and the winner of hell's kitchen is...

The final three battle it out for to be the head chef at the araxi restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada on Hell’s Kitchen.

For their challenge, each chef pulled a plate that represented a different type of national cuisine since the head chef at araxi would be serving people from around the world during the 2010 Olympics. They had to cook an entrée blending the flavors of that cuisine in just 45 minutes. To help judge the challenge, Chef Ramsay brought in three chefs who are masters of the three cuisines: Chinese, Indian, and Mexican.

Ariel’s attempt at Chinese didn’t really wow the judges. Kevin cooked a Mexican dish but he forgot to plate the mole sauce. Well, without that, it’s no longer really a Mexican dish! A rattled Dave presented his Indian dish last and I’m pretty nervous for him. Surprisingly, Dave won the challenge hands down! As his reward, Dave won a full set of cookware as well as being treated to a lunch of signature dishes prepared by the three guest judges.And Dave got another surprise in that his fiancée and sister got to join him for lunch.

During dinner service, each chef would get to lead the kitchen and run the hot plate. This is really when you get to see which chef has the ability not only to cook but also to lead a kitchen. It appears as if everything is moving smoothly as Kevin takes over the reins. He did pretty well and even spotted the test that the sous chef gave him. But, he kept sending back Ariel’s lamb and I’m not sure if it was actual quality control or if it was his being overconfident.

Next up on lead was Dave. Oh no, it was like he was pretending to be Chef Ramsay but I don’t know that it was good. He didn’t notice either test that sous chef Scott prepared for him, which is not so good. But he did get things moving quickly and improved very fast.

Ariel led last and she had a lot to live up to after the boys. She also missed one of the tests sent her way but she did get dishes out to the diners quickly. She continued to improve but Kevin called her on her inability to call the order correctly.

At this point, I am really not sure who is going to make it to the Final Two after this dinner service. Each chef needed to choose which chef they thought didn’t belong in the finals. Kevin chose Ariel, Ariel chose Kevin, so it sort of came down to Dave’s vote. Dave also chose Ariel. In the end, Chef Ramsay chose Dave and Kevin to make it to the final. I’m sad that Ariel didn’t make it, but I agree with his decision since I think that Ariel has slowed down as of late.

Kevin and Dave were then whisked off to a challenge! They were given 45 minutes to create a dish worthy of the araxi restaurant and bar. They were judged by five elite judges and whoever got three votes would be the winner. In a 3-2 win, Dave’s Rack of Venison with Sour Cream and Chive Parsnip Purée won out over Kevin’s Lobster Tail and Corn Pudding.

For their secret ingredient shipment, Dave and Kevin found their old competitors waiting for them. As the winner of the last challenge, Dave got to choose first. So, the teams broke down to Ariel, Robert, and Suzanne on Dave’s team and Van, Amanda, and Sabrina on Kevin’s team.

Both Kevin and Dave got to create their own menu of three appetizers, three entrées, and three desserts. While Kevin’s dishes looked gorgeous and appetizing, they also seemed a little complicated and I think his new sous chefs are going to have some problems with his dishes. On the other hand, Dave’s dishes are very simple and might not have enough flair to win over the diners.

In Dave’s kitchen, Robert served up the appetizers against Amanda in Kevin’s kitchen. So far, Amanda is struggling on apps and she failed to get out the first ticket of scallops. This caused him to switch Amanda and Van on their stations. Ugh, this just reminded me of why I hated Robert! Just because he got called on his dish, he decided that he needed to mess with Dave. Maybe this is why Dave’s in the final and you’re not, Robert!

Dave really had control on his kitchen and he remained relatively calm. His leadership skills were on fire tonight! Kevin, on the other hand, was getting too frazzled and was not communicating well with his team. Granted, Amanda was not helping him out at all by going so slow and messing up, but half of that was Kevin’s fault for not communicating the order correctly. Luckily, when he reached his breaking point, he calmed down and didn’t blow up.

I really think that Dave has this thing in the bag. He clearly showed more control in the kitchen and better leadership skills.

And the winner of Hell’s Kitchen is…

DAVE!!! He has been my favorite chef for almost the entire competition and I am so glad that he won. Until next time my fellow sadistic foodies!

kids take over the kitchen

Oh my gosh, the cutest little thing came out to pretend to be Chef Ramsay on Hell’s Kitchen! It was like a cute little mini-me version of Chef and he had the accent down perfectly! So, cute!!!

But, down to business, Chef Ramsay had the four remaining chefs cook a fine dining vegetarian dish to serve 80 guests in just 1 hour! Gosh, that’s ridiculous! Kevin cooked a mushroom crepe, Tennille made a mushroom stuffed eggplant, Ariel cooked an eggplant lasagna, and Dave made a polenta tower with goat cheese and red peppers.

So, as the chefs complete their dishes, the guests arrive. And boy did Chef Ramsay play another trick on them. These so called finicky eaters were a bunch of little children who hate vegetables! The kids would have to eat each dish and then rate them from best to worst. In the end, Tennille edged out Dave for the win in this challenge.

While Tennille got all spruced up in Beverly Hills for a lunch with Chef at Nobu, the other three chefs had to clean the kitchen and dining area which was a complete disaster after the kids. Um…okay, the people at the salon that styled Tennille basically dressed her up to be a Whoopi Goldberg look-a-like!

During dinner service, Kevin just kept pushing out his appetizers with no problems. Tennille had some issues with her scallops and her inconsistency showed once again. Ugh, but Dave hurt himself again while on the meat station for entrées! This makes me so sad because he is so clearly in the top two here. His determination is really impressive but the permanent damage that his may possibly do to his wrist is not looking good.

Just when it seemed like things were going well, Tennille screwed up once again on her Sea Bass and Halibut. Not for the first time this season, Chef Ramsay had to take Tennille to the back room to knock some sense into her. She was just falling apart all over the place.

