| Season Name: | Hell's Kitchen: Head Chefs Only | ||||
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| Num Episodes: | 9 | ||||
| Network: | Fox | ||||
| Last Aired: | present |
The twenty-third season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Head Chefs Only) premiered on Fox on September 26, 2024. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while season 11-14 sous-chef James Avery returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef, replacing Jason Santos, and season 14 third-place finisher and season 17 winner Michelle Tribble returned as the Red Team's sous-chef, replacing Christina Wilson. Marino Monferrato returned as maître d'. This is the first season to take place on the East Coast, with all episodes filmed at the Hell's Kitchen Restaurant at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut which will also serve as the prize location for the winner of this season. This season will air the 350th episode of the series.[1]
On March 26, 2024, it was announced that Hell's Kitchen was renewed for a twenty-third and twenty-fourth season, with the twenty-third season, subtitled Head Chefs Only, premiering on September 26, 2024.[2] [3]
Eighteen chefs will compete in season 23, consisting of head chefs and executive chefs.
| Contestant[4] | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Currie | 39 | Executive Chef | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Ann Marie Stauber | 34 | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | |||
| Brandon Kerr | 34 | Co-Restaurant Owner | Lafayette, Indiana | ||
| Brittany Fanning | 37 | Executive Chef | Homer, Alaska | ||
| Egypt Davis | 31 | Executive Banquet Chef | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Hannah Flora | 31 | Country Club Executive Chef | DeKalb, Illinois | ||
| Joseph “Joe” Tartamalla | 35 | Executive Chef | |||
| Kyle Timpson | 29 | Dennis Township, New Jersey | |||
| Whitney “Whit” Thomas | 35 | Reidsville, North Carolina | |||
| Lourdes "Lulu" Elízaga | 36 | Puebla, Mexico | Eliminated after seventh service | ||
| Anthony Vo | 28 | Sacramento, California | Eliminated on the Cook for Your Life challenge | ||
| Meghan Ellis | 37 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Eliminated after sixth service | ||
| Magali Ort | 28 | Huntington Beach, California | Eliminated after fifth service | ||
| Michael Lovano | 27 | Hudson, Ohio | Eliminated after third service | ||
| Corbin Emilio | 36 | Restaurant Owner | Appleton, Wisconsin | Eliminated after second service | |
| Uri Elbaum | 27 | Executive Chef | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Quit before second service | |
| Shant Halajian | 29 | Corporate Executive Chef | Glendale, California | Hospitalized before second service | |
| Amber Evans | 32 | Head Chef | San Diego, California | Eliminated after first service |
| No. | Chef | Original teams | First switch | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301/2302 | 2303 | 2304 | 2305 | 2306 | 2307 | 2308 | 2309 | 2310 | |||||
| Amanda | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM[5] | WIN | |||||
| LOSE | WIN | NOM | WIN | LOSE | NOM | NOM[6] | WIN | ||||||
| Brandon | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM[7] | LOSE | |||||
| Brittany | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | IN | WIN | |||||
| Egypt | LOSE | NOM | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | |||||
| Hannah | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | IN | WIN | |||||
| Joe | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOSE | |||||
| Kyle | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | NOM | |||||
| Whit | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | IN | WIN | |||||
| 10 | Lulu | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM[8] | OUT | ||||
| 11 | Anthony | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT[9] | |||||
| 12 | Meghan | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | OUT | ||||||
| 13 | Magali | NOM | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | |||||||
| 14 | Michael | NOM | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||
| 15 | Corbin | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||
| 16 | Uri | LOSE | LEFT[10] | ||||||||||
| 17 | Shant | NOM | HOSP | ||||||||||
| 18 | Amber | OUT | |||||||||||
See also: List of Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) episodes.