Celebrity chef returns home to open restaurant, give back to community Robert Hesse overcame drug addiction, incarceration and being hundreds of pounds overweight to achieve star-dome as a chef on Hell's Kitchen, and now he returns home to St. Pete Beach to open up his own restaurant Fo' Cheezy Twisted Meltz. and last updated 2021-02-16 19:08:57-05 ST PETE BEACH, Fla. â Robert Hesse credits food for saving his life. Itâs an interesting perspective, considering he once weighed 655 pounds. Hesse was one of the chefs on Hellâs Kitchen back in seasons five and six. Losing the weigh...