The dinner service was pretty good in comparison compared to other nights but there were still some problems. Tennille completely faltered and Dave’s precarious situation could put things in trouble for these two. Ooh, and Chef didn’t even ask for nominations because he sent Tennille home straight off.

As the chef’s celebrated making it to the final three, Chef called them all down and scared them into thinking that Dave wouldn’t make it. But then Chef Ramsay called out some family members to cheer up the contestants.

another dinner service from hell

Things are starting to get serious on Hell’s Kitchen with only 5 chefs left.

For their first individual challenge, the chefs needed to focus on presentation. Their judges for this challenge would be Chef Ramsay as well as the editorial staff of Bon Appetit Magazine. The first round consisted of the dishes being judged solely on presentation. Then the two best dishes would be judged on taste by Chef Ramsay and the Editor-in-Chief of Bon Appetit.

Tennille came in last place, followed by Suzanne. Ariel and Kevin ended up in the Top 2, leaving Dave to watch. The judges loved both Kevin’s and Ariel’s dishes, but only one could win. In fact, the dishes were so good that they couldn’t choose a single winner so they both won! That’s pretty rare for this show. Both of the winning dishes were going to be featured in the magazine.

The three losing chefs needed to do some community service at a street in LA. Dave’s hand once again started to swell up and hurt him. I really don’t want him to leave because I think he could potentially win this game. But at the same time, I can’t even imagine the amount of pain he is going through.

Surprisingly, these chefs still have never had a perfect service. So, a perfect service is exactly what Chef asked of them! Dave was on cold appetizers, Tennille on hot apps, and Suzanne on fish. They worked pretty well together on the first order, but Tennille’s mistake on the risotto set everyone back. Suzanne’s scallops weren’t helping things out. Turns out that Kevin’s prep for the risotto messed up Tennille’s station but each of them should have noticed the mistake and made up for it.

Finally, the appetizers are getting sent out and it’s time to move on to entrées. Ariel is on meat station with Kevin on garnish. The first chicken dish came out raw and Suzanne undercooked her fish. Just when it looked like things were looking up, Ariel sent out the lamb that was burned on one side and raw on the other. Chef could barely stand to see everything that was in front of him. It seemed like the chefs just weren’t communicating with each other and timing was getting off completely. Finally, dinner service was completed but that didn’t make things any better.

All five of them had to collectively come up with two chefs to name for elimination. They decided to nominate Ariel and Suzanne. Yes!! Chef sent Suzanne home and it’s about time!

two humble exits from the kitchen

It’s time to return to Hell on Hell’s Kitchen!

Now that Suzanne has moved over to the Blue Team, Kevin basically told her that they don’t trust her or want her on the team. And the women confronted Sabrina about her weak services.

Chef Ramsay had a video message for the remaining chefs from the Araxi restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia. He had a challenge for them that would really determine who could head this restaurant. They had 15 fresh ingredients from the Whistler region and they needed to create three dishes using all of the ingredients but not repeating them.

Sabrina was being stupid and didn’t tell her teammates that the protein they were using was actually venison not lamb. Stupid, petty games will not win you a prize!

Sasha Cohen and Johnny Moseley, two major Olympians, helped Chef Ramsay to judge the dishes. For the first round, the Blue Team won wish their Salmon dish. Tennille messed herself up by introducing the dish as lamb instead of venison. Despite her mistake, the Red Team won that dish. The blue dish just barely eked out the competition. But neither teams did all that well with the ingredients.

For their punishment, the women on the Red Team had to clean up at a farm while the Blue Team met Mark Peele at his restaurant Campanile.

During dinner service, the teams got to create their own menus. They got to create three appetizers, three entrees, and three desserts. The Blue Team was really happy with their menu but the Red Team was struggling. Van continued to mess up on his scallop dish and Ariel kept undercooking her pork ravioli.

Oh no! David hurt his left hand again and I really hope that this doesn’t send him home. He is one of the best chefs on this show.

Everyone seems to be messing up all over the place and I can’t believe that this is happening with only 7 chefs left. It doesn’t leave much confidence for any of them to be a head chef at a first rate restaurant. Because of the problems both teams had on the halibut, both kitchens were shut down early. Each team had to give nominate one person for elimination.

The Red Team nominated Sabrina and the Blue Team nominated Van. Chef Ramsay sent Sabrina home and for her I think it was only a matter of time. I did like her but I agree with his decision. Before they left, Chef told them that they would be facing their toughest challenge to date in the morning.

Now that they are into the final six, the Black Coats came out and now they were all one team. The chefs were challenged to recreate dishes simply from seeing and tasting a dish. They were paired in twos: Dave & Suzanne, Tennille & Kevin, and Ariel & Van. This is something I could never do – I would be horrible at figuring out what ingredients were in a dish and then recreating it!

The teams were really close with their dishes. It was pretty impressive on how they managed to do this and especially that all of them were really close. Dave & Suzanne ended up winning because they correctly guessed that the sauce had passion fruit in it. Suzanne was stupid and bragged about her win to the other chefs and Dave was smart enough to shush her!

While the other chefs prepped for dinner service and the special couple’s night, Dave and Suzanne visited Chef Ramsay’s LA restaurant and a meal prepped by Season 4 winner, Christina.

Kevin was designated to cook tableside during dinner service. Suzanne screwed up on her hot appetizers section which caused delay for Kevin while he was on tableside service. Van started sweating so much that it was dripping in the scallops he was preparing. Suzanne and Van kept messing up on the appetizers and slowing down the entrées. Tennille stepped up to the plate and ran the entrée station. Chef Ramsay just got so frustrated with Van’s inability to cook the halibut. Then Ariel burned her garnish and that seemed to be the last straw for Chef. He ended up leaving the kitchen and the restaurant in general with Sous Chef Scott. Not a good sign with the top six!

