Hell's Kitchen

Previously on Hell's Kitchen,

18 chefs from all over America

came to Los Angeles eager and ready to compete.

First, they were treated to a little movie.

This is real.

I'm on this huge screen.

Then a big surprise.

Private screening my ass.

There's, like, a million people behind us.

Your signature dish is gonna happen right now.

For the signature dish challenge,

the men and women faced off in their first battle.

The team with the most total points wins the challenge.

And Roe...

It's seasoned beautifully.

Katie... Well done.

Bryant...

Absolutely sublime.

And Fernando.

Congratulations, four.

Made a truly impressive debut,

each scoring four out of five possible points.

While Frank, La Tasha, J.R., and Aaron...

Had Chef Ramsay spitting mad,

earning just one point apiece.

Your dish gets a one.

- Oh, . - Yep.

When it came down

to the final two dishes...

Four out of five.

It was sous Chef Kalen

from river oak, Texas,

who brought it home for the red team.

At the 13th opening night dinner service...

Let's go!

La Tasha redeemed herself on appetizers.

That's perfect.

And the red team worked together...

Those Wellingtons, they're perfectly done.

To deliver the best opening night dinner service

in Hell's Kitchen history.

Service, please.

In the blue kitchen...

Aaron struggled with risotto.

Bland risotto!

And J.P. and J.R.'s

attempt at the fish station was a total flop.

- J.P.! - Yes, Chef.

Just pathetic! J.R.!

- Yes, Chef? - Just ridiculous!

And a very frustrated Chef Ramsay...

! You, you, you, you, you,

off!

Had enough of the blue team.

Get out!

At elimination, the men nominated...

Aaron.

- (Announcer) And... - J.P.

- (Announcer) But in the end... - J.P.

Was the first to walk out of Hell's Kitchen

and away from his dream of becoming head Chef

at Gordon Ramsay pub and grill at Caesar's Atlantic City.

And now, the continuation of Hell's Kitchen.

Second chance, y'all. Let's milk it, all right?

I'm not failing.

I'm here to make it to the very end.

This will never happen again.

Let's start doing walkthroughs of stations.

Lobster risotto.

Oh, man, walk you through that, man.

Olive oil. The red sauce,

which is shefra... shafran...

Sofrito.

Sofriko.

Sofriko.

- So-fri-to. - Sofriko.

What the hell's wrong with this guy?

He get dropped on his head a couple times?

Chive and a tomato con... con...

tomato .

All right, I'm about to teach myself.

We cannot be cocky about this.

Yeah, no. We can't be cocky-cocky.

But one thing we can do

is learn from all the mistakes that we did make tonight.

Everyone is showing great potential,

and working together is what's gonna continue to win services.

All right, hot tub.

I need to soak my feet.

After a very long day,

the chefs are looking forward to some much needed sleep.

But with their next challenge already taking shape,

the time for sleep...

Is over.

Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!

Get downstairs! Come on, let's go!

Let's go! Come on!

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Let's get downstairs!

Come on, come on. Come on, let's go!

Get up! Get up immediately!

Hustle!

This is hell.

Go! Move, move, move, move!

I didn't get a chance to yet.

I have to brush my teeth.

This is insane.

Let's go, guys. Come on, let's go.

Chop-chop.

Let's go.

What the is going on?

You know, we have sand sculptures looking like,

you know, you're at the beach.

Okay, welcome to Hell's Kitchen beach.

All right.

Now look at the attention to detail

that went into every sculpture, and let's be honest,

there were many details overlooked during opening night.

Yes, Chef.

That is why today's challenge is all about being precise.

What in the...

Ooh!

Oh, my God.

I have selected a very expensive ingredient.

What the is that?

Sterling, do you know what this is?

That is not right.

I've never handled anything like this.

This is a geoduck, the king of clams.

They can sell for up to $150 a portion.

The geoduck are buried

in the stunning sand sculptures behind me.

You'll have three minutes to grab as many as you can,

and then place them in your nets.

- Clear? - (All) Yes, Chef.

For this geoduck challenge,

two chefs from each team will get to dig at a time.

Right, red team, blue team,

your three minutes starts now.

Let's go.

Let's go! Let's go!

Go, go, go, go. Come on, tackle it, tackle it.

There's one.

Well done, wow.

Santos, good job.

Go, go, go.

This sand does not feel like sand.

It feels like cement.

What did you pack this with?

Hit it, hit it.

Well done, good, good.

Come on, keep going. Next, next, next, go.

Katie, on top! Right in front of you, Katie!

Katie! Katie!

Sterling, dig deep, baby.

I see Sterling.

He's digging like a ten-pound dog.

Just... just diggin'.

Sterling, come on.

Sterling, come on, brother!

Sterling, I don't want you to make a castle.

Come on, Katie. You got it, babe.

There you go! There you go!

I know you love the beach, come on.

One minute left.

Go to a new pile!

Come on!

Sterling, hurry the up.

Go!

Yeah, Sterling!

All right, Sterling!

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

We can't let them beat us!

Nine, eight...

Come on, where's the geoduck?

Seven, six, five...

Four, three...

Dig, dig!

Two, one. Stop!

Ooh, good job, good job.