"Kitchen Confidential" (2005)TV series

Creator:

David Hemingson

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A bad-boy chef runs wild in his New York City eatery.

Plot Keywords:

Kitchen Scene | Kitchen Appliance | Kitchen | Welshman | Interracial Friendship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bradley Cooper	...	Jack Bourdain (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nicholas Brendon	...	Seth Richman (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
John Francis Daley	...	Jim (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jaime King	...	Tanya (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bonnie Somerville	...	Mimi (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Owain Yeoman	...	Steven Daedelus (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sam Pancake	...	Cameron (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
John Cho	...	Teddy Wong (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Frank Alvarez	...	Ramon (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kazemde Fela Masud	...	Nolita Bartender (7 episodes, 2005-2006)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

FOX halted the show's production on 13 episodes and announced that it was canceled.

Quotes:

Jack Bourdain: Jim, go to your idiot hole.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bones: Two Bodies in the Lab (#1.15)" (2006)

Way better than expected. Good TV.

I was horrified when I heard of plans to turn Tony Bourdain's excellent book into a TV series. But I just saw a preview and this is pretty good. Not as cool as Tony just being Tony; but a well done show. Not stupid and sitcomy with a laugh track. It's a bit cleaned up from the book, but I do think it keeps the same feel. Not quite as gritty, but good. I laughed out loud more than once. Great supporting cast. How can you go wrong with Xander from Buffy, Harold from Harold and Kumar, Frank Langella and Jamie King? Excellent pairing with Arrested Development, but I'm afraid this show is just a bit too smart for Network TV. Might be more at home on FX. But I loved it.