Kitchen Nightmares (2007–2014): Season 1, Episode 7 - Finn McCool's - full transcript
TONIGHT, GORDON HEADS
TO THE HAMPTONS
FOR SOME TRADITIONAL
IRISH FARE.
SPRING ROLLS WITH MUSTARD.
BUT FINDS A FAMILY PUB
THAT'S LOST ITS WAY.
GET OUTTA HERE.
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE
A PUB AT ALL.
THE FATHER'S STRUGGLING
TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.
WE'RE IN TROUBLE RIGHT NOW.
GET OUTTA HERE.
GET OUTTA HERE.
BUT THE SONS
ARE PULLING IT APART.
YOU DON'T LISTEN
TO ANYTHING I WANT TO SAY.
YOU ALMOST WANT TO TELL HIM
TO SHUT UP.
ONE HIDES BEHIND THE BAR.
I DO MY JOB.
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY AT THE BAR.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
THE OTHER
IS DRUNK WITH POWER.
THE OTHER
IS DRUNK WITH POWER.
ENOUGH.
GET OUTTA HERE.
AND THE FOOD THEY SERVE...
THIS IS LETHAL.
HAS SENT
THE LOCALS PACKING.
WE HAVE TO WORK
AND REALLY DIG DEEP
TO GET THESE LOCALS
BACK ON OUR SIDE.
CHEF RAMSAY'S NOT
THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD.
HE THINKS HE KNOWS EVERYTHING
WHETHER HE DOES OR NOT.
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
YOU GOT AN ISSUE?
I'M OUTTA HERE.
WITH ONLY ONE WEEK
TO TURN IT AROUND...
YOU CAN MOVE FASTER HERE,
LET'S GO.
WILL GORDON BE ABLE TO FIND
THIS FAMILY'S POT OF GOLD?
EVERY DAY YOU HAVE TO
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
EVERY DAY YOU HAVE TO
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
OR HAS THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
RUN OUT?
I DON'T SEE HOW
THIS IS GONNA WORK.
WE'RE SCREWED.
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
THE HAMPTONS
IS A BEAUTIFUL GETAWAY
THE HAMPTONS
IS A BEAUTIFUL GETAWAY
FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS
IN THE SUMMER.
BUT IN THE WINTER,
IT'S A QUAINT VILLAGE
INHABITED BY
A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY.
AMONG THE MANY EATERIES HERE
IS FINN McCOOL'S,
A FAMILY RESTAURANT
WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY DYING.
GORDON RAMSAY IS HERE
TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO IT.
I KNOW IT'S WINTER
BUT GOD,
YOU'D THINK THERE'D
BE SOMEBODY AROUND HERE.
THIS PLACE IS DESOLATE.
THERE'S HARDLY ANYBODY AROUND.
AWW, COME ON.
AWW, COME ON.
YOU GOT A LOT
OF PREPPING TO DO.
THERE HE GOES.
I'M THE OWNER OF FINN McCOOL'S
FAMILY RESTAURANT
AND IRISH PUB.
* MY YOUNG LOVE
SAID TO ME *
I WAS A POLICE OFFICER.
I WORKED FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON
TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I WAS THERE OVER 20 YEARS.
ARE WE READY?
THESE SHOULD BE MOVED
OVER HERE A LITTLE BIT.
AND I RETIRED.
AND I WAS RETIRED
FOR 12 HOURS,
EIGHT OF WHICH I SLEPT,
AND THEN WE OPENED UP.
FINN McCOOL'S
FAMILY RESTAURANT
WE ARE A FAMILY, I MEAN,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
WE ARE A FAMILY, I MEAN,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
SO THAT'S WHO
WE WANTED TO CATER TO.
BOTH OF MY SONS
WORK HERE FULL TIME.
AND JASON,
HE'S THE BAR MANAGER.
WHAT'S UP?
CAN I GET
THOSE SHOTS?
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY AT THE BAR.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.
MY PROBLEMS
ARE MORE WITH MY BROTHER.
I'M GONNA KICK YOU
RIGHT IN THE TEETH, I SWEAR--
LET ME HELP YOU OUT.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WHAT DO YOU
NEED ME TO DO?
I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND
WORKING WITH FAMILY.
IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.
YOU'RE AN ASS.
I SWEAR TO YOU ARE.
I'M VERY GOOD
AT WHAT I DO.
I DON'T KNOW
IF MY DAD AND MY BROTHER
COULD SURVIVE WITHOUT ME
BEING IN THE KITCHEN.
COULD SURVIVE WITHOUT ME
BEING IN THE KITCHEN.
GO AWAY.
AH, YOU GO AWAY.
HE IS AN ARROGANT
LITTLE BASTARD.
I DEVELOPED THE NAME
"CHEF SHORTCUT" FOR HIM
BECAUSE HE JUST CUTS CORNERS.
HE'LL DEEP-FRY BACON.
AND THEY COME OUT
LIKE PIG'S TAILS.
IT'S LIKE CHEWING
A BACON BALL.
IT'S ABSURD.
I'M IN CHARGE OF THE FOOD
AND I HAVE MY NAME BEHIND IT.
AND I KNOW WHAT CAN WORK
AND WHAT WILL WORK.
HE CAN BE PRETTY COCKY
AT TIMES.
YOU'RE SO
FULL OF CRAP.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN HE'S
VERY DISRESPECTFUL.
ALL RIGHT,
LOOK AT ME.
NO.
I SWEAR ON LILY.
TO THE POINT WHERE I--
TO THE POINT WHERE I--
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THE THINGS THAT HE SAYS.
WHAT DO YOU
NEED IT FOR?
SO I CAN
THROW IT AT YOU.
BRIAN AND JASON
BUTT HEADS A LOT.
IT COMES PRETTY CLOSE
TO BLOWS.
WELL, TELL HIM TO STAY
THE OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
JASON, YOU KNOW,
TRIES TO TALK TO HIM.
BRIAN'S ALL--
HIS EARS CLOSE DOWN.
"NO, NO, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT."
WHATEVER.
GROW UP.
THIS ISN'T NURSERY SCHOOL.
I DON'T REALLY GIVE A
ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS.
IT WOULD BE GREAT
TO HAVE SOMEBODY
OF CHEF RAMSAY'S CALIBER
COME IN AND SHOW BRIAN
THAT HE'S NOT RIGHT.
I DON'T NEED HELP COOKING.
I DON'T NEED HELP COOKING.
BEFORE, I WOULD JUST
LEAVE THE KITCHEN
AND LET HIM GO
ON HIS WAY,
BUT THE BUSINESS,
IT'S FLOUNDERING.
THERE'S NO WAY
OF ANYBODY KNOWING
THAT IT WAS A RESTAURANT.
YOU KNOW, WE PUT SIGNS
ON THE WINDOWS
AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE,
BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN
A SIGN OUT FRONT.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
BUDDY IS IN DEBT SOMEWHERE IN
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
MY FATHER'S INVESTED
EVERYTHING HE HAS
INTO THIS BUSINESS.
HIS WHOLE LIFE AS A COP
AND RETIREMENT
AND PENSION
AND THIS AND THAT,
IT'S GONE.
I ABSOLUTELY WORRY
ABOUT BUDDY'S HEALTH.
I WORRY A LOT
ABOUT HIS HEALTH.
IT'S NOT MY BOAT AND I
DON'T WANNA GO DOWN WITH IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY HE THINKS
HE CAN BE
THE WAY HE IS.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
IT SCARES ME TO THINK
HOW MUCH
NOT ONLY DOES HE LOSE,
HOW MUCH EVERYBODY LOSES,
'CAUSE WE NEED THIS
FOR OUR FAMILY.
I'M WORRYING
EVERY NIGHT GOING TO BED,
"ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE
TO PAY THIS MORTGAGE?"
AND TRY TO JUST BARELY
SCRAPE BY AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I CAN'T DESCRIBE TO YOU
HOW STRESSFUL THAT IS.
I CAN'T DESCRIBE TO YOU
HOW STRESSFUL THAT IS.
I CAN'T.
HERE I'M AT FINN McCOOL'S
TO HELP A FAMILY
THAT ARE IN CRISIS,
AND BLOODY HELL,
IT LOOKS LIKE A FUNERAL PARLOR
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
NOT A RESTAURANT.
GOD.
IT'S SO GRIM.
IT'S SO GRIM.
HELLO.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
BUDDY MAZIO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS
OF CHEF RAMSAY
WERE THAT HE'S
AN INTENSE MAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW
IF HE WAS GONNA BE
SOME KIND OF A BASTARD
OR AN EGO MAN
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THIS IS MY SON JASON.
JASON, NICE TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
GOOD.
HELLO.
THIS IS CAROL.
CAROL, NICE TO SEE YOU.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF GORDON,
I THINK HE'S ADORABLE.
I WOULD LOVE
TO GET MY HANDS ON GORDON.
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
MELISSA.
MELISSA, HELLO.
MELISSA, HELLO.
MY SON BRIAN.
CHEF, HOW ARE YOU?
ARE YOU WELL?
THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM
WHEN HE CAME IN,
I WAS DEFINITELY
A LITTLE SKEPTICAL.
I DO MY OWN THING BACK HERE,
I'M VERY CONTENT WITH THAT.
SO LET'S START WITH CAROL.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
WE HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH STAFF.
UH-HUH.
WE HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH BRIAN.
UH, OKAY.
HE'S, UH,
A BIT ARROGANT AND--
A LOT ARROGANT.
BECAUSE I SAY
WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID
AND YOU PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO HEAR IT, TOO BAD.
AND YOU PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO HEAR IT, TOO BAD.
WE'RE HERE
TO MAKEMONEY.
YEAH.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA
DO YOUR JOB, GET OUT.
I'M SORRY, BRIAN,
BUT IT DOES STEM--
IT STEMS FROM HIM,
BECAUSE HE WON'T LISTEN
TO BUDDY.
AN EXAMPLE LIKE?
VALENTINE'S DAY.
I WANTED HIM TO DO
A NICE VALENTINE'S DAY MENU.
HE DIDN'T SEE THE NEED FOR IT
'CAUSE WE'RE AN IRISH PUB.
HE DIDN'T THINK ANYBODY
WOULD COME IN
FOR AN IRISH PUB
FOR VALENTINES DAY.
IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE
VALENTINES DAY AND YOU SAY,
"WE WANT TO DO
A VALENTINES MENU TOMORROW."
TALKING ABOUT
TWO WEEKS BEFORE.
TALKING ABOUT
TWO WEEKS BEFORE.
TALKING ABOUT
A WEEK BEFORE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME TO ORDER.
BUT IT'S
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO HAVE COME UP WITH IT
WEEKS BEFORE
'CAUSE YOU ARE
THE HEAD CHEF.
WE DON'T ADVERTISE.
SCREW 'EM.
OH, BOY.
RIGHT NOW,
I'M HUNGRY.
I WANT TO TASTE THE FOOD.
AND LET'S MEET AFTER,
SHALL WE?
I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS.
I WONDER WHAT
HE'S GONNA SEE.
I WONDER IF WE'RE GONNA GET
REALLY BLASTED.
YOU KNOW?
THERE'S OUR
LUNCH MENU.
THANK YOU.
I'M LIKE, "I'M ABOUT
TO SERVE CHEF RAMSAY.
LIKE, THIS IS SO COOL."
THE CLAMS,
ARE THEY FRESH CLAMS?
THE CLAMS,
ARE THEY FRESH CLAMS?
UM, HONESTLY, IT'S FROZEN.
HMM.
I'LL START
WITH THE, UH,
FINN'S SPRING ROLL, PLEASE.
GOOD CHOICE.
THANK YOU.
CAN I GO FOR THE SALMON
AS WELL, PLEASE?
AND FOR THE MAIN COURSE, I'LL
HAVE A SHEPHERD'S PIE,
PLEASE, I THINK.
OKAY.
THANK YOU, MELISSA.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'M A VERY CONFIDENT PERSON.
AND I'VE BEEN IN THE KITCHEN
FOR A LONG TIME.
I'M ALMOST POSITIVE
WE'LL GET A GOOD REVIEW.
WHEN YOU GET
A FAMILY BUSINESS RIGHT,
IT GOES ON FOR GENERATIONS.
AND HERE,
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE
A FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS AT ALL.
PUBS ARE FULL OF ATMOSPHERE,
FUN.
IT'S GOT TWEED KNIT CURTAINS,
LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO VISIT
YOUR GRANNY.
WEIRD.
HERE YOU ARE,
SOME SPRING ROLLS
HERE YOU ARE,
SOME SPRING ROLLS
WITH COLMAN'S
MUSTARD.
WOW.
GOD.
IT'S A VERY STRANGE,
BIZARRE LOOKING SPRING ROLL.
DAMN.
ARE THEY POPULAR
ON THE MENU?
UM, PEOPLE
REALLY LIKE THEM.
NO DOUBT HALF THE CUSTOMERS
ARE DRUNK.
NOT A BIG HIT.
HE DIDN'T LIKE IT?
NO.
HE DIDN'T LIKE IT?
NO.
BRIAN'S IN THE KITCHEN,
LIKE, WONDERING.
I'M JUST LIKE, "NOPE."
HE REALLY THOUGHT THAT
I WAS GONNA WALK BACK THERE
AND BE LIKE,
"HE LOVED IT."
YOU KNOW, "HE WANTS YOU
TO COME WORK FOR HIM."
COME ON.
LET ME GET YOU
SOME CLEAN SILVERWARE.
THANK YOU.
GOD.
AND WHAT'S THIS STUFF HERE,
PLEASE, MELISSA?
ON TOP
IS A BALSAMIC REDUCTION.
HE LIKES TO USE THAT
A LOT.
HE LIKES THAT,
DOESN'T HE?
YES, HE DOES.
ON EVERYTHING,
HE PUTS A LITTLE DRIZZLE ON.
A LITTLE?
A LITTLE?
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
ALWAYS THE SIGN
OF A VERY INSECURE CHEF
WHEN HE MACERATES EVERYTHING
IN BALSAMIC VINEGAR.
LOOK AT THIS.
HORRIBLE.
DOESN'T TASTE LIKE SALMON
AT ALL.
ALL THROUGH?
DOES MY SHEPHERD'S PIE
HAVE ANY BALSAMIC VINEGAR?
NO.
GOOD. LOVELY.
I DON'T EVEN THINK
HE LIKES THE WATER.
HE SAID, UM,
"WILL MY SHEPHERD'S PIE
HAVE ANY
BALSAMIC VINEGAR ON IT?"
I SAID, "I CAN ASSURE YOU
IT WILL NOT."
AND I DON'T LIKE TO COME OFF
CONCEITED OR COCKY.
I'M VERY GOOD
AT WHAT I DO.
I KNOW THE BACK OF THE HOUSE
VERY WELL
AND I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
THAT'S OUT THERE.
ENJOY.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S JUST A BIG BALL
OF GREASE.
IT'S JUST VERY,
VERY GREASY.
DAMN.
THAT'S DISGUSTING.
SECOND DOOR ON THE LEFT.
OH, NO.
WE'RE JUST LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD,
SOMETHING MADE--
IT MADE HIM SICK."
