"Kitchen Nightmares" Behind the Scenes Filming at Lela's

[thebuckrogers22]

i remember i read on yelp the blonde girl who was a waitress and later manger was actually rude as hell to customers. she seemed pretty rude on the show but i thought it was just to the staff.

[azntranc3951]

Wait so Buzzard stealing food was just made up ????

[Stressed2Capacity]

I just watched the full episode on Hulu and this guy was caught stealing 3 bottles of wine and loads of food. You've got an employee stealing from you for 8 months and you don't know it? The restaurant is always empty yet you're replacing wine every other day? No wonder her doors have closed. I applaud Ricky for not letting the stress cause him to be a sellout and fold under pressure like Lex...Go Ricky Go!

[RyanRawr33]

I love Buzzard, hes the best side character ever.

[FlyinVJs30RR]

dude so wats real on the show then?

[sereliya]

people like buzzard who just ride off of hardworking folk need to be kicked in the balls

i feel so bad for lela, its like she didnt put the money out for the resturaunt but just for buzzard the thieving bastard the way he kept taking things from her ever since he stepped into the business

[whyeff21]

Well doesnt he look stupid... yeah keep pretending you're kool thief

[armst012]

I dont get what I'm looking at..I just saw the kitchen nightmare episode and I read an article on the so called buzzard fake out. These shows I'm assuming are taped well before they are aired. And idk how long buzzard had been at the restaurant but the word was he was always taking food. This scene here I didn't see in the episode.

[brianpomona18]

@armst012 A couple of guys came down with small cameras to interview us before they picked us to be in the show. They were there to record interviews and what we were all like. I actually made the recomendation to act like we caught Buzzard stealing brownies. The part where they open the fridge and "catch" him is actually in the show.

[Charlesperalo]

@brianpomona18 Who is this?

[rennyminou]

I made some burgers sort of like this one a couple of weeks ago, for me and my partner, and she really enjoyed it.

The condiments and onions make for a really nice taste, and keep the meat juicy, esp. if you're using "extra-maigre" (extra lean) beef, which we prefer.

I think I threw in some Mrs. Dash Table Blend (without the dill) as well.

So sorry Lela's couldn't make it. She seems like a really sweet lady, but sweet doesn't cut it sometimes, esp. in this biz.

[brianpomona18]

Yeah those burgers were really good. I liked them a lot. Lela didn't really know what she was doing or getting into or how to operate a restaurant. She got in over her head and lost everything.

[tillbot8]

tnb

[manuntd2009]

that buzzard bastard was stealing, what a f*cking ahole

[KangaKucha]

he is a douche

but why is NO ONE, NOT EVEN THAT GIRL THAT WAS BICTHY, DOING ANYTHING BOUT IT?

I feel real bad for lela, having to lose her resturant over these assholes.

[brianpomona18]

a part of it is from the show. watch the episode again and pay more attention.

[funky767]

This is not from fuckin show!!!

[KangaKucha]

um, yes it is

[emoviebuff87]

buzzard sucks!!

[smokejaguar986]

hahaah this fucking show

[born2bewild100]

lol this is funny!

[even9648]

Do you have a recipe for the burger? I'd like to try it

[brianpomona18]

i never had an official recipie in writing so i dont know the exact amount of ingredients. i used to mix it all together by eye. heres whats in it though... ground beef, 2 - 3 egg yolks, worchestershire sauce, finely chopped onions (we used garlic powder before), ketchup, and dijon mustard :)

[stoob1969]

And to think that food and wine belonged to that poor woman who spent all her last money just to let some thieving lowlife eat it all....

[brianpomona18]

haha yeah... just a "sample" is a good way of putting it lol. time to check the inventory to make sure these burgers still taste good :D

[QuietBeauty25]

That burger looked fantastic, the whole restaurant seemed really great afterwards, shame it had to close down.

[brianpomona18]

yeah that burger was the best... since we werent getting paid i let my co-workers talk me into making myself a burger when lela would go on an errand lol

[QuietBeauty25]

Damn that burger looked good though. Just watched that episode the other day and i thought the restaurant seemd great afterwards.

[chief103182]

Damn, I wanted to try that Pomona burger. Looks like Tabitha and Ricky look like they're getting along. Shame it had to shut down, but pretty cool that you got to meet Gordon Ramsay.

[brianpomona18]

yeah the lela's burger was pretty good. i should know after eating lots of them haha. gordon ramsay is also nice once the cameras stop rolling.

[GoldsteinsBook]

It looks like Ricky and Tabitha are getting along much better than they did on that episode of Kitchen Nightmares.

[brianpomona18]

of course... they'd rather show everyone arguing and wanting to kill eachother than all being happy and getting along... its tv haha

[sketchratner]

Wait... i'm confused.. The episode aired tonight yet this was almost a year ago?

[sketchratner]

Following up... I was just under the impression that the taping of the show took place maybe the past summer at the most.

[DroogInPhoenix]

Summer? It was raining, try winter.

[chsu423]

late spring/ early summer. I watched a little of the filming and then ate there after the revamp... Sadly, it just wasn't up to par..

[brianpomona18]

actually it was filmed around mid to late feb... lol

[brianpomona18]

they filmed around mid to late feb

[maxtaffey]

So did Buzzard really get fired? Looks like everyone was having a good time.

[brianpomona18]

haha no he got fired on the show but he ended up still coming back and then getting fired again but for real lol

[lilzog]

Was there really a need to film from behind another camera??

[brianpomona18]

Yes because the other camera isn't mine... i wanted my own footage to take home :)