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
Mark Peel (chef) for two decades and then helmed The Tar Pit. Just before Campanile opened Peel co-founded La Brea Bakery. It was sold in 2001 and is now a worldwide company. Peel has authored numerous cookbooks and appeared on several iterations of Top Chef, on Hell’s Kitchen, Knife Fight, and Kitchen Nightmares. His latest cookbook, "New Classic Family Dinners", was written with Martha Rose Shulman and released in September 2009. Though Peel is known for his Mediterranean fare, the book is a collection of his favorite traditional American cuisine recipes. Chef Peel's most recent venture is "Bombo", a casual broth-based seafood concept