Hell's Kitchen Season 6 [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

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

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

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

Lovely = Lacey

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

+1

TheOhioStateUniversity

07-22-2009, 06:10 PM

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

Maybe because she's attractive and I agree.

:)

thesloppy

07-23-2009, 09:03 PM

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

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
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.

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

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

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

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 (http://realitytvworld.com/news/fox-reveals-identites-of-hell-kitchen-seventh-season-cast-10905.php)

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

terpkristin

05-07-2010, 03:35 PM

Oh....on a side note, I'm going to go to Volt this weekend for Mother's Day. :D

/tk

terpkristin

05-09-2010, 07:32 PM

Dola (double dola?),
Volt (Top Chef season 6 Bryan Voltaggio's restaurant) was amazing. My mom, my dad, and I got reservations for brunch. I've eaten at restaurants of some top-caliber chefs before, and this was even better than I could've hoped. In addition to food that was ridiculously tasty, the environment/ambiance were so laid back/unpretentious, it really added to the experience. We got to eat in the kitchen seating area, and Bryan was in the house, so I got to see him quite a few times. It struck me that the kitchen was really relaxed--there wasn't any yelling or anything, they all seemed to enjoy putting out good food.

I had the 3-course meal. Started with a "simple" mixed greens salad with shaved fennel, radishes, a variety of carrots (in variety of colors), and also got a bite of my mom's appetizer (chevre ravioli with mushroom cream sauce). I liked mine a lot, but I knew I was keeping it simple to start. My mom's ravioli was really flavorful, and unlike many cream sauces, didn't taste overly greasy or heavy.

My 2nd course was a strip loin with mushrooms over polenta served with a 63-degree egg over spinach. The meat almost melted in the mouth, and when combined with the jus and the polenta, was unbelievable. While I'm not usually a fan of poached or otherwise runny eggs, it worked very well with the spinach, and adding a bite of the meat just topped it off.

For the 3rd course, I went with the goat cheese cheesecake which was served with kumquats and ginger ice cream. While I'm not usually the biggest fan of goat cheese (even with my mom's ravioli), the sweetness in the ice cream and the tang of the kumquat just worked with it.

I can't wait to go back.

/tk

lungs

06-01-2010, 06:24 PM

Bump for the new season starting tonight.

DaddyTorgo

06-01-2010, 06:49 PM

This show is such a horrible contrived POS, but it's totally a guilty pleasure to watch how bad these people fuck things up and complain.

wade moore

06-01-2010, 07:40 PM

This show is such a horrible contrived POS, but it's totally a guilty pleasure to watch how bad these people fuck things up and complain.
Nail meet head.

DaddyTorgo

06-01-2010, 07:42 PM

hehe

MizzouRah

06-01-2010, 08:07 PM

I just saw my DVR was taping something and to my surprise it was HC!

Ksyrup

06-02-2010, 06:09 AM

So the one thing this show has not had is real sexual tension. Looks like they've added a few people to try to achieve just that. And from there, you can pretty much tell who will be sticking around for awhile, and who will get the quick hook (Maria, please!).

I don't know why I continue to watch, since it's the same thing every season and it's all scripted.

MizzouRah

06-03-2010, 10:49 PM

I just like to watch him make asses out of every one of those goofballs and I'm not really sure any of them actually get to run one of his restaurants when they win.

CrimsonFox

06-04-2010, 01:43 AM

I still don't understand this show. SO many quick edits... MTV meets food network.

Ksyrup

06-04-2010, 06:41 AM

OH yeah, this show is edited to the max. The wife and I love to find inconsistencies (like showing a quick clip of someone getting yelled at while a chef who got booted 4 weeks earlier is in the background cooking) or obvious re-shoots where they use stunt doubles for stuff. Show is ridiculous, TBH. It's still fun, though, because it seems as though at least 75% of the fodder on the show actually believe they have a chance. But maybe they're all just decent actors, I don't know.

