Hell's Kitchen Season 7 aired June 1 to August 10, 2010.
It aired on Fox Network and there were 17 contestants.
The prize for the winner was $250,000 in cash and a position at Gordon's restaurant at the Savoy Hotel in London.
In this season, Gordon Ramsay was judge, Jean-Philippe Susilovic was Maître d'.
Andi van Willigan 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 7 contestants did next after appearing on Hell's Kitchen with Gordon Ramsay. Hell's Kitchen Season 7 where are they now?
Andrew Forster was a farmer from Wake Forest, North Carolina.
He left in episode 2 after walking out following an argument with Gordon.
After Hell's Kitchen, Andrew returned to his previous career in farming.
He had intentions to open his own restaurant.
Autumn Lewis was a Personal Chef from West Hollywood, California.
She was eliminated in episode 14 after serving the wrong sauce and not taking her mistake seriously.
Gordon praised her dedication and passion whilst on the show.
After Hell's Kitchen, Autumn returned to her previous role as a Personal Chef.
Autumn later became a realtor.
Benjamin Knack was a Culinary Instructor from Malden, Massachusetts.
He was eliminated in episode 14 after a mix up with lamb and venison wellington.
He was praised by Gordon for his strong leadership skills and encouraged him to never give up.
After Hell's Kitchen, Benjamin returned to teaching cookery.
In 2014, he became Executive Chef at the Omni La Mansion Del Rio & Mokara Hotel and Spa.
In 2017, he was Executive Chef at Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club.
Benjamin returned for season 17
Benjamin currently works as a sales associate for Mercedes-Benz.
Ed Battaglia was a High School Culinary Teacher from Edgewater Park, New Jersey.
He was eliminated in episode 11 for his poor performances and failure to persuade Gordon to allow him to stay.
After Hell's Kitchen, Ed returned to teaching culinary skills in a special school.
He later became Executive Chef at Ralic's Steakhouse.
Ed is currently a Culinary Arts teacher at Penn Tech.
Fran Klier was a Catering Chef from Rockville Centre, New York.
She was eliminated in episode 9 due to reaching her peak in the competition.
Gordon praised her determination.
After Hell's Kitchen, Fran started a catering company called Catering Creations by Fran.
She provides catering services for corporate events, graduations, birthdays and intimate dinners.
Holli Ugalde was a Banquet Chef from San Bernardino, California.
She was the Hell's Kitchen season 7 winner.
Holli won due to her growth in confidence and ability during the process.
After Hell's Kitchen, Holli was not given the position in London due to visa issues, something Holli disputes.
She claims she isn't even sure they applied for it as she never completed any paperwork.
Holli instead accepted an undisclosed amount of cash as her prize.
She briefly returned to being a Chef in a hotel in Florida.
Holli started a lifestyle programme called SENS Wellness.
She was an organic farmer at Green Acres Culinary Farm.
Holli was also an Eco-Luxe Designer at Colheita Lighting.
Jamie Bisoulis was a Sous Chef from Chicago, Illinois.
She was eliminated in episode 3 due to her lack of leadership skills and her poor performances.
After Hell's Kitchen, Jamie returned to Hofherr Meat Company as Executive chef.
She has been a restaurant consultant for local North Shore restaurants.
Jamie is Executive Chef for Avidor Evanston retirement community.
Jason Jay Santos was an Executive Chef from Medford, Massachusetts.
He was Hell's Kitchen season 7 runner up and was a consistently strong competitor, who lost out to Holli.
After Hell's Kitchen, Jay initially returned to his previous position at Gargoyles.
He appeared on a number of morning television shows and teaches culinary courses.
Jay owns restaurants Abby Lane, Buttermilk & Bourbon (two locations) and Citrus & Salt.
His restaurant Blue Inc closed in September 2014.
Jay has appeared in Bar Rescue as an expert chef.
He has released cookbooks including Buttermilk & Bourbon.
Jason Ellis was a Personal Chef from Suwanee, Georgia.
He was eliminated in episode 12 due to his lack of leadership skills but commended his performance.
After Hell's Kitchen, Jason returned to his role as a Personal Chef for celebrity clients.
He owns catering company The Chef’s Lobster & Chocolate Affairs.
Jason also owns a food truck called Smoke 631 BBQ.
He opened the concept as a restaurant but it closed after 14 months.
Jason is also a motivational speaker to at risk and inner city youth.
Maria Torrisi was a Kitchen Supervisor from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
She was eliminated in episode 5 after struggling in the competition.
Gordon felt she was out of her depth.
After Hell's Kitchen, Maria was a Sous Chef in a Hilton hotel.
She left the cooking profession to work in healthcare insurance sales and insurance claims.
Mikey Termini was a Line Cook from Kihei, Hawaii.
He was eliminated in episode 2 due to his two poor services, where he served under cooked food.
After Hell's Kitchen, Mikey returned to Four Seasons Resort Maui.
He moved to the Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole and later the Four Seasons at Disney World.
Mikey is currently Senior Sous Chef at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort
Nilka Hendricks was a Line Cook from West Hempstead, New York.
She was eliminated in episode 10 mid service.
Nilka had made many mistakes on the fish section that Gordon asked her to leave.
She returned and begged for a second chance and had to be removed from the kitchen.
After Hell's Kitchen, Nilka was Executive Chef at Retro Lounge & Grill in Freeport.
She started her own catering company called Chef'n it up Catering.
In 2018, she was Executive Chef at Puff & Petals.
Nilka has done a number of pop up dining events in Atlanta.
Salvatore Coppola was a Pizza Chef from Laurel Springs, New Jersey.
He was eliminated in episode 7 for his consistently poor performances.
After Hell's Kitchen, Salvatore went to work at Blue Inc, owned by Jason.
They remained good friends after the show.
Salvatore was later a real estate agent.
Scott Hawley was an Executive Chef from New York, New York.
He was eliminated in episode 6 due to his arrogance.
After he had burnt food during two shows Gordon questioned his abilities as an Executive Chef.
After Hell's Kitchen, Scott was Executive Chef at Bluebell Café in New York.
He opened his own restaurant Otis with his wife Michelle Lobo-Hawley in 2017.
Siobhan Allgood was an Executive Chef from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was eliminated in episode 8 due to allowing herself to be overpowered and her poor performances.
After Hell's Kitchen, Siobhan worked at West Side Gravy, owned by incarcerated Chef Alex Capasso.
She worked in a variety of restaurants before launching her own catering business.
Siobhan later became a fashion designer.
She gave up her house and sold everything to take up a job in LA.
Unfortunately this fell through and she was left homeless.
Stacey Slichta was a Private Chef from Studio City, California.
She was eliminated in episode 1 after her poor performance cooking fish and scallops.
She also had a dismissive attitude in the kitchen.
After Hell's Kitchen, Stacey returned to being a Private Chef.
She was also hosting cookery classes.
I think it was wrong how Holli was treated don’t think they tried to get her visa as the passport office would have contacted her for an interview for her work visa a lot of them get done over when they win and Gordon always says he keeps his word
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