[Comprehensive Entertainment] Reincarnation reality show
Chapter 126 Hell's Kitchen
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Hell's Kitchen has a terrible "tradition".
On the morning of the second day of the competition, the sous chefs would use various inhuman methods to wake up the contestants, so that the contestants could adapt to the high-pressure, high-efficiency, and endless accidents here.
Of course, some people say that this is a bad joke of the program group and the chef, and it is done in order to get the sleepy and funny reactions of the contestants. It is difficult to say whether this is the truth, but this statement sounds reasonable.
Every time I see the contestants lying on their backs and having a good time (most of the unrestrained sleeping positions belong to male contestants, the program group is not very good at photographing female contestants in this respect, so as not to be accused of pornography), the audience always laugh out loud Come on, the ratings of the show are also rising.
Early the next morning, the contestants in this issue also opened their eyes in pain amidst a terrible noise.
"Wake up, guys!"
"Get up, get up!"
Scott and Andy each tapped the stainless steel basin with a large iron spoon, and walked into the bedrooms of the male and female players.
"Get up and get ready for work! Don't be lazy!" shouted the sous chefs.
"Damn it!" Someone glanced at the time on the watch, it was only six o'clock in the morning!It's a crime to wake up at this point!
"Come downstairs, the chef is waiting for you!" The two sous chefs said in a terrible thud.
"!!!" Hearing the word chef, almost all the contestants woke up!
Regardless of brushing their teeth and washing their faces, the contestants ran downstairs wearing short-sleeved shorts when they were sleeping.
No one dares to keep the chef waiting!
In just 5 minutes, almost everyone stood in front of the chef with messy hair.
"Is everyone here?" The chef glanced and asked intentionally.
"Wait!" A hurried voice came from the stairs, and the fat male player hurried into the team.
"Very well, everything is ready." The chef nodded in satisfaction, and got to the point, "Today is your first dinner service, I want to confirm your situation and know whether you can enter the dinner service state at any time. Obviously , you haven't disappointed me too much - most of you are very responsive and I hope you will be able to maintain this efficiency in the upcoming dinner service. Next, give you half an hour to finish washing up and let's practice this evening The dishes to be presented. This is your only and last learning opportunity, grasp it well. Do you understand?"
"Yes, chef!" Following the chef's order, the contestants ran back to the bedroom to change clothes, went to the bathroom to take a shower and brush their teeth, so that they could appear in front of the chef refreshed.
The next morning, the contestants practiced five appetizers, five main courses, and five desserts.
The time is limited, and the menu at the beginning of the competition is just these choices. Afterwards, some other dishes may be added according to the arrangement of the chef. This is also the routine of the show.
"When frying scallops, use a non-stick pan!"
"Absolutely, never serve me food that is not of the right quality, you have to check it yourself in advance!"
"Once the quality of the meat is found to be wrong, don't continue to cut the meat that is too raw, return it to the oven and continue roasting, maybe it can be saved, and make another one if it is too ripe, pay attention to time and coordination!"
While demonstrating to the contestants, the chef introduced the key points of cooking the dishes.
The contestants watched the chef's movements attentively and nodded.
They have very little time, only one morning and one afternoon, not only to learn how to cook advanced dishes, but also to prepare in advance for these dishes for dinner-a lot of meat has to be marinated several hours in advance, many ingredients, sauces Also be prepared in advance.This is why once the players make too many mistakes, it will lead to insufficient meat-they have no more time to re-marinate the meat, even if there are spare ingredients in the warehouse.
The time was spent in the practice and preparation of the players, and then soon came the opening time of Hell's Kitchen.
From six to nine in the evening, three hours of continuous high-pressure work, this is their important game!
Generally speaking, in the post-editing of Hell's Kitchen, an episode is about 40 minutes long, but occasionally there will be an 80-minute episode that exceeds the norm. This kind of length shows that there are more challenges and dinner services in that round. battle.
In general, more than 40 minutes is the norm, and the challenge and dinner service time is almost half, about 20 minutes each.In addition, there are two teams to cut shots in the game, and each team is only allocated 10 minutes.However, sometimes one party performs particularly well or poorly (usually for this reason), so more shots will be allocated.In addition, there are many close-up shots interspersed in it. When each player makes a mistake, the reaction of the chef and teammates will be recorded, which also increases the length of an unexpected event.
Many viewers think that the chefs in Hell's Kitchen are very strange. Obviously many of them are professional chefs, but they have made so many mistakes, which is unimaginable.But if you think about it carefully, for a full three hours of work, the error time is less than 10 minutes, maybe only 5 minutes-don't forget the time taken up by the close-up, this level of work is actually not bad.It's just that the post-editing cuts out all those mistakes, which will give the audience an illusion-why are these professional chefs so good? !
The audience may have such misunderstandings, but the insiders can see the difficulty of the players.
Therefore, as long as they can go a little farther in the competition, even if they don't win the championship in the end, they are only the top six or top five. Many players can still find a good job after the competition.
"Please reconfirm your respective responsibilities." Before the opening, the head chef finally confirmed to the two teams, "The appetizer table, the fish table table, the meat table table, the side dish table, and the final dessert, you have all completed the division of labor. Yet?"
"Yes, Chef!" the two teams replied loudly.
This is what they discussed and decided last night.
In the women’s team, Denisa and Renee are in charge of meat meals, Gina and Whitney are in charge of fish meals, Irene and Mira are in charge of side dishes, and Meg, Julie and Ellie are in charge of appetizers and desserts. Items are the first and last dishes, and the time between serving the dishes is very large, and it is more than enough for three people to complete.If there is a problem, the female players also agreed to help each other.
The division of labor among the male players is similar, Adam and Sean are in charge of meat meals, Brandon and Josh are in charge of fish meals, Devin and Nick are in charge of side dishes, Reynolds, Shaw and Justin are in charge of appetizers and desserts, as well as helping others.
The division of labor between the two teams is affected by the players' respective work experience, but what is more important is the players' own voices.
For example, although each dining table is very important and must cooperate seamlessly to complete a complete service, the importance and difficulty of each dining table are also different.The fish table and meat table are the most important staple food. They are the most difficult, but they can also get the most attention from the chef. If you perform well, you can leave a good first impression on the chef.
Confident contestants will fight for the positions of these two dining tables, but which contestants who come to participate in the competition will not have confidence?The intensity of competition between these two dining tables can also be imagined.Yili has already left a good first impression on the chef, so after she proposed to work at Yushantai and was refuted by others, she didn't argue with others—the work at the dining table is not fixed , but it will change every time, not this time, it will always be her turn one time.It's better to do it early than to do it well. As long as you can perform outstandingly, the order is not so important.
Moreover, after the previous little dispute—in Hell’s Kitchen, yesterday’s dispute was not a big one—Eli didn’t want to have conflicts with others, at least, she didn’t want to get into unnecessary conflicts.Her early strategy was to watch the fire from the other side.In the early stage of the game with many players, the relationship between the players is very complicated, and it is like fighting for the Shura field.At a time like this, instead of showing your sharpness and attracting criticism from others, it is better to keep a low profile and stay out of it—even though she has become the object of fear of some people, at least it is not to the point of wanting to drive her out desperately.
