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| By Bobby Tanzilo Managing Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Bobby Tanzilo |
| Published Sept. 20, 2007 at 8:42 a.m. |
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Certainly, the network wants to launch Chef Gordon Ramsay's new show "Kitchen Nightmares" with a bang and so it's little surprise that on the season premiere last night, Peter's Italian Restaurant in Babylon, N.Y. was so horrific. Even the town name seemed biblically appropriate. How else can Ramsay work his magic revitalizing the business ?
But after the tour of the restaurant's disgusting walk-in cooler, I'm frankly a little nervous about eating out ever again! Add to that a couple hours spent a few weeks ago browsing the health department inspection reports on the City of Milwaukee's Web site and I'm hitting the grocery store on the way home tonight.
Scratch that, I'm hitting the organic farmstand in Hales Corners or something. I've seen the floors and the produce at some area grocery stores, too!
What's perhaps most frightening about last night's episode (and of course I watch knowing that editing can create all sorts of twists on "reality") is that when Ramsay walked into the cooler and found buckets of moldy pasta, absolutely rotten bell peppers and a leaky ceiling, everyone from the owner to the manager to the chef and sous chef appeared shocked and surprised. (Cue that little "Not Me" imp from the "Family Circus" comic!)
For me it conjures visions of a North Side Chicago noodle joint after an Everything But the Girl gig at the Park West. On the floor outside the bathroom? Buckets of raw meat!
As I said earlier, I know that Fox will select a real hard-hitter for its first episode, but this one was really astonishing. Especially considering that this restaurant appeared to cast itself as at least a mid-scale eatery -- maybe even a fine dining one, it was hard to tell -- where the prices should allow for a functional kitchen and a regular cleaning and clearing out of the cooler, even if self-respect, responsibility and humanity weren't enough to spark to such habits.
Let's hope every restaurateur is watching this show, which should serve as a reminder that our health and our lives -- not just our money -- are in their hands.
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Posted by allmd01 on Sept. 20, 2007 at 6:02 p.m. (report)
I heard that most of this show is staged! Did anyone else hear that?
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Posted by milwmike on Sept. 20, 2007 at 4:58 p.m. (report)
Us Roadfooders are having fun with this show too! http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21493
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Posted by taylerbaby on Sept. 20, 2007 at 10:27 a.m. (report)
Bosses in every industry should have watched Kitchen Nightmares last night! The pompus owner's overspending and lack of concern for his staff were as disgusting as the food. Everyone knows a boss like that guy!
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Posted by jagia on Sept. 20, 2007 at 10:11 a.m. (report)
Have you seen the orginal BBC show? I like that one better because Ramsay does the narration and it don't have that over produced Fox feel. Still a great show, and for someone in the industry, it is nice to go to work and even on a bad day not have things anywhere near that bad.
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