Hell's Kitchen

Episode 1 | The Dream Begins

Contestants compete in the signature dish challenge after being divided into two teams.

Episode 2 | Tad Overwhelming

A rocky first dinner service for both teams involves raw meat and bad communication. After serving stars like Garcelle Beauvais, Alex Mack, and Martina McBride, Chef Ramsay must decide who will not make the cut.

Episode 3 | Citizens of Hell's Kitchen

Disaster strikes when raw chicken and cold steak are served but one team reigns supreme and is rewarded with a swanky Hollywood rooftop pool party while the losing team picks up pieces of confetti one by one.

Episode 4 | Gimme an H!

The contestants must create elevated American comfort food dishes.

Episode 5 | Just Bring the Darn Fish!

Its time for Surf and Turf relay challenge where the chefs will taste and identify mystery proteins. The losers have to break down entire salmon for dinner service while the winners spend some quality time with Chef Ramsay.

Episode 6 | Fusion Confusion

Chefs face off in a soccer-themed fusion challenge with Alexi Lalas, judged by fusion chef Tony Messina, followed by a chaotic dinner service.

Episode 7 | All up in Your Grills

Chefs tackle a high-stakes barbecue challenge with Aaron Franklin as the judge, then serve a star-studded dinner.

Episode 8 | Cooking for Your Life

The contestants are each assigned to cook one of the Top 5 cuisines in America.

Episode 9 | More Bang for Your Buck

Chefs learn running a restaurant takes more than passion when Suzanne Goin judges their dishes. Despite close calls during dinner service attended by Elodie Yung and Liza Koshy, some chefs barely survive elimination.

Episode 10 | The Pastabilities Are Endless

Jordan Chiles challenges chefs to create balanced pasta dishes for Chef Evan Funke. Alix Klineman and Kel Mitchell guests and Some chefs excel as leaders with creative pasta, while others struggle and fall short.

Episode 11 | A Hellish Food Fight

A new blind food taste test challenge arises. Scallop and soufflé problems at dinner service reveal winners and losers. Kitchen pressure mounts at the dinner service for The People Concern and Teen Cancer America.

Episode 12 | A Hell's Kitchen Special Delivery

Ramsay gives black jackets to the aspiring chefs. They play craps to pick dishes for the initial challenge, the first of three that will determine who deserves to join the upper echelon.

Episode 13 | #HellishHangover

After a wild night, the chefs learn influence impacts futures when they prepare to impress Ramsay's followers in a presentation challenge. Mistakes happen as they attempt to impress influential guest. Ramsay makes a shocking decis...

Episode 14 | Don't Be Fooled

The chefs compete in a Hell's Kitchen Grand Prix challenge with a twist. At dinner service, Ramsay tests if they can run the kitchen with his tricks. Guests will see who takes the checkered flag and who falls flat.

Episode 15 | And Then There Were Two

The Hell's Kitchen finale looms. Before the final dinner service, the last three chefs compete to impress guest judges Brian Malarkey, Curtis Stone, Giada De Laurentiis, Michael Cimarusti and Nyesha Arrington in their final challe...

Episode 16 | One Hell of an American Dream

The two finalists compete for the grand prize by creating menus and cooking for Chef Ramsay. After 16 drama-filled weeks, one is named winner, becoming head chef at Hell's Kitchen Las Vegas and winning $250,000.