Gordon Ramsay has picked the new winner of “Hells Kitchen“. Nona Sivley, a mother of one from Texas, won over Russell Kook in the one-hour finale to cook a five-course meal judged by Los Angeles’ notable foodies.

Sivley created a Southern-inspired menu and impressed the judges. She was the contestant whose door was unlocked, allowing her to walk through to a podium filled cheering crowd including her husband and son. As the winner of eighth season, Sivley is to take the head chef position at LA Market in the JW Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles. Plus, she would be the official spokesperson of Rosemount Estate Wines.

“I fought and I fought and I fought, and this is so amazing,” Sivley said. “I am so thankful. This was a huge sacrifice, missing my son’s first birthday, missing his first steps. But it was absolutely worth it to make his life better.”

She said before the finale that her motivation to join the competition is to provide a better future for her family. “My dream would be to set up a college fund for my son, so he wouldn’t have to worry about coming up with the money for school or end up in debt,” she said.

Kook is not happy with Sivley’s victory. He blamed his team for not being effective, even believing in a sabotage. “I’m not happy at all,” he said in the exit interview when he did not blurt out profanity.

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Season: 5    Episode: 9    First Aired: 4/2/2009        Prod Code: HK-509

Each team member is asked to create a dish using King Crab, but only one dish can be selected to represent them in front of Chef Ramsay. Both teams have a chance to show off the creativity in the kitchen when they get to create their own menus for dinner service, but internal conflicts cause chaos in the kitchens.

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Season: 5    Episode: 5    First Aired: 3/5/2009        Prod Code: HK-505

Chef Ramsay sends the chefs to an Asian market and then challenges them to make three Asian fusion dishes with three different main ingredients: poultry, seafood and beef. During dinner service, chefs go head to head. Some crack under the pressure when Ramsay adds a last-minute surprise. Read more on Hell’s Kitchen

Stars:    Paula Dasilva (Season 5 Contestant), Carol Scott (Season 5 Contestant), Ben Walanka (Season 5 Contestant), Coi (Season 5 Contestant), Jason Thompson (Narrator), Gloria Felix (Sous Chef (Red)), Jean Philippe Susilovic (Maitre D’), Scott Liebfried (Sous Chef (Blue)), Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef), Giovanni Filipponi (Season 5 Contestant), Danny Veltri (Season 5 Contestant), Robert Hesse (Season 5 Contestant), J Maxwell (Season 5 Contestant), Andrea (Season 5 Contestant), LA (Season 5 Contestant), Lacey D’Angelo (Season 5 Contestant), Colleen Cleek (Season 5 Contestant).

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Season: 5    Episode: 4    First Aired: 2/26/2009    Prod Code: HK-504

The two teams have to learn to work together when Hell’s Kitchen opens for breakfast, catering to 50 kids from local football and cheerleading teams. When one kitchen runs out of eggs, everything starts to go downhill.

Stars: Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef), LA (Season 5 Contestant), Lacey D’Angelo (Season 5 Contestant), Paula Dasilva (Season 5 Contestant), Robert Hesse (Season 5 Contestant), Seth Levine (Season 5 Contestant), J Maxwell (Season 5 Contestant), Giovanni Filipponi (Season 5 Contestant), Danny Veltri (Season 5 Contestant), Colleen Cleek (Season 5 Contestant), Carol Scott (Season 5 Contestant), Ben Walanka (Season 5 Contestant), Coi (Season 5 Contestant), Jason Thompson (Narrator), Gloria Felix (Sous Chef (Red)), Jean Philippe Susilovic (Maitre D’), Scott Liebfried (Sous Chef (Blue)), Andrea (Season 5 Contestant).

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Season: 5    Episode: 1    First Aired: 1/29/2009    Prod Code: HK-501

A new group chefs faces the fire of Hell’s Kitchen, beginning by introducing their signature dishes. They then face the pressure of the first dinner service, but one must face the ignominy of being the first sent packing.

Cast Stars: Gordon Ramsay (Head Chef), Giovanni (Season 5 Contestant), J (Season 5 Contestant), Seth Levine (Season 5 Contestant), Robert (Season 5 Contestant), Paula (Season 5 Contestant), Lacey (Season 5 Contestant), LA (Season 5 Contestant), Ji (Season 5 Contestant), Danny (Season 5 Contestant), Colleen (Season 5 Contestant), Charlie (Season 5 Contestant), Scott Liebfried (Sous Chef (Blue)), Jean Philippe Susilovic (Maitre D’), Gloria Felix (Sous Chef (Red)), Jason Thompson (Narrator), Coi (Season 5 Contestant), Ben Walanka (Season 5 Contestant), Wil (Season 5 Contestant), Carol (Season 5 Contestant), Andrea (Season 5 Contestant)

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SIXTEEN ASPIRING CHEFS STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF “HELL’S KITCHEN” THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, ON FOX

Winner Receives a “Head Chef” Position at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ

Thursday nights heat up this winter as a new batch of 16 aspiring chefs step through the doors of HELL’S KITCHEN to face world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay as he serves up the fifth course of his fiery unscripted series, premiering Thursday, Jan. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

The chefs have varying degrees of culinary experience, but all are incredibly passionate about food. Demanding absolute perfection, Ramsay puts the chefs through rigorous culinary challenges, testing to see who will boil under the intense pressure. Each week, Ramsay will send one chef home, and the rest are left to saut their way toward the grand prize of a “Head Chef” position at the East Coast’s leading resort destination, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Since opening in 2003, Borgata has raised the culinary bar in Atlantic City introducing world-class dining experiences to the market.

During the season premiere, the 16 chefs enter HELL’S KITCHEN and get to work right away by preparing and presenting their signature dishes to Chef Ramsay. Unlike past seasons, Ramsay is pleasantly surprised by some of the chef’s creations. After the taste test, they waste no time breaking up into teams and prepping for that night’s dinner service. When the doors of HELL’S KITCHEN open and the intensity heats up, tempers flare and emotions run high.

The 16 HELL’S KITCHEN chefs are:

The Red Team:

Andrea, 30, a line cook from Reading, PA

Carol, 30, a sous chef from Knoxville, TN

Coi, 22, a caf cook from Austin, TX

Colleen, 41, a cooking school instructor from Papillion, NE

Ji, 33, a private caterer from Palisades Park, NJ

LA, 23, a line cook from Las Vegas, NV

Lacey, 24, a corporate buffet cook from Charlotte, NC

Paula, 28, an executive sous chef from Coconut Creek, FL

The Blue Team:

Ben, 26, an executive sous chef from Chicago, IL

Charlie, 24, a prep chef from Las Vegas, NV

Danny, 23, an executive chef from Edgewater, FL

Giovanni, 37, an executive chef from Destin, FL

J, 32, a food court chef from Clifton Park, NY

Robert, 29, a sous chef from Quogue, NY

Seth, 27, a private party chef from New York, NY

Wil, 27, a quality-control chef from Elgin, IL

HELL’S KITCHEN is produced by Granada America and A. Smith & Co. Arthur Smith and Kent Weed serve as executive producers.

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and MGM MIRAGE, is a Las Vegas-style destination on the East Coast offering guests an unparalleled travel experience with world-class dining, entertainment, nightlife and gaming options. Since its opening in 2003, Borgata has changed the face of Atlantic City, igniting the city’s revival and continuing its evolution toward becoming a multi-dimensional travel destination.

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