C&A: "Tonight, Danny's seafood restaurant will go head to head with Paula's upscale bistro. Each kitchen will serve thirteen tables with fifty diners. Customer reviews, along with Chef Ramsay's observations will determine who wins a quarter of a million dollars and becomes head chef at the new restaurant at Borgata Atlantic City."
Both Paula and Danny's families are there dining in the restaurants. I think it would have been interesting to have them eat in the other person's restaurant. I would have been curious to see what they thought about their family member's competitor. Danny's dad says this is the first time his son has cooked for him. Really? Why hasn't he ever gone to Danny's restaurant? That's kind of fucked up.
Danny is pumped up and talking to his team. He tells them that the first ticket in, he wants a really loud "yes chef". He wants to intimidate the red team. Sounds like a good plan of action. Andrea's cheering for team Paula in the red kitchen, while PrettyGirl is concerned about all the things that could go wrong, including her fucking up royally. I just love how she always focuses on the positive.
And the first order comes into Danny's kitchen. He thanks JP, which I just found to be really cute for some reason. Danny calls the order, and his teams gives a resounding "Yes Chef!" The blue team is talking to each other, giving times and telling each other what they will need.
I think my lip is over salted
Paula calls out her first ticket and is met with silence. We all know how much Ramsay loves it when they're silent. In an attempt to keep on top of what PrettyGirl is doing, Paula appears to be up her rear. Ramsay tells her for every minute she's away from the hot plate she'll run two minutes behind. She tells us she'd rather get yelled at for trying to help than just stand there.
PrettyGirl delivers the salads to the pass, and Ramsay stops the order from going out. One of the scallops is overcooked. So Ramsay yells at Andrea. He also yells at PrettyGirl for turning it over and putting it on the plate anyway. "Get a grip!! Come on Andrea!" PrettyGirl thinks it's bad that Andrea didn't cook the scallop properly. She thinks it's basic stuff that you should know. Ramsay tells Paula she has to have a standard, not just push everything out.
Let's check in on Danny. Chef Ramsay calls his attention to Carol overcooking the lobster. Danny tells us it shouldn't be that hard, and he's losing his mind a little. Ramsay calls both Paula and Danny over for a minute to talk to them about standards and running their brigades. He wants them to be looking at what's going on, and reminds them that everything that leaves the kitchen tonight is going to be judged. And back to their kitchens they go.
Danny wants to know where his lobster is at. Carol tells him two minutes. She tells us, "He would say he needed something and then want it right that second. I'm like what the fuck?!?" Danny says he hadn't worked with Carol yet, and she sucked. Hah.
We're forty-five minutes into dinner service, and apps are leaving the kitchens, which is always a good sign. The diners on both sides are enjoying their food. Now we're moving on to the entrees. Paula tells Andrea to watch that halibut, and Andrea tells her it's actually taking a little longer to cook than she thought. Apparently Andrea has never cooked halibut before. Are you kidding me? She brings up the halibut and immediately asks Paula if it's too dark. Ramsay's like "You know it's too dark."
Did I really let her get to the final three? What was I thinking?
PrettyGirl is loving that Andrea is doing poorly. I can't blame her for that. If you think about the amount of crap that Andrea has given PrettyGirl, well, I'd be happy to see her fall on her ass too. "It was kind of satisfying in a really sick way." Andrea calls Paula over to check the re-fired fish, but it needs to cook a little bit longer. LA says she thought PrettyGirl was the weak link, but Andrea is pretty horrible. During all of this Andrea is doing her bobbing around thing while she tries to properly cook the fish.
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Comments (11)
Loved your recap!
This was my favorite final two on Hells Kitchen.. Danny crying..d'awww..
I guess I wasn't the only one who thought his dad seemed a bit douchey.
I think Danny and Ramsay bonded on that airplane reward they went on together. I'm sure they had fun. Gordon is a big kid. I wish they would show ALL his BBC shows here.. he's SO much more than the "character" on Hells Kitchen.
1 of 11 | Posted by knackered | Posted on May 18, 2009 11:50 AM
I wasn't sure who'd win, but Danny did seem to have more command of his crew.
