History Awesome / KitchenNightmares

** During the "return" episode, Miranda reveals that she was fired, begged to come back, then was called a thief and fired ''again'' after taking a $5 tip that had been left for her -- and was in fact rightfully hers, [[{{Hypocrite}} as opposed to the owners]] ''[[{{Hypocrite}} actually]]'' [[{{Hypocrite}} stealing all the waiting staff's tips for themselves.]] Furious with their blatant hypocrisy, [[ShutUpHannibal she threw the money in Samy's face, told both him and Amy to go to hell, and walked out.]]

* Jack's by the Waterfront suffered from the confused leadership shared between the restaurant's three owners, one of whom saw his part in the dining room scaled back for intimidating his customers (Albeit unintentionally), and he hoped to play his part again with Gordon's arrival. On relaunch night, when the line cooks fail to deliver for their head chef, who'd been working like hell to make the changes he and Gordon both knew needed to be implemented, said owner storms into the kitchen and ''demands'' that the cooks stop neglecting their duties and start respecting their head chef. To everyone's amazement, his words stuck and service quickly got back on track.

** Lisa, the young owner of Lido Di Manhattan, is maybe the biggest success stories on the show. She brought the restaurant when she was 22 years old, fresh out of college, with her dad co-signing the loan. The one thing she was lacking was experience and had her staff walk all over her. Gordon Ramsey even got to her so much that she spent a whole evening crying in the bathroom. Once Gordon gave her a crash course on running the restaurant, she took them to heart, fired the lazy staff and even started her own wine brand, which Chef Ramsey was pushing her to do in the episode. When he returned a year later for a follow up, she had turned over a new leaf and was active with the kitchen. She made a few changes from his original menu and said her profits had been way up since then. Lisa has also expanded into Lido brand wine, catering and private dining. She is one of the few restaurants who are [[https://www.lidodimanhattan.com/ still in business up to 2021]] and has [[https://www.yelp.com/biz/lido-di-manhattan-manhattan-beach?osq=lido%5C%27s very high reviews on Yelp.]]

** The restaurant's two chefs have their own SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome when Gordon tasks them both with creating a few simple seafood dishes of their own design with local produce without the interference or input of the restaurant's arrogant owners. The two men are able to put together a series of entrees that Gordon then serves to the husband and wife duo under the impression that ''he'' cooked them; the two shower the food with nothing short of glowing praise. Gordon then reveals that he didn't cook them and credits the two young chefs, making the owners realize the talent they had overlooked in their own kitchen.

* The fact that Amy's Baking Company managed to be so unhinged that it was the first episode to have ''[[Recap/KitchenNightmaresS6E15AmysBakingCompany its own page]]''. It takes a lot to stand out amongst 12 seasons' worth of shows produced in two different countries.

-->'''Gordon''': (''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny with an impressed smile]] as Aris spins around with the table'') [[DeadpanSnarker Finally, something edible!]]

-->'''Richie''': (Clearly fed up)[[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan '''YOU'RE NOT FUCKING ''LISTENING TO HIM!'' HE'S TRYING TO FUCKING TELL YOU! ''I'VE'' TRIED TO TELL YOU FOR ''TWO YEARS'', ABOUT EVERY-FUCKING-''THING!''''' Food, bands -- and I told you that! '''BUT YOU DON'T FUCKING ''UNDERSTAND!'' SO SHOW HIM SOME FUCKING ''RESPECT'', OR ELSE I'M FUCKING GOING AT TWO O' CLOCK, AND THAT'S ''FUCKING'' IT!''']] (''{{Beat}}'') That is it, no fucking bullshit.

* The American episode "Sebastian's", in which the owner was a complete egomaniacal nutcase who pretty much tried to actively sabotage Ramsay's efforts to improve his restaurant, hurting not just the business but the staff as well. After Sebastian tries to push his "concept" one final time [[WhatAnIdiot on relaunch night]], Ramsay pulls him aside and [[TranquilFury calmly]] tells him that. After watching this guy putting on a façade the whole episode, seeing Ramsay put that schmuck in his place and leave him [[BreakTheHaughty finally flipping his lid, petulantly ranting and raving at no one in particular]] ("THIS IS MY FUCKIN' LIFE!") is immensely satisfying.

** During the "return" episode, Miranda reveals that she was fired, begged to come back, then called a thief and fired ''again'' after taking a $5 tip that had been left for her -- and was in fact rightfully hers, [[{{Hypocrite}} as opposed to the owners]] ''[[{{Hypocrite}} actually]]'' [[{{Hypocrite}} stealing all the waiting staff's tips for themselves.]] Furious with their blatant hypocrisy, [[ShutUpHannibal she threw the money in Samy's face, told both him and Amy to go to hell, and walked out.]]

