What Happened to Burger Kitchen? (And Alan Saffron's connection to the criminal world)

[@mermaidgrove6277]

Update: So I realized just after uploading this that I somehow forgot to mention what happened to David Blaine the chef in my script, but I did research him. There really wasn't any information about his current whereabouts that I could find though. I found several people spreading rumors about what he was up to, but on investigating they all turned out to be either untrue or unverifiable. One rumor that I saw several times was that he had opened another restaurant but a quick search revealed that it was a different chef named David Blaine that looked nothing like the one from the episode.

[@TehUltimateSnake]

Search John David Blaine (I read the nametag on his jacket) instead of just david blaine and you'll get a lot more results. From what I read so far, he's now working at Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Fresno as a pastry chef.

[@justashopkeeper]

Hope David is doing good

[@linaboo24]

Great video dude

[@DefiantHeart]

I hope he was able to get back into the Magicians' Alliance.

[@ianlombardo9758]

Alan Saffron also passed away a year ago

[@danielbeaumont3744]

The wife was so emotionally invested in the chef failing, she looked genuinely angry when Ramsay said he liked the redemption burger and then stormed out like a 14 year old girl

[@Kelly-uw1xr]

She probably liked him

[@Kelly-uw1xr]

He was a bully tho

[@stphilomena911]

@@Kelly-uw1xr he was the fall guy who hadn't been paid in months. He's not a bully. He finally had enough.

[@chongli3007]

Don’t forget there’s a reason that multiple cameras are used in reality TV they capture facial expressions and show them for dramatic effect. A lot of times not even in the moment but they’ll have you believe it is. They’ll edit you how they want the audience to perceive you for their gain

[@titocristobal5573]

@@Kelly-uw1xr how? Seriously, how was he the bully when he was working with no pay for a bunch rotten owners who even took their own son's inheritance?

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Since Allan has passed away and Daniel has his own family on his own, I think Gen is still conviced herself that she is a 64 years old medium rare girl in asylum.

[@joseislanio8910]

Except that she's no longer a medium rare girl. Not after all of David's roasts.

[@vontigreLA]

Mushrooms mean a lot to her she’s from Poland

[@micohdeguzmandmd]

She's prolly still having that after taste of the strong taste she's tasted.

[@edgabrielocay3376]

Medium rare?....I think frozen raw is more appropriate.

[@vulcronic9818]

wait Allan died?

[@katemichael4002]

He didn’t say she was taking prozac, he said she NEEDED it. She did need it honestly. Both parents were terrible people who needed therapy and meds honestly.

[@nicknero2343]

He was spitting fact they need prosak

[@1800mexicano]

I mean, that's just common decency to not say something like this to another person

[@katemichael4002]

@@1800mexicano nah if someone actually needs it and refuses to get themselves help, you tell them. She and Alan very obviously need therapy and some meds

[@shrinkingsarah1]

omg right? that's something that annoys me, everyone keeps saying that he was SAYING she had it when he was saying she NEEDED it. that's so frustrating to hear...i guess we must hear something completely different to other people lol

[@waltonsimons9082]

@@1800mexicano It's common decency to not built your restaurant off of criminal blood money...

[@masterzombie161]

I felt so bad for their son, his parents ruined his life.

[@famboyoot705]

250k to get those lunatics out of his life is a small price to pay.

[@sharpasacueball]

I don't even know how I would have reacted in that situation

[@jeff21killersep54]

@@famboyoot705 he didn’t even pay them, the parents stole the money

[@themotorcyclemasswhole]

The 250k was inherited blood money from his murdering, child pimping, drug dealing grandfather. Still a ducked up thing to do to your kid, but it’s hard to feel too bad for him.

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@themotorcyclemasswhole the grandkid wasn't responsible for what his grandpa did. the grandkid is the victim in all those

[@kerrydoherty9646]

Hello I'm a lawyer. Looking at the timeline of events posted by the court website, I can see that Daniel (who brought the case to the courts initially) was also the one filing for the case to be dismissed. It's likely that one of two things happened: 1. The case didn't have enough evidence for Daniel to be successful and he withdrew to avoid further legal costs; or 2. Daniel and Alan came to an agreement outside of the courts and didn't need to pursue the case further. If Daniel managed to start a proceeding, there was likely enough evidence to convince him and his lawyer to go down that route. The likely outcome was that Alan paid Daniel an agreeable amount on the basis that no further legal proceedings would be made.

[@sisonkemgwebi5830]

I appreciate this comment

[@smackednoodle]

Thanks so much for your insight!

[@flashpointwhite]

Was looking for this, thanks!

[@banjoguy9000]

Huge respect for giving us legal insight

[@thelorddarthvader7264]

I was reading the comments to find something like this

[@jcaseyjones2829]

I'm baffled that the dad wasn't jailed after happily admitting to several felonies during the episode. Did any of this actually happen?

[@chriscollins550]

Yes it did. Look up LA Court records. The son finally took he's dad to court.

[@jcaseyjones2829]

@@chriscollins550 that's awesome, the problem of course being that he should have done that long before Ramsay ever got there. Was there even any money left at that point? Because his scumbag dad isn't in any position to pay him back.

[@jaybrousseau3388]

It didn’t get anywhere

[@DERPYDINOSAUR1]

@@chriscollins550 then his dad paid him off and then it never went further 🤣

[@poodypooroo]

I think the reason he got away with the financial abuse is because he was the trustee, so technically it may have been above board.

[@scytheofdeath08]

When I saw Gen fake cough after eating the burger that Gordon says is amazing, I literally burst out in laughter.

[@antonydandrea]

What is that taste...?

[@doublem7709]

@@antonydandrea well she is a medium rare girl

[@xeth5739]

@@doublem7709 i swear medium rare is dangerous in burgers lol

[@doublem7709]

@@xeth5739 if you eat one please eat prozac after

[@xeth5739]

@@doublem7709 i sure will, in coffee

[@joanna5535]

Don’t forget the mushroom debate. Allan: “you’re focusing on a mushroom. stop focusing on a mushroom” Jen: “mushrooms are important to me, I’m from Poland!”

[@helloimmark2769]

Holland* but seriously she is as dutch as I am Indian

[@joanna5535]

You guys made me go and watch it again. I think she says Poland, but either way, why the heck are mushrooms important to any of those nationalities? My grandfather is Dutch and he never fought us because we were mistreating mushrooms due to them being so important to him.

[@robertinogochev3682]

@@joanna5535 Polish love their mushrooms. The Dutch I'm not so sure about. And Dutch people wouldn't call it Holland.

[@DefileddNL]

@@robertinogochev3682 People from the eastern, northern and south-eastern parts of the Netherlands don't call the country, Holland. The west (where north and south Holland provinces are), does. Hell, even Flemish people refer to the Netherlands as Holland. But her mushroom thing doesn't make sense for us at all as far as I know. She probably said Poland.

[@joanna5535]

@@DefileddNL you're right there. It depends on where you're from. My grandfather always called it Holland.

[@Seority]

Learned a very valuable lesson in this episode: "One should learn to forgive, but NEVER forget."

[@DERAILEDbeats]

learn forgiveness, however, it's a privilege, not a right.

[@My9thMyJoy]

We forget, but we never forgive. Also, a friend in need is no friend indeed!

[@alicemoller]

We forgive but do we trust a snake again to not bite us, No. A snake does what comes naturally to them.