The chefs in the kitchen stepped up and Tennille took control of the entrée station again. Surprisingly enough, the chefs continued and did well. Except for Suzanne who refused to do anything else. She was afraid to “put her name” on any of the dishes without the approval of Chef Ramsay or Sous Chef Scott. That doesn’t sound like a head chef to me!

Chef Ramsay came back into the kitchen with Sous Chef Scott and immediately sent Ariel, Suzanne, and Van out of the kitchen. Van is going insane over this and it’s a little scary! Meanwhile, Dave, Kevin, and Tennille finished service.

Chef Ramsay named Tennille, Kevin, and Dave as the best chefs and they had to collectively decide which two chefs needed to be nominated to leave. They all agreed on Suzanne and Ariel. But when it came time to nominate, Tennille said she thought Van should be up there instead of Ariel. I think that’s what Chef Ramsay wanted to see, as well, and he called all three up. Van ended up leaving and he was actually quite humble with his exit.

oui oui or non non!

With injured chefs in the kitchen, there’s no telling what will happen in Hell’s Kithchen.

Each team would need to create 4 crepes – breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert – to show off their creativity and respect for French Cuisine. Too bad no one could actually maneuver the crepe making technique! J.P. helped Chef Ramsay on the taste test, since he is…well…not French…but Belgian. Ariel scored a point for the Red Team with a smoked salmon breakfast crepe. Andy scored a surprise win with his Ham, Cheese, and Avocado lunch crepe. Both Kevin and Suzanne scored points with their dinner crepes, though stupid Suzanne could have easily lost a point with her mindless babbling. So, it all came down to David and Sabrina and their dessert crepes – the easiest type of crepe to make! Wow, they didn’t even try David’s crepe because it looked like crap!

As the losing team, the men needed to prep both kitchens for their French themed dinner service while the women were whisked off to a famous French restaurant and some mime lessons.

Aaahhh! During dinner prep, Andy sliced the tips of his fingers on a potato slicer thing. Aaahh, I am cringing and balled up on my couch right now watching this! Ugh…proof why I could never be a doctor. Wow, and he actually came back! I would have been so nervous seeing him in the kitchen and just seeing that glove on his hand is making me squeamish. Naturally, he is slowing down the team.

On the Red Team, Suzanne slowed her team down. Why call out 1-minute to the pass and then tell your other chefs that it really needs 8-minutes! Not cool. And, oh wow, Dave was just picking up all of the slack from his kitchen and he still only has one hand! Incredible.

Sabrina continued the chain of disasters with her lack of seasoning on the frog’s legs. This, along with Suzanne’s continued mess-ups on the lamb got the two ladies thrown out of the kitchen. But this was after Andy was thrown out for standing by and watching as Kevin took over his stations. Just when it looked like he was going to chuck out Tennille and Ariel, he had them finish the dinner service and complete all of the stations.

In the end, there was no winning team since each team had people kicked out of their kitchens. So, the two teams needed to come to a consensus as to who needed to be sent home. The chefs put up Suzanne and Andy. While Chef Ramsay sent Andy home, the chefs were thrown for a major shock as Suzanne was sent to the Blue Team. Doesn’t seem like the men are too excited about this. Honestly, I can't blame them!

some chefs just have no taste

Things are really heating up in Hell’s Kitchen and some of the chef’s are proving that they can’t handle it.

A chef’s worst nightmare greeted the remaining contestants as Chef Ramsay presented them with the dreaded taste test. Ariel scored 2 for the women and Van scored 1 for the men in round 1. Suzanne and David repeated the scores in round 2. Both Kevin and Sabrina only scored one each for their team. The last round pitted Andy against Amanda since Tennille had to sit out for the women. Andy lost out for the men and is now the least favorite chef on the Blue Team, not that he wasn’t before this challenge.

The men needed to make sorbet and clean all of the glasses while the women got to “dine in the dark” at Opaque restaurant.

For the dinner service, the chefs would be serving a palette-cleansing sorbet. Ariel was pegged as the chef responsible for the sorbet on the Red Team but since the men didn’t have an extra person, whoever had a free moment needed to get the sorbet out. Overall, both teams did pretty well with the sorbet and appetizers, with a small setback from Van when he took over the Appetizer Station from Kevin. Lack of communication between Sabrina and Suzanne caused Sabrina to be kicked out the kitchen. Suzanne continued to crumble and slow down her team while Andy ran out of mashed potatoes and kept his tables waiting.

In the end, both teams managed to complete dinner service but it was still a massive struggle to get that completed. The Blue Team barely won and it was all down to David’s performance. Tennille was named Best of the Worst and you know she’s putting Suzanne up, for sure! Her second choice was Sabrina but Chef Ramsay also wanted Amanda to be up there. Amanda was sent home and I think it was for the same reason that he sent Jim home – he knew he wouldn’t choose her to win, so why keep her around??

Plastic Wrap and Raw Rabbit

After last week’s surprise elimination on Hell’s Kitchen, it’s really anyone’s game at this point. But that may also depend on whether or not Robert is well enough to come back for the next dinner service.

For their challenge, the chefs’ creativity was put to the test. In the kitchen, Chef Ramsay surprised the chefs with a large craps table and two oversized die. Each dice had 12 letters on it and one was blue and one was red. Each chef would get to roll their dice and then choose an ingredient that began with the letter their dice landed on. In the end, each team would make one dish involving all ingredients.

The women got rabbit, haricot vert, garlic, potatoes, and ham hock. The men rolled hadock, figs, angel hair pasta, apple, and tomatoes. From the ingredients, it seems like the women will have an easier time making their dish, but we’ll see if they can actually pull it together. The men ended up winning and it was all due to David’s choice of figs.

Wow, the men get to go to Vegas while the women have to unload trucks, stock the kitchen, and clean both kitchens before the next dinner service.

