And Then There Were Two

Get ready for the continuation of Hell's Kitchen. It's Family Reunion Time. Here are Palazzo's Dad and Lady Friend; Blonde 1's Mom and (very quiet)BF and Blonde 2 and Mumsy and Dadsy. Everyone is all choked up and everything is beautiful (in its own way). Gordon, ever the self-effacing friend to all, offers to cook up one of his signature dishes for all. Now, if any of these contestants or their families had EVER watched the show before, they might think hmmmm....maybe something is up. But only one of our heroes uncovers Chef's cunning plan--they need to recreate the dish after the family leaves. While Palazzo and B1 exchange witty banter and lovey comments with their families, B2 and her fam think about the ingredients-Mom notes a "cream sauce." Guess what? Always listen to your Mom, B2, becuase that is the one ingredient you forgot! B1 picks the wrong kind of meat (doesn't that seem impossible?) and Palazzo nails some obscure ingredient, but forgots and kind of some key ingredient or another, so B2 is the WINNER! She is very excited that she then gets to ride around on a tour bus with her parents and Chef, getting the $35 tour of LA, and then dinner at a 4-star restaurant.
On to the service. First, it is the annual rite of passage for our intrepid chef-wannabes: The "Pretend to Get Really Mad, Just Like An Actual Professional Chef" segment. Yes, it's the opportunity to yell random profantities to practice for the real contest. Palazzo just doesn't have the pit bull in him (he's a likable lug), but the B's do a great job, B1 even lacing multiple profanities in a row! That is real talent.

The service is pretty unexciting, except there's another little shenanigan to come--Chef his accomplices Chef Big Bald Guy and Soux Chef Anonymous purposefully slip up and miss ingredients when the contestants are at the pass. Who would think of such a thing?

In the end, it comes down to a pretty even contest: and, B1 is out, for no real reason. The finale looks awesome, as we have the Return of the Jeninator, ready to spew more of her folksy wisdom and banter. Will have the summary up quickly on this one---hope I haven't bit off more than I can chew.......(OK, that is the stupidest joke ever, but it popped into my head, and I am embarrassed by it, and apologize deeply).