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Spring, Texas, a suburb 20 miles northwest of Houston.

You got an over -easy egg going on those grits? As soon as I can get it off the

pan. In this small neighborhood is King's Blue Jam Cafe.

Shrimp and grits and crab cake.

Welcome to King's Blue Jam. We're happy to have you. Would you like to try one

of our biscuits?

I'll get you some. I'll be right back.

My name is Connie. I am the owner of King's Blue Jam Cafe.

I love my restaurant.

Anthony, can you make me up some jam? Yeah, I got the jam and stuff right

We're kind of a little piece of the Louisiana in the spring area.

Here you go.

I got another shrimp and grits coming up.

First opened the restaurant in 2018.

There was one other breakfast place in the area. We were packed. The place was

full.

Now we do have competition.

We have a lot of slow days.

We're not making any money.

Our debt is over $600 ,000.

Connie, stop.

You're pulling tickets down, and we're right here.

Justin is my daughter. She grew from a server into a manager.

We're still only first two tickets.

She's very direct. She's always got something to say to someone, and she

telling everyone what to do. Don't call it. Don't call it. Do not call it. I

didn't call anything, Justin.

Connie and Justin's relationship is very toxic.

Raise your clay, bro. Go ahead. I've never seen a dynamic between a mother

daughter like that.

I'm not serving that, so you can stop.

Justin, she's very volatile.

And how quick she is to switch up with her personality changes.

It's hard to connect with her. These potatoes are hard as a... Come on, come

we got it. My mom doesn't like conflict.

She doesn't want to be mean to people. And certain situations where I have to

turn around and be the bad cop. What was that for? Because it looks burnt. I'm

blunt about everything.

I'm going to tell you what it is. I'm going to tell you how it is. I'm not

to be nice about it. Somebody had to peel the smoke?

If you want to say something, let's say something.

I would love to hit the mute button on Justin so I can actually focus on what

I'm doing.

How are you guys doing?

I didn't really like it. The crab cake is, like, mushy.

It's frustrating because my mom's in denial.

I really don't like the chicken.

It looks kind of pink. Pink and bloody.

All right, can we take it out of your way? Okay.

The last three years I have been between the front and the back just trying to

keep things afloat. What was wrong with that? She said the chicken wasn't

cooked. I'm going to make her another waffle. Connie comes in and she starts

messing with stuff. Then she goes back out front and messes with stuff out

and then comes back in the kitchen. It's just chaos.

What are you doing?

Huh? She needs to stay in her lane as the owner and just be up front and let

handle the kitchen.

This one is to go, the Belgian waffle.

She says you're too young.

You don't know what she's talking about, basically.

My relationship with Justin is strained.

Cafe has pretty much taken over our life.

But, yes, I love my daughter. I'm very thankful for her.

Connie is not only my mom, she is my boss.

It hurts me as a child because I don't try to be mean to her. I'm frustrated

with her because she's not listening to me. And I feel like it's really ruined

our relationship.

My mom has a good heart. My mom has the right idea, but she doesn't know how to

execute the idea, and I don't know how to help her.

I feel like I have tried everything, and I feel like this is my last reach to

help her.

Appreciate you coming in.

My family's on the line for the debt. We will lose our house if this place

closes.

We had to close the door tomorrow. It would be sad, but we just really can't

any further in debt. We've got to...

Be able to pick things up and have better days here.

Chef Ramsay is our last hope.

Oh my God, are you okay?

This restaurant is festering. You cannot be that deluded. Stop, stop,

stop. I promise you, you can't do this. Stop it!

Shut it down!

I'm in beautiful Spring, Texas.

A delightful little suburb just outside Houston, where in order to compete with

the surrounding heavy hitters in the restaurant world, family -owned

have to stand out for pure quality.

But sadly, King's Blue Jam Cafe seems to be missing a huge window of

opportunity. In fact, talk about windows.

Is that a freaking drive -thru?

Anyone in there?

Oh, there goes the blind.

Hello. Oh my God.

Good morning. Good morning. How are you? I'm great.

Do I order here or?

You got to come inside.

Oh, it's not working? No, we're not functioning at the drive -thru today.

