U.S. Version Of Kitchen Nightmares

This was awesome - I think I'm going to like it even more than Hell's Kitchen. I was just waiting for Gordan to throw down with that Peter dude. Chef's got some soccer hooligan moves up his sleeves that he's saving for a special occasion.

yah this was fucking amazing, whatta bangin first ep!

I love the UK version - hopefully I'll get to see this.

I liked it, although less drama and more kitchen stuff would be fine by me (ya rite).

So hugely enjoyed this, but wanted to see Gordon smack Peter a few times.

I loved the looks on all the people's faces when gordon finally told off peter. that guy was nuts.

Main difference between this version and the UK version that with the UK one, I'm cheering for the restaurants and want them to succeed. In the US version I want them to fail.

I hate the narration.

Suuuuucked. Will give another chance when the Sopranos aren't involved.

just watched it. does gordon solve all problems by throwing money at them? is he contractually required not to fire anyone?

after watching that i would never eat in that restaurant

That was strange. I felt kind of bad that those restaurants agreed to invite him in.

I didn't watch the end. Did that GM get fired?

gordon on larry kin g was good

Gordo pretty much forced him to quit. but they did keep that chief that he brought in as a consultant. so that was cool
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chef rather..

I forgot this was on :(

so psyched for this!!!

4 episodes in, it's not very good compared to the british series. Waaaaaay too much overview (the first 6 minutes or so of each episode are useless) and they make Ramsay out to be a miracle worker. I liked how Ramsay occasionally failed in the original series.

Good point -- the UK version is much more honest (and Gordon is less of a cartoon character). The US version is a bit sensationalized. Last week's was irritating, as just as they snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat (if the narrator is to be believed), the dude ended up selling the restaurant six months later -- they just sort've glossed over it.

The owner should never, ever have been running a restaurant or any kind of business in the first place. The problem was that his location was excellent and they gave him a free renovation, so he sold out. That is what I really hate about the US version - the EXTREME RESTAURANT MAKEOVER, which destroys the "teach a man to fish" aspect so appealing in the UK version.

a poor sibling to the uk version. so much of the show is taken up with *dramatic music* AND THEN THIS HAPPENED and THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN and so much pointless hollywood blockbuster drama shit. still watchable but christ why did it have to go to Fox. how many episodes is this us series? hopefully the uk one will return soon but i guess he won't be getting anywhere near as much money.

oh and one of the most unforgivable things is how they switch about the timeline so it looks like something terrible is happening in front of the customers - but a careful eye can see that due to the lighting/the tone it's actually a long time after customers have gone and likely about a different issue altogether. this happened most obviously in the one with the chubby ricky gervais hostess guy but im sure it's a regular trick. the producers get away with this by having a tiny-fonted disclaimer for a cpl of milliseconds at the end of the show. thankfully this wouldn't happen on uk tv due to all this tv realism 'scandal' going on - which is mostly bullshit but at least it keeps the top bods on their toes - would this ever in a million years happen in us tv?

DID YOU NOTICE: when gordon and the owner guy were talking about how great everything went the tablecloths went back to blue from white?

have been watching this on hulu. kind of addicted, except most episodes have the same story arc. left off w/ sebastian's last night. that dude is CRAZY. apparently he shut down and moved back to boston. guess his acting AND cooking careers are over... no franchising :(

the sebastian's spot has been replaced by another italian restaurant called robano's:

http://la.eater.com/archives/2008/07/09/robanos_review.php

new episodes started last week, i think. still pretty dumb and manipulative but compelling. this last episode (giuseppi's) features TWICE as many vague, flailing hand gestures from gordon as usual.

They're showing new episiodes of the UK version on BBC America again! The first episode (The Runaway Girl) was pretty good.

I just don't

https://www.facebook.com/amysbakingco

Just backtrack through the last few days of updates.

And thanks to Nicolarz, context

http://eater.com/archives/2013/05/13/gordon-ramsay-kitchen-nightmares-amys-baking-company.php

Was reading that earlier on Buzzfeed. Instant k-classic.

