EPISODE #1: The Dream Begins. 18 to Start.
HOST: Gordon Ramsay.
MAITRE 'D: Marino.
PRIZE: Head Chef at Hell's Kitchen at Caesar's, Las Vegas, Nevada.
PLAYERS (18)
1. JOHNATHAN BEVENUTI Sous Chef Huntington Beach, CALIFORNIA
2. MATTIAS BUTTS Chef San Diego, CALIFORNIA
3. RANEISHA CONERLY Executive Private Chef Foxworth, MISSISSIPPI
4. SANDRA DAY Lead Catering Chef Elmwood, NEW JERSEY
5. BRAD DELGADO Caterer Miami, FLORIDA
6. CLAUDIA DIAWARA Private Chef Atlanta, GEORGIA
7. JASON HEDIN Executive Chef Milaca, MINNESOTA
8. CARMEN IBARRA Chef Tournant Miami, FLORIDA
9. MELISSA IRONS Private Chef East Saint Louis, ILLINOIS
10. ATOYE JOHNSON Private Chef & Caterer Bowie, MARYLAND
11. DAHMERE MERRIWEATHER Chef Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
12. RYAN O'Sullivan Chef Cork City, IRELAND
13. LEIGH ORLEANS Private Chef Alexandria, VIRGINIA
14. DEVON ROSENBLATT Executive Chef Roanoke, VIRGINIA
15. SAMMI TARANTINO Chef & Creative Director. Columbus, OHIO
16. DONYA TAYLOR Caterer Long Island, NEW YORK
17. TAD WALTERS Chef Houston, TEXAS
18. JERMINE WRIGHT Private Chef Queens, NEW YORK
CHALLENGE: Cook your Signature Dish in 45 minutes.
WINNER: Sammi - Red Team - won a day at a mansion.
PUNISHMENT: Blue Team - Delivery Day.
EPISODE #2: Tad Overwhelming. Still 8 Left.
Start Off at the beginning of the challenge.
CHALLENGE: Opening of the boxes with live seafood in them. In 45 minutes grap, shuck, clean, & cook the scallops. But you have to retrieve them. Ramsay demo how to shuck scallops.
Win the punishment pass for both teams.
RED - Melissa, and Blue - Jonathan.
TRAINING: 5 hours of Menu Training.
DINNER SERVICE:
- TABLESIDE: Seafood Ceviche
Blue - Jermaine & Jonathan,
Red - Renisha & Melissa.
- Chef's Table:
Red: Martina McBride,
Blue: Oscar De Hoya.
KICKOUT: Both Kitchens for raw chicken.
NOMINATES 2 FOR ELIMINATION: Blue - Tad & Brad
Red - Atoye & Sandra.
ELIMINATED: Tad.
EPISODE #3: Citizens of Hell's Kitchen. 17 Left.
NEXT DAY: American Citizen's Ceremony.
CHALLENGE: First to serve brunch meal: Crab cakes, Fried Chicken & Waffles, Steaks & Eggs, or Denver Omelet.
WINNER: Blue Team - Prize: A Rooftop Hollywood Pool Party at Godfrey Hotel.
PUNISHMENT: Red Team - pick up all the confetti in the dining room by hand.
DINNER SERVICE:
CHEF'S TABLE: Blue Team - Former Super Bowl NFL Victor Cruz,
Red Team - Bobby Berk, Queer Eye Interior Designer.
TABLESIDE - Cobb's Salad - Red - Sammi,
Blue - Devon.
KICK-OUT OF KITCHEN: Both Teams.
NOMINATED - Blue - Mattias & Brad,
Red - Donya & Claudia.
ELIMINATED: Claudia.
EPISODE #4: Gimme an H! 16 Left.
A Cheerleading Group, Cheer La, came in to show their stuff.
CHALLENGE: Elevated takes on American Comfort Food in 45 minutes.
