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.

Brian Christiansen