'Hell's Kitchen': Taking out the trash (talker)

Hmm. Maybe it's time to go vegan.

Jason was sent packing for several mess-ups, including his inablity to "break down a chicken" without mangling it beyond recognition.

But Chef Gordon Ramsay should have kicked the Las Vegas sous chef out for his inabilty to follow through on his trash talk.

This is a guy who jumped on the "men" vs. "girls" bandwagon from the start by scoffing that he'd never lose to a "girl," and spouting off stuff like, "The girls surprised me. They did good" and "I hate desserts. Women make desserts." But then he turns around and crumbles when he can't remember the dessert menu and quits before the night's dinner service even starts? Come on. Man up! (That's actually what did him in. He kept saying "I'm done" and told Ramsay that he wanted to go home. Ramsay urged Jason to pull his head back into the game. Only to chop it off later.)

Speaking of chopping, I was on the edge of my seat in fear that the cleaver was going to come down on that chicken's head. Brilliant move to remind people what their food looks like before it ends up on their plate. That reminded me of a bumper sticker that says something like "I don't eat anything with a face." And that reminded me of another cheeky bumper sticker that says something like "If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?" But I digress.

Goodbye Jason. I could never shake the feeling that you were playing to the camera the whole time you were slamming the women for, well, being women.

You do, however, get extra credit for perfect delivery of this parting shot: "I'm a man. I sure as hell aren't going to cry about it. I am, however, going to go get drunk."

Looking forward to next week: Will the men get tripped up once again by the menu? (Guys. Really. How hard can it be to memorize a bunch of dishes. Practice. Quiz each other!!!) Will the women's team finally implode in the wake of Corey's maneuvering? Will Chef Ramsay recover from his self-imposed head-pounding?

And finally -- um, what happened to all those chickens?

--Rene Lynch

Comments

[Guilty_pleasure]

For sheer entertainment value, the producers did a great job finding lots of "interesting" contestants for Chef Ramsay to scream at, justifiably so! These are folks who would be fired after the first day on the job at the worst greasy joint, let alone a swanky place like Hell's Kitchen. I believe there are only about 4 contestants who could shine when the time comes. And I bet that would include 1 or 2 who haven't gotten much camera time so far.

For me, the most amusing part of the show is where Ramsay doles out rewards and punishments. The winners getting some happy time with Ramsay on his 100-ft yacht; the losers picking peppers on a farm under the blazing sun; and all of them returning only to get whacked again at dinner service. Bravo! Accidentally hitting a customer on the head with a chair...Priceless!

[Jason Gallegos]

Tired of the big guy, he doesn't do anything. He's a follower not a leader.

[Carmella o]

I hate to say this but, Chef Ramsay, you may as well end this season right now. You do not have one person that shows any promise at all. Cut your losses and start over. Shame on the people that made the choice to begin with.