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How many times has Gordon Ramsay said the f-word on Hell's Kitchen? Is Tom Colicchio a cuddly bear?
Wed Feb 25 2009
Take the quiz!: See how you stack up on competitive-cooking trivia.
See how Anthony Bourdain, Gail Simmons, Ted Allen and Anne Burrell did on our quiz!
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Ted Allen >>
Anne Burrell’s results
18/20: 90%
With only two questions wrong, her number 2 pencil reigns supreme. This Iron Chef stalwart and star of Secrets of a Restaurant Chef is a veritable lethal weapon. Bourdain may have the swagger, but she’s got the facts. And both the Hell’s Kitchen and Iron Chef video games. Chef Burrell: We salute you.
TOP CHEF
1 Which of the following is an actual Anthony Bourdain quote from his guest-judging stint?
“I’d rather have a colonoscopy than continue eating this.”
“You can tell that this one has Daddy issues.”
“Eric Ripert and I are BFF. And yes, that does make me better than you.”
Burrell’s response: “That dish was so ugly it doesn’t even deserve to be prison chow.” [correct]
2 What did head judge Tom Colicchio have to say about season-five contestant Ariane Duarte?
Burrell’s response: “She doesn’t know how to butcher a leg of lamb—what is she doing here?” [correct]
“Dammit, Toby. Stop playing footsie with me in front of season-five contestant Ariane Duarte!”
“Her food tastes like her home state smells.”
“Thank goodness those duck legs were juicy.”
3 Which company has never been a sponsor?
Kingsford
Breville
Baileys Irish Cream
Burrell’s response: Williams-Sonoma [correct]
4 Season two’s Otto Borsich withdrew from the competition after stealing a case of kumquats.
True
Burrell’s response: False [correct]
5 In season five, Richard Sweeney compared Colicchio to which animal-related gay archetype?
gazelle
Burrell’s response: bear [correct]
porpoise
woodcock
6 Leah and Hosea are...
chefs from season one who got married.
crew members who stole $20 from Padma Lakshmi’s purse.
Burrell’s response: repentant lovebirds from season five. [correct]
contestants who teamed up to make a kale dessert.
7 Bourdain has been a guest judge on every season.
Burrell’s response: True [wrong]
False
CHOPPED!
8 As a segue into the judging, Ted Allen once said...
[Under his breath] “Ew, gross, I totally swallowed my gum.... I mean, which chef will be chopped? Only time will tell.”
“Like a racist gesture at an Atlanta Braves game, somebody’s ’bout to get chopped!”
“I’m disappointed in each one of you...now let’s find out who gets chopped!”
Burrell’s response: “Chefs, you may think you worked wonders with those baskets of mystery ingredients, but it’s what the judges think that matters.” [correct]
9 Chopped! is filmed in Kitchen Stadium.
True
Burrell’s response: False [correct]
10 Judge Alex Guarnaschelli almost broke her tooth on...
Burrell’s response: a bone shard. [wrong]
a piece of oyster shell.
an old subway token.
someone else’s tooth.
IRON CHEF
11 How is Iron Chef America’s chairman related to the original program’s chairman?
He’s his son.
Burrell’s response: He’s his nephew. [correct]
He’s his son who used to be his daughter.
He’s his housekeeper.
12 Who has never been a guest judge?
Lou Diamond Phillips
Stone Phillips
Tina Fey
Burrell’s response: Criss Angel [correct]
13 Challengers are forbidden from looking the current chairman in the eye.
True
Burrell’s response: False [correct]
14 According to the chairman, what is “life’s most savory question”?
“Where’s the beef?”
“Is Todd English cooking with oil he squeezed from his hair?”
Burrell’s response: “Whose cuisine reigns supreme?” [correct]
“Whose cuisine rains poutine?”
HELL’S KITCHEN
15 How many times did Gordon Ramsay utter the f-word during this season’s premiere?
11
48
73
Burrell’s response: 26 [correct]
16 Chef Ramsay once ate a piece of someone’s...
nose.
