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In summary, the first episode of Hell's Kitchen airs tomorrow night and people are excited for it. Cyrus loves the show and is psyched for the first show. Chef Ramsay is great and people who like cooking competitions will love the show.
  • #36
Wow, I don't know if you've had a chance to watch yet MIH.

OY!

I don't think any of these people have what it takes. At least that nut Raj is gone. :eek:

Where is Jean Phillipe?
 
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  • #37
Evo said:
Wow, I don't know if you've had a chance to watch yet MIH.

OY!

I don't think any of these people have what it takes. At least that nut Raj is gone. :eek:

Where is Jean Phillipe?

You're pure evil... reading this thread made me curious enough to watch! Ramsey aside, I think you're right, I wouldn't put a decent restaurant in the hands of these drama queens, prima donas and downright freaks. Never mind the ones that seem to be able to screw up the most basic foods, all is eclipsed by their strange behaviour though... it's as if they don't realize that this is recorded!

Reality tv really gives me the willies.
 
  • #38
Evo said:
Wow, I don't know if you've had a chance to watch yet MIH.

OY!

I don't think any of these people have what it takes. At least that nut Raj is gone. :eek:

Where is Jean Phillipe?

I really hope JP comes back - not too sure if I like that new guy.

And the start of the show no one has what it takes to run Ramsay's restaurant, people don't shine until the middle of the season or so.

Although I will say...these new people are probably the worst I've seen so far.

You have to admit, Raj was semi-entertaining. :smile:
 
  • #39
Evo said:
Wow, I don't know if you've had a chance to watch yet MIH.

OY!
I'm two episodes behind. :frown:
I don't think any of these people have what it takes. At least that nut Raj is gone. :eek:

Where is Jean Phillipe?

Maybe they are training JP to be head chef in L.A. in case no qualified candidate emerges. :smile:
Some of the contestants had no business being in the final 16. Remember that one woman saying, "I don't know how to cook meat!"
 
  • #40
nismaratwork said:
You're pure evil... reading this thread made me curious enough to watch! Ramsey aside, I think you're right, I wouldn't put a decent restaurant in the hands of these drama queens, prima donas and downright freaks. Never mind the ones that seem to be able to screw up the most basic foods, all is eclipsed by their strange behaviour though... it's as if they don't realize that this is recorded!

Reality tv really gives me the willies.
I don't care for reality tv, but being a cooking buff, Hell's Kitchen is like watching a train wreck happen, you can't stop watching.

erok81 said:
I really hope JP comes back - not too sure if I like that new guy.
JP was part of the show. :frown:

And the start of the show no one has what it takes to run Ramsay's restaurant, people don't shine until the middle of the season or so.

Although I will say...these new people are probably the worst I've seen so far.
Oh, that little blond "I don't do prep work". I'm wondering if any of them are capable. Why do they all smoke? On every show, everyone smokes. How can you be a decent chef if you can't taste the food?

You have to admit, Raj was semi-entertaining. :smile:
Raj was insane. The show won't be as as scary without him though. isn't he supposed to hire himself out as a private chef? I can't imagine anyone hiring him after this.

Math Is Hard said:
I'm two episodes behind. :frown:
These two hours are the best ever MIH. Although every episode is good.

Some of the contestants had no business being in the final 16. Remember that one woman saying, "I don't know how to cook meat!"
She's gotten even worse.
 
  • #41
I am really disapointed in this season. This is by far the weakest lineup to date. It seems like the producers are running and stoking everything about the show with minimal input from Gordon. I know its always been reality TV but the cooking seems to have taken a back door to the drama. Even the menu seems watered down. I have never seen a pizza before this season. And how the hell Raj made it on there makes absolutely no sense what so ever. I think I enjoyed Masterchef more.
 
  • #42
Ronnin said:
And how the hell Raj made it on there makes absolutely no sense what so ever.
Perhaps you've answered your own question (it is "Hell's Kitchen" after all.)

(post count still 666 :devil:)
 
  • #43
Saw Raj get the boot. I'll miss that crazy guy. Pretty funny to watch him eating all the rejected food.

My girl Gail let me down. Her dang steak was on fire and she was frozen like a deer in the headlights. Loved how Ramsay threw her flaming pan into the sink and said, "I think your pan is too hot." :smile:
 
  • #44
Math Is Hard said:
Saw Raj get the boot. I'll miss that crazy guy. Pretty funny to watch him eating all the rejected food.

My girl Gail let me down. Her dang steak was on fire and she was frozen like a deer in the headlights. Loved how Ramsay threw her flaming pan into the sink and said, "I think your pan is too hot." :smile:
Ramsay to Raj: And stay out of the refrigerator!"
 
  • #45
The women are doing so much better than the men this season.

Unfortunately, I don't see one single contestant that appears competant enough to win. By now, a few should have started showing some potential.
 
  • #46
I'm still rooting for Gail. I think she's maturing.

What the heck was Trevor doing on garnish? He had about 20 little bowls of various mixtures at his station. He seemed to have a complete meltdown.
 
  • #47
I'm signing you up, Evo:
Hell's Kitchen Website said:
IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN HELL'S KITCHEN...THEN WE WANT TO MEET YOU!

Casting is searching for outspoken, competitive, and engaging men and women, 21 and over, with varying culinary experience. Applicants must be passionate about food and want to become the next winner of "Hell's Kitchen." Food lovers, experienced chefs, cooks, fast food and cafeteria workers, private chefs, weekend gourmets and caterers, are all encouraged to email.

Prior cooking experience preferred.

