Did you all watch this the other night on FOX!? Gordon Ramsy is a fucking bastard and I WILL NEVER BUY any of his crap! I hope it's just for the show and he's really not that mean! But I gotta tell y'all, if he would have push a plate of hot food on my chest, he would have got that plate back- CRACKED OVER HIS HEAD! And Elsie was wrong telling Dewberry he was safe and then nominating him to get fired! There's going to be some payback!

http://www.fox.com/hellskitchen/

Episode One:
The 12 contestants gather in the Hell’s Kitchen restaurant for the first time. Jean Philippe, Gordon’s maitre d’, gathers them around and introduces Mary Ann and Scott, the two sous chefs that will oversee each team. They tell the contestants they have 45 minutes to make their signature dish for Chef Ramsey. The contestants rush to the kitchen and begin cooking.

Gordon arrives and stands behind a table with each dish. First up, he tries Andrew’s penne pasta and spits it out. Next he tries Mary Ellen’s endive salad, coming away bored with an uncooked dish. Wendy’s rice and sausage doesn’t impress, either. Chef Ramsey then uncovers Jimmy’s dish, a stuffed chicken breast. He criticizes the carrot greens garnish, then criticizes the chicken as dry and raw all at once.

Ralph’s seared tuna is next. Gordon can’t believe Ralph runs a kitchen. Elsie is on deck and she thinks she’s about to faint. She’s prepared turkey tacos, which she usually makes for her children. Gordon thinks the dish looks terrible, but the taste is not bad. Dewberry presents his baked spaghetti, which Chef Ramsey likens to children’s food. Chris, declaring himself to be an executive chef, steps up next with a dish of salmon roasted on a cedar plank. Chef Ramsey declares the salmon to be raw on the bottom and tells Chris he has a lot to learn.

Jeff has a steak with mushroom sauce, which Chef Ramsey gives a 1 out of 10. Jessica has prepared a soft shell crab with spicy aioli, which Chef Ramsey thinks is way too hot. Michael has made scallops with roe. Chef Ramsey compares Michael’s palate to a cow’s backside. Lastly is Carolann, with a simple chicken parmesan. Chef Ramsey is impressed that somebody with no experience has made such a nice, simple dish.

The contestants are then divided into two teams, Red and Blue. The Blue team is made up of Andrew, Mary Ellen, Jessica, Wendy, Ralph and Michael. The Red is Jimmy, Elsie, Dewberry, Chris, Carolann and Jeff. The chefs are then dismissed their dorms, just off the kitchens, with instructions to return to the kitchen in 30 minutes.

After a brief break, the team return to the restaurant, where Chef Ramsey announces that Hell’s Kitchen is open. And that somebody from tonight’s losing team is going home. The teams retreat to their identical kitchens and quickly begin to learn the menu of five starters, five entrees and five desserts. Moments before the restaurant opens, Chef Ramsey sends Ralph and Jeff into the dining room as waiters for their teams. And then…the restaurant officially opens.

The orders quickly begin pouring in. Chef Ramsey works the hot plate, organizing all of the dishes for each table as they’re prepared. But he won’t send out inferior dishes and he won’t allow food to sit. If one item is screwed up, the entire ticket has to be re-prepared. On the Red team, Elsie first risotto is overcooked and sticks to the plate without moving. It’s all sent back.

Over in the Blue kitchen, Michael hasn’t prepared enough lobster for his lobster spaghetti starter. He asks Chef Ramsey to take it off the menu, but Chef Ramsey angrily orders him to fetch more lobster from the back and start cooking. Out in the dining room, hungry tables are starting to get restless. They want their food. Chris presents Chef Ramsey with an overcooked piece of salmon. Chef Ramsey smashes the salmon on Chris’ whites, then send the entire ticket back to the starting board.

After waiting for hours, a table of bleached blondes approaches the hot plate asking for some food. Chef Ramsey instructs his teams to ignore the bimbos and sends them back to their table. Two hours into service, no table has received an entrée. Jimmy presents a chopped up Beef Wellington, which Chef Ramsey immediately sends into the bin.

