Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 18
The eighteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs. Veterans) premiered on Fox on September 28, 2018. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, and season 10 winner Christina Wilson and British MasterChef judge James "Jocky" Petrie returned as the red and blue sous chefs, respectively, alongside maître d'hôtel Marino Monferrato. This season featured eight new contestants battling eight returning veterans. For the first time, the winner of this season received a position as an executive chef at Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen Restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs. Veterans | |
|---|---|
| Season 18 | |
Promotional poster for season 18, featuring host Ramsay | |
| Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| Winner | Ariel Contreras-Fox |
| Runner-up | Mia Castro |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 28, 2018 – February 8, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
Ariel Contreras-Fox, who previously finished in third place on season six, won the competition.