MELISSA vs. BRAD - Cheeseburger Both Win,
JASON vs. CARMEN - Chicken Wings Red Wins,
RONEISHA vs. MATTIAS - Pizza Mattias
RYAN vs. ATOYE - Spaghetti & Meatballs Blue Win
LEIGH vs. DAHMERE - Mac n Cheese Both
JERMAINE vs. DONYA - Lobster Rolls Both
SANDRA vs. DEVIN - Philly cheesesteak Both
SAMMY vs. JONATHAN - Fried Chicken Both
BLUE WIN - a day trip to Santa Barbara and parasailing.
RED - LOSER: Baked Bread by hand.
Melissa will use her punishment pass & replace herself with Jason.
DINNER SERVICE:
DINING ROOM APPETIZER: French Onion Crostini
-Red - Carmen
- Blue - Dahmere.
CHEF TABLE: Blue - Nikki Howard, Actress and model,
Red - Jennie Garth, Actress from Beverly Hill 90210.
Completed Service but WINNING TEAM - Red.
Blue Nominated 2: Mattis & Jason.
ELIMINATED: Mattis.
EPISODE #5: Just Bring the DARN Fish! 15 Left.
NEXT DAY:
CHALLENGE: Surf and Turf.
- match the correct items in the shortest time.
Red - 13:14,
Blue - 6:39 Won.
PRIZE: Become a Lumberjack by throwing an Ax.
RED PUNISHMENT: Prep 8 Solmon fishes.
DINNER SERVICE:
Dahmere of Blue won a Vitamix for his ax-throwing skills.
CHEF'S TABLE: Blue: Dolph Lundgren, Rocky IV,
Red: Paula Abdul.
WINNING TEAM: Blue.
Red Nominated: Sandra & Melissa.
ELIMINATED: Melissa - thought since she had won Ramsay's favor before she didn't have to do anything, now.
EPISODE #6: Fusion Confusion. 14 Left.
ARRIVED AT: A Soccer Field.
CHALLENGE: In 45 minutes Create a fusion dish. Different country's flags are attached to a fence. They will then kick the soccer to the flags.
GUEST: Alexis Lalas, 2002 MLS Champion.
RYAN vs. RANEISHA: French & Japanese,
DONYA vs. JERMAINE: Spanish & Mexico,
LEIGH vs. BRAD: Spanish & French,
DEVON vs. ATOYE: Thai & Chinese,
DAHMERE vs. SANDRA: Greek & Italian,
CARMEN vs. JONOTHAN: Thai & Japanese,
JASON vs. SAMMI: Greek & Indian (he had kicked at least 17x before hitting a flag)
PRIZE: for an individual Best Cook: 2 tickets to Las Vegas & tickets to an Allegiant Stadium Event.
GUEST JUDGE: Tony Messina, Chef from Boston.
RED: 3 and Blue: 4
WINNER TEAM: Blue Team. & Individual BEST DISH: Jonathan. PRIZE: The team will play Bubble Soccer & in the dorm is a gift - Keuris Coffee Set.
PUNISHMENT: Red Team - Prepare by Hand all the ingredients for a Carbonara:
Shucking English Peas,
Dicing the Pancetta,
Parmesan Shredded by Hand.
DINNER SERVICE:
- Service was completed by both teams.
- Brad (Blue) announced he couldn't continue because of an illness. 13 Left.
NOMINATION FROM TEAMS: BLUE: Jason & Jermaine,
RED: Raneisha & Sandra.
ELIMINATED: Raneisha - admitted she was not that good.
EPISODE #7: All Up in Your Grills. 12 Left.
NEXT DAY: Out Front: A Small Parade with the USC Marching Band, Miss Idaho in a car, & Marino leading the small parade celebrating the 4th of July.
CHALLENGE: Creating elevating dishes all from the grill in 45 minutes.
GUEST JUDGE: Aaron Franklin, Franklin's BBQ, Austin, Texas.
WINNER: Red Team.
REWARD: Going to Dave & Buster's to play games, then to Yamashiro for a meal.
PUNISHMENT (Blue Team): Clean the grills that they used & boxed them up & shipped them to the Red Team.
DINNER SERVICE: Steak Night.
CHEF TABLE: Blue: Rick Harrison, of Pawn.
Red: G-Eazy, A Rapper.
