There will be seven VIP judges evaluating the dishes and whichever chef gets the most votes wins. VIP's? Will it be Mariah Carey? The Rock? Nope. First out is Sean Griffin, the executive chef at Caesar's Palace (home of Pure, the self-proclaimed most fabulous nightclub in America and breeding ground of the faux-hawk). Chef Griffin chooses Bonnie Sauce and it's one to nothing. Next up is Gerald Chin, the executive chef at the MGM Grand. Bonnie starts chattering about her dish and Chef Ramsay tells her to stop trying to "charm" Chef Chin. Well, it worked on you, Chef Ramsay; there's no other explanation for Bonnie's presence here. But Chef Chin rises above it and chooses Rock. It's one all! Now we meet Anthony Carron, executive chef of the Michael Mina Group, which a quick Google search tells me is responsible for a restaurant in the Bellagio. Right about now the audience starts sporadically yelling out Rock's name - this must have been before the hissy fit episode aired - and Bonnie is astounded to discover that there are people who don't like her. But not Chef Carron! He chooses Bonnie and it's two to one. Next out is Robin Leach - not a chef, but someone who has tasted a lot of food on his travels for Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. He likes Bonnie, making the score three to one with Bonnie needing only one more vote to take the challenge. We all know that it's going to be a tie until the end. It's never not happened that way, so let's meet the next two chefs who will certainly choose Rock. Michael Wray, Hell's Kitchen Season One winner and Heather West, Hell's Kitchen Season Two winner come out and both choose Rock. What did I tell you? It's a tie! Will wonders never cease? For the tie breaker we meet Bob Finch and Chris Fearnow, the general manager and executive chef of the... Green Valley Ranch Resort! They each take tastes, then hem and haw and whisper in each other's ears as we go to commercial. After more deliberation they finally choose... Bonnie! Hooray! Wait, what am I saying? I don't know how it happened, but I was secretly rooting for Bonnie all through this challenge. I think Rock has just rubbed me the wrong way too many times. Plus he whined to the camera about Bonnie trying to "charm" the judges, but then tried to get a vote by telling Michael Wray that he was down and needed his vote. It's always okay when Rock strategizes, but never okay when anyone else does. Nuts to that! Bonnie says that winning the challenge gave her a boost and Rock of course blows it off, saying he'd rather win a service than a challenge. Oh brother.
Chef Ramsay says that Bonnie will discover her prize later but now they are off to the rooftop bar at the Palms (how Maloof!) to have a serious chat. They have a toast and Chef Ramsay says, "Bloody well done." Yes? And now there is one final surprise (for the evening). Chef Ramsay invites both finalists to New York to eat at his Chef's Table at The London in the Big Apple. Now I learned about Chef's Tables on "Top Design." This is where very special guests sit privately (in a specially designed room) in the restaurant and get an entire tasting menu of the chef's dishes. That would actually be really fun at one of RamJam's restaurants I must say, and I wish he were handing me a little gold envelope. What is in the envelopes? Vouchers that say, "This coupon good for one Chef's Table seating at The London - Love RamJam?" That would be cute.
Might one of those be labeled "Honey Gangsta?"
Later back at Hell's Kitchen, Rock and Bonnie sit down to their last dinner together. They ponder over what a journey this has been, how much they've changed, and how much they both want to win. Rock pulls out his jerk hat again and starts telling Bonnie that she may be good, but she doesn't know how to finish. See what I mean about making me like Bonnie? He is such a creep. And such a hypocrite. And I quote Rock, "I'm not trying to put anybody down to bring myself up." That was from the service fight with Bonnie and Jen a couple of episodes back. Ew, he's so full of it. And now he's deliberately trying to get Bonnie to doubt herself so he can win. Kids or no kids, I really don't want him to win.
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Comments (13)
I never really hated Julia, but her crying here was ridiculous. She is getting sent to Culinary School! Quit crying, you are getting a great prize that none of the other losers are getting. Rock is just a flat out ASS. I would rather cheer for an emotional ditz than an A-hole any day.
Also, it was nice to see how well Melissa's chin healed up. If she could only do something about that accent...
1 of 13 | Posted by Ryabusa
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Posted on August 9, 2007 10:58 AM
Ah yes, the clip show...... Way to insult your viewers' intelligence.
Let's start with one of the most annoying things I've seen this season (wait, that can't be right--) namely Bonnie drinking red wine from a champagne flute. Um, girl? Wine glasses have different shapes for a reason -- to deliver *appropriately* the bouquet of your libation to your palate and olfactory organs (nose). Got that? And you think you can run a restaurant? You can't even bother to rinse out a wine glass.
