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Hell's Kitchen Season 10 Episodes
Season 10 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
18 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 42 mins
Eighteen contestants sign on for a shot at a head-chef position at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas. In Part 1 of the two-part Season 10 premiere, they're split up into two teams. Then they prepare their signature dishes, and hope that chef Ramsay won't spit them out. The reward for the winning team: dinner prepared by Season 3 winner Rock Harper and Season 6 winner Dave Levey. The losers must scrub down the kitchen for the first dinner service. Then comes the first elimination.
Episode 2
17 Chefs Compete
Tue, Jun 5, 2012 60 mins
Seventeen chefs vie in the conclusion of the Season 10 opener.
Episode 3
16 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jun 11, 2012 60 mins
The challenge facing the 16 remaining chefs: prepare all-American fare for a group of special diners.
Episode 4
15 Chefs Remain
Tue, Jun 12, 2012 60 mins
Challenges facing the 15 remaining chefs include preparing four different lamb dishes.
Episode 5
14 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 60 mins
The contestants tackle Mexican cuisine in a challenge judged by executive chefs John Sedlar and Thomas Ortega.
Episode 6
13 Chefs Compete
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 42 mins
Part 1 of 2. 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.
Episode 7
13 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 60 mins
Conclusion. The runway-show dinner proves distracting for some contestants, while others succeed despite the pressure to time the service perfectly with the show.
Episode 8
12 Chefs Compete
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 60 mins
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.
Episode 9
11 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jul 2, 2012 42 mins
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.
Episode 10
11 Chefs Compete
Tue, Jul 3, 2012 42 mins
Conclusion. Personal dramas distract some contestants from the dinner service while competing at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas.
Episode 11
10 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jul 9, 2012 60 mins
Three guest diners raise the stakes of a pressure-filled challenge which requires the chefs to think on their feet.
Episode 12
9 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jul 16, 2012 42 mins
Part 1 of 2. The chefs face off against competitive eater Joey Chestnut in a wing-eating competition. Later, they take part in a blind taste test.
Episode 13
9 Chefs Compete
Tue, Jul 17, 2012 42 mins
Conclusion. The teams create menus for dinner service, but the pressure proves too much for some chefs, provoking Chef Ramsay's ire.
Episode 14
8 Chefs Compete
Mon, Jul 23, 2012 60 mins
The chefs are challenged to put a gourmet spin on traditional Southern dishes.
Episode 15
7 Chefs Compete
Tue, Jul 24, 2012 42 mins
The chefs work on their communication skills before an important dinner service.
Episode 16
6 Chefs Compete
Mon, Aug 13, 2012 60 mins
Former contestants return to challenge the chefs during a dinner service.
Episode 17
5 Chefs Compete
Mon, Aug 20, 2012 60 mins
The chefs' abilities to teach are tested when they are challenged to instruct students to prepare recipes using only words for guidance.
Episode 18
4 Chefs Compete
Mon, Aug 27, 2012 60 mins
The contestants lead teams of chefs to test their skills directing others in the kitchen.
Episode 19
2 Chefs Compete
Tue, Sep 4, 2012 42 mins
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.
Episode 20
Winner Chosen
Mon, Sep 10, 2012 42 mins
Conclusion. The winner is named after the chefs prepare their final dinner service in the Season 10 finale.
