In November , season 4's runner up, Louis Petrozza passed away after battling lung cancer. And in , Aaron Song passed away from diabetes complications. Aaron, who appeared on season 3 , is the only contestant to pass away after having to leave the show due to health complications.
Aaron had been struggling with his health when he passed out during a team punishment after losing that day's challenge. He was rushed to the hospital and sadly not cleared to return to the competition.
He died three years later at Two season 2 contestants have died. In , Keith Greene was found at 11 a. He was visited by his father and girlfriend. He really enjoyed that special time with his family, saying he was thrown away by their visit and starting crying. The families sat down to one table each where they ate Ramsay's dish. He did not care what he was eating as he wanted to enjoy the moment with his family. After the lunch, the chefs said goodbye to their families, who left, and lined up in front of Ramsay.
After that, Ramsay introduced the Taste It Now Make It Challenge, where each chef had 45 minutes to recreate the dish they have just eaten. When the countdown began, Petrozza went to the pantry room to look for some ingredients. He chose the filet of buffalo as his cut of meat, but changed his mind and went with the venison striploin. He plated and served his dish in time. Petrozza, along with Corey, was punished by hand craving huge ice blocks by himself as the ice bags ran out, and polishing all the glasses from the restaurant under the supervision of Jean-Philippe.
While he was breaking his ice block, he and Corey joked about how they were looking like cavemen, even imitating cavemen. When they moved on to the glass polishing, he said his shoulder was sore because of the way he was wiping the glasses, and then, Jean-Philippe came over and spotted some dirty spots that were still on the glasses, so he said he would do all of them one more time, much to his dismay.
During prep, Petrozza said there was no second place in Hell's Kitchen, only a first place. When the chefs were lined up, Ramsay declared that all of them would be running the hot plate during that service one at a time. After that, everybody got on their station, but Ramsay pulled him in the blue kitchen for an assertive test. Ramsay called him a gentle warm big-hearted lump, before simulating an undercooked Wellington mistake. After declaring he was a quiet man in life, he got very aggressive during that simulation, impressing Ramsay.
When it was Corey's turn at that test, he heard a plate breaking, making him envious stating he also wanted to break a plate. He completed four tables of appetizers in the first half-hour, and became the first chef to run the hot plate during that service.
Under him, the kitchen ran very smoothly with a lot of appetizers being sent out. Then, Sous Chef Scott sent his first quality control test with a risotto without peas in it. Unfortunately, he failed to spot the mistake, and Ramsay told him, before he told Sous Chef Scott about it and asked him to start the risotto over. Ramsay told him to wake up, and he continued to send appetizers out.
But, Christina brought an order of scallops which were too dark, and he asked her to redo them, and when she checked her salmon, it was overcooked and declared she needed three more minutes. The second salmon Christina brought to the pass was raw, which he was not happy about. 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.
Ramsay noticed it and asked him to ask her where were they. Christina became confused, thinking she sent them. He was annoyed by her screwing up, but when she finally sent her prawns, he served them, and Ramsay congratulated him for being able to run the kitchen and not the other way around. During Corey's turn, he acknowledged she was all business. For the last minutes of the service, Ramsay took control of the kitchen back, and the team rallied to finish the tickets before moving on to desserts.
The team completed service and the morale was very high. When the chefs were lined up, Ramsay reminded Petrozza that he was careless on the hot plate without being bad, and asked each chef to nominate one person for elimination. On the patio, he acknowledged it was a lot of pressure put against them and said that Ramsay would base his decision on what they would say. He also said that all three of them had grown really close during the competition and that his decision would be extremely difficult.
Petrozza named Christina as his nominee for elimination and received no votes. He was the first person who Ramsay announced made it to the finals, and moments later, he was joined by Christina, making both of them the finalists of Hell's Kitchen. After Corey left, Ramsay congratulated him and Christina, and both of them hugged each other. Then, Ramsay announced their final test would begin at the moment, and two screens fell from the ceiling, with the episode ending in a cliffhanger.