IT MADE HIM SICK."
OH, MY GOD.
COMING UP,
GORDON DIGS UP THE DIRT
ON BRIAN.
A DISASTER.
AND LETS HIM KNOW WHAT
HE THINKS OF HIS FOOD.
YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY
TAKE A GRIP OF YOUR BUSINESS.
BUT BRIAN DOESN'T WANT
TO HEAR IT.
I ALMOST WANT TO TELL HIM
TO SHUT UP.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WOULD YOU CARE TO TAKE CARE
OF THIS TICKET THEN?
AND BUDDY WANTS TO
TAKE DOWN HIS SON.
AND BUDDY WANTS TO
TAKE DOWN HIS SON.
YOU GOT AN ISSUE?
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
AND IF THING'S
WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH...
I WORRY ABOUT
BUDDY'S HEALTH.
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
AFTER SUFFERING THROUGH
THE BEST FINN McCOOL'S
HAS TO OFFER,
IT'S TIME FOR GORDON TO HAVE
A LITTLE CHAT WITH THE CHEF.
CLEARLY, WE'VE GOT ISSUES.
WHEN A CHEF CAN'T MAKE
A ING SHEPHERD'S PIE,
IT WORRIES ME.
MY SHEPHERD PIE
WAS TAUGHT TO ME
BY, YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY WHO LEARNED IT
FROM SOMEBODY WHO WENT
TO IRELAND.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S AN AMERICAN IRISH PIE.
TASTED LIKE COUGH MIXTURE.
TASTED LIKE COUGH MIXTURE.
AND THEN THE SALMON, WHAT ON
EARTH WAS GOING ON THERE?
THE SALMON DISH
THAT I PUT OUT TO HIM
ALWAYS HAD RAVE REVIEWS
FROM EVERYBODY THAT'S HAD IT.
IT COULD BE TUNA FROM A CAN.
IT WAS THAT OVERCOOKED.
WAS THAT YOU AT YOUR BEST?
IT WAS ME DOING WHAT I DO.
I COOKED FOR YOU,
I IMAGINE,
THE WAY
THAT I WOULD HAVE COOKED
FOR SOMEBODY THAT WOULD
COME IN TOMORROW NIGHT
THAT I DON'T KNOW.
EVERY DAY YOU HAVE TO
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
HE HAS NO IDEA
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
SO WHATEVER HE HAS TO TELL ME,
DON'T REALLY CARE.
FOR A RESTAURANT TO SURVIVE
IN THE HAMPTONS,
IT NOT ONLY NEEDS
THE VACATION BUSINESS
IN THE SUMMER,
BUT A LOYAL LOCAL FOLLOWING
ALL YEAR ROUND.
ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER.
I'M AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHAT BETTER PLACE
TO ACTUALLY FIND OUT
WHAT IS FINN McCOOL'S
REALLY ABOUT?
'MORNING, GUYS.
HOW ARE YOU?
SIR, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
ARE YOU WELL?
I'M RICK SHOLTS.
RICK, NICE TO SEE YOU.
I'M RICK SHOLTS.
RICK, NICE TO SEE YOU.
WELCOME TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YEAH, I'M VERY HAPPY
TO BE HERE.
WHAT ABOUT
FINN McCOOL'S?
UH, A LOT OF FRIED FOOD.
REALLY?
FRIED FOOD?
MAYBE A LITTLE TOO MUCH
ON THE FRIED FOOD.
WHAT I'D LIKE
YOU TO DO, UM,
IF YOU COULD COME BACK
AND COME AND HAVE DINNER THERE
AS MY GUESTS.
UM...
THESE GUYS HERE HAVE GOT
THEIR FINGERS ON THE PULSE
IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND YOU'VE GOT
TO LOOK AFTER LOCALS.
WHAT BETTER LOCALS TO KEEP
ON YOUR SIDE THAN FIREMEN?
WHAT BETTER LOCALS TO KEEP
ON YOUR SIDE THAN FIREMEN?
PISS THEM OFF,
YOU'VE PISSED
THE WHOLE TOWN OFF.
AFTER INVITING THE FIREMEN
TO DINNER,
GORDON DECIDES TO DO
A QUICK INVESTIGATION
OF THE KITCHEN.
THIS SHELF,
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
SOMEBODY ACTUALLY
WIPED IT DOWN?
WOULD YOU
EAT THAT?
THIS IS LETHAL.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT,
WHAT IS THAT?
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT,
WHAT IS THAT?
PLEASE TELL ME
PEOPLE DO NO EAT THAT.
DEAR, DEAR,
COOKED CHICKEN WINGS.
RAW FOOD AGAINST COOKED FOOD.
WHAT ON EARTH?
WHAT IS THAT?
UGH.
OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE.
KITCHEN NIGHTMARE?
THIS IS A KITCHEN DISASTER.
THIS IS A KITCHEN DISASTER.
THERE IS ONE CLEAN THING
IN HERE.
DISAPPOINTED BY THE STATE
OF THE KITCHEN,
GORDON IS QUESTIONING
THE FAMILY'S COMMITMENT
TO THEIR RESTAURANT.
OKAY.
I WENT THROUGH
THE FRIDGES
AND I WAS
PRETTY DISGUSTED.
BRIAN,
YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY
PAY A LOT MORE RESPECT
TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND THE FIRST THING
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS MORNING,
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT,
YEAH,
ALL OF US,
IS WE'RE GONNA CLEAN.
I WAS A LITTLE OFFENDED.
I WAS A LITTLE OFFENDED.
I ALWAYS CONSIDERED MYSELF
TO HAVE
A PRETTY CLEAN KITCHEN.
ME, YOU, AND YOU
WE'RE GONNA CLEAN THE KITCHEN.
YEAH?
EVERYWHERE, YES?
IT PISSED ME OFF.
I DON'T DIRTY THAT KITCHEN.
I DON'T COOK
IN THAT KITCHEN.
SO I DIDN'T WANT TO GO
INTO HIS KITCHEN AND CLEAN IT.
GET THAT PULLED OUT.
ALL SOAKED AND WE GET
ALL THESE CLEAN AND IN.
QUITE FRANKLY, I THOUGHT
WE WERE PRETTY CLEAN.
CLEAN.
IT WAS, UH,
IT WAS FRUSTRATING.
AND, UH,
DEFINITELY EMBARRASSING.
BUT EVEN CHEF RAMSAY HAD SOME
GLOVES ON, HE WAS CLEANING.
I THINK THAT WAS MORE
IMPRESSIVE THAN ANYTHING,
I THINK THAT WAS MORE
IMPRESSIVE THAN ANYTHING,
TO SEE HIM
BE AS HANDS-ON AS HE WAS.
GUYS, UNDERNEATH THERE.
SPOTLESS.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
THE KITCHEN
HAS BEEN CLEANED
JUST IN TIME FOR DINNER.
IF ONLY THERE WERE
SOME CUSTOMERS.
WHEN WE'RE STRUGGLING
LIKE WE ARE NOW,
IT'LL DRIVE YOU CRAZY.
WHY DON'T MORE LOCALS,
YOU KNOW, COME?
WHY DON'T MORE LOCALS,
YOU KNOW, COME?
MAYBE THEY'VE COME HERE
AND HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE
AND DIDN'T WANT
TO COME BACK.
THANKFULLY, THE LOCAL FIREMEN
HAVE DECIDED
TO TAKE GORDON UP
ON HIS INVITATION.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IT'S NOW CRUCIAL
THAT CHEF BRIAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO IMPRESS
THE LOCAL FIREMEN.
ORDER IN.
YEAH.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT'S THAT?
NACHOS.
NACHOS?
ME.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU GOT FRESH VEGETABLES
IN THE HOUSE?
LAST SUMMER.
LAST SUMMER?
NO, I JUST CRINGE
WHEN I SEE THEM, THAT'S ALL.
I DEVELOPED THE NAME
"CHEF SHORTCUT" FOR HIM
BECAUSE HE JUST CUTS CORNERS.
WHAT ARE THEY, BRIAN?
BAKED CLAM CASSEROLE.
DID YOU BUY THE CLAMS FROZEN?
YOU CAN'T GET FRESH CLAMS?
YES, I CAN.
I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM
WITH GORDON
I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM
WITH GORDON
HANGING OVER ME,
WATCHING EVERY STEP.
WHEN I'M DOING SOMETHING,
LEAVE ME ALONE
AND LET ME DO IT.
45 MINUTES
INTO DINNER SERVICE
AND THE FIREMEN ARE STILL
WAITING FOR THEIR FOOD.
75% OF THE TIME,
I GO BACK INTO THE KITCHEN,
MY BROTHER'S
ON HIS CELL PHONE.
I SAY,
"HOW ARE YOU COOKING
"AND LOOKING
AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
"HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY
BE COOKING AND DOING THIS
WHEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE
CHATTING ON YOUR CELL PHONE?"
WHEN THE FIREMEN
FINALLY DO GET SERVED...
IT'S JUST DRY.
IT'S JUST DRY.
THEY'RE NOT IMPRESSED.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?
UH, BRIAN.
TWO SECONDS, PLEASE.
SO, GUYS, THIS HIS BRIAN,
THE CHEF, YES.
I BELIEVE YOU'VE MET,
NO?
THESE GUYS
ARE YOUR LOCALS.
YES.
I'LL START OFF
WITH YOUR PIE, PLEASE.
HOW WAS IT?
IT WASN'T WARM ENOUGH.
THESE ARE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN.
I DO THIS FOR A LIVING.
AND FOR SOMEBODY
TO CRITIQUE ME
WHO DOESN'T EVEN REALLY
DO IT FOR A LIVING,
YOU KNOW, FEEL LIKE
TELLING THEM TO SHUT UP.
THANK YOU.
BET YOUR BUTT,
THEY WON'T BE COMING BACK.
SO I WAS JUST LIKE,
"I DON'T SEE HOW THIS
IS GONNA WORK."
AFTER FEELING THE HEAT
OF THE FIREMEN,
BRIAN AND SOUS CHEF FRANCIS
GET BACK TO WORK
UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE
OF GORDON
WHO CAN'T BELIEVE
WHAT HE SEES.
FRANCIS.
FRANCIS.
FRANCIS.
FRANCIS.
ME, HE'S DEAF
AS A ING BAT.
FRANCIS, YOU TOOK IT
OFF THE FLOOR
AND PUT IT IN THE FRYER.
AND THEN BACK IN THE SAUCE.
BUT IT FELL ON THE FLOOR.
YOU PUT IT BACK
IN THE FRYER.
YOU PUT IT BACK
IN THE FRYER.
AND THAT CLEANS IT?
STERILIZED IT?
ME.
STERILIZED IT.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
EVERYTHING CONSISTENT,
BUT...
SOME THINGS GET MESSED UP
EVERY NOW AND THEN.
WHAT THE
WERE YOU THINKING?
WHAT THE
WERE YOU THINKING?
OH, MY GOD.
I'VE NEVER, EVER, EVER
SEEN ANYTHING
QUITE EXTRAORDINARY
AS THAT.
HE SERVES FOOD OFF THE FLOOR.
AND SERVES IT TO THE CUSTOMER.
OH, MY GOD.
NO.
STILL TO COME...
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
GET OUTTA HERE.
A FAMILY FEUD
SENDS BRAIN OVER THE EDGE.
WOULD YOU CARE TO TAKE CARE
OF THIS TICKET THEN?
I'M OUTTA HERE.
COMING UP ON
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
COMING UP ON
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
IT'S DAY THREE.
AND KNOWING FULL WELL
THAT FINN McCOOL'S
IS THE LIFE BLOOD
OF THE MAZIO FAMILY,
GORDON IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT
HOW DESPERATE
THE BUSINESS REALLY IS.
IF THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT,
HOW LONG COULD YOU AFFORD
TO STAY OPEN FOR?
WE'RE IN TROUBLE RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW,
WE'RE PROBABLY
I WOULD SAY $5, 000 A WEEK
OR $4, 000 A WEEK
UNDER WHAT WE NEED
TO SURVIVE.
UNDER?
YEAH.
SO 20 GRAND A MONTH?
YEAH.
YEAH.
JUST RECENTLY TOOK
A LITTLE PERSONAL LOAN
FROM A FRIEND, THEN I'D
PAY HIM BACK, YOU KNOW.
THAT KINDA THING.
JUST TO GET US THROUGH
THIS DREADFUL PERIOD HERE.
I DON'T SLEEP WELL
OWING PEOPLE MONEY.
THAT'S NOT--
THAT'S NOT WHAT I DO.
I HAVEN'T TAKEN
A CHECK YET.
YOU HAVEN'T PAID
YOURSELF YET FROM THE BUSINESS?
I GOT MY CHECKS IN THE SAFE.
GOT A STACK OF 'EM.
CAN WE LOOK AT THEM?
YEAH, EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.
BUT THESE ARE--
YOU CAN'T CASH THEM?
NO. NO.
I'VE NEVER LOST ANYTHING.
I'VE NEVER LOST ANYTHING.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL.
BUDDY BASICALLY PUT EVERYTHING
INTO THIS PLACE.
BY THIS PLACE NOT DOING
AS GOOD AS HE DREAMED
IS--IS JUST BREAKING HIM.
DIFFICULT HAVING TWO SONS
IN THE BUSINESS.
DO THEY KNOW
THE SITUATION YOU'RE IN?
I THINK JASON
UNDERSTANDS MORE.
BRIAN'S OUT ON AN ISLAND
A LITTLE BIT.
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
REALLY?
IF THIS DOESN'T WORK
AND IT DOES CLOSE,
AND IT DOES CLOSE,
WHAT WILL
THE BOYS DO?
THIS IS MY--
YOU KNOW--
OUR ENTIRE FAMILY
LIVES THEIR LIVES
OUTTA THIS.
I CAN FEEL IT.
MY SONS EAT THEIR DINNER
BECAUSE OF FINN McCOOL'S.
YOU KNOW, THEIR HOUSES ARE WARM
BECAUSE OF FINN McCOOL'S.
AND TO THINK THAT
WE WOULD CLOSE,
WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING
OF THE FINANCIAL PICTURE,
GORDON TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO THE FOOD,
GORDON TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO THE FOOD,
BEGINNING WITH TEACHING BRIAN
HOW TO MAKE A PROPER
SHEPHERD'S PIE.
BRIAN, GET ME
THE LARGE TRAY
THAT WE PUT
IN THE FRIDGE TO SET,
AND WE'LL PUT
OUR POTATOES ON THERE,
PUT IT IN THE OVEN
FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES.
TO HAVE HIM
COME TO YOUR PLACE
AND SHOW YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD
BE DOING THE RIGHT WAY...
PUT SOME CHEESE ON THERE,
GRILL IT,
AND THEN GET THEM
TO TASTE IT.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
IT MADE ME LAUGH A LITTLE.
DRAIN OFF THAT FAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT I GOT UPSET
WITH YOU ON THE OTHER DAY.
THAT THERE.
ADD THAT INTO THE MINCE.
INTO THE BOWL.
