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
Michael O'Hare (chef) Earth, and a less formal restaurant called Are Friends Electric within a new Manchester hotel at the Manchester Stock Exchange owned by GG Hospitality. O'Hare competed in BBC2's "The Great British Menu" in 2015. In 2016, he appeared on BBC's "Masterchef". He has also appeared as a guest chef on BBC's "Saturday Kitchen", and on "Yes Chef" in 2016 on BBC One. In 2016, 2017 & 2018, he returned to "The Great British Menu" as a judge. O'Hare lives in Prestbury and has a fiancée Amanda. They have one child. O'Hare has become well known for his individual personal style.