The Final Four were really energized after having seen their families and were ready to step up their games and show Chef Ramsay why they should be in the Final Two. The final individual challenge had the chefs cooking fusion foods, combining two different cuisines to make an outstanding dish. Poor Jillian had to fuse Thailand and Spain; she didn’t know much about the ingredients and felt like her dish would not be up to par. When it came time to be judged, her dish ended up being the only one the judges really liked. It was great to see Russell not win this one. He thought that he’d be able to cruise through this challenge since he drew France as one of the cuisines that he could fuse. He was trained in French foods and still couldn’t impress the judges. It was great!
Jillian got to enjoy lunch with her family as Trev, Nona and Russell cleaned the dorm rooms. As they were prepping for dinner service, Russell was on Trev’s case the whole time. We really got to see the tension between those two. During dinner service, each chef got to run the pass which is always fun to watch. With Nona at the pass the kitchen ran smoothly, Russell did well, Jillian was loud and in the chefs’ faces, and Trev didn’t get any respect from the rest of the kitchen.
When it came time for elimination, Chef Ramsay didn’t waste any time and eliminated the one chef that he felt couldn’t handle the job for sure; Trev. So close Trev! Then Chef Ramsay made the tough decision to send Jillian home. She has been performing really well recently, it was probably a tough call for him to make. The Final Two, Russell and Nona will compete next week to see who the next Hell’s Kitchen winner will be. I’ll really be interested to see how Jillian acts during the finale. Usually, one of the Final Four holds a grudge against the finalists because he / she think they should be one of the finalists. Whatever happens, the finale will be fun to watch. Personally, I’m pulling for Nona. I didn’t expect her to be in the finale, but I really want to see her beat Russell. He’s a good cook, but he’s a little too cocky.