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| ShortSummary = '''Team challenge''': Ramsay treats the chefs to a performance by [[Steve Vai]], leading to their next head to head challenge where they must create five dishes that has seven, six, five, four and three ingredients. Manda scored over Kristin on 5-ingredient sea bass, Ariel scored over Frank on 7-ingredient hangar steak, Jackie scored over Joe on 3-ingredient lobster, and Ashley scored over Chad on 4-ingredient ahi tuna. With the red team up 3-1 and only one dish left, they won the challenge by default, and Chef Ramsay didn't even taste the pork chop dishes from Dannie and Jared. Even though Kristin's sea bass was the only one from the red team not to earn a point, she still earned high praise for beautifully cooking the sea bass but only losing the point by an edge. On the contrary, the blue team's 3 losing dishes were not merely not good enough, but rejected harshly. Frank caused Ramsay to laugh after explaining the meager plating of his potatoes, Chad doused his tuna with too much black garlic (despite constant warnings from teammate Jared) and Joe actually ate so much of his lobster that there wasn't enough left on his plate, prompting Ramsay to advise Joe to have a bigger breakfast before challenges because it wasn't an eating challenge. Ramsay also stated that hanger steak needs 7 ingredients, which was fortunate for Ariel as she was initially going for three ingredients but was forced to go with seven as that was the only option left.
| ShortSummary = '''Team challenge''': Ramsay treats the chefs to a performance by [[Steve Vai]], leading to their next head to head challenge where they must create five dishes that has seven, six, five, four and three ingredients. Manda scored over Kristin on 5-ingredient sea bass, Ariel scored over Frank on 7-ingredient hangar steak, Jackie scored over Joe on 3-ingredient lobster, and Ashley scored over Chad on 4-ingredient ahi tuna. With the red team up 3-1 and only one dish left, they won the challenge by default, and Chef Ramsay didn't even taste the pork chop dishes from Dannie and Jared. Even though Kristin's sea bass was the only one from the red team not to earn a point, she still earned high praise for beautifully cooking the sea bass but only losing the point by an edge. On the contrary, the blue team's 3 losing dishes were not merely not good enough, but rejected harshly. Frank caused Ramsay to laugh after explaining the meager plating of his potatoes, Chad doused his tuna with too much black garlic (despite constant warnings from teammate Jared) and Joe actually ate so much of his lobster that there wasn't enough left on his plate, prompting Ramsay to advise Joe to have a bigger breakfast before challenges because it wasn't an eating challenge. Ramsay also stated that hanger steak needs 7 ingredients, which was fortunate for Ariel as she was initially going for three ingredients but was forced to go with seven as that was the only option left.


'''Reward/punishment''': The red team enjoyed a game of paintball with Marino while the blue team faced a day of delivery and preparation. During the punishment, Manda injured her back lifting boxes out of a van, though the remainder of the blue team remained unsympathetic
'''Reward/punishment''': The red team enjoyed a game of paintball with Marino while the blue team faced a day of delivery and preparation. During the punishment, Manda injured her back lifting boxes out of a van, though the remainder of the blue team remained unsympathetic.


'''Service''': Guests in attendance were [[Jonathan Loughran]] and [[Garcelle Beauvais]]. The red team had a near perfect service under Kristin's leadership and Ariel's concentration, their only problem being Jackie momentarily falling behind on garnish and Dannie having to heavily rely on Ariel throughout, as she was uncertain of what to do. In the blue kitchen, Jared cooked scallops off the stove, causing them to stick and Ramsay to send him out for a break. Chad and Jared then failed to communicate on entrees, while Manda struggled after hurting her back during the punishment, serving raw New York strip and failing to ask her teammates for help. Ramsay sent her into the storeroom and threatened her with elimination for one more mistake within the next fifteen minutes – however, Manda bounced back and produced acceptable New York strip. The red team were named clear winners for having no communication issues.
'''Service''': Guests in attendance were [[Jonathan Loughran]] and [[Garcelle Beauvais]]. The red team had a near perfect service under Kristin's leadership and Ariel's concentration, their only problem being Jackie momentarily falling behind on garnish and Dannie having to heavily rely on Ariel throughout, as she was uncertain of what to do. In the blue kitchen, Jared cooked scallops off the stove, causing them to stick and Ramsay to send him out for a break. Chad and Jared then failed to communicate on entrees, while Manda struggled after hurting her back during the punishment, serving raw New York strip and failing to ask her teammates for help. Ramsay sent her into the storeroom and threatened her with elimination for one more mistake within the next fifteen minutes – however, Manda bounced back and produced acceptable New York strip. The red team were named clear winners for having no communication issues.

