The eighth season of Hell's Kitchen, an American reality competition television series starring Gordon Ramsay, premiered on Fox on September 22, 2010, and concluded on December 15, 2010.

[2] Sixth-place finisher Sabrina Brimhall became the second person after season two runner-up Virginia Dalbeck to earn the distinction of being nominated at every opportunity when she was not on the winning team or granted immunity by Chef Ramsay.

Although he considered Sabrina for her selfish attitude, Ramsay sent her back in line followed by Trev and then he eliminated Lisa for her abysmal performance on fish and feeling she was in over her head.

The pairs of Louis-Rob and Russell-Raj scored 4 each due to Rob and Raj forgetting to put wasabi on their tuna nigiri pieces, leaving Boris and Vinny to need 7 points to tie.

In prep, the men became even more concerned about Raj after he couldn't properly prepare the supply of parsley for the night, forcing Vinny and Curtis to jump in and help him.

Nona had a strong performance on fish, but Emily struggled on meat and Melissa got orders mixed up on garnish, forcing Ramsay to switch her with Jillian.

After Louis served two Caesar salads with unequal amounts of walnuts, a fed up Ramsay led the rest of the men to the back hallway and ejected them from service.

In the men's kitchen, although Vinny did well on appetizers, Raj once again struggled on fish; he first fired scallops too early and served a salmon in a disgusting stock that wasn't needed.

To the men's relief, Ramsay ultimately eliminated Raj for his third unacceptable performance in a row (as well as his general lack of kitchen etiquette and knowledge), openly telling him that he "couldn't go an inch further" with him.

Reward/punishment: The men took a helicopter trip to Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, where they played a game of golf, and Vinny's ravioli was placed on the menu for Italian night.

During the reward, Trev expressed his frustration to his team about them deeming his ravioli the worst during the challenge, as they didn't even taste it, and vented to Gail after returning to the dorm.

Team challenge: The chefs prepared a tasting menu of an appetizer and two main dishes for the Beverly Hills High School prom committee.

Angered by the punishment and having to be told what to do by high school students, Russell rudely addressed the prom committee when one of them casually talked about the men's teamwork, until being reprimanded by James.

After asking Nona for her opinion, Ramsay eliminated Emily for being consistently the weakest performer on the women's team, and warned Melissa that she was now on her absolute last chance, having only survived because her teammates had strongly defended her in the past.

Reward/punishment: The blue team had lunch at the Getty Villa in Malibu, and Rob's salad was added to dinner service and featured in Bon Appétit magazine.

Ramsay eliminated Melissa for her consistently poor performances, making too many simple mistakes, and failing to bounce back after her move to the blue team.

Also in attendance were various dignitaries and celebrities such as cast members of Lesley Bargar Suter, Iqbal Theba, Patrick Gallagher, Hugh Garvey and Sarah Tenaglia.

Scott brought a room service cart where the chefs enjoyed its various offerings, but Ramsay noticed they could not tell a five-star appetizer from a fast-food one, leading to the next challenge.

Prior to service, Trev noticed the animosity present in the kitchen, particularly from Russell, acknowledging that things had changed since he had been on the men's team and knew he would have to perform perfectly that night in order to stay.

In the men's kitchen, Trev produced perfect risotto and spaghetti, but Rob undercooked scallops, forcing Ramsay to show him how to properly cook them.

Reward/punishment: The men were rewarded with a cooking equipment shopping spree at Sur La Table, followed by lunch at Mélisse, a two-star Michelin restaurant in Santa Monica, where they met its head chef, Josiah Citrin.

Reward/punishment: Russell received a tour and lunch at LA Market with Ramsay and executive chef Kerry Simon, and chose Gail, as the runner-up, to join him.

Reward/punishment: Gail received a makeover at José Eber's studio in Beverly Hills followed by a trip back to Hollywood for a new style look by Steve "Cojo" Cojocaru.

The kitchen immediately got off to a terrible start, with Jillian repeatedly overcooking scallops due to her inexperience working the fish station, and Nona undercooking spaghetti.

Ramsay noted that Jillian had better services weeks ago, while Gail couldn't seem to cook for more than one table at a time, and that it was Trev's undercooked meat that drove him to exit the kitchen.

Ramsay eliminated Gail for her serious downward spiral and worsening performances over the past three services, remarking that he expected her to go further based on her strong start and was disappointed.

Reward/punishment: Nona was rewarded with a spa day at Hands On Boutique in Beverly Hills, a copy of Ramsay's cookbook, Recipes From a 3 Star Chef, and a set of Demeyere Cookware.

Trev tried to send out entrees before appetizers on a table and had trouble getting the attention of his teammates, but spotted sea bass being served instead of halibut and kept entrées leaving the kitchen at a steady rate.

Jillian initially struggled in leadership, but recovered after prompting by Ramsay, rejecting Trev's undercooked fish, though she failed to spot ribeye being served instead of New York strip.

In the red kitchen, Boris served raw halibut three times, forcing Trev to jump in, causing an argument to erupt between the two that Nona had to defuse.