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Caution! The Following is a Thought Provoking Rant by a Goon!

This is the first season of HK I've watched, and it may be the last. I've watched all of Kitchen Nightmares (both BBC and US versions), and really admire Ramsay for his culinary passion, straightforward observations, and business sense. He seems to genuinely invest himself in the businesses of perfect strangers and pulls out all the stops to help them succeed. HK paints a radically different image of Gordon, one that makes me seriously question his character.

First, I want to comment on the show in general. It's a reality show, and FOX knows every trick in the book to manipulate the audience's perception of characters. From fiddling with time (do you think each episode takes place in the same day?), the order of events, and even the selective use of sound-bites, it's all geared for maximum reaction.

That being said, who are these bumbling idiots posing as contestants? Seriously, they act like they they've never cooked at a professional level before. The amateur nature of the mistakes are simply laughable. Raw/unseasoned/sloppy food. Seriously, I could give a wart-hog's behind (sorry Pumba) about these people. Obviously any decent chef wouldn't touch this venue with a extra long pair of tongs. So what we are left with are some desperate wanna-be's.

Which brings me to this weeks kick-off, Ben. If I had to choose, I'd actually put Ben above most of the others. Gordon seems to have singled him out for unknown reason. He got screamed at for trying to get is team excited and motivate them, he had to scoop horse poo, and play personal servant to the red team. YET, he was the one responsible for the Blue team's challenge wins with the near-perfect fish weight, sweet-16 dishes, AND they would have won the pizza challenge (which Ben was forced to deliver) had Gordon not discovered that Ben was responsible. Do you really think there was dirt in the mushrooms? The pattern leads me to believe that Ben got shafted by Gordon. Ben hit the nail on the head when he complained about Gordon's screaming and ranting causing people to become flustered. I especially admired his parting remark that he did his best and wasn't going to suck up, which is probably why Gordon didn't like him.

Which brings me to my final point. Who is the biggest loser in HK? I say Gordon Ramsay. I feel like his abilities as a chef have been surpassed by his self-created celebrity and ego. I find little wonder in the fact that two of his restaurants have closed recently. His behavior oh HK is that of a rude, nasty, chaotic, mean, foul, unprofessional, tyrannical, jerk (I'll stop there). For him to bully the staff because food comes back from the customer is absurd since HE allowed it to be sent in first place. It's entirely his fault that Vanessa burned herself by virtue of the chaos and panic he causes. To add insult to her injury, his whole attitude was essentially 'oh well'. The tantrums he throws are simply inexcusable. If I were in a workplace and someone (superior or otherwise) was throwing things at me, well, let's say it wouldn't be pretty for them. In the end, you have to ask yourself. If you were a contestant in HK, which the prize is to work for Ramsay, would you actually want to work for him? I'd tell him to go #%$$ off.

No matter which way you slice it, Gordon has lost his way. Either he really is a huge jerk (in the kitchen at least), or he is letting FOX depict him as one. He needs to go back to his kitchens, and stay there for at least a year or two.

One final note. I would never pay $200 for a pizza. I don't care if Gordon made it with his own two hands. So far as I'm concerned, dining doesn't get any better than Disney. The price, quality, service, and atmosphere are the absolute best. Anything more is an over-priced, pretentious waste. I'll take Le Cellier over any Ramsay restaurant any day.