The twenty-second season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: The American Dream) premiered on Fox on September 28, 2023, and concluded on January 25, 2024. 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 take place in California before relocating to Connecticut starting with Season 23.
The season was won by chef Ryan O'Sullivan, with sous-chef Johnathan Benvenuti finishing second. O'Sullivan's victory makes him the first Hell's Kitchen winner to hail from outside of the United States.
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 occurred in February 2022, following production on the previous season. On July 11, 2023, it was announced that the twenty-second season would premiere on September 28, 2023.
Chefs Eighteen chefs competed in season 22.
Contestant Age Occupation Hometown Result Ryan O'Sullivan 28 Chef Cork City, Ireland Winner Johnathan Benvenuti 28 Sous-chef Huntington Beach, California Runner-up Sammi Tarantino 25 Chef and creative director Columbus, Ohio Eliminated during finals Carmen Florencia Ibarra 29 Chef tournant Miami, Florida Eliminated before finals Dahmere Merriweather 29 Chef Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated after tenth service Leigh Orleans 26 Private chef Alexandria, Virginia Eliminated after tenth service Jason Hedin 35 Executive chef Milaca, Minnesota Eliminated before Black Jackets Donya Taylor 28 Caterer Long Island, New York Eliminated after ninth service Ashley "Atoye" Johnson 35 Private chef and caterer Bowie, Maryland Eliminated after eighth service Sandra Gajovsky 39 Lead catering chef Elmwood Park, New Jersey Eliminated after seventh service Devon Rosenblatt 29 Executive chef Roanoke, Virginia Eliminated in "Cook for Your Life" challenge Jermaine Wright 31 Private chef Queens, New York Eliminated after sixth service Raneisha Conerly 38 Executive private chef Foxworth, Mississippi Eliminated after fifth service Bradley "Brad" Delgado 25 Caterer Miami, Florida Quit after fifth service Melissa Irons 34 Private chef East Saint Louis, Illinois Eliminated after fourth service Mattias Butts 28 Chef San Diego, California Eliminated after third service Claudia Diawara 34 Private chef Atlanta, Georgia Eliminated after second service Tad Walters 28 Chef Houston, Texas Eliminated after first service
Contestant progress No.Chef Original teams Switched teams Individuals Finals 2201/2202 2203 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2212 2213 2214 2215/22161 Ryan LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSE LOSE IN IN IN INWINNER2 Johnathan LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN LOSE IN WIN LOSE LOSE IN IN IN IN3 Sammi LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WIN IN LOSE LOSE LOSE IN IN INOUT Ryan's team4 Carmen LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WIN IN LOSENOM LOSE IN INOUT Ryan's team5 Dahmere LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WINBoW IN WINBoW LOSE INOUT 6 Leigh LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WIN IN LOSEBoW LOSE INOUT 7Jason LOSE LOSENOM WINNOM LOSENOM WINNOMNOMOUT Ryan's team8Donya LOSENOM WIN LOSE WIN WIN INNOMNOMOUT 9 AtoyeNOM LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WINNOM WINOUT 10SandraNOM LOSE WINNOMNOM WINNOMOUT Ryan's team11Devon LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WINNOMOUT12Jermaine LOSE LOSE LOSE WINNOMOUT13Raneisha LOSE LOSE WIN LOSEOUT14BradNOMNOM LOSE WINLEFTBrad withdrew voluntarily for medical reasons.15Melissa LOSE LOSE WINOUT16Mattias LOSENOMOUT17Claudia LOSEOUT18TadOUT
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