Robert made a chicken cacciatore with deep fried capers, just like grandma does. Chef Ramsay thinks it's just a little dry. He should have sliced it at the last minute. Other than that, the flavor was lovely.
Danny's next. He roasted the chicken in the oven with the rosemary, cooked the mushrooms in the red wine with some shallots, and put a little salad on top, "kind of like a bruschetta." Ramsay thinks he delivered on flavor, execution, and it's easy to eat. Very nice.
Last up is Ben. He thinks all the other dishes so far were just sort of bleh. He has prepared both the leg and the breast. He starts in on one of his three hour long explanations again. Let's just say he stuffed the breast. I have no idea how he prepared the leg because I tune out every time he starts rambling.
Chef Ramsay wonders where the off button is. Flavor-wise he thinks it is delicious. He also gets point for cooking the leg, which no one else has done. According to Ramsay that is one of the hardest parts of the chicken to cook. I had no idea.
It's so hard to pick a winner. The level of individuality was fantastic. That has confirmed in Ramsay's mind that he has the right final six. Let's see how long you can hold on to that feeling, Chef!
He calls up Danny and Ben. He thinks the flavor inside Ben's chicken was dangerous. He loved Danny's sauce. But who will win? Ben!
Ben thinks that this could be the win that he needs to take this competition by the horns and ride it to victory.
It actually really surprised me that Ben won. I thought for sure he would pick Danny. Especially given how he's been giving Ben such a hard time lately.
Ben can pick one person to go with them to San Francisco. He immediately chooses Robert. I'm sure that has nothing to do with Danny saying he was the weakest chef on their team.
For the losers, it's delivery day in Hell's Kitchen. When they hear the delivery truck's horn, they are to stop what they're doing, run outside, and get the deliveries. Oh, and they have to prep for the next service. Yipee!
They all go upstairs. Andrea and Paula tell Ben he's going to love San Francisco, while Danny quietly smokes a cigarette. You can just tell he's really happy for Ben and Robert.
Robert tells us he feels a little guilty because Danny had the second best dish. Ben talks some crap about the evolution of Robert and how far he's come, and says that's why he picked him. Bull. At least have the balls to say you don't want to share your reward with someone who thinks you're weak. He goes on to say he wishes they all could be there.
Gio asks Danny if he's alright, he looks upset. Danny says he's disappointed and leaves. Paula says that none of them take losing very well. Too true.
Ben says he has no guilt about choosing Robert. He says that he didn't taste Danny's dish, but was unimpressed by the cosmetics of it. Perhaps a little more mascara next time?
And onto the private jet Ben and Robert go! Ramsay tells Ben he thought he'd pick Danny, but obviously not. Robert has no words to express the gratitude he has toward Ben right now. "I really got, you know, no gay feelings for him, but I got some feelings for him." Thanks for sharing!
Back at Hell's Kitchen, the first delivery truck has arrived. Sous Chefs Scott and Gloria are on hand to yell at them to hustle. Gio says it's pretty tiring to run and rush yourself. That's why I avoid running at all costs. And then he drops a case of water.
Paula tells us this was one of the most aggravating punishments in Hell's Kitchen. "It's a pain in the ass." Gio's box issues are not over as the bottom breaks on another, spilling more bottles out of it. It's just not his day.
How are things in San Francisco? The guys are on a private trolley ride, seeing the sights. To Ben it was "just amazing." Robert loves experiencing San Francisco with Chef Ramsay. "It couldn't get any better."
Ben says, "At this very moment Giovanni is saying, I don't know if I can keep carrying these boxes, guys."
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Comments (10)
Funny recap, as usual... but I'm sure you tire of hearing that all the time.
Ugh! One of my three picks to win was eliminated!
Gio...! What happened, man? Well, it's not like I thought he could run a "top class" restaurant, anyway.
It stinks that two of my three picks to win were singled out for elimination- Robert and Giovanni. At least my other pick, Paula, was the one who had to choose the candidates for elimination.
If anyone's interested in what's happened with previous Hell's Kitchen winners, you should check out the Wikipedia entry for the show. I'd post the URL here, but it's not allowed.
1 of 10 | Posted by Streaker | Posted on April 13, 2009 3:20 AM
Great recap, but a blah episode generally. I guess this thing is Paula's to win if she can keep her head out of her arse.
