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Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Our health department inspectors generally get bent about rust, rat droppings, and food out of temp more than other things - thankfully!

Allstarmaniac
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07-14-2006

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allstarmaniac a private message Print Post    
I work in a kitchen too (pastry)and have never seen anyone busted for their hair being down but I would think that as meticulous as Ramsey is he wouldn't let that fly.

I agree Tntitanfan, if people saw what really went on in some kitchens they wouldn't be too pleased!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Just because our health dept tags them for hair nets and bare hands doesn't mean they don't 'get bent about rust, rat droppings, and food out of temp'. They're not mutually exclusive.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 6:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Absolutely not, Lady T! And didn't mean to imply so -

Allstarmaniac - In a local paper last week in a feature about one of the premiere bakeries in town, the chef spoke about "poking the baked goods" with her finger to test for doneness!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 7:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Welcome, Allstar!! It's good to have you here posting with us! I know I probably would never want to eat out if I had to watch what went on in the kitchens!! I do remember one of the steak chains when I was young used to have them cooking right as you went through the line so they couldn't pull much in front of anyone. Way back in the dinosaur age when I was a kid, a special treat for me was going to my friend's parents' restaurant and they'd let us run the dishwasher and pay us something. Back then we were probably thrilled to just get a dollar, if that! The one thing that surprised me was that the floor was sort of like tar, to the best of my memory. It was an old place, though. Now that I think about it, I don't remember anyone cooking while we were there, so we were probably there between shifts.

I DO remember working as a waitress as a teen and seeing what they did there and there were times it was pretty gross. I still would eat there, though.

Costa... That works!!!!! LOL

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I can't say I see many hairnets, EXCEPT for the servers at our senior center..

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 4:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
my sister was a cook. It is normal to wipe your hands on your apron inbetween making dishes.

I couldnt believe it the first time I went to visit her at work. My job required me to handwash between each workstation (not cooking)

to tell you the truth, that apron has so much on it, it would have made one heck of a soup!! a big pot o water and just throw it in.

Shelb724
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10-20-2002

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 6:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shelb724 a private message Print Post    
funny thing--cbs sunday morning is showing something about that restaurant that gordon took the women to, opaque. i think if you were to go on the cbs web site, look for it under sunday morning. the waiters are blind!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 8:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I mentioned that when I described the restaurant Shelb. The waiters are either blind or visually impaired. And I did think the restaurant name was Opaque.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I wear a hairnet when use my computer :-)

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
ROFL Ketchuplover!!! I bet you don't have a all the crud between the keys like we do! heh heh Ok, so it's more crumbs than hair, but that darn dog hair gets into everything, not to mention the cat likes to sit and sleep in the computer chair. I think she's having an online affair or something!

Shel
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07-27-2005

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shel a private message Print Post    
Watching - I think you need a kitty hair net... That would be a funny looking net! lol

Allstarmaniac
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07-14-2006

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allstarmaniac a private message Print Post    
Watching, thx for the welcome. I thought I replied to your post but I don't see it here so maybe a SM. Hmm got to check out that restaurant. Wish they would have showed more of that meal.

Who's going to go tonight??

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I didn't catch it . . . what "looks like baby vomit"? lol

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Anyone around to spoil? Who's outta there tonight?

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Spoiler
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guys won the first service, it was individual dishes again. they got to play paintball against ramsay. no winners of the dinner service, but Julia kicked butt again. they had to come up with their own menu an of course the girls talked down on julia and made up a menu. Ramsay asked Julia which entree she suggested and she up front told him none of them, she wanted a steak dish, he told her to put it on there. it ended up being the most requested, most liked dish. guys sucked ... josh really blew it, but ramsay got on all the guys for not helping him. Julia had to put one girl up and the guys had to agree to put up a guy. Julia put up Bonnie (cuz she sucked again) and the boys surprisingly put up Brad. I think it was part of Rock's strategy. Cuz they went at each other in front of Ramsay. Anywayzzzz, Brad is gone ...


Neko
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08-03-2001

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
This post contains stuff about tonight's episode, so if you're still watching it right now and don't want to be spoiled, stop reading!

Next week is looking like it'll be really good, and I'm quite sure that Josh is the one that won't even make it through dinner service next week.
After him getting RIPPED apart by Chef Ramsey tonight, I can't see him lasting very long.
I was actually waiting for Ramsey to veto the blue team's nomination and put Josh up so he could boot him.

I felt bad for Bonnie. The way they edited the show, it looked like she was really trying to get the team to communicate. There was the obvious issues with her execution of food, but when you don't know what your supposed to be making, and no one will tell you what they're doing, it can get you really flustered.

I really lost respect for Jen tonight. I thought she was above the pettiness that Rock seems to have in spades, so it's no wonder they'll be butting heads next week because they're so alike.
I understand she was upset about the meal choices, but to hold that above Bonnie's head all night was rediculous!

