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18 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 1

Overview: Another 18 hopeful cook enter Hell's Kitchen to see if they can take the heat.

17 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 2

Overview: The teams face a challenge and a dinner service; a contestant is eliminated.

16 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 3

Overview: The challenge facing the 16 remaining chefs: prepare all-American fare for a group of special diners.

15 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 4

Overview: Challenges facing the 15 remaining chefs include preparing four different lamb dishes.

14 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 5

Overview: The contestants tackle Mexican cuisine in a challenge judged by executive chefs John Sedlar and Thomas Ortega.

13 Chefs Compete (1)

Episode number: 6

Overview: Fashion and food mix when the contestants prepare a menu for designers that's inspired by high fashion. The winning group receive a new wardrobe, and the losing bunch must set up dinner service for a fashion show.

13 Chefs Compete (2)

Episode number: 7

Overview: Conclusion. The runway-show dinner proves distracting for some contestants, while others succeed despite the pressure to time the service perfectly with the show.

12 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 8

Overview: Fighting champions Tito Ortiz and Sugar Ray Leonard offer inspiration to the contestants, whom chef Ramsay encourages to fight for their spots in the competition.

11 Chefs Compete (1)

Episode number: 9

Overview: Part 1 of 2. The contestants compete at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas. Adding to the tension: A slot machine is used to determine the ingredients in the dishes.

11 Chefs Compete (2)

Episode number: 10

Overview: Conclusion. Personal dramas distract some contestants from the dinner service while competing at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas.

10 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 11

Overview: Three guest diners raise the stakes of a pressure-filled challenge which requires the chefs to think on their feet.

9 Chefs Compete (1)

Episode number: 12

Overview: The chefs face off against competitive eater Joey Chestnut in a wing-eating competition and, later, take part in a blind taste test.

9 Chefs Compete (2)

Episode number: 13

Overview: The teams create menus for dinner service, but the pressure proves too much for some chefs, provoking Chef Ramsay's ire.

8 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 14

Overview: The chefs are challenged to put a gourmet spin on traditional Southern dishes. Later, they work on their communication skills before an important dinner service.

7 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 15

Overview: The chefs are challenged to put a gourmet spin on traditional Southern dishes.

6 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 16

Overview: The final six chefs celebrate earning their new black jackets, but they quickly realize that the competition is getting more and more intense. Eager to see how the chefs measure up, Chef Ramsay brings back a team of former HELL’S KITCHEN runners-up to compete against the chefs in the ultimate dinner service showdown.

5 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 17

Overview: The chefs' abilities to teach are tested when they are challenged to instruct students to prepare recipes using only words for guidance.

4 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 18

Overview: The contestants lead teams of chefs to test their skills directing others in the kitchen.

2 Chefs Compete

Episode number: 19

Overview: Part 1 of 2. The two finalists are chosen and must create one last dinner-service menu, to be judged by a panel of world-renowned chefs.

Winner Chosen

Episode number: 20

Overview: Conclusion. The winner is named after the chefs prepare their final dinner service in the Season 10 finale.