Ralph's comment: "I've said it before, win, lose, or draw, I’ve got no reservations about how I performed and what I did here. The steak was "tough as old boots" and the carrots raw, "fine if you're a rabbit" and the shoe string potatoes were a deep fat fried mess on top. Dillon's - Did not like the food - The vegetable appetiser looks like a "dehydrated turd" and is actually meat. The chicken tortellini salad tastes like rubber, is hideous and is also stone cold. The red velvet cake however is delicious and he even gets a kiss from Mary for his compliment. The tilapia is raw and is sent back to the kitchen. Wendy's comment: "It’s been an absolute horrible night, nothing went right, I feel like I let myself down, I let the team down, and I let Chef down. Gordon Ramsay's restaurant at Atlantis, The Palm, may be just the place to express your feelings. Fiesta Sunrise - Did not like the food - The burrito looks like "someone has been sick on my plate" with dry chicken that tastes like it's been cooked weeks ago. I said what needed to be said.". The others had to do the prep for service. Challenge: Ramsay gave the chefs fifteen minutes to create an original dish from a tray of fifteen leftovers from the previous service. Michael accepted the offer to work in London. The seared salmon was bland and the sauce was heavy, soggy and vinegary with "garlic everywhere". Mary Ellen's comment: "I think that Chef Ramsay's decision was the wrong decision. I recall him liking Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack. Service: Before service, Andrew required stitches after cutting his finger. In the red kitchen, Michael was initially quiet, Jessica struggled on lobster and refused to accept Michael's authority, Elsie's salad had plastic in it and Jimmy's steak was undercooked. The fisherman's platter is soft, bland and rubbery. All comments are the opinion of the commenter and do not represent the opinions of the website owner. Ramsay called Andrew's "Absolute Penne" "absolute dogshit" and found Mary Ellen's endive dish boring, Wendy's fried rice unimpressive, Jimmy's stuffed chicken dry, and hated Ralph's tuna. Great list! Finn McCool's - Did not like the food - The spring roll is bizarre looking , the salmon has a balsamic reduction drizzle, is horrible and doesn't taste of salmon at all. The Australian meat pie is a mess, disgusting and the pastry is soggy. The Fenwick Arms - Did not like the food - The prawn salad is over complicated and served in a martini glass and the rack of lamb is like chewing a golf ball. Cafe Hon - Did not like the food - The Big Bay Club had delicious crab but the rest was horrible with stone cold, tainted shrimp, the Much Better than Moms Meatloaf is bland, dreadful and served with raw broccoli and the English Style fish and chips was greasy with dry fish and soggy batter. Moore Place - Did not like the food - The deep fried Camembert was disgusting, the wine smells as it is corked and the Duck A L'Orange was very tough. The dishes the blue team served were satisfactory but slow, partially due to Michael convincing the customers to order as much lasagna as possible. The red team made four mistakes while the blue team made one, giving the blue team their first challenge victory; Jimmy was berated for not knowing how to fold napkins properly. Lido Di Manhattan - Did not like the food - The eggplant roll is spat out by Gordon, the eggplant is raw and piled in grease. The tuna is extremely hot and an embarrassment to tuna. I don't believe I was the weak link on the team tonight I think as shown in the past it was Andrew that was the weak link. Fleming - Did not like the food - The Cured Salmon Gravlax is hideous, overdone and tastes like fly paper, there is a fly on the plate. The moga dufu is a joke, the rice is cooked to hell and overall, it's shocking. Elimination: Ramsay nominated Jessica and Elsie, eliminating Elsie for losing her composure during service. For winning the challenge, Jimmy chose Elsie to serve the Caesar salad and flambe tableside. They are then immediately tasked with their first challenge. Ramsay named the blue team winners for serving more entrees; Chris was named best of the worst. In the restaurant he orders calamari, 3 way nachos and meatloaf - the calamari is soaking wet, chewy and is spat out quickly and the nachos are a mess, more like a funeral in your mouth than a party. Ralph had a tortellini rejected due to poor plating, but was otherwise strong on appetizers. Sabatiello's - Did not like the food - The wedding soup was hideous, bland, vegetables boiled to death with grey, anaemic meatballs. Zekes - Liked the dessert - The Boiled