The twenty-first season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Battle of the Ages) premiered on Fox on September 29, 2022, and concluded on February 9, 2023. 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. Matthew Childs and Marino Monferrato both returned as maître d'; Matthew temporarily filled in for Marino in the first nine episodes while Marino was visiting family in Italy.
The season was won by former restaurant owner Alex Belew, with executive chef Dafne Mejia finishing second.
Production On February 1, 2022, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twenty-first and twenty-second season. Filming for this season began in January 2022, making this the first Hell's Kitchen season filmed following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 6, 2022, it was announced that the twenty-first season would premiere on September 29, 2022.
Chefs Eighteen chefs competed in season 21. For the third time in the show's history (following seasons one and 18), the chefs were not divided by gender at the start of the season. Instead, they were divided by age, with the "20-somethings" on the Red Team and the "40-somethings" on the Blue Team. Starting from the end of the third episode, the teams were divided by gender, with women on the red team and men on the blue team.
"20-Somethings" Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result Dafne Mejia 29 Executive chef Los Angeles, California Runner-up Alejandro Najar 28 Head chef Barberton, Ohio Eliminated during Finals Sommer Sellers 24 Lead line cook Brooklyn, New York Eliminated after eleventh service Cheyenne Nichols 21 Sous-chef Spencer, Ohio Eliminated after tenth service Sakari Smithwick 27 Pop-up chef Amityville, New York Eliminated before Black Jackets Brett Binninger-Schwartz 24 Executive chef Dublin, Ohio Eliminated after ninth service Vlad Briantsev 26 Sous-chef Chicago, Illinois Eliminated after seventh service Ileana D'Silva 23 Sous-chef Gloucester, Virginia Eliminated after "Cook for your life" challenge Alyssa Osinga 23 Executive chef Chicago, Illinois Eliminated after fifth service
"40-Somethings" Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result Alex Belew 40 Former restaurant owner Murfreesboro, Tennessee Winner Tara Ciannella 41 Private chef/caterer Congers, New York Eliminated before Black Jackets Abe Sanchez 41 Executive chef Houston, Texas Eliminated after eighth service Mindy Livengood 42 Caterer Liberty Township, Ohio Eliminated after sixth service Billy Trudsoe 40 Head chef Melbourne, Florida Eliminated after fifth service Nicole Gomez 46 Private chef Los Angeles, California Eliminated after third service O'Shay Lolley 44 Executive chef New Castle, Delaware Eliminated after second service Zeus Gordiany 48 Executive chef Milford, Delaware Quit after first service Charlene Sherman 40 Private chef Worland, Wyoming Eliminated after first service
Contestant progress No.Chef Original teams 1st switch 2nd switch 3rd switch Individuals Finals 2101/2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 2115/21161 AlexBoB LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE WINNOM LOSE LOSE WIN IN IN IN INWINNER2 DafneNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Chicken Wing" challenge WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN IN LOSE WINNOM INNOM IN IN3AlejandroBoB WIN WIN WINNOM LOSE WINNOMNOM LOSENOM IN IN INOUT Alex's team4Sommer IN WIN WIN LOSE WINNOM WIN IN LOSE WINBoB IN INOUT Dafne's team5Cheyenne IN WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN IN LOSE WIN WIN INOUT Alex's team6Tara IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WINNOMNOM WINNOMOUT Alex's team7Sakari IN WIN WIN WIN LOSE LOSENOM IN LOSENOMBoBOUT Dafne's team8Brett IN WIN WIN WIN LOSE LOSE WIN INNOM WINOUT Alex's team9Abe IN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSENOMNOM IN LOSEOUT Dafne's team10Vlad IN WIN WIN WINNOM LOSE WINNOMOUT Dafne's team11IleanaNOM WIN WIN LOSE WIN LOSENOMOUT12Mindy IN LOSE LOSENOM WIN LOSEOUT13Alyssa IN WIN WINNOM WINOUT14BillyNOMNOM LOSE WINNOMOUT15Nicole IN LOSENOMOUT16O'ShayNOM LOSEOUT17Zeus INLEFT18Charlene INOUT
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