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    Kitchen Nightmare?

    We’re frequently approached by TV shows who are casting for new contestants, chefs, extras, etc.  This one is especially fun for me – Kitchen Nightmares.  I’m not a big reality…

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    KCRW placeholderBy Harriet Ells • Jul 21, 2010 • 1 min read

    We’re frequently approached by TV shows who are casting for new contestants, chefs, extras, etc. This one is especially fun for me – Kitchen Nightmares. I’m not a big reality show TV fan – I don’t even watch American Idol – but I LOVE this show. Watching Gordon open the refrigerator drawer only to see raw chicken touching cooked chicken is so much fun – I’m horrified, but I can’t look away! Some of my TV friends complain that Gordon doesn’t look into the camera when he’s giving his summaries. I can forgive that for some weeping restaurant owner just trying to make a good lasagna. I suppose some people have the same embarrassed-yet-entertained reaction to The Bachelor or Wipeout. After all, a little (just a little) schadenfreude never hurt anyone.

    So, if you know any restaurant who needs the Gordon Ramsey treatment, here are some details:

    “Famed chef and Michelin Star winner Gordon Ramsay steps out of his own five- star establishments and into some of the country’s most unsanitary and unsuccessful restaurants to help them turn their businesses around or close their doors forever.”

    BOSTON CONTACT: LOUIS CARIC

    Call:323–251–8129orEmail:

    CALIFORNIA CONTACT: KRISTIN CURTIN

    Call: 323 – 251 – 5958 or Email: Kristincastingshows@gmail.com

    NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE CONTACT: PETER HUNTLEY

    Call: 323 – 251 – 4079 or Email: KitchenNightmaresCasting@yahoo.com

    NY TRI STATE AREA CONTACT: LISA AND DEBBIE GANZ

    Email: BillyWonka@aol.com or Twinsworld1@aol.com

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