Shrimp is frozen, soft, difficult to peel, mushy and nasty, the Oysters Cortello are dreadful, the "giraffes tongue" Chicken Fried Steak is bland with no seasoning but the Bread Pudding is delicious. The filet mignon was tough and served with raw onions. Ruby Tates - Did not like the food - The platter of fruit de mer is served warm rather than on ice and is a disaster as the lobster still has the poo sack inside it and the oysters smell off. Gordon asks where the lamb is before refusing to eat it after discovering it it frozen. Even though the red team served more of their customers, Ramsay named the blue team winners for having a higher overall quality of food despite being short a member; Michael was named the best of the worst. The Mixing Bowl - Liked the crab cakes - The crab cakes were unexpectedly fresh, good but not award winning and the zuchini pancakes were stodgy, bland and thick. Andrew had an overly salty risotto returned after it made a customer vomit. Clubway 41 - Did not like the food - The Salmon and Strawberry salad is a strange combination that does not work, the Pork with Brie and Nectarine sauce is dry with a disgusting sauce and bending parsnip crisps. Team change: Prior to the challenge, Ramsay transferred Michael to the red team to rebalance the teams. The steak burrito is disgusting and looks like a diaper, it is like eating wet cardboard. The Fish and Anchor - Did not like the food - The minestrone soup is weird looking and chunky, the fish itself is nicely roasted but the dish is spoilt by raw shallots and the curry has "welsh snot" spinach in it that spoils the texture of the dish and is an Uncle Ben's sauce. The salmon is "dry and absolutely hideous". The salad has rotten tomatoes, the ribs are dry and chewy, the cornbread is dry, the black eyed peas are hideous, the baked beans taste canned, the collard greens are hideous and sweet and the brisket is chewy. Mill Street Bistro - Did not like the food - The elk feature is tough, the catch of the day is dry and greasy, the scallops en croute has rubber scallops and raw pastry, the elk quesadilla is chewy and tough, the french onion soup is greasy and lacking onions and cheese, the oysters rockefella is bitter and the vegetarian ravioli is ice cold. Sante Le Brea - Gordon did not like the food, Tubs enjoyed the turkey patty - The turkey patty melt does not look healthy, it's dry and disgusting but Tubs the dog loved the turkey patty, even having seconds. Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room - Did not like the food - The lamb shank is bland, boiled lamb, the vegetable combo is dreadful and bland, the gyro is dry and the top sirloin is overcooked and dry with a side of over buttered and over cooked scampi. Barefoot Bob's - Did not like the food - The Bob's Big Buoy Platter is rubbery, soggy and unseasoned, the chowder is floury and bland and the Bob's Lobster Roll is soggy and overfilled with lobster. The twelve aspiring chefs arrive at Hell's Kitchen, where they are introduced to maître d Jean-Phillipe and Gordon Ramsay's Sous Chefs Mary-Ann and Scott. Mojito - Did not like the food - The classic chicken soup comes out quickly and is cold, Gordon sends the soup back. The Greek at the Harbor - Did not like the food - The calamari is greasy and terrible, the cold mezze plate has runny hummus, the hot mezze plate is cold in the middle, with greasy filo pastry and the moussaka is drab with raw eggplant and mushy beef. Hot Potato Cafe - Did not like the food - The hot potato soup was thick, looks a mess, tastes like lumps of glue, bland and was an embarrassment. LUCY BURDETTE: With our new fancy event schedule here at MLK, we don't always have space for all the guests we love to host. Ramsay shut down the kitchens after orders were getting backed up. Best Steakhouses in Kansas City, Missouri: Find Tripadvisor traveler reviews of Kansas City Steakhouses and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. After two tables walked out, Ramsay shut the kitchen down. Service: Ramsay asked the teams to create their own menu, with diners choosing between them. They are essential to cooking and baking and used in both the metric and imperial systems. The Deluxe pizza has so thick dough that it is raw in the middle. Joshua "Josh" Marks was a contestant on Season 3 of MasterChef. Anna Vincenzo's - Did not like the food - The salad looks like a f-ed up version of a science lab, the salmon is dry and over cooked and it tastes like cardboard. [note 1] Michael picked Jessica, Jimmy, and Elsie, while Ralph picked Andrew and Wendy, and was left with Dewberry. The chefs then prepared for their first dinner