Gordon Ramsay Comes To My Neighborhood


I gaze lovingly at Gordon Ramsay

Important Update - Read this new post for my experience at Sebastian’s AFTER Kitchen Nightmares AND learn about our free contest where you can win a Gordon Ramsay cookbook!

So after five episodes in New York, Gordon Ramsay comes to my neighborhood. Literally.

This week’s restaurant is Sebastian’s and it’s walking distance from my apartment in Burbank, California. I mean, really close. I shop at the Trader Joe’s across the street from Sebastians, drop my NetFlix rentals off at curbside mailboxes just down the street from Sebastian’s.

Here’s where it is…you get Google Street View and everything!


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If you look at Sebastian’s website though, Burbank doesn’t get mentioned. Instead, the address is in Toluca Lake.  Toluca Lake is part of the Southern California custom of trying to make sections of towns seem more upscale by giving them a different name. So, if living in Burbank sounds too déclassé, you rename it and it’s a new thing. (Hey, it worked for Marion Morrison.)

Toluca Lake’s major claim to fame is from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. When John Travolta shoots Marvin in the face, Travolta and Samuel Jackson go to Toluca Lake to clean the blood and bits of skull out of their car.

Here’s a scene with language Chef Ramsay would approve of, including the classic line “Well, I’m a mushroom cloud layin’ motherfucker, motherfucker!” Bon Apetit!

My brother Ken took me to Sebastian’s about a year ago. (My brother lives in nearby North Hollywood….oops, I mean he lives in Valley Village.) Sebastian’s is a sports bar and restaurant but more specifically it’s a Red Sox bar, where BoSox fans get together to watch games and cheer wicked hard for Dice-K and Big Papi and Manny. Ken and I grew up in Massachusetts, so there you go.

So I’ve eaten at Sebastian’s pre-Ramsay and it confirms my suspicion about the restaurants that Kitchen Nightmares is picking; generally speaking, they aren’t really bad or really in danger of closing down. This is a really a contrast with the original and superior U.K. version of Kitchen Nightmares, where the restaurants were so close to closing when Ramsay came in that some of them actually DID close down.

The menu at Sebastian’s was a bit weird and complex but the food was good, the couch seating was comfortable and most importantly - the place had customers. The biggest problem the restaurant probably has is parking; there’s a shared lot out in back.

So now I get to be a good little Gordon Ramsay investigative blogger, and have a meal at Sebastian’s and see how the post-Ramsay version is.

Here’s a weird fact from a really recent Yelp review….

After I emerged from the restroom, I walked past the owner of Sebastian’s who was watching Gordon Ramsay on an episode of his new show, “Kitchen Nightmares”.

“This guy doesn’t know anything about the restaurant business”, he mumbled to himself.

Call me crazy, but I think Gordon Ramsay, a 3-star Michelin chef with a worldwide empire of fine dining restaurants, might know a smidge more about the restaurant business than the owner of Sebastian’s, a mediocre restaurant in Toluca Lake with a painfully unfunny comedy night.

Sebastian’s Toluca Lake, Toluca Lake | Yelp

It sounds like the owner was complaining about Ramsay, post-Ramsay.

(If you like Gordon Ramsay, read my series of posts on Life Lessons from Chef Ramsay - here’s Part One or read my review of the U.S. version of Kitchen Nightmares)

56 Comments

  1. “…we begin our contest where you can win a Gordon Ramsay cookbook!”

    You’ve started to us “we” now? Is that a milestone in blog maturity? The blog is now bigger than just you?

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  2. interesting news about sebastians, a fairly uninteresting restaurant. they’ve already re-jiggered their menu/presentation twice. can’t wait to see what the mad scot bastard has in store…

    http://www.goodnightburbank.com

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  3. Hayden Black commented on my blog! That’s a badass Burbank moment! Hey, I’m a fan of the show - great work…

    I thought Sebastian’s was good. My brother liked it a lot. I didn’t go back but I am tempted every time I see a coupon for them in the Clipper…so it’s good in a ‘buy one entree, get one free’ sort of way.

    And to Julia - yes, of course - the blog is bigger than just me…it has a life of it’s own!

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  4. Wow, that’s really cool you live so close.I’m looking forward to your show re-cap, would love to know how Sebastians is doing after the show.

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  5. lol - burbank internet celebrity has converged on itself in a very meta moment. 🙂 glad you like the show. you check out my new one yet?
    http://www.abigailsteendiary.com

    i’m also looking forward to your re-cap and whether i should pass up, say, a fish and chip dinner at Timmy Nolans for a romp under the tablecloth with Sebastian.

