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The Super Bowl is around the corner, and I'm in New Orleans.

This time, I'm in Jefferson, on the west side of the city.

Home to small local restaurants and take out three southern girls.

Owned and run by Gabby.

With the help of her sister, Tia.

Tia's the only one that needs a little guidance.

She's the baby.

I'm not a baby. I'm a strategic manager.

And best friend, Monchelle. You know I'm going to get a drink after this.

What you need, Monchelle?

A drink.

Walking into Three Southern Girls, you're going to be welcomed with a

It's very Southern hospitality.

Welcome in. How are you doing?

How's your mama doing? Come on in, baby.

I do want to pay the special. What do you say?

And for you, sir? I'm going to do the hot fish and french fries, please. I'll

mac and cheese and potato salad.

All right, we got a lot of mac and cheese.

We come from a line of chefs.

My grandfather was a chef, and I learned how to cook with him. He gave me all

the old school recipes.

It just made me realize that this is what I'm passionate about.

He recently passed, but he was raised in this neighborhood.

Segregation was still happening. He could not enter the front door of this

building. When I opened, it was emotional.

He could not only enjoy the food, but know that his granddaughter was

responsible for it.

Tramp laid down.

My tramp is much better than yours, and we already know this, don't you?

I've been in business for four years. When we first opened, I enjoyed the

of people talking about how good it was. We were doing really well. The money

was coming, and then I received a phone call that my son had been involved in a

car accident.

I was going to Lake Charles where I attend college, and I'm a part of the

football team.

Last thing I remember, I was being loaded into the ambulance. You know, I

hear the explosions coming from my car.

He went off -road into the woods.

The car was completely crushed.

He was on the side of the road bleeding.

And when they rolled him out, he was just covered in blood.

So I closed the doors.

I didn't come back to this restaurant for 30 days.

My mom is very protective, but I've overcome my injuries, and now it's a lot

pressure on my mom, you know, to try to get everything back under control.

It's a whole lot of debt that I'm currently in, and all the weight falls

and I don't have the energy or the time to fix it.

I got here at 5 o 'clock in the morning and crept.

After the accident, a lot of my life is my way or no way.

So I do everything myself so I know for a fact it is done right.

You drive my truck?

I did.

Let me drive my whole truck.

I am a control freak.

I just don't trust anybody else to do it.

That's why I work better in the kitchen by myself.

Be by yourself.

Gabby wants to control everything in the kitchen. Gabby, stop telling me what I

can't do.

Because you're in a chef jacket on and you're acting crazy.

So you don't want me to help? Girl, you can't do a damn thing now. I can do

something. I am getting to the point where I'm starting to be worried. I've

sick for the whole week.

Gabby has been having shoulder problems.

Her back hurts. My eye, my teeth, everything just hurts.

She's juggling too much, and when it comes to the restaurant, it creates

problems. Anthony got an order in the window. They've been waiting a long

Who had the shrimp and okra? The shrimp. Thank you.

Thanks.

I mean, that does not look good.

The quality of our food has declined. It's something that she used to

prioritize, but she's juggling too many competing priorities.

I'm so sorry. I usually don't do this, but this was just... We

have a big opportunity.

The Super Bowl is going to have a tremendous impact.

But I don't think today I could actually handle the Super Bowl crowd.

My sinus pressure is back. Leave me alone.

If Chef Ramsey doesn't help, my mom is going to have a breakdown.

My child, leave me alone, please.

She's been doing it all on her own, and it's taking a toll on her body,

physically and mentally.

Don't come up here acting slow.

There's about to be a fight in the kitchen today.

I'm willing to sacrifice for this business, but if nothing changes.

We're not gonna survive.

Hell no, Jesus.

Why can't I take it?

This restaurant is festering. You cannot be that deluded. Stop, stop, stop.

I promise you, you can't do this. Stop it!

Shut it down!

I'm in Jefferson, Louisiana, because a young man just freaked out for me to

his mother. She had... sacrificed everything, and I mean everything, for

family and her restaurant.

He's asked me to meet him at a local park.

