Tavon quotes from Hell's Kitchen

Right, first name is?

Tavon.

Your position now is what?

Executive Chef at (Washington) D.C.

Wow. And how old are you?

I'm only 22.

You're only 22?

Yes.

And you're an executive chef running brigade of chefs?

Yes.

Well done. Amazing.

Thanks.

What is it? Jesus!

Shrimp scallops and crab with top of fettuccine noodles and alfredo sauce with whiskey infused.

How much vinegar you put in there?

A dime in a drizzle. A more in a drizzle.

It is really hideous. This red coming is really bad. I mean really bad.

Fucking raw. [walks back to workstation] The pigeon's still raw! Hey, hey! Hey, all of you, stop! Look! This fucking pigeon's that raw it can still fly! Touch it! [hands plate back to Tavon] Stone-fucking-cold and raw! Come on!

(interview) Tavon couldn't cook a squab. He's just a fucking moron.

Are you seriously—You're an executive chef?

Yes, chef.

Yeah?

I actually am, yes.

How long for this table?

Four minutes on the squab, chef.

[returns to the pass] Fuck me!

Okay stop! You (points to Justin) don't touch another fucking scallop. Come here. Just touch these. Touch them! (Clemenza touches the scallops) Jesus Christ! [goes to Justin's station; finds that the scallops are poorly sliced] Why they're all broken? What the fuck have you done?

(interview) I'm working with scallops. They were complete shit. I was completely sabotaged.

Who sliced all these?

Someone else did my part, chef.

Who sliced the scallops? Chef has asked a question.

I did.

Come here you, executive chef. Come here. Look at these.[holds up some scallops] Expensive hand dived scallops. Look, you sabotaged them!

(interview) This is ugly. The scallops were just mutilated.

Hold on, it gets better. [shows a scallop ripped in half] Look at this one!

(interview) It looked like they got cut with a paper clip.

I mean FUCKING HELL! Look!

That's it. That's everything.

(interview) We're in trouble.

(to Tavon) You sliced all them! We haven't even served one fucking table! [knocks the workstation twice] They're all fucked! Look! Look! I've got a bunch of idiots here!

(to Tavon) Hey you, executive chef. Do you actually cook in your restaurants?

Yes, I did.

And do they do the same there?

Do we do what?

The same shit?

No, no.

So why are you doing it here?

I guess I froze, I mean.

You FROZE?

What else-what else do you want me to say?

You haven't even fucking defrosted! [Tavon laughs to himself] You think it's funny? All those fucking customers? Do me a favor.

Yeah?

Fuck off upstairs. Get out!

[laughing nervously] (interview) This is the first time I've ever been kicked out of the kitchen in my career. Chef Ramsay, you're a fucking douchebag.

One onion tart, one spaghetti, how long?

What are we waiting on? What do we got?

What are waiting on? I'm waiting on some fucking TALENT!!

Yes, chef.

THIS IS A FUCKING JOKE!!

Patrick.

Yes, chef?

First nominee and why?

Our first nominee is Tavon. He was in charge of the hot appetizers, and the squab really set us off the wrong way, and he couldn't recover from those.

Yeah, he got screwed by a pigeon. [Christina smirks] Second nominee and why?

The second nominee, uh, is Don. [Don rolls his eyes]

Don?! Why? He didn't even cook. Not only did you put in a shit performance, but you came to a crap consensus! The two worst tonight: Tavon...and Royce. And now, [points to Tavon and Royce] you two can step forward. Let's go. [Tavon and Royce step forward] Tavon, tell me, from an executive chef's point of view, why you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen. Hurry up.

I definitely knew that I was more of the reason that everything went down, and I took responsibility for everything that happened.

What would you rate your performance this evening? Line chef? Sous chef?

Probably a prep cook that got thrown onto the line.

Well, that's way off my estimate. I would have said dishwasher. On a fucking shit day. [Barbie chuckles]