Hell's Kitchen Season 6

MizzouRah · 07-21-2009, 09:56 PM

Wow.. didn't know that started tonight.. thankfully I have a DVR to help me with things such as this!

Bad-example · 07-21-2009, 10:46 PM

Nice start to the season. I was laughing big time when he was pulling all that pasta from the garbage can. Looks like a scurvy bunch this year.

Arles · 07-22-2009, 01:27 AM

Missed it, but I think it's airing on reality TV later in the week and I will be back in sync by tuesday

Mizzou B-ball fan · 07-22-2009, 07:44 AM

I wasn't terribly crazy about the obviously pre-conceived move to put the old player back into the game, but I think the cast of characters has great potential. There actually appears to be a couple of pretty good cooks in this group judging from their signature dishes.

Love the cliffhanger at the end, though I'm sure it will disappoint.

MJ4H · 07-22-2009, 07:54 AM

Saw this was recording last night so I went to check it out (no idea a new season was starting). When I turned it to FOX, it had a message from DISH saying they knew the channel was off-air and were working to fix the problem.

Sigh. This is the same FOX station that goes off-air during the one or two only shows I ever get interested in (Idol, HK) at least twice a month. The same FOX station that actually had technical difficulties and made us miss the EFFING SUPER BOWL the year before last.

It really is infuriating.

Izulde · 07-22-2009, 08:05 AM

Loved the start to the season.

So far, Suzanne (Suzanna?) looks like the best cook of the bunch, I think even though somebody, I forget who, bitched bout her being a know it all.

DaddyTorgo · 07-22-2009, 08:17 AM

i forgot this was on and missed the signature-dishes part. unfortunate cuz that's always good for a laugh.

The guy going off at Gordon at the end was...amusing to say the least. "I AIN'T NO BITCH!" I have a feeling Ramsey could smoke him if it came to blows.

lungs · 07-22-2009, 08:20 AM

Lovely = Lacey

the dumb bitch that stays around too long because of entertainment value.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 07-22-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MJ4H

Saw this was recording last night so I went to check it out (no idea a new season was starting). When I turned it to FOX, it had a message from DISH saying they knew the channel was off-air and were working to fix the problem.

Sigh. This is the same FOX station that goes off-air during the one or two only shows I ever get interested in (Idol, HK) at least twice a month. The same FOX station that actually had technical difficulties and made us miss the EFFING SUPER BOWL the year before last.

It really is infuriating.

As stated earlier in the thread, it will be replayed on Fox Reality Channel this week, so you should be able to catch it again.

Bad-example · 07-22-2009, 10:50 AM

First episode will re-air on Saturday at 5 and 8 pm on Fox Reality Channel.

/agree that Lovely = Lacey. Dumb, bad attitude...an albatross.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 07-22-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Bad-example

First episode will re-air on Saturday at 5 and 8 pm on Fox Reality Channel.

/agree that Lovely = Lacey. Dumb, bad attitude...an albatross.

Loved when Lovely's team was doing their punishment and she stopped to ask, "when are we going to eat lunch?". Fantastic.

Poli · 07-22-2009, 04:47 PM

Having seen the first two minutes of the show thus far, I'm not sure they brought in the best of the unknowns, but the best of the problem childs.

MizzouRah · 07-22-2009, 05:23 PM

Not sure why, but I'm attracted to Ariel... something about that girl.

Joseph really gets under my skin.. hope Ramsey knocks the crap out of him. Was shocked that bad ass Texas boy stood there silent when Joseph and Ramsey were going at it.

I'm really glad Robert came back.. nice twist.

So far, I'd go with Suzanne and Jim as the front runners.

MizzouRah · 07-22-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lungs

Lovely = Lacey

the dumb bitch that stays around too long because of entertainment value.

+1

TheOhioStateUniversity · 07-22-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Not sure why, but I'm attracted to Ariel... something about that girl.

Maybe because she's attractive and I agree.

