another dinner service from hell

Things are starting to get serious on Hell’s Kitchen with only 5 chefs left.

For their first individual challenge, the chefs needed to focus on presentation. Their judges for this challenge would be Chef Ramsay as well as the editorial staff of Bon Appetit Magazine. The first round consisted of the dishes being judged solely on presentation. Then the two best dishes would be judged on taste by Chef Ramsay and the Editor-in-Chief of Bon Appetit.

Tennille came in last place, followed by Suzanne. Ariel and Kevin ended up in the Top 2, leaving Dave to watch. The judges loved both Kevin’s and Ariel’s dishes, but only one could win. In fact, the dishes were so good that they couldn’t choose a single winner so they both won! That’s pretty rare for this show. Both of the winning dishes were going to be featured in the magazine.

The three losing chefs needed to do some community service at a street in LA. Dave’s hand once again started to swell up and hurt him. I really don’t want him to leave because I think he could potentially win this game. But at the same time, I can’t even imagine the amount of pain he is going through.

Surprisingly, these chefs still have never had a perfect service. So, a perfect service is exactly what Chef asked of them! Dave was on cold appetizers, Tennille on hot apps, and Suzanne on fish. They worked pretty well together on the first order, but Tennille’s mistake on the risotto set everyone back. Suzanne’s scallops weren’t helping things out. Turns out that Kevin’s prep for the risotto messed up Tennille’s station but each of them should have noticed the mistake and made up for it.

Finally, the appetizers are getting sent out and it’s time to move on to entrées. Ariel is on meat station with Kevin on garnish. The first chicken dish came out raw and Suzanne undercooked her fish. Just when it looked like things were looking up, Ariel sent out the lamb that was burned on one side and raw on the other. Chef could barely stand to see everything that was in front of him. It seemed like the chefs just weren’t communicating with each other and timing was getting off completely. Finally, dinner service was completed but that didn’t make things any better.

All five of them had to collectively come up with two chefs to name for elimination. They decided to nominate Ariel and Suzanne. Yes!! Chef sent Suzanne home and it’s about time!