TONIGHT ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES,
I'M HERE TO HELP. GOOD.
AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT
ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER.
WE BUSTED OUR ASS ALL DAY AND LOST MONEY.
WE SHOULD'VE ING STAYED IN BED.
RUN BY A FAMILY THAT IS BEING TORN APART.
IF THIS PLACE FAILS,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE'LL BE TOGETHER ANYMORE.
THERE'S A STUBBORN FATHER WHO'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE.
THIS THING IS AWFUL, SAM.
I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES YOU HATE ME.
A SON WHO IS UNABLE TO STEP UP.
WHY CAN'T YOU SHOW ME THE SAME FIRE I HAD
AND JUST GO UP THERE AND TRY?
AND A MOTHER WHO IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
YOU GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE..
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BACK THERE.
I'M TIRED OF PLAYING REFEREE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE EVERYONE'S MOM.
THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE.
WE'RE LOSING OUR HOUSES. WE'RE LOSING OUR LIVES.
WE'RE LOSING OUR EVERYTHING.
AND GORDON RAMSAY IS THEIR LAST HOPE.
I THOUGHT I HAD A JOB TO DO
BUT NOW IT'S JUST BECOME TEN TIMES BIGGER.
GET READY FOR AN INTENSE...
I'VE BEEN WANTING YOU TO NOTICE ME SINCE I WAS 13.
EMOTIONAL...
DIABETES IS THE WORST DISEASE YOU CAN HAVE.
I JUST WANT MY FAMILY TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
VERY SPECIAL...
I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU.
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
GIUSEPPI'S!
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30 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT LIES
THE TOWNSHIP OF MACOMB COUNTY.
HOME TO GIUSEPPI'S.
ITS OWNERS, JOE BORGIA AND HIS WIFE KATHY
HAVE OWNED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL ITALIAN RESTAURANTS
IN THE SPAN OF 25 YEARS.
AFTER RETIRING, THEY DECIDED TO OPEN GIUSEPPI'S
WITH THE DREAM OF PASSING IT DOWN TO THEIR SON SAM.
I'D OPENED IT WITH THE EXPECTATIONS
THAT WE WOULD PUT SAM ON HIS FEET
AND JOE AND I COULD JUST GO TO FLORIDA OR WHEREVER.
BUT IT JUST HASN'T WORKED OUT THAT WAY.
SAM BASICALLY SAID,
"DAD, I'M GONNA STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
"I WANNA WORK DAY AND NIGHT.
YOU AND MOM COULD COME A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME."
BUT WHEN HE STARTED WORKING 20 HOURS A WEEK,
TO ME IT WAS LIKE ANOTHER EMPTY PROMISE.
YOU WANNA GO GET YOUR SON?
'CAUSE EVERY TIME WE--I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT,
HE'S GOTTA WALK AWAY.
SAM, DID YOU WALK OFF THE LINE?
NO.
IT'S A NIGHTMARE FOR TWO REASONS.
THE LACK OF CUSTOMERS...
AND THE HELL THAT GOES ON IN THE KITCHEN.
YOU'RE SERVING FROZEN ING SALMON.
I MEAN, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO--
YOU COULD BOIL IT IN GREASE--
IT'S STILL GONNA BE-- NO, NO.
I'LL PROVE YOU WRONG.
YOU PROVE ME WRONG THEN.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE NO INPUT.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE ANYTHING.
USUALLY PEOPLE ROAST 'EM ON THE BARBECUE.
NO, THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT.
I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO BASICALLY BE A SHADOW
AND SOMEBODY THAT HE CAN JUST SAY,
"IT'S YOUR FAULT."
OKAY, DAD. WHATEVER YOU SAY.
I'M BRIAN.
I'M A TRUCK DRIVER BUT I CHEF HERE PART-TIME.
RIGHT HERE, JOE.
I'VE KNOWN JOE FOR--FOREVER.
HE'S GETTING UP THERE A LITTLE BIT IN YEARS
AND HE'S JUST GETTING TIRED.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT HIS SON
IS STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BACK THERE.
I'M NOT.
I GUESS THEY'RE PUSHING ME TOO MANY HOURS.
THEY'RE NOT PUSHING YOU. YOU'RE PUSHING YOU.
I'M A DIABETIC.
SOME DAYS I DON'T FEEL LIKE COMING IN.
SOME DAYS I CAN'T EVEN ROLL OUT OF BED.
BUT I HAVE TO BE HERE.
THAT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.
- MY SUGAR IS LOW. - I'M ED UP.
HERE. I GOT IT.
MY DAD'S HEALTH IS NOT GOOD BY ANY STANDARDS.
IT'S THE MOST HEARTBREAKING THING TO SEE.
I JUST WANT MY FAMILY TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
EVERYTHING ELSE DOESN'T MATTER.
IF ANYBODY CAN HELP OUR FAMILY,
IT WOULD PROBABLY BE CHEF RAMSAY.
I'M HERE TO WORK WITH A FAMILY
AND A RESTAURANT THAT'S IN CRISIS.
THE KITCHEN'S RUN BY FATHER AND SON
AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY AT EACH OTHER'S THROAT.
THE MOTHER'S TORN BETWEEN THEM BOTH.
SHE'S ACTUALLY HERE TO PICK ME UP.
OH, HE'S GOT A SMILE.
THAT'S GOT-- THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
I WAS EXCITED AND NERVOUS, BUT I KNEW
ONCE HE WAS HERE, EVERYTHING WAS GONNA BE FINE.
NICE TO SEE YOU, MY DARLING.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO PICK ME UP.
NOW, THE RESTAURANT'S RUN BY JOE.
MY HUSBAND JOE. GIUSEPPI.
AND JOE IS THE HEAD CHEF AND SAM'S THE SOUS CHEF.
EXACTLY.
IS SAM TAKING OVER FROM JOE OR--
WELL, THAT WAS THE PLAN,
YEAH. BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
AND I'M SURE
SAM'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
WELL, HE'S 28.
HE MUST BE READY FOR IT NOW, SURELY.
HE'S GOT THE MATURITY
OF ABOUT A 23-YEAR-OLD. RIGHT.
HE'S NOT READY.
AND THE RESTAURANT'S ONLY BEEN OPEN TWO YEARS.
YEAH, AND I'M IN DEBT BIG TIME.
I GOT MY HOUSE IN FORECLOSURE.
I OWE ABOUT $150, 000 OUTSIDE OF THAT.
OUTSIDE THE HOUSE?
I DON'T MIND LOSING THE HOUSE. I CAN SLEEP ANYWHERE.
BUT THE BUSINESS, THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE.
AND AT MY AGE, I CAN'T START OVER AGAIN.
HOW DOES, UM, JOE FEEL ABOUT THIS?
HE'S MISERABLE INSIDE.
DAMN.
IF THIS PLACE FAILS,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE'LL BE TOGETHER ANYMORE.
THIS IS IT.
THIS IS MY LITTLE PLACE.
HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR MAGIC WAND.
EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I THINK CHEF RAMSAY MAY BE OVERWHELMED THIS TIME.
IT'S NOT JUST AS SIMPLE AS A MENU CHANGE
OR FIRING SOMEBODY.
I THINK IT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX.
AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL BE.
OKAY, GREAT.
THAT PALOMINO SAUCE, SAM.
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO ME.
DAD, I DO EXACTLY HOW YOU SAY.