service. Sushi Ko - Did not like the food - The miso soup doesn't taste fresh, isn't warm and very salty. As a tie-breaker, Ramsay deemed that the red team's dishes went together better, giving them the win, while criticizing Andrew for serving peaches with ribeye and Jessica's pineapple and potato tartare. The lasagne looks like it's been dropped, tastes hideous, synthetic and is not home made. Elimination: Jessica nominated Andrew; Ramsay also nominated Ralph. Michael's braised short rib osso buco won with a 12–6 score over Ralph's Porterhouse steak for two. Chris and Mary Ellen did not return; Wendy, as the last chef eliminated prior to the top eight, took Chris's place. Jessica's comment: "Chef Ramsay was amazing, I mean, it was such an honor to work under him. I did exactly what I said I was gonna do. Pantaleone's - Did not like the food - The sausage pizza is greasy with a thick crust, the meatball hero is disgusting, the calzone is huge but cold in the middle and the linguine with clams is swimming in juice from the canned clams. Ramsay named the red team losers but made it clear to the blue team that they did not win but were simply safe. Michael's pasta with chicken wings looked good but did not taste good, and received criticism for leaving the bones on the chicken. I didn't win the restaurant, but I won, nonetheless.". Chris's comment: "I was an executive chef. The green tower comes with a grey hair and the sashimi tastes frozen and chewy. The blue team prepped the remaining squid for service and were forced to go through service without air conditioning. Trobiano's - Did not like the food - The egg plant tower is ghastly, stone cold and tasteless. In the red kitchen, Jimmy talked back to Ramsay after serving cold garnish, but he recovered. Sebastian's - Did not like the food - The calamari are frozen and lead to Gordon asking the waitress for a sick bag. Elsie's comment: "I have no regrets. Since the red team had an extra member, Chris was forced to sit out. The platter is spat out by Gordon after he gets the meat stuck on the decorative centre piece. The beans are extremely salty, even Chef Marcello winces upon tasting them. Black Pearl - Did not like the food - The chowder is watery, the mussels Bangkok will burn your mouth off and the lobster mac and cheese is chewy and rich. Monte Cristo sandwiches are supposed to have a light dusting of powered sugar (aka icing sugar) on top. Reward/punishment: The red team had dinner with Ramsay at a local pub. Peter's - Did not like the food - The crab cake has a terrible salad with rotten bits and the crab cake itself is cold in the middle, "gross" and isn't fresh crab. Those with spam links, offensive language or of an offensive nature will not be published. Seeing this, Ramsay shut down both kitchens for the second time in a row. The Curry Lounge - Did not like the food - The sea bass is unseasoned and tasteless, the chicken in the korma is dry and the dish is greasy and the naan arrives swinging on a stand. In the red kitchen, despite Elsie being strong on appetizers after initially overcooking risotto, Chris overcooked salmon, Jimmy served poor lamb and burnt his hand, Carolann stood at the dessert station instead of helping, Jeff struggled as a waiter, and Dewberry was slow. Service: In the red kitchen, while Chris had a strong performance and assisted Elsie on fish, Jeff forgot an order of spinach before burning it, and Dewberry almost walked out after struggling on beef Wellingtons. The blue team had to clean the dorms. Challenge: The chefs had to recreate tableside fruit flambe to Ramsay's standards in five minutes. She was eliminated in MasterChef season 3 episode 17 after her White Tuna Sashimi dish fails to impress. Ralph put in a strong performance on entrees, helping Jessica on garnish, though Wendy's lamb entree received mixed reviews. Ramsay told Jimmy and Jeff they had dodged a bullet, then eliminated Carolann for her lack of participation during service and lack of experience. El Greco - Did not like the food - The zucchini is disgusting, badly seasoned and bland, the lamb shank is anaemic, grey and salty and the moussaka is a disaster and Gordon questions when it was made. Ralph chose beef and Michael chose tuna, leaving Jessica with chicken. Levanti's Italian Restaurant - Did not like the food - The stuffed banana peppers are watery and smothered in cheese, the Italian stuffed filet is raw and the Chicken Carletta is very garlicky with dry, hard chicken. Ramsay then made Michael an offer to accept the original prize of his own restaurant, or an invitation to join Ramsay in London to work alongside him at one of