http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/31/HELLS-KITCHEN-Has-the-shows-soufflc3a9-collapsed.aspx The winner of HELL&rsquo;S KITCHEN was crowned last week. The final episodes are just to find the stooge who will do what Chef Gordon Ramsay tells them to do at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Casino. The real winner was Julia, the waffle house line cook who fought and struggled and cut through the finely roasted layer of horse manure that makes up the egos of chefs trained in fine dining. Julia cooked. And she cooked better than most everybody else on the show. Her lack of experience held her back from going all the way and that was lucky for her. Ramsay said she had the talent and was personally sending her to culinary school. This is a bigger gift than being a figurehead/novelty chef at a casino. She has his seal of approval and is set on a path to make her own way. There is no better way to come out of this show. So who is left? Who is the artist among Jen, Bonnie and Rock? Who is as inspired as Julia? The lot of them are boring and there isn&rsquo;t a higher crime in any artistic endeavor than being mundane. When these three completed service on tonight&rsquo;s episode, Chef said, &ldquo;It was good, but not perfect.&rdquo; Perfection comes from lunatics. These three want to safely win when they should be exploding past safe. Good luck finding the candidate who will do that. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/31/HELLS-KITCHEN-Has-the-shows-soufflc3a9-collapsed.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/31/HELLS-KITCHEN-Has-the-shows-soufflc3a9-collapsed.aspx#1072 Whats with the kinder, gentler Ramsey. You couldnt say f*ck in front of his dear old mum? Where do you think he learned it?<br /><br />I had to watch an extra episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" for my weekly dose of snarling British git. Yes? ozzy http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/31/HELLS-KITCHEN-Has-the-shows-soufflc3a9-collapsed.aspx#1072 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:09:18 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/31/HELLS-KITCHEN-Has-the-shows-soufflc3a9-collapsed.aspx#1095 I'M SORRY BUT I CAN'T GET INTO A SHOW THAT MAKES ME TO WANT TO GIVE UP COOKING dorothy fugate http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/07/31/HELLS-KITCHEN-Has-the-shows-soufflc3a9-collapsed.aspx#1095 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:21:08 GMT