Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill - Caesars Palace Las Vegas

I know there are about 5 winners still in touch or working with Gordon.
Christina still works at Paris Las Vegas and is Gordons right hand women, as sous chef in Hells Kitchen, and supervisor of his Las Vegas resturants.
Scott apparently now works in Hells Kitchen Las Vegas Caseras Palace.
Rock made appearances on 24 hours to hell and back and now apparently works at Gordon Ramsay BLT Steak in Bally's Las Vegas.
Ryan apparently still works at Yardbird but probably has taken the year off due to personal issues.
I,m guessing the season 19 winner will work at Lake Tahoe.
Ariel Fox declined to work at HK Caesars Place and now is the VP of Del Friscos Grille, Del Friscos Double Eagle, and Dos Cominos in NYC. She is making over a million dollars and is very successful.
Michelle resigned in August and Scott took over due to harassment from the fans and customers. She moved back to Dallas and is practicing to become a registered dietician.
Ariel Malone worked at BLT Steak in Las Vegas but resigned in 2017 to start a family. She's apparently been replaced with Rock.
Meghan worked at Pub and Grill at Caesars Atlantic City and resigned in March 2018, and apparently has since been replaced by Kristen Barone the runner up from season 15.
La Tasha worked at Pub and Grill at Caesars Palace Atlantic City for a year before becoming a private chef. She has been successful and has a lot of money.
Paul worked at BLT STEAK in NYC, then moved to Miami and became head chef at BLT STEAK Miami, so he technically is still working at his prize just at a different state.
Janel was originally set to work at Pub and Grill Caesars Palace but failed a drug test so Scott won it the next season. He later moved to Freedom Beat and got replaced with Kristen Barone.
Holli was ditched as her VISA couldn't be applied to work at London so she recived an extra cash prize. She then worked at a hotel in Florida, then started a lifestlye program called Sens wellness and now is an eco-luxe designer at Colheita Lighting.
Dave was ripped off of his promised prize as he was a line cook instead of head chef, and therefore didn't work for their restaurants. In 2014 Dave was arraested, but released after he was proven innocent. He now works at a bakery and helps his sisters music career.
Nona worked at LA Market for 3 years then resigned to start a new restaurant.
Danny worked at Borgota Hotel and Spa for a couple of months then started a catering company called Back From Hell catering as a reference to the show. He apparently still keeps in contact with Ramsey.
Christina M worked at London West Hollywood for 10 months then went back to culinary school. She has still remained friends with Ramsay and came back on season 16.
Heather worked at Terra Rossa Resturant for a year then resigned and became sous chef for season 6. Heather has been on other cooking shows in past years including Beat Bobby Flay and Food Hound. She is now married and has two kids.
Michael was offered to work under Ramsay in London, but declined due to family reasons then was offered a job at the Tatou at Los Angles and worked there for a few years before starting his own knife company. Since then he has had a rough time as he divorced, lost his job, lost his daughter and was homeless and addicted to drugs. He has since remarried, had another child, and got a food truck.
There have also been several runners up and third placers that have been working at his resturants or at the show.
Kristen Barone is now works at Pub and Grill Las Vegas
Jay opened up several successful restaurants, authored multiple cookbooks, is now the blue teams sous chef for Hells Kitchen
Mia Castro has been very close to Gordon as she is the host of 10 minute meals, and is probably one of the candidates to be head chef in a new restaurant or if someone else resigns. She is a rising star in his world.
Jon Scallion also has been extremely successful since leaving HK. He worked as sous chef to Christina W in Paris Las Vegas. Apparently since October 2020 he is the executive chef of Gordon Ramsay North America so he is one of the most important figures of the HK team in North America. He's also a millionaire apparently.
Milly has been a key part of Ramsays group since season 17 as well. He now works at Pub and Grill Atlantic City.

SimCasino is in early access. I was curious if the devs have any kind of a road map for features they plan to add in to the game.
But in the meantime, here are some ideas I'd love to see implemented one way or another...
