Princeton Chef Still in 'Hell's Kitchen'

New Jersey chef Jacqueline Baldassari stayed mostly out of the limelight on Tuesday's episode of Hell's Kitchen. 

That may have been a good thing. Chef Gordon Ramsay often berates contestants he feels are sub-par on the reality TV cooking competition on FOX. 

Baldassari is known in Princeton both as the roundsman at the Institute for Advanced Study and as the woman who created the new food menu at the Ivy Inn. She lives in Florence Township, Burlington County.

Ramsay did not disappoint on Tuesday, criticizing those who could not extract lobster meat from the shellfish during a timed competition, burn off white wine from risotto or cook scallops properly. 

It was the second episode of the season, which features Baldassari as one of 20 contestants vying for a $250,000 job as head chef of Ramsay's pub at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas.

Those who fail to live up to Ramsay's exacting standards face the chef's public dressing down and leave the show.

This week Christian Rosati was eliminated for overcooking scallops. "Hey, I'm a Boston guy," he said afterward. "I had my Bill Buckner moment . i froze at a big time."

See also: From the Ivy Inn to Hell's Kitchen