[@supersonicT]

Some things are unforgivable, like stealing 250k from your own son.

[@motorcitybrit4732]

David was understandably fired but his frustration was also understandable. The spirit of getting paid doesn't pay bills, unfortunately. I felt for Daniel so much I can't imagine having his money taken without his permission like that.

[@gillydey9764]

What a joke paid in spirit.outragous nonsense .they bought cheap rubbish and refused to let the chef work properly.tightvwads

[@declangaming24]

David probably had kids on his own you can't blame him for reacting.

[@riotriguez5854]

Nah, David was 100% on the right, Im sorry that Daniel's parents put him in that situation but it still doesnt give him the right to whine and bitch to him over his own bloated ticket system

[@urbanfool1]

I seriously just took it as trash talking and not an actual threat at all.

[@ddsjgvk]

@@declangaming24 if he had kids you would have said something. I agree with Daniel I would have fired David

[@TheAndre8900]

Personally, the chef was 90% right reacting that way. He proved to be good a prep and cooking. The wrong part was the argument with Daniel, the boy didn't deserved it despite the yelling and cussing.

[@lerr123456]

Tbh, not getting paid for weeks with someone in your ass demanding quality, while giving 2 fucks about your well being would make anyone pissed

[@joaop4585]

David f*cked up discussing with Daniel. But at the same time Daniel ruined his only chance of getting the restaurant witha good chef

[@goodftoest]

What the boy came in there screaming and shouting for orders , do you want him to feed them raw meat? Fs

[@joaop4585]

@@goodftoest Yeah, David was the only person on that kitchen who didn cook raw meat lol

[@saratronus]

No he wasn't the only thing he did right in the show was make the Redemption Burger his behavior throughout the episode was inappropriate and unprofessional same with the owners and threatening their son that was just telling him to do his job and was trying to was trying to manage the kitchen It's not only illegal but gets you fired. Can't threaten to cause physical harmed people because they piss you off. I've worked in Restaurants as a chef if someone's calling out orders you take them you don't argue with them And you especially don't threaten them. And making fun of someone's mental illness whether they have it or not is completely inappropriate. The only innocent people in this situation is the sun and the girlfriend all they wanted was to make sure the restaurant did Not fail. That chief disappeared and honestly good riddens

[@hallowseve5801]

Seeing Tobin Bell involved with someone from Kitchen Nightmares has to be the biggest twist I've seen from this show's aftermath

[@SeanORaigh]

This episode was particularly frustrating for me because I'm an Australian who's eaten countless Australian meat pies in my lifetime and that doughy thing that Gordon was server doesn't resemble any meat pie I've ever seen.

[@SeanORaigh]

Not that this is more egregious than them stealing from their son, it's just a small thing that's always bugged me. Peas and carrots are not pie ingredients in Australia.

[@rdsbvhjdl7431]

@@SeanORaigh Is it really that strange in Australia? I'm American and every meat pie I've eaten has had peas and carrots, though meat pies aren't as popular here as they are in other places. Then again, every place has its own regional foods.

[@RedesCat]

@@SeanORaigh what about the ones with mushed peas on top

[@jack50879]

@@RedesCat true but that's traditionally English to have mushy peas

[@cloverheart]

@@rdsbvhjdl7431 I can't really speak for Australian meat pies, since I'm a New Zealander, but New Zealand meat pies and Australian meat pies are incredibly similar, so I believe this will stand for its own anyways: peas and carrots do not belong in meat pies. Meat pies should have meat, sauce, and potatoes. That's it. When you start adding other ingredients, that becomes a different type of meal, like a cottage pie or a shepherd's pie. That meat pie served to Gordon in this episode was not an Australian meat pie. American meat pies are significantly different, so I don't blame you for not knowing the differences.

[@JD-od6jh]

Lol I always felt that Daniel and David could've easily made this work together. Their beef was the most frustrating part for me to watch. He was a very competent chef and the son was literally the only one of the family comitted to make it work.

[@aliteralflamingpileofgarba6236]

Easily Daniel’s worst idea. Dude sabotaged his own unwanted restaurant for the sake of a ticket system

[@ironrevenger9386]

I hope they somehow reconciled as friends after all the drama ended. Daniel shows up at David’s new job with his family and all is forgiven

[@astridjensen1755]

The fact that Daniel, who didnt even want to work in a restaurant, was the most comitted to it says a lot. Hope he’s doing well, wherever he is.

[@AnarchistPoop]

Why do you idiolize Daniel? He's insane too.

[@pyrrhusofepirus8491]

@@AnarchistPoop I think if you’d be betrayed by your own blood, your own parents, who constantly avoid responsibility, constantly basically abuse you, and you were so stressed that your hair was falling out at that young an age. Yeah, I think I can forgive him for being a little crazy.

[@LizzyAlexis]

Once you do a deep dive into the backstory of Allan, your perspective may change. Allan's father "Mr. Sin" was a crime boss who wanted Allan to inherit the criminal kingdom. Allan refused and made a life outside of Australia, pursuing the entertainment industry and later the restaurant business. There is surely wrongdoing between Allan and Daniel, but when you compare The Burger Kitchen to the criminal underground, those are two completely different beasts. I don't think Allan was a heartless man, I believe there was a lot of generational trauma that manifested itself in Allan and Daniel's relationship.

[@AtrocityEquine01]

That is a rather good view, but it doesn't really help that Alan didn't try to do much in fixing his relationship with Daniel, not helped by the interview where he seemed more miffed that his dear old sociopath father didn't give him much of money compared to his mistress's kids.

[@LizzyAlexis]

@@AtrocityEquine01 Fair point.

[@samwisegamgee3596]

Totally see your point. But that is crazy to think about. Refused to buy into criminal life like his father. Gets very upset and feels betrayed when his father doesn't give him money that was more than likely made from being a criminal. What a mind fuck.

[@Ironclad17]

What he did to food is a crime though.

[@longstarbobandy]

Yet complaining about not getting 4 million dollars from his garbage and criminal father and being a total ass to his son yea that makes alot of sense

[@GC-ps9mn]

It seems like Daniel and Wendy got married and possibly had a daughter together. Alan's obituary mentions a daughter-in-law named Wendy and also a granddaughter.

[@TreeforLife]

That’s what I was about to say, in the obituary it literally mentions that. So unless he somehow found another women named Wendy, I’m going to assume it’s her

[@TrulyMadlyShallowly]

Doesn't mention all of Alan's kids, though. He had five.

[@Wolffen51]

@@TrulyMadlyShallowly the other 4 were probably smart enough to not want to be involved in the business

[@Talkin-fr0g]

This is my favorite part of the episode- Danny and Wendy’s relationship is so strong and sweet it seems.

[@lexwithbub]

@@Wolffen51 Danny didn't want to be involved in the business though. He was only involved because his father stole the inheritance money to invest in the business.

[@a.jherbert5436]

David wasn't accusing Jen of taking Prozac. He was saying she NEEDS Prozac. How you missed that is beyond me.

[@rachelbaptiste3394]

No he did initially imply she was on Prozac then when she handed him his check she affirmed she wasn’t and he said well you should be- either way she was imbalanced clearly- regardless what she was or was not taking

[@XRROW_]

@@rachelbaptiste3394 Unfortunately medication isn't a quick fix :( The medication can help balance her neurotransmitters, but she also needs to do her part and make an effort to not be so confrontational.

