Hell's Kitchen Italia

Hell's Kitchen is an Italian reality television cooking competition (based on the British series of the same name) and American version broadcast on Fox. The Italian format is broadcast on Sky Uno since 2014. It is hosted by celebrity chef Carlo Cracco.

This article is about the Italian television show. For other uses, see Hell's Kitchen (disambiguation).

Hell's Kitchen
GenreReality television
Created byGordon Ramsay
Directed by
  • Umberto Spinazzola (season 1 - )
StarringCarlo Cracco
Narrated byDario Oppido
Opening themeWelcome to hell
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons4-
No. of episodes16-
Production
Executive producers
  • Carlo Cracco
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkSky Uno
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
Original releaseApril 17, 2014 (2014-04-17) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related showsHell's Kitchen (UK TV series)
External links
Website

Format

The Italian format reflects the U.S. version. Two teams of aspiring chefs, equally divided between men and women, challenge tests with cooking and table service at the restaurant Hell's Kitchen, supervised and judged by chef Carlo Cracco. There may be as many as 16 chefs in the first and second edition. A key feature of the program is the psychological pressure to which chef Cracco submits competitors; in fact, he does not hesitate to turn to them using particularly offensive insults and epithets, to criticize or scold them, get them to work more efficiently, or even to drive them out of the kitchen.

Each season opens with competitors, always divided between men and women, presenting to a dish to chef Cracco, in an attempt to showcase their talents. Starting next episode, the first part of each episode consists of a challenge between the two teams (when there are fewer competitors, these challenges become individual.) In the final stage the colors of the two jackets disappear, to make room for the coveted black jackets. Whoever wins these challenges (which can also occur externally) is rewarded with a particularly entertaining or relaxing excursion. The losers, however, remain at Hell's Kitchen, or in a place outside, to serve a punishment consisting of very tiring, and, in some cases, humiliating, labor. The result of these tests, however, has no influence on what will be the final judgment of the episode.

In the second part of the episode, the contestants have to cook the dishes for restaurant customers (about 70), half of which are served by the blue team and the other half by the red, and Cracco with his sous chefs will check their quality. Based on the work done, Cracco decides which of the two teams was the worst, or both teams might be losers. Among either or both teams, Cracco will choose a chef who stood out positively over the others; they will be requested to nominate two teammates, including themselves. Cracco will choose who will be eliminated from the game. However, it is also possible that Cracco decides not to take these into account at time of nomination; he may eliminate competitors who have not been appointed, even those who belonged to the winning team, by virtue of their poor performance or inappropriate behavior. Similarly, competitors may be directly disposed of during the evening service, while in other cases no one is eliminated.

Starting in Season 4 in 2017, a new format was launched as follows: instead of rewards and punishments, the team that loses the challenge must undertake a separate task individually. Cracco will judge each team member's dish in order and anyone who beats a teammate is declared "safe". After all dishes have been judged, the worst performer is declared ineligible to participate in that evening's dinner service, effectively leaving their team short-handed. After dinner service, either or both losing teams must nominate their worst performers and Cracco will decide who was the worst of them all. This individual, as well as the loser of the individual challenge, face off against each other in a Cook For Your Life showdown, with the loser having to leave the competition altogether.

In fact, a difference of Hell's Kitchen from most reality show is that the contestants are not judged by an audience, a tele-voting, jury or other forms of score any decision about their continuation in the race; it is solely Cracco.

Chef Carlo Cracco runs the kitchen with the help of two sous-chefs: Omar Allievi and Entiana Osmenzeza in first edition, in second edition Misha Sukyas and Marion Lichtle, in third edition Sybil Cardone and Mirko Ronzoni, who coordinate the work of two teams of apprentices. Managing the relationship with customers is the maître'd Luca Cinacchi (his nickname is Luchino).

In the final episode the sous-chefs and the guest star (In the first edition Bruno Barbieri, in second edition Matteo Grandi, the winner of first edition) are tasked to sabotage the flow of the finalists, to test their awareness during the service.

Seasons
Season Original run Winner Runner-up Reason for winning Contestants Winner's prize
1 Apr 17 – June 5, 2014 Matteo Grandi Sybil Carbone High standards[1] 17 Hell's Kitchen Restaurant in Forte Village Resort to Santa Margherita di Pula (Sardinia)
2 May 21, 2015 Mirko Ronzoni Chiara Pannozzo
3 Oct 4 2016 - 22 Nov 2016 Carlotta Delicato Guglielmo Romani JW Marriott to Isola delle Rose (Venice)

Season 1

Contestants
Contestant Age Occupation Hometown
Matteo Grandi 23 Chef Soave, Veneto
Sybil Carbone 32 Chef Alassio, Liguria
Carmelo Calabrese 29 Executive Chef Catania, Sicily
Francesca Fogliata 19 Sous Chef Chiari, Lombardy
Eugenio "Gene" Bertino 37 Chef de Partie Turin, Piemonte
Laura De Luca 30 Cook Anzio, Lazio
Lorenza Alcantara 26 Chef de partie Parma, Emilia Romagna
Gianluca Panigada 35 Chef de Partie Milan, Lombardy
Pasquale "Lillo" Mantova 36 Cook/Culinary instructor Gressan, Valle d'Aosta
Tommaso Gaggioli 36 Sous Chef Massa Marittima, Toscana
Andrea Tiradossi 24 Personal Chef Ripa, Umbria
Amelia Mazzola 30 Responsabile di sala Massa Lubrense, Campania
Simone Bottazzi 23 Chef de Partie Bressana Bottarone, Lombardy
Sara Di Palma 30 Chef La Spezia, Liguria
Lorena Mabel Palumbo 32 Responsabile di sala Vigevano, Lombardy
Barbara Marie Borasio 26 Cook Rome, Lazio
Rosario Stumpo 34 Chef de Partie Milan, Lombardy

