Kitchen Nightmares (2007–2014): Season 5, Episode 10 - El Greco - full transcript

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TONIGHT ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES...

GORDON VISITS AUSTIN, TEXAS
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

BUT THIS ISN'T A TALE
OF A CLASSIC WESTERN.

HERE'S A MOTHER
WHO'S AT THE END OF HER ROPE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
I GONNA DO.

I'M UP TO HERE WITH THAT.

AND A SON WHO HAS COMPLETELY
LOST HIS PASSION.

I DON'T WANNA BE IN HERE
WITH THESE TWO.

THE TWO HAVE BECOME
SWORN ENEMIES.

THEN DO IT!
I DON'T NEED YOU!

WITH A RELATIONSHIP THAT IS
COMPLETELY DESTROYED...



BE 10:00 HERE.

BE 10:00 HERE.

I DON'T WANNA HEAR
THAT IN THE MORNING!

AND A RESTAURANT
THAT IS NEAR DEATH...

I'D RATHER BE DEAD.

CHEF RAMSAY MAY BE WALKING
INTO A SITUATION...

THAT IS TOO FAR GONE
TO RESCUE.

DON'T
COME TO WORK!

YOU AND HER, LEAVE!

WHAT IS THAT?

DISGUSTING CRAP.

YOU'RE DONE!
I'M DONE.

I'M NOT INSANE!
YES, YOU ARE!

SHUT THE PLACE DOWN!



GET OUT OF HERE!

THAT IS AMAZING.

I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

AUSTIN, TEXAS,

HOME TO OVER 50,000 STUDENTS

THAT ATTEND
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.

LOCATED ONLY BLOCKS AWAY
IS EL GRECO,

AN AUTHENTIC GREEK RESTAURANT
OPENED IN 2007

BY JAKE
AND HIS MOTHER, ATHINA.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE.

I ALWAYS WANNA
OPEN A RESTAURANT.

I ALWAYS LOVE TO COOK.

I ALWAYS LOVE TO COOK.

LET'S DO THIS.

YOU'RE AWESOME, GUYS.
COME ON.

MY MOTHER WANTED TO OPEN UP
A RESTAURANT.

I LOVE TO COOK.

SO MY MOTHER BROUGHT
HER SISTER DOWN,

AND WE OPENED UP
A RESTAURANT.

WE GOT A HUMMUS APPETIZER.

I'll GET THAT GOING.

I WAS SO EXCITED TO OPEN.

THE FIRST HALF A YEAR
WAS VERY, VERY BUSY.

THANK YOU.
WELCOME.

LET'S GET THIS.
COME ON, GUYS.

THOSE WERE GOOD TIMES.

I MEAN, IT WAS BUSY
ALL DAY LONG.

IT WAS THRIVING.

I MEAN, EVERY DAY,
JUST IN AND OUT, PACKED.

I MEAN, EVERY DAY,
JUST IN AND OUT, PACKED.

BUT JAKE IS THE BIG REASON
WHY EVERYTHING IS SCREWED UP.

IN THE LAST YEAR,
I WOULD SAY,

IT'S REALLY TURNED AROUND
TO BE PRETTY DISAPPOINTING.

WHERE IS JAKE?

JAKE WOULD SPEND,

THREE, MAYBE
FOUR HOURS HERE.

JAKE IS NOT HERE.

NOT ALL IN A ROW.

SMILE AND WAVE.

HE FREAKING
ABANDONED US AGAIN.

I'M NOT SPENDING AS MUCH TIME
AS I USED TO IN THE RESTAURANT.

JUST TIRED OF
COMING INTO WORK

JUST TIRED OF
COMING INTO WORK

KNOWING THAT I GOTTA DEAL
WITH MY MOTHER.

COME ON, GUYS.

ATHINA, IT'S GOING.
NO, IT'S NOT!

ATHINA, STOP IT.
GET TO WORK.

STOP YELLING.

NAG, NAG, NAG.
SHE NAGS CONSTANTLY.

COME ON, LET'S DO IT.

ATHINA, STOP.
COME ON.

I HAVE TO YELL AT HIM.

HEY!

ATHINA, IF YOU
COME IN HERE ONE MORE TIME,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS.

IF I TELL YOU ONCE
AND I TELL YOU TWICE,

THE THIRD TIME,
I'M GONNA FIRE IT UP, YES.

MOM, GET THE
OUT OF MY KITCHEN.

JAKE DOES NOT
SPEAK TO HIS MOTHER

LIKE A MOTHER
SHOULD BE SPOKEN TO.

DAY BEFORE, WE PEELED
TWO BUCKETS OF POTATOES.

WHERE DID THE BUCKETS
OF POTATOES GO?

DID WE SELL THAT MANY
POTATOES?

I DON'T THINK SO!

THIS RESTAURANT
GETTING BETWEEN US.

I SEE MY SON AND I SAY,
"THIS IS NOT MY SON."

HE USED TO SPOIL ME,
LIKE, TO DEATH,

AND NOW, HE HATES ME.

MOM, GET OUT OF MY LINE.

THE TURMOIL BETWEEN
JAKE AND ATHINA...

THE TURMOIL BETWEEN
JAKE AND ATHINA...

YOU CAN GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

HAS JUST BEEN BAD VIBES,

AND IT'S REALLY
AFFECTING THE RESTAURANT.

THE FOOD QUALITY
IS REALLY LOW.

THEY SAID THEIR MOUSSAKA
AND ORZO WAS WAY TOO MUSHY.

WHAT?

THAT WAS NASTY.

IT WAS BAD.

THE MORALE IS REALLY LOW.

I'M TO THE THRESHOLD
OF HOW MUCH

I CAN HANDLE,
PERIOD, BRO.

WITHOUT CHEF RAMSAY'S HELP,
EL GRECO IS DOOMED.

SUCKS.

I PUT UP EVERYTHING,
WHATEVER I HAD.

I PUT UP EVERYTHING,
WHATEVER I HAD.

ALL OF MY MONEY.

THIS RESTAURANT,
IF IT DOESN'T WORK,

I GONNA BE IN THE STREET.

I WISH I WAS DEAD.

A GREEK RESTAURANT
IN AUSTIN.

OKAY.

AH.

HOW YOU DOIN'?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
IT'S A PLEASURE.

GORDON.
DUSTIN.

GORDON.
DUSTIN.

DUSTIN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY.

AND YOU ARE?
UH, THE WAITER.

OKAY, GREAT.
ARE THE OWNERS IN BACK?

YEAH.
JAKE AND ATHINA?

LOVE TO MEET THEM.

THANK YOU.
JAKE, ATHINA.

HEY!

HI.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?

VERY WELL, THANK YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?

JAKE.
I'M DOING GOOD, SIR.

THANK YOU.
JAKE...

YEAH, YES, SIR.
OKAY, GREAT.

HEY, CAN I
GIVE YOU HUG?

A HUG?

I WAS WAITING
FOR THAT MOMENT.

OKAY, NICE
A LITTLE HUG.

OH, OY.
ALWAYS NICE.

WELCOME TO MY RESTAURANT.
WHAT A WARM WELCOMING.

WELL, NICE TO SEE YOU.
AND YOUR NAME IS...

ATHINA.
ATHINA IS YOUR...

MY MOTHER.

AND YOU GUYS
ARE PARTNERS, RIGHT?

AND YOU GUYS
ARE PARTNERS, RIGHT?

YEAH.
YES.
GOOD.

LET'S SPEND A COUPLE
OF MINUTES CATCHING UP,

AND GIVE ME A LITTLE INSIGHT
INTO WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.

YOU GOT IT.
SHALL WE?

