Carson Hockley

* First

**Carson Hockley** was a contestant who competed on Hell's Kitchen Season 28, he finished in eighth place

Carson is the pddball in a cast of mostly level headed chefs, being an eccentric, fun loving guy, however Carson knows to be serious on the line and has some serious skill under his eccentricity.

## Personality

Carson is a rather eccentric guy, and his first priority upon meeting someone is to see how long they last until he can make them laugh, however he is a nice guy overall and a team player.

He got along well with Zara especially, viewing her as his little angel (though he quickly elaborated that he had a girlfriend back home when he saw the look Zara gave him the first time he called her that).

## Season 28

### Episode 1

Carson arrived in Hell's Kitchen with the rest of the cast and was out to show the world what he can do, he was seen cracking jokes during the signature dish challenge, getting a laugh out of Steve, Troy, Max and eventually Chef Jason.

Carson's streak of making the other chefs laugh continued when he went up against Amy in the signature dish challenge, managing to get the women cracking up within a few minutes of his first interaction, with Ramsey, Carson's Squid Adobo was praised for it's flavor but, like Zara before him, his plating knocking it down from a 4/5 to a 3/5 and he took the criticism in his stride.

The Blue Team went on to win the signature dish challenge and Carson was seen enjoying the award.

### Episode 2

Carson wasn't seen during the creative burger challenge and his burger wasn't selected, he was seen congratulating Steve and Jazz for winning the punishment pass.

Carson was on garnish with Kenny on the opening night, neither was seen much and the Blue Team went on to win the first service.

### Episode 3

Carson wasn't seen much during the Crab Relay but was hard at work, helping the Blue Team win their second reward challenge, Carson was seen enjoying the karaoke reward but went up after Tyler so that Tyler wouldn't be the last thing they remembered from the reward, doing much better in the process.

Carson was on tableside with Zara that night and was seen entertaining his customers whilst Zara tried to keep a straight face, the Blue Team lost the service and Carson wasn't nominated.

### Episode 4

Carson was up against Kayla in the Southern Cuisine Challenge cooking Po Boy Sandwiches, but lost the point to Kayla due to under cooking his meat, the Blue Team went on to lose the challenge to the Red thanks to Zara's Shrimp and Grits dish.

Carson was seen diffusing a potential fight between Amy and Vince during the punishment after Vince's sexist comments pissed off the New Yorker, Carson was on the fish station and was determined to do well for his "favorite redhead in the competition" since Zara's Shrimp and Grits dish was on the menu before Troy reminded him that Zara was the only redhead in the competition to which Carson answered that that was why she was his favorite, the Blue Team won the service and was relieved when Zara survived elimination over Kimmie.

### Episode 5

Carson was seen hard at work in the breakfast challenge and was seen working well with Jazz when the Red Team were called in to help the Blue Team finish service, the Blue Team lost the service and Carson was happy for Zara for her bounce back.

Carson had his worse performance on fish that night requiring Troy to bail him out, Carson was up for elimination alongside Vince and Kenny but was sparred from elimination.

### Episode 6

Carson's steak dish was sidelined and the Blue Team went on to win the challenge, he was seen enjoying the award.

Carson managed to bounce back from the previous night on the meat station and the Blue Team went on to win the service, Carson was shocked when he heard of Jazz's conduct during service but welcomed her into the Blue Team after she survived the elimination over Kenny.

### Episode 7

Carson was the first one to welcome Jazz to the Blue Team and the first one to notice that something was wrong with the Aussie before she had her anxiety attack, he was among the Blue Team members who helped Jazz recover from the attack before Christina dismissed the men for some one to one time with Jazz.

Carson was seen having a blast during the dog pen part of the challenge before teamed with Steve and Mike to cook a second steak dish due to the number discrepancy, but their steak dish wasn't selected, the Blue Team went on to lose the challenge.

Carson worked table side that night and wasn't seen much, the Blue Team lost the challenge and Carson wasn't nominated, though he did wish that he had popcorn for Jazz's take down of Vince.

### Episode 8

Carson faced Kayla in the Scallop round with his Ceviche defeating Kayla's Scallop Salad, the Red Team went on to win the Spell's Kitchen Challenge thanks to Amy's Pork Belly Dish.

He, along with Mike, Amy and Zoey were the main causes for that night's disastrous dinner service as whilst they all got kicked out, it caused a domino effect in both kitchens resulting in Jazz, Harper and Tyson to finish the service for them alongside the Sous Chefs, he was sparred from elimination that night as Ramsey felt that Zoey had given up but he and Zara subsequently swapped teams in a team shakeup.

### Episode 9

Carson was warmly welcomed into the Red Team and made it clear to Jamie that in spite of his jokester ways, he took his job very seriously, the Red Team went on to lose the Blind Taste Test after Jazz and Zara scored perfect scores.

He was saddened to hear of Tyson's injury and withdrawal from the competition but vowed to do well in that night's service in his honor, the Red Team lost the service after the Blue Team had their best service yet and neither Harper or Amy were eliminated due to Tyson's injury.

### Episode 10

Carson was up against Steve and named mandarin oranges as his ingredient after the dice landed on m, the Blue Team went on to win the challenge thanks in large part to Jazz's Jerk Chicken and Amy's horrible sauce.

Carson tried desperately to be the voice of reason as Amy and Harper argued during service but when Harper said that Amy should've been the one injured instead of Tyson all bets were off and he let Amy have at it, the Red Team lost the service as the Blue Team were fifteen tickets ahead of them and Harper was eliminated that night.

