‘Kitchen Nightmares’ Fires Up Again: Gordon Ramsay on Why Now Was the Time for a Return — and the Most Iconic Original Nightmare
variety.comJennifer Maas TV Business Writer Gordon Ramsay’s high-anxiety restaurant rescue series “Kitchen Nightmares” returns to Fox Monday after 10 years off the air.
In that time, a lot has changed — not only in the restaurant industry, but also the broadcast TV food landscape, where Fox dominates with more culinary competitions than the other Big 4 networks.
With foodie culture stronger than ever amid the popularity of “The Bear” and the surge of cooking videos splattered across TikTok, Ramsay decided now was the time to expand upon those first seven seasons of kitchen chaos. “This year on ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ for me is a big one,” Ramsay tells Variety. “I stopped doing the show over 10 years ago and it means a lot for me personally to bring this show back.
The time felt right. After the pandemic, Americans were eating out more than ever while restaurants were also still struggling.
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