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Ross Chef A Contestant On Fox's 'Hell's Kitchen'
Would you like a little Gordon Ramsay to be served with your linguini? A Pittsburgh chef makes his national TV cooking show debut next week
PITTSBURGH, PA — Bon appetite. When the 22nd season of Fox's hit TV show "Hell's Kitchen" debuts next week, a Pittsburgh chef will be among the contestants. Mattias Butts of Ross, a chef at Fox Chapel's Alta Via restaurant, will appear on the long-running show hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
Butts teased his upcoming appearance on social media.
For the few who are unfamiliar with show "Hell's Kitchen" is a reality competition cooking show. It involves two teams of chefs working in a kitchen set up in a TV studio.
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An elimination format cuts a field of 20 down to a single winner over the course of each season. In a usual episode, two contestants are nominated for elimination, with Ramsay then axing one from the show.
The stakes of the competition are high. The winner takes home a $250,000 grand prize as well chef positions at Ramsay restaurants across the country, a nice line to have on a culinary-focused resume.
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This season, titled “The American Dream,” will focus on American stories to test and push contestants, a Fox release stated.
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