Hell's Kitchen is a once in a lifetime opportunity as there's no greater prize for a chef than having
their own Michelin star restaurant and being a protege of Gordon Ramsay not to mention the
general skills you pick up from Ramsay Durham Health's kitchen which is something that so
many chefs would give anything to experience firsthand but despite this amazing experience and
prize it's called Hell's Kitchen for a reason and whether due to the stress and injury or
bizarre circumstance some chefs have gone on to call it quits in the middle of the competition
what's going on guys I'm Flynn Masters and today we'll be looking at the history of Chef's quitting
Hell's Kitchen before we begin please be sure to hit that like And subscribe button for more fun
HK content like this and with all that said let's take a look back at the Hell's Kitchen
quitters the reason for their quits and how I think they would have done had they not chosen
to quit bloody hell here we go again let's first knock out the rage quits as they are after all
the bread and butter of quits and Hell's Kitchen the first Rage and first quit in general came 33
episodes into the series as Jeff completely lost his cool walking away from his dream in the blink
of an eye and this was one of the first true instance is that showed the audience at home
that Hell's Kitchen was not for the faint of heart Chef you heard that no I'm I'm gone I'm
[Applause]
here what was that what did you just say what did he say you don't like me
I don't know what to tell you you're right unbelievable that is not cool
please two seconds Jeff will not be returning to Hell's Kitchen
in season 7 and season 12 we had two completely out of nowhere rage quits from Andrew and joy
now while Andrew was definitely a creepy guy he had a fine first couple of days and you would
think by this point in the Hell's Kitchen chefs would know that Ramsay is going to call out your
mistakes but Andrew sippy wasn't having any of that after Ramsay indeed got frustrated
with his performance prompting him to walk out of Hell's Kitchen for good [Music] [Applause]
it's a runny to it that was a brilliant idea and you had the
liquid to it that's not gonna make any house of difference there it's gone that's not true
like let me tell you something straight you've got nothing right you know what you're a joke
to the industry yeah that's what you are what are you doing here I'm walking out the damn
door what does it look like I'm doing I don't really care what Chef Ramsay thinks to me I'm
done you have a nice day but while Andrew's quit was shocking that's nothing compared to Joy's Rage
Quit Joy was without question the front runner heading into the final five yes final five of
season 12 as she was young a good leader and had dominated the entire competition after her shaky
Premiere but then she threw it all away after one simple mistake absolutely unreal can I finish my
sentence playing England English I would like the garnish the Halibut before the halibutes
can I finish cooking chef a young lady if you're in a mood don't take it out on my food I'm done
with it do I know what a selfish attitude one thing wrong when you run away
absolutely phenomenal no you're not telling me you're arguing you're shouting hey I know
you're done it shows in your cooking get out unbelievable unbelievable
speaking of unreal imagine getting a second chance of a lifetime only to quit a couple
days into the competition because you thought Chef Ramsay was trying to sabotage you well
that's exactly what Jen did during the second service of Hell's Kitchen rookies versus veterans
I'm sure of the duck garnish I've got one portion out there and barely a third for the next you just
pulled that pulled that Airship you can put it on today I'll give you enough leaks I gave you the
leak all of you come here all of you come here I appreciate you getting there hey front door
yeah you're trying to sabotage
if you haven't got it you know that and there's
plenty of people that think so but you might not disrespect me
but of course the most famous and iconic rage quit and for that matter the most
iconic moment in Hell's Kitchen history is Joseph's insane Rage Quit during the
second nomination ceremony of season six and yeah who knows what caused this Outburst from
Joseph but I'm just gonna let the clip speak for itself who's the first no money for the
men they can speak for themselves but they know who they are I know you may be slightly stupid
first nominee and why Tony he knows why you know
no peer pressure We're Men just just just what you want to meddle
wanna talk some let's go step outside you want to talk about fighting oh wow do you think I'm scared
ah look at you I ask you one simple question and you can answer me and then you want to get all
tough and up close and personal you there you go you've got no respect no respect now get out
you watch the step
