Congrats to Stephanie Izard, who became the first female Top Chef when she out-cooked her competition this week on Bravo’s “Top Chef: Chicago”.

Izard, 31, currently calls Chicago home, so it was only fitting that she claimed the prize ($100,000 in seed money to help open a restaurant, furnished by the makers of the Glad family of products, a feature in Food & Wine magazine, a showcase at the Annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, a gourmet dream vacation in the French Alps, and, of course, the title of “Top Chef”).

While I was a wee bit sad that the uber-creative chef Richard didn’t take the prize, I was thrilled that evil Lisa didn’t win (really, I would have been happy with anyone but her). And while I always liked Stephanie, it was only after my favorite (Antonia) was eliminated, that I really started rooting for her, so I’m very glad she won best in “Top Chef”! 

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve at least heard of Bravo Television and all of its wonderful reality programming. And I mean that without an ounce of sarcasm.

Currently, Bravo’s wildly popular show, Top Chef, is in its fourth season, this time with Chicago as a backdrop for the culinary competition.

I am happy to be able to say that I have not only been to Chicago, but fell in love with the city while there, and the food was simply amazing. Best. Pizza. Ever. But I digress.

Not only does Top Chef combine two of my all-time favorites–food and television–but it also teaches me new things about cooking, food, and the world of chefs, all of which makes for great entertainment.

The Top Chef website features interactive challenges, chef and (show) judge blogs, recipes based on foods prepared on the show, and much more.

Top Chef airs new episodes every Wednesday at 10/9 c, and repeats are on often throughout the week, so check your local listings and watch Top Chef.

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