hells kitchen-related stories
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 4:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, OpEd
Fox's master foodie is at it again.
Gordon Ramsay has conjured up a new show called MasterChef, only it's not really his idea. See, it's already been done in England and Australia, but Gordon will put his spin on this show. So for all intents and purposes, it's another Gordon Ramsay project. (Like the Alan Parsons Project without Alan Parsons and a small 'p').
In
MasterChef, amateur chefs will compete to master the perfect dish. These will be everyday people, not sous chefs or short order cooks, but backyard grillers and homemakers who have a specialty at which they excel. Sounds to me a bit like the
Food Network Challenge shows in which people try to make the best chili or the definitive hamburger.
Continue reading Gordon Ramsay cooks up new show
Posted Oct 26th 2009 6:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
Why didn't somebody tell me that they were going to release
The Guardian on DVD? I really liked that show. I don't know if the show is being released because Simon Baker and
The Mentalist are a hit or if it has been in the works long before that, but it's a nice surprise.
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show - Vol. 1
- Battlestar Galactica - The Plan
- CBS News Sunday Morning - On The Road with Charles Kuralt: Set 1
- The Diary of Anne Frank - Miniseries
Continue reading New TV on DVD releases this week
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 10:29AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Top Chef
(S06E09) The thing that sets
Top Chef apart from similar shows such as
Project Runway or
Hell's Kitchen, is the level of professionalism on display. While both of those shows have strong contestants, on the whole, the pool seems more amateurish than those on
Top Chef. This was clearly evident in this week's episode with the Quickfire Challenge.
The challenge, in which the contestants had to go in blind and complete a dish in ten-minute segments was amazing. I was thoroughly impressed with not only the fact that they could do this in the first place, but with how cool and calm everyone stayed. There wasn't a single contestant who didn't seem completely professional-- a fact that was evident when you saw how impressed guest judge Rick Moonen was with everyone.
Continue reading Review: Top Chef - Restaurant Wars
Posted Oct 14th 2009 1:24PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Watercooler Talk
I haven't watched this season of
Hell's Kitchen since the second episode. But I have them all recorded just in case I wanted to get back into it and maybe I'll take one of these weekend days and do a marathon. Of course, since I'm writing this post I already know who won, but it won't ruin the season for me. It's all about the journey (and a chef yelling at people).
So were you surprised by who won?
[Watch episodes and clips of
Hell's Kitchen and other shows at
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Posted Oct 13th 2009 12:14PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Shark Tank, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.- CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has the two-hour season finale of Hell's Kitchen at 8.
- The CW has new episodes of 90210 and Melrose Place.
- PBS has a new Nova at 8, then a new Frontline.
- ESPN has a new 30 For 30 at 8.
- At 9, Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics, then a new ECW.
- Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, followed by a new Ghost Lab.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
- MTV has a new episode of The Hills at 10, followed by a new episode of The City.
- Travel Channel has a new Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World.
- Also at 10: ESPN has a new World Series of Poker at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, 90210, The Good Wife, Sons of Anarchy
Posted Oct 6th 2009 12:11PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Shark Tank, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.- CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has new episodes of Hell's Kitchen and So You Think You Can Dance.
- There's a new 90210 on The CW at 8, then a new Melrose Place.
- PBS has a new, two-hour Nova at 8.
- At 9, Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics, then a new ECW.
- Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, followed by a new Ghost Lab.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
- Lifetime has a new Sherri, then a new Rita Rocks at 10.
- A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
- ESPN has a new World Series of Poker at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Flipping Out.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, Nova, Dragon's Den, The Forgotten
Posted Sep 29th 2009 12:10PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has a new Shark Tank, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.
- CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
- There's a new Hell's Kitchen on FOX at 8, then a new So You Think You Can Dance.
- The CW has new episodes of 90210 and Melrose Place.
- PBS has another installment of The National Parks: America's Best Idea at 8.
- Also at 8: ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
- At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Total Drama Action.
- At 9, Headline News has the series premiere of The Joy Behar Show.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- Bravo has a new Flipping Out at 10.
- MTV has the season premiere of The Hills at 10, then the season premiere of The City.
- Current has a new InfoMania at 10, followed by a new Rotten Tomatoes Show.
- Travel Channel has a new Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Shark Tank, 90210, The Good Wife, The Hills
Posted Sep 26th 2009 4:26PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Animation, Celebrities, Casting
As if
Hell's Kitchen and
Kitchen Nightmares weren't enough, Gordon Ramsay will be hosting another television show called
Gordon Ramsay, At Your Service. Only this time, the show
will be stop-motion animation by the same team that brought you
Celebrity Deathmatch on MTV, Cuppa Coffee Studios.
This idea is reminiscent of those Saturday morning cartoons that would involve a fictional world surrounding a particular celebrity, usually Jackie Chan or Mr. T. or someone like that. Will Gordon Ramsay moonlight as a chef by day and solve crimes at night? Will he fight food-based super-villains? Will his kitchen be his high-tech headquarters where everything is operated by ladle? Will he face down with other celebrity chefs like Emeril or Rachael Ray?
