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[TWoP Nikita]

From Zap2it:

The Blue Team competes against the Red Team in a challenge that forces the chefs to think on their feet; three special diners attend the dinner service.

This thread will open at 9:00pm EDT on July 9th.

Edited by TWoP Nikita, Jul 9, 2012 @ 7:19 PM.

[heliwoman]

I don't understand. Last week Red Team was kicked out of the kitchen, Blue Team finished but they're not the winners? (Clearly GR wanted Patrick gone). I am doing a little happy dance with Royce gone.

[cooksdelight]

Three things:

David Beckham

Lee DeWyze

Royce is gone.


And Tiffany's opening suggestion when the women decide to put differences aside and come together: "Can we all have a beer now?"

Watching Robyn alone in the kitchen was hysterical, I loved the Charlie Chaplin-type music they played in the background. For some reason, I don't remember seeing Robyn in Vegas. Just Royce trying to suggest he and one of the women make out and that disgusted look she gave him. Priceless. And Brian saying "Look at the size of those shrimp!"

[RavensGirl]

I am so glad I will not have to see Royce again!

Brian is still weirdly entertaining and likeable. I got a kick out of his emotional reaction to Carrot Top of all people! Plus his THs are hysterical.

It looks like next week will be a chicken wing eating challenge. Finally there is a challenge that all of these guys can succeed at!

[Streya]

David Beckham is a seriously hot man. He needs to stop talking, though, it kinda ruins everything. But, damn.

"He rode in on a rainbow, carried by a unicorn, eating a cupcake."

He. Rode. In. On. A. Rainbow. Carried. By. A. Unicorn. Eating. A. Cupcake.

That has GOT to be the best line of the year. "I'm in Tech!" has nothing on that line.

Good job by the Red team. No one knocked Barbie tonight, did they?

[cmm226]

David Beckham is a seriously hot man. He needs to stop talking, though, it kinda ruins everything. But, damn.

Exactly what I came here to say. I'd take David Beckham over anyone from American Idol, as long as he doesn't talk. I haven't seen AI since the 3rd or 4th season so I have not idea who anyone is anymore. DB needs to shave a bit though.

I thought today's punishment was pretty brutal but I was happy to ff the Vegas scenes to watch.

Edited by cmm226, Jul 9, 2012 @ 9:57 PM.

[GrrlPower]

And Tiffany's opening suggestion when the women decide to put differences aside and come together: "Can we all have a beer now?"

It was Christina who was all excited about amping up her team, Kimmie co-signed, Barbie nodded throughout Christina's speech, and Dana said the beer comment to toast to new beginnings. While all this is going on, Tiffany is looking pissed smoking her cigarette not nodding or in any way showing her willingness to start with a clean slate and move forward with positivity.

[ChainofFools]

So glad that Royce is gone. Could that arrogant, delusional, a**wipe try any harder to let us know he was into women. Too bad no one, not even Kimmie seemed to think he was worth being into.

Once again Tiffany was the problem in the Red kitchen. Luckily the other women and the total suck of the blue team saved her. Can she please go next.

Could it be any clearer that Ramsay wanted Patrick gone. Last week when the blue team should have won, keeping him safe, there was no winner. This time around, the red team gets the win. Not saying they did not deserve it, but the hypocrisy makes it clear that the only thing that could have saved Patrick would have been if one of the omen pulled a "War of the Roses" and pissed on some fish.

[Booklord]

Robyn: "I'm going to work 3 times as hard as you, Twice as hard as you. And you I'm going to make you look like mewling baby. And my dishes will be perfection unlike the garbage you put out."
Brian: "My brain boggles why your team hated you."
Robyn: "I know! They're [bleeping] idiots!"

Robyn: "Dragonfruit!"
GR: "Are you insane or do you think there is no chance we'd have dragonfruit in stock giving you several minutes to plan while I send out for it?"
Brian: "What the hell is a dragonfruit?"

