Country of origin United States Original network Fox | No. of episodes 15 | |
Original release June 1 (2010-06-01) – August 10, 2010 (2010-08-10) |
Season 7 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen aired on the Fox Network from June 1, 2010 to August 10, 2010. The winner, Holli Ugalde, was promised the head chef position at Chef Ramsay's newly renovated restaurant at the Savoy Hotel in London. Filming had concluded on February 2009, 16 months prior to seventh season premiere, when the hotel reopened in 2010; however, Ugalde was not given the job. Ramsay stated that the American Ugalde could not work in London due to visa problems, but Ugalde called that explanation an excuse, saying, "I don't know if they even applied for my visa." Holli was awarded an undisclosed amount of money in compensation and retained her title as the winner of season 7.
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Sous chef Scott Leibfried returned for the Blue Team, and newcomer Andi Van Willigan from Santa Monica, California became the sous chef for the Red Team.
Opening sequence
The intro depicts the chefs in a literal hell's kitchen with Ramsay as the devil.
Contestants
16 chefs competed in season 7.
Contestant progress
Episodes
Each episode consists of a challenge with a reward, a service and an elimination.
Epilogue
After Holli was declared the winner of Hell's Kitchen, Ramsay announced that Holli would not be given the job at the newly renovated Savoy Grill at the Savoy Hotel, stating that her visa would not let her work in the United Kingdom. Holli called that explanation an excuse, saying, "I don't know if they even applied for my visa." However, Ramsay expressed disappointment and said that she was a great chef. Holli accepted an undisclosed amount of cash instead.
A year later after Season 7 was filmed, Holli was one of the special VIP guests for Hell's Kitchen's "black-tie" 100th dinner service on October 13, 2010.
Jay later returned to Season 10, to face against that seasons final six chefs, along with other Runner-Ups and as Holli showed up for the 100th dinner service in Season 8. Jay returned in Season 13 as a guest in the 200th dinner service.
Jay appeared on Bar Rescue as one of the experts for Triple Nickel Tavern.