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Angie McKinnon
Previous Season: 21 (2nd Place)
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Occupation: Chef de Cuisine
Age: 24
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
- The Ace: Early on, she established herself as the strongest in the competition, excelling in challenges and being a standout in dinner services. Even after a mediocre service, she bounced back even stronger on the next.
Placement: Winner
Angie's Winning Comment - "OMG I cannot believe I just won! Going from a 21-year-old social media chef who became a runner-up and now to a still-young, yet more experienced winner in her second run is an amazing accomplishment. I’m so keen to finally fulfil my childhood dream of working for the GR group and being a head chef at an amazing prize restaurant! Everything is only gonna go uphill from here OKURRRRRRRR!"
Ramsay's Winner Comment - "While I would have loved both to win, Angie's spirit, quality control, and leadership comes unmatched, and that's why she won All Stars."
Tennille Middleton
Previous Season: 6 (4th Place)
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Occupation: Head Kitchen Manager
Age: 41
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Delivered one of these at the sight of Carol's burnt garnish.Carol: "uh you mean these carrots and mash, yeah I cooked them."Tennille: "Cooked them? You fucking kamikazed them you stupid dunce fucking Melinda makes pasta better than your stupid ass. I swear your cooking is like putting a fucking barrel of meth into a fucking chicken. I know clowns can get payed up to 90k a year. BUT YOUR DOING THIS SHIT FOR FREE"
Ewan McMurphy
Previous Season: 22 (12th Place)
"Man with all this food, I'm going to be back to Season 2 in no time..."
Occupation: Head Chef
Age: 36
Hometown: Asheville, NC
- Beautiful All Along: While he wasn't considered ugly back then, he wasn't exactly a looker. Here, his return here actually showed that he was pretty good looking without all the weight.
- Breakout Character: Despite being eliminated early on in Season 22, his
popularity resulted in him being brought back. - Bittersweet Ending: While Ewan didn't win Hell's Kitchen, he did at least manage to be eliminated normally, and he's going home to be a dad.
- Chick Magnet: Platonic example. Ewan got along extremely well with the red team, with him forming close friendships with Angie and Kelly, and even other chefs like Mae and Tennille respecting his abilities in the kitchen.
- Complexity Addiction: Usually makes some pretty complex dishes, and more often than not, they work out pretty well.
- Deadpan Snarker: Has turned this up quite a bit, especially towards Jangue.
- Enemy Mine: In the second service, he worked particularly well with Jangue in the otherwise disastrous second service, admitting that while he didn't like Jangue, he was a good cook.
- Epic Fail: Scored 0/4 on the blind taste test.
- Fire-Forged Friends: With Zach and Dee. Zach and Ewan had gained a respect for each other's skills, while Ewan was patient enough with Dee to the extent that Dee would mellow out of his jerk phase and become much more reasonable.
- Formerly Fat: Upon his return in All-Stars, he had considerably slimmed down to the extent that some people couldn't even recognize him. Despite this, he still makes jokes about his weight.
- Happily Married: Mentions that he has gotten married since his departure. Sure enough at the final four, his wife is shown on-screen, pregnant no-less.
- History Repeats: Like his last appearance, he got a five on his signature dish.
- How Many Fingers?: Said this to Droidette after she injured herself.
- Humiliation Conga: The tenth episode was not good to him. On top of failing to score on the blind taste test, he would struggle so badly that he ended up being called down for nomination even while on the winning team. Thankfully, he improved by the next episode.
- Large Ham: While it's toned down a bit, he still very much is loud.
- The Leader: Became this in the second episode when Dee's disastrous leadership resulted in a service breakdown. Eventually, he became this overall to the blue team.
- Mirror Character: To Season 18's Bret. Both were chefs who were very well-known for their heritages (Ewan being Scottish, Bret being Italian), previously had been taken out of the competition due to injury despite being potential favorites to win, and even ended up in the same place in their return season. Where they differ however is their personality. Whilst Bret could be emotional and usually only cooked Italian food, Ewan was the sanest chef on the notoriously drama-prone blue team, and was able to cook different styles.
- Morality Pet: He unwittingly became Dee's come final six, where Dee attempted to convince Ramsay to nominate Kelly over Ewan in an attempt to protect him. Whilst Dee was still eliminated, this decision clearly didn't sit well with Ewan.