YOU PUT WAY TOO MUCH WHITE WINE ON IT
AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GETTING BURN--
YOU TOLD ME TO PUT THE WHITE WINE.
WITH JOE OVERSEEING THE KITCHEN,
SAM WILL BE COOKING A MENU DESIGNED BY HIS FATHER
FOR CHEF RAMSAY.
I THINK CHEF RAMSAY'S GONNA COME IN HERE,
ORDER A FEW THINGS,
AND HE'S GONNA SAY THEY'RE HORRIBLE.
"WELCOME TO GIUSEPPI'S TRATTORIA.
"PLEASE ALLOW MY FAMILY AND I TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE ESSENCE OF ITALY."
HMM.
"OLD WORLD FAMILY RECIPES
AND COZY ATMOSPHERE."
HMM.
THIS PLACE HAS ONLY BEEN OPEN FOR TWO YEARS.
LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM THE 1970s.
HELLO.
HI, HOW ARE YOU? I'M DAWN.
NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU.
AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE SERVERS OBVIOUSLY.
I AM ONE OF THE SERVERS. EXCELLENT.
WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND, MY DARLING?
I WOULD RECOMMEND THE EGGPLANT ROLLATINI.
THAT'S OUR HOUSE SPECIALTY.
OKAY, GREAT.
AND I'LL START OFF WITH
THE POTATO SKINS AND THE OCTOPUS SALAD.
OKAY.
AND I'LL KEEP HOLD OF THE MENU
OKAY. 'CAUSE I'M GONNA READ ON.
OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
ESSENCE OF ITALY, MY ASS.
WHAT DO WE GOT?
WE NEED OCTOPUS SALAD.
YEAH. POTATO SKINS.
OKAY.
THAT'S FIRST AND I'LL GUIDE YOU THROUGH.
WHEN I SAW CHEF RAMSAY ORDERED OCTOPUS SALAD,
EVERY PART OF ME WANTED TO SAY WE'RE OUT OF IT.
CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE THE SALAD OUT OF THE WINDOW, PLEASE?
BUT HOW WOULD THAT LOOK?
MM, WOW.
OCTOPUS SALAD. THAT WAS QUICK.
NOT BAD. THANK YOU, MY DARLING.
ENJOY. THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME.
LIKE A MOUTH FULL OF HUBBA BUBBA.
IT SHOULD BE DONE IN A FRYING PAN
VERY SLOWLY.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT, DAD. LET ME GET THIS.
POTATO SKINS.
I THINK IT IS.
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT BEFORE.
WOULD YOU BE MY GUEST JUST--
I'LL BE YOUR GUEST.
PLEASE, MY DARLING.
VERY TOUGH.
HUH? MM-HMM.
WHEN I TASTED IT, I'M, LIKE,
"- OH, MY GOD! - WE SERVED THE."
I MEAN, BASICALLY THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
THAT'S WHAT IT TASTED LIKE.
HORRIBLE. OCTOPUS IS CHEWY.
HORRIBLE.
AND HOW ARE THE POTATO SKINS?
THE CHEESE IS, UH, HIDEOUS.
NOT GOOD?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY ONE?
NO, I DON'T. I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
HOW WE DOING, GUYS?
OCTOPUS IS.
SAYS IT'S CHEWY.
THESE ARE HIDEOUS TOO. CHEESE IS DISGUSTING.
OH, BOY.
I ALWAYS BRAG ABOUT HOW GOOD MY FOOD IS
AND HOW GOOD MY RESTAURANT IS.
AND IF THEY DON'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE,
I AM GONNA COOK EVERY INDIVIDUAL DINNER
IN THIS RESTAURANT.
YEP.
EGGPLANT ROLLATINI.
THANKS, DARLING. YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
I--I THINK IT'S TOO MUCH WINE.
I MEAN, THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION.
TOO MUCH WINE?
MAKE A NEW ONE.
CAN'T EVEN IDENTIFY ANY FLAVORS
BECAUSE IT'S ABSOLUTELY JUST PIPING HOT.
ALMOST LIKE IT'S BEEN NUKED
IN THE MICROWAVE FOR THREE MINUTES.
I CAN COOK EVERY DISH THAT HE HAD.
AND I GUARANTEE YOU HE'S GONNA LOVE EVERY ONE OF 'EM.
WHAT IN HELL'S GOING ON IN THERE?
THEN WHY AREN'T YOU BACK HERE?
WELL, BECAUSE MAYBE THEY SHOULD TRY YOU OUT,
SEE IF THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
HONESTLY, SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A WAR GOING ON.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
HAVEN'T HAD THIS MANY ING COMPLAINTS
IN TWO ING YEARS.
RELAX!
RELAX, MY ASS.
TWO ING YEARS.
COMING UP,
FAMILY'S ONE THING; WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS.
FAMILY TENSIONS BOIL OVER.
I WANT TO BE THE BEST CHEF,
BUT I WANT YOU TO BE MY FATHER TOO.
JOE DEALS WITH HIS DETERIORATING HEALTH.
CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE, MAN.
- SUGAR'S LOW. - I'M.
DIABETES IS THE WORST DISEASE YOU CAN HAVE.
I'VE BEEN WITHOUT INSURANCE SINCE WE OPENED THIS RESTAURANT.
CAN GORDON BRING THIS FAMILY TOGETHER?
IS SAM A GOOD CHEF?
HE--HE LIKES TO COOK.
OR IS THIS RESTAURANT...
DON'T OVERCOOK IT. IT'S WELL DONE, SAM.
IT LOOKS LIKE.
AND FAMILY...
WHEN CAN YOU SHOW ME A SET OF?
BEYOND REPAIR?
I'VE BEEN ING DOING THAT
SINCE I WAS 13 NEXT TO YOU.
YOU DON'T SEE ME?
SEE WHAT, SAM?
YOU DON'T SEE ME?
AFTER SENSING GORDON'S DISAPPOINTMENT
WITH LUNCH, THE FAMILY REGROUPS IN THE KITCHEN.
WE GOTTA STOP BEING
THE MOTHER, THE HUSBAND, THE SON.
FAMILY'S ONE THING;
WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND IF YOU THINK IT'S THAT RESPONSIBILITY
TO BE THE CHEF,
YOU'LL BE THE BEST CHEF
THIS SIDE OF MISSISSIPPI.
I WANNA BE THE BEST CHEF ON THIS SIDE--
WE'RE IN MICHIGAN.
BUT I WANT YOU TO BE MY FATHER TOO.
I JUST WANT TO GRAB MY DAD
AND GIVE HIM A HUG AND SAY,
"LOOK, IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU JUST GOTTA TRUST IN ME A LITTLE BIT."
NOW IT'S TIME FOR JOE, SAM, AND SOUS CHEF BRIAN
TO HEAR THE COLD, HARD TRUTH FROM CHEF RAMSAY.
HELLO, SIR. HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
IT SAID ON THE BACK OF THE MENU
STEP INTO GIUSEPPI'S AND I'M GONNA TAKE YOU
THROUGH A ROMANTIC, AUTHENTIC
RESTAURANT IN ITALY.
I LIKE THE PASSION,
BUT THE PALATE'S.
THAT EGGPLANT--
BLAND, MILKY, SPONGY,
AND THEN PIPING HOT IN THE MIDDLE
LIKE IT'D BEEN BLASTED IN THE MICROWAVE.
