cooksdelight 54.6k October 13, 2014 The teams compete to create the best Italian opera-inspired dishes, with the winning team getting a shopping trip and a VIP dinner; the teams provide dinner service for guests, including members of the Italian Consulate. Share this post Link to post
ElleryAnne 6.0k October 16, 2014 I wonder if the Italian Consulate knew what they were getting into by agreeing to dine in Hell's Kitchen. I hope we haven't lost an ally. 4 Share this post Link to post
leighdear 30.6k October 16, 2014 The best part of this show for me was seeing Tony Dennison, aka Andy Flynn from the TV show "Major Crimes"! *LOL* The tableside clams with onions looked really good. It was nice to see something new on the menu. Sterling really gets on everybody's last nerve. Maybe next week is his well-deserved ouster. 2 Share this post Link to post
cooksdelight 54.6k October 16, 2014 Sterling brings the cray-cray, as long as he's a strong cook, they'll keep him around for entertainment value. I'm recovering from food poisoning so I won't be watching this until tomorrow. :) But looking forward to reading everyone's take on tonight's episode. Share this post Link to post
Brattinella 19.3k October 16, 2014 Well, cooksdelight, no hurry: they did another "To Be Continued" again. I still feel nothing for anyone on this show, they all are equally loathsome. 2 Share this post Link to post
Surrealist 7.8k October 16, 2014 Are all of this season's episodes going to end in "To Be Continued"? I'm not rooting for anyone. I won't miss Ashley. Every time she had a TH, I damn near fell asleep. Then again, that's how I feel each season, which makes me question why I continue watching it. Edited October 16, 2014 by Surrealist 2 Share this post Link to post
ElleryAnne 6.0k October 16, 2014 The "To Be Continued" drives me crazy, especially in an episode like this one. He already eliminated the contestant, and all he was going to do was tell the rest of them something. Why does that have to be turned into a TBC? So he's telling them following an elimination instead of the next morning. Either way, he was going to tell them. And either way, it was going to be featured in the next episode. But it's presented as a TBC as if it's a big deal. In reality, every episode is a TBC until he chooses a winner. The fake build-up is just so much nonsense. 3 Share this post Link to post
Such A Flirt 539 October 16, 2014 Hey, wasn't that Edgar from "24"? And was Sterling seriously hitting on Andi? Wow. Loved how she and the other Reds handled that. Share this post Link to post
LakeGal 6.8k October 16, 2014 The only interesting part of this show is spotting the diners and trying to figure out who they are. I always wonder why some of them show up at Hell's Kitchen. What kind of deal are they promised to show up? This show was once interesting. They really have run out of good chefs. They are more interested in drama than cooking. 1 Share this post Link to post
aliya 18.2k October 16, 2014 When "to be continued' came up on the screen, I yelled,"Jezus effing Christ" so loud, my son asked me if I were alright. I'm trying not to curse. It isn't working. Just finish the darned episode, already. None of this is worth waiting another week for. Stirling hugging Ramsay, good grief. 4 Share this post Link to post
mlp 10.2k October 16, 2014 Sterling is highly annoying but he seems to know his way around a kitchen and I think he sincerely means well and wants to do well. I think he could be managed if someone on his team had the maturity to sit him down and talk to him kindly. I wouldn't want to work around him when he's carrying on but I just can't dislike him. I was hoping GR would send Steve home. He sat at dinner in a fine dining restaurant without having the sense to remove his hat. No class at all. Maybe there's something I don't understand but...................... Doesn't GR inspect every dish before it's sent out to diners? How is it that, every other episode, a dish is sent back because it was prepared badly? How did it get by Gordon and a sous chef in the first place? Seems like contrived drama to me. 6 Share this post Link to post
Donny Ketchum 4.0k October 16, 2014 So just as I thought. Sterling moves to the women's team and annoys them now. But he makes no major screwups during service, showing that he really is one of the more competent chefs this season. I don't get Ramsay tonight. The women and Sterling messed up on one order at one table and get kicked out of the kitchen when everything else was going so smoothly. Meanwhile, the men fuck up left and right and are still allowed to finish their service? I just . . . don't get it. Why does Ramsay keep ousting the women? I thought he typically likes to keep the gender balance close to even. Ashley, while clearly the new weak link on the women's team, messed up on one dish. Not like she was Steve or Aaron, both of whom messed up repeatedly. Then again, she wasn't interesting TV, so it makes sense to toss her now. But Ramsay? LET'S TOSS SOME GUYS OUT NEXT, OKAY?! The women are down to a good, core group. So it's time for the men to lose some weak links, already! 3 Share this post Link to post
