishes as they were the only ones that scored a perfect 10 each. Chris’ lobster Shepherd’s pie was deemed the best of the day, and the red team won the challenge. They went to Animal Tracks to meet some animals and ate lunch at Daniel Humm’s Nomad Food truck. The blue team had to prep 100 pounds of potatoes for Steak Night.[2]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (March 27, 2014). "Episode 1203 - 18 Chefs Compete". Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series). Season 12. Episode 3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (November 9, 2018). "Episode 1806 - Hot Potato". Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series). Season 18. Episode 6.