[@rachelbaptiste3394]

@@XRROW_ Agreed trust me I know- every change has to ultimately come from within- medication most of the time only plays a small part.

[@TwofourA]

@@XRROW_ stating the obvious there lad

[@XRROW_]

@@TwofourA It's not obvious to a whole lot of people unfortunately. You seem to be forgetting the fact a lot of people are unfamiliar with psychotropic medications, especially if they haven't taken them. You also seem to be forgetting that the population seems to be getting dumber and dumber by the minute and you cannot assume that they understand how medication works.

[@filipvadas7602]

This was the episode that proved that Gordon could have easily had a career as a therapist The sheer amount of issues this restaurant and the family that ran it was dealing with under the surface was insane

[@samulivainionpaa9338]

The "Elevator doesn't go all way to the top" quote by the chef about the owners is one of my favorite moments in this show, it's so fitting

[@MrS3ode]

I just got it. I thought they never go to the second floor. I feel dumb

[@AdamB12]

A favorite one of mine is: The engines running, but theres nobody behind the wheel.

[@Steampunksaly]

Wired to the moon and not plugged in

[@mylorae1855]

One sandwich short of a picnic

[@lillexus5589]

A donkey with a bag full of books is still a donkey

[@techelitesareadisease8816]

Threatening to be beaten by an employee when you've failed to pay them and constantly scapegoat them should be considered an act of kindness on their part, in a just world they'd just carry it out. David did nothing wrong.

[@Draxtini]

The issue was that he did that to daniel who was not exactly a part of the restaurant at the time per se. He most likely could not manage those funds, instead only having those taken away from him

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@@Draxtini see that point you’ve made Is exactly where the problem is, David had a just reason to be angry, but put it on the wrong person, Daniel, so who’s more wrong?? Daniel for putting issues with the restaurant onto David, or David for reacting poorly to Daniel (in that instance) and his family?

[@Draxtini]

@@gabrieldevoogel6225 I'd say both are in the wrong honestly.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@@Draxtini hm… fair I say it’s neither of them, it’s Alan and jen to me, though again I’m not saying your wrong, just sharing my thoughts :)

[@L33tSkE3t]

When I saw this episode and Alan showed the book that he wrote to Gordon, about his dad essentially doing the same type of shit and exhibiting to him, the same type of behavior that he is with Daniel. That level of blind hypocrisy and ignorance is insane… (like you either have to be a complete smooth brained moron or a truly sadistic narcissist to not recognize or choose to ignore the blatantly clear parallels there. Also, I get Wagu beef is good and Alan is Australian but, the only time Wagu is genuinely good in America is when it is literally flown in the same day it’s butchered and chilled during transport, not frozen. America and Canada have some great quality beef here, it’s less expensive and fresh so it’s naturally going to taste better than frozen Wagu. The only time I’ve had it was when I was in Australia and another time where I got to eat at this really exclusive restaurant in New York that would have it flown in to serve on Friday and Saturday that my cousin’s girlfriend (who works at LVMH, the parent company to high end brands of all types like Louis Vuitton and Dior, as well as top shelf alcohol like Hennessey, Cognac and Gran Cru champagne, so she had connections)

[@Wayte13]

Those owners are peak "old people that can't accept they're wrong."

[@nitro8611]

Older does not necessarily mean wiser.

[@ZION73082]

@@nitro8611 and Vice-Versa

[@Hugh.G.Rectionx]

i can imagine in 50 years time just about every old person will fall into this category.

[@samhunt9361]

I think you greatly misinterpretated davids prozac comments, he was implying that she needed it, not that she was abusing it? Every qoute says as much. You also seem to dodge the fact that David hasnt been paid in months and he was totally right about jen.

[@GwyndolinOwO]

he was right but still kind of an ass about things, like telling someone to start a prescription in a fit of anger is still pretty childish. Its one of those things where he was right but handled things in a super poor way. I'd still say jen is the worse of the two but her being a bitch doesn't give him an excuse to be an ass to everyone within earshot.

[@ItsCamille735]

I can here to comment this exact thing.

[@Clyntonsshed]

Yeah I’d say worse after not being paid

[@neliz2k]

@@GwyndolinOwO How about you go without pay for a few months and read youtube comments that you "don't quite handle it right" They should thank god on their bare knees that David was still there cooking for them.

[@keoface]

@@GwyndolinOwO lol a sensible person would not go months without pay and not get pissed. I’m surprised he did not straight up yell at them or report them to the police.

[@Dj.MODÆO]

David was owed several months salary and I am convinced that he was intentionally trying to get fired. State law says that if an employer owes you back wages and fires you, that they needed to pay him all back wages on the spot. He knew they probably wouldn’t break state law on national TV by withholding his back pay. The moment he was fired he threw that law in their faces and wasted no time in demanding his back pay. He knew the place was in financial trouble and had he quit or been fired on any other day while not on national TV, he knew he wouldn’t have ever been paid….he saw his opportunity and then did and said everything he could think of to get fired. He succeeded and got his back pay that I also believe he wouldn’t have received otherwise as Daniel never got his money from Allen.

[@skippyjones4254]

Between this guy, Sammy from ABC, and that Italian place with all the debt collectors, I’m liable to believe that many of these failing restaurants are just money laundering operations.

[@elguerofoo388]

It’s that thing of theirs

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

What was that restaurant ran like the mafia? Sammy's?

[@skippyjones4254]

@@insomniagobrrr5542 you might be thinking of Peter’s, that place was run by this big Italian dude and had “debt collectors” showing up every day lol

[@ItsMeTrist]

Some of the restaurants are for sure, just like pretty much every business that has the option to pay with cash.

[@volundrfrey896]

Pretty terrible money laundering operations.

[@samoanjoseph1457]

Some people try to put some of the blame on David. But the man proved that he can cook properly when allowed to, wasn't being paid on the regular, and hated the owners (and so did their son, so that's not even something you can blame him alone for). Yes, he had an attitude, and I would have as well under the same conditions. But as far as I could tell, he was the sole person whose job performance needed the smallest amount of improvement. So of course he was fired for arguing with the son over the son's flawed order system (which was replaced by Gordon), who was also a victim of his parents and couldn't take it anymore. And even if you're totally against David as a person, the very fact that he had so much trouble collecting his final paycheck should have been all the proof anyone needed that removing him didn't solve the problems, nor was he the source of them. After all, if he was the problem, then cutting him a check to ensure a fast exit should have been easy. But they didn't have the money -- like he'd been saying from the start. Almost like it was the truth. But I suppose it would have been nearly impossible to fire the parents. Anyway, the very fact that problems continued even without David involved would imply that the major source of them remained. Maybe he wasn't helping, but if you ask the son, I'm sure someone else was doing the bulk of the hurting.

[@severingzeus6912]

I’m not reading all that but, I read the first few lines. I agreed mostly except he was a little petty, and he could have been a bit less of a dick.

[@severingzeus6912]

@@eriberryva true

[@LBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLB]

Yeah I felt really bad for Dave because Daniel was screaming and being really aggressive toward him right before he's fired. He shouldn't have threatened his boss, but Daniel was really being an ass in that moment and pushed Dave too far. I wasn't as sympathetic toward Daniel after seeing him lose his cool and honestly act just like his parents at that part.

