Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 15) 14's finale. Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 15) The fifteenth season of the American competitive reality television series "Hell's Kitchen" took place in October 2014 and premiered on January 15, 2016 on Fox. The prize was a head chef position at BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas. Country Club Chef Ariel Malone won the competition. Gordon Ramsay and Marino Monferrato returned as head chef and Maître d' respectively. Season 10 winner Christina Wilson was the initial sous chef for the red team while Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec, who got married, returned in episode 7 of this season. Aaron Mitrano replaced James Avery
Chef area of production. The kitchen brigade system is a hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, many of which use the word "chef" in their titles. Underneath the chefs are the "kitchen assistants". A chef's standard uniform includes a hat (called a "toque"), neckerchief, double-breasted jacket, apron and sturdy shoes (that may include steel or plastic toe-caps). The word "chef" is derived (and shortened) from the term "chef de cuisine" (), the director or head of a kitchen. (The French word comes from Latin "caput" (head) and is a doublet with English "chief"). In English, the title "chef"