He reveals that the prices at £14/15 a dish are too high and with the portions sizes it means that most customers only have a main course.Ĭharita reveals that it was the bank manager who kept telling her to raise her prices. Gordon sets to work to turn the restaurant around and firstly he wants to ditch the frozen food and cook from fresh. He believes that this would lead to any chef losing some of his motivation as he isn't doing the job he is being paid for. Gordon says that he feels for Brian as it is clear to see he has been sidelined as Charita won't pay him to prep and Charita does all the cooking.
SOUL FOOD SEASON 3 EPISODES MAC
In the kitchen Charita is batch cooking a weeks supply of mac and cheese that will be frozen and reheated when needed. The next day, Gordon arrives and there is no one at the shack and fresh food from a delivery is left outside the restaurant.īrian arrives late to the restaurant and Gordon tells Charita that she needs to punish staff. Gordon finds that Brian is very laid back and asks him to see if he can get through the service without laughing and he fails. She is the only one cooking from fresh and is paying two qualified chefs to reheat food and dress salads. Gordon observes an evening service and sees that the Chefs are just reheating and plating food that Charita has already prepared.Ĭharita is trying to do everything from cooking to plating and serving in the front of house. The part time staff seem to turn up whenever they feel like it for work with Lauren arriving 10 minutes late.Īidy turns up after his shift in a garage and Gavin, who lives near door turns up whenever he feels like it.Ĭharita treats them like they are her children and does not discipline them when they arrive late.Ĭharita's husband Phil also helps out in the evenings behind the bar after he finishes his other job as a librarian. However, most of the food she cooks goes in the freezer to be reheated and served a portion at a time.Īs Gordon speaks with her she is preparing a tray of chicken wings that won't be served until 8 hours later.Ĭharita tells Gordon that they prepare the food and then serve it after a quick reheat and they also have 13 freezers.Īlongside her in the kitchen is part time cook Brian who arrives after most of the prep has already been done by Charita. She tells him that she does all the prep herself so that she can save money. The next day Gordon returns to find Charita in the kitchen. He tells her that it reminds him of home and home cooking and Charita wants to cry. Gordon tells Charita that it was delicious and the spice levels were just right. He comments that for the first time ever he has cleaned his plate and takes his empty plate into the kitchen. Gordon thinks the dish is phenomenal with tender ribs and great flavours and he even clears his plate!
He starts with a Catfish Goujin starter with hushpuppies and pineapple salsa that he says is nice and light.įor his main course he has a clumsy mess of soul food including ribs, jambalaya, corn and succotash. However because of the finances he now works part time and Gordon asks who writes the menu and is told that it is Charita. He enters the kitchen and speaks with Brian Moyo, who tells him that he was initially employed as the head chef. Gordon arrives and thinks the restaurant is quaint and cozy and it is like walking into her lounge. The restaurant has been open for three and a half years, can seat up to 40 diners and is suffering from a lack of midweek business.ĭespite working at the restaurant 7 days a week she is currently £65,000 in debt and hasn't made a penny since opening.Ĭharita says that she has three to six months left at a maximum. Momma Cherri's is an American Soul Food Restaurant that is owned by Momma Cherri Charita Jones. Soul Food references the 1997 American comedy-drama film produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.In this Kitchen Nightmares episode, Chef Gordon Ramsay visits Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack in Brighton, England.
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