Pesadilla en la cocina

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Pesadilla en la cocina
GenreFood reality
Based onRamsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Written byMarta Machuca
José Miguel Romo
Óscar Prol
Pablo Aguinaga
Directed byMaría Ascen Recarte
José Rueda
Presented byAlberto Chicote
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes88 (aired as of December 7, 2019)
Production
Executive producerEdi Walter
Production companyEyeWorks Cuatro Cabezas
Release
Original networklaSexta
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.

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[]

  • El Castro de Lugo, in Madrid, closed shortly before the episode about it aired.[3] Besides, the cook, who was portrayed on the show as an absent-minded and extremely devout woman, claimed everything was scripted and she had been forced to play that role. She also added that the part where she was shown praying in a nearby church was filmed without her consent.[4]
  • Da Vinci (renamed Nuevo Da Vinci while filming), in Moraira (Alicante) closed two weeks later than El Castro. Its owner claimed that Chicote's advice had proven useless and criticized statements made by Chicote on El Hormiguero.[5] Later the owner's son refuted him claiming that the changes Chicote suggested were good for business, but were not useful because of the lack of commitment of his father.[6]
  • In June 2013, it was announced that Japanese restaurant To-Toro (formerly Osaka), located in Ronda (Málaga) was closing its doors.[7]
  • La Ermita, in Madrid, closed during the summer of 2013 for undisclosed reasons.
  • Katay, in Tomares (Seville), was closed by its owners in October 2013. They thanked the crew of the show for their efforts.
  • In 2014, Sip Bar (renamed Flor de Tapa while filming), in Miami (Florida, United States), closed once Chicote helped them. The current status of the restaurant is unknown, since its Facebook page still features its old name and has no recent references. It has been reported to have closed forever.
  • L'Orbayu, in Las Vegas (Asturias) closed in June 2013, apparently due to its owner's health issues.
  • La Hamburguesía (renamed La Broqueta while filming), in Alcoy (Alicante) saw a rare case of double sell in which the original owners, with the restaurant recently renovated after shooting the show, sold it only for the new owner to sell it again shortly after. They were accused of illegally profiting from the show.[8]
  • For the relaunch of restaurant Yatiri in Ibiza, the crew of the show organized a press conference with local media, something unheard of until then. However, the restaurant failed to stay afloat and was sold soon after.[9]

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[]

# Restaurant Cuisine Location Air date Mill. viewers
(Share) 		Current
status
1 La Tana Spanish Pinto, Madrid October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25) 2.802 (13.7%) Sold
2 Da Vinci Spanish Moraira, Alicante November 1, 2012 (2012-11-01) 2.483 (12.7%) Closed
3 El gusto es nuestro Spanish Villa de Vallecas, Madrid November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08) 2.517 (12.4%) Sold
4 El último Agave Mexican Eixample, Barcelona November 15, 2012 (2012-11-15) 2.154 (10.2%) Closed
5 El Castro de Lugo Spanish Tetuán, Madrid November 22, 2012 (2012-11-22) 3.01 (15.3%) Closed
6 Dómine Cabra Spanish Las Letras, Madrid November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) 2.508 (12.3%) Closed
7 La Reina del Arenal & Opila Spanish Bilbao, Biscay December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06) 2.366 (12%) Open
8 Osaka (renamed To-Toro) Japanese Ronda, Málaga December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) 2.479 (12.4%) Sold
9 Sagar Indian Salamanca, Madrid December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20) 2.428 (12.4%) Open
10 La Ermita Spanish Alcobendas, Madrid January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13) 2.097 (10.1%) Closed
11 El Bodegón Spanish Guadalajara January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20) 2.292 (11%) Open
12 El Pozo Viejo Spanish Marbella, Málaga January 27, 2013 (2013-01-27) 1.932 (8.8%) Sold

Season 2[]

# Restaurant Cuisine Location Air date Mill. viewers
(Share) 		Current
status
13 Katay Japanese Tomares, Seville May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09) 2.302 (11.6%) Closed
14 El Yugo de Castilla Spanish Boecillo, Valladolid May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) 2.244 (11.3%) Closed
15 La Mansión Spanish Navalcarnero, Madrid May 23, 2013 (2013-05-23) 2.201 (11.3%) Open
16 La Zapatería Spanish Sol, Madrid May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30) 2.602 (13.4%) Sold
17 Nou Set Spanish Premià de Mar, Barcelona June 6, 2013 (2013-06-06) 2.455 (12.8%) Sold
18 Parador de Villa (renamed Prost) Spanish Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13) 2.383 (13%) Sold
19 Vivaldi Italian Sants, Barcelona June 20, 2013 (2013-06-20) 2.964 (16.3%) Closed
20 El Chiringuito del Tío Matías (renamed El Cubano) Spanish Aguadulce, Almería June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27) 2.319 (14.7%) Open

Season 3[]

