Episode

Hell's Kitchen: 18 Chefs Compete

Name: Hell's Kitchen: 18 Chefs Compete
Released: 2012-06-04
Duration: 44 min
Cast: Gordon Ramsay, Jason Thompson, Marino Monferrato, Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec, Scott Leibfried

Hell's KitchenSeason 102012-06-04

Overview

Another 18 hopeful cook enter Hell's Kitchen to see if they can take the heat.

Details

Series: Hell's Kitchen
Season: Season 10
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 2012-06-04
Runtime: 44 min

Episode context

18 Chefs Compete is Episode 1 in Season 10 of Hell's Kitchen. It aired on 2012-06-04. The runtime is 44 min.

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Episode 2: 17 Chefs Compete 2012-06-05 | 44 min The teams face a challenge and a dinner service; a contestant is eliminated.

More episodes from this season

Episode 3: 16 Chefs Compete 2012-06-11 | 44 min The challenge facing the 16 remaining chefs: prepare all-American fare for a group of special diners.

Episode 4: 15 Chefs Compete 2012-06-12 | 44 min Challenges facing the 15 remaining chefs include preparing four different lamb dishes.

Episode 5: 14 Chefs Compete 2012-06-18 | 44 min The contestants tackle Mexican cuisine in a challenge judged by executive chefs John Sedlar and Thomas Ortega.

Episode 6: 13 Chefs Compete (1) 2012-06-19 | 44 min Fashion and food mix when the contestants prepare a menu for designers that's inspired by high fashion. The winning group receive a new wardrobe, and the losing bunch must set up dinner service for a fashion show.

Episode 7: 13 Chefs Compete (2) 2012-06-25 | 44 min Conclusion. The runway-show dinner proves distracting for some contestants, while others succeed despite the pressure to time the service perfectly with the show.

Episode 8: 12 Chefs Compete 2012-06-26 | 44 min Fighting champions Tito Ortiz and Sugar Ray Leonard offer inspiration to the contestants, whom chef Ramsay encourages to fight for their spots in the competition.

Episode 9: 11 Chefs Compete (1) 2012-07-02 | 44 min Part 1 of 2. The contestants compete at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas. Adding to the tension: A slot machine is used to determine the ingredients in the dishes.

Episode 10: 11 Chefs Compete (2) 2012-07-03 | 44 min Conclusion. Personal dramas distract some contestants from the dinner service while competing at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas.

Episode 11: 10 Chefs Compete 2012-07-09 | 44 min Three guest diners raise the stakes of a pressure-filled challenge which requires the chefs to think on their feet.

Episode 12: 9 Chefs Compete (1) 2012-07-16 | 44 min The chefs face off against competitive eater Joey Chestnut in a wing-eating competition and, later, take part in a blind taste test.