Gordon Ramsay tries to mentor aspiring cooks. The contestants are put through their paces as the competition continues to land the $250,000 prize and a job at Hell's Kitchen Lake Tahoe.
The days events involve a Caesar salad challenge. As service begins, the chefs compete to cook for an Olympian and an NFL star at the Chefs Tables, but which team will complete a successful service and who goes home?
Trouble brews in the Red team, with Amber questioning their choice of head chef. The challenge sees the teams tackling a reception for newlyweds, before a difficult service.
The teams are tasked with creating Mexican dishes, but only one can enjoy a treat, with the others having to clean out the animal pens. Later, a shock is in store at service.
The teams are challenged to put a twist on some classic Italian dishes, with a top reward for the winning group and a morale-sapping punishment for the losers.
The teams take on a compelling surf and turf dome challenge, with the winners enjoying rooftop surfing above the Las Vegas skyline, and the losers making crab-cakes for service.
The chefs are met by a craps table. The winning team earns a special lunch, while a miserable fate awaits the losers. There's no dinner service, but someone must leave.
The contestants take part in the blind taste test, with the winners enjoying a helicopter ride, while punishment awaits the losers. Both teams struggle during service - but who will be sent home.
The teams are asked to create five different burgers, with the winners earning a day at Dig This Las Vegas. Dinner service is a struggle for one team, who cannot stop fighting.
The chefs compete in the inaugural Spell's Kitchen challenge, with a private pool party the reward. Dinner service caters for important charities, but who will be going home.
The Chefs compete in three difficult challenges to prove if they are worthy of a Black Jacket, which all comes down to two chefs fighting for the final one.
The remaining cooks celebrate their success of making it to the final five. Two chefs who have a budding romance, decide to take their celebration to the hot tub.
The final four cook for club goers who have taken over Hell's Kitchen. Dinner service gives each of the chefs a chance to run the pass, but Gordon is out to sabotage them.
The chefs are treated to a visit from their families and a tour of Las Vegas. However, their trip to the Jubilee Theatre at Caesar's Palace soon turns into their final challenge.
The chefs brief their teams ahead of the most important service of their lives. Following service, the winner and new head chef of Hell's Kitchen Lake Tahoe is announced.
Both teams are put to the test as they take on their first dinner service, preparing dinner for boxing legend Mike Tyson and NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, as HELL'S KITCHEN opens its doors for the 300th time.
The chefs are challenged to replicate the very first challenge in HELL'S KITCHEN history - breaking down squid perfectly. Later, it's "Chicken Gate"; Gordon discovers the Blue Team served up raw chicken during Dinner Service.
The remaining chefs compete in a tag team relay race competition, in which they must cook entrées against the other team; five chefs face the first "Cook For Your Life" challenge of the season.
The chefs jump back into the dating game on hkchefsonly.com, hoping to swipe right on the perfect match of ingredients; the stakes are high during a special steak night dinner service; one team struggles with overcooking its dish.
The competition is taken to a new level when the chefs have to prove they are worthy of a legendary black jacket; while some chefs quickly make the cut, others struggle to prove they have what it takes.