Episode
Hell's Kitchen: 18 Chefs Compete
Overview
This season's contestants head to Las Vegas where they participate in the signature dish challenge; the winners of the challenge ride on the world's tallest Ferris wheel while the losers peel 50lbs of shrimp and 1,000lbs of potatoes.
Details
- Series
- Hell's Kitchen
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2016-01-15
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
18 Chefs Compete is Episode 1 in Season 15 of Hell's Kitchen. It aired on 2016-01-15. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 7: 11 Chefs Compete
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Episode 8: 10 Chefs Compete
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Episode 9: 10 Chefs Again
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Episode 10: 9 Chefs Compete
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Episode 11: 8 Chefs Compete
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Episode 12: 7 Chefs Compete
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