[@LoveKeepsGiving]

@@severingzeus6912 All of what? You can't be bothered to read three paragraphs? Okay...

[@severingzeus6912]

@@LoveKeepsGiving Correct, I can’t.

[@nefty1004]

Jen is the weirdest most manipulative woman I’ve seen on this show thus far. Well done to them for putting up with her.

[@fionaoliver7237]

I couldn't stand Jen, I would move away if I was living with her.

[@kabirchohan335881462]

This episode was one of the best episodes of Kitchen Nightmares ever: David telling Jen to take Prozac, the son trying to fight David, and the dad saying that the Yelp community had it out for him. Pure comedy gold

[@aircastles1013]

And the classic “what is that taste? That strong taste I’m tasting? “Cough cough….. (dunno Gen, FLAVOUR maybe)

[@ccateni28]

I would argue its the worst due to how aggravating it is to watch. Similar to Amy's Baking Company, while certain moments are gold, the owners actions and certain events in the episode make you nothing but want to punch a hole in the screen.

[@KevinLopez-fm9kz]

David may not be a magician but he's definitely a comedian

[@newforestpixie5297]

If you want my opinion, These shows are where true comedy exists nowadays. Or at least if you’ve from England and watch C4 and see what’s actually supposed to be comedy where they’re running a montage of current sitcoms of which the best humour is taken from “ Father Ted “ - made in 1998 ....🙄👍

[@saratronus]

He was managing the kitchen that was his job the chef wasn't happy and bitched about it they started arguing And the chef threatened to beat him that is in any other kitchen when I've gotten you fired and you would have left the restaurant with a police escort. Or at least that's how it works where I work you don't do shit like this when your manager comes in and asks you to work

[@hulk_rogan]

Wait but he's not making fun of her taking Prozac. He's telling her TO take prozac

[@Михалыч-е2у]

She clearly needs it too

[@rastachandolo9766]

He was being a smart ass. Such simple shit went over your head lol

[@gagne6928]

Bruh he was being sarcastic

[@LuminousWhispers11]

Also, they don't ask Daniel for money they just take it.

[@czar2977]

@@gagne6928 learn what sarcasm means before saying words

[@fadeblac5633]

I found it horrible that Daniel was robbed of his inheritance. Worse his own father. Poor Daniel had nothing because of his Dad. I hope both Wendy and Daniel are successful.

[@Brandon-fx3sl]

at least he had his fedora

[@haley746]

​@@Brandon-fx3sl m'lady, would you like your burger with semen buns?

[@YouDontWantItWithMe]

@@haley746 are you ok?

[@rebornpheonix1016]

@@haley746 back then, the fedora was not associated with incels yet.

[@planescaped]

@@rebornpheonix1016 It did have a neckbeard implication though.

[@LouAntonioGiordano]

“I’m a medium rare girl” is the most memorable thing for me from that episode.

[@A_87mine]

lol

[@A_87mine]

that and "I am a 64 year old"

[@msia7201]

A 64yo medium-rare girl who coughs at a pinch of flavor, loves mushrooms because she's Polish, and is entitled enough to steal her son's inheritance with his dad from his grandfather, because she's a self-entitled bitch.

[@msia7201]

This is the first time my comment was ever flagged for hate on KZbin, and I've called people worse than "bitches," so maybe it was the thing about mushrooms being important to her because she was P*lish? Idk, if my other comment was deleted, it's because I quoted the lady in question.

[@rishav_killerx6011]

@@A_87mine and I'm polish I have lots of responsibility

[@leonardoespino9780]

To be fair… chef David was the only sane person in there because he was dubbed to be the fall guy by Jen and when Ramsay going out, by the taste of the burger, that he wasn’t the issue that is what pist off Jen… which is also noted by David in the episode

[@rusty6899]

He was consistently undercooking the burgers though. A lot of the decisions were obviously not his and he wasn’t totally to blame, but churning out raw burger after raw burger is a bit of a red flag for a chef. My guess is that he was a conscientious but untalented chef and would struggle to hold down a job at a prestigious restaurant.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Wendy and Daniel are also sane but Daniel firing David is out of line. Even though Wendy is lousy but she's way more caring to Daniel and acting more motherly than his own mother! She's even jumped from the couch and passed Ramsay to hug Daniel. She and Daniel also listening to Yelpers and accept their own criticism very well while Allan and Jen are acting childish.

[@rusty6899]

@WithHavock190 op also stated (or implied) that David “wasn’t the issue” with the restaurant. That was the part of the comment I was addressing by suggesting that David was mediocre chef who was in part responsible for the poor quality of the food… you div

[@leonardoespino9780]

@@rusty6899 good point… as noted that he wasn’t a culinary chef but a pastry chef…. But he didn’t like cooked the food… maybe he didn’t cared for the quality of the food because Jen didn’t liked him and it seems that he let the food go undercooked and over as a way to stick it to Jen

[@YasuFluffBall]

@@rusty6899 He was being ordered to cook the burgers that way. Its not his fault its the owners fault the burgers kept coming out under cooked. You saw that when he cooked a burger his way it came out fine and Gordon liked it. The chef did nothing wrong and is not the villian of this story. The two owners are. They screwed him and worst of all they screwed their own son out of his inheritance.

[@doctordoggo8604]

The reason all the burgers come out uncooked is because they are all frozen. It's talked about in the show and I can understand how it'd be impossible to cook a burger from being frozen.

[@babyturtleshoe8451]

I used frozen burgers at this cheapo poolside grill and it’s not impossible it just depends on how thick the patty is

[@EBCgangLeader]

@@babyturtleshoe8451and how long and how u cook it

[@MarkusMaximus2000]

Nah it's not impossible for a competent chef who cares. David is average but most importantly switched off years ago.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

This is not what my father had in mind when he invented the burger

[@chatman4998]

Yea he had in mind killing, starving, brainwashing, and dictating a whole country of innocent people only to make himself fat like you while his people starved

[@slothenthusiast5422]

@@chatman4998 damn bro, take a joke

[@mrfisher1072]

When western dogs try and replicate great leaders toils can only fail and explode in there face like glorious mighty nuclear rocket used in defense of glorious nation.

[@motherofdragons5287]

@@chatman4998 you’re not too bright, are you?

[@chatman4998]

@@motherofdragons5287 ur obviously not

[@SKREVR]

When she coughed tasting the burger it was actually Alans breath she got a whiff of

[@ChocolatecatGP]

MEGA Lol!

[@cathybrown8334]

She was so happy when Chef Ramsay started in on David Blaine. Jen is toxic along with her husband.

