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for today's video we're going to get into the Hell's Kitchen Runner-ups and where they are now
so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys ralph pagano
being a very consistent cook on the blue team ralph pagano a season one contestant
was a natural leader this led him to become the de facto leader of his team after his
teammate michael transferred to the red team although being better known for his controlling
nature he most notably took control of his team's menu during the last service
alongside having a running feud with andrew pagano had a hot temper and would often lose focus losing
multiple challenges throughout the competition he would often take out his anger on andrew
on the other hand he did develop some friendships with wendy and jessica and a friendly rivalry with
michael down the line after fighting his way to the finals pagano became the official runner-up
of hell's kitchen's debut season despite this loss the talented chef took his defeat graciously and
expressed that he had no regrets about his performance in his eyes while he did lose
the competition he didn't lose as a chef since he fought his way to the top post health's kitchen
pagano became an exceptional celebrity chef who hosted many tv cooking shows including pressure
cook and the balancing act competing in another show called iron chef america he lost to iron
chef bobby flay in the battle of baramundi he also made a cameo appearance in the 10th season
of hell's kitchen to give words of encouragement to a struggling chef tragically though in june
of 2017 ralph was hospitalized due to some life-threatening burns from an accident coming
out of it alive he expressed that he looks forward to spending quality time with his twins and wife
virginia dolbeck a season 2 contestant named virginia dolbeck had a tough personality
throughout the competition being very passionate over the course of her run she was always willing
to admit when she did things incorrectly even though dolbeck had one of the best palettes of
the season she was a very inconsistent chef which is why she was nominated for six eliminations
that aside she generally was a kind person having certain moments of rudeness but most
notably towards rachel delbeck displayed doubtless leadership skills as the competition progressed
and grew stronger throughout the challenges having a running feud with sarah since she attempted to
sabotage and backstabber on multiple occasions it wasn't smooth sailing for dulbeck fast forward
to the finals after a very entertaining battle with heather dalbeck became the second runner-up
of the show maturely accepting the result of the competition she expressed that she trusts Ramsay's
decision and hopes that she could be as successful as the winner one day following her appearance
on hell's kitchen she went on to work at lupo austeria and casamono later on she decided to put
her energy into opening a restaurant called cork and pig tavern in san angelo divorcing her first
husband a while later she remarried and has now built a lovely family with a beautiful daughter
a really impressive detail about her restaurant cork and pig tavern is that it has several
locations across the state of texas opening another restaurant pretty recently called red
oak kitchen is also doing exceptionally well returning in the 10th season of hell's kitchen
as a part of the team of runner ups they actually prevailed what an eventful career bonnie weirhead
the swedish chef in the show's history bonnie weirhead made her first appearance in the third
season often being very nervous and anxious about everything this resulted in a lot of less than
smart moments most notably when she threw away an entire supply of monkfish thinking that it was
spoiled even though it was completely fresh while in the kitchen weirhead was generally inconsistent
which led to her being the most nominated contestant of that season however what was very
admirable is that no matter what you did wrong she would always bounce back from it as the season
progressed her confidence improved and she became a strong leader that fought her way to the finals
although her attitude might have worsened which caused conflict with julia she befriended rock
and built a strong relationship with jen becoming third runner-up of the show weird took her loss
very nicely even telling rock that she was happy for him even if she accepted the results of the
competition she still expressed hope that the right opportunity would come to her someday
following her appearance on hell's kitchen weir had moved to new zealand where she became a sous
chef working at the crab farm winery in hawke's bay she also spent some time doing cooking
demonstrations on the side eventually getting married to her long-term partner she changed
her last name from weirhead to burkitt moving on from crab farm winery she became the head chef
at armley 1899 but left a while later to become a schoolteacher at pataka school in new zealand
she now has a toddler named conrad and is living happily luis petrosa easily being amongst the
nicest contestants in the show's history luis petrossa a season 4 contestant got along with
practically everyone he worked with due to his affable personality and big heart petrosa would
often take massive risks to help out his teammates he would even go as far as nominate himself for
elimination which is incredibly selfless and admirable having a rocky start in the kitchen
he eventually grew into one of the strongest links to his team despite some messy cooking
habits which he was mocked for as a result of his friendly nature he developed close relationships
with corey loras christina and stronger bonds with ben and bobby the only cooks who made for
chozo lose his mind were matt and jen who both just brought conflict thanks to his consistency
abilities and strong leadership qualities he was able to get to the finals after controversially
losing to christina petrossa became the fourth runner-up of hell's kitchen and graciously
accepted the results of the competition even through his loss the talented cook acknowledged
that it was a great experience and that he met a lot of amazing people after hell's kitchen
petrossa continued to refine his cooking skills and went on to become an executive chef at acorn
pub and eatery with an oak mountain ski resort in speculator new york patro's story tragically
came to an end in november of 2019 after battling with lung cancer may he rest in peace
paula da silva being very quiet throughout her run paula da silva who made her debut on hell's
kitchen in the fifth season went on to find her voice as the red team's primary leader
never seeming to lose her cool when it came to her teammates making mistakes she focused more
on being helpful for the betterment of her team while in the kitchen the silva was one of the most
consistent chefs of that season and proved to be a worthy contender for the finals considering her
kind nature di silva had a friendly little rivalry with dany and became especially close with andrea
becoming the 5th runner-up of hell's kitchen the gifted cook took her defeat in the most mature way
possible not only did she congratulate dany for his dessert victory but she admitted that thanks
to making it so far into the competition she was going to get a lot of opportunities in the future
after her appearance on the show she went back to working at 30 30 ocean in fort lauderdale before
moving to 1500 in miami beach as an executive chef interestingly enough another fellow contestant
named ben worked alongside her until the business closed down in 2014. moving back to 30 30 ocean
the silva worked alongside the season 13 winner latasha until around august of 2015. since then
she's been both a chef and a consultant following the launch of her company paula de silva culinary
on top of all this dessert opened up a restaurant of her own in miami called artisan beach house
currently working as the executive chef at the burlock coast seafarer and spirits since fall of
2017 she's doing pretty well you have to admit that she was certainly right about having many
more opportunities after her loss in hell's kitchen what an eventful career kevin cuddle
exceptional chef kevin cuddle who was in the sixth and eighteenth season of the show was
a great leader and a nice guy who got along with practically everyone during his appearance on the
show while he was incredibly kind he did have his moments of cockiness and arrogance even though he
certainly had his flaws kato established himself as one of the most consistent chefs on the blue
team and even the season he not only excelled in the challenges and dinner services but continued
to push on despite getting an ankle injury early on having an incredibly strong will and exemplary
leadership skills led him to competing in the finals but became the sixth runner-up of hell's
kitchen and got 14th place during his second visit today the chef works as the corporate
executive chef at the american cruise lines which is an awesome job glad that he's doing well well
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