In addition to the over sear on one side, it tasted burnt as well. During the Blind Taste Test, she was the third person from the red team and went up against Jon. When Season 6 winner Dave appeared, his presence intimidated the final five as Cyndi recalled how much of an animal the former was with only one working arm, and now they had to face up against him with two working arms. She ranked in 4th place. However, her refire was raw and bloody, and Mary begged her to get it together. When she entered Hell's Kitchen after the reward, she declared she was dreading the day she would walk out that door, and later, she was annoyed by Gina manipulating a puppet, as she said she was acting like a 2-year-old. She was not nominated for elimination.[7]. That worried Cyndi as she did not know if they would have to run a marathon, while adding that she could not do that. Cyndi was rewarded with a $1000 shopping spree at Sur la Table and lunch with Ramsay at his own Fat Cow restaurant in Los Angeles. During the cooking, she told Susan to pick something and go with it after the latter annoyed everybody with her open thoughts. Later, she expressed worry when Dan arrived in the blue kitchen while Mary was still not finished. Before service began, Cyndi was surprised when Ramsay announced that he was eliminating two chefs at the end of service. Sign Up. Times as BoW/Announcer During Jon's turn, the former accidentally called for a Wellington without pork on it due to Jean-Philippe's incorrect ticket, and she knew it could not be done as the prosciutto was already wrapped in before service began, and sarcastically asked if he wanted them to crack one open and take out the prosciutto. During the first part of the challenge, Cyndi was the sixth person from the red team who entered the pen, and she chose a duck and risotto combination. Both teams were named joint losers, and they were asked to nominate one each. During deliberation, she was considered for elimination by Mary, but felt she has been a leader since she came, and was not the dead weight for the red team, but challenged them to put her up as she was going to fight. She got cheddar and parsnip correct, and the red team won the challenge 7-6. [14] However, she lost the challenge to Jon, and while she was disappointed that she lost by an edge, she felt Ramsay was seeing her as a front runner, and planned to edge out everybody in the end. In 19th place, Gina Aloise also came from New York City. The Reds... aren't missing Zach at all. When Ramsay asked Mary why she was doing that, the latter said she did not know why and told her to hold off. Description: Where To Watch. During prep, Cyndi asked how they got stuck with two idiots, referring to Ray and Zach, while Susan feared they had two bad apples in the bunch. During dinner service, she was on the fish station. She was the third person from the red team to have her dish judged and presented her stuffed chicken roulade with orzo salad. The red team managed to get 31 lobsters in their bucket, compared to the blue team's 37, but fortunately for them, that was only the first part of the challenge. Ja'Nel agreed with that idea, and after, she put the former on appetizers, Mary on garnish, and Jon on fish. 0:52 (3 views) now playing play now. Mary nominated her as she expected a lot more based on her experience, but she argued that she could open a restaurant if she left, while Mary could barely work a line. Placement Then, she was not sure about beef cheeks for an entrée as nobody from her city would order a dish like that, and Susan commented that she never saw that on a California menu before. Back at the dorms, Cyndi was surprised Nedra failed on appetizers as the latter was number one on that station in the red team, and praised Mary for standing up to Zach. During dinner service, she was on the appetizer station with Ray. [21] Eventually, Ja'Nel left after growing frustrated with her team disliking her menu, and she told the team to give her space. The next day, Cyndi was paired with Ja'Nel on a puzzle challenge, and commented that it was not long ago when she herself did a puzzle. When both teams were lined up before the service, Cyndi was disappointed that the blue team would be cooking for Ramsay's family as the red team had their shit together, unlike the men. See more of Hell's Kitchen on Facebook. Press alt + / to open this menu. Cyndi chose correctly and got to go on a shopping spree and spend one on one time with Ramsay at one of his restaurants. On the halibut round, she presented the red team’s dish, but Ramsay called it a mess as it looked like it was dropped from the ceiling. Heather Is Given Her First Test 00:46 — Ryan Worries About Their Next Challenge 01:08 — Tequila Shots? While she was dismayed to have made an amateur mistake in a black jacket, she brought up her third attempt to success. Ja'Nel eventually won the finale over Mary. When Ramsay asked her what was different from her over Susan, she felt she was more well-rounded. [22], Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef) • James Avery (Blue Team Sous Chef) • Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec (Red Team Sous Chef) • Jean-Philippe Susilovic (Maître d'hôtel), Gina Aloise • Ray Alongi • Jacqueline Baldassari • Barret Beyer • Danielle Boorn • Amanda Giblin • Nedra Harris • Susan Heaton • Michael Langdon • Jessica Lewis • Jeremy Madden • Mary Poehnelt • Anthony Rodriguez • Christian Rosati • Sebastian Royo • Dan Ryan • Jon Scallion • Cyndi Stanimirov • Ja'Nel Witt • Zach Womack, Amanda, Cyndi, Barret, and Zach Nominated. Near the end, the red team pushed themselves to finish service strong, and she was extremely proud of completing it. Thankfully, her second attempt proved successful, but unknown to her, Sous Chef Andi sent up a risotto with crab instead of lobster, and despite feeling she had it, she plated the risotto without knowing it was incorrect. The next day, during prep, Cyndi acknowledged that the red team was screwed because of Gina's confused state. However, she was not called up to the front, as Ramsay chose to call down Susan, and survived elimination.[16]. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images She was the seventh person from the red team to have her dish judged by Ramsay, and went up against Michael. See more of Hell's Kitchen on Facebook. During deliberation, she deemed Ja'Nel’s night a bad one. Fortunately, the refire was accepted. She believed Mary was, but received a vote from Susan. Before heading back to Hell's Kitchen, Ja'Nel and Mary were given envelopes with … During the second part, she volunteered to drop her dish because she was not enough confident in it, along with Jacqueline. She also used butternut squash puree and turnip. She lost the challenge to Jon, but he picked her to come on his reward, which she called awesome. While Mary apologized for the wait, she blamed her for not communicating with her as Ramsay told her to wake up and talk to Mary. Not Now. Both Cyndi and Susan did not want to go if Zach was in the blue team as the latter was certain he was going to be eliminated. As the red team began cooking their first order, she knew they had to have a great service that night after Ramsay tore up their menu earlier. During the Signature Dish Challenge, Cyndi said she was not working in an environment like that, and that safety was important for her. There, Ramsay told the red team that he wanted them to have a meeting and decide who was joining the blue team after elimination as he wants that person to be both a fighter and a leader who could whip the men into shape. During Mary's turn, the former rejected her risotto, but she got the refire accepted. When the final five talked about station assignments, both her and Susan wanted to be on meat as she felt she was better there than the later, and then, suggested they make Susan a floater as the latter was the weakest out of the five, and did not want to go down because of Susan. Signature Dish Challenge Score × Edit Locked ... Jon comes after Cyndi and Zach, deflecting lasers with a serving dish that highlights his Badass status. When the water was not boiling fast enough, she was forced to cover it with another pot to speed it up, but when Ramsay discovered the situation, he angrily demanded foil to cover the pot so it would boil in thirty seconds. Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two people each. Ramsay wants them to prove they can lead others. Despite feeling she was a strong leader and could get vocal, nobody responded to her call out when she read the order, and Ramsay told her to talk to them like a chef and not as she did at the dorms. Cyndi Stanimirov was a Head Chef from Queens, New York. After Mary's dish received praise, she was confident the former could win it for the women. The red team eventually lost the service, and they were asked to nominate two people. After Jon burned his lamb, she was surprised to see him crumbling. Gordon Ramsay did something he's never done before on "Hell's Kitchen" this week. Get it out of your head, pick yourself up, and get to the here and now. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account? During the reward, she was happy she did not go into the blue team. Later, she got stunned when Mary sent up a slider with no patty, and when the refires were dry, she dreaded the thought of getting kicked out in black jackets. The notorious chef brought back five of the show's previous winners to compete against Season 11's five remaining cheftestants. As the red team peeled potatoes, Mary complained she was going to have nightmares over the sound, while she claimed she bought hers already peeled. Create New Account. Both teams were named joint-losers, and they were asked to nominate two people each. Prior to the service, the teams are shown sample dishes that Gordon cooked beforehand to study. After he left Hell's Kitchen, he opened his own taco truck in New York, called El Rudo. Before business could take place, she begged Ramsay not to eliminate one of them with their families in the restaurant as it would be humiliating, however, Ramsay revealed that all five of them were getting black jackets. Then, Susan struggled to figure out how the rice cooker worked, with her feeling the former was treating it like R2D2.