The Restaurant

The Restaurant is a reality television series that aired on NBC in 2003, with a second season broadcasting in 2004. The series had encore presentations on CNBC and Bravo. Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito opened the Gramercy Park, New York City, restaurant Union Pacific in August, 1997. The NBC series, it was announced, would follow DiSpirito as he launched and operated a new Manhattan restaurant. The first season revolved around the construction and opening of Rocco's on 22nd, scheduled to open in five weeks. Some 7.5 million viewers tuned in for the July 20, 2003 premiere focusing on the search for a location and construction work for the new restaurant. Among the 2000 people who showed up hoping to be hired were various actors, models and show business hopefuls. In addition to Rocco's mother, Nicolina DiSpirito, known for her famous meatballs, the show's on-camera personnel included David Miller, Alex Corrado, Domiziano Arcangeli, Heather Kristin, Natalie Norman, Topher Goodman, Lisa Wurzel, Brian Allen, Gideon Horowitz, Heather Snell, Amanda Congdon, Pete Giovine, Uzay Tumer, Emily Shaw, Lonn Coward, Carrie Keranen, Colleen Fitzgerald, Caroline Matler, Brian Petruzzell, Lola Belle, Susanna Hari, Tony Acinapura, John Charlesworth, Laurent Saillard, Perry Pollaci, Matt DiBarro and Tim Donoho.

Ramsay's Costa del Nightmares

Gordon Ramsay explores new territory meeting Brits abroad in crisis. For thousands of Brits, running a restaurant in the sun is the stuff of dreams. But in the aftermath of a crippling recession, countless Brits find themselves trapped in a living hell and facing financial ruin.

The Mind of a Chef

Go inside the minds of some of the world's top chefs. Narrated by Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain, The Mind of a Chef is that rare and beautiful thing: an intelligent show about cooking.

Mary's Foolproof Dinners

Mary shares her wit and wealth of cookery know-how with her celebrity pals, all keen to keep up in the kitchen. Success every time, in a joyful celebration of food with friends.

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Jamie Oliver is here to start a revolution. The impassioned chef takes on obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the United States, where its children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents.

Barefoot Contessa

Barefoot Contessa is an American cooking show that premiered November 30, 2002 on Food Network. The show is hosted by celebrity chef Ina Garten. Each episode features Garten assembling dishes of varying complexity. Though her specialty is French cuisine, she occasionally prepares American, Asian, British and Italian foods. Her show also gives tips on decorating and entertaining.

Bobby's Triple Threat

Features one competitor per episode who enters Bobby's secret kitchen to compete against professional chefs in three head-to-head rounds. If the competitor can out-cook the titans and earn more points, they take home the cash prize.

Sucrément Bon

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

Follow Gordon Ramsay as he meets with indigenous people around the globe to learn about the cultures, dishes and flavors unique to each location. Each episode concludes with Ramsay challenging himself with a local food legend by his side - putting his newfound skills to the test as they cook a feast together for the natives.

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen was a British cookery reality show aired on ITV which featured prospective chefs competing with each other for a final prize. Four series were aired from 2004 to 2009, three presented by Angus Deayton and the latest by Claudia Winkleman.

Chef's Table: Legends

The Emmy-nominated series celebrates four culinary giants — Jamie Oliver, José Andrés, Alice Waters and Thomas Keller — who changed how the world eats.

Chef's Table

Meet culinary stars around the world who are redefining gourmet food with innovative dishes and tantalizing desserts.

Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial

Alex Polizzi takes on the difficult challenge of finding head chefs for restaurants that have a desperate need to fill a vacancy.

A Chef's Life

A character-driven documentary and cooking series that takes viewers inside the life of Chef Vivian Howard, who, with her husband Ben Knight, left the big city to open a fine dining restaurant in small-town Eastern North Carolina.

Guy's Ultimate Game Night

Famous Hollywood guests will compete in games and trivia related to food.

El Pedido Más Esperado

Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell

When top restaurateurs are in need of an executive chef, they turn to Anne Burrell. To find the right fit, Anne puts chef candidates through the toughest job interview of their lives.

Chef Nic

Hell's Kitchen

Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize.

Chef's Table: Pizza

Dig into the best pizzas from around the world, prepared by renowned chefs who bake passion, creativity and hard work into every slice.