Gordon visited restaurants in the UK, US, France, and Spain while filming his famous show. But you know what? Over 80 percent of the restaurants on Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, have closed for good!
With his signature mix of sharp criticism and tough love, Gordon Ramsay, now 57, visits struggling restaurants in desperate need of his culinary expertise. Ramsay doesn’t hesitate to tell the staff (and sometimes yell at them) exactly where they’re going wrong, all in a bid to help turn their failing establishments around.
But while fans love watching Ramsay work his magic, the unfortunate reality is that many of the restaurants featured on the show have closed their doors after their brief moment in the spotlight. Despite the drama and triumphs on screen, not all of Ramsay’s interventions have had a lasting impact.
According to LADbible, 80 percent of the restaurants on the show have closed down. Of the 105 places Gordon Ramsay visited in the UK, US, France, and Spain, only about 19 are open.
It’s important to remember that the show featured restaurants that were already having a tough time. Plus, many episodes were filmed long ago, well before the COVID-19 pandemic, which hurt many restaurants badly.
Earlier this year, we reported that a restaurant in New Orleans tried to sue Gordon after a video of him throwing up in their restaurant reappeared on Facebook. The restaurant got upset when a video from 2018 showed Gordon vomiting after smelling a container of shrimp.
According to Oceana Grill, the clip was exaggerated for the show and didn’t mention it was seven years old. The video, from a season finale that aired in 2011, was put on Facebook for 24 hours before being taken down. In the same episode, Gordon also found three dead mice in the restaurant. Denying all such allegations, the company stated;
None of the things described above were real; the show made them up to create drama!
Cajun Conti, the company that owns Oceana Grill, said
The lawsuit states,
“During the filming, the show exaggerated and even made up problems with the restaurant to get more viewers. The video purposely showed Oceana and its staff in a completely false and bad way, making the nice restaurant look like a failing, dirty, and poorly run place.”
Even with the video, the restaurant is still doing well and has been successful.
Source: Unilad