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'''Service:''' Each team made their own menus. Customers chose from either team's menu; while it was initially announced that the team whose menu was chosen more would win, Ramsay stated that the winner would be decided by quality, not quantity. The red team collaborated on their dishes, while Jen ignored her teammates and largely devised the menu by herself; Ramsay reacted positively to the red teams menu, but hated the blue team's and required them to rearrange it, with Bobby taking the lead on most of the dishes. On the red team, Matt declined Christina's help for her pasta dish and had numerous of his appetizers sent back to the kitchen for being bland, too salty, and undercooked. After he was caught sweating into the food, Christina kicked him off to go work on the garnish station where he proceeded to serve undercooked brussels sprouts. Corey then kicked him off again and relegated him to desserts. After that, Christina and Corey put aside their differences and made it through service almost flawlessly. On the blue team, Petrozza was strong on appetizers despite being messy, however, Louross struggled on meat and had three steaks sent back to the kitchen for being undercooked. As a result, Ramsay issued an ultimatum to shut down the service if another steak got sent back. When Louross finally served an acceptable filet mignon, the customer had already left. Later on into service, Jen undercooked desserts and her disorganized station and messiness meant that Bobby and Petrozza struggled to help her. Both teams managed to finish service, and Ramsay declared the blue team losers; Petrozza was named Best of the Worst. |
'''Service:''' Each team made their own menus. Customers chose from either team's menu; while it was initially announced that the team whose menu was chosen more would win, Ramsay stated that the winner would be decided by quality, not quantity. The red team collaborated on their dishes, while Jen ignored her teammates and largely devised the menu by herself; Ramsay reacted positively to the red teams menu, but hated the blue team's and required them to rearrange it, with Bobby taking the lead on most of the dishes. On the red team, Matt declined Christina's help for her pasta dish and had numerous of his appetizers sent back to the kitchen for being bland, too salty, and undercooked. After he was caught sweating into the food, Christina kicked him off to go work on the garnish station where he proceeded to serve undercooked brussels sprouts. Corey then kicked him off again and relegated him to desserts. After that, Christina and Corey put aside their differences and made it through service almost flawlessly. On the blue team, Petrozza was strong on appetizers despite being messy, however, Louross struggled on meat and had three steaks sent back to the kitchen for being undercooked. As a result, Ramsay issued an ultimatum to shut down the service if another steak got sent back. When Louross finally served an acceptable filet mignon, the customer had already left. Later on into service, Jen undercooked desserts and her disorganized station and messiness meant that Bobby and Petrozza struggled to help her. Both teams managed to finish service, and Ramsay declared the blue team losers; Petrozza was named Best of the Worst. |
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'''Elimination:''' Petrozza nominated Louross and Jen. Despite everyone else wanting Jen gone, Petrozza said Louross deserved to leave, as he had had the worst service. Ramsay agreed and eliminated Louross for being responsible for the blue team's defeat. Louross's departure marks the first time an eliminated chef did not receive a walk of shame sequence. Ramsay then said that Matt and Jen would return to their original teams, as he felt their reassignments were not working. |
'''Elimination:''' Petrozza nominated Louross and Jen. Ramsay also nominated Matt despite him being on the winning team. Despite everyone else wanting Jen gone, Petrozza said Louross deserved to leave, as he had had the worst service. Ramsay agreed and eliminated Louross for being responsible for the blue team's defeat. Louross's departure marks the first time an eliminated chef did not receive a walk of shame sequence. Ramsay then said that Matt and Jen would return to their original teams, as he felt their reassignments were not working. |
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'''Ramsay's comment:''' "Louross was never short on energy, he was just short... on cooking ability." |
'''Ramsay's comment:''' "Louross was never short on energy, he was just short... on cooking ability." |
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Revision as of 23:10, 18 May 2020
| Hell's Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | April 1 – July 8, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen began airing on the Fox Network starting on April 1, 2008.[1][2] The show was originally planned to air later in the season, but instead was aired as a replacement for shows that were affected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[1]
Culinary student Christina Machamer won the season and was awarded a "senior sous chef" position with a $250,000 salary at Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood[3][4] – not an executive chef as mentioned in show-related publicity and press releases.[5] The London West Hollywood restaurant opened on May 27, 2008, while the series was still airing.[3][4]
Production location
This season was filmed in the warehouse district in Culver City, California.
Sous chefs and Maître d'hôtel
- Sous chefs – Scott Leibfried and Gloria Félix
- Maître d'hôtel – Jean-Philippe Susilovic
Opening sequence
Unlike the previous three seasons, this is the first season to feature a cinematic intro using live-action. It depicts the chefs, all shrunken down as they work about the kitchen.
