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

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.

The teams prepare breakfast for men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces dining in the kitchen; one contestant falls seriously ill; another chef must leave.

When the losing team is unable to identify some commonplace items in a taste-test challenge, chef Gordon Ramsay orders a grotesque taste-testing practice that turns several stomachs.