One of the restaurants featured on Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares was Sebastian’s. The owner refused to take Gordon Ramsey’s advice and went back to the menu that Gordon said wasn’t working for him. Well yesterday I drove by Sebastian’s and it is no longer there. There was a new Italian restaurant in its place, the third Italian restaurant in that spot in that 7 years.
So I guess long story, Gordon was right.
BTW I am going to make my friend try the new place with me and I will let you know how it is. Sebastian’s wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t good enough for me to go to a second time.
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[ # 104577 ] Comment from Gabriel [April 8, 2008, 8:29 am]
I read about this not too long ago. Sebastian closed the place, packed and left to Boston back in January, while the place was closed for holidays (I guess he left his employees wondering).
He has come across as a very arrogant and uneducated man, insulting Ramsey in many forums, and even insulting or threatening people who wrote to him and dared to say what they felt about the episode and the way he had acted.
Sebastian claims he is in serious negotiations with a TV station in New England to host some sort of gastronomic reality show.
Sooo many of the people Ramsay works with on that show are like that: defensive, angry, terrified control freaks. I know it goes with the workaholic territory, and that Ramsay’s confrontational and insulting communication style with them is probably really triggering, but why would they even have someone come on the show if they weren’t desperate and ready to try serious changes?
I mean why would they have someone FROM the show come to their restaurant if they weren’t willing to change. Not “why does the show not screen for crazy,” although you’d think that might help.
[ # 295729 ] Comment from Dave [March 22, 2009, 3:23 pm]
I just watched the rerun tonight, and I really feel bad for the employees, who looked like they were enjoying the streamlined menu AND better tasting entrees. I’m not surprised the place folded up shop, and for Sebast to skip town over the holidays and leave his staff hanging is such a wussy cowardly thing to do. He should be happy that his wife has so much money to waste on his “20 different flavor combinations” dream!
[ # 341310 ] Comment from Danny [July 25, 2009, 10:25 pm]
I saw the show on BBC America, I watched this show 4 or 5 times. I could not believe this moron Sebastian. One thing though I will tell you he will be back at home in Mass. He will have no problem opening a restaurant in New England, those people don’t know good food. I will not eat out in restaurants in New England because so many of the owners of the restaurants are just as obnoxois as Sebastian. There is already Sebastians in Boston, it is owned by Fidelity. When I worked for Fidelity I called the Board of Health because they would leave milk out in July without refridgeration. That must be Sebastion’s father or grandfather.
[ # 349702 ] Comment from Sebastian [August 30, 2009, 8:38 pm]
I am opening a new pizzaria in Lexington Ma. I will be using my special concept menu and am certain of franchise interest for my future. Ramsey taught me one thing and that is this, Sebastian’s is a cool name that will sell all by itself. That’s why he had me on his stupid little show. To try and get his ratings up.
Your menu once again will be too convoluted too understand that it will require customers to bring their own decoding devise with them. After the waste of mental energy and agony of trying to figure out your menu customers will then be rewarded by you popping some frozen concoction into a microwave. You will then turn around and charge them for something they could have brought in the frozen food section of their local grocery store. It must be great to go through life failing and have others pay for that failure. Your wife is subsidizing your delusional behavior.
Yes Sebastian, open up another restaurant that will flop as bad as the last one. One of these days maybe your wife will wake up and have as much faith in you as Gordon did?
I’m from Lexington, MA. NO WAY that place will survive in that town haha. People don’t want to wait for crappy food. I’ve seen so many restaurants try and fail in that town. Even major chain restaurants in the downtown center. can’t wait to see how long this lasts if it even opens (which I have seen no signs of) I give it 3 months.
[ # 374235 ] Comment from Sebastian is the reason for Prozac [November 16, 2009, 5:13 pm]
I just watched the episode of Kitchen Nightmares featuring “Sebastian’s”. I could not believe this guy was for real. I am praying that his wife takes the kids and RUNS before they grow up as neurotic and self-deluded and opinionated as their dad. Or, that DFS steps in and rescues them.
As for the employees, I kept thinking the whole time how sorry that I felt for them. I seriously doubt he would EVER have made it the time he had without the manager and the crew pulling his weight for them.
I am not at all surprised to find he ran like a freaking COWARD and left them hanging after all they did for him. I only hope they found better employment…but I’m pretty sure that any job after was a huge step up!
Sebastian: Your menu sucks, your ideas suck and YOU ARE NOT A CHEF!! ANYONE CAN COOK FROZEN PREPARED FOOD, YOU MORON!!
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