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Kitchen Nightmares

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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.

Cast:
Gordon Ramsay, Arthur Smith
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
FOX

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Season 2

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Episode 1

★ 7.0

Hot Potato Café

2010-01-29 · 44m

Philadelphia is known as "The City of Brotherly Love," but one restaurant, the Hot Potato Cafe, is tearing a family apart. Passion, motivation and spirit fueled the restaurant when it was founded two years ago, but all of these mandatory ingredients are now in short supply.

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Episode 2

★ 7.0

Flamangos

2010-02-02 · 44m

Husband and wife Bill and Adele were experienced restaurant owners who had retired. They came out of retirement in 2006 to open one with their daughter Cheryl, Flamango's, a "fine dining" restaurant with a tropical theme. Adele is abrasive to the staff. Bill is getting old and yet does all the menial jobs, and also does a tableside steak service. The chef Bryan laments he has no control over the menu. The place is not doing well, so Adele and Bill see no choice but to call upon Gordon.

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Episode 3

★ 7.0

Bazzini

2010-02-05 · 44m

Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on Bazzini Cafe, an Italian restaurant in Ridgewood, NJ, that struggles with slow service, poorly crafted dishes, a lackluster sous chef and a disappointing head chef.

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Episode 4

★ 7.0

Mojitos

2010-02-25 · 44m

Mojito Cuban Cuisine is run by Kata and Marcelo, ex-lovers turned bitter feuders who are ruining the business and in turn, the business ruining them.

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Episode 5

★ 7.0

Lido di Manhattan Beach

2010-03-04 · 44m

Lido Di Manhattan Beach is owned by Lisa, who proudly goes on about her young age and ownership, yet is oblivious to the faults said age and lack of experience have brought. And then Ramsay starts investigating the kitchen...

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Episode 6

★ 7.0

Le Bistro

2010-03-11 · 44m

The owner and only chef of Le Bistro has his mind set to having done nothing wrong and won't listen to anybody, including Ramsay. Can Gordon help a disrespectful, rude and arrogant owner or is Le Bistro beyond help?

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Episode 7

★ 7.0

Casa Roma

2010-03-12 · 44m

Chef Ramsay heads to Lancaster, California to help out an Italian restaurant called in Casa Roma. The owners are clueless when it comes to getting people in the restaurant and how to help manage the kitchen. The restaurant is merely surviving on the packed bar area.

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Episode 8

★ 7.0

Mama Rita's

2010-03-19 · 44m

Chef Ramsay helps a woman with her struggling Mexican restaurant that is facing foreclosure.

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Episode 9

★ 7.0

Anna Vincenzo's

2010-03-26 · 44m

The prima donna owner of Anna Vincenzo's rebukes Ramsay and his help and insists what she is doing is fine.

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Episode 10

★ 7.0

Revisited #2

2010-04-09 · 44m

Ramsay revisits restaurants Giuseppi and Sante La Brea, from season two, to see if they have succeeded; there is good news and there is bad news. Also included is an update on what happened at Finn McCool's.

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Episode 11

★ 7.0

Fleming

2010-05-07 · 44m

The only thing that has changed in 30 years at Fleming is the ownership. After literally having to pull a plate from a customer and stop orders of a menu item, Ramsay soon realizes more help is needed than he realized.

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Episode 12

★ 7.0

Sushi Ko

2010-05-14 · 44m

Chef Ramsay visits Sushi Ko in Thousand Oaks, Cal., a failing second location of a family-owned eatery. Problems include debt, a breakdown of the family dynamic, and a relative who has lost his passion for cooking.

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Episode 13

★ 7.0

Revisited #1

2010-05-21 · 44m

Chef Ramsay revisits Handlebar (Long Island), Casa Roma (Lancaster) and Black Pearl (New York).

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Cast

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

Self

Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith

Self - Narrator (voice)

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