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
Chef area of production. The kitchen brigade system is a hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, many of which use the word "chef" in their titles. Underneath the chefs are the "kitchen assistants". A chef's standard uniform includes a hat (called a "toque"), neckerchief, double-breasted jacket, apron and sturdy shoes (that may include steel or plastic toe-caps). The word "chef" is derived (and shortened) from the term "chef de cuisine" (), the director or head of a kitchen. (The French word comes from Latin "caput" (head) and is a doublet with English "chief"). In English, the title "chef"