Christina Wilson | |
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 Wilson in 2017 | |
| Born | Christina Michelle Wilson (1979-01-15)January 15, 1979 (age 46) |
| Education | West Chester University (attended) Temple University |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | American |
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Christina Michelle Wilson (born January 15, 1979) is an American chef and reality television personality. She was the winner ofseason 10 of theFOX Network'sreality cooking showHell's Kitchen.[1] She was awarded the position ofchef de cuisine atGordon Ramsay Steak at theParis Las Vegas. During 2014, Wilson was the Executive Chef of Gordon Ramsay BurGR atPlanet Hollywood Las Vegas. In 2015, she became the Corporate Executive Chef of Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group. In 2016, and from 2018 to 2023, she returned toHell's Kitchen as aSous-chef. From 2020 to 2023, she was the VP Culinary at Gordon Ramsay North America.
Wilson is fromPhillipsburg, New Jersey, and in 1997 graduated fromPhillipsburg High School, where she played field hockey, basketball, and softball. She has three brothers[2] and was inspired to cook by her grandmother.[3] Wilson is openly lesbian.[4][5]
Wilson earned a basketball scholarship toWest Chester University in Pennsylvania but lost the scholarship and waited tables to pay tuition. She transferred toTemple University, graduating with a B.A. in English and Language Arts in 2007.[6]
Wilson never attended culinary school,[7] but instead got her start working atMcDonald's as a summer job in high school.[8] She cites her first major cooking experience as a job at West Chester Country Club inWest Chester, Pennsylvania, where she "begged to be allowed in the kitchen to learn."[3] While attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she began working in city restaurants. Prior to her win onHell's Kitchen in 2012, she waschef de cuisine at Lolita BYOB in Philadelphia.[6] She underwent a six-week training course to prepare for her job at Gordon Ramsay Steak in Las Vegas.[9]
In 2014, Wilson left theParis Las Vegas Gordon Ramsay Steak to become Executive Chef of the Gordon Ramsay BurGR (rebranded as Gordon Ramsay Burger in 2017)[10] next door at thePlanet Hollywood Las Vegas.[11]
In 2015, Wilson oversaw the U.S. division of the Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group as Culinary Director,[12] which comprised 10 restaurants at the time.[13]
From October 2020 to December 2023, Wilson was the Vice President of Culinary for Gordon Ramsay North America.[14] She made appearances on many subsequentHell’s Kitchen seasons following her initial run, being the red team Sous-chef on seasons15,17,18,19,20,21 and22. She also made appearances onGordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back,[15]The F Word,[16] andMasterChef Junior.[17] Additionally, in 2017 Wilson hosted a 10-episodeYouTube series titledRecipes from Hell's Kitchen.[18]