Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 23

Kyle Timpson

29

Executive chef

Dennis Township, New Jersey

Winner

Hannah Flora

31

Country club executive chef

DeKalb, Illinois

Runner-up

Egypt Davis

31

Executive banquet chef

Chicago, Illinois

Eliminated during finals

Whitney "Whit" Thomas

35

Head chef

Reidsville, North Carolina

Eliminated before finals

Brandon Kerr

34

Executive chef/restaurant co-owner

Lafayette, Indiana

Eliminated after tenth service

Amanda Currie

39

Executive chef

Orlando, Florida

Eliminated before Black Jackets

Joseph "Joe" Tartamalla

35

Executive chef

Staten Island, New York

Eliminated after ninth service

Ann Marie Stauber

34

Executive chef

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Eliminated after ninth service

Brittany Fanning

37

Executive chef

Homer, Alaska

Eliminated after eighth service

Lourdes "Lulu" Dangerfield

36

Executive chef

Puebla, Mexico

Eliminated after seventh service

Anthony Vo

28

Executive chef

Sacramento, California

Eliminated on the Cook for Your Life challenge

Meghan Ellis

37

Executive chef

Honolulu, Hawaii

Eliminated after sixth service

Magali Ort

28

Executive chef

Huntington Beach, California

Eliminated after fifth service

Michael Lovano

27

Executive chef

Hudson, Ohio

Eliminated after third service

Corbin Emilio

36

Restaurant owner

Appleton, Wisconsin

Eliminated after second service

Uri Elbaum

27

Executive chef

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Quit before second service

Shant Halajian

29

Corporate executive chef

Glendale, California

Hospitalized before second service

Amber Evans

32

Head chef

San Diego, California

Eliminated after first service

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1

Kyle

IN

LOSE

LOSE

LOSE

WIN

WIN

WIN

IN

NOM

WIN

BoW

IN

IN

IN

IN

WINNER

2

Hannah

IN

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

LOSE

IN

WIN

LOSE

BoW

IN

IN

IN

IN

RUNNER-UP

3

Egypt

NOM

LOSE

NOM

NOM

WIN

WIN

WIN

IN

LOSE

WIN

NOM

IN

IN

IN

OUT

4

Whit

BoB

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

LOSE

IN

WIN

LOSE

LOSE

IN

IN

OUT

5

Brandon

BoB

LOSE

LOSE

LOSE

WIN

WIN

WIN

NOM

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

IN

OUT

6

Amanda

IN

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

LOSE

NOM

WIN

LOSE

NOM

OUT

7

Joe

IN

LOSE

LOSE

LOSE

WIN

WIN

WIN

IN

LOSE

WIN

OUT

8

Ann Marie

NOM

LOSE

WIN

NOM

WIN

LOSE

NOM

NOM

WIN

NOM

OUT

9

Brittany

NOM

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

WIN

NOM

LOSE

IN

WIN

OUT

10

Lulu

IN

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

WIN

WIN

WIN

NOM

OUT

11

Anthony

IN

LOSE

LOSE

LOSE

WIN

WIN

WIN

OUT

12

Meghan

IN

LOSE

WIN

LOSE

WIN

NOM

OUT

13

Magali

IN

NOM

WIN

NOM

WIN

OUT

14

Michael

IN

NOM

LOSE

OUT

15

Corbin

IN

LOSE

OUT

16

Uri

IN

LOSE

LEFT

17

Shant

NOM

NOM

HOSP

18

Amber

IN

OUT

347

1

"Hell Heads East"

September 26, 2024 (2024-09-26)

HK-2301

1.58

Eighteen chefs sailed by boat and were escorted by the Coast Guard. They had 40 minutes to cook their signature dish for chef Ramsay. Team challenge/signature dish: Brittany cut her thumb, and had to remake her dough after blood got into it. Ramsay scored the signature dishes on a scale of 1 to 5. Seven chefs received a 5, ten received a 4, and Amber got a 3. The women won, 40-38. Punishment/reward: The women dined with Ramsay at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. The men had to clean both kitchens and take in multiple deliveries. Uri decided to take charge of announcing and checking off orders the entire punishment in order to "be a leader", much to his teammates' annoyance for his laziness and nonstop talking, who wanted him to help put the delivery away instead. The chefs were given their recipe books. The episode ended on a cliffhanger, with the chefs going outside to a press conference and Ramsay wielding a flamethrower.