- Nice Guy: Like in his previous season, Ewan was still a genuinely kind chef. Even with chefs he wasn't particularly fond of like Jangue and Bobby, he did make an effort to be cordial towards them.
- Odd Friendship: Ewan, the loud and vocal Scot with a friendly attitude formed a genuine bond with the quick to anger, drama prone Kelly.
- Only Friend: In a way, he was this to Dee on the blue team, as he was the only chef to completely avoid losing his temper with him, even on his worst days.
- Only Sane Man: Throughout the entire season, Ewan was pretty much the only chef from the blue team who was able to lead and cook, and never fall into drama. It's to the extent that he was the only male remaining come the final five.
- The One Guy: After Dee's elimination, Ewan would be the last male chef left in the competition.
- The Rival: Averted. Initially he seemed like he was going to be this to Jangue, as in their previous seasons Jangue would usually be overshadowed by Ewan's leadership. Granted while they made some comments at each other, the rivalry never really took off, due to Jangue quickly being on the outs on the blue team while Ewan became the sanest chef on the blue team.
- Took a Level in Badass: While he was a good chef in his first season, he was never able to show how far he could go due to his injury. Upon his return, it's clear that not only had he improved massively, managing to be the best chef in the disastrous second service, but he also proved himself to be the strongest leader in the otherwise drama-filled blue team.
- Violent Glaswegian: Once again, of the cooking kind.
Placement: 3rd
Ewan's Elimination Comment - "I came back into Hell's Kitchen with so much to prove, and while I'm walking out of here not as the winner, I still feel like one. I proved myself early on not only as a chef, but as a leader, and while I fell down a few times I always got right back up. In the end, I have no regrets about coming back, and now it's time for me to be one of the things I'm meant to be. A dad. Scotland Forever."
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "At the final four, pass is key. Ewan and Kelly unfortunately were not as good as the other two women."
Kelly Patel
Previous Season: 22 (7th Place)
"Don’t tempt me bitch!"
Occupation: Personal Chef
Age: 26
Hometown: Dallas, TX
- Achilles' Heel: Leadership. While she was fairly strong everywhere else, she was noticeably not the greatest when it came to it. Granted while she wasn't outright terrible, she had absolutely no chance when it came to chefs like Angie and Ewan, and even Tennille was solid leadership wise.
- Drama Queen: Kelly was very, very prone to getting involved in drama.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Due to her incredibly whiny attitude and her penchant for violence, she very quickly became alienated by her team. It eventually would die out after Jangue was switched over.
- Groin Attack: She did this to Carol after one particularly bad service.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: At the start of the season, Kelly seemed more than willing to get into arguments at the drop of a hat. She did however grow out of this halfway through the season.
- Informed Flaw: At the final six, Dee would state that Kelly was the weakest of the final six in order to save himself and Ewan. This of course was ignoring that not only was Kelly able to handle herself pretty well in the kitchen, but she made no mistakes that night.
- Red Is Violent: She spent her entire time on the red team, and was very prone to violence.
- The Rival: She was this at first to Carol, as Kelly hated how much of a weirdo Carol was. Eventually, she ended up being the rival to Dee, which came to a head at the final six where Dee tried to throw her under the bus.
- Sore Loser: Several times, Kelly did not take losing challenges very well. It was subverted however upon her elimination.
- This Is for Emphasis, Bitch!: As seen in the above quote.
- Took a Level in Badass: In her first season, while she was still solid, she was overshadowed by several chefs in the competition, and didn't even make the top six. Here, she not only improved to the extent she outlasted both her rivals in Carol and Dee, but she made the top four.
- Took a Level in Kindness: At the start of the season, Kelly was easily one of the easiest to anger chefs in the competition, resulting in her being rather unpopular within her team. Around the half-way point of the season, she realized just how poorly she was being received among her teammates and made a genuine effort to improve herself.
Placement: 4th
Kelly's Elimination Comment - "People may think I may be one of the bitchiest chefs around in Hell's Kitchen, but stress in hell can cause you to do unrecognizable things. For me, it was showing improvement from my old season. I made so many friends, and I would’ve wanted to be in the finals, but at the end of the day anyone should be happy getting this far in a season full of all stars. I’ll end it at this: for worse or for better, Hell's Kitchen can change a person, it certainly changed me."
