I have been working in kitchens for over 20 years. I recently worked with a guy who is the brother to Chris from this season. He told me that Chris gets cut on the 5th episode. But we know that wasn't the case. He also told me that Chris cooks in Vegas. I can't ask him anything else as he has moved on to another job.
I currently work with 2 guys that tried out for Hells Kitchen. Both think very highly of themselves. Guy #1 is a pretty good cook but sometimes his attitude is bad. He said he made it into the interview part of the audtion and then they cut him. Guy #2 is not a good cook. Mistakes everyday, gets angry about stupid stuff, yells and swears at servers, ect... I had to speak to him when he was saying insulting things about women. He would fit in perfectly for Hells Kitchen, but they cut him on the first round. Maybe he was too crazy or unstable for them. These 2 guys are proud of the fact that they tried out for the show. I think it makes them look bad. I wouldn't want to be associated with HK.