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in today's video we're going to cover the most Memorable Hell's Kitchen contestants and review
how they're doing now so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the
content guys Ranjit Brandston appearing in the eighth season of the show Ranjit Brandston
aka Raj had to have been one of the most frustrating chefs to appear on the show
widely considered as one of the most horribly useless cooks in the competition it's an amazement
that Gordon Ramsay let him compete regardless of the fact that Brandston had a ton of passion
even receiving a bit of praise for his signature dish things really only went downhill from there
considering that he was the oldest person of the season you'd expect him to have an edge over
everyone else but this was far from the case he was extremely slow when it came to doing things
and had trouble listening and communicating with his teammates supposedly he's been cooking for
even longer than gordon ramsay which is even more of a testament to his poor skill level
having a very hard time following along with orders Brandston would often be seen in his own
world going as far as to eat food that was meant for customers as a result of his idiocy this odd
chef was picked on by the other contestants but can you really blame them although the
biggest issue with branson was that he was way too stubborn to admit his mistakes on top of this he
had the delusion that he was the strongest cook in the competition and then everyone was picking on
him because they were jealous the reality though was quite different since Brandston was one of the
worst performing chefs of the season and probably even the worst in the show's history it shouldn't
come to a surprise but he wasn't able to befriend anyone since he had an insufferable personality
somehow making it to the third week Brandston was finally eliminated ranking in 13th place
obviously with a chef as god awful as this one Ramsay had to make a parting comment to rip him
apart he expressed that when the going gets tough in the kitchen a chef puts his head down and cooks
all raj wanted to do was put his head in the freezer and that's why his stay in hell's
kitchen was a short one just a little side note before we move on to how he's doing now Brandston
hilariously missed the door on his way out after being eliminated like how do you even do that
anyway post health's kitchen he simply returned to his career as a personal chef for a couple
of years however as of this year the wacky chef works at frankel's in brookly and for
various venues as a catering chef Jay Santos making his debut in the seventh season of
Hell's Kitchen Jay Santos made it all the way to the very end thanks to his undeniable talent
being easily identifiable due to his dark blue hair santos had a cool demeanor and rarely got
riled up surprisingly he started off as a cocky and arrogant chef but slowly became more and
more humble over time as a result he managed to get close to contestants like ed salvatore
jason and had a showmance with holly gold in the black jackets portion of the competition on the
other hand he seemed to dislike chefs like scott hawley since he was condescending and adam lewis
since she was terribly inconsistent santos quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with
in the kitchen through his consistently strong performances doing fantastic in not only the
challenges but the dinner services alike he became one of the most solid cooks in the competition
additionally he had incredible leadership skills which is why he managed to become the runner-up
of the season thankfully santos took his loss graciously congratulating holly for her win and
hilariously hoped to take her pants off afterwards regardless of the fact that he lost her in the
finals he has to be one of the most successful runner-ups managing to become one of ramsay's
sous chefs returning in the 19th season he acted as the famous chef's right-hand man holding the
same level of standards towards the contestants while he certainly could be harsh to those who
didn't follow the rules he was generally calmer and more respectful than the other sous chefs
following his appearance on the show santos decided to return to his previous position at
a restaurant called gargoyles but also appeared on a number of daytime television shows eventually he
began to teach culinary classes took ownership of restaurants like abby lane buttermilk and bourbon
citrus and salt and a lot more for you bar rescue fans out there you might have noticed that santos
has appeared as an expert chef since season 5. later on as we mentioned he became the blue team
sous chef making him the third contestant to become one without having previously won
what an amazing contestant dave levy season 6 contestant david levy aka dave fought his way
to the top completely dominating the competition being a very kind and easygoing guy levy was one
to crack jokes and was certainly able to lighten the mood very early on he suffered from a fracture
on his left wrist which lasted throughout the entire competition however being the warrior
that he is this wasn't a problem for him at all and he pushed through with his raw talents
additionally he was one of the most consistent chefs despite the fact that he had mediocre
performances during the challenges where he really seemed to shine was during a dinner services which
were consistently near perfect this very fact earned him the name one arm banded by ramsay
ignoring the immense pain he was feeling to carry his team to victory in one instance they even
had one less person than the red team but he completely obliterated them with his skills if
you already didn't respect this man he never used his disability as an excuse for messing things up
some even consider him to be better at doing many things alone with one arm than two chefs together
doing one thing with two with such an impressive cook like levi it wouldn't come to a surprise that
he befriended a lot of the contestants developing friendships with people like ariel van roberts
and jim get a little friendly rivalry with a contestant named kevin cuddle the only people he
really seemed to dislike were joseph tinley since he would often disrespect gordon ramsay and to
neil middleton since she could be very emotional at times after prevailing in hell's kitchen levy
was given the head chef position at a raxiom restaurant and bar with a hefty 250 000 salary not
only did he prove to the world that he's a monster in the kitchen but he received a lovely comment
from ramsey he expressed that dave has a very natural ability and a very sophisticated palette
he fought through excruciating pain and excelled and went on to win hell's kitchen
following his run in the competition he went on to work at the iraqi restaurant until the end of 2010
since he was given a line cooked position rather than the expected head chef position
oddly in 2014 levy was arrested as a part of a drug bust but was released without any charges
since he was deemed innocent while his social media presence has been practically non-existent
he seems to be working at mara's cafe in bakery and tries to find his sister's music career yet
another amazing contestant Heather West contestant Heather West debuted in the second season of the
show becoming the first female to win right off the bat west was the most consistent chef and
considered to be in a league of her own during the entire season having a strong personality
and being very confident is what helped her get so far into the competition not only did she have
exemplary leadership skills but she had the best individual performances out of anyone that season
aside from being a tough opponent to beat west was certainly capable of having fun on the side
and avoided getting too serious about things the best part is when she was having fun she would
act wild cracking tons of jokes and making everyone laugh what's more wes was one of
the most compassionate contestants in the show's history making her an incredibly likable person
she cared so much about the other contestants that she would tear up whenever people were eliminated
even if they were on the opposing team due to all these amazing traits west built strong friendships
with rachel brown and keith green before heading out after her triumphant run in the competition
west received a great comment from gordon ramsay he said that heather won hell's kitchen because of
her determination she stuck to what she knew best and controlled her kitchen from start to finish
heather clearly has great leadership qualities and this for a 25 year old cook is a phenomenon
this woman is going to be a big success award with a position at the red rock resort spawn casino she
was given an amazing 250 000 salary to become the tara ross's executive chef since appearing on the
show wes has racked up a whole list of impressive achievements which we can't say we didn't expect
while she only decided to stay at the terrarraza for a year she went on to become the head chef
at monterey restaurant following this she moved on to another place called jellyfish restaurant
then broadway grill before finally settling on a restaurant called schaefer's located in port
jefferson much like jay santos heather became a sous chef in a separate season being the sixth
this time helping out the red team on top of this she's been featured in several other
shows including live with kelly food hound tidbits and beat bobby flay back in 2014 she got married
to her lovely partner who she had two children with now she goes by the name heather sergnieze
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