Hell's Kitchen Season 3 aired June 4 to August 13, 2007.
It aired on Fox Network and there were 12 contestants.
The prize for the winner was a head chef position at a restaurant in the Green Valley Ranch resort, Nevada with a salary of $250,000.
In this season, Gordon Ramsay was judge and Jean-Philippe Susilovic was Maître d'.
Mary-Ann Salcedo was sous chef for the red team and Scott Leibfried was sous chef for the blue team.
Aaron Song was a Retirement Home Chef from Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
He exited in episode 3 after he collapsed and was rushed to hospital.
The doctors advised against returning to the show due to his ongoing illness.
After Hell's Kitchen, Aaron became a celebrity chef.
He toured the USA giving cooking demonstrations and appearing on various television shows.
Aaron taught veterans how to cook with the Salvation Army.
He was a spokesman for Henry's Farmers Markets.
In 2010, Aaron Song sadly died due to complications from diabetes.
Bonnie Muirhead was a Personal Chef from Santa Monica, California.
Bonnie was the season 3 runner up, losing to Rock Harper.
Her strength as a chef was recognised but there was lack of communication and errors within her team in the final.
After Hell's Kitchen, Bonnie moved to New Zealand.
She was a sous chef at Crab Farm Winery in Hawkes Bay.
She also gave cookery demonstrations.
In 2014, Bonnie became Head Chef at Ormlie 1899.
Brad Miller was a Sous Chef from Scottsdale, Arizona.
He was eliminated in episode 7 for under performing.
Gordon recognised that he had stepped up as a leader but he lacked competence in the kitchen and had sabotaged a competitors dish.
After Hell's Kitchen, Brad became Executive Chef at Ox and Son.
He became Executive Chef/Owner at Inn of the Seventh Ray Restaurant.
Brad is a consultant for Five Star Senior Living.
He appeared on NBC show Food Fighters.
In March 2018, he became the host of Food Truck Nation on the Cooking Channel.
There were two seasons on the show.
Brad appears on Bar Rescue
Eddie Langley was a Grill Cook from Atlanta, Georgia.
He was eliminated in episode 2 as he struggled whilst on his own station and made mistakes.
After Hell's Kitchen, Eddie continues to raise awareness of cystinosis.
It is a rare kidney disease that he suffers from.
He worked as a Line Cook for Hyatt Hotels and a cook at Sea Island Company.
In 2014, he was on dialysis and in need of a kidney transplant.
Jen Yemola was a pastry chef from Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
She was eliminated in episode 9.
Jen was praised by Gordon for her talent and determination and her personality showed throughout, especially when she shared her reward with Bonnie and Rock.
After Hell's Kitchen, Jen spoke out about the poor conditions that contestants were put under.
With little sleep, food or emotional support she revealed that she was stressed and suicidal.
After filming, she returned to her previous role at The Inn at Turkey Hill, Bloomsburg as Pastry Chef.
She has married and is now known as Jen Revak.
Jen is the owner of Jentastic Sweets, where she creates custom cookies.
Joanna Dunn was an Assistant Chef from Detroit, Michigan.
She was eliminated in episode 3 for using rancid crab that could have been served to a customer.
She also failed to take responsibility for her error.
After Hell's Kitchen, Joanna started a business teaching culinary skills.
She offered Foodie Tours.
Joanna won American Grilled, earning a cash prize of $10,000 and the title of Grill Master of Chicago.
She is an aspiring actress.
Josh Wahler was a Sous Chef from Miami Beach, Florida.
He was eliminated in episode 8 during the dinner service after many unsuccessful attempts at risotto and for failing to listen.
After Hell's Kitchen, Josh became Executive Chef at The Blue.
He moved on to 5300 Chop House and later Kung Fu Kitchen and Sushi.
In June 2016, he co-founded Born Foody.
Born Foody was a food delivery service aimed at picky children which shut down after 4 months.
Josh opened restaurant Nisi but it closed after a year.
Josh was Chef de Cuisine of Fi'lia by Michael Schwartz at SLS Brickell.
He started Wahler & Sons, where he delivers fresh produce and homemade sauces to customers.
Josh also provides private chef and catering services.
Julia Williams was a Waffle House Cook from Atlanta, Georgia.
She was eliminated in episode 8, as she had great potential but needed more experience and formal culinary training.
Gordon offered to send her to culinary school.
After Hell's Kitchen, Julia was in charge of the kitchen at Ocean 66 in College Park until it closed.
She is currently working at Waffle House in Atlanta.
It is unknown if she took up Gordons offer of culinary training.
Melissa Firpo was a Line Cook from New York City.
She was eliminated in episode 6 after being saved by Gordon the previous week and moved teams.
He praised her leadership skills but thought that she had limited cooking skills.
After Hell's Kitchen, Melissa went to work at a culinary school.
She still works in restaurants in New York.
Melissa is now also a Health Coach.
She is co-host of dating podcast Dating Daycare.
Rock Harper was an Executive Chef from Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
Rock was the Hell's Kitchen season 3 winner due to his confidence in the kitchen, his leadership skills and ability to motivate the team.
After Hell's Kitchen, Rock worked his year contract at Terra Verde restaurant.
Following this he worked at Ben’s Next Door as Executive Chef.
Rock was an instructor at Stratford University.
He wrote a healthy eating cookbook.
It was called "44 Things Parents Should Know about Healthy Cooking for Kids".
Rock won an Executive Chef position at The Precinct on Chef Wanted.
He didn't take the position.
He has been a restaurant consultant, providing advice to businesses.
Rock owns a restaurant called Queen Mother’s.
He was a James Beard Award Nominee.
She was eliminated in episode 1, she worked hard during the service but made too many simple mistakes.
After Hell's Kitchen, Tiffany returned to her family restaurant Aunt Chilada's.
Tiffany returned to her role as Kitchen Manager.
She did several cooking segments and demonstrations on local television networks.
Tiffany has since married and is now Tiffany Allison.
Vinnie Fama was a Nightclub Chef from Milltown, New Jersey.
He was eliminated in episode 4 due to his limited ability and failing to take responsibility or learn from his mistakes.
After Hell's Kitchen, Vinnie offers catering services and events catering in his local area.
I couldn't be happier for a contestant than I was for Rock, he certainly earned his way to Hell's Kitchen and to the win! I also have to give a Big RESPECT shout out to Bonnie - what a sport! The genuine happiness she had for her competitor's win was amazing. Both wonderful people, I hope they are both doing great!
ReplyDeleteReally Rock was the only one even close to being competent enough to run a restaurant. Do you really think someone can go from being a nanny to executive chef at a restaurant?
ReplyDeleteAmazing season, still watch it from time to time. The final trio with Julia where she was eliminated...that was so hard to watch, felt terrible for her. However, Rock was genuinely awesome from start to finish, and put on a finale performance to win it all. Thanks for posting!
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