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Season 17 of Hell's Kitchen (stylized Hell's Kitchen: All-Stars) aired on FOX between September 29, 2017 and February 2, 2018. Michelle Tribble, who ranked 3rd place on Season 14, was the winner of the season, and was awarded a Head Chef position at the brand new Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, with a $250,000 salary.

Contestants[]

16 former contestants, who made it to the black jackets on their original seasons, competed once again during the season. The teams were divided by gender, male contestants on the blue team and female contestants on the red team.

Contestant Age Hometown Original season Rank
Robyn Almodovar 36 Fort Lauderdale, FL Season 10 6th place
Jared Bobkin 31 Troy, MI Season 15 4th place
Nick Peters Bond 28 Newburyport, MA Season 14 5th place
Dana Cohen 32 Emerson, NJ Season 10 3rd place
Giovanni Filippone 46 Santa Rosa Beach, FL Season 5 6th place
Elise Harris 32 Stafford, VA Season 9 3rd place
Van Hurd 34 South Glastonbury, CT Season 6 6th place
Benjamin Knack 41 San Antonio, TX Season 7 3rd place
Barbie Marshall 39 Strasburg, PA Season 10 4th place
Milly Medley 37 Philadelphia, PA Season 14
Ashley Nickell 29 Orlando, FL Season 15 3rd place
Jennifer Normant 40 Burlington, MA Season 9 5th place
Manda Palomino 32 Atlantic City, NJ Season 15
Michelle Tribble 26 New York, NY Season 14 3rd place
Josh Trovato 28 Los Angeles, CA 6th place
Ben Walanka 36 Overland Park, KS Season 5 4th place

Contestant progress[]

At the end of each episode, one chef is eliminated from the losing team by Ramsay. For the first time ever, the season featured a chef who was eliminated in an unusual way during the first elimination of the season, a challenge eliminating two people instead of one, and three people performing in the final challenge. Similar to Season 9, this is the second time a once nominated chef defeated another chef that avoided nomination.

# Chef Original Teams Team Switch Black
Jackets
Finals
1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716
1 Michelle BoB NOM[1] BoB WINNER
2 Benjamin RUNNER-UP
3 Nick BoB OUT[2]
4 Milly NOM NOM NOM OUT[3]
5 Robyn NOM NOM NOM NOM OUT
6 Jennifer OUT[3]
7 Elise NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM[1] OUT[3]
8 Dana OUT
9 Barbie NOM NOM NOM NOM OUT
10 Van OUT[4]
11 Manda NOM NOM[1] NOM OUT
12 Giovanni NOM OUT
13 Jared OUT
14 Josh NOM EJEC
15 Ashley OUT[4]
16 Ben OUT[3]
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chef was nominated by Ramsay.
  2. Chef was eliminated without being nominated.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chef was eliminated without being nominated
  4. 4.0 4.1 Chef was nominated by Ramsay and was eliminated.
Final Service Brigades
Michelle Benjamin
Nick Jennifer
Dana Van
Milly Robyn
Elise Barbie
   
Color Legend
NOM Regular Nomination Ramsay Nomination Voided Nomination
OUT Regular Elimination Ramsay Nomination Without Nomination
MISC Ejected during service Quit or Hospitalized Best of the Best/Worst


Episodes[]

Here is the list of all the episodes of the season, with links to the detailed pages.

