As the men struggle to get the dinner entrees out in a time manner, the General -- who is serving the chicken special tableside -- takes matters into his own hands and tells one of his tables that the other entrees have been messed up, so he'll cut the chicken special entrée into tiny pieces, so everyone can share it in the meantime. Oh man. So whoever ordered this entrée, now doesn't get to have it because everyone is sharing it. How does that work when the rest of the meals finally come out? J.P. looks mortified. Absolutely. Mortified.
Then Corey starts a major beef fire in the Red Kitchen, but Rosann is blamed. Four pieces of meat are ruined, and Chef takes over and throws the fiery pan into the sink. Things really start to pick up speed and spiral further and further into the depths of hell.
To make matters worse, Fatso starts preparing his desserts and could NOT be doing a sloppier job. He makes even chocolate look absolutely disgusting. He just slops it into dishes without any care at all. It's sick. He says, "I hate desserts; they're tedious. Women can make desserts. It ain't my thing." Fatso just doesn't like whatever he sucks at, which is everything.
Um. Okay. Wait. Can we please take a timeout here? Because if we REALLY want to talk about traditional gender roles, then wouldn't COOKING fall into the women's category? Not that I really believe that, but if we're going to think the way he does, then he should get out of the business entirely. Or at least leave this show, so that I don't have to look at him anymore?
T.B. walks over to help Fatso, and tells him that his crème brulee is done already. I guess Fatso doesn't realize that crème brulee is a PUDDING that isn't COOKED because he's totally confused. As much as he eats, you'd think he'd recognize pudding. He bakes the soufflés, and they look like diarrhea. It's seriously sick. And he doesn't even bother to wipe the sides of the cups before baking, so they are all streaked on the sides. Yuck. Please tell me where this guy works because I want to make sure that I NEVER go there. EVER. And please tell him to get his poop-stained souffles away from me. Honestly, I will take out a restraining order on these souffles if I have to.
Chef barks at Fatso to come explain what's going on with the desserts. He says that the soufflés are not rising. They are sticking to the pan. So to fix this, he's going to rub sugar around the rim. Got that, Gasmii? Sugar. Around the rim. Does that make sense to you? Me neither. And Gordon doesn't get it either. I have never in my life felt such agony while watching someone on tv. Fatso isn't even that villain that you love to hate. He's that villain who is always invading your comfort bubble and makes you want to crawl out of your own skin just to get away!
Gordon walks around the corner and beats his head on the counter, like a million times. No, Gordon! Don't ruin your pretty face! Anything but that! This is what you've driven the Yumsay to, people!
Ben is still having some salmon problems. But this time, it's raw. Oh goodness, Ben. And you were supposed to be the smart one. Gordon makes everyone come around and examine the raw salmon. That is the last straw. SHUT IT DOWN!
Chef says that it was SO terrible that no team won. Christina is best of the worst of the women because she made an effort and got all the appetizers out. The Red Kitchen didn't get screwed until the first entrée. (We're looking at you, Vanessa.) Petrozza is best of the worst for the men because he cooked well, had a good attitude and kept his mind clear. Both will nominate one person each to eliminate.
As the crew files out of the kitchen, the General makes the mistake of waving to his tables. And Gordo does NOT like that. By the way Gordon reacts, you'd think that the General had skinned his puppy or something . Gordon screams at the General saying that he has nothing to wave about or want approval for. Yikes. The culinary warriors literally run away.
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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