While food television fans know that Gordon Ramsay can offer cutting commentary in the kitchen, the Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service Caffe Boa episode will have people skipping a favorite comfort food meal. In this exclusive clip from FOX, the meatballs need to be 86’d from the menu immediately.
Struggling restaurants need help. While large scale organizations have procedures in place to ensure cleanliness, other smaller restaurants can become lax with their methods. One day can lead to a week which spirals into a kitchen that is full of dirt and grim.
Although the guest might not be seeing that grease trap or the grim under the hood, there can be signs of disrepair. When a fresh dish does not smell right or the first bite instantly causes a gut wrenched reaction, the kitchen’s cleanliness could be to blame.
In this exclusive clip provided by FOX, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service Caffe Boa’s meatballs have a special ingredient that no one should consume.
While this moment makes for shocking television, it is more than just 30 seconds on screen. It is a tangible manifestation of a restaurant that can no longer function. There is no saving rancid meatballs. That choice to put that food on the plate proves that the owners and staff no longer care.
Even though Caffe Boa has had success and was a place where locals went for home-style Italian food, these meals are something that no one would even consider serving their least favorite uncle. Everyone involved will have to find their passion and drive forward to make this restaurant recover.
Menus can be streamlined. Cooks can be trained. The biggest change needs to happen to people’s attitudes. Respect must be given to everyone in the business. Without that consideration, nothing will change.
Will Gordon Ramsay get people to roll over on their wayward ways? Be sure to watch Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service Caffe Boa on Wednesday, May 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Episodes can be streamed the next day on Hulu.