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Hell's Smitten	By : WhatItShouldveBeen Category: Celebrities - Misc > Het - Male/Female Views: 3173 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: This is fiction, I do not know Gordon Ramsay and I make no money off this story!

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Monday, July 1st, 2013
The next morning, the dorm rooms fill with the sound of the phone ringing. Everyone in the red dorms sleepily groans or toss under their covers, it takes almost five rings before someone from the blue team gets up and answers it.
After another thirty seconds, Garrett's deep and boisterous voice shakes the rooms,
"AYO! EVERYONE! UP AND AT EM! CHEF RAMSAY NEEDS US DOWNSTAIRS IN TEN MINUTES!"
We all try to jump to action as fast as people who just got done lazing around on a Sunday can. I affix the microphone to my undershirt, sighing. Am I going to have to wait the entire week to get to speak candidly to Gordon? 'Gordon' rolled around in my mind as I savor the permission he'd given me to call him by his first name. Of course, I'd only use it privately. I don't want people suspecting anything.
Once we all gather downstairs, Ramsay addresses us all.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today's challenge is going to be the most interesting one thus far. I hope you all have studied all sorts of cuisine because this one will be a doozie if not."
I go over different cuisine types in my head- Mexican, Chinese, low-carb, fusion, but which one will he pick?
"This will be a first ever occurrence for Hell's Kitchen. I'd like you all to give a warm welcome to our guest and star of the evening, Chef Juliana de Souza!" He gestures to the door, where a young and peppy Brazilian woman waves with both hands as she enters. She has a tie-dyed long skirt on and a ruffled top, sandals just peeking out from beneath the hem of her skirt.
"Hello my Sunshines!" she smiles and waves at us again. Some of the blue team members glance at each other. I can see in their eyes they aere silently communicating- did this chick just call us Sunshines?
Gordon waits for the men to look forward once more before he continued,
"Chef de Souza owns the very exclusive vegan restaurant, Naked Flowers. You did hear that right everyone, Juliana is going to be hosting her yearly vegan convention at Hell's Kitchen this year!" Ramsay grins mischievously as he surveys our faces.
Vegan?! I'd never made vegan food before. Many of the red team also look equally as confused as I. Only Gail looks completely at ease, the shadow of a smile on her lips.
"I've made the most delicious and delectable vegan food ingredients available to you all. I want to see each team come up with an appetizer and two entrees. Now here is your chance to talk to Chef de Souza and see what her ideas are."
Chef de Souza sits in the chair across from Chef Ramsay, her eyes closed, humming to herself. We all stand silently waiting for her, but she never stops humming. Eventually, Kalyani clears her throat and steps forward.
"Chef de Souza, I was wondering if you could tell me what kind of food you like."
The chef opens her eyes and smiles widely at Kalyani.
"Beautiful girl, I'd love if you would make a dish that makes you feel like you're at one with nature. The sun on your skin and the wind through your hair." She goes back to humming and closed her eyes once more.
Kalyani shrugs as she steps back in line, and I take a second to consider if there is any actual information in what de Souza had just finished saying.
Abel steps forward next, his hands clasped behind himself.
"Ma'am, is there anything you don't like?"
Her eyes shoot open as she locks her gaze onto Abel.
"Be sure whatever ingredients you use are clean."
"Uhm, clean, ma'am?" Abel responds.
"Yes, clean from wicked emotions, clean from sadness, clean from anger. The only unclean that is alright is if you leave dirt on the vegetables. That's just hearkening back to the origin of the plant, and is acceptable." She nods serenely.
Abel steps back into line politely, looking as befuddled as the rest of us.
Gordon looks like he is having a grand old time, a big smile on his face as he nearly snickers,
"Right, I hope everyone is absolutely clear now. It's time to deliberate with your teams, you'll have forty-five minutes to plan and execute your dishes. Get to work, then!" He claps as he gets up from his chair and turns to Juliana.
"Please give us a short while to prepare your dishes, I will call for you when we're done."
She nods patiently then exits out the front door.