MJ4H · 07-22-2009, 06:35 PM

Hulu to the rescue. In HD, too. Nice.

terpkristin · 07-22-2009, 10:21 PM

Never watched it before, but watching this season because Jim is a forum member at another forum I visit regularly.

Not sure it's really my thing.

/tk

Pumpy Tudors · 07-23-2009, 10:01 AM

My wife tried to watch the premiere, but she couldn't even make it through the preview at the very beginning. We used to love this show, but the commercials and previews just make it seem like they want to make the show more and more "extreme." We didn't really try to watch last season, but then I read about the episode where they had to identify the different cuts of meat and Gordon told everyone to grab a barf bag. Ugh. That would explain the early previews that always showed some chick vomiting into a bucket. That wasn't the reason we didn't watch, but it looked like they were changing the tone of the show.

Now, this season, within the first five minutes, everyone's shouting (not just Chef Ramsey), people are bleeding, and frankly, nothing in the preview even made us laugh. The unintentional comedy is what made the show great to me, and now they've made it look like a show where they just want to push the contestants' physical limits to see how far they can go before people start getting seriously sick or injured.

I guess we just liked the show better when it was about people screwing up risotto and getting insulted.

DaddyTorgo · 07-23-2009, 10:20 AM

i agree pumpy. it's almost like the show has become a caricature of itself at this point.

i mean really...it used to be a big deal when ramsey closed down the kitchen...now it happens every episode.

and the physical confrontations? i could do without them

MizzouRah · 07-23-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOhioStateUniversity

Maybe because she's attractive and I agree.

thesloppy · 07-23-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by brassmonkey32

That guy could be just a plant. Maybe just Ramsey's Chef for the male side. It look so fake.

That guy is awesome, I hope he's not a plant. "I AIN'T NO BITCH" was just the capper. I love how pissed he got about eating lunch. "This ain't what I'm about!" Dude, you're going to get angry because you have to eat lunch and get on a yacht? Try to relax, just a smidgen.

I don't know how that Lovely chick managed to not even get nominated, let alone survive the cut. She fucked up so much stuff, they even forgot that she cooked all the fondant, when they were picking nominees. And I love the 'taking an hour off' precedent that was set by Lacey last year, and carried on by Lovely now....how is that an option?....if you're not going to get called out for it, I'd skip all the punishments. "Guys, I'm feeling 'nauseated', I'm going to go lie down for a minute or 600."

sachmo71 · 07-24-2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy

That guy is awesome, I hope he's not a plant. "I AIN'T NO BITCH" was just the capper. I love how pissed he got about eating lunch. "This ain't what I'm about!" Dude, you're going to get angry because you have to eat lunch and get on a yacht? Try to relax, just a smidgen.

I don't know how that Lovely chick managed to not even get nominated, let alone survive the cut. She fucked up so much stuff, they even forgot that she cooked all the fondant, when they were picking nominees. And I love the 'taking an hour off' precedent that was set by Lacey last year, and carried on by Lovely now....how is that an option?....if you're not going to get called out for it, I'd skip all the punishments. "Guys, I'm feeling 'nauseated', I'm going to go lie down for a minute or 600."

Lovely + Lacy: Working hard to break the overweight stereotype since 2008.

MizzouRah · 07-31-2009, 10:52 PM

Ramsey played it nicely.. what a whack job that Joseph is.

Funny at the end when Ramsey say, "oh yea, I ain't nobody's bitch" haha..

terpkristin · 08-11-2009, 07:28 PM

This is a side note--why does it seem that so many chefs smoke?
Bourdain
many of the ones on Top Chef
many of the ones on HK
not that they're all chefs, but a lot of the Next Food Network Star entrants, do, too
It just strikes me that people who smoke tend to get a diminished and altered sense of smell and taste, I can't imagine that helps when cooking first-class food.

Also, spoiler about the latest episode

Spoiler

terpkristin · 08-11-2009, 07:32 PM

Dola,
I'm tired of seeing them make such a...big deal about Dave's thumb fracture/ligament damage. Yes it sucks. But they don't show him dropping stuff all over the kitchen, but they decide they have to emphasize that it's messed up by showing him drop his frozen pot pie...what, 3 times?