Contestants
There were 15 chefs (8 men and 7 women) who competed in season 4. It is the first season to begin with an odd number of contestants, as well as continue again to season 6 with total of 17 contestants (despite the competition starts with 16 contestants in the beginning, because the addition of the contestants from previous season).
| Contestant | Age (at time of filming) | Occupation | Hometown | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Machamer | 25 | Culinary Student | St. Louis, Missouri | Winner |
| Louis Petrozza † | 47 | Catering Director | Charlotte, North Carolina | Runner-Up |
| Courtney "Corey" Earling | 25 | Private Chef | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated before Finals |
| Jennifer "Jen" Gavin[a] | 24 | Garde Manger | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated after 12th Service |
| General Robert "Bobby" Anderson | 37 | Executive Chef | Niagara Falls, New York | Eliminated after 11th Service |
| Matthew "Matt" Bloch[6] | 35 | Sous Chef | Pine Hill, New Jersey | Eliminated after 10th Service |
| Louross Edralin | 24 | Hotel Cook | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated before Black Jackets |
| Rosann Fama | 33 | Law office receptionist & Former Cook | Staten Island, New York | Eliminated after 8th Service |
| Benjamin "Ben" Caylor | 29 | Electrician & Former Chef | Charlotte, North Carolina | Eliminated after 7th Service |
| Shayna Raichilson-Zadok | 28 | Catering Company Owner | Buffalo, New York | Eliminated after 6th Service |
| Vanessa Gunnell | 31 | Line Cook | Bozeman, Montana | Left before 5th Service |
| Craig Schneider | 30 | Sous Chef | Coram, New York | Eliminated after 4th Service |
| Jason Underwood | 29 | Sous Chef | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated after 3rd Service |
| Sharon Stewart | 31 | Room-service chef | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated after 2nd Service |
| Dominic DiFrancesco | 43 | Stay-at-home Dad | Catawba, South Carolina | Eliminated after 1st Service |
- Notes
† Indicates that the contestant died after filming ended
On November 15, 2019, Louis Petrozza passed away due to complications with lung cancer.
- ^ Chef returned to Hell's Kitchen again on Season 18.
Contestant progress
Each week, the best member (as determined by Ramsay) from the losing team during the latest service period was asked to nominate two of their teammates for elimination; one of these two was sent home by Ramsay. In Episode 1, the teams selected captains for service, though Ramsay changed both captains during service.
| Original teams | First switch |
Second switch | Individual | Finals | |||||||||||||||
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| No. | Chef | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414/415 | ||||
| 1 | Christina | WIN | NOM | BoW | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 1] | WIN | NOM | BoB | IN | IN | WINNER | ||||
| 2 | Petrozza | LOSE | WIN | BoW | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 2] | WIN | BoW | IN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| 3 | Corey | WIN | BoW | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | BoW | WIN | NOM[n 1] | IN | NOM | OUT | |||||
| 4 | Jen | WIN | NOM | LOSE | BoB | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM | IN | NOM | OUT | ||||||
| 5 | Bobby | NOM | WIN | LOSE | BoW | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | IN | OUT | |||||||
| 6 | Matt | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | BoB | NOM | NOM[n 3] | OUT | ||||||||
| 7 | Louross | BoW | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
| 8 | Rosann | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM[n 1] | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ben | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM[n 1] | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 10 | Shayna | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Vanessa | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LEFT | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Craig | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Jason | LOSE | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sharon | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Dominic | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
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- Notes
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | "15 Chefs Compete" | April 1, 2008 | 12.55 | 16 |
| 35 | 2 | "14 Chefs Compete" | April 8, 2008 | 11.63 | 19 |
| 36 | 3 | "13 Chefs Compete" | April 15, 2008 | 11.08 | 16 |
| 37 | 4 | "12 Chefs Compete" | April 22, 2008 | 11.56 | 19 |
| 38 | 5 | "11 Chefs Compete" | April 29, 2008 | 12.26 | 16 |
| 39 | 6 | "10 Chefs Compete" | May 6, 2008 | 11.25 | 18 |
| 40 | 7 | "9 Chefs Compete" | May 13, 2008 | 12.40 | 17 |
| 41 | 8 | "8 Chefs Compete" | May 20, 2008 | 12.60 | N/A |
| 42 | 9 | "7 Chefs Compete" | May 27, 2008 | 9.50 | N/A |
| 43 | 10 | "6 Chefs Compete" | June 3, 2008 | 9.36 | N/A |
| 44 | 11 | "5 Chefs Compete" | June 10, 2008 | 8.81 | N/A |
| 45 | 12 | "4 Chefs Compete" | June 17, 2008 | 8.17 | N/A |
| 46 | 13 | "3 Chefs Compete" | June 24, 2008 | 7.70 | N/A |
| 47 | 14 | "2 Chefs Compete" | July 1, 2008 | 8.03 | N/A |
| 48 | 15 | "Winner Announced" | July 8, 2008 | N/A | N/A |
Notes
References
- ^ a b Seaton, Leslie (2007-11-12). "Hell's Kitchen: Season 4 Premiere Announced". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ Fox Returns Series to Production. The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b Scattergood, Amy (2008-05-01). "Gordon Ramsay L.A. reservation line is open!". LA Times. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ a b "Gordon Ramsay opens news restaurant in West Hollywood". Yahoo. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Hell's Kitchen". Futon Critic. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/matthew.bloch.37
External links
- Hell's Kitchen official Fox.com
- Hell's Kitchen program description and commentary at the Internet Movie Database website