‘Kitchen Nightmares’ EP On Revamping The Gordon Ramsay Series A Decade Later
deadline.comAfter a 10-year hiatus, Gordon Ramsay is back to looking under the hood of some floundering restaurants. Kitchen Nightmares is returning to Fox Monday night, and it starts with a pretty gnarly scene right out of the gate as Ramsay tries to revamp Bel Aire diner in Astoria, New York.
Owners Kal and Peter are trying to keep the place afloat after their parents handed over the family business, but it’s been a struggle — which is making mom and dad a bit nervous about truly letting their sons take the reins.
It doesn’t take long for Ramsay to spot multiple problems. From the brothers’ own personal turmoil to a chaotic kitchen to a 40-page menu to a poorly kept stock fridge with rotting food…it shouldn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why the business is failing.
But, it takes Ramsay’s infamous tough love (sprinkled in with a few more vulnerable moments) and his unfailing skill as a chef to turn it around. “I think Episode 1 is one of those that is just quintessential Kitchen Nightmares with a family at war and a restaurant in chaos,” executive producer David de Angelis told Deadline.
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