Being chosen from a crowd on a TV show usually leads to good things; that is, unless it’s episode five of “Hell’s Kitchen” and done by chef Gordon Ramsay.
Given the choice to eliminate J or Andrea from season five of FOX’s “Hell’s Kitchen”, host Ramsay went outside the rules of his cooking contest Thursday night, picking the contestant he picked on most – the bit-too-dim, little-too-sunny Colleen.
The spunky cooking instructor from Nebraska, who Ramsay once called a thief for robbing her students of learning and money, left without the grand prize – a one-year, $250,000 contract as the next executive chef at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Resort in Atlantic City – but took home something possibly even more rare: praise from Ramsay.
In a few parting words, Ramsay characterized the 41-year-old chef as fiery and strong.
Andrea of Reading, Pa., who had asserted herself as team leader of the unisex Red Team, tasted her first bit of public criticism from Ramsay and her teammates, disappointing them by burning too many beef Wellingtons at the meat station.
In an attempt to dodge criticism, Andrea swept the steaks under her working table and pressed on with new steaks, but her teammates found out, keying on her station after several meat entries were backed-up.
J manned the meat station for the Blue Team – who made its debut with former Blue Team outcast, Lacey – and performed just as poorly, calling it the worst performance of his cooking career. Ramsay agreed, but compared with J’s previous forays, it was only shades worse.
For the second straight episode, disappointing efforts from both teams led Ramsay to close Hell’s Kitchen early, thus never appointing a winner. Since no team lost, no team had to nominate two of its members for elimination.
Instead, Ramsay had the episodes’ standouts – Giovanni of the Blue Team and LA of the Red Team, both of whom whipped up praiseworthy risotto for appetizers – send up a teammate.
It came down to Andrea and Colleen on the Red and J and Robert on the Blue, but as Ramsay pointed out Thursday night, he has the power of veto.
Also for the second consecutive night, the Blue Team lost the initial challenge: a best-out-of-three cook-off with an Asian-fusion theme. Ramsay complimented Paula on her tuna dish, one of the best he says he’s ever had on the show.
from:http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090306/ENT/90306001/1006/news01
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