Episode 13: It's All Greek To Me

Following Mike's elimination the remaining chefs reconvened in the dorms, Jazz wasn't worried about the Blue Team losing their first member in several services as she believed the Blue Team was going to be stronger without Mike, Zara agreed but felt that they shouldn't get complacent this close to the Black Jackets which Jazz and the rest of the Blue Team agreed with.

In the Red Team Jamie talked with Carson and Kayla to try to figure out where things had gone wrong for them, Kayla blamed having to move between three different stations whilst Carson felt that they needed team transfer to get back on track, Jamie had her doubts as to whether Gordon would do that so close to the Black Jackets though.

## Team Challenge

The next morning Chef Ramsey greeted the chefs by speaking in French, once she got over her initial surprise Jamie replied back in French revealing that she was fluent in French and Italian which Gordon was impressed with and then asked the other chefs to name some of the great European cuisine, Zara still had the Cook for Your Life Challenge on her mind and named Spanish whilst Jazz named Italian, Steve named French (leading Jamie to ask if they were naming those cuisines because she was fluent in those languages) before Max named Greek Cuisine and Ramsey announced it as not just the theme for the next challenge but the next service.

Carlos was confident, revealing in a confession cam that he was dating a Greek woman who had taught him several Greek recipes, the chefs were given sixty minutes to cook a Greek dish and once time was up he introduced former MasterChef Australia judge George Calombaris as a guest judge though Jazz wasn't happy about this, having had friends who were affected by the collapse of George's food empire, Jazz managed to remain professional though with her version of keftedes (Greek Meatballs) proving to be a hit though Jazz did bite her tongue when George asked if she had ever eaten at his restaurants back in Australia, Zara provided another good challenge dish with her version of Stifado (a Greek Stew) surprising George when she revealed that she had never been to Greece after he declared that it was as authentically Greek as it got.

The other chefs did well, with Troy's version of Akerda (pickled fish) being called his best dish in the competition and Steve's Kakavia proving to be another hit and Kayla and Carson producing good dishes as well, it ultimately came down to Jamie and Carlos's dishes and when Carlos's chicken was revealed to be raw, the Red Team won their first challenge in a while.

## Reward

The Red Team were awarded with a trip to a high end Greek Restaurant and they had a good time, Jamie was relieved to finally be out of Hell's Kitchen after so many punishments which Carson and Kayla agreed with.

## Punishment

The Blue Team were tasked with preparing the dining and menu items for that night's Greek cuisine night, Carlos was apologetic as all hell for costing them the challenge with his raw chicken, annoying Jazz but she managed to keep it together through the punishment.

## Before Service

Once the Red Team returned Ramsey met with the remaining chefs in the kitchen, he made it clear to both teams that he expected a good service tonight.

## Dinner Service

 **Meat** | Jamie
 **Fish** | Kayla
 **Garnish** | Jamie
 Dessert

The Greek menu included moussaka, Keftdedes, Tzatziki and casseroles, the Blue Team's streak of good services came to a grinding as whilst Jazz and Zara were able to get the Blue Team passed apps, Carlos and Steve completely tanked their respective stations even with Zara and Jazz trying to help them recover, in the Red Team Jamie was able to keep her teammates together and they completed service with little issues, however the same couldn't be said for the Blue Team as they all got kicked out after Carlos served a whole table a raw chicken, forcing Ramsey and the Sous Chefs to finish service.

## Post-mortem

The Blue Team were named the losers of the service and Zara was named Best of the Worst for her efforts to help Steve, this weighed heavily on Zara's mind as she didn't want any of her teammates to go home after growing so close to them but Max reminded her that if she failed to name anyone it was likely going to get her nominated alongside whoever Ramsey nominated, with that in mind Zara reluctantly nominated Carlos and Steve, making it clear to both men that it was nothing personal and they assured her that they understood.

## Elimination

Ramsey asked Zara for her nominees and she named Steve and Carlos for their failures on meat and fish, Steve said that he was ashamed at how badly her had performed that night and and promised that it would never happen again whilst Carlos said that he was a good chef and a team player and that tonight's service was a one off.

Ramsey eliminated Carlos that night for getting the Blue Team kicked out and told him to keep fighting, once Carlos left Ramsey warned the remaining chefs that whilst Carlos had started off strong, he was gone after one bad night and that no one was safe in those situations.

Carlos's Elimination Statement: *"This is heartbreaking man, I was doing so well but at the end of the day all it took was one bad service to see the end of my dream! The door to winning Hell's Kitchen may be permanently closed for me but other doors will open now that I've been on the show."*

Ramsey's elimination comment: *"In Hell's Kitchen the cream rise to the top, Carlos simply couldn't keep up."*