http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx Here’s a question I keep asking myself after every new episode of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES; why do these restaurant owners allow TV cameras into their establishments when they are so filthy? Honestly, I would be humiliated to open up my kitchen, if it looked the way most of these places do. Not only that, but I have to imagine these people have seen Gordon Ramsay on television before, if not on the British version of this show, at least on HELL’S KITCHEN. So why do they all act so surprised when he berates them for unsanitary kitchen practices and substandard food? You have to be pretty desperate to invite this perfectionist into your establishment, knowing you’re going to get called out for your mistakes. And that’s exactly the point; these restaurant owners are desperate. Most of them – thus far – have owned and operated family run businesses. That means they have a whole slew of their loved ones dependant on the money it brings in. Add to that the fact that owning and running a restaurant is a labor of love for most of these people, and you have owners who are willing to do just about anything to keep their business afloat. Another common element to all of these disastrously run restaurants is the fact that they have cocky managers and/or head chefs prancing around who believe they know more about the business than Chef Ramsay does. Again I ask, have you people never seen this guy on TV before? Tonight Gordon tackles the Seascape restaurant in Islip, NY. Again, it is a family run business, where he finds out that cleanliness issues and an obnoxious head chef are running the place into the ground. Wow what a shocker; a head chef with a cocky attitude. Ok, so this is something Ramsay is more than familiar with, but he has the knowledge, skill and talent to back his attitude up, whereas most – if not all – of the restaurants highlighted this season do not, and tonight is no exception. I don’t know about any of you, but when I cook – which isn’t often – I have to have a clean working environment. I don’t understand how these chefs can cook amidst such filth and grime. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx#1757 watched it once, made me not want to go out to eat, not planning to watch and be grossed out each week educgrad http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx#1757 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:35:57 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx#1770 that place was gross.lol tinkluvspan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx#1770 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:04:28 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx#1977 this show is a ightmare WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/11/KITCHEN-NIGHTMARES-----Seascape.aspx#1977 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:00:50 GMT