Biggest Problem With Watching Kitchen Nightmares

Or any cooking show really -- it makes you interested in all the new dishes. Granted, I don't want to eat the food BEFORE Gordon starts making his contribution, but. . .damn it, this episode I'm watching has been selling venison sausage and meat pies, and now I want to try it. (It's also making me want to do themed Sims restaurants, which I have no idea how I'd do, but. . . .)

As for how bad these restaurants were before? One of them on this "double-header" episode (you're seeing Gordon doing two restaurants in a special about supporting local eateries) was serving lamb shanks from a bag. Specifically, vacuumed-sealed lamb shanks with a keep time of a year -- and apparently, they claim you need no refrigeration. The instant Gordon heard that, he actually REFUSED to eat it. First dish he's never tasted, according to him. I cannot blame him. Fortunately, the daughter of the "cook" seems to be a natural talent. We'll see at the end of this episode -- he's going back to see how the place is doing.