The heat is on and the stakes are high as twelve aspiring chefs endure the grueling culinary boot camp known to millions of television viewers as Hell’s Kitchen. Hell’s Kitchen Season 1, which airs on Fox in the U.S. and is produced by Granada America and distributed by Granada International, will arrive for the first time on DVD in North America at major retailers on April 8, 2008 from VEI (a division of Visual Entertainment Inc.).

England’s most celebrated chef crosses “the pond” to discover America’s next culinary star in Hell’s Kitchen. Competing chefs are followed 24/7, capturing their fiery drama, colorful language, and high emotion as the restaurant's opening night approaches.

This highly-anticipated DVD set of the inaugural season of America’s most compelling guilty pleasure is presented raw and uncensored, with all of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s infamous obscenities and curse words un-bleeped. Exclusive bonus features include a one-on-one interview with Gordon Ramsay and producer interviews plus behind-the-scenes footage and a tour of the Hell’s Kitchen restaurant. The Hell’s Kitchen Season 1 3-Disc DVD set is available for the suggested retail price of $26.99.

In each episode, Gordon grills the ambitious hopefuls as they attempt to prove they have what it takes to win the ultimate prize of their very own restaurant. Gordon slices and dices them, keeping only those trainees who possess the right combination of ingredients to ensure success and spitting out those who don’t. The contestants’ inexperience, combined with Gordon’s biting insults, may be a recipe for disaster, but for one aspiring restaurateur, it's the chance of a lifetime. In this pressure-cooker environment, only one thing is certain: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of Hell's Kitchen.

Entering its Fourth Season in April 2008, coinciding with the DVD release, Hell’s Kitchen is a bona fide ratings success story as last season’s finale became the #1 show of the week on television with the 18-49 year-old viewers and the entire Third Season concluded with its best ratings ever in the North American market. (Source: Nielsen Media Research/Fox/BBM).