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• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001THCMVS
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You may already own this, January 19, 2009

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Rodney L. Hayes (Hamden, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Complete UK Series 1 (DVD)

A great show & the reason I came to love Gordon Ramsay in the first place (from the airings of these episodes on BBC America). These episodes are uncensored, so be prepared to hear F-Bombs droping throughout the shows.

But be warned: If you were lucky enough to pick up "Kitchen Nightmares: Vol. 1", then you already have all the episodes on this release. Volume 1 actually has all the episodes from Series 1 & 2. Volume 2 has all the episodes from Series 3 & 4. Volumes 1 & 2 were a Canadian release & were sold thru Amazon for a short time (Amazon is where I got mine). Sadly, it looks like they are no longer available thru Amazon.

If you don't have Volume 1, then by all means order this Series 1 DVD. If you do have Volume 1, then you are just buying the same episodes that you already have.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's simple, it's rustic and it's DELICIOUS, March 9, 2009

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Reine des Coeurs "reine_des_coeurs" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Complete UK Series 1 (DVD)

Finally, in all it's uncensored glory, the first series of the UK "Kitchen Nightmares" has arrived! The first four original episodes and Gordon's revisits are:

1. Bonaparte's
2. The Glass House
3. The Walnut Tree
4. Moore Place

Bonaparte's is notoriously known to KN watchers as the restaurant whose owner, Sue Ray tried unsuccessfully to sue GR. Also, the young head chef Tim not only served Gordon a rancid scallop, but didn't even know how to make an omlette. The Glass House features one of Gordon's least favorite (and bad risotto making) chefs, Richard. The man seriously had a risotto with pomegranate on the menu. The Walnut Tree, whose owner basically refused to take Gordon's advice is a classic example of a restaurant desperately holding on to past glory. Moore Place was the big purple monster where the deep fryer and microwaves worked longer hours than the kitchen brigade.

It's a great show, with none of the overblown music and 'impending doom' narration of the US version. Bring on Series 2, 3, 4 & 5!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Show If You Cook or Not!, January 15, 2009

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Matt J. Rose "Blu Aficionado" (Green Bay, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Complete UK Series 1 (DVD)

I caught this one night on tv and was hooked! I love to cook and be in the kitchen, so this was a good fit. Its interesting to get an inside view of some fancy (and some not so) restaurants and see how things work...and well don't.

Ramsay is hard on these people and its good, you can tell he has a love for food and quality! All in all the show is pretty quick paced, with some pretty rough times for these restaurant owners and employees. I will caution you though some of the episodes will make you never wanna eat out again :(

I will be purchasing this on DVD as soon as it releases!