I've had that exact injury. I was able to cook all the dishes I normally cook (and so far, it seems he's doing OK in the kitchen), including the prep. Cleaning...that's another matter. And frozen/microwave meal is EASY to do one-handed, why make such a big deal of his issues in his "off" time?

/tk

terpkristin · 08-11-2009, 07:34 PM

Double Dola,
I like the fact that they did the party for the Marine. Seems a lot more...worthwhile than having a d-bag like Tom Green in the restaurant.

/tk

Izulde · 08-11-2009, 08:12 PM

Not much drama at the end there. Ramsey -had- to send home the person he did in my opinion. I don't think I've ever seen anything so lopsided in the entire series.

And tk, smoking is high among chefs for the same reason it's high among retail workers. It's a fast-paced, stressful job.

terpkristin · 08-12-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

And tk, smoking is high among chefs for the same reason it's high among retail workers. It's a fast-paced, stressful job.

Not knowing much about percentages of smokers in retail compared to other industries, I guess it just seems like there is a higher proportion of chefs that smoke than there are in other industries, even those that are as high-paced and stressful. Not knowing any chefs personally and never having worked retail, I can't comment on those. But, I am good friends with a fair few ER docs and a good number of professional EMT's and firefighters, the proportion of smokers in those groups doesn't seem to be as high as I've observed on these shows for the chefs. There are some aspects of some of the jobs within my company that are also extremely high-stress, and at my job, it seems like the ones with the lowest-stress jobs are the smokers. Not that that really means much, of course.

I guess it also seems that there's a difference between fast-paced and stressful and can damage one of your biggest tools for your job (chef) and fast-paced and stressful and has no impact other than that meddling health thing (any job that doesn't involve a sense of smell or taste). It seems unusual...Maybe it's just a large percentage of those smokers get to TV shows.

/tk

Arles · 08-12-2009, 05:00 PM

FYI, but I know some EMTs and firefighters - and they are about the last group of people I would expect to smoke cigarettes

We have a lot of factory workers (long hours, some stress) and most smoke. I would say it's more the combination of a non-health related profession with long hours and stress.

thesloppy · 08-12-2009, 05:01 PM

As a former cook and former smoker, smoking is a fantastic tool for getting yourself off the line for 15 minutes, and that might not translate to any other job, even with much higher stress levels, as you can't take a smoke break during a fire, or ER procedure, but you can take one during a dinner rush. That 15 minutes, outside in the nice fresh air (irony), away from everybody else in the GOTdamn restaurant that has been yelling at you for two hours, can seem like the best 15 minutes in the world.

Arles · 08-12-2009, 05:07 PM

Yeah, I think it's the same logic for some of our factory workers. The breaks help chip away at a fairly monotonous and stressful job.

terpkristin · 08-12-2009, 05:11 PM

Weird. Even amongst our "factory" workers, the prevalence doesn't seem as high.

Oh and I agree, ER docs and EMTs aren't exactly the demographic I would think of for smokers in general.

/tk

Mustang · 08-13-2009, 12:50 AM

The women have a pretty weak group. Ariel and Tennille are the only ones I like out of that group. I don't think Tennille would win, but I think she is a better team member than she is given credit for. Suzanne seems like she would run her mother over with a car if she had too to win.

DaddyTorgo · 08-13-2009, 07:42 AM

Suzanne really fucked them over by trying to take charge of the whole thing. I think you could clearly see where Robert's past experience on the show helped him there though - he knew to trust in his team and try to draw on everyone in order to create that menu that perfectly matched what the lady and her husband wanted. And as a result of that the guys got to do their whole menu, which gave them a huge advantage as far as being comfortable with it.

Meanwhile Suzanne has Tennille who it seems could clearly do Southern-style cooking well, and instead she dictates and ends up with dishes that I'm sure were tasty but weren't the "comfort food" that the people wanted.

The women are really really weak.