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "At the final four, pass is key. Ewan and Kelly unfortunately were not as good as the other two women."
Mae West
Previous Season: 21 (7th Place)
"TBA"
Occupation: Bakery Head Chef
Age: 45
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
- Deadpan Snarker: She was definitely a bit sarcastic at times.
- The Rival: With Kelly, due to her immaturity and being a sore loser.
Placement: 5th
Mae’s Elimination Comment: "It was a long ride through Hell's Kitchen this time. I met old friends, made new ones, and maybe a few new enemies too. But, just because I got eliminated doesn't mean I'm going to quit. I made it further than I did last time, and I finally outplaced Dee, that son of a bitch. I redeemed myself on charity night, and I actually won an individual challenge. All in all, it was an amazing time, and I'd definitely do it again, Angie and Tennille, I'm rooting for you guys!"
Ramsay’s Elimination Comment: "When we get to the Final 5, I expect nothing but perfection. Mae apparently didn't get the memo.”
Dee Cavinder
Previous Season: 21 (3rd Place)
"I'm not throwing anyone under the bus, but I honestly feel like Kelly is weaker than both me and Ewan."
Occupation: Executive Dev Chef
Age: 37
Hometown: Flint, MI
- The Alliance: Early in the season, Dee attempted to form an alliance with the far stronger Ewan and Jangue. This however never really surfaced.
- Badass Decay: While not quite as dramatic as Bobby or Craig, Dee seemed to have lost good chunk of the skill he had in his previous season. He was more inconsistent in the kitchen and in challenges, and he had lost whatever leadership qualities he had.
- The Determinator: While Dee was certainly a very up and down chef during his time in the competition, he did never give up, something Ramsay mentioned while eliminating him.
- Fire-Forged Friends: With Ewan, as Ewan was the only chef come the final ten to never get into any drama involved with him, although Ewan did admit his abrasiveness did annoy him.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Played straight at the start of the season initially. Dee quickly started butting heads with the most outgoing and loud personalities of the season, resulting in the blue team turning on him extremely quickly, and even chefs who didn't really get into much drama with him like Ewan and Hunter only seemed to barely tolerate him. He did get a bit better however by the final ten, before quickly going right back here due to his attempt to eliminate Kelly.
- Graceful Loser: Despite his rather controversial plan to eliminate Kelly, he did take his elimination well, saying that he was happy he came back and he felt he left a better person.
- History Repeats: Like in his previous season, he attempted to shield someone from nomination, only for his plan to not work and him come out looking worse as a result.
- I Resemble That Remark!: At the final six, he said that he wasn't throwing Kelly under the bus right after Mae called him out for saying that Mae was weaker than both him and Ewan in an attempt to eliminate her.
- Leader Wannabe: He tried hard to be this in the second service, but his leadership only resulted in chaos erupting, and Ewan being forced to take over.
- My God, What Have I Done?: In his elimination comment, Dee says the one regret he had was not treating his fellow chefs better.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: In the final six, Ewan and Dee were put up for elimination, with Dee in particular having a pretty bad performance whilst Ewan's was relatively mediocre. In a horrifically misguided attempt to save Ewan and himself at elimination, he implored Ramsay to eliminate Kelly despite Kelly doing nothing wrong that service. That of course only resulted in Dee being eliminated regardless and losing respect of the whole team.
- The Rival: While he had a hard time getting along with chefs like Jangue and Zach, he and Kelly had a particularly tough time working together, with Dee disliking her emotional attitude while Kelly disliked his smugness. This of course came to a head at the final six, where Dee tried to throw Kelly under the bus only to be eliminated himself.
- Took a Level in Badass: In the beginning, Dee's performances often ranged from pretty bad to downright mediocre. However, he did improve enough to make it into the black jackets.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: While he did have an ego in his first season, he did have a few shining moments. At the start of the season however, Dee amped up the arguing to an almost obnoxious degree, to the extent Ewan actually preferred Jangue to him.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Around the final ten however, Dee did make a genuine effort to improve himself, which he did to the extent he managed to make black jackets.