But if Yili doesn't fight, it doesn't mean that other people don't fight.In fact, in order to fight for the position of meat meal and fish meal, the female contestants almost quarreled.In the end, with the volume, the profanity and the guts to tear up, Renee, Whitney and Gina have all earned their prized spot at the main table.
As for Denisa, although her volume is not the loudest, and she does not speak swear words like others (objectively speaking, swear words can indeed improve the momentum during a quarrel, even if it makes the audience feel disgusted and want to frown), but she She is very persistent, she wants to show herself in front of the chef—she is not Yili, she has already left a very good first impression on the chef, she is like a big tree in the dry land, she looks inconspicuous, and Do not fight or grab, in fact, very tenacious.
In the end, Meera, who wanted to compete with Denisa, had no choice but to back off—when her laughter and swear words were completely useless to others, and she only got a deadpan reaction, Meera had nothing to do .
The male players were a little better, but it was only after a heated discussion that the candidate was decided.
In Hell's Kitchen, the male players did not have as much internal fighting as the female players. Many male players who had performed very well before were transferred to the women's team by the chef, and they would be out within a few rounds.Maybe this is the problem caused by talent and environment-this society is more tolerant of men than women, so when they want to get the same treatment, women have to pay a lot more than men to get the same results.Therefore, as long as there are self-motivated women, they will work harder than men, just for a possible equal result!
"Let's open for business." After confirming that everything was ready and checking the time, Gordon said to Jean Philip, who had worked with him for decades and was almost half his brother.
"Okay, Chef." Jean replied in a very soft Cockney accent with his own unique accent, and his short black hair with natural curly hair and fleshy cheeks also made him look like a cherub in a religious story— — of course, the grown-up version, but just as cute.
Outside Hell's Kitchen, the guests who signed up on the website and were lucky enough to be selected by the program group followed the pre-arranged requirements and came to Hell's Restaurant in formal attire.Even if there is a risk of not being able to eat - this is what the program team said in advance when selecting guests, and while providing dinner, there is also the possibility of not being able to eat, after all, it is free - but if you can eat, then absolutely It is a topic worthy of the average person's aftertaste for a long time.
Although the level of the contestants varies from good to bad, the chef’s quality control is still very reliable. It is not uncommon for dishes that can pass the chef’s level to have problems—some dishes are not good or bad with the naked eye, such as the problem of seasoning On the whole, but in general, there is a chef to check, and the chance of problems is relatively small.
Under the leadership of the waiters, the guests sat down one by one and ordered dishes one after another.
After a while, the kitchen received orders like snowflakes.
"Ladies, let's start!" Standing in front of the women's team, Gordon read out their first order, "Table 24, four people, two fried scallops, two risottos."
"Yes, chef!" Yili, Julie and Meg who were in charge of the appetizers immediately responded.
"I'll make scallops, and you guys will make risotto." The chef turned around to take the next order from the waiter, and Yili immediately said to her two close teammates.Serving time against time, there is no such thoughtful and polite time as "is it okay" and "how about it", they must respond quickly.
"Okay!" Neither Meg nor Julie was a tough person, which was one of the reasons why Yi Li didn't dislike going to the front counter.If you go to other cooking tables and cooperate with Renee and the others, it will be terrible.At least, when working with these two people, there will be no problem of busy fighting for control of the cooking table, and they can cooperate well with each other.
And Meg and Julie are also happy to see Ellie in charge of the more difficult scallops.Compared with those confident contestants, their aura is not strong at all, otherwise they would not come to the side dish table with Yili, but compete with others for the right to use the meat table and fish table.With this kind of character, they are of course happy to finish the less difficult risotto.
"Side dishes, prepare two salads with scallops, and they will be served in a minute and a half!" Yi Li shouted to the side dishes again.
"Understood!" Hearing the chef read out the scallop list, the side dish table began to prepare for their side dishes.But just in case, for example, when there was too much work and the side dish counter forgot this salad, Yi Li specially reminded her.This is normal in the kitchen, and language coordination is one of the important links in the kitchen.
The division of labor was determined very quickly, Yili immediately began to heat the oil pan, and counted out ten scallops that had been processed. In a non-stick pan, use a spatula to gently slide the scallops to evenly heat these large, expensive scallops in the oily…
"Table 28, two people, one kale salad, one angel fine pasta." After a while, the chef started shouting again.
"Yes, chef!" Yili and the others responded quickly. After the chef turned around, Yili immediately said to the two, "One person makes two servings of risotto, and one person makes angel noodles. Two servings of risotto Pour them together so that the flavors are more even."
If two risottos are ordered on a table, the risottos must be combined in the end to unify the taste.
"I'll make the kale salad later," Ellie said to the two.
"Okay!" Yili didn't push all the tasks to the two of them, but took on the work herself. The two of them were not dissatisfied with this division of labor, and they agreed almost immediately.
"Table 24, two Wellington steaks, two American grilled pork chops!" The chef quickly conveyed the task of the meat table.
"At table 28, one serving of pan-fried tuna and one serving of snapper covered with potatoes." The fish dining table also received their task.
"Yes, Chef!" The four contestants responded at the same time.
"Table 32, six people, one pizza, two angel noodles." The orders for the appetizers arrived almost one by one.
"Yes, host!" The three of Yili continued to respond.
At this time, after more than 40 seconds, Yili's scallops had been fried on the first side. After confirming that the color was perfectly burnt yellow, Yili immediately turned the scallops over one by one and waited for the next 40 seconds.Of course, the thickness of each scallop is still slightly different, so the chef needs to adjust the frying time according to the thickness.
"The scallops are coming out of the pan, is the salad ready?" Yili finally confirmed to the side dish counter.
"Okay, here we come!" Irene from the side dish counter also shouted to her.
"Is the risotto ready?" Yili confirmed to Julie who was beside her.
"It's almost ready!" Julie stared at the risotto in her pot without blinking, and flipped the shovel in her hand quickly.
"Wait, is the flavor adjusted? Is the cheese put in?" Yili asked while pushing her scallops - no matter how she looked at it, she felt that the risotto was too watery, and it looked similar to Chinese porridge It should be slightly thinner than rice and thicker than porridge.
"Ah, the cheese hasn't been put!" Julie suddenly realized.
"Then why are you standing still! Let it go!" Yili really hated iron and steel. Looking at Julie who hadn't reacted and seemed a little at a loss, she simply grabbed a small handful of cheese from the cheese bowl and directly replaced it. She spilled it into the pot, "Don't be in a daze, stir fry!" She has done this for Julie. If Julie fails again, Yili will really have nothing to say.
"Ah, yes! Thank you!" Julie quickly replied, and then started her stir-frying career conscientiously.
