Hey look! It's a creature that evolved from Demi Moore! The thing on the left, in fact, in Gordon Ramsay dressed up for his US Hell's Kitchen series yesterday. That invisible weight you feel lifting from your shoulders? It's the stress of April Fool's Day melting away for another year. Relax. Sleep well, and don't have (kitchen) nightmares.
Guess what, fact fans? NBC has a new cookery reality show in the, uh, oven. "The Chopping Block" has been described as a sort of "Hell's Kitchen" meets "Top Chef", and the star will be Marco Pierre White. (In fact, the show comes from Granada America, which co-produces "Hell's Kitchen"...)
"The Chopping Block" (don't know about you, but I'm getting a massive kick out of that pun) will feature potential chefs competing in actual couples in a bid to win their own restaurant. The eight couples will be split into two teams, with each team assigned side-by-side restaurant spaces in Manhattan. They'll face a series of tasks (not all massively cookery-sounding, it must be said) like designing the space and generating buzz for their establishments.
You know how they say "If you eat at too many celebrity chefs' restaurants, you'll turn into one" (sure they do!), yeah? Well that certainly seems to have been the case with Clare Rayner's boy, now all grown up and working as the Guardian's curmudgeonly food critic, Jay Rayner. Look! He's transmogrifying into Marco Pierre White before your very eyes!
The News of the World has such a crush on Adele at the moment. Yes, their appetite for the Hell's Bell is insatiable! We quite like her too, and in keeping with all the super-glamorous posts we had last week, here's a video of Adele getting her pictures done for the red-top. Enjoy!
I guess Hell's Kitchen paid him well. Marco's been throwing mullah away on chip-shop owners. Not just any chip-shops, of course, pretty classy ones by the sounds of it... the haddock and chips, onion rings and tea he enjoyed at the Marlboro in Weymouth set him back a fishy £7.
Owner Craig Johnson, 25, told The Sun: “I thought that if he didn’t like the food he might give me a piece of his mind but he was a real gent.” See, he's fine with being cooked for, it's serving other people that Marco hates. Just a theory.
Hell's Kitchen runner-up Adele Silva has hit out at Jim Davidson for his behaviour on the show, in an interview with the News of The World. The former Emmerdale actress was appalled by homophobic remarks Jim directed towards Big Brother 2 winner Brian Dowling. "I've never witnessed a personal attack like Jim made on Brian - it was so wrong... There's a lot of things that haven't been seen. I know there were worse things he said than the shirt-lifter - stuff that wasn't shown... Abbey was so worried about what was going on she hung her apron over the camera. Jim told her to take it down. He wanted the attention he'd get from being so controversial."
But it's not just Jim who's getting roasted, Abbey Clancy was fair game too: "I'm completely gutted with how she behaved—she's 21 and so immature. I don't think of myself as a glamour girl or model like her. I'm an actress with a career." I guess...
Marco Pierre White has branded the naked one a "fat chef with a drum kit". Quite an image, isn't it? But Miss, Miss, Jamie started it! He called the Michelin-starred chef a "psychological bully". Do we have a soft spot for boyish Master Oliver, or has he gone off the boil? Does Marco have a simmering fury that could turn nasty at any moment... or does he just hate drum kits? Only one way to find out - vote!
Aw, isn't this picture just the cutest thing you ever saw? I could just eat them up!. Barry McGuigan has vowed to keep up his cookery training after proving a big hit in Hell's Kitchen, reckons The Mirror.
Far from being sick of the sight of food, Barry - famed for his mashed spuds - was back in the kitchen 24 hours later and ready to wow his wife Sandra with his new skills. "She has done all the cooking for so long and now I want to do my bit," Barry explained. "I am going to do a nice fillet steak and my signature dish of mashed potatoes."
Barry has also been full of praise for Marco Pierre White, since leaving the show. "Before the show I could only burn toast and boil water. I cannot believe I learned so much in such a short space of time. Marco is the best in the world and I have enjoyed spending time with him. He is a man's man."
And what's next for Barry? McGuigan's mash? "I'm certainly going to do something. McGuigan's sauce, maybe." Matron!
Hit 'continue' for The Mirror's recipe for McGuigan's mash...
Being a huge fan of ‘La Ramsey’, I was suspicious of newcomer (albeit legendary chef) Marco Pierre White on this year’s Hell’s Kitchen. But what a series it has ended up being – pop strops, WAG idiocy and, unfortunately, bigoted rants. If you missed even a night, you missed out. Here’s the Top 5 most priceless moments…
5. Angus Deayton actually getting some attention for once. With all the ladies (even Carole Thatcher – shudder) fawning over Marco Pierre White, host Deayton was coming in a poor second. Until, that is, Radio 1’s Jo Whiley came to his rescue. As Angus welcomed viewers back from a break, Whiley shot up and smooched his cheek. Shame it was all for a bet.
Hells Kitchen runner-up Adele Silva has been flooded with offers after coming second on the show, says The Daily Mail and The Star. Apparently she could be set to earn up to £2million over the next 12 months.
More than 8 million viewers tuned in last night to see the 26-year-old go head-to-head with ex-boxer Barry McGuigan, 46. Deals currently being thrown at the Emmerdale actress are said to include cook books, television shows (including a cookery slot), modelling and adverts.
The two week long madness ended last night with a triumph of age over beauty, as 46 year old Barry beat off competition from 10 other celebrities in the public vote. McGuigan went head-to-head with 26 year old Emmerdale actress Adele Silva on the final night of the competition. Despite Marco tipping Adele, former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan has been crowned head chef of Hell's Kitchen. Well done Barry!
