Ramsay orders the Red team to head back into the kitchen and make a goddamn decision on who's going to join Blue, ranting that it's not a fucking game show. Susan says she doesn't want to join Blue since Zach's going to be sticking around. Nedra seems a little reluctant herself, but says she'll do it. Blue looks like they'd rather have a leper suit up for them. They think that it's outright sabotage by Red. Nedra declares that she's not doing any punishments or lifting; this blue jacket is just a stepping-stone to her black jacket, she says.

The next morning, the chefs arrive in Hell's Kitchen, to see large gift boxes decorating the tables, all of them in the colors of various countries. I don't see a red maple leaf on any of them. Ramsay starts talking about how today's chefs whatever-whatever about international cuisine, and they're going to be tested on it. And then a bunch of models (women only, of course) strut in wearing national costumes from each country, for reasons I can't figure out.

They have to spin a wheel with all the cuisines lifted, and Mary gets to choose her opponent -- she picks Jon, because she thinks Jon is the best on the Blue team so it would be very satisfying to beat him. She spins and it comes up Indian, so they'll be cooking with chickpeas, basmati rice, curry powder, lentils and masalas. Jon considers himself an expert in Indian cuisine, so he's excited.

Nedra decides to take on Ja'Nel. "Yeah, I picked you, bitch," Nedra says to us for some reason. Oh, right. They were buddies, but not they hate each other. I forgot. Up comes Thai and Nedra's worried, because she's never cooked Thai before. Their ingredients are kaffir lime, lemongrass, mango, coconut milk and jasmine rice. "I don't eat shit I don't know how to pronounce," declares Nedra. I'm about ready for Nedra to not be on my television screen anymore.

Susan elects to take on Zach, who promises to "beat the brakes off her ass," and they'll be cooking Japanese food: soy sauce, miso, bok choy, daikon (I will not type "daikon radish" as the show has it) and ramen. Susan says she loves Japanese food, and then proves how respectful she is to Japanese food and culture by bowing and saying, "Ah, konnichiwa," and then this show makes it worse by banging a gong.

That means Cyndi and Anthony will be cooking Greek: kalamata olives, yogurt, pine nuts, feta and grape leaves.

Then Ramsay makes everyone cheer for the women whose job it was to come out and stand there looking pretty, and then sends the chefs to the kitchens where they'll find their proteins. They have forty-five minutes to cook.

1 2 3 4 5 6Next