Mustang

06-04-2010, 06:58 AM

I just like to watch him make asses out of every one of those goofballs and I'm not really sure any of them actually get to run one of his restaurants when they win.

Usually they are the head chef and still have an executive chef over them. From what I researched, looks like all of the past winners (save for Christina) no longer work for the restaurants that they were awarded the prize for. A couple only last a few months or didn't even start at all.

Ksyrup

06-04-2010, 07:15 AM

Yeah, the whole thing is a joke. The don't get much other than a gig and a salary/prize to work for someone else. And Gordon's promised the worried owners of past restaurants that they will get one of 3 or 4 contestants he knows are good. The rest are truly there to be yelled at for our entertainment.

MizzouRah

06-04-2010, 09:36 AM

Usually they are the head chef and still have an executive chef over them. From what I researched, looks like all of the past winners (save for Christina) no longer work for the restaurants that they were awarded the prize for. A couple only last a few months or didn't even start at all.

Yeah, I figured most of them don't work for the restaurants they were awarded.

Ksyrup

06-04-2010, 09:38 AM

Interesting that this time, it's a Gordon-owned restaurant that's not open yet (or not re-opened).

terpkristin

06-09-2010, 01:08 PM

I don't watch this show for the great cooking skills nor for the great food.

I'll admit, it's my guilty pleasure to watch only for the drama. I've always wondered, though, why they have to cook what Gordon says and not actually show off their creativity and skills. After watching the first episode, I think my wish for drama will be fulfilled. Watching the 2nd on Hulu now.

/tk

terpkristin

06-09-2010, 01:09 PM

Dola,
The farmer who wants to buy 2 walk-ins with the money is CREEPY.

/tk

DaddyTorgo

06-09-2010, 02:07 PM

like the fact that guy just walked out??

DaddyTorgo

06-09-2010, 02:08 PM

Oh - and apparently word is that the guy from Boston (I forget what he looks like to be honest), used to work for Starbucks and manage one of the stores in my old district. I don't think I knew him, or else I'd recognize him, but that's what somebody else's facebook page said.

Ksyrup

06-09-2010, 10:39 PM

I think we're done with this show. We didn't even finish this week's ep - we still had Deadliest Catch to watch and only 35 minutes to watch it, so we stopped HK with about 15 minutes left. I'm to the point where I don't believe a legit cook/chef would walk out of the show on the second ep. Just like last year, when that one guy started a bitch war with Gordon that got him canned, there's just no way those guys aren't plants. It's one thing to cast a majority of dimwitted dumbasses stupid enough to not realize they are just fodder for Ramsay and have no chance to win. It's another when they hire people just to stick around for an ep or two before they blow up in a fit of fake drama. Did that guy end up coming back, or is he gone? Either way, that whole thing was scripted, and it's getting old.

That and the fact that Ramsay ensures that nearly every challenge and service comes down to the bitter end before somone wins, and I think the shelf life on my willing suspension of disbelief has finally expired.

Mustang

06-09-2010, 11:43 PM

I could sooooo cook on this show. All I need to do is master cooking scallops, risotto and halibut and I'm gold. Gold I tell you!

I still watch it since it is my one guilty pleasure as far as reality shows go.

thesloppy

06-10-2010, 12:00 AM

I still watch too, because it makes me laugh, but it really is the bottom of the barrel, and that's saying something for reality TV. Literally every shot and every second of the show comes off as either rehearsed or edited out of context, and it's somehow one of the sleaziest shows on TV, despite the setting and the cast.

Ksyrup

06-10-2010, 07:01 AM

They make some of the stupidest editing mistakes, too. Last year they didn't have enough footage of the person who got kicked off that episode getting yelled at, so they spliced in some footage from a previous session - only forgot that a person who left a month earlier was in the background cooking. They also spliced in some close-ups where they were obvious reenactments (one showing the guy with a cast on the wrong arm, and another showing an empty booth in the background in the middle of what was supposed to be dinner service).