TO THINK THAT
WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO THINK THAT
WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO BE SCHOOLED
BY A MAN LIKE CHEF RAMSAY,
BOY, YOU'D BE A FOOL
NOT TO JUMP ON THIS.
MMM.
LET'S GO IN THE DINING ROOM,
SHALL WE?
OKAY.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO
HAVE A LITTLE TASTE
OF FINN McCOOL'S
SHEPHERD'S PIE, YES.
RICH.
GROUND BEEF.
MMM.
OURS ORIGINALLY CERTAINLY
HAD MUCH MORE
OF A BROWN SAUCE TO IT,
AND IT WAS FATTY.
AND IT WAS FATTY.
THEN, GORDON BROUGHT OUT
BRIAN'S OLD SHEPHERD'S PIE.
[chucklingÑ
I THOUGHT OUR SHEPHERD'S PIE
WAS HALFWAY DECENT.
IT WASN'T.
IT WAS TERRIBLE.
OUR NEW SHEPHERD'S PIE,
IT'S FANTASTIC.
THIS IS VERY, VERY GOOD.
I COME OUT LOOKING LIKE
THE OF THE FAMILY.
I WAS, UH,
TREMENDOUSLY PISSED OFF.
AFTER BEING HUMILIATED,
BRIAN GOES TO THE BAR.
HEY, CHEERS, GUYS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
TAKE IT EASY TODAY.
TAKE IT EASY.
PEOPLE SEE BRIAN
AS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME
ALL HIS LIFE.
IF HE WASN'T MY SON,
I'D FIRED HIS ASS OUTTA HERE.
ALL YOUR BUDDIES
ARE OUTSIDE, BRIAN.
SERIOUSLY.
OKAY.
I'M SERIOUS.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT KIDDING.
I SAID ALL RIGHT.
ENOUGH.
GET LOST.
GET OUTTA HERE.
LET ME DO MY JOB.
STAY BACK HERE
AND DO YOUR JOB.
CHILL OUT.
NOBODY WANTS TO GET YELLED AT
THAT THEY'RE NOT
DOING THEIR JOB PROPERLY.
I'M NOT GONNA
STICK AROUND FOR IT.
WHY ARE YOU STANDING
RIGHT THERE?
I DEFINITELY ONCE AGAIN
FELT LIKE A LITTLE KID
GETTING YELLED AT.
I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE
AND DOING WHAT I GOTTA DO.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WATCH YOUR MOUTH.
GET OUTTA HERE.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WOULD YOU CARE TO TAKE CARE
OF THIS TICKET THEN?
I DIDN'T EVEN
WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF I WANTED
TO BE IN THE KITCHEN ANYMORE.
I'M DONE WORKING HERE.
IT WAS HORRIBLE.
HE'S STUBBORN AS A MULE.
YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST
ABSOLUTELY STUBBORN.
HE JUST DISAPPEARED.
BRIAN'S DEPARTURE
HAS LEFT THE RESTAURANT
WITHOUT A CHEF.
AND BUDDY IS FORCED
TO RUN THE KITCHEN.
SPRING ROLLS.
SPRING ROLLS.
AND THE SOUP?
THANK YOU.
WHAT'S THAT THERE?
COBB SALAD.
GOOD, SO YOU'RE
AWARE OF THAT.
YOU'VE DONE THAT BEFORE
HAVE YOU?
I'M THINKING,
", DON'T LOOK AT ME."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I'M DOING BACK HERE.
WHAT IS THIS?
FASCINATING,
ISN'T IT?
I'M GLAD YOU FIND THAT
DIFFICULT TO READ.
THERE WAS EIGHT TICKETS
ON THE BOARD.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TICKETS WERE UP.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TICKETS WERE UP.
BUDDY, BUDDY, BUDDY,
NO, NO, NO.
BUDDY, YOU HAVE TO
TAKE SOME OUT, MY MAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE
A CROCK OF.
START AGAIN.
BUDDY, YOU HAPPY TO HAVE
BACON THERE LIKE THAT?
LOOKS.
LOOKS LIKE.
COME ON, BIG BOY.
STANDARDS.
THAT'S BETTER.
SERVICE, PLEASE.
WHAT?
SORRY?
TOP TO THE BUN.
TOP TO THE BUN.
TOP TO THE BUN.
WE ONLY SENT HALF OF IT OUT.
THERE WAS NO BUN
ON THAT.
LET'S PUT IT ON STRAIGHT AWAY.
WE'LL ARGUE AFTER.
IS THAT ORDER,
SHEPHERD'S PIE FOR SIX,
COMING TO THEM?
BUDDY CAN'T EVEN FIND
A ING DOILY,
LET ALONE COOK A FLOUNDER.
SWEATING, DRIPPING.
NOW, SMASHING PLATES.
HIS OWN PLATES.
IT'S DAY FOUR,
AND BRIAN'S LOYALTY
TO HIS FAMILY
BRINGS HIM BACK TO WORK.
YOU GET RENEWED RESPECT FOR
WHAT BRIAN HAS TO GO THROUGH.
IT'S A TOUGH JOB.
IT'S TOUGH.
GET THAT
MOZZARELLA STICK GOING.
I GAINED A LOT MORE RESPECT
FOR MY BROTHER.
AND ALL THESE TIMES
THAT I'M HARD ON HIM
AND I GET ANGRY AT HIM
AND WE FIGHT ABOUT STUFF,
I COULDN'T DO
WHAT HE DOES.
WITH A NEW APPRECIATION
FOR BRIAN,
GORDON DECIDES TO SPEND
SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH HIM.
GORDON DECIDES TO SPEND
SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH HIM.
I KNEW YOU WERE
AN ANGRY CHEF,
FRUSTRATED, PISSED OFF
WITH YOUR DAD.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
YOU HAD ON YOUR SHOULDERS
BEFORE I WALKED IN HERE.
THERE'S PARTS OF ME
THAT FEEL FOR YOU IN WAY
THAT I--
I'VE STARTED TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
WHEN YOU'D GET
PISSED AND FRUSTRATED,
WHO'D YOU TALK TO?
WHO DO YOU
OWN UP TO?
I'M NOT GONNA
GRIPE TO MY LITTLE ONE.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT QUITTING
AND SETTING UP
ELSEWHERE?
OH, CONSTANTLY.
YEAH?
YEAH.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT
YOUR ROLE IS ENOUGH.
I'VE PROBABLY
FADED OUT A LITTLE BIT
I'VE PROBABLY
FADED OUT A LITTLE BIT
IN STEPPING UP MY GAME
TO WHERE IT USED TO BE.
SO I MIGHT HAVE LOST
SOME OF THE PASSION,
WHICH IS SAD
TO SAY THAT
BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THAT,
BUT NOW IT'S KINDA
OPENED MY EYES
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
YOU COULDA HANDLED IT
A DIFFERENT WAY.
IN A WAY THAT YOU BECOME
THE RESPONSIBLE ONE.
AND ING FOCUS.
IF YOU GET
SECURITY OF YOUR FOOD
AND YOU MAKE
THIS PLACE ROCK,
I PROMISE YOU
THAT'S GONNA GIVE YOU
STABILITY
TO RUN THIS BUSINESS
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
OKAY?
THANK YOU.
GOOD MAN.
CHEF RAMSAY DEFINITELY
KICKED ME IN THE ASS
AND GOT ME EXCITED
TO DO WHAT I'M DOING.
WHILE GORDON HAS BEEN DEALING
WITH THE FAMILY'S ISSUES,
HIS DESIGN TEAM HAS BEEN
SPRUCING UP THE RESTAURANT
IN ANTICIPATION
OF THE RELAUNCH.
OH, MY GOSH.
YOU WALKED IN
AND YOU FELT LIKE
YOU WERE IN A HOME.
IT WAS SO COMFORTABLE.
BIGGER.
HOLY MOSES.
OH, LOOK AT THE BOOTHS.
WARMER?
YEAH.
YEAH.
WOW.
I'M IN SHOCK.
I'M NEVER
AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
YOU KNOW,
THIS IS OVERWHELMING.
GORGEOUS.
FOR BUDDY,
THIS WAS HIS BIG DREAM.
IT WAS VERY COOL SEEING THAT,
JUST THE LOOK ON HIS FACE
WHEN WE WALKED IN THERE.
WOW.
I'M HAPPY.
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN A GIFT.
NOW IT'S OUR JOB
TO MAKE THIS WORK,
AND WE CERTAINLY WILL.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HOLY MOSES.
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
CHEF RAMSAY ASKED US
TO HANG OUTSIDE
FOR A LITTLE BIT.
SOMETHING YOU'VE
ALWAYS, ALWAYS WANTED.
SOMETHING YOU'VE
ALWAYS, ALWAYS WANTED.
NEVER HAD.
WELCOME TO FINN McCOOL'S,
YES?
LOVELY.
ESTABLISHED 2006.
FAMILY RESTAURANT.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
THAT IS GORGEOUS.
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGN
RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT
FROM 100 METERS, RIGHT?
I DIDN'T KNOW
HE WOULD GO TO THAT EXTENT
AND REALLY GO
THAT EXTRA MILE FOR US.
YOU CAN'T MISS THIS.
IT'S TOUGH TO PUT INTO WORDS
HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME
AND THE REST
OF MY FAMILY.
BUDDY,
HAPPY WITH THE COLOR?
BUDDY,
HAPPY WITH THE COLOR?
HOLY MOSES.
LOOK AT IT.
IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL.
WE WERE ALL GETTING
TEARY EYED.
AND THE FOUR OF US
WERE JUST IN AWE.
AT LEAST,
WHEN YOU DRIVE BY NOW,
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.
AMEN.
I'M THANKFUL
AS AN OWNER OF A RESTAURANT.
BUT I'M ALSO THANKFUL
AS A DAD.
ALTHOUGH FINN McCOOL'S
HAS A NEW SIGN
AND A NEW LOOK,
IT'S THE FOOD
THAT BRINGS IN THE CUSTOMERS.
THE FIRST THING I DID
WAS GOT RID OF 2/3 OF THE MENU
THE MAJORITY
OF IT WAS FROZEN.
THE MAJORITY
OF IT WAS FROZEN.
IT WASN'T FRESH.
WHAT'S THE POINT
OF HAVING IT ON THERE?
WHATEVER COMES OUT OF HERE
HAS MY NAME ON IT,
AND I DON'T WANNA
MESS THIS UP.
YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE
WITH THE SEASONS.
GET RID OF THE DARK
HEAVY SAUCES
AND LIGHTEN UP
A LITTLE BIT.
GORDON'S NEW MENU
OF CONTEMPORARY PUB FOOD
INCLUDES...
THE GUINNESS PUB BURGER.
AND GORDON'S OWN FAMILY RECIPE
FOR SHEPHERD'S PIE.
AND THEN
THE FIREMAN'S CHICKEN.
CHEF RAMSAY
DUMPED THE FRIED FOODS.
THEY'RE GONE.
AND TO GIVE THE RESTAURANT
A NEW ENERGY
AND TO TAKE SOME PRESSURE
OFF BRIAN IN THE KITCHEN,
GORDON HAS INTRODUCED
TABLESIDE SERVICE.
GORDON HAS INTRODUCED
TABLESIDE SERVICE.
TONIGHT YOU'RE GONNA BE
ROASTING A CHICKEN.
YOU ROAST IT
IN THE KITCHEN.
I'M GONNA
CUT IT TABLESIDE.
DON'T BE NERVOUS ABOUT IT.
I CAN SEE IT
ON YOUR FACE ALREADY.
I'M A LITTLE--
DON'T.
IT CREATES A BUZZ
IN THE DINING ROOM.
AND IT CREATES A BIT
OF AN EXCITEMENT.
READY?
LET'S GO.
OKAY, YOU AND I
IN THE KITCHEN, LET'S GO.
LISTEN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
A LOT IN THIS LAST WEEK.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
YOU KNOW,
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS
THAT WE'VE DONE WRONG.
WE WERE TAUGHT A LOT OF THINGS
AND HOW TO DO THINGS RIGHT.
WE CAN COME OUT
OF THE BLOCKS TODAY
WE CAN COME OUT
OF THE BLOCKS TODAY
AND PEOPLE
CAN LEAVE HERE SAYING,
"OH, MY GOD,
WHAT A PLACE,"
THIS IS HUGE.
THIS IS A GRAND OPENING.
SMILE,
MAKE PEOPLE FEEL--
LOOK AT ME.
HAVE FUN.
LET'S KICK THIS IN THE ASS.
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THAT'S ALL.
DO IT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
ANYBODY HAVE
ANY ISSUES?
DO WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES?
FIVE MINUTES.
GO COMPOSE.
GO COMPOSE.
HURRY UP.
THE NEWS OF GORDON RAMSAY'S
NEW MENU
HAS SPREAD THROUGH THE TOWN,
AND THE RESTAURANT
IS FULLY BOOKED FOR RELAUNCH.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON IN.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON IN.
GORDON ALSO
PERSUADED THE FIREMEN
TO GIVE FINN McCOOL'S
ANOTHER CHANCE.
DON'T LOOK SO NERVOUS.
JUST SMILE.
EVEN WHEN IT'S GOING WRONG,
SMILE, OKAY?
THIS TABLE RIGHT HERE.
FIVE WITH A HIGH CHAIR.
FIVE AND A HIGH CHAIR.
THIS IS THEIR
ONE BIG LAST CHANCE
OF GETTING THIS THING RIGHT.
WELCOME TO FINN McCOOL'S.
MY NAME IS MELISSA, AND I'LL
BE YOUR WAITRESS TONIGHT.
THIS IS OUR BIG CHANCE.
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
IS COMING HERE.
YOU WANT A BIG ONE
OR A REGULAR?
I AM FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS.
THIS IS WHAT YOU LIVE FOR.
TONIGHT IS A GOOD THING.
BRIAN, CAN I PLEASE
PUT A TICKET IN?
BRIAN, CAN I PLEASE
PUT A TICKET IN?
I'M THINKING,
"ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I GOTTA HAVE THIS,
I GOTTA HAVE THIS."
AND THEN I DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO THINK OF WHAT
I GOTTA HAVE ANYMORE
BECAUSE THE TICKETS
STARTED COMING.
WOULD YOU LIKE A BOOTH?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT,
THANK YOU.
WE OPENED UP THE FLOOD GATES.
WHAT'S ALL THIS FOOD
DOING OUT THERE?
WHERE'S THIS GOING?
OH, MAN.
WHOO.
IT'S A HUGE NIGHT
AT FINN McCOOL'S.
THE LOCALS HAVE COME OUT
AND THE PLACE IS PACKED.
TONIGHT IS WITHOUT QUESTION
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE MAZIO FAMILY.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T GO WELL,
IT COULD BE
A GOOD-BYE PARTY
INSTEAD OF A RELAUNCH.
TONIGHT IS THE WHOLE NEW MENU.
WE HAVE A LOT
OF WONDERFUL THINGS ON THERE.
CAN I GET THE OYSTERS
ON THE HALF SHELL?
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
ANY SLOPPY ING BOWLS.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
ANY SLOPPY ING BOWLS.
