Robert Livingston, senior vice president and general manager at Harrah’s Resort SoCal, said Ramsay’s “contagious energy” and oversize personality are a good fit with the resort’s “Funner” reputation.

The menu will feature some of Ramsay’s signature dishes that are often featured for challenges on his TV show, including pan-seared scallops, lobster risotto, beef Wellington, crispy skin salmon and sticky toffee pudding.

The venue will include a full-service restaurant, bar and a lounge. The Hell’s Kitchen restaurant design and menu will be inspired by the long-running Fox culinary competition series, which is broadcast in 41 countries worldwide. Since all California buffet restaurants were forced to close under COVID safety measures last year, only one of the local casinos’ buffet venues - at Valley View Casino & Hotel, also in Valley Center - has reopened, but it is only serving a limited number of guests pre-plated food items. Like most of the other tribal-owned casinos in the San Diego County region, Harrah’s SoCal has repurposed its once-popular buffet restaurant.