LAist: Kitchen Nightmares Restaurant Sebastians Reputedly Closing

Denise99

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:06:57 -0800

I was sorry,too, that Lela's closed. Once she got rid of the employee that was robbing her blind, I thought she had a real chance. As for Sebastian? What an arse. He's supposed to have a cooking reality show? Yeah... ok. I have a few titles in mind for him. "20 ways pass frozen microwaved food off as fresh" or "300,000 to waste your wifes money" how about "How to be an actor in the kitchen".

catwoman

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:06:12 -0800

The show is back up on YouTube. Search for "kitchen nightmares usa sebastians."

rpepperpot

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:11:54 -0800

I feel sorry for the guy. I didn't see the entire episode, so I'm not exactly sure what the full "concept" of his menu was, but I am under the impression that it was sort of a mix & match menu. This *could* work--provided that you are using good, tasty, fresh sauces & bases rather than canned and frozen crapola, and choose sauces & bases that go well together. How anyone can compare warming a packaged sauce full of preservatives and artificial flavors to a sauce cooked on the premises using fresh tomatoes, garlic and herbs (and then claim that he's a chef to boot!) is beyond me.

Lindsay William-Ross

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:47:30 -0800

oh what a fun meal we had there, huh, elise? :) hopefully something more pleasant will fill that spot in toluca lake.

tristen

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:42:54 -0800

Thank god! That place was god awful! After watching that "Kitchen Nightmares" episode I was shocked at what an asshat the owner was and what he was doing with the food. Good riddance!

db

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:14:13 -0800

I'm really disappointed Lela's wasn't able to make it. Unlike Sebastian's, it seemed they really took Ramsey's advice to heart.