Episode Report Card Keckler: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Day 3
By Keckler | Season 3 | Episode 3 | Aired on 06.17.2007
Both the Reds and the Blues screw up their Wellingtons, customers walk out, and Ramsay makes a painful grab for his temples and starts screaming, "Sabotage!" indiscriminately. Service is over and, since ninety-five percent of their customers were never served their mains, the Reds lose this round. Not able to pick the best of the worst, Ramsay orders them to decide amongst themselves who should go to the chopping block. The Reds discuss it, and Joanna bravely nominates herself and Jen as the worst that night. Jen, who somehow thinks dragging spaghetti out of the trash is defensible, argues that, "other people made mistakes, too." This brings the haute cuisine boom down on Julia, as Melissa, Bonnie, and Jen tell her she doesn't have enough of a fine dining background. As Melissa put it, "You don't know the product. Like, how are you going to know all the herbs, all the meat? It took me ten years to learn all these things." Really, Melissa? Ten years? Maybe you're not the one who shouldn't be given a Michelin-star restaurant because it sounds like you're a slow learner. Joanna puts it best when she snaps back, "That bitch could run a fucking Michelin-star restaurant." The "team" agrees on sending Joanna and Julia.
Back in front of Ramsay, Joanna tells him that she is the first nominee. But before we get to the rest of this, I just have to say how much I loathe Melissa's hair. If she kept it properly tied back and only wore it loose and flowing at appropriate times, I'd be admiring it. However, every freaking time there's a lineup post- or pre-service, Melissa has combed and draped her red curtains of hair all over her shoulders. It's unprofessional and all it really says is, "I don't actually care about cooking, I just want to look good in case a talent agent might want to sign me for acting or modeling. Yes, cameras, I believe I am that beautiful." I mean, really, act like a freaking chef and tie that shit up -- this is a kitchen no one cares about your Pantene dreams. Whew! Glad to finally get that out.
When Joanna tells Ramsay that "they" (meaning, not her) named the second nominee as Julia, Jen interrupts and says, "I'm the next nominee, Chef." At Ramsay's prompting, Joanna explains that Melissa, Jen, and Bonnie decided on Julia, "solely based on her current knowledge of ingredients and running a fine dining restaurant." Next, Jen explains her trashed and washed spaghetti, which elicits a recoil from Ramsay and a smirk from Vinnie. Faced with his three choices, Ramsay decides Julia should not be one of them and sends Joanna home for the toxic crab. Ramsay sends the rest of the contestants off, ordering Jen, "And you, missy -- stay away from bins!" Hee.