Hell's Kitchen Italia
- Umberto Spinazzola (season 1 - 5)
- Carlo Cracco
- Magnolia (seasons 1–3)
- DryMedia (seasons 4–5)
December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
Hell's Kitchen is an Italian reality television cooking competition (based on the British series of the same name) and American version broadcast on Fox. The Italian format is broadcast on Sky Uno from 2014 to 2018. It is hosted by celebrity chef Carlo Cracco.
Format
The Italian format reflects the U.S. 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 Carlo Cracco. 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 reality show 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 | Original run | Winner | Runner-up | Reason for winning | Contestants | Winner's prize |
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1 | April 17, 2014 – June 5, 2014 | Matteo Grandi | Sybil Carbone | High standards[1] | 17 | ![]() |
2 | May 21, 2015 - July 9, 2015 | Mirko Ronzoni | Chiara Pannozzo | |||
3 | October 4, 2016 - November 22, 2016 | Carlotta Delicato | Guglielmo Romani | ![]() | ||
4 | October 3, 2017 - November 21, 2017 | Mohamed Lamnaour | Erika Ciaccia | 14 | ||
5 | November 6, 2018 - December 21, 2018 | Nicola Pepe | Ginevra Bassetti | 20 |
Season 1
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
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Matteo Grandi | 23 | Chef | Soave, Veneto |
Sybil Carbone | 32 | Chef | Alassio, Liguria |
Carmelo Calabrese | 29 | Executive Chef | Catania, Sicily |
Francesca Fogliata | 19 | Sous Chef | Chiari, Lombardy |
Eugenio "Gene" Bertino | 37 | Chef de Partie | Turin, Piemonte |
Laura De Luca | 30 | Cook | Anzio, Lazio |
Lorenza Alcantara | 26 | Chef de partie | Parma, Emilia Romagna |
Gianluca Panigada | 35 | Chef de Partie | Milan, Lombardy |
Pasquale "Lillo" Mantova | 36 | Cook/Culinary instructor | Gressan, Valle d'Aosta |
Tommaso Gaggioli | 36 | Sous Chef | Massa Marittima, Toscana |
Andrea Tiradossi | 24 | Personal Chef | Ripa, Umbria |
Amelia Mazzola | 30 | Responsabile di sala | Massa Lubrense, Campania |
Simone Bottazzi | 23 | Chef de Partie | Bressana Bottarone, Lombardy |
Sara Di Palma | 30 | Chef | La Spezia, Liguria |
Lorena Mabel Palumbo | 32 | Responsabile di sala | Vigevano, Lombardy |
Barbara Marie Borasio | 26 | Cook | Rome, Lazio |
Rosario Stumpo | 34 | Chef de Partie | Milan, Lombardy |
Contestant progress
Original teams | First switch | With Tommaso | Second switch | Third switch | Individual | Final | |||||||||||||||||
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N. | Chef | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | ||||||
1 | Matteo | IN | LOSE | WIN | BoW | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER | ||||||
2 | Sybil | IN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | BoW | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||
3 | Carmelo | IN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | NOM | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | THIRD | ||||||
4 | Francesca | IN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | IN | NOM | OUT | |||||||
5 | Gene | IN | NOM | WIN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | BoW | NOM | NOM | BoW | NOM | NOM | IN | OUT | ||||||||
6 | Laura | IN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||
7 | Lorenza | IN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | BoW | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||
8 | Gianluca | IN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||
9 | Lillo | IN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | BoW | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
10 | Tommaso | IMM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Andrea | IN | NOM | WIN | LOSE | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Amelia | NOM | LOSE | NOM | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Simone | NOM | LOSE | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Sara | IN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Lorena | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Barbara | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rosario | OUT |
- 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 | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
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Carlotta Pometti | 29 | Cook | Siena, Toscana |
Chang Liu | 27 | Assistant cook | Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Chiara Pannozzo | 20 | Assistant cook | Latina, Lazio |
Davide Guidara | 21 | Cook | San Salvatore Telesino, Campania |
Eleonora Ricci | 29 | Cook | Ciampino, Lazio |
Francesca Narcisi | 27 | Cook | Rose, Calabria |
Giordano Davide | 25 | Chef de Partie | Naples, Campania |
Giovanni Milazzo | 25 | Cook | Milazzo, Sicily |
