ELV note: Say what you will about Pizza Face, Carne Face, So Long, or whatever he’s calling himself today, beneath the profanity and posturing there’s a lot of passion for the heart and soul of restaurant cooking. This comment pretty much sums up a lot of foodies’ feelings about what Bradley Ogden was and what has become of it.
John Curtas thanks for posting this…. this is truly sad but me personally as many, knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time. Its like a family member is passing away and emotions are being brought.
Now that I just finished off a little glass of Chartreuse, Having had worked at Bradley Ogden that 2004 year, I can tell you, our kitchen was on fire.
The envy of Las Vegas. Bradley Ogden is the reason for Joel Robuchon and Guy Savoy and all other dining programs prior. No one could touch us. If we all got together to open a restaurant now, it would be the best restaurant in the world. The best restaurant to mankind, that’s if we don’t kill each other.
Chef de cuisine, ex sous chef, sous chef, chef tournant, cook – everyone – was bad-ass – even the front of the house. Being years have past and I’m sure all of “you BOH members” remember the good ol’ days. Hopefully everyone is moving on to dreams and ambitions and absolute in their success. For Bradley Ogden, you could have been the Robuchon of America. I am happy to had had that experience and I hope all you feel the same, and I say that with love.
And for the rest of Vegas, you never had what we had. We fucking broke the rules everyday. And if you douches don’t know who this is yet, “that shits got made flave yo”. i’ll see you when I’m dining at your restaurants. I guess it’s an end to a chapter. To the Ogden family, the best wishes. Gordon Ramsay, go fuck yourself. Your Hells Kitchen jail inmate style cooks will never live up to the success that came out of the B.O. kitchen – minus Trees (a.k.a Denny’s Extraordinaire) j/k. Douche face. I don’t give two shits how tough you think you are – fucking lets see how you do in Vegas. Fucking desert will eat you up in a heart beat.
Peace out.
I was lucky enough to eat at Campton Place, Lark Creek Inn, and Parcel 104; all exceptional. Then enjoyed first dinner here at BO LV. But, BO rapidly went down hill after that. Bryan in the kitchen did not work for me, and BO never again attained what we first enjoyed.
If I remember correctly, even you lamented the poor food just a couple of years ago…BO is closing…not because of what he was, but what he has become. There are so many better choices here in LV now, and BO is not up to the task.