Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen: Season 1
$26.99
this show is not for the tender ear folks. if cussing and swearing bothers you, DO NOT BUY.
i, on the other hand, am not offended. i laughed, cheered, learned new words (never knew what bollocks were) and was
thrilled when i picked the winner.
get the rest of the seasons on dvd. gordon ramsey's loud crude mouth is a new addiction for me.

Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection
$13.95
I love Gordon Ramsey's shows, and was really hoping for some meaty info on his origins and motivations. This pamphlet - hard to really call it a book? - sort of skimmed along the surface and left me feeling only a little "full". I'm afraid I was disappointed...

The F Word - Series One
$29.98
I was happy to see that there is another Gordon Ramsay series that I had not seen before. I was sure that it would be interesting and fun to watch after following Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. Instead, it's deadly dull! Certainly, the scenes of Gordon raising Christmas turkeys with his children are fun. Unfortunately, he spends way too much time chatting with people who are presumably well-known in Britain, but certainly not in the U.S. The food critic that appears on each episode is unbelievably full of himself; why is he on the show so often? The show sometimes includes odd choices of topics. Who cares which supermarket in Britain sells the saltiest food? Why are we subjected to a discussion of sperm counts? There are scenes where Gordon attempts to teach some cooking, but they go by way too fast to actually pick up anything useful. I often find myself watching this series in the background while doing laundry or checking my mail since there is so little to hold my interest. Maybe this show has some appeal to British viewers, but I certainly won't be buying Series 2!

Damn Good Food: 157 Recipes from Hell's Kitchen
$27.95
Mitch Omer is a good cook with creative recipes, no doubt about that. He would do himself and others a service if he stayed with his cooking. His story-telling is trashy since he is using the cheapest form of self-glorification: character defamation. He defames the character of people who sacrificed for him and who he in turn treated with neglect, malice and intimidation. He turns the tables in his life's tale and makes himself the victim of his irresponsibility to others. If you want a good cookbook, then buy it, tear out the pages with his stories, and send them to him at Hell's Kitchen for revision.