Hell's Kitchen

[LookBehindYou]

Starts tonight. Can't wait to see what tools are brought in this season.

Begin the discussion you donkeys!!!

 

[CPA]

Not sure I'm going to watch this season. I still haven't watched my recording of last season's finale.

 

[LookBehindYou]

As much as they suck on that show, and as horribly scripted as it's become, I don't think I'll ever be able to turn away.

Besides, it gives me something to watch for another week until Thundercats makes its return.

 

[spidey07]

Touch thaaaaaat! There! Thaaaat!

It's RAW!

 

[nageov3t]

meh.

I was into Hell's Kitchen for a few seasons, but now that shit is just to blatantly staged, idk how anyone can watch it.

every season starts off with maybe 3-4 chefs capable of actually reaching the finale, with a bunch of actors/"characters" to fill the ranks, every single competition ends in a tie that can only be resolved after a commercial break, etc.

the winners also get pretty screwed over more often than not.

 

[purbeast0]

oh cool didn't realize it was on so soon.

 

[ViviTheMage]

meh.

I was into Hell's Kitchen for a few seasons, but now that shit is just to blatantly staged, idk how anyone can watch it.

every season starts off with maybe 3-4 chefs capable of actually reaching the finale, with a bunch of actors/"characters" to fill the ranks, every single competition ends in a tie that can only be resolved after a commercial break, etc.

the winners also get pretty screwed over more often than not.

How are the winners screwed over?

 

[Fausto]

Meh. I like the premise of this show, but they go entirely too far to bring in incredibly obnoxious people and then keep them on the show longer than they deserve for the sake of ratings.

Too much reality TV, not enough cooking.

 

[Blitzvogel]

I prefer Kitchen Nightmares.

 

[Anonemous]

How are the winners screwed over?

Past few winners don't become head chefs at the restaurants instead they work under other chefs. Plus some winners don't even get the jobs (due to VISA issues).

 

[guyver01]

SHUT IT DOWN

 

[yllus]

One or two of the show's prior contestants have alleged that ovens would sometimes magically be found turned off despite being turned on with 100% certainty. I tend to think that some chicanery is at work.

That and the show's prior willingness to keep on obviously underperforming cooks just because they happen to be annoying enough to make for good television has turned me off for good.

 

[guyver01]

http://foodiegossip.blogspot.com/2010/12/hells-kitchen-hell-of-embarrassment.html

Holli Ugalde isn’t standing alone in Purgatory. Other Hell’s Kitchen winners have gotten the short end of the stick instead of the high-profiled prize they thought they had won.

Last Friday, we posted an article on Hell’s Kitchen’s lack of follow through on the prize they publicly committed to for season 7: Executive Chef of The Savoy in London. Gordon Ramsay submitted a statement stating that Holli Ugalde’s visa had been rejected. But Ramsay and show producers have not been forthcoming with the reason for the rejection of Ugalde’s alleged visa application submission (when submitting an application for a visa, the person the visa is for has to sign the paper work themselves. Ugalde claims she never received any visa documents.)

Whatever our personal feelings are about whether each contestant was worthy of the prize they were competing for isn’t a factor. Gordon Ramsay and the Producers get to make that decision and had decided that the winning contestants were worthy.

** The issue at hand is that Ramsay and the Hell’s Kitchen producers publicly announced a Prize at the beginning of each episode and failed to deliver on 6 out of 7 seasons. And, aside from the cash bonus some of them received, the restaurant positions that were actually handed out weren’t much of a step up from where the winners were prior to competing.

Here’s a recap on the winners and their prize-status by season:

Season one, Michael Wray
- Promised Prize: The winner’s very own restaurant
- Did he get it? No, but it was his choice.


Season two, Heather West
- Promised Prize: Multi-million dollar restaurant in the billion dollar Red Rock resort in Las Vegas
- Did she get it? No. Heather was named senior chef (not executive chef, as was promised)


Season three, Rahman "Rock" Harper- Promised Prize: The winner will run a Multi-million dollar restaurant in the Green Valley Ranch Resort
- Did he get it? Yes – and he fulfilled his contract.

