Hell's Kitchen Italia

*Hell's Kitchen Italia*
Hell's Kitchen Italia
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Gordon Ramsay
Directed by	Umberto Spinazzola (season 1 - 5);
Starring	Carlo Cracco
Narrated by	Dario Oppido
Opening theme	Welcome to hell
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	56
Production
Executive producer	Carlo Cracco;
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Magnolia (seasons 1–3); DryMedia (seasons 4–5);
Original release
Network	Sky Uno
Release	April 17, 2014 –; December 21, 2018
Related
	Hell's Kitchen (UK TV series)

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
1	April 17, 2014 – June 5, 2014	Matteo Grandi	Sybil Carbone	High standards^[1]	17	Hell's Kitchen Restaurant in Forte Village Resort to Santa Margherita di Pula (Sardinia)
2	May 21, 2015 - July 9, 2015	Mirko Ronzoni	Chiara Pannozzo
3	October 4, 2016 - November 22, 2016	Carlotta Delicato	Guglielmo Romani			JW Marriott to Isola delle Rose (Venice)
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
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
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
16	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
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
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

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	Age	Hometown
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
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
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
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
10	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
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	N/A	Fermo
Samantha Fernandez	20	Mendrisio
Clelia Guidotti	26	San Giovanni in Persiceto

Contestant progress

				Original teams						First switch				Second switch		Black Jackets		Final
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
3		Mayla		IN	NOM	WIN	WIN	LOSE	WIN	WIN	NOM	WIN	NOM	LOSE	NOM	WIN	NOM	FINALIST
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.

[1] 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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