You don't get to become only one out of three chefs in the UK with a hallowed restaurant rating of three stars by the famous Michelin guide by being nice.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay shows his nasty side (his only side, one might wonder) to a bunch of upstart cooks wanting to be the next big thing in fine dining in the show Hell's Kitchen.

Contestants are first divided into two teams - red and blue. Each episode includes a team or individual challenge - the winning team or chef may get a reward, while the losing team or players are required to perform some kitchen duty in preparation for the dinner service.

During dinner service, teams are responsible for preparing food to Ramsay's very demanding taste and appearance requirements as well as within a limited time frame. Ramsay may throw away a complete dish due to one element being off, requiring the team to reprepare this dish. If Ramsay sees failure in the kitchen, he may force one player to take over for another. If the entire kitchen is in a mess, Ramsay may completely shut down the dinner service prematurely.

When the competition is down to the final two players, Ramsay will split Hell's Kitchen into two sections, each their own separate restaurant, with each contestant allowed to choose the decoration, style, and menu for their restaurant. Six previously eliminated contestants return to help the two finalists to prepare the meals. Ramsay will use his observations of how the finalists worked in the kitchen and with their teams, as well as feedback from the patrons of each restaurant, to select the ultimate winner of the show.


Catch Hell's Kitchen on Ch 5 on Friday nights at 11!