‘Hell’s Kitchen’: Look what’s lurking beneath the chef’s jacket!

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It appears that Gordon Ramsay has a heart.

The terrorizing, fire-breathing chef showed his softest side yet as he booted off underdog Julia, the waffle house cook who showed plenty of spunk and drive, even if she’d never heard of ahi tuna or cooked a lobster before. As the field winnowed down to four -- Josh was summarily dismissed mid-service and without much fanfare for repeatedly under- and overcooking his risotto and pasta -- it was clear that Julia had no business running a high-end restaurant.

At least not yet.

As chef prepared to send the quietly sobbing short-order cook on her way, Ramsay told her that he was so impressed with the remarkable progress she’d made during her tour of duty in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ that he was personally going to send her to culinary school and then invite her back for a chance to win the competition outright.

‘There’s something quite amazing about you,’ he told her. ‘You have an exceptional amount of talent.’

Awwwwwwwwww.

Now there’s three: Jen the pastry chef; Bonnie the nanny; and Rock, who, as an exectutive chef, has been a front-runner from the get-go. Once again, though, Rock appeared unable to control his emotions when things didn’t go precisely his way in the kitchen. (He knows it, too, and at one point was crying and hitting himself in the head in frustration at his inability to keep it together.)

But perhaps that out-of-control temper is considered an asset in Gordon Ramsay’s eyes.

-- Rene Lynch