Having said that, it's not that Yili is so kind and willing to selflessly mop up her teammates. It can only be said that she is also out of helplessness.
There are clear requirements for formal Western food, and the dishes for a table must be served together.Otherwise, one person is already eating the appetizer, and the other person can only gnaw on the unlimited bread provided by the restaurant, and the person who has the appetizer will also be embarrassed.It's a disgrace to fine restaurants and chefs to make guests feel this way!
Therefore, the seared scallops and risotto at this table must be served together.If the scallops are brought to the chef's cooking table and the risotto hasn't caught up, the chef will not let the waiter deliver the scallops, but will wait for the risotto.During this process, the scallops are likely to be cold!No matter how delicious food is, once it turns from hot to cold, it will not taste good, unless it is originally a cold dish.Moreover, the dry fried scallops are fried in oil, which will be delicious when eaten hot, and will become greasy when eaten cold!
In order not to let her scallops get cold and redo, of course, Yili can only help Julie get her risotto as soon as possible!
"Table 42, six people, two scallops, two kale, two angel noodles!" The chef started to shout again.
"Yes, chef!" The three of them responded, "Julie, you continue to make angel noodles, I continue to make scallops, and you make two servings of kale Irene." Yili also quickly detailed the tasks of the three .From the time she first spoke, she established her leadership position among the trio.Thanks to the two people's acquiescence to this point, the progress of the three people is still considerable.
"Okay!" The other two continued to respond, and they were more and more convinced of Yili.
"Leah, help me taste the risotto." When the risotto was about to come out of the pan, Julie said a little unconfidently.In the first round of the challenge, her mistake caused her team to lose, and she forgot to put cheese in the cooking process just now, which made her less confident in herself.Fortunately, Leah reminded her so that she would not really make a mistake and be yelled at by the chef.
"Okay." Yili picked up a disposable spoon, took a little seasoning rice out of the pot, blew it a little to make it not so hot, and then put it in her mouth, tasted it, and nodded.
The rice grains are soft on the outside and hard on the inside, neither uncooked and crispy, nor too mushy. The taste is rich, with the aroma of the earth of mushrooms and the freshness of the ocean of shrimp meat, combined with the texture of rice grains sticking to the right cheese, and the taste of risotto Just right.
"No problem, let's go!" Yili said decisively to Julie, throwing the used spoon into the trash can.
Everyone has different tastes in her creations, and Ellie isn't sure she'll get the chef's approval every time, but dishes like risotto, which often appear in Hell's Kitchen, she has already mastered.Even if she is asked to do it with her eyes closed, it may not be impossible.Yili has absolute confidence in these dishes!
In a part of the later stage of Hell's Kitchen, the contestants have to do the chef's work.That is an important part for the chef to test the contestants' control over the kitchen, and in this part, the control of the progress and quality of the dishes is a very important part.Yili has done special training in this area, so she is very sure, as long as she checks and confirms that there is no problem, then it must be all right!
This is the most valuable experience she has gained after countless days and nights of cooking and countless times of feeling nauseous!
With Yili's affirmation, Julie heaved a sigh of relief, and together with Yili, they took their pots and put them on the chef's side of the order receiving table.They are in charge of cooking, and the chef is in charge of arranging the plates, so they just need to bring the food.The same goes for the salad that goes with the scallops. Irene also brought the salad directly and handed over the arrangement to the chef.
Although after handing over the food, the three of them immediately returned to their own dining tables and started making the next round of orders.But this was their first order after all, and they couldn't help but wait for the chef's feedback.
The efficiency of the front counter made Gordon nod secretly, and then began to check the first round of side dishes sent by the contestants.
Unlike simple foods like salads, scallops and risotto are prone to problems, especially for these first-time contestants-for them, this is an unfamiliar menu after all.Even if they make mistakes, Gordon will not be surprised, but yelling as usual is unavoidable-this is his job here, constantly whipping the players, and letting the players play to their limits!
However, to Gordon's surprise, not only the risotto was fine, but even the scallops that were dubbed "death scallops" by TV audiences - of course, Gordon didn't know this nickname, but the difficulty of cooking scallops has already been seen - No problem.
The risotto is neither thin nor thick, and the taste is just right. Every ingredient in it, from diced mushrooms to shrimp, is not missing. As a first-time cooker, it is indeed remarkable.
And the scallops are even better.Scallops are quite difficult to cook. Although the recipe says to fry one side for 40 seconds, considering the individual thickness differences of scallops, it is difficult to grasp the specific cooking time.You should know that the kitchen of the restaurant is full of fire, unlike a small family, you can cook slowly on medium and low heat, and carefully study the degree of rawness of the scallops.For a fire in a restaurant, ten seconds can easily affect the heat of a dish!
Dry frying scallops requires not only the chef's judgment from the color change of the scallop, but also the chef's instinctive experience.In theory, when one side is fried until golden, it needs to be turned over, and the other side is fried until golden. The final product is golden on both sides and translucent in the middle. This is the most perfect dry-fried scallop.
However, during the cooking process, it is impossible for the chef to check the scallops from time to time-too frequent turning may affect the rawness of the scallops. Therefore, the chef can only look at the scallops when the estimated time is about the same.And sometimes, the scallops may have been seared.How long does it take to fry thick and big scallops is definitely a job that requires experience.
However, Gordon thought of the girl's original resume, she was from a seafood restaurant, so it didn't seem so strange to be able to control the heat of the scallops.Wanting this place, Gordon couldn't help but believe, and look forward to, that the scallops this time were her real strength, not just frying such good scallops by chance.
He is very satisfied with the quality of the scallops, to what extent?Instead of throwing a tantrum, he turned his head and shouted to the contestants at the appetizer table, "Julie, the risotto is good!"
"Yes, chef!" Julie was almost overjoyed with the chef's affirmation, and a smile immediately crawled onto her face.
"And Lia, the scallops are perfect! Well done!" Gordon gave Yili a higher evaluation without hesitation.
"Yes, chef!" Yi Li also smiled.Even if she has [-]% confidence in her scallops—this is not an exaggeration, nor is it arrogant, but it is witnessed by her sweat in the kitchen every day, but even so, with the affirmation of the chef, it is still Make Eli happy.
After all, unlike ordinary reality shows, the host is completely a puppet of the show, following the established lines and organizing the competition process.In Hell's Kitchen, Chef has a fair amount of control over the show.The program group only understands ratings, and the person who really understands cooking and is truly authoritative is Gordon!
For example, in America's Next Top Model, replace Tyra with an individual former supermodel, and then invite two other judges. Will the audience not accept the result and think it's not as good as Tyra's?Will not.To give another example, in the flyover, if Heidi is returned and a different former supermodel is replaced, will the audience have any objections?No, except for a few people who like or are used to Heidi's style, most of the audience actually don't care.
But in Hell's Kitchen, if Gordon is replaced, can the show crew still find a chef who is comparable to Gordon in terms of popularity, influence, worth, and authority in the industry?Those who are as authoritative as Gordon are not necessarily as popular as Gordon; those who are more popular than Gordon, sorry, the most popular chef in the European and American culinary arts circles is almost Gordon.
