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Season 13 of Hell's Kitchen aired on Fox between September 10 and December 17, 2014. Kitchen supervisor La Tasha McCutchen, from Winter Haven, Florida, was the winner of that season and was awarded a Head Chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Atlantic City, with a $250,000 salary. She eventually shared this prize with the next season's winner.
Contestants[]
18 contestants competed during this season for the first time since Season 10. The teams were divided by gender, male contestants in the blue team and female contestants in the red team. The contestants were (in alphabetical order):
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
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| Frank Bilotti | 26 | Executive Chef | Staten Island, NY |
| Fernando Cruz | 28 | La Quinta, CA | |
| Sade Dancy | 25 | Lead Line Cook | Philadelphia, PA |
| JP DeDominicis | 28 | Kitchen Manager | Boston, MA |
| Roe DiLeo | 33 | Head Chef | Dallas, TX |
| Bryant Gallaher | 29 | Lead Line Cook | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Denine Giordano | 23 | Culinary Student | Philadelphia, PA |
| Aaron Lhamon | 28 | Lead Line Cook | Maynard, MA |
| La Tasha McCutchen | 33 | Kitchen Supervisor | Winter Haven, FL |
| Katie McKeown | 23 | Line Cook | Dallas, TX |
| Kalen Morgenstern | 32 | Sous Chef | River Oaks, TX |
| JR Robinson | 29 | Private Chef | Washington, DC |
| Steve Rosenthal | 34 | Executive Chef | Detroit, MI |
| Jennifer Salhoff | 33 | Private Chef | Philadelphia, PA |
| Brian Santos | Sous Chef | Boston, MA | |
| Ashley Sherman | 29 | Lead Line Cook | Bethlehem, PA |
| Janai Simpson | 24 | Chef de Partie | LaGrange, GA |
| Sterling Wright | 40 | Grill Chef | Nashville, TN |
Contestant progress[]
At the end of each episode, one chef is eliminated from the losing team by Ramsay.
| # | Chef | Original Teams | First Switch |
Second Switch | Black Jackets | Finals | ||||||||||||||
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| 1301 | 1302 | 1303 | 1304 | 1305 | 1306 | 1307 | 1308 | 1309 | 1310 | 1311 | 1312 | 1313 | 1314 | 1315 | 1316 | |||||
| 1 | La Tasha | WINNER | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bryant | NOM | BoW | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sade | OUT[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jennifer | NOM | OUT[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Roe | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Santos | NOM | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sterling | NOM | NOM | NOM | NOM | OUT[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fernando | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Aaron | NOM | NOM | LEFT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Frank | NOM[2] | NOM | OUT[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Steve | NOM | NOM | NOM | HOSP | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ashley | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Katie | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kalen | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | JR | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Denine | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Janai | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | JP | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final Service Brigades | |
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| La Tasha | Bryant |
| Sade | Jennifer |
| Roe | Sterling |
| Fernando | Santos |
| Ashley | Frank |
| Color Legend | ||||
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| NOM | Regular Nomination | Ramsay Nomination | Voided Nomination | |
| OUT | Regular Elimination | Ramsay Nomination | Without Nomination | |
| MISC | Ejected during service | Quit or Hospitalized | Best of the Best/Worst | |
Episodes[]
Here is the list of all the episodes of the season, with links to the detailed articles.
