British chef Gordon Ramsay, owner of several Michelin-rated restaurants and mercurial star of hit reality television shows Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, started a minor nightmare of his own while dining at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Worcester, Mass. this week.

The meltdown began after Ramsay was served his KFC Bowl, an obscene conglomeration of chicken, potatoes, gravy, biscuits and cheese. Ramsay received the food item cold, some 15 minutes after ordering at the counter, prompting him to launch into a tirade against the shocked restaurant help.

“This thing you serve…this ‘Bowl,’ is it?…it’s bloody shit, man!,” exclaimed the irate Ramsay. “I wouldn’t give this fucking abomination to my bloody dog!” The increasingly petulant Ramsay continued his rant for several minutes while amused customers and horrified restaurant employees looked on.

Unsatisfied that he was receiving little more than deer-in-the-headlights stares from the obviously petrified workers, Ramsay jumped over the counter and proceeded to march into the kitchen where he then directed his obscenity-peppered rant against the cooking staff.

“You wankers call this shit home-style cooking, no? Well, do you? Look at this, the bloody thing’s fucking cold and the gravy is congealed!” It looks like something my fucking cat would retch up on the bloody carpet! Fuckin’ Anthony Bourdain wouldn’t eat this shit!”

Minutes later, Ramsay stormed out of the restaurant - just as the staff was about to call the police.

The next day, Ramsay’s producer appeared at the KFC, contract in hand, to offer a coveted spot on an upcoming episode of Kitchen Nightmares. The producer stated that Ramsay was “bloody impressed” with the potential of the KFC outlet, that he considers the place perfect for his show and is looking forward to working with the staff. The KFC manager, still reeling from the previous day’s spectacle, reluctantly agreed.

“If that shit-talking foreign asshat wants to come in here and turn this place upside-down, that’s fine with me,” said the apathetic manager. ”As long as I get a paycheck, I don’t give a rat’s-ass what he does.”

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