Kitchen Confidential (2005– )

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

Creator:

David Hemingson

Stars:

Bradley Cooper, Nicholas Brendon, John Francis Daley

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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 Daedalus (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sam Pancake	...	Cameron (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
John Cho	...	Teddy Wong (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Frank Alvarez	...	Ramon (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Frank Langella	...	Pino (6 episodes, 2005-2006)

Storyline

Jack Bourdain, a once famous chef, has hit rock bottom. Out of the blue, Jack is offered an opportunity to get back in the game as head chef at a top New York restaurant. There's just one problem: the owner gives Jack a mere 48 hours to fully staff his kitchen and prepare to dazzle over 300 customers - including the food critic for the New York Times.

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Plot Keywords:

chef | restaurant | new york city | kitchen | new yorker | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, New Line Television, Darren Star Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Jack Bourdain: Tanya, let's talk. Let me start by saying you're very sweet and stylish. One might say that you... you put the "ho" in "hostess."
Tanya: Why, thank you!

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Family Gay (2009)

User Reviews

Too bad it got canceled

I watched Kitchen Confidential and How I Met Your Mother side by side (taping one, watching the other), and I do not understand how How I Met Your Mother can be considered the better of the two unless some serious finagling is happening in the background. Really too bad, since it's actually a funny sitcom and happening in a kitchen - something that rarely happens and something I did not expect at all. I almost forgot that this was based on the real Anthony Bourdain - the main actor is very sexy and very cute. The storyline about the famous chef who wants to eat himself to death (played by John Laroquette) was the best one so far. Too bad major networks don't have the time anymore to give a rookie sitcom some time to develop an audience.