The TV show, Hell's Kitchen, anyone watch?

I just knew someone would have already started this thread. I did a search and found the real Hell's Kitchen but no TV show. It was a hoot I thought. I can't waite for the next show! Anyone else seen it?
Joe

Yup! I love all his shows. They show some on bbc America too but I download the ones they show in the UK.

I don't care how mean he is, something is working for him. 7 stars (through all his places) at 38...makes me pea green with envy.

Dh is making me type this lol In all honesty, I have a crush on him. I like arrogant, hostile men who are perfectionist apparently. Hey, he said be honest!!

He's only 38?? Wow- I would have thought mid 40's. Stress does make you age.

Oh, I love watching his shows- I watch Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen.

He's 40 now but got his 3rd star for his Gordon Ramsay location when he was 38.

38? I was thinking late 40s.

I'm almost 31. No way is that man only seven years older than me, and believe me, I don't think I look particularly great for my age. Our intern guessed me at 26 the other day, but I think he was just trying for brownie points. (He was kind to all of us girls...)

Hey thats tricky Tricky! A good rule is to always say 20% below your real guess. 40=32, 30=24 and so on. But, I'm betin you dont look a day over 26!
Joe

I find that professional chefs almost invariably look 10-20 years older than they really are: anyone remember Fat Ralph, the runner-up from last season's HK? He was 36 and looked 50.

I think it's the stress and the time spent in front of stoves, ranges, grills and other heat sources. That just turns your skin to leather.

No I think its the drinking,drug abuse and stress that does most of us in.

LB- LOL Fat Ralph was 36??? Yeah he was totally old looking!

I prefer Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmare. Great show. You'd think he'd have nothing to do with the kitchens he's helping, but he does wip them into shape, and compliments them when things are good. He's not really a jerk.

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Originally posted by Lucky Bishop

I find that professional chefs almost invariably look 10-20 years older than they really are: anyone remember Fat Ralph, the runner-up from last season's HK? He was 36 and looked 50.

I think it's the stress and the time spent in front of stoves, ranges, grills and other heat sources. That just turns your skin to leather.

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Originally posted by jellybear

No I think its the drinking,drug abuse and stress that does most of us in.

Oh, believe me, I know that. My "late 40s" guess took all of that into account. I married one. And was a restaurant manager before I became an Accountant... Chefs do (usually) look older than they are, but I think it's the drinking and drug abuse that does it, more than the stress.

My boy is only 26 (yes, robbing the cradle!) and he still looks his age. His sous-chef is 6 months older than he, and definitely looks older than I do. I think the difference is that mine rarely drinks and has never done an illegal drug. His sous drinks daily (and heavily more than occasionally) and well, I'm pretty sure he's friendly with the drugs, too.

I'm surprised that Gordon hasn't opened a restaurant here in the States, especially in Las Vegas where all the other celebrity chefs seem to be flocking.

Gordon was on Regis & Kelly this morning. He called Regis a donk! Was all in fun though, grilled pork chops.
Joe

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Originally posted by Niagara

I'm surprised that Gordon hasn't opened a restaurant here in the States, especially in Las Vegas where all the other celebrity chefs seem to be flocking.

He is opening a restaurant in the States, two of them. One in New York and one in LA. The one in NY will be in the old Rihga Royal Hotel, not sure about the LA one. They both will be called The London.

Sorry don't watch. Can't get past the guy's rudeness...I'm from the South.

Hello all ,
I happen to love the show .
Pure entertainment

Benzee

ok,
1-yes i did watch hells kitchen
2- this guy would last about 2 days tops in an american kitchen
3- he has no concept of team building
4- i just hope that he finally meets an american that will teach him the old trick of bobbing for french fries. while i know that would be cut from the show it would present a more realistic look at a professional kitchen.
for those that are truly interested into an insight into the world of pro's i"d recommend anthony bourdains book "kitchen confidential".
much more to the point then a food soap opera that whats his name presents

Prisonchef, I like Anthony's show, No Reservations, on the Travel Channel. For all, it's a good foodie show, light hearted!

But it will be Hell's to pay tonight!!!!
Joe

Anthony Bourdain is such a Lou Reed wannabe. I can't tolerate that smug little prick and his desperate need to appear to be the hippest guy in the room.