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• Poker Room. This should be a zone-able room. I could potentially make the same case for blackjack and other table games, for the sake of being able to set the same rules for a whole room full of similar games without setting the rules for the entire casino, but I think poker especially should have a room. A poker room would allow a poker desk where the poker room manager handles making/breaking tables. Instead of the player deciding how many tables are Hold'em or Omaha or whatever other game, the player can select what games are allowed at the poker desk and let the poker floor manager run the making & breaking of games (this is how it works in real life). Additionally, a poker room would allow the tables in a specific area to be connected to each other in order to allow for poker tournaments. Poker tournaments are generally less profitable for casinos than normal cash games, but they can help the poker room fill up empty tables at otherwise less busy times.
• Spas, shopping malls, restaurants, golfing, sports arena (boxing, mma, etc), convention center. Lots of casinos, especially in Las Vegas, aren't casinos so much full featured resorts that happen to also have a casino attached.
• Megaprizes. Think National Lampoons Vegas Vacation where Russ ("Papa Giorgio") keeps winning the cars. It'd be great to be able to pop in a car attached to a slot machine that serves as both a gambling interaction point for guests, but also decor and entertainment. It'd basically be a jackpot-only slot machine. It could be a car. It could be a giant oversized slot machine with a huge jackpot.
• Standalone restaurants. Unless I'm missing something, the only dining option currently is a buffet. It's probably the best option if you only have the one option, but one of my favorite parts about visiting Las Vegas is actually the food. All of the casinos are full of restaurants under the name of celebrity chefs. Looking at just Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, there are 2 Gordon Ramsay restaurants, 1 Bobby Flay, 1 Guy Savoy, and a few others by less famous yet still celebrity chefs. And that's just Caesar's Palace alone.
• VIPs. Whether famous professional poker players or just general celebrities, it'd be neat to have the opportunity to attract them as a visitor which in turn could drive more normal guests to your casino. To a degree, this could even have your casino develop a reputation (think modern Rat Pack?).
• Events. Ocean's 11 style heists. Super Bowl weekend overflowing your SportsBook. Major poker tournaments (special higher limits versions of the poker tournaments mentioned above, think like WSOP, WPT, etc). Major conventions in town spiking demand for business guests. Downturn in economy just overall reducing demand across the board. These would all be events outside of the player's control. But there should also be promotional events the player's can run to encourage certain kinds of behaviors. This would include aforementioned poker tournaments.. but weirdly, casinos also have slot machine tournaments. Casinos also can do things like give away "free" chips when you check in to a hotel room or for signing up with the player's club (I say free because usually they're special chips that can't actually be cashed out, but can be used at the table games [other than poker] as if they were real).
• A more fully fledged tech tree. I'd kind of like to immediately build blackjack tables without any research. But also other table games would have to be researched. Also, additional rules for blackjack (that ultimately improve the profitability of the table) should be researched. Meanwhile, with slot machines, we should start with slot machines that aren't even in the game yet (the ones with the 3 spinners, 3 lines and you need to make a line or diagonal, with cherry, bar, etc.). These get researched into 5 spinners, 5 lines and then you can go to the computer poker machines (which are in the game) and more modern fully digital slot machines and stuff. With slot machines, after the ones with the physical spinners, the research would be more along the lines of unlocking the different themes for them.
• Roaming staff. I don't know, maybe I'm not there in the game yet... but generally in a casino, you have servers walking around trying to bring alcohol to patrons (and in the poker rooms and sports books, this can even include full food deliveries from the restaurants). In Las Vegas, this is free in every casino I've ever been in. Outside of Vegas, you typically still have to pay for the alcohol, but nonetheless someone is bringing it to you... because the casino wants you sat in front of that slot machine continuing to feed it.

