Chef Ramsey is screaming at J to get the fuck out. "Get your jacket off and fuck off!" J does just that. He tells us something about his wife and son, but I don't care enough to pay attention to him. He's going to move on and get his own restaurants going. Restaurants?!?! Ohhhh, I get it. Nathan's has some franchises available. See you at the mall!
Chef Ramsey reshuffles the blue team to compensate for the loss of J. It looks like a royal clusterfuck.
Over in the red kitchen, Gio has everything under control. He's got the orders down, and knows where everyone is. He's keeping them on track. Ramsey is impressed. Gio sys he's barely keeping his head above water, but it's obvious he's kicking ass right now.
Ben is not doing so great. "Where's the bastard Wellington?" Ramsey wants to know. When Ben delivers them to the pass, they are still cold; maybe because Ben keeps opening the oven doors. Put them in the convector!
Ramsey tells Ben he's next. When Ben tells him he's upset with himself, Ramsey tells him he should be embarrassed.
In direct opposition, Paula has managed to cook her Wellingtons perfectly. And Chef Ramsey tells her it's the best Wellington they've ever sent. Good job, Paula!
I wonder how Ben's doing on his. He needs five and a half minutes, Chef. Ramsey's tells him he's watching him like a fucking hawk. Wanna know why, Ben? "I want you out." Wow. That is harsh. Made all the more so because he said it so calmly instead of just screaming it.
Ben says it hurts when someone goes after you like that. But the pain is not over for Ben yet. As he's preparing a pan of Wellingtons to go into the oven, Ramsey stops him. The pan that he's putting fresh Wellingtons on is dirty and greasy and disgusting.
Time for a talk in the naughty room! When asked why he's putting them on a dirty tray, Ben says there were no clean pans and he was doing Wellingtons on them before! I think I already know the answer to this, but I'm going to ask anyway: does this shit go on regularly in restaurants? That is So. Fucking. Gross. Ramsey thinks Ben is a dirty fucking pig.
Despite the issues in the blue kitchen, both teams finish a full service. In the red kitchen, Carol and Andrea still hate each other. Carol calls Andrea out on the pasta issue from earlier, and says she can't even admit when she's done something wrong.
They bicker back and forth, Andrea mostly laughing at Carol in a condescending sort of way. Gio and Paula jump in to back up Andrea, and Andrea is practically cackling with glee.
You know, I think Carol can be a royal pain in the ass, but Andrea is working my last nerve. I've worked with people like her before, and I really hope she falls and falls hard because her "my shit don't stink" attitude is really annoying.
So Chef Ramsey lines the teams up to tell them what they all already know - red team won, blue lost. The blue team is told to go upstairs and each nominate one person for elimination identify one person they don't want on their team.
Upstairs Ben apologizes to his team for his overall suckiness. PrettyGirl doesn't know who to put up. She can't put up Robert, he kicked ass tonight. Danny's not going up either. Ben's not happy that she's going to put him up; especially after all he's done to help her. But Ben, you sucked big time tonight. Who else is she going to put up there? Herself? Wishful thinking aside, I don't think that's going to happen.
Robert tells PrettyGirl that for as much as she's been doing well; he can't forgive the shit she pulled today. He goes on some more and she's blowing him off about it because she knows how they all feel about her. Robert tells her if all she's hearing is the negative, she's a moron. They're fighting back and forth while Danny sits back and enjoys the show.
Oh, and if PrettyGirl wins, Robert will hang up his chef jacket and become a crack whore. Way to accentuate the positive there, Bobbo! Crack whores around the world are offended. You think it's so easy dude? You're only good for a certain niche market. Get off our street corner!!!
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Comments (11)
Your recap really pointed something out: all the contestants have already decided somewhere in their heads that Gio should win. The blue team has acknowledged Gio as the best cook, and the red team believes they won only because of Gio's leadership. If the women are incapable of leading and need someone to guide them, they shouldn't win this thing, and if Gio cant cook circles around all the other guys and they know it, case closed. Thye should all go home and Gio get on with his new career.
Ramsey HAS to know how much work Pretty Girl has blown off. She only has a quitting tantrum when there's prep to do...and the producers have to have shown Gordon the footage. So I agree with Robert. P.G. is being kept for "entertainment" purposes.
As for the tapas trend...it's easy to see why it's spreading. Smaller portions at higher prices. It's cost effective for restaurants. I still prefer going somenwhere less ritzy where I can get enough to eat without ordering three or four dishes and running up a $150 bill for two people (before the alcohol is added.) Texas Roadhouse, anyone?
1 of 11 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on March 23, 2009 8:35 AM
Big hugs Potty Mouth - excellent recap!
Seriously snorted at your comment that Pretty girl was working at snail's pace. When she started to complain about "alllll the haaaaard prep worrrrrk" - OMG I had to wonder why she became a chef? That's like saying I'm a nurse but can't stand the sight of blood. Robert is right, she is a cancer and a spoiled brat. This game of running off and crying whenever she doesn't feel like working makes me want to jump through the screen and smack her silly. PM, you say you've worked with people like Andrea - I've worked with people like Pretty Girl and it does make you homicidal.
