as we all know you can't be a great head chef if you can't leave the kitchen I mean you can be an
absolute beast on the line but if you can't step up to the plate when the spotlight is
on then you simply won't have what it takes to lead to Gordon Ramsay Michelin star restaurant
and while most chefs haven't even had the chance to prove their leadership skills throughout the
years other chefs have completely crashed and burned when they got their chance to leave the
kitchen to the point where it likely cost them a quarter of a million dollars what's going on
guys I'm Flynn Masters and today we'll be taking a look at five times Hell's Kitchen contestants
completely crashed and burned as Leaders whether it came at the pass on finale night a time where
it's obviously critical to shine or Chef stood up to the plate to take control of their team only to
fail big time these chefs on paper should have dominated As Leaders but just simply caved with
the spotlight on them before we begin if you love Hell's Kitchen and want to see more videos like
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you love short and long form HK content with all that said let's get this fire going because chefs
are about to crash and burn bloody hell here we go again [Music] in the season 4 premiere
Chef Ramsay wanted to see right away who had what it took to be a potential leader and instructed
the teams to choose a captain for the night the red team chose Vanessa simply because she had
the best signature dish while Bobby begged and pleaded to be the captain for the blue
team as he was convinced he could do it and well safe to say both these two would Crash and Burn
big time to the point where they even gave up their Captain badges in the middle of service
come on Vanessa wakey wakey get a grip yes we're all a bunch of blind monkeys trying to
run around in the kitchen and there's nothing I can do about it oh come on Rosanne can you take
control yes chef Vanessa get the captain's badge off your [ __ ] arm will you Rosanne away I sucked
as a captain it was pretty bad I could have ran the appetizers cold salads Meats but you know
I'm a nice guy I didn't want to make them feel stupid as long as it was sitting pretty right
that's your game no no no no I just don't want to dig in over there how about a little confidence a
little bit of support jump in there Bobby jump in there baby I don't want to jump in you guys
you guys got it over there I don't want to join the chaos he's the captain I mean to just be like
you know I don't want to get in this chaos that's basically like saying people I quit how do you
take that badge off give it to that little over there thank God someone's got a pair of balls
Lou Ross can have that Captain's position I'm still a general he's still to me he's still a
private Vanessa continued to struggle after this poor outing up until her injury while Bobby was
nearly sent home first night after the team announcing nominated him for his horrendous
leadership and while he would survive and gone to make a chill black jacket I do always wonder
if one of the main reasons why he didn't stay over Jen at the final five goes all the way back
to this episode one performance as Chef Ramsay already knew at that point that Bobby didn't
have what it took to be a leader hence there was no reason to keep him around either way there's
no doubt how bad of a look this was for Vanessa and Bobby to the point where they may have even
lost their chance of winning the season right out the gate let's cut them did you do a good
job as a captain yes or no no shirt first time you give me a straight answer you've been here
one of the best decisions Hell's Kitchen has ever made was adding a charity night dinner
service Midway through the season instead of just a normal service this gives Ramsay a chance to see
the leadership potential of chefs much earlier than the final four or three thus given chefs
who are on the chopping block due to their amount of dinner service mistakes a chance to shine a
perfect example of this comes from the final eight dinner service of brookies versus veterans the two
people who are most on thin eyes on the red team if not the entire competition were Trevin Jose
both have been up for elimination multiple times had made a plethora of mistakes and the other six
chefs had proven themselves far more than these two when it came to the services and challenges
so this was their time to prove themselves as a potential head chef when it came time to lead
their course and while Trev came up clutch arguably having the best course of the night
with the carbonara Jose's time at the pass running the video course the main entree dish of the night
didn't go smoothly eight eight minutes is good are you sure no you uh come on let's go ten ten
I mean let's go Ethan it is good eight minutes five two sorry two minutes
are you happy with that yes chef go
oh my gosh mine is completely Raw see this is what you would call Raw yours is wrong oh yours is raw
oh no friction come here yes chef oh
Jose did you check most of them I didn't open them up oh no oh my God no no
Mourinho oh there's more coming back no no no no no no no no no no
oh my gosh
what's important to add here is that despite traffic having an awesome leadership performance
his night on the line sucked making multiple mistakes and had arguably been weaker than
Jose throughout the season however when it came down to the two of them for elimination
Ramsay spare trap over Jose as this service proved that Jose didn't have what it took
to leave the kitchen and Ramsay saw no need in keeping him around hence proven
why charity night is so important as in any other situation Trev would have likely been
the bootier but his great leadership saved him over Jose's train wreck leadership performance
your lack of leadership on your course that you own confirms that you are not ready to
be my head chef in Las Vegas on a night when it should have been Hell's Kitchen giving back
to some amazing Charities it was Charities that ended up giving back Jose's raw feel
one of the most infamous times the chef completely crashed and burned when it came to leading their
kitchen comes at the final age of season 10. Kimmy was a very passionate chef from the southern state
of Tennessee and let's just say she was very proud of her Southern Culture why did you choose
a flower tortilla over a corn tortilla I'm from Memphis so we eat a lot of flower stuff I don't
know how to dance I'm from the south can we bounce in the South we don't we don't do this little slow
