Posted: 5/25/2016 12:54:20 PM EDT
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Is one of my guilty pleasures in life. I don't know why I like that show so much.
Has anyone here ever eaten at any of the restaurants featured in the show BEFORE chef Gordon came to their rescue? Tell us, was the food and service as bad as the TV show portrays? |
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It was a guilty pleasure of mine. I got bored with it. Every episode has a formulaic structure, and predictable outcome. I wish it was produced and edited differently. I can agree with that. Episodes like Amy Baking Company and Sebastian's Pizza are awesome to watch though. 
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Is one of my guilty pleasures in life. I don't know why I like that show so much. Has anyone here ever eaten at any of the restaurants featured in the show BEFORE chef Gordon came to their rescue? Tell us, was the food and service as bad as the TV show portrays? The original UK series is much better. It's actually a cooking show where Gordon teaches the chef how to cook and manage a restaurant. Much more interesting. No idiotic, formulaic, manufactured reality TV show drama like the US version. |
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The original UK series is much better. It's actually a cooking show where Gordon teaches the chef how to cook and manage a restaurant. Much more interesting. No idiotic, formulaic, manufactured reality TV show drama like the US version. Quoted:
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Is one of my guilty pleasures in life. I don't know why I like that show so much. Has anyone here ever eaten at any of the restaurants featured in the show BEFORE chef Gordon came to their rescue? Tell us, was the food and service as bad as the TV show portrays? The original UK series is much better. It's actually a cooking show where Gordon teaches the chef how to cook and manage a restaurant. Much more interesting. No idiotic, formulaic, manufactured reality TV show drama like the US version. In the UK version he is much less abrasive towards the targets. |
Robert Irvine/Restaurant Impossible did one near us They found dead rats under the booth benches. We used to eat there all the time, too. 
There did a beautiful job renovating the dining room and revamping the menus but it went out of business anyway. It was failing for a reason. |
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In the UK version he is much less abrasive towards the targets. Quoted:
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Is one of my guilty pleasures in life. I don't know why I like that show so much. Has anyone here ever eaten at any of the restaurants featured in the show BEFORE chef Gordon came to their rescue? Tell us, was the food and service as bad as the TV show portrays? The original UK series is much better. It's actually a cooking show where Gordon teaches the chef how to cook and manage a restaurant. Much more interesting. No idiotic, formulaic, manufactured reality TV show drama like the US version. In the UK version he is much less abrasive towards the targets. Of course, his targets in UK show are *usually* not quite as bone stupid as the American counterparts. |
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Amy's Baking clusterfuck was the best episode ever - we had a member local to the location showing up there daily and he posted photos of the door. They had 'unexpected closures' until finally going tits-up.
Most figured it was a money laundering front from the husband. |
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Quoted: Is one of my guilty pleasures in life. I don't know why I like that show so much. Has anyone here ever eaten at any of the restaurants featured in the show BEFORE chef Gordon came to their rescue? Tell us, was the food and service as bad as the TV show portrays? It's a formula show, the same thing over and over again. All that changed were the faces and locations. Sorta interesting for the 1st 4 or 5 episodes, then just boring. |
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Robert Irvine/Restaurant Impossible did one near us They found dead rats under the booth benches. We used to eat there all the time, too.
There did a beautiful job renovating the dining room and revamping the menus but it went out of business anyway. It was failing for a reason. Many of these I imagine is just poor management that run them into the ground. |
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Robert Irvine/Restaurant Impossible did one near us They found dead rats under the booth benches. We used to eat there all the time, too.
There did a beautiful job renovating the dining room and revamping the menus but it went out of business anyway. It was failing for a reason. They did a steak place by me . It folded less than 6 months later . |
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Amy's Baking clusterfuck was the best episode ever - we had a member local to the location showing up there daily and he posted photos of the door. They had 'unexpected closures' until finally going tits-up. Most figured it was a money laundering front from the husband. Amy stole the tips from the employees among other things |
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Quoted: Amy's Baking clusterfuck was the best episode ever - we had a member local to the location showing up there daily and he posted photos of the door. They had 'unexpected closures' until finally going tits-up. Most figured it was a money laundering front from the husband. |
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Agreed--- I was impressed at how professional Gordon Ramsey was with European and other international chefs versus those on "Kitchen Nightmares." In one episode, he helped a young and very talented chef refine his menu. Very cool to watch.
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The original UK series is much better. It's actually a cooking show where Gordon teaches the chef how to cook and manage a restaurant. Much more interesting. No idiotic, formulaic, manufactured reality TV show drama like the US version. Quoted:
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Is one of my guilty pleasures in life. I don't know why I like that show so much. Has anyone here ever eaten at any of the restaurants featured in the show BEFORE chef Gordon came to their rescue? Tell us, was the food and service as bad as the TV show portrays? The original UK series is much better. It's actually a cooking show where Gordon teaches the chef how to cook and manage a restaurant. Much more interesting. No idiotic, formulaic, manufactured reality TV show drama like the US version. |
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There is definitely a psychological aspect to the running of a restaurant. If the owner(s) are of sound mind and body, the restaurant seems to do well and have a much better chance of rehabilitating and maybe even staying that way.
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Many of these I imagine is just poor management that run them into the ground. Quoted:
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Robert Irvine/Restaurant Impossible did one near us They found dead rats under the booth benches. We used to eat there all the time, too.
There did a beautiful job renovating the dining room and revamping the menus but it went out of business anyway. It was failing for a reason. Many of these I imagine is just poor management that run them into the ground. |
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Quoted: Many of these I imagine is just poor management that run them into the ground. Quoted: Quoted: Robert Irvine/Restaurant Impossible did one near us They found dead rats under the booth benches. We used to eat there all the time, too. There did a beautiful job renovating the dining room and revamping the menus but it went out of business anyway. It was failing for a reason. Many of these I imagine is just poor management that run them into the ground. |
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The only thing that show does for me is to make me never want to eat at a mom and pop establishment again. Obviously, they are all filthy. I've been in a lot of kitchens. Normally the mom and pop shops are cleanest and I'd attribute it toward pride of ownership. Their business is an extension of their life and they have pride in that. Check out an Olive Garden or Red Lobster. 
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| Surprising that so many places went under after being revamped by GR. He's usually considered as having the Midas touch on anything cooking. I know 2 cooks who have done stages in GR restaurants, and they say it was a huge boost to their career. Both consider it a golden ticket and feel lucky to have gotten the opportunity. |
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Quoted: Surprising that so many places went under after being revamped by GR. He's usually considered as having the Midas touch on anything cooking. I know 2 cooks who have done stages in GR restaurants, and they say it was a huge boost to their career. Both consider it a golden ticket and feel lucky to have gotten the opportunity. Sure, some will be exceptions to the rule and will take the kick in the ass to improve themselves but most will slide back into their bad habits. |