The final three cheftestants
Photo: courtesy of Bravo
Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef. Here are a choice few regarding last night's season five finale:
- – Casey does not appreciate Carla's trash talk. [Side Dish, via Eater]
- – Which is sad, since Carla really didn't want anyone to blame Casey. [Herald-Dispatch]
- – The key to the episode was clearly the alligator. [Grub Street]
- – Stefan's accent seems to have let a four-letter-word slip past the censors. [Best Week Ever]
- – More straight-up recaps. [Serious Eats, The Feed, Gawker, Eater]
- – According to Ti Martin of Commander's Palace, the final meal was one of the "longest 3 course meals I've ever experienced." [In the Land of Cocktails, via Amuse-Biatch]
- – Nice to see Stefan show some empathy at the end there. [What's Alan Watching?]
- – Why was New York so unused this season? [The Feedbag]
- – Seven ways to fix the next season. [epicurious]
- – "Ugh, Toby Young was back for the finale." [Gothamist]
- – Say what you will, Tom Colicchio still likes Toby. [Time]
- – Meanwhile, Toby thinks the wrong chef won. [Toby's Blog]
- – Do reality villains ever stand a chance? [Grub Street]
- – Padma loves her Hardee's. [Grub Street]
- – The winner speaks! [PopWatch]
- – Runner-up exit interviews! [ES, ES]