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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Friday, June 27, 2008 - 10:19 am
I understand that being forced to clean your plate does not automatically mean you will have a weight problem. And for me, I was a kid in the 80s. But the thing with my dad was not about cleaning your plate because kids were starving in Africa. I wasn't forced to clean my plate. I was forced to eat all of the things I didn't like. For example, if I were served spaghetti with a glass of milk, I would eat the spaghetti but could leave some behind. I had to drink all the dreaded milk. If I were served meatloaf, corn, and Sidekicks noodles, I could leave some meatloaf and corn behind when I was full, but I was forced to eat the noodles. So in my house, it was a battle for power and control, not a moral battle because other kids are starving. And my parents were not forced to clean their plates, either. And p.s. I was a very fat kid until I developed the eating disorder. I was bullied and teased.
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Jami
Member
10-08-2003
| Friday, June 27, 2008 - 11:33 am
I don't know if it's always the best way,,,but it worked out wonderfully for me. I just let my children eat if they were hungry. I tried to expose them to new and healthy things, tried to avoid alot of junk. If they didn't like something I'd offer it and they'd say, "no thanks",,,I'd drop it for months and then offer again. I had one super picky child and I did make him extra things at times,,,,not big deal. If I made something he didn't like I'd make him a peanut butter and jelly or a turkey sandwich. I was pretty understanding,,,I was a picky eater too. I didn't feel like it was spoiling him, and as soon as he was old enough he's fix his own food if he didn't like what we were having. Anyway, said all of that to say, now my kids are 19, 18 and almost 16 and they are the healthiest kids I know. The oldest 2 other than a cold, maybe every 2 years, are never sick. The youngest,,,which was my best eater,,,is sick more often,,,maybe once a year. They haven't had a sick visit to the doctor in over 5 years. And through their whole lives only a handful of times. They are thin and muscular and super healthy. So my "laid-back" approach sure worked for us.
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Longbeachbbfan
Member
08-17-2005
| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 7:27 pm
Any spoiling for us West Coasters?
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Djchick
Member
03-10-2008
| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 8:10 pm
Not much to spoil, they pick their menu, pick their decor (<100> blonde doesn't remember picking strips.) They go to New York and cook for Ramsey's top five chefs and Petrosa's dish won. They go back to Hell's Kitchen, she dislikes her decor and complains about not having control. Ramsey brings back past chefs and Petrosa picks first. It ends with Jen and Matt waiting for someone to pick them..................to be continued next week.
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Longbeachbbfan
Member
08-17-2005
| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 8:14 pm
Thanks, Djchick
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 8:39 pm
Darn, I thought this was going to be the season finale tonight. It's hard to get a good gut feeling after this show. They show Petrozza as being slow to make decisions vs. Christina knowing right away what she wanted as to menu and decor, then showed her as being more flaky and stressed after seeing her decorated space, while Petrozza was fine with his and looked like he would be ready to roll. If I were them I would tell Ramsey to leave Jen and Matt out of play, let them go home again...
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 9:06 pm
christina clearly said she liked the stripes when she was picking out the colors...and shame on her for trying to blame the designer guy. I still say its Petrozza's to lose.
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 11:39 pm
Yeah, the fact that they called Christina out on the stripes makes me think she will not win it. They usually don't like to show the winner in a bad light.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 5:43 am
While I probably wouldn't have chosen the stipes myself, I thought the room had a clean, elegant, modern look with them - I have like Petrossa's demeanor all through the show - no drama, kind to others, etc. Of course, he is much older and has had time to learn self control -
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 7:17 am
Christina is not a <self-modded> blonde. In fact, she's pretty smart. And the samples she was looking at had narrow stripes, not one foot wide stripes. Which might have worked, because they would've looked like a solid neutral from a distance. If I were either Petrozza or Christina and I had Jen or Matt on my team, if they didn't perform, I'd kick them out of the kitchen. It's THEIR kitchen for that night, and they should be able to say if someone's fired. Just sayin'...
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 8:21 am
She also didn't like any of the outfits for the waiters. It didn't appear to me that she was working with what was available to her. There seemed to be more of a give and take when Petrozza was working with Gordon's crew. I think it's her youth showing. Petrozza has been doing catering for awhile and knows more of what he wants. We'll see what the actual dinner service brings next week.
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Djchick
Member
03-10-2008
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 8:28 am
Costacat....... I watched again and they do show a small stripe fabric sample and a much larger stripe that is a wall paper sample. Looking at it I would expect to see large stripes on my finished product. I do have a hard time with Christina being too young for the position she is trying for. I watch the show with two adult males and they are quick to point out that Christina has been Chef Ramsey's favorite all along. ( Watching the recap at the first of the show helps to confirm my position.) She may be able to cook but getting respect out of the people who work with her or for her is not something that will handed to her. If I were Chef Ramsey I would have sent them all home and started over on the very first show. Not one of them has any standout talent. Oh....... I did replay the previews in slo-mo and everyone is running around in red and blue except Jen, her jacket has black on it. Also, no shot of Matt.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 10:51 am
The jackets I think may be the colors they were wearing when they got kicked out.
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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 1:50 pm
I just have to say that wayyyyyy back on May 16th.....I guessed Petrozza as the dark horse to win. haha
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 2:12 pm
I said "Go Petrozza!" on May 14th, does that count? If it does, I want some valuable prizes!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 3:29 pm
He hasn't won it yet, though.
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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 7:02 pm
That does NOT count Huk!!!!! And, yes, Costa I realized after posting that he hasn't won yet. haha I really kinda like them both.....but find Christina getting a wee bit cocky..... !
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Wondering if anyone else watched the finale tonight? Christina won. She did a good job!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 7:15 pm
Yay! I really was hoping she'd win but was sorta thinking maybe her youth would count against her. I'm glad she won (although, yeah, I'd have been glad if Petrozza won). Finally, a finale with two F2 contestants and I didn't mind either one winning! Thanks for the update, Hukd! (It's not on here, yet. But yeah, I'll watch it later.)
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Freetimefinally
Member
01-26-2006
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 7:25 pm
Petrozza was not shown to be the leader and decision maker. He relied on Bobby for decisions which I think hurt him in the long run. Also if you got the lobster risoto and then had also ordered the meat with risoto that may have been to much risoto for one meal. It may have shown on the evaluation cards.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 8:08 pm
When Petrozza ran out of ingredients for 2 of his 3 appetizers so early on, was that his fault? Was it his responsibility to make sure there was enough of everything before service started? I thought that was probably what made him lose, but I was happy with whichever one of them won.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 8:13 pm
It was really nice how the ones who came back really wanted their team to win, except, of course, Jen and Matt. LOL at Jen asking Ramsey for a reference. No one watching the show would ever hire her. I felt sorry for Petrozza, but glad for Chris. The world's her oyster now.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 8:16 pm
I'm a little bit disappointed.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 10:12 pm
yay! for Chris. I had a feeling she would win...it always seemed that Ramsey was rooting for her. I thought she might have lost it tho when she said something like 'tonite's the last night I'll have to work hard.' I feel sorry for Petrozza. His food looked amazing. It seems unfair that his kitchen wasn't adequately stocked, but Christina's apparently was?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 10:32 pm
I imagine it is their job to take inventory before dinner service. I'm happy with the win and Ramsay seemed quite convinced that Christina had great potential for growth. I agree it was nice to actually be ok with either of them winning.
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