Is anyone actually watching "Hell's Kitchen" with any intensity?

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He had bigger boobs than me! I felt sorry for him during his walk of shame, though, animatron or no.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Him lying in the hammock, smoking a cigarette while discussing his fate, made me realize that Dewberry was actually Truman Capote on a reality-cooking show.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha!

― nabiscothingy, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I finally saw an episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" last night.....it's a hugely superior show to the American "HEll's Kitchen". Shockah, i know. He's a much more compassionate, less cartoony fellow on the Brit show.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

who the hell brings their kidney stones out the the kitchen counter to show everyone?? glad that freako isnt handling my food.

― sunny successor (katharine), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, that put me off my food.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I was surprised he chucked off Wendy (as opposed to smartmouth Andrew).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 14 June 2005 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, me too. although, i guess from a ratings standpoint andrew is more likely to throw a hissyfit and storm out.

― sunny successor (katharine), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 03:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I watched this the other night and thought it was hilarious. I almost died at the line "It's going to be difficult to choose between the two of you...because you're both crap."

― n/a (Nick A.), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

The worst thing about that scene where Jeff brought his kidney stone around for all to see was that, at one point, he set it on the cutting board in the dorm kitchen. He took this thing out of his URINE SQUIRTING PENIS and put it ON A CUTTING BOARD.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, what are the chances that that guy would exist but then also be named Dewberry???

I know, I kept going on about it!

― Leon C. (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I was so glad when Jeff walked! With him gone and Michael on, the red team are so going to whoop ass!

I was disappointed that Wendy went and not Andrew. Andrew is a dilhole, Wendy is just a little clueless. You can teach a clueless person to get one clue, but a dilhole educated remains a dilhole.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Her little comment about "I don't know how to make lamb because I'm a vegetarian" sealed her fate for me. It's like signing up to play the organ at a church, and then saying that you don't know how to play any gospel because you're an atheist.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

did i hallucinate or did michael really tuck chris into bed??

― sunny successor (i dont get dirty with the bodies once i kill 'em) (katharine), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)

Yes he DID. I can't remember though, was it the same episode where Michael was talking to himself out in the courtyard?

Whatever is going on with him, he is so definitely my favorite to win.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

did i hallucinate or did michael really tuck chris into bed??

Yeah, that was quite weird. I'm no longer rootin' for Michael.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

I'm no longer rootin' for Michael.

thats exactly what i said at that moment

― sunny successor (i dont get dirty with the bodies once i kill 'em) (katharine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 04:12 (twenty years ago)

has anyone seen ming tsai's show on pbs, cooking under fire? it's the same idea, but they actually cook really good food and most of the chefs know what they're doing. they are required to create dishes, instead of perfect someone else's boring recipes while getting screamed at. plus, pbs reality shows are great because there aren't any commercials, or wasted time before/after commercial breaks for stupid teasers recapping the last 3 minutes of the show and what's to come.

― tehresa (tehresa), Saturday, 9 July 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

You know what? Fuck Ralph. Yes, he is EFFICIENT, but Andrew absolutely got FUCKED on that halibut thing. It takes TIME to poach halibut, if they had gone with the braised salmon those plates would've been FLYING out of that kitchen. That poor annoying kid was actually trying so fucking hard and kept having to take the fall for Ralph's shitty ideas. Fuck that.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, tehresa, I have totally watched that show. I haven't caught it in a few weeks though.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

dude! jessica is totally gay! and seems to only have female relatives! how'd ralph score such a ditzy, accented hottie mchothot named BUFFY!? michael's wifey = hot but no suprise.

― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 01:31 (twenty years ago)

Jessica so deserved to go home weeks ago.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 01:35 (twenty years ago)

Hahahah... Buffy. Hilarious. This show has been so good. Although having everyone come back will be awesome. Especially Dewberry.

But I'm kind of sad that it comes down to the two chefs. I was pulling for Elsie.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 01:42 (twenty years ago)

Elise didn't really want it.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

I thought she did, but she had just reached her limit as a chef. Like I said, it's too bad the two chefs are the last ones left. There's such a high premium on knowing your shit. But then, one of the great things about this show is none of the contestants has been totally likable, which makes Gordon's tirades more enjoyable.

