Episode Report Card Monty Ashley: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT I Bet J Didn't Like That!
By Monty Ashley | Season 5 | Episode 7 | Aired on 03.19.2009
In the blue kitchen, J undercooks and overcooks salmon and tuna. He generally screws up a lot and gets a private shouting session in the pantry. Is that the pantry? Well, it's a room for food storage, so that's what I'm calling it. Back to the red team: LA has not provided enough sauce for the John Dory, and zones out while people yell at her to get more sauce to the pass. She interviews that in the real world, you wouldn't get called a "silly cow" or a bitch or any of the other names that have been thrown around, because in the real world, she would punch whoever called her that in the face. In this situation, though, she does not.
On the blue team, J's scallops are rubbery. Chef Ramsay has had enough and tells J to take his jacket off and get out. This involves seven "outs," one "[bleep] off," a commercial break, and then three more "outs" and a "[bleep] off." Well, some of that was recycled. Still, the message is clear: Chef Ramsay would like J to leave now. J interviews that he has a wife and son. Then he packs his bags and leaves. He claims he doesn't need Chef Ramsay anymore. Then he refers to himself in the third person one last time.
Chef Ramsay reassigns the blue team to new positions. Everyone's a little thrown off and it is chaotic.
On the red team, Giovanni is very vocal and keeps everyone in line and synched-up. He sounds good, but admits that he's barely keeping his head above water. Sous chef Gloria comments that at least his hair's still standing up. Back on the blue team, Ben's late with the Beef Wellington and is told to stop opening his oven door. Chef Ramsay tells him to use the convection oven, and adds, "You're [bleep] next. You're [bleep] next." Paula has perfect Wellingtons on the red team, which I think is the first compliment Chef Ramsay's given out during the dinner service.
Chef Ramsay demands wellingtons from Ben. Ben says they'll be five and a half minutes, and Chef Ramsay reminds him that "I'm watching you like a [bleep] hawk tonight. D'you know why? D'you know why?" Then he puts his mouth right up to Ben's ears and says, "I want you out." Wow, that's harsh even for this show. But I guess I have to defer to Chef Ramsay's instincts, because the next thing we see is Chef Ramsay stopping Ben from putting some beef wellingtons in the oven. Because when Ramsay picks up the food, we see that the pan is absolutely filthy. Oh, Ben. The Duke of Wellington would not be proud. Chef Ramsay drags Ben off to the room I've decided to call the pantry to ask him what his [bleep] game is. It's like Chef Ramsay is open to the idea that this is an elaborate sabotage plan. He makes it clear to Ben that he is on the edge. He also calls him a "dirty pig", to continue the animal theme tonight.