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2

"The Flame Game"

October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)

HK-2302

1.50

Individual challenge: The chefs competed for the punishment pass, awarded to one member of each team. The chefs had 40 minutes to cook a dish using flambe. Whit burned the skin of her salmon while cooking, and took it off. Each team had to pick their top 3 dishes for Ramsay to taste. Ramsay selected Whit from the red team and Brandon from the blue team to each win a punishment pass. Ramsay had Whit and Brandon select the bottom two dishes from their teams (Shant and Egypt from the blue team, Brittany and Ann Marie from the red team). Due to the quality of all four dishes, nobody was eliminated yet. Service: The chefs received their HexClad knives and began the first East Coast service which had proved to be a big struggle for both teams. Amber accidentally put her scallops in the pan too early and undercooked them, and then didn't cook enough scallops. Meanwhile, Corbin's first attempt on carbonara had to be redone by Shant, due to them being watery and broken. Shant then mistakenly added water to the risotto and didn't put enough salt while ignoring Egypt's feedback but recovered. Magali basted the salmon too early and tuned out Hannah for a while, before sending out undercooked and then overcooked salmon. Michael and Egypt undercooked and overcooked lambs but recovered. Joe served raw salmon and halibut, while Egypt overcooked a Wellington, leading the men to getting kicked out. Hannah was lectured for piercing chickens and then overcooked them, causing the women to also get kicked out and making this one of the worst opening services in the show's history. Both teams lost and had to nominate two chefs for elimination. Elimination: For the women, Amanda nominated Magali and Amber from the fish station. For the men, Uri nominated Michael (meat) and Shant (appetizers). After hearing the chefs' pleas, Ramsay sent Magali, Michael and Shant back in line and eliminated Amber for her poor performance on the fish station and being unable to count scallops. Ramsay's comment: "Amber's inability to cook or even count scallops was all I needed to know that I couldn't count on her to be my next head chef."

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3

"Shucking Hell"

October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)

HK-2303

1.37

The chefs were woken up early by the sous-chefs to pick up frozen seafood. Uri and Shant suffered pain after bringing in the seafood. Team challenge: The two teams were given 30 minutes to make a seafood tower, featuring 8 hot seafood appetizers. The blue team dropped Brandon's oyster dish. Hannah & Egypt both scored on oysters, Brittany scored over Shant on lobster, Whit scored over Uri on squid, Kyle scored over Magali on crab, both Amanda & Anthony scored on prawns, both Meghan & Michael scored on mussels, Joe scored over Lulu on clams, and finally Ann Marie scored over Corbin on scallops. Corbin overcooked his scallops, costing the blue team the final point. The final score was 6-5. Punishment/reward: The women went paddling in kayaks. The men had to prepare seafood, including 100 pounds of mussels, for service. Medical evacuations: Shant suffered further pain and went to the hospital, withdrawing from the competition. Uri also voluntarily withdrew from the competition due to leg pain. Service: Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson and Atlanta Falcons linebacker Matthew Judon dined at the chef's tables. Brittany burned her first attempt on pizza, but recovered. On appetizers, Corbin and Egypt served overcooked scallops and lobster respectively, but they also recovered. The red team had to refire salmon after Hannah forgot to start the garnish. Egypt brought up salmon too early, but it was overcooked, while Brandon delivered an undercooked New York strip. Brandon served raw lamb to the chef's table, so Ramsay forced the men to apologize, while also berating Corbin for idling around instead of helping Brandon. Both teams successfully completed service, with the women declared the winners. The men had to nominate two chefs for elimination. Elimination: Kyle nominated Egypt and Corbin from the fish station. Ramsay sent Egypt back in line and eliminated Corbin for being disengaged throughout service. Ramsay's comment: "Corbin may be tall in stature, but tonight he was short in talent."