I'll see you in a minute. See you in a minute. Thank you.

Okay. Well, that was a waste of time.

Welcome.

King's Blue Jam Cafe.

Breakfast, lunch, and a window that doesn't work.

Let's go.

King Blue Jam.

Hello, hello. Welcome in.

Good morning.

Have a seat wherever you like.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Goodness, my heart is pounding.

Chef Ramsay's here. Our hearts are racing.

We're sweating.

Hello, I'm Macy.

Macy, good to see you. Let's start off with some coffee, please. Thank you.

Yeah, I got you. Freeze, Mom.

Freeze. Just be cool. Just be cool.

Man, it's a bit tattered in here.

The restaurant looks dry.

Flies everywhere.

A bleak, bland, boring dining room that customers are definitely not enjoying.

There you go.

Thank you.

Right, what would you recommend?

You know, the biscuit's pretty good.

Good to do the chicken and waffles, right? Chicken and waffles. What's so

special about the brisket egg benedict?

It's got like a barbecue hollandaise sauce on it. Say that again? A barbecue

what? Barbecue hollandaise sauce.

Whose idea was that?

I have no idea. Right.

While in town, let's go to Shrimp and Grit.

Looks like a little drop boat.

I'd get two hands on those if I was him. Oh, yeah, for sure.

Where's he going with this?

I see him.

Are you all okay?

Angela,

I'm going to need you to come to the dining room, if you would, and bring the

mop.

Damn it, all over Lady's bag as well.

I'm so sorry about that, you guys.

Young man, with cowboy boots and hair clicked like that, you should not be

carrying glasses above your head like that. That's right.

Thank you.

Brisket, biscuit, keto shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles.

All right.

Was everybody ready as far as ordering?

Shrimp and grits. Shrimp and grits?

I'll be right back, guys.

Spicy, here's the shrimp and grits.

Cool. Here we go.

Keto shrimp and grape for you.

Right. That looks like someone just puked in my bowl.

That is disgusting.

That is disgusting.

Really bland.

Terrible.

We're really stacking up here. Go ahead and finish it off.

Go ahead.

Go right ahead. You were so eager to do it.

So that is... We've got our biscuit Benedict right there. That looks

Thank you. No problem. Enjoy.

I'm not too sure about the word enjoy. I think I'm about to eat the worst

Benedict I've ever got.

And my eggs are hard -boiled.

Eggs Benedict should be like a soft -boiling egg.

The hollandaise sauce with barbecue sauce running through. What were they

thinking?

You doing okay over here, Mr.

Ramsey? Between you and I, especially in a breakfast diner, when a chef can't

poach an egg, we're in trouble. Yeah. Thank you.

Oh, boy.

That was so bad. Even flies didn't want to land on it.

He said the poached egg said it's not poached. It was like almost hard to eat.

Okay. I don't think he liked the brisket.

Can you get the other brisket from the microwave, please, Aaron?

Yeah.

I knew when Chef Ramsay came in and ate the dishes, I knew what was wrong with

them. The recipes were outdated.

I've brought all these things up before, and Connie doesn't listen to me. Okay,

I've got our fresh homemade biscuit here.

Are they always this heavy?

They're microwaved, so that's probably why.

Okay. Is Chef Mike busy in the kitchen?

Sorry? Is Chef Mike busy in the kitchen?

Mike? No, he doesn't work here anymore. Chef Mike.

Mike? Microwave.

Oh!

You're killing me. Hold on.

That's a waffle for this?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Oh, what's this one? Chicken and waffles here. Chicken and waffles. Oh, boy.

Oh, my.

The waffles taste strange.

Wow.

That chicken's drier than the Sahara Desert.

Is Miss Connie available for a quick chat? I'll go grab her something. Thank

you.

Shocking. I'm really bad.

Everything is cooked with no care.

Awful. Awful, awful, awful.

He said for the chicken and waffles, the chicken was dry.

I don't think our chicken is dry.

Maybe things are fried a little differently.

Chef Ramsey probably isn't used to eating southern food in the south.

You must be Connie. Nice to meet you. Please sit down.

How are you?

