So how did Holli wind up the winner? According to Gordaon Ramsay, she was the contestant that grew thew most, “and once she emerged, there was no holding her back.” I think he chose her because he’d have more success molding her into the chef he wanted in his restaurant empire than he would with Jay, who had already developed his own style. Holli, by comparison, barely held her crew together. I had even eaten his food on more than one occasion at Gargoyle’s on the Square in my town. He had a decent final dinner service, managing to keep his two least talented cooks from melting down, which is usually the downfall of the losing finalist. I figured Jay had it in the bag: he had experience, confidence, and was a good cook. After enduring many weeks of seriously delusional boasting (“I’m the best cook here.”) from everyone but Jay and Holli, it was no surprise that they would be the two finalists.
The curent season of Hell’s Kitchen ended last night, but not in the way I expected it to.