### Episode 11

Carson was the last chef to present their dish to the judges from the Red Team and was confident that his venison dish was going to do well, however he ended up undercooking his Venison Loin allowing Zara's risky yet delicious stuffed venison dish to take the win.

Carson found himself in the Cook for your Life Challenge against Amy, Zara and Mike, he was ultimately declared safe alongside Zara as his chicken dish was the second best dish of the day and Amy was eliminated from the competition.

### Episode 12

Carson's beef tongue dish was one of the best of the day but it wasn't enough to secure the Red Team's victory as Zara's beef testicles sliders won the day for the Blue Team.

Carson was on apps that night and ended up in elimination with Kayla, however they were both sparred from elimination as Mike was eliminated for the parchment paper incident.

### Episode 13

Carson's Greek dish ended up being a hit but it was ultimate Jamie who won the day for the team after Carlos served raw chicken.

That night's Greek Cuisine Service would see the Red Team win their first service in a while after Carlos got the Blue Team kicked out and was subsequently eliminated.

### Episode 14

Carson's luck would finally run out on charity night as it took a stern warning from Ramsey for him to get his steak course together, he was up for elimination that night against Zara and after he was eliminated he wished Zara luck both as a chef and in the competition before going home.

## Nomination History

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## Trivia

He currently holds the record for most nominations before elimination this season, surviving four eliminations (including Cook for Your Life) before being eliminated on his fifth.

## Post Hell's Kitchen

Carson returned home to Washington to find that his house had been repossessed whilst he was on the show, fortunately Carson soon got back on his feet with his girlfriend's help and they have since gotten married with Zara being the first one invited to their wedding from the Hell's Kitchen cast, he is now the Sous Chef at a successful seafood restaurant in Washington.

## Quotes

"I am here to do two things gentlemen, come out on top and make Chef Ramsey laugh,, still working on the first part!"

"Maybe worry about making your dish delicious first?"

"Bitch I AM delicious!" \*Troy, Max and Steve laugh at Carson's response and Jason is seen suppressing a chuckle\* (Carson's introduction)

"Right, young man, your up next."

"That's right, the Car-meister has arrived."

(Jazz is seen facepalming in the background) "Oh god."

"Is that actually your name?"

"Sadly no, my name is Carson, I'm from the nation's capitol and I'm a line cook."

"Where have you worked?"

"I have worked for some of the best restaurants in DC, but my dream is to run my own establishment."

"High hopes, what do you think of the competition so far?"

"Well I love her hair but I'm not sure where her natural hair color begins." \*Carson motions to Amy who is suppressing a laugh\* "And I want Zara to do well because who doesn't love an underdog?"

"Appreciate it!"

"And for the record? I'm a natural blonde!"

"Blondes have more fun honey." \*the women laugh at Carson's joke and Chef Ramsey shakes his head\*

"Your a funny guy, but I only care about what you put on a plate, let's see your signature dish."

"Off course." (Carson unveils his signature dish) "This is my squid adobo!"

"You prepared the squid yourself?"

"Wouldn't have been happy with the dish if I hadn't prepared it."

"Good answer." \*Chef Ramsey tries the dish\* "Squid is delicious, sauce is perfect, but the plating lets it down, I can only award you a 3/5."

"Appreciate the feedback, thank you." (Carson's first interaction with Ramsey).

"YES QUEEN! (Carson's reaction upon Zara being declared safe over Kimmie)

"I survived elimination tonight and I don't plan to be in that situation again, they haven't seen the last of me!" (Carson's confession cam after surviving elimination)

"Look, Jazz's attitude got her in trouble last night but I'm happy that my favorite Aussie babe is here to stay and slay! I only regret that she didn't make us popcorn before ripping into Vince!" (Carson's confession cam after Vince's elimination)

"Carson, Zara, this is one of the hardest decisions I've made all season, you both had your problems on your courses but one recovered easier and better than the other, my decision is..........." \*Zara and Carson tense up\* "Zara." \*Zara hangs her head as she starts removing her jacket\* "Welcome to the top seven, Carson, I'm sorry but your time has come young man."

"It's okay, it's okay." \*Carson sighs before turning to Zara and giving her a congratulatory hug\* "You've earned this babygirl, and your going to be an amazing chef someday."

"Thanks Carson." \*Carson breaks the hug and Zara watches on as Carson walks up to Ramsey\*

"Young man, you've been a delight to work with from the moment you stepped into the kitchen, unfortunately your mistakes on your course were your undoing tonight."

"Understood chef." \*Carson shakes Ramsey's hand\* "It's been an amazing honor to work with you and with some of these amazing chefs, Zara and Jazz especially, I wish those girls nothing but the best."

"A class act to the very end, sadly I'm going to need your jacket." \*Carson nods before removing his jacket and handing it to Ramsey\* "Good night."

"Good night." \*Carson turns to the others as he leaves\* "Good luck in the days ahead, keep killing it, you here?" \*the chefs nod before Carson leaves\* (Carson is eliminated)

"Alas, the Car-Meister's time in Hell's Kitchen has come to an end, I have met some wonderful people in my time in Hell's Kitchen and I grew a lot during my time here but in the end, it wasn't enough, Zara's an amazing girl and she is going to be an amazing chef one day and hopefully? I'll be standing right alongside her!" (Carson's elimination statement)