IT WAS.
IT WAS?
YEAH.
SO YOU DON'T BAKE THEM FRESH?
NO.
CHEF, WE GOT PROBABLY
3, 000 RESPOND THAT WE DID THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
AND WE DIDN'T GET ONE NEGATIVE THING ABOUT THE FOOD.
SO WHERE THE ARE THEY, THEN?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T NEED QUESTIONNAIRES.
THEY DON'T RING YOU UP AND SAY,
"BY THE WAY, I'M NOT COMING BACK."
THEY JUST DON'T COME BACK.
THEY VOTE WITH THEIR FEET.
WHY ARE WE SELLING POTATO SKINS?
DO I WANT TO COME TO AN AUTHENTIC
ITALIAN RESTAURANT WITH POTATO SKINS?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
LOTTA PEOPLE COME HERE WITH THEIR KIDS
AND THE KIDS DON'T WANT, UH--
I'VE LIVED IN ITALY.
I'VE SEEN ITALIAN FAMILIES,
THE WAY THEY EAT TOGETHER.
THEY DON'T SERVE ING CHILDREN IN ITALY
POTATO SKINS WITH PLASTIC CHEESE, I CAN ASSURE YOU.
THERE'S NO ING REASON
TO HAVE POTATO SKINS ON AN ITALIAN MENU.
JOE, I'M NOT ASKING FOR EXCUSES. I'M HERE TO HELP.
YEAH.
BUT EVERYTHING I'M SAYING,
ALL YOU'RE DOING IS FIRING ME EXCUSES.
DON'T ME AND I WON'T YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES.
I GOT TOLD IN THE CAR
OF THE PRECIOUS FACE IN THIS PLACE,
BUT I CAN SEE WHY WE'RE IN THE.
THE FOOD'S CRAP, GUYS.
I THOUGHT I HAD A JOB TO DO
BUT NOW IT'S JUST BECOME TEN TIMES ING BIGGER.
YES, CHEF.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON.
GET SOME REST. THANK YOU, CHEF.
GIUSEPPI MAY'VE BEEN BORN IN ITALY
BUT HE'S CERTAINLY NOT DELIVERING
ITALIAN AUTHENTIC CUISINE HERE IN MICHIGAN.
HE MAY SAY IT ON THE BACK OF THE MENU,
BUT HE'S NOT DELIVERING IT IN FLAVOR.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
BEFORE GORDON CAN FORMULATE HIS PLAN
TO TURN AROUND THE RESTAURANT,
HE WANTS TO SEE A DINNER SERVICE
AND THE STAFF IN ACTION.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
HI, HOW ARE YOU? MY NAME IS CAROL.
DOES THAT COME OFF, THAT--
LOOKS LIKE A COCKATOO.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
THREE? YEAH.
NOT A PROBLEM.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
VERY GOOD.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY HERE SO FAR? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
YOU READY, HONEY?
I AM.
I WOULD LIKE THE EGGPLANT WITH MEAT SAUCE.
MEAT SAUCE? THANK YOU, DEAR.
THANK YOU.
FIRE IN THE HOLE, BABY, AND HERE WE GO.
WHAT'S THAT THERE, BRIAN?
THAT'S GONNA BE AN ORDER OF ROAST POTATO.
HOW CAN THEY BE ROAST POTATOES IN THE MICROWAVE?
THAT'S THE PROGRAM HERE.
IT'S WHAT GIUSEPPI WANTS.
HAS HE LOST HIS ING MARBLES?
MY DAD FEELS LIKE HE JUST NEEDS
TO PUSH THE FOOD OUT REAL FAST.
YOU KNOW?
HE WANTS TO MELT CHEESE IN THE MICROWAVE,
BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE SHORTCUTS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S HORRIBLE, YOU KNOW?
FOOD COMES OUT QUICK. IS THAT NORMAL?
REALLY QUICK. TOO QUICK, I THINK.
AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?
I'LL HAVE THE RAVIOLI FLORENTINE.
THANK YOU.
SOMETIMES THEIR SALADS, THEIR SOUPS,
AND THEN THEIR MAIN ENTREE COMES ALL AT ONCE.
I WOULD LIKE THE, UH, GNOCCHI.
GUYS WANT TO DO THE WINGS AS WELL?
ENJOY, OKAY?
I ALWAYS CALL IT FAST FOOD ITALIAN.
FAST FOOD ITALIAN, YEAH? YEAH.
YOU'RE NOT WRONG THERE.
THE SAUCE IS WARM BUT THE INSIDE--
IT NEEDS TO BE WARMED UP? OKAY, HONEY.
HEY, BRIAN, CAN YOU PLEASE WARM THIS FOR ME?
YEAH.
MORE CRAP.
DON'T WANT IT. DON'T WANT A REDO.
THAT WAS THE RAVIOLI WITH ALFREDO.
THE PILLOWS ARE HARD.
WHY DO WE HAVE SO MUCH PROBLEM WITH THAT?
I--I DON'T GET IT.
BRIAN. YES.
THE INSIDE OF THOSE ARE ON THE COOL SIDE.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD, PUT IT IN THE MICROWAVE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
TWO THINGS I CAN DEFINITELY CONFIRM.
THE FIRST THING IS THEY'RE FAST.
UNFORTUNATELY TOO FAST FOR THEIR OWN GOOD.
THE SECOND THING IS WHEN THEY'RE FAST,
THEY'RE SLOPPY.
12 DISHES HAVE COME BACK AND THIS PLACE
IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY TONIGHT?
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF I LIKE THIS DISH.
YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE?
IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO LEMONY.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
EXCUSE ME, I'M GONNA HAVE A REORDER HERE.
A LITTLE TOO LEMONY.
MAYBE WE SHOULD.
PUT YOUR INGREDIENTS ON.
A LITTLE BIT OF OLIVE OIL.
WHAT, JUST STRAIGHT OLIVE OIL OR YOU WANT--
DID YOU PUT YOUR SALT, PEPPER, AND GARLIC IN THERE?
DAD--
COMING THROUGH. I GOT IT.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO ASK YOU
WHAT YOU WANTED IN THERE.
IF I SAY CALAMARI MIX, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I DIDN'T HEAR "CALAMARI MIX."
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
TO SEE MY FATHER NOT TRUST ME
WAS JUST GETTING DOWNRIGHT FRUSTRATING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SHOW MY FATHER.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLACKENED.
IT WASN'T BLACKENED. THAT'S ALL FAT.
YOU NEED A NEW STEAK?
WHAT DID THEY SAY? I NEED TO KNOW.
DID YOU WANT ANOTHER STEAK?
YES. OKAY, MEDIUM RARE, BLACKENED.
SAM, YOU KNOW WHAT BLACKENED MEANS?
DAD, I PUT IT ON A FLATTOP,
I PUT THE CAJUN SEASONING ON,
AND I PUT IT ON THERE AND I COOKED BOTH SIDES
MEDIUM RARE, BLACKENED.
IS THAT WHAT BLACKENED IS?
I DO NEED ANOTHER STEAK.
MEDIUM RARE, BLACKENED.
VERY BLACKENED, VERY SPICY.
OKAY, I GET IT. WHATEVER.
WHERE'S THE CAJUN SPICE?
I GOT IT OVER HERE.
SAM IS LIKE A NEW PUPPY
THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PAY ATTENTION TO HIM.
THIS IS A JOKE.
