So. This past week I learned that I have been misspelling Chef Ramsay's name for the past seven episodes. Shout out to jakeinla for the heads up!
All I can say is Oops! Sorry Chef. I hope someday you will be able to forgive me.
Anyhoo, this week, Ryan Seacrest can't control the animals in his zoo, yet again, so for the second time this season American Idol bleeds into Hell's Kitchen. Thankfully it's only about two minutes this time. But still. It's the principle, you know?
On their way back to the mandatory bitch/smoke session, Gio pulls Carol aside and talks to her about letting go of all the bullshit with Andrea. Their goal is to win, he tells her, not to fight with each other.
Carol takes full responsibility for her crap performance and then proceeds to say it wouldn't have been as bad if she was working with a competent chef. Andrea.
Gio tells us that Carol's piss poor attitude is bringing the whole team down. See, the difference here between what Gio is doing versus the rest of the red team is that he's actually trying to win Carol over. He's not berating her, even though it sounds like he wants to. It's a good move on his part.
Carol tells us she would rather work with PrettyGirl than Andrea at this point. I think she is full of crap. There is no way in hell she would want to work with PrettyGirl. She's forgetting how much she hated her before she was moved to the blue team.
We've now arrived at the bitch/smoke session. LA tells PrettyGirl that she is so lucky Chef Ramsay doesn't see what goes on behind the scenes. I think LA is being a little naïve to think that Ramsay hasn't seen the footage. Aside from the fact that Scott and Gloria are IN the kitchens with these people, I think he is well aware of the bullshit that has been going on. He's just trying to build drama.
She goes on to ask PrettyGirl if she really can see herself running a million dollar restaurant. "You're here for the rewards. You're here for the trips." Yeah, I think that could be said of most of them. I don't see any of them running a restaurant of that caliber. Not that it matters because they won't be running it anyway.
PrettyGirl says she is there to learn. I could actually see going there for the learning experience. You really could take a lot away from this if you had the right attitude. IF. The problem here is that her attitude sucks major ass.
Robert tells her if she's there to learn she shouldn't be fighting people who could actually teach her something. You know, that is really easy to say, but everyone treats her like crap. Yes, she brought it on herself, but who wants to learn from someone you know hates you?
Maybe it's just me, but I think the whole situation is fucked beyond repair and whatever she was hoping to gain from the experience, she's not getting it because she sabotaged herself. PrettyGirl concludes this segment by telling us it only matters what Chef Ramsay thinks. Well, she's right there.
The next morning, instead of gathering in the dining room, everyone lines up in the kitchen. Chef Ramsay tells them today they will be working with a dish that he thinks is "somewhat special". Wow. I don't even know if that's a step up or down from the "slightly special" of last week. Way to build it up there, Chef.
Tartare is the dish. Beef and scallop. Not together. A beef tartare and a scallop tartare. YUM. I LOVE tartare So. Freaking. Much.
Crap. Now I'm hungry. I have to go eat something.
Okay, sorry about that little interuption. Like I said, LOVE the tartare. Chef Ramsay demonstrates his tartare-making skills and while doing so asks PrettyGirl if she likes tartare. She's never had it. I am not surprised. No one else admits to not having made tartare before.
Ramsay passes around the completed dishes for everyone to try. But he is very tricksy. The beef is actually tuna and the scallops are actually sea bass. Oh, I love when he does shit like that.
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Comments (16)
Fantastic recap...especially the taste challenge section. Watching Robert commenting on the truffles was funny, but reading your version was WAY better!
Also, if you were a producer, wouldn't you rig the photo shoot challenge? Who would buy a magazine with Pretty Girl, Ben, and Robert on the cover? And Danny is no prize either...in spite of what he thinks. Actually this group of contestants is comprised of some of the ugliest people, both outside AND inside. Yuck.
1 of 16 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on March 29, 2009 3:33 PM
Oh...and allow me to promote Robert Patrick's CURRENT job. He's on the fantastic CBS show The Unit, now in it's FOURTH season.
If Fox didn't want to promote an actor and show from a rival network, perhaps they should have browbeat someone from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles to come by...or maybe AI's Kara DeLaGuardia, or whatever her name is.
2 of 16 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on March 29, 2009 3:40 PM
Not sure why you were so down on Andrea this week. Everyone was in the shit because of Carol. I mean, I know sometimes Andrea doesn't take responsibility when it was her fault, but sometimes it isn't her fault. Like in this episode. And Carol just needs to STFU. At this point, every single thing that Andrea does is wrong simply because she is Andrea and Carol doesn't like her. Gio called it right, she needs to stop constantly complaining.
Anyway, good recap. What I find amusing is that every time you show a picture of Danny I think "Oh yeah, he is on this show isn't he?" I just forget he is even around! lol Watch him win.
3 of 16 | Posted by Snootchy Bootches | Posted on March 29, 2009 3:51 PM
See, I bet the reason why they can't tell tuna from beef is because they all smoke like chimneys.
I have NO idea how you can be a chef and smoke - it destroys your sense of taste. Maybe that's why they all seem to fail miserable at the taste challenges EVERY YEAR and why they always seem to salt the crap out of stuff i.e. risotto.
4 of 16 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on March 29, 2009 6:41 PM
And now I also see that I should have read the entire recap before commenting...
Heh heh. Oops.
