Watch Gordon Ramsay Help A CT Restaurant On TV This Week

WATERBURY, CT — Months after celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay arrived to help a Waterbury restaurant, the episode of "24 Hours to Hell and Back" featuring Vasi’s Taverna is scheduled to air Wednesday at 8 p.m. on FOX. A promo for the episode indicates the acclaimed chef and television personality "may have finally met his equal" while filming the episode.

Ramsay was spotted at the restaurant in October, during which he helped transform Vasi's Restaurant on Watertown Avenue into Vasi's Taverna.

While Ramsay is probably most well-know for his heated temper on the FOX reality cooking competition "Hell's Kitchen," he is also known for his work attempting to save struggling restaurants in front of the camera on his show "Kitchen Nightmares," which ran from 2007 to 2014. (To sign up for free, local breaking news alerts from more than 100 Connecticut communities, click here.)

In that show, Ramsay would spend a week with a restaurant while attempting to fix its shortcomings. "24 Hours to Hell and Back" features a similar premise with one major difference: as the name suggests, he only has 24 hours to turn things around.

According to the restaurant's website, Ramsay arrived in a state-of-the-art 18-wheeler, which housed a mobile kitchen and command center. He also brought "his sharp tongue and biting attacks" to the set, which contrasted with owner Vasili Kaloidis' "nervous apprehension."

In the end, Kaloidis was forced to "swallow his Greek pride," which he described as "humbling and difficult," according to the website.

"To his credit, Vasi stayed open throughout the ordeal," the website reads. "In the end, Vasi’s gained a new menu and a renovation. The restaurant learned a few new tricks, gained some new perspectives and became a much closer family."

While the final results will be revealed Wednesday night, some of the changes Ramsay suggested included bringing more of Kaloidis' passion for his Greek heritage to the restaurant's menu, which features items such as lamb bolognese and pan roasted chicken among other enticing options.

The appetizer menu offers pan roasted mussels and a Mediterranean platter. Guests can also choose between lemon olive oil cake, espresso tiramisu and an assortment of gelato for dessert. Items such as clams casino, buffalo wings and fettuccine alfredo, which were listed on the menu in October, are no longer offered.

This wasn't Ramsay's first rescue mission in Connecticut. On "Kitchen Nightmares," he visited restaurants in both Stamford (season 2) and Bridgeport (season 4). Both places are now closed.

According to the show's website, "24 Hours to Hell and Back" is a series in which Ramsay tries to bring restaurants back from the brink of disaster within 24 hours through "spectacular renovations, fresh new menus and hope for the future."

The show is produced by Studio Ramsay, and was recently renewed for a second season. Ramsay, Tim Warren, Kenny Rosen, Elvia Van Es Oliva and Layla Smith serve as executive producers on the series.

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