350

4

"In a Pickle"

October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17)

HK-2304

1.48

Team change: Ramsay had Lulu switch to the blue team, to even out the numbers at 7 each. Team challenge: The chefs played pickleball to hit balls into barrels with specific ingredients, and pick a chef to cook against who hit a ball to pick the protein. The chefs had to cook dishes using pickling. Guest chef Dan Barber judged the dishes. Lulu scored over Amanda on sole with pickled brussel sprouts due to Amanda forgetting her pickles, both Ann Marie & Joe scored on cod with pickled apples, both Hannah & Kyle scored on duck breast with pickled okra, Egypt scored over Meghan on salmon with pickled pineapple, Whit scored over Michael on prawns with pickled blueberries due to Michael leaving the shells on the prawns, Brittany scored over Anthony on mahi mahi with pickled carrots due Anthony undercooking his carrots. Finally, Brandon scored over Magali on pork chop with pickled red beets making the score was 5-4, with the blue team winning their first challenge. Punishment/reward: Whit used her punishment pass, switching places with Egypt. The blue team and Whit went to the private island of Grace Island overnight at a luxury mansion. The red team and Egypt had to process 15 tons of cow manure on a farm. Amanda suffered shortness of breath, but recovered. Service: Olympic gold medalist Sheryl Swoopes and Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis sat at the red and blue chef's tables. On appetizers, Egypt and Michael undercooked their first attempts on carbonara and scallops, but recovered. In the red kitchen, Amanda brought up the scallops too early and Ann Marie mistakenly added peas to the risotto but recovered. On entrées, Lulu undercooked the halibut, but recovered. Magali served bland mashed potatoes, but recovered. Joe served raw lamb twice, leading Ramsay to kick the blue team out. After Amanda served raw halibut, the red team was also kicked out, making this the second time both teams were kicked out this season. Both teams had to nominate two chefs for elimination. Elimination: In the red team, Hannah nominated Magali (garnish) and Ann Marie (appetizers). In the blue team, Anthony nominated Michael (fish) and Egypt (appetizers). Ramsay sent Magali, Egypt and Ann Marie back in line and eliminated Michael for his lack of confidence and poor performance. Ramsay's comment: "When a chef can't look at you in the eye, you know they're hiding something. One thing Michael couldn't hide was the fact that he didn't belong here.'"

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"Homesick in Hell"

October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24)

HK-2305

1.51

Team challenge: Each team had to cook 7 burgers head-to-head. Since the blue team was short one member, Kyle had to cook 2 burgers. The chefs had 90 seconds to race for tickets containing ingredients, and 35 minutes to make their burgers. Hamburger America owner George Motz was the guest judge. Both Magali & Egypt scored on venison, Brandon scored over Ann Marie on bison, Meghan scored over Lulu on chicken, Neither Brittany or Kyle(due to forgetting his sauce) scored on dry-aged beef, Anthony scored over Amanda on pork, Hannah scored over Joe on short rib. Finally, Whit scored over Kyle on lamb. The score was 4-3, with the red team winning. Punishment/reward: The red team went bowling at the Foxwoods High Rollers Luxury Lanes, and were gifted Hexclad sets by Ramsay. The blue team had to roll patties for a special slider appetizer by breaking 100 pounds of beef and grinding it by hand. Brandon chose not to use his punishment pass. Pep talk: Egypt said he was considering withdrawing from the competition, due to missing his family. Ramsay talked to him in the store room, and told him that he still believed in him. Egypt ultimately chose to stay. Service: Joe served raw sliders, but recovered. Whit served raw scallops, forcing Ramsay to tell her and Meghan to communicate, and Whit also recovered. A diner successfully proposed during service. Both teams successfully completed service (albeit with a lack of communication), were declared joint winners, and nobody was eliminated.

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6

"Hell on Wheels"

