Pory Nog

* RP S5
* RP S3

**Pory Nog** was a contestant on Season 3 of Hell's Kitchen Roleplay (Season 23), and will be a contestant in Season 5 of Hell's Kitchen Roleplay: Rookies Vs Veterans (Season 25). He ranked in 7th place in Season 23, and ranked in 15th place in Season 25.

## Personality

Pory was a very chill but emotional chef, who not only had a passion for cooking, but also retro games. He was also a very kind and supportive chef to chefs that were somewhat sane and would see the good in people with somewhat flawed personalities. In the kitchen, he was seen to be a consistent chef and performed well in challenges, but was later seen as the weakest link by both himself and the majority of the Red Team after Jesse switched teams. After Brynn’s departure, whilst his attitude in the dorms was affected, his cooking abilities weren’t as shown during the King of the Hill Challenge. However, a bad night on fish led to a shocking mid-service ejection occurring. He got along with Mick, Kiibo and Brent, despite being somewhat bothered by the latter’s leadership skills, but was not as close as the three of them were together. He also got along well with Riyonn and Talia and had a very on-and-off friendship with Abby, as well as a strong dislike for Terrence. His most notable and closest friendship was with Brynn, which later evolved into a romantic relationship between the two.

## Season 23 (RP S3)

### Episode 1

When he entered Hell's Kitchen with the rest of the cast, he was in complete awe at it. When introduced to the signature dish challenge, he rushed off into the kitchen and began preparing his own dish, that he was very confident in. On his turn, he went up against Talia. His dish was a pan seared halibut with seasoning and lemon juice to enhance the flavor, coupled with seasoned asparagus and sauteed mushrooms. He hoped to score big, and while his asparagus was cooked and seasoned nicely, his halibut was raw, scoring 2/5. Afterward, he remarked that at least he scored better than Talia. Eventually, the Blue Team won the challenge, and he was overjoyed. During dinner service, he was on the meat station. He communicated with his team consistently, and said he was really worried about Terrence screwing the meat station. When they moved onto entrees, he called a time for his chicken, and was happy to see Terrence kicked off and Brent join him instead. His chicken was praised for being perfectly cooked, and it was accepted. Then, when pork was on order, he began communicating on his pork, and was happy to see Brent again join him. His pork was praised for being beautiful and was accepted. Then he communicated on his final order, having a new york strip and chicken praised for being beautiful, and then sent out desserts. After elimination, he expressed visible relief and delight on Terrence's elimination.

### Episode 2

During the Ramen challenge, his dish was not chosen for the top 3. During dinner service, he communicated on dropping the scallops, and told Walter he didn't need help. But despite this, he served undercooked scallops, but had the refire accepted. He then pushed Mick to add more butter, and warned him his lobster was underdone, but despite that it was sent underdone and was what kicked them out that night. In the dorms, he voted for Walter to go up.

### Episode 3

In the Sushi challenge, he was paired with Brent. They had their first attempt accepted, but despite that, they lost the challenge. During dinner service, he was on the meat station. He communicated constantly with the team, and when Ronald's risotto was crunchy, he told the team to hold up. When Ronald served carbonara that was stuck together, he said he knew it wasn't enough, and when Ronald left the stove off, he was in awe that someone could forget to do that. When asked to taste by Ronald, he informed him and Brent they needed a little more salt, but despite that Brent's risotto was stuck to the pan, and Ronald's carbonara undercooked, leading to them being kicked out. During entrees, he communicated on his first order of chicken, having it praised for being beautiful and accepted. On the next order, he again communicated on his chicken, having it accepted. On the final order, he communicated on both pork and chicken, but sent up the chicken completely undercooked, getting kicked out. In the dorms, he nominated both Brent and Ronald. During elimination, he was happy with Ronald's elimination, but confused that Brent was staring at him.

### Episode 4

During the Around the World challenge, he had his schnitzels accepted. During dinner service he was on the meat station (again). He was not seen, but the blue team won the service.

### Episode 5

During the Jacket challenge, his eggplant was praised for looking fantastic, and having solid taste, but was slightly undercooked, deeming it not bad, but he lost the round to Riyonn, and lost the challenge. During dinner service, he was on the dessert station. He attempted to communicate with Abby, who was ignoring the team, and told her to calm down. Despite that, the blue team lost the service. He was not seen at elimination.