stuff I mean we get down in the South but I'm from the south that's what we eat all the time I was
getting down with this choir I'm from the south so just seeing that brought me back home Kimmy
look at home oh that was so at home right there everybody loves my grits they're just amazing
like how can you say no to Grits from a southern [ __ ] so when the final eight dinner service was
announced to be Southern Nights This was literally the perfect time for Kimi to shine as this service
was made for her seriously did the producers plan this Southern Nights in advance or did they change
it at the last second just for the memes either way all eyes were obviously on Kimmy as possibly
no Chef in Hell's Kitchen history had more of an advantage and background when it came to a certain
dinner service menu not only should she do well but she should absolutely lead her team to Victory
got you in three minutes Chef we gotta bring it if not we're screwed come on guys stop
stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop
come here let me show you something I've got Raw
it was supposed to be Kimmy's time to shine like I don't forget it and
honors after this atrocious performance Ramsay had no choice to eliminate her over
Robin despite that being her first time up for elimination but honestly even if
Kimmy wasn't nominated I don't think Ramsay could have forgiven this performance as this
service was literally designed for Kimmy to shine and not only did she crap the bed as
leader but she had her worst service of the season I wonder what the sudden slaying for
completely choking under pressure is but it's all my fault because I'm from the south right
and I know there's a lot on my shoulders because I'm from the south
at number two is definitely the most heartbreaking crash and burn in Hell's Kitchen history and that
is John's Final Four Past performance in season 11. as we all know the season 11 blue team is
one of the worst teams ever with John being one of its only standouts and the only male
to make it to the black jackets that season Not only was John talented but the dude was
beyond genuine and one of the most likable chefs to ever enter Hell's Kitchen and due
to this Never Say Die attitude despite his unlucky circumstances pretty much all fans
were rooting for him to win unfortunately his winning chance is completely fell to the
Wayside after he had what many fans think is the worst past performance in Hell's Kitchen history
listen up six top two bass two lamb two Wellington one no pork
thank you run me through the ingredients for the Wellington
oh there's prosciutto on that so how the hell are we going to do it yes that's true get him
over they're already pre-rolled just to what break One open and dude are you serious [Music]
happy with that yes answer stop taste that I want you to taste that taste what taste is good
oh are you kidding me it's not even a scholar it's a fish yeah that's right lamb is raw now
we've lost control and you've got raw lamb garnish and it's happening and right now you're letting it
because there are four sections doing what the [ __ ] they want to do right now we don't know
what's going on like what are we fired on how long like we need a leader to this day I wonder
what happened to John as he had shown signs of being a great leader at points throughout
the season especially during the end stretch but for some reason he just didn't get the job
done wouldn't matter most and what sucks even more is that had Jon even been decent he more
than likely makes it to the final two and is the front runner to win at that point
whether he goes up against Janelle or Mary despite this unfortunate collapse John will
forever remain a Hell's Kitchen Legend but man if only he could have pulled off the impossible
I have nothing to be ashamed of you know I guess in the end even I couldn't survive the
curse of the blue team damn it would have felt good to be in that last two though
at number one is easily the most satisfying collapse in Hell's Kitchen history as it
couldn't have happened to a bigger douchebag Russell cook is Infamous in the HK Community
for his insanely rude Behavior to his teammates and overall bullying attitude unfortunately he
was the favorite to win heading into the finale as Nona had been super inconsistent All Season
compared to Russell but luckily Russell's arrogance caught up to him at the absolute
worst of times as he objectively had the worst finale performance in Hell's Kitchen history Not
only was his kitchen unorganized but he also made the bathroom decision of sending a four
and three at the same time Russell is sending a four one of three at the same time yes yeah
Mystery House kitchen let's send a photo tree at the same time runner please let's go
unfortunately some of it is being rapidly returned Russell you cannot do that Russell there's two
seconds for me now look at me La Market doesn't run like this one table at a time yeah but the
worst part about Russell's night unsurprisingly came from his aggressive attitude and tanked him
any shots of ever winning after Rob struggled for Russell all night instead of taking control
like a good leader would Russell unbelievably got right into Rob's face stand there and look
around come on here where are you going good I'm trying to figure it come on no this is my
day get over here Jillian I'm nervous this this is not a good situation at all move out of the
way bro because I'm about to slide without you [ __ ] step back step back hey hey don't touch
me don't don't touch me don't touch me hey hey don't touch me don't don't touch me don't
touch me oh no while Russell continues to crack the whip in his kitchen bring it to me come on
seriously there is a big difference between leadership and flat out being unprofessional and
the way Russell treated his chefs that night would make any Brigade feel unsafe not to mention the
surface in general was a disaster unsurprisingly this cost Russell a quarter of a million dollars
in a headshot spot at La Market one of the most satisfying moments in Hell's Kitchen history
don't screw me Vinnie Russell's whole goal was to like push everything out really really fast
he's expecting Miracles make sure it's seared and ready to go it's unrealistic expectations
Russell is a douchebag thank you guys so much for watching this video of the biggest
leadership collapses in Hell's Kitchen history if you enjoyed it and want to see more videos
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below of some other instances where chefs completely choked under the pressure with
all that said take care everyone and I'll see you next time get out of here