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Kitchen Nightmares

Kitchen Nightmares
★ 7.4/10•2007•44m•TV-14•Reality
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Chef Ramsay attempts to do the impossible: turn one ordinary and empty restaurant into the most popular, sought-after venue in town. There's no time for polite small talk as he embarks on his mission to turn around the fortunes of each restaurant in just one week and save them from their living nightmares.

StatusEnded
Runtime44m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 19, 2007

Episodes

Episode 1 - Peter'sE144m

Peter's

Gordon Ramsay visits a family-run Italian restaurant in Babylon, NY that's being run into the ground by Peter, the hot-tempered manger and co-owner.

Sep 19, 2007

Episode 2 - Dillon'sE244m

Dillon's

Chef Gordon Ramsay is hitting the big city in an attempt to revamp an Indian restaurant called Dillon's and make it one of the hottest venues in town. Ironically Dillon's is located right near Chef Gordon Ramsay's own restaurant.

Sep 26, 2007

Episode 3 - The Mixing BowlE344m

The Mixing Bowl

Ramsay takes a trip to The Mixing Bowl, a small restaurant in Bellmore, NY. He looks to turn around this restaurant which has inexperienced staff and special discounts as the restaurants specialty.

Oct 3, 2007

Episode 4 - SeascapeE444m

Seascape

Chef Gordon Ramsay visits Seascape, a mother and son run restaurant located in Islip, NY. Ramsay must work together with a hard-headed chef, along with an inexperienced owner, to make some much needed changes to bring the customers back and to save the mother and son relationship.

Oct 10, 2007

Episode 5 - Olde Stone MillE544m

Olde Stone Mill

Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on the challenge of helping Dean and his wife out by attempting to turn around the Olde Stone Mill restaurant located in Tuckahoe, New York. The restaurant has been renovated in the front of the house, but not in the kitchen when it comes to the horrible food.

Oct 17, 2007

Episode 6 - Sebastian'sE644m

Sebastian's

Sebastian's has 20, ah, 21, maybe 23 unique failure combinations, and terrible pizza. Can Ramsay get through Chef Sebastian Di Modica thick skull or is the final combination of closure unavoidable?

Nov 7, 2007

Episode 7 - Finn McCool'sE744m

Finn McCool's

Chef Ramsay helps a family in the Hamptons with their pub, Finn McCools. Retired cop Buddy, fights with sons Jason and Brian, both of whom work for their father. Can Chef Ramsay work his magic on this family owned business before it goes belly up?

Nov 14, 2007

Episode 8 - Lela'sE844m

Lela's

Chef Ramsay tries to rev up business for Lela's, an upscale restaurant in desperate need of clientele. When Gordon gets in the kitchen and starts criticizing the menu items, the executive chef is less than thrilled and they have a showdown in front of the entire staff. Find out if the changes stick and if owner Lela will withstand this type of behaviour in her restaurant.

Nov 21, 2007

Episode 9 - CampaniaE944m

Campania

Chef Ramsay visits Campania, an Italian restaurant in Fair Lawn, N.J. He discovers a lackadaisical wait staff is hurting business.

Nov 28, 2007

Episode 10 - Secret GardenE1044m

Secret Garden

Gordon goes to Moorpark, CA to assist an obstinate French chef in overcoming an empty restaurant with an off-putting decor.

Dec 12, 2007

Episode 11 - Revisited: Gordon ReturnsE1144m

Revisited: Gordon Returns

Chef Gordon Ramsay wants to see if all of his hard work paid off, when he returns to check up on six of the failing restaurants he helped turn around.

Sep 4, 2008

Episode 12 - HandlebarE1244m

Handlebar

Chef Ramsay heads to Mount Sinai, NY, and the Handlebar Restaurant & Lounge, which the owners seem oblivious to the 1880's decor and the head chef's apathy.

Sep 11, 2008

Episode 13 - Giuseppi'sE1344m

Giuseppi's

Chef Ramsay visits Giuseppi's Italian restaurant in Macomb Township, Mich., and discovers an abundance of bickering from the father-son team that runs the kitchen and a shortage of patrons.

Sep 18, 2008

Episode 14 - Trobiano'sE1444m

Trobiano's

Chef Gordan Ramsey visits an Italian restaurant in Great Neck, New York, that is a half-million dollars in debt, but a confrontation over kitchen cleanliness and the food between Ramsey and the owner leaves the future of the eatery uncertain.

Sep 25, 2008

Episode 15 - Black PearlE1544m

Black Pearl

Chef Gordon Ramsey visits a seafood restaurant in New York where three different owners run the kitchen, leading to a lack of consistency in food and service, and one of the owners is a "know-it-all," challenging each of Ramsey's changes.

Sep 25, 2008

Episode 16 - J Willy'sE1644m

J Willy's

Chef Ramsey heads to South Bend, Ind., and J Willy's Bar & Grille, a business has lost $1.2 million. He gives them a challenge of using fresh ingredients, but the inexperienced chefs become overwhelmed, causing one customer to break down and cry.

Oct 30, 2008

Episode 17 - Hannah & Mason'sE1744m

Hannah & Mason's

Chef Ramsey heads to Cranbury, NJ, to visit a French bistro named Hannah & Mason, owned by a pair of friends who lack both business experience and motivation. The staff are holding bounced paychecks, but that isn't as bad as what chef Ramsey finds inside the cooler which causes the place to be shut down on Valentine's Day.

Nov 6, 2008

Episode 18 - Jack's WaterfrontE1844m

Jack's Waterfront

Chef Ramsey heads to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, to visit Jack's Waterfront, which is suffering from a lack of fresh seafood and an inattentive management. Chef's goal is to make this eatery a year-round money maker, but the general manager's excessive socializing with his patrons may put a roadblock in this plan.

Nov 6, 2008

Episode 19 - Sabatiello'sE1944m

Sabatiello's

Chef Ramsey visits Stamford, Conn. and Sabatiello's, an Italian restaurant which is owned by a hot-tempered and has poor customer service. His staff has turned against the owner and Ramsey's offer of criticism, that he decides he will shut the place down himself.

Nov 13, 2008

Episode 20 - Fiesta SunriseE2044m

Fiesta Sunrise

Chef Ramsey heads to West Nyack, N.Y. and the Fiesta Sunrise, a Mexican restaurant, and meets up with a stubborn owner who seems to be ruining his own business. Ramsey gives the place an inspection and shuts the place down, declaring it is unsanitary.

Nov 13, 2008

Episode 21 - Sante La BreaE2144m

Sante La Brea

Chef Ramsay comes back to Sante La Brea and Giuseppi's to see if they have improved or not. He also takes a look at some of his noteworthy kitchen fights over that time.

Nov 20, 2008

Episode 22 - Cafe 36E2244m

Cafe 36

Chef Ramsey visits a French-American eatery in La Grange, Illinois, named Cafe 36. The owners have very little experience in running a restaurant and need a hand with their shortage of customers and the head chef, who doesn't practice quality control.

Jan 15, 2009

Actors

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

Self

Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith

Self - Narrator (voice)

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