[Gordon introduces the runner ups from past Hell's Kitchen seasons who will be competing against the current season's Black Jackets]
From Hell's Kitchen Eight: Russell!
[Flashback to several scenes from Season 8, including an interview where Russell takes his loss in the finale badly.]
(interview from Season 8) I chose the team that I wanted and I thought they would help me win, and I'm definitely going to black ball you guys, because you guys fucked me so royally.
[In the present, Gordon greets Russell]
Russell, good to see you.
(interview) I remember Russell for sure. What a fucking ass. I don't care what station he's on tonight. I hope it burns down. I hope he goes down harder than anyone on that team.
Away now, first entrée: One arancetti, two filet, one chicken parm! (to Dana) How long?
(pause) I need six minutes.
(interview) I'm focusing on searing the hundred orders of filet that I have coming in. It's a lot of meat, so I'm a little concerned. And by a little, I mean a lot.
[to Dana] Stop! Stop, you! Stop! All of you, come here! (shows everyone Dana's burnt pans) Come here. (to Christina) Talk to me. What do you think?
Obviously, the pan got too hot, chef.
(to Barbie) Go on then, "chef."
It's burnt, chef. (interview) Dana has two filets, and they are black as night. Everything in the pan was black.
Oh, fuck off, the lot of you, WILL YOU?
(interview) FUCK! I should've just thrown them out!
[Gordon inspects a capellini that was prepared by Barbie]
(shows Barbie the capellini) What is that? What is that?
(mumbling) I don't know, Chef...
(turning away in disgust) She's not even answering me.
Hey, you. Come here, you.
[Barbie goes over to Gordon]
This is how bad it is: One capellini and one risotto away. And I've got a ball of capellini. And it's over two portions there. You don't know what you're doing anymore. I've got too much capellini and not enough crab.
You've given up! Look at me: I beg you to go home! I just don't get it! I-I just honestly do not understand what the [kicks the bin] FUCK IS GOING ON!!
[Justin notices Clemenza dozing off while going over his menu with his brigade]
The next app–Clemenza, pay attention to this. The next app is a truffle edamame ravioli. So, essentially it's ravioli, but it's done in wonton skins. [facepalms as Clemenza yawns] (interview) They've got to know that menu inside out, and I need Clemenza to stay focused. I need him to keep his head in the game. I need to know he has my back 100%. (to his teammates) Listen, I just wanna know—and I want a real answer—who the fuck is here really to be here and who really wants to get back in that kitchen and has something to prove. (to Clemenza) I'm going into it tomorrow with more pressure than you could ever imagine, and I want you to just get your head right where it needs to be.
Like, what the fuck? Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?!
I'm taking this 100% serious, man. This is the most important day of my life.
I get it. Here's my thing: I'm proud of what I did. I'm happy of my accomplishments, I don't get anything to prove to anybody.
Clemenza, shut the fuck up, PLEASE. (interview) Clemenza's a disaster right now. He's gotta pull his shit together. I need him to step up and get it done. (to Clemenza) I need you to be 100% FOCUSED.
Drill me as hard as you fucking want! It's all bullshit, it doesn't matter to me!
(interview) Clemenza is dead weight! Justin's gotta cut the fat where the fat needs to be cut!
(to Clemenza) Like, honestly to me, it's my fucking life right now! I need you to do it for me, but I want you to do it for yourself.
Dude, get off my fucking back. I don't care. I'm done! (interview) You wanna be the leader, you gonna be in command? You know what? You're gonna sink fucking quick. Stand back, 'cause I'll fucking roll over you like no tomorrow.
If you don't feel what I feel right now, that you wanna win, then you got a problem! You should just go the fuck home! [Brian throws his hands up]
(interview) I'm done. I'm done with this fucking kid.
[Clemenza gets up to leave]
[Just before the final dinner service starts, Clemenza opens the oven and sees all of the crostini beard is burnt]
Shut that, SHUT THAT! SHUT IT! What is that? WHAT WAS THAT?
(interview) AHH, CLEMENZA! CLEMENZA!!
(interview) Oh, my God. You just burned the fucking crostini!
Fuck me! (to Clemenza) You gotta get that on fire right away! Get that thing out of here in the garbage and get some more on the fire right away!
[Finalists Christina and Justin have just finished their final service and standing in front of Ramsay, along with their teams.]
