The worst feeling has be to get to the final, and to reach that door, only for it to not open, and to see the other person walk through.

When Gordon said keep smiling it lights up the place to Elsie I was literally crying

Y’all should do something like “Best of Petrozza” The dude was such a great person, and he deserved appreciation

Well... He didn't dew-berry good to stay in hell's kitchen.

Words you never want to hear *Give me your jacket and leave Hell's Kitchen* :(

28:13 I legit though the narrator was about to say "Remember, Jessica is a lesbian"

elsie absolutely didn't deserve to lose when she did, those little snakes were lucky the eliminations are essentially driven by the teams unless gordon specifically overrules something. he genuinely knows she didn't get the support she needed and was being sabotaged but she didn't notice and said nothing

You know these eliminations are brutal when the video is 37 minutes long

Michael after the show: After his appearance on the show, he declined the opportunity to work under Ramsay at London because of family reasons, so he became Head Chef at The Standards restaurant in Los Angeles, before opening his own restaurant called Tatou. But, when he tried to open another restaurant called HK One, he was not able because of his finance problems. So, he opened his knife company called, Skull and Cleavers, and teaches cooking classes. 5 years after his season, he got divorced, lost his infant daughter, and was briefly homeless after a drug addiction. He has since cleaned up, gotten remarried, and is currently looking into buying a food truck business. Ralph after the show: After his appearance on the show, he became a celebrity chef and hosted many tv cooking shows. He opened a lot of successful restaurants in Miami, Florida, such as Naked Taco, Naked Lunch and Naked Tiki. He also competed on "Iron Chef America", where he lost to Iron Chef Bobby Flay, in the battle of barramundi.

Waiter: “How was your food?” Gordon: *“Tough decision.”*

Out of Topic Here: Hell's Kitchen Season 4 Runner Up, Louis Petrozza just recently passed away due to cancer on the age of 58. May He Rest in Peace.

Lmao Jessica’s own family eliminated her

"They might surprise you" she says and she got kicked out.

Elsie should’ve come back for all stars. Or rookies vs veterans. Shes such a humble spirit. Wonder how she’s doing now.

I felt really touched when Gordon said to Elsie, "I'm proud of you and keep smiling." That was honestly so heartwarming.

I teared up when it was Elsie’s elimination. I really liked her

You forgot to include Jeff walking out during service

Michael has proven himself to be one of the smarter winners. Everyone knows about the scene where he sent Ralph incomplete risotto, but what stood out to me was his eliminating Chris. He was probably Michael's biggest direct competition besides Ralph, and he chose the best time when Ramsay was most upset at Chris, and that was the time to strike.

12:25 the way Chris turns his head gets me everytime.

Now do "Every Insult From Season One"

0:54 That look of betrayal.

12:27 Chris hitting Michael with the palpatine head turn

Season one was quiet, calm and so much nicer than later seasons.

Not the video we asked for, but the one we needed

The fact that Elsie said she did get support from her team breaks my heart :( Even Gordon knew they were being snakes

We'll never forget this little exchange that made Dewberry turn into a... [Insert metaphor here]: Ramsay: You're useless, you know that?! Dewberry: I am... Goodbye!

Elsie was honestly the most humble out of all of them. What a bunch of snakes

Season 1 had such a different feel to it, that's why it's one of my favorite seasons

When Gordon said to Elsie: "I'm proud of you" it sounded so genuine I started crying

When Gordon said that guy was standing there like an over grown muffin, I lost it

Elsie is one of the best teammates you could ever ask for.

At the end, I cried when Ralph held on to Gordon after his door didn't open. He truly did the best he could. That was so emotional for me to look at

Anyone who's seen the episode in which Elsie was eliminated knows that Jessica, Michael and Ralph turned their back on Elsie and let her crumble during service, so when Elsie said that she felt she got enough support, that was just heartbreaking to hear someone who's come a long way seemingly giving up.

Seeing this right after the new elimination compilation...What a difference. The hallway, the area where eliminations take place, the dimmer lighting, Gordon's more serious voice, and fewer sound effects. I like this Hell's Kitchen...

What kind of parents that name their child Dewberry??

Imagine making a compilation of elimination for all 18 season... it’s gonna be at least 5 hours

Jimmy was definitely the most enjoyable character in season 1, I'm happy he made it to top 5

Anyone who names their kid “Dewberry” is just setting that kid up for geekdom and perhaps serial killing.

The most telling moment is the few seconds of Ralph with his head against the door. Very powerful.

“Hell’s Kitchen no longer needs you!” Thank god that didn’t stick at all

Gordon looking like the godfather in the thumbnail

The Elsie one really warmed my heart! I'm so proud of her hard work and gratitude on this season, she made it so far even though she has never worked in a professional kitchen before.