Meanwhile Mike seems to be the clear favorite (which means he's due for some humbling I'd imagine).

Izulde · 08-13-2009, 01:03 PM

Tenille to me is probably the most improved right now.

And I echo the earlier comments about Ariel being oddly attractive.

Suzanne, if she can learn leadership skills, I think would leap into the favorite role.

But yeah, the men's team definitely has that teamwork thing down.

Arles · 08-13-2009, 01:10 PM

IMO, it's the bald guy's to lose right now. Which, as mentioned above, means he will be undressed by Ramsey atleast a few times in the upcoming weeks

Alan T · 08-13-2009, 01:11 PM

Every time Tenille talks, it makes me want to mute the TV.

DaddyTorgo · 08-13-2009, 01:12 PM

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Every time Tenille talks, it makes me want to mute the TV.

She's at least got some passion though. Seems like the rest of the girls are just mailing it in every night.

Alan T · 08-13-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

She's at least got some passion though. Seems like the rest of the girls are just mailing it in every night.

I think I can do without her passion.

Ksyrup · 05-07-2010, 11:30 AM

So the new season is starting soon and they announced the cast.

Fox reveals the identites of 'Hell's Kitchen's seventh-season cast - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs

Honestly, I'm not sure I'm going to watch this year. This show has gotten so scripted and obvious, it's not even worth watching for the fun parts anymore. Especially after reading about how Ramsay promised the Whistler's owners that they wouldn't get one of the idiots on the show, just one of the 2 or 3 "real" chefs (in response to calls he got after the first show last year where the owners were about to back out given what doofuses they all looked like)... it's like this show doesn't even pretend to have some semblance of reality. I mean, I guess it never did, but it seems like they are casting people without regard for whether it looks fake or not and upping the ante on idiots/hotheads. It's truly taken on a Jerry Springer feel - the first years, you felt like a lot of it was probably rigged, but it was new, funny, and there seemed to be something real about it, and then they just went for the straight acting and the same fights breaking out each episode and you felt insulted that they were even pretending these people were real.

Add in the fact that 99% of the judged challenges are rigged so that it comes down to the final person, dish, whatever - I can only suspend disbelief so far.

We haven't even started Top Chef Masters yet - it's sitting on the DVR - so I'll probably watch the first couple of these to get an idea of what morons are on the show, then watch a real cooking reality show.

MJ4H · 05-07-2010, 11:42 AM

Top Chef Masters is unwatchable. Top Chef rules, though.

Ksyrup · 05-07-2010, 11:43 AM

Huh? I don't know about this season, but aside from that horrible chick they have hosting, I thought TCM last year was better than the regular TC. We didn't even watch the last TC season.

DaddyTorgo · 05-07-2010, 11:49 AM

Top Chef Masters is great

MJ4H · 05-07-2010, 11:52 AM

Top Chef was great last season.

Ksyrup · 05-07-2010, 12:54 PM

It might have been, but we got behind watching other stuff and then I started reading the reviews/recaps about how (a) there were 2 brothers who were causing drama and pissing everyone off, and (b) it was painfully obvious from the start who the 3-4 best chefs were and who would end up in the finals. So that pretty much cinched it for me.

I prefer TCM because I really don't care about the drama and immaturity stuff. The worst season I saw was the one with Elan and Marcel (or Marcel vs. Everybody).

DaddyTorgo · 05-07-2010, 01:01 PM

top chef masters has far tastier looking food

Mizzou B-ball fan · 05-07-2010, 01:24 PM

I just can't watch TC Masters. Doesn't work for me at all. I'd rather watch Iron Chef over that stuff.

thesloppy · 05-07-2010, 01:34 PM

TCM is being carried by Susur Lee this season, thanks to touching anecdotes like this:

Susur (to his lady): Hey lady, let's get married!
Susur's Lady: Fuck you!

DaddyTorgo · 05-07-2010, 01:40 PM

Susur is awesome! I'm pulling for him. Well...him or Marcus.

