Comments on: Gordon Ramsay is a great consultant

By: Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:53:07 +0000

I didn’t see this, seems to have caused quite a stir. Doesn’t change the usefulness of the Kitchen Nightmares approach, though. (I never said he was a great guy…although I don’t think he’s that bad)

By: owned

owned — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:11:14 +0000

Gordon Ramsey was flattened by Tracey Grimshaw on Australian national television tonight. I think all of Australia would have been cheering as this nobody bully was put back in his place. He’s a complete idiot who needs to pull his head in. Why on earth is his program even on. I’ve certainly made sure my company doesn’t advertise during his program.

By: Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:02:31 +0000

Is that your blog David? If so I would assume you’re familiar with the UK version of Kitchen Nightmares as opposed to the inferior US version. I wouldn’t agree that Gordon is a bully in the UK version, he might swear but really it’s not that bad. So to answer your question, no I wouldn’t mind it; if I was in the position those restaurants were in I’d appreciate the non-nonsense kick up the pants.

As for the US version of the show, I don’t even rate it at all. It’s totally contrived and the hyperbolic approach the producers take is ridiculous. I don’t believe it’s his true nature, but more to the point it’s not the sort of behaviour I was referring to when I wrote this post. In fact I hadn’t yet seen the US version when I wrote this.

By: david

david — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:20:21 +0000

A ‘bit of a bully’ Pat?
Ramsey only exist because he can swear. Would you like to be treated like that?
I think what his TV show proves that people like to watch people being bullied.
It is sad that he is getting any air time at all.
http://www.gilka.co.uk/2009/04/26/fresh-gordon/

By: Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:09:45 +0000

Thanks for your input Graham. Would I be right in assuming you're from the US?

As I've said before, the US shows that feature Gordon show him in a vastly different light to that of his original shows in the UK (well at least Kitchen Nightmares). It is the UK-Gordon I was referring to in my original post, and whose approach I see value in, no his US alter-ego.

By: Graham A. Brown

Graham A. Brown — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:53:20 +0000

You have to separate the real world from what we see in the TV’s interpretation of the Ramsay’s TV world. His approach is to belittle and bully, so in the long term his efforts are a waste of time. This approach is to entertain the viewer, although for me it is quite boring. For Ramsay’s approach to work in IT I think is dubious. What It need is to always debrief what the project has achieved and what it has not, plus to question the process.

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