I WANT NICE, CLEAN BOWLS,
NICE, COOKED FOOD, AND JUST--
PRIDE TONIGHT.
ALL ABOUT
ING PRIDE, YEAH?
DEFINITELY.
THIS IS A BIG, BIG,
BIG NIGHT TONIGHT.
WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED
AT FINN McCOOL'S.
DIRECTION HAD TORN
THE FAMILY APART.
NOW WE'VE GOT A NEW MENU,
NEW DECOR,
A NICE ATTITUDE,
AND THEY'VE GOT
TO RUN IT AS A BUSINESS.
WE HAVE GOT ONE BIG CHANCE,
AND THEY HAVE GOT
TO GET IT RIGHT.
ADDING TO THE PRESSURE
ON THE KITCHEN
IS THE PRESENCE
OF THE LOCAL FOOD CRITIC.
THIS FOOD CRITIC
REPRESENTS DANS PAPER.
IT'S A LOCAL PAPER,
IT'S A LOCAL PAPER,
SO, YOU KNOW,
WORD GETS OUT ON THE STREET,
NEW MENU,
NEW DECOR, EH?
YEAH?
WE GOT IT.
COME ON THEN.
WAKEY-WAKEY.
THIS IS NOT A AROUND,
THIS FOOD CRITIC IN HERE.
YOU KNOW THAT?
WE'LL BE ON IT.
WE'RE REVIEWING
THE RESTAURANT.
THEY WANT A GOOD REVIEW,
THEY SHOULD GIVE US A TABLE.
YOU'VE LOST YOUR SMILE.
GO ON.
I KNOW, RICE PUDDING.
THAT ONE VAT IS GONE.
WAS THAT IT?
UH, YES.
AND START SMILING.
YOU'VE LOST YOUR SMILE.
CHEF IS TELLING ME,
"YOU'RE LOSING YOUR SMILE,
YOU'RE LOSING YOUR SMILE."
YOU'RE LOSING YOUR SMILE."
HOW THE HELL
COULD I SMILE RIGHT NOW?
THEY'VE ALL BEEN THERE
ONE HOUR, 45 MINUTES.
I NEED THE TABLE BACK,
YES?
ABSOLUTELY.
I'M LIKE,
"OH, MY GOSH.
PLEASE DON'T YELL AT ME
RIGHT NOW, 'CAUSE I'LL CRY
AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE TO
GO OVER TO MY TABLE
AND TOSS A SALAD
WHILE I'M CRYING.
I FORGOT
MY CAESAR DRESSING.
CAN YOU GET ME
A THING OF CAESAR DRESSING?
SURE.
BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE
THE CAESAR DRESSING OR DO WE?
THEY SHOULD HAVE IT.
OKAY.
KEEP AN EYE
ON THE SALAD FOR ME.
I'M GONNA RUN
AND GRAB IT MYSELF.
IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS NERVE-RACKING.
I'M RUNNING AROUND
LIKE A CHICKEN
WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF.
LIKE A CHICKEN
WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF.
WHERE IS THE CAESAR DRESSING?
HOW COULD YOU GO TO A TABLE
WITHOUT THE DRESSING?
WHERE IS THE DRESSING?
HAVE YOU GOT IT, BUDDY?
I KNOW,
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS.
GOT SOME, RIGHT HERE.
MY BAD.
MY HAD.
WHILE THE KITCHEN
IS OVERWHELMED,
THE CUSTOMERS ARE RESTLESS.
I WOULD THINK WITHIN
OVER AN HOUR,
WE WOULD HAVE OUR FOOD
ON THE TABLE.
WHILE PEOPLE
IN THE DINING ROOM
ARE WAITING A LONG TIME
FOR THEIR FOOD...
THE FIRE CHIEF
IS YET TO BE SEATED.
I THINK WE ORDERED
BEFORE THEM.
THEY'RE A LITTLE OVERCROWDED
FOR THE FIRE CODES,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
FOR THE FIRE CODES,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
EVERY PLATE
IS IMPORTANT TONIGHT.
EVERY OYSTER, EVERY PLATE,
EVERY CUSTOMER, YES?
BE REALLY CAREFUL,
BECAUSE THIS IS EXTREMELY HOT.
IT WAS FRUSTRATING
FOR SURE
AND DEFINITELY EMBARRASSING.
PRETTY MUCH
A THREE RING CIRCUS BROKE OUT.
CAN I HAVE HALF A LEMON
RATHER THAN SALAD
ON THERE PLEASE, YEAH?
JUST A HALF A LEMON.
CUT IT IN HALF.
ALL RIGHT,
GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
I'M GETTING PISSED NOW, YEAH?
LET'S GO.
WHEN CHEF RAMSAY'S
SCREAMING AT ME...
DON'T GET
WITH ME.
I DEFINITELY ONCE AGAIN
FELT LIKE A LITTLE KID
GETTING YELLED AT.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK
FASTER THAN THIS.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK
FASTER THAN THIS.
YES, IT'S A NEW MENU,
BUT YOU CAN MOVE
FASTER HERE LET'S GO.
TWO POT PIES, A STEW,
AND A SHEPHERD'S PIE.
COME ON, BUDDY.
COME ON, COME ON.
HURRY.
THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME
ENJOY.
STAY IN CONTROL,
BRIAN, YEAH?
BUDDY, THAT'S FOR
YOUR CHICKEN.
BUDDY IS NERVOUS
ABOUT GOING AROUND
AND CARVING UP
THOSE CHICKENS TONIGHT.
ALMOST THE ONE
THAT GO AWAY.
COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON.
WHILE BRIAN TRIES
TO KEEP THE KITCHEN
UNDER CONTROL.
JASON IS BUSY
PUTTING OUT FIRES
IN THE DINING ROOM.
IN THE DINING ROOM.
I APOLOGIZE.
HE'S WORKING
ON A BRAND NEW MENU
WITH A PACKED DINING ROOM
ALL AT ONCE.
FOOD CRITIC JUST STARTED GIVING
YOUR BROTHER SOME.
SO, HEY, PROVE THEM WRONG.
COME ON.
I WOULD LOVE
A REVIEW.
WE'RE SERIOUSLY
IN THE NOW.
THE BAR
IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED.
AND JASON'S
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
HE'S NOW GETTING
FROM CUSTOMERS.
WE'VE GOT
TO TURN THOSE TABLES.
THIS IS THE CRITICAL POINT
OF THIS RESTAURANT.
THIS IS THE CRITICAL POINT
OF THIS RESTAURANT.
THEY'VE GOT TURN THIS.
WAKE UP AND SPEED UP.
SHE ASKED, HONEST OPINION,
SHOULD I TELL PEOPLE AT THE BAR
THEY MIGHT NOT EAT TONIGHT?
WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK
FASTER THAN THIS.
YOU GOTTA ING
IGNITE THAT FIRE, YEAH.
WE'RE OKAY.
COME ON.
THERE'S 60 PLUS PEOPLE HERE
THAT ARE PISSED OFF
AT THE CHIEF
FOR GETTING THEM HERE TONIGHT
AND IT AIN'T RIGHT.
IT WAS TOUGH, IT WAS TOUGH.
PEOPLE WERE GETTING ANGRY.
I'M PISSED.
I'M LEAVING.
WHAT CHEF RAMSAY SAW
WAS A DINING ROOM
THAT WAS A DISASTER.
WAS A DINING ROOM
THAT WAS A DISASTER.
IT WAS A HORROR SHOW.
AN ABSOLUTE HORROR SHOW.
COME ON, BRIAN, YOU'VE GOT
TO STEP UP NOW, MY MAN.
SHE ASKED, HONEST OPINION,
SHOULD I TELL PEOPLE AT THE BAR
THEY MIGHT NOT EAT TONIGHT?
OUR RESTAURANT
WAS OVERWHELMED.
WITH THE DINING ROOM
IN DISARRAY
AND THE KITCHEN IN CHAOS,
GORDON STEPS IN.
COME HERE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR KITCHEN NOW.
LET'S LOOK AT IT THIS WAY,
WE HAVE TO WORK,
I MEAN,
REALLY DIG DEEP
TO GET THESE LOCALS
BACK ON OUR SIDE.
SO DON'T DISINTEGRATE.
SO DON'T DISINTEGRATE.
AND THE QUICKER
YOU GET UP TO SPEED
WITH WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,
THIS WHOLE THING'S GONNA
START GELLING A LOT QUICKER.
I GOT A LITTLE DISHEARTENED,
AT FIRST,
HOW IT WAS TURNING OUT.
BUT CHEF RAMSAY WANTED ME
TO BE ABLE TO SHOW
THAT I COULD DO IT.
GIVE IT SOME FIRE.
LET'S GO.
THE FAMILY BEGINS
TO GET IT TOGETHER.
AND THE FOOD IS ONCE AGAIN
LEAVING THE KITCHEN.
BUT THEY FACE
ANOTHER CRITICAL TEST--
THE FOOD CRITIC.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
THE CHICKEN
OR THE SHEPHERD'S PIE TONIGHT.
OKAY?
IF I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
THE POTATO AND BACON
IF I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
THE POTATO AND BACON
OR THE MULLIGATAWNY
WHAT WOULD I GET?
MULLIGATAWNY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET BREAKFAST STEW.
SHEPHERD'S PIE.
BRI, I HAVE THAT ORDER
IN NOW.
PERFECT.
EVERY CUSTOMER'S YOUR CRITIC.
BUT THIS ONE
IS A FOOD CRITIC, YEAH?
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY.
THE SHEPHERD'S PIE
IS EXCELLENT.
ANY PROBLEMS, JUST THROW
A GLASS AT SOMEONE.
OKAY.
WHY DON'T I TAKE THIS
AND YOU TAKE THAT?
BUT I HAVE
TO TAKE THIS TOO.
I CAN TAKE THAT.
OKAY.
I CAN TAKE THAT.
OKAY.
BE VERY CAREFUL
NOT TO TOUCH THAT.
AND I BROUGHT LITTLE
SIDE DISHES FOR EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THIS IS A SIGNATURE DISH.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
REALLY BLACK IN THE MIDDLE.
THEY SEEM VERY HAPPY.
THEY HAVE SMILES.
CRITICS TABLE,
SHE THOUGHT THE SHEPHERD'S PIE
WAS DELICIOUS.
BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, THIS IS WHERE THIS PUB
STARTS TO MAKE MONEY.
IT'S TURNING TABLES
FOR THE SECOND TIME.
THE ATMOSPHERE IS ELECTRIC.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY
YOU GOT IN THE HAMPTONS,
YOU CAN'T BUY
AN ATMOSPHERE LIKE THIS.
EXTRAORDINARY.
WE CAN PUT
THESE TWO SOUPS OUT HERE.
WE'RE ON IT.
COME ON THEN.
BUDDY.
YES?
BUDDY.
YES?
YES, I SAID
I WAS DOING THIS.
I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA
PACK THE PLACE, YES?
YES, SIR.
GIVE IT 24 HOURS,
LET THE WORD SPREAD,
AND EVERY
TURNED UP WITH THEIR DOG.
DO ME A FAVOR.
YES?
STAY FOR A WHILE.
THE DINNER SERVICE
ENDS SUCCESSFULLY.
CUSTOMERS ARE LEAVING
SATISFIED.
AND THE FAMILY PROVED
THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK.
THANK YOU.
BYE-BYE.
AT LEAST FOR ONE NIGHT.
*
14 YEARS OF
WORKING IN SOME PLACES
14 YEARS OF
WORKING IN SOME PLACES
AND CRAPPY PLACES
AND TRYING TO GET
EVERYTHING I CAN,
TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT
SHOW YOU--
AWESOME.
IT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO
FOR A LONG TIME,
AND I JUST FADED AWAY,
YOU KNOW.
JUST CAME IN
AND WENT THROUGH THE MOTIONS.
YOU KNOW, FOR HIM COMING,
YOU KNOW, AND TELLING ME
THAT I NEEDED
TO GET BACK INTO IT--
HE ACTUALLY DID,
HE, YOU KNOW,
MADE ME FEEL
LIKE I WANTED TO COOK AGAIN.
NO, NO, NO, NO, GUYS.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I SAW.
AND THIS IS
THE GOD'S HONEST TRUTH.
I SAW A FAMILY COME TOGETHER.
THERE WAS A BUZZ.
EVERYBODY FELT IT.
YOU KNOW, AND WE WERE
A FAMILY AGAIN.
THE FIRST AND FOREMOST
IMPORTANT THING
TO THINK ABOUT TOMORROW--
DO NOT STOP SUPPORTING
EACH OTHER,
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
A GREAT FAMILY.
AND WHEN IT WORKS,
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
GOOD NIGHT.
CHEF.
GORDON RAMSAY
REFERS TO ME AS A CHEF,
IT BLOWS MY MIND.
IT BLOWS MY MIND.
DON'T YOU STOP,
BIG BOY, YES?
- THANK YOU.
- COCKY.
HE'S PUT US
TO THE TEST.
IT WAS VERY REWARDING
TO HEAR CHEF TELL US
WHAT A GOOD JOB WE DID.
SMILE, YES?
YES?
YES.
DETECTIVE MY ASS.
ARE YOU SURE?
HUH?
WE APPRECIATE WHAT HE DID.
ALL THE WORK THAT HE DID
DIDN'T FALL ON DEAF EARS.
I SAW A FAMILY
COME TOGETHER.
I WAS PROUD.
REALLY PROUD.
YOU'RE A GREAT DAD,
AND YOU GOT A HEART OF GOLD
AND TWO GREAT SONS.
AND TWO GREAT SONS.
CHEERS.
TAKE CARE.
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES DOING THESE
CAN BE A RIGHT
PAIN IN THE ASS.
I HAVE TO SAY,
THIS ONE WAS A JOY,
BECAUSE THIS FAMILY NOW
ARE UNITED
AND THEY DESERVE
TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
TWO MONTHS LATER
AND FINN McCOOL'S
IS ON IT'S WAY
TO ESTABLISHING ITSELF
IS ON IT'S WAY
TO ESTABLISHING ITSELF
AS A FUN, HAPPENING,
FAMILY RESTAURANT.
THE CLAMS ARE JUST DELICIOUS.
REALLY GOOD.
WELCOME TO FINN McCOOL'S.
THIS IS THE GREATEST THING
IN THE WORLD.
THE GREATEST THING HAS HAPPENED.
THE SHEPHERD'S PIE
IS THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
AND THE PRIDE
OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
BRIAN AND JASON HAVE BECOME
QUITE THE TEAM,
BOTH STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE
AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.
YOU GOT IT?
YEAH.
YOU SURE?
BEAT IT.
I LOVE MY BROTHER TO DEATH.
UH, NO QUESTION.
AS FOR BUDDY,
HE FINALLY CASHED
HIS FIRST PAYCHECK.
HE FINALLY CASHED
HIS FIRST PAYCHECK.
AND AT LAST,
IRISH EYES ARE SMILING.
I HAVE TWO SONS
THAT ARE PHENOMENAL.
I HAVE A GREAT STAFF.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
THIS IS WHAT WE PLANNED FOR.
I LOVE IT.
