The eighteenth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen (subtitled as Hell's Kitchen: Rookies vs. Veterans) premiered on Fox on September 28, 2018, and concluded on February 8, 2019. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while James "Jocky" Petrie and Christina Wilson returned as the Blue Team and Red Team's sous-chefs respectively. Marino Monferrato returned as maître d'. This season featured eight new contestants (rookies) battling eight returning veterans. It is also the last season to be shot in California until Season 21 where the show returned to the state for two more seasons.
The season was won by season six third-place finisher Ariel Contreras-Fox, with private chef Mia Castro finishing second.
Sixteen chefs competed in season 18.
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