History Heartwarming / KitchenNightmares

--> Gordon Ramsay said I'm a good chef!

-->'''Daniel''': (''sobbing'') You actually have a pretty big heart. Thank you. Thank you, for this. You know, I never had someone like, '''help''', you know? Thank you.

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

** Momma Cherri now also has a [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXNFm7CZd3VpkqKfyON2TA Youtube Channel of her own]], featuring her own recipes that people can make from home while making enough money to make it her career. Recalling that she said she wanted to share her food with the world, it seems like after all the years [[EarnYourHappyEnding her dream has finally come true]].

* In the US episode at Blackberry's, Gordon has had two plates of bland food, and one plate that sent him retching to the bathroom. [[https://youtu.be/Fjnea8aedf8?t=169 When he receives his dessert]], he takes one bite, declares it delicious, and gives the chef (an 82-year-old woman) a kiss on the cheek.

-->'''Jeff''': [[ItMakesSenseInContext WE HAVE HOMEMADE MEAT BAAAALLS!]]

** The reveal on how Gordon revised the restaurant: He made it a full fledged tribute to John's parents, showing that even though the restaurant has to change in order to fit in with the times, it ''still'' will be in their honor. John's reaction is just as beautiful and sweet as well. Even better, the restaurant was a major success story, with John having run the restaurant successfully up until his retirement in 2023.

** With harsh criticism and gentle encouragement (you know, like he does) Gordon Ramsay gets owner Rishi to admit she knows ''exactly'' what's wrong with her restaurant, and almost all the problems begin and end with Head Chef Rocky. Gordon promises to find her a new chef, but there's something she has to do first, and while he supports and encourages her, makes it clear [[ThisIsSomethingHeHasToDoHimself she has to do it herself, because this is her place]].

** For as hellish as the rest of the episode is, Gordon's first meeting with Amy and her husband is rather sweet. He praises the cake she serves him and tells her that her kitchen is ''very'' neat and clean, while she tells him how it was her dream to own a restaurant, a dream which her husband worked hard to make happen.[[note]]The cake part was mitigated by people discovering that all the desserts were store-bought and the pictures used on their website advertising them had been stolen, but still.[[/note]]
** In contrast to how terrible they seem to treat everyone else around them, Amy and her husband jump to each others' defense several times throughout the episode. Even though their food was awful and their management was a joke, they had each others' backs, especially in comparison to most other husband/wife duos in the show.

* A small one in the now infamous "Amy's Baking Company" episode: Ramsay finds out during the dinner service that employees aren't allowed to keep their tips, [[NiceToTheWaiter hands a nice fat tip to his]] [[TheWoobie much-abused server]], telling her to keep it for herself.

** For as hellish as the rest of the episode is, his first meeting with Amy and her husband is rather sweet. He praises the cake she serves him and tells her that her kitchen is ''very'' neat and clean, while she tells him how it was her dream to own a restaurant, a dream which her husband worked hard to make happen.
*** The cake part was mitigated by people discovering that all the desserts had been store bought and the pictures used on their website advertising them had been stolen.
** In contrast to how terrible they seem to treat everyone else around them, Amy and her husband jump to each others' defense several times throughout the episode. Even though their food was awful and their management was a joke, they had each others' backs.

** The reveal on how Gordon revised the restaurant: He made it a full fledged tribute to John's parents, showing that even though the restaurant has to change in order to fit in with the times, it ''still'' will be in their honor. John's reaction is just as beautiful and sweet as well.

* "Capri": The whole episode features Ramsay alternating between ToughLove reaming out the twins who own the place for how their laziness has let it go downhill, to patiently comforting and encouraging them, such as taking Jeff aside to help him calm down during the first dinner serving after the man has a minor breakdown upon realizing what a disaster it is. He's hard on them in the beginning, but is quick to tell them they're not failures whenever they say it in a bout of frustration or insecurity. Ultimately his main point in the episode is teaching the two of them to be proud of their work and not be afraid to put their hearts into it, even getting them into a boxing ring to duke it out with him and each other to deal with their issues. Perhaps more heartwarming is that the change stuck, and the two remained in business until they sold it and retired in 2019, having fun with the customers while making good food. Even in their closing weeks, feedback on the food was still good.

* In the episode "The Runaway Girl", the self-taught head chef has had to deal with the arrogance of the restaurant owner, who happens to also be his school-boy friend, and was forced to cook sub-par dishes as a misguided cost-saving measure. It's clear he's depressed and ashamed about it. A bit later into the episode, after proving just what a good cook he is, Gordon takes him aside and begins doling out the compliments. He has to stop when the big guy, who just minutes ago (to the viewers) was screaming even louder than Gordon at the owner, [[ManlyTears begins to cry]]. Gordon even gives him a hug!
-->'''Gordon:''' Come here, you big fuck!

* "Ms. Jean's Souther Cuisine"- At the end of the episode, the titular Ms. Jean, who was infamous in the community for her bad attitude, is awarded by the Mayor of Wilkinsburg for her service to the community, both through her restaurant and her years as a teacher for the disabled. Having [[TookALevelInKindness]] thanks to Gordon's assistance, she gives her heartfelt thanks both to Gordon and the community for their support.

* "Capri": The whole episode features Ramsay alternating between ToughLove reaming out the twins who own the place for how their laziness has let it go downhill, to patiently comforting and encouraging them, such as taking Jeff aside to help him calm down during the first dinner serving after the man has a minor breakdown upon realizing what a disaster it is. He's hard on them in the beginning, but is quick to tell them they're not failures whenever they say it in a bout of frustration or insecurity. Ultimately his main point in the episode is teaching the two of them to be proud of their work and not be afraid to put their hearts into it, even getting them into a boxing ring to duke it out with him and each other to deal with their issues. Perhaps more heartwarming is that the change stuck, and the two remained in business until 2019, having fun with the customers while making good food. Even in their closing weeks, feedback on the food was still good.

* "Fleming": The initial food criticizing is interrupted when Gordon spies a couple a few tables over with a foil swan wrapped around a to-go box. This little bit of flair by one of the servers delights Chef Ramsay so much he asks her to show him how to do it. The childlike glee on his face is amazing.

* In the Fleming episode, Gordon finds out that one of the workers, Cindee, likes to wrap leftovers in swan-shaped tinfoil. At first, it seems that he dislikes the idea and is about to complain of it...until it turns out that he ''loves'' it. His reaction is essentially {{Squee}} and he even asks Cindee to show him how to do it. She ends up extremely touched by his praise for her origami and says she wouldn't mind if he asked her to come and work for him. She'd make swans for him all day!

* In the US episode at Blackberry's, Gordon has had two plates of bland food, and one plate that sent him retching to the bathroom. When he receives his dessert, he takes one bite, declares it delicious, and gives the chef (an 82-year-old woman) a kiss on the cheek.