[@whatzittooya9012]

Some more info that I found: - A SeriousEats review from 2010 (from before filming) has a little blurb about Alan and Daniel that portrays them both as being willful partners in the restaurant and that it was their mutual brainchild. It also mentions that Alan ran a steakhouse back in Australia. - From 1993 to 1997, Alan co-ran a specialty toy store in Santa Monica called the Puzzle Box. He bragged that he was one of the first retailers to import Power Rangers toys to the American market. - Daniel, or someone claiming to be Daniel, has a history of arguing with food reviewers online-blaming the chefs/suppliers for poor quality, saying people are exaggerating how bad things are, lobbing petty ad hominems, and even going as far as to say one critic was anti-Semitic towards him (unaware that said critic was Jewish too). - Per the Sydney Morning Herald, although Alan got $500k, all 8 of Abe's grandkids (including Alan's 5 kids) got $1,000,000 each in his will. Assuming it's in ASD, that would be ~$375k and $750k USD, respectively. - The SMH article also claimed that Alan had suffered a stroke in December that had left him unable to work as of early 2011. A photo in the article shows Alan with a walker, evidently in a physical rehab program. He claimed in an interview that part of the reason he was suing was to help cover work & medical costs, and evidently his children were helping pay to cover him while he convalesced. - Per the Daily Telegraph, he still wasn't working full time as a result of his stroke in October 2011. - There's a blog where Alan himself hops into a slapfight in the comments, claiming that Daniel joined him as a willing business partner from day 1, the restaurant was sold in 2011/12, and that Daniel would be fully reimbursed for all the money he invested. (The lawsuit you mentioned suggests that it didn't pan out. - David Blaine is the executive pastry chef at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA, and seems to be doing pretty well for himself.

[@justathought-ok3zn]

Thank you for this information

[@SeanHartnett-t8c]

Interesting

[@x3ll3nmusic]

Not gonna lie, I think most of us would have gone crazy if we experienced the same stuff as David

[@emrald9963]

Fuck that even if I was Daniel I’d burn the fucking restaurant.

[@eleanorcooke7136]

If I was either of them I'd murder the owners.

[@ZION73082]

#Relatable Been there! Done That! all 3 of my parents were pretty selfish and one-sided! If they needed something I'm a piece of crap If I don't help, but If I need something " oh your on your own " then gives my sister a free 900 a month house cause she has kids and I don't but all she did was get knocked-up by 2 different jerks and after my stepdad died, now I have to do everything he was doing for my sis also -_-

[@yesterdayitrained]

1000%

[@bungersinyourarea]

@@ZION73082 rip, hope you're doing better now

[@compatriot852]

I find it kinda humorous that they had an actual good cook, yet wasted his talent and drove him to anger by purposely screwing with him. I feel like those drug accusations actually have merit the more I look at the episode

[@nursey22]

Drug accusations usually do.

[@johntrevy1]

I did get that vibe myself. David called Danny a methead I think.

[@joerivandeweyer3056]

Projection and cause. One smokes meth, the other takes Prozac. Situation solved.

[@SwiftColt-by3lt]

Something was really wrong with that family

[@BlarghMeow]

@@joerivandeweyer3056 what David was getting is at is that she SHOULD take prozac because of some underlying health issues that she probably has

[@LordGanondorf.]

Alan died on April 19th, 2020, due to a heart attack.

[@wilbert3842]

While chef David Blaine is rude, he clearly knows how to cook when given proper ingredients. In his defense, it is nearly impossible to cook a cheap frozen meat blob to anything other than well done. So if customers asked for something medium or medium rare they’d be served raw mush

[@titocristobal5573]

He was not rude, he was frustrated, and rightfully so. Imagine working for months with no pay, and the only time they paid you is when there were tv crews in front of the owners' faces. If that were me, I'd do a lot worse. The owners are even lucky that all they got was attitude from David. He was well within grounds in filing that situation to a labor board.

[@eleanorcooke7136]

@@titocristobal5573 especially since he was owed as much as $1000.

[@poodypooroo]

@@titocristobal5573 Oh my god. "He wasn't rude"? The guy was so far past any professional line with his insults. He's frustrated and is owed a thousand bucks, that's fine. That's when you assert your right to your money, not when you obsessively attack someone about some perceived psychological disorder and need for medication.

[@poodypooroo]

Wagyu beef isn't cheap, and in a master chef's hands it's absolutely amazing. The problem is it's extremely unforgiving and being frozen makes it even more so. Because the fat content is so low it cooks extremely quickly and dries out fast. Allan figured wagyu automatically meant better, but if you don't treat it right it turns to sand really easily. David probably instructed the staff to cook it lightly and they overcompensated, but they were probably only off by a minute or so.

[@GGWP-gm5cq]

@@poodypooroo Wagyu Beef patty is not any more amazing than a average high grade patty made with high fat content, since the maker decides what goes in there to begin with. A high grade Wagyu, Japanese or Australian, will be completely wasted on a burger patty, doing so is either purely for flexing a premium price tag or in this case, proves how idiotic the owners are.

[@MulettoMotorsports]

All I remember from this ep is the lady coughing a burger and saying "what's that strong taste that I'm tasting?" Just to enable her husband's cooking.

[@jackmehoffe9372]

That fucked me off big time!

[@bbylasagna]

😭😭😭 and the “mushrooms are important i’m from Poland”

[@dullicecream]

"what's this strong taste I'm tasting?" lady that's called flavor

[@markobighead3173]

It was less to enable her husband's cooking and more to discredit the chef's cooking.

[@Zo_Rox]

When foul mouth Gorden gives it a 9/10.

[@danielfrongillo773]

It was literally heartbreaking watching the way these parents hurt their son. I seriously felt for him so strong in those episodes. I hope the son is doing better and that the mom has finally gotten her prozac LMFAO

[@thegadflygang5381]

He is a deadbeat lost hipster in his 30s living off grandmas dirty money. Just a gross person

[@capitaldcolon1795]

I read somewhere that his girl cheated on him. By the looks of it, he's probably a Cuckold. The glasses, the hat, the feminine voice, the beta male attitude, it all adds up.

[@neilsworldwide]

The word is got.

[@shelbybayer200]

I also hope the son opened his own business solo His parents don't deserve their own business But their son, definitely is a fantastic person who needs to succeed in life

[@Mrshummamumma]

about the prozac thing, i always got the impression that david wasnt calling jan an addict, he was basically being like take a chill pill (in a ruder way obviously lol)

[@johnmcmanus2447]

Yeah I got that impression as well. Like, "you're at an 11 right now, we need you at about a 4 on the excitement scale"

[@Stop_Gooning]

I think some Prozac might have really balanced her out.

[@orangeinkling6681]

That's exactly what he was saying

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"Then, everything changed when the Yelper Nation attacked" - Alan, probably

[@HectorJimenez-ee9zi]

Alan, the meat sculptor

[@leviblevins513]

Alan was obviously drinking catctus juice.....

[@christhornycroft3686]

I had an abusive father. Not financially but every other way. As someone who has worked in mental health, they both need some kind of therapy and perhaps psychiatric medication. The son, his girl and the chef are the victims. My dad died recently and it was such a relief. I wasn’t happy or sad. I was relieved that the abuse was over. I feel for the son. At least he has a girl. My dad chased away every girlfriend I ever had. At least his girl stuck around. I feel for her.

[@writheagainsoon]

Seriously, when Gordon told him to forgive Allan because Gordon had regrets about HIS dead dad, I wanted to scream. Allan isn't your dad, Gordon!!!! Daniel is a completely different person!!!! He reminded me so much of my mother. If you ask her, my grandmother was the worst parent ever. When in reality yeah my grandma had her downfalls, but she was nowhere near as abusive and neglectful as my mother was. It was always me me me, I'm the victim. So you can't possibly be the victim because I'M the victim!!! Horrible way to grow up and I will never regret going no contact. It saved not only my life but the lives of my two younger siblings. Because once I wasn't there to clean up all her messes, the facade was impossible to hold up.

[@kieranhurst8543]

I'll take shit that never happened with a side of fries

[@Paleowgh]

@@kieranhurst8543Why, not enough people clapping afterwards?

