>> I haven't been there but I'm sure it will get better as it goes along
>> since the chef, Christina, recently won Hell's Kitchen.
IMO this is sort of circular, since the "head chef" of the restaurant was
always going to be the winner of HK, regardless of who that turned out to
be (though as someone else noted, there's often shenanigans around just
how long the HK winner sticks around or what their actual role at the
restaurant ends up being).
>> Give Christina a chance!
>
> Yeah the same chance/courtesy that a-hole Ramsey gives his TV victims !!
Dunno, I'm a long-time HK viewer, and although he is an abusive jerk 99%
of the time on HK, I've also watched all the seasons of one of his UK
shows, The F-Word, and while I'd certainly believe that he's very
demanding and a perfectionist etc. -- I suspect most successful chefs are,
by nature -- it also seems likely to me that his US TV persona is a
character he plays up for effect, and doesn't reflect how he actually is
in person.
e.g. he was much nicer to the contestants on the F-Word (it's not remotely
the same format as HK, and it differs from season to season) and one of
the recurring segments involves him encouraging people to cook more, with
him going into people's houses and giving them help/tips. In those
segments he's always supportive and patient.
