Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 2
Season 2 of Hell's Kitchen was cast during November 2005, premiered on June 12, 2006 and concluded on August 14, 2006. This was the first season of Hell's Kitchen to start a number of contestants divided to two teams by gender, which would become a tradition in subsequent seasons.
| Hell's Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Heather West |
| Runner-up | Virginia Dalbeck |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | June 12 – August 14, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
Sous chef Heather West won the season. Her prize was the position of executive chef at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas with a salary of $250,000, where she worked as chef at the Terra Rossa Restaurant. Runner-up Virginia Dalbeck had the worst streak of any finalist on the show, being nominated every single time apart from wins and "Best of the Worst" nominations.
Taping for the second season was done in the same building where the first season was taped.
This was the last season of the show to be filmed in 4:3.