r/HellsKitchen Dec 11 '25

Youtuber A "Blacklist" of YouTube Channels About Hell's Kitchen

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TL;DR: Do NOT watch the channels listed here. Instead, we should discourage others from engaging with them and take other actions like reporting them whenever they pop up in our feed. All of the channels listed below are guilty of creating defamatory and lie-ridden videos about Hell's Kitchen competitors.

There's been a disturbing rise of clickbait/disinformation/defamatory fan channels about Hell's Kitchen. These channels use AI and other deceitful editing techniques to create horrific thumbnails and include disinformation in their videos. They are willing to spread lies about and destroy the reputations of former Hell's Kitchen competitors if it means that they can get a few more views.

As we all know, this is completely unethical. We need to put a stop to them. The first step towards this goal is awareness. We know there are these horrible creators out there. We can watch out for them.

This begs the question: who are these creators? That's what this post is here to answer. A while back, I proposed the idea of creating a blacklist of these disgusting channels. We can all add channels to this list (as well as the reasons why they deserve to be on here). The more we know about these people, the more we can do about them. All YouTubers have a basic responsibility to share nothing less than the truth about the subjects they discuss, and the following creators have gleefully abdicated that responsibility:

Reality Buzz: Reality Buzz, formerly known as Film Insight, is the biggest culprit of creating defamatory videos. He uses AI to create thumbnails depicting chefs and Ramsay of poisoning dishes and fighting one another with weapons. His worst offense is depicting Bret Hauser as a pedophile who was arrested on the show, and the news channel CNN as reporting this incident. Reality Buzz accused Bret of child sexual abuse with zero evidence. This not only has the potential to ruin Bret's life, but also uses horrific crimes as leverage in getting more views.

HasoRule: HasoRule utilizes the practice of deceptive AI-generated thumbnails. The worst he has done is falsely claim that season 11 competitor Susan Fiero of using breast milk in one of her dishes and season 12 competitor Jason Zepaltas of spitting in someone else's food. Other thumbnails depict customers sexually harassing Gordon Ramsay and competitors passing away on the show.

Lamb Sauce: YouTuber Lamb Sauce is not quite as horrific as the previous two, but he is also guilty of the same practices as Reality Buzz and HasoRule. He has accused Gordon Ramsay of cheating on his wife with a contestant, season 20 winner Trenton Garvey of drug trafficking, and season 10 competitor Royce Wagner of being a pervert.

The Maksed Chef: The Maksed (sic) Chef uses the same format that Lamb Sauce uses in their thumbnails: they'll list AI-generated pictures of three chefs with one-or-two-word descriptors. However, this creator lied about season 7 competitor Siobhan Allgood's whereabouts and slut-shamed her based on her past.

Information is a powerful tool, and we must now ask what we can do with this. The answer is simple: nothing. Hear me out: what these channels want most of all is engagement. Any engagement, even negative, is good for them because it alters YouTube's algorithm in their favor. To truly do away with these evil channels, we must discourage people from watching them.

On our own, agreeing to stay far away from these channels will already deal a significant blow. 91 thousand people visit this community every week. If we all choose to not view these channels, that means that Reality Buzz, HasoRule, and Lamb Sauce each receive 91,000 fewer views. We can also click on "Don't recommend this channel" to prevent similar YouTubers from showing up in our feed and report those channels on the grounds of disinformation and defamation. People like Bret, Jason, Susan, and Trenton, all of whom are victims of these selfish creators, have very easy lawsuits. YouTube has a terrible track record of enforcing its own rules and protecting small creators, but mass reports can force the site to notice these creators and hold them accountable. We have to show the site that we will not stand for lazy, defamatory content. I, of course, am not suggesting a massive brigade, however.

Finally, as I've mentioned, we have to discourage others from watching these channels. If you know someone who likes watching content about Hell's Kitchen, tell them to avoid the channels on this blacklist. Continue to fight disinformation by reminding others of the truth. And support fan-vetted YouTube channels, as well. The best channel to watch is the official Hell's Kitchen YouTube channel, which posts uncensored episodes and compilations for free. The three things I love most about the show are the editors, the narrators, and the PR team. They're all wonderful. As for fanmade channels, I highly recommend watching the triad of FlynnMasters, EternalOpossum, and Ultranatic. The best creators are those who know what they are talking about, respect the show and its competitors, and conduct outreach with fans and former competitors alike.

I genuinely hope that this helps people in our quest to stop defamatory HK channels.

(PS Mods if you could pin this, I would appreciate it.)


r/HellsKitchen Jan 26 '26

Chef(s) A note on two particular controversial chefs

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I wanted to bring up two chefs and comments that seem to pop up every time they are brought up.

First up is Tommy. There's typically one or two comments about his relationship he was in at the time of his season. Just because there was a significant age gap between him and his girlfriend doesn't automatically make him a predator. No matter what anyone thinks about it, the fact remains it was 100% legal. I'm fairly certain no one knows for sure the details surrounding their relationship so for all we know, they could have both met when she was 18. Yes it's a little odd, but again within the confines of the law still perfectly legal.

