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Jeff Hephner of "Mars" on National Geographic "I'll tell you right off the top of the list and I'm loving it: 'Lodge 49.' ... It's got this vibe right now that I kind of feel that we need. You know, you've got a lost character who's looking for a family and I think a lot of people can relate to that right now and I just think it's really sweet. I love that." J N " l . I k w t t r Tom Colicchio of "Top Chef" on Bravo "Right now, I'm watching news all the time for obvious reasons (laughs). I'm sort of a politics/news junkie. So that's what I'm watching. But I am finishing up 'The Americans,' which I've been kind of going off and on but I'm finishing that up. I started Beau Willimon's show about going to Mars ('The First'). I started watching that, I'm one or two episodes in. Waiting for 'Game of Thrones' like everybody else. ... Caitlin Thompson of "Christmas Perfection" on Lifetime "I went on a big 'Dateline NBC' binge. All that true crime ... I don't know what that says about me, but when I got home from making 'Christmas Perfection' in Ireland, I stayed on my couch for a week and played every 'Dateline' episode I had recorded." Gordon Ramsay has seen it too many times. Restaurateurs become complacent and lazy and they stop paying attention to the competition. Often, cleanliness in the kitchen suffers and the food goes downhill. And if the business is family-run, there are likely morale issues as well, as no one wants to speak up for fear of ruffling feathers. It's a downward progression of events that usually ends with the eatery going under – and family relationships fractured. "The first question I ask," Ramsay says, "is: If this chef wasn't your son or daughter, would you fire them? Immediately, yes they would. And if your mother wasn't the manager, would you fire her? Yes, I immediately would. So they forget the importance of there's no family when you run into that business. ... Yes, you can love and support one another but you need to make decisions." In Season 2 of "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back," which commences Wednesday, Jan. 2, on Fox, the chef, author and restaurateur comes to the aid of more eateries suffering from morale, management, food and/or cleanliness issues that threaten to force their closure, giving the place a makeover over the course of one full day that is designed to get the place back on its feet. This season, he works his brand of tough love on businesses in New Orleans, Kansas City and Connecticut, among other locales. But to be able to properly identify the issues, Ramsay can't go as Gordon Ramsay, so he's walked into restaurants dressed as everything from a woman from a local charity event to a police officer to a baggage handler. Hidden cameras capture the reactions of staff and customers when he unmasks himself. "Screaming, people standing up cheering, 'holy s...!,' " he says. "And I'll start peeling off my beard, my nose, my ears, my cap, and then they are f... freaking out." In the end for Ramsay, it's all about getting the business – and in some cases the family – back on track. "That 's the bit for me ...," he says, "honestly handing those keys back over to those owners and seeing their faces, they're asking to hug and they're asking me to stay. And 23 hours prior to that, I'm called (many profane names) and oh my God! So to get through that process is quite an extraordinary turnaround." "So that's when I get happy," he continues, "watching them fall back in love with their restaurant. They've been given this incredible, brand new fit-out. The restaurant's décor is in keeping with what it should be; it has an identity. And then of course, it's (been given a strong presence on) social media and we have local critics coming in. "So they are back on the map." BY GEORGE DICKIE Gordon Ramsay makes 'Hell' worth their while in Season 2 of Fox restaurant-rescue series Page 8 December 31, 2018 - January 6, 2019 YOUR LOCAL FULL LINE GROCERY STORE 65730 SR 13, Millersburg 574-642-4399 Monday – Friday: 8 – 4:30 Saturday 6 – 1 pm 6 – 1 pm NEW! Long Johns While Supplies Last! Saturday Morning Coffee & Rolls Starts at 6:00 am Please give us 1 week notice for larger orders of meat, cheese and baked goods. L L t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! t! L t! Bakers from Country Depot are here!

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