The red team gathers together, most of us looking unsure of ourselves. Gail then speaks,
"It seems you all might not have much experience with vegan foods, thus I will offer my expertise. My mother and sister are vegans and I often would cook for them. I'll share with you all some of the secrets to good vegan cooking."
We share looks of relief among the group before we all lean in to hear what Gail has to suggest.
After a bit of discussion we conclude that Bella and Red will work on crispy buffalo cauliflower bites for our appetizer. Kalyani and I decide on a brussels sprout, sweet potato and balsamic vinegar pizza entree while Taylor and Gina will be on veggie burgers. Gail takes up the task of floating between stations to be sure we're doing everything properly.
Things are going fairly smoothly, especially with Gail's assistance. Thank goodness someone knows vegan food on our team! I silently hope that the blue team has no one to help them grasp vegan cuisine so this can be an easy win for us.
Midway through the baking time on our pizza I notice Gina starting to look through drawers and cabinets, searching for something.
Gail notices as well and comes over, inquiring as to what Gina is needing.
"Well, I can't seem to find dirt anywhere!"
"Dirt?" Gail asks confusedly.
"Yeah! How else will I ensure my veggie burger is one with nature if I don't get the grittiness of sun-dried dirt stuck in Chef de Souza's teeth?" she asks, grinning.
Gail cracks a rare smile and shakes her head, patting Gina on the shoulder. Gina sticks out her tongue playfully and laughs as she gets back to working on her burger.
Finally, both teams finish up their example dishes, and Chef Ramsay calls de Souza back into the building. She sits at the judge's table with Gordon, looking peaceful.
"Alright everyone, Chef de Souza will be choosing her favorite dish from each of the presented dishes. If there is a tie, I will break it. Now..."
Gordon motions for the first dishes, the appetizers, to come forward.
Bella walks the buffalo cauliflower to the front and sets it down carefully. Shaun walks his team's entree up and sets it down as well.
"Let's go with the blue team first. Shaun, what have you prepared for Miss de Souza?" Gordon gestures to the plate.
"Chef, Pietro and I have prepared garbanzo bean stuffed grilled mini peppers. The peppers are sweet and tangy." He slides the dish towards de Souza.
She lifts the plate in her hands and examines the peppers closely before setting the plate down. "Ah, I can see you praised the sun before grilling the peppers. Let's give it a taste." She picks up a pepper and bites into it.
"Your energy is very warm, very yummy!" She smiles at Shaun, who returns the smile hesitantly.
Chef Ramsay also tries a bite, nodding, before turning to Bella.
"Bella, what have you made? Describe it please?"
"Chef, I made crispy buffalo style cauliflower bites." She passes the plate over.
Chef Juliana once again examines the plate before setting it down.
"Did you activate the cauliflower?" she asks, sharply eyeing Bella.
"Uhm, did I what?" Bella tilts her head.
"Activate. The. Cauliflower," Juliana presses.
"S-sure?" Bella guesses.
"Lovely!" de Souza responds, heartily taking a bite. "Ah yes I can taste it, you've done well Bella. Splendid."
Gordon tries a bite and nods, raising his eyebrows before addressing the other Chef.
"Alright Chef de Souza, which is your winner?"
She pauses for a moment, pressing her fingertips together and closing her eyes.
"I'm going to have to go with the stuffed mini peppers. The sunshine is so evident in the dish, I'm sure everyone will love it."
"Right then, blue team, one point!" Ramsay hands the dishes back and each chef returns to their place in line.
"Next up, the first set of entrees! Come on then," he continues.
Kalyani takes our dish up, while Garrett brings up his team's dish.
"Let's start with the red team this time, Kalyani, what do we have here?" Gordon opens his palm towards the plate.
"(Y/N) and I made a brussels sprout, sweet potato and balsamic vinegar pizza for your enjoyment." She passes the dish over.
De Souza examines the pizza as she had the other dishes, but this time she 'hmm'd' before taking a bite and closing her eyes, barely chewing.
Chef Ramsay tries a bite.
"Excellently cooked."