Good. Tough morning.

Tough morning.

This dream of running this cafe is everything you've always wanted, right?

It is.

Are you aware how much this business is crumbling around you?

Yes, sir. I feel it crumbling around me.

And how much did you invest to get this thing up and running?

We're in debt about $600 ,000.

In debt?

In debt.

$600 ,000.

And how are you getting behind month to month?

We're not even really meeting the bills at the door.

But you've got family here as well. You've got your daughter.

But that must put a strain on your relationship, right?

How long is this sustainable for? If we can't turn it around, we just need to

close the doors.

This is crazy.

We have a hell of a lot of work to do. All I need is just the honesty. That's

all. Peggy, it's funny.

Oh, boy.

Are you okay?

Watch your feet, watch your feet. It's everywhere.

There's some lady in the back, projectile vomiting.

From, I think, something she ate. What happened?

I think the shrimp and grits.

Do you have the shrimp and grits as well?

Let me get some water and a towel.

Oh, my God.

Here you go.

Damn.

I feel better now that I've let out the stripping grit, but I definitely don't

recommend. Pretty bad.

Appreciate you coming in. Thank you. Thank you. Hope to see you back soon.

With the restaurant now empty.

and the staff tearing down between services, I need to gather the team for

serious reality check.

Come round, please, guys. Come round. Where's Miss Connie?

Come over, please.

Uh, right.

Oh, boy.

I honestly don't know where to start.

This place is dysfunctional.

The food is inconsistent.

A drive -through window that doesn't work.

Above all that...

Women are puking up.

There's been a catalogue of events this morning.

It's a joke.

I've mentioned to Connie, you're not open to listening.

So, mum doesn't listen?

No. That's why we're in this situation.

Justin being the manager, she has a lot of things she wants to implement, but

she doesn't know everything. I'm sure she thinks she does. We can't meet every

demand.

Justin, you talk to it like a stranger. This is your mother.

Is that normal?

Yes.

She's back there doing her own thing. She's dropping stuff, saying that she's

going to get this, get that. Who's going to tell a little old lady no?

Wow.

They've never been on the same page ever. You can constantly hear them

about anything.

Connie, why are you meddling?

I guess I'm just trying to save the cafe.

I'm working in front. I'm working in the back. I'm doing whatever else that we

can. The stakes are high enough.

They are. They are very high. They're higher than everybody here right now.

you guys aware of how far in the weeds we are? We're not talking about two or

three months behind in sales.

We're talking about $600 ,000 in debt.

This door can close in a heartbeat.

Miss Connie, can I have five minutes on my own with Justin, please?

Daughter Justin's anger is clear, but I'm not understanding why.

So I need to get to the bottom of it.

There are some big issues here.

Oh, yeah.

And why doesn't mum address them?

She doesn't like confrontation. She doesn't like basically seeing what's

How much of a strain does that put on your relationship?

I don't have a relationship.

Stop it.

I don't. I don't see her outside of work. I don't talk to her outside of

anymore. That's terrible.

I don't have the patience for her anymore. I'm always frustrated with her.

This wasn't your dream. It wasn't your idea, right?

No, I wanted to be a nurse.

Wow.

I was starting school to be a nurse before I started working here.

And I haven't finished school because I started working here full time.

What do you want from this business? What's your dream now that you're in it?

Well, I would like to be able to take my mother's, you know, her name and make

it something for her.

If she listens to what you have to say and doesn't be in denial.

What keeps you here?

I feel bad as a daughter.

She put her house up on the line. Her life is literally on the line. Her

retirement, her savings, everything.

So you feel guilty?

I feel guilty she's going to lose everything.

Sure. Time to bring an end to all that.

I appreciate it, honestly.

Do not.

Throw that towel in.

Promise? Promise. Thank you. You're welcome.

Thanks.

Bye.

It's lunchtime.

Hi, guys. Welcome in. And the cafe is open for business.

Welcome to King's Blue Jam.

So I'm going to do the balsamic grilled chicken sandwich.

Absolutely. All righty. I got you. Thank you.

I need a chicken breast down for a balsamic.

Can I do the Monte Cristo?

I'm ready.

