1) The idea of the mall sinking is not so crazy. In the town I live in – they recently left a brand new (local) hockey arena which was 90% finished to rot. Despite being that close to opening, they realized that the ground that they had built on – was not so great – and that even before opening, that the bloody thing was sinking into the ground. Since this was a public project, it’s doubtful that anyone will come along and tear it down anytime soon – as that would be admitting to a giant mistake. A much bigger FUBAR, the Montreal Olympic Stadium which was used in the ‘76 Olympics – not only went a fortune over-budget, but is slowly sinking as well as falling apart.

2) I actually prefer the British version of the show – it’s more about how to properly run a restaurant and marketing – in other words to develop a possible diamond in the rough. The US version tends to come to places that are falling apart, serving rancid meat and are roach infested. Even after they fix the US places, there’s no way I’d give any of them a try – as history tends to repeat.

I actually prefer the British version of the show. It was a bit more intimate (smaller restaurants) and there was often a follow up (sometimes there was even a special that followed much later…like a year or more).

But, I love watching him tear arrogant restaurant owners a new one!