Just fifteen minutes before dinner service, Robert makes his way back into the kitchen. Needless to say, the other guys on the Blue Team are not excited that he is back. They were doing just fine without him and now they’re worried that things will be worse once he gets back.

For the first time ever in the kitchen, each team would have a chef’s table featuring some of the chefs from Chef Ramsay’s restaurants. Wow, pressure! Ariel forgot to greet the chefs in her section whereas David introduced himself but didn’t actually ask the chefs what they wanted for their appetizer. The teams were doing well with their appetizers, although Ariel’s nerves got the best of her when she didn’t properly season the scallops. When the Blue Team got to the entrees, Van continued to leave the plastic wrap on his fish. That must be so embarrassing for Chef Ramsay. Meanwhile, in the Red kitchen, Sabrina did well getting out her entrees and Suzanne was “busy” doing busy work.

Wow, Van was just dying while he tried to speak with the executive chefs in his chef’s table. Not so good, at all. Amanda actually stepped up to the plate with her entrees for the executive table but was stalled later on by Ariel’s pasta. Robert just couldn’t get his meat station together in the Blue Kitchen, which caused them to be shut down by Chef Ramsay.

Ouch, the executive chefs in the Blue kitchen both said that they wouldn’t come back to the restaurant. Dave was named the best of the worst on the Blue Team, since they clearly lost the challenge. So, it was up to him to decide who went home. Robert should go home because he just doesn’t have the stamina to be in the kitchen. Dave was smart and chose Van and Robert to be his nominations, but Chef Ramsay wasn’t going to let Andy off the hook and called him up, too. Van was sent back in line leaving it between Andy and Robert, who verbally dueled it out. Ultimately, Robert was sent packing, which was a smart move on Chef’s part.

Dating Hell

Welcome back to Get Real! Tonight’s shows are Hell’s Kitchen, More to Love, and BB11.

First up, we have Hell’s Kitchen and the anticipated blow up of Tennille.

For their challenge, each team would need to create three dishes (an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert) that featured just 700 calories total for the entire meal! Wow, this is going to be tough. The men were having a lot of trouble figuring out their menu but the women were well on their way to creating a full meal. Luckily for the Red Team, Sabrina works at a Health Spa so she stepped up to the plate for the women.

For the appetizer head to head, the women created a Chutney Scallop dish while the men did a Grilled Key West Seafood Salad. The appetizers were even. Ariel created a cottage cheese and mushroom stuffed pork chop for their entrée. For the men, Jim created a pork cutlet with soba noodles that was boring and thus lost them the point. Amanda and Sabrina created a Fruit Bowl with Lemon Chiffon for their dessert. David and Andy created a Bellini with fruit compote.

Naturally, the women won this challenge. For their punishment, the men had to do all the shopping and prepping for the dinner while the women got to visit Venice Beach and get a volleyball lesson. Haha, the men had to ride a 5-person bicycle to the store! Haha. Unfortunately, Robert was having a hard time and he needed to go to the emergency room.

There were problems all over the kitchen. Jim’s risotto was too peppery, Ariel’s scallops were rubbery, and Tennille couldn’t get her spinach done right.

Oh, but it gets bad when Tennille calls Chef Ramsay cr*p. Come on, you know better than to yell back at Chef! Now the Red Team is pissed at her for leaving them to take over her station. And instead of backing down, she yells back at him and won’t listen to him. Maybe this is just what she needed to get better. Meanwhile, Jim was continually struggling on the appetizer station and the Blue Team mentor, Chef Scott, needed to jump on the station. Luckily, the women were already on their entrées.

Dave messed up on the garnish station and then Andy was struggling on the fish station. Wow, the men were just going downhill. And who’s to say if it’s because they are just doing poorly or if it’s because Robert is still gone in the emergency room. Wow, but Sabrina has been doing so poorly with the meat station. It ended up with the entire kitchen being shut down.

In the end, both teams found themselves to be the losing team. Each team needed to nominate one chef for elimination. Clearly, it should be Sabrina and Andy since they were the ones to mess up. However, the Red Team was debating putting Tennille up. Andy tried to get Robert put up since he missed service. That is just a low blow! Come on.

The Red Team did nominate Sabrina but when the Blue Team was asked for the nominee, Van asked where Robert was. When the men tried to peg the blame on Robert, Chef made them choose another nominee, which ended up being Andy. What?! Andy, your excuse was that Chef makes you nervous? Stupid…you need to go. Wow, surprisingly, Chef sent Jim home!

Now for More to Love and we started off with a horrible twist. Each girl would stand up in front of the others and the other girls would judge whether or not she would be a good wife or a bad wife for Luke. Ouch!

Kristian was up first and she did not get good comments. Almost everyone said that Heather would be a good wife, except for Lauren. And I really think that Lauren will say that everyone would be a bad wife except for her. Tali wasn’t well received either. Anna and Mandy both got a lot of “bad wife” comments, as did Malissa. Yay, Lauren wasn’t too well received either. And wow, the only person to say that Melissa was a good wife and that was Lauren. Wow, did not see that coming.

So, Heather was the best wife and Melissa was the worst wife. They would each get alone dates with Luke while the others got a group date.

Okay, now I think Melissa is really cute but her constant insecurity is really starting to bother me. It’s like every single thing makes her cry and doubt herself. Come on and deal with it. Of course some of the girls will think you’re a bad wife because they want to date him too! And they aren’t bashing your personality! If anything they are saying that you have a good personality and that she needs to date more and can’t just marry the first person she ever dated.

Melissa’s date was first and Luke took her to a Moroccan restaurant. Side Note: why is every freaking Moroccan restaurant called Marakesh?! The other girls at home were hoping that their date would go horribly but it went better than I think they thought. I still think she is a little shy and too self conscious for him and this whole situation.