HE'S NOT READY TO RUN THE BUSINESS.
WHY DON'T WE EVER HAVE TOWELS ON THIS LINE?
THERE'S A TOWEL RIGHT THERE.
I WON'T EVEN WIPE MY ASS WITH THAT.
THERE'S TOWELS RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S A TOWEL DOWN HERE.
JOE, DID NOT LIKE.
WHAT THE HELL?
HOW'S THAT STEAK ON THAT REDO?
YOU WANT ME TO COOK IT,
IT DOESN'T COME OUT OF MY ASS, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
I HOPE IT DOESN'T COME OUT OF YOUR ASS.
DON'T TOUCH THAT STEAK.
WHAT THE HELL?
JOE, DID NOT LIKE.
AFTER MULTIPLE DISHES ARE RETURNED,
JOE KICKS SAM OUT OF THE KITCHEN...
OKAY, SAM, GET YOUR ASS OUTTA THERE.
AND TAKES MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
YOU WANNA MAKE SOMEBODY HAPPY AND THAT SOMEBODY
HAPPENS TO BE YOUR FATHER,
YOU WANT TO MAKE HIM PROUD OF YOU.
YOU WANT TO MAKE HIM BELIEVE IN YOU.
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT...
AFTER 28 YEARS.
AND I'M STILL TRYING.
NOW I'M REALLY SERIOUSLY STARTING TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT'S LIKE BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE KITCHEN.
YOU'VE GOT BRIAN THERE AND SAM COOKING FINE,
BUT TOO FAST FOR THEIR OWN GOOD.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, JOE WALKS IN,
BARKS HIS ORDERS, AND THEN DISAPPEARS.
BUT WHEN HE WALKS IN,
THEY ALL STAND TO ATTENTION
AND HE TALKS TO THEM LIKE DIRT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DIRT'S HIS SON.
SAD.
RIGHT. THAT WAS TOUGH.
WE'VE GOT OURSELVES IN A REAL HORRIBLE RUT
COOKING IN THAT KITCHEN BECAUSE IT'S JUST
SLAMMING FOOD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH FOOD
GO IN A MICROWAVE IN ALL MY LIFE.
IT'S LIKE NO ONE'S STRIVING TO BE BETTER.
YOU TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FROZEN FOOD.
I HATE IT.
I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY IT'S MY FOOD.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL DAD THAT YOU WANT TO COOK FRESH?
DAD, I WANT TO COOK FRESH.
I WANNA COOK FRESH!
IS SAM A GOOD CHEF?
HE'S--HE LIKES TO COOK.
I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN INSULTED
WHETHER IT'S TRUE OR NOT.
IT CUTS ME.
AND ONLY A MOTHER WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND WHAT'S HIS WEAKNESSES?
YOU'RE NOT COMMITTED.
YOU PUT 25 HOURS A WEEK.
I USED TO WORK THAT WHEN MY--
WHEN I HAD MY FIRST RESTAURANT ONE DAY.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEN COMMITTED?
MY FATHER DOESN'T REALLY TALK TO ME THAT MUCH
AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE--
I FEEL THAT SOMETIMES YOU HATE ME.
NO, I DON'T TALK TO YOU I WANNA BE NICE TO YOU.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T PUT ENOUGH TIME HERE
TO GET INVOLVED.
WHERE'S YOUR FIRE IN YOUR BELLY?
I MEAN, WHEN CAN YOU SHOW ME
THE SAME SET OF I HAD
AND JUST GO UP THERE AND TRY
TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT?
I'VE BEEN ING DOING THAT
SINCE I WAS 13 NEXT TO YOU!
YOU DON'T SEE ME?
SEE WHAT, SAM?
I'VE BEEN SCRUBBING FLOORS NEXT TO YOU.
I'VE BEEN WANTING YOU TO NOTICE ME
FOR HOW LONG?
HOW MANY TIMES YOU LOOKED AT ME AND SAID,
"HEY, GOOD JOB."
NOT ONCE, DAD, SO DON'T TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
YOU'RE NOT HERE LONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT, SAM.
I'M NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO SAY
"GOOD ING JOB" ONE TIME?
COME ON.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
NO MATTER WHAT, THERE'S ALWAYS A COMPLAINT.
I HAVE NOT SERVED HIM ANYTHING
WITHOUT HIM SAYING IT'S NOT DONE RIGHT.
IT HURTS.
I MEAN, STILL TO THIS DAY.
I'M ALMOST 30 YEARS OLD AND THAT STUPID HURTS.
WE'VE GOT OUR CARDS OUT ON THE TABLE.
NOW I WANT TO SEE THE PASSION.
I WANNA SEE THAT LITTLE BIT
OF FLAME RE-LIT.
THE LIGHT'S BACK ON.
OKAY.
IN THE MORNING,
GORDON WANTS TO FOCUS HIS ATTENTION ON JOE.
BEFORE THE CUSTOMERS COME IN, LET'S HAVE TWO MINUTES TOGETHER.
NOT HIS BATTLES WITH HIS SON,
BUT HIS BATTLE WITH A CRIPPLING DISEASE.
HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU, THAT LEVEL OF DIABETES?
DIABETES IS THE WORST DISEASE YOU CAN HAVE.
I GOT PAIN IN MY LEGS EVERY DAY.
AND YOU HAVE, UH, PROPER MEDICAL INSURANCE?
NO, I DON'T.
OH, COME ON.
I DON'T.
WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. I HAD TO CUT IT OFF.
I'VE BEEN WITHOUT INSURANCE FOR...
YOU KNOW, SINCE WE OPENED THIS RESTAURANT.
FOR GOD'S SAKE.
I KNOW.
REST IS THE FIRST THING YOU NEED.
YOU CAN'T BE HERE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
I BUILT THIS RESTAURANT.
I'VE BEEN PUTTING IN 70 HOURS A WEEK.
I WOULD LIKE MY SON TO RUN THIS RESTAURANT
AND ME KICK BACK,
BUT SAM DOESN'T FOLLOW THROUGH
AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH THIS THING ON MY SHOULDER.
AND I'M KEEP ON DIGGING UNTIL I'LL DIG MYSELF OUT.
YOU CAN'T BE A ING MARTYR.
I KNOW.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AFTER YOURSELF.
I KNOW.
YOU KEEP ME POSTED ON HOW YOU FEELING.
YEAH. OKAY?
THANK YOU, CHEF.
BEFORE GORDON CAN TURN AROUND GIUSEPPI'S,
I WANT TO TURN UP A NOTCH.
HE NEEDS TO TEST SAM'S ABILITIES
I WANT A COOK-OFF.
AND REIGNITE JOE'S PASSION.
BOTH OF YOU COOK SOMETHING UNIQUE.
ANYTHING YOU WANT.
THE FRONT-OF-HOUSE STAFF ARE GONNA TASTE.
THEY WON'T KNOW WHO'S COOKED WHAT.
BUT WHAT THEY WILL KNOW IS WHICH DISH IS THE BEST.
BECAUSE THAT DISH TONIGHT IS GOING ON AS A SPECIAL.
READY? LET'S GO.
WHEN CHEF RAMSAY SAID THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE THE COOK-OFF,
I KIND OF JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SIMPLE BUT BOLD
AND HOPEFULLY IMPRESS CHEF RAMSAY
AND IMPRESS MY FATHER ON TOP OF IT.
