Gordon quotes from Hell's Kitchen

[brings mussels and capellini to the pass] Right behind, chef. Right here, chef.

It's just cooked to fuck.

How you looking, Tash?

I'm looking good! Looking good!

Hey, red team! Who just shouted, "Looking good?" Come here, all of you! Let me show you something that's looking shit! (to Kalen) That's you, ignorant lady!

Sorry, chef.

Look at that. What in the fuck is that? Anybody?

A dry capellini, chef.

Cold, chef.

(interview) Kalen, you brought that capellini to Chef? Are you insane?!

That looks like something that's been left over in the fucking pot wash. Start again!

Yes, chef.

Meanwhile, back in the red kitchen...

(to Roe) Branzino and salmon garnish, you can go on that.

...Sade on fish is doing her part to keep the entrées flowing.

Can I walk this?

Yes, baby, you're up there! I'm ready.

Let's go! Wait, wh–where's the garnish?

What?

Salmon and branzino.

But Roe on garnish can't seem to keep up.

What's up?! You said you had it! (interview) It is so frustrating to have all of my proteins cooked perfectly, ready to go up, and I do not have cauliflower that is ready. It's extremely irritating.

Where's the cauliflower?

(to Roe) I can't walk the protein before the garnish. Come on, you got that?

You're not the only one I'm fighting for.

(interview) Bitch, are you serious? Please!

Red team! What did I say at the beginning of service?!

Quick service, chef!

(to the red team) Hey! All of you, come here! All of you! One, two, three, four, five. Yeah? And one ticket left in the blue.

Yes, chef!

We're just destroying ourselves! So lackadaisical!

(interview) Chef Ramsay said that we're lackadaisical. As soon as I find out what that means, I'm gonna make sure that I'm never that way again!

[returns to workstation] STOP! All of you, come here! ALL OF YOU! Taste that!

Add salt.

Salt.

So that doesn't stink of garlic to anybody here...

Yes, it does, chef.

...or are you just kissing Roe's arse?!

No, chef. No.

And that's the scallop for the V.I.P. guests. (to Katie and Roe) You and you, fuck off! GET OUT! GET OUT! [Roe throws her towel in anger]

(interview) Raw garlic, raw scallops.

[to La Tasha] One scallop. (to Sade) You, one scallops!

Yes, chef.

(interview) You both fucking definitely deserve to get the fuck out of the kitchen!

[checks scallops brought by Ashley Sherman] This is the chef's table.

Yeah.

What are they doing, Andi?

Keep talking, ladies! Come on, where are you guys at?!

[returns to workstation] Hey, hey, hey. Come here. I'm not gonna embarrass myself for the third time in front of that table. Look at them, look. Just touch them. Touch.

I'm jumping on scallops.

(to Ashley Sherman) Hey. Hey, you. Hey, come here. Let me whisper something very important to you here. Very important. [whispers in Ashley's ear] Fuck off. Get out. GET OUT!!

Steve, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen?

I had a really bad night, chef, but I have proof that I do know how to cook. I take this competition serious, and my goal is to work for you, chef. I will not be back on this chopping block.

Sterling.

I don't talk about what I can do, I go out and do it! (to Steve) How many times have you sent anything back these last few services of mine?! And how many he done sent of yours?!

Dude, I fucked up one halibut tonight.

No, you fuck up a lot! [interrupts Frank and nodding into an argument]

Unbelievable! The performances from both kitchens tonight were dreadful. The person leaving hell's Kitchen... [brief pause] Katie, give me your jacket. [walks up to Gordon with her jacket] You can cook, young lady, but you are not ready to be a leader.

Yes, chef.

Good night.

Good night. (after being eliminated) I most definitely could've handled Chef Ramsay. It was just the girls that I couldn't handle. Maybe I should have taken a chance at getting my eyes scratched out. I let strong personalities overcome me... and it sucks.

I'm not done yet. I'm not gonna tolerate it. And I am not gonna continue banging my head against the wall. Take off your jacket... [episode continues into the next episode]

I am not gonna continue banging my head against the wall. Roe... back in line. [long pause] Sterling... take off your jacket. Your team have given up on you, I haven't. You're in the red team.

Thank you, man. [hugs Gordon before joining the ladies] What's up, red team! I'm home! [high fives La Tasha and Jennifer]

(interview) We are so screwed right now.

