Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 7 explained

Season Number:7
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Host:Gordon Ramsay
Num Contestants:16
Winner:Holli Ugalde
Runner Up:Jason "Jay" Santos
Num Episodes:15
Network:Fox
Episode List:List of Hell's Kitchen episodes

The seventh season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on June 1, 2010, and concluded on August 10, 2010. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Scott Leibfried returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef and Andi Van Willigan debuted as the Red Team's sous-chef, replacing Heather West. Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as maître d'.

The season was won by banquet chef Holli Ugalde, with executive chef Jason "Jay" Santos finishing second.

Ugalde was promised the head chef position at the prize restaurant. Filming had concluded in February 2009, 16 months prior to the premiere of this season, when the hotel reopened in 2010; however, she was not given the job. Ramsay stated that the American Ugalde could not work in London due to visa problems, but the latter called that explanation an excuse, saying, "I don't know if they even applied for my visa". She was later awarded an undisclosed amount of money in compensation and retained her title as the winner of season seven.[1]

Fourth-place finisher Autumn Lewis received seven nominations for elimination, breaking the record previously held by season two runner-up Virginia Dalbeck of six.

Contestants

Sixteen chefs competed in season seven.[2]

ContestantAge (at time of filming)OccupationHometownResult
Holli Ugalde24Banquet ChefSan Bernardino, CaliforniaWinner
Jason "Jay" Santos32Executive ChefMelrose, MassachusettsRunner-Up
Benjamin Knack33Culinary InstructorElmont, New YorkEliminated before Finals
Autumn Lewis29Personal ChefChicago, Illinois
Jason Ellis37Greenville, South CarolinaEliminated after Twelfth Service
Edward "Ed" Battaglia28High School Cooking TeacherBurlington, New JerseyEliminated after Eleventh Service
Nilka Hendricks28Line CookGlen Cove, New YorkEjected during Tenth Service
Frances "Fran" Klier[3] 44Catering ChefRockville Centre, New YorkEliminated after Ninth Service
Siobhan Allgood25Pub Executive ChefRockledge, PennsylvaniaEliminated after Eighth Service
Salvatore Coppola35Pizzeria ChefLaurel Springs, New JerseyEliminated after Seventh Service
Scott Hawley32Executive ChefModesto, CaliforniaEliminated after Sixth Service
Maria Torrisi24Kitchen SupervisorScranton, PennsylvaniaEliminated after Fifth Service
Jamie Bisoulis26Sous ChefChicago, IllinoisEliminated after Third Service
Michael "Mikey" Termini29Line CookSanta Cruz, CaliforniaEliminated after Second Service
Andrew Forster28FarmerWest Babylon, New YorkQuit during Second Service
Stacey Slichta38Private ChefBuffalo, New YorkEliminated after First Service
Notes

Contestant progress

No.ChefOriginal teamsFirst switchSecond switchThird
switch		IndividualsFinals
701702703704705706707708709710711712713714715
1HolliLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSELOSELOSELOSELOSEWINININININWINNER
2JayWINLOSEWINWINWINWINWINLOSELOSEWINININBoBIN
3BenjaminWINLOSEWINWINWINWINLOSELOSELOSEWININNOMNOMOUT
4AutumnLOSENOMLOSENOMWINWINWINNOMNOMNOMNOMINNOMOUT
5JasonWINNOMWINWINWINWINWINLOSELOSEWININOUT
6EdWINLOSEWINWINWINWINWINNOMLOSENOMOUT
7NilkaLOSELOSELOSEBoBNOMLOSELOSELOSELOSEEJEC
8FranNOMLOSENOMWINBoWNOMNOMNOMOUT
9SiobhanLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSENOMNOMOUT
10SalvatoreWINLOSEWINBoBWINWINOUT[4]
11ScottWINLOSEWINNOMNOMOUT
12MariaLOSELOSELOSEWINOUT
13JamieLOSENOMOUT
14MikeyWINOUT
15AndrewWINLEFT
16StaceyOUT

Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London's Savoy hotel reopens but without Hell's Kitchen winner Holli Ugalde. The Daily Telegraph, via PerthNow. 2010-11-29.
  2. First names only are given onscreen. Last names and biographical information per Hell's Kitchen Bios at Fox site
  3. https://www.facebook.com/frances.klier?fref=ts
  4. Chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team

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