finally someone pointed this out

Kudos to Ricky for stepping up after being humiliated

he humiliated himself

They did ricky dirty😂😂

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Or shriveled.

W h a t nutz?

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Lol

Tbh I thought tabitha was the owner (mostly because I was half asleep and I skipped the intro)

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Also gorgeous

All the owners fault she didn't even seem to try

Or a construction worker who can't distinguish a Gravel from a Sand

I mean I can say I might not be able to tell the difference between Turkey and Chicken, but Beef and Chiken OMG that is really not a chef there.

@@soji-yeunmochi-con1162 Beef and Chiken is almost the scale of Concrete and Drywall Paste.

Or more appropriately, an accountant that can't add or subtract. Seriously, no accountant or revenue agents can explain 9000 pages of tax!

@@michaeldewitt1896 I agree your version is more succinct and would choose that if I thought of it, but saying "not knowing what a tax is" didn't really mean being an absolute expert on tax, just knowing what the concept of a tax was lol Though I think your version is so much better that I'm gonna edit the original comment hahah, all credit to you

Lex is better cook Ricky is better chef

No he said he was a better Cook theres a difference. Gordons wife is a better Cook than him but doesnt mean shes a better chef fx

Difference between a leading chef and chef. He is chef but lake of leading abilities, still need some polishing.

Guy flipped when he had to make two plates for paying customers when he was on a break. I mean priorities. Amazing he was in the finishing line up.

Don't forget this show is heavily scripted. "Buzzard" taking 3 bottles of wine right under Gordon's nose, Lex running off in the middle of service... Lela might have decided beforehand they had to go and they just dramatized the whole scene. Or it could have been Ricky throwing everyone under the bus by ratting Buzzard out and not helping Lex. The more drama the better.

Thought it's fists 😂

Where did that beat music came from though? lol

😂 he was cool.. liked him

LMAO

fr he had determination and confidence and was not overwhelmed and know how to keep mind cool while in tense situation. he realized his mistake and worked on his attitude and maintenance.

@ @Leonard2542 Since you liked Ricky that much I assume you are a lazy pig too. He had already ruined Lela's. It closed soon after this. Luckily his contaminated food did not kill anyone.

Maybe not better at cooking, but better at managing a kitchen. And that is a big part of being the head chef. You don't just make food, you manage the people that make food.

Are you all crazy? Ricky couldn't tell chicken from beef! Lex is the better cook and got thrown in the deep end by having to head the kitchen for the first time on its literal busiest night while Ricky had been doing that job for years. No shit, Ricky is better at that specific thing at this specific moment. Sheesh.

Lmao

He most likely did I reckon😂😂😂

hahaha pmsl

*Buzzard, who is Buzzard? I am Guy Incognito*

Or just no disguise 😂

True, and sometimes you have to yell, and you have to get somewhat aggressive with people, especially in situations like this where they don't take their job seriously, and make your life difficult.

On the other hand, seeing Lex not just crumble but cave in on himself under the pressure was heartbreaking.

Touching? Nah he had his head up his own ass. Fuck him for fucking the owner up this bad that they had to close even tho they turned around.

@@givrally7634 He's wasn't used to the newly found pressure , with time and experience Lex will too eventually learn to deal with the pressure.

When you get free training from Ramsey you shut up and listen if you know what's good for you.

@@givrally7634 Was a sous chef who gordon decided to make head chef on the most busy night they have ever had because he won a taste test. One of the most baffling changes you ever see this is why you know the american kitchen nightmares so scripted lol. Too bad when the script ends and the paid customers stop coming the restaurants always fail like this one did in 5 months.

He actually worked at a couple of good places including the playboy mansion

very weak owner that lela lady, sorry but true

@@italianstallion9170 100%, that was the problem. Cant blame the employees if the boss dont give a damn

The guy was a sh*t chef, no wonder it closed. I'm not sure he could cook sunny side up eggs. ^^

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Hard to find good employees like that. One like that end up getting share in the company . Learn from that woman

So true

It's funny

Hilarious how her colleagues want to make her out to be bitchy, well if they do fucking job right she wouldn't have to be!

