Pesadilla en la cocina Pesadilla en la cocina Pesadilla en la cocina (English: "Nightmare in the kitchen") is a Spanish food reality television program hosted by chef Alberto Chicote. It airs on laSexta, and is the Spanish adaptation of the "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" franchise. The original format started on British station Channel 4 in 2004 under the name "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares". It was hosted by renowned chef Gordon Ramsay, who tried to save British catering establishments on the verge of bankruptcy. Its success led to Fox Broadcasting Company acquiring the rights to the format and launching the American version, also hosted by Ramsay, in
Kitchen Nightmares produced by ITV Studios America and Optomen, in association with A. Smith & Co. Productions, with Arthur Smith, Kent Weed and Patricia Llewellyn serving as executive producers. In the UK, the series is broadcast under the name "Kitchen Nightmares USA" and "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA" on Channel 4, which also produced the original UK version. Reruns, along with the British series, are frequently shown on BBC America. The first season focused on restaurants in the southern California and New York City areas. The third season was originally scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, but it was postponed to