The season finale of Top Chef on the Bravo channel was something a nail biter for me last night. The 3 finalists definitely had their work cut out for them last night. The final challenge for these chefs was to prepare a four course dinner for nine diners. The menu had to include red meat, fish, poultry and a desert. Oh yeah it was also going to be a black tie affair.
The interesting twist to this test was that 3 of New York's premier chefs, April Bloomfield (The Spotted Pig), Dan Barber (Blue Hill) and Eric Ripert (Le Bernardin) in additon to being guest judges graciously agreed to act as sous chefs to Richard, Stephanie and Lisa the 3 finalists as they set about to prepare their dishes for the season finale.
While all of the finalists have proved over the course of the season that they have what it takes to be Top Chef, sadly only one of them could lay claim to the title of Top Chef. It was imperative that they bring their A-game to the kitchen when they prepared their last meal of the competition. This was the most crucial meal of the entire competition, as it would be the deciding factor in determining who would be the winner.
After all the sampling, critiquing and discussion about the chefs and their food was finished the judges came to their decision as to who the Top Chef was. While all the chefs did their best, it was Stepahnie Izard who brought the ultimate A-game to the finale last night. With her win last night, Ms. Izard became the first female chef to win the coveted title of Top Chef.
