Best Kitchen Nightmares Episodes - Part 1
After the succesful hit of Hell's Kitchen where chefs and cooks battle out to become the executive chef of a certain restaurant, hosted by celebrity chef and restaurateur, Gordon Ramsay, Kitchen Nightmares was another succesful show that shows Ramsay visiting and fixing the most problematic restaurants in America. There are 7 seasons in the show and some of it were the most fun to watch.
Personally, I binge on watching the series from start to finish. There were cringy moments and funny scenes that were all part of the success of the show.
I am about to tell you the best ones in Kitchen Nightmares that I recommend you to watch.
WARNING: SPOILERS ALERT
AMY'S BAKING COMPANY (ABC)
This is probably the most popular episode in the Kitcheb Nightmares. The episode is about Sammy and Amy who struggle to understand how they are alienating the community by their bad attitude, not just on the people, but food itself. However, their cakes are surely heaven to taste, but it doesn't go with other savory and sweet dishes. From disgusting burgers to undone pizzas, Gordon Ramsay didn't liked his visit in the restaurant. Ramsay has to wait for hours for his food because the head chef, Amy, is doing one ticket at a time. Sammy on the other hand is not fun to work with in front of the house. He takes all the tips from the waiter because "they get paid hourly", which is truly a questioning part. Amy refused to listen to, not only Gordon Ramsay, but the customers too. There were even reports saying that they threaten to stab a customer after complaining about the food. A number of staff were fired due to the attitude the owners give. The episode made a world controversy after Ramsay walked out of the restaurant and decided not to help Sammy and Amy,which is a first for all Kitchen Nightmares episodes. The restaurant became a tourist spot for visitors because of the shocking scenes.
MILL STREET BISTRO (Part 1 and 2)
This 2-entry episode of Mill Street Bistro is about Joe who "preaches" farm-to-table food because he has a ranch full of animals and vegetables to be a sort of supplier for the goodies in the restaurant, but it turned out that he was using frozen products that he buys from local stores. Joe had the initiative to show Gordon Ramsay his farm and even proudly explained that he was trained by the best chefs in Europe, in which he contradict later on. When Ramsay took his lunch in the restaurant, he saw numerous unacceptable practices. From waiters who have their names plated, a fireplace for a location that doesn't need one and cakes being served in a tray, Ramsay was not happy with it. Dishes after dishes were such a disappointment to him but Joe fought back, saying that it was all a matter of taste nd understanding. Joe had an attitude problem. He is proud of everything and doesn't admit to his mistakes which makes matters worst. Ramsay had a hard time fixing Joe's attitude and even had a verbal fight on him during servuce. He then quickly bought in another chef to be the head chef of the restaurant. The problems were fixed and food was loved by the neighborhood. Unfortunately, according to reviews and reports, the restaurant was closed due to Joe stepping again as the head chef of the restaurant.
BURGER KITCHEN (PART 1 AND 2)
This is another 2-entry episode. Burger Kitchen was managed by husband-and-wife team Allan and Jen who bought up $250,000 for the business. Allan then stole his son, Daniel, $250,000 from a trust account given by his father to continue operating. Daniel was so devasted because of this but he had to step up for it to make the business work. Unfortunately since Allan is still the man of the house, the restaurant is losing thousands of dollars every month. There were tons of problems in here including a number of turn over of staff and chefs, unsatisfying burgers and too much argument. There are over 10 chefs fired, 20 different menu changes and over 10 front of house fired as well. Allan believes that it was Yelp, a website for restaurant reviews, fault that they are operating badly. Ramsay eve invited some Yelpers to talk about the issues going on and Allan had a hard time believing them. The constant fights were seen in all scenes from two episodes. Ramsay did not only fix the burgers but the family conflicts as well.