Forget everything you know about black jackets on Hell’s Kitchen. Things have changed with the Season 22 finale approaching.
Black jackets have always been a big deal onHell’s Kitchenfor several seasons now.
One up-and-coming chefs receive the coveted honor of a black jacket, it means they are able to move onto the next round.
Gordon Ramsaychooses to give black jackets to chefs who are impressing him and making him proud. Something totally different just happened in Season 22, though.
Hell’s Kitchen black jacket changes
Season 22, Episode 12of Hell’s Kitchen was a lot different than many viewers would’ve expected based on the black jacket situation.
Six chefs were given black jackets along with the opportunity to move on to the next round.
Carmen Florencia Ibarra From Miami, Dahmere Merriweather from Philadelphia, and Johnathan Benvenuti from Huntington Beach are the first three contestants.
Leigh Orleans From Alexandria, Ryan O’Sullivan from Ireland, and Sammi Tarantino from Columbus make up the final count.
These contestants had various titles before a stepping foot onto Hell’s Kitchen set. Johnathon was a sous chef while Leigh was a private chef.
Sammi, for example, served as both a chef and a creative director. All of these individuals joined the show with one goal in mind – They’re ready to win a whopping $250,000 and snag a position at one of Gordon‘s upscale restaurants.
Since all six of these contestants have black jackets, how is Gordon going to proceed with upcoming eliminations?
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There’s a chance a double elimination may take place in the near future. For now, all viewers can do is wait until the finale comes along to find out whothe true winnerwill be.
New episodes of Hell’s Kitchenair on Fox at 8 p.m. EST. The episodes can then be streamed the next day on Hulu for anyone who missed them live.
Stephanie Harper was a Reality TV Writer on Dexerto’s US team, covering Below Deck, Kitchen Nightmares, Selling Sunset, Love is Blind, Love Island, Next Level Chef and other shows She also has bylines at HuffPost, CBR, The Daily Dot, Distractify, and Healthline.
