(Dimmock2) 9 Chefs Compete

The annual Blind Taste Test occurs which tests some chef's palates, while in service lots of chefs struggle but a chefs lack of communication is their demise.

## Intro

While going back to the dorms, Niko said he never wanted to be up for elimination again and said he was gonna make a comeback. Francis comments of how the blue team were winning nearly all the services and challenges. Helga was shown commending David's comeback in service, David stated in his confessional of how he made a huge comeback in service and was in it to win it, and Timmy remarked on how good he'd been in services and was gonna emerge as a leader.

## Team Challenge

The chefs woke up and gone downstairs then seen Vaughan in the dining room then reveals the Blind Taste Test Challenge, where the chefs had to identify four ingredients while being blindfolded. The team with the most points at the end wins the challenge. The blue team had one extra member so David was forced to sit out.

First up was Tanya and Satyajeet, at the start they both guessed celery correctly However, while Satyajeet guessed duck correctly Tanya guessed it wrong. Then they both guessed spinach correctly, while they both guessed apple wrong making it 3-2. Next up was Niko and Timmy, they both guessed chicken correctly while Niko guessed pear correctly, Timmy was struggling to think of an answer but guessed it wrong. They both guessed radish straight away then Niko guessed green pepper while Timmy guessed hazelnuts making Niko have a perfect of 4 out of 4 Niko was happy he bounced back and said he was shocked by getting a perfect score.

The third pairing to go up was Zara and Helga, Zara misidentified pork but Helga identified it quickly. While Helga and Zara also identified cucumber and squash Zara got carrots right while Helga got it wrong 8-9. The last pairing up was Jayden and Francis, Jayden guessed peas correct while Francis got it incorrect while they both got american cheese correct Jayden got beef correct while Francis said halibut making the other contestants confused. Jayden got the last ingredient shallots correct while Francis mistaken it for onion making the red team win by 13-10.

## Reward

The red team went to Las Vegas strip one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants, Tanya said it was the best experience and was happy her team made a comeback. Niko said he loved Gordon Ramsay, and said he watched one of his shows when he was 12 years old. Zara remarked of how happy she was and said she could see the blue team crumble.

## Punishment

The blue team are punished by cutting 100 onions Helga said she was concerned with Francis with his disappointing performance in the Blind Taste Test and thought he was the weakest link on the team. Francis was embarrassed with his performance, and hoped he can redeem himself.

## Before Service

The red team got back from their reward, then both teams begin prepping for service. Vaughan then lines both teams up revealing Hell's Kitchen is closed, but then announced it was charity night and special guests will be coming in.

## Dinner Service

The first ticket came in for both teams, Helga sent out the first garnish and was accepted, while Satyajeet sent out NY strip it was praised for being cooked perfectly. Vaughan told the blue team it was the best start he ever seen and told them to keep it going. Meanwhile Tanya sent out garnish but was cooked to perfection while Niko managed to get out risotto quickly and was perfectly cooked. Back with the blue team Helga forgot the ticket which Vaughan reminded her to wake up. David sent out the fish but came back for being under cooked which made Vaughan question the blue team of how did they have a great start but then sent out under cooked fish then Vaughan told them to get a grip. David refired fish but got sent back for still being under cooked which forced Chef Vaughan to have Timmy take control on fish station. David said this might be his worst service yet. Helga sent out the garnish and Timmy sent out fish but they both came back for being bland and raw which made Vaughan told them to do better. Meanwhile back with the red kitchen, Niko sends out risotto and it gets accepted Vaughan noted the red team that they were on a roll. With the blue team, Timmy sent out the refire of fish but got sent back for still being raw which Vaughan, then took Timmy into the pantry and asked him why was he struggling this bad Timmy said he knows how to cook fish and said he was embarrassed with himself and Chef Vaughan asked him to bounce back. Helga tried to takeover fish and refire it but it got rejected for being raw again also Helga forgot which garnish to serve and was lost in space then David went back on fish station then cooked and served the fish but got rejected for being overcooked. Which Vaughan said earth to Helga and asked her to wake up. Which Vaughan then went back into the red kitchen and told them to help the blue team. Timmy said he was embarrassed but hoped he could bounce back. Helga sent out refire of garnish but got rejected for being still bland then Vaughan said to the blue team if they make one more mistake they would all be kicked out, Helga sent out the garnish again but Vaughan was angry that Helga kept making simple mistakes and kicked the blue team out of the kitchen and told them to nominate two people for elimination. The red team served entrees then moved onto appetisers which they completed and successfully finished service.

### Post-Mortem

During deliberation, Timmy nominated himself for serving raw fish two times, Satyajeet said that was honest nominating himself. Francis said Helga should also be up for elimination, Helga said she knew she had a bad service but said she promised she would that would not happen again. Timmy said he was forced to help David because he screwed up fish. David said he should've checked the fish and not sent it out.

## Elimination

Vaughan said the red team had a great service but was disappointed in the blue team, Timmy announced Helga as the first nominee, With himself being the second. During their pleas, Helga said she would never make any more mistakes again and said she is not ready to go home. Timmy said this was his worst night yet and claimed he was not ready to leave just yet. Vaughan eliminated Helga for screwing up garnish and forgetting the ticket. Helga said she was sad to be leaving but said she had a great time in Hell's Kitchen and was happy to make it into the Top 9. Vaughan sent David back in line and reminded the blue team to wake up and do well next service then switched David to the red team and Jayden to the blue team. After being dismissed, Timmy said he dodged a bullet and was not ready to leave just yet Satyajeet said the blue team sucked tonight and wanted them to bounce back. Niko said he was happy with the red team doing well and said the red team kicked ass.

**Vaughan's comment:** "In this service everyone was supposed to rise unfortunately for Helga she sunk."