Episode
Hell's Kitchen: Dancing with the Chefs
Overview
A change leaves the chefs in shock as they prepare to host the International Ballroom Invitational. This special event calls for a special menu, which includes a raw bar that requires one team to break down lobster, scrub clams and oysters, and steam up crabs.
Details
- Series
- Hell's Kitchen
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2016-11-18
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Dancing with the Chefs is Episode 8 in Season 16 of Hell's Kitchen. It aired on 2016-11-18. The runtime is 44 min.
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