Heather had her date next and she was told to be pampered. She got a beautiful dress and the “royal treatment”. They got to have dinner at a castle and it was very cute and romantic. I think the show should just end here because you can tell that he just is head over heals for Heather.

For the group date, the girls were showered with a day at the spa. How nice and relaxing. Malissa and Luke had some alone time in the bathtub. The pressure of the situation is now beginning to get to the girls and it’s a little uncomfortable. Mandy also got some good alone time and she finally opened up to Luke. I’m glad for this because I like her and she seems very genuine…for a reality show, haha!

I really have no idea who he is going to send home tonight. I am hoping that Lauren is one of them, but I don’t know. I was right! Lauren was sent home. So was Melissa, which I think was a wise decision. Of course, she is going to think that it’s a personal thing and she is going to get really depressed over it. I really hope that she learns from this situation and gets some more confidence.

Okay, the newest episode of Big Brother is so crazy that it deserves its own post.

So, next up on Get Real, the surprising episode on Big Brother. Stay tuned :)

Homecoming, Prom, and A Chicken Coup

Welcome back to Get Real! Tonight we have a trio of shows!

First up is Chef Ramsay and his green chefs on Hell’s Kitchen. The chefs found out that they were going to cook a welcome home meal for Staff Sergeant Otis James of the US Marines. Each team was to create one appetizer and two entrees for Chef Ramsay and Sgt. James’s wife to choose from to go on the menu.

Suzanne and Robert will pulled aside to figure out Sgt. James’s likes and dislikes. They needed to relay these things to their teams in order to create the needed dishes. Robert did a great job of relaying the information to his team but Suzanne was horrible with it.

Both teams did really well with the appetizers but it ultimately went to the Red Team with Ariel’s Prawn Caesar Salad. The first entrée went to the blue team with the Mac & Cheese and Baked Catfish. The second entrees consisted of a Baked Lobster Tail for the Red Team and a Surf & Turf style for the Blue Team. Natasha James, Sgt. James’s wife, chose the Blue Team’s entrée. That means the men won the challenge. And they reward was to be a fighter pilot for a day. The women needed to decorate the dining room for the event.

Chef Ramsay’s wife acted as the party planner for the Red Team as they decorated the dining hall for the party. Just as the girls were having fun, the guys rolled in and ruined their fun.

So, the Blue Team played a little bit of sabotage with the Red Team. Because the entrees were created by the Blue Team, the ladies needed to check in with the guys to get the recipes. However, the Blue Team was not so ready to give up their information.

Sabrina started the Red Team off to a bad start when Sabrina couldn’t keep up with the stuffed mushroom appetizer. Jim was struggling with his steaks because they ended up being more popular than thought. Luckily, Kevin was there to bail him out. Tek was also struggling with her steak station. While the Blue Team was finishing off their tickets, the Red Team hadn’t even served one entrée! Chef Ramsay had to send the Blue Team to cover for the Red Team.

Naturally, the Red Team lost this dinner service. There wasn’t even a Best of the Worst on their team. So, the ladies had to choose two people to nominate as a group. Collectively, they chose Tek and Tennille, which was a little awkward since Tennille was asked to give their nominations. Tennille wasn’t quiet about the decision and threw Amanda under the bus. Chef Ramsay called Amanda down with Tek and Tennille. After asking her to speak, Chef Ramsay sent Tennille back in line and then questioned Amanda’s will. Though I think that Amanda will not make it much longer, I think he was right in sending Tek home because she hasn’t done well at all.

Now onto The Prom and More to Love.

I think Kristian is falling too hard too fast for Luke. It’s cute but I think she is setting herself up to get her heart broken.

It was so cute when Luke told the girls that he was inviting them to the prom. All the girls were so excited, too. It was really endearing to see how happy they were. But it was also a little sad about their stories. Tali was super excited because she never went to a prom.

Oh, and even more cute, Luke’s best friends came and joined the party. Plus, Luke’s friends got to choose the Prom Queen and that girl would get an individual date with Luke. So, who did the guys choose? The Prom Queen was Danielle! Of course, all of the girls were jealous of her and angry.

I think Danielle’s problem is that she tries too hard. She wants to be liked so much that she feels she needs to constantly talk and seem interesting. Plus, turns out she doesn’t like seafood and Luke took her to a seafood restaurant. Haha! Wow, I have never seen a guy be so annoyed or turned off during a date on a Reality TV show!!

Luke surprised Heather with a one-on-one date. You can tell that he really likes her because he keeps finding ways to spend more time with her. Ugh, so cute. He’s so into her. You can just tell from the way he looks at her that he likes her. They went horseback riding for their date and it seemed like they were having a fun time.

Kristian decided to tell the other girls what she thought about them. I think she also doesn’t know when to stop talking, just in a different way from Danielle.

Ugh, I regret ever thinking that Lauren was one of my favorites because she is so rude and overly confident.

Emme announced that four girls were going to be eliminated this week which sent shock waves throughout the house. No, he sent Bonnie home! I think she is so cute. He also sent Amanda, Danielle, and Christina home. Wow, Amanda came out sounding like such a b*tch! She was saying that she has never lost a guy to a girl who was bigger than her and she said that she thinks Melissa is less attractive than her. Wow!

Well, time to move on to Big Brother.

Natalie and Jesse were praising Chima for her nomination speech. They are just such kiss asses.

Jesse was right when he guessed that Jeff has the power, but Chima and Natalie convinced otherwise. Everyone is so suspicious now about who has this power and everyone is so paranoid. I love it!

Russell’s plan of mending things with Michele did not go over well. If you are trying to mend things and make it better then why would you call her out? His problem is that he doesn’t know how to shut up or let his pride go. He is too stubborn with everything and just won’t let anything go.

