{"id":1115,"date":"2011-10-22T07:07:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-22T11:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2011-10-22T07:07:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-22T11:07:16","slug":"trust-the-gordon-restaurant-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/10\/trust-the-gordon-restaurant-man.html","title":{"rendered":"Trust The Gordon Restaurant Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

My oldest brother is not going to be happy with me for this, as he doesn’t suffer fools or celebrity chefs lightly, but I enjoy watching Gordon Ramsay’s<\/strong> Kitchen Nightmares<\/em> on FOX<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Augie<\/strong>, Sacramento’s first-ever four-star chef a few years back at Harlow’s Restaurant<\/em> on J. St, isn’t much for aggrandizement or arrogance in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

I can see his point and I am a little surprised at myself for liking Ramsay too, considering his pompous behavior and vulgar language at times.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dqZaw5H-jhY<\/a>\n

Ramsay knows his stuff though, and has been humbled to have a few of his own restaurants close, including one in his hometown if I properly recall.<\/p>\n

More importantly, Ramsay and his team have helped restaurants stay in business and even grow dramatically in some cases.<\/p>\n

“Surviving this recession is a success,” like Ramsay told two brothers who run Boston’s Davide<\/em> restaurant.<\/p>\n

Viewers may be tiring of the over-exposed Ramsay as his show now airs on TV’s graveyard of Friday nights, but he has done some good things and comes across as\u00a0 big-hearted.<\/p>\n

Heck, maybe HE should have been selected as President Obama’s jobs czar for saving and creating jobs in at least one industry.<\/p>\n

I, on the other hand, picked a good day to write this blog as it will be a travel day for Augie and he may not see this.<\/p>\n

Good luck out West, Aug man!<\/p>\n

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