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Kitchen Confidential
EMAILPRINTSERIES: Fox, Monday 8:30p (30 minutes)

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 17 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy
First Air Date: September 19, 2005
Summary
Starring Bradley Cooper, Bonnie Somerville, Owain Yeoman, Nicholas Brendon, Jaime King, and John Francis Daley
A single-camera, no-laugh-track comedy set behind the scenes in a big-time New York City restaurant, "Kitchen Confidential" is based on chef Anthony Bourdain's popular memoir.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
It embodies many of the same elements that made Star's HBO half-hour a winner. That means an energetic blend of sex, sophistication, outlandishness and rat-a-tat-tat dialogue spilling from the mouths of effortlessly attractive characters in a sleek setting.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
This is one smart, funny comedy that deserves better than the anemic time slot it’s getting.
Read Full Review >PopMattersSamantha Bornemann
So no, the jokes aren't as haute as the cuisine. But presentation, on the plate or on television, goes a long way, and Confidential has the look of a winner.
Read Full Review >San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum
The writing is sharp and sophisticated, avoiding the predictable sitcom cliches.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
Anyone who wants to take a walk on the wild side and lose an appetite in the process, your show has arrived.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Only a few scenes capture the swagger and passion that made Bourdain's memoir so enthralling.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
"Kitchen Confidential" holds more potential than tonight's decent if imperfect start, given Star's track record and casting.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
The antics, though, are standard sitcom - and, refreshingly, many actually are funny.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
'Kitchen Confidential" is the kind of new TV show that fits perfectly beside the adjective ''promising." Pilots sometimes strain to set up the entire series, and tonight's episode of ''Confidential" has its share of forced material.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
The biggest problem with Fox's "Kitchen Confidential" is that star Bradley Cooper... is far too appealing to play a bad-boy chef.
Read Full Review >Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
The cast is attractive, the show's look is sleek, the pace is frantic, but Kitchen Confidential isn't especially funny.
Read Full Review >The Onion A.V. Club
All the elements of a first-rate show are in place.... So why isn't it funnier?
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
It isn't a laugh-a-minute free-for-all.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesFrank Bruni
[Cooper's] presence [is] almost engaging enough to redeem an overstuffed, overbaked first episode.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
The writers seem to assume that life backstage at a glamorous New York restaurant is so inherently enticing, we'll just fall into the story on our own. Maybe, but a few sympathetic characters or amusing lines couldn't have hurt.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Confidential is a comedy hash - lots of heat, little taste.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Backstage antics are what's supposed to make "Kitchen Confidential" hilarious, but instead the characters just come off as juvenile.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tricia S gave it a10:
Puhleez bring it back! It's tasteful comedy without being boring. It's a laugh! It's refreshing after watching complicated plots within never ending plots of 24 or Lost. It has the potential to last as long as Friends did! It's a shame it was cancelled. What really happened?! There are shows out there that don't have the wit Kitchen Confidential has!
Audrey G gave it a10:
i thought this was wonderfully done and extremely funny. fox lost a viewer when they cancelled it!!
Scott J gave it a10:
Sad that Fox never gave this show a chance. It is another show that no one will see yet it was very, very good.
Cary H gave it a3:
Love the cast, but..........
Michael B gave it a10:
This is the first TV show that shows a lighter side to the fast paced, frantic life that we line dogs face, that is those of us that cook on the line in resturants on any given day or night. Please keep this show on.
niku n gave it a10:
love the show, love the concept and love the cast. perfect show, perfect combination that fox knows how to get attention from there audience. the humor began with the british man to the guy who was in buffy to the girl who played Ross' girlfriend on Friends. the show is perfect.
Jonathan J gave it a3:
Seems like a fake show.