That was an amazing service, you know that. That was amazing. Really good job.
[Everyone applauds.]
Thanks so much, guys. Seriously.
Really good job indeed. And on the back of that, I'm changing things: For the first time ever, I've decided to do away with the whole two-door thing, because I'm ready to decide a winner. The winner of Hell's Kitchen is... Tavon.
[everyone laughs]
[Flashback to Tavon, who was the first contestant to be eliminated this season]
[Looking at Dan's dish] OK, uh...seriously? Did you throw up on that plate? [audience "oohs"] Let's go back 45 minutes.
What is it supposed to be?
Eggs Benedict with a champagne hollandaise sauce, sourdough bread, heirloom tomatoes, and sautéed spinach.
And how did you make the hollandaise?
Uh, I used whole butter. If it's good enough for Julia Child, it's good enough for me.
Julia Child would be turning in her grave right now if she saw that. (tastes) It's fitting that you made this in Vegas because whoever eats that is sure to get the craps. Let me tell you. That is a joke.
We will stop at nothing to complete a service.
[Metal starts to clanking; it turns out to be Maître d' Jean-Philippe on his silhouette with his luggage, who is returning; Jean-Philippe begins to fall]
Oh, come on, JP. [Mary smiles]
(interview) Oh, my God! JP? Where he has been for three years?
I told you to be here yesterday.
Got delayed. I really tried to be on time.
Get changed, JP. I'm fucking pissed off. Honestly, unreal.
Fucking Jesus. All of you, come here. Let me show you a little waterfall. [tilts the plate]
Just touch them. Cold, overcooked.
Switch up scallops, guys. Mary, do you want to do scallops?
GAGina Aloise
No, I want to do scallops. Somebody else has got to do risotto. [Nedra gives a shocked face]
(interview) Oh, hell no! Gina, don't throw me under the bus because your shit ain't right. (to Gina) How long on scallops?
GAGina Aloise
(interview) Nedra, just fuck off.
You've got some good color on there. Don't burn it.
(interview) This bitch couldn't cook a scallop to save her life. I know that Chef is about to find out.
GAGina Aloise
I've got the scallops ready.
GAGina Aloise
Walking scallops, chef.
(interview) Mmm-hmm. Good luck to you, Gina! (brings her risotto to the pass) Risotto, right behind you chef, hot.
[checks Gina's scallops] Aah. Hard! All of you, come here! [gets a scallop and flips it like a coin; throws it on the workstation] I guaranteed a complete service tonight. You can't even hold it together for the second ticket. Get out, Gina.
Taste that. How hot is that?
(returns to the workstation and spits pasta out) All of you, taste that! It's too spicy, and it's disgusting! [throws his spoon away on the workstation]
SSebastian
(takes capellini away) Trash.
And again, scallops cooked beautifully.
(interview) What the fuck is going on? It's like déjà vu in this motherfucker.
(to Zach) How many times have you cooked scallops tonight and not served them?
Sebastian, get it together!
SSebastian
Okay, Mikey-Wikey. (interview) I messed up a few times, but I'm getting in with the groove, I'm playing around, trying to make the environment a little bit looser.
SSebastian
Zacky, talk to me.
(to Michael) We've got three halibut, one branzino.
SSebastian
Zacky-Wacky! [Gordon hears this]
(to Sebastian) Hey, you! Hey, come here, you. “Zacky-Wacky?”
SSebastian
(trying to correct himself) Chef Zach!
Hey, look at me. Hey, look. Is this a fucking joke?
SSebastian
Sorry, I apologize about that, chef.
Yeah, do me a favor. GET OUT!
Fuck off, will you? Get out!
(interview) So Sebastian gets kicked out. Who didn’t see that coming?
(still thinking about it) “Zacky-Wacky?”
[Sebastian runs back into the kitchen]
What are you doing? [Sebastian shushes him]
(interview) Where the hell are you going, Sebastian? Okay, yeah, you can come back.
(interview) God, are you kidding me?
The blue team is now down a chef - and it's up to Jon to handle the appetizer station solo.
I need two minutes, please.
[Gordon asks for lamb in the Blue kitchen]
Lamb! Come on, Michael! Bit of energy!
[brings his lamb to the pass] Yes, chef.
[checks the lamb; returns to the workstation] Terrible. And embarrassing.
Oh, God. (interview) Fuck, it's coming back.
