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 public service" that "will make you laugh, make you sick and make you think". Randy Cordova of the "Arizona Republic" found Ramsay "just as blustery and foul-mouthed here as he is on "Hell's Kitchen." But he is also oddly endearing, mainly because he genuinely seems invested in the fate of each restaurant". Critics have commented that Fox's adaptation of "Kitchen Nightmares" strayed from the strengths of the original Channel 4 series. Maureen Ryan of the "Chicago Tribune" said, "Leave it to Fox to take something the Brits did pretty well and muck it up". She added, "Never mind the cooking;