Yes I agree. He really turned around his work ethic

Yeah bcs he should be, the owner will fired him like his black friend. As soon as Gordon leave the restaurant they're gonna back from that attitude again. 😂

Yooo me too fam 🤞🏽 but mans proved everyone wrong!😂

He was an obnoxious twat when needed taking down a peg or 3.

I just dont get it why the owners hired a fake chef. No test food in the restaurant.

One of the recurring themes in this show is people who've been hired into a job where they need guidance, but then received none. I feel like Ricky was very much that person, and so to survive, he just thought "fake it til you make it." Sure, he's been hired as a head chef, but if HIS manager doesn't understand what it is the place is trying to achieve, over than "fine dining" (a phrase that means what, exactly?), then how the heck is Ricky supposed to know? His entire demeanour changed once the weight of responsibility was lifted off his shoulders. Suddenly he was excited and interested. Getting rid of the thieving twat who was probably encouraging his complacent behaviour also probably helped.

I agree it was a remarkable turnaround (and his future looks bright), but you're going too easy on him. It wasn't just his ego - he was incredibly lazy and taking advantage of an incredibly useless owner, who I can't believe got away scot-free herself. She moaned about the staff not listening to her, but it doesn't look like she ever made any attempt to try and manage any of them. She also had no idea what they were cooking - which might be excusable (just) while busy, popular and profitable but not when you're on the verge of bankruptcy (especially when you're still borrowing money from your sister).

Well the food seemed to be a discarded meal, nobody outside of US would consider that stealing. The wine then again...

@@smokeonthewater5287 The wine bottles were uncorked and half full (you can see it when they are outside of the bag on the counter).

Yeh in Ireland that aint seen as wrong nor illigal lol😂💯it's called surviving 🇮🇪😂

@@smokeonthewater5287 You sure about that? I mean, in many eurpean countries, taking food from a garbage dump behind the grocery store is considered stealing. So it certainly isn't an american thing. Personally, I would never not allow one of my employees to take home discarded meals. In fact, I would be happy if the food doesn't go to waste, _but_ I would at least expect my employees to ask me first. If they take food without asking me, I too would be pissed.

@@irish_meado2436 😂😂😂😂

maybe they add a little cocaine off the cameras who knows

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Omg that's so funny 🤣🤣🤣

I saw him and all I could think about was "MARI-NA-JUANA"

Diamonds On My Fish.. 😅

It’s too bad they had to shut it down. Thank you for the update!

So he's still making burgers then 😂

😅

I dont think lex was a bad chef per se but he was under A LOT of pressure all of a sudden and he didn’t really have the experience to lead a kitchen and was overwhelmed by the whole thing. And it is pretty easy to imagine that being bossed around for all those months by Ricky’s ego had that effect on him. But alas he shouldn’t have walked out in the middle of service. He is just not cut out to handle pressure and responsibility

Lex IS a better cook, unfortunately he cracked pretty fast under pressure. Ricky got very lucky, he was able to shine because of that. Everyone praising him for this redemption arc.. This dude is still a bad cook and very arrogant. I don't know WHY you would want to keep a HEAD CHEF that doesn't even know the different between chicken and beef... it seem just like such a basic knowledge

problems arise if you keep Eazy e as the main chef

@@heresomewhere7600 lmao. More like CJ' voice actor, Young Maylay

Yes, but whilst they were aware that *'Buzzard'* was eating food that didn't belong to him, they had never seen him *steal* food. Thank God it happened on Gordon's watch!

And the thing is, asking if you can take some of the returned meals and adhering to the answer makes a big difference. Can't sell it again, can't keep it.

In my opinion the sandwich would have been fine, maybe the salad too. Assuming he's in the kitchen for hours he needs to eat at some point. And if in the end he didn't have time to finish it, why not take it home before it gets wasted. The wine bottles are a very different story. But even worse is just leaving early when your colleagues tell you no

She was so upset looking for it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

When she said it was here three days ago 😭 blizzard was like u think brownie would survive 3 days with me

That man dont look nothing like Snoop. You on a fine line with that shit

What the fuck, ratted on him like they're accomplices

Same haha.

