Run-of-the-mill (episode 4)

After a cliffhanger leaves the audience to wonder about Jeremy's fate in the competition, Jeremy was told by Chef Ramsay to stay back. Jeremy was advised to be more vocal and step up his game in the competition.

The team challenge would see one member from the red team and blue team, represented to run the a mini marathon for an obesity awareness campaign. This special marathon was called "HK3K". The way in which this challenge works, is when the volunteer from each team has reached checkpoints, the team will receive a confirmation from the runner that he/she has completed the checkpoint through webcam. The blue team gets off to an early start for their team challenge as Dan(representative from the blue team) finishes the race earlier than his competitor Mary.

The women eventually won the challenge and was flown on an exclusive private jet to the Napa Valley's Wine County, while the men were punished by having to clear the area of the marathon route, as well as prep for that night's dinner service.

Highlights of dinner service:

-  There was huge tension in the blue kitchen, as Michael's attempt to become a leader didn't receive team support from Dan, resulting in the two coming to blows. Chef Ramsay took both members to the storeroom to advise them to put their differences aside.

- Ray's crunchy risotto from the blue team, and Jessica's too many portions of risotto from the red team caused both teams to slow down in dinner service

- Danielle and Jacqueline made numerous mistakes during their task at handling the meat station. Danielle served several unacceptable portions of Beef Wellingtons, while Jacqueline served raw chicken.

- Both teams managed to successfully complete dinner service with the blue team declared the winning team.

Nominated :

Jessica and Danielle. Jessica was sent back to line, and Jacqueline was ordered to step forward

Eliminated : Danielle

Reason     : "Every dinner service Danielle looked like a deer in the headlights. And that's why she ended up as dead meat".

Alfredo Al Dente (episode 3)

This episode comes a surprise as contestant Gina Aloise abruptly withdraws from the competition. The reason for her early withdrawal remains unknown.

For the team challenge that week, each contestant were to climb through a wall which required team effort to fetch as many lobsters as possible. The blue team had collected more lobsters but were given a surprise that there would be a second part to the challenge, which would be to successfully remove the meat off the lobsters they had collected. The red team prevailed in this challenge, causing the blue team to lose the team challenge for the second time in a row.

The red team were rewarded with a yacht experience, together with a treat of sushi and a massage. The blue team on the other hand, had to take in a delivery of fish, and prepare them for dinner service. They also received fish head soup for lunch.

Highlights of dinner service

-  Mary and Danielle failed to make risotto 

-  Christian and Jeremy were made Chef Ramsay to eat their unsuccessful dishes 

-  Chef Ramsay had to shut down dinner service as Susan from the red team, and Jon from the blue team had both sent undercooked lamb to the pass

As both teams failed to complete service, both teams were to choose two of their weakest members to be sent up for elimination. 

Nominations :

Christian and Jeremy from the blue team

Danielle and Mary from the red team

Eliminated : Christian, as he had contributed the most to the blue team's failure to complete service. 

Quit : Gina

 

Heaven or Las Vegas? (Episodes 1 and 2)

In this introductory episode of Hell's Kitchen for its new season, 20 aspiring chefs from all parts of America are flown over to Las Vegas. Contestants were divided into the blue team or red team, according to their gender.This comes as a suprising treat as the contestants were wondering why the bus they were on were going around in circles around LAX.

The contestants were brought to a showroom stage at Caesar's Palace, where they were allowed to introduce themselves to a huge crowd and for them to introduce their signature dishes in front of a live crowd for the first time in Hell's Kitchen history. The red team won the first challenge and were treated as VIP guests at the Caesar's Palace, while the men were to return to Hell's Kitchen by bus transportation with no air-conditioning through the Nevada deserts as their punishment.

During their first ever service, the losing team were the blue team. 2 chefs were nominated for elimination.

Nominated ; Jeremy and Sebastian

Eliminated : Sebastian

Gordon Ramsay's remark : 'Sebastian tried to be funny, but it was his cooking that was the joke".