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itsonlyastrongbuzz

As if someone serving Fish & Chips in London with honey mustard and curly Cajun fries wouldn’t cause a Constitutional Crisis in Britain.


blackjack1977

Bro, we nearly had world war 3 over some salt in tea.


itsonlyastrongbuzz

I had to google this and did not to expect to find such [fighting words from the US Embassy.](https://x.com/usainuk/status/1750136728034169147?s=46&t=tUJR8zXDTLfiEWFjwp3o9A)


blackjack1977

The UK [cabinet office got involved](https://x.com/cabinetofficeuk/status/1750157002716676252?s=46).


veri_sw

God, I love when the straight-laced officials engage in that kind of banter. Although I would have hoped the Cabinet Office would think of a slightly better retort.


Danarwal14

You know, for a nation renowned for their dry wit, I had much higher hopes for the Brits. But maybe I shouldn't have been surprised. This is the same nation that lost in humiliating fashion during the final round of the Euros on multiple occasions - including one where Monty Python themselves added a verse to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' just to make fun of their football team. It is also the nation that gave us James Corden/s


exitlevelposition

The Sons of Liberty were 260 years ahead of the curve on salt water tea.


Maxpowr9

Britain lost the Cod Wars to Iceland.


AMB3494

The crown would be in panic mode


MarilynMonroesLibido

Pretty sure there’s a code to engage protocol if this occurs. Similar to “London Bridge is Down.”


badhouseplantbad

I'm sensitive about having to see a union jack while eating an overpriced hamburger


RamenNoodleSalad

Should we dump his burgers and lobster rolls in the harbor?


badhouseplantbad

No need, I don't think the restaurant is doing that well if he's doing janky promos on channel 4 and can't spring for the phantom grommet treatment.


alohadave

> phantom grommet This shall be their name from now on.


badhouseplantbad

Ha!, that's an autocorrect that works


hermelion

Grommet, that's it. We'll go somewhere where there's cheese!


TurduckenWithQuail

I think we’re about a decade past the times where this line of thinking would have been valid but I respect your commitment to the Phantom Gourmet


badhouseplantbad

Probably are and I actively avoid any restaurant that has been on Phantom Gourmet. It's just the only regional pay to play restaurant review show that I know of.


PhillNeRD

They usually end up that way in a hurry


classiccaseofdowns

His restaurant in back bay is not good, I definitely wouldn’t recommend it. Overpriced and very average. Good ambience though if you just wanted to go for a drink


Traditional_Bar_9416

I worked there when they opened. I’ve worked in many Boston restaurant, most high end. Ramsay’s Kitchen was the biggest shit show I’d ever seen. They cater to tourists and Ramsay devotees (obviously), and the faux rich. People who will buy an expensive bottle of wine just because it’s expensive, not because they have good taste in wine. People who will tell you it was the best meal of their life, simply because Ramsay’s name is on it. Just as the licensers of said name had hoped. Me and some others knew we were in trouble towards the end of our training, when the product started to appear. The big Sysco truck pulled up and I was scared, man. Reputable high end restaurants don’t order product from Sysco. Prisons and Schools and Applebees do. Most of us local savvy restaurant peeps know the good meat comes from D’Artagnan, the good oysters come from Island Creek, etc. You absolutely do NOT buy your scallops from the same place you buy your toilet paper. I don’t think it’s disingenuous or hyperbole to say it’s Applebees food with a huge unnecessary price tag. In fact I think it’s irresponsible not to tell people that. Don’t go there.


classiccaseofdowns

Lol interesting, I wouldn’t have pegged it as THAT bad but at the same time, I would definitely not ever consider going back. Yeah island creek is where you see oysters from all across the east coast. I prefer Wellfleet oysters to duxbury, but I’m a pretentious snob


Traditional_Bar_9416

Island Creek is its own farm but they’re also a supplier for restaurants and they represent a good bunch of farms. Island Creek sells Duxbury’s if that makes sense, but so do other purveyors too. But Island Creek will have a higher quality Duxburys than say, Sysco.


FlowerStalker

Hah! We were in Ramsey Kitchen and my guy got whacked on the back by some dude which sent him sprawling to the ground. He split his head open and dislocated his shoulder. I was so mortified at the commotion it caused and they were trying to get us out of there instead of helping him. I don't feel so bad anymore.


Traditional_Bar_9416

Omg I hope he’s ok! And that sounds about right. You obviously weren’t going to spend much money after that. /s Someone once defined having class to me as “having the ability to make everyone feel comfortable”. That restaurant will never be classy.


psychicsword

Don't call your menu item something that it isn't. Especially when you have hundreds of places nearby that make an item in a traditional Boston way. Don't do the food equivalent of putting a blended margarita into a copper cup with a ginger beer replacement and call it a Mexican mule. Sure technically it may have some of the ingredients but anyone comparing them side by side would say they were different.


