HK! *Spoiler Alert*
Anybody watch Hell’s Kitchen tonight? I’m not sure whether I want to punch Michael or hail him as a genius. I was totally unsurprised by Chef Ramsay’s decision. Chis thinks he’s way more brilliant than he actually is. Michael had better watch himself, though, because if he thinks his game-playing is going unnoticed, he’s wrong.
You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if Elsie wins this thing just because she seems to be the only level-headed one in the group. Jessica sees things in terms of friends or not, Michael is a schemer, Jimmy’s a mess, Andrew’s going to blow a fuse sooner or later, and Ralph is, well...Ralph. He’s not as on-the-ball as he thinks he is, either.
You notice how many of these guys smoke? Has to be a personality-type thing. (Which is why I think that businesses who won’t hire smokers are shorting themselves by the sort of type-A people you need a few of, but I digress.) Seems to be a correlation between the love of a high-pressure environment and the tendency to use tobacco. Not that I somewhat recognize myself in that description or anything. Heh.
Back when I worked in restaurants (late 80’s - early 90’s), the ratio of smokers to non-smokers among the staff was something like 4 to 1 in favor of smokers.
And I was pretty shocked by tonight’s result as well. Seemed to be a personality thing more than performance or talent. I thought Chris had a shot to win it (though I thought Michael had a better shot).
How Jimmy and Andrew are still around is a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and served in a flaky pastry shell with a side of truffle-butter.
Posted by Doug on 06/27 at 11:59 PMI’ll second Doug. When I worked in hotels with food service, the majority of the smokers were kitchen personel.
Posted by Ith on 06/28 at 01:23 AM
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