# Restaurant Cuisine Location Air date Mill. viewers
(Share) 		Current
status
21 Taberna La Concha Spanish El Rocío, Huelva January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27) 2.751 (12.8%) Open
22 Las Noches de Moscú Russian Malasaña, Madrid January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27) 2.121 (13.6%) Open
23 La Barrica Spanish Alcalá de Henares, Madrid February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03) 2.498 (12.1%) Sold
24 Anou Spanish Valencia February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10) 2.479 (11.8%) Open
25 Taberna La Goyesca Spanish Tetuán, Madrid February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) 2.162 (10.4%) Open
26 What happened to...? (1) (La Tana, La Zapatería, Nou Set, El Yugo de Castilla, El Último Agave) February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24) 2.466 (11.8%) N/A
27 Cool Palace (renamed La Panmediterránea) Spanish Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid March 3, 2014 (2014-03-03) 2.357 (11.6%) Closed
28 Picanha Brazilian Chamberí, Madrid March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10) 1.826 (9.2%) Closed
29 Sip Bar (renamed Flor de Tapa) Spanish Miami, Florida, United States March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17) 2.053 (10.2%) Closed
30 La Masia de l'Era Spanish La Riera de Gaià, Tarragona March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24) 2.596 (12.3%) Closed
31 El Gran Café Spanish Coslada, Madrid March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31) 2.488 (11.8%) Open
32 Picasso Spanish Los Abrigos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07) 2.666 (12.8%) Sold
33 L'Orbayu Spanish Las Vegas, Asturias April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21) 2.508 (12.4%) Closed
34 Alcalá UnoDosCinco Spanish Salamanca, Madrid April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28) 2.373 (11.7%) Closed
35 El Puerto Spanish Benidorm, Alicante May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05) 2.662 (13.1%) Open
36 La Parrilla de Poli Bulgarian Aluche, Madrid May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12) 2.347 (11.4%) Sold
37 34 Bar (renamed F. M. Food and Music) Spanish Cercedilla, Madrid May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19) 2.621 (12.7%) Closed
38 El Edén Spanish Sants, Barcelona May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26) 2.504 (11.9%) Closed
39 What happened to...? (2) (La Barrica, Anou, El Bodegón, Taberna La Concha, Sagar) June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02) 2.267 (11.1%) N/A
40 The 7 Capital Sins of Pesadilla en la Cocina June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09) 1.682 (8.5%) N/A

Season 4[]

# Restaurant Cuisine Location Air date Mill. viewers
(Share) 		Current
status
41 La Estación Spanish Las Torres de Cotillas, Murcia April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15) 2.265 (11.6%) Closed
42 Karma Moroccan San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15) 1.854 (14.2%) Closed
43 Le Terrazze Italian Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza April 22, 2015 (2015-04-22) 1.724 (9%) Closed
44 Brasas (renamed La Mariña de Luarca) Spanish Luarca, Asturias April 22, 2015 (2015-04-22) 1.607 (12.5%) Open
45 Sukur (renamed La Retama) Greek Barri Gòtic, Barcelona April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29) 2.066 (10.5%) Sold
46 La Hamburguesía (renamed La Broqueta) Spanish Alcoy, Alicante May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06) 1.844 (9.6%) Sold
47 Mesón Galicia Spanish Hamburg, Germany May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13) 1.768 (9.6%) Open
48 El Montecillo Spanish Puerto de la Torre, Málaga May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20) 2.101 (10.8%) Closed
49 What happened to...? (3) (El Puerto, El Cubano, Dómine Cabra, El Edén) May 27, 2015 (2015-05-27) 1.929 (10.1%) N/A
50 La Taberneta Spanish Eixample, Barcelona June 3, 2015 (2015-06-03) 2.082 (11.2%) Sold
51 La Corte Spanish Fuenlabrada, Madrid June 10, 2015 (2015-06-10) 2.236 (12%) Re-opened
52 Yatiri Spanish Ibiza June 17, 2015 (2015-06-17) 2.171 (11.6%) Closed
53 L'Olivé Andorran Andorra la Vella, Andorra June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24) 2.1 (12.2%) Open
54 What happened to...? (4) (La Parrilla de Poli, La Panmediterránea, La Estación, Prost) July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1.634 (9.9%) N/A
55 Pesadilla en la Cocina in 10 Rounds July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) 1.038 (6.8%) N/A
56 The Handbook to Save Your Restaurant July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) 0.837 (5.7%) N/A

Season 5[]

# Restaurant Cuisine Location Air date Mill. viewers
(Share) 		Current
status
57 Némesis (renamed Némesis Waterfront Restaurant) Spanish Badalona, Barcelona September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) 1.831 (11.1%) Sold
58 Don Super Pollo (renamed Leña al Pollo) Spanish Mataró, Barcelona September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) 1.383 (15.2%) Sold
59 Ele Spanish Utrecht, Netherlands September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29) 1.911 (11.4%) Open
60 Hot Beach (renamed Gold Beach) Spanish Alicante October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06) 1.758 (10.1%) Sold
61 Irlanda (renamed Lembranzas de Irlanda)[note 1] Spanish Ferrol, A Coruña October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13) 1.919 (11%) Open
62 Baltias (renamed Baltias Pantone) Spanish Madrid October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20) 2.113 (11.8%) Closed
63 Asador Juan de Austria Spanish Villarejo de Salvanés, Madrid October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) 1.907 (10.7%) Closed
64 Pizzeria Il Tartufo Italian Ubrique, Cádiz November 3, 2016 (2016-11-03) 2.016 (11.8%) Closed
65 House Café Spanish Pinos Genil, Granada November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10) 2.201 (12.9%) Open
66 La terraza de Rocío Spanish Valencina de la Concepción, Seville November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17) 2.404 (14.1%) Sold
67 Café Zamora (renamed El Zamora) Spanish Zamora November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24) 2.463 (14.3%) Open
68 María La Portuguesa (renamed Cheespain) Portuguese Sol, Madrid December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01) 2.369 (13.3%) Sold
69 El Rey Spanish Balsicas, Murcia December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15) 2.287 (13,2%) Open
  1. ^ Reverted to its original name after the episode was aired.