Amy and Samy Bouzaglo — owners of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona

If "Amy" and "Samy" do not rhyme, there is no hope for America.

I just...WOW

https://twitter.com/AmysBakingCo/status/334425199615287298

that episode was insane

wait patton's a dj now?

your a dj and were millionaires

^mental note, potential mixtape title for my beatmaking crew

I passed Patton Oswalt on Hyperion the other day. He was listening to his ear buds and looking like he didn't want to be noticed

patton has this as his twitter bio:

Mr. Oswalt is a former wedding deejay from Northern Virginia.

I passed Patton Oswalt on Hyperion the other day. He was listening to his ear buds and looking like he didn't want to be noticed

haha then what's he doing hanging out in SILVER LAKE

I just sort of guessed he lives there and was out for a walk

I think the Twitter is a fake. The Facebook is mad enough.

pretty sure he lives in burbank.

http://losangeles.blockshopper.com/property/2447006007/540_n_lincoln/

Oh, of course:

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2013/05/14/amys-baking-company-chooses-we-were-hacked-as-their-damage-control-response

Watching this tv show episode now. Exactly as described.

so bananas! every minute!

I like all these customers who are eating at this horrible restaurant by choice for some reason.

man, I don't know why they aren't doing great because god godded their business god god

getting some semi-homemade vibes

otm

and this is the nicest I have seen him act to a crazy person

man, I don't know why they aren't doing great because god godded their business god god

lol

she snuck it in but she referred to a negative comment about her food as "sacreligious"

I never watch shows like Kitchen Nightmares, but this one had me gluuuued... hoooooo boy...

ha I remember having a mini debate about whether we should grab something from this place last month. dodged a bullet there.

probably not much better or worse than anything in scottsdale amirite

well she is pretty much how I imagine Scottsdale people

I like Arizona

is that racist?

the best thing ever

Whoah.

Banned from entering France and Germany!!

http://kitchenette.jezebel.com/amys-baking-company-owner-threatens-to-shiv-a-guy-on-vi-1640128748

http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/2015/09/04/amys-baking-company-scottsdale-has-closed/71722292/

nah their restaurant was just hacked

lol

I've just been binge watching this recently and wonder to what extent it's staged. Is it nearly a docudrama rather than fly on the wall.
Is it scripted? & how many takes do people get.
There seems to be something a little stilted about it. But I keep watching it.

& after noting that it goes out on Fox (as did Fringe as I noticed from links in the program) I'm wondering about the Fox set up. Fox TV is the TV branch of Twentieth Century Fox which became famous for films. It is their News branch that is though of as seriously right wing isn't it?

So does taht reflect back on the TV branch?

Is the formula to Kitchen Nightmares taht misguided or possibly lazy people who are mismanaging a food outlet get the visit from the master who directs them to the right direction. & in redemption they become hardworking people who are repaid for their effort by success or if they lapse back into old ways they will suffer the consequences.
is that a potted version of the American Dream?

After which our sensei rides off into the sunset or at least walks off into the distance after delivering his monologue about the lesson learned to the camera.

I can't comment on Kitchen Nightmares but I'd venture that the editorial stance of Fox News and even the general everything of the Murdoch family have little to no effect on how Fox's TV network, cable entertainment channels (FX/FXX) or film studios are perceived or marketed in the US.

Wondering also who does the paying when GR installs a chef in a place for a month or whatever. Is that actually him or the TV network. I'm assuming the latter, along with whatever improvements are made to decor or kitchen.
Or does the business itself wind up paying for things when it breaks even?

Also what is the likelihood that people at some point in the future are going to look back at some of these post makeover restaurant looks and think how hideous? Has anybody reredone theirs to something actually palatable?

I've been wondering how long a supposedly overnight makeover takes. there have been a few occasions where they've shown apparently custom designed art and installations that presumably couldn't be done overnight. So is overnight actual installation of work that's taken place over a much longer period of time.
I'm assuming that especially in Hotel hell a lot of the material used is done for promotion/advertising/product placement as an end in itself. Certainly in Hotel hell they tend to show boxes of Overstock.com product and otherwise Gordon will give the name of the cutlery/delph providers in KN.