Hell's Kitchen winners who turned down prizes. See why top chefs walked away and what they did after the show.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gordon Ramsay and Ellie Parker in the season 24 finale of "Hell's Kitchen." (Jeffrey_Neira/Courtesy of Fox Media LLC) As chef ...

Recent examinations of Hell’s Kitchen and other cooking competitions reveal a consistent gap between the skills needed to win on TV and those required for long-term culinary success. While such shows ...

Gordon Ramsay in a burgundy jacket, smiling and sitting on a sofa - Warner Bros. Tv/Getty Images A massively popular reality TV show and one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurant concepts in the U.S., "Hell's ...

PALM BEACH SHORE, Fla. — Paul Niedermann's path to the kitchen began with family influence. His father served as the executive chef at Hofstra University in Long Island, sparking his initial interest ...