Hell's Kitchen (American season 4)
Season 4 of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen began airing on the Fox Network starting on April 1, 2008. The show was originally planned to air later in the season, but instead was aired as a replacement for shows that were affected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
Culinary student Christina Machamer won the season and was awarded a "senior sous chef" position with a $250,000 salary at Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood – not an executive chef as mentioned in show-related publicity and press releases. The London West Hollywood restaurant opened on May 27, 2008, while the series was still airing.
Production location
This season was filmed in the warehouse district in Culver City, California.Sous chefs and Maître d'hôtel
- Sous chefs – Scott Leibfried and Gloria Félix
- Maître d'hôtel – Jean-Philippe Susilovic
Opening sequence
Contestants
There were 15 chefs who competed in season 4. It is the first season to begin with an odd number of contestants, as well as continue again to season 6 with total of 17 contestants.Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Result |
Christina Machamer | 25 | Culinary Student | St. Louis, Missouri | Winner |
Louis Petrozza † | 47 | Catering Director | Charlotte, North Carolina | Runner-Up |
Courtney "Corey" Earling | 25 | Private Chef | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated before Finals |
Jennifer "Jen" Gavin | 24 | Garde Manger | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated after 12th Service |
Robert "Bobby" Anderson | 37 | Executive Chef | Niagara Falls, New York | Eliminated after 11th Service |
Matthew "Matt" Bloch | 35 | Sous Chef | Pine Hill, New Jersey | Eliminated after 10th Service |
Louross Edralin | 24 | Hotel Cook | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated before Black Jackets |
Rosann Fama | 33 | Law office receptionist & Former Cook | Staten Island, New York | Eliminated after 8th Service |
Benjamin "Ben" Caylor | 29 | Electrician & Former Chef | Charlotte, North Carolina | Eliminated after 7th Service |
Shayna Raichilson-Zadok | 28 | Catering Company Owner | Buffalo, New York | Eliminated after 6th Service |
Vanessa Gunnell | 31 | Line Cook | Bozeman, Montana | Left before 5th Service |
Craig Schneider | 30 | Sous Chef | Coram, New York | Eliminated after 4th Service |
Jason Underwood | 29 | Sous Chef | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated after 3rd Service |
Sharon Stewart | 31 | Room-service chef | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated after 2nd Service |
Dominic DiFrancesco | 43 | Stay-at-home Dad | Catawba, South Carolina | Eliminated after 1st Service |
;Notes
† Indicates that the contestant died after filming ended
On November 15, 2019, Louis Petrozza passed away due to complications with lung cancer.