Reality Rumors

Christina Machamer was the Hell’s Kitchen fourth-season contestant with the least amount of experience, but Gordon Ramsay rewarded her on potential.

The 25-year-old culinary student from St. Louis, MO was revealed to be Hell’s Kitchen’s fourth-season champ during last night’s finale broadcast on Fox.

She claimed the position of executive chef at Gordon’s recently opened The London West Hollywood — a job that comes with a $250,000 salary.

“Oh my goodness. Holy f**king s**t! I am like so happy on 10 different levels, I can’t even explain it,” exclaimed Christina after her victory. “I’m really happy. It’s almost like a fairy tale. I guess it really does happen to people, even big goobers like me… Mostly what I’d like to say to Chef Ramsay is thank you for your faith and your trust in me.”

Christina defeated Louis Petrozza, a 47-year-old catering director from Charlotte, NC, during the finale broadcast.

“It’s been a tough journey. It’s been hard, it’s been painful, it’s been long but it’s been good. It’s been good,” said an emotional Petrozza. “I’ve met so many beautiful people, so many beautiful people. How priceless is that?”

“Christina had the least amount of experience coming into Hell’s Kitchen,” said Gordon at the finale’s conclusion.

“But I saw something in her that was quite special. She had the best potential across any other chef in Hell’s Kitchen, and in my business, I think long term. I definitely, definitely made the right trust. I feel like I’ve been on a roller coaster the last three months. Of all the Hell’s Kitchens, this has been the one with the most ups and downs. But we ended on a high note, and now it’s time for me to get the f**k out of Hell’s Kitchen.”

Bobby Anderson billed himself as a four-star general, however his cooking failed to live up to those standards.

The 37-year-old executive chef from Niagara Falls, NY became the eleventh culinary contestant cut from Hell’s Kitchen’s fourth season by Gordon Ramsay during last night’s broadcast of the Fox reality competition series.

“I do get misunderstood because I’m 6′4 and they think I’m going to try to bully my way through,” said Bobby after his ouster.

“But they get the opposite of that. I’m a warm and joyful person, and that makes people feel so comfortable around me. I told Chef Ramsay, ‘Thanks for the opportunity. Thanks for having me.’ It came down to his decision, and he chose the general. He saluted me. I walked into Hell’s Kitchen with my joy, and I’m leaving with my joy.”

“Although Bobby was big in stature, he fell short in a number of areas,” said Gordon. “I kept on waiting for him to emerge, but he never did. That’s why I have to say, ‘Over and out, General Bobby.’”

Hell’s Kitchen’s next fourth-season episode will air Tuesday, June 17 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox.

Louross Edralin couldn’t cook meat and paid the price for it.

The 24-year-old hotel cook from Las Vegas, NV became the ninth culinary contestant cut from Hell’s Kitchen’s fourth season during last night’s broadcast of the Fox reality competition series.

“Louross was never short on energy, he was just short on cooking ability,” said Gordon after Louross’ ouster.

Petrozza was tasked with nominating two of his teammates after a dismal dinner service, he quickly reallized a case could be made for any Blue Team member, as Louross was the “weakest,” Jen was “bossy” and Bobby was “strong competition.”

“This is a tough decision,” opined Petrozza. “This is a tough one.”

Back in the kitchen. Petrozza nominated Louross because he “lacks the skills to compete at this level.” He then nominated Jen because she “feels she has more to teach than she has to learn,” which he thought was backwards.

Gordon agreed with the nominations and then asked Petrozza which one of the two he would eliminate. Petrozza answered Louross, Gordon “completely agreed,” and Louross was sent packing.

“I’m not done yet,” said Gordon. “I’m upset because I gave you complete control over the menu, and you let me down.”

Gordon said he still wasn’t “convinced” by either Matt or Jen and informed them that the next morning they’d both be returning to their original teams — with Jen going back to Red and Matt returning to Blue.

Hell’s Kitchen’s next fourth-season episode will air Tuesday, June 3 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox.

