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Out of all of our celebrity chef crushes, Gordan Ramsay doesn't really crack the top three five ten. He just doesn't do it for us. There's something about the incessant swearing and love of horse meat that isn't attractive to Chicagoist. But he does do it for FOX viewers and restaurants that need a makeover on his Kitchen Nightmares show.
We learned via Schadenfreude (and apparently there was an ad in the Reader as well) that Ramsay wants to come to Chicago to pick on a few good restaurants. The restaurants featured aren't Time Out Chicago "Save This Restaurant" style neighborhood joints in need of some TLC; they are spots that need drastic and immediate help if they want to be able to serve edible food, let alone be successful. To suggest a restaurant, visit Kitchen Nightmare's website and click on "casting."
The helpful people of Schadenfreude offered a few suggestions of places that could use Ramsay's help including the Golden Nugget on Lawrence and Ravenswood, Minnies ("hey! sell bigger sandwiches!"). Where would you send Ramsay and his team?
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Colicchio didn't crack your top 3, Laura?
Anyhow, from what I've heard, the original British version of "Kitchen Nightmares" featured much less of Ramsay going over-the-top and screaming and more of him actually collaborating with the restaurant chefs and staff to improve the restaurant. But of course, that wouldn't be as entertaining to American viewers...
Oh how I love Chef Ramsay. He's always taking his shirt off and telling young cooks stuffing herbs and goodness under chicken skins to "Make love to it, not f**k it". Rawr.
The british version is a bajillion times better than the American one, the American one is basically a makeover show, the British one, he teaches the chefs to love cooking again, and the owners how to grow some nads.
Also, the F word is fabulous.
Anyway, I think he should go to Jalapeno Sabroso on Lincoln, place used to rock, now its scary.
Ramsay can stay the hell away from Golden Nugget. I love that place (or places, actually), regardless of how dirty it might be.
the golden nugget isn't the problem. the golden angel on lincoln and montrose. now *there's* a creep scene.
Ooh! Colicchio might be #4. So hot with his bald shiny head.
The American version is quite Foxed up... but he BBC Kitchen Nightmares *rocks* and I have to agree with Margaret that the F Word is great, too.