Barbie: "I shall give advice to every other cook in the kitchen. Am I bothering you? I'm just trying to help."
Christina: "Tiffany! Barbie's blood isn't on the menu! Barbie, please focus on your lamb!"
Dana: "Damn somehow I forgot to fully cook the brusselsprouts!"
Barbie: "That's too bad. My lamb turned out perfect. I wonder what distracted you.... Heh... heh... heh...."

Kimmie: "It was Dana's brusselsprouts which caused our loss! I hate her with furious intensity!"
Dana: "You cry after every loss. You hate anyone who messes up. Has anyone mentioned you might be a tad over emotional?"
Barbie: "I remember when I was the most hated. Memories. Of the way things used to be...."

Tiffany: "Here piggy. Oh you such a good piggy. Let Tiffany show you some sugar."
Dana: "Wow. Somehow she's even more disturbing when she's in a good mood."
Christina: "Shouldn't we be helping?"
Barbie: "I refuse to get in the way of true love."

Christina: "David Beckham! I'm into women but even I would do him."
Dana: "I know what you mean. I... wait a minute! Into women? Last night you just said you were cold!"

Royce: "5 minutes chef"
GR: "How long now?"
Royce: "8 minutes chef"
GR: "But it was 5 minutes 2 minutes ago!"
Royce: "4 minutes chef"
GR: "That's it everybody but Robyn in back! Now!"
Justin: "But chef can Robyn handle the kitchen by herself?"
GR: "Can't be helped, I need all three of you back there with me in case I try to murder Royce. I don't want next season to be Hell's Prison Kitchen"

GR: "It's supposed to be sea bass. You gave me cod!"
Tiffany: "Does it really matter? Fish is fish."
GR: "You're making another cod! Why?"
Tiffany: "You told me to make another? Oh did you mean make a sea bass instead of cod? Sorry I was busy dreaming of pigs and cigarettes."

GR: "My god you're a filthy mess!"
Clemenza: "It's all part of my cooking style chef."
GR: "Filth and body odor?"
Clemenza: "Well first I use my dripping sweat to grease the pans and then to season the meat."
GR: "My brain just shorted out. I don't recall what you just said. Ah well, it couldn't have been that important. Get back to cooking. Why do the rest of you look like you're about to vomit?"

Tifanny: "move your [bleeping] butt I'm taking over your station in the most aggravating way possible"
Brian: "Urge to kill Tiffany rising!"
Christina: "Tiffany! We're here to help them. Not drive them insane! Now everyone follow my leadership in an edit guaranteed to get me to the finale."

GR: "So let's see. On one hand I've got Royce who nearly drove me to homicide tonight. On the other hand I've got Clemenza who's a walking health code violation. Ha, joke's on my customers! They all signed liability waivers on the way in! No reality drama is worth having Royce drive me insane. Royce, you are out of here!"

Edited by Booklord, Jul 9, 2012 @ 10:10 PM.

[AwNutz]

I just get the biggest kick out of the glee on the "VIP" diners' faces when GR starts going off on some unfortunate fuck-up. And watching the American Idol kids giggle with delight as they made Robyn the Frowny Mouth literally run in circles with the cartoonish music was comedy GOLD!

Royce FINALLY getting the boot (while still insisting he's a better chef than ANYONE left) was just the icing on the cake! I can't believe we've not had a double-elimination yet. Must have needed all the contestants to fill the double-eppy schedule.

ETA: Booklord, you're a GENIUS! LMAO!

Edited by AwNutz, Jul 9, 2012 @ 10:14 PM.

[GrrlPower]

I am quite proud of the Red Team - it seems like they were set up to fail. First, no sleep, then hours of more prep, then Beckham.

