The eighteenth season of the American competitive

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series ''

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'' (subtitled as ''Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs. Veterans'') premiered on

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on September 28, 2018, and concluded on February 8, 2019.

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returned as host and head chef, while James "Jocky" Petrie and Christina Wilson returned as the Blue Team and Red Team's sous-chefs respectively. Marino Monferrato returned as

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. This season featured eight new contestants (rookies) battling eight returning veterans. It is also the last to be shot in

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until Season 21 where the show returned to the state for two more seasons. The season was won by season six third-place finisher Ariel Contreras-Fox, with private chef Mia Castro finishing second.

Chefs

Sixteen chefs competed in season 18.

Rookies

Veterans

Notes

Contestant progress

Episodes

References

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