For the veto competition, Chima drew Natalie’s name, Russell had Houseguest’s Choice and chose Jeff, and Lydia also chose Houseguest’s Choice and she chose Kevin. All of the contestants wore chicken suits with a farm theme. They needed to basically walk eggs up some chicken wire with their fingers, then cross a sidewinder bridge of bacon, and place 12 eggs on their perch. If they broke an egg, they needed to start over. Kevin was totally rocking on this challenge! Natalie and Jeff, on the other hand, were not so lucky. Kevin won the Veto Competition!! I was really surprised and proud of him.

I have been trying to like Russell in this house but I think my patience with him has run out. Just when I think he is making some good deals in the house, he turns on Michele and then turns on Jeff. I was secretly hoping in the beginning of the week that Jeff would but both Jesse and Natalie up on the block because it would turn things around. But now, I kind of want Russell out because he is being no better than Ronnie by playing all sides.

Kevin decided not to use the POV on Lydia! This is probably the smartest and biggest move he has ever made in the house. This really made him look like a competitor in the house. We shall see what happens on Thursday!!

Next up on Get Real, another round of Top Chef Masters. Stay tuned :)

Cooking, Dating, and Scheming

Welcome back to Get Real! Tonight is a full feast of shows from last Tuesday evening. We have another meltdown on Hell’s Kitchen, more to love on More to Love, and a Veto Competition on BB11.

Featured first are the remaining chefs of Hell’s Kitchen. We got to see the follow-up from last week’s results and Tennille and Suzanne were on each other’s backs! Then for the Blue Team, Van and Kevin were bad mouthing Andy.

Of course, Chef Ramsay knew about these issues, so he gave the chefs a challenge were he paired them up with people who didn’t like each other. So Tennille and Suzanne were paired together and so were Van and Andy. The challenge was to create 6 lines of six 6-inch sausages. The whole challenge was a bit silly and full of innuendos! Alright, how is it that Kevin and David, the two injured chefs in the kitchen are able to get out 2 lines when Robert and Jim can’t get out any at all?! Come on…David has a broken hand! The Red Team won out in the end while the men on the Blue Team clearly felt embarrassed for losing.

As a reward, the girls were treated to an Oktoberfest type event while the men had to stay behind and clean the dorms. Kevin started talking about how upset he was that they lost and then Robert got in his face about it. He definitely overreacted! Then he blew up again and I think this could be a bad indication of his performance in dinner service.

Dave got a call from the doctor about his wrist. Turns out he has a fracture in his wrist that would require him to have a long arm cast and not allow him to move his thumb for two weeks. This makes me so sad because David is one of my favorite chefs on this show! Oh yay – he’s decided to stay.

Jim and Ariel were chosen to greet the house and present an amuse bouche to the diners. Tonight’s diners including celebrities like Drew Lachey, John O’Hurley, Chris “Kid” Reid, Kristy Swanson, Melinda Clarke, and Tom Green.

On the Pasta Station, Tek made her Cappellini a little too salty and she needed to remake her dish for John O’Hurley. Luckily, Tennille jumped in to help out and the pasta turned out perfect. Then Lovely was having problems with her pasta entrée. Robert struggled with his appetizers but he pulled through. The same can’t be said for Andy who just couldn’t get a handle on the meat station.

As predicted, Robert was freaking out about Andy’s work and he was just yelling. It was so loud and the diners could hear him. So embarrassing and just poor leadership! Then know-it-all Suzanne messed up on her meat station, too. Looks like she doesn’t know everything.

Thankfully, Dave returned and basically saved the day for the Blue Team. He was put on the Dessert Station and he was going faster than any of the other chefs, it seemed, and he only had one hand!

It came down to the end and both teams only had one ticket left. Whoever completed their tickets first would be the winner of that dinner service. Jim was sending out his chicken and it ended up being raw. He was able to send out a new chicken in time but Lovely wasn’t able to work on her sides so the Blue Team pulled away with the win.

Before Chef Ramsay could decide which member of the Red Team needed to nominate two people to leave, Suzanne opened her big mouth and asked for a “play-by-play” of why they lost exactly. She then made her whole team look bad when Chef Ramsay told her that they had a whole other person on their team and that Dave only had one arm to use! Sabrina was named as the “Best of the Worst” because she stepped up to the plate during service.
Sabrina nominated Tek because of her service and Lovely because of her sides and garnish station. Before making up his mind, Chef Ramsay put Suzanne on the spot and asked her who she would send home. She said she would get rid of Lovely and Chef agreed.

Before the night ended, Chef Ramsay told the chefs that their next dinner service would be the most important service of their lives. Interesting!

Now for the real beginning of More to Love. The girls would told that there would be two group dates to go on but rather than being told who went on what date, the girls got to choose! Malissa and Anna were the “team captains” and they got to choose who was on their date. But, what the girls didn’t know is that whoever didn’t was left as the last pick got an alone date with Luke. So, Christina, the one all the girls hated, won the solo date.

Team Malissa was the first group to go on their date with Luke. Like The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, it seems like all of the dates are going to be lavish. They went on a yacht or an evening date. Heather got sea-sick and I felt kind of bad for her. How embarrassing would it be to throw-up on your first date?! I guess the group date situation was actually a plus for her since it wasn’t just 1:1.

Malissa definitely took charge! She seems cute, but I’m not sure about her. She seems very arrogant and sure of herself. She kept acting like she and Luke were already a couple and she invited these other girls to join them. Kristian, on the other hand, is the opposite and incredible humble and sweet. She gets so giddy around him and it’s really adorable.

Christina got her date details next and it sounded like she was going to a casino with Luke. A lot of the other girls were jealous and, because a lot of them already don’t like Christina, they were being rude to her. She looked very pretty for her date. I don’t like her that much because she just seems a little spoiled and airheady.

Anna’s team was told to grab their swimsuits and get ready for their date. All of the girls were all so nervous to be in their bathing suits. I can understand their concerns, but at the same time they have to know that Luke isn’t going to worry about what they look like because he has already invited them to be there.