And of course, Ramsay judges 90% of the challenges, so he just makes shit up as he goes to keep the teams even until - miraculously, every time - it comes down to the final taste test or whatever the challenge is.

Even if all that didn't bother me, I think I'd still be done with this season just so I didn't have to look at Maria anymore. She disturbs me.

wade moore

06-10-2010, 07:25 AM

If this aired in the fall, no way I watch. But the summer TV pickings are so slim, I'll probably stick with it.

Raiders Army

06-10-2010, 06:25 PM

MizzouRah

06-13-2010, 09:38 PM

I finally got around to watching the second show.. the guy who walked out was the one I figured would be the one who would.. it did look fake when he made the mashed potatoes like that.. my 14 year old could make mashed potatoes. :)

It still has me interested though, go figure.

Arles

06-17-2010, 03:21 PM

This show is what it is. A scripted reality TV comedy/drama that eventually allows a semi-decent chef a chance at fame. But, it's still entertaining. Just understand that a dish that would be served in week 8 will be tossed in week 1 for more drama. Know that half the people there have no chance at winning, but are planted train wreck (and gordon knows who they are).

All in all, it's solid summer entertainment if you don't think about it too much.

Ksyrup

06-30-2010, 12:16 PM

Including last night, we've now missed the last 3 weeks. And as far as I can tell, they've been running double episodes every week, so we've got around 5-6 hours to make up.

I think I'm done.

Karlifornia

06-30-2010, 03:06 PM

I'm less inclined to watch now that the ridiculous Salvatore has apparently gotten the ax. If Autumn cooks in a bikini I'll stick around.

MizzouRah

06-30-2010, 07:20 PM

I want to see Holli topless.. and I'm glad Salvatore is gone, he really got on my fcking nerves.

terpkristin

06-30-2010, 08:53 PM

I'm kind of embarrassed to continue to watch this show, but I still do...glad to see Salvatore gone, but even more glad to see nasty Siboahn gone. I really wish they could cook their own dishes, guess that's why I prefer Top Chef (though TCDC has been BOOOOORING).

/tk

Bad-example

06-30-2010, 09:14 PM

thesloppy

06-30-2010, 09:38 PM

Galaxy

06-30-2010, 10:06 PM

I watched this show the first season, but stopped after. I rather watch the F word on BBC America or his British version of Nightmares.

Scarecrow

07-06-2010, 08:35 PM

I want to see Holli topless..

+ eleventy billion

Coffee Warlord

07-06-2010, 08:49 PM

NELKA!

Mustang

07-07-2010, 01:59 AM

I'm hoping that Jason folds Ben up and stuffs him in an oven.

Izulde

07-07-2010, 07:12 AM

It's pretty ridiculous that they've essentially made this into a 2-hour show. I get the feeling they're just trying to get it over with as quickly as possible, but it seems like a sure way to alienate a good part of your audience, an audience that is already largely on shaky ground.

I wonder if they're doing this because Master Chef starts on the 27th. (which I'm very much looking forward to, BTW. I <3 Gordon)

wade moore

07-07-2010, 07:23 PM

+ eleventy billion

+ eleventy billion and 1.

MizzouRah

07-24-2010, 12:42 PM

Holly and blue hair dude in love, wtf is that all about?

Ben getting screamed at by the sous chef was great though!

GrantDawg

07-24-2010, 12:47 PM

Holly and blue hair dude in love, wtf is that all about?

She's hot and has low standards. That a problem?

MizzouRah

07-24-2010, 12:49 PM

She's hot and has low standards. That a problem?

She is hot.. something about her.. that's why I'm puzzled she would go for blue hair man.. :D

DaddyTorgo

07-24-2010, 12:49 PM

She's hot and has low standards. That a problem?

She's decent. Top-chef Amanda is hotter.

GrantDawg

07-24-2010, 12:51 PM

She's decent. Top-chef Amanda is hotter.

No arguement about Amanda being hotter.

terpkristin

07-24-2010, 04:02 PM

No arguement about Amanda being hotter.