5 of 16 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on March 29, 2009 6:55 PM
PottyMouth, you just cheered up my Monday morning with your PrettyGirl montage. Granted, I won't be eating the tasty breakfast tacos I bought, but it was totally worth losing my appetite to see PrettyGirl set to that song. Awesome.
6 of 16 | Posted by jennaboa | Posted on March 30, 2009 6:33 AM
Yeah.....Andrea is a evil witch. Every time someone calls her out on doing something wrong, she just grins that evil grin like her sh** don't stink.
But although I do like Carol more than Andrea, that was really lame what Carol did to Andrea during dinner service.
I thought it was funny how Pretty Girl automatically went back to the time out room the second time Ramsay told her to get out. I mean, I think by then it would be pretty obvious that she was going home.
Oh yeah, and WHY have Pretty Girl say goodbye? That just made Ramsay look like a softee which is NOT pretty.
7 of 16 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on March 30, 2009 7:53 AM
Oh thanks for the laughs Potty Mouth! The PG montage was great - and included my fav scene of JP mocking her.
Andrea does seem to have talent - but she pisses me off the way she smirks whenever she thinks she's getting her way. Like at the end when Ramsay said "the person going home is.. Carol" - I wanted to smack the smirk right off her face. LOVED it when he followed up with "get back in line". She talks out of both sides of her face - and I hate that.
The boys rocked it this week and really were a team - they deserve a reward for that alone!
And Potty Mouth - I have not forgotten that you "called" a girls win on the photo shoot epis ago!
Hugs xoxoxo
8 of 16 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on March 30, 2009 9:04 AM
Andrea and Carol both have the same problem. Their egos don't match their cooking skills. They both realize that about each other, but not about themselves.
Andrea's attempt to be a leader are so funny, if only because no one listens to her. She's just trying to suck up to Chef Ramsay.
9 of 16 | Posted by Alafoss | Posted on March 30, 2009 10:31 AM
"Oh yeah, and WHY have Pretty Girl say goodbye? That just made Ramsay look like a softee which is NOT pretty."
Ah considering the reaction of the men's team he knew what their reaction would be and it sounded pretty sarcastic instead of coming across as soft.
Keep in mind how Ramsay likes to eff with their heads and it all makes sense that he planned the men's reaction. He knew they would be overenjoyed to see her gone and likely do much better.
10 of 16 | Posted by yeschef | Posted on March 30, 2009 4:54 PM
Happy Days Are Here Again....ya de da da!!
Dear Pottymouth,
Thank you so much for bribing Ramsay to ditch Pretty Girl : ) Of course his fakeout caused me to run for the TUMS...
I'm betting an entire box of gummi bears that Gio takes this thing hands down. Or at least I hope he does. I'm not sure I'd trust any of the other contestants to prepare my food.
Love you and your recaps madly,
Hugs,
Yenta
11 of 16 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on March 31, 2009 5:40 AM
yeschef, I never thought of it that way......you're right!
12 of 16 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on March 31, 2009 6:12 AM
Personally,I think he only got rid of LA because of the Carol/Andrea drama. Everyone else gets along too well...
I see Paula and Gio in the final two...
13 of 16 | Posted by bluzgirl | Posted on March 31, 2009 7:19 AM
Is it wrong that I really, really don't want people with facial piercings preparing my food?
Lisa from the last season of Top Chef, and LA from this show... just, ick. Go be alternative all over someone else's fois gras, thanks.
14 of 16 | Posted by NotWithoutMytV | Posted on March 31, 2009 11:50 AM
Carol and her cute little nose freckles can sauce my John Dory anytime, however. (Although if they were going to be on the cover of TV Guide, why did they dress her like she was going to be on the cover of the latest issue of Cosmopolitan ("Super mindblowing filthy things he wants you to say but will never ask for!!!!!"), I don't know.
15 of 16 | Posted by NotWithoutMyTV | Posted on March 31, 2009 2:40 PM
cattyfan: Oh, but think how pretty they could have made Danny’s long flowing locks of hair! :)
Snootchy Bootches: Don’t get me wrong, I think Carol is annoying too. Andrea has just really been getting under my skin lately. I think it’s because she reminds me of someone I used to work with. Can you tell we weren’t best friends? :P I’m right there with you on Danny. I keep forgetting he’s there as well!
georgiababe: Hahahaha. I thought you were agreeing with me until I read your second comment! Thanks for the giggle.
jennaboa: I’m so sorry you had to waste tasty breakfast tacos, but I’m glad you enjoyed the montage. I had so much fun making that!
LisaMay: I wish he’d get rid of both of them. They both irritate the hell out of me.
njgasmifan: Thank you for remembering. The smirks are definitely not increasing my love for Andrea. My palms get itchy every time she does that!
Alafoss: You have hit the nail on the head.
yeschef: Good point. That was great motivation for their team.
Yenta: That fakeout almost gave me a heart attack. As much as I’d like to take your box of gummi bears, I’m thinking Gio might take it too. As long as it’s not PrettyGirl, I’m happy. I may have ended up on the corner across the street from Robert!
bluzgirl: I think it will definitely be some combination of Paula, Gio and Danny.
NotWithoutMyTV: I’d rather the facial piercings than that weird pube goatee that Charlie had earlier in the season!
Thanks for another great week of comments everyone. Tonight’s show should be fun – the teams will create their own menus. But will they be able to cook them?
SWAK, PottyMouth
16 of 16 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on April 2, 2009 11:13 AM