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Now back to ringside for the introductions – in the red corner – the second half of the All Girl team – Starting with;

Ji

Hometown: Palisades Park, NJ
Age: 33
Occupation: Private Caterer
Experience:
Asst. Executive Chef/Cook- NCL America
Owner (current)- ProChef at Home Catering
Server- Main Street Tavern

Kitchen Experience:
Since she was 14 yrs. old

Culinary School:
B.A. in Culinary Arts Management- The Culinary Institute of America

Notes:
Ji was basically born into the restaurant business. She says that her mother gave birth to her at her father’s Korean restaurant while she was working as a waitress. Her mother was upset with Ji’s decision to become a chef because she thinks that it is degrading towards women. At almost six feet, Ji is a force to be reckoned with in the kitchen.

La (yes, that’s what it says!)

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Age: 23
Occupation: Line Cook
Experience:
Line Cook – Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, LV
Broiler Cook-Monte Carlo Casino, LV

Kitchen Experience:
4 years

Culinary School:
California Culinary Academy, San Francisco

Notes:
LA, as her friends call her, loves a good challenge. She is a no nonsense kind of girl that will not let anyone stand in the way of achieving her goals. This 22 year old lives her life with no regrets. LA works two jobs, owns a house, a car and a motorcycle and insists she does not need help from anyone. She makes friends easily and would give the shirt off her back to those in need. LA will stop at nothing to win Hell’s Kitchen!

Lacey

Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Age: 24
Occupation: Corporate Buffet Cook
Experience:
Entree Cook, Sodexho
Chocolatier, City Sweets
Wine Bar Chef, Dean and Deluca

Kitchen Experience:
On and Off for 6 years

Culinary School:
Central Piedmont Community College

Notes:
Lacey was going to a university for graphic design and did not feel motivated at all. One day, her mother screamed at her, “Stop watching the Food Network and go to culinary school already!” She took her mother’s advice and has never looked back! Lacey is quirky, loveable, loud and a self-proclaimed great cook. We’ll see if Chef Ramsay agrees!

And Finally -
Paula

Hometown: Coconut Creek, FL
Age: 28
Occupation: Executive Sous Chef Experience:
Chef de Cuisine, 3030 Ocean Restaurant
Banquet supervisor and waitress, family restaurant

Kitchen Experience:
9 years

Culinary School:
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

Notes:
Paula is sweet, cute and quiet. At least it appears that way until this tomboy firecracker opens up her mouth and steps inside the kitchen. Paula is a perfectionist, and will ride you until you do it her way. Energetic and explosive in the kitchen, Paula makes people quit by yelling at them and making them feel like crap. But this Brazilian native is not a complete tyrant, and says she is kind both inside and outside of the kitchen and inside of the kitchen, when things are done her way.

Remember, Hell’s Kitchen and Chef Gordon Ramsay Hits the airwaves January 29 on Fox (and all good torrent programs a few hours later!) in fact, according to the counter at the Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite Homepage (the Plonker Club.com) it is 16 days 5 hours 25 minutes 38 seconds.

Coming up next, the boys team!

David Driscoll
Chief Plonker at The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com

It has been confirmed that the top rating show Hell’s Kitchen will be returning to television screens (not to mention youtube and torrent sites for all of us addicted overseas viewers!) in January of 2009.

According to the Fox website, Season 5 of Hell’s Kitchen will air Thursday January 29 at 9pm / 8pm Central Time

This show was apparently filmed right after the fourth season, and will air despite claims by some news outlets that reported shooting had been cancelled or postponed.

Casting for seasons 6 and 7 were held throughout the United States in October of this year and we can possibly expect to see another by the end of the year along with a new Kitchen Nightmares UK, Kitchen Nightmares USA and a new show called Man Camp.

Let’s hope that Gordon isn’t being overexposed (no pun intended!)

Check out the countdown at the homepage of the Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite – The Plonker Club and www.theplonkerclub.com

David Driscoll
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com

Two weeks ago, if anyone had asked you, what first comes to mind when I mention the name ‘Gordon Ramsay”, most people would say great cooking and swearing – and not necessarily in that order! (This may now have changed thanks to Sarah Symonds and her claims).

While Gordon has copped a spray from many a do-gooder (especially in Australia) for his ‘choice phrases of encouragement’, no one would doubt that his colourful language and intensity have become a large part of his public persona. This has become even more obvious as advertisers are now using it as part of their marketing campaigns.

This first picture I saw on the back of a bus in Sydney – and I only had to run half a block in order to snap it with my mobile phone. It seems the publishers of his latest cookbook Gordon Ramsay – Cooking for Friends have embraced some of Gordon’s signature phrases (or maybe just jumped on the bandwagon!).

The second is an ad that is currently running on the Lifestyle channel, which in Australia, plays many of Gordon’s shows – currently the latest season of Hells Kitchen USA.

Enjoy, you bunch of $@#%@*&!

David Driscoll

The Plonker Club

The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite

www.theplonkerclub.com