Barbie: "I shall give advice to every other cook in the kitchen. Am I bothering you? I'm just trying to help."
Christina: "Tiffany! Barbie's blood isn't on the menu! Barbie, please focus on your lamb!"
Dana: "Damn somehow I forgot to fully cook the brusselsprouts!"
Barbie: "That's too bad. My lamb turned out perfect. I wonder what distracted you.... Heh... heh... heh...."

I don't know that I would blame Barbie for Dana's brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts are not that difficult and it was Dana too worried about Barbie lamb and not concentrating on her own dish that caused the brussel sprout mishap, not Barbie's input into everyone else's dish. Also, I'm not sure it was a mistake. Dana made a comment similar to, "I like my brussel sprouts crunchy" when Kimmie called her out on them. I think Dana cooked them that way on purpose (unless Dana was just being defensive to Kimmie's comment). Whether it was a mistake or not, I don't see that as Barbie's fault.

[cooksdelight]

The Brussel sprout crunchiness was entirely Dana's call. She said she liked them that way. Barbie and Kimmie were trying to tell her he wouldn't like them, but she didn't listen. Me, I like to boil mine for a little bit, then saute them in olive oil with some salt, pepper, a tad of bacon and a little balsamic. And no, I don't like mine crunchy either.

Have to give it to the ladies for having the best selection of items, though. When Robyn had a "D" and couldn't think of anything, I thought Brian was going to fly with his flapping wings, repeating "Duck! Duck! Duck!" over and over.

Dragonfruit? What? They also had an "E" and couldn't think of elk.

[DoctorK]

Please tell me that we are not starting on a redemption arc for Robyn, one of the worst pieces of gutter trash we have seen.

I can sympathize with having a brain freeze in having to come up with a food item based on a first letter, if I had been hit with "E" I probably would have said 'e-coli".

[Booklord]

I don't know that I would blame Barbie for Dana's brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts are not that difficult and it was Dana too worried about Barbie lamb and not concentrating on her own dish that caused the brussel sprout mishap, not Barbie's input into everyone else's dish.

Not sure why Dana had crunchy brussel sprouts either. I may have taken some creative license there as it's quite possible that "I like them crunchy" wasn't a lame excuse.

However what I think is happening is that Barbie is purposely messing with her teammates. She doesn't resort to vulgar language or crude behavior. But she engages in more subtle actions that make it seem like she's trying to weaken her opposition by throwing their concentration.

This ep she peppered her teammates with unwanted help while she was cooking perhaps the most critical ingredient of the plate. Even the more stable members of her team were getting frustrated with her.

Please tell me that we are not starting on a redemption arc for Robyn, one of the worst pieces of gutter trash we have seen.

Given that Robyn started her membership in the blue team by insulting them while remaining delusionally oblivious to what she was doing. I doubt it. Roshni had a good episode after joining the blue team as well. Didn't last.

Edited by Booklord, Jul 9, 2012 @ 11:02 PM.

[FriedButter]

And watching the American Idol kids giggle with delight as they made Robyn the Frowny Mouth literally run in circles with the cartoonish music was comedy GOLD!

I'm still laughing about that. I wish I'd taped it so I could watch it over and over.

Brian is soooo weird. I think he was a patient at a mental hospital. The chef there got invited to go on HK but Brian intercepted the letter and all the credentials and snuck away to LA to be on the show. Meanwhile, the real Brian toils away in the institution mumbling about not making it to the show.

[backformore]

Not to defend Royce, but - Ramsey declared a platter of wellingtons as being "three wellingtons, cooked to three different temps" and they looked REALLY close to being the same shade of red. Not only that, but - The wellingtons are prepared ahead of time. Royce puts them in the oven, takes them out when ready. Since the meat is cooked inside PASTRY, how do you tell, without cutting, how close to done they are? I would guess that a professional chef would just know the oven temp and exact time needed. If you put three in the same oven, and take them all out at the same time, how is it your fault if one is a tiny bit more rare than the other?

