Kitchen Confidential 

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 / ... 10 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 | manhattan new york city | 

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Taglines:

Fame. Success. Money. He partied it all away. Now, this chef is getting a second chance... But his "dirty dozen" crew still has a taste for trouble.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was born out of an attempt to adapt the original book into a movie called "Seared" starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Fincher.

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Quotes

Jack Bourdain: Recipe for failure: take one part natural talent, two parts stellar education, mix with easy success and a generous helping of booze, drugs, and women, and immediately set on fire.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Family Gay (2009)

User Reviews

Much better than expected

Comedy that isn't sitcom is a plus, in my book. In other words, a comedy that doesn't rely on gags, or on one-liners, or on snappy repartee. I started watching with very low expectations because I love Anthony Bourdain and couldn't imagine the show would capture anything of him. I'm still not sure it does, but it's entertaining on its own.

(I also tuned in because it's one of the three shows appearing with Buffy veterans; this one is by far the best of the three. Allison Hannigan's is a stinker and "Bones" isn't likely to last. It's also one of several shows with veterans from "Freaks & Geeks".) I'm intrigued by the characters and by the background of NYC restaurants. It's not yet "great TV" but there's enough going on to give it a chance to develop. Of course, there's also an inordinate amount of cleavage; I have to wonder how many NY restaurants can sport so much exposed bosom at one time.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kitchen Confidential

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