Gordon Ramsay - Hell's Kitchen

When I first tuned in to Hell's Kitchen last year, I was a little queasy. I was scared to watch the program and thought Gordon Ramsay was an absolute jerk. I was hoping that I would not encounter screaming chefs in culinary school. I don't know yet how it is in the "real world" - out there in "restaurant-land" - but what I do know is that I am sure that I wouldn't work with someone like him - not when he's acting like that! Ramsay appears to be the devil himself and is a complete maniac in this series on Fox which airs on Monday evenings.

Having said that, if you have seen Gordon Ramsay on The Food Network (Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares), he's almost a completely different person. His veins aren't popping out of his head due to his ranting and raving. He has got some brilliant advice and offers blunt criticism to restaurateurs that can't seem to get a firm grip on how to run their restaurant well and make money. I really enjoy this program. Some may think reality t.v. is cheesy any way you look at it but there are some tidbits of good information to take note of. Sometimes chefs try to make dishes too complex, or the description of an item on the menu is too confusing, or there isn't enough teamwork going on. He stresses that communication is key with everyone involved from the front-of-the-house to the back.

To my relief, I have found out (at least in culinary school), that chefs don't scream like he does. Nor do they shove food onto your uniform, call you names, or make you rummage through garbage bins. The chef instructors definitely have high expectations of you but they also have a lot of class. Now, I just watch Hell's Kitchen and get a good laugh. It's ridiculous that someone from the series will wind up being the executive chef of a restaurant after going through that exercise but that's Hollywood for you...

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