The chefs must cook eggs four different ways. The winners take a helicopter tour of L.A. while the losers unload, gut and fillet a large tuna.
Sixteen chefs — split into teams of men and women — prepare their signature dishes in hopes of becoming a chef at one of Gordon Ramsay's many restaurants.
In the final part of the season finale, the final chefs must prepare dishes worthy of Araxi, the restaurant and oyster bar at which the winner will become head chef.
The nine remaining chefs take a blind taste test. The winners score a dinner date with Chef Ramsay in a pitch-black dining room where they can't see what they're eating.
The remaining chefs roll dice to determine which ingredients they will use for their challenge dish. The winning team earns a trip to Las Vegas.
The remaining chefs must create three-course meals that only total 700 calories. The winners hit the beach with Olympic beach volleyball player Annett Davis.
The twelve remaining chefs must plan a gastronomic salute to a returning U.S. Marine. The losing team will have to clean and decorate for Tana Ramsay's party.
The contestants must craft perfectly proportioned sausages for celebrities Drew Lachey, John O'Hurley, Tom Green, Melinda Clarke, Christopher "Kid" Reid and Kristy Swanson.
Chef Ramsay wakes up the remaining chefs in the middle of the night and orders them to prepare a spaghetti dinner for hungry firefighters. The losers must wash and wax fire engines.
In the final part of the season premiere, a contestant from season five returns and the fifteen remaining chefs prepare for a seafood-accented dinner service by deveining shrimp.
In part one of the season premiere, sixteen contestants get a shot at culinary stardom and an executive chef position in the Canadian resort town of Whistler, British Columbia.
The remaining chefs must prepare a dish made with king crab, with each team presenting its strongest plate to Chef Ramsay. During dinner service, the teams devise their own menus.
Chef Ramsay challenges the teams' palates in a blind taste test. In a packed dinner service, anxiety is higher than usual when celebrities Eric McCormack and Robert Patrick stop by.
The ten remaining chefs must make tapas from leftovers. At the dinner service, one chef's mistake nearly derails both teams.
The eleven remaining chefs cook for a bar mitzvah, preparing gourmet variations on the guest of honor's three favorite dishes.
The twelve remaining candidates shop at an Asian market and prepare fusion dishes for Chef Ramsay and food writer Tanya Steel.
The thirteen remaining chefs must serve breakfast to fifty young football players and cheerleaders. However, one team runs out of eggs.
The fourteen remaining chefs visit a meat locker to learn about various cuts of beef, then put their knowledge into practice when Hell's Kitchen becomes a steak house for the night.
Following the previous night's dinner service disaster, Chef Ramsay presents the aspiring chefs with the food that they wasted.
Chef Ramsay orders the five remaining chefs to teach cooking-impaired housewives to prepare a gourmet meal. The winner receives culinary pointers from chefs Mark Peel and Ben Ford.