The twelfth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on March 13, 2014, and concluded on July 24, 2014. Gordon Ramsay returned as the host and head chef, Andi Van Willigan returned as the Red Team's sous-chef, James Avery returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef, and Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as the maître d'.
Executive chef Scott Commings won the season, with sous-chef Jason Zepaltas finishing second.
Twenty chefs competed in season 12. Jason Zepaltas previously competed on season 9 but withdrew before the first dinner service after falling ill during prep. He became the second chef to have competed in two seasons, after Robert Hesse from seasons seasons five and six. Until season 17, he was also the only chef to present two signature dishes to Ramsay.
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