Rosann Fama was seen as a liability by both her teammates and Gordon Ramsay.

As a result, the 33-year-old receptionist and former cook from Staten Island, NY became the eighth culinary contestant cut from Hell’s Kitchen’s fourth season during last night’s broadcast of the Fox reality competition series.

“I will definitely go back into the culinary business because it’s a passion for me,” said Rosann after her ouster. “I’m disappointed in myself, but I’m definitely going to tell my daughter that no matter what happens to you in life, you just keep on trying. Dust yourself off and never stop going for what you want.”

“If the size of one’s mouth corresponded to the size of one’s talent, then Rosann would have been a world-class master chef,” said Gordon. “Unfortunately, she just has a big mouth.”

Hell’s Kitchen’s next fourth-season episode will air Tuesday, May 27 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox.

When the cheflings throw a sweet sixteen for a spoiled girl, Matt messes up throughout, but Ramsay eliminates the far-less colorful Shayna.

Psst, Fox: I’m onto you. Yeah, you think you’re all crafty, but after four seasons of cook-risotto-fail-rinse-repeat, it’s gonna take a little more than some drivel about Shayna needing to get home to her baby for me to believe tonight’s episode wasn’t tampered with in order to retain the services of Matt, whose whining, bulky mass and emetic culinary skills are the kinds of things that on paper might make for ”better” ”television” but really just make ”me” ”uncomfortable.”

Yes, tonight’s continuation of Hell’s Kitchen was a serious disappointment, my little fish sticks, as the producers tipped their hand to confirm our darkest suspicions: This show is less about cooking now than it has ever been. After last week’s non-elimination (thanks to poor Vanessa and her sautéed hand), the teams went back to the dorms to lounge around and chain-smoke and bitch at each other. Christina went on another tirade about how when you strike her down, she will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine, blah blah blah. ”I’m the complete package,” she said, giving as evidence the fact that she looks ”great in a pair of heels,” followed by her ability to read books, and also cook. If this was called Slutty Librarian Kitchen, I suppose she’d be onto something. Since it’s not, this rant made very little sense.

And then there’s Matt. Whichever one of you commenters called him Sam the Eagle last week was pretty damn spot-on, but I think you just insulted Sam the Eagle. Matt, who thinks Bobby and Ben are incompetent (though they’re obviously running the team), was mad as hell, and his eyebrows just were not going to take it anymore. But it’s hard to feel sorry for the guy when he’s such a delusional human being, and, as usual, I found myself not enjoying his mental illness so much as keeping a close eye on all his veins and hoping God didn’t have any further pulmonary embolisms scheduled for today.

The challenge and dinner service were basically all one massive contrived entity tonight: plan and execute a sweet sixteen party for a central casting spoiled girl and her central casting dragon lady of a mother, whose face-lift unquestionably cost more than my car. To begin, the cheflings met Ramsay at the Grove, here in L.A., whose farmers’ market has been shockingly absent from the current season of American Idol. They were given $100 and 25 minutes to put together one appetizer and two entrees for the menu. While the girls focused on ”glamour,” the men focused on ignoring Matt, whose vomit-inducing suggestion for the afternoon was ‘’sushi pizza on a tortilla.” Really? Really. The producers didn’t feed you that idea, Matt? Seriously? You thought of ‘’sushi pizza on a tortilla” yourself? Really. Really. I suppose it’s possible, but I mean…sushi pizza on a tortilla. Just ponder that for a second. Then go rinse your mouth out, and come back. I’ll wait.

We all okay? Feeling refreshed? Good, because you’ll need that hint of mint to survive Matt’s next contribution to this episode: Out of all the contestants, he alone has recently attended a 16-year-old girl’s birthday party. I want no part of any conjecture related to that statement, I just want it entered in the log, and then I would like to move on.

By Whitney Pastorek (EW.com)

Britain’s foul-mouthed chef who parlayed his international restaurants into TV stardom is eyeing Toronto as a new place not to be a “celebrity.”

