Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

The show what I watched last night was Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA. For those who haven't seen it, Ramsay is invited into failing restaurants to try to turn them around. Being Gordon Ramsay, he swears a lot big boy, throws things and swears a bit more. If you're a Ramsay fan, then you'll probably like this, or should I say you will like this once in a while. The problem with this show is it's too formulaic.

Each week is the same routine, just insert a different restaurant and people for Ramsay to shout 'fuck' at. We start the same way each week, with a restaurant that's failing, the owners are in complete denial and can't understand why they are not making money. In the meantime the diners are filmed complaining about the food, puking and getting e-coli. The owner still looks bemused.

Next Ramsay struts in, says 'fucking hell' within 10 seconds, (as he's contractually obliged to), shakes his head a lot and sits down to sample the menu. And the food is always shit. I mean always, no exception. He has never gone, 'wow, yum, the food's excellent, must be their prices or location'. Nope, he gets served shit, says so after each mouthful and then lays into the chef and owner for producing shit!

Then he watches a service and as always there is chaos, food going out late, being sent back and a lot of shouting. Ramsayat some point will then stumble into the fridge, discover everything is weeks out of date, rotting and has developed into a new lifeform. This useless piece of shit is then asked to form a government. Ramsaythen shouts a bit more and orders everyone to 'fucking clean it or fucking close down'.

The owners grumble, hate Ramsay, breakdown, like Ramsay, then agree to work harder. We are now at the half way point and you can set your watch by it.

They come back to the restaurant in the morning and are 'surprised' that Ramsay has given it a make over. This despite the fact he has done so over the last 100 or so shows. He then proceeds to show them the new menu which 'he' has personally designed. Everyone looks surprised, despite the fact this has happened in each of the last 100 shows!

The new menu is on the next service. This service always starts shaky but the team always pulls it round and at the end of service Ramsay will tell them how fucking hard they've worked, to keep working fucking hard and that he believes in them. He then leaves the restaurant and disappears up his own arse.

So you may have noticed I did not mention last night’s episode and frankly that is because it does not matter. The show followed the same linear path above and it will do next week and so on.

This is why I say if you like Ramsay,you'll like this, but only once in a while. The first time you watch it you will laugh, nearly vomit, laugh again and enjoy it. Week on week, however, it becomes samey and all too predictable. Sometimes less really is more.

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare USA is currently on Channel 4, Mondays at 10pm and 4oD.

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