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  6. That sounds personal and somewhat troubling…

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  7. hello this is Sebastian from Sebastians, i have been at this location for three years in november. the longest lasting restaurant at my location in the last 11 years only lasted four months so i must be doing something right. we just were voted the best wood fire pizza in the valley. Everyone who has come in and who knows me and my foor knows that i serve quality food and try to give you all great service each time you come in, so i thank you for your continued support. As far as the whole kitchen night mares thing the whole reason why we chose to be on the show was for the money as i’m sure not all of you are aware but a liquor license cost a ton so the big check they wrote me helped a husband and wife run a family owned restaurant and get a liquor license. As far as the whole burbank location issue my address is 10057 Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake, ca witch is part of Los Angeles not Burbank. I didn’t make the map i just rent the space. Those of you who know me know that i am as real as they come nothing fake about me you get what you see.

    Hey bro if this is your web page i would love to talk to you and tell you how of my episode is me puting on a show for tv because we all know how “REAL” reality tv is.

    here is my e mail if anyone has any questions i am right here contact me and get the truth not some storry you heard around the nieghborhood.

    i hope this dosen’t come acroos as rude or angry because i’m not i think it’s great that everyone is talking about the restaurant thats all i wanted so my job is done.

    We are holding a huge viewing on November 7th here at Sebastians call fo reservations because it will be packed again.

    Thanks for listening and i hope you say hello next time you all come in.

    Sebastian: o ya ps-ramsey sucks

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  8. That’s good to know, Lee! I’ll make sure to use y’all as appropriate!

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  9. I live even closer to Sebastian’s and have eaten there twice. Bad food. Lame seating. Dysfunctional concept. Poke-ass service. Could be brilliant and the parking wouldn’t be an issue if NEIGHBORHOOD people felt like eating there ever.
    It feels like a hangout for the owner and his Boston buddies. Not like a place that would welcome a Toluca Lake home owner.
    And oh, BTW… North Hollywood is not a city, neither is Hollywood, they are neighborhoods that took names to identify where they are in the City of Los Angeles. Burbank is an actual city. I don’t think Sebastian’s is in Burbank. I think they are 91602, which is Toluca Lake. A neighborhood of North Hollywood. 🙂

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  10. Yeah, I need to write my follow-up to that post but I pretty much agree with your review…

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  11. Toluca Lake lies entirely within the city limits of Los Angeles. It borders, but is not in Burbank.

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  12. After watching the show tonight, I am absolutely stunned that Sebastian doesn’t serve JERK Pizza.

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  13. I just love how TV dramatizes it up beyond reality. One minute sebastian wants to stab the MF, the next he’s responding to him with “yes, sir” and following all orders like a good little puppy. The editing is so out of whack on this one. But it sells commercials, and that’s the only reality here. Don’t really see why Ramsay says fuck me so many times, given his level of professionalism in the industry. Again, all show for a hack willing to go hollywood.

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  14. I agree on the editing - something is very wrong about the order they presented events in.

    About Ramsay’s language, though - that’s just Gordon being Gordon. From my experience, it’s not at all uncommon back of house language either.

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  15. “So I’ve eaten at Sebastian’s pre-Ramsay and it confirms my suspicion about the restaurants that Kitchen Nightmares is picking; generally speaking, they aren’t really bad or really in danger of closing down. ”

    It sounds like you’ve done a lot of research. Did you see the Dillons episode? Did you hear Sebastian say he was probably gonna have to close in 6 months?

    On the other hand, I’m glad you enjoyed your microwaved, frozen food. You sound like somebody who should be reviewing restaurants. Would you recommend the Stouffers Lean Cuisine or should I go with the French Bread Pizza?

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  16. I noticed how that idiot brought his old menu back after all. Bring in Gordon Ramsay, but don’t take his advice on getting rid of that shit. Brilliant idea!

    I hope Sebastians closes and his wife leaves him.

    Get rid of that combo menu and that stupid beret. Nothing attractive about a fat man with a thin beard, either.

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  17. Eric - you seem upset. Relax, dude. Nothing so wrong in the world that you need to run around and leave insulting comments around the internet.

    I saw the Dillon’s episode. I also talked on the phone with the lawyer for the guy from Dillon’s who is suing Ramsay, for about an hour. I also read the legal brief and found a bunch of web pages that talked about Dillons. So, yeah, I guess I did do a lot of research.

