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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 1:59 pm
I do like the show. I think Elsie's undoing will come from not having someone to lean on in individual challenges.. but of course in a kitchen a team is very important (but the head chef should be capable of doing ALL stations or jobs.. and it showed when Ralph was asked to come up to the station with Ramsay. As for the fish, yes, Ralph dictated WHAT was to be cooked, but in a kitchen you don't always get to prepare/serve your favorites.. you have to prepare what is ordered and often that will be the very dish you hate. One thing Elsie got last night was wonderful training on the flambe items and the Caesar salad prep at table as well.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 2:07 pm
I love a classic Caesar, prepared at table! 
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 2:16 pm
Yes, Seamonkey, The previews showed Elsie, in tears, lamenting that "no one spoke two fu*king words to me all night". I think she probably asked questions that no one was willing to answer. She needed help and was not only frustrated but felt pushed away by people who have been her friends. I am going to repeat myself. She is still the leading contender to win based on the drama of a mother of 6, with no experience, rising to the top above two experienced men. The strikes against her are breaking under pressure and her desire to be nominated the week before, citing fatigue and feeling done. Thanks for the link, Bonzacat
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 2:58 pm
I think it was more like making demands, still thinking this was a team effort and expecting the support she got when it was a team. She may also have asked technical questions like how do I or where is the.. but what I heard was "could you bring me the ? or set up the ?. And the answer was uh, no. Yes, I do think they love the drama and she may be the best non-chef and have good instincts and have great potential. After all the two are already chefs so Ramsay isn't really "discovering" them or "creating" them.. with Elsie he'd have that possible claim.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 4:15 pm
Fruitbat.... you have made me spit laughing on at least 3 threads today. You're cracking me up... Jeff! uh... no.....not Jeff.... you're..... Mike.....no...uh.... LMAO Silly BAT!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 5:39 pm
Why is nobody wearing a hair net?
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 6:41 pm
KL - love that! Probably because they don't look good on TV and this isn't a real restaurant, leaving the producers the option of obeying/quoting health laws when it suits the situation. That's my guess, anyway.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 6:43 pm
I just had to share:

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Jhezzie
Member
07-05-2001
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 10:38 pm
Was this on tonight? Until I saw the thread again, I had totally forgotten about it! Who got axed?
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 1:02 am
LOL Great pic!! It was on Monday night.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 7:57 am
Jhezzie, there were 2 eps on. Andrew got axed in the first ep, Jimmy in the second.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:04 am
TG it's Monday! I will trade 10 CHEFS for Eric of Big Brother. I need the break that only CHEF can provide!

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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 2:49 pm
Do you mean that Eric is 10x better than Chef? BACK TO YOUR STATION!!!!!! 
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 3:06 pm
I think that came out wrong... I am so sorry, CHEF! 
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Jhezzie
Member
07-05-2001
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 4:26 pm
Chef would slap you with a handful of spaghetti had he heard that!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 7:39 pm
Elsie wins leftover challenge. Others now watching her on Good Day Live. Elsie starts cooking Rosotto. Now Elsie gets to choose their stations. The others hate her guts.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 7:56 pm
My God could Ramsays bias be any more evident? Elsie gets to go the bathroom to calm down when things get hot???????????
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 8:09 pm
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Bye bye Elsie. Elsie touched his heart????????????????????
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 8:30 pm
I wonder what would have happened had she been honest with him and admitted that she didn't get the support from the "team"?
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:29 pm
My dudness, widdle Ralphie trew a widdle tantrum when he didunt win the leftover challenge... .... how does one type/talk in baby-talk...?
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:38 pm
I was wondering the same thing, Nick.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 1:11 am
Me too Nick & Ladytex. She should have been truthful instead of trying not to be a trouble maker, because the others were. I think Chef WANTED her to tell him the truth since he was on to them. Too bad.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 1:15 am
ITA.Chef was practically spelling it out for her. She really let herself down on that one. She is simply too nice and now that she is home watching what they said I bet she is really kicking herself.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 4:25 am
LOL Ketchup! I really was afraid he would just hang onto Elsie forever.. There is no problem with that if he wants to bring her in and train her, but she doesn't seem to have what it takes to run a kitchen.. and maybe she didn't get support but she wasn't able to GIVE it either.. I'm betting Ralph goes next but hope I'm wrong. I may not want him as a friend but would probably rather have him cooking for me..
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 4:27 am
OH yeah.. here I am up at 3qm because of live feed posting but I kept taking time to Watch my recordings of The Scholar and Chef.. now on to other stuff...
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