Last night on “Hell’s Kitchen,” ol’ Matt was sent to the Red team, where his whining might be tolerated a bit more, and where he could face off against his rival, Ben. This guy just keeps spouting off at the mouth, and if it’s getting on my nerves, I can imagine it must be worse in person.
Anyway, Chef Ramsay started out by cooking three dishes with fake meat, and seeing if the chefs knew the difference. Most of them didn’t, except for Petrozza, who said the beef in the beef stew tasted like it wasn’t real beef. That was a prelude to the challenge of the day, which was the palate test….that is, Ramsay blindfolded the contestants and then made them guess what they were being fed. The Red team was leading by a wide margin by the time it came down to Matt vs. Ben, and Matt did well enough to give the “ladies” the victory.
During the dinner service, Roseann was struggling, and so was Ben. In fact, Ramsay got in Ben’s face and told him to “shut it down” for the night. Uh-oh. Jen was also enduring the wrath of Ramsay for a change, and she didn’t like it. The guys were declared the losing team, and each one of them had to nominate one teammate for elimination. LouRoss chose Ben, Ben chose LouRoss, Bobby chose Petrozza, and Petrozza chose himself. Ramsay commended Petrozza for being a “man,” and then promptly sent Ben packing.
I really thought Ben had a shot to win this thing, and that Ramsay was pushing him on purpose because he knew that. But when you keep screwing up, you’re doomed. Now this thing is kind of wide open. I mean, I really have no idea who might win, and just for that reason, I want to keep watching.
See you next week…