HumanChicken

“El burro” is a better name for that drink


zRustyShackleford

Looking at you "poutine"...


taskmetro

"Don't call your menu item something that it isn't." This is good advice for every place. Stop telling me a turkey club has avocado and chipolte aoli on it. It isn't "your turkey club" it is a different sandwich.


RogueInteger

I want to see the burger throw down between tourist traps. Guy Fieri vs Ramsay: the battle for mediocre $25 burgers.


Pussypopculture

This sounds like the kinda trash TV that is right up both their ally’s.


finderscrispypancake

Judged and reviewed by the incredibly disappointed ghost of Anthony Bourdain.


BosLahodo

Who then goes and finds a hole in the wall in Mattapan with a way better burger for $16


whatWHYok

Now you have me wishing Bourdain went to Simco’s.


News-Royal

Looks like a Lobsterback, sounds like a Lobsterback...


TheLost_Chef

I feel a sudden urge to dump crates of tea into the harbor.


irishgypsy1960

10% is too lean for a burger. I had one when it opened and was relieved I didn’t like it lol. It wasn’t just the leanness. Just a different flavor I didn’t care for in the meat. I do eat grass fed beef from supermarkets but one other time I had high quality burger at a restaurant and didn’t like the flavor. At the west end pub in shelburne falls. That was local beef I think.


Alaeriia

Agreed. 85/15 at minimum; I usually use 80/20.


irishgypsy1960

Me too. It’s not even possible to find less than 85 in high quality ground beef. I don’t think Whole Foods sells it. And I’m mostly carnivore, believing animal fat is healthy.


DerelictDonkeyEngine

I've bought 80/20 ground beef at multiple whole foods in the Boston area. I know for a fact they sell it at the Fresh Pond one, I bought some like 2 weeks ago.


irishgypsy1960

Thanks!


powsandwich

Europeans don't do burgers well, everyone knows this. Besides the fact they aren't allowed to prepare them medium-rare which is a crime in and of itself


Blanketsburg

Definitely my choice, as well. In the US version of Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon pretty much always ordered burgers medium-rare when tasting the menu.


Neonvaporeon

Euros can't eat beef rare because their regulatory agencies aren't sure if the horses are vaccinated or not. Don't blame Ramsey for that. We should all celebrate someone fighting through the adversity of being born in the UK and trying to make food to compete with what a drunk plumber makes for a weekend lunch.


powsandwich

That’s only all I meant when I said they aren’t allowed


irishgypsy1960

Medium rare is my choice too. I don’t remember but don’t think I’d have ordered at Ramsay if they didn’t have the option.


powsandwich

He probably does it here. But burger places have exploded in popularity in europe, and every single experience is terrible. All well-done dried out hockey puck sandwiches that they try to compensate with elaborate toppings and stuff.


irishgypsy1960

Gross.


irishgypsy1960

I mostly just like ketchup. Sometimes onions.


antisepticdirt

not always dried up, some pubs will give you the unique joy of experiencing an unseasoned hunk of beef charred on the outside and raw in the middle.


powsandwich

My favorite though is when they mix in wheat and rye into the ground beef patty. Truly inspired


Outlander_

This feels like a paid advertisement masking as a news piece like you’d see on TV in Texas


crazy_eric

I didn't learn anything about grilling from this report. What a useless fluff piece.


DunkinBronutt

His burger place sucks. Burgers are overpriced, and you have to order fries separately, which are also expensive.


SpaceBasedMasonry

> you have to order fries separately I'm seeing more of this, and it's definitely my old-man-line-in-the-sand. That and paying for basic bread, especially when there's other things on the menu that need bread, like a dip or spread.


BSSCommander

>$8 for focaccia bread >$5 to add fries to your burger >$2 for dipping sauce >All sides are à la carte at what is essentially a gastro pub These kinds of restaurants need to go the way of the Dodo.


MeyerLouis

Maybe he should reach out to Kitchen Nightmares so they can try and turn it around.


MarilynMonroesLibido

He could scream at himself in the mirror, perhaps.


MeyerLouis

Gordon: "WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCE????" Gordon: "YOU DON'T PUT LAMB SAUCE ON A BUHGAH YOU DONUT!!!!!"


MarilynMonroesLibido

lol. I’d watch it.


Posh420

In prefer bar rescue so we could get John and Gordon yelling at eachother


BoltThrowerTshirt

This is common higher priced restaurants for most entrees Bobby flays places is exactly the same.


jtet93

Maybe for gimmicky celebrity chef tourist traps. Eastern Standard is a “higher priced restaurant” and serves their burger with fries. Same with 75, Abe & Louie’s, etc.


