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!Location !Location
!Original airdate !Original airdate
!Notes
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| 1. || Peter's || ] || Sept. 19, 2007 || Reported closed.<ref name="theherald-dreamending" /> | 1. || Peter's || ] || Sept. 19, 2007
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| 2. || Dillon's || ] || Sept. 26, 2007 || Name changed to Purnima during relaunch. Closed <ref>http://www.zagat.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?SNP=NNYC&SCID=40&BLGID=20360</ref> | 2. || Dillon's || ] || Sept. 26, 2007
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| 3. || The Mixing Bowl || ] || Oct. 3, 2007 || Reported closed.<ref name="theherald-dreamending" /> | 3. || The Mixing Bowl || ] || Oct. 3, 2007
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| 4. || Seascape || ] || Oct. 10, 2007 || Five months after the relaunch of Seascape, the owner sold the restaurant.<ref name ="film.com">{{cite web | 4. || Seascape || ] || Oct. 10, 2007
|url= http://www.film.com/tv/story/kitchen-nightmares-seascape-inn-islip/16853384
⚫ |date=2007-10-11
⚫ |accessdate = 2008-10-17
|title = Kitchen Nightmares: Seascape Inn in Islip, NY: How much grease sludge could you clean up in a couple of days?
|publisher = film.com
⚫ }}</ref>
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| 5. || The Olde Stone Mill || ] || Oct. 17, 2007 || | 5. || The Olde Stone Mill || ] || Oct. 17, 2007
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| 6. || Sebastian's || ] || Nov. 7, 2007 || Closed in January 2008.<ref> Eater LA : The Los Angeles Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Blog.</ref> | 6. || Sebastian's || ] || Nov. 7, 2007
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| 7. || Finn McCool's || ] || Nov. 14, 2007 || | 7. || Finn McCool's || ] || Nov. 14, 2007
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| 8. || Lela's || ] || Nov. 21, 2007 || An epilogue noted the restaurant closed five months after taping was completed when the owner could not meet her debts. | 8. || Lela's || ] || Nov. 21, 2007
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| 9. || Campania || ] || Nov. 28, 2007 || | 9. || Campania || ] || Nov. 28, 2007
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| 10. || The Secret Garden || ] || Dec. 12, 2007 || | 10. || The Secret Garden || ] || Dec. 12, 2007
|} |}

In September 2007, a case was filed by a restaurant employee against Ramsay for allegedly staging some dramatic elements in the second episode. The case was dismissed and sent instead to arbitration.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/08102007/news/regionalnews/tv_chef_out_of_frying_pan_regionalnews_kati_cornell.htm
⚫ | date = ]
⚫ | accessdate = 2008-08-12
| title = TV Chef Out of Frying Pan
⚫ | publisher = '']''
⚫ }}</ref>


===Season 2: 2008-2009=== ===Season 2: 2008-2009===
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!Notes
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| * ||colspan=2 align=center| ''Kitchen Nightmares Revisited: Gordon Returns'' || Sept. 4, 2008 || Ramsay returns a year later for progress reports from the first season. The six revisited restaurants were: Peter's, Purnima, The Mixing Bowl, The Olde Stone Mill, Finn McCools, and Campania. | * ||colspan=2 align=center| ''Kitchen Nightmares Revisited: Gordon Returns'' || Sept. 4, 2008
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| 11. || Handlebar || ] || Sept. 11, 2008 || | 11. || Handlebar || ] || Sept. 11, 2008
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| 12. || Giuseppi's || ] || Sept. 18, 2008 || Closed July 4, 2009 <ref name="candgnews-closes">{{cite web | url = http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/2009/8-12-09/Giuseppes-restaurant-closes.asp | 12. || Giuseppi's || ] || Sept. 18, 2008
| date = ] | accessdate = 2009-08-13 | title = ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ restaurant closes doors | publisher = C & G Publishing}}</ref>
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| 13. || Trobiano's || ] || Sept. 25, 2008 || Reported closed <ref name="theherald-dreamending">{{cite web | url = http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2494219.0.Dream_ending_for_Ramsays_Kitchen_turns_into_a_nightmare.php | 13. || Trobiano's || ] || Sept. 25, 2008
| date = ] | accessdate = 2009-03-09 | title = Dream ending for Ramsay’s Kitchen turns into a nightmare | publisher = The Herald}}</ref>
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| 14. || Black Pearl || ] || Sept. 25, 2008 || Closed four days after the episode was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web | 14. || Black Pearl || ] || Sept. 25, 2008
| url = http://eater.com/archives/2008/09/the_shutter_even_gordon_ramsay_cant_save_the_black_pearl.php
| date = ]
| accessdate = 2008-10-06
| title = The Shutter: Even Ramsay Can't Save The Black Pearl
| publisher = Eater.com
}}</ref>
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| 15. || J Willy's || ] || October 30, 2008 || Closed February 4, 2009.<ref>, February 4, 2009</ref> | 15. || J Willy's || ] || October 30, 2008
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| 16. || Hannah & Mason's || ] || November 6, 2008 || Reported closed <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2494219.0.Dream_ending_for_Ramsays_Kitchen_turns_into_a_nightmare.php | 16. || Hannah & Mason's || ] || November 6, 2008
| date = ] | accessdate = 2009-04-05 | title = Dream ending for Ramsay’s Kitchen turns into a nightmare | publisher = The Herald}}</ref>
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| 17. || Jack's Waterfront || ] || November 6, 2008 || Now under new ownership.<ref></ref> | 17. || Jack's Waterfront || ] || November 6, 2008
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| 18. || Sabatiello's || ] || November 13, 2008 || Closed in January 2009.<ref>{{cite news | 18. || Sabatiello's || ] || November 13, 2008
| url = http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/ci_11182421?source=most_emailed
| date = ]
| accessdate = 2008-12-15
| title = Nightmare on Bedford: Sabatiello's Restaurant Has Closed Its Doors
| author = Healy, Peter
⚫ | publisher = ''The Advocate''
}} (article no longer on site's free area)</ref>
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| 19. || Fiesta Sunrise || ] || November 13, 2008 || | 19. || Fiesta Sunrise || ] || November 13, 2008
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| 20. || Sante La Brea || ] || November 20, 2008 || | 20. || Sante La Brea || ] || November 20, 2008
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| 21. || Cafe 36 || ] || January 15, 2009 || Closed in April 2009.<ref>http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/news/1581144,doings-restaurants-051909-s1.article</ref> | 21. || Cafe 36 || ] || January 15, 2009
|} |}


