My Bottle of Sunshine

Ben Finally Eliminated from Hell’s Kitchen

Posted by: Bunny on: April 23, 2009

Who will leave tonight? Will Andrea fry her brain? Will Ben smash his face on the broiler? Will Chef Ramsey’s eyeballs pop out of his head because of frustration at watching stupid cooks? It’s a possibility!

Andrea claims she’s ready to turn it up a notch.

Chef Ramsey has prepared a duck, fish stew and some other ugly dish. Most of the contestants like the fish stew, so that’ll be their challenge, to make it just like Ramsey does.

Danny’s using red snapper, everyone else is using halibut. Andrea is using bay scallops, everyone else is using sea scallops. (Sea scallops are the big ones.) Paula used water, the other three used fish stock. Danny and Paula use white wine, Andrea uses sambuca, but Ben gets called out by hiding his funky alcohol.

All the dishes look different, and they are all pretty ugly.

Danny was right on with the snapper. Ben was the only one who used turnip. Andrea lost, because she used tiny scallops. Ben used too much saffron, causing Chef’s lips to turn yellow. It’s between Danny and Paula, Chef can’t decide who wins! He says the margin is “as thin as a strand of saffron.”

Danny just won his first challenge! Only because he used fish stock and not water like Paula did. Danny got handed a pair of flying ace goggles and told to go upstairs to change. The remaining contestants have to shine crystal, silverware and shampoo the carpet before they prep for tonight’s dinner.

In the limo, Chef Ramsey tells Danny that he’s proud of his advancements in the kitchen the past 3 or 4 weeks. They hop on a bi-plane and fly through the air. Danny thinks the wind is only blowing at 100mph. You’re in plane dude. You’re going faster than that.

Andrea’s whining while shining crystal. But wait, she’s always whining. Nothing new. Carry on.

Danny’s back, but before dinner service starts, Chef wants them to each head to the dorm quickly. He’s given them each a set of signature pots and pans. After they head back downstairs, Chef tells them all that the slate is wiped clean. Anything they’ve done wrong in the past will not count against them. (Is the man nuts! Does he really want Andrea to have a chance at winning!!)

Two orders in, and Ben’s already flubbed his first order. He rebounds quickly after a little encouragement from Chef Ramsey. He’s not cussing and screaming. Yawn.

But wait! Ben’s dropped spaghetti in water that not boiling, but still Chef Ramsey doesn’t cuss!

On the meat station, Andrea has made a perfect wellington for her first order. I think Chef smiled! Man!

WOOHOO! He’s hollering at Ben for making bland food! The tables have turned on Paula, she’s running behind on the fish. Ben doesn’t know if he should put tuna on a vegetarian salad.

In the dining hall, a man asks if he can send his engagement ring back to be served with desert. Everyone agrees, and Chef Ramsey puts the ring aside to focus on the dinner service.

For once, Andrea’s communicating well in the kitchen. Danny’s running behind on the garnish station. Ben forgot to drop pasta in the water and screwed the whole team. Andrea’s burning the wellingtons. Instead of freaking, she asks for help and Ramsey is nice to her!

Time for the ring! (Man, I thought he would forget!) The customer iss down on his knee proposing, and she said yes! She’s in tears! Ramsey goes out to congratulate the couple and she doesn’t seen to want to let go of his hug!

Andrea’s lost 2 wellingtons! Danny saves the day by wrapping two more, but they are 15 minutes out. Ramsey is pissed! But still not cussing! What, did he start taking blood pressure pills or something? He says it was the ending of a service ever. Ramsey wants them all to go back and agree on one person to eliminate.

Ben wants Andrea gone, saying that he’s several levels above her in the cooking department. (Yes Ben, we know you can make ramen noodles, while Andrea’s still stuck on pb&J’s.) Andrea wants Ben gone. Danny wants Andrea to leave for not owning up to her mistakes. Paula tells Ben that he’s crashed and burned on every station and that he’s not near as experienced as he claims to be.

Chef Ramsey seems shocked that the contestants weren’t able to come to a consensus. He asks Andrea and Ben to step forward.

And the person going home tonight is…….

Ben!

2 Responses to "Ben Finally Eliminated from Hell’s Kitchen"

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