User:ScottAHudson/Hell's Kitchen - Season 1 (US) Test

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1 Contestants
- 1.1 Eliminated
- 1.2 Still in the Running
2 Episode Progress Table
3 Episodes

[edit] Contestants

[edit] Eliminated

Carolann Valentino, 33, a server's assistant - Episode 1 (Red Team)
Jeff Dewberry, 33, a pastry chef - Episode 2 (Red Team)
Jeff LaPoff, 28, a finance manager - Quit - Episode 3 (Red Team)
Wendy Liu, 32, an account manager from NJ - Episode 3 (Blue Team)
Mary Ellen Daniels, 27, a bartender - Episode 4 (Blue Team)

[edit] Still in the Running

Andrew Bonito, 24, an office assistant from NJ
Chris North, 35, an executive chef
Elsie Ramos, 40, an executive assistant and mother of six from NJ
Jessica Cabo, 26, a headhunter
Jimmy Casey, 25, a purchasing supervisor
Michael Wray, 27, a professional chef from CA
Ralph Pagano, 36, a professional chef from NJ

[edit] Episode Progress Table

Each week, the best member from the losing team during the latest service period ("least bad" as determined by Ramsay) is asked to nominate two of their fellow teammates for elimination; one of these two is sent home by Gordon Ramsay.

Chef	101	102	103	104	Ramsey's Reason
Andrew	WIN	WIN	NOM	NOM
Chris	LOSE	BoW	WIN	WIN
Elsie	BoW	LOSE	WIN	WIN
Jessica	WIN	WIN	LOSE	BoW
Jimmy	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	WIN
Michael	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN
Ralph	WIN	WIN	BoW	LOSE
Mary Ellen	WIN	WIN	LOSE	OUT	"Mary Ellen has left Hell's Kitchen because of her inconsistency. What the rest of the team should understand, is that it is very crucial, to get better and more consistent. That, didn't happen with Mary Ellen."
Wendy	WIN	WIN	OUT		"Wendy..well, you know its about time I put you out of your misery."
Jeff	LOSE	NOM	LEFT		After leaving the kitchen, Jeff quit the show, eliminating himself from the game, but (at the end) Ramsey said "Jeff..well, I had to laugh when he called me an a**hole. I've been called far worse then that."
Dewberry	NOM	OUT			"I'm looking for someone who can weather the storm, inspire indivduals, and stand as a great leader. That, clearly, is not Dewberry."
Carolann	OUT				"Some can handle it, and some can't. I'm not interested in the ones who can't."

The contestant was eliminated. (episodes following elimination)

The contestant was nominated.

The contestant was the best of the worst.

The contestant was switched to the Red Team.

This member was part of the Winning Team.

The contestant was out of the competition.

This member was a part of the Losing Team.

This member won the game.

This person left voluntarily during dinner service.

This member was a runner-up to the winner.

Single team - The contestant was not eliminated, nominated, or Best of the Worst.

Eliminated as a red team member

Eliminated as a blue team member

Eliminated, won or was runner-up as a black team member (Final 5)

[edit] Episodes

Each episode consisted of a challenge with a reward, a service, nominations for elimination, and an elimination.

[edit] Episode 1

Original DVD Viewing Date: May 17, 2008
Challenge: The first task for the chefs was to make Ramsay their signature dish. Gordon was only impressed by Elsie's and Carolann's dishes, saying there was very little promise, in fact after witnessing those dishes, Ramsey started to panic. His exact words were "How will I ever turn one of these people into a master chef, I'll never know."
Teams: After the challenge, the chefs were divided into the Red Team (Chris, Elsie, Jimmy, Carolann, Dewberry, and Jeff) and the Blue Team (Ralph, Jessica, Wendy, Michael, Mary Ellen, and Andrew).
Service: Ramsay chose Jeff and Ralph to be waiters for their teams in this service. Both teams struggle as Ramsay throws away most of the food. On the Blue Team, Andrew gets confrontational with Ramsay while Michael runs out of lobster. On the Red Team, Dewberry, Elsie, Chris, and Jimmy all struggle. Carolann gets yelled at for standing at the dessert station instead of helping. The blue team serves some entrees, but Ramsay shuts the kitchen down.
Losing team: Ramsay says there is no winner, and declares the Red Team the loser since the Blue Team served some entrees. Elsie is deemed the best of the worst.
Nominations: Elsie nominates Carolann, because of her lack of experience, and Dewberry, despite her promise to him, because he had trouble.
Eliminated: Carolann, because she wasn't experienced enough to work out in the kitchen, but he said "I told you 'Never, ever, turn your back on the team.' You did just that. Take your jacket off; Hell's Kitchen no longer needs you."

