Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 5


The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen
premiered on Fox on January 29, 2009, and concluded on May 14, 2009. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Scott Leibfried returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef and Gloria Felix returned and her last appearance as the Red Team's sous-chef. Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as maître d'.
The season was won by executive chef Danny Veltri, with executive sous-chef Paula DaSilva finishing second.
This season was filmed in November 2007.
This season saw a high number of unusual eliminations, with one chef eliminated without nomination, two leaving for medical reasons, and two chefs eliminated during service, and the first time a chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team, which would become more prominent in later seasons. Also this is the last time the final 2 decorated their resraurant in season 5, because next season there is no decorated againt in final 2

Contestants

300 chef invited in Hell's Kitchen, but sixteen chefs competed in season five.
ContestantAge OccupationHometownResult
Danny Veltri23Executive ChefEdgewater, FloridaWinner
Paula DaSilva28Executive Sous ChefCoconut Creek, FloridaRunner-up
Andrea Heinly30Line CookReading, PennsylvaniaEliminated before finals
Ben Walanka26Executive Sous ChefChicago, IllinoisEliminated after twelfth service
Robert Hesse29Sous ChefQuogue, New YorkHospitalized after Atlantic City trip
Giovanni Filippone37Executive ChefDestin, FloridaEliminated after tenth service
Carol Scott30Sous ChefKnoxville, TennesseeEliminated after ninth service
Alicia "LA" Limtiaco22Line CookLas Vegas, NevadaEliminated after eighth service
Lacey D'Angelo24Corporate Buffet CookCharlotte, North CarolinaEjected during eighth service
Jason "J" Maxwell32Food Court ChefClifton Park, New YorkEjected during seventh service
Coi Burruss22Cafe ChefAustin, TexasEliminated after sixth service
Colleen Cleek41Culinary InstructorPapillion, NebraskaEliminated after fifth service
Seth Levine27Private Party ChefNew York, New YorkEliminated after fourth service
Charlie McKay25Prep ChefLas Vegas, NevadaEliminated after third service
Ji-Hyun Cha33Private CatererPalisades Park, New JerseyQuit after second service
Sarah Kaye Phoenix27Quality Control ChefElgin, IllinoisEliminated after first service

Contestant progress

Each week, the best member from the losing team during the latest service period is asked to nominate two of their teammates for elimination; one of these two is meant to be sent home by Ramsay. On some weeks, there is a variation in the nomination process, depending on the losing team's performance.

Episodes