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 and her last appearance 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.
Contestants Sixteen chefs competed in season five.
Contestant Age (at time of filming) Occupation Hometown Result Danny Veltri 23 Executive Chef Edgewater, Florida Winner Paula DaSilva 28 Executive Sous Chef Coconut Creek, Florida Runner-up Andrea Heinly 30 Line Cook Reading, Pennsylvania Eliminated before finals Ben Walanka 26 Executive Sous Chef Chicago, Illinois Eliminated after twelfth service Robert Hesse 29 Sous Chef Quogue, New York Hospitalized after Atlantic City trip Giovanni Filippone 37 Executive Chef Destin, Florida Eliminated after tenth service Carol Scott 30 Sous Chef Knoxville, Tennessee Eliminated after ninth service Alicia "LA" Limtiaco 22 Line Cook Las Vegas, Nevada Eliminated after eighth service Lacey D'Angelo 24 Corporate Buffet Cook Charlotte, North Carolina Ejected during eighth service Jason "J" Maxwell 32 Food Court Chef Clifton Park, New York Ejected during seventh service Coi Burruss 22 Cafe Chef Austin, Texas Eliminated after sixth service Colleen Cleek 41 Culinary Instructor Papillion, Nebraska Eliminated after fifth service Seth Levine 27 Private Party Chef New York, New York Eliminated after fourth service Charlie McKay 25 Prep Chef Las Vegas, Nevada Eliminated after third service Ji-Hyun Cha 33 Private Caterer Palisades Park, New Jersey Quit after second service Sarah Kaye Phoenix 27 Quality Control Chef Elgin, Illinois Eliminated 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 teams1st switch2nd switchIndividualsFinals 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514/515 1 DannyLOSEWINLOSELOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN BoWIN IN IN INWINNER 2 PaulaWINLOSEWIN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN BoWNOMPaula's nomination was voidedIN IN 3 AndreaWINLOSEWINLOSE NOM BoWWINNOMWIN NOM NOMNOMOUT Paula's team 4 BenLOSEWIN LOSE NOM LOSE WIN NOM WIN NOM IN NOM OUT Danny's team 5 RobertLOSEWINLOSE LOSELOSE WIN LOSEWINNOM IN HOSPRobert was hospitalized and withdrew for health reasons 6 GiovanniLOSEWINLOSE LOSE BoWWIN WINLOSE WIN OUT Danny's team 7 CarolWINLOSEWIN LOSE LOSE LOSE WINNOM OUT Danny's team 8 LAWINLOSEWIN LOSE BoWNOM WINOUT Paula's team 9 LaceyWINNOMWIN NOMLOSE WIN NOM EJEC Paula's team 10 JLOSEWIN LOSE LOSE NOM WIN EJEC 11 CoiWIN LOSEWIN LOSE LOSE OUT 12 ColleenWIN NOMWIN NOM OUT 13 SethNOMWIN NOM OUT 14 CharlieLOSEWINOUT 15 JiWINLEFTJi withdrew due to an injury 16 WilOUT
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External links Hell's Kitchen official Fox.com website by Fox Broadcasting Company