Jocky Petrie (chef) Jocky Petrie (chef) James "Jocky” Petrie is a professional Scottish chef born in Duror in Scotland. He is best known for both his work alongside chef Heston Blumenthal as Head of Development of the Experimental Kitchen at The Fat Duck (one of five restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars), and his current work as Group Executive Development Chef for Gordon Ramsay. As a chef he has regularly appeared as mentor and judge on a number of television shows including Masterchef, Heston's Fantastical Food, In Search of Perfection and Top Chef Suomi. Petrie is the sous chef to
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares this show, titled "Kitchen Nightmares", debuted September 19 2007 on Fox. It is broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 as "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA". Its run ended on September 12, 2014. In October 2009 Ramsay announced that after his four-year contract expired in 2011 he would not continue with "Kitchen Nightmares" and would instead work on his other shows. In June 2014, however, Ramsay announced that the UK version would return for four episodes after a seven-year hiatus. The show has won BAFTA and Emmy awards. A one-off special entitled "Ramsay's Great British Nightmare" aired on Channel 4 on