Monte Cristo with fries.

Connie, can you make some Monte Cristo batter?

Yeah.

With service started, I'm going to see how this plate functions.

How are you? Good.

Okay, what are you making there?

Some Monte Cristo batter. Monte Cristo batter?

Yeah. Do you have a whisk?

Yeah. It'll be a lot easier to get rid of those lumps.

All right.

Sorry, excuse me.

What are you actually doing tonight?

Just helping any way I can in the kitchen or out wherever they're needed.

Okay. I'm just trying to get up to speed, how does the system work?

All right, here we go.

Mm -mm.

The chicken is just really, really, really dry.

It definitely looks like it's overcooked.

Seriously, what's that thing? It's like a floating disease in a fryer.

Monte Cristos are up.

Connie decided to put the Monte Cristo on the menu, but Connie doesn't make the

batter consistently.

Monte Cristo, man.

It's greasy. It's heavy.

It's a crazy -looking sandwich.

People don't like it. What happens to that Monte Cristo there, by the way?

It went.

Did you send that Monte Cristo?

Yes, sir.

Oh, my.

Y 'all okay?

Mm.

It's bad.

Yeah. It tastes gummy.

I don't like it. Do you think there's anything we can do to satisfy it? I've

seen enough right now.

Okay, okay.

All right, thank you. Yes, sir.

Well, we pretty much always get complaints about the Monte Cristo's hit

Hey, your wings are down.

Yes, sir.

She doesn't like being around?

Oh, she's always been like that. So what is she actually doing now?

Whatever she wants.

Connie will come in the kitchen and she'll jump in on the line, help the

She's washing dishes.

She's out front. She's seating and greeting. She will bounce around

She doesn't know where to stay in one place.

Mom, mom. Yep.

It's not going to toast right there for one.

I know we're in the middle of service, but why don't you ask, hey, Aaron,

Justin, what do you need doing? Because you're just going back and forth. Right.

I'm helping put out tickets, get the food up for the customers.

I think I am helping.

I'm not really sure why no one else seems to think that I'm helping.

Did you really put these in the fryer like that, Connie?

What's happened?

Do you see the hair on the wings?

Surely you can spot that stuff, no? I didn't spot that.

Now, Connie.

It's very clear. The kitchen lacks any organization.

And now the restaurant is filling up.

All righty, I got you. The orders are quickly coming in. Are they all new

tickets? Yes, sir.

Who calls out the orders?

I do. I do, sir. You do. Yeah. But who's in charge?

Nobody's in charge.

I thought you were the head chef.

I try to be. Kitchen manager. I try to be. Kitchen manager.

I don't know.

He don't do nothing. He stands here and cooks. That's it. It is hard working

with Justin.

Prior to me getting hired, her boyfriend was working here. It was always

contentious. I try to stay quiet in the kitchen so I don't piss her off.

Kitchen manager.

What a joke.

What is that?

What is that?

A potato?

Oh.

How did that get up there?

That egg?

It's egg. How did an egg get up there?

That's a good question.

And what's that thing there for?

That's grease that I have to pour in the grease thing outside.

It's from the oven?

Yes.

Bloody hell.

That's a health hazard.

With a bucket of bacon fat also a potential fire hazard, I'm now convinced

could be other health code violations in this kitchen.

How

long's

that been in there?

I don't know. Are we trying to buy this stuff at the reduced prices? Reduced

prices? Yeah.

It's going to be there.

It is absolutely disgusting.

They're everywhere.

Oh, my.

They're still moving.

Stop. Right now.

Stop. Right there.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Please stop eating.

All of you, please stop eating.

First of all, I'd like to apologize.

I can't, for a minute longer, just stand here and watch this restaurant, in

disarray, serving you disgusting food.

Out -of -date produce, sat in the fridge, rotten, cockroaches.

No organization.

Constantly meddling. And you may be the owner.

Yes. But clearly, you're out of your depth.

I'm at King's Blue Jam Cafe, Spring, Texas.

Stop. Ladies and gentlemen, please stop eating.

After witnessing a catalogue of disasters, I've shut down the lunch

Out -of -date produce.

