KITCHEN NIGHTMARES’ David De Angelis on the Revival, the ‘New World Order’ for Restaurants, and the Episode That Almost Got Canned

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES: Gordon Ramsey with the owners (R) and crew in the season premiere “Bel Aire Diner” episode of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES airing Monday, Sept. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). ©2023 FOX Media LLC. CR: Jeff Niera / FOX.

Nine years after KITCHEN NIGHTMARES ended its Fox run, the reality show series is back…with some of the same problems (kitchens in disarray, irresponsible owners) and new, timely issues as businesses struggle to recover in the aftermath of the pandemic.

In the years since KITCHEN NIGHTMARES went off the air, Gordon Ramsay’s television empire has expanded, with the chef adding THE F WORD, GORDON RAMSAY’s 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK, GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED, NEXT LEVEL CHEF, and GORDON RAMSAY’S FOOD STARS to his plate. And when it came to reviving KITCHEN NIGHTMARES, Ramsay turned to David De Angelis, a producer on HELL’S KITCHEN and NEXT LEVEL CHEF, to navigate what the show might look like in 2023.

Here, De Angelis talks with Give Me My Remote about season 8, finding the right contestants, and more… Read more