Debbie Johnston

* HK Luskia

**Debbie Johnston** is a contestant who competed in *Hell's Kitchen Luskia*. She is in the finale along with Erik.

## Personality

Debbie is one of the quieter chefs of the season. At times, she was shown taking on a motherly role towards the other contestants, particularly Austin. In the kitchen, she is shown to be a capable chef who puts her head down and cooks, despite becoming more inconsistent half-way through the competition.

## Hell's Kitchen Luskia

### Episode 1

The chefs arrived at Hell's Kitchen, and they had to cook their signature dishes. Her pork-chop with mushrooms and potatoes had under-cooked potatoes, and scored 2 points. The red team eventually won the challenge 23-22, and got a yacht trip as their reward.

She was not seen during dinner service, and the red team won the service.

### Episode 2

For the challenge, the chefs had to make up their own ravioli. Her crab ravioli was criticized for being burst and scored 1 star.

She was not seen during dinner service, and the red team won the service.

### Episode 3

At the start of the episode, she was shown comforting Austin as he felt like he wasn't been taken seriously.

During the Scallop Cleaning challenge, she was chosen to sit out. The red team lost the challenge, and had to clean up animal manure at a farm.

During dinner service, she overcooked her wellingtons, but bounced back from that mistake. The red team lost the service, and she was not nominated for elimination.

### Episode 4

For the Lobster Cleaning challenge, she was paired with Penny. They were shown getting three attempts accepted. The red team won the challenge, in part due to their excellent performance. Kenneth singled her and Penny out as the best performers. As the reward for being on the winning team, they got to have a gourmet lunch with Kenneth.

She was not seen during service. Both teams were named joint-losers, and she was asked to announce the red team's nominee. She was not nominated that night, and said goodbye to Crystal and hello to Jonathan as the latter two switched teams.

### Episode 5

During the challenge, she had to compete against Christopher to scramble eggs. Both of her attempts were deemed beautiful, and she scored the point over Christopher. The red team eventually lost the challenge, and had to make 600 tuile cookies as their punishment.

During dinner service, she was assigned to garnish. At one point, she sent up under-portioned creamed spinach, causing Kenneth to ask the red team if they had gone insane. The red team lost the service, and she was not nominated for elimination.

### Episode 6

For the Mexican Cuisine challenge, she made carnitas enchiladas. They were criticized for having their Mexican flavours sanitized, and lost the round to Chase. The women lost the challenge 2-3, and had to decorate the restaurant.

During dinner service, she was cooking clam chowder tableside. She was not shown much until she was called back into the kitchen to help Amber, who was struggling on desserts. The teams were named joint-winners, and she was not nominated for elimination.

### Episode 7

For the Sliders challenge, she made pulled pork sliders with creamy coleslaw. Her sliders were ranked as the best from the red team. While her sliders were praised for being delicious, Chase won the round over her. Her team eventually lost the challenge. During the punishment, she told her team that fourth time was the charm.

During dinner service, she was on the meat station. When she, Maria, and Wren sent up unacceptable food, Kenneth asked them if they were fucking up in sync. She then sent up raw lamb, and she and Wren had to eat their mistakes. She then sent up raw wellingtons, but then bounced back from her mistakes. The red team lost the service, and was named as the red team's first nominee. During her plea, she said that she would always try her best during service. While Kenneth said that trying isn't always enough, he still noted that there was something humble about her. She survived elimination.

### Episode 8

For the Jackets Challenge, she was assigned beef empanadas. Her empanadas were misshapen, and therefore lost the round. Despite this, the red team won the challenge 3-2.

She was not seen during dinner service, and her team won the service.

### Episode 9

For the Mother Sauce challenge, she was assigned tomato sauce. While her vegetable pasta with tomato sauce was praised for being nice, it didn't have the complexity to beat Chase's dish. For the punishment, the red team had to bake the wedding cake.

At the start of service, she struggled with her flatbreads. Despite burning her first one, her second one was deemed very nice. Both teams were named joint-losers. While Penny considered her due to the flatbread incident, she was eventually spared nomination due to her bouncing back.

### Episode 10

For the Asian Cuisine challenge, she was assigned Chinese food. Her dish wasn't judged due to the challenge ending prematurely.

During dinner service, she was assigned to appetizers. Her risotto was praised for being perfectly cooked. She was later shown helping Crystal cook her meat, and Debbie's pork-chop was praised for being beautifully-cooked. She was later shown communicating with Amber. The red team eventually won the service.

After dinner service, she welcomed Crystal back to her team.

### Episode 11

For the Blind Taste Test, she was up last against Chase. She identified shrimp, American cheese, and watercress.

For dinner service, she was assigned to appetizers. When she sent up her first attempt of linguine, it was raw, and was asked to cook it longer. However, her second attempt also came out raw, and was asked if it was a joke to her. However, with Crystal's help, she finally got her appetizers accepted. Later on in service, she was caught cooking spinach, and Kenneth told her that she was a lot more hard-working than that.

Due to her poor performance, she was named as Crystal's first nominee, with Maria as the second. During her plea, she said that she puts her head down and cook, and is good at following directions, but Kenneth reminded her that he never asked her to cook raw linguine and spinach. She survived elimination.

### Episode 12

At the start of the episode, she was shown calming an argument down. Later on, Kenneth announced the Wedding Planning challenge, where they each had to make dishes to be added to the menu. She was assigned to the desserts round. Her apple crepe was criticized for having a raw apple inside,and therefore lost the round for her team.

For dinner service, she was on the meat station. She was shown struggling with Erik's squab dish. Her first attempt of squab came out overcooked, and she was asked to do better. Despite this, her second attempt was accepted. She wasn't shown for the rest of the service, and the red team won the service. For being on the winning team, she earned a black jacket.

## Quotes

"They say that third time's the charm, but in this case, fourth time's the charm, ladies"