2 of 10 | Posted by Snootchy Bootches | Posted on April 13, 2009 4:03 AM
Great recap for a piss-poor episode, PottyMouth! I bet Gordon would love to set fire to the casting director right about now. I wouldn't want any of those morons running my top-notch restaurant. Especially Ben. How annoying is that idiot?
I did like seeing the softer side of JP -- too bad his sweet nothings were wasted on Andrea. Yuck.
3 of 10 | Posted by jennaboa | Posted on April 13, 2009 6:27 AM
Friendly's Strawberry Fribble - snicker, snort.
I'm tired of the whining and lackluster performances. I had Gio to go all the way, but it seemed like he checked out this week. Between his attitude during the deliveries and his space cadet kitchen performance, it was time to go. The hot pan in the fridge was huge - of course he did not "mean" to hurt anyone, but what did you think would happen?? Still sorry Andrea the wicked witch did not get her walking papers too - but now that she has no one to blame for mistakes and no one to hide behind her lack of skill is obvious. Rosemary skewers? Really? Applebee's calling...
Potty Mouth, you did a bang up job with the junk we had this week. Thanks for the Princess Bride reference at the end (I do not think it means what he thinks it means)- loved it!
4 of 10 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on April 13, 2009 9:22 AM
PottyMouth! Thanks for the almost naked ass shot of my bubba Robert (and I do love a nice pair of double-Ds on a fella, LOL!). Great job on this episode, I can always follow the action here, and thank you for calling out Ramsay on his professional use of "fuckface"! That kind of thing is totally appropriate in his "Kitchen Nightmares" scenarios where these idiots have been fucking up for years at a time, but it's not really much of a motivator when you're trying to work with someone...
love, J-Mo :)
5 of 10 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on April 13, 2009 11:25 AM
Haha, as soon as I saw Robert lying in his bed almost topless I knew it would be a screencap here! Great recap!
6 of 10 | Posted by rubinia | Posted on April 13, 2009 12:09 PM
Dear Pottymouth,
I'm so sad, I really thought Gio was going to win this trainwreck, and I can't believe Andrea is still there. The woman gives me a headache.
Love your recaps : )
Hugs,
Yenta
7 of 10 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on April 13, 2009 2:26 PM
Great recap PottyMouth!
I was wondering what was up with the whole shutting down Hell's Kitchen twist at the end of the episode. Seems like the only 2 chefs worthy of the title are Paula and Danny. Maybe the dead weight should just be cut off now and let's fast forward to the season finale.
My heart was broken when I didn't see Andrea's bitchy self get tossed out on her ass at the end of this episode, but with Gio spacing out, I guess it was bound to happen. Maybe next week we'll all get lucky and see a double elimination of Andrea and Ben. What a douche.
8 of 10 | Posted by jaded | Posted on April 13, 2009 2:52 PM
Dear God, why oh why is Fat Bastard still around? REALLY could've done without seeing his nudey folds laying around in bed! Andrea has been up on the chopping block almost every episode; if Gio wasn't such a whiny, lazy pain, it probably would've been here.
9 of 10 | Posted by TheGreatAndPowerfulShaz | Posted on April 14, 2009 7:59 AM
Streaker: I was sad to see Gio go as well, but I really think it may be Paula or Danny who wins this.
Snootchy Bootches: I agree on the blah-ness. Hopefully this week will be a little more exciting.
jennaboa: I love any time we get to see JP. I just wish he had let Andrea GO!
njgasmifan: That hot pan in the fridge was ridiculous. He looked to me like he just got too tired to even care anymore.
J-Mo: You are most welcome! I knew I couldn’t deny you that pic!
rubinia: How could I resist? :)
Yenta: Hopefully Andrea will go tonight. I don’t know if I can stand looking at her for much longer!
jaded: I will keep my fingers crossed that you are right and we are headed for a double elimination.
TheGreatAndPowerfulShaz: He can actually cook better than some of the other people who are still there. I’m still hoping Andrea goes tonight.
Thanks for reading and commenting! I’ll be curious to see how long the “closing” lasts tonight. I’m thinking it won’t go past the fifteen minute mark.
SWAK, PottyMouth
10 of 10 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on April 16, 2009 4:32 AM