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16 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 26, 2024
The theme of Season 23 of Hell's Kitchen is "Head Chefs Only", and these eighteen talented head chefs that come from all ages, backgrounds, culinary specialties and restaurant types are used to calling the shots. With such proved leaders in the kitchen, Chef Ramsay is setting the bar higher than ever before. The eighteen contestants will set out to impress Chef Ramsay in the Signature Dish Challenge before embarking on their first dinner service. For the first time in Hell's Kitchen history, the show will take place on the East Coast at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Episode 2
Thu, Oct 3, 2024
When the punishment pass is introduced to the chefs, the pressure is on to deliver. Then, Hell's Kitchen is about to go up in flames with the fiery flambé challenge. During the chef's dinner service on opening night, they get their first taste of Chef Ramsay's wrath when their execution is not up to par, and one chef will be sent packing.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 10, 2024
The chefs are in for a rude awakening that could make or break their Hell's Kitchen journey. During a fishy challenge, the chefs must go head-to-head in a seafood showdown where only one team can reign supreme.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
This week, the chefs are in a pickle. It is time for a shakeup in the Red and Blue Kitchens. When Michelin-Starred Chef, Dan Barber, joins Chef Ramsay to judge the chef's pickling challenge, some dishes will shine while others go sour. Then, the pressure is on when dinner service guests nearly go hungry.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
This week, it is the 350th episode of Hell's Kitchen. During this milestone episode, the chefs are challenged with putting together some fabulous burgers using an assortment of wild ingredients thrown their way by Chef Ramsay. Will they flip out under pressure? When the chefs start feeling homesick in hell, they must decide if they have what it takes to stick around.
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 31, 2024
The chefs are feeling the heat. When faced with a pasta challenge judged by pasta experts and owners of the critically acclaimed Don Angie, Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, the pasta-bilities are endless. Then, one team dishes out a stellar dinner service while the other must face Chef Ramsay's wrath.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 7, 2024
After a special performance from the Yale Whiffenpoofs, an a cappella singing group, the chefs must model their expertise and work in harmony for their next challenge balancing an array of ingredients to create a dish that really sings. Then, in a high-stakes dinner service, one chef will be on the chopping block.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 14, 2024
Communication is crucial in the kitchen, and this week the chefs will have to prove they have what it takes to communicate with efficiency. When team members must work together in a secret ingredient challenge, some chefs will puzzle together a masterpiece, while others need to get a clue.
Episode 9
Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Teamwork is key in the kitchen and this week it is more important than ever. When the chefs are challenged with starting their own individual dishes before leaving the kitchen one-by-one it is up to the remaining lonely chefs to complete not only their own dishes, but also their fellow contestants using only verbal cues from the team. It is time for the chefs to think outside of the box.
Episode 10
Thu, Dec 5, 2024
The chefs face a blind taste test; in a special dinner service, both teams must prove they have what it takes to stay in the competition.
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 2, 2025
The top eight chefs begin the week with an international cuisine challenge; a dinner service honoring guests from charity organizations follows.
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 9, 2025
Gordon Ramsay announces this week which chefs will receive one of the coveted Black Jackets. The pressure is on in a series of challenges where the chefs must use their creativity and pull out all the stops to attempt to stand out from the pack and be awarded a Black Jacket.
Episode 13
Thu, Jan 16, 2025
Each chef must teach a comedian how to prepare a signature chef Ramsay recipe.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 23, 2025
The remaining four chefs are challenged to cook and present a tableside dish; a cutthroat dinner service determines who advances to the final three.
Episode 15
Thu, Jan 30, 2025
The top three are ready to prove they have what it takes in a final menu planning challenge. The chefs will be inspired with a glimpse into their possible future, going into their final challenge. The final three give their all, but only two will move on to the dramatic season finale.
Episode 16
Thu, Feb 6, 2025
It is the season finale of 'Hell's Kitchen: Head Chef's Only', and it is down to the finale two head chefs. With the help of some old friends, the finalists will compete in a final dinner service with their very own custom menu tailored to their unique tastes and signature dishes.