Hi Peter,
With 3 chefs, the number of people in the dining room remain the same...
what we do is have the sous chefs help out in the kitchen to handle the load.
Thanks for watching,
Kent Weed
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Heidi,
I like your thinking. We have discussed doing a challenge on a plane or for the passengers and flight crew. Something to think about in the future..thanks.
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Athena,
Julia ended up going to culinary school and I believe worked in Las Vegas for a while.
(2) On Kitchen Nightmares, is Gordon really confronted with such resistant Restaurant owners? It seems if I had the ear of one of the best Chef's in the world at my restaurant, I would do anything he asked me to do. Unlike the chefs in HK, these people are not looking for Gordon's respect. Yes it is all real.
(3) Can you give us an update on how the previous winners are doing in their current restaurants or if they've moved on?
To my knowledge all are still cooking. Everybody is different and I don't really know the exact situation for everyone. Someone wrote about Rock doing a cooking segment and being a spokesperson for charities. They all look back on the experience as one of the best of their lives.
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Scott,
Use any of the lessons you want from the show if you think it will help you.
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Hi Melanie- HK is not open all year around. Although It is a fully functioning restaurant, it is specifically built for taping the series each year. It is built in a soundstage, actually 2 soundstages side by side. You would never know that is wasn't a real restaurant as we do everything to give the diners a feeling of being in a real restaurant.
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Cheryl,
January is when we film the next installment. Contact the production company and put in a request.
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Chris and Carrie- We were thinking about adding a dart board.. In this season, although you probably wont ever see it, there is a fuseball game in his office.
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Hi Tom~
Yes they see and hear nearly everything. The closer you are, the more you hear. Sometimes we interview guests as they leave but they all fill out comment forms
Do they send their food back because it's not right?
Absolutely...
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Keith.. regarding, Why do the chefs/cooks seem to have trouble cooking?
I think when they enter a stressful environment, some of the chefs freeze or forget what they learned. Also for some of the chefs, the way Gordon runs his kitchen is not what they are used to and the fact that they are not in familiar surroundings adds up to the problems they encounter.
Kent
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John C,
Hey john, it typically takes 30-36 days to film an entire season of HK. We normally shoot an episode every 2 days.
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Kim and Pete,
The chefs are all given a HK bible complete with recipes and pictures. They have hours upon hours to practice and perfect the recipes. Every dish should look the same in both kitchens. Why they don't is a mystery to me, but it makes for fun tv to watch.
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Hi Kathi,
Regarding editing of the episodes. The characters you see are not made to look any different than how they appeared while we are filming. We cast very interesting people that all are extremely passionate about what they do. We have over 82 cameras to capture nearly every waking and sleeping moment.
Kent
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Bill,
HK is not open all year round, to get a reservation at Hk, just need to contact the production during taping times. We shoot in Culver City Next opportunity will be in January of 2010. No cost to the diners, other than their time an patience.
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While in HK, they are not allowed any phone calls, newpapers or TV. We want them to be totally focused on their job which is to be a chef. While the Contestants live in Hell's Kitchen, they have very little knowledge of the outside world. They have one day off a week, where they get to go outside or see a movie possibly.
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