Hell's Kitchen (US)

Season 12

TV-14

62%

World renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring young chefs through rigorous cooking challenges and dinner services at his restaurant in Hollywood, "Hell's Kitchen", to determine which one of them will win the head chef position at one of his restaurants or a restaurant located worldwide.

20 Episodes

20 Chefs Compete
E1
20 Chefs CompeteTwenty aspiring restaurateurs hoping to impress Ramsay present their signature dishes; after the opening night dinner service, contestants face elimination.
19 Chefs Compete
E2
19 Chefs CompeteTeamwork plays an important role during a relay race in which duos must accomplish basic culinary tasks; while challenge winners go to San Francisco, the losing team picks carrots at a farm; both teams disappoint during dinner service.
18 Chefs Compete
E3
18 Chefs CompeteThe contestants learn about teamwork during a challenge involving pigs and potatoes; while the winning team enjoys a day on a yacht, the losers bathe their new livestock friends; a disorganized dinner service leaves chef Ramsay disappointed.
17 Chefs Compete
E4
17 Chefs CompeteThe contestants take part in a team competition involving lobster ravioli.
16 Chefs Compete
E5
16 Chefs CompeteThe teams must pair side dishes with four different types of protein; while the losing team makes honey taffy from scratch, the winners spend a day at Laguna Beach; the teams prepare a breakfast reception for a wedding.
15 Chefs Compete
E6
15 Chefs CompeteIn the continuation of a heated elimination, Chef Ramsay asks each team to pick a team leader for the next dinner service. Each team strategizes station assignments, as they anxiously prepare for their first VIP guests in HELL'S KITCHEN. But the meal takes a turn for the worse when one chef prematurely serves an undercooked dish. Find out which team has to present two chefs for elimination and which contestant Chef Ramsay chooses to send home.
14 Chefs Compete
E7
14 Chefs CompeteContestants from each team must work in pairs and present a unique pizza dish to Ramsay; the losers clean up and prepare both kitchens for dinner service, while the winners go to a luxurious hotel; one team runs out of a crucial ingredient.
13 Chefs Compete
E8
13 Chefs CompeteThe team that prepares the most-impressive Southern-inspired menu for a sorority's anniversary party wins a trip to Las Vegas; both teams struggle with communication during dinner service.
12 Chefs Compete
E9
12 Chefs CompeteThe contestants are given 30 minutes to create an entree from surprise ingredients; Ramsay conducts one-on-one evaluations.
11 Chefs Compete
E10
11 Chefs CompeteAfter a dramatic elimination, Chef Ramsay starts the day with a surprise field trip to a Gordon Ramsay restaurant, welcoming them into a kitchen that one day could be theirs. Later, the Red and Blue teams must prepare the restaurant's inspired meals. While one team leads the way, the other team struggles to communicate and is eventually kicked out of the kitchen, forcing them to present numerous chefs up for elimination.
10 Chefs Compete
E11
10 Chefs CompeteA team competition tests the contestants' knowledge of pork, with the winners receiving an indoor sky-diving experience; during dinner service, both teams face struggles.
10 Chefs Again
E12
10 Chefs AgainAfter both teams are reorganized, the chefs blindly choose ingredients from which they must create a unique dish; the chefs must serve a five-course meal to UNICEF Ambassador Angie Harmon and other VIP attendees.
9 Chefs Compete
E13
9 Chefs CompeteThe red team and the blue team each create their own menus, from which guests can order during dinner service; the team that impresses diners with its food and service wins the challenge; contestants face elimination.
8 Chefs Compete
E14
8 Chefs CompeteThe remaining contestants face the blind taste test, with the winning team getting an ice skating lesson with figure skater Rachael Flatt; the contestants struggle to stay organized during the dinner service.
7 Chefs Compete
E15
7 Chefs CompeteRamsay challenges the teams with creating entrees with the highest dollar values with ingredients purchased on a small budget; three previous winners judge individual contestant's entrees.
7 Chefs Again
E16
7 Chefs AgainThe Top 7 chefs serve guests from Oxfam America, including Minnie Driver. During the dinner service, two chefs struggle with their stations.
6 Chefs Compete
E17
6 Chefs CompeteThe six remaining chefs receive their black jackets and prepare tailgate food for football fans; tempers flare during dinner service.
5 Chefs Compete
E18
5 Chefs CompeteThe remaining contestants use leftovers to create a dish; Better Homes & Gardens Editor Laurie Buckle chooses which dish will be featured in the magazine; the contestants face elimination.
4 Chefs Compete
E19
4 Chefs CompeteThe remaining four chefs sample one of Ramsay's complex entrees and then must re-create it correctly; two of the chefs face elimination.
Winner Chosen
E20
Winner ChosenThe final two contestants must prepare five unique dishes, to be judged by renowned Los Angeles chefs; former contestants help with the final dinner service; a winner is chosen.