Hell’s Kitchen Finale – Who Will be the Head Chef at the Savoy Hotel?

What would a Hell’s Kitchen finale be without a party? Exactly! We had a few guests over to help us celebrate the conclusion of one of our favorite shows. My father, both of my brothers, my sister-in-law and Goddaughter all came over for the festivities. We had a blast enjoying the show and watching baby Lucie soak up the attention.
Right from the out-set, Jay and Holli were expecting a huge surprise from Ramsay now that they were the final two. He flew them out to the Savoy hotel where he did surprise them with a huge reception on the roof deck. The fun and games didn’t last long though; both chefs had to prepare 5 dishes in an hour which would be judged by 5 of Chef Ramsay’s executive chefs. Of course, like any other challenge we watch, it was tied right down to the final vote. Amazing how that works, huh? Jay got the last vote and won the challenge, so he got to choose first when it came time to assemble his team. Ben and Autumn were picked first and second, and poor Siobahn was chosen last.
My sister-in-law was a little disappointed that Ed wasn’t back for the finale. He was a pretty good cook and we would have loved to have seen him again. Either way, dinner service went as well as they normally do once it’s down to the final two. I was surprised that we didn’t see too many problems in either kitchen. Usually, there’s a cook or two who is bitter over not being one of the finalists and they hold back in the kitchen just for spite. I think both Holli and Jay ran they kitchens well and either one would make a fine head chef at the Savoy.
As we were watching the show, my brother made the observation that things seemed to be happening too quickly. When I thought about it, he was right. We didn’t see Holli or Jay work on the design of their restaurants and we heard something about a trip to Australia, but never saw it on-air. It was strange to have the finale compressed into only an hour when we’re used to seeing two hour finales. I enjoyed the show, but feel a little let down. It felt like they were pushing for this season to be over so that Master Chef could have the spotlight. I think that was a mistake, Hell’s Kitchen has quite a following; it’s a shame to think that the producers may have edited the finale to make room for Master Chef.
Once dinner service was completed and the comment cards were tabulated, the dramatic conclusion was finally revealed. Holli’s door was the one that opened – she’s the winner of Hell’s Kitchen! It must have been an exciting moment for her. Seeing her with Dylan at the end was great; he had a lot of funny things to say now that his mother had won.
Congratulations Holli and good Luck in London!