Given his penchant for strong language, I suspect either this will be shopped to one of the channels of more adult content (HBO, Showtime, etc.) or every word coming out of Ramsay's clay mouth would be a beep.
Posted Sep 22nd 2009 12:15PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by the series premiere of The Forgotten.- CBS has the season premiere of NCIS at 8, then the series premieres of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new, two-hour Hell's Kitchen at 8.
- There's a new 90210 on The CW at 8, then a new Melrose Place.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- Biography has The Star Trek 25th Anniversary at 8, followed by Star Trek: A Captain's Log.
- G4 has a new Web Soup at 8.
- TCM has North By Northwest at 8, then Psycho.
- At 8:30, ABC Family has a new Ruby & The Rockits.
- At 9, Syfy has the season finale of Warehouse 13, then a new ECW.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- Bravo has a new Flipping Out at 10.
- Sundance has a new Brick City at 10.
- HBO has a new Joe Buck Live at 10.
- Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: NCIS, Hell's Kitchen, The Forgotten, Joe Buck Live
Posted Sep 4th 2009 4:25PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Video
Remember when Tek was voted off of
Hell's Kitchen a few weeks ago? Then what the hell was she doing working in the kitchen on this week's episode?
This wasn't one of those deals where a former contestant comes back to help the remaining contestants for some reason, this was... odd. They didn't interview her or point her out and Ramsay didn't say "Tek, what the hell are you doing here, you donkey?! Didn't I kick you out? And how did you get your chef's jacket back? Jean-Philippe, what's going on?"
Continue reading Is Hell's Kitchen doing some creative editing?
Posted Sep 1st 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ESPN2 has U.S. Open coverage.- At 8, FOX has a new Hell's Kitchen, followed by a new More To Love.
- ABC Family has a new 10 Things I Hate About You at 8, then a new Ruby & The Rockits.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new Shaq Vs., then a new Primetime: The Outsiders.
- NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 9.
- PBS has a new Nova scienceNOW at 9.
- Syfy has a new Warehouse 13 at 9, then a new ECW.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
- At 10, FX has the season finale of Rescue Me.
- A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
- There's a new Flipping Out on Bravo at 10.
- Also at 10: Travel Channel has the series premiere of Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, World Series of Poker, Rescue Me
Posted Aug 25th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, FOX has a new Hell's Kitchen, followed by a new More to Love.- ABC Family has a new 10 Things I Hate About You, then a new Ruby & The Rockits.
- Nickelodeon has a new Glenn Martin, DDS at 8.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- ESPN2 has more coverage of The Little League World Series at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new Shaq Vs, then a new Primetime: The Outsiders.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 9.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
- There's a new Nova scienceNOW on PBS at 9.
- Syfy has a new Warehouse 13 at 9, followed by a new ECW.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me.
- A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Flipping Out.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, 10 Things I Hate, Rescue Me, Chopped
Posted Aug 18th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, followed by the series premiere of Shaq Vs and a new Primetime: Outsiders.- FOX has a new Hell's Kitchen at 8, then a new More to Love.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker starting at 8.
- Nickelodeon has a new Glenn Martin, DDS at 8.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
- PBS has a new Nova scienceNOW at 9.
- TNT has a new Hawthorne at 9, then the season finale of Saving Grace.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- There's a new Miami Social on Bravo at 9, followed by the season premiere of Flipping Out.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Warehouse 13, then a new ECW.
- At 9:30, Food Network has a new The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
- At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me.
- Discovery has a new episode of The Colony at 10.
- HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Shaq Vs, The Universe, Flipping Out, Saving Grace
Posted Aug 11th 2009 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has a new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, followed by two new episodes of Better Off Ted (season finale) and a new Primetime: The Outsiders.
- FOX has a new Hell's Kitchen at 8, then a new More To Love.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
- TNT has a new Hawthorne at 9, followed by a new Saving Grace.
- Lifetime has the movie Winter of Frozen Dreams at 9.
- Bravo has a new NYC Prep at 9, then a new Miami Social.
- BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Warehouse 13, followed by a new ECW.
- At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- There's a new episode of The Cleaner on A&E at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Bite Me with Dr. Mike at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, NYC Prep, The Cleaner, Bite Me
Posted Aug 7th 2009 10:00AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities
While reading
Joel's account of the Fox media panel, I was curious about the announcement of a
new special called Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live. It sounds like a variation on Food Network's
Emeril Live or
Paula's Party, but hopefully, it'll be a lot better. And perhaps we'll get to see the
Gordon Ramsay Fox has not revealed up to now.
Unless you've been living in a cave the past five years or so, you know that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has emerged as one of the biggest stars on TV. But if you only watch Gordon on his Fox TV shows --
Hell's Kitchen and
Kitchen Nightmares -- you've only seen one side of the bellicose chef. On those shows, he's a screaming, cursing, demanding, hard-driving taskmaster. He's compelling, but you wouldn't want to be on the other side of one of his verbal tongue-lashings.
Continue reading Will Fox let us see the other Gordon Ramsay?
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