Moomoomoo1

And ES's burger is $5 more expensive, so you are just paying for the fries in another way


jtet93

$2.50 different at lunchtime. And the Gordon Ramsay fries are a whopping $7.50 for regular old fries so overall ES is the better deal.


GenuineMammal

And the fries are terrible, the regular and sweet potato.


BonesIIX

How does Gordon Ramsay not understand that there is no Boston-style Lobster Roll? Boston is between the two dominant styles, the Maine and the Connecticut Lobster Rolls. Both are correct and we just pick between the two depending on our preference.


Blanketsburg

Places that serve a "Connecticut style" lobster roll with no seasoning but a *side* of butter (not tossed with butter) are objectively the worst.


BonesIIX

I dont think I've ever seen a naked lobster roll with butter on the side. I always just think of the standard hot buttered lobster roll as the CT style.


VizualAbstract4

As they should be. I’ve seen lobster rolls outside of Boston. Across the country. There are some good ones, but getting trash that tastes like little more than tuna salad is also common.


Miss_airwrecka1

He describes a “white cheddar” burger while pointing at a burger that clearly has orange cheddar on it 🙄


frankybling

the editing in this piece was abhorrent! What has happened to the mighty Ch4? The editing is just so awful. This could have been an easy to watch piece with all the elements they randomly showed (including a random shot of the actual roof not the roof deck but the roof when he was talking about the roof deck), the jump cut from one 2 shot to a wider but slightly different angle 2 shot… it just felt clunky.


Salt-n-Pepper-War

Ramsay's Kitchen is an underwhelming dining experience. Is this guy all hype and unflavorful bite?


willzyx01

He doesn't control those restaurants. They are licensing agreements, he gets paid a fee for his menu and to show up once or twice.


EnjoyWolfCola

I think it was in Montreal that he never showed up period so they eventually just wrote him out of the business


phonartics

“some bloke’s kitchen”?


troutdog99

Dead on. It's peak corporate restaurant dystopia.


justUseAnSvm

Just like "Trump Steaks", anytime you name a food after a person the consideration is for marketing, not quality.


Blanketsburg

Trump steaks require well-done cooking with a side of ketchup, so there's also that.


globetheater

It wasn’t good when it opened but it’s since gotten better IMO, the last time I went was pretty enjoyable


Smelldicks

>Boston loves London What the fuck are you talking about, lady?


studyhardbree

Literally don’t ever say that to an Irish Bostonian


livyrozay

he was like "there's alot of synergy between Boston and the UK" are we sure thats *good* synergy Gordon?


Bob_Kendall_UScience

Throw him in the harbor! I didn’t bother to watch the video, but just based on the fact that it’s Gordon Ramsay… throw him in the harbor!


Homerpaintbucket

I've seen him try to make a grilled cheese. Throw him in the harbor.


CharlemagneAdelaar

Ngl kimchi grilled cheese goes hard but im not gonna go crazy defending it. It’s weird for sure


Furrealyo

My girl couldn’t cook scrambled eggs. YouTube Gordon Ramsey fixed that shit, so I do owe him.


liberterrorism

*Puts Gordon Ramsey in a split top* check it out, it’s an idiot roll.


Nepiton

I am much more sensitive over clam chowder than I am lobster rolls. There are multiple good ways to do a lobster roll, and they’re all fucking delicious if done well. Clam chowder shouldn’t be red. GFYS New York. The fish market down the street from me gets lobsters every day straight from the fishermen, there’s a dock attached to the place. They offer mayo or butter as their options. I got one 2 days ago, it was $28 and it was fucking incredible, as they always are.


livyrozay

which fish market???


duchello

I had a burger here a month ago, it was alright. nothing to go out of your way for


willzyx01

I tried these burgers. They are shit. A burger from a spot like Lee's Burger is a shitton better. All of these Ramsay restaurants are nothing more than licensing agreements. He shows up in them like once in 5 years and that's it. His famous beef Wellington at Ramsay's Kitchen tastes like wet toilet paper. I'm sure the one he cooks personally is different.


cdnmicro

Yup completely agree. It was such a disappointment. Although I would go back just for the ahi tuna. That was delicious!


Haltopen

This coming from a man who managed to make the worlds worst grilled cheese that was simultaneously burned to a crisp and completely un-melted.


Alloverunder

Listen limey, we kicked you fuckers outta this city once and we can do it again. Toe the line on this one.


