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Kitchen Confidential

Jack Bourdain, a once famous chef, has hit rock bottom. Out of the blue, Jack is offered an opportunity to get back in the game as head chef at a top New York restaurant. There's just one problem: the owner gives Jack a mere 48 hours to fully staff his kitchen and prepare to dazzle over 300 customers - including the food critic for the New York Times.

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Bradley Cooper
Jack Bourdain
Nicholas Brendon
Seth Richman
John Francis Daley
Jim

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Episode 1

Exile on Main Street

Mon, Sep 19, 2005

Once the hottest chef in New York City, Jack Bourdain's bouts with womanizing, brawling, and drug and alcohol abuse have landed him in the kitchen of an embarrassing family eatery. Salvation comes when he's hired as the head chef of Nolita, a trendy new haute cuisine restaurant, and he must quickly assemble his staff of degenerate chefs, deal with a scheming head waitress, and impress New York's top food critic, who happens to be his ex-girlfriend.

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Awards

  • 2006 - WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy - nominated

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