EVERYTHING HAND-BOUGHT.
FRESHLY MADE PASTA.
FRESH LASAGNA,
FRESH SALMON, ASPARAGUS,
DOUBLE PORK CHOPS.
GARLIC, BASIL.
BLOW ME AWAY. OKAY.
I SAW THE SALMON JUST CAUGHT OUT OF THE WATER
MAYBE TWO HOURS AGO.
I HAD TO GO FOR THE SALMON.
I LOVE IT.
I USED THE CENTER CUT PORK CHOP
AND I SEARED SOME SCALLOPS WITH SOME PACHERA
WITH SOME ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PROVOLONE CHEESE.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
OKAY, RIGHT, TWO DISHES.
FIRST ONE'S A BROILED SALMON
WITH ASPARAGUS COATED IN EGG,
FINISHED WITH PROVOLONE CHEESE.
AND THE SALMON HAS BEEN CHARBROILED.
NEXT TO THAT,
WE GOT A PORK CHOP STUFFED
SERVED ON THE SIDE WITH GRILLED POTATOES
AND GRATINATED WITH PROVOLONE CHEESE.
TAKE A TASTE
AND THEN PASS IT DOWN, YEAH?
I WAS CONFIDENT IN MY DISH BECAUSE
I ALWAYS COOK WITH A LITTLE FLAIR,
A LITTLE FLAVOR TO IT.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UH, MOM.
OUT OF BOTH DISHES,
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE AS A SPECIAL.
I WOULD TAKE THE PORK CHOP,
PUT IT WITH THE POTATOES, NOT THE PASTA,
WITH THE ASPARAGUS.
MM-HMM, SO A BIT OF BOTH.
THAT'S A FAIR ANSWER. DIPLOMAT.
OKAY.
BRIAN, OUT OF BOTH DISHES, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
THE, UM, PORK CHOP.
PORK CHOP.
RIGHT, DONNIE.
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
DEFINITELY THE PORK CHOP AND THE MUSHROOMS.
OKAY, THREE TO THE PORK CHOP.
TONY, OUT OF BOTH DISHES,
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
UM...
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE SALMON.
MM-HMM, SALMON.
YES, SIR.
OKAY, DAWN.
IF I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE MENU
AND HADN'T TASTED 'EM,
I WOULD PROBABLY GO WITH THE SALMON.
BUT AFTER TASTING IT, I'D GO WITH THE PORK CHOP.
RIGHT.
WELL DONE. OH, THANK YOU.
YEAH, REALLY WELL DONE.
SURE, I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I WANTED HIM TO BE BETTER THAN ME
BECAUSE I NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO.
I NEED A MENTOR IN MY LIFE.
MY CHOICE,
OUT OF BOTH THOSE DISHES,
THEY'RE BOTH GOOD ENOUGH TO GO ON THIS MENU TONIGHT.
YES?
THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. TWO SPECIALS.
CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD DISH.
YOU'RE THE MAN, JOE.
I WISH HE WOULD'VE WON, TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
YOU KNOW, HIS DISH LOOKED REALLY GOOD.
TONIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA BE COOKING
YOUR FATHER'S SPECIAL.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE DISH INSIDE OUT.
YOU GOT IT.
I'M REAL FIRED UP.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING A NEW ITEM OUT THERE
THAT EVERYBODY'S GONNA TASTE,
BUT ME AND MY FATHER ARE GONNA WORK TOGETHER
ON EACH OTHER'S DISHES
AND I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE EXCELLENT.
WITH EVERYONE FEELING GOOD
ABOUT TONIGHT'S SPECIALS,
GORDON BEGINS TO WORK ON ANOTHER PROBLEM
THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN JOE, SAM, AND KATHY.
I'M HERE TO HELP.
BUT IT'S-- YOU KNOW, IT'S--
EVERY HOUR IT'S CHANGING
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER, EVER QUITE COME ACROSS
SUCH A DIFFICULT-- SITUATION.
RESTAURANT SITUATION IN ALL MY LIFE.
BECAUSE THE RESTAURANT'S ONE THING,
BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE FAMILY.
AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO
IS I WANT YOU TO WRITE A LETTER
AND SAY IN THAT LETTER WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO SAY
TO THEM BOTH.
WRITE THAT LETTER FOR ME.
I WILL. PLEASE?
AND DON'T SHOW ANY OF THEM IT. I WON'T.
MY OBJECTIVE TONIGHT IS TO PUSH THE SPECIALS.
YOU'VE GOT ONE MADE BY THE FATHER,
AND ONE FROM THE UP-AND-COMING SON.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SELL THEM.
WITH JOE MOMENTARILY OUT OF THE KITCHEN,
GORDON SEES A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SAM.
JUST GIVE ME TWO MINUTES, UH, DREW.
YEAH.
TONIGHT, WHEN YOU GET OUT OF HERE
AND YOU GET HOME,
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
IN A LETTER TO YOUR FATHER, YEAH,
WHAT YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT HIM.
WHAT KIND OF FIGURE THAT GUY IS IN YOUR LIFE.
OKAY.
I WANT YOU TO PUT IT ON PAPER FOR ME.
DISCREETLY. AND I MEAN DISCREETLY.
HI, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, THANK YOU.
FIRST CUSTOMERS ARE HERE, YEAH?
HERE WE GO, YEAH?
BOOTH OVER HERE OKAY?
WE WANNA PUT THE PORK--
OKAY.
AND THE SCALLOP ON TOP.
UM, I AM GOING TO TRY THE SALMON.
GIUSEPPI'S SPECIAL.
GIUSEPPI'S SPECIAL AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
YOU'RE GONNA BE EXPEDITING IN AND OUT
AND YOU'RE ON THE LINE, YEAH?
YEAH. GOOD.
GOOD MAN.
SO IT'S GONNA BE TWO PORK GIUSEPPI.
OKAY, TWO PORK GIUSEPPIES.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SHOW 'EM WHAT WE'RE MADE OF.
OLIVE OIL.
SALT ANDPEPRA.
VERY NICE.
WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
EVERY DISH LIKE THAT, YES?
YES, SIR.
SALMON. ENJOY YOUR MEALS.
TWO SALMONS, TWO PORKS.
YOU GOT IT.
MM, I REALLY LIKE THE PORK CHOP.
DON'T OVERCOOK IT, SAM.
IT'S JUST BOOM, BOOM, YOU'RE DONE.
ONCE AGAIN, JOE CAN'T GIVE UP CONTROL OF THE KITCHEN.
IT'S WELL DONE, SAM.
INSTEAD OF EXPEDITING
AND MAKING SURE ORDERS ARE FILLED QUICKLY,
HE'S AT THE STOVE COOKING SAM'S DISHES.
IT TOOK 25 MINUTES FOR A CALAMARI.
JOE,
ARE YOU EXPEDITING?
NO, NOT REALLY.
I CAN'T READ WITHOUT MY GLASSES.
YOUR GLASSES AROUND YOUR NECK.
THIS IS HIS HEART. THIS IS HIS PLACE.
BUT HE'S GOTTA LEARN
THAT HE CAN'T ALWAYS BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION.
I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE, MAN.
WHAT'S WRONG, BROTHER?.
HE'S GONNA KILL HIMSELF.
JOE,
EXPEDITE AND LET SAM COOK.
WANNA SWITCH? I'LL DRESS 'EM UP.
- I CAN'T SEE, MAN. - I GOTTA PUT.
