Ramsay likes Paula's risotto, and he tells Andrea her scallops are nicely cooked. They're off to a good start. So why not throw a little wrench into the works?
He tells Paula to get up to the pass. Paula's dead on when she says it's really important not to fuck this up. "This is a different side that Chef is seeing now, you know, he wants to see a leadership quality." Good luck, Paula!
She's ready to call the first order. And she fumbles around a little, saying "away", and "stand by". She's definitely a little nervous here.
Danny says you could tell Paula was really nervous. He thinks that shows a weakness. Hope you don't get nervous when it's your turn, Danny!
Ramsay tells her it's "on order", not away. "You're like a little mouse with no voice." She finally pulls it together for long enough to get the order out. But will she spot the sabotage?
Chef Gloria has substituted a squash puree for the carrot puree. Let's see if Paula catches it. Ramsay reminds her to taste it and check the seasoning, and then she still puts it on the plate. Stop! He makes her taste it again, and asks her what it tastes of. "Squash." Yep. Ramsay tells her it's her reputation on the line.
Paula seems to rally after this, and regains control of the kitchen. But another sabotaged dish is on its way to her right now. The soup has been messed with. Paula tastes it, and says, "Scott, I don't know what that is, but it's not the watercress soup. Can you redo that please?"
Good catch, Paula. Ramsay tells her "Well done. That's spinach soup. Same color, different fucking ingredient. Well spotted." Yay, Paula! Shaky start, good finish.
Now it's Danny's turn to run the pass. Ramsay tells him to taste everything, "you run your fucking kitchen, you don't let the kitchen run you. They're not your mates. Is that clear?"
Danny tells us he runs the pass every night back home. It's like second nature to him. He thinks he should nail this. Of course, the first order has been fucked with by JP. It's a five top, but there are only four apps listed. Danny says he kept telling himself to read the ticket.
He misses the discrepancy, plus there is no time on the ticket either. Stop! Ramsay tells him that he should be spotting that. Danny follows that up by his voice cracking like a twelve year old boy's as he's calling out the entrees. I'm so glad you're not nervous, Danny. It's been said that that shows a sign of weakness.
Danny says it's a little intimidating working next to Ramsay when you know he's scrutinizing your every move. Then he starts plating the spaghetti onto a plate instead of a bowl. Come on, Danny! Get it in gear, man.
Andrea trash talks Danny a little, saying he's talked a big game, but she feels that his age shows tonight.
Andrea has overcooked her scallops, and Danny tells her to refire. Ramsay likes that. Now Gloria is creating a potato issue. He plates the potatoes without checking them. Uh oh. Ramsay stops him and tells him to touch the potatoes. They're raw.
Andrea's talking about him again. He wasn't as assertive as she thought he would be. But he rallies and finishes strong. Phew.
And here comes the bitch from hell Andrea to take her turn at the pass. Hope you fail miserably! Ramsay tells her to "run the brigade; don't let the brigade run you."
She immediately jumps in yelling and being a big ole bossy bitchpants. She says she's not afraid of speaking out loud. No shit. "A lot of people are pretty shocked when I do put on my assertive panties in the morning." Eeeeewwwww.
Ugh. I really can't stand her. She says she needs something NOW, and Chef Scott says he needs two more minutes. She needs the Dory! He says it's coming now, and she uses Ramsay's line about Christmas coming now. Shut up Andrea.
Scott has sabotaged the Dory by giving her halibut instead. Stop! She didn't notice. Ramsay is not happy, and tells her to go back to culinary school. She says at that moment she decided that was not the way she was going out.
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Comments (13)
I kinda wondered why Paula did not pick Andrea to go to the final with her, seeing as how it would be better to get rid of your biggest competition (Danny). But then again, it really only matters who Chef wants in the final.
I was amazed at how pretty Danny's girlfriend was.
And when Chef kept introducing all the executive chefs and their accomplishments, all I could think was......isn't the food theyv'e prepared to impress these people just sitting around getting cold and soggy?
1 of 13 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on May 4, 2009 7:22 AM
AND THERE COMMENCED GREAT REJOYCING ACROSS THE LAND!
Potty Mouth, I was whooping and dancing right along with you at the final outcome.
Maybe it was editing, but Danny was making me nervous this week. Andrea was just a total bitch on the pass, and I was hoping Scott would dump a pot of something over her head. Could you imagine working for a shrew like her? Good grief, Mother Theresa would not last 2 minutes.
As for Paula's choice - I think that even though she is friendly with Andrea she knew she had to choose her based on performance. I don't think GR would have accepted her choosing Danny as being worse overall than Andrea,it would show poor management skills on her part.
I will be happy whatever the outcome, both Paula and Danny are strong chefs who handle pressure well. I think Danny is more of a leader, but maybe we just haven't seen that side of Paula.
Thanks for the awesome job Potty Mouth!!!
2 of 13 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on May 4, 2009 7:41 AM
I am so relieved Andrea's gone.
To me when Paula wears her bandana so it covers her hair, she looks like Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid...
3 of 13 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on May 4, 2009 8:10 AM
Oh...and if I had to choose a team from the sixl losers provided, I would go with Gio, Carol, and LA.
The other three are sabateurs.