TO THE HAMPTONS
FOR SOME TRADITIONAL
IRISH FARE.
SPRING ROLLS WITH MUSTARD.
BUT FINDS A FAMILY PUB
THAT'S LOST ITS WAY.
GET OUTTA HERE.
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE
A PUB AT ALL.
THE FATHER'S STRUGGLING
TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.
WE'RE IN TROUBLE RIGHT NOW.
GET OUTTA HERE.
GET OUTTA HERE.
BUT THE SONS
ARE PULLING IT APART.
YOU DON'T LISTEN
TO ANYTHING I WANT TO SAY.
YOU ALMOST WANT TO TELL HIM
TO SHUT UP.
ONE HIDES BEHIND THE BAR.
I DO MY JOB.
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY AT THE BAR.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
THE OTHER
IS DRUNK WITH POWER.
THE OTHER
IS DRUNK WITH POWER.
ENOUGH.
GET OUTTA HERE.
AND THE FOOD THEY SERVE...
THIS IS LETHAL.
HAS SENT
THE LOCALS PACKING.
WE HAVE TO WORK
AND REALLY DIG DEEP
TO GET THESE LOCALS
BACK ON OUR SIDE.
CHEF RAMSAY'S NOT
THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD.
HE THINKS HE KNOWS EVERYTHING
WHETHER HE DOES OR NOT.
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
YOU GOT AN ISSUE?
I'M OUTTA HERE.
WITH ONLY ONE WEEK
TO TURN IT AROUND...
YOU CAN MOVE FASTER HERE,
LET'S GO.
WILL GORDON BE ABLE TO FIND
THIS FAMILY'S POT OF GOLD?
EVERY DAY YOU HAVE TO
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
EVERY DAY YOU HAVE TO
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
OR HAS THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
RUN OUT?
I DON'T SEE HOW
THIS IS GONNA WORK.
WE'RE SCREWED.
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
THE HAMPTONS
IS A BEAUTIFUL GETAWAY
THE HAMPTONS
IS A BEAUTIFUL GETAWAY
FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS
IN THE SUMMER.
BUT IN THE WINTER,
IT'S A QUAINT VILLAGE
INHABITED BY
A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY.
AMONG THE MANY EATERIES HERE
IS FINN McCOOL'S,
A FAMILY RESTAURANT
WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY DYING.
GORDON RAMSAY IS HERE
TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO IT.
I KNOW IT'S WINTER
BUT GOD,
YOU'D THINK THERE'D
BE SOMEBODY AROUND HERE.
THIS PLACE IS DESOLATE.
THERE'S HARDLY ANYBODY AROUND.
AWW, COME ON.
AWW, COME ON.
YOU GOT A LOT
OF PREPPING TO DO.
THERE HE GOES.
I'M THE OWNER OF FINN McCOOL'S
FAMILY RESTAURANT
AND IRISH PUB.
* MY YOUNG LOVE
SAID TO ME *
I WAS A POLICE OFFICER.
I WORKED FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON
TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I WAS THERE OVER 20 YEARS.
ARE WE READY?
THESE SHOULD BE MOVED
OVER HERE A LITTLE BIT.
AND I RETIRED.
AND I WAS RETIRED
FOR 12 HOURS,
EIGHT OF WHICH I SLEPT,
AND THEN WE OPENED UP.
FINN McCOOL'S
FAMILY RESTAURANT
WE ARE A FAMILY, I MEAN,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
WE ARE A FAMILY, I MEAN,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
SO THAT'S WHO
WE WANTED TO CATER TO.
BOTH OF MY SONS
WORK HERE FULL TIME.
AND JASON,
HE'S THE BAR MANAGER.
WHAT'S UP?
CAN I GET
THOSE SHOTS?
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY AT THE BAR.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.
MY PROBLEMS
ARE MORE WITH MY BROTHER.
I'M GONNA KICK YOU
RIGHT IN THE TEETH, I SWEAR--
LET ME HELP YOU OUT.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WHAT DO YOU
NEED ME TO DO?
I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND
WORKING WITH FAMILY.
IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.
YOU'RE AN ASS.
I SWEAR TO YOU ARE.
I'M VERY GOOD
AT WHAT I DO.
I DON'T KNOW
IF MY DAD AND MY BROTHER
COULD SURVIVE WITHOUT ME
BEING IN THE KITCHEN.
COULD SURVIVE WITHOUT ME
BEING IN THE KITCHEN.
GO AWAY.
AH, YOU GO AWAY.
HE IS AN ARROGANT
LITTLE BASTARD.
I DEVELOPED THE NAME
"CHEF SHORTCUT" FOR HIM
BECAUSE HE JUST CUTS CORNERS.
HE'LL DEEP-FRY BACON.
AND THEY COME OUT
LIKE PIG'S TAILS.
IT'S LIKE CHEWING
A BACON BALL.
IT'S ABSURD.
I'M IN CHARGE OF THE FOOD
AND I HAVE MY NAME BEHIND IT.
AND I KNOW WHAT CAN WORK
AND WHAT WILL WORK.
HE CAN BE PRETTY COCKY
AT TIMES.
YOU'RE SO
FULL OF CRAP.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN HE'S
VERY DISRESPECTFUL.
ALL RIGHT,
LOOK AT ME.
NO.
I SWEAR ON LILY.
TO THE POINT WHERE I--
TO THE POINT WHERE I--
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THE THINGS THAT HE SAYS.
WHAT DO YOU
NEED IT FOR?
SO I CAN
THROW IT AT YOU.
BRIAN AND JASON
BUTT HEADS A LOT.
IT COMES PRETTY CLOSE
TO BLOWS.
WELL, TELL HIM TO STAY
THE OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
JASON, YOU KNOW,
TRIES TO TALK TO HIM.
BRIAN'S ALL--
HIS EARS CLOSE DOWN.
"NO, NO, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT."
WHATEVER.
GROW UP.
THIS ISN'T NURSERY SCHOOL.
I DON'T REALLY GIVE A
ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS.
IT WOULD BE GREAT
TO HAVE SOMEBODY
OF CHEF RAMSAY'S CALIBER
COME IN AND SHOW BRIAN
THAT HE'S NOT RIGHT.
I DON'T NEED HELP COOKING.
I DON'T NEED HELP COOKING.
BEFORE, I WOULD JUST
LEAVE THE KITCHEN
AND LET HIM GO
ON HIS WAY,
BUT THE BUSINESS,
IT'S FLOUNDERING.
THERE'S NO WAY
OF ANYBODY KNOWING
THAT IT WAS A RESTAURANT.
YOU KNOW, WE PUT SIGNS
ON THE WINDOWS
AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE,
BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN
A SIGN OUT FRONT.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
BUDDY IS IN DEBT SOMEWHERE IN
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
MY FATHER'S INVESTED
EVERYTHING HE HAS
INTO THIS BUSINESS.
HIS WHOLE LIFE AS A COP
AND RETIREMENT
AND PENSION
AND THIS AND THAT,
IT'S GONE.
I ABSOLUTELY WORRY
ABOUT BUDDY'S HEALTH.
I WORRY A LOT
ABOUT HIS HEALTH.
IT'S NOT MY BOAT AND I
DON'T WANNA GO DOWN WITH IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY HE THINKS
HE CAN BE
THE WAY HE IS.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
IT SCARES ME TO THINK
HOW MUCH
NOT ONLY DOES HE LOSE,
HOW MUCH EVERYBODY LOSES,
'CAUSE WE NEED THIS
FOR OUR FAMILY.
I'M WORRYING
EVERY NIGHT GOING TO BED,
"ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE
TO PAY THIS MORTGAGE?"
AND TRY TO JUST BARELY
SCRAPE BY AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I CAN'T DESCRIBE TO YOU
HOW STRESSFUL THAT IS.
I CAN'T DESCRIBE TO YOU
HOW STRESSFUL THAT IS.
I CAN'T.
HERE I'M AT FINN McCOOL'S
TO HELP A FAMILY
THAT ARE IN CRISIS,
AND BLOODY HELL,
IT LOOKS LIKE A FUNERAL PARLOR
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
NOT A RESTAURANT.
GOD.
IT'S SO GRIM.
IT'S SO GRIM.
HELLO.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
BUDDY MAZIO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS
OF CHEF RAMSAY
WERE THAT HE'S
AN INTENSE MAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW
IF HE WAS GONNA BE
SOME KIND OF A BASTARD
OR AN EGO MAN
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THIS IS MY SON JASON.
JASON, NICE TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
GOOD.
HELLO.
THIS IS CAROL.
CAROL, NICE TO SEE YOU.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF GORDON,
I THINK HE'S ADORABLE.
I WOULD LOVE
TO GET MY HANDS ON GORDON.
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
MELISSA.
MELISSA, HELLO.
MELISSA, HELLO.
MY SON BRIAN.
CHEF, HOW ARE YOU?
ARE YOU WELL?
THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM
WHEN HE CAME IN,
I WAS DEFINITELY
A LITTLE SKEPTICAL.
I DO MY OWN THING BACK HERE,
I'M VERY CONTENT WITH THAT.
SO LET'S START WITH CAROL.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
WE HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH STAFF.
UH-HUH.
WE HAVE PROBLEMS
WITH BRIAN.
UH, OKAY.
HE'S, UH,
A BIT ARROGANT AND--
A LOT ARROGANT.
BECAUSE I SAY
WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID
AND YOU PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO HEAR IT, TOO BAD.
AND YOU PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO HEAR IT, TOO BAD.
WE'RE HERE
TO MAKEMONEY.
YEAH.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA
DO YOUR JOB, GET OUT.
I'M SORRY, BRIAN,
BUT IT DOES STEM--
IT STEMS FROM HIM,
BECAUSE HE WON'T LISTEN
TO BUDDY.
AN EXAMPLE LIKE?
VALENTINE'S DAY.
I WANTED HIM TO DO
A NICE VALENTINE'S DAY MENU.
HE DIDN'T SEE THE NEED FOR IT
'CAUSE WE'RE AN IRISH PUB.
HE DIDN'T THINK ANYBODY
WOULD COME IN
FOR AN IRISH PUB
FOR VALENTINES DAY.
IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE
VALENTINES DAY AND YOU SAY,
"WE WANT TO DO
A VALENTINES MENU TOMORROW."
TALKING ABOUT
TWO WEEKS BEFORE.
TALKING ABOUT
TWO WEEKS BEFORE.
TALKING ABOUT
A WEEK BEFORE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME TO ORDER.
BUT IT'S
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO HAVE COME UP WITH IT
WEEKS BEFORE
'CAUSE YOU ARE
THE HEAD CHEF.
WE DON'T ADVERTISE.
SCREW 'EM.
OH, BOY.
RIGHT NOW,
I'M HUNGRY.
I WANT TO TASTE THE FOOD.
AND LET'S MEET AFTER,
SHALL WE?
I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS.
I WONDER WHAT
HE'S GONNA SEE.
I WONDER IF WE'RE GONNA GET
REALLY BLASTED.
YOU KNOW?
THERE'S OUR
LUNCH MENU.
THANK YOU.
I'M LIKE, "I'M ABOUT
TO SERVE CHEF RAMSAY.
LIKE, THIS IS SO COOL."
THE CLAMS,
ARE THEY FRESH CLAMS?
THE CLAMS,
ARE THEY FRESH CLAMS?
UM, HONESTLY, IT'S FROZEN.
HMM.
I'LL START
WITH THE, UH,
FINN'S SPRING ROLL, PLEASE.
GOOD CHOICE.
THANK YOU.
CAN I GO FOR THE SALMON
AS WELL, PLEASE?
AND FOR THE MAIN COURSE, I'LL
HAVE A SHEPHERD'S PIE,
PLEASE, I THINK.
OKAY.
THANK YOU, MELISSA.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'M A VERY CONFIDENT PERSON.
AND I'VE BEEN IN THE KITCHEN
FOR A LONG TIME.
I'M ALMOST POSITIVE
WE'LL GET A GOOD REVIEW.
WHEN YOU GET
A FAMILY BUSINESS RIGHT,
IT GOES ON FOR GENERATIONS.
AND HERE,
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE
A FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS AT ALL.
PUBS ARE FULL OF ATMOSPHERE,
FUN.
IT'S GOT TWEED KNIT CURTAINS,
LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO VISIT
YOUR GRANNY.
WEIRD.
HERE YOU ARE,
SOME SPRING ROLLS
HERE YOU ARE,
SOME SPRING ROLLS
WITH COLMAN'S
MUSTARD.
WOW.
GOD.
IT'S A VERY STRANGE,
BIZARRE LOOKING SPRING ROLL.
DAMN.
ARE THEY POPULAR
ON THE MENU?
UM, PEOPLE
REALLY LIKE THEM.
NO DOUBT HALF THE CUSTOMERS
ARE DRUNK.
NOT A BIG HIT.
HE DIDN'T LIKE IT?
NO.
HE DIDN'T LIKE IT?
NO.
BRIAN'S IN THE KITCHEN,
LIKE, WONDERING.
I'M JUST LIKE, "NOPE."
HE REALLY THOUGHT THAT
I WAS GONNA WALK BACK THERE
AND BE LIKE,
"HE LOVED IT."
YOU KNOW, "HE WANTS YOU
TO COME WORK FOR HIM."
COME ON.
LET ME GET YOU
SOME CLEAN SILVERWARE.
THANK YOU.
GOD.
AND WHAT'S THIS STUFF HERE,
PLEASE, MELISSA?
ON TOP
IS A BALSAMIC REDUCTION.
HE LIKES TO USE THAT
A LOT.
HE LIKES THAT,
DOESN'T HE?
YES, HE DOES.
ON EVERYTHING,
HE PUTS A LITTLE DRIZZLE ON.
A LITTLE?
A LITTLE?
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
ALWAYS THE SIGN
OF A VERY INSECURE CHEF
WHEN HE MACERATES EVERYTHING
IN BALSAMIC VINEGAR.
LOOK AT THIS.
HORRIBLE.
DOESN'T TASTE LIKE SALMON
AT ALL.
ALL THROUGH?
DOES MY SHEPHERD'S PIE
HAVE ANY BALSAMIC VINEGAR?
NO.
GOOD. LOVELY.
I DON'T EVEN THINK
HE LIKES THE WATER.
HE SAID, UM,
"WILL MY SHEPHERD'S PIE
HAVE ANY
BALSAMIC VINEGAR ON IT?"
I SAID, "I CAN ASSURE YOU
IT WILL NOT."
AND I DON'T LIKE TO COME OFF
CONCEITED OR COCKY.
I'M VERY GOOD
AT WHAT I DO.
I KNOW THE BACK OF THE HOUSE
VERY WELL
AND I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
THAT'S OUT THERE.
ENJOY.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S JUST A BIG BALL
OF GREASE.
IT'S JUST VERY,
VERY GREASY.
DAMN.
THAT'S DISGUSTING.
SECOND DOOR ON THE LEFT.
OH, NO.
WE'RE JUST LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD,
SOMETHING MADE--
IT MADE HIM SICK."
IT MADE HIM SICK."
OH, MY GOD.