Giuseppe Muscia | 34 | Cook | Priolo Gargallo, Sicily |
Jessica Gurrera | 32 | Chef owner | Poggio Berni, Emilia Romagna |
Katiuscia Giorgio | 35 | Chef owner | Collegno, Piemonte |
Luca Magon | 23 | Commis | Como, Lombardia |
Marcella Tagliaferri | 32 | Cook | Ischia, Campania |
Maria Rosaria Cassese | 39 | Cook | Follonica, Toscana |
Mirko Ronzoni | 24 | Chef pret a porter | Dalmine, Lombardia |
Oliver Malmsten | 28 | Cook | Seggiano, Toscana |
Vincenzina Capone | 30 | Cook | Boscotrecase, Campania |
Contestant progress
Original teams | Switched teams | Individual | Final | |||||||||||||||||
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No. | Chef | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | |||
1 | Mirko | IN | LOSE | LOSE | BoW | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | IMM | LOSE | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | WINNER | |||
2 | Chiara | IN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |||
3 | Eleonora | IN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | NOM | NOM | IMM | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | NOM | IN | THIRD | |||
4 | Chang | IN | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | IMM | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | LOSE | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
5 | Vincenzina | IN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | BoW | NOM | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | IN | OUT | |||||
6 | Giordano | IN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | NOM | OUT | |||||||
7 | Marcella | IN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | NOM | NOM | LOSE | NOM | NOM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
8 | Giovanni | IN | NOM | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | NOM | OUT | |||||||||
9 | Oliver | IN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
10 | Carlotta | IN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||
11 | Francesca | LOSE | IMM | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||
12 | Giuseppe | NOM | NOM | LOSE | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||||||
13 | Davide | IN | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||
14 | Jessica | IN | NOM | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Katiuscia | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Luca | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | Maria Rosaria | LEFT |
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Season 3
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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Carlotta Delicato | 21 | Piedimonte San Germano |
Guglielmo Romani | 53 | Cavalese |
Kristian Simoni | 22 | Asti |
Amalia Nichetti | 41 | Lodi |
Shaban Muhameti | 19 | Motta di Livenza |
Giulio Sorrentino | 36 | Palermo |
Aniello Impagliazzo | 26 | Ischia |
Flavia Rosato | 28 | Napoli |
Luca Zuntini | 30 | San Giovanni in Persiceto |
Paola Fiorentino | 42 | Positano |
Roberta Virgilio | 36 | Dalmine |
Cinzia Tomassi | 39 | Roma |
Giulio "Paolo" Paolini | 23 | Pistoia |
Antonio La Cava | 19 | Roma |
Francesca Laici | 23 | Roma |
Consuelo Scaglia | 29 | Torino |
Contestant progress
Original teams | First switch | Second switch | Third switch | Fourth switch | Fifth switch | Individual | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Chef | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 | 312 | 313 | 314 | 315 | 316 | ||||||||
1 | Carlotta | IN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER | ||||||||
2 | Guglielmo | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
3 | Kristian | IN | WIN | WIN | BoW | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | IMM | NOM | WIN | NOM | NOM | IN | THIRD | ||||||||
4 | Amalia | IN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | BoW | NOM | LOSE | WIN | NOM | IMM | LOSE | WIN | NOM | IN | OUT | |||||||||
5 | Shaban | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
6 | Giulio | NOM | WIN | NOM | IMM | BoW | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
7 | Aniello | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | IMM | OUT | |||||||||||||
8 | Flavia | IN | LOSE | WIN | BoW | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
9 | Luca | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||
10 | Paola | NOM | NOM | WIN | LOSE | NOM | IMM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Roberta | IN | IMM | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Cinzia | IN | NOM | WIN | NOM | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Paolo | IN | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Antonio | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Francesca | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Consuelo | OUT |
- 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 4