Intro:
Invited by Chef Ramsay to partake in a Hell's Kitchen reunion, the famous Hell's Kitchen bus carries nine of the returning chefs to Hell's Kitchen. Instead of finding the dining hall and kitchen filled with decorations and banners, the room has a ton of mirrors. Marino explains that they are putting in new mirrors for the dorms and asks if anyone would like to help volunteer. Sterling, Tennille and Vinny all volunteer. For whatever reason, they all hear an ominous voice calling for them. After much searching, they find their old rivals from their seasons (Steve, Suzanne and Russell), all reacting differently (Sterling being elated to see Steve, Tennille making clear that the past is the past and Vinny expressing dread over finding Russell).
After several minutes, Gordon comes out from his office and asks Marino what he's doing. Before Marino can answer, Gordon finishes the job for him and reveals the rest of the Red Team (Andrew, Anton, Corey, Jackie and Scotley), explaining that he brought them all back for another shot and that for the first time, the teams would be divided between heroes and villains, much to the shock of Sterling. Despite this, Mia and Scotley are the first expression confidence in themselves and their chances of winning. Ramsay then makes one more announcement, revealing that for the first time there will be two chefs competing for the third time, Elise and Robert. Tommy considers Elise's casting to be perfect while Robert surprises Gordon with his new look and reveals what he's been up to since his last appearance.
Signature Dish Challenge
After the mirrors are put away, Gordon Ramsay asks the contestants what they'd like to do for their signature dish. After a few contestants explain what they're doing, Suzanne begins a long detailed explanation on her signature dish, amusing and annoying some of the chefs (Jackie included). Gordon tells them that they will not be doing those signature dishes and instead be competing against one another, trying to recreate their opponent's signature dish. Even more exciting is that they'll be facing the person they competed with in their season.
As the challenge gets underway, Andrew brags about how he has it in the bag while Suzanne remains somewhat reserved but confidence she can impress Gordon Ramsay and Alison reminds herself of what happens when you screw up in Gordon's kitchen. Upon finishing their dishes, Gordon begins with the contestants who don't have another contestant from their season competing, starting with Corey and Alison. Corey gets her team off to a good start with three points, gaining praise for presentation on the fish but criticism on the sauce. Alison does better, receiving four praise and positive feedback for spicing up a 'boring salad'.
Jackie disappoints with a raw fish and a sauce that makes the dish almost inedible, only scoring one point. Robert is the complete inverse, taking Jackie's scallop dish and adding more flavors that work with each other. Gordon calls it "spot-on" and awards him the full five points. Suzanne and Tennille go up next, Gordon gently teasing the former about her 'play-by-play' incident, much to her embarrassment. She does well, Ramsay calling the lamb 'beautifully cooked' and saying the dish had a 'rustic charm', giving her four points. Tennille's dish has the presentation but the portion size is lacking, only giving her three. In confessionals, Tennille expresses disappointment, saying she knew something wasn't right while plating.
Gordon asks Russell why he was so upset over losing to Nona, learning that is a combination of facing defeat and frustration over doing everything right and still losing. He makes it clear he's here to win and proves it with his signature dish, Gordon considers it 'absolutely flawless' and rewards Russell with five points. Robert warns people that Russell is a talented chef and leader, expecting him to be a frontrunner. Vinny considers his dish something that represents Russell to a tee and while the steak is nicely cooked, it's undermined by mediocre presentation, giving him only three points.
For the next round, Gordon stresses the importance of being among the first two chefs to complete three times to Elise. Thankfully, her dish is seen as 'delicious' and she too receives five points. Tommy also fares well, scoring four points thanks to him nailing the scallops in spite of a somewhat clumsy presentation. Anton and Gordon then catch up, where Anton exclaims that he knew he'd see Gordon again and that while he hasn't gotten any restaurants next to him yet, he believes Gordon knows he has the talent to win. Unfortunately for him, Gordon finds that the most important part of his dish (the chicken) was overcooked, scoring him only two points. He then sheepishly admits that he may be a little rusty. After a repeat of her Season 12 introduction, Rochelle's signature dish does wonderfully and she garners four points.