COMING UP,
GORDON DIGS UP THE DIRT
ON BRIAN.
A DISASTER.
AND LETS HIM KNOW WHAT
HE THINKS OF HIS FOOD.
YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY
TAKE A GRIP OF YOUR BUSINESS.
BUT BRIAN DOESN'T WANT
TO HEAR IT.
I ALMOST WANT TO TELL HIM
TO SHUT UP.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WOULD YOU CARE TO TAKE CARE
OF THIS TICKET THEN?
AND BUDDY WANTS TO
TAKE DOWN HIS SON.
AND BUDDY WANTS TO
TAKE DOWN HIS SON.
YOU GOT AN ISSUE?
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
AND IF THING'S
WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH...
I WORRY ABOUT
BUDDY'S HEALTH.
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
AFTER SUFFERING THROUGH
THE BEST FINN McCOOL'S
HAS TO OFFER,
IT'S TIME FOR GORDON TO HAVE
A LITTLE CHAT WITH THE CHEF.
CLEARLY, WE'VE GOT ISSUES.
WHEN A CHEF CAN'T MAKE
A ING SHEPHERD'S PIE,
IT WORRIES ME.
MY SHEPHERD PIE
WAS TAUGHT TO ME
BY, YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY WHO LEARNED IT
FROM SOMEBODY WHO WENT
TO IRELAND.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S AN AMERICAN IRISH PIE.
TASTED LIKE COUGH MIXTURE.
TASTED LIKE COUGH MIXTURE.
AND THEN THE SALMON, WHAT ON
EARTH WAS GOING ON THERE?
THE SALMON DISH
THAT I PUT OUT TO HIM
ALWAYS HAD RAVE REVIEWS
FROM EVERYBODY THAT'S HAD IT.
IT COULD BE TUNA FROM A CAN.
IT WAS THAT OVERCOOKED.
WAS THAT YOU AT YOUR BEST?
IT WAS ME DOING WHAT I DO.
I COOKED FOR YOU,
I IMAGINE,
THE WAY
THAT I WOULD HAVE COOKED
FOR SOMEBODY THAT WOULD
COME IN TOMORROW NIGHT
THAT I DON'T KNOW.
EVERY DAY YOU HAVE TO
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
HE HAS NO IDEA
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
SO WHATEVER HE HAS TO TELL ME,
DON'T REALLY CARE.
FOR A RESTAURANT TO SURVIVE
IN THE HAMPTONS,
IT NOT ONLY NEEDS
THE VACATION BUSINESS
IN THE SUMMER,
BUT A LOYAL LOCAL FOLLOWING
ALL YEAR ROUND.
ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER.
I'M AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHAT BETTER PLACE
TO ACTUALLY FIND OUT
WHAT IS FINN McCOOL'S
REALLY ABOUT?
'MORNING, GUYS.
HOW ARE YOU?
SIR, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
ARE YOU WELL?
I'M RICK SHOLTS.
RICK, NICE TO SEE YOU.
I'M RICK SHOLTS.
RICK, NICE TO SEE YOU.
WELCOME TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YEAH, I'M VERY HAPPY
TO BE HERE.
WHAT ABOUT
FINN McCOOL'S?
UH, A LOT OF FRIED FOOD.
REALLY?
FRIED FOOD?
MAYBE A LITTLE TOO MUCH
ON THE FRIED FOOD.
WHAT I'D LIKE
YOU TO DO, UM,
IF YOU COULD COME BACK
AND COME AND HAVE DINNER THERE
AS MY GUESTS.
UM...
THESE GUYS HERE HAVE GOT
THEIR FINGERS ON THE PULSE
IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND YOU'VE GOT
TO LOOK AFTER LOCALS.
WHAT BETTER LOCALS TO KEEP
ON YOUR SIDE THAN FIREMEN?
WHAT BETTER LOCALS TO KEEP
ON YOUR SIDE THAN FIREMEN?
PISS THEM OFF,
YOU'VE PISSED
THE WHOLE TOWN OFF.
AFTER INVITING THE FIREMEN
TO DINNER,
GORDON DECIDES TO DO
A QUICK INVESTIGATION
OF THE KITCHEN.
THIS SHELF,
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
SOMEBODY ACTUALLY
WIPED IT DOWN?
WOULD YOU
EAT THAT?
THIS IS LETHAL.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT,
WHAT IS THAT?
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT,
WHAT IS THAT?
PLEASE TELL ME
PEOPLE DO NO EAT THAT.
DEAR, DEAR,
COOKED CHICKEN WINGS.
RAW FOOD AGAINST COOKED FOOD.
WHAT ON EARTH?
WHAT IS THAT?
UGH.
OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE.
KITCHEN NIGHTMARE?
THIS IS A KITCHEN DISASTER.
THIS IS A KITCHEN DISASTER.
THERE IS ONE CLEAN THING
IN HERE.
DISAPPOINTED BY THE STATE
OF THE KITCHEN,
GORDON IS QUESTIONING
THE FAMILY'S COMMITMENT
TO THEIR RESTAURANT.
OKAY.
I WENT THROUGH
THE FRIDGES
AND I WAS
PRETTY DISGUSTED.
BRIAN,
YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY
PAY A LOT MORE RESPECT
TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND THE FIRST THING
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS MORNING,
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT,
YEAH,
ALL OF US,
IS WE'RE GONNA CLEAN.
I WAS A LITTLE OFFENDED.
I WAS A LITTLE OFFENDED.
I ALWAYS CONSIDERED MYSELF
TO HAVE
A PRETTY CLEAN KITCHEN.
ME, YOU, AND YOU
WE'RE GONNA CLEAN THE KITCHEN.
YEAH?
EVERYWHERE, YES?
IT PISSED ME OFF.
I DON'T DIRTY THAT KITCHEN.
I DON'T COOK
IN THAT KITCHEN.
SO I DIDN'T WANT TO GO
INTO HIS KITCHEN AND CLEAN IT.
GET THAT PULLED OUT.
ALL SOAKED AND WE GET
ALL THESE CLEAN AND IN.
QUITE FRANKLY, I THOUGHT
WE WERE PRETTY CLEAN.
CLEAN.
IT WAS, UH,
IT WAS FRUSTRATING.
AND, UH,
DEFINITELY EMBARRASSING.
BUT EVEN CHEF RAMSAY HAD SOME
GLOVES ON, HE WAS CLEANING.
I THINK THAT WAS MORE
IMPRESSIVE THAN ANYTHING,
I THINK THAT WAS MORE
IMPRESSIVE THAN ANYTHING,
TO SEE HIM
BE AS HANDS-ON AS HE WAS.
GUYS, UNDERNEATH THERE.
SPOTLESS.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
THE KITCHEN
HAS BEEN CLEANED
JUST IN TIME FOR DINNER.
IF ONLY THERE WERE
SOME CUSTOMERS.
WHEN WE'RE STRUGGLING
LIKE WE ARE NOW,
IT'LL DRIVE YOU CRAZY.
WHY DON'T MORE LOCALS,
YOU KNOW, COME?
WHY DON'T MORE LOCALS,
YOU KNOW, COME?
MAYBE THEY'VE COME HERE
AND HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE
AND DIDN'T WANT
TO COME BACK.
THANKFULLY, THE LOCAL FIREMEN
HAVE DECIDED
TO TAKE GORDON UP
ON HIS INVITATION.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IT'S NOW CRUCIAL
THAT CHEF BRIAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO IMPRESS
THE LOCAL FIREMEN.
ORDER IN.
YEAH.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT'S THAT?
NACHOS.
NACHOS?
ME.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU GOT FRESH VEGETABLES
IN THE HOUSE?
LAST SUMMER.
LAST SUMMER?
NO, I JUST CRINGE
WHEN I SEE THEM, THAT'S ALL.
I DEVELOPED THE NAME
"CHEF SHORTCUT" FOR HIM
BECAUSE HE JUST CUTS CORNERS.
WHAT ARE THEY, BRIAN?
BAKED CLAM CASSEROLE.
DID YOU BUY THE CLAMS FROZEN?
YOU CAN'T GET FRESH CLAMS?
YES, I CAN.
I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM
WITH GORDON
I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM
WITH GORDON
HANGING OVER ME,
WATCHING EVERY STEP.
WHEN I'M DOING SOMETHING,
LEAVE ME ALONE
AND LET ME DO IT.
45 MINUTES
INTO DINNER SERVICE
AND THE FIREMEN ARE STILL
WAITING FOR THEIR FOOD.
75% OF THE TIME,
I GO BACK INTO THE KITCHEN,
MY BROTHER'S
ON HIS CELL PHONE.
I SAY,
"HOW ARE YOU COOKING
"AND LOOKING
AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
"HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY
BE COOKING AND DOING THIS
WHEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE
CHATTING ON YOUR CELL PHONE?"
WHEN THE FIREMEN
FINALLY DO GET SERVED...
IT'S JUST DRY.
IT'S JUST DRY.
THEY'RE NOT IMPRESSED.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?
UH, BRIAN.
TWO SECONDS, PLEASE.
SO, GUYS, THIS HIS BRIAN,
THE CHEF, YES.
I BELIEVE YOU'VE MET,
NO?
THESE GUYS
ARE YOUR LOCALS.
YES.
I'LL START OFF
WITH YOUR PIE, PLEASE.
HOW WAS IT?
IT WASN'T WARM ENOUGH.
THESE ARE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN.
I DO THIS FOR A LIVING.
AND FOR SOMEBODY
TO CRITIQUE ME
WHO DOESN'T EVEN REALLY
DO IT FOR A LIVING,
YOU KNOW, FEEL LIKE
TELLING THEM TO SHUT UP.
THANK YOU.
BET YOUR BUTT,
THEY WON'T BE COMING BACK.
SO I WAS JUST LIKE,
"I DON'T SEE HOW THIS
IS GONNA WORK."
AFTER FEELING THE HEAT
OF THE FIREMEN,
BRIAN AND SOUS CHEF FRANCIS
GET BACK TO WORK
UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE
OF GORDON
WHO CAN'T BELIEVE
WHAT HE SEES.
FRANCIS.
FRANCIS.
FRANCIS.
FRANCIS.
ME, HE'S DEAF
AS A ING BAT.
FRANCIS, YOU TOOK IT
OFF THE FLOOR
AND PUT IT IN THE FRYER.
AND THEN BACK IN THE SAUCE.
BUT IT FELL ON THE FLOOR.
YOU PUT IT BACK
IN THE FRYER.
YOU PUT IT BACK
IN THE FRYER.
AND THAT CLEANS IT?
STERILIZED IT?
ME.
STERILIZED IT.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
EVERYTHING CONSISTENT,
BUT...
SOME THINGS GET MESSED UP
EVERY NOW AND THEN.
WHAT THE
WERE YOU THINKING?
WHAT THE
WERE YOU THINKING?
OH, MY GOD.
I'VE NEVER, EVER, EVER
SEEN ANYTHING
QUITE EXTRAORDINARY
AS THAT.
HE SERVES FOOD OFF THE FLOOR.
AND SERVES IT TO THE CUSTOMER.
OH, MY GOD.
NO.
STILL TO COME...
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
GET OUTTA HERE.
A FAMILY FEUD
SENDS BRAIN OVER THE EDGE.
WOULD YOU CARE TO TAKE CARE
OF THIS TICKET THEN?
I'M OUTTA HERE.
COMING UP ON
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
COMING UP ON
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
IT'S DAY THREE.
AND KNOWING FULL WELL
THAT FINN McCOOL'S
IS THE LIFE BLOOD
OF THE MAZIO FAMILY,
GORDON IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT
HOW DESPERATE
THE BUSINESS REALLY IS.
IF THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT,
HOW LONG COULD YOU AFFORD
TO STAY OPEN FOR?
WE'RE IN TROUBLE RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW,
WE'RE PROBABLY
I WOULD SAY $5, 000 A WEEK
OR $4, 000 A WEEK
UNDER WHAT WE NEED
TO SURVIVE.
UNDER?
YEAH.
SO 20 GRAND A MONTH?
YEAH.
YEAH.
JUST RECENTLY TOOK
A LITTLE PERSONAL LOAN
FROM A FRIEND, THEN I'D
PAY HIM BACK, YOU KNOW.
THAT KINDA THING.
JUST TO GET US THROUGH
THIS DREADFUL PERIOD HERE.
I DON'T SLEEP WELL
OWING PEOPLE MONEY.
THAT'S NOT--
THAT'S NOT WHAT I DO.
I HAVEN'T TAKEN
A CHECK YET.
YOU HAVEN'T PAID
YOURSELF YET FROM THE BUSINESS?
I GOT MY CHECKS IN THE SAFE.
GOT A STACK OF 'EM.
CAN WE LOOK AT THEM?
YEAH, EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.
BUT THESE ARE--
YOU CAN'T CASH THEM?
NO. NO.
I'VE NEVER LOST ANYTHING.
I'VE NEVER LOST ANYTHING.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL.
BUDDY BASICALLY PUT EVERYTHING
INTO THIS PLACE.
BY THIS PLACE NOT DOING
AS GOOD AS HE DREAMED
IS--IS JUST BREAKING HIM.
DIFFICULT HAVING TWO SONS
IN THE BUSINESS.
DO THEY KNOW
THE SITUATION YOU'RE IN?
I THINK JASON
UNDERSTANDS MORE.
BRIAN'S OUT ON AN ISLAND
A LITTLE BIT.
IF BRIAN WASN'T MY SON,
I'D HAVE FIRED HIM.
REALLY?
IF THIS DOESN'T WORK
AND IT DOES CLOSE,
AND IT DOES CLOSE,
WHAT WILL
THE BOYS DO?
THIS IS MY--
YOU KNOW--
OUR ENTIRE FAMILY
LIVES THEIR LIVES
OUTTA THIS.
I CAN FEEL IT.
MY SONS EAT THEIR DINNER
BECAUSE OF FINN McCOOL'S.
YOU KNOW, THEIR HOUSES ARE WARM
BECAUSE OF FINN McCOOL'S.
AND TO THINK THAT
WE WOULD CLOSE,
WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING
OF THE FINANCIAL PICTURE,
GORDON TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO THE FOOD,
GORDON TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO THE FOOD,
BEGINNING WITH TEACHING BRIAN
HOW TO MAKE A PROPER
SHEPHERD'S PIE.
BRIAN, GET ME
THE LARGE TRAY
THAT WE PUT
IN THE FRIDGE TO SET,
AND WE'LL PUT
OUR POTATOES ON THERE,
PUT IT IN THE OVEN
FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES.
TO HAVE HIM
COME TO YOUR PLACE
AND SHOW YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD
BE DOING THE RIGHT WAY...
PUT SOME CHEESE ON THERE,
GRILL IT,
AND THEN GET THEM
TO TASTE IT.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
IT MADE ME LAUGH A LITTLE.
DRAIN OFF THAT FAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT I GOT UPSET
WITH YOU ON THE OTHER DAY.
THAT THERE.
ADD THAT INTO THE MINCE.
INTO THE BOWL.