Gordon Ramsay told CTV News during a tour to promote his cookbook, “Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food,” he likes the Canadian city but doesn’t like the label associated with being the star of television’s “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares,” a prolific author and holder of multiple Michelin stars for his restaurants in Britain, Dubai, Ireland, New York, Paris and Tokyo.

“I hate that word — celebrity,” he said. “I’m a real chef.”

He also has an epithet-laced TV show slated to start airing in Canada in the fall called “The F-Word,” the network reported.

The 41-year-old father of four teased the network about opening a Toronto venue by saying he already had a Canadian talent pool of more than 20 people working for him.

“Trust me, by September I will keep you posted, yes?” he said.

Craig Schneider’s questionable kitchen skills and bad attitude were a recipe for elimination.

The 30-year-old sous chef from Coram, NY became the fourth culinary contestant cut from Hell’s Kitchen’s fourth-season by Gordon Ramsey during last night’s broadcast of the Fox reality competition series.

“My dream when I came to Hell’s Kitchen was to get my own restaurant,” said Craig after his ouster. “I didn’t do the job I was supposed to. I had a lot more to prove. I’m stunned and amazed. This sucks.”

After a long day and 3 people deserving of getting the boot, Gordon said all three of them should be leaving, he ultimately only booted Craig.

“I can teach someone how to cook,” said Gordon. “But Craig was a bad cook with an even worse attitude. There was no hope for him.”

Hell’s Kitchen’s next fourth-season episode will air Tuesday, April 29 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox.

Dominic DiFrancesca learned the hard way that cooking for his family and cooking for Gordon Ramsay are two entirely different things.

The 43-year-old stay-at-home dad from Catawba, SC was revealed to be the first culinary contestant eliminated from Hell’s Kitchen’s fourth-season during last night’s premiere broadcast of the Fox reality competition series.

“Being here and being sent home the first night is really a heartbreaker,” said Dominic following his ouster. “I had an opportunity to work with Chef Ramsay — it’s a dream of mine. But that dream was dashed.”

Hell’s Kitchen’s next fourth-season episode will air Tuesday, April 8 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox.

British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is having trouble with neighbors of his New York restaurant who complain of smells and noise.

Residents of an apartment building say the large fan and air-conditioning unit for Gordon Ramsay at the London on West 54th Street makes more noise than a rock concert, The Daily Mail reported.

“The fan is this giant contraption that looks like a praying mantis, almost two stories tall, and the smells from it at times are horrifying,” Shirley Lemmon, head of the building‘s residents association, told the British newspaper. “First thing in the morning on the weekend the smell of bacon permeates the air and we can’t open our windows.”

Lemmon said the noise has been recorded at 57 decibels, which is above the level permitted in New York.

“His air conditioning unit sounds like you are riding on the back of a plane and it can be on 24/7,” she said.

Ramsay, known for his television appearances in Britain and the United States, runs a number of restaurants and pubs in London and abroad.

The brother of Scottish celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been sentenced to 10 months in an Indonesian jail for heroin possession, the Daily Telegraph has said.

Ronald Ramsay faced a possible 14-year sentence, however, his lawyer argued that lighter penalties had been applied in recent similar cases and said his client may appeal.

Ramsay, who was working as a private English teacher in Bali, was arrested in February when he entered a supermarket carrying the drug.

Throughout his detention and trial, he and his lawyer have claimed he has received no support from his family as he struggled to pay for necessities like food, soap and legal fees and was forced to share a cell with pedophiles and murderers.

“I asked (Gordon) for his help; he knows I need help,” Gordon told a reporter in July. “I’ve heard nothing from my family. It’s heart-breaking.”

Gordon Ramsay, a famed TV personality and restaurateur, has, in the past, given his brother a job at one of restaurants and a London apartment, as well as paid for stays at an expensive rehab facility in attempts to help Ronald kick his addiction and get back on his feet.