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Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Starts tonight!

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
xoxox and lots of thank you Jimmer!!! I had NO IDEA Hell's Kitchen is back. I loves me some Ramsay!!!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

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Ditto! Thanks for the reminder Jimmer!

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
GULP- Dbl post- so sorry.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

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I think you already said that Lilfair...you must be REALLY excited!

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

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LOL- Ramsay does excite me. sigh. I walked away from my PC for a few mins and when I came back my post was on my screen and then I thought I didn't hit post- whatever LOL Ramsay is back in my life. So all is cool for a while.

Nickovtyme
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07-28-2004

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I have it already set up on my dvr! You know it's summer when Hells Kitchen, BB, SYTYCD, America's got Talent and Next Food Network Star are here!

Watch out Twitter and FB...my feed is gonna get lit up!

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

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Maria is from around here. She's the second local chef on the show, with Jen Yemola as the first.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

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Well, we are certainly up and running for the new season!

I always feel that the catering folks are at a great disadvantage because caterers have several days to prepare their food for service. They are totally unprepared for the pace of a restaurant kitchen.

Much the same can be said about the private chefs who have a limited number of people to cook for. They are unprepared for the machine-gun pace of a restaurant kitchen.

A final totally vain note - Fran is 25 years younger than I am, and I really truly think she barely looks ten years younger - if that!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

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You're welcome for the reminder. It's great to have something to watch over the summer. This was a pretty good start. They seem to have a few fairly decent chefs. Good point about private chefs and caterers being at a disadvantage as their working style would be a lot different.

I thought Maria might be gone when she laughed. Not a good idea. Fran seems very sincere. I hope she can pull herself together.

Nickovtyme
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07-28-2004

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Ditto, Jimmer. I thought Ramsey would pull one of those "You two get back in line, PISS OFF...Maria step forward"

Fran looks as though she's either had a hard life, or she's hit the bottle a few too many times....or maybe a combo of both.

That was sneaky of Ramsey to use his wife like he did.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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Or maybe that plus smoking and tanning?

Ramsay having his wife on must be an attempt to prove wrong all the talk about their marriage being on the rocks.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

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i thought Fran looked like someone who always feels a victim. I worked with someone who looked similar and she did have a crappy life...which was everyone elses fault, never her own decisions.

Anyways, I thought She was gone until she made that KOSHER chef comment. I dont know much about Kosher but isnt crab lobster considered "dirty" scavengers??

So far i have my favs as to talent and my favs as per looks. Sorry but Mikey turns my crank. Luv the hair, luv the eyes, Luv the Tattoos and Lanky build. SIGH>!

salvatore, on the other hand, irritates the HECK out of me. he does the accent for women <<gag>>

maria's nervous laugh was embarrassing. I dont think she even realized she did it.

andrew is five star creepy. Wouldnt want HIM working on my farm. Anyone who Professes to love killing is a nutbar IMHO.

he made steak tartare cause he likes to kill and eat meat RAW!

I dislike autumn and Scott. both seem cocky and both appeared to be setting up others for the fall.

Like telling Mikey to take that halibut out when Mikey said he didnt want to, it wasnt cooked. Scott said that IT was fine and told him to get it up there. Ramsay popped a cork at the raw centre in halibut. Then Scott had the nerve to smack mikey on the arm and say 'Be sure to cook it this time' Or something like that!!

i hate people like that.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

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I will ask the chef I cook with every week at Second Harvest about Kosher shellfish options. He and his family do not keep Kosher, but he does cater Kosher events.

I thought Autumn should be on a runway instead of in the kitchen. She is gorgeous -

I just LOVE how cocky they all are at the beginning. Self-confidence is one thing; superiority (in your own mind!) is a different thing altogether for me -

Reader234
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08-13-2000

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drat I missed it~ arg family drama! Will catch the rerun, thank goodness for the internet!

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

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I married into a Jewish family. Some members keep a very strict Kosher home. From what I've been told people who keep a Kosher diet can seafood that has fins and scale which leaves out lobsters, crabs and the like.

I got the feeling that Salvatore may be faking his accent?

Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

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If she only cooked Kosher, she wouldn't have had any idea about any shellfish. Kosher does not include lobster or crab.... one of the reasons I chose not to keep a kosher house. I have loved shellfish from the first rebellious bite as a teen.

Nickovtyme
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07-28-2004

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I'm with Lilfair...I'm not convinced Salvatore's accent is authentic.

Hey Sea...I wasn't sure she smoked but yeah that could have alot to fo with her looks too

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

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I just don't know how anyone who has been in kitchens for "thirty years" - her words - could avoid being able to recognize different types of seafood even if they have never cooked with them. We have had vegetarians cook meat dishes on several different shows - so this seems like a similar issue to me.

Thanks for the info, Lil and Mama!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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I think a true Kosher kitchen is pretty strict.. even in some cases including separate sets of dishes and such to keep certain types of food apart and don't think they'd be allowing shellfish into the room.

And besides, what a great save! She's still on the show and the other woman is gone.

Nick, I was just guessing about the smoking, which can age some people. And lots of the cooks on this show do smoke, but I really didn't watch for that, so not sure about her in particular.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

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i understood from Fran's words that she simply grabbed the wrong container. I guess the Crab and lobster would be side by side on the counter. Easy mistake to make when frzzled.

Thx for the info on Kosher. I know Seventh Day Adventists who follow a very strict Old testament type Diet. I remember hearing that Kosher had similar rules.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

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Sea, you are correct...and them some. It's not just separate dishes. It's separate EVERYTHING down to silverware, glasses, pots and pans, bowls etc. It was 2 separate counters & cabinets, meat to the left of the sink, dairy to the right. (Not to mention the separate Passover sets for 1 week out of the year...OY!). My Grandmother kept a strictly kosher home and if you even put a spoon from milk on meat or visa versa...well don't ask. You just didn't. I have finally gotten to the point where if I'm baking I can put milk products in her meat bowls (great pyrex set just used em yesterday), but just once I tried to cook bacon in one of the meat frying pans and I couldn't do it lolol. Pork and therefore bacon is a very delicious kosher no no, along with ALL shellfish and hoofed animals...clearly I do NOT keep a kosher home, I adore lobster, but couldn't tell you how many legs it has other than a lot lolol, I mean seriously who knows that? Claws yeah but legs??).

Sun, many Muslims also follow the same dietary code. Remember Kaysar and his only eating some meat? Cause it's not only what is allowed, it's how it is killed. Not sure what they call it in other religions, but for Judiasm it's Kosher meat and products. I will say Kosher meat has a FAR better taste than the market crap. When I could still afford it I would often buy Kosher meats and other products for the taste. Did I mention they also cost a LOT more $$$.

Oh might as make a show comment. Last night was the first show I recall Ramsay really saying any Chef's dishes were fabulous, and since he's hiring this year's winner for one of HIS restaurants I wondered if there are at least a couple ringers or known excellent Chef's in that mix, since I can't see him risking someone not up to his standards for that gig!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Lobsters have ten legs. (Well eight that they walk on and two that they wave around with claws on the end.) The same as crabs.

Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

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Yes Lurk separate everything. Don't forget the separate bar soaps for washing dishes. The one with the red printing was for meat and the blue was milk.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

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lol Mama...I was too busy trying to figure out how to spell milchadicha and fleishadicha lolol