Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 5

*Hell's Kitchen*
Hell's Kitchen
Season 5
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	January 29 –; May 14, 2009
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

Season 5 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen began airing on the Fox Network starting on January 29, 2009. The season concluded on May 14, 2009. Gordon Ramsay returned as head chef, as well as sous chefs Scott Leibfried and Gloria Felix and maître d' Jean-Philippe Susilovic.

Executive Chef Danny Veltri won the series and was awarded a sous chef position under Stephen Kalt at Italian restaurant Fornelletto at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Danny also received $250,000 in prize money from the show.^[1]

This season also featured a high number of unusual eliminations; with one chef eliminated without nomination, two chefs leaving due to medical issues, and two chefs eliminated during service, in addition to the first time a chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team, which would become more prominent in later seasons.

Format

The first half of each episode consists of a team challenge, in which the winning side gets a reward of some sort of leisure activity, while the losing side has to clean up and prepare both kitchens, as well as some activity that is not so pleasant. Afterwards, the teams compete in executing a dinner service, during which Ramsay can impose additional punishments or kick chefs out of the kitchen. The losing team(s) nominates chefs to be considered for elimination. Ramsay can also nominate chefs, and ultimately sends a chef home. At six chefs left, the teams merge to one, and the chefs compete as individuals.

Staff

Gordon Ramsay returned as the head chef, sous chefs Scott Leibfried of blue team and Gloria Félix of the red team, and Maître d' Jean-Philippe Susilovic as well.

Opening sequence

The chefs are shown alongside an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine as it plays out in the kitchen.

Contestants

16 chefs competed in Season 5, and were initially separated by gender. The chefs were:

Contestant	Age (at time of filming)	Occupation	Hometown
Coi Burruss	22	Cafe Chef	Austin, Texas
Ji-Hyun Cha	33	Private Caterer	Palisades Park, New Jersey
Colleen Cleek	41	Culinary Instructor	Papillion, Nebraska
Lacey D'Angelo	24	Corporate Buffet Cook	Charlotte, North Carolina
Paula DaSilva	28	Executive Sous Chef	Coconut Creek, Florida
Giovanni Filippone^[a]	37	Executive Chef	Destin, Florida
Andrea Heinly	30	Line Cook	Reading, Pennsylvania
Robert Hesse^[b]	29	Sous Chef	Quogue, New York
William "Wil" Kocol	26	Quality Control Chef	Elgin, Illinois
Seth Levine	27	Private Party Chef	New York, New York
Alicia "LA" Limtiaco	22	Line Cook	Las Vegas, Nevada
Jason "J" Maxwell	32	Food Court Chef	Clifton Park, New York
Charlie McKay	24	Prep Chef	Las Vegas, Nevada
Carol Scott	30	Sous Chef	Knoxville, Tennessee
Daniel "Danny" Veltri	23^[c]	Executive Chef	Edgewater, Florida
Benjamin "Ben" Walanka^[d]	26	Executive Sous Chef	Chicago, Illinois

Contestant progress

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 meant to be sent home by Ramsay. On some weeks, there is a variation in the nomination process, depending on the losing team's (or even winning team's) performance.

					Original teams				First switch		Second switch			Individual				Finals
No.	Chef				501	502	503	504	505	506	507	508	509	510	511	512	513	514/515
1				Danny	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	WIN	BoW	IN	IN	IN	IN	WINNER
2				Paula	WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	WIN	BoW	NOM	IN	IN	RUNNER-UP
3			Andrea		WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	NOM	BoW	WIN	NOM^{[n 1]}	WIN	NOM	NOM^{[n 1]}	NOM^{[n 1]}	OUT
4			Ben		LOSE	WIN	LOSE	NOM	LOSE	WIN	NOM^{[n 1]}	WIN	NOM	IN	NOM	OUT^{[n 1]}
5			Robert		LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	NOM^{[n 2]}	WIN	NOM^{[n 1]}	IN	LEFT^{[n 3]}
6			Giovanni		LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	BoW	WIN	WIN	LOSE	WIN	OUT
7	Carol				WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	LOSE	WIN	NOM	OUT^{[n 4]}
8	LA				WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	BoW	NOM	WIN	OUT
9		Lacey			WIN	NOM	WIN	NOM	LOSE	WIN	NOM	OUT
10	J				LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	NOM	WIN	OUT
11	Coi				WIN	LOSE	WIN	LOSE	LOSE	OUT
12	Colleen				WIN	NOM	WIN	NOM	OUT
13	Seth				NOM	WIN	NOM	OUT
14	Charlie				LOSE	WIN	OUT
15	Ji				WIN	LEFT
16	Wil				OUT

Keywords

WIN = Won the dinner service
LOSE = Lost the dinner service
BoB = Best of the Best, usually exempt from nomination
BoW = Best of the Worst, sometimes exempt from nomination
IN = not nominated for elimination
NOM = nominated for elimination
OUT = eliminated normally
LEFT = withdrew from competition
HOSP = eliminated due to hospitalization
EJEC = eliminated during service

Color key: Chef was eliminated after regular nomination; Chef was eliminated after Ramsay's nomination; Chef was eliminated without nomination; Chef was eliminated during service; Chef withdrew from the competition; Chef was the Best of the Best/Worst; Chef was retained after regular nomination; Chef was retained after Ramsay's nomination; Chef's nomination was voided; The winner of Hell's Kitchen; The runner-up of Hell's Kitchen

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chef was nominated by Ramsay
^ Although nominated, chef was not called down by Ramsay
^ Chef was hospitalized and withdrew for health reasons
^ Chef was eliminated by Ramsay despite being on the winning team

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
49	1	"16 Chefs Compete"	January 29, 2009 (2009-01-29)
50	2	"15 Chefs Compete"	February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)
51	3	"14 Chefs Compete"	February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)
52	4	"13 Chefs Compete"	February 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)
53	5	"12 Chefs Compete"	March 5, 2009 (2009-03-05)
54	6	"11 Chefs Compete"	March 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)
55	7	"10 Chefs Compete"	March 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)
56	8	"9 Chefs Compete"	March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)
57	9	"7 Chefs Compete"	April 2, 2009 (2009-04-02)
58	10	"6 Chefs Compete"	April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09)
59	11	"5 Chefs Compete"	April 16, 2009 (2009-04-16)
60	12	"4 Chefs Compete"	April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)
61	13	"3 Chefs Compete"	April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)
62	14	"2 Chefs Compete"	May 7, 2009 (2009-05-07)
63	15	"2 Chefs Compete: Part 2"	May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)

Notes

^ Chef returned to Hell's Kitchen again on Season 17.
^ Chef returned to Hell's Kitchen again on Season 6.
^ At age 23, Danny is to date the youngest winner of Hell's Kitchen.
^ Chef returned to Hell's Kitchen again on Season 17.

References

^ Hyman, Vicki (May 14, 2009). Hell's Kitchen' finale recap: Danny Veltri is the winner. The Star-Ledger.

External links

Hell's Kitchen official Fox.com website by Fox Broadcasting Company

[ramsay_nom-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chef was nominated by Ramsay

[not_called-7] Although nominated, chef was not called down by Ramsay

[8] Chef was hospitalized and withdrew for health reasons

[winning-9] Chef was eliminated by Ramsay despite being on the winning team

[Giovanni-2] Chef returned to Hell's Kitchen again on Season 17.

[3] Chef returned to Hell's Kitchen again on Season 6.

[Danny-4] At age 23, Danny is to date the youngest winner of Hell's Kitchen.

[Ben-5] Chef returned to Hell's Kitchen again on Season 17.

[nj.com-1] Hyman, Vicki (May 14, 2009). Hell's Kitchen' finale recap: Danny Veltri is the winner. The Star-Ledger.

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