Upstairs Jen asks Rock if he knows what he's going to do and Rock says that yes, he knew even before dinner service started. Oh gee, I wonder who he'll be nominating. Could it be his arch enemy Josh? The other three guys gather to smoke and speculate and Vinnie is certain that he will be the nominee because he performed so poorly tonight. In the girls' room Bonnie is packing her things since she's pretty sure she'll be the one going home tonight. Melissa feels sorry for Jen because she is a kind person and won't want to hurt anyone's feelings. Jen makes the idiotic decision of talking things over with Vinnie, who of course gives her terrible advice. He says to nominate the person she is most threatened by so that she can rid herself of competition. I don't think that works as well in Hell's Kitchen as it does on Survivor. After all, Chef Ramsay has the final decision and he always picks the person who performed the worst. So if Jen does something stupid like nominate Julia, it certainly won't be Julia who goes home. Jen complains to Vinnie that this is too hard and she is too nice for this. Vinnie taunts her, asking if she came on the show to be the nice girl. She says that no she didn't, but she's still all torn up.
Back downstairs everyone lines up to hear the nominees. Surprise, surprise, (solid as a) Rock nominates Josh. He says that Josh has maxed out his potential and he is not an asset to the team at this moment. Jen nominates Melissa, saying that tonight her leadership skills just weren't there.
"Pretty boy sushi man and the bimbo...?"
Judge Ramsay thinks for a minute and then announces that he's disappointed on both fronts. Neither team nominated their weakest performer of the evening, so guess what. They've both been overruled! Duhn, duhn, duhn! Bonnie and Vinnie are ordered to step forward and take their medicine. Vinnie admits that his head was so far up his own butt during the dinner service that he has no idea whether Josh was good or bad. Judge Ramsay says that's a good answer. Bonnie admits that she knows she screwed up big time. When asked why Judge Ramsay should keep him, Vinnie says that when Judge Ramsay puts his name behind a restaurant in Las Vegas, he (Vinnie) is the most qualified chef here. Judge Ramsay nips that thought process in the bud, telling Vinnie that he needs some humility and he needs to admit that he screwed up and can't cook a Wellington. Bonnie's plea is that she is starting out and that she is sure that when Judge Ramsay was starting out he made mistakes too. She insists that she is learning from her mistakes. It's time for Judge Ramsay's black-and-white reverie and he decides that the person to go will be... Vinnie. He says that Vinnie has peaked and can't go any further. Take your jacket off and get out of Hell's Kitchen. Vinnie slinks away, saying that there's no way he can keep up with Chef Ramsay and that you don't get second chances in Hell's Kitchen. That's right, loser, now scram. Judge Ramsay tells the remaining chefs that he will not stand for any more excuses. Bonnie whines to the camera some more about not being cut out for this. Josh gloats to the camera about Judge Ramsay overruling Rock's nomination. Rock takes us out with this charming quote: "None of them are a threat to Rock. Only Rock is a threat to Rock." Thanks Rock. Now get out of here. Vinnie's picture lights up and he burns in Hell's Kitchen.
So what do you think? Are we all glad to see Vinnie go? He did seem to get a little too big for his britches at times. Ironically, I think it's probably Bonnie's Barbie-ness that saved her butt for at least one more week. Chef Ramsay doesn't fool me entirely!
Thanks for reading!
-Honey Gangsta
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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