(Lifedollars) Episode 2101 - FYI, This Season Is Going To Suck

The first episode of the first season of Hell's Kitchen in the Lifedollars Continuity was published on 8 December 2022. On that episode, eighteen chefs arrived at Hell's Kitchen, the Signature Dish Challenge occurred, and one chef began clashing with multiple chefs on their team.

## Intro

The eighteen chefs arrived in three limousines, with six chefs inside each. They get to know each other and where they work during their ride. Travis revealed that he had worked at 4-star restaurants and restaraunts with Michelin stars so therefore he should have no problem in Hell's Kitchen. Janine and Serena knew that a woman was definite going to win this season. Serena was excited to be in Hell's Kitchen since it was always a dream of hers that finally has come true. During the ride, Hunter asked where everyone in the car was from, which they answered. Nora revealed that she was the first contestant on the show from North Dakota and that she would have to grab opportunities like this quickly because they often don't come easily.

Meanwhile, Marino got to the front of the restaurant to greet the chefs who arrived shortly after he did. Ian was excited as he had never been all the way across the country in his life and that he had never really experienced it being that warm in January. The next limousine arrived, with Josiah saying that he was ready for whatever Hell's Kitchen threw his way. Once the chefs were all met up, they drank champagne and had a merry old time chatting. During that time, a curious Hayley wondered where the heck Ramsay was and wondered if this was all a set up and they would have to cook with Marino instead, not that she had a problem with that, though. Marino then introduced Sous Chef Christina, which pleasantly shocked Serena as she was one of the best winners in her eyes, and that Ramsay thought she was so good that she became essentially her right-hand woman. Afterwards Marino announced that Sous Chef Jason was the blue team's sous chef, exciting Eric since he thought that Jason was a beast in Season 7, before silently adding that he is basically an encyclopedia of all things Hell's Kitchen. While the sous chefs gave the eighteen new chefs important advice, the chefs noted a helicopter flying close to the restaurant. Sean yelled in a confessional stating that he couldn't exactly hear much over the extremely loud blades of the helicopter that was flying suspiciously close to the restaurant. Out of the helicopter came a wax figurine of Ramsay which quickly plummetted to the ground. However, it got everyone worried at the same time since they thought Ramsay was gonna die. Amy sarcastically said it was a funny prank but wondered where the actual Ramsay is. Shortly after, a human Ramsay dropped down out of the helicopter wearing a parachute. He was laughing, asking the chefs if they actually thought that wax figurine was him. A relieved Amy was thankful that he was actually okay.

The parachute stunt was meant to teach the chefs to be prepared for anything that stands in their way. Just like seeing a wax figurine of Ramsay fall a fatal distance to in front of Hell's Kitchen, there will be several things during their time on Hell's Kitchen that they will not expect. He said that this new position (head chef of Ramsay's new restaurant) the chefs would be fighting for is incredibly demanding and would have many changes and that he needs a chef that can adapt to the changes and can use them to an advantage. Janine said that she lives by this every day and that every day for her is an adventure, but not every day because some are boring. Ramsay announced that per usual, the Signature Dish challenge would be the chefs' first challenge and sent them into the kitchen to make their dishes. Afterwards, a teaser of the season's moments was shown.

## Signature Dish challenge

The chefs had forty-five minutes to cook their dishes. Five minutes in, Rachel said that since she is young people might not take her seriously and she needs to show that she is a force to be reckoned with and the first step to being taken seriously is a good signature dish. In the blue kitchen, AJ explained that as a child, he was very troublesome and got into a lot of fights, given his upbringing in Tennessee, so he knows how to handle Hell's Kitchen. Sous Chef Jason reminded AJ not to undercook an unknown ingredient because if it's not cooked, then the dish is ruined. With thirty minutes left, Sous Chef Jason reminded everyone that the chefs need to have an idea of what they're making by now. In the red kitchen, Devin noticed Nora doing something unusal, which worried her as it might not go over well with judging. Vera was hoping to incorporate her cultural heritage into her dish and that she was hoping that Ramsay would enjoy the taste of her flavors, before immediately retracting that statement, thinking it sounded gross. Brian was hoping that his pasta dish would impress, but Eric felt that since it's just pasta, he would have to do a really good job to impress fully. With ten minutes left, Tyler was getting very stressed and was trying to make sure that his dish was perfect. He then described that he is not an organized person; his room was always messy, his car is messy, and he always found a way to get messy, so Hell's Kitchen would be interesting. While Ian tried to calm Tyler down, Hunter said that a steak has to be rested, otherwise it bleeds out onto the plate, and blood is not something you'd want in your mouth. With five minutes left, Nora said that she may be old, but her dish will knock Ramsay's socks off. Cassidy was then seen helping her but wondered how this dish was going to taste since the concept seemed weird. Everyone got their dishes cooked and plated on time.

