SEASON 1
The first season premiered on May 30, 2005 and concluded on August 1, 2005. The winner was Michael Wray; he accepted an offer to work with Ramsay in London, but later chose not to go. Wray was formerly the head chef at Tatou in Los Angeles
http://www.prickmag.net/chefmichaelwrayfeature.htmlhttp://la.eater.com/archives/2007/06/07/tatou_wheres_michael_wray.phpHell's Kitchen is a reality show from Fox that pits potential head chefs against each other. Gordon Ramsay runs the show and at the end of the show, the winner gets a great job.
During one season the winner was Michael Wray. He had a chance to either have his own restaurant or work with Gordon Ramsay in a Ramsay restaurant. Michael Wray didn't choose either . He struck it out on his own and started selling his own knives .
He took a once in a lifetime chance to learn a craft from a very successful businessman and walked away. Interesting.
http://www.yald.com/michael-wray-hells-kitchen-loserSEASON 2
Heather Marie West was a chef working at the Terra Rossa Restaurant at the Red Rock Resort and Spa in Las Vegas. Working at this restaurant was her prize after winning the second season of Hell's Kitchen. She was the Senior Chef of the restaurant.
As of September 18, 2007, West's name is no longer listed on the Terra Rossa website. A spokesperson for the resort said that the prize was only for a one-year contract.
As of April 2008, Heather West has been a chef at the Broadway Grill in Seattle, Washington.
SEASON 3
Rahman Harper (born December 17, 1976), aka Rock, is the Season 3 winner of Hell's Kitchen and is now the Head Chef at Terra Verde Restaurant in the Green Valley Ranch resort and spa.
Rock is a repeat guest Chef for KVVU-TV, Fox 5 Las Vegas, where he cooks live for the holidays and other occasions. He is a 1996 graduate of the College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University.