his restaurants. The Sandgate Hotel - Did not like the food - The sushi starter has under cooked, hard rice and the chicken is missing the potatoes and only tastes of the tomato sauce running through the centre of it. Jimmy won, narrowly beating out Elsie. The Secret Garden - Did not like the food - The shrimp salad is disgusting, the prawns are stone cold and under cooked. Practice service: The two finalists were given practice before service by cooking for the workers and having a turn at the pass. Ralph's filet was ordered the most often, Michael's tuna the least. The spud skins were frozen 3 weeks ago and taste dreadful. The ravioli is filled with goo, nasty and is store bought. When Ramsay asked Andrew to hurry up with the refire, Andrew argued that he couldn't make the halibut cook any faster. Service: Unbeknownst to the chefs, their families (Michael's wife and in-laws, Jessica's mother, sister, and partner, Ralph's fiancee, mother, and uncle) attended service and blindly voted for their favorite dish. They are then immediately tasked with their first challenge. I think that I've really earned the right to be the head chef that I know that I am, and I am now, that's for sure.". In the blue kitchen, Wendy filled pasta with cold water instead of hot, causing her to undercook the spaghetti she served to the critics. This article contains contestant information and episode summaries from the first season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen. Dewberry's spaghetti was overcooked, Chris's salmon was raw, Jeff's steak was overcooked despite having a good sauce, Jessica's shelled crabs were too hot, and Ramsay found Michael's scallops "disgusting". Ramsay merged the remaining five chefs into one team wearing black jackets, where each chef would compete as an individual. Campania - Did not like the food - The soup was bland, tasteless with bought in tortellini. Oscars - Did not like the food - The paella is bland and is made with crab sticks, the carbonara has a sour, vinegar taste and the chicken is bland. The red team automatically won the challenge 4-1 after Ralph misidentified his first two ingredients, making it impossible to catch up. Jimmy was the worst waiter of the night, as he brought the wrong order to a table while some customers complained about him sweating a lot. Oceana - Did not like the food - The gumbo is disgusting, tastes old and an embarrassment to Bourbon Street, the Crab Cakes are soggy and taste frozen and the duck is tough. Ramsay eliminated Jessica for having the fewest votes. First of all, Gordon Ramsay is a celebrity chef, but still a chef and a damn good one at that. The Fried Calamari is soft and chewy and tastes frozen. Reward/punishment: The red team went wine tasting at LA restaurants with Ramsay. Lela's - Did not like the food - The soup tasted like it was canned, the nachos weren't made fresh in the morning, they were made yesterday. Signature dishes: The chefs made Ramsay their signature dish. Dewberry's comment: "Well, what happened happened, I mean I can't say I didn't deserve it. Ramsay named the red team winners, as the critics preferred their spaghetti and lamb over the blue team's; Ralph was named best of the worst. The pizza is soggy in the middle, bland and dreadful. Reward/punishment: The red team received a gondola ride. The red team had to clean silverware and set up all the tables in the dining room before service, while Chris had to serve champagne to the blue team. The Monte Crisco sandwich has powdered sugar on top and is dripping in fat. The red team had a strong performance, their only problems being Jimmy undercooking and then overcooking scallops before Michael helped him, and later serving bland penne pasta. Both Andrew and Jimmy scored one, and Elsie scored three while Jessica scored zero. Ralph's sauteed chicken drumsticks also received praise for presentation but criticism for raw onions. The red team got to choose to cook first for winning the challenge. Michael showed great attention to detail, but initially lacked vocalness. Ramsay shut both kitchens down for the third time in a row. The waitress and Rami taste the duck and agree it is tough. D-Place - Did not like the food - The scallop and shrimp cocktail is rubbery and overcooked and the rice is microwaved and the tiramisu creme brulee is a runny liquid and embarrassing from a French chef. He insists the server tastes the burrito and he is seen repeatedly spitting into the bin in disgust. Coming into this, it was a long shot, and then I got as far as I did. Nino's Italian Restaurant - Did not like the food - The one Meat Ball is bland, soggy and the sauce