"Brian" > wrote in message
...
> The other day I caught an episode of "Restaurant Impossible." I believe
> that is the American version of "kitchen nightmares," which I just did
> not like. Gordon Ramsay might be doing a "schtick" for the cameras, but
> I still don't like him. I do like Robert Irvine's schtick, however.

Ramsey does have a US version of Kitch Nightmars. Rest. Imp. is a knock off
copy.

>
> Well, anyway, the featured restaurant was called The Snooty Fox, which
> was supposed to be modeled after an English pub. According to Robert
> Irvine, the place did not look a thing like an English pub. However,
> when they went into the kitchen it was just disgusting.


> The owner said he had lost about a quarter of a million dollars in the
> last year, by digging into his retirement and children's college fund. I
> think the only way to keep from losing another quarter million, or going
> bankrupt because I am not sure if he has that much, is to sell the place
> as quickly as possible. He actually seems pretty clueless about how to
> run a restauraunt, and without Robert Irvine there to guide him, will
> just make all the same mistakes again.
>
> Brian Christiansen

I imagine some of these guys get on the right path, but if you are
incompetent and have no basic knowledge of running a restaurant, two days
with Robert Irvine will not get rid of bad habits, lazy employees, etc.
These people would be better off in a different career.