That in the fridge.

Rotten.

Cockroaches. No organization.

Constantly meddling. And you may be the owner.

Yes. But clearly, you're out of your debt.

Connie. Yes, sir. Part of tonight's service is like an intervention.

Your restaurant is in dire straits, and you're not listening. You're not

listening to your customers.

You are not listening to anybody.

We are backed up in hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt.

And you need to stop before you take yourself down, your restaurant down, and

your family down.

Do they not deserve freaking better?

Yes, they do. I'd like to apologize on behalf of Connie.

Please go home. There's no check.

There is so much going wrong.

Gosh.

While the team clean up the kitchen.

Can we just get this place absolutely spotless, please?

Yes, sir.

It's time for a serious chat with Justin and Connie.

Take a seat, both of you, please.

The dire state of the relationship is deeply troubling.

Do you know what pains me?

It's how fragmented you two are.

You're like strangers.

It's hard to believe that you are mother and daughter.

You guys are enemies.

It's hard to understand how much love we've lost through this business. And

what Justin's been through, what she's wanted to do, and how she's been

derailed. And now she's embroiled in your doing.

So we have to fix you first.

Connie, what do you want from this business?

I want to be able to serve good food and give something back that I grew up

with. But...

Everyone's victims of your dream. Right. Everyone is in disarray. Everyone's

confused. Everyone's at their wit's end.

And we're in over $600 ,000 of debt.

Yes. Everything you've worked the last four decades for is draining through

hands on a daily basis. And we are desperate.

Yes, sir.

Desperate people take desperate measures.

And you are meddling. And you're taking everybody down with you.

Yes. Stop.

You're on the verge of losing your daughter.

Whether you like her or not, she is the future.

Not perfect, but you need to let go before you lose her.

Justin, to go forward, you've got to give mum a chance.

And going forward, mum, you've got to stop undermining.

Is that clear?

Clear.

Justin, let's work together as family.

Stop bickering.

Let's not set that tone in front of the rest of the staff.

Start supporting.

Before it's too late.

Is that clear?

That's clear.

That's clear.

You have to actually want this.

I've been telling you. You have to actually want this and be willing to

I am willing to change.

Tomorrow, we move forward.

Together.

Oh, boy.

Honey.

Connie needs to understand what she's doing.

And she is not only destroying her business, but she is tearing her family

apart.

Justin needs to trust her mother, but she also needs to stop being so

disrespectful in the kitchen.

If she can't do that, then there's no point in continuing.

Man.

Let's see if you're willing to make a change, and I am willing to go forward

with that change with you. I appreciate that. Really do. I don't think that you

do.

Let me tell you now whether I own this cafe and I don't own this cafe. It

doesn't matter.

You're still going to be my daughter. And I'm sorry you have so much anger

toward me for this. I'm sad.

I really am. I'm sad.

Then all the times that I've cried to you, all the times that I've told you

something was wrong.

Yeah, sure. Yeah, sure. Okay, I'm done.

You're just literally telling me. Okay, whatever.

I love you, Jessica. I don't want to hug. I love you. I don't want to hug

Do not touch me. I don't care if you love me.

That's sad to say. That really is sad to say. It is sad to say at this point.

You made it that way. Thank you. It is. Okay.

All right.

You do what your heart tells you to do.

My heart told me to contact Gordon.

Uh -huh.

I had enough heart to say, let me save my mother's retirement.

I don't know.

I'm going to hug you, and you don't even want to give me a hug?

No, I don't want a hug. Look at how you've been acting towards me. How do

think you're acting towards me?

It's a two -way street, girl.

And guess what?

We may have to split off.

You know.

Look at how you've been acting towards me. How do you think you're acting

towards me?

It's a two -way street, girl.

And guess what?

We may have to split off.

Justin, remember what Jeff just told you.

After taking a moment.

And I think it's the only way forward.

Justin.

Justin begrudgingly agrees to come back.

I'm going to make it work with what Chef Ramsay's brought to us. I'm going to

just remember why we're doing this and I'm going to make it work.

I'm sorry.

I love you. You know I love you.

This has been a day in my life I haven't loved you.

I love you too.

