Gordon quotes from Hell's Kitchen

"Donya had the drive, voice, and was a great cook. But I'm not looking for a great cook. I need a great chef."

"Leigh needs more experience and Dahmere needs more finesse, but they both will make great head chefs someday. It's just not today."

"It's always difficult to let go of any chef that makes it into the final four, but Carmen's lack of experience puts her one step behind the other three great chefs I have left."

"Ryan is everything I could want in a head chef. I don't think I've ever met a more passionate chef. He's also very creative and a tremendous leader. His journey from Cork, Ireland is proof that the American Dream is alive and well. Ryan will be a wonderful asset to Hell's Kitchen Las Vegas."

"Amber's inability to cook or even count scallops was all Danni and I needed to know that I couldn't count on her to be my next head chef."

"Corbin may be tall in stature, but tonight he was short in talent."

"When a chef can't look at you in the eye, you know they're hiding something. One thing Michael couldn't hide was the fact that he didn't belong here.'"

"Tonight was anything but a home run for the red team. And for Magali, it's three strikes and you're out."

"When Meghan arrived from Hawaii, I was hopeful she would be a breath of fresh air. However, she was anything but. Aloha, Meghan."

"Anthony had a heart of gold. But I need a head chef with a golden touch, and he just doesn't have it yet."

"Lulu showed great promise at the start of this competition, but it's not how you start, it's how you finish. And Lulu finished poorly."

"Brittany's team felt they needed to hold her hand. So it was time for me to lead her out the door."

"Both Joe and Ann Marie couldn't stay afloat on the fish station tonight. If you can't master that, you have no chance of being my next head chef."

"Throughout the competition, at times I could see Brandon as my next head chef. But after tonight's performance, I could only see him going home."

"Whit was as talented as she was confident. But when the chips were down, she lost her cool and lost the job."