[music playing] GORDON RAMSAY: I love
to go undercover-- Maria. --and prank unsuspecting people. I am Gordon Ramsay! [inaudible] But James's cover is burned. Time to introduce Thomas. Viva Las Vegas. For this prank, I've
traveled to Sin City. My target, my very
own restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steak. Tonight, they're celebrating
their five-year anniversary. And I'm going undercover
to fool my staff. Thomas, welcome. GORDON RAMSAY: --which
includes my executive chef, "Hell's Kitchen" winner
Christina Wilson. Big, big day for us today. Fifth anniversary. Need to be on your A-game. GORDON RAMSAY: My
cover, I'm a waiter in training from
Baltimore, looking to learn the Gordon Ramsay standard. [slurping] [music playing] My production crew
has done it again. They've set up hidden cameras
to capture all the action. - They're coming.
- They are coming. GORDON RAMSAY: The
place is crawling with executives and employees
that I've known for years. [glass clinking] Now, this is a challenge. I wanted to take
a minute to thank Chef Christina Wilson for making
this restaurant the success that it is. Thank you. GORDON RAMSAY: True, the
restaurant is a success. But-- [shattering] --it's never faced a
challenge quite like Thomas. Want to drop at 31, Thomas. GORDON RAMSAY: Step one, let's
see what kind of bad behavior I can sneak past my employees. Ma'am. [inaudible]. GORDON RAMSAY (AS
THOMAS): Sorry. That ought to get
the ball rolling. Who did that? The big guy? OK, sorry about that. I'll get a new one. GORDON RAMSAY: While the manager
is putting out that fire, I'm free to chat
with one of the VIPs. Yes, this is great. Thank you. Uh, yeah, that's OK. GORDON RAMSAY (AS
THOMAS): Just bon appetit. Really? GORDON RAMSAY: My first
reprimand, the first of many. He has no idea all the
trouble I'm about to serve up. [music playing] Mm. That's good. You're kidding. I saw him drinking
champagne, too. GORDON RAMSAY: Any
full-time waiter would have been fired by now. But since I'm a trainee,
they're giving me every chance to learn. Absolutely, some more
truffle for the lady. GORDON RAMSAY: Truffle is
a delicacy loved by all. Some more truffle? Oh, um, sure. GORDON RAMSAY: It's
also very expensive. Thank you. GORDON RAMSAY: Very,
very expensive. [music playing] $300 worth truffle. Now that's good service. She loves truffle. I've put the staff
through enough. Time to move on to the real
reason I'm here, Christina. Wellingtons, sir. Beef Wellington is on the menu. [bleep] the plates are hot. But for this table, I've
added a little bit of my thumb in their mashed potatoes. Sir. Thank you. This is Chef Gordon Ramsay's
roasted Beef Wellington. GORDON RAMSAY: Damn. Might've overplayed my hand. Or thumb, rather. You just put your
thumb in the plate. Chef Christina had to
bring it to my attention. Everything OK? Good to go? The plates were super hot. And with dinner over, it's time
for Thomas to clear the table. Thank you. Sir. [bleep] You OK? Yeah. Hope that doesn't leave a stain. Do you need club soda? Did it hit your pants? GORDON RAMSAY: This
is not what she had in mind for the five-year
anniversary of the restaurant. They probably get
nervous around executives. GORDON RAMSAY:
Maybe a little wine will relax Christina's table. [music playing] Whoa. GORDON RAMSAY: Who doesn't
enjoy a heavy pour? I'm gonna get a
different glass. It's, like, half
of the bottle. A little heavy there, sir. He's drinking fast. Again, well, we always top
up at the same level, OK? Don't fill up. You're getting the short end
of this meal service today. GORDON RAMSAY:
That is a bad sign. I'm gonna be cut
off from her table. Thomas? Thank you, sir. Time to act quickly. Better move fast. The managers are closing in. All eyes are on me. GORDON RAMSAY:
Christina's finished, but I'm not quite done. There's this place called
Green Eggs, which is this awesome breakfast [inaudible]. [gasping] Ma'am. [bleep] Oh my god. [bleep] I'm so sorry. That's good. Maybe a date before [bleep]. So when I said keep
a leash on him, that didn't really
work out too well. GORDON RAMSAY: She still
has no idea it's me. I'm so sorry. Before I get thrown out
of my own restaurant, time to introduce
Christina to her boss. Can I get you a t-shirt? Can I-- Christina, it's
me, Gordon Ramsay. And you're busted. [clapping] GORDON RAMSAY: A
complete success. Would you like some more wine? [laughter] Thomas was such a bad waiter,
I'm happy to fire him myself. [music playing]
Even though I'm not a fan of the American version of this show, this definitely qualifies as new content which is highly needed in this desert.
Ramsay is like half of this subreddit and I'm okay with that
Ahhh this was so hard to watch up until the reveal!!
I served in fine-dining/high-end places for over a decade, and that made me squirm the entire time. Hilarious.
Oh god I can’t watch him do all that cringy stuff, especially awkwardly setting the plate down on the table. I’ve actually done that as a waiter, I quit after 6 months because the anxiety was just too much.
oh my god that was great
This got me thinking, if you wear an obvious costume, with a bad fake nose etc, you can probably get really nice service when you go into places. I mean, why would anyone do that unless it was the owner doing some "undercover boss" thing? Bring a camera with you, and a obviously fake story about "filming real people eating dinner", and you could eat for free for the rest of your life!!
Haha perfect! He's going around pissing everyone off just to surprise them and have them thrilled he took a bite of their food.
The hidden cameras aren't all that impressive. I am however impressed they have so many hidden microphones.