    What’s obvious to me after all that is that Kitchen Nightmares is selective about the information that they put out in the show - they leave out anything that doesn’t fit their narrative and emphasize stuff sometimes to give an impression that doesn’t jibe with reality.

    The first time I ate at Sebastian’s, I had a sandwich and I remember liking it fine.

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  18. Are you kidding me? Is that a real post by “Sebastian?” Did he really write, “Sebastian: o ya ps-ramsey sucks”

    Such big words coming from a man who used his wife’s 300k, as well as bank loans and other investors money and can’t repay it. I’m surprised he could even make payroll, taxes, and worker’s comp.

    I guess he still doesn’t get it. When you enter the food business it’s not about YOU, it’s about the food. I don’t want to see the chef out in the front drinking beers with his buddies. In fact, I don’t EVER want to see the chef! He has to be back there ensuring the quality of the food.
    You let your maitre’d be the schmoozer who ensures that the wait staff does their job and everything goes smoothly. YOU as the owner and chef have to only see your success if it’s booked every night and you have a profit each day.

    At this point Sebastian should sell the restaurant, and quick taking a financial loss. Get out now before it just gets worse. I hope the staff finds other good jobs where they can continue their training.

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  19. Yeah, it’s real….

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  20. I saw the show last night and was looking forward to trying out the restaurant. Those pizza’s and the new menu looked pretty good.

    It seems that Sebastian went back to the old menu and serving frozen food. So, I won’t be going. It is a shame that some one could be so stubborn that they would ignore such good advice.

    Oh well

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  21. Yeah, it’s rough on Yelp!, too…

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  22. It is interesting to read through all the tomatoes heaved at poor old Sebastian. It is even more interesting to read his poorly written blatherings that confirm one thing about the TV show: that regardless of the creative editing of scenes, it did not misrepresent his misguided impression of his own self.

    The thing I want to know most about the abrupt and suspicious editing of the show is: at the end Sebastian is over the top angry at Gordon, cursing him, chasing him in and out of the building, breaking down doors to confront him in the hall, pacing up and down the sidewalk/alleyway like a mad bull, then…. he is red-eyed from bawling, admitting that Gordon is right, he is a sham, has a complicated menu, cooking bad food, etc, etc and goes back inside and tows the line on Gordon’s plan “Yes, sir.” “Right away, sir”.

    Now… something is missing there. What up? Did the producers of the show intervene with the big hammer of the $$$ spent to re-decorate his place? Did they show him all the real reviews from his customers? Did they show hims some video play back real quick and let him watch what an ass he made of himself?

    PLEASE, let’s see a director’s cut of this show. We need those deleted scenes…

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  23. I do plan to get to the bottom of this…

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  24. That would be great, Lee. As these shows go, they want to escalate the tension and controversy to a fever pitch, and clearly that was the transformative moment - the very moment when we might slo-mo his heart breaking - and we was robbed of it!

    My bet is that what’s behind the curtain is incredibly mundane, and so had to hit the floor: “Hey dude, we just dropped a lot of green on your dump, now get your ass back in there, make nice so we can end this.”

    That, or its the Culinary Industrial Complex. They’re behind everything…

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  25. Ah, yes - the CIC!

    Here’s the really weird continuity part. It’s the ‘big night’. And - it’s night time. Then Ramsay goes over to Sebastian and asks for a word alone - this is where he says his ‘I’ve never met someone I believed in less’ line…and it’s DAYTIME. Not evening - day.

    Then - it’s night again….

    So I think - total conjecture - that that speech happened the next day…

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  26. Did Gordon ask for this word alone with him at the point he found out that Sebastian’s pulled out his old 20-flavor trick bag? Maybe the words alone at that point had no “sizzle”!

    I guess if they would leave everything alone in its real chronology, then the real reality would be really boring. Like real life.

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  27. “i must be doing something right. we just were voted the best wood fire pizza in the valley”

    Did Sebastians go back to the old menu or not? The old menu did not use the wood fire burner, it used a microwave

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  28. link to the update post is broken

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  29. I come from Detroit, where there are tons of low-end diner restaurants (Big Boys and coney islands) where they’re quite blatant about that the food is made outide and brought in. I think that this is the world that Sebastian is coming from…and he simply doesn’t “get” Gordon’s insistence about the food being made there. Two different constructs.

