Pesadilla en la cocina

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Pesadilla en la cocina
GenreFood reality
Based on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Written byMarta Machuca
José Miguel Romo
Óscar Prol
Pablo Aguinaga
Directed byMaría Ascen Recarte
José Rueda
Presented by Alberto Chicote
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes103
Production
Executive producerEdi Walter
Production companyEyeWorks Cuatro Cabezas
Release
Original network laSexta
Original releaseOctober 25, 2012 (2012-10-25) 
present

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.

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History

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 2007.

In 2010, Spanish TV station Nova, owned by Grupo Antena 3 (now Atresmedia), started airing both the British and American versions of the show, notching notable rating figures for the channel's standards. In 2012, right before its merging into Grupo Antena 3, laSexta acquired the rights to the format and started preparing the launch of the Spanish version of the show, which would be named Pesadilla en la cocina (the same title under which Nova still airs Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and Kitchen Nightmares to this day). Pesadilla en la cocina premiered on laSexta's prime time slot on October 25, 2012. [1] The chef selected to host the format was Madrid-born Alberto Chicote, who was named restaurateur of the year in Spain in 2006 and was the owner of Pandelujo, named restaurant of the year in 2010. [2]

Failures and controversies

Aside of the closures listed above, Pesadilla en la cocina has also seen some controversial incidents. The most notorious of them happened in Bilbao, when Chicote went to help La Reina del Arenal and its annex Opila. The owners asked the station not to air the episode about them claiming they had been coerced, and claimed it had been manipulated after its broadcast. Also, Chicote was accused of homophobic behaviour when he told one of the owners that he looked "like a little girl" and asked him if he would "put anything into his mouth". [10]

Other person who raised his voice against Pesadilla en la cocina was Cristóbal, the owner of El Yugo de Castilla (Boecillo, Valladolid), personal friend of Alberto Chicote, who completely ignored his advice after filming. Later he would claim that his suggestions were not adequate and that the renovation made his restaurant look worse. El Yugo would remain closed to the public and serving only personal requests until 2016.

Episode list

Season 1

#RestaurantCuisineLocationAir dateMill. viewers
(Share)
Current
status
1La TanaSpanish Pinto, Madrid October 25, 20122.802 (13.7%)Sold
2Da VinciSpanish Moraira, Alicante November 1, 20122.483 (12.7%)Closed
3El gusto es nuestroSpanish Villa de Vallecas, Madrid November 8, 20122.517 (12.4%)Sold
4El último AgaveMexican Eixample, Barcelona November 15, 20122.154 (10.2%)Closed
5El Castro de LugoSpanish Tetuán, Madrid November 22, 20123.01 (15.3%)Closed
6Dómine CabraSpanishLas Letras, Madrid November 29, 20122.508 (12.3%)Closed
7La Reina del Arenal & OpilaSpanish Bilbao, Biscay December 6, 20122.366 (12%)Open
8Osaka (renamed To-Toro)Japanese Ronda, Málaga December 13, 20122.479 (12.4%)Sold
9SagarIndian Salamanca, Madrid December 20, 20122.428 (12.4%)Open
10La ErmitaSpanish Alcobendas, Madrid January 13, 20132.097 (10.1%)Closed
11El BodegónSpanish Guadalajara January 20, 20132.292 (11%)Open
12El Pozo ViejoSpanish Marbella, Málaga January 27, 20131.932 (8.8%)Sold

Season 2

#RestaurantCuisineLocationAir dateMill. viewers
(Share)
Current
status
13KatayJapanese Tomares, Seville May 9, 20132.302 (11.6%)Closed
14El Yugo de CastillaSpanish Boecillo, Valladolid May 16, 20132.244 (11.3%)Closed
15La MansiónSpanish Navalcarnero, Madrid May 23, 20132.201 (11.3%)Open
16La ZapateríaSpanishSol, Madrid May 30, 20132.602 (13.4%)Sold
17Nou SetSpanish Premià de Mar, Barcelona June 6, 20132.455 (12.8%)Sold
18Parador de Villa (renamed Prost)Spanish Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid June 13, 20132.383 (13%)Sold
19VivaldiItalian Sants, Barcelona June 20, 20132.964 (16.3%)Closed
20El Chiringuito del Tío Matías (renamed El Cubano)SpanishAguadulce, Almería June 27, 20132.319 (14.7%)Open

