Suicide Chef Also Had Coke Problem 8.70K Hamilton Nolan 09/30/10 08:16AM Filed to: Kitchen Nightmares Kitchen Nightmares Joe cerniglia chefs Suicide Death Drugs New Jersey chef Joe Cerniglia, who once appeared on Kitchen Nightmares, committed suicide last week. Since then, his ongoing affair made the papers. And today, we find out he OD'd on coke last summer. Suicide kills reputations, too. [NYP]