Biggest Problem With Watching Kitchen Nightmares

[crossover_chick]

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.

Comments

[gigs-83.livejournal.com]

Watching Food Network always makes me hungry.

If you like Kitchen Nightmares may I suggest you try Restaurant: Impossible? It's essentially the same thing but personally I think Robert Irvine is hotter than Gordon Ramsay I like it much better (granted I only saw that one episode of KN...). New episodes are on Wednesdays at 9 on Food Network and it repeats a few times during the week.

[docsgirl.livejournal.com]

I think it makes everyone hungry.

Which episode of Kitchen Nightmares? (I assume you saw a US episode.) I might try some Restaurant: Impossible, though I'll probably get my fix from YouTube. I doubt Irvine swears as much as Ramsay, though. :p

[gigs-83.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was a US episode. This one:

Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daRqKcJRoSo
Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNYXRH-OXY
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faG7wRiXRJI
Part Four: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTPlpjppNmA

I met the owner, Rose, at K Mart the other night. Still have yet to visit the restaurant, though. I actually saw them filming one night while I was going to the YMCA, which is just down the street from the restaurant.

Here's the first episode ever of Restaurant: Impossible:

Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCAUoMJrto
Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXEGJ2ctCvE
Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkB8CCBHEPs

The later episodes get better (with less bitchy designers) as Robert gets used to the new gig (you can dig around YT for them...I think I saw at least one other full episode somewhere). And no Robert doesn't swear as much as Gordon, though when he does, FN bleeps it, lol.

And I can edit when I select "Check all". *eats LJ*

[docsgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow -- always weird when something like that happens close to you, isn't it? I hope the food is still good over there. (And I think Rose disagrees with you on who's better-looking :p)

As for Restaurant: Impossible -- yeah, that first episode wasn't exactly the greatest. The whole thing with the designers felt a bit like a decorating show gone wrong. I know Ramsay does the whole "remodel the restaurant" thing too, but I kind of prefer the way he does it in the background. Maybe I'll see if I can find something from a later season.

Oh LJ, why do you have to be so broken these days? *sigh*

[gigs-83.livejournal.com]

See, I'm the opposite. I like seeing the details on the renovation, what exactly they're doing, how much time they have and what kind of budget. Robert has two days and $10,000 every time. I don't know if they ever mention what kind of time limit or budget (if any) Ramsay has since I only did see the one episode.

If you can catch a rerun of the St. James Soup Kitchen episode, that was a really good one. He renovated a soup kitchen in Newark (which is like 20 minutes from me) and got a Dinner: Impossible-style challenge from the mayor.

[docsgirl.livejournal.com]

*nodnod* Ramsay's never had a mentioned budget, but he generally does his turn-around in 3 to 7 days (he says he has a week, but sometimes it takes less time). Me, I'm more interested in the menu side of things, and Ramsay does tend to focus at least a little more on the food.

I'll have to see if I can find it. :)