Kitchen Confidential: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Celebrity chef Jack Bourdain, currently making pizzas at a chain restaurant, is offered an opportunity to become head chef of Nolita, a hip New York City restaurant. Pino, the owner of the establishment, has 300 reservations on the bookS and no food, crew or chef. He gives Jack the job and 48 hours to get it done. Jack raids other kitchens, bringing in an all-star team of chefs from his past. When a food critic Jack met during his wild days comes to Nolita, things have a horrible way of going wrong. Chaos ensues, but there is hope - the food critic gives Nolita a rave review on the "Exile on Main Street".

Series details

• Title: Kitchen Confidential
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Food
• Premiere date: 2005-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-01-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 4181

Cast and credited roles

• Bradley Cooper — Jack Bourdain
• Owain Yeoman — Stephen Daedalus
• Bonnie Somerville — Mimi Lugeria
• Jaime King — Tanya
• John Francis Daley — Jim
• Nicholas Brendon — Seth Richman
• Frank Langella — Pino Lugeria
• John Cho — Teddy Wong
• Sam Pancake — Cameron

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-09-19; final listed air date 2006-01-23; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kitchen Confidential on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.