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So it seems the only thing everyone in California can talk about today is the election, and how stupid it is that, through a democratic process, the governor has been recalled. “Oh those NASTY republicans, trying to steal more power with their sneaky sneaky ways! They can’t win at the ballot box, so they use these un-democratic means!” Uh… yeah. The people have an election and vote to recall someone and it’s “undemocratic”… OK…. I’d sure like to see the definition of “democracy” these people are complaining about being violated…

I watched my first episode of “The restaurant” tonight. My take? STOP HIRING FUCKING ACTORS AND EXPECTING THEM TO MAKE GOOD FOOD SERVICE STAFF!!! What was the figure I heard one of them mentioning? They got over 4,000 applications for the waiter positions? That is what is known, in the theater business, as a “cattle call”. Where did they advertise the openings, Variety? “Need 5 waiters for a hot new TV show. Must be able to look frustrated on camera. Ability to actually get a customer’s order right and get the food to the table while it’s still hot completely irrelevant.”
EVERY person on that show (except for the dinners) is a drama queen. And top on that list is Topher. If I had been in that staff meeting where everyone was airing their gripes, the first words out of my mouth would have been “Topher, drop the ‘flaming fag’ act, OK?” That’s the worst, most over-used cliché on television today (Don’t even get me started on that guy from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy).
Rocco is a real prize himself. The guy has this huge ego about how great a restaurant he has (”It’s the hottest restaurant in the city!” In a city with, what, 5,000 restaurants, most of whom CAN get food to the table hot?) yet he obviously hasn’t a clue what he’s doing. And someone else was talking about how he’s this really great, hot chef. Uhm, he’s like 25… He isn’t old enough to enough years under his belt in any decent kitchen to have established himself with much of a reputation. I mean, had anyone ever even heard of this guy before NBC decided to throw lots of money at him to open a restaurant?

Ok, that’s just my problems with the personalities on the show. Now for the cooking we get to see on camera.
Not ONE person in that kitchen had a hat or even so much as a hair net on. That would get them shut down by the health department right there.
Tonight, they were having problems with something dripping through the ceiling. They’re standing around debating WHAT the substance is. Uhm… I’d be a little less concerned with figuring out what it is, and more concerned with NOT PREPARING FOOD RIGHT UNDER THE DRIPS! And throw out the food that’s just sitting there being dripped on.