Local chef returns to ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

SANTA ROSA BEACH — Ten years after his first TV debut, local Chef Giovanni Filippone has returned to the kitchen — “Hell’s Kitchen,” that is.Filippone appeared on Season 5 of the competitive reality show that began airing on Fox on Jan. 29, 2009, as one of 16 chefs selected from 300 applicants.During that season the show’s star, Chef Gordon Ramsay berated Filipponi for not being able to cook rice, and declared him “the […]