awsome recap as usual, b-side.

the last hour of the finale was more exciting than the rest of the season put together!

dewberry is f-cking hilarious...and put together with Wendy i'm surprise Ralph got out alive!

and was it just me, or did we hear less of the annoying narrorator (sp?)?

"Go all Kook-Aid and burst through anyway."

My day has offically been made.

B-Side, you rock.

Yeah Michael!!! The good non-boner sporting guy (finally) wins.

Somehow when the show was on I realized that B-Side had to be in the crowd somewhere (although I thought that you would be on Michael's LA side so I scanned the wrong group of faces). I did not realize, however, that TVgasm would decide the outcome of the show....

I think they made the right choice. I mean, yeah, they may have found plastic in one of Michael's dishes.....but just imagine what went UNNOTICED in Ralph's cuisine.;)

I KNEW they were going to bring back the rejects Apprentice-style. Ahhhh Dewberry...
I wanted Ralph to win, but he did pick the biggest rejects, and I think that was part of the problem. The other part would be his steak-n-peaches menu. Oh, yeah, and that drunk bastard B-side slamming Ralph's menu to the producers...I have to give tattoo man credit for creativity. And what was with the pregnant pause when Gordo asked him to apprentice with him???!!! That was a no-brainer and Gordo shoulda slapped him upside the noggin for not responding immediately.
I figure the fight between Jessica and Elsie was somewhat staged, as was Dewburrrrry's fixin-to-faint spell.

My favorite part was when Michael said he really liked simple, spare design. He emphasized, "Less is more."

Yes, we can easily tell that's your philosophy by all the tattoos coating your skin.

What a waste of time! This entire show was nothing more than an rediculously long job interview.

Oh yeah, I also think that Dewberry and Brad Pitt would make a nice couple. Good luck Dewbs!!

Andrew is still a douchebag, saving the day at the last minute...how heroic!

I thought Gordo said that all of the people on Ralph's side had been flown in from New York?

Lemme get this straight.....Dewberry entered this competition to win his own restaurant and yet can't last a couple of hours work in the kitchen?Great career choice buddy.
It was an unexpectedly fun few weeks of viewing,unlike Who Wants To Be A Hilton and(for the love of God when will they end?)The Cut.Guess now the bitching and moaning of BB6 will get all my attention now.YAY for the live feeds.

I was very very happy with the results. Ralph just ooged me out.

If you're in LA, why were you sitting in Ralph's section? They said they flew in diners from New York.

Well, I'm from New York originally, so even if I wasn't flown out per se, I still qualified for Ralph's restaurant.

What was Gordon going to say? "We flew out everyone, except this one guy who happens to already live out here, but he's originally from NY"

Actually, that would have been awesome.

Even though Dewberry is large, I don't think of him as being heavy for some reason. He's more like... a cloud or a cream puff or something. He's going to make a great wife someday.

Oh and I didn't really get the impression that ALL of Ralph's diners were flown in.

Nice recap, B-Side!

Did anyone notice that when they showed the other side of the doors that it was obviously Michael's restaurant? You could see the tables and everything so you knew before the commercial that he won. Does he have a combed down mohawk by the way?

Anyone see the end shot of Ramsay hugging then lifting Elsie off her feet? Lovey dovey that Gordon.

I too believe Fox paid Ramsay a bonus to offer Michael a position so they wouldn't have to build the restaurant.

B-side, so cool you were there!

I personally wanted Ralph to win, but only because I feel uncomfortable with men who talk to billboards preparing my food. And what an f-ed up way to let a person know they just lost - there's still that 4 seconds of hope you still have when the knob doesn't turn so you're thinking, "oh, maybe I just didn't push hard enough," and... no. Only the cloak of complete and utter failure to keep you warm at night. Nice recap B-

So here's a question, does Michael still get a restaurant when he is done working for Ramsey?

I am glad that Michael won, All beef Ralph was pretty boring.. except for the boner. I think the original plan was to win a restaurant, however probably changed it to an "apprentice" with Gordy because I don't think that either one of them really had what it took at this time to completely run their own restuarant.

