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Michael Wins Hell's Kitchen, Plans to Sell Chef's Knives

Tuesday August 2, 2005
Michael, a 27-year-old executive chef from Fort Collins, Co is the winner of Hell's Kitchen ( Read a recap from TVSquad.com). After his win, Michael decided to go to London to work with Chef Gordon Ramsay. Did his plans change after the show? In a video interview posted on Fox.com, Micheal reveals that knives are in his immediate future. "Right now, because of being on Hell's Kitchen and what not, we're trying to start up a customized company. We're doing like nice sterling silver custom chef knives," he said.

And what about opening a restaurant? "I would love to open up a restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas," he says. "That's my plan. that's what I want to do. I don't see why I can't do it. I have all the resources."

Does he plan to keep in touch with Gordon Ramsay? "Having been with Gordon like this, I'll know him for the rest of my life," Michael said. "Whenever I start a restaurant, whatever I do, I am always going to call him and ask for his opinion. I am always going to hold on to my relationship with him."

Michael plans to open his restaurant in 2007.

Comments

December 12, 2006 at 9:47 am
(1) semhar says:

wow he is so luck to win in hell’s ketchen …well i wanna say congra to
michael ….

June 3, 2007 at 12:42 am
(2) donna says:

what did you get for winning hells kitch

August 23, 2007 at 5:53 pm
(3) robert jensen says:

what the hell does a 27 year old know about cooking and running a restaurant. What about us chefs that paid our dues the hard way your show is not even what a real restaurant is all about

September 12, 2007 at 8:58 pm
(4) chris says:

very hot in the kitchen dude
and getting hot with ink throughout his body

November 20, 2007 at 6:44 pm
(5) aamir says:

what a retard… he had a chance to work in a real top notch environment with ramsay and he chooses to peddle knives? what a retard.

February 1, 2008 at 11:41 pm
(6) Wonderland says:

Yeah - I’m sorry I rooted for him. Ralph deserved it more, Michael just really doesn’t have what it takes when you get right down to it.

July 6, 2008 at 8:15 am
(7) anna from ctown nsw says:

congrats to u micheal u r a mad cook and ur hot also i wish jessica won aswell man she can cook and is hot too… good luck wit wat u decide to do…..

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