Kitchen Nightmares: Restaurant’s message to superstar chef Colin Fassnidge

The Aussie actuality program, fronted by Fassnidge, incorporates a vary of ailing native eateries which endure dramatic makeovers over 5 days within the hope of reversing their fortunes.

Kate O’Reilly and Jonny Bundellu, who run the Guru Life restaurant on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, utilized to be featured on the present after their venue went “downhill” throughout “the toughest few years we’ve all confronted”.

However whereas Kitchen Nightmares has made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week, Ms O’Reilly and Mr Bundellu had been stuffed with reward for this system and crew in a current Fb submit.

“Thanks for everybody who has supported and inspired us by the toughest few years we’ve all confronted. In opposition to all odds, we managed to tug by,” they posted on the Guru Life web page, accompanied by a photograph of the pair with Fassnidge bearing the phrases “not really a nightmare”.

“A few of you query why Guru Life went ‘downhill’. Allow us to simply say this, we’ve at all times been right here to make a distinction, to supply a terrific place for the neighborhood to take pleasure in.

“And we’ve at all times put others first forward of ourselves, persevering with to consider that it’ll work out in the long run.

“The conflict is over now and we’ve obtained a number of rebuilding to do. Everybody suffered and every thing modified. Our menu suffered, our status suffered, our sanities suffered, our pockets suffered, however we survived.”

The pair defined that in contrast to different contributors on this system, that they had had a constructive expertise.

“We utilized to take part in Kitchen Nightmares and the mentoring that was provided with pricey Colin. Apart from what was aired on the present and all jokes apart, we’ve obtained to thank him for actually caring about us and giving it every thing to assist get again on prime,” the submit continued.

“We misplaced our approach, we had tried every thing conceivable, and that’s the reality. We’re again now, stronger than ever.

“All we’ve ever dreamt of doing out right here in Rosemount is offering a pleasant atmosphere for folks to take pleasure in. A quite simple dream, turned extraordinarily onerous. Occasions are altering, and life is changing into simpler for us all, as soon as once more. Proud to be again to our roots and pleased with Guru Life.”

The submit was flooded with messages of assist for Guru Life and for Kitchen Nightmares.

“Loved the present … hope you guys are thriving.. sit up for a go to someday,” one viewer wrote.

One other posted: “Good trustworthy submit guys. Actually loved watching the present. We love coming to Guru Life because it’s so near us in Diddillibah. We sit up for (the) new you and agreed with a number of the stuff that was aired. You’ve (our) assist.”

The feedback come after Virginia Cheong, the proprietor of Cafe de Vie in Homebush, which was rebranded to Cafe Tabouli throughout its personal Kitchen Nightmares makeover, claimed this system had finally price her 1000’s of {dollars} in enterprise.

She informed information.com.au earlier this week that the primary week after the shop reopened underneath the rebranded title Cafe Tabouli, they noticed a $6000 drop in enterprise.

“Slowly folks began to return again and we’ve been capable of get again to, not shut, however we’re higher than we had been earlier than,” Ms Cheong stated.

“Nevertheless, having stated that, we lower all the costs so our margins – in the event that they had been dangerous earlier than – they’re even worse now.”

It additionally emerged this week that Araucaria restaurant in Winmalee within the NSW Blue Mountains – which featured on episode six – really closed down quickly after filming wrapped.

Proprietor Anthony Davies informed information.com.au that whereas he didn’t blame Kitchen Nightmares for the closure, he had additionally been left “confused” by a number of the recommendation supplied by this system, claiming it failed to handle the very actual monetary pressures the enterprise was underneath.

Information.com.au contacted Guru Life for remark.