Steve is the next to represent the red team and manages to refine Sterling's shrimp and grits, scoring four points. Sterling does the same and shows his growth with his 'impressive' looking lamb. Kimberly and Andrew then square off in a rematch of Season 16's final Black Jacket round. Kimberly expresses her confidence in being able to beat Andrew again and receives plaudits for presentation, but not much in terms of presentation, scoring three. Andrew manages to turn Kimberly's canned clam disaster into an exquisite seafood experience, picking up four more points.
Going into the final round, Mia and Scotley showcase their dishes, Gordon liking both. They step back to their teams, both vowing to win the challenge for their team. In the end, Scotley scores four points and Mia scores five, clinching the win for the blue team.
Reward:
The blue team are taken to Hell's Kitchen at the Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas where they meet former winners Ariel Fox and Michelle Tribble, the group dines on a special dinner made courtesy of the former winners and get some important advice from them. Robert connects with Ariel's advice, admitting that he's not the underdog and should embrace his role as a front-runner. Kimberly reflects on Michelle's advice, admitting how hard it can be dealing with others but that she's right, you've got to fight for your right to be in Hell's Kitchen.
Punishment:
Before punishment, Russell pulls Suzanne and Steve by his side and the three debate on what to do with Elise. Despite Steve's lack of knowledge regarding Elise, he participates with the information given to him. Russell proposes the idea of someone being a mediator, leading to Suzanne asking what happens if she turns on them. In confessionals, she expresses doubt that someone can rein in Elise, given the amount of combative personalities on their team. Despite this, she suggests trying to stay on her good side. Although Steve questions if that would be giving into what she wants, Suzanne and Russell agree that these are the best two options for now. During punishment, Elise tries to dictate what everyone does much to the chagrin of the others. Jackie lets out a small chuckle, rolling her eyes. Elise notices and confronts her on it, leaving Suzanne to use damage control. While it succeeds in keeping Elise quiet, Jackie is secretly upset that she didn't get to chew someone out.
Before Challenge:
That evening, Anton sits by himself in the patio thinking to himself. Scotley joins him, asking what he's doing. Anton reveals that he's been thinking about how he became a 'villain', explaining in confessionals that he has no idea what he did wrong. Scotley does his best to explain that people just won't like him, but Anton tells him that he knows what he did wrong, Anton doesn't. All Scotley can say is that people won't like you no matter what and to just kick ass when it counts. In confessionals however, Scotley talks trash, saying that Anton's ego will come back to haunt him.
Individual Challenge:
The next morning, sous-chefs Christina and Jay bring in both teams to the kitchen where Gordon is having a press-conference. In it, he reveals that Hell's Kitchen will be adding a new entrée created by one of the contestants. The winner of the individual challenge will not only have their dish be on the menu, they will also receive the punishment pass, giving them the right to avoid any punishment and join the winning team on their reward. The episode then ends as Gordon is starting the challenge.

I had been called to the city of sin for a bi-annual conference that I had taken for the past 24 years. I had sat through it in health, in the cold, rain, and sickness. I was there 10 days after Tupac was murdered, and was walking down Fremont street several months later on the day when they took Christopher Wallace. A year later in 1998, a colleague and I woke up to a phone call from my then wife telling me about what happened to President Clinton, and that was when the words, "For a blowjob?" coming from my companion led me into a similar predicament. For the next several years, a tangled divorce that I've never fully unwinded from, occupied my attention. It wasn't until the morning of September 11th in 2001 that gave me the wakeup call I needed. I scooted the young blonde out of my room and told her to call her dad, since I knew Tom was in New York that day.
Mosque bombings, terrorism, market bubble bursting, swine flu, recession, succession, shootings, a shooter, second divorce, new house, new life, and the same old job on the same old beat all meant that Las Vegas and I had been doing this dance through the thick and the thin for over two decades.
And I have never seen it like this.
My uber driver nodded, "Yeah man. Shit is wild. I only picked up 8 people in the last 9 hours."
