I meant to weigh in on this a while back, but its been busy over here. There has been a lot of good discussion in this thread, so i'm not sure how much this will add. Being a former culinary professional who still finds himself very much attached to the cooking world, i've found that my perspective has changed a lot on this kind of issue over the last few years. When i was cooking, fine dining was the only thing i cared about... it was about being the best, working with the best, and pushing yourself to the limit. At that point, my job was a job of passion, but with no real foresight to the future. Its hard to make enough to get by doing that kind of work, and unless you are really truly great at what you do, have great luck, and are prepared to sacrifice quality of life in favor of "the life", its hard to justify that lifestyle for long periods of time. Thats not to say i dont love and miss that part of the world, but it is to say that i understand what it takes to be able to live now better than i did before (have good insurance, savings, planning for the future, etc.).
If you are the guy who wants to be the best and push yourself, understanding that it will be at the cost of all else, then by all means take the TK job or any other job like that. It will be hard work, but its hard to get to the top without working with people like that... the way they work and the way they see things is just different... for those of you who have worked with guys like that, you know what i mean.
However, if you are starting to value your quality of life, want savings, planning for the future, etc., i would take another job. Maybe the Long Island thing or maybe something else. I have a lot of friends who work in corporate dining (some of which is more fine dining that others). That seems to be the kind of job i would want if i wanted quality of life and the ability to plan for my future well. I'm not saying take a job at sodexo (please dont... its like selling your soul to the devil), but companies like LEYE, Hillstone, Nobu, Wolfgang Puck (especially his hotel restaurants), etc., can do better for you in the long run. You need to be ok with corporate shenannigans, but its a smart long term move. You can always play around with fine dining anyways... its not like we all dont have friends who work at other restaurants... If i miss things, i can call up a number of people and get myself back in a fun kitchen for a day if i want... i'm sure you can do the same.
Oh... and skip the ramsey job.
Best bet is to look uptown like upper east side or even higher on the west side like Harlem or Washington Heights. Lower East side can be a hit or miss and same with Alphabet City. Yuor other option is to look to the outer boroughs or NJ. 
