Hell's Kitchen

- Season 4

(2008)

The chefs present Ramsay their signature dishes, the teams were each told to choose a team captain, and the winner for this season will be the executive chef at Ramsay's restaurant in LA, the London West Hollywood.

For the team challenge, the contestants had to filet halibut into 6 equal size pieces with the least amount of waste. The winning team spent the day on a yacht while the losing team prepared seafood for service.

A scary wakening happened, a sweaty punishment, and a very satisfying elimination of the most hated chef of the season at that moment.

The very first Family Night service happened, one chef suffered a serious injury, and a meltdown by another lead to a hilarious elimination.

For their team challenge the chefs are required to make a gourmet pizza. The winning team is treated to a helicopter ride to the Square One restaurant and the losing team to prep both kitchens for the next dinner service.

The chefs cook a meal for a girl's Sweet 16 party, the team with the most chosen dishes wins. The winning team spends the day go kart racing and the losing team decorated the dining room for her party.

The chefs test their palates in a blind taste test. The winning team spends the day at a spa while the losing team cleansthe kitchen and the dorms.

The chefs cook four dishes in 45 minutes, and can only use all 20 ingredients once. The wining team attends a photo shoot n Touch Weekly magazine, the losing team spent the day doing laundry.

Both teams created their own menus, and while Ramsay made a shocking move at elimination, one chef mad an even more shocking one.

When the final 6 become merged in to one team. Tension rises between Matt and Christina during a punishment where they (along side Bobby and Petrozza) have to take in deliveries and Christina's bossy attitude literally makes Matt go insane.

Chef Ramsay challenges the chefs to teach cooking-impaired housewives how to create a gourmet meal. While the losers are forced to clean the kitchen, the winner is treated to a one-on-one course with two world-renowned chefs: Mark Peele and Ben Ford. The remaining five chefs then face a hectic night as they struggle to balance a dozen appetizers, entrees and desserts. Who will be the newest drop-out?

The final four contestants prepare a specialty lunch for some surprise guests Chef Ramsay has invited to Hell's Kitchen. When the doors open, 80 very hungry, very picky and very pregnant moms-to-be walk through the door! The ladies choose the best dish and send the winner on a $1000 shopping spree. The remaining chefs are forced to stay behind and clean up after the luncheon. During dinner service tempers flare and tension is high, and one contestant gets careless and burns Chef Ramsay's hand, which sends Ramsay over the edge.

Chef Ramsay prepares breakfast for the three remaining chefs - and a few guests - then asks the contestants to replicate the dishes that they ate. Later, Ramsay sabotages the dinner service to see how they react to adversity.

The two finalists visit Chef Ramsay's New York City restaurant, where they must prepare their signature dishes for judges consisting of executive chefs for Ramsay's restaurants around the world. Back in L.A., the contestants begin their final challenge: design and run their own restaurants. Whoopi Goldberg makes a guest appearance.

The final two chefs are one dinner service away from being crowned the winner of Hell's Kitchen. The chefs have selected their staff, created the menus and chosen the décor. After some final words of advice from Chef Ramsay, the doors of Hell's Kitchen are open. As the orders start coming in, both teams are off to a slow start with the kitchens running out of food and appetizers being served cold. The final two need to slice and dice their way to the top to prove to Chef Ramsay they have what it takes to work in his restaurant.