The Italian Consule, they told me the calamari are raw and got no flavor.

Raw calamari, fucking hell. Unbelievable, ALL OF YOU, STOP! ALL OF YOU! Have I got news for you, raw fucking calamari. Touch them, raw. Yeah, raw calamari.

(interview) Ashley, what is happening? Undercooked? Seriously?

That's from the Italian Consulate table. WHAT IS GOING ON? WHAT IN THE FUCK IS GOING ON?! (to Sterling) Any ideas now? All of you, get out! Just leave me alone! Get out! GET FUCKING OUT!

(interview) Again? Fuck me!

GET OUT!! PATHETIC! GET OUT!!

(interview) From what I've seen so far, the Red team is kind of a let down for me, it's just ridiculous.

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!

Last ticket! Come on guys, MOVE!

Alright, garnish is walking!

Okay.

Going up with steaks?

Behind you. [brings his steaks to the pass]

Here we go, story of the night. Tagliatelle? (to Aaron) Give me a fucking time, you.

Thirty seconds chef.

Thirty seconds.

(interview) I don't here any more yelling over there in the Red team which means the girls just got kicked out so we have to close this service down.

Behind, two tag. [brings his tagliatelle to the pass]

Oh, my God man. That is extraordinary. Happy now?

Yes, chef!

(to Steve) Yeah, fuck it. You start slow, he (Frank) sends raw food, clear down.

Yes, chef.

Whose is this dish, here?

[raises hand] It's my dish.

From the red team, Sterling has served panko-breaded crab cakes with frisée salad.

The key ingredient I used was love.

(to Sterling) What does love taste like?

You're tasting it now.

(interview) Guess what? Love's not a fucking ingredient, asshole! No way they picked Sterling's dish. If I had to describe Sterling's crab cake in one word, it'd be fast food.

On order, and obviously not away, two risotto, two scallops.

Heard chef!

Scallops are not going to be a problem today.

Fernando on the fish station...

Why are you seasoning the scallops?

I'm sorry, chef?

...has jumped the gun.

You fucking heard me! Why are you seasoning scallops? [Fernando doesn't answer] What a fucking idiot!

And Chef Ramsay has something to say about that.

All of you, come here.

(interview) Oh, fuck! Here we go.

I'm going to call out the orders and after the first show, we're going to start cooking. You're seasoning the scallops. Why?

I forgot about that.

You forgot? We haven't even started and you just forgot, just like that. Hey Blue team, fucking wake up will you?

Yes, chef.

Listen!

I will chef. Fuck!

I just, I don't fucking get it!

While Fernando...

Fucking muppet!

Begins dinner service already in the doghouse...

Frank, Sterling, step forward. (to Sterling) Sterling, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen?

I know I'm strong! I'm built for this!

Why are you stronger than Frank?

Me and my personality shows through it all, every bone, every breath in my body. I'm here to fight.

Frank, why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen?

I'm the strongest I've ever been since I came here and stood by you. Um... I have the passion and the drive, everything that you want and need...I executed everything that you asked me to do. I'm going to win this. I will win this. I–I'm going to be next to you in the end... I have the passion and drive to do it. I mean, to just keep on repeating those words, it's not that they mean nothing to me... It's more than you know! You literally gave me a second chance, a third chance—

Stop. My decision is... both of you. [Sterling and Frank are about to walk to Gordon with their jackets] Take your jackets... and yourselves back in line! Now. For the first time since you all entered Hell's Kitchen, truthfully I'm satisfied with the performance I got from both teams. And that is why I decided not to send somebody home. (Sterling and Frank hug it out) But... all of you, the bar is much higher. Because I know now that you can do it. You got it, Sterling?

I need to change my underwear.

Steve.

Chef Ramsay.

Wow. This is a bit of a shock. That doesn't look good. What happened, bud?

Um, my knee...won't straighten out.

Damn.

All around here is all swollen... [fights tears] and shooting pain.

Uh, this is bad news. I'm sorry. [pause] And I think you know what this means.

(interview; buries face in his hands)

The competition's going to get tougher, there's a lot of running around to do, more challenges. [Steve sighs] You cannot do it on one leg, and I am not comfortable with you even attempting. You should not be standing on this.

(interview) I'm pissed. I have to leave because of my fucking leg. It's heartbreaking to hear Chef Ramsay say I can't go any further.

