r/HellsKitchen • u/reyrey725 • 1d ago
Chef(s) Questionable Chefs
Who are some chefs that were in the show that made you question their participation?
One example for me is Josie S20, who was competing to work at Gordon Ramsay’s Steak but is a vegan. I have no issues with vegans but it just seemed like a terrible fit. Can’t taste the food that is going out so it kinda defeats the whole position and purpose, no?
Others would be: Mike S12 Matt S20 Lacey S5
These are my opinion of “Why are they here?”
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u/earthyeyewitness 1d ago
Tiffany and Robyn, Season 10, Tiffany had NO passion she did NOT care that her Potato dish was RAW at all during the red menu dinner service plus she did NOT care that the kid's Pizza was burnt saying who cares! Robyn COULDN'T cook on both seasons her chef skills declined on season 17 so idk why she thought she had a chance to be Gordon Ramsay's chef and why they both tried out for Hell's Kitchen.
Carrie, Sugar in the Mash Potatoes, Everything she showed on the show makes me question why did she even go on the show? The serving Wolfgang Puck a RAW Pizza Dough and Gaslighting Gordon Ramsay about the burnt Seabass saying she DIDN'T see it was the Cherry on top!
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u/p219trick 1d ago
Lacey. How are you competing to be a head chef and don’t know how to cook meat nor have the creativity to come up with your own dish and need someone else to give you an idea?
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u/SoImaRedditUserNow 1d ago
Lacey was one where... she fulfilled the producers dreams of being utterly ridiculous. There was no _way_ she was going to win, and she was just incompetent in all sorts of entertaining ways. She was easy to dislike, whined like a 5 year old who dropped their ice cream cone, and could not cook to save her life.
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u/p219trick 1d ago
I don’t even know where people come from with the “well she was good for that one but” yeah she found her voice but I figured that was less to do with any talent and more to do with wanting to stick it to the red team. And I’m fairly sure every she sent up to the pass got rejected
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u/Jack_WhiteYT FINE DINING!? A FINE F**KING MESS!!! 1d ago
Raj. How the hell does a 49-year-old with the most experience act like that? XD
Tavon. I’m thinking he was lying about being an executive chef to look cool on TV.
Lazy Lacey. She can’t cook meat.
Melissa Don[k]ey. An executive chef that ruined 2 dinner services by overcooking.
Miss Manners. Nuff said.
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u/elemjay 1d ago
Matthew season 20 for sure.
He wasn’t even a professional chef. He did cooking videos on YouTube. He wasn’t even around enough to say, “Okay, he brings the drama,” or, “He makes good TV.” So it just made me wonder why he thought he’d be a good fit, and why he was cast.
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u/Strict_Hovercraft358 1d ago
Didn't he say he was a hand model? Where did the food part come in? Boy used a thermometer during service and apparently left it in the kitchen because how the hell did Gordon end up giving it back to him during eliminations.
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u/starshine006s 1d ago
gordon was the one who said he was a hand model
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u/Strict_Hovercraft358 1d ago
ah ok true that although he was motioning something with his hand and kind said ya when Gordon asked him but fair enough. Thanks.
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u/HarmonicWalrus 1d ago
Iirc Josie was approached by a member of casting for the show, and the prize restaurant isn't announced until they're actually there. That said, it's well known that none of the prize restaurants have ever been vegan and Gordon's signature recipes all use animal products in some way, so yeah I'm still baffled at why she agreed anyway. Only explanation I can think of is that she felt the exposure would be a good resume boost.
Nicole is another one where I have no clue why she was here. She signed up to be on a show where chefs get berated every other sentence, then immediately gets angry and gives up the second she gets any criticism. She seriously seemed like she didn't even want to be there
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u/reyrey725 1d ago
Nicole S12 right? If so, yeah, I agree there. She is another one of the “why are you here?” chefs for me.
I wasn’t aware that the prize isn’t said until after the fact. Nice but of trivia that I wasn’t aware of.
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u/Strict_Hovercraft358 1d ago
Nicole literally had no passion or drive, sense of urgency, etc during the service. I can see why Joy was upset with the attitude Simone as well cause ain't no way you making it far like that.
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u/Strict_Hovercraft358 1d ago edited 1d ago
Joseph Season 6 - Bye Felicia!!
Nicole Season 12 - oh F me!!
Joy Season 12 - * i had to fall to lose it all, effin muppet*
Frank season 15 - You're not a winner........you're not a winner!!
Simone season 12 - Lights on, nobody home.
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u/reyrey725 1d ago
Frank is a prime example of how to not represent the US military. Leaders lead and take responsibility and if a subordinate messes up, takes responsibility for said subordinate. He did none of that.
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u/Strict_Hovercraft358 1d ago
Absolutely. I would have thought he understood the brigade system and its components well since it actually stemmed from Escoffier's time in the military. Thankfully he got demoted from his position for his run on the show especially after his exit interview.
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u/Neonwookie1701 1d ago
I hate to be pedantic but Frank wasn't demoted. He was reassigned to a garbage post and given a shitty re-enlistment code.
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u/starshine006s 1d ago
I think in general, earlier seasons had more random chefs. Some were waiters, managers, etc. The later seasons were really more people who work in the kitchen.
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u/reyrey725 1d ago
Which made sense, a good bit truly wanted to be a head chef and work under Ramsay. But even then there were some questionable ones even up to S20 or whichever the Young Guns season was.
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u/MasterPlatypus2483 1d ago
Nicole in Season 12 looked like she meant to apply for Real Housewives of New Jersey and accidentally walked into the set of Hell’s Kitchen
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u/LavenderCookies81 17h ago
Jen, season 4 but when she returned.
Did she actually come back to try again or promote her chefs jackets and hats? T asked a valid question.
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u/QuizzingRonin 16h ago
To be fair Jen had lost almost everything in a business deal gone south not long before filming. She was not in a good frame of mind and admittedly after the show she shouldn't have come back. The timing was definitely unfortunate for her.
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u/reyrey725 2h ago
Wasn’t aware of this. That really sucks but doesn’t excuse her actions. Was this after original season or returning season?
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u/MysticMaster5811 1d ago
Gina, the puppet lady from Season 11. I wonder if she thought Hell's Kitchen was a social bonding experience for older women. And then she immediately dipped before the second challenge started.