is over salted, the chicken piccata is dreadful with floury, slimy chicken and the Egg Plant Parmigiana goes untasted by Gordon as he argues with Nino. Reward/punishment: The red team received dinner with Ramsay. The potato skins had hideous, plastic cheese on them. I did the best I could. The show was taped in Los Angeles at KCOP, in a converted former television broadcast facility that previously hosted shows such as The Joker's Wild and Tic-Tac-Dough in the late 1970s to mid-1980s. Elimination: Michael nominated Elsie and Chris. When they saw Elsie on TV, they conspired against her during service. The salmon itself is solid and dry. Cafe 36 - Did not like the food - The risotto is mush, salty and it disintegrates in your mouth. La Gondola - Did not like the food - The spaghetti bolognese is a large portion for a starter and the salmon is dated with unnecessary sides and is also an over generous portion. The Frikadelle is mushy, bland, disintegrates but easy on the dentures. The bomb burger is unseasoned and the meat chewy. Jean-Philippe Susilovic also returned as the maître d'.This was the fourth season to feature an all-male final (following … Gordon loves the desserts, he brands the carrot cake delicious and even asks for the recipe. This was such a great experience and something I'll hold with me for the rest of my life.". Due to the lack of cohesion and teamwork in the kitchen, Ramsay refused to declare a Best of the Worst and stated that would make the nominations himself. The Snapper Anna looks like a dogs dinner and tastes of mush. The twelve aspiring chefs arrive at Hell's Kitchen, where they are introduced to maître d Jean-Phillipe and Gordon Ramsay's Sous Chefs Mary-Ann and Scott. Prohibition Grille - Did not like the food - The "Soup of the Day" is gnarly and slop, the oysters are also bland, the collared greens are mush, the salmon is unseasoned and the steak is tough and grey. The sweet tea is like sugar syrup. Classic American - Did not like the food - The Mac & Cheese is gross and a mouthful of goo, it tastes pre made. Team challenge: Both teams had to cook a five-course meal using $100 and 10 minutes of shopping time at a local supermarket. The blue menu received more orders, but the red team won as they received more positive reviews; Jessica was named best of the worst and asked to nominate either Andrew or Ralph for elimination. 1 Personality 2 Season 3 2.1 Episode 1 2.2 Episode 2 2.3 Episode 3 2.4 Episode 4 2.5 Episode 5 2.6 Episode 6 2.7 Episode 7 … The Cajun salmon is served with pesto which has separated and curdled and "looks like an oil slick". Martin's Bistro - Did not like the food - The Orange Duck is cooked in orange squash and disgusting and the lamb shank is pre-packaged and boiled in a bag so Gordon refuses to eat it as it is packed with preservatives in order for it to be stored at room temperature. Charlies - Did not like the food - The toasted ravioli is raw, the frutte de mare is overcooked with mush pasta and the mussels taste old, the lasagna is cold in places and has a bizarre, pink sauce and the garlic chicken pizza is doughy with raw pastry. Mike & Nellies - Did not like the food - The sauce is bland, watery and the shrimps taste like rubber, the chicken murphy looks appalling, is overcooked, wet soggy and tasteless and the Steak Nellie is burnt and tastes of charcoal. I worked real hard to get it, and I’m not ashamed of it. After service, the final three got to spend time with their loved ones, who were unaware that Ramsay would use their votes to determine whom to eliminate. Jessica had a pan catch fire on the meat station before running out of filet mignon, forcing Michael to retrieve some from the storage room. Signature dishes: The chefs made Ramsay their signature dish. Rococo - Did not like the food - The fish soup served in a tea cup tasted off, the Duck Egg on Toast is over complicated and soggy, Gordon's scallop dish tastes frozen and the duck is cooked well but spoilt by the medicinal sauce and outdated baby veg. Service: Ramsay announced that the first team to serve all their tables would win service. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hell%27s_Kitchen_(American_season_1)&oldid=1004208169, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, BoB = Best of the Best, usually exempt from nomination, BoW = Best of the Worst, sometimes exempt from nomination, This page was last edited on 1 February 2021, at 15:13. ", Michael's comment: "I feel, for the first time, I feel like I'm in control of my own future. Bazzini - Liked the dessert - Gordon allows Paul to choose his best dishes for him. Both teams finished service.