The twenty-third season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Head Chefs Only) premiered on Fox on September 26, 2024, and concluded on February 6, 2025. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while season 14 semifinalist and season 17 winner Michelle Tribble returned as the Red Team's sous-chef, replacing Christina Wilson, and season 11–14 sous-chef James Avery returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef, replacing Jason Santos. Marino Monferrato returned as maître d'. This was the first season to take place on the East Coast, with all episodes filmed at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, where the winner became head chef at the Hell's Kitchen Restaurant and also received $250,000.
The season was won by executive chef Kyle Timpson, with country club executive chef Hannah Flora finishing second.
This season aired the 350th episode of the series.https://programminginsider.com/netflix-debuts-drama-territory/
Production On March 26, 2024, it was announced that Hell's Kitchen was renewed for a twenty-third and twenty-fourth season, with the twenty-third season, subtitled Head Chefs Only, premiering on September 26, 2024.
Chefs Eighteen chefs competed in season 23, consisting of head chefs and executive chefs.
Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result Kyle Timpson 29 Executive chef Dennis Township, New Jersey Winner Hannah Flora 31 Country club executive chef DeKalb, Illinois Runner-up Egypt Davis 31 Executive banquet chef Chicago, Illinois Eliminated during finals Whitney "Whit" Thomas 35 Head chef Reidsville, North Carolina Eliminated before finals Brandon Kerr 34 Executive chef/restaurant co-owner Lafayette, Indiana Eliminated after tenth service Amanda Currie 39 Executive chef Orlando, Florida Eliminated before Black Jackets Joe Tartamella 35 Executive chef Staten Island, New York Eliminated after ninth service Ann Marie Stauber 34 Executive chef Highlands Ranch, Colorado Eliminated after ninth service Brittany Fanning 37 Executive chef Homer, Alaska Eliminated after eighth service Lourdes "Lulu" Dangerfield 36 Executive chef Puebla, Mexico Eliminated after seventh service Anthony Vo 28 Executive chef Sacramento, California Eliminated on the Cook for Your Life challenge Meghan Ellis 37 Executive chef Honolulu, Hawaii Eliminated after sixth service Magali Ort 28 Executive chef Huntington Beach, California Eliminated after fifth service Michael Lovano 27 Executive chef Hudson, Ohio Eliminated after third service Corbin Emilio 36 Restaurant owner Appleton, Wisconsin Eliminated after second service Uri Elbaum 27 Executive chef Buenos Aires, Argentina Quit before second service Shant Halajian 29 Corporate executive chef Glendale, California Hospitalized before second service Amber Evans 32 Head chef San Diego, California Eliminated after first service
Contestant progress No. Chef Original teams Switched teams Individuals Finals 2301/2302 2303 2304 2305 2306 2307 2308 2309 2310 2311 2312 2313 2314 2315 23161Kyle IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WIN INNOM WINBoW IN IN IN INWINNER2Hannah IN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE IN WIN LOSEBoW IN IN IN IN3 EgyptNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Flambé" challenge LOSENOMNOM WIN WIN WIN IN LOSE WINNOM IN IN INOUT 4 WhitBoB LOSE WIN LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE IN WIN LOSE LOSE IN INOUT Kyle's team5 BrandonBoB LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WINNOM LOSE WIN LOSE INOUTBrandon was eliminated in the post-mortem, without nomination Kyle's team 6 Amanda IN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN LOSE LOSENOM WIN LOSENOMOUT 7 Joe IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WIN IN LOSE WINOUT Kyle's team 8 NOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Flambé" challenge LOSE WINNOM WIN LOSENOMNOM WINNOMOUT 9 BrittanyNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Flambé" challenge LOSE WIN LOSE WINNOM LOSE IN WINOUT 10 Lulu IN LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WIN WINNOMOUT Kyle's team11 Anthony IN LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN WINOUT12 Meghan IN LOSE WIN LOSE WINNOMOUT13 Magali INNOM WINNOM WINOUT 14 Michael INNOM LOSEOUT 15 Corbin IN LOSEOUT 16 Uri IN LOSELEFT 17 ShantNOMChef was nominated by the BoB (Best of the Best) as one of the weakest in the "Flambé" challengeNOMHOSP 18 Amber INOUT
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