Hell's Kitchen Mỹ (Mùa 2)

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| episode_list = Danh sách tập của Hell's Kitchen (Loạt chương trình truyền hình Mỹ)
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Mùa 2 của Hell's Kitchen được công chiếu vào ngày 12 tháng 6 năm 2006 và kết thúc vào ngày 14 tháng 8 năm 2006. Đây là mùa đầu tiên của Hell's Kitchen bắt đầu có một số thí sinh được chia thành hai đội theo giới tính, điều này sẽ trở thành một truyền thống trong các mùa tiếp theo.

Bếp phó Heather West đã giành chiến thắng trong mùa giải. Giải thưởng của cô là vị trí bếp trưởng điều hành tại Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino ở Las Vegas với mức lương 250.000 USD, nơi cô làm đầu bếp tại Nhà hàng Terra Rossa. Á quân Virginia Dalbeck có thành tích tệ nhất so với bất kỳ người vào chung kết nào trong chương trình, lần nào cũng được đề cử ngoại trừ chiến thắng và đề cử "Người xuất sắc nhất trong số những người tệ nhất".

Việc ghi hình cho mùa thứ hai được thực hiện trong cùng một tòa nhà nơi mùa đầu tiên được ghi hình.

Đây là mùa cuối cùng của chương trình được quay ở tỷ lệ 4:3.

Dàn diễn viên
Bếp trưởng kiêm host - Gordon Ramsay
Bếp phó - Scott Leibfried và Mary-Ann Salcedo
Maître d'hôtel - Jean-Philippe Susilovic

Các thí sinh
Mùa thứ hai có 12 thí sinh sau đây, những người ban đầu được chia thành các đội xanh và đỏ theo giới tính:

Tiến độ thí sinh
Mỗi tuần, thành viên xuất sắc nhất của đội thua cuộc trong thời gian phục vụ gần nhất ("tốt nhất" do Ramsay xác định) được yêu cầu đề cử hai đồng đội của họ để loại bỏ; một trong hai người này đã được Ramsay gửi về nhà.

Đáng lẽ Maribel phải tham gia nhưng không được nên Giacomo đã thay thế cô ấy.

Các tập

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Món ăn đặc trưng: Đầu bếp Ramsay yêu cầu từng thí sinh làm món ăn đặc trưng của họ. Frutti di mare của Giacomo được coi là "không tệ", bánh empanadas mâm xôi sô cô la của Heather, mặc dù có bánh ngọt dày, là một trong những món ăn "ngon nhất" mà Ramsay đã thử, và tôm bướm của Rachel nhận được phản hồi tích cực về hương vị bất chấp những lời chỉ trích về nước sốt sô cô la. Các món ăn còn lại nhận được phản hồi tiêu cực; Món cá ngừ tẩm vừng của Keith quá nóng, Ramsay từ chối ăn bánh mì focaccia "chưa nấu chín" của Polly, món bánh cua khoai tây châu Á của Larry nấu chưa chín và Ramsay đã phải nhổ đi khi thử món súp chuối của Maribel vì nó cay, có mùi tỏi và "trông như bãi nôn của em bé". Món tôm scampi của Tom cũng bị nhổ ra vì được đem ra cùng với salad Caesar đã nấu chín, thịt của Garrett bị khô và chín quá, cá của Gabe còn sống, mì ống của Sara bị chín quá, và món salad rễ cần tây và dừa của Virginia rất giòn mà hầu như không cần nấu, ngoài việc nướng quả hạch.

Lần đầu tiên, các đầu bếp được chia thành đội nam (đội xanh) và nữ (đội đỏ). Ramsay yêu cầu một tình nguyện viên từ mỗi đội - Heather và Giacomo - những người được chọn làm "con lừa" của đội; họ chỉ có thể giúp đỡ đồng đội của mình hoặc dọn dẹp và sắp xếp nhà bếp. Để chuẩn bị, những người phụ nữ đã hoàn thành công việc trước những người đàn ông hàng giờ, mặc dù tiến độ của những người đàn ông bị cản trở bởi Tom đổ mồ hôi vào thức ăn, buộc họ phải bắt đầu lại.