4 of 13 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on May 4, 2009 8:25 AM
YAY, I love it when bitchybitchybitches go home! I lost my shit at "HAHAHAHAHA I hope they pull your pubes out one by one HAHAHAHAHA" I still feel like most of the people on this show seem to inflate their culinary skills by a factor of 10 or so, because all the awesome experience they constantly lay claim to seems to have a hard time surfacing when the push comes to shove. Still, how else would have had PrettyGirl or Andrea to hate on... and some people just NEED the reality check of Reality TV.
loved the recap, love to you, too!
love, J-Mo :)
5 of 13 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on May 4, 2009 9:30 AM
PottyMouth, I love your recaps for this show!
Thank goodness that woman is gone. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I was no Ben fan, but, as annoying as he was, Andrea was worse. (Ben's annoyance would at least fade into white noise as he blathered on in monotone about himself; Andrea, more like shitenoise, high-pitched to ear-splitting decibels. *shudders*)
JP and Paula in the limo was sweet. Nice to know he's single. Must plan a trip to LA soon.
Scott looked strangely hot calling Andrea a cunt. Strange, that is normally a turn off for me, but I was cheering him on. Go Scott go. (I figured Andrea doesn't need a cheerleader as she has herself, right?)
I *loved* the little screencaps of the offed contestants. Fab! Can't wait to read your finale report. Cheers!
6 of 13 | Posted by jennaboa | Posted on May 4, 2009 9:38 AM
Good riddance to bad rubbish, indeed. sorry I can't think of something original, but that pretty well sums it up.
Danny did deserve to lose the "impress the chefs" challenge. Fish & fruit is soooooo last century(eighties)!
Great recap esp the screencaps, PM.
Now, on to the FINALE!!!
7 of 13 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on May 4, 2009 11:22 AM
YAAAAAY Andrea Gone! Finally!
Interesting all the chefs they picked, including Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station (Harrison Ford's son and chef in his own right...). I think I've eaten at one of the named establishments, which means I need to get out more I guess...
Terrific recap as always!
8 of 13 | Posted by killbondnow | Posted on May 4, 2009 3:05 PM
I agree...it's def a win/win now that Andrea's gone! Plus they're both from FL...so they're my homies! Good luck to both Danny and Paula...either of them could take the win and they both deserve it!
9 of 13 | Posted by fierytopaz | Posted on May 4, 2009 6:07 PM
Andrea's gone. It's about god damned time.
Glad to see one of my three picks make it to the finals. Way to go, Paula! Too bad about Giovanni and Robert.
I'm pulling for Paula to take the win, but I won't be too disappointed if Danny gets it. Like you said... it's a win/win.
10 of 13 | Posted by Streaker | Posted on May 4, 2009 6:34 PM
LOL cattyfan about the Ralph Macchio comment, but actually, you're totally right!
I was so happy about this elimination, I started clapping my hands like a dolt.
I want Danny to take it because I just really like him - and he's kind of adorable.
But I'm not going to be upset if Paula wins it either.
This is the best final two for as long as I can remember on this show.
11 of 13 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on May 4, 2009 11:42 PM
Darling Pottymouth, I'm right there with you "The witch is dead...the witch dead..Woohoo...!!!!" I'm so relieved. Honestly, I'll be happy with either Paula or Danny winning. I suspect that Paula will pull it out in the end, but we'll see.
Love your recaps. Woohoo the witch is dead!!!
Hugs,
Yenta
12 of 13 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on May 5, 2009 12:25 PM
LisaMay: I agree on the cold and soggy food. Nothing like killing a dish by having it sit!
njgasmifan: I knew you’d be rejoicing along with me! I was worried for Danny, too, and I was about to lose it in a big way if Andrea made it to the finals.
cattyfan: Great call on the Ralph Macchio thing! Too true! I don’t know about Carol – she seems like she’s going to be a Bitter Betty.
J-Mo: I wonder if they inflate their skills, or if Ramsay looks for a certain amount of fuckups. He may think there’d be less drama without them, but if you look at a show like Top Chef, you can see that that’s not true. But like you said, some people seem to need to have their asses kicked on TV.
jennaboa: Thanks so much! About Scott – I KNOW!! I think the combination of his normal hotness, combined with a mutual hatred of the bitch made for Super Hotness!!
Donna Martin Graduates!: Original, unoriginal, who cares?!?!?!? The BITCH is GONE!!! Yay!
killbondnow: I didn’t realize Ben Ford was Harrison Ford’s son. I haven’t been to any of the restaurants, but I have an excuse since I’m on the East coast. Go out more and report back on the food! That’s an order!!
fierytopaz: I completely agree. It’s nice when you reach a finale that has two people who you’d like to win. Either way I’ll be happy! (hopefully)
Streaker: I think the one “choke” that surprised me the most was Gio. I really thought he could have made it to the finals. Oh, well.
georgiababe: There is something sort of adorable about him. It’s weird, because he’s such a redneck, and looks so dirty sometimes, but at other times he’s kind of cute.
Yenta: Woohoo is right!! I think it will be really interesting to see what they both do. Who they each pick to be in their kitchens could have a HUGE influence on who ultimately wins. Either way, I’m really looking forward to it.
Well Gasmi, we’re reaching the home stretch, and I am so excited to see how this all plays out. I think I’m going to stop and get a huge order of sushi to eat while watching.
See you soon!
SWAK, PottyMouth
13 of 13 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on May 7, 2009 6:16 AM