“Episode Eight” quotes from Hell's Kitchen

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.