Buổi phục vụ: Trong nhà bếp của đội nữ, Polly đã ba lần không làm được món cơm risotto do Sara đưa ra thời gian nấu không chính xác khi Sara sang trạm để giúp cô ấy. Ramsay yêu cầu Polly thay thế Heather làm con lừa. Sara vui mừng khi món risotto của Heather cuối cùng cũng được chấp nhận, khiến Ramsay mắng mỏ vì họ đã mất một tiếng rưỡi để phục vụ một món khai vị. Virginia gặp khó khăn về thịt, và nhóm đã chuẩn bị nhầm nước kho thịt bê chứ không phải nước kho thịt cừu, dẫn đến việc Virginia phải nhờ những người đàn ông giúp đỡ nhưng họ đã từ chối. Khi một khách hàng phàn nàn với Ramsay rằng không có bí ngô trong món cơm risotto của anh ta và Ramsay đã không đáp lại anh ta ngay lập tức, anh ta trở nên hung hăng và Ramsay đã yêu cầu hộ tống anh ta ra khỏi nhà hàng. Trong nhà bếp dành cho nam, Tom đã gây ra đám cháy ở quầy khai vị, sau đó quên bật lại bếp của mình. Larry bị mắng mỏ vì đứng xung quanh và không làm gì cả, còn Gabe nấu chín thức ăn ngon. Sau ba giờ, khách hàng có rất nhiều rượu, nhưng rất ít thức ăn. Khi khách hàng bắt đầu hét lên "Chúng tôi muốn đồ ăn của chúng tôi!", Ramsay đã đóng cửa nhà bếp. Ramsay đặt tên cho những người đàn ông chiến thắng ít nhất là phục vụ các món khai vị; Heather được mệnh danh là người giỏi nhất trong số những người tệ nhất vì là người duy nhất trong nhóm của cô ấy đem ra được món ăn để phục vụ khách hàng.

Loại bỏ: Heather đã cân nhắc đề cử Maribel, nhưng cô ấy đã thay đổi quyết định và đề cử Polly và Virginia. Ramsay đã loại Polly vì cô ấy thiếu đam mê và thể hiện kém trong món khai vị.

Bình luận của Polly: "Tôi nghĩ gia đình tôi sẽ ngạc nhiên vì họ hoàn toàn mong đợi tôi đến được đây và đá vào mông khi quay trở về. Tôi thà tử tế và thua cuộc còn hơn trở thành một người lừa bịp và chiến thắng."

Bình luận của Ramsay: "Đây là một cuộc hành trình và ngay bây giờ, chúng tôi sẽ đi đi lại lại hàng tuần để đảm bảo rằng chúng tôi tìm được đúng người. Còn Polly? Không có cơ hội."
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Thử thách đồng đội: Cả hai đội phải nấu ba món khai vị (thịt gà, bánh tortellini và cá hồi) trong 20 phút, với một người vào bếp cho mỗi lần. Trong quá trình chuyển đổi, mỗi thành viên trong nhóm sẽ chỉ có 15 giây để cung cấp thông tin cho người thay thế họ. Những người phụ nữ có thêm một thành viên, vì vậy Heather đành ngồi ở ngoài vì sợ vết thương ở tay sẽ làm đội của cô ấy chậm lại, mặc dù Sara cho rằng cô ấy đang đặt mình vào một vị trí ít dễ bị tổn thương hơn. Maribel không nghe thấy Rachel yêu cầu món tortellini, nên cô và Sara tiếp tục nấu hai món còn lại. Trong khi đó, Tom không được phép sử dụng bánh tortellini mà anh ấy tìm thấy từ buổi phục vụ trước đó, khiến cho những người đàn ông bối rối - Giacomo, Keith và Garrett đều làm bánh tortellini tươi. Theo như nhiệm vụ được đưa ra, đội nữ chỉ tạo ra hai món khai vị và đội nam ghi điểm cho món tortellini, nhưng đội nữ đã thắng bằng cách ghi điểm với món khai vị từ thịt gà và cá hồi vì đội nam đã quên nước sốt.

Phần thưởng/hình phạt: Đội nữ được thưởng một chuyến đi du thuyền với Ramsay. Còn đội nam buộc phải giặt đồ cho cả hai đội bằng tay. Khi họ quay lại, Garrett đưa ra nhận xét mà Heather coi là phân biệt giới tính và sau đó tranh cãi với Heather, tạo ra sự cạnh tranh gay gắt.