YEAH.

THINGS HAVE GONE BAD
WITH ME AND MY MOTHER

SINCE THE RESTAURANT
HAS OPENED.

MY FIRST PRIORITY IS GETTING
THE RESTAURANT FIXED.

AND IF THAT GETS FIXED, I THINK
OUR RELATIONSHIP WILL GET FIXED.

AND SO MOTHER AND SON?
YES, SIR.

AND WHO DOES WHAT?
YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY THE CHEF.

YES, SIR.

AND I'M JUST THE MOTHER

AND THE COOK BACK THERE
WITH MY SISTER.

OH, YOU COOK AS WELL?

YES.
I TRY MY BEST.

I TRY TO DO IT LIKE
MY MOTHER AND MY GRANDMOTHER.

I TRY TO DO IT LIKE
MY MOTHER AND MY GRANDMOTHER.

SO AUTHENTIC...

IT'S AUTHENTIC,
UH, ANCESTRAL RECIPES.

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST
STARTED COOKING?

I'VE BEEN COOKING
ALL MY LIFE, BUT I...

I WENT TO CULINARY SCHOOL

ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.

MY MOM ALWAYS WANTED
TO OPEN UP A RESTAURANT

AND GET HER SISTER
DOWN HERE FROM GREECE.

I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET ME GO TO CULINARY SCHOOL

AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO.

SO, THAT'S--
THAT'S WHAT I DID.

OH, REALLY?
UH-HUH.

DAMN. ARE THEY ALWAYS...

I'M VERY GOOD, UH...

OH, YOU'RE GREAT
AT CATCHING FLIES?

OH, YES. I AM.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I GONNA KILL THAT ONE.

NO, NO.
COME OVER HERE.

NO, NO.
COME OVER HERE.

I'M GONNA KILL ONE.
ONE SECOND.

MAYBE--MAYBE NOT IN FRONT
OF THE CUSTOMERS.

NO, NO. MOM.

THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
OKAY.

UH...
THERE YOU GO.

WELL CAUGHT,
BY THE WAY, HUH?

THAT'S, UH,
THAT'S LIGHTNING.

OF COURSE.
I'M GOOD ABOUT FLIES.

GREAT REFLEXES.
YEAH.

SO LET'S GO BACK
TO THE BEGINNING,

WHEN YOU FIRST OPENED--
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?

IT WAS GREAT.
BEAUTIFUL.

THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS
WERE GREAT.

WE WERE BUSY
ALL DAY LONG.

THERE WOULDN'T BE A LULL
IN SERVICE AT ALL.

WOW.

WHAT TIME DID YOU
START IN THE MORNING?

WE HAVE TO COME HERE
AT 6:00.

WE HAVE TO COME HERE
AT 6:00.

WE'D BE HERE AT 6:00.
NATURALLY, YEAH.

BUT ON AN AVERAGE--
NOT MY SON.

DON'T SAY "WE'D BE HERE,"
BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT HERE.

YEAH, I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE
IN A WHILE, YEAH.

BUT YOU'RE THE CHEF.

SURELY, YOU'RE HERE
AT THE SAME TIME?

NO. NO, SIR.

SO, WHAT TIME DO YOU
COME IN THE MORNING?

PROBABLY 11, 11:00.

11:30.
RIGHT BEFORE LUNCH.
12:00, YEAH.

HOLD ON--YOUR MUM
COMES IN AT 6:00

AND YOU COME IN AT 11:30,
5 1/2 HOURS LATER?

YES.

SO, IF YOUR MUM
AND YOUR AUNTIE

DOES ALL THE PREP,
WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY DO?

DOES ALL THE PREP,
WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY DO?

YEAH, I COOK, UH, FOOD
FOR CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW.

YOU COOK FOR CUSTOMERS?
YEAH, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

ARE YOU TIRED?
HE IS ALWAYS TIRED.

HE'S ALWAYS TIRED?
I'M ALWAYS TIRED.

YOU'RE STILL YAWNING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM

FOR THE RESTAURANT
IS RIGHT NOW, TODAY?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE REASON IS.

IT'S JAKE.

IT'S JAKE?

EXACTLY.

I SEEN MY SON

HOW HE USED TO BE
AND HOW HE IS NOW.

HOW HE USED TO BE
AND HOW HE IS NOW.

DON'T TELL ME YOU ARE NOT,
BECAUSE YOU ARE.

NO, I'M NOT.

MY SON IS CHANGED.

HE DOESN'T CARE--
NOT ABOUT HIS LIFE,

NOT ABOUT THE RESTAURANT,
NOT ABOUT ANYTHING.

HOW MUCH WAS THE INVESTMENT
FOR THIS RESTAURANT?

HOW MUCH DID IT COST?

UH, I CAME HERE
WITH $300,000,

PLUS ANOTHER $500,000.

$8--$800,000 FOR THIS?
ALMOST, YEAH.

$800,000.

AND EVERYTHING'S GONE.

NOT ONLY I'M LOSING ALL
MY MONEY, I LOST MY SON TOO.

NOT ONLY I'M LOSING ALL
MY MONEY, I LOST MY SON TOO.

VERY DRAMATIC.

HE DOESN'T WANNA

HEAR MY VOICE.

WHY?
YOU'RE HIS MOTHER.

SHE'S NAGGING
ALL THE TIME.

HE SAYS--CONSTANTLY,
HE SAYS

I'M YELLING AT HIM,

EVEN IF I 'M TALK
WITH HIM NICELY.

I CAN'T TAKE IT
ANYMORE.

TO HELL WITH THE MONEY.
TO HELL WITH THE RESTAURANT.

BUT LOSING MY SON TOO
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING.

SHUT UP
ABOUT THAT, PLEASE.

, MAN.

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

I'D RATHER BE DEAD.

I'D RATHER BE DEAD
TO HAVE A SON LIKE YOU NOW.

WITHIN MINUTES OF ARRIVING
AT EL GRECO,

GORDON QUICKLY REALIZES

THAT THE PRESSURES
OF THE RESTAURANT

HAS RUINED THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MOTHER AND SON.

I'D RATHER BE DEAD
TO HAVE A SON LIKE YOU NOW.

AFTER THAT GLOOMY GREETING,

HE'S HOPING THAT THE LUNCH
IS A LITTLE MORE CHEERFUL.

YOU WANT ME TO GO GRAB
SOMETHING TO DRINK?

NO, I'M JUST GONNA HAVE A GLASS
OF WATER PLEASE, DUSTIN.

AND WHO'S THAT YOUNG MAN
IN THE KITCHEN THERE?

WHO'S THAT?
THAT'S ANTHONY.

ANTHONY. MAY I HAVE
A QUICK WORD?

YEAH, DEFINITELY.
DUSTIN, THANK YOU.

ANTHONY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU'RE ANTHONY?
YEAH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU'RE ANTHONY?
YEAH.

SIT DOWN.

AND WHAT'S
YOUR POSITION HERE?

UM, UH, KITCHEN MANAGER.

KITCHEN MANAGER.
I RUN THE STAFF...

SO YOU GOT JAKE,
THE EXECUTIVE CHEF,

AND YOU'RE
THE KITCHEN MANAGER?

YES.
WOW.

SO I HAVEN'T
TASTED THE FOOD YET,

BUT I'M MORE SHOCKED AT THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER.

IS THAT...
NO, THAT--

THAT IS THE MOST SHOCKING THING
WITH ANYBODY WHO WORKS HERE.

IS IT HIM OR HER?

IT ALL STARTS WITH HIM NOT
SHOWING UP IN THE MORNINGS.

OH, BLOODY HELL.

