Now, I would like to think that I would never be so foolish as to mistake tuna for beef, but who the hell knows? I'm even less sure about scallops versus sea bass, so I'll try not to judge too harshly here.
As usual, they're all wetting their pants over how awesome Chef Ramsay's food is. Hey guys? Maybe if your heads weren't so far up his ass you'd be able to tell something is not quite right. Do you ever think that anyone suspects the ingredients are different but is too afraid to say something for fear of looking like a fool?
Ben thinks the scallop is just phenomenal. And unbelievable. Robert? Any thoughts? The beef is his favorite. "I could eat a bowl of that." Oh my God. I am cracking up as they weave a rope and hang themselves with it. Carol and Andrea add themselves to the dumbass list as they gush over how wonderful the dishes are.
Ramsay tells them they are all completely wrong. Hahaha.
Carol tells us it never even crossed her mind that it wasn't beef. "Damn, I'm a moron." I'm glad you can be honest about yourself, Carol. Ramsay reminds Ben about how wonderful he thought the scallop was, and Robert is just glad he's not the only idiot.
Ramsay tells them that in order to be a great chef you have to have an exceptional sense of taste. I wholeheartedly agree with that. Their next challenge will be the taste test! O Yeah. I love this challenge.
Carol tells us she was looking forward to this challenge the most. She IS going to win this. We'll see. Since the red team has one more member than the blue team, one person will need to sit out. LA's hand shoots up so fast, I think she may have dislocated her shoulder.
Ramsay gives LA some crap about not being confident in her own palate. But she tells us her taste is a little off plus she's a smoker so she thought it was a smart move.
Here's another thing I don't understand. Why do so many chefs smoke? I know the job is very stressful, but smoking seriously impairs the taste buds. And they need their taste buds to do their job well. Talk about self sabotaging.
On to the challenge.
Ben and Andrea are up first. C&A: "The blind taste test will help Chef Ramsay determine who has a good palate. Something he believes is essential to being a great chef." Also essential to being a great chef? The ability to COOK.
Andrea and Ben each don their blindfolds and headphones, and Ramsay tests to see whether they are working by calling Ben a fat fuck. Robert is giggling about that, but I'd be worrying what he was going to say to me when my turn came.
Now that Chef Ramsay is satisfied, we move on to the taste test. Each round will have four ingredients. Ben and Andrea's ingredients are filet mignon, fried egg whites, beets and romaine. They both get filet wrong. Ben is close guessing sirloin, and Andrea guesses liver. Wha???????? Both score points on egg whites and beets, but only Ben gets romaine. Now the guys lead by one point.
Next! Robert versus Gio. First ingredient is turnip. Blech. I hate turnips. Gio guesses asparagus which is, of course, wrong. While Gio is guessing, Robert is shouting out his answer of: "Cream of cauliflower. Or broccoli. Broccoli, broccoli, broccoli, broccoli...." That was hilarious.
Next they have pea tendrils and they both get it wrong. Gio has never heard of "pea tenders", and Robert's like "Hello? Have you seen me? Do I look like I eat pea tendrils?"
Next is lobster, which you would think would be an easy one. But then you, like me, would be wrong. Gio guesses poached egg yolk. Oooookay. Robert's guess is no better. He thinks it's mushroom.
Their last ingredient is black truffle. Danny and Ben think it's a definite win here because truffles are Robert's favorite food. REALLY. You can't make this shit up. When asked what it is, Robert replies, "Tastes like shit whatever it was." LOL. Gio doesn't even guess. He says he's never tasted that before in his life. No points for anyone this round.
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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