Season 3

#RestaurantCuisineLocationAir dateMill. viewers
(Share)
Current
status
21Taberna La ConchaSpanishEl Rocío, Huelva January 27, 20142.751 (12.8%)Open
22Las Noches de MoscúRussian Malasaña, Madrid January 27, 20142.121 (13.6%)Closed
23La BarricaSpanish Alcalá de Henares, Madrid February 3, 20142.498 (12.1%)Sold
24AnouSpanish Valencia February 10, 20142.479 (11.8%)Open
25Taberna La GoyescaSpanish Tetuán, Madrid February 17, 20142.162 (10.4%)Open
26What happened to...? (1)(La Tana, La Zapatería, Nou Set, El Yugo de Castilla, El Último Agave)February 24, 20142.466 (11.8%)
27Cool Palace (renamed La Panmediterránea)Spanish Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid March 3, 20142.357 (11.6%)Closed
28PicanhaBrazilian Chamberí, Madrid March 10, 20141.826 (9.2%)Closed
29Sip Bar (renamed Flor de Tapa)Spanish Miami, Florida, United States March 17, 20142.053 (10.2%)Closed
30La Masia de l'EraSpanish La Riera de Gaià, Tarragona March 24, 20142.596 (12.3%)Closed
31El Gran CaféSpanish Coslada, Madrid March 31, 20142.488 (11.8%)Open
32PicassoSpanish Los Abrigos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife April 7, 20142.666 (12.8%)Sold
33L'OrbayuSpanish Las Vegas, Asturias April 21, 20142.508 (12.4%)Closed
34Alcalá UnoDosCincoSpanish Salamanca, Madrid April 28, 20142.373 (11.7%)Closed
35El PuertoSpanish Benidorm, Alicante May 5, 20142.662 (13.1%)Open
36La Parrilla de PoliBulgarian Aluche, Madrid May 12, 20142.347 (11.4%)Sold
3734 Bar (renamed F. M. Food and Music)Spanish Cercedilla, Madrid May 19, 20142.621 (12.7%)Closed
38El EdénSpanish Sants, Barcelona May 26, 20142.504 (11.9%)Closed
39What happened to...? (2)(La Barrica, Anou, El Bodegón, Taberna La Concha, Sagar)June 2, 20142.267 (11.1%)
40The 7 Capital Sins of Pesadilla en la CocinaJune 9, 20141.682 (8.5%)

Season 4

#RestaurantCuisineLocationAir dateMill. viewers
(Share)
Current
status
41La EstaciónSpanish Las Torres de Cotillas, Murcia April 15, 20152.265 (11.6%)Closed
42KarmaMoroccan San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid April 15, 20151.854 (14.2%)Closed
43Le TerrazzeItalian Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza April 22, 20151.724 (9%)Closed
44Brasas (renamed La Mariña de Luarca)Spanish Luarca, Asturias April 22, 20151.607 (12.5%)Open
45Sukur (renamed La Retama)Greek Barri Gòtic, Barcelona April 29, 20152.066 (10.5%)Sold
46La Hamburguesía (renamed La Broqueta)Spanish Alcoy, Alicante May 6, 20151.844 (9.6%)Sold
47Mesón GaliciaSpanish Hamburg, Germany May 13, 20151.768 (9.6%)Open
48El MontecilloSpanishPuerto de la Torre, Málaga May 20, 20152.101 (10.8%)Closed
49What happened to...? (3)(El Puerto, El Cubano, Dómine Cabra, El Edén)May 27, 20151.929 (10.1%)
50La TabernetaSpanish Eixample, Barcelona June 3, 20152.082 (11.2%)Sold
51La CorteSpanish Fuenlabrada, Madrid June 10, 20152.236 (12%)Re-opened
52YatiriSpanish Ibiza June 17, 20152.171 (11.6%)Closed
53L'OlivéAndorran Andorra la Vella, Andorra June 24, 20152.1 (12.2%)Open
54What happened to...? (4)(La Parrilla de Poli, La Panmediterránea, La Estación, Prost)July 1, 20151.634 (9.9%)
55Pesadilla en la Cocina in 10 RoundsJuly 8, 20151.038 (6.8%)
56The Handbook to Save Your RestaurantJuly 15, 20150.837 (5.7%)

