heavens to betsy. hell’s kitchen is finally back to fill the void left by american idol. thank god…i wasn’t quite sure what to do with myself.

i can do without the scripted bombast which highlights Gordon Ramsay’s famous “prickliness,” qualifying him for the asshole of the century award (watch the bbc’s Ramsay’s kitchen nightmares and you’ll see a man who yells, screams, and belittles but also is a man who actually cares about the people he’s interacting with and trying to help them make better kitchens) but man it reminds me of my days as a chef working the various stations and the hot pass.

It gets my adrenaline going.

If you can’t get a plate thrown at you, buck up and keep on going, maybe you aren’t cut out to be in the restaurant industry.

Here’s to a summer of:

• “Two seconds please!”
• “Move your ass!”
• “Dirty plate!”

Mary Milan keeps chiding me for not sending an audition tape in…

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