It's tough, but you know what?

What?

You've been strong in that blue kitchen. I want you to walk out of here with your head up high...and just remember what you've done, what you've achieved. Okay?

Yes, chef.

Who knows? I may see you again.

I hope so. (interview) I'm not gonna let this break me. I'm gonna get my knee fixed so I can get better and get back in the kitchen. Chef Ramsay definitely hasn't seen the last of me or heard the last of me yet.

[shakes Steve's hand before leaving] Bye, Steve.

Bye, chef. (sighs) Fuck.

Overcooked.

Hey, red team, come here! Come here, come here! Steven Tyler's sat on the chef's table. What in the fuck–Just touch that! Yeah, it's fucking rubber! More overcooked than the scallops! What are you doing?! LOOK AT IT!

Yes, chef! I'm sorry! I apologize.

Did you leave your brain in Vegas?! Fuck off, will you! [to red team] Hey, hey! All of you, come here!

Girls, it's my fault. I'm sorry.

(to Frank) Hey, get in there!

Fuck.

This is what happens after a trip to Vegas? This is the payback? WHAT'S HAPPENING?!

I don't know, chef. I don't know why–

IT'S OVERCOOKED!! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!

Right away. Coming right back, chef.

Oh, dear. Interesting night. I mean, different night. Because while one kitchen continued to excel, the other took a step backwards. Congratulations, blue team. Great service! [To elaborate: Gordon never returned any of the blue team's food in this service, for any reason]

Thank you, chef.

Red team! The blue team finished seven tickets in front of you! Frank, what happened?

I didn't accept help, because I wanted to tell--literally show what I got, to try to get back into it. I just kept on trying to fight back and fight back, and I just--I fucked up my team and I didn't mean to do that. I feel like a piece of shit, and I apologize to everyone here, including yourself and the customers, and Steven Tyler.

(to himself) ...I can't do that. (to both teams) Wait! Blue team, red team! Come back! Hurry up! Red team!

(interview) Oh man. What's happening?

Line up.

(interview) Whoa! What is going on?

Uh, here's the thing. Sometimes, things happen in Hell's Kitchen, and we have to adapt. Steve left tonight because of injury, so we already lost a chef. And do you know what? Sometimes when this happens, I choose not to send anybody home. But that won't be the case tonight.

Sterling!

Yes, chef.

Roe!

Yes, chef.

Jennifer!

Yes, chef.

La Tasha!

Yes, chef.

[beat] Say goodbye to Frank. Your time has come.

(gives Frank a hug) Keep your head up, man. I love you, man.

I'm very, very, very sorry about tonight.

Young man. [holds up a letter of gratitude that Frank wrote earlier] I really appreciate what you wrote to me. Unfortunately tonight, Frank...

I can't believe it.

...I didn't appreciate your cooking. Give me your jacket. Your time is done in Hell's Kitchen. [Frank gives Gordon his jacket] Thank you. [gives Frank a goodbye handshake] Good night.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Thank you very much.

Bye, Frank.

Love you, man.

[walking through the dining room, towards the front door] It's not my time. I can't believe I did this. [outside the restaurant] I feel sick to my stomach. The saddest part is that I didn't get to show Chef Ramsay I'm so much better than this, and that's what's really ripping me apart. But I still will always have the passion to do what I'm doing, and I still will succeed in life doing what I do.

(to Gordon) Risotto, behind you!

[after touching the risotto and cutting into the lobster] Blue team!

Yes, chef!

COME HERE! Just touch that! Touch it!

Oh my God. That's from the fridge, man!

Hey, hey, team! Touch it!

Fucking cold. (interview) What the fuck is going on?! Aaron, how do you send a cold lobster?

Come on, Aaron.

You can't throw...

Scallops are undercooked.

...fucking lobster tail in!

Lobster's stone cold!

FUCK!

Come on, man! Just tell us what you need! How–how long?

(to Aaron) Put it on the burner, bro.

No, I don't have to, dude! You don't throw cold lobster tail in! (interview) Every time Bryant touches something on my station, it's fucked!

I didn't touch your lobster tail. Take ownership! I didn't–I put it in right here in your butter. (interview) Aaron can't cook to save his life! [to Aaron] Calm the fuck down, dude. (interview) That's how you wanna be a team? Alright, man. Fuck you! I'm not doing none of your shit now!