What has happened on Hells Kitchen recently?”
A number of you PopWatchers noticed a shot of Tek during last week’s Hell’s Kitchen episode. What keen eyes you have! I completely missed the editing gaffe (I was most likely looking down at my notepad, scribbling the solution to our nation’s health-care crisis), but I re-watched the episode, and you guys were correct. Here’s the explanation a Fox rep sent me: “In reality television, editors must go through hundreds of hours of footage to cut a show. This episode featured a scene that was the result of an unfortunate editing oversight.” Was it merely an honest goof? Who knows? The mistake did, however, allow the show to squeeze in one of Ramsay’s better lines: “They serve fish more cooked than that in a sushi bar!” On to last night’s episode, which, for the most part, confirmed what we already knew about the contestants. Kevin and Ariel continued to excel in the kitchen without making a fuss. Dave ran around like a culinary Usain Bolt, putting more energy into his cooking than anyone e