The bone, thicker than the fucking meat.
(interview) There needs to be meat on there! This is not a fucking dog's chew toy! This is lamb!
And if that's not bad enough... [Shows the wellington, which is cremated]
...they're way overcooked!
(interview) Michael and Barret, dumb and dumber!
You don't slice the wellington until the lamb's ready.
[Sebastian returns to the kitchen once again]
And when it's together like-- (sees Sebastian) Oh, you!
SSebastian
Chef, can I please come back, chef?
(interview) Dude, really? What are you doing? Perfect fucking timing!
You, you come here, you. You're making me look stupid.
The blue team, one hour into service and not one entrée out. You (Sebastian), for the last time, take him (Barret) and him (Michael)...and get out! And let me tell you something, you come back downstairs again, you'll be leaving through the front door. Now GET OUT! Three of you! You (Ray), on meat.
[Barret stands in the doorway]
(interview) Now I'm pissed off. I didn't do anything to get kicked out of this dinner service. (angrily throws his apron)
(interview) Oh, my God. That's my garnish.
Yeah, you, get out! Get out!
[under her breath] You're kidding me.
Hey, madam, you think it's funny?
Yeah, take your shit with you.
(interview) I know this is not funny. I don't deserve to be kicked out of the kitchen. Danielle does. She was the one bringing the station down.
Danielle, don't stop the redo, hurry up! After that, two chicken, two wellington.
DBDanielle Boorn
Two chicken, two wellington. Yes, chef. Sorry, chef, I'm confused. Do you need the one for the redo and the two chicken and two wellington or do you just need the two chicken and two wellington?
[brief pause]
DBDanielle Boorn
(interview, sad) It's just really hard, and it's a lot harder than people know. (exiting the kitchen) FUCK!
Three halibut, one bass, one chicken. Come on, guys!
RJRay, Jeremy and Zach
Yes, chef.
[Jeremy's kale catches fire]
(interview) I'm looking at Jeremy sautéing off kale. I can see the kale literally catching fire, getting burnt!
Chef, turn that down some, chef.
Yeah, don't even serve that.
JJeremy
I'm not. Worry about your side, let me do my side, yeah?
(interview) Motherfucker, what?
Hey, no territory bullshit!
JJeremy
(interview) It's my station, and I don't need his help. So shut up and do what you're supposed to be doing.
Can we go with three halibut, one bass, one chicken?
Seven minutes to the window.
(to Jeremy) What are we going with?
JJeremy
Two--two halibut, one chicken, chef.
JJeremy
Three halibut, one chicken, chef.
Three halibut, one bass, one chicken! What are we going with?
JJeremy
(starts stuttering) The three, sleep, the three, three halibut, the two, two, uhh...
[Gordon pounds the workstation]
(interview) Jeremy, he's telling it to you! Just say it right back, man! Pretty sure birds can do that!
Three halibut, one bass, one chicken. What's going?
JJeremy
The three halibut, two f..., two, uh...
(interview) Bye-bye, Jeremy! [laughs, Jeremy throws his apron as he leaves the kitchen]
[sees Jacqueline drinking water] What are you doing?
I had to get my water, chef.
(under her breath) Alright, whatever.
(interview) Chef Ramsay told me to get out. I'm like, alright, I'm going to go upstairs and rehydrate myself!
Oh, man! [returns the risotto to the work station] [to Jon] Look at that there, stuck to the bottom of the pan.
[to Jon] Jon, take Dan and yourself, and get the fuck out of here! [Jon and Dan leave the kitchen]
(interview) When somebody gets kicked out the kitchen, they put more pressure on the next man. (in the kitchen) Whoo!
[to Ray] Raymond, taste that! [Ray tastes the risotto with his bare fingers] Fingers, spoons are everywhere.
(interview) Ray, you just stick your finger into a risotto in front of Chef Ramsay in Hell's Kitchen. That's just stupid!
[to Ray] You may be the oldest, but out of respect, FUCK OFF!
You got to be shitting me. (interview) Blue Kitchen tonight is like being in the middle of a natural disaster. [to Anthony] My fucking heart is beating. (interview) I'm not feeling good right now. It's getting hot. I start feeling pressure.
I gottta just - I gotta just breathe, homes.
[brings up the risotto] Risotto, chef.
(to Anthony) Just taste that.