Burrell’s response: thumb. [correct]
elbow.
soul.
17 The fourth-season champion is the only winner who currently works in the Ramsay empire.
Burrell’s response: True [correct]
False
18 In the Hell’s Kitchen video game, you must make the waitstaff...
sprinkle fresh pepper on people’s plates when they ask for it.
Burrell’s response: greet a group as they walk in the door and show them to a free table. [correct]
apologize to diners when you give them the wrong plates.
do lots of cocaine.
19 Chef Ramsay uttered which phrase to a matre d’ with bad posture?
“If you won’t stand up straight, I’ll slap you in the face till you do!”
“Jesus Christ, you look like a beleaguered coal miner!”
Burrell’s response: “Every time I see you it’s like this! Like a baby rhinoceros trying to take a shit!” [correct]
“I wish you had scoliosis so that I could excuse this!”
20 Who is Jean-Philippe Susilovic?
Burrell’s response: The show’s matre d’ [correct]
A competitive eater from Belgium who trains wearing an eye patch
Chef Ramsay’s manny
A sous chef at Gordon Ramsay at the London
Anthony Bourdain’s results
16/20: 80%
Bourdain not only wowed us with his signature zingers (likening Hell’s Kitchen contestants to “stunned trout”), he practically aced this quiz. Genius or couch potato? You be the judge.
TOP CHEF
1 Which of the following is an actual Anthony Bourdain quote from his guest-judging stint?
“I’d rather have a colonoscopy than continue eating this.”
“You can tell that this one has Daddy issues.”
“Eric Ripert and I are BFF. And yes, that does make me better than you.”
Bourdain’s response: “That dish was so ugly it doesn’t even deserve to be prison chow.” [correct]
2 What did head judge Tom Colicchio have to say about season-five contestant Ariane Duarte?
Bourdain’s response: “She doesn’t know how to butcher a leg of lamb—what is she doing here?” [correct]
“Dammit, Toby. Stop playing footsie with me in front of season-five contestant Ariane Duarte!”
“Her food tastes like her home state smells.”
“Thank goodness those duck legs were juicy.”
3 Which company has never been a sponsor?
Kingsford
Bourdain’s response: Breville [wrong]
Baileys Irish Cream
Williams-Sonoma
Outtake: “The answer to this question should be 'no one.’”
4 Season two’s Otto Borsich withdrew from the competition after stealing a case of kumquats.
True
Bourdain’s response: False [correct]
5 In season five, Richard Sweeney compared Colicchio to which animal-related gay archetype?
gazelle
Bourdain’s response: bear [correct]
porpoise
woodcock
6 Leah and Hosea are...
chefs from season one who got married.
crew members who stole $20 from Padma Lakshmi’s purse.
Bourdain’s response: repentant lovebirds from season five. [correct]
contestants who teamed up to make a kale dessert.
7 Bourdain has been a guest judge on every season.
True
Bourdain’s response: False [correct]
Outtake: “I know I’m not appearing in season five.”
CHOPPED!
8 As a segue into the judging, Ted Allen once said...
[Under his breath] “Ew, gross, I totally swallowed my gum.... I mean, which chef will be chopped? Only time will tell.”
“Like a racist gesture at an Atlanta Braves game, somebody’s ’bout to get chopped!”
“I’m disappointed in each one of you...now let’s find out who gets chopped!”
Bourdain’s response: “Chefs, you may think you worked wonders with those baskets of mystery ingredients, but it’s what the judges think that matters.” [correct]
9 Chopped! is filmed in Kitchen Stadium.
True
Bourdain’s response: False [correct]
10 Judge Alex Guarnaschelli almost broke her tooth on...
a bone shard.
Bourdain’s response: a piece of oyster shell. [correct]
an old subway token.
someone else’s tooth.
IRON CHEF
11 How is Iron Chef America’s chairman related to the original program’s chairman?
Bourdain’s response: He’s his son. [wrong]
He’s his nephew.
