As Fox in the US continue to churn out double episodes of Hell’s Kitchen, it seems that we won’t be seeing back-to-back Gordon Ramsay as previously reported. For whatever reason it seems that the power that be at Fox think they won’t need to springboard Masterchef on the back of another hit show – and judging by the show’s popularity worldwide, they are probably right! Check out the unofficial countdown for Masterchef on July 27!
Here are two of the promotional videos currently circulating
That’s right, our favourite chef has now entered the 21st century and now has his own personal twitter handle. News broke in mid January of this year that Gordon Ramsay was undergoing ‘training’ and was to start broadcasting his life (on his terms) to the world via the popular social media site.
True to his words (and offically verified by Gordon Ramsay Holdings) his twitter handle in GordonRamsay01 and thus the website http://www.twitter.com/GordonRamsay01.
Sign up and follow the great man now! We at The Plonker Club will also grab the RSS feed of Chef Gordon’s tweets and post them here (I’m sending an email now to make sure that it is ok) so you can follow his exploits here if your aren’t Twitter proficient!
Here are some other Gordon Ramsay-related Twitter sites;
This is straight from casting site and covers some of the most common questions regarding trying out for Gordon ramsay’s new show – MasterChef. For all other information got to their website at http://www.3ballproductions.com/masterchef.html
Will you have a place to keep my dish warm?
NO, in order for us to accommodate everyone that attends we ask that you bring an insulated cooler or warming bag to keep your dish at the desired temperature. Judges will take temperatures into consideration. How much food should I bring?
You will be plating for 1 person. What type of dish should I bring to the casting? Appetizer, entrée, dessert?
COOK TO IMPRESS! There is no wrong dish to bring to the casting as long as it shows off your cooking skills. How long will I have to plate my dish?
You will have no more than 5 minutes to plate your dish. You will be required to bring in a plate and any utensils you will need. Take into consideration judges will be looking at presentation.
* Please bring a photo of your dish plated to the casting in case you do not have enough time. What should I wear?
Be comfortable and be yourself! PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING WITH YOU TO THE CASTING CALL:
1) Your completed application
2) A current photo of yourself
3) A photo of your dish plated
4) Your dish to impress us!
Best of Luck
Chief Plonker
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite www.theplonkerclub.com
To the best of our knowledge Gordon Ramsay doesn’t have his own Twitter handle (and I’m here to tell the 25 000 people who signed up for RamseyGordo – that he’s not that bad at spelling! Here are the twitter addresses to date
As we reported here in February of this year, Fox has now confirmed that as well as ordering another Hell’s Kitchen series, that the popular Cookalong Live concept from the UK will be appearing on US television at the end of 2009. The eighth season of Hell’s Kitchen was reported by some media outlets as the seventh season, but Season seven, which was actually shot immediately following the current airing season 6 in January of this year.
The announcement was made at a unique press conference in Los Angeles where reporters where asked to prepare a meringue and a topping for a Baked Alaska, with the winner being offered a table Hell’s Kitchen (is this really a prize worth winning, epsecially if it was for early in the season?!). The prize was won by a reporter from St Louis today – here’s the link to there story.
According to reports, the show will air at 9pm ET Tuesday night December 15 and will involve preparing a three course meal live virtually alongside the great Chef. As per the UK format, most of the preparation will be done ahead of time, with instructional videos ensuring that you are up to speed by the time the show hits the airwaves! The show will actually be shown in others areas on delay 9pm there time!
Of course, the question of swearing came up in the cooking audition come press conference and Gordon Ramsay was reported to have replied that “Of course, I’m going to try not to swear … I do have good days!” “I’ll be cooking live on a domestic front … I promise not to swear.” Good luck on that one !
Here’s a taste of what is to come for US audiences – from last season of Cookalong Live UK – a seven part series!
Counting down!
Chief Plonker
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite www.theplonkerclub.com