Was about to get started on homework when I came across this video and it looks like I’m going to go down the Hell’s Kitchen/kitchen nightmares rabbit hole lmao

In the first episode, Dewberry was just kinda someone who was there, and wouldn't be sad if he was gone. In the second episode, they portrayed Dewberry as someone you actually wanted to do well, and thus it's somewhat heartbreaking when Dewberry is eliminated.

This is what happened to each chef in Season 1 Andrew- Went back to college and now is director of strategic initiatives at LM restaurants Carol Ann- Had a catering company and ended that to pursue her comedy career/ movie career and now is a gym instructor Chris- Remains an executive chef to this day Elsie- Made Cook books and has partnered with healthy food companies Jimmy- Remains to work in a Purchasing Department in a Culinary School Dewberry- Owns a Biscuit Cafe and now has a KZfaq Channel on how to make Vegan Recipes Jeff- Now works in insurance Jessica- Been a chef in many different restaurants and now is head chef at the Blockade Runner Resort Mary Ellen- Got married and has resumed her career in hospitality Michael- We all know the story of Michael Ralph- Has has many cooking shows and has three successful restaurants in Miami Wendy- Now works as an account manager

I think that the two people who went up for elimination against Andrew were robbed. I don’t think Andrew was that good of a chef to make it that far.

Season 1 is by far the most realistic and down to earth. Every elimination is actually based on performance and potential to win Hell's Kitchen, and not for publicity. Chef Ramsay didnt' bother keeping atrocious cooks to ensure drama happens in Hell's Kitchen. And also his comments for the eliminations is actually legit and detailed, not stuff like "she had a red jacket, then a blue jack and now no jacket at all" Season 1 will be one of my favourites always

Read up on Micheals aftermath. Heartbreaking man.

Elsie: *genuinely messed up by not being productive* Chris: *says “oui” instead of “yes”* Gordon: “Chris, take off your jacket.”

Anyone else notice that Gordon was trying hard not to get emotional

37 minutes?! DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS

I actually like Ralph. He seems like a decent, honorable guy.

Top 10 Biggest Anime Betrayals 0:55

I love how calm the first season was in comparison to the recent seasons.

Season 1 was SOOOO different compared to the other seasons

Ain't nobody gonna talk bout how that dude turned his at 12:27 Dude just straight up went 'Terminator' Mode

3:31 is the scariest way to tell someone to wake up

Elsie was one of my favorite contestants, aside from Meghan, Sterling, Christina and Holli.

What a coincidence, I was watching the episode in season 2 where Tom got eliminated at the same time when this video was uploaded.

I was sad to see Jimmy go, and it was nice of Gordon to encourage him

YOWCH, Ramsay really was BRUTAL back then, huh! I feel kinda bad for some of these...

12:27 when your friend nominates you to give a speech in front of class

now we need an elimination video for every season...

Carolyn: "Some can handle it, some can't. I'm not interested in the ones that can't." Dewberry: "I'm looking for someone who can weather the storm, inspire individuals, stand as a great leader. That, clearly, is not Dewberry." Jeff & Wendy: "The third night of Hell's Kitchen was shocking, really bad. I'm hoping we step up a gear, we raise our game and we start coming together as a proper restaurant. Jeff, well, I had to laugh at the end when he called me an arsehole. I've been called far worse than that. Wendy, well you know, it's about time I put you out of your misery." Mary Ellen: "Mary Ellen has left Hell's Kitchen because of her inconsistency. What the rest of the team should understand, is that it is very crucial to get better and more consistent. That didn't happen with Mary Ellen." Chris: "When you come into the kitchen and announce that you are an executive chef, you expect a little bit more than what I got from Chris. If he's been telling the world that he has that amount of knowledge then he should have been 10 times better." Andrew: "So we're down to the final five. These are the best of the best and the cream is slowly rising to the top. But they really now have to start emerging as individual talent. Andrew's gone tonight because he's out of his depth. I discovered a fake. He can't cook." Jimmy: "Each and every one of these contestants now have to start emerging as individual talent. This is when we really start to find out who can handle the heat and who can't. Clearly tonight, Jimmy couldn't." Elsie: "Now that we're down to the final three, what I am looking for personally is flair, creativity, great imagination and more importantly individuality cause it's now when they really have to start excelling." Jessica: "Now we're down to the final two. This is it. But the fascinating thing about these two guys is they're both equally as good as one another. And this is where they have to now separate, put everything they've learned from Hell's Kitchen and show me what they're made of. That's what I'm looking for." None for Ralph Michael: "Ralph was great tonight. But Michael deserved to win because his creativity and standards are simply on a higher level. And I accomplished my goal of turning an unknown into a master chef. And that has to be the perfect way to close Hell's Kitchen tonight. And I'm fucking out of here!"

We all know the talk jessica had with her gf on the car ride back home xD.

Its so weird seeing season 1 cuz everyone was always together and kind even when eliminated. Now everyone just cares about themselves. Ik its a show but idk its kinda weird to me

The way Ralph didn’t want to say anything but had to shows he’s not a bad guy. Think he’s a genuine person and doesn’t have a bad bone in his body

Here's the crazy thing, if you put all the winners into one season, I think Michael could make it final four. He's someone who mastered the cooking portion of the show and the reality portion of the show.