He was young, the new leather interior in a wide bodied Escalade smelled like an expensive loan. His eyes were twitchy as he tried not stare at me, wondering if I was going to cough from all the dry mouthing I had been doing from the LAS to my hotel.
I had grown used to the stares, the selective social distancing for looking Chinese and all of its stereotypes as the weeks leading into March of 2020. The beginning trend of people instinctively coughing whenever they saw me soon became a daily ritual. It was all a part of tribe mentality I convinced myself, chuckling as I remembered the pie scene from the movie Stand By me.
That made my uber driver nervous.
"Here we are," he finally breathed.
I thanked him and proceeded to the service counter with my carry on.
"Sorry for the wait," replied the representative, "We laid off 80% of our staff this morning."
I was taken aback by her candid greeting.
"Looks like you'll be in a private room owned by one of our guests. And as it is not through the hotel, please contact your host for any services that you require. We will need a $500 deposit on a credit card for any incidentals."
Several minutes later I found myself riding the elevator up 26 stories and into my rental. I contacted my host through the app to let him know that I had arrived. It was my first time using the app service so if anyone wants to chime in on how necessary or unnecessary that action is, please, enlighten me.
I had chose this room because there was a large, deep soak bathtub. I don't have many preferences in life but if there is a chicken fried steak on the menu I must get it at least once, coke over pepsi, and onion rings. Don't ask me why they are all food based, but they are, except for the bathtub. At nearly 6'1 I am always trying to find a decent soak. When I was younger my grandmother owned a Japanese soaking barrel, and ever since then I have been chasing after that nostalgic experience. Instead I often find myself cramming, contorting, and cold above the chest.
There was not much for me to do as President Trump had canceled his conference with the Jewish Coalition, which meant that other subsequent CEO's began withdrawing from all the other Vegas conferences. Something that I should have foreseen, which could have otherwise prevented me from traveling during this time. But there was no helping it, and this was definitely not the worst place to be stuck in.
I looked into the bathroom mirror and decided to wash the trails of the airport from my face and then made my way down to the casino floors. Everything was closed. All the restaurants anyways. So I hailed a cab and found my way to Gordon Ramsay's Hells Kitchen. The best lobster risotto I ever had, a mediocre bar experience, a change of hands for an 8 ball on the street, and I was on my way into Caesar's Palace. I had reasoned with myself that my foresight was not the best at this time so blackjack and poker were out of the question. I stuck to roulette and craps, winning big at the dice. And if you've ever been to a high roller table then all the movies are true, there you will find willing women to blow on the ivories for you.
Somehow we found our way back to my room, a slew of fancy cocktail dresses and Victoria secret's underwear were strewn in a near comical fashion. A rolled Benjamin walked down Abbey road. And there's nothing quite like two young and beautiful women taking pictures of your junk to brag to their friends later to accentuate your high. Everyone loves an anomaly.
The two of them were in town for CONEXPO, one of the world's largest construction gatherings. One was 28 and a leading architect for a large firm and the other was a 32 year old forewoman who was sent to accompany her to fill in the job's specifics.
"You've got soft hands for a construction worker," I quipped.
She raised her drawn in eyebrow at me, "Not as soft as a desk jockey's."
We both laughed until our eyes were drawn to the young architect who had begun to slowly undress in front of us. She swayed her hips to the lofi soul of Joji. My champagne glass sparkled in the light as the smells of girl scout cookies lit up the bathroom.
"You don't mind if I smoke do you?"
"Oh, give it here," came the architect's voice.
"I should probably get an ashtray."
I got out of the tub and walked into the living area. I pulled open a few drawers, and found nothing. I tugged on the handles of the cabinet underneath the wetbar only to find it locked. That was when I noticed the notice stickied on its door, "Please do not open. These are my private possessions," made with a cheap labeler. "There's probably alcohol in this thing," I said aloud. I turned to look into the bathroom but neither of them seemed to care as I watched the water falling from their hair and down their backs. The rest of the night was well, you can imagine.
