Mad Cactus Owner Can Finally Talk About TV Makeover
Calls Chef Irvine 'a hothead' and says crews tricked him
Tom Krukemeyer and Food Network Chef Robert Irvine didn't exactly get off to a great start. Within minutes, the TV chef was hopping mad. "I'd never even met him until two minutes earlier," said Krukemeyer, who owns the Mad Cactus, focus of a Restaurant: Impossible makeover this August. Here's how it happened: Producers had Krukemeyer and Irvine walk to their places to be introduced on-camera. But the director changed his mind and asked them to switch places. Irvine went ballistic, Krukemeyer said, calling the director names. Then he demanded his coffee, even though it was sitting on a table a few feet away. "He actually waited till the producer came and picked up his coffee for him," Krukemeyer said. After the scene, Krukemeyer went to …
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8:11 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Just saw a rerun of this episode. I ate there one time and the food was terrible, now I know why. I doubt it is any better considering the attitude of the jerk off owner. How ungrateful are you Tom???? more ›