On Friday, January 20th, FOX viewers of "Kitchen Nightmares" can watch celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay visit the West Campus area in an attempt to modernize and save El Greco, the sometimes lauded but long-troubled Greek restaurant near UT. There's one problem, though: El Greco appears to have already shut their doors for good. Their Facebook page has not been updated since December 16th with a post on gift certificates available for the holidays, though there have been a few unanswered inquiries on the page regarding the restaurant’s evident closing. According to The Examiner, the taverna has been closed since mid-December: more ›

Image from www.gordonramsay.comWe ran across this post on Craigslist, and have to admit we love the idea of surly superchef Gordon Ramsay kicking ass in some of our not-so-favorite Austin restaurants. According to the (highly excited and haphazardly capitalized) post: FOx TV’s KITCHEN NIGHTMARES IS CASTING in Austin ! Acclaimed Chef , Culinary Expert & Award Winning Restaurateur GORDON RAMSAY IS LOOKING TO HELP RESUSCITATE & FIX YOUR RESTAURANT ISSUES! IF YOUR RESTAURANT IS HAVING... more ›

If you're hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs "so are you nakie" to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor... more ›