yeah watch this cat [ __ ] it's a bit harsh to call these next two chefs as quitters as
they were essentially medically evacuated but nonetheless they both officially go down in
the record books as a quit so let's talk about them Vanessa had a very interesting early run in
season four as she shined at the signature dish crash and burned as leader on opening night and
nearly escaped elimination on night three however she obviously has shown promise and this did set
up a good comeback Arc for her unfortunately we would never get to see how Vanessa would have done
this season after she had a freak accident during the family night dinner service come on [Music]
I just I burned myself there was oil in a saute
pan and when I picked it up it poured all over my hand [Music]
while the doctors let her come back Vanessa ultimately threw in the towel as Not only
was she concerned for her own safety but she was also looking out for her team as
she knew her injury would drag them down a truly classy and heroic exit for Vanessa so
the choice is yours to leave house kitchen or to stay because I can't be here 100 Chef
I don't want to be here [Music] I respect your decision if you'd be so kind to go and
say goodbye to your team I made my choice my team is better off without me than with me I
don't consider myself a failure Hell's Kitchen is an immersion in fire and it's too much for me
The Following Season G injured her ankle before service yet despite the injury she was still
able to perform very well throughout the night unfortunately being on her feet the entire day
made her injury even worse and in the end the pain was simply too much to handle and right
before Ramsay made his choice between Lacey and Colleen G pleaded to Ramsay and her team that she
had to go leading to arguably the most heroic exit in Hell's Kitchen history and to this day
one of Hell's kitchen's greatest what ifs is how far G would have gone this season had it
not been for her injury are you okay G all right all of a sudden you hear ow and she might have
sprained it I'm not sure it doesn't look good go ahead and try again no I know I know I'm in pain
my decision is Chef Jay yeah Chef I feel that I'm half a Manpower in the in your kitchen chef
I want the girls the red team to win Colleen Lacey both of you get back in line thank you get back
in line keep hold of your jacket as a symbol of Courage cries because you've done bloody well yeah
I know I could have gone all the way it sucks to leave you know it was just not meant to be
we did have two very odd occurrences of quits in Hell's Kitchen as it took place during the
nomination ceremony please the time when most chefs usually fight for their lives but I guess in
Aaron's case he knew he was a goner against Bryant and after the two got into a heated argument
in the dorms he didn't want to give Bryant the satisfaction of surviving the block so he called
it quits right before getting eliminated which honestly in retrospect was pretty Savage on his
part Aaron why do you think you should stay in Hell's Kitchen actually Chef as much as I'd love
to run a restaurant for you I don't think winning Hell's Kitchen is actually going to get me any
closer to my goal wow for me I need more education I'd like more education I think you would have
learned a lot more here I'm gonna waste my time with you any longer give me a jacket please
thank you for the education chip good luck thank you disappointing
but then in an exact opposite case there's Simone who appeared to quit out of nowhere right before
Ramsay made his decision and the most shocking part about this is that more than likely he was
going to eliminate DeMarco or Mike instead as even he looked shocked at Simone's last minute quit
my decision is [Music] okay
good night
[Music]
Hell's Kitchen is about making someone's wish come true Simone
wished to leave Hell's Kitchen that is an easy one wish granted [Music]
we then had a pretty funny quiz in season 11 as after Gina and natural had been fighting non-stop
since arriving in Hell's Kitchen and in general Gina not feeling like her team gave a damn about
her she intentionally sabotaged them quitting right before the challenge and costing them
the numbers they're screaming for me to catch up with my team what team these little [ __ ]
haven't treated me as a team member now this morning excuse me Chef I have something to say
unfortunately I'm not going to be staying here for this challenge but I'm going to be leaving
I have some personal issues unfortunately I have to I'm not going to stop you [ __ ] your stuff
and leave Hell's Kitchen thank you Chef right on the team challenge this [ __ ] back style [ __ ]
you going back out during the competition that [ __ ] folded like a piece of wet paper towel
so I know Gina Quinn and all but couldn't we have at least kept her puppet in the
game I mean surely he could have been more useful to the red team than Danielle [Music]
