Hell’s Kitchen

NOT A BAD NIGHT AT HELL’S KITCHEN

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We just got back from having dinner at Hell’s Kitchen! We were warned NOT to arrive hungry because sometimes the food is a long time coming (or not at all!) The fancy restaurant set is located in the industrial district of Culver City, and we were not allowed to take any photos and had to turn in our cell phones. Only some Green Bay Packer and his wife were allowed to take, but not use their cell phones. Everyone had to sign two page confidentiality agreement and a release. We were seated in a large beautifully designed room with white tablecloths and HK candles and ordered from a small menu with only 4 choices of main dishes. One end of the room featured a bar and the other side had the two open kitchens used by the blue team and the red team. We could see the two teams fussing over their food and red-faced Gordon Ramsay gesticulating over them but we could NOT hear Gordon cursing. At one point smoke filled the red kitchen. Since it was a later episode of the series (for 2013) and the chefs were more experienced, almost everyone got their food. It wasn’t great (mushy scallops and dry halibut – and NO vegetables!) but the waiters and staffers were helpful and personable. Lots of wine and chocolaty desserts made it a fun evening. The only unrealistic thing about the restaurant was the fact that no one had a cell phone!

GORDON RAMSAY CAUGHT GETTING HAIR TRANSPLANTS

We’re not fans of Gordon Ramsay’s nasty disposition on “Hell’s Kitchen” so we were particularly amused when he was caught in the act of having hair transplants. He was photographed leaving a Beverly Hills hair augmentation clinic wearing peculiar headgear that included a surgical cap. Apparently he had plugs transplanted from the back of his neck to his slightly receding front hairline. We hear that he had a new minimally invasive procedure that costs around $30,000 but it heals in a week or so.

GORDON RAMSAY’S WIFE COULD STAND THE HEAT

Gordon Ramsay’s family looks like the picture of happiness (above at the Teen Choice Awards) but it wasn’t too long ago that his pretty wife Tana found out he had been cheating with another woman for seven years. It was luridly publicized in the London papers and very embarrassing for all concerned. Somehow, the temperamental chef managed to keep his family together and one would never guess what they’ve been through. He must be doing something right.

GORDON RAMSAY CRACKS A SMILE IN ST TROPEZ

Chef Gordon Ramsay doesn’t seem to smile EVER on Hell’s Kitchen – now in it’s 7th season. (Can you believe it?) For some reason nothing funny ever happens on that show. But Gordon did show his lighter side while vacationing in St Tropez with his wife Tana. They were walking on the beach by their hotel when they spotted a nude swimmer. Even Gordon couldn’t hold back a grin.

GORDON RAMSAY DOES HIS OWN GROCERY SHOPPING

Gordon Ramsay has been spending far more time in TV studios than he has in kitchens, so we were surprised to see him doing his own marketing at Ralph’s in Malibu. The temperamental “Hell’s Kitchen” star has had a rough year- he fronts a number of expensive restaurants that are struggling in this recession. And not long ago a woman in the UK sold an explosive story to the tabloids, claiming to be his mistress for 7 years. It was hushed up and his 13 year marriage to Tana survived (above with son Jack) and they’re shopping together in flip-flops.