Filming is like being in college: long hours and little quality food So, let’s hear what they have to say about the behind the scenes of the show. These local chefs shared their culinary journeys, motivations and reactions to meeting the legendary Gordon Ramsay in another Beacon Journal article. Get comfortable in Summit County: We sampled 11 Akron-area comfort foods. The other is Cheyenne Nichols, 21, of Valley City, who founded Finest Cravings, a local catering business.įor those not familiar with the reality competition cooking show, here's a quick summary: World-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring young chefs through rigorous cooking challenges and dinner services at his Las Vegas restaurant, named Hell's Kitchen, to determine which one will win $250,000 and the opportunity to be head chef at Ramsay’s newest Hell’s Kitchen within Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino in New Jersey. One is 28-year-old Alejandro Najar of Barberton, who is the executive chef of UnHitched Brewing Co.
Northeast Ohio is home to two of those 20-somethings. The season of "Hell’s Kitchen" currently airing is a "Battle of the Ages," where contestants have been divided up by age, with 20-somethings (team red) battling 40-somethings (team blue).
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