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Rosann Fama was a contestant on Season 4 of Hell's Kitchen. She ranked in 8th place.
Season 4[]
Episode 1[]
- Main article: Episode 401 - 15 Chefs Compete
The contestants flew into Los Angeles to compete at Hell's Kitchen. Rosann thought Hell's Kitchen would be a cakewalk after her ex-partner. Soon, the chefs met up on the bus going to Hell's Kitchen. What they did not know was Ramsay was in the bus with them, in disguise. Eventually, the contestants arrived at Hell's Kitchen, greeted by Jean-Philippe. After some hellos, Jean-Philippe claimed he was good at making an impression of Ramsay, which he did by calling out orders and yelling at them. After he did, Jean-Philippe asked Shayna and Jason to do their impressions themselves. After that, Jean-Philippe called up the disguised Ramsay, who spoke in his natural voice. While the chefs were initially impressed by the acting, they quickly realized that something was up. Ramsay revealed himself, which excited every contestant. She even trying to hug him as she sat next to him on the bus ride. After that, Ramsay instructed the chefs to create their signature dishes as he wanted to see how well they could cook as well as they talked on the bus.
During the Signature Dish Challenge, Rosann was the eighth contestant to have her dish judged by Ramsay. Still, she was nervous about getting reamed like everyone before her. She revealed that she had five years of cooking experience, but she currently worked as a law office receptionist on temporary leave from cooking. Her spicy mussel soup was praised for being seasoned perfectly, and Ramsay said that her, the law office receptionist had a palate. After the challenge, Ramsay asked both teams to name a team captain for the opening night. The red team unanimously voted for Vanessa.
During dinner service, Rosann was on the fish station. After the red team struggled on appetizers, Ramsay gave her Vanessa's position as team captain because the latter was terrible. She quickly became vocal and asked times, but Jen questioned Ramsay's decision of not picking her as captain instead of her. At one point, she asked Vanessa if she was mad at her when she corrected her on an order, but the latter told her she was not. It was thanks to her leadership that the red team got appetizers out. The red team won the service.[1]
Episode 2[]
- Main article: Episode 402 - 14 Chefs Compete
After a night with very little sleep, the contestants were woken up the following morning by the Sous Chefs. They held megaphones and told them to get outside immediately. Jason called it unpleasant. Arriving outside, Ramsay declared that any restaurant would have hit bankruptcy with all the amount of food wasted on the previous night. Ramsay called over a dump truck and ordered them to take every wasted food and put it in the cylinders to give the chefs a better understanding of what they trashed last night. While they were going through garbage, Rosann called it a shame to see all the wasted food. After a few minutes, Ramsay told them to get back in line up the stairs and declared they should be ashamed as they put thousands of dollars in the trash during the last service. Ramsay warned them to start giving a damn and told them to clean up and change.
During the 6-Ounce Halibut Challenge, Rosann went unnoticed. The red team lost the challenge after a tie at 41-each. They were punished by prepping the halibut, making all the fish stock, and maximizing every portion for the following dinner service.
During dinner service, Rosann was assigned as an assistant maître d'. She was slow to bring her first tickets to Ramsay in the dining room, and Jean-Philippe feared the latter would explode. After thirty seven minutes without sending out a ticket, she was schooled by Ramsay and he told her to move. Eventually, she finally sent in her first ticket. Two hours into service, she gave Ramsay a ticket she wrote an hour ago. She claimed that she had a line of tickets and did not want to overwhelm him with more. However, a furious Ramsay became confused about her explanation and that the affected table waited two hours for their meal. He told her that she had ruined everything she touched so far. The red team lost the service and Corey was named "Best of the Worst". During deliberation, she was nervous that she could be up for elimination, but she tried to be positive.
She was not nominated for elimination.[2]
Episode 3[]
- Main article: Episode 403 - 13 Chefs Compete
While going back to the dorms, Jen and Rosann hugged each other. In the bedroom, she acknowledged that Corey was trying to play the game.
The following day, the contestants were awakened by chickens running around in the dorms. Calling from the P.A., Ramsay told them to get up, grab a chicken, and come down to the dining room. During the Chicken Cutting Challenge, Rosann got all of her eight cuts accepted. The red team won the challenge 44-22. They were rewarded with a lunch at the Saddle Ranch Chop House on the Sunset Strip.
During dinner service, Rosann was on the appetizer station with Christina. At one point, she brought her first Caesar salads to the pass, but they contained crab garnish when it was not needed. Ramsay schooled her for that mistake, telling her she was not stupid and had to use her balls. She found it hard to take that tone of voice, while Ramsay compared the women to the return of the Bitches from Hell. Still, she bounced back and she and Christina sent four orders of appetizers out. Later, a minor fire erupted on the meat station in the red kitchen, with her and Corey trying to blow it out. Ramsay came to the station, told everybody to stand back, and took the meat off the fire while throwing the pan in the sink. A furious Ramsay called it embarrassing as he showed her the charred meat. She felt anxious and hoped it would never happen again. Both teams were named joint losers and Christina was named "Best of the Worst".