Buổi phục vụ: Sara và Keith đều đã có màn thể hiện xuất sắc với món khai vị, mặc dù Keith bị mắng vì xử lý cơm bằng tay và không kéo quần lên, điều mà thực khách đã nhìn thấy. Garrett đã bị mắng hai lần vì huýt sáo. Keith yêu cầu Tom làm một mẻ nước sốt cà chua, nhưng Keith sau đó nói rằng anh ấy không cần, khiến Tom buộc tội Keith đã "ném anh ấy vào gầm xe buýt". Giacomo quên bật lò nướng và nói dối là đã chuẩn bị xong món vịt nên Ramsay đã chuyển đổi vị trí ở tất cả các quầy. Tom bị mắng vì đã bỏ cuộc sau khi bị bỏng tay và hết khoai tây nghiền khiến buổi phục vụ không thể quay trở lại đúng hướng. Trong quầy bếp của đội nữ, Heather bị mắng vì cố chiếm vị trí của Sara, trong khi Maribel nấu chín thịt cừu Wellingtons nhiều lần, dẫn đến việc một bàn dọa bỏ đi sau khi đợi món hơn một giờ. Maribel phục vụ món wellington chưa nấu chín trước khi cô có cơ hội để sửa lỗi, lúc đó thực khách đã rời đi. Ramsay đóng cửa nhà hàng vào thời điểm này, nhưng lại công bố luôn rằng đội nữ giành chiến thắng vì phục vụ nhiều món khai vị hơn, chọn Sara là người giỏi nhất trong đêm.

Loại bỏ: Trong khi Keith được thừa nhận là người giỏi nhất trong số những người tệ nhất, Ramsay đã từ chối để anh chọn hai người được đề cử để loại do anh không thể đứng lên làm người lãnh đạo. Thay vào đó, đội nam phải tự đề cử lẫn nhau để tiến hành loại bỏ. Mọi người khác đều đề cử Tom vì anh ấy vẫn tiếp tục đấu tranh, nhưng Tom đã đề cử Giacomo, người mà Ramsay đã loại vì là người có màn thể hiện tệ nhất trong đêm.

Bình luận của Giacomo: "Tôi bị sốc vì tôi không phải là người bỏ cuộc, còn Tom thì bỏ cuộc. Tối nay tôi đã làm hỏng một việc lớn. Tôi ước mình có thể quay ngược thời gian và sửa chữa điều đó, nhưng bạn phải trả tiền cho kẻ thổi sáo."

Bình luận của Ramsay: "Trước khi bạn có thể thử điều hành riêng một nhà hàng, điều đầu tiên bạn phải làm là đảm bảo rằng bạn biết nấu ăn. Giacomo, anh ấy đã lạc lối đến mức không thể tin được."
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Team change: Before the challenge, Ramsay acknowledged that the men was now two members short, and Rachel, Sara and Heather had stepped up as leaders. He then transferred a reluctant Heather to the men's team.

Field trip: The teams were taken to Pink's Hot Dogs, where Ramsay surprised them with news that they would be opening for lunch for the first time, forcing them to run back to Hell's Kitchen.

Team challenge: The teams had to cook lunch for a group of children. Despite her reluctance to being on the blue team, Heather clamped down on bickering between Garrett and Tom and helped the blue team finally come together. Meanwhile, the red team was marred by a power struggle between Rachel and Sara, resulting in the quality of the food leaving the kitchen being occasionally inconsistent. Both teams managed to complete a service for the first time, finally impressing Ramsay. The red team earned a score of 9.84 out of 10, but the blue team won with a score of 9.85.

Reward/punishment: The blue team won a trip to Pacific Park. The red team cleaned up the dining room, full of food on the floor, balloons and silly string. Garrett and Heather made up and became friends, along with Keith. They all secretly plotted to get Tom out of the team, because he was holding them back.