TO THINK THAT
WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO THINK THAT
WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO BE SCHOOLED
BY A MAN LIKE CHEF RAMSAY,
BOY, YOU'D BE A FOOL
NOT TO JUMP ON THIS.
MMM.
LET'S GO IN THE DINING ROOM,
SHALL WE?
OKAY.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO
HAVE A LITTLE TASTE
OF FINN McCOOL'S
SHEPHERD'S PIE, YES.
RICH.
GROUND BEEF.
MMM.
OURS ORIGINALLY CERTAINLY
HAD MUCH MORE
OF A BROWN SAUCE TO IT,
AND IT WAS FATTY.
AND IT WAS FATTY.
THEN, GORDON BROUGHT OUT
BRIAN'S OLD SHEPHERD'S PIE.
[chucklingÑ
I THOUGHT OUR SHEPHERD'S PIE
WAS HALFWAY DECENT.
IT WASN'T.
IT WAS TERRIBLE.
OUR NEW SHEPHERD'S PIE,
IT'S FANTASTIC.
THIS IS VERY, VERY GOOD.
I COME OUT LOOKING LIKE
THE OF THE FAMILY.
I WAS, UH,
TREMENDOUSLY PISSED OFF.
AFTER BEING HUMILIATED,
BRIAN GOES TO THE BAR.
HEY, CHEERS, GUYS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
TAKE IT EASY TODAY.
TAKE IT EASY.
PEOPLE SEE BRIAN
AS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME
ALL HIS LIFE.
IF HE WASN'T MY SON,
I'D FIRED HIS ASS OUTTA HERE.
ALL YOUR BUDDIES
ARE OUTSIDE, BRIAN.
SERIOUSLY.
OKAY.
I'M SERIOUS.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT KIDDING.
I SAID ALL RIGHT.
ENOUGH.
GET LOST.
GET OUTTA HERE.
LET ME DO MY JOB.
STAY BACK HERE
AND DO YOUR JOB.
CHILL OUT.
NOBODY WANTS TO GET YELLED AT
THAT THEY'RE NOT
DOING THEIR JOB PROPERLY.
I'M NOT GONNA
STICK AROUND FOR IT.
WHY ARE YOU STANDING
RIGHT THERE?
I DEFINITELY ONCE AGAIN
FELT LIKE A LITTLE KID
GETTING YELLED AT.
I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE
AND DOING WHAT I GOTTA DO.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WATCH YOUR MOUTH.
GET OUTTA HERE.
GET OUTTA HERE.
WOULD YOU CARE TO TAKE CARE
OF THIS TICKET THEN?
I DIDN'T EVEN
WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF I WANTED
TO BE IN THE KITCHEN ANYMORE.
I'M DONE WORKING HERE.
IT WAS HORRIBLE.
HE'S STUBBORN AS A MULE.
YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST
ABSOLUTELY STUBBORN.
HE JUST DISAPPEARED.
BRIAN'S DEPARTURE
HAS LEFT THE RESTAURANT
WITHOUT A CHEF.
AND BUDDY IS FORCED
TO RUN THE KITCHEN.
SPRING ROLLS.
SPRING ROLLS.
AND THE SOUP?
THANK YOU.
WHAT'S THAT THERE?
COBB SALAD.
GOOD, SO YOU'RE
AWARE OF THAT.
YOU'VE DONE THAT BEFORE
HAVE YOU?
I'M THINKING,
", DON'T LOOK AT ME."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I'M DOING BACK HERE.
WHAT IS THIS?
FASCINATING,
ISN'T IT?
I'M GLAD YOU FIND THAT
DIFFICULT TO READ.
THERE WAS EIGHT TICKETS
ON THE BOARD.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TICKETS WERE UP.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TICKETS WERE UP.
BUDDY, BUDDY, BUDDY,
NO, NO, NO.
BUDDY, YOU HAVE TO
TAKE SOME OUT, MY MAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE
A CROCK OF.
START AGAIN.
BUDDY, YOU HAPPY TO HAVE
BACON THERE LIKE THAT?
LOOKS.
LOOKS LIKE.
COME ON, BIG BOY.
STANDARDS.
THAT'S BETTER.
SERVICE, PLEASE.
WHAT?
SORRY?
TOP TO THE BUN.
TOP TO THE BUN.
TOP TO THE BUN.
WE ONLY SENT HALF OF IT OUT.
THERE WAS NO BUN
ON THAT.
LET'S PUT IT ON STRAIGHT AWAY.
WE'LL ARGUE AFTER.
IS THAT ORDER,
SHEPHERD'S PIE FOR SIX,
COMING TO THEM?
BUDDY CAN'T EVEN FIND
A ING DOILY,
LET ALONE COOK A FLOUNDER.
SWEATING, DRIPPING.
NOW, SMASHING PLATES.
HIS OWN PLATES.
IT'S DAY FOUR,
AND BRIAN'S LOYALTY
TO HIS FAMILY
BRINGS HIM BACK TO WORK.
YOU GET RENEWED RESPECT FOR
WHAT BRIAN HAS TO GO THROUGH.
IT'S A TOUGH JOB.
IT'S TOUGH.
GET THAT
MOZZARELLA STICK GOING.
I GAINED A LOT MORE RESPECT
FOR MY BROTHER.
AND ALL THESE TIMES
THAT I'M HARD ON HIM
AND I GET ANGRY AT HIM
AND WE FIGHT ABOUT STUFF,
I COULDN'T DO
WHAT HE DOES.
WITH A NEW APPRECIATION
FOR BRIAN,
GORDON DECIDES TO SPEND
SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH HIM.
GORDON DECIDES TO SPEND
SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH HIM.
I KNEW YOU WERE
AN ANGRY CHEF,
FRUSTRATED, PISSED OFF
WITH YOUR DAD.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
YOU HAD ON YOUR SHOULDERS
BEFORE I WALKED IN HERE.
THERE'S PARTS OF ME
THAT FEEL FOR YOU IN WAY
THAT I--
I'VE STARTED TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
WHEN YOU'D GET
PISSED AND FRUSTRATED,
WHO'D YOU TALK TO?
WHO DO YOU
OWN UP TO?
I'M NOT GONNA
GRIPE TO MY LITTLE ONE.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT QUITTING
AND SETTING UP
ELSEWHERE?
OH, CONSTANTLY.
YEAH?
YEAH.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT
YOUR ROLE IS ENOUGH.
I'VE PROBABLY
FADED OUT A LITTLE BIT
I'VE PROBABLY
FADED OUT A LITTLE BIT
IN STEPPING UP MY GAME
TO WHERE IT USED TO BE.
SO I MIGHT HAVE LOST
SOME OF THE PASSION,
WHICH IS SAD
TO SAY THAT
BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THAT,
BUT NOW IT'S KINDA
OPENED MY EYES
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
YOU COULDA HANDLED IT
A DIFFERENT WAY.
IN A WAY THAT YOU BECOME
THE RESPONSIBLE ONE.
AND ING FOCUS.
IF YOU GET
SECURITY OF YOUR FOOD
AND YOU MAKE
THIS PLACE ROCK,
I PROMISE YOU
THAT'S GONNA GIVE YOU
STABILITY
TO RUN THIS BUSINESS
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
OKAY?
THANK YOU.
GOOD MAN.
CHEF RAMSAY DEFINITELY
KICKED ME IN THE ASS
AND GOT ME EXCITED
TO DO WHAT I'M DOING.
WHILE GORDON HAS BEEN DEALING
WITH THE FAMILY'S ISSUES,
HIS DESIGN TEAM HAS BEEN
SPRUCING UP THE RESTAURANT
IN ANTICIPATION
OF THE RELAUNCH.
OH, MY GOSH.
YOU WALKED IN
AND YOU FELT LIKE
YOU WERE IN A HOME.
IT WAS SO COMFORTABLE.
BIGGER.
HOLY MOSES.
OH, LOOK AT THE BOOTHS.
WARMER?
YEAH.
YEAH.
WOW.
I'M IN SHOCK.
I'M NEVER
AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
YOU KNOW,
THIS IS OVERWHELMING.
GORGEOUS.
FOR BUDDY,
THIS WAS HIS BIG DREAM.
IT WAS VERY COOL SEEING THAT,
JUST THE LOOK ON HIS FACE
WHEN WE WALKED IN THERE.
WOW.
I'M HAPPY.
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN A GIFT.
NOW IT'S OUR JOB
TO MAKE THIS WORK,
AND WE CERTAINLY WILL.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HOLY MOSES.
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
CHEF RAMSAY ASKED US
TO HANG OUTSIDE
FOR A LITTLE BIT.
SOMETHING YOU'VE
ALWAYS, ALWAYS WANTED.
SOMETHING YOU'VE
ALWAYS, ALWAYS WANTED.
NEVER HAD.
WELCOME TO FINN McCOOL'S,
YES?
LOVELY.
ESTABLISHED 2006.
FAMILY RESTAURANT.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
THAT IS GORGEOUS.
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGN
RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT
FROM 100 METERS, RIGHT?
I DIDN'T KNOW
HE WOULD GO TO THAT EXTENT
AND REALLY GO
THAT EXTRA MILE FOR US.
YOU CAN'T MISS THIS.
IT'S TOUGH TO PUT INTO WORDS
HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME
AND THE REST
OF MY FAMILY.
BUDDY,
HAPPY WITH THE COLOR?
BUDDY,
HAPPY WITH THE COLOR?
HOLY MOSES.
LOOK AT IT.
IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL.
WE WERE ALL GETTING
TEARY EYED.
AND THE FOUR OF US
WERE JUST IN AWE.
AT LEAST,
WHEN YOU DRIVE BY NOW,
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.
AMEN.
I'M THANKFUL
AS AN OWNER OF A RESTAURANT.
BUT I'M ALSO THANKFUL
AS A DAD.
ALTHOUGH FINN McCOOL'S
HAS A NEW SIGN
AND A NEW LOOK,
IT'S THE FOOD
THAT BRINGS IN THE CUSTOMERS.
THE FIRST THING I DID
WAS GOT RID OF 2/3 OF THE MENU
THE MAJORITY
OF IT WAS FROZEN.
THE MAJORITY
OF IT WAS FROZEN.
IT WASN'T FRESH.
WHAT'S THE POINT
OF HAVING IT ON THERE?
WHATEVER COMES OUT OF HERE
HAS MY NAME ON IT,
AND I DON'T WANNA
MESS THIS UP.
YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE
WITH THE SEASONS.
GET RID OF THE DARK
HEAVY SAUCES
AND LIGHTEN UP
A LITTLE BIT.
GORDON'S NEW MENU
OF CONTEMPORARY PUB FOOD
INCLUDES...
THE GUINNESS PUB BURGER.
AND GORDON'S OWN FAMILY RECIPE
FOR SHEPHERD'S PIE.
AND THEN
THE FIREMAN'S CHICKEN.
CHEF RAMSAY
DUMPED THE FRIED FOODS.
THEY'RE GONE.
AND TO GIVE THE RESTAURANT
A NEW ENERGY
AND TO TAKE SOME PRESSURE
OFF BRIAN IN THE KITCHEN,
GORDON HAS INTRODUCED
TABLESIDE SERVICE.
GORDON HAS INTRODUCED
TABLESIDE SERVICE.
TONIGHT YOU'RE GONNA BE
ROASTING A CHICKEN.
YOU ROAST IT
IN THE KITCHEN.
I'M GONNA
CUT IT TABLESIDE.
DON'T BE NERVOUS ABOUT IT.
I CAN SEE IT
ON YOUR FACE ALREADY.
I'M A LITTLE--
DON'T.
IT CREATES A BUZZ
IN THE DINING ROOM.
AND IT CREATES A BIT
OF AN EXCITEMENT.
READY?
LET'S GO.
OKAY, YOU AND I
IN THE KITCHEN, LET'S GO.
LISTEN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
A LOT IN THIS LAST WEEK.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
YOU KNOW,
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS
THAT WE'VE DONE WRONG.
WE WERE TAUGHT A LOT OF THINGS
AND HOW TO DO THINGS RIGHT.
WE CAN COME OUT
OF THE BLOCKS TODAY
WE CAN COME OUT
OF THE BLOCKS TODAY
AND PEOPLE
CAN LEAVE HERE SAYING,
"OH, MY GOD,
WHAT A PLACE,"
THIS IS HUGE.
THIS IS A GRAND OPENING.
SMILE,
MAKE PEOPLE FEEL--
LOOK AT ME.
HAVE FUN.
LET'S KICK THIS IN THE ASS.
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THAT'S ALL.
DO IT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
ANYBODY HAVE
ANY ISSUES?
DO WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES?
FIVE MINUTES.
GO COMPOSE.
GO COMPOSE.
HURRY UP.
THE NEWS OF GORDON RAMSAY'S
NEW MENU
HAS SPREAD THROUGH THE TOWN,
AND THE RESTAURANT
IS FULLY BOOKED FOR RELAUNCH.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON IN.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON IN.
GORDON ALSO
PERSUADED THE FIREMEN
TO GIVE FINN McCOOL'S
ANOTHER CHANCE.
DON'T LOOK SO NERVOUS.
JUST SMILE.
EVEN WHEN IT'S GOING WRONG,
SMILE, OKAY?
THIS TABLE RIGHT HERE.
FIVE WITH A HIGH CHAIR.
FIVE AND A HIGH CHAIR.
THIS IS THEIR
ONE BIG LAST CHANCE
OF GETTING THIS THING RIGHT.
WELCOME TO FINN McCOOL'S.
MY NAME IS MELISSA, AND I'LL
BE YOUR WAITRESS TONIGHT.
THIS IS OUR BIG CHANCE.
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
IS COMING HERE.
YOU WANT A BIG ONE
OR A REGULAR?
I AM FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS.
THIS IS WHAT YOU LIVE FOR.
TONIGHT IS A GOOD THING.
BRIAN, CAN I PLEASE
PUT A TICKET IN?
BRIAN, CAN I PLEASE
PUT A TICKET IN?
I'M THINKING,
"ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I GOTTA HAVE THIS,
I GOTTA HAVE THIS."
AND THEN I DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO THINK OF WHAT
I GOTTA HAVE ANYMORE
BECAUSE THE TICKETS
STARTED COMING.
WOULD YOU LIKE A BOOTH?
THAT WOULD BE GREAT,
THANK YOU.
WE OPENED UP THE FLOOD GATES.
WHAT'S ALL THIS FOOD
DOING OUT THERE?
WHERE'S THIS GOING?
OH, MAN.
WHOO.
IT'S A HUGE NIGHT
AT FINN McCOOL'S.
THE LOCALS HAVE COME OUT
AND THE PLACE IS PACKED.
TONIGHT IS WITHOUT QUESTION
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE MAZIO FAMILY.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T GO WELL,
IT COULD BE
A GOOD-BYE PARTY
INSTEAD OF A RELAUNCH.
TONIGHT IS THE WHOLE NEW MENU.
WE HAVE A LOT
OF WONDERFUL THINGS ON THERE.
CAN I GET THE OYSTERS
ON THE HALF SHELL?
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
ANY SLOPPY ING BOWLS.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
ANY SLOPPY ING BOWLS.