But it's not love you putting me through this. It's not love you making me work

as hard as you're making me work back there. And you're just dilly -dallying

around. I'm going to give you this chance.

I appreciate that.

I'm hoping that my mom takes what Chef Ramsay says and, you know, she goes home

and basically sleeps on it.

With Connie and Justin working to repair the cracks in their relationship, my

design team begin working overnight to repair and update the cafe's outdated

interior.

The next morning, and the renovation is now complete.

Let's do this.

Oh, are you ready?

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, wow.

The dark and old decor has been replaced with a lighter color scheme.

And with the booth chipped out, the space is now decluttered.

And finally, the drive -thru window is operational.

The kitchen has been deep cleaned and the equipment updated.

Oh, my God.

Wow, I love the photos.

Wow.

Oh,

look at the barstools.

Oh, the little tiny vases.

They're so cute.

It's hard to believe it can look this pretty.

It is hard to believe that this was the cafe, isn't it? Yeah.

Thank God for Gordon Ramsay, right? I can't believe it. We could have such a

beautiful place.

Thank God for Gordon Ramsay.

Oh, my goodness.

Guys, it looks so much bigger.

This is so awesome. It looks so good in here. Amazing.

Are you happy?

I'm beyond happy. Oh, my goodness me. Are you happy? I'm happy.

Let's go into the dining room.

We've got freshness. A restaurant that is now decluttered. Great for breakfast,

great for brunch.

Beautiful. And great for a grab and go.

Because we are opening this window.

We are open for business. Yes.

I think it's a lot of changes, but it's exciting changes, and I'm looking

forward to moving forward.

Right. Should we talk about the food?

Come over.

The menu consists... of 25 quick items most of which can be prepared in under

three minutes grab the menu please this is what we launched with today a simple

menu but done beautifully right smaller plate for sharing avocado toast

delicious necessarily our classic eggs benedict hollandaise shouldn't be

tampered with if someone wants to stick barbecue sauce on the side let them do

it right but don't mix them right larger plates fried chicken and waffles yes

we're using the thigh we've done a new batter do not tamper without batter

brunch burger a classic easy to do and fast to execute beer batter fish tacos

really good for sharing absolutely delicious bakery got pumpkin pie

hand pie chocolate croissant and chocolate chip cookies that is it

into the kitchen aaron grab one have a taste while the team continued tasting

the new menu Mmm, that's a good burger.

I need to talk to Justin and Connie before we open.

Right, now for the most important part of the menu.

You two.

Okay. Let me explain why.

Family's important for me.

Family's way more important than any restaurant, ever.

We've allowed the deterioration of this business to get in the way of our

family. Right.

I can't even start to think about relaunching this restaurant until you

on the same page.

It's serious.

Because as soon as I left yesterday, you were at each other's throats.

Yes or no?

What is it?

I can't even start to think about... relaunching this restaurant until you

are on the same page. It's serious.

Because as soon as I left yesterday, you were at each other's throats.

Yes or no? What is it?

Yes.

Yeah? Yes.

You need to give mum a chance.

And you have to embrace change and allow Justin to step up.

Have each other's back.

And let's use this as an opportunity to start again.

Yes. Okay?

Thank you. Thank you.

I want to be able to grow together and be what we need to be here.

Well, I'm ready.

I'm going to communicate with you, but I need you to communicate with me as

well, please.

I will.

It's a new start for Kings Blue Jam, and it's a new start for Connie and I as

we're growing our relationship as mother and daughter.

You ready? Yep.

It's finally time to open the doors and relaunch the cafe.

Tonight, I'm going to be management in the front of the house, take care of the

drive -thru. I will be in my lane.

Hello. Hi.

Welcome in. Oh my gosh, your first guest, Erin.

We got a new kitchen set up, new menu. I'm nervous for how it's going to go,

I'm excited because I think we got it.

Oh, what a difference.

Hello, guys. Welcome in.

I've invited back the customer from the lunch service. I shut down.

What can I get for everybody?

A burger.

I'd like the granola bowl.

And with Connie now only working the front of house, Justin is expediting in

kitchen. I have a well -done burger, Aaron, and a granola bowl.

