Hell’s Kitchen

Can I just tell you that Chef Ramsay is not as scary as he appears to be in the kitchen?  Not at all, according to the Girls team of Hell’s Kitchen.  For the past two episodes, the girls team has been the winners of different kitchen experiences, and as a reward they get a special trip and time spent with Chef Ramsay.  Every single one of the girls has said “he’s worth dressing up for” and “It’s nice to spend time with him and pick his brain.” 

Well, then.  What’s the other team’s problem?  Opposite the girls in Red are the Boys in Blue, and they have been consistently failing since the second episode.  Last night, Aaron, the 48 year old chef, passed out one more time, and doctor’s orders prevented him from returning to the show.  Perhaps he shouldn’t have been getting so stressed out.  Just ask the girls; he’s not that bad. 

So, last night’s initial challenge was a bit different.  They were feeding the US Army and the US Navy breakfast.  Julia blew Chef Ramsay away with her ability to take control in the kitchen during breakfast (she’s the short order cook), THEN proceeded to take control of the Blue Team in order to get the food out. I think the problem with the blue team is that they haven’t decided who can take control, and all the guys continue to butt heads.

Three people were put on the chopping block: Joanna, Julia and Jenn.  Julia, I feel, didn’t deserve to be there, ESPECIALLY after she more than proved herself during breakfast.  She’s not being given a fair chance by her teammates, who strongly believe that because she has no knowledge of “fine dining” that she will fail miserably.  Jenn threw herself on the mercy of the kitchen and admitted to Chef Ramsay that she took spaghetti from the top of the trash, cleaned it off and tried to serve it.  Let me tell you, I’d NEVER ear in a restaurant where I knew she was working.  That’s just gross.  Yeah, everyone makes mistakes, but that’s just wrong.

Rant girl takes over: Did you hear about the study some kids were doing to prove or disprove the “5 second rule”?  It was a blip on the 11 o’clock news one night.  And their results proved that certain foods would start attracting bacteria much faster than others when left on the floor.  I was amused.

Anyway, eventually Joanna was sent home for her rancid crab meat and not being able to take the lead, control her station and letting her entire team down by just giving up (and nominating herself).

I love this show!