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  30. What a clown Sebastian was…he thought he could frnachise that crap? Are you serious? You have the #1 chef in the world…thats right…the man with the most michelin stars…paying you to give you advice…and you dont take it? I never wish people bad mojo but Sebastian has made his own bed and wont be around for long!

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  31. Sebastian is making some very serious claims about Gordon Ramsay and Kitchen Nightmares. He claims that he does not own a microwave, the microwave was a cameramans. Microwaving the pizza was done for “reality tv”. He says he has always used the ovens. He says he did use frozen dough but is now using fresh dough (geez, thanks Gordon for the fresh dough maker!!)

    Funny thing is is that Sebastian is patrolling Yelp, and has had half the posts deleted, increasing his rating from 2.5 stars to 4.5 stars.

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  32. funny how i posted several comments as a cook for sebastians and all of them are gone i will just have to foward your website to everyone i know and tell them how much of a bullshit site you have and if you voice your opinion thats different from yours it will be removed. who’s the joke now

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  33. funny how the other day there were comments on your siyte from some of Sebastians guests in 2008 and now they are gone and all the dates are from last year, your an asshole dude, get a life

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  34. Stranahan is a guy who must not have a friend in the world if he has time to run a site where he tells you about things he has no clue about. i forwarded these to a bunch of friends so they can see if you you take them off and how much of a joke you and your site is.

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  35. stranhan if you want to contact me let me know, because i’ve tried to contact you but you never respond

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  36. Two points…

    1) The comments were never taken down - they are still where they always were, right here ; http://stranahan.com/2007/11/08/sebastian-comments/

    2) You’ve never attempted to contact me as far as I know. I’ve gotten no email from you, ever.

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  37. does this work?

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  38. Ok it does. I just wanted to say a few things. First off, the show is not edited in a weird way. It is edited to fit many days of stuff into a 40 minute show. I know that they do not mis-represent things, because they show was in MY town too once, and I my friend’s mother is the server in the restaurant they went to. Everything on the show was accurate and the only bits cut out, where bits you wouldn’t want to watch anyway.

    Also, it seemed pretty clear to me what happened with the “big blow out”. Gordon is a confrontational guy and isn’t scared of anything. The big fat Sebastian thought he could intimidate Gordon and that just didn’t happen and Sebastian chickened out of throwing any punches because deep down… he knows he is just a fat bald fool.

    Thirdly, his restaurant sucked. I don’t know that town, but I am assuming it is similar to most towns in America, in that if you want a good pizza… there are plenty of places to go to, and you can even just order one to be delivered to your home, so there is no reason to go out to that Sebastian’s place to get a sloppy microwaves piece of crap pizza.

    Fourthly, Gordon isn’t chasing any Hollywood bullshit glamour as someone else insinuated. He is insanely rich.. many many multi millions of British pounds, which is basically doubled when converted to dollars. He has countless books and TV shows all over the world, one of his cars is a brand new convertible Lambourghini, he has countless high class restaurants that only rich people can afford to go to, and everyone wants to be there… he has countless celebrity buddies… he doesn’t need any Hollywood crap from that TV show, so don’t assume he does. He is quite clearly a workaholic and if you read his biography etc.. you can probably tell why. He also no doubt just wants to keep his income going, and wants to help the staff that work at these places. They had a couple of young guys, a few young girls serving, and then that woman who was the manager. If that place went down the tubes… all those people would be out of a job, so Gordon wants to help prevent that. There is nothing sinister about it.

    Fifthly (ok I’ll stop numbering them now), if that post by Sebastian is really true (I doub’t it but I dont know wtf this website is… I just googled and found this page), then he is a complete dumb ass. Gordon does not “suck”. A rude prick, yes, but he doesn’t suck. He is a massive success, and if Sebastian would rather his own crappy menu than Gordon’s idea, then he deserves to go out of business, and when that happens… good luck with your faaaabulous acting career, you fat, ugly, bald, no charisma, dumb piece of crap. Oh, and if was you posting, you aren’t “real as they come” because you kissed Gordon’s ass and now you are pretending to ignore his advice because you think your stupid ass way is better. That’s called being fake.

