So here we are again. Two more dinner services left to go in Hell's Kitchen. Do you think the show will finally vary from the formula. Nope. We start out like we always do, discussing last week's elimination with a little drankin' and a little smokey poke mixed in. Our final three culinary warriors all feel like a giant weight has been lifted now that cockroach Jen has finally been squashed. They trade high fives and head to bed. And Corey picks her teeth. It's pretty riveting tv, folks.

The next morning, they nervously meet the all-knowing, all-power Ramsay in the dining room for the day's challenge. To celebrate the final three, he will personally cook one of his signature dishes for them. But before that happens, he wants to introduce some special guests. I think it'd be really funny if Beyonce and 50 Cent came out because Jen would have JUST missed them now that her tenure has ended. But no. Out pops Corey's mother and boyfriend. Christina's mom and dad. And Petrozza's father and girlfriend. Petrozza has a girlfriend? What? And how hilarious is his dad? Looks just like him! Crazy rat-weasel pair!

Corey's mom says, "I can't believe you're in the final three." Oohhh I really hope her mom is a Negative Nancy! Those are fun! Anyway, they all get emotional and cry and yadda yadda yadda. Christina secretly hopes that her mom will do all of her laundry for her and then give her some grocery money that she will instead blow on pixie sticks and Skittles from the 7-11. Kids are so irresponsible, I tell ya.

They all sit down at tables with their families. But what they don't know is that once their families are gone, they will have to recreate Ramsay's signature dish. Christina is one step ahead and multitasks as she eats the dish, trying to discern what ingredients are in it. Her mother tries to help her by saying the word "cream" over and over and over. That word really grosses me out, p.s. That and "moist." Ew.

After the families leave, Petrozza gets very emotional, saying that he got this far thanks to his family. Chef tells them that he hopes they were paying attention to the dish they were eating. Now that they've tasted it, all of them will make it. They have to find the ingredients, cook it and put it together. Corey admits that she was so wrapped up with her family that she totally forgot she was in a challenge. They have 45 minutes to complete the challenge and have one sample dish to reference.

There are nearly a dozen different meats in the refrigerator, but Corey guesses that it would have to be something rare like venison or buffalo. Corey and Petrozza choose the buffalo filet while Christina chooses the venison striploin. But after tasting the meat in the sample dish, Petrozza switches to the venison loin. All three then select pancetta, carrots, onions, cabbage and parsley. Time out: venison is a delicacy? I drove through Wyoming this past week (don't ask) and saw MANY dead deer on the side of the road. If I had known that was expensive roadkill, then I might have tossed it in my trunk! But I always viewed it more as hillbilly food. On a side note, sometimes I forget that buffalo aren't extinct. AND sometimes I can't remember whether or not reindeer are real. Moving on...

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