I don't think Hell's Kitchen is a very good example of who he is. He's built his reputation on being a yeller but according to what I've read (there's one New York Times) that he instills a very strong sense of loyalty.

Plus, the yelling is almost exclusively about the quality and timlieness of the product going out to the customer (or lack thereof). He may make it personal, but it's all about the food.

Harold's blog and Marcel's blog.

Wow. Marcel seriously cannot write to save his life, bless his heart.

Oh, that blog is so much better then his My Space.

I liked what Harold said about Hung's knife skills and Marcel kind of echoed that. I will have to pay more attention. (Although, I kind of agree with Harold that Hung racing around the kitchen seems a tad dangerous.)

Oh and there is bonus footage of the Howie/Joey fight which I have not seen. (At home, dial-up, no sound.)

I hear that it become clear that Howie's angry response to Joey completely un-nerved him and then that Howie didn't know how to stop and Tre and Casey had to step in.

Huh! The link you posted goes to a Top Design bonus footage clip, sumi.

Oops -- let me go find the right spot!

In the meantime a few more links:

Afterelton interview with Dale Levitski and two reviews in the NY times.

Well, here it the TC index page with a sidebar to the bonus video.

And I hope that this is the actual footage.

I'm a bit worried about our cheesemaker Sarah M. Not only did we barely see her in the episode but her dish wasn't in the "rate the plate" feature on the bravo website. They did have her recipe but it seems to be missing an ingredient (sausage) - and one of the only mentions made of her was Tom C comparing her store-bought sausage to Brian's handmade ones. (However, her sausage was only a component in her short-rib dish - so I don't get it.)

I'm watching that new show I posted about the other day, I've Got Nothing to Wear, and it's interesting.