I thought that was an interesting pairing of restaurants.  The1st was upscale, not really dysfunctional or gross, once they got rid of one of the chefs. I liked the fake cooking contest, it was just a way to get rid of the one chef, the "winner" could have cooked  oatmeal,.  The second  was almost beyond belief in every area (cleanliness, food, staff, family, decor etc).

I absolutely loved the fake Gordon - he obviously studied, as shown by his pronunciation of "pasta."  He was getting deluged with food, and doing a Ramsey (spitting into the napkin etc).  He was great.  I didn't really get the Social redo, though, with all those tiny tables.  Don't more than 2 people ever go out together?  It's not like you can really put those tables together.  I liked Gordon referring to Miss California as "precious," though.  They were all pretty good looking, so the staff pictures looked great.  I wonder, though, why a whole new menu, couldn't they just rework the old one?  Speaking of - way too much black truffle, although I guess that was to justify higher prices.

The second one - I wonder if it actually lasted past the 3 months.  I really didn't like Tiffany at first, but really came to sympathize with her.  What a mother!  I don't think I've ever seen a more negative person on tv - she so clearly needed a vacation, if a personality transplant wasn't available.  Having them bake together, while superficial, was a very good start.  I would have loved to see mom teach the daughters to bake. 

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