Service: In the red kitchen, Rachel struggled on risotto, and Sara sabotaged Virginia by saying she was "ready and waiting for her call", though later told Ramsay she had yet to put on her turbot. When Virginia tried to explain the situation, Ramsay accused Virginia of lying to him and of not being a team player. Maribel served poor mashed potatoes, Rachel and Virginia left bones and wing on a quail, and Rachel left to buy ice after running out (part of their earlier punishment), forgetting to bring money on the way. Meanwhile, despite Keith and Heather having a strong performance on the blue team, Garrett served a bland risotto and had a cold lobster spaghetti returned. Tom was scolded for working the wrong order and burning a duck, almost setting fire to the restaurant. Ramsay kicked Tom off the meat station for Keith. Virginia served rare wellington instead of medium, and when Ramsay realized the women were glazing with egg whites instead of egg wash and had run out of wellingtons, he closed both kitchens. Ramsay then declared both teams losers, ordering one nominee from each team for elimination before sending them back to the dorms. This was the first time in the show's history that both teams lost a dinner service, something that would become more frequent in later seasons. This was also the first time any team got kicked out. Keith and Sara were named the best of their respective teams.

Elimination: Keith nominated Tom and Sara nominated Virginia. Ramsay also called out Rachel for having her worst service yet, so Rachel volunteered to nominate herself in place of Virginia. However, Ramsay eliminated Tom for his consistently poor performances.

Tom's comment: "I love working in the kitchen. By no means have I given up. This is the path I've chosen. You know what's scary? I gotta go find a job. Hey, Chef, I need a recommendation."

Ramsay's comment: "Tom's got a big heart. Sadly, he's a really crap cook. Why on earth he's ever decided to attempt to become a chef? I'll never know."
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Team challenge: The teams were told to taste various high cuisine dishes, not realizing they were made of low quality processed foods. Afterwards, they were challenged to a blind taste test; Rachel was forced to sit out. Keith and Maribel both scored two, Virginia scored three compared to Heather's two, and Sara and Garrett both scored two, giving the red team a 7-6 win.

Reward/punishment: The red team did a photo shoot with Ramsay for TV Guide. The blue team cleaned the kitchen and Garrett begrudgingly served champagne to the red team.

Service: In the blue kitchen, Heather was rebuked for cooking spaghetti ahead of order. Afterwards, she served an undercooked risotto, but the kitchen managed to get through appetizers under Keith's leadership. However, Heather tried to take over meat from Garrett, causing Garrett to send up the wrong number of quail and drag on lamb sauce, eventually forcing Keith to step in and take control. However, Keith argued with Ramsay when one of his dishes was returned from the dining room for being cold. Despite this, the blue team completed service. Meanwhile, when Maribel's foie gras was returned for having hair in it, she argued it wasn't her hair, and Rachel burned duck and overcooked quail. Virginia succeeded on fish, earning Ramsay's praise. After Rachel overcooked wellingtons and then tried to cover them with sauce to make them look medium, Ramsay shut down the kitchens, declared the blue team the winners for serving more entrees, and named Virginia the best of the worst for her improvement.

Elimination: Virginia struggled with nominations before picking Rachel and Maribel, though gave a lengthy speech as to why Sara could also be nominated. Ramsay eliminated Rachel for her many mistakes, but praised her effort. During Rachel's exit, a retrospect montage was played. Heather was particularly upset with Rachel's exit, as they had grown close, especially in their mutual dislike of Sara. Rachel had told Heather that if she were to go home, she'd like Heather to win.

Rachel's comment: "I've never, ever failed at anything I've set my mind to. It hurts, but everything has changed since I've been in Hell's Kitchen. You know, the restaurant was gonna be... Yeah, it's a dream. You don’t quit having a dream because one night."

Ramsay's comment: "Rachel clearly couldn't handle it. She buckled, panicked, and actually screwed the kitchen completely. You've got no chance of running a successful business if you can't handle one section."
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Team challenge: Both teams, after going to the Grand Central Market to buy ingredients, had to create a three-course meal. On appetizers, Ramsay was bothered by a sharp shrimp tail in Garrett's roasted corn scallop and shrimp bisque and felt Sara's bell pepper soup was too burnt, due to Virginia's idea to roast the peppers. For the entree, Ramsay was pleased with both Virginia's chicken roulade stuffed with Mexican heart salamis, sliced tomatoes and garlic, and Keith's bone in pan roasted ribeye with a tomato and smoked chili demi, despite the latter's poor presentation. For desserts, Ramsay found Heather's fresh fruit crepes with a mango peach puree very soggy, while Maribel's strawberry shortcake was tasty, if uninspired. Ramsay gave the red team the win, picking Virginia's dish as the best of the day.

