… There will be five or six items that’ll change seasonally.” Right now we’re offering corn … and usually the set on the risotto and the set on the scallops will change. “It’ll be a seasonal menu change on the soup. “Right now, we’re offering the tomato and burrata salad, but that changes during the fall,” he said. He and Allen oversee operations at Hell’s Kitchen. From left, Foxwoods culinary director Ashley Archer and food and beverage Vice President Eddie Allen at the casino’s Hell’s Kitchen restaurant (CT Examiner).Īshley Archer, culinary director for Foxwoods, said the menu is mostly fixed, but there are elements that rotate seasonally. Under the licensing agreement with Ramsay, he said, Foxwoods owns and operates the restaurant, while Ramsay’s team provides guidance for service and design as a whole.Ī chef-driven restaurant, the core menu items come from the show, Allen said. “This space lends itself to this,” he said. The restaurant’s location used to be a ballroom, but Allen knew it would eventually be renovated into a restaurant. We reached out to his people at Gordon Ramsay North America and they came to this site.” “Who’s the most recognizable chef and successful chef in the country? And that’s how Gordon Ramsay’s name came up. “We talked about if we were to bring a brand on, what brand would that be?” Allen said. “I think it started with conversations with Jason Guyot, our CEO, and myself about discussing our options at Foxwoods,” said Eddie Allen, vice president of food and beverage at Foxwoods on how the casino landed a Hell’s Kitchen restaurant. Separated from the main dining area by a wall of wine is a private, 40-seat dining room for parties.

Televisions at the bar also show clips from the eponymous television show.

Though Ramsay has yet to visit the restaurant, portraits of him are mounted throughout the space.

The chefs don’t actually compete – it’s all part of the aesthetic. The dining room is brilliantly illuminated, with the kitchen visible for diners to watch the chefs clad in classic Hell’s Kitchen red team/blue team garb. Themed after the hit television series, Hell’s Kitchen at Foxwoods has the hallmarks of the show, including a fiery pitchfork display at the restaurant’s entrance. MASHANTUCKET – Foxwoods is inviting everyone to come to hell – Hell’s Kitchen, that is – as the Gordon Ramsay restaurant chain opened its sixth location in the casino resort two months ago.

New restaurant at foxwoods casino