Episode 7: As Luck Would Have It

In the dorms Chelsea and Ashley were welcomed to the Blue Team by Xander who informed him that his usage of the Punishment Pass had indirectly led to Fiona's elimination in the middle of service which caught Xander off guard but once Chelsea explained what happened Xander nodded before saying that he didn't intend for that to happen, adding that he had literally picked Fiona at random, Ashley stated that she was more used to working with men anyway, explaining that she was the only woman in her restaurant's brigade and saw this as no different aside from Chelsea being the other woman on the Blue Team and Xander said that they were going to make them feel at home.

In the Red Team Stephan and Miles were welcomed into the fold by McKenna and Ava, Miles wasn't happy about it as he felt that he would do much better in the Blue Team but Stephan told him to suck it up and see what happens, Cora was seen keeping her distance from the rest of the red team and wishing that she had been traded alongside Chelsea and Ashley because the Red Team viewed her as the weak link, Lisa and Sophie did their best to pick her spirits up, telling the Greek American chef to use this as motivation but couldn't tell if their words had any effect on Cora.

## Individual Challenge

The newly shook up teams were greeted in the dining room by Ramsey standing in front of a giant slot machine, he explained that the Hell's Kitchen Restaurant franchise had gotten it's start in Las Vegas and whilst the prize restaurant was in Miami he still wanted to test the chefs on their ability to adapt, explaining that the slot machine would help them form their dishes.

Some chefs like Chelsea, Ashley, Cora and Xander got good combinations (chicken, rice, chorizo and chillis for Chelsea, pork belly, herbs, apples and potatoes for Ashley, Lamb, Mint, Peas and Red Wine for Cora and muscles, white wine, shallots and mushrooms for Xander) and produced good dishes, with Chelsea's chorizo stuffed chicken with a chilli caramel, Ashley's unconventional take on porketta, Cora's deconstructed lamb casserole and Xander's muscles tagliatelle dishes receiving rave reviews, others got less conventional combinations but were able to make it work, ultimately it was Chelsea's dish that was deemed dish of the day, winning the challenge for her new teammates.

## Reward

The Blue Team were treated with a wine tasting trip with Chelsea being provided with non-alcoholic wine due to her being under aged, followed by a meal cooked by former Hell's Kitchen winner Meghan Gill.

## Punishment

The Red Team were tasked with disassembling the slot machine and propping both kitchens for service, despite producing a great dish in the challenge Cora was still angry at herself for how she had performed up to that point and Christina decided to do something about it, taking Cora into the pantry and allowing her to vent her frustrations at the Sous Chefs, reminding the reluctant chef that the season she won had one of the most toxic casts ever and Cora agreed, venting her frustration about her poor performances, she admitted that it felt good to get it off her chest and completed the rest of the punishment without issue.

## Before Service

As soon as the Blue Team returned Ramsey told the teams that he wasn't going to stand for a repeat of last night's service before announcing that the chefs tables were returning, the Red Team would be looking after wrestling legend Bret "The Hitman" Hart and his family whilst the Blue Team would be looking after UFC Legend Tito Ortiz and his family.

## Dinner Service

 **Appetizers** | Miles and Stephan
 **Meat** | Cora
 **Fish** | Lisa
 **Garnish** | Sophie
 Dessert

The teams got off to a strong start with Miles and Stephan and Xander and Ashley working extremely well together, however it was a different story come entrees, whilst Chelsea worked well with her station partner Dylan the biggest surprise came from the usually inconsistent Cora who came out with her best service to date, unfortunately her efforts proved to be for naught as Lisa and Sophie had complete meltdowns on the fish and garnish stations, getting them kicked out and requiring the Blue Team to come in and help them complete service, however Cora insisted on working alone and continued to put out excellent food, much to the shock and surprise of her former teammates Chelsea and Ashley.

## Post-mortem

Ramsey named the Red Team the losers of the service and then dropped another Bombshell by naming Cora the Best of the Worst for her redemption night on meat, telling her to come up with two nominees.

Lisa and Sophie tried to use their words of encouragement from that morning to talk Cora into nominating someone else but Cora realized that doing so would flush the goodwill she had built up down the toilet, outright asking Sophie and Lisa if they thought she was stupid which they strenuously denied.

## Elimination

Ramsey asked Cora for her nominations and she named Lisa and Sophie, after hearing both pleas Ramsey eliminated Lisa for dropping the ball so hard in service, he then told Cora that she wasn't out of the danger zone yet and that tonight's service couldn't be a one off fluke whilst warning Sophie to shape up.

Lisa's elimination statement: *"That ungrateful bitch! I picked Cora's spirits up this morning but the moment she does well in service I get tossed to the side?! I can't wait for this service to be exposed as a fluke and Cora's talentless ass to be sent home!"*

Ramsey's elimination comment: *"In a battle between Lisa and the cod it was the cod that came out on top, and that is what sank her chances of winning Hell's Kitchen!"*