[@freybentos2602]

I find your take on the chef and daniel nearly fighting rather odd. Clearly Daniel was too stressed and was taking it out on David and he initiates the threats. Also, David isn’t just obsessed with saying people take drugs, I genuinely believe him, the woman is clearly insane and so is Alan.

[@saratronus]

I literally just came back from watching that episode the chef was the aggressor. Daniel was doing his job in And managing the kitchen The chef wasn't happy and said a bitching. Then he started threatening And that's when you got fired. You can't threaten people at work and expect no consequences I'm surprised he even got paid in most situations when you threaten someone they call the cops on your ass and have you exported him

[@eslynbeck9197]

@@saratronus payment is law. Employers must pay their employees

[@saratronus]

@@eslynbeck9197 Threatening people is against the law. They could have easily had him trash past. Everyone's in the wrong here Accept the son and the girlfriend.

[@eslynbeck9197]

@@saratronus they must pay the chef his full employment wages. A felony charge does not remove this responsibility. Any lawyer worth their salt could get the chef off without a charge

[@eslynbeck9197]

There could likely be a punishment, but they way the threat came up and the situation it happened in probably wouldn't lead to a criminal charge. Think about the purpose of legislation protecting against threats. This is so low scale compared to what threats of violence can be.

[@kbone797]

Chef David was actually good though and it just shows how much of a joke the owners were

[@littlekuribohimposte]

Which is why he couldn't cook a burger properly

[@TheGloomwave]

@@littlekuribohimposte He was perfect capable of doing so and even proved he could with his Redemption burger. The reason why the food was terrible is because he was told by the father to cook it that way. If you're talking about the father instead of David, I laughed so hard when he handed Ramsey a burger without a bun.

[@TimezOfInfamy]

@@littlekuribohimposte are you slow? He clearly said in the episode is that he can’t cook it his way or the owners will cause unnecessary problems which is why when Gordon let him make his own burger Gordon liked it

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@littlekuribohimposte that is because those were frozen crap quality burgers. you have to do those like a hamburger steak meaning well done.

[@maxwell9784]

I hate the “forgive, but never forget” mentality. There’s just some things you shouldn’t forgive in my opinion, and it’s not damaging to be upset that something bad happened to you.

[@Legend064]

Its better to forgive people,sure its diffucult i know but its better to just forget about everything and move on.

[@kbforme]

"Under new management" in this case probably means that the family still retains ownership of the restaurant but has finally admitted none of them know a thing about running a successful business so they hired somebody who knows what they are doing to run it for them.

[@saratronus]

Yeah that's what I was thinking because if it was bought it would have said new ownership and not new management. I think they just paid someone to come in and manage the restaurant

[@donnalee2112]

I just wanted to say, The Aussie pie, has no vegetables at all, it's packed with meat lol. Our pasties do have vegetables and meat in it. If they handed you a Four and twenty pie at the footy with Vegies. There would be a riot.

[@shaeflatt8428]

oh my god if someone put chopped up frozen shit in my meat pie i’d literally kill someone

[@donnalee2112]

@@shaeflatt8428 lol. Exactly Shae.

[@BlankoMitzi]

Aussies love meat pies and shnittys, a shnitty pie is a million dollar business waiting to happen.

[@JacobE-23]

@@BlankoMitzi what is a shnitty?

[@endlessnameless01]

@@JacobE-23 chicken schnitzel. We love abbreviations, so Schnitty.

[@DeannaBaileytheRavensFan]

Pretty much the ultimate form of parents ruining their kids' credit for their own selfish ambitions. I felt so bad for Daniel.

[@DRIXER999]

If you already watched the episode skip to 9:20 , you’re welcome

[@matty_isthemotto]

Thanks daddy

[@lg6499]

You are a hero we didn't know we needed .

[@mattsterh7740]

Thanks Cracka

[@abluecar5375]

Honestly, considering Jen and Alan's way of treating other people, no wonder why David is insulting them And honestly, David is one of the decent people in this episode along with Daniel, that one scene where they're arguing, is because they're both in under alot of stress That and you shouldn't really talk down to your head chef when they're trying to do their work

[@saratronus]

Threatening someone isn't OK and using mental illness to insult someone especially if they have that mental illness is not OK. Especially because throughout the episode he accuses her of being insane and bipolar and then asked her to Take prozac which is normally used for depression and anxiety. Can we stop using mental illness as an insult smh

[@garrettsobotka741]

@@saratronus David was most likely telling gen to take Prozac as a way of calling her crazy because back in the day Prozac was used to treat people who were classified as “mentally insane”

[@saratronus]

@@garrettsobotka741 I'm aware of that that's why I still think it's a shitty thing to do And highly unprofessional. Because that medicine doesn't help with if you are "crazy" it helps if you have depression and/or Anxiety. So making fun of someone for taking it or not taking it and making a joke out of the situation is an asshole move Not to mention he did threaten someone's safety which is against the law . You Can't just threaten people

[@eslynbeck9197]

@@saratronus Gen deserved the heat. She seemed like an awful person

[@saratronus]

@@eslynbeck9197 Are you getting me everyone is a piece of shit in this not just one person except for the son and Girlfriend a literally was stolen from. And using mental health as an insult isn't OK. Let's imagine a made him look like an idiot because he kept complaining about bipolar And her being crazy when the medicine he was talking about had nothing to do with bipolar it helps with depression and anxiety.

[@jelly_4_brainz]

I loved David Blaine vs Jen in this episode. Best wwe match ever lol. "Go take your Prozac, Jen!" "I DONT TAKE PROZAC!!!" "Well you need to take it!"

[@Themandalorian935]

I would love to see a cage match between them lol

[@charlest5604]

Prozac on a pole match

[@danielgarcia6986]

I didnt know roachdogg jr watched kitchen nightmares

[@jelly_4_brainz]

@@danielgarcia6986 I get a small percentage of my power by watching it. Like .5% of my power comes from kitchen nightmares.

[@heelturnsface]

The Prozac line was about her needing to take it, not that she’s addicted to it.

[@117Bahamamama]

Yup, clearly the person doing voice over is just making up crap to create more drama. Last time I will listen to this channel.

[@Jussy833]

I felt so sorry for the son, he didn't deserve any of this, and the mum's got the baggiest eyes I have ever seen.

[@B1astFriend]

she needs prozack. lmao

[@mongrelchimera]

The chef was saying she SHOULD be taking Prozac, he’s implying she has undiagnosed depression/potentially bipolar and should go seek a script. It’s not a nice thing to say sure but he’s not saying she’s abusing drugs/Prozac. Even on the show she admitted to not even knowing what Prozac is and says to him before he leaves, “for the record, I’m not taking Prozac” That’s what he’s been saying 🤷‍♂️

[@saratronus]

The guy is crazy the chef was out of line Everyone in this restaurant was rude except the son and the girlfriend. And mental illness isn't an insult the fact that he was using it as such shows how what an idiot is. And he was accusing her of being crazy and bipolar even though the medicine he was recommending was for depression and anxiety a dumb-ass indeed

[@saratronus]

And The chef didn't say that last " it was the response from the owner to the chef's bs insults.

[@kieranhurst8543]

A really stupid thing to get pedantic about, try insinuating that your boss needs depression meds and see how long you remain employed

[@SeanHartnett-t8c]

true.

