Episode
Hell's Kitchen: Black Jacket Time
Overview
Gordon Ramsay announces this week determines which chefs will receive one of the coveted black jackets; the chefs must use their creativity and pull out all the stops to attempt to stand out from the pack.
Details
- Series
- Hell's Kitchen
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2025-01-09
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Black Jacket Time is Episode 12 in Head Chefs Only of Hell's Kitchen. It aired on 2025-01-09. The runtime is 44 min.
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