Chef Blythe Beck, THE NAUGHTY KITCHEN Oxygen TV reality star: Mr. Media Radio Interview

By BOB ANDELMAN

When I hear the words  “naughty” and “kitchen” used in the same sentence, I’m reminded of a scene in the Bill Murray movie Stripes where he lifts P.J. Soles up on a kitchen counter and flirts with her using an oversize but common kitchen utensil.

Somehow, I’m guessing that’s not exactly what’s in store when “The Naughty Kitchen with Chef Blythe Beck” debuts on Oxygen tonight, Tuesday, September 22 @ 10 p.m.

AUDIO EXCERPT: "Nothing's been cast; it's all real. Nothing's fake. The show is real; the people are real. Some of them might lose their jobs, but that's because they suck."

Chef Beck runs a popular Dallas restaurant, Central 214, where the staff is frisky—think Hooters—but the food is much more ambitious—think Rocco DeSpirito. The Chef is at the center of the action; it’s more of a documentary series than a contest such as “Hell’s Kitchen” or “Top Chef.”



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Lacey, Eliminated Chef, HELL'S KITCHEN: Mr. Media Audio Interview

Chef Gordon Ramsay, image by Quasimime via Flickr

If you’ve been watching “Hell’s Kitchen” this season, you had to be scratching your head over the way Chef Lacey managed to avoid elimination week after week.

No disrepect to the young lady, but she appeared out of her element from the beginning, both in terms of her cooking skills and her energy level. In a series known for a cruel streak, did the producers keep her in the game for comic relief?

Last week, Chef Gordon Ramsay had had enough and he tossed Lacey before the elimination round.

Joining me this morning is Lacey, the latest contestant to whom Chef Gordon Ramsay has uttered the fateful words: “Take off your jacket.”

You can LISTEN to this interview with LACEY, an eliminated chef from the FOX-TV kitchen competition "HELL'S KITCHEN" with CHEF GORDON RAMSAY, by clicking the BlogTalkRadio.com audio player above!

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J, HELL'S KITCHEN w GORDON RAMSAY eliminated chef: Mr. Media Audio Interview

Chef Gordon Ramsay image by jo-h via Flickr

“Hell’s Kitchen” is must-see TV in Mr. Media’s house and it has been since the first episode of the first season. We’re also hooked on Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” and the British versions of his shows, too..

Which is why I look forward to frequently speaking with the latest eliminated chefs on “Hell’s Kitchen,” which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on Fox. If you haven’t sampled the show yet, do get a taste. It’s delicious nonsense!

Joining me this morning is J, the seventh contestant to whom Chef Gordon Ramsay has uttered the fateful words: “Take off your jacket.”

You can LISTEN to this interview with J, the 7th eliminated chef on FOX's "HELL'S KITCHEN," by clicking the BlogTalkRadio.com audio player above!

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Colleen, HELL'S KITCHEN w GORDON RAMSAY eliminated chef: Mr. Media Interview

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"Hell’s Kitchen" is not going to be your cup of tea if hearing people yell and scream profanities at the top of their lungs while cooking inedible dishes makes you squirm.

But the show, which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on Fox, is addictive fun, partly for the presence of Chef Gordon Ramsey, but mostly for the clueless ineptitude of so many of the contestants. And some, of course, are trained professionals but just unprepared to perform in the heat of Ramsey’s TV kitchen.

Joining me this morning is Colleen, who runs a cooking school, but nonetheless is the fifth contestant to whom Chef Gordon Ramsay has uttered the fateful words: “Take off your jacket.”



You can LISTEN to this interview with COLLEEN, the fifth eliminated chef from season five of the TV show "HELL'S KITCHEN," by clicking the BlogTalkRadio.com audio player above!

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