The winner of Hell’s Kitchen 2008 is 25 year old Christina Machamer from culinary student from St. Louis, MO and even though she was the one with the least amount of experience, but that did not stop Gordon Ramsay rewarding her on potential.
Christina has now won the position of executive chef at Gordon’s recently opened The London West Hollywood which is a job that comes with a $250,000 salary.
Christina said that “Oh my goodness. Holy f**king s**t! I am like so happy on 10 different levels, I can’t even explain it. I’m really happy. It’s almost like a fairy tale. I guess it really does happen to people, even big goobers like me… Mostly what I’d like to say to Chef Ramsay is thank you for your faith and your trust in me.”
Christina celebrated her victory with her parents and her team-mates from the final dinner service. She said “Oh my God I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you guys. If it wasn’t for you guys I wouldn’t be here.”
Gordon said that “Christina had the least amount of experience coming into Hell’s Kitchen. But I saw something in her that was quite special. She had the best potential across any other chef in Hell’s Kitchen, and in my business, I think long term. I definitely, definitely made the right trust. I feel like I’ve been on a roller coaster the last three months. Of all the Hell’s Kitchens, this has been the one with the most ups and downs. But we ended on a high note, and now it’s time for me to get the f**k out of Hell’s Kitchen.”
Do you think that the right person won?
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