Episode
Hell's Kitchen: Top 18 Compete
Overview
Ramsay splits the 18 aspiring chefs into two teams and asks them to present their signature dishes; the winning team spends time with Ramsay and chef Wolfgang Puck, while the losers set up the living arrangements.
Details
- Series
- Hell's Kitchen
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2014-09-10
- Runtime
- 41 min
Episode context
Top 18 Compete is Episode 1 in Season 13 of Hell's Kitchen. It aired on 2014-09-10. The runtime is 41 min.
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