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Hell's Kitchen Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2017 - 2018
Episode 1
All-Stars Arrive
Fri, Sep 29, 201744 mins
Chef Ramsey invites 16 All-Stars back for a second chance at proving they have what it takes to be the head chef at the first-ever Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen Restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Episode 2
Raising the Bar
Fri, Oct 6, 201744 mins
The contestants are required to make bar menu meals in forty minutes, sous-chefs Christina and James "Jocky" assist Ramsay in the judging, and the contestant who makes the best meal is safe from elimination.
Episode 3
Tower of Terror
Fri, Oct 13, 201744 mins
For the team challenge, the teams replicated a 4 tiered seafood platter, the winning team enjoyed a seafood lunch and a soccer game with soccer Olympians, the losing team prepped over 100 pounds of seafood for both teams for the dinner service.
Episode 4
Just Letter Cook
Fri, Oct 20, 201744 mins
The remaining chefs must face off in a "game of chance" to divvy up their ingredients and create their own unique dishes. During this challenge, each chef has 45 minutes to create a dish, combining a protein of their choice with all the ingredients selected from the game of chance. After Chef Ramsay judges each dish, the winners are chosen and rewarded with a private jet whisking them away for an exclusive stay at the Belmond El Encanto in Santa Barbara, CA. During dinner service, the contestants are determined to impress Chef Ramsay and the VIP Guests: Mixed martial artist Paige VanZant and actress/model Shannon Tweed. After mistakes are made in the kitchen, Chef Ramsay decides to shake things up.
Episode 5
Josh Josh Josh
Fri, Nov 3, 201744 mins
After a shocking change, many are left unhappy and the tension in the dorms is at an all-time high. The next day, the chefs are challenged to work in pairs and cook different types of fish on cedar and hickory wood planks. Special guest judge Chef Ben Ford helps Chef Ramsay decide which team delivered the best and most consistent dishes. Later that evening during dinner service, the chefs aim to impress special guest diner actor Shaun Brown. Chef Ramsay has had enough with one contestant and makes a drastic decision.
Episode 6
A Little Slice of Hell
Fri, Nov 10, 201744 mins
The remaining chefs meet at DeSano Pizzeria and learn about their next challenge, for which they will be given 30 minutes to create a pizza inspired by their assigned country. Marino, the owner of the pizzeria and HELL'S KITCHEN'S Maître D', joins Chef Ramsay and special guest judge Steve Samson, to determine the winning team. Later during dinner service, actress Melissa Fumero and Victoria's Secret model Devon Windsor join as special guests, and while both teams struggle, one just can't keep up.
Episode 7
Trimming Fat
Fri, Nov 17, 201744 mins
Chef Ramsay decides to give the 12 remaining contestants a tutorial on how to best prepare six of the most popular HELL'S KITCHEN dishes. Following the lesson, Ramsay informs them of their next challenge - each team will have 25 minutes to recreate all six dishes. But what the contestants don't know is that every three minutes, each team will have to select one chef to kick out of the kitchen, thus leaving more work for the remaining chefs and intensifying the "Last Man Standing" challenge. Later, the contestants receive a big surprise when they find out that in lieu of a Dinner Service, they will compete in this week's "Fight For Your Life" Challenge -- during which the three weakest chefs from each team will be tasked to recreate Gordon's signature dish, Tagliatelle with Oysters. The chef with the worst dish will be immediately eliminated.
Episode 8
Welcome to the Jungle
Fri, Dec 1, 201744 mins
The contestants must create a dish using exotic meats that were eaten by early humans.
Episode 9
Catch of the Day
Fri, Dec 8, 201744 mins
The remaining contestants compete in a special challenge involving sea creatures.
Episode 10
It's All Gravy
Fri, Dec 15, 201744 mins
The remaining contestants must pass an explosive palate test before they prepare a five-course meal for a private charity event.
Episode 11
Trying to Pasta Test
Fri, Jan 5, 201844 mins
The All-Stars are given $20 to buy ingredients for restaurant-quality pasta dishes.
Episode 12
Five Is the New Black
Fri, Jan 12, 201844 mins
The All-Stars face three difficult challenges for the coveted black jacket.
Episode 13
Stars Heating Up Hell
Fri, Jan 19, 201844 mins
The chefs must instruct athletes Candace Parker, Jordyn Wieber, Ricky Williams, Shawne Merriman, and Reggie Miller to make their signature dishes using only verbal instructions; the contestants cook in one kitchen during dinner service.
Episode 14
Families Come to Hell
Fri, Jan 26, 201844 mins
Families of the four remaining chefs visit; chefs must base a dish on a secret ingredient hidden in a gift chosen by them; the family members anonymously vote on the dishes; a dinner service and an elimination.
Episode 15
Final Three; All-Star Finale
Fri, Feb 2, 201886 mins
Three finalists must cook and perfect their menus; two advance to the finale. The remaining chefs pick from the season's past contestants to help in the final dinner service; the winner is announced.
Episode 16
All-Star Finale
Fri, Feb 2, 201843 mins
The final two All-Stars pick from the season's past contestants to join them on their team for the final dinner service. With a head chef position at the first ever Hell's Kitchen flagship restaurant at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, and a salary of a quarter of a million dollars on the line it all comes down to this. Find out who is named the winner.