Simply put, there is a difference in authority.Tyra and Heidi are not that important to America's Next Top Model and Runway, but Gordon is very important to Hell's Kitchen, irreplaceable to a certain extent, so his opinion, his affirmation is extremely important!
"Julie, can you keep an eye on making pizza?" Yili said to her teammate who finished the risotto after successfully completing the first order and leaving the second order.
"Okay, no problem!" Julie agreed--by now, she and Meg had no hesitation in Yili's order.No matter where and in which workplace, victory is always the best lubricant for the team, and it is also the best way for leaders to establish and consolidate their authority.As far as Julie and Meg were concerned, it was content to be sure that there was nothing wrong with Ely.As for who has the bigger fist and who has the right to speak, these two players with relatively mild personalities don't particularly care about this.
"Okay, Meg, how is the angel fine pasta?" Yili is also ready to make the second order. The kale salad is made very quickly, and it takes minutes. As long as the angel fine pasta is okay, It can be sent out together immediately.
"Very soon." Meg nodded.Her seasoning level is good. In the previous challenge, Gordon also affirmed her seasoning. Her problem is that her brain will occasionally twitch, so the sauce will be overcooked, so she can only use Yili's red wine sauce.But this time there is no problem of using the wrong sauce. As long as she pays attention not to burn the noodles, the dishes this time are not too difficult for her.
"Then I'll start making the salad," Elly said to Meg.
Generally, the side dish salad in the dishes is the work of the side dish table, just like the dry fried scallops that Yili made before, the salad on top is the work of the side dish table.But the current kale salad is an appetizer specially ordered by customers, and this is the job of their appetizer counter.However, salads, especially pure green salads, are the easiest and least error-prone of all dishes.
"Table 32, six people, two Wellingtons, two grilled pork chops, two tuna!" The chef shouted again.
"Yes, chef!" The chefs at the meat table and fish table replied one after another.
"The kale salad is ready," said Ellie to Meg, as she stirred the salad and drained it. "Is the Angelica Vermicelli ready?"
"Okay!" Meg was also mixing angel fine noodles with tomato, shrimp, etc. After tasting the taste and confirming that there was no problem, she and Yili brought the pot to the chef's hand, and then began to feel anxious. Waiting for her next order.
"Meg, you continue to make four servings of angel fine noodles." Yi Li ordered, "I will make two servings of scallops."
"Four copies?" Meg didn't respond.
"Two servings for table 32, which will be delivered with pizza later, and two servings for table 42, which will be delivered with two servings of scallops and two servings of kale salad." Yili explained clearly, "Hurry up, There will be more orders in the future!"
"Ah, yes!" In fact, Meg couldn't remember the details of the order clearly, so she could only obediently complete her work according to Eli's order.She also secretly rejoiced in her heart, fortunately, they had a teammate with an excellent memory in their group, otherwise they would have been in a hurry to complete these initial orders!
"Table 17, four people, two scallops, two kale!"
"Table 15, two people, two angel noodles, two scallops, and one pizza!"
"Table 29, four people, two angel noodles, two risotto!"
At this time, the guests seemed to have finished reading the menu and placed orders one after another, and the chef read the menu faster and faster!
"Yes, chef!" The three people at the front counter responded immediately.
"Also, Meg, the fine angel noodles are good!" the chef was delivering the fine angel noodles, and turned around to confirm to Meg.
"Yes, Chef!" Meg blushed with excitement as the last but victorious of the three at the counter!
"Meg, can you make two more servings of angel fine noodles?" Yili said to the fat girl.
"I can!" In fact, Meg herself was not too confident, but at this time, she could only bite the bullet and respond.
Under the urging of orders like snowflakes, every contestant has no time to cook leisurely!It is normal to rush several orders at the same time!However, after being affirmed by the chef, Meg has a little bit of confidence in herself!She will definitely not disappoint the chef, Leah, and their team!
However, although Meg has strong subjective initiative, objectively speaking, this kind of busy and high-pressure assembly line work is a difficult adaptation process for non-professional chefs, and they are easy to make mistakes in this link.
For example, two pots are needed to cook a serving of angel noodles. The first pot cooks tomatoes and shrimps, and the second pot cooks noodles. When the tomatoes are mixed with basil and pepper, and the shrimps are fried with olive oil, Stir-fry the two together with sea salt and black pepper to taste. When the tomatoes are soft, take out the noodles, drain the water, put them back into the pot, put the tomatoes and shrimps in, and stir them evenly.If it doesn't taste right, go ahead and season with sea salt, black pepper, and basil.
This is the production process of angel fine noodles in an order.And if there are two orders with time difference before and after, after the tomato and shrimp are cooked and the noodles are cooked in one order, the tomato and shrimp should also be placed in the other order, and then the noodles, and then each calculates the cooking time and mixes everything well.In the meantime, chefs who have no experience in assembly line work are likely to be in a hurry and have no time to stir-fry, making the dishes mush, which eventually leads to failure.
So, it's not without reason that Meg has no confidence - she's not a professional chef in the first place!Of course, after a little encouragement from the chef, maybe Meg can perform supernormally.
In fact, at the moment when two orders have been completed at the front counter, in the seemingly long cooking time, in fact, only 5 minutes have passed!The nerves of the contestants are highly tense, and no one dares to make the slightest mistake.In such a fast-paced working environment, it is quite normal to make a few mistakes in a few hours a night!
However, at present, under Yili's scheduling, the work of the front desk is busy and orderly, and the two team members have also strengthened their confidence because they successfully completed two orders. There is no dispute or disharmony between them, which makes the front desk Work became more orderly.
Not only the sous chef and the head chef could see this, but they nodded secretly in their hearts, affirming the leadership of this young girl in addition to her personal culinary skills. There are few (because there is no tension, of course there are few shots of the program components), but the cooperation of the contestants is very smooth!For God's view TV viewers, the contrast couldn't be more clear than that of other problematic meal stations!
——Leah has a champion face!
More than one audience sighed so much!
The old fans of Hell's Kitchen can see many things from the first three episodes of the show, such as the characters of the players, their respective strengths, and their potential.And this girl, no matter from which aspect, is extremely outstanding.
From the first challenge, it can be seen that she is talented in cooking, and even Gordon, who has always been strict, praised her; and when getting along with her teammates, she did not actively provoke others, on the contrary, she seemed Very low-key, but in the face of other people's criticism, but not weak, tough as it should.
Even in the face of the punishment she shouldn't have suffered - Gordon has said that she deserves to be proud of herself, because her team is not good enough, but she is not really proud, but still maintains her humility and earnestly implements punished by the team.The other contestants may not know it, but the audience can hear from the narration that she is the one who treats the punishment with the most care, and she didn't just muddle through the work just because it was punishment.
In the subsequent dinner service, she also did her best. Not only did she complete her own tasks perfectly, but she also actively communicated with other people at the workbench, and helped her teammates complete the work together.