I don't like the sound of Bonnie's fun-filled mismatched plates, but I bet all that means is that the soup bowls are a fetching cornflower blue and the bread and butter plates are a charming rose pink etc Note to all chefs and cooks -- food is best presented with a white background, to showcase the *food* rather than your taste in chinaware.
I think the decor for both the restaurants will end up being stylish and glam. And entirely different, which is good.
Um, who bundles up in scarves and woolly hats to go to Vegas? Does it ever get that cold there??
If I were Bonnie, I would have definitely taken a photo of that sign!
[Sorry, HG, but that's 'marquee' not 'marquis'... The latter is a European nobleman, fyi. Also 'bated', not 'baited' breath -- it comes from 'abate' which sort of means to decrease...]
I am not surprised that Bonnie chose Melissa's boobs over Julia. Melissa really can cook haute cuisine.
Next week had better not be a padded two hour finale! At this stage, I don't really give a flying fuck who wins.
2 of 13 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates!
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Posted on August 9, 2007 11:25 AM
Woopsie! My bad on the spelling errors. Thanks DMG - I'm glad there's someone here with some expertise. Although in the moment I may have actually meant to say that a European nobleman was welcoming Rock and Bonnie to chilly Las Vegas. My mind wandered a lot during this episode. :)
Much love,
-HG
3 of 13 | Posted by Honey Gangsta
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Posted on August 9, 2007 11:46 AM
I'm on team Rock. Cocky as he may be, I don't think there is any way Bonnie could run a restaurant! I was hoping for a Jen and Rock finale. She's a much better chef and not to mention, not as much of a moron.
Plus, I love how in their Vegas challenge, Bonnie kept referring to her dish as "fettucini alfredo," or something like that. I would never have told a professional chef that that was my signature dish. At least tell them that it is a "fettucini with lobster and crab sauce." Lame. Must have been good though b/c she won.
Anyway, I hope Rock wins. He has a family to support and he's already an executive chef. I think he could handle it better than her. Bonnie would totally blow if she had to run a restaurant in Vegas. I know she's not really a nanny, but maybe she should focus on that part of her career. She can make mini grilled sammies and tomato soup for her little kiddos.
4 of 13 | Posted by CWJ
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Posted on August 9, 2007 10:04 PM
what the hell...this is when i stop watching. No donuts, no donkeys, no ramjam ramjammin...tata
5 of 13 | Posted by caught.doin.it
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Posted on August 9, 2007 10:16 PM
Yeah, well, good recap, but I get you a doughnut Rock wins.
Now that you learned some spellin' from DMG maybe you'll quit using "confessional" as a verb. It grates on me the same as when John Madden says a quarterback is "audibleizing". Yuck. Good recap, otherwise. You see through all the ploy quite well.
6 of 13 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on August 10, 2007 6:40 AM
Now that you learned some spelling from DMG it's back to the woodshed for your stance using "confessional" as a verb. It grates on me the same as when John Madden says that a quarterback is "audibleizing" at the line. Yuck. Great recaps, however. You see through the ploys very well.
7 of 13 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on August 10, 2007 6:43 AM
Oh, Snap!
8 of 13 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on August 10, 2007 6:46 AM
Oh, Snap!
9 of 13 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on August 10, 2007 6:50 AM
KristiM doesn't like Rock. KristiM has never liked Rock. KristiM wonders why we can't vote for our favorites like on other Fox shows?
10 of 13 | Posted by KristiM
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Posted on August 10, 2007 11:37 AM
Donna Martin Graduates, Yes it does get that cold in Las Vegas. Just because it's the desert doesn't mean it doesn't get freezing in the winter; especially at night.
I am hoping neither of them win, but I could tolerate Bonnie winning. It'd just show that women can actually work together and be successful and that we're not all bitches to each other.
11 of 13 | Posted by PixieGal
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Posted on August 10, 2007 2:28 PM
Auuugh. I really cannot stand Bonnie. After the commercial, when those last two chefs voted for her, I screamed at the teevee. XD Team Rock for me. Guess your readers are as split up as much as you were?
Mismatched dinnerware = no. I really do like going to a restaurant and seeing everything uniform and beautiful. It seems more classy.
I also don't think Julia really needed to cry. I do feel sorry her, but she *is* going to culinary school for free, with recommendations from Chef Ramsey. Why is there anything to be sad about?
Great recap. I love reading them always. 8)
12 of 13 | Posted by Trey
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Posted on August 10, 2007 3:32 PM
Why was Julia crying so much?
Methinks Julie was PMSing.
13 of 13 | Posted by mommyboughtyoupajamas
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Posted on August 10, 2007 7:37 PM