If I'm ever driving on a New Jersey highway past Hoboken, Ralph's roadside steakhouse named for DOGS with decor from "Lady and the Tramp" might be the first place I'd...pass. I'll stick with a real chef (I don't eat meat, and Michael's osso bucco looked good even to me). And being gay isn't an "issue", it's people like Ralph who think it is. But I did want G-ram to say "BLUE-BURRRRY" just once.

ralph is sleazy in a goofy kind of perverted way, but michael is sleazy in a snake-like, conniving, sneaky, douchebag way. i wanted ralph to win only because i disliked michaels ethics so much. wouldnt you want to win because you were better, not because you were sabotaging the opposing side by being underhanded.
that being said i am sure michael is the better chef.
i also couldnt stand his giant jimmy neutron bobblehead. plus, shouldnt you never trust an emaciated chef?
dewberry rocks! what amazing comic relief.

B-side, I swear Gordon said something snarky when he hung up after the Ralph "bon soir" phone call, but I can't remember what it was. Could you rewind your Tivo and tell me what it was?

Also: I've been in the food biz for years, and it's a pretty well-known fact that ALL CHEFS ARE CRAZY.

I was starting to wonder whether or not Michael was sniffing coke on the side or something. He sure looks it....or maybe he's just naturally skinny. Who knows?

Btw, I agree with you Gia.

Happytoe- Ralph said ya volt and Gordon called him a "stupid ass"

I said I gave up on this show, but I had to tune in to see if Ram hired either of these schmucks, and to see Elsie.

I guessed 2 of the screencaps from this recap would be on here. I was like to one of my family members "That will be on tv gasm" during Ram's clap and the sous chefs' celebration. Who knew the souses had it in them?

I bet that Ram told the wallpaper company to send it late.

I can't get over that the producers gave away the ending to some of us.

I was so excited to see Dewberry. Was I the only one who thought it was ironic that Andrew said "just when you thought it was safe to enter the kitchen again" then proceeds to cut his finger open.

b-side for preisdent!

I'm disappointed that you left out the Dewb's comment to Andrew when he thought he would fall out - something like if he falls over just kick him in the ass and move on, unless it's Andrew then he can spank him.

you naughty naughty boy!!

Am I the only one who caught Chef Ramsey saying "He took to it like water off a duck's back" in reference to how well Ralph worked the hotplate? Shouldn't that have been "He took to it like a duck to water"?!? I thought that surely there would be a comment in the recap as to Ralph's problem wth sayings rubbing off on Ramsey.

Bea - I totally noticed that, but I forgot to mention it. Thanks for keeping an eye out!

The best part of this show is B-side's take on the epsiodes. I am envious of his witty commentary abilities.

Andrew's trip to the hospital was so bogus. Anyone who has spent any time working in a restaurant has a scar somewhere to prove it. I never got a trip to the doctor for a sliced finger...just had to wrap it up, throw away the bloody bread and keep going.

Staff!!!

Best! Recap snark! Ever!

Did anyone else notice that Dewberry made a pass at Andrew, inviting him to pat him on the ass? Was this a nightmare or did it actually happen?

I CANT BELIEVE YOU GOT TO GO! New level of respect alert -- as if it could get any higher!

did anyone notice g-ram's funky left ear at the door-opening ceremony?

either fox is blurring out a hearing piece, they made a flesh-colored cover for his hearing piece, or he has an excessive ear wax problem.

As far as Michael being emaciated, I work in a corporate restaurant 40-75 hrs. a week, and you'd be amazed what strenuous activity in a 120+ degree environment will do for your figure. I seem to be unable to get above 150 and I'm 5'11".

Also, when you work long hours in a kitchen like that, often food is the last thing you want to think about, much less eat.

G-Ram's ear was totally blurred out! It's sad that those put-downs didn't actually come from G-Ram himself. Probablly some producer jerk off instead.

