The twelfth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on March 13, 2014, and concluded on July 24, 2014. Gordon Ramsay returned as the host and head chef, Andi Van Willigan returned as the Red Team's sous-chef, James Avery returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef, and Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as the maître d'.
Executive chef Scott Commings won the season, with sous-chef Jason Zepaltas finishing second.
Chefs Twenty chefs competed in season 12. Jason Zepaltas previously competed in season 9 but withdrew before the first dinner service after falling ill during prep. He became the second chef to have competed in two seasons, after Robert Hesse from seasons five and six. Until season 17, he was also the only chef to present two signature dishes to Ramsay.
Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result Scott Commings 36 Executive Chef Woodstock, Illinois Winner Jason Zepaltas 31 Sous Chef Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up Melanie Finch 24 Line Cook Woodland Hills, CaliforniaEliminated before Finals Rochelle Bergman 27 Catering Chef Riverside, California Joy Parham–Thomas 25 Kitchen Supervisor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quit during Fifteenth Service Kashia Zollicoffer 23 Line Cook Carthage, Mississippi Eliminated after Fourteenth Service Michael Gabriel 26 Executive Chef Spring, Texas Ejected during Thirteenth Service Anton Testino 39 Head Chef Butler, New Jersey Eliminated after Twelfth Service Richard Mancini 48 Executive Chef Bloomingdale, Illinois Eliminated after Eleventh Service Sandra Flores 36 Sous Chef Queens, New York Eliminated after Tenth Service Ralph Johnson 28 Chef de Partie (Line Cook) Boston, Massachusetts Eliminated after Eighth Service Jessica Vogel 30 Line Cook Spring Lake, New Jersey Eliminated after Cook for your Life Challenge Beverly "Bev" Lazo–Gonzalez 42 Food Truck Chef Whittier, California Eliminated after Seventh Service Chris Eversole 27 Line Cook Las Vegas, Nevada Eliminated after Sixth Service Beth Taylor 43 Independence, Louisiana Eliminated after Fifth Service Michael DeMarco 29 Scranton, Pennsylvania Eliminated after Wedding Service Mike Aresta 38 Chef Instructor Keyport, New Jersey Eliminated after Fourth Service Simone Hammond 43 Buffet Cook Henderson, Nevada Quit after Third Service Nicole Rutz 33 Baker Morganville, New Jersey Eliminated after Second Service Gaurav Navin 34 Executive Chef East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Eliminated after First Service
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Contestant progress No.Chef Original teams 1st switch 2nd switch Individuals Finals 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209/1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215/1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 1 Scott LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WINNOM WIN INNOMNOMNOM WINNOMNOMNOM IN INWINNER 2 Jason LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN IN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WINNOM IN IN IN 3 Melanie LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE IN INOUTJason's team 4 Rochelle LOSE LOSENOM WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WINNOM LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE IN INOUTScott's team 5 Joy LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE IMMJoy was immune from elimination INLEFT 6 Kashia LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSENOM WIN LOSE LOSEOUTScott's team 7 Gabriel LOSENOM LOSE LOSENOM WIN LOSE WIN INNOM LOSENOMNOM WINEJECJason's team 8 Anton LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN IN LOSENOM LOSE WINOUTJason's team 9 Richard LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSENOM WIN LOSE WINNOM LOSE LOSE LOSEOUT 10 SandraNOM LOSENOM WIN WINNOM WIN LOSE IN WINNOMOUTJason's team11 Ralph LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WINNOM WIN INOUTScott's team12 Jessica LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WINNOMOUTScott's team13 Bev LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WINOUTJason's team 14 Chris LOSE LOSENOM LOSE LOSE WINOUTScott's team 15 Beth LOSENOM LOSE WIN WINOUT 16 DeMarcoNOMNOMNOMNOMOUT 17 Mike LOSE LOSENOMOUT 18 Simone LOSENOMLEFT 19 NicoleNOMOUT 20 GauravOUT
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External links Hell's Kitchen, Season 12, 20-episode playlist on YouTube