Kitchen Nightmares USA leaves a bad taste in the mouth  Susan
Smillie has often cheered Gordon Ramsay on, but last night she
found his attitude unedifying. What's your take?  Trailer for
Kitchen Nightmares USA at Pomoma restaurant, California  Today
I'm disappointed in Gordon Ramsay, or the wrinkle-faced
swearmeister, as Anna Pickard memorably named him on our first
live blog of the show. I've never fully bought into the
widespread take on Ramsay that he's nothing but a self-promoting
bully. Well, let me correct that slightly, there's no doubt he's
self promoting, but, to be fair to him, he has a lot of skill to
promote.  The swearing, bullying persona is, of course, hyped up
for the cameras and the show's participants largely buy into
that for the exposure and expertise he brings. Some of them
outdo Ramsay in the drama stakes (Allan Love, I'm looking at
you).  I've often cheered Ramsay on in Kitchen Nightmares for
taking lazy chefs with shoddy attitudes to task. He usually
comes across well, giving the appea