Prisonchef, you clearly have never seen Ramsay's BBC series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: every episode, he goes into a failing restaurant and turns it around, and he does that by...wait for it...team-building! He's all about the team building, but for him, team-building means everyone on the team works as hard as they can. That doesn't work for everybody.

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Originally posted by V960

Sorry don't watch. Can't get past the guy's rudeness...I'm from the South.

I too am offended by his rudeness, and I am not from The South!

Last year, BBC America gave some insight into Gordon's persona by detailing the background of his brother, who is a long-term heroin addict and jailbird. Like so many others who are addicted to hard drugs, Gordon's brother is on a collision course with destruction, and he is taking Gordon along on that ride--at least in an emotional sense.

I perceive that Gordon has lots of anger as a result of his belief that he is obligated to constantly bail out his brother, and attend to his various and sundry problems. It is clear to me that Gordon is enabling his brother's behaviors by repeatedly bailing him out of jail and rescuing him from his own failings. However, this does not give Mr. Ramsey permission to treat people as he does.

I think that Gordon is demanding the perfection in others that he does not find in his own family, and that is inherently sad. That being said, the series on BBC America is, ultimately, more satisfying than the one that Gordon did exclusively for American consumption. The BBC series shows him actually helping small restauranteurs to improve their businesses. While he does show his frustration at times, in the BBC series he is less of a autocrat, and more of a decent human being.

My take, it's all for the ratings. He is probably an ok guy, but I don't actually know him, just my poker player read. Time will tell.
Joe

He took Conan O'Brien by surprise on Late Night.....
Not sure if you can get this video or not..
Too bad they bleeped out what Gordon said to him.

http://us.video.aol.com/video.full.adp?mode=0&pmmsid=1667898&referer=http%3A//television.aol.com/franchise/top5.adp

Shoot my PC wouldn't work that vidio, it's old. What did he say Roossy?
Joe

Yes Chef.

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Originally posted by PapaJoe8

Shoot my PC wouldn't work that vidio, it's old. What did he say Roossy?
Joe

I DONT KNOW.. they bleep the m*****@#% word out.
All you hear after that is Conan saying, "you cant say that on TV, maybe in England you can".....and then the video stops.

I'm waiting for one of the contestants to turn on Gordon and calmly say "Gordo - I wasn't the one who cut your ass from Rangers - get over it" and then watch Ramsey have a stroke.

Gordon had a heroin addict brother - big deal. I had a heroin addicted younger sister and I don't act that way.

Gordy was a promising young footballer in Scotland, but the Glasgow Rangers cut him before he got to the big leagues, so he went on to become a chef. I think that is the cause of his hostility.

I do have to give Gordon kudos for having the good taste to wear a Brazil jersey on Conan, though.

Tony Bourdain noted in A Cook's Tour that when Ramsay left the last restaurant he worked at before going out on his own forty-some-odd of the staff went with him. Can't be THAT much of a jerk if he inspires loyalty like that. I think he overdoes the mean schtick a little for TV. After all, he does have a reputation to live up to.

"They show some on bbc America too but I download the ones they show in the UK. " Bham, where do you find these, I would like to get some UK BBC shows and do not know where to find them.

Gordon seems a lot nicer on the UK ones , but I do enjoy the US version too

I'm with Niagra, I don't think the psychobabble is accurate.
He was a rugby soccer player. And the players/coaches push each other to the limit. The coaches yell, so Ramsay yells. It's coaching in the kitchen. nothing more.
And he does team build. It's ALL about team. Each person is responsible for their job/position. No excuses. Get the job done.
The way he did team building in Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmare, proves that he believes in team work.
Keep in mind, that Hell's Kitchen is edited to tell the story the producers want us to see, not necessarily everything that really happens.

Read "My Life as an Apprentice" by Jacques Pepin. In it, you'll read about warlord chefs along side the comradery of working in high pressure, high demand kitchens.

I've had both kinds of coaches in my life, the insrpiring kind, and the demanding kind. In reality, it takes a bit of both. In Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmare, he did both. Clearly, the producers of Hell's Kitchen are deleting any positive portion. The chefs on the show wouldn't take pure abuse. I don't think we're seeing the whole story, just the parts the producers think will sell.

Scorereader-

Not Rugby.
Gordon played Football, aka "soccer", in the Rangers' organization

But I agree with the rest of your post.