"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.
>
> 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.
>
> I got to wondering exactly whose fault it is that the kitchen was the
> state it was in. I think it is mainly the fault of the owner and the
> head chef to establish and maintain the standards. Even if he does not
> know how a kitchen should be kept, it is his duty to learn.
>
> The kitchen crew might actually do the cleaning, but it is still the
> responsibility of the owner and head chef to enforce those standards.
> Also I think if he cannot afford the help to keep the kitchen clean, he
> needs to grab a washcloth and a broom and a mop and do it himself, after
> all, it is his business.
>
> If the head chef did not know how to maintain the cleanliness of a
> professional, he should be fired for that. If the head chef knew this
> and was just lazy, he should be fired for that. In fact, he quit the day
> before Irvine showed up, I think in part so he would not be chewed out on
> national TV for letting the kitchen get in the shape it was.
>
> 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.
>

I have seen several episodes of Kitchen Nightmares, and they are always the
same. One element is that the kitchen and refers are filthy and disgusting.
They cannot do a show without that element, it seems.