Episode 1: Next Gen in Hell

## Intro

The twenty new contestants arrived in Hell's Kitchen, all of them being under the age of thirty, Chelsea wondered if Gordon would even recognize her two years later whilst the other chefs like Ashley were quietly confident.

a few minutes past and Gordon arrived with the sous chefs all of them wearing makeup to appear older than they actually were, after pantomiming being old for a bit they removed the makeup and Ramsey told the aspiring chefs that they were the next generation of chefs and he was looking for a prodigy, he then told them to get into the kitchen and cook them their signature dishes.

## Signature Dish Challenge

The chefs rushed into the kitchen eager to get started, as Christina was making the rounds in the Red Kitchen she spotted Chelsea and double checked once she recognized her with Chelsea confirming that yes, she was the niece of Season 28 runner up Jamie having been inspired by her aunt's performance in that season to go into the culinary arts for herself, elsewhere the chefs were busy preparing their dishes until time was called and they presented their dishes.

Ramsey announced the prize for the winner: the Executive Chef position at Hell's Kitchen Miami with a salary of a quarter of a million dollars, and then announced that the dish challenge would use the 1-5 scoring system, the first pairing saw the youngest in the competition Chelsea go up against Trent from the Blue Team and Ramsey did a double take upon recognizing her, Chelsea confirmed that her aunt was doing well before presenting her duck breast dish and after Ramsey confirmed that Chelsea wasn't even old enough to drink yet he gave her a perfect score confirming that her family was full of excellent cooks, Trent on the other hand got the Blue Team off to a bad start as his deep fried wagyu was burnt on the outside and raw in the middle, awarding the easy point to the women.

The next round would prove to be a high scoring one for both teams, Italian Australian chef Ashley presented her seafood risotto and after initially saying that she had pan seared the rice instead of her trout fillet earned the second perfect score of the night whilst Xander gained the men some ground after his surf and turf dish got a perfect score, the Blue Team were able to pull back in the next round as Fiona's scallops were burnt to a crisp earning her a one whilst Miles's halibut dish score him a strong four, Chris would continue the tie against Greek American chef Cora as they both earned a four for their pork chop and mousakka dishes respectively.

Next up was Mexican American food truck owner Saraya against Dylan and the men were able to pull back the lead in this round as Saraya's Tex-Mex Huevos Rancheros was knocked down from a four to a three by it's presentation whilst Dylan's take on Steak and Eggs earned him a four, in a montage Lisa lost the Red Team their lead as her poorly prepared koftas earned her a 2 against Jake's Crab Cakes which earned him a 4 whilst the rounds between Sophie and Tai and Stephan and Kaylee both earned a four each for their hanger steak, trout, ribeye and rainbow trout dishes, the streak of good dishes ended with Ava and Devon as Ava's steak tartare was bland and Devon's harissa salmon was burned leaving the last round between former convict and addict McKenna and Grant to decide the winner.

McKenna explained that cooking had basically saved her life as she saw it as her way out of drug addiction and going in and out of prison and whilst Ramsey was surprised that she had presented a hot dog as her signature dish McKenna explained that she had made everything on the plate from the sausage to the ketchup to even the bread impressing Ramsey enough to award her a four, the Blue Team were relying on Grant to pull it back but after his chicken was revealed to be raw the Red Team won the signature dish challenge,

## Reward

The Red Team where treated to a night on the town with most of the women (aside from Chelsea who was just underaged, Ashley because she didn't drink and McKenna because she saw alcohol as just another drug) getting wasted long before they returned to Hell's Kitchen, during this time Ashley and Chelsea grew close, seemingly hitting it off from the outset whilst McKenna kept her distance from the other chefs.

## Punishment

The Blue Team were tasked with prepping the dining room and kitchens before sending out invitations to the Hell's Kitchen customers expected to arrive for opening night, Xander made a few crude jokes about the women but stopped when the men told him too and got back to work, thankful that Christina wasn't around to hear him.

Once the Red Team returned they crashed for the night, Chelsea, Ashley and McKenna were the only ones studying the menu when McKenna asked the other girls what was motivating them, Chelsea said that she was here to finish what her aunt started and win the season whilst establishing herself as her own chef whilst Ashley said that she wanted to follow in Jazz's footsteps, McKenna admitted that she had only just gotten clean and saw the prize as the best way she could get her life in gear.

The men were studying the menu as well but found the more drunken members of the Red Team distracting, especially Saraya who's loud and boisterous personality got on their nerves, Grant noted that it was going to be a long competition which Devon agreed on.

The next morning the women didn't get a chance to recover from their hangovers before being called into the dining room so Ramsey could announce the next challenge.