Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 21 explained

Season Name:Hell's Kitchen: Battle of the Ages
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Host:Gordon Ramsay
Num Contestants:18
Winner:Alex Belew
Runner Up:Dafne Mejia
Num Episodes:16
Network:Fox

The twenty-first season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Battle of the Ages) premiered on Fox on September 29, 2022, and concluded on February 9, 2023. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while season ten winner Christina Wilson returned to serve as red team sous-chef[1] and season seven runner-up Jason Santos returned to serve as blue team sous-chef.[2]

The season was won by former restaurant owner Alex Belew, with executive chef Dafne Mejia finishing second and head chef Alejandro Najar placing third.

Production

On February 1, 2022, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twenty-first and twenty-second season.[3] Filming for this season began in January 2022, making this the first Hell's Kitchen season filmed following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On June 6, 2022, it was announced that the twenty-first season would premiere on September 29, 2022.[5] [6]

Chefs

Eighteen chefs competed in season 21. For the third time in the show's history (following seasons one and 18), the chefs were not divided by gender at the start of the season. Instead, they were divided by age, with the "20-somethings" on the red team and the "40-somethings" on the blue team.[7] Starting from the end of the third episode, the teams were divided by gender, with women on the red team and men on the blue team.

"20-Somethings"

ContestantAgeOccupationHometownResult
Dafne Mejia29Executive chefLos Angeles, CaliforniaRunner-up
Alejandro Najar28Head chef[8] Barberton, OhioEliminated during Finals
Sommer Sellers24Lead line cookBrooklyn, New YorkEliminated after eleventh service
Cheyenne Nichols21Sous-chefSpencer, Ohio[9] Eliminated after tenth service
Sakari Smithwick27[10] Pop-up chefAmityville, New YorkEliminated before Black Jackets
Brett Binninger-Schwartz24Executive chefDublin, OhioEliminated after ninth service
Vlad Briantsev26Sous-chefChicago, IllinoisEliminated after seventh service
Ileana D'Silva23[11] Sous-chefGloucester, VirginiaEliminated after "Cook for your life" challenge
Alyssa Osinga23[12] Executive chefChicago, IllinoisEliminated after fifth service

"40-Somethings"

Contestant[13] AgeOccupationHometownResult
Alex Belew40Former restaurant ownerMurfreesboro, Tennessee[14] Winner
Tara Ciannella41Private chef/catererCongers, New York[15] Eliminated before Black Jackets
Abe Sanchez41Executive chefHouston, Texas[16] Eliminated after eighth service
Mindy Livengood42CatererLiberty Township, OhioEliminated after sixth service
Billy Trudsoe40[17] Head chefMelbourne, FloridaEliminated after fifth service
Nicole Gomez46Private chefLos Angeles, CaliforniaEliminated after third service
O'Shay Lolley44Executive chefNew Castle, DelawareEliminated after second service
Zeus Gordiany48Executive chefMilford, DelawareLeft after first service
Charlene Sherman40Private chefWorland, Wyoming[18] Eliminated after first service

Contestant progress

No.ChefOriginal teamsMen's and women's teamsSwitched teamsThird switchIndividualsFinals
2101/210221032104210521062107210821092110211121122113211421152116
1AlexBoBLOSELOSEWINLOSELOSEWINNOM[19] LOSELOSEWINININININWINNER
2DafneNOM[20] WINWINLOSEWINLOSEWININLOSEWINNOMINNOMININ
3AlejandroBoBWINWINWINNOMLOSEWINNOMNOMLOSENOMINININOUT
4SommerINWINWINLOSEWINNOMWININLOSEWINBoBININOUT
5CheyenneINWINWINLOSEWINLOSEWININLOSEWINWININOUT
6TaraINLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWINNOMNOMWINNOMOUT
7SakariINWINWINWINLOSELOSENOMINLOSENOMBoBOUT
8BrettINWINWINWINLOSELOSEWININNOMWINOUT
9AbeINLOSELOSEWINLOSENOMNOMINLOSEOUT
10VladINWINWINWINNOMLOSEWINNOMOUT
11IleanaNOMWINWINLOSEWINLOSENOMOUT[21]
12MindyINLOSELOSENOMWINLOSEOUT
13AlyssaINWINWINNOMWINOUT
14BillyNOMNOMLOSEWINNOMOUT
15NicoleINLOSENOMOUT
16O'ShayNOMLOSEOUT
17ZeusINOUT
18CharleneINOUT

Episodes

See also: List of Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) episodes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hell's Kitchen's Christina Wilson On Battle of the Ages, Gordon Ramsay's Midas Touch, & Her Legacy. TV Fanatic. Jasmine Blu. September 28, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: Local chef to cook on Hell's Kitchen Battle of the Ages. The Post-Star. Gretta Hochsprung. September 9, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  3. Web site: Hell's Kitchen Renewed For Two More Seasons By Fox. Deadline Hollywood. Denise Petski. February 1, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  4. Web site: Everything to know about Hell's Kitchen 21: Meet the 18 chef-testants competing. Gold Derby. Denton Davidson. Paul Sheehan. September 25, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  5. FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2022-2023 Season. Fox. The Futon Critic. June 6, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  6. Web site: Fox Sets Fall 2022 Schedule, Monarch Joins The Resident on Tuesdays, Cleaning Lady to Follow 9-1-1. Variety. Joe Otterson. June 6, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  7. Web site: Hell's Kitchen Season 21 Pits 20-Somethings Against 40-Somethings. Showbiz Junkies. Rebecca Murray. September 6, 2022. September 8, 2022.
  8. Web site: Who is Alejandro Najar? A Barberton chef who will compete on Hell's Kitchen. Akron Beacon Journal. Tawney Beans. September 8, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  9. Web site: Cheyenne Nichols. Facebook. October 29, 2022.
  10. Web site: SUNY Delhi Grad to Compete on Gordon Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen. SUNY Delhi. September 26, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  11. Web site: Williamsburg chef to appear on Hell's Kitchen this week. The Virginian-Pilot. Rekaya Gibson. September 25, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  12. Web site: Hell's Kitchen Season 21: Battle of the Ages Preview. Guilty Eats. D. Goodman. August 30, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  13. Web site: Hell's Kitchen Season 21: Where to follow the contestants on Instagram?. Sportskeeda. Muskan Sharma. September 28, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  14. Award-Winning Chef Alex Belew Brings the Fire to Season 21 of Hell's Kitchen. Richlynn Group. September 7, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  15. Web site: Congers chef to appear On Hell's Kitchen. Rockland County Times. September 26, 2022. September 29, 2022. October 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221003213305/https://rocklandtimes.com/2022/09/26/congers-chef-to-appear-on-hells-kitchen/. dead.
  16. Web site: Who is Abe Sanchez from Hell's Kitchen 2022 (season 21)? Chef has ADHD and is a father of 9 kids. Sportskeeda. Parul Singh. September 28, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  17. Web site: The road to Hell's Kitchen: Melbourne chef competes on Gordan Ramsay cooking show. Florida Today. Suzy Fleming Leonard. September 27, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  18. Web site: Firenze transforms into family-friendly establishment. Northern Wyoming News. Tracie Mitchell. July 22, 2017. September 29, 2022.
  19. Chef participated in the "Cook for your life" challenge
  20. Chef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Chicken Wing" challenge
  21. Chef was eliminated in the "Cook for your life" challenge

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