For the first time, the drive -thru has customers.

To go, to go, drive -thru, drive -thru.

Hey, how are y 'all?

Could we each get a quick pocket? Be right back.

All right, there you go. Thank y 'all so much. See y 'all soon. Bye -bye.

That was 90 seconds.

90 seconds? 90 seconds. Wow.

Hi folks, welcome and you guys can follow me.

With all the tables out front filling up, their orders are now flying into the

kitchen.

What can you order?

Eggs benedict?

The tacos, the fish tacos.

Fish tacos and an eggs benedict.

All right, you got another avocado toast walking in?

He's not even saying anything back. He's not saying nothing back.

Garen's kind of in his own little zone trying to remember what he's doing.

There's no communication between us. Fried chicken and waffles, another fish

taco and eggs benedict, white salad, another order of fries.

Jonathan, is this ready to roll?

No. I'm waiting on a granola bowl.

Seeing Jen back there is making you feel stressed?

No.

No. You need to make another egg. All right.

Justin, talk to me, please. Can we sell or not?

No. There's too many steps for errands. What dish are we talking about? All of

it. All of it. I'm having to go back and finish.

You put green onion on me. Hey, you can finish it off like that, right?

Yeah, not the best of thoughts.

Justin, shut down. She needs to step up and run this thing. Otherwise, we're

going backwards.

Come on.

Hey, come here. Come here. Too much butter in your pan, Aaron. Yeah, look at

Look at me. Hey, just for two seconds. Look at me. You shut down. You're not

talking. And you're saying he's got too many components.

I want you to step off the expediting and help him. And I need you to open up

and talk.

Yes, sir. And then we work together. And you step over there. Yes, sir. Two

minutes. Two minutes over here. Yes, chef.

Can I get fries on that plate, Aaron?

This is your night to shine, right? Yes, chef. OK, so show some enthusiasm.

And you have to have patience.

Yes, chef. OK, remember that.

So, Justin, which food do I have in the window? What ticket am I working here?

I'm dragging on every ticket, Connie. None of it's funny.

Another Lone Star sandwich? A plain avocado toast? Whoa, no.

Oh, man. Right, Aaron, come over.

That's not how we serve an Eggs Benedict.

So one Eggs Benedict on the fly. So we're going to sell this table, right?

Yes, sir. I'm ready to call it because it's almost like it's been a waste of my

time being in here tonight.

I would like to talk to you.

Go on.

I don't think that Aaron can hold his weight as a lead. It's too much for him.

But you can't stand there like a madam just shouting out orders. I asked you to

coach them.

I jumped in and he's putting food in the window.

He needs help.

Okay. But now you walk away.

Justin, stop acting like a passionate teenager.

Justin. Yes, Jeff. I'm talking to you. Just walk away. Is that how

you want to be?

He's forgetting half the stuff.

And why can't you tell him and coach him?

I am.

Well, do it a little bit more then.

Can I just say one more thing? Yes, Jeff.

Justin. Yes, Jeff.

No, I need to look you in the eyes.

You can treat your mother like, but don't dare start treating me like...

I'm

leaving.

You just give up?

Why? Because I don't treat my mother like... She treats me like... So it's

reaction. And this behavior, is that? That's the way you want to behave?

This behavior? This behavior?

You're standing there like a princess. Yeah, I'm mad that he's not even trying.

He's not even putting forth an effort.

You need to look at yourself.

Yeah, I have.

I said jump behind the line and help them.

Okay, and then I get behind the line and then he's just standing there. I'm

calling stuff.

Holy...

Connie? Two seconds, please. Yep.

So your daughter's thrown a fit, and she's walked out.

She's over there.

You need to go inside.

Like, this is actually ridiculous.

Well, I need to know what you're doing. You're more important to me. I'm

leaving. I treat you like... No, you don't.

No, no, no. I treat you like... Please come help me. This is our cafe. No, no,

no. I treat you like... Let me show you how I am. Come on. I need you, Jackson.

Please come back inside and help me finish this shift. I would like to

I'll say something to Aaron. I need you better than I need them. Come on,

Justin.