Surrealist 7.8k October 16, 2014 I vacillate between whether Sterling is simply off-kilter or if he's suffered some sort of brain trauma. As much as he upsets the other contestants, he's probably the most capable chef out of all of them. I'm not sure that's saying much though. I'm waiting patiently for Jennifer, Roe, and Santos to get tossed. Even Steve annoys the hell out of me. Share this post Link to post
xcrayon2215x 627 October 16, 2014 I was surprised to see Ashley go, thought it would be one of the other nominees but since they make better TV than Ashley they got to stay. Right now, I think the Final 6 will be Jennifer, La Tasha, Sterling, Bryant, Sade and either Frank or Fernando. Share this post Link to post
ProfCrash 19.6k October 16, 2014 Eh, I think Grrrrrr is tossing the women to create some sense of drama. I think that the strong women are going to crush the mediocre men. Ramsey is simply tossing the weakest of the women, keeping the mediocre men who are more dramatic and annoying. Sterling is annoying and I don't think any amount of talking to him would cause him to change especially in this environment. He seems to be a good cook who is a nce enough guy but with an over sized personality. I wonder if he works in a smaller kitchen with fewer people to annoy so he is fine because he does not strike me as someone who would work well on the line. Aaron and Santos are arrogant asshats and I want to see the women stomp all over them. Steve needs to go sooner rather then later. Share this post Link to post
Lovecat 6.5k October 16, 2014 Ashley's from my hometown, so I guess I can stop watching now :) She works at a restaurant that's attached to a cultural arts center and music venue; I've eaten there several times before concerts, and the food is pretty hit-and-miss. Sometimes it's very tasty, but there was one memorable night where my soup came out cold--twice. ETA: From the recap, "Ashley -- who previously did not seem to realize that people ate game animals and other exotic meats -- says she can't even pronounce "saltimbocca," let alone prepare it. Good Lord, woman, what TGIMcAppleFriendly's do you bus tables at that you are flummoxed at anything more complex than a burger and fries?" This one: http://www.artsquest.org/pdfs/2014-MFC-Cabaret-Menu-starting-January.pdf Edited October 16, 2014 by Lovecat Share this post Link to post
Primetimer 5.0k October 16, 2014 Gordon Ramsay asks his would-be chefs to pull an Italian job, but the end result is a meal you probably should refuse. Read the story 2 Share this post Link to post
QuelleC 2.5k October 16, 2014 Gordon Ramsay asks his would-be chefs to pull an Italian job, but the end result is a meal you probably should refuse. http://previously.tv/hells-kitchen/roman-hell-iday/"> Read the story Holy snark! Please stay with us the rest of the season, Mr. Michaels. 1 Share this post Link to post
Charlesman 2.6k October 16, 2014 I'm recovering from food poisoning so I won't be watching this until tomorrow. :) But looking forward to reading everyone's take on tonight's episode. Did you get to meet Gordon while you were there, cooksdelight? ;) 2 Share this post Link to post
Jersey Guy 87 2.4k October 16, 2014 Sterling appears able to cook (or at least not screw up as much as the others) but he is tiresome to be around. He'll be here for black jackets, in other words. Ashley was pretty weak throughout, no loss to the red team. Although Roe has decided to just tank, she is the epitome of the red team - fast start (completed their first service) followed by continued disappointment. Jennifer might be okay, she could at least produce risotto. No one on the men impresses me much, certainly no one impresses me as much as Frank impresses himself. 1 Share this post Link to post
QuelleC 2.5k October 16, 2014 I sort of love Frank. Even though he's the kind of guy Roe wanted to get away from. He reminds me of Nick Stellino. In love with himself, and in love with food too. 1 Share this post Link to post
Brattinella 19.3k October 16, 2014 I kind of do, too, QuelleC. He reminds me of a boyfriend from way back when. Share this post Link to post
