Local Chef Reps Texas in Gordon Ramsay's 50-State Showdown in New Hell's Kitchen

Chef Henry Johnson says that while filming Hell's Kitchen, which premieres Thursday, Sept. 25, he was literally on camera 24/7, but creating dishes in 30 minutes with very few ingredients while learning from a Michelin-starred chef was a dream.

This will be Season 24 of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen, and the theme is new: "Battle of the States" will have one chef from all 50 states.

Johnson, who is originally from Tonganoxie, Kansas, is representing Texas. The recruiters discovered him via his social media page.

In Dallas, Johnson heads to the kitchen at the new Design District steakhouse EVELYN, a Hollywood-inspired restaurant and lounge from Reach Hospitality, which also operates The Mexican, Black Tap and Pie Tap.

Johnson traveled to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, home to one of Ramsay's restaurants, to film the show. While we won't know how he did on the show until after each episode airs, he said the connections he made with other chefs were the most rewarding part of the experience.

Hell's Kitchen is noted for its chaotic and intense challenges and high-stakes eliminations, with sometimes scathing rebukes from the host and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Typically, in each season, two teams compete against each other and face off under difficult challenges, live dinner services and constant pressure. The goal of each chef is to get a shot at the head chef position at one of Ramsay's restaurants.

In the premiere episode, Ramsay will whittle down the 50 contestants to the Top 18, who, per a press release, "will advance to the iconic kitchen, with the chefs carrying the torch for their state throughout the entire competition." The kitchen will continue to be divided into men versus women. For the first time in the show's history, every chef will be from and represent a different place.

The season premieres on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. EST on FOX.