HE JUST DOESN'T LIKE
TO BE HERE.

HE'LL COME WHEN
IT GETS BUSY, AND THEN...

PKHEW!

HOW MANY HOURS A DAY
IS JAKE HERE?

ON A AN AVERAGE DAY,

I'D SAY ABOUT THREE.

THREE TOTAL HOURS
IN ONE DAY?

YEAH, YEAH.
IS HE IN LOVE?

HAS HE GOT A GIRLFRIEND?
IT'S A VIDEO GAME.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
A VIDEO GAME?

YEAH...HE'S NOT
PLAYING IT RIGHT NOW,

BUT I GUARANTEE YOU HE'S
THINKING ABOUT IT.

WHAT A DISASTER.

OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU
FOR THE UPDATE.

I APPRECIATE IT.
YES.

I WISH I COULD MEET YOU
UNDER BETTER CONDITIONS.

I REALLY DO.

GOOD, LET'S GET YOU
SOME FOOD, ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.

WOW.

WOW.

COULD I START OFF WITH

STUFFED ZUCCHINI,
AND THEN GONNA GO

FOR THE LAMB SHANK
AS WELL, I SAW THAT.

AND THEN MOUSSAKA.
MOUSSAKA?

PLEASE.
COOL.

AND I THINK
THAT'LL BE IT FOR NOW.

OKAY.
YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BRING IT UP,
COME ON.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
THINGS AREN'T GOING RIGHT,

SINCE CHEF RAMSLEY--
RAMSAY CAME OUT TODAY,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA
LET ANYONE DEFEAT ME.

I GOT IT.
OKAY.

ZUCCHINI.

JAKE LIKES TO JUST GET IN
AND GET OUT FAST.

HE KNOWS BETTER
AND I KNOW BETTER

THAN TO USE A MICROWAVE
IN SERVING GORDON RAMSAY.

AND RIGHT NOW,
JAKE IS VERY LAZY.

IT'S PRETTY MESSED UP.

EMBARRASSING, DUDE.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI
IS DELIGHTFUL.

WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S OUR
STUFFED ZUCCHINI.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI?
YEAH.

LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S LIKE TWO GRENADES
ABOUT TO EXPLODE.

IT'S LIKE TWO GRENADES
ABOUT TO EXPLODE.

MY GOD.

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF AN ALIENMOVIE.

WHEN ZUCCHINIS ATTACK.

OH...

WOW.

THAT'S BADLY SEASONED.
BLAND.

NO GO?
NO.

THAT'S DISGUSTING.

I COULD CRY.

WHAT A JOKE.

IT'S...WOW.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

HATED IT.

WHAT?
TRY THIS.

HE HATE IT?
YES, HE DID.

GO ON.

JAKE'S ABILITY
AT THIS MOMENT IS ZERO.

HE DOESN'T CARE ANYMORE.

LAMB SHANK?

IT'S COMING, MAN.

I'M DOOMED, COMPLETELY.

LAMB SHANK.

NOW, THAT IS A VERY
ANEMIC-LOOKING LAMB SHANK.

NOW, THAT IS A VERY
ANEMIC-LOOKING LAMB SHANK.

LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION.
IT'S DEPRESSING.

ALMOST LIKE IT'S, UH, BEEN
IN THE MICROWAVE FOR AN HOUR.

SURELY THEY WOULDN'T
MICROWAVE A LAMB SHANK.

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS

AT HOW GRAY THE MEAT IS.

THAT IS WAY TOO SALTY

AND BADLY BALANCED.

DUSTIN...I MEAN,
IT'S SO SALTY.

WHO COOKED THAT, DUSTIN?

THAT'S "CHEF MIC."

CHEF WHO?

CHEF MIC.

IT'S A MICROWAVE.

I THOUGHT THERE
WAS THE THIRD CHEF.

HE KIND OF IS.

HE DOES A LOT OF WORK
IN THE KITCHEN.
AH.

WE USE CHEF MIC A LOT.

WE USE CHEF MIC A LOT.

WHENEVER THERE'S LIGHTS ON
IN THIS RESTAURANT,

CHEF MIC'S WORKING.

HE'S A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE.

HE, UH, ASKED
ABOUT CHEF MIC.

WHAT DID SAY?

HE ASKED
WHO COOKED IT.

I MEAN, I CAN'T
LIE TO HIM,

SO I TOLD HIM.

HE'S NOT HAPPY.

, DUDE.

I CAN'T TAKE THIS.

HELLO.

HI.

I AM KIKI.

KIKI?
YEAH.

HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO SEE YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO SEE YOU.

MAY I FINISH MY LUNCH
FIRST AND THEN--

NO ENGLISH?
NO.

OKAY. I'M SORRY.

SCOTTISH?

FRENCH?
SPANISH?

GERMAN?

OKAY.

I DON'T SPEAK GERMAN,
BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW YOU.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS THE ONE
I'M GONNA SERVE?

YOU CAN SERVE IT TO HIM,
YEAH. GO.

GOD.
IT'S SO EMBARRASSING.

I DON'T CARE, MAN,
AT THIS POINT.

I DON'T GIVE A
ABOUT ANYTHING.

MOUSSAKA.

MOUSSAKA.

NOW, YOU THINK OF GREECE,
YOU THINK OF AUTHENTICITY.

THAT IS NOT AUTHENTIC.

IT'S A NON-MOVING MOUSSAKA.

WHAT A DISASTER.

HE WENT LIKE THIS,
AND IT STAYED ON THERE.

JAKE GOES, "I DON'T CARE."
HE DOESN'T.

IF YOU SAW THIS FOOD
IN A DOG FOOD BOWL,

YOU WOULD NOT
THINK TWICE.

MOUSSAKA?

WHEN WAS THAT MADE?

WHENWAS THAT MADE?
YEAH.

I'M NOT SURE, UH...

YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
THE EGGPLANT OR ANYTHING?

NO. AND DID CHEF MIC
HAVE A HAND THIS ONE?

NO. AND DID CHEF MIC
HAVE A HAND THIS ONE?

CHEF MIC HAS A HAND
IN A LOT OF DISHES.

- OH, REALLY?
- WOW.

HOW'D YOU LIKE
TO TRY ANYTHING ELSE?

NO. NAH.
I GOTCHA.

IT'S JUST TOO PAINFUL.

IT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR
A RESTAURANT TO BE SO BAD.

HE ASKED ABOUT CHEF MIC AGAIN
WITH THE MOUSSAKA.

OH, WHERE IS--
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

THIS'LL BE FUN.
I WANNA RUN AWAY
AND HIDE.

HIDE.

I'M PUTTING OUT A HIGH-END,
QUALITY PRODUCT

AND IF YOU DON'T APPRECIATE IT,
THEN GET THE OUT.

I'VE NEVER FELT SO DEPRESSED
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

THAT WAS EMBARRASSING.

THE STUFFED ZUCCHINI...

YOU DIDN'T
LIKE IT?

NO. BLAND, DEPRESSING.

THE LAMB SHANK--
I MEAN, SALTY, SAD.

AND THEN IT WAS JUST DUMPED
ON A PLATE LIKE A DOG BOWL.

AND THEN THE MOUSSAKA.

THAT WAS MADE
THIS MORNING, WAS IT?

YEAH.

WHAT WASN'T FRESH ABOUT IT?

IT WAS--IT WAS YESTERDAY.
WHAT WASN'T
FRESH ABOUT IT?

YOU SERVED ME YESTERDAY'S.

SO ANY CHANCE OF IT
TASTING FRESH HAS GONE.

SO ANY CHANCE OF IT
TASTING FRESH HAS GONE.

