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Hell's Kitchen Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
Day 1
Mon, May 30, 200539 mins
Twelve aspiring restaurateurs compete before chef Gordon Ramsay as he works to open a world-class restaurant in Los Angeles and discover the country's next culinary star.
Episode 2
Day 2
Mon, Jun 6, 200539 mins
For their team challenge both teams had to clean and prep squid to Chef Ramsay's expectations.
Episode 3
Day 3
Mon, Jun 13, 200539 mins
The third night in the kitchen finds the remaining chefs cracking under the pressure of Gordon Ramsay and his hot temper.
Episode 4
Day 4
Mon, Jun 20, 200538 mins
For the team challenge, both teams had to set up a dining table to Ramsay's specifications, the winning team were treated to massages but the losing team had to clean silverware and set all 100 tables in the dining room before service.
Episode 5
Day 5
Mon, Jun 27, 200539 mins
For the team challenge, Ramsay created a new menu presenting pasta dishes for service, the teams had 20 minutes to turn raw dough into pasta. The winning team was treated to wine and cheese. The losing team prepared the remaining pasta.
Episode 6
Day 6
Mon, Jul 11, 200540 mins
The the team challenge, Ramsay tested their palates with the blind taste test. The winning team went wine tasting with Ramsay and the losing team had to clean the restaurant's pots and pans.
Episode 7
Day 7
Mon, Jul 11, 200540 mins
The remaining five chefs were combined into one team wearing black jackets, the winner of the individual challenge received a helicopter trip over L.A. the losers were forced to clean the dining room.
Episode 8
Day 8
Sun, Jul 17, 200540 mins
The remaining chefs had fifteen minutes to create an original dish from a tray of fifteen leftovers ingredients from the previous service. The winner joined Ramsay to a taping of Good Day Live.
Episode 9
Day 9
Mon, Jul 25, 200540 mins
After being summoned out of bed to bake bread at 4 AM, the final 3 contestants had to create a soufflé, the chef who came closest to creating the best soufflé had the 1st pick in selecting an ingredient to make for service: beef, chicken or tuna, the chef that came in 2nd, can only choose what was left, the chef that came in last didn't have a choice.
Episode 10
Day 10
Mon, Aug 1, 200581 mins
The two final contestants prepared for their final individual challenge, where the winner would receive an advantage for dinner service,
Episode 11
Day 11
Mon, Aug 1, 2005
the two finalists designed their half of the Hell's Kitchen restaurant to their own themes and they chose the members of their teams from the previously eliminated contestants.