October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

HK-2306

1.72

Team challenge: The chefs had to cook with pasta, with matchups chosen randomly and pasta types chosen using pachinko. Whit and Brittany both cooked tortellini, with Whit's dish dropped. Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli were the guest judges with each chef earning up to 2 points for their dish. Both judges gave Anthony a point over Meghan on cavatelli, Magali scored over Egypt on orecchiette, Amanda scored over Lulu on cannelloni, both Ann Marie & Kyle scored on pappardelle, Joe scored over Hannah on fettucine. Finally, both Brittany & Brandon scored on tortellini. The score was tied 6-6, with Joe's dish being judged the best, resulting in the blue team winning. Whit's tortellini was judged better than Brittany's, which would have let the red team win. Punishment/reward: The blue team went Kart racing with Ramsay. The red team had to make fresh fettuccine from scratch. Service: Lulu served undercooked lobster, then Brandon served undercooked and watery carbonara, but both recovered. The red team completed appetizers without major problems but fell apart on entrées. Brittany served 6 meat entrées instead of 4. Magali served salty halibut, then overcooked halibut, and then raw halibut. The red team was kicked out and had to nominate two chefs for elimination. The blue successfully completed dinner service and were declared the winners, with Anthony, Egypt and Joe receiving praise for their stellar performances. Elimination: Whit nominated Brittany (meat) and Meghan (fish). Ramsay sent both Brittany and Meghan back in line and instead eliminated Magali for her failures on the fish station and her third poor dinner service performance. Ramsay's comment: "Tonight was anything but a home run for the red team. And for Magali, it's three strikes and you're out."

353

7

"Harmony in Hell"

November 7, 2024 (2024-11-07)

HK-2307

1.54

Team challenge: The chefs received a performance from the Yale Whiffenpoofs. The chefs had 45 minutes to grab 5 ingredients, one at a time per singing round, and cook beef dishes. Ramsay judged the dishes head-to-head. Brandon scored over Brittany on New York strip, both Meghan & Kyle scored on tomahawk, Egypt scored over Hannah on ribcap, both Ann Marie & Joe scored on ribeye, Amanda scored over Lulu on filet. Finally, Whit scored over Anthony on T-bone. With the final score being 4 to 4, Ramsay broke the tie based on the best dish, which was Egypt's ribeye cap, resulting in the blue team winning. Punishment/reward: The blue team had a pool party and went to a spa. The red team had to prepare butter and chimichurri for steak night, including picking thyme by hand. Pep talk: Hannah had a pep talk with Michelle in the storeroom over her trauma regarding her husband committing suicide 3 years prior. Michelle convinced Hannah to remain in the competition, telling her she had the potential to win. Service: The chef's tables feature the Garcia Twins in the blue kitchen, and Patti Stanger in the red kitchen. Hannah had to redo her risotto for the chef's table due to it being broken, but recovered. Amanda served raw lobster for the risotto, but recovered. Lulu served underseasoned mashed potatoes and had trouble getting out her garnish on time for the chef's table, but recovered. Meghan served raw salmon and Ann Marie served undercooked garnish. The first team to finish the last two tables was the blue team, who won the service with a strong performance. The red team served raw veal, causing them to lose and having to nominate two individuals for elimination. Elimination: Despite Amanda's poor performance resulting in the red team's loss, Brittany nominated Ann Marie (garnish) and Meghan (fish). Ramsay sent Ann Marie back in line and eliminated Meghan for being nominated twice and her inconsistent performances. Ramsay's comment: "When Meghan arrived from Hawaii, I was hopeful she would be a breath of fresh air. However, she was anything but. Aloha, Meghan."

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8

"Get a Clue!"

November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14)

HK-2308

1.70

Team challenge: The chefs played Secret Ingredients, with pairs of chefs having to guess ingredients and assign them to their dishes. Each team had 45 minutes to work with 3 proteins: airline chicken, cod, and a pork chop. The blue team dropped Egypt's pork chop. Ramsay judged the dishes, with the final scores being 3 to 2, resulting in the red team winning. Egypt's dish was judged to be the best dish, meaning the blue team would have won had they put up his dish. Punishment/reward: The red team went to Foxwoods Smash Avenue and a karaoke bar and restaurant. The blue team had to sort compost, recycling, and waste from dumpsters. Cook For Your Life (CFYL) challenge: The 5 chefs with the worst dishes in the challenge, Anthony, Brandon, Lulu, Ann Marie, and Amanda, had to cook for their lives in the competition. They had 45 minutes to cook a lobster entrée. Brandon, Lulu, Amanda, and Ann Marie survived. Elimination: Ramsay eliminated Anthony because his dish had a feather blade in it and was poor quality. However, he was praised for his great attitude and tenacity, because of which Ramsay permitted Anthony to keep his jacket, the first time a blue team member got to do so. Ramsay's comment: "Anthony had a heart of gold. But I need a head chef with a golden touch, and he just doesn't have it yet."