Ah, there he is.

Mackay, how are you, man? I'm good, sir. Thank you for being here. Not at all.

Thanks for the call.

Appreciate the shout -out.

How are you doing first, after the accident?

I'm doing great.

Fully back. I've been practicing.

Take me back to the beginning. What happened?

It was early.

I was driving.

I just remember waking up, seeing fire.

Damn. And then looking back at my vehicle, it looked like something no one

should ever be able to survive from.

Thank God you made it out of there.

Yes, sir.

Your life changed in a heartbeat.

Definitely. I mean, it was hard to process, for one.

I mean, my parents were there. That kind of helped me a lot. If they weren't

there, I don't really know how I could have managed that.

My mom, as soon as she found out, she shut down and was at the hospital.

She did not leave until they allowed me to leave. She just took off whole weeks

from work. No profit.

Wow. She was paying her workers.

You know, she wasn't getting income to pay those workers. That was income

strictly just out of her pocket.

To shut that restaurant down for that length of time. Indeed.

Rent, the lights, the overhead, the staff, the labor cost.

It's expensive.

And what worries you the most?

Yeah, I say her physical health. Kind of hard to be everything in a restaurant,

you know. She puts her body to work a lot. I don't think she could keep up

coming in every day and trying to make everything happen on her own. Sounds

it's time to take her down. Definitely.

And do you ever try and tell mom to slow down a touch? Do you ask her to sort of

delegate? We ask her a lot, but my mom is somebody who's going to have herself

at the end of the line.

She's been doing everything on her own, you know, putting everybody first and

herself last.

Yes, sir.

She's sacrificed a lot.

She put her life into this restaurant. Definitely.

So if it was to fail... I feel like that restaurant is kind of, you know, her

whole personality at this point, for her to fail, I mean, that would have to be

devastation.

I'm here to help.

I'm going to get into the restaurant and see what I've got to work with. But

more importantly, I appreciate the catch -up with the man. Thank you. And we'll

see you later.

Thank you.

Sounds like Gary's mum's got the weight of the world on her shoulders.

For any woman to shut their business down for a month and be by his bedside,

that says a lot. But now it's time to find out more.

Before. It's too late.

Right. Let's go.

Three southern girls.

Who are they?

Good morning.

Wow. Spicey tiny. Hey, bud.

You good?

How was lunch?

Not too good. It just doesn't taste very good.

Steph, go ahead and walk through the door.

I am more nervous than I was expecting, so I'm telling myself, hey, keep your

composure. Mac and cheese. Oh, my God, I love mac and cheese.

Hey, darling.

First name?

Anthony. Anthony, good to see you. I was expecting, like, cocky and mean.

And you are? I am Tia.

Tia, nice to see you. Well, for some reason, I thought, well, okay.

Why do I love him?

I'm just, I'm convinced I love him.

Right. Oh, my Lord. I'm busy here. I'll get my food to go, please. Okay. All

right. Thank you.

Let's go for the cornbread, right? Is the cornbread baked here? Yeah.

Amazing. Love that.

Let's do... Oh, mac and cheese.

Okay.

How can we not do a gumbo?

Okay.

And then the smothered shrimp for an okra.

Please. Give us a little bit. We'll be right with you. Thank you so much. No

problem. I'll make you out of the car. I'll just set my table up.

Is that okay?

Yeah, I'll do it.

I'll stay about 12 minutes.

12 minutes, okay.

That's Gordon's order.

I've seen the name on the ticket.

It scared me, but I am a good chef, and my customers do like my food.

Restaurant is cool, so we improvise.

I am ready to go.

Michelle, so we can push this big order out. I need the shrimp down for it.

That's Gordon's ticket.

Michelle, we need to wrap the shrimp.

Michelle, she works very hard, and she applies herself in everything that she

does, but in the kitchen.

My way is the only way.

Don't start it. You don't start it.

Let's get a seat.

How long you going to have on that shrimp plate?

You went down long enough ago, you should be ready to go. No, I ain't been

that long.

You been along, Gabrielle?