Top Chef Amanda reminds me of Top Chef Leah, the "skunk" (replace the u with an a) from the year Hosea won.

Just as talentless, too.

/tk

GrantDawg

07-24-2010, 04:11 PM

Top Chef Amanda reminds me of Top Chef Leah, the "skunk" (replace the u with an a) from the year Hosea won.

Just as talentless, too.

/tk

Jealousy is unbecoming.

GrantDawg

07-24-2010, 04:18 PM

Of course neither holds a candle to Casey from season 3. Hubba.

terpkristin

08-03-2010, 07:36 PM

Feeling no sympathy for Ben on HK tonight, grow a pair dude.

Edit: Yes, I know how much it can hurt (from personal experience ongoing!). But shiat, you're there and so close, quit yer bitchin' and do the job.
/tk

MizzouRah

08-04-2010, 06:40 PM

I was hoping Ben would have been gone long ago. The two best are in the finals and I believe Holli is going to beat blue hair.

Maybe she will hire him as a sous chef. :)

Mustang

09-10-2010, 10:17 AM

What the hell, are they bringing in Artie Lange for the next season or something? Can't say I'll be watching this next season.. I find Masterchef a little more interesting.

MizzouRah

09-27-2010, 01:23 PM

Hell's kitchen already upon us?

I actually like this seasons cast.. Raj is one nut bag and well, I will watch for Sabrina alone.

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thesloppy

09-27-2010, 01:31 PM

MizzouRah

09-27-2010, 01:36 PM

Yeah.. was shocked to see it on my DVR last week.

wade moore

09-27-2010, 02:05 PM

Yeah, seriously there was like all of a month's break....and they're STILL two hours long? I'd assumed they were trying to kill the show, but apparently the goal is just to achieve 24 hours of Gordon Rasmsey programming in the near future.

I thought the same thing with the 2 hour episodes.

It showing up on the DVR again gave me the excuse to finally remove it from my scheduled recordings.

Ksyrup

09-27-2010, 02:06 PM

Deleted it from the queue. It's over between us. We even deleted the remaining eps of his other cooking show too, after watching the first 2 shows (and enduring every cliched AI-turned-cooking-show audition ploy).

thesloppy

09-27-2010, 02:14 PM

We even deleted the remaining eps of his other cooking show too, after watching the first 2 shows (and enduring every cliched AI-turned-cooking-show audition ploy).

That show was horrible. The promos even went so far as to declare it "Like American Idol....but with food!!!". That's a good thing?

Ksyrup

09-27-2010, 03:45 PM

Speaking of Ramsay, I'm pretty sure I remember who this guy is - we watched the first season or two of this before losing interest in the disgustingly awful way they changed the BBC version to make sure it was Springerized enough for America.

Kitchen Nightmares chef/owner found dead (http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/kitchen_nightmares/2010_Sep_27_campania_owner_dead)

Campania owner Joseph Cerniglia, who appeared on an early episode of Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares, was found dead on Friday. His body “was found floating in the Hudson River, authorities said Sunday,” and “[t]he cause of death is under investigation, but ‘no criminality’ is suspected,” according to The Record (http://www.northjersey.com/food_dining/092610_NYPD_North_Jersey_restaurateur_found_dead_in_Hudson_River.html?c=y&page=1).

Cerniglia appeared on the show in its first season, in an episode that featured lots of fake editing (http://www.operationsports.com/realitytv/archives/kitchen_nightmares/2007_Dec_02_updates). But unlike some featured restaurants, his restaurant improved (http://www.operationsports.com/realitytv/archives/kitchen_nightmares/2007_Dec_02_updates) as a result of Ramsay’s attention and yelling.

In 2007, The Record profiled (http://www.northjersey.com/food_dining/kitchennightmares.html) the restaurant as it awaited the episode’s broadcast, and Cerniglia said the show helped his business but “I think the show dumbed me down a little bit. It sort of gives me chills on my spine when I think about it, the way it was edited. That’s what I gave, to get the exposure.”

