Do you watch Top Chef at all? I think as far as cooking based reality TV shows go, Top Chef is FAR superior. The focus is more on the food than on the drama (there is still drama, it's just not "Gordon Ramsey screaming at contestants for 75% of the show").
I liked the first season of Hell's Kitchen, but Season 1 of Top Chef completely ruined it for me and I couldn't enjoy the last season of Hell's Kitchen.
Top Chef season 2 is on now on Bravo. New episodes air on Wednesdays at 10, but they typically show reruns of all the previous episodes leading up to the new one.