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The live blog is complete but the discussion continues…and read our other Lela’s posts here and here if you haven’t….
Haven’t done this before, let’s see how it goes. Please comment in comments (duh) or on our new discussion board.
9:01 – Intro – It makes Pomona look quaint, really. Aspiring artists, students and car enthusiasts..
9:02 – Oh, and the homeless…that’s more the way I remember Pomona….
9:03 – There’s an ‘A’ on the window in the background….so it’s probably clean. Right?
9:04 – Gordon arrives…the place is empty. That sounds totally accurate.
9:05 – “All I know about Chef Ramsay is that he yells a lot.” Thank Fox for that. He can cook, too.
9:06 – Ramsay ordered the lamb with chocolate sauce! I knew it!
9:08 – “That’s why they call them nachos.” Huh?
9:09 – That lamb is $25. That little frozen lamb.
9:10 – The part about the brownies – they make it seem like ‘Buzzard’ ate them, but on the YouTube page there’s a ‘recreation’ of Buzzard eating brownies. Hmmm….I think they were just out but they wanted to edit it to make it more interesting.
Commercial Break – So far, there are real restaurant problems…arrogant chef with a bad, poorly thought out menu. Also seems like a weak owner, a real common problem on the UK KN. This episode seems like it sucks less than the rest of the series so far. A little.
9:14 – Sorry, $27 for the little frozen lamb.
9:15 – Oh, Gordon HATES chefs with the words ‘executive chef’ on a business card, license plate or sewed into something.
9:17 – An ‘A’ doesn’t mean clean, I guess.
9:18 – I never would have guessed the backwards baseball cap tattoo dude didn’t eat fine dining.
9:19 – Meet the crew. I sense a hiring problem.
9:20 – Buzzard is caught with wine and then storms out. The edited seemed a little squirrelly there to me. Probably more there then meets the eye.
Break – The New York late news will have a story from Ramsay’s head chef about Turkey Mistakes. Nice tie-in!
9:25 – Finally, I see BRIAN! Maybe I missed him earlier.
9:26 – This ‘confront the chef’ scene is one of the big differences from the UK version.
9:27 – Buzzard is fired…seems right, I think…hard to say for sure.
9:28 -The blind taste test….a Ramsay standby but I still like it. I wonder how many Ricky actually got wrong, though.
9:30 -More wacky editing – will Lex really walk out? Was Ricky really talking about Gordon?
Break – halfway through the show – LET GORDON COOK, for fook’s sake.
9:34 – I don’t know if a makeover is really what the restaurant needs.
9:35 – Ummm…the feel of Pomona? In my mouth?
9:37 – A catering truck?
9:39 – And he waves his magic wand…and a makeover. Sad it won’t last through the summer.
9:40 – The chef switch – another Ramsay standby, but effective.
Break – They really blow right past the cooking, don’t they? I could use 10 more minutes of cooking and 10 less minutes of bullshit.
9:44 -Hey, he didn’t invite the homeless!
9:45 – My god – the mayor of Pomona! They HAVE pulled out all the stops – or the mayor of San Dimas or the queen of Diamond Bar were booked.
9:47 – Yes, we know – the producers overbooked the restaurant so it’s a rocky start.
9:49 – Yes – overbooked, orders go out late, wrong table – I can copy and paste this for the next episode.
9:50 – Lex, dude…you never had a chance. They OVERBOOKED you, man…
9:51 – If Lex whips off those glasses – watch out!
Break – If you overbook a restaurant to cause chaos, chaos will ensue.
9:54 – Ricky is back and the MAYOR OF POMONA is waiting.
9:55 – It’s the meal for any Pomona Day? Like…Tuesday?
9:56 – Huh – why am I suspicious about Lex leaving?
9:57 – ‘Rocky Start” is trademark, Gordon Ramsay
9:58 – BRIAN!
9:59 – Cue happy music – everything improved and the restaurant made money and everyone loves everyone and the mayor of Pomona is happy!
9.59 and 40 seconds – Oops – five months later, it closes….get through those five seconds quick….
And that’s it – more live blogging next week!
