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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
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E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0Hot Potato Café
2010-01-29 · 44mPhiladelphia 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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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.0Flamangos
2010-02-02 · 44mHusband 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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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0Bazzini
2010-02-05 · 44mChef 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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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.0Mojitos
2010-02-25 · 44mMojito 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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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.0Lido di Manhattan Beach
2010-03-04 · 44mLido 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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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Le Bistro
2010-03-11 · 44mThe 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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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.0Casa Roma
2010-03-12 · 44mChef 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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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.0Mama Rita's
2010-03-19 · 44mChef Ramsay helps a woman with her struggling Mexican restaurant that is facing foreclosure.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.0Anna Vincenzo's
2010-03-26 · 44mThe prima donna owner of Anna Vincenzo's rebukes Ramsay and his help and insists what she is doing is fine.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.0Revisited #2
2010-04-09 · 44mRamsay 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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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.0Fleming
2010-05-07 · 44mThe 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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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.0Sushi Ko
2010-05-14 · 44mChef 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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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.0Revisited #1
2010-05-21 · 44mChef Ramsay revisits Handlebar (Long Island), Casa Roma (Lancaster) and Black Pearl (New York).
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Gordon Ramsay
Self
Arthur Smith
Self - Narrator (voice)