For more information, email hellskitchen@theconlincompany.com or call 866-226-2226

They are also casting for Master Chef:
http://www.fox.com/casting.php
 
  • #48
I saw a few minutes worth of one of the earlier episodes this season, and it looked like they decided that the earlier seasons didn't have enough Jerry Springer in it. I didn't see anyone in the group that looked like they were top notch chefs. But they all loved to talk and act.

I was yucked out.

The quote above explains it all: you had better be outspoken if you want to make the cut, and it helps if you also know how to boil an egg.
 
  • #49
Math Is Hard said:
I'm signing you up, Evo:


They are also casting for Master Chef:
http://www.fox.com/casting.php
I wish I could, unfortunately I have no creativity and would be terrified of competing. I'd probably go postal and kill someone.
 
  • #50
Gokul43201 said:
The quote above explains it all: you had better be outspoken if you want to make the cut, and it helps if you also know how to boil an egg.
Sick, ain't it? My wife settled on cop/DA shows on Dish because we both got grossed out on the "cooking" competitions. Food Network is crap. A while ago, my wife made a big batch of apple cake from my mother's French/Canadian recipe. It was a hit, and she made it again and again. Now two incompetent cooks have copies of the recipe. We'll see what happens.
 
  • #51
It was pre-empted due to some lame baseball game this week and now I see that it won't be back until November 10th!
 
  • #52
Hell's Kitchen resumes tonight! To prepare, I watched the last episode on Fox last night.

This had better be damn good!
 
  • #53
These people aren't even fit to work the grill on the nom-nom truck. How the heck would they manage at L.A. Market?

p.s. It was nice to see Melisse restaurant on the show. I've been there. :)
 
  • #54
Math Is Hard said:
These people aren't even fit to work the grill on the nom-nom truck. How the heck would they manage at L.A. Market?

p.s. It was nice to see Melisse restaurant on the show. I've been there. :)
None of them qualify to run a restaurant. I hope that creepy Randall guy isn't the last one standing. Not only does he look like El Diablo, seriously with that devil's peak hairline, just give him horns and a pitchfork, but he goes out of his way to sabotage everyone on his team constantly, I expect he'd do the same to people at the new restaurant to make himself look good.
 
  • #55
I stopped there (unfortunately) while scrolling Dish channels and found this idiot saying "I'm going to let my creativity loose, and I'm going to win this thing" while he was studiously thin-slicing a radish. IDIOT!
 
  • #56
You want raw, and tasty? Finely chop some open-head broccoli tops and dill florets. Combine that with your favorite vinaigrette dressing, and tune it up.

The tastes of broccoli tops and dill florets are heavenly. They are flavors that can be used on iceberg lettuce and other tasteless ingredients, but they hold up well to wild, rank arugula, strong onions, peppers, etc. Experiment!
 
  • #57
turbo-1 said:
I stopped there (unfortunately) while scrolling Dish channels and found this idiot saying "I'm going to let my creativity loose, and I'm going to win this thing" while he was studiously thin-slicing a radish. IDIOT!
His sliced radish won with a perfect score.
 
  • #58
Evo said:
His sliced radish won with a perfect score.
Ack! Is that cooking?
 
  • #59
I sauteed some spinach tonight in honor of HK.
 
  • #60
turbo-1 said:
Ack! Is that cooking?
It is when you are serving a bunch of snobbish "chefs".
 
  • #61
Math Is Hard said:
I sauteed some spinach tonight in honor of HK.
Garnish is a hard station. :-p
 
  • #62
Evo said:
Garnish is a hard station. :-p

Yes! But I think I do better than Trevor!
 
  • #63
Ooh, I wonder what's going to happen next week?
 
  • #64
I confess, I watched it tonight. I hope it isn't always that horrid, all the yelling{screaming}, smashing and bad food, really turned me off.
 
  • #65
hypatia said:
I confess, I watched it tonight. I hope it isn't always that horrid, all the yelling{screaming}, smashing and bad food, really turned me off.
It turned me off the first time too. I thought "How dare he treat those people like that!" Then I watched again a few weeks later and realized those people deserved to be yelled at like that.

I must say Ramsay was about to have an aneurism tonight.
 
  • #66
hypatia said:
I confess, I watched it tonight. I hope it isn't always that horrid, all the yelling{screaming}, smashing and bad food, really turned me off.
Has it ever been better? I tried watching HK after MIH and Evo posted about it. I can't stand it. Over-the-top histrionics and poorly-defined standards make the show a no-go for me. I'd love to compete in a cooking competition, but I wouldn't give a rat's *** if there was a show about it or not. I sure wouldn't participate in a show that featured a "host" that was a nasty, rude, jerky version of Donald Trump's "You're fired!".
 
  • #67
Evo said:
Then I watched again a few weeks later and realized those people deserved to be yelled at like that.
Yet, one of them is going to end up becoming head chef (or somesuch) at some swanky new many-star hotel. :rolleyes:

I pity the hotel.
 
  • #68
Gokul43201 said:
Yet, one of them is going to end up becoming head chef (or somesuch) at some swanky new many-star hotel. :rolleyes:

I pity the hotel.
We all do.

To add insult to injury that person will be paid $250,000.00 a year. Only one year employment is guaranteed, or rather, the $250k is guaranteed.
 
  • #69
Gokul43201 said:
Yet, one of them is going to end up becoming head chef (or somesuch) at some swanky new many-star hotel. :rolleyes:

I pity the hotel.
I share your pity. There are some decent, smart, talented chefs that are working their way up through the system, and they need to take their shots. I don't care who is popular.
 
  • #70
Evo said:
Ooh, I wonder what's going to happen next week?

I'm going to go out a limb and predict that dinner service doesn't go well next week.
 

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