Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

Series 5 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: Piccolo Teatro

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Date Published:
05/11/2007

Gordon heads to Paris to take on a Brazillian chef in a failing French restaurant run by a Scot

This week Gordon takes a sentimental journey back to Paris, the place where he spent his formative years as a chef. But in the city that is a gourmet's dream, he's about to encounter one of his worst ever Kitchen Nightmares.

Three years ago, feisty Scot Rachel made the jump from waitress to restaurateur and, together with best friend Stephanie, bought Piccolo Teatro, a bijou vegetarian restaurant in Paris, on a mission to convert the carnivorous French into a nation of vegetarians.

But handicapped by her total lack of experience she is struggling to keep the restaurant afloat. She can't motivate her staff, she doesn't bother opening for lunch and the punters are totally turned off by the awful rabbit food she's dishing up. As a result Piccolo Teatro is losing £5,500 a month.

Gordon's on hand with a radical plan for an emergency wake-up call. But the combination of Rachel's stubbornness and an eccentric Brazilian chef, incapable of preparing edible food, could prove too much even for the Ramsay remedy.

Will Gordon be able to perform an eleventh-hour miracle, or is he about to admit defeat?


Gordon pulls no punches when it comes to getting the job done. What do you think of his tough love tactics? Does the big man have a point or does all that swearing leave you with a bad taste in your mouth? Leave your comments below

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  1. Why can I not watch this? This on demand service is a shambles. As for the India girl i bumped into her last night in Edinburgh. She's really nice :)
    Posted by Connor on 25/08/2009 14:09:32
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  2. Loved the show My daughter has celiacs disease and I need you to tell me where we can get your recipes for this show (chili, salad and more thank you) thank you merle
    Posted by Merle Werseen on 03/02/2009 17:45:55
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  3. http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/TV-chef-gives-India-a.3741453.jp Turns out she's got a permanent position at Boxwood
    Posted by Chris on 22/11/2008 13:44:15
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  4. Hello,,,Can you please tell me whatever happened to the female chef called India from the piccolo, I know she went to work in one of Gordons kitchen's, Would love to know how she is doing and where she is now. Thank You Irene
    Posted by ebonyeyes on 20/11/2008 22:10:43
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  5. Every person doesn't respond to the same tactics. I like his passion and business accumen but tough love isn't always going to work. Sometimes you need to use honey love. Why did the person want a restaurant in the first place? Tap into the true driver of their behaviour.
    Posted by Kev on 13/10/2008 19:22:47
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