- For their team challenge the chefs are required to make a gourmet pizza. The winning team is treated to a helicopter ride to the Square One restaurant and the losing team to prep both kitchens for the next dinner service.
- Team challenge: The chefs were tasked with making a gourmet pizza each before deciding which team member's pizza would be judged by Ramsay. The women went with Jen's "Little Bit of Italy, Little Bit of France" pizza, whilst the men went with Ben's mushroom pizza. The women won as Ben's mushrooms were gritty.
Reward/punishment: Before leaving the kitchen to take the women on their reward, Ramsay gave the blue team a pep talk, saying they had talent, and only lacked teamwork. The red team rode a helicopter to the Square One restaurant in Santa Barbara, California, home of the "$90 Burger" and their truffle "fries". The men prepared both kitchens for service and given dry burgers for lunch.
Vanessa's exit: Though Vanessa managed to struggle through the team challenge, the pain of her burnt hand became significantly worse during prep, to the point where she was unable to work effectively. After talking with Ramsay, Vanessa decided to leave Hell's Kitchen, as her injury was not likely to heal quickly, and she did not want to hinder her team by working at only half power.
Vanessa's exit comment: "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."
Ramsay's comment: "It's unfortunate that Vanessa's burn took her out of the competition. We'll never, ever know if she really had what it takes to win Hell's Kitchen."
Service: Jen's pizza was featured on the menu for service. Before service, Ramsay brought the chefs outside and informed them that Hell's Kitchen would be serving pizzas that night. Ben was forced to make pizza deliveries in a tuk-tuk style delivery cart. Shayna undercooked beef wellington, and Rosann struggled on garnish and soon fell behind, forcing Ramsay to send the beef wellington alone and send Jen to help her. Matt struggled cooking eggs for the scallops, forcing Bobby to take over, and Louross overcooked steak, but Petrozza managed to fool sous chef Scott by slicing the sides of the beef. Although Christina and Jen were supposed to be on dessert station, Jen abandoned Christina, who was struggling on her own and asking for help, which she did not receive at all until Ramsay ordered a reluctant Corey to help her. Both teams completed service, and for the first time in Hell's Kitchen history, Ramsay declared the teams joint-winners. However, he still required each team to nominate one member for elimination.
Elimination: Louross nominated himself, while the women planned to nominate Rosann, but Rosann, spurred on by Jen, talked personally to each of her teammates and had them turn against Christina, leading to her being nominated. Though Ramsay was confused by the women's decision and disappointed in Louross, in the end, he announced that due to both teams successfully finishing service and Vanessa's departure earlier in the day due to her injury, no one else would be eliminated.
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