Contestant progress
Original
teams		 First
switch		 With
Tommaso		 Second
switch		 Third
switch		 Individual Final
N. Chef 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116
1 Matteo IN LOSE WIN BoW LOSE LOSE NOM LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN IN IN IN WINNER
2 Sybil IN LOSE NOM WIN NOM WIN WIN WIN LOSE BoW WIN WIN IN IN IN RUNNER-UP
3 Carmelo IN LOSE WIN WIN LOSE WIN WIN WIN NOM LOSE WIN WIN IN IN IN OUT
4 Francesca IN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE NOM LOSE LOSE IN NOM OUT
5 Gene IN NOM WIN LOSE NOM LOSE BoW NOM NOM BoW NOM NOM IN OUT
6 Laura IN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE WIN WIN WIN LOSE LOSE NOM OUT
7 Lorenza IN LOSE LOSE WIN BoW WIN WIN WIN LOSE LOSE OUT
8 Gianluca IN LOSE WIN NOM LOSE NOM LOSE LOSE LOSE OUT
9 Lillo IN LOSE WIN LOSE BoW LOSE LOSE OUT
10 Tommaso Not in competition IMM OUT
11 Andrea IN NOM WIN LOSE NOM OUT
12 Amelia NOM LOSE NOM WIN OUT
13 Simone NOM LOSE WIN OUT
14 Sara IN LOSE OUT
15 Lorena IN OUT
16 Barbara OUT
17 Rosario OUT
Color key
  Chef was eliminated after nomination
  Chef was eliminated after nomination by Cracco
  Chef was eliminated without nomination
  Chef was eliminated after a challenge, not after the service
  Chef wasn't in competition
  Chef was retained after nomination
  Chef was retained after nomination by Cracco
  Chef was the best of the worst/best
  The winner of Hell's Kitchen
  The runner-up of Hell's Kitchen

Season 2

Contestants
Contestant Age Occupation Hometown
Carlotta Pometti 29 Cook Siena, Toscana
Chang Liu 27 Assistant cook Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Chiara Pannozzo 20 Assistant cook Latina, Lazio
Davide Guidara 21 Cook San Salvatore Telesino, Campania
Eleonora Ricci 29 Cook Ciampino, Lazio
Francesca Narcisi 27 Cook Rose, Calabria
Giordano Davide 25 Chef de Partie Naples, Campania
Giovanni Milazzo 25 Cook Milazzo, Sicily
Giuseppe Muscia 34 Cook Priolo Gargallo, Sicily
Jessica Gurrera 32 Chef owner Poggio Berni, Emilia Romagna
Katiuscia Giorgio 35 Chef owner Collegno, Piemonte
Luca Magon 23 Commis Como, Lombardia
Marcella Tagliaferri 32 Cook Ischia, Campania
Maria Rosaria Cassese 39 Cook Follonica, Toscana
Mirko Ronzoni 24 Chef pret a porter Dalmine, Lombardia
Oliver Malmsten 28 Cook Seggiano, Toscana
Vincenzina Capone 30 Cook Boscotrecase, Campania

Contestant progress
Original teams Switched teams Individual Final
No. Chef 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216
1 Mirko IN LOSE LOSE BoW LOSE WIN WIN LOSE LOSE IMM LOSE LOSE IN IN IN WINNER
2 Chiara IN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE LOSE NOM LOSE NOM WIN WIN LOSE IN IN IN RUNNER-UP
3 Eleonora IN LOSE LOSE WIN LOSE NOM NOM IMM LOSE WIN WIN IMM IN NOM IN OUT
4 Chang IN LOSE NOM LOSE LOSE IMM WIN LOSE NOM WIN NOM LOSE IN IN OUT
5 Vincenzina IN LOSE NOM WIN LOSE LOSE BoW NOM LOSE WIN WIN LOSE IN OUT
6 Giordano IN LOSE LOSE LOSE NOM WIN WIN LOSE LOSE WIN NOM OUT
7 Marcella IN LOSE LOSE WIN NOM NOM LOSE NOM NOM WIN OUT
8 Giovanni IN NOM NOM LOSE LOSE WIN WIN NOM NOM OUT
9 Oliver IN LOSE LOSE LOSE LOSE WIN WIN OUT
10 Carlotta IN LOSE LOSE WIN NOM LOSE OUT
11 Francesca LOSE IMM LOSE OUT
12 Giuseppe NOM NOM LOSE NOM OUT
13 Davide IN LOSE LOSE OUT
14 Jessica IN NOM OUT
15 Katiuscia NOM OUT
16 Luca OUT
17 Maria Rosaria LEFT

References
  1. Perkins, Jr. 2011, p. 264.
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