S12.E08: 13 Chefs Compete

[Lisin]

The team that prepares the most-impressive Southern-inspired menu for a sorority's anniversary party wins a trip to Las Vegas; both teams struggle with communication during dinner service.

[BellaLugosi]

Why was Kashia bawling over meeting Christina? 

[BogoGog24]

What was with that blonde sorority girl saying everything like she was in a porno?

[BellaLugosi]

I've seen less suggestive acting in a porno, this episode was ridiculous all around. I'm thinking they must look for sexist men when they are casting. Of course they'd claim the women only won because it was women choosing other women. 

[leighdear]

Do they not allow timers in that kitchen?  How hard is it to deep fry pre-made crab cakes?  It's NOT!  I make batches of crab cakes and keep them in my freezer. It's not rocket surgery.  I don't understand how $8.00 an hour employees at Captain D's can do it, yet these "trained" chefs can't.

And I don't understand the raw fried chicken either.   The pieces are obviously pre-coated and ready to fry.  Again, just time it!  KFC does it, people!

Lastly, I don't understand why I continue to hate watch this show. 

[BusyOctober]

The blonde sorority girl was too ridiculous.  But since her generation thinks the epitome of "success" is getting on TV despite having no talent (hello- entire Kartrashian tribe), I'm sure she thinks she was brilliant.

 

Is anyone else having trouble understanding Kashia?  I'm sure some people in GA/OK/WA would have a hard time with my Boston accent too, so for those of us who speak with egregious accents, subtitles please!

 

I can't say I'm rooting for anyone in particular this season.  Maybe when they get rid of more dead weight, a "winner" will start to emerge.

[Gosling]

I'm sure there's a clock in there, watches are clearly fine, but it looks like that's all you're expected to need. Barbie got chucked out of the kitchen in Season 10 for trying to use a meat thermometer, as you're expected to not need one of those either.

[leighdear]

An instant-read thermomenter is used in a lot of REAL professional kitchens.  That's how you can check the doneness in the center of a piece of chicken without destroying the outside crust, like Gordon did repeatedly.  

 

Kashia speaks no known language of the South, despite the fact she's from Mississippi.  I don't think it's a known language anywhere on this planet.    

[DropTheSoap]

From the moment the blonde woman talked about all the "alumnee" that would be present, it pretty much set where she was coming from. The on-camera attempts at flirting might have worked on some of the chefs, but I think it even failed for Ramsey.

 

It was good to see Christina, but not worth crying about.

[fishcakes]

And I don't understand the raw fried chicken either.   The pieces are obviously pre-coated and ready to fry.  Again, just time it!  KFC does it, people!

 

This is exactly what I was thinking. Of all the times I've eaten at KFC, I've never received a piece of raw chicken or one that had been hacked in half by a cleaver to check doneness. I know Gordon has a thing against thermometers because poking the meat makes the juice run out, but so does tearing it open repeatedly, saying "still cold!" and sticking it back in the oven.

 

The blue team's fried chicken looked like Shake 'n Bake.

 

I was hoping Bev might be a sleeper, but then she stood in the middle of the kitchen holding a tray of crab cakes and announcing they were done but with clearly no idea what was supposed to happen next. Gordon: "Well, bring them up then! My god!" Heh. Bye, Bev.

[Uncle Benzene]

 

Is anyone else having trouble understanding Kashia?  I'm sure some people in GA/OK/WA would have a hard time with my Boston accent too, so for those of us who speak with egregious accents, subtitles please!

 

Heh. It's extremely "flustrating."

 

A little less so ever since Beth was eliminated and I no longer have to try to figure out whether Kashia is referring to Bev or "Beff." And now that Bev's gone too, all the better. Small victories.

 

Still flustrating though.

 

Ugly-Cry Lady can fuck off out of here at her earliest convenience as well.

[Kromm]

Why was Kashia bawling over meeting Christina? 

 

Christina is the one though who apparently actually put some truth into the lies behind this show.  She took her fake "Head Chef" job at Gordon Ramsay Steak, stuck it out, impressed them, and now is actually, for reals, an Executive Chef, albeit at a less prestigious Ramsay restaurant (although I'd say likely an insanely busy one, because you know... a Burger Restaurant in Vegas?  I bet is the default go-to for every damn tourist, almost to the person).

 

http://vegas.eater.com/archives/2014/03/25/chef-shuffles-18.php

 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, by Susan Stapleton

 

CHEF SHUFFLES  Christina Wilson, who won Gordon Ramsay's Season 10 of Hell's Kitchen and a job at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, just got a nice promotion. Now she's the executive chef at Gordon Ramsay BurGR at Planet Hollywood Resort. On her first night, Monday, Wilson says on Facebook that she worked 15-plus hours and handled 1,700-plus covers. [LVS]

Edited May 2, 2014 by Kromm

[BellaLugosi]

 

Ugly-Cry Lady can fuck off out of here at her earliest convenience as well.

She goes from zero to hysterical pretty quickly. 

[Fostersmom]

An instant-read thermomenter is used in a lot of REAL professional kitchens.  That's how you can check the doneness in the center of a piece of chicken without destroying the outside crust, like Gordon did repeatedly.  

