I was very surprised that Ramsay picked who he did.
And very surprised to see LA get nominated. I know that we are at the mercy of the editing, but she’s always seemed very competent.
Is the ‘planner’ guy for real? It seems sooooo scripted/silly/cliched gay guy. (Hey, I adore gay guys, and I watch Hell’s Kitchen after watching Ugly Betty–and he just reminded me of some of the VERY fun/but kinda cliched characters on that show)
And okay, dumb question. I am not Jewish, but I thought that serving beef and cheese together wasn’t kosher. Am I wrong? Or was that family not particularly observant?
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I fear I may be hooked on this show, despite wondering which of the crazies will end up running a real restaurant.
I was surprised Coi was yanked, but she kind of set herself up for it. Andrea is getting on my nerves.
As for the ‘planner’ guy: I think it was entirely scripted, down to the ridiculous cake-on-floor debacle.
My guess about the blue cheese/burger combo being served at a Bar Mitzvah while not being Kosher is simply because the Jewish family doesn’t keep Kosher and didn’t make it a stipulation. Oh, and the decision to put Blue Cheese in a burger for a 12-year old was dumb. It’s definitely a strong, bitter taste that can be good when cooked well, or completely mismatched with too much cheese (I’ve hated almost every Blue Cheese burger I’ve had).
-Tofer
I’m not Jewish, but when I was watching the show, I thought the whole drama would be putting cheese on the hamburger since it’s not Kosher (Although, I love blue cheese on hamburgers). So, I was wrong.
The ‘planner’ guy was so over the top and irritating and I didn’t think he’s planning was that great. I did like the Globetrotters, but I doubt he had much to do with that. I don’t know why he was on. However, I’ve only started watching this season, so there was obviously some history there.
I was sorry to see Coi go, but I can see why he made his decision. It will be interesting to see who goes next. The previews look like a train wreck.
One other thing: So far, I can’t see any of the contestants being an executive chef.
The Blue Cheese Burger for a 12 yr old - she needs somebody to pull her head out of her ass.
45 minute brisket? I cant think of any process that would deliver brisket worth eating in 45 minutes (unless you really like shoe leather).
I used to get brisket from a guy who took three days to prepare it. It was wonderful. 45 minutes? Not so much.
I can’t understand why I keep watching this show. This is the anti-Top Chef. I don’t like any of the “chefs” (and to me, these folks are chefs like the stars on Dancing with the Stars are “stars”) and don’t see how any of them could ever be competant enough to run a fine-dining kitchen. I wanted to root for Robert because Ramsey so obviously hates him because of his weight, but Robert’s attitude is repulsive. They’re all whiney bitches.
StG
I thought it was wicked hilarious when Ramsay kept screaming, in his British accent, “Where’s the BEEF!!!”
Oh, this reminds me of a Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares episode I saw this week. It was one of the “Ramsay in the US” shows, and was probably a rerun. There was some pizza restaurant that didn’t even use the woodburning pizza ovens (those were just for show!) and had an insanely complicated menu and lots of frozen/canned/storebought pre-made ingredients.
Ramsay decided to go to hand-tossed crusts, among other changes, and none of the staff had ever done this before. He repeated a few times that he was going to teach them to be really good “tossers.” I went :eek: because I got the across-the-pond slang term, though he did say this with a straight face each time.