Eighteen new chefs were brought to the Orpheum Theatre, where they walked onto a stage behind a curtain with their covered platters bearing their names and the sounds of an audience cheering and chanting could be heard.

Additionally, despite Jonathon and Paul cooking meat perfectly, they couldn't serve it because Monterray was late on garnish, then Brendan burned potatoes (the latter was also seen sitting at the chef's table later that night despite not been shown being kicked off the station).

Amanda undercooked the halibut, forgot a cod was part of the order, and conflicted with Elise on the fish station, further holding up the kitchen.

After Carrie served raw lamb - and only made Ramsay angrier by claiming that she thought it looked cooked - he sent the red team into the dining room to apologize to the diners before kicking them out.

Jamie scored on grilled after Tommy and Monterray dropped half of their chicken, but Elise and Elizabeth beat Chino and Natalie on roasted, giving the red team their first challenge win, 3-2.

Since Ramsay, Scott and Andi had to cook the entrees for the VIP tables, both teams were declared losers and tasked with coming up with two nominees for elimination.

Ramsay declared the blue team winners, as he preferred Carrie's dish over Elizabeth's and nobody noticed that Krupa mistook filet mignon for veal.

In the blue kitchen, Jonathon forgot which garnishes and proteins were to go together, prompting Paul to take over, and Monterray served raw beef wellingtons.

After Elise and Krupa both named Gina as the weakest cook, Ramsay agreed and eliminated her for disintegrating performances and lack of communication and fightback.

Team challenge: Ramsay announced that Hell's Kitchen would host the Culver City High School Class of 1991's 20 year reunion.

Reward/punishment: The blue team attended the 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach as VIP guests, and met IndyCar drivers Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Simona de Silvestro.

In the blue kitchen, Natalie served rubbery scallops as Ramsay noticed she failed to turn her pan on hot enough, forcing Will to help her.

The red team clinched a 2-1 win when Jonathon served a pizza with honey and truffle oil in the dough, resulting in it having a puddle on top.

Jonathon, who was responsible for their loss, irked his teammates further by sitting out most of the punishment due to a proclaimed "neck injury," forcing the red team to finish prepping their own kitchen upon returning from their reward.

Carrie stalled the red team on appetizers by not rolling a pizza properly and burning garlic for a risotto, but with Jamie's help managed to recover.

Tommy failed to communicate from the meat station before serving two wellingtons at different temperatures, and Ramsay also berated him for laughing after nearly knocking over Natalie when going into his oven.

Ramsay sent Natalie back in line and eliminated Jonathon for his serious downward spiral, struggling in three consecutive services and his refusal to take responsibility for his mistakes.

Reward/punishment: The red team spent the night at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and won passes for a future three-day, two-night stay to see Holly Madison's show, as well as signed copies of her book.

After Tommy seared a sea bass for a table before they had sent appetizers for it, Ramsay kicked him out to the dining room for a timeout, but he recovered after talking with the customers and managed to serve all his fish perfectly after that.

In the red kitchen, Elise refused to properly communicate with Carrie, and Jamie left a strand of hair in garnish and then served burnt zucchini.

Carrie served burnt sea bass, and tried to claim that she hadn't noticed it; she only angered Ramsay further by refusing to go and begging to stay in the kitchen when thrown out.

Though Jennifer did well on appetizers, Elise served raw bass, while Carrie held up a table by being slow on mashed potatoes and eventually burning it.

Elimination - continued: Instead of one, Ramsay had all the chefs remove their jackets and told them that they would be leaving Hell's Kitchen, only to be flown to New York City for a culinary tour around town, followed by a visit to BLT Steak to inspire them.

However, Paul, Elise, Will, and Jennifer all got to sit on the high chair in that order, making the red team the first in the show's history to win four challenges in a row.

Despite being a major frontrunner, Ramsay eliminated Natalie for her serious downward spiral after joining the blue team and disintegrating performances, but praised her for her energy and heart.

Service: Ramsay announced that for the first time, the final five would compete against chefs who received black jackets during their original appearances on Hell's Kitchen: Ben (season five), Van and Tennille (six), and Jillian and Trev (eight).

The black jackets put in a strong performance, their only problems being Paul overcooking lobster, Jennifer undercooking garnish and Elise trying to push the other chefs too quickly.

Challenge: The chefs were each given a portion of Alaskan salmon and assigned to create a restaurant quality dish, to be judged by Nobu LA general manager Justin Wyborn, Providence co-owner and GM Donato Poto, and Mr Chow maître d' Chris Denton.

Reward/punishment: Paul and his brother attended a Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs baseball game, where they met Tommy Lasorda, Jamey Carroll, Steve Lyons and Don Mattingly.

However, she managed to recover and successfully spot Scott replacing mashed potatoes with parsnip puree, rejecting Tommy's crumbled sea bass.