<P> This article contains contestant information and episode summaries from Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series Hell 's Kitchen . Season 1 aired starting on May 30 , 2005 and concluded on August 1 , 2005 . Michael Wray from Fort Collins , Colorado , won the first season of Hell 's Kitchen , thus winning his own restaurant in Los Angeles named Tatou ( he was offered to go to London to work under Gordon Ramsay , but later declined due to family reasons ) . This was the only season to date in which the teams were not separated by gender at the start . </P>
<P> This article contains contestant information and episode summaries from Season 1 of the American competitive reality television series Hell 's Kitchen . Season 1 aired starting on May 30 , 2005 and concluded on August 1 , 2005 . Michael Wray from Fort Collins , Colorado , won the first season of Hell 's Kitchen , thus winning his own restaurant in Los Angeles named Tatou ( he was offered to go to London to work under Gordon Ramsay , but later declined due to family reasons ) . This was the only season to date in which the teams were not separated by gender at the start . </P>
who won first season of hell 's kitchen
who won first season of hell 's kitchen
Michael Wray
Michael Wray