Meet The Contestants on Season 7 of Hell’s Kitchen

Welcome To Hell's Kitchen

The Season Seven Premiere Airs Tuesday, June 1, on FOX

Tuesday nights heat up this summer when Chef Gordon Ramsay serves up a seventh course of his cutthroat culinary competition as 16 new aspiring restaurateurs step through the doors of HELL’S KITCHEN on the season premiere airing Tuesday, June 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Each week, Ramsay puts the contestants through rigorous culinary challenges, asking them to create signature dishes, compete in blind taste tests and run a successful dinner service. In each episode, the losing team will put two contestants on the chopping block, and Ramsay will eliminate one chef. The remaining contestants must stay focused in order to win HELL’S KITCHEN.

Below are the 16 chefs of this season’s HELL’S KITCHEN.

The members of the Red Team (Women) include:

Name: Autumn Lewis Age: 29 Occupation: Personal Chef Currently Resides: North Hollywood , CA Hometown: Chicago , IL

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Name: Fran Klier Age: 44 Occupation: Catering Chef Currently Resides: Rockville Centre , NY Hometown: Rockville Centre , NY

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Name: Holli Ugalde Age: 24 Occupation: Banquet Chef Currently Resides: San Bernardino , CA Hometown: San Bernardino , CA

Name: Jamie Bisoulis Age: 26 Occupation: Sous Chef Currently Resides: Chicago , IL Hometown: Chicago, IL

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Name: Maria Torrisi Age: 24 Occupation: Kitchen Supervisor Currently Resides: Scranton , PA Hometown: Scranton , PA

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Name: Nilka Hendricks Age: 28 Occupation: Line Cook Currently Resides: West Hempstead , NY Hometown: Glen Cove , NY

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Name: Siobhan Allgood Age: 25 Occupation: Pub Executive Chef Currently Resides: Philadelphia , PA Hometown: Rockledge , PA

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Name: Stacey Slichta Age: 38 Occupation: Private Chef Currently Resides: Studio City , CA Hometown: Buffalo , NY

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The members of the Blue Team (Men) include:

Name: Andrew Forester Age: 28 Occupation: Farmer Currently Resides: Wake Forest , NC Hometown: West Babylon , NY

Name: Benjamin Knack Age: 33 Occupation: Culinary Instructor Currently Resides: Malden , MA Hometown: Elmont , NY

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Name: Ed Battaglia Age: 28 Occupation: High School Cooking Teacher Currently Resides: Edgewater Park , NJ Hometown: Burlington , NJ

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Name: Jason Ellis Age: 37 Occupation: Personal Chef Currently Resides: Suwanee , GA Hometown: Greenville , SC

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Name: Jay Santos Age: 32 Occupation: Executive Chef Currently Resides: Medford , MA Hometown: Melrose , MA

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Name: Mikey Termini Age: 29 Occupation: Line Cook Currently Resides: Kihei, Maui , HI Hometown: Santa Cruz , CA

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Name: Salvatore Coppola Age: 35 Occupation: Pizzeria Chef Currently Resides: Laurel Springs , NJ Hometown: Monte Di Procida , Italy

Name: Scott Hawley Age: 32 Occupation: Executive Chef Currently Resides: New York , NY Hometown: Modesto , CA

Based on the descriptions above, I’m most looking forward to seeing what Andrew the farmer dishes up!

Hell’s Kitchen – Season 6 is Here!

Unlike other culinary competition’s like  Top Chef and The Next Food Network Star, Fox takes a less sophisticated route by continually selecting folks that seem like they came from Trailer Parks all over America to face off against Gordon Ramsey.  Yet, Hell’s Kitchen continues to remain oddly addictive for Reality Show lovers like myself.

