Recaps
11x21: 2 Chefs Compete recap: Chef Ramsey addresses Jon and Ja’nel and doesn’t waste much time telling us that Ja’nel will be facing Mary. Before he leaves, Jon receives a warm send off from Chef Ramsey. He’s told to keep in touch, and that he was “The lone shiny star from the blue team”. On the eve of the final, the two finalists ride in a private jet to Las Vegas with Ramsey himself. They reminisce about their time grinding through Hell’s Kitchen and marking highlights of their time so far...
read more.11x20: 4 Chefs Compete recap: Chef Ramsey brought the four chefs together for their daily challenge and immediately paired them up. He put Jon and Mary together against Ja’nel and Cyndi to do a large puzzle. The chefs knew that they were not doing the real challenge because it was too simple. Ja’nel and Cyndi struggled with teamwork while Mary and Jon worked together to beat their mini challenge...
read more.11x19: 5 Chefs Compete, Part 3 of 3 recap: The challenge for this episode was to make a gourmet burger worth selling as a fine dining menu item. He brought out Jean Philippe as a judge, but then also filled the dining room with people in JP’s line of work. The chefs had to cook for the best Maitre D’s, General Managers, and Sommeliers in the country with just thirty minutes. The second part of the challenge was to get into the dining room and sell their burgers as if they were trying to sell a special on a menu...
read more.11x18: 5 Chefs Compete, Part 2 of 3 recap: The team of chefs being put against the black jacket chefs were:
Season 3 winner Rock
Season 4 winner Christina
Season 6 winner Dave
Season 8 winner Nona
Season 9 winner Paul.
This was the first time that a team of chefs cooking in Hell’s Kitchen is made up of entirely of previous winners...
read more.11x17: 5 Chefs Compete, Part 1 of 3 recap: After Zach leaves, the house is left with four girls and Jon. He gets an uncomfortable earful of feminine talk before going to bed and quickly realizes that he’s the lone dude...
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