Season 7 of Hell’s Kitchen aired on Fox between June 1, and August 10, 2010. Banquet chef Holli Ugalde, from San Bernardino, California, was the winner of that season and was promised a Head Chef position at the Savoy Hotel in London, United Kingdom. This marked the first time a prize was awarded in the UK. However, she was never awarded this position because of supposed visa issues, so she accepted an undisclosed amount of cash, and kept the title of “Season 7 winner”.
Contestants
16 contestants competed during this season. The teams were divided by gender at the beginning, male contestants in the blue team, and female contestants in the red team. The contestants were (in alphabetical order):
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siobhan Allgood | 25 | Pub Executive Chef | Philadelphia, PA |
| Ed Battaglia | 28 | High School Cooking Teacher | Edgewater Park, NJ |
| Jamie Bisoulis | 26 | Sous Chef | Chicago, IL |
| Salvatore Coppola | 35 | Pizzeria Chef | Laurel Springs, NJ |
| Jason Ellis | 37 | Personal Chef | Suwanee, GA |
| Andrew Forster | 28 | Farmer | Wake Forest, NC |
| Scott Hawley | 32 | Executive Chef | New York, NY |
| Nilka Hendricks | 28 | Line Cook | West Hempstead, NY |
| Frances “Fran” Klier | 44 | Catering Chef | Rockville Center, NY |
| Benjamin Knack | 33 | Culinary Instructor | Malden, MA |
| Autumn Lewis | 29 | Personal Chef | West Hollywood, CA |
| Jason “Jay” Santos | 32 | Executive Chef | Medford, MA |
| Stacey Slichta | 38 | Private Chef | Studio City, CA |
| Michael “Mikey” Termini | 29 | Line cook | Kihei, HI |
| Maria Torrisi | 24 | Kitchen Supervisor | Scranton, PA |
| Holli Ugalde | 24 | Banquet Chef | San Bernardino, CA |
Contestant progress
- Holli
- Jay
- Benjamin
- Autumn
- Jason
- Ed
- Nilka
- Fran
- Siobhan
- Salvatore
- Scott
- Maria
- Jamie
- Mikey
- Andrew
- Stacey
Episodes
Info
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Final
Airdate:
June 1 – August 10, 2010
Number of Episodes:
15
Number of Contestants:
16
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