Hell's Kitchen is super tough no other way around it and due to its toughness the winters
are usually pretty obvious from the get-go as is very unlikely a chef who struggles at the
very beginning of the competition will all of a sudden become a beast down the line however
sometimes we do in DC's chefs dominate very early on but instead of continuing their dominance they
begin a slow downfall as the elements of Hell's Kitchen catch up to them what's going on guys
I'm flip Masters and today we'll be taking a look at the biggest downfalls in Hell's Kitchen
history from getting too arrogant to just flat out making more mistakes as the competition heated up
these chefs all started out as potential Front Runners but their skills slowly wore off over
time and remember these are downfalls not crash and burns as that's a different video entirely
before we begin if you love Hell's Kitchen then please be sure to hit that like And subscribe
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said let's take a look back at the top 5 biggest downfalls in Hell's Kitchen history bloody hell
here we go again some honorable mentions to the likes of Andrea from season 5 Josh from season
14 and Gail from season 8 who while not exactly Front Runners definitely did show promise at the
gauge but quickly lost steam as the competition went on as they all basically fell into a black
jacket there's plenty of other good downfalls but here are the five that stand out the most to me
at number 5 is a classic example of Ramsay giving a chef a chance to shine only for it to lead to a
downfall and a quick one at that I'm of course talking about the abrupt downfall of Hassan in
season 15. during the first three episodes of the Season Hassan showed signs of promise but
it wasn't until episode 4 where he really shined Leading The Blue Team to Victory and even took
charge of the red kitchen when Ramsay sent the blue team over to finish service you got your
sauce yep get your sauce on the boat come on fast fast you guys going to the past with two
tuna right here I got two thoughts going in the past with Hassan driving The Blue Team the men
are sending a steady stream of entrees out to their diners two Tunas they're ready we'll go
to the pass why are you screaming I'm not screaming this is how I talk first ticket
out team love the teamwork guys with a very vocal Hassan leading the charge the men have
taken over the red kitchen after this dominant performance Ramsay sent Hassan over to the red
team as they had lost three services in a row and Hassan could hopefully help that team turn his
losing skate around however unfortunately for Hassan the losing from the red team must have
rubbed off onto him as he never found his footing during his three services on the red team leading
to a shocking early elimination now to be fair Hassan got really unlucky with this elimination
as he obviously had such high expectations and the other three shots put up for elimination
that night had shown skills in one way or another as well so unfortunately Hassan stood out like a
sore thumb in this group of four while it may be a bit unfair Hassan simply didn't rise up to the
occasion to lead the red team but in his defense I would probably be a different Chef as well if
I went for my Bros on The Blue Team to dealing with Jackie 24 7 on the red team chicken sausage
yeah right here Chef come into the past conversation look yes chef
it's wrong I cannot be serious
I thought a move on the red team would give Hassan
a chance to shine unfortunately it only shined the light on his shortcomings
and number four is Ed from Hell's Kitchen season seven now on paper Ed is pretty much
your typical Hell's Kitchen winner he's in the prime of his life isn't obese and thus can keep
up in the kitchen and is a natural-born leader due to being a cooking instructor
and he had the confidence too and wasn't afraid to show it it's not that I'm cocky
but Hell's Kitchen is going to be a piece of cake but unlike a certain other chef from the
season Ed was able to back up the big talk with his performance well at least for the
first half of the competition in an opening night that featured nearly half the chefs
getting kicked out Ed stood out as the leader for the remaining chefs resulting in the very
first opening night dinner service completion in Hell's Kitchen and he didn't really let up
afterwards either as he and Jay were consistently reliable for the dominant season 7 blue team but
then after a drunken night it appeared that Ed never recovered from this hangover as his
flaws really began the show at the final nine leading to The Blue Team getting kicked out
you and you I'm about leave me alone get out while he's somewhat recovered after this he certainly
wasn't the same Chef he had been previously as Jay clearly began to outshine him as the
figurehead on the blue team but luckily he was able to sneak his way into the black jackets
in large part due to nelka's meltdown but speaking of meltdown I think did anoka's iconic bad service
people tend to forget just how bad Ed was the very next Service as this was legitimately
one of the worst Individual Services in Hell's Kitchen history down two door chef all right yes
I'm behind two helmets hey it's still
damn Michelle
I think and then that comes up to me yeah do me a favor you and you get out enough simply
crazy that a chef who appeared so locked in at the start of the competition could
have a service this bad and his General downfall leading up to this service was
really shocking to see play out Ed was one of the favorites because of
his strong start unfortunately in cooking it's not how you start it's how you finish
the next downward spiral wasn't just a downfall cooking wise but looks wise as well as man Melissa
from season three certainly had a rough Fall From Grace during her stay Melissa started off very
strong having fun away the best signature dish and was named the best of the worst after the
red team lost opening night and it looked like she was a team player as well as she nominated
the right people and Tiffany and Joanna over Julia who most of the team wanted gone since
she didn't have much experience she continued to be solid throughout the first couple days
of the competition up until episode 4 where she had her first off night one minute to
the window Julia needs two minutes I need two minutes I gotta put my risotto up you
ready did you hear me I need two minutes Something's Happened but no one's told me
um I overcooked the scallops thank you Melissa you're running the appetizers yes you're running
ahead and no one's with you yeah you're not a team player uh wife's preview on the Wellington
medium rare is in the oven which temperature oh look at them hey look at them too many cooks of
the wellingtons however her performance had been so good up until that point that she wasn't even
nominated by Jan but I guess getting called out by Ramsay the elimination must have spooked her
as Melissa would continue to falter the next two episodes leading to a very angry elimination by
Ramsay after giving her multiple chances so in what looked like a potential dominant win