I GOT THE STOVE.
CHEF RAMSAY WANTED JOE TO EXPEDITE,
BUT THAT'S THE ITALIAN IN HIM.
NEVER LET GO, NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER.
HELP ME PULL HIM OFF. RIGHT.
BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY.
I MEAN, LITERALLY WE GOTTA PULL HIM OFF.
HOW DO YOU GET HIM OFF THAT STOVE?
HE'S MAGNETIZED THERE.
IS THAT A STEAK?
IT'S WELL DONE.
I DON'T LIKE THAT STEAK. I DON'T LIKE IT.
- IT'S WELL DONE, SAM. - IT LOOKS LIKE.
SAM. YEAH?
KICK HIM OFF THERE.
I'M SORRY, DAD, BUT YOUR ING SUGAR'S UP.
YOU GOTTA GET OFF.
THANK YOU.
WITH JOE FINALLY OFF THE LINE,
IF THAT KID--
WE DON'T LET HIM STAND AND FAIL A FEW TIMES,
HE'S NEVER GONNA STAND UP.
SAM AND BRIAN REGAIN CONTROL OF THE KITCHEN.
LOOK AT THAT, MY FRIEND. HERE YOU GO, SAMMY.
AND FINISH THE SERVICE.
AND WHILE THE STAFF WAS CLEANING UP,
TWO SECONDS.
GORDON CORNERED JOE.
IS IT YOUR WISH THAT ONE DAY
SAM TAKES OVER?
YEAH.
I WANT YOU TO GO HOME
AND JUST WRITE A SHORT LETTER.
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT HIM, WHAT HE MEANS TO YOU,
AND WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO BE ONE DAY.
I WANT YOU TO TALK FROM THE HEART.
AND YOU GOTTA KEEP IT BETWEEN YOU AND I.
I WILL. I WILL.
EVEN THOUGH THE SPECIALS WERE A BIG SUCCESS,
THIS RESTAURANT STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO
BEFORE IT'S READY FOR RELAUNCH.
TONIGHT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR THIS RESTAURANT.
IF WE WANT TO ESTABLISH ANY FORM OF LONGEVITY,
I KNOW WE CAN ALL DO BETTER.
TOMORROW,
WE ARE GONNA DO BETTER.
WE'RE GONNA RELAUNCH
AND MARKET THIS PLACE.
SO, YOU, GET YOURSELF OFF TO BED.
YEAH?
SO YOU'RE GONNA WORK, FOR A CHANGE?
YOU'RE SUCH A ROTTWEILER.
I SWEAR TO GOD.
OKAY, GOOD NIGHT.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAMILY AND STAFF LEFT,
CHEF RAMSAY'S TEAM WENT INTO HIGH GEAR
WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO TRANSFORM GIUSEPPI'S
INTO A CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN EATERY.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING FOR THE RELAUNCH.
HOW ARE WE? GOOD.
WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED, THE RESTAURANT WAS DATED.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE YOU'D OPENED A DATED RESTAURANT.
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL
A MODERN, CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN.
ARE YOU READY TO SEE THE NEW GIUSEPPI'S?
YES. YES.
GOOD.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
COME THROUGH.
WHOO HOO! LOOK AT THIS.
OH, MY GOD!
YES!
IT WAS CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
NOW IT'S A MODERN, CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN RESTAURANT.
I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD BE DONE.
AND IT JUST--
IN THE TIME THAT I SLEPT.
TOTALLY TOOKEN BACK BY THIS.
THIS IS LIKE A DIFFERENT PLACE.
NEW BARSTOOLS, NEW DRAPES.
WOW.
NICE, NEW CHAIRS.
OH, MY GOD!
HE'S HOLDING SAMMY.
HE WAS JUST BORN.
WHEN I SAW MY FATHER LOOK AT THE PICTURES
OF ME AND HIM WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAW A TEAR COME TO HIS EYE,
I ALMOST LOST IT.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE STEPPING INSIDE SOMETHING HISTORIC.
NOW IT'S MODERN, YES?
I LOVE IT!
RUN BY AN AMAZING FAMILY, JOE.
I JUST--I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO STUFF LIKE THAT.
YOU DESERVE IT, MY MAN.
COME HERE, YOU.
ISN'T IT LOVELY?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
I'M SO HAPPY BECAUSE
NOW WE HAVE A REAL CHANCE.
IT'S A NEW BEGINNING.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
SOMETHING EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NOW.
MARKETING.
IN ORDER TO RELAUNCH THIS RESTAURANT,
WE'RE GONNA HOST THE FIRST EVER
GIUSEPPI'S BOWLATHON,
WITH THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION.
YES?
I'M OVERWHELMED.
YOU KNOW, A BOWLATHON FOR DIABETES,
WHICH I LOST MY BROTHER...
AND MY MOM.
SO IT'S--IT'S-- IT'S A BIG THING.
BOWLATHON!
FOR DIABETES--
IT TOOK YOUR BROTHER,
IT TOOK YOUR MOTHER.
IT'S NOT TAKING MY FATHER.
IT'S NOT TAKING YOU.
HI, GUYS!
NICE TO SEE YOU.
COME THROUGH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING PART
OF OUR FIRST EVER GIUSEPPI'S BOWLATHON.
WE WERE GREETED BY A WARM CROWD
CHEERING FOR US LIKE WE WERE SOME CELEBRITIES.
YOU GUYS HUNGRY?
THERE YOU GO.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE MY FATHER
PASSING OUT SOUPS AND TALKING TO THE CUSTOMERS
AND GETTING THEM ALL EXCITED
ABOUT OUR RESTAURANT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
I HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS,
BUT I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE
AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT DIABETES.
WE'RE GONNA FIGHT IT.
AND WITH THE HELP OF YOU PEOPLE,
WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST EVER
GIUSEPPI'S BOWLATHON,
CHEF RAMSAY AND THE STAFF RETURN TO THE RESTAURANT
TO PREPARE FOR THE RELAUNCH.
THE CONDENSED MENU.
IT'S FRESHER, IT'S QUICKER, IT'S SMALLER,
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
IT'S TEN TIMES MORE EXCITING.
PASTA FAGIOLE,
MINESTRONE SOUP.
THAT'S THE HEARTBEAT OF THE RESTAURANT.
OKAY, THE CHICKEN PARMAGIAN.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S A NEW WAY, MODERN
AND SOMETHING COMPLETE.
WHEN CHEF RAMSAY PRESENTED OUR NEW MENU
AND I SAW THAT ALL THE OLD WAS OFF,
I WAS EXCITED.
WE'RE AT 2008 NOW.
HERE'S THE MENU TO PROVE IT.
MORE IMPORTANTLY,
IF THIS RESTAURANT'S GOT A CHANCE OF SURVIVAL,
WE'VE GOT TO COMMUNICATE AND STICK TOGETHER TONIGHT.
RIGHT NOW I'M SO EXCITED.
I FEEL LIKE I'M 18 YEARS OLD AGAIN.
ONE, TWO, THREE--
GIUSEPPI'S!
COMING UP,
DAD, IT'S NOT GONNA BE YOU ON THE LINE.
BOOM!
CAN GORDON FINALLY BRING THIS FATHER AND SON TOGETHER.
DAD, I ONLY WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF ME.
OR WILL THE STAFF...
TEAR THEM APART...
