Final dish: Swordfish with “Risotto-Style” Cous-Cous, Asparagus and Beurre Blanc

The verdict: “Just because you as a chef do not eat these foods, that doesn’t give you the excuse to do them poorly.” – guest judge Art Smith

Famous last words: “The mustard and the vanilla bean is something that I’ve done before and has been successful, not that that’s an excuse.”

Final dish: Swordfish with “Risotto-Style” Cous-Cous, Asparagus and Beurre Blanc

The verdict: “Just because you as a chef do not eat these foods, that doesn’t give you the excuse to do them poorly.” – guest judge Art Smith

Famous last words: “The mustard and the vanilla bean is something that I’ve done before and has been successful, not that that’s an excuse.”

Final dish: Scallops with Pickled Rhubarb, Cilantro, Basil and Long Pepper in Rhubarb Jus

The verdict: “I thought it was shockingly bad.” – Tom Colicchio

Famous last words: “There are a couple things I would change, but I do stand behind my dish.”

Final dish: Scallops with Pickled Rhubarb, Cilantro, Basil and Long Pepper in Rhubarb Jus

The verdict: “I thought it was shockingly bad.” – Tom Colicchio

Famous last words: “There are a couple things I would change, but I do stand behind my dish.”

Final dish: Roasted Turnips & Asparagus with Honey

The verdict: “At the end, I think what we have to look at is that it didn’t taste like anything.” – Eric Ripert

Final dish: Roasted Turnips & Asparagus with Honey

The verdict: “At the end, I think what we have to look at is that it didn’t taste like anything.” – Eric Ripert

Famous last words: “I think out of the three that were there – myself, Amanda and Stephen – I think both their dishes got criticized worse, but her dish was the worst. She just knows how to act. She’s Hollywood. She got the Oscar that night, and I got sent the hell home.”

Final dish: Pineapple Red Curry Mussels with Squid Ink Pasta & Focaccia

The verdict: “Mussels and squid ink pasta is a hard sell on a hotel menu.” – Padma Lakshmi

Famous last words: “The only thing I regret is not being able to wear my suit for Restaurant Wars.”

Final dish: Pineapple Red Curry Mussels with Squid Ink Pasta & Focaccia

The verdict: “Mussels and squid ink pasta is a hard sell on a hotel menu.” – Padma Lakshmi

Famous last words: “The only thing I regret is not being able to wear my suit for Restaurant Wars.”

Final dish: Pineapple Red Curry Mussels with Squid Ink Pasta & Focaccia

The verdict: “Squid ink scares a lot of people. And the pasta was not cooked. It’s too bad because that pasta could have absorbed a lot of the sauce and connected the dots between the beautiful sauce and the mussels and the pasta.” – Eric Ripert

Final dish: Pineapple Red Curry Mussels with Squid Ink Pasta & Focaccia

The verdict: “Squid ink scares a lot of people. And the pasta was not cooked. It’s too bad because that pasta could have absorbed a lot of the sauce and connected the dots between the beautiful sauce and the mussels and the pasta.” – Eric Ripert

Famous last words: “Considering that I haven’t been actively cooking in six years, I think I did pretty well. I knew I wasn’t going to make it to the end.”

Final dish: Italian Sausage Slider, Tomato, Cucumber & Red Onion Salad

The verdict: “That’s something that you got 30 years ago in the backwoods somewhere when they were trying to do I-talian food. It’s like, what the hell?” – Tom Colicchio

Final dish: Italian Sausage Slider, Tomato, Cucumber & Red Onion Salad

The verdict: “That’s something that you got 30 years ago in the backwoods somewhere when they were trying to do I-talian food. It’s like, what the hell?” – Tom Colicchio

Famous last words: “Fair is fair. I made a s****y dish. I knew before I even made the dish. I knew in prep I’m screwed. I got hot dog rolls and hamburgers. What the hell are you going to do with that?”

Final dish: Banana Pudding with Skim Milk; Strawberries & Strawberry Sauce

The verdict: “That banana pudding was just unpalatable, it had so much sugar. I felt like I was eating pure sugar.” – guest judge Sam Kass

Famous last words: “It got petty really fast, and I was surprised. I did not expect people to do that.”

Final dish: Banana Pudding with Skim Milk; Strawberries & Strawberry Sauce

The verdict: “That banana pudding was just unpalatable, it had so much sugar. I felt like I was eating pure sugar.” – guest judge Sam Kass

Famous last words: “It got petty really fast, and I was surprised. I did not expect people to do that.”