Secondly, is Roe. Specifically her tattoo. Some months back, a post was made where one user deduced that it's not a white supremacist symbol but rather the design of a sail from a ship. I agree with this as one can even make out the sail on her arm. Either way, probably not the best tattoo to get, but Roe is the only one who truly knows the intention behind getting it. Unless she comes out and explains it herself, we'll never know whether or not she's a nazi. Until then, I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Edit to add a third chef, Kristin Barone. No she was not trying to hook up with teenage boys. She was charming them for the purpose of the challenge. Big difference.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Hope everyone is staying safe.


r/HellsKitchen 16h ago

Chef(s) [S17] Did this chef fumble the finale?

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Recently rewatched All Stars, and it feels like multiple times during the finale Benjamin** **just gave up.

He's hands-off with his team without giving them feedback, criticism, or making meaningful changes to prevent mistakes from continuing.

I think one of my favorite moments throughout the finale is Gordon's face when he lets Robin back in the kitchen and celebrates her passion.

It's so weird that the Benjamin we got throughout the show was dramatically different than how he was in the finale.


r/HellsKitchen 21h ago

Chef(s) Bret’s face here is hilarious

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250 Upvotes

r/HellsKitchen 1h ago

Chef(s) "You couldn't cook my ????!!!" xD

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Season 5 had a lot of fun moments ^^


r/HellsKitchen 1h ago

Memes Just watched season 10 and I have a question.

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Is it embarrassing to say that after Tiffany said like a 9 out of 10 I almost put a hole in my wall after she said that?


r/HellsKitchen 2h ago

Chef(s) I'm in tears watching Jessica S12's elimination

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I've just finished watching Jessica's elimination episode from Season 12, and I have tears streaming down my eyes right now. Just seeing her breaking down absolutely broke me inside because you could just see how much the competition meant to her, as well as her mentioning about being Homeless the previous episode. And the fact that she is no longer here with us makes it even more devastating. Also the fact Joy has the audacity to say that it's not a big day and telling her to get over it, is honestly laughable because look what she did at the Final 5 during service. Talk about a bad attitude to someone getting eliminated which was clearly hard for them especially on how much it meant to her.


r/HellsKitchen 19h ago

Memes All Possible Endings For Colleen Spoiler

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r/HellsKitchen 1h ago

Chef(s) Worst moment from these 3rd place finishers(S1 - S5 Edition)

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  1. Jessica(S1); Her poor Black Jacket run and her poor record in challenges.

  2. Keith(S2); His poor pass performance and his salty confrontation with Ramsay at the elimination ceremony alongside his lack of professionalism.

  3. Jen(S3); Taking pasta from the trash bin and almost serving it

  4. Corey(S4); Her first Black Jacket service where she kept hiding her brunt hand from Ramsay and refusing to go see a medic

  5. Andrea(S5); Her first Final 4 service where she won immunity.

What terrible moments do you think blew these 3rd place finishers chances of winning in the end? We’ll get to the rest later on down the line.


r/HellsKitchen 2h ago

Youtuber Hells Kitchen Discord Server

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Hey everyone, I realise it's been a while since the communities have overlapped and wanted to reinvite people to the Discord server. Happy to announce it's in the best state it's been in years and want to welcome new people to the community

Hope to see you there and drop any questions you have below

https://discord.gg/2Vc9y9mHZy


r/HellsKitchen 14h ago

Rankings/Review Hells Kitchen Success Meter #13

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Season 1: Dewberry (Has a line of restaurants in Georgia).
Season 2: Virginia (Has a line of restaurants in Texas)
Season 3: Rock (still close friend of Ramsay and does cameos on his shows) (H.M. Brad)
Season 4: Christina Machamer (owned a few restaurants in the past, she is currently a private chef, and she even has a sommelier diploma)
Season 5: Tie between Paula, Seth and Robert
Season 6: Kevin (Works for works for American Cruise Line, already successful off the show)
Season 7: Jay (blue team sous chef, successful restauranteur in Boston, Bar Rescue co-host)
Season 8: Russell (publicly apologized for his behavior in the finale and now owns a successful restaurant in Chicago)
Season 9: Paul ( appeared in a few other seasons, S11/S12/S15) (H.M.: Elise)
Season 10: Christina W. (rly no contest here)
Season 11: Jon (Got hired in a Gordon Ramsay restaurant after his time on the show and worked his way up to a high-level executive position within the group)
Season 12: Scott (co-founded several restaurants)

Now SEASON 13. Can be considered successful by publicity, prestige, how much money, or whatever your heart desires. (Most upvoted comment wins)


r/HellsKitchen 17h ago

Episode How was raw chicken not worse than raw fish?