Reward/punishment: The red team had a three-course dinner with Ramsay, with each course at a different L.A. restaurant. The blue team were tasked to help with the restaurant's delivery service, though were angry, as they felt they should have won. When the red team set off, Garrett angrily flipped the red team's car the bird, unaware that Ramsay was inside it. The next morning, Ramsay demanded an apology from Garrett and threatened him with elimination.

Service: Ramsay allowed both teams to create their own menu. Virginia and Sara (shutting out Maribel) came up with exotic ideas for the red team such as tuna sashimi and rack of lamb. For the blue team, Keith and Heather came up with the ideas for their menu but shot down Garrett's for being too complex. As a result, Garrett maintained a negative attitude throughout prep. In the blue kitchen, Keith performed well on appetizers, though Garrett undercooked duck twice, so had to be assisted by Ramsay and then Heather, after which acceptable servings were served. Both Heather and Keith performed well, and despite being forced out of service to take in additional deliveries, they still managed to complete service, for the first time in Hell's Kitchen history. In the red kitchen, Virginia undercooked scallops and struggled to slice the sashimi. Maribel had a salmon returned and refused to help Sara and Virginia for not letting her contribute to the menu, and Sara did not manage a single acceptable serving of lamb, which led Ramsay to order it off the menu. The red team barely managed to send out a few appetizers, but when Ramsay suggested their salmon dish just be cut into a slice, Sara argued with him, causing Ramsay to scold her. The blue team were ordered to help the red team, while Ramsay left the kitchen in disgust. Ramsay named the blue team clear winners and praised Keith for having his strongest performance, but told Garrett he was lucky to be on the blue team.

Elimination: Ramsay called down the entire red team for nomination. Despite holding Sara primarily responsible for the red team's failure and calling it her worst performance thus far, Ramsay eliminated Maribel for her lack of leadership, but praised her attitude.

Maribel's comment: "You know, Sara and Virginia are just out for themselves. I'm here trying to work as a team. I think that was my weakness. I was myself throughout the process, my husband will see that, and he'll be proud of me, and my daughter will, too, and that's all that counts to me."

Ramsay's comment: "I'm trying to find someone that deserves a restaurant. Now, to run that restaurant properly, you need a leader and Maribel clearly can't lead a section, let alone a kitchen."
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Challenge: Ramsay merged the final five into one team and awarded them all black jackets. Each chef was given twenty minutes to cook a special dish for Ramsay. Sara's dish was deemed the worst due to poor presentation, while Garrett and Heather made good tasting dishes, but were ruled out due to over-seasoned prawns and unwashed spinach respectively. Ramsay selected Keith as the winner, with Virginia a close runner-up.

Reward/punishment: Keith received a trip to Las Vegas to visit the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino and chose Virginia to go with him. In addition, his veal chop was placed on the menu for service. The others fumigated the kitchen, greatly frustrating Garrett, as Keith had promised that if either were to win a challenge, they would take the other.

Service: For the first time, the chefs served the entire restaurant. Sara and Heather got off to a slow start on appetizers, with Heather underseasoning a risotto and Sara forgetting to cook scallops in a non-stick pan. Heather rebounded, though Sara still struggled with portion sizes on scallops. Despite struggles in communication, Sara and Heather still managed to serve appetizers at a reasonable pace. Garrett served raw chicken and was kicked off the meat station for Keith, only to send mangled salmon. Virginia struggled on garnish, breaking romaine hearts and arguing with Ramsay about cooking tortellini when it wasn't even on the menu. Despite setbacks, Keith's strong performance ensured that entrees were served at a reasonable pace. However, one customer questioned Ramsay about how long her meal would take, and when Ramsay asked her to be patient before insulting her, she flipped over the tray for an entire table, setting back the kitchen and causing her to be escorted. A 12 top bachelorette party arrived, which the black jackets served without further incident. Service was completed with Keith named the clear best of the night, thus being the only chef to receive Best of the Best/Worst four times.

Elimination: Keith immediately ruled out Heather, though struggled between Virginia and Sara. After much thought, he nominated Virginia and Garrett. Ramsay eliminated Garrett for serving raw chicken, which Ramsay deemed unacceptable.

