The twentieth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns) premiered on Fox on May 31, 2021, and concluded on September 13, 2021. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Christina Wilson returned as the Red Team's sous-chef and Jason Santos returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef. Marino Monferrato returned as maître d'. This is the last season to be shot in Nevada before returning to California in season 21.
The season was won by executive chef Trenton Garvey, with line cook Megan Gill finishing second.
Production On February 26, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a nineteenth and twentieth season. Both seasons were filmed in 2019 (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) at a television studio a short distance from the actual Hell's Kitchen restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. On April 7, 2021, it was announced that the twentieth season would premiere on May 31, 2021.
Chefs Eighteen chefs competed in season 20, with all of them aged 24 years old or younger.
Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result Trenton Garvey 23 Executive chef Union, Missouri Winner Megan Gill 23 Line cook Denton, Texas Runner up Kiya Willhelm 22 Head chef Barrelville, Maryland Eliminated during finals Brynn Gibson 21 Line cook Vienna, Virginia Eliminated before finals Steven Glenn 21 Chef de partie Richmond, Virginia Eliminated after tenth service Antonio Ruiz 23 Executive chef San Antonio, Texas Eliminated after Black Jackets challenge Emily Hersh 22 Line cook New York, New York Eliminated after Black Jackets challenge Sam Garman 23 Executive chef Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Eliminated after ninth service Josie Clemens 22 Private chef Macomb, Michigan Eliminated after eighth service Victoria Sonora 21 Jr. sous-chef Longmont, Colorado Eliminated after seventh service Keanu Hogan 23 Private chef Baltimore, Maryland Eliminated after "Cook for your life" challenge Kevin Argueta 21 Line cook Los Angeles, California Ejected during sixth service Payton Cooper 21 Sous-chef Lexington, Kentucky Eliminated after fifth service Morgana Vesey 21 Sous-chef New London, Connecticut Eliminated after fourth service Alex Lenik 22 Line cook Chicago, Illinois Eliminated after third service Jayaun "Jay" Smith 23 Private chef Kansas City, Missouri Eliminated after second service Matthew Francis Johnson 24 Food vlogger Duluth, Minnesota Eliminated after first service Ava Harren 23 Meal prep chef Anchorage, Alaska Eliminated at the end of alcohol challenge
Contestant progress No.Chef Original teams 1st switch 2nd switch Individuals Finals 2001/2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015/20161 Trenton IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WIN IN LOSE WIN WIN IN IN IN INWINNER2 Megan IN WIN WIN LOSE WIN WIN WIN INNOMBoB WIN IN IN IN IN3 Kiya IN WIN WIN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN IN LOSEBoB LOSE IN IN INOUT 4 BrynnBoB WIN WINNOM LOSE LOSE WIN INNOM WIN LOSE INNOMOUT 5 SteveBoB LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WIN IN LOSENOM WIN INOUT 6 AntonioNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Alcohol" challenge LOSE LOSENOM WIN WIN WIN IN LOSE WINNOMOUT 7 EmilyNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Alcohol" challenge WIN WIN LOSE WIN WIN WINNOM LOSE WIN WINOUT 8 Sam IN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSENOM WINNOM LOSE WINOUT 9 Josie IN WIN WINNOM LOSENOM WINNOMNOMOUT 10 Victoria IN WIN WINNOM WIN WIN WINNOMOUT 11 KeanuNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Alcohol" challenge WIN WIN LOSENOM LOSE WINOUT12 Kevin IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WINEJEC13 Payton INNOM LOSE LOSENOMOUT14 Morgana IN WIN WIN LOSEOUT 15 AlexNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Alcohol" challenge LOSENOMOUT16 Jay INNOMOUT17 MatthewNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Alcohol" challengeOUT18 AvaOUTAva was eliminated in the "Alcohol" challenge
Episodes
References