The BEST episodes of Hell's Kitchen (US) season 8

Every episode of Hell's Kitchen (US) season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hell's Kitchen (US) season 8!

Hell's Kitchen (US) is an American reality television cooking competition (based on the British series of the same name) broadcast on Fox. It is hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

Last Updated: 12/3/2024Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
Finale
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8.12
364 votes

#1 - Finale

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/2010

In the Season 8 finale, the final two chefs must prepare five-course meals to be judged by five L.A.-area executive chefs and food-service executives. The winner receives a head-chef position at LA Market at the JW Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles.

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4 Chefs Compete (1)
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7.92
390 votes

#2 - 4 Chefs Compete (1)

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/2010

The 4 remaining chefs must re-create a dish without a recipe, using only their eyesight, their noses and their senses of taste. The winner gets a day at a spa while the losers do the Hell's Kitchen laundry before it's time for another dinner service.

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4 Chefs Compete (2)
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7.86
418 votes

#3 - 4 Chefs Compete (2)

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/8/2010

The challenge: create a balanced fusion dish. The judges: Top L.A. chefs Philip Dubose (Asia de Cuba), Helene An (Crustacean) and Lee Hefter (Spago). Then, at dinner service, tempers flare and Chef Ramsay must intervene.

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7 Chefs Compete
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7.69
428 votes

#4 - 7 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2010

The 7 remaining chefs are tested on their cooking precision and communication skills, but dinner service proves disappointing to Chef Ramsay and his guests, L.A. restaurateur Josiah Citrin and the NFL's Matt Cassel. In the end, six chefs remain.

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13 Chefs Compete
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7.62
400 votes

#5 - 13 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2010

The 13 remaining chefs must prepare breakfast for 50 hungry EMTs. At dinner service, dover sole bollixes up both the blue and red teams.

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12 Chefs Compete
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7.55
368 votes

#6 - 12 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2010

The 12 remaining chefs must make ravioli from scratch. And the dinner service features Italian dishes, but it's overcooked salmon and undercooked chicken that prove to be the bugaboos.

6 Chefs Compete
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7.54
453 votes

#7 - 6 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/2010

Chef Ramsay challenges the six contestants to create "a single bite" to make a bold first impression on the Michelin-starred L.A. chefs who do the biting. But dinner-service diners leave disappointed and hungry. Later, one chef is asked to leave.

8 Chefs Compete
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7.53
454 votes

#8 - 8 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2010

The 8 remaining contestants face a women-vs.-men blind taste test. The winners dine at the L.A. restaurant XIV while the losers sort trash. Undercooking and one chef's overheated conversation with Chef Ramsay mar the dinner service.

5 Chefs Compete
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7.51
421 votes

#9 - 5 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/2010

The 5 remaining contestants prepare and serve their signature dishes in downtown-L.A. food trucks at lunchtime. The winner receives a Beverly Hills makeover by hairstylist José Eber and fashion guru Steven Cojocaru, while the losers scrub their trucks and prepare Hell's Kitchen for a dinner service that won't go well.

10 Chefs Compete
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7.51
456 votes

#10 - 10 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2010

The challenge facing the 10 remaining chefs: prepare entrée salads, with the winner to be featured in Bon Appetit magazine. Dinner-service bugaboos: scallops and garnishes.

9 Chefs Compete (1)
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7.49
404 votes

#11 - 9 Chefs Compete (1)

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2010

The 9 remaining chefs create dishes using five ingredients selected at random. The winners visit Las Vegas while the losers peel 1000 potatoes. Guests at the "Family Night" dinner service include Jerry Springer and members of Chef Ramsay's family.

9 Chefs Compete (2)
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7.47
421 votes

#12 - 9 Chefs Compete (2)

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/13/2010

The teams must shop on a budget and prepare elegant dishes for four judges. The winners go sailing and dancing while the losers fumigate Hell's Kitchen. Guests at the black-tie dinner service include four previous winners and cast members of "Glee."

14 Chefs Compete
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7.45
400 votes

#13 - 14 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2010

The 14 remaining chefs receive a lesson in preparing sushi from Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto before they must do it themselves. One competitor in particular can't seem to learn it.

11 Chefs Compete
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7.36
487 votes

#14 - 11 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2010

The challenge facing the 11 remaining chefs: devise tasting menus for a retro-themed high-school prom, with the losing team having to set up for the prom. Then, appetizers and fish bedevil competitors at dinner service.

16 Chefs Compete
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7.23
415 votes

#15 - 16 Chefs Compete

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010

Sixteen chefs compete in the premiere of the eighth season of Hell's Kitchen. Chef Ramsay divides the chefs into teams of women and men, and their first challenge is to create their signature dishes. An early injury sends one chef to the hospital. Massive delays during dinner service lead customers to exit Hell's Kitchen.