She was not nominated for elimination.[3]
Episode 4[]
- Main article: Episode 404 - 12 Chefs Compete
Moments after the chefs returned to the dorms, Ramsay spoke into the microphone and ordered them to clean the kitchens as he refused to leave them in a disgusting mess.
When Ramsay introduced the Pasta Making Challenge, Rosann was not intimidated by the challenge due to her Italian background. The red team won the challenge 6.57 lbs-5.48 lbs and they were rewarded with a day at an amusement park in Santa Monica Beach, and were transported there in Hummer limousines. Before leaving, she schooled Ben over him leaving his dishes in the sink without washing them, claiming that even her kids would never do that. The two of them got into an argument, where she said she would throw in the garbage anything she found lying on the counter, and Ben started mimicking her. They finished their argument with her saying she was watching Ben. During the reward, she wanted to use their energy to beat the men that night.
During Family Night dinner service, Rosann was at the fish station. When Vanessa suffered a burn to her hand, she called for a medic, declaring that the former's hand was blazing red and thought she would break down in tears. The red team won the service.[4]
Episode 5[]
- Main article: Episode 405 - 11 Chefs Compete
During the Fine Dining Pizza Challenge, the red team quickly agreed to send Jen's pizza to be judged by Ramsay. They won the challenge over Ben's pizza, and were rewarded with a helicopter tour of Los Angeles, followed by lunch at the restaurant Square One, home to the $90 burger, in Santa Barbara, with Ramsay. Rosann was very excited as it was one of her dreams to ride in a helicopter. When the red team came back from their reward, she almost slipped on her way upstairs, being a little inebriated, but she quickly hold on to Shayna.
During dinner service, Rosann was on the garnish station. When the red team moved on to entrées, she sent runny mashed potatoes, which infuriated Ramsay. He told her to wake up, and started mimicking her actions by taping on the pan with the spoon. When she got confused, he pushed her away by doing her job himself, but her other attempt at the mashed potatoes was not salty enough. So, Ramsay sent the entrées without the garnish, and when she was ready to bring her other attempt at the potatoes and carrots, he told her to fuck off as the entrées were already gone. Ramsay became disappointed, got in the back of the red kitchen in disbelief, and told her it was not good enough. Because of her problems, she stalled the red kitchen. This led Ramsay to ask Jen if she could take the garnish station over, which she did. Despite her problems, both teams completed dinner service, and when the teams were lined up, Ramsay told her that on the last few tables, he had to send the entrées separately from the vegetables as he did not want the tables to wait any longer. Both teams were named joint-winners, and were asked to nominate one member each for elimination.
During deliberation, Rosann acknowledged she had a bad service, but told she did not want to go home. Her team quickly decided on her anyway. But later, she plotted with Jen to nominate Christina instead because of her annoyance, and she quickly convinced Corey and Shayna with that decision.
Rosann was not nominated, and at elimination, Ramsay asked her if she felt she was a stronger cook than Christina. When she answered that she did, Ramsay reminded her that she completely screwed her team during service. Moments later, she was named the worst chef on the red team by Christina when the latter was pleading her case to Ramsay.[5]
Episode 6[]
- Main article: Episode 406 - 10 Chefs Compete
The next morning, the contestants drove to Farmers Market, where Ramsay explained the Sweet 16 Planning Challenge. During the shopping part, Rosann, who was having a 16-year-old daughter at the time, understood that girls, at that age, could be very picky and would not try something they do not recognize. During the judging, when Melissa revealed she never tasted shrimp in her life, she was shocked by that revelation, along with Jen, saying that she could not believe a California girl would not taste shrimp by the time they were 16-years-old. The red team lost the challenge 1-2 and were punished by decorating the dining room for the Sweet 16 party, with Francisco the Party Planner.
During the Sweet 16 dinner service, Rosann was on the meat station. When the red team moved on to entrées, she wanted to give Melissa the best birthday party as possible, recalling her own daughter being 16 in a couple of years, and sent her order of beef, which was accepted. Unfortunately, it came back in the kitchen moments later, so a disappointed Ramsay asked her to refire another one quickly by putting it in the oven. She declared she was feeling terrible because of that mistake. Moments later, when Ramsay asked if Melissa's beef was on, she answered it was not, which discouraged him, at the point that he pushed her aside and cooked the beef himself, embarrassing her because of her messing up like that. Despite her problems, both teams were declared joint-winners, and were told to nominate one member each for elimination.
Rosann was not nominated by the red team, but she eventually joined Shayna and Matt, from the blue team, after Christina declared she would personally nominate her. She survived elimination before Ramsay reminded her she turned a 16-year-old girl into a vegetarian. After that, she and her team welcomed Matt as a new teammate, much to their dismay.[6]
Episode 7[]
- Main article: Episode 407 - 9 Chefs Compete
The next morning, after tasting some fake dishes, where everybody failed to identify the meatless ingredients, Ramsay introduced the annual Blind Taste Test. During the challenge, Rosann went up first for her team. Despite not having Corey's trust, she scored 2 points out of 3 for the red team, which eventually won 9-5. They were rewarded with a day of pampering, relaxation and spa treatments on the patio.
