Okay, so Holli won – the whole Holli/BlueJay thing was so (pardon the pun) anticlimatic.
The prize was to be a chef at the Savoy Grill in London – am I right in thinking that there are other restaurants at the Savoy? Where would the Grill fit in this hierarchy of restaurants? I guess the question I am asking is, is it really that big a deal?
Remember that the person doesn’t even really become The Chef. They become a chef (i.e. a cook) at the restaurant in question – and that only if they decide to take the job. I believe that they can choose not to take the job and get a payout instead. The show is all predicated on a lie.
But, still I’m sure that it’s a fairly high-end restaurant. In terms of moving your career up, it’s certain to help. That’s probably a large reason why Ramsay chose her instead of Jay. They both earned the job, but of the two of them, Holli will get more out of it. Jay’s already risen as high in the cooking world as he’s going to. Holli can still get higher, and since he’s not actually looking for a head chef, giving the person a chance at becoming one by providing the stepping stone is a fairly worthwhile undertaking. If he was looking for a head chef, he’s probably have chosen Jay (and ended up having the Savoy Grill run into the ground, because Jay simply isn’t at that level and he’s peaked at the level he is at.)