Andreas Meyer

* First

**Andreas Meyer** is a contestant on Hell's Kitchen Season 29, he is still in the running.

A German immigrant who came to the US in hopes of making it as a chef, Andreas hopes to make a splash in the competition.

## Personality

Andreas is a very studious, no nonsense guy, that said he is a nice guy overall and isn't above the occasional joke.

### Episode 1

Andreas stood out in the signature dish challenge before it even fished as his signature dish was a deconstructed beef wellington, Chef Jason called him very brave or very stupid and Andreas acknowledged that there were plenty of ways this dish could go wrong.

Andreas was the third chef to present his signature dish to Ramsey from the Blue Team and Ramsey outright asked if he was mad for attempting to deconstruct a beef wellington, once he tried the dish though Ramsey loved it enough to award Andreas the second perfect score of the evening but the Blue Team went on to lose the challenge after Mark left the parchment paper in his dish.

Andreas was later seen in the dorms studying up on the menu when he spotted Leo attempting to flirt with some of the women only to back off when they made it clear that they weren't interested, Andreas made note of this, thinking that maybe Leo wasn't as bad as he first seemed.

### Episode 2

While Andreas didn't voice his concerns for Kylie like Freya did, he did look visibly uncomfortable as the young chef was made an example off, later commenting to Mark during prep that it wasn't something he'd wish on his worse enemy, Andreas won the Punishment Pass alongside Freya after his loaded fries were deemed delicious.

Andreas was on the meat station that night with Mark and despite the issues caused by Ritchie and CJ on fish and apps the Blue Team were able to complete and finish service, he wasn't surprised that Kylie was the first one gone as he could see that her spirit had been crushed during her short stay in Hell's Kitchen and also noted that Freya's unprofessionalism might do her in before long.

### Episode 3

Andreas was seen chatting with Leo and Mark in the dorms after service and the three men agreed that they couldn't become complacent just because they won the first service, though Mark just wanted to use the next challenge as a way to prove himself.

As serious as Andreas was, even he was cracking up when he realized that Freya and Ritchie had to race each other in giant lobster costumes, he was seen doing well in the lobster salad relay noting that it would probably suck to do this challenge if you had any allergies (not realizing that Freya was dealing with that exact thing in the Red Team), the Blue Team went on to win their first challenge and Andreas was seen enjoying the award.

That night's dinner service was a disaster for both teams as the bickering between Rebecca and Dani and CJ and Ritchie's ineptitude stopped any food from leaving either kitchen, both teams lost the service that night and CJ was the first boot from the Blue Team.

### Episode 4

Andreas was the only one who performed badly on the baseball part of the challenge, taking ten tries to hit a baseball, he admitted that he wasn't really a sports fan and managed to eventually get Mac and Cheese, his pairing with Freya was one of the better ones as they both scored a point.

That night's service proved to be another disaster for both teams as there were several problems across both teams, Eddie, Ritchie, Leo, Jenna, Rebecca and Dani were up for elimination and the night ended with Ritchie's elimination and Jenna and Freya got swapped with Eddie and Henry from the Blue Team.

### Episode 5

Andreas's chicken sandwich was declared one of the best dishes of the day and the Blue Team went on to win the challenge.

He was on the fish station that night and was determined to make sure that the Blue Team didn't have their third bad night in a row, thankfully the Blue Team pulled through for him a they won the service.

### Episode 6

Andreas worked with Jenna on the cold app, however their salad had too much dressing and the Red Team won the point, in the end though Freya managed to secure the win for the Blue Team.

Andreas was on fish again with Matt but the Blue Team lost the service thanks to Leo and Jenna's meltdowns on the meat station, ending in Jenna's elimination.

### Episode 7

Despite Freya's worries about being the only woman left on the Blue Team Andreas and Jason reassured her that she'd be just fine, in the cooking challenge Andreas got pork, apples, honey and figs, with Andreas's pork roulade dish being deemed one of the best of the day.

Andreas went on to have his best night on meat up to that point, and after Eddie's elimination Ramsey moved him to the Red Team hoping that Andreas would be the leader the Red Team needed.

### Episode 8

Andreas was welcomed to the Red Team though it didn't take him long to grow irritated with Dani's ego, his stuffed pork dish was one of the best of the day but when the Blue Team won the challenge Andreas opted to use his punishment pass on Freya.

Andreas had his best night that night, rocking the apps station and later the meat station after Dani got kicked out, earning him the Best of the Worst label and giving him a personal say in Dani going home.

### Episode 9

Though Andreas was relieved to see Dani gone, he made it clear to Yuri that he wasn't happy about being put in that position by her, come the challenge the Red Team performed well until the pairings of Henry and Taylor slowed them down allowing the Red Team to get the win and denying Andreas a much needed new blender.

Andreas was with Yuri on meat and they were determined to not have another service like that, the Red Team won the service and Jason was sent home.