for Melissa early on quickly turned into one of the biggest downfalls ever as in a span of three
episode she went from front runner to The Blue Team to not even making it to the black jackets
all the while slowly losing her precious looks as well truly a double whammy downfall Melissa yeah
it's like paper scallops I'll get new ones yeah oh look everything she touches she screws there
you go sorry guys hey monkfish yeah right uh fish King come here you there's the monkfish
overcome it's over oh God Almighty she doesn't know that's overcooked Rock she doesn't know
that's two to [ __ ] overcooked Melissa step forward jack it off and get out of Hell's Kitchen
you madam have had more chances than anybody good night
at number two is Zack's downfall from season 11. I don't think there's ever been a chef in Hell's
Kitchen who had a better intro than Zach as he had won the most badass and got his performances
in Hell's Kitchen history during opening night as the entire blue team got kicked out of the kitchen
other than him and Christian and yet despite all the mistakes and miscommunication from his
teammates he didn't make one mistake all night and basically single-handedly completed a dinner
service for The Blue Team heck he even threw up in the middle of service and got back to work
right after talk about a freaking Warrior again expectations could not be higher for Zach coming
out of this episode as this was freaking Dave Levy type stuff however not even two episodes
later he showed his first signs of weakness as he got caught into a Lie by Chef Ramsay Chef
told me that I can't use the fish that I had just cooked off but the salmon looked perfect
all I got to do is finish it off and send it out where's this from those are the old stuff shop
that's the old stuff and we've been using that no sir no Chef we're doing the thing straight to
the order did you take salmon from the back and reheated yes or no no stuff is right here shut
the [ __ ] up [ __ ] off the salmon luckily this didn't Mount to too much and Zach remained a very
consistent Chef throughout the first half of the competition but man once the second half hit it
was almost like he turned into a different Chef not only did his service mistakes increase but
he also did some pretty devious things such as trying to sabotage Rey during his time on the
pass for very Petty reasons so early at ShopRite tells me to [ __ ] off and yeah I'm definitely
gonna get revenge I'm trying to sabotage him I'm thinking I can open up with cold sauce
we are shuffling I'm the last person you want to cross it's cold Ray it's cold war me before
you [ __ ] Green's ready now what are you two gonna wake up I'm just laughing thinking to
myself I got you Zach was nominated and for the next five elimination ceremonies and honestly
he could have been eliminated as early as the final nine over Michael and especially at the
final seven over Anthony and the only reason why he stayed was due to Ramsay realizing that
since he was having such a downfall he would more than likely continue to struggle and thus be in
Easy boots at the final six which would create a one-man blackjack in season to keep in line with
the season 11 narrative and lo and behold that's exactly what happened while it may be unfair to
hold Zack to the standards of his first service I think it's at least fair to say that nobody could
have expected him to be as bad as he was down the stretch after his epic Premiere and overall
good showing in the first half of the competition right here Chef trust me I got this that's what
I've been giving would you eat that would you wait three months to come here is that your best
can't give me your best hey Zach your history pick it up oh [ __ ] off
but to me the most shocking downfall in Hell's Kitchen history comes from Anton in season 12.
to say Anton was a front runner at the beginning of the Season would be an understatement as he
did just do well during the first half of the competition he absolutely dominated
having multiple standout Challenge and dinner service performances and he was even nominated
as captain for the blue team at the final 15 and led his team the victory Anton was a great line
cook showed his skills during challenges and was a great vocal leader what more could you
ask for well I guess even he got ahead of himself after his dominance to start the season because
essentially out of nowhere at the final 10 dinner service he had an absolutely miserable performance
so we cooked
honestly Chef hey guys causing a lot of confusion in the corner for me and that
threw me right off from the beginning boys blaming on us man walking hey here chef
we're coach all of you come here what was the one thing I asked Anton don't let it
overcook so look at that touch it overcooked and it's dry Anton sorry Chef I'm tired of
doing everything nobody talk to me once I ask please seriously it doesn't work like
that man Anton's a douchebag man it's a nice service was a nightmare for me it was pathetic
oil of course it was my fault I've seen it all now in Hell's Kitchen I think I
might have seen it all while Anton was able to rebound pretty well during his first couple of
services as a red team member his arrogance and misogyny would ultimately be with suncam
as he had yet another abysmal performance at the final eight Anton seems to be struggling
to get organized on the meat station you have a chicken yes chicken's right here I gotta cut it
you slice the chicken yes yes look I think that's what I'm showing you there I wasn't
really responsible for that I was just trying to help and do whatever I could for the team
weddings is where are they 10 minutes left on those two villages 10 minutes yeah sure there's
your salmon you cook the properly this time unfortunately you're miles away all of you stop
Anton these are not a little over that's way over yes next door is open I got it
down pad this one I screwed it up normally for next door it's 18 minutes or five minutes on
the side either restaurant yelling at me I've told them it's 14 minutes this oven
you said is 14 minutes on the Wellington 14 400. don't think I'm gonna let some little
girl get in my face because you got issues on being a woman in the kitchen I was just
saying it this way I was showing stop talking back pull it together I have it together Chef
don't you talk back to me yes you are pull it together I'm talking come here
what the [ __ ] are you doing you're not communicating your head's in the stand and at this
moment now I need you to rise I think what makes this downfall so noteworthy is that it wasn't
Anton's dinner services that tanked him it was mostly As arrogance that caught up to him leading
to some very questionable Behavior at times it's a shame too because again Anton was obviously
talented and I truly believe he could have won season 12. had he just shown a bit of humility but
then again what am I saying Anton did win season 12. remember I didn't walk away with the crown
but I was the best out of everybody in there so that makes me the winner of Hell's Kitchen in my
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