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Hell's Kitchen has a terrible "tradition".
On the morning of the second day of the competition, the sous chefs would use various inhuman methods to wake up the contestants, so that the contestants could adapt to the high-pressure, high-efficiency, and endless accidents here.
Of course, some people say that this is a bad joke of the program group and the chef, and it is done in order to get the sleepy and funny reactions of the contestants. It is difficult to say whether this is the truth, but this statement sounds reasonable.
Every time I see the contestants lying on their backs and having a good time (most of the unrestrained sleeping positions belong to male contestants, the program group is not very good at photographing female contestants in this respect, so as not to be accused of pornography), the audience always laugh out loud Come on, the ratings of the show are also rising.
Early the next morning, the contestants in this issue also opened their eyes in pain amidst a terrible noise.
"Wake up, guys!"
"Get up, get up!"
Scott and Andy each tapped the stainless steel basin with a large iron spoon, and walked into the bedrooms of the male and female players.
"Get up and get ready for work! Don't be lazy!" shouted the sous chefs.
"Damn it!" Someone glanced at the time on the watch, it was only six o'clock in the morning!It's a crime to wake up at this point!
"Come downstairs, the chef is waiting for you!" The two sous chefs said in a terrible thud.
"!!!" Hearing the word chef, almost all the contestants woke up!
Regardless of brushing their teeth and washing their faces, the contestants ran downstairs wearing short-sleeved shorts when they were sleeping.
No one dares to keep the chef waiting!
In just 5 minutes, almost everyone stood in front of the chef with messy hair.
"Is everyone here?" The chef glanced and asked intentionally.
"Wait!" A hurried voice came from the stairs, and the fat male player hurried into the team.
"Very well, everything is ready." The chef nodded in satisfaction, and got to the point, "Today is your first dinner service, I want to confirm your situation and know whether you can enter the dinner service state at any time. Obviously , you haven't disappointed me too much - most of you are very responsive and I hope you will be able to maintain this efficiency in the upcoming dinner service. Next, give you half an hour to finish washing up and let's practice this evening The dishes to be presented. This is your only and last learning opportunity, grasp it well. Do you understand?"
"Yes, chef!" Following the chef's order, the contestants ran back to the bedroom to change clothes, went to the bathroom to take a shower and brush their teeth, so that they could appear in front of the chef refreshed.
The next morning, the contestants practiced five appetizers, five main courses, and five desserts.
The time is limited, and the menu at the beginning of the competition is just these choices. Afterwards, some other dishes may be added according to the arrangement of the chef. This is also the routine of the show.
"When frying scallops, use a non-stick pan!"
"Absolutely, never serve me food that is not of the right quality, you have to check it yourself in advance!"
"Once the quality of the meat is found to be wrong, don't continue to cut the meat that is too raw, return it to the oven and continue roasting, maybe it can be saved, and make another one if it is too ripe, pay attention to time and coordination!"
While demonstrating to the contestants, the chef introduced the key points of cooking the dishes.
The contestants watched the chef's movements attentively and nodded.
They have very little time, only one morning and one afternoon, not only to learn how to cook advanced dishes, but also to prepare in advance for these dishes for dinner-a lot of meat has to be marinated several hours in advance, many ingredients, sauces Also be prepared in advance.This is why once the players make too many mistakes, it will lead to insufficient meat-they have no more time to re-marinate the meat, even if there are spare ingredients in the warehouse.
The time was spent in the practice and preparation of the players, and then soon came the opening time of Hell's Kitchen.
From six to nine in the evening, three hours of continuous high-pressure work, this is their important game!
Generally speaking, in the post-editing of Hell's Kitchen, an episode is about 40 minutes long, but occasionally there will be an 80-minute episode that exceeds the norm. This kind of length shows that there are more challenges and dinner services in that round. battle.
In general, more than 40 minutes is the norm, and the challenge and dinner service time is almost half, about 20 minutes each.In addition, there are two teams to cut shots in the game, and each team is only allocated 10 minutes.However, sometimes one party performs particularly well or poorly (usually for this reason), so more shots will be allocated.In addition, there are many close-up shots interspersed in it. When each player makes a mistake, the reaction of the chef and teammates will be recorded, which also increases the length of an unexpected event.
Many viewers think that the chefs in Hell's Kitchen are very strange. Obviously many of them are professional chefs, but they have made so many mistakes, which is unimaginable.But if you think about it carefully, for a full three hours of work, the error time is less than 10 minutes, maybe only 5 minutes-don't forget the time taken up by the close-up, this level of work is actually not bad.It's just that the post-editing cuts out all those mistakes, which will give the audience an illusion-why are these professional chefs so good? !
The audience may have such misunderstandings, but the insiders can see the difficulty of the players.
Therefore, as long as they can go a little farther in the competition, even if they don't win the championship in the end, they are only the top six or top five. Many players can still find a good job after the competition.
"Please reconfirm your respective responsibilities." Before the opening, the head chef finally confirmed to the two teams, "The appetizer table, the fish table table, the meat table table, the side dish table, and the final dessert, you have all completed the division of labor. Yet?"
"Yes, Chef!" the two teams replied loudly.
This is what they discussed and decided last night.
In the women’s team, Denisa and Renee are in charge of meat meals, Gina and Whitney are in charge of fish meals, Irene and Mira are in charge of side dishes, and Meg, Julie and Ellie are in charge of appetizers and desserts. Items are the first and last dishes, and the time between serving the dishes is very large, and it is more than enough for three people to complete.If there is a problem, the female players also agreed to help each other.
The division of labor among the male players is similar, Adam and Sean are in charge of meat meals, Brandon and Josh are in charge of fish meals, Devin and Nick are in charge of side dishes, Reynolds, Shaw and Justin are in charge of appetizers and desserts, as well as helping others.
The division of labor between the two teams is affected by the players' respective work experience, but what is more important is the players' own voices.
For example, although each dining table is very important and must cooperate seamlessly to complete a complete service, the importance and difficulty of each dining table are also different.The fish table and meat table are the most important staple food. They are the most difficult, but they can also get the most attention from the chef. If you perform well, you can leave a good first impression on the chef.
Confident contestants will fight for the positions of these two dining tables, but which contestants who come to participate in the competition will not have confidence?The intensity of competition between these two dining tables can also be imagined.Yili has already left a good first impression on the chef, so after she proposed to work at Yushantai and was refuted by others, she didn't argue with others—the work at the dining table is not fixed , but it will change every time, not this time, it will always be her turn one time.It's better to do it early than to do it well. As long as you can perform outstandingly, the order is not so important.
Moreover, after the previous little dispute—in Hell’s Kitchen, yesterday’s dispute was not a big one—Eli didn’t want to have conflicts with others, at least, she didn’t want to get into unnecessary conflicts.Her early strategy was to watch the fire from the other side.In the early stage of the game with many players, the relationship between the players is very complicated, and it is like fighting for the Shura field.At a time like this, instead of showing your sharpness and attracting criticism from others, it is better to keep a low profile and stay out of it—even though she has become the object of fear of some people, at least it is not to the point of wanting to drive her out desperately.