IT'S NOT EVEN 24 HOURS OLD.

SO WH--WHAT'S NOT FRESH
ABOUT THAT?

EXECUTIVE CHEF.

CHEF MIC.

THE FRICKIN' MICROWAVE

HAS MORE QUALIFICATIONS
THAN YOU.

I THINK YOUR BIG PROBLEM IS,
JAKE, YOU DON'T CARE.

YOU DON'T WANNA
EVEN BE HERE, DO YOU?

I CAN SEE IT
IN THE BODY LANGUAGE,

THE ATTITUDE,
AND JUST THE WAY YOU PERFORM.

I'VE COME ACROSS A LOT OF
EXECUTIVE CHEFS IN MY TIME.

I'VE COME ACROSS A LOT OF
EXECUTIVE CHEFS IN MY TIME.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE QUITE
LIKE THE SACK OF

THAT'S STANDING IN FRONT
OF ME NOW.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

COULD I JUST HAVE TWO MINUTES
WITH THE OWNER, PLEASE?

OH, WITH HER?
YEAH.

DAMN.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

SORRY IS NOT A HELP FOR US.

WILL YOU TRY TO HELP ME?

YEAH, I'M SORRY.

LISTEN, I NEED TO BE
REALLY HONEST WITH YOU.

THE HARDEST RESTAURANTS
TO FIX, EVER,

ARE THE ONES WHERE
THE PASSION IS GONE.

AND HIS PASSION
HAS GONE WAY BEFORE

YOU THOUGHT ABOUT
ASKING ME HERE.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE TO SAY.

I'M GONNA BE HERE TONIGHT

AND I'M GONNA SEE
HOW THIS PLACE FUNCTIONS.

I NEED TO SEE
EVERYTHING AS IT IS.

YEAH, I JUST HOPE
IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
OKAY, THANK YOU.

NIGHTMARE.

OHH.

AFTER A DEPRESSING AFTERNOON
WITH JAKE AND ATHINA...

YOU ALL RIGHT?

GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT.

THAT CHEF RAMSAY IS AT EL GRECO,

AND THE RESTAURANT
IS FULLY BOOKED.

HOW YOU GUYS DOING?

NOW, GORDON HOPES
TO GET SOME MORE INSIGHT

INTO HOW EL GRECO OPERATES
IN A DINNER SERVICE.

THIS IS...
DIEGO.

DIEGO...
WHAT'S YOUR ROLE?

PRETTY MUCH
A GRADE-A LINE COOK.

LINE COOK?
YEAH.

OKAY, AND WHAT--YOUR TRAINING,
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

WELL, I'VE BEEN
COOKING IN AUSTIN

IN VARIOUS
DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS

OKAY.
SINCE I WAS 18,
I'M 32 NOW.

WOW, SO 14 YEARS
EXPERIENCE ON THE LINE?

WOW.

LET'S GO.

LET'S GO.

BRAISED LAMB SHANK.
OKAY.

I'LL TAKE THE KABOBS AS WELL,
EXCEPT WITH SHRIMP.

HERE COME PEAS ORZO
FOR THE SECOND ORDER.

LET'S GO.

WE GOT GREEN BEANS.
THERE YOU GO.

MICROWAVE FOOD.

CHEF MIC.

TWELVE GAS RING
BURNERS THERE,

AND NOT ONE OF THE CHEFS
IS USING THEM.

THEY'RE ALL IN THE MICROWAVE.

IT'S LIKE WE'VE FORGOTTEN
THERE WAS A KITCHEN HERE.

WHAT IS THAT?

LOOK LIKE SOMEONE'S
SELLING A FOOTBALL.

LOOK LIKE SOMEONE'S
SELLING A FOOTBALL.

BUT IT'S MOUSSAKA FROM--
IT'S MOUSSAKA.

- CHEF MIC...
- YOU'D BE

WITHOUT THE MICROWAVE,
WOULDN'T YOU?

UNBELIEVABLE, DIEGO.

WE'D LOVE NOTHING MORE
THAN TO SEE BOTH OF THESE

GO IN THE DUMPSTERS.

IT'S REALLY HUMILIATING.

I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE KID,
HEATING STUFF UP IN A MICROWAVE.

IT KIND OF MESSES WITH MY
PASSION FOR COOKING.

LIKE I DON'T
FEEL LIKE A COOK

THE WAY WE'RE DOING THINGS
WITH THE MICROWAVE.

AS CHEF RAMSAY
WATCHES PLATE...

AFTER PLATE...

AFTER PLATE BEING ZAPPED
IN THE MICROWAVE,

IT BECOMES CLEAR

IT BECOMES CLEAR

THAT JAKE DOESN'T REALLY CARE
ABOUT HIS FOOD.

THERE WE GO AGAIN, WAITING
IN LINE FOR CHEF MIC.

WE GOT A CUE
FROM THE MICROWAVE.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

THE MINUTE YOU
WALK INTO A RESTAURANT

WITH AN OPEN KITCHEN,
AND ALL THE CHEFS ARE FACING OUT

AS OPPOSED TO STANDING
IN FRONT OF THE STOVE, GET OUT.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

UNBELIEVABLE.

DUSTIN.

IS THIS NORMAL, THIS?

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.
THAT'S JUST HOW WE DO IT.

I'VE SEEN A DIAPER LOOK
MORE APPETIZING THAN THAT.

I AGREE.

GREEK RESTAURANT?

MORE LIKE
A GREEK TRAGEDY.

IT PISSES ME OFF.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT MY FOOD IS,
IT'S HEALTHY,

IT'S FRESH, IT'S--
IT'S GOOD.

IT'S DAMN GOOD.

YEAH, REHEATED
MICROWAVE FOOD.

LISTEN, IT'S NOT
MICROWAVE FOOD.

I MEAN, HOW ELSE
AM I GONNA REHEAT IT?

YOU'RE BREAKING MY BALLS
ABOUT GETTING--

REHEATING IT IN A MICROWAVE.

HE'S BEEN COOKING
14 YEARS.

THERE'S A WHOLE STOVE THERE.
IT'S NOT EVEN BEING USED.

AND THIS GUY IS LIKE THIS.

AND THIS GUY IS LIKE THIS.

COME ON, JAKE.

ME.

I DON'T USE
THE WORD MICROWAVE.

I'M NOT COOKING IT
IN THE MICROWAVE.

I'M REHEATING IT
IN THE MICROWAVE.

BIG DIFFERENCE.
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

I DON'T THINK IT
COMPROMISES THE FOOD,

REHEATING IT THAT WAY,
BUT I MEAN...

SAY THAT AGAIN?

YOU DON'T THINK
IT COMPROMISES THE FOOD?

I DON'T THINK SO.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
A BIG FIGHT.

OH, MY GOD.
PLEASE, GOD.

IT DOESN'T COMPROMISE
THE STANDARD OF FOOD?

IT DOESN'T COMPROMISE
THE STANDARD OF FOOD?

NO.

WOW.

YEAH, YOU OFF.
HOW'S THAT?

THERE WE GO.

GO.

GET OUT OF MY LINE.

JAKE.
YEAH.

JAKE.
I GOTTA--

LOOK, I'M TRYING
TO PUT OUT FOOD.
YEAH. JAKE--

I'M NOT HERE
TO TALK ABOUT--

TAKE YOUR HEAD
OUT YOUR

AND JUST START
ACTING LIKE A MAN

AND START TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SOMETHING, WILL YOU?

I AM TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.

YOU ARE?
AND YOU THINK IT'S SMART,

TELLING ME TO OFF?
I DON'T WANT YOU AROUND.

SO HOW ABOUT SHOWING
A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT

FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
GO...

