| Hell's Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
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| Hosted by | Gordon Ramsay |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| Winner | Daniel "Danny" Veltri |
| Runner-up | Paula DaSilva |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | January 29 – May 14, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the American competitive reality television series Hell's Kitchen premiered on Fox on January 29, 2009, and concluded on May 14, 2009. Gordon Ramsay returned as host and head chef, while Scott Leibfried returned as the Blue Team's sous-chef and Gloria Felix returned as the Red Team's sous-chef. Jean-Philippe Susilovic returned as maître d'.
The season was won by executive chef Danny Veltri, with executive sous-chef Paula DaSilva finishing second.
This season was filmed in November 2007.
This season saw a high number of unusual eliminations, with one chef eliminated without nomination, two leaving for medical reasons, and two chefs eliminated during service, and the first time a chef was eliminated despite being on the winning team, which would become more prominent in later seasons.