[@ChelseaChfy-ex1po]

@kieranhurst8543 She definitely needed some meds tho he wasn’t wrong and he wasn’t fired for that at all

[@MeganTheMutt]

Jen’s fake cough was an Oscar-worthy performance.

[@Shanker420]

Chef David Blaine was the real victim of this episode (and even your video which deeply mischaracterizes him). Burger Kitchen had the chef they needed to succeed and they treated him like garbage and didn't even pay him. He was wrong to threaten Daniel but honestly Daniel is so whiny and borderline incompetent I can't blame him.

[@AnOptimisticNihilist]

Tbf Daniel was basically forced into his role considering the money he’d had stolen from him which was put into the restaurant. He was obviously under a lot of stress, but so was David, which is why that whole argument sucked to watch. You had some of the only decent people in that place at each others throats because of how bad they were both treated, and one of them is fired, getting rid of the only good chef there. The whole thing sucked.

[@Thompson8200]

I somehow watched this episode multiple times without ever making the Saffron connection. That is absolutely wild. Abe Saffron has just recently been implicated in multiple unsolved crimes such as The Ghost Train Fire.

[@grisharotov9735]

I made the connection right away, but then again I have watched and read tons about Aussie organized crime figures/organisations. Anyway I got to say that "Mr. Sin" knew what he was doing by making the grandchildren the main heirs(along with 2 misstresses + charities) and not that wanker of a son and his deluded wife...question is if they stole from their other 3 children aswell?

[@grisharotov9735]

@Insert Name Here Spot on! Hence he also went by "King of The Cross".

[@paullaws1631]

If someone didn't sell abe a property it would mysteriously catch fire

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@paullaws1631 I remember that after the episode aired that book sold out on amazon and the used copies were going for like forty bucks. Would have been a good sort of luck to get a reprint out quick.

[@ma.2089]

I mean the guy wrote a book about his dad and with no self awareness talked about his dad betraying him lol

[@d-wreck8120]

From what I understand from the episode was that Allen's Dad left money to Daniel and not Allen but Allen was in charge of the trust and said verbatim that he took the money from Daniel's trust. It sounded like Allen's relationship with his father was non existent after he left Australia and his father only left money for his grandson.

[@maximilianmaier3950]

You forgot to answer a few important questions: - Is Gen still a medium rare girl? - Are Mushrooms still important to her?

[@SportsBoss999]

I heard she only likes her mushrooms medium rare.

[@OfficialMaxBox]

For what it's worth, Yelp does have pretty blatantly bad tactics of hiding 5-star reviews if you don't pay for their super-premium-business plan.

[@windowsxseven]

Says the guy with a 3D glasses profile picture and his little youtube checkmark. FOH

[@shadowstalker83]

If you think about it the "owners" weren't even the owners. It wasn't bought with their money, they took $250,000 from their son's inheritance to buy the place.

[@shadowstalker83]

@Willem theDragonmaster Rewatch the episode, the first interview with the son. Then comment without the attitude, please.

[@Tom-py8ym]

@Willem theDragonmaster clearly didn't watch it u Muppet

[@eleanorcooke7136]

Technically it belongs to the son since it was bought with his money. If the parents didn't give him the lease then that is grounds for a fraud case since they basically pretended to be him by using his money. Or it is grounds for another fraud/theft case as they took it from his account into theirs and then spent it

[@ziegfeld4131]

@@shadowstalker83 no they took 250k of his money and alan used 250k of his money as well so they would be co owners

[@LuminousWhispers11]

Didn't both the father and son inherit money? Then Alan took money from Daniel when his money ran out. 1:13 So, technically Alan was the owner and he stole Daniel's money.

[@bicboyjoy]

I felt really bad for his girlfriend, she was the only one trying to stick up for him and everytime she put her foot down and wouldn't let them screw him over, she would just get savagely berated

[@debamchakraborty1143]

David had to work there "In the spirit of being paid" for months as quoted by Allan himself. Like any normal employee he's working for the pay-check and if owners don't give the pay-check of course he would revolt. The video was great but you presented David very poorly.

[@gerrardholloway2810]

Guys. I think David dropped out of being a chef for a career change. I heard he's a prozac salesman now and he's doing quite well

[@He-Man00]

EASILY my favorite episode. Amy's Baking Company is almost TOO frustrating, TOO real and actually requires breaks. This one is perfect

[@kingluis6360]

Mill Street Bistro is right up there too.

[@timothykwoh6172]

One thing I never expected of Gordon Ramsay is that he would often end up being a family counsellor more than once. Yet somehow, he does it well, considering he isn't a certified psychologist.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Well, Gordon understands that no restaurant can thrive, let alone survive, with a dysfunctional family at the helm. If you've ever seen the UK version of the show(which is miles better than the US version), it focuses more on the food and the restaurants cleanliness than it does on "drama"(which the US version plays up). His latest show, 24 Hours to Hell and Back, filmed their(as of this time) most recent episode right before the pandemic hit, in a city nearby mine. My wife and I went down to the filming on "reveal day". The episode was "Save Our Town", and Gordon and his team did 3 locations in Ellicott City, Maryland. After filming the reveal(they were there for the week, because of the scope of the project), I had a chance to meet Gordon momentarily, as he was still very busy. I didn't get an autograph(nor did I ask for one), but I did have the few seconds I needed to shake his hand, and say, "Thank you, Gordon, for everything." You see, he's been an inspiration to me ever since I heard about him in the early 2000s. I'm no chef, but the lessons he gives to the people on his shows, can be applied in everyone's life. Add in that he literally worked himself from poverty to the most successful restauranteur on the planet... AND he has instilled that kind of work ethic into his children.... the man is a legend!

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@IggyStardust1967 the UK version had much better restaurants. Even Gordon has commented that none of the worst Uk restaurants came close to how bad the least worst US restaurant was.

[@choicebarrelscrotes2732]

he really doesn’t do it that well. a lot of these places fall apart within a few months, often before the episode airs. these shows are made in the edit, and obviously the thesis statement of the show is that gordon is a positive influence. so a bit of b-roll from the week after gordon leaves town while the restaurant gets a week or so of being full thanks to exterior renovation and local publicity from gordon being in town, intercut with shots of staff looking busy and happy, with a voice over about how sales are up just makes gordon look like he gave the owners a good kick in the ass and saved the joint, when in reality that’s almost never what happens

[@porkcutlet3920]

@@choicebarrelscrotes2732 Yeah, most of the owners are just insane. They probably just reverted every decision Gordon made after he left.

[@Pandatitan115]

I felt bad for the former head chef. He was actually good and got treated like crap.

[@JDC1990]

I'll read Alan's book. I have no doubt that he did better than his father. May Alan rest in peace in the end. He still stole from his son financially, and it took his toll emotionally. There are many things he never learned. The mother though... Wow just wow. She was something else.

[@robertducat-qp7qy]

I must disagree with you on Allen resting in peace. I just can't say he earned the right to

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

When I saw Alan's "Aussie" burger, I shook my head. Real burger makers in Australia don't make burgers like that.

[@letstakeatrip2673]

Us aussies just smoke cones

[@Koselill]

Hey man dont worry, we know.

[@suppmydiff3257]

@@letstakeatrip2673 ken oath brutha

[@andrewgobsill5966]

Thanks for this mate. I live in Sydney, Australia and have been recently listening to a podcast all about Juanita Nielsen and Abe Saffron. The fact Alan is his son has blown my mind. Cheers.

