El Greco Closed?
I'd noticed in passing that the place has been in darkness for the last two weeks, but didn't want to jump the gun. However, I saw this today:
http://digitaltexan.net/2012/atx-goss...
Sad, but horribly predictable if true.
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re: Lucky_Skunk
I wonder what the original cut was like before they knew the restaurant closed. I suspect they put in more grit and make it look even worse than if the restaurant was still in operation. Jake "I don't come in because they pick on me" is certainly an ass. Of course they pick on you for not coming in. Try coming into work on time and doing some work and then maybe you won't get picked on.
I almost turned it off a couple times. But the Jerry Springer Syndrome sucked me into watching to the end.
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I walked by El Greco on my way to the grocery store today and took a peek in the window. It looks like they got out of there pretty quickly. There's a notice on the door from a linen company saying that they want their stuff back, and there are several tables with unfinished meals on them.
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slowcoooked
Jan 2, 2012 03:05 PM
so sad, they were simply overpriced and the head dude was a temper tantrum waiting to happen almost every day. other than that the food was good. just a bad business model. Ol' Gordon Ramsay sure did in the least accelerate its demise, or at best did nothing to save it, obviously. Go Gordon, bravo. Actually on the other Greco RIP thread, someone posted a link showing that a huge percentage of Gordon's restaurant makeovers fail.
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re: slowcoooked
That's a shame. I was rooting for el Greco to stay open and evolve. I saw they were closed when I went there for lunch the other day. Just thought it was for the holidays. My gf hadn't eaten there since the change and she was looking forward to eating there after I told her how tasty and fresh the new menu was (she hated it when we went before). When I went in October the owner and the staff were struggling to keep up making everything to order. But, hell, it made the biggest difference. Delish! I wonder if Gordon will do a post-makeover visit so we can see what happened.
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re: sasebastian
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re: heyzeus212
No, they haven't Showed the episode yet, I've been waiting to see it. However, I'm sure they didn't put a "permanent hiatus" on the episode because they usually give an epilogue at the end, even if the restaurant fails.
And BTW, the reason most restaurants fail after Ramsey visits them is probably because they were going to fail anyway because of bad business practices. Every restaurant I've seen of KN was on it's last leg, usually weeks away from closing already. Ramsey has saved a couple of them, but them man isn't a miricle worker by any stretch.
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re: Lucky_Skunk
"The fate of the Kitchen Nightmares El Greco segment isn’t known. It appears that it may have been left on the cutting room floor. Its October air-date has come and gone."
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re: lixlix
ghastlyfop
Jan 4, 2012 12:26 PM
It's a messy ending but I suppose Fox could still air the show. I think I've seen an episode where Ramsay went back after a month or so and the featured restaurant was already closed down (although I did watch half a dozen episodes when I had the flu and may have been hallucinating by that point).
I'm sure the show's lawyers and accountants look into all eventualities and have things set up so they never lose out on their investment.
Also, they did some filming in Wheatsville and I think the folks there were looking forward to it....
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re: Lucky_Skunk
You have to remember that they choose the restaurants for show business reasons, not restaurant business reasons. The places they pick are the ones they think will give them the greatest drama, to jack up the ratings. Whether or not they think Ramsay can actually turn the place into a good restaurant is secondary, if not outright irrelevant.
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re: heyzeus212
ericthered
Jan 24, 2012 06:12 AM
It did air. It was on Saturday and I must say, the place was self-destructing before Ramsey ever got there. It didn't help that the owner was an abusive foul mouthed drunk. I can't for the life of me understand what some people saw in that place.
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re: pickychicky1979
ghastlyfop
Jan 10, 2012 01:15 PM
http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/kitche...
It's in TV Guide so it must be true....
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re: slowcoooked
Chef Jake and his beloved Chef Mic (the microwave) killed El Greco not Chef Ramsay. I suppose the author of this diatribe against Chef Ramsay fancies their palate to be superior to his - a multi-Michelin star world class chef who truly knows food. The author obviously ate at El Greco before and saw nothing wrong with the food, that alone makes their judgement suspect. The reason so many of these restaurants fail, even after Chef Ramsay has tried to help them, is because they have fundamental problems (lack of passion, no standards, overwhelming financial debt) which even a makeover can't cure. I've read of several restaurants which went back to their old failing menu and sloppy cooking so it's not Chef Ramsay's fault if they do fail. They asked him for help, Chef Ramsay is not a miracle worker, he can only do so much. And in the case of El Greco the head chef was in total denial, could not even be civil to his own mother, had no standards, lost all passion and thought his disgusting food was exceptional!
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