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Gordon Ramsay wins third season of Kitchen Nightmares on FOX

By April MacIntyre Mar 17, 2010, 16:56 GMT

British TV chef Gordon Ramsay (L) EPA/DANIEL DEME

Chef Gordon Ramsay is still on a roll.

FOX has ordered a third season of Kitchen Nightmares, the do-over restaurant revival show.

Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company made the announcement.

During the third season, Michelin-starred Chef Gordon Ramsay will travel the country visiting restaurants that are in desperate need of his help. With Ramsay’s reputation on the line, he will demand absolute excellence and perfection from the owners as he gives them advice on everything from food and décor to customer service and staff changes. With some training and reinforcement, Ramsay hopes to help breathe new life into these failing eateries or else many will be forced to close their doors forever.

In the next episode of KN airing Friday, March 19 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, Chef Ramsay visits Mama Rita’s, a struggling Mexican restaurant in Newbury Park, CA. Owner Laura dreams of honoring her grandmother’s cooking legacy, but finds the transition from a successful catering business to restaurant ownership challenging. With a chaotic atmosphere in the kitchen and a lack of leadership from management, this restaurant faces foreclosure if Gordon is unable to help Laura’s cooking staff add some spice back into their business.