* The American episode "Sebastian's", in which the owner was a complete egomaniacal nutcase who pretty much tried to actively sabotage Ramsay's efforts to improve his restaurant, hurting not just the business but the staff as well. After Sebastian tries to push his "concept" one final time [[WhatAnIdiot on relaunch night]], Ramsay pulls him aside and [[TranquilFury calmly]] tells him that. After watching this guy putting on a facade the whole episode, seeing Ramsay put that schmuck in his place and leave him [[BreakTheHaughty finally flipping his lid, petulantly ranting and raving at no one in particular]] ("THIS IS MY FUCKIN' LIFE!") is immensely satisfying.

* In the Spin-A-Yarn Steakhouse episode, the owner, Saki, has his wife serve the restaurant's new signature prime rib tableside as part of an effort to involve her more in the business. Being new to the task, she cuts enormous portions, practically giving away the meat. After an entire sports team arrive and all unanimously choose to order the steak, the owner, wife and Ramsay find out that (to their horror) there are only about 2 pounds of Rib left, certainly not enough to serve an entire team. Cue Victor, the head chef (who earlier in the episode was reduced to washing dishes during dinner service because of the lack of help), mentioning that [[BigDamnHeroes he prepared one last rib roast just in case something went wrong]].

---> '''Ramsay:''' I can't help people who can't help themselves and cannot ever take one ounce of criticism. If you're not willing to change, [[TranquilFury I'm not going to butt heads, argue, scream... but this is not normal.]] And it's not normal for a restaurant to [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity go through that many staff,]] it's not normal for [[MasterOfNone a kitchen that small to have sixty-five items on the menu,]] and it's not normal for [[HateSink the level of animosity that you've built inside this restaurant and outside.]] You have the right to run the business the way you want to run your business -- I have the right to do the right thing. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere And the right thing for me is to get out of here]].

* Lisa, the young owner of Lido Di Manhattan, is maybe the biggest success stories on the show. She brought the restaurant when she was 22 years old, fresh out of college, with her dad co-signing the loan. The one thing she was lacking was experience and had her staff walk all over her. Gordon Ramsey even got to her so much that she spent a whole evening crying in the bathroom. Once Gordon gave her a crash course on running the restaurant, she took them to heart, fired the lazy staff and even started her own wine brand, which Chef Ramsey was pushing her to do in the episode. When he returned a year later for a follow up, she had turned over a new leaf and was active with the kitchen. She made a few changes from his original menu and said her profits had been way up since then. Lisa has also expanded into Lido brand wine, catering and private dining. She is one of the few restaurants who are still in business up to 2020 and has very high reviews on Yelp.

** Lido di Manhattan is easily its own crowning moment of awesome in that it's one of the few genuine success stories. Once he left, the owner, one of Ramsay's most hopeless (at the time) managed to turn things around. Reviews are phenomenal, she has launched her own Wine brand, she updated Ramsay's menu, and [[https://www.lidodimanhattan.com/ it's still open]].

* The fact that Amy's Baking Company managed to be so unhinged that it's the only episode to have ''[[Recap/KitchenNightmaresS6E15AmysBakingCompany its own page]]''. It takes a lot to stand out amongst 12 seasons' worth of shows produced in two different countries.

* In the "Zeke's" episode, Gordon discovers that the owners are deliberately serving lasagna that is a ''week'' old to the customers, something they attempt to justify every step of the way. Gordon confront's the owner's wife about this, and says he's gonna "stand up and shout" to the customers what kind of food they're being served. [[TemptingFate She tries to laugh this threat off]], only for Gordon to follow through with it -- going to the dining room and and telling the customers that the lasagna they ordered was old, much to the disgust of everyone in the room. Gordon then returns to the kitchen, [[CrossesTheLineTwice capping off his speech with "Bon Appetit"]]. Unsurprisingly, several of the diners clear out when they get this news.

--> '''Charita:''' [[https://youtu.be/OQsJRlPiEVw?t=283 "I fed Gordon Ramsay... and he cleaned his plate!"]]

* In a rare case of an awesome ReasonYouSuckSpeech being delivered by someone who is ''not'' Gordon Ramsay: in the "Runaway Girl" episode, [[OopNorth Richie]], the beleaguered head chef and the long-time best friend of [[KnowNothingKnowItAll Justin]] the restaurant owner, calls him out on ''all'' of his bullshit and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIY_G2VqrXE unloads years of pent-up rage]] in an explosive, ClusterFBomb-laden rant. The event leaves even ''Gordon himself'' utterly slack-jawed and speechless as the chef gives him an apologetic pat on the arm and steps out--

-->'''Richie''': '''YOU'RE NOT FUCKING ''LISTENING TO HIM!'' HE'S TRYING TO FUCKING TELL YOU! ''I'VE'' TRIED TO TELL YOU FOR ''TWO YEARS'', ABOUT EVERY-FUCKING-''THING!''''' Food, bands -- and I told you that! '''BUT YOU DON'T FUCKING ''UNDERSTAND!'' SO SHOW HIM SOME FUCKING ''RESPECT'', OR ELSE I'M FUCKING GOING AT TWO O' CLOCK, AND THAT'S ''FUCKING'' IT!''' (''{{Beat}}'') That is it, no fucking bullshit.

