How can you handle Thai basil's early flowering?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Evo
  • Start date Start date
Click For Summary

Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the television show Hell's Kitchen, focusing on participants' reactions to the show's format, host Gordon Ramsay, and the dynamics of cooking competitions. The conversation includes personal anecdotes, opinions on Ramsay's teaching style, and the entertainment value of the show.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express excitement about the show and its contestants, while others critique Ramsay's teaching methods and personality.
  • A few participants suggest that Ramsay's style may overshadow his culinary skills, focusing more on entertainment than education.
  • There are mixed feelings about the show's format, with some finding it engaging and others viewing it as overly dramatic or unproductive.
  • Several participants propose a drinking game based on the show's recurring themes and Ramsay's behavior, though this idea is met with concerns about safety.
  • One participant reflects on the differences in Ramsay's portrayal in British versus American television, noting the initial purpose of his shows in helping failing restaurants.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express a range of opinions about Ramsay and the show, with no clear consensus on its value or effectiveness. Disagreements about Ramsay's character and teaching style are evident.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference personal experiences and cultural differences in viewing Ramsay's approach, which may influence their perspectives on the show.

Who May Find This Useful

Fans of cooking competitions, viewers interested in reality television dynamics, and those curious about different cultural interpretations of television personalities.

  • #61
Math Is Hard said:
I sauteed some spinach tonight in honor of HK.
Garnish is a hard station. :-p
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #62
Evo said:
Garnish is a hard station. :-p

Yes! But I think I do better than Trevor!
 
  • #63
Ooh, I wonder what's going to happen next week?
 
  • #64
I confess, I watched it tonight. I hope it isn't always that horrid, all the yelling{screaming}, smashing and bad food, really turned me off.
 
  • #65
hypatia said:
I confess, I watched it tonight. I hope it isn't always that horrid, all the yelling{screaming}, smashing and bad food, really turned me off.
It turned me off the first time too. I thought "How dare he treat those people like that!" Then I watched again a few weeks later and realized those people deserved to be yelled at like that.

I must say Ramsay was about to have an aneurism tonight.
 
  • #66
hypatia said:
I confess, I watched it tonight. I hope it isn't always that horrid, all the yelling{screaming}, smashing and bad food, really turned me off.
Has it ever been better? I tried watching HK after MIH and Evo posted about it. I can't stand it. Over-the-top histrionics and poorly-defined standards make the show a no-go for me. I'd love to compete in a cooking competition, but I wouldn't give a rat's *** if there was a show about it or not. I sure wouldn't participate in a show that featured a "host" that was a nasty, rude, jerky version of Donald Trump's "You're fired!".
 
  • #67
Evo said:
Then I watched again a few weeks later and realized those people deserved to be yelled at like that.
Yet, one of them is going to end up becoming head chef (or somesuch) at some swanky new many-star hotel. :rolleyes:

I pity the hotel.
 
  • #68
Gokul43201 said:
Yet, one of them is going to end up becoming head chef (or somesuch) at some swanky new many-star hotel. :rolleyes:

I pity the hotel.
We all do.

To add insult to injury that person will be paid $250,000.00 a year. Only one year employment is guaranteed, or rather, the $250k is guaranteed.
 
  • #69
Gokul43201 said:
Yet, one of them is going to end up becoming head chef (or somesuch) at some swanky new many-star hotel. :rolleyes:

I pity the hotel.
I share your pity. There are some decent, smart, talented chefs that are working their way up through the system, and they need to take their shots. I don't care who is popular.
 
  • #70
Evo said:
Ooh, I wonder what's going to happen next week?

I'm going to go out a limb and predict that dinner service doesn't go well next week.
 
  • #71
Math Is Hard said:
I'm going to go out a limb and predict that dinner service doesn't go well next week.
:smile:
Do they "have to" give one of them a job?
 
  • #72
Evo said:
:smile:
Do they "have to" give one of them a job?
That would be an interesting wrinkle. "You are BOTH gone!"
 
  • #73
Three things you shouldn't say when trying to win Hell's Kitchen:

1) "I can't cook meat!"
2) "It's RAW!" (mocking Ramsey)
3) "I thought Michelin was a tire!"
 
  • #74
Math Is Hard said:
Three things you shouldn't say when trying to win Hell's Kitchen:

1) "I can't cook meat!"
2) "It's RAW!" (mocking Ramsey)
3) "I thought Michelin was a tire!"
:smile: I was thinking that when she said it.
 
  • #75
I'm not a small man, but I would want to wear that "Grizzly Man" bear-suit before saying #3... that or be able to run terribly fast.
 
  • #76
$5 says Trevor bites the dust tonight.
 
  • #77
Math Is Hard said:
$5 says Trevor bites the dust tonight.
Just watch him win. :eek:

Even worse, that snake Russel Diablo wins.

I'd seriously love it if they shut it down with no winner. That would be awesome. But, he'll go back and some loser will win it.
 
  • #78
Evo said:
Just watch him win. :eek:

Even worse, that snake Russel Diablo wins.

Ever since you mentioned Russel's widow's peak I can't look at him. That drives me up the wall now.
 
  • #79
Math Is Hard said:
Ever since you mentioned Russel's widow's peak I can't look at him. That drives me up the wall now.
It's horrible, give that man a pitchfork. Oh, like the Hell's Kitchen pitchfork. Ahahaha.
 
  • #80
She's never cooked scallops? In her life?

And Gail has gone into the twilight Zone again, like always, she gets confused when there is more than 1 thing to do.

Ramsay has walked out before, and the chefs will rally and push out the food, then Ramsay returns. This has been done before.
 
Last edited:
  • #81
Math Is Hard said:
Ever since you mentioned Russel's widow's peak I can't look at him. That drives me up the wall now.

The Japanese have an idiom which means precisely what "widow's peak" does... translated it's a lot like: "Mt. Fuj brow(ed)". Mt. Fuji is a literal Widow's Peak in the mountainous sense... go figure!

I really hope you're right Evo... there should be no winner.

OH, and ladies, thanks for getting me hooked on a show I used to HATE... my male friends are still laughing... I can hear them. :cries:
 
  • #82
It is way past time for Trev to go home.
 
  • #83
Math Is Hard said:
It is way past time for Trev to go home.
At least he made carrot puree, he just didn't plate them. :wink:

What was with the talk with Jillian? Do you think she might be the one he's thinking of for finalist?
 
Last edited:
  • #84
I think he might be trying to salvage Jillian. He's getting desperate.
 
  • #85
Math Is Hard said:
I think he might be trying to salvage Jillian. He's getting desperate.
Yeah, those 4 together could not run a restaurant. Maybe the next twist will be a runner up from a previous season gets thrown in.

Maybe they'll bring Raj back!
 
  • #86
I did a favor for an ex-boss yesterday and for some reason he suddenly decided that I could be the twin brother of Gordon Ramsay.
I said "Isn't he an a**?"
My ex-boss replied, "Hey, that's two things that you have in common!". :rolleyes:
 
  • #87
Borg said:
I did a favor for an ex-boss yesterday and for some reason he suddenly decided that I could be the twin brother of Gordon Ramsay.
I said "Isn't he an a**?"
My ex-boss replied, "Hey, that's two things that you have in common!". :rolleyes:

HA! You gave him a straight-line nobody could resist. :biggrin:
 
  • #88
nismaratwork said:
HA! You gave him a straight-line nobody could resist. :biggrin:
Yeah, I walked right into that one. :-p