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"Lonely in the Kitchen"

November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)

HK-2309

1.71

Team challenge: The two teams had 45 minutes to make a five-course menu, consisting of two appetizers and three entrées. One chef from each team had to leave the kitchen every 10 minutes, until the last 5 minutes, when all the chefs were in the kitchen. Ramsay judged the dishes, with the final score being 5 to 5. Ramsay broke the tie with the best dish, which was Hannah's, resulting in the red team winning the challenge. Punishment/reward: Brandon used his punishment pass, trading places with Ann Marie. The red team and Brandon stayed overnight in New York City at the Edge at Hudson Yards, including experiencing the city climb and going sailing. The blue team and Ann Marie had to bake bread overnight. Service: Kyle initially forgot to serve scallops, but recovered. Brittany was late in delivering her lobster, but recovered. Lulu served raw wellingtons, but recovered. Brittany served raw halibut, but recovered. Many former Hell's Kitchen contestants sat in the dining room. Kyle served overcooked halibut, then Lulu served raw steak. Ramsay kicked out the blue team due to their series of mistakes, and had them nominate two chefs for elimination. The red team completed service, and were declared the winners. Elimination: Egypt nominated Lulu (meat) and Kyle (fish), though he was also considered for his performance on the appetizer station. Ramsay sent Kyle back in line and eliminated Lulu for her mistakes on the meat station and declining performance after a promising start. Lulu stood before the exit, forcing Ramsay to remind her to push the door. Ramsay's comment: "Lulu showed great promise at the start of this competition, but it's not how you start, it's how you finish. And Lulu finished poorly."

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10

"A Sticky Situation"

December 5, 2024 (2024-12-05)

HK-2310

1.60

Team challenge: This was the 23rd blind taste test challenge. If chefs missed more than 2 items, syrup and other breakfast items would be dropped on a teammate. Amanda scored a perfect four points while Brandon got two, Ann-Marie scored zero points while Joe got one, Hannah scored three points while Kyle scored zero. In the final round, Whit scored two points, and Egypt scored zero. The final score was 9 to 3, with the women winning the challenge. Punishment/reward: The women went to a dessert suite, received OXO cooking equipment, and a $250 shopping spree each. The men had to clean up the mess caused by the challenge. Joe began to feel increasingly homesick for his wife and children, but powered through. Service: Two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom and magicians Penn & Teller sat at the blue and red tables. Amanda served overcooked scallops that were cut improperly by Brittany, but recovered. Egypt shut down briefly on communication for the meat table, but recovered. Ann Marie served undercooked steak, but recovered. Kyle fell behind on garnishes, but recovered. Amanda failed to communicate while dealing with Brittany's improperly prepared salmon while Ann Marie struggled to cook meat, but both eventually bounced back. Both teams successfully completed service albeit with a few bumps, and Ramsay declared the men the winners for having less problems. Elimination: Amanda nominated Brittany for being disorganized and constantly needing help for her teammates and Ann Marie for her inconsistency in services. All the chefs on the red team believed Brittany should be eliminated, which Ramsay agreed with, in the end Ramsay sent Ann Marie back in line and eliminated Brittany for losing her team's confidence and being unable to handle tonight's dinner service alone, though he praised her for her heart. Ramsay's comment: "Brittany's team felt they needed to hold her hand. So it was time for me to lead her out the door."

357

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"A Soap Opera in Hell"

January 2, 2025 (2025-01-02)