I say you sleeping with a one eye open we finish off with two very different quiz from season 18
while models quit was super happy and motivating Chris's was dark and depressing after suffering
a face injury nine months prior to Hell's Kitchen that left Chris in a very dark spot those demons
unsurprisingly came back during this day in Hell's Kitchen and understandably he quit to get medical
help right away before it got even worse yeah of course it's a it's just um it's crazy for
me you're making me nervous okay no no I just um I'm gonna be bowing out of Hell's Kitchen today
I got to my accident like I was in a very very very dark spot like those feelings that like I
once felt that I've tried so hard to get away from I feel like creeping on me again which is
real real scary if I don't get myself out of it it's a very very very very yeah I don't I don't
want you to go there I appreciate your honesty now let me go talk to Gordon quick and see if
he can grab you for a couple minutes first of all your health and your well-being is number
one that's priority okay if you're uncomfortable and you're feeling demons then you need to get
help I want you to go straight to somebody and talk immediately okay I'm not gonna do anything
I'll help you with that thank you chef and to take yourself off an opportunity thousands of kill for
but for me it's just absolutely the right thing to do
but let's end off on a happy note shall we even though motto had dominated season 18
for the rookies and was a potential winner candidate heading into the final four he
truly felt his passion was back home at his restaurant in Baton Rouge and didn't want to
cause Brad to Ariel or Mia the win as Hell's Kitchen was truly their dream job as opposed
to his Not only was this a selfless act but Ramsay still left the door open for
motto if he were to ever leave Baton Rouge we did come to decision I put forth myself
I don't want to give up on Baton Rouge I want to go back and share this wealth of
knowledge that you've given me to elevate that Town's culinary scene and I feel like that's
the place I need to be wow I'm surprised but I respect your decision motto step forward I
want you to accept this from me once you're done in Baton Rouge and you're ready for
the next move call me yes chef thank you for the opportunity chef oh man [Music]
so let's finish off with my predictions on how I think these chefs would have done had they
not quit for the rage quits Jeff and Jen weren't long for the competition anyway as they were the
weakest chefs on their respective teams while Scott proved he was arguably hell's kitchen's
greatest leader I just simply think it was too little too late for him as Joy dominated
season 12 and I truly think she would have won the competition had it not been for a meltdown
Andrew is extremely ambiguous as again he made Lily one mistake and quit so I could see him
being one of the next couple boots or making it far especially since he was on the dominant
season 7 blue team and then there's Joseph I mean yes he was an absolute firecracker but to say he
didn't show himself to be a good cook would just be wrong and for better for worse he definitely
had a voice in the kitchen while it was only two episodes I can't imagine him being worse
than say Sabrina or Andy who just missed out on the black jackets so I really do think he would
have at least made it to the final six if not further had he just answered a simple freaking
question for the injury quitters as mentioned many people have discussed how far G would have
gone in season five and while I would put a lot of money on her making it into the black jackets
I just simply can't see her outside shining Paula or Danny hence I think she would have finished
around third or fourth place as for Vanessa she's a tricky one as yes she had been weak so far but I
definitely could have seen her make a comeback and maybe have been a feel-good blackjack elimination
but more than likely I see her get eliminated around the final 10-8 range for the other quits
Gina and Simone were both obviously going to be booted soon anyway and that is likely the case for
Chris as well as yes he did have all the tools to be great but he just didn't prove himself during
a short stay in Hell's Kitchen and unfortunately his injury is probably the main cause for this and
lastly there's the big one in Mondo who again was a front runner all of season 18. while I do think
he definitely makes it to the finale to me Ariel had proved herself in two separate Seasons to be
a great chef and most importantly improve their leadership big time in season 18 so I think Mata
would have been the runner-up so there you have it guys the entire history of quitters in Hell's
Kitchen along with how I think they would have done had they not quit if you enjoyed this video
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