COME ON, GUYS! CONCENTRATE!
THIS THING IS AWFUL, SAM.
AND MAKE DINNER SERVICE A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT?
I WANNA LEAVE.
YOU KNOW WHO I BLAME?
I BLAME ALL THIS ON YOU.
WHAT A ING IDIOT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS
WHAT'S COMING UP ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
FOR TONIGHT'S DINNER SERVICE,
CHEF RAMSAY HAS ASSIGNED SAM TO RUN THE LINE
AND JOE TO EXPEDITE.
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE
AND KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK.
HELLO!
WELCOME TO THE NEW GIUSEPPI'S TRATTORIA.
ARE YOU READY TO ORDER?
FETTUCCINI CARBONARA.
VEAL MARSALA.
SEAFOOD PLATTER? WONDERFUL.
I'M READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT NIGHT.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE RELAUNCH OF GIUSEPPI'S.
IT'S A TRANSITION.
THAT'S WHAT'S GOTTA TAKE PLACE TONIGHT.
WILL SAM STEP UP TO THE MARK
AND CAN JOE LET GO AND GIVE SAM THE CONFIDENCE
TO RUN THIS PLACE?
TIME WILL TELL.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT THREE MARSALAS COMING RIGHT NOW.
I NEED 'EM, BABY.
ONLY 30 MINUTES INTO SERVICE...
MEDIUM WELL'S COMING RIGHT AFTER.
AND STUBBORN JOE IS ON THE LINE COOKING AGAIN.
DAD, DO YOU WANT TO GET OFF THE LINE?
WE GOT IT.
I GOT THREE MARSALAS COMING ON THE FLY.
I NEED 'EM, SAMMY.
DAD, GET OFF THE LINE.
GO!
MARSALA COMING HARD.
DAD, IT'S NOT GONNA BE YOU ON THE LINE.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
MY FATHER WASN'T LETTING GO.
HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE BACK THERE RIGHT IN THE ACTION.
IF ANYTHING, HE'S MAKING THINGS MORE COMPLICATING.
WHAT'S WRONG?
OH,. SAM.
YEAH?
NOT NOW, BUDDY. I'VE GOT PINK CHICKEN.
OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
COME ON, COME ON.
SLOW IT DOWN.
I'D RATHER WAIT AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES
THEN SEND OUT ING PINK CHICKEN.
YEAH, SURE.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
KIND OF HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE LASAGNA.
THE RICOTTA IS ACTUALLY COLD.
OKAY.
HEY, YOU GUYS. YES, MA'AM.
THEY NEED THIS COOKED MORE.
THEY SAID IT'S COLD.
YES, MA'AM.
DON'T RUSH IT.
WE'RE NOT RUSHING.
YEAH, WE ARE. WE'RE GOING RIGHT BACK.
THIS GRILL SUCKS.
DAD, DO YOU WANT TO GET OFF THE LINE?
THIS THING IS AWFUL, SAM.
DAD, THAT CHAR BROILER?
I'VE MADE THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD OFF OF IT.
I WAS AGAIN SEEING THE SAME THING.
MY DAD GETTING WORN OUT, GETTING ANGRY.
DAD, GO. WE GOT IT.
IF WE CAN'T HANDLE IT,
THEN WE SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
AND IT WAS REALLY STARTING TO GET TO ME.
JOE.
JOE, TWO SECONDS.
YEAH.
THEY HAVE TO LEARN TO DO IT WITHOUT YOU, YEAH?
TAKE TEN MINUTES OUT.
GET SOME FRESH AIR, PLEASE?
THEY'RE FINE. GET OUT.
PLEASE. THEY HAVE TO LEARN.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT THIS CRACKIN'.
I JUST GOTTA GET A VEAL MAR WORKING, OKAY, PLEASE?
DO IT, COME ON, MAN.
SEND IT. LET'S GO GO GO GO.
GET OUT!
HELL.
* IF I WAS RICH
YOU SURE THE HELL WOULDN'T BE HERE.
OH, I'D STILL BE HERE.
BUT THERE. YEAH.
STEVE, WE GOT A TIMER ON THIS BREAD?
SIT DOWN! I'VE GOT THE BREAD.
HELL!
THAT GUY'S UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THIS GUY IS INCREDIBLE.
HE HAD TO LEAVE THE LINE.
HE'S DOWN AND OUT AND HE'S BEAT,
SO THEY'VE GOT TO STEP UP TO THE MARK
AND IT'S NOW OR NEVER FOR THOSE GUYS.
THEY'VE GOT TO DO IT FOR JOE, THE RESTAURANT,
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR THEMSELVES.
COME ON.
THERE YOU ARE. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THAT TABLE WAS HERE A 1/2 HOUR AFTER US
ENJOY!
AND WE STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED OUR FOOD YET.
HONEY, IT'S COMING.
HOW WE DOING THERE, SAMMY?
COMIN', MAN, COMIN'. CAN I PLATE THIS?
PLATE IT. PLATE IT.
I'M PLATING IT.
I'M NOT COMPLAINING. I'M PLATING IT.
OKAY, GREAT.
YOU WANT A AWARD?
I HEARD ALL THE NOISE IN THE KITCHEN.
I MEAN, IT'S A ZOO BACK THERE.
IF THEY'RE SCREWING AROUND,
IT'S HARD TO RUN A SMOOTH SHIP.
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY.
OKAY, WE GOT A SEAFOOD PLATTER.
THERE YOU GO, DEAR.
PLEASE ENJOY YOUR FOOD.
HEY, QUALITY UP HERE. YEAH.
WHERE'S THE QUALITY?
RIGHT HERE. YES.
QUALITY'S THERE. THANK YOU.
UNFORTUNATELY, BRIAN'S GOOFING OFF
IS CAUSING SAM TO LOSE HIS FOCUS.
YOU WANT QUALITY? I GOT YOUR QUALITY, HUH?
AND THE CUSTOMERS ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS.
IT'S RAW.
I APOLOGIZE.
CAN YOU PLEASE REORDER THIS FOR ME?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THIS?
THE INSIDE'S ON THE COOL SIDE.
COME ON.
OKAY, BRIAN.
SAM, COME HERE A MINUTE.
FROM BEHIND THE LINE IT SOUNDS LIKE
WE'RE AROUND.
FOOD'S COMING BACK RAW.
ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS CUT THE ING AROUND
AND JUST CONCENTRATE A LITTLE BIT.
'CAUSE IF YOU CONCENTRATE,
WON'T COME BACK RAW.
WE WAITED AN HOUR FOR OUR FOOD.
NOW I'M SITTING HERE 20 MINUTES
WAITING FOR RAW FISH?
JUST QUIT THE ING AROUND.
YOU'LL SEE A DIFFERENCE IN THE STANDARD.
COME ON, GUYS!
I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER.
, YEAH, WE CAN DO BETTER.
WELL, COME ON, CONCENTRATE!
YES, CHEF.
SCREW THAT.
IT'S STONE COLD AND RAW.
YOU KNOW WHO'S FAULT ALL THIS IS TONIGHT?
IT'S HIS.
THE PEOPLE ARE DONE EATING AND SHE HASN'T GOT HER FISH.
I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN MY FOOD YET.
I WANNA LEAVE.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHO I BLAME? I BLAME ALL THIS ON YOU.
IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.
SO STOP MAKING PATHETIC EXCUSES.