Working in the kitchen with Gabby is difficult because Gabby's doing

It's been 10 minutes.

Focus on your taste and stop worrying about what I got going on. Everything in

it is mine.

Come on, man.

We don't have a system in place. There is no communication, so the food tends

take a long time, and that's a problem.

I'm going to do potato salad, mac and cheese, and lamb.

Okay. Order.

Anthony, leave me alone.

I'm already stuck with myself.

Leave me alone.

I'm going to get the catfish and shrimp.

Catfish and shrimp? You got too many orders. It's busy, and you better stop

getting on my nerves.

We're a little bit behind the ticket time. I'm starting to back up. The time

that you're taking, I've been done a whole lot of... You've been standing

for five minutes. You're a liar. It don't even be that. You're a liar.

Mind your business.

Three Southern girls.

Looks like three hours for lunch.

I met three Southern girls in Jefferson, New Orleans.

And... I place my taker order for food.

Order up, Cap.

But with tickets backing up in the kitchen. Come on, man.

I'm facing a long wait.

Rumble in the microwave.

How long you all have on that shrimp? Went down long enough ago. No, that

ain't been down that long.

Three southern girls.

Looks like three hours for lunch.

Order.

That's it for that order.

Come on, guys.

I'm starving.

That's it. That's everything.

Ah.

Everything's in there?

Everything's in there. Thank you. Bye -bye now.

Sorry, he's out of the way.

Wait.

I am extremely nervous right now.

I wonder what he's going to say.

Okay.

This is the mother trim.

It just pays.

Plain. No spice, no kick. More than anything, just no love. It's almost like

they're cooking in a rush just to get it done.

Cornbread.

Oh, it's very crumbly.

It's almost sort of pre -made.

Fried chicken.

Nice and crispy.

Crispy. It just needs more help on the dredging, so it's sort of...

Better season, such a shame.

Mac and cheese.

Tastes like processed cheese with spaghetti.

So bland.

Yeah, they forgot my gumbo. Damn.

Most important.

Yeah,

there was no gumbo in there.

There was no gumbo? No.

Okay, we need a gumbo quickly.

Gumbo quickly.

Damn.

Gabby is always tired.

We've had multiple issues where we've missed our over -the -customers.

It's bad.

Gabby, I ought to be implanted now. Gumball in the window.

Ah, here he is.

Thank you.

Here you go. Sorry. What did you think of the setup?

It was great. What's in here?

Chicken, sausage, and shrimp.

Chicken, sausage and shrimp. Appreciate it, my man. Thanks, bud.

Thank you.

Okay, the gumbo.

That's the staple right there.

It looks hearty.

It tastes like a short -cooked gumbo.

Gumbo takes hours.

The longer you cook it, the more it improves.

And it's nowhere near as spicy as I thought it would be. So almost cooking

rough, cooking and cutting corners.

results of flavors like this, and yet it took over an hour to get the food.

That's a big letdown.

But when you've got a restaurant titled Free Southern Girls, you just expect,

you know, food that's packed with power, flavor, and really punchy with spice.

It's sort of almost cooking with no love.

What a shame.

With the lunch service over and customers heading home... Thank you, ma

Thank you.

I need to talk to Gabby and the staff to find out what's going wrong in that

kitchen. May I meet the team, please?

Yes. Thank you.

Come out.

Come out. Yeah.

I am prepared to receive whatever criticism he has for me. I can't say I'm

to respond any other way other than myself. But if it becomes too much, you

might see a little.

How are you feeling, Fer?

Uh, good.

You're feeling good? I'm feeling good, yeah. Good.

I'm going to ask you straight.

Mm -hmm. In terms of the food, how would you rate your own food, honestly, on a

scale of one to ten? I would say ten.

Correct. Right.

But when I look at the title of this restaurant, Three Southern Girls, I

a southern charm and bloody good food.

Sadly, I didn't taste any charm in that food today.

Love me.

I had a catch -up with Makai.

