But while the show has done much to popularize the art of cooking, it has also had some tragedy associated with it. 30 minutes before service, Petrozza's booths finally arrived, and Ramsay said his dining room was rustic and nice, and that he was comfortable sitting at a table. He asked for the salmon, furious about waiting for the stuff and the fact that it was making him look bad, and when Christina brought it, she forgot the prawns. When the twelve-top table arrived, he was determined to finish strong, saying it was that time during service where he asked himself what was left inside him. During deliberation, he declared it sucked they have to send someone home, but he reminded half of them would go up. Despite being considered by Christina, Petrozza was not nominated for elimination. Aaron Song (Season 3): This retirement home chef was the oldest participant on. At one point, Ramsay schooled him about the disorganization of his station, stating there was a lot of crap on top of each other. During some of the services he cooked his dishes perfectly and stepped up to make sure his teammates were doing their jobs correctly, which Gordon complimented him on. During the go-kart race, Petrozza stated he took some good bumps. He was happy about it because that meant Christina would have to pick last. He did not care what he was eating as he wanted to enjoy the moment with his family. Especially since she had no kitchen experience, Elsie was a brilliant contestant. Finally, he was impressed when Ramsay told Christina she won nine challenges, acknowledging she was good, but he was still determined to give all he had inside him. After the blue team chose Ben's pizza to be judged, he was upset as he was still putting his pizza together, and nobody got the chance to taste it. I'm a winner in my eyes.". He passed away on November 15, 2019, due to problems with lung cancer. Jeff LaPoff lacked any experience working in any other kitchen beside his own. Vogel, who competed on Season 12 of the series airing in 2014, died on Monday . Eventually, he picked Jen as his last selection. Who died from Season 2 Hell's Kitchen? Hell's Kitchen Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Before the punishment, Ramsay gave the blue team a little pep talk, saying they should bond as a team and getting their problems to the side. He really enjoyed that special time with his family, saying he was thrown away by their visit and starting crying. After that, Jean-Philippe called up the disguised Ramsay, who spoke in his natural voice. After Ramsay revealed the truth, he recalled him almost identifying the wrong thing about the beef stew, but added it was not enough. Genaro Delillo failed to blow Gordon Ramsay away with his duck breast dish during the Signature Dish challenge (Gordon said Genaro completely "ducked up" his dish). Finally, Ramsay introduced the finalists to Whoopi Goldberg, who was a big fan of the show and wished them good luck, before the finalists headed back to Hell's Kitchen. He was not seen much, except when he made a comment about Matt's struggles on fish, saying he was hanging by a thread. Prior to winning, Trenton was an . After everyone on the blue team wanted to be the team captain, Bobby was chosen. Aaron Song (November 19, 1959 - November 30, 2010) was a contestant on Season 3 of Hell's Kitchen. He acknowledged his station was a mess as usual, and Ramsay said P was for Petrozza, but was also for Pig. During deliberation, Christina talked with him over her nomination choice. Because of that, he insisted his team to check everything they were doing. He lost the challenge to Christina and was punished by cleaning the restaurant, including emptying the fryers, scrubbing the floors and cleaning the ovens. The chef with the most votes from each team then must partake in a challenge to determine whether they'll be eliminated or be allowed to stay. Under him, the kitchen ran very smoothly with a lot of appetizers being sent out. Ramsay continued by saying the most important was that they bounced back, but brought the chefs down to Earth by asking them to come to a group consensus on which two of them should be nominated for elimination. Leaving . Arrived in Ramsay's office, he stood in front of a door, knowing it would only open if he was the winner. Back to the dorms, Petrozza accused Corey of having evil tendencies, saying she put scars that would not heal the red team. He did not believe it was happening to him, and Ramsay got them another surprise by inviting both of them to Dubai, so they could spend five days there and come eat to his restaurant. When Ramsay announced there were 30 minutes to go, he acknowledged it was not a lot of time. After Jen cheated on the vote process and left the conversation, he talked with Corey and Christina about how they could get rid of her. When she brought her onion ring to the pass, it was still undercooked, and he asked her for a crispy onion ring. Unfortunately, he passed away on August 7, 2020. Despite their problems, all three of them started to become vocal and rallied to complete the table, much to Ramsay's relief. He declared that because of Ramsay's high standards, getting compliments on his restaurant by him was meaning everything. Sign In Trending New . With that in mind, below are some "Hell's Kitchen" contestants you might not know passed away. He made a cameo in the first episode of Season 6,where he gave the competitors some sage advice: "There's no crying in Hell's Kitchen.". She was eliminated in Hell's Kitchen season 2 episode 8 as Gordon didn't think she was a team player and her performance was not consistent. Sadly, after season 7, Jean-Philippe left Hell's Kitchen. Even when the stakes increased and tensions rose during the middle of the season, Louis never lost his humility, even nominating himself for elimination, which impressed Gordon enough to eliminate Ben Caylor instead. After Louross left, he gleefully said goodbye to Jen who was just transferred back to the red team but welcomed Matt back in the blue team as well, much to his dismay.