### Episode 6

During the Firefighter Challenge Service, he was on the steak station with Brent. On the first order, he and Brent both undercooked the first steak, but had their refire accepted. They also had their second order praised for being beautiful, and accepted. Despite their best efforts, they lost to the red team. During dinner service, he was on the fish station. He dropped his first order of scallops, having them accepted. On the second order, he communicated on dropping mussels, Despite this, Hamish's scallops were undercooked, and they had to refire. He communicated on his refire, having it accepted but not served due to Hamish's mistake. He then helped Hamish with the refire, helping to get it accepted. During entrees, he communicated on the salmon, telling Hamish to communicate with him, but despite that he sent undercooked salmon, and was kicked out. In the dorms, he voted Hamish and Abby for elimination, and was shocked when Hamish was eliminated over Abby.

## Nomination History

 Week 2
 Week 3
 Week 4
 Week 5
 Week 6
 Week 7
 Week 8

## Post Hell's Kitchen

* After Hell's Kitchen, Pory, along with Riyonn and Brynn, would be employed by Talia, to work at The Conrad in Tokyo, Japan for a year.
* He would later move to Atlanta, Georgia with Brynn, where they would both take on a job offer from Danny at one of his high-end restaurants.

## Season 23 Trivia

* He is the ninth contestant, and the sixth male contestant to nominate themselves for elimination, following Rachel (Season 2), Jen (Season 3), Petrozza (Season 4), Wil (Season 5), Chris (Season 10), Jessica (Season 16), Motto (Season 18), and Cody (Season 19). He is the fifth of this group to survive after nominating themselves.
* He is the fifteenth contestant to be eliminated during dinner service, following Josh (Season 3), J, Lacey (both from Season 5), Louie (Season 6), Nilka (Season 7), Gabriel (Season 12), Kevin (Season 15), Josh (Season 17), Jen (Season 18), Peter (Season 19), Kevin (Season 20), Toast (Season 21), Robert (Season 22), and Shaggy (also from Season 23).
* He is the sixth mid-service ejected contestant eliminated who was on the fish station, following Nilka (Season 7), Gabriel (Season 12), Kevin (Season 15), Kevin (Season 20), and Shaggy (also from Season 23). He is also the third contestant to rank 7th place as a result of being ejected, following Nilka (Season 7) and Gabriel (Season 12).
* He and Brynn are the only two chefs named the BoB for an episode to not make Black Jackets. The two were also eliminated consecutively.

## Season 25 Trivia

* He is the first contestant to be ejected in his first season, but to later return for another season, where he was eliminated normally.
* At the age of 36, he was the oldest returning veteran of the season.

## Quotes

* *(When arguing with Abby)* "Abby, go ahead and drag a full 60 seconds on garnish again for me queen."
* (Regarding Brent's obsession with fish) "Fun fact, a fish's mouth is alot like a fleshlight, maybe that appeals to Brent."
* *(When being asked about the service Pory was ejected in)* "I definitly floundered on fish, but I partly blame Brent for fucking all of them to begin with"
* *(When being aproached by a cigar smelling truck driver)* "You smell like my father. Please leave."
* *(Regarding Pory confessing feelings to Brynn and starting to date her)* "Honest to god I have zero clue how this happened. Me and Brynn were friends since day one and each day I felt more and more closer to her. I never thought she'd feel the same way and I still can not believe she does. But I'm so happy that she does. This has been a crazy journey so far but I'm glad that no matter what happens I'll still have her by my side"
* (After being eliminated) "I would given my right leg to stayed in this competition, this whole thing meant a lot to my family, there were ups and there were downs, but I fought through all of it till the very end and I met a lot of great people, and I met someone who now means a lot to me, so after my taxi picks me up, I’m gonna give her a call and we’ll see from there."
* *(When being asked a question about Civ in Pory's elimination interview)* "Suck it Civ, you stupid ass Arizonan"
* *(After the reunion show)* "Y'know a couple years back I was in a pretty bad spot, dysfunctional family, depressed state, with the only people really there to help me bounce back being Civ and the Podcast Crew. Now, I've competed in Hell's Kitchen, went through hell, and now I'm being offered a job by the newest Hells Kitchen Winner in Tokyo, not only that , but I'll have my loving girlfriend by my side there. Hell's Kitchen is Hell, but godamn, the memories there, the oppurtunities there, the expereinces, those are stuff you can never forget, and I'm grateful for it."