tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post2144371077469503638..comments2023-11-16T20:00:00.345+00:00Comments on Reality Tv Revisited: Fleming - Kitchen Nightmares Update - Open or Closed?RealityTvRevisitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06329054982657100887noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-14778028657540088702022-02-07T11:50:46.962+00:002022-02-07T11:50:46.962+00:00Obviously it was about the debt before, Ramsay, ar...Obviously it was about the debt before, Ramsay, arrived, they're just in too deep to recover.Sicarioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17246846255209889862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-29436483006560019692020-11-19T22:36:22.697+00:002020-11-19T22:36:22.697+00:00Are you talking about the debt before Ramsey came ...Are you talking about the debt before Ramsey came to help? These owners do not pay a dime for any of the renovations done to the restaurant <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432849784948426326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-29903980394317257722020-09-25T04:39:27.257+01:002020-09-25T04:39:27.257+01:00Considering the fact that 80% of businesses closed...Considering the fact that 80% of businesses closed after new menus and renovations, I truly believe that debt caused most to just to sell & take the money and run.<br />jaygeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080654691238391796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-79887503221491594722018-02-07T14:08:21.631+00:002018-02-07T14:08:21.631+00:00Good advice!
Good advice!<br /><br />secretpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-37998154132592161742018-02-07T14:01:20.013+00:002018-02-07T14:01:20.013+00:00Yes, agree, MOSTLY, but... sometimes the owners do...Yes, agree, MOSTLY, but... sometimes the owners do the right thing and still don't make it because it's just too late. Or they decide to sell, or the unexpected happens.<br /><br />But a large percentage yes, it must be easier to go back to doing the same thing and expecting different results. Definition of madness. Or delusion.<br /><br />(And the show IS great, yeah!)<br /><br /><br />secretpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-81097582215193892672017-09-19T06:28:13.591+01:002017-09-19T06:28:13.591+01:00I too enjoyed the swan bit, I hope the swan lady i...I too enjoyed the swan bit, I hope the swan lady is doing well, orlando and the owners as well. (Uh did they loose thier home??? )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-53060202360009416282017-05-19T23:37:16.571+01:002017-05-19T23:37:16.571+01:00Well, he is right, the US ruins every show they &q...Well, he is right, the US ruins every show they "Americanize".......look at Torchwood!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284107673128057411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-54733492287919054742017-05-06T05:00:17.191+01:002017-05-06T05:00:17.191+01:00The original owners were Danish and their cuisine ...The original owners were Danish and their cuisine was very good. The new owners hired a Cuban chef who was terrible and the restaurant declined. We stopped going there after the new owners took over and the food became inedible.Ascenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270389256466566002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-50024022186701287342017-05-06T04:51:33.403+01:002017-05-06T04:51:33.403+01:00So true! We've lived in Miami area over 40 ye...So true! We've lived in Miami area over 40 years and fine dining is our preference. Most restaurants here lack the talent and desire to provide a great dining experience.Ascenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270389256466566002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-70349135276405173812017-03-17T22:25:10.907+00:002017-03-17T22:25:10.907+00:00Agreed!Agreed!Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-49602373521463696022017-03-17T22:23:29.545+00:002017-03-17T22:23:29.545+00:00When they can't tell the difference between a ...When they can't tell the difference between a carrot and a crouton. They need at least basic English or an owner that posts pictures as a visual aid. There has to be communication. Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-38794607393621449222016-12-09T13:47:17.180+00:002016-12-09T13:47:17.180+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428628828168329947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-19867763508622760292016-10-23T04:55:49.430+01:002016-10-23T04:55:49.430+01:00Anyone love the bit with the foil swans?Anyone love the bit with the foil swans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-32625788510448435482016-10-17T23:55:34.877+01:002016-10-17T23:55:34.877+01:00What a lot of people here may not realize is that ...What a lot of people here may not realize is that South Florida's food is really terrible on the whole. Even the grocery store's vegetables look sad and old. I grew up there and my parents live there, and when I go back I basically starve myself the entire time because I can't eat a single thing. South Florida is all about flash over substance, and most people don't actually know what good food is there.claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722599494249225255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-45775214643930600202016-09-21T18:09:52.313+01:002016-09-21T18:09:52.313+01:00I just saw this episode today and I am not surpris...I just saw this episode today and I am not surprised this place did close down. The wife was totally rude. She rolled her eyes every time Chef Ramsay would speak. She spoke of elderly patrons in a very rude manner and demeaning to them. I once had my own place and my partner did the same thing to the elderly patrons which was 50% of the business. Raised prices higher than the area we were located in could afford. Tried to turn a cafe into a 4 star and just not for this location. Profits were very good before he enacted the changes and he closed us down in no time at all. With Flemings they had a procedure that would have taken them all the way with all patrons and they threw it away. Such a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-67021932774585473012016-07-11T20:24:22.508+01:002016-07-11T20:24:22.508+01:00Im from Denmark and i just saw it on