A further episode, featuring Casa Roma in ] was produced. It was broadcast in the UK on April 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/usa-series-2/casa-roma_p_1.html A further episode, featuring Casa Roma in ] was produced. It was broadcast in the UK on April 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/usa-series-2/casa-roma_p_1.html
| date = | accessdate = 2009-04-06 | title = Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - USA - Casa Roma | publisher = Channel 4 (UK TV station)}}</ref> | date = | accessdate = 2009-04-06 | title = Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - USA - Casa Roma | publisher = Channel 4 (UK TV station)}}</ref>

== Reception == == Reception ==
Ginia Bellafante of the '']'' 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."<ref name="NYTimes"> Ginia Bellafante of the '']'' 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."<ref name="NYTimes">

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Kitchen Nightmares
File:KitchenNightmares.jpg
GenreReality television
Directed byBrad Kreisberg
StarringGordon Ramsay
Narrated byJ.V. Martin (USA)
Gordon Kennedy (UK)
ComposerDavid Vanacore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producersArthur Smith
Patricia Llewellyn
Kent Weed
Gerry McKean
Curt Northrup
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseSeptember 19, 2007 –
present
Related
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

Kitchen Nightmares is an American reality television series on the Fox Broadcasting network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay spends a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to save the establishment. It is based on the UK show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

The US 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. Season Two included episodes in the upper midwestern United States as well as New York and California. In September, 2008, Fox announced that Kitchen Nightmares will return for a third season.

Know as Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA in the UK, it is broadcast uncensored on Channel 4, the home of the UK version.

Episodes

Season 1: 2007

# Restaurant Location Original airdate
1. Peter's Babylon, New York Sept. 19, 2007
2. Dillon's New York, New York Sept. 26, 2007
3. The Mixing Bowl Bellmore, New York Oct. 3, 2007
4. Seascape Islip, New York Oct. 10, 2007
5. The Olde Stone Mill Tuckahoe, New York Oct. 17, 2007
6. Sebastian's Toluca Lake, California Nov. 7, 2007
7. Finn McCool's Westhampton, New York Nov. 14, 2007
8. Lela's Pomona, California Nov. 21, 2007
9. Campania Fair Lawn, New Jersey Nov. 28, 2007
10. The Secret Garden Moorpark, California Dec. 12, 2007

In September 2007, a case was filed by a restaurant employee against Ramsay for allegedly staging some dramatic elements in the second episode. The case was dismissed and sent instead to arbitration.

Season 2: 2008-2009

# Restaurant Location Original airdate
* Kitchen Nightmares Revisited: Gordon Returns Sept. 4, 2008
11. Handlebar Mount Sinai, New York Sept. 11, 2008
12. Giuseppi's Macomb Township, Michigan Sept. 18, 2008
13. Trobiano's Great Neck, New York Sept. 25, 2008
14. Black Pearl New York, New York Sept. 25, 2008
15. J Willy's South Bend, Indiana October 30, 2008
16. Hannah & Mason's Cranbury, New Jersey November 6, 2008
17. Jack's Waterfront St. Clair Shores, Michigan November 6, 2008
18. Sabatiello's Stamford, Connecticut November 13, 2008
19. Fiesta Sunrise West Nyack, New York November 13, 2008
20. Sante La Brea Los Angeles, California November 20, 2008
21. Cafe 36 La Grange, Illinois January 15, 2009

A further episode, featuring Casa Roma in Lancaster, California was produced. It was broadcast in the UK on April 3, 2009.

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." 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". 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".

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". 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".

In addition, one review revealed that at least one restaurant featured in the first season did not actually apply to be featured on the show, but was invited due to the personality of the chef, who had previously applied for Hell's Kitchen. According to the review, the business at the restaurant went up 37% after Ramsay's visit.

References

  1. TV Guide September 1-7: "Hightlights", p. 54
  2. Littleton, Cynthia (September 11, 2008). "Gordon Ramsay cooks with Fox". Variety. Retrieved 2008-10-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. "TV Chef Out of Frying Pan". New York Post. 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2008-08-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - USA - Casa Roma". Channel 4 (UK TV station). Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  5. "To Perk Up a Restaurant, Add Luster Where Lacking". The New York Times. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. "Something's rotten in our restaurants". Chicago Sun-Times. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. "Fox cooks up delicious 'Nightmares'". Arizona Republic. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. "Another helping of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay". Chicago Tribune. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2007-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. "'Kitchen Nightmares': Mishaps and emotion are main courses". Los Angeles Times. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2007-09-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. "Kitchen Nightmare in Westhampton: What Happens to a Restaurant after Chef Ramsay Leaves". New York Post. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2007-11-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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