# Top Chef (Final Episode - SPOILERS) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644 "2009-12-09T22:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/61 "2009-12-18T05:50:33Z")
Wikipedia says Kevin was the fan favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/62 "2009-12-18T21:46:10Z")
I thought they were supposed to announce it during the show and then when it was over, I was like “I must have spaced out.” I had heard them say “stay tuned for fan favorite,” but I had ignored that as being ridiculous. Guess I was wrong. I really liked the reunion. I usually don’t care one way or the other for them, but it was very funny and I thought it was good of them to not just focus on the V brothers, Kevin, and Jenn, that Martin and Ash and Ashley and Ron, etc., all got clips and attention. When Martin asked Padma if she got pregnant during the breakfast in bed challenge, I almost fell out of my own bed laughing. That’s too bad about Kevin. I thought he was a pretty devout Catholic too, so that makes it extra hard. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/63 "2009-12-18T23:39:01Z")
I thought [this interview](http://www.popeater.com/2009/12/10/tom-colicchio-top-chef-interview-john-legend/) with Tom Colicchio was interesting > [@](#): > > **How do you think this season ranks with past seasons?** > By far the best season ever. > > **Don’t you have to say that?** > No, no, if you had asked me that last season I would have said worst season ever. The four finalists this year would have won any other season before. Jen, Kevin, Michael, Bryan, any of them would have won last season, possibly the season before. Last season’s winner probably would be sixth in this group. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/64 "2009-12-18T23:49:08Z")
Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/65 "2009-12-19T00:07:19Z")
> [@Ruby Sees](#): > > I thought they were supposed to announce it during the show and then when it was over, I was like “I must have spaced out.” I had heard them say “stay tuned for fan favorite,” but I had ignored that as being ridiculous. Guess I was wrong. They announced it on Andy Cohen’s show. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/66 "2009-12-20T22:45:55Z")
I’ve heard a lot of people going on about Padma acting spacey, the reunion show was the first time I noticed it. Which is really scary considering she’s pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/67 "2009-12-21T20:51:41Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I’ve heard a lot of people going on about Padma acting spacey, the reunion show was the first time I noticed it. Which is really scary considering she’s pregnant. She was hired for her looks, not her conversational skills. Personally, I’d prefer if she stayed off the tasting table. This was a great season though. So many good chefs, without so much of the “rainbow” emphasis. (I don’t care about their sexuality. Shut up and cook.) Now if only other cooking “contests” like Hell’s Kitchen could actually bring in this level of talent, they’d be 100% better, instantly. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644/68 "2009-12-21T20:58:43Z")
> [@butler1850](#): > > She was hired for her looks, not her conversational skills. Personally, I’d prefer if she stayed off the tasting table. She does know a bit about cooking, even if she sucks at expressing her views on it. She’s written a couple of cookbooks, and hosted a food show before joining Top Chef. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-final-episode-spoilers/520644.md?page=3)