I didn’t realize this show was out on DVD until I randomly saw a review of it on DVDTalk. When it was first released in 2005, I saw all the of episodes broadcast on TV(though those were downloaded- I suppose people like me contribute to the killing of a show?), and I really liked it. Unfortunately, it only lasted 4 episodes, but the DVD set has 12. A lot of people you recognize (Jaime King, Nicholas Brendan, John Cho, kid from Freaks and Geeks, guest appearance from Michael Vartan of Alias), with the main focus around Bradley Cooper’s (Will from Alias) character Jack Bourdain.
Jack’s an ace chef with a lot of baggage- a superstar from a young age, he got caught in the excesses, had a huge fall, and now is trying to not only get his way back up, but stay there. Along with the chef, the show focuses on the entire staff of the restaurant, from waiters to dish washers.
Not sure if it’s a show females would like a lot, it kind of reminds me of a Maxim + Cooking. Or maybe Entourage + Cooking. Not sure if that makes any sense, but I can definitely see that guys would really enjoy this show.
Or maybe it also reminds me of Waiting, which I also enjoyed, if perhaps only because it has Ryan Reynolds. It also featured the previously mentioned kid from Freaks and Geeks. Waiting is also another movie, that I get the feeling, appeals more to guys than girls.
I usually don’t like to get into (when it comes to both reading and writing them) reviews with too much detail. I really couldn’t talk about someone’s performance too much into detail or compare something’s genius or lack of genius versus something else- maybe I just don’t have the skill level and deeper thinking required.
So, to break it down, Kitchen Confidential is a lot of fun. The characters are funny, there’s that good mix of sex, silly jokes and balanced stupidity/intelligence between all of the characters that make the scenarios (kitchen staff at a high end restaurant) seem feasible.
Definitely worth watching, and it’s only 12 episodes long, so it’s not such a huge investment of time or money. (Less than $20 shipped at DeepDiscountDVD)