The money shot pic is hilarious. Does anyone else think that g-ram looks like a Fragglerock character? Seriously, check out his hair in the clapping pic.

Okay, been wondering...

B-side, did you PAY for that meal (in the money sense)? Or was it gratis?

I was also wondering how they got diners for all the other meals? Casting call?

I thought Michael's talking-to-the-billboard was the most contrived thing I've ever seen. At one point he literally paused as though trying to remember his lines. Unreal.

My favorite thing about Andrew's trip to the hospital was they were hyping it like it was this huge wound that he just couldn't avoid being treated for, and then they had some production assistant drive him--in the production company's VAN!!!!--to the hospital. Hilarious! She was taking off her headset as she was walking around to open the door. Classic.

Great final episode. I knew from the beginning the Michael would win, you could just tell from the things that Gordon would say and from his creativity.

Damn I wish I still lived in LA so I could be trying to get in to see all this stuff.

Great recap of course!!!!

p.s. I didn't like how Gordon asked Michael about going to London without letting him confur with his wife. What up wit that?

You ordered osso bucco in Ralph's restaurant? I thought that was Michael's signature dish.

Matt - apparently it was available in Ralph's too. But not as his signature.

There was no way I was going to order steak. If I'm gonna get a porterhouse, it better be at Ruth's Chris or Morton's, not stupid Frank and Lulu's.

Also, I forgot to mention this in the recap, but the menu was VERY uninteresting. We both commented to each other at the time how there were no soups, and the seafood entree selection was very limited (I think there was only one dish, which my friend got and hated). Everything else was very standard Italian fare. When Gordon said that Ralph just didn't have the creativity that Michael had, he wasn't lying.

Afterwards, when we were waiting for our car at the valet (don't worry, I had sobered up by then. And had i not, Hell's Kitchen was providing complimentary cab rides), I talked with someone who ate in Michael's kitchen. She and her date didn't really like their food that much, but they said they had some sort of lobster dish that at least sounded interesting. They said it was sort of mushy though. I don't know...

The couple in Ralph's restaurant who said the food was great -- they were sitting a table over from us. They seemed like total idiots. I wouldn't be surprised if their standards for haute cuisine were P.F. Chang's and Bucco Di Beppo.

I think the main reason why we weren't on TV was because the episode was trying to be uplifting, like "Oooh! Look how much Gordon has taught them!" I'm sure Gordon had taught them quite a bit, but honestly, as far as classy restaurant dining goes, it was definitely one of the worse meals I've had.

How'd you get into this exclusive resturaunt? Did you use your connections? I suppose you can't say how long ago you ate there?

Looks like you were holding a camera in the quick shot too.

ha - i was not holding a camera.

A friend of my friend's who worked on the show invited us to the restaurant.

I hated Michael but he did seem like the better Chef. Too bad for Elsie she was da' bomb.

Just loved the "money shot" gag lmao.

"Okay grannies. Go around the corner and scratch your fannies."

Oooh, that Ramsey is a naughty boy. In England, fanny does NOT mean your ass... it means a lady's bits.

When G-ram mixed his metaphors ("...like water off a duck's back"), I hope he used a chilled bowl and whisk. Makes the metaphors nice and fluffy and come to a stiff peak quicker.

Wow B Side congrats, It's was very good that you were there to be an eyewitness to the pathetic "talent"

WHy cant they contestants be real grads from Culinary schools? surely there can be more talented chefs out there

Ralph's back to slicing up pizza at Rays on second avenue I guess

Makes one think when youre out dinning

I know alot of cooks& they are dead serious when they will tell you to stay away from certain kitchens... there must be some truth to it

now theres a new fall show comming out about cooks. interesting

lets see if G Ram can keep up with the premiere shows ratings which did pretty "bloody good" next time

in the meanwhile, eat with caution
How about the reality show that follows restaurant inspectors and tells us all about what digusting things they find

I'll stick with Waffle House!!!

show wuz so fixed