Chef Ramsay gives each of the final four $25 and ten minutes to find ingredients for a vegetarian dish. The winner gets a dinner at Studio in Laguna Beach.
The remaining contestants are given just 45 minutes to make small dishes for the guests at a private concert featuring the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music orchestra.
The chefs participate in the annual "taste it, now make it" challenge. The winners spend the day on the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach while the losers sort the recycling.
Each team must create a dish using either beer, wine or liquor. “Cheers” star John Ratzenberger appears as a guest judge.
The remaining chefs are treated to live Greek dancing. Afterwards, they must choose a protein to cook a Greek dish with. The winners race go-karts while the losers clean the kitchens.
The teams cook lunch for firefighters who are in the midst of a charity ride. The winners head to Malibu, dine at a vineyard and sip wine with Ramsay.
The remaining contestants participate in a cheese challenge. The winners go jet skiing in Marina Del Ray while the losers spend the day grating parmesan.
The contestants prepare American comfort food for the judges: Chef Ramsay, Chef Suzanne Goin and Chef David Burke. The winners sip cocktails aboard the American Pride in Long Beach.
In this episode's challenge, the teams must match fish heads to their correct bodies, then prepare dishes to impress guest judge Michael Cimarusti.
Each team must retrieve 25 crabs from the ocean. After splitting into pairs, each team must make ten crab cakes for Chef Ramsay. The winners dine at Talavera.
For the season's first challenge, the hopeful chefs prepare their signature dishes. The winners ride a hummer to Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach to meet William Shatner ("Star Trek").
The teams participate in a "Hell's Kitchen craps" challenge. The winners take a private jet to Las Vegas and stay at the Planet Hollywood resort and casino.
Dogs and trainers from American Kennel Club drop by Hell's Kitchen. Meanwhile, the teams create a tasting menu consisting of two appetizers and three entrées.
The teams create six Italian opera-inspired dishes. The winners go on a shopping spree at American Rag Cie, while the losers break down squid for a squid-ink tortellini dish.
The contestants split into pairs and capture animals. The chefs have to prepare a side to go with the protein that they just caught.
The chefs must identify mystery proteins and match them to dishes. The winners meet Olympic gold medalists at the Annenberg Community Beach House.
The teams serve brunch to a class of graduating culinary students. The winners fly to San Francisco to dine at Atelier Crenn the losers grind and stuff chorizo sausages.
In a challenge to improve communication skills, Chef Ramsay gives each contestant a jacket with a recipe printed on the back, which they need to rely on their teammates to read.
This episode's challenge? Re-create Chef Ramsay's geoduck sashimi. The team that prepares fifteen perfect dishes gets a pool break while the losing team makes dinner for everyone.
The remaining chefs prepare a dinner service for special guests from Oxfam America, including Academy Award-nominee Minnie Driver ("Good Will Hunting”).