Challenges facing the 11 remaining chefs include devising menus for a retro-themed high-school prom (with the losing team having to set up for the prom) and preparing entrée salads (the winner is to be featured in Bon Appetit magazine). Then, undercooking and overcooking bedevil dinner service.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 5 of Hell's Kitchen (US) resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Hell's Kitchen (US) Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - 16 Chefs Complete
• s08e02 - 15 Chefs Compete
• s08e03 - 14 Chefs Compete
• s08e04 - 13 Chefs Compete
• s08e05 - 12 Chefs Compete
• s08e06 - 11 Chefs Compete
• s08e07 - 10 Chefs Compete
• s08e08 - 9 Chefs Compete
• s08e09 - 8 Chefs Compete
• s08e10 - 7 Chefs Compete
• s08e11 - 6 Chefs Compete
• s08e12 - 5 Chefs Compete
• s08e13 - 4 Chefs Compete
• s08e14 - 4 Chefs Compete Again
• s08e15 - Winner Announced

Hell's Kitchen (US) Show Summary

20 aspiring restaurateurs will brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize. The chefs will have to raise their game if they want to prove to Ramsay that they will have what it takes to win.
Their dreams are quickly becoming nightmares.