I like this show. It's always absurd in the same consistent way, but also entertaining in the same consistent way.
My wife and I have been trying to get into the Hell's Kitchen restaurant (set) for years - we're just giving up and going to his new restaurant at the Paris in Vegas instead. Been dying to try that Wellington since season 1!
As for Masterchef - Wellington and risotto are two Ramsey staples. How anybody could go on Masterchef having never made a risotto is beyond me. Very smart choice to eliminate some nobodies from the roster, but any halfway decent chef can cook a passable risotto. I loved that a couple chefs went generic with a basic mushroom risotto they could make in their sleep, knowing that some other chefs would totally botch it and they'd be in the clear.