Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen

Episode Report Card
Daniel: B | 229 USERS: C+
YOU GRADE IT
No-Spice Girls

Having already shit on how it looks, I can't see the fashion mavens liking the taste, which they don't. They call it bland, nothing special, and Soltani reminds them that she emphasized spices and zest. Meister says he didn't get a "wow" from it.

All the chefs look on in horror, realizing that this is the kind of bullshit judging they're going to get. Well, let's turn to Red's appetizer, a chilled mango broth and jumbo lump crab meat. Soltani calls it visually clumsy and she was looking for something more sleek and chic and elegant. Meister at least seems to not be ready to barf upon tasting it, which means Red winds up with a point. Ramsay praises Dana's well-thought-out dish.

Poultry is next. Patrick's got a Moroccan spice-influenced squab with a touch of vinegar, which Brian says "helps to thin the mucous." What the what? Blue Team is dying. Ramsay wryly points out that he's never heard "mucous" used in the description of food. Patrick himself seems to know it was a dumb thing to say.

Speaking of dumb things to say, Meister feels that if you're going to do a sauce, it can't be blob-like because that's not sophisticated. Then the judges taste it, and they call it "interesting," as in, "I don't want to be the first to offer an opinion," and then Soltani says there's no kick to it. Meister says he likes it but he doesn't love it. Roshni says clearly she isn't fashionable, but their comments will make her look differently at plates from now on.

Tiffany's pan-roasted squab with eggplant puree and eggplant fried. Ramsay's all, "Fried? Deep-fat fried?" Clemenza jabbers on about how clearly he loves fried stuff, including eggplant, but it's not the thing to serve to pretentious fashion people.

The fashion people look like they're afraid to be in the same room with it, but try it anyway, despite how -- again -- non-elegant and non-chic it looks.

Despite the horror, the fashionistas really like the dish, except for the gross fried eggplant. Nevertheless, they all pick Blue. Pretentious fashion people or not, if someone is asking for healthy food, you can't make deep fried anything and expect to win.

So it's tied heading into the final dish, the seafood entrée, Robyn and Kimmie's sea bass up against Royce, Guy and Clemenza's swordfish. Guy explains the puttanesca with the saffron and other spices that he wanted to evoke Italy and Spain, and Soltani says something about the personal connection she has to those countries, and makes some eyes at Guy. Christina notices it too. The judges all say it's delicious, although Meister says they just need to refine and edit the presentation. Let me guess: not ELEGANT ENOUGH. Ché says they should lose the sauce too.

Hell's Kitchen

Comments

SHARE THE SNARK

X

Get the most of your experience.
Share the Snark!

See content relevant to you based on what your friends are reading and watching.

Share your activity with your friends to Facebook's News Feed, Timeline and Ticker.

Stay in Control: Delete any item from your activity that you choose not to share.

The Latest Activity On TwOP