Michael changed the format of the show in two ways: 1) After Chris’ elimination, Ramsay give himself the ability to eliminate ANYONE 2) That sabotage on Ralph

the way that they screwed over Elsie in the end absolutely pissed me off. and then she doesn't even call them out on it when chef asked her

Elsie’s elimination is the saddest ever 😔

Elsie is an honourable person. More thàn a lot of them.

Still one of the best seasons imo

The true best season! Thanks for making this compilation that had some of the best cooks, imo, on the whole show

8:00 "This is a really tough decision... Because you're both crap."

Hell's Kitchen 1 Placements: 12. Carolann Valentino 11. Jeffery Dewberry 10. Jeffrey LaPoff (Quit) 9. Wendy Liu 8. Mary Ellen Daniels 7. Christopher North 6. Andrew Bonito 5. James Casey 4. Elsie Ramos 3. Jessica Cabo 2. Ralph Pagano 1. Michael Wray

Michael: I feel, for the first time, I feel like I'm in control of my own future Addiction: 🤔

28:04 Ralph's fiancee's face when she realizes that she may have screwed her man...

Season One is probably the best season because it's more than just Gordon handing out insults

God I love how mellow and simplistic Season 1’s eliminations were. Everyone was calm and justified when giving their reasons to stay and Ramsay was such an intimidating force with his deep tone and serious attitude. Nowadays you get the chefs yelling for no reason and all of them say they’re a team player, just nothing else to fall back on and giving the worst reasons to stay with the cringiest delivery. The later seasons are just way too overproduced sometimes. Hells Kitchen used to be so good.

The fact that Andrew got picked like four times and still didn't get eliminated tells you how much the producers pick the winners. You know Gordon would have been done with him after the second time up.

Jeff is better off NOT in the restaurant industry, especially after calling Ramsay a-hole under his breath.

Btw I love Elsie. She's a good hearted girl with potential. I've seen all the episodes so I just wanted to watch the elimination after seeing who won.

Remember when in Season 1 the blue and red team were gender independent?

Michaels story after the win is a tragedy, and I hope he finds happiness and success in the future.

Elsie didn’t win the restaurant, but she won chef’s heart haha. She sure did light up the place when she smiled, beautiful. I wish her or more of the season 1 contestants returned

I'm in the middle of binging this season. My thoughts so far: - Dewberry may have almost walked out on the red team, but I feel like he was genuine when he said that he wouldn't do it again. He showed he could cook. - If Jeff had stayed longer, I think he would've been worse than Andrew. Still, for such a decay in attitude and continuous poor performances in less than three episodes, he's my least favorite contestant from this season. - Andrew lasted longer than he should've. Even if he learned not to talk back, he was still a terrible cook. Mary Ellen and Chris were both significantly better. Also, he didn't stand up for himself. By the time he started to do so, it was too late. - Not sure if Chris should've lasted longer than Mary Ellen or vice versa. Chris's prentiousness about being an executive chef really bothered me. Michael and Ralph were executive chefs, but didn't constantly boast about it. - Jimmy's a nice guy, but a mediocre cook. He only was able to stay as long as he did because the red team kept winning after Michael joined and Michael nominated Chris because he saw him as competition. Mary Ellen or Chris should've been in the final five over him. - Michael, Ralph, and Elsie are my favorites this season. - Elsie is just wonderful, no question. - Michael is truly determined and passionate. But he's also very sly and cunning. But wow, is he incredible at cooking. A true competitor and very good chef.

3:25 Michael gives a nod to Ralph and they were in the finals. This means something.

Gordan to Elise: I'm proud of you Micheal: We all are. That's a fuckin' team leader quality.

I really hope the other gentleman got a amazing position as well. I couldn't imagine having to make a decision like this, especially when talent is shown so much by all. Cheers🤟👍✌️

Imo hearing Gordon insult you with such a low, calm tone is more intimidating than hearing him scream at you.

Why do I feel like Andrew attempted Jedi mind stuff in Gordon throughout this whole thing.

Elsie’s elimination was aired on the day I was born

I don't regret watching this at all, from elsie leaving to the brother love between Michael and Ralph at the end was everything.......they went out as friends and brothers

Love it, every season plz

Hell's Kitchen Season 1 death compilation, in other words

Just release the whole series on yt.

Hell’s Kitchen is really about cooking skills as much as it is mental skills your in a kitchen with hundreds of people waiting for their food and a pissed blonde man yelling at you where is the lamb sauce you need a good mind to do good under those circumstances

This looks almost like a single episode where Gordon takes out the entire two teams one by one. Very amusing!

lol i just wanna day that elsie was definitely one of gordon ramsay’s favorites. he was so nice to her and was sad when she had to go