>>>>>I have become semi-addicted to this show. Gordon Ramsey is sometimes brutal in his assessments of restaurants but if you are serious about your restaurant this is the kind of advice you want to hear. He does not mess around. I am not a restaurant insider but it rings true. On the last episode I watched he gave a chef hell for microwaving a leftover dish. The chef denied it and Gordon said don't give me that, it went through the microwave. The chef finally admitted it and said he wouldn't do it again. (Eyeballs rolling).
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>>>>Nothing personal Mike, but how on earth can you stand that stuff. To me it's no different than any other "reality" attack show. For some odd reason, people enjoy tuning in to watch somebody either raked over the coals or simply just debased and embarrassed before the world. What is it about bullies that people find so entertaining?
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>>>I don't consider them bullies and find it very entertaining. Reasonable people can disagree.
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>>>Being pedantic, I think you meant different from, not different than ;.
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>>You could be right. I've never really come to grips with different from vs. different than. However, whether you find them entertaining or not, how do you define a bully if not these people. Per dictionary.com "a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people." These people know they're being filmed and very few if any of them will fight back very hard on film.
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>You miss his real intentions. He walks into bad situations and makes the business better. And it isn't fake -- he really wants to make the business better. He brings passion to the job, which is essential in any line of work. It isn't about him. Kitchen Confidential is about regular restaurants staffed by regular people who are just making a living and take pride in what they do. I don't watch a lot of TV but it is my favorite show on television. Other than the Blackhawks, of course.

So does he also find an equal number of good restaurants that he praises on air?