But if Yili doesn't fight, it doesn't mean that other people don't fight.In fact, in order to fight for the position of meat meal and fish meal, the female contestants almost quarreled.In the end, with the volume, the profanity and the guts to tear up, Renee, Whitney and Gina have all earned their prized spot at the main table.
As for Denisa, although her volume is not the loudest, and she does not speak swear words like others (objectively speaking, swear words can indeed improve the momentum during a quarrel, even if it makes the audience feel disgusted and want to frown), but she She is very persistent, she wants to show herself in front of the chef—she is not Yili, she has already left a very good first impression on the chef, she is like a big tree in the dry land, she looks inconspicuous, and Do not fight or grab, in fact, very tenacious.
In the end, Meera, who wanted to compete with Denisa, had no choice but to back off—when her laughter and swear words were completely useless to others, and she only got a deadpan reaction, Meera had nothing to do .
The male players were a little better, but it was only after a heated discussion that the candidate was decided.
In Hell's Kitchen, the male players did not have as much internal fighting as the female players. Many male players who had performed very well before were transferred to the women's team by the chef, and they would be out within a few rounds.Maybe this is the problem caused by talent and environment-this society is more tolerant of men than women, so when they want to get the same treatment, women have to pay a lot more than men to get the same results.Therefore, as long as there are self-motivated women, they will work harder than men, just for a possible equal result!
"Let's open for business." After confirming that everything was ready and checking the time, Gordon said to Jean Philip, who had worked with him for decades and was almost half his brother.
"Okay, Chef." Jean replied in a very soft Cockney accent with his own unique accent, and his short black hair with natural curly hair and fleshy cheeks also made him look like a cherub in a religious story— — of course, the grown-up version, but just as cute.
Outside Hell's Kitchen, the guests who signed up on the website and were lucky enough to be selected by the program group followed the pre-arranged requirements and came to Hell's Restaurant in formal attire.Even if there is a risk of not being able to eat - this is what the program team said in advance when selecting guests, and while providing dinner, there is also the possibility of not being able to eat, after all, it is free - but if you can eat, then absolutely It is a topic worthy of the average person's aftertaste for a long time.
Although the level of the contestants varies from good to bad, the chef’s quality control is still very reliable. It is not uncommon for dishes that can pass the chef’s level to have problems—some dishes are not good or bad with the naked eye, such as the problem of seasoning On the whole, but in general, there is a chef to check, and the chance of problems is relatively small.
Under the leadership of the waiters, the guests sat down one by one and ordered dishes one after another.
After a while, the kitchen received orders like snowflakes.
"Ladies, let's start!" Standing in front of the women's team, Gordon read out their first order, "Table 24, four people, two fried scallops, two risottos."
"Yes, chef!" Yili, Julie and Meg who were in charge of the appetizers immediately responded.
"I'll make scallops, and you guys will make risotto." The chef turned around to take the next order from the waiter, and Yili immediately said to her two close teammates.Serving time against time, there is no such thoughtful and polite time as "is it okay" and "how about it", they must respond quickly.
"Okay!" Neither Meg nor Julie was a tough person, which was one of the reasons why Yi Li didn't dislike going to the front counter.If you go to other cooking tables and cooperate with Renee and the others, it will be terrible.At least, when working with these two people, there will be no problem of busy fighting for control of the cooking table, and they can cooperate well with each other.
And Meg and Julie are also happy to see Ellie in charge of the more difficult scallops.Compared with those confident contestants, their aura is not strong at all, otherwise they would not come to the side dish table with Yili, but compete with others for the right to use the meat table and fish table.With this kind of character, they are of course happy to finish the less difficult risotto.
"Side dishes, prepare two salads with scallops, and they will be served in a minute and a half!" Yi Li shouted to the side dishes again.
"Understood!" Hearing the chef read out the scallop list, the side dish table began to prepare for their side dishes.But just in case, for example, when there was too much work and the side dish counter forgot this salad, Yi Li specially reminded her.This is normal in the kitchen, and language coordination is one of the important links in the kitchen.
The division of labor was determined very quickly, Yili immediately began to heat the oil pan, and counted out ten scallops that had been processed. In a non-stick pan, use a spatula to gently slide the scallops to evenly heat these large, expensive scallops in the oily…
"Table 28, two people, one kale salad, one angel fine pasta." After a while, the chef started shouting again.
"Yes, chef!" Yili and the others responded quickly. After the chef turned around, Yili immediately said to the two, "One person makes two servings of risotto, and one person makes angel noodles. Two servings of risotto Pour them together so that the flavors are more even."
If two risottos are ordered on a table, the risottos must be combined in the end to unify the taste.
"I'll make the kale salad later," Ellie said to the two.
"Okay!" Yili didn't push all the tasks to the two of them, but took on the work herself. The two of them were not dissatisfied with this division of labor, and they agreed almost immediately.
"Table 24, two Wellington steaks, two American grilled pork chops!" The chef quickly conveyed the task of the meat table.
"At table 28, one serving of pan-fried tuna and one serving of snapper covered with potatoes." The fish dining table also received their task.
"Yes, Chef!" The four contestants responded at the same time.
"Table 32, six people, one pizza, two angel noodles." The orders for the appetizers arrived almost one by one.
"Yes, host!" The three of Yili continued to respond.
At this time, after more than 40 seconds, Yili's scallops had been fried on the first side. After confirming that the color was perfectly burnt yellow, Yili immediately turned the scallops over one by one and waited for the next 40 seconds.Of course, the thickness of each scallop is still slightly different, so the chef needs to adjust the frying time according to the thickness.
"The scallops are coming out of the pan, is the salad ready?" Yili finally confirmed to the side dish counter.
"Okay, here we come!" Irene from the side dish counter also shouted to her.
"Is the risotto ready?" Yili confirmed to Julie who was beside her.
"It's almost ready!" Julie stared at the risotto in her pot without blinking, and flipped the shovel in her hand quickly.
"Wait, is the flavor adjusted? Is the cheese put in?" Yili asked while pushing her scallops - no matter how she looked at it, she felt that the risotto was too watery, and it looked similar to Chinese porridge It should be slightly thinner than rice and thicker than porridge.
"Ah, the cheese hasn't been put!" Julie suddenly realized.
"Then why are you standing still! Let it go!" Yili really hated iron and steel. Looking at Julie who hadn't reacted and seemed a little at a loss, she simply grabbed a small handful of cheese from the cheese bowl and directly replaced it. She spilled it into the pot, "Don't be in a daze, stir fry!" She has done this for Julie. If Julie fails again, Yili will really have nothing to say.
"Ah, yes! Thank you!" Julie quickly replied, and then started her stir-frying career conscientiously.
Having said that, it's not that Yili is so kind and willing to selflessly mop up her teammates. It can only be said that she is also out of helplessness.
