# Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 13, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/467791 "2008-10-13T23:37:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/467791/21 "2008-10-14T19:15:39Z")
> [@TommyTutone](#): > > That would be ‘Sebastian’s’ and from Googling around, it looks like it closed for good on January 20th. Sebastian and his wife moved back to Boston for ‘family’ reasons. “Family reasons” being that the only place they had family willing to let them sponge off them was Boston, would be my guess. :dubious: > [@](#): > > If he has reopened there, it would have to be under a new name as it seems there is a Sebastian’s already there, which is a successful casual dining/catering resto there. Yow. We don’t live that far from Boston, visit it at least a half dozen times a year. Have to keep an eye out for any new ‘concept’ restaurants. 😃 Thanks for finding the updates, I couldn’t remember the name of the restaurant, just how incredibly out of touch with reality the owner was. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/467791/22 "2008-10-14T22:55:23Z")
> [@choie](#): > > - Piccolo Teatro: Closed by the end of the episode > > Another infamous episode, this was the Paris ep with the incredibly spoiled brat of an owner who used her dad’s money to run this place into the ground. Nutty chef who seemed to threaten Gordon with a knife. The thing I remember most is how Gordon took the other young chef and gave her a job with one of his restaurants. I thought that was very classy of him. The restaurant owner was a big fool. That place could have made some seriously good money. It was a charming and sweet cafe. The soup and sandwich lunch for tourists was a great idea. I would have loved something like that. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/467791/23 "2008-10-14T23:10:21Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > The thing I remember most is how Gordon took the other young chef and gave her a job with one of his restaurants. I thought that was very classy of him. > > The restaurant owner was a big fool. That place could have made some seriously good money. It was a charming and sweet cafe. The soup and sandwich lunch for tourists was a great idea. I would have loved something like that. Piccolo Teatro and Bonaparte’s were the ones that most stuck with me. IIRC, I saw those two back-to back, which was what gave me the idea that they always followed the same predictable formula to ultimate failure. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/467791/24 "2008-10-15T09:21:03Z")
oops. wasn’t ready to post that. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/467791/25 "2008-10-15T10:52:15Z")
I propose a Kitchen Nightmares drinking game. I’m basing the following on the uncensored UK version: **One sip** “Fuck” “Shit” “Bloody Hell” Each “bystander” (in the street or in the restaurant) who has a negative comment During a side-by-side taste test, each person shown choosing Gordon’s food over the chef’s (must be shown, tallies don’t count, for safety reasons) Staff lies to Gordon (one sip per lie: he says “it’s not frozen!” five times, take five sips) Ashamed silence as Gordon dresses down someone Someone justifies their own behavior (which Gordon just ripped) to the camera behind Gordon’s back **Two sips** “Fuck me” “Fucking hell” “Bollocks” “You will kill someone!” “I don’t want to get poisoned” “I ate this!” “Are you taking the piss?” “They’ve sunk everything they have into this” Gordon holds his head in his hands Gordon throws something in the trash Owner is clueless that s/he’s doing anything wrong Owner is financially inept Owner is living in the past Head chef is a terrible cook Head chef has no restaurant experience Non-chef setting the menu 100-item menu Menu is all over the place (Italian-Chinese-Barbecue with chips) The kitchen is filthy The kitchen staff are lazy goof-offs All the ingredients are instant or frozen All the food is bought retail, shipped from ridiculously far away, or out of season The waitstaff are rude/clueless Staff show up late The floor manager and the chef hate each other The floor manager/chef is the owner’s best mate from school The floor manager/chef is the owner’s relative Too many managers Someone bad-mouths Gordon to the camera behind his back Someone justifies their own behavior (which Gordon just ripped) to Gordon’s face Each “bystander” who has a positive comment (about the restaurant) During a side-by-side taste test, each person shown choosing the chef’s food over Gordon’s Ex-customer tells a horror story During Gordon’s first meal: - the food is undercooked - the food is burnt - the food is obviously frozen or packaged (bonus sip if the staff insists it’s fresh) - the recipe is insane (apricot and salmon) Gordon spits something out Gordon speaks French Gordon reminisces Gordon mentions his daughter (never a good thing) Tears of sadness **Three sips** “This is my biggest challenge yet” “How many X does it take to Y?” (example from the Morgan’s episode: “How many women does it take to run a restaurant into the ground?”) “Ladies who lunch” “He’s in over his head” “Simple local ingredients” “We’ll be out of business in (3-6) months” During Gordon’s first meal: - the food is rotten - he dumps the food into a potted plant Gordon throws up Staff member gets in a an argument with Gordon Staff member goes AWOL Staff member tells a horror story Vermin Rotten food in the kitchen The dining area/tableware is filthy Someone bad-mouths Gordon to his face Chef claims (in the face of all contrary evidence) his food is very popular Chef used to be good/respected, but has sunk Chef is actually good, it’s the management that’s bad (can apply when chef and manager are same person) Owner says (in the face of all contrary evidence) they get a lot of repeat business Gordon mentions the '70s (never a good thing) Gordon spots a potential young talent Assistant chef is better than head chef Gordon has the staff clean the kitchen Gordon teaches someone how to cook a basic dish Gordon re-writes the menu Gordon conducts a “team-building” exercise (cricket match, fishing trip, etc.) Gordon takes off his shirt Gordon invites a crowd of people to the restaurant Gordon introduces the staff to the local farmer’s market/produce wholesalers Gordon serves the restaurant’s food outdoors to draw customers Gordon has the owner do something humorous to draw customers Blindfolded taste test Chef gets humiliated in the blindfolded taste test (hates his own “signature” dish, loves the instant ramen, etc.) Tears of joy For the return visit: - The restaurant has failed - The restaurant is still limping along, but has returned to bad habits - Staff members have since quit (three sips for each, double for the head chef) **Drain your drink** Staff member attacks Gordon Staff member quits or gets fired (one drink for each) Owner goes AWOL “We’ll be out of business in (under 3) months” Business shuts down by the end of Gordon’s week Gordon has a professional hazmat crew clean the kitchen Feces on the floor In the “next week’s nightmare” bit, Gordon uses the same turn of phrase for next week’s restaurant as for this week’s For the return visit: - The restaurant is thriving - The restaurant is physically gone **Drain your drink, then drink another** Gordon cleans his plate [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/467791.md?page=1)