I’m sure this has been discussed 100 times, but I don’t understand.
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Why, why do these restaurant owners beg Ramsey to come help, and then fight him every step of the way?
They know their restaurant is failing. They know something is exceedingly wrong.
Then Ramsey gets there, and the kitchen is a health hazard. Hell half of these people don’t know basic health code requirements. The food is horrific. Everything is a train wreck.
And then they’re surprised that he comes in and is like “you suck at this.” Just… Why?
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I think they all want him to come in and say it isn’t their fault and then fix something out of their control. When he comes in and shows them all the things they did wrong and that it is their fault they can’t handle it and fight back. They can’t and knowing their failure is their fault.
Hot Potato Cafe was so in the dark, even the one aunt said "I thought he was going to come in, tell us what's wrong and fix it for us."
Right, I suspect so many of them just want new interior decorations/ paint job/ new awnings/ kitchen equipment/ etc. and are egotistical enough to believe all their place needs is updating and all the customers will come- field of dreams style.
That one is so baffling to me. Potatoes are cheap as hell, and they’re not making any potato dishes fresh?
Ex: I’m watching Sabatiello’s right now. A million in debt, and he’s absolutely insane about how wrong Gordon is.
Edit: Brilliant moment - “I’m so fucking mad, I’m fumigating.” 🤣
"Do you own a microwave company?"
Gordon: In your mind what's wrong with the restaurant?
Owner: We don't have any customers.
Honestly, the only one I recall that was honest about it was Classic American, Colleen and Naomi. What I came away with from them was "What are we doing wrong?" The heated exchange between Colleen, Dom and Naomi was on that premise.
Jacks Waterfront’s owners were honest too. They outright admitted that AJ the manager was crap, they didn’t have restaurant experience, and that their food sucked. One of my fave episodes bc of that tbh
Classic American is such a great episode. They seemed like genuinely nice, hard-working people that just got WAY in above their heads with restaurant ownership.
I still can't believe they served Ramsay kraft mac and cheese...
Same reason most of them close down within a couple years of his visit. Almost every episode he identifies the core problem as bad management/owners, and when he leaves they're still running the newly refurbished place back into the ground.