Before tasting the dishes, Ramsay announced that the winner of the Battle of the Ages would become his new head chef at the at a Hell's Kitchen restaurant. Serena felt that this was a huge and super freaking important prize that many people in the culinary industry would kill for. Also, Ramsay announced the $250,000 cash prize, something that Rachel considered a lot of money, hopefully still a lot after taxes. Ramsay explained that he would rank each dish on a scale of 1-5, and the team with the most points won the challenge. First up were Devin and Josiah. When asking what got Devin into cooking, she explained that she way terribly misguided when trying to find a job when she was younger, unsure as a child of what she wanted to be when she grew up. Ramsay said that this was a true statement as when one is a teenager, their mind is probably the most confused with everything going on. Devin agreed and then explained that she found a job as a waiter at the age of 17 and enjoyed the experience and decided that was where she wanted to work for the forseeable future and that's how she became a chef. She then presented her dish. Ramsay then said that she made the right decision to be a chef as the dish was seasoned perfectly and overall a good dish. She scored 4 points, which Devin said felt extremely awesome. Next was Josiah. When asked where he was from, he said that he lives in Newman, Georgia. Ramsay then asked where Newman was, and Josiah said that it was about an hour or so from Atlanta. He then presented his dish, which Ramsay said was very delicious albeit plated a bit sloppily, so he scored a 3 out of 5. Ramsay still deemed it a good effort. Josiah said that he was happy that Ramsay said the dish was good, and even happier that he gave him the criticism he needed to improve.

Next up were Amy and AJ to present their dishes. Ramsay then asked AJ is he was the AJ from The Backstreet Boys, to which AJ humorously responded "not yet, but maybe someday", much to the laughter of several others. When Ramsay asked where the passion comes from, AJ responded that he initially grew up in east Tennessee, and he constantly was terrorized because of what he believed to be his skin color, and so his mother had him cook so that he wouldn't have to risk having bad things happen to him at the hands of the other kids. Eventually his mom told him that he needed to leave Tennessee as quickly as possible if you know what's good for you, so eventually he left and didn't look back. Ramsay said that this was a very empowering story, where he did what he had to do for the sake of his own well-being. Sean then said that he has so much respect for AJ for enduring such a traumatic childhood and not allowing it to negatively impact him. AJ then presented his dish, and Ramsay said that he nailed the protein perfectly, and for being a good dish overall. He scored 4 out of 5. Then, Amy presented her dish, which Ramsay also enjoyed, handing out another 4. The score was 8-7 for the women. Next were Nora and Eric. Ramsay noted that Nora was the first ever chef to be from either of the Dakotas, which Nora said that she was out here representing for the two states. After that, she presented her dish. Ramsay was immediately offput by the presentation and the weird combination, but Nora assured him that it would be delicious. Unfortunately, this turned out to be wrong as Ramsay said that the combination didn't work, along with it being too salty. Nora said that this was very not good. She scored 1 out of 5, and a disappointed Nora became concerned that the team would see her as a weak link. Up next was Eric, whose dish description was incredibly lengthy, which Hunter compared to the list of things his wife sends him to the grocery store with all the time. Ramsay commented that the dish description was quite a mouthful but hopefully it would be a good-tasting mouthful. Luckily for him, the mouthful ended up being delicious, and Ramsay said that he still should cut down since less is more. Eric said that this was very uplifting to hear and that he will hopefully build on that. The score is now 13-12 for the men.

In the fourth round, Ian's dish recieves the lowest score yet for the men, with only 2 points, as his dish was dry. Janine scored 3 points for her dish, with Ramsay saying that the dish would have recieved a higher score had it been seasoned properly. The score was now tied at 15-15. Next up was Tyler. When Tyler was asked about his dish, he stuttered to think of what the dish was, which prompted Ramsay to slow him down and have him actually think of what the dish was. After that quick reminder, Tyler explained his dish. During the explanation, he said that he was not too confident in the dish itself. Ramsay told him that if he was him, he would not have any doubts about the dish as he deemed it the best dish of the day thus far. He scored a perfect score of 5, and a triumphant Tyler said that he was so stoked at getting a perfect 5, like by the real Gordon Ramsay. Hayley then presented her dish and explained that her goal was to try and elevate the cuisines that are seen in the city in Minnesota as the city doesn't often stand out as a food city but she was looking to change that. Ramsay said that the dish was very delicious and worthy of a 4 out of 5. The score of 18-17 for the blue team, but Hayley said that she was happy to get 4 points and not 1.

