Kitchen Nightmares
| Kitchen Nightmares | |
|---|---|
| File:KitchenNightmares.jpg | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Developed by | Daniel Kay |
| Directed by | Brad Kreisberg |
| Starring | Gordon Ramsay |
| Narrated by | J.V. Martin (Seasons 1-2) Arthur Smith (Seasons 3-present) (USA) Gordon Kennedy (UK) |
| Composer | David Vanacore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (32 original and 3 revisits) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Arthur Smith Patricia Llewellyn Kent Weed Gerry McKean Curt Northrup |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | September 19, 2007 – present |
| Related | |
| Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares | |
Kitchen Nightmares is an American reality television series on the Fox network, in which Chef Gordon Ramsay spends a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business.[1] It is based on the British show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
The show premiered Wednesday September 19, 2007. The first season, which focused on restaurants in the southern California and New York City areas, ended in December, 2007. The second season premiered on September 4, 2008.[2] Season two included episodes in the upper midwestern United States as well as New York and California.
The third season was originally scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 27, 2010,[3] but it was postponed to Friday, January 29, 2010 due to the State of the Union address.[4]
In May 2010 the Fox network anounced the return of Kitchen Nightmares for a 4th season. The 4th season will begin airing January 21, 2011 on Fox.[5]
In the UK, it is broadcast under the name Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA on Channel 4, which also produces the UK version. Reruns of Season 1 and 2, along with the British series, are frequently shown on BBC America.[6]
Episodes
Season 1: 2007
| # | # | Restaurant | Location | Original US airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Peter's | Babylon, New York | September 19, 2007 |
| 2 | 2 | Dillon's1 | New York, New York | September 26, 2007 |
| 3 | 3 | The Mixing Bowl | Bellmore, New York | October 3, 2007 |
| 4 | 4 | Seascape | Islip, New York | October 10, 2007 |
| 5 | 5 | The Olde Stone Mill | Tuckahoe, New York | October 17, 2007 |
| 6 | 6 | Sebastian's | Toluca Lake, California | November 7, 2007 |
| 7 | 7 | Finn McCool's | Westhampton, New York | November 14, 2007 |
| 8 | 8 | Lela's | Pomona, California | November 21, 2007 |
| 9 | 9 | Campania | Fair Lawn, New Jersey | November 28, 2007 |
| 10 | 10 | The Secret Garden | Moorpark, California | December 12, 2007 |
^1 Renamed Purnima during production.
Season 2: 2008-2009
| # | # | Restaurant | Location | Original US airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | * | Revisited: Gordon Returns | September 4, 2008 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Handlebar | Mount Sinai, New York | September 11, 2008 | out of business[7] |
| 12 | 2 | Giuseppi's | Macomb Township, Michigan | September 18, 2008 | out of business[8] |
| 13 | 3 | Trobiano's | Great Neck, New York | September 25, 2008 | |
| 14 | 4 | Black Pearl | New York, New York | September 25, 2008 | |
| 15 | 5 | J Willy's | South Bend, Indiana | October 30, 2008 | |
| 16 | 6 | Hannah & Mason's | Cranbury, New Jersey | November 6, 2008 | |
| 17 | 7 | Jack's Waterfront | St. Clair Shores, Michigan | November 6, 2008 | |
| 18 | 8 | Sabatiello's | Stamford, Connecticut | November 13, 2008 | |
| 19 | 9 | Fiesta Sunrise | West Nyack, New York | November 13, 2008 | |
| 20 | 10 | Sante La Brea | Los Angeles, California | November 20, 2008 | |
| 21 | 11 | Cafe 36 | La Grange, Illinois | January 15, 2009 | |
Season 3: 2010
| # | # | Restaurant | Location | Original US airdate[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | Hot Potato Cafe | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | January 29, 2010 |
| 23 | 2 | Flamangos2 | Whitehouse Station, New Jersey | February 2, 2010 |
| 24 | 3 | Bazzini | Ridgewood, New Jersey | February 5, 2010 |
| 25 | 4 | Mojito | Brooklyn, New York | February 25, 2010 |
| 26 | 5 | Lido di Manhattan Beach | Manhattan Beach, California | March 4, 2010 |
| 27 | 6 | Le Bistro | Lighthouse Point, Florida | March 11, 2010 |
| 28 | 7 | Casa Roma3 | Lancaster, California | March 12, 2010 |
| 29 | 8 | Mama Rita's | Newbury Park, California | March 19, 2010 |
| 30 | 9 | Anna Vincenzo's | Boca Raton, Florida | March 26, 2010 |
| * | * | Revisited #24 | April 9, 2010 | |
| 31 | 10 | Fleming | Miami, Florida | May 7, 2010 |
| 32 | 11 | Sushi-Ko | Thousand Oaks, California | May 14, 2010 |
| * | * | Revisited #35 | May 21, 2010 | |
^2 Renamed The Junction during production
^3 This episode was produced as part of Season 2, but held until Season 3.
^4 Gordon revisited Sante La Brea and Giuseppi's
^5 Gordon revisited The Handlebar, Casa Roma and The Black Pearl
Lawsuit
In September 2007, a case was filed by Martin Hyde, the former general manager of Dillon's, against Ramsay for allegedly staging disasters and hiring actors to trick the viewing audience.[10] The case was dismissed and went into arbitration.[11]
Reception
Ginia Bellafante of the New York Times found Ramsay's teaching methods and high standards "undeniably hypnotic" and commented that "the thrill of watching Mr. Ramsay is in witnessing someone so at peace with his own arrogance."[12] Doug Elfman of the Chicago Sun-Times said the show is "a very entertaining public service" that "will make you laugh, make you sick and make you think".[13] Randy Cordova of the Arizona Republic found Ramsay "just as blustery and foul-mouthed here as he is on Hell's Kitchen. But he is also oddly endearing, mainly because he genuinely seems invested in the fate of each restaurant".[14]
Some critics found Fox's adaptation of Kitchen Nightmares strayed from the strengths of the original Channel 4 series. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune said, "Leave it to Fox to take something the Brits did pretty well and muck it up". She added, "Never mind the cooking; this edition of the show appears to be more interested in playing up the family dramas at the restaurants Ramsay visits".[15] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times commented, "Whereas the British Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares is fundamentally a food show — it has interesting things to show you about how a restaurant runs and a kitchen works, the wonders of local markets and what you can make from them if you're Gordon Ramsay or willing to follow his instructions — the Fox edition emphasizes mishap, argument and emotional breakdown almost to the exclusion of cuisine".[16]
References
- ^ http://www.fox.com/kitchennightmares/about/
- ^ TV Guide September 1-7: "Hightlights", p. 54
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8472
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8485
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/kitchen-nightmares/
- ^ http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/154/index.jsp
- ^ http://www.yelp.com/biz/handlebar-mount-sinai
- ^ http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/2009/8-12-09/Giuseppes-restaurant-closes.asp
- ^ "FOX Broadcasting Company: Show schedule". Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ Hines, Nico (2007-06-20). "Gordon Ramsay's lawsuit nightmare". London: The Times. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Cornell, Kati (2007-08-10). "TV Chef Out of Frying Pan". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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Bellafante, Ginia (2007-09-19). "To Perk Up a Restaurant, Add Luster Where Lacking". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
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"Something's rotten in our restaurants". Chicago Sun-Times. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) [dead link] - ^ "Fox cooks up delicious 'Nightmares'". Arizona Republic. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
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Critic, Television (2007-09-19). "'Kitchen Nightmares': Mishaps and emotion are main courses". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
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External links
- Kitchen Nightmares official site
- Kitchen Nightmares at IMDb
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