Season four, Christina Machamer- Promised Prize: The executive chef for Ramsay’s own restaurant, London West Hollywood in Los Angeles w/a salary of $250k
- Did she get it? No. But she got part of it. Christina was installed as a "senior sous chef" (not executive chef, as was promised in show-related publicity and press releases throughout the season) with a $250,000 salary.



Season five, Danny Veltri- Promised Prize: Head chef at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City
- Did he get it? No. Veltri was employed as a sous chef under Stephen Kalt at Italian restaurant Fornelletto at the Borgata. However, they at least gave him a cash prize of $250k.


Season six, Dave Levey
- Promised Prize: Head Chef at Araxi Restaurant and Bar in Whistler, British Columbia
- Did he get it? No. He got the title “Head Chef”, but was treated like a line-cook, working under Executive Chef James Walt. This is a step down from the Executive Chef title he held prior to competing in Hell’s Kitchen. According to sources, Levey resigned from Araxi just a few weeks after.


Season seven, Holli Ugalde
- Promised Prize: Executive Chef at The Savoy in London
- Did she get it? We wouldn’t be writing this article if she had… They did give her a cash prize of an undisclosed amount. Unrelated, Ugalde has been recruited by B Ocean Fort Lauderdale to be their Signature Chef for the new restaurant they’re opening.

 

[nageov3t]

How are the winners screwed over?

http://foodiegossip.blogspot.com/2010/12/hells-kitchen-hell-of-embarrassment.html

Ramsay and the Hell’s Kitchen producers publicly announced a Prize at the beginning of each episode and failed to deliver on 6 out of 7 seasons. And, aside from the cash bonus some of them received, the restaurant positions that were actually handed out weren’t much of a step up from where the winners were prior to competing.

 

[waggy]

One or two of the show's prior contestants have alleged that ovens would sometimes magically be found turned off despite being turned on with 100% certainty. I tend to think that some chicanery is at work.

That and the show's prior willingness to keep on obviously underperforming cooks just because they happen to be annoying enough to make for good television has turned me off for good.

yeap. a few times the choice was between a good cook and a asshole they kept the asshole.

some of the stuff seemed staged. when the cooks would say they turned on the stove yet its raw and they didn't understand i figured something was going on.

 

[Rudee]

I was shocked to find out Gordon Ramsay is only 44. He looks at least 10 years older than that with his wrinkled skin.

 

[Krynj]

Very excited for the new season. Monday nights are going to be pretty solid for a while. Masterchef and Hell's Kitchen.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Past few winners don't become head chefs at the restaurants instead they work under other chefs. Plus some winners don't even get the jobs (due to VISA issues).

Good, some of the passed winners have sucked ass.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I was shocked to find out Gordon Ramsay is only 44. He looks at least 10 years older than that with his wrinkled skin.

Seriously???!! He looks more like 62

 

[Rudee]

Seriously???!! He looks more like 62

Ramsay looks to be part Shar Pei (Wrinkle dog)

 

[Regs]

He always has those white racoon eyes too from the fake bake tan.

 

[Newbian]

For some reason master chef seems a bit bland as there is no swearing like they have here.

Set it up to record so time to watch people set the place on fire again.

Past few winners don't become head chefs at the restaurants instead they work under other chefs. Plus some winners don't even get the jobs (due to VISA issues).

Wouldn't that be the persons fault if they have those issues and not something the show has to fix?

 

[Anonemous]

For some reason master chef seems a bit bland as there is no swearing like they have here.

Set it up to record so time to watch people set the place on fire again.



Wouldn't that be the persons fault if they have those issues and not something the show has to fix?

How do you know if Gordon Ramsey/the producer's just made up that excuse? That winners can't say anything bad about the show probably due to contracts they signed. As others have stated, the "prize" they give out is not really the prize that the winners get.

 

[Newbian]

Who knows what excuse the shows/Gordon Ramsey came up with? As others have stated, the "prize" they give out is not really the prize that the winners get.

How is it the shows fault the person has visa issues?

 

[nageov3t]

How is it the shows fault the person has visa issues?

we can't really say, because the producers never told anyone why her visa was rejected... but it seems to be pretty consistent that the show promises jobs as "executive chefs" and then employs them as line cooks (which isn't surprising, considering that's the only cooking that's ever displayed on the show)