DaddyTorgo

09-27-2010, 04:08 PM

I remember that guy.

I miss the British version of Kitchen Nightmares...and F-Word for that matter.

terpkristin

09-27-2010, 05:38 PM

I hadn't realized it was starting up again until my DVR recorded it. That blonde girl is CRAZY. And, FINALLY, one of them learns to make risotto before coming on the show...

/tk

Mustang

10-14-2010, 11:45 PM

Holly was on last night in the chef's table. That was worth the watch.

Pumpy Tudors

10-15-2010, 04:34 PM

Holly was on last night in the chef's table. That was worth the watch.
Yes, she was looking pretty good. Christina, on the other hand, looks like she got quite a bit wider. Not even rounder. Just wider. That was a little disturbing.

ROCK WAS HOT AS HELL

MizzouRah

10-19-2010, 10:42 AM

Holly is fine, period.

I want that Raj dude back.. he was great.

terpkristin

10-19-2010, 11:18 AM

I want that Raj dude back.. he was great.

Yeah, he was. And Sabrina is still a crazy beeyatch.

I watch this show only for the drama.

/tk

MizzouRah

10-19-2010, 05:17 PM

Yeah, he was. And Sabrina is still a crazy beeyatch.

I watch this show only for the drama.

/tk

No doubt.. she is definitely a psycho.

thesloppy

10-19-2010, 05:51 PM

This somehow remains the sleaziest show on TV.

"I think someone's putting on her bra, quick get a shot of that! Is someone coming out of the bathroom?!?"

Ksyrup

10-19-2010, 06:37 PM

In retrospect, this show never recovered from the one-two punch of Matt in Season 4 and Lacey in Season 5. They were the perfect characters on this show. After that, the show lost something and they kept trying to make it more extreme, but it just got stale.

Matt should have had his own show. I LOVED that guy.

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Mustang

11-11-2010, 12:23 PM

In past seasons, it always seemed like there were 8-10 donkeys, 3 people that were good workers, but not management types and then 3 quality ones. This season, seems like they are all one big pile of shit. Maybe that will be the catch at the end, no one wins.

terpkristin

11-18-2010, 06:43 PM

I hate everybody this season.

Watching last night's episode now...seems like a waste of time.

/tk

thesloppy

11-18-2010, 06:56 PM

Pretty much everybody sucks this season. That one dude (Russel?) seems like the only serviceable excuse for a kitchen worker of any stripe, I have no idea who he is going to cook against in the final.

As an aside, I am continually amazed as the quality of this show continues to slide in concert with Ramsay's reputation and finances, that he is still able to pull very reputable and respected chefs to come prance around in front of these doofuses with him.

Ksyrup

11-22-2010, 07:36 PM

Yet another reason this show has fallen out of favor with me. I don't know anything about this chick, but my guess is this is no coincidence:

Hell’s Kitchen winner Holli gets cash prize after visa to work in London denied (http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/hells_kitchen_7/2010_Nov_22_holli_prize)

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Hell’s Kitchen 7 winner Holli Ugalde has received a cash prize instead of a job at Gordon Ramsay’s Savoy Grill in London after the production company failed to get her a work visa. She joins the list of the show’s winners who did not receive their announce prizes (http://www.operationsports.com/realitytv/archives/hells_kitchen_7/2010_Jun_14_prizes_ramsay).

Instead of working with Andy Cook at the new restaurant, Holly got cash. An ITV Studios America rep told the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1332080/Hells-Kitchen-USA-winner-Holli-Ugalde-denied-job-Londons-Savoy-Grill.html#ixzz163U1fYD9) that “due to legal reasons Holli Ugalde will not be able to take up the chef position at the Savoy Grill. … Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to obtain a work visa for Holli. In accordance with the terms of her contract with ITV, Holli has been paid the cash prize instead.”

A Gordon Ramsay spokesperson said, “We were sorry to find out that Holli Ugalde can’t join the team. Holli is a great chef and it’s terrific that she’s doing so well in the US.”