[edit] Episode 2

Original DVD Viewing Date: May 25, 2008
Team challenge: Cleaning squid. The team that could clean and prep the most squid received a dinner with Ramsay. Since the Blue Team had one more member, Michael was forced to sit out. The Red Team won by one squid, and they got dinner with Ramsay, while The Blue Team had to prep all the remaining squid for the next service. That night, Jeff moaned on the floor in pain due to kidney stones, which he has a previous history of.
Service: Since they lost the challenge, the Blue Team had to go through this service without air conditioning. Both kitchens got off to a good start, but Jeff had lots of trouble on the garnish, as his kidney stone pain came back. Andrew and Mary Ellen bickered over control of the meat station, which slowed them down. In the red kitchen, after making several mistakes, Dewberry nearly walked off the line, but his team convinced him to stay. After a while, one red table, after waiting 3 hours for Wellingtons, phones for pizza. This leads to a confrontation between Jean-Phillipe and a customer, which nearly turns into a fight.
Losing team: Ramsay once again was disappointed with the service, and once again, he deemed the Red Team as the losing team. He said Chris was the best of the worst for being a good leader and turning his act around.
Nominations: Chris nominated Jeff because "He lets his own head get in the way", and Dewberry because "He gets so upset about things". Chef told Chris that he agrees with those nominees 110%.
Eliminated: Dewberry, because he abandoned his team. In Chief Ramsey's exact words,"Dewberry, you're going home for one simple reason, you're a coward and you turned your back on the team after you screwed them," which is similar to why Carolann left.

[edit] Episode 3

Original DVD Viewing Date: June 1, 2008
Jeff's Stones: After just avoiding going home for the second time, Jeff passed his kidney stone. In Fox Reality's Reality Revealed, Jessica was still skeptical, and Jimmy said that he wanted to see it because you don't realize something as the size of a mustard seed can put you in so much pain.
Team Swap: Since the Blue Team had 2 more members, Michael was transferred to the Red Team in order to even out the number of contestants on each team.
Team challenge: Ramsay asked the teams to cook him a five-course meal of original dishes. The catch was that they only had 10 minutes of shopping time at a local supermarket, and only $100 per team to spend at the market. Ramsay liked 3 dishes from each team, and deemed that the Red Team's dishes went together better, making them the winners. They enjoy dinner with Ramsay at a local pub, while the Blue Team had to clean the dorms.
Service: Two food critics attended the restaurant this service, sampling food from each team. Ramsay warns the chefs to treat every dish like a critic's. Jeff has trouble getting lobster spaghetti out, while Wendy delays the Blue Team because she thought the cold water would boil faster. Some of the Red Team's starters impress the critics, while Andrew's and Wendy's starters are a mess, one of them causing a customer to puke. Despite Andrew talking back, Ralph is able to get the Blue Team together. Meanwhile, Jeff screws up more and more until he calls Chef Ramsay an "asshole" to his face and walks off the line, takes off his jacket in front of Chef Ramsay's face and walks out of the kitchen, saying he's had enough. After Jeff leaves, Michael leads the Red Team to catch up, while Wendy and Andrew slow down the momentum Ralph gained for the Blue Team, allowing the Red Team to serve more entrees. Ramsay is once again disappointed and shuts it down.
Quit: After leaving the kitchen, Jeff quit the show, eliminating himself from the game.
Losing Team: Once again saying there is no winner, Ramsay relied on the critic's comments to determine a loser. They like the Red Team's food better, and combined with their ability to catch up after losing Jeff, declared the Blue Team the loser, with their leader Ralph the best of the worst.
Nominated: Ralph nominated Andrew, because of his confrontational attitude, and Wendy, due to her many mistakes.
Eliminated: Wendy, because of her constant mistakes in all three services and "painful" to work with.

[edit] Episode 4

Original DVD Viewing Date: June 6, 2008
Team challenge: Ramsay passed the two teams to JP, his maitre d', for a lesson in how to properly set a dining table. The teams then had to replicate a sample table containing 96 items within a 5 minute time period. The Red Team made four mistakes, while the Blue Team made only one. The Blue Team enjoyed massages in the dorms, while the Red Team had to clean all of the restaurant's silverware.
Service: Ramsay taught the teams how to make frog legs and pigeon, which was added to the menu. Since they lost the challenge, the Red Team has to set all 100 tables in the dining room. Ramsay says that he won't close until one team serves all their tables, and that would be the winning team. Both teams start strong, but despite Andrew's struggles, the Blue Team, with Jimmy slowing the Red Team down, and Jessica's strong performance, takes an early lead. Mary Ellen, though, slows the Blue Team down when her rissoto's returned, which brings them to a halt, allowing the Red Team to serve all their tables first, prompting Ramsay to close.
Winning Team: Keeping his promise, Ramsay declared the Red Team the winners, and congratulated them on being the first winning team. He declared Jessica the best of the worst for her strong performance.
Nominations: Jessica nominated Andrew for his confrontational attitude and Mary Ellen for slowing down the team.
Eliminated: Mary Ellen for being the main reason for the Blue Team's loss, as well as her inconsistency as the chef had said.

[edit] Episode 5

Original DVD Viewing Date: June 14, 2008