    Lastly, Gordon annoys me. I respect him, and I kind of like him (based on what I’ve read about him and his hard life etc.), and sometimes I am with him 100%. I’ve watched the whole series, so like the time he went somewhere and the horrible chef served him moldy food that could have given him food poisoning, and Gordon went totally ape.. I am with him 100% in those situations. I would kick someones ass if they put my health at risk like that. But as stupid as I think Sebastian is, I don’t think he was deserving of Gordon’s treatment when they first met. Perhaps something happened off screen to sour Gordon to him from the start, but based on what I saw, I just think Gordon was too mean to him, and he was too aggressive, too confrontational, and not diplomatic enough. I know it’s not his place to be softly softly with people… but he doesn’t have to be so abrasive and in your face either. I just think that if he explained calmly to Sebastian that he would make much more money by specialising in good quality pizza etc… it could have gone completely differently. He could have won Sebastian’s trust and then Sebastian might have been more accepting of Gordon’s ideas. I wish Gordon would be a bit more gentle sometimes… Oh well. Perhaps he just decided that Sebastian was a complete waste of space and didn’t care how he dealt with the situation.

    P.S.
    I would love a fresh pizza right now. I saw that lady cutting fresh tomatos to put on the pizza, and then I saw that fresh doh, and I just thought Mmmmm. Shame Sebastian doesn’t realise that most people like NICE food.

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  39. Ramsay is estimated to be worth at least £60million, thats around $120 million, & his current TV contract has an £8.5 million ($17 million) golden handcuffs, so no, I don’t think he’s after Hollywood offers, & I don’t think he’s a “dumb ass” as Sebastian puts it.

    As for his abbrasive attitude, I think he deliberately goes in all guns blazing because he has such a short time to make the changes & we all know how stubborn & resistive to changes people can be, especially people like Sebastian.

    To me, what he does is like a condensed & rapid version of what the Army do to new recruits - knock them down, smash their preconceptions & learned behaviour, & then when they’re at their lowest ebb rebuild them into what you want them to be by giving them confidence with praise & compliments when they get it right Ramsays way. Like on the Sebastians show, after Big Boy S has thrown his toys out of his pram & then come back in from the alley to help with the pizza making, Ramsay looks & what he’s doing & says “perfect - perfect, perfect, perfect” - & Big S looks at him with those little puppy dog eyes.

    I think business owners can be very stubborn & always think that they know best, so Ramsay goes for the shock tactics, smashes their egos, & then gives them what they need to succeed before he leaves.

    Its the best show on TV.

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  40. Just watched Gordon in action again - fantastic - kicked the fat ass of Sebastian who needed it for years. Not surprised it’s closed though, bit of a shame as the staff looked great.

    Sebastian can be found flogging copies of his old menu down the street for $5.00 each, not sold any yet.

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  41. Actually, I’ve sold 2 ……..

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  42. We just saw it in the UK. Contrived or what!

    The whole premise is getting boring.

    Failing restaurant
    Ramsay arrives
    Ramsay hates it
    Big changes made
    Chef hates it
    Ramsay and chef row
    Ramsay wins
    Programme ends….

    Voila!

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  43. Gordon Ramsay is the don! I’ve been to his resaurants many times and the food is delish! What I can’t understand is how all these people can really believe that what he is saying is a load of old rubbish! The guys been so successful and knows what he is up to. Sorry sebastian, but you really do end up looking like california’s and the series’ dumbest chef/owner.

    Tip for prospective restaurants wanting to go on Kitchen nightmares:

    Research Gordon b4 u start, and actually take his advice on board. Get you head out of your arse and out of the clouds! With his help you could end up being very succcessful! If you don’t wanna change stuff then don’t apply you greedy twat! It isn’t smart and it isn’t funny! You may get a big cheque to help you with a liqour licence but u r still a world class tosser.

    PS the uk version rules. Real restaurants with real owners who are on their last breath. US reality tv is always fake. Over here, some is fake but most is real as they don’t get paid to be on it. They beg to be on Kitchen nightmares as its their last hope or end up losing everything.

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  44. No, Reg, seeing that sweet, sweet Scotsman change into his chef’s jacket week after week NEVER gets boring.

    If you have been keeping up with the new eppies on BBC America, Americans, you should know that the subject of last night’s show, The Granary, has burned to the ground in a “suspicious” fire. Google it.

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  45. I have been lax…haven’t seen a single new Brit KN so far…my TV consumption is way down.

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  46. I’m a fat loser who thinks I know more than a world class chef.

    I make up crap and pretend to be someone I’m not.

    See how easy it is “Sebastian’s cook”.

    What a joke.

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  47. I’m a fat loser who thinks I’m awesome but I really suck.

    I’m fat, ugly, rude and arrogant, even when I have nothing to be arrogant about.

    I pretend to be someone I’m not too.

    See how easy it is “sebastian’s cook”.

    What a joke.

