Hell’s Kitchen - Season 10 Episode 17 - Recap - 5 Chefs Compete

By Amy Hyun ·

In the seventeenth episode of Hell’s Kitchen Season 10, “5 Chefs Compete,” Chef Ramsay invited 5 Miss Teen USA winners to today’s challenge. It was also Italian Night at Hell’s Kitchen!

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If you missed Episode 16, you can read my recap here.

Challenge of the Day:

This was the “Cooking School” challenge. Chef Ramsay invited 5 Miss Teen USA winners to the challenge. Instead of having the 5 remaining contestants cook today, Chef Ramsay asked them to teach instead. The Black Team were not allowed to touch any cooking utensils or food. Each contestant was paired up with a Miss Teen USA winner, so the Teen USA winner cooked a chicken parmesan entree instead. Teachers & Students:
  1. Christina - Katie Blair
  2. Justin - Kamie Crawford
  3. Dana - Allie Laforce
  4. Barbie - Hilary Cruz
  5. Clemenza - Stevi Perry
The Black Team members are: Justin, Barbie, Christina, Clemenza, and Dana. Clemenza’s student, Stevi, mispronounced the cooking utensil, “Tongs.” When she was looking for some tongs, she said, “I need to get my thong.”

Pair #1: Christina & Katie - Katie did an excellent job with the chicken breast.... Christina even managed to get a joke in there saying, “We had a big breast.”

Pair #2: Justin & Kamie - Kamie’s chicken was a little too thick, but the sauce was delicious.

Pair #3: Dana & Allie - Chef Ramsay thought the mozzarella cheese was too obtrusive, but the sauce was delicious.

Pair #4: Barbie & Hilary - Hilary’s sauce was near perfect.

Pair #5: Clemenza & Stevi - Stevi cooked the chicken perfectly, but the sauce was too chunky.

Result: Barbie & Hilary won the challenge. Chef Ramsay asked Barbie to choose one other Black Team member to take with her... she chose Justin. Barbie & Justin had an Italian-inspired fun day eating a meal that was prepared by Chef Antonio Mure. They also went kayaking in the Venice Canals. Dana, Christina, and Clemenza’s punishment was to make pasta noodles from scratch.

Tonight’s Dinner Service:

It was Italian Night at Hell’s Kitchen!

The Black Team was below average tonight. Clemenza unnecessarily pounded the chicken breasts with a cooking utensil. Also, he wasn’t really paying attention to Ramsay’s orders. Even though he literally a mess in the kitchen, he cooked perfect flatbread. Barbie failed to make decent risotto three times! Her risotto was either raw, overcooked, unseasoned, or hard as a rock. After Chef Ramsay reprimanded Barbie, she finally cooked a decent butternut squash risotto on her 4th attempt. Dana burnt her fillet—it was burnt to a crisp. Christina forgot to season her garnish. Justin was the strongest contestant tonight.

Result: The Black Team nominated Barbie and Clemenza for elimination. Ramsay eliminated Clemenza.

Watch Clemenza’s elimination here:

Clemenza’s Elimination Video:

https://www.youtube.com/v/uLsYomma6T0?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0

This wasn’t surprising. He was up for elimination 7 out of 14 times. Nonetheless, I wish him the best of luck on his culinary career.

4 chefs remain. The next episode airs Monday, 8/27, at 9pm ET on FOX.

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