Rock is still struggling with his food and needs help identifying his tripe. Brad hands him a barf bag. He confessionals that he was worried about a vomiting domino effect, where if Rock threw up they would eventually all throw up. Vinnie keeps encouraging the vomit and Rock finally excuses himself to go to the restroom.
Oh Rock, stop being such a sissy.
Following their dark lunch, the girls return to the dorms and decide to take a nap while the guys are busy prepping their kitchen for them. Excellent notion. The guys are all tired and irritable while they get ready for tonight's dinner service. Too bad, losers!
Just before Hell's Kitchen opens, Chef Ramsay gathers everyone around to tell them that tonight the diners will be filling out comment cards which will decide the contestants' fate. "Move your arse!" Jean Philippe goes to open Hell's Kitchen.
The first order is a complete description of the bloody risotto our chefs always have so much trouble with. It is actually a "pea risotto with parmesan shavings and toasted almonds." Well, that explains why it's green. Chef Ramsay tells Jean Philippe that he wants to know about any complaints from the diners. Josh completes some bloody risotto and brings it over for Chef Ramsay to sample. Of course it isn't cooked properly and Chef Ramsay puts it back on the stove, admonishing Josh to "work the risotto, work the risotto." Josh just stands there watching. Chef Ramsay tells them all to get a grip.
Over in the Red Kitchen Melissa calls out "two minutes" to the girls, letting them know when she would like to present to Chef Ramsay. Bonnie tells Julia that her scallops are overcooked, but I would never take Bonnie's word for anything. Julia begins again on her scallops and tells Melissa she needs two more minutes, even though Melissa has already reached one minute on her countdown. Here is how the conversation proceeds:
Melissa: I gotta put my risotto up, you ready?
Julia: Did you hear me? I need two minutes.
Melissa: READY, JULIA???
Julia: I told you I need two minutes.
Melissa: But that was one minute ago. One minute?
I really don't like Melissa. She's way too shrill and bossy. Chef Ramsay senses that something has gone wrong and Julia immediately tells him that she overcooked her scallops. Chef Ramsay thanks her and then yells at Melissa that she is in charge of the appetizers, but is running ahead of everybody and not being a team player. Ha! He says that if he doesn't see some team spirit he'll kick Melissa out and run the section himself. Then he accuses Melissa of just wanting to get all of her appetizers out and look good. While saying this part he goes to a mirror and starts patting his face and pretending to adjust his boobs.
"No Chef. My boobs are fake and never need adjusting."
Oh, there goes Melissa, getting judged on her devastating looks again. Chef Ramsay tells her to piss off and calls her a bleeping bimbo. I'm liking this way too much. Is that wrong? Melissa immediately turns to Julia and blames everything on her, saying, "Every time you're slow I'm being yelled at." Julia just says, "Thank you, Melissa," and continues cooking. Go Julia!
Back on the Blue side, Josh is standing around not cooking anything, which sends Chef Ramsay into a panic. He yells at Rock for not assigning Josh to scallop cooking and Josh berates himself quietly. After 45 minutes of dinner service the Blue dining room is finally enjoying their appetizers. The guys have moved on to entrées and Vinnie has of course screwed the pooch on his Beef Wellingtons. He has overcooked them and needs an additional 15 minutes. Chef Ramsay says, "What are you on about, 15 minutes?" British talk. Chef Ramsay wants to know how many Wellingtons Vinnie has fudged and he confesses to four.
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Comments (5)
How are they hanging out in the apartment at 3AM complaining about no sleep? Um, go to bed, then!
So to the tasting… These are professional foodies, right? It’s not like Ramsay was asking them to pick out the wild American shrimp versus the foreign farm-raised shrimp, right? Or identify that they’re actually eating a cicada. Seriously, they were eating potatoes, carrots and egg yolks. Is it really that hard?
As for the “nasty plate”, I’ve eaten tongue (Mom liked it, and with enough horseradish, it wasn’t awful, other than the texture of the bumpy taste buds) and tripe (ugh). I’m impressed they kept all of that down. And I totally agree that the domino thing would have happened, and been BAD!
The nominations were idiotic. I’m just surprised Ramsay didn’t give both Vinnie and Bonnie the boot. They both deserved it.
Oh, and Honey, pancetta is basically bacon that hasn’t been smoked. So it’s not really jerky-like ;-)
1 of 5 | Posted by ChicagoGal
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Posted on June 30, 2007 8:23 PM
He tells Vinnie that this much error would have closed a restaurant and then he utters some very risqué profanity.
Heh. The line of the night- F*ck me senseless!
And I couldn't decide which was the better pantomime; the boob-adjustment or the Chicken Dance ("What chicken?"), so they tie for best Ramsay performance of the night.
In fact, I think this was probably my favourite ep of the season thus far (though ep #1 was a gem). There was just enough yelling and cursing by Gordon, and just enough stupidity by the donkeys.
As much as it pains me to defend Bonnie, Chef Ramsay did NOT say "bok choy stem", he simply identified it as "bok choy". So Vinnie's claim that she heard what it was and repeated exactly what Chef said is as bullshit as his ability to cook a Wellington. Ass.
2 of 5 | Posted by coolbyrne
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Posted on July 1, 2007 3:56 PM
AAAAAHHHHHHH
honey you seem to be coming around to the charms of our dear chef ramsay....... i thought it might take longer than this but I am glad you are on board.
I really think they could have found better cooks to be in this kitchen.....
but the show is perfect and a great start to the week.. i love Monday nights!
3 of 5 | Posted by GIFFORDSAZ
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Posted on July 2, 2007 9:42 AM
honey, this is my first season watching hell's kitchen as well. thank you for taking the time to look up what some of these foods are. i've heard of most of them, but wasn't really sure what the dishes were comprised of. i feel that you and i are on the same wavelength with a lot of your comments. seriously, when the bimbo said that she thought chef ramsay had a nice speaking voice in the dark, i didn't know whether or not to vomit or throw my remote at my tv. did she honestly think that a man with that kind of personality would be won over by a ditzy comment like that? ugh. she makes me ashamed to be a woman.
also, thrilled to see vinnie go. he was a pompus ass.
4 of 5 | Posted by BlueEyedAngel
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Posted on July 2, 2007 11:25 AM
The guys lost the tasting challenge and went upstairs to smoke - hmmmm.... wonder if those cigarettes have anything to do with their inability to taste food?
And to reward people who for the most part struggled with picking out flavors in the dark ----they get to go eat in the dark. They could be serving them anything since no one (but Bonnie) would really know the difference. But it did make me wonder if the wait staff has to wear night vision goggles. And it sucks for those waiters and waitresses who tend to get more in tips for being cute. Then again - those with sexy voices would clean up. Well, that is if the patrons could find their wallets in the dark.
Having watched this show for three seasons now, I have learned that each season they cook Risotto and Beef Wellington. If I was going to sign up to be on this show I would make damn sure that I knew how to make those dishes in my sleep. I can't believe how much these people struggle with the same dishes each episode.
As for Bonnie flirting with my beloved Gordon, the women flirt with him every season. They also flirt with him on all his other shows and on those shows you see he shamelessly flirts back (tsk tsk married man). I get the sense that this show just doesn't show how cute he is in his down time because it goes against the "Hell's Kitchen" theme.
Nice job Honey - I am really enjoying your recaps. :)
5 of 5 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie
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Posted on July 7, 2007 8:22 AM