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Kitchen Nightmares · Season 1, Episode 15

Gordon, Damon and others in “Unfinished Business”

Damon, executive chef? How long have you been here?

About six and a half months.

I don't know where to start, but here's the thing: the food is embarrassing. No passion, no flavour. The crab cakes, they weren't made fresh. Do you freeze crab cakes? Damon?

No.

You don't freeze them? Soggy, covered in sauce?

Chef, I'd like to step on this side, to be on your side, because they do freeze the crab cakes. (interview) I had to step from that line and go to Chef Ramsay's side. How is he going to help us if you're lying to him?

Why are we lying to each other here? Are they frozen, yes or no?

Yes.

They are? Why do you want to bullshit me? I could taste they're frozen.

But there's a good reason why we freeze the crab cakes.

Tell me the good reason behind freezing crab cakes.

Because we don't have enough customers here to serve the crab cakes, so the only thing to prevent them from going bad is to freeze them.

Why make so many?

The batch is big basically.

I don't understand this.

Why would you make a big batch?

(interview) Rami... fuck you, you just sold me out to fucking Chef Ramsay!

Damon, when was the duck cooked?

I can't give you an answer.

Oh, come on! I mean, what the fuck is this?

I don't know.

(flabbergasted) You don't know when the duck was cooked?!

No.

Do you know when the duck was cooked?

CChef

No sir, I don't.

Do you know when the duck was cooked?

[another chef shakes his head]

Holy shit!

I know when the fucking duck was cooked! I know!

Well, thank fuck for that!! Solve the mystery!!

We cook the duck off the premises. And we usually cook it about once a month.

You cook the duck off the premises?

Yes, in our commissary kitchen.

And it stays in the fridge for a month?!

Freezer.

Oh, shit! So, you cook the duck, you freeze it, and then you bring it in like a shipment?

How many fucking times do you want me to say it?

Because I'm fucking embarrassed! You're just bullshitting me because you haven't got the balls to step up to the fucking plate!

(approaches Gordon and gets in his face) Well, this is me stepping up to the fucking plate!

WELL, TELL THE FUCKING TRUTH THEN!!

What the fuck else do you need to know?!

The truth!!

[Rami and Moe push Damon back]

You can't do that! You can't do that!

HOW FUCKING DARE YOU?!!

You need to chill out! You cannot do that! He's here to help us fix the problem!

Do I not deserve the fucking truth? I asked you if (the crab cakes) are frozen, you lied. I said when did you cook the duck? "I don't know." Why couldn't you be honest? If that's how deluded you guys are, that you can't even tell me the truth, I'm really sorry. I'm not here to help fucking liars, let me tell you that. Do you know what? I don't know where to even start. (leaves) Fuck me!

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