Hell’s Kitchen has a long history of not giving its announced prize to its winner, a practice Gordon Ramsay has defended. But season 11 contestant Ja’Nel Witt isn’t taking the prize for a mysterious reason that one tabloid says has to do with cocaine. Production company ITV Studios released this statement last week about her… continue reading
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Gordon Ramsay admits some Hell’s Kitchen chefs not cast for their talent
Gordon Ramsay has discussed what is obvious and not at all surprising to viewers of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen: the show is stocked with cannon fodder, contestants placed there just for their personalities, there to be torn to shreds by Ramsay. In an Emmy magazine profile, Ramsay refers to “the muppets I have to work with…. continue reading
Man pretended to be Hell’s Kitchen, Chopped producer
A man who was arrested last week, accused of defrauding a startup, pretended to be a producer for Food Network’s Chopped and Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen, befriending several contestants from the Gordon Ramsay-hosted show even though he apparently never turned In a series of in-depth articles, Gawker uncovered the apparent deception of Daniel Kaufman, aka Dan… continue reading
Hilarious video of Gordon Ramsay’s unintentionally sexual cooking demonstrations
Videos that compile footage taken out of context are nothing new, but they’re still hilarious, whether it’s Survivor’s shampoo commercial or muppets talking dirty. Making the rounds this week is a video featuring Hell’s Kitchen and Masterchef judge and chef Gordon Ramsay talking dirty. He’s actually cooking, of course, but the combination of words and… continue reading
High school student reveals Hell’s Kitchen 3 challenge details; HK1’s Michael may guest
A teenager who “attends a high school where five [Hell’s Kitchen 3]contestants landed for a Top Chef-like cooking challenge” posted about his experiences, but then took down his post after “Fox got a whiff of this and went after the source like a rabid, flesh-eating tiger,” Eater LA reports. Before deleting his post, the student… continue reading
FOX renews Hell’s Kitchen
One of the two breakout new reality shows of the summer, Hell’s Kitchen, will return to FOX, as will it star, chef Gordon Ramsay. Besides the fact that the series “regularly won its 9 p.m. Monday timeslot in adults 18-49,” as Variety reports, the finale was watched by 8.94 million viewers. As such, it was… continue reading
Hell’s Kitchen ends tonight
The sleeper reality hit of the summer, Hell’s Kitchen, concludes tonight with a two-hour finale. Ralph and Michael, perhaps the only two competent chefs in the whole group, battle it out to win their own restaurant. And Gordon Ramsey will probably scream at someone. Each gets to create their own microcosmic restaurant to show Ramsey… continue reading
Beauty and the Geek renewed; 30 Days, Hell’s Kitchen move up while Hit Me falls
The WB’s unlikely hit, Beauty and the Geek, will return for a second season. Last week, it led all other WB shows with 4.5 million viewers. Ugly smart guys and hot dumb girls, get your applications ready for when they start casting. In other ratings news, FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen, which is my favorite show so… continue reading