Meanwhile, the losers are polishing silverware. Jen, again, says that she could have done better shopping because she knows more about clothes. Petrozza says, "Yeah, but you're heart's not in the right place." So Jen calls him a big Care Bear. She says then she's more like the Grinch. That's the most self-aware thing I've ever heard her say.
There is a montage of Christina trying on a million outfits and Gordon ooo'ing and ahh'ing over how fantastic she looks. He even tells her to tossle her hair for him.
Christina comes back and shows the girls her new clothes, and of course they only have negative things to say about all of it. Petrozza says they are vicious. Christina changes and comes into the kitchen and asks four times what she can do to help prep, and everyone just ignores her. So she slams a big bag of ice onto the ground. Finally Petrozza tells her what she can do to help. He says that he's not happy she won, but that it's pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Aww! I like him. He's totally a big Care Bear!
G-Ram meets our contestants in the kitchen and reminds them again that one of them will be an executive chef in his new restaurant, so the stakes are really high. Did anyone else the news about how the winner actually isn't currently his executive chef? But, instead, his head sous chef? Yeah, I knew none of these donuts could actually handle that position. It's kind of a fraud. But we shall choose to overlook.
Things start off on the right foot as Jen and Corey actually communicate well together on hot appetizers. Corey serves up perfect scallops, and Jen makes stunning risotto. Only 25 minutes in and the apps are already flying out of the kitchen to amazing reviews.
But then things stall as Jen's risotto is mush. Chef says that she's not tasting what she's sending out. He takes over her station and tries to show her what to do. Instead of gently tossing the rice in the pan, she keeps smashing it with her spoon, which is turning it to mush. And she won't listen when Gordo tries to correct her. And then she just starts moving really slow like she always does after she gets corrected. But eventually she does deliver a good dish of risotto. Gordon says it confirms how lazy she is. She doesn't push herself to do good work unless he forces her to. Word.
The kitchen moves onto entrees. And now it's time for this week's kitchen fire! Started for you by CHRISTINA! Didn't I put my money on her last week? Either I'm totally awesome or this show is getting pretty predictable. Amazingly, Christina doesn't burn herself. But she takes a pot right from the fire and gives it to Gordon who of course burns his hand.
Christina looks stunned when Gordon burns himself, and he tells her not to just stand there looking like a stupid cow. She needs to say something if the handle has been sitting in the flame. Gordon has to keep his hand under cold water for awhile to take the sting off. And Jen just loves that Christina has messed up.
Gordon is so angry that he tells Christina if she ever does that again, she's done. So guess what she does? She does it right away AGAIN. Oh man! This is just great! Jen says that it's so bad that everyone can smell burning skin all across the room. What!? To demonstrate to Christina how hot the dish is, Gordon pours water on the handle of the pot and it sizzles. Gordon, of course, is furious.
Meanwhile, Jen is supposed to be making the eggs for Corey's scallop appetizer, but she claims to not have time to do it. Jen just literally just stares blankly into the space and then says that she has risotto to make, so she can't do it. In a nice attempt to redeem herself from the burning flesh fiasco, Christina offers to make the eggs.
Christina is mortified that Jen can't stir risotto and fry an egg at the same time. It's pretty obvious that Jen is just doing her crappy mopey thing and taking it out on Corey. Little does she know, she's only spiting herself. Finally Jen drops the eggs but only after Gordon scolds her for not being a team player. Corey says that Jen acts different around RamJam than the rest of the team because she's sneaky.
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Comments (8)
Love the recaps!!
I'm so glad Jen is gone!
I just have to agree that being pregnant really feels like your reenacting that alien scene. I thought that often, but I think of the Spaceballs parody of it in the diner. It's no less creepy or less alien-like when it's you that's pregnant. The worst was when my daughter would wedge her toes/fingers between my ribs!! Good times!
1 of 8 | Posted by rt12345 | Posted on June 23, 2008 11:10 AM
Did anyone else notice the snarky comment Jen made when Christina came back from her shopping spree? She said
"I don't like metallics"
or something equally douchey. I'm sorry, but wasn't that YOU, Jen, sporting a gold metallic shirt on the first episode? And what about JUST ABOUT EVEY TIME you win a prize and have to dress up? Was that not a metallic belt you had on a few episode's back? Somebody stab me in the eye.
anyway, glad she's gone. Goodbye, you cocky, mediocre line cook. Goodbye.
2 of 8 | Posted by escape(ism)artist | Posted on June 23, 2008 3:35 PM
Ding Dong the Jen is gone. And not a moment too soon.
3 of 8 | Posted by FreewayShark | Posted on June 23, 2008 4:06 PM
The mystery guests have to be family members. So we'll get to see Corey's boyfriend, who can ask "what have you been up to" and she'll say "just trying to seduce a rival."
Another board also pointed out to watch the replay last week. After Ramsey burns his left hand, he's seen rinsing his right hand under water! Wow, a scripted scene on "Hell's Kitchen." Impossible.
4 of 8 | Posted by belmont | Posted on June 24, 2008 12:11 PM
I will never forget the day that Jen was evicted from Hell's Kitchen. Mostly because I was lying on my side on the kitchen counter trying to coax the excess oil and wax out of my ear, and I gleefully started singing "Ding dong, the witch is dead".
Anyway, good recap. I'm totally not liking the preview for next week (which is tonight actually) where Petrozza and Corey are both saying that Christina (who I'm rooting for)should go home. But at least with Jen gone, I will, theoretically, be fine with any of these people winning.
5 of 8 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on June 24, 2008 12:38 PM
You are not at all alone, MandaMo, with your Alien/gut-busting pregnancy concerns.
Refer also to David Lynch's dystopian nightmare (aka Eraserhead) that evolved after he was told by his gf she was pregnant (poor Jennifer Lynch!)
Fiddy raining wine from his bullet holes -- ROFLMAO!
6 of 8 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on June 24, 2008 4:57 PM
I posted this comment on last week's recap, only a couple of days ago.
Yes, I was ready for Jen and her loud mouth to go, but I'd been wanting that slack-jawed loser 'The General' to go since the very beginning, esp when he was the so-called leader (ep 1?) and couldn't delegate or get anyone to get anything done! So NOT chef material.
Then again, none of them is...
As MandaMo mentioned, the winner (I am not sure who) is the soon-to-be *sous* chef at Ram Jam's new (and apparently fairly crappy with mini, mean & exe portions) resto at The London Hotel (formerly the very cool Bel Age Hotel, where once I saw Jimmy Page from Led Zepplin!!!!!! as well as a few other visiting Brit celebs).
NOT 'head chef' *at all*, as trumpeted all season long.
Because they just aren't nearly good enough.
*sigh*
7 of 8 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on June 24, 2008 5:08 PM
Great recap.
Thank God Jen is finally gone. She was horrific...sure, she could belt out a nice risotto or two but c'mon, it's friggin rice and peas.
I'm thinking that Christina is gonna go home on the next episode (which is tonight). Bottom line, the best in the kitchen is Petrozza.
8 of 8 | Posted by jaded | Posted on June 24, 2008 6:47 PM