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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 8:10 pm
Ralph nominates Andrew and Wendy. And Wendy leaves tonight. Bye bye. It was a great show tonight. Can't wait for next week. 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 8:15 pm
Sorry, would have been more vocal, but my dd called. See you next week!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 8:20 pm
next week one team does a hell's kitchen first....keep Ramsay from blowing his stack for 5 minutes. btw from now on you will address me with YES KETCHUP OR YES KETCHUPLOVER. Understand? Now move your azz
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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 8:34 pm
LOL @ Ketchup! 
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 8:47 pm
At least the patrons seemed a little more reserved this week. While that lady was throwing up, she didn't look the least bit unnerved while her husban/boyfriend stood around saying, "This isn't right." or something to that effect. How salty does Rosotto (sp?) have to be to make a person throw up? Thank goodness Jeff is gone...I can't believe he was actually walking around asking people, "Hey, you wanna see a kidney stone?"
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 10:07 pm
Thanks Jenna! Actually, I'm making well over $10K more now, in my new job, so it worked out even better! And I totally didn't have to say "shove it" but I told 'em I was looking, and I got a job offer in a week. So I told 'em without actually having to say it! Hehehe... And WOW! OMG, someone hurled after eating and they showed it? And OMG, someone hurled after eating? I'm glad Jeff is gone (although sorry to see the red team lose yet another person). He so deserved to go! Someone remind... who's Wendy? The one who had probs with the oven? Or...? (Can't remember, too lazy to look it up!) Oh, and Ketchup? Take this.... <wink wink nudge nudge> <BIG grin>
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 10:08 pm
Oh yeah... how, if you even had a smidgeon of brains, is it possible to make something too salty? So salty that you make someone toss it all?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 10:09 pm
Eeyore... sometime... When I make risotto, it usually takes about a half hour. How do you make risotto in something like 10 minutes? Is it the heat (higher heat) and more liquid? I love risotto but I'm amazed at watching these folks make it so quickly.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 10:38 pm
Patrons reserved? Remember the woman who poured her glass of wine over the table and got up and walked?
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:51 am
A restaurant I used to work at had a secret prep for risotto. They made a 2 foot by 2 foot by 6 inch deep pan of rice in the oven. It was the risotto grain, but they just filled the pan with the onions, rice, seasoning, etc and baked it partially. Sort of like a pilaf. Then, the rice was put in the pan with pureed garlic/onion and small quantities of chicken stock, and heated in about 5 minutes. The cook (my bf) just kept adding very small amounts of chicken stock every 30 seconds or so, as the rice cooked. Still came out like risotto, but there was the 2 hour prep that partially cooked it early in the day. I haven't watched tonight's episode, I only caught the last 15 minutes. But I am happy with who was let go. I don't think a person eating salty risotto would vomit as a result. Either the woman had consumed a bit too much alcohol while waiting for dinner, or something else. I can't see it going out if it was salty enough to make someone yak. Costa? Did you call my name for the risotto question?
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Jhezzie
Member
07-05-2001
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 1:16 am
This is the only thing I have against the show. The yaking and the drama wine toss. I hate the staged theatrics of the "diners". Other than that, it's rather fun. At least Chef will tell them if he likes something!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 7:21 am
I enjoyed the show last night, too. So happy to see Jeff gone and Wendy who? It's like that other woman on the blue team who did the deserts. I didn't even remember her FACE no less her name!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 8:08 am
Hey Eeyore! Yeah, I knew you have hands-on experience and could answer that risotto question. And you did! I didn't think about getting it partially prepped ahead of time. And adding liquid that often... hmm... I'll have to do that next time I make risotto. Who the heck was Wendy????
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 8:12 am
Wendy was Asian American and never eats meat she said so did not know how to properly prepare it (unfortunately, for some reason, she was in charge of the meat section for the dinner). Since this is the first time I have ever seen the show, that's all I can tell you about her. I hope it helps. 
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 8:54 am
I have vegetarians in my family; they would be the last ones I’d want to cook meat for me (not that they ever would cook let alone touch meat to cook). Wendy is a vegetarian and she was stationed to do the meat. Who decided who was stationed where?
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 11:02 am
Costacat You can prepare risotto ahead of time and just reheat it with a splash or two of stock to replace what evaporates while it sits. They rotate stations and it was Wendy's turn to do entrees. Certainly she must have known preparing meat was part of this experience. What a crew.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 11:07 am
Well, the argument is there that if you want your own restaurant, you'll more than likely have to serve meat. I'm glad Wendy is gone. Now let's get rid of the other 2 chicks on th blue team, as I dislike both. The long-haired one needs to go first, but the blonde has got an attitude that would get her fired from ANY job. Her mouth and her facial expressions would not fly with many bosses. I forget who said they didn't like the "Yes Chef" stuff, but that's normal for restaurants and hotels. If someone has their red or gold seal, and they are in charge of the kitchen, they should be called 'chef' while on the job. They bust their butts to become a chef, and deserve to be called Chef the same way we call anyone with their doctoral degree "Dr." I am really wondering about what the team does all day. I'm hoping more cooking lessons are coming, because you can't expect someone to just "know" taste right off the bat. That one executive chef on the red team should probably know flavoring, but his title could be deceiving. He may be an executive chef at a corporate chain restaurant, that sends their sauces to each restaurant in bags, and you just add water. Heaven knows I've worked in a few places like that. It has always shocked me how many people in the culinary industry SMOKE. It KILLS your tastebuds, and your sense of smell is decreased, and therefore your ability to realize flavor is handicapped. Still, smoking is very common in the industry. Has anyone noticed if Ramsay himself smokes? I can't recall...
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 11:20 am
Eeyore - I really enjoy reading your posts... gives me some extra insight into the restaurant business. Do you work at a restaurant that starts with the letter "B"?? I'm trying to figure out where you work without actually naming names.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 11:30 am
Why wouldn't you want to mention names? Bills Famous Seafood, Bernies Italian, Bertha's Risotto and Bean Barn, Bueno Burrito.........I could go on and on.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 11:33 am
The Bean Barn sounds good!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 11:59 am
Bet Your Sweet Bippy Bean Barn.

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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 12:11 pm
Are you in Vancouver Happygal? I work at a restaurant right on False Creek, which should help narrow it down. But it doesn't start with a B. The Bean Barn may 'sound' good, but how would it SMELL?
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 1:21 pm
aahh! Then perhaps it starts with the letter "M". Yes, I live in Vancouver. Back in the 70's I worked in a few restaurants (i.e., The Old Spaghetti Factory in Gastown). I'm the world's most incompetent cook... which is why I'm enjoying this tv show, I think. Fortunately for all concerned, I no longer work in the restaurant industry... 'tho I certainly enjoy eating out once in a while.
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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 1:44 pm
My nephew started smoking when he worked in kitchens. The smokers got to take more breaks.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 1:45 pm
Ok, pay attention. It was "Bertha's Risotto and Bean Barn." sheeeeeeeesh
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