E1 - 16 Chefs Compete

Aired: September 22, 2010

Sixteen chefs compete in the premiere of the eighth season of Hell's Kitchen. Chef Ramsay divides the chefs into teams of women and men, and their first challenge is to create their signature dishes. An early injury sends one chef to the hospital. Massive delays during dinner service lead customers to exit Hell's Kitchen.

E2 - 14 Chefs Compete

Aired: September 22, 2010

The remaining fifteen chefs face added pressure following the first elimination of the season. The chefs compete in their second dinner service.

E3 - 13 Chefs Compete

Aired: September 29, 2010

The remaining aspiring chefs compete in the third episode of Hell's Kitchen.

E4 - 12 Chefs Compete

Aired: September 29, 2010

E5 - 11 Chefs Compete

Aired: October 06, 2010

Chefs created a menu of an appetizer and two main dishes for a high school prom. The winning team went to an amusement park, while the losing team cleaned the kitchens and helped the prom committee put up decorations.

E6 - 10 Chefs Compete

Aired: October 06, 2010

E7 - 9 Chefs Compete

Aired: October 13, 2010

E8 - 9 Chefs Compete Again

Aired: October 13, 2010

E9 - 8 Chefs Compete

Aired: November 10, 2010

Chef Ramsay is disappointed when his aspiring chefs praise fast food items disguised as five-star hotel food, with only one identifying the chicken wings from his own five star hotel as their favorite. He challenges the chefs to a blind taste test and another of them proves to be a standout, allowing their team to enjoy a day of shopping, followed by dining in a top restaurant. The losers are made to sort trash for recycling.

E10 - 7 Chefs Compete

Aired: November 10, 2010

Chef Ramsay tests the chefs' teamwork by thrusting them into a challenge requiring them to cook three appetizers in thirty minutes in turns, with only 15 seconds to communicate in-between switching. The winning team is rewarded with a shopping spree at a cooking store, while the losing team is placed on delivery duty.

E11 - 6 Chefs Compete

Aired: November 17, 2010

The remaining seven chefs compete in their first dinner service as a merged team. Chef Ramsay does something he's never, ever done before at elimination time.

E12 - 5 Chefs Compete

Aired: November 24, 2010

The remaining six chefs compete in the twelve episode of the eighth season of Hell's Kitchen. Chef Ramsay becomes infuriated during dinner service when the remaining chefs put in a performance not worthy of the final six.

E13 - 4 Chefs Compete

Aired: December 01, 2010

Only four chefs remain, and the pressure is on for each contestant to prove to Chef Ramsay that he or she has the chops to move forward in the competition. In a challenge designed to test the chefs’ ability to identify key ingredients and rely on their palate, Chef Ramsay asks the contestants to recreate a brilliant dish using only sight, smell and taste…

E14 - 4 Chefs Compete Again

Aired: December 08, 2010

The challenge: create a balanced fusion dish. The judges: Top L.A. chefs Philip Dubose (Asia de Cuba), Helene An (Crustacean) and Lee Hefter (Spago). Then, at dinner service, tempers flare and Chef Ramsay must intervene.

E15 - 2 Chefs Compete

Aired: December 15, 2010

In the Season 8 finale, the final two chefs must prepare five-course meals to be judged by five L.A.-area executive chefs and food-service executives. The winner receives a head-chef position at LA Market at the JW Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles.