Marino Monferrato is the Maître d'hôtel on Hell's Kitchen, and it's time to share some interesting facts about him. He's served as the restaurant director during many of the series' installments, and currently features on season 21. The Italian native appeared in this season's first episode, but then disappeared, due to a trip to Italy. He returned during episode 10.

Before joining the Hell's Kitchen cast, he worked in numerous restaurants, as a general manager, restaurant director, and professional wine taster. At the age of 17, Marino joined Chef Gualtiero Marchesi at his restaurant, which then had three Michelin stars. Since his debut in the industry, he has built an impressive career in London, France, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Even before his official debut as the maître d', Marino appeared as a guest judge for the Burger Portion Challenge in season 11. Two seasons later, the Hell's Kitchen celeb returned, so...