- Samm is going crazy about him.
- Jermaine is losing focus & causing his team to get behind.
KICK-OUT: Blue Team & Dahmere is supposed Nominated 2.
NOMINATED: Jermaine & Devon.
ELIMINATED: Jermaine.
EPISODE #8: Cooking for Your Life. 11 Left.
CHALLENGE: playing a Quiz: Quizine. The most popular cuisines are Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Thai, & Italian.
- Create each of these incredible cultures: Prawn Fried Rice, Steak Tacos, Veal Parmesan, Shrimp Pad Thai, and Chicken Curry.
WINNER: Blue Team: Spend the day at a Wellness Retreat.
PUNISHMENT: Red Team - Trash - Sorting Day.
Ramsey did give each of them Prep Talk.
NO DINNER SERVICE: but Cooking for Your Life.
- Blue - Devan & Jason.
- Red - Sandra & Atoye.
- Create in 30 minutes to conceptualize a stunning dish with Filet Mignon.
SAFE: Jason, Sandra, Atoye.
ELIMINATED: Devon - filet was overcooked.
EPISODE #9: More Bang for Your Buck, 10 Left.
START OFF: Atoye enters the dorm after the last challenge.
NEXT DAY: They arrived at a local supermarket for the next challenge.
CHALLENGE: First Ramsay wanted to even out the teams & put Atoye on the Blue Team. Then he gave each team & told them to go shopping. Create the most expensive menu possible. 10 minutes to shop & 45 minutes to cook.
GUEST JUDGE: Suzanne Goin, Owner of a.o.c.
WINNER: Blue Team. PRIZE: headed to a "Trailer Park" in Joshua Tree.
LOSER: Red Team. Punishment: create all the ingredients for Wellington from scratch.
DINNER SERVICE:
VIP Twelve Top: Daniel Mac, an influencer's birthday party.
WINNER: Blue Team.
LOSER: Red Team.
NOMINATE 2: Sandra & Donya.
ELIMINATED: Sandra.
EPISODE #9 & 10: The Pastabilities are Endless. 9 Left.
NEXT DAY: Jordan Chiles, Olympics 2020 Gymnastics Medalists was there showing her trade.
CHALLENGE: Balancing on a large beam just over the floor, carrying a small ball with ingredient names on it without falling into a large jar of marina sauce. Create 4 beautifully-balanced pasta dishes in 40 minutes. Pappardelle, Agnolotti, Ravioli, & Tagliatelle.
WINNER: Blue Team. Won a 5-minute Head Start.
GUEST JUDGE: Evan Funke, Owner of Felix Trattoria.
WINNER: Red Team of the cooking.
PRIZE: Goat Yoga.
PUNISHMENT: Blue Team - create from 200 lbs. of fresh pasta from scratch.
DINNER SERVICE:
CHEF'S TABLE: Red: Alix Klineman, Beach Volleyball, Gold Medalist.
Blue: Kel Mitchell, Actor and comedian.
COOKS WITH PROBLEMS: Atoye, Donya, Carmen & Jason.
BEST COOKS: Red: Leigh,
Blue: Dahmere.
- will have now to Nominate 2 from their team.
RED: Doyna & Carmen,
Blue: Jason & Atoye.
ELIMINATED: Atoye - couldn't cook the lobster & get herself under control.
EPISODE #11: A Hellish Food Fight. 8 Left.
NEXT DAY: Dining Room decorated in a NASA theme.
CHALLENGE: Blind Taste Test.
WINNER: Blue Team.
PRIZE: Shopping Spree at Sur La Table - $4,000. ($1,000 ea.)
PUNISHMENT: Clean up the Dining Room.
DINNER SERVICE - Charity Night.
BLUE - The People Concern, Host, Greg Germann.
RED - Teen Cancer America, Host, Rosanna Arquette.
WINNER: No One.
Must Nominate 1 member.
BLUE: Jason,
RED: Doyna.
ELIMINATED: Donya - not much of a leader.
EPISODE #12: A Hell's Kitchen Special Delivery. 7 Left.
