Hell’s Kitchen -Winner Kyle Timpson Trashes Pat’s Cheesesteaks

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Kyle Timpson, Philadelphia Chef who is the new winner of Gordon Ramsays Hell kitchen / Kyle Timpson Photo by Stevie Chris / Hell’s Kitchen Host Gordon Ramsay Photo via Getty Images

On the 23rd Season of Gordon Ramsay TV show Hell kitchen ended on Thursday night. And Philadelphia -chok Kyle Timpson is the winner. Here Kyle Timpson tells us all about Gordon Ramsay’s screaming fit and why he is not a fan of Pat’s or Genos Cheesesteaks.

My full name is … Kyle Patrick Timpson – as Caucasian as it becomes, which is weird as my dad is black. And my mother’s name is Assunta Concetta.

I will describe myself as … A Chunky Teletubby that is both shy and an attention brings.

When I won Hell kitchenI celebrated by … Being covered with six magnums of really good champagne and getting drunk.

I was born in … Cape May County. Growing up fishing and getting fresh oysters out of the water. I moved to Philly in 2021 and I will never live anywhere other than Philadelphia.

The most underrated restaurant in Philly is … Ting wong in chinatown. The most perfect shrimp dumplings.

My longest last restaurant job has been on … Moshulu. I was there for three years.

I knew I would be a chef … Since I was little. In fact, the earliest memory I have is to smash my finger in the microwave in our wooden game kitchen in the nursery. Later I remember my aunt, who is now 101, and taught me how to make ravioli and I was connected. And now I’m a cool kid who loves pasta, so thank you for that.

The hardest part about Hell kitchen Is … To get out of your own head.

Gordon Ramsay’s reputation as a screaming, vulgar guy is … Quite true but he is also incredibly nice and actually Wishing You have to succeed. It is not just Crazy chaos.

Gordon Ramsay and Philadelphia Chief and New Hell’s Kitchen -Winner Kyle Timpson in a promotional image (image via Kyle Timpson/Instagram)

A restaurant trend I am so over is … The ramen. I’m a Pho person.

Pineapple on pizza is … Disgusting, wrong and coarse.

If I could work at any restaurant in Philadelphia it would be … Forsythia. Exquisite.

You can’t beat me on … Monopoly. It can take six hours but I will Compete you.

My go-to karaoke song is … “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips. It is so terrible.

When someone tells me they want to be a chef … It’s usually because they saw some tiktok wheels. Being a chef is not. It’s blood, sweat and tears. A profession with sweat.

My Standard Wawa order is … It is terribly bad for you, but delicious and greasy pepperoni and cheese on a bagel.

If you come to my house for dinner I’ll make you … A bold steak from the reading terminal or tongues paired with my ham marmalade.

I like to hang out in … Gayborhood for Drag Queens at Sports Bar 254 and Edamame Dumplings on Sampan.

When I want to relax … I put my feet up, roll a big joint and smoke it all.

If you come to my house for dinner … Stay hell out of my kitchen.

I’m deadly afraid of … drowning. Someone jumped on my back in the pool when I was a kid and sat there for a little too long.

My secret talent is that I can … overrun by every straight man on the boat.

My relationship status is … Accessible. I’m on apps but i prefer to meet people in person.

Last time I tried to go on diet … I said, fuck it i’m taking ozempic. And it works!

Next up I am … Given the options Hell’s Kitchen has brought me, but eventually I would like to open a seafood restaurant in Philadelphia.

In a game of fuck, marry, kill with Pat’s, Geno’s and John’s … I wanted to fuck Johns, marry part Rossis and kill Geno’s. I went to Genos once and there was a fly in my steak. They accused me of putting it there. And don’t even ask me about Pat’s. Pat’s and Geno’s do not deserve to be mentioned here. They are both trash.

Published as “one of us: Kyle Timpson” in March 2025 -Edition of Philadelphia magazine.