By Montykins
As Jean-Philippe is instructed to open Hell's Kitchen, I'd like to mention that my scorecard has the contestants with 24 bleeps and Chef Ramsay with none. He always comes on strong during the dinner service, but he's starting pretty far back this time.
Jen's on hot appetizers tonight, and she is determined to impress Chef Ramsay. It appears that it's working. Meanwhile, orders are coming in for pizzas. Supposedly. Ben will be delivering the pizzas in the middle of the dinner service! At least it will keep him from messing up any of the actual cooking. Matt's on hot appetizers for the men, and his very first plate has unacceptable eggs. Chef Ramsay makes him eat one, which leads to an uncomfortable interview where Matt just kind of stares at the camera. Bobby kicks Matt off of eggs and does it himself. It's the return of the "four-star general" line, which is really starting to seem creepy to me.
The first entrees for the red team has raw beef wellington, which is Shayna's station. Corey looks for help to Chef Ramsay, but he insists on the women talking to each other to solve problems, not asking him for help.
Ben sets out on his first pizza delivery, which makes me wonder what kind of neighborhood Hell's Kitchen is in. I would have thought it would be in an industrial area, but there appear to be apartments nearby. Also, it's funny to see someone driving a tuk-tuk.
Rosann has some substandard mashed potatoes, which generates a great deal of yelling and bleeping from Chef Ramsay. He moves Jen over onto the veg station, which (we're told) fixes the problem. On the men's side, Louross has some undercooked beef, which he puts back into the pan. From across the kitchen, Chef Ramsay observes that the pan is about to flame up. And then it does! He's really got a good eye for what's happening in the kitchen, which I think is why he gets so frustrated when other people aren't up to snuff.
Louross's steaks are too seared for Scott, the men's sous chef. But there are no steaks ready to go with the visible pinkness. So Petrozza has a plan: he'll just cut the sear off, which removes a thin amount of steak but reveals the center. Louross is skeptical: "It's not gonna work. It's not gonna work." Petrozza, however, is confident: "This is our only shot that we got." Louross continues to be skeptical, but he also looks fascinated. And he certainly doesn't stop Petrozza from bringing the meat up. And Scott approves it! Louross is appalled and impressed in about equal measure. Petrozza's pretty pleased with himself, and why not?
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