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Hell's Kitchen season 21 aired a brand new episode on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 8:00 pm ET on Fox. The one-hour episode featured the show's remaining contestants participating in a variety of challenges, creating incredible dishes to impress chef Gordon Ramsay and stand a chance to win the coveted title and become the head chef of Caesars in Atlantic City.
On this week's episode of Hell's Kitchen, Brett's constant complaints and mistakes throughout the challenges cost him his place in the competition. He was the 10th chef to leave the show as chef Ramsay felt that he wasn't ready to become the head chef.
Season 21 of the hit competition series began with 18 contestants who gave it their all to create impeccable dishes. While some established themselves as strong contenders to win the series, others fell short of impressing the legendary chef and were eventually eliminated. With only seven chefs left in the competition, it will be interesting to see who finally takes the title.
The official synopsis of the episode, titled 21st Annual Blind Taste Test, reads:
"Chefs face the ultimate test of their individual pallets in the 21st annual blind taste test challenge; actor Eric McCormack and professional baseball player Justin Turner attend the dinner service for their respective charities."
What transpired on Hell's Kitchen season 21 episode 11?
Tonight's episode of Hell's Kitchen began with the contestants reeling from the previous elimination. Last week, ahead of chef Abe's exit, chef Ramsay shifted Brett from the Red Team back to his original Blue Team. This frustrated the contestant as he voiced his concerns to Alex. The latter, however, asked Brett not to complain and to instead prove his mettle to everyone else in the kitchen.
For the first challenge, the contestants gathered to compete in a blind taste test. One member of each team had to correctly guess the ingredients being fed to them by chef Ramsay while being blindfolded. Two fellow team members would be sitting in a bowl of noodles and if the ones guessing provided the wrong answer, a bucket of sauce would be dropped on them.
The blind taste test challenge featured plenty of mistakes, which led to some contestants getting a taste of several sauces including marinara, alfredo, and parmesan. The Red Team managed to take the lead by a single point, while the Blue Team suffered their fifth loss in a row. While the ladies enjoyed horse riding and a nice picnic, the men had to make macaroons and pipe cream for a charity dinner in Hell's Kitchen.
As for the dinner service, the Red Team had to cook dinner for Project Angel Food, a charity that cooks and delivers healthy meals for individuals with serious illnesses. This project is headed by Will & Grace star Eric McCormack and his wife Janet Holden. On the other hand, the Blue Team had to cook for the Justin Turner Foundation, headed by popular American baseball star Justin Turner. Turner's charity supports veterans and families with life-threatening illnesses.
Both Hell's Kitchen teams had to make a total of four dishes prepared exclusively by chef Ramsay. While the chefs got off to a great start with the scrambled eggs, things soon turned dramatic for both teams. The challenge was all about leadership and a few contestants, including Brett and Tara, couldn't own the kitchen with their dishes. Brett brought out only 11 plates instead of the 12 requested dinners.
By the end of the challenge, chef Ramsay nominated Sommer and Sakari as the best in the dinner service as they led their team well and asked them to nominate two contestants from each of their teams for elimination. Eventually, Dafne and Tara from the Red Team and Brett and Alejandro from the Blue Team were nominated.
Following this challenge, chef Ramsay eliminated Brett from the competition. The host's closing statement on Hell's Kitchen was:
“Attention to detail is vital in a fine dining kitchen. When Brett couldn’t even count 12 plates correctly, I knew I couldn’t count on him.”
Hell's Kitchen season 21 is inching closer to its end. In the upcoming weeks, challenges are set to get even harder as the contestants try to prove that they're worthy of winning the series. Viewers will have to stay tuned to find out what happens in the end.
Don't forget to tune into a brand new episode of Hell's Kitchen next Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 8:00 pm ET on Fox.
