Episode
Hell's Kitchen: 20 Chefs Compete (1)
Overview
Twenty aspiring restaurateurs present their signature dishes to Ramsay -- and an audience -- in Las Vegas; while the challenge winners earn a night out on the town, the losers must head back to Los Angeles on a school bus.
Details
- Series
- Hell's Kitchen
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2013-03-12
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
20 Chefs Compete (1) is Episode 1 in Season 11 of Hell's Kitchen. It aired on 2013-03-12. The runtime is 44 min.
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