**SEASON PREMIERE**—“HELL’S KITCHEN”—(8:00-8:59 PM ET/PT) CC

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SIXTEEN NEW CONTESTANTS BRAVE THE HEAT OF “HELL’S KITCHEN” ON THE SEASON PREMIERE TUESDAY, JUNE 1, ON FOX

Chef Ramsay kicks off the new season of HELL’S KITCHEN by announcing that this new batch of contestants will – against all odds – successfully complete the opening night’s dinner service. He then divides the 16 chefs into two teams – women vs. men – and sends them to the kitchen to create their signature dishes. After the presentation of the dishes, Ramsay sends the chefs back to the dorms to study the restaurant menu and watch a special HELL’S KITCHEN instructional video. During the dinner service, however, things do not go as smoothly as Chef Ramsay had hoped, and he takes some drastic measures in the “16 Chefs Complete” season premiere episode of HELL’S KITCHEN airing Tuesday, June 1 (8:00-8:59 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HK-701) (TV-14 D, L)

Below are the 16 chefs of this season’s HELL’S KITCHEN.

The members of the Red Team (Women) include:

Name: Autumn Lewis
Age: 29
Occupation: Personal Chef
Currently Resides: North Hollywood, CA
Hometown: Chicago, IL

Name: Fran Klier
Age: 44
Occupation: Catering Chef
Currently Resides: Rockville Centre, NY
Hometown: Rockville Centre, NY

Name: Holli Ugalde
Age: 24
Occupation: Banquet Chef
Currently Resides: San Bernardino, CA
Hometown: San Bernardino, CA

Name: Jamie Bisoulis
Age: 26
Occupation: Sous Chef
Currently Resides: Chicago, IL
Hometown: Chicago, IL

Name: Maria Torrisi
Age: 24
Occupation: Kitchen Supervisor
Currently Resides: Scranton, PA
Hometown: Scranton, PA

Name: Nilka Hendricks
Age: 28
Occupation: Line Cook
Currently Resides: West Hempstead, NY
Hometown: Glen Cove, NY

Name: Siobhan Allgood
Age: 25
Occupation: Pub Executive Chef
Currently Resides: Philadelphia, PA
Hometown: Rockledge, PA

Name: Stacey Slichta
Age: 38
Occupation: Private Chef
Currently Resides: Studio City, CA
Hometown: Buffalo, NY

The members of the Blue Team (Men) include:

Name: Andrew Forester
Age: 28
Occupation: Farmer
Currently Resides: Wake Forest, NC
Hometown: West Babylon, NY

Name: Benjamin Knack
Age: 33
Occupation: Culinary Instructor
Currently Resides: Malden, MA
Hometown: Elmont, NY

Name: Ed Battaglia
Age: 28
Occupation: High School Cooking Teacher
Currently Resides: Edgewater Park, NJ
Hometown: Burlington, NJ

Name: Jason Ellis
Age: 37
Occupation: Personal Chef
Currently Resides: Suwanee, GA
Hometown: Greenville, SC

Name: Jay Santos
Age: 32
Occupation: Executive Chef
Currently Resides: Medford, MA
Hometown: Melrose, MA

Name: Mikey Termini
Age: 29
Occupation: Line Cook
Currently Resides: Kihei, Maui, HI
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA

Name: Salvatore Coppola
Age: 35
Occupation: Pizzeria Chef
Currently Resides: Laurel Springs, NJ
Hometown: Monte Di Procida, Italy

Name: Scott Hawley
Age: 32
Occupation: Executive Chef
Currently Resides: New York, NY
Hometown: Modesto, CA

HELL’S KITCHEN is produced by ITV Studios (formerly Granada America) in association with A. Smith & Co. Arthur Smith and Kent Weed serve as executive producers.

Source: FOX Press Release