GET OFF MY LINE
AND LET ME DO MY JOB.

GET OUT OF HERE.
JAKE.

JAKE, I'LL GO,
WITH PLEASURE.

JAKE, I'LL GO,
WITH PLEASURE.

IT'S AN HOUR AND A HALF

INTO DINNER SERVICE AT EL GRECO.

REHEATED.
MICROWAVE FOOD.

AND WHILE CHEF RAMSAY HAS
HAD ENOUGH WITH THE MICROWAVE...

YEAH, YOU OFF.
HOW'S THAT?

HERE WE GO.

JAKE HAS HAD ENOUGH
OF CHEF RAMSAY.

GO...
GET OUT OF MY LINE.

YOU THINK IT'S SMART
TELLING ME TO OFF?

I DON'T WANT YOU
AROUND.

SO HOW ABOUT SHOWING
A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT

FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
GO.

GET OFF MY LINE
AND LET ME DO MY JOB.

I'LL GO, WITH PLEASURE.

WOW!
WOW, YEAH.

I NEED TABLE 20.

I KNOW IT'S A MESS.

A MESS?

YOU CAN FIX US,
AND YOU CAN TELL HIM

WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO,
AND WE WILL DO IT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A KITCHEN

FUNCTION WITH A MICROWAVE
AS MUCH AS HERE.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER TWO?

YOUR SON DOESN'T CARE.

IT'S DEPRESSING.

THERE'S THREE CHEFS
STANDING ON THE LINE,

AND NOT ONE PERSON
IS COOKING.

AND NOT ONE PERSON
IS COOKING.

OKAY.

IF YOU HAVE PASSION

AND LOVE FOR FOOD...

YOU DON'T ZAP IT.
YOU DON'T MICROWAVE IT.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

I'M SORRY TOO.

GREEK RESTAURANT?
A NUCLEAR POWER STATION.

HE'S RIGHT,
MR. RAMSAY.

MY SON CHANGE.

HE DOESN'T EVEN
CARE ABOUT HIMSELF.

IT MAKES ME FEEL SAD.

HONESTLY, SERIOUSLY,
I'M IN SHOCK.

LET ME TELL YOU WHY.

THE BUSIEST CHEF TONIGHT
IS CHEF MIC,

AND HOW DARE YOU TELL ME

THAT FOOD COOKED
IN THE MICROWAVE...

IT'S NOT COOKED
IN THE MICROWAVE.

IT'S REHEATED.

ARE YOU HONESTLY SAYING
THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE

IN FOOD THAT'S BEEN REHEATED
THAN COOKING SOMETHING FRESH?

NAH, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK
IT TASTES THAT MUCH DIFFERENT.

THERE'S NO LOVE, NO CARE,
NO PASSION.

HE DOESN'T CARE.

OH, ATHINA, PLEASE.

OH, ATHINA, PLEASE.

BUT HE HAS TO CARE.
ATHINA!

YOU HAVE TO TAKE
IN CHARGE...

HEY, QUIET.
AND YOU ARE NOT.

QUIET.
QUIET.

OKAY?

GET OUT OF MY
RESTAURANT.

RIGHT NOW.
OUT!
IT'S NOT YOUR RESTAURANT!

YEAH, IT IS
MY RESTAURANT--OUT.

I'M NOT LISTENING
TO YOUR ,OKAY?

I WOULDN'T
BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW

IF I TALKED TO MY MOTHER
THE WAY JAKE DOES.

MY MOM WOULD MURDER ME.

SHUT UP.
ATHINA,
YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF NAG, NAG, NAG, NAG

EVERY DAY.

OH, LEAVE ME ALONE.

OH, YEAH,
LEAVE YOU ALONE.

I NEED TO GO AND HAVE
A GOOD THINK.

I GOT YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.

GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.

MY SON GAVE UP.

JAKE SHOULD BE MORE COMMITTED
TO THIS RESTAURANT.

YOU HAVE TO CHANGE, JAMES.

I HOPE MY SON
COMES TO HIS SENSES,

AND CHEF RAMSAY WILL BRING
THE OLD JAKE BACK.

AND CHEF RAMSAY WILL BRING
THE OLD JAKE BACK.

I CAN GIVE MY LIFE FOR THAT.

COME AND PREP.

I'M GONNA BE HERE
AT 10:00.

ATHINA AND HER SISTER KIKI

ARRIVE EARLY TO BEGIN
THE DAILY RITUAL

OF PREPPING
FOR LUNCH AND DINNER.

BUT IN SPITE OF PROMISING
TO BE THERE AT 10:00,

JAKE IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN.

SHE TELL YOU 10:00!
BE 10:00 HERE!

I DON'T WANNA HEAR
YOUR OR HER.

THAT'S WHY I DON'T
COME DOWN HERE.

NOW, KIKI, I REALLY--

NOW, KIKI, I REALLY--

THIS IS EXACTLY
WHY I DON'T COME DOWN,

'CAUSE THEY YELL AT ME,
THEY GANG UP ON ME.

YEAH, YEAH.
OKAY, OKAY.

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT OF ME
IN HERE.

- I'M SICK OF IT.
- OH,.

GOD.

AFTER SPENDING THE MORNING
DOING RESEARCH AROUND AUSTIN,

GORDON IS READY TO PUT
SOME CHANGES INTO EFFECT.

MORNING.
MORNING.

BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS,

BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS,

IS JAKE READY TO CHANGE
HIS ATTITUDE?

MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M OKAY.

YEAH?
YOU DON'T LOOK OKAY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I JUST HAD AN ARGUMENT
WITH MY SON.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
EVERY DAY.

IF HE TELLS ME HE'S GONNA
COME AT 10:00,

HE COMES 12:00.

THIS IS CRAZY.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?
EXCUSE ME?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

GET IN HERE, PLEASE.

TWO MINUTES.
YES, SIR.

THE ATMOSPHERE IN HERE
IS HORRIFIC.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T WANNA BE IN HERE
WITH THESE TWO.

I REALLY DON'T.

EVERY TIME I WALK IN HERE,

THEY LOOK FOR SOMETHING
TO COMPLAIN AT ME,

AND THEN THEY BOTH
GANG UP ON ME.

AND I DON'T NEED YOU
TO ME COMING IN HERE

AND YOU GUYS YAPPING
AND YAPPING AND YAPPING.

I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT
IN THE MORNING.

NO.
YEAH, WHATEVER.

WHY IS SHE SO UPSET?

WHAT WAS THAT BIT?

THEY SAY I DON'T
COME DOWN ON TIME.

NO, YOU'RE
NOT GONNA DO...
AND I DON'T.

I DON'T.

YOU NEVER DO.

THIS IS THE REASON.
NO!

ALL YOU DO
IS YELL AND NAG, ATHINA.

NO, I DON'T CREATE IT.
YES.

ATHINA, WHO THE HELL WANTS TO
COME DOWN EARLY IN THE MORNING

AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE
YELLING AT THEM?

AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE
YELLING AT THEM?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
I GONNA DO

WHILE I'M UP TO HERE
WITH THAT.

I GET VERY UPSET!

THAT'S WHAT I GOTTA PUT UP
WITH EVERY MORNING.

HE DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN...

HE MUST GIVE A DAMN,
COME ON.

HE CAN'T BE
THAT COLD-HEARTED.

YEAH.

AND SOMETIMES I DON'T.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANNA
DEAL WITH THIS.

IF YOU PUT UP WITH THIS
FOR TWO YEARS,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA GIVE A DAMN
ABOUT IT EITHER, YOU WON'T.

THEY'RE
NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

IT'S YOUR MUM
AND YOUR AUNT.

