Oh he'd be hopelessly lost. ;)
Actually I don't think any of the chefs in Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, Iron Chef, etc can do justice to Chinese food. :eek: There, I said it!

FWIW, he did do stints as (not head) chef in various types of restaurants during one of his recent UK shows (The F Word, I think), including a top-end Dim Sum place, which he appeared to find particularly difficult.

I do enjoy some of the Ramsay reality shows - as obviously staged as they are, he is fairly entertaining. We do get some of the US versions over here too, but I find the production (and I say this as nothing more than a matter of personal taste) make them almost unwatchable - the incidental music, the asides, gah!

The American versions definitely seem to ham it up more and make stuff more dramatic for American audiences.

Doesn't surprise me in the least. Marco's desire for perfection is beyond reproach. There is no other way. Further, Gordon came up under Marco's wing... err... dictatorship.

I do enjoy watching both Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. They are definitely different from Top Chef but I've grown to like Gordon Ramsey. His passion for cooking comes through loud and clear. And he really cares about improvong the restaurants on his Kitchen Nightmares series.

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I ate at one of his Kitchen Nightmares restaurants before and after it was on the show. It wasn't so bad before, it was a bit better after.

Anybody catch last week's premiere?

I am so glad it's started back up again!

He may be a dark chef, but the show really reigns in our home. A couple of years ago, I was in Vegas visiting a friend and stayed at the Red Rock resort, which is close by her house. We ate at the Terra Rossa and met Heather from season 2. Had the best salad I've ever had in my life, but the pasta wasn't my kind of thing. My friend who is full-blooded Italian, claims that it was outstanding. So, maybe it's just my midwest upbringing! Anyway, I asked Heather about Ramsay. She claims he is actually a very sweet guy.

I beg your pardon. Didn't she interject, "I also teach manners, Chef Ramsay"?

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Ugh, isn't that the truth. Who on God's green earth would propose to this girl.

Seth is downright strange, I felt bad for Robert, I also felt bad for the teacher, and I hope Carol just had an off night since she seems to have some talent.

I kind of thought Will got shafted in the first ep

Yes, she did. And the stare he gave her scared me at home! :eek: ;)

They purposely choose people who aren't the best chefs

There would be applicants who would be well capable of living upto even Ramsay's standards

I mean if you intend to be on the show, you know what foods you need to master !

Rissotto, Beef Wellinton, Scallops to name a few

OH MY GOD, can Chef Ramsey get rid of Forrest Gump (Seth) yet?

I think week after week, Lacey continues to show how big of a waste of space she really is. This week complaining about how the different cuts of beef weren't that important. Also, way for the girls to ham it up about eating the worst parts of a cow during their "punishment." Although I did feel pretty bad for Andrea, she seems to be one of two girls who seems to want the job (after the departure of Ji)

My picks: Paula, Andrea, J, Robert

What?: Giovanni, Ben (dessert fiasco)