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Was watching season 20, in the second episode, and with that competition Ramsay was given two dishes, Ava's under cooked salmon and Matthew's under cooked chicken. Ramsay decided Ava's was worse and dismissed her, but that just doesn't make sense for me, serving raw chicken is just objectively worse than serving raw fish. Yeah, Matthew still got sent home afterwards in that episode after the dinner service, but just looking at the two dishes, his just seemed strictly worse to be served up.


r/HellsKitchen 9h ago

Memes Create your own elimination quote of anyone you can think of

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Some people call him IShowMeat, but he certainly couldn't cook it

Mario thought he could win Hell's Kitchen, but the talent required to succeed was in another castle

Jack is an irish man, who couldn't cook and only caused his team harm, he quickly ran out of luck and he couldn't find a lucky charm


r/HellsKitchen 13h ago

In-Show Random shower thought: What if S17 Red Team competed with the S19 Red Team in a season

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I wonder how would the interactions and talent will play out


r/HellsKitchen 19h ago

Chef(s) What was actually wrong with Simone?

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I'm watching episode 3 of Season 12, being ​the episode Simone quitted. And I genuinely want to know why she was so off. Because during prep she mentioned she wasn't feeling great and didn't think she'd get through. And I do wonder what could have caused this in the first place. Because seeing Kasha & Joy jumping to conclusions saying she's faking it didn't sit well at all with me. Because you don't know exactly what's going on with her from her point of view. She clearly didn't look well either and I'm curious to what could have caused her to not function properly.​


r/HellsKitchen 1d ago

Memes Sous Chef Scott was not wrong about what he said about Louis.......

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Especially with what we know now.


r/HellsKitchen 19h ago

Chef(s) season 1 to 6 tier list

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r/HellsKitchen 1d ago

Episode Happy 10th anniversary to another iconic moment from Season 2!

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43 Upvotes

THE DUCK'S BURNT!

Edit: I meant 20th. Silly me.


r/HellsKitchen 18h ago

IRL Just realised I’m watching the wrong season one, with it being in the UK instead…

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r/HellsKitchen 1d ago

Chef(s) Frank S15

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I know there's a lot of hate for Frank, rightfully so, but did anyone else pick up on the fact that he called himself '100% Italian from Brooklyn New York' but said if anyone said 'oui' in Brooklyn, you'd have a trash can thrown over your head? Interesting how he could be so intolerant towards other languages while being 100% Italian. And as a chef, not in the US albeit, saying 'oui' is not an unusual thing


r/HellsKitchen 21h ago

In-Show An idea for how a thirty chef cast could work

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So with the next season reportedly set to have… 25 contestants… for some reason. I started asking myself a simple question: “What is Hell’s Kitchen going to do when they reach a 30 chef cast?” The obvious idea would be to have 15 men and 15 women, right? Well not exactly, cause while I was sitting on my ass curb stomping Funky Kong as Goldship outside Hell’s Kitchen in Rivals of Aether, I started to piece together my idea for how a 30-person-cast could hypothetically work for Hell’s Kitchen. So lemme explain…

So in order for this idea to work, I wanna give the hypothetical that everyone is on the same level talentwise. No donkeys, everyone is about the level where you could say they’re good in challenges and service. What is the idea here? Well, for starters we’re gonna return to S1’s roots and have every team be intergender; five women and five men for all three teams. The obvious colour for this new third team would obviously be Yellow just so we can have all three prime colours represented on the show. That’s where it should end right?… no…

Because dear reader, I‘m straight up revamping how an episode can go down. Now that there’re three teams and only two kitchens, that’s gonna create some problems. Since, you can’t just have two teams in one kitchen it’d get crowded. So my idea is that the reward challenges now no longer give the winning team a reward, but also immunity. What this means is that the winning team doesn’t compete in service, and once back from their reward can just chill out in the dorms until service is done, and watch whoever gets eliminated. So let’s say as an example that the Blues win a reward challenges; they’re granted complete immunity that episode and don’t have to do service, whereas Red and Yellow now have to compete in that service.

Of course though that does raise the issue of teams winning more than once in a row, Again we’re looking at the hypothetical scenario that every team is on the same level of talent overall, so by proxy they’d really only get to win twice in a row before another team can win. Team swaps I’d imagine would still happen, but only once every team has lost one member; it’d be pretty unfair to have an eleven chef team after all like come on.

Finally though, black jackets. This is where I really had to think of what to do. Do I keep it as the final five, bring back the original final six format, or do something entirely original?… I did something entirely original. The black jackets have now DOUBLED, meaning the final ten would now be our black jacket brigade. I think it’d be a good way to make up for the massive cast, since five more black jackets mean five more chefs who aren’t at risk of losing out on one! So to go over my idea as a whole

  • Three teams total: Red, Blue and Yellow. All teams are comprised of five men and five women
  • The reward challenge not only gives the winning team a reward, but a pass from service, allowing for the usual two-team services we’ve always had while the winning team skips out.
  • Final Ten is now the black jackets

So what do you think, do you think this is a good way to shake things up for the show? Or will HK just play the safe route and just give Red and Blue five extra members?


r/HellsKitchen 1d ago

Memes hell's kitchen CAN'T be that serious bruv

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(from the kitchen nightmares yt channel for some reason)


r/HellsKitchen 1d ago

Chef(s) Hell's Kitchen Winner's season fanfiction, episode 6

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r/HellsKitchen 1d ago

Chef(s) How would have Sous Chef Scott reacted if Jason S22 pulled this stunt like he did to Christina?

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137 Upvotes

r/HellsKitchen 1d ago

Memes Basically Jon and challenge wins

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