But it seems like Susur is a lot like Hubert was last season...even the worst stuff he has done they couldn't really find anything really wrong with...it just wasn't quite as good.

Jonathan Waxman is a dissapointment...I'm surprised they brought him back. I'm sure he's an amazing chef and everything, and everyone seems to love and respect him, but he just doesn't seem to have that competitive, inspirational spark.

I'd be very surprised if Susur doesn't make it to the final frankly.

terpkristin · 05-07-2010, 03:34 PM

Top Chef Masters this season has been a disappointment to me. They keep changing the rules, and instead of letting these masters cook, they're forcing them into silly challenges with even stupider judges. I especially liked the episode where the Real Housewives were doing the Quickfire juding with Gael Greene. Gael thought she'd like them but you could tell by the look on her face after they started talking that she couldn't believe she was in the same room with them.

And this past week's episode....BLEH.

TCM this season has been a big disappointment. Though I do have 2 observations:
1) Ludo whatever-the-hell-his-name-is needs to go away. I don't care if he's getting the "prick edit," he's a whiny baby tool and needs to go away. I have no desire to go to his restaurant just from seeing him on TV.
2) I can't tell if Rick Tramanto (sp?) got the prick edit, but if he didn't, he's also a bit of a prick. Not in the same class as Ludo, but surprisingly so.

/tk

07-22-2009, 01:27 AM	#3
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	Missed it, but I think it's airing on reality TV later in the week and I will be back in sync by tuesday __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

07-22-2009, 08:05 AM	#6
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Loved the start to the season. So far, Suzanne (Suzanna?) looks like the best cook of the bunch, I think even though somebody, I forget who, bitched bout her being a know it all. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

07-22-2009, 08:17 AM	#7
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	i forgot this was on and missed the signature-dishes part. unfortunate cuz that's always good for a laugh. The guy going off at Gordon at the end was...amusing to say the least. "I AIN'T NO BITCH!" I have a feeling Ramsey could smoke him if it came to blows. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

07-22-2009, 04:47 PM	#12
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Having seen the first two minutes of the show thus far, I'm not sure they brought in the best of the unknowns, but the best of the problem childs. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

07-22-2009, 10:21 PM	#17
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Never watched it before, but watching this season because Jim is a forum member at another forum I visit regularly. Not sure it's really my thing. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

07-21-2009, 10:46 PM	#2
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Nice start to the season. I was laughing big time when he was pulling all that pasta from the garbage can. Looks like a scurvy bunch this year.

07-22-2009, 07:44 AM	#4
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	I wasn't terribly crazy about the obviously pre-conceived move to put the old player back into the game, but I think the cast of characters has great potential. There actually appears to be a couple of pretty good cooks in this group judging from their signature dishes. Love the cliffhanger at the end, though I'm sure it will disappoint.

07-22-2009, 07:54 AM	#5
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Saw this was recording last night so I went to check it out (no idea a new season was starting). When I turned it to FOX, it had a message from DISH saying they knew the channel was off-air and were working to fix the problem. Sigh. This is the same FOX station that goes off-air during the one or two only shows I ever get interested in (Idol, HK) at least twice a month. The same FOX station that actually had technical difficulties and made us miss the EFFING SUPER BOWL the year before last. It really is infuriating.

07-22-2009, 08:20 AM	#8
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	Lovely = Lacey the dumb bitch that stays around too long because of entertainment value.

07-22-2009, 10:50 AM	#10
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	First episode will re-air on Saturday at 5 and 8 pm on Fox Reality Channel. /agree that Lovely = Lacey. Dumb, bad attitude...an albatross.

07-22-2009, 05:23 PM	#13
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Not sure why, but I'm attracted to Ariel... something about that girl. Joseph really gets under my skin.. hope Ramsey knocks the crap out of him. Was shocked that bad ass Texas boy stood there silent when Joseph and Ramsey were going at it. I'm really glad Robert came back.. nice twist. So far, I'd go with Suzanne and Jim as the front runners.

07-22-2009, 06:35 PM	#16
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Hulu to the rescue. In HD, too. Nice.

