Hell's Kitchen Season 6 aired July 21 to October 13, 2009.
It aired on Fox Network and there were 17 contestants.
The prize for the winner was $250,000 in cash and a position at the Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, Canada.
In this season, Gordon Ramsay was judge and Jean-Philippe Susilovic was Maître d'.
Heather West was sous chef for the red team and Scott Leibfried was sous chef for the blue team.
Find out what the Hell's Kitchen Season 6 contestants did next after appearing on season 6 Hell's Kitchen with Gordon Ramsay.
Amanda aka Tek Moore was a line cook from New York.
She was eliminated in episode 5 due to her failure on the steak station that led to the failure of her team.
After Hell's Kitchen, Amanda returned to the kitchen.
She was Executive Chef at many restaurants.
These included Acme Restaurant, Le Barricou and Golden Years Brooklyn.
In 2017, she started her own company Chef Tek Concepts.
Amanda Davenport was a Sous Chef from New York.
She was eliminated in episode 8 due to her overly polite nature and her weak performances.
After Hell's Kitchen, Amanda returned to the kitchen in Sous Chef positions in Florida until August 2016.
She studied for and gained her real estate licence.
Amanda has since moved to Miami to become a real estate agent.
Andy Husbands was an Executive Chef from Boston, Massachusetts.
He was eliminated in episode 9 as he was inconsistent and had a number of poor performances in the kitchen.
After Hell's Kitchen, Andy is chef/owner of award winning restaurants Tremont 647, Sister Sorel.
He also owned four Smoke shop restaurants in Massachusetts.
He has released four cookbooks of barbecue food since appearing on Hell's Kitchen.
Andy competes with his BBQ team.
They have won the Jack Daniels World BBQ Championships in Lynchberg, TN and a number of other barbecue contests.
Andy also campaigns against childhood hunger and has raised large sums of money for this cause.
Ariel Contreras was a sous chef from Los Angeles, California.
She was eliminated in episode 14 and was a strong contestant.
This is reflected by Gordon allowing her to keep her jacket due to her hard work and progression in the process.
After Hell's Kitchen, Ariel was Executive Chef at Hardings NYC.
She became a chef at an airport terminal restaurant, working for OTG.
Ariel later became Corporate Executive Chef at Landry's SRD Dos Caminos.
Ariel returned for Hell's Kitchen season 18.
Connie aka Lovely Jackson was a Camp Chef from Chicago, Illinois.
She was eliminated in episode 4 due to not showing improvement, being slow during service and making excuses for her mistakes.
After Hell's Kitchen, Lovely was a finalist in Food Network star season 9.
She is a Private Chef/owner of Lovely Eats.
Lovely regularly appears on cookery segments and teaches cookery classes.
She also appeared as one of the professional chefs on season 2 of Food Fighters.
Lovely is host of Lovely Bites on the Oprah Network.
He was the Hell's Kitchen season 6 winner due to his natural ability in the kitchen.
After Hell's Kitchen, Dave took up the position at Araxi Restaurant.
He worked there until the end of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
The position he was offered turned out to be a line cook position.
It was not a Head Chef position as he had expected.
Dave returned to New Jersey where he worked in a number of kitchens.
He was arrested as part of a drugs bust in 2014 but was not charged.
Dave is currently Head Baker at Mara’s Café & Bakery in Denville.
He was eliminated in episode 1 for serving poorly carved lamb and wasting portions of meat during the service.
After Hell's Kitchen, David returned to the 50/50 Diner he owns in Fitchburg.
Yelp reviews for the diner are mostly positive.
Jim McGloin was a sous chef from Nashua, New Hampshire.
He was eliminated in episode 6 due to his lack of passion for his work in the kitchen.
After Hell's Kitchen, Jim and Tek formed a relationship.
They were planning to open a restaurant together.
Jim worked at Providence’s Luxe Burger Bar.
He is currently Chef de Cuisine at Buttermilk & Bourbon, owned by Jason Santos.
Jim is also a twitch gamer.
Joseph Tinnelly was former US Marine and Sou Chef from Massapequa Park, New York.
He was eliminated in episode 2 after nominating two rivals for no reason whatsoever.
Following this he started an argument with Gordon.
During this he tore off his jacket and asked Gordon for a fight!
He was asked to leave the competition.
After Hell's Kitchen, Joseph became part owner of American Beauty Bistro in North Massapequa.
He worked there for a short while.
After this, Joseph was Executive Chef at Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse.
His current position is Executive Chef at Taste Kitchen.
Kevin Cottle was an Executive Chef from Middletown, Connecticut.
He was Hell's Kitchen season 6 runner up after losing to Dave in the final.
