Episode Report Card Monty Ashley: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Death of a Blowhard
By Monty Ashley | Season 7 | Episode 6 | Aired on 06.22.2010
Scott is a little unhappy about being left with duck. And he keeps calling it chicken, which is a little odd. Over on the blue side, Ed and Autumn are working together. And it seems to work pretty well. Autumn talks rapturously about being allowed into the men's secret clubhouse or something. On the red side, Scott is still telling people what to do. Nilka tells Fran to drop her pasta, and Fran is ticked off. Fran shows that she's never watched the show before, saying "I don't like so much chatter. It's a nuisance. If they all left me the [bleep] alone, I'd be fine." See, Gordon Ramsay loves the chatter.
All the dishes make it to the pass at the last second. Chef Ramsay recaps the alleged prize (head chef at the Savoy Grill), although he looks like he hates doing it and is rushing through it. There are two guest judges this time out: his mother and his wife. See, because of the "mother sauce" angle. Get it?
Tomato Sauce Battle! Salvatore vs. Fran. Fran made oysters fettucine, and it worked. Salvatore used the squab, but his pasta was undercooked. The red team wins. Jay gets a tiny bit racist.
Hollandaise Battle! Jay vs. Siobhan. Siobhan butterflied a Cornish hen. Gordon corrects her: it's a pigeon. She's thrown for a second, but then she just agrees that it's a pigeon. Also, it's pooling blood. It doesn't even get tasted. Jay has a pan-seared duck breast, which also doesn't go over very well. No points for either team, and Siobhan looks a little relieved to get out of there with a tie when her dish was so very wrong.
Velouté Battle! Holli vs. Ed. Holli misidentifies her sea bass as halibut. But it's apparently very tasty. Ed also did sea bass, which is a little boring. Blue wins, and we're tied 1-1.
Demi-glace Battle! Jason vs. Nilka. Nilka pan-seared a steak. I could go for one of those right now. Jason grilled a strip steak, which also sounds pretty good. I've got to start eating before recapping. Nilka wins, and the red team leads, 2-1.
Bechamel Battle! Benjamin vs. Scott. Benjamin did a John Dory, which is apparently tasty. Scott roasted the duck breast, which Gordon's mother hated. The blue team wins, so we're 2-2. And everyone hates Scott. But back to the competition: the tiebreaker is Jason's strip steak, which was better than all the dishes other than the one it went up against. So the blue team wins again.
The red team will clean all the ovens, which is a good idea to do occasionally. And they'll also prep both kitchens for tonight's dinner service. Meanwhile, the blue team will go to a mystery place that reminds Gordon of England.