He’s his son who used to be his daughter.
He’s his housekeeper.
12 Who has never been a guest judge?
Lou Diamond Phillips
Stone Phillips
Bourdain’s response: Tina Fey [wrong]
Criss Angel
Outtake: “I’m just gob-smacked with horror at the thought of any of them being judges.”
13 Challengers are forbidden from looking the current chairman in the eye.
True
Bourdain’s response: False [correct]
14 According to the chairman, what is “life’s most savory question”?
“Where’s the beef?”
“Is Todd English cooking with oil he squeezed from his hair?”
Bourdain’s response: “Whose cuisine reigns supreme?” [correct]
“Whose cuisine rains poutine?”
HELL’S KITCHEN
15 How many times did Gordon Ramsay utter the f-word during this season’s premiere?
11
48
Bourdain’s response: 73 [wrong]
26
Outtake: “I’m upset because I used to be the previous record holder for getting bleeped.”
16 Chef Ramsay once ate a piece of someone’s...
nose.
Bourdain’s response: thumb. [correct]
elbow.
soul.
17 The fourth-season champion is the only winner who currently works in the Ramsay empire.
Bourdain’s response: True [correct]
False
Outtake: “If being chained to a radiator in some subcellar means working for an empire, I would guess yes.”
Outtake: “None of the people on that show would even be hired to clean a Friolator at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant.”
Outtake: “It’s an exercise in slow-motion cruelty. They’re just waiting around like stunned trout, waiting for the ax to fall.”
18 In the Hell’s Kitchen video game, you must make the waitstaff...
sprinkle fresh pepper on people’s plates when they ask for it.
Bourdain’s response: greet a group as they walk in the door and show them to a free table. [correct]
apologize to diners when you give them the wrong plates.
do lots of cocaine.
19 Chef Ramsay uttered which phrase to a matre d’ with bad posture?
“If you won’t stand up straight, I’ll slap you in the face till you do!”
“Jesus Christ, you look like a beleaguered coal miner!”
Bourdain’s response: “Every time I see you it’s like this! Like a baby rhinoceros trying to take a shit!” [correct]
“I wish you had scoliosis so that I could excuse this!”
20 Who is Jean-Philippe Susilovic?
Bourdain’s response: The show’s matre d’ [correct]
A competitive eater from Belgium who trains wearing an eye patch
Chef Ramsay’s manny
A sous chef at Gordon Ramsay at the London
Gail Simmons’s results
14/20: 70%
The Top Chef doyenne has a respectable command of the competitive-cooking oeuvre, but based on her results, she might want to grab a joystick and play some more of those video games.
TOP CHEF
1 Which of the following is an actual Anthony Bourdain quote from his guest-judging stint?
“I’d rather have a colonoscopy than continue eating this.”
Simmons’s response: “You can tell that this one has Daddy issues.” [wrong]
“Eric Ripert and I are BFF. And yes, that does make me better than you.”
“That dish was so ugly it doesn’t even deserve to be prison chow.”
2 What did head judge Tom Colicchio have to say about season-five contestant Ariane Duarte?
Simmons’s response: “She doesn’t know how to butcher a leg of lamb—what is she doing here?” [correct]
“Dammit, Toby. Stop playing footsie with me in front of season-five contestant Ariane Duarte!”
“Her food tastes like her home state smells.”
“Thank goodness those duck legs were juicy.”
3 Which company has never been a sponsor?
Kingsford
Breville
Baileys Irish Cream
Simmons’s response: Williams-Sonoma [correct]
4 Season two’s Otto Borsich withdrew from the competition after stealing a case of kumquats.
True
Simmons’s response: False [correct]
5 In season five, Richard Sweeney compared Colicchio to which animal-related gay archetype?
gazelle
Simmons’s response: bear [correct]
porpoise
woodcock
6 Leah and Hosea are...
chefs from season one who got married.
crew members who stole $20 from Padma Lakshmi’s purse.
