Season 2 of ''
Hell's Kitchen'' was cast during November 2005, premiered on June 12, 2006 and concluded on August 14, 2006. This was the first season of ''Hell's Kitchen'' to start a number of contestants divided to two teams by gender, which would become a tradition in subsequent seasons.
Sous chef Heather West won the season. Her prize was the position of
executive chef at the
Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino
Red Rock Resort is a hotel and casino in Summerlin South, Nevada, located in the Las Vegas Valley. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos on located in the Downtown Summerlin neighborhood. It is Station Casinos' flagship property, and the co ...
in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
with a salary of $250,000, where she worked as chef at the Terra Rossa Restaurant. Runner-up Virginia Dalbeck had the worst streak of any finalist on the show, being nominated every single time apart from wins and "Best of the Worst" nominations.
Taping for the second season was done in the same building where the
first season was taped.
This was the last season of the show to be filmed in
4:3.
Cast
* Head chef and host –
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) is a British chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a tot ...
*
Sous chefs –
Scott Leibfried
Scott Leibfried (born March 9, 1971) is an American chef and culinary consultant best known for his work hosting and participating in cooking-related competition programs ''Hell's Kitchen'' and the ''Food Network Challenge''. Leibfried was born i ...
and Mary-Ann Salcedo
*
Maître d'hôtel –
Jean-Philippe Susilovic
Jean-Philippe Susilovic (born November 26 1975), often referred to simply as Jean-Philippe or JP, is a Belgian television personality and restaurant director. He is best known for his appearances as the ''maître d'hôtel'' on the American version ...
Contestants
The second season featured the following 12 contestants, who were initially separated onto blue and red teams by gender:
Contestant progress
Each week, the best member from the losing team during the latest service period ("best" as determined by Ramsay) was asked to nominate two of their teammates for elimination; one of these two was sent home by Ramsay.
* *Maribel was supposed to join but couldn't, so Giacomo replaced her.
Episodes
Notes
References
External links
*
Rachel Brown, "Hell's Kitchen" Suicide: Was Reality TV to Blame? CBS NewsTerra Rossa Restaurant
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