Season 6 is here and Fox is offering up the latest info regarding the show as relayed below:

SIXTEEN ASPIRING CHEFS HEAD INTO “HELL’S KITCHEN”

TO ENDURE THE WRATH OF CHEF GORDON RAMSAY

Two-Hour Season Premiere Airs Tuesday, July 21 on FOX

Winner Receives a Head Chef Position

at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Tuesday nights will sizzle this summer when Chef Gordon Ramsay welcomes the nation’s most talented and trained chefs yet to a sixth course of his unscripted series HELL’S KITCHEN. The cutthroat competition begins with a two-hour season premiere Tuesday, July 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX and makes its time period premiere the following week Tuesday, July 28 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Each week Ramsay grills the ambitious hopefuls, putting them through rigorous culinary challenges and testing them to see who can handle the pressure of a fast-paced kitchen where only the skilled survive. In each episode, Ramsay will eliminate one chef while the rest remain to fillet their way toward the grand prize of a Head Chef position at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1981, Araxi continues to raise the culinary bar in Whistler. The winning contestant will have the added privilege of joining executive chef James Walt in welcoming the world during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

On the two-hour season premiere, Chef Ramsay wastes no time and sends the 16 chefs to the kitchen to create their signature dishes. Unlike past seasons, the signature dish challenge becomes a team challenge, pitting the men against the women. After the signature dishes of each team are presented to Gordon, one team will receive a coveted special prize, while the others will experience the agony of losing in Gordon’s kitchen. Don’t miss when an aspiring chef goes head-to-head with Chef Ramsay for the first time ever in the most explosive, most outrageous and most intense elimination round ever seen on HELL’S KITCHEN.

The 16 HELL’S KITCHEN chefs are:

The Red Team:

Name: Amanda

Age: 27

Occupation: Sous Chef

Currently Resides: New York, NY

Hometown: Vancouver, WA

Name: Ariel

Age: 27

Occupation: Sous Chef

Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA

Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA

Name: Lovely

Age: 23

Occupation: Children’s Camp Executive Chef

Currently Resides: Chicago, IL

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Name: Melinda

Age: 38

Occupation: Private Chef

Currently Resides: Philadelphia, PA

Hometown: Chadd Fords, PA

Name: Sabrina

Age: 34

Occupation: Restaurant Manager

Currently Resides: Phoenix, AZ

Hometown: New Caney, TX

Name: Suzanne

Age: 24

Occupation: Sous Chef

Currently Resides: Las Vegas, NV

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Name: Tek

Age: 27

Occupation: Line Cook

Currently Resides: New York, NY

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Name: Tennille

Age: 28

Occupation: Executive Chef

Currently Resides: Fairfax, VA

Hometown: Hampton Roads, VA

The Blue Team:

Name: Andy

Age: 39

Occupation: Executive Chef

Currently Resides: Boston, MA

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Name: Dave

Age: 32

Occupation: Executive Chef

Currently Resides: San Diego, CA

Hometown: Chester, NJ

Name: Jim

Age: 34

Occupation: Sous Chef

Currently Resides: Nashua, NH

Hometown: Mendham, NJ

Name: Joseph

Age: 27

Occupation: Sous Chef

Currently Resides: Massapequa Park, NY

Hometown: Massapequa Park, NY

Name: Kevin

Age: 35

Occupation: Executive Chef

Currently Resides: Middleton, CT

Hometown: Plymouth, MA

Name: Louie

Age: 45

Occupation: Diner Owner

Currently Resides: Fitchburg, MA

Hometown: Fitchburg, MA

Name: Tony

Age: 30

Occupation: Culinary Store Manager

Currently Resides: Chicago, IL

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Name: Van

Age: 26

Occupation: Fish Cook

Currently Resides: Dallas, TX

Hometown: Buford, GA

HELL’S KITCHEN is produced by ITV Studios (formerly Granada America) in association with A. Smith & Co. Arthur Smith and Kent Weed serve as executive producers.

Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia is firmly established as one of Canada’s finest restaurants. Located at the base of the spectacular Whistler and Blackcomb peaks and between the bountiful Pacific Ocean and the fertile Pemberton Valley, Araxi Restaurant’s combination of breathtaking natural setting and local ingredients is unsurpassed. Since opening in 1981, Araxi has changed the face of dining at the mountain, supporting Whistler’s long-standing reputation as North America’s top ski resort.