Hell's Kitchen (US)

Season 9

TV-14

40%

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.

16 Episodes

18 Chefs Compete
E1
18 Chefs CompeteEighteen new aspiring chefs dare to brave the heat of competition when Chef Gordon Ramsay opens the doors to a new season of HELL'S KITCHEN. The chefs must prove they have the skill, passion and dedication as they compete for the grand prize of a Head Chef position at BLT Steak in New York City. In the first team challenge of the season, Chef Ramsay asks the contestants to prepare their signature dish and splits the chefs into two teams: men vs. women. The winning team gets a taste of the sweet life when they wine and dine with Season Eight winner Nona Sivley at L.A. Market, while the losing team is left behind to scrub down the kitchen in preparation for their first dinner service. Following a sobering announcement moments before the grand reopening of HELL'S KITCHEN, tempers flare when the teams struggle to communicate effectively and the slow service forces diners to walk out before their entrees are served.
16 Chefs Compete
E2
16 Chefs CompeteWith just 16 chefs remaining, the tension among the contestants becomes palpable as Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in another intense challenge. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left behind to fulfill drab duties. During dinner service, both teams struggle to cook their dishes properly and on time, and the contestants’ lack of cooperation and efficiency sends Chef Ramsay over the edge.
15 Chefs Compete
E3
15 Chefs CompeteWith just 15 chefs remaining, Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in another intense challenge. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left behind to fulfill drab duties. Tune in to see which contestants are on the chopping block
14 Chefs Compete
E4
14 Chefs CompeteTeams chase live chickens. Each bird caught earns a cooking ingredient. Then they have to cook 4 different chicken dishes using only the ingredients they won. The best dishes win a day go-kart racing. The losers must prep more chickens.
13 Chefs Compete
E5
13 Chefs CompeteThe remaining 13 chefs start a new day greeted by Chef Ramsay and the sight of a chemistry lab in the kitchen. Chef Ramsay introduces two guests who bring science and food together: Ben Roche and Homaro Cantu from Chicago's Moto Restaurant. In 45 seconds they make a dreamsicle sorbet using sound waves and liquid nitrogen.
12 Chefs Compete
E6
12 Chefs CompeteWith just 12 chefs remaining, Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in another intense challenge. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left behind to fulfill drab duties. Tune in to see which contestants are on the chopping block.
11 Chefs Compete
E7
11 Chefs CompeteThe teams are given 45 minutes to cook 5 dishes that must contain beer. The best dishes get to spend a VIP day at the races. The losers must deal with deliveries. At evening service Chef Ramsay kicks more than one cook out of the kitchen.
10 Chefs Compete
E8
10 Chefs CompeteThe ten budding chefs prepare comfort foods, with Wolfgang Puck judging them. The winners attend a show at L.A.'s Laugh Factory and take a ride in a convertible along Sunset Boulevard; the losers have to clean the dorms.
9 Chefs Compete
E9
9 Chefs CompeteWith just nine chefs remaining, Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in another intense challenge. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left behind to fulfill drab duties.
8 Chefs Compete
E10
8 Chefs CompeteIn a special two-hour episode, Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in two intense challenges. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left behind to fulfill drab duties. Don't miss which contestants end up on the chopping block. Download part 1 now!
7 Chefs Compete
E11
7 Chefs CompeteThe remaining contestants are sent to New York City to learn about different cuisines and to visit BLT Steak, where the winner will be working. Back at Hell's Kitchen, they must prepare a dish based on what they have learned.
6 Chefs Compete
E12
6 Chefs CompeteThe teams must prepare three dishes. The catch? One must be made in thirty minutes, one in twenty and the last in only ten minutes. The winners go shopping while the losers set up the dining room for the next dinner service.
5 Chefs Compete
E13
5 Chefs CompeteThe 5 remaining chefs trade in their red and blue-piped jackets for black ones and cook together in one kitchen. Four advance to the next round.
5 Chefs Compete Again
E14
5 Chefs Compete AgainThe chefs must each produce a high quality dish with Alaska white salmon. The best wins a helicopter trip and lunch with Chef Ramsay. At evening service, some hopefuls struggle and the situation rapidly deteriorates.
4 Chefs Compete
E15
4 Chefs CompeteThe final four chefs eat a dish prepared by Chef Ramsay. For their challenge, they must recreate it in 35 minutes. The winner goes to a baseball game while the losers move furniture out of the Hell's Kitchen dorms.
Winner Chosen
E16
Winner ChosenWith the grand prize within reach, the final two chefs take center stage in a heated battle to prove to Chef Ramsay that they deserve the life changing grand prize, a culinary position as Chef de Cuisine at BLT in New York City. After weathering tough challenges and Chef Ramsay's searing critiques all season long, one door will open a world of opportunity for the winner of HELL'S KITCHEN!