Never appear on "Kitchen Nightmares" with Gordon Ramsey!

[charlotte49er]

'Kitchen Nightmares' Chef Commits Suicide

A New Jersey restaurateur once featured on Gordon Ramsay's "

Kitchen Nightmares," who was told by the TV chef, 43, that his debt-ridden eatery was "about to swim down the Hudson," has committed suicide.

The body of 39-year-old Joseph Cerniglia was found floating in the river after jumping off the George Washington Bridge in New York, the

New York Post reports.

Cerniglia, a married dad of three, owned Campania in Fair Lawn, N.J., and was said to be deep in debt.

While on "Kitchen Nightmares," the hotheaded Ramsey once told

Cerniglia: "Why did you become a chef-owner if you haven't a clue how to run a business?"

On the show, Cerniglia lamented, "I'm financially in trouble; the debt of the restaurant alone is overwhelming. My personal debt -- wife, kids, mortgage -- that's a lot of debt ... I owe my purveyors about $80,000 right now in cold, hard cash ... I can't see us going on another year." Sobbing on the show, his wife added, "If this business fails, we will lose everything."

Cerniglia's family posted a message on his Facebook page, thanking "all of the friends that have sent their condolences" and asking that donations be sent to support his widow and their three sons.

Cerniglia is the second chef to commit suicide after appearing on one

of Ramsay's cooking shows.

Rachel Brown, 41, shot herself in her family's Dallas home a year after appearing on 2006's "Hell's Kitchen."

[Zcustom]

Gordon Kevorkian?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I could make so many jokes right now, but that's just sad. Especially for the kids. It seems obvious from the manner in which he killed himself that this guy wanted to hang some guilt on Ramsey.

I had no clue another chef from the show killed herself. It really is just sad.

[Goosfraba21]

The truth hurts. I think everyone needs a little Ramsey in their lives. If I had someone screaming at me how much of a f'ing donkey I was I would think twice before doing something stupid.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

If you can't take the heat...

... go jump off a bridge, you donkey...

[Kettle]

Ramsey is much more tolerable IMO on Master Chef. He gives criticism still, but is more civil.

[Khyber53]

When your gig is to go into someone's life, tear them down and then attempt to build them up, this is going to happen. It's public humiliation and bullying for entertainment purposes. Yes, it's done with the people's consent, but still...

Is Gordon Ramsey to blame? No, not completely, but he can't walk away as if he had no hand in the suicides. There may have been years of building up to the mess they were in when they encountered Ramsey, but his shtick is to berate people for what they don't know mercilessly before he brings them around. Sometimes that's the only way to get through to some of the folks, and for others... it stabs them right down deep, publicly.

And Ramsey's not alone, there are a ton of hosts and producers out there that are looking for blood. They're just sitting in the back of the bus, waiting for the twitchy kid to get on, if you understand what I mean.

[Hawk]

on the news they said that since Ramsey's visit, the place went from being a little poo hole to being hugely successful!!!! Reporters weren't even able to get in because the place was packed every night

gee....maybe Ramsey was onto something and he couldn't handle the truth

[Samuel L. Jackson]

I disagree that anyone is to blame in a suicide other than the person who commits it...

It is a selfish, immature decision... No situation is ever bad enough to throw it all away...

...except maybe being the Panthers head coach...

[Darth Waya]

I actually plan to audition for Hell's Kitchen once I graduate in the spring. Have a former Top 5 contestant's card in my wallet right now, and he's willing to help me with advice & tips for my audition.

[jasonluckydog]

After watching Kitchen Nightmares I wanted to kill myself.

[Jangler]

At the beginning of all his show there will be a disclaimer...

* No Chefs were harmed during the filming of this show.

[Delhommey]

I'm sorry but if you've ever worked in a high end kitchen, Ramsey's a basket of sunshine, roses and kittens.

Now if you take him, make him a little more abusive, have him have be having an affair with your pastry chef who uses her influences for evil all while dealing with everyone including Ramsey being on wild 48 hour coke binge fueled mood swings with you trying to meet the impossible timing required for fine dining, then we have something.

I think the suicides have more to do with people feeling they've missed their last big chance than anything he has ever dished out on the show.

[Jackofalltrades]

Ramsey's also a bit more subdued on the Brittish version of the show, which airs on BBC America.