HK-2311

1.86

Team challenge: The chefs had 45 minutes to cook four different international cuisines, after being randomly assigned countries and chefs to cook against. The four cuisines were Chinese (cooked by Whit and Kyle), French (cooked by Hannah and Brandon), Greek (cooked by Amanda and Joe), and Mexican (cooked by Ann Marie and Egypt). Guest judge Vikas Khanna judged the dishes. The score was 3 to 3, with men winning because Egypt had the best dish. Punishment/reward: The men went to Foxwoods Resort Casino and Pequot Museum, and were served by Native American chef Sherry Pocknett. The women had to bake cupcakes from scratch. Whit, being annoyed and grumpy with baking and the prep work, left the kitchen at one point. Service: It was the charity night dinner service, with each chef overseeing one course each. The women cooked for the American Heart Association, and the men cooked for the Special Olympics. Egypt struggled to communicate to his teammates during his course. Amanda didn't tell Whit and Hannah to cook enough gnocchi, which delayed the course. Joe was short on scallops after seasoning some too early, and Ann Marie had to deal with scallops being burned while also being berated for talking back to Ramsay, but both recovered. Brandon's pan was lit on fire, but he also recovered. Both teams successfully complete service, but due to the mistakes made in both kitchens Ramsay named both teams as losers. Kyle and Hannah were declared the Best of the Worst, and each had to nominate two chefs for elimination. Double Elimination: Kyle nominated Joe and Egypt, and Hannah nominated Amanda and Ann Marie. Ramsay sent Egypt back in line, and eliminated Ann Marie for her downward spiral on the past several services, but praised her effort and dedication. Ramsay then eliminated Joe for a lack of consistency and sent Amanda back in line. Ramsay's comment: "Both Joe and Ann Marie couldn't stay afloat on the fish station tonight. If you can't master that, you have no chance of being my next head chef."

358

12

"Black Jacket Time"

January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09)

HK-2312

1.70

Ramsay announced the final six chefs would compete in a series of three challenges to determine which of them would get a Black Jacket. First challenge: In the first challenge the chefs had to cook a dish using the same seven ingredients: veal chop, celery root, mushrooms, bourbon, pancetta, kale and dry figs. Hannah's and Brandon's dishes were judged as the best two dishes by Ramsay, and they received the first two Black Jackets. Second challenge: The remaining chefs had just 23 minutes to make anything. Whit nearly broke down from the pressure after not making it the first round, but bounced back. Her five spice pork loin and Kyle's duck breast with dashi were judged as the best two dishes by Ramsay, and they received the next two Black Jackets. Third challenge: Amanda and Egypt were tasked with preparing a dish inspired by their mentors. The latter's pan-seared filet mignon with tortilla brown butter ravioli was determined to be slightly better than the former's miso-glazed cod and crispy rice cake and Egypt received the final Black Jacket, eliminating Amanda. Ramsay allowed Amanda to keep her jacket and she received a retrospective montage. Ramsay gave no comment on Amanda's elimination, and Amanda did not receive the burning picture sequence.

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"Five Comedians Walk into Hell..."

January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16)

HK-2313

1.99

Challenge: The final five chefs had to teach five comedians how to make Ramsay's lobster ravioli. The pairings were as follows: Brandon-Jim Norton, Egypt-Jeff Dye, Hannah-Yamaneika Saunders, Kyle-Judy Gold, and Whit-Druski. Whit won the challenge. Reward/punishment: Whit chose Kyle to go with her on a shopping spree to Kitch with $1,000 each to spend. They were also joined by Sous-Chef Michelle for lunch. Brandon, Egypt and Hannah had to clean both kitchens and hand-polish the stainless steel for service. Service: Appetizers went smoothly, save for Hannah's slow start on risotto. On entrées, however, Brandon struggled on meat, sending raw chicken and raw lamb as well as having trouble recalling the ticket for the pass. After he sent an overcooked wellington to the pass, Ramsay ordered Hannah to jump on meat, after which a properly cooked wellington was finally delivered. Service was completed without further problems. Elimination: After praising Hannah and Kyle for bouncing back, and Whit and Egypt for their performances, Ramsay eliminated Brandon without nomination due to him being the worst performer of the night but gave him encouragement. Brandon received a retrospective montage. Ramsay then dismissed the remaining final four chefs. Ramsay's comment: "Throughout the competition, at times I could see Brandon as my next head chef. But after tonight's performance, I could only see him going home."

