‘Top Chef’ Crowns a Fitting Victor
And Thank Goodness It Wasn’t You Know Who
It looks like Bravo’s Top Chef judges finally came to their senses at the very last possible moment, crowning my personal favorite, 31-year-old Chicago resident Stephanie Izard, as the first ever female winner of the cooking competition. Congratulations, Stephanie — wait for it because you know it’s coming — You go, girl!
As far as I’m concerned, Atlanta’s Richard Blais came in an impressive second, and there was no third place since the finals became a two-way race the second severely personality-challenged Lisa Fernandes wasn’t ordered to pack her knives three episodes ago and New York chef Dale Talde got his walking papers unfairly instead.
Take a look at an absolutely and understandably glowing Stephanie in the victory video below as she discusses what it’s like to emerge triumphant in the biggest challenge of her life thus far. I’m psyched for her, too.
Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi/Top Chef photo courtesy of F. Scott Schafer/Bravo