HERE WE GOT CHEF RAMSAY GIVING US A HAND
AND NOW YOU'RE GONNA TURN AROUND
AND BASICALLY SPIT IN HIS FACE
AND SAY, "IT'S YOUR FAULT THAT I SUCK?"
THAT'S HORRIBLE. I FEEL SORRY FOR THE MAN.
HONEY, IT'S COMING.
WE DON'T EVEN WANT IT.
HOLD ON.
YOU JUST GOTTA SLOW DOWN
AND STOP BEING A ING GOOFBALL,
THROW FOOD OUT THERE.
OKAY, GREAT, THANKS.
NOTHING COMPLICATED. OUTSTANDING.
GOOD MAN. GOOD MAN.
SEAT 60'S READY TO WALK.
WE GOT A TABLE WALKING. LET'S GO, GUYS.
GET BACK IN YOUR ING TRUCK.
RIGHT.
COMING TO ME LOOKING FOR EXCUSES.
EXCUSES? I AIN'T GOT NO EXCUSES.
YOU JUST SAID YOU BLAME ME.
WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED.
THAT'S COOL. THANKS, CHEF.
HUH?
WHAT A ING IDIOT.
SUPPOSED TO BE IN THIS TOGETHER, RIGHT?
I WOULD NEVER COME BACK HERE AGAIN.
ING CEMENT MIXER.
GUY'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.
WHERE'S BRIAN?
IN THIS HUGELY IMPORTANT DINNER SERVICE,
I GOT THREE MARSALAS COMING ON THE FLY.
I NEED 'EM, SAMMY.
DISHES STARTED TO COME BACK.
SAM. YEAH.
I'VE GOT PINK CHICKEN. PULL IT TOGETHER, COME ON.
I WANNA LEAVE.
AND WHEN CHEF RAMSAY TRIED TO RESTORE ORDER...
QUIT THE AROUND,
YOU'LL SEE A DIFFERENCE IN THE STANDARD.
BRIAN COULDN'T HANDLE THE CRITICISM...
YOU KNOW WHO I BLAME? I BLAME ALL THIS ON YOU.
GET BACK IN YOUR TRUCK. RIGHT.
COMING TO ME LOOKING FOR EXCUSES.
THANKS, CHEF.
AND PACKED IT IN,
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THIS TOGETHER, RIGHT?
WHAT A ING IDIOT.
GUY'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.
LEAVING A FATHER AND SON TO RELY ON EACH OTHER
TO SAVE THIS RESTAURANT.
COME ON. I'M NOT GIVING UP.
I'M NOT ING GIVING UP.
ALL RIGHT, SAM.
VEAL MARSALA-- IS IT OUT?
VEAL MARSALA IS COMING RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE SAUCE.
OKAY, I GOT A SHRIMP SCAMPI COMING ON THE FLY.
UH, SALMON.
RIGHT AFTER? YOU GOT IT.
WE GOT THIS, ALL RIGHT?
I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR ANY BETTER.
FATHER AND SON FINISHING OFF.
YES? YES, CHEF.
I'M SO HAPPY TO KNOW
THAT ME AND MY FATHER CAN WORK SIDE BY SIDE
WITHOUT TRYING TO KILL EACH OTHER.
I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT FEELING.
THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED.
EXCELLENT.
HEY, WHAT A DIFFERENCE. THEY LOOK GREAT. BEAUTIFUL.
SALMON IS DELICIOUS. YEAH.
TRY THIS. IT IS SO GOOD. DELICIOUS.
I LIKE IT A LOT.
YOU DID A EXCELLENT JOB TODAY, SAM.
I'M PROUD OF US. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I THINK OVERALL,
MY SON DID REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
HE PULLED THROUGH SO THAT SHOWS ME A LOT.
HE MADE ME REALIZE
THAT FAMILY, IT'S EVERYTHING.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE. IT'S EACH OTHER.
THIS PLACE IS GONNA WORK, POP.
AFTER AN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL RELAUNCH,
THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR GORDON TO REPAIR
IS THE FAMILY.
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY.
FROM THE FIRST MINUTE I WALKED IN HERE
I SAW A FAMILY WHO WASN'T EVEN TALKING
TO EACH OTHER.
THEY'RE TALKINGOVEREACH OTHER.
NOTHING WAS SINKING IN.
I ASKED ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY
TO WRITE A LETTER.
AND BEFORE I GO,
I WANT YOU TO READ THE LETTER.
KATHY.
"TO JOE AND SAM.
"I SEE THAT OUR LIVES...
"AND THE WAY WE EXIST AND TREAT EACH OTHER
"IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ANY LONGER.
"WE NEED REAL CHANGE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
"JOE, I DON'T WANT TO BE A WIDOW.
"PLEASE TRY TO TRUST IN SAM.
"YOU NEED TO TEACH AND SUPPORT HIM.
"YOU NEED TO LET HIM MAKE MISTAKES.
"YOU NEED TO PULL BACK.
"SAM, MY BEAUTIFUL SON.
"IT'S TIME TO ING STAND UP.
"YOU KNOW THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN
"FOR YOU AND ABOUT YOU AND YOUR NEW LIFE.
"DON'T BE SCARED.
"IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SHINE
"AND START BUSTING SOME ASS.
LOVE MA AND KATHY."
WELL DONE, MY DARLING.
THAT WAS TOUGH.
SAM, YOU'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS.
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME.
YEAH, WELL.
"DEAR DAD,
"THIS LETTER IS COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART.
"I HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO YOU.
"DAD, I REALLY TRULY ONLY WANT YOU
"TO BE PROUD OF ME.
"IT FEELS LIKE I AM A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT TO YOU
"BECAUSE OF MY PAST IMMATURITIES.
"I REALLY AM SORRY IF I DISAPPOINTED YOU.
"EVEN MORE SORRY IF I HURT YOU.
"I LOVE YOU, DAD.
"ALL I WANT
"IS TO TAKE THIS RESTAURANT OVER
"AND LET YOU RELAX.
"WE IS ALL WE HAVE
"AND WITHOUT EACH OTHER,
"WE ARE NOTHING.
LOVE, YOUR SON, SAM."
AMAZING.
AND NOW,
THE MAN.
THE REASON WHY WE'RE ALL HERE.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
"TO SAM.
"HI, SAM.
"I AM WRITING THESE FEW WORDS
"TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS LAST COUPLE DAYS
"YOU MADE ME REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE TO ME.
"AND I CAME TO REALIZE
"THAT YOU ARE READY.
"I WANT YOU TO TAKE CHARGE.
"FINALLY, I AM REALLY PROUD
"TO HAVE A SON LIKE YOU.
"P. S.,
"I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU.
"AND I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS."
LOVE, YOUR DAD."
YOU'RE AN AMAZING FAMILY.
YOU'D JUST FORGOTTEN IT.
THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'VE FELT
TO MY HUSBAND AND MY SON IN A REALLY LONG TIME.
FOR MY FATHER SAYING THAT HE LOVES ME
AND THAT HE'S PROUD OF ME
AND HE WANTS ME TO TAKE OVER,
IT'S EVERYTHING I ALWAYS WANTED.
IT'S MY DREAM COME TRUE.
CHEF RAMSAY BROUGHT BACK THE LOVE THAT WE HAD
THAT WE ALMOST LOST.
AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT.
YOU ARE THE AMERICAN DREAM.
GOOD NIGHT.