There are clear requirements for formal Western food, and the dishes for a table must be served together.Otherwise, one person is already eating the appetizer, and the other person can only gnaw on the unlimited bread provided by the restaurant, and the person who has the appetizer will also be embarrassed.It's a disgrace to fine restaurants and chefs to make guests feel this way!
Therefore, the seared scallops and risotto at this table must be served together.If the scallops are brought to the chef's cooking table and the risotto hasn't caught up, the chef will not let the waiter deliver the scallops, but will wait for the risotto.During this process, the scallops are likely to be cold!No matter how delicious food is, once it turns from hot to cold, it will not taste good, unless it is originally a cold dish.Moreover, the dry fried scallops are fried in oil, which will be delicious when eaten hot, and will become greasy when eaten cold!
In order not to let her scallops get cold and redo, of course, Yili can only help Julie get her risotto as soon as possible!
"Table 42, six people, two scallops, two kale, two angel noodles!" The chef started to shout again.
"Yes, chef!" The three of them responded, "Julie, you continue to make angel noodles, I continue to make scallops, and you make two servings of kale Irene." Yili also quickly detailed the tasks of the three .From the time she first spoke, she established her leadership position among the trio.Thanks to the two people's acquiescence to this point, the progress of the three people is still considerable.
"Okay!" The other two continued to respond, and they were more and more convinced of Yili.
"Leah, help me taste the risotto." When the risotto was about to come out of the pan, Julie said a little unconfidently.In the first round of the challenge, her mistake caused her team to lose, and she forgot to put cheese in the cooking process just now, which made her less confident in herself.Fortunately, Leah reminded her so that she would not really make a mistake and be yelled at by the chef.
"Okay." Yili picked up a disposable spoon, took a little seasoning rice out of the pot, blew it a little to make it not so hot, and then put it in her mouth, tasted it, and nodded.
The rice grains are soft on the outside and hard on the inside, neither uncooked and crispy, nor too mushy. The taste is rich, with the aroma of the earth of mushrooms and the freshness of the ocean of shrimp meat, combined with the texture of rice grains sticking to the right cheese, and the taste of risotto Just right.
"No problem, let's go!" Yili said decisively to Julie, throwing the used spoon into the trash can.
Everyone has different tastes in her creations, and Ellie isn't sure she'll get the chef's approval every time, but dishes like risotto, which often appear in Hell's Kitchen, she has already mastered.Even if she is asked to do it with her eyes closed, it may not be impossible.Yili has absolute confidence in these dishes!
In a part of the later stage of Hell's Kitchen, the contestants have to do the chef's work.That is an important part for the chef to test the contestants' control over the kitchen, and in this part, the control of the progress and quality of the dishes is a very important part.Yili has done special training in this area, so she is very sure, as long as she checks and confirms that there is no problem, then it must be all right!
This is the most valuable experience she has gained after countless days and nights of cooking and countless times of feeling nauseous!
With Yili's affirmation, Julie heaved a sigh of relief, and together with Yili, they took their pots and put them on the chef's side of the order receiving table.They are in charge of cooking, and the chef is in charge of arranging the plates, so they just need to bring the food.The same goes for the salad that goes with the scallops. Irene also brought the salad directly and handed over the arrangement to the chef.
Although after handing over the food, the three of them immediately returned to their own dining tables and started making the next round of orders.But this was their first order after all, and they couldn't help but wait for the chef's feedback.
The efficiency of the front counter made Gordon nod secretly, and then began to check the first round of side dishes sent by the contestants.
Unlike simple foods like salads, scallops and risotto are prone to problems, especially for these first-time contestants-for them, this is an unfamiliar menu after all.Even if they make mistakes, Gordon will not be surprised, but yelling as usual is unavoidable-this is his job here, constantly whipping the players, and letting the players play to their limits!
However, to Gordon's surprise, not only the risotto was fine, but even the scallops that were dubbed "death scallops" by TV audiences - of course, Gordon didn't know this nickname, but the difficulty of cooking scallops has already been seen - No problem.
The risotto is neither thin nor thick, and the taste is just right. Every ingredient in it, from diced mushrooms to shrimp, is not missing. As a first-time cooker, it is indeed remarkable.
And the scallops are even better.Scallops are quite difficult to cook. Although the recipe says to fry one side for 40 seconds, considering the individual thickness differences of scallops, it is difficult to grasp the specific cooking time.You should know that the kitchen of the restaurant is full of fire, unlike a small family, you can cook slowly on medium and low heat, and carefully study the degree of rawness of the scallops.For a fire in a restaurant, ten seconds can easily affect the heat of a dish!
Dry frying scallops requires not only the chef's judgment from the color change of the scallop, but also the chef's instinctive experience.In theory, when one side is fried until golden, it needs to be turned over, and the other side is fried until golden. The final product is golden on both sides and translucent in the middle. This is the most perfect dry-fried scallop.
However, during the cooking process, it is impossible for the chef to check the scallops from time to time-too frequent turning may affect the rawness of the scallops. Therefore, the chef can only look at the scallops when the estimated time is about the same.And sometimes, the scallops may have been seared.How long does it take to fry thick and big scallops is definitely a job that requires experience.
However, Gordon thought of the girl's original resume, she was from a seafood restaurant, so it didn't seem so strange to be able to control the heat of the scallops.Wanting this place, Gordon couldn't help but believe, and look forward to, that the scallops this time were her real strength, not just frying such good scallops by chance.
He is very satisfied with the quality of the scallops, to what extent?Instead of throwing a tantrum, he turned his head and shouted to the contestants at the appetizer table, "Julie, the risotto is good!"
"Yes, chef!" Julie was almost overjoyed with the chef's affirmation, and a smile immediately crawled onto her face.
"And Lia, the scallops are perfect! Well done!" Gordon gave Yili a higher evaluation without hesitation.
"Yes, chef!" Yi Li also smiled.Even if she has [-]% confidence in her scallops—this is not an exaggeration, nor is it arrogant, but it is witnessed by her sweat in the kitchen every day, but even so, with the affirmation of the chef, it is still Make Eli happy.
After all, unlike ordinary reality shows, the host is completely a puppet of the show, following the established lines and organizing the competition process.In Hell's Kitchen, Chef has a fair amount of control over the show.The program group only understands ratings, and the person who really understands cooking and is truly authoritative is Gordon!
For example, in America's Next Top Model, replace Tyra with an individual former supermodel, and then invite two other judges. Will the audience not accept the result and think it's not as good as Tyra's?Will not.To give another example, in the flyover, if Heidi is returned and a different former supermodel is replaced, will the audience have any objections?No, except for a few people who like or are used to Heidi's style, most of the audience actually don't care.
But in Hell's Kitchen, if Gordon is replaced, can the show crew still find a chef who is comparable to Gordon in terms of popularity, influence, worth, and authority in the industry?Those who are as authoritative as Gordon are not necessarily as popular as Gordon; those who are more popular than Gordon, sorry, the most popular chef in the European and American culinary arts circles is almost Gordon.
