Craig is up first in the Blue Kitchen, at the same station as Christina, and he is buckling under pressure because of all the micromanagement. Also, he can't seem to cook and talk at the same time. Yes, I understand that he's scaring his team. But Matt is still not justified for making fun of him like the little whiney, crybaby that he is. He says that Craig is like Edith from "All In the Family" and accompanies this observation with an imitation that sounds nothing like Edith. It sounds more like himself because he's such a whiner. I can't stand Matt!
The Red Kitchen hits a speed bump as Rosann puts crab garnish on the Caesar salad. Chef tells her that he knows she's not stupid, so cut it out. But Rosann has Craig's problem and can't focus when someone is yelling at her. Find your inner zen, Rosann! Come on, we know you can do it, you street tawkin' little New Yawker!
Petrozza is this week's most improved contestant in my book. Not only did he serve up perfectly chopped chicken earlier, but now he has cooked the beef to stunning perfection. I really don't mind him as much this week even though I've officially decided that the exact rat he looks like is the one from "Beakman's World." Does anyone else remember that show?
Craig is still messing up, having issues cooking crispy bacon. Okay, yeah, that's pretty bad. I'm a vegetarian, but I can still make crispy bacon if need be. That's like dorm food that even college students can zap in the microwave. It's like one notch below the complicated delicacy of Hot Pocket. Why is he struggling with this?
An hour and a half into dinner service, only one-half of one Blue table has received any appetizers thanks to Craig's inability to bring home the bacon.
Our little Toilet Brush goes to find Fatso and isn't nearly as nice to him as the General was to Petrozza last week. Fatso says that he can't deal when he's put on the spot, and T.B. gives him a total earfull. Uh, be a man?
Fatso comes back to recite the desserts and totally falls apart. His mind goes blank, and he says he can't do it. Chef calls everyone to gather around Fatso and calls T.B. "smurf" this time. Love that! He is such a little smurflet! Gordon asks Fatso in front of everyone if he wants to go home, and a deflated Fatso says that he does. I was totally crossing my fingers, hoping that he'd get sent home on the spot here, but that's not what happened, sadly. Our souls had to be tortured a little more. Damn you, Hell's Kitchen! Chef stares at Fatso and tells him to dig deep. And then he finally lists off the desserts correctly.
The Red Kitchen is experiencing it's own drama as Vanessa serves up raw beef. And the criticism from Gordon for it makes her completely CRACK. She starts crying right in the kitchen because she's been cooking for 15 years and expected more of herself.
Next a funny little fight erupts between Matt and Toilet Brush because Matt doesn't know how to communicate. T.B. tells Matt that unless he hears his name, he's not going to pay attention. I think that makes sense. There are so many people in the kitchen that you can't just talk into the air and expect your message to reach the intended recipient. You have to address them directly. It's funny because T.B.'s sassy little attitude seems to totally ruffle Matt's feathers! It's nice to see big, bad Matt be freaked out by such a little man. So Matt mumbles, "It will be four minutes...Louross..."
Meanwhile, Ben is being yelled at for serving up burnt salmon. Ben says that it was a perfect medium salmon; it just had a tiny little burnt edge on the side. He can't believe it had to be sent back. Ben assures Gordo that he can cook a salmon, he's just under a lot of pressure and using different cooking techniques than he's used to. And I know that it's hard to imagine, but Gordo does not appreciate excuses.
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Comments (6)
hilarious recap! i laughed out loud through the whole thing :)
i was also very excited when fatty mcjerkface got kicked off. ugh, that man is going to die alone.
i'm rooting for louross. go smurf!
1 of 6 | Posted by lovepr | Posted on April 18, 2008 3:33 PM
I wouldn't trust any of these cooks to work the deep fryer at a McDonald's. I think this is the worst group of contestants in game show history. I've never seen Ramsey get this pissed off before. I can't remember him chewing out his chefs like he did in this episode.
2 of 6 | Posted by FreewayShark | Posted on April 18, 2008 5:33 PM
Freeway Shark, you took the words right outta my mouth! This group is sooo bottom of the barrel. What happened, FOX? Was there no one else to choose from?!?
Thank the powers that be that Fatty McNo-Girlfriend is gone. What's with all the woman bashing? Bitter much, Chubs? And WHY OH WHY would Corey think anyone was checking her body out. She almost looks like a dude.
I'm not sure who I'm routing for this year, a but too soon to tell. If I cheer anyone one, it'll be the lesser of all the other evils.
3 of 6 | Posted by TheGreatAndPowerfulShaz | Posted on April 19, 2008 1:33 PM
Well, several of last year's cheftestants (I am using the term ironically, natch) were obvious freaks but I have to agree, this lot look and are completely and utterly incompetent at virtually everything they attempt.
As I mentioned to my guy, "Why are they all so ugly?" and "Why does that unattractive young woman with the prominent mole under her eye think that a giant metal stud in her lower lip in any way enhances her looks?!"
His reply: "The working people ARE ordinary looking. You are too used to zee beautiful people of LA."
And I had to agree as I'd been down to the DMV only the day before and had mingled with the great unwashed...
Team Toilet Brush! He's Hung 2.0!!
4 of 6 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on April 20, 2008 4:18 PM
Oh, and thank you for such a hilarious recap!
Your priceless "Fatso Falls On His Ass: A Comedy in Six Parts" montage confirmed something I thought I'd observed -- they digitally coloured in Corey's (evidently) see-through bikini bottoms!!
Compare and contrast the last two screen caps!
5 of 6 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on April 20, 2008 4:22 PM
I agree Jason was one of the worst people I have ever seen on TV. In all aspects. There was nothing positive about this guy. A chauvinist pig with no talent. So glad he's gone.
As for the contestants, I'm sure we'll find out later that the prize is for 1-year only and Ramsey will have other chefs running his restaurant in Los Angeles.
6 of 6 | Posted by belmont | Posted on April 24, 2008 10:04 AM