Sweet Baby James

Just thought that I would mention that Gordon is back with the much better, original Kitchen Nightmares tonight at 8 on BBC America. It's followed by some show called "Last Restaurant Standing". I'll be watching both.

Norm de Plume

It was bound to happen:
http://www.thestar.com/Unassigned/article/296080

firteen88

anyone know what channel BBC is on cablevision?

Finisher

Thanks for the heads up.

Love this show. Love watching Ramsay function as an efficiency expert and address so many issues: menu, kitchen staff, interior decor, exterior decor in some instance, wait staff, etc.

Superman07

Good thread! I didn't know until a commercial an hour ago while watching a run in the background.

CPA-ESQ.

Cablevision does not have BBC

but they do have "Azteca America" check it out it's on channel 232... who wants BBC and NFL Network when we have that and "Jewelry Television"


I found this petition - I signed it - can't hurt

http://www.petitiononline.com/CVCBBCA/petition.html

firteen88

Damnit!!!! No BBC? And I was all excited

rocketsauce

Comcast here in Chicago is listing a repeat of kitchen nightmares (the walnut tree episode) on afterwards not last restaurant standing. anyone know whats up?

FinkPish

Same here, just repeats. I just watched the new episode of Kitchen Nightmares at 5PM, and they had an ad for Last Restaurant Standing to start on Feb 12th as a 2 hour premiere. Maybe they rethought it and decided to run the first 2 episodes back to back.

Superman07

Odd, that just came on as well. However, the guide on DTV says it's that new series premier, but all of the commercials said the 12th of Feb.

As for the episode, I thought it was one of the best to date. Gordon was at his best, and perhaps least "Gordonish". He can pester until the other person gives in and decides to do it Gordon's way. That can annoy me about Gordon, but more often than not he is right. Likewise, when they do agree to change, it's usually halfheartedly and temporary. Luckily for Allan Love, he decided to look past the personal parts, and view the outcome as a business. Hoewver, it turned out better for him in the end! I think it was interesting to see that it wasn't everything in one, since he clearly wasn't able to salvage his home.

Lastly, I think it was very touching to see Gordon's genuine concern for the predicament that Allan had found himself in. To me, that's what really drives KN and what seperates it from dramady that is HK.

Finisher

It's amazing how reluctant these owners are to change. I mean, what they are doing is not working. If they don't change, it's over.

Most episodes follow the same outline: Gordon tries to provoke change, owner is reluctant to change, owner begrudgingly agrees to change and ultimately the restaurant improves as a result. Now, if the owner and/or head chef is a complete buffoon (and that has been the case several times) things will regress back to the way they were.

Allan seemed smart enough not to ruin things but you never know if these turnarounds are because Gordon/the cameras are there or if it's a sustainable change. This one seemed legit.

Trigger

"told the U.K. tabloid The Sun the attack was apparently triggered by a typically innocent and well-intentioned remark: "I told him I disliked him more than anyone in the world." Some people are sooo touchy."

lol - love it!

This episode was pretty good - I'm very glad he's back on the BBC - the US version was a bunch of bullshit.

Bill Needle

Pssst: They are airing new episodes of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares on BBCA Thursday nights at 8 central. This is the original UK/good version. First episode was last week but is being rerun before this week's.

DeputyDave

Thanks for the heads up. How is it? I miss the "real" Ramsey.

Bill Needle

It's a return to the original UK show, with no stupid FOX voiceover, dramatic musical flourishes, phony drama, etc. For the life of me I could never understand how the producers of the US version of the show could watch the UK version and still do what they did to it.

Meathead

Are these "Costa del Nightmares"... The first one being Mayfair Restaurante in Spain?

Norm de Plume

Really? I remember reading a while ago that he had abandoned the BBC version for the more-lucrative, sledgehammer Fox one. As ambivalent as I am about Ramsey, I would definitely watch the British version of K.N.
I remember the Spanish restaurant, where the dog was crapping on the patio. I thought perhaps the best episode was the very last one, in Paris, with that bitch who was running a restaurant into the ground with Daddy's money, and she walked out on Ramsey when he confronted her about her lack of dedication. I also liked the episode with Alan Love and his fish -'n'-chips place in Bristol or Brixton.

Bill Needle

Yes. I think the next one is in France, then another in Spain again.

Sgtsnake

I wish he still did the F word. What an awesome show