Take a breath. Take a breath.

Justin needs to stop, pull it together, and get back on the line.

And I'm going to say, this is hard. This is hard for you. I love you more than

anything. You know, she is my daughter. She will always be my daughter, and we

need her in the cafe.

This night is way too important not to have Justin.

Justin, please take a breath, baby.

You are my daughter, and I love you.

Just let me get through tonight. It's going to be all good.

My mom coming outside and saying that she needed me and that she wanted me to

come back inside.

It felt like it was my mom being my mom and not my boss.

Boys, I want y 'all to step it up if you can in here for me, and let's try to

get this food out quickly, okay?

Y 'all work together as a team, please.

You feeling better?

Yes, Chef.

Excuse me.

We're back in control.

Yes, Chef.

Do you want to do this?

Yes, Chef.

You sure?

I know you can do it, but they need help, and there's only one person who

it. There's a long way around for Mum to come back in here, but you facing the

music is the best thing you can ever do, and it's never going to be easy,

especially at the start.

Come on.

I got tense, I got frustrated, and I needed him to say what he said to me.

to kind of, like, snap out of my own stuff, but I also needed my mom to say

she said to me for me to come back in.

Right, you ready to start taking orders?

Yes, Chef. Yeah? Good.

This is our one shot, and I'm going to make it happen for my mom.

Two avocado toasts and three wedges?

Yep. Hey, guys, welcome in. I'll be right with you.

I need a burger well done and a taco to sell.

A hamburger well to sell. Thank you. Can I get service, please?

That's me.

That's him.

Avocado sauce.

Under wedge. Under wedge is me.

And then press. That looks a lot nicer.

Mmm. It's not just plain avocado. It's seasoned.

That chicken is really good.

For tonight's meal, King's Blue Jam, five stars.

Oh, wow.

We've got people enjoying our food, people who are telling me they want to

back, and people on benches are crying.

We're extremely grateful.

Well, thank you all for coming in. I'll take back with you, okay?

I'll be with you for 30 seconds.

Now listen, tonight was never going to be perfect, you know that?

Yes, Chef. It was not supposed to be perfect. We're going to get bumped.

Handle it. Stay in there, okay? Yes, Chef. Come here. Thank you.

You got this, okay?

Thank you, sir. Be safe.

You are the future.

Remind yourself of that. Okay, girl? The future of King's Blue Jam, I think it

looks good. If everyone can stay in their lane, stay doing what we were

by Gordon and his team, then yeah, I feel like the cafe can be a success and

can, you know, grow and keep going forward in the years.

My time is done.

You have a beautiful restaurant.

Oh, I'm so thankful for you. And more importantly, a wonderful family.

Come here.

Keep those spirits up.

Okay. Okay.

You're a blessing.

This is going to be private.

Yeah. I know you can do it.

Have faith in yourself.

Okay. Chef Ramsey coming to King Blue Drum Cafe.

Bigger than life.

Just so thankful that he came and helping us rebuild our house to where we

a home now. We just couldn't have done it without him.

Wow.

This has been one hell of a bumpy one. Honestly, when I first got here, I found

a mum and daughter on a collision course.

But seriously, with a hard turn in the kitchen, Connie is now staying in a

And fingers crossed, King's Blue Jam Cafe is back on track.

Man, what a week.

What a week.

Two months later.

Connie has been staying in the lane. Guys, this is pretty hot. Managing the

drive -thru, seeing an increase in business.

Thank you, guys.

Justin is managing the kitchen and has added a few of their own items back onto

the menu.

Mom and daughter are continuing to work on their relationship.

And thankfully, no one has thrown up in the restaurant since I left.

Next time on Kitchen Nightmares. Oh, my God.

Just tell her it's ice cold.

I'm not doing it, bitch. Get out. Leave me alone.

My mama is a problem.

Stop talking.

I'm in shock.

Could you pass a sell -by date?

That's gone.

I'm in debt. A million dollars.

This is way deeper rooted than any of you think.

Stop. Apologize to the customers and send them home. You're in denial.

Yeah, I'm in denial.

I'm in a storm of my life. I can't. No!

Leave me alone.

You take that.