Yeah, that's why sadly for me the gumbo was just it didn't taste as authentic as

Mackay described you okay?

hard -working passionate dedicated woman You don't like anything well hear me

out, okay? I can give you five local restaurants that serving gumbo or way

better than that Way better and cheaper

Wait a minute, what are you tasting? Because you confused my baby. Like, no.

I can agree with some of what you said.

I've experienced Gabby's restaurant food versus Gabby's at -home food.

She has to keep her business going, and sometimes that means making adjustments

so that she can deliver still quality products but different from what I'm

to outside of the restaurant.

We've been cutting corners for efficiency.

versus quality, because Gabby does not accept the help that's available.

I respect you honestly, and I'm grateful for the truth.

We're what, four years in now?

Yes. We're not making money, and there's daily issues here.

In your mind, what's wrong with the place?

Uh, nothing.

I just need you to be honest with me, because this is not a joke.

I'm not here to put a band -aid on things. I'm here to get things fixed.

Now, I don't mind burning heads, But what we need to be is constructive.

Not a party.

These guys.

Him, him, and him.

Do you know why?

If we don't change, we are...

I'm in Jefferson,

New Orleans, at Family Run, Three Southern Girls, where chef -owner Gabby

struggling to admit there's a problem with her food.

There are clearly issues here.

Sadly, I didn't taste any child in that food today.

If we don't change, we are... This is a tough business.

I get burnt out because I do a lot of it myself.

I can see that. That is clearly obvious.

But hear me out. Okay. It feels like you're supplementing with packet, can,

glass, I don't know. It just tasted fast -tracked. I'm trying.

This amazing man, who is this? Our grandfather.

What would he say if he knew that his granddaughter was fast -tracking those

recipes?

He didn't fast -track anything.

Just experiencing the year you've had, and sacrificing what you've done to get

your son back on the road, and trying to run this thing as well at the same

time, once you reopened, I feel your pain.

I want to see this place function tonight. I want to see how you operate.

to see how you delegate.

So I can see where the cords are being cut.

Gordon was brutal, but I am passionate.

So going into dinner service, I feel like I just have something to prove.

And I'm here for it.

I can see that Gabby cares deeply about the restaurant.

Oh, no, that mercy.

But it's not functioning properly because she's exhausted.

I definitely want to nap.

So tonight, I want to see what exactly is going wrong.

Well, hello.

How are we? We good?

Excellent. This is it. There she is.

We good?

Stop messing around. Where's Gabby? She's in the back.

Hey, there we are there. We good?

I'm out.

Give me a little insight how this works. Who does what?

When it's myself and I, we kind of just float, but I'm like three people in the

kitchen. Right.

Gotcha, gotcha.

And what's in here?

Oh. That was the sandwich station, but it's broken.

How long has that been broken?

Maybe like... Oh, that's been broken for a while.

How long's a while?

Hi, welcome to 3000 Girls.

You want this one? Yes, ma 'am.

What up, Michelle?

Dropping the shrimp.

Where are the beginning of those recipes from Grandpa?

You say, well, the beginnings of them? Yeah, in terms of when you opened this

thing five years ago.

Did you start off with a recipe book?

I did not.

You did not.

Don't be at home judging me, because I'm going to put a little of this, a little

of that. That is how I cook every day.

I'm a from memory kind of girl.

But even if you're not here, how does someone pick up the reins and cook?

They can't. They can't.

It's all going on up in here, yes?

Yes.

Hey, Noah.

Want to try the red beans? You want to try the red beans?

Can I have a catfish and shrimp?

Order up, Michelle.

Now watch that.

Don't, don't send me.

Don't.

Don't. Put your chef jacket on and you acting like you better leave me alone.

Gabby is hovering over people all the time, telling them what to do, how to do

it. That's our number one issue.

Let me get the fried chicken, whole chicken.

Uh -huh.

You can also get a side of potato salad with down. What you making right now?

No, I'm making a stick it over here. Oh.

You want me to do something?

What you going to do?

If it's waiting, we're just waiting.

Leave me alone, myself.

Let me do my job.

Oof. Man, that's a lot.

