
Gordon Ramsay hosts a fiery cooking competition in which the winner receives a head chef position.

Each team must accurately slice a halibut into six-ounce fillets; one member of each team must work as the maître d' while the others staff the kitchen; one chef is eliminated.

The contestants race to cook perfectly-plucked chickens; the contestants are asked to serve chicken family-style at the dinner service.

In the season three premiere, twelve Hell's Kitchen chefs begin their journey for the final prize: becoming head chef at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa in Henderson, Nevada.

After a disastrous opening night, both teams prepare for the next challenge; a contestant starts to succumb to the pressure; a challenge tests food-preparation skills; another chef must leave.