The complete meltdown and refusal to leave the kitchen of Nilka followed by Ramsay leaving her with some very unexpected words of advice. One of the most compelling and extraordinary exits in Hells Kitchen history.
I remember reading somewhere that Ramsay gives a more heart to heart goodbye to most of the chefs when they leave the show. He knows this is a reality show/contest and only 1 will win, so he wants to make sure the others continue what they love. There is most likely 1 person he didn't do this for, but they know who they are and can speak for themselves.
@@thebalticpower2301 No he came back to get the jacket from her. Ramsay already stated it before in an aftershow interview. The kitchen went down only because of that one person, as soon as she left, that was the biggest sigh of relief from Ramsay and they even completed service.
@@berwicksan716 and what source told you that they all keep their jackets? See how this works? We can just keep asking for a source from one person to the next, otherwise it's all hearsay. I called BS on what you said.
yes!!! I was coming to comment this! I was thinking the exact thing, all he did was tell her to go upstairs and when she yelled back he told her to get out!
I love how Ramsey can get personal and sincere when he needs to. He wants what’s best for the restaurant, even if it means cutting someone off. But the way he treated her after the fact shows his passion for the industry. He sees potential, just not well-executed potential.
True. Besides, many of the winners end up either being sous chefs at his restaurants before they rise or leave in a year or 2. She may not have been ready. Even the Sous Chefs at Ramsay's restaurants have to be exceptional because of the literal breakneck speed and volume required!
That's clearly evident when you watch later seasons. Jon-who was a natural comes to mind. Hearing his background story, Ramsay saw what he could be. Same with Julia and Milly. Where I seen it most was when I saw Ramsay running a culinary program in a prison. Training inmates for life after prison. I find that awesome!
@@tyrese3745 she can feel whatever she wants, how she acts though is another matter. But yes, she would have been eliminated, as the blue team already won that night hence being in the red kitchen.
Here is the thing, Chef could have not met her when she got into her cab, but he did it anyway. Nilka wasn't ready and the way she exited proved it. She was still a decent chef, but when push came to shove, she couldn't hold her weight.
Not only that, when he did meet her at the cab, at least calmer heads prevailed. She needed to realize that Hell's Kitchen is a ton of hard work...under pressure. She couldn't handle it, and that's why he wanted her gone early.
Marissa-sue Rattansingh They had producers for that? Uh-uh. There's a reason he wanted her gone...and it wasn't the producers taping him getting her jacket. Did you even watch the clip?
John Lee Clearly u didn't understand me. There was no need for him to personally retrieve the jacket from her. It looked to me like he also wanted to personally say goodbye and build her self esteem back up, before sending her off.
Marissa-sue Rattansingh Well, since she was eliminated, he had to get the jacket. That's how it is on each episode when someone leaves (except during the final 3)...they *must* turn in their jacket.
The fact that she was willing to acknowledge at the end that - even if she'd like to believe otherwise - she isn't ready yet for the position really made me respect Nilka. Obviously the reality TV competition environment wears people down. But that was a very mature realization. Respect
It may have been her destiny as she put it, and she clearly has passion. But this wasn't the place for it. There are other places and other opportunities. I hope she's doing well, but she handled this very poorly.
She was in a competitive environment. Emotional immaturity does not fit in such a high-performance environment or in any realm of human endeavor for that matter.
I sent Nilka a few messages via her RU-vid account and told her that I really enjoyed her on Hell's Kitchen and asked her about her experience and about the show. She was so sweet and kind. I really would like to meet her someday. I live in Maryland so if I ever get to New York I'll have to drop in and see her. : ) She's a great chef and a class act!
All that screaming and refusing to leave wasn't for nothing when Gordon comes and encourages you on your exit lol. Heard she's doing good and happy to hear that.
Usually if he says just "Fuck off" or "Fuck off upstairs" it means I'll see you tomorrow or your team might put you up for elimination if they lose ... but if he say "Fuck off and give me your fucking jacket" that means give me your jacket and get out of here your done and your royally fucked
He's awesome because he says that non of it is personal but he's preparing them for the mental stressful burden of running a restaurant. He's making them work in the most hellish stressful situations ever so he can see who can handle it. Because just like in hell's kitchen and any other business one mistake can send you to a screeching halt and it wont be pretty.
This is the only time I felt sorry for a contestant. She really wanted to win and I honestly think that she's a good chef who just had one really bad night. Nevertheless, if Ramsay let her back in then it would've made him look wishy washy and weak.
The reason she was asked to leave Hell’s Kitchen was because she yelled back at chef, and he was already at his boiling point. At first, he just said get out which just means fuck off back to your dorm, I think this was the first time he ever kicked someone out of the restaurant during dinner service.
@@evancrazyerror no, he’d eliminated people mid-service a few times before this (and even some times after). No one ever resisted it as much as Nilka though.
@@evancrazyerror josh from s3 was the first mid-service elimination (in a black jacket service nonetheless), followed by s5's j & lacey, and s6's louie, and then nilka in s7
Wow.. People hating on Gordon Ramsay. Well, here's something to think about. the show is called HELL's kitchen. So in other words, he is SUPPOSED to give them HELL. I know that he's being rough, but what would make this show interesting if he were nice? THINK FIRST BEFORE YOU COMMENT.
Exactly...Hell's Kitchen is supposed to be hard. REALLY hard. It's not like MasterChef (he yells there, but not as much; especially on the Junior edition, when he's not supposed to cuss at the kids, as that would make for a bad example).
not only that but his reputation is on the line as well. if he sends out shit food how does that look for him. "man just went to chef ramsey's place and the food sucked". that would hurt his credibility
it's for entertainment yes...but he's also putting them through a majorly intensive and stressful period of work like they will never experience again to determine who can handle it and who can't. There's a method behind the madness.
