Piss Off Chef

Anything reality seems to be good tv these days. Case in point a bunch of people in a kitchen cooking, seeing if they can handle the ‘heat’. Throw in a British King Chef that constantly swears and you have yourself a winner. BUT, do you have yourself a chef? No, Chef, you don’t.

Two things piss me off about the show, Hells Kitchen, one, the fact that they constantly say ‘Yes, Chef’, ‘No, Chef’, since when did a chef become a military figure or a figure of authority? I’d love it if one of these contestants just said, ‘Yeah mate’ ‘Nah Gord’. And, let’s not get confused, because that’s just what these folks are, contestants. They’re not world class chefs or even the best chefs in the city, hell they might not even be the best in their own kitchen!

Take a look at the rundown of some of the folks, the majority of them are sous chefs, so they’re not even the head of the stove on a regular day. They rule the kitchen on like Boxing Day when the real chef is laying in bed thinking, ‘fuck it, I don’t feel like goin’ in today’. That’s the day, that everyone leaves the restaurant, saying it wasn’t as good as last time.

Then you’ve got a few other folks, there’s Lovely from Chicago, who judging by her name you think she got mixed up with a Flavor of Love audition. (Flaava Flav!) What does Lovely do? She’s an executive chef. Not bad eh? Here’s the kicker, she’s an executive chef of a children’s camp. A Children’s Camp?! I can’t imagine how 5 year old would react if there cheese toast is a little on the crispy side. ‘This macaroni feels like it’s a bit on the soft side’. How can you call yourself a chef, when your clientele believe that ketchup fixes up any dish?

You also had guys like Tony from Chicago, who just managed a culinary store, so because he could tell you the knives were on sale, he got his way on the show. There’s also Tek from Connecticut, she’s a line cook. Yeah, so was a friend of mine in Grade friggin’ Eleven.

If you’re going to do a chef show, at least have real chefs, that’s all we ask.