YEAH.
HE DOESN'T
GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THAT.

NO, BUT...
THAT'S WHY WE...

NO, BUT...
THAT'S WHY WE...

WHY I SHOULD I GIVE A DAMN
WHEN YOU'RE SWEARING AT ME?

YOU'RE CURSING ME, YOU'RE
CALLING ME NAMES ALL DAY LONG?

THIS IS WHAT I GOTTA PUT UP
WITH EVERY MORNING.

EVERYMORNING.
YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE HERE.

YOU AND HER DO NOT NEED
TO BE HERE.

I DON'T NEED THIS
STRESS.

HEY.

HEY!

HEY!

EXCUSE ME, KIKI, PLEASE.

OH, PLEASE.

YOU TWO NEED
TO JUST GO HOME.

GO HOME.

GO HOME.

YEAH.

NO, I'D BETTER OFF
WITH BOTH OF YOU STAYING HOME

AND LET ME DO WHAT I NEED
TO DO.

THEN DO IT!
I WILL!

DON'T
COME TO WORK!

YOU AND HER, LEAVE!

AFTER YEARS OF PAIN
AND SUFFERING AT EL GRECO...

THE FAMILY HAS FINALLY REACHED
ITS BREAKING POINT.

DON'T
COME TO WORK!

YOU AND HER, LEAVE.
DON'T COME!

WELL, IS THAT WHAT
YOU REALLY WANT?

NO, I DON'T
REALLY WANT THAT, NO.

WHAT THE
ARE WE DOING?

WE DIDN'T DO THIS
IN THE BEGINNING!

ALL THIS ARGUING HAS BROUGHT
OUR RESTAURANT DOWN

ALL THIS ARGUING HAS BROUGHT
OUR RESTAURANT DOWN

AND BROUGHT OUR RELATIONSHIP
TO A HALT.

THIS FIGHTING
HAS GOT TO STOP.

YES.
THIS IS INSANE.

HE HAS TO COMMIT
TO GETTING IN HERE EARLIER,

AND YOU HAVE TO STOP
BEATING HIM WITH A STICK.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?

WIPE THE BOARD CLEAN.

ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE?

I AM WILLING TO CHANGE.

'CAUSE IT'S GOT
TO STOP TODAY.

IT'S STOPPED RIGHT NOW.

I'LL START
ALL OVER AGAIN,

LIKE IT'S THE FIRST DAY.

AND THAT IS A COMMITMENT
THAT WILL SAVE YOU.

AND THAT IS A COMMITMENT
THAT WILL SAVE YOU.

IF MY SON CAN CHANGE,

I THINK I'M GONNA BE THE MOST
HAPPIEST MOTHER IN THIS EARTH.

WE'VE FORGOTTEN
THE IMPORTANCE

WE'VE FORGOTTEN
THE IMPORTANCE

AND THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING
A FAMILY-RUN RESTAURANT.

BECAUSE WHEN IT WORKS
BRILLIANTLY, IT'S AMAZING.

AND WE HAVE TO GET BACK.

AND IT'S NOT GONNA
GET ANY BETTER

UNLESS YOU CHANGE,

ALL THREE OF YOU.

OKAY.

I GOT MY MOM
AND AUNT BACK.

I REALLY LOVE
BOTH OF THEM.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

I DON'T LIKE
ARGUING WITH THEM.

I LOVE MY AUNT
LIKE SHE ISMY MOM.

NOW THAT THE FAMILY HAS MADE
A COMMITMENT TO WORK TOGETHER

AS OPPOSED
TO FIGHTING EACH OTHER...

RIGHT, I JUST NEED ALL OF YOU
FOR TWO MINUTES OUTSIDE, PLEASE.

RIGHT, I JUST NEED ALL OF YOU
FOR TWO MINUTES OUTSIDE, PLEASE.

CHEF RAMSAY HAS MADE
A COMMITMENT OF HIS OWN

THAT HE HOPES WILL HAVE
A MAJOR IMPACT

ON THE DINING EXPERIENCE
AT EL GRECO.

THEY'RE GONNA
RUN US OVER.

YEAH, A CAR.
BAM!

IT'S A FIRING SQUAD!

I HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM
IN THE RESTAURANT.

I RAN OVER EVERYBODY.

CHEF MIC,
YOU'VE BEEN SO BUSY.

IT'S TIME THAT YOU
TOOK A LITTLE VACATION.

OH,.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW.

HEY, GUYS.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO--
TO SHOW YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OHH...

OH.

OH, THE MICROWAVE.

IT'S TIME
TO SAY GOODBYE...

OH, THAT'S GONNA BE
SO AWESOME.

TO A VERY BUSY CHEF MIC.

CHEF MIC!

YES!

LATER, CHEF MIC!

CHEF MIC IS GONE.

GOOD RIDDANCE.

CHEF MIC,
IT WAS GOOD KNOWING YOU,

BUT WE'RE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT YOU.

CHEF MIC...

NICE SHOT!

HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.

HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.

A BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA.
YES, SIR.

BECAUSE WE ARE RELAUNCHING
THIS RESTAURANT TOMORROW,

AND YOU DO NOT NEED
A MICROWAVE TO COOK

IN YOUR RESTAURANT.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S A FAMILY BUSINESS.

BY LOSING MY PASSION,
I'VE HURT THE RESTAURANT,

I HURT MY EMPLOYEES,
I HURT MY CUSTOMERS.

I HURT MY EMPLOYEES,
I HURT MY CUSTOMERS.

AND I NEED TO GET BACK
TO THE BASICS

AND COOK FOOD THE WAY
IT NEEDS TO BE COOKED.

AND THAT'S
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

WITH A MICROWAVE NO LONGER
THE ESSENTIAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT

IN THE KITCHEN...

CHEF RAMSAY BEGINS
TO PUT HIS PLAN INTO EFFECT--

COOKING FRESH GREEK FOOD.

WE'RE GONNA
DO A GRILLED SALMON.

NICELY SEASONED--
SALT AND PEPPER, OKAY?

EXTRA TOUCH OF SALT
ON THE SKIN.

AND GETTING JAKE PASSIONATE
ABOUT COOKING AGAIN.

NICELY MARKED
ALL THE WAY AROUND.

LITERALLY, 90 SECONDS
ON EACH SIDE.

YOU GOT IT.

YOU GOT IT.

I'M NOT IN HERE
TO PRECOOK FOOD.

I'M HERE TO COOK IT.
THAT'S WHY I WENT TO SCHOOL.

THAT'S WHY I'M IN HERE.

WE'LL TAKE A SPOON
OF TZATZIKI

JUST ON THE PLATE.

THE SALMON SITS ON THERE.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

JAKE'S PASSION, I THINK,

IS COMING BACK
FOR COOKING.

I THINK I'M GONNA
HAVE MY SON BACK.

NOW, START TASTING.

YEAH, IT TASTES

REALLY GOOD.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

I'M EXCITED
FOR JAKE AND ATHINA.

I FEEL A HUGE WEIGHT
HAS BEEN LIFTED HERE.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN ACTUALLY
BE A CHEF NOW.

THANK YOU, CHEF.
LET'S GO.

THANK YOU, CHEF.
LET'S GO.

WHOO-HOO!

COMING UP...

WITH YOU PEOPLE?

IT'S RELAUNCH NIGHT,

AND EL GRECO GETS
A NEW LEASE ON LIFE.

JAKE, YOU CAN'T
DO EVERYTHING.

BUT WILL JAKE BE ABLE
TO LEAD HIS KITCHEN

TO A SUCCESSFUL REMAKE...

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
- YOU DON'T LISTEN TO.

