Gordon Ramsay Done With 'Kitchen Nightmares'

11-01-2009 @10:39PM Linda said... It was like watching a car wreck..... I couldn't believe my eyes! These restaurant owners needed Ramseys' help and didn't listen and then they sued him??????????? That just amazes me beyond belief! The crap that was in these peoples refrigerators is enough to make me want to sue them for being in business!!! I hope Chef Ramsey all my best!
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11-01-2009 @11:15PM wolfy said... Having watched both the British and American versions of Kitchen Nightmares, I have to admit that most of the people whom Gordon Ramsey has helped have been extremely stubborn and amazingly (especiallly in America) filthy when it comes to their kitchens and restaurants. How it is that they haven't given someone food poisoning or worse before he got there, I don't know! Suing him because their places of business failed after he left and gave them new equipment, instructions on how to run things, helped the kitchen and waitstaff with new ideas and receipes and such and they still run the place into the ground just means that they shouldn't have been in the business in the first place; their hearts and minds weren't really into the soul of being a restaurantuer. I'd like to see him help someone like my friend, who has a clean restuarant, but could use some help with better receipes, new equipment, a makeover for the place and some good helpstaff (she uses family most of the time). While she's been successful in keeping her place open for more than 17 years now, it would be so nice for her to be SUCCESSFUL and have the nice things she really deserves for her restaurant. Mr. Ramsey, if you ever get to North Dakota, look up the Paragon Cafe in Mohall. You'll be treated fine (like one of the townspeople), you'll get a decent meal, but don't look for anything fancy there. Just solid, home-cooked food. Any help you can give after that would be icing on the cake!
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11-01-2009 @11:54PM tammy said... I don't care what anyone says, HE'S HOT.
I love the F Word when they show him bare chested mmmmmmm good! Got to love a man in charge, too many whimps out there nowadays. He can cook and feed me anyday.
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11-01-2009 @11:39PM robert said... Funny Jay, you say you would never treat anyone that way, and yet you described in great detail how you would do something even worse to him. You're a hypocrite and a liar. You just want attention, well, you are a barely noticeable little turd that was dropped out of society's ass. I am only responding and giving you a little bit of attention out of pity for your worthless self. Have a nice day.
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11-01-2009 @11:42PM Gordon said... So many comments and opinions and they all are appreciated and varying in content. When trying to help anyone else out of a bad situation it is only right to expect a little respect and appreciation, even just for the effort. I'm sure the high temper and choice words are just for ratings and that Gordon is a very likeable chap in person, without the cameras around! :-)
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11-02-2009 @12:40AM Howard said... Matt, Did you not hear about his restaurants going bankrupt? He is an ass. He loves to scream and cuss at people. He treats people like they are far below him.
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11-02-2009 @1:40AM STS said... Chef Ramsey appeals to me because he speaks the truth. He has an ability to cut through the b.s. and show people where they are simply lying to themselves, to their own detriment. This show, like "Hell's Kitchen," is an amazing study of the human condition. People can be so cowardly and weak in the face of a man who demands excellence from them. You can tell he is a former professional soccer player. The women he comes into contact with -- nearly to a person -- simply adore him, and the men -- once they get past their own false pride -- respect him. It is this blind ego and false sense of pride, most times coupled with just plain laziness, that leads these aspiring restauranteurs down a path to financial ruin. "Sad, really."
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11-02-2009 @2:01AM sammissh said... You have to remember that these people signed up for this show.No one made them fill out the paper work. I can't imagine why you would do that and then not try and change. It's their own fault.
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11-02-2009 @2:21AM Jason said... I'm sure a lot of restaurant owners are breathing a sigh of relief because Ramsey will no longer be putting a spotlight on all of the bad habits involving poor sanitation and improper food care found in many restaurants. I have become completely disillusioned with restaurants for years. Nobody knows how to cook anymore! I cannot remember the last time a restaurant served an entire meal worth eating. There is ALWAYS at least one item that is crap and not worth eating. Remember when everything on the plate was edible in the past? It's just hopeless these days. Lazy cooks, uneducated morons, indifferent staff personnel. The only good restaurants these days are the really high-end restaurants and that's it! But, I'm a good cook myself, so I save the cash and do it myself at home. Why not?
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11-02-2009 @2:59AM homecareking said... Don't let this get you down Gordon. I predict there is a better calling for you on another show in the future. You do swear alot but then again so do i and others out there. But i know the reason you are so tough with these people is you want them to succeed and have a passion for cooking instead of pretending they know how to do things. I and others know you'll be back on another show when your ready. Don't let these ungratefull store owners put you down in the dumps. You always do your best in helping these people but unfortunately the owners of the restraunts blame you for their stupid demise. It's their stupidity that does them in not yours ! Keep flying high with everything you do. Things will get better i'm sure. :)
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11-02-2009 @3:00AM Davin said... I like Gordon. I think he tells it like it is. People don't like to here the plain truth when it is told to them straight up.He has done very well for himself. When someone has done as well as he has you think a person or persons would like to learn from him. I have found that people that fail like the ones that have failed in his show are usaully just to lazy to continue the hard work that it takes to make something work
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11-02-2009 @3:53AM gary said... Having been a chef for almost 30 years I can see where Chef Ramsey is coming from. Once the food is out the kitchen is forgotten. That's the way it is and that's the way it will always be. Cooking is an underpaid, under appreciated profession that EVERYONE thinks they know how to do. I've worked in the B&I sector for the past 15 years and aside from the better hours, dealing with CEO's that think everyone in the cafeteria is a slave for their personal abuse and the secretaries that have absolutely no respect for the staff is also a nightmare. I'm in semi retirement and just take it easy where I work, but back in the day I was almost as tough as this chef. You have to be in an industry where most people are only there for a paycheck and take little to no pride in their efforts. I could never understand that. For what they are paid the might just have easily gotten a job anywhere else where their laziness and stupidity would be tolerated.
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