>>>>So does he also find an equal number of good restaurants that he praises on air?
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>>>I think an even better question - do any of the restaurants where he gives "tough love" ever get better? :)
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>>I don't believe, as does Mike, that this is not about him. Why does he need a TV show in order to go and ream out bad restaurants? This is about being a bully on air. It's about showing his prowess to the world.
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>Because he cares? And he doesn't bully them or ream them out, he helps them get better. That is a good thing in any line of work.

If you say so, but if somebody tried to help me get better by yelling and swearing, I'd walk away pretty quick. There are ways of helping, and there are ways. His way is, to me, the worst, and possibly in the long run, the least effective, way.