No food there, no food there.

How long have you guys been waiting?

Probably been at least a good maybe 20 minutes. We've been about 20 minutes for

us.

Customers are coming in. They're waiting long times.

She's been here for five years. This is how they run. And because she's trying

to do it all herself, Gabby's slowing everything down.

What, you putting that on top of the cake? You shouldn't have set that cake

right there where I was working it.

My, sir.

It's painful, really painful.

Order.

All right, did you want the entree? Thank you.

Anybody had a side of potato salad?

Did y 'all have a side of potato salad? I think this wasn't, nobody had this.

Somebody left out here without their potato salad. Definitely missed it

I'm making mistakes today.

The customers today, they're coming in a little faster than normal, and I think

Gabby's communication is not consistent.

So someone left without one of their sides, just trying to make sure we keep

with everybody's orders.

Oh, no, that thing don't go there. Put that thing up there with this.

And myself, you're getting on my nerves because you're not actually dropping

nothing, but you said it's full and sticky.

I'll take the mac and cheese. Mac and cheese, and what were you having, sir?

Let me get that chicken sauce and shrimp jumbo.

Jumbo? Mm -hmm.

Order up. You have a limbo?

Yeah. I need a butter maker, too. That's for this ticket right here.

Carefish.

What did you get, my darling?

Smothered shrimp.

Yeah, love.

Did you cook better at home?

Mm -hmm. You could. I guess I could. You had to cook it.

They're like digging through the gumbo, checking to see if they had shrimp in

it.

Not even logical.

You can't possibly get more shrimp. You know, everybody's not going to like

everything, and that's okay.

We have a great gumbo.

And life goes on. Ain't nothing we can do about it.

Gabby, I'm going to ask you straight.

Are we serving the best gumbo in town?

I wholeheartedly feel like we have one of the best gumbos in the city. I do

like that.

Thank you. Absolute.

You are a one -man band.

And that's dangerous for running a restaurant.

You're in denial, girl.

Oh, you had that one better. What?

Everybody has an opinion.

I'm not going to bend on my gumbo.

He's going to see that other side of me, that passion.

The gloves are off.

I just want you to be the best.

All I want to know with my customer, how can I improve?

What can I do better?

I know he can have a stronger gumbo. I know we've cut corners.

There are these hand -me -down recipes from granddad.

It's the foundation.

It's how you judge a restaurant.

Right?

Right.

What I want to see is us going up in standards, not down.

But I still stand on the gumbo.

I do get gumbo everywhere I go. When was the last time you went out and tested

the competition?

Everywhere. When was the last time you went out?

Probably last weekend.

I went out to eat. Right. And did you have gumbo there?

I don't like their gumbo.

You don't? Oh, my God.

And customers that told me earlier tonight that they can have better food

home? Mm -hmm.

What's the point coming out?

What was the point of them coming here? Oh my God.

Oh my God.

I mean, I'm the baby of five. I don't listen.

You're the baby of five and you don't listen? No.

I can't help someone that's not prepared to listen.

Mm -hmm.

Oh my God.

It's the end of a dysfunctional dinner service at Three Southern Girls in New

Orleans. And owner Gabby is refusing to accept that anything is wrong with her

restaurant. I'm the baby of five. I don't listen.

Oh my God.

Whew.

Nah.

I'm what? A strong woman.

Good night.

Thank y 'all. Y 'all have a good one.

Stop on.

Not good at taking criticism, but most importantly, it's a one -man band in

there. So, you're tough on this one. Peel back the layers and reignite that

quickly.

Where's Gabby?

Gabby?

Three seconds.

Me? Yes.

Please. Thank you.

Thank you, thank you.

Sit down, Louie.

Please.

Right.

That was a tough one.

How are you feeling, truthfully?

I feel a little nervous, but good.

What do you want on 371?

I would like to see this succeed because it is the first thing that has been

just for me.

Sure.

I know you've been through a lot.

Watching work this hard for very little is not what it's all about.

No. You seem to be doing everything and anything for everybody by yourself.

I do.