Simply put, there is a difference in authority.Tyra and Heidi are not that important to America's Next Top Model and Runway, but Gordon is very important to Hell's Kitchen, irreplaceable to a certain extent, so his opinion, his affirmation is extremely important!
"Julie, can you keep an eye on making pizza?" Yili said to her teammate who finished the risotto after successfully completing the first order and leaving the second order.
"Okay, no problem!" Julie agreed--by now, she and Meg had no hesitation in Yili's order.No matter where and in which workplace, victory is always the best lubricant for the team, and it is also the best way for leaders to establish and consolidate their authority.As far as Julie and Meg were concerned, it was content to be sure that there was nothing wrong with Ely.As for who has the bigger fist and who has the right to speak, these two players with relatively mild personalities don't particularly care about this.
"Okay, Meg, how is the angel fine pasta?" Yili is also ready to make the second order. The kale salad is made very quickly, and it takes minutes. As long as the angel fine pasta is okay, It can be sent out together immediately.
"Very soon." Meg nodded.Her seasoning level is good. In the previous challenge, Gordon also affirmed her seasoning. Her problem is that her brain will occasionally twitch, so the sauce will be overcooked, so she can only use Yili's red wine sauce.But this time there is no problem of using the wrong sauce. As long as she pays attention not to burn the noodles, the dishes this time are not too difficult for her.
"Then I'll start making the salad," Elly said to Meg.
Generally, the side dish salad in the dishes is the work of the side dish table, just like the dry fried scallops that Yili made before, the salad on top is the work of the side dish table.But the current kale salad is an appetizer specially ordered by customers, and this is the job of their appetizer counter.However, salads, especially pure green salads, are the easiest and least error-prone of all dishes.
"Table 32, six people, two Wellingtons, two grilled pork chops, two tuna!" The chef shouted again.
"Yes, chef!" The chefs at the meat table and fish table replied one after another.
"The kale salad is ready," said Ellie to Meg, as she stirred the salad and drained it. "Is the Angelica Vermicelli ready?"
"Okay!" Meg was also mixing angel fine noodles with tomato, shrimp, etc. After tasting the taste and confirming that there was no problem, she and Yili brought the pot to the chef's hand, and then began to feel anxious. Waiting for her next order.
"Meg, you continue to make four servings of angel fine noodles." Yi Li ordered, "I will make two servings of scallops."
"Four copies?" Meg didn't respond.
"Two servings for table 32, which will be delivered with pizza later, and two servings for table 42, which will be delivered with two servings of scallops and two servings of kale salad." Yili explained clearly, "Hurry up, There will be more orders in the future!"
"Ah, yes!" In fact, Meg couldn't remember the details of the order clearly, so she could only obediently complete her work according to Eli's order.She also secretly rejoiced in her heart, fortunately, they had a teammate with an excellent memory in their group, otherwise they would have been in a hurry to complete these initial orders!
"Table 17, four people, two scallops, two kale!"
"Table 15, two people, two angel noodles, two scallops, and one pizza!"
"Table 29, four people, two angel noodles, two risotto!"
At this time, the guests seemed to have finished reading the menu and placed orders one after another, and the chef read the menu faster and faster!
"Yes, chef!" The three people at the front counter responded immediately.
"Also, Meg, the fine angel noodles are good!" the chef was delivering the fine angel noodles, and turned around to confirm to Meg.
"Yes, Chef!" Meg blushed with excitement as the last but victorious of the three at the counter!
"Meg, can you make two more servings of angel fine noodles?" Yili said to the fat girl.
"I can!" In fact, Meg herself was not too confident, but at this time, she could only bite the bullet and respond.
Under the urging of orders like snowflakes, every contestant has no time to cook leisurely!It is normal to rush several orders at the same time!However, after being affirmed by the chef, Meg has a little bit of confidence in herself!She will definitely not disappoint the chef, Leah, and their team!
However, although Meg has strong subjective initiative, objectively speaking, this kind of busy and high-pressure assembly line work is a difficult adaptation process for non-professional chefs, and they are easy to make mistakes in this link.
For example, two pots are needed to cook a serving of angel noodles. The first pot cooks tomatoes and shrimps, and the second pot cooks noodles. When the tomatoes are mixed with basil and pepper, and the shrimps are fried with olive oil, Stir-fry the two together with sea salt and black pepper to taste. When the tomatoes are soft, take out the noodles, drain the water, put them back into the pot, put the tomatoes and shrimps in, and stir them evenly.If it doesn't taste right, go ahead and season with sea salt, black pepper, and basil.
This is the production process of angel fine noodles in an order.And if there are two orders with time difference before and after, after the tomato and shrimp are cooked and the noodles are cooked in one order, the tomato and shrimp should also be placed in the other order, and then the noodles, and then each calculates the cooking time and mixes everything well.In the meantime, chefs who have no experience in assembly line work are likely to be in a hurry and have no time to stir-fry, making the dishes mush, which eventually leads to failure.
So, it's not without reason that Meg has no confidence - she's not a professional chef in the first place!Of course, after a little encouragement from the chef, maybe Meg can perform supernormally.
In fact, at the moment when two orders have been completed at the front counter, in the seemingly long cooking time, in fact, only 5 minutes have passed!The nerves of the contestants are highly tense, and no one dares to make the slightest mistake.In such a fast-paced working environment, it is quite normal to make a few mistakes in a few hours a night!
However, at present, under Yili's scheduling, the work of the front desk is busy and orderly, and the two team members have also strengthened their confidence because they successfully completed two orders. There is no dispute or disharmony between them, which makes the front desk Work became more orderly.
Not only the sous chef and the head chef could see this, but they nodded secretly in their hearts, affirming the leadership of this young girl in addition to her personal culinary skills. There are few (because there is no tension, of course there are few shots of the program components), but the cooperation of the contestants is very smooth!For God's view TV viewers, the contrast couldn't be more clear than that of other problematic meal stations!
——Leah has a champion face!
More than one audience sighed so much!
The old fans of Hell's Kitchen can see many things from the first three episodes of the show, such as the characters of the players, their respective strengths, and their potential.And this girl, no matter from which aspect, is extremely outstanding.
From the first challenge, it can be seen that she is talented in cooking, and even Gordon, who has always been strict, praised her; and when getting along with her teammates, she did not actively provoke others, on the contrary, she seemed Very low-key, but in the face of other people's criticism, but not weak, tough as it should.
Even in the face of the punishment she shouldn't have suffered - Gordon has said that she deserves to be proud of herself, because her team is not good enough, but she is not really proud, but still maintains her humility and earnestly implements punished by the team.The other contestants may not know it, but the audience can hear from the narration that she is the one who treats the punishment with the most care, and she didn't just muddle through the work just because it was punishment.
In the subsequent dinner service, she also did her best. Not only did she complete her own tasks perfectly, but she also actively communicated with other people at the workbench, and helped her teammates complete the work together.
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