Kitchen Nightmares

S01E03: The Mixing Bowl

Ramsay takes a trip to The Mixing Bowl, a small restaurant in Bellmore, NY. He looks to turn around this restaurant which has inexperienced staff and special discounts as the restaurants specialty.

Overview

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.

Episodes

Peter's

S01E01 Peter's

September 19, 2007 7.0 44 min
Gordon Ramsay visits a family-run Italian restaurant in Babylon, NY that's being run into the ground by Peter, the hot-tempered manger and co-owner.
Dillon's

S01E02 Dillon's

September 26, 2007 8.0 44 min
Chef Gordon Ramsay is hitting the big city in an attempt to revamp an Indian restaurant called Dillon's and make it one of the hottest venues in town. Ironically Dillon's is located right near Chef...
The Mixing Bowl

S01E03 The Mixing Bowl

October 3, 2007 7.0 44 min
Ramsay takes a trip to The Mixing Bowl, a small restaurant in Bellmore, NY. He looks to turn around this restaurant which has inexperienced staff and special discounts as the restaurants specialty.
Seascape

S01E04 Seascape

October 10, 2007 7.0 44 min
Chef Gordon Ramsay visits Seascape, a mother and son run restaurant located in Islip, NY. Ramsay must work together with a hard-headed chef, along with an inexperienced owner, to make some much needed changes to...
Olde Stone Mill

S01E05 Olde Stone Mill

October 17, 2007 7.0 44 min
Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on the challenge of helping Dean and his wife out by attempting to turn around the Olde Stone Mill restaurant located in Tuckahoe, New York. The restaurant has been renovated in...
Sebastian's

S01E06 Sebastian's

November 7, 2007 8.0 44 min
Sebastian's has 20, ah, 21, maybe 23 unique failure combinations, and terrible pizza. Can Ramsay get through Chef Sebastian Di Modica thick skull or is the final combination of closure unavoidable?
Finn McCool's

S01E07 Finn McCool's

November 14, 2007 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsay helps a family in the Hamptons with their pub, Finn McCools. Retired cop Buddy, fights with sons Jason and Brian, both of whom work for their father. Can Chef Ramsay work his magic...
Lela's

S01E08 Lela's

November 21, 2007 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsay tries to rev up business for Lela's, an upscale restaurant in desperate need of clientele. When Gordon gets in the kitchen and starts criticizing the menu items, the executive chef is less than...
Campania

S01E09 Campania

November 28, 2007 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsay visits Campania, an Italian restaurant in Fair Lawn, N.J. He discovers a lackadaisical wait staff is hurting business.
Secret Garden

S01E10 Secret Garden

December 12, 2007 7.0 44 min
Gordon goes to Moorpark, CA to assist an obstinate French chef in overcoming an empty restaurant with an off-putting decor.
Revisited: Gordon Returns

S01E11 Revisited: Gordon Returns

September 4, 2008 6.0 44 min
Chef Gordon Ramsay wants to see if all of his hard work paid off, when he returns to check up on six of the failing restaurants he helped turn around.
Handlebar

S01E12 Handlebar

September 11, 2008 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsay heads to Mount Sinai, NY, and the Handlebar Restaurant & Lounge, which the owners seem oblivious to the 1880's decor and the head chef's apathy.
Giuseppi's

S01E13 Giuseppi's

September 18, 2008 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsay visits Giuseppi's Italian restaurant in Macomb Township, Mich., and discovers an abundance of bickering from the father-son team that runs the kitchen and a shortage of patrons.
Trobiano's

S01E14 Trobiano's

September 25, 2008 7.0 44 min
Chef Gordan Ramsey visits an Italian restaurant in Great Neck, New York, that is a half-million dollars in debt, but a confrontation over kitchen cleanliness and the food between Ramsey and the owner leaves the...
Black Pearl

S01E15 Black Pearl

September 25, 2008 44 min
Chef Gordon Ramsey visits a seafood restaurant in New York where three different owners run the kitchen, leading to a lack of consistency in food and service, and one of the owners is a "know-it-all,"...
J Willy's

S01E16 J Willy's

October 30, 2008 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsey heads to South Bend, Ind., and J Willy's Bar & Grille, a business has lost $1.2 million. He gives them a challenge of using fresh ingredients, but the inexperienced chefs become overwhelmed, causing...
Hannah & Mason's

S01E17 Hannah & Mason's

November 6, 2008 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsey heads to Cranbury, NJ, to visit a French bistro named Hannah & Mason, owned by a pair of friends who lack both business experience and motivation. The staff are holding bounced paychecks, but...
Jack's Waterfront

S01E18 Jack's Waterfront

November 6, 2008 7.0 44 min
Chef Ramsey heads to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, to visit Jack's Waterfront, which is suffering from a lack of fresh seafood and an inattentive management. Chef's goal is to make this eatery a year-round money...
Sabatiello's

S01E19 Sabatiello's

November 13, 2008 44 min
Chef Ramsey visits Stamford, Conn. and Sabatiello's, an Italian restaurant which is owned by a hot-tempered and has poor customer service. His staff has turned against the owner and Ramsey's offer of criticism, that he...
Fiesta Sunrise

S01E20 Fiesta Sunrise

November 13, 2008 44 min
Chef Ramsey heads to West Nyack, N.Y. and the Fiesta Sunrise, a Mexican restaurant, and meets up with a stubborn owner who seems to be ruining his own business. Ramsey gives the place an inspection...
Sante La Brea

S01E21 Sante La Brea

November 20, 2008 44 min
Chef Ramsay comes back to Sante La Brea and Giuseppi's to see if they have improved or not. He also takes a look at some of his noteworthy kitchen fights over that time.
Cafe 36

S01E22 Cafe 36

January 15, 2009 44 min
Chef Ramsey visits a French-American eatery in La Grange, Illinois, named Cafe 36. The owners have very little experience in running a restaurant and need a hand with their shortage of customers and the head...

Cast

Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
Self
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
Self - Narrator (voice)

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