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Kitchen Nightmares
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.
- Cast:
- Gordon Ramsay, Arthur Smith
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- FOX
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0Peter's
2007-09-19 · 44mGordon 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.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Dillon's
2007-09-26 · 44mChef 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.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0The Mixing Bowl
2007-10-03 · 44mRamsay 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.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.0Seascape
2007-10-10 · 44mChef 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.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.0Olde Stone Mill
2007-10-17 · 44mChef 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.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.0Sebastian's
2007-11-07 · 44mSebastian'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?
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.0Finn McCool's
2007-11-14 · 44mChef 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?
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.0Lela's
2007-11-21 · 44mChef 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.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.0Campania
2007-11-28 · 44mChef Ramsay visits Campania, an Italian restaurant in Fair Lawn, N.J. He discovers a lackadaisical wait staff is hurting business.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.0Secret Garden
2007-12-12 · 44mGordon goes to Moorpark, CA to assist an obstinate French chef in overcoming an empty restaurant with an off-putting decor.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 6.0Revisited: Gordon Returns
2008-09-04 · 44mChef 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.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.0Handlebar
2008-09-11 · 44mChef 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.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.0Giuseppi's
2008-09-18 · 44mChef 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.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.0Trobiano's
2008-09-25 · 44mChef 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.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.0Black Pearl
2008-09-25 · 44mChef 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.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.5J Willy's
2008-10-30 · 44mChef 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.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.0Hannah & Mason's
2008-11-06 · 44mChef 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.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.0Jack's Waterfront
2008-11-06 · 44mChef 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.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.0Sabatiello's
2008-11-13 · 44mChef 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.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.0Fiesta Sunrise
2008-11-13 · 44mChef 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.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.0Sante La Brea
2008-11-20 · 44mChef 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.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 7.0Cafe 36
2009-01-15 · 44mChef 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.
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Gordon Ramsay
Self
Arthur Smith
Self - Narrator (voice)