After Hell's Kitchen, Kevin returned to his previous role as Executive Chef at Farmington Country Club.
He moved into catering for events company Jordan Caterers until 2013.
Kevin was Executive Chef at Fire at the Ridge and partner at Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort.
He was Corporate Executive Chef at American Cruise Lines and is now Culinary Director.
Melinda Meaney was a Private Chef from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was eliminated in episode 1 due to her poor performance in the service, which saw her failing to cook pasta 9 times!
After Hell's Kitchen, Melinda returned to her career as a private chef.
She was also a restaurant consultant.
Robert Hesse was an Executive Chef from Quogue, New York.
He was a former Hell's Kitchen contestant who had to retire from the show due to illness.
Robert was eliminated in episode 7 due to his poor performance during the service and his health issues.
After Hell's Kitchen, Robert lost an impressive 450 pounds after suffering from 3 heart attacks.
He worked as Assistant Executive Chef at The Brews Brothers restaurant.
Robert later moved to other restaurants within the group.
He was also Executive Chef at Smokin' 19.
Robert opened his food truck Fo' Cheezy in July 2019.
He later opened it in a physical location with plans to open further locations.
Fo’ Cheezy’s restaurant closed in March 2024.
Robert is currently Executive Chef at 717 South Restaurant.
Sabrina Gresset was a Restaurant Manager from Phoenix, Arizona.
She was eliminated in episode 10 on the back of 3 poor services in a row.
After Hell's Kitchen, Sabrina returned to to the café at DC Ranch Village Health Club.
She became Restaurant Manager at Salty Sow.
In 2016, she was a server at J Alexanders and was later promoted to restaurant manager.
She was eliminated in episode 12 due to her repeated nominations and poor service that evening.
After Hell's Kitchen, Suzanne took up a position at Vdara in Las Vegas.
She later moved to Caesar's Palace.
Suzanne was Culinary Support Team Leader at Milwaukee Art Museum.
She is currently a Consultant at SCS.
Tennille Middleton was an Executive Chef from Fairfax, Virginia.
They was eliminated in episode 13 after they struggled with the service and broke down in tears.
Ramsay praised them for their ability to cook meat.
After Hell's Kitchen, Tennille is a General Manager and Shareholder at BJ's Restaurants.
They opened catering company Red Clay and Pigs.
They offered consultancy services, event catering and personal chef services.
Tenille became Executive Chef and General Manager at Carriage House Inn.
They are currently Corporate Executive Chef at Restaurant Zone, Inc.
Tony D'Alessandro was a Store Manager from Chicago, Illinois.
He was eliminated in episode 3 after he lost control of his station.
After Hell's Kitchen, Tony opened restaurant BIG & Littles with his childhood friend Gary Strauss.
They have expanded with three additional locations.
Reviews of all the locations are excellent.
They have appeared on Mystery Diners and Diners, Dives and Drive-Ins.
Vincent Van Hurd was a fish chef from Dallas, Texas.
He was eliminated in episode 11 after two poor performances on the fish station but acknowledged that he could cook.
After Hell's Kitchen, Van was chef at Jordan Caterers with Kevin Cottle.
They were on local cooking show "Midday Chefs".
In September 2016, he was hired as a consultant for Taino Smokehouse to create their menu and become operational.
Van stayed on as Executive Chef.
He returned for season 17.
Van is currently Executive Chef at Fire by Forge.
That's good to know. I had hoped they won't lose their love for cooking after failing the contest. These people really loved cooking when they joined, its obvious and a really beautiful thing. Good luck guys!
ReplyDeletePoor Daves! They lied him about everything. I wonder if chef Ramsay do smt abt it.
ReplyDeleteWow the winner ended up worse off than even Joseph :(
ReplyDeleteFor me this was one of the most annoying seasons to watch for one simple reason: TENNILLE! I found myself reaching for the mute button on my remote every time she came on screen to talk to - YELL AT - the camera. Van was pretty bad about yelling at the camera too though thankfully not as often.
ReplyDeleteI so agree with your comment
DeleteTotally agree, I'm watching it now and can't wait for her to leave.
DeleteAgreed! When I watched this season, I just wanted her to stop yelling! I was glad when she left! But I wonder why she didn't return for the season finale.
ReplyDeleteDid Dave get paid $250K to be a line cook?
ReplyDeleteNo. He was given $250K, and became a line cook.
DeleteI loved Van! He was a lot of fun to watch.
Deletehonestly ever since he and JP got in a fight i don't like him- and didn't like since them.
DeleteTennille! I watched the original airing of Hell´s kitchen. I have recentlty watched it again. I think you´re awesome, strong,and adorable. Just wanted to let you know.
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