07-23-2009, 10:01 AM	#18
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	My wife tried to watch the premiere, but she couldn't even make it through the preview at the very beginning. We used to love this show, but the commercials and previews just make it seem like they want to make the show more and more "extreme." We didn't really try to watch last season, but then I read about the episode where they had to identify the different cuts of meat and Gordon told everyone to grab a barf bag. Ugh. That would explain the early previews that always showed some chick vomiting into a bucket. That wasn't the reason we didn't watch, but it looked like they were changing the tone of the show. Now, this season, within the first five minutes, everyone's shouting (not just Chef Ramsey), people are bleeding, and frankly, nothing in the preview even made us laugh. The unintentional comedy is what made the show great to me, and now they've made it look like a show where they just want to push the contestants' physical limits to see how far they can go before people start getting seriously sick or injured. I guess we just liked the show better when it was about people screwing up risotto and getting insulted. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

07-23-2009, 10:20 AM	#19
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	i agree pumpy. it's almost like the show has become a caricature of itself at this point. i mean really...it used to be a big deal when ramsey closed down the kitchen...now it happens every episode. and the physical confrontations? i could do without them __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

07-31-2009, 10:52 PM	#23
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Ramsey played it nicely.. what a whack job that Joseph is. Funny at the end when Ramsey say, "oh yea, I ain't nobody's bitch" haha..

08-11-2009, 07:28 PM	#24
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	This is a side note--why does it seem that so many chefs smoke? Bourdain many of the ones on Top Chef many of the ones on HK not that they're all chefs, but a lot of the Next Food Network Star entrants, do, too It just strikes me that people who smoke tend to get a diminished and altered sense of smell and taste, I can't imagine that helps when cooking first-class food. Also, spoiler about the latest episode Spoiler How did Robert qualify to fly in those planes? There is no way he's not a risk owing to his heart issues and massive obesity. __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

08-11-2009, 07:32 PM	#25
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Dola, I'm tired of seeing them make such a...big deal about Dave's thumb fracture/ligament damage. Yes it sucks. But they don't show him dropping stuff all over the kitchen, but they decide they have to emphasize that it's messed up by showing him drop his frozen pot pie...what, 3 times? I've had that exact injury. I was able to cook all the dishes I normally cook (and so far, it seems he's doing OK in the kitchen), including the prep. Cleaning...that's another matter. And frozen/microwave meal is EASY to do one-handed, why make such a big deal of his issues in his "off" time? /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

08-11-2009, 07:34 PM	#26
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Double Dola, I like the fact that they did the party for the Marine. Seems a lot more...worthwhile than having a d-bag like Tom Green in the restaurant. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

08-11-2009, 08:12 PM	#27
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Not much drama at the end there. Ramsey -had- to send home the person he did in my opinion. I don't think I've ever seen anything so lopsided in the entire series. And tk, smoking is high among chefs for the same reason it's high among retail workers. It's a fast-paced, stressful job. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

08-12-2009, 05:00 PM	#29
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	FYI, but I know some EMTs and firefighters - and they are about the last group of people I would expect to smoke cigarettes We have a lot of factory workers (long hours, some stress) and most smoke. I would say it's more the combination of a non-health related profession with long hours and stress. __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

08-12-2009, 05:01 PM	#30
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	As a former cook and former smoker, smoking is a fantastic tool for getting yourself off the line for 15 minutes, and that might not translate to any other job, even with much higher stress levels, as you can't take a smoke break during a fire, or ER procedure, but you can take one during a dinner rush. That 15 minutes, outside in the nice fresh air (irony), away from everybody else in the GOTdamn restaurant that has been yelling at you for two hours, can seem like the best 15 minutes in the world.