- What Were You Thinking?: This was the reaction everyone had to Dee's attempt to throw Kelly under the bus to save himself and Ewan, as not only had Kelly had a good service, but Dee was easily the worst performer of the night.
Placement: 6th
Dee's Elimination Comment - ""Hell's Kitchen was fucking tough. I had some rough moments here, but I never once let that get me down and I always bounced back. I improved so much as a chef and person being here, and the only regrets I have are not treating my fellow contestants better. Either way, I feel like a winner walking out of this place and I'm just going to keep pushing because this is my life."
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "Time after time, I always mention how hard it is to eliminate great chefs. Thankfully, Dee softened the blow a little bit after his mediocre performance tonight."
Jangue Lipperbottom
Previous Season: 22 (2nd Place)
"Hate me all you want, but I will always back up my talk."
Occupation: Sous Chef
Age: 25
Hometown: Richmond, VA
- Badass Decay: Not to the extent of someone like Craig or Bobby, but it was still noticeable nonetheless. Like Bobby, he had lost a good chunk of his strong leadership, and seemed more eager to get into arguments with his fellow chefs. Not only that, but he was also a bit more prone to making mistakes in the kitchen.
- The Big Guy: One of the tallest chefs of the season.
- Can't Catch Up: Essentially the cause for his elimination. Jangue was getting better, and he seemed to be a lock-in for black jackets. However, while he didn't perform poorly in his final service (only having some small problems with garnish), he still had the worst performance of the final seven, culminating in his elimination.
- Catchphrase: "Jesus, take the wheel!"
- Crippling Overspecialization: In challenges, Jangue was a very dominant force, often coming up with some of the best dishes of the day. Service wise however, his leadership only did more harm than good, and he was a bit more hit or miss in the kitchen.
- Deadpan Snarker: He had his fair share of this.
- Graceful Loser: Zig-Zagged. While he did wish the final six luck (including his former rivals in Ewan and Dee), he did express annoyance that he was eliminated just as he was getting good, and didn't care that people didn't like him.
- Hated by All: Much like his previous run, Jangue was pretty much detested by his entire team.
- Hate Sink: With his jerkish personality and constant arguing with other chefs, he came off as this.
- History Repeats: Attempted. Jangue, after being nominated in the second episode, demanded a switch to the red team. While that did work in the past, this time it was denied, and he stayed on the blue team up until he finally got his wish in the eighth episode.
- Jerkass: Like last time, Jangue was cocky, rude, and almost eager to annoy his fellow chefs.
- Karma Houdini Warranty: Back in his previous season, it took until the final five for him to have his first nomination despite him being a massive asshole. When he returned however, he was not only lacking much of the leadership ability he had, but he had made no effort to come off as anything less than a jerk. As such, Jangue found himself being nominated more often, and was unable to get away with much of his jerkishness.
- Never My Fault: In the fifth episode, Jangue attempted to defend himself saying that his leadership was no different than Ewan's and thus Ewan's leadership should also be criticized. That was however ignoring that Jangue's leadership only led to confusion, and that same service would've crashed harder had Ewan not stepped up.
- The Rival: He served as this to Dee throughout the first half of the season, with the two bickering constantly. This fizzled out however once Jangue was switched to the red team.
- Smug Super: Like last time, he was very unpleasant, but he could back it up fairly well in the kitchen.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: The tenth episode was good to him. His team won the challenge, and not only did Jangue manage to lead his team well to the extent he might as well have been the best chef of the night, but he also got to see his old rival Ewan nominated for the first time, although Ewan survived.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Somewhat. While he was still arrogant and obnoxious as ever, his switch to the red team saw him able to get along with them easier than the blue team.
- You Are Too Late: Relating to above, Jangue did start to regain steam in the top eight, where he managed to lead his team particularly well. Unfortunately for him, the red team lost the final service before black jackets, and considering how consistent Kelly and Tennille were, Jangue was left as the weakest chef on the red team despite his strides.
Placement: 7th
Jangue's Elimination Comment - "It’s mildly annoying that I had to get eliminated right after I started to show I was ready to go back to leading well. Simple garnish errors that were quick fixes and I go. Whatever. I’m still Jangue. I’m still a great leader and creative with my dishes. Hell’s Kitchen just isn’t for me I guess. Last time I was mean, and this time I was meaner. But do I care? No. Fuck em all."