This whole place revolves around you.

Part of it is letting go and trusting.

Trust is the hardest thing. That takes time.

Do you struggle letting go?

I do. Right. I do.

How are you keeping all this up in the air?

I'm a mom.

That's what we do.

Because I chose the path that I did in life, like, I dropped out of eighth

grade, worked at McDonald's, teenage mom, like, you learn to survive.

So I learned to do what was necessary rather than what I wanted, if that makes

sense. I grew up watching my mom handle three jobs, trying to keep the house

together.

When you make your road hard, you kind of learn to live in it and get through

it. How are you managing that? The weight of the restaurant, business,

worries, the accident, that must have shook you beyond.

Beyond.

When I got the call, the guy says, this is State Trooper.

Your son's bleeding a lot.

The car is immersed in flames.

We've called the ambulance.

We got to send him to a trauma center. We can't treat him here.

I just kept going back to God saying, you know me, God. Like, I can't bury a

child.

I know I'm not the exception.

I'm not better than anybody else, but I just, I can't do this.

You stayed by his bedside? I never left the hospital.

Yeah.

Shutting this place down, driving to that hospital, a lot to take on. It was

lot, yeah.

To hold your child's hand while somebody's...

Trying to put their face back together.

It was a lot.

In that moment, you do what you have to do. You know, you put yourself aside and

you stand for your child.

When life happens, you close your doors, you think nothing of it. But this time,

it happened at the beginning of the month, so I had just paid all of my

And I got to go into my savings now because we made nothing.

And you've got no business to back up or any cash flow?

Makai's accident.

put life in perspective for me.

I went back to my own fundamentals.

Like, if it's not getting done, I'm just going to step over you and do it. I do

that a lot.

I've never really wanted to be a boss. I'm just bossy. But you can't do it on

your own.

You can't do it at all. And you need help. That is absolutely obvious.

Give me your strengths.

What are you really good at?

I don't give up. There's no such thing as not going to work.

I'm going to figure it out.

It's a blessing and a curse to be that way because when it's time to seek help

or hand it over to somebody else, you don't recognize that because you think

you're capable, right? You could do it all.

I am not living up to my full potential because I'm tired.

I am tired.

I'm sick of my inability to be able to step back and let others help in a way

that it actually helped me.

What worries me, Gabby, is that, you know, in business, you control it, it

controls you. And right now, it's controlling you. And God forbid, you're

powerful, strong, amazing young woman. But one more issue, this whole thing's

going to come tumbling down.

Well, I'm going to lose everything trying to keep it from coming down.

I'm in Jefferson, New Orleans, at Three Southern Girls.

And while my team gets the restaurant ready for relaunch... I've got a couple

surprises up my sleeve, and it's going to be an exciting morning.

Let's get them.

I'm taking owner Gabby to the heart of where the Super Bowl action will be.

The Superdome.

To persuade her that running a restaurant is a team sport.

Oh, my God.

Oh, man. Look at this.

Gorgeous. How amazing.

Unmatched. Does not get better than this. The thing that's placing before 65

,000 hearing fans.

When those Saints run out, they're a team, right?

And they all depend on each other. Every week, you cannot do this on your own.

We have to build a team around you.

I'm going to introduce you to someone now who became a powerful player for the

Saints. Who is it?

Craig Robertson.

Stop it. Look, here he is, my man.

Good to see you, Captain. Thank you so much for being here.

Can we introduce you to Gabby, please? How are you? I am so excited.

I get to meet Craig Robinson. He came to the New Orleans Saints as a walk -on,

and then he became captain.

Thank you for being here.

Man, thank you for having me.

The story behind Craig, you can't beat it.

Gabby's a one -man band, and if there's one person who can emphasize the

importance of a team, it's you.

Yeah. I'll leave you guys to catch up. Gabby, enjoy, darling. I will. See you

shortly.

To be here, to be back, I mean, this is really cool. But I want to know more

about yourself.

I love to cook.

I love to see, like, the expression on people's face when they...

have a solid meal, you know? It's much like Gordon said.

