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Post by Arrianna on Jun 10, 2008 9:32:54 GMT -5
Does anyone else watch the shows with Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares?
I know in the commercials he comes across as rather mean but when I actually see what he puts up I feel rather sorry for him sometimes. I think I would go absolutely ballistic if I had to deal with that kind of crap. I can't watch his shows on TV though since they aren't child appropriate and the acoustics in our house mean that my kids can hear every word off the TV even if they are in bed. As a result I watch the shows online. I used to go to You Tube but I discovered that both shows had TV channels on VEOH. Now I get to see high quality video with minimal interruption and no hack editing or waiting for someone to get around to it.
However I also found someone on Youtube who has posted clips of his show in England including his raising animals for food in his backyard so his kids will learn to have respect for their food and where it comes from. I think he nearly cried when the pigs were slaughtered. I remember what that was like when we ended up with 5 roosters when I was a kid. They were good eating but the plucking and preparing.... I had trouble eating it at first. Don't name your food. Bad idea.
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Post by herringchoker on Jun 10, 2008 13:02:57 GMT -5
I've never watched any of his shows, mainly because I prefer not to subject myself to that sort of language.
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Post by achen on Jun 10, 2008 18:33:23 GMT -5
I watch all of those shows. The Kitchen Nightmares is better in England than it is when it is based in the states. The show when he raised animals is called Gordon Ramsey's F-Word. They also raised turkeys.
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Post by keroppikeroppi007 on Jun 11, 2008 1:43:57 GMT -5
We get to watch Ramsey 2 nights a week here - Kitchen Nightmares (UK Version) and Hell's Kitchen (US Version). Once you get past (ie- ignore) the language, it's not such a bad show. Also, on pay tv (cable), they screen the F-Word - as well as turkeys (which he named after other UK chefs, including Jamie Oliver, Ainsley and Gary Rhodes), they also raised sheep (I noted though that the animals were raised for food, not as pets).
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Post by Sanji Himura on Jul 10, 2013 22:12:17 GMT -5
I'm going to raise from the dead this thread to share a bit of news about one of Ramsay's US spots on Kitchen Nightmares, Amy's Baking Company out of Phoenix, AZ. The only reason why I am sharing this here instead of the Restaurant Recommendations boards is that I never ate at the place when I visited Phoenix back in 2008, and I never will. In case you haven't seen the episode in question, ABC is a trendy place in that area, except they are too European in their approaches with how they treat their staff and guests. They force new employees to sign a contract that is so restrictive that it includes a one year "no compete clause" (fans of WWE know that each new signing that they have put on their shows have a 30 day clause) within 50 miles of the place, working holidays and weekends are required and if you don't show, $250, no family or friends may come see you while you are working, and worst of all, all tips are property of the house. Instead you get $8.50 to $12 an hour. www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/07/10/amy-baking-company-revises-its-employee-contract/
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Post by Iron Chef Mandy on Jul 16, 2013 20:20:03 GMT -5
That contract is insane. Some of it I understand... However, the part where it talks about not working at a competitor within 50 miles from the place is nuts.
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Post by Iron Chef Mandy on Apr 11, 2014 18:55:40 GMT -5
Gonna bump this one up because there's going to be a special on (two hours) Kitchen Nightmares regarding this restaurant.
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Post by tetsujin070561 on Apr 12, 2014 22:27:54 GMT -5
Used to view his UK Kitchen Nightmares show, but I feel his US shows are very poor in comparison. Talented chef, but a mess otherwise...!
He trained under Marco Pierre White, who has some amusing stories about the man his fellow apprentices nicknamed "Billy Bullsh!t."
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