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "I expect a lot of things, tonight was an exception. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Jangue but Jan-gone."
Elise Joyson
Previous Season: 21 (4th Place)
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Occupation: Sous Chef
Age: 33
Hometown: Naples, Florida
Placement: 8th
Elise’s Elimination Comment - "It hurts to leave Hell’s Kitchen after you’ve worked so hard. But at least now I can go home and know I’m better than when I came here. I just want to see my kids and my husband."
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "When you have a final 8 this strong, everyone's mistakes stick out like a sore thumb. Elise's mistakes tonight stuck out like a bruised broken hand.”
Steve Rosenthal
Previous Season: 13 (11th Place)
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Occupation: Executive Chef
Age: 42
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Zachary "Zach" Womack
Previous Season: 11 (6th Place)
"Don't interrupt me when I'm in the zone!"
Occupation: Personal Chef
Age: 47
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
- As Long as It Sounds Foreign: He calls the Chinese vegetable bok choi "bok chewy" and calls soy sauce "sewey sauce".
- Crippling Overspecialization: Challenge-wise, while Zach did perform well in the scallop challenge, all his other challenges ranged from mediocre to downright bad. Service wise however, outside of his communication problems, he was relatively solid.
- Failed a Spot Check: During his charity service, Zach failed to notice some filets that had been undercooked, and ended up serving them. This of course resulted in his elimination that night.
- Fire-Forged Friends: With Ewan. The two started off a bit rocky as Ewan wasn't amused by his moments of being quiet, but eventually the two became close friends.
- History Repeats: Once more, he had a habit of not responding to call-outs in the kitchen. This time however, it wasn't his Fatal Flaw.
- Once more, he mistakes Chinese and Japanese cuisine.
- Named After Somebody Famous: Zach is based off the actual Zach Womack.
- Poor Communication Kills: Zach had a really bad habit of not communicating with his teammates or just going quiet all-together. It was this reason that he was nominated over Craig in the second episode.
- The Quiet One: Several times Zach would just go quiet and not respond to call-outs.
- Took a Level in Kindness: In Season 11, Zach was more than happy to try throwing his fellow chefs under the bus to save himself. In his return season, he didn't do anything of the sort, and aside from getting into a few arguments with Dee and Jangue, he was easily one of the saner chefs of the season.
Placement: 10th
Zach's Elimination Comment - "I told y’all that when chef Ramsay would pick up the phone I would be there and I’m right here once again! Not a problem! I had a better time here than I expected and if chef toasty or chef Ramsay calls me I’ll pick up the phone again not a problem!"
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "Zach came back with ten times the skill from his original season. However, when charity night rolled around, it was like I saw no Grant Banks, I saw Garbage Banks."
Bobby Newman
Previous Season: 21 (6th Place)
"I should stay because I was botted chef and I didn’t know what was going on all service."
Occupation: Sous Chef
Age: 31
Hometown: Everett, WA
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: One particular quirk that quickly became a detriment to Bobby was his inability to focus, as several times he seemed to be almost eager to leave his station to work on someone else's station.
- Badass Decay: Out of every chef this season, Bobby was probably hit with this the worst, along with Craig. In his first season, Bobby came out of the gates strong and seemed like an early favorite to win due to his leadership and consistency in the kitchen. In his return season however, Bobby seemed to have lost a lot of his skills. He was no longer the strong leader he was beforehand, instead having to be guided through service by Ewan most of the time, and his services ranged from decent to pretty bad. It got so bad that he didn't even manage to make the top ten, despite being a strong performer in his previous season.
- Epic Fail: Like Craig, Bobby also had a poor performance in the scallop challenge, with all eight of his scallops being poorly prepped and raw.
- Graceful Loser: Bobby was very mature about his elimination, saying it wasn't his day and couldn't bounce back. He even wished some of the other competitors luck.
- Fatal Flaw: What ultimately sealed Bobby's fate was his need to prove himself. In the third service, Bobby tried his best to establish himself as a leader much like he did previously, only for him to crash and burn and only barely survive elimination. Also not helping was throughout the competition, Bobby had a tendency to leave his own station to ask others if he could help even if they didn't need help or if someone else was struggling particularly bad.