I WANT NICE, CLEAN BOWLS,
NICE, COOKED FOOD, AND JUST--
PRIDE TONIGHT.
ALL ABOUT
ING PRIDE, YEAH?
DEFINITELY.
THIS IS A BIG, BIG,
BIG NIGHT TONIGHT.
WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED
AT FINN McCOOL'S.
DIRECTION HAD TORN
THE FAMILY APART.
NOW WE'VE GOT A NEW MENU,
NEW DECOR,
A NICE ATTITUDE,
AND THEY'VE GOT
TO RUN IT AS A BUSINESS.
WE HAVE GOT ONE BIG CHANCE,
AND THEY HAVE GOT
TO GET IT RIGHT.
ADDING TO THE PRESSURE
ON THE KITCHEN
IS THE PRESENCE
OF THE LOCAL FOOD CRITIC.
THIS FOOD CRITIC
REPRESENTS DANS PAPER.
IT'S A LOCAL PAPER,
IT'S A LOCAL PAPER,
SO, YOU KNOW,
WORD GETS OUT ON THE STREET,
NEW MENU,
NEW DECOR, EH?
YEAH?
WE GOT IT.
COME ON THEN.
WAKEY-WAKEY.
THIS IS NOT A AROUND,
THIS FOOD CRITIC IN HERE.
YOU KNOW THAT?
WE'LL BE ON IT.
WE'RE REVIEWING
THE RESTAURANT.
THEY WANT A GOOD REVIEW,
THEY SHOULD GIVE US A TABLE.
YOU'VE LOST YOUR SMILE.
GO ON.
I KNOW, RICE PUDDING.
THAT ONE VAT IS GONE.
WAS THAT IT?
UH, YES.
AND START SMILING.
YOU'VE LOST YOUR SMILE.
CHEF IS TELLING ME,
"YOU'RE LOSING YOUR SMILE,
YOU'RE LOSING YOUR SMILE."
YOU'RE LOSING YOUR SMILE."
HOW THE HELL
COULD I SMILE RIGHT NOW?
THEY'VE ALL BEEN THERE
ONE HOUR, 45 MINUTES.
I NEED THE TABLE BACK,
YES?
ABSOLUTELY.
I'M LIKE,
"OH, MY GOSH.
PLEASE DON'T YELL AT ME
RIGHT NOW, 'CAUSE I'LL CRY
AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE TO
GO OVER TO MY TABLE
AND TOSS A SALAD
WHILE I'M CRYING.
I FORGOT
MY CAESAR DRESSING.
CAN YOU GET ME
A THING OF CAESAR DRESSING?
SURE.
BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE
THE CAESAR DRESSING OR DO WE?
THEY SHOULD HAVE IT.
OKAY.
KEEP AN EYE
ON THE SALAD FOR ME.
I'M GONNA RUN
AND GRAB IT MYSELF.
IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS NERVE-RACKING.
I'M RUNNING AROUND
LIKE A CHICKEN
WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF.
LIKE A CHICKEN
WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF.
WHERE IS THE CAESAR DRESSING?
HOW COULD YOU GO TO A TABLE
WITHOUT THE DRESSING?
WHERE IS THE DRESSING?
HAVE YOU GOT IT, BUDDY?
I KNOW,
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS.
GOT SOME, RIGHT HERE.
MY BAD.
MY HAD.
WHILE THE KITCHEN
IS OVERWHELMED,
THE CUSTOMERS ARE RESTLESS.
I WOULD THINK WITHIN
OVER AN HOUR,
WE WOULD HAVE OUR FOOD
ON THE TABLE.
WHILE PEOPLE
IN THE DINING ROOM
ARE WAITING A LONG TIME
FOR THEIR FOOD...
THE FIRE CHIEF
IS YET TO BE SEATED.
I THINK WE ORDERED
BEFORE THEM.
THEY'RE A LITTLE OVERCROWDED
FOR THE FIRE CODES,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
FOR THE FIRE CODES,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
EVERY PLATE
IS IMPORTANT TONIGHT.
EVERY OYSTER, EVERY PLATE,
EVERY CUSTOMER, YES?
BE REALLY CAREFUL,
BECAUSE THIS IS EXTREMELY HOT.
IT WAS FRUSTRATING
FOR SURE
AND DEFINITELY EMBARRASSING.
PRETTY MUCH
A THREE RING CIRCUS BROKE OUT.
CAN I HAVE HALF A LEMON
RATHER THAN SALAD
ON THERE PLEASE, YEAH?
JUST A HALF A LEMON.
CUT IT IN HALF.
ALL RIGHT,
GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
I'M GETTING PISSED NOW, YEAH?
LET'S GO.
WHEN CHEF RAMSAY'S
SCREAMING AT ME...
DON'T GET
WITH ME.
I DEFINITELY ONCE AGAIN
FELT LIKE A LITTLE KID
GETTING YELLED AT.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK
FASTER THAN THIS.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK
FASTER THAN THIS.
YES, IT'S A NEW MENU,
BUT YOU CAN MOVE
FASTER HERE LET'S GO.
TWO POT PIES, A STEW,
AND A SHEPHERD'S PIE.
COME ON, BUDDY.
COME ON, COME ON.
HURRY.
THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME
ENJOY.
STAY IN CONTROL,
BRIAN, YEAH?
BUDDY, THAT'S FOR
YOUR CHICKEN.
BUDDY IS NERVOUS
ABOUT GOING AROUND
AND CARVING UP
THOSE CHICKENS TONIGHT.
ALMOST THE ONE
THAT GO AWAY.
COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON.
WHILE BRIAN TRIES
TO KEEP THE KITCHEN
UNDER CONTROL.
JASON IS BUSY
PUTTING OUT FIRES
IN THE DINING ROOM.
IN THE DINING ROOM.
I APOLOGIZE.
HE'S WORKING
ON A BRAND NEW MENU
WITH A PACKED DINING ROOM
ALL AT ONCE.
FOOD CRITIC JUST STARTED GIVING
YOUR BROTHER SOME.
SO, HEY, PROVE THEM WRONG.
COME ON.
I WOULD LOVE
A REVIEW.
WE'RE SERIOUSLY
IN THE NOW.
THE BAR
IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED.
AND JASON'S
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
HE'S NOW GETTING
FROM CUSTOMERS.
WE'VE GOT
TO TURN THOSE TABLES.
THIS IS THE CRITICAL POINT
OF THIS RESTAURANT.
THIS IS THE CRITICAL POINT
OF THIS RESTAURANT.
THEY'VE GOT TURN THIS.
WAKE UP AND SPEED UP.
SHE ASKED, HONEST OPINION,
SHOULD I TELL PEOPLE AT THE BAR
THEY MIGHT NOT EAT TONIGHT?
WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK
FASTER THAN THIS.
YOU GOTTA ING
IGNITE THAT FIRE, YEAH.
WE'RE OKAY.
COME ON.
THERE'S 60 PLUS PEOPLE HERE
THAT ARE PISSED OFF
AT THE CHIEF
FOR GETTING THEM HERE TONIGHT
AND IT AIN'T RIGHT.
IT WAS TOUGH, IT WAS TOUGH.
PEOPLE WERE GETTING ANGRY.
I'M PISSED.
I'M LEAVING.
WHAT CHEF RAMSAY SAW
WAS A DINING ROOM
THAT WAS A DISASTER.
WAS A DINING ROOM
THAT WAS A DISASTER.
IT WAS A HORROR SHOW.
AN ABSOLUTE HORROR SHOW.
COME ON, BRIAN, YOU'VE GOT
TO STEP UP NOW, MY MAN.
SHE ASKED, HONEST OPINION,
SHOULD I TELL PEOPLE AT THE BAR
THEY MIGHT NOT EAT TONIGHT?
OUR RESTAURANT
WAS OVERWHELMED.
WITH THE DINING ROOM
IN DISARRAY
AND THE KITCHEN IN CHAOS,
GORDON STEPS IN.
COME HERE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR KITCHEN NOW.
LET'S LOOK AT IT THIS WAY,
WE HAVE TO WORK,
I MEAN,
REALLY DIG DEEP
TO GET THESE LOCALS
BACK ON OUR SIDE.
SO DON'T DISINTEGRATE.
SO DON'T DISINTEGRATE.
AND THE QUICKER
YOU GET UP TO SPEED
WITH WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,
THIS WHOLE THING'S GONNA
START GELLING A LOT QUICKER.
I GOT A LITTLE DISHEARTENED,
AT FIRST,
HOW IT WAS TURNING OUT.
BUT CHEF RAMSAY WANTED ME
TO BE ABLE TO SHOW
THAT I COULD DO IT.
GIVE IT SOME FIRE.
LET'S GO.
THE FAMILY BEGINS
TO GET IT TOGETHER.
AND THE FOOD IS ONCE AGAIN
LEAVING THE KITCHEN.
BUT THEY FACE
ANOTHER CRITICAL TEST--
THE FOOD CRITIC.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
THE CHICKEN
OR THE SHEPHERD'S PIE TONIGHT.
OKAY?
IF I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
THE POTATO AND BACON
IF I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
THE POTATO AND BACON
OR THE MULLIGATAWNY
WHAT WOULD I GET?
MULLIGATAWNY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET BREAKFAST STEW.
SHEPHERD'S PIE.
BRI, I HAVE THAT ORDER
IN NOW.
PERFECT.
EVERY CUSTOMER'S YOUR CRITIC.
BUT THIS ONE
IS A FOOD CRITIC, YEAH?
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY.
THE SHEPHERD'S PIE
IS EXCELLENT.
ANY PROBLEMS, JUST THROW
A GLASS AT SOMEONE.
OKAY.
WHY DON'T I TAKE THIS
AND YOU TAKE THAT?
BUT I HAVE
TO TAKE THIS TOO.
I CAN TAKE THAT.
OKAY.
I CAN TAKE THAT.
OKAY.
BE VERY CAREFUL
NOT TO TOUCH THAT.
AND I BROUGHT LITTLE
SIDE DISHES FOR EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THIS IS A SIGNATURE DISH.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
REALLY BLACK IN THE MIDDLE.
THEY SEEM VERY HAPPY.
THEY HAVE SMILES.
CRITICS TABLE,
SHE THOUGHT THE SHEPHERD'S PIE
WAS DELICIOUS.
BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, THIS IS WHERE THIS PUB
STARTS TO MAKE MONEY.
IT'S TURNING TABLES
FOR THE SECOND TIME.
THE ATMOSPHERE IS ELECTRIC.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY
YOU GOT IN THE HAMPTONS,
YOU CAN'T BUY
AN ATMOSPHERE LIKE THIS.
EXTRAORDINARY.
WE CAN PUT
THESE TWO SOUPS OUT HERE.
WE'RE ON IT.
COME ON THEN.
BUDDY.
YES?
BUDDY.
YES?
YES, I SAID
I WAS DOING THIS.
I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA
PACK THE PLACE, YES?
YES, SIR.
GIVE IT 24 HOURS,
LET THE WORD SPREAD,
AND EVERY
TURNED UP WITH THEIR DOG.
DO ME A FAVOR.
YES?
STAY FOR A WHILE.
THE DINNER SERVICE
ENDS SUCCESSFULLY.
CUSTOMERS ARE LEAVING
SATISFIED.
AND THE FAMILY PROVED
THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK.
THANK YOU.
BYE-BYE.
AT LEAST FOR ONE NIGHT.
*
14 YEARS OF
WORKING IN SOME PLACES
14 YEARS OF
WORKING IN SOME PLACES
AND CRAPPY PLACES
AND TRYING TO GET
EVERYTHING I CAN,
TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT
SHOW YOU--
AWESOME.
IT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO
FOR A LONG TIME,
AND I JUST FADED AWAY,
YOU KNOW.
JUST CAME IN
AND WENT THROUGH THE MOTIONS.
YOU KNOW, FOR HIM COMING,
YOU KNOW, AND TELLING ME
THAT I NEEDED
TO GET BACK INTO IT--
HE ACTUALLY DID,
HE, YOU KNOW,
MADE ME FEEL
LIKE I WANTED TO COOK AGAIN.
NO, NO, NO, NO, GUYS.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I SAW.
AND THIS IS
THE GOD'S HONEST TRUTH.
I SAW A FAMILY COME TOGETHER.
THERE WAS A BUZZ.
EVERYBODY FELT IT.
YOU KNOW, AND WE WERE
A FAMILY AGAIN.
THE FIRST AND FOREMOST
IMPORTANT THING
TO THINK ABOUT TOMORROW--
DO NOT STOP SUPPORTING
EACH OTHER,
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
A GREAT FAMILY.
AND WHEN IT WORKS,
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
GOOD NIGHT.
CHEF.
GORDON RAMSAY
REFERS TO ME AS A CHEF,
IT BLOWS MY MIND.
IT BLOWS MY MIND.
DON'T YOU STOP,
BIG BOY, YES?
- THANK YOU.
- COCKY.
HE'S PUT US
TO THE TEST.
IT WAS VERY REWARDING
TO HEAR CHEF TELL US
WHAT A GOOD JOB WE DID.
SMILE, YES?
YES?
YES.
DETECTIVE MY ASS.
ARE YOU SURE?
HUH?
WE APPRECIATE WHAT HE DID.
ALL THE WORK THAT HE DID
DIDN'T FALL ON DEAF EARS.
I SAW A FAMILY
COME TOGETHER.
I WAS PROUD.
REALLY PROUD.
YOU'RE A GREAT DAD,
AND YOU GOT A HEART OF GOLD
AND TWO GREAT SONS.
AND TWO GREAT SONS.
CHEERS.
TAKE CARE.
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES DOING THESE
CAN BE A RIGHT
PAIN IN THE ASS.
I HAVE TO SAY,
THIS ONE WAS A JOY,
BECAUSE THIS FAMILY NOW
ARE UNITED
AND THEY DESERVE
TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
TWO MONTHS LATER
AND FINN McCOOL'S
IS ON IT'S WAY
TO ESTABLISHING ITSELF
IS ON IT'S WAY
TO ESTABLISHING ITSELF
AS A FUN, HAPPENING,
FAMILY RESTAURANT.
THE CLAMS ARE JUST DELICIOUS.
REALLY GOOD.
WELCOME TO FINN McCOOL'S.
THIS IS THE GREATEST THING
IN THE WORLD.
THE GREATEST THING HAS HAPPENED.
THE SHEPHERD'S PIE
IS THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
AND THE PRIDE
OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
BRIAN AND JASON HAVE BECOME
QUITE THE TEAM,
BOTH STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE
AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.
YOU GOT IT?
YEAH.
YOU SURE?
BEAT IT.
I LOVE MY BROTHER TO DEATH.
UH, NO QUESTION.
AS FOR BUDDY,
HE FINALLY CASHED
HIS FIRST PAYCHECK.
HE FINALLY CASHED
HIS FIRST PAYCHECK.
AND AT LAST,
IRISH EYES ARE SMILING.
I HAVE TWO SONS
THAT ARE PHENOMENAL.
I HAVE A GREAT STAFF.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
THIS IS WHAT WE PLANNED FOR.
I LOVE IT.