Cocaine Princess here.
Happy Friday the 13th. Our second one of 2009.
Last Friday the 13th my sister and I attended the midnight screening of the remake of ‘Friday the 13th.’ At midnight we attended another screening and it was another remake, ‘The Last House On The Left.’ We bought our tickets a few weeks back. I wasn’t in the mood to go. I was even hoping she would forget all about it. For the past couple of nights I had been feeling wiped out and going to bed by 9:30. I wanted to say no not just because I was worn out but because of the scavenger hunt for furniture ‘A’ forced me to take part in on the weekend. But I had promised her I would go see it and I always keep a promise.
We arrived at 11 and the place was packed again, the only difference no one was in hockey masks. First we decided to have dinner from NY Fries. Two hot dogs, jumbo fries and two jumbo cokes. Afterward we bought popcorn and I had my packet of jube jubes.
I’ve never seen the original (after seeing the remake I have no intention to). It was done by Wes Craven in 1972. I was however aware of the storyline. If you think the plot is disturbing wait until you see the film. Many scenes were so graphic and brutal I had to shut my eyes. I was ready to walk out and sneak into one of the other films. Judging from the audience reaction it received a good reception.
Hell’s Kitchen
The theme of last night’s episode was a Bar Mitzvah in honor of a boy named Max. The first Bar Mitzvah ever to be held in Hell’s Kitchen. His three favorite foods were hamburgers, brisket, and chicken soup. The challenge, to prepare fine dining versions of each. Both teams were going to be working with fresh ingredients and had 45 minutes. Sampling the foods was Max’s mama and his grandma but ultimately it would be his decision. First up was Andrea and Giovanni’s chicken soup. Max choose the blue (men’s) team. Next came the brisket and the ladies won the taste test. The tie breaker would be the hamburger prepared by Robert and Carol. Carol’s hamburger was a mash up of veal and lamb and she added blue cheese to the mix even though her teammates advised her not to. She should have listened because Max favored Robert’s burger.
The blue team's reward was a day at the spa. The red team's punishment, to transform Hell’s Kitchen into a sports arena since the theme of Max’s party was all about basketball. While the ladies were busy, Max’s mama hired a party planner, an individual by the name of Francisco. J.P. was not the least bit happy when he saw him, in fact he told Francisco to stay away from him and not to interfere with his work.
Compared to previous episodes dinner service was quite successful but there were problems.
Ramsay wouldn’t allow Andrea’s mushroom risotto to go out because it didn’t contain any mushrooms. Lacey's beef was too cold , Jay prepared two salads forgetting one of them was ordered without any dressing. Koi from the red team kept having problems with her hamburgers. They were stone cold. Ramsay was getting fed up because he wasn’t letting any food go out until the guest of honor was served and he ordered the hamburgers! All the guests were enjoying themselves. Part of the dining room had been transformed into a basketball court so the kids were busy just having fun. I don’t think they even noticed Max's birthday cake falling to the floor. As a surprise for Max, Ramsay invited The Harlem Globetrotters.
Even though both teams did well Chef Ramsay still picked a losing team, the ladies. According to him they lacked determination but he was impressed by Andrea’s ability to function throughout the night. She nominated LA and Koi to be put on the chopping block. Koi suggested that Andrea be on the chopping block because she felt her performance was the worst. Ramsay disagreed and told Koi to hang up her jacket. The reason: ‘she couldn’t even cook a bloody burger.’
Once again it’s been another long and very exhausting week for me and daylight savings time has only made things worse. It just seems like it’s taken forever for F-R-I-D-A-Y to arrive but at last it’s here!
I’m hoping to sleep through the entire weekend but that seems highly unlikely.
My loyal and dear readers whatever it is you have planned, have a smashing weekend. -x
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