### Episode 10

Andreas was seen chatting with Leo and Mark when Freya, Rachel and Erika walked by, all three women clad in bikinis and heading for the hot tub, Andreas tried not to look out of respect for his competition but even he admitted that it was distracting.

In the budget challenge Andreas produced the dish of the day with his harissa lamb, that night he was on garnish with Erika but Henry and Taylor's problems on the meat station eventually resulted in the Blue Team coming in to finish service and Taylor's elimination, bit not before Henry tried to throw Andreas under the bus.

### Episode 11

Andreas produced his first bad dish of the season in the farmyard challenge as his cured goat was overcooked, the Red Team went onto win the challenge thanks to Yuri's Pork Tenderloin Dish.

Andreas's bad dish saw him nominated for Cook for Your Life against Leo, Freya, Erika, Henry and Mark, he and Freya managed to redeem themselves from the previous challenge by producing two of the best dishes in this challenge ensuring their safety and ultimately eliminating Mark.

### Episode 12

Andreas was one of the better Blind Taste Test performers of the season, getting a 4/5 and saving Yuri from being dunked, Freya wasn't as lucky as she got dunked twice by Josh, costing the Blue Team the challenge in the process, at this point Freya loudly announced that she was using her punishment pass.

Andreas got the Red Team off to a fantastic start on apps but Henry nearly derailed service by serving raw chicken to a pregnant woman, Andreas was then moved to the meat station after Henry was kicked out allowing the Red Team to finish service, Henry was eliminated later that night even though he was on the winning team.

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## Trivia

Andreas is the fourth European born contestant on the show, following Salvatore (Season 7). Declan (Season 19) and Ryan (Season 22) and the first German contestant.

Whilst he is the first German contestant he isn't the first contestant of German origin, as Season 28 contestant Zara was half German on her mother's side.

## Quotes

“I thought coming into this competition that I’d be the one with the thickest accent, then Freya spoke up and turns out she’s from Norway, or at least her family is! Who knows? Maybe it’ll be Germany vs. Norway in the finale?”-Andreas’s first confession cam

"Andreas, you seem to be hard at work over here."

"Yes, there is a lot of components to my signature dish but if I'm going to make a Deconstructed Beef Wellington then I had better make sure it's perfect, yes?"

"Well, good luck." \*Jason starts to walk off but immediately turns around\* "Say that again?"

"I am making a deconstructed beef wellington."

"And your making it for Chef Ramsey?" \*Andreas nods\* "You are either very brave or very stupid, you know that right?"

"I like to think of myself as very brave, but I am aware of the risks involved."

"Well, good luck because I think you're going to need it." (Andreas explains his dish to Chef Jason)

“Young man, what brought you into this competition?”

“A desire to be the best chef I can be and learn from the best, that being you off course.”

“And I believe that’s a German accent?”

“Yes, I am originally from Nuremberg in Bavaria, I currently make my residence in New York, my name is Andreas and I currently work as a prep cook.”

“Have you been cooking long?”

“Unprofessionally? Since I was a little boy, professionally? A little over three years.”

“You certainly carry yourself with confidence, show me your dish.”

\*Andreas unveils his dish\* “This is my deconstructed beef wellington!” \*the other chefs give Andreas a shocked look whilst Ramsey just looks curious\* “So what you have here is a seared beef tenderloin, medium rare, mini mushroom tarts made with puff pastry and the mushrooms, a crispy prosciutto crumb, honey roasted carrots and a red wine and mustard sauce.”

“How old are you?”

“I’m twenty two years old.”

“And you had the balls to deconstruct one of my signature dishes? Are you mad?!”

"Yes, well, I am well aware that Beef Wellingtons are one of those dishes that tend to get messed up the most on this show, I thought “why not show that I can present the individual elements of the beef wellington in a new light” and here we are.”

“You know the danger of deconstructing a dish? If it isn’t better than the original, then why bother?”

“Indeed, I put a lot of thought into each element and I made sure that it was all seasoned to my standards.”

“How high are your standards?"

“Fairly high, I try to go for perfection on every plate I produce.”

\*Ramsey tries the dish\* “I’ve seen some brave moves on this show over the past twenty nine seasons, you are the first to try to deconstruct one of my dishes, the thing is? That is absolutely delicious! The beef is cooked perfectly, the mushroom tarts are a smart application and taste divine, the sauce just lifts the dish, I can't find a fault in your dish!"

“Thank you chef!”

“In fact? This is so delicious that I have little choice but to award you the second perfect score of the night, well done!”

“Very much appreciated chef!”-Andreas’ dish gets a perfect score

\*Andreas is seen reading up on the menu in the dorms with Leo, Freya walks by the two men\* "Hey Freya, how are you doing?"

