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I love Top Chef. And now that Season 5 is over, I have a Tom Colicchio-shaped whole in my heart. While some seasons are definitely better than others, there are always people you root for, and there are always people who you can't wait to see voted off. Read on to see who's the best and who's the worst-- otherwise, please pack your knives and go.
BEST
Mark
New Zealand accent + a fluffy head of hair + a little bit of crazy makes Season 4 contestant Mark Simmons one of my personal faves. Plus, he and Spike had that whole hot tub moment— if that wasn’t a bromance I don’t know what is.
Fabio
I don’t know what it was, but I found Fabio Viviani to be HILARIOUS. Whenever he was interviewed he always had ridiculous things to say (i.e. “It’s not Top Scallop”, “I ain’t going home because it start a raining in my tiramisu”, and “We can serve monkey ass in empty clam shell”— the accent just made it all the funnier.
Carla
Oh Carla. At first I thought you were crazy with your Fraggle Rock hair, your over-expressive features, and your shtick about putting love in the food. But somehow I came to love you and your kookiness and was totally bummed that you didn’t win Season 5. You’ll always be Top Chef to me!
Richard
At the beginning of Season 4 I thought Richard Blaise was going to be the next Hung (cocky as hell), but little did I know that this dude with a faux hawk, would be one of the classiest contestants. Plus, the fact that he mentioned going home and making some little Blaises just made me melt.
Andrew
Andrew has to be one of the funniest and CRAZIEST contestants of all time. From the get go he let his crazy personality shine and it only went uphill from there. “I have a culinary boner right now” just might be one of the best TC quotes of all time.
CJ
I loved CJ. I don’t know if it was because he was super sweet, or because he was FREAKISHLY tall, but I thought he was awesome— totally unpretentious and totally adorable (in a Jolly Green Giant sort of way).
Stephanie
I was rooting for Stephanie Izard from day one— probably because she always seemed to be super nervous. But what I loved about Stephanie was that in a sea of arrogant chefs she was super humble and always seemed surprised when she won. She’s one classy lady!
Dale
What’s a Top Chef season finale without a faux hawk? I was sort of rooting for Dale on this one (although I did want Casey to be the first female Top Chef), but Dale was pretty awesome and he was way funny (sorry Casey).
Top Links
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WORST
Marcel
Aside from looking like a bug-eyed bat Marcel was super arrogant despite the fact that he was pretty much a fetus.
Stefan
It seems that every season needs a super arrogant chef, and in Season 5 Stefan Richter was it. He definitely thought he was god’s gift to the kitchen and I think he thought he was sexy enough to make Jamie straight. Uh, yeah right. I was pretty sure he was going to win the whole thing, so I was pleasantly surprised when Gail Simmons called his finale dessert “’80s.”
Lisa
Oh, Lisa. If there was someone who I’ve seriously disliked on TC it would be you. Not only did you throw people under the bus at judges’ table, but you took to criticism like a cat takes to a bath. You were constantly scowling and were just plain bitchy. You were consistently in the bottom and somehow managed to squeak by— and all the way into the finals! You definitely robbed Dale of his chance to go to the finals— you didn’t deserve to go to Puerto Rico!!!!
Howie
No one ever wanted to work with Howie, and I think that’s because Howie was a big baby who didn’t know how to play well with others. He was super defensive and just couldn’t talk any criticism. Total spoil sport.
Spike
I liked Spike and Andrew’s schtick, but Spike could be kind of an ass sometimes. See video below to see what I’m talking about.
Hung
I didn’t hate Hung, but I didn’t love him either. Hung was good, don’t get me wrong, but he was pretty arrogant and never really helped anyone else out. I know it’s a competition, but everyone seemed to pitch in every once in a while— everyone except for Hung, that is.
Daniel
Every season has some obnoxious “macho” guy, and in Season 5 it was Daniel. Daniel wasn’t as bad as say Howie, but he just didn’t seem to get that he had to go. Also, he put nasty mushrooms in one of Carla’s salads without her consent. So not cool.
Tiffani
Tiffani was definitely the bad guy (or the bad gal) on Season 1. She was a bitch in the kitchen and definitely didn’t work well with others. I think Harold probably won in the end because Tiffani was such a pain in the ass.
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great guide, thanks
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I think you pretty much nailed this. DEAD ON.
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Oh and I forgot Jamie as well – she should not have gone home that week. I think she deserved to win the whole thing.
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