Simmons’s response: repentant lovebirds from season five. [correct]
contestants who teamed up to make a kale dessert.
7 Bourdain has been a guest judge on every season.
True
Simmons’s response: False [correct]
CHOPPED!
8 As a segue into the judging, Ted Allen once said...
[Under his breath] “Ew, gross, I totally swallowed my gum.... I mean, which chef will be chopped? Only time will tell.”
“Like a racist gesture at an Atlanta Braves game, somebody’s ’bout to get chopped!”
Simmons’s response: “I’m disappointed in each one of you...now let’s find out who gets chopped!” [wrong]
“Chefs, you may think you worked wonders with those baskets of mystery ingredients, but it’s what the judges think that matters.”
9 Chopped! is filmed in Kitchen Stadium.
True
Simmons’s response: False [correct]
10 Judge Alex Guarnaschelli almost broke her tooth on...
a bone shard.
Simmons’s response: a piece of oyster shell. [correct]
an old subway token.
someone else’s tooth.
IRON CHEF
11 How is Iron Chef America’s chairman related to the original program’s chairman?
He’s his son.
Simmons’s response: He’s his nephew. [correct]
He’s his son who used to be his daughter.
He’s his housekeeper.
12 Who has never been a guest judge?
Lou Diamond Phillips
Stone Phillips
Simmons’s response: Tina Fey [wrong]
Criss Angel
13 Challengers are forbidden from looking the current chairman in the eye.
True
Simmons’s response: False [correct]
14 According to the chairman, what is “life’s most savory question”?
“Where’s the beef?”
“Is Todd English cooking with oil he squeezed from his hair?”
Simmons’s response: “Whose cuisine reigns supreme?” [correct]
“Whose cuisine rains poutine?”
HELL’S KITCHEN
15 How many times did Gordon Ramsay utter the f-word during this season’s premiere?
11
48
73
Burrell’s response: 26 [correct]
16 Chef Ramsay once ate a piece of someone’s...
nose.
thumb.
elbow.
Simmons’s response: soul. [wrong]
17 The fourth-season champion is the only winner who currently works in the Ramsay empire.
Simmons’s response: True [correct]
False
18 In the Hell’s Kitchen video game, you must make the waitstaff...
Simmons’s response: sprinkle fresh pepper on people’s plates when they ask for it. [wrong]
greet a group as they walk in the door and show them to a free table.
apologize to diners when you give them the wrong plates.
do lots of cocaine.
19 Chef Ramsay uttered which phrase to a matre d’ with bad posture?
“If you won’t stand up straight, I’ll slap you in the face till you do!”
Simmons’s response: “Jesus Christ, you look like a beleaguered coal miner!” [wrong]
“Every time I see you it’s like this! Like a baby rhinoceros trying to take a shit!”
“I wish you had scoliosis so that I could excuse this!”
20 Who is Jean-Philippe Susilovic?
Simmons’s response: The show’s matre d’ [correct]
A competitive eater from Belgium who trains wearing an eye patch
Chef Ramsay’s manny
A sous chef at Gordon Ramsay at the London
Ted Allen’s results
16/20: 80%
This Queer Eye alum has done it all—on the food-TV front. Since leaving the judges’ table on Top Chef, he’s gone full throttle with a just-renewed competitive-cooking show of his own, Chopped! And it shows: While Allen destroyed in the Chopped! category, he got two out of seven Top Chef answers wrong. Nonetheless, he’s tied with Tony Bourdain for second place.
TOP CHEF
1 Which of the following is an actual Anthony Bourdain quote from his guest-judging stint?
Allen’s response: “I’d rather have a colonoscopy than continue eating this.” [wrong]
“You can tell that this one has Daddy issues.”
“Eric Ripert and I are BFF. And yes, that does make me better than you.”
“That dish was so ugly it doesn’t even deserve to be prison chow.”
2 What did head judge Tom Colicchio have to say about season-five contestant Ariane Duarte?
“She doesn’t know how to butcher a leg of lamb—what is she doing here?”