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  48. That’s three times now…

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  49. Hi

    Like many others I’ve enjoyed the antics of Gordon Ramsay and the concept of “Kitchen Nightmares” is good reality TV. In truth, having been a business adviser, devoted cook and traveller for more than 30 years and having had the pleasure of eating across the world (not in Gordon’s as yet), the truth is that there is a vast difference between being a cook and being a chef. Most people who open a cafe or restuarant do not have the skills and business expertise to make it a successful business, let alone a fine dining experience. Most people can prepare a tasty meal for friends and not kill anyone. To produce quality meals for up to 100 people every night across different courses and to minimise wastage and maximise the return per dish requires a different set of skills. Poor cafes and restaurants can struggle along for years because of their position, lack of competition and canny money management. In many cases people eat there once and don’t go back. It’s the return business that will secure a sustainable business. Places survive because most customers don’t know enough about food and cooking to be able to assess whether a specific dish is actually well-cooked or not. This means that it might taste funny or different from what they are used to - it doesn’t mean that the dish is prepared incorerctly or poorly cooked. How many people would know the degree of “jiggliness” of a good pannacotta? Next, most people don’t know how to complain. In my experience, as soon as the food is not what you have ordered you must return it to the kitchen with a specific reason (meat overcooked etc). It’s no good eating half the meal and then complaining. Finally, what Gordon actually emphasises is that a good restaurant is well-managed in every area - health and hygiene, choice of produce, minimsation of wastage, construction of the menu. If you listen to Gordon, most of the time he is focussing on everything but the food. Anyway, I looked up this site because I have never seen as funny and strange a man as Sebastian working in the food business. It actually doesn’t matter if he reverts to the “unique concept” because he is not a professionally-trained chef and this is not his reason for being in the business (as far as I can tell from the program). My personal favourite celebrity chef is Anthony Bourdain - sorry Gordon.

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  50. The oh so climatic argument between Gordon and Sebastian appeared to be some very poor acting. The US version of the show seems very contrived when compared to the UK version. It’s like processed, frozen, microwaved “reality” TV - tasteless.

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  51. Sebastian i’ll never eat at your restaurant because of how you treated the man trying to help your little DIVE get off the ground.
    You need a serious reality check, grow up and grow some bollox.
    I’ve heard from patrons that they’d just has well have cooked a Delicio frozen rising crust pizza then your food, prior to Ramsay being there.

    Most of them won’t go back after watching your immaturity on the TV and blogs all over the net complaining what a moron you are and how your food is shit.

    You won’t be open in 5 years if you don’t smarten up.

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  52. “The menu at Sebastian’s was a bit weird and complex but the food was good”

    How could the food have been good? It was all frozen and boxed! Frozen mashed potatoes and pizza dough? A microwave?

    You must watch Ramsey’s shows for the drama, it can’t be any interest in food, for you sir have no taste buds.

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  53. Wow look at all the blatant errors in Sebastian’s defense. He said he was about to close down, and now he’s closed. He lied about his calamari just ask his cooks. His own optimistic estimate of what’s frozen was 80%. Check out reviews of his restaurant and you’ll see he spends the day leering and making catcalls at women with his buddies. That’s real life we’re talking about.

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  54. Well, this is a real shitter.. As BDiego said, this dive shuddered and is now Robano’s. I don’t dare go in as my first experience at Sebastian’s was bizarre at best.. I’ll spare the Yelp review, but I will share my take on the Ramsay visit.. While I frequently find Ramsay’s disrespectful approach pointless (okay, so they glammed it up for telly), it seems that’s what it takes to get through to some people. Fine. Regrettably, the episode was cut off thanks to DirecTV’s superior traffic department. Anyway, other restaurants in hoity toity Toluca Lake might want to take a lesson and watch some of Ramsay’s episodes for the real message: Quick, fast, value, and good eats. I’ve worked in TolucaLand for several years now and have seen more than a few places go under. In, good, mmm, tasty, $ or $$, out… easy. done. Next?

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  55. Now it seems Sebastian and his wife are trying to rob people via an internet scam around the world

    See the facebook group

    “DI MODICA AROUND THE WORLD!!!”

    Sebastian Di Modica IV
    Hello all Di Modica’s how are all of you? My name is Sebastian Di Modica IV and i am from Boston Mass. My wife Nichole and I own a financial consulting firm that teaches people how to make an ongoing residuale six figure income by recieving a % of every transaction that happens on the internet world wide. If you want more info contact me at sdimodica@aol.com. God Bles”

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