Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 9) Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 9) Season 9 of the American competitive reality television series "Hell's Kitchen" premiered on July 18, 2011, on Fox and concluded on September 19, 2011, with a two-hour season finale. Jr. sous-chef Paul Niedermann won the season and was awarded a "head chef" position at BLT Steak in New York City, New York. Gordon Ramsay returned as head chef, as Scott Leibfried and Andi van Willigan remained as sous chefs, as did James Lukanik as the maître d'. The entire season took about six weeks to film. It also saw the show return to its original
Terry French (chef) degree from Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona, followed by apprenticeships in European, continental, and Asian cuisine. French has served as Corporate Chef, Executive Chef at several restaurants, Executive Chef at Emma's Rotisserie in Somers Point, NJ and Rebel Catering based in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. In 2012, Chef French was invited to participate in the Food Network’s Extreme Chef program, which takes competitors out of the kitchen and into the most extreme locations in the world. French was named champion of Extreme Chef. In 2013, French, as owner and Executive Chef of Culinary Dreams Catering. participated in the