[Ginandtonic]

Please, I'm begging you, just do this one thing for me. NO MORE SCALLOPS!!!!!! I am so over hearing GR scream at someone because of incorrectly cooked scallops, enough already.

[plab]

Quite a low-key night for the unholy trinity, which made for a ho-hum episode. Royce is gone, but I had him pegged as cannon fodder from the get go. Also for some reason, I found myself liking Barbie more.

[mertensia]

I'm so glad Royce is gone ; he was just annoying.

Love that when Robyn was refusing to break the "who do we nominate " tie and she suggested letting Gordon do it the men very quickly said "No! " Guess they've learned!

[Streya]

Since the meat is cooked inside PASTRY, how do you tell, without cutting, how close to done they are? I would guess that a professional chef would just know the oven temp and exact time needed. If you put three in the same oven, and take them all out at the same time, how is it your fault if one is a tiny bit more rare than the other?

A chef would use a meat thermometer to tell, without cutting, how close they are to done; it would give the internal temp of the meat so they could gauge mid-rare, med, or well done. I've only made Wellington once so I never had to think about various temps, but I'd imagine they don't put them all in the oven at the same time. Well done would take longer so they'd go in first, etc.

I was hoping Robyn would implode and be kicked off. But nobody crossed her or ticked her off yet. Next episode, one or more of the guys will "conspire" against her and then all bets are off.

[cooksdelight]

Robyn has to get kicked off soon. I cannot stand to watch her mouth move about like she's got a permanent dose of novacaine in one side of her face.

With the Wellingtons, I think Royce just didn't know how to cook them. Nor can he cook steak. Which still makes me scratch my head if he works in a steakhouse. And did anyone get the impression that the pizza ovens had been fiddled with by TPTB somehow to throw the cooking off? I think I saw one pizza on fire.

[JTMacc99]

Love that when Robyn was refusing to break the "who do we nominate " tie and she suggested letting Gordon do it the men very quickly said "No! " Guess they've learned!

Hee! There were hints of fear and "are you fucking crazy" (answer: yes) in their collective "NO!" That was probably my favorite thing that has happened all season long during the nominate two chefs for elimination portion of the show.

Royce had to go, and Clemenza is very likeable, but he has screwed up enough to earn a ticket home as well. I'm glad Ramsay punted the useless moron first.

It seemed like the red team's dish was actually better than the blue team's. I guess he was more impressed with the roll they made, because his reason for not liking the Red Team's dish wasn't that big of a deal. If I remember correctly, he said the Blue Team's chicken was dry because Royce cut it too early. In other words, it sure seems like he just felt like making the red team do a punishment, and to take the chance to knock Dana down a peg, since she really hasn't been the focal point of the red team's dysfunctional behavior in a while, if at all.

[Ehyeh]

Protein, protein, protein, protein, duck, duck, duck, duck.

Yup thanks Brian for making that stuck in my head. He's really loopy no? LOL

Dana has the most awkward talking head among the contestants left there. She tries too hard that it's almost amusing.

[cooksdelight]

Clemenza is very likeable, but he has screwed up enough to earn a ticket home as well.

Wasn't it Clemenza who cooked a bunch of fish before it was even ordered, thereby having to throw it all away? He really is a dolt in the kitchen and wastes an inordinate amount of food. I cannot understand why the women love him so much. Christina especially.

Dana has the most awkward talking head among the contestants left there. She tries too hard that it's almost amusing.

She YELLS at the camera, as if she's afraid no one will hear her.

[SpeciousLogic]

"He rode in on a rainbow, carried by a unicorn, eating a cupcake."

He. Rode. In. On. A. Rainbow. Carried. By. A. Unicorn. Eating. A. Cupcake.

That has GOT to be the best line of the year.

Christina is the closest thing to awesome on this season of HK. Too bad I found myself thinking that she was actually pretty hot about 10 seconds before she revealed I wasn't her type ;-). She'd better win, and if she loses to anyone but Justin or Dana it will be a complete travesty.

