Gordon Ramsay ‘set to revive Hell’s Kitchen with UK TV show and restaurants’

Gordon Ramsay is reportedly planning to revive his Hell’s Kitchen television show in the UK alongside a possible spin-off chain of restaurants.

Industry insiders told The Sun the chef could bring the show back to ITV as early as next year.

He has also trademarked the Hell’s Kitchen name in the UK so it could be used in restaurants opening around the series, the paper reported.

Ramsay only hosted one series of the original UK Hell’s Kitchen in 2004, which was based around him teaching ten celebrities how to cook in a London restaurant.

A US version launched in 2005 which has run for 24 seasons and spawned a chain of seven restaurants across different states. Several locations offer an Idiot Sandwich, based on the meme made famous by Ramsay insulting a contestant during an episode.

Filings show ITV Studios Limited trademarked Hell’s Kitchen in January for a range of uses including television programmes, kitchen utensils and cookbooks.

Gordon Ramsay Holdings also holds the trademark to Idiot Sandwich in the UK.

The chef’s UK restaurant empire includes over 30 sites, ranging from casual dining chains to Michelin-starred restaurants.

Ramsay has also secured a 15-year lease on the former Le Gavroche site in Mayfair where Matt Abé, who spent five years as chef-patron of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, will open Bonheur by Matt Abé this autumn.