Episode Report Card Daniel: B+ | 11 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT There’s No Accounting for Taste It, Now Make It
By Daniel | Season 11 | Episode 19 | Aired on 07.18.2013
Cyndi goes shopping, and I love the fact that one of the things she buys is a KitchenAid mixer for her mom. Meanwhile, the losers discover discarded thong underwear and an egg-salad sandwich, like HOW DISGUSTING ARE THE CONTESTANTS?
Dinner at Fat Cow! Cyndi pumps Ramsay for info on what she needs to do. Ramsay gives her non-advice like "step out of your comfort zone" but fortunately Cyndi responds with equal meaninglessness like "take it to the next level."
The losers schlep mattresses. Well, Jon does the bulk of it. Ja’Nel and Mary have the decency to thank him. He just wants to rest now, but they’ve got to go prep, which is what they’re doing when Cyndi comes back.
Later, Ramsay gives his pre-dinner pep talk, telling them they’ll each have a chance to run the pass tonight, so he can see how they lead a kitchen. "There’s four of you now. And after tonight’s service, there’ll only be two," he says, which I guess means tonight’s service is going to be spread out over the next five episodes. He wishes them luck, and orders them to their stations. Mary squeaks at us about the pressure they’re under.
The guests start arriving and the cheftestants get to work. Ramsay calls out the first order, and Cyndi gets them off to a strong start, busting her ass on the risotto. "Delicious. Absolutely perfection," says Ramsay. "Thank you, Chef Ramsay, I’ll be here all night," Cyndi tells us. Oh my god, in the dining room: Is that Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the New York Mets? Uh, I’ll have to take your word for it.
And now Cyndi gets called up to the hot plate to run the pass. She calls out a ticket, but isn’t forceful enough for Ramsay’s liking. She takes another run at it, and all the other cooks respond this time. Sous-chef Andi is helping out in the kitchen and performing the sabotage role: in this case, making risotto with crab instead of lobster. She doesn’t catch it and Ramsay has to stop her. Cyndi’s pissed at herself for the mistake, but the risottos are remade and sent out. Oh my god, in the dining room, is that Kearran Giovanni of One Life to Live? Uh, I’ll have to take your word for it. At any rate, Kearran’s impressed! Overall, Cyndi did a good job. "But not great," says the narrator. Don’t be shitty, narrator!
Ja’Nel’s next on the pass, where she observes that there’s no on really communicating, and resolves to start commanding the attention and respect from her fellow chefs. She keeps sending back risotto to Cyndi for more salt, prompting Ramsay to give Cyndi grief for serving him perfect risotto, but Ja’Nel unseasoned risotto and flat-out asks her if she’s trying to sabotage Ja’Nel. "Absolutely not -- no way, chef," she says. Ja’Nel’s not convinced, and can’t believe Cyndi is doing this to her. At any rate, the next risottos to come up are perfect. Oh my god, in the dining room, is that Patrick Muldoon of Days of Our Lives? Uh… well, you get the idea.