Season 5

#RestaurantCuisineLocationAir dateMill. viewers
(Share)
Current
status
57Némesis (renamed Némesis Waterfront Restaurant)Spanish Badalona, Barcelona September 22, 20161.831 (11.1%)Sold
58Don Super Pollo (renamed Leña al Pollo)Spanish Mataró, Barcelona September 22, 20161.383 (15.2%)Sold
59EleSpanish Utrecht, Netherlands September 29, 20161.911 (11.4%)Open
60Hot Beach (renamed Gold Beach)Spanish Alicante October 6, 20161.758 (10.1%)Sold
61Irlanda (renamed Lembranzas de Irlanda) [note 1] Spanish Ferrol, A Coruña October 13, 20161.919 (11%)Open
62Baltias (renamed Baltias Pantone)Spanish Madrid October 20, 20162.113 (11.8%)Closed
63Asador Juan de AustriaSpanish Villarejo de Salvanés, Madrid October 27, 20161.907 (10.7%)Closed
64Pizzeria Il TartufoItalian Ubrique, Cádiz November 3, 20162.016 (11.8%)Closed
65House CaféSpanish Pinos Genil, Granada November 10, 20162.201 (12.9%)Open
66La terraza de RocíoSpanish Valencina de la Concepción, Seville November 17, 20162.404 (14.1%)Sold
67Café Zamora (renamed El Zamora)Spanish Zamora November 24, 20162.463 (14.3%)Open
68María La Portuguesa (renamed Cheespain)PortugueseSol, Madrid December 1, 20162.369 (13.3%)Sold
69El ReySpanishBalsicas, Murcia December 15, 20162.287 (13,2%)Open
  1. Reverted to its original name after the episode was aired.

Season 6

#RestaurantCuisineLocationAir dateMill. viewers
(Share)
Current
status
70Christmas Eve NightmaresDecember 24, 20170.367 (4%)
71MizunaThai Girona May 9, 20181.46 (8.7%)Closed
72Casa PiliSpanish Castro Urdiales, Cantabria May 16, 20181.641 (9.8%)Sold
73Generación del 27 (renamed Taberna del Sur)Spanish Almería May 23, 20181.506 (9%)Closed
74A Cañada (renamed Delic Experience)Spanish Las Acacias, Madrid May 30, 20181.778 (10.2%)Closed
75El RosalSpanish Córdoba June 6, 20181.741 (9.8%)Open
76Tetería NazaríSpanish Melilla June 13, 20181.907 (11.5%)Open
77El Racó MarítimSpanish Valencia June 20, 20181.934 (11.9%)Sold
78La Casuca (renamed El Figón del Norte)Spanish Móstoles, Madrid June 27, 20181.951 (12.5%)Closed
79Olé Jatetxea (renamed Maltea)Spanish Pamplona, Navarre July 4, 20181.683 (11.1%)Open
80PhoenixSpanish Elche, Alicante July 11, 20181.692 (11.3%)Closed

Season 7

#RestaurantCuisineLocationAir dateMill. viewers
(Share)
Current
status
81Mosto TejeroSpanish Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz October 3, 20191.288 (9.4%)Closed
82La Cueva de Juan (renamed La Cueva)Spanish Paiporta, Valencia October 10, 20191.279 (8.6%)Sold
83El Jardín del Pensador (renamed El Jardín)Spanish Plasencia, Cáceres October 17, 20191.202 (8.4%)Closed
84El SubmarinoSpanish Food truck in Barcelona October 24, 20191.363 (9.4%)Temporarily closed
85Pepe's CantinaMexican / Spanish Rota, Cádiz October 31, 20191.041 (7.9%)Closed
86A la Parrilla (renamed Casa Cacenebo)Spanish Badajoz November 14, 20191.328 (9%)Closed
87La TarantellaItalian Barcelona November 21, 20191.04 (7.1%)Closed
88LolailoSpanish Valencia November 28, 20191.257 (8.7%)Closed
89Reina Mariana (renamed Il Nuevo Piero)Italian / Spanish Valencia December 12, 20191.16 (8%)Sold
90El Rincón de Montse (renamed El Cucharón de Daganzo)Spanish Daganzo de Arriba, Madrid December 19, 20191.188 (7.5%)Closed
91El CantábricoSpanish Cádiz January 9, 20201.334 (8.6%)Closed
92TigrisMoroccan Alcorcón, Madrid January 16, 20201.076 (7.1%)Open
93RusiñolSpanish Aranjuez, Madrid January 23, 20201.095 (6.9%)Closed
94El Legado de AndrésSpanish Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres January 30, 20201.005 (6.6%)Open
95La Habana (renamed La Foguera)Spanish Gijón, Asturias February 6, 20200.870 (5.6%)Closed
96La MadrinaEcuadorian Villaverde, Madrid February 13, 20200.872 (5.6%)Open

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