Wil Kocol

Chef Wil Kocol went head to head against fifteen other competitors during season five of Fox Network's reality cooking series, Hell's Kitchen. Kocol was the first contestant to be eliminated on the premiere episode.

Kocol was a chef at Red Star Tavern, which closed recently due to the economic slump.Daily Herald: Cary Native Takes Heat in Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen (January 20, 2009)

• Regional Chef at Restaurants America, Inc., Red Star Taverns
• Head Line Cook at Pina's Place du Marche
• Line Cook at Red Light Chicago
• General Manager at Arby'sFox: Wil Kocol Biography

• "He'll give you a good verbal lashing. But the guy knows his business."—On Gordon RamsayDaily Herald: Cary Native Takes Heat in Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen (January 20, 2009)

• "{It} really changed my perception of the industry. I did some soul searching, and I was asking myself, 'Can I really get enjoyment out of it for the rest of my life?'"—On his experience in Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen is Fox Network's reality cooking series, starring world-renowned chef, Gordon Ramsay, who is known for his quick temper and foul mouth in the kitchen. In season five, sixteen contestants went head to head for the ultimate prize: $250,000 and a position in the kitchen at Atlantic City, New Jersey's Borgata Hotel and Casino.Fox: Hell's Kitchen Show Info