November 21st, 2007 at 6:12 pm
I love Gordon covering his ears as the kitchen argument flies with the expletive deleted—LOL.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:14 pm
His virgin ears, you mean…
November 21st, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Tabitha could work in my place anytime. What a ‘tude.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I smell a lawyer looking up buzzard’s telephone number—”27 Million–you and me bro”
November 21st, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Tabitha does have spunk, yeah…
About lawyers – I wonder if that’s why they don’t use Buzzard’s real name.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:33 pm
So far, true to form—-Every Episode of “Kitchen Nightmares” In One Convenient Blog Post:
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/11/15/the-script-of-every-episode-of-kitchen-nightmares/
November 21st, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Check out that cheap work on the catering sign “Lela’s Catering”. Obviously, a whole 5min worth of work put into it. Some pomonaian taco truck owner picked up an easy $500 for that gig.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:44 pm
And so far, except for hanging out in the back, Brian has ended up on the cutting room floor.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:45 pm
See the point about not using Buzzard’s name and lawyers, I’m surprised Fox was willing to air this. There is no way they are not going to get flack for it!
November 21st, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Ahhhhhh, the old “Mayor attends the big opening” part of the script. I’ve seen this dance before. Where’s the restaurant reviewer?
November 21st, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Wow—Lela grew a pair and got a ‘tude too. Amazing what a Fox/Ramsay makeover can do for ya.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I smell success coming up?
November 21st, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I bet the scenes were Lela and Gordon talked ended up on the cutting room floor.
November 21st, 2007 at 6:54 pm
cue the happy music – but will they mention the restaurant closing?
November 21st, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Lol, “happy music,” you know this is their one night of luck…
And wow, was the entire Lex incident set up by the producers? We know that last week’s car pulling away was staged, was it the same for poor Lex?
November 21st, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Wow, and everything is happily ever after….
November 21st, 2007 at 6:58 pm
We’re wiping away the the good feeling tears here on the soul-talk with Ricky and Gordon. More kleenex please.
November 21st, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Wow, the actually explained what happened, at least they didn’t say that she got an “offer she couldn’t refused,” like Seaside.
And wow, week we go to infamous NY metro are stereotypeland, New Jersey!
November 21st, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Okay – not EVER after…
thanks for the great comments everyone!
November 21st, 2007 at 7:01 pm
By everyone I mean Kicker and Sarah!
November 21st, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Gordon: “Its 10pm. Do you know where your children are?”
Gordon, its 9pm. Do you know what happened to your good show?
Outta here, and back to NJ next week I see.
November 23rd, 2007 at 9:43 am
I love your great blogs on Kitchen Nightmares–they don’t really have a follow up, so thanks for giving it to us in depth. I couldn’t resist the cookbook contest, so here’s my entry:
http://www.daftmusings.com/?p=434
November 23rd, 2007 at 3:28 pm
enetering Chef Ramsay’s cookbook competition- here is
My Brisket recipe (i hope that i win the book)
1 large brisket trimmed fat to 1/8″
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 large onion sliced
2 cloves garlic quatered
1 bottle Heinz Chili sauce
4 carrots peeled
4 large potatoes peeled & halved lengthwise
lowry’s season salt
sprinkle the brisket on all sides with Lowrey’s season salt and place in a large pyrex dish
crefully pour the sherry over the meat and cover, place in the refrigerator overnight.
next day pre-heat the oven (or smoker) to 350F
sprinkle the onion & garlic over the meat and pour all the chili sauce over the meat
place the potatoes & carrots alongside the brisket and cover.
place in the oven (or smoker)
check after 1.5hrs remove the potatoe & carrots and put to the side, also check if some water needs to be added to the pyrex dish.
after 3 hrs total cooking time check the doneness of the brisket or cook longer till soft.
remove the brisket & slice 1/4″ thick against the grain.
pour sauce through a siev back into the pyrex dish and put back the sliced brisket , potatoes & carrots
Heat up in the oven 20 minutes before serving
December 1st, 2007 at 4:57 am
Did anyone pay attention to the digital clock in the kitchen. Lots of filming done between 6:50 and 7:00. It appears at the start of the grand opening then after Lex returns after storming off.