Hell's Kitchen (American season 10)


Season 10 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on June 4, 2012 on Fox and concluded on September 10, 2012. Chef de Cuisine Christina Wilson won the season and received a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay Steak at the Paris Las Vegas in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
Gordon Ramsay returned as head chef, Scott Leibfried and Andi van Willigan returned as sous chefs and James Lukanik returned as the maître d'.

Production and development

This season saw an alteration to the show's format, with many episodes now being two-parters, depicting the team challenge and reward/punishment one night, followed by service and elimination the following night. This is the first & only season where one challenge produced no winner and both teams faced punishment.

Opening sequence

The opening sequence of Season 10 began with the iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign which morphed into "Welcome to Fabulous Hell's Kitchen". This is followed by a magic show-style opening featuring the chefs doing various stunts and tricks with Ramsay magically appearing at the end.

Chefs

18 chefs competed in season 10. Full names per official site.
ContestantAgeOccupationHometownResult
Christina Wilson32Chef de CuisinePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaWinner
Justin Antiorio29Sous ChefLyndhurst, New JerseyRunner-Up
Dana Cohen27Chef InstructorRiver Vale, New JerseyEliminated before Finals
Barbra "Barbie" Marshall34Catering ChefPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaEliminated before Finals
Clemenza Caserta41Executive ChefLong Island, New YorkEliminated after 14th Service
Robyn Almodovar31Executive Sous ChefHollywood, FloridaEliminated after 13th Service
Brian Merel31Personal ChefChicago, IllinoisEliminated before Black Jackets
Kimberly "Kimmie" Willis-Davenport27Personal ChefMemphis, TennesseeEliminated after 11th Service
Tiffany Johnson30Sous ChefWarren, VermontEliminated after 10th Service
Royce Wagner29Sous ChefFort Lauderdale, FloridaEliminated after 9th Service
Patrick Cassata40Executive ChefLombard, IllinoisEliminated after 8th Service
Roshni Gurnani28Executive ChefBoston, MassachusettsEliminated after 7th Service
Guy Vaknin28Executive Catering ChefNew York, New YorkEliminated after 6th Service
Danielle Rimmer27SaucierBayonne, New JerseyEliminated after 5th Service
Donald "Don" Savage44Cafeteria ChefHouston, TexasEliminated after 4th Service
Briana Swanson32Personal ChefNew York, New YorkEliminated after 3rd Service
Christopher "Chris" Carrero33Executive ChefQueens, New YorkEliminated after 2nd Service
Tavon Hubbard22Executive ChefWashington, D.C.Eliminated after 1st Service

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Contestant progress

Episodes

Each episode consists of a challenge with a reward, a service and an elimination.