Kitchen Nightmareswas reality TV gold.
Sometimes Gordon Ramsay’s work paid off, and sometimes it didn’t.
But what was really going on behind all the yelling and swearing?
Here are all the things you probably never knew aboutKitchen Nightmares.
So, for many, it’s surprising that the majority of restaurants fromKitchen Nightmaresended up failing.
in fact, back in 2014, theDaily Mailreported that a whopping 60 percent ofKitchen Nightmaresrestaurants closed.
Who knows how many more have closed since then?
While this statistic might be shocking to laymen, experts think it’s actually pretty low.
But why is a 60 percent failure rate good in Marks' eyes?
Because some people just aren’t good at running a business.
However, that statistic also means that 40 percent of the restaurants succeeded!
Chef Gordon Ramsay does know what he’s doing, after all.
Take Pantaleone’s as an example.
As of this writing, the Denver pizza joint isn’t just open it’s doing well.
There’s also Yanni’s Greek Cuisine.
Not everyKitchen Nightmaresrestaurant that’s still open is as successful, though.
Like Baltimore brunch eatery Cafe Hon.
Not the best, but hey they’re still open!
But according to formerKitchen Nightmaresrestaurant owners Paul and Leslie Bazzini, that’s not the case.
“You have no interaction with Ramsay at all.
He comes with a very big machine of assistants and helpers,” Paul Bazzini told the publication.
“The only time that I ever spent any time with him was on camera.”
“It wasn’t run in the way that any restaurant would run,” he revealed.
Bazzini is now closed, according toYelp.
“It was truly a kitchen nightmare for me,” Chapman told theNational Enquirer.
“Gordon Ramsay destroyed my business!”
According to Chapman, “Ramsay hated everything” from the food to the decor.
“My customers hated it,” Chapman complained to theNational Enquirer.
“People would get up and walk out as soon as they saw [the new menu].
They loved the gumbos and fish, shrimp and oysters.
They weren’t coming in for hamburgers that’s for sure.”
“Being ridiculed by Gordon Ramsay on TV has wrecked my life,” Hyde told theDaily Mail.
“Gordon completely assassinated my character.”
The suit was settled, and the show reportedly paid Nagy 900.
And lots of people are super into his antics!
They are rather entertaining.
AsThe Guardianalso pointed out, this prank was in poor taste.
When it comes toKitchen Nightmares, most of it does seem to be real.
Actors do bring the drama, right?
Then there’s the fact that two restaurant owners who appeared onKitchen Nightmareshave worked as actors.
Sebastian Di Modica, who ran Sebastian’s in Season 1, has two movie credits on hisIMDbpage.
Very interesting, no?
But why did such a popular show end?
But luckily for Gordon Ramsay fans, the celebrity chef is always cooking up some new project.
