Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 12 explained

Season Number:12
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Host:Gordon Ramsay
Num Contestants:20
Winner:Scott Commings
Runner Up:Jason Zepaltas
Num Episodes:20
Network:Fox
Episode List:List of Hell's Kitchen episodes

Season 12 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on March 13, 2014 on Fox.

Gordon Ramsay returned as the head chef as well as Andi Van Willigan and James Avery as the red team's and blue team's sous chefs respectively. Jean-Philippe Susilovic also returned as the maître d'. Filming took place over the course of 6 weeks from October to December 2012. This was the first season to have two chefs quit. This season also for the first time to feature "Cook For Your Life" challenge, which would be featured on subsequent seasons. Instead of the dinner service, the challenge was added in the middle of the season, which tested one chef of each team based on an interview of each team by Ramsay. The contestant that failed the challenge would be eliminated.

Executive Chef Scott Commings won this season and received a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a prize retained for the previous season. Scott holds the record for the most nominations held by a winner (seven times), breaking Christina Machamer's record (season 4) of five nominations. This is the last season to date to feature 20 contestants, and for the second time set a record with two contestants choosing to leave the competition after Season 5 (with the difference that the two contestants from Season 5 chose to leave the competition due to medical reason).

Chefs

Twenty chefs competed in season 12. Jason Zepaltas previously competed in season 9 but withdrew before the first dinner service after falling ill during prep. He is the second chef to have competed in two seasons, after Robert Hesse (seasons 5 and 6), and Zepaltas was the first chef until the All-Star season to present two signature dishes to Ramsay.

Contestant[1] AgeOccupationHometownResult
Scott Commings36Executive ChefWoodstock, IllinoisWinner
Jason Zepaltas31Sous ChefChicago, IllinoisRunner-Up
Melanie Finch24Line CookWoodland Hills, CaliforniaEliminated before Finals
Rochelle Bergman27Catering ChefRiverside, CaliforniaEliminated before Finals
Joy Parham–Thomas25Kitchen SupervisorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaQuit during Fifteenth Service
Kashia Zollicoffer23Line CookCarthage, MississippiEliminated after Fourteenth Service
Michael Gabriel26Executive ChefSpring, TexasEjected during Thirteenth Service
Anton Testino39Head ChefButler, New JerseyEliminated after Twelfth Service
Richard Mancini48Executive ChefBloomingdale, IllinoisEliminated after Eleventh Service
Sandra Flores †36Sous ChefQueens, New YorkEliminated after Tenth Service
Ralph Johnson28Chef De Partie (Line Cook)Boston, MassachusettsEliminated after Eighth Service
Jessica Vogel †30Line CookSpring Lake, New JerseyEliminated after Cook for your Life Challenge
Beverly "Bev" Lazo–Gonzalez42Food Truck ChefWhittier, CaliforniaEliminated after Seventh Service
Christopher "Chris" Eversole27Line CookLas Vegas, NevadaEliminated after Sixth Service
Elizabeth "Beth" Taylor43Independence, LouisianaEliminated after Fifth Service
Michael DeMarco29Scranton, PennsylvaniaEliminated after Wedding Service
Michael "Mike" Aresta38Chef InstructorKeyport, New JerseyEliminated after Fourth Service
Simone Hammond43Buffet CookHenderson, NevadaQuit after Third Service
Nicole Rutz33BakerMorganville, New JerseyEliminated after Second Service
Gaurav Navin34Executive ChefEast Stroudsburg, PennsylvaniaEliminated after First Service
Notes

Contestant progress

No.ChefOriginal teamsFirst switchSecond switchIndividualsFinals
120112021203120412051206120712081209/121012111212121312141215/12161217121812191220
1ScottLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINNOMWININNOMNOMNOMWINNOMNOMNOMININWINNER
2JasonLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININLOSELOSELOSELOSEWINNOMINININ
3MelanieLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSEININOUT
4RochelleLOSELOSENOMWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINNOMLOSELOSEWINLOSEININOUT
5JoyLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINLOSELOSEWINBoWIMM[2] INLEFT<--Do not change to QUIT see discussion on talk page-->
6KashiaLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINWINLOSENOMWINLOSELOSEOUT
7GabrielLOSENOMLOSELOSENOMWINLOSEWININNOMLOSENOMNOMBoBEJEC
8AntonLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININLOSENOMLOSEWINOUT
9RichardLOSELOSELOSELOSENOMWINLOSEWINNOM[3] LOSELOSELOSEOUT
10SandraNOMLOSENOMWINWINNOMWINLOSEINWINNOMOUT
11RalphLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINNOMWININOUT
12JessicaLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINNOMOUT[4]
13BevLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINOUT
14ChrisLOSELOSENOMLOSELOSEWINOUT
15BethLOSENOMLOSEWINWINOUT
16DeMarcoNOMNOMNOMNOMOUT
17MikeLOSELOSENOMOUT
18SimoneLOSENOMLEFT
19NicoleNOMOUT
20GauravOUT

Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hell's Kitchen – Season 12. tvgrapevine.com. March 11, 2013. March 15, 2014 . March 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314175347/http://www.tvgrapevine.com/2013-12-12-08-02-24/hell-s-kitchen/6126-hell-s-kitchen-season-12-chefs-and-premiere.
  2. Chef was immune from elimination
  3. Chef participated in the "Cook for your life" challenge
  4. Chef was eliminated in the "Cook for your life" challenge

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