But it's still Michael's to lose. His only flaw is his uppity attitude which probably acts more in his favor on the show.

Oh, and supposedly Ralph runs a sandwich shop in the Hamptons. I'm guessing that's where he met Buffy and her unidentifiable accent.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 02:46 (twenty years ago)

those must be some fucking tasty sandwiches.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 03:16 (twenty years ago)

I didn't watch it last night b/c i wanted Elsie to win. So let me get this straight, jessica's gone (surprised she lasted this long) and everyone's spouses came on the show?

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)

right. jessica's girlfriend, mom and aunt; michael's wife and inlaws (wtf?); and ralph's mo,m finacee and someone else. they all got to try each of the dishes cooked by the contestants without knowing who cooked what and then they voted on their favorite. jessicas dish got the least votes so she was out. i like how michael's wife or mom (i cant remember which) said of his tuna dish 'i dont want this on my plate!'.

― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

I got the feeling that Ralph's family was voting for the tuna because they assumed he had made it or something. D'oh.

The reason Michael is really obviously the most likely to take it is because, all season long, he's been the only one who has really obviously, like PASSIONATELY wanted to Just Get All The Food Out. Even Ralph, as competant as he is, seems like he's more concerned with how he looks in chef Ramsay's eyes during dinner service than actually getting the tables served. And I think cheffy boy sees that.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

"I got the feeling that Ralph's family was voting for the tuna because they assumed he had made it or something. D'oh."

I got that feeling too.

Both Michael and Ralph are jerks so it's super hard to root for either one of them (but at the same time it's hard to argue that Jessica or Elsie really deserved it either even if they were marginally nicer) but Ralph is way more obnoxious (noxious) so I am rooting ever so slightly for Michael.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

"i like how michael's wife or mom (i cant remember which) said of his tuna dish 'i dont want this on my plate!'."

It was either Michael's mother or a random customer/actor.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

My problem is I don't like Ralph or Michael. Fuck'em both.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

I like Michael! Even if he does talk to himself and is an asshole.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 18:11 (twenty years ago)

Call me a big pussy, but he just looks...y'know....dirty. I like that in a musician. I don't like that in a chef. He also looks painfully unhealthy for someone who works with food. He's emaciated, covered in dumb tats, has silly hair and is an avaricious, backstabbing opportunist.

Ralph, meanwhile, is just a goombah.

I think "Executive Chef" Chris was deposed too early.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

michael looks like a lot of guys I've known who've worked in kitchens. ;) Man, now I wish I would've watched last night so I could have seen their families. I watched History Detectives instead. :(

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

Jessica's girlfriend was super-cute!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

I thought Jessica's sister was cuter actually. Jessica's mom looked just like her though.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)

im excited!

― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Monday, 1 August 2005 22:50 (twenty years ago)

Me too!!!! And Anthony Bourdain's new show is on afterwards on the travel channel!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 1 August 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

I don't like either of these clowns, but I'm now officially predicting that Ralph is going to win. Place your bets.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 1 August 2005 23:16 (twenty years ago)

HEY RALPHIE I GOT YER "PRIME MEAT" RIGHT HERE!

i was almost leaning towards liking ralph better because he's more charismatic, but that street salesman shit just turned me off.

― tehRZA gibbons (tehresa), Monday, 1 August 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

"You cook like old people fuck"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 1 August 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)

i think maybe they should both lose and ramsay should give the restaurant to jean-philippe. it would be a killer reality tv ending!

― tehRZA gibbons (tehresa), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 00:09 (twenty years ago)

Well, I was wrong.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 01:00 (twenty years ago)

please explain this to me. michael is moving to london to be yelled at for a living and giving up a restaurant in los angeles (worth taking for the land value alone, i imagine)??? if so, who gets the restaurant? does the restaurant even exist?? WHAT THE FUCK!?!

― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 01:47 (twenty years ago)

I thought that since Michael was going to goto London that Ralph would then get the restaurant. The last second switcheroo of the grand prize was somewhat confusing.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 01:56 (twenty years ago)

I think he still gets the restaurant but first gets to be trained to be an oh-la-la chef at uh one of Gordon Ramsey's places.

Nice suspense at the end. I had Michael pegged as winning all along but wouldn't have been shocked if Ralph pulled it out at the end. Dewberry was the real winner though. I'd like to see a road/buddy-type program with Dewberry and Jean-Phillipe. That would be awesome

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 02:21 (twenty years ago)

hahaha

― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 02:27 (twenty years ago)

i thought michael said "im going to london to learn blah blah blah so IF i have my own resturant one day blah blah blah".

dumbass

― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 02:28 (twenty years ago)

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every time shit was hitting the fan they'd cut to him kind of wandering around staring into space and not helping out at all!

― tehresa, Sunday, 15 June 2008 07:57 (eighteen years ago)

tru

― Michael Servetus, Sunday, 15 June 2008 08:05 (eighteen years ago)

Petrozza reminds me of every dude I know who wears those kind of glasses.

Probably because of the glasses.

― Pleasant Plains, Thursday, 19 June 2008 14:31 (eighteen years ago)

Christina is totally gonna win this.

― quincie, Thursday, 19 June 2008 16:26 (eighteen years ago)

i hope christina wins it, she is the most likeable one. she fucks up a lot though. corey is a ho.

― bell_labs, Thursday, 19 June 2008 16:30 (eighteen years ago)

remember when she tried to seduce louross? loooooooool

― bell_labs, Thursday, 19 June 2008 16:31 (eighteen years ago)

Too bad I missed the other night's episode, I would have loved to have seen Jen get booted off.

― Bill Magill, Thursday, 19 June 2008 16:43 (eighteen years ago)

Ewwwwwwww I had forgotten about the louross seduction attempt.

I also missed the Jen booting episode. Hated that bitch.

― quincie, Thursday, 19 June 2008 16:45 (eighteen years ago)

nine months pass...

I have been watching this a bit lately. Sort of weird how these people really believe they can run a kitchen. Whatever the level of creativity, if you can't figure out the doneness of meat without cutting it open, then you need to be back on prep for another few years. Also am amazed that the guy who sent out raw chix wings to a kids table wasn't tossed immediately, like even before the episode ended.

― Shh! It's NOT Me!, Saturday, 21 March 2009 07:09 (seventeen years ago)

three years pass...

There's a third Clemenza? I don't like this at all.

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― clemenza, Tuesday, 7 August 2012 01:06 (thirteen years ago)

I caught the intro to one episode and the insane flash cut + orch hit three times a second editing style left me shell-shocked.

― ledge, Tuesday, 7 August 2012 10:01 (thirteen years ago)

I kind of love the American one. The British one was a celebrity show where it turned out most of them were pretty good except the obvious comedy entrants. The US one features people who work in catering - some of whom are in really advanced and well paid positions - that it turns out can't cook at all. This year there has maybe been three or four people who can do anything barely competent in a commercial kitchen and one of them was sabotaged in the first couple of weeks by the now-inevitable bitchiness and schisms in the female team.

The flash cuts are bad, but not much more than any other US tv show imo. The worst part is the 'next week' cliffhanger where next week is ALWAYS going to be the most shocking/controversial/unpredictable HK EVARRRR.

― passive-aggressive display name (aldo), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 11:41 (thirteen years ago)

Do you still get Gordon bellowing "IT'S RAW!!" every single episode? Always my favourite moment.

― ledge, Tuesday, 7 August 2012 12:27 (thirteen years ago)

Aye. You'd think professional chefs could cook food.

― passive-aggressive display name (aldo), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 12:38 (thirteen years ago)

five years pass...

I binged on series 11 (US) of this where not one single person could cook a rack of lamb. If you get to a shortlist of 5 from 16 for a six-figure head chef job and you're still shouting "IT'S RAW!" you probably shouldn't give anyone a job.

― Gerty fu ya bassa (onimo), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 15:05 (eight years ago)

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