In the sixth round, Travis presented his dish and said that his inspiration comes mostly from his late parents, the mother of which had passed less than a month before he came into Hell's Kitchen. Ramsay said that he was very sorry for the unfortunate loss but Travis assured that his parents were looking down on him with pride. He then presented his dish, which was poorly received because it was bland. Travis scored a 2 out of 5, and felt that a dish like that would not be something he would be proud of. Luckily for him, his opponent, Rachel, also had a low score of 2 out of 5. The blue team still led 20-18. Brian's dish was a major miss, scoring only one point. Vera's dish was praised for having amazing spice and overall being very delicious. She scored a perfect score of 5 out of 5. Vera was very thankful to score the red team's first perfect score, as well as getting the women back into the lead 23-21. Up next was Cassidy, who was confident in her dish. However, the puree was disgusting while the rest of the dish was good, but because of the puree it was a 2 out of 5. Cassidy deemed this an epic fail. This allowed Sean to make up some ground with his dish. Sean explained that he was hoping for the dish to come together and give him a 5 so the blue team would get back into the lead. Fortunately for him, Ramsay deemed it exceptional and gave him a 5 out of 5, to which Sean celebrated. This made the score 26-25 for the blue team going into the final round.

The final round had Serena and Hunter going against eachother. Serena explained that the biggest teacher she had was her grandma who had passed away recently, but had taught her everything about cooking that she needed to know. When tasting her dish, Ramsay told her that her grandma had taught her wlel because it was seasoned perfectly, giving her a solid 4 out of 5. Next was Hunter, who explained that he originally wanted to open up a restaurant in 2017. When asked what happened, Hunter said that Hurricane Harvey occurred and that it was horrific. Ramsay said that he had heard about it a few years ago and said that its effects were terrible. He's been wanting to open one up recently and one day hopefully he will. He then presented his dish, which Ramsay said was delicious, although the presentation could be worked on. With the score at 29-26, he needed 4 points to win. Ramsay then said that he could overlook the presentation and gave him a 4 out of 5. The blue team won 30-29 and Hunter celebrated with the rest of his team, saying that this was a great way to start Hell's Kitchen, getting the blue team its first win.

## Reward

The men were rewarded with a luxurious yacht experience and an amazing dinner. Eric was excited as he had never ever been aboard a yacht before in his life. As the blue team walked by the red team, Vera reminded the boys to not let the door hit them on the way out. During the reward, the blue team found Ramsay aboard and Brad amazed to actually be on a yacht with Ramsay. The blue team toasted a victory, and Ramsay asked the blue team what they were expecting when they came to Hell's Kitchen. Sean said that he fully expected he would get his ass kicked and screamed at, which Hunter agreed. Ramsay then detailed how he became a chef as a young boy and AJ said that he could imagine a tiny Gordon Ramsay yelling at people and shit.

## Punishment

The red team had to clean both kitchens after noticing the disgusting mess they had both left behind. Vera was very upset at the loss while Nora knew that fingers were instantly going to be pointed at her. During the punishment, Rachel told Nora that she cannot fuck up like that in the future and that if she does then she's gonna feel like shit. Vera was pissed to be the only one to get a 5 out of 5 on the red team and blamed Nora, Cassidy, and Rachel for getting low scores. Cassidy then said that Vera needed to cool down because she's starting to piss her off. After briefly arguing, Devin told them both to shut the fuck up because the team could not have such negative energy going in to service.

## Individual challenge

After the punishment, everyone went to bed, but Vera told everyone that everyone who fucked up during the signature dish challenge had better shape up the next day. During the night, Hayley and Janine both agreed that Vera was kind of an overly aggressive bitch.

The following day, both teams changed into jackets and went downstairs to see Ramsay. Once everyone was lined up, Ramsay asked if they had a good night's sleep. Everyone said yes for the most part. Ramsay then asked the red team how their punishment was, which Amy responded saying it was terrible. The blue team was asked how their reward was, and all of them said it was good. Josiah, in particular, said it was awesome. Ramsay said that punishments suck and rewards are amazing, and that if they really want to enjoy rewards, it would be reconmended that they win the next challenge. Ramsay then described that the winner would be the recipient of the Punishment Pass. Travis noted how awesome that sounds and how good it would feel to actually win that. Afterwards, Ramsay told them that the challenge would be to create the best possible ramen dish that they could in 40 minutes. Ramsay then forewarned that a chef would be eliminated after this challenge, which shocked Amy and Ian, before the episode ended on a cliffhanger.