Kitchen Nightmares

If you havent yet tuned in to Fox on Wednesday night to catch "Kitchen Nightmares",you are missing ALL the drama!If you get a chance,tune in this coming wednesday to see a repeat of the pilot episode,where Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on the task of bringing "Peter's",a family owned Italian eatery,up to par.

Unlike his cooking contest/reality show "Hells Kitchen",which I also love to watch,"Kitchen Nightmares" is the American version of his BBC show"Gordon Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares",where he comes to the aid of failing resturants to get them back on track.The American adaptation has had alot more drama and fanfare than the more basic British original but it is just as good in my opinion.

When you go into someones business and tell them to their face they are "F**king up" as Chef Ramsay does,theres bound to be some bruised egos and wounded pride but what he does for these people is astounding!He gives them ideas on how to more efficiently and safely run their kitchens and how to properly manage the other aspects of being in the business.In fact,he is already being sued by Pumima Restaurant(formerly Dillons) in NY,NY,the eatery that he profiled in the second episode,which made me never want to go out to eat again.He found spoiled meat in the walk in coolers and when he pried the loose gaskets off refrigerators,bugs came swarming out.The owners are NOW saying that Ramsay and his production crew "planted" all the icky stuff but I am not really buying that.C'mon who hasnt seen the news footage of rats running around freely in New York City restaurants.You cant "fake" bugs and rodents that good.

If you havent watched it yet,please tune in next week and catch the pilot again-very dramatic and tense.YOU try telling a huge Italian guy that his restaurant and his management of it sucks!Its a great show-try it out!