By Montykins
In fact, he tells them both that they're going to Australia. What? Well, that was not on my list. They're not going right now, though. For now, he wishes them good luck and gives them their Head Chef jackets. Shocking!
Jay is confident because he has not-Siobhan on his side. Holli describes herself as "scary confident" and her team does a Team Fistbump. Holli warns them that she'll probably be a bitch tonight. Good to know!
Jay's mother and stepfather are on his side of the dining room. Holli's side contains her son and friend-who-is-the-son's-father. JP brings the first orders in. Holli stumbles a bit on calling it out, but Jay is very clear. Jay's good at that. Siobhan is slow on Holli's amuse bouches and has to remake one. Holli is a little worried about that.
Fran burns some scallops and explains to Jay that the oil got too hot too fast. Oh, dear. And on Holli's side, Siobhan misses the veg for some lobster, which means that Autumn feels the need to take over, but she doesn't know what's on order. It's kind of a mess. Jay gets his first table out and tells his team they're doing well. He tells us that it's stressful having Gordon Ramsay prowling around your kitchen. I bet it is!
Nilka is heard muttering "I hope this brioche is good," which is a bad sign. And the brioche gets rejected by Holli, which I think is actually going to be a mark in her favor in Ramsay's eyes. She can't control how Nilka cooks, but she can control what she sends out. Her kid appears to enjoy the food.
Jay catches some raw lamb from Jason and sends it back with a few [bleep]s. The replacement lamb is still raw and now even Gordon is getting frustrated with Jason. Incidentally, if you've ever wondered, I call him "Gordon" on the challenge rewards, "Chef Ramsay" when he's running the dinner service, and "Ramsay" or "Gordon Ramsay" at other times. Right now, he's not in charge of the kitchen, so I'm just calling him Gordon. We've been together for three and a half seasons, so I think I've earned the right to be a little casual with him.
So now there's a table out there with three people eating and one person waiting for his lamb. But Jason eventually gets it right. Holli, meanwhile, moves on to entrees. And the drama will be coming from Nilka, who has never cooked venison. She brings up some meat to the pass and Holli rejects it immediately, asking Nilka if she even looked at it. Apparently it looks like venison jerky, which sounds pretty tasty to me. Nilka gets a little frustrated when both Holli and Gordon get on her case.
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