How many episodes in 23 season: 16 episodes
Eighteen contestants will set out to impress Chef Ramsay in the Signature Dish Challenge before embarking on their first dinner service. For the first time in Hell's Kitchen history, the show will take place on the East Coast at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.
When the punishment pass is introduced to the chefs, the pressure is on to deliver! Then, Hell's Kitchen is about to go up in flames with the fiery flambé challenge! During the chef's dinner service on opening night they get their first taste of Chef's Ramsay's wrath when their execution is not up to par and one chef will be send packing.
Rise and Shine! The chefs are in for a rude awakening that could make or break their Hell's Kitchen journey. During a fishy challenge, the chefs must go head to head in a seafood showdown where only one team can reign supreme.
Chef Dan Barber joins chef Ramsay to judge the chef's pickling challenge.
This week, it is the 350th episode of Hell's Kitchen! During this milestone episode, the chefs are challenged with putting together some fabulous burgers using an assortment of wild ingredients thrown their way by Chef Ramsay. Will they flip out under pressure? When the chefs start feeling homesick in hell, they must decide if they have what it takes to stick around.
On this week's episode of Hell's Kitchen the chefs are feeling the heat. When faced with a pasta challenge judged by pasta experts and owners of the critically acclaimed Don Angie, Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, the pasta-bilities are endless. Then, one team dishes out a stellar dinner service while the other must face Chef Ramsay's wrath.
The Yale Whiffenpoofs singing group perform; the chefs must model their expertise and work in harmony for their next challenge... balancing an array of ingredients to create a dish that really sings.
Communication is crucial in the kitchen, and this week the chefs will have to prove they have what it takes to communicate with efficiency. When team members must work together in a secret ingredient challenge some chefs will puzzle together a masterpiece while others need to get a clue.
Teamwork is key in the kitchen and this week it is more important than ever. When the chefs are challenged with starting their own individual dishes before leaving the kitchen one-by-one it is up to the remaining lonely chefs to complete not only their own dishes, but also their fellow contestants using only verbal cues from the team. It is time for the chefs to think outside of the box.
The chefs face a blind taste test; in a special dinner service, both teams must prove they have what it takes to stay in the competition.
It's Charity Night on Hell's Kitchen! The top eight chefs will begin the week with an International Cuisine Challenge. They will randomly be assigned a cuisine to inspire an original dish intended to transport Chef Ramsay across the globe. Following the challenge, the chefs will report to the dining room for an especially important dinner service, Hell's Kitchen's Charity Night! This year, the show will be honouring guests from The American Heart Association and the Connecticut Chapter of The Special Olympics and the amazing work they do. Guests of honour, board members and CEO's of both organizations will be in attendance including Susan Lucci, herself! Each team will cook for one of the organizations and it is a huge test of organization and timing for the remaining chefs.
It is Black Jacket Time! When Gordon Ramsay announces this week will determine which chefs will receive one of the coveted Black Jackets, the pressure is on. When a series of challenges where they must use their creativity and pull out all the stops to attempt to stand out from the pack and be awarded a black jacket. With so much on the line, emotions are running at an all-time high.
Each chef must teach a comedian how to prepare a signature chef Ramsay recipe.
As the finale closes in, the top four chefs are introduced to the talented executive chefs at Hell's Kitchen's four neighboring restaurants in the Foxwoods Resort and Casino
The top three are ready to prove they have what it takes in a final menu planning challenge! The chefs will be inspired with a glimpse into their possible future, going into their final challenge. The final three give their all, but only two will move on to the dramatic season finale
It is the season finale of Hell's Kitchen: Head Chef's Only and it is down to the finale two head chefs. With the help of some old friends, the finalists will compete in a final dinner service with their very own custom menu tailored to their unique tastes and signature dishes.
