Location: Babylon, New York
A family-owned Italian restaurant suffers from a debt-ridden, hot blooded owner with expensive tastes for his personal life but no clue on how to actually run the business effectively.
Tropes
- Berserk Button: The burly, eponymous part-owner got enraged by a rude bill collector and chased him out into the street where he had to be restrained by Gordon and his staff.
- Grin of Rage: Attempted by Peter. When Ramsay starts dressing him down after experiencing the restauraunt (which he does in every episode), Peter starts acting like a character from Goodfellas, grinning and laughing at Ramsay while saying "this guy's fuckin' crazy". Gordon sees right through the cliched intimidation tactic, and isn't scared in the slightest. Keep in mind, it was found out years later that Peter was a former member of the Italian Mafia (which actually makes a lot of sense in hindsight), meaning that Gordon was actually in danger despite his casual reaction to Peter's implied threat. Of course, Gordon Ramsay is a black belt in karate, which is probably why he wasn't at all nervous.
- Heel Realization: After Gordon has a stern talk with Peter, he realizes he's been taking the business for granted (even openly admitting in the Confession Cam that Gordon is right about him), and begins trying to make amends, starting with scheduling some much-needed repairs for the restaurant's walk-in refrigeration unit.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Pete butts heads with Gordon, originally appearing to be nothing but a jerk who's watched too much Sopranos, at first merely sullenly agrees when Gordon says he's there to help. However, when a rude bill collector insults Gordon, the owner has to be physically held back from attacking him. Afterwards he's almost in tears. "He shouldn't say that to you! Not with what you're doing for us!" Wow.
- The Millstone: Gordon outright tells Pete himself to his face that the restaurant would run better without him.
