"Hells Kitchen" Fox TV

[oochiegoo]

Anybody watching tonight? 8PM EST. It's goooooooooooooooooood!!!!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I have seen it advertised. I am not sure if I'll be watching, but if others watch it maybe they'll post it here. Please let us know how it turns out. This may be an addictive program.

[Eileen]

Hello there! I just stumbled onto this site, i'm in the process of looking for the introduction thread. The "Hell's Kitchen" caught my eye..
I've never heard of it & we have Fox..too many stations I guess lol..
I take it's a cooking channel?:confused: Nice to meet you anyway;) Eileen

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Welcome to MM Eileen! Here's the Welcome thread (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3820#post3820) so that others can meet you, so to speak! This is a big place with lots to do. I hope this helps.

[oochiegoo]

Oh, my gosh ladies!!! It was so good tonight, 2 hours of "Hell's Kitchen". It's going to be addicting! This is the only tv reality show I would ever watch, it's not really all that fake crap either...hope any body else enjoyed it too??

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Will it be on every Monday night?

[oochiegoo]

Yep, you gotta watch it...(you missed a good 2 hours today though)

http://www.fox.com/hellskitchen/ (I'm such a dork - here's the site)



Will it be on every Monday night?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Thanks. I will pass this along. It won't be in this newsletter, but hopefully it'll be in the next one and there will be others who will want to chat about it with you as well.

[cat lover]

I guess I'll have to be on the lookout for that one! Have never heard of it. We don't watch much local channels at night so guess that is why I'm in the dark! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

In the previews, the head chef or restaurant owner screams and yells at the staff until they cry. It seems pretty intense and crazy as things are in the restaurant business--except no screaming and yelling. LOL

[cat lover]

Oh Boy; sounds like a lawsuit waiting!!!LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It's one of those reality shows. There are so many that have people taking risks, that I do not know how none of them get sued from the injuries. In my opinion the people who are involved will be emotionally injured rather than physically injured. I would bet anything they have had to sign a paper stating they would not sue in exchange for $$$$. LOL

[cat lover]

OH, I wonder then does it really show any real cooking?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Maybe Oochigoo will tell us more about what she saw the other night later. From the commercials, there is. I know when I worked in the restaurant business there was intense pressure. It was rush, getting triple seated (when I was a waitress), cooks, dish washers, and other staff not showing up (when I was a manager), people complaining for valid and nonvalid reasons, food not being cooked right, accidents in the kitchen--partially due to the rush, and on and on and on. It was good money for me, but there was extreme pressure. I just cannot imagine adding a person in charge with a temper!

[cat lover]

Oh I remember years ago my DH was an assistant manager in a Pizza Hut
(1969-ish) and I use to go "help" on Sundays (just to be with him) and a lot of what you describe went on, I just think now a days it seems much worse from what I've seen when we are in a restuarant(which isn't often).

[oochiegoo]

World-renowned chef GORDON RAMSAY is back for a second serving of the sizzling unscripted series HELL’S KITCHEN – and he’s putting 12 new would-be restaurateurs on his chopping block. A former pro-soccer-player-turned-Michelin-starred-chef, Ramsay has conquered London’s haute cuisine scene. Now he’s crossing the Pond again, to discover – or create – America’s next culinary star. The heat is on and the "steaks" are high as the contestants endure Ramsay’s hellishly intense culinary boot camp for a chance to win the ultimate mouth-watering prize – the coveted title of Executive Chef of a luxurious fine-dining restaurant at the brand-new Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas. In addition, the winner will be eligible to receive a financial interest in the restaurant and assist its design. Each week Ramsay will grill the ambitious hopefuls as they attempt to prove they have what it takes to run their own restaurant. He will slice and dice the contestants, keeping only those who possess the right combination of ingredients to ensure success. The contestants’ inexperience, combined with the perfectionist Ramsay’s acid tongue, may be a recipe for disaster, but for one aspiring restaurateur it’s the chance of a lifetime. In this pressure-cooker environment, only one thing is certain: if the contestants can’t stand the heat, they’ll have to get out of HELL’S KITCHEN. Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa is located 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip at the base of Red Rock Canyon and features 850 rooms, a 35,000- square-foot spa, Rande Gerber’s nightclub Cherry, nine restaurants and gaming. -fox tv

Monday's 8pm EST/7C Fox

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It sounds like American Idol. That Simon guy (I've never watched it though) says the most horrible things to the up and coming stars. But, they have to get used to it in that business.