Kimmie, overreact much? She appears to be the type who needs to have an adversary, so with Robyn gone her Hate For The Day goes to Dana. I was ready to make her the Least of Evils among the triumvirate last episode, but she's firmly back at their level now.

[CrashTextDummie]

The blue team's winning challenge dish looked seriously amazing to me. I wanted to eat that. No small feat considering what they had to work with.

Barbie was praised tonight for delivering nothing but perfection on the meat station. If she doesn't have another disaster on fish, I expect her to go very far still.

I would have preferred Clemenza gone, he's starting to really gross me out with his greasy face. Not that I'm going to miss Royce.

[ZoloftBlob]

I really want Grr to call Tiffany out on the crying after lost challenges. I don't blame her team for getting pissed. It's hard enough when the mentality of "Women can't be chefs" has some industry heft to it to begin with - Julia Child opening the door aside, its been difficult, and its not helped that whenever Tiffany loses, she bawls like a baby over it.

[GingerSnap101]

About the Beef Wellington:

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas (400F)Brush the Wellington with a little more egg yolk and cook until golden and crisp - 20-25 mins for medium-rare beef, 30 mins for medium. Allow to stand for 10 mins before serving in thick slices.

This is from Ramsay's own recipe for cooking Beef Wellington. Mind you, he has said it took him years to perfect this dish, but it is all about times. Royce had a huge problem with times (I need 8 minutes, no, I need 5 minutes, uh, no I meant 4 minutes). If you don't know your times, your temps will be off.

BTW, I've used Ramsay's method of searing off steak and finishing it in the oven. At 400F, it's reliable that a ribeye steak will be medium rare after 8 minutes, and medium after 10, if you allow it to rest after cooking.

If you noticed last week Kimmie was sporting a big watch on her wrist. She knew her times because she was paying attention to that watch. Yes, a seasoned chef should be able to tell temps by touch, and a home cook would use a meat thermometer, but a watch will keep you from losing track of your times, especially in a busy kitchen. So when Ramsay asks "how long?" you have to be able to give him a reasonable answer, not make something up. This is critical if your teammate needs 5 minutes to cook a fish, or 3 minutes to finish scallops. If I'm resting my Wellingtons and there's an order of fish that needs to be done at the same time, I need to be able to call out an accurate time.

Edited by GingerSnap101, Jul 12, 2012 @ 10:41 AM.

[cooksdelight]

Thanks, GingerSnap, I learned more in your post than I have in this entire season of how to cook meat.

I did notice the watch. Which is why she knew Robyn was making it up as she was going along, because she kept looking at her watch and asking Robyn "how long?" or standing there waiting for Robyn to respond. If each of these girls were responsible for their own station, called out times, and stopped worrying what everyone else was doing, it wouldn't be so hard to watch.

My sister asked me how do they know what to do when Ramsay is yelling out the order so fast. I explained to her that if you are cooking the seafood, or app, you only listen to that part of the order and call out the time it will take you to have it ready. It helps if they have someone in charge, which the women have failed to do most of the time, to keep straight which item needs to be fired first, as in the one that will take longer.

[NoPity1066]

I'm not one to point out physical characteristics of the contestants, as there's always enough bad cooking and bad behavior to comment on, but...

While in Vegas, Robyn looked like she was either auditioning for a Dr. Pepper commercial in 1978, or like she'd just arrived home from shooting a Pat Benatar video.

I couldn't personally tell the difference between a piece of cod and a piece of sea bass unless they were wearing little name tags, but I'm a simple home cook, not a professionally trained chef. Shame on you, Tiffany.

SpeciousLogic - I'm with you on either Christina, who reminds me a bit of Maya Rudolph, Dana, or Justin for the win. Anyone else would be unconscionable. If Kimmie or Tiffany make it to the finals I'm gonna shoot my TV like Elvis Presley.