BECAUSE I DON'T GOT NOTHING
FOR YOU TO DO YET!

OR WILL HE BE ONLY COOK STANDING
WHEN DINNER SERVICE ENDS?

ONE MORE LIP
FROM YOU, YOU'RE DONE.

NOW THAT THE FAMILY AT EL GRECO
IS FOCUSED ON MOVING AHEAD

INSTEAD OF LOOKING BEHIND,

CHEF RAMSAY'S
RENOVATION TEAM

WORKS THROUGH THE NIGHT

TO GIVE EL GRECO
ITS OWN UNIQUE IDENTITY.

GOOD MORNING.
ARE YOU READY TO SEE...

WE'RE READY.
THE NEW RESTAURANT?

YES, I'M READY.
I WANNA GO IN.

I WANNA SEE IT.
RIGHT!

LET'S GO.
LADIES FIRST.
ALL RIGHT.

OH, WOW.

OH, WOW.

WOW.

WOW.
IT'S GREAT!

YEAH, IT'S NICE.

IT'S VERY LIGHT.

IT...IS...BEAUTIFUL.

YES.

WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH
THESE DOORS,

YOU THINK OF GREECE.

THAT IS AWESOME.

THE RESTAURANT WAS SOULLESS.

IT WAS DULL, IT WAS DRAB,
NO IDENTITY.

NOW, WHEN YOU WALK IN,
IT'S CLEAN.

IT'S MEDITERRANEAN.

I LOVE IT.

KEEPING WITH THE CLASSIC
GREEK FLAG

WITH THE BLUE AND WHITE,
CHAIRS BLUE AND WHITE.

THE SILHOUETTES ON THE WALLS--
BEAUTIFUL.

THE SILHOUETTES ON THE WALLS--
BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH, YEAH.
THIS IS AWESOME.

I'M--I NOTICE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT EVERY TIME I LOOK.

AND YOU HAVE
A CENTRALIZED TABLE HERE.

AND LOOK AT IT.
IT'S GOT THE RIGHT HEIGHT.

WE GOT NEW STALLS,
BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL.

OH, WOW.

OH, BEAUTIFUL.

I LOVE IT.

THIS IS PERFECT,
THE PICTURES.

EVERYTHING'S PERFECT.

WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL
ABOUT THE RESTAURANT.

THIS IS LIKE A NEW PLACE.

THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING,
A FRESH START.

THAT'S--THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

IT'S AWESOME.

WITH THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEW
DINNING ROOM STILL IN THE AIR,

WITH THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEW
DINNING ROOM STILL IN THE AIR,

CHEF RAMSAY'S CAREFULLY DESIGNED
MENU IS READY TO BE REVEALED.

WELCOME TO THE MOST AMAZING,
VIBRANT

GREEK MENU
HERE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

AND GUESS WHAT--

CHEF MIC
DIDN'T TOUCH A THING!

HE DIDN'T TOUCH A THING!

WE'RE GOING TO START OFF
WITH THE LAMB CHOP,

LIGHTLY SEASONED,
LIGHTLY MARINATED,

AND GRILLED TO PERFECTION.

HALF A ROASTED CHICKEN.

AMAZING.

GRILLED OCTOPUS,
BRAISED SLOWLY AND SERVED

WITH A LITTLE GREEK MARINAS.

NOW, THAT'S VERY CLASSY.

ADDITIONAL ENTREES--

PRESSED EGGPLANT MOUSSAKA.

PRESSED EGGPLANT MOUSSAKA.

YEAH?
AND THE BEEF MOUSSAKA

RUNNING ON THE SIDE THERE.

BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL.

OKAY.

GET SOME KNIFE AND FORKS.

DIG IN.

YEAH?

GRAB ME
ONE OF THESE.

VERY NICE.

MMM, DUDE, THAT'S KILLER.

AMAZING.
THAT WAS PHENOMENAL.

MY DREAM CAME TRUE.

THIS IS A NEW START FOR US--

FOR ME AND MY SON
AND MY SISTER.

IT'S A NEW BEGINNING.

OPA!

HEY! HEY, HEY, HEY!

HEY! HEY, HEY, HEY!

HELLO.
WELCOME TO EL GRECO.

WHAT CAN I
START YOU OFF WITH?

IT'S RELAUNCH NIGHT AT EL GRECO.

I'M GONNA GET
THE BEEF MOUSSAKA.

BEEF MOUSSAKA?
YEAH.

THIS IS ALL GONNA FEEL REALLY
WEIRD AND AWKWARD,

BUT OF COURSE
IT'S GONNA FEEL WEIRD

'CAUSE THEY'RE LAYING DOWN
THE FOUNDATION AGAIN.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG TIME,

EVERYTHING WILL BE
COOKED FRESH TO ORDER.

HERE WE GO.

WE GOT A CRISPY FETA

AND WE GOT
A GRILLED OCTOPUS.

LET'S DO THIS, DUDE.

IT FEELS AWESOME TO FINALLY
BE ABLE TO COOK AGAIN.

IT FEELS AWESOME TO FINALLY
BE ABLE TO COOK AGAIN.

I WANNA
HIT THE ROAD RUNNING.

DROP THE FETA, PLEASE.

I'M READY TO GO.

DROP THE FETA PLEASE.

I GOT IT, DUDE.

I GOT IT.
I SHOULD BE DOING IT.

I SHOULD BE SAYING
I'M DROPPING THE FETA.

GO AHEAD.
COME ON. FINISH.

AS STUNNING, FRESH FOOD

MAKES ITS WAY
OUT TO THE DINERS...

THIS IS FANTASTIC.

THE DEMAND ON THE KITCHEN
CONTINUES TO GROW.

DROP THE FALAFEL, OKAY?
I'LL GET THAT.

BUT JUST AS IMPORTANTLY,
SO DOES JAKE'S ENTHUSIASM.

I GOT IT, I GOT IT,
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

JAKE. JAKE, YOU CAN'T
DO EVERYTHING.

YES, SIR.

I AM NOW PLATING
A VEGGIE.

I AM NOW PLATING
A VEGGIE.

FALAFEL...FALAFEL.

FALAFELS.
THESE ARE THE FALAFELS?

I GOT IT.
JAKE.

JAKE, TALK TO US,
COME ON.

"TALK TO US."
OKAY.

I NEED YOU TO, UH...

START GETTING ME
TWO TICKETS OUT RIGHT HERE.

CALL 'EM OUT FOR ME.

OKAY.
WALKING IN...

NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S A BAD IDEA.

LET ME PUT THESE UP.

UNBELIEVABLE.

WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED HERE,
JAKE WAS JUST A LAZY CHEF

DOING NOTHING--
NOW HE'S THE OTHER EXTREME.

HE'S DOING EVERYTHING
AND DELEGATING NOTHING,

WHICH IS JUST AS DANGEROUS.

WHICH IS JUST AS DANGEROUS.

UNBELIEVABLE.

HEY, WHAT'S THIS LAMB
DOING HERE, MAN?

ARE WE SELLING THIS?

WITH JAKE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT
HELP FROM ANYONE...

THE KITCHEN
IS COMPLETELY STALLED,

AND A RELAUNCH THAT STARTED OFF
SO WELL IS NOW IN JEOPARDY.

WHAT ELSE CAN
I BE DOING?

ARGH!

JAKE, CAN YOU ANSWER ME?
WHAT?

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
- YOU DON'T LISTEN TO--

BECAUSE I DON'T GOT NOTHING
FOR YOU TO DO YET!

TO EITHER WORK WITH US BETTER,

TO EITHER WORK WITH US BETTER,

OR THE WHOLE THING
WILL GO DOWN.

