“Hell’s Kitchen” premieres and is fabulous
Oh Gordon Ramsay, how I’ve missed you so. It’s like a dysfunctional relationship. I know he’s a big ol’ jerk, but I want to believe in his kind side. And, I love watching him rip these poor people a new one. I want to see if a new vein will emerge on his forehead while he’s screaming at someone. I want to see what new and more inventive ways he can make someone cry. “Hell’s Kitchen” is back, one of the best things about summer TV as far as I’m concerned. Last night was the premiere and it was your typical premiere. The chefs are… interesting. There are a few standouts, such as Vinnie who apparently has a death wish. He was challenging Gordon left and right and we all know that’s just NOT a good idea. I can smell a climax coming here, can’t you? There was also Aaron who is a rather large Asian cowboy sort who is prone to large amounts of emotion as evidenced by his breakdown partway through the show. Yeah, he won’t last long.
The dinner service was, well, a disaster. There were people who left because they didn’t get food. The whole place got shut down when Gordon had his trademarked aneurysm and even more people were turned away. The Red (girls) Team had difficulty preparing eggs. The Blue (boys) Team ran out of food before serving any. It was chaos and immensely fun to watch. In the end, the Red Team lost (which I totally agreed with because they were NOT getting along and not talking and not working together AT ALL). And Gordon ultimately sent Tiffany packing. She was chief “I can’t cook an egg” person so the firing made sense.
All in all, I think Gordon went easy on them last night. These people were a MESS. I was amazed that any of them had any cooking experience at all, considering the troubles and mistakes. The next several weeks look to be VERY enjoyable though and next week promises to be “shocking”. I certainly hope so.
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