Garrett's comment: "Keith stabbed me in the back. But the fact of the matter is that the chicken went out there undercooked, and now I'm leaving. I'm still not gonna give up, but I wanted this more than anything."

Ramsay's comment: "I'm trying to find someone here that deserves a restaurant. Each and every step of the way, Garrett fought me and his team. That's why he's not here any longer."
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Challenge: The task was to serve a group of construction workers. Each construction worker sampled all four dishes and instructed to vote for the best and the worst entree. Virginia's turkey and feta sandwich was voted the best and Heather's chicken sandwich with french fries was voted the worst, upsetting her.

Reward/punishment: Virginia was rewarded with immunity from elimination in the next service and a $1000 shopping spree at Sur La Table. The others had to remove meat from crabs. They secretly decided to eliminate Virginia as they believe she was the weakest chef, even though she kept winning challenges. She later earned their resentment by buying them what they considered as cheap gifts.

Service: Three master chefs dined at Hell's Kitchen for service; Michael Mina, David Myers and Josie Le Balch. Keith did well on appetizers, but Virginia on garnish struggled to keep up with Heather on meat. The three master chefs then arrived, and each chef served a dish to them. Keith's lobster spaghetti received poor reviews for being undercooked. Sara also struggled to keep up with Heather and ran out of salmon, substituting with turbot. Ramsay threatened to switch Heather to the station as she was performing so well, though Sara defended her ground. Sara's scallops received mixed reviews from the master chefs, though Heather's wellingtons received praise. Virginia could not find the garnishes needed and Heather had to come to her rescue, though even then, Virginia's peas were burnt, which angered Ramsay. After Virginia also burned cabbage, Ramsay revoked her immunity. The chefs completed service; Ramsay named Heather best of the night.

Elimination: Virginia stated her belief that she did not deserve to be in the competition, and under the belief that Virginia would "take herself out", Heather decided to nominate her and Sara, who nevertheless objected to her nomination. Virginia stated she only wanted to be in the competition on the basis of her cooking ability and not because of Ramsay's promise, though Ramsay offered to give Virginia back her immunity, which Virginia accepted, leading to Sara being eliminated for her lack of teamwork and disintegrating performances, angering Keith and Heather.

Sara's comment: "I can't be angry at Virginia. It's been one hell of a trip. It's not about making friends, it's about winning that prize. I came here thinking that I had the potential to win the prize, and I’m worried that I'm just really not good enough to do great things."

Ramsay's comment: "Sara's not good enough as a cook. She made so many simple mistakes, she definitely didn't merit her own restaurant. Hello, sweetheart. Kiss my grits."
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Challenge: The chefs were given twenty minutes to recreate Ramsay's signature dish on taste alone. Virginia won by correctly identifying every component, as Keith mistook Chilean sea bass for striped sea bass and Heather mistook mashed potatoes for white bean puree. Heather and Keith were disappointed with this, as they both believe she cheated by buying Ramsay's recipe book the previous week and as she asked for ingredients the others had just finished using.

Reward/punishment: Ramsay gave Virginia tips on how to run a restaurant. Keith and Heather polished glasses and silverware.

Service: Each chef took a turn running the hot pass. Sous-chefs Scott and Mary-Ann, assisting with the cooking, were secretly instructed by Ramsay to make a deliberate mistake. Virginia got the night off to a bad start when she burned two orders of salmon and casually put them in the bin, while Heather burned chicken. In Keith's turn at the pass, he spotted overcooked pasta, but he refused to dictate times, leading to Heather taking control a lot during his turn. Meanwhile, Virginia remained unresponsive to Keith's orders, forgot what she was cooking and got overwhelmed on the fish station, confusing the rest of the kitchen's timings. Heather led well at the pass, being vocal in giving out timings and controlling the kitchen. Keith sent up enough rice for one risotto instead of two and talked back to Ramsay, leading Heather to stabilize the situation. However, she failed to spot lumpy mashed potatoes. Virginia got off to a slow start on the pass, leaving Keith and Heather unable to remember her orders. However, she rebounded and impressed Ramsay with her leadership, spotting bass in a dish instead of salmon.

