I love cooking, and that often involves someone like Gordon Ramsay’s TV shows. Yes, while I have gone on and on about the wonders of cooking channels on YouTube or watching the best baking shows to spark inspiration, one of my favorites has always been Ramsay and his silly (yet successful) cooking shows, many of which premiere as part of the 2025 TV schedule.
But as someone who has basically majored in all things Gordon Ramsay over the last few years or so, I’ve started to notice something about his latest series, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service – and how it feels exactly like one of his other shows, let’s get into it.
I’ve Been A Fan Of Gordon Ramsay For Years
I know I said in the introduction that I’m a fan of Gordon Ramsay, but I really am. Seriously. My boyfriend makes the constant joke that if I’m not watching the latest and greatest on the Netflix TV schedule or at the movie theater, I’m probably learning how to cook a Beef Wellington from Gordon Ramsay.
I’ve been an avid lover of all the crazy Hell’s Kitchen moments. I’ve loved any new show that he’s released, including Next Level Chef. But his latest series – Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service – isn’t inspired. In fact, it’s lame because it’s just like another one of his shows.
But Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service Is A Direct Ripoff Of Kitchen Nightmares
Gordon Ramsay is the kind of celebrity who, over the last decade, has only gotten more popular as the internet continues to resurface past content. One show that did mighty well online years after it stopped premiering was Kitchen Nightmares. In fact, it did so well that it ended up getting revived and has been running for two seasons now. However, his new series, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service, is essentially just Kitchen Nightmares, but now he gets to…break and enter at night?
Jokes aside, let me break it down for you. In Kitchen Nightmares, owners of restaurants willingly sign on for the show for Gordon to come, try their food, see how bad their place is, and then get their butts whipped into shape by the legendary chef, so that they’re a fully functioning restaurant by the end of the episode.
Secret Service does the same thing – except, this time, it’s not the owner willingly doing it. Instead, it’s an “insider” (who’s usually just a part of the restaurant staff) who reaches out to Gordon asking for help. This leads to Gordon being able to enter the restaurant after hours, see how bad their kitchen looks, and then the next day through “secret” cameras, he spots how patrons react to the food and send in two close chef buddies of his to taste the food unbiased because the owner has no idea.
