Hell's Kitchen· Season 23
Hell's Kitchen — Season 23
All 16 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
Eighteen contestants set out to impress Chef Ramsay in the Signature Dish Challenge before embarking on their first dinner service.
- 02
The punishment pass is introduced to the chefs; a fiery flambé challenge.
- 03
The chefs face a seafood showdown where only one team can reign supreme.
- 04
Chef Dan Barber joins chef Ramsay to judge the chef's pickling challenge.
- 05
The chefs are challenged with putting together some fabulous burgers using an assortment of wild ingredients thrown their way by chef Ramsay.
- 06
Chefs face a pasta challenge judged by pasta experts Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli.
- 07
The Yale Whiffenpoofs singing group perform; the chefs must model their expertise and work in harmony for their next challenge...balancing an array of ingredients to create a dish that really sings.
- 08
Team members work together in a secret ingredient challenge.
- 09
The chefs must complete their dishes and also their fellow contestant's dishes using verbal cues.
- 10
In a special dinner service, both teams must prove they have what it takes to stay.
- 11
The top eight chefs will begin the week with a challenge; they will randomly be assigned a cuisine.
- 12
Ramsay announces this week determines which chefs will receive one of the coveted black jackets.
- 13
Five Comedians Walk Into Hell...
Each chef must teach a comedian how to prepare a signature chef Ramsay recipe; the final five must prove they have what it takes to proceed to the final four.
- 14
The remaining four chefs are challenged to cook and present a tableside dish; a cutthroat dinner service determines who advances to the final three.
- 15
The top three are ready to prove they have what it takes in a final menu planning challenge! The chefs will be inspired with a glimpse into their possible future, going into their final challenge. The final three give their all, but only two will move on to the dramatic season finale.
- 16
With the help of some old friends, the finalists compete in a final dinner service with their very own custom menu tailored to their unique tastes and signature dishes; Chef Ramsay crowns one chef champion.
