Food Theory: Gordon Ramsay is NOT a Masterchef! (Kitchen Nightmares)

Matt did you know the reason the show stopped wasn't ratings or anything like that, it was Gordon got tired of working on these locations and then seeing them fail.

You’ve got to take into account the REASON for the closure of the restaurants on kitchen nightmares. A lot of them simply didn’t follow Gordon’s advice, or weren’t able to handle the responsibility of maintaining what he created. That’s why most of them failed, you can’t blame that on Ramsay.

I’m so glad you showed him outside his shows. He’s super sweet. On Hells Kitchen there’s been times he’s taken some aside, seeing how genuinely upset they were and talked to them about it. One of the contestants actually had a panic attack that was triggered by Gordon’s yelling and raised voice. Gordon took him and aside and asked him about and it and found out the guy has PTSD from his childhood. Gordon felt bad but made sure to watch his language and voice around him because of that.

I believe gordon ramsay himself said that he was powerless to help save some restaurants, either by coming too late and the buisness is doomed to fail or because the owner was too arrogant or too hard headed to take his advice. Sebastian from episode 1 I believe is a great example of this.

To be fair, we can't just blame Gordon for the failure of the restaurants after Kitchen Nightmare. If you look at reviews after the fact, MANY of them went back to their "old ways" (failing ways) due to their "regulars" asking for old garbage and the owners just being bad (people don't change that fast). Failure to keep up the service and what not.

Culinary student here. A 17-33% success rate on Kitchen Nightmares is incredibly impressive, especially when most restaurants Gordon tries to help almost immediately goes back to their old failing ways, with no regard for what he tries. Most of the restaurants that closes aren't even Gordon's fault, but due to debt, hygiene issues, poor ratings, etc. Pair that with the mental strain from certain places such as Dillon's or the infamous Amy's Baking Company, it must take a toll on Gordon. That's the main reason why Kitchen Nightmares stopped for a while. This theory is very biased, but I have a creeping suspicion that this entire episode is just to grant Mat's dream of being called a donkey by Gordon

A restaurant near my house was on Kitchen Nightmares and my neighbors attended the opening. The restaurant did well in following Gordon. A few months later when the shopping center was bought out the owners ultimately had to sell the restaurant. It was initially a simple yet struggling mom and pop shop that Gordon took to the next level. It was a shame they only were able to keep it open for a few months after the episode aired because it was booming with customers even on it’s final days.

If Gordon Ramsay’s gonna roast Matpat back, it has to be based on the episode where he cooked a full course diner in his washing machine 😂

Turning around 17 to 33% of failing restaurants, who are already drowning in debt, is pretty impressive actually. Also, comparing ANYONE to Ducasse is unfair, that man is a culinary genius , on a level all his own.

Interestingly, Ramsey claims he doesn't curse at his home. He doesn't let his kids hear cursing. So, the swear jar in his home, according to him, would be fairly empty.

I don't think that Gordon "failed" at saving the restaurants. He genuinely tried but they had to stay consistent and we can't say for sure that they stuck to Gordon's teachings after he left.

Its hard to blame Ramsay for failing restaurants. He spent like maybe a week or something with them, and showed them everything they were doing wrong, and gave the restaurants a huge boost in customers from the fact its now been on tv, but the state of the restaurants before were bad for a reason and without Ramsay constantly coming back it makes sense they return to their old ways

If you look at when Gordon yells and swears, 99% of the time it's because people either lied to him about stuff, hid things from him, or claimed their abilities or food were better than they actually were. He can't stand arrogance or people thinking they can get away with BS-ing him. Folks who are honest about their mistakes and abilities (and are truly making an effort to improve) he either tries to help them do better, or if it's elimination time he sends them off with a bit of encouragement.

If you've ever watched him work with kids, you know he's really a decent human being. He really loves sharing his craft and teaching the next generation.

Yknow, considering how MatPat had to literally bring the top chef in the world into it just to truly beat Gordon makes me think that he is, in fact, a master chef.

As everyone has said, there’s other reasons the restaurants on Kitchen Nightmares closed. I’d be interested to see the success rate if you also factored in the KN restaurants that sold their business after Ramsay left. Part of the “success” for that show was helping those owners out of their debt.

Kitchen Nightmares proves that you can lead a horse to water, and you can explain to the horse that it will die if it doesn't drink water, and you can provide step-by-step instructions on how to drink water, and it will still die of dehydration. Gordon was a huge help to me in terms of teaching myself to cook, and I still love watching the youtube videos of him cooking with his family. It really shows how wholesome and nice he really is.

The main thing to take into account for how many of the restaurants that closed after Kitchen nightmares is if they actually took on his advice and stuck to it. The ones that did, succeeded. The ones that didn't and just went back to what they were doing before he can, folded. Some of them were too far gone from the get go, which is sad, but honestly, from what I've seen of people reporting on the restaurants that succeeded, they attribute it to Gordon actually helping them get a grasp on what was wrong and helping them get on track. Once he left, if a place just went right back to being over complicated, or lazy, or unclean, they closed.

Matpat: Praises Gordon with his many Michelin stars, even in this exact video Matpat a week later: Says he's not a masterchef Contradictory much lol

For me, the main draw to shows like "Kitchen Nightmares" and "Restaurant Impossible" are the warning signs for patrons, the behind-the-scenes of restaurants, of how filthy they can be. I feel like those shows made me a more discerning consumer and re-defined what I think of as a sketchy dive vs. a genuine hidden treasure.