Revision as of 23:16, 18 May 2020

Hell's Kitchen
Season 15
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 15 (2016-01-15) –
April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
Season chronology
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Season 16
List of episodes

The fifteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen took place in October 2014 and premiered on January 15, 2016 on Fox. The prize was a head chef position at BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas.[1] Country Club Chef Ariel Malone won the competition.

Gordon Ramsay and Marino Monferrato returned as head chef and Maître d' respectively.[2][3] Season 10 winner Christina Wilson was the initial sous chef for the red team while Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec, who got married, returned in episode 7 of this season. Aaron Mitrano replaced James Avery as sous chef for the blue team.[4] Wilson is the second former Hell's Kitchen winner to return as one of Ramsay's sous chefs, the first being season 2 winner, Heather West, who was the red kitchen's sous chef for season 6. Jason Thompson also returned as narrator for the first time since season 12.[5]

This season holds two unique distinctions. It has neither a charity dinner service nor a Taste It, Now Make It challenge, both traditional staples of the latter half of the show. It is also the first season where every chef was nominated for elimination at least once. This season saw the return of normal single elimination before finals since season 6, instead of the tradition double elimination before finals.

Opening sequence

Season 15's opening sequence features the chefs at a base camp. Ramsay is then shown placing the HK flag on top of the mountain. For the first time in Hell's Kitchen history, the opening sequence did not play after the recap of the previous episode, but after the remaining contestants had made the way up to the dorms and just before the next morning, where they came down to face their new challenge.

Chefs

Eighteen chefs competed in season 15.[1]

Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result
Ariel Malone 26 Country Club Chef Hackensack, New Jersey Winner
Kristin Barone 27 Line Cook Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up
Ashley Nickell[a] 27 Chef de Cuisine Orlando, Florida Eliminated before Finals
Jared Bobkin[b] 28 Line Cook/Professional Poker Oak Park, Michigan Eliminated after 14th Service
Amanda "Manda" Palomino[c] 30 Sous Chef Atlantic City, New Jersey
Danielle "Dannie" Harrison 30 Line Cook/Amateur Boxer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated before Black Jackets
Frank Cala 25 Marine Chef Brooklyn, New York Eliminated after 12th Service
Jackie Fuchs 32 Line Cook Jersey City, New Jersey Eliminated after 11th Service
Chad Gelso 25 Sous Chef Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated after 10th Service
Joe Ricci 31 Sous Chef Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated after 9th Service
Hassan Musselmani 24 Catering Executive Chef Detroit, Michigan Eliminated after 7th Service
Edward "Eddie" Jaskowiak 27 Sous Chef Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated after 6th Service
Alan Parker 42 Sous Chef Lancaster, Pennsylvania Eliminated after 5th Service
Kevin Ridlon 29 Culinary Manager Warwick, Rhode Island Eliminated during 5th Service
Melissa "Meese" Davis 25 College Chef Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Eliminated after 4th Service
Vanessa Soltero 33 Airport Chef Los Angeles, California Eliminated after 3rd Service
Sherkenna Buggs 30 Personal Chef Grand Junction, Tennessee Eliminated after 2nd Service
Mark Paras 27 Line Cook Anaheim, California Eliminated after 1st Service
Notes
  1. ^ Chef returned to Hells Kitchen again on Season 17.
  2. ^ Chef returned to Hells Kitchen again on Season 17.
  3. ^ Chef returned to Hells Kitchen again on Season 17.

Contestant progress

Original teams First
switch 		Second switch Third switch Individual Final
No. Chef 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516
1 Ariel WIN NOM LOSE LOSE LOSE BoW LOSE WIN NOM LOSE LOSE WIN WIN IN IN WINNER
2 Kristin WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE NOM NOM LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN IN IN RUNNER-UP
3 Ashley WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE NOM WIN WIN IN OUT
4 Jared LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE BoW NOM NOM WIN LOSE WIN NOM LOSE OUT
5 Manda WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE NOM LOSE LOSE NOM WIN LOSE WIN LOSE NOM OUT[n 1]
6 Dannie WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE NOM WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE OUT
7 Frank LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN NOM WIN OUT
8 Jackie WIN LOSE LOSE NOM LOSE NOM LOSE WIN NOM LOSE OUT
9 Chad LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE LOSE NOM LOSE LOSE OUT
10 Joe LOSE WIN WIN WIN NOM NOM LOSE LOSE OUT[n 2]
11 Hassan LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE LOSE OUT
12 Eddie LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE OUT
13 Alan LOSE WIN WIN WIN OUT
14 Kevin NOM WIN WIN WIN OUT[n 3]
15 Meese WIN NOM NOM OUT
16 Vanessa WIN LOSE OUT
17 Sherkenna WIN OUT
18 Mark OUT
Notes
  1. ^ Chef was nominated by Ramsay
  2. ^ Chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team
  3. ^ Chef was ejected during service


Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
2191"18 Chefs Compete"January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)3.41[6]
2202"17 Chefs Compete"January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22)3.61[7]
2213"16 Chefs Compete"January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)4.16[8]
2224"15 Chefs Compete"February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)4.60[9]
2235"14 Chefs Compete"February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)4.40[10]
2246"12 Chefs Compete"February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)3.97[11]
2257"11 Chefs Compete"February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)4.23[12]
2268"10 Chefs Compete"March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)3.38[13]
2279"10 Chefs Again"March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)3.76[14]
22810"9 Chefs Compete"March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)3.57[15]
22911"8 Chefs Compete"March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)3.54[16]
23012"7 Chefs Compete"April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)2.61[17]
23113"6 Chefs Compete"April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)2.66[18]
23214"5 Chefs Compete"April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)2.98[19]
23315"3 Chefs Compete"April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)2.96[20]
23416"Winner Chosen"April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)3.13[21]

Controversy

Following his exit at the end of episode 12, Frank, an active-duty Marine chef, stated his dislike for female chefs during his plea and claimed he never allowed any to work under him, saying "The blue team never had any drama until the females came aboard and that's when the ship sunk. And that's exactly why I get fucking female Marines and I send them back wherever the fuck they came from." Following his comments, Marine public affairs representative Bryan Nygaard stated Frank's comments regarding female Marines "are not consistent with the Marine Corps' values of honor, courage and commitment," and he would "notify my chain of command as well as Sergeant Cala's chain of command to ensure that corrective action is being taken."[22] Several days later, Frank was removed from his position with the Commandants' staff and transferred to the Enlisted Aide Program.[23]

Ratings

The fifteenth-season premiere of Hell's Kitchen premiered to an audience of 3.43 million, 660,000 lower than last season's premiere, and down 10,000 from season 14's finale.

U.S. Nielsen ratings
No. Episode Original
air date 		Timeslot (EST) Rating/share
18–49 		U.S. viewers
(millions) 		DVR
18–49 		DVR viewers
(millions) 		Total 18–49 Total viewers
(millions) 		Source(s)
1 "18 Chefs Compete" January 15, 2016 Friday
9:00 p.m. 		1.1/4 3.41 0.6 1.52 1.7 4.93 [6][24]
2 "17 Chefs Compete" January 22, 2016 1.3/4 3.61 — 1.49 — 5.11 [7][25]
3 "16 Chefs Compete" January 27, 2016 Wednesday
9:00 p.m. 		1.4/4 4.16 0.6 — 2.0 — [8][26]
4 "15 Chefs Compete" February 3, 2016 1.5/5 4.60 0.6 — 2.1 — [9][27]
5 "14 Chefs Compete" February 10, 2016 1.3/4 4.40 — — — — [10]
6 "12 Chefs Compete" February 17, 2016 1.2/4 3.97 0.7 — 1.9 — [11][28]
7 "11 Chefs Compete" February 24, 2016 1.3/4 4.23 — — — — [12]
8 "10 Chefs Compete" March 2, 2016 1.0/3 3.38 0.7 — 1.7 — [13][29]
9 "10 Chefs Again" March 9, 2016 1.2/4 3.76 — — — — [14]
10 "9 Chefs Compete" March 16, 2016 1.1/4 3.57 — 1.44 — 5.01 [15][30]
11 "8 Chefs Compete" March 23, 2016 1.2/4 3.54 — — — — [16]
12 "7 Chefs Compete" April 1, 2016 Friday
9:00 p.m. 		0.8/3 2.61 0.6 1.59 1.4 4.20 [17][31]
13 "6 Chefs Compete" April 8, 2016 0.8/3 2.66 TBA TBA TBA TBA [18]
14 "5 Chefs Compete" April 15, 2016 0.9/3 2.98 TBA TBA TBA TBA [19]
15 "3 Chefs Compete" April 22, 2016 0.9/3 2.96 TBA TBA TBA TBA [20]
16 "Winner Chosen" April 29, 2016 1.0/4 3.13 TBA TBA TBA TBA [21]

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