It’s every man for himself in Hell’s Kitchen from this point on, and the switch from separate teams to a unified group made not a bit of difference for these "chefs." The dinner service was a hot (literally) mess, Ramsay invaded Gio’s space bubble, and Ramsay shared the "shocking announcement" teased in last week’s preview. The shocking announcement was not shocking for two reasons: 1) It was fairly easy to guess what was going to happen based on the chefs’ performances and 2) It’s hard to be shocked by something that is obviously a stunt that will last no more than one episode. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Let me start this recap by expressing my newfound hatred dislike for Ben and his “Bow before me for I am the kitchen God” attitude – especially considering that, unlike the cocky cook, my short term memory is intact enough to recall that he screws up consistently every week. But, more on Ben’s delusions of grandeur later. The episode started off with the chefs receiving their fancy-shmancy new black shirts signifying that they are no longer working as two individual teams but as one uber-team. Of course, team work has never been their strong suit. For the challenge, the chefs were competing as singles and were required to create a dish using all 14 of the ingredients Ramsay provided them. The winner of the challenge would be going to San Francisco with the Brit for a culinary tour. The chefs got to work creating their meals and I can honestly say for the first time this season that the dishes – made with wine, pasta, rosemary, and chicken among other things – actually looked rather yummy.
From a design standpoint, the new poster for this summer’s Taking Woodstock is unquestionably far out and groovy. Director Ang Lee’s movie is about the guy (played by Comedy Central star Demetri Martin) who pretty much made the seminal 1969 Woodstock music festival possible — 
"What, f—head? Who taught you grammar? Badly’s an adverb. Get out. Vanish." — Gay Perry (Val Kilmer) to Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) after Harry tried to tell him it should be "sleep bad" not "sleep badly" in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Show of hands: Who else thinks director Quentin Tarantino is a pretty brilliant choice for 
Parks and Recreation isn’t the only show premiering tonight: Harper’s Island on CBS and Southland on NBC are both making their debuts tonight, too. To the breakdown!
I begin with a blanket statement: Anyone with a job in this economy is grateful. This is not about complaining, it’s about acknowledging a situation and asking who else is experiencing it…. 
Today I received my 16th "You’re a tool" remark regarding my utter refusal to acknowledge the current month on my Mad Men calendar. I can’t bring myself to change it! Don Draper Seductively Smoking is the iconic image of the series/my fantasies! I keep him behind my computer, which allows for a fun and frustrating regimen of me zoning out while wondering what the hell is so interesting to the right of him on that wall that he has to look in that direction all the time instead of at me. (I finally figured it out last week: He’s looking at my other calendar. That makes sense.)
My colleague Tim Stack just received a Snuggie from his mother for Easter. She bought each of her children one — and her husband, too, after he insisted that he complete the matching Stack family set. Tim’s was sent to our office, where I made him try it on immediately. (I’d never seen a Snuggie in person. Have you? Take our poll below.) Turns out, he can’t actually use his hands — which, as anyone who’s seen 
Leave it to Bravo to keep churning out lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-shameless reality series. The latest? New York Prep, a 