Donny Ketchum 4.0k October 17, 2014 Aaron and Santos are arrogant asshats and I want to see the women stomp all over them. Steve needs to go sooner rather then later. You know what the big irony of this is? For all of their bluster of the three of them being the strongest and best chefs on their team, they're actually proving to be the weakest and the worst of the men, what with all of their fuck-ups. For all they've thought about Bryant, Frank, Fernando, and even Sterling, they're all gradually proving to be a lot better and stronger than they showed at the outset. And that tickles me greatly. :) Edited October 18, 2014 by Donny Ketchum 6 Share this post Link to post
mlp 10.2k October 17, 2014 For all they've thought about Bryant, Frank, Fernando, and even Sterling, they're all gradually proving to be a lot better and stronger than they showed at the outset. I picked Fernando to end up in the final two during the very first episode but I can't remember what prompted that thought. I haven't seen anything from anyone else to change my mind though. I can't even come up with another person for the finale at this point. 1 Share this post Link to post
cooksdelight 54.6k October 17, 2014 Does Brian have tape holding his eyeglasses together? 1 Share this post Link to post
BogoGog24 3.2k October 17, 2014 I picked Fernando to end up in the final two during the very first episode but I can't remember what prompted that thought. I haven't seen anything from anyone else to change my mind though. I can't even come up with another person for the finale at this point. I thought the same about Fernando and I think it's because he did really well on the signature dish challenge, much better than most of the others. 1 Share this post Link to post
Drogo 64.1k October 17, 2014 Brian strikes me as the one who's going to come to work with a gun and "eliminate" them all. Frank... I like him, but every time I look at him I think Boardwalk Empire Richard Harrow without half his face missing. I root for no one. 2 Share this post Link to post
Drogo 64.1k October 17, 2014 But he makes no major screwups during service, showing that he really is one of the more competent chefs this season. Shocked that he wasn't nominated, though. Share this post Link to post
Donny Ketchum 4.0k October 17, 2014 Shocked that he wasn't nominated, though. I'm not. Unlike the men, the women actually do judge on performance, not on personal vendettas or witch hunts. They knew Sterling didn't tank their service and that Ashley did. Roe, as well, though to a far lesser extent. So they went based on the service. It's why I like the women this season far more than I like the men. 2 Share this post Link to post
EAG46 1.8k October 18, 2014 " We will still have risotto, though; we will never be free of the goddamn risotto." ---- THIS should be the motto of Hell's Kitchen. Welcome to the party, Phillip. [Though I still want to call you "Mr. Sobell."] 2 Share this post Link to post
QuelleC 2.5k October 18, 2014 Can I just say I think risotto is nasty? Add lots of yummy extras but gluey, sticky rice is gluey, sticky rice. I'm not a rice fan anyway, but I do what Ming says and rinse the long grained so they are separate. Share this post Link to post
backformore 46.4k October 20, 2014 Rice is fine with a main course. I just never think of rice as "fine dining". Risotto is ok. I would never think of ordering risotto as an appetizer. HK always has risotto with scallops and spaghetti with lobster as appetizers. I have never seen anything similar as a n appetizer, and I would never order either one. 1 Share this post Link to post
aussieinsydney 667 October 20, 2014 Haha, I wanted to comment that I can't pick a clear winner or even two finalists out of this uninspiring lot! Glad to know it's not just me :) 1 Share this post Link to post
Snarklepuss 12.4k October 20, 2014 I also picked Fernando for a finalist and actually he's the closest anyone's come so far to being root-worthy for me in this race. Which isn't saying much. I think Gordon is picking on the women this season to "even the score" because historically it's the men that usually fail more of the first challenges. I almost want to think Sterling is only still there for entertainment. Although he does still seem to know more than appearances would tend to indicate. I am bored with the show. I fell asleep during the entire last half of this episode and had to catch up on it on "on demand". And yet, I'll still tune in. 1 Share this post Link to post
cooksdelight 54.6k October 20, 2014 We all get a reprieve from our boredom since the World Series starts this week. No new episode scheduled until Nov. 5. Share this post Link to post