Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 12) Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 12) Season 12 of the American competitive reality television series "Hell's Kitchen" premiered on March 13, 2014 on Fox. Gordon Ramsay returned as the head chef as well as Andi Van Willigan and James Avery as the red team's and blue team's sous chefs respectively. Jean-Philippe Susilovic also returned as the maître d'. This was the fourth season to feature an all-male final (following seasons 1, 6, and 9). Executive Chef Scott Commings won this season and received a head chef position at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas; the prize
Kitchen Nightmares produced by ITV Studios America and Optomen, in association with A. Smith & Co. Productions, with Arthur Smith, Kent Weed and Patricia Llewellyn serving as executive producers. In the UK, the series is broadcast under the name "Kitchen Nightmares USA" and "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA" on Channel 4, which also produced the original UK version. Reruns, along with the British series, are frequently shown on BBC America. The first season focused on restaurants in the southern California and New York City areas. The third season was originally scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, but it was postponed to