[cat lover]

Thanks for the info, will defintely try to remember to take a peek!

[oochiegoo]

It's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay worse than American Idol!!!
This head chef is mean to the bone!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

It's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay worse than American Idol!!!
This head chef is mean to the bone!

LOL That's pretty bad to be worse than Simon! Of source, Simon doesn't look like he's about to blow a gasket like the chef guy I saw on the pre-views.

[oochiegoo]

Chef Ramsay is way worse than Simon by far. 10X, I think anyway!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

He looked like he was about to explode in the previews! LOL

BTW, NASCAR will be coming to your state this weekend!

[cat lover]

OMG! And this is enjoyable to watch! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Cat, did you watch the show?

[cat lover]

Darn, forgot about it! Guess I'm going to have to post a note by the TV!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

That's what I like about my cable in Carlsbad. I can set reminders and they will pop up to tell me when my show is on. However, if I am not watching TV, then I don't know about the reminder.

[cat lover]

That sounds like a pretty neat plus with your cable service!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

We also get our Internet service through our cable service there too. I wish it were the case here.

[cat lover]

Here I go again; in the boonies we don't have cable; just satelite. (sp) And of course our internent is dial up!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Can you get Internet with your satelite or do you know?

[oochiegoo]

Attention Ladies...don't forget - "Hell's Kitchen" is on tomorrow night
8EST/7CNRL

DeBora - Yes, NASCAR was here (just got your message now) I haven't been on all weekend, been busy. But we've been talking about it here in Michigan, the weather here is o.k., hot..but thunderstorms. What a bumer for the people who went. My husband, myself and my brother were going to go but waited for the last minute and didn't end up going. I would have loved to go. I went to the Charlotte race a few years ago. WHAT A BLAST!!!!!! HOW AWESOME!!!! YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW UNLESS YOU GO!!! It's not the same on t.v.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I saw the previews of this show. My goodness, the chef is also a bit physically violent too in that he throws and hits things. I guess that sells programs. lol


I was a bit bummed that a chunk of the last laps got rained out. I agree, a live race is so awesome! So many people are tailgating. People who don't even know each other share their meals together. I noticed that the traffic in Michigan isn't near as bad as it is at other tracks. Watching it on television is better is you know what is going on as far as what they are doing to the cars, what is going on with the cars on the track, the terminology, and so on. Looks like Bobby and a few others gambled today hoping the rain would go away and lost. Bummer!

I'll try to remember the program tomorrow.

[cat lover]

DH was flipping through the channel guide and I saw the listing so we left it on the channel; well, sorry to say I only watched about 20 minutes of it and just couldn't get into it. They had the "boys" against the "girls" and the arguing and ***ism was just too much I thought so I won't be watching again.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I was just channel surfing and stumbled across a show on the BBC channel called, "Ramsey's Kitchen." I started watching it because I thought it was a cooking show. (The guy that just won the cooking thing on Foodnetwork has a program on and I just really dislike him.) Anyway, after watching for a few minutes, I realize that this chef might just be the same one from Hell's kitchen! It sure is!

Anyway, he is blunt, but he is working very well with restaurant owners to help them see why their restaurant isn't working to help them get it back going on track. I like the BBC program!

[cat lover]

Does he scream and yell at them too! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I haven't seen him scream and I have been watching for about 40 minutes. He uses the F word a lot and has argued with the restaurant owner a few times, but it was within context of the situation. He's mostly just blunt or honest with the ppl he is working with. I am really enjoying it. He's got one guy to get his restaurant back and up just in time because he was about to go under. The preview shows that the next show has Ramsey making another chef putting money, along with himself, into a piggy bank everytime he cusses. lol

[cat lover]

Somebody will be making a lot of change then! LOL

[DeBora4BobbyL]

I noticed that this chef is as different as night and day from the BBC show and the American show. DH compares it to the difference between Emeril's day show and night show. I think he changes to accomodate the different types of viewing audiences.

[wakyzackmom]

:eek:

That guy is a nut!

[cat lover]

I tried to watch it again the other night , but still couldn't get through it. I guess it is more for "entertainment", but not my style! LOL