Elimination: Ramsay asked the chefs to nominate one other person for elimination. Heather reconsidered her and Keith's pact to eliminate Virginia, due to Keith's weak pass performance. Heather and Keith nominated Virginia and Virginia nominated Keith. Ramsay eliminated Keith for his poor leadership and hostile attitude in service. After his elimination, Keith criticized Ramsay for his choice, accusing him of having a "hard-on" for Virginia. Ramsay however defended his choice, while arguing that Keith's attack on him just proved he made the right decision. He said his farewells to Heather, though ignored Virginia. Keith did not receive a coat hanging or burning picture sequence.

Keith's comment: "I definitely deserve my own restaurant. The whole time I've been here I did nothing but kill it. He doesn't like my personality, so fuck him, because I cook better than all those bitches! He didn't like my personality, he didn't like K-Grease. I tried to hide him, but he fucking got out. So it's bullshit!"

Ramsay's comment: "You got two choices: you run the team or the team runs you. And sadly, the team ran Keith. If Keith could only lose the attitude underneath all that, there's one talented, talented cook."
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Heather's parents and Virginia's mother and husband came in for a surprise visit. The women were then given control of half of Hell's Kitchen each and instructed to remodel it for service, as well as create their own menus.

Challenge: Heather and Virginia traveled to Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas to make a signature dish judged by 20 people. Virginia made a chicken roulade and Heather a sea bass dish. After a 10-10 tie, Ramsay brought in an extra person to sample both dishes, and Virginia won the tie-breaker.

Reward: Virginia was granted first pick in drafting a team using the six chefs eliminated from the competition prior to the final. Virginia picked Keith, Tom and Giacomo, while Heather picked Rachel and Sara, and was left with Garrett. Though Heather's team were happy with her (even Garrett, who was picked last, and Sara, who had previously admitted her dislike of Heather), Virginia's were not; Virginia had openly stated she picked her team as she believed they were the weakest chefs, Keith openly stated he wanted Heather to win the previous week and Tom did not like working for a woman. Virginia promised to pay each the men $1000 to work for her.
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Remodeling and preparation: Heather and Virginia remodeled the dining room per their wishes. Heather made the walls look like a blank canvas with a video wall and graffiti, including messages from her chefs. Ramsay liked most of her ideas, but suggested she remove the graffiti. After sampling her dishes, Ramsay found them to be good, but wanted them to be more exciting. Virginia created a waterfall behind the walls with an atmosphere akin to a desert sunset, and despite having trouble implementing the water wall, it was completed before service. Ramsay liked this.

Service: Heather had a great service rate but struggled occasionally with quality control, while Virginia was proficient in quality control at the expense of service rate. Virginia spent a long time plating, refusing her team's help, which resulted in a back up of dishes and some dishes getting cold and thus being sent back. Keith and Tom showed Virginia little respect and Tom cut himself, leaving the kitchen late into service for over ten minutes seeing a medic, despite Ramsay not considering it to be a serious problem. Despite earning praise for refiring Giacomo's salty salad and raw snapper, Virginia's perfectionism left her without a replacement after a snapper was sent back from the dining room. For Heather's team, Sara sent salty salad and a cold goat cheese tart, Rachel undercooked steaks and the team became flustered by Heather's abrasive leadership. Despite this, Heather was considered a strong leader, and they picked up from their mistakes, finishing before Virginia's team despite Sara struggling to plate empanadas. Ramsay praised both teams for their services, but unbeknownst to them, the President of the Red Rock Resort was among the clients sampling dishes from each menu. Ramsay based his decision on comments from the President of the Red Rock resort, customer comment cards and his own observations.

Winner: Heather and Virginia stood in front of a closed door; Heather's door opened, making her the second winner of Hell's Kitchen. Virginia was very gracious in defeat, stating that she hoped she would be as good as Heather in the future.

Virginia's comment: "I feel totally happy for Heather. I trust Chef Ramsay's decision and, I know one day, I'll be as good as Heather."

Heather's comment: "I'm so happy. I cannot believe my luck. That was... Feels like a dream. My life has just changed drastically."

Ramsay's comment: "Heather won Hell's Kitchen because of her determination. She stuck to what she knew best and she controlled her kitchen from start to finish. Heather clearly has great leadership qualities and this, for a 25-year old cook, is a phenomenon. This woman is going to be a big success. My work is done. It's been a phenomenal journey. I'm ready for the next challenge. And fuck you all."
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