"Good, until you started talking to me." \*Leo quickly backs off from her, he tries this again with Rebecca and Jenna but gets the same results\*

(Andreas's confession cam) "I'll admit, I didn't exactly have a great first impression of Leo when he presented his dish to Ramsey but he doesn't seem to bad, he's at least respecting the women's choice to not have anything to do with him, perhaps there's hope for him yet?"

"Been a long night, huh Andreas?"

"Ya, but at least tomorrow we can cook on the line."

"True." (Andreas rethinks his opinion of Leo)

"That was rough."

"What?"

"The way they dressed down that Red Team member, Kylie? I know she messed up but that's not something I'd wish on my worse enemy."

"Yeah, I can't help but agree there, hopefully she can bounce back because it looked like that broke her confidence."

"Might not be that simple my friend." (Andreas and Mark talk about Kylie's dressing down)

"I'm honestly not surprised that Kylie's going home first, it seemed like the past two days had just shattered her spirit you know? That said, Freya, I want to see another European chef do well but impersonating Chef Ramsey? That's unprofessional as hell, and it might do you in before long." (Andreas's confession cam after Kylie's elimination)

"I'm over here in the Blue Team working my butt off to get this lobster salad ready, I have to say, I'd hate to have a shellfish allergy because I can't imagine that being fun during a challenge like this." (Andreas's confession cam during the salad relay)

"Andreas, your up next, feeling confident?"

"Maybe?" (Andreas's confession cam) "So, full disclosure? I'm not a sports fan, at all, I've never even seen baseball be played but I can at least give it my best shot."

"Ready?" \*Andreas nods and Gordon throws the ball, Andreas misses, and misses, and misses, and by miss #4 the editors have piped in the Benny Hill theme\*

(Jenna's confession cam) "Andreas is a pretty big guy so I figured he'd be good at this challenge, I guess size doesn't matter." \*Jenna pauses and then laughs\* "Oh my god! My boyfriend's not gonna let me hear the end of that when I get back home!"

\*Andreas finally hits a ball and celebrates like he just won Hell's Kitchen\* "YES! Surely that's a record of some kind!!"

"Well you missed ten balls so I think so."

"I'll take it!" (Andreas's bad run at the baseball challenge)

"I understand why Ramsey did the team swap but Jenna and Freya? Jenna's made a lot of mistakes since she got here and Freya still has that impersonation hanging over her head, hopefully we can get their acts together." (Andreas's confession cam after Ritchie's elimination and the team swap)

"Red Team, I think I've identified what you are missing, a leader." \*the remaining Red Team members share uncertain looks\* "Andreas?"

"Yes chef?"

"Get down here please." \*Andreas steps forward\* "I haven't seen a twenty two year old as strong as you since Jazz, and she won her season."

"I appreciate the compliment chef, but I am not comparable to Jazz, she's on a different level from me."

"Your modest as well, and I agree." \*Andreas gives Ramsey a confused look\* "I'm moving you to the Red Team."

"Excuse me?"

"I said I'm moving you to the Red Team, because I think that they can help you emerge as a leader." \*Andreas nods as he gets the idea\* "Young man, you are a talented cook and you were born to be a chef, but I want to see if you can lead, can you do that?"

"I will try." \*Andreas joins his teammates\* (Andreas is moved to the Red Team)

"Well, I'm in the Red Team, I know there's some excellent cooks in this team but Ramsey wants to see if I can be their leader, we'll see how it goes because Dani's ego is quite notorious!" (Andreas's confession cam after the team switch)

"Andreas, do you have a minute?"

"Not really Yuriko, I'm trying to decide who I should put up against Danielle." \*Andreas shakes his head\* "It's a big responsibility as I'm sure you can appreciate."

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about." \*Andreas turns to Yuri\* "I want you to put me up for elimination."

"Yuriko, you realize that this is hardly the time for jokes, yes?" \*Yuri nods at Andreas's response\* "Wait, you're serious? I know you had a bad night but that was nowhere near as bad as Danielle's service."

"I'm well aware of that, but I hold my cooking to a high standard, a standard that I wasn't able to meet tonight." \*Yuri shakes her head\* "Think about it, if you put up someone like Erika, Henry or Rachel what's stopping Ramsey from eliminating them over Dani?"

"I'd say "slim to none" but then Eddie was eliminated over her last night." \*Andreas shifts his weight\* "You are aware that this could backfire yes?"

"If it backfires and I get eliminated I can at least say that I sacrificed myself for the good of the team."

"As you wish." (Yuri talks Andreas into nominating her)

"Right now I am debating as to which is more salty, Freya after getting sent into the aquarium twice by Josh or the Black Sea! Either way, if I were Joshua? I'd start sleeping with one of my eyes open!" (Andreas's confession cam after Freya's bad luck in the Blind Taste Test)

"Henry, Henry, HENRY! Serving raw chicken is usually bad enough to get eliminated but serving it to a pregnant woman? If you want I'll go upstairs and pack your bags for you my friend because I don't think your surviving tonight's elimination even if we win!"