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INTRODUCTION:HELL’SKITCHEN
ISHOT!
HELL’SKITCHENISAMERICA’SLONGEST-RUNNING
CULINARYCOMPETITIONONABROADCASTNETWORKandis
andoneofthehottestdiningticketsinLA.Asthecountry’sappreciation
forallthingsculinaryhasbroadenedoverthepastdecade,Hell’sKitchen
hasbeenbothamirrorandacatalystforfoodtrends.It’snocoincidence
thatfoodhasbecomesexiersinceHell’sKitchenhascomeontothescene,
andtheshowisobsessedwithwhat’sin—fromsmallplatestomolecular
gastronomy,pop-ups,andfoodtrucks.Ifit’shot,Hell’sKitchenhasit
covered!
WinningHell’sKitchenisanincrediblefeatofstamina,persistence,and
skill.Throughouteachseason,contestantsmustsurvivegruelingchallenges
andemotionalstrugglestomakeittothefinalface-offinthemost
importantnightoftheircookingcareers.Startingwiththefirstepisode’s
lineupofchefspresentingtheirsignaturedishandcontinuingwiththebattle
ofthesexesthatragesthroughouttheseason,wewitnessthecontestants’