[@falx94]

David's anger and frustration were almost completely justified. Imagine being forced to serve shit food when you know you're actually a talented chef, constantly getting blamed for the owners' stupidity, and not getting paid on time to boot. He seems like a decent guy, so it was also probably frustrating for him to watch Daniel get treated like a doormat by his parents. That argument with Daniel was just both of them reaching a breaking point after who knows how many weeks and months of stress. The constant comments about Prozac could be seen as childish or needlessly specific, but he was at least right in his assertion that Jen needed to be on it if she wasn't. I don't blame him at all for losing his shit and storming out like that, he lasted a lot longer than most people would have.

[@harry31619]

I like the fact that his girl stood up for him and was on his side. You don’t see many women like that

[@chuckgreen8989]

No. Daniel got substantially more than $250k from his grandfather. His father took it without his knowledge straight away an used it in combination with his own inheritance to initially buy the restaurant and has been bleeding off of him additionally as time went on.

[@jenneryy]

Please do more of these videos! You’re so good at them and it’s a great summary paired with your research for the follow up

[@ItsCamille735]

Aussie here. The money difference could be down to the different values of the Australian dollar to the American dollar? I’m not sure what it was when this show was filmed but 10 AUD usually is worth about half as much in USD.

[@stevenobrien557]

Lol not for about twenty years

[@ravenguest]

David was secretly working for a pharmaceutical company the whole time and got a bonus every time he named their meds ;p x

[@joseislanio8910]

Today's episode is sponsored by Prozac ™

[@SpeedBull545]

At 07:17 you can see the Mom laughing as if she was on a holiday while her son in deep shit. I won't object to what Daniel was talking about her.

[@SpikerMan]

This is the one episode that I cannot watch again because of how angry it made me feel the first time. I don't want to just repeat what everyone's said because it's all obvious how terrible the parents are and how they don't realize their own insanity, and even when they said they would change I didn't believe them. The one thing about it that I really didn't understand is Gordon in this episode. Gordon usually calls it like he sees it, and he has no problems with calling out when someone's being horrible, and I didn't understand at the time why he doesn't do his usual thing where he should be calling out the parents for what they're doing, but he doesn't. I don't think he ever raises his voice one time at the parents. I realized why later, but yeah I don't know. Gordon didn't want to be on the bad end of Alan's connections, but it's a shame because if anyone needed to be yelled at it was them.

[@beaniepanini]

Gordon only yells when he believes they can be pulled out of their pit of stupidity. It's no surprise he had no hope for them 😓

[@dankheisenberg]

What connections?

[@AlexandeRSciswoR]

Good to see Mermaid is back! These type of videos are so so so entertaining and so great to watch

[@Pacca64]

Daniels' Girlfriend is the best character here, she was his backbone. She stood up for him because he couldn't.

[@MeeZyStudioZ]

"But then, David Blaine magically reappears" I was going to be bummed if nobody had referenced this by the end of this video...lol

[@Bagster321]

12:30 To quote the Joker, “I may be crazy to take on Batman. But the IRS? Nooooo thank you!”

[@jackmehoffe9372]

Hehe

[@HO-bndk]

Yeah, I didn't know the IRS collected taxes from Australians who live in Australia.

[@Dylski.]

@@HO-bndk same ass different shit

[@JOBdOut]

Something this video did, that i saw other vids and blogs do, is claim David was accusing Jenny of abusing Prozac. Even in the 2010s i wasnt sure how they came to that. In the late 2000s "take some prozac" was a jab telling people to lighten up. Hes telling her shes a mopey old grump and needs happy-meds - which is an insult but means she needs the stuff, not that shes using it

[@TheGreatLordDufus]

13:20 The Sydney Morning Herald report would be in Australian dollars, in the show the amount was presumably stated in US dollars. At the time, the AUD may have been around the 50 US cent mark. AUD500k then becomes USD250k.

[@meganlewis2424]

I heard Daniel and Wendy are married now, and own a house. But, shortly after the episode aired they were homeless drug addicts. Glad to hear though that they got help and are happy now.

[@aa11ct9]

That makes sense. Wendy had something off about her. And her bf was under a lot of pressure. Hard drugs explain the mess that was their place too

[@meganlewis2424]

@@aa11ct9 I believe it was meth if I remember correctly. I'm just glad they're clean now.

[@samuraidan44]

So david was being fr when he accused em of being methheads

[@Stop_Gooning]

@@samuraidan44 can't swing a dead cat at The Burger Kitchen without hitting a meth head

[@HaosOnline]

@@samuraidan44 yep

[@Ame3thyst3]

SUBSCRIBED!! You brought so much to the table that wasn't aired on Kitchen Nightmares. Thank you for the excellent video MermaidGrove!

[@linktheherooftime5647]

"the entire time Gordon was like, 'bruh' " That part got me good 😂

[@RPI79]

Seen this episode many times, and as an actual Aussie, i can say he knows fck all about meat pies. Absolute disgrace.

[@toomanyaccounts]

do you know his father though?

[@RPI79]

@@toomanyaccountsIrrelevant.

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@RPI79 so you don't know one of the major aussie crime bosses? usually when people have a crap view of food it comes from their family.

[@treeliniusmaximus8412]

Yeah but the way-goo tho

[@DouglasTheAlien]

​@@toomanyaccounts the fuck does his father being a crime boss have to do with meat pies? lmao

[@WhinyWortex]

For the confusion regarding the $500 000 and $250 000 inheritance could be that the article was from The Sydney Morning Herald, which is an Australian based newspaper, while the show was a part of the US Kitchen Nightmares, so they are likely using each specific countries exchange rate. For around September 2006 when his father died $500 000AUD comes to about $380 000USD, considering any additional payments to get that inheritance like transfer charges between international banks and perhaps debts he could have immediately payed off you might be able to argue that missing difference of 130k but the bigger part of a missing chunk definitely comes from the two different types of dollars between AUD/USD.

[@guyk768]

I'm happy you're doing a video about Burger Kitchen.

[@donskiver]

David is telling Jen that she's crazy and needs to be on medication. I'm not sure how you misinterpreted that, but there you go.

[@LA-if9rz]

Great Follow Up! Thank you because this was one of the most confusing episodes of Kitchen Nightmares ever watched!

[@Zurtle1]

He wasn’t saying she was on Prozac, he was very clear that she SHOULD be on Prozac.

[@juliolopez-neves4679]

Thanks for the Burger Kitchen video, for the information about what happened after the show you matched it perfectly as best you could. Nice job!

[@landronsc]

Dude i actually love this channel. I dont watch these shows a whole lot (not by choice, i do like them) but i could watch this stuff for hours

[@loujr9869]

Was expecting to get an update of where they are now and not a narration of an old episode ive seen already seen.

[@slipp3ryslop3]

Alan, to his dad: Yeah, go ahead and cut me off forever. I'm moving to America! I don't want anything to do with your criminal empire. Also Alan: How dare you only give me $500,000?!

[@anonymousperson3023]

In compariosn with how much his father gave to everyone else, 500,000 is pitiful

[@slipp3ryslop3]

@@anonymousperson3023 So you missed the entire point of my comment. Cool! 😎

[@anonymousperson3023]

@@slipp3ryslop3 okay Mr. Passive Aggressive. Care to explain what you meant then?