I was waiting for a comment like this. So true

He’s one of the few chefs on this show to go from being a complete generic knob to actually being somewhat humble. I know it’s probably hammed up for the show and all but meh, still nice to see.

aren't we all

@@sourodeepkundu7264 Once again ... i am in this kitchen nightmare loop of endless ... Full Episodes, Best Of's and Chimichugid in the bin funny scenes .... and i can't stop :(

tht's gud cuz it makes again interesting

Sameeeeee 😂

- You know, while I agree that restaurants generally shouldn't use instant/powdered/frozen products especially if 'fresh' or 'made in house' words are used on menu listings, and I solidly agreed with Gordon with the whole potato situation, I have to admit - there is this one brand of dehydrated potatoes called "Idahoan" and I honestly think they are great, love the taste, and smooth texture. Granted most other powdered potatoes are not really that good, and often have a grainy texture, but those Idahoan dehydrated potato flakes cook up nice - no shame, no regrets :)

@@Arthaius I'm sure they're fine for personal use, hell, for personal use frozen food can be fine too, even really good! The problem is when you charge people money for it.

@@tafua_a - Agreed, I too was saying that in my opinion, restaurants in general shouldn't be using such products, especially when one goes to pay for dinner out, you expect some minimum level of home made/home cooked etc etc, that is why there are categories, fast food is basically cheap burger in a bag type food - Eat in sit down places should be at the very least proper cooked meals from raw ingredients, "Fine Dining" for the whole "Going out for dinner" as a treat special occasion, you don't want or expect fast food/processed/frozen etc. That's what T.V. dinners are for, going out and paying $20-$30 a plate, you damn well better be getting homecooked fresh stuff, for sure 100% on the same page my guy

@@tafua_a that and if you can't cook & mash potatoes you shouldn't be in the kitchen or charging money for food

As a British person myself, its definitely a pronunciation thing. For example, "aluminium" is pronounced "al-oo-min-ee-um" not "al-oo-min-um"

me too , must feel great to hear that after so much stress and effort

Yeah but most of them lowered the dept. Better to go with -10 than -20, u feel me? Also I think most places could be better sold after gordons make over

Bruh they only call Gordan when it's too late

@@roguered6243 lol fr man

It's not like they call him when they're getting fucked fucked, you expect him to be on google and check for low rated restaurants and be like "yeah let me and my whole crew wait 7 more months and then I'll go there"

@@stayhigh66 It's not that they don't call him - the format itself simply doesn't allow for help on time. They have specific number of episodes per season, so it's entirely possible for restaurant to wait months or a year for the filming crew. Then another year for the episode broadcast.... Hence the huge debts by the time he goes there.

I reckon maybe the owner let him take home some unwanted food once or twice and he just ran with it

Lila finally took charge,a chef can't storm out of a kitchen to take a break when no costumers have gotten their food yet.All of them have worked in the heat those four hours

The introduction in the first 3 minutes where enough for me to make Tabitha my favourite. She has that commanding voice and attitude that usually comes from the kitchen and isn't pointed towards the kitchen.

@@x3_...typical268 I've worked in a kitchen at a pub, though I wasn't in charge of it, it was clear the heat and an overwhelming environment can make it difficult for most people, especially if they're new in the role

Nah when you're working with food and you get busy you can't just go take a minute unless you feel you're gonna throw up or something. You need to get through your orders ASAP and like Lela said that if he couldn't handle it he should leave. Also Lex stated that he was definitely the better chef out or himself and Ricky so he did that to himself

Having been the only cafe for 6 hours straight in crazy heat before even going to the bathroom, at the age of 17, he was looking for a reason to leave. If you're caring about the food and really in the flow then you wouldn't even notice 4 hours.

Agreed. I’ve known people like Ricky in the past and, while they appear brash and loud, they’re usually deep down quite chill people if they can just calm down a tad. I certainly respect someone like him more than someone like Lex.

You just summed up the entire series in 10 sentences and 4 paragraphs 🤣

Day 5: The restaurant closes down

your intelligence is scary

Day 5: The place closes down anyway

No off brand instant mash or canned soup. That's what makes it fine dining you know.😉

They closed

Nothing like scripted reality tv 😂

I made the same experience in some of the restaurants I did work at but I see the problem in people eating too much processed food and not really knowing how to cook basic stuff... it's really sad

they assume that if it's expensive that it means it's good food.

Sometimes itdoes ​@@JennyferPepin