 

Kashia speaks no known language of the South, despite the fact she's from Mississippi.  I don't think it's a known language anywhere on this planet.    

I'd be beyond pissed if I ordered chicken at any fast food joint and it came to me hacked in half and completely mangled, let alone someplace without a drive thru window. 

 

Kashia speaks like she's completely illiterate and learned to speak by reading books. 

 

Blond sorority bimbo…. don't sororities have national charters that have to sign off on this kind of shit? I can't imagine the bimbo's antics on television was the shining example any "alumnae" picked to represent them. And on that topic, I'm not sure I saw any diner over the age of 22 anyway. 

[Kromm]

Kashia speaks like she's completely illiterate and learned to speak by reading books. 

Huh?  You'll have to explain how that would even be possible!

 

I'd say "incomprehensible" might be a better term.  Or I suppose we could go with that old standby, "ghetto", except that has a real un-PC context to it.

[Rapunzel]

I have no idea why I continue to watch this show - especially since just when you think they can't possibly get a less talented group of cooks in they manage to set a new low the following season.

 

I cannot believe that the Red Team didn't put up Kashia for elimination. A girl from the South that is a self-proclaimed expert at Southern cuisine not only lost her match-up in first challenge with her fried chicken but repeatedly sent out raw fried chicken during service. Add that to that ridiculous little smirk/bitchface she has when she thinks she's better than everyone else and the fact that no one can understand a word that comes out of her mouth and she can't get off my screen fast enough.

 

"Blondie" sorority girl should have had her roots done before going on TV and acting like a complete ho-bag.

Edited May 2, 2014 by Rapunzel

[BellaLugosi]

I just remembered something that happened during the show, I believe during the first challenge. Kashia yelled/made some beast-from-hell noise when someone was doing something she didn't like. 

 

So apparently alumnae was the correct word for females.

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[Kromm]

So apparently alumnae was the correct word for females.. 

That's odd.  I thought on this show it's always "those bitches".

[threebluestars]

I'm just confused because Phi Mu celebrated their 162nd anniversary this year so the celebration in the episode has me scratching my head. Unless it was shot before March 2013 and they could claim it was a celebration at the end of the 160th year ... ?? 

[BellaLugosi]

Kromm, the sexism on this show is unreal. 

[Fostersmom]

Huh?  You'll have to explain how that would even be possible!

 

I'd say "incomprehensible" might be a better term.  Or I suppose we could go with that old standby, "ghetto", except that has a real un-PC context to it.

 

I was trying to be snarky. Her speech is so bad she sounds like she taught herself by reading… and she can't read. Not to say she can't read, but given her grasp on grammar and pronunciation, I'm going out on a limb that she (and most of the contestants, for that matter) isn't exactly a scholar. 

 

Kromm, the sexism on this show is unreal. 

 

What, the men finally winning a prize, just in time to leer and make comments about the yoga instructor wasn't appropriate? 

[Kromm]

Kromm, the sexism on this show is unreal. 

Well true.  Although keep in mind if we had a "bitch counter" I think the vast majority of them would be coming out of the mouths of women about the other women on their team.

[fishcakes]

Heh. It's extremely "flustrating."

 

Ha. I thought she was saying that, but I'm never sure with Kashia. I don't dislike her as much as most; her cooking is mediocre, but in terms of being evil, I'd say Melanie has her beat. Kashia has the evil glare down, but Melanie will stab you in the face and then be all wide-eyed, "was I not supposed to do that? I didn't know." Also, I thought Kashia was adorable when Guy Savoy was flirting with her.

 

So ... was Joy getting ready to pick her nose but then remembered she was on camera? After service when they were choosing who to send up for elimination, Joy had her hands on the side of her face, put both pinkies in both nostrils, and then quickly took them out. Joy is my favorite this year, but that was distressing.

[Monty]

I enjoyed the blonde's behavior. At least she was flirting with everyone: the blue team, the red team, Gordon, the camera operator, the food, the table...even when she wasn't talking, she made sure her head was at an angle so she had to look at people sideways while smiling.

 

I am going to be charitable and assume that she's always somewhat flirty and incorrectly assumed that she had to amp it up for the camera.

[Brattinella]

That nose-picking caught my eye, too.  EWW!  What a nasty thing to do in a kitchen! 

 

That blonde sorority girl was over the top nasty porn star ick.  Did she really think Ramsay was gonna fall for her?

 

Why did no one nominate Kashia for her horrible chicken-cooking?  Because she is black?  Is she slotted to win or what?

[Julia]

I actually admire people who know more words than they've heard said out loud. It says to me that they read. FWIW.

[Kromm]

That nose-picking caught my eye, too.  EWW!  What a nasty thing to do in a kitchen! 

 

That blonde sorority girl was over the top nasty porn star ick.  Did she really think Ramsay was gonna fall for her?

 

Why did no one nominate Kashia for her horrible chicken-cooking?  Because she is black?  Is she slotted to win or what?

She's in a power alliance with a few others (particularly Joy) who won't let her loud, incompetent ass go.

 

But she's not slotted to win.  She'll be dumped at the latest at whatever slimming down stage there is when they become one team--that's where the protected incompetents like her leave.