| Season Number: | 3 | ||||||||
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| Num Episodes: | 11 | ||||||||
| Network: | Fox | ||||||||
| Episode List: | List of Hell's Kitchen episodes |
The third season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on June 4, 2007, and concluded on August 13, 2007. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Scott Leibfried returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef and Mary-Ann Salcedo returned as the Red Team's sous-chef. Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as maître d'.
The season was won by executive chef Rahman "Rock" Harper, with nanny/personal chef Bonnie Muirhead finishing second.
The season was cast during February 2007.
The set of Hell's Kitchen was moved from the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Willoughby to La Cienega Place, off West Jefferson Boulevard, for this season.
The season finale was a record high for the show's ratings, drawing 9.8 million viewers.[1]
This was the first season filmed in standard definition (although at some points still aired in aspect ratio), and the chefs all had a culinary background.
Twelve chefs competed in season three.
| Contestant | Age (at time of filming) | Occupation | Hometown | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahman "Rock" Harper[2] | 30 | Executive Chef | Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia | Winner | |
| Bonnie Muirhead | 26 | Nanny/Personal Chef | Santa Monica, California | Runner-up | |
| Jennifer "Jen" Yemola | Pastry Chef | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | Eliminated before finals | ||
| Julia Williams | 28 | Waffle House Cook | Atlanta, Georgia | Eliminated after eighth service | |
| Joshua "Josh" Wahler | 26 | Jr. Sous Chef | Miami Beach, Florida | Ejected during eighth service | |
| Bradley "Brad" Miller[3] | 25 | Sous Chef | Scottsdale, Arizona | Eliminated after seventh service | |
| Melissa Firpo | 29 | Line Cook | New York, New York | Eliminated after sixth service | |
| Vincent "Vinnie" Fama[4] | 29 | Nightclub Chef | Milltown, New Jersey | Eliminated after fourth service | |
| Joanna Dunn | 22 | Assistant Chef | Detroit, Michigan | Eliminated after third service | |
| Aaron Song † | 48 | Retirement Home Chef | Rancho Palos Verdes, California | Hospitalized before third service | |
| Edward "Eddie" Langley[5] | 28 | Grill Cook | Atlanta, Georgia | Eliminated after second service | |
| Tiffany Nagel | 27 | Kitchen Manager | Scottsdale, Arizona | Eliminated after first service |
Viewers have identified that there was a 13th contestant named J.R. that appeared in the first episode, but not referenced nor appeared in the second half of the first episode or later in the season. His appearance was confirmed when the first episode was released in a widescreen format on YouTube in 2024, which showed him at the edges of the various lineups. The reasoning why J.R. was effectively removed from the show was unclear though may be related to off-show behavior towards other contestants post-filming.[6]
Each week, the best member (as determined by Ramsay) from the losing team during the latest service period is asked to nominate two of their teammates for elimination; one of these two is sent home by Ramsay.
| No. | Chef | Original teams | Switched teams | Individuals | Finals | ||||||||||
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| 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310/311 | ||||||
| 1 | Rock | WIN | BoW | WIN | BoW | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | IN | WINNER | ||||
| 2 | Bonnie | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | NOM | WIN | NOM | BoW | IN | |||||
| 3 | Jen | LOSE | WIN | NOM[7] | BoW | BoW | WIN | LOSE | IN | OUT | |||||
| 4 | Julia | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | BoW | OUT | ||||||
| 5 | Josh | WIN | NOM | WIN | NOM | WIN | NOM | LOSE | EJEC | ||||||
| 6 | Brad | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | OUT | |||||||
| 7 | Melissa | BoW | WIN | LOSE | NOM | NOM | OUT | ||||||||
| 8 | Vinnie | WIN | LOSE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 9 | Joanna | NOM | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 10 | Aaron | WIN | LOSE | HOSP | |||||||||||
| 11 | Eddie | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Tiffany | OUT | |||||||||||||