NEXT DAY: Talking about food delivery on the horizon - Drones.
Black Jackets Day.
Faces 3 Challenges: 7 Players Left with Only 5 Jackets.
FIRST CHALLENGES: Crab Table Challenge. Choose a dish from the letters rolled on the dice in 45 minutes.
BLUE: Spinach, Miso, Cauliflower, Broccoli.
RED: Turnips, Prosciutto, & Truffle.
- Jonathan received his Black Jacket during the judgment. Also, received her jacket Sammi.
SECOND CHALLENGE: Slot Machine Challenge where ingredients will appear & rush up to grab them in 45 minutes.
WINNER: Dahmere & Carmen.
LAST CHALLENGE: Leigh, Ryan & Jason.
- Make anything you like in 45 minutes. Only 1 Jacket left.
ELIMINATED: Jason
WINNER: Leigh.
Ryan stayed.
First Time 6 Blacket Jackets.
EPISODE #13: Hellish Hangover.
The 6 Black Jackets players parties all night & were hungover the next day.
NEXT DAY: Social Media
- most of the players are still hung off. Jonathan took Chef's comment on him very bad.
CHALLENGE: 45 minutes to create an eye-catching dish that will appear on Chef's social media.
GUEST JUDGE: Kevin Meehan, Chef & Owner of Kali Restaurant.
WINNER: Leigh.
PRIZE: a day at Muscle Lab & taking Carmen with her.
PUNISHMENT: Take the skins off 100 lbs. Almonds.
DINNER SERVICE: the First for the Black Jackets.
CHEF'S TABLE: Zedd, DJ Music Producer.
- The players were all bad, still too hung over.
Chef stop service.
NOMINATED 2: Dehmere & Leigh.
ELIMINATED: Both.
EPISODE #14: Don't Be Fooled. 4 Left.
FINAL FOUR: Jonathan, Ryan, Sammi, & Carmen.
CHALLENGE: Grand Pix: Race around gathering ingredients BUT, when done switch carts.
- 45 minutes to create the dish with the other ingredients. PRIZE: Will host a pop-up event in Sunseekers Resorts in Charlotte Harbor, Florida.
WINNER: Jonathan.
PRIZE: A Day on Jet Skiis & taking Ryan.
PUNISHMENT: Crack open coconuts.
DINNER SERVICE: Taking the Pass.
Three Will Advance: Ryan, Jonathan, & Sammi.
ELIMINATED: Carmen.
ESIPODE #15: And Then There Were Two. 3 Left.
FINAL THREE: Sammi, Ryan & Jonathan.
Still, at the Same Night, Ramsey called the cooks in the dorm to come back into the dining room. He gave the instructions on their Final Challenge. They picked their Sous Chef:
Ryan got Jonathan from S-11 whom finished 3rd,
Sammi got Christina,
Jonathan got Jason.
NEXT DAY: Ramsey made them go around the city which Ramsey tried to fool them, and finally ended back at Hell's Kitchen where they had to do their FINAL CHALLENGE: 5- Course Tasting Menu.
GUEST JUDGE: Round #1: Gia de Laurentis,
Round #2: Brian Malarkey,
Round #3: Nyesha Arrington,
Round #4: Michael Cimarusti,
Round #5: Curtis Stone.
SCORE: Jonathan: 46, Ryan: 48, & Sammie: 45.
GOING TO FINALS: Ryan & Jonathan.
ELIMINATED: Sammie.
PICKING TEAMS:
RYAN: Sammi, Jason, Carmen, & Sandra.
JONATHAN: Dahmere, Tanya, Leigh, & Atoye.
FINAL DINNER SERVICE: is tomorrow night.
ESIPODE #16: One Hell of an American Dream. 2 Left.
THE FINAL DINNER
Jonathan vs. Rysn
PRIZE: at Hell's Kitchen at Caesar Place in Las Vegas.
NEXT DAY: The Dinner Service.
- First, Ramsey surprised them with a visit from their family.
Then the Dinner Service begins. Jonathan is quiet-spoken & Dehmere messed up the meat.
THE WINNER IS RYAN!
