Hell's Kitchen - Season 6 Cast Profiles
Gordon Ramsey Returns to the FOX Reality Cooking Challenge
Jul 23, 2009
Hell’s Kitchen has returned for a sixth season on FOX. The reality hit features Chef Gordon Ramsey This season, the contestants are fighting for the position of head chef at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia. Whistler is a resort town in the Coastal Mountains and will host many events for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Chef Gordon Ramsey
Chef Gordon Ramsey is known for his perfectionism in the kitchen, as well as his temper. On Hell’s Kitchen, he has no problem berating the contestants when they offer up less than stellar product. However, his attitude is not without purpose. Over the course of a season, the chefs improve and grow enough to take on an executive chef position.
Chef Ramsey maintains three Michelin stars at his restaurant, an honor bestowed on only three chefs in the UK. He began to study culinary arts at 19 and has worked under some of the top chefs in France. He earned his first head chef position in 1993 and opened his own restaurant in 1998.
Sous-Chefs Heather West and Scott Liebfried
Each kitchen has a sous-chef to oversee the team. Scott Liebfried has been the blue kitchen’s sous-chef for all six American seasons of Hell’s Kitchen. Scott is an executive chef in San Diego, where he focuses on a simple style of California cuisine using the freshest ingredients available. This season, the role of red team sous-chef will be taken on by Heather West. Heather was the winner of Hell’s Kitchen season 2. She won a one-year contract with the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino, where she was a senior chef at their Italian restaurant, Terra Rosa.
Maître d’ Jean-Philippe Susilovic
The one other person that the chefs will have to deal with on a regular basis is maître d’ Jean-Philippe Susilovic. Jean-Philippe appeared on the first season of the UK version of Hell’s Kitchen and has continued his position for all six seasons of the American show. A chef in his own right, Jean-Philippe has strong opinions about what should go on in the dining room and is not afraid to voice them to the contestants.
New Hell’s Kitchen Contestants
This season, sixteen new chefs arrive at Hell’s Kitchen to take on Chef Ramsey. These chefs include many executive and sous-chefs, and are one of the strongest groups to ever enter Hell’s Kitchen.
- Amanda Davenport, 27, a sous chef from New York
- Andy Husbands, 39, an executive chef from Boston
- Ariel Contreras, 27, a sous chef from Los Angeles
- Dave Levey, 32, an executive chef from San Diego
- Jim McGloin, 34, a sous chef from Nashua, NH
- Joseph Tinnelly, 27, a former US Marine and sous chef from Massapequa Park, NY
- Kevin Cottle, 35, an executive chef from Middletown, CT
- Louie (David) Cordio, 45, a diner owner from Fitchburg, MA
- Lovely (Connie) Jackson, 23, a camp chef from Chicago
- Melinda Meaney, 38, a private chef from Philadelphia
- Sabrina Gresset, 34, a restaurant manager from Phoenix
- Suzanne Schlicht, 24, a sous chef from Milwaukee
- Tek Moore, 27, a line cook from New York
- Tennille Middleton, 28, an executive chef from Fairfax, VA
- Tony D'Alessandro, 30, a culinary store manager from Chicago
- Van Hurd, 26, a fish cook from Dallas
Hell’s Kitchen airs on FOX, Wednesday nights at 8 PM. Stay tuned to see what happens in the first episode and which contestants come to blows with Chef Ramsey. Check out the official Hell’s Kitchen website for more information.
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