Season 6[]

# Restaurant Cuisine Location Air date Mill. viewers
(Share) 		Current
status
70 Christmas Eve Nightmares December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24) 0.367 (4%) N/A
71 Mizuna Thai Girona May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09) 1.46 (8.7%) Closed
72 Casa Pili Spanish Castro Urdiales, Cantabria May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) 1.641 (9.8%) Sold
73 Generación del 27 (renamed Taberna del Sur) Spanish Almería May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23) 1.506 (9%) Closed
74 A Cañada (renamed Delic Experience) Spanish Las Acacias, Madrid May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30) 1.778 (10.2%) Closed
75 El Rosal Spanish Córdoba June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06) 1.741 (9.8%) Open
76 Tetería Nazarí Spanish Melilla June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13) 1.907 (11.5%) Open
77 El Racó Marítim Spanish Valencia June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20) 1.934 (11.9%) Sold
78 La Casuca (renamed El Figón del Norte) Spanish Móstoles, Madrid June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) 1.951 (12.5%) Closed
79 Olé Jatetxea (renamed Maltea) Spanish Pamplona, Navarre July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04) 1.683 (11.1%) Open
80 Phoenix Spanish Elche, Alicante July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11) 1.692 (11.3%) Closed

Season 7[]

# Restaurant Cuisine Location Air date Mill. viewers
(Share) 		Current
status
81 Mosto Tejero Spanish Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) 1.288 (9.4%) Closed
82 La Cueva de Juan (renamed La Cueva) Spanish Paiporta, Valencia October 10, 2019 (2019-10-10) 1.279 (8.6%) Sold
83 El Jardín del Pensador (renamed El Jardín) Spanish Plasencia, Cáceres October 17, 2019 (2019-10-17) 1.202 (8.4%) Closed
84 El Submarino Spanish Food truck in Barcelona October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24) 1.363 (9.4%) Temporarily closed
85 Pepe's Cantina Mexican / Spanish Rota, Cádiz October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31) 1.041 (7.9%) Closed
86 A la Parrilla (renamed Casa Cacenebo) Spanish Badajoz November 14, 2019 (2019-11-14) 1.328 (9%) Closed
87 La Tarantella Italian Barcelona November 21, 2019 (2019-11-21) 1.04 (7.1%) Closed
88 Lolailo Spanish Valencia November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28) 1.257 (8.7%) Closed
89 Reina Mariana (renamed Il Nuevo Piero) Italian / Spanish Valencia December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12) 1.16 (8%) Sold
90 El Rincón de Montse (renamed El Cucharón de Daganzo) Spanish Daganzo de Arriba, Madrid December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19) 1.188 (7.5%) Closed
91 El Cantábrico Spanish Cádiz January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) 1.334 (8.6%) Closed
92 Tigris Moroccan Alcorcón, Madrid January 16, 2020 (2020-01-16) 1.076 (7.1%) Open
93 Rusiñol Spanish Aranjuez, Madrid January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23) 1.095 (6.9%) Closed
94 El Legado de Andrés Spanish Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres January 30, 2020 (2020-01-30) 1.005 (6.6%) Open
95 La Habana (renamed La Foguera) Spanish Gijón, Asturias February 6, 2020 (2020-02-06) 0.870 (5.6%) Closed
96 La Madrina Ecuadorian Villaverde, Madrid February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13) 0.872 (5.6%) Open

References[]

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  2. ^ "Alberto Chicote recorrerá España con 'Pesadilla en la cocina' para salvar negocios de hostelería al borde de la quiebra". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ^ "La última "Pesadilla en la cocina" de Chicote, el Castro de Lugo, cierra". Vertele (in Spanish). 26 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Chicote tenía que quedar como un héroe y nosotros como unos guarros. Yo sólo actuaba. Lo que ellos me decían, lo hacía". El Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). 26 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ^ "El cierre de un segundo restaurante se convierte en la 'Pesadilla' de Chicote". Vertele (in Spanish). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ^ ""Chicote dio el 200%, pero mi padre le culpa para echar balones fuera"". Vertele (in Spanish). 4 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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  9. ^ "El Yatiri, el restaurante ibicenco de 'Pesadilla en la cocina', fracasa en su intento de reflote y se traspasa". NouDiari (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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