Episode Reminder
Restaurant dealing too big a portions, specializes in meatballs.
Trivia
Apparently the ‘old bag’ is a regular at the restaurant.
During the first night when the service slowed down they show a customer calling a Pizza restaurant called ‘Vinnies Authentic Pizza’ for takeways, the customer calling is in fact called Vinnie and is from another reality TV show called ‘Split Ends’. Vinnie in Split Ends.
The narrator claims Gordon introduced the Meatball to them, but in reality they were already on the menu.
The Aftermath
November 2007, In an Interview with Joe, Joe confirmed Gene the head chef has ceased working at Campania, although his employment ended on good terms. Joe also says the business is now profitable. More Info
Status: Still Open
Extra
Restaurant Website
Extra Reading 1
daria:
February 7, 2009 at 5:49 am
why did they show that cute young long-haired waiter being fired at the beginning (even though he was one of the few people on staff who actually seemed to WORK instead of goof off), but then they showed him working for the whole rest of the episode? seemed to me that both of the people the owner fired seemed more serious about their jobs than any of the others
Sixgun:
April 2, 2009 at 7:50 am
@ daria
He wasn’t fired, just sent home for the night. I think he was picked because he wasn’t quite in the tight knit clique.
scharabo:
April 2, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Wasn’t this the one in which they likened it to a high school slumber party or such. Total bedlam in the kitchen. As I recall they simply had too many wait staff for the diners at first and one was sent home for that evening.
In an organization I worked for when you were promoted to first line supervisor you were sent to a one-week school on being such. Two lessons learned there. 1. Don’t take on your employee’s problems as your won. 2. You are now their supervisor, not their buddy or such. You need to maintain a certain degree of aloofness or you will fail as a supervisor.
They were failing enough before his visit to ask for help, and are still apparently open. So perhaps something he did helped.
SJMB:
April 16, 2009 at 4:56 pm
The long haired waiter wasn’t being fired you freaking idiot. He was being asked to go home for the night- as was the brunette waitress- to save some money on the evening’s overhead. Pay attention you ass.
Lisa:
May 8, 2009 at 8:42 am
The owner in this was for sure banging the female staff. I felt sorry for his long suffering wife
Kell:
May 26, 2009 at 2:05 pm
SJMB: WTF’s your problem? Why so hostile… you freaking idiot? Ass.
Jamie:
June 28, 2009 at 4:25 am
Closed down. Owner being sued.
jake:
July 2, 2009 at 1:36 pm
The owner surely wasn’t about to send home the flirts. He sent home the guy and the quiet young woman. I felt bad for the guy’s poor wife, putting up with him still trying to act “high school” and losing all their money.
g-ram:
July 3, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Oh man that waitress jessica is HOT
Tai:
July 12, 2009 at 8:28 am
I thought the owner was flirting with his female staff too! The owner was too busy worrying about being popular rather than making a profit.
Stefan Ekström:
July 30, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Josette, really sexy girl.
Martin:
August 6, 2009 at 11:01 pm
What is he been sued for
Stefan:
August 11, 2009 at 7:59 am
relax guys
Rob:
August 11, 2009 at 10:35 pm
link or it didn’t happen.
Joe:
August 14, 2009 at 3:47 am
I called and they were open.
ikvsabre:
August 16, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Rob,
Right you are.
“Jamie” is full of shit. My wife and I went to Campania this past February. We live about 30 minutes away.
The food was fantastic, but came out of the kitchen VERY slowly. I was about to leave when it arrived. But it was worth the wait, fortunately.
Living in NJ, I don’t like to pay too much for Italian food, because there are TONS of Italian places in NJ. Campania is pricey, but the food was good enough to satisfy me that it was a good value for the money.
Just don’t walk in very hungry, because you will pass out starving.
ben:
August 26, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I think Sixgun is right.I also think that Ramsay (or the producers) sent those two people home because adequate staffing makes for smoother service. So when the sh** hit the fan, the TV show could be more entertaining.
Steve:
September 4, 2009 at 6:33 am
This review was published in July, so I doubt it was closed down in June.
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ticket/index.ssf/2009/07/cerniglia_makes_his_kitchen_dr.html
ct bravo:
September 7, 2009 at 12:57 am
is it closed? Lisa how do you know the owner was banging the staff?
Wayne:
November 4, 2009 at 3:56 am
I thought that Ariana girl who wordked at Camoania as a waitres was REALLY HOT.