Kitchen Confidential: 4 years too late

After spending an entire morning throwing up (I got food poisoning) and thinking that I had just entered hell-on-earth, the last thing I wanted to see--for a very long time--was any recognition of food. I didn't want to do any academic work so instead I started flipping through amazon.com recommended DVD picks and came across "Kitchen Confidential." In an entire sitting, I went through 13 episodes on hulu.com.

Though I tried to pry myself away from food, this show is absolutely stunning. Perfect dialogue, precise comedic timing, story lines were great, and there was a pace to the show that felt so contemporary, so perfect that I was amazed that this show was canceled after 4 episodes due to low ratings. Uh, Fox, are you crazy? Oh wait, "A Moment of Truth" is on Fox.

"Kitchen Confidential" combines the right amount of drama, comedy, and perfect chemistry. It is a show that has elements that current shows lack.

I wish shows like this would last. "Pushing Daisies" and "Privileged" were just a few of the canceled shows that were somewhat different but offer better entertainment than watching humans plop on red balls on "Wipeout."

Watch the first episode of "Kitchen Confidential" at

http://www.hulu.com/watch/128/kitchen-confidential-exile-on-main-street#x-0,vepisode,1