The Plonker Club

I thought I’d try some trashy headline writing – I think I did okay. The news is that one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants – J Willy’s, that he tried to save in Kitchen Nightmares USA has closed.

We have been covering the story ever since it became known that the owners were looking for a partner after withdrawing the sale offer. Now as a result of the credit crisis, it seems the owners and there some 40 employees have ridden off into the sunset.

This really was one of the more strange Kitchen Nightmares Episodes – from a long and distinguished list! An episode that played to every southern hillibilly stereotype and had owners who apparently ran other successful restaurants, but couldn’t get this one to work because of a manager.

The only credit that I give to the owner is that he did try hard on the marketing side with his own brand of BBQ – after Gordon Ramsay recommended it – just like the Fenwick Arms had their go at gravy, in the vastly superior UK version of Kitchen Nightmares.

The full story can be found here, as only the locals can report it J. Willy’s restaurant closes its doors

And his name is Gordon Ramsay, not Gordon Ramsey – yee haw!

David Driscoll
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com

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