The teams continue to struggle. Jimmy burns his hand on an oven, and Elsie notices Carolann standing off to the side. She’s yet to serve a single dessert and hasn’t done anything yet. Chef Ramsey orders her to help out on the oven. A couple of entrees finally make it out into the dining room, but frustrated customers begin leaving. Frustrated, Chef Ramsey orders the restaurant closed for the evening.

RAMSEY'S KICTHEN NIGHTMARES



do you get this show over there?

it's not hell's kitchen

MrTee said:

In the states it's called "Hell's Kitchen!"

I wanted to watch this, but didnt, I used to work in a kitchen, and I think this would bring back nightmares

I saw it last year with the celebrities as chefs and he was so rude to Abi Titmus ..but she deserved it the big slapper ,but he is just acting for the camera he says fuck every two minutes ,it gets boring very quick

ella731 said:

I've never worked in one and this show gave me nightmares!

CynthiasSocks said:

you have to be sort of a masochist to enjoy it

Annastesia22 said:

He's a son of a bitch! Just terrible! He was really rude to some customers too!

He isnt a fucking bastard, he is just passionate about his work.

Some of you Americans are too damned soft

ella731 said:

Then I'd LOVE it!

REDFEATHERS said:

Shit! If I acted like that at my job I'd be unemployed! FOR SURE!

CynthiasSocks said:

i did it for 2 years

CynthiasSocks said:

Yeah, but he isnt an employee..

are we sending all our grumpy people to the USA now

heheh! I'm so loving this show! I worked in a kitchen most of my life until I landed a computer job...but anyway....
I say working in the kitchen of a busy restaurant is one of the most grueling, hard working, stressful jobs there is. It's always hot no matter if there is AC or not (next week they have to work with no AC) Most AC units are never enough to handle the ovens anyway. This dude what's his face is certainly an asshole but...he seems to be turning it up a notch for TV. On one hand I think I could deal with his shit for my own restaurant but...on the other hand, I think I'd spit in his face in about one minute! LOL
happy viewing!

Raine said:

Yeah Gold319 will be joining them soon..

Hell's Kitchen is my favorite brunch restaurant in Mpls. On 'Salvation Sundays' they play old-timey gospel music and the servers wear their pajamas and the food is SOOOOO tummy.

As for the show, I couldn't bring myself to watch. I hate seeing people be mean like that. It's kinda like watching those super nanny shows. Who wants to watch kids misbehaving for an hour??

CarrieMpls said:

oh I love the super nanny shows! the kids are great by the end of the show! mom and dad are crying! oh it's so moving! plus...I pick up some tips from that show! hehe

He needs botox

Annastesia22 said:

and microdermabrasion!

CarrieMpls said:

Fancy coffee!! http://www.prince.org/msg/100/148154

Did it for 12 years. Yep, I could be a SERIOUS ASS myself.

When I do have bad dreams, they usually involve a kitchen.

Gordon Ramsey rocks!

Red is right, he's passionate about his work and he is a world class chef. He's not just blowing hot air.


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i'd rather listen to MARTIKA'S KITCHEN.

Ramsey is a proper man and you should find your balls if you don't see that.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I've only seen the commercials from the show and they make him look like a big meanie.

You watch a lot of t.v Cynthia...I saw a piece of the show and I turned it, one of the guys names sounds like blueberry, the guy told the boss his name and the boss was like excuse me Blueberry, people behind him laughed, that made me mad...it's a little funny now, but...

CynthiasSocks said:

Can you find Guam on the map above?

Very good children!

unlucky7 said:

Poor Dewberry!

I record a bunch of tv and watch it when I can- My next thread will be on VH1s "Kept" with Jerry Hall! Just need to get around to watching what I've recorded!

oh, i just can't watch jerry hall without andy warhol standing next to her talking about how GLAMOROUS she is, and "oh look at your GLAMOROUS hair and your GLAMOROUS top." it was like pee wee's word of the day with those two.