danish tv and...Im from Denmark and i just saw it on danish tv and none of the things looked like danish food it looked disgusting and NOT danish, i just need to mention one of the thing on the menu the Frikadeller was to big and they didint even have "brun sovs" and potatos. and it was only one dish i mentioned.The Dane from Denmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614967655120113340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-18850751918116240162015-09-18T19:25:56.868+01:002015-09-18T19:25:56.868+01:00What's with all these people taking over a res...What's with all these people taking over a restaurant and riding on the coattails of someone else's hard work, not changing anything, not putting their own thumbprint on it, not marketing and working on it at all with their own creativity? Capitalism and just about making money at its best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-4774539233200119642015-07-31T05:27:09.741+01:002015-07-31T05:27:09.741+01:00UK version, UK version, UK version, UK version, UK...UK version, UK version, UK version, UK version, UK version, UK version, UK version.<br><br>That never gets old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-40675411567879262522014-08-14T05:56:32.795+01:002014-08-14T05:56:32.795+01:00I've seen both versions of KN and I do seem to...I've seen both versions of KN and I do seem to enjoy the non-US version a bit more. I also really enjoy that other show he does, The F Word, very entertaining. After reading about all the scripting and staging involved in this supposed reality television, I have to say it is a bit of a let down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-16192123232768615442014-07-22T21:05:11.943+01:002014-07-22T21:05:11.943+01:00They should have kept Ramsey's menu intact, bu...They should have kept Ramsey's menu intact, but if one of the older clientel wanted something from the original menu they could just make it for them. I also agree though that the owners were in over their heads and needed training in the restaurant business. Also, those desserts Ramsey had on the trolley looked super yummy! BTW:I am young, but VERY ugly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-73298484477272004712014-06-17T05:48:05.507+01:002014-06-17T05:48:05.507+01:00Having eaten in restaurants daily for 35 years in ...Having eaten in restaurants daily for 35 years in many cities and states it is my professional opinion that the show is great. It points out why people should not buy restaurants when they have no proper training as owners or managers. People should stick with what they know. Most of the failing restaurants are that way because of the owners. One of my friends restaurants averages over $24,000.00 in food sales every day of the year. Another restaurant averaged over $103,000,00 every day for the first year after opening. What is basic with great restaurants is cleanliness, fresh food and a great staff. Many failed restaurants kept terrible chefs and had terrible owners and managers. Ramsey is educating the staff and the public. When these restaurants fail,,,,,they deserved to fail. Ramsey actually tries his best to help the owners change. Ramsey also remodels the restaurants and provides many needed kitchen appliances, menus, dishes, computers, education, marketing tips and other great things at no cost to the owners or staff. The restaurants that stay open deserve to stay open and the ones that close, deserve to close. Every restaurant is at the pleasure of the clientele. My friend's restaurant has a cleaning staff that comes in every night to professionally clean his entire restaurant every night of the year. He has the busiest restaurant in the U.S. in that style of dining. Consistency is everything. Has anyone ever noticed how important cigarettes are to chain smokers? Cleanliness should be that important to a restaurateur. Even though Ramsey knows that many of the chefs need to be fired, he leaves that up to the owners. He tries to help them. When they fail, they deserve to fail and go out of business.Kevin Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11602976237635098060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-45706970083468892942014-04-27T20:27:38.166+01:002014-04-27T20:27:38.166+01:00Since when has English been precondition for prepa...Since when has English been precondition for preparing a salad or cooking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-53454692637454707122014-04-05T22:40:35.745+01:002014-04-05T22:40:35.745+01:00Easy to guess why Flemings failed. The old patron...Easy to guess why Flemings failed. The old patrons returned and demanded "How things use to be". Slowly they brought back the old items and the old way of doing things and now the restaurant is gone. <br><br>I bet the final months were Hellish. Owner probably bent over for the "consistent" old patrons not willing to sacrifice for more benefits down the line. I'm guessing his marriage is also now on the ropes<br><br>Sidenote: How incompetent were those helpers. The guy making the salad barely spoke English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-36687985755631585642014-02-07T22:33:45.249+00:002014-02-07T22:33:45.249+00:00The UK version of this show is so much better. Les...The UK version of this show is so much better. Less staged, less overdramatic, and a bit more honest.<br><br>In the British show, Ramsay actually spends a whole week at the restaurant as opposed to the two an a half days he does in the US version and works with the owners and chefs to teach them how to operate the place. He really does not spend that much time working to fix the place in the American show, certainly not enough to really impart his knowledge onto struggling owners and chefs..<br><br>As an American, I say that the US ruins nearly every foreign show we try to remake. In my opinion, the TV channels should just show the original shows rather than screw them up in a remake. That would save money on production costs, too.nobodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-66088980026239121662013-10-10T16:57:59.081+01:002013-10-10T16:57:59.081+01:00Another restaurant closes because they go back to ...Another restaurant closes because they go back to their horrible ways. Serves them right.Snake Plisskenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133956603674826447noreply@blogger.com