And the fact that at this point, it was still a team game, just makes everything WORSE!
At least next week, with just one group, it'll be more individual based due to the fact they aren't trying to beat another team.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I agree Neko, Jen was so open about blowing Bonnie off and not communicating. I don't really even know what started that, it seemed out of nowhere to me. Rock is a nasty man. I hope he is the one who crashes and burns next week. His head is SO big I don't know how he isn't called out more for his crappy attitude by Ramsay.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 8:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
Maybe Jen was mad at Bonnie because she messed up with the fish delivery? Not very smart if you want your team to win.

Uncle_ricky
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07-02-2007

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 11:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Uncle_ricky a private message Print Post    
Good for Julia -- how humiliating it must have been for all the others (Rock had to have been acutely galled) when Gordo proclaimed her the best of tonight's dinner service. It'll probably take a miracle for her to win, but it's been nice seeing her stick around through all these rounds of the competition.

Darclyte
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07-11-2005

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 4:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darclyte a private message Print Post    
I'm really surprised that Brad went over Bonnie. I guess I understand the reasoning, but no way he should have left before Bonnie or Josh. Both of them have screwed up far more times than Brad ever has...at least in terms of what we've been shown on screen. I wasn't impressed with Julia...again. Fish and chips is not a "fine dining" experience. It just isn't. In England, it's "pub food." So, it wouldn't matter if it was the best Fish & Chips Gordon had ever had, as presented it was a no go. She could have made it a fine dining dish had she not made fries and seasoned and garnished the fish. That could have flown...maybe. AS for her steak and shrimp, yeah, that's an easy choice. Bonnie and Jen got caught over thinking, while Julia went to a common dish. It was simple and easy to make, which is what made it popular with the diners. Everyone knows what steak and shrimp is, not everyone knows what some of the dishes the guys made were. It's a pretty basic item from a pretty basic cook. Julia is a hard worker, and she's determined, but again, her lack of simple culinary knowledge would kill her if she were to win. The resort would fire her within a week. Ahi tuna is not only a staple of fine dining restaurants, more and more it's a menu item on mid-level restaurants. It's just not commonly known to the "waffle house" crowd. She probably only thinks of tuna as something in a can. I like Julia, but she would have been better off on Search For The Next Food Network Star as she could have sold herself as a down-to-earth cook...they seem to love that there. Her lack of culinary knowledge would have been trumped by her cooking skills and possibly her on camera skills. She'd never even qualify for Top Chef. Anyway, Rock is too self-absorbed for me to "want" to win, but at this point he's the best choice for a winner. He's the most knowledgable, the most consistent, the most versatile, and has never tried to use food from the trash. I just hate that he refers to himself in the third person and how he's like Jen in being petty towards his team. Oy.

Freetimefinally
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01-26-2006

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 4:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Freetimefinally a private message Print Post    
"I'm really surprised that Brad went over Bonnie."

I think they both need to go but Brad had many dishes sent back last night that were cooked wrong. One was ravioli still cold.

Mack
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07-23-2002

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 6:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
With the way things when on the show last night we could have easily understood any of them going home with the exception of Julia. Sounds like we're part of the Julia Fan Club, and that may be true, but the rest really were out of it last night. From not being able to cook (Bonnie and Josh) to attitude problems (particularly Jen and Rock) they fell way short. Brad was actually kind of a surprise but he also just stood there when Josh was struggling, had his own cooking problems, and probably got some negative input for being the driver of the blue team's menu. Jen and Rock appear to be the best chefs...in the sense of knowing what to do but not necessarily how to make it happen....but Julia clearly has the greatest potential.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 7:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Cooking ravioli is a no brainer. Brad deserved to go when his two plates got sent back.

Rock is just nasty, as is Jen. I really would prefer not to see either of them win this thing. And I couldn't believe how both of them just sabotaged their teams (Jen not communicating or helping, and none of the guys going and helping Josh.) I also think I understand why Rock put Brad down to go... he thinks he can beat Josh so get out the stronger guy. Plus, I'm pretty sure they thought the girls were gonna lose one, so that must've been a shock to 'em. Hahaha!

The fish and chips... yeah, well, it took the girls half their time to even figure out what they were gonna do. And Jen's dish wasn't any better.

Julia's steak and shrimp... yeah, it was simple but it was something that does appeal to the masses. Seriously, how many restaurants do you go to that do NOT serve steak? Being a veggie, I can't tell you how often I go to dinner with friends, and someone ALWAYS orders steak. Done well, a steak is a good choice.

Mack
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07-23-2002

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
I agree Costacat.....maybe this year is going to come down to the last chef standing instead of the best chef standing. Quite frankly I wouldn't give any of them a major kitchen to run right now.