[9]. Hell's Kitchen Season 12 aired March 13 to July 24, 2014 on Fox Network, there were 20 contestants. He gave ten seconds for his Wellingtons to be ready and started counting out loud. Ramsay called him a gentle warm big-hearted lump, before simulating an undercooked Wellington mistake. While Genaro was considered for nomination during his team's deliberation, he was not nominated and was able to stick around a bit longer. Aaron Song, a contestant from season 3, is one of the six chefs who have passed away since their appearances on the show. Back in the dorms, Petrozza congratulated Matt for the great compliment he received from Ramsay, and during deliberation, Ben tried to convince him to nominate Louross. The next morning, the blue team welcomed Jen as a new teammate, which they felt comfortable with. He came down as it was his dish, claiming he had no specialty due to being well-rounded. Moments later, Bobby revealed he was also running out of strudels, discouraging Ramsay and him, who said that situation was tearing him apart. When he asked her if she needed help, she declared he must not trust her to work on the line, leading him to say that she was being a bitch and doing the thing they were all knowing her for. During prep, he noticed Jen could be a bitch, but acknowledged that Louross could be more vocal. At one point, Ramsay caught him putting lettuce in his appetizers without washing it and schooled him on that mistake, telling him to keep his station clean. Sadly, six of those chefs have tragically passed away. The episode began at the same place where the previous one left off. The blue team lost the challenge to Jen's pizza, and were punished by prepping all the pizzas for that night's dinner service, in both kitchens. Much later, he sent a nicely cooked order of beef to the pass, and the team started to get back on tracks. Louis Petrozza will go down in "Hell's Kitchen" history as being one of the sweetest competitors the show has ever had, and the fact that he finished in second place in a contest that inspires plenty of backstabbing and manipulation proves that nice guys don't always finish last. On April 20, 2017, the tragic death occurred due to an accidental overdose of an unknown substance. Louis Petrozza (October 26, 1961 - November 15, 2019) was a contestant on Season 4 of Hell's Kitchen. During prep, when Christina entered the kitchen, her teammates were really unresponsive when she asked what she could do, but eventually, he helped her, even though acknowledging it sucked that she won, it was still teamwork first. Joseph Cerniglia, 39, of Pompton Lakes, N.J., apparently leaped to his death yesterday from. When he failed to keep up with the correct beef orders, a furious Ramsay told him to communicate with Jason so they could have the entire ticket together. 7 Chefs Rachel Brown (May 5, 1966 - May 9, 2007) was a contestant on Season 2 of Hell's Kitchen. He ranked in 10th place. The first thing the team did was scrubbing the Hell's Kitchen sign outside, which Petrozza said was a mess. This was when Aaron fainted from the strain of the task and was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where Gordon called Aaron to tell him that, because of his condition, he could no longer participate in the show. When the chefs were lined up, Ramsay congratulated all of them for having a great service, by giving each of them a high-five. Some of them were likeable and talented, some of them were. However, Ramsay caught him having a very dirty and disorganized station, and he told him to clean his station as he did not want beautifully cooked meat on a messy station. Vogel's fiance, John Michael Keyser, told NorthJersey.com that the chef's "heart gave out . Michael initially thought he had won $250,000 prize money to open up his own restaurant. After service, the blue team was declared losers, and each member was asked to nominate one person for elimination. He also gave up on Jen, saying she would be pissed at anything. Life didn't get much better for Genaro on "Hell's Kitchen" as he, along with Matt Hearn, got kicked out of the kitchen during the service challenge for sending up an overcooked and an undercooked sea bass. Heather ended up winning, which was all the more heartwarming considering Rachel's words to her before going home. When he finished, both of them gave each other a high-five. During the punishment, he noticed how Ramsay was not joking when he said the dorms needed to be cleaned. The next morning, the remaining chefs lined up in the dining room, where Ramsay introduced the 80 Portions Pregnant Women Challenge, where each chef had one hour to cook 80 portions of one dish to serve to 80 pregnant women and their unborn babies. Soon, the chefs met up on the bus going to Hell's Kitchen. While going back upstairs, Petrozza hugged Corey, and on the patio, the three of them talked about how they were happy Jen was finally gone, with him saying Ramsay made the right decision. During the Sweet 16 dinner service, Petrozza was on the meat station. When he came back to the kitchen, he successfully recited the menu to Ramsay. REVEALED: U.S. swimming champion's boyfriend who 'found her' dead on floor at her Virgin Islands home is 'bad boy' who was jailed for ten years for his role in beating death of U.S. tourist in 2007 The contestants flew into Los Angeles to compete at Hell's Kitchen. He was tasked to nominate one person from the blue team. Then, he stated he could have done a better job than her with only one arm. But, he categorically refused to, saying he could not nominate him and that he did not came to a decision yet. 45 minutes in, the blue team had good momentum, but he was too eager to keep it up that he sliced his beef tenderloin three minutes before Louross was ready, despite Jen telling him not to. On the first ticket, he had some communication problems with Craig as the latter did not say anything. When he asked them to stop, Jen sarcastically said there was love in the air, but he understood the joke and continued by saying it was incredible how much love was there. Bobby told the team to stop panicking, and Louross sent the salmon order to the pass, along with Petrozza's already sliced steak, and Ramsay accepted and served it. After winning the show, he starred in his cooking show, Eat This! Hell's Kitchen Joseph Dead In October 2019, it was reported that Joseph had passed away. Finally, he had a clear idea of what he would put on his menu, with Sous Chef Scott loving his ideas. She ranked in 12th place. Contents 1 Season 3 1.1 Episode 1 1.2 Episode 2 1.3 Episode 3 2 Nomination History 3 Season 4 3.1 Episode 3 4 Season 6 4.1 Episode 1 Paulie Giganti died of an accidental drug overdose on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Arriving outside, Ramsay declared that any restaurant would have hit bankruptcy with all the amount of food wasted on the previous night. When Ramsay lifted the dome up, he was confused by the pumpkin he saw on the plate. This one's dedicated to those memorable Hell's Kitchen contestants from both the talented and the talentless. While his time on "Hell's Kitchen" was fraught with countless ups and downs, he had no regrets about it, stating, "I'll look back on things with a smile. Then, Ramsay asked both of them to pack their bags as they would go to New York City on-the-spot. 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