''Hell's Kitchen'' is an Italian reality television cooking competition (based on the British series of the same name) and American version broadcast on

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. The Italian format is broadcast on

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from 2014 to 2018. It is hosted by

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Format

The Italian format reflects the American version. Two teams of aspiring chefs, equally divided between men and women, challenge tests with cooking and table service at the restaurant'' Hell's Kitchen'', supervised and judged by chef

. There may be as many as 16 chefs in the first and second edition. A key feature of the program is the psychological pressure to which chef Cracco submits competitors; in fact, he does not hesitate to turn to them using particularly offensive insults and epithets, to criticize or scold them, get them to work more efficiently, or even to drive them out of the kitchen. Each season opens with competitors, always divided between men and women, presenting to a dish to chef Cracco, in an attempt to showcase their talents. Starting next episode, the first part of each episode consists of a challenge between the two teams (when there are fewer competitors, these challenges become individual.) In the final stage the colors of the two jackets disappear, to make room for the coveted black jackets. Whoever wins these challenges (which can also occur externally) is rewarded with a particularly entertaining or relaxing excursion. The losers, however, remain at'' Hell's Kitchen'', or in a place outside, to serve a punishment consisting of very tiring, and, in some cases, humiliating, labor. The result of these tests, however, has no influence on what will be the final judgment of the episode. In the second part of the episode, the contestants have to cook the dishes for restaurant customers (about 70), half of which are served by the blue team and the other half by the red, and Cracco with his sous chefs will check their quality. Based on the work done, Cracco decides which of the two teams was the worst, or both teams might be losers. Among either or both teams, Cracco will choose a chef who stood out positively over the others; they will be requested to nominate two teammates, including themselves. Cracco will choose who will be eliminated from the game. However, it is also possible that Cracco decides not to take these into account at time of nomination; he may eliminate competitors who have not been appointed, even those who belonged to the winning team, by virtue of their poor performance or inappropriate behavior. Similarly, competitors may be directly disposed of during the evening service, while in other cases no one is eliminated. Starting in Season 4 in 2017, a new format was launched as follows: instead of rewards and punishments, the team that loses the challenge must undertake a separate task individually. Cracco will judge each team member's dish in order and anyone who beats a teammate is declared "safe". After all dishes have been judged, the worst performer is declared ineligible to participate in that evening's dinner service, effectively leaving their team short-handed. After dinner service, either or both losing teams must nominate their worst performers and Cracco will decide who was the worst of them all. This individual, as well as the loser of the individual challenge, face off against each other in a Cook For Your Life showdown, with the loser having to leave the competition altogether. In fact, a difference of Hell's Kitchen from most

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is that the contestants are not judged by an audience, a tele-voting, jury or other forms of score any decision about their continuation in the race; it is solely Cracco. Chef Carlo Cracco runs the kitchen with the help of two sous-chefs: Omar Allievi and Entiana Osmenzeza in first edition, in second edition Misha Sukyas and Marion Lichtle, in third edition Sybil Cardone and Mirko Ronzoni, who coordinate the work of two teams of apprentices. Managing the relationship with customers is the maître'd Luca Cinacchi (his nickname is Luchino). In the final episode the sous-chefs and the guest star (In the first edition Bruno Barbieri, in second edition Matteo Grandi, the winner of first edition) are tasked to sabotage the flow of the finalists, to test their awareness during the service.

Series overview

Season 1

Contestants

Contestant progress

; Color key : Chef was eliminated after nomination : Chef was eliminated after nomination by Cracco : Chef was eliminated without nomination : Chef was eliminated after a challenge, not after the service : Chef wasn't in competition : Chef was retained after nomination : Chef was retained after nomination by Cracco : Chef was the best of the worst/best : The winner of Hell's Kitchen : The runner-up of Hell's Kitchen

Season 2

Contestants

Contestant progress

; Color key : Chef was eliminated after nomination : Chef was eliminated after nomination by Cracco : Chef was eliminated without nomination : Chef was eliminated after a challenge, not after the service : Chef was eliminated by Cracco during service : Chef wasn't in competition : Chef was retained after nomination : Chef was retained after nomination by Cracco : Chef voluntarily left the competition : Chef was the best of the worst/best : The winner of Hell's Kitchen : The runner-up of Hell's Kitchen

Season 3

Contestants

Contestant progress

Season 4

Contestants

Contestant progress

Season 5

Contestants

Contestant progress

References

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