-->'''Richie''': Fucking dangle me like a fucking ''puppet!'' (''[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere turns around to leave]], but reassuringly pats Gordon on the shoulder as he walks off'') [[MoodWhiplash Sorry]].

* Gordon's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards Amy and Samy and their business, Amy's Baking Company. They simply refuse to listen to him and repeatedly try to play the victim card; he finally just outright tells them he can't help them and leaves.
--> '''Ramsay:''' I can't help people who can't help themselves and cannot ever take one ounce of criticism. If you're not willing to change, [[TranquilFury I'm not going to butt heads, argue, scream... but this is not normal.]] And it's not normal for a restaurant to [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity go through that many staff,]] it's not normal for [[MasterOfNone a kitchen that small to have sixty-five items on the menu,]] and it's not normal for [[HateSink the level of animosity that you've built inside this restaurant and outside.]] You have the right to run the business the way you want to run your business -- I have the right to do the right thing. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere And the right thing for me is to get out of here]].
** Ramsay during that entire episode was awesome, calling the owners out multiple times on their bullshit and twice telling customers what was wrong with the place. He also stuck up for the abused waitresses, telling the customers that they were getting their rightfully deserved tips stolen. Given the managers' behavior, he acted very calm and mature and was a much bigger person than they were. Any other person would have given up on them a long time ago.
** That last bit is even more awesome considering that this is [[ClusterFBomb Chef]] [[NoIndoorVoice Ramsay]] we're talking about! He only had ''one'' loud outburst throughout the entire episode and was pretty much [[TranquilFury calm, cool, collected, and polite]] the rest of the time.

--> '''Charita:''' I fed Gordon Ramsay... and he cleaned his plate!

* The quote on the top of the main page comes from the American episode "Sebastian's", where the owner was a complete egomaniacal nutcase who pretty much tried to actively sabotage Ramsay's efforts to improve his restaurant, hurting not just the business but the staff as well. After Sebastian tries to push his "concept" one final time [[WhatAnIdiot on relaunch night]], Ramsay pulls him aside and [[TranquilFury calmly]] tells him that. After watching this guy putting on a facade the whole episode, seeing Ramsay put that schmuck in his place and leave him [[BreakTheHaughty finally flipping his lid, petulantly ranting and raving at no one in particular]] ("THIS IS MY FUCKIN' LIFE!") is immensely satisfying.

* Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack had a first-and-only moment for the show. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQsJRlPiEVw Gordon Ramsay liked the food and didn't send it back]]. He thought the presentation wasn't the best and the restaurant was a little small, but he cleaned his plate; when he brought the empty dish back to the kitchen, he declared the meal to be "bloody delicious."

-->'''Gordon:''' [[TakeThat I can cook, Joe.]]

* The quote on the top of the main page comes from the American episode "Sebastian's", where the owner was a complete egomaniacal nutcase who pretty much tried to actively sabotage Ramsay's efforts to improve his restaurant, hurting not just the business but the staff as well. After Sebastian tries to push his "concept" one final time, Ramsay pulls him aside and [[TranquilFury calmly]] tells him that. After watching this guy putting on a facade the whole episode, seeing Ramsay put that schmuck in his place and leave him [[BreakTheHaughty finally flipping his lid, petulantly ranting and raving at no one in particular]] ("THIS IS MY FUCKIN' LIFE!") is immensely satisfying.

** Gordon would eventually prove to be right, as Sebastian went back to his old style and had his restaurant fail on him within only a few months as a result.

* The fact that Amy's Baking Company managed to be so unhinged that its the only episode to have ''[[Recap/KitchenNightmaresS6E15AmysBakingCompany its own page]]''. It takes a lot to stand out amongst 12 seasons' worth of shows produced in two different countries.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnw9KjwRrXo Here's a video of it.]] It gets even better when a thoroughly-humiliated and furious Sebastian pursues and tries to pick a fight with Ramsay afterward backstage: but [[NoSell he doesn't rise to it at all.]] After calling him on being the "ungrateful, nasty, vindictive joker" that he is, he simply stands firm and brushes his threats off with [[BringIt "Got anything else?"]] without even raising his voice, [[PaperTiger leading the fratboy to back down and run away.]] Worth pointing out: Gordon's a black belt in taekwondo and a trained boxer, so he would have ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown destroyed]]'' Sebastian if things had gotten physical. Running away was the one smart decision Sebastian made the whole episode.
** In that same episode, Sebastian is crowing that [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating "I just won that one!"]] after Ramsay walks out on an argument to clear his head. Upon returning, Ramsay immediately announces to him, "You have won jack fucking shit!"
** Gordon would eventually prove to be right, as Sebastian went back to his old style and had his restaurant fail on him as a result.

** In that same episode, Sebastian is crowing that [[WhatAnIdiot "I just won that one!"]] after Ramsay walks out on an argument to clear his head. Upon returning, Ramsay immediately announces to him, "You have won jack fucking shit!"

* The fact that Amy's Baking Company managed to be so unhinged that its the only episode to have ''its own page''. It takes a lot to stand out amongst 12 seasons' worth of shows produced in two different countries.