I am a one -man band.

I'm going to do everything I have to do to make sure that we're there and it's

successful. Like, I do everything. I wash dishes.

I do the cash register. I cook the food.

I take out the trash.

This is your baby?

It is my baby.

But I mean, think about it.

If every person in here went to come visit, would you be ready for that?

Today? No.

I probably will flatline. Right.

Yeah, like slot receivers.

I probably will get laid out.

I feel it on my body.

I'm not like 20 years old anymore.

I know that I can lose it all.

To work in any industry, any sport, anything, you can't do it by yourself.

I'm going to need a team. You're going to need it, right?

I'm not going to let you down. I'm definitely not going to let Gordon down.

Right. Looking at this place, thinking about the possibilities, what was

unimaginable is imaginable now.

I'm ready. You ready? Let's go. All right.

Back at 3000 Girl, the renovation is complete.

And my team has given the restaurant a whole new look.

Drab decor.

has been replaced with warm, inviting color.

And I've provided brand new kitchen equipment, including a working sandwich

station.

Oh, look at this.

Come on.

Uh -uh.

Wait a minute.

I absolutely love these tables. It's very different. I love the colors. I

the countertop. I like the lighting. I am feeling overwhelmed right now.

ah come on how beautiful is this it's absolutely beautiful it feels like a

proper neighborhood restaurant family connected

through the art on the wall so we can understand the history here and start

building the legacy yes seeing all the changes like the picture of my

grandfather it's alive oh my goodness you like it i like it a lot We're not

going to cry right now.

Right. Let's go through the menu. First of all, chicken on dewy gumbo.

Beautifully done from the heart and the soul. Oh, my goodness.

And then... Make it deep!

We have made an incredible cheese sauce and then added these three cheeses. I

like it.

Now, one more thing.

Your Bible.

So you can take a day off without the restaurant suffering.

Just promise me one thing. What? That you will start offloading these recipes

get this business consistent.

Pinky promise.

No fast track. No fast track.

We're in great shape to open those doors tonight.

Right, dig in. Have a quick bite to eat, and I'll be back shortly.

This is so good.

We gained like 10 pounds when the restaurant first opened, and so we'll

more.

It's time to open the doors to the restaurant.

Tonight, I'm going to work alongside Gabby to show her how important it is to

have a team in the kitchen.

Right, you ready? I'm ready. Here we go.

Hi. Welcome to Three Southern Girls.

Amazing. It's exciting.

First customer's in.

I'm going to get the catfish. Okay. And ribbons and rice.

Order up, ladies.

Tonight, my passion is back.

I'm excited.

I just feel like I'm ready to start. Like, I'm ready.

Try the smothered pork chops, please. Okay.

Pork is fine. Catfish is on. We're moving.

Yes, we are.

Hi. Welcome in.

Among the invited guests is NFL legend Craig Robertson.

Craig just walked in. Oh, Craig's here.

Can I get two fried catfish fillets and a mac and cheese?

Order up.

And Gabby's mother, son, and husband.

You like it? Beautiful. I like the pictures, too.

Generational. Walking in is breathtaking.

Very welcoming and, you know, like a home -like spirit.

Are you

pulling

these chickens?

No. Listen, we ain't got time, girl.

So did Table 3 get all of their food? They never got their food yet. It seems

like we should have some orders coming out, right?

We're getting backed up there. Do you want to call out the motor?

Yeah, you got to call him.

We're preparing things that we have not prepared before.

We are doing things that we're not used to doing.

Chicken fried steak with the mac and cheese. Oh, girl, leave me alone,

please. And Gabby is not someone who acts well under pressure.

It's too much.

It's too much.

I'm after the shrimp and okra jambalaya. Okay. With mac and cheese. Okay.

Gabby, tell us what's next. You're in charge, girl. Oh, we got a jambalaya.

Another order of mac and cheese.

Coming. Right here.

Gordon's working on it. Yep. Got it. You added a little salt?

Yeah. That is not right, Gordon.

Stop worrying about that mac and cheese. That is not right.