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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Mohamed Lamnaour | 31 | Oulad M'Rah |
Erika Ciaccia | 28 | Mesagne |
Tommaso Olivieri | 25 | Atessa |
Andrea De Carlo | 27 | Maglie |
Lorenzo Tirabassi | 23 | Correggio |
Natascha Noia | 28 | Udine |
Enza Crucinio | 37 | Policoro |
Margherita Olivieri | 37 | Genoa |
Monica Zamuner | 49 | Milan |
Andrea "André" Alessandrelli | 23 | Ancona |
Luiz Ferreira | 21 | Porto Seguro |
Federica Liuzzi | 23 | Torremaggiore |
Marta Sandini | 25 | Cittadella |
Ivan Artistico | 26 | Colleferro |
Contestant progress
Original teams | Switched teams | Black Jackets | Individual | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Chef | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Mohamed | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WINNER | ||||||||||
2 | Erika | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||||
3 | Tommaso | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | THIRD | ||||||||||
4 | Andrea | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||
5 | Lorenzo | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | NOM | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LEFT | |||||||||||
6 | Natascha | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||
7 | Enza | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
8 | Margherita | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||
9 | Monica | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
10 | André | LOSE | NOM | WIN | LOSE | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
Luiz | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | NOM | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Federica | WIN | NOM | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Marta | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Ivan | LOSE | OUT |
- 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 5
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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Nicola Pepe | 22 | Legnano |
Ginevra Bassetti | 28 | Fiesole |
Michela Truncellitto | 32 | Roma |
Mayla Bucci | 26 | Ortona |
Rodolfo Tagliafierro | 39 | Rho |
Diego Bencetti | 34 | Brescia |
Elena Fotia | 28 | Rome |
Fabrizio Latino | 28 | Milan |
Federica Sana | 34 | Bergamo |
Lory Ignone | 30 | Cisternino |
Luca Siotto | 42 | Naples |
Manuel Porfidio | 31 | Seregno |
Piero Rainone | 47 | Torino |
Federica Gianelli | 46 | Magenta |
Marco Arduini | 28 | Dubrovnik |
Simone Napolitano | 22 | Rho |
Federico Figus | N/A | San Gavino Monreale |
Maria Pia Moscatelli | Fermo | |
Samantha Fernandez | 20 | Mendrisio |
Clelia Guidotti | 26 | San Giovanni in Persiceto |
Contestant progress
Original teams | First switch | Second switch | Black Jackets | Final | ||||||||||||||||
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No. | Chef | 501 | 502 | 503 | 504 | 505 | 506 | 507 | 508 | |||||||||||
1 | Nicola | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WINNER | ||||
2 | Ginevra | IN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
3 | Michela | IN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | FINALIST | ||||
Mayla | IN | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | NOM | WIN | NOM | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | ||||||
5 | Rodolfo | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | NOM | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||
6 | Diego | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||
7 | Elena | IN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | OUT | |||||||
8 | Fabrizio | IN | WIN | LOSE | NOM | WIN | NOM | LOSE | NOM | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||
9 | Federica S. | IN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
10 | Lory | IN | NOM | WIN | WIN | LOSE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
11 | Luca | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | LOSE | OUT | ||||||||||||
12 | Manuel | IN | WIN | LOSE | LOSE | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||||
13 | Piero | IN | WIN | LOSE | OUT | |||||||||||||||
14 | Federica G. | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Marco | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
Simone | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
Federico | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
Maria Pia | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
Samantha | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
Clelia | OUT |
- 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
References
- ^ Perkins, Jr., Arthur E. (2011). Chef Wars: Hell's Kitchen. U.S.: Charleston. p. 264. ISBN 9781456450236. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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