Lauren was the same as Malissa on this date. I thought I liked her in the beginning, but I’m not sure about that anymore. Luke took Melissa aside first on their date and it was cute that he thought about this with her. I like Melissa, but at the same time I think she is a little naïve. I don’t think she will be the one he ends up with, but I think this will be a good experience for her.

Lauren played the tattle-tale game during the cocktail party. It was so rude that she told Luke about Arianne not wanting to have kids and the fact that she’s older. I think it’s one thing to be aggressive and want to get the guy in end but it’s another thing to be rude about it.

At the end of the ring ceremony, Arianne, Magali, and Vanessa went home. I’m surprised that Magali was sent home because she is super cute.

And now it’s time for the Veto Competition on Big Brother 11.

It looks like Russell and Chima have the beginning of a showmance and I’m not sure about that. But I think that I like Chima now and I do like she has given Ronnie another chance. Maybe she, Natalie, and Jesse can change his mind.

Natalie tried to get Michele on their side to keep Ronnie in the house. I’m glad that she is getting more into the game because until she was nominated, she was really just floating along and people completely forgot she was even there.

For the Veto Competition, Russell pulled Michele, Ronnie pulled Jesse, and Lydia pulled Kevin. The game had a Roman theme to it. It was sort of like the “how many marble are in this jar?” type game. In the first round, everyone folded besides Jesse so he won the point. For the arrows round, Russell gained a point but Kevin was eliminated. In the grapes round, Lydia was out but Russell gained another point. In the marks on the belt challenge, Michele ended up as being the only one staying so she got the point. Once again, Michele was the only one to stay so she got the point. Michele then won her last point so she has the POV for the second week in a row. Michele and Russell seemed on their way to making a pretty good alliance. I think Russell is actually a lot smarter than he looks or seems. And Michelle is clearly smart and knows how to play this game. I would really like them becoming an alliance and it could totally go a long way.

Ronnie tried to convince Michele that if she voted him out she would be the most hated girl in the house and that she would be targeted by Jesse, Natalie, and Chima. Then Chima gave Russell a hard time about hanging out with Michele. And then Ronnie and Chima were talking about Russell and how he’s not as smart as he seems but Russell heard them!

Jesse and Natalie tried to convince Chima to be quiet about everything because they know now that Ronnie will go home because he doesn’t have enough votes but that Chima shouldn’t go down with him. It’s funny how all of the people on Ronnie’s side think that Michelle is being puppeted by Russell. But she has never trusted Ronnie or said that she wanted to keep him in the house. And if anything, Russell and Michele are on the complete same page!

After the Veto Ceremony, Ronnie and Lydia were still on the block as Michele used the POV on neither of them. Now, Michele has a new team that she feels part of and that trust her. Russell, Jeff, and Jordan all trust her now and she can be a force to be reckoned with.

Next up on Get Real, the 2nd round for the champions on Top Chef Masters and the eviction ceremony on BB11. Stay tuned :)

More Drama in the Kitchen and More to Love

Welcome back to Get Real! Tonight we follow up with last week’s cliffhanger on Hell’s Kitchen and then we get to see the premiere of More to Love.

As you may remember, the last episode of Hell’s Kitchen ended with Joseph getting in Chef Ramsay’s face. So what do we think happens? I almost half expected Chef Ramsay to blow up and yell at him but he just quietly asking him to leave and showed that Joseph is just a crazy guy. Now, after Joseph left, Chef Ramsay still asked the four nominees to step forward and explain why they should stay. Wow! He actually eliminated Tony. And now that the Blue Team was down by two men, Chef Ramsay asked Robert to join their team.

To the surprise of the chefs, a fire drill went off at 2:05am causing all of the chefs to be evicted. So, there was no real fire, but there was a challenge! Each team needed to cook a full pasta meal for a group of fire fighters. The first team to feed their side would win the challenge.

Surprisingly, both sides were having trouble getting their garlic bread cooked on time. Now, I am no chef by any means, but even I can cook garlic bread! The women were doing well throughout the entire service but it got down to the wire at the end. Finally, in the end, the Red Team won. The women were treated to a spa day via helicopter ride while the men had to clean some of the fire engines and then the dining room. Unfortunately, some of the guys got injured. Kevin injured both of his ankles and David injured his wrist. And I like both of these guys! They are my favorites on the Blue Team.

For dinner service, each team needed to send out a server. David volunteered for the Blue Team so that his hand wouldn’t hold anyone back and then Lovely was volunteered for the Red Team. Van stepped up for the Blue Team on appetizers while Tennille was struggling on the scallops.

The Red Team ended up as the losing team because of their comment card rating. Ariel was clearly the best of the team, so Chef Ramsay put her in charge of selecting the two nominees. She ended up choosing Lovely and Tennille. Chef Ramsay sent both nominees back in line since Joseph eliminated himself. I don’t know how much of a “gift” that was to keep them on the team, but we will see!

Now it’s time for the premiere of More to Love, the newest dating show from the creator of The Bachelor. Now, at first I wasn’t sure if I would watch this show because I thought, why does there need to be a whole show just for plus-sized people? But then I realized that The Bachelor and The Bachelorette only feature thin and fit people. So, I can’t hate on More to Love for their guidelines. What I can hate on is the whole idea of these shows because why can’t a tin girl want a bigger guy or a really fit guy want a girl with some curves? There shouldn’t be the need for these separate shows. I think this is one of the reasons I liked Ed so much on The Bachelorette because he just seemed like a normal guy you would meet on the street. Granted, he was incredibly good looking and sexy, but he seemed normal.

Alright, enough of this ranting, time for the show! The bachelor on this show is Luke Conley, who is 26 years old a successful real estate developer. It’s nice to see that he is happy with his life and isn’t concerned about trying to appeal to people that he knows won’t be interested in him.

