((DONNA)) A MAUMELLE
RESTAURANT áá GETTING THE
CHANCE TO WORK WITH
INTERNATIONAL CHEF GORDON
RAMSAY áá AND NEXT MONTH THEY
24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK!
((KEVIN)) SOUTH BOULEVARD
RESTAURANT HAS ONLY BEEN OPEN
FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS. THE FOOD
JOINT WAS CONTACTED LAST YEAR
ABOUT MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO
ITS LOCATION ON MAUMELLE BLVD.
A FEW PHONE CALLS AND
INTERVIEWS LATER CHEF GORDON
RAMSAY HELPED THEM TRANSFORM
THE PLACE!! ((DONNA)) OUR
RECHELLE TURNER STOPPED BY AND
SPOKE TO THE OWNER AND WORKERS
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
THEY DESCRIBED IT AS LIFE
CHANGING AND SOMETHING THEY
WILL NEVER FORGET!! EVERYTHING
IN THE RESTAURANT FROM THE
LAYOUT TO DECORATIONS AND MENU
WAS REVAMPED! THE FOOD AND
SUSHI IS AMAZING AND CUSTOMERS
AGREE! THEY OWNER SAYS HE'S
ALWAYS BEEN INSPIRED TO BE
DIFFERENT AND CHEF GORDON
RAMSAY HELPED HIM ACHIEVE THAT
GOAL!
A BRAND NEW LOOK INSIDE SOUTH
BOULEVARD IN MAUMELLE!
Jermaine Burton/Owner at SoBo
"My parents also taught me to
not be afraid of being
different and that's exactly
what I'm trying to accomplish
here." THE RESTURANT ANNOUNCED
ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE THURSDAY
THAT THEY'LL BE ON CHEF GORDON
RAMSAYS'S HIT SHOW 24 HOURS TO
HELL AND BACK." IN FEBRUARY.
Jermaine Burton/Owner at SoBo
"Believe it or not i never
audtioned for it was just a
random phone call here and to
be honest I thought i was
being set up for a scam." IT
WAS ALL LEGIT AND OWNER
JERMAINE BURTON SAYS IT ALL
PAID OFF. THE RESTAURANT GOT A
COMPLETE 360 TRANSFORMATION.
Jermaine Burton/Owner at SoBo
"Gordon defiently took my idea
and ran with it and kind of
put it in the direction i
envisioned for i just didnt
know how to get there."
JERMAINE SAYS THE EXPERIENCE
WAS CHALLENGING BUT HE LEARNED
A LOT. Jermaine Burton/Owner
at SoBo "Everything you see on
tv is actually how he is with
him he has an on and off
switch theres no let me ease
into it." FRANKIE JACKSON
WORKS AT THE RESTUARANTáááSHE
SAYS THE TRAINING WITH CHEF
RAMSAY WAS INTENSE AND
INCREDIBLE. Frankie
Jackson/Works at SoBo "And
watching all of it go down the
crew that they brought it to
make this transformation
happen was absolutely crazy.
Its an experience that you
will only get to do once in a
lifetime." THE MENU FULL OF
DELICIOUS FUSION FLAVOR TAKES
YOUR TASTE BUDS ON A JOURNEY.
THEY SERVE EVERYTHING FROM
SUSHI TO PEAR SALADS AND
UNIQUE DISHES LIKE THIS.
Jermaine Burton/Owner at SoBo
"i want to present something
that's authentic to people and
something that will be really
remembrable." WITH THE NEW
YEARááá THINGS ARE JUST NOW
HEATING UP FOR THIS SOBO IN
MAUMELLE. Jermaine
Burton/Owner at SoBo "it is
exciting because how many
people can say that they were
on a national tv show with a
known around chef."
THE RESTAURANT IS STILL
ADJUSTING TO NEW FOOD AND
HOURS! BE SURE TO CHECK THEM
OUT ON 24 HOURS TO HELL AND
BACK WHICH ONLY AIRS ON FOX IN
FEBRUARY! ALSO STOP BY THE
RESTAURANT AND TRY THEIR FOOD
IT'S A PHENOMENAL!
((KEVIN)) RECHELLE HAS
JERMAINE AND WORKERS SEEN THE
SEGEMENT THAT WILL AIR ON FOX?
NOT JUST YET JERMAINE SAYS
HE'S EXCITED, NERVOUS AND
SCARED AT THE SAME TIME HE
DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.