ell's Kitchen, a families. Friction and drama
cooking-based reality occurs largely based upon this
television show, is most wide range of experience and
known for its crass and dueling egos, but is also
cacophonous British chef Gordon exacerbated by the rages and
Ramsay. The US version of Hell's incessant insults doled out by
Kitchen follows in the footsteps head chef Ramsay.
of the UK television series, the
original Hell's Kitchen,which was As with the British show, the
broadcast in the UK in 2004. The contestants are divided up into a
first American season (the show red team and the blue team and
is now in its second season) compete in a series of cooking
premiered on FOX in 2005, with challenges, ranging from creating
Season Two premiering in June of a five-course meal from last
2006. It has since been announced evening's leftovers to setting
that a third season of the show the perfect five-star restaurant
will air on FOX in the Summer of table in the smallest amount of
2007. time.
Each week, the best member from
The premise of the show features the losing team during the latest
twelve contestants (with service period ("best" as
restaurant experience ranging determined by Ramsay) is asked to
from executive chef to waiter) nominate two of their fellow
who are competing to own their teammates for elimination; one of
own "million dollar restaurant". these two is sent home by Gordon
The contestant group features men Ramsay.
and women of all ages, some who
have been cooking in top American The second season of Hell's
restaurants and others who have Kitchen featured two teams
been cooking only for their divided by gender. The winner was
promised an executive chef and audiences alike have panned
position at the billion dollar the show, citing that the drama
Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino, is based solely on Ramsay's
as well as a financial interest insults and his ability to
in the restaurant. humiliate both contestants and
restaurant patrons.
Despite its popularity, critics
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