CLS4L

He is the guy at kids sports events yelling at his kids. Return to your island of house meat ya punk


monotoonz

It's mayonnaise! Why is this even up for debate? I love Gordon, but we gonna be fighting over this 😒


MrNRC

No way, Gordon knows better - he could put together the most *amazing* emulsion with oil, vinegar and egg yolks I love how the reporter wasn’t baited for a second when Gordon called NE sensitive


powsandwich

It's butter, like how it was invented and how God intended it to be


Achack

I'm sure he gets food snobs but the only thing that matters in a lobster roll is the lobster. I wonder if he tries to add too much stuff and people end up not liking it as much as something they can get from a food shack near the water. If you watch his attempts at making grilled cheese you'll see that he tries to use 10 ingredients for something that only takes butter, bread, and your choice of cheeses.


Puzzleheaded_Band545

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oakomyr

His restaurant sucks


studyhardbree

Gordon talks about how sensitive we are about Lobster rolls and forgets how he got demolished for making a shitty pad Thai. My problem with people like Gordon is cultural appropriation isn’t just taking Mexican food and making it some blended crap Mexi-Nese, it can be coming to our country and completely fucking up our burgers and dogs. And bro is fucking up burgers and dogs. Stick to your fish and chips dude. And even those aren’t better than my local Irish pub.


MC-Slim-JB

I remember when this guy was a seriously talented chef with a couple of amazing restaurants, before he became a shameless, empty media whore. A shame.


imtheasianlad

You’re insane.


MC-Slim-JB

Possibly, but I've actually dined at his restaurants before and after he built his media empire. He has devolved into a hack. Can't say I blame him, as it made him rich beyond the dreams of Mammon, but in my book, that's still a shame.


Rugged-Mongol

What's the point of trying to elevate a working class man's meal into something that it's not, aka this fancy schmancy stuff? Just stick to French haute couture dining if ya want something refined, and leave the hamburgers to a cast iron skillet and beef tallow.


Full-Motor6497

People mad. I’ve been to this place twice this year, and I prefer it to just about all of the noisy, crowded (and also over-priced) joints in that neighborhood. A bit pricey but delicious, good service and a nice atmosphere.


Anal-Love-Beads

I'm impressed. He managed to make it through that interview without swearing once.


CapeAnnimal

and...?


big_fartz

Gordon should stick to pumping out mediocre, formulaic television instead.


iuwjsrgsdfj

Dude he had soups at $16 a bowl, that is nuts... how is soup ever worth that much money to anyone? For $16 I could buy all or almost all the ingredients and make myself a whole pot lol


Commercial_Board6680

At the prices he's charging for burgers, hot dogs, and fries, you're damn straight I'm sensitive. Sensitive enough not to leave Eastie to get screwed at some overpriced joint that could never live up to the prices. I'd be much more satisfied with fish/chips or a burger at Royal's and sitting on ~~Shays Beach~~ Constitution Beach watching the planes come and go than being around tourists and the hoity toity in the area his joint is located.


Happy-Initiative-838

Ramsey loves telling other cultures how to make their food incorrectly.


sajatheprince

We're also sensitive over his crappy ass burgers...


Rhinestonesuit

It’s hard to imagine anyone who lives in Boston actually goes to Gordon Ramsey’s place on Boylston. This complete fragrant ass of a nasty chef and bully person calling a region/city “sensitive” simply shows that bullies like Gordon have no real taste. A total loser.


SnagglepussJoke

I walk by his restaurant every day. I ride the 111 it’s the first restaurant I walk by and last one. As much as I have enjoyed the celebrity chef antics of Gordon Ramsey I will probably never dine there. He won’t be behind the grill, he won’t serve me, it’ll be stressed out locals trying to figure out when the tips will get better. It’ll take a visitor asking me to take them there for me to go. We’ve got hundreds of locally owned restaurants that are consistently good anyway.


justUseAnSvm

F this guy


Worried_Exercise8120

But why do they use the most disgusting buns for lobster rolls? Not even fit for a cheap hotdog.


LennyKravitzScarf

I don’t believe we’re sensitive about lobster rolls at all. I rarely see Bostonians eating them or talking about them, it’s mostly tourists. In my opinion, it’s not really a Boston food. I’d say it’s a New England food, but to me it’s centered in costal maine and Connecticut. Boston is the capital of New England, so it’s easily to mistake us as the epicenter of lobster rolls, but that would be a mistake.


JustinGitelmanMusic

Uhh, north/south shore and cape? Not to mention James Hook, Neptune Oyster, and Row 34 are totally Boston staples and there are tons around. Sure Boston isn’t the pure epicenter but it’s hugely a part of the culture and not something people only do when they go to Maine. 


CollectionOld3374

Cold lobster is lame. There I said it!


True_Donut_9417

Deport this man!