That episode began exactly at the point where the previous one left off. Two giant screens came down from the ceiling, and Petrozza was given the blue side of the restaurant. Ramsay tasked him and Christina to create their dream restaurant and their own menus.
He was very emotional, saying it was a dream come true. Ramsay added that their restaurants would go head-to-head, concluded by saying they would meet the designer of the restaurant the following morning, and they went back to the dorms.
On the patio, he got to work on his menu, but he declared it was hard for him despite having made menus all his life, and said to Christina that he would go to bed, before both of them congratulated each other.
The next morning, he acknowledged it was time for him to design his menu, so he went on the patio to do it, but was still having a tough time. Then, he got a meeting with John Janavs, the architect of Hell's Kitchen, where he did not know what he would like to do, and Janavs was not convinced. But, he eventually got some ideas, and even proposed to put a lot of flower arrangements all over his dining room.
Janavs was interested by the idea, and declared he got a lot of work to do. After that, he got a meeting with Jean-Philippe for the uniforms of their staff.
He introduced some options by inviting some waiters wearing different outfits, and he was satisfied by those suggestion, even wanting to mix some of them into one new uniform. Then, he got in the blue kitchen to work on his menu, working with Sous Chef Scott.
Finally, he had a clear idea of what he would put on his menu, with Sous Chef Scott loving his ideas. In the end, he was confident about his menu, saying it would rock. After that, Jean-Philippe called Petrozza, along with Christina, to see Ramsay in his office immediately.
Arrived in his office, both of them declared they were nervous, but Ramsay declared he was more nervous than them, even wondering if he had the right finalists. After some deliberation, he declared he knew he did, and both finalists were relieved.
Then, Ramsay asked both of them to pack their bags as they would go to New York City on-the-spot. The excited finalists quickly came to the dorms and packed their bags, before leaving in the Hell's Kitchen SUVs. Meanwhile, the constructions in their restaurants began. They arrived at the runway where Ramsay waited for them, and jokingly told him that he was looking clean for once, before entering a private jet.
He was excited as her never been in a private jet in his life, and during the ride, Ramsay recalled his hen-in-a-pumpkin signature dish on the first episode, as well as when he almost quit during the second episode before he was saved by Bobby. Ramsay also called him the dirtiest and messiest contestant in the history of the show, and recalled how messy his station was during the second black jacket service.
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. Then, all three of them arrived in New York City, where they rode in a limousine to Times Squares, where Ramsay introduced the finalists to a surprise, which was one of the Times Squares screens which could be read "NYC welcomes Christina and Petrozza Hell's Kitchen finalists" on it.
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.
Their next stop was the London West Hollywood of New York City, where they walked in the kitchen and met Ramsay's executive chef Josh Emett, before Ramsay gave the finalists their chefs jackets. When he was given his jacket, he could see himself working under Ramsay. Finally, Ramsay concluded by introducing the final challenge. The finalists were given 45 minutes to cook their new signature dish.
Petrozza made a filet mignon with a caramelized onion risotto in a red wine balsamic glaze, declaring he wanted to be the best and a star as cooking was the only thing he knew, and added his signature dish was unbeatable. During the judging, his dish was judged by five of Ramsay's executive chef.
The first chef did not like his hair brushed onions, but gave him the point anyway. When the fourth judge said his risotto was not fitting well with his filet mignon, he questioned his judgement by saying he could change the way a risotto is being made.
Despite that, he eventually won the challenge , and was awarded the first pick during the selection of the brigades.
He was happy about it because that meant Christina would have to pick last. 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. Arrived in Hell's Kitchen, Petrozza was extremely satisfied with the progress that was made on his restaurant, and when he realized Christina was not satisfied with hers, he thought it was good for him.
Both finalists went to their room to try and get some needed rest, but he wondered if he would be able to sleep that night. The next morning, he and Christina understood how much that day was important as it was his last day in Hell's Kitchen. He declared he had work all his life to get there. Then, the phone rang, and Ramsay ordered both of them to get down in the kitchen right away.
