Optomen to accompany the following programmes: "The F Word", "Great British Menu", "Kitchen Nightmares", "Two Fat Ladies" and "The Naked Chef". The company has won many awards over the years, including an International Emmy, three BAFTAs, three Royal Television Society awards, three Indie awards and two Glenfiddich awards. On 13 August 2010, it was announced that Optomen had been acquired by All3Media in a £40 million takeover. The agreement saw All3Media take control of Optomen along with its New York-based subsidiary Optomen Productions Inc and One Potato Two Potato, which was established as a joint venture with Gordon Ramsay. Optomen Optomen
Kitchen Nightmares produced by ITV Studios America and Optomen, in association with A. Smith & Co. Productions, with Arthur Smith, Kent Weed and Patricia Llewellyn serving as executive producers. In the UK, the series is broadcast under the name "Kitchen Nightmares USA" and "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA" on Channel 4, which also produced the original UK version. Reruns, along with the British series, are frequently shown on BBC America. The first season focused on restaurants in the southern California and New York City areas. The third season was originally scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, but it was postponed to