# Image Title Airdate
01 Episode 1701 thumbnail Episode 1701 - All-Stars Arrive September 29, 2017
Episode Rundown: Ramsay called sixteen former contestants to compete again, and the all-stars found out that their second chance would not be an easy one.
02 Episode 1702 thumbnail Episode 1702 - Raising the Bar October 6, 2017
Episode Rundown: An individual challenge featuring bar food took place, one team did not have any stars at opening night, and a shocking elimination that nobody saw coming occurred.
03 Episode 1703 thumbnail Episode 1703 - Tower of Terror October 13, 2017
Episode Rundown: One team continued their winning streak, an old feud reignited, one chef lacked commitment during the punishment, and another one was kicked out for a nail appointment during service.
04 Episode 1704 thumbnail Episode 1704 - Just Letter Cook October 20, 2017
Episode Rundown: One team made a comeback, one chef's poor performance got them alienated by their team, and the first team switch occurred.
05 Episode 1705 thumbnail Episode 1705 - Josh Josh Josh November 3, 2017
Episode Rundown: Two chefs tried their best to get along with their new teammates, fish was cooked in a unusual way, and one chef did not even make it to the end of dinner service.
06 Episode 1706 thumbnail Episode 1706 - A Little Slice of Hell November 10, 2017
Episode Rundown: Pizza was the main dish, one team had a meltdown at Italian Night dinner service, and one chef lied about a nasty cut.
07 Episode 1707 thumbnail Episode 1707 - Trimming Fat November 17, 2017
Episode Rundown: The chefs were tested on timings on the menu items, and six chefs competed in an individual challenge to stay in the competition.
08 Episode 1708 thumbnail Episode 1708 - Welcome to the Jungle December 1, 2017
Episode Rundown: Cave meat was the main theme, one chef made an unexpected comeback, and while one team had their best dinner service, the other had their worst.
09 Episode 1709 thumbnail Episode 1709 - Catch of the Day December 8, 2017
Episode Rundown: The chefs fished for their ingredients, a disgusting punishment got worse when one chef tried to weasel their way out, and a shocking and controversial elimination of a big fan favorite took place.
10 Episode 1710 thumbnail Episode 1710 - It's All Gravy December 15, 2017
Episode Rundown: The annual Blind Taste Test took place, a private dinner service occurred, and an elimination of a volatile chef happened.
11 Episode 1711 thumbnail Episode 1711 - Trying to Pasta Test January 5, 2018
Episode Rundown: An unlikely alliance was born, the chefs cooked pasta dishes on a budget, and an early front runner single handily sunk their team at dinner service.
12 Episode 1712 thumbnail Episode 1712 - Five is the New Black January 12, 2018
Episode Rundown: The final seven competed in a series of challenges for black jackets, and it featured an elimination of the most explosive contestant in the show's history.
13 Episode 1713 thumbnail Episode 1713 - Stars Heating Up Hell January 19, 2018
Episode Rundown: The final five competed in their first black jackets challenge, an argument between two chefs took place, and another's luck ran out.
14 Episode 1714 thumbnail Episode 1714 - Families Come to Hell January 26, 2018
Episode Rundown: The final four reunited with their loved ones, took turns at the pass, and two unexpected moments occurred at elimination.
15 Episode 1715 thumbnail Episode 1715 - Final Three February 2, 2018
Episode Rundown: The final three created their menus, went through one final challenge, and two of them advanced to the finals.
16 Episode 1716 thumbnail Episode 1716 - All-Star Finale February 2, 2018
Episode Rundown: Michelle and Benjamin picked their brigades, went through one final dinner service, and one of them was named the winner of Hell's Kitchen All-Stars.

Trivia[]

  • In terms of season representations, Season 14 had the most at four returning chefs be in this season, but Seasons 6 and 7 are tied with the least amount of representatives with one returning chef each.
  • This season marks the best starts for the blue team, as they set the record of first four wins in the first two challenges and the first two dinner services for the blue team. Overall, it was beaten by the Season 20's red team, as they set the record of first five wins in the first three challenges and the first two dinner services.
  • This is the only season where only one member of the red team was given a Black Jacket.
  • If you compare the blue teams in other seasons, this season's blue team set the record of second most dinner service wins in a season with five, excluding joint-victories. This record is shared with Seasons 6, 7, 15 and 18.
  • This season is the first and later tied with Season 19 for having the most contestants getting eliminated after a challenge, with four, until it was beaten by Season 20.
  • This is the first season to have two contestants eliminated after the Black Jacket Challenge.
  • This season holds the record for having the second most nominees called forward from one team, with four, in one episode and is tied with Season 10. The record would later be broken in Season 20.
    • Coincidentally in both seasons, the contestant who was nominated by Ramsay is eliminated.
  • This season holds the record for having the longest streak of female contestants eliminated, with five, and is tied with Season 9.
    • Coincidentally in both seasons, they are ranked from 5th to 9th place.
  • This is the second season, and onwards, since Season 10 where the Signature Dish Challenge was not done in front of a live audience.
  • This is the first season, since Season 8, where 16 chefs compete.
  • This season holds the record for having the longest streak of red team members eliminated, with four.
  • This season hold the record for the highest number of chefs who were allowed to keep their jackets after elimination, with five (Not including the Winner and Runner-Up)
    • Coincidentally, they are ranked from 3rd to 7th place.
    • This is the third season, following Season 5 and Season 13, where the chefs were allowed to keep the jacket during team phase.
  • Clemenza from Season 10 was given the opportunity to come back but declined due to health issues. Sabrina from Season 8 was also approached to return this season, but she later declined it because she didn't want to leave her job. Additionally, Kimberly from Season 16 was approached to return this season but declined as she felt one season was enough.
  • This is the first season to featured three finalists, although the 3rd place finalist was eliminated at the Final Tasting Challenge, and immediately joined as returning chef, to keep up the final two contestant handled of each kitchen in the final dinner service.
  • The chef jackets were given an updated look as they are designed with short sleeves and more buttons. These chef jackets would also be used in Season 18.
  • Start from this season, each of the season onwards featured the alternate title, instead of the only "Hell's Kitchen" like the past sixteen seasons.
  • Future Reappearances: Michelle would return in Season 19 and Season 20 for different reasons.
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