Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 14 explained

Season Number:14
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Host:Gordon Ramsay
Num Contestants:18
Winner:Meghan Gill
Runner Up:Torrece “T” Gregoire
Num Episodes:16
Network:Fox
Episode List:List of Hell's Kitchen episodes

Season 14 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on March 3, 2015 on Fox. The prize is a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in Caesars Atlantic City.[1] Gordon Ramsay returned as head chef with Andi Van Willigan and James Avery returning as sous-chefs for both their respective kitchens as well as Marino Monferrato as the maître d'. Executive Chef Meghan Gill from Roanoke, Virginia, won the competition, thus becoming the fourteenth winner of Hell's Kitchen.

This season's head to head finals happened between the third pair of the top two finalists that did not receive any nominations for elimination.

This season, the Blue Team set a new record for the most dinner service wins by a team in a single season (discounting season finales and joint victories) with six. It surpassed the previous record of five set by the Blue Team in Seasons 6 and 7 and the Red Team in Season 10. The season also had only one joint dinner service loss between the red and blue teams, the fewest such occurrences since season four. This red team also tied a record set by the blue team from Season 10, having been kicked out of the kitchen five times throughout the season. Gill became the eighth winner of the series to avoid nomination throughout the entire season. Gill also set a Hell's Kitchen record with nine consecutive punishments until she finally won the last challenge of the season, a distinction previously shared by Season 4 runner-up Louis Petrozza, Season 12 third place finisher Melanie Finch, and lastly, Season 13 third place finisher Sade Dancy, who had seven each.

Despite the blue team, which started with all men, setting a new record for the most dinner service wins by a team in a single season, this was the third season to feature two women in the finale (following seasons two and eleven), the first season to have all women in the top three, and the third season that neither the winner nor runner-up was nominated once for elimination, after seasons six and seven. Sixth-place chef Josh Trovato ties with Season 12's Michael DeMarco (discounting the "Cook for Your Life" challenge in Episode 9) for the longest consecutive streak of nominations. In further extension, this is the first season since Season 7 that did not have any episodes ending in cliffhanger before elimination, and final season to feature tradition double elimination before finals, until reoccurring in season 18.

Both teams each had separate, unusual distinctions during the signature dish challenge. The Blue team became the first team in Hell's Kitchen history to receive approval for every dish from Ramsay as all the men received a score of 3 or 4. So far, they are the only Blue Team in the history of the show to have this distinction. The Red team's signature dishes eventually became a near perfect predictor for the order of elimination. The three members who received 1 (Chrissa, Mieka and Monique) were the first three women to be eliminated and the two chefs receiving 5 (T and Meghan) were the two finalists. The only anomaly was Alison (who scored the Red team's lone 3) surviving longer than two of her teammates who scored 4 (Sarah and Christine).

This season also set a record for most participants invited to participate in Hell's Kitchen a second time (six), with four in Season 17 and two on Season 18.

The season was filmed in November 2013.[2]

Chefs

Eighteen chefs competed for the head chef position in season 14.[3]

ContestantAgeOccupationHometownResult
Meghan Gill28Executive ChefRoanoke, VirginiaWinner
Torrece "T" Gregoire31Line CookAtlanta, GeorgiaRunner-up
Michelle Tribble22Dallas, TexasEliminated before finals
Emili "Milly" Medley33Executive ChefPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaEliminated before finals
Nicholas "Nick" Peters Bond25Private ChefStoneham, MassachusettsEliminated after thirteenth service
Joshua "Josh" Trovato24Chef De CuisineBrooklyn, New YorkEliminated after twelfth service
Alison Rivera27Sous ChefManhattan, New YorkEliminated after eleventh service
Randolph "Randy" Bell45Line CookNashville, TennesseeEliminated after tenth service
Christine Hazel30Banquet ChefPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaEliminated after "Cook for your life" challenge
Adam Livow31Amusement Park ChefFreehold, New JerseyEliminated after eighth service
Bret Hauser30Sous ChefDelray Beach, FloridaHospitalized before eighth service
Sarah Baumert27Chef InstructorDallas, TexasEliminated after seventh service
Brendan Pelley34Executive ChefBedford, MassachusettsEliminated after sixth service
Monique Booker23Line CookLynn, MassachusettsEliminated after fifth service
Michelle "Mieka" Houser Harris[4] 25Sous ChefOlney, MarylandEliminated after fourth service
Michael Dussault38Senior Center ChefHartford, ConnecticutEliminated after third service
Cameron Spagnolo33Banquet ChefJersey City, New JerseyEliminated after second service
Chrissa Schmerler34Food Truck Chef/OwnerBellmore, New YorkEliminated after first service
Notes