DON'T GIVE ME ATTITUDE,
DIEGO, PLEASE.

WE HAVE A CHANCE,
STARTING TODAY,

TO DO THINGS
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT,

AND WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER.

WITH YOU PEOPLE,
MAN?

- YEAH, YEAH.
- EVERY AND NOBODY ELSE.

HEY DUDE, ONE MORE
LIP FROM YOU,

YOU'RE DONE, BOTH OF YOU.

COME ON, JAKE.

LISTEN TO WHAT
I'M TELLING YOU.

OHH, GOD.

IT'S RE-LAUNCH NIGHT
AT EL GRECO.

I GOT IT.

I GOT IT.

AND WITH JAKE TRYING TO RUN

THE ENTIRE KITCHEN SOLO...

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
- YOU DON'T LISTEN TO--

BECAUSE I DON'T GOT NOTHING
FOR YOU TO DO YET!

DINNER SERVICE
IS ON THE VERGE OF DISASTER.

WITH
YOU PEOPLE, MAN?

YEAH, YEAH.

EVERY
AND NOBODY ELSE.

HEY, DUDE, ONE MORE
LIP FROM YOU,

YOU'RE DONE, BOTH OF YOU.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

YOU GOT TWO SECONDS.

ANTHONY!
ANTHONY, COME HERE!

DIEGO, JAKE.
YES, SIR?

TWO SECONDS.

YOU HAVE GOT TO START
DELEGATING.

WE'RE ABOUT TO GO DOWN.

STOP RUNNING AROUND

AND DELEGATE THESE TO THEM.

YOU GOT IT.

STAY AS A TEAM, GUYS.

DON'T START
ARGUING.

THERE WAS A LOT OF MISTAKES
THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING

AT THIS POINT.

CHEF RAMSAY IS TOTALLY RIGHT.

I NEED TO DELEGATE MORE
BECAUSE THIS--IT'S GONNA STOP.

GREEN BEANS, GREEN BEANS.
WE GOT 'EM, RIGHT?

RIGHT HERE, CHEF.

I NEED AN ORZO, A PENNE,
AND A PILAF READY.

RIGHT HERE, CHEF!
GOOD.

RIGHT HERE, CHEF!
GOOD.

WITH JAKE FINALLY
WORKING IN TANDEM

WITH HIS TEAM
IN THE KITCHEN...

GOOD.
THIS IS NUMBER 28.

THANK GOD!

STUNNING, DELICIOUS GREEK DISHES

ARE ONCE AGAIN
LEAVING THE KITCHEN.

GORGEOUS, HUH?

THAT IS SOME INTENSE
MOUSSAKA.

EVERYBODY HAD SMILE
TO THEIR FACE,

EVERYBODY IN THE DINING ROOM.

HAPPY?
OH, VERY.
DEFINITELY.

THEY THINK IT TOOK
A LITTLE BIT TIME,

BUT THEY LOVE THE FOOD.

EAT!
PLEASE.
OH.

MAKE ME A STEAK PLATE,
PLEASE.

THAT'S IT.
THAT'S ALL I WANT.

THAT'S IT.
THAT'S ALL I WANT.

THAT'S IT.
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT.

I'M HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS

OF WHAT WE WERE PUSHING OUT
TONIGHT.

WE MADE A FEW MISTAKES,
BUT WE MADE GOOD FOOD,

AND IT ACTUALLY FELT GOOD
TO SMELL THE SMELLS

AND HEAR THE SOUNDS
AND ACTUALLY, REALLY BE COOKING.

UH, THAT'S IT.
I DON'T--WE HAVE NO--

THINK WE DON'T HAVE
ANY MORE TICKETS.

THEY'RE DONE.
THEY'RE DONE.

MY TICKET IS DONE.

TAKE CARE.
THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT.

WHEW! OKAY.

IN A MATTER OF DAYS, WE'VE COME
A VERY, VERY A LONG WAY.

LET ME TELL YOU THAT.

AND THE ATMOSPHERE
IN HERE TONIGHT

AND THE ATMOSPHERE
IN HERE TONIGHT

IN COMPARISON TO WHEN I FIRST
WALKED THROUGH THOSE DOORS,

THE DIFFERENCE
IS NIGHT AND DAY.

VERY GOOD GUYS.
WELL DONE, YOU.

RAMSAY, HE'S THE MAN.

NO ONE ELSE COULD'VE
DONE IT BUT HIM.

JAKE'S A HARD COOKIE
TO CRACK,

AND HE--HE BASHED IT.

IT WAS A MAJOR, AND I MEAN
MAJORTRANSFORMATION.

I THINK WE'VE BEEN GIVEN
KIND OF A GOLDEN TICKET

TO EITHER BRING THIS RESTAURANT
TO THE BRINK OF GREATNESS

OR TO FLUSH IT
DOWN THE TOILET.

AND IT'S TOTALLY UP TO JAKE
AND ATHINA AT THIS POINT.

HERE'S TO EL GRECO.
LET'S GO!

WELL DONE.

WELL DONE.

BREAKING THE PLATES IS LIKE
BREAKING THE OLD HABITS.

AND WE CAN WIPE THIS CLEAN--

NEW START, NEW BEGINNING.

JAKE, YOU WERE
UNDER PRESSURE TONIGHT.

I CAN GIVE YOU
A ONE PIECE OF ADVICE--

YOU NEED TO SHOW RESPECT
TO YOUR TEAM.

YES, SIR.
YOU'RE THEIR LEADER.

YOU'RE THEIR INSPIRATION.

I WAS VERY PROUD
OF HIM.

IT'S A GOOD FEELING, MAN.
I'M SO HAPPY FOR THAT.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
GET SECOND CHANCES.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
GET SECOND CHANCES.

AND WE'RE DEFINITELY
NOT GONNA SQUANDER IT.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD
AND MAKE SOMETHING OF IT.

ATHINA...

YOU NEED TO RESPECT HIM,

AND HE NEEDS
TO RESPECT YOU.

EXACTLY.

GIVE ME A HUG.
MWAH!
OPA!

OOH, THAT WAS A BIG,
WET SMUDGY ONE.

CHEF, IT WAS PLEASURE.
THANK YOU.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF
AND LOOK AFTER YOUR TEAM.

YES, SIR.
TEAM FIRST.

- GOOD NIGHT.
- GOODNIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHEW!

THANK YOU.

FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS,

THIS RESTAURANT
WAS MICROWAVING EVERYTHING.

SO THE FACT THAT WE HAD
A SUCCESSFUL RELAUNCH

SO THE FACT THAT WE HAD
A SUCCESSFUL RELAUNCH

IS AMAZING.

BUT THE BIGGEST--

AND I MEAN THE BIGGEST
MIRACLE OF ALL,

IS THE FACT THAT WE BROUGHT
ATHINA AND JAKE TOGETHER.

AND, QUITE HONESTLY, I DIDN'T
THINK THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

WOW.

CHEF MIC, REST IN PIECES.

YES.

IN THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED...

WELCOME TO EL GRECO.

LET'S DO THIS.

LET'S DO THIS.

EL GRECO RECEIVED POSITIVE
FEEDBACK FROM THE LOCALS.

THIS IS FANTASTIC.

HAS A REALLY GOOD
FLAVOR.

AND IT APPEARED AS THOUGH

THE RESTAURANT
WAS GONNA BE TURNED AROUND.

BUT JAKE AND ATHINA'S
INSURMOUNTABLE DEBT

WAS TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME.

OH, MAN.

AND THE MOTHER AND SON

WERE FORCED TO CLOSE
EL GRECO.