The eighteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (officially known as Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs. Veter ans) beg an airing on S eptember 28, 2018 on Fox. Gordon R amsay return s as host and head ch ef, an d Season 10 win ner Chr istina Wilson a nd British Ma sterChef jud ge James & ;quot;Joc ky" Pe trie retu rn as t he red and blu e sous chefs, respectively, alongside maitre&#3 9;d Mari no Monferrato. This season features eight n ew contesta nts battling eight returning veterans . For t he first tim e, the winn er of this season will r eceive a p osition as an executive chef at G ordon Ram say Hell&a mp;#39;s Kit chen Res taurant at Cae sars Palace i n Las Vegas, Nevada . This is the first seaso n since seaso n 1 to not b egin wit h men on the blue team and women on the re d team. I t is also th e third of the last f our seasons to feature a chef elimi nated d uring ser vice, the first season sinc e season 1 3 that no chef from the winning team was elim inated, and the first s eason sin ce season 12 wh ere two che fs quit. This i s also th e first season to have a chef quit be fore the f inals. Arie l Contreras- Fox, w ho previousl y finished i n third p lace on Season 6, won the competition; s he is the second consecutive r eturnee, and sixth cons ecutive woma n to do so. She is also t he ninth contestan t to win the c ompetition with out bei ng nomin ated for elim ination o nce, after Ki mberly-A nn Ryan , Meghan Gill , La Tas ha McCutche n, Chri stina W ilson, Holli Ugalde, D ave Levey, H eather West, and Michael Wray.The eighteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (officially known as Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs. Veterans) began airing on September 28, 2018 on Fox. Gordon Ramsay returns as host and head chef, and Season 10 winner Christina Wilson and British MasterChef judge James "Jocky" Petrie return as the red and blue sous chefs, respectively, alongside maitre'd Marino Monferrato. This season features eight new contestants battling eight returning veterans. For the first time, the winner of this season will receive a position as an executive chef at Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen Restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the first season since season 1 to not begin with men on the blue team and women on the red team. It is also the third of the last four seasons to feature a chef eliminated during service, the first season since season 13 that no chef from the winning team was eliminated, and the first season since season 12 where two chefs quit. This is also the first season to have a chef quit before the finals. Ariel Contreras-Fox, who previously finished in third place on Season 6, won the competition; she is the second consecutive returnee, and sixth consecutive woman to do so. She is also the ninth contestant to win the competition without being nominated for elimination once, after Kimberly-Ann Ryan, Meghan Gill, La Tasha McCutchen, Christina Wilson, Holli Ugalde, Dave Levey, Heather West, and Michael Wray.详情