The nineteenth season of the American competitive

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series ''

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'' (subtitled as ''Hell's Kitchen: Las Vegas'') premiered on

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on January 7, 2021, and concluded on April 22, 2021.

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returned as host and head chef, while season seven runner-up Jason Santos returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef, replacing James "Jocky" Petrie, and

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returned as the Red Team's sous-chef. Marino Monferrato returned as

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. This is the first season to be shot in

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. The season was won by executive chef Kori Sutton, with chef de cuisine Mary Lou Davis finishing second, and executive chef Declan Horgan placing third. Prior to the United States premiere, the season began airing in the United Kingdom in October 2020 on

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Production

On February 26, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a nineteenth and twentieth season. Both seasons were filmed in 2019 (prior to the

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), with this season being filmed in May 2019 on a set at

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property in

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, replicating the nearby Hell's Kitchen restaurant. On November 10, 2020, it was announced that the nineteenth season would premiere on January 7, 2021.

Chefs

Eighteen chefs competed in season 19. ;Notes

Contestant progress

Episodes

References

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