360

14

"Hell at the Pass"

January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)

HK-2314

1.84

Challenge: The four chefs had two hours in total, with one hour for prep and fifteen minutes for four rounds, to serve diners table-side from four stations. The diners voted on the best and worst chefs. Kyle won the challenge with 75% of the vote, and chose Whit to join him. Reward/punishment: Kyle and Whit went on a cruise on a river. Egypt and Hannah had to prep the dining room and polish the glassware. Service: Mickey Guyton was in attendance. The final four chefs took turns running the pass, with planned sabotages by Ramsay. Each chef took turns yelling at Ramsay beforehand. Egypt ran the pass first, and caught his first two sabotages, but confused venison wellingtons for beef wellingtons. Hannah ran the pass second, catching her first sabotage. During Hannah's running of the pass, Whit missed her first risotto, but recovered. For her last sabotage, Hannah confused pheasant for chicken. Whit ran the pass third. Whit caught her two sabotages. During Whit's running of the pass, Egypt served undercooked raw New York strip, but recovered. Kyle ran the pass last. During Kyle's running of the pass, Whit missed carbonara and pancetta and lashed out angrily at the others for not stocking the kitchen, but quickly calmed herself down and recovered. Kyle caught all three of his sabotages. Elimination: Ramsay asked the final four chefs why they should advance to the finals. Ramsay chose Egypt, Hannah and finally Kyle to advance to the final, eliminating Whit for losing her composure, but praised her for being a powerhouse. Whit got to keep her jacket, but did not receive a retrospective montage. Ramsay's comment: "Whit was as talented as she was confident. But when the chips were down, she lost her cool and lost the job."

361

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"One Hell of a Ride"

January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30)

HK-2315

1.94

The final three each randomly picked a sous-chef. Kyle was assigned to sous-chef James, Egypt to guest chef Kesha Tatro, and Hannah to sous-chef Michelle. The chefs met their families afterwards and had lunch with Ramsay. They then went shopping, toured the Foxwoods restaurant and experienced a trip down memory lane of their best moments throughout this season. They were then greeted by a studio audience, the setting for their menu challenge. Individual challenge: The final three chefs had one hour to prepare a five-course menu, consisting of a cold and hot appetizer and a fish, chicken and beef entreé, to be judged by Sherry Pocknett, David Shim, Stephanie Izard, Douglass Williams and Foxwoods CEO Jason Guyot. Hannah, Kyle and Egypt received a 9, 10, and 9 in the first round; a 10, 10, and 9 in the second; an 8, 9, and a 10 in the third; a 9, 10, and an 8 in the fourth; and a 10, 9, and a 9 in the final round. The final scores were 46, 48, and 45. Kyle and Hannah advanced to the finale and Egypt was automatically eliminated. Kyle got to pick his final brigade first for having the highest score. Brigade selection: Kyle chose Brandon, Joe, Whit and Lulu. Hannah picked Egypt, Brittany, Amanda and was left with Ann Marie. Ramsay did not comment on Egypt's elimination, he did not receive a portrait burning sequence, nor a retrospective montage.

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"Hell's Finish Line"

February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)

HK-2316

1.97

Kyle and Hannah went through their final menus with their respective brigades. Hannah was worried believing everyone is against her, but her brigades believed in her, with all of them being targeted by their teams in the past. Kyle went simple on his menu, whilst for Hannah's menu, each of her items have their own unique name, based on her culinary background. Kyle and Hannah prepared their teams for the final dinner service, and received their head chef's jackets. Ramsay gave both an all-expenses paid trip after the finale, with three other people each, to the Great Wolf Lodge, a swimming park at Foxwoods. Service: Both Kyle and Hannah had no trouble going through appetizers, with the only issues are Lulu forgetting basil oil in her salads, Brittany burned her first gnocchi, and Brandon overcooked octopus, but they all recovered. On entrées, Egypt bounced back after sending a cold toast. In the blue kitchen, Joe served raw scallops two times, causing him to be threatened with Kyle kicking him out from service, but recovered. Ann Marie served dry chicken during the final table, causing Hannah to send it back to refire but quickly recovered. Both kitchens successfully completed service at a steady pace. Ramsay called Hannah and Kyle into his office for the last time, offering praise for their accomplishments throughout the season, and asked them to stand in front of two doors. Kyle's door opened, making him the 23rd winner of Hell's Kitchen. Kyle thanked everybody in a victory speech, and Hannah took her defeat graciously. Ramsay's comment: "Kyle is everything I want in a head chef and more. Along with incredible charisma, he brings his expertise, passion, and creativity every time he enters the kitchen. He's going to be a great asset at Hell's Kitchen Foxwoods Resort and Casino."