When they did the food challenge and each team member had to pick one protein or veg or carb to make their dish, oh my god the way the ladies grabbed stuff off the platter was embarrassing. I felt a bit sorry for Sandra, she got the short end twice.
I thought it was funny that someone got parsnips and had to have them cooked in 5 mins. I know they were baby parsnips, but they are a bitch to peel and cut
"Next time on hells kitchen one chef serves up something absolutely disgusting! Will this be the last thing they cook on hells kitchen?" Voicing over a shot of four chefs trying a spoonful. Spitting it out and generally saying how gross it is. Then cuts to a scene of gordon confronting gabriel in the stock room.
In actual fact the gross food they ate was a demonstration of how food can look deceiving. They thought they were eating a nice carrot cake but actually it was made from veal and fat (but looked delicious).
The scene of gabriel was just a pep talk ahead of service, the voice over made it seem like gabriel had cooked something awful and was being told off! Actually the awful food was prepared by top chefs and meant to be awful
Glad to see Anton tossed out, he was a douchebag. Not sure how much is scripted, but his confrontation with Andy seemed pretty real and he obviously has a big problem with women in authority.
Watching this week's one of the diner's sent back scallops because they werent cooked properly. Surely that's Gordon Ramsey's fault that he didnt spot that?
"Next time on hells kitchen one chef serves up something absolutely disgusting! Will this be the last thing they cook on hells kitchen?" Voicing over a shot of four chefs trying a spoonful. Spitting it out and generally saying how gross it is. Then cuts to a scene of gordon confronting gabriel in the stock room.
In actual fact the gross food they ate was a demonstration of how food can look deceiving. They thought they were eating a nice carrot cake but actually it was made from veal and fat (but looked delicious).
The scene of gabriel was just a pep talk ahead of service, the voice over made it seem like gabriel had cooked something awful and was being told off! Actually the awful food was prepared by top chefs and meant to be awful
Those previews are so misleading .
Everything is over dramatised to keep people watching.
Glad to see Anton tossed out, he was a douchebag. Not sure how much is scripted, but his confrontation with Andy seemed pretty real and he obviously has a big problem with women in authority.
I was surprised that the confrontation was not discussed with Anton by Gordon before the end and Anton was not eliminated due to his attitude not being acceptable.
I want Gabriel to go next - he is constantly making big errors and wriggling out of taking "ownership" of them
I was surprised that the confrontation was not discussed with Anton by Gordon before the end and Anton was not eliminated due to his attitude not being acceptable.
I want Gabriel to go next - he is constantly making big errors and wriggling out of taking "ownership" of them
I have a bit of a chuckle every time Gordon says his name, he makes it sound like the female 'Gabrielle'.
I was surprised that the confrontation was not discussed with Anton by Gordon before the end and Anton was not eliminated due to his attitude not being acceptable.
I want Gabriel to go next - he is constantly making big errors and wriggling out of taking "ownership" of them
Looks like Gordon was listening. I was rather surprised he didn't also get rid of Melanie. I think Gordon will be reluctant to allow the two remaining guys to get voted over the next couple of episodes out as the final tends to be male vs female.
Even though this latest season only ended in America at the end of July, I see that the new season is starting on 10th September. Does anyone know if ITV2 will show it from around October or are they more likely to wait until next year?
Every series they really emphasise where the winner will be head chef. This series i think it was mentioned twice, maybe only three times. I didnt even know until almost half way that it was gordon ramsay pub and grill, in caesars palace las vegas.
Yet in the finale the winner said something along the lines of "i did it for my family and now my kids get to grow up living by the beach".
Im no expert but im pretty sure las vegas in inland and has no beach. The comment by the winner made me think maybe he would be working where hells kitchen is set, as that was california so maybe close to the beach depending on exactly where it is.
I looked on the caesars palace website (assuming the show was aired in america before here so he should be well into working there by now) and theres no mention at all of the winner being head chef there!
Is there a cash alternative and thats why it was scarcely mentioned where the winner would be head chef? Would they have known at the time of airing he wasnt working in las vegas?
Eta google is interesting! It seems that the previous series winner ja'nel failed a drugs test so was unable to claim her prize as head chef of gordon ramsay pub and grill, caesars palace (she got a cash alternative) so that head chef position was given to this series winner. Maybe they didnt know at the time it was the same position so he was expecting a restaurant in la near a beach? I suppose it all depends on the editing.
Wasnt there a trip where they all went to one of gordons pubs in la? To get a feel of it. Maybe they thought that was the prize but then with janel losing her place at vegas the prize got changed? That would explain why they barely mentioned where the prize was until half way in.
I was shocked that it wasn't a male v female final, and more shocked that Rochelle was eliminated before Melanie, I thought Melanie was an idiot. Not very shocking that Jason didn't win, he was too much of a wildcard.
I was shocked that it wasn't a male v female final, and more shocked that Rochelle was eliminated before Melanie, I thought Melanie was an idiot. Not very shocking that Jason didn't win, he was too much of a wildcard.
I was fairly happy with Scott winning but yes, Melanie should have gone before Rochelle.
