"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Brian" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
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> Ramsey does have a US version of Kitch Nightmars. Rest. Imp. is a knock
> off copy.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Brian Christiansen
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> 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.
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I saw that episode. The people had been in business for 29 years so they
aren't exactly "newbies". But it also looked like they hadn't cleaned the
kitchen once since then. Who the hell wants to eat in a place that is that
disgusting? They literally hauled the kitchen appliances outside to the
parking lot to clean them. And to clean behind them. The place was
filthy,

They do go back a few months later to see if the restaurant owners are
following the advice Irvine gives. But I do agree 2 days is hardly enough
time to change a lifetime of habits in the business. They also only have
$10,000 to work with to renovate the restaurant, etc.

Jill