“Dammit, Toby. Stop playing footsie with me in front of season-five contestant Ariane Duarte!”
“Her food tastes like her home state smells.”
Allen’s response: “Thank goodness those duck legs were juicy.” [wrong]
3 Which company has never been a sponsor?
Kingsford
Breville
Baileys Irish Cream
Allen’s response: Williams-Sonoma [correct]
4 Season two’s Otto Borsich withdrew from the competition after stealing a case of kumquats.
True
Allen’s response: False [correct]
5 In season five, Richard Sweeney compared Colicchio to which animal-related gay archetype?
gazelle
Allen’s response: bear [correct]
porpoise
woodcock
Outtake: “He’s a bear icon! And he’s embraced it proudly.... It’s not my experience that Tom is particularly hairy.”
6 Leah and Hosea are...
chefs from season one who got married.
crew members who stole $20 from Padma Lakshmi’s purse.
Allen’s response: repentant lovebirds from season five. [correct]
contestants who teamed up to make a kale dessert.
7 Bourdain has been a guest judge on every season.
True
Allen’s response: False [correct]
CHOPPED!
8 As a segue into the judging, Ted Allen once said...
[Under his breath] “Ew, gross, I totally swallowed my gum.... I mean, which chef will be chopped? Only time will tell.”
“Like a racist gesture at an Atlanta Braves game, somebody’s ’bout to get chopped!”
“I’m disappointed in each one of you...now let’s find out who gets chopped!”
Allen’s response: “Chefs, you may think you worked wonders with those baskets of mystery ingredients, but it’s what the judges think that matters.” [correct]
9 Chopped! is filmed in Kitchen Stadium.
True
Allen’s response: False [correct]
10 Judge Alex Guarnaschelli almost broke her tooth on...
a bone shard.
Allen’s response: a piece of oyster shell. [correct]
an old subway token.
someone else’s tooth.
IRON CHEF
11 How is Iron Chef America’s chairman related to the original program’s chairman?
He’s his son.
Allen’s response: He’s his nephew. [correct]
He’s his son who used to be his daughter.
He’s his housekeeper.
12 Who has never been a guest judge?
Lou Diamond Phillips
Stone Phillips
Tina Fey
Allen’s response: Criss Angel [correct]
13 Challengers are forbidden from looking the current chairman in the eye.
True
Allen’s response: False [correct]
14 According to the chairman, what is “life’s most savory question”?
“Where’s the beef?”
“Is Todd English cooking with oil he squeezed from his hair?”
Allen’s response: “Whose cuisine reigns supreme?” [correct]
“Whose cuisine rains poutine?”
HELL’S KITCHEN
15 How many times did Gordon Ramsay utter the f-word during this season’s premiere?
11
48
73
Allen’s response: 26 [correct]
16 Chef Ramsay once ate a piece of someone’s...
nose.
thumb.
elbow.
Allen’s response: soul. [wrong]
17 The fourth-season champion is the only winner who currently works in the Ramsay empire.
Allen’s response: True [correct]
False
18 In the Hell’s Kitchen video game, you must make the waitstaff...
sprinkle fresh pepper on people’s plates when they ask for it.
greet a group as they walk in the door and show them to a free table.
Allen’s response: apologize to diners when you give them the wrong plates. [wrong]
do lots of cocaine.
19 Chef Ramsay uttered which phrase to a matre d’ with bad posture?
“If you won’t stand up straight, I’ll slap you in the face till you do!”
“Jesus Christ, you look like a beleaguered coal miner!”
Allen’s response: “Every time I see you it’s like this! Like a baby rhinoceros trying to take a shit!” [correct]
“I wish you had scoliosis so that I could excuse this!”
20 Who is Jean-Philippe Susilovic?
Allen’s response: The show’s matre d’ [correct]
A competitive eater from Belgium who trains wearing an eye patch
Chef Ramsay’s manny
A sous chef at Gordon Ramsay at the London
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