There isn’t anything quite like Hell’s Kitchen Season 16. Chef Gordon Ramsay returned with his high culinary standards, but the cast exceeded what audiences expected when it came to drama. However, it was certainly uneven, as it primarily weighed on the blue team that originally held all male chef contestants before Ramsay made any shakeups. Hell’s Kitchen fans remember season 16 as having the worst blue team in the history of the reality competition show, and they aren’t wrong.
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Season 16 viewers called it ‘unwatchable’ L-r: Gordon Ramsay and Matt Hearn | Greg Gayne/Fox Related
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Winners: What Do They Win, and Where Are They Now?
According to the official Hell’s Kitchen Reddit page, fans called season 16’s blue team “unlikable,” “a mess,” “dysfunctional,” and “unwatchable.” This all came back to the way that the team interacted with one another and the competing red team.
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Season 16 viewers called it ‘unwatchable’ L-r: Gordon Ramsay and Matt Hearn | Greg Gayne/Fox Related
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Winners: What Do They Win, and Where Are They Now?
According to the official Hell’s Kitchen Reddit page, fans called season 16’s blue team “unlikable,” “a mess,” “dysfunctional,” and “unwatchable.” This all came back to the way that the team interacted with one another and the competing red team.
- 3/7/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hell’s Kitchen chef Paulie Giganti was found dead in his home in Philadelphia on Thursday, Philly.com reports.
James Garrow, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, told the website that Giganti, 36, passed away from accidental drug intoxication.
“It is an accidental death by drug intoxication,” Garrow said. According to the website, Garrow told them that the “office does not release the type of drug involved or whether it was a prescription drug.”
The executive chef, who was originally from Brooklyn, New York, formerly worked at Birra restaurant in Philadelphia and competed on season 16 of the Fox reality competition.
James Garrow, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, told the website that Giganti, 36, passed away from accidental drug intoxication.
“It is an accidental death by drug intoxication,” Garrow said. According to the website, Garrow told them that the “office does not release the type of drug involved or whether it was a prescription drug.”
The executive chef, who was originally from Brooklyn, New York, formerly worked at Birra restaurant in Philadelphia and competed on season 16 of the Fox reality competition.
- 4/21/2017
- by Natalie Stone
- PEOPLE.com
Philadelphia chef Paulie Giganti, who previously competed on Fox’s reality competition “Hell’s Kitchen,” died of a drug overdose, TheWrap has learned. Giganti was 36 and his body was received Thursday by the Philadelphia Media Examiner’s office. The chef’s cause of death has been ruled “accidental death by drug intoxication,” according to James Garrow, spokesman at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office.
The Brooklyn-born Giganti was executive chef of the Philadelphia restaurant Birra, but left his position in November. “He brought a consistency to our product...
The Brooklyn-born Giganti was executive chef of the Philadelphia restaurant Birra, but left his position in November. “He brought a consistency to our product...
- 4/21/2017
- by Linda Ge and Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Paulie Giganti -- a star on "Hell's Kitchen" who was found dead in his home Thursday -- accidentally Od'd ... TMZ has confirmed. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office tells us Giganti's body tested positive for drugs from a standard urine drug screen. The office wouldn't say which drug or drugs were found in the chef's body. Law enforcement sources tell us cops got a call Thursday from a neighbor for a foul odor. When cops showed up,...
- 4/21/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Many Fox shows have come and gone but, once again, there's no danger that Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen series will be cancelled any time soon. The network has already renewed the venerable cooking competition for season 17 and season 18. How will this season perform in the ratings? We'll have to wait and see.The season 16 contestants are Jessica Boynton, Genaro Delillo, Paulie Giganti, Shaina Hayden, Matt Hearn, Johnny McDevitt, Wendy Mendez, Heidi Parent, Andrew Pearce, Kimberly Roth, Kimberly-Ann Ryan, Devin Simpson, Aaron Smock, Pat Tortorello, Heather Williams, Koop Wynkoop, Aziza Young, and Rajeeyah "Gia" Young.The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available -- usually the next day, around 11:30am Est/8:30am...
- 1/14/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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