The host of the show is Emme, the first major plus-sized supermodel. And she looks pretty good, gotta say!
Then it was time for Luke to meet the 20 girls who would be vying for his attention. Oh gosh, I can already tell that I am going to be crying like the entire season. My favorites from first impressions are Bonnie from Portland, Anna from LA, Lauren from Georgia, Melissa from Baton Rouge, Mandy from Long Beach, Tali from New York, and Magali from California. Again, it was really refreshing to hear a lot of the women say that they were happy with themselves and they just wanted to find a guy that was going to like them for who they are and that they don’t want to change themselves to fit someone else’s needs.

Okay, I did like Danielle until she decided to jump in the pool. It was such a silly move and seemed a little desperate.

Yay, all of my favorites were chosen! So, I wasn’t sure if I would want to watch the show but I’m sold and I will definitely watch it.

Next up on Get Real, the beginning of the Champion's Round on Top Chef Masters plus the Top 6 perform on So You Think You Can Dance. Stay tuned :)

To Hell and Back

Welcome back to Get Real! Today we have the premiere of Hell’s Kitchen, which ended up being a two-part premiere!

Usually, we are used to seeing Chef Ramsay being the one getting in everyone’s face on this show, but from the preview of what’s to come on this season it looks like these wannabe chefs are going to be crazy!

This year’s winner would become the new Head Chef at azuri in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The show started with each of the chefs cooking their signature dishes in 45-minutes. The women were put on the Red Team and the men were on the Blue Team. The Red Team and the Blue Team went head-to-head with their signature dishes. In Round One, neither team got a point due to undercooked food. Luckily Tek made a good chipotle honey shrimp dish to get the Red Team a point in Round Two. Joseph was being stupid in Round Three and refused to eat part of his meal with his fingers and lost a point to the Red Team. Amanda then took the stupid hat by cooking Margarita French Toast and lost a point to Tony and the Blue Team. Melinda didn’t even get the lobster tail on her dish and lost another point to the men. The next two rounds ended with no point for either side, so the last round was between Sabrina and Van – Sabrina’s dish was too spicy and Van walked away with the win.

For their punishment, the Red Team needed to clean the kitchen while the men were treated to a fancy three-course dinner from Chef Ramsay’s restaurant. The women all studied their books with their recipes while the men continued to enjoy their night.

The sous chef for the Red Team was new and it’s Heather, the winner of Season 2. While both teams prepared their meals for the night, Lovely already messed up for the girls by baking before the restaurant even opened. Then Tek continued to mess up her scallops and they needed to redo their appetizers over and over and over! How do you even make it to this show without knowing how to cook scallops and pasta?!

I don’t know what is happening! Lovely decided to leave and sit down. The Red Team was just going up in flames! They are missing chefs, missing appetizers, freezing the salmon, and just doing horribly. Then on the Blue Team, Chef Ramsay sent Louie packing for not being able to cook lamb properly. I’m surprised he didn’t send any of the girls out of the kitchen. Chef Ramsay had to shut down the kitchen for service and it was so embarrassing to see. I felt bad for everyone. And so many of the diners didn’t even get dinner!

Former contestant Robert came back for dinner and Chef Ramsay had a surprise for him. Robert was asked to be back in the kitchen and, of course, he took him up on the offer.

In the end, while both teams did poorly, the Red Team was the losing team since they didn’t get out one single entrée. They needed to nominate two members of the team for elimination. They ended up choosing Melinda and Amanda. After the numerous servings of pasta that she threw away, Melinda was the first chef to be sent home. And in order to help the Red Team, Chef Ramsay sent Robert to their team. Should be interesting!

The chefs were given a new challenge – clean shrimp! They needed to de-head the shrimp, de-shell it, and then de-vain it. Whichever team ended up with the most completed shrimp would win the challenge. The Red Team, who had Lovely sit out, ended up with 44 shrimp. It came down to the very last shrimp, and the Blue Team won with 45 shrimp.

As their punishment, the Red Team needed to make shrimp cocktail for the entire restaurant, including cleaning shrimp and preparing lemons. The Blue Team, on the other hand, got a beautiful dinner in Newport Beach and dessert on a mega-yacht. Stupid Joseph starting running his mouth and said that he wasn’t there for lunches and sitting back.

For dinner service, the chefs were surprised that they needed to provide tableside service of scampi. Chef Ramsay chose Van from the Blue Team and Tennille from the Red Team. Poor little Tony on the Blue Team was messing up with the scallops and Lovely was messing up, again. Kevin completely stepped up with the appetizers on the Blue Team but Robert was not doing well at all on the Red Team. Van was fighting with J.P. on the floor because he was not willing to listen to his advice. He’s lucky he had the southern charm that was getting all of the customers to like him because otherwise he would have been kicked out right away. Then Tennille was six tables behind on her scampi.

Things just kept going wrong in both kitchens. Tony, Sabrina, Lovely, Tennille, and Van were just messing up here and there. Lovely just need to go because she does not know what she’s doing. By the end of dinner service, Chef Ramsay made everyone send out shrimp cocktail so that people had things to eat and then shut down the kitchen.

Each team was told to come up with two names for elimination. Tony nominated himself because he knew that he messed up, but they were having trouble coming up with another name. The Red Team knew they would put up Tennille because of her poor table service. In the end, the Red Team put up Tennille and Lovely. For the Blue Team, Joseph wouldn’t tell Chef Ramsay who the nominees were. And they he kept messing up and not answering the questions. All Chef Ramsay wanted to know is who was nominated and why. Then Joseph threw off his jacket and got in Chef Ramsay’s face. Um, why can’t you just say that Tony was nominated because he messed up on fish and Andy was nominated because he messed up on chicken?! It’s not hard!

And that’s where it ended! Talk about a cliffhanger!

Up next on Get Real, another foodie favorite, Top Chef Masters, followed by the performance show of So You Think You Can Dance. Stay tuned :)