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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 8:11 am
Didn't someone do that once on one of these shows? Use frozen items. And got called out on it there, too. Gnocci is a bit time-consuming to make. There's no way it could've been made in the time allotted, with the other stuff prepared to go with the dish. You have to cook the potatoes, make the dough, chill the dough, roll it into tubes, cut the dough, form the gnocci, and then cook 'em. Probably at least a couple of hours, more likely three.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 8:56 am
I dvr'd the show and watched it yesterday. Have to say that I am on Ramsay's side. With all the wasted food, I'd be a bit over the top, also. The women were an embarrassment! Julia was the only one who understood the need/concept of working together. I really haven't formed an opinion of the men, yet. OMG! The Gnocci bit was incredible! You could see where it was going to go the minute Ramsay was told it was frozen. I couldn't stop laughing! I'm a very sad, sad person...I like Gordon Ramsay. After watching his other shows and <yes> reading his personal biography, I do respect the man. Would I want to work for him? HECK NO! I'm trying to watch the show from Ramsay's perspective, this year. For me, it made this episode better. I also get such a kick out of John Philip (sp?)! Wish they'd show more of him! Thanks for the spoiler, Wilson!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 2:39 pm
Oh yes, much more Jean-Philippe! I really wanted to hear the rest of that story he was starting when Ramsay showed up.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 3:37 pm
I've never made gnocchi, either, but according to Epicurious' Herb Gnocchi recipe, it looks very, very labour intensive. One of those "hurry up and wait" recipes. Absolutely no way you could do it in the (half hour? hour?) they were given. Sigh... I'm waiting on dough in the fridge right now, too...
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 11:03 pm
FYI for anyone who missed the first episode like I did. They are replaying it before the next new episode on Monday. 
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:36 am
I figure the whole gnocchi thing was a set-up. By that I mean the contestants had to tell the show staff what their "signature" dish was so that they'd have the makings. The staff probably knew that Ramsay would not be happy but they let it go because it made for good TV. On the other hand it doesn't seem to me that it would take much thought to know that almost anything frozen was going to go over like a lead balloon.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:52 am
Set up or no, he fell into the trap. He should've known there was no way it'd be appropriate to use a frozen, pre-made ingredient. No matter how good it was. (BTW, bad gnocci does taste like lead! <grin>)
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 3:14 am
i've never eaten lead. believe it or not.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 10:03 am
I would like to make a pathetic comment. I'm looking forward to tonight's show, and if anyone will recall, I HATED last week's with a passion. There isn't a damn thing on to watch, so I'm down to looking forward to a show I didn't like. HELLO TV PROGRAMMERS!!!! Put something on will ya. How long till BB??? Good grief this is pathetic. And I didn't look at Wilson's folder because so far I might, maybe, know 2 or 3 names. So a spoiler wouldn't do much for me lolol
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 10:10 am
Oh Karen, meant to say I have made gnocchi, and I even cheated, using my pasta machine to mix it and spit em out (still had to hand finish them off). I have done many labor intensive things in the kitchen, and these were BLOODY HELL!!!! They fell into my, never again-once was enough mode. Especially since if you get GOOD frozen ones vs the cheapies, they taste pretty good. In my old building my Italian (from Italy) neighbors would make them from scratch and dang they were awesome. But I got their secret ingredient (which I added in my pasta machine ones), and YUM. But they are just too much damn work and there is no way he had time to make them from scratch. What annoyed me is he made a happy sound (well I think, it's kinda hard to be sure when Ramsey is happy as we so seldom see it lol), and it was just a setup to destroy him. Those scallops looked like perfection, yet we never heard a comment on that, as he did with the others. I wondered if they were as good as they looked. I could tell Ramsey's fits if he tempered them a bit more with a few human comments here and there.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 11:57 am
Lurknomore--I totally agree about there being nothing on TV these days! However, I do like Hell's Kitchen. lol Can't wait for BB and Last Comic Standing to start too!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 12:05 pm
I'm embarrassed to say that I found last weeks Hell's Kitchen pretty funny and entertaining. At one point Ramsay's "chefs" were so bad, he even gave up on yelling at them and insulting them. You've got to be really bad to get Ramsay feeling sorry for you!
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 12:18 pm
I was thinking the same thing Jimmer! LOL I felt kinda bad when I found myself laughing at the crying chef's but for some reason it just made me laugh. Maybe because it was only the first episode and they were already crying?? lol Looking forward to tonights episode!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 2:29 pm
America's Got Talent is on tonight. Just sayin'
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 2:56 pm
Setting my VCR to record this just in case I don't get home from my wine tasting early enough to see it live! Yep, I lead a hard life! Spent the day doing two downtown (new symphony hall and Capitol) tours and lunch with girlfriends. Yep - tough!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 4:29 pm
Wow that is rough. Hope you're up for tonight's show. (That sounds like a nice way to spend the day!)
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 5:42 pm
Ketchuplover... down the hall, third door on the right. 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 7:02 pm
I only caught the last 15 mins and wow. Aaron needs to stop crying, sheesh.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 7:07 pm
The women kicked azz tonight. Aaron endangered the patrons and stays? I don't think Gordo needed to curse at Eddie after he axed him. I think one of the customers gets sick next week.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 7:29 pm
The showed clips of the guy crying on Best week ever and I LOL even harder!! The comments the comics said after the clips just killed me
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Alliet
Member
07-11-2005
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 9:44 pm
Can anyone tell me why Aaron, who slept through the challenge then the punishment and later endangered the customers with fish bones was NOT nominated tonight? He WANTED to leave. Then he didn't, knowing what a copout he'd been.... I don't get it. Are Fox in any way leading the people into not choosing the obvious people for elimination?!!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 9:55 pm
It's not all that surprising in some ways depending on strategy. Rock may have wanted to keep Aaron as he thought he was weaker and less of a threat to win, to improve his own chances in the long run.
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Eris
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 10:34 pm
I just have to share this smilie...it cracks me up...the crybaby and everything

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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, June 11, 2007 - 11:10 pm
I watched this for the first time tonight. Personally, I would have walked out. No one should speak to anyone the way the "Chef" speaks to them. I can work through high pressure environments. I was a waitress for many years and yes, there can be a lot of stress. I would never work in a place where this "Chef" works. I do not find it amusing or funny. I find it degrading for those who are trying their best. I guess I should have taken the name of the show to heart. I missed two and a half men to watch this. WAAA
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Stormie
Member
03-01-2007
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 12:04 am
Eris, that is the cutest smiley and so perfect for this show, lol. I think the head chef yells to see who will crack under pressure. He's like that every season. I'm never sure who I like though, until they get down to the wire, but I must say, tonights show had a lot of crying, it was funny and not at the same time. I'm glad the women have pulled together though, so far they are doing great. We'll see next week if the men can step up to the head chef's standards.
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