Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars season 2 episode 5 - Recap and more details explored

Episode 5 of season 2 of Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars was released on Fox on June 19, 2024. The episode, titled Partners in Wine, was interesting as contestants had to work on Gordon Ramsay and Lisa Vanderpump’s wine brands. The episode also saw 11 contestants move forward for the title of Food Star and a $250,000 cash prize.

The previous episode of Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars saw Lisa’s team lose and Peri Basel was sent home. Since they had won, Gordon's team was quite happy with the outcome.

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Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars season 2 episode 5 recap

The fifth episode started with Team Ramsay and Team Vanderpump gathering to meet with Gordon Ramsay and Lisa Vanderpump. They were tasked with creating an ad campaign for Lisa and Gordon’s wine brands, which would be presented to wine enthusiasts.

Teams were given a 24-hour time limit to complete all these, leaving both judges stressed due to their teams being given a huge task.

Contestants on Lisa’s team included Erica Levin, Roman Desmond, Maria Laura, Jess Druey, and Nicholas Ducos. They agreed and chose Jess as the team leader, as she already had experience in designing and marketing for her Whiney Baby Wine brand. Jess and Erica worked on branding, whereas Roman, Nicholas, and Maria Laura took on the commercial part.

Meanwhile, Gordon Ramsay's team had six members, including Ali Schlichter, Andrew Whiting, Chuan Liu, Liz Aust, Rose Hankins, and Kyson Clark. While Rose, Liz, and Ali were part of the commercial team, Chuan Liu, Kyson, and Andrew started working on creating the brand.

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Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars: Episode 5 further developments

The commercial team liked Team Vanderpump’s wine labels and bottles. When Lisa returned to check, she kissed the label on the bottle.

Team Ramsay was running out of time. Each team was given two hours to film the 30-second commercial. Liz was directing, but somehow Rose took over. However, Rose didn't want to direct it since the beginning, which frustrated her teammate, Liz.

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Final presentations

For Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars episode 5, 100 wine enthusiasts came to watch the presentation and taste the wine. The team that attracted the most customers would win the challenge.

Lisa’s team was up first, and Jess and Erica were the presenters for their side and their presentation had phrases like:

"..lifelong love affair….with her (Lisa’s) wines."

Gordon said that Team Vanderpump’s presentation was "polished and slick."

Kyson, Andrew, and Chuan Liu presented for Team Ramsay, but they had certain flaws in their presentation. It started with Chuan Liu, but when he paused, Kyson took over. However, Chuan Liu cut Kyson off and continued the presentation.

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The result and grilling

After both teams' presentations were done, it was time for the results. According to the crowd, 37% were interested in purchasing Gordon’s wine, whereas 63% were interested in Lisa’s wine. Lisa’s team won, and Team Ramsay was off to the grilling.

Ramsay told his team that the task was to create a limited edition rather than rebranding.

"I trusted you with my brand. Congratulations. You sent it backward," he said.

Later, various arguments were made regarding the brand name and the label itself. Gordon seemed frustrated when he said that he expected more from Andrew. Noting that the grilling was "intense," Gordon said that he needed "a glass of wine."

Gordon also said that the presentation was soulless. Chuan Liu was sent home after Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars episode 5. While leaving the show, she expressed feeling disappointed but understood where Gordon was "coming from." She admitted that there had been some missteps, as she said she was sad to be leaving so early.

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Currently, Team Lisa seems to be doing quite impressive work compared to its competitors. Meanwhile, Team Ramsay lost in the fifth episode, and Ramsay was not happy with the outcome.

Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars season 2 airs new episodes on Fox on Wednesdays.