The most interesting DVD release for March 3, 2009
March 1st, 2009 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr.
- Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
This is the original British show that started it all. Includes four episodes where he goes back months later to the struggling restaurants he helped out to see how they’re doing. I understand that’s not always pretty.
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
The British show is much much better than the American version. Where the American version tends to have Ramsay come accross a shithole, clean it up and then give them a signature dish – the BRitish one tries to explore what could make their concept great. On the American one, more than half the time – the place should have been condemned by the health board and the owners & staff are incompetent at best — it’s essentially played for laughs. In the UK version – we explore why it’s not doing well and try to fix it up. Much different mindset. I don’t see how anyone could eat at one of the places fixed in the USA version, after seeing how the same staff wallowed in filth mere months before.