Missing from the above clip was this classic line from Jason: (don't know why it got cut) "Nilka just kept getting hit like a ship by torpedo after torpedo after torpedo. And then finally, just...she just sank to the bottom of the ocean. And chef, just...she needed to go!"
Those who say he just goes out to get the jacket... Uh, I don't think so. He saw someone with passion, and considering she may be feeling like utter shit considering someone she may have admired just fired her, he'd probably want to give her some confidence and some useful words of advice... I've seen people leave before without official Elimination, and Gordon didn't go for the jacket. I've seen one where he sent Jean Philippe to get the jacket. And now that I think about it, if it was just to get the jacket, why was it so necessary for it to be on screen? If it was for the jacket only, I think it would have been cut out in editing... Yeah, I think the theory about the jacket is out the window by now.
+roflmfao4life dude if that's the best you can do, you really need to work on your insults ._. That's literally the shittiest insult xD Only an 8 yr old would get offended by that
You can't help but feel bad for Nilka the most. She definitely tried her best throughout the competition but you could see how she was losing her will. She wasn't rude, she wasn't an overly dramatic little twat stain, she just overestimated herself too much.
Agreed I believe her meltdown was just from the stress and I mean working for Gordon Ramsey and being on such a competition show it’s constant high stress situations
@@roadworkahead8967 yeah, of course the stress is important as he says a lot, if they can't handle the stress in hell's kitchen, how can they handle the stress of running a resteraunt.
@@wolfwing1Working in a real restaurant is very stressful too, but I can't imagine it would be as bad as the HK setup. Remember, in HK, the contestants are humiliated on national TV if they make a mistake, people are less willing to help them if they're drowning (since everyone is out to be the last one standing at the end of the day), they tend to not get a lot of sleep so they're not at 100% to begin with, it's been alleged that producers mess with things in the kitchen to cause drama, and they have zero privacy since they're filmed 24/7, so it's near impossible to destress after a bad day. It's been said that the only way for contestants to get some kind of privacy would be if they started singing, because Fox would have to pay royalties if copyrighted lyrics made it into the episode. So apparently there's a lot of behind the scenes singing that we never see, but even then it'll get tiring at some point to keep reciting Taylor Swift songs every time you're stressed out.
Why is everyone against Ramsay here? She fucked up so much then got told to just get out of the service, she made it worse for herself by yelling like a child, she would've stayed in the show if she hasn't yelled, then she refused to go which just made it seem like she has something wrong with her
She was doing well prior to this episode, but she just didn't have it that night. She gave it her all and really wanted to win. You can't get mad at someone for having passion. At the same time, if Ramsay was soft on her then it would've been unfair to the other contestants. It sucks, but Ramsay did the right thing.
First the Dreaded Meltdown then at the end Peaceful Motivations from Failures. I love it. I'm glad Chef Ramses was able to say his goodbyes to Nilka like that.
+Ralph Wiggum Oh I agree Ralph. Benjamin was the worst. I recently bought Season 7 on DVD... I don't think I've ever screamed "Fuck you!" so much at my TV in a long time... That'll be until I rewatch Elise in Season 9/10, whichever she's in
Legit I thought Benjamin in season all stars was this really good serious chef that didn't cause trouble... Or maybe he just caused trouble in season 7 for the views lol
Yeah, I don't think an adult who has no self-control and throws tantrums, complete with screaming, crying, and throwing things like a toddler is ready to run a restaurant.
i remember wen i was kicked out the armed forces once i got kicked out everyone who had drilled me and acted in a miltary fashion suddenly were more human towards me, its obsivous that gordon is'nt a dick he is tryin to make or break his chefs if he let someone inexperienced win the restraunt would prove too stressful for them and they would more than likley shut down.
Guys he wasn't going for the jacket. There have been many times people outright left without an official elimination and he didn't run out for the jacket. Even if he does do that, they probably cut it out in editing. They only actually showed it once and that was with Jean Phillipine. He saw her as someone with passion in their eyes. Not just passion but *determination* to be a great chef. She's also probably feeling like complete and utter shit right now after that breakdown so maybe he wanted to comfort/console her. _(yes, he can be harsh and present to you a cold truth, but that's too bring out the better chef in you. If you look past the critiquing side, he's actually a really cool, nice, and fun guy. He just ain't gonna put up with people's bullshit)_ Yes he did ask for the jacket, but if you're out there comforting someone who's leaving/was eliminated, you can get the jacket while you're at it. Might as well not lose one.
Yes people say Ramsay came out for the jacket if that was so he wouldn’t have came out he doesn’t normally do that but Nilka wanted to keep going she was overwhelmed and Ramsay knew it was time to send her home
I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say the word “madam” with such intensity and annoyance. I can appreciate that she didn’t want to get eliminated, but that’s not how the world works. When you buy a lottery ticket and don’t win, crying & being defiant won’t change a thing. You lost… Take your L and learn from it. 🤷🏾♂️
It's the craziest yet sweetest moment at the same time. I mean, it's funny and sad, yet your heart melts at the end. Roller-coaster of emotions in such a short time!!
Yup, at first he only told her to get out. Many chefs have been asked to get out of the kitchen without being eliminated. But Nilka screaming at him was the final straw. Gordon does not accept any disrespectfull behavior in his kitchen, and at that moment she did. If she had quietly left, she would have a proper more dignified elimination later on.
