Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series) Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series) Hell's Kitchen is an American reality competition television series based on the British series of the same name. Broadcast on Fox, it is hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Two teams of chefs compete for a job as head chef at a restaurant. A typical episode begins with a challenge between the teams; the winning team gets some sort of a reward that usually involves some sort of recreational activity outside the Hell's Kitchen, while the losers are given a "punishment" that usually involves some sort of menial task. The second part is a dinner
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares show's "economic realism" in the tired food television genre. She wrote, "There is something refreshing about a show that doesn't promise a ticket to ride (a surgical makeover, a million dollars, Richard Branson's job) but instead offers restaurant owners the hope—if they seriously reform their establishments—that they might, just might, break even for the next few months." "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" was named Best Feature at the 2005 and 2008 BAFTA awards. It also earned the 2006 International Emmy for best non-scripted entertainment. On 3 March 2009, Acorn Media released season 1 of "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" on DVD in the US.