Yeah, I quite like watching The F Word. He demonstrates some fantastic recipes and cooking techniques.
2 of 11 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on May 18, 2009 12:28 PM
Thanks, PottyMouth, for a season of fantastic recaps!
I also would have been happy for either of them...they're both great! Why is it we never hear about the past winners and contestants except on the show? I mean, with Top Chef, you have the runners-up opening restaurants, giving interviews...then again, I really hope PrettyGirl doesn't open a restaurant. Imagine the hot mess that would be!
Love ya, Potty!
3 of 11 | Posted by FIERYTOPAZ | Posted on May 18, 2009 6:46 PM
She could open a McDonald's. Oh wait... she doesn't cook meat. Nevermind.
4 of 11 | Posted by Snootchy Bootches | Posted on May 19, 2009 3:11 AM
I'm glad Danny won. I am hoping the best for PrettyGirl... I think she would make a great prison cook. It would be great punishment for all concerned.
5 of 11 | Posted by Snortles | Posted on May 19, 2009 8:00 AM
Kisses and hugs to you Potty Mouth for a great season of recaps!
This show was a bit of a snoozer... I would have been happy either way, but I was glad Danny won. I also thought he was going to fly right over that railing and go splat. His enthusiasm was awesome.
Pretty Girl and Andrea did not disappoint in their total lack of skill and acting like total bitches. Gio really surprised me, and I was a bit concerned for Danny that he would just eff it all up. Someone needs anger management classes, LOL.
Thanks again Potty! xoxoxo
6 of 11 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on May 19, 2009 8:04 AM
thanks for the recaps!
i wouldn't ever compare HK to top chef. i've stopped trying! HK clearly goes for drama, while TC goes for excellent talent. i mean, can you see prettygirl on TC??? "i can't cook meat!" lol.
i'm a southerner, and for me, i grew really tired of danny the hick. his red jacket = ugh. backwards hat? velvet hammer? jumping 10 feet in the air and yelling "what?!? what?!?" c'mon man, act like a businessman if that's presumably what you are trying to be. not a hick. and where have we seen his girlfriend before?
anyway, despite that, i'm glad danny won, tho i would have been fine if paula won, too. i think she would have been the more professional of the two, but they are both talented.
see you next season!
dax
7 of 11 | Posted by idax | Posted on May 19, 2009 8:43 AM
Darling Pottymouth,
What a great season. I can't wait for July!!
Thanks so much for all of your awesome recaps. I loved reading each and every one of them.
Hugs,
Yenta
8 of 11 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on May 19, 2009 2:20 PM
I have loved both of these two the entire season and from very early on I predicted (and hoped) that they would be the final two.
I thought I was impartial about who won, but I was actually kind of disappointed that it was Danny at first, because he'd been back to acting too cocky for my liking. But he did do very well in rallying his team and being vocal and then when he started to cry my heart just melted right there and I got all choked up. I really just wanted to hug him.
Thanks for the great season of recaps PottyMouth!
A friend of mine and I have decided to visit Danny's restaurant at some point (if indeed, he gets a restaurant) so we shall have to update all the Gasmi on how the food is!
9 of 11 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on May 19, 2009 6:24 PM
I liked Danny and was glad he won, but whenever he came into a scene wearing his flannel coat and had his hair down all I could think of was Ted Nugent.
10 of 11 | Posted by wintersux | Posted on May 20, 2009 4:13 AM
PottyMouth, honey, I'm totally with you, I was happy with either of these two winning JUST AS LONG AS IT WASN'T FUCKING ANDREAAAAAAAAA!
I have to say I was a tad disappointed that Gio apparently couldn't suck it up and keep his bitterness in check... yes, it would be hard to have to cook under somebody else going for the win on this show, but I think they've forgotten that people (who work in and own restaurants and might possibly employ them) DO watch how they act, and I think it reflected poorly on him to be so fuckitall about it. Not to mention looking like a Bitter Betty all over the TV screen.
Awesome job on this season, loved your work!
love, J-Mo :)
11 of 11 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on May 20, 2009 8:57 AM