Well what do ya know? Matt was telling the truth

There have been alot of great rivalries over the years:

Yankees vs.  Red Sox

Tyson vs. Holyfield

and now, Matt vs Ben.

That was unusually funny, coming from Chef Ramsey, who uncharacteristically played up the tention between two competetors for the week's first challenge: Pallette test. How well do these chefs' taste buds work? Not very. (Who can't identify shrimp?)

Matt and Ben both nailed the ingredients of Gordon's "mystery broth," but the blue team was so far behind, there was no saving the men. They cleaned while the ladies + Matt got spa treatment.  Did I hear Matt right? Meterosexual? Wow. I'm glad he didn't get cut last week or we would have missed that gem. Believe it or not, but Bobby was actually jealous. This was a prize that seemed catered towards a female victory. Icing on the cake was when Ben was forced to come out and serve everyone drinks. "Do you want me to pour it down your throat?" he asked a smug and snug Matt. "Nah, just set it over there."

I love this show.

Ramsey to Jean-Phillip (my favorite person on the show): "Get off the sunbed and open hell's kitchen, please."

And with that, service began. And so did the yelling. Jen, who's been perhaps the strongest of the ladies, got a piece of Chef's mind for calling out orders after he already had. Little miss "I'm gonna win" got a reality check that she didn't like, and decided to have a bad attitude for the rest of the night. Which Ramsey also called her out on.  Ramsey really let Rosann, the shy New Yawker, have it. I like her, she seems sweet, but she can't seem to cook very well. 

On the other side, I don't even know where to begin with Ben. Gordon tore him a new one (What does the time say on that order? "6;30." What time is it now? "quarter to nine."), and Ben had no scapegoats this time. He just can never seem to get used to this hectic kitchen environment. All the while Matt was having the time of his life. I'm glad Matt proved to be in the right, but man, did he gloat, and gloat. It became almost disgusting how much he was injoying Ben's suffering. By the end of the night, Matt had actually not made anyone puke. In fact, he had his best night all season. Crowned with the booting of Ben (in an ill-concieved elimination plot).

Now, someone has to go to the blue side to even out the teams. With Ben gone, can Matt reconcille with the others and get things back to normal? No way. And even more surprising, the ladies want to hold on to him. So who should go instead? Many are saying Jen, but I vote Christina- she could really help them out.

Petroza, you're a stand-up guy for nominating yourself. But you still suck in the kitchen.

Just when I thought this show couldn't get any better: There's a finger in my food! (next week!)