Andrea is a serious witch and she is not all that when it comes to cooking. Although I am tired of Carol's whining, I can't wait to see Andrea get what she deserves and hope she goes before Carol just for the laughs.
Paula is looking like a possible dark horse (as opposed to Pretty Girl who just looks like a horse's ass). I think Ben is delusional that Chef is picking on him because of his potential. Pssst - he's picking on you cuz you suck. Let's see if Gio continues his good streak, he seems to be quite competent and able to hold it together during a rough service.
I've never worked in a kitchen, but if you read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential it will make you wonder about what happens in the back of the house.
Thanks for the giggles Potty Mouth - Mwah! (kisses)xoxoxox
2 of 11 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on March 23, 2009 10:58 AM
Sorry, Cattyfan, I have to disagree. My husband and I eat out regularly and the bill at the tapas places are generally about the same as the other restaurants we frequent. I enjoy tapas because instead of having just a starter and a main course, I can have several different things.
Gio seems to be the golden boy at the moment, but remember the steak episode? He couldn't cook a decent steak to save his life. And he works at a steak house! Granted, he seems to have bounced back but I would love for the show to throw some steaks back on the menu to check it.
Hate PG. Love Robert. He cracks me up. I'm more annoyed by Carol than I am by Andrea, but both are annoying. Carol just is slightly more so.
Great recap. Thanks PM!
3 of 11 | Posted by Snootchy Bootches | Posted on March 23, 2009 12:53 PM
You know what I discovered in this episode?
Both Lacey and Robert barely have chins. Their faces melt into their necks like who you might ask?
The people on the spaceship in Wall-E. Both of them look like Wall-E people. It creeped me out. And I hope both of them lose weight before they die of some preventable issue.
4 of 11 | Posted by pixiegal262 | Posted on March 23, 2009 2:54 PM
Excellent summary, as usual!
Giovanni seems to be the front runner, as far as I'm concerned. I must say, though, that I wouldn't give any of these poor performers a restaurant of their own to run. I'm not rooting for anyone.
Lacey is an idiot and shouldn't be anywhere near a kitchen.
I'm amazed at how little experience most of the contestants have. Based on experience alone, I think this contest is between Paula, Giovanni and Robert.
5 of 11 | Posted by Streaker | Posted on March 24, 2009 2:00 AM
Snootchy Bootches...guess I need more experience eating out. Hmmmm...I'm sure it will be a trial for me, but I'll do my best to check it out. :) (Here's hoping the chefs in the kitchen are not J, Lacey, Seth, or Ben.)
6 of 11 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on March 24, 2009 8:37 AM
Dear Pottymouth,
Please, please, please make pretty girl go away. If she isn't gone at the end of next episode, I'm giving up on this season, but I'll still read and love your fab recaps. So, if you don't mind lying and pretending that she's eliminated or maybe just combusts in a spontaneous grease fire, I'd really appreciate it.
Hugs,
Yenta
7 of 11 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on March 24, 2009 10:00 AM
PottyMouth! Awesome job! But didn't they have a picture of Robert in his crack-whore outfit you could have posted for his niche-market-johns like me and juddfan? LOL, kidding! Sorta.
Ugh, and PrettyGirl, Jeebus Krispies she is annoying! At least we can rest assured that she's going to have a rough time getting food work when this is done (who would want her in their kitchen? Maybe Hannibal Lecter)
Awesome recap, loved it!
love, J-Mo :)
8 of 11 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on March 24, 2009 1:55 PM
i actually read that whole picture caption in the melody of "I will survive" and it fits perfectly.. friggin hysterical.. good job lol
9 of 11 | Posted by angelbayyb | Posted on March 24, 2009 3:21 PM
His name is Ramsay. Gordon Ramsay. R-A-M-S-A-Y. Not -E-Y.
10 of 11 | Posted by jakeinla | Posted on March 25, 2009 12:40 AM
cattyfan: I'm sure he's seen the footage too. I just wish he'd stop "entertaining" us so much.
njgasmifan: My only concern about Paula is how quiet she is in the kitchen. At some point she's going to need to step it up and prove that she can lead the kitchen.
Snootchy Bootches: I do find Carol to be annoying also. I think if Andrea wasn't such an evil witch, I'd dislike Carol more, but her "I'm so awesome” attitude just really rubs me the wrong way.
pixiegal262: OMG - Wall-E people! True. And HilARious.
Streaker: Ramsay likes to populate the show with a variety of experience levels. I mean, last year Christina won and she had very little experience compared to Petrozza. I think he likes to be able to mold them. I just wish he'd pick people that suck less. ;)
Yenta: Believe me, if I could disappear PrettyGirl from the show she'd have been gone loooooooong ago. Keepin' my fingers crossed for tonight!
J-Mo: I searched and searched and searched and couldn't find Robert's ad. Maybe it'll turn up before the end of the season. :P
angelbayyb: Thanks! I had so much fun writing that, my four year old was singing along with me!
jakeinla: Oops! How embarrassing. But where've you been for the past six episodes? You could have saved me SOME of the embarrassment, at least. Oh well. Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks everyone for reading and sharing your comments with me! You guys make my day!
SWAK, PottyMouth
11 of 11 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on March 26, 2009 6:29 AM