Season 11 · Episode 17 — 5 Chefs Compete (1)
The chefs are surprised by family members and then participate in a pressure cooker test.
Season 11 episodes
E1Twenty aspiring restaurateurs present their signature dishes to Ramsay -- and an audience -- in Las Vegas; while the challenge winners earn…
E2The contestants arrive at the dorms; Ramsay sends contestants out of the kitchen after a rocky first dinner service.
E3Chef Ramsay puts the contestants through a physical challenge involving lobsters; while the challenge winners enjoy a day on a yacht, the l…
E4Olympic athletes Maurice Greene, Natalie Coughlin and Danell Leyva help Ramsay lead a 3K race, with the red and blue teams racing to prepar…
E5The teams must identify the type of protein used in five dishes; as the winning team enjoys its victory at a beach house, the losing team m…
E6Ramsay makes a decision that changes the competition; two chefs work as servers during the dinner service; each team nominates two contesta…
E7Chef Martin Yan judges six Chinese dishes created by the remaining contestants; during dinner service, one team disappoints a VIP guest; a…
E8The contestants enter an animal pen to determine which type of protein they will cook in the team challenge; during dinner service, the con…
E9The teams must create five steak dishes; a diner finds an unpleasant surprise in her dish during dinner service; the elimination round brin…
E10The teams host a quinceanera; a disagreement between chefs brings dinner service to a standstill; Ramsay makes an unexpected decision.
E11The chefs compete to participate in a photo shoot and host a dinner for members of the Army.
E12The chefs must design and execute their own dinner menus.
E13The chefs create ethnic dishes with select ingredients; a team falls behind before dinner service begins.
E14Ramsay tests the chefs' palates with a blind taste test; Ramsay presents an unexpected challenge in order to determine who gets immunity.
E15The chef with the best dish earns immunity; the chefs prepare a meal for TV host Maria Menounos and actor Jeremy Sisto; one team's service…
E16Ramsay tests the contestants' ability to communicate and work together with a three entree relay race, with the winners getting a helicopte…
E17The chefs are surprised by family members and then participate in a pressure cooker test.
E18A team of previous winners returns to challenge the remaining contestants; each team designs its own menus for dinner service.
E19The final five chefs must prove that they deserve to stay in the competition by creating their most impressive gourmet burger. They face a…
E20The chefs must use sight, taste and smell to identify ingredients in a dish and re-create it, with the chef who comes closest earning a sho…
E21Chef Ramsay announces the final two chefs who will compete for the HELL'S KITCHEN title and a life-changing grand prize: a Head Chef positi…
E22With the help of former HELL'S KITCHEN contestants, the top two chefs prepare their menus for the most important dinner service of their li…