He then turns to Garrett. "Blue team, please present your dish."
Garrett hands his dish over to Chef de Souza. "Jay and I made you a curried millet cake with creamy red pepper coriander sauce."
This time, de Souza tries a bite without raising the plate up in the air.
"It's got too much fire in it, I think, Garrett." She sets her fork down.
"You need to speak to your food before you serve it. If it tells you 'I'm too hot!' then listen to it!"
Ramsay tries a bite next, then scrunches up his face. "Yeah, too much curry powder. A shame. Which are you choosing, Chef?"
"I will have to go with the pizza, the ingredients are much more harmonious there."
"Excellent then, one point for the red team. It looks like our second entree will be the tiebreaker. Come on then," he calls up the last dishes.
Abel and Taylor are last, and each brings up their plates.
"Red team, please describe your dish," Ramsay requests.
Taylor passes the dish over. "Gina and I made a classic veggie burger, with onion and tomato as well."
Juliana lifts the burger up carefully from the plate, turning it around and examining it from all sides.
"I can feel the connection to nature in this dish. Delightful." She takes a bite and sighs contentedly. Ramsay also tries a bite and slightly gags, but he doesn't say anything negative about it. Maybe he just doesn't like vegan burgers, I know I don't.
"Last but not least, Abel, please describe your dish." Ramsay looks at his watch then back to Abel.
"Chef Ramsay, Dave and I prepared a creamy mushroom stroganoff dish made with almond milk." Abel hands the dish to de Souza carefully.
She sniffs the dish, wafting the scent with one hand. "Incredible. I can smell the ground the mushrooms grew from."
Grabbing a fork, she takes a hefty bite then slams the fork on the table, shouting,
"I've never tasted a dish so connected to nature! This is amazing!" tears bud in her eyes as she praises the dish.
Abel, looking slightly uncomfortable, takes a step back.
Ramsay tries a bite and then takes another. "This is truly very, very good Abel and Dave. Who's idea was it?"
"Sir, this dish was my idea, though Dave definitely did have input," Abel states.
"Lovely, I think the winner here is clear, Juliana?" he looks to her.
She nods wildly, throwing her hands up in the air then rushing to Abel and giving him a hug. He looks more than slightly uncomfortable now and leans away from her grasp. She doesn't notice, or maybe she doesn't care, but she keeps hugging him while she continues to sing praises of the dish.
Ramsay laughs while watching her, then pats her back to get her to withdraw from Abel. She smiles up at Abel when she finally lets him go, takes his hand and kisses the back of it.
"You, if you don't win you need to come work for me," her eyes sparkle, "please?"
Abel gives a small nod and she squeaks happily again. I'm sure she would have attempted to embrace him once more, but Abel has already started stepping back to get in line.
"Thank you very much, Juliana, we look forward to serving you and your friends at dinner service tonight." Ramsay shakes her hand. She wraps her left hand around hers and Gordon's handshake and bows her head before she releases him and heads to the exit. After she leaves, Gordon chuckles to himself as he leans back and shakes his head, his hands on his hips.
"Blue team, well done once again! You are really blowing the red team out of the water recently. This time, you've won a relaxing day at the spa, followed by a lunch at La Botte, a delicious local Italian restaurant! Go on and get dressed, men." He dismisses them and they happily head to the dorms.
He then addresses us.
"Ladies, what's happening? You started off on fire and now you're more closely resembling burnt out coals. I do hope you get out of the rut soon. For your punishment, you will be cleaning both kitchens and then decorating the dining room according to how Chef de Souza's close friend, Penelope, desires. Lastly, you will be prepping the kitchens for dinner service tonight. Be sure to be impeccable in your decorating..." he leans towards us and raises a hand to hide his mouth from the cameras, "we all know how particular vegans are, right?" he playfully teases.
"Yes, Chef!" we all reply, sounding hearty but feeling miserable.
"Get to it then, ladies." he waves us off, taking the stairs to his office two at a time.
Maybe someday we'll manage to win something again, I think as I start cleaning the kitchen for what feels like the hundredth time.
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