I woke up around 4:30 A.M. and heard an ungodly rattling. As I stirred in bed, I heard a voice asking sleepily, "What was that?"
"I don't know," came another voice. "It's probably the pipes or something."
The architect was unsure so she got up and turned on a light. She turned to look at me, "Did you get this on AirBNB?"
"Yeah, something like that."
We heard the rattle again. I could tell that she was afraid so I decided to get up with her.
"Do you know where the light is," she asked?
"Nope," I said as I struck a match for dramatic effect.
"Oh god," she rolled her eyes.
I smiled, "It's more fun this way."
She grabbed my arm as we made our way into the larger part of the suite in search of the noise. We looked in the closet, the bathroom, the enclosed toilet, and I even pulled a few drawers open for effect.
"What is this," she asked me. She had found the cabinet under the wetbar.
"I don't know. It was locked when I got here." I struck another match, "It says not to touch it or something, owner's possessions I think."
"Oh god, that is so creepy," she moaned. "I once went to this place in Lake Tahoe and it wasn't until the last day that my boyfriend found a loft that was hidden because the stairs had been removed. When he climbed it, there was a router and a twin sized bed in the corner. Super chills man."
"Well, the cabinet is too small for anything weird to be in there," I told her.
"You don't know that, have you ever seen those double jointed circus people?"
"Well, if there's some more champagne in there, then I wouldn't mind breaking the lock."
"It would be warm," she said.
"Ah yes, the important things."
We laughed, but just as we were going to get back into bed she ran into the bathroom and got a towel and tied an extensive knot around the handles.
Several hours later we were woken up with a loud banging. I bolted up in bed.
"Sir!"
My mind raced to gather itself and assess at least 9 things wrong with my current situation. Cops, someone's boyfriend, my wife? Oh shit, why was I still getting myself into these predicaments? You would think I've learned a thing or two by now.
"Sir! This is hotel security. Are you in there sir? We're asking everyone to evacuate the building."
I got out of bed and rushed to open the door before they keyed their way in, "Hey what is going on?"
A man in an N95 mask and gloves was at the door, "Sir, we've been asked to evacuate everyone out of the building immediately. The hotel will be closing due to SARS-COV-2."
"What's going on," one of the girls asked.
"Miss, everyone needs to leave. We are evacuating the building. Please gather your belongings."
I looked at my companions and subsequently told them, "I can't believe they canceled Vegas."
For the next 20 minutes we scrambled to get ready. For a group of strangers it worked decently well. We cut the last lines and split it between the three of us. A smile, a kiss, and a hurried goodbye later meant that we found ourselves rushing for the elevator.
"Oh god, I forgot about the towel I tied to the cabinet," the architect said.
"It shouldn't be that much of a problem. Someone will just take it off later," I tried assuring her.
"What if no one gets back in there for weeks?" She looked at me slightly anxious, as if she was afraid to breathe the words, and a side of me knew what she was going on about.
"Alright, I'll go back," I told her.
The forewoman looked confused.
"I'll got with you," the architect said.
"No, you two get downstairs and see what is going on."
She looked at me with these doe eyes, the same look that has kept me awake for the past several days as I am laying here in boredom.
"I'll be fine I told her."
I ran back to the room, slid my keycard and began to untie the knot on the cabinet. And in my paranoia I took a video recording of the place before leaving, just so that I had evidence that the room was left in relatively good order later. The door slammed behind me, I pulled up my app to request an Uber as I made my way to the elevator. My phone vibrated, it must be the app I reasoned as I began shifting through my luggage to make sure I had gotten everything. When I reached the ground floor I searched for my two companions but found hotel personnel were rushing people into open taxis and Ubers to the airport. An entitled prick stood outside the valet desk as a manager profusely apologized for the inconvenience and how the hotel would compensate for one thing or another as he opened the door to a Porsche Panamera.
There was nothing for me to do except get into an Uber. I pulled up my phone expecting to see a familiar message that notified me that my driver would be arriving in 3 minutes, but instead it was a message from my host that simply said, "Thank you."