Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 5 explained

Season Number:5
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Host:Gordon Ramsay
Num Contestants:16
Winner:Daniel "Danny" Veltri
Runner Up:Paula DaSilva
Num Episodes:15
Network:Fox
Episode List:List of Hell's Kitchen episodes

The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on January 29, 2009, and concluded on May 14, 2009. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Scott Leibfried returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef and Gloria Felix returned as the Red Team's sous-chef. Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as maître d'.

The season was won by executive chef Danny Veltri, with executive sous-chef Paula DaSilva finishing second.

This season was filmed in November 2007.

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

Contestants

Sixteen chefs competed in season five.

ContestantAge (at time of filming)OccupationHometownResult
Daniel "Danny" Veltri23Executive ChefEdgewater, FloridaWinner
Paula DaSilva28Executive Sous ChefCoconut Creek, FloridaRunner-up
Andrea Heinly30Line CookReading, PennsylvaniaEliminated before finals
Benjamin "Ben" Walanka26Executive Sous ChefChicago, IllinoisEliminated after twelfth service
Robert Hesse29Sous ChefQuogue, New YorkHospitalized after Atlantic City trip
Giovanni Filippone37Executive ChefDestin, FloridaEliminated after tenth service
Carol Scott30Sous ChefKnoxville, TennesseeEliminated after ninth service
Alicia "LA" Limtiaco22Line CookLas Vegas, NevadaEliminated after eighth service
Lacey D'Angelo24Corporate Buffet CookCharlotte, North CarolinaEjected during eighth service
Jason "J" Maxwell32Food Court ChefClifton Park, New YorkEjected during seventh service
Coi Burruss22Cafe ChefAustin, TexasEliminated after sixth service
Colleen Cleek41Culinary InstructorPapillion, NebraskaEliminated after fifth service
Seth Levine27Private Party ChefNew York, New YorkEliminated after fourth service
Charlie McKay †25Prep ChefLas Vegas, NevadaEliminated after third service
Ji-Hyun Cha33Private CatererPalisades Park, New JerseyQuit after second service
Wil Kocol27Quality Control ChefElgin, IllinoisEliminated after first service

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.

No.ChefOriginal teamsFirst switchSecond switchIndividualsFinals
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1DannyLOSEWINLOSELOSE LOSE WIN LOSEWINBoWIN IN IN INWINNER
2PaulaWINLOSEWIN LOSE LOSE LOSE WINLOSE WIN BoWNOM[1] IN IN
3AndreaWINLOSEWINLOSE NOM BoWWINNOMWIN NOM NOMNOMOUT
4BenLOSEWINLOSE NOM LOSE WIN NOMWINNOM IN NOMOUT
5RobertLOSEWINLOSE LOSELOSE WIN LOSEWINNOM IN HOSP[2]
6GiovanniLOSEWINLOSE LOSE BoWWIN WINLOSE WIN OUT
7CarolWINLOSEWIN LOSE LOSE LOSE WINNOM OUT[3]
8LAWINLOSEWIN LOSE BoWNOM WINOUT
9LaceyWINNOMWIN NOMLOSE WIN NOMEJEC
10JLOSEWINLOSE LOSE NOM WIN EJEC
11CoiWINLOSEWIN LOSE LOSE OUT
12ColleenWINNOMWIN NOM OUT
13SethNOMWINNOM OUT
14CharlieLOSEWINOUT
15JiWINLEFT[4]
16WilOUT

Episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Chef's nomination was voided
  2. Chef was hospitalized and withdrew for health reasons
  3. Chef was eliminated by Ramsay despite being on the winning team
  4. Chef withdrew due to an injury

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