Shows how much i'm still in to this show when i realised last night i'd missed the last two weeks worth of episodes
Grabbed them off catchup for a quick whizz through. Not really surprised Scott won either.
Not sure i'm going to bother with the next season though - I barely watch it now as it is.
I might just watch the first one and the last one
I think producers get blind-sided and often can't tell when something gets 'old'. They create a formula that's a hit with the viewing audience and repeat it season after season. There's really nothing in HK that isn't predictable anymore. I have no idea what the numbers are but I suspect the ratings are pretty low compared to the first few seasons. Still, as long as they're making money from it and Ramsay keeps his name in the spotlight, they'll probably keep it going. I think they should've pulled the plug a couple of seasons ago. The one with Elise proved that it was more about ratings than a cooking competition. There was no way she should have ever made it to the final 5/6 never mind getting to keep her black jacket. I think Gordon had a bit of a hard-on for her. If their plan was to get people talking, I suppose you could argue that it worked as here I am still talking about her. Lol. I guess reality shows and integrity don't go hand in hand.
Have to say I was a bit disappointed at the start of S13. Maybe I'm getting HK exhausted but it's all very samey now. I've watched this since it started when I was about 14 but it's finally starting to wane maybe?
The challenges are good (and always oh so close as we know ) but the services are starting to take their toll. That's where the 'samey' element and feel comes in, and both myself and my OH felt that watching the opening two episodes last night.
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I thought it was funny that someone got parsnips and had to have them cooked in 5 mins. I know they were baby parsnips, but they are a bitch to peel and cut
I wish they would focus more on the challenges than the dinner services.
Apparently Gabriel can count. Coulda fooled me......
Anton blaming Scott for everything was ludicrous. Another 5 minutes and he would`ve blamed 9/11 on him as well!
"Next time on hells kitchen one chef serves up something absolutely disgusting! Will this be the last thing they cook on hells kitchen?" Voicing over a shot of four chefs trying a spoonful. Spitting it out and generally saying how gross it is. Then cuts to a scene of gordon confronting gabriel in the stock room.
In actual fact the gross food they ate was a demonstration of how food can look deceiving. They thought they were eating a nice carrot cake but actually it was made from veal and fat (but looked delicious).
The scene of gabriel was just a pep talk ahead of service, the voice over made it seem like gabriel had cooked something awful and was being told off! Actually the awful food was prepared by top chefs and meant to be awful
Those previews are so misleading
Everything is over dramatised to keep people watching.
I want Gabriel to go next - he is constantly making big errors and wriggling out of taking "ownership" of them
I have a bit of a chuckle every time Gordon says his name, he makes it sound like the female 'Gabrielle'.
Yes I noticed that too! I wondered if he was doing it on purpose
Looks like Gordon was listening.
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Every series they really emphasise where the winner will be head chef. This series i think it was mentioned twice, maybe only three times. I didnt even know until almost half way that it was gordon ramsay pub and grill, in caesars palace las vegas.
Yet in the finale the winner said something along the lines of "i did it for my family and now my kids get to grow up living by the beach".
Im no expert but im pretty sure las vegas in inland and has no beach. The comment by the winner made me think maybe he would be working where hells kitchen is set, as that was california so maybe close to the beach depending on exactly where it is.
I looked on the caesars palace website (assuming the show was aired in america before here so he should be well into working there by now) and theres no mention at all of the winner being head chef there!
Is there a cash alternative and thats why it was scarcely mentioned where the winner would be head chef? Would they have known at the time of airing he wasnt working in las vegas?
Eta google is interesting! It seems that the previous series winner ja'nel failed a drugs test so was unable to claim her prize as head chef of gordon ramsay pub and grill, caesars palace (she got a cash alternative) so that head chef position was given to this series winner. Maybe they didnt know at the time it was the same position so he was expecting a restaurant in la near a beach? I suppose it all depends on the editing.
Wasnt there a trip where they all went to one of gordons pubs in la? To get a feel of it. Maybe they thought that was the prize but then with janel losing her place at vegas the prize got changed? That would explain why they barely mentioned where the prize was until half way in.
I was fairly happy with Scott winning but yes, Melanie should have gone before Rochelle.
Grabbed them off catchup for a quick whizz through. Not really surprised Scott won either.
Not sure i'm going to bother with the next season though - I barely watch it now as it is.
I might just watch the first one and the last one
I think producers get blind-sided and often can't tell when something gets 'old'. They create a formula that's a hit with the viewing audience and repeat it season after season. There's really nothing in HK that isn't predictable anymore. I have no idea what the numbers are but I suspect the ratings are pretty low compared to the first few seasons. Still, as long as they're making money from it and Ramsay keeps his name in the spotlight, they'll probably keep it going. I think they should've pulled the plug a couple of seasons ago. The one with Elise proved that it was more about ratings than a cooking competition. There was no way she should have ever made it to the final 5/6 never mind getting to keep her black jacket. I think Gordon had a bit of a hard-on for her. If their plan was to get people talking, I suppose you could argue that it worked as here I am still talking about her. Lol. I guess reality shows and integrity don't go hand in hand.
yep double episode as well
Not the 'official way to watch it'
The challenges are good (and always oh so close as we know