08-12-2009, 05:07 PM	#31
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	Yeah, I think it's the same logic for some of our factory workers. The breaks help chip away at a fairly monotonous and stressful job. __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

08-12-2009, 05:11 PM	#32
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Weird. Even amongst our "factory" workers, the prevalence doesn't seem as high. Oh and I agree, ER docs and EMTs aren't exactly the demographic I would think of for smokers in general. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

08-13-2009, 12:50 AM	#33
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	The women have a pretty weak group. Ariel and Tennille are the only ones I like out of that group. I don't think Tennille would win, but I think she is a better team member than she is given credit for. Suzanne seems like she would run her mother over with a car if she had too to win. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

08-13-2009, 07:42 AM	#34
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Suzanne really fucked them over by trying to take charge of the whole thing. I think you could clearly see where Robert's past experience on the show helped him there though - he knew to trust in his team and try to draw on everyone in order to create that menu that perfectly matched what the lady and her husband wanted. And as a result of that the guys got to do their whole menu, which gave them a huge advantage as far as being comfortable with it. Meanwhile Suzanne has Tennille who it seems could clearly do Southern-style cooking well, and instead she dictates and ends up with dishes that I'm sure were tasty but weren't the "comfort food" that the people wanted. The women are really really weak. Meanwhile Mike seems to be the clear favorite (which means he's due for some humbling I'd imagine). __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

08-13-2009, 01:03 PM	#35
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Tenille to me is probably the most improved right now. And I echo the earlier comments about Ariel being oddly attractive. Suzanne, if she can learn leadership skills, I think would leap into the favorite role. But yeah, the men's team definitely has that teamwork thing down. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

08-13-2009, 01:10 PM	#36
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	IMO, it's the bald guy's to lose right now. Which, as mentioned above, means he will be undressed by Ramsey atleast a few times in the upcoming weeks __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

08-13-2009, 01:11 PM	#37
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Every time Tenille talks, it makes me want to mute the TV. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

05-07-2010, 11:30 AM	#40
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	So the new season is starting soon and they announced the cast. Fox reveals the identites of 'Hell's Kitchen's seventh-season cast - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs Honestly, I'm not sure I'm going to watch this year. This show has gotten so scripted and obvious, it's not even worth watching for the fun parts anymore. Especially after reading about how Ramsay promised the Whistler's owners that they wouldn't get one of the idiots on the show, just one of the 2 or 3 "real" chefs (in response to calls he got after the first show last year where the owners were about to back out given what doofuses they all looked like)... it's like this show doesn't even pretend to have some semblance of reality. I mean, I guess it never did, but it seems like they are casting people without regard for whether it looks fake or not and upping the ante on idiots/hotheads. It's truly taken on a Jerry Springer feel - the first years, you felt like a lot of it was probably rigged, but it was new, funny, and there seemed to be something real about it, and then they just went for the straight acting and the same fights breaking out each episode and you felt insulted that they were even pretending these people were real. Add in the fact that 99% of the judged challenges are rigged so that it comes down to the final person, dish, whatever - I can only suspend disbelief so far. We haven't even started Top Chef Masters yet - it's sitting on the DVR - so I'll probably watch the first couple of these to get an idea of what morons are on the show, then watch a real cooking reality show. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-07-2010, 11:42 AM	#41
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Top Chef Masters is unwatchable. Top Chef rules, though.

05-07-2010, 11:43 AM	#42
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Huh? I don't know about this season, but aside from that horrible chick they have hosting, I thought TCM last year was better than the regular TC. We didn't even watch the last TC season. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-07-2010, 11:49 AM	#43
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Top Chef Masters is great __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-07-2010, 11:52 AM	#44
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Top Chef was great last season.

05-07-2010, 12:54 PM	#45
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	It might have been, but we got behind watching other stuff and then I started reading the reviews/recaps about how (a) there were 2 brothers who were causing drama and pissing everyone off, and (b) it was painfully obvious from the start who the 3-4 best chefs were and who would end up in the finals. So that pretty much cinched it for me. I prefer TCM because I really don't care about the drama and immaturity stuff. The worst season I saw was the one with Elan and Marcel (or Marcel vs. Everybody). __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-07-2010, 01:01 PM	#46
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	top chef masters has far tastier looking food __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.