During dinner service, Rosann was on the fish station. When service began, she was confident, but the first scallops she sent to the pass were boiled on one side and not cooked at all on the other. Ramsay felt disappointed and asked her to start over. She started to get frazzled, but Matt tried to comfort her and tell her she could do it. Later, she sent raw langoustines, which infuriated Ramsay who schooled her on her mistake. Then, he pulled the whole team over to touch the langoustine. At another point, she sent a raw salmon to the pass, which proved to be the final straw for Ramsay. He schooled her for that mistake, and she acknowledged she had a poor performance and that she let herself, her family, and Ramsay down, and became extremely emotional. Despite her poor performance, the red team won the dinner service.
At elimination, the red team was asked for a volunteer to go over to the blue team the next morning.[7]
Episode 8[]
- Main article: Episode 408 - 8 Chefs Compete
Back to the dorms, Rosann agreed with Corey when the latter tried to convince Jen to go over to the blue team. The next morning, the red team said goodbye to Jen, who volunteered to go to the blue team. They were relieved as she was more hindering them than anything else.
During the 20 Ingredients Challenge, Rosann helped Christina and Corey to keep the momentum after Matt injured himself. During the judging, she went last for her team, facing up against Louross. She presented a pan-seared veal with a cream sauce and onion, water crest, and roasted potatoes, containing 6 ingredients. Ramsay deemed it really clumsy and compared it to a dog's dinner because of the giant bone inside it. Despite that, the red team won the challenge as the blue team failed to use 20 ingredients. They were rewarded with a photo shoot for InTouch Weekly Magazine. During the reward, she was wearing a red dress, and stated her daughter would be really proud to see her in the magazine and that it was such a wonderful feeling.
When both teams were lined up, Ramsay announced that two of the United States' finest food critics would be attending in the dining room. During dinner service, Rosann was on the garnish station. More than two hours in, she was behind on the orders, and a minor fire erupted in one of her pans, causing her food to burn. Ramsay told her she was not trustworthy during service, and then, she declared she was short of gnocchi, which discouraged Ramsay. She apologized to him, but he was unresponsive, asking for the carrot purée. Then, her teammates asked for the carrot purée as well, but she declared it was not ready yet. That caused to be the breaking point of Ramsay, who started smashing his head several times against the glass wall.
The red team lost the dinner service after being kicked out and the blue team finished service for them. Corey was named "Best of the Worst". During deliberation, Rosann commented on Matt's performance to Corey, much to her annoyance, trying to save herself from being nominated.
Rosann was Corey's second nominee for elimination, with Matt being the first. They were called down with Christina, who has been nominated by Ramsay. Ramsay originally told her to get back in line, but changed his mind and eliminated her for her lack of organization and making far too many simple mistakes.
Ramsay's comment: "If the size of one's mouth corresponded to the size of one's talent, then Rosann would have been a world-class master chef. Unfortunately, she just has a big mouth." [8]
Nomination History[]
| Week 1 | Win |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | Safe |
| Week 3 | Safe |
| Week 4 | Win |
| Week 5 | Safe |
| Week 6 | Nominated |
| Week 7 | Win |
| Week 8 | Nominated |
Post Hell's Kitchen[]
- After her appearance on the show, Rosann returned to her previous career as a receptionist.
Trivia[]
- She is the first contestant to be sent back in line only to be eliminated thereafter.
- During her time on the show, an injury to her right hand could be seen. However, that injury was never mentioned, and how she sustained it was never revealed as well.
- She did not come back for the last dinner service of the season as she was supposed to, so Ben took her place.
Quotes[]
- "My mind is racing, my heart is pounding. I blew four pieces of meat, it was just really horrible for me. I hope I'm never gonna have that happen again."
- "I'm 33-years-old and I have the stamina and energy of a teenager, and I do not give up."
- (After being eliminated) "I will definitely going back to the culinary business because it's a passion for me. I'm disappointed in myself, but I'm definitely going to tell my daughter that no matter what happens to you in life, you just keep on trying, dust yourself off and never stop going for what you want."
Gallery[]
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References[]
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| Hell's Kitchen Season 4 |
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| Staff |
| Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef) • Scott Leibfried (Blue Team Sous Chef) • Gloria Felix (Red Team Sous Chef) • Jean-Philippe Susilovic (Maître d'hôtel) |
| Contestants |
| Bobby Anderson • Ben Caylor • Dominic DiFrancesco • Corey Earling • Louross Edralin • Rosann Fama • Jen Gavin • Vanessa Gunnell • Christina Machamer • Louis Petrozza • Shayna Zadok • Craig Schneider • Matt Sigel • Sharon Stewart • Jason Underwood |