Celeb Chef Has Area Eatery in His Sights

Written by Tom Coombe

Gordon Ramsay has a Forks Township restaurant in his crosshairs.

The hot-tempered celebrity chef will shoot an episode of his FOX show Kitchen Nightmares this week at Bella Luna at 3417 Sullivan Trail.

According to the network, Ramsay and his team will be at the restaurant from Wednesday through Saturday for a sixth season episode.

It you're unfamiliar with the show, it works like this:

Struggling (and sometimes failing) restaurants request Gordon Ramsay's help. He spends time tasting their food, observing their dinner services and inspecting their kitchens.

Invariably, he finds problems with some or all of these things—bad food, mismanaged services, filthy kitchens—followed by an angry confrontation with owners and managers. (You tend to hear the "bleep" sound effect a lot on Ramsay's shows.)

But eventually, he'll bring in a new menu, refurbish the restaurant and put it on the right track. 

Bella Luna was closed Monday, and its owner could not be reached for comment.

This is the second time this year that one of Ramsay's shows had a Lehigh Valley connection. Earlier this year, Parkland graduate Jessica Lewis was a contestant on Hell's Kitchen, but was eliminated after seven episodes. 

Last year's Hell's Kitchen winner was Phillipsburg, N.J. native Christina Wilson.

It's also the second time this year a restaurant rescue show has come to the area. The Food Network's Restaurant Impossible visited Fountain Hill's Benner Street Restaurant and Bar in May.