- Insane Troll Logic: What did Bobby blame for his second nomination? Bots.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Very downplayed example, as while Bobby did take a bit of a jump in jerkassery, for the most part he was still relatively nice and cordial with the rest of his team. He even wished Dee luck when Dee was still in the midst of his jerkass phase.
- Leader Wannabe: In the third episode, Bobby attempted to reestablish himself as a leader for the incredibly argumentative blue team. Unfortunately for him, he failed so terribly at it that Ewan had to step in in order to get the service back on track.
- The Load: Relatively downplayed example, since he could handle himself decently well on his own. However, most of the time his inconsistent performances and eagerness to try and establish himself as a leader often led to more trouble than needed, and usually resulted in Ewan needing to guide him.
- Never My Fault: Compared to last time, Bobby was far more unaccepting of his flaws in the kitchen. Granted it wasn't to the degree of others, but he seemed to be under the impression that he was far more help in the kitchen than he actually was.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: A relatively mild example, but notable nonetheless. Previously he took losses with stride, and was one of the nicest chefs on his debut season. Here, he had way more difficulty accepting his mistakes and was a bit of a sore loser. That's not even to mention how he wanted to nominate Ewan in response to Ewan wanting to nominate him.
Placement: 11th
Bobby's Elimination Comment - "Today just wasn’t my day, I couldn’t bounce back. I am very sad to know I couldn’t get further but it was the right call. Dee, Zach, good luck, I hope you succeed. Angie and Mae, hope you also do great. Goodbye Hell’s Kitchen."
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "When Bobby accepted All Stars, I said yes yes yes. After this performance, I had to say no way, Josè."
Craig Alexander
Previous Season: 22 (4th Place)
"I love pasta, I have a lot of ideas, can't wait to serve one of my favorite dishes."
Occupation: Pastry Chef
Age: 25
Hometown: Nashua, NH
- Accentuate the Negative: After the third service, Craig was nominated by Ewan alongside Bobby, despite Jangue and Dee being in consideration and probably doing far worse than him. This was due to Craig's quietness, and the fact that Dee and Jangue managed to bounce back a bit more according to Ewan.
- Badass Decay: Out of everyone, Craig was probably hit with this the hardest. In his first season, he started off a little weak and quiet, but got far better to the extent he was the only chef in the top 4 to completely avoid nomination. In his return season, it appeared he had completely reverted back to his quiet demeanor, and it didn't take long for him to be considered a weak link.
- Dramatic Irony: His very first nomination was caused at the hands of the chef who previously inspired him to do better in Ewan.
- Epic Fail: During the scallop challenge, not only were all his scallops butchered, but they were raw as well.
- Every Year They Fizzle Out: As mentioned above, Craig was going into the competition as the only chef who never was nominated (aside from Ewan, but he was medically evacuated so he never had much of a chance), which made him an early favorite. However, Craig came back with far less skill to the extent he was easily the weakest chef on the blue team.
- Graceful Loser: Despite his far less impressive performance in the Cook For Your Life challenge, Craig took his elimination in stride, saying that while he was hurt, he was happy to have had the second chance in the first place.
- The Load: Throughout his time in the competition, Craig was easily the weakest link on the blue team. He never spoke up, and was a pretty poor performer overall.
- Out of Focus: He didn't really get a lot of focus due to the other personalities overshadowing him.
- The Quiet One: Once more reverted back to this, which resulted in his teammates turning on him quickly.
- Two First Names: Craig Alexander.
Placement: 12th
Craig's Elimination Comment - "I kind of went into this competition with everything in my favor, I was one of the best chefs in my season, and going out here is going to hurt, but honestly, I'm just happy I got a second chance at all. So, while I'm sad I'm not going to be the winner, I can't say I didn't enjoy my time. Maybe one day if there's another season, I can be invited back?"
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "Craig is clearly a strong and passionate chef. However, nobody will know that if he never talks. And that's exactly what he did."
Hunter Morgan
Previous Season: 22 (5th Place)
"We don't need fucking laundry lists of shit to put on the pizza."
Occupation: Head Chef
Age: 35
Hometown: Dallas, TX
- Crippling Overspecialization: While he was mostly solid during dinner service (until his final service, at least) in challenges he seemed to fall flat compared to his first appearance.