I looked at Gordon, and I want to take over immediately.

Let me do it. No, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it.

You can't do everything all the time.

Let Gordon figure it out. Like, I don't know what's wrong with her. You better

do it right now.

I got it.

Man.

Gabby, the bottom line is, you're just so stubborn.

You've got to let go a little bit.

No, you can't play it like this.

Oh, man.

Let's start again.

I'm in New Orleans, where restaurant Three Southern Girls is relaunching.

I like it. That's good, yeah. And Chef Gabby is slipping back into her old

habits. You added a little salt?

Yeah. trying to micromanage everyone in the kitchen.

That is not right, Gordon.

Including me.

Let me do it. No, I've got it, I've got it, I've got it, I've got it.

You better do it right now.

I've got it. You've got to let go a little bit. I can get overwhelmed at

so I might actually overstep and do it myself.

But I'm trying to lean into some change.

Mac and cheese.

There you go. You got it right.

Teamwork is the dream work, right?

Here we go.

Greens and mac and cheese.

It's great mac and cheese.

All right, what you need from me over here? So six to get plated.

Got it.

Gabby's in her spot. I'm in my spot. She's doing what she's supposed to do.

now dinner service is going amazing.

Is that good?

This is where it's at. Is that it?

It's pretty good.

Order up, Anthony.

Is that it? We cleared the board? We cleared the board. Seriously?

Wow. The difference is night and day.

That's what I want, okay?

Gordon has changed my perspective.

I know I can't do it alone.

I'm implementing it, and it's working.

Do you trust me? I trust you now. Okay. Come on. Okay.

Y 'all enjoy yourselves.

I'm glad y 'all enjoy yourselves.

I love the fact she's in the dining room now. I love that. Make sure she

delegates, please.

I will.

Chef Ramsay has helped Gabby learn how to step back. You like that gumbo?

Gordon has taught us how great we can be.

How are we?

You good?

You got a solid mom there, you know.

Wife, daughter, amazing.

Very good.

Gordon, I'm very thankful that you were able to respond to my call and come

through to help my mom. I see a lot more smiles on her face, you know. The Super

Bowl will be coming to New Orleans, so I think we'll be able to benefit, you

know, with a lot more people coming in.

Thank you.

Thank you. Everything was awesome. Everything was awesome. Don't forget

us. I'll be back here in a couple weeks. I'm going to bring the whole family.

Thank you again.

Thank you so much. Have a good one. Nice to meet you.

Listen, well done.

My time is done. I'm not ready.

You are ready. I'm not ready. Here's why.

Customers love the food.

We did good.

You did better than good. And we're on the verge of becoming great.

Okay. Keep it up. The Lord can change everything.

I'm just grateful for it all.

I don't say this that often, but I'm going to miss you. Are you? I'm going to

miss you already.

I'm telling you.

Knowing that the overwhelm feeling just came from the fact that I can't do it

all by myself.

I need some more pasta water.

And now I'm going to start demanding help.

Today I'll say I deserve it.

If you were to ask me a week ago, probably not.

But today I'll say I deserve it.

Honestly, a few days ago when I came here, It was for Mackay, but I've stayed

because of Gabby.

Her commitment to her family and her restaurant, honestly, is incredible.

Now, with systems in place and a focus on standards, I strongly believe that

Three Southern Girls is truly on its way to becoming something even more

special.

Man, Super Bowl 59.

Come on.

Two months later.

Gabby has released control of the business.

and is delegating to trusted allies.

Started from the bottom, now we're here. With shorter wait times and better food

quality, business has increased, and 37girls is ready to feed the Super Bowl

crowd.

Next time on Kitchen Nightmare. Are you okay?

Oh, my God.

Women are puking up. Stop eating. You need to stop before you take yourself

down. How do you think you're acting toward me?

It's a two -way street, girl.

Your restaurant down. We're about over $600 ,000 in debt. And your family down.

We may have to split off. It's harder sometimes working with your family. Do

touch me. So now you walk away. You just give up? Why?

She treats me like I'm leaving.