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Recap / Kitchen Nightmares S1 E9 "Campania"

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Location: Fair Lawn, New Jersey

The Italian Campania has staff treating it like a frat house and drinking on the job while the kitchen can't get a successful order out.

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  • Downer Ending: The episode has since become a massive retroactive Downer Ending. Things initially went well for the owner, but then his wife discovered he'd been having an affair with his pastry chef; she immediately divorced him and took custody of their children. In September 2010, he sold the restaurant, and days later, took his own life by jumping from a bridge.
  • Ungrateful Bastard: Joseph Cerniglia, who repaid his wife's immense love and support by cheating on her with a pastry chef. It ended very, very badly for him, to say the least.
  • Unsatisfiable Customer: The one woman who hated the new menu. However, it turns out to be a subversion, since the staff and Ramsay both believe that she was looking for a free meal.

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