- Deadpan Snarker: Retained his snarkiness from his previous appearance. If anything, he was even snarkier than before.
- High Hopes, Zero Talent: Hunter started out as a relatively strong chef with just enough leadership to make it seem like he could very well become a threat to win. Unfortunately for him, that was subverted in his final episode, where he crashed hard on the meat station.
- Honor Before Reason: He stated that while Jangue didn't like him or anyone, he was going to put that aside and work with him.
- The Leader: Was this in the fourth episode, where his leadership helped the blue team to complete service.
- Only Sane Man: He shared this role along with Ewan.
- Took a Level in Badass: In his first season, while Hunter was a relatively solid chef, he was nowhere near the level of chefs like Danny and Jangue. In his return season, Hunter managed to quickly establish himself as one of the strongest chefs on the notoriously drama-prone blue team. That was until his final service, where he was eliminated due to his poor performance on the meat station.
- Two First Names: Hunter Morgan.
Placement: 13th
Hunter's Elimination Comment - "You know, I really thought that this was going to be my time. I thought that I could hang with the best of them, and I really could. Sucks it just takes one bad night on meat to end a run while guys like Dee and Jangue get far by arguing. You know what, I'm going to do my own thing, because that's what I'm best at."
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "Hunter showed me how much he wanted to be in Hell's Kitchen. Unfortunately, this meat service showed me that passion can only get you so far, you'll eventually need to learn how to cook."
Carol Scott
Previous Season: 5 (7th Place)
"The dish can speak for itself, chef."
Occupation: Personal Chef
Age: 44
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
- The Ditz: Oh, absolutely.
- Epic Fail: Most of her stay, with a couple of exceptions, perhaps.
- Hated by All: Thanks to her... interesting personality, everyone on the red team hated her and was happy to see her gone.
- Hate Sink: Probably.
- The Rival: With Kelly. She was on the receiving end of a Groin Attack by her.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Admittedly, she had a few good challenges, but most of them were overshadowed by... everything else.
- Two First Names: Carol Scott.
- What Were You Thinking?: The challenge during the second episode was to create a pasta dish to win the punishment pass. Carol decided to make a burger made of pasta. It earned her the title of "kitchen donkey" because it was the worst dish that night.
Placement: 14th
Carol's Elimination Comment - "TBA"
Ramsay's Elimination Comment - "I was hoping Carol would change a lot, after all it's been a while since she's been on Hell's Kitchen. Sadly, the only difference I saw was her love for ruined fish, instead of ruined potatoes."
Jackie Fuchs
Previous Season: 15 (8th Place)
"TBA"
Occupation: Head Chef
Age: 40
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Anthony Rodriguez
Previous Season: 11 (11th Place)
"TBA"
Occupation: Private Chef
Age: 38
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Droidette
Previous Season: 22 (9th Place)
"I'm going to win this for robot kind!"
Occupation: Line Cook
Age: 23
Hometown: New York City, NY
- The Generic Girl: Not much about her really stood out, except for her hospitalization, I guess.
- Non-Gameplay Elimination: She was medically evacuated after injuring herself with a... bowling ball?
- Token Minority: She was still the only "robot" to compete that season.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Didn't do much really, apart from being hospitalized.
- What Were You Thinking?: It's disputed whether or not this is canon, but she reason she was medically evacuated was because she allegedly threw a ball in the air, and it turned into a bowling ball mid-air and clocked her in the head.
Placement: 17th (Medically Evacuated)
Droidette's Elimination Comment: "TBA"
Ramsay's Elimination Comment: No comment.
Lydia Toro
Previous Season: 23 (9th Place)
"Also i’m hot as fuck. That is why I should stay."
Occupation: Pastry Chef
Age: 27
Hometown: Youngstown, PA
- Epic Fail: Her signature dish, her first service, and her plea. Sooooo pretty much everything.
Placement: 18th
Lydia's Elimination Comment: "ayo, these two season have been nothing but bullshit. should’ve never came back. fuck both red teams, im a better chef without hk. everyone can suck my feminine dick for all i care. lol bye bitchezzzzzz"
Ramsay's Elimination Comment: "During her short stay, Lydia showed no passion in what she did. Now she gets to do something she's actually passionate about, and that's lay in a room and sleep 24/7."