Contestant progress

No.ChefOriginal teamsSwitched teamsIndividualsFinal
1401140214031404140514061407140814091410141114121413141414151416
1MeghanLOSEWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININWINWINWININININWINNER
2TLOSEWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININWINLOSELOSEINININ
3MichelleLOSEWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININWINNOMLOSENOMNOMOUT
4MillyWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINLOSEINLOSEWINWININNOMOUT
5NickWINLOSENOMWINWINNOMWINLOSEINLOSEWINWININOUT
6JoshWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINNOMINNOMNOMNOMOUT
7Alison LOSEWINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWININWINLOSEOUT
8RandyWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINNOMNOM[5] NOMOUT[6]
9ChristineNOMWINNOMLOSELOSEWINNOMWINOUT[7]
10AdamWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINOUT
11BretWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSEWINHOSP
12SarahLOSEWINLOSENOMNOMWINOUT
13BrendanWINLOSELOSEWINWINOUT
14MoniqueNOMWINLOSENOMOUT
15MiekaLOSEWINNOMOUT
16MichaelWINNOMOUT
17CameronWINOUT
18ChrissaOUT

Episodes

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

The fourteenth-season premiere of Hell's Kitchen premiered to an audience of 4.09 million, 0.18 million lower than last season's premiere, but up 0.49 million from season 13's finale.

No.EpisodeOriginal air dateRating/share
18–49		U.S viewers
(million)		Source(s)
1"18 Chefs Compete"March 3, 20151.4/54.09
2"17 Chefs Compete"March 10, 20151.3/43.52
3"16 Chefs Compete"March 17, 20151.3/53.79
4"15 Chefs Compete"March 24, 20151.3/43.77
5"14 Chefs Compete"March 31, 20151.2/43.35
6"13 Chefs Compete"April 7, 20151.2/43.50
7"12 Chefs Compete"April 14, 20151.3/43.63
8"11 Chefs Compete"April 21, 20151.2/43.74
9"9 Chefs Compete"April 28, 20151.1/43.25
10"8 Chefs Compete"May 5, 20151.2/43.75
11"8 Chefs Compete Again"May 12, 20151.2/43.26
12"7 Chefs Compete"May 19, 20151.3/53.51
13"6 Chefs Compete"1.3/4
14"5 Chefs Compete"May 26, 20151.1/33.33
15"4 Chefs Compete"June 2, 20151.1/43.28
16"Winner Chosen"June 9, 20151.1/33.42

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meghan Gill wins "Hell's Kitchen" to head Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill .
  2. Web site: Michelle Tribble, who came in 3rd place in Season 14 and won All-Stars, revealing the date Season 14 was filmed on Instagram.
  3. Web site: Meet the 18 Competitors for Season 14 of Hell's Kitchen. Facebook. August 15, 2014. August 16, 2014.
  4. Web site: Life After 'Hell's Kitchen'. Bethesda Magazine. January 15, 2016. April 5, 2016.
  5. Chef participated in the "Cook for your life" challenge
  6. Chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team
  7. Chef was eliminated in the "Cook for your life" challenge

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