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
Top Chef (season 13) Chef: Last Chance Kitchen", also returned, premiering immediately following the second part of the season premiere on December 3, 2015. In the season finale, Jeremy Ford was declared the Top Chef, defeating Amar Santana. Isaac Toups was voted Fan Favorite. 17 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: California", including one returning contestant, Grayson Schmitz, who originally competed in "". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 13) Top Chef: California is the thirteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced by Bravo on April 14, 2015. Similar to "", filming took place in several locations