Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 11 explained

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Host:Gordon Ramsay
Num Contestants:20
Winner:Ja'Nel Witt
Runner Up:Mary Poehnelt
Num Episodes:22
Network:Fox

Season 11 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen and premiered on Fox on March 12, 2013, and concluded on July 25, 2013. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Andi Van Willigan returned as the Red Team's sous-chef. James Avery debuted as the Blue Team's sous-chef, replacing Scott Leibfried, who had a work obligation at Mick Fleetwood's restaurant in Maui. Seasons 1-7 maître d' Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as maître d', replacing James Lukanik. [1]

The season was filmed between August and September 2012.

The season was won by executive chef Ja'Nel Witt, with butcher/line cook Mary Poehnelt finishing second. However, one month after the season aired, Witt was denied the head chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, due to "unforeseen personal circumstances".[2] As of June 2014, she is the executive chef of Corner Table, a canteen based in River Oaks, Houston.[3]

Third-place finisher Jon Scallion, who was deemed by Ramsay as the only great chef on the worst Blue Team in Hell's Kitchen history, became sous-chef at Gordon Ramsay Steak under season 10 winner Christina Wilson.[4]

Chefs

For the first time ever, 20 chefs competed in season 11.[5]

ContestantAgeOccupationHometownResult
Ja'Nel Witt31Executive ChefHouston, TexasWinner
Mary Poehnelt26 Butcher/Line CookRunner-Up
Jonathan "Jon" Scallion27Chef de CuisineYork, PennsylvaniaEliminated before Finals
Cynthia "Cyndi" Stanimirov25Head ChefQueens, New York
Susan Heaton Fierro[6] 29Culinary StudentWhittier, CaliforniaEliminated after Fifteenth Service
Zachary "Zach" Womack34Head Line CookPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaEliminated after Thirteenth Service
Anthony Rodriguez27Line ChefNew Orleans, LouisianaEliminated after Twelfth Service
Nedra Harris24Kitchen ManagerDetroit, MichiganEliminated after Eleventh Service
Michael Langdon33Executive ChefPlains, PennsylvaniaEliminated after Tenth Service
Raymond "Ray" Alongi51Boston, MassachusettsEliminated after Ninth Service
Barret Beyer35Head ChefLong Island, New YorkEliminated after Eighth Service
Amanda Giblin28Executive ChefOrange County, New York
Jacqueline Baldassari27RoundsmanFlorence, New JerseyEliminated after Seventh Service
Daniel "Dan" RyanHead CookWestchester, New YorkEliminated after Sixth Service
Jessica Lewis25Chef TournantNew York, New YorkEliminated after Fifth Service
Jeremy Madden22Lead CookLos Angeles, CaliforniaEliminated after Breakfast Service
Danielle Boorn33Executive ChefAtlanta, GeorgiaEliminated after Third Service
Christian Rosati38Line Cook/Sandwich MakerBoston, MassachusettsEliminated after Second Service
Gina Aloise49Line CookThe Bronx, New YorkQuit before Lobster Challenge
Sebastian Royo32Sous ChefBrooklyn, New YorkEliminated after First Service

Contestant progress

No.ChefOriginal teamsFirst switchSecond
switch		IndividualsFinals
1101/1102110311041105/1106/1107110811091110/11111112/11131114/111511161117/111811191120/1121/1122
1Ja'NelWINLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWINWININNOMINWINNER
2MaryWINNOMLOSENOMNOMLOSEWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWINWININNOMIN
3JonLOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSELOSELOSELOSEBoW[7] WINININOUT
4CyndiWINLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINLOSENOMLOSEWINLOSEWINNOMNOMINOUT
5SusanWINLOSELOSELOSELOSENOMWINLOSELOSELOSEWINNOMWINNOMNOMOUT
6ZachLOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSELOSEWINNOMNOMNOMLOSENOMOUT
7AnthonyLOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSELOSELOSELOSEOUT
8NedraWINLOSELOSELOSENOMLOSEWINLOSELOSENOMWINOUT
9MichaelLOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSELOSEOUT
10RayLOSELOSEWINWINNOMNOMLOSEWINLOSEOUT
11BarretLOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSENOMWINOUT
12AmandaWINLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINNOMOUT
13JacquelineWINLOSENOMNOMLOSELOSEWINOUT
14DanLOSELOSEWINWINNOMNOMOUT
15JessicaWINLOSENOMLOSELOSEOUT
16JeremyNOMNOMWINOUT[8]
17DanielleWINNOMOUT
18ChristianLOSEOUT
19GinaWINLEFT
20SebastianOUT

Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scott Leibfried named chef for Mick Fleetwood's Maui restaurant. American City Business Journals. June 29, 2012. March 1, 2013.
  2. News: Plains chef to compete on 'Hell's Kitchen'. The Citizens' Voice. Gaydos. Kristen. February 28, 2013. March 1, 2013.
  3. Web site: To 'Hell' and back: Houston's Witt to lead Corner Table. Morago. Greg. Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. June 19, 2014. May 10, 2019.
  4. News: York native's reality TV stint opens doors . Candy . Woodall . York Dispatch . November 19, 2013 . August 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808062429/http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_24553760/york-natives-reality-tv-stint-opens-doors . August 8, 2014 .
  5. Web site: 'Hell's Kitchen' Season 11 cast announced. Reiher. Andrea. Zap2it. February 27, 2013. February 27, 2013.
  6. https://www.facebook.com/susan.fierro316?fref=ts
  7. Also was granted immunity for winning the challenge
  8. Chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team

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