‘Hell’s Kitchen’ celebrates milestone 350th episode as Gordon Ramsay continues reign as TV’s most popular chef

“Hell’s Kitchen” celebrates its milestone 350th episode on FOX Wednesday, October 24. In its 23rd season, the cooking competition led by Chef Gordon Ramsay has become a staple of reality TV and launched the foul-mouthed culinary powerhouse into superstar status.

Ramsay was first introduced to American audiences when “Hell’s Kitchen” premiered in May 2005. Viewers were quickly drawn to his angry tirades in the kitchen that led to some of the most popular memes and phrases on social media. Idiot sandwich, anyone? Each season sees cooks competing to become a head chef at one of Gordon’s flagship restaurants. Some of the winners have even gone on to high-ranking positions within Gordon’s other business ventures.

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Season 23 is a “Head Chefs Only” theme, and for the first time ever, all 18 contestants are head chefs at their respective restaurants at home. There are currently 13 chefs still in the running to become this year’s champ. On tonight’s episode, titled “Homesick in Hell,” some contestants consider dropping out of the competition while others struggle to stay afloat in the kitchen. Below, see a sneak peek at Chef Lulu growing frustrated with Chef Joe as he struggles big time making some sliders.

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Since the premiere of “Hell’s Kitchen,” Gordon has grown his empire at FOX. Other popular series on the network have included “Kitchen Nightmares,” “MasterChef,” “MasterChef Junior,” “Hotel Hell,” and “Next Level Chef.”

To date, the winners of “Hell’s Kitchen” have been Michael Wray, Heather West, Rock Harper, Christina Machamer, Danny Veltri, Dave Levey, Holli Ugalde, Nona Sivley, Paul Niedermann, Christina Wilson, Ja’Nel Witt, Scott Commings, La Tasha McCutchen, Meghan Gill, Ariel Malone, Kimberly-Ann Ryan, Michelle Tribble, Ariel Contreras-Fox, Kori Sutton, Trenton Garvey, Alex Belew, and Ryan O’Sullivan. Who will be next?

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