Because he won the challenge, his first selection was Bobby, declaring he was a rock star and that he could not pass that service without him. He followed by picking Ben, declaring he was talented and strong, and for the last pick, he was left between Jen or Matt, knowing those two were the most hated chefs of that season. But, before his decision was announced, the episode ended in a cliffhanger.
The episode began at the same place where the previous one left off. When Petrozza had to pick either Matt or Jen, he stated that Matt was a lunatic and that Jen could be a bitch. Eventually, he picked Jen as his last selection.
After the selection was complete, he brought his team to the dorms, so he could brief them on his menu. On the patio, Petrozza was feeling extremely great about his team, but when he declared that his prep list was not done yet and that he was overwhelmed, Jen was furious and suggested that he should make his list to put on the fridge door.
During prep, he learned that his booths were not there yet, so he jokingly suggested Bobby could land a hand. He declared he was trusting Janavs but did not want to be scrambling at the last minute either. When he came back in the blue kitchen, he asked Jen if she was all right, but she did not answer and was giving attitude to everybody.
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. Then, he told Jen to stay with him and focus, while adding that he would kick out her if she would give attitude during service. He took Ramsay's advices and ran with it, saying he was a phenomenal chef.
He added that there was some corrections to make, but that they would fix them. Ramsay commented his menu as being highly imaginative, which could be dangerous, but added that he would pull it off, it would be very successful. He declared to Ramsay that his favorite part was the flowers, and Ramsay finished by saying he loved the fireplace as well. He declared that because of Ramsay's high standards, getting compliments on his restaurant by him was meaning everything.
Minutes before opening, Ramsay declared to both finalists that for one of them, their next service would be in his restaurant in Los Angeles. In the blue kitchen, he asked his brigade if they were ready, which Ben answered that night was about him. He also declared that service was the most important of his life by ,, referring to his new salary if he would win. Finally, he said to his team that they all have to perform the service of their lives, before shaking Jen's hand and wishing her good luck.
During dinner service, Petrozza called his first ticket out with his team calling back immediately. He understood it was do or die for him as the following three hours would decide the fate of his life.
Bobby gave three minutes for his strudel to be ready, and when he asked Bobby for the appetizers, they were still cold, and he told they would not be able to keep up if they would go down like that.
So, he asked Bobby and Jen to put them back in the pan, acknowledging it would be his fault if he would let mistakes go by him. He was the oldest contestant competing on that season at After losing a challenge, his team was punished by prepping pounds of potatoes and onions. While trying to complete the task, Aaron collapsed on the ground and lost consciousness. His fellow teammates were worried for his health and called for a medic.
He was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. Gordon called Aaron to let him no he could no longer continue on in the compeittion due to his ongoing health probblems.
After his appearance on the show, Aaron had a career as a celebrity chef. He also gave cooking demonstrations and held classes for army veterans to teach them how to cook. On November 30, , he passed away as a result of diabetes complications at He was known as being one of the nicest and kind-hearted contestants in the entire franchise.
Luis had a rocky start during the first few episodes of the show but was able to find his stride to take him all the way to the finale. On November 15, , he, unfortunately, passed away due to complications with lung cancer. She participated in the first-ever Cook For Your Life Challenge and is the first contestant ever to be eliminated after doing so. She also appeared on Cutthroat Kitchen.
Jessica died at the age of 34 from colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in Did it stop me from pouring shots of alcohol? He held an impressive challenge record during his time on the show but was ultimately eliminated due to his lack of leadership.
The whole experience was a good life experience. After his appearance on the show, he returned to his position as Executive Chef at the restaurant he owned, Birra. But six of the participants we once rooted for are no longer with us.
Here are the chefs who have died since appearing on the cooking series that first premiered in Her performance took a dive after her friend Heather West , the winner of the season, left the red team. Brown, 41, would commit suicide by shotgun in her Bedford, Texas, home in May The Southampton, New York, resident died in August at age 35 after drowning in a lake during a morning swim. He often got emotional and lacked confidence when under pressure.
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