'Hell's Kitchen' Season 10, Season 20 (Finale) Recap - And the Winner Is...
by Andy NeuenschwanderAfter a recap of pretty much the entire season again, we pick up right where we left off: it's the night before the final dinner service, and Clemenza is being a dick for pretty much no reason. Justin seems to patch things up fairly quickly, and we're off.
Right before the dinner service, Chef Ramsay gives a taste test to both Justin's and Christina's menus. Apparently they all taste great (I wouldn't mind trying some of those myself), but Ramsay does note that the presentation is a bit lacking on a couple of them. In particular, he says that Christina's crab salad needs to be "sexier." Sexy crab salad. You heard it here first.
Already, just in prep, Royce and Clemenza are screwing up for Justin. Clemenza seems to be having trouble with crostini. This can't be good.
The two aspiring chefs seem to be taking very different approaches: Justin is being very strict and Ramsay-like, while Christina is playing the nice chef. She's even telling her kitchen not to call her "chef," and that they can call her whatever they want. "I'm gonna call you biatch," says Dana. Good call, Dana.
The Dinner Service:
- Right off the bat, Justin starts his Mini-Ramsay routine by demanding a "Yes Chef!" from his kitchen as he reads off the first ticket. That gets an approving nod from Ramsay, as if to say, "Yes, good, someone learned how to be a pompous dick."
- Royce undercooks crab cakes. CRAB CAKES. And then he overcooks them! That's what you get for picking Royce, Justin. You dummy.
- "I can't keep my face on right now!" --Royce, pretending to be Justin.
- Dana screws up scallops. Uh oh Christina, your buddy is blowing it.
- Clemenza sends out some raw meat. Really Justin, you picked a pretty crappy team.
- Then again, Christina didn't choose well either: Dana sears her halibut wrong and can't seem to communicate with Christina well.
- Surprisingly, though, we're hearing very little from Kimmie or Patrick, who seem to be doing quite nicely.
- A diner gets cold salmon from Royce, who then blames it on Justin. Seriously dude, why did you pick Royce?
- Barbie, meat master, overcooks the ribeye. She does this enough times for them to run out of ribeye on the last ticket, meaning one diner has to get filet instead. The horror.
- Christina's last ticket gets screwed up too, as Dana undercooks the pork. That's 0 for 3 for Dana. Way to step up for your bestie, blondie.
Finally it all finishes up, and the two sides seem to finish at about the same time. Overall Justin's side seemed a bit rockier, but Christina's had their problems too.
Before they leave, Robyn makes sure to tell Christina "I worked my ass off for you." Could you be any more annoying, Robyn? Probably not.
Ramsay pulls a pretty good one of the contestants as he says that he's ready to name a winner right now. "The winner is Tayvon," he says, referring to the "executive chef" from the first episode who was promptly eliminated. That guy was a plant, right? There's no way he was an actual chef.
The contestants do their door thing, and despite Justin's puppy dog eyes on that last dramatic look, it's Christina who turns her door handle and comes out a winner. Justin is obviously pretty upset, and I would be too if my team had let me down like that. But again, that's what you get for picking Royce. Never, ever pick Royce.
Winner: Christina