| # | Image | Title | Airdate | |
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Episode 1301 - 18 Chefs Compete | September 10, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: The eighteen new chefs went to Los Angeles for their Signature Dish Challenge, and one team performed the best opening night in the show's history. | ||||
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Episode 1302 - 17 Chefs Compete | September 10, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: Geoduck was the main ingredient, one chef’s antics pissed off their teammate, and dinner service was a complete disaster. | ||||
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Episode 1303 - 16 Chefs Compete | September 17, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: One team made a comeback, one chef’s poor attitude alienated them for their team, and another passed out after elimination. | ||||
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Episode 1304 - 15 Chefs Compete | September 24, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: Jennifer’s fate is revealed, a brunch service challenge occurred, and an alliance was formed to sabotage their own team. | ||||
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Episode 1305 - 14 Chefs Compete | October 1, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: Ramsay tested the chefs' protein knowledge, a Family Night dinner service occurred, and a delusional chef was sent home. | ||||
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Episode 1306 - 13 Chefs Compete | October 8, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: A grueling punishment took place, dinner service was rough, and one chef found out their low status with their team. | ||||
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Episode 1307 - 12 Chefs Compete | October 15, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: The first team switch occurred, Italian cuisine was the main theme, and one chef made an unforgivable mistake at dinner service. | ||||
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Episode 1308 - 11 Chefs Compete Part 1 | November 5, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown Here: The second team switch occurred, Hell's Kitchen hosted a dog show, and one chef misunderstood the challenge rules, leading to a very embarrassing moment. | ||||
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Episode 1309 - 11 Chefs Compete Part 2 | November 12, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: A sudden injury forced a chef to leave the competition, another single handily sunk their team at dinner service, and Ramsay made an unprecedented move before elimination. | ||||
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Episode 1310 - 9 Chefs Compete | November 19, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: Indian cuisine was the main theme, one team made a comeback at dinner service, one chef exploded in the dorms, and a startling announcement from another left Ramsay disappointed. | ||||
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Episode 1311 - 8 Chefs Compete | November 26, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: The annual Blind Taste Test took place with a twist, a private dinner service was held, and an early front runner was sent home. | ||||
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Episode 1312 - 7 Chefs Compete | December 3, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: Amuse bouche was the main dish, one chef was almost forced to leave due to an allergic reaction, and a tearful elimination of a huge fan favorite occurred. | ||||
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Episode 1313 - 6 Chefs Compete | December 10, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: The final six competed in their first black jacket challenge, and for the first time ever, they competed against their own Sous Chefs at dinner service. | ||||
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Episode 1314 - 5 Chefs Compete | December 10, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: The final five cooked for glampers, dinner service was rough, and one chef's luck ran out. | ||||
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Episode 1315 - 4 Chefs Compete | December 17, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: The chefs reunited with their families, Hell's Kitchen celebrated its 200th dinner service, each chef had their turn at the pass, and two of them advanced to the finals. | ||||
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Episode 1316 - Winner Chosen | December 17, 2014 | |
| Episode Rundown: Bryant and La Tasha participated in their final challenge, picked their brigades for the final service, and one of them was declared the winner of Hell's Kitchen. | ||||
Trivia[]
- This season had a new narrator, who also returned for Season 14. The identity of the new narrator was Roger Craig Smith (who is known for voicing the titular character of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2010, Chris Redfield from the Resident Evil franchise from 2009 to 2015, and Ezio Auditore da Firenze from the Assassin’s Creed franchise since 2009. Jason Thompson, the narrator of Seasons 1 through 12, returned in Season 15.
- This season marked the debut of the current maître d′ of Hell's Kitchen Marino Monferrato.
- Along with Season 15, this season featured the longest streak of male contestants eliminated, with six.
- This is the last season to date where the black jacket chefs went up against another group of chefs for dinner service.
- This is the first season since Season 7 to not have any black jacket chefs keep their jacket.
- This is also the first season since Season 5 where a non-black jacket contestant was allowed to keep their jacket.
- This season saw two changes to the most recurring challenges of the series.
- The Signature Dish Challenge had the scoring now a 1-5 ranking.
- The Blind Taste Test now featured a dunk tank (or any